Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-01-31


The EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. OF the
nine members Of he House composing the
Select Committee under Mr. Wise's reso-
luton, six oi them are among tic most con-
sPlcuous worshippers Of The Executive and
Executive Departments. From such men
as Mr.. Pierce, Hannegan, Muhlenburg.
Parks, Mann and Chimney, what eau he ex-
pccted. ETpreSS.
Crockett s son mp for Congress. John w.
Crockett, Esq of Trenton, Tennessee son
Of the late lamcnted Colonel David Crockett,
is proposed as candidate for Congress by
writer in the Paris West Tenncsccan. The
writer seys:
:" This gentleman is truly the growth Of
our dlslrict-he is modest, patriotic, in,clIi-
gent, and highly qualified from his talents
aud information, 10 be useful man 10 tie
public. He will devote himself honestly and
wholly 10 the service OF the people; aid, if
he will permit his name To be used, lie " i'll
receive tie support of
MANY VOTERS"
We have heard the lamcntcd Col. Crock
eIl speak Of this son. He used io say in
Washington, To the members o Congress.
"Ihey may laugh at my ignorance as much
as they please ] never studied farther llIan
G.G-E-e-r,-but | have u son that is College
tarnt, and he'll some OF these DAYS show them
thing or two" North .Alabanaian.
The editor Of tic New York journal of
CoAnerce sums up an account Of The sul-
lerlngs ano death Of the passengers IN the
Mexico, with the remark" The pilots,
however, had their New Years ball on
shore their hearts were sty."
The Bonapartcs, it is said are all coming
TO the United States, with the exception Of
two females whose age renders them unable
To make Tie voyage. They have sold all
their rich estates in Italy and elsewhere,
with the intention Of vesting their whole
property in this country.
John jacob Asior, of New York. is said
TO be now worth twenty-five millions Of
dollars--lwice as much as Stephen Girard
left, at his death.
The Massachusetts State Prison yielded
clear profit OF 1850 las, wear. There
are tweniythree prisoners for lie. The
whole number OF inmates on the S0th Sept.
was 27S.
GEORGIA STILL Erect. Major Alfred
(Whig) is elected to Congress from Georgia
in the room of Mr. Towns, resigned. In Sc
counties he had 1880 against IL ,s42 for
COL Liddel, V. b.
AN OFFICE BEGGING. Governor Noble
oil Indiana, in his message TO the legislature
OF that state, says, the Office Of Supreme
Judge is vacated, because the emolumenls
would not support the family of the incum-
bent, and that the seat had been offered TO
all the prominent lawyers in the state, and
refused for want Of adequate compensation
Mr.. Nc llvaine las introduced propo-
slton, in the PENNSYLVANIA Legislature, 10
lay tax upon the dislillation of rrdent
spirits from grain. We hope that it may
prevail.
Melancholy Fire.-The dwelling house
oil the Rev. George Cranberry, in Harris
county, Georgia, about fourteen miles from
Columbus, was consumed by fire lately, and
his eldest child, an inIcresting boy Of nine
years persisted in the flames.
The jury have returned verdict of
guilty, in the case of Harry White, for
burning the treasury building.
To Smokers.--A French paper states
that the skin ofpototoes it is so good n
substitute, as 10 be with difficulty dis,in-
tinguished from the "precious weed" itself.
The Delaware House Of Representatives
has passed a bill, increasing the conpensa-
lion OF members from 50 so 10 SO per diem.
A writer in the Baltimore Americarsgro-
poses the union of Maryland and Virginia
INTO one State.
Propositions have been introduced into the
Assembly of New York 10 allo W colorcd pco-
pie TO vote at elections and to sit on jurlcs
FOLLY AND ITS CONSEQUENCE. At shoot
ing match, at Chicago few days since, the
bartender OF tavern was shot through the
hip. The turkeys were tied upon the Top of
The box, and the Young man unknown TO the
rest OF the company, after tying L turkey,
crept into the box, where he was penetrated by
a ball, which passed through the back side Of
the box His cries for while, were excruti.
atlng and his suffering seemed past endurance
An English paper mentions that a Mrs
Wade, the wife Of u farmer at Whepstcad
now in the S5h year, after being blind up
wards Of % years, has had her sight restored
within the last few weeks, without the aten-
dance OF surgeon, or taking any medicine
whatever.
The WEATHER. In South Carolina there
have been deaths by freezing, as slated in the
subjoined paragraph from the Charleston Mel
curry
BY letter from Beaufort, we have the pain
full account Of the loss of three lives by cold.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT. Fifteen boys while
skating on Fish Creek, in the town OF Scuyl-
ervle, Saratoga county, fell in the ice and
out Of the number nine were druwned