Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-07


Washington announce that the President |
was again visited with lcmorIhaqe of
the lungs on Saturday. attack was
so severe as TO revive the apprehension that |
he would scarce survive till the close of his |
term. He was, however, mending again al |
the last advices.-.N. Y. Com. Ado.
The number Of Post Offices in the United |
States is 900; the amount of postage |
received is about So, 200 900 year.
200 Post Oaicesp then in that depart |
ment alone, there cannot be less than 49,
600 CLERKS and ally habitua Sabbath
breakers compelled by wicked public
sentiment, TO be so, or to leave their office.
The price Of The Sabbath, the privilege Of
keeping The post Office. How does God
look upon the Dargaini Journal of Moral
Reform.
The rumor that forty persons were ar
rested at Buffalo for forging and passing
spurious money, the Buffalo Journal SAYS
is not true, although few persons have
been arrested on the charge.
I'm idea Of oar Newspaper .Mail.-Four
and half ions OF newspapers we're started
from Covinglon, Ky. lew days since.
!Sops in the Pdn.--Ol the Erpungers it
appears that Riues has received from one
office he held, through the bounty of Jack
son, something like $40, 900 Of the peoples
money. Buchanan about S25 900; Nj
les about S15 900; Wall about $4,000;
Fulton $4,000.
Eighth of January-The celebration of
this day at New Orleans was distinguished
by a procession, religious service in the Ca
ihedro, a military review, and sham bat
lie in the public square Sunday j
Detroit Within the last seven months,
no less than 100000 persons, and so 900
tons Of freight, have arrived at Detroit.
Strange doings in Minois.-The follow
ing announcement is from the Galena 0ll.)
Gazette, OF December Sd -
'Maried-By the Rev. Mr.. Weighlv,
on the Oath Of November, Mr.. Ashahel
Bull 10 Miss Lydia lslcr, all Of Small Pox.'
II should be remembered by all, that such
widows of Revolutionary soldiers, as were
married before their husbands left the army,
are entitled to such pensions as their hus-
bands would draw if now living. Many
nay be entitled TO The same, and as yet be
ignorant of their good fortune. - Yarmouth
Register.
| II is supposed that The Presidents attacks
on the currency, have, at n moderate esi-
mate, occasioned losses to business men, by
extensive interest, high prices Of domestic
exchange, and commercial arrangement, 10
| the amout Of One Hundred millions Of Dol
| lars.
II is said that when the eslmable Secre-
| Al. =
lines on its records, his face glowed and
burned from sense Of the degrading act,
which he was the innocent and official a.
gent of carrying into execution. This
speaks volumes TO his credit, and should add
TO his fame. The gentleman whom Mr..
Benton bullied before The bar ofthe Senate,
promised an address To the public on tina,
matter. We hope it will be difiuscd far &
wide.-PMi. Gas.
"A Horse in boots.-Ths is truly and en-
| phatically the age OF inventions and nno-
| valons. Gentlemen not only sport fur
capes; but horses, yes, horses are driven TO
market with boots on Solomon said,
"There is nothing new under the sum-"
but Solomon never saw horse in boots -
A gentleman driving from Baskahegun a
few days since with horse, found the crust
of the snow so hard as TO lacerate his LEGS.
The moment he observed il, he dsmosnicd
and led his horse to backsmith's shop,
where he obtained two pairs of old boot
legs,-had the horse's shoes taken off, the
boot legs drawn on, the lower extremities
of which he doubled under the horses feet,
and had the shoes reset. Thus accouired
he proceeded on his journey, to the infinite
delight OF the old horse, VIM pricked up
his ears, and pranced off in his snwarrows
like Two year old cot.-Bangor Post.