Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-05-02

A nroiect for the abolition Of slavery in
Russia has been much talked Of a ~. re
/ tersburp correspondent asserts that the plan
has been submitted TO the emperor AleXan-
der. and that the Car has issued ukase,by
which hereafter, the soris will have the PRIV
ilepe OF suing their masters for their freedom
before the tribunals Of The realm.
CipIisaiion Of Indians in Ttrss Major
I Neirhbors, the Texas Indian Agent, says
that the Indians Of Texas on the reserve,
about twelve or fifteen hundred IN number
are taking hold of farming with determine
ton TO depend entirely upon It for support
| Even the Southern Camanches have taken
hold OF the hoe, and are welding II patiently.
In consequence the white settlers have no
longer to complain Of then and pillage on the
mari ofthe Indiane while the latter are becom-
ing very friendly, and recently pursued
bnrd OF hostile Indians, who had murdered
white mau, and brought back eight scalps.
Sail in Minnesota. There isa large salt
region IN Minnesota. A company was char
tered at the recent session Of her Legislature
to explore it. and If deemed expedicnt, engage
in the manufacture. The salt springs and
lakes. which are supposed 10 be rich, lic part
ly in Minnesota and partly IN British Amerl-
ca and cover an area Of ten thousand square
miles. lfthe manufacture proves successful,
it will save the expense Of transporting from
the East
/ We are informed that pair Of horses,
valued at $500. together with the harnesses
aud forward wheels Of a cnrrlage, belonging
TO lonzo Bemis of the Woughby Lake
House, were lost through the ice on Wlloug-
BY Lake, on Tuesday morning last Mr..
had sent his team with some passengers who
had arrived late, To overtake the stage and
passing across the Lake when they had ar
/ lived wihin about IA Of mile OF the north
ern end, the ice broke and the horses drown
/ ed. The passengers and driver were with
| difficulty saved NORTH Union.
Kansas. A correspondent Of the St
Louis Republican lpro-siavcry) says That
ind clmcnts have been found by the grand
Jury of the c rcuit court at Osuwkee, against
several leading citizens of Lawrence for
beng engaged IN an organized company
called the Regulators" under Gen Lnue.
General Hutchinson refused TO answer sever
al questions before the grand Jury, and Judge
1 becomp'c, on being appealed 10, deciding
that he must answer he disappeared before
/ the jury met the next day In every county
the grand jurles have continued To find bills
of indictment against tle Judges Of the re-
cent election
/ The Mobile .Ntips says that Major BClord
! left that city on the llh inst, on the steamer
/ Florida, with some three hundred Kansas
cmgranis, en- route for the " disputed tcrlin-
ry." On their way to The boat they marched
by the Bible depository, and each mtn re-
cevcd a bible. No sharp's rifles were seen.
A large conoourss Of people bid them 4" God
speed.n
The Gaines Case .4gain Mrs. Myra
/ Clark Games has entered SUIT in the u. 3.
Cucuit Court at New Orleans, to recover
from Mr.. z. d. DE Ia Croix, one Of the exec
uiois Of the will Of Daniel Clark, her tuluer,
ce tain slaves, and their increase, or the val
ne Of the same, and the hire of them, with
interest, which belonged 10 her fathers
estate, aud which De la CfoiS has held and
disposed Of for his own benefit. The entire
sum Of their value, increase, hire, &c, with
interest, is set at Sl,i00,00O
O. Ia 1872, the Boston &" Law Reporter
published the following description Of Steph-
en- A. Douglas
lie Is a Vermonter man Of considera-
Bile talent, and in the way Of dlspalcmng
business IS perfect steam engine 10
breeches.' While case Is gung on he
leaves the bench aud goes among the people,
and among the members of the bar, takes a
cigar and has a social smoke with them, or
sitting in their laps, being IN person soy five
feet nothing or thereabouls, and probably
weighing one hundred pounds"
The LdlC Reporter might have added with
perfect truth that he is even more at home
IN the bar-room than ON the bench, aud that
he is as ambitious 10 be considered one Of
the b'hoys as to be President of the United
States.
A company Of two hundred and eight re-
crui,s left New Orleans on the 10th inst il
. the steamship Charles Morgan, for Nlcara-
qua, to Join Gen. Walker,