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


the foundations of the present year. The entire
Germanic confederation, part of Austria, and Of
Poland, have been literally under water since the
Both of March. The Rhine, the Maine, the Neck
ar, the Danube, the Elbe, and the Vistua, have in
succession overlooked their banks, not in day, but
in an hour. Frankfort Metz, Cologne, Dresden
Prague, and a number of other towns and several
thousand villages, we're covered with water. The
magnificent bridge of Dresden has been carried a
way, and many edifces have been destroyed.
Mr.. Cldy The following note, addressed to
mercantile house of this city, gives US to under
stand that its distinguished author is pursuing the
even tenor Of an American farmers life. We have
the charity to believe that the disappo ntmens of
political campaign will not trouble him in his re-
tirement; and that it, from the shades Of Ashland,
he sees his country prosper in civilization and abun.
dance, he will not regret an issue that enables HIM
to enjoy the sweet repose that is not disturbed by
the attery Of lpservice the restlessness of ann
biton.--.N. 0. Picayune.
ASHLAND, April ID, ls45.
Gentiemen:-B the direction of the house of
Messrs. Tucker, Cooper g. Co., of New York,
have forwarded TO you, through Messrs. Kennedy,
Smith g. Co., Of Louisville, 80 bales of hemp,
weighing 10, 1873 lbs Some of the bales Who'll
y covered with baggng, some partially so, and the
residue uncovered, but all of it well packed and
corded with rope have sent it in those different
NODES in order to ascertain which is the best form
to ship it in shall insure il to New Orleans !;
and from thence 10 New York. you had, perhaps,
better insure it. This hemp has been kept over in
q stack year before it was rotted.
am respectfully, your obedient servant,
II. CLAY.
The Washington Union denies, officially, that
there is to be an extra session of Congress.
I'm innocent man hung. The st. Louis Reville
Of the 10Th ult. says: News received in this
city last evening of the death Of that notorious in
dividual, Buffalo Bill somewhere in Arkansas. Be-
fore he died he made confession in relation to the
murder of Major Floyd, in August, 1912. He said
that Johnson, who was hung in June, lS43 was in
nocent, and that himself and Mclean (who was ac-
quilted in our criminal court last week. were the
principal actors in the tragic scene, assisted by 9TH
ers"
Presence Of .Miad--The wife of the Sheriff of
Pittsburg, by her promptness presence Of mind and
energy, saved the Jail, and it is thought the court
house, from being destroyed during the late conAa-
grafton. The Gazette says--Sherff Traville was
absent, conveying prisoner to the House Of Ref.
uge in Philadelphia, the Deputy was also absent on
business, and when the fire got up into that neigh
borhood, Mrs. Travi.le had the whole burden on
her own shoulders. Attic very height of the dan
ger she called all the prisoners who were not in
the cells to the CRATE, and by name let all the
grants out That done, she set them to work to
carry water up to the top and this only saved it. as
the roof was on fire several times. The PRISONERS
worked like good fellows 1t is thus by the prompt
ness of lady that, in all probability, near S3OOO0O,
besides human life were saved.
The Burnt District. The Pittsburgh Gazette of
Monday last gives the following gratifying picture
of the revival of the strong energies of business
and the displacement Of the ruins of the late con-
fagration.
On stroll through the Burnt District, on Satur-
day afternoon, we counted twenty-nine houses, ci-
Their under roof, or up one or two Stories built since
the fire. Some have been occupied several days.
for shops and storehouses; others are under roof
and will soon be Occur led. Some of them are We
ry handsome buildings We did not try to count
the number Of those the foundations of which are
only commenced. They cannot be less than be-
tween one and two hundred. Considering that it
is only little over three weeks since the fire. it
cannot be denied that very considerable energy and
expedition have been manifested Such is the
great labor Of removing the rubbish that in many
of the larger buildings and warehouses it is not re-
moved yet, although men have been steadily at
work since the heat has subsidized Two or three
months will alter the appearance Of our principal
streets entirely.
Mr.. Polk lately removed navy officer, because
he was engaged in duel and appointed Alcee
Labranche, late M. c. from New Orleans, (who
killed his antagonist in that mode,) to the post Of
Surveyor Of the port
strange fellow was recently found in the Pres
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to have been crazy, from the fact that he took with
him into the house Two loaves of bread, whereas
every man who enters that mansio is suppos
ed to go for the loaves u. S. Gaz.
0}7Iloggens met the school master one morn
ing,-"l say" said he, g do you know you are the
only person in town for whom the minister prays
on Sunday"
"No," answered the pedagogue, show is that P"
"Why, he prays for the heads of all colleges,
and inferior institutions of learning and if you
don't keep an inferior one, don't know who does"
Later from 1trds.-The New Orleans papers of
April 80 have tidngs few days later from Texas
but do not supply word of what can be called
news. Their extracts are only from articles in the
Texan papers, commenting on the prospects and
probabilities of annexation. There seems to be
more reluctance than we were at first inclined to
believe.
The S,paliop.-The wreck Of the Swallow was
raised again on Wednesday morning; she was
foated away some distance, for the purpose of
grounding her on the flats, below Athens but the
chains parted again and she ssnk deeper than ever
The trial of Burnett, the pilot Of the Swallow has
been put off until the July term Of the U. s. Cir
cult Court.
A little girl seeing team loaded with bags of
cotton waste, from the factory, passing the house.
called out to her little brother, Charley Charley!
there goes load Of bilsiles"
NJ The Madison;on s.ya that Mr. Eyerett has