Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-04-03


Az AFRICAN EXoDUs.-The Petersburg
(Na.) Express says that an unusual number o
slaves are constantly passing through Peters
burg on their way South, and to the minds
of many the result appears inevitable that in
ten or twenty years Virginia will be complete
| ly drained of that part of her population
/ The Montgomery (Ala.) NtH says that for
the last week or two the number of slaves
carried by the Alabama boats down the river
for New Orleans. has been large beyond all
all precedent. They are mainly from Virgin
ia and North Carolina.
EXODUS OF FREE CoLoRED PEoPLE.-In
consequence of the recent stringent enact
ments in Florida touching their interests.
forbdding trade with them and appointing
guardians over them, large number of the
free colored population of Pensacola, mechan-
les &c, have determined upon chartoring a
vessel in the spring and emigrating in a body
beyond the confines of the United States,
Tampico being their immediate destination
Charleston STANDARD.
THE BIBLE IN M1ssouRI.Arhe Senate Of
Missouri has got Bible at last, very hand
some copy of the sacred volume having been
presented to that august body by the Ameri-
can Bible Society. The st. Louis Ne,os says:
1.-The Christians of Missouri may rejoice
at the event We shall not again be scandal
lied by the spectacle OF the next Governor
being sworn into Office on penotentiary BIZ
bic. Not that penetentiary Bible is not as
/ good as any one, but that our Legislature
/ who need religious instruction about as much
as the State boarders, ought to have their
/ own Bible, and not be forced to borrow one
4 from the latter
QUERY ?-Some Of our Democrats woulC
like to know if three weeks ont of offc,
causes a man to Join hands with the opposi
ton where he would have been in the lat
campaign had he had no office Our late p
NJ. is said to be in this prodcament, and ye
no one is surprised. -Beiioics Falls lrgus
1t will be observed that the above an
nouncement of new accession to the Rcpub
lican party is ''ofhcial.
STATE AID FOR KANsAs.-A Joint Com
mittee of the Massachusetts, Legislature hav
2 reported resolves in faver of State aid to Kan
0 sas. They appropriate the sum of 500 00C
@ to be expended, if necessary, for the relief @
such settlers in Kansas as are or may horeai
ter be reduced to want by rayages COMMITTEES
upon them in unlawful attempts to exclud
them from the territory on account of thei
= prediction for Free State institutions. Tn
. resolves make provision for the appointment
of three commissioners to dispense the boun
o ty of the State.
A CALIFORNIA PARrY.-A party of som
twenty persons, from Orange county, Vt
, sailed in the steamer George Law, on the 20tl
for California. The company included tire
n or four men with families, and four young Ia
dies going out to teach and subsequently t
q be numbered among the mothers of the Gold
en- State
u The Ogdensburgh Railroad is paying up II
first mortgage coupons promptly, and wi
bring up all arrears during the next six month
its business meantime giving most tayorabl
promise under the intelligent and energeti
management Of Mr.. Wheeler. The Vernon
Central show net earnings for the six month
3 ending Dec. 2l, sufficient to pay reat on tn
l. Vermont and Canada road, and interest O
T. the first mortgage, and there is fair pros
= peot of resumption of payment during tn
= year, the Canada and first mortgage roceivin
Q alternately The Rutland committee is uui
= city at work, and will push vigorously ia
r better results upon that road, and TO sum u
= the whole matter their is abrightor Pre-
r spective for all three of these unfortunat
+ concerns, far as relates to their Bonds.-
j. Boston Journal,
EPIDEMIc.-The Oswego Times says tina
the extent Of the new epidemic known b
brain fever, is truly alarming throughou
. Madison and Onondaga counties:
q "A gentleman who has lately visited tn
! former county, informs us that il some local
, ties the people are leaving in alarm and dis
may. Persons are attacked with the remark
able malady very suddenly, soon become in
; sane and die in few hours. We do nc
know that any have recovered when ono
attacked by the disease. Duane Brown an
q Richard Thomas, Esqs, two prominent law
yers of Madison county, have fallen victim
to it, and we are told that in some of tn
d.. villages deaths occur daily. As yet there
y y no rational explanation Of the disease"
,, To A Nebraska paper gives the folowin
c account of the mails out West; ave re
= coiyed letter two days ago from Chicago in
r forming us that its author would be in Nc
d braska last September. And since it wa
!, written he has been here, remained a montl
. made thousand dollars in cash, had tw
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