Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-22
Items OF Interest.

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THE New York money market is easy
at Ga 7 per cent among the stock brok-
ers, and at 5 a g per cent. on govern
ments.
GREAT preparations are making in
London for the official thanksgiving for
the restoration of the health of the Prince
of Wales.
JOSEPH BURTON, seventy-fve years of
age, died in Augusta, Me-, from injuries
received by being run down by a hoy
coasting.
SINCE the outbreak of the revolution,
in October, 1868, Spain has sent 10000
men to Cuba. About two-thirds of this
number have died
DANIEL W. VOORHEES, will probably be
the Democratic candidate for Governor
OF Indiana, so leading Democratic jour
nails of that State say.
THE treasurer of Santa Crlze County,
Cal, was seized and bound in his Office
by armed and masked men, who decamp-
ed with S20,O 600 gold
FIFTY Kooka Mutinecrs are to be blown
from the mouths of British cannon in
India. This order has been given by u
Deputy Commissioner.
A GENTLEMAN in the East has sent n
$50 note to the wife of every Presbyte-
rian missionary west of the Mississippi
whose address he could obtain.
The Temperance bill in the Missouri
Senate, was virtually killed by the rejec-
ton Of the motion to engross it. Only
eight Senators supported the bill.
A PATRIOTIC deputy announced to the
French Assembly that he intends to con-
tribute his salary to the voluntary fund
for the payment Of the war indemnity.
APErITIoN to Congress from the women
of Utah, praying for protection, has re-
ceived already the signatures of over 800
of the mothers, wives and sisters of loyal
citizens.
A SERIOUS and singular railway acct
dent was caused in England by the engi-
neer and fireman both going to sleep at
their posts while the train was in
motion.
THREE men were killed and a number
of others seriously burned by the eXplo-
sion Of fire-damp in mine belonging to
the Luzorne Company, near Plainsville,
Pennsylvania.
The Chicago Relief and Aid Society
announces that its resources will meet the
wants of the present Winter, and make
temporary provision for the charitable
institutions whose support was cut off by
the fire.
In 1869 Spain promised her colonists
in Porto Rico constitutional govern
ment and the abolition of slavery. The
representatives of the colony in the
Spanish Cortes now demand II fulflment
Of these promises.
One Of the consequences Of the Franco.
Prussian war is the diminutiOn of births
in Paris during the last five months
From June to October, 1870, there we're
1892 births, while the same period this
year only yields l2,O3O.
ALL the leading English journals have
articles on the Alabama claims, critcising
the American case with great severity,
and urging the government to declare
its opinion and purposes in regard to the
demand for indirect damages.
CHARLES Br1LIG of the Humboldt
Mills, in Nevada, attempted to murder ii
Miss Sheldon, because she refused to
marry him. He fired two shots at her
from a revolver but Intellectually, and
then shot himself through the head.
In the criminal court of Chicago,
Judge Frecr over ruled the motion for a
new trial in the case of Alderman Busch
and ox-Alderman Montgomery, and sen
fenced each to six months Imprisonment
in the county Jail, and to pay Il fine of
$1,000.
JT was unanimously agreed by the U.
S. Senate Committee on Commerce and
the Post-office Committee to advise the
Postmaster General to award the contract
for carrying the Wednesday European
mail from New York to the Williams and
Guion line.
JAMES TRDIBLE, formerly a brakeman,
wt,S caught in the act of breaking open a
trunk in an express car ON the Pan
handle train due at Cincinnati The
guard fired his revolver at the thief,
wounded him, and gave him in custody
of the police
The Spanish method of suppressing
rebellion, when thoroughly carried out,
is very effective In the Philippine
Islands company of 900 native soldiers
rcbclled and took possession of fort.
The regular troops subsequently, carried
the place by assault and killed all the
insurgents.
One Of the women clerks in the U. S,
Po~t.Oflice Department was married
last week, and there have since been
nearly 100 applications for the vacancy.
There are also more than 500 applica-
tions of other ladies on hand for the first
vacancy Over 40 letters have been writ.
ten for applicants in this case to present
themselves for examination.
A FRGHTFUL accident occurred on the
Lchigh Valley Railroad, near Rockport
By the displacement of rail the Buffalo
express train was thrown some thirty feet
down an embankment. The cars were
smashed and caught fire from the stoves.
Four passengers were instantly killed,
and four others have since died FROM the
effects of heiriniuries Eighteen others
were more or less injured.
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