Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-12-07
CHIPS AND CLIPPINGS.

The pressure Of politics being well over we
find time and room to renew our former custom
of dishing up "cbps and clippings" 1t toas an
acceptable dish to our readers, and we trust that
it will be again.
The Census. The population of New IIatnp-
shire is 269633 being an Increase of ll,6l6 in
tenycars. Philadelphia city 93,753, increase 10,
3JG; Philadelphia county lG5,049, increase 56,565.
Common Schools in .Uassachusetis. The an
nual abstract for lS39-40 shows the following
3Ol towns have 1912 public schools, with l24 ,354
scholars in summer and 1922 in winter. Aver
age length Of the schools months 10 days No.
Of teachers employed 1913 males, and 1928 fe
males Average wages per month to males, in
cuding board, S533,0o, females S,l2,15. average
board per month for males 1892, females 1856.
Amount Of money raised by taxes including only
wages of teachers, board aud fuel $477, 1921, pa
Amount OF board aud fuel contributed $37 ,269-
"a. incorporated Academies 76, with 3,70l schol-
ars ;aggregute paid for tuition So, ass 50. In
incorporated academies, private schoou, and
schools kept to prolong common schools, 1908,
with 2S,635 scholars; aggregate tuition, S2ll,-
ia 20. Amount of local funds 1921 ,079 IS
income for same Sl5,270 50.
.NeU Jersey. Expenditures OF the State for the
last year $5i ,339 G7; receipts $G7,33l 49, School
fund S3l9,sO2 63
Oil. 475,492 gallons whale oil were brought
into U. S. ports in the month of October last.
Good. At New Orleons, at the close nj the cleo
tou,a committee of both political parties united
in giving salute of26 guns in honor of The peace
able and orderly manner in which the election was
carried on and concluded
The late storm was quite extensive
Enough fell at Washington, d. c. for sIeighing-
ola poor kind, probably.
In Michigan, there are lO9635 hogs 90, 6S4
sheep, and $4,000 people
Russian ship-of-war (s;eam ship has re-
Gently been launched at New York length 246
feet breadth lover wheel houses) &C. depth "a feet
6inches tonnage 1000 tons. The engines
IRE TO be Of 600 horse powers cost about $780,
900.
John H. Thompson (whig) has been elected to
Congress from Kentucky, in place of Mr.. Ander.
son, deceased.
.NeW Discoveries. Grandmother said phil
osopher in rock and irowsers, I'VE must cause an
incison at the apex, and create a corresponding
aperaure at the end, then apply it TO the lips. and
at the first inhalation the contents extracted
Lord mercyn said the old lady, how amazin' I!
When was child we only broke hole in both
ends and sucked it. Well ldeclare, what privile-
ges the children now n days have!'
Cramp. A disease that affects few men in
the bOdy-a feW in the iuiHU-but most ncn in
the pocket.
the boiler of the steamer Express burst, near
jackson, Ala 6 killed and 8 severely sca,d ed.
Fa,sehood c9rrecled We notice that sundry
locotoco papers, the Patriot among the rest, have
informed their readers that Harrison was beaten
in his own township 1.-THE Presidential election.
This is not true His township (Alumil gave him
81 majority, being gain of Z over the vote for
Corwin. We suggest whether the Patriot would
do any harm by correcting its statement.
Later from China. BY an arrival at New York
news has been received from China to the 4lh of
July. Admiral Elliot had arrived at Macoa with
the remainder of the British fleet and sailed i'm.
mediately for the North, for Pekin or the isaud
all frightened by these hostile demonstrations.
10" Ohio is now the third state in the Union in
point of population, her number being fraction
less than 100000.
Among the news from Constannople, is the
following, cooy related: Several of the heads of
the Janissary party were recently arrested, aud
embarked OF board steamer, On their arrival
in the sea of Marmora, they were thrown into the
with n I'M Inn cd IN boHv
Boston Alias.
Colonel Laborde, one of Prince Napoleon's fol-
lowers, has been permitted TO spend the two years
imprisonment to which he was sentenced by the
Court of Peers, in boarding house in Paris
Died drunk. Greeneaf Haskell was drowned
1T Augusta Maine, last week. He fell into mud
hole, aud being intox Gated, was unable to exlr-
cate himself.
Definition Of Cherub. A lady was once troub-
led with squaling brat, whom she always ad.
dressed as my Cherub.' Upon being asked why
SHE gave it that appellation she replied, Because
it is derived from Cherubim, and tho Bible says,
the Cherubim continually DO c,y'
The announcement in orr last Of an election
of Senator in Alabama, was incorrect. The cleo
ton was 10 lake place on the 10Th ult.
n British Sub Treasurer. II is stated in the
Montreal Gazette OF the l4th ult, that Judgment
has been recovered against The late Receiver Gen
eral of thnt Province, Sir John Caldwell, for $751;
O68 currency, for which his large estates consist
ing of the segnorty and fef of I.acoG, with ex.
tensve mills thereon, and 22,500 acres of land,
were conveyed 10 the government in full satisfac-
ton
.4labamu-a Senator at last. VIM. r. King has
been re, elected to the U. S. Senate for six years
from the 4lh of March next The vote stood for
King loco, 72 for Hon. John Gayle, Wing, So
The murder at The VTginia University. The
Richmond Wing says-"We learn from Char
louisville, that a student by the name of Semmes
from Georgia, was arrested on suspicion of hav-
ing fired the pistol which produced the death of
Prof. Davis, and that after examination he was