Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-07-17
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100000 bushels
An enthusiastic clergyman calls for
worlds prayer meeting, to be held in the
Coliseum for three days.
Six splendid zebras valued at 5000 each,
have arrived in Paris as present from the
new emperor Of Abyssinia.
Charles d. Pratt, only son Of Senator
Pratt of Indiana, was taken, last week to
the iuebriale asylum at Bingbamton, n. Y.
Lieut. Fred Grant and Robert Lincoln
represented Young America in the gallery OF
the House Of Lords during the debate Mon
day night.
Mayor Hall had the novel experience,
the other day, Of sign ng warrant for So
600 to pay Wheeler II. Peckham for prose-
cutting him.
The Young Mems Christian union Of
Chicago has dropped the restrictive Young
Mems from It's title, and admits young
women to its privileges.
John Fikins, the Albany express robber
now serving a term Of twenty years in the
Clinton state prison, made another desperate
effort to escape on the Fourth.
The silver wedding Of Henry Ward
Beecher and bis people is to be celebrated
tweniy.ffth year Of bis ministry in Plymouth
church.
Dolly Warden was not success in Lon
don. " No lady" says the Queen, the la
dies newspaper, will hereafter disfgure
herself by wearing Que Of these now vulgar
costumes"
The celebrated Ward brothers. who met
and defeated the two English champion crews
at Saratoga, last summer, have recognized
their crew, and talk Of issuing challenge to
the world.
Between thirty or forty ministers Of
different denominations have sailed to Europe
since the middle Of June, or are booked to
sail, and during the present month the mum
Der will be largely increased.
1t rather hit the nail on the head when
lady, on being asked what she thought was
the meaning Of the words. " the pcstlence
that walketh in darkness answered that III
her opinion, " it was bed-bugs."
The steamship Nevada, which arrived at
New York on Tuesday, brought 4i6 Nor.
mons. mostly Scandnavians bound for Salt
Lake. Another delegation of nearly 500
will sail from Liverpool, July 81
Prince Napoleon realized recently in
London about half million by the sale Of
his collection of relics of Napoleon l. Among
them was the celebrated travelling library Of
the great emperor, in all $50 volumes.
Somebody who doesn't believe the love
Of discovery would keep Dr. Livingstone so
long in Africa has started a story that he has
married princess in that country and hasn't
the slightest desire to return to England.
james Kelly, a philanihropist Of vii.
iamsburg. Pa instead of keeping his money
for relatives, has given s250000 to the Al
le-hany county agricultural society to found
an institution in which poor boys may learn
trades.
--One of the Washington papers having
denied the existence of small pox in that city
another retorts that, if this be so, il is rath
er hard on those who have been buried re-
Gently under the idea that they died Of that
disease.
Mrs. Whartou's health, which was very
poor at the close Of her trial for the murder
of Gen. Kecbum, last winter, has greatly
improved Of late. Her second trial, for the
poisoning Of Eugene Van Ness, will come of
in the fall
William II. Vanderbilt has sailed for
Europe for the purpose of noting the advan.
tages of the London underground railway,
with view to applying them to the Wander
bilt underground road about to be built in
New York
The Andes are said TO be gradually sink
ing; at least later measurements of disiinc
tive mountains fall short Of he old ones ;
and travellers who wish to make the ascent Of
the highest mountains in the world should
start quick.
"A new cotton harvesting machine has
been invented which, il is claimed will per.
form the work of 50 hands day, collecting
aud gathering into bags the cotton from II
acres, with the assistance of two men, one
boy and pair Of mules
The strikers in New York have cut down
the amount of new building going on there
nearly one half, compared with last year
The frs, Of July, 1871, buildings of the valu,
OF S5,6OO,OOO were in progress, now the SUI
is reduced to SO 900 600.
The ex-empress Eugeuie's jewels-wer
sold recently by some London auctioneers
They attracted great attention. no display ap
proximating it in extent or value having bee
seen in London for a long period. The col
lection realized over s250O 900
Thursday has been in luck this year a
holiday; Wsshington's birthday occurre
on Thursday; Fast day (Aprl ~ was o
Thursday; Decoration day MAY 3O) was @
Thursday, and last, but not least the Fourt
Of July has just happened on Thursday.
'-lnstead of dying, as one would suppos
he ought to have done years ago the venera
bic Scion Robinson formerly agricultural ed
itor Of the Tribune, has been divorced fror
his old wife aud married new aud younge
Aatpp IN. Il. l.. A
home.
Ever since the 9th Of June, the ann
yersary OF Dickens death, his grave has bee
generously decked with flowers small bunch
es Of common flowers. scattered among tn
more costly garlands, showing the tender r,
membrance 10 which the poor hold their oil
friend.
"A Worlds Convention of Young Men
Christian Associations is to be held ne,
month in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ther
are o44 Young Mems Christian Association
in the United States, 27 of which own build
ings valued at 81 ,233, 800, and 60 others ar
preparing to build.
Within the past four years, Paris has los
4OO,OOO OF its inhabitants. The number O
vacant apartments exceeds 10000. Rent
have fallen in proportion which ranges iron
one-eighth to one-iouith. The depreciation
in the value of land aud house property
estimated at 20 per cent
The grand gift carnival advertised ex
tensiyely throughout the state of New York
to take place at Rochester, July 4, proved
grand svindle, as no drawing took place, no
is likely 10, the teams, which were the mos
valuable prizes offered, having been sold an
all the property of the manager either a,
tached or mortgaged