Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-02
Hens Of Interest.

ELEVEN Whalers are fitting out at Now
Bedford, Mass,
ABOUT 1000 journalists viii attend the
Boston jubilee
THE weather throughout England is
fair and favorable to the growing crops.
A coLoRED miner fell q distance OF
forty five feet down coal shaft without
injury.
Gro. WEEKS, of Sidney, Me-, commit
ted suicide, by hanging himself, ut the
age Of 70,
A FARMER named John Merrill, of
Hampton Falls, N. h., hanged himself
in the woods.
THE Universal Exposition at Vienna,
next year, will eclipse the Paris EXPOSE
ton of 1867.
A MONUMENT to cost $S25, 900 is to be
placed on the grave of James Fisk, Jr.,
by his widow.
A BAIKY horse in Jersey, the other
day, was set going by putting a paper
wad in each ear.
AT Glasgow, Scotland, one iodine fac
tory uses up six thousand tons OF sea-
weed every year.
In the U. S. Senate, the resolution CIV
ing Mr.. Abbott the contested seat from
North Carolina was defeated,
The past winter has been n severe one
for wolves in the North woods, and deer
will be more numerous in consequence.
\ LIVERPOOL Recorder not long since
sentenced policeman to penal servitude
for five years, for robbing u shoeblack Of
s pence.
HER Royal Highness, the Princess I'M
perial of Germany, wife OF Prince Fred
erick William, lately gave birth to a
daughter.
A FLOCK of thirty sheep belonging to
farmer in South bingham, were mutila-
tel by dog, SO that several Of them had
to be killed.
SUBMARINE telegraph cables are now
sometimes insulated with pure rubber,
covered with longitudinal strips of yul.
canized rubber.
The new styles of bridesmaids dress
es are of Dolly Warden silks of very
heavy quality over white gros grain.
They are very stylish.
The British Government announced
to Pertinent chat further discussion on
the Alabama Claims would be incompa-
tible with the public interests,
ANOTHER granddaughter to Queen
Victoria has been born. The wife Of
Frederick William, Prince Imperial of
Germany, is the happy mother.
A FRENcHMAN and creole fought a
duel with shot guns near New Orleans,
which resulted in the Frenchman being
seriously wounded and likely to die.
IT is claimed that onions planted in a
bed upon which cabbage seed is sown
will protect the plants from the depreda-
tons of the beetle, known as the black
cabbage fly.
The physicians of Cascade, Iowa, have
discovered that the ravagos Of cerebro-
spinal meningitis are confined to the
tract of country visited by the II year
locusts last year,
A MAN at Springfield, Mass, had his
leg broken by the falling of tier ofseats
at Lent's circus exhibition. He brought
suit against the proprietors, and attach
ed the concern in Worcester.
TE1EGRAMs from England and San
Francisco report pleasant weather and
the excellent condition Ct the growing
crops. In California n deficiency of la
borcrs to gather the haryests is anticipn-
ted.
TEE Legislature of Pennsylvania has
passed bill providing for a convention
to revise the constitution of the State.
The election of delegates is to take
place in October, and the convention
will meet on the second Tuesday of No
vember.
LINsEED is recommended as q cure for
consumptive cough. The linsecd should
be boiled to the consistency Of Jelly,
and sweetened with honey or sugar. Two
large toblespoonfuls should be taken
when the cough is about to attack the
sufferer.
clone LIVE CHARLES THE SEVENTH ~
death to the liberals !" are the cries
raised by the Carlist bands, which arc
increasing III numbers throughout Spain.
The advent OF Don Carlos is momentarily
expected. Numerous arrests Of Carlists
have been made.
A DISPATCH from jackson. Miss, says:
ain this and several adjoining counties
bordering on Pearl River the buffalo
gnats have attacked farm horses and
mules, and are SO numerous that many
hundreds Of animals have died within
the last few days"
THE government OF Jamaica has in
vented novel plan to prevent frauds in
the postal service, which have been
frequent Of late. The government now
requires each officer to pay premium to
common fund out of which losses by
robbery or theft are to be unidentified.
A VIGILANCE Committee in Carlton
County, Mimi, is issuing warnings like
the following
MURDERERs AND THIEVES, BEWARE
ANY person who commits murder or
theft in our midst is OUR MEAT. This is
our first and last warning. VIGILANTE. y
SPOTTED EAGLE, an influential Chief of
the Sans Arcs, has informed General
Stanley, commanding at Fort Sully, Da-
cotah, that his tribe DO not consent to
the construction of the Northern Pacific
Railroad through their territory, and
that he will open war as soon as the
work is begun.
THE national debt of France is S.
800, 600, 600; that Of England, $1,000,
900, 600; Of the United States, ~, $50,
000 600; of Austria, 81, 800, 000,O 00 OF
Russia, 50O,0000O0 of Italy, ST.
425, 900, 900; Of Spain, 81, 1875, 600, 900
of Germany, $3.50, 900, and of Tur-
key, $500, eco.