Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03
Weekly News Summary.

the capital Of Pennsylvania.
-Nilson has invested most of her fortune
in this country. She loves it so much ALSO
its high rates Of interest.
-" A word which Mr.. A. II. Stephens
addresses to the readers Of the Atlanta Sun
is the longest on record, occupying nearly two
columns
"A good steam engine and derrick would
build the great pyramid with the outlay Of
4s0 tons Of coal lIerodotus says il took
100000 men 90 years to do it.
The ccusul general Of the United States
10 England acknowledges the receipt through
all the consuls in the United Kingdom Of
Gl62 1868 for the sufferers by the Chicago
fire.
President Blanchard and other dvines
of Illinois amuse themselves with engineer
ing convention" in opposition to all Sc
cret societies to meet at Normal, ILL.,, May
7 aud 8.
A recent letter from Rome says the
cardinals hat destined for the late Arch
bishop spalding Of Baltimore will undoubt.
oily 90 now to Archbishop McClosky OF
New York.
The cotton mills 10 the southern states
now have 100000 spiudIes in operation.
and are paying from 10 to 30 per cent.
dividends on capitals ranging from 100000
to sl,250000.
Winters {, Indiana, has marble court
house, the finest one in the State, and from
the cupola every town ia the county and the
court house of lndianola, twenty-six miles
distant, can be seen.
Some smart arithmctician has computed
that it has cost the Government over fifteen
hundred dollars for printing the single word
daughter in the Congressional Globe, dur
ing the past thirty years.
1t has been proposed in the French A
sembly TO advance the price Of tobacco 20 per
cent 1t now yields the government, which
there has the monopoly Of tobacco, an an
nual revenue Of s36,000,00O
The Democratic National Executive
Committee will decide early 10 May when the
National Convention will be held if at all.
1t is thought St. Louis will be designated as
the place, and the It'll Of July the time.
The burnt out medical profession Of
Chicago acknowledge the receipt Of about
$1,000 from its brethren in the country.
This sum has been distributed to needy stu.
dents and doctors in sums Of from $50 to
$3.50.
-Pepys wrote in his diary two hundred
years ago, sent for a cup Of tea Ia Chi
nese drink Of which never drank before"
Last year the British empire swallowed an
infusion Of about 100 100000 pounds Of this
aromatic herb.
In order to keep the English telegraph
open on Sunday, it is proposed to employ
jews. This is on the principle Of the pious
woman who, convinced Of the vanity and
wickedness Of hoop-skris, gave hers to her
younger sister.
President Grant still maintains his habit
Of daily walk aud smoke. Sumner takes no
exercise at all, and works II hours day
Sohurz works late at night, and lives two
miles from the capitol that he may have the
exercise Of walking.
The calendar Of the University of Mich
igan for lS7l.72 contains the names Of 90
seniors, 70 Juniors, 81 sophomores and 1913
freshmen There are $50 students in the
department Of medicine and surgery, and 3iS
in the law departu ent
A late letter from Chicago says the news.
parers Of that city continue to do more
Furnishing business than ever, both in the
matter Of subscriptions and advertisements
The Tribune building is expected to be ready
for re-occupancy June /
the Remington Gun Factory at lion,
New York, gives employment to 400 men.
and requires three miles of shating, and
twenty-five miles OF betting within the works.
The average capacity of the works is 100
rifles and 200 pistols per day.
Gen Siekles said in New York on Thurs.
day that he had not resigned his position as
minister to Spain, aud that he had not decid-
ed whether to resign or not. He stated that
he should at all events return to Madrid,
next mouth, as his mother and daughter are
there.
The japanese government can well afford
to assume the debts Of the deposed damios to
foreigners, since all these damios have sur.
rendered all their property, one fourteenth ex-
cepted to the government Many Of them
we're enormously rich, one having an annual
income Of s3,sls,640.
Pope, the new Dominion minister of
agriculture, has put into oreration vast
scheme for the encouragement of emigration
to Canada lie is distributing maps and
prospectuses in Europe aud has posted emigrant
agents in the chief European cities.
"A gentleman 10 the vicinity of Phila.
delphia recently lost his wife, aud Young
miss Of six who came to the funeral, said 10
MS little daughter Of about the sane age;
"f our pa will marry again, won't he p ooh,
yes F" was the reply; "but not until after the
funeral.
The wholesale slaughter Of deer and the
fur bearing animals in Minnesota, has reused
the people to realize that their total destruc.
ton is only question Of few years. St.
Paul dealers have shipped 10000 deer skins
within two years, settlers killing them for
their skins when they have nothing else to do.
The Kentucky Legislature attempted to
make an appropriation for the Washington
monument the other day, when Col Cheno.
welh moved an amendment for one TO Gen.
Lee, and delivered glowing culogy upon the
deceased rebel. A Mr. Campbell followed
with similar tribute TO Mr. Lincoln. and tho
original proposition was soon buried out of
sight.
The Teutonic tailor Of Pennsylvania
village having married second wife indecent.
y soon after the funeral of the first, the youno
men OF the place notified their dsapproval by
tln-horn serenade during the progress Of the
wedding feast. The Vulgar fraction of a man
exPostulated in the following stye Il say
poys, you ought to be ashamed Of yoursefs 10
be making all dis noise ven dare vas funeral
here so soon !"
A Louisville lady, member of tho Pres.
ooyterian church, has been summoned for trial
Tor entertaining belief in spiritualism. The
belief is held to be violation of the three
hrst commandments, and of some Is texts
among them Deuteronomy xvii, 1914, xviii.
2s'o9 Galatians v, 20 LIST Timothy iy, 10;
Revelation Xxx, 10, etc. The lady had desie.
mated Humphrey Marshall as her counsel, but
As he has since died, he can hardly appear