Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20
M General.
Items " Interest.

THE Harlem Extension railroad has been placed
in the hands of receiver.
THE New York state railroads killed 400 per-
sons last year and injured 500.
THE potato crop in Ireland is said to be mag
nificent-the best in thirty years.
The Smithsonian institution has received intel
ligence Of the discovery OF another planet
MONTREAL made $1,000 out of her Dominion
exhibition, which will be repeated next year
A TENNESSEE distiery and whiskey valued at
$4,000 has been seized for violation of the rev.
enue laws.
PRESIDENT HAYES and party are now in Wash
ington territory. They have been enthusiastic
cally received everywhere.
MADISON avenue, New York, seems TO be the
cat paradise, the Mail asserting that there are
are 60 900, 600 felines there.
THE postmaster Of New Brunswick, New Jer-
sey, has embezzed $4,000 from a loan associa-
ton OF which he treasurer.
DETROIT has $40 manufacturing establishments
employing Sl3 226 1913 capital and II so persons,
and producing s22 16l $40 worth of goods
THROUGH the energy and determination of our
department of state, the murderers of Rev. DIR.
Parsons in Turkey have been arrested, tried and
sentenced.
IT is said that the ice product of Maine this year
will amount to more than 100000 tons, and
will bring an income equal to the shipbuidng in
dustries Of the state.
THE grain harvest in Italy this year is est-
mated as amounting to d5,ooo,OO0 hectotres, or
one-third more than that of 1879, which was be-
tween forty and forty-fve millions.
THE managers of the Chicago man-against-
horse race lost 5000 by the enterprise, and now
they have been prosecuted by the Bergh society
in that city. One of the horses has since died
PEANUT year ends on the first day of October
The crop Of Virginia amounts this past year to
near 100000 bushels, valued at Sl,250,000,
though the average yield has not been as large
as usual
A POLITICAL row occurred at Greenville, South
Carolina Saturday, originating between colored
Democrats and Republicans Stones and pistols
were used, and two negroes and one white man
were seriously and several slightly wounded.
The total imports at New York in September,
including specie, were Sj3,65l 600 a decrease of
100000 compared with September of last year.
The total exports from that port in September
were S37 I'D 000 increase of about 81 900, 900
over September of last year
The Princess OF Wales, when at Sandrngham,
has little tea parties for which she herself makes
the butter in silver churn, and spreads 1t on
slices of bread which she cuts with her own hands.
| While she is at her work she wears a chintz
dress and little white apron.
NJ DE LEssErs announced at the last meeting of
| toa q Solo In, D.ria hat
tons for carrying out the scheme Of the Panama
canal are about to be begun under the auspices of
syndicate composed of the principal financial es-
Establishments of America and Europe.
FIVE thousand mill and factory operatives are
out of employment at Paterson, New Jersey, and
half the city is suffering from drouth. 1t is
pected the rest of the industries will be stopped
and the city be totally without water. The only
thing to prevent this is u good rain storm,
UPoS the occasion OF the marriage Of the
Prince Imperial to the Princess Stephanie the
Vienna mobiles will bestow UPON the happy pair
an album, each leaf containing original paint
ing by the best known Austrian artists. The book
it is said, will not cost less than 81, 900,
The fourteenth anniversary of the organization
of the Grand Army OF the Republic was celebrated
festivities at the exhibition building. Visiting
posts from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Delaware and Washington
took part
The wrestling match between Duncan c. Ross
the Scottish champion, and II. NJ, Dufur, the
champion collar-and-ebow wrestler Of the world,
for $500 and the champion belt, was by
Ross, who secured two catch-as-catch-can falls
and II fair side hold fall, Dufur winning two
collar-and- elbow falls.
DR. PELroN who has married Florence Tilton,
daughter of Theodore Tilton, is native and res
ident OF New Orleans, where his family Is one of
the Oldest and most wealthy. lie studied law,
but changed to medicine which he has practiced
about six years. The young lady's friends ARE
pleased with the match
SPOTTED TAIL chief OF the Brule Sioux, has
written to Secretary Schurz enclosing check for
1882 80 for use in obtaining good lawyers to de
fend some young men Of his tribe who were ac-
cused of horse stealing lie says he wants them
punished II guilty, but desires them to have the
same chance that white men would have,
al HAVE never seen, writes the New York cor
respondent of the Boston 4drertiser, anything
to approach the outward and visible signs OF com.
mercial prosperity u be witnessed in the dry
goods district 1t is almost impossible at certain
hours of the day to walk along the sidewalks and
some houses pack and dispatch goods at night
HIGH ON the almost perpendicular side of a
cliff ON the Kentucky river in Jessamine county,
is small shelf of rock, On that perch is Jim
Johnson fugitive horse thief, and in the vicinity
are a party of sheriff's officers Jim is armed
with rifle and has supply OF provisions. lie
has already wounded one careless pursuer and the
rest dare not approach within range, The siege
will be maintained until he Is starved out.
WHILE on the Peninsula during the war, an
officer one dav came Across "A priyate soldier he