Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-12
Weekly News Summary.

HoRsE-owNEBs in Springfield, Mass, are dis
mayed by the spread Of the CHAMBERS
STURGEON has again been obliged to seek the
south of France for the benefit Of his health.
THE Democratic National Committee will hold
Its annual meeting in Washington on the 22d
THOMAS LoRD, the New York millionaire, whose
marriage with Mrs. Hicks in 1877 attracted much
attention, is dead
M. GREvY, as President Of the French Republic,
will get 800, 600 year as salary and $4,000 for
household expenses
IT is stated that the plague has existed in As
trachan since last May. 1t is rumored that it has
broken out in Odessa
THE discovery Of the recent great fire in New
York was due to the squeaing Of hordes of rats
fleeing from the flames
The New Orleans Picqy,ne says; Sitting Bull,
our American minister to Canada, is about to re-
turn to his native land"
TALMAGE is before the Presbytery in Brooklyn
on charge of wandering from the prescribed
| lines Of Presbyterianism.
POWDER can exploded in the house of a miner
near Paducah, Ky, last week, blowing the house
| to pieces and killing the miner and his wife and
child
AT the burial of Ashburton Webster, at Marsh
field, Mass, on the 9Th instant, Daniel Webster's
casket was opened and the face found to be per-
| fectly recognizable.
| GOVERNOR HAMPTON is now so far from i'm
| proving in health that he has been forced to
abandon his proposed trip to Florida. 1t is stated
that he will have to submit to another amputatioD.
THE action Of the British government respect
ing cattle shipments is working prejudice to the
Northwest, where it is alleged no disease exists
| A fun statement OF the matter has been made to
| Great Britain
| SARAH ID. WHEELER Of Greenfield n. Y,
wealthy maiden, has just been sentenced to the
county Jail until she pays fine and costs of $50,
because she would not meet her taxes of S65,
unless she could vote.
WILLIAM b ELLIOTT was murdered near Ban
gor, Maine, on the evening Of the 9TH instant, by
man whom he allowed to ride on his sled Some
cash and several hundred dollars in due bills
were taken from him
| Miss MINNIE LOMBARD, of Wilmington, Della
| ware aged nineteen years, became totally blind
two years ago from fever On a recent night
prayer for her recovery offered in the Metho-
dist church. Next morning her sight was restored.
THE speaker of the New York Assembly is
vigorous sort of presiding officer lie broke his
new gavel of Jerusalem wood while rapping to
| order the other morning The same day he
publicly rebuked those who had taken advantage
| OF their permits to the floor to lobby with the
| members.
THE post.oiiice department will save some $50
900 annually after April LIST by abolishng the
agencies in fourteen cities for the sale of postage
stamps. The government has allowed the agents
two per cent. on their sales but has finally come
to the conclusion that If people want stamps they
will buy them whether there are agencies or not
A WAsHINGroN dispatch states that three New
England postmasters have collected more money
for second-class matter than they have affixed
and cancelled stamps for as shown by their stubs
If they pay over the surplus which they have
p)cketed, there will not probably be any prosecu-
ton, but in future no such crookedness will be
permitted.
The government printing office has just done
the fastest type-settng record Last week the
Senate ordered the documents accompanying the
Presidents message the New York custom
house to be printed. They made four hundred
and forty pages, two-thrds of them in small type,
with rule and figure matter, but in less than
twenty-four hours they were up.