Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-08-16
Weekly News Summary.

a ton Of good hay is worth a COW in
New Hampshire.
Chicago has shipped 200 ready made
buildings TO Colorado.
Mrs Abriel Of Hudson, lived to be 1903,
and died only the other day
-Kossuths new novel starts of with the
title, Farbenvcranderang
The Hon. McCreery Of Kentucky, is
" suffering terribly" from boil.
Sturgeon has printed his thousandth
sermon,
--kossuths new novel starts Oft with the
title" Fsrbenyeranderang"
An Illinois farmer was cut into ten pieces
by his reaping machine the other day.
A Saratoga belle keeps the record Of con-
quests in charms hung upon her bracelet, just
as an Indian counts his in scalps.
Mrs Besey Hudson, lady Gj years old,
in Warren, Pa, recently presented her hus.
band with plump healthy baby.
e. Godin was chokcd to death at st Luke's |
hospital n. Y, the other day, by swallowing
his false teeth with some food he was eating. |
Gen. Phil Sheridan and large party
Of military friends are daily looked for at
Newport
"A Chicago paper says that no people
under heaven can excel the Americans in the
manly art Of sitting on a fence and seeing
eighteen men play ball
"A western paper accuses a contemporary
Of dirty meanness, and frankly adds I'VE
want him to understand that two can play at
that game"
p H r lIcImbold, the medicine man at
New York, has been sued by William Walt
mire to recover $500 which he alleges he
lent llelmbold to pay gambling debt with,
last summer.
"A suit is pending Jacksonville, ILL.,,
with nine parties on one side and several on
the other to get possession Of an 100000
diamond, which has been a family heirloom
the past century.
The emperor Of Germany has conferred
on William Howard Russell, the " iron cross
!, Of the second class, q" with the white riband,
in recognition Of his services as special cor
% respondent Of the London Times.
The first carriage that ever entered the
Yosemite valley was sent there last month,
packed upon the backs Of mules, by livery
firm Of Mariposa, and intended for the use Of
tourists who do not like horseback riding
% --Berthod Auerbach, the German novel;
,e ist, over year ago spoke Of coming to
America to give readings from his own works,
\ but was prevented by the war. Lately the
project has been revived, and his advent may
be looked for in the near future.
~ Secretary Fish tells Herald interview
o.. er: have given no intimation Of an inten-
~ ton to resign, nor do intend to resign for
10 some time yet Every man who fills my po-
~, sitiou has to submit to be removed by the
- newspapers from time to time
Charles Fenno Hoffman. poet and novel
j. list Of the last generation, is still living an
AL inmate Of an insane asylum in Pennsylvania
nv where he has been for twenty years. He wa
the first editor of the Literary World, after
in. wards edited by the brothers Duyckinck.
,id A lady at long Branch was talking to
MS gentleman next to her at dinner, and becom
ge Ing very animated, shook her small frsette o
ofI false curs in his soup plate. He remarked
be that it was the first time he had tasted har,
nd soup.
rs -Four hundred calves were recently sho
in out of one herd during the drive from TeXa'
in 10 Kansas This wanton destruction Of beef tim
he Der was caused by the custom of shooting tn,
I'd calf as soon as born, in order to allow thu
cows to be driven on.
Mrs General Gaines reply to the sui
IT. Of Caleb Gushing, to obtain 1000 froI
est her for services rendered as her attorney-at
nd law, is to the effect that he has collected rent
lat upon her property more in amount than he j
rs entitled to- She claims the balance.
ec- AT one of the Sunday schools in an low
,as town last sunday, the superintendent was r,
hat viewing the lesson and was talking Of the yer,
ter reading Let your lions be girded and you
the lights burning" He asked the question, "Wh
lge are we commanded to "grd our lions ?" On
BAD little, sharp shaver sung out, ITO keep you
the breechis up
the An association in London, which ha
oil proved its value by its works is that for ii
I'd sale of work by ladies' of limited means Ii
its dies with a single art, such as making tattin
the lace, or other pretty trihes which are in d.
ter mand, can there dispose Of them without pull
80. licty, while here many weary fingers al
ing made and much material wasted which new
ing contribute to the support Of those who NAL
the outlay
A meeting has been held at Congre
1lo- hall, Saratoga, to take steps toward raising
on fund for the purchase of the Morrisey cu
men house and conversion Of it into a new readiI
6 Of room and library, 10 be used by guests at
mn. residents Of Saratoga, without regard to pol
inc tics or religious belief, and to establish
no Christian monument in Saratoga which wi
red be shining light to America and the worl
nut The late heavy rains so affected the roi
ex- bed of the Pittsburgh and Whitehall RAJ
he road that some 1900 feet Of it, about fl
mtg miles south of Port Henry, recently saI
EN- some fifteen feet carrying with it au engr
ned Some three acres Of soil in the same locati
in likewise slid into the lake. The phenomen
At is quite remarkable, and has been visited by
inns number Of persons.
was Only sS4 French prisoners remain
was Germany, of whom s04 are in the hospita
and so in prison for offence That SO &
should be detained for punishment, out of
emit vast a host speaks well for the behavior
n at the French and that so few should be
stod tanned through sickness speaks as well for
IT of kindness Of the Germans toward their CT
aft tives
COW There was another fatal explosion at
Hoosac Tunnel, on Tuesday. During a fe
full storm the lightning struck the iron rail
eats the track which runs from the east end of
LAST tunnel to the heading Of the mountain 7
'hil- fluid followed the track the entire distan
now and communicating with glycerine used
ace blasting the rock exploded it with fearful
feet. Two men were instantly killed-th,
bodies being literally torn into pieces
ais William Claim, eldest sou of H.
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