Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-01-06

journey through Kansas, Utah and California and en-
bracing tract Of country which had before beer
described. They hastily written, but amusing az,
instructive. For sale by Ballo", Loycaud A Co.
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Such is the title Of q now tale just issued by J. w
Brady Of Philadelphia, from ihc ready pen u Hon. j
/ p Thompson. We reserve comments until vc hau
read the work For sale by Billou, Lovcland y Co.
| "1ng CrtryAron" rutlcr rurkcr e Sons. Editor
/ and ProWiciors Albany s go cents year.
The first nnmber-for Januaty--of volume eight %
this valuable Agricultural monthly is received Its mot
TO Is 900 improve hc soil and the mind no farmer cst
read without improving bis mind, and the information
derived from lis pages put in practical operation cauuo
fail 10 improve the soil Tho Country Gentleman" ,
weekly Agricultural journal VI 6 quaro pages is ais,
issued by tho same publishers at $50 per year.
To Hon W II Seward arrived at New
York on Wednesday of last week from his
foreign tour. On his arrival at the Asto,
House 100 guns were fired in the Park On
Thursday morning he received formal pub
lie reception by the city authorities, to which
he briefly responded, and in the afternoon
left for hi. home at Auburn. 5000 people were
in attendance, and gave hima cordial welcome
He is said to be in good health and spirits.
~ We devote good share of our fourth
page this week to the benefit Of Bonner of the
New York Ledger, the prince Of newspaper
publishers, and Aver of Lowell Mass, the
i.-I-. .~,nc patent medicine Juror. We adj
wise all to first read t, iust two paragraphs
of Boomers story, and then the rest of it if
they think it will pay. 1t pays us well
to At the December term of Windsor
County Court, VIM. L. Ellison was tried and
found guilty Of assault with intent to kill
Martha Hatch of Springfield
To People visiting Montpelier, will not
fail to notice the decided improvement recent
y made on Main Street by the erection of
Mr. Fred Marshs new store, and the changes
in the dwelling house near it. The centralty
ofthe location will place Marsh's store among
the constitutions Of the place
re- In the city OF Troy, n. Y, one hundred
and my persons are now licensed to sell
sprituous liquors in less quantities than five
gallons, to be drank on the premises Of such
persons
70 on.Judgc MAsoN Of Iowa, who made
himself so popular with the inventors of the
country while he held the office of Comm'ss on
cr of Patents has. We learn a-~~oio,c,l himsc'r
with Mum & Co., at the Scientific american
office, New York.
To At the Republican State Convention
held at Concord, n H., on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Hon lchabod Goodwin Of Portsmouth was
re-nominated for Governor by acclamatiou.
~ An adjourned village meeting at the
Grand Jury room on Monday evening next
Additional articles have been posted to be
acted upon at that time.
~ On Tuesday evening Mr.. J. S. Lee. of
this village, went to East Montpelier with
some $500 in his pocket, which was either
stolen from him or lost before his return to
Montpelier the same evening.
New MARBLE QUARBY.-A correspondent
Of the Boston journal, writing from ST. Al
bans, Vt, communicates the following.
About four miles from this place. upon
the main road to Swanton Falls, is ledge of
uncouth looking rocks whose sombro appear
anco casts gloom upon the passer by. Last
fall it attracted the attention Of gentleman
who employed workmen to open it. and it
proved to be beautiful and unique kind of
marble, notified, of chocolate and white col
or and which admits Of high polish 1t is
very hard and is cut with difficulty. 1t has
been largely ordered for ornamental work"
WHO EATs?-Three men in Monroe. N
H.. all living in one school district killed
this winter, six hogs 1.-TWO each which weigh
ed $3.50 lbs, averaging SIS lbs each; the
heaviest one weighed COS, and the lightest
$50 lbs Average age, Is months We are
afraid Vermont is beaten Caledoaian.
A HOUSE OF MoURNINe.-A remarkable
bereavement has beiallen the household of Mr.
Michael Fitzgerald, Of Fairfield, consisting of
father, mother and FIVE children On Friday
morning, as we learn, they were all well. and
on the Sunday following four of the children
died of scarlet fever. On Tuesday following
the four were committed to one grave, and on
the return from the sad office, the parents
found the remaining child, who had been left
at home, and sick with the same disease. had
also died. The cup of affection could hardly
be more trying TO parents hearts st III
bans Messenger, ooh alt.
FIRE IN BRATrLEBoRo- On Wednesday
afternoon OF last week, about four O'Clock. the
freight depot of the Vermont and Massacbu.
setts Railroad, in Brattloboro, was damaged
by hre to the amount of $500 or $500.
horse arrived at New York on SATURDAY,
from Italy, only seven hands high. He is to
be sent to Washington to Mr. buchanan as a
present from j. IL. Binda, the u. S. Consul
Gerrit Smith has so nearly been restored To
health, that he has returned 10 his homo ot
PeIerboro' lie will probably 60 to Europe.
The Bellows Falls Times SAYS tho will oe
the late Consul Jarvis Of Weatbersfcld
covered twenty-nine pages, as written. and
seventeen as recorded in the probate Office -
Charles Jarvis aud Hampden Cults. Fsos
and Rev j. d. f. Richards arc executors of
the will The amount Of the property cannot
be ascertained in the probate office but the
executors gave bond Of 500 600.
20 The Fredericksburg Ne,os saws that
Gov Wise tells the following Joke ON himself.
some fellow sent him paper in which ap-
peaied the following "Osawatomie Brown
and Wha..an-ass-am-I Wise 60 be pronounc.
ed quick.)"