Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-03-13
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Information UGmed. or David Gross an in-
sana voting man, from Jaw. Me, aged - vears
who has been absent from bus home since July
laat and was recently m Troy, Vermont. He
h1d not shaved for two years, Is about six feet
high, and his head j. dclomed hy ricketts,. Any
iniormaton sent 10 John Gross Of Jay Nc, will
be most thankfully received. Editors requested
70 notice.
i Sudden Deaih-Dr Josiah W. Hale. one of
our oldest and most esiimab'r citizens, suddenly
dropped dead on Tuesday last, when entering
ls ghbor's house. Mr. Hale attended Town
Meeting, was chosen one of the Listers, and IN
half an hour after he left the Hall, word was
brought that he was dead lie was subject TO
disease of the heart, and has often expressed the
opnion that he would die very suddenly. We
shall probably give more extended notice of Mr.
Hale in our next His age was 67.-Brandon
Post.
The Legislatures Of North Carolina and Flor
ida do not appear to be fully convinced vet that
there Is a grand crisis" ia southern affairs. for
they have adjourned without taking any action
even passing any resolutions on the subject.
Uho's Cupid p" Aninadab, who is Cupid y
= One of the boys. lie is said to be as blind as
bat; but if he is blind he'll do to travel. lie
tound his way into Aunt Nab's affections and
Wouldn't have thought any critter in creation
could have worked himself into such narrow ar
engagements with his eyes shut
Ninth .lrresi for he Stare Rescue Robert III.
Morris, Jr. one of the two colored members of
the Suffolk Bar this morning arrested on a
charge of aiding and abotting in the escape OF
{" Shadrach." He was at once arraigned before
fCommlssioner llallett, and gave bail IN the sum
Of $1,000 for his appearance from day to day, for
examination. Ex-Mayor Josiah Quincy, Jr
became his surety.-BoSioR Transcript, March l.
Ieaih .lrrea John p. Cobum, tcolored, a
second hand clothes dealer in Brattle street, was
also arrested at noon to-day, charged with being
one of the "rescuers" He was taken before the
Commissioner and held TO bail IN $1,000 to await
BIS eXamination-B.
Il Dud.-Despatches from Washington state
that on Monday, Stanley and lnge had hostile
lneeting, somewhere beyond the District line -
After an exchange of shots, through the inter
Ference of their seconds, mutual explanations
Mere entered into, when the parties became re
eonciled and returned to the city. Stanley wa'
tsteaded by his colleague, w. ). Ashe and VIM
Cost Johnson, of Mary land Inge, by Gov. Brow
aud Jefferson Davis, of Miss The demands @
Donor are thus satisfied, and the parties both re
nam TO BLACKBOARD each other on some future
occasion.
It Is said there were no balls in the PISTOLS
Hereafter there will be no speeches in Congress
every member is to have the privilege of firm
Chinese crackers for five minutes on each de
bntabie question. By this means we are to sc
cure monopoly ofthe China trade and save a
OIL powder.
II Sensible GenuaL-The veteran Gen. Woo
Of the u. ). Army, attended public celebra
3 non OF Washington's Birth Day, at Troy, n.
te was called upon to respond TO one of the reg
ular toasts, and, in replying said " he came ther
listen, not To speak, for speaking was not IN
Vocation. lie referred to the CUES tons that ha
% recently engrossed the attention of our couI
ty and s'id th 4 ia has judgment there was no
~ mas theie ever been, amy danger of disuplo
IAe agitation hld not been produced by the DE,
Pc, but By the politIcans-by aspirunis to Ii
Presidency and ambitious individuals He ss
NJ was Union man; he had gone into many
1ttle for It, and was ready to do so again o.
y believed II could not be SO easily destroyed
Pc politicians pretended" Gen. Wool spoke
considerable length, and was loudly applauded