Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-07-06

Inc Legislature OF New I Ork passed law al lis
recent session exemptng the property of The husband
from the debts Of the wife which may have been
tracted before marriage The same body passed a
law in 1913 exemptng the property of the wife from
being taken for her husbands debts contracted before
marriage.
In 1910 the total wine crop of the United States
was 200 gallons In 1850 it was 22l 2i9 gal
Ions, being increase of almost hundred per
in ten years. The amount imported last year was
100000 galons--an amount which our own coun-
try will be able to supply for its consumption in
sixty years from now, even at the present of in
crease.
Cullen Hawkins of Fairhaven, VT while tending
his sawmill on the llth ult, accidentally thrown
upon the log in front of the saw, and had his body
nearly severed. He survived the accident but an
hour. Intelligence of the melancholy event was sent
TO his cousin, Mrs. Adams, at Westhaven when it
was found that she had drowned herself
Samuel Lawrence of Boston, left Lasalle ILL.,, at
3 p. m, on Wednesday of last week. and arrived in
Boston via Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo and Albany,
at l-2 p. m, on Friday, having travelled 1850 miles
in 40 l-2 hours.
Commodore Stewart, now 70 years of age, has been
ordered to the Pacific by the Secretary of the NAVY
1t is ntmated that the worthy old veteran will res.
pectfullG decline the service.
Gen Gideon j. Pillow has purchased plantation
on the Mississippi river for $4,000.
At Fort Smith, Arkansas they have an idiot boy
tweny-one years old, who instantly answers the mos
difficult questions in figures.
Every portion Of the hog is put to some use now
in CINCINNATI whore they have finally succeeded il
turning the slueal 10 account by using it in operas.
UsefW Remedy.---A lump of wet saeratus applied
10 the sting of wasp or hee, will stop The pain il
one moment, and prevent ii from swelling.
The city of 0swego is proud monument of the pros
perity and blessed effects of prohibition Of tn
liquor traffic. Those who sell treated as crmi
nails. Such is the coming doom of the great cause
erme.-Cayuga Chig.
The people Of Vermont expect that their law will say
them in 1858 "about one Lake Champain of tears,
double carloads of taxes and sin enough to MATERIAL
lessen the work at the day of Judgment Yes and pro
duce sunshine enough to bless thousand hearts an
homes and make all Heaven rejoice.-b.
We notice that at the recent MEMS State Temperanc
Convention in Rochester, attempts made in cerai
quarters prevent Frederick Douglass from speaking
voting in the Convention Douglass has brains tina
squadron Of the ungenerous spirits who Kissed the co
ored specimen of Gods handiwork.-ib
Three hundred drunkeries have been licensed in IL
, neghborhood OF the Crystal Palace, New York We
not learn that place has been provided for exhibito
of the specimens. lib.
5 The Kalamazoo Railroad Depot was burned throug
: drunkenness, and drunken burned with il. fe
pnts of rum property saved notwithstanding lo
to the Railroad Company of $4,000 1t would have bee
unconstitutional to have prevented that affair by putin
the cause out of the way l-iA
Going TO ruin!-we learn from the New Bedford Stan,
ard that the Dean Cotton and Machine Company at Taui
ton has just declared dividend of hrty-one and ha
per cent from the earnings of the past year. During Il
four years the company has been in existence it has div
i ded nnety-four per cent on its capital stock
! healthy yOungster of some four weeks growth WI
left at the door of dwelling house in Hartford Con-
II Wednesday evening last
9 Prof Chapman. of the Pennsylvania University, d
at his residence in Philadelphia on Friday last.
The Scottish Earl of Eesmere the lineal descenda
of Burns the poea title which will be readily aokno,
e lodged in republican hearts
RIdHr.-The Lowell girls when they hear that one
their number has married worthless fellow always
claim, "snoher suicide 80