Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-10

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the " General company of fcticous or coun-
teriet vines The company boldly state
that no grape juice or alcohol is used, but do
not specify the ingredients. The article is
sold from four to eight sous per quart, and
the company has a capital of six million francs
These liquors are, of course, sold as genuine
Our markets arc flooded with spurious hq-
uors and no one eau tell when he buys
genuine article. The Springfield Republican
says. that an informant of that paper was on
a visit to "A friend. liquor dealer in a western
city, and in the space of an hour he saw him
transform barrel of high wines into pure
French brandy" The barrel was stamped
with the custom-housc brand and had all the
appearance Of sea voyage. The manufac-
turer poured in the basis of the ingredients
the high vines and then, having scented it
with about two ounces of the oil of Cognac,
adding pailfuu Of compound which he had
mixed from one bucket % another, and which
was to give to it its taste and color. The
component parts of this last mixture were abb
solute poisoas. directly destined to sap the
energy and finally destroy the life OF Che poor
victims to a habit that leads them TO a use of
such stimulants. Upon this barrel, the man
ufacturer would make over two hundred dol
lars. and the retailer probably as much moro.
W ucN SuHu iltt7 dlt tihth tiN' N'ii7''ti 'Ni'-tf
there is no wonder that prohibitiye law is
demanded for the suppression OF the traffic
Boston 1raceIer.
The AcQUIrrAL OF FuGIr The tele-
graphic account from Kansas of the acquittal
of Charles Fugt, the murderer, is confirmed.
Our correspondent, in his letter, says that
the jury originally stood Ten for conviction to
two for ac1uittal' showing that there was no
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lack of evidence against the coIa-oIooaed .ui-
fan. What influences were brought 20 p'ai
upon the jury to produce so rfmarNauls
change 1t Is impossible to conjecture,
lms fugit' 1t wall De recoiecl'u' nl'uC
bet OF palr OF boots with a iuend tnau h'
would Kill am aboliton't before the sun
should set lie iett town shortly alterWaIu u'
ID DO pursuit OF am innocent hoiehsi'e lnlinl
a, grant, named llopps, native OF Massachu
' sctts. who passed through the place on ni
way TO the interior of the Territory ll'
- overlook the unsuspectiug traveller, shot hin
g down in cold blood, without word OF provo
r cation, scalped hun, ana ana gauoped PACK u
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,d MoRE Pearls DrscovERED-IHE EA
Sc ctrENENr oN THR INCREASE we saw, e
a day. three hundred and tceniy-tro pearls, whie
10 were obtained yesterday by John l.. Pool
st this city, in a small stream south OF here n'
IS far from Fitchs Corners. They were Obtain
he ed by opening about seven hundred muscle
Among the number possessed o.! MI o
NY we " $50 -. ,,,., o,o
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