Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-12-22

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The house of Mr.. Quinan. IN Cbarlo,,oY.
entirely consumed by fire, on the mornin,, g was
18th inst and he and a child of his. abon, ,h ule
years OF age, were burned to death. 'ee
The circumstances, as far as develoned 49,
these: Mr.. Quinlan, with two children e
about five years of age and the other ono Wy
was burned, was sleeping IN an upper room, "y y
being reused by the fire sometime bctweo, ~
and clock called to sister OF hs in the loa
or part Of the house, who, supposing !, Nv,
morning, arose bnt discovering the facts !, n
case rushed 10 the front door. carving win .o
Mr. Quinians Youngest child, an infant L,,
finding il impossible to pass the flames IN ,ha.
direction. went to the back door which sho s,. '
cccded with difficulty in opening-and erJ
She states she saw her brother with his two an
or children. trying To escape she RAM around tbo
house and found the eldest child, who It Womb
seem her father succeeded IN putting OH, A.
window. Nothing more was seen of Mir Qpn.
an and his second chd until the house VAS
! lncarly burned down. when their bodies vore
/ discovered, bot were not obtained until nesrlv
consumed.
Miss Quinlan carrying the infant. and accom-
panied by the eldest chld. ran to hroihe,is
house, about thrcc-ionrihs Of mile dis,at,
hesc are very badly burned. the eldos, chij
had his hands so badly burned that the skin TN
of; nearly halt The surface of his body and
badly injured, yet very badly burned their faces
---y ----'v 80 h''-'a-ed. - TRIBUNE f--
i Dumkord's Dedh. r A man named Samuel
Dexter went to Chatham -Four Corners a few
weeks since, and built little cabin on the
Imoumain--havnn left Massachusetts as be
said TO get ont of the way Of the liquor law. On
the 2-th Of November he was found burned 10
death in his cabin, with jug by his side lie
probably got drunk set his hut on fire and per-
. f...f o. 400 J.. ..l. I'll e. d.
out Of It's own accord II is said That the de-
ceased had wife aud children at North VII
bruham.- Boston Journal
Terrible .lcciieal T,co mcn kied -Bea,tie,e
NJ me Rum I'refc r. On Tuesday night. the 9th
INST, about six ocloc the passenger train from
Boston over the " esiern Railroad ran over two
drunken men named Wright and Field. who
we're lying on the track. One of them was
shockngy crushed and menplod and instantly
Killed the other had one leg cut of md the 9TH
er badly crushed, 50 that be- died the next day.
Near by were found the fragments of two bottles
of rum. aud the air was filled with ITS fumes
They had visited Greenfield during the aner.
noon, aud were returning home n on intoxicated
state, on the railroad track 1t is supposed, 1t
being dark at The time, that They we're lying
down on the track when toe engine struck them
Wright has a wife and family, but ield is a
single man.
As ihe Greenfield Gazette SAYS Z" We do Do,
envy the man, ioehngs, who sold these mon Mo
means of sending them into eternity"
O. An exchange w sely remarks that "no
dust fleets tie cyoss go much gold dust Ne
wlghi MISC add iAn 20 gllsses affect he eyes
more uuiavorahy than glasses Of brandy.
Change Of Tir,s on he Central Railroad
/ The cirs now leave Montpelier for the South aul
Fast. az i3o aud go, 4. ". For the Mcst
and North at s2s A. N, and 5.ce +. NJ
The Mail tram leaves Rousc's Point at e o.
clock A. M,-ihs Accommodation iuin. No
O'Clock ?. NJ. and arrives al Montpelier at about
Is o'clock p. 81.
The following record Of unparalleled cruelty
we cui from the Boston Post:
lpauions 10 drown him rather than consent 70
steal. or NOT, o is certain lhat little orphan boy
lot nine years died u Marquette Michigan, rather
than tell he. lilo ani his sister, two years
older, were adopted by a farmer He discovered
criminal conduct ou tie part Of the farmers wife
she persuaded her husband that the boy Islander
ed her when they suspended The child FROM The
raiiers of the house, and The farmer whipped HIM
an his blood ran through NE floor. ;he httle VIC
um replying Oh every inquiry. Pa, told lhe
tluth-l cannot tel O. lc" When released the
boy threw hs arms around The neck of his mur-
derer, kissed him. complained of being cold and
'diej. Upon tAc TRIAL Of the man and woman il
wa. proved tisi The boy told nothing but The
truth. Instead OF being hanged, the monsters
were sent 10 tle state prison for ten years.
Tie IariF Secretary Guthrie has presented
list Of articles proposed 20 be added 10 the free
Int The prime pal ones are as follows
irs.uic, Blras used 'or medicine aud tanning;
birthstone; HooAs; Mahogany and ell oua
mental woods, and fire wood Brazil " oods
aud other Dyowood- ~ sticks; Cochncsl Co
dllla of hemp OF tow or flax Cream of Tartar;
Eugrayiugs, etchuCs or plate; FlaXsccd and
Luseed; llatler's Furs; l.a'r; India Rubber
lulico; Ivory Linens obs o.: Palm, Cocosnlt
aud O.Ne; Raw Hides md Skins, OF ail kinds
and ~ uil conditions; Rags Salt; Saltpetre
and Potash; Raw Snk; Species Of all kinds
steel Bars, Cast, Snier or German; TIN, IN
plates or sh etc; Tin, 10 pigs Watches and
parts Of " atchcs; zinc, Spelter or renleneque
Wines, except Champagne and adultemted
Wines Opium Sulphiie Of Qunine Soda
Ash Wool worth less than ten cents per pound
Railroad Damages A decision Of much in
tere-i IN relation 10 railroad damages, was re-
Gently made by the Supreme Court IN the State
Of New ! ork. |, is the case Of the " Troy snd
Boston Railroad Company vs.. Lee" which may
be found 10 the l3ta volume Of lIarbour's Reports,
thus giyen
In making apprasals of the damages sus-
tanned by person whose property Is taken tor
the purpose Of railroad, the true rule is, to de-
ternino "a bat will he the effect IT he proposed
change upon the market value Of the property
remaining. The proper inquiry, rs what Is the
entire property fairly worth IN the maTket-and
what will that part not taken be worth, after the
improvement is made Z" Had this rule been
dopted in Vermont railroad damages would not
have figured largely in the cost OF Vernon
roads
Three thousand Ilindoos and Mussulmen OF
the city Of Orisss, in ilindostan have sent well
written petition to the Wesleyans of England, &c
establish missions in that city.
The Western Christian Advocate Methodist
proposes 10 send two missionaries 10 the Nor
mons in Utah. such mission Is urgently need
ed, and might be successful in the present diyi
ded state of the Mormon sect
Jonas Chickerng, the well known Piano Forte
manufacturer died Of apoplexy IN Boston, on
Thursday evening the 9Th inst
OF the 1873 orthodox Congregational churches
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