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


Mr. l.alhqm Of California supported the
principle Of the bill as being right Adj.
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Vermont .Hinerais-Thcrc seems 90 be
no necessity for the people Of tins portion Of
Vermont, to 20 from their owa Immediate
localities for the purpose OF 0bninins mineral
wealth a mica-slute quarry is now being
opened about one half mile from tbs
village, which, Judging from present APP
pearances, will eventually be OF much value
he specimen before us, seems TO be of
an excellent quality, and well adapted for
roofing purposes
I he ledge from which i was taken. runs
North and South, with dip but slightly
inclined from a perpendicular ia an enstefiy
direction. The Stone has been pronounced,
very valuable, by some Of the best Gc0lo
gsis in the State.
The quarry Is owned by Mr.. w. f
Woodwork, who we understand designs To
open the vein sufficiently deep TO satisfy all
doubts that msy arse, as to us quality and
value. II is easy Of access from the Rail-
road, and We hope will prove profitable 10
It's owner .Aoritfeid Star.
Daniel Tracy, brother or The eproacnia-
IT. AiFN ~ = hN- IS ilDul NtlIlNl4Ns NNtA AiIle 70
soap boiler at Mr. Ashtons mlnufaciory at
Columbus, Ohio, and was scsded SO as 10
cause his death.
CigGrs rs Common ScLools.-Nobody
would suppose, on first thought, iht more
money Is annually expended in the United
States for cigars than for all the common
schools in the Union and yet tbs found 10
be a fact
The Amendment TO the Bounty Land Bill
giving portion of land to the PIaisburgh
Volunteers, was adopted into the ball By the
Senate, on Tuesday. Ifihc bill pusscs, the
amendment will go with 1t. If this
succeeds, the credit Is due 10 Senator Foot.
Samuel Swift has been appointed Judge OF
the Addisan County Court IN place OF
Dorastus Wooster deceased.
Fire in 81 .AJdnL-1 he large three story
brick ma, h ne shop, belonging 10 ". G..
Smith. in 81. Adams, was consumed by fire
Jauusry %, together with all its valuable
machinery. Four men, sleepin! in the
third story, narrowly escaped, by letting
Themselves down by their bed clothes. The
property was insured.
The amount Of the public debt Of the U
ni;od States on the 81 Of January was Sll,-
e's,S3I O5.
Chicago, Jan. q. - .Serere Storm 10 wing
to the recent storms of snow AMI wind, Tho
railroads South and Yves, Of tbs city are a.
gain blocked up. No trains have arrived
from st Louis for a week.
The Trginia Eleeiion The canvass foi
the election 10 Virginia ia becoming very
brisk. The Wings have not yet sic eruiined
whether to make nomination at Governor
II is said that there are in the State forty
thousand Know Nothing votes. which. II the
Wing vote were added 10 it, would give the
State to the all.ance.-Washingion Cor. ",
!. Jour. Com.
Found Dead.-We ieari hat the body of
Bartholomew Somers, of Barnet, was pick
ed up this side of Wells River some few
days since, with bottle in his pocket a
bottle had Tor long time been his cunpan.
ion, and stuck to hun even 10 his death
C.tsivss;e'..
accidental Oath. e. A few days since. 81.
las Kelly, Of Barnet, fell from the beams of a
barn. HIS neck was broken by The fall.-Ib.
Mr.. Wise, in his speech at Lynchbnrr,
Va, declared that the Know Nolhings OF
isred him the nomination for Governor, and
offered 10 make hun President besides.
Washington, Jan. %. The Star SAYS il
has received letters confirming the statement
OF there being an excitement in Cuba, and
Is daily expecting to hear Of an outbreak.
! he Star also lntimates that il has reason
to believe that the President will issue n
proclamation warning the Kinney expedition
agalns' an inffaction Of the neutrality laws,
by participating in an armed occupation ola
part OF Central America.
Iotoa Leeislatupe. - Since the election of
u. s. Senator, the two contested seats in the
Legislature have been decided. That IN the
House was decided in favor of alr. Clark,
Democrat, and that in the Senate in favor Of
Mr. Jordan, Wing. By the latter decision
the politics of the Senate Is reversed, that
body now standing IL Wings to Is Demo-
Gratis.
This gives the Wings aud Anti. Nebras-
kaites clear msjority in both Houses.
Cuban RumoIS The Star SAYS that pri.
vate advices from Havana to the 2lst inst.
represent the Cubans as being highly excit.
ed and Joining the revolutionary cause. be-
cause the Cortes refuses TO sell the Island
to the United States, and serious outbreak
was expected
Cincinnati, Jan. &c. The Weather here
Is very cold, and river navigation has been
suspended between here aad Pitisburg, in
consequence of the ice.
Douglas and the Presidency. The WASH
lngton Sentinel says that Senator Douglas
neither desires nor would accept the Presi-
dental nomination. The fox neither desir-
ed nor under any circumstances would ac-
cept the grapes.