Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-22
The NezVs.
GENERAL M VS.,

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funds Of The Pacidp mils n LawreHee
lie was unable 10 obtain hail, an'
will probably, be punished TOR hi
Wime,
u, z. Lawrence d New York
receiver II tho American fppulai
Insurance Cumpany has realized
about $4,000 from the assas
be.iits 100000 Of deposits IN lh'
hands Of tho Insurance Department
aud lhal tho liabilities u b. mel with
this arc atpal $4,000 and deIh claim
100000,
The Michigan Central aad Mlehi
4an Southern railroad have cat down
their freight rates lron Chicago H.
Philadelphia aud Baltimore to fourteen
cruIs,
The Canadian douhle'hcadcd
baby. now hclug exhibited, Is I't-
qucutly asleep 10 one head While the
Other il Sidc awake,
-George Jones editor Of the New
York Tunes refuses 10 10 a Police
Commissioner
-Dr, bio Lewis, bcing convinced
that outdoor lie In tho mountain ID an
exceedingly beautiful thing has ~
ganized Ia California camping party
Of iilty Of sixty ladies' aud gentlemen
They all live in tents, aud have Tor
dinner beef, bread aud butter, stewed
apples, coffee. sugar aud milk They
Intend TO live opldoors tour aud hall
months,
Friends of General Fremont
claim that hc Is as much in need OF
substantial recognition rs General
Shields, So, perhaps, Is John Smith
or Bill Jones but II isn't q question
OF need, but OF service, In tho matter
OF service General Shields Claims are
prc'emincnl,
About ESQ Fenians are enrolled
in Syracuse, waiting for something to
turn up,
A remonstrance TO Congress
against the extension OF the Mckay
sewing machine patents is in circu q
ton among shoe manufacturers, and
has already received many signatures
--Chas. Morgan, who died recently
IN New York,was worth Sl3,O)o,OOo.
He owned twen,yihrce steamship,
and was the sole owner OF two lall
roads, one running from New Orleans
to Morgan City, AMI the other from
Indianola to Vic,oa, Texas. His age
was SO.
The total expenditures OF the
American Tract Society, the past year
am united to S2O0,062.
"A letter to the New York Tribune
from. DR.. Smally a, Paris says that
Americans were treated very shabby
a, the opening ceremonies OF the En-
position. Ii was with much difficulty
th,t Mtssrs. Wclch and Bayard
Taylor. United States Ministers
to England aud Germany respectively,
were enabled TO be in the least dis
tinguished above the common herd OF
ou.,ookers. The English dignllarles
were well looked after, ON the other
hand [who had probabl! looked out
for themselves] Dr. Smally seems to
hin, that tie snubbing took place be-
o,use of the poor show of the Amer.
caus AT the Exposition.
The Supreme Court has adjourned
till next fall, having given about 25O
decisions during the term, and gained
twenty on the long list that it is behind
on.
M. Okubo Minister Of the In
terror of Japan has been assassnated.
The murderer was arrested.
"A Nevada man whose wife asked
him to take her to the circus, boldly
answered "I'velost four wives already
and you're the fifth, and atore them
circus fellows get here I'm goln' to
chain you up"
Last Saturday afternoon terrible
tornado swept part Of 81. Louis,
and trees Of the largest size were torn
from their roots and carried off bodily.
A number of buildings were blown
down and several persons severely in
jured.
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