Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-02
Weekly News Summary.

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Weekly News Summary.
THE New York deadlock cost the state $500 900
in legislative expenses.
HENRY WARD BEEcHER has severed his connec-
ton with the Christian Union.
THE South African volksraad has ratified the
peace convention with England
THE New York relief fund for the Michigan suf-
ferers now amounts to 1921 ,49i.
RECENT procession in Buenos Ayres in honor
OF President Garfield numbered 10 600 persons
DIR. TALMAGE thinks that the five-years-old
children of to-day will live to see the millennium
Mr. CLIFFORD STRATHAM has been appointed
postmaster at lynchburg, Va, by the president
THE St Gothard railway company expects that
the tunnel will be open for traffic by January 1st
SIXTEEN young Indians, members Of Sitting
Bulls tribe of Sioux, have gone to the Hampton,
(Virginial academy
JUDGE DAVID DAVIS has a large quantity of land
10 central Illinois, and his riches are supposed to
amount to S2,0O0O00.
THE Connecticut civil service reform associa-
ton was organized at New Haven last week. with
Ex-Governor Andrews as president
THE Chicago tenement inspectors examined POS
buildings last week. and directed sanitary repairs
in more than one-quarter Of the number
DURING his recent trip to the northwest the
Marquis Of Lorne was introduced to Mr. Eagle
Stting-on-a-Rock-with-his -tail-hanging- Over.
NEWLY imported silk stockings show contrast
ing colors such as yellow on black, Indian red
on pale green and scarlet on either light or in
digo blue.
For evening dresses the following are contrast
ing combinations: Olive and coral, sapphire and
Nile green, dark red and pale blue, violet and
heliotrope.
Young JAMES GARFIELD, who has returned to
his class at Williams college, is again very III
with the malaria which his system absorbed in
Washington.
THE Philadelphia medical society, at a crowded
meeting, decided to admit women az members.
year ago the proposition was voted down by a
large majority.
In 1879, 29i 7iS polls were assessed in Virginia,
but ~ 571 did not pay the tax and could vote.
The delinquents were chiefly colored men and
poor whites, largely the former.
A PARTY Of men and women, protesting to be
spirtuasts, have been digging for gold near
Chemung, New York. under the direction OF al
legged inhabitants of the other world.
| THE late Governor Wilt OF Louisiana left his
widow and five children in poverty, and COM
mittee of leading citizens has appealed to the peo-
| pie Of the state to provide fund for them
The Ohio Dunkards at their recent meeting re-
| solved against Sunday-schools high Schools re-
\ vival meetings, paid ministry, missionary work,
| the soliciting Of money and instrumental music.
MRS. MARY BRADFORD, sister OF Jefferson
Davis, died at the house of her daughter at New
hope, Kentucky, Saturday, aged eighty-one. Mrs
Bradford was well known throughout the south.
ABOUT 1900 bushels OF onions have been raised
at Dighton, Massachusetts, this season. and 1t has
been decided by many farmers that onion-grow-
ing is more profitable than the culture of straw
berries
AN Iowa lawyer Of some years practice is now
serving as locomotive fireman on the Chicago,
Burlington Quincy railroad and physician Of
twelve years practice is acting as freight con.
ductor on the same road.
| CANADA has celebrated thanksgiving this year
full month earlier than the usual time on this
side of the line and thinks II fine thing to mix
the hilarity OF the old English harvest home and
the stately Purtanc feast day.
New YORK state contributes more to the Gar
| field fund than any other state in the Union and
the great metropolis far more than any other city
More than twothirds of the whole sum was sub
| scribed in sums of 81, 900 and 81, 600
AN Old Colony railroad conductor proposes that
passenger trains have gospel cars as well as
smoking cars He would have car nicely fitted
up and supplied with piano or organ and Bibles
and hymn books for religious services
THr total amount subscribed toward the Gar
field fund is 1851, 1872. The amount paid by the
United States trust company for s3ll 900 United
States four per cent registered bonds is 1851 TO,
leaving balance OF cash at the credit of the fund
| OF S22
Tur Great Eastern is 67a feet long and when /,
was built 800 feet was thought great length for
a ship Now vessels measuring over 500 feet are
not uncommon, and three new steamships soon
to arrive in America are respectively $40, $50 and
| SAG feet In length
| IT is said nv Government detectives that nine
,an,hs NJ the nnnching of coin in this country ia
tho work Of Cubans in New York city. who clamp
/ .n,ohar ~ than, tnuathar and Ain hola