Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-12-06

Morse Telegraph Two gentlemen, says the
New York Express, by the names of Leonard and
Gale with ExM. G. Francis y. ]. Smith, said
to haed purchased the privilege from Professor
Morse, of establishing the Electric Telegraph
between this city and Boston the wires to be car
ried through Westchester county and along the
Connecticut shore, passing through Hartford, New
Haven, Springfield, and Worcester, to the capital
of Massachusetts. The expenee per mile, from
New York to Boston, is estimated at S30O allow
ing the distance to be $50 miles, the cost will be
$4,000.
A Recipe quarter of pound Of soft soap a
teaspoonfull of brandy and pint of gin, all Wen
mixed, will turn your old silk dresses into bran nre
new ones Take sponge and spread the mixture
on both sides OF the silk without wrinkllng 1t, and
then wash it in two or three waters, and iron II on
the wrong side.
"Will YOU take something's" said a teetotaller
to his friend, when standing near tavern.
al don't care if 90" was the reply. swell"
said Frank, let's take a acalk."
The Exeter IN H.) News Letter says that vo-
ter in that county on being asked whether it was
expedient to abolish capital punishment took time
to consider the question, and gravely answered
that he was opposed to its abolition, until his neigh
Dor Barnes with whom he had controversy was
hanged, and then he should be in favor of it,
As the election is over, we trust that the Brney
men will now make good their pledge to ferret out
the fabrcations of the letter of Mr.. Dirney to Mr.
Garland. Some of them have been extremely free
in their imputntions and vituperations, while the
election was pending. We challenge their scrutl-
ny, or else we insist upon rctracton.-Detrot Dd'
.4dr.
A VISIBLE SIeN.-At Sunday school examina-
ton, Il few days ago, little girl being asked by hei
catechizer what is the outward visible sign or
form in boptisn," innocently replied, "Please sir
the baby"
MELANCHOLY AccIpENT.-A young man by the
name of julius Pratt, of Pomiret Vt. on Tuesday
last, had both his hands shockngly mangled and
the flesh torn fom his breast while charging gun
IMPoRrANT CASE DEcIDED.-In my last inlor-
med you of the pending of suit in this county
for the recovery, or to use the language Of the
plaintiffs lawyers, "the re-capure" of 60 negroes
manumitted in this State seventeen years ago.
have now the pleasure to inform you that justice
has triumphed, and the % inmates of the county
Jail are set free. The disclosures made upon this
trial, Of the long and secret preparations made, o
the promises, threats and money spent, when fully
reported will altogether exhibit one of the mos
bold and daring schemes to triumph over law ant
justice, through protested legal means, upon record
Corr Of Gin. Alias.
HoMclDE.-At Hooksett, IN. H.\ Esther Darra
} 10, killed in drunken brawl, in consequence
Z of blows inflicted by her husband and her son.
Such are the results of the terrible vice of intern
perance.
Outrage-In Jonesborough (Tenn.) during tht
passage of Wing procession on the evening pre-
ceding the Presidential election, stones were throw
from Locofoco house, by one of which lad wa
killed.
The New Hampshire House of Representative
have passed resolution, mem, con-, requesting thei
Representatives in Congress, and nstructing thei
Senator's to use their exertons to reduce the pres
ant exorbtant rates of postage"