Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-05-29

T,otnioes. Never before have we seen so
much land turned up at early day as can
now be seen by looking over the farms in the
ueicbborhood. Much of il has been planted
with potatoes. We hear Of farmers who have
planted, or are intending to plant 10 or Is acres
4 Of potatoes. The Starch factories seldom fail to
: take them at remuneratve prices. We hear Of
contracts made at IS cents bushel, Of the next
crop. delivered at the Depot hcre.-C aicdonian.
Some time ago Reynolds Carpenter, of Pow
. nal Vt. lost $1,000 while on tour to buy wool
. in the Western States few days ago the
. cashier of the Stark Bank at Bennington receiv-
4 ed BY express little box containing S3439 Of
the money and letter from Louisville, KY, d.
recting him to place the sum to the credit Of Mr..
CARPENTER, and stating that the writer found the
. money, and had used portion of it, which he
will return soon as ne Is able.
The census Of Texas shows a larger popula-
ton than was expected. Its territory is nearly
as large MS all France which has a population of
36 millions. The result of % returns received
l2l vet TO be reccivcd) is, free inhabitants ll0,-
4 i9i slaves 1866. Total ls4,999
disappointed bachelor out West says il
makes little difference whether man commits
suicide or matrmony In the one case he loses
his life, and the other, his breeohes"
The Methodist Chwch-To show the extent
of this Church in the United States it appear ed
by statement made at the opening of the trial
now proceeding in New York. that it Is a volun-
teraly institutions and uRncorporated that It
consists of bishops, 4526 preachers-and in
bishops ministers and members under the organ
ration in the United States, l,l90,96O.-Uf
these, about 629,000 belong TO the North and
$4,000 to the Church South.
According to the Richmond Times, slsscc
have recently been brought into James River,
from the West Indies, IN violation of the laws
against the slave trade. A case involving this
business and the parties engaged in 1t, twhom
the tunes saws are Virginia Yankees) is soon to
come before the u. $. Supreme Court at Rich
mond.
A boy two years old, named James McGrath,
was carried over Niagara Falls on Monday nor
ning last. He was playing on a board. on the
Canada side, in company with an elder brother
their father saw them and chided the elder one,
who suddenly jumped off, when the other was
precipitated into the stream
Interesting 10 Telegrdphers-For some time
the line from Beardstown 10 Quincy, Ill. has been
, working very badly, and lately it was found I'M
possible to get a despatch through at ALL The
difficulty was at length discovered the wire had
caught IN large Lombardy poplar tree at Jack
sonyillc where II crushed by new growth
OF woody matter, ne wire Oxydized entirely IN
two aud the two ends 50 completely cnveoped
by the new grown wood, to be pulled out with
difficulty
a Persian poet gives the following insruc-
tons
when thou arr married, seek TO please thy
wife, but listen not 10 oil she says. From mans
rght side a RIO was taken to form the woman and
never was there seen a rib quite straight 1t
breaks bat bends not. Since then It Is plain that
crooked is woman's temper forgive her faults
and blame her not nor let her anger thee, nor
correction use, as 1t Is vain to straighten that
which is crooked
Plirotsm-A Yankee gentleman conveying
a British gentleman around to view the different
objects OF attraction IN the city of Boston
Brought IAN to Bunker Hill They stood look
iu1 "a the splendid shaft, when the Yankee said
TINS Is the place where Warren fell" "Ah -
replied the EngLshman, evidently not posted up
In local historical matters Did 1t hurt hlu
much The native looked at HIM with the eX
preston OF fourteen Fourth OF Julys in his coun
tenance. " Hurt him. said he, he was killed
SIR "Ah, was he y said the stranger, sui
eyclng the monument and computing It's heigh
in his own mind layer, by layer; well
should think he would have been, to fall so far"
Tommy said TOPPING father, little light,
10 his son" Tommy hic -my boy, mind YOU
daddy, and ever walk in his hic--hi -- foot
steps, "1hat might do perhaps, replied tn
juvenile, If wanted to 20 into the cork screy
or Virginia fence business" The parent guar
dian raised his cane but Tommy lodged it.