Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-05-21
ODDS AND ENDS-BY SCISSORS g. Co.

SPOKEN FoR.-A full house for the Chcneys.
o. Advertisers must pardon us this week.
BALLs.-The Government has ordered one hun
dred tons of cannon balls at once, from Messrs.
Savary g. Co., iron founders, Philadelphia.
FLoop.-On the 10th there was great flood in
the Schuylkill, Penn, higher than that of March
last. Three lives have been lost, and much dam
age has been done.
PRoMPT.-T Throughout the South generally, and
as far north as Philadelphia and New York, thele
has been good degree Of promptltude 10 volunteer
for the Mexican war, though it is not yet certain
that all that are required will be obtained without
drafts upon the militia. OF 200 printers in New
Orleans, ~ have volunteered.
LIBERATION OF SLAVES. We learn that thirty
three negro slaves, from the eastern part of Vir-
ginia recently liberated at the death Of their mas
ter, arrived in town few days ago and were to
have proceeded yesterday on board of the Domin-
ion, for Ohio, their new destination We learn,
likewise, that their lberaior purchased for them u
farm in Ohio, 10 which they are going MSbWg
Chronicle.
PUNISHMENT OF A SUICIDE. The following
story is told of member of the Indiana Legisla.
ture, who is the butt of his associates on account
of his ignorance. Opposite the member at a table
sat sinful wag, who, after leaning forward and
saving something about revising the laws asked
him very gravey, "Mr. --, what, in your
opinion ought to be done with a man who would
deliberately commit suicide" The learned law
maker clapped his hands upon his Uranium to sup.
port his brain while he was solving his intellectual
difficulty, and wisely replied, "Why, sir, I'd go
for making the rascal pay five hundred dollars to
the state and marry the girl"
HEIRS FOUNp. 1t will be rocolected that heirs
of Miles Standlsh, the pilgrim warrior of old Ply.
mouth, were not long since advertised for as a
very large estate in England had recently been as
certained to belong TO them. A Sandwich Mass.
paper states that at least couple of ciaimants
have been found. A lady in Connecticut has set
up her claim 20 the whole Of the inheritance; but
a Massachusetts man, Mr.. Ethan Standish, who
drives stage from Sandwich, is believed to be
entitled to at least share in the estate, If not the
Whole OF it. He has, at any rate, been offered one
thousand dollars for his chance, and has refused
the offer; and he is wise enough in doing so, as
the annual income of the estate is said to be Sl0,-
600 per annum. 1t may turn out that Otis Stan
dish ofths State, has a CLAIM to share.
A HOUSE OF CLAY. Mr.. Adams replied to a
friend who inquired after his health short time
before his death, in the following impressive meta
phor:
81 find nm poor tenant, occupying q house
much shattered by time. 1t sways and trembes
with every wind, and has in fact almost zone to
decay; and what is worse, sir, the landlord as
near as | can find out, don't intend to make any
TepdlIS'
THoUGnTs FOR THE LADIES. Sweet ladies',
married and to be married, please read the follow.
ing:
A woman may be of great assistance to her hus-
band in business, by wearing a cheerful smile con
tinually upon her counenance. A mans perplex-
tiles and gloominess are increased a hundred fold
when his better half moves about with continue!
scowl upon her brow
A pleasant, cheerful wife is as a rainbow set in
the sky, when her husbands mind is tossed with
the storms and tempest; but dissatisfied and fret
full wife, in the hour of trouble, is like one of those
iends who are appointed to torture our lost spirits
FATAL AcCIDENT.-Mr Martin s. Downs, of
SALISBURY, was killed on Tuesday last by the
bursting Of a grindstone. Mr., ID. was engaged in
polishing spindles upon dry stone. lie was
holding spindle upon the stone when it burst, a
large piece Of which struck him in the forehead
and he expired in about twenty minutes. The
piece of the stone which hit him struck a vice
some feet back Of where he stood, with so much
Iorce as to break it. Mr.. ID. was in the 23d year
oil his age, and has left wife and two children.
Bloomington ~ Ga.