Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-09
Weekly News Summary.

business In the South by the fever at 800 5000
A ST. PETERSBURG dispatch says the Russianpa-
pers are increasingly saucy relative to Afghanistan.
DISPATCH from Rome says that the negotia-
tons between Germany and the Vatican have
failed
Ex-PREsIDESr GRANT has written his sister
Mrs. Corbin that he will return to America early
in May.
THE New York papers continue 10 give en-
couraging reports Of the revival Of business in the
commercial metropolis.
U. S. GRANT, JR., has given to Mayor Ely Of
New York FIVE hundred dollars for the yellow
fever sufferers on behalf Of his father.
Mrs. CoRBIs Of Elizabeth, N j.. sister Of Pres
ident Grant has taken theprize for the best home
made bread in that state at the state fair.
NEW crater on the disk of the moon, esti-
mated to he about three miles wide, has been
discovered by DIR. Klein, a German astronomer
MEMPHIS is now the Niobe Of Southern cities;
its population Of 40 900 only two months ago has
been reduced to 800 whites and 5000 Africans
The commissioner Of pensions has decided that
pension agents cannot exact a fee Of ten dollars
from their clients prior TO the prosecution Of
claim for a pension.
The estate of the late William S. o Brien Of
San Francisco, who was one Of the Bonanza firm,
is valued by the appraisers at 5000, coo, exclu-
sive of mining stocks.
A BELGIAN physician appointed by the govern
ment to investigate the causes Of color blindness
reports that it is due to the too general and ex-
cessive use Of tobacco.
PORE LEO XIII, has expressed his satisfaction
that pilgrimages to the Vatican have, under his
ponti6cate, been resumed from all countries, and
especially from the provinces Of Italy.
MICHAEL McALL1sTER, a prominent citizen of
Vernon, N. Y, was found dead near the railroad
track in that village, the 3D. His body was ter
ribly mangled Foul play is suspected.
MIR. II. NJ. STANLEY, the explorer, has COM
pleted arrangements for the delivery Of one hun.
dred lectures in various parts of Great Britain en-
bodyng descriptions Of his recent discoveries.
THE first Chinese childs magazine has been
started in Shanghai. 1t is published monthly,
contains variety Of amusing and instructive
matter, with illustrations, aud is but fifteen cents
year
DEAN STANLEY on the LIST, was presented
by Assistant Secretary of State Seward to the
President at the Soldiers Home, and afterwards
dined with Sir Edward Thornton. On the I'd he
visited Mount Vernon.
SENATOR THURMAN fell sick while addressing
a meeting at Bellaire Ohio, the other night and
now lies in helpless condition, though his illness
is not considered dangerous. The attack was
brought on by overwork.
THE American consul at Rio Janero reports
small pox as almost an epidemic. There were
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during the last night in August. The yellow
fever is also feared there
CYRnLE DIoN, the billiardist, died suddenly
on the way from Montreal to Iachne, on the I'd
inst Some say he was accidentally killed, others
say he died of inflammation of the lungs Moth
ing definite at this writing.
The governor of Virginia has thus far failed to
obtain loan of 5000, 600 from the banks of that
state and unless it is obtained several Of the
public schools will have to be closed for lack of
funds to pay the teachers
An order has been received from the New York
post-ofiice for III 600 stamped request envelopes
This is the largest order ever received in one day
from single post-oifice and its money value is
between 5000 and $4,000
FARMER named Robert Stewart left Port
Hope, Canada on the I'd, Thirty miles distant,
late Wednesday night his dead body, very much
bruised and with the skull broken, was found on
the road. His money was all gone.
KANSAS and California stand side by side in
grain crops the present year. From the eighth
place a wheat state in 1876, Kansas jumps to
| the first place. Her crop of wheat will be over
10000 900 bushels and of corn 100 600 900 bushels.
| THE news from the Southern cities continues to
be favorable There is general decrease of the
malady, though the warm weather has fatal in
| huence. At Vcksburg the fever is on the in
crease again, but at other places there is little
change
THE balance of trade continues heavily in our
| favor. The value of domestic exports for the
| year ending with August was S72U, 900, 900, which
| is an increase of Sl17,000000 as compared with
1877. Meanwhile our imports were $3.50, 600, 900,
a falling off OF 100000.
COLLECTOR SMITH OF New Orleans telegraphs
to secretary Sherman that there is more need Of
| aid than ever. Sixty thousand rations are needed
at once, and even that will not suffice. He in
dorses the appeal Of the subcommittee which rep
resents over thirty benevolent organizations
| j. b. CALDER cashier of the Grocers and Pro-
ducers Bank of Providence, X. l., has proved
defaulter to the amount of from $50 900 to $780,
900 of the banks funds, caused by his permitting
certain depositors to overdnw greatly their ac-
counts. II is expected that considerable por-
ton of the missing funds will be recovered.
Calder is under arrest
A BAND of runaway Indians crossed the Kan
sas Pacific track, sixty miles east of Hay City,
| Kan, Tuesday, and when eight or ten miles
north of the station, came upon a lot of cattle
men, when hand-to-hand fight ensued, result
ing in the loss of eighteen citizens killed and five
wounded. The troops were all west of Buffalo
in pursuit OF another band.
OF cotton cloth the United States exported last
year 1876 600, 900 yards, while the amount in 1874
was but 100000 Employers claim that the
earnings of the mill operatives are higher now
than in 1860, in proportion to the cost of living,
and mills are supplying goods at less cost than in
that year. Although supplies cost more and cot
ton the same, greater skill and economy, with i'm
proved machinery produce these results.
THE Howard Association of vicksburg received
an earnest appeal for aid from the people of Hay
mes Bluff, which says there are over one hundred
cases of fever there under treatment, and the ep-
idemic is steadily increasing throughout that sec
ton, The people have become terror-stricken
Twelve or fifteen cases occurred where the pa
rents dying the children abandoned them TO the
mercies of strangers, and children when dead had
to be buried by colored friends.
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