Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-08-20

volunteer militia say We boston JOHru0f.
The Commandcr-inChicf has notified the
several Military Companies in the State Of his
Intentions through the office Of the Adiutant
and Inspector General. in Circular. Of which
the following is a copy; 80
Adh and Inspector CENTS OGce.
BnArrrrnoRo, Aug. 49, 1858.
DEAR SIR Ills Excellency. the Cover
nor, directs me to signify to the several Mill
tary Companis in this State that he will. in
person, review such Companies as may choose
to convene at Brandon, w.. on the first day
of September next | am, Sir.
Respectfully ours &c,
GEO b. KELLOGG
!. b. BowDisH, Capt. Howard Guards.
burlington, VI.
The Ner dbaay Ond) I1buuo afirms
that the letter purportug to have been writ
ten by the President TO the Hon. VIM II.
English, which we copied the other day. Is
substantially the same as one which was ex-
hibited at the Paoli Convention for the pur.
pose of securing the denomination of the dis
tingui>hed father Of Locompton, Jr Its
NOT claimed that the letter published is d
verbatim copy of the original. which had only
a private pocket circulation; but that It's
main points and phrases. have been repro
duced. The N.C AHony Le4qer. which sup
ports Mr. English Violent, asserts that tie
document is forgery, and TIE Wqstioqioa
una" pronounces it grossly mean and
transparent forgery, which has passed from
the rascal that first started il 90 the multi
tnde OF rascais who are now using IL as po.
hucal cheat What should bee said. COM
unues ihe c"on in It's somewhat impassion-
ed sille OF composition. what should be
said Oh party and party tools who can stoop
20 tine use OF such low devices 90 effect their
purposes Who can estimate the depth, Of
h'i9l o'Stalation into which "a nation would
n' p''hseI tha' would confer its Offices Of
rus. anu nonor upon snch mon:
We heartily concur IN The tn'on general
lenAf"s' but Who caused the forged letter
10 O' 'eau IN tne convention Who is "thc
,a'''' 'nat n,s' started 1t These qpes-
n ,''"t az, l'r Mr. hp'o'H'n ana Mr.. English
-
Go,HEN, n. y, Aug. H.-Lost night, at
$50 our village was alarmed by intelligence
That q most diaboieal double murder had been
committed at the house OF Cha, Reeve, about
two miles from here ou The Newbugh road
some twenty ot our citizen. immediately re-
pared TO the scene, where they learned the
louo"lns particulars
MI. hce'e- aud his family were absent.
leaving tniee servants, named VIM. Sanders.
ro'er 9No'uy' and Margaret Sheay. 1t
S''"' tN"l Ie'cf ana Margaret were 10 be
.n''.,'u NeAt week. ana they had been pass
n's vac '.ehns toSether' IN tho room Of the
""cf' ~ about % clock, just as he was
'"5 N". carer ROOM Peter was met at
Nv. N''' M VINO deliberately and with
oN' "oIH passing between either, shot bin
u"y'"l through inc breast Peter turning
o''"' oP'n'u 'he door through which he had
4 ",' P'ssI"' ana le" dead across the thresh-
'io'u 1n' murderer tnen rushed into the
'"e ueau oouy OF ms frst victim
80 ''"' '"i SaIcl through the lett breast,
Nne uail passing ont behind, just below the
suou'oer blade. She Is still alive, but can
deror h,s IT," HouIS longer ne muir
coror,ur;t,. ... D10i elios'eu' out the whole
io' NM
\ Double TRAGEDY-At ST. James near
Donaldsvllo, 5. c., about .he 2Gtb nh
Constant Mciancon, a Young gentleman vide.
ly known and esteemed. having discovered
IN the cabin Of one of his negroes some tbinos
that had been stolen from a storc detcrn;reJ
to punish the slave Ia a 49, ~. '''''
nm to the sugar house to get irons for him,
and arriving there made the negro. Ia black
snith' It seems, forge some manaces for
ms legs and while stopping down to try their
SIZE he received blow from the slave which
ie'led him to the earth. The weapon used
was huge blacksmith's hammer Leaving
his master for dead, the negro started Oh.
t p1' 'Iu not gone lar, when' CHANGING TO look
t el'H' "' ga" ms unfortunate victim assaying
~ ne immediately returned and finish
y" "' pioou. 'nlrSY deed after which he
t'.' vac oouy INTO pond mounted his mas
tef horse and rode off towards the woods
nrronol o'',ie" ana inc murderer hot'y
Eorsa H.. e ~ ms night he abandoned the
any, wv '.'' 'no lnipoSslollity OF his eseaP
RI lou ~ 'ne r''er ana threw himself IN
'no witnesses OF his act came up the
was drowned