Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-09-14
Items OF Interest.

BLooDHoUNDs are used to guard jails in Texas.
252, 100000.
ONLY sixteen cadets passed at the recent West
Point examination.
THERE were forty sunstrokes reported In New
York and Brooklyn on Wednesday last.
THE dog fund this year brings 81, 1868 to the pub
lie library fund Of Springfield Massachusetts.
THE land about the Eberon hotel used to be
worth so acre, and now it sells for $50 900 lot
Morocco has been suffering from heat that
is all but insupportable. Even the cames are
perishing.
WHAT is believed to be perfect portrait Of
Columbus, made during his life, has been discov-
cred in the colonial office at Madrid.
A BASE BALL player was instantly killed Friday
at Paterson, New Jersey. He was acting as
pitcher. The ball struck near the heart.
THE Dayton (Ohio) Journal thinks that Mrs.
Garfield and Mrs. Hayes have done more to dig
nifty womanhood than all the woman's rights
women in the country.
THE car has lately received models of differ
ent weapons and engines Of assassination, with a
used on his own person.
The banks in Chicago are compelled by the
scarcity of currency to pay out large proportion
of gold, and many Of their customers complain Of
the Inconvenience occasioned by it.
CHINA has hitherto refused to have anything to
do with either railroads or telegraphs. Recently,
however, the government has changed its policy,
and now long lines of both are projected
Two masked men entered Bates City, near the
scene Of the recent train robbery in Missouri drew
revolvers and began firing. They took whatever
they wanted. No resistance was offered.
AT Trentschin in Hungary the one hundredth
anniversary Of the construction OF a church was
celebrated Among those present WAS Martin
Bosci, workman who helped to build 1t.
THERE is no abatement in the tide OF immigra-
tion the arrivals in Castle Garden in August num-
berng 33, $40. The number since January LIST is
31O475 against 22s 066 for the same time last year
THE steamer Wyoming took out $50 Mormon re-
cruts from Great Britain, Switzerland and Ger
many. More than ., 900 left Liverpool this summer.
Another contingent goes before the season closes.
THE youngest daughter OF the English states
man, John Bright, was married in Quaker form in
England few days since. The ceremony con-
sisted In each OF the parties promising fidelity
and love.
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THERE was heavy snow storm in the Black
hills on Monday night of last week. Tuesday
morning the snow was FIVE inches on a level there
and three inches at Custer City. At Bald Noun
tain 1t WAS two feet deem.
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1T Is said on high authority thst an immense
quantity OF American wine Is sent TO france and
there re-shipped to America with French brands,
so as to satisfy those who hrmiy believe only that
which comes from abroad can be good for any
thing