Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-22
Weekly News Summary.

Two Americans have bought aud will exhibit
the stone sarcophagus in which II was Intended to
bury Guiboid. Rabbits are 50 abundant in
Kentucky ~ to be positive nuisance and the
fashionable amusement is hunting them down on
horseback b.. During n shooting affny at Pha-
dcphia, ball hattcncd itself on the skull Of one
OF the combatants. The man complained of no
other Inconvenience aftcrward than slight head
ache....At Greensboro, Ky, recently, George
W Murphy aud VIM. McAioen quarreled about
debt Of two dollars Both parties finally drew
pistols and firing simultaneously both were in
stanty kilod...A belief is prevalent In New
York, that Tweed is within a few hours travel Of
the city, and that negotiations to settle all the
cases against him, Genet sweeney. Connolly and
other ring members, are going on. . At the meet
ing Of the Governor and Council Of Maine, Chief
Justice Appleton, of the Supreme Court, gave an
opinion that the votes for candidates giving simply
the initials could not be counted with those Civ
ing the full names This will make several
changes sud dispace some officers returned as
duly cloc.ed . The law students Of Michigan
University have tired Of taking notes, and are
having them printed A shorthand reporter
takes the notes for them at each lecture in the
forenoon, and then they are written out and
printed In the afternoon Of the same day. The
enterprise is carried ON 10y subscription, and about
three hundred copies are struck OIL Tor their ac-
commodation. a passenger on the Mississippi
Central railroad lost his head the other night. by
popping it through the window just as another
train was passing b.. The state of Minnesota will
erect special building for exhibition on the Con
tennlal Grounds Ia rairmount Park 10 exhibit
building materials wheat, flour, blankets
plough-, agricultural machinery, and steam en-
gincs Tho object In removing the Horace Cree
Icy homestead 10 the Centennial grounds, cor
respondent Of the Boston Horgid says Is to afford
some suitable building AZ the headquarters for
the people who claim n home among New Ilamp-
shire's hills. The state appropriation is too small
70 allow the erection of such a building as would
be wanted, aud It II believed the Greeley home
stead would answer every purpose. Relic hunt
or- have already carried away the doorstep Of the
house, aud cut up the apple trees in the orchard
for cinc-.....A gigantic new bridge is about 10
be built across the St. Lawrence, at Montreal, to
accommodate street cars, carriages and foot pass
ongers, as well as railroad traffic viaduct four
thousand eight hundred feet long in twenty
spans, will conduct from sherbroko street % the
river five spans Of six hundred feet each will
the river To st. Helen Island which will be
tmyersed by viaduc, with twenty spans " one
hundred and twenty fee, each, while twelve spans
will eros, tho unna, igabie channel south Of the
island The bridge will be one hundred aud
thirty feet above the level OF the river Quite
number oi residents Of Newport r. L. are In
diguant because Rev Philip Grace, Of 81. Mays
Catholic Church has refused to ofciatc at or per-
init tAe romains Of daughter ~ Manuel De Fray,
who died few days ago, to be brought to the
church Tor the purpose Of having the usual burial
service performed lie also refused 10 oHiciaio at
the house Of the deceased His reason is that the
child was permitted 10 attend Protestant school
The body OF the child has been placed ia the vault
Of the Protestant cemetery "a await further de-
velopmenis and % Is rumorcd that Protestant
clergyman will be called IN % conduct the funeral
services over ono hundred and ninety-seycn
thousand trees were planted u Minnesota during
tie tree planting season. by contestants for GER
tain premiums which had been offered 70 those
planting the largest number. Col vnlette. the
aid-dc-amp Of Marshal Banine, who aided In his
escape has finished the period OF imprisonment
% which be was sentenced, aud has become
wine merchant In order o. caru living, a. he has
been deprived Of che right 90 pension. Vienna
whose age, range from six 60 fourteen years, and
who are giving dramatic performances in the va
rous theatres Of Germany Fairy stories have
been dramatited Tor them and their acting !. said
Co give the fullest satisfaction % both Young and
oid.... une q the good results Of the Education
act ia London which is based on the American
system, IL that the attendance Of scholars has in
creased from Que hundred and eighty thousand to
two hand ed aud eighty thousand and this ha.
not been done by harshness, for the number Of
parents fined does not exceed six thousand, aud
no fine has exceeded five shillugs The iirmuess
" the londsn School Board has resulted In saw
ing one hundred thousand children from growing
up in ignorance It seems that the troubles
which threaten destruction 10 Liberia originated
in little job ia which the late Presiden, Of the
republic wis interested lie was induced 10 make
an agreement giving an English company a mo-
n0poly Of the Liberian trade. The legislature re-
fused TO ratify the arrangement, and therenpon
the agents " the company claimed a right Of
traffic aud transit through the territories ot L.
IBERIA, independent Of the government Resistance
20 this claim led 10 the disastrous warfare Of
which so much has been said fOr OBTAINING
Mr. Witcher, q tailor Of Cowc-, England, some
Two hours and q half in custody Tor refusing to
nav a penny ton demanded of him by the south.
aupton and l.le of Wiebt Steam Packet Com
many. n nry in tho Oneep.s Rencb pfyi.ion gave
the former sliO dao,age. Tho opormon. cron
OF man,el prodnced by aid Of sewage irritation
on Lord Warwiel's farm. in England. was referred
to last ,oar btt tbi. season il has produced even
more surprising Atures. at the cattle show re-
Gently held al Dnsley Hal. birmingham Me.srs.
Carter & Co.. sf IIolborn exhibited root. from
crop weighing uinetv-seyon tons ner acre Thi.
Iolp RIOS. Browne tbe traveller and author