Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-02-13


and others, in the colonization of Nicaragua
Gen. Cazncau testified that he had heard that
President Pierce has a twelfth interest in tho
/, Mosquito grant The General also said thai
the steamship company were to receive 1OC
acres of land for every passenger taken out
WAsHINGroN, Feb 6. 1t is understood
f here that President Pierce and Sidney Web.
ster have been subpcnaed in the flibustoi
case in New York. which, in case of an adj
verse decision to defendants, will be carried
up to the Supreme Court
RAILROAD AccIDENr-The freight train
from the South on the Rutland Road. this
morning. came suddenly upon a gap of six
or eight feet WIDE washed out in the embar,k
ment. The locomotive cleared the break. but
ran off the track. The freight cars follow
ing lost their running gear and were some
what broken. The amount of damage done
cannot be great
We leara that bridge was carried away
on the Western Vt. Railroad, yesterday. ~
the water, which has been very high in that
quartor.-Frec Press, 0h.
Coon DA1RY.-Mr D. Caldcrwood of
Greensboro, VT, has made the past season
from his dairy-consisting of seven cows
and two two-years old heiters-ls 500 lbs of
buttor, besides using what milk, cream. and
butter. it was necessary for his family, con-
sisting of several persons to have. Mrs c.,
has made her butter and done her house
work alone.
The CASE or THE DRuGGEp GrRu.-The
Icross-eXamination in Now York. of Miss
Sollie Stafford, Of Wallingford VT, not of
Rutland as heretofore stated, on her complaint
of b. NJ. Barton, of Philadelphia. for an out
rage committed while she was under the in
iuence of drugged Wine has abruptly termi-
mated Mr.. Brady's interrogatorics over
whelmed her with contradictions. confusion
and excitement, and she pleading illness. the
case was suspended
| On Friday Mr.. Phillips, counsel of the
complainant stated in court that, on full in
yestlgation of the matter, though he had no
doubt of an outrage having been committed
he was confident that the charge against Mr..
Borton could not be maintained. he therefore
withdrew it, with the full concurrence of the
lady's friends and herself Miss Stafford is
suffering severely from nervous prostration.-
Free Press.
AN EXTREME CAsE.-The Greenfield Ga
zette says Zone of our subscribers. who
was eight years in arrears, last week paid the
eight years Of arrearages and eight years in
advance
HE GARorTE IN NERMoNT.-A gentlemen
named Lyman, from Canada, was driving in
a cutter short distance from Randolph VI
on Thursday last, when fellow on foot asked
him for ride. After they had proceeded
about quarter of mile. and while Mr.. Lv-
mans attention was attracted by some OBJ
Jeet on the roadside, the stranger sprang upon
him. graspod him by the throat, drew ont his
wallet and jumping from the sleigh. coolly
babe him good bye. The wallet taken CON
tanned $1,000 in bills and some papers,
Pre- Presa
The Bennington Banner states that a strong
interest IN religion is apparent in that village.
On arecont Sabbath, thirteen persons received
the right hand of fellowship at the Baptist
Church and number more have been bap-
TIED since that time Several have also been
added to the NJ L. Church
Father Mason" the city missionary of
Lowell, was recently tried bv surprise
court of his parishioners. Judge Russell of
the police court set forth his oAense TO he
visiting the poor and performing other chris
tan acts, lie presented him, in behalf of
those assembled, with purse containing 1873
dollars in gold, with the regret that he could
not give him heavier sentence"
New NovEL.-The Patriot saws "Wc
understand that our townsman, ID. L. Thomp- |
son, is soon to bring out new novel ON
which he has been exclusively engaged for
three months. Tho scene is laid among the
wild tales of Maine and Northern New Hamn- |
shire, the tale on an atrocious murder thai
occurred about forty years ago among the
irappers OF that section, and in connection