Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-08-19
miscellaneous Etfms.

HoMIcrDE AT PIATsBURoH - Cornelius
Bailey Of Pittsburgh was shot dead by Alb
ner Tory of that place. on Thursday night
last. Bailey, in company with three young
men, went to the house Of Tory, which has
borne bad character, and was broken into
by rowdes not long since, but were ordered .
away by TORY, with threat that he would .
fire on them. Words ensued which resulted .
in Torry's firing his gun at Bailey, killing
him instantly. The gun was so near him as
to blacken his face and leave a portion of the |
wadding in the wound. st. Aibans Messen-
ger, July 2Sh.
II An occurrence which appeared cal
amitous resulted oyfully at Sandusky, o., a
few days since. A lady, who had become de-
ranged, hung herself with the valance of her
! bed, but was discovered while in the agonies
/ Of death, as it seemed, and was restored by
bleeding. Strange to say, not only life but
reason returned. She remembers nothing of
the circumstances.
~ In recent lecture on marriage, Rev.
! G. w. Woodruff, Of Conn. said IL know
of nothing more distressing than a large
hearted, noble, expansive man linked to a
| petulant littlesouled, henpecking woman, or
a noble woman linked to one OF those sordid,
mean little libels upon mankind. If such is
your case, why get divorce, in Heavens
name, and God help ye to it.
~ A statue of Douglas, life size, from
Vermont marble by Volk of Chicago has
been set up in the palace of the Illinois auto
crat, Matteson. 1t is said to be a perfect fac
simiie of the little giant.
I.55 Gen, Foote of Mississippi is about to
take up his residence at Washington. He
says that the extreme southern democrats
have laid their plans to secure the election
of Mr.. Steward as a means of breaking up the
Union. He proposes popular mass convcn-
ton at Washington on the ODD of February,
to consider the critical state of the Union, in
consequence of the Generalization of the old
national parties, and the substitution ofsecti-
onal combinations in their stead and to pro-
pose basis for the organization of new
national and Union party.
~ Ira Perlcy, chefjustice of the supreme
court of New Hampshire, has resigned that
position in order to resume the practice OF
the law at Concord. The smart lawyers shun
the bench in these days; they can make more
money at the bar.
10 Horace Man president of Antioch college
and eminent for his great learning, his brilliant
talents, and his large service in the cause o
education in Massachusetts and Ohio, died a
Yellow Springs, Ohio, Thursday afternoon
the 4th inst.
DONATION TO WILLIAMS CoLLEGE.-A
the Alumni Meeting Of Williams Colleges l
Tuesday, the General Agent of the College
announced a donation of $40, 900 to the Col
lege by DR.. Philip Van Ness Morris of Cam
bridge, Washington County, New York,
graduate of the year 1918.
A DAIRY TowN.-The Huntington Re
marker is disposed to question the statemen
which has been made, that Mount Holl
keeps greater number of cows in proportion
to its population, than any other Town il
the State, and gives the following communi
cation from Mr.. Judson, u lister of Hunting
ton, which speaks for itself 1t appears tina
Huntington averages eight cows to ever
family, allowing five persons to a household
What Town does better on Dairy statistics
Mr.. Editor IL see quoted in some of tn
Vermont papers (the Times, | Think thu
Mount Holly keeps the greatest number {
Cows, in proportion to the number Inhabi
ants. find, on looking over our minutes
c. of the Listers that we have some lao
CuWh III ihih loNn INC population uclu
sS5; which gives about l.75th Cows
every man, woman and child. There al
upwards of so Daires of from 10 to 40 Cow
each. Il. T. JUDsoN.
Huntington, July 2, 1859. :
~ Widow Hannah Maria Hubbs oiferc
herself a martyr to camphene, in New Yorl
on Sunday. She was trying the common e'
pertinent Of kindling the FIRE with camphen
when the can exploded and she was burr
so badly that she soon died.
~ An exchange says "The eyenin
amusement of the citizens of Jefferson, A
htabula county, Ohio, is a game of ball
which Father Giddings takes hand, and pla,
well, too In recent game he scored ii
highest number Of all.
ANEoDoTE OF Mr.. CHOATE.--Two or thr
years ago, during season of illness. NJ
Choate was visited by one of his friends, wi
urged upon him the importance of payiI
more attention to his health. Sir, said Il
visitor, you must go away; if you continl
your professional labors thus, you will ce
tainly undermine your constitution NJ
Choate looking up, and with that grave iroI
and peculiar twinkle of the eye which we
10 marked and Undesirable when he ieste
taid--'Sir' the constitution was destroye
ong ago ! am now living under the by
aws.'-Boston Courier.