Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-03-20

u8alnal thC sale OF liquor, VINO mas hitherto
managed by the raising of techenical infor-
malitics in the complaints, and by payments
of numerous fines. to escape the extreme pen
atty Of the law-has at last brought up in the
House of Correction Mr. Hunts sentence
is for three months, and a few days ago ho
was obliged to don the prison uniform, and
was assigned a position in the cooking de-
partment. Mr. Hunt will find his expert
cnce Of life for the next three months deci-
dcdly new and interesting. 1t is said that
several of his bar tenders have been, or are
now in the same institution.
srRAvoE CAUSE OF I11NEss.-The recent
sickness Of J. Clancy Jones is attributed 20
the fact that one Of the boarders in the Ma
tional Hotel at Washington attempted to kill
rats by administering arsenic. The rats.
after swallowing the poison. ran to the water
tank Of the hotel, plunged in, burst and died.
From this tank the hotel is supplied with wa
ter for drinking and cooking purposes. Mr..
Jones has been very sick since that time, and
is said 90 be now in a critical condition. Mr..
Buchanan and others were somewhat affected.
CAvrxDrsn.-Wo regret to learn of the
failure of an extensive business house in this
place which occurred on Monday, and which
was owned by T.. L. Parker. 1t was engag-
which some 5000 were made per week.-Bel-
iops Fails Times.
A CASE OF MAL-PRAcTGcE.-We learn
from the G. NJ. Farmer that, at the
term of the Orange County Court which adj
iourned last week, DR.. VIM. H. Mansfield
Howard Of Bradford. was tried for NAL al-prac-
tice in not perfectly setting and treating a
fractured leg of Mr.. Liddicoat, late Of YER
shire Liddicoats right thigh bone was
broken in the fall of 1854. and he continued
some four or five months under Howard's
treatment who Processes TO be a surgeon. and
the recovery proved bad one--the knee joint
remaining stiff and the leg shortened. The
medical witnesses on the part of the plaintiff
were DR.. Niles, Prof Carp, ntor Of Burling-
ton, and Dr. Bradley. Prot. Crosby, of Dart
mouth College, was the principal witness for
defendant. The Jury returned verdict Of
400 for the plaintiff
NEwsPAPoRIAL.-W have received the
first number of new Democratic paper, Just
started at Bradford, under the title of Ma
tonai Telegraph. 1t is edited by J. w. H.
Cheney.
The LudloD BioHer Informs its readers this
week, that the office is in the hands of the
Sheriff.
On Friday last John McGuyer, breakman
on one Of the freight trains, was run over. in
Bethel, and lived but short time. He was
carried to Montreal where funeral ceremo-
nies were performed-Green M Farmer.
ANorHER REvoIurIoNARY PExsioSnn
GoNE.--Died in Pomfret, Vt, the | 9th inst.
Abial Morse, aged ninety-six years and nine
months. He was found dead in his bed in
the morning.
In Martin county n. c., on the 7th inst,
Mr.. Haddocks was assisting gentleman by
the name of Hust in chastising a negro, when
two of the negro's brothers came up and
struck Mr.. Ha3docts on the back part Of the
head, causing instant death. The negroes
made their escape.
AocIpENT.-The Ludlow Blotter says that
lady at that station, in attempting to get a
board the cars when under way, was thrown
between, but by the exertion of the brake
man was rescued from being run over. Her
shoulder was dislocated, and two ribs broken
The Boston Journal says that the skeleton
of the celebrated horse Black Hawk has been
donated by its owner, David Hill, to the
" Boston Veterinary College" 1t has been
prepared and articulated by DR.. Dodd. of
the course of a few weeks
Tho Philadelphia Ledger says that Mr.. Blu
chanan has got his inaugural coat made by an
honest Dutch tailor of Lancaster, who has
patriotcally stitched it with stars, represent
ing the thirty-one States Of the Union.
On Saturday night forty women at Wesley
vile, Herkimer county, n, Y, stormed and
sacked liquor shop, which they considereda
public nuisance. There was "a great flow Of
spirits.
Somebody says there is a decided difference
between perseverance and obstinacy One is
a strong will, and the other is a strong won't.
A new bank law has passed the Legislature
Of Illinois. The banks are allowed to take
10 per cent. interest.
LEcoMproN, K T., Feb 2l.-Since the
last dispatch all has been quiet here. Gov
Geary vetoed the bill passed by the bogus
Legislature, for taking the census, and for
calling Convention for framing State Con
sttution, when it was passed over his veto by
unanimous vote. The Governor approved
the act declaring resistance to the bogus laws
rebellion, and punishable with death He
has altogether vetoed only two bills, and has
signed and approved ali the others. The
Legislature adjourned just after daylight this
morning, after long night session, during
which they passed a concurrent resolution Of
good will toward Gov. Geary, and gave him
friendly call after adjournment.
sHARrERs IN UrAn.-If Utah has It's
saints il has also its sharpers Brother Brig
ham Young, High Priest and First President
Of the Mormon Council Of Latter Day Saints
at Great Salt Lake fiitv and hold over Gov