Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-02-05
Weekly News Summary.

There arc but twelve military COM
pancs in Michigan.
-Phiadelphia's millionaire Of third i'm
portance is butcher.
An Iowa hen is bringing up kitten
in the way he should go.
"A Western jury recently brought in
verdict of "justiGabIe breach of promise"
Marian IIarlan's cook book is said to
be a greater success than her novels.
Philadelphia editors are comparative
ly the richest in the country.
"A proposition for taxing sleeping cars
is soon to be brought forward in the Michi-
gan Legislature.
"A Danbury sport wears ten cent
silver piece on his shirt bosom, and calls II
dime and pin.
There were over fourteen thousand
persons sentenced to imprisonment for
drunkenness 10 England and Wales last
year.
The Boston Lancers are to be present
and participate in the Inauguration cere.
monies at Washington on the fourth Of
March
or tho stock Of the Centennial Exhi-
bition. more than 100000 has already
/ been taken in Philadelphia, which amounts
to more Than twice the quota Of the city.
John A. Brown, wealthy Philadelphia
banker, just dead, gave away s3j0,OOO to
churches, seminarics aud other religious in
stitutions while be lived, and $4,000 by
his WILL
St. Lodis people were so badly swindled
by the old gas company that they estab-
lished another and now they are worse off
than before, as the two have combined and
made prices higher than ever.
AT 81. Paul, the other day, they beat
ed the capitol for more than an hour with
more than half million dollars nominal
value iu old wildcat currency Of 1850 and
ISL
"A Cincinnati lover has just been dis
carled by his aihanced million-hoiress for
troading on her pet cats tail. He vowed
it was an accident, but she insisted it was
done on poor-puss.
Paul Cassagnac says that the Emperor
Napoleon bad an income Of not more than
100000 francs per annum, which compelled
the imperial family "to live with extreme
modcsty, almost parsimony." "Parsimony"
3 on 500, 600 must have been a curiosity.
Ex-senator Henderson, of Missouri, and
bis wife daughter Of the late Senator Foote,
Of Vermont, are passing the winter in
Washington. Mrs Henderson has a face
of rare sweetness and an almost childhke
expression Of purity.
just as the wife Of Wechman was
r about to be consigned to the grave, the
fearful husband thought he saw her move.
4. Friction and stimulants revived her and
j now the miserable man pleads temporary
insanity as an excuse for his rashness.
-Messrs Rand & Avery Of Boston,
e will erect building for their business on
b the corner Of Federal and Franklin streets,
a and Messrs j. Il Osgood & Co., who have
an opportunity to sell the lease Of their
fremont street store to advantage, will &C.
!, eupy tbe FIRST door.
r., If Sergeant Bates must return 10 this
country, a Louisville newspaper has wa
n ger ready that be can't carry the American
A. or any other flag through the streets Of
that city just after the schools are dismiss
ed, without knowing how accurately the
bad boys can throw stones.
An English woman writes the mayor
. Of St. Louis that her husband brought her
little boy over here, three years ago, and
last month he carried back an altogether
different little boy, though he declares It's
the same, and she wants the mayor 10 look
. around bit for the lost youth.
Tonnie Cafin says she and Mrs Wood
IN bull osa vol ~Gosd 20 h@~o ,As;r names
enrolled with those Of. Garrison, Phillips,
4 Claiming and Webster as suffering, ss they
suffered, from that spirit Of puritanical
a. depotsm, for which Boston is proyerbial,
But what do Webster, Charming ct 81 say ?
The latest is proposition to dig out a
water route across southern Michigan, con-
ls Meeting Lake Erie with the foot Of Lake
Michigan. Resolutions have been intro
th duced in the Michigan Legislature com.
as meuding the project, and asking for a
s modest appropriation to help the matter
ed on.
ed The bride and groom Of recent Del.
aware wedding were born on the same day
he OF the same month of the same year-both
p- on the same evening, at the same altar
A. protested roligion--both on the ZANE day
h Joined the same church-and were married
cl on the anniversary Of their common BIRTH
rs lay.
le- We always supposed the Jews were Al
ST. likely TO drop into poetry az other folk, bu
at the editor Of the JeciM Messenger affirm
that during all the years Of his editor
IL ship, perhaps not more than a dozen origi
yer nal poems have been sent to him from con
he tributors Of the Jewish faith, and durinl
iss the past year he did not receive singh
cat poetical efiusion for Insertion" Happ,
m Jeoi@ Messenger
I'd, Papas are not romantic, it must be con
so. iessed. One Of them in Davenport, Ia
ent with three manageable daughters, ha
posted the following notice over his bell
of pull; Wood, SO cord coal 80 cents
on. bushel gas dear and bad. Parties stay
+ ing after o'clock will please settle quar-
terly. n. B.-A reduction made after en-
"' gagement aud the full amount added to th
uc- marriage portion"
led They say that Amadeus is utterly dis
he. gusted with Spain and the Spaniards, an
in it certainly would be no wonder if he wer,
inc 1t is further said that he is only hodin
fr on till the death Of the Pope in order tina
-, Spain may, when that event occurs. b
ge found acting with the Italian government
H. lie has been more reserved than ever sine
,,c his illness, occupies most of his time /
,ho smoking, and takes little interest in dc
snS nestle politics.
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