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


husbands. She took about g 900 with her.
The husband expresses profound regret, as
she was one Of the best beggars he ever saw,
in Europe or America.
~ On reading Sickcs letter in defense
of his reconciliation with his wife, Gorritt
Smith wrote to Sickles approving the act, and
inviting him to bring his wife to his (Smth's)
house at Peterborough, This invitation, if
accepted. brings Sickles into the fellowship of
the goodly army of modern reiormers and
martyrs
- We have had some days in our possess
sion, says The Evening Post one dollar bill
on the City Bank of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
which bears on its back burden as follows;
"1his dollar bin is all received for performing the
marriage ceremony between John Gibbs and Mary Wal
lace Of the town of Salem kenosha County Wisconsin,
after having travelled five miles in the cold and paid 81 90
for livery JAMES T.. SlDELL."
To- Crinoline is a word which has not yet
found its way into Webstcr's Dictionary 1t
is said to have been originally the name Of
Partisan modistc-one Nine Crinolne, who
kept set Of dress making rooms in the Rue
de ia Paix II eventually came into use to
denote the article most in repute at her estab-
lishment.
At cattle show, recently, fellow who
was making himself ridculously conspicuous
at last broke forth Call these here prize
cattle; Why, they amt nothing to what our
folks raised. My father raised the biggest
calf of any man round our parts"
Don't doubt it, remarked bystander,
land the noseiest"
Miss Helen Dresser, a young lady sixteen
years Of age, has been lccturing in Brattle-
boro, upon Mormonism. She escaped from
the kingdom of the Saints two or three years
since, and is now engaged in procuring the
means for her education.
John Cobb, young man Of eighteen. was
hung at Atlanta, Ga, lately, for shooting
wealthy libertine who had seduced his sister
Cobb was convicted and sentenced last year,
but the feeling in his behalf was so strong
that Gov Ellis was induced to reprieve him
for twelve months
fly trap, invented by b Atwater Of Ber-
lin, Conn, which costs only one dollar,
caught in dining room in hotel in Man
chester, n. II. Seventeen hundred flies in one
minute, on wager, and Of course won the
stakes
$ ~ James Buchanan, Esquire, has written
l. a letter declining TO be a candidate for the
It presidency next year In consequence of
& which we have during the last three days re-
is ceigod 1912 letters from as many different
% persons, all declining to be candidates for the
d presidency. These persons all say that they
d had no idea it was necessary TO decline till they
d saw Mr.. BIS letter. As it is utterly impossi-
z Bile for as to publish all of these letters, we
Is suggest that the thousands yet to come in
e should be sent to Mai. Eastman's fork fact
= DRY at White River Junction b +. Times.
tV' A gentlemans leg was amputated
j. Wednesday. at the Massachusetts Hospital,
a in order that he might have an artificial leg
e. applied by Palmer Il Co. The amputated
er leg four inches shorter than its fellow
es but perfectly sound. The patient has walked
by for twenty-sevcn years upon crutch, but
ut will, in few weeks be able to walk without
~ In Buffalo, Wednesday, a woman
-, while engaged in washing windows on tn,
w. outside, made nisstep. fell off, and after re-
." volving once in the air, her hoops became in
~ fiated, and she came easily and gracefully tC
"a the stone pavement, breaking but two small
IL bones, and those were in her hoops
is ~ bachelor, returning the other even
as ing from ball, in a crowded coach, declare,
Il
I'm objection to rings on his fingers but h
las had most unequivocal objection to bellies OF
to- his toes.
10 I19 While the administration was cuttin,
off the heads Of Douglas postmasters, com
10 mission went to Dante, of Illinois, appoint
ne ing him to one of those responsible positions
aus The p. NJ. General received prompt answe
ION to this effect
me DEAR SIR Although acknowledge tn
~ honor ofmy appointment, regret to say tina
ry' have vet an unexpred term of five years t
II, Il, serve in the penitenary, which compels m
''u to decline your hattering offer.
III With respect, -
TO- p. S.-Do not understand me as declnin
CIV to serve under the administration because
would not be fully as respectable as my pres
me ent position, have very high opinion {
hat Mr.. Buchanan and his cabinet.
W To Augustus Harmon and Ellen Beard
oro joint editors of The Reformer, Aurora. Ill
announce that they "have married themselye
and each other by declaration" and that the
ge, protest against all laws, customs, usages an
ant statutes which make difference between me
OF and women. In the difference made by n,
at ture between men and women the Springfield
on Republican presumes they acquiesce, seein
it can't be helped.
an POISONED BY HooPs.--A couple of f
gn males at Cayuga, Canada West, went into IL
,ooI forest to cut materials for hoops being r
am solved to keep up with the prevailing fashion
! They selected the stem of the "poison ivy
and after wearing the hoops few days wei
so dangerously affected to require medic
ne treatment.
tent
DIV 10 Oh, dear = blubbered an urchin WI
ton had been suffering from an application of tn
in birch Oh my they tell me about fort
ini- rods make furlong, but | can tell bigg,
ng. story than that. Let 'um get such a plagr
that lickin as I've had and they'll find that OF
,ery rod makes an scher
~ ~ few weeks since jury in Caterau.
-. us county gave verdict of $1,000 to II
~ plaintiff in a suit for breach of promise.
paper Of that locality gave a humorous accou
~, of the trial and was sued by the defenda
'oi who obtained a verdict for $1,000 against Il
,oo editor Thus, if the editor pays the iud
ment, he will balance the account betwe
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