Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-12-04

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rare treat from their concert, and heartily recon-.
mend them to the patronage of every lover of mu-
sic.
! The New York Tribune says:
| "The Cheney Family are singing in New Jer-
sey as we see by papers from Elizabethtown and
other places in the State. These celebrated sing
ers, who have evcrywherere been received with de-
light and who, particularly in New York, have
peased beyond all precedent are about returning
to Vermont, we understand, with the intention of
spending the remainder of the concerning season in
New England. Vermont will give them an enthu-
siastic welcome; so will New HAMPSHIRE and so
will all New England, for their fame has gone be-
fore them May success go with them, and the
Spring again return them to u.s."
Flour .4Udidnche.! We counted in our hnrbor
this morning 10 Canal Boats loaded with Flour
These carry, as we learn at the Collectors office,
from 450 to 900 barrels each, averaging at least
600 barrels. This would make total of 100000
barrels Add to this amount 10 large Tow boats
loaded, and several vessels loaded and loading, and
1t will make total amount Of about 10000 bar
rels afloat. Many rods Of the dock are covered 4
tier deep with Flour--at least 5000 barrels. Be.
sides these items, immense tows hayu left for New
York for the last three dsys, and all our Flour deal
ers have their warehouses packed. From these da-
ia, some idea may be formed of the immense guam
poured into our city for the last eight ten days.
-.4lba'y Eve. Journal of Hednesddy.
Dreadfd Calamity! On Monday evening of
last wreck, Mrs. Wallace, residing at of Pqpermill
Village, Alstead, n. H., having put her three chill
dren, of the ages of l, g. and years, to bed her
husband being absent, went to a neghbors, and
after remaining about half an hour, Mrs. w. desi-
red some one to go to the door and hearken lest the
children might be crying. The messenger could
hear nothing but reported that there was light in
the cellar On repairing TO the house, it was found
that the room where the children slept with the bed
was on fire--and that the fire had fallen through
the floor into the cellar. One of the children the
eldest, taken out allve,-he had left the bed,
and escaped to an adjoining room,-but survived
but few moments. The other two children were
burnt TO a crisp! The house, by great exertions,
was saved, though much aged.-UndSor Jour.
Speaking of the Corn Laws and the supply of
bread stufis, the London Times says:
Faminc-gaunt, horrible, destroying famine,
seems impending. Fears have seized the public
mind. In Ireland matters lock appalling--in Eng
! land gloomy The grainarles of the continent
exhausted. The Corn fields of the Vlsua, the
Danube, and the Elbe, are barely sufficient for the
local wants of the inhabitants. The nation is in
commotion, and the cry of "open the ports and let
in corn duty free !" is heard all sides, reverber-
ated from every part of the empire.
"A Genuine Model fora Governor. Mr.. Vickery,
schoolhous on his own land and because a
competent teacher could not be obtained, taught
/ the school himself, through last winter.
Premature BmiaL-The Apalachicoa Advert
ser says that at the removal of the remains of a
person lately, the nd of the coffin removed,
and TO the horror of those present. the corps was
! found with its face downwards. The lining of the
coffin was torn in several places, and human hair
scattered about, showing that desperate struggle
! had been made to escape from the living tomb"
| In this country, particularly where the nterment
takes place after DEATH it is fearful to think
how many may be prematurely hurried to the grave.
Culture of PoiaiofS.-S. Wdney, Piqua, o., in
forms us that he successfully cutvates potatoes on
| the following plan: Plant in hills, and wnen the
potatoes are about an inch out Of the ground, take
a light pillow and run it close to them to COW
err them lightly with earth. When they get through
this an inch so, cross pillow them covering up as
before This mode is stated TO be equal to the
best of hoing beside being great saving Of labor
| Mr. w. states that he has practiced this mode for
several years, and has never lost hill, or had
them at all injured by coverlng.-.4b. Cm.
Sieanling Grain for Cattle Remember that
grain of all kinds may be steam boiled, or cooked
10 great advantage for feeding and fattening all
descriptions of animals, from the OK and sheep to
the turkey, hen, and duck. One half the amount
OF corn, cooked by steam, or even by the ordinary
process of boiling, will be sufficient to accomplish
! the result OF the WllOG NHeH leu raw.
0FSA lady IN Wiscasset, Me. has APPLIED for di-
vorce, because her husband keeps Lutting his cold
feet against her 'e-limbs after they go to bed at
night.
The Mayesville, Ky, Eagle states that the two
pork houses in that city prepared to slaughter
and pack from 600 to 1000 hogs per day.
The Magnetic Telegraph A few days since
Miller of Lockport received from his agent at Buff
falo, notice that at that moment, cargo of wheat
had arrived at Buffalo, and offered at certain
price and asked If he should buy it,
! The answer was returned and the bargain clos
ed in ten minutes, though the distance is % or 80
miles.
.4noiher Indian Stale. The Choctaws, it is said,
will letition the next Congress, to be allowed a
| Representative in Congress. We heartily rejoice
at this movement on the part OF the Indians as 1t
will tend to the elevation and preservation of the
race.
Professor George w. Benedict of the University
of Vermont, has been appointed by the Judges,
County Superintendent Of Common Schools for the
County of Chittenden, until the LIST day Of Octo-
Der lSlG-A better appointment was impossible.
Burlington Free Press.
WIsCoNsN-The Milwaukee Courier is out in
| favor of immediate measures for the organization
Of a State Government. The editor expresses the
opinion that it the next Territorial Legislature take
the necessary steps, Wisconsin will be sovereign
State of the Union on the 4th day of July, 1916.
He vouches that such is the will Of the people.
! Capture of Sarer, The barque Mohawk, Capt
Ballard which arrived at this port yesterday morn
ing from Zanzibar and St Helena, reports having
left at ST. II. Oct 18th, II. B. NJ. steamship Pene-
lope, which arrived there the day previous from the
Coast of Africa, having captured few days before
slave steamer called the Cacique, rigPed as
, lhree-masted schooner, which fitted ont at Pernam
buco, and was of the Coast waiting for 1900 ne
groes TO be got ready for her cargo On board this
SLAYER were As persons as crew-and amongst them
were four Americans 1.-TWO engineers and two sto-
kers.) The assistant engineer is now prisoner on
board the Penelope, and the other three are on
board the Cacique, expected Immediately at ST.
Helena, when she would be put into the Vice Adj
miraty Court for condemnation. The Commodore
of the Penelope intends to take the four Americans
hnck 10 the Cnnst and deliver them I'D To the A :