Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-03-06
Weekly News Summary.


THE capital ofthe National Banks Of the country
"ssres"'eS sz'SA'Si4'Iu
JOHN RusKIN, the well-known writer on art, is
dangerously III from overwork.
POLAND contributes one hundred and twenty
thousand men to the Russian army.
THE annual report Of the Delware & Hudson
Canal Company shows u loss of 81. 147.ag2
THE Maine Senate has passed bill recurring
that selectmen and assessors Of towns shall be
able 10 read and write
In ro,, roor,ros o,,,,,,oo, ,,on,hs 90 oh,at, Al,
vorce in Georgia The suit has IN pass through
three terms Of the court.
Ting Reiiaf soo,o,, -, c, 1oi,, N IA had
ninetv.two ann,,c,,ion. nor da, d,,r,no rah,rar,,
from victims of the great fire.
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az pehruarv 20 oto o97 "a ,,aI,,n,, ,ho rod,o,,e,
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=, ~ ~" WILLIAM "ohkMAS' OF montreal
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iN'S po' MIN is 10 attempt 70 SWIM from
'o''uU :" h'eoo"' Instance Oh loo miles then
s"AL hthhR LtfNVouh' adluu'ntgeneal
W ""'', ,'''"u was '"roNn ho'il carriage py
'"V VI u" "N'e' "' r""'uche'' hhS' week
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| boNfhNbH M'NlEl-lAN ana VIE nave surprised
.ne ",'S'ocra''c people % trenton n De- py max
"s N"o "'''''"'""Ve VI 'ioS' vi 'ie poor 'a'iliies
III tue ""n'
rooKEr-BooK and thirty-iive dollars, which a
i'uS VI we" prit'i'n' Conn., mao los' over year
ago were reoen"y returned 10 her oy Moody
anu sammy 'o"'e'''
REV STEPHEN II. TYING, JR, of New York, was
made very happy on Sunday OF last week by the
'onp'euon VI ','e s"oso'ipion vi 9@oo'VVo " pay
oh 'ne uep' on MS eiiuroh'
1T Is SAID that there was never before SO inuch
lumber put INTO the Aroostook waters IN Maine IN
the same 'lihe rs WITHIN the PAST TWO weeks Inc
"o'D' NJ '''' " nv" '"-
IHE girls IN the sophomore class AT Cornell
went 10 the ci'ss supper 'he o'ner n'gh', ana
st"yeu tnrough' uoo-'o the great disgust oi 'ne
boys WHO wanted good tiihe'
"ENhhAL mAcooueAL VIII IN May uaKe COM
""hn Vi All 'ne 'orces !" o"n"ua, anu " Is uhuer-
$1,000 Una. III even. Oh war ne VIII nave a"'hofity
10 rhSe io'ooV Oahau''ns ior ser'ice III Europe
The county judge, sheriff, district attorney and
supervisor Vi h''A'''e''''"" N' !" nave e"e"
"'o "u'P'y ''"P.'"'''o ''io' an ~
enuorSins Tue pleose ana puohciy a'o"Hs '"eir
SyhlA'ny WIFI Tue CAUSE
WASHINGTON special to the Boston journal
states that government officials say that the Sec
reu'ry oil the treasury VIII not use SILVER TO pay
the interest on the public debt. This statement
ia made by high authority.
TuL floods ia California are still raging disas-
trously The Sacramento valley is one vast sheet
of water and the destruction of property is i'm
mense Fortunately, so far as has been learned,
there has been no loss Of life.
A MASSACHUSETTS corporation. which maid off
its hands in trade dollars il said to have refused
! a day or two later To receive some Of them from
one of its e,nployes i'm pavment of a debt nm the
ground that they were not legal tender.
RonrRr MOONEY alias John Evans was mr..
9 rested at Coltop Y ON the ODD pltimo and
taken to Ottawa. charged with forgery TO the
amount of two or three tbousand dollars conn
, mitted at the latter nace oyer a venr aoo
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