Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-17
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN.

A citizen Of New York oilers 10 De.
come bOndsman for Gulteau, provided
no I. released and unprotected by police
or military,
The Transvaal convention has been
signed, and tho government u that
territory will be transferred 10 the
Bocrs. Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood and Gov,
Sir Hercules Robinson, the high COM
missioner for South Africa, viii leave
the TrnnSvnal NJ once,
The German elections will take place
toward the end Of September
The cmpcrors Francis Joseph Of Aus.
tria and William Of Germany have met
In Gastcin, with much show OF affection.
About 600 Utcs will bc moved In
four weeks 10 the new reservation IN
Utah.
The building OF ship canal across the
is,hmus of Maryland and Delaware Ia
now assured. and IL expected TO he done
In eight months. II will be 3 miles
long, leo feet wide and 20 feet deep, aud
is estimated TO cost SS,OOV, 900.
Sixty persons died from the effects Of
one hot dry last week IN New York.
The London Standard correspondent
ut Rome says serious proposals have
been made recently To the Pope that he
should transfer the seat of Holy See
10 America, where IN independent posi-
ton will be assured him.
Judge Jcrc Black has quite recently
detailed an account OF his Efforts TO have
Fort Sumpter reinforced, In order Ia pre-
vent civil war. and lays the blame OF the
rebellion upon Gen. Scott, IN not carry
ing out the orders to that effect.
Elder James White. founder of the
Seventh. day Adventisls, and president
of the publishing association and OF the
college Mt Battle Creek, Mich, died
there Il few days ago, aged GO. He was
direct descendant of Pcregrinc White,
the first white child born to the Pilgrim
Fathers.
Vennor says we may expect II great
change in the weather about the time
the new comet is in its perihelion when
it will also be nearest the earth, on the
Goth. From the 18th TO the Goth, instead
of being burnt up rs many expect, he
says that we shall be nearly frozen by
frosts and strong cold, northerly winds.
Dillon has been released in Ireland,
and Archbishop McCabe has issued n
pastoral strongly condemning secret So
cielies, etc.
At Shoeburyness Canadian team
won the prize given by the Marquis of
I.orne for the detachment that could I'M
mount and remount in the least time.
The Canadians defeated IL teams of
British artillery volunteers.
Property to the amount of $4,000 was
destroyed ut Central City, Col. recently
by cloud burst. The debris that accu-
mulated in some of the streets was %
feet high.
Cardinal McCloskey knows nothing of
the report that the pOpe may come 10
America. The Rome Dretto, however,
says that the pope proposes to 20 to
Malta to live.
The main centennial exhibition build
ing was sold at the Philadelphia ex-
change Cor S97, 1000. The purchaser was
the Pennsylvania railroad company.
The building originally cost 81, 800, 900,
and was 1880 feet long and 1876 feet
wide
The weekly meeting ofthe land league
at Dublin was astOnished recently by
one of its members, priest, who de-
cined to give his name. declaring that
it was time for the league to account for
the large sums of money it had received.
The chairman promptly ruled him out
of order.
The amalgamated iron workers and
other representatives of large rolling
mills resolved ut Cincinnati to hire only
nom union men, to resist all demands for
advanced wages, and not to work until
the workmen's union breaks.
Mana and his Apaches are still raiding
in New Mexico. A Mexican train OF
eight wagons containing $4,000 worth of
goods was captured near Los Lunas and
one man was killed.
King Alfonso has issued an order that
Cuba abstain from participating in the
forthcoming international cotton exhibit
ton ut Atlanta, Ga, on account ofthec
scarcity of money in the treasury, and
the little cotton thus far raised in
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