Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-02-09
Weekly News Summary.

The palace expenditure Of the Sultan Of rn,i,
has been two million dollars n year ever sine.
succession An iron steamer Of smail AIM.
sions Is to he built at Dubuque Tor the Einc =,
Siam, and shipped IN sections o.. Nv a Into Il,
cree of the Russian Senate women viii betoef,o,
be allowed to become harristers-at.law amor a.,
examination. A resolution passed by n fo,,,,.
Legislature Of Mississippi, approving Gen. Sbc,i.
dams conduct at New orleans, has lust becn q,
plunged from the records There are u,,o.
thousand white men in Florida, who have No.,
voted since the downfall Of the Cohfcdera,
enough to insure Democratic triamph at o,.,.
election. Notwithstanding the mild winter
Worcester Mas skate manufacturer has s,ld
forty thousand pairs Of skates this season ond H.
now filling an English order The sea otter. nj
Alaska, whose skins ARE far more valuable h,,
those Of seals, arc being rapidly extcrmina,o,l Id,
the indiscriminatc slaughter Of the females and
the young The MOmen's Dress Association M
England are turning tlict attention to the oo.
tune Of servants, whose prevailing love Of dpcr,
is to be taken in hand and awards of money am
to he offered a. encouragement to female servant.
to dress more suitably 10 their station in life
The London standard says that several forcio,
powers arc directing their attention to Tie nrac
ucability ofcstablishing telegraph stations in mid
ocean, by which messages can be sent from nm,
part Of the sea along the line Of the cable 10 the
terminal points on shore and rice tcrsd
young man Of East lafny, n 49, who went IN
vineland few years ago to make lis fortune t,
raising grapes, has gone home a sadder and wiser
man. lie lost two thousand dollar. In 1874. ami
two thousand in 1872 There WIS eonstcrnn
ton at Verona, y s. last Sunday, when an old
barnyard ram was found standing, like an angel
with flaming sword, at the doorway Of a pro.
bytcrian church, buuing hcrcely at ever,bod,
who attempted to enter the sanctuary Finan,
two Of the brethren seized the intruder by tbe
iorelock, aud returned him to his fold. There
are fewer distilcrics now running In any OF tie
large contrasting countries Of Central KentuclN
than In any past year.. The proposed new cleo
ton law for Louisiana provides that any person
who shall 10y any means whatever. compel another
to vote contrary 20 his will, shall be punished l,
a fine Of not less than five hundred dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars. which shah 600
10 the school fund, aud be Imprisoned for not Ios.
than three months nor niofo than one year.
lady Ia Paris Is introducing new fashion iu te.
gard To furniture. She IL having an her chain.
sofas and even her carriages stuffed with aro.
matte herbs, which Oh the air with an agreeable
but not too powerful perfume The fashion J, de.
rived from the Eastern nations and prevails ~,
touslvely over considerable part OF Asia
Nearly century ago, Old Port Royal disappeared
beneath the waves in an earthquake, aud now. Ia
calm and clear weather you may lool, down into
fifteen fathoms q water and see submerged
houses, towers, aud churches, with sharks swim.
ming quietly IN and uut OF the open window, of
fitair l.IF
deayored to rescue treasures Of untold value, bun
succeeded only in bringing up bell, covered with
puEzling inscriptions, which they gave 10 The
museum. The Legislature ~ Kansas give.
twenty-five thousand dollars outright 10 the Cen.
tonnial. Michigan pays is Governor only one
thousand dollars q year some Californian.
WHO own one hundred aud sixty thousand acre.
Of land are enclosing it with q single fence one
hundred miles In length ON the Sunday that
the Prince OF Wales spent u Lucknow he went To-
church Ia the morning and IAN elephant show in
tho afternoon The stfineenry with which ihe
adultcmton az food aci 81 enforced ga lnudon ha.
cau-ed Is large number Of failures ia the miis
trade,.. There wac never a man more completed,
sold than the one who stole the travelling Tag ofa
drummer for boot aud Shoe firm lie got boot.
and shoes IN plenty. but NOT a pair . Silver.
mounted rosarics, religious medals, and the like
to the value Of one million dollars. arg sold an
nnally in France. "A Mr. II rease. OF Darling.
ton, England, has offered my pound, Tor the
best essay on juvenile smoking The Res, Dr.
Ri,cliei author Of The WorSman's Pine. is Co
/ be one Of the judges An audacious Young man
attended Mr.. Mhlcr's Undertaking. seanoo m
/ Memphis and suddenly turned the ght Of q dark
lantern on the form Of a supposed awarition. Dis
closing the medium Ia the sight 81 the company
One Of TIE most wanton aud brutal cases Of
torture To live animal ever recorded has occurred
/ IN Shrewsbury, England. 4 farmer was convicted
Of having cut ont hens crop" while she was
alive. She was found living the next morning,
with her chest cut open wien Intercepted
about his motive, he said that he had lost bag
I Of wheat, aud suspcciing neighbor, had cui oui
the crop Of one Of his fowls 10 obtain proof 81 the
J theft lie was fined FIVE shillings