Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-07-20

BUTTER is now imported from Australia
to England, and is said to arrive in large
quantities and in good order.
HE vital statistics of New York for
the week, show 43 stillbirths, AT births,
l5l marriages, and 5O4 deaths.
MACE has accepted OBaldwin's chal-
lenge, offering to fight him for any
amount from 50, 500 to $4,000.
TooNEY, a noted desperate and prize
fighter of Colorado, was assassinated by
order of vigilance committee.
A LEADING German merchant, Of Trim
idad murdered friend recently because
he refused an invitation to breakfast
The waste paper at the U. S. Treasury
Department, during the year ending
June 80, amounted to $1,000 pounds.
In Somerset, Mass, two men named
Sullivan and Talbot disputed, and Sulli-
van stabbed Ialbotin vital part, killing
him.
The Third Auditor of the Treasury
Department has settled the war claim
of Connecticut, by warrant for Sl54,-
273S4.
THE Spanish Chamber has decided to
prosecute the trial of Deputy Bercia, as
an ascomplice in the plot for the assas-
sination of Gen. Prim.
The reported appearance of yellow
fever at Key West is wholly unfounded.
The island was never in more health
full condition than at present.
The work of restoring Paris is pro-
crossing. Fully sixty thousand masons
are engaged in repairing the damaged
buildings and erecting new ones.
PRTvATEs of cavalry, artillery and in
fantry receive hereafter 1913 instead of
SIG, and compensation of non-commis-
stoned officers is Sroportionately less than
formerly.
PREPARATIONS for building the New
York pier of the East River Bridge adj
vance rapidly. Manufactures have re-
duced the price Of rails and spikes 40
per cent.
The Bank of France has commenced
the publication of its returns. The bull
lion in it's vaults amounts to 100000
francs, and the treasury balance is no.
900, 0O0 francs.
ABOUT 5000 tons of "white clay" or
Kaoline, is annually shipped from
Georgia to New York, of which the
greater portion is used i'll adultering con-
dictionary and drugs.
IT is stated that NJ. Vermorel Of Paris,
died in the following manner Mounting
a barricade he fourished a cane and ex-
claimed, II came to die and not to fight"
A dozen bullets pierced his body, andhe
fell dead.
THE official Journal OF Paris says there
was present and taking part in the re-
view at Longchamps 100 batallions of in
fantry, sixty squadrons of cavalry, TWEEN
ty companies Of engineers, and 300 pieces
Of artillery.
POLICEMAN John Gillespie of New
York who committed an aggravated as
sault on two citizens and then shot and
severely wounded Officer Leroy, who
arrested him, was sentenced to ten years
in the State Prison.
FORTY shots were fired at Isaac
Yoakum of the Maricago Rancho, CAL,
by settlers against whom he had long
prosecuted eiectment suits. His horse
was killed under him and his clothing
riddled, but he escaped unhurt
Mr. HOWARD, Secretary of the British
Legation at Washington, has been APP
pointed agent in the United States to re-
ceive the claims of British subjects com
ing within articles twelfth toseventeenth
inclusive, of the Treaty Of Washington.
The American Bible Society printed
last year l,031, 800 volumes in addition
to 164, 997 copies published and circulat-
ed abroad. Its receipts from sales were
over 100000; from churches and in
dividuals, $3.50, 600; total income S729,-
464.7O.
In the French Assembly, NJ Favre de-
MED that the property Of the Algerian
had been confscated. He
admitted that several districts We're still
in the hands of the insurgents, but said
that the instruction would soon be sup
pressed.
A COMPARATIVE statement from the
Internal Revenue Bureau shows the de-
crease in the collections for the year end
ing June 30, 1871, as compared with the
previous year to be over $40, 900, 900 and
estimates the collections for 1872 at
SIP, 1922 POI.
The miners OF Amador County, Cali
fornia, are again on the rampage. and
threaten the lives of the working miners.
They seized a Mr.. Herrick, of Sacra-
mento, and believing him to be a news
paper reporter, beat the unfortunate
gentleman in terrible manner.
The Toledo Bldle has received crop
reports from fifty points in Ohio, Michi-
gan, Illinois and Indiana. The summary
indicates large crop of wheat, fair
crop of hay, light crop of oats; pota-
toes better than expected, but light; corn
promising we'll. The fruit crop is a little
below the average, perhaps, three-fourths.
A FRENCH Canadian, guest at Mon
treal hotel, was greatly alarmed when
the proprietor told him that if he had
any money he would do well to have it
put in the safe. He felt convinced that
the intention was to rob and perhaps
murder him, and atnight, hearing some
body talking in an adjoining room, he
jumped out of his window to the ground
distance of forty feet. Fortunately he
was not much injured.
A CANAL STEAMER. exchange de-
scribes novel steam craft, built to COM
nntn for the nrizn of ono hnndrnl thnn