Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20
WeeklY News SUMMARY.

uhiith uiANt hthis
The "sous Of Jonadab" is The last
secret organization.
GOOD Templars lodges have boon do
mesticated 10 Germany.
ladies are wearing queer but stylish
suits Of dark blue linen
Mayor Medill, Of Chicago, will leave
for Europe 10 a week or two.
- Sing Sing is now called an institution
for the release Of maleaciors.
The venerable Harriet Martincau writes
to the Nation to say she isn't dead yet.
Andy johnson is just getting on bis
pins again after his recent attack Of cholera.
Cen Robert Lowry declines the Dem.
ocratic nomination for Governor Of Min
nesota.
--" Shoot folly as it aies-Pope," was
set up by a stupid printer "Shoot polly
as she flies--Pop
The detectives have abandoned the
search for the Iowa train robbers aud hired
out to pick craubcrrics.
The late Senator Lane, Of Kansas, has
announced, per spiritual post, that the devil
has established his headquarters in The
United States.
1t is said that many thousand trout
are annually caught in the Adirondacks by
ssnsccss sportsmon who leave them to rot
along the banks.
Tho car is so Thankful for the benefit
to his health from the waters OF Ems that
he has given 300 thalers toward building O
Russian church there
Nashville has become convinced Of the
improperly Of allowing hogs to run in the
streets since q vicious SOW seized aud sadly
mutiatcd little girl, the other day
The Chicago clergy have been Offering
prayers for the benefit Of the press, and ihe
rrcvercnt Times Of that city suggests that
editors unite in supplication for the dillu
sion Of intelligence among the clergy.
A Cincinnati man who went OF the
other day, with all bis family excepting
his mothcr.in.law aud the house-cat, found
upon his return that the animal had beer
talked to death for being out late at night
Tho club-handlod parasols are vinJt
eating their usefulness. A young lady il
Morristown, n. } laid out savage dos
the other day, with one Of these airy iriAes
and now every prudent dog gives her ,
wide berth.
The sensitive colored citizens Of Sum
nit County, Ohio, have asked the Stat
constitutional convention to strike out the
word negro from public documents an'
school books, and as far as possible, abolish
it from the English Language.
Prof Watson, Of Ann Arbor, Mich BIO
received valuable gold medal from tn
Imperial Institute in France, in recognition
of his astronomical services. There was al
uuexpended balance Of 225 francs Of tn
money appropriated by the Institute, 8
they sent that along, too.
AT the annual convention Of the Ne,
Jersey Spiritualists, last week, marriag
was denounced, aud one lady orator gave
good hit at some Of her own sex in thes
words: There are thousands Of womc
who don't love their husbands and wont e
anybody else love them
"A st. Louis lady lately sent one q
her last years gowns to n starving an
ragged pensioner, but soon had it returne
with the sad but heroic statement that
was too full behind for the present style
aud Wouldn't she please take out brendt
and change the trimming
The treasury department has decree
that persons sending for public document
must hereafter forward stamps to prepa
the postage. But this won't have any e
feet on the circulation Of these standar
works. The American people will hay
the patent Office reports whatever the pric
"A flteen-foot alligator came down upo
bathing party at Morana, Fla, and aft,
grinning and ehuckling to himself at the
antics for awhile, he quietly licked up
small negro boy under his arm, and strur
out for deep water The boy didn't Ill
it but he was drowned before he could yc
much.
Carl Schurz has been iourneying
Switzerland and the Tyrol. While he has
intense admiration for the natural beauti
to be found in these mountainous scctio
Of the world, he assured the Fourth Of Ju
celebrators in Munich that he still deel
an American prairie, over which floats t
banner oil ireeaom' equal IN interest
them'
"A Liverpool (Engandl lawyer is il
mental snarl, produced by the facts Of
divorce case which he is conducting, I
client, Swede, married an English won
in Germany, AMI went to live in Englar
/ oe woman n@s now run on WIN NJ
s ran' anu 'ne CHOPPERS are resulting III lta
ine mixture OIL nations Is GRAZING !
SOLICITOR
A lady in western New York blau
the post office department because no {
came to her picnic. She issued bus
or so OF invitations, and had got the eroun
music etc, all ready, but no one car
Puzzled and chagrined beyond measu
she went TO lhe post Once and found II
an her invitations had peen sent 10
aeau''s''er once because 'ney pore
instead oil 'wo'ecnt stamp as required
law
The Grand Duke Alexis has not allC
cd himself to accomplish what is said
have been the real object of his tour aror
the world. His heart is still loaded W
love for Mile. Jonyoski, the daughter
.ne o1ar ; former tutor, ana MS eons'a'