Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-06-18
Weeklr News Summary.


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Nine states furnish candidates ioi
Chief Ju.iict Chasc's place.
Miss Smiley. prominent Quakere'',
Is huildiug college at Saratoga.
The stars and stripes are painted NJ.
on tae s,eepe Of the Methodist church u
Iowa,
A Terre Haute CInd man learned O
the deaths o. four Of his brothers by stu
gle letter.
joaquin Miller promises an auiobioe
raphy, particularly touching on his life
among the Modocs
John Stuart Mill was an accomplished
musician, aud was keen critic and q fine
player aud improvisatore.
The book trade is reported to be un-
usually dull this season but the trade is
no dullcr than many Of the books.
-Bowlos Brothers expect to pay their
debts in full, with interest. Even the debts
would be Of interest to the creditors.
-Sena,or Allison, Of Iowa, has married
the adopted daughter Of ne late Senator
Grimes, instead Of Anna Dickinson.
The Transcript says matrmony is
one Of those lotteries that adyeriizc a prize
in every package" But the prizes some
times make a teller look blank.
JEFF Davis is writing a history Of the
war (which shall not leave the world 10
darkness as to my (his) motives" This
will probably be light reading
Queen Victoria's laborers on her o..
borro farm struck for an advance on their
fourteen shillings a week. They were
struck of Her Majesiy's roll at once.
-Wbitelaw Reid was in Chicago last
week, looking over the newspaper buildings
there with view Of incorporating their
best features 10 the new TriJURe build
ing.
The bullet which Mr. Henderson, Of
Georgia, put through the head Of his broth
or while the latter was playing ghost ma
terialy added to his qualifications for the
role.
"A Pittsburg Dutchman put his wife
up at auction. and because he couldn't get
the $3.50 asked for the property declared
the sale "of, much to the disgust Of bid
ders
The camera obscura in Central park
New York, is to be enlarged SO as to admi'
100 visitors at ouce, who will be able to
see everything that is going on in the
park.
The West is a great country A Min
ne-ota farmer lost gimlet three years ago
The other day he cut down tree near his
barn, aud found it a tbree-quarier inch
aueer
King, the nrOnaut, has demonstrate
the impos-ibity of crossing the Atlantic il
balloon. The impossibiIity of crosSin.
the Atlantic IA steamboat was once demon
rated.
Even COWS have their ideas Of poelical
Justice. 4 thieving Mexican recently kill
ed a Texas COW for her hide. but with the
la,, expiring kick she stretched MIN dead
beside her.
The Providence Journal thinks that
the next Indian var should be fought by
the editors and newspaper correspondents,
as they profess to know just how to cary
on such war.
-MeMahons minister says the policy Of
France is pacific. Yes" says Bismarck
"uutil you get big enough TO tackle Ger
many again" What commentary on
modern civilization!
An Iowa farmer chewed the end Of
his boe.handie into spinters when he dis.
covered the tobacco plants he had been as
siduously cultiyatiug for weeks were moth.
ing but mullen stalks.
Fleeing judges upon an issue as t.
their views on any point to be Judicial
decided as is done in Illinois, is a mos
mischieyous principle and If carried GU
will destroy the judiciary of the State.
SO many western sheriffs are arrestiny
travellers on suspicion that they belong tt
the Bender family that people are com
PEELED to carry certificates of good mora
character in order to escape the annoyance
Five girls, all under 20, have taken
farm Of 800 acres 10 Kansas, and intend t.
make dairy farm Of it. All but two Q
them are graduates of eastern schools, au
two are proficient in agricultural chemistry
Next season there are to be more lee
turers in the field than ever. Some twent
new women Of whom nobody ever heard
except as some Of them have appeared i
tine divorce conrts--are to mount the ro
trum.
Miss Braddon talks Of lecturin
tour in America And, by the way, ther
is decorating probability that We shall a
be talked blind, next season, The slate
as thus far made up include no less tina
II new women lecturers.
Matches may be calous to orduar
indignitics, but they don't like to be siel
ped on, Miss Charlotte Kingsbury
Brooklyn, was quite seriously burned {
Friday night by a little fire in her Carmen
that was caused that way.
The partially deaf old lady is vei
much concerned at all this talk about Il
the kickapoo Indians She says she HI
read Coopers novels aud thinks that al
man who would kick poor Indian oug
to be ashamed Of himself.
An Iowa young man, arraigned 4
assaulung aud battering his sweetheart wi
kiss, was discharged because the girl W
50 wondrously lovely that the judge said
had to cling to the arms of his chair
keep from kissing her himself
Tho board Of Underwriters in Chical
have voted TO require the use Of iron shu
tiers upon buildings insured by them whi'
shut upon alleys All buildings not so pr
videi will be classed as extra hazardous
and rates will be accordingly high.
The will of resident of Middese
Delaware, recently deceased, contains Il
following clause "And | bequeath to II
beloved son John the sum ofone dollar, wi
which to buy rope long and strong enous
to hang that Irish wife Of his"
"A little girl who had great kindness
heart for all the animal creation, saw b,
preparing to gather her chickens under b
sheltering wings, and shouted earnestl
"Ohl don't BIT down on those beautiful Il
tie birds, you great ugly old rooster" "
Iron fences around private lots
cemeteries and public parks are going o
Of fashion. A gradually refining taste "
also ere long expel much useless monument
work, granite coping, etc, which now d
figures the former places More flowers
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