Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-09-24

sold Friday at Halifax for $4,000.
"A meeting Of European and Ameri-
can "publioisls' has just closed at Client
and organized a permanent institute Of
International law" They will meet at
Geneva next year. These are the things
that make for peace.
Scotland has a rival to George Pea
body, in Mr.. James Baird, Of Auchmod.
den, who has established trust Of So
100000, to be called after bis name aud to
be devoted to religious education in counec.
ton with the church Scotland.
--Bev. Charles Kingsley, the brilliant
and popular English author, will visit this
country soon after Christmas lie docs not
come TO make money as lecturer, but, as
he writes, "to spend few months seeing
with my own eyes your wonderful country
aud people,
The number Of arrivals at Saratoga,
published in the Sayaioyi0a, this summer.
from June 9th to September 9th, is thirty.
two thousand two hundred and gxly-niuc.
This of course docs not include the arrivals
at the smaller hotels and The large number
Of boarding houses 10 towns
The trial Of the American prisoners at
Fort Garry hasresutedi in light sentences
tweniy.four hours Imprisonment on Hoy,
Keogan and Bontly, who plead guilty.
Fletcher plead not guilty, and his case was
continued Lord Gordon is charged
with larceny and forgery, and is closely
confined.
Tho California Legislature is clas,cd
as follows Republicans a, Democrats 40,
and Independents 80. There IS national
Senator to be chosen. aud the Republicans
lack II Of the number necessary to effect
a choice, but they are better off than the
Democrats, who arc better Of than Me In.
dependents.
The famous dead-bcat, " Lord Cor.
don. Gorlou, who bias been Kicking up such
rumpus 10 the Northwest lately bias been
captured by detectives, last week, Will,
fleeing for refuge to the Rocky mountains
lie is now in WINNIPEG Jail on two war.
rants from scotland anu Ens'aoo' cu''s ''4
MIN wan larceny ana Forgery
Henry Ward B'ochors paper speaks
ofJame' freeman Cluke' little Worcester
discourse on boiling as 'whif of fresh
air 10 the midst Of sitting miasma,' uul
expresses jn ieryid Language a wish that
this Whit may be increased TO % gale
aud cease not until The pools and swamp
|of our politics are thoroughly disin
lected.
Victoria G. WoodbuIl was elected
president Of the Spirituali.ts' convention al
Chicago, Friday aud made o speech OF
Spirltualsm which the local papcrs-"bicl
are not over and above slueamish-roiuseD
to publish. Eighteen members Of the con
yention protested against committing tho
movement to the NoodduiFs doctrine anc
seeded.
Livingstone is heard from again 4
Paris dispatch reports the arrival in tba
city of Mr. stearns the English traveller
who has been roaming around in Contra
Africa where he had the pleasure OF meet
ing Or. Livingstone 10 june parting from
HIM so recently as the lst Of July Mr.
etearns reports the doe'orio perfect health
ou' the d''pa'cn gives no information as to
no" Wucn longer nc expects 10 stay 10 Al
fi'a'
A queer story comes from Louisian,
that some Of Warmoths officials, regis
have been seized with oompunc,ions of con
science and have disclosed the fact that tn,
returns Of the last election there were for
ged, garbcd and altered so as TO make fl
appear that the Greeley ticket was elected
rrLor &, Go. l. p-1l.