Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-01-25
Items Of Interest.

ST. PETERSBURG has about the popula-
tion of Philadelphia; Moscow about that
of Brooklyn.
The United State Treasurer holds as
security for national bank circulation,
1879, 652, 500.
ADvIoEs from Hindostan tell of dan
gerous rising of Sepoys at Gao and great
damage by floods in Bengal.
The cattle plague, which has been
very prevalent in the territory of Cochin
China, is decreasing, but it's ravages have
been severe.
OF the dozen expeditions now besieg-
ing the icy Businesses Of the Attic region,
only two have received aid from any
government.
The people of Wisconsin, ct their late
election gave a majority of over $4,000
votes in favor of constitutional amend
ment restricting special legislation.
In future no white horses are to be en-
ployed in the French Army. They were
found to be such excellent guides to the
Prussians where to direct their fire.
THREE survivors of q Japanese crew,
whose disabled junk had drifted for nine
months, ultimately reaching Alaska, have
just been taken to San Francisco, on their
way home again.
The Chamber of Commerce, of New
York, have received additional subscrip-
tons for the relief of the West, amount
ing to SIS, ITS 10. The gross receipts
have amounted to 81, 001, S4S SO.
Anumber of the meteorites, the larg-
est of which is said to weigh twenty five
tons, wcro discovered in Greenland by
the Swedish scientific expedition which
has lately returned from that country.
PRINCE BISMARCK has sent despatch
to Baron Won Arium, the German repre-
sentative at Paris, setting forth the feeling
of evaporation caused in Germany by
the outrages perpetrated on her soldiers
in France.
J. A. HOWARD, an American physician,
charged with aiding the rebels in Cuba,
has been tried, convicted, and sentenced
to eight years imprisonment in peni-
tertiary. Fills case is to be submitted to
Valmaseda.
The Russian papers have long leaders
on the subject of the Grand Duke Alexis
visit to the United States. The papers
rejoice at the safe arrival of the squad
ron, and at the reception everywhere
given the Duke.
A MICHIGAN women, named LOSING,
who stuffed rcd pepper IN her niece's
eyes, because she did not eat fast enough,
has been sentenced to pay a,ine of 500
and confinement in the Detroit House Of
Correction for ninety days.
BISMARCK has sent a strongly-worded,
not to say furious, despatch to Baron Won
Amin, the German representative at
Paris, in reference to the eutrages perpe-
trated on German soldiers in France. He
threatens very severe retaliatory meas
ures.
The ST. Petersburg Messenger, an Off
cial organ Of the government, announces
for the first time the removal of Minister
Catacazy from Washington, owing, it
says, to personal difficulties which might
prejudice the good relations existing be-
tween Russia and the United States.
NEwFoUNDLAND, is just now enjoying
an era of great commercial prosperity.
The capture of the almost fabulous num-
Der Of 800, 600 seals in the spring of this
yea, and a most successful cod fishery,
have been followed 10y the temperance
of mackerel on the coast after an absence
of forty years.
ASTONISHING progress is making in the
political and social revolution in Japan.
Among the latest projects are the closing
of the Buddhist temples and compelling
the priests to enter the army Or earn their
living in some other way, and the send
lug of twenty young japanese ladies to
be educated in America.
THERE is excitement in Curacao about
the arrest of the Acknowledgement by Or
der Of the government. The people OBJ
iected and assembled to demonstrate
their objections, whereupon the troops
were called out and ordering to fire up
on the crowd. One person was killed and
nineteen wounded.
The Shoshonee Indians of Nevada have
been accustomed to ride free on the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad freight trains. A
number of Them including three chiefs,
insisted on riding on passenger train,
but the train went off and left them. The
Indians now threaten to tear up the
track, and it is feared they will do so.