Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-07-21

Sudden Death. About o'clock, on 18th
inst. in the evening. a gcntlenln passing
long Howard street, suddenly fell to the pave
ment. lie was conveyed to 4 hotel and d.
ed IN few minutes. His mime was Charles
A. Wood, a broker from Nashua, n. H., but
originally from Vermont. Aged about 3O.-
Coroner Stedman held al Inquest Boston
.itids.
Serious .1ccideni.-A serious accident DC
CURED at North Dorset, on the afternoon Of
July Fourth. A number Of persons were en-
gagged m firing cannon. and tired 10 see
how fast they could load ami fire, unul at
last the gun became SO hot that the person
who was holding his thumb over the vent
was unable to hold It there any longer, and
upon IT'S removal the explosion took place
A number were seriously injured, among
whom were Charles S,reeter, who had his
eyes blown out. and was badly burned o..
H. "A hiiney who was very severely burned
about the face, and had part Of one hand
blown off; aud Gavin Motfit, who was also
badly burned and had his hands injured
There were several others injured, but none
so severely as those Just named. The &C
cugrence has thrown deep gloom over the
community Ia which It occurred.-B eiiors
Fails Argus.
Desiruoiire Lightning.-On the night of
Thursday, the 18th of June, forty-seven
sheep and fourteen lambs were killed in a
pasture in the north part of Rutland, by a
discharge Of lightning. The whole flock
numbered one hundred and belonged to Mr..
Lewis Meacham, of Fairhaven, and TO Mr..
Thomas Campbell, Of this town. The loss
is about three hundred dollars.
"A d,rarft,r Of tho d,srh.rrrc w.s
from the earth, is evident, as locks of wool
were driven into the tree along which the
fluid passed, and the iibres OF the wood were
brushed upwards.
1t seems that the bodies Of animals killed
by lightning, decay very rapidly as there
was only heap of wool and of dry, leshlesi
bones left of these sixty-one sheep wheI
found few days after they were killed -
Herald.
slr. Richard Schel is alleged to have sus
pended payments. He was large negotia
Tor Of loans aud discounts for Mr. kober
Schuyler, and his name appears endorsed OF
the Schuyler acceptances to the amount o
S750,O00.
Man MIssING.-A man by the name o
Jacob Mansfield, belonging in Windsor, VI
came 10 this city on the 9TH Of this month, Il
transact business. On Friday evening h
went 10 Maiden 10 stop over night with
friend At the usual time Of retiring h
went to bed, aud in the morning, before tn
family were up, he arose and left the house
since which time he has not been seen o
heard from lie was man over fifty year
of age, about five feet seven or eight niche
high, rather portly, and wore wig; has
scar on the right collar bone ; wore dar
coat and vest, light pants and white hat
ANY information OF the above Will be CRATE
fully received by bis friends. lnformatio
mas be left with G. A. Mansfield, Mark'
Square, Buchanan g. Converse, SO Pea
street, or with his wife in Windsor, VT
Boston Journal, l7h.
Fire. About 10 o'clock on the mornin
Of the 18th inst, the Court House in this wi
age was discovered to be on fire under Il
roof and before il could be arrested, Il
whole building was enyeloped in flames al
entirely consumed.
The Court House was insured in the We
mont Mutual, on the building $500, furI
ture Woodstock Mercury.
The Washington Union affects to
alarmed at the prospective +" dissolution
tie Wing Party" This is a mere "whlstl
as II finds itself passing the graveyard
It's own party in Maine, Connecticut, Rho
Island and New Hampshire. 1t is quite 4
tnral that, with SO many tomb-stones In
eye, it should discourse ofthe "dissolution"
something.
Uncle Sans Strong Bor.-According
the United States Treasurer's statement j
published, there was in the treasury on
26ih of June, subject to draft, SIS 1888
General Almonle received check for
100000, on Friday, as the first installm
to Mexico on account Of the recent ire
with that republic, thus leaving in the sire
box $2l ,sSe, 6l2. No other Government
the world has SO much extra funds on ha
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