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

On Tuesday, Of last week, Catherine Com
crska, Of this villege was brought before The
Justice accused Of selling liquor. She wa'
found guilty and fined ten dollars and The
costs.
On Thursday, she was again on trial. and
was fined ten dollars and the costs. Ilel
premises were searched by the Deputy
Sheriff armed with q search Wanant,-liq.
nor was found, and on Saturday, it was de.
stroyed in front of the Court House. SID
transit gloria brandt. -- Rutland Herald
ErceilenL At the late annual meeting OIL
tho New England Society for the Promotion
of Manufactures and the Mechanic Arts. the
following was among the Resolutions adopt
ed -
Reso Iced, That we earnestly desire that
oui people should keep up those habits o.
plain living and high acting, in which the
foundations ofNew England Societies were
laid.
Calico Dress Ball. Mrs. Col. C
of Fourth st.. one of the fashionahles has
issued upward Of five hundred cards Of in
vitntion for a "Caico Dress Ball. to be
given al her residence during the carly par,
of the ensuing week. The invitations are
printed upon common white paper, and
appear more like the small placards posted
throughout the City than invitations to a
Ball. They read as follows:
CALICO DRESS BALL.
Mrs. -- compliments to Mr. md Mrs.
-----, and requests the pleasure Of their
company on -- evening, 80 inst, be-
tween 3 and IL o'clock, at No. - Fourth st.
Each lady is expected to appear in a
calico dress, which she is desired to send
the next day to Mrs. -----, as donation
10 the Five Points Mission ~ y Tribune.
Mr.. Pease. Of the Five Points Mission. N.
Y, has acknowledged the receipt of five
hundred calico dresses, the value of which
he estimates at ! 1900 being those worn al
the Calico Party" The dresses, he saws
will be useful in fitting out poor families for
residences in the country.
The Captain of the propeller Westmore-
land which was lost on Lake Michigan IL
the early part of the winter, has arrived al
Buffalo. After waiting two or three days
for the return of the party which went to
Manltou the captain escorted the two ladies
who were saved to point fifteen miles north
of Plattee River, where the wrecked marin.
ers came ashore, and left them for the win.
ter with man named Fisher. Then bid.
ding them farewell, he started towards civil
iza'ion. Travelling by day, and seeking
such shelter by night as the woods afforded
he pursued his lonely course for six days and
nights. At the end of that time he reached
Grand Haven; and there, tired and hungry
he obtained food and rest. The ladies'. whose
names are Cary and Taylor, are both IN
married, and their prospect Or remaining 50
till spring Is good. One Of them belongs III
Boston, and tie other in Chicago.-.iiias.
Buiisr-Many inquiries are made why Isl
qualities of butter are 50 high in price at The
present time. ] he reason Is, that some siS
thousand frkins OF butter have been put a
board vessels for Calioma within the last
thirty days, in New York, and some foul
thousand IN discriminating a total OF over
ten thousand iirkins of the best IN market
The people Of Bellows Falls have ius
completed q fine new school no use, End es
tablished a system Of graded schools, with
suitable regulations.
The London Times speaks Of the Cos
sacks, as they appeared in the recent battlos
IN the Cumea, as resembling amounted
Yankees, IN their agility. Intelligence, irreg
ular costume aud Individual seii-rcliance.
Louisville, Jan. i7.-.Nore Fdiiures.-
Messrs. Ford & Brother, commission mer-
chants, failed yesterday. Liabilities IN
known.
Private adyices from New Orleans repor
the failure of " essrs. Pickett, McMuudo &
Co, bankers, aud Fem & Donncgan, cotton
dealers.
Chicago, Jan. l7.-.iLsso,ui legislature
In joiut session OF tue Missouri Legislature
the 18th ballot for Senator stood: Doni
phan GO, Atchisou SO, Benton 40, Scott I
Wilson J. The Wing caucus determined q
stand by Doniphan. A iourncd to the 18th
.VsS Hampshire Politics Rev. J. Moore
the X. n. candidate for Governor. is not eli
glble, as he has not resided in the Stat
during the seven years required by The Con
siiiuuon.
Gov. BaSer has tendcied the appointment
Of L. $. Senator to Hon. John S. Wells. 90
The term expires on the 4lh Of March.
.1rresi for Granddaughter james Green,
conductor on the New Haven Railroad, wa
arrested in New York on Tuesday, and he'll
10 bad IN the sum Of 5000, on charg o
manslaugtter, Ia causing the death Of tw,
persons on the Harlem Nalroad, IN Novem
Der last, through gross earelsssness Ga,
of the directors OF the New Haven Railroa'
became surety TOT hr. bTcen-
The Jackson Guards Of Lowell have re
solved TO legally resist the late order of tn
Governor dlsbandng all tie Irish nii.itar.
companies.
Rascais ia Ftrmoni. -- Our population
about 32e 600 aud on the it day OF Jdnu
airy, there were confined 10 the States Prlso
and Jais of our State, only 80 person.
We notice that the nuuher Of criminals sen
fenced in Mass. last year wss over mn
hundred. Herald.
Ralph Stone, convicted at the late .err
of the Caedania County Court, of having /
his possession considerable amount Z
counterfeit money, with Dec. to pass tn
same, was sentenced to four years labor i
the States Prison.-CdiedoHian
Fre.-The dwelling house occupied b
Walter Carpenter, owned by Elisha Iierric
Of Randolph, was cons umed by fire on IN
night of the 9th instant, together with a
the goods and furniture therein. The occu
pants of the house wete away to an evenln
meeting. The cause of the ire IS unknown
No insurance.
Bank Of WaierLwy stockholders
this bank have elected the followin
Board Of Directors for this year, yiz.-LesI
der llutchns, Paul Dillingham;, WIN. "
Wells, Benz. +. Goss, Ornn Perkins, an
Samuel Merriam
The Springs Bank in Middlebury, hs
been obliged 10 suspend operations, on az
count OF an III advised run upon the resource
by deposilors. he Vergennes paper think
j. is time the people were aware that an il
stitution OF this character, in the hands
their best men, is not an Empire Bank {
liable 10 the imputstion Of being a Shawn