Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-07-27
Summary Of News.

REPORTS concerning the British hop
crop are unfavorable, and indicate that
there will be but small yield.
SEVERAL persons were injured in Phil.
adelphia by herd of Texas cattle that
stampeded through the streets.
ALoNzo PHILLIPS and Norris Hendrick-
son we're drowned while bathing in Shoal
Creek, near Summers Mills, in Illinois.
TnE balances in the U. s. Treasury
are az follows Currency, 5000, 900
coin, SSS,50l, 900; certificates, $40, 000,.
600.
PRINTING cloths for spot goods are in
short supply, and contracts are daily re-
ported, covering many months at u
cents.
THE vital statistics OF New York for
the week are as follows: Deaths, no;
births, 800; marriages, 100 and still
births, 45.
The wife OF Norman Buiser, Of
Copake, n Y, committed suicide by
cutting her throat in her own house
while insane.
Mr.. HAIRY r. Blow, nephew Of the
eX-Minister, writes Indignantly to deny
the Geographic report OF his murder on
the Fourth of July.
THERE has been but little movement
in the dry goods market during the past
week, T. lull IN business being naturally
produced by various causes.
A GERMAN living near Hamilton, Ohio,
shot himself in the side the other day
while illustrating the manner in which
Mr.. Vallandigham took his own life.
JAMES ARMSTRONG, recently arrested
in Salem, charged with the murder Of
his wife in September, 1869, in North
Bridgewater, has confessed his crime
FRANK FRENCH and Charles Libby,
both married men, were drowned, at
Dexter, Ne, by the capsizing Of boat.
Three OF their companions were rescued.
MARITAL law has been proclaimed in
Amiens, in consequence OF the murder
Of Prussian, and the failure Of the
local authorities to discover the murder
cr.
The contemplated tunnel under Detroit
River, between Detroit and Windsor,
will extend S,5GS feet from portal to
portal. The estimated cost is 1885,
600.
DURING the last quarter the Post. office
Department issued 1874, 761, 040 adhesive
postage stamps, 2l,Sl0, $50 stamped en-
velopes, and 1,77l,500 newspaper wrap
pers.
POLICE OFFICER David P. Wilbur, of
Chelsea, Mass, was murdered by an
unknown man, who, coming up to him,
asked How are you 2" and then fired
revolver.
THE public school-buildin3 at Sag
Harbor, L. l., cost $40, 900; the one ut
Patchogue 500, coo; the one at Hunt
ington, S24, 900 ; and the one at Baby
lon, $4,000
THE Society of the Army and Navy of
the Gulf at Newport, r. l., elected Gen.
Sherman President. New York was
selected as the next place Of meeting,
Oct. 10, 1872.
IhE cAuilhulloH vi ueuu insurgents
and their reinterment is being actively
carried on in Paris, but the hot weather
has brought out the odsar cudauerigue
with unpleasant distinctness.
THE Northern Transportation steamer
Maine, burst one of her boilers about
mile from Brockville, Canada. One man
is missing, and is supposed to be drowned;
four others were dangerously injured,
The Clerks in the New York Post
Office are in great dudgeon over an
order OF the Postmaster prohibiting
them from even dreaming of their usual
few days vacation out of town this sum
mer.
The Arkansas Democratic State Cen
trail Committee have issued an address
indorsing the position taken by the De-
mocracy Of Ohio and Pennsylvania, and
denouncing all secret political organiza-
tons.
Mr.. MAoCAULAY, Secretary to the
Speaker of the Canadian House was
killed in an election riot at Montebello,
Ottawa County. He was knocked down,
and so badly kicked and beaten that he
died soon afterwards.
THREE Texas women were recently
shot while robbing n house One of
them while dying, said my father
forced me to steal for him before I was
ten years old, and God surely will not
punish me for my fathers crime"
LIEUT.. CHARLES MORGAN, with twenty
nine men Of the Third Cavalry, and
party of citizens, from Prescott and vi
entity, arrived at Fort Mcdowell after
scout, in which they killed tifty-slx In
dams and recaptured $50 head OF stolen
cattle.
MADAME LYNCH, of Parag1layan noto.
liety, has been allowed by a British Court
to take out letters of administration in
regard to the personal property of the
late President Lopez, in England. The
Paraguayan Government had opposed
! her claim.
A GIRL in Cincinnati became so at
tached to cat that she could not bear
TO have the animal out OF her sight. Her
father at last killed the cat, which act SO
afflicted the daughter that she took poison
and outlived her favorite only twenty
four hours.
The baSeba championship question
of the United States shows that the
Mutuals still stand at the head OF the
list, with the White Stockings second,
fifty-four games having already been
played between the nine contestants for
championship honors.
THE festivities at Berlin were accom-
panied by promotion on large scale in
the German Army. All soldiers who had
been in the field received war medal
with ribbon in the new national colors.
To the standards of the regiments which