Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-02-01
CHIPS AND CLIPPINGS.

The debt Of Michigan is So, S49,930 C5, funds
$3.50, 22S 81. Gov. Ransom recommends tax
Of 100000 per onnum for sinking fund, so as
to pay the debt ard interest by 1870.
1t is estimated that $4,000 gold hunters will
go TO California this year, and if they get S10a
day, the amount of gold will be SG0,000,0O0--
enough TO disturb prices of labor or seriously de-
preciate the value Of gold.
Senator A. c. Dodge of Iowa is a son of SEN
otor Henry Dodge of Wisconsin, father and
son therefore members of the U. S. Senate
at the same time.
Lot the Casa and Butler of vormont in whose hands
hss thls state, ec-Pdtriot.
OF course Vermont might be mean enough to
lie, should she ever get into such hands. Whgs,
let us save her from such degradation.
"A NIL Gone. We notice the marriage of Mr..
Joseph Gone to Miss Amanda A. Mil
! Cassius NJ. Clay proposes q convention of the
Anti-Slavery men Of Kentucky, to be held at
Louisville next spring, for the purpose of organ
ization, with view to secure the adoption oe
soU.e scheme Of emancipation in the new Con-
stitution.
Arrest. Officers Clapp and J. w. Pierce ar
rested on Saturday afternoon, in Johnson's cell
lar, Merrimnck street, George Lamb, alias Hayes,
for having in his possession, with intent to pass,
sundry counterfeit bills. On his person were
! found counterfeit hves on the Caledonia Bank,
Danvllle, VT; twos on the Marblchead Bank
twos on the Bank of Burlington, Vt. and fives
on another Bank, amounting IN all to $50. BOs-
ton Alias, 18th.
Counterieiters arrested Two young men, Han
nlbal Potter of st. Adams, and Dennis Savage
of Dunham, Canada, were arrested yesterday at
Milton Falls, on the charge of passing counter
felt money. When arrested they threw away
package containing some $500, which was sub
sequently found. The bills in their possession,
and in the package thrown away, were fves on
the Connecticut River Banking Company, Hart
ford, Conn.,; fives on the Merchants Bank, Prov
idencc, r. l.; fves on the Ascutney Bank, Wind
sor; threes on the Bank of Whitehall; hves on
the Bank of Rochester, ~ H.; threes on the
Agawam Bank, Springfield Mass and ten on
the Adams Bank, Mass. These bills are oil very
poorly executed, though those on the Ascutney
Bank, the Bank of Whitehall, and the Merchants
Bank are calculated 10 deceive the unwary. The
others are hardly up TO pictures OH board fence.
burlington Free Press, 2ih
accidental Poisoning. At Sumter, in South
Carolina, Miss Magdaen McAuly, being On q
visit at the house OF physician, was sliced with
violent toolhache, in his absence, aud resorted
to his medicine chest for relief. Finding bot
Tie containing white POWDER which she sup.
posed to be morphine, she swallowed small
quantity Of it; but it was strychnine, and caus-
ed her death IN few miuutes.-.N T. CONNER
ciai advertiser.
a Good Investment. managing lady at
Swansea lately purchased two pigs on credit
sold them tor ready moDey-and laid out the
proceeds in license, with which she married
third husband.
Charcoal in Faitening Hogs Il resided few
years ago on farm, in Henry Co, Tennessee,
few miles north of i'aris, the county town; and
being part CT the time somewhat engaged in
farming operations, had OCCASION frequently to
notice much that pertaned to them. Among
other important" things was that Of the annual
hog fattenlng, in the autumn or fall. For con-
venience TO a constant supply OF running water,
a pen was made embracing place on which
several pits for charcoal, or coal kins." as they
are familiarly called, had been burnt. Much of
the remains of the coal, consisting of PARTICLES
too fine to be gathered up, had consequently
been left. The rapldlty with which the hogs
lfattenej, and the less amount of corn required
than usual, attracted my attention. | found that
it proceeded from the CHARCOAL, which they
ATE with avidlty. This reminded me of the
accounts had seen, several years preceding, of
the tatteniug of fowls as turkeys, geese, &C.. on
1
recollect, were kept in DARK places. But
what effect the absence of light would have on
hogs, in latteuIng, cannot tell | have since
| given charcoal to iattening hogs with great ad-
vantage, aud heard Of othe:s doing the same
This IS important to pork raisers, who Will find il
to their advantage 10 burn little pit, or kiln,
every year for the purpose or where they have
not wood 10 spare, cannot do it conveniently,
to purchase charcoal for that purpose This will
also prevent the hogs from eating dirt" which
they will generally do, if they connot get some
thing of this sort. But q hint TO the wise ia
sufficient Great Nest.
Transporting CdItIe.--The American Rail-
road Journal calls attention 20 some Interesting
railroad statistics in a late British periodical. 1t
there stated that the saving on the cattle sheep,
and swine, IL 1916, oy transporting them Oh rail-
ways instead OF driving them as formerly, was
Al SOC, 900 pounds aud that the feed saved by
the same change, was AZ, 100000 pounds which
alone would sustain a population Of over $4,000
people.
To THE LADIEs:-
The man that doth no paper take,
Grudging the price Of one year,
Will never good husband make,
Because his wife can never know what is
going on in the world, and his children will very
Ignorant appear.
The last line is rather too long for good me-