Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-08-03
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Worthwhile, July 81. 1866.

The admission Of representatives from Ten
nessee will leave the balance Of parties almost
undisturebed. In the Senate Mr. David T.
Patterson, son-in-law Of Andrew Johnson,
may be oiassed with the conservatives; his
term expires in 1869 Mr. J. s. Fowler.
whose term ends in 1871, is known as a
strong radical. In the House, the represent
tatives elected as Unions,s are Nathaniel K.
Taylor, Horace Maynard, William b. Stokes,
V. NJ. Arnell, and Isaac X. Hawkins. The
democrats are Edmund Cooper, William b.
Campbell and John w. Lefiwich.
CURIOUS FREAK OF AN INSANE MAN. The
relatives Of one Mr.. Cotdes Of ST. Louis, Mo,
recently came tc the conclusion that be was
insane. short time ago he purchased
house and grounds on Grand avenue, south
Of the fair grounds. and concluded to con-
struct geological aquarium and ayiary for
the pleasure Of his friends and the public.
Upon his grounds was large sink hole. in
which was a pool If water He decorated
the sides Of this hole with jimson weed, dog
iennel snd boneset, and purchased a collec-
ton Of beautiful singing birds, among which
we're the crow, the cat bird and hedge spar
row and he imported two large aligators
and placed them IN his lake at the bottom Of
his sink hole, and took great delight in
watching their spcrtiye gambos. He peo-
Piled the laughing waters Of the pool with me-
lodius bullirogs, beautiful water dogs, moe
casin snakes, soft-shell turtles, gars and Mis-
sissppi catfish. Justas Mr.. Cordes had COM
peted these arrangements he learned that
his relatives had applied for a writ de hnati-
co 'nqwrendo, and 80 he packed up his clothes
and started for Minnesota His friends, his
slhgators, and the Probate Court anxiously
await his return.
Among the novelties which will be exhibit
ted at the Paris Exposition is piano-violin.
DANGEROUS COUNTERFEIT. There is
new and dangerous counterfeit Of the last
fifty cent note. The paper is thicker and the
engraving Of the yignette poorer than that Of
the genuine.
CHOLERA IN RUrLAND.-It is reported
that two cases Of cholera occurred in that
portion OF our village known as Nebrasks"
last evening. The sufferers had all the
symptoms usual to that disease, and it is
feared that both will prove fatal. Herald.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. A girl named Re.
beoca K. Dazzling, employed as cook at the
Addison House, in Middlebury, was shot on
Saturday last by the oarelessness ola boy in
an adjacent yard, The ball entered the neck,
and penetrated several inches, changing its
course after entering so that the ball was not
found. The wound is not thought to be
dangerous one. On Monday the girl was re-
ported as doing we'll.
AN OLD SETTLER. Week before last II.
f. Curtis, of Orange, picked up venerable
looking turtle, which bore the date Of June
u, 1907, on its shell. 1t is probably the
Oldest inhabitant" Of that town.
merchant having sent in obedience to an
order, fifty barrels Of -four to a grocer in the
Provinces, recently received another order
which he thinks has malice in il, or else that
the man did not get what he expected, viz:
"send down fifty hogs to eat up that -four"
A lady made her husband a present of
silver cup wi h an angel at the bottom and
when she filed it for him he used to drink it
to the bottom, and she asked him why he
drank every drop. Because, duckey," he
said, " long TO see the dear little angel
Upon which she had devil engraved at the
bottom, and he drank off just the same, and
she again asked him the reason. "Why,"
replied he, because l won't leave the old
devil drop"
What city in France is a man about to vis-
1t when he goes to get marrieds He is going
to Hayre. An old bachelor being asked the
question. promptly replied "to kouen."
The New Orleans Tribune states that there
are seven thousand negroes in that city who
ill responsible positions. their united incomes
amounting to $4,000 per day.