Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-10-02

Esq, who has spent the past few years in Cali
iornln, digging gold and administering law
Justice of the Peace in San Frtncisco,-came
into our office yesterday and showed us gun Of
n most unique and singular construction II has
the form of n cane but in reality is Il gun, and
can be used with all the power and effect of
rifle II shoots without powder caps-the pro-
pclling force being nothing but air And what
= is most singular about it. is, that with one charge,
fifteen bullets can be fired. II carries from eight
to ten balls with sufficient force to kill squirrels
from the highest forest trees A ball or charge
of shot can be used as there ere two barrels-one
small and groved the other a smooth bore. The
small barrel Is slipped into the larger. We saw
il fired fired is not the word, there is fire
used about ~ at mark several times, and it
drove the bali every time through an inch board.
Sentinel
81. Louis Sept 2jh, From The Plains. Mr..
Polk aud two others have arrived here IN 10 days
from Fort Laramie, uumocstcd by Indians The
treaty ground has been removed 30 miles this
side of Fort Laramie, where twelve thousand In
. dlans were assembled Col Mitchell arrived on
the LIST inst but council for treaty purposes had
not been convened. 1t was expected negocia-
: tons would close about the 2jth The Canaan
ches and Black Feet would not be present
Mr. Kendall and most of the amateurs had be-
come Disguised with the trip and were return
3 ing. \ company Of Californans had arrived at
St Joseph's IN - days from Sacramento, having
had five sklrmishes with Indians. An emigra-
ting train, composed of 367 families, 600 wag-
ons, and 1900 head Of cattle were getting on
we'll They had fight with the Snake Indians,
and 3 men were wounded. Several deaths from
cholera were reported in Madison
The init Rent Convention Of New York adj
Iourncd without any other action than the follow
ing resolution, by which the convention throws
the patty into the hands Of the democrats, and
in cant Phrase" VIC think they viii catch it,
! The resolution was the only one passed;
Resoired, That We, as tenants, have lost all
confidence IN the Wings, and " ill yield hearty
support to the nominees of the recent Democra
nc Convention, at Syracuse, in the earnest hope
f of speedily putting AN end to patrimony, and OBJ
tanning redress for our grievances.
The PoHsrdic Riot On Monday night last
3 as Gov. Johnson and small party Of bus friends
were approaching Pottsvo, Pa, a murdcrous
attack was made upon them with stones AID
clubs, and pistol was fired within few feet of
the Governor, the ball from which passed thin
four feet of ms person. Several OF the Govern
or's party were severely injured. No reason Is
assigned for the attack and none of the attack.
in. party hive yet been arrested.
Suicide of Gen. Progav. We learn from a
narration of the & uban expedition, in the " ASH
ington Union, that Pngay was left at Los Po1as,
ia The Hospital badly wounded, when the SER
vceaole men OF Lopez retired The Spanish
troops soon a''eF entered ana N'assaeFeed every
man OF lne Wounded except frgay' "ho seeing
mem en'er t1e ilospN'l one" ms own Ofa'ns ont
{ WIN piS'o.
Among lne persons In'ss icrcd on thls occa-
SION were aP'als u''i am" br snanl ana LieuS'
'unh ana h0Y.
.lEs,ssippi. The Union m1ioritv In Ni..is-
slim. i. ,iav,dt, b.r.f. los. tbln l0pOl
Ven, LARGE minority of t.., .l..,,fes IL, tls state
Convention are also for the Union. one and .pdl
VISIBLE.
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, Ito Cuba. Mr. Poinsctt az South. Carolina sl,,-
The slave states have latn interest in what is
qoine ON IN Cuba. citizens of those s.atos
onplt TO DISCOURAGE all movement, from without.
calculated 10 STIR u1 instruction amon, ,be
slaves these unlawful expeditions NAV BIZ. 10 ada
another 10 the islands of black Arcbipalapo ON
lou. maritime frontier.
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