Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-01-07
Weekly News Summary.

THR guests Of Mrs John Jacob Aston dine from
a service OF solid gold.
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ury conscience fund"
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the two armies NJ Tho late var
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nounced by Eve difreren, nersons
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ihh treasury department paid out u ,127,52O on
" P'"''o" WI US u"''"s "''e'uoer'
inh no'"scniIus Oh raris nave gwen soo'on IN
'"'''''o'e ooJec's WITHIN the past TWO months
"m' H. 'ANphhbiLr sent sZooo TO MS family
u" 'U''en isH'"u US u crfiS'Has present
FLOOD, the bonanza king, distributed 900 in
CHRISTMAS presents among San Francisco charities.
AMONG the passengers on the lost steamer Bo-
russia was one family Of nine persons named
ho'ueh'
TEN inches Of snow in Paris demoalized the
two million inhabitants quite much a Prus-
sian army.
IHE Mexican government offers 500 for the
scalp OF every Indian killed in the state Of
Chihuahua
THE newsboys and bootblacks OF Boston now
rejoice in an elegant reading-room, which was
dedicated on Christmas day.
- CIT
land, states that he fed 800 starving people
Christmas eve out OF his own funds.
OuRAY, the Indian is worth $4,000 and the
Denver Rocky Mountan) Netos thinks he is
greater diplomat than ever Schurz was
THR late Dr. lie Moyne's crematory is at the
service of the public and fifty people have ar
ranged to have their bodies buried in it,
GOVERNOR CoRNrtt Of New York will sign bis
frat message with a gold non 1atelv ,,ivsn him
made from Egyptian coins 1900 years old
Ting late Peter t;oelet. the millionaire bacbelor
of New York always gave as reason for not marry.
ING that he was too moor. He left s95 ooo ooo
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first ,lored man ever elected to the Ohio leg.la.
ture was feasted by hs colored brethren las, week
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lhE south Carolina legislature has forbidden
the ioading OF running Oh ireisnt trains on sun
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IhE LeadVlIie Chron'cIe says that common
| Vagraht ana dtunkaru' now III the chain'gang Oh
that city under the assumed name oil stormont'
was Formerly Il unlted states senator from an
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-FOUR hundred ana sixty failures were reported
IN New York city Tor 1873 with total liabilities OF
SloVoooo against VI failures IN 1878, with Sb4'-
oVooo liabilities, and Si' failures and sol ,ooo,-
wv liabilities In 1871
An enterprsing man in Philadelphia hired an
uhoccupied motel Tor one DAY, In order to let out
tne front windows TO those VINO waited to see the
urah' procession. lie PAD eooo and Is SAID TO
nave maze proht oil Sl'Vo
IT is nice when wife gives her husband box
OF cigars on his birthday, but it somehow takes
the romance all out of 1t when she quietly OBJ
serves next morning: you'll have to give me
some money to pay for those cigars; | spent ali
niine ior other Things
Ara New York wedding the other day the bride
wore pearl necklace with diamond pendant
and a butterfly with wings of diamonds and q
| body OF rubies, and each of the bridesmaids wore
a diamond pin and diamond butterfly with
pearl crest the gift OF the bridegroom.
The largest dividend of this year is that OF the
| First National Bank of New York. On A capital of
$780, 600 they have divided 100 per cent for the
year, after adding $500, 900 to their surplus, max
ing the surplus 100000 and after leaving $751;,
| 100 ~ undivided in profit and loss account.
| The New Orleans mint has turned out Z. ss7.
600 silver dollars and $50 900 worth of gold double
eagles during the eight months it has been rum
ming The south is absorbing this silver greedily,
| faster than the mint can coin it, and the New
Orleans Times thinks that the time is at hand when
the demand will exceed Sl,Ooo,OOO month.
THE triennal concave of the grand encamp-
| ment of knights Templar of the United States
will be held at Chicago August l6th-i9th and
promises to be the grandest masonic event which
ever occurred in the United States The presence
of q, 900 uniformed knights is expected and it is
estimated that over 200 600 strangers will seek
accommodations in Chicago during the week of