Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-02-01
GENERAL ITEMS.

~ by the ancient law OF Hungary ms
convicted of bigamy was condemned 20 Ii,
with both wives in tine same house the Grin
was. in consequence. extremely rare.
I5~ 1t is stated that there are thirty pacl
cts lying up at Cairo, Ill.,. for want Of freigl
Notwithstanding the river is free from ice
low, and this is usually busy season.
lsT At Greenfield, Mass, Saturday nigh
Bill Dwyer came near freezing to death, az
Allen Newton froze all his fingers on OF
hand. Both had taken too much poor IN
Tor the state Of the weather.
~ The workingmen are uppermost
Lynn, Mass. The new Mayor. Mr.. Brec
who is iourneyman shoemaker has nominal
for city marshal James Dillon. the leader
the late strike and the board of alderm
confirmed the nomination
LV' The first victim in the noble cause
South Carolina independence fell on Mo
day night Of last Week, in Castle Pinckne
He was private Ih the Carolina artiller
and was accidentaFts hot by one Of the Sc
tinels, while goiag'' Sis rounds
STABBrNG AFFAIR.-On the 10th inst
Dalton, y. H., in quarrel Mr.. Robins,
stabbed his brother-iu-sw Edward Cushma
in his breast. Robinson is under arrest al
had his trial at Lancaster the 4th inst.
Cushman is likely to recover.
DETERMINED LEG1sLAroR.-Col Day
Page, a member Of the Maine Legislatui
from the Aroostock region, on his way fr
his home to the capital, walked fifteen mil
on foot, and ten miles on snow shoes {
snow being two and half feet deep and
broken.
~ 1t is stated that the reason why S.
retary Floyd removed Col. Craig from /
long time chetship Of the ordinance burea
was that be refused 10 countenance the who
sale removal of guns South. Capt. Mayr
dier was appointed his successor because
was the tool of the secretary.
TuE RULING PAss1oN STRONG IN Deaf
AN Alton (Ill) mser, named McLane
purchasing laudanum with which to conn
suicide, first having killed his wife, on Sat,
day of week before last, actually higgled wi
the apothecary about the price, and claim,
a reduction for having furnished the phial
10 Gen Scott is the largest man in
American service. He is six feet six inch
tall, and weighs two hundred and six
pounds. He is seventy-lour years old, )
his health is good and his whole system
apparently yigorous-much Of which is owl
doubtless to his very temperate habits.
SMALL Wakes Spirit says III
some time ago, cows, of the size Of a Ian
Newfoundland dog, were introduced into En-
land, from Brittany France, and in the sprir
some of these little mixers will be broug
to Philadelphia. They give from eight
ten quarts a day, and require about as mu
feed a goat. If what is said about th,
is true, they will dispense with milk carts
our cities
KINDLY But Nor SEDUorIvE.-We
ceiyed a package of the Times last night, wi
this Endorsement
" Returned from Columbus, Georgia, whc
the proprietors would be hung were they
show their heads"
We shall not "show," under such c
cumstances. We would not 60 half that d
tance for the promised reward,-N Y Tin
The Hartford Conn Post says that I
manufacture of arms, which is a very imp
tant detail Of the productions Of Hartford, n,
er was known to be so brisk as it is no
Col Colts workmeu are employed fftc
hhhlo lti Ah1 NliA tiA1 quar- ANllit W. q
driving their business at an equal rate of p
duction.
~ Fifty tons of lead were barganed for
New York few days since but on the c
der being given to ship it to Sayannah,-t
State Of Georgia proposing to pay for it,
the dealer Immediately replied, "Sir, you ca
not have this lead. The motive for its p,
chase is evident, and will never consent
supply bullets to those who propose to
stroy the Union by civil war" And
Georgian did not get the lead.
To- Senator Toombs, in his recent spec
aptly illustrates the determination of The
cessonists to " make slaves Of the North"
if they can. He said
You claim right to speak, and form
cieties, and become nest of incendaries
order to assault your neighbors. You sh
not have any such right by your own pow
We will have the Sedition law enacted,
we will not stop till we get you where
hold the rest Of mankind-enemies in WI
friends in peace"