Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-05-16
VOL. xxx, NO. 81 .--wHOLE NO. 2O1s.

IdTlS OF AtnerlCH, gives lnt ioloWiDg tNlueHCe
Of the expensive tastes that exist in that busy me
tropolis:
lnthe bookstores of this city an unprecedented
number of splendid ANNALS are to be found, some
OF them as high as $50. This for mere fancy
BOOK, IS no mean sum-. saw fans in fancy shop,
valued at 80, but Bonanti has them as high as $50
or 500 They are beautifully ornamented with
precious stones and oblong mirrors of the size of
dollar, and sometimes in addition a minute gold
pencil and ivory tablets the side of the handle
Muffs, in their season, are sold as high as $3.50 in
Maiden Lane; pocket hankerchiefs hang in Broad =.
way windows, at $50 SIS; flute of tortoise
shell, for 500; while Black, Tompkins g. Ball,
successors to Marquand g. Co, Jewellers on Broad
way, the day before New Years retailed behind
their counter fancy goods in their line to the "a
mount of five thousand and ninety dollars!
The .Normons. The Warsaw Signal of April
10th says Mr. Madison, a printer and gentle
man, was last week assaulted and driven from Maui
VOC, by band of ruffans, with knives in their
hands. Their mode Of proceeding was to whistle,
boot, threaten and dog him wherever he went.
Master Foster, lad, whose only crime is that
he is the brother of DR. Foster, was last week ia
ken by force from the residence of G. Ivens, by a,
band of villains, and escorted from the city, they
kicking and cutting him occasionally, for amuse-
ment, in addition to their usual insulting and me-
nanclng proceedings
Mr. VIM. Marks visited Nauvoo, from Fort Mad
| ison, on business having large amount of prop
erty in the city. He was called on insianter by
a mob, and threatened that if he did moi leave by
night, he should be tarred and feathered.
Last week, DR.. Charles, whose character and re-
spectability will be vouched for by many citizens
of Quincy, was ordered to leave Nauvoo, and gross
;, ly abused for not leaving
.Hiterism-The proceedings OF the professors of
this belief have been SUCH that the officers of this
and some other towns in the vicinity have felt it
+ their duty to put stop to them.
4 Mr.. George w. Brown, of Orrington, who has
been for weeks in this town and vicinity, was
arrested on Tuesday by our seectmen, examined
before Mr. Barton, and sentenced to the county
, Jail for twenty days.
] On Wednesday one of the leaders, well known
as Joe Turner, another named Harmon, with one
or two others, were arrested at the house OF Mr..
4 Megquier in Poland, by the selectmen of that
town, as was reported.-.Nor,cay (Jue) .4dUertiser
Increased Speed on England Railroads.&c. late
London paper announces that trains will shortly be
q started to accomplish the distance between Liver
i pool and London, 204 miles, in six hours, being at
9 the rate of 81 miles an hour. The Great Western
n already makes the distance between London and
Bristol, Il6 miles, in four hours. The Brighton
:. also runs at accelerated pace; and in a short
g time he London and Birmingham cars Will travel
! between those cities in three hours.
1t is proposed also to reduce the rates of fare at
the time when the proposed acceleration Of speed
s commences.
a More L,rnching II, .Ne,c HdmpshIe.-Dr. Thorn
d as Brown, of Manchester who mad taken passage
s. in an extra coach from Amherst 10 the former town,
was elected by the driver, at the instance of coup
st lie OF outside engers all account of the doc
10 tors zeal in the of total abstinence from ar
r. dent spirits. Several men, inside the coach, never
J. lifted their voices against his removal "Had we
le been Of the passengers" says the American,
'e "we should not only have raised our voice in his
e. behalf but if that did no good, we should have
e. checrfdly ~ The stage, and accompanied him home
a. on foo!"-Bosion Post.
- Chicago. This city contains 1864 inhabitants,
n according to a census taken in December During
is the last year, there erected 81 buildings Of
ID all Sizes The foreign population of the city is as
r follows: 1886 Germans, 972 Irish, 53l Norwegians
A. and 6S3 natives of other countries There are 300
10 dealers in merchandise OF different descriptions
ne nearly one half of whom sell ct wholesale and re-.
H. tail. The different professions to be as Wei
to stocked as the mercantile community. There are
ut AZ lawyers, % physicians, and IL ciergymen
nd The happy Girl. Ay, she is happy girl--we
Us know it by her fresh looks and buoyant spirits
We Day in and day she has something to do, and
he she takes hold of work if she did not fear to soil
re, her hands or dirty her apron. Such girls we love
re, and respect, wherever find hem-in palace OIL
cal a howell Always pleasant and always kind, they
NJ never turn up their before your face Sian
re. der you behind your back. They have more gooC
sense and better employment. What are frls, AM
-on buste-bound girls in comparison with these Goo'
The for nothing but to look at and that is rather dis
M gushing. Give us the Industrious and happy girl
and we care not who worshps fashionable and idl
= simpletons.
en- "Oh what shall do if there should be war "
zen said daughter. "Dow said the old lady, witt
or her venerable eyes sparkling with the light of 9th
ma, er days" Go as did the last time the red coat
red came over here Make course shirts and panta
me looms for your sweetheart You jade"
fnr "A Precious ScoundreL-The Ma1rid journals ar
me nounce the arrest of famous brigand, named Jo
oe sc Sastre, who is charged with having COMMITTEE
our one hundred and seventeen murders.
Jar A rare instance Of fiial affection occurred at
ere Newcastle (Eng.) Regetta. man and his tw
ing sons in boat was run foul of, and the boat bei
Ia in danger of sinking, the boys threw their fathe
|! overheard to tighten her, as they knew he was
good swimmer, and the father himself thought it
inc great act of presence of mind in his sons
ITS German Emigration. A printed circular, date
pit October 1884, shows that the number of indvidu
ey ais who, the average OF the few last years an
ex- nualy migrate from Germany lchiefy to the Uni
ven ted States is about 10000 and that they carry wit
for Them at least, capital of five millions OfPrussia
who dollars or three millions and third United State
ug currency.
.o',. The Rev. Joseph Proctor for sc years preach
nm. er of the gospel in Kentucky died recently, an
an was buried ioih military honours! lie had been
,ro- noted Indian fighter in early time.
Maple for England. Two boat loads of cure
son and birds eye maple have been recently landed
od Troy from the west be shipped England, wheI
au this wood is in great request for cabinet MAKERS
less 1t has been observed that spiders with an nstinC
,ys- tive sagacity select places of the greatest secl
np rity from disturbance the lids Of the charity boxe
ion in churches, or the pocket books OF Editors
his Piasb,rg.-The contributions from PHILADELPHIA
r IN amount to S25 OOO-from Baltimore $ll,OOO-roI
helr New-York $4,000
estI The Chief Justice of Louisiana, under the me-
ngs Constitution is to have salary Of $6600 and Ii
' Los associates $500
ode. There Is ne!ce contest among 'ne leau'ng