Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15
Weekly News Summary.

Weekiy NEWS SUMMARY
RUSSIAN farmer Of Odessa owns over 5OO,-
900 Merino sheep.
SIXTEEN tons of European gold were landed at
New York last week.
FIFTEEN Baptist missionaries sail on Saturday
from New York for Asia.
W H. II. MURRAY has not been heard from
since the publication Of his open letter.
Two hundred and sixty-seven farmers and their
wives left Liverpool for Texas last week.
THERE are 5000 900 voters in the United States,
and probably 100000 Of these are farmers.
QUEEN VICTORIA used to be fond Of etching and
all her daughters have been instructed in the art.
THE ex-Empress Eugene has been invited by
Queen Victoria to reside for a time at Abergede
Castle.
IT is stated that the notorious Woodruff and
Claflin are each engaged to be married to English
nobemen.
DURING the past season the prosecuted Chinese
OF the Pacific Coast sent ST., 900 to the Memphis
sufferers
Ir is asserted that more than fifty per cent OF
this years cotton crop in Mississippi was raised
by white labor.
MARIA CHRISTINA, future Queen of Spain, is to
receive civil list and dover amounting altogether
to $4,000 year.
THE number Of arrears Of pension claims set
tied up to October 1st was IS, 900. The amount
paid was $50, $4,000.
THE Corliss engine which so many people saw
at the centennial Is now used to run the branch
mint at San Francisco.
ONE hundred and forty-seven sheep have been
killed by lightning on mountain in the Swiss
canton OF Graubunden.
IT is stated that ex-Secretary Borie has an
nounced his intention of making General Grant
the heir to his large estate
THOMAS J. GRIFFITH of Utica, New York, owns
the first greenback issued by the government,
and has refused 500 for it,
THE hot weather OF the past week has agra
waited the fever trouble at Memphis, and the cases
and deaths have increased.
OVER 500, 900 worth of slate mantels have been
ordered by London, England, house from
Newburgh, New York, firm.
THEY are having husking bees in Minnesota,
and pine for New England pumpkin pies and
sweet cider to enliven them.
THE estimated number OF Indians, of all tribes,
is bat 800 600. Government paid on Indian &C
count last year s1sl, 100000
THE English government is sending infantry
and cavalry into Ireland, by way of preparation.
John Bull has his hands full.
sIxTy-FoUR thousand pounds of the bullion
withdrawn from the Bank of England last week
Is for shipment to New York
,ft Oh ;
HE general sentiment Vi tue co"muni'y' as
s'".Ss..H.,..sa "a s,.,~.
HENRY Z. CAREY the eminent author Vi many
WORKS ON poi'ticai economy u'eo III rh'iaaepH'A'
us "A'''' N'''' " ~" 1"'' "e'
IN August the number OF CONVERSATIONS IN NUS
STA reached the high hgure oil Zoo'' DONG uanhage
TO the amount OF 2o'eoo'oVV rouoles
REV. JOSEPH b CLARK oil Jamaica ram mas re-
considered MS determination not 10 accept 'nes
retaryship Oh inc honie h'SSionA's 'o''es'
On the 7th instant the first train passed over
the great bridge which has been constructed over
the Severn IN England AZ a cost oil 1fooooo
THAT the Jews are not dying out is evident
from the fact that they now number 'ooo'oV'
about the same as in the days OF King David.
Ina Richmond, Virginia court the other day
for the first time on record, prisoner was both
prosecuted and defended by coored attorneys
NKw YORK city paws her school teachers ST.
73l. 600 annually; other school expenses amount
to about 81, 600, 900 more-all Of which is money
well expended.
MIR. LoRILARD. the owner of Parole" finds
that he cannot bring the cup. valued at So 800
which his horse won. into this country without
having 81 600 duty ON it,
r,,v ua,,rhi. a,,,oncbs comnlains that the
people Of Tennessee have contributed to the fever
sufferers during the epidemics of this and last
wear little else than advice.
r,,v mad. anita n ho,e in the North Carolina
,,easnrv ,he o,hsr dav a bundle containing 5000.
900 worth of bonds getting ablaze and burning to
ashes while the state officials at Raleigh were
handling them.
u,vssrss Gn.xr !, Ia said IN he " eneaged -
- Ia,,nia RIA dansh,ar ., the honanza I,ng
She ia twentv.fou years old. has dark brown
hai. H. ..'s. an ,.aa hoan,,,,i ,aa,h and
n"h, o'uo esos iuii i"e'' o'""'''"' ''N'' ""-
handsome form.
Fx.GovrRSoR CIArItS has given thirty-one
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