Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-08-02
M General
Social and Personal.

AN ArKansas bridegroom caught the bride
in his arms, at the conclusion Of the cere-
mony, and dslocated two Of her ribs with
violent hug,
GEORGE LEsARD, Waterloo veteran of
one hundred and four years, walked to the
pension office in Montreal the other day and
drew his money.
A JAPANESE student at Amherst college
has stocked store with Japanese goods, and
will sell them during vacation. In that way
he expects to maintain himself through his
course.
PRoBAnLY the Oldest hotel register in the
country is at Columbia hall, Lebanon
| Springs, N. Y. 1t contains the names of
Webster, Clay, Lafayette and many other
notables.
President ARTHUR has decided TO spend
his approaching vacation at Coney Island.
He is to have suite of rooms at the Oriental
Hotel, and will probably occupy them for
several weeks
AN imposing presentation is to be made
about November LIST, TO John Bright, in
commemoration Of the completion of his
twenty-hfth year in parliament as the rep
resentative Of Birmingham.
REV. HENRY |. MORGAN has been rector
of st. James Episcopal church, Philadel-
phia, for fifty-two years. Rev. DIR. Shelton
of st. Pauls church, Buffalo, has been
settled an equal length of time.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR's daughter Nellie has
young school friend and relative now
staying with her, Miss Nellie Bolts of Sa-
vannah, and the two children have a merry
time in the corridors of the White House.
MEssRs. MooDY AND SANKEY will remain
in Great Britain until the spring Of lSS3
,ka.. -. -. .ta1
for few months, after which they will go
back to London and continue their labors in
the great metropolis.
| BARTHoLDI, designer of the statue OF
Liberty Eulightening the World" to be
placed in New York harbor, is man of
great wealth, and has given $4,000 of his
structing the huge monument.
Mrs. LINCOLN is said to have left prop
erty to the amount of S74 ,0G0, not including
apparel and personal effects Her wedding
ring was found and placed on her finger as
she lay in her coffin. 1t was of Etruscan
gold and inscribed, q" A. L. to Mary, Novem-
ber 4, 1912. Love is eternal"
THE ties which supported the railroad on
which Mr.. Garfield was conveyed to the
cottage at Elberon were bought and have
been made into hut by Mr.. o. d. Byron,
the actor, on his grounds at Long Branch,
and he is having the spikes plated and
stamped as souvenir paper-weights to give
to his friends.
THE Hon. j. B. Griunell of Iowa called
the other evening, while in Norwich, Conn,
at the house Of Mr.. John +. Slater, whose
name is so well known in connection with
the princely fund given for the education of
the southern negroes. Messrs. Moses Pierce
and III. b. Norton happened to call in at the
same time and they, with their host, made
up purse of Sl;400 for the benefit of the
sufferers from the recent cyclones in Iowa.
A LADY who wanted some dress goods,
sent to her brother in Louisville to get her
some white null. But you know in writing
an is like an in shape, except that it is
shorter, and the last looked as much like
one letter as the other, and he didn't know
anything about dress goods and ransacked
the marts for a week to get white mule,
and when she received it she wasn't satisfied,
and he says he never will undertake an er-
rand for woman again.
CHRISTIAN GIRARDIN, German about
: forty.fve years old, who has been leading
the life of tramp in this country for sew
eral years, has become heir to an estate
worth $4,000 by the death of his father
and mother in Germany. He was traced
} through the efforts of Mayor White of Bal
!, timore, and found few days ago on a farm
about nine miles from that city. He says
. He left home on account of family troubles.
He had in his possession pictures of his
father and mother, and letter.
THE story of Mrs. Lincoln writing, when
young girl, letter in which she expressed
determination to become the wife of a
| 10 aI hv ha Of
the document, now in possession of General
Preston of Lexington, Kentucky. 1t was
addressed to daughter of Governor Wick
life, and contained a playful description Of
young Lincoln, to whom she was then be-
trothed. She said But mean to make
) him president of the United States all the
same. You will see that, as | always told
you, will yet be the presidents wife"
Mrs. LINCOLN left mysterious letter
with Chicago Safe Deposit Company, with
instructions that it should be opened only
after her death. A large white envelope
contained smaller yellow one, in which in
turn was a mourning-bordered envelope, on
which was written "To be opened by the
county Judge of Cook county after the death
of Mrs. Lincoln" 1t was opened the other
day by Judge Loomis, who, however, de-
clines to make its contents public. Mrs.
Swisshelm says of Mrs. Lincoln, that while
Mrs. Lincoln had full share of the general
love for personal adornment, she yet would
have joined society pledged to use no for
eign dress goods, laces or ornaments during
|, the war, if Mr.. Lincoln and his secretary of
the treasury had not condemned the project,
declaring that the government needed the
revenue coming from the importation of
these luxuries.
To a speech OF Senator Sherman advo-
eating, in recent debate, the repeal Of the
tax on playing cards, Mr.. Vance replied in
4 his dry, droll way I" confess, Mr.. Presi-
dent, could not hear word the senator
from Ohio said, but am satisfied, from his
= gesticulations and his general appearance,
that he was saying something in behalf of
8 the oppressed people of this country who
, have to pay five cents pack on playing
l cards. have no doubt that defence of this
: method of conveyancing or transferring
o property from one person to another will be
9 highly appreciated And have not doubt
t there is not gambling hell in the United
Q States but what will be grateful to the sena-
8 tor. | have no doubt that there is not a
d man in the United states but who, when he
r stands pat with three jacks, or draws to
r two aces will glorify the name OF the sena
= tor from Ohio and, Mr.. President, If there
is gratitude IN human nature, expect 10
n see the next edition of playing cards bear
s ing full-size portrait of the senator from
y Ohio as the distinguishing mark OF the
h "yerker." There was prolonged laughter
$ and it was evident that the remarks of the
1 senator from North Carolina were well un
r derstood on both sides of the senate chamber
Q THOMAS GUARpIA, for twelve years pres
. ident of the republic of Costa Rica, died
y July7. He was a remarkable man in many
y = respects, and obtained power by means OF q
revolution. He was an ignorant, unlettered
man, whose idea, so far as society was con
cerned, was to present the greatest display
and show possible. lie had the crudest idea
n of finance, and plunged his country into a
h great debt, from which it will not recover
n for many years. He wished TO associate his
4 name with some great national work, and
a the idea of an inter-oceanic railroad capt.
!. waited his imagination. lie began it, but
! began the work of grading and track-laying
r. in the center of the country instead OF on
K the shore. AS may be supposed every raj
y cost small fortune, and two locomotives
!. which were imported to inaugurate the
n work, cost for land transportation alone over
a $4,000 each. Such extrayagant procedure
a naturally brought with it result which
4 everybody expected. The millions which
4 the bondholders furnished were dissipated
a spent without reason or purpose, until moth
O ing remained. But still Guardia clung tC