Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-08-11
Total.

Total, 3,G26,9S5
3.G96,9S5, or nearly one-sevenlh Of the
population of the United states, are Of AZ
rican decent.
OF these one fourth are atle to bear arms
or if all were mustered there would be an
army of 100000 men an area equnl to the
largest army, Napoleon ~ the plentilude Of
his power, could bring into thedeld.
Robin Turning Uhl, from Fer - A man
in Lockport, ~ Y, has tame robin which,
until a recent incident has been beautiful
singer. II was kept IN the same room with
parrot, which escaped from It's cage a few
days since, flew across the room and ahght-
ed on the cage Of the robin. The robin was
very much frightened and since that tlme
has never sung a note aud what IS still more
singular, It's feathers are gradually turning
whIte.-Toiedo Rfpu5 juno z.
Importance Of TrGes One Of the earlier
founders of the cotton trade 10 England pur-
chased an estate IN neighboring county,
of a peer, for several hundred thousand
pounds. The house with his furniture was
TO remain precisely as 1t stood. When
the purchaser took possession, he missed a
small cabinet from the hall wortl some three
or four pounds. floaPplled to the late own
er about IT.
Well said the noble lord. " certainly
did order II to be removed. Il IS an old fam
/ lily cabinet, worth more from It's assoc lations
/ than anything else hardly thought that
you would have cared about so triAing a
matter in SO large a purchase"
Ny lord, was the characteristic answer,
/ If had not all my life attended to trlhes,
| should not have been able 10 purchase this
estate; and, excuse me for saying SO, per
haps if your lordshp had cared more ABOUT
trihes, you might not have had to sell It,"
Seizure AND DFsrRUcrIoN.-Last
Tuesday Sheriff HuBcH seized at the Rail
road Depot in Miidlebury about 40 gallo
Of Medford Rum, as the property of George
Pemberton The case WAS heard before
Geo. $ Swift, Justice and SAID Liquor ad-
judged forfeited, and was destroyed the same
day.
Quite little group assembled to see the
precious stuff poured out the eyes of
some sparkled with gludness to witness the
destruction Of SO much moral poison-a few
looked on with the deepest solicltude ap-
parently to see If the earth would drink II in.
Well, It did, after a while !-.Midiebury
Register.
Nineteen Generals, Colonels, Majors and
Captains Of Militia, have called Military
Convention" to be holden az Bradford. W.,
on the 2ith of August. when and where
they request the freemen of Vermont 10 meet
and " take into consideration the disorganz
ed state Of the Militia, and 10 devise means
for a radical reform of the existing Military
law"
l The dwelling house and sheds attached,
Of Mr.. Chase in Norwich were burned on
the morning of the ODD probably the work of
an incendlary. Loss $1,000 insured IN VI.
Mutual S9J0.-hquirer
"A Hard H. The New Bedford Mercu
ny, abiding to the GreytOwn affair says that
the administration has shown more magnan-
unity than could have been expected by its
most ardent admirers. 1t felt obliged to
thrash somebody, and L has taken one Of its
size
The fpgiiipe Star, Lar IN Wisconsin. -
The habeas corpus case decided by the Su-
preme Court Of the State Of Wisconsin, on
"Wednesday, Is to be carried up to the Su
preme Court Of the United States, when the
question as 10 the cnnstitaii0nality Of the
Fugitive Slave Law viii be definitely settled.
Il Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The prospect is. that Maine will send an
unbroken Anti Nebraska and Anti Admins
tration delegation to the next Congress.