Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-30

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and sheet iron store, where it spread with great
rapidly, the wind being hgh) enveloping the two
blocks of buildings extending TO the creek east ,
which were entirely consumed, with most of their
contents. Ii then crossed the creek, taking the
bridge in its course, and consumed all the buildings
on the hill, rs far as tie red school house. The
printing Office of the Raddi with all its contents,
was destroyed
About 40 buildings were destroyed. A little
boy about years old is missing, and it is feared
he persisted in the flames The fire is supposed
TO have been the work of an incendary. We
have not yet learned the amount of loss, or insur
ance. Particulars hereafter.
Literary Factory Girls. A Magazine published
in Lowell, Mass. is sustained exclusively by the
contributions Of the girls employed in its different
factories. Can any Manufacturing Town in Eu-
rope offer parallel instance. hal is to be ex-
pected of the Bay State fifty years hence if its
daughters thus engaged in the !dbors Of the warp
and wool, weave also the fanciiu tissues of liter
allure? We have heard occasionally of poetical
shoemakers in Europe and in this country of earn
ed backsmilhs but these solitary stars in the |
armament of sccnce--it remained for The United |
States TO exhibit constellation not OF literary Ia
dies, fostered in drawing rooms aud nursed in lux
ury, but of tcorktUomen, combining the fabrics of
art with the products of fancy aud intellect.
Charleston Patriot
The Boston Atlas states that one Of the voters
in Bedford, Essex county, eighty five years of age,
and one who had fought at Bunker Hill, travelled
six miles in the rain to vote for Gen. Harrison.
Rumored defalcaiions. For the last two or three
days rumors have been current in the city of fin
ancial difficulties in the Custom House. 1t is said
that large sums that were supposed necessary to
oil the party machinery, about the time OF the
| election, were drawn out by individuals who left
their notes in deposite instead of hard money and
that these sums expended TO promote party
m ust lose the inoney.-N Y. Herald.
In the town of Preston, seven of the Soldiers OF
the Revolution, whose united ages amount to five
hundred and sixty lone years, voted the Harrison
electoral tlcket.-.Voricich Cour.
"A flag unfirled. The Spirit of Democracy
published at Leesburg, Virginia, has unfrled its
tag and HOSTS the name of the Hon. Thomas ii.
Benton, for President. Underneath is placed
ball. on which is inscribed the motto of % tary
and alon" PUT this ball in motion.
| .dnotty. The Rochester Democrat publishes
the pro-, rdings of the Van Buren, men, of Greene
Township, Monroe County, wherein they nomin-
ate Gen. Lewis Cass. All this is taking time by
The forelock.-N Y. Express.
Missionary Hems. The missions in South Eas.
tern Africa are flourishing. Urnfandi, the brother
OF the exiled Zulu chief Dingaan, is doing much
to encourage the missionaries.
| Mr.. Hoisington, missionary in Ceyon, gives
it as his opinion that the East India Company are
preparing powerful enemies for themselves by
raising up educated men without moral principle.
AT Bombay more than 1000 of the natives
have united in pettoning the government to OPP.
pose the measures of the Christian missionaries.
They are alarmed for the safety of \ ahoinme-
danism and Pagansm.
The HISTORIANS Of Persia are found TO retain
much of the true spirit of Christianity.
I The New York Observer of Saturday last, con-
ains very interesting account of the exertions
made in this country for the spread of the Papal
religion. 1t seems that single French "society
for the propagation of the faith" this
try in 1888, $63, $50 TO- OF this sum, $l6,904
IL came to Bishop Kenrick of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Daily .4dreniser.
STATE DEBTS.
Virginia The public debt OF the state of Vir..
ginia, according to the Norfolk Beacon is at the
present time $6,500,000 exclusive of its liabilities
under acts authorsing loans for works of internal
i'm oroyement, which amount to 3,442, l20 more.
alabama. The amount is $l0,S60,060, and is
invested in the capital stock Of the banks.
The population of the state OF Connecticut is
according TO the recent census, $40, l3l. Increase,
in ten years, 1920.
The shock Of an Earthquake in Phiiadei ph'a.-
We were visited on Saturday night between 9
and 10 O'Clock, with an extraordinary storm, ac-
companied by heavy thunder and vivid lightning.
Shortly after 9, the buildings in various parts Of
CITY anu SHOOK IOr SECONDS, as III
through the agency of all earthquake. Many Of
our citizens were alarmed and the pause which
Immediately succeeded the shock, especially 10
those who were in situations of quiet and repose,
calculated mIly to experience the terrible sensa
lion WINS marked by feeling of awe and soen-
nifty. We hive since been informed that the wa.
Iers of the Delaware were agitated by heavy
and unusual swell, at the same time.
philadelphia Enquirer.
The Lancaster, Pa, Gazette states, that lady
who was riding on horseback through that city q
few days since, was suddenly thrown over The
head of her horse, bu; fortunately received no in
Jury from the fall. Two or three citizens, per
celyng her situation, ran TO her assistance; bu
before they reached her she was upon her feet
and without allowing them time to inquire wheb
or she had been hurt, she exclaimed Wasn't tina
jump
Cusick, chief of the Tuscarora tribe who
served faithfully for six years under Washington
died few days since. They are fast fading away
Virginia. Alberlnare county, the residence o
Hon. w. g. Rives, and for many years the resi-
dence of Jefferson, gave Harrison majority OF 1877
The official canvass of Columbia county shows
Fan Buren, ran behind The iohoie ticket-State, Con
gress, Assembly, and even Coroner'
The .Neto England States. In 1886 the people
of the six New England States gave Martin Var
Buren, a majority of S,l37, They have now con
,emned him and his sub-treasnry by giving ma
Iiority of over $4,000 for Harrison Difference
$4,000
po.,o, Formulation 93402