Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-03-15
Weekly News Summary.

MAGELLAN, the assailant Of Queen Victoria, has
been committed for trial on the charge Of high
treason.
THE Michigan legislature has appropriated
$685. 900 more for the relief Of the forest-fre
sufferers.
Ex-Governor STANFORD Of California has
bought the trotter stallion Piedmont, with
record Of ara, for $4,000,
THERE were 159 boiler explosions reported in
this country last year, and nearly GOO persons
were killed OF injured by them.
THE Mormons proseyting In North Caro-
lima and over fifty have Joined them In the vi
cinity Of Kings Mountain.
Four towns in Costa Rica have been destroyed
by an earthquake. Thousands Of lives were lost
and those who survive are homeless.
CAREFUL estimate has been made Of the cost
of fighting and taking care of the Indians for the
last ten years, and the figures are 1928 S91, 900.
| IT is alleged that ring in the New York Gus
tom house has been passing duitabe goods in a
way much more profitable TO their own purses
than the government
THE snow has been three feet deep In the streets
Of Athens this winter, and six feet deep in some
| OF the near villages. So cold a season has never
been known in Greece.
SOCIALIST agtators have been instgatng riots
| in Omaha, Nebraska. Two Of the rngleaders
| have been arrested, and the governor has deter
mined to put down the rioters even II military
force is called upon.
SENATOR VOORHEES, thinks he got rid Of his
rheumatic govt by drinking the juice of two
lemons in a cupful Of hot water three times day
before meals. Mr. Nixon, the senate's financial
secretary is also said to be ardent believer in
this remedy.
FOLLOWING potatoes and cabbages we have
butter from the old country. One hundred 6rkins
of butter were received in New York the other
day from Holstein, and sold for forty-fve and
forty-six cents, about one cent higher than the
best American article.
THE result Of the trial of Sergeant Mason IL
that he Is dishonorably discharged from the army
without pay or allowances and confined at hard
labor for eight years in pententiary The ver-
dict has, however, been set aside because of de-
fects in the proceedings.
The Ohio constitution does not allow the licens-
ing Of saloons, and Cincinnati newspapers are
mourning the loss Of possible revenue. 1t ia
= proposed that they be taxed, but it is not made
clear how the legislature could impose a tax that
/ would not be in fact license.
, PHILADELPHIA young man went to Washing
r ton on purpose to get Guiteaus autograph in his
album, and then proudly exhibited the trophy to
I his pretty sweetheart. The girl explains the
a scene that followed by saying that she twas not
anxious 10 marry born fool
THE average tax rate OF ten of the largest cities
is 81 80; the highest is SO 20 in Chicago and the
| u L.. I,J L.. Mo-. w. IL Ia
o 50 IS, Philadelphia 81 05, Brooklyn $40 and
Boston Sis. The debt per capita in the same
, cities runs from So II in Detroit to Sl35 Sc in
= Cleveland.
II JOHN B. GoUGH's last lecture engagement for
the present season is at Baltimore in April, and 1t
is stated that he will then retire permanently from
:, the lecture field, where he has been very prom
!, inent figure for forty years He has almost en-
q trey lost his voice and has Cancelled his lecture
engagements at the west.
A BROOKLYN man gets $500 from dentist who
A broke of his teeth and let fragment fall into
q the windppe, where it stuck The patient was
A under the influence Of gas at the time, didn't
know what had happened, was doctored for bron.
chitis and only sued the dentist after coughing up
u the ivory at the end Of long sickness.
n THE Chicago grand jury brought in sixty-nine
:, indictments against gamblers and thirty-nine
against the owners OF buildings occupied by them,
the other day. Some of the latter were we'll
70 known business men, and the sight of them walk
% ing into the criminal court along with profes
s. sional thieves and blacklegs to give bail was
~ impressive.
KING HUMBERT of Italy, while out shooting moi
10 long ago, had such good luck In bringing dowr
$ partridges as to excite the admiration of peas
' ant who, ignorant OF the royalty that lurked be
. meath the sportsmans costume, told him that Il
10 he would come to his farm ON the following morn
ing at daybreak and kill fox which had mad,
several raids his hen-roost he would give him
L. a couple of francs for his trouble King Humbert
B. kept the appointment and was fortunate enough
Is to kill the fox. The delighted peasant insisted on
y the king taking breakfast with his family Al
the end of the repast the peasant put two-franC
piece in his hand which the king tossed up in the
It air and caught, declaring that it was the frs,
Il money he had ever earned Two days afterward
the peasant was surprised to officer in uni
o form ride up in an open carriage with presents
from the king for his wife and children