Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-12-14

A lady correspondent Of the Plaitsburgh
Republican, writes from Michigan City, and
says of the Wesi:-
IL have tried for years 10 think 1t ara
disc IN my view. u lacks two essentials.
The scenery is too monotonous, and ih peu-
ple are too mad. | should like to see the
earth tunbed into heaps, and the people
moderated. They are always at fever heat,
and il is enough to tire one to death to see
them moving about"
+. w. Glib, who succeeded his father as
postmaster Of iline burgh. an office which
his father held from time immemorlal thro'
all the changes Of Administration, recently
attracted the attention Of the mousInp Adj
minis,ration Of the United States. lie has
consequently been removed and Marvin
Leonard PIT in his place. The office Is not
one which 1t Is any loss to lose or gain to
1 get.
Albany Noe. 30.-The Canal may be
considered closed by the ice. Between
/ Schenectady and Utica Il IS estlrnnted that
about $40 boats, bound down, are frozen in.
A couniryman in Springfield, Ill.,, when
the unlerrfed were giving salute to Sena
that cannon firing for z" A bysiander told
him Il was IN honor Of Senator Douglas ar
rival well" said he Il Fave heard before
OF firing cannon TO RAISE people that were
drowned. but it's too late to try the expert
men' on Douglas. Gunpowder can't save
him now"
Emigration 10 Uindsor Miami Gary, of
Ira. was tired. Inst September, in the Rutland
County Sourt, Tor keeping house OF H.
fame Last week. she was sentenced to
three years confinement ~ the States Prs
on. This is the nineteenth person sent from
Rutland County to the States Prison during
the last twelve months. 60 HerG d.
Convenience. There is a statute IN lndi-
ana which prevents the testimony Of a negro
from beng received In the conris. This DIS
ability. just uo~, gives the negroes the mo-
nopoly OF the carrying trade ia liquor IN that
state Ae they cannot be made witnoa5cs,
the liquor dealers are not afraid to sell To
them, aud they are very generally employed
to eff Ct the exchange between The seller and
consumer Of the prohibited article.
The bafque Superior with cargo Of salt,
irom Cadiz, Spain, arrived at Chicago on
the 10th lust The Superior passed safely
over the Atlantic. but lost her foremost on
one of the Lakes, IA the gale Of the 18th
inst.
The Catholic clergy in Newark n, J.,
hive denounced the formation Of secret
" lrlsh Emgrant AID Societies" declaring
that their members, NJ tutholcs, shall be de-
prived OF the rites of the Church.
A despatch from Montgomery. Ala, an
nouuces the re election of Mr.. Fitzpatrick
10 the y. ). Senate, on the fret balbt The
vote stood Fitzpatrick 40, Luke Pryor As.
Roc On the 2s'h nit, a crowd Of men
and women, who had been disappointed for
once 20 Obtaining liquor Of Paucs Nulihr-
Ky, in Rutland. made an assault upon the
house, demohshing the windows
Lyman Thomas, fremnn on the Colum-
hus and Toledo, Ono. riiruad. and formerly
from Vernon, lost bus hle 10y collision At
Sandusky lasi week.
Wisconsin There is now no doubt #
he election Of Coles Bashi0rd. tne Repub-
.iran caudidiie for Governor he Rcpub
Jeans have one branch of ,he Legislature,
and The Bar,iowItes the other
A bear. weighing nearly 400 lbs. was
killed 10 Bolton, last saturday week. By
Dr. Knox. Of Richmond
The Virginia Legislature has passed res
oluuon for the anendneni % the penal code
90 relation TO the abduction Of slaves. 20 as
10 punish those convicted Of It with death
aun forfeiture Of property.