Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-09-07

Abraham Lincoln, when a youth, wanted
to marry Miss Wood Of CentreSille, Ind, but
she declined on account of his being - 80
awkward, lazy and over fond Of of a book"
The labor of the convicts in the Alabama
Penitentiary has been leased for six years to
company engaged in iron mining, The
State receives $4,000 for the contract.
The oshawa (Csnada,) Vindcator says
that MIR. John Cameron, OF that place, has in
vented rifle which is a hundred shooter.
The model works well, and the inventor says
he can FIRE over one hundred rounds in four
minutes.
A few days ago, at Louisville, the body of
a man was found on the street with one hun
bred stabs on his body, his ears cut off, his
eyes gouged out, and other trightful mutila-
tons. No clue to the murderer or the mans
identity has been bained.
Gold mines have been discovered at the
Cape of Good Hope, and will be able to be
worked with much greater facility than those
Of California.
A correspondent of the Chicago Post, writ
ing from St. Louis, says: 1t is impossible
to give correct estimate of the number of
deaths from cholera here, as the authorities
have forbidden the cemetery clerks reporting
the same. 1t is known, however, that there
are over one hundred interments daily. At
ter temporary lull the epidemic seems to be
ravaging atresh."
AS an instance OF the value of the Atlantic
Cable to commercial men, an incident is re-
ported from Cork, in which a merchant there
was enabled, on the fret opening of the tee-
graph, to countermand an order for American
grain, by which, owing to the fuctuation O.
prices, he made large saving.
The plague of locusts which has broker
out in Algeria causes great uneasiness to tn,
French government, and now the troops ar'
called out to destroy this new species Of enc
my. The amount killed is immense, not les
than 5000 cwt., the average result Of day
work.
Enoch Arden has turned up in Indiana
A Stark County soldier named Liseton, VIII,
went to war leaving wife and child, ant
three years ago was reported dead, has jus
returned to find his child buried and his wifi
married.
Twenty to thirty ladies are now on trial a
Indianola, Warren county, Iowa, for compel
ing secesh female TO carry the American
flag in procession.
swarms of squirrels are passing through
Michigan, southwark bound, stripping the
country Of whatever serves them for food
Cold weather coming.
What is the difference between person
transfxed with amazement, and leopard
tall The one is rooted to the spot, the 9th
er is spotted to the root.
mo man can do anything against hi
will, said metaphysician.
Faix," said Pat, 81 had brother whc
went to prison against his will"
A Washington clergyman says that zinc,
the issue Of three-cent currency notes, TIT
revenue of his church has decreased nearl,
one half.
1t is estimated that the corn crop of Penn
sylvania will reach, this year, nearly 80. 900,
600 bushels.
+ Judge Tilden of Cleveland has decided
that Shaving on Sunday morning, befor,
church, is work Of necessity.
The body Of a soldier exhumed at Mobile wa
found 10 have become a solid rock, with al
features of the man perfectly preserved.
One hundred and fifty women are REGULAR,
employed az masons and hod carriers on tn
new opera house ia Vienna.
II has been asked when rain falls, does
ever get up again. OF course it does, in de,
time.