Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-11-23

BAPTIsMAL SCENE. -Accor3inQ 10 the Rah-
way IN. C.) Biblical Reporter, l63 persons, of
whom u were colored, were baptized at one
,lme IN tAe river Chowan at Billiards. Bridge, in
Chowoh county, in that State. Tho line of can
didates entered the water hand in hand and ex-
tended over hundred yards
SHOCKING ACCIDENT. We learn. verbally.
that shanee, near Bellows Falls. on The Yer
mont side Of the river, was burned on Tuesday
night last, and an Irshnan persisted in the
names. Ihere was drunken frolic IN the Shan
tee during the evening" and the building somehow
took hire. When the lower part was all In flames.
one OF the party went into the attic for his
trunk, fell through into the flames below and
persisted. No effort was made by his compan.
ions 10 rescue him, and when some of the peoplo
living in the neighborhood came to their asss.
lance, the Irishmen forbade their approaching
the building, and drove them off with clubs and
stones. - Brditieboro' Eagle
MYSTERIOUS DisAPPEARANcE. The New York
papers have an exctabe story of the disappear
nnco Of Miss Marietta Smith, young lady of
that city, Only IL years of age, who is teacher
IN one OF thn public schools Of the city. She
has not been seen since Saturday, when she left
her fathers house to attend the Normal school in
Grand Street. Her mothcf had previously re-
ceived an nnony hous letter, warning her that a
plot was on loot to abduct the daughter. All at
tenrpts to discover the cause off her absence have
hitherto failed,
o. 1t was stated at the last Monthly Con.
cert IN Boston, that so far as was known, not n
single Missionary of the American Board had
yet fallen prey to the Cholera. They had, on
the contrary, been active and remarkably sue.
cessiu IN administering to those attacked by this
terrible disease; and had thus extensively secur-
ed the favor Of the people, and the comnenda-
ton of their rulers 1rareiier
NOBLE Bon Nor. When the Partisan
mob were attempting to force the Provincial
Government to adopt the red flag which they had
planted on the stairs Of the Hotel dc Vile, La
MARITIME in person was struggling in the madden
ed crowd to remove it, aud the rabble were yell
ling, LA tete de Lamartine - (The head of
Lamartne y "My head, citizens" exclaimed
the fearless hero, would to God you all had it
on your shoulders"
Coffee is one of the most powerful means not
only Of rendering animal and vegetable eilluvia
innocnous, but of actually destroying them. A
room in which meat in an advanced degree Of
decomposition had been kept for some time. was
instantly deprived of all smell on an open coffee
rooster being carried through it, containing a
pound Of newly roasted coffee. In another
room, opposed to the eilluvium occasioned by the
clearing out oil dung pit, so that supplemented
| hydrogen and ammonia in great quantities could
be chemically detected, the stencil was COM
pletely removed within half n minute on me en-
ployment of three ounces Of fresh roasted coffee
whilst the other parts OF the house were perna-
nently cleared of the same smell BY being sim
ply traversed with the coffee rolster although
the cleansing Of the dung pit continued for sew
eral hours after Even the smell of musk or
castorcun, which cannot be overpowered by any
other substance, is completely dispeled by the
fumes of coffee and the same applies to the
odors OF assa!nidl.
Dependence is poor trade to follow-sa is
oflice-sccking.
| TINE AND SPACE ASSlHfLATED.--"'Peorst 10
us this little specimen of Yankee calculation of
railroad speed will make the reader smile u
Smile Well it is curious how we du get over
The ground Why, the trees all look as if they
were dancn' a jig to double quick time. kin
recOllect ten or twelve years ago. that if start
ed from Bpsing on Wednesday, could get in
Phillydefy on next Saturday, maxim just three
days. Now kun get from Bosing to PhiIlydel-
fy in one day; and have been cala,n that if
the power OF steam increases for the merit ten
as it has been dom for the last ten years, I'd be
in Phllydefy just two days before | started from
Bosting M Y. knickerbocker.