Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-12-23
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10 DESTROYED by Iire Tho fumes first broke out
i, tl,r ,lweliina house 81 Mr.. James g Slncun w
which woman and lNrce e. illr, were sleeping,
mud who all persisted in tie nlmrs. Mf >. was
nj the time absent from home On visit 10 II dis
tnnt ncghhor. aud knew nOIliiug Of the Ere until
his return, three days afterwards.
Sale Of a " L1ncashi Whch."-Cne Of these
ladies underwent ihe ordeal Of n sa'e in the pub
lie market Of Wicsn last week. We Rave reen
uuah 10 obtain the uaines Of the lady md the
husband who Offered Ter for sale ; but at all e
vents n purchaser was found and the "suleabe mr.
tc!c" disposed Of at The prize OF % shillings.
Bidctbuu Eng, Standard
THE North West Cast Some apprehension ex-
ist, that n settled design is entertained Ivy Great
Brit sIn Of dispuiing our cla To lie territory he
yuno' line Rocky Mounaihs aud the Whole Pacific /
consr iu tnr quarter. letter to the editor ol the
Glum fl ON an officer Of the United States ship
Dale, belonging 10 The Pacific Squadron, dated
" Bay Of PunuNn, Sept. %, 1912" contains the
following pnrnRyApll:
We sailed IRON Culluo 9Th inst, in company
with the lrigAe Ui,itcd States. Commodore jones
hag.shipA an6 soou OF war Cyaue bat we sepa
raed from them, ~ bore up lnr this port ou the
seventh day out just previously 10 our depar
lure, two British ships oi war, (the razce Dubln,
aud soop OF war Champion sailed thence on Sc
crtt sCrUicei OF course this mysterious move
ment of Admiral Thomas elected n thousand con-
lectures as to his destination tie most probablr
OF whiri seemed to he, that II was hound tor .llc
north of Mexico, whore, IL is surmised,
British station is to he oCnled IN accordance with
Il secret convention hctw cen tie NJ eXicon and En-
gsh Governments AuG it is among the on dit.
in tie squadron, that the trigsts the Cyano and
the Dale are to rendezvous as soon us ractlcablt
nj Monterey, to keep an eye upon john BULBS
movements IN that quarter.
At Ellsworth, Me-, on the oh inst, The depth
Of Stow about two feet. huIINerst aud Tru--
no, N. S., about fifteen feet
Result oCMe first Trial for Treason The Prov
| idcnce Express OF Tuesday afternoon says:
"rhc case OF Col. Cuoley was submitted TO the
inry last evening about o'clock, anal ii heine
| asccr,auCd 10y the cOut, alter tiey had been out
| three hours that there was no prospect OF their
being agreed upon n verdict, they were dischars
ed, uud Ie indictment ordered to lie continued 10
| the next term"
"A man Frozen 10 death on n Prairie. A mos t
| affecting account appears IN the C;Rcinnatl Ga.
| Xcitc. Of the death O n,an named William Wells,
! who persisted in snow storm while returning
| homc from mil across the Grand Prairie, Hi
! nois. 1t appears that he was ovcnnkea ly blind
| ing snow siorn, aud lost his way, aud having un-
| harnessed his horses from the Wagon be attemp-
| ted 10 rench some sctlemCut Oh horseback, but
| he got off, Of perhaps, Itrowu oil, aier get
! ting nearly helpless with cold. When found he
was lying upon his tuce, though lac had uiiched
forward while walking. He had wandered many
miles from his route, but at what time he perish
ed is uncertain. lie was sober man ia the prime
of life
The event strikes terror to the minds Of us who
; never dream OF exposures periis like those en-
: couutered 10y the poncCrs 10 new country.
From .9lrica.-~The u. :. brig Spmcrs arrived
5 on "Wednesday evening from Liberia via ST Thoul-
: as She sailed from Mouro,ia on The lllh OF No.
venlber. The colony was in an euIincnt'y GGur.
, isng state, aud the citizens disposed to euto
IN dcn
ss 10 hoccuie staples. ! he Soiuers LEFT > IhuHli
The 9th OF December. The yninor oC The WA,
between Spain nnd iiny,i is confirmed. Pore n II
; Prince was biockndcd hy squadron tyon Hav, l.
ma and purio nrO, and several English uIcu. O T.
war have gone here to hook after Btish interest
s Simon Peter, WHO cane 10 the Uni,cd States il
: 1911, died on the "a h OF August at Liberia. lie V
George 5, Brcwn writes that tic mission schoo
: is doing we,h-.E l. IiitUne
y The Cincinnati Out ge.-The Committee az,
pointed 10y the Pas,rr 1t lac Wesley Chapel il
Cincinnati, to Investigate the charge against sew
eral members of that Church OF treating wild, u;I
natural cruelty an aged mother, lave lnade q re-
y port, which is ctlic tally polished ia the Chronicle
Tie horrors OF the irau,nc,ion ~ inst narrated u
The papers, seem 10 lac increased ,ehfold. W
have never heiue read any ttatement al such uu
natural and cold boLded cruelty and Tor the hon
= or OF human ualure we trust such another atia
- may never occur. Robert Richardson, Mrs Rich
nrdson, Mrs. Crosby Mrs. Walker, and San,ua
: Stlbls are The names OF the black hearted creu
70 lures who seem to have evnced aa uhumauitj
and cruelty without a Parallel They have o
course been expelled from the church. aud wil
VI without doubt find in the iniatny which will Tor
! ever attach 10 their names, some punishment TO-
;. their gully conduct.
Extraordinary Suicide. Mr. Lorenzo Is. Amc,
"A Young uan OF about twenty-five Years of age
4. who had been boarding for two or three week.
Al ut one Of The hoeis aud attending the Acaden,y
Il IL III. - N.nLl.
OF last week, in Il most singular and tragica nail
~ ner. IL appears that during tho night precedn
T. he attempted to cut his throat with r razor, btI
j. produced cnly flesh wounds-wliich, iudsin
of from the appearance of the room and bed clothes
X lled proiusely. About day break he was see
passing across the street, and il WINS afterwards MS
A. certnlncd that lac entered a house where broth
OF er was boarding & procured his Oper-coat wbic
Inc was hanging in the hall. From thence lac walk
ed 10 tho Bay, three miles distant couverscd i
of an indifferent manner with Young man en- ia
mr. wlarf-and went out about n mile on the ic
II towards the opposite shore, where lac broke
36 hole through picked out the pieces of ice, an
e. taking OFT his cap, boots aud two coats, plunge
,r- into the water. This last act happened a. I've wi
messed by some women on the shore. Measure
m were Immediately taken 10 secure The body, wtc
proved cttectua IN about eight hours A coroner
, inquest was held aud verdict rendered that t
a. came 30 his death by drowning himself ia Lab
on Chompain."
OF by this affective and mysterious providence, Il
ed sged aud widowed mother is called to the deer
ed est mourning The deceased had ever actt
on towards her the parl Of kind and dutiiuI so
u" and sustained good character lie had been e.
u.s. gagged IN marriage 10 young lady in SIniksbor,
who died about two months since, aud those wi
he have known him hest believe that this nicti,
OH so preyed apon him as TO produce mental aberr
re- ,on.--H Adams Messenger, Dec IAN.
NV .4noiher Member of Congress Hari-We lea
~, y, from the Jonesborongh Ci'enn.) Wing that Il
,ia Hon. Thomas l.. Williams was on the 25rh u
,ge thrown from n horse near GreenyilIe, and wi
90 his foot in The slrruP, dragged some forty yarC
INV and SO seriously Injured as not 10 be likely TO
M; cover for some weeks.
IVY Inc Legislature OF Virginia are engaged in
SEES serp discussion IN relation TO the appointment