Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-09
" eekly News SummarA.


The Atlantic with her cargo Is valued
at ss50OOO, aud the loss is largely in.
sured
1t is now asserted that ccretro-srinal
meningitis scarcely ever occurs except
where bad sewerage exists
New jersey legislators relieve the nc.
notony Of dull session by throwing spit.
balls at each others heads
SO many New OrIeaus babies have
been chewed up by dogs that the authorities
are about to rise 10 their Nigh, and crush
the canine element.
The colored people Of most western
cities celebrated with appropriate parades
and salutes the fourth anniversary OF the
ratification Of the 18th amendment on
Mondly.
The poor whales DR.. Sirathers has
discovered that they have the rheumatism.
What big back.ache whale must have,
if be has one at all, and then the cold water
treatment is not generally considered quite
the thing for rheumatism.
1t is BOW stated, with some semblauce
Of knowledge, that neither Mrs Myers nor
Roscoe bad anything to do with the Good.
rich murder but that he was killed by
other parties on the morning the body was
found
A rich Californian named Lick has
given land worth 100000 to help TO build
a memorial edifce TO Thomas Paine. One
half the amount is to be expended in lee.
lures and publications in honor OF this icon.
oclest of the revolution
The traveller to the rcgcnerated chi.
cago who desires to take bis ease in his inn,
will have his choice Of > 800 rooms at for.
ty.four hotels. The consumption Of da.
monds to furnish forth the necessary breast
pins for the regular comple,emen, Of clerks
will be correspondingly immense.
The Morri.town PA, Herald tells Of
young woman who arose 10 her sleep. tho
other night, and after partially dressing
herself fell out Of the window. She III
squarely on her hustle aud bounded back
into the room again the shock awoke her,
and she didn't know she had been out Of
her room.
Among the bills passed by the last
Congress was one prohibiting the use
OF the word National" by banking
houses save those which are regularly 10.
corporated under the laws Of Congress.
The penalty of noncompliance with this
law is fine of $50 for every day the word
remains.
The Illinois Legislature has recently
rejected bill which provided the penalty
Of public whipping on the bare ba ck for
those brutes who indulge in habitual Wife
whipping; and the Chicago Tribune comes
out in column editorial in defense Of the
whiPping-post-for such wretehes as these,
at least.
The convcts employed in the buckle
shop of Sing Sing prison turned upon their
keeper, the other day, and threw him in
large tank or trough filled with water then
took him out and rolled him in heap of
moldlng sand or clay, and capped the climax
by thrusting him out of the window Of tho
shop.
"A company of $50 ChiDamen, who
have been employed on Louisiana cotton
plantations the past two years, have return.
90 10 their old occupation Of mining in
California. They liked the South well
enough but had acquired such an antpathy
to the negroes placed over them as over.
seers that they couldn't stand il any longer
Darwin is not bachelor, as some Of
the papers have been stating lie was mar.
rled in 1889 to granddaug hter Of Wedg.
woou, the earthenware man, aud has a mum.
ber oil children. One of his sons George
is naturalist of great promise, some Of
whose observations have been quoted in his
fathers " Descent of Man"
"A wicked exchange asks this question
Did our lady readers ever hear their
young lady acquaintance ask each other,
What is your politics 2" and then giggle.
Somebody suggests this naughty answer
The question has hidden meaning. For
explanation, apply to the FIRST lady you
know who wears large hustle ?"