The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01
Other States and Territories.

THE Tewkshnry investigation has cost Massa-
chusetts $4,000.
THE American Rapid treats the strikers bet
ter than 1t did Captain Webb.
UTAH has 100000 inhabitants. 100000 of
whom are Mormons, but only 1900 polyg-
amists.
IT is said that British capital to the amount
OF $50 100000 went into Wyoming and Texas
last year.
TIE United States has paid its soldiers $780,
100000 in pensions. The remnants of the war
are expensive.
ROBERT B. BEATH OF Philadelphia has been
elected commander-in-chief of the Grand Army
Of the Republic
ENGLAND has reserve of 1000, 900 paupers
from which to select for assisted - exporta-
ton to America.
THE war department has received telegram
Announcing the arrival OF General Sherman and
party at Missoula, Montana.
EX-TREAsURER POLK OF Tennessee has been
sentenced for twenty years. and fined the full
amount of the ENLIGHTENMENT.
MRS. LANGTRY and her travelling companion.
Mrs. ROBBERS, sailed for England July oath.
Frederick Gerhard was on hand to bid her
farewell.
TELEPHONE communication between Balti-
more and Washington was formally opened to
the public July 26 by the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac company.
DIR. BRowN-SEoUARD has discovered new
an@sthetic which destroys sensiblity, but not
consciousness or physical activity, for an en-
tire day or more.
THE alleged attempt at assassination of
working operator at Atlanta, Ca, turns out 70
have been merely reckless use of parlor rifle
by small boys shooting rats.
JOSH BILLINGS IL native of Lanesboro. N.
H., and there he hopes to be buried. He has
directed his children to mark the grave with
rough stone from the quarry near by.
THE Sons Of Veterans have twenty-eight
camps In Massachusetts, with upward of one
thousand three hundred members, although
the order has been in existence but two years
The fear of cholera In London Is making our
government alert. Preparations have been
made for the strictest quarantine against Lon
don and Liverpool vessels in cases OF necessity
DURING recent western trip Rev Dr. Fulton
OF Brooklyn found In one part OF Wisconsin
beer garden thirty acres In extent, in which
every Sunday 10000 persons gathered to drink
beer.
A DAKOTA paper claims that It costs 81, 900
Tor a man to get moderate outfit for farming
In Iowa, hut all a woman needs to run home
stead In Dakota Ia an oil stove, three hens and
q rooster.
ESTIMATES at the treasury department, al
though not perfected, indicate the possibility
OF call for three and one-half per cent bonds
to the amount Of $25 900, 900 before the close of
the month.
THE annual meeting of the national civil
service reform league is held at Newport r. l.,
to-day Mr.. George William Curtis will de-
liver an address at II 80 A. NJ, in the Charming
Memorial church.
In the New England conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church there Is only one minis
ter who receives as high salary az 81, O00
Only five receive more than 81, 900. The aver
age salary is about $780,
A DISPATCH from Springfield to the Boston
Herald says: "The story that Governor Butler
gave Williams college $1,000 at the late COM
mencement is without foundation. The money
was given by graduate"
THE quantity of logs cut and floated down
the prominent streams the past season is esti-
mated at 345 100000 feet This includes the
number cut in northern Maine which floats
into the New Brunswick river.
Hon. MONTGOMERY BLAIR eldest son of the
famous Frank P, Blair, died at his residence
at Silver Springs, near Washington last Fri
day, aged seventy years He was postmaster
general Of Lincolns cabinet. He leaves a
widow IA daughter OF Judge Levi Woodbury. Of