Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-08-21
Weekly News Summary.

10 cOnNtil - nun " hNi WINE
professor winlock says that the propbc-
oy Of the destruction Of the earth by comet
is q sell
The democratic lion and the liberal lamb
are now lying together, and 1t is difficulty to
tell which lies the most
Bishop Randall Of Colorado has recently |
made tour Of twelve hundred miles over u
small part Of his diocese.
Theodore Tlton having remarked that
H. c. stands for Honest Government, somebody |
replies that r. r stands for Too Thin
1t appears that DR.. Livingstone scaled
his diary with the instructions that it should
not be published except 10 case Of his death.
"A St Louis negro, seven feet FIVE inches
high, and described as having n mouth like q
canal lock, has refused princly offer from
Barnum
Mrs. Carl Schurz and family are making
tour Of the German watering places, and are |
everywhere recipients Of distinguished social
courtesies.
"A much needed continuance has recently
been invented 10y Cincinnati mechanic by
which cars may be coupled without the ncccs.
sty Of going between them.
The American students at Leipsic are
spoken of as bad lot, scarcely a night pass
ing without the arrest Of one or more Of them
for riotous conduct about the city.
There has been cabinet crisis in Turkey,
and Mahmoud Pacha, the old and tyrannica |
vizier, has given place to Midhal Pachn, pre-
sumably liberal" Editors. and political
prisoners are being released, and a more lib.
oral regime inaugurated.
The Cape May mosquitoes arc hemost ex-
pert Of their kind. They divide themselves into
two distinct classes, one class working by day
and sleeping at night, and the other class be-
ginning their labors at sunset. Thus the
bloodletting goes on without ceasiug.
"A lady has asonished the British Acad-
cmy Of Sciences with the information that she
has at last found the principle which diflereu-
tiates the finite from the infinite. She de.
mands that five other academies shall Join the
Academy Of Sciences, and that together they
shall pay her the modest sum Of one million
sterling, for which she will yield up her
secret.
There is scheme on foot to make Gill
more present Of the Jubilee building or Col
iseum 1t cost twelve hundred thousand dol
lars. The timber in it will probably bring
100000 at auction, and as all Mr.. Gilmore's
expenses were guaranteed before he undertook
the Jubilee. it is evident that he won't have
to beg pennies on the steps Of the State house
for living.
The annual report of the Suez canal
shows a revenue for 1871 of13,726,074 francs
and an expenditure Of 1917 600 francs.
The estimated revenue for the present year is
$4,000 600 francs and the expense Is 500.
000 leaving profit Of 100000 francs.
Eight hundred and eighty-seven vessels passed
through the canal during the first six months
Of 1872, an increase Of 40 per cent. on the
preceding half year.
The now French loan is dragging into
circulation the long unused hordes Of the
peasants A small farmer went from Greno
bic to Lyons, the other day, to subscribe to tn,
loan. lie brought his money in canvas bag
which he said contained Is 900 francs in gold
The coins were found to weigh too much and
an examination showed pieces of damp earth
cinging to the coins, which nearly all bore
the efhgy of Louis Philippe, none being of a
later date.
"A storekeeper for the Northern Pacific
railroad at the second crossing Of the Cney-
enne river, tells Of cloud Of grasshoppers that
settled down at that place on the 9Th ult. six
miles long Millions Of them were hurled
with violence against the house and killed so
that he wheeled away ten barrow loads of
them. They left not green thing visible
after taking their supper. They remained
about twenty:fou hours.
"A young lady in st. Louis assumed the
role Of Furnishing the seducer recently under
singular circumstances. In this case the Sc
duced one was her young brother, whom
man older than he had introduced into houses
of bad repute. Meeting the criminal on the
street, she drew revolver and fred but
missed him. lie at once sprang forward and
took the weapon away from her and put it in
his pocket. Both parties being respectable
no arrests were made.
"A party Of Englishmen is expected to
arrive in New Y ork about the 23d of Septem-
Der, en-route for buffalo hunt on the prairies
They are to 90 west on a train of palace cars,
and although the regular trip is only seven
weeks from London, the tickets are good for
six months. Mr.. Shuler of the Burlington
and Missouri railway projected the affair, and
is ungallant enough to discriminate against
ladies, by charging them 100 guineas for the
excursion, and gentlemen only 90.
Nine and half months since, $500
people were left homeless by the Chicago fire
OF these. IA 500 resided in 1890 building,
in the north division, where l470 acres wer,
burned over and every house consumed Al
ready in this division dwellings for 10000
people have been erected, while in the soutl
division, occupied by hotels, stores, warehouses
etc. 20 miles Of streets Of new buildings hav,
been constructed. In the mean time the or.
binary business Of the city has been unprece
denied ; the deposits in the savings banks hay,
increased since April, nearly two millions o
dollars; and at no time has money for com
mercial or business purposes been scarce.
"A gentleman in Rockville, Connecticut
whohad been married for many years and haC
no children, was recently visited at his hous,
by procession of his friends who had hearC
that at last he had been honored with til,
birth OF a daughter, the party carrying a.
presents baby carriage, cradle, open-work
chair, teething.rings and numerous small
articles the uses of which are known only L
the initiated The embarrassment of the visi
tors can be imagined, when they learned on
reaching the house that there had been no in,
crease to the population in that vicinity, and
that the whole thing was printers blunder
Some queer customs came into play on
the occasion Of Nelson's marriage. After the
wedding breakfast as NJ, and Nine. Rouzaud
stepped from the door a cupful Of dry rice was
showered on their heads from a window above
and as the carriage drove off all the old foot.
coverings about the place we're thrown after
it. One enthusiastic gentleman threw broom
on top Of the carriage, and the crowd shouted
themselves into very hot and hoarse condi,
ton When the bridal party reached the
hotel, the bride sang at the request of friends
some of the songs she had learned in thii
country, accompanying herself upon the ban
10 which was presented to her while in New
York.
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