Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-02-22

.Nep Conniertea Elves of the Fairfield
County Bank at Norwalk, Conn, Letter A, dated
Nov. 10Th, 1913, and signed Il. Warner, Jr,
Cash, A. E. Beard Pres't Head of Harrison on
right end. and Rail Road cars the left end.-
Two female figures for centre piece. Paper
yellow. The counterfeits are calculated to de-
ceive.-.9itds.
Henry Bramall was lately convicted before
the Lord Mayor of London, of having married
nine wives, all of whom now living. TT e.
penalty allowed by law for this crime, is seven
years transportation. The Couit said this pen
atty was much too light. HIS Lordshlp regretted
that he could not sentence him to live seven
years with the whole nine wives, as that would
be something like punishment.
,1,cakened Benepolence.-Le, the provincial
and criminal Judge of Kwangtung, in China, has
issued special edict strictly prohibiting the
drowning of female children, which, he says, is
very common at Canton. He denounces it as a
gainst all morality and civilization, and says it
disturbs the harmony of Heaven.
Nine Deaths from PoiSon.-A family, consist
ing Of nine persons, lately died during two weeks,
at Baton Rogue, La. The disease was suppos.
ed to be cholera, and intense excitement ensued.
Bot su )sequeut examinations have disclosed the
fact that the deaths we're occasioned by drinking
the water OF well in which was an old copper
kettle,
Old .Apple. The Portsmouth Journal states
that the family of the late Morris Hobbs of
Northampton, N. H., have apple grown in the
year l776 which is still Ill good state OF pres
crYaliUn. An interesting child near the hour of
lis death, cruved the then fresh apple, and the
marks of its teeth still remain. 1t may be said
oil II, that it blossomed under the British Govern
mem, was growing at the Declaration of indie
pendence, and was gathered one of the first
fruits OF that Independence.
Sunday Civitty.-" Have you not mistaken
the pew, slr?" blandly said Sunday Chester
lid To u stranger he entered 1t. :" beg par
don," replied the intruder, rising 10 20 out, " |
fear have took it for Christians"
The meeting Of lawyers for the Publication
of the Bar" says the Boston Post, ended by a
supper at the Revere House, upon which occa.
500 poem written by A. G. Spooner was read
we copy two lines from II:
"'Tbe truos account OF our troubles bv far
Is, that lawyers too often attend The mrong bar"
Defence Of RompS.-Never says the Chicago
Journal, dnd fault with r!s-young girls in par
ticulT, It they are decided ruulps hut be thank
tul that they have the health aud spirits necessa.
rv for IUmplug. Better romp than have mar
row chest aud hectic flush on the cheek. Bet.
ter wild as Il hawk than tame as dove. Better
pay The butcher and the shoemaker than the
physician.
While the Dog Law was under discussion in
our House Of Representatives tie other day. n
waggsh member sent private note to the
Speaker, proposing that the subject should be- re
tered to Messrs. Curtis Bot0- ker and Baker.
Times
n ready rule for FdrmerS.-A "unarter of
wheat Is an English measure of eight standard
buShels-so you see wheat quoted fiity-six shll.
lngs, 1t is seven shlings "a bushe A shilhnp
is tweniy-our cents, multiply by seven and YOU
have 81 Is per bushel.
The City Of Boston, alone, is worth the whole
STATE OF North Carolina. By assessment. the
properly OF that city is ascerlalned to be Sl67
OU0OO0. That OF North Carolina canno, exceed
$i4OO00,0OO.
A GREAT MARRIAGE TALKED oF.--We learr
that the Giant aud Glauess VINO have been ex
hhed at the Museum, and who have created 81
great sensation, not only here but in othel
countries, are about entering the bonds of mat
rimony. This will certainly be marriage in hig
life Tribune.
Lead The Arkansas Democrat of the 1871
ult. learns that discoveries of lead have beef
made ten miles west of Little Rock.
The Texas Gold discovered recently neal
Brownsville, on the Rio Gfande proves to be al
glitter, but no gold.
The debt of Philadelphia is s3,446OOO.