Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-04-12
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10 DE AppoINrED.-We understandable
the Hon. B. d. Harris of this yiiIay.;,
likely to receive the appointment of Gov
ernor of Utah Territory. He is pressed
for the Office by some of the promjpcD.
Gentilcs of Utah and those elsewhere b,v
ing business interests in that Territory q,
in connection with the overland ronto
Mr.. Harris has some acquaintance with
that people, having been Secretary of Utah
under Mr. Fillmore's administration 70
the satisfaction of all except the Nor
mons. Mr.. Harris possesses excencrt
qualifications for that Office and We trust
that the rumor of his appointment will
turn out reality. 1t is barely possible
that Brattleboro will after all furnish -,
live Governor. "-V. Menir
DISTRICT ArToRNEY.-George Howe
ESQ.,, of this village has been appoiptca
by the President as United States Attor.
ney for the District of Vermont, and the
appointment was confirmed by the Senate
on Wednesday of last week. The income
of the Office is 5000 per annum and the
fees; the latter of course depending upon
the amount of business which is chiefly
confined to violation of revenue, patent
and post Office laws. Mr.. Howeisa young
man and he will find both labor and honor
in following in the footsteps of his prede.
cessors the last four of whom are Daniel
Kellogg Abel Underwood, Lucius B. Peck
and H. Z. Stoughton.-V. Manir.
COUNTY CoURT.-The April term of the
County Court will commence at Fayette.
vile on Tuesday of next week, April 9th
Hon. Loyal Kellogg is to be the presiding
| judge, he having effected an exchange"
with Judge Barrett. An extra session Of
the Grand Jury is to be held at the same
time with special reference to the counter
feiters recently taken in Windham. There
is no doubt that these prisoners are old
hardened offenders, as they have to be
kept in irons and under a strict watch to
prevent an escape.-V. HGnir.
LONGEVITY OF A FAMILY.-The late Lu.
Their Webb, who died in this town, aged
96 years, was the last of family of eleven
children, seven sons and four daughters
The average age of the parents and eleven
children was so years and s months the
average age of seven of them was 81 years
and month; and the average age of the
family at the time Of the first death was
81 years and 10 months.-BeNo,cS Falls
Argus.
Our new Collector of customs, William
Clapp, Esq, returned from Washington
Saturday evening, and Monday mornings
sun had hardly rose before his office was
swarmcd with applicants for appointments
under him. Mr.. G. will enter upon the
duties of his Office immediately.--.S. H.
bans Messenger.
MYsTERIoUs--On the I'd inst, about
four miles below Swanton Falls floating
in the Missisquoi River, the body of a man
was picked up. The body was in a per-
fectly nude state, and so mutilated by the
action of time and water, as to preclude
an attempt at description. Amy interest
ed parties can obtain further information
by inquiring of w. H. Blake. Swanton,
vt.-&. Albms Democrat.
GT A horse was put in the Addison
House stable on Saturday last, after a
moderate drive of few miles, and after
couple of hours was taken out to water
While drinking, blood gushed out of his
nose, and continued rapid discharge
till he died, in few minutes.-Middle-
bury Register.
CT Aside from the enlargement of the
Vermont Asylum buildings, of which We
have made mention heretofore, there is
likely to be considerable building in this
village during the present season. The
Hard Times will undoubtedly curtail
some of the plans which were in anticipa-
ton, yet number Of our citizens or those
about to become such have commenced
operations for the erection of dwelling
houses.
Since the close of the last season at the