Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-12-26

stroyed by IRE, II To ne rehnt larger thhn before
and will be ready for the fall term of 1873.
ONE dollar put at compound interest upon the
day Columbus discovered America would amount
in 1879, to the paltry sum of SO $40, 100000,
THERE have been fourteen fatal cases of hydro
phobia in London so far this year. The usua
death rate from this cause is four annually.
Mr. CooLBAuGu the wealthy Chicago banker
who recently committed suicide, is said by the
4dpdnce to have been led to the deed by in.
Temperance.
MATT CARPENTER is said to he the most brilliant
pleader before the United States Supreme Court
and to be making there an income of $4,000 OF
$780, 900 year.
THE Moffat bell-punch, in use in Virginia bar
rooms is good collector of statistics The Rich
mond be-punches registered in seventeen days
255,OO0 drinks.
SPEAKER Mt the Moody and Sankey meet
ings in Providence Friday night said the sales of
liquor in that city had fallen off onc-half during
the past three weeks
The Tennessee Senate has passed bill for a
compromise of the state debt ut fifty cents and
graded interest At four, five and six per cent bya
vote of thirteen to twelve.
Mr. LYMAN, geologist to the Japanese govern
ment, reports that the island of Yesso probably
contains hundred and fifty thousand million
tons of coal not yet explored.
PEANUTS weld large percentage of oil that is
as good for all purposes a. olive oil 1t is more
paatable than olive oil and is used extensively
for culinary purposes, finding ready market.
In Lafayette county, Missouri the county court
has issued an order requesting the people to turn
out EN- masse on the 27th 2Sth and Doth of this
month to kill rats The whole region is overun
with the creatures.
THE tobacco cases at New Orleans growing out
of the seizure by Supervisor Creecy in 1868, and
involving over 500, 900, have been decided by u
jury of the United States district court in favor
of the government.
The International Telegraph Congress will meet
on the LIST of July, 1873 in London Among other
subjects, it will discuss the reduction of charges
for kilograms sent considerable distances, and an
increase for short distances
THE superintendent of factory in Canada,
which manufactures paper from wood, saws that
the process is now so much improved that tie
paper can be made ready for use in six hous
from the cutting Of the tree.
An Illuminated cross has been recently placed
on the spire of St Augustine church, Houston
street, New York. There but two others in
the country one in st. Louis and the other on a
Catholic church in Brooklyn.
THE merchant who thought he could save money
by not advertising found that he was right. After
doing business for several months unknown to the
public he was able to discharge a number of sales
men, whose salaries he saved.
WORK on the Notifications of Rome is to he
begun Immediately The works will consist of
ten fortresses, forming large circle, enclosing
land that can be cultivated on the Campagna and
of seven internal ones nearer the city
A TOUCHING scene noticed before one Of our
city toy shops, the other day, two little girls
who had between them their smaller sister who
was blind and were describing in detail the col
ors forms and names of the articles displayed.
TURKIsTAN contributes a new fibrous material
called kendiur, which promises to be n substitute
for flax and hemp in certain manufactures. 1t
grows wild in great abundance, and is used by the
natives for making rope and fishing appliances.
MAYOR BRYANT of San Francisco says in his re-
cent message that persons residing outside OF
tht WY dhu Nbhheyi anu cNph hiNh VIM ~ i'hE'i
live in this world, no doubt vote at elections here
and the law is such that the fraud cannot be proved
and punished"
THE culture of coffee in southern California /.
becoming profitable. The plant grows AZ vigor
ously as in the coffee countries of South America
and yields bean of II strong aromatic flavor, The
central and southern portions of the state are the
regions peculiarly favorable.
A SICK and helpless woman in Maryland, whc
was disinherited by her father, Captain John Ham
bin has been given his entire property, valued
at nearly $4,000 by jury, his will being re
jected ON the ground of undue influence and q
want of testanentary capacity.
THOMAS RooNEy's house at West Point wa,
burned on the 18th, and his two little children
aged three and five years respectively pershed
in the flames. They were locked in the houst
during the absence OF their parents, and wher
found were clasped in each others arms, lieles
and charred
PENNSYLVANIA finds that the expenses of thu
July riots for the transportation and pay of troop
foot up about half million dollars The losse
in the destruction OF property are yet in dispute
final decision having been reached by tn,
courts as to whether the counties or the stat,
is responsible,
THERE were thirty-two persons condemned t.
death and TWENTY-FIVE executed for murder ii
England and Wales during 1876 With the ex
ception of 1873, when there were thirty-three con
vietions, this is the largest number for ten years
and the record of the decade shows a large an
steady increase.
THE Rev, Mr. Collins, one of the wealthest an
most influential magistrates in Cornwall, Eng
land, was drowned in his own fish pond the othe
day. He was looking into the pond from his
bank when, being seized with giddiness, he fe
against tree, which stunned him, and theme
into deep water.
NOTWITHSTANDING famine and rewards, no,
ious animals multiply in India from the religion
dislike of Hndoos to killing anything Cobra
lucky reptiles are held by them especially sacre,
and, with other snakes, managed in 1875 to Xxi
1900 persons. The loss Of cattle from the san
cause was very heavy
BRIGHAM YoUNG appointed three executors, h
eldest son being one of them and his wives
continue To occupy the Lion House. "B
Hive, and Amela's Palace, the property ha
ing been divided into groups for each family
and each moth r having supervision over her Ov
part, under the general supervision Of executors
The reports from Washington are that the =
yer movement has lost ground for the past ie
days, But il is still strong enough 10 be DANCE
Gus The recess ought to bring powerful G
preston Of intelligent public opinion against Il
assault upon national honor and prosperity, so
tibrtak its force by the time Congress reassenlbl,
THE Munhy movement has already caus
something of "a revolution in Kentucky DUR
"court week " at Richmond recently not sing
man WAS killed Things amt ms they used
ho. remarked an old settler, sadly "any iii
afore this we should have had dozen free ights
The disguised man mounted his mule aud rode o
LOCK of hair, cut from the head Of DR.
Ilalsey's eighteen-months old boy at Columb
ohio, which was two inches long at the time
the cutting, Is now over six inches long, "
every sign Of life, For fourteen years it has Ii
in the family Bible, carefully folded and mark,
and it retains its original color, though the bo
hair has changed materially
DEPUTY sheriff recently set out to arrest t
brothers, who had farms near Waco, Texas.
found them at work picking cotton and told tn
hi, Grand They gently but firmly seized a
disdrmed him, and ordered him to 90 Ia work, a
there he remained, picking cotton for dear Ii
until the county officials heard of his predicam,
and came in n body Ia release him
AN estimate has been made Of the loss expt
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