Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-02-25

lent County Commissioner, has been unani-
mously re-nominated in Windsor county.
A daily line of coaches from Leavenworth
city to the Pixies Peak gold region in Kansas
will commence operations April LIST.
Col. Lockridgo formerly fllibuster, is now
Agent Of the Arizona Western Pioneer Asso-
citation, and Gen Henningsen the Chief
The New York State Prisons are overflow
ing At Sing Sing there are ITO prisoners,
and Clinton and Auburn prisons are crowded
ooh she was Jewel of a Wife" said Pat
mourning over the loss of his better halt "she
always struck me with the soft end of the
mop.
~ The London Times announces the
death, on the 22d of January. of Henry Hal
lam. the historian, at the great age Of 81
years.
- Chief Justice fancy abstains from all
society Lord Napier was recently denied an
interview with him, in consequence of age
aud infrmtics
~ bill abolishing and prohibiting slav-
cry in the territory of Kansas has passed the
territorial Legislature, but will doubtless re-
celve the veto Of Governor Medary.
~ A bin to prevent emancipation of slaves
in North Carolina has been rejected by the
House of Representatives OF that State The
project was very warmly debated.
DwoRcED.--The Territorial Legislature of
Kansas has granted divorce to Mr. and Mrs
Edward o. Coburn, parties in the famous Co
burn and Dalton case tried in this city.
~ The citizens of Weathersfeld VT, are
making arrangements to celebrate the centen-
ial anniversary Of the chartering of their
town, which took place August 20th 1861.
- The pickerel up in New Hampshire
live on peculiar food The Manchester amer
icau records the capture Of one, weighing five
pounds which had a striped squirrel in his
stomach
- The yeritable pipe belonging to Miles
Standish-which he brought over in the May
flower, and smoked to the day of death-was
sold at auction in Albany week or two
since, for SIS.
There are 1857 schools in the State Of
New York S42. 137 scholars, 90 So teachers,
Of whom s266 are men. The amount Of mo-
ney appropriated for school purposes last year
was S3,792,94S.
~ The Kansas City Journal of Commerce
says that both bitumnous and canal coal have
been discovered in large quantities within
eight miles Of that city in the bluffs of the
Kansas River.
L-5 The celebrated stallion known as the
Royal Morgan, owned by John Gregory Of
Northfcld, died recently at the stable Of his
owner, at the age Of 80 years lie was ex-
hibited at the State Fair.
~ John H. Davis, heavy packer, Of
Cincinnati, died suddenly, Saturday, \ local
paper says He was highly esteemed as
man Of benoyolence and enterprise, and was
good judge Of pork -
- The Diaro, Of Cuba, says that sooner
than become dependent upon the United
States, the Cubans will advocate the abolition
! of slavery That would speedily stop the fl
libuster talk Of the democracy.
] APPROPRIATED NAMED.-They have a
committee in the Pennsylvania Legislature
/ which is very appropriately entitled the Com
mttee on Vice and immortality they have
charge of the business Of licensing rum shops
! ~ A farmer was robbed, near Peoria, Ill.
recently, by 1.-TWO remarkably pretty girls in
mems clothes, with whom he had been drink
ing. They proposed to see him home. and
on the way, gagged him and riaed his pockets
VERMONT STATE FArR.-Ata meeting of
the Directors of the Vermont State Agricul-
tural Society, held at Burlington on the Sd
inst it was voted to hold the next annual fair
at Burlington, on the 18th, l4th, 10th and
10th of September.
~ 1t has been decided by the Second Adj
vent people who have the matter in charge
that Christ will appear during Passover of
the present year. The truth of this is proven
by % columns of facts and figures in "The
Times Messengers,
/ ~ little girl inquired of her friend, who
like the inquirer, had not passed her eighth
year, "What caused the rain = to which the
following beautiful reply was given: The
drops of rain are the tears shed by the angels
over the sins Of the world"
To- Seven States, Ohio Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota,
poll ,263, 900 votes, or 100 900 votes more
than the Is Southern States three times
more than New England, and nearly a third
of the whole vote of the Union.
Among the unmarked graves in the ceme-
terry at Camden, Ark, is that Of brother of
the illustrious Henry Clay--his only monu-
ment is an oak tree, with the initials of his
name rudely carved in its rough bark. He
was devoted minister of the Gospel
/ 70 Mr.. Caldwell, one of the state senators
of Virginia and twice mayor of Wheeling, the
other day delivered at the court house in that
city very strong speech in favor of free la
Dor, the first Of the kind ever delivered in the
city. The audience was large and the sensa-
ton considerable.
The friends of art and genuine poetry will
be delighted to learn that Powers has received
orders to "sculp' statute Of MARY Ann"
the young person referred to by Bennett in his
poetical contribution to the Ledger, as giving
his soul a charm, on the ecstatio occasion of
her squeezing his arm.
~ The mother of John G. SAKE, the poet,
who resides in Troy, went to Bennington,
last week, for the purpose of hearing her son
read his poem on Love" Though he has
lectured four hundred and fifty times. this was
the first time the old lady ever had an oppor-