Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-02-15

0y~Dayio Atchson resolutoy refuses 10
be candidate for the Presidency, which
will save the people the trouble of resoln,o.
ly refusing to elect him. The Squatter Sow.
creign announces that Atchlson is poing to
Kansas in the spring, with tail of white
and black negroes, and that he is resolutcy
bent upon introducing the blessed insti,n-
ton into that territory, in which sporadic
work he will be aided, according to the
Squatter Sovereign, by many capitalists
Sqnatcr does not tell us in what their cap
/ ltal consists, but we may reasonably sup.
pose that their funds will be invested in
rifles, revolvers bowie-knives and haichels
Ike those used in chopping up poor Brown.
+ We do not envy the squatters the dividends
which will probably be declared on that in.
vestment II DAVE IN view of the fact that
Kansas has already been declared free
state, by the sovereign people, chooses 10
run the risk Of taking slaves there, it Is none
OF our business but we certainly think that
he had better revise his judgment, and run
Tor the Presidency The speculation will
be good deal safer, and will pay quite as
well-Boston alias.
X. W Convention IN Rhode Island. The
X. l. American Convention met at Provid-
ence, on Tuesday. and elected delegates to
the National Convention.
/ The tone Of the meeting, says the provid.
ence Transcript, was decidedly anti slav-
eryn
From Uashington.-The y. Y. Heralds
Washington correspondent tclegrsphs IL
has leaked out of the state Department, that
the French Government has assn ned a no.
sliion M relation TO certain Russian vessels
that have been transferred since the com
mencemept of the Eastern war to citizens of
the Uni ed States, beng az the time OF trans.
ter 10 American ports, which 10 Is likely will
make difficulty. a list at The vessels has
been furnished to Mr.. Mason, our Minister
at PARIS, and the Determination avq~,I
the ptft OF the French and Engiish bov-
ernments, TO aold them as lawful prizes of
war. If captured The correspondence will
probably be called for ~ lew days"
The Feeling m .Neio Jersey. The cleo
ton OF Mr. Banks Is hailcd with satisfaction
by nine-tenihs OF the old Wings in our midst.
proving their attachment 90 ant-Nebraska
principles and Their aversion TO that spurious
Americ8nlsn. which would see slavery rule
the whole policy Of the government -.NciU-
ark ~ J. Mercury.
The Progress Of HE PRESENT .9ge Its
wonderful 20 reflect upon tive progress made
10 every department of the arts, sciencrs
and mechanics during the past fifty years
At breakfast, gwen on board The new
steamship Persia before che sailed, the
Dean Of Rpon reminded the company that
% was how forty eight years since be accom-
pi0led Robert Fulton ON ihs trial trip of the
first steamer that ever sailed 10 the world
aud when be considered that. wnhn The
short period VI mans lle be had witness
ed the trid trip of Fultun's steamer and the
trial ttip OF the Persia, aud that be was still
able 10 make his voice heard n that spacious
cabin, hls hope and trust WIS that they might
be enabled TO make progress stlli more with
security, and bac6ed by the sound principles
OF SCIENCE aud be truly hoped that, when
this glorious vessel crossed over to America
with the intelligence, the same cordml good
feeling might b. witnessed az Now York as
bad marked rs departure from the hyde.
II is stated that within the last fourteen
years che value Of farm stock in ireland has
Increased from E22OOOOOO 60 G35 OOO.G0O
sterling aud that the number of horned cat
DE has risen from 100000 To 32j0,OOO.
while Tie quality has cofresponingiy inn
proved Sts however, Of ihe 2uuOO0OO
OF acres which iceland comprises, only about
one-iuurih ls under direct uIlage, ami fully
one THIRD ln pasture.
Sudden Death. We record with sorrow
the sudden death OF Deacon Lew r Parks.
Of Pa-sumpsic village, who died on Monday
morning, February lih. lie attended meet
ing the day before. aud WIS apparently 10
the njoyment OF his usual health. About
; O'Clock iu the afternoon be- was attacked
with apoplcxy, aud alnos; Immediately be-
came lnsensible. Doctors Newell aud Ban.
croft were sent for, but all efforts 10 restore
consciousness proved unawllng. He con.
unued 10 breathe until few minutes past
~ ihe same night Deacon PARKS was
good man, highly useful as q member Of So
c'ely. and greatly respected by all who knew
him CIiedman.
The Largest MI in the UorA The
largest and most comprehensive mlil IN the
world is the Pacific at Lawrence, Massachu-
se,ts The floor surface of this Immense
structure Is l1 ucres--ths largest 100 Eng
land # II - acres.---iliorsr .iir,riiser.
Sudden Death. Martin Gilmore. aged
ninety -ihree years, WAS found dead ln hts
bed on the morning of the l3ih ult. lie
died 10 the town of Elnure, where he hal
lived for may years, beng one of the hrst
settlers OF the town lie retired the even
log pewols 90 his usual health. For many
wears 90 successi 20 he represented his town
ar Montpelier tie was d man o. active bu-
~lnrss habits aud retained his faculties ap-
pareniIy undunmed 10 The last-hdsbugh
Standard.
Frozen 10 Death. We have never heard,
says the Madison wis Democrat Of so
many cases of freezing to death as those Of
recent occurrence.
Last week the driver and two passengers
IN the stage arriving al Fox Lake we're
found dead as It druye up 10 the door, aud
two lnllaus were shortly a0erward found
near The village frozen TO death.
We now ind the following ia the Sparta
Wsichmnn:
Ere fen Frozen 10 Dfalh. We learn that
eve men we're tfozen 10 death about four
weeks ago, 10 thu southern part Of Minneso-
Ia. They we're IN an open sleigh coming
from 81 Paul. The horses went up to tav-
ern on The prairie and stopped Tho land
lord wen, out and found the five men frozen
stuff Their names are not known.
A Dutch wldower with three grown up
girls who lived he Warreu's Landing, on
In" Wisconsin side of the Mississippi felt a
natural desire To see them married. For this
purpose he encouraged the visits Of an ltal-
ian at the house, and did what he could to
induce his eldest daughter TO have him. She,
however, slrenuously refused. Last week
the fellow called and requested few words
at The door with the girl, aud when they
we're alone, be seized her BY the nose and
with pocket knife cut it off close up to the
bridge. lie escaped,
Mr.. Justus Savage, of South Suafl6rd,
called at ,he Journal office last week, and
stated that be raised the pas, season Tur-
MP weighing q lbs, and measuring 3 feet
and inches in clrcumierence-and that he
raised two other runips, each Of which
weighed - lbs.,-and still three others, one
weighing l5a lbs, one u, and one II lbs.
Total ,.t.t.,ht NJ t,o haI ,i,ga, moi lks