Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-05-01


will ask for consequential damages for every
artesiau well we bore
The town Of CRANKY Wis, has yotsl to
buy 500 worth Of strychnine to be used by
the farmers for poisoning black-birds.
The lawyers made 100000 out Of the
Tichborne case, while tho jurors received but
s6ls0 for the 1903 days spent at tho trial.
Tho Galveston Tex chamber of COM
merce offers prize Of 800 for the first 90 |
bushels Of Texas wheat shipped through
Galveston to New York.
The Boston Globe tells Of an apprentice
who remarked to fellow apprentice, IL don't
like boss as is alters round his shop interfer.
ing with his own business"
An Indiana youth was acquitted when
arraigued for allowing his horse to stand for
twelve hours without food, on the ground that
no was Sparkling his sweetheart all that
time"
"A Western orator thus winds up defiui-
ton of eternity "Why, my friends, after
million Of years had rolled away in eternity
it would be hundred thousand years to
break fast time"
"A New York editor cries for aninspector
Of sewing, because, after investing in a new
shirt, he found himself when he awoke in the
morning, crawling out between two of the
shortest stitches.
MIR. Bartlett has Withdrawn from the de-
Tense of Stokes, the murderer of Fisk, Jr., on
account of disagreement with the other coun-
sci, and Graham 4 McKeon will conduct the
defense alone.
Tile Moscow Gazstte says that FIVE sci
entifc expeditions are to be sent to different
countries in 1874 to observe the transit Of
Venus over the suns disc. The cost is estimat-
cd at $4,000 roubles
More persons of French nationality arc
reported to have left their own country to re-
side in New York during the past six months
than during any similar period since the foun-
dation of the republic.
"A nephew and regular correspondent of
Louis Kossuth denies that the Hungarian
patriot is poverty stricken. On the contrary,
the old gentleman, now 70 years of age, has
fair income and enjoys life.
Chicago rents arc from SO to 100 per
cent higher than last year. The great demand
for tenements comes from mechanics and Ia.
borers, who are engaged in rebuilding the
destroyed portions Of the city.
Twenty young men were arrested in
Philadelphia last Sunday for "corner loating,"
and placed under bonds to keep the peace.
Lounging evidently is not deemed peaceful
employment in the Quaker City.
Turkey, which we are inclined to desig-
nate as the 'sick man of Europe, has yet the
very respectable standing army of 100000
strong, and numerically but a fraction less
than the aggregate Of the Russian army.
The superintendent Of the note engraving
aud printing bureau of the Treasury depart.
ment is overseeing the manufacture of rolling
presses which are to be sent to Japan, for the
printing of the national notes Of that country
An English writer advises ladies' to looI
favoraby upon those engaged in agricultural
pursuits, giving as reason that their mothe
Eve married gardener. He forgot to add
however, that the gardener lost his situation
in consequence Of the match.
The Tribune having mentioned the name
Of large number of butchers at New Yor
as vendors of diseased and impure meats, tn
aggreved dealers in criminal food have ha
meeting and appointed u committee to gu
the paper for libel unless it retracts.
The three things which woman cam,
do are now said to be, to sharpen pencil, 1
up bundle and carry an umbrella. To
anything else, for which her sex does n,
directly incapacitate her, she has proved be
ability, says the New York Standard
The tunnel under the Niagara river
Buffalo, to supply the city with water, hi
been completed for 700 feet, and an extensic
Of 800 feet has been ordered. The pier wi
be located in the Rapids. The entire wor
is to be finished by the end of the year.
Our backward spring, or rather proon
ed winter, recalls the remark Of the Englis
man, who, after spendinga year in New Enl
land, wrote home that we had two seasol
here--one Of ten months of winter, aud Al
other Of two Of wrctched cold weather.
The late great earthquake in Californ
has been heard from as far south as the eli
Of Mexico and north to Oregon, and seems
have extended over an area Of 400 by l00
miles. 1t must have been considerable OF
spasm to have spread SO far as that.
"A lady in Atlanta tied her husband
hands and feet the other day, just for flu
and then went through his pockets for a ce
tain bilet-dour. and found it. His phys
clan tells him that his face won't be bad
SCARED, though be may remain permanent
bald. .
Certain church goers in Norwich, Conn
are puzzled. A month ago a clergyman fro
Meriden preached very fiue sermon to then
Last Sunday, clergyman from Eaglevil
preached eoquently to them, but it was Il
same sermon. Now they are anxious to kno
who wrote it.
III. G. l.. Dorsey, the prisoners frien
has recently sent out large number of VIII
he calls "bread and meat tracts" Each ira
is 81 bill, on the back Of which is priuts
the 10th verse Of the 26th chapter Of lssia
scriptural injunctions about alms-giying al
the Lords prayer.
Even at the ceuter Of force in southe
California, the late great earthquake was u
felt by miners three hundred feet und
ground. The disturbance seems to have be
wholly along the surface Of the earth viii
is an interesting and important fact in 4
science Of earthquakes.
The Adristic, the latest addition to Il
White Star line Of Steamers between N,
York and Liverpool, is the largest Of a
having accommodations for $50 saloon a
1000 Storage passengers. And what
quite novelty, the steamer is to be light
with gas made on board.
"A lady, who loved Bulwer, entered
bookstore just as one Of the clerks had kill
q large rat, II wish to sec What be W
do with ii !? " said she TO boy behind /
counter. Well" said the boy, If you
step to the window, you will probably see b
sling il into the back lot"