Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-05
Weekly News Summary.


vices
The New York International society ha,
split over woodhul's nomination for the
presidency.
Chicago is about to organize her nice
boys into regiment to be modelled after the
New York Seventh.
Studs instead Of buttons are the latest
things ia ladies' boots. They do not break
or fall off and prove very convenient
A new tangled corn dropper, which
drops two rows and hunts ground squirrels at
the same time, delights the Indiana farmers.
The venerable Mr. Bennett Of the New
York Herald seems to be near his death He
is confined to his bed and is an intense SUI
fcrer.
The Womau's Club of Boston announces
its intention Of fitting plumber Of girls for
college, and then formally demanding their
admission.
Notwithstanding the ateuess Of the sea.
son. the Chicago Inter. Ocean thinks the crops
will mature as early as usual, judging from
their rapid growth.
-Mazzini's large fortune will be inherited
by his grandniece, young lady Of considera-
bic literary ability, and at present art-critic
Of daily paper at Turin.
Probably the finest museum Of paintings
in the world is that at Madrid, containing
over forty original Murillos ten Raphaels,
sixty Rubons, forty Titians, sixty Vaesquez
etc.
Novel writing is profitable, to some poo
pie, at least Miss Braddon, for instance,
l.. l. III H. -. .l.ln 20, l.,,A he
iewelry department Of the London lnterna-
,ional Exhibition s25, 900 worth Of diamonds.
Should the New York "Ninth" give the
command to Tenne G.. Cahiu she could not
well be called the "Chid Of the Regiment
or from her SEX the Father the Regiment"
She might, however, be styled the wife of the
regiment.
The Louisville Courier-Journal expresses
itself as desperately willing to receive at once
the mites of all those wishing to subscribe to
fund for buying up aud making bonfire Of
everything in the state of Kentucky that is
called dolly Warden"
An employee Of the Michigan Central
railroad has perfected model Of " through
freight pro rata calculating machine" which
he claims will do the work Of ten clerks, and
effect saving Of seventy to eighty per cent
Of the present expenses.
Georgia fishermen lurk in lofty tree.top
overhangng streams frequented by trout, an'
shoot the fish with shot guns. By this mean
ten cent mess Of trout is frequently obtained
at an expenditure of not more than twenty
five cents worth Of powder and shot.
The intelligent compositor caused the edi
tor of the Jacksonville Fla Journal to re
mark, in speaking Of a highly respected citi-
zen, that he had gone ITO that undiscovered
burn" The family of the deceased made il
hot for that editor after the funeral.
York, Pa, had begun to boast of quick
silver mine, discovered in digging the found
dation of a building, when it was found that
the "vein" was near some old graves 1t il
now supposed that the corpses of some ole
calomel patients furnished the mercury.
Letters from Antioch say that for al
practical purposes, that city is completely de
stroyed. Occasional shocks Of earthquak
are adding the finishing touches to the ru
already wrought and dead bodies are bein
constantly erhumed from the ruins. Full
one thousand corpses have been already re
covered
Philadelphia is excited over the fencin
of her public parks, the substitution Of post
and chains for the present iron ratings beinl
proposed, The discussion between the chain
lists and the railists is intensely heated ant
acrimonious, and all the neighboring cite
are compelled to turn away aud cover theii
faces.
The annual cat show has become a regu
lar London institution, and the third, held a
the Crystal Palace few days ago, brough
together large lot Of rare grimaikins. Tn
list included, besides the domestic varieties
Persians, Angoras, Russians and the on
genuine tortoise-shel Tom in England.
The following pathetic note, says th
Boston Post was picked up on a Danbury
Conn street; :" Dear Jane--I hope 20,
amt mad because didn't laff at you wheI
you lafft at me last evening at the post offs
/ amt prowd, dear Jane, but have got
bile under my arm, and can't laf as | use
TO. Yours, truly, Henry"
The citizens of Greenville, Tenn, will
out regard to party, have united in publ
expression Of the utter groundessness Of Il
SANDER upon the character of Mrs Emily fla
rold, who committed suicide on account
being charged in a public print with Grim
nal intimacy with ex- President johnson. tt
author Of the SANDER has had to leave tow
to save himself from summary vengeance.
Romeo, the elephant attached to For
paughs menagerie, showed remarkable saga
ity near Rochester, N. Y, the other nigh
He refused to take the right-hand road in
certain place, and, an old farmer having be
called up, it was found that the elephant W
right, though he had travelled thousands
miles since he passed over the road sever
years ago.
Good advice to the working.men is tn
presented by one Of their number in N
York paper You. the good workman, Dug
to separate, get up new society, establish
rule that all work shall be done by piece
l will guarantee that every good, dilige
workman can make his 81 orS7 day. Tn
he eau save money and commence for hims
in short time This would have anoth
good effect; every apprentice would learn
trade thoroughly, because he knows it is
quired, if he wants to earn money-the obi,
of all Of us, without exception. Who will
the first to start this2 He will be looked y
on by the really good and diligent workm
as beneiactor; will earn honor after hon
and have the sympathy and respect of |
wholepubiic.
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