Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-05-20

lTcltlltu 10 undergo them without the use
of ether and he returned home last wccck in
high spirits at the result Of his three months
visit to us.
VERY LIKELY.
Several of our exchanges announce that Col. .
Bowdish, Collector at Burlington and oursof
as Postmaster at Rutland, are removed from
onr respective Offices This is rery Htely. as
far as we are concerned as we are in favor
of noninteryention in the territories as well as
in the States, and have again and again an
nounccd our determination to stand by the
Cincinnati Platform, come veal or come woe.
few Cow boys have assured the Admin
istration that the Democracy of Vermont, at
their next State Convention. would chose
four ant-non-interveution delegates to the
Charleston Convention, proudcd these reno
walls were made. 1t is well known too. that
the devil once promised our Saviour all the
Kingdoms of the world if he would only fall
down and worship hims while at the same
time the poor devil did not own foot Of land
this side of that bad place, where the "cow
boys arc fast Fastening to. The first of
these promises was made about eighteen hum
dred and fifty years ago, and the conditions
on either side have not been fulfilled up to
this day. The latter, even though complied
with by the Administration, cannot be by the
Cow boys. for the good reason the Democ-
racy of Vermont stand ten 20 one in favor of
non-interveution-Rvd Courier
AN IMPORTANT ENPEDIroN-A party Of
gentlemen at St. Paul have purchased small
steamer Of very light draft, to proceed to the
great Rcd River of the North No steam
boat has yet gone any further than to Big
Stone Lake, the head Of the Minnesota River.
Between Big Stone Lake and Lake Traverse.
the head of Red River, there is a strip of land
about mile wide. At the present very high
water the land is ovcrfowed. connecting the
two lakes with about twenty inches of water
and this steamer it is believed can now get
over Once over into Lake Traverse they
can proceed any distance in the British Pos
sessions The expedition starts on the Dist
inst. and will take provisions to last one year
at least. This enterprise is considered of
great interest at St. Paul, as it is expected TO
open very large trade.
AN lNEpRIArE AsY1uM.-A movement
has been made in New York to secure an Asy-
um for Inebrates, and an appeal is now made
for aid. The EgeiHg Post says: Every
other system, including even prohibtory laws,
has failed to arrest inebriety and it is but
fair the proposed Inebriate Asylum should
have trial Our churches of all denomina-
tions are now invited to assist in the work
and each to place a stone on the walls of the
new edifce Of Binghampton. That such an
edifce is Of vital Importance, who can doubt.
when, even before its first story is completed
more than twenty-eight hundred applications
have been made for admittance, many of which
are from the patients themselves
Among the applicants" says the address,
"are twenty-oight clergymen, thirty-six ply
sicians, torty-two lawyers, three Judges,
twelve editors, four army and three naval Of
ticers one hundred and seventy-rfne mer-
chants, hity-fve farmers, five hundred and
fifteen mechanics, and four hundred and ten
women. who are from the higher walks of
life Of the vocation of the remaining twelve
hundred applicants we have no knowledge
PHoToGRAPHING SouND.-A singular dis
covery has been made in England. by Mr..
Scott, by means Of which sounds NAV be
made to record themselves, whether these
sounds are those of musical instruments or
of the voice. Professor Wheatstone. during
a visit to Paris, was invited by the Able
Moigno to inspect the papers on which these
sounds had printed themselves, and is said TO
have been greatly surprised at what he san
f ne mark made on the paper by particular
note is invariably the same so also if a pcr-
son speaks, the tone of voice is faithfully re-
! corded As yet, no practical advantage has
f resulted from this discovery, but Mr.. Scott is
sansuine that his apparatus will be capable
, OF printing speech, which may be written
off verbatim.
A HARD CAsE.-One Charles Doderlin
was arrested some days ago in West Troy.
, n, y, and subsequently delivered to a Mass
J achusetts officer on the Governors requisi-
ton. lie is charged first, with stealing $500
z from a gentleman in Springfield 2nd, OBJ
tang under false pretences, about $500 worth
of leather from a firm in Boston. Bird theft
y IN stealing valuable watch from man in
BOSTON 4th, marrying woman in Spring
held and subsequently deserving her. 5th.
adultery IN marrying second wife in Boston
= ON blgamy, IN having two wives and marry
ing the third in New York It'll in taking
to himself another wife in Fall River
lie Is described as about thirty-fvo years
oil age, OF quite ordinary appearance and APP
parently man not inclined to tax his physi-
cal abilities beyond lazy mans usual exer-
tons.
DlscoNriNUAEcE OF MAIL RoUrrs.-Thc
territorial routes between Neosho, Missouri,
and Alabaquerque in New Mexico, and be-
tween Kansas, Missouri and stockton, in
California, which were let by contract last
year, have been discontinued to take effect
from the LIST of July next. The failure Of
Congress to make the usual appropriations
for the Post Office Department, the interrup.
tons of the mails, mostly from the presence
of hostile Indians along the lines. and the
consequent reduction Of mail matter to a com
paratyely Insignificant amount, are the ren.
sons aledged for the discontinupuce Of this
loverland service.