Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-09-06
Weekly News SUMMARY.


sin man dies without heirs, his property zoe. 4,
the school fund Of the state. Among The y,.i
tors to Saratoga this summer Ia a lady whowea,.
jewels valued at two hundred thousand dono,.
and carries In addition 20 her other baeoaoo
small fire and burglar proof safe. Tho numbe,
Of visitors at the Centennial exhibition NJ pbu,
dcphia is steadily increasing. The average me-,
day last week, was about fifty thousand dollar.
... The lockwood used by engrayers /. brou,h,
from the region Of the Black and Caspian sea.
and Is said to grow In perfection nowhere ol.e
cubic foot Of Il weighs seyenty-nvc pounds and
the prices range 1t from seycnty-nyc To two hmm.
dred and fifty dollars a ton.... The retail coal
dealers IN New York have reduced their price.
one dollar per ton ..A Newburyport MAS.
man has succeeded in raising cotton plant. and
now has two on exhibition which are in un
bloom b.. Professor Scclye will enter upon Nj.
duties rs President Of Amherst College at tho
opening Of the fall term, September It'll The
price Of kerosene has doubled within the last few
months IT, cheapuess has caused it to be used
much more extensively during the last year. and
the demand now exceeds the supply. Print
cloths sold at four aud 6ge-eighths cents. cash nj
| Hall River, ON Saturday and more than half of
the production Of the mills for the next month \.
] NNtNuN fNlh Nu fhuilNfisf s \ large number of
/ buildings In san Francisco, bounded by Branpap
| Townsend, Third and Fourth streets, were burned
on Monday night involving loss Of lightweight
buildings and seven hundred and eighty thousand
dollars. The second set Of potato-bugs {. ap
pearng on Cape Cod, and the third set is reported
from the western part Of the state. Ar-slacked
lime is the ultimate refuge against the bugs that
survive Paris green aud other poisons Don't
allow your carriage to rattle like a throshing ma
chine. Washers Of sole leather on the spindles of
aXlo-trces will stop the cater caused by too much
"play' piece Of rubber put In between the
thl iron aud clip will silence matters. and IT,
tie coal oil ON the circle or fifth wheel, will stop
squeaking ... In a suit for damages for the ali.
ing Of wagon aud team Into an excavation al
The side of the road, where the defence was that
the horses were skittish, the Supreme Court OF
pennsy lyania has held "l It lihe highway must
be kept in such repair that even siitfiM animals
may be employed without risk Of danger ou 10.
by reason Of the condition Of the road ... Despite
the times, the official returns show a decrease of
pauperi-m in England and Wales the present
year, as compared with lS15.....A Cambridge.
Mass, gih kept the company waiting Tor the
wedding TN she made the groom sign a written
agreement 10 take her to the Centennial ....A
statement Of the number Of cattle DESTROYED TO-
the Madras Presidency by tigers aud cheotahs
during the three months ending the Jist Of March
last shows that four hundred and hfty-two horse.
five hundred and tweniy-nine cows, two hundred
and four calves, one hundred and twenty-four
bullock-, one hundred and twenty-five sheep one
hundred and eighty goats, seven horses or
ponies, eight asses, eghty-nnc dogs, and twelve
pigs were killed during that period. The mails
continue TO bring news OF terrible atrocities In
Bulgaria Ivy the Turks At one place three thou.
sand people were killed, children Of both sexes
were carried about the streets on bayonets and
people were burned alive. 40 another place one
thouuud persons vino offered no resistance were
killed and a bag full of human heads were
opened ia the streets before The house Of The
Italian Consul, and eaten 10y the dogs. The
marketmep OF Boston have had a public dinner
without wine and Tie journal says coutrastingly
There was a class supper, not long ago in
this city, which Che papers, next morning, char
acterzed as brilliant aud successful, but they
omitted to mention that some OF the youug men
who attended IL we're carried away In such state
OF lutoNieaion that they made their journey back
10 college lying prone upon the floor OF the ear
... Five hundred Treasury clerks lost their heads
last week. Newark boasts Of policeman who
can walk % hundred mites ln tweniy-four hour.
600. TIE G1oiAic says rlt,n's children walked
from Long Branch 10 Philadelphia hast week co..
The llttsburs Commercial rise. 20 suggest that
there are two things 10 Doe opened this month
oysters and the public schools a New York
female who arrived at Old orchard Beach Tor
two days sojonrn- recently brought twelve So
H''oga trunks with her, Miwaukean move.
that the hickory tree be made an emblem OF the
United states, as the oak Is Of England and the
laurel Of Greece. Steps are being taken to
build narrow gauge ailroad from Lowell On
Boston George Eliot gets about thirty thou
sand doHafs for her novel Of Daniel Deronda
and now thousands Of dmenoyel writer's art
sharpening their lead pencils for q fresh attempt
-.-.W Walter II. Manett, She champion walkist OF
bowdon college, walked from The summit Of Nj
Washington 20 Portland, ninety miles and over,
IN twenty -three ami oneionHh hours, on Thurs
DAY Of last week. Five Molly Mcguire outlaws
were sentenced TO death at Poitersville, Pa, last
week Tor the mufderoi Policeman iost at lama
qua ABOUT year ago. -.-A New Jersey farmer
mas sent twelve tons OF curmnis 70 the New York
market this season. The dory Centennial
mas arrived az Liverpool from Gloucester Mass.
-...lhe Mystic river delivers 70 Boston and rs
suburbs five million gallons more Of water than
the daily supply OF London. Moody's new
tabernacle In Chicago 20 seat eight thousand
people, viii be flushed October Isl. The Jap
anese government has abolished the hiih-day
holiday, and ordered that the Christian Sunday
shall be legally the Japanese day Of rest Pau
line Wright Davis well known woman sniirt-
gust died in Providence Il /, Thursday night 0i
last week Prices Of sugar, wool, cotton nee
and grain are rising Iwenty-on OF the thiry
eight states elect Goycrnora tits falL.r,A New
London man has collection Of q" war envelopes
embracing four thousand four hundred designs
The Globe Hotel, one OF the failures oi the
Philadelphia show l. Ia be removed "a Cape MAY
The principal countries Of Europe owe about
seventeen billions 1--WE hundred thousand mlllon
dollars, exclusive oil the unsecured paper curreh-
cies and home dehts Liverpool is compelled
TO erect an additional lnnaiic asylum, because the
number Of insane has doubled In the county wlthih
ten years 1t is estimated that within the
last twenty years no less than four hundred
thousand panes of glass have been destroyed I'D
London by thunder storms In the past twenty
five years the population Of Australia and Ne"
Zealand has increased from five hundred tnou-
sou1 Ia t.,., ttt;., a. 81, a. Their