Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-07-04

FRANcE.-Our correspondent writes I'M
Ter date Of Balbec, 18th May, 1S97-"The
situation OF our country is quite sad. Com.
= nercial affairs are angushng, AMI no one
knows how long this crisis will last. Pol
tical circumstances present a rather more
favorable aspect. Louis Philip has pub
ishcd pardon for all persons pol
btically condemned. Even in the case OF
Meunier himself, who fred pistol at the
K ing in the month of December last. the
kentence OF death pronounced against him
has been committed into len years of Danish
ment. The newspapers announce that he
has chosen New Orleans for the place of
is residence. So that yeti will soon have
10 the United States man who has at
tempted the ailrocous crime of regicide,
and he will be among the republicans OLA
merica, a living monument Of the generous
clemency Of Louis Phiiip."-.N Y. Obser
ger.
STATISTICS OF CRows.-The Connecti-
cut Legislature have been obliged 10 re-
peal the law giving bounty Of 10 cents
each for crows heads, the charge upon the
Treasury being too heavy 10 be borne.
Srcc the passage of the law, 10000 heads
have been brought in: about 10000 OF
them within the last year. II is calculated
shat the whole &c, 900 would make 40 cart
loads. a correspondent of the Bridgeport
= Farmer, write that in the neighborhood Of
Greenwhch, Conn. crows care said Ia have
heen so numerous at times, as to obscure
the sun for hours. like a dark heavy cloud,
when on their fight from one point TO an
other"
Texan AGGRESSION A letter published
in the Arkansas Gazette says:
81 saw on yesterday copy OF the law ol
the republic of Texas, establishing a Gen
eral Land Office for that republic, and pro-
viding for the mode Of locating, land war
rants, SC. BY that law a land dist riot is
esla blished including all that section Of the
country lying between main Red river and
The Sulphur fork, called the Red river LAND
district and land Office established at The
house of Geo. Wright near .Joneshorough
in Miller county," [Arkansas-nol Texas.
TRAFFIC. IN SLAvEs.-The Legislature
ol the State of Mississippi have pa 'sed I
law prohibiting the introduction of slaves
into the State, tor sale or hire. The pen
atty is a five oil FIVE hundred dollars, ant
imprisonment from one to six months, 70
tNI' oldNC liiiJ'Il lCh. al OblllldCiS WI pun
chase or hire are declared void, The Law
passed Oh the 11lh day Of May, and too
effect from lis passage Gin. Ga-.
"TuE EXPERIMENT. From the Pitts
burrh Advocate Of " ednesday:
tr5-Thc loss Of the people by the eek
pcrnen,," is computed in the Frederick
IW1.l Herald al twenty millions of dol
lors!!!i
Can the loss he computed in dollars an
cents? No. Neither would the repent
auce of years or those who were instru
i menla in bringing the "Eyperiment" I
n test, be sufficient TO atone Tor the wretch
cdness brought upon the land.
HIcxoRy LEAVES. A Reading correspon
dent OF Poulson's Advertiser, speaks of ,h
wprlhlessness Of small notes put in circua
tlo1 by individuals ia Berks county, an
s5ys that The Germans, whose eyes are las
opening to the humbugS which have bee
playing off upon hem, designate by the az
proprate title Of Hickory leaves" One
Gen. Jackson's lavorte sayings, formerly
was-"Judge the tree by lis fruits" III
tine has arrived to apply the rule. Whi
arc the fruits OF the Old Hickory tree
2otten leaues for The people-nuts for ii
Gtlice holders, alone.-DeIeioare Stal
Journal.
A bill Cor the relief Of the banks, author
= ising the suspension OF specie payments
March I, 1888, has passed the House
Delegates of Virginia, SO to IS.
The Cincinnati papers mention that {
Ohio Life and Trust Company, of that cit,
has ru'umed specie payments.