Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-06-21

II Remarkable Cdving.-The Portland Adver.
tiser gives an account ot q singular phenomenon,
which took place few days ago, near Stroudwa-
ter, in Maine, by which about rs acres Of D sture
aud woodland sunk rs feet, sliding in It's descent
into the oed oi the river aud changing its Course
The land aIpeals broken on the surface, as il with
| plough. Some Ut the trees are torn up others
stand erect as before The cause of it is a mat
ter OF conjecture.
Nothing, compared with the grand coalition
caUe IN looked for i'll September
Fremont. Since the coalition in Vermont it be.
comes Important 10 know how parties stood in the
Sate at the Presidential! election. The following
is the vote: Taylor % 1872; Cass lO9lS; Van
Buien 1887. Majority against Taylor, 1868
With proper efforts on The part of the Wings, and
a good Stale ticket, they will whip The coalition
out of sight.
O. The National Wing states that of fifty
thousand Offices under the government, only three
thousand were held by Wings at the close of MIR.
Pulk's term. General TayorS partial redress
OF this immense inequality 10 called prescription.
O. When Mr.. Peters, the new Collector of
New Orleans, entered upon his Office, he found
that Of the one hundred and fifty subordnates
one hundred and forty were Locoluco and ten
Wing. This was the rule under a Locofoco
President.
~ HS w OlllOu says lIdl tic
Democratic party was never in better health than
at present." May be so. Exercise on foot is
said to be favorable to the health, aud we perceive
that some Of the prominent meu Of The party are
,eaLting every dny.-Pre'tice.
o. We learn, uerbally that Hon Harvey
Burton, OF Norwich has been appointed Post
master OF that town, in place Of DR.. Ira Davis.
Also that MIR. X, ii. Rollins has received the APP.
polntment OF Postmaster at Stanford, 10 place of
WIN. ii. Sanborn, Esq
New YoRK, June IL, ls49
Sunday, Cd O'clock, F. NJ. {
The ChoIera.-Since the last report there have
been twenty seven cases, aud eighteen deeths
Louisville, Ky, Juue l6-A renconlIe took
place today in Madison county, at public meet.
ing, between Casslus M. Clay and Joseph Iur-
ner. Both parties snapped pistols, and then at.
tucked each Other with bowie knives. Clay was
stabbed through the heart. Turner was severely
wounded in the abdomen and groin, aod is since
dead.
90 The Union is dreadiuly severe" upon
General Taylor because he selected NOrlheIn
man for the office OF Postmaster General.
o. correspondent of The New York Elk.
press says that the Cabinet at the beginning OF
their career, adopted rule, at the suggestion OF
Governor CrtendeD, that no clerk should be re-
moved from any OF The departments unless for
o. eclfc cause, niade and filed Consequently
no removals have been made, although The yarl.
GUS departments contain at leGst len Lucos 10
one Wing. Notwithstanding the favor thus
shown, the administration has been abused and
viliiied by every Loco Foco press IN tie country,
and especially by the Washington Union. The
writer says that the injustice OF this rule has
now become apparent, and majority ofthe Cab
met are IN favor of resembling It, and it will be
rescinced. Under all the circumstances we are
glad Of 1t. The administration, like the old man