Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-02-12

las is quite i'll to-day lie has received from
Kansas the united testimony of the three
Judges Of election at the Delaware Crossing
precinct, showing that only 43 votes were
polcd there and sent by Jack Henderson TO
Lccompton. where Calhouns brothor-in-law
counted them, and entered them as $40 odd,
thus giving a pro-slavcry majority in the
Legislature
LAwREvcr. Kansas Feb More
troubles are brewing in the vicinity of Fort
Scott The settlers have been driven out
and pluudcrcd and force is gathering for
their relief bloody fight is thought 20 be
imminent
VERMONT GEoaRArHIcAL ASSOCIATION
AND SOCIETY or NATURAL History. Such
is the title given scientific society incorpo-
rated by the last Legislature and permanently
located at Bradford The Telegraph says
d" the members have already had two or three
meetings-have made their by-laws and rcgu-
latons-made a choice of officers The Off
GERS are DR.. L. w Bliss, President; Rev
q Slas McKecn, Vice President; Roswell Farm
ham, Jr Esq. Scc'y; r. Mex Ormsby
Esq, Auditor and Geo. Prichard, Esq.
Treasurer There are now in the library one
hundred and twenty volumes of books. con-
tributed by the members. Mr. Farnham has
also deposited valuable cabinet Of geological
Z specimens One of the members has present
J ed TO the society, a quantity of nicely prepar-
ed specimens of comparative Ostoology.-
There are 60 be seen on the shelves. some
specimens of hcrpctology, in alcohol. We un-
dcrstand IL to be the object of the society, TO
collect all maps heretofore published. and
hereafter to be published. which it may be
liable 20. compatible with It's own interests !;
also, books in all departments ufhuman learn
ing, and specimens in all branches Of natural
history. We learn that the library and cabi-
net can be had access to for the purpose of
scientific research, 40 any time. by amy person
ON application To- any corporate member.
, THE SUICIDE M>NM.-Somo subscribers
were disappointed at not finding accounts Of
two or three suicides IN THE CALEDoNIAN
last week, and some probably attributed the
failure TO lack of enterprise on our part IN
getting the news The accounts we inten-
tionally suppressed, because we believe that
T. to many minds, in n certain state of nervous
' excitement. the mere mention of suicide is a
% suggestion and inducomcnt TO the same act.
A great many suicides are Inscribed TO reycrscs
s. in business and pccuniary embarrassments /;
n but we believe that nineteen twentieths may
30 De laid directly 10 the charge of the intoxicat-
~ ing cup Bat why resort to the rope or the
razor 90 flee from the evils Of this life TO
those they know not Of. The liquors of our
day are little slower. but no less sure in
their operations, than the rope or pistol
Ca'edoaiaE.
il FiRG-Ihc taouery building belonging to
T. S L. Billings, Esq, at Rockingham, was dee
b troycd by fire ON Monday of last week.
d Loss about 5000. Insured for 5000.
d The st. Louis Democrat saws chat the Sec
rotary fWar has recently made a pirate ar
=. raugemcut with certain spectators 90 deliver
TO the United States commi-sary department
30 at that point, fifteen hundred mules for the
x Utah Expedition, at one hrudred and s.rg
It dollars per- head-a pretty dear price
&c ~ A san Francisco paper says the bod
, les Of 800 dead Cinnamon are now lying ON
0 one of our wharvcs, nicely packed and direct
3, ed. ready for shipment to their long home il
~ China The freight money on this lot j.
., $500.
~ - The following story is told Of Col
I, Benton Speaking of the Douglas detection
10 he remarked we hear much said about tho
le people that Douglas will take of. lie ha
10 not taken off the poople-'be people hare talk
NJ en- oF Douglas, sir"
NJ. VERMONT SHEEP. - George Campbell o
of Westminster sold ten Spanish Merino Buck
lt to go to Bucnos Ayres, South America
Three years since he sold twenty Bucks an,
ten Ewes to the same individual, and arrange
~ ments are now made for future expectations.
20 The Irasburg Siqndard says 9TH,
ne biggest hog of the season was killed by Capt
Nv Charles Thrasher of Coventry. on Wcducs
is day last 1t was of the Suffolk breed, wa.
,y nineteen months old, and weighed 736 lbs
ID This hog may well be said to belong TO w
e. Thrashcr family. as he thrashes out anythiu.
ct Of the pork kind we have yet seen
c. EGGs BY WErour.-Many of our people
u, are in favor of the sale of eggs by weight
ID We saw an experiment made this forenoon
ne by one of our grocers, who had just receive,
IL a fresh lot that converted us. He first Sc
iu lected dozen of the large sized and place,
es them in the one scale, and then put tue,tg
II one of the smaller sized in the opposite {,
H. balance them. The customer chose the doz
OF en- paying the price that was asked for th
twenty -Lolcd Ne,os.
~ No PRorIr ~ RAISING PoBK-Mr Wei
:. come Allard, of Newark killed, last month
~ q sow. two years old, which weighed, whei
- dressed, 633 pounds This sow raised tw.
~ litters of pigs the past season, some OF whicl
~ weighed over 800 pounds, dressed, when sir
ns months old. Mr.. Allard has sold pigs raise'
y. by this sow to the amount Of S72, and ha
-! five Of her pigs now. besides one he has kill
? ed Reckoning the old hog at cents per ID.
we have:
Wv Old hog, G33 lbs. at 7c, $i1,3
. Pigs sold previous to Jan l, SO 72,0
~ One pig killed, 81 lbs at 7c. 1911
Five pigs now alive at $3.50 apiece, 32,5
NV making a total from this one hog of Sl69, SO
- -Cdicdoniaa
IS JOKE NOT IL HARPER s.-On tn
a, bench in one of the Vermont circuits is
nj Judge, no less celebrated for legal lore an
ld uniformly equitable judgments, than for
fund of wit and good humor which shows it