Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-26
Weekly News Summary.

weeks from next Monday.
BRIGHAM YouSos favorite wife, Amelia, was
New Hampshire girl, her maiden name, Folsom.
BILL LAyLY, the Texas bandit who confessed
twenty-four murders, Is a convert to Christianity
IT Is stated at Salt Lake City that since tn,
death of Brigham Young real estate has risen ten
per cent in value
In Westchester county, N. Y, n few days ago,
the only colored man on a jury was elected fore
man by his companions.
As one OF the results Of the Centennial Expo
stion, American wallpapers are now being ex-
ported to Italy and Germany.
VERMONT hen recently Matched out a nest Of
turtle eggs and no mother was ever more sur
prsed or out Of sorts with her family.
Ara camp meeting in California, house Of
three stories was made of hollow tree; the
cavity being thirteen feet in diameter
A TEMPERANCE organization in New York under
the lead Of Rev. DIR. Crosby is about inaugurating
one thousand lawsuits against groggeries
FROM ten to twelve thousand operatives in the
cotton mills at Bolton England, and vicinity, have
struck against FIVE per cent. reduction OF wages.
ONE quarter Of the town of Dieppe, France, was
recently destroyed by fire, covering loss OF over
two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
No students have entered the Agricultural Col
lege at Hanover this year. The whole number
now there is eight, against twenty four last year.
STANLEY teegraphs that his entire expedition
will embark on Portuguese vessel for London
all his people are sick twenty down with ulcers
AFTER trying all kinds-the cobbe, wood, as
phalt, Russ etc.-New York has settled down to
the fixed belief that the granite block pavement
il the best known.
THE Murphy temperance movement has reached
what has been called " the wickedest city in the
world, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Fivehundred men
have signed the pledge.
On the 18th instant thirty clerks were dropped
from the rolls Of the Treasury Department and
there have been further removals at the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing
JAMES PESDERGAsr, OF Warren, Mass, recently
elected from his stomach a black lizard, three
inches long, which is supposed to have resided
there for the last three years
TRAIN on the Canada Southern railroad was
recently run one hundred and eleven miles in one
hundred and nine minutesl This is the fastest
time ever made in this country.
THE new cattle disease, which Is supposed to
have been imported from Texas, is spreading rap
idly through some portions of New York and Ohio.
In nearly every case it ends fatally.
THE corn crop in Nebraska and western Iowa
will yield larger than last year, averaging fifty to
seventy bushels per acre. Wheat averages twenty
two bushels oats fifty to seventy-fve, and barley
twenty-five to fifty
1T is stated that the closing of the South dvis-
ion Of the Harlem Extension railroad from Ben
nngton to Chatham, N. " threatens to seriously
cripple, II not ruin, the coal and lumber interests
Of Western Vermont
JUDGE BlDDLE Of the Supreme Court of Indiana
has invented a musical instrument somewhat like
a violin, and called tetrachord. It may be made
in different sizes, so that twelve instruments will
constitute full string band
THE conductor of Chelsea ferry car in Boston
recently found under seat pocketbook con-
tanning five thousand dollars, in notes and money,
and upon returning it to the owner received ex-
actly one dollar to encourage his honesty
A CORRESPONDENT from the seat of war writes
to a London paper :" Put Turk in ditch, give
him gun, sackful of cartridges, a loaf of bread
and jug of water, and he will remain there a
week or month under the most dreadful artil-
lery fire, without hinching''
The nation is great creditor as well as debtor
The six Pacific Naturalization, Central South
ern. Kansas Sioux City, and western-owe it
ninety-two million six hundred and thrty-six
thousand seven hundred and fifty-one dollars
which pays no interest until maturity in 1897.
NUMBER of the northern lakes appear to be
visited by plaques to which the fish fall victims
The latest case is that of Conesus lake. In New
York, where the perch, and perch only, are dying
by thousands There are other lakes in western
New York where there is similar visitation.
Two intoxicated young men were riding behind
a slow horse in Kansas City, few days since
They came to bridge over the Kaw river and
one said banteringy that he could swim across
quicker than the horse could go over. He jumped
into the water and struck out, but was drowned
SCHOOL teacher in Meriden Conn, IL 30 un-
popular that the school committee was requested
by the heads of families TO dismiss her The COM
mittee refused, and all the children have been
withdrawn from the school. The teacher goes to
the school-room every day. stays there alone, aud
draws her wages regularly.
AT Brownville Me, recently, a horse was fas-
tened too near a bees nest The bees attacked
him slightly at first but as he charged and
plunged, attempting To get away, they attacked
him from all sides, until the poor beast could
stand it no longer lie uttered shrek after shrek
in his agony, and then lay down and died
iT liz said that the young man whom Professor
King had invited to accompany him in a balloon
ascension at the fair in Rutland, went to the
grounds with a big basket of lunch, an ulster
f,,ra All. 4.
change OF winter clothing, an electric heater, a
canteen, an opera glass, and life-preserver.
In the war song officially distributed among the
Russian soldiers with the sanction Of the Grand
Duke Commander-in-C Chief, there occurs the fol-
lowing verse; Bear down upon the confounded
Turks and take no prisoners They have skinned
and impaled 1.-THE Christians) and burnt them
alive. No quarter can be given to them" This
is literal translation
TWENTY tranps made descent upon the depot
at Warrenton Junction, Virginia, last week Tues
day, and robbed the building Of everything porta-
ble, valued at four hundred dollars They also
attempted TO board pay train near Manassas
but were kept at bay until the engine was reversed
and the train run back. The authorities succeeded
in capturing part of them.
championship of the world, between James f.
Owens, of Fairfield, Vt, and Charles Murphy, OF
New York, came off at Music Hall. Boston, on the
evening OF the 10Th, and was won by the former,
who gained two successive falls the first in
teen minutes and the second in fifty-fve minutes
Murphy acted entirely the defensive, and
Owens used the hiplock.
The Pope has been writing an autobiography
for more than forty years. lie il now on the
point Of bringing it To close and committing it
to one Of his secretaries, to be reserved for ten
years after his death and then published. That
1t Is not To be printed il particularly ell
joined by codicil To his will, The book will
contain correspondence Of great interest with Vic
tor Emanuel, Napoleon ILL.,, and Cavour.
THERE were seven deaths from yellow fever on
Thursday OF last week, in Fernandna, Fla, all
white persons. Fifteen cases were then re-
ported. The heavy rains of the past few days
have caused an increase in the mortality. Fifteen
nurses have gone from Jacksonville, several Sis
ters of Charity being among the number, Con
tributions in money are greatly needed, and it il
hoped that the North will respond to their appeals
THE enormous forest fires in Alglers caused a
loss OF many millions 10 the French Government
In fleeing from the flames, beasts of prey and