Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-11
Items Of Interest.

RuMoR says Governor Kellogg has bought a
house in Washington, and will not go back to
Louisiana
Mrs HAYES and her children will spend part OF
the summer a her old home at Fremont Ohio,
md the President will remain in Washington.
PRESIDENT and Mrs Hayes have determined
that at their public receptions and private enter
ailments neither wine nor liquors of any kind
shall be dispensed
FRIENDS of President Hayes have recently made
preparations to present him with carriage horses,
etc, but he has declined to receive any pres
ents while in office.
The sun states that James Gordon Bennett IL
preparing for a long stay abroad, and will lease
or close his mansion in town and at Newport
His horses ponies and carts will be sent to him.
and his yacht Dauntless is fitting for the voyage
WOMAN in Butler, Ga recently gave birth to
girl twins which weighed at birth exactly one and
one-half pounds each At two months old they
weighed just two pounds each, and now at four
months old they weigh just four pounds each
They are go mnch alike their mother has to tie a
different ribbon around their necks to tell them
apart.
Mr.. MOODY is doing good in Boston At
meeting the other day Mr.. Russell Sturgis told of
II business man who, showing a lady piece of
lace, was asked " Is it English?' He was about
to answer in the affirmative but checked himself
and then resolving to be honest about it, replied,
Madam, it was English till Moody and Sankey
came but now it's Americanl"
SOME six hundred working-men assembled at
Ottawa, Ont, Thursday of last week and de-
manded work or bread from the mayor who
promised to do what he could for them. Then
they went to the Parliament buildings and de-
nanded an interview with Premier Mckenzie,
but he refused to see them as he was engaged ON
important business and they passed vote of
censure on him.
NEW YORK youth was arrested for stealing
goose, The claimant could not positively den-
tify the bird, but thought its mate could do So
The second goose was accordingly introduced,
whereupon both birds set up loud cry of JOY
and marched around the room together with every
expression of satisfaction; whereupon the Judge
ordered the goose to be given to the man who
claimed it, and committed the thief
A NOTED bee-keeper declares that after a con-
tinued experience OF ten years, he finds that
mgnonette is the best honey plant 1t is almost
rs laruy, ana blooms quite AS late as any ana Is
an ever-bloomer, giving myriads of blossoms, and
is covered continually by the bees Next comes
sweet clover, This does not bloom early, but
has an immensely Of flowers that yield heavily
and furnish forage continually for long time
On, j. BRYCE, in the course OF lecture on
" Armenia" at the Royal Institution, London,
fortnight ago showed to his audience piece Of
wood which he had picked up on Mount Ararat,
far above the level OF trees lie was not prepared
to account for it, appearance at great an eleys-
ton, and did not advance the theory that it was
fragment of the ark He said that it was firm
belief through the district that the ark is still pre-
served in recess of the mountain.