Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-14
Weekly News summary.

died at indianapolis, bequeathcd SlOO,OeO
to the poor Of that city
The DAYTON (O) Journal tells us that
a man has just died in the poor.house Of
that town who is now found to have been
entitled to an estate in the Philippine isl
auds worth s33,000000.
"A we'll dressed, able.bodied man aston.
ished people in State street, Boston on New
Years day, by walking up and down with
a large placard on his hat bearing the in
scription, want work"
One weeks proceeds Of his faro bank
has Mike Mcdonald Of Chicago given to
the poor of that city. Relief from such
source must greatly have aggravated the
feelings Of all right-mindcd paupers
"A pleasing resumption Of specie pay
ments took place at Stockton, Nc, last
week. when Mr. aud Mrs. Littlodold, Oh
the occasion Of their golden wedding re-
ceived vase containing $500 in eagles and
half eagles.
No colorod man has ever served on a
Jury in the city Of Richmond, Va, and a
large number Of colored taxpayers re-.
Gently petitioncd that where the accused is
a colored man, jurymen Of bis own race
may try him.
Tho pork packers tributary to Cbica-
90 report l,06O,G6o head Of hogs slaugh-
tered, thus far this season, against 695 ,30j
at the same time, last year and the pros.
poet is that the business will be larger, this
year, than ever before.
The youngest man in the United States
House of Representatives is Lynch, thg
colored member from Mississippi lie was
slave at Natchez until the Union army en-.
tered that town. and had no education then
lie is but twenty-six years old.
The Indians last year co t the Gov
eminent sS,Gl3,304 which is over So.
100000 in excess Of the estimates 1t il
singular that the more rapidly the indians
disappear, the more expensive to the Gov
eminent their care seems to be.
AT the last day st. Peter will call Ru
binsteiu, and say, play that piece b,
Schumann thou dldst perform at Florence
Then the shade of Rubiusten will sit dow
to a sbadowy piano-forte, and, at the crash
the dead will wake.--Haliaa Paper.
The state agency Of the Iowa granger
has been n medium for the sale Of 5000
600 worth Of machinery during the pas
eight months and has orders for $500
worth more, on which it is expected tina
the purchasers will save at least $1,000
"A sharp Hartford girl, with an eye t
Christmas presents, attended both Bar
fist and an Episcopal Sunday school, an
all went well until she gave several answer
out Of her Baptist lesson book to question
in the Church catechism, and then th
churchmen dropped her.
Sir Samuel Baker recently dolivcrc
an address upon the subject Of the slay
trade in Africa, in which he said that o
one occasion, after having ectured a chic
at great length upon the horrible nature q
the slave trade, the chief concluded the in
terviow by offering to sell bis son to 81
Samuel
No branch of industry has suffered 81
much from the late financial panic as the
iron and other mining interests of Pcnusy
yania. Dispatches from that State show
that there is now general revival of bust
ness, and most of the mines are nov in op
Grafton.
The brewers Of Milwaukee, Wis, ar,
going to form what will be known as th,
Western Union brewing association, which
will include all the makers of lager.beel
not belonging to other organizations. Thi.
will throw the industry into the hands oil
three corporations, each having capital OF
from 100000 to 100000.
"A young woman at Elmira, N. Y,
barely escaped being buried alive a few
days ago. The coffin in which she had
been laid had been carried to the grave
when, on opening the lid to give the friends
their last look at her, the face was founC
to be warm. An effort was make to restor
consciousness, but the woman died after
few hours.
Miss Edgar, young lady who wa
saved from the Vile du llavre,' is a
expert swimmer, but after supporting he
mother in the water as long as she was abb
she had the misery Of seeing her at la,
slip away from her own exhausted an
frozen arms and slowly disappear, only or
minute before the boat appeared whc
picked up and rescued herself.
The total number of deaths in Ne
York city during the past year has been
little over $4,000, or 5000 less than la
year. This makes the death rate %
1000 per annum, assuming the populatc
to be 100000 on an average through ii
year. The fires of 1878 number 1890 il
volving loss Of 80, 500 600, against l6S
with loss of s4,409 ,447, in 1872.
The mystery of Miss Bonney, who b
been lying dead on her bed near Avon,
Y, for seven weeks, but who had promis
to rise miracu!ously, now seems to be soly
in the most natural and prosac way.
coroner examined the body on Monday, al
declares that decomposition was advanc,
very far, though the external appearan
is about the same as when the woman die
The Wisconsin LunJerman estimat
the grand total Of the pine stumpage
Wisconsin at the enormous amount Of AZ
OOO,OOO,000 feet. Pine grows in the fores
with wonderful rapidity, and if the abo'
figures are not exaggerated, there is like
to be as much pine cut in the State f
years hence as during any of the recel
years. The supply practically inexbaus
ible.
One of the New York clergymen wi
is fine singer, on a recent visit to
mad-house approached the cell of a mania
who rushed for him as far as his cha
would allow, shouting, III kill you
ON beat your brains out !" "Ce
OUT" Instead Of moving, the preach
began 10 sing, "Our Home in Heaven
First, the mailman listened then
stretched himself out to the full length
his chain. Fisrt one arm relaxed and tn,
the other. Tears moistened his eye
Then he coiled up on his bed Of rags
quiet as child. Aud when the hymn WI
ended he looked up, saying, More, more
The preacher sang till his strength ga
way, and then he left
"A large party left Salt Lake for Ne
York few weeks since, and another Ia
week.. consisting of deluded people fro
the rural districts of Northern and Centr
Europe, who, through gross receptions pra
ticed upon them by Mormon emissaries hu
been induced to emigrate to the " Count
Of the Latter Day Saints" and who, up,
being undeceived, returned to their nati'
land. Numerous other parties eontemnla