Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-04-28
CHIPS AND CLIPPINGS.

In the search Tor Sir Juhn FRANKLIN, llltcen TX
petitions have been engaged, at a cost of four
million dollars. Sir John has now been absent
nearly eight years
An Indiana paper publishes an account OF a
queer hole on a side hill ont there. The bank
cayed in like many other Indiana banks, and LEFT
the hole sticking out about ten feet.
A case of bigamy was recently tried in South
Carolina, in which the Judge had occasion TO
state that there was no Law in South Carolina
prescribing a marriage ceremonial. II Mr.. A.
aud Miss b. jump over broom, the former say
ing take this woman TO be my welded VIE,
and the latter take this man to be my welded
husband, and 20 to housekeeping, they are legal
" married, and have entered into bond OF UNI
ION which cannot be annullcd so long as they
both do live.
The railways now in the course Of construc-
ton IN Europe aud America will require for their
completion no less than two millions and four
hundred Thousand tons of iron. TO make this
quantity will occupy all the rolling mills IN the
world, which are engaged in the manufacture OF
railway IRON, at least SIX vcars-those of great
Britain furnishing threc-tourths and the Unued
States, France and Belgium the remaining fourth.
The best authorities do not estimate the largest
quantity of railway iron in any one year even as
high as 100000 tons, yet even at thus rate 1t Will
take six years to furnish iron for the roads al
ready begun says the Railway Times.
Beapinq of Bracelets. The Worcester Trans
cript states that hctory at Humphreysville, Ct,
is the only one 10 the world where silk, brocateles
are woven by power looms. At all other places
where they are made. the weaving is done by
hand and previous to the successful operation Of
tins establishment. it was dcemed impossible to
construct machinery ingenious enough to weave
in silk all the complicated patterns of the broca-
telles. The use OF machinery is the only thing
which enable American makers to compete with
the German and French manufacturers in this
branch Of industry. as the foreign establishments
have greatly the advantage in the cheapness Of
labor. The artist employed in this factory TO
execute designs and draw new patterns, Is one
of the best order, and was educated at Napole
ons celebrated school of design at Lyons.
French Cso,rn Matrimonial. The Dublin T.
niyersity Magazine for the first Of March, has a
leading article entitled The French Matrimo-
nial.n IN which It gives biographical sketch Of
all the Queens and Expresses OF France, from
the wives Of Charlemague TO the widow of Lou
is Philippe. Out Of the sixty seven royal and
imperial consous, there are but thirteen on whose
names there is no dark stain of sorrow or sin.--
Eleven were divorced two died by the exetu-
toner, seven were very early widowed, three
were cruelty tuduced, three were eXiles, thir-
teen were bad in different degrees of evil the
prisoners aud the heart-broken make mp the rest.
About twenty were buried at St. Deus, who
were denied the rest of the grave their tombs
were broken. their collins opened, their remains
exposed % the insults of a reyolutionzed. popu-
l1cc. and then flung into trench and covered
with quick lime. Does history show any paFal-
lei TO this is' Of queens aui expresses IN any
civilized country ~ T. Ereamg Post.
4 Cuaaar Thrush. There is much more in
teilect la birds thau peopl oppose. Aniusunce
of that occurred thc other day at slate quarry
belonging 10 q friend, from whom we have the
narrative.
A thrush not aware eff ha expansive proper
ties of gunfnwder. thought proper 10 buid her
nest on "a ridge % the quarry n the very centre
of which they were constantly blasting the rock.
At FIRST she was very much dscomposcd by ihe
fragments flying 90 all directions, but still She
would not quIt her chosen locality. She soon
observed that O bell rang whenever train was
about to be fired, and that at the notice. the
woskmcn retired to safe positions.
In few days, when She heard the bell, she
quilted her exposed situation and fled down 90
where the wor0nen sheltered themseNcs-dron-
ping close ut their feet There she would re-
main until the explosion had taken place. and re-
turn TO her nest The woramen observed this
narrated IT. To Their employers. and II was also
toId to visitors VINO came 10 view the quarry
me visitors naturally expressed their wish TO
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