Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-16
Mcekly News Summary.

n. Y, slowly improving IN health
Tho newspapers have Fred Grant en-.
gagged to daughter Of Judge Dunlegy, Of
Ohio.
The New York World favors compul-
sorry washing Of the Italian minstrols and
bootblacks.
"A Washington journalist will sail in
the Tigress on her Polar expedition, as a
common seaman.
"A patient Iowa photographer has
written the songs Of Soomon-noarly 5000
words-on posta card
The 100000 required for the cnlow.
mcnt Of the Auburn IN " theological
seminary has been subscribed.
Ten persons 10 family oil eleven died
within week in Dallas county, Tex re-
Gently. The survivor is baby.
Cincinnati wants to swap of her big
policemen for men who can chase a thief
three blocks without having to sit down TO
rest.
Danish papers state that marriage
has been definitely arranged between Prince
Arthur, Of Great Britain, aud the Princes
Of Thyra.
The Now York court Of appeals, be-
fore adiourning on Thursday, cleared up
is calendar for the first time since lbs or.
ganization.
The Cincinnati Industrial Exposition
will open for the fourth annual exhibition
on the 3D. Of September, and continue until
October 4th
Roswell NJ. Grant, Of Maysvillc, Ky,
brother Of the late jesse r. Grant, did
not hear Of his brothers death till the day
after his burial.
"A Florida paper has asccrtaiucd chat
a healthy alligator can eat seven negro
children in one afternoon, and not display
any symptoms Of disquiet
The Chicago Times says that one of
Senator Carpeuters Web.terian qualities
is to be calmly and seriously in debt to
every one who will trust him"
Another suit, this time for $4,000,
has been commenced at Chicago against the
estate Of Stephen A. Douglass, half Of it
for debt aud the rest for damages
The shah didn't fancy the empress
Of Germany at all, and his last words to
William on leaving Berlin were, IS advise
you to get rid Of that old Augusta
"A chip is about to leave San Francisco
with the design Of applying the diving bell
to pearl fishing of the western coast Of
Mexico. Great results are expected.
Sylvester Brown, Of Ashtahua, Ohio
when adjudged not guilty of the murder oil
his wife, rose up aud said Gentlemen,
think | can stand The saltwater on this .
"A Pittsburgh coroner makes 90 charge
where he sits on young man who parted
bis hair in the middle He says that hi,
personal satisfaction is enough without the
fee.
notwithstanding Chicago's terrible les.
son, her water supply on the south side i,
still insufficient for the extinguishmont oil
fires, and the fire engines are often useless
for this reason.
Three women, one at time married
a rich Philadelphia, in order to inherit hi,
property, but he has buried them all, and
now, at the age of 95, is looking around for
another to bury.
And now some scientists are claiming
that, instead of being cold the moon is in
reality red hot - so much so that no living
thing known to our world could exist there
This also knocks the green cheese theory.
-Conuudrum from the Chicago Tri5unt
-" Why is it that lightning never strike,
an organ grinder, that they never fall into
the river and get drowned, that they never
starve to death, and are never bitten by
mad dogs2"
The death of Mr.. James Day 10 New
York, Thursday, sumnarily ended a divorce
suit commenced against him by his wife, a
few weeks ago. Mrs. Day attempted to
see him on his eath.bed but he requested
those present to put her out.
Mill cogitated his subject thoroughly
before putting pen topaper, and then wrote
rapidly His logic is said to have been
written in three months. He used to dc
his thinking while walking, and thought
nothing Of walking of thirty miles day
Prof. Plantamaur, who loresaw GU,
destruction by celestial fire, last summer
has so far corrected his error as to propbesy
that the earth's inhabitants will all be frozer
to death in the year POLL. This date free
him at least from the embarrassment oil
being twitted Of second mistake.
"A new lock patent is out. 1t consist.
in the attachment of an alarm.clock to
combination.loek, which renders picking OF
unlocking of the lock impossible until tn,
designated hour The clock is set upor
the inside Of the safe, and the safe can b,
opened by no person, even with a knowledge
ofthe combination, until the appointed time
They say that when the news of hi
mothers death reached the Shah at Berlin
he sent home the three Shahesses and de
clared that the royal grief should be post
poned until his return to Persia, which re
minds Kate Field of the Yankee woman
who, upon being told at dinner OF her hus
bands death, exclaimed: Just wait unit
I've done eating, and I'll show you somc
tall crying"
New Orleans is anticipating the speed
establishment Of new line of Liverpool
steamers, constructed on much large
scale than heretofore known TO her trade
They are to carry 10000 bales of cotton
and large quantity of grain in bulk, il
bins built expressly for that purpose. L
is also proposed that these vessels shall tax,
southern route across the Atlantic, and Sc
avoid the extra risks involved in the north.
ern passage.
Every family should have new screw
driver. The borrowed screw driver hasn'
any handle to it, aud if il has it is split
The blade is too blunt for the screw, anC
one corner is gone. 1t slips aud sticks int,
your thumb, and breaks the screw in two
and throws you of your feet, and then il
gets lost, and then the owner comes AROUND
for it, aud declares it was nearly new, ant
valued mostly on account Of its assoca
tons, and he wouldn't have had it los
for ten times its value 10 solid gold
You had better buy new screw driver o
once.
1T Lord" Gordon Gordon, the frau,
who took in so many people at New York
year or two ago, is the center Of interes
in the Northwest just now. Efforts hav,
been recently made--though for what con
oeiyable reason does not appear--to induc,
Gordon to leave Fort Garry, where he ha
been staying, and come to the Unite,
States, but they appear to have failed, an,
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