The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-03
Items OF Interest.

ONE in FIVE OF the citizens of Utah oppose
Mormonism.
THE late New Haven manufacturer after
whom the Yale lock is named left an estate OF
$S000.000
THE camels introduced into Arizona some
sixteen years ago have 40 increased in num-
bers "a to become troublesome, and 1t Is pro-
posed to hunt them.
A suNFLowER which grew without any
special care in the garden Of Rev. L B. Palmer
Of Ipswich, Mass, measured thirteen inches
across the disc and weighed four and one.half
pounds.
THE New York police are accused Of follow
ing young couples in Central Park, threatening
their arrest and accepting money to release
them. Portions Of the park are said to be as
bad az disorderly houses.
THE postmaster-geuer at Washington has
requested the post.ofiice department at Ottawa,
Ontario, to furnish him with full account Of
the working OF the post-ofiice savings bank
The request has been complied with.
THE people Of Montreal Canada, are already
talking of repeating next winter the ice carni-
val, which was 80 great a success last year,
making the ice palace again a leading feature,
but Its proportions two or three times as large.
COLONEL GEORGE KNAPP, the veteran pro-
prietor OF the Missouri Republican, il dead.
He left two months ago for Kissingen Springs
He leaves large family Of children and for
tune variously estimated at from $500, 600 to
81. 00t 900.
In New York, eastsde newsdealers agreed
TO sell the two-cent city papers at from eighteen
to twenty cents week. They are indignant
at the reduction in price, which cuts down their
margin Of profits. West side dealers strike
against the reduced commissions, which bids
fair IN spread This action may check the de-
moralization In rates and even bring about the
restoration Of the old prices.
n Is expected at the navy department that
Lieutenant Harper, who was sent to Siberia to
assist in the Jeanette search. and who was
afterward ordered to bring to America the
bodies OF Lieutenant De Long and his COM
rades. will leave Irkoutsk. the capital Of East
ern Siberia about the first IT November next,
and will reach the United States with the
bodies some time in January.
AN Indianapolis newspaper reports these re-
marks OF an aged coored man to his little
grandson, who was disposed to laugh at the
appearance Of procession OF veterans passing
by: "Dont We laugh at dem soldier mems, son
dey don't look 40 mighty fine now, but when
ye old grandaddy fust saw EN- comm down
wander in South Carolina dey looked mighty
like angels oh de Lord. Dey don't step SC
spruce and spry rs dey used to- but dey brought
d'liberance to me and mine. Don't do il
again, son "
Two weeks ago General w S Hancock went
TO Sandy Hook to witness some experiments in
gunnery. The weather WAS very rough, and
the small government vessel was rndely thrown
about by the waves. In one OF the lurches Of
the boat General Hancock fell and bruised his
right knee. He remained three days at Sandy
Hook in bad weather. He returned to Cover.
nor's Island in bad health, and has been ailine
ever since. There are some signs OF a gather
ing In the injured knee, and Dr. Jsneway, the
post surgeon is endeavoring to dissipate it.
NORMALLY, a car load is 10000 pounds. It
IL also seventy barrels Of salt seventy of lime
ninety Of -four, sixty of whiskey, 200 sacks Of
four six cords Of soft wood, eighteen to twenty
head OF cattle, fifty or sixty head OF hogs
ninety to one hundred head of sheep 9 900 feet
solid boards, 5000 feet of siding, 1900 feet
OF flooring, 10000 shingles one-halt less Of
lumber one-tenth less OF joist scantlng and
other large timbers $40 bushels Of wheat. 40t
OF corn, $50 OF oats, 800 of fexseed, 366 o.
apples, $40 Of Irish potatoes, 800 Of sweet pc
tatoes, and / 900 OF bran.