Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-07-24

SUI AudA lut NNhlltE tHt thlitEN AhN ElAHA'i j
the number Of honorary degrees conferred. |
The owner Of the trotting mares, Gold.
smith Maid and Lucy" has had constructed
a palace car for their transportation TO
California.
"A pretty Fourth Of July procession took
place at Palmyra, n. Y, where the happy |
mothers Of the village formed in line with
their baby cabs.
"A New Jersey physician prescribes nau-
seous medicines, but directs his patient to
bury them under the doorstep He has a
large practice.
1t is rumored that George w Chlds,
the millionaire newspaper man Of PhiIadel-
phia, is negotiating for one Of the leading
New York journals.
1t is reported that the Erie railway COM
pany will at once remove its Offices from the
Grand opera house to its former modest quar-
tiers in West street.
The city attorney Of St. Louis has been
fined fifty dollars for being an hour behind
time, aud ten dollars more for not sitting down
when ordered to sit.
The Woman's Journal after ANNOUNCE
ing that a negro has been elected bishop of
the Methodist Church, vehemently asks /;
why not a woman ?"
"A contemporary speaking Of NAM
moth egg, asks What hen can beat thatl''
We give it up--we never heard Of hen
boating an egg at all.
Mrs Fish, the wife Of the secretary Of
state, has received from the Emperor Of japan
box of specimen silks of all kinds mauuInct-
ured in the japanese empire.
A Hannibal, Mo, cooper is attempting
to play Joshua He commanded the sun to
stand still, and because it wouldn't, is likely
to be taken to the unatic asylum.
The scientists state confidently that a
large subterranean stream runs under the
Colorado desert, and that the whole region
may be reclaimed by means Of artesian wells
"A San Francisco girl who is given to
playing bluif--ha made the cool sum Of
S500,06 from the game. Her acquaintance
with the tiger " extends over several years.
Physicians say that small infants often
suffer terribly during hot weather from want
cold water aud see how eagerly they will
drink.
Opium eating is becoming frightfully
common in New York. 1t is ieckoned that
at least five thousand of the inhabitants OF
that city are hopelessly given over to the
habit.
The hardest thing in the world for q
little man to learn is that people don't Civ,
themselves the trouble to think about-hs liz
tleness. This is equally true nits moral ap.
plcation.
Building statistics show that during the
last eighteen months, 1917 dwelling houses
were ere ted in Philadelphia, which will
accommodate more people than the entire city
of Charleston, S. G.
John Morrissey, who lost $4,000 on
Bassett at Long Branch, lost another s25, 000
in trying to make things even by betting on
LongIellow at Saratoga. Morrissey also bet,
on Horace Greeley.
The New York World was only recon
cied to the adoption of Greeley by " tn,
moral aud political control the party would
have over him" by means Of the regular nom
ination at Baltimore.
The prejudice against Chinese cheaI
labor " is very strong in California. A FEY
days ago u party Of native laborers burne
over large tract Of grain to prevent be
ing harvested by Cinnamon.
The Franklin statue, recently erected i
Printing House square, New York, is made
receptacle for old boots and banana skin,
much to the discredit of the printers of tn,
city to whom it was presented
A -, H. Al
wall Of his cell "ln New York city, Il
spires OF 342 churches, worth Sal 100, 90
point heavenward. I'm here for stealing
loaf Of bread for my starving child"
Chill still needs civilization Seven me
recently received 1900 lashes each in order
make them confess to a robbery. One di,
under the operation, one is lying at the poi
OF death and the others are fearlully mange
John |. Filkins, the express robber, sin
his last attempt to escape, has had one 81,
of his head aud face shaved close and is Ike
securely chained. The officers Of the Clint
prison regard him as the worst man ev
confined there.
DR.. Prime, one of the editors of 4
New York Observer, predicts that within t
lie Of some one now living there will be
union Of all the Evangelical churches in n,
York. The Protestant Churchman re.echc
warmly the belief.
The constant companion of Vanderb
at Saratoga, is DR.. Deems, Methodist clerg
man, Of the Church Of the Strangers, aud il
rumored that the tough old commodore h
experienced change of heart and is about
join that denomination.
"A Florida correspondent of the Sava
nah Republican says that the Indians in d
Everglades refuse to. free their slaves, al
fwear that Sheridan will have to a. ride 4
tail off every horse in the army before tn
give up single niger"
lis Mr.. Greeley. as he says, las much
a Republican as ever2" If so, why shou
his organ urge the Liberals Of North Carroll
to defeat the Republican ticket 10 that Stat
which, it Acknowledges "was made up befo
the liberal movement became fairly deyelc
d."
AN old editor says his experience 10 iol
ism teaches him that there is nothing in 4
world that will so disgust aud sicken
general reader as TO learn, after wadi
through the particulars ofan awful accide
that there is a probability Of the yctil
recovery.
1t is said to be curious fact that wi
foxes, cranes aud squirrels are abundant
the Indiana side Of the Ohio river, they
never seen on the Kentucky side end, stral
enough, the gray squirrel, to be found Al
where on the Kentucky side, is rarely or ne
seen on the Indiana shore.
An underground river has been disc
cred near Altoona, ILL.,, by man who had s,
well to the depth of g feet, when the boti
suddely fell out, precipitatiug him into
water below, whose strong current would b
carried him away had he not grasped
wind ass-rope. So deep aud swift was
current that fenceboards thrown down
well would instantly disappear. The 81
experience was repeated il two other W,
one-quarter mile distant, water in G