Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-04-22

LOUISIANA, proposing 10 place habitual drunkards
IN the same position, III regard 10 the manage
ment Of their property and their family affairs,
as that which the law assigns to lunatics and
maniacs.
The number Of land-hollers-that is, persons
owning fnrms--n this country is about a million
and half, out of twenty millions of white pop
laton; whereas, in Great Britain, the number of
land-holders is only thirty thousand out Of pop
ulaton Of twenty millions.
Portus.-Mr. Hill, pork packer Of Mount
TABOR, lowe, offered a premium for the heaviest
hog killed at his house. There were five com
pettors for the premium. and the weight Of the
five largest hogs ranged from7l0 to 40 pounds.
The Union men and State Rights party Of
Mississippi are again in war, growing out of
Governor FoOte having brought up the Comprom-
use measures IN the Legislature declaring them
a final settlement
Cure for froeen limbs. Dissolve from quar-
ter to half pound of alum in rallon of warm
water, and immense the feet or hands in it when
frozen, for ten or fifteen minutes, and cure will
be effected.
Large Jftes-The Bonbabas 10 Central AZ
rca are 30 feet IN circumference, containing
9OOO rings, each indicating it is said an annual
growth. making their age some 1900 years prior
to the date Of creation: further and fuller inyes-
tigailon would be interesting
humboldt says. there are $500 Vegetable
species on the Earih 6jO0 belong to Asia !;
1OO0 10 Europe; 3OuO 10 Africa: 5000 10 Gee
anica and I7G00 70 America; America embraces
oil the ATTITUDES of the Eastern continent. and has
nearly an equal number of different species of
vegetables"
The Porter Rfe-The Washington cores
pondent Of the Journal Of Commerce describes q
new and destructive tire-armjust submitted to the
Tenn. Il isa tcpootino rids which loads and
primes it.elc II can h., usoJ ,ss rovnlror Inv
put,ing on "a cvlirler n. ian, oirbt l,,Js. ivan
plying another epnaratns eallel the p. roag,1ina .
siriij charres of po,gIar and b,i ,7,, h. frad NJ
r,pidlv as a watch ticks
'I"ercnn Bib'e soe1eiy The Managers held
tleif annual meeting on the 9Th INST. Hon Luz
usr bf4aish ice-'' residents ID lhe chaii' assis-
otirs we're sro',ni,ed rs ,,isros most If lion,
i'm the Western ami Souiberp States loitors
were read from Texas. Irsvtt. from, DR. T. Rob.
inson. I.onl.u. fro.p Pms S,,gre, ana Cis,,
Grants octb. -crn.rr,. ,'r., nj. ICON annlication
n ,arions rlscos ho,b 81, b,.,,, ana .br,-d a
large portion of The session ,,es devoted To tho
subject of the Now Bihle House. ia Dimensions
nltrnate arran,-rosr's r,,.,i,, ~ ~, mon, a.
NEW-l ORR BIBLE SociErY-lhe REGULAR
meeting Of the Board OF Managers was held al
the society y room, on Che igsi instant. At
ter the reaoing OF the lth chapter OF Luke, the
minutes OF the lust meeting were read and APP
proved az corrected Teasnrer'a report showed
arecelpt % : 'u1 ~ Ane expenditures some
what exceeded th's-sutn. lie etn grant arrivals
corrosnondinr month l,st vear. hi M, nnpber
ofv0lnmrs distributed exceeded tii. d.strlbufion
during The same time the year previous. A very
ipiere-tipr rrp,u was made bv The committee
orsnpplving he resident population. exhibiting
the event ofthe ysrions hotels In the CITY. and
The norpbqr of hibles In eacb-tortv were found
n he GIllv provided. foonty-C,nr partially sun
Mol Tbc bn,ks in tbirt,-t,,o we're in coed or
H. and ,Lirtv.on. nof In mood orler 4 bere
vero so rooms rorfsotlv anrnleJ Only o.
bof,l. ,.r, Kiln, a. r.r,,, tho sacred
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MHs GAiNEs. whose case Is now finally deer
ded against her ay the supreme court at Wash
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