Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-06-08

A young man named Burnhan, has been
arrested at Wiliamstown, W., for burning
Walter Newcomb's barn, with Ia head Of
cattle.
"A good .Shoi.-I.ast week Wednesday Mr.
Wilbur Rabbit shot large American eagle
in the woods known as Governor Palmers
Grove, about mile from the vlllsge. His
birdship was of mammoth SIZE, measuring
from up to tip of his wings, g feet inches.
lie was brought down, II we are rightly in
formed, while on the wing and with common
pigeon shot.--.\orh Star.
Supposed Murder ofa R1nville Es,ssranf
in California. Saturday Mr.. DANIEL b.
Hall Of this town, received the melancholy
tidings Of the supposed murder Of his son,
Augustine G. Hall, some six weeks since
near San lose, Califofnia.-.Norh Star.
ValuaJle Discorery.-M essrs Edward and
James VI. Clark's Patent Combined Grinding
and Boiling or Merchant Mill, at No 2l3
Arch street Philadelphia, still continues to
attract great attention among our business
men and spectators, and large sales of the
Patent right Of Counties and States are daI-
~ being made. The success of this inven-
ton we think, is completely established
We think the trial Of Friday. 18th of April,
snbstantiaies this fact. On that day ii
ground and converted into -four, eleven BUSH
els Of wheat in lS5 minutes, before an I'M
inense number of spectators. Ii can be seen
IN operation daily, at No. 2i3 Arch street,
Philadelphia. These DESTROYS Of engaging
IN this great enterprise, would do well TO call
soon and see Philadelphia Ledger.
For further particulars, see their advert-
scmeut, and certificates of Head -four In
spector OF Philadelphia, in our advertising
columns.
.Noiice.--Dy an advertisement in another
column, il viii be seen that Mossrs. Sander
son & Lanergan, the well known Pyrotech-
nisis TO the city Of Boston, are prepared to
furnish their brilliant and effective Fire
Works, of any design or IN any quantity
that may be desired.
The Kinney expeditions steamer United
States is still. blockaded in New York harbcr
by the government vessels. The officers of
the steamer anuse themselves occasionally
by getting uD demonstrations 10 create hustle
aud excitement on board Uncle Sans ships.
II Is SAID the expedition is suffering as badly
for want of funds as from governmental OPP
position.
NEW YoRk, May %.
California Flour Sales were made in
this market today of California flour, now
supposed to be on the way, and expected to
arrive about September next, at $3.50 per
Dbl
The London .NesgS of the 18th of April has
an elaborate artc on the shipping of the
World, which shows that the floating tom
mage of the civilized world, excluding only
Cblns and the East, consists of l36, 600 yes
sells of Il, 100000 tons. The number Of sea-
men il sets down at 100000, and including
the Eastern and other States, of the maritime
population of which we have no accounts,
there must be at the least a million of per
sons engaged at sea, and generally on the
ocean.
The Cashmere goats imported from Persia
thrive and breed well in Georgia, where
Richard Peters of Atlanta has now flock
of fifty or more. The clip Of wool from each
animal is from four to four and hall pounds
1t Is of fine, silky texture, and pure white
ness, and ten or twelve inches In length
Samples OF the wool have been placed IL
the patent office at Washington.
Mr.. Calhoun on the Extinction Of Slare'y
Rev. Theodore Clapp of New Orleans, in
recent letter to the Boston Trumpet, says
pbt year VI tNo btiOit MS dtoAii
the tIon. John c. Calhoun spent severa
weeks in New Orleans | saw him often an,
had lengthy conversations with him on tn,
subject Of slavery. On one occasion h
spoke to me of the United States. II viii
have run It's race by the end of the next on
hundred and fifty or two hundred years
Slave labor is too expensive to last long. Ii
apopulous community it must ever be disas
trous, not only in It's bearings on their pecu
MARY interests, but also in many ether re
spects. Because in such state Of soclet
free labor is far the cheapest and will con
sequently be preferred. According to a
eternal law of Heaven, in the long run tn
most expensive and unpropilious forms Q
labor must be everywhere superseded BY th
least costly and most efficient"
Liquor can't Rids.-The President Of tn
Cheshire railroad has intereicted the psss
age Of spirituous and malt liquors over III
line. We venture to predict terrible DR.
season.-kssns Sentinel.