Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-27
Weekly News Summary.

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ter, on The Life and Times Of John
Brown"
A Cincinnati gentleman figures as Go.
in twonty.four business firms, aud is Co''ed
wealthy at that.
-Police.maeistrate Shaw, Of Troy, is
patriot, statesman, aud scholar. lie
has fined corner loafer 50.
An exchange thinks Chicago fifty
named, for there is no place a man can get
rid Of bis she-cargo with less trouble.
The largest farm in England is 5000
acres in extent. A grange or two could
rather run things on that little island.
The hotels at Niagara are almost de-
serted. all because Of the inordinate greed
of the managers aud the fencing in of the
falls.
Arizona aspires to the title ofSouthwes.
tern Persia, and numerous diamond rob.
bers are ready to assume the role Of the
Shah
Both the san Francisco and Philadel.
phia MINIS are busy, the latter doing
business Of three million trade dollars
month
80 Two Pennsylvania clergymen have
arisen from the position of printers devil,
though no one would think it to hear them
preach,
"A Cincinnati man has invented street
car to be used without a railroad, the wheels
being nine feet in diameter and broad in
proportion.
The women of Wyoming propose to
nominate number Of their own sex for
the Legislature, and see what's the matter
with Hannah
"A brother of George w. Pullman has
arrived in England with six Of the palace
cars that are to be introduced on the Mid
land railway.
Tuesday was observed as day ofpub.
lie mourning atSpringfeld, H., four of her
citizens having been killed in the Lcmont
railroad disaster.
We expected it, Ann Eliza is going
to mount the ecture-platiorm, after she
gets her divorce and tell what she knows
about Mormonism.
Three hundred and eighty-two ia.
panese students are studying in Europe,
America and China, five Of the fair sex
being among the number.
"A Georgia farmer raised $4,000
worth of olives last year, and Southern
planters think of cultivating this branch
Of industry more extensively hereafter.
"A Frenchman has discovered by ex.
periments upon himself, that coffee, taken
upon an empty stomach renders the mind
abnormally clear, and the temper unnatural
ly bad
--Danville, Ind, boasts Of girl 10
years old, 36 inches tall and weighing 40
pounds. She stopped growing when she
was three years old, and never resumed the
process.
The evacuation of French territory
by the Germans occasions more enthusiasm
among the peasants than the capture Of it
did. They handle flags and streamers bet
ter than Chassepots.
Miss Ruth Taylor, of Green Bay, Wis,
won silk dress, the other day, by taking
hold of the drag-rope of FIRE engine and
running to the fire. The firemen have had
to add 200 feet to the rope since then.
Rev. Mr.. Fletcher, Of Buffalo, disap-
proves of pool selling, but he believes "the
spirit of enterprise that prompts men to
make horses go for what they are worth, is
the same taught by Christ and bis apostles.'
AT picnic Of the railroad employees
in Hartford, the other day, they had a
three legged race. The contestants enter.
ed in couples and had their two adjoining
legs tied together, thus giving the men one
free leg each, and also double one to run
with.
A young theological student who
preached two Sabbaths in an Ohio town,
expanding sl5 in railroad fare, received as
remuneration cotton short with cotton
bosom and an old fashioned collar attached,
presented by the ladies of the congrega-
ton.
The Senate chamber in the capitol at
at Washington is hereafter to be supplied
fresh air by means of an airduct, 10 feet in
diameter, through which constant current
is kept up by an immense fan. The cur.
rent will be kept cool by sprays of ice
water.
Switzerland showed itself to be a sen
sible little republic by not making any
bones over the shah. He came and went
and not Swiss stopped hoeing his potatoes
or turned his head as the bejeweled black.
amoor went by.
The death of w. NJ. Meredith leaves
Reyerdy johnson the sole surviving mem
Der of Gen. Taylor's cabinet Only foui
&c tba
Philip Francis Thomas, John A, Dix, Hugt
McCullock and George S. Boutwell,,
Ann ELIAS example is likely to prov,
contagious. Since she shook Brigham
she appears in stunning costumes and attracts
much attention on tho street, to the grea
envy Of the remaining inmates Of the harem
and it is said that No. II is preparing L
kick over the traces.
"A hint for the season.-The juice o
watermeons makes fine white vinegar
carefully strain it, put it into jugs with
small bottles 10 their mouths, and set then
ia the sun thus, Ia time, IL will ripeI
through bitterness into clear, fne-havor
ed, strong, white vinegar.
JEFF Davis was toasted at dinner
given at the White Sulphur springs, Tues
day evening of last week, to him and othe
members Of the Southern Historical society
but his only response was the following
toast " To our Admiral Semmes, who
went aAoat on one ship, wore her out, ant
took another and swept the seas"
An individual of statistical bent KEEP
tally Of the number Of glasses Of waite
dipped from the Congress spring at Sarato
ga, one hot day, this season there wer
five dippers at work, be kept the record 70
three hours, each dipper dipping three tum
blers at one time, and the total number 0
glasses of water drank during these tire
hours was 1851.
The coming metropolis of the Paei6
coast is Tacoma, the terminus Of the North
ern Pacific railroad. Six weeks ago Tia
coma consisted of three houses and fe,
cabins. occupied by men who worked in
saw-mil in the vicinity, and had popula
ton Of one hundred souls now there ar
one thousand persons there, though how
they find accommodations is mystery.
The wall street clique got up rumo
that Commodore Vanderbilt was lying a