Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-01-22

Gen. Grant was lately rallied about tbt
New York Herald's persistent and preposter-
Gus use of his name for the presidency. The
general replied Il aspire only to one politi-
cal office When this war is over | mean to
run for mayor of Galena (his place of resi-.
dence.) And If elected, intend to have the
sidewalk fixed up between my house and the
depot.
A freedman who was working with great
energy, being asked the reason of his singular
industry: "It's only the difference of let
ter" was the reply; formerly worked for
Massa Lash-now | work for Massa Cash"
cynical fellow who cant muster the cash
for sleigh-ride publishes the following re-
cipe for it's sensations: ''Sit in the hall in
your night clothes, with both doors open so
that you can get good draft-your feet in a
rail of e-water-drop the ( ont door key
down your back--hold an icice in one hand
and ring the tea bell with the other" He
says "you can't tell the difference with your
eyes shut, and it is a great deal cheaper"
A lady made call upon friend who had
lately been married. When her husband
came home TO dinner she said 81 have been
to see Mrs. -" "Well," replied the hus-
band, IL suppose she is very happy
"Happys should think she ought to be,
she has camers hair shawl two thirds bor-
der"
poor Tilted blade says;
Woman's love is like Scotch snuff,
You get one pinch and that's enough.
Whereupon a darkey. of more sense as well
as soul, responds
Womans Tub, like ingy-rubber,
1t stretch de more de more you Tub her.
One good effect of the recent cold wealth
er in Missouri. was the surrender OF many
guerrillas who preferred surrendering to
freezing.
A dealer in figures says that there are $780,
600, 600 deaths, 4l2, 100000 births and S3,-
500 900 marriages in the world annually.
The IT'S, 900 dogs in Ohio killed $4,000
worth of sheep last year.
1t costs nearly thirty dollars to kiss mar
ried woman against her will at Cincinnati.
One hundred and fifty cords of wood were
cut and split at Marion, Iowa, on Christmas
day for the benefit Of the " war widows"
1t is officially announced that John Morgan
escaped through Misunderstanding Peni-
tentiaries ought to be b lilt without them.
Queen Victoria lately stood godmother to
negro baby which was named after her, and
presented it with gold cup and silver knife,
fork and spoon.
Sharp negro that at Undertook, who made
his will on departing for camp, beg eathing
all his bounty money to his wife. provided
she didn't =" run away with another niger
A German in Philadelphia who has been a
white man for As years has changed into a
black man. and the doctors are unable to ac-
count for the phenomenon.
A Confederate letter-writer says ale
would rather be bob-tailed dog in Con-
federate camp, than commander-i OF
the Federal army" Certainly he ough to
have his choice of what he considers him self
best fitted for.
Gen. Wilde and his negro brigade have
made another successful expedition from Nor
folk Two of his men having been captured,
he seized the wife and family Of the colonel
who took them, and notified him tina. the fate
of the negroes would be that of the woman
and children. The negroes were restored.