Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-17
Weekly News Summary.

rimony by taxing bachelors SO poll
MISSISSIPPI was the banner cotton state last
year, raising 1900 bales more than Texas which
stood next on the list
TnE Wisconsin senate has concurred in the as
semby resolution providing for woman suffrage,
by vote Of nineteen to eleven.
THE treasury department announces the exist
ence OF counterfeit 500 bills on three New Eng
land and two Pennsylvania banks.
| FOUR or five thousand piano makers are on
strike In New York city, and most OF the largest
factories are closed in consequence
| THE dry goods house Of Auerbach, Finch & Co.,
St Paul, Minnesota the largest in the city, was
burned last week, involving loss Of nearly a
million.
The commissioner of pensions states that there
will be deficiency in the army pension appro-
pration of 100000 and in that Of the navy Of
$4,000
PARNELL arrived at New York Wednesday
night and sailed for England lie has visited
| sixty-two cities and received subscriptions Of
100000.
The governor Of Massachusetts has appointed
Thursday, April Sth, "To be kept throughout the
commonwealth as a day Of fasting, humiliation
and prayer"
IT is understood that William H. Vanderbilt il
really the person bringing the Alexandrian ODE
lisk to New York, and will pay $4,000 when the
shaft Is set up
TUE directors OF the Brooklyn bridge say that
II they get the appropriation they expect they will
have the bridge open for travel by Thanksgiving
or Christmas of this year.
THE training ship Saratoga will shortly give
her one hundred and fifty naval apprentices
months exercise in Chesapeake bay, and then take
them on a cruise 10 the Mediterranean.
BILL is to be presented to congress which
provides for the enrolment under state and ter
rltoral laws, Of all able-bodied male citizens be-
tween the ages Of eighteen and forty-five
A GREAT fire occurred on Monday Of last week
at the weaving works, Moscow The entire build.
ing was destroyed Twenty-fonr persons were
burned to death and twenty nine injured
WILLIAM II. VANDERBILT, c. K. Garrison, Will
liam L. Dodge, James Tacott and other rich New
Workers have subscribed $50 600 toward fund Of
100000 for founding a Christian home for in
temperate men at New York city
ONE Of the grounds on which Mr. Say demands
divorce at Lafayette, Indiana, is that his wife,
although well knowing that the plaintiff was
Democrat refused him the privilege of bringing
Democratic papers to his house,
AMONG the private audiences recently given by
the pope was one for Monsignor Hostlot, who was
the bearer OF 10000 francs in gold from Cardinal
McClosky Shouldn't wonder il the pope cor
daily requested him to call again.
The retinue the empress of Austria takes with
a Ia Ttran -6va lie 10,
" io'''"i 70 "O''i'uS, twenty -n'e SIT oo"h
~ o', ION anu SiA'S-nNe III tue ser
"',' 10y u"S " nieas -hihe'y IN tue
D''''"O''' !" '"' '''o'e' are aoou' MY HORSES
lhk body oil Dr. Hahn OF New York was Gre
mated AT washington, pennsylvania, last week
II took two hours and nine minutes to reduce tito
~ py'"'' ''"' ''e'" ou"'es VI aSnes' Inc
10" 'NPi09''N I" Ne" iorA irienus
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BETWEEN SlZoopo ana S2OO'oOO OF gold bullion
was s'o'eh from the once oil the Union express
company al oydney' Nebraska, last week Most
ID the treasure, however, was subsequently re-
1o,''ou' ."e 'opoeiS p,ae'ns uhuer PIE Oh
''''' ""e'e was ''"nu oy 'ne detectives
REPORTS oil largely Increased immigration
from the Emerald Isle are waited over from
Queenstown. The famine and the poor prospect
upon the population OF Ireland. There is room
ana nearly welcome on this side OF the water.
MAN was kilied IN Missouri recently by a me-
'eor' IL Is described as being about the size OF
bucket, and as resembling iron pyrites 1t cut its
way through the branches oil a maple tree as clean
As cannon pail could have done, struck and
Nliied the man, and then buhed itself two feet
IN the ground
The old family Bible that belonged to Mary,
the mother OF washington, Is still in existence,
'hu Is kept III prahch oil the washington family
III virginia IL contains the family register, re-
corning the pirth oil GEORGE washington, FEB
ruary ~, 49, Inc binding has cover OF cloth
woven by tue hands OF his mother.
A LARGE log was placed on the carriage Of a
Suffolk Virginia, saw mill the other day and the
saw started, when all Of a sudden there was
crash, a striking OF fire and demolished saw.
An examination showed that piece of shell fired
during the war had been imbedded in the tree
'snd the bark had grown over the wound.
THE following is the income per day of the prin-
cilal sovereigns Of Europe Queen Victoria, Sc 300
the emperor Of Russia, s25 900; the emperor OF
Austria sl0,0 the emperor of Germany, s., 600
the sultan, $4,000; the king of Italy, So 400; and
N'N mus Va WIZ b1AShhusi - oto- iHe presiueuL
Oi the French republic enjoys salary Of $500
per day.
THEODORE TmToS' house on Livingstone street,
which has been let for the past few years, is
again occupied by Mrs Tilton and her sons who
have recently returned to it, The daughters
In Germany and Mr.. Iiton is in Kansas. 1t Is
said that the daughters will return from abroad in
the summer, and take up their residence with
their mother
A SACRAMENTO undertaker's conscience accused
him OF being glad when he heard OF death, and
he became convinced that even the probability Of
IN epidemic caused pleasurable emotion He
therefore committed suicide, leaving a letter in
winch he said that he could no longer remain in
business the profits OF which were closely con-
nected with human misery.
THE West Virginia supreme court has sustained
judgment of $500 against the Baltimore & Ohio
road for working its men Sundays, not because 1t
violates the fourth commandment or is an immoral
act, but on the ground that they are recurring
their servants to labor more than six-sevenths
II the time, and this is regarded by the state as
prejudielal to their well-being.
AN Illinois schoomstress was unable to chas-
tise the biggest girl pupil and called in a Young