Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-10-16
Weekly News Summary.

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A child weighing "a pounds was born
lately At Minneapolis How lately
Where now is the German votc9 Has
Carl Scsuiz 20, it in his breeches pocketP
Cleveland. with a population Of about one
hundred thousand, has unety.Gve churches.
--Monograms embroidered 10 the corners Of
tulle wells is the latest frivoliiy 10 that line.
Cincinnati has already commenced TO
prepare for her next years industrial exhibit
ton.
What | know about " tidal waves" is the
subject Of new discourse prepared by
H.G.
Gold is once more declining, owing to
the iudicious action Of the Treasury Depart.
ment
In tho words Of Horace Greeley, Gen.
Grant never has been defeated, and he never
will be-"
"A new article Of feminine adornmeut lie
solid metal ring opening on hinges, to be
worn as a grjle.
"A piscatoria party is what they call it
now. When we were boy they called it
"eoin' fishing"
When q single man is seen blushiugly car
ryine piece Of stovepipe and square OF oil
cloth what does it meant
"A passenger on the Memphis and Louis.
vile road, last week, shot thief who was at
tempting to pick bis pocket.
South Carolina is the next Of the Oc-
tober States to hold an election that event
taking place on Tuesday next.
Some one has defined polite society as
being n place where manners pass for too
much and morals for too little.
Il any small boy knows any poetry about
October, now is his time to Gil up the pages
Of his composition by quoting it.
The new diet for babies 10 France is but
tor.milk, thickeued with rice meal, on which
1t is said they thrive and grow fat
A large part Of the village Of Sing Sing,
n. Y, was destroyed by Ere on Wednesday
night. The loss is about s250,000.
Quite severe shock Of earthquake was
felt in parts Of Iowa and Dakota on Wed
nesdoy. No material damage was done.
The Treasury Department is satisde,
with the effect on business Of its late polio
in the selling OF gold and buying OF bonds.
The Shoshone Indians have ceded half
million acres Of fine land to the United State
The terms are very advantageous to the govern
ment.
1t is stated that three million person
have persisted from the famine in Persi'
which is about one.iourth Of the entire popt
laton.
England expects to pay US fifteen Of tn
seventy millions Of dollars for breadsuff4 hi
winter, her own harvest being wretchedly Dc
fcent.
The Coustiutionnlist says the behavo
Of the negroes in Augusta during the electio
was admirable. They we're orderly and rc
spectlul.
DIR. o II. Tiffany. the pastor of St. Paul
Methodist Episcopal Church at Newark, ha
accepted a call to the Metropolitan Church a
Washington.
Tho New York World happily remark
that its readers will need no editorial assis
ance in estimating and interpreting the ele,
tion returns.
--Gerrit Smith has written letter
Horace Greeley. He thinks the Democrat
party has not changed, but is still party
oppression.
"A new island has been discovered o
like superior III tnc Nlclulty OF DilHslu
1t contains about 1900 acres and is said to
quite valuable.
Byron, dark reddish purple, is Ole {
the new tints. 1t is very stylish and yer
suitable for old ladies, but probably Mr.
Stowe will not wear it,
The Boston Post Greeley on the receiI
Of the election news from Pennsylvania, Obi
ETC., says; " II cost US nothing for powd,
yesterday" Sick, but jolly.
The annual Cincinnati exposition of tn
year is n most gratifying success, and Ell
courages the managers to hold another mex
year, which shall be more national in charut
ter.
An unsuccessful conference was held
New York on Wednesday night between ii
representatives Of Tammany and the con
mittoe of seventy to unite on a mayoral
candidate
The whipped Greeeytcs set up croakir
about frauds The popular verdict staml
Greeeyism as the greatest political fraud
the age, says the Syracuse Journal
-" Do you prefer Newport this season
asked a wife Of her husband. :" No, maam
said the husband, prefer old port" r.
wife smiled, and so did her husband, so,
after.
The Greeleyites are are 10 favor Of the co
stitutional amendments as Shocks was
favor of,he Maine liquor law, says the 4
bany JolvRal-he was for the law,
against its enforcement.