Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-10-13
The -Vezvs.


Mrs. Clemson, last surviving child
of John &. Calhoun, died at Fort
Hill, S. G., recently.
Grant has sold his mules. tie
didn't even reserve one for the Interior
Department.
"A man in Milwaukee has just had
returned to him = book which was
borrowed twenly-sevan years ago.
the trouble ab ,ut the respective
rights of New York and Connecticut
on the waters OF Log Island Sound,
to determine which the Attorney
General commenced suit on behalf
OF the owners Of an oyster boat which
was SEIZED by the Connecticut authori-
ties, has been taken to the United
Sites Court for solution. Heavy
ptcuniuy interests are involved.
Florida guarantees u million
pineapples thi' season.
"A mammoth steer, owned by
George Miller, farmer on Lost Riv
er, near klamath Lake, Oregon, has
arrived at Salem, and will be sent to
the Centennial. 1t stands nineteen
hands. or six feet four inches, measures
twenty feet from tip to tip, and
weighs 5000 pounds.
Carlyle, although 10 years Of age,
is said to shut himself up every even.
ing TO study,
the man who spot Of the IN
dams as a dying race should emigrate.
in 1864 they cost The country So
62O,97j 81 last year S8,032,752 90
WAS required to support them. Eth
er the funeral expenses are incon-
ceivably high or the man erred.
-Rear-Admiral Mu'lany, Of the
United States Navy, has notified the
President of Columbia that the Uni
ted States will protect her interests in
that country if they be interfored vita
in consequence OF the present conflict
there.
California presents another young
criminal, Il boy Of fourteen, named
Mcdonald, who has been sent to the
Industrial school for having, within
two weeks, committed one burglary,
stolen horse and buggy, chopped a
boy with II Ratchet, cut Il man with
knife and stabbed his mother in the
face. His mother appeared, sand
pleaded hard for him, saying that he
was a real, good, obedent little boy.
Casey, Collector OF the Port Of
New Orleans, is in New York. lie
frequents his post Of duty about as
often as his ilustrious brother in-law
does the White House.
minnesota can take the medal -
Her population has increased 33 per
cent. since 1879.
The lumber firm of Thoma: &
Bnti, of Cleveland, Ohio, has made an
assignment. Their assets are E53,-
0)o, and liabilities Sl7S,000
They're denying now that Gen.
Taylor ever made any Snch obserya
ton as =. little more grape, Captain
Bragg"
--Oystermen ARE predicting the
best season for that sor, OF sea fruit
sinca 1860. Alrcad, the bivalvuIar
dairtics are in plump condition.
Dozen Blue Points, waiter.
There is strong probability that
United States Treasurer New will
soon retire from his present position.
lie is rather tired otthe place, the dn-
ties Of which are arduous.
The State Supreme Court Of II.
linoi, decided that the last election,
by which the charter Of 1872 was
decided 10 be the fixed charter OF
Chicago, was legal.
California will give us about eight
million gallons Of wine this year.
The very name Freedman's Bank
is so suggestive Of swindling that the
deposi;ors are afraid to send their
pass-books to Washington to nave
their dividens entered, for fear they
will never see them again,
The Supreme Court decides that
the Fourteenth Amendment does not
confer the right of suffrage on woman.
Nearly halfa million photographs
and autographs of Charlie Ross have
been printed and distributed all over
the civilized world.
The Alabama Constitutional Con
vention has Il member older than the
Constitution Of the United States.
The Executive Committee Of the
National Grange are in session Ill
Louisville, and the directors of the
Mississippi. Valley Trading Company
are in conference with their Grange
Committee concerning the question OF
direct trade in Grange products with
England.
Ne70 England.