The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-05
Other Localities.

SIX thousand carloads OF watermelOns have
been shipped North from Georgia this season.
THE new four-cent stamps are dark green,
and bear the profile of Andrew Jackson hand
somely cut
THE public debt statement shows the de.
crease Of the public debt during the month of
August to be $667l SOL H.
FEARS are entertained at Washington for tn
safety of the Greeley polar expedition, which
has not been heard from for two years.
REPORTS from the peach-growing districts of
New Jersey state that the crop will be very
plentiful, but it will soon exhaust ITSELF
AMERICAN reapiDg and binding machines re-
Gently came out ahead in a field contest in
Italy, in which several countries were repre-
sented.
EIGHTY thousand books, each containing five
hundred of the new postal notes, have been
sent to the money order offices throughout the
country.
THE colored state convention at Little Rock,
Ark, called attention to the fact that no white
murderer of negro had ever been hanged in
that state.
PROFESSOR STUART PHELPS OF Northampton,
Mass, accidentally shot and killed himself at
Chamberlain Lake, Me-, while putting a gun
into canoe.
THE grand jury in New Orleans have made a
report recommending that crematory be es-
tabished for the purpose of burning the bodies
Of those who die of contagious diseases.
Now there are 48,049 post-offices in the
United States, of which 2 176 are presidential
and 1873 money-order offices. Since 1876 the
number of post-otfices has increased forty
per cent.
AFTER much delay the cars have been placed
on the Brooklyn bridge, but instead of being
satisfactory are much criticised. The system
employed is heavy and clumsy. 1t is known as
the Colonel Paine grip.
THE coinat Q executed at the mint In Phila-
delphia during the month ending August 81
aggregated 9,60067 pieces, valued at 81 $685.
$3.50. This amount was made up OF ,040, 900
silver dollars, 920673 dimes, 2,210 900 ive-cent
pieces and 8, $50, 900 cents.
THE body of Eddie Little of Washington. D.
c., the last of the victims Of the Wells (Me J
drowning accident, was found Friday evening
ashore. The body was badly decomposed and
was taken to Andover, Mass, for burial.
THE quality Of hops Of this year is said to be
very inferior. The weather In central New
York has been unfavorable to the growing
crops and great injury has been done by
vermin. Unless changes soon appear, many
acres of hops will not be worth the picking.
SPECIAL dispatch from Washington says
that while it cannot be positively announced
that Assistant Secretary New is about to re-
sign, there is little doubt that he now intends
doing 80 in a month or six weeks. He Is in
charge Of the treasury department during the
absence of Judge Folger and Secretary French
The Western Union telegraph company is
sued an order, taking effect Saturday, making
the hours for night work eight instead Of sever
and one-half and allowing extra pay for Sun
day work. The extra service will be based OF
the number of week days in the month. Thii
Is considerable increase in the salaries Of op
orators.
There were crowds at Coney Island last weel
Wednesday, to see the high tide The damage
about Brighton beach was $l2 600 The storm
at Rockaway was the severest known. The
loss is large. The damage at Atlantic City, by
some is put rs high as S250,OO0 Some think
the tidal wave was one Of the effects OF thu
volcanic disturbances.
THE coming exhibition of the New England
Manufacturers and Mechanics Institute II
, Boston, promises to be even greater success
than that of last year. The managers hav,
: been actively at work during the year, ever
: making personal visits to the southern indus
trial ceDters; and their efforts have been re
warded by an increase In the number Of appli
cations for space. One convenience that thou
sands Of strangers will appreciate, will be furn
( ished for the free use Of visitors. viz: boun'