Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-06-06
Chips and Clippings.

medal to Col. Fremont for having made, during
the past year, the most valuable discoveries in
Geography, of any known person. 1t is usual
for this Society to give medal every year 20 the
person having made the most valuable discovery
in Geographical Science.
A Large Farily-A venerable gentleman and
his LADY,, and their descendants, sixty in num-
Der, from Cooper. DE. arrived at this port on
"Wednesday in the sieamer Admiral, on their
way 10 St Autbony's Falls. Minnesota. The fam
iv Of one of their sons numbers twelve males,
and ahoiher the same number Of females.-Bos-
ton Altos.
The Horcss,er Journal records an anecdote Of
some practical iokers, who, saspeciiDs fhe
sconrce OF a dairyman's milk, reused him at mid
niaht with noIice that his best COW choak-
ing In the morning, after milking, he visited
the pump, for what purpose Is not mentioned,
and then the mystery was disclosed: the spout
of "his best COW" was choaked up with turnip
The U. s. Supreme Court has issued an or
der directing Chancellor Waiworth, of N. York,
10 take new testimony to whether the Wheel
ing Bridge impeces navigation 81 as to Gonsti-
tute a nuisance.
Here then is a bridge case. We infer that if
the bridge does no. imIeIe navigation, the
court will sustain the bridge.
Judge Daily of New York has recently pro-
mulgaleG the decision that woman may not le-
cally be held TO answer for breach of promise
10 marry, and that 1t is only the masculine gen
der VINO can be so held for refusing to consum-
mate such contract.
An American in England. describing the pre-
valence of duellng at home, summed up with,
"1hey even fight with daggers in a r,oin pitch
dark" SIS it possble?" exclaimed the thun-
L. Oh Q,,lI sp,c efr-v
the Yankee-"wby, I've seen them ~
Rev. DIR. Townsend, Canon of Durham. Eng
land, has had personal interview with the Pope.
and held controversy with him in Latin, on re-
ligious subjects. In course of the discussion.
the Pope stated that in the early par, of his
reign he had serious ideas of releasing the Cath
ole Clergy from their vow of celibacy.
Nee Counierfsits. Counterfeit SIS Of the
Stonnington Bank, Connecticut, are IN circula
.ion-Frrncis Almy, Cashier; w. Randall.
President; Reed Stiles & Co. These bills are
from the plate that appeared in this market
few years since, and are easily detected by ex-
perienced persous.-WAiis s. Cos Bank Mole
Lisi.
Maj Charles G.. Eastman, editor Of the YER
mont Patriot, is to deliver poem before the L.
niied Societies OF Wateryllle lMainel College in
August next.
Fortunes Froiics.-A short time since. Louis
Napoleon was carrying cuGgel about London
streets. doing duty as special constable. La
maritime at that moment was the lopmost man IN
France, and attracted the gaze of the whole
world. The wheel of fortune Is now turned
Louis is at the op and LanartiGe is living in a
garret or nobody knows where. The mex, turn
may bring LOUIS down but will hardly bring
Lamartlne up again
SnOc--The snow was two inches in depth at
Delhi, New York, ON The 2lsl ult
NJ. Guy Lussac, the celebrated chemist. died
in Paris, on the 9th of May.
a western paper announces the sitting of the
Cofrt of common feas. We suppose that of
course the big bugs are also In attendance at the
ho;els
horrible affair is reported to have taken
place near Liberty, IN Missouri few days since.
Some weeks since. widow Al len WAS attacked
ed 10 her bed at night, by some unknown per-
sons, and severely wounded with an axe. of
the wound she subsequently died. Suspicion
tell on female slave, who was accordingly ar
rested and put 10 torture. The woman confess
ed her guilt, and Implicated a celored man. The
object of The murder was stated t. have been
the possession Of $1,000 Of which Mrs. Allen
was supposed 10 be possessed The two accus-
ed persons were taken TO Liberty, tried BY a
Lynch cou't, condemned u death. and ininedI.
ateiy executed by hangng
Hon. Lewis Cass will please accept orr thanks
tor copy OF the speech Of Hon Hanrv CLAY. on
the "repor, Of the Committee of thlrteen'-the
slavery Compromise.
The above Is from The Lowell Advertiser. the
organ OF Loc"iocrsm IN tia. city. 1t Is raiher
signiiican, for Lewis Cass To frank aud dis,rio-
ute the speeches of Henry Clay.
The Washington correspondent of the Tfi5.
ane ties:
The Omnibus is the lioliing dead dog of the
Senate. 1t gees up with the lood and down
with me eaO daily. We are sure 1t IS past re-
'nsci'a'lon, though we know the eminent skill
ot the great political doctor who sill refuses u
lba' d n It's remains"
Inc Richmond WaG regards Mr Cl1v's late
assault upon General Taylor and his Admins
ration ''as unjust as il was uhproyskadn So
ioes the whole country. It Is SINGULAR and
yet "A pleasant fact, that while the Ad.ninis.fa-
Ion has Tor months been assaied by all the
,rades OF opposition, frnm Aiessrs Claw and
;iss down to Benefits Herald, General Tayloc
las been growing daily IN the affections and love
y the people, and is al this moment more touu-
DIT win the masses than any man IN the nation.
Conneeiieh.-The project of convention to
orm a new constitution tor C"nnscticut, has re-
e''ed the unaElmous approval oil the Stat.
Connsciiem.-Fhe Legislature Of Connecti-
ut, on wednesday, r.ade five Intellectual a.
emp;s to elect United States Senator IN
'lace Of Hon. Rogers. Baldwin, whose term of
rlce expires on the 4th eff March next
Further ballotlng was postponed TIL Wedues-
lay of next week.
A despatch in The Post says that there proha-
Wy be 10 choice this year, and the election will
20 over to the next.
1t is said that Mr.. Corwin, Of Ohio, will make
speech 10 a few days, on the Omnibus bill. AID
Wi support the Presidents plan. We are clad
Il this The whole country are anxious to hear
he crack of the Ohio "wagon Boys WHIP
Ex-Governor Tazsweli, Of Va, has written
eiter IN which he takes ground distinctly for DIS
non believing that the relations heretofore snd
low subsisllng between the tree and the slave
states are injurious to the interests aud safety
1 the latter.
Hon. Andrew Stephenson has written letter
Senator Faote 10 favor OF the Clay Compton,
Sc. X. Nj. Johnson of Kentucky has written a
stier to MIR. Richie, Of the Union, to the same
feet.