Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-02-06
weekly News Summary.

MoNrASA with an. ,,,...., ,,,-,.
port a single failure during 1877.
Cotosr,, Rorvur rSo,,s,,, -.
500 Ooo nv his rece,, ,sc,,sa ,a.. NV '''oe
rr il asserted tba, n ,no,,,,,,. .,,. -
legisatnre can ne,,hor road No.. -. N'"'"'"'
dec,ease tor tho ,oo,,, ., a, eco o-e y, '"o"r
=, r,,.,',., '''o" "u"'teu ",'noh dollars
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po,"u'o "'o'e'"en' " having great run
" ''' ""' ''o"''"u7 "re signing 'ne pledge'
EX-SENATOR BENZ. + WADE il reported danger
0' ~" w ''"e''o"' onho' "i'h Yphoiu ieVer'
VIZ mas oeen STRUCK IN the Black Hills, and u o
region no" ohers new temptation to adventurers
MARRIAGE IL becoming fashionable among the
N"'hohc priests OF 6ermany, the civil law pro-
'ec''hg them'
ICELAND is again threatened with volcanic erup-
tions like those which wrought such havoc there
" ~" years ago
BUSINESS Is decidedly improving Mt the silk
factories of Paterson, N. j., and brisk spring
trade is anticipated.
THE oldest firm in London is that Of Messr-
Martin Co, established in 1866 or over three
hundred and twenty years ago.
Mus MARGARET IirRnr,r and A.. c.,,.u,.o
Tilton, twin sisters, Of New Jersey RECENTLY cele
brated their ninetieth birthday
Ina hearing before a comm,teo -, tho u.,uo,.
stature, Neal Dow denounced dr,g,is,s, H. a.
e the worst rum shops in the state
PRorEsson PECK. who ia co,roo,od ,.,,A .
school in Homer Cortland coun,, n v haahooa
MoNrrSroRo in the late Rns.o-r,,L,.h s,si,o
lost T. 900 In killed and OOo i'm ,you,ded r ,ooro
than quarter of its popnlation canabIe n, boar.
ing arms
The principal articles exported from tho I,n,tsd
States to Europe are grain uorL lard sov,n,s
bank presidents meat. butter heiresses ,yoo,hor
predictions and horses
A TREE Telling machine bas hoo, ,,von,oa T.,
England by Mr.. Ransome. which. worked nv three
men, will do "A much work a. tvfour wood.
men telling by the axe
DpHrnEntA continues Ia race in varions rar,s
of Nova Scotia one family named Wallace a,
Rawdon. Hants county has lost nine children
within the past sixteen DAYS
KENT Mason Mrs. CLAYTON Of Hartford
is doing temperance service in Canada seven him.
dred recently signing the Murnhv pledye Mt oxven
Sound Ont. through her efforts
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emancipation proclamation. having been accented
by Congress will be formally presented Februarv
18th which il Iincons birthday
Wuttp ,,;ng mood n, riotoL " m -
lnmberme, found ,,,ar ,,.,, h,,.,o,, >, ,a.a,
In q, hct,o,,, 80 81, tt. -, y
winter store of n famiIv of sorirrels
Two freich, ,r,i,s -, ,to cro,,, ,r..,. 81.
scored near Rrcs,on I'm, Iarrarr ooh Go
man named u,dgLins was Liuod ana ,ho a,i,a.
slightly iniured An tho oars ,ra,o ,,,.oo,,oa
Penn and snch ia tho ovc,sroor, in tho 80, ,ho,
all nnhlic assemblae,es ,,hothor o.,,a.
wise have beep nrobih,ed la. tho a7,hor;,ios
= nv IL N'" io'N Il S''a u "ork the rum
y. ga many SV"hS "'ep' VINO are ieu 10 spend
inc Tins formino tho mos, da.,rna,i,'a IL
..,.,. a 4, " 'e" 'o'N 'Ne,s anu streams
a, o" 'V''' Nu"u'eu thousand trout
SIS Law J"S' oee" 'e'e"eu III
" '''e"o COUNTY
"s ~" 'o''' VI "'inss ny n''ii
." Wv "'eu P'oA"se III Tue We"
aan,'o, - ..,'".'s 'o""u " ooh''in 'o' oi
60. ' W." '"''e'' 'eso''o'e' AL" o''er
Ut seems now that Brigham Young was no better
than ne should have been, in money matters.
So'"e N'"a VINO nave practical turn OF mind
e Den ,e'en.S ,"'eS'ie'ung his ecc'esastical
mans "uu ue"',' vi over TWO hi'''oh dollars
''''' 'e'" ''s'o' e'eu'
sad tltan saptn
IN mhdness Farmers ploughed every month Of
tue season. and no snow fell until February I'd.
II was followed however, by a cold. backward
'prihg' with a snow storm In May which killed
ihk TWO little grizzly bears, which were re-
eh'iy born IN tne Cincinnati geological gardens,
nave ep'Seu their orlei existence They we're
'ouhu uead AFTER n cola night last week, plainly
'no'hereu ny their iona bnt nnwleldy mother in
''et e"ofts 10 keep them warm
WA fUNG gave information to the authorities
pf Winnemucca New, that led to the closing of
several opium deus. Il is believed that he WIS
sentenced u death by u secret Chinese tribunal.
on tue 'ohowihg hay he was wayIaid by unknown
'sS'SS'"S' WIN? KILLED MN with pistols and knives
MAN who was recently taken prisoner by
Chief Joseph and released saws of his cantor: "He
Is tall, finely built, has thoughtful telligent
ace, and is about forty five years old His slight
st wish is law. He has a son. about twenty,
who is rs brave as his father, and who is what we
night term his fathers chief of staff.
THE wife of Governor Phelps Of Missouri, who
lied few days ago, WAS noted for her patriotism
Turing the civil war When General Lyon fell on
the field OF Wilson's Creek she repaired thither
md secured the body, and had it temporarily
buried on the Governors farm rear Springfield
NSa recognition of her mertorious acts to dis
tbled Union soldiers, Congress, at the close of the
war, voted her twent five thousand dollars.
MATILDA STANLEY, the queen of A large and
,ealthv community of rypsies that own largs
'ract Of land near DAYTON. Ohio. has inst died at
The South where the tribe has been accustomed
to go during the winter months Sbe was one ~
he oldest gynses in the country and vas re,oo-
the United States. The body has been eutomhed
Dayton until next June and then will be buried