Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-12-07

WHERE THEY LEARN Il don't see where
my children learn such things' is one of the
most common phrases in a mothers vocabulary.
little incident, Which we happened to be an
eyewitness to, may perhaps help to solve the
enigma. We smiled little at the time, but we
have thought good deal since, and we trust not
without profit,
Bob screamed little bright. eyed girl, some.
what under six years of age to youngster, who
was seated on the curb stone making hasty pud-
ding OF the mud in the gutter, Bub, you good
tor nothing, dirty little scamp, you tarnal imp of
child, come right into the house this minute,
or III spank you TIL the skin comes off,
Why, Angelina, Angelina, dear, what do
You mean; where did you learn such takp ex-
claimed her mother, in wondering tone, as she
stood on the steps cursyng to friend.
Angelina looked up very nnocently and an
swcred, why. mother, you see we are playing,
and he's my little boy, and am scoldlng him
just as you did me this morning, that's ALL
OnIo.-The fifteen counties in Ohio known
as the Reserve counties, voted as follows, in the
Presidential election Taylor l422l, Cass 49,
go, Van Barren 1850. It will be seen that
Cass beat Van Buren, even there, where it was
supposed he would carry everything.
MARYLAND-The official returns are publish.
ed in the Biumoro papers of Saturday. The
votes stand, Taylor, 37702; Cass, 81, 52S; Van
Buren,, 1915. Taylor over Cass, 3l74; over both
30l9. This statement shows gain for Gen.
Taylor compared with the last gubernatorial
vote, Of 1888.
"CEAB ORCHARD Too."-The Knoxville Tri.
bune tells as good an election story as can be
found There is place in the mountains Of
East Tennessee called "Crab Orchard" Ii was
once said there, by worthy preac her, that the
"Lord had sent preachers into the world and to
Grab Orchard, too" In the late election cam
paign, Col. Haynes went down to Crab Orch.
ard to preach Locolocos n among the mountain.
GERS. He preached three hours alone, with no
human being to oppose him, and thought his
chance for converts was capital. The mountain
chaps listened quiet as lambs and were very re-
spectIul. Then cane the election, and the vote
Of Crab Orchard stood thus
Taylor 81 Cass 0!
o." The Governor of Alabama has appoint
ed ExGovernor Fitzpatrick, United States SEN
ator, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
OF the Hon. Dixon ii. Lewis.
o. We learn from the Boston Advertiser,
that the King Of Denmark has directed the Com
ct medal, founded by one Of his predecessors, 10
to be awarded to Miss Maria Mitchell of Nan
tucket, for her discovery of the telescope comet
!
which the Comet medal of the King of Denmark
has oecn awarded to "A lady.
! EXTRAORDINARY CLOCK Hard at The dis
lance Of three hundred miles. The various tee.
graph offices along the line from Cincinnati to
! PItlsburg, were thrown INTO some excitement
last evening by an incessant and uniform ticking
which occurred in their various registers. 1t ap
pears that Professors Walker and Locke have
connected an astronomical clock with The inc
III such manner that lis beats were conveyed to
| PIttsburg, for determining longitude. That a
clock gong in Cincinnati, should tick so loud as
to be heard IN Pltlsburg or Philadelphia, and a,
! long the interior line, at one and the same mo-
meut, is an item of ''naiural magic" which q
few years ago would scarcely have been predic-
| ted. &C incin Times.
CLosING or THE n. Y CAyALs.-'The Com
missioner. have determined 10 draw the water
from the Canals on the OH OF December, even
though they should not be previously closed by
the weather 1t is necessary to fix upon this de-
fntc period, in order to enable contractors 10 be
prepared for the prosec l,on of their work.
Gen. Taylor was born in Virginia, Nov Oath
l7ol, and was Ga years old on Friday of last
week. lie Is the Oldest, except Harrison, of al
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