Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-05-17
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flhe population of the United States be cor
recty estimated at IL millions, the above quantity
Of distilled spirits, will furnish each man, woman
and child with $4,000 gallons yearly.
The reader will please not object TO the intro
duction of disiiUeries under the head of crimes,
and casualties"
Fatal OccnWrence.-We regret to state, says the
Tallahassee Sentinel of April 80, that Gen. Leigh
Read, of this place, was shot in the street on Mon
day morning last, by Mr.. Willis Aston. He ex-
pired in about IA hours aferward. We forbear
making any comments, as the affair will undergo
legal investigation. Two other persons were
accidentally, we presume) wounded, one severe
ly, though we trust not MORALLY.
We learn by Leonnrds Express that fire oc-
cured May A, at the BoltomIy Factory village, in
Leicester, Mass, which destroyed the dye house,
wool-house, and pattern dye house, together with
about 5000 lbs of wool, and $1,000 worth of indi-
go. The buildings destroyed valued at
$4,000 1t is believed the property was insured.
A destructive fire occurred at New Market, N.
II. the same day. 1t commenced about O'Clock
in the tailor's shop Of MIR. Drew, which was de-
stroyed together with the post office and four
stores. The letters papers, post Office books and
accounts were destroyed, as were also the books
in one of the stores those in the others, were
principally saved. The buildings and part of the
contents were insured.
Justice. The thirteen "land pirates" of Michi.
gan who maliciously entered the farm of Phineas
Davis, near Pontiac. in November last, and butch
cred $4,000 worth of live cattle, are now at work
in the State prison, TO which they have been re-
Gently sentenced.
accident and loss Of life. The steamer Victoria
picked up u woman and child twenty five miles
above tho mouth of Black River, after having
honied on snng nearly hours Her name is
Mrs. Lilterell, ard tappears that party of seven
persons were coming down from Powhattan,
when the canoe capsized, drowning five indvid-
uals viz: young man by the name of Pebert, a
boy named J. Gray, young woman and little
boy, and Il baby Of Mrs LiIterelI. A subscription
to the amount Of $50 was promptly made for the
latter on board the boot-.M q. Bee.
In firing the cannon yesterday morning at Al
ton John Adams had one OF his arms shot oil,
and otherwise badly injured. The firing Contin-
ueL, but another like catastrophe was the conse-
quence Wm. Sheets was the other victm His
right arm shot of above the elbow-his LETT
hand also shot of. st. Louis Rep dprd %.
More s,oindiing 1t was reported on Monday
that the officers of the Philadelphia bank had JUS
discovered That within few weeks past that in
stItntion had been swindled ont of the sum of
$1,000. The particulars as we heard them related
were thar some lime ngo n letter was received
purportng 10 he from one of the Banks in Mobile,
enclosing an order 10 pay TO person named there
in, whatever sum may he credited TO it upon the
books of the Philadelphia Bank Not suspecing
the genuinrness of the order, the amount Of $4,000
was paid when called for Yesterday advces
from be Mobile bank disclosed The fact that the
Bank here had been imposed upon.
North american.
Dreadful Statistics. From the LIST of January
last TO the LIST instant there have been "a murders
and 90 suicides. OF the suicides, 10 came to
sudden death by intemperance, IL by taking
laudanum and other poisons, hanging them
selves, z by cutting their lhroats, by drowning,
and FIVE by shooting themselves, ofthe murders,
6 were in New York, 6 in Ohio, in Georgia, 4
in New Orleans, 2 in Vermont, in New Jersey,
. in Kentucky, and in Arkansas. OF suicide,
80 were in New York, 8 in Pennsy lvania, in
Massachusetts, 6 in New Orleans, Gin ConHecti-
cut, in Maine, in Kentucky in South Caro-
lima, l in Wisconsin, in Rhode Island, and in
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