Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-10-26
Weekly News Summary.

The Emperor William Of Germany has become
| deaf
WORK is begun upon the elevated railroads Of
Philadelphia.
Two women have been made doctors Of natural
history in the university Of Rome.
AT his death Washington was the richest pres-
ident we ever had. He left an estate worth
$4,000
The sales Of the public lands for the fiscal year
ended June 10th were 1O093oOo acres, realizing
| SO, 40S 900
WOMAN Of Dallas, Texas, Is gradually becom-
ing petrifed, her feet and hands being already as
hard as stone.
NOTWITHSTANDING the severe freezes last win
ter, Florida will send 90 900 900 oranges to market
this season.
AN ex-slave In North Carolina is the owner Of
plantation Of twelve hundred acres, upon which
he has fifteen tenants.
AT the request OF the citizens residing thereon,
Guiteau street in Cleveland, Ohio, has had it's
name changed to Abram street.
IT has been decided that the monument to Gen.
eral Burnside shall be an equestrian statue, and
that II shall be set up in Providence.
THE treasury received last week $500 in bonds
and $50 in money, with note asking that the
whole be credited to the conscience fund.
The Cincinnati Gazette says that thus far Boston
has contributed more literally for the Michigan
sufferers than any city outside Of Michigan.
The crown prince and princess Of Denmark
have come into fortune OF about s15 600 900 by
the death Of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands.
GENERAL GARfiELD's picture is to be placed
upon the five cent international postal letter
stamps. A fine engraving is now being made by
the bank note company.
MIR. HARVEY, the owner Of the mill at Philadel-
phia recently burned with such frightful loss Of
life, has been committed by the coroner to await
the action Of the district attorney.
THE Custer monument has been erected on the
battlefield upon which the daring general fell It
is Of granite, in the form OF low obelisk 1t bears
the names Of all who died in Clusters fight
THREE steamers landed 1,4si immigrants at
Castle Garden on Saturday. The total number
for the week 10, III, and for the month 80 far
1910. The whole number landed at New York
since the first OF January is 1886, $50
VENNoR looks for continuance Of the warm
wave on this continent during the approaching
winter broken by waves Of low temperature Of
brief duration. He disregards the sun or sun-spot
| theory, and predicts an open winter.
HUMBoLDT's assertion that the wealth OF the
world lies in Arizona and New Mexico is likely to
be proved according to Chief Justice Prince Of the
latter territory, who says it contains more gold
than California and more silver than Colorado.
The eighth annual convention Of the woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held in the
H., ~.
continuing four days and nights. This conven-
ton will be composed Of one hundred fifty or two
hundred delegates from all parts OF the country
Miss Frances E, Willard is president OF this or
ganzation.
FROM recent posting OF the ledgers of Charles
Scribners sons 1t was ascertained that Rather
erina " led DR. Hollands books in popular favor
the sale Of that volume having amounted to 1OO,-
900 copies Bitter Sweet follows with 10000
copies. OF the " Titcomb Letters" which were
refused by three publishers, 81 900 copies have
been sold up to this date.
REFERRING to the suggestion that the embems
OF mourning all over the land be taken down and
sent to the Michigan sufferers, the New Haven
Register says: Michigan sufferer clad in white
cambria pantaloons and black alpaca overcoat
digging himself out of the winters snow would be
more picturesque than comfortable-but he d keep
up his reputation as q sufferer
GREENWOOD cemetery is five hundred acres in
extent, and there has been hunter kept in con-
slant employment there since 1876. 1t is his busi-
ness to trap all kinds Of animals that infest the
place, dogs, cats, foxes, chipmunks and moes
Sometimes the trapper captures as many as fifty
dogs in one night, and altogether he has taken
23,6OO animals, little and big, in the course Of
five years
Mr.. EDWARD MARsToN's letter from Stanley,
the African explorer, announcing his recovery
from the recent dangerous illness, was dated from
the Congo river, July 4th, 1881. He says he was
seriously Ill all through the month of May, and
on the 18th thought he had reached his last day.
His friends were called to his side and he spoke
his farewell to them. I" But the crisis passed." he
continues, "and | am alive yet, and at present.
strong and hearty. Yet know what real sick
ness is now and what Africa is when she is in
earnest"