Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-02-19
MeekIr News summary.

"A member Of the Ohio Legislature
proposes a bill lorbidding the Smith family
to christen any more babies Johu.
1t is not true that the railroad con-
ductors, on reaching the capital Of Indiana,
cry out Fifteen minutes for divorces"
"A British zoologist has tabulaicd City.
four varieties Of fleas, all Of which arc,
however, traceable to the same pheboto-
my.
AN indianapolis man who paid $780,
600 for some land on Wednesday, and sold
the same for slSG,0 600 on Thursday, thought
he had done enough business for the week.
Stokes hair is turning white and his
intellect soltenug. lie is still extremely
neat 10 his dress, though, which is a new
instance Of "the ruling passion strong in
death
An ingenious Wisconsin tenant has
kept the wind out Of his house and increas-
ed its internal warmth by pouring water
over the outside until he made an imper.
yious coating Of lee.
The Marquis Of l4orne regards with
alarm aud regret the existing tendency
among the Scotch peasantry to come to this
country, tnd in an address recently deivcred,
he advised them, if they would omigrate,
to 90 to some British colony.
We are indebted to the New York
World for the information that Colonel
Bogy, the successor Of General Blair, j.
descended from the Scotch Bogies, whose
names frequently occur both in Caledonian
history and fiction.
The funeral Of Ex-Governor Geary
took place at Gettysburg. The Knights
TemPler bad charge Of the body, and tho
procession was composed Of a large corteg,
Of military aud citizens, aud delegation
from the Union League Of America.
Tho miners Of Ctah are rejoicing over
the invention Of new smelling furnace
the economy and effectiveness Of which will
make valuable immense deposits Of low
grade golena ore that have hitherto been
considered totally unprodtable
Mr. Summers physician thinks that 4
the Senator eau he induced 10 keep from
excitement aud remain away from Congress
for the remainder OF the session be will b,
able to enter upon bis Senatorial duties al
the next session with much Of his old Wig
or.
-" Occasional insanity" is what ain
Joel II. Mansfield Of san Francisco. The
unfortunate young man is all the Will,
falling in love with girls and cries when re-
jected, and, When Mary Helm said 81,
wouldn't marry him, he shot her, but th,
kiud-heartcd jury acquitted him.
-Fecltor hcs made extraordinary pro
vision ia bis new theatre at New York FOL
escape 100 case Of fire. Three sides OF tA,
building can Dc literally thrown open fol
rapid cgres, in case OF need, aud for Oh,
safety OF the galleries four great window
opening upon adjoining roofs are provided
The Philadelphia inquirer wonders /
Congress had the immortal " Captain Jink
OF the Horse Marines 10 los mind, when i
voted an equestrian statue to Admra
Firragut recently. Nobody ever saw th
admiral upon a horse while living, VIII,
saoud he be impaled upon one when dead
One Of the foundries at Peekskill, \
Y, has a salamandcr' as it is termed
furnace 10 which the molten iron has bee
permitted to grow cold, and as not eyel
August weather will thaw it out il has 90
to be removed by drilling, which will COS
$4,000
The son Of Hiram Sibley Of Rochester
who was president Of the Western Uuo
Telegraph 10 the years Of It's consolidation
aud stock dividends, and made million
thereby, and a daughter Of Fletcher Har
PER Of Harper Brothers, were married
last week, Among the presents was
check for $500 600 from Sibley senior.
Prayer has proven itself oHectual i
one instance, as least The wife Of an EN-
poye 10 one OF the Pittsburg mills, hearin
the noise Of the recent explosion, Instant
fell on her knees aud commenced to pray
aud just then a 200 pound fragment of
boiler crashed through the room 10 tn
place where her head would have been ha
She remained standing.
According to the last report Of tn
London fire department, there were 1870
fires 10 that city the past year. The fir
brigade insists Of 3JG Gremen. and Their
are 80 ile engines aud l06 fire escap
stations, floating stations, floating er
giues, % steam aud So manual engine
and l20 fire escapes. For signal purpos,
there are 52 telegraph lines, having
length of 81 miles.
-Philadclpha intends to be generou
in her contributions TO the Centennial jub
lee in that city Her citizens have aread
subscribed over 100000, and more is con
ing while the city itself expects TO DO niue
better, The City Council aud various col
porations have put down a million, aud tn
legislature is asked for a million more.
other cities and States DO their share, Il
Centennial will be grand success
An exchange say Naples, tt
largest city in Italy, with population
100000 persons-400,0 600 OF whom, it
said, cannot read or writc-has been opc
to the work Of ovangelization ever since Il
revolution Of 1860 The FIRST in the fe
were the WaIdeusians. Soon after can
the Methodists, aud the only place whel
the gospel is now preached in the ltalil
language, in this great city, are two room
occupied by these bodies, with the exec
ton Of small room under the ScotC
church used by the Wadeusiaus for a sho
Sunday evening service
"A Liverpool journal says that amor
the late DIR. Lushington's papers is a mnu
history of the quarrel between Lord and i
dy Byron. While the greater portion
the interesting narrative is not to be Civ
to the public during the present centur
that part Of it which has reference to Nj
Stoves notorious statement will be publis
ed Immediately. Whatever Dr., Lushin
ton may have left on the subject will
authoritative. He was the CONFIDENT
adviser of Lady Byron, as he was of me
Of the noble families of England on que
tions of matrimonial infelicty.
The International society is alroa,
bearing fruit on this side of the Atlant
that smacks strongly of Paris communis
At recent Sunday session Of the society
New York, Il letter from one Of its memb,
in New Orleans, containing a confession
startling wickedness, was read, indorst
and ordered on file. The letter was t
duplicate Of Il threat sent to the chief
the fire department of Now Orleans, threi
ening the destruction OF the city by fire
a certain day If some means were not tax