Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-12-05
1 STATE JoURNAL, DEC EMBEk ), Is,

| .Nfw Hampshire Hon. Jared Perkim h
Z left for Washington, in order TO contest Tie ere
| claimed BY George w. Morrison, in Gen, vii
sons District Perkins received msjosisy o
the votes in the district, as constituted whel
Gen. Wilson vas elected. - s. ssss. y.
Eg-e The Portland Advertiser says that an erol
has been discovered in the town Of Auburn
which will elect VIM Pitt Fessenden to Con.
gress, in place Of John Appleton, the democrats
candidate, who was before supposed to be elect.
ed 90 y ssii's bssoss ,ai q - gi'a .7tafes i
se GFThe vote in Conneciicut on the smsnd-
men to the State CONSTRUCTION submitted d The
people. providing for the, election of Probate
Judges and Of Justices Of the Peace BY the peo-
pie, is very light, bur is decidedly in favor Of
the amendments. fss@s- ~ s.si p ~ -
1FThe Tribune expresses the opinion tha,
Gen. Sam Houston. OF Texas, witi be the next
Democratic candidate for President, ,,4 ~
GF-The Hon. Hdnnd Hall, Of Bennington,
has received the appointment Of I'd comptroller
OF the Treasury, with salary OF $500 per
annun. 'i- e.
N O~The Middelbury Register, the editor Of
which was ass stanl Clerk 81 the House, mskes
honorable mealion of the devoted and accepts-
Die labors of certain members of the House.
We clip The following from the Register Of The
18th instant.
I'm The department, Of ssroads,D greater sm-
cunt OF Committee 'ah0r, than on any other sub
ject, probably, was admirably, and with unusual
acceptance to the li0use.(ss appears from the
fact that not single resort Of the commitsee
was reversed,) conducted bs Hon. Reuben c.
Benton, chairman, aided by the competent men,
hers who sat with him. on the part of the House.
IN the Senate. tn. same dn,ies devsyed upon
Hon. Fledrak Hoibn OK Who occup he sslne
position last year, and acquired an enviable rep
u,a'Ior therein. .-ss-r ~. ers sr
0Frhe Rochester American states that on
Saturday OF last week, a horse belonging to a
ar. Chaiteson, fell off the bank just below the
Lower Falls in that ny, about two hundred feet,
to the botto.a, Suaugs 10. say, the animal is
:" alive and kicking,' apparently not Injured,
with The exception Of one or two flesh wounds
II seems incredible, almost, thai a horse OF other
ANNA. could tali down that tremendous precip-
ice without beng dashed 10 pieces.
% At Nacoglociics, Texas, recently, a
young NAN who was engaged 10 be married 10 a
glri, discussed the engagement to his cousin,
who favored the same lsJy, and who Immediate
Iy had an interview with her, and threatened tu
-hpot her If she did not consent to marry him.
She refused, aud few days afterwards he shot
her down, as she was entering church. In Ard
erson. a young girl Of eighteen was beaten To
death BY her lather aud mother. All the nur
derers have been arrested.
Fre.-Tbe depo, building of the Rutland and
Bur ngton Railroad, al Versenncs, was entire
y destroyed by fire ON FIiaay morning, about
o'clock and is supposed TO have been set by an
incendlary. a considerable quantity OF fuel be-
longing tothe COMPANY was also destroyed.
Redo Grey Hair.-lt is useless for any one
to 60 with rec or grey hair, when, Ior htiy cents
they can have it a ine black or brown for the
NEST simple and elf,ctual dye ever invented Is
now so d at The above reasonable price by Z. v.
Poor, 10 Tremnni Row. b on.
And by COLLINS & PIERCE, Montpelier