Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-09-21
Weekly News Summary.

Chinese converts to Christianity broad
in the streets at San Francisco.
Tho German Hebrews of PbiladJ,i.
have just finished now synagogue. ''
Scarlet fever, Of very malignant ,r
is raging fearlully at Dundee, Mich. wv
"A stock company is forming in I.oui.v;n
to import English sparrows for that city ''
-Gcorgias rice crop, this season. /. l,,.
and finer than it has been for several yoo,5
"A man bit his tongue nearly in two vl:
jumping off a train at Newark, the other a..
--Ex.Governor Orr, of South Corol;,,
denies that he shall run for the United Ss,1'
Senate
"A Newport CO., couple have Just cc.
broted their pearl wedding having been mas.
riol Tor seventy years.
Seventy young Frenchmon sailed r,.
New York for their native country on Sam.
day, to Join the army.
"A Missouri minister announces tla, q.
will marry q man cheaper than any orr,.
ton firm in the State
The first daily paper over published r..
the frankfort Jo'UHai, which was found.
by Wenol Emmel in 1915.
The buckwheat crop in many Dart. .
Michigan will be an entire failure. h,y..
been blasted by the drouth
Since the recent fires in Chicago il 40.
been decided to put iron roof. upon many n
the costly buildings now erecting.
The wages Of all laborcrs employed
the coal mines orBclgium, including wanm
and children, average fifty cents a day.
Tho largest tow ever seen on ths u,,..
Mississippi consisting Of nine barga.. con.
tanning 7O,ij5 bushels Of wheat, recently Nm
Winona, MINI.
Coal boats are lying three abreast p.
a space Of seven miles, along the Ohio r,.
about jefferson, Ind, waiting for an opra-.
nifty to get over the falls
Nova Scotia was recently visited b,
violent storm, which blew down several hol.
and tore a number Of ships from their mor.
ings sending them out to sea dismastel
John Russell Young has been succeed.
in the presidency Of the American as,ocst.
press by Mr. Howard Of the Noc York S..
receiving resolution Of thanks and d ,..
character
The G. crman wit Saphir speakintoh
Bayariau character, said When B.r.
riau gets up in the morning be IS beer boz.
rcl and when he goes to bed at night hct.
barrel Of beer
Work has been commenced at Chiar
on the harbor breakwaier, which Is nn
5000 feet in length aud viii require l0
cords of stone 100000 feet Of timber a
about 100 tons Of iron.
1T is a curious fact that the French 5
eral Dlrich. who commands the garrison
Strasburgb IS Of family originally G.un
and Gen. NonBeyer, who is bos.een,
town, Is Of a family originally French
ten. Sheridan is reported TO bl,o r,
ten private letters 10 friends in New York
which he give. 1t as his opinion THAR t
Prusian army will not lombard plr, Dos
will euleayor 20 starge 10 into subm.,aa
There was a great lumber fire go Ata
Monday afternoon. and in the evening
flame. were extending towards West lr
The loss So far is 100000 New iar
surauee companies hold heavy insurance
cies
Andrew Stewart who ha. been n1na.
ted for Congress in the DIST pcnsyIanA
trict was a member Of the House Of R.I
seutative- as early as 1871, and is wih
exception the oldest living ex-member ofa
body.
"A French court ia Agiers has ahrns
the validity Of the marriage of an ez-pae
in direct opposition 90 the timc.h1n3rli al
i'm Of the Catholic church that holy orln
once assumed, can never be voluntarily
nounced
-Sinco the closing Of the liquor aloU
al Leslie, Mich, a society has been e.tab.i,
ed in a neighborug town which prohibit
Of its members, on pain Of So 6ne, iroa rl
= ing there until the liquor traffic has
sumel
The Princes, Sllm Salm who wa, ID
a widow by the death Of the Prince ai
battle Of Reconcile was, 10 1855. att.
rope dancer, and as such accompanied
Gus through the western statcs under
name Of Agnes LoCiorcq
-Paran Stevens is about to build ig n
York, on Fifth avenue, first class arartmH
hotel after the European style, in which fans
lilies can rent each a complete suit of room
including kitchen, dining-room, bathroom
parlor bedrooms and closets
The Republicans Of Texas county, No
at their recent convention resolved wear
IN favor of all the amendments pending
fore the people, and in favor Of burying Co
war Ratchet, and smoking the pipe Of paa
and call one another no more rebel no'
more niger
The New York Methodist Book 90
Germ was robbed on Tuesday night Of 30
week, Of $4,000 in Jersey City bonds DOB
5000 in money The main safe Of the Coz
Germ the robbers could not open bat succeeded
ia opening a smaller one. The property taxa
belonged to depositors.
The Annual Conference Of " Free Ne.'
dists,' now in session 10 New York, and llf
largely attended, has inaugurated crn0l
against such irpperies and yaulti@
aces, lringes embroideries, velvet strlA
and other nonsensical gowgaws,' worn BY ~
ladies Of the present day.
The late legislature of Massacha',ti
passed an act whereby each city and iovn'a
of that State is authorized to license the s.
Of cider and beer, if majority Of It's 1s-
voters shall see it, Under this aot 'oN
was taken last Tuesday, and most Of @e e.
ties decide to license, while q majority Of I"
townships said No.
The announcement Of Napoleon lIa
defeat reused the Empress Carlotia from y
stupor which has possessed her mind Al
her husbands execution, and, with ihe '
tinuance of the Emperor's misoriune
has steadily been regaining her sanity 50 w.
the physicians now confidently predI'' '
complete recovery.
In the international boat race at lA'llI
IN Canada last week the English crew are y
winners. One hundred thousand 'pe'l'N
were present. and the widest excliemen'
] Vailpl lurinO thn roco and nt lis close. - l.