Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-28
Secession of South Carolina.


sed the Ordinance bill, seeding from the
Union. The news spread rapidly and
there was great cheering and much excite
ment. That immense State has passed
Just such an Ordinance once before, in
1882. On the 2lst the Convention had
some discussion relative to laws to collect
the revenue, Postal arrangements, Tar
riff, &c. 1t was ascertained that the
Custom House did not pay it's expenses,
and the Post Office of the State cost the
Government 100000, while the receipts
are less than 10000. Possibly she can
make up this deficit by having letter
postage ten cents. The Legislature
changed the name of Federal Relations to
Foreign Relations. A committee was APP
pointed to fix the style of the State Flag.
CoNGREss.-On the Oath communica-
ton was received by the House from the
Secretary of the Interior, giving informa-
ton of defalcation amounting to $780,
900 in the Indian Trust Fund. The
Secretary wishes for full investigation
to vindicate his own honor. A select
committee of five, with full powers was
appointed.
MILITARY LEvEE.-On the evening Of
the Sth day of January, 1861, the ami
versary of the Battle of New Orleans, the
Bradford Guards, in connection with the
Bradford Brass Band, are to give Levee
at the Vermont House. Telegraph.
PATENTs.--The following patents were
issued from the United States Patent
Office, on December IS, 1860, each bearing
that date.
f. F. NJ. Fletcher of Georgia Plains
VT, for improvement in water wheels.
Jedediah Holcomb of Brandon, VT, fol-
improvement in platform scales.
Smith A. Skinner of West Berkshire
Vt. for improvement in fountain pens.
ROGUE CAUGIIT-On Monday light O.
last week a fellow by the name of Har
rison Grace was arrested in Hinesburgl
for theft, and bound for trial in $500
He had for some time been making indis
criminate plumber, using horses and wagon,
which he had stolen. He had with hin
a girl, of IA or Is years, a sister of hi
wife, who lives with her four children
over the Lake. The girl asserts Grace
under compulsion. Grace is an old often
der, but just out of Dunnemora, On. "
Prison, and is the same who robbed TIL,
express wagon of Mr. Boynton of Hines
burgh, some two months ago.--Bmlinq
ton times.
THE CENsUs.--I learn Indirectly
from the Superintendent of the census
that in the new appointment of Member,
of Congress, under the census of 1860
Vermont will be entitled to three members
one saved on q fraction The fire.,
States gain seven members, which arr
lost, of course, to the slave states TIL,
cause of secession is not slavery, nor Lin
coins election, but the census. So it wa
in 1850; and in l960it is only somethin,
more so. The South does not like to b.
in minority in the government.-Cor
Vermont Watchman.
ca The citizens of Bennington hav
contributed $50,75 for the suffering ii
Kansas, and the amount forwarded to tn
Treasurer and Secretary of the Kansa
Relief Committee"
WHITE GUNpowDER. letter from Lon
don says; 81 have heard in the city of
curious invention, which concerns alik
sportsman, rihcman, and the scientific. |
is the manufacture of white gunpowder
1t is made no mystery of, being composed
of yellow potassa, chloride of potassium
loaf sugar, crystalized sugar and birthstone
1t possesses superior qualities over tn
black powder, being quick and more pow
erful in its action, and not fouling the gun
For the delicate in the olfactory nerves
it may be added that it is without unpleas
ant smell. 1t has just been patented.