Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-03-01

TnnEn hundred and thirty-scycu American to-
tells were burned in 1875, and not n hotel cle,l
was so much M scorched.u An American eih
who is studying music In Italy, asked the popo T.,
bless her voice. Ills Holiness smilingly comnli.d
There are sixty cheese factories In St Law.
renee county, n. Y.. Tho memorial volume ~
the late DR. 5. g. Howe will be printed in raised
letters for the use Of the blind A fund is In Lac
raised to defray the expense, and each SUBSCRIBE
OF five dollars will receive copy Of the volume
printed in ordinary type. The volumes in raised
type will be distributed among the blind asylum.
OF the world Near Seneca Falls, farmer while
ioddering cattle from q stack heard a MOANING
underneath, and on removing the straw he found
a two-ycar-old hoifor alive 1t had been MISSING
a fortnight and was much emaciated. The cattle
had eaten under the stack, and thus undermined
it, and It fell upon and buried the heifer Noah
Peasc and wife, Of Ellington, Conn., aged eighty.
four and eighty-fve years respectively, died last
week at the same moment and were buried at the
same hour The Legislature Of Wisconsin Ia.
appropriated ten thousand dollars for the prona-
CATION Of fish, and the Miicovkee Wisconsin
thinks the Northwest can be made the fishing
ground Of the country 90. The Richmond De11f,b
announces that the Dutch Gap canal has, with
comparatively slight labor, been enlarged 50 that il
now contains more than twenty feet Of water. and
enables vessels to save seven miles in passing M
aud down the James river o.. No standing lar
viii be allowed within the Centennial exhibition
grounds. he who wants to drink any thing stronger
than soda-watcr will have to take seat and have
his drink brought by q waiter lntcmperaneo I'm
drink will not be feature Of the exhibition.
Daniel Murphy Of rularc Cal, has bought nine
thousand square miles Of land In Mexico al two
cents an acre . Shrowd fellows in Maine find II
more profitable TO raise bears than sheep, and the
state pays q considerable sum per annum TO have
her Wild animals killed Seeds VI the mahor-
any tree three or four years ago on the Island
Of Maunuus, have already produced trees iwent,
feet high, and from three 10 six inches through
the trunk Rhode Island clergyman said last
Sunday that he was not going TO make his pulp,
a bulletin board any more and that hereafter be
should not read anything but religious notices
IN. Gulchard, a French chemist has dspolled
by experiments the Old notion held hy miners that
man cannot be poisoned by an atmosphere which
will support the combustion Of lamp The
Farmers Club Of the American Institute have
asked congress 10 make the subject Of tree cul-
turc and economy standing branch Of study Boo
agricultural colleges receiving aid or support from
the government The famous stone memorial
pillar Of the Moabiush King. Mwsa, discovered
last year, has been placed ia the Jewish section OF
the Louvre. 10 contains the monarch account Of
his wars with Che lsmelite princes. three
years-old child -pmug from the arms ofits mother.
standing at an open window Of a house in Progi.
dencc the other day, and feli twenty-six feet bot
struck ON baby carriage standing below the win
dow. and was not seriously hurt 4 genius in
New Bedford is Citing up a steamer Tor the pur.
pose Of towing icohcrgs 20 india where they sell
for six cents a pound Wedding feasts are no
longer popular In Paris Instead, frugal lunch
is served after the wedding That is sensible
thing, and should become universally fashionable
1t is related Of clcrymnu who recently re-.
cel,cd a call to pulpit 20 Warren, Rhode Island.
that ia investigating the question whether pre-
yious pastors had been kept for many ycar. be
went into q graveyard and finding that no clergy
men were buried there. declined the call