Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-01-17

More Biddle Indictmenis.-Austin Montgomery
appeared before the Recorder of Philadelphia on
| Thursday, and made oath charging Nlessrs. Bid.
die, Jaudon, Dunlap, Cowperhwaite and An
drews, with he conspiracy TO defraud the stock
holders of tie U. ). Bank of Penns ylvania. Pro-
cess was awarded and served, and the first three
persons appeared and entered into reCognizances
IN $4,000 each Tor their appearance for trial OH
! Th ursday next.
Gen. GAINES, it seems no, only quilted his
command without leave, bur was guilty of insub-
ordination in addressing his communications 10
the Secretary of War instead of the Commanding
General, whom he does not recognise. He has
not been arrested however, but will probably re-
ceve permanent leave OF absence from his COM
mand, which will be deyolved Oh the officer next
in rank.
Col. Phelps of the town of Windsor, c., has
within the pnst year cultivated fifty acres of to-
bacco, and raised Mt least a ton per acre, from
which he will realize about $4,000, Tobacco is
qui e extensively cultivated by others in that viciu-
| ity.
"A Large Hog. Mr.. John Searns of Hlnsdale
| N. H., has hog now two years and six months
old, which on Tuesday last, weighed ten hundred
and Jorty,fre pounds
Miss Rapp of Economy Beaver Co., Pa. has
received premium Of 5000, for the silk she has
Produced having raised this season $500 pounds
of cocoons.
| 1t is said that Mar Yobanna, celebrated Bish-
op OF the ancient HISTORIAN church, Persia is dai.
ly expected in this country, on visit, lie is nc
companed by Mr.. Perkins, one Of the American
missionaries to Persia.
The SAME Fe Expedition. The Galveston cor.
respondent OF the New Orleans Bulletin says:
"Iha report of the capture of our Sante Fe
Expedition has produced great excitement
throughout tho country. Many are anxious to
get up nh expedition Immediately and march to
Mexico to rescue our citizens, il alive, and if no.
to avenge thsr death. If the Mexicans have put
to death one person al the expedition, they may
prepare themselves To Mexican blood flow for
! The Yankee. In a late debate in Congress Mr.
Marshall paid warm and glowing eu,ogium up
on Yankee character. 1t was The Yankee, he
said, who had shed the first blood for our liberty
! The first trigger that had been drawn in resis-
nnce to British lyrrnny had been drawn by a
Yankee finger, and they had acted in that policy
from TINT Time TO this The policy Of the coun-
try had been repeatedly shifted, but the Yankee
had always accommodated himself TO it, Govern
ment could not crush him.
The Rev. Mr.. Stone, in his address at the iem-
perance meeting last week, estimated the number
Of whiskey lislllleries in this county at one time
not many years since, nj lOO-3O OF which were
| in the good old town OF Peacham. Yet al the
present lime there is perhaps town in the coun-
" more thoroughly temperate lhan this. ave
are all Reformed prunkards' now" whispered a
gentlemen from p. as Mr. Stone spoke OF the Town
US it was in other days. There is not known TO
be in operation now single distiIlery in the
whole county. Caledonidn.
TIP When the question of referring the sub
ject Of Protective or Discriminating Duties came
up in the u. 5. Senate in 1927, Mr. Hdyne of s. Z.
moved its reference TO The Committed on Finance
instead of that of Manufactures. This motion
was advocated by the mover and MIR. Tazewell, OF
Va. but opposed by Gen. HARBIsos, MIR. Pan Blu.
rem and MI. Woodbury., and defeated. Who has
changed Tribune.