Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-09-16

was arrested for the alleged murder OF
female named Sarah ]. Vorril, about clever
years ago. The accused at that time resided
in Poland. The girl, who is said to have
been a low character, also resided in tina
town, and Edwards is said to have been fam
liar with her. One morning both of then
were missing. Edwards was seen with tn,
girl on the previous evening. He returned
TO his family in about four weeks, but denied
all knowledge of the girl, and she has novei
been heard of since.
Last week, Joshua Edwards, brother o
the accused made confession, stating that
he and William murdered the girl by tying
or claiming her to pile Of brush, then set.
ting fire to it, and burning her alive. Upon
this confession William was arrested, and
the case will come up for examination before
Thomas Johnson, Esq, in New Gloucester,
on Wednesday .-Porland Argus.
DEATH OF REV. DIR. BuRNAP. dispatch
from Philadelphia announces the death in
that city Of Rev. George Burnap, ID. D., the
distinguished pastor Of the Unitarian Church
in Baltimore. He was widely known as one
of the most eminent scholars in the land, and
bis death will be doplored not only by his own
communion but by the Christian public gem
orally. lie was born in New Hampshire in
the year 1902, and was the son and thr-
tecnth child Of clergyman Of liberal, though
not of Unitarian opinions. He graduated at
Harvard University in 1924. In 1927, he
was ordained pastor Of the first independent
church in Baltimore, as successor to Jared
Sparks the historian. His writings, both
Theological and miscellaneous, have been very
youminous, and have giving him the highest
At a, If of Of hn
South-Propidence Journal.
StNGULAR Adventure. - The Cleveland
Herald says that young man is now in that
city, in search Of his parents, from whom he
says he was stolen by the Indians % years
ago, and ever since has been sold from one
tribe to another. and has wandered over a
large portion of the Western and North West
ern portion of this continent. His last sojourn
was with the Snakes and Copperheads, about
22O0 miles northwest of St. Paul, Mimi. about
800 miles from the North Pacific Ocean. His
tribe trades with ST. Paul, sending a semi-an-
nual train laden with furs, and he got leave Of
his chief TO seek out his parents, and is re-
quired to rejoin his tribe in 1860 He ex-
presses no desire to remain among the whites
as he has a wife and two childien in his late
home. He speaks English quite we'll, having
learned it while with trading parties.
lV'D. Appleton & Co., of New-York, will
publish shortly, a very handsomely printed
and tempting volume upon three sub
jects, interesting 20 all men Of whatever size
quality and condition, who have any relish
OF salvation in thcm"-namely, Brenkfas,
Dinner and Tea. The book is a volume of
Vcriiablc "table-talk,' about the table, and
the things that are or ought TO be on it /;
treating them " Classically and Poetically,'
and withal is not above telling one how to
make yeast cakes :" furnishing plan to rem
der a. stale bread fresh and chocolate drink
able and introducing into good converse
tional society a multitude Of similar subjects
hitherto held to be forbidden, plebeian and
kitchenly II Is a regcnerated " Cook book"
IN fact that having. renowned the error Of its
ways, the mere formality Of its statements,
and its common clothes, means in future to
have place in the library and to move the
kitchen only through the polite influence it is
able to exercise on the head of the family.
This is a book, indeed, that every lady must
have for hand -book, and Of which no diner
out can afford to deprive himself--and it is
also inevitable to that ubiquitous being, " tho
general reader"
70 The other day lady fell off the Brook
Ign boat iato the East river poor Irshman
sprang over and rescurd her. When she was
safe on deck again, her husband, who had
been a calm spectator Of the accident, handed
the brave fellow shilling. Upon some of
the bystandcrs expressing indignation, Pat
said as be pockoted the coin "Arrah, don't
blame the iintlcmau---ho knows best mayhap,
81 hadn't saved her, he'd have given me
dollar !"
~ The rumor that three persons had
gone over Niagara FALL last week, is but too
true. The parties were a Mr.. Rosseau, and
Mr.. Moore and wife, who were crossing
from the head Of the hydraulic canal, on the
American side, to Chippewa, last Thursday,
when their boat was upset in gale and they
themselves swept down into the fatal rapids.
I0~J G Flowers, Of Claibourne county,
Miss. in the Cincinnati Probate Court on the
jth instant took out the proper papers for
the emancipation from slavery of Dorcas
Flowers and her four children-thor ages
varying from two month to eight years.
70 The Aroostook Pioneer tells of man
who was rambling in the woods, when he
suddenly found himself suspended between
heaven and earth by one leg, having aociden-
tally placed his foot in a moose snare. A
friend who was in company shortly released
the sufferer.
FIEEAND Loss OF LIFE.-The Hammonia
Hotel. in Hudson street, Hoboken n. j..
was destroyed by fire early Friday morning,
and Mr.. Baese, the proprietor and three of his
daughters were consumed in the flames. The
wife received injuries form which she can
hardly recover, by jumping form the window.
A iour'h daughter was rescued in safety.
" Dyspepsia is known as one Of the most
distressing complaints which afiliot humanity
and until the advent OF the Oxygenated Bit
tiers, had been considered incurable, or when
durable, requiring years to accomplish it.
The Oxygenated Bittors perform in few
days, cures, which other medicines take years
to alleviate.
A SHOWER OF SNAKEs.-The Detroit
Tribune says that Immediately after great
shower last week. gentleman residing in
that city. on walking about his premises, dis
covered a large number of striped OF garter
snakes, averaging about six inches in length.
Some of them were on the front porch four
feet from the ground, and some on the kitchen
door steps. lie commenced killing the rep
tiles, until he had despatched AZ by actual
count His neighbors also killed quite a