Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-04-28
CHIPS a. CLIPPINGS.

A scene in the Nsw York Legislature. mi
litia bill was discussed Mr. Grggs, Il member of
the party, talked "a hours against it, and on the
last LAY of The session lie was repeatedly called
TO order for irreEeyancy. This scene, among 9th
ers occurred:
MIR. Jones then sent up this point Of order,
which WIS that the gentleman from 0slego was
talking of Wings, Democrats and Democratic
" hgs, OIL Il bill et1ectng change in the militia
system"
The Speaker. decide that Wings, Demo.
Gratis and Democratic Wings the militia
system. The gentleman is in order ('rhis was
received with shouts OF laughter and applause,
which the Speaker, with his mallet sndeayored
TO appease.l
Mr.. Jones instantly took an appeal and called
Cor The ayes aud nays, which were ordeted aud
the decision OF the chair was sustained /; ayes 81,
nays 10.
LegoI HITS The best thing in the way of /" legal
hits that we have yet seen is The following In
action for lees pty siciau cannot recover. In
cases Of illness the patients often in the sane
predicament. On bill or note The statute begins
to run directly it is due. The acceptor, if he can
not pay had better follow the statutes example,
NJ o. Pic
Strange Ppnishnent,- William Puliey, hav-
ing been convicted in Wake county, N. c., of
mansaughter, was sentenced to the following pun
ishmeat:
That the prisoner be branded with the letter
ON" in the Drawn Of the thumb OF the left hand
and be imprisoned Tor six aouths - the hot brand
10 remain on the hand I'LL The prisoner should
have repeated three fines, God save the State"
The brandng then took place forthwith Ut the
bar in the preseuce OF the Court, gad ttie prison.
or was conducted 10 prison.
A young lady of Manchester, N. H., says the
Memorial, swallowed twenty five pins and one
needle, al one time. on Fast day. She had un-
pinned her cloak and careIessy placed the PINS in
her mouth when something excited her risihle
faculties and caused her TO swao lhen A ply
stefan was called, and the pins were with grea,
difficulty extracted. AT time her life was de.
SPARED of but she is now doing we'll
Lille Fdiiings.-"My James is a very GOOD
boy said an old lady, but he has his little fail
ings, tor we are none OF US perfecl-he put the
cat III The fire, flung his grandtather's wig dowa
'he cisern set The barn on fire, and Tried TO stick
iork IN his sisters eye but these are only child
ish tollies."
AnothT decided case Of Insaniiy-Some of our
contemporaries, says the Philadelphia Mercury
anu Journal, have discovered that Jacob Shpmali,
VINO lately eloped with fifteen or twenty thousand
uolIhrs ID decidedly insane. The ground tor this
supposlllon is, that he las had opportunities for
STEALING ten times as much, hat did not do il ;
therefore his moderation IN taking but $40 900, is
clear evidence OF mental derang enenl! Excel.
lent! We know parallel case which occurred a
week VI TWO ago. coiOred Fellow WAS brought
before the Mayor for stealing chicken. Thei,
proved concius!ysly. "WelI, tsays his honor
Toby, what have you TO say for yourself?' Nui-
fin but dis, boss" answered l o1y,". gss Cray
as bed bug when stole dat dare pulIet cos
might have stole the big rooster jest easy aud
never done II. Dat shows was laboring under
de dsitrieum tremendous" And YET, as logical as
this plead wac, II did not avail for poor Toby
The following is an extract of letter from Erie
i'm Inn mos IL IL.
dated April 9th:
1.-THE snow is now foot and half deep, ant
almost all our hay, straw and grain are gone, anc
very many of our cattle are dead already. hay,
seen many cattle whose owners told me that the,
had not tasIed OF any thing but browse for lwl
months. The desIitution among the poor is mucl
greater Than we are accustomed 10 see in TIL
country. Pscunary distress among all classes
much greater Than at any previous iime."- Jou'
Com.
3 rs Dead as Herring" herring is
delicate fish, which is killed by a very small de
gree Of violence. Whenever it is taken out O
the water, even though it seems TO have receives
no hurt, it gives Il squeak and instantly expires
aud though !, be thrown directly back into tn
water, il never RECEIVERS hence arose the proyerb
"as dead usa herring"
An Incorporate man left his wife in grea
rage declaring she should never see his face agar
ill he was rich enough 10 come back in carriage
He kept his word, for in Two hours he wa
brought home drunk, on wheel barrow
.Nep Fashion-The ladies' of Boston are begin
ing 10 carry canes.-ynercantiie Journal.
They had better learn to carry their broomst'cks
HagersiOwn Nd .Ns,Os