National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-04-08

stars in heaven.
Happiness is a butterfly, which
when pursued, is always just beyond
our grasp; but which, if you sit
down quietly, may alight upon yca.
Frankfort is generally a correct
city because it is always right on
the Main.
Flattery, the current commodity
of the world, on which fasdion lives
and thrives, is at most lie in its
best clothes.
A squire in Indianapolis married
a couple last week, adapting the ser
vice to the times by prOnouncing
them man and wife, until separated
by law
While pork ard butter cost moro
to-day than in 1862, beef and bread
are about the same figure.
A New York paper says that not
one pound in ten of the honey sold
in that city ever KEW q bee.
The Chinese raise the peanut for.
it's oil only. This they use for cool.
ing purposes and for illumination.
A New York bride had present
of e125,00 worth of diamonds and
pearls from the bridegroom.
ASt. Louis paper tells of man
in that city who losta 10000 Office
by forgetting to stamp his letter.
A girl at Newark, n. j., married
at 10 in the morning. and at ii was
consulting lawyer about divorce.
1t is called punishment in Indian.
apOlis schools to make a refractory
pupil spell cow five hundred times.
Chicago is luxuriating on green
peas, cauli flowers, crabs, quail and
salmon, all the way from California.
Our soldiers, especially the veter.
ans, are interested i'll the decision OF
the supreme court last week in the
case Of bounty claim. 1t will be
remembered that urder President
Lincoln's call for troops in 1861 the
war department promised Sl00 boun.
/ ty to every recruit, Congress alter
wards refused to appropriate for
! this bounty. The supreme court
has now decided that every soldier
eulistinc under that call and before
the action of Congress is entitled to
| his 500. even though he was hon.
oIably discharged before serving
the stipulated two years.
Freeman Alexander of Berlin,
VT, was run over by a train on tho
Montpelier Branch Railroad, Oh Fri.
day. in consequence of jumping
from the train While il was in mo.
ton. Both his legs were cut of.
A powerful blast fired at the west
end of the roosac Tunnel, on We'd
nesbay night, Knocked away the
braces of the timbprS and let tho
earth down, completely filling the
arch aid doing other damage tnat
will take month to repair.
The family in Brooklyn. VT, sick
with trichin9 spirais, are said to be
recovering. They use Il sulphur
compound that appears disastrous
TO these parasites.
A Young, handsome and rich
Ame lean lady has given Il French
Count 'then you'll remember me-
by breaking her parasol over his
head as q punishment for his imper.
tinence. al American ladies who
go abroad are not infatuated with
titled monkeys.
\ New York lady was recently
observed trying to regulate her
time piece by Il marine compass III
the window of Il nautical instru-
ment store.
Conner, the Democratic NJ. {.
from Texas. is described as very
young. boyish looking fellow. appa.
rently hardly beyond his teens, with
light hair, no beard, but Il sharp,
reckless expression, with q general
singcd eat appearance. He is about
| twenty-five years of age, of small
figure, selfconiidcit in manner, and
SIN" rter, though not proDaDly any
! better, than lie looks.
Considered in connection with tho
passage OF Mr.. Gallons bill respect.
ing polygamy, the announcement
that on the 10th ult., In Utah, Sin
the presence of the saints Brig
, ham Young was married to three
Misses and two whom we suppose
10 have been widows, il looks as
, though the Chief Elder has conclu.
! dcd that he might as well be killed
I for an old sheep Us for young lambs.
A singular fancy has come upon
/ the Katrs near Cape Town. When
!, the Great Eastern arrived at Table
a Bay thousands Of them left their
, employers withou. notice, IN s,nle
/ cases abandoning large arrears OF
wages. They imagined that the
big ship had come ont to carry
: them away To forced labor in Eng.
, land and could not be dissuaded Of
u this inlatua'ion.
Z II IL less than ten years since Mr..
: Rcvcls, lhon n Methodist clergy
man was refused ndmittancc to tho
gallery Of the Senate, the doorkeep.
! or rudely informing him that 'nig-
gars were not allowed here Wed.
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