Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-05-16

Great Performance. Saturday last, tho loco
comotivc engine Atlantic weighing Is $40 tons,
built by Morris & Brothers, Of this city, hauled on
the Philadelphia and Reading railroad, I56 iron
coal cars, containing 740 tons of coal. The en-.
CINE reflects vast credit on the manufacturers. Its
performance even within two or three years, would
have been thought impossible. North I'm.
Po,cer Of Eloquence The eloquence of the cell
ebrated Whtefeld, it was said, was at times ire
sistable. The accomplished skeptc Chesterfield,
was present when this popular preacher presented
the votary of sin under the figure Of blind beg
gar, led by little dog. The dog had broken his
string. The blind cripple, with his staff between
both hands, CROPPED his way unconscious to the side
of precipice. AS he felt along with his staff, it
dropped down the desent too deep to send back an
echo. He thought it on the ground, and bending
forward, took one careful step to recover it. But
he trod on vacancy, poised for moment and as he
fell headong, Chesterfield sprung from his seat ex-
claiming =" By Heaven, he is gone !"-Observer.
They who will abandon friend for one error,
know but little OF the human character, and prove
that their hearts cold their judgments are
weak. (;
Relief for Asthma Get some b!otting paper and
soak 1t well in strong solution of saltpetre Take
it out and dry it. On going to bed light it. and lay
it on plate in your bed room. This may enable
persons badly afflicted to sleep well.
Comment on IerdS .4nnergtion. The Sag Har-
Dor Corrector, says, in relation to report that at
one time the United States might have bought Tex
for ten millions of dollars, that it reminds one OF
the following dialogue from the Five points Says
Patrick to ODonald, I'VE know that spalpeen axed
me $40 for that coat, do ye see, got it for moth
ing" allow so ?" says ODonald. "Why, by
the powers, stole it
Smart Boy. "Haoo, boy, amt you got daddy
living" "No; but my brothers have !" "What's
their names" Why they're both named Bill ex-
cept Sam and his names Bob My names Booze,
but they call me Booty, for short. Any more ques-
tons to ax?"
Whenever you buy or sell, let or hire make
clear bargain, and never trust to ." We shant dsa-
gree about triAes." These trifes are very apt to
make hard feelings, and hard words when settle.
ment takes place.
So II goes. The Portsmouth Journal saws tina,
Mr. Isaiah Hanscom, of Elliot, has been appointed
Clerk OF the Navy Yard, III place Of Mr.. John P.
Shines and Mr.. Charles Simpson, of Kittery, has
been appointed Surveyor, in place of Mr.. Rufus
Remick. Mr.. Slmes, Wing, took the Office I'M
der President Monroe's acknowledgements has
never met prescription for party views until now
1t is useless, also, to say that Mr. Remick is a whig
and that the new incumbents are radicals.
Heon-rending Affair. We learn, says the Gin.
cinnatii Commercial, that most heart-rending af-
young man at that place crossing the Miami
River on horseback, with his intended wife, love.
ly girl, when the latteps horse stumbled, and she
fell into the water Her lover fastened to her as
sistance, when she threw her arms around his neck
The current carried them both into deep water -
both were drowned, while locked in each others
arms. On Sunday the body of the young man had
been recovered, and between and two thousand
persons were gathered TO search for the other.
We are requested to publish the following ex-
tract from the "Act to establish certain routes"
passed at the last session of Congress, for the BEN
eft Of those concerned :-PdtriDt.
VERMONT
From Brunswick, in Essex county, on Connect-
cut River via the townships of Brunswick, Wen.
lock, Ferdinand Brighton, Charleston and Brown
ington to Irasburgh."
BOLD ROGUE.
A few nights since, a young man, a stranger,
pretending to be deaf and dumb, who had been a.
bout Mr.. Sias Mead's in Middlesex during the day,
and had dined there that day, broke out pane Of
glass; and took out handsome silver watch hang
ing near and escaped Mr.. M. heard noise, and
getting up and examining discovered the theft
The rogue was apprehended some miles toward
Burlington, and is now lodged in Jail. The facul-
ties of hearing and speech have returned to him,
we understand, and he confesses the deed,-Pat.