Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-18


a PROPOSITION to introduce compulsory
VACCINATION IN Montreal was vigorously or
posed ny french 'ahauiahs' last week, VINO
behaved III rio'ous manner before the CITY
council
II is "the best civil service under the
SUM- aud our wise Congress has frowned
down thepretended reform started by George
"ill'ah Our''s anu o'ners' uut another col
ec'or oi 'n'e'ua' '.'""ue mas skipped over
Wv ''"o 'i'Vo 'e""'a WIN FiooVVV Oh '''v
p"oio '''o'''' ~ '''u's WIS MS point VI
u'Pa''ure'
A GRAND scheme Tor the universal inter
change OF meteorological observations has
been perfected and is about ready for opera
ton II contemplates system OF daily bul-
letins from signal stations in all parts Of the
world, and the transmission 10y telegraph OF
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lHE cotton states oil the southwest are
having nara tiine oil IT, Drouth IN some
ioeaIitles' ana hoods III Others are ihtllcung
heaNy damage upon the plantations In
some places there VIII be an entire failure
oi 'he crop Altogether the present season
mas oeeh promo III disasters on land ana
WATER ana !" tue oighuns Oh crops
Jrsr two hundred years ago Governor
Berkeley, OF Virginia. said, 81 thank God
we nave no Tree schools ana no printing
presses ana l nope we shaiI not have
any LOT hundred years Tor learning has
drought oiSooeuiehce' ana hereSy' ana sects
mo the world ana pruning mas diVuiged
thelh anu hoeIed governments uou help
us from no'h'
ANDREW JOHNSON and Senator Brownlow
were specimens of good haters. The former,
four years ago, said of Brpwnlow " Death
hoe airoady laid hia icy fingere upon yon
And yet you sit poor, galvanized corpse,
and laugh IN the face OF the King OF Ter
rors J Aud now the shrivelled Parson, in
tolerably good shape, sits and listens at the
o'o''s ~ 'hey i"'i Oh AMY CONN.,
CHICAGO has wisely decided to pay such
OF her creditors as failed to collect the in
tercst due on their bonds from the house Of
Duncan, Sherman \ Co This act OF hon
esty VIII recommend Chicago to persons Seek
ing Investment Tor their money and will
profit the Garden City hundred times more
than would have been gained by taking adj
vantage OF legal techncalites to avoid pay
inent OF just debt,
CoRrIxA, the champion bandit and cut
throat of the day. has reached the city of
Mexico as a prisoner under military guard.
While having the liberty of the city, he can.
not leave it without permission from Presi-
dent Lerdo. Too much distinction is shown
this assassin. He should be speedily tried,
and executed If found guilty, and oi his guilt
there is not particle of doubt. Mexico
should not daily with this bood-dyed Grim
inaL
ONE reason why the mills have ali. or
nearly all. shut down in Fall River. is found
in the ten-hour law of Massachusetts, which
makes it illegal to employ an operative
| longer time per day. Ten hours may be
enough for days work, but so long as
hands can and do. 10 considerable extent.
work eleven hours in the other New Eng
land States. and frequently for inst the
same wages as for ten hours in Massa.
chusetts. manufacturers il, This statp arc nj
great disadvantage.
Ir is stated that for several months INST a
firm of engineers have been experimenting
privately at the CRYSTAL Palace with am
aerial steamer of a novel character weigh.
ing one hundred and sixty pounds. FIX.
periments are stated to have proved the On.
pability of two vertical screws. each twelve
feet in diameter. 10 raise a weight If an.
hundred and twenty hounds: the steam on.
CINE. with water and fuel forming mart Of
the weight so raised To the extent Of eighty
pounds. The power exerted By Il Is equal
to two and one-half horse power. The com.
munication of motion is given bv q vertical
axis emanatinp from the car
onon oo....n...1... Is A.. Va. w.,
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