Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-01-01
Weekly News Summary.

Weekly News Summary.
PULLMAN cars will be running from Paris to
Rome next spring.
MONTREAL is infested by thieves, and crime is
more common there than ever before
JEAN MoNcAsI, who attempted to kill the King
of Spain, has been condemned to death
TnE New York East River bridge has cost
S0,oo5,lS9, and s3,o27,75 more is required to
finish it.
The largest cotton mill in the United States
is the Harmony mill at Cohoes 1t has 275, 600
spindles.
The American laborers who went to Brazil to
build railroads have either run away or starved
to death.
An Oakland Park, Saturday. Rarus trotted the
first heat in 2 IA and the second heat, with run
ming mate, in . 1il.
ENGLISH and Scottish horse-raisers now ac-
knowledge that they cannot compete with Ohio
and Kentucky breeders.
Six of the most valuable business houses at
Gardner, ILL.,, were burned ON the 18th ut Prob
ably ncendiary; loss $4,000
A TEAsrooNFuL of mustard to gallon of cold
water will destroy vennin in the earth OF flower
pots without injury to plants
The captured Cheyennes have been ordered to
Fort Leavenworth for Identification as to the
parties guilty of the Kansas outrages
REPORTS from Manchester, Sheffield and other
places in the English manufacturing districts
show the distress to be still increasing
IL Boston on Saturday, brute named Cossallo
tail fa 4 4
The son will doubtless die of his injuries
FoRrY-EiGnT children were drowned last week
by the breaking of the ice on pond at Chapelle,
Moche, in the Department of Orne, France.
The residence of Senator Mcpherson at Menlo
Park, n. j., was burned Saturday night The in
mates barely escaped in their night clothes
A NEW HAMPSHIRE resident is the owner of
pork barrel that has been used by himself and
his father for one hundred and three years.
The late George Marsh, OF Portsmouth, N. H.,
leaves the bulk of his property, estimated at $50
900 to 100000, for erecting an Episcopal church.
The Moffett liquor bell punch in Virginia, has
produced for the year only $50, $50 more than the
old system, and there is great disappointment in
consequence.
newspaper wrappers, has never received any re-
turn for his invention, and is now asking Con-
gress for an appropriation.
CLEVELAND has just held loan exhibition for
the benefit Of the city hospital, and cleared
$4,000. That is an excellent example and should
be living inspiration for other cities
LARGE scale maps Of Afghanistan, printed on
calico pocket handkerchiefs, have been distributed
among the officers and men taking part in the
campaign against the Ameer of Cabul
THOUSANDS Of tramps have arrived in the South
Tor the winter, and around Atlanta, Ga, no house
holder responds to the ring of door-bell at night
without carrying with him shot gun
CATTLE and hogs are dying at a fearful rate in
Iowa, the former from smut in the cornstalks
and the latter from cholera Hundreds Of far
mers have lost every hog they possessed
The fencing in North Carolina is valued at slO,-
600 900 and the stock at So 600 600 In other words
it takes five dollars worth OF fencing to protect |
crops against one dollars worth OF stock
OUT of two hundred and thirty nine towns in |
Kentucky which have voted under a local option |
law two hundred and five have voted "no H. |
cense that is, theoretically for prohibition.
The other day there was a barrel of Johannis-
berg wine sold at Cologne for 90 900 forms. At
i6Oo bottles to the barrel it was estimated that
this wine brought about $3.50 to the bottle.
VERY heavy snow storms have prevailed in
Canada. In Quebec the snow is three feet deem
and in Montreal the storm was the seyerest known
for years Trains were delayed ON all the Cana
dian roads
IN aVu1. dat
pleased that they are to have the privilege of
smoking, Commodore Parker, to whom Secretary
Thompson left the question, having decided to
let them puff.
A WEST CHESTER PENN woman, eighty -eight
years old, went to the dentist to get what she
thought was the stump OF an old tooth dug out.
and was surprised to find that she was cutting
her wisdom teeth
A DISPATCH from Hong Kong reports a very
conhagration in that city, with the
lire still raging Another dispatch reports the
destruction by fire of the winter palace of the
Ahedye of Egypt.
The New Orleans Picdyune expresses the be-
lief that " II bank officer would look at bur
slar with bag of tools severely as he does at
IN honest man with small note, many robberies
night be prevented"
THE Vcksburg Miss Herald prints in ten
columns list Of all the gifts that have been re-
'eived there by the yellow fever committees, aud
has had copy mailed to each of the places
whence the contributions came.
TWENTY persons were killed the other day by
he falling OF a train over an embankment on the
'ladi Hawkes. railway, Russia. General Hentz
md several other functionaries and officers Of the
laucassus were among the killed.
AMEER SHEER ALI and family are journeying
owards Balkh, with the retiring Russian mission.
)ompete anarchy prevails in the country be-
ween Jealabad and Cabul. 1t is thought the
Ameer's flight will end the fighting.
THE Princess Louise is a sensible girl, and, find.
NJ that the low-necked-dress order was a blunder
Or the Canadian latitude, has quietly had il
ropped. The Catholic clergy were lawfully
own on il, and told their people so.
WnILE Mrs. Scott Sddons was visiting the
andwich Islands with her husband, native be- !
anne so enamored Of her that he offered her hus- {
and large bunch OF bananas for her, aud seemed
urprsed that his offer was not accepted
TnE thaw continues and snow and ice have
early disappeared In London. Nearly all over
'hghnu inc weather Is comparatively mild. |
York OF clearing away obstructng snow on the
cotch railways Is making good progress and at
nany points traffic has been resumed
TnE Marquis Of Lorne has made himself pop /.
lar with the boys living about the vce-regal
esidence at Ottawa, by rebuking the oficious
olicemen who undertook to drive u batch OF
hem from the pond where he was going to skate
nd joining in their sports,