Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-02-07
CHIPS AND CLIPPINGS.

Another Increment in Philadelphia. One or two
Presidential meetings having been held in Phila-
delphia the present winter, the friends OF Pres-
dent Tyler concluded TO assemble in his behuIf-
Accordingly meeting was holden few days
since, composed OF both Wings and locoiocos.-
This meeting resolved in favor of the Exchcquer
and the bankrupt net in favor of the foreign pol
icy Of the President, and to "susain President
Tyler, believing his 10 be such ns to fully
redeem the pledge of his talented predccess r.
Attempts were made TO disturb The meeting, and
it dourned.
Broken. The Girnrd Bank, Philadelphia; ono
Of jackson's pets.
Ditto. Farmers and Mechanics bank, RocIes-
ter, NY.
Dissolution Of The Union. A very popular doc
,rino in the locofoco state of Alabama. There
have been l42 applications for divorce sent in to
she present session of the Legislature.
For The Dyspepsia Sac dust pills, 10 be tnken
ia the wood-shed md dgested over the wood
horse. They will produce more wonderful cures
ti,an amy ills now exton'.
t5-Among The Texan prisoners taken n, San
ia Fe we notice the name Of a Mr. Van Ness, who
FIX Governor Van Ness hnd in Texas
who Inns been member of The Texan Congress.
1t is possible that he is the prisoner.
"A large Hog Mr.. Hiram Spnulding of Ferris
burgh, recently slaughtered hog, 81 months old
weighing seven hundred and five pounds, nIeasur-
ing feet inch in girlh, feel . | 2 in height,
and 9 feet | inches from the snout to the end of
the tuil. This is what we call going the e Whole
Hog"
ComJ,tstJii,y Of Wood fishes. An nrtic'e in
the Am. Journal of Science, iitten by DR.. Plum
mer, Of Richmond, Indiana, relates instances of
apparently spontaneous combustion in wood ashes
which had long been removed from The fire.
Good Reiort. A young wife demonstrated with
her husband dissipated spendthrift, OH his con-
duct. "Nly love-" said he Z" am only like the
ProdigaI son; shall reform by-and-hy." Sand
will be like tie Prodigtl too for will arise
and go to my father;' she REPLIED and according
ly off she went.
Perfectly Satisfactory. A duel was bought at
Johnsburg, Ky. a few days since, between DR..
Motifs and Mr.. Bradwick, LAWYER. a woman
was the cause. They fought ut Twelve pnccs with
iifes, both shots were fatal.
One Grand Discovery. Cincinnati Gu
ze,te thus REFERS to grent discovery which has
been made in Louisville, and is well des gna,ed ms
the latest humhug:
"Dr Buchanan of Louisville, has been showing
astonishing sights TO our nclghnOrS OF LOUISVILLE.
The Doctor has discovered some neD ot0gJ which
tnagnelizes his fingers, or converts them INTO 'me-
talic tractors and enables him to excite The phre'
biological bumps of his patients Ivy mere touch
ofthe finger His operations call to mind The
wonders of Perkins Points well known some
forty years gone by and celebrated by Fessenden
in his Terrible Tractoration. The Louisville pa
pers give an account of DR.. Buchanans operations
in that CITY, Applying his fingers to The forehead
of lady afflicted with the headache, the pain left
passing his fingers over her head she became
drowsy-he placed his fingers Oh the organ CT
conbativeness and she reused up quite belliger-
ent-he touched the antagonist organ benev oence,
and she became Qaiet aud lamblke. Pressing
the organ tune, she became muscal-a particular
scratch on the bump brought out martial music,
another scratch changed il to home, sweet home,
n touch upon 'philoprogenlyencss changed the
tune TO hush my dear &c.
Going back again.-A moderate drinker accosl
ed n reformed drunkard with great fears lest he
should go back again. "Did you ever know
said the reformed man, "a person pulled out Of
tho fire. terribly burnt 40 back again No; it is
YOU not !, who will go into The fire. You think
it is very warm and comfortable, and are getting
nearer and nearer The moderate drinker is
going into the fire. The reformed drunkard is
running from it, and the farther off he is the bet
ter he ieels.-.qm. Tenn. Onion
Sending Goals to Neweastie.--li is stated by The
Journal OF Commerce, as fact, that n large mum.
Der Of hogsheads of st. Crox Rum has recently
been sent back 10 St. Crox from New York-Ile
market belng fiat for The article, hat it will bring
a better p ice at the place whence imported. The
movement among the reformed iliehriaies is nc
comprising wonders in various ways.
Congressional Temperance Socieiy-Since the
adhesion Of Mr.. Marshall TO The temperance Cause
a paper las been circulated through the Hail call
ing meeug'for the formation OF Congresson
al Temperance Society, which has been signed
by several distinguished nenbe RS
A Tfifing Quarrel and Tragic end.-A man
named Durham has heen commiued 10 Jail in iler
Ger county, N J. for killing his wife in quarrel
10 the mode in which the tea should he made, 'he
insisting upon It's being made as his mother made
it, and she refused TO miuge it in any other way
than her mother Taught her. Becoming excited,
he struck her with his fist and knocked her down.
Her head struck against something hard, and her
skull wns fractured. She fingered in distress IL
bout ten days. The husband communicated the
fact 10 no one, but SOME neighburs yising the
housa found her deranged, hiding herself under
the bed, with her head very much swollen. Her
death it is alleged might have been prevented by
proper treatment"
The Paymasler of the Missori Militia, called out
to put down the Mornons some two years since,
was supplied with money some time since, and
started for Western Missouri I'M, has not YET nrri-
we'd there. Ii is feared that he has taken tho "Sa-
bine slope"
The Hon Samuel Putnam has resigned his seat
as one of the Justices OF The Massachusetts SUI
pre,ne Courl. Judge p. has discharged the di-
tes of the Office for nearly thirty years.
A postscript to letter, dated at iIavNnnah l2lh
salt. states, thut The first of the new line of Brit
ish mail steamers had Just arrived there from
Eng,snd.
T'ke Shareholders Convention, al annapolis MI
Among the measures proposed and adopted
were one TO prevent mnnumission of slaves ex-
cept coalition that they he transported out VI
the United States and another to prevent free
negro leaving the Stale from ever returning, ex-
cept on certain ondiiion.-Tribune.
The ''Times and Seasons" the Mormon laper
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