Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-07-23

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"Mr Joseph Beard the CITY Marshal,
gentleman esteemed, and deservedly so. by
all parties, was in the market this morning.
in the discharge Of his duties. when man of
the name Of William Barker, a notorious ruff
fan, bully and thief forced Mr. John Me-
Chesnoy into difficulty. Mr.. Beard inter
iored. and told Barker that he must go to the
watch-house. Barker walked off some twenty
PAGES with him, and then drawing a small
bowe-knife stabbed him in the side, throwing
him off the curb As he struggled to rise,
his murderer took his hand and assisted him
partly up to his feet and then struck him
again in the side with the knife. turning it
around in the wound until it made cash
into which a mans fist might be thrust Ba-
ker was Immediately arrested and taken to
Jail. In the course of half an hour the city
was in a fermont
At about seven o'clock, two hours and
half after the murder. the Court House bell.
and all the bells in the city rang. This seem
ed to be the signal In an incredible short
space of time the Court House and yard were
filled with people motion was made and
seconded to hang the murderer Immediately.
The response was a rush to the Jail. The
jailor, Mr. Blincoe, was seized. and the KEYS
Court House. Here an effort was made by
Mr.. James o. Harrison, Judge Thomas. and
Mr.. Roger Hanson. to induce the mob to
wait and let the prisoner be tried and hung
by the action Of the law. but their voices
were drowned in the shouts, hang him. hang
him A beam was thrown out Of the sec
ond story window. and a rope being placed
around their victims neck he was asked if
ha i NOT ,,siat 1
oath, asking what he was TO pray for uttcrinp
threats at the same time as to what he would
do with the qucstioncr if he was released. 49,
The rope being attached to the beam outside.
he was tossed from the window. falling some
SIX feet The rope breaking, he fell to the
pavement, Featuring his skull.
He was again taken up on a ladder and
thrown over. This time the rope held. and
he was left swinging for two hours, in the
broad, bright light of July sun, in full view
of the most populous street, crowded with
men, women and children 1t was the inton-
ton of the rioters to leave him until six
o'clock p. NJ. but he was cut down at the
end Of the time have mentioned and carried
away.
The crowd generally dispersed as soon as
the hanging was finished.
our best citizens are said to have been en-
gagged in this. 1t was quietly and quickly
done
Mr. Beard was a very estimable citizen.
and the Democratic candidate for reelection.
lie leaves a wife and five children to mourn
his loss-nearly or entirely destitute. Sub
scrption papers are now in circulation, and
understand that a thousand dollars arc already
raised.
THE RonBERY OF Mn. BLINN.-Bobert
Nealy was the man arrested for the robbery
Of Mr.. Blinn, Of this place, at West Albany,
n. Y. His examination was continued til
Monday Of this week, since which we have
not heard from there, but suppose there is
but little doubt but what he will be commit
ted for trial. Nealy was not either of the
men who slept with Mr.. Blinn on the night
Of the robbery. A part of the money has
already been recovered, and there is fair
prospect of finally obtaining the whole amount
lost Mr.. Blnn was so unfortunate as to
break his left arm in two places by jumping
from a moving train at Albany, on SATURDAY
last Caiedopiaa.
MIsFoRTUNEs NEVER CONF SrNGLY.-
The blacksmith shop of Mr.. john Williams
of North Danville, was burned on Thursday
night of last week. and the next morning his
little son, of nine or ten years, had his two
middle fingers cut off in hay-cutter.-Ca l-
edonian.
LARGE TwINs.--Mr +. S. Gallup, of
Hartland informs US that he has pair Of
twin stceas which weighed, when about
twelve hours old, 81 and "a pounds, and
when four weeks old lOl and l04 pounds
The mother Of the calves was quite small.
though very valuable COW. It is only upon
the closest inspection that a difference can be
discerned between the two. Who has a bet
ter pair - Woodstock Standard.
WAsHrvorox. July 10. - Joseph c. G.
Kennedy, having been appointed by the Pres
ident to carry out the act of Congress provid-
ing for the completion of the unfinished work
of the Seventh Census, has entered upon the
performance of his duties with an able corps
of assistants, and is busily engaged in revis-
ing and completing the statistics Of manufac-
lures, in order that the work may be present
ed to Congress at the commencement of the
next session. These statistics, taken under
the direction Of Mr.. Kennedy, and nearly
completed when he was displaced from office.
will, when finished, present the most com
plete and perfect exhibit of the condition of
been prepared. These details have never
been published, and the interest occasioned
by their appearance will not be limited to our
own country.
1t is asoortainod from reliable source that
about two years ago treaties were made with
certain Indians of Oregon and Washington
Territories, including those who recently
fought Col. Steptoe, and which the Senate
failed to ratfy, This omission has had the
effect of producing an impression on the minds
of the Indians of tho absence Of good faith on
the part Of the government of the United
States. Several weeks ago, when the ru-
mored defeat Of Col. Steptoe reached this city, |
the Indian Bureau promptly sent out direc- /
tons to the United States Indian Agent to
use all available means at his disposal for
such an emergency, to check at once the fur
Their spread of hostilitics, and to prevent the
commission OF outrages upon our citizens.
The Washington correspondent of the N, /
y. Tribune says:
The articles now being published in The
Union against Judge Douglas are written un-
der the special direction of the President, if
not with his own hand. The same state
n,enfc and lanpuocro ara hold commonly auoong