Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-01-10

ARE UNIvERsALIsTs COMPETENT WITNESSES In
NORTH CAROLINA This question il still undeter-
mined by the Supreme Court of North Carolina
A letter from Judge Battle to the editors of the
National lnteigencer states that the question arose
upon the probate of a script which the Judge per-
mitted to be established as a Telegraph will after
he had rejected of the subscribing witnesses as
incompetent on the ground of his being Univer-
salist. The Supreme Court, in the opinion refer
red to, held this to be proper and concluded thus.
''Ths renders the question as to the competency
OF one of the subscribing witnesses unnecessary,
and makes II improper for us to express an opin-
ion upon it."
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate reported
on Monday, against Mr.. lIaran's right to seat
from the State of Iowa, The majority con i-cd Of
Ncssrs. Butler, Touccy and Gcycr The minority,
consisting of Nlcssrs loombs and pugh, have filed
an opposite report, which will be printed with the
other. Senator Bnyard did not attend the sessions
Of the Committee, and consequently tao nominal
majority consisted Of ony one half Of the Commit
tee An effort will he made to get up the subject
Immediately, in order to give the Iowa Legislature,
now sitting. an opportunity of filling the vacancy,
/ if the Senate should decide adversely.
After about six hours delibcration the jury on
the case of William S. Tuckcrman, charged with
dcfrauding the Eastern railroad corporations while
its treasurer at Boston, rendered verdict ofguil-
]
mclatcly filed bill Of exceptions on certain points
Of the trial, which will be argued before the final
disposition of the case. Tuckcrman remains at
large ON bail meanwhile. The present verdict is
for appropriating : 5000, and numerous other in
dctmcnts arc pending against him.
The n H. Democrat says that at the November
term Of the court Of common pleas in Carroll coun-
ty, Nathan +, Barnes, Esq, member Of the Car
roll county bar, and a late resident of Conway,
was by the unanimous vote Of the members, cx-
PEELED from the bar for "high misdemcanor,' and
his name stricken from the rolls Of the court an
attorney The "high misdemeanor' consisted OF
sundry robbcrios of safe in Conway Of 800 or
more and store breaking, stealing goods, SC, as
alleged
Lewis Baker, having been twice tried for the
murder of William Poole, brought before the
supreme court in New York city on Wednesday, on
a haJcds co, pus, and discharged by Judge Davis
on 5000 hail. Mclaughlin and Turner, the 9TH
err parties indicted with Baker, are to he discharg-
ed when they can procure the same amount ofbail.
The town Of Lee in Berkshire county has thr-
teen paper manufacturing companies, that run
twenty five mills and produce annually 5000 ,O0O
pounds of paper, valued Mt $1,000, 900. The two
marble quarres, mile from the village, produce
$1j0,000 worth of marble annually; some Of this
marble goes to Washington for the capitol extern
sion.
The annual statement Of railways in the Union
makes the total number of miles of railway "a 1872
being an increase of 3i34 over the preceding year
| The amount of gold received ut New York from
California during the present year 10 { iO,3l9, 029
which is 81 ,3G2 ,52j less than was received las
year.
Pending famous "water suit somewhere il
Vermont, SAKE, the poet amused the court viii
the following inpromptu The attorney who hand
it in says it should 90 into the next volume of pc
ens:-
"My wonder {. really h,unll'ss
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