Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-04-11

Connecticut Loco Focos have a Du,,,
ity on the vote for State officers, and will .,
course elect their whole list by the Lepi,l,r.u.'
They have Including abolitonists elected h.
their helpl fourteen Senators to six Why's ~
the Third District in doubt. The vote =, ~
turned, stands
Wilism Marks lloco) ION,
shuylor F. Burnham, Wing, IF. ST. 1902
S. F. Burnham, 3-loo,
Several Senators on both sides are chosen ~
less than q dozen majority.
The House is not yet fully ascer'aned br, !.
is unquesi,onably locofoco. Even Hartford eec'
ed ocnioco for Cd Represe native or Tuess,r
Reason-The Wing candidate had subscribsi
towards paying the expense of PROSECUTING Vi.
olator of the Excise Law.
The .Nep Haren Register says:
.SsybroOk.-The Democrats of Saybrook nav.
made the handsome gain of 60 on their Ias,
years vote. The young men of that town ara
taking the bull by tie borns,' and will ere lop-
bring It once more into the Democratic ranks
Ii was taking the horns, we suspect, -bpll o-
no bull, that gave the Registers Democracy
such liz 10 Sayorook as elsewhere. The In.
unph of Loco Focoisln in Connecticut IS RIM
victory, and its price is a repeal of all imnedi.
ments to free drinking.'-TrbHns.
Daniel Websfer-Seven hundred and siS,v.
two citizens of Boston, representing every prom
nent class IN the Community. have siaued an
address to Hon. Daniel Webster, fully epdors.
ing his recent speech on the slavery question.
re, on Friday mo!ning last aruse from his bed
complaining Of feeling somewhat indisposed, and
while in the act of dressing, suddenly tel. to tina
eoox n nj meta ntiv eynired He xva- IN
worthy citizen ci Barre. His age was7i.
With wha. emphasis do occurrences of hi,
character admonlsh the living 10 prepare tr
death. " In such an hour as We tnink not. The
Son Of Man cometh." Vcrnloat Chrisiian .Ne,.
senger.
rFUpwards of so persons, mostly ciizensot
vergennes, Ferrisburg and New Haven. have al
ready secured their passage tickets, AND will
start for California about the middle Of Apr.
Vait1.ie Sheep.-The Keene, n. II, Sentinel
says that a lot OF 26 sheep AMI lambs. in1lHed
from France, at cost OF $500, passei through
that town, in the cars, last week, desiinsi for
Middlebury IN this State. Some OF The u were
estimated to weigh over 200 pounds. The wool
is of the finest kind = finer than the best Sax1ng
We have specimen taken from an eve, Snitd
IL was stated by the owner would shear twelve
pounds. These are sheep worth having.
Millions Of Pigeons rOosiing. Letters from
Indiana complain that some Of the pigeon rooss
cover the forests for miles destroying lie timber.
letter from Laurel says:-
81 am completely worn down. The pigeons
are roosting all through our woods. and the
roost extends for miles. Our neighbors anil
ourselves have. for several nights, had 10 build
large fires and keep up reports Of FIRE arms 70
scare them of. While | write, within qua'e;
OF mile, there are thirty guns fang. Tie ply
cons come IN such large quantities az 10 destroy
great deal OF timber, break tlmbcr OF large
trees, and even tear up some by the roots IAs
woods are covered with dead pigeons, md is
hogs are getting tat on them. Our old Trend
iiendricA killed 30 at four shots"
| INDIAN JUSTICE OR VENGEANcE.-An1rs
the overland emgranis to Coiiorril last sprH-
was young man by the name at WATSON, Of
Perkins Grove, Bureau County. liiaus. VIC
wen, with a company from knox's Grove. lis
IL said to have been very iooIhardy and ksss
in Character. lie made threat, OF leaving H.
dependence, that he would shoot the fist lh-ln
he saw, bu; had not carried his threat 1910 effect
until he had nearly reached Caifdrnla. fian
one of the company reminded hlB Of Z; he slid
he had forgotten it, bot would carry u out SET
He shorty alter s9uaw sitting on D.,
and raising his piece, he murdered nsr n sod
blood. The indlans almost instantly thereu7la
surrounded the coapsny, and demanded the
murderer. At first the demand was rssi-i2di
but after the lrdisns had informed them iAt;
they would destroy the company If Their req iesi
was no; granted, the youth was surrendered iu.o
tbeir hands. They then stripped hIa, ani ia
In presence of the company, skinned hin non
4 hon
thus hiyeG. THIS should be warning 10; p
IriAe with the unfortunate sons Of the forest
BlHmore Patriot tCoat-adic e.
Rhode Island Election. Henry B An''nny.
the worthy Wing Governor OF Rhole Island, has
been reelected by large majority. The 'o'e
is light and the Loco Focos made no fight T9f'
Thy OF the name. TDuns.
a Hhig Triumph-.S9 Louis. Taesday e''-
ming. Complete returns from our municipii eiec-
ton have not been received; but enough known
to show that Luther n. Kennel, hig, IS elect
ed Mayor, by 500 majority, over Benton and az
IL Benton tickets. The Wings, it IS supposed,
have carried 1 out of the wards, for aldermen
and delegates.
GTSilas Houghton, Esq. ha. been appoint
ed Postmaster at Lyndon Corner, IN place oil D.
w. Colby, Esq, resigned.
CGeneral Taylor has decided TO appolnt 10
member Of Congress 10 office during his term Oh
service. THIS is right
IN Hnl Connecticut" 50 huzz's the .fs"
York Globe. the morning organ Of the Van oI'
rem and Dix Free S,ilism through the last TWO
years. And i, goes on 10 give reasons i'f "'
ljov, as follows:
"Tho Democrats of Connecticut have co's''
ed themselves with isurels-ibey have cameo
glorious NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tor themselves 'e' ",
whole country, and for the perpe'ufy VI u,
Union. THY haue smitten doicn tie demo" ~ "
Whig ABoLIrIoS aud FREE SoI.lsa, vi ~
flies howlIng from their blows. 81
THE Democracy fought the battle dga'nsims
combined forces of the WiImot.' They reap no~
the reward of honest principle, Of firnness' ..
courage-of manly, independent action. .-e'
the Democracy Of New York go and do Ike
wise.'"
We think the Abolltonists and Free ooi.ei
who have % literally aided 81 the Democracy
s;nite the demon will not be too proud OF ths'
achievement to speak 10 common folks AFTER u
costing the above.
The Herald and the Journal Of Commerce oo'h
claim the result Of the Connectclt election as
triumph of Non-Intervention over free ou'l
and the Wilmot Proviso. And yet the party
which claims to be Free Soil and nothing else
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