Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-30


who resides in Nashua who had lost very dear
child a few weeks ago on Tuesday last managed
to procure the key Of the tomb in which the body
was laid, opened the coffin, took the child in her
arms and bore it home There she tended it as
though it was still living, and defed all endeavors
TO take il from her several hours and il was only
from the effects af an opiate administered to her
that the efforts made were finally successful.
The man who accused himself Of the attempt to
murder Secretary Seward has killed himself In
this he was insane or Payne was wrongfully hung
A most melancholy event, says the Burlington
Times, was connected with the EIenburgh, N. Y.
town meeting As the emergency was somewhat
pressing to the democratic party, four teams we're
sent into Capada after whiskey, and on their re-
turn the whole concern, men, liquor and teams,
we're taken by the custom house oficers The
disaster was Of the most appalling oharacterl
The result of the loss Of the liquor was, that
most Of the Republican ticket eas elected with the
exception Of Supervisor.
The postmaster at Norwich Ct has resigned and
asked the President to appoint some brave soldier
to the office.
The Government printing office at Washington
consumes one-thirteenth part o. all the printing
paper used in the United States, aud the work is
two or three years behind.
MURDER IN A STAGE CoAm.-On the 1ith
inst a German, Fred. Heushild. passenger OF the
overland mail route from Denver city to Atchison,
attacked his fellow passengers by first shooting
Lewis A. Rice and then assailing the others with
knife. Rice died instantly, when his murderer
was killed by W. W. Barlow OF Denver Two
soldiers acting as guard to the coach, refused to
inteiere.
A man out West says he moved so often during
one year that whenever a covered wagon stopped
at the gate his chickens would fall on their backs
and hold up their feet, in order to be tied and
thrown in.
The reb Geo. N. Sanders is in prison in Lon
don for debt.
Rev b. Cox, Morrstown, has received presents
to the amount of eighty dollars.
The General (CougregationaD Convention of
Vermont will meet in June, at Newbury, instead
Of Windsor.
Rev L. II. Stone has removed to Pawlet, Vt.
Tho revival interest throughout the country ap-
pears to be increasing.
O. S. Murray. shot recently at Cincinnati. was
formerly a Baptist preacher, residing at Brandon,
Vermont.
The American Home Missionary Society ae-
knowledges for the month OF January, from Yer
mont the sum of Sl9j.92.
Rev A. G. Pease, Of Norwich, has removed to
Waterbury aud wishes correspondents to address
him at that place. III
A plague has appeared 's,nonE the fowls in
Wiltshire, England spasms, yellow auid flows
from the beak. and the combs turn black.
Mexico owed France Area. rillioq dollars
France sent Maxiniian and an a{my to collect the
debt, and has already expended one hundred and
fifty millions in the process. 1t is little worse
than going to law.
Larkin G. Mead Jr., the BrattIoboro artist,
has found wife in Damatia.
A lad, son Of E. Brainard, Of Randolph, was
drowned on the 18th inst. in attempting to cross
brook.
The Burlington Wooden Co. have put a steam
engine into their mill, to use when water fails
The engine is 275 horse power, and cost $500.
Isaac Farnham of Windham, aged s5years, cuts
, cord of wood a day.
Haskell D. Farwell of Waathersded retired to
rest as usual and was found in his bed the next
morning dead
Moses Bates constable of Springfield, has failed,
b Liabilities to the town 5000. Bondsmen good
r for the town, so it is hard for them.
) A COW. belonging to John Bacon, St Johns
bury, is proud of a calf weighing one hundred
and eleven pounds
Charles A. Rowell of Dummerston, aged IA,
was killed on the 2Oth inst, by tree fallingupon
him This is the fourth or fifth accident Of the
kind we have recorded during the winter.
Edwin w Reed and Isaiah Piper have been
bound for trial for passing counterfeit money, on
complaint of Moses Haines Of Greensboro.
SHORT AND SwEEr.-A. D Smith Of Dandy
says two words tell the whole process Of making
first rate maple sugar, to witt clean and quick
Hydepark wants new School. House and a
' graded School. Good things to 90 together.
man. supposed to be one Lett, late express
. messenger between Montreal and Portland, has
been arrested at Rutland. BE has three horses
buggy wagon, and about 5000 in gold. He
4 left Montreal with $1,000 in gold.
i ExrRAoRptNARY MoRrALuY.-sixteen mem
, bers of the Rutland County Bar have died in the
last Ave years Average age nearly Ga years.
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