Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-12-26

OeHn al Canpbeiisburrh.- short time s;rce
o"s OF the bridge builcsrs At C.mobeIlsburo
dsa' seriously injured by the falling Of a heavy
ieil and crushed his leg in a shock
, ,ns manner. His fellow bridge-bni.ders
.e'1 arc one hundred and sixty 1t them in the
pry Q! HENRY CAMPBELL, the Chief Eo-
L.. '",neaia'ely upon hearing If the acct
:. ':; s's"ed aoout too hundred dol'ors for his
unava'ling! The poor Bird pe-buiider l,noered
only lew hours afier his leg was ANIMATED
ana then dsed-but the memory Of the liber.,i,v
OF nis fellow bridge builders at Campbe,Isbnrg
snail i've forever.-N Albums Messenger.
F'RE.-on Friday night, 2sth ult. a fire broke
". IN tne Store OF Edward 8. Pratt, which did
Cs"se 70 goods Si7OO, and to the building $500.
e'ea oy me VI Acknowledgements Ban
va nearing that young man had set IN
lot himself, Mrs. Darlington exclaimed, "Poor
,e'io", has he no friend that will! set I'D for
nim part OF The time 2" and she sighed to he
young again.
II Big Can.-We clip the following from
one OF Kendal's letters from Paris to The New
Orleans Picayune:
by the latest news from India, it would
seem that the great gun at Beeiapore a
ismous Mahratla city bnt nov deser,ed-isa
bout to be brought TO England as trophy. Il
beats Con- Stockion's big gun ali hollow. The
iehs'n OF the piece Is fourteen feet, the circurn-
ference rye. and the weight of the ball it carries
oooo pounds. The piece was never fired but
once and the natives not only say that the
snund OF the report alarmed The inhabitants for
two hundred miles around, but that the bali il
still flying. 1t should be hoped that il NAV not
Come our way. Three thousand pounds of iron
bounding and richochsting along thru the ;,oun-
Try would be apt to hurt somebody.
The story about Mr.. Johnson being arrested
IN Bangor and taken TO California To be tried for
murder IS foolish hoax started by some scan.p D
in Oldlown.
Jacob Straum, of jacksonville. Ill.,. the veal
thiest man in the State, has been taken To IN
nailc asylum in Ohia. lie has for s.me tine
suffered IRON an alteration Of rind, said to
have lis origin in an Incessant desire 10 accumu-
late more wealth.
Figaro asks and answers, "If the sun we're to
turn vuctn whist name would be PUT for a
sign:" Sol Smith,"
At the great Union meeting al New Orleans.
Nov. 9th, the following mottoes, printed on par
Il coiored PAPER, were hung around the stage:
The Unob-lt must and shalt be d esery.
ed.n
We know no North. no South, No East, no
West-bui one Common Couutr,n
The Flag OF the Union: ii presided over
our Birth, nay It's folds shrcnu us in Death"
Justice, Union aad Conf .euce"
6 am for maintaining the Union in Spirit as
well as in Form
g We shall take care that the Laws be faith
fully executed"
In Union there is Streng h."
II Is tae Political Aaiiat.rs who have made
oil the mischief" Dickinson.
"Cif.Zers by Birin or OF Choice of common
country. The country has night to concentrate
our affections"
"A house divided against Itself cannot stand"
Secession ! peaceable Secession Sir, yo.r
eyes and mine we're never destined to see lhat
Miracle"
Chloroform.-The discussion of this ARCS
the,lc agent was cor llnued bv tie New York
Academy of Medicrre on Tuesday evening,
with particular refereace 10 lis use in obs,eirIc
cases. The general opinion appeared to be,
tina, II was ildicious 10 apply chlo oform, where
the case was painful, except in The very few in
Stances OF an idiosy IN The subject, which
made II objectionable, or repugnant. Ether Was
preferred by a few gentlemen, as being, II cupi-
ously administered, equally efficacous, though
more tardy; much more sale, and requiring
much less caution. The subject attracts the
marked attention Of the faculty young aud old
and causes very crowded assemblies of The A
caaeny. The further investigation Of 1t is posi-
poued to future meeting. The Academy ha.
never, we believe, been so thoroughly engaged
in abors Of utility, as at the present time.
"Well, captain" replied Cuff, wipiug his
mouth win the neither end OF his shining coat
sleeve, Z" Use berry dry, so won't be ugly but
IL. Son- niggers is 100 proud 10 DRINK wId 9
miiishy o=sifer-bii, tink m;lishy osslier
when he's sober-is Us as good as a niger
specially If dc niggers Dig"
The population of the city of New York, a:
| per census just completed, Is 5i7 $40. In 1915
1t vas 81 ,223. Increase in five years, l46, 626
The returns al the revenue bureau show thai
since the esab shnent OF the mint the Govern.
ment has coined pieces to The value Of Slo6,
572C COO, Of which the PHILADELPHIA mint has
comes, S,4e, 100000, and the branches S3S, O90
| coo. Tht Sc returns coiB2le'e to the first o
November last Up TO 1888, before gold be-
came more plentiful, the aggrega es coined were
as follows :-half eagles, 1920 422; quarter
eagles, S9i9, l3J; dollars, 81 ,I4U,5H; halt dol
lars, $9l.442 993; qIsrtrr dlars, S6,524 ,O69 ;
dimes, Si4,c54 600; hall Dimes, Si59542i3i
cents, SoZ,24I 3U3. Frou. lSUJ to 1875 no ca
giles were coined. aud only St32 592 were ia
circulation. Since 1898, however, the coinage
has again progressed.
Inporiaio on Of Wine.-Am,ng the statistical
tables accompanying the Secretary o the Teas
| ur,'s Report. 10 a statement exhibiting the guam
ty and valLe Of wines impaired annually lotto
the United Stres, from 1913 t, 1850. showing
the cos, per gallon, under specific and I'D yao'
rem duties 1t appears tina. of Maderla WINE
there were imported in 1850, BOB, % gallons
and in iei9 1881 gallons: while in no pre-
yious year since lS43 did the qnan'ity exceed
Ii7.OU0 and in is44 II was only 10000 gallons
| In 1913, the average ctst was S2.29 per gallon
| while ia 1850, il was less than 50 Gems Tn.
quantity of Snerry wine imported in 1850. was
2i2,Cg2 gallons; in 1873, 1t was 2I5,935; ans
in no previous year since did it exceed 77,O0t
gallons The cost in 1913 was 81. 3S per gal
Ion; while in 1850, ii was 81 cents.
A question for the admirers of the Tariff o
1876: Has wine really fallen SO largely in val
ne since ls43, or does i. come in upon false in
voices
In October, 1891, Mr.. Jeifsrs m, then Secreta
-. - Sf,ts, ~, "a table Ot the CONNER