Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-02-02

The icay ofhe World The Northampton
Gazette complains that Prof. Clark, Of Am
herst College, leciurcd in that town upon
scientific subject, to an audience Of two d'z-
en-, while the next evening Darnun, prince
Of humbug leclurcd on " Ilunbuggery" 10
an audience Of about 1900.
A recent Ladies' Fair ut Bellows Falls
produced $500 towards the purchase of
church organ.
| Falling or The Boston Ira nscript learns
by its i" Clothes Line Telegraph" that " the
meetings Of the local tx. n. councils since
the election have been thinly attended. and
1t is now proposed to have only monthly or
semi monthly meetings"
The Golfer dam around one Of the abnt.
ments Of the Tabular Bridge across the st.
Lawrence, in process Of erection at Mon
treal. was carried away by the ICE on Christ
mas morning. The damage done is estl-
mated at $1,000.
/ The New York Post says that there are
ons hundred and sixty-on " TO Let" bills
posted on buildings in Broadway alone, and
there have not been so many unrented stores
in that street at any time since the reat
crisis Of 1857, us at the present time
This is the natural result of the oxhorbtant
rents that have prevailed in that great tho
roughfare. Only year ago and the CON
mon price Of n first floor, 20 by so, in good
location,.was Si,500.
A number Of capitalists in Montreal and
Portland have peiiioned the Canadian Parli-
ament for chatter for a railroad from
Montreal to the Pacific Ocean, passing
through the British Provinces, and connect
ing with the Grand trunk 1t is believed the
charter will be granted.
.Nep H1veu. Dec. 29.-.a Horrible affair
occurred at Naugstuck, in this county, at
two o'clock this morning. The house Of Mr.
Henry Sears was broken open, aad robbed
Of 5000. Mrs. Sears head was fractured,
and her young child who was sleeping with
her, was killed. Mr.. Sears was asleep in an
other par. Of the house, and was not ava
kened. The murderers are yet at large.
Chmlesio,cn W n, Jan. % Railroad
.qceifeni. The up passenger train on the
Sullivan Railroad, o-day, ran into a enycrt
which had been washed away, at the north
end Of this village. throwing the whole train
from the track, and the engine down an cm-
bankment fifty fee, hieh, making complete
wreck Of IT, and severely inlurIng the fire.
man, Warren Abbott. The passengers
escaped unframed.
.Neie York. Jan 81. 1t is said the Grand
Jury hive found two bills Of Indictment
I gainSt Robert Schuyler, late President ostho
New Haven Railroad Company-one for cn-
bezzlement. and one for grand lnrccnv.
/ O. he Springfield Republican says.
The doctrines of the new American
party, which is swallowing up all the old
parties, lead directly to Protection. Prefer
ence for Anne lean labor. for American
goods, for American men. over the labor, the
goods and the men Of other countries-ihis
Is the whole spirit of the American party
and It is equally the whole doctrine aud
+ principle Of protection. The two are too
I thoroughly identified TO be separated -anI If
the American party is TO triumph, American
policy must triumph with II. II is this vicw
of the inevitable results Ofthc new and grand
political movement that more than ANY
other, gives us such hope ia the future, and
enables rs TO regard " nh a calm philosophy
the sometimes unjust, the often awkward.
steps by which the movement goes forward
/ THdioiA We nave succeeded in
canvicting some for selling contrary 10 Law.
who paid their fines. Toe last case under
consideration was that Of a Mr.. Mack, Of
Union Village. who seems 10 have kept the
article for the whole community. Witnesses
testified TIA they had frequently obian1d
liquor of him but tbli they had employed him
10 purchase il for them And on the strength
Of this, lrise justice " pronounced him not
guilty Of violating the law. Mr.. Mack
returned from M Court much encouraged
and doubtless with a much be- tier opinion of
the Maine Law than before. lie repienshed
his empty barrels and commenced anew his
business, maulicsj:ug still more kindness
towards his ucady neighbours. The second
effort was mlde 10 bnng him 20 Justice
But now the icLnessts tCtre Secrtted, and
could not be found. The third effort was
made, for we found a neW barrel had been
furnished. The trial was before Justice
Sade and Jury Of SIX. The testimony was
the same character rs before. The wit
nesses had paid or promised to pay money or
sundries go AIR. Mack, and Mr.. Mack had in
turn dawn liquor for ihcm 20 order. The
testimony was all fixed with reference 10 the
previous decision of the Justice. But the
Jury regarded such Efforts to cyade the law.
as violations of the law. The law forbids
furnishing liquor for the second persons use.
1t seemed 10 them that Mr.. Mack furnished
to all uien's aud purposes, and thereiore,th y
fined him $50 and costs.-SldHddri
4 .Nw Kind Of a Dmi. The New Or
leans Crescen, says that a Frenehman,
thinking his honor damaged By another
Frenchman's insult, challenged the insulier
to fight The challenged having the choice
Of weapons. AMI standing in wholesome
dread Of 'bullets aud blades" as Bob Acres
says, chose hoop-poies. of course, the fight
came off with the selected tools, and the
wounded honor Of each was healed by hay-
Jag hls body, head and shoulders badly
bruised
Dead Letters The 'dead letter" bureau
Of the general posi-oilice department con-
tinues TO increase IN efficiency and impor-
lance. During the quarter of the year
which terminated on Saturday evening, 227s
letters which contained money were found
by the openers and handed over TO the clerk
} charged with registration. The total amount
was Si3 7c5 --and about seven eights Of II
has been restored to the lawful owners
I One hundred and seventy bags-each con-
tanning six bushels of opened dead letters,
the work of last quarter--were conveyed 10
r the suburbs Of ths city and destroyed by
, fire.
In the counties OF Sonora and San Fran
Francisco, California, i've hundred murders
have been committed in the last five years.
One man was hung in the former county and
two ia the latter, under Judicial sentence.
: OF all the articles Of food, boiled rice is
diges,ed in the shortest tiHie-an hour As