Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-04-17
Weekly News Summary.

HAL.
A FEARFUL wind storm visited Comar, Iowa.
on the 10th. Four houses we're blown down and
a large number unroofcd
THE Archduke Francis Charles, father Of the
Emperor Of Austria has left third OF his fortune
Of twelve million dollars to the poor
sEvES-YEAI,-oLD Chicago boy was so slightly
bitten by dog that the skin was barely broken.
A week afterward he died Of hydrophobia
SINCE January ist two thousand horses, costing
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars have been
shipped from Montreal to the United states
THE recent suspicious death of Oliver D. Jewett
at Bartlett n. H. caused considerable excitement.
butan analysis proves that he was not poisoned
PLArTsRtRGH has one hundred and eighty
seven destitute families-eeven hundred men.
women and children-on its temporary relief list
WHITELAw REID, Of the Trijune gave fare
well dinner TO Bayard Taylor the 10th. Mt the
Union League Club, and Mr. Taylor has left for his
mission in Germany
WILLIAM TILER. teller in the Amerioan nm.
tonal bank Of Detroit whoabsconded with twelve
thousand dollars, was arrested in Montreal with
his plumber, and taken back
RESOLUTION to impose a duty upon the flour
~ '"P'i''" ih" 'anada mas been lost in
the Dominion House Of Commons by "A vote Of
-twenty-eight to one hundred and forty-eight
Mhs CATHERINE KEESAN Of Brooklyn N. Y,
was bitten by n cat n month ago, and died ON Fri
day evening last in commissions The doctors are
satisfied that 1t is a clear case of hydrophobia.
TnF largest obesk in this country is to be
placed over the grave of General Wool, in Oak
wood cemetery Troy n. Y, 1t will weigh one
! hundred and fifty tons and be XIV feet in height
THE salary Of Lord Duiferin ~ povernor oor.
eral of Canada last vear was sis Gee ~. d..
cost Of maintaining bis st,T ordat Ia. ,.i,
British Columbia. brougbt the ann ,aid ,a hi,, -.
the province M to s130OOo
p,c,, ,o,,dor u.,,,,, ,.....,.,,
"''''n y "'"'" "Seu oy lad'eS upon
renders it very innrious II a little iodido ~
| potash is dropped npon the povder tbe rrosonoo
Of lead will he revealed by its tnrnng yellow
Miss Fttz ,urru Uo,, n ,,r,,,,o,,,,..o. -,
| Roger sherman of c,rno,,;n,, 49,, .i.,.. -
Senator Uoar nj N,ssac,,rso,,. a,,d at., -.
Attornev-f General I, pooI,,ro,, r,., 49,,
bridga Mo-. ins, sa,nn1', ,, u'ou ~ I'''"-
four years
Srvrx human y,,o,o,,,s
bnildine ahorioi,os bo,o H., 4, -,
LYONS countv fKvl cayo and ,,,ais a',aa.a
seems tn Indicate tragic don't, a, - .i.o IT.
Ivin, across o,o,bor ,,,,h e.. ..',,
others tbroats
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have been cre,t1, noroo.o ,,' ~, ~ nina
ity Of the weather dnrir,, ho ,,as, Co.,.
There has heor ,.Ion,, - IT, ''''i'"S
and in some I,cos ,l,o ,a..,'
DEGREES aboye yoro '''' ''''''" - 'e"
~ osuo"SpuIS' ','e "'her n'ght a mother drove
49,. "'S OUT oi uoors' ana the
'',V''''''S '"' l''or '"u was Iouhd dead-sui-
had cnrled bimso,f =, ol,.ai,. - iI', no
gone to bis last slee ""'
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,'''S I"'' '''" arrested IN georgia who
Az. .'1 1r '1'''''''u 10 "e hanged Tor muir
''''u - U,'V" '''''le" from prison before the
,a,aoI -, ,oec ne was hrst SEN
49, '''' ""e" io"hu iately was work.
PRESIDENT Vanderbilt has ordered a reduc-
''oi' Vi ,orce III 'ne SHOPS OF the New York Cen
"' anu ',"','" "''o' i""'o"us AT west Albany
'o''' "'"ui'" men wiz oe discharged at SYRIA
o"9e one n"nurtu, NJ Rochester three hundred,
anu 1T p"ii"io 'iN huhured
ALL the Protestant churches in Amboy, H.,
were closed ON recent SUNDAY night their con-
gregatons joining in a union temperance service
at the Catholic church. The church. which is the
largest in the city, was filled to overlooking, and
many were unable to gain admittance,
In appointing Friday, the 18th instant AS a day
of fasting and prayer in Connecticut Governor
Hubbard calls upon its citizens voluntarily To
taste little Of fasting, that they may know how
hunger tastes to those who, in these sharp and