The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-07-01

was waylaid by some humans ana Sc
verely beaten with bottle. His cries
for help were heard at great distance.
A warrant has been signed for their
arrest, but they have not yet been
brought to justice.
The First National Bank st. Adams
has been designated as depository of
public monies and financial agent
of the United States, and is receiving
subscriptions to all government loans.
The rain storm on the evening of
the 25th inst, was exceedingly wei
come to the dry and parched earth. 1t
came quickly and abundantly but the
village sideways proved entirely mad
eouate for such a volume of water.
With other improvements now in
progress, attention TO the matter of
drainage seems to be very desirable.
The last Vermont Record, published
at Brandon, contains a full and excel
lent commemorative notice of Col j.
L. Barney, from the ready pen of the
Rev. John b. Perry, Of Swanton.
The Brandon Record says that
"Col. Bement is hunibug, soliciting
funds ostensibly for the suffering in
habitants Of Tennessee, but really to
be spent in drunken, licentous carou~
sails by Col Bement.' The Montpelier
Freeman calls him smashing, tim
Grant braggadocio.'
The Baltimore Convention admit
ted delegates from Louisiana, Tennessee,
Arkansas, and almost everywhere ex-
cept from South Carolina. Robert
Small, the colored captor of the steam
err Planter, was one Of the delegates
from South Carolina, and there were
other colored persons in the delegation
and possibly this embarrassing question
of color, Influenced the Convention &c
reject the South Carolina delegation. -
ErchaHye.
A Arnold Esq. the Superintend-
emit Of the Stanstead, Sheford and
Chambly Railway who resides at Wa
terloo, c. f. was formerly the popular
: conductor on the Sullivan and Yer
; mont Central Rail Roads and is Justly
esteemed for possessing business tai
ents Of a high order. Mr. Arnold has
many friends and acquaintance who
will rejoice at his continued prosperity
: There has been another ministe
rial crisis at Quebec These affairs
have ceased to excite wonder as they
| happen so often.
Work on the new railroad connec
, ting the Vermont and Canada Railroad
: with the railway from near St Johns
e progresses so rapidly that the cars
will, probably be running in October
; next. Most Of the grading has beer
e done and the rails have been lai(
Z, throughout the greater part of tn
+ distance. Some of the bridges which
+ span the Missisquoi river and othe
e streams are to be built of stone an
n it is designed to have the masonry o
}. the best and most permanent charac
Y ter ID. c Linsley, Esq. is the Engin
eer in charge of the work and is push
It it on with skill and energy.
9 Alvin Haskin, of North Highgatt
{ on Thursday, June %, lost house, tw
u barns, two sheds, granary and hog-pe
by fire. The accident was occasione
+, by a spark communicating with tn
y shingles on the roof Mr.. Haskin an
IS sons were absent at the time or tn
e. house might possibly have been save
! Insured in the Vermont Mutual fc
SS50-which covers hardly half {
the loss.
is Harvey Phelps barn at Highgat
Springs was struck by lightning O
II Saturday and was lost and consume
,e with l5 tons of hay. Barn insured Il
J. 800. No insurance on the hay.
N Capt Murray, U. S. A. statione
as inspector in the Provost MarsS'
% department at Brattleboro and hi
oi entered upon discharge of his dutie
T. The last number of the Plat
RS burgh Republican was the first issue
a vol. 55 and the 3ith year of Col. Rol
al G.. Stones control of that paper. III
Colonel is an unterrifed democrat al
id is one of the Oldest and most expeI
id enced editors in the Empire State. III
H. Republican is an Constitution" in Il
e. venerable village of Plattsburgh.
IL MAN BURNED TO DEArH,-On Mo
i'll day of last week, the dwelling of j
al seph Dodge, in Eden, caught fire al
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