Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-09-20
Weekly News Summary.

ANEW ORLEANS health officer Is accused VI bar
gaining to spread smallpox and receive five dol
lars for every patient sent To n certain hospital
900. The Boston Methodist ministers voted, forty
To eight, thatwe hereby dsapprove ofthc policy
Of holding camp-meotings on the Sibbath."...
Negroes who have heretofore been considered
exempt from the attacks Of yellow fever, form q
large proportion Of fatal cases in the epidemic in
savannah. In Rochester, the birthplace Of
sphtualism, c. l.. Jennings makes public the
means through which he doludcd believers in
GENERALIZATION. lie conicssos that lac used
cabinet with secret panel, and was aided by
confederate, masks aud wigs lie says that the
himse.t tricks were seldom suspected . Miss
Bella st. Clair walked one thousand miles In one
thousand hours in Woolwich Gardens, London
... The Prince OF Wales is willing 10 accept the
Presidency Of the English commission for the
French Exposition Of iS7s.... Our Minister Ia
Greece has obtained from the Greek government
q revocation Of the order forbddng the circula.
ton Of the Bible ia that country philan-
thropist goes 10 Boston every day from one Of the
suburban villages, and takes with him basket Of
choice fruit, which he distributes among the chill
dren in the streets. The tabernacle Tor Moody
and Sankey, In Chicago will hold ten thousand
persons and be ready for use withna few weeks
After the revival season, the structure will be
converted into stores ., business firm in Spring.
field Mass keeps "a sharp lookout ON the manner
in which their clerks live, and II they find
Young man whose EXPENSES far exceed hi. regular
income, De Is quietly discharged la one instance
five clerks were turned oil together Tor getting mp
party that was known to be beyond their means
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exceed the receipt. by about six thousand five
hundred dollars Jesse romeroy was COM
mittod 20 the Massachusetts, state prison. Thurs
day evening To serve his lie sentence Twelve
thousand dead letters are received daily at the
dead letter office Tho amount Of money found
in them amounts yearly TO the sum Of three
million and seventy five thonsAnd dollars. The
Massachusetts, state building on the Centennial
ground has been offered for religious services on
sunday, and invitations have been given 20 an
residents on the ground 20 attend "A Catholic
priest and hundred members Of Dis parish have
been murdered at Ming koue-rou, China, by
Chinese fanatics Tie mob also destroyed forty
buiidngs... In filling single day requiston
from rostnaster., recently, there were sent to
various section. of the country one million four
hundred and hity-nino thousand aud one hundred
stamped envelopes eight million five hundred and
hity-sis thousand four hundred and ten postage
stamps aud one million four hundred and ten
thousand postal cards. the aggregate amount
charged 30 po.tma.ters. therefore. being two hun
dred and .eycnty-two thousand one hundred and
TWENTY-FIVE dollar. and pipety-.ix cent. Con.
aresstnan Walker. of yirrnia. has purel,a.ed
Gen Bcllnap'. Washington residence for thirty
thousand dorar. Fprlapd'. munfip,l debt.
were increased twelve million five hundred tbop.
sand dollars last wear the combined mnnieiual
Indebtedness being four hundred and .ixty-tvo
million five hundred tbou.and dollar. The
-onpdinrs Of the channel tunnel ,a,peatin,, Emo.
land and France were ,otntiatel last week. ,iti,
most satisf,rtory ro.ur4 Tho p..,,p r,,i.e
have pro.eente,i ouc tb,o.,ol and t.,tt-pioe
l.,1or d,,i,rs .i,,,, Il, ,b closed ,l.,,,. t,l,,i
and seventy. ,,, ram, .i ANA .,i,ei ei..ht t,,,.
sand three boBJr.l and .s,eat,.- ti,. ,ail,p. off
iiooor N,. coyerp.r li,,,. .,ut y, houooc,
To- tbe ohio Stat. Gain las. wool. which Ma.
awarded , .pe,i,l ,,..0f rf.,. d.Ii,r. Min.
er,i wafer similar T., ,l,t of sor,,t... t,. boon
struck Al ro,nd lake n s. M "a deptl of ono
thousand three hundredan .eyont, five feet
General Custer. Remington rifle and black
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