Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-19


While the wooden manufacturing Of the
country has doubled since the commencement
of the war, it is shown by official figures that
in the four years ending June 80, 1865, the
wooden shoddy and woolens imported make
an aggregate of $3.50, 900, 600, Of which the
unmanufactured wool amounts to 2S7 O00,-
600 pounds, costing $4,000, 900. Nearly
all the imports of wool under the late tariff
came in either at three or six cents per pound,
the duty averaging less than five cents. The
woods Of Australia and South Africa, which
are fine mefinoes, are inyoiced at less than "a
cents per pound.
PLAIN TALK.-James 4. Brady made &
strong speech at the Sth Of January festival
in Tanmany Hall but he was not altogether
sweet upon the Democracy as the following
extract shows:
% have been told that should be read
out of Tammany Hail. Cries OF no, no, no. /
But repeat tonight what | have said before,
that the Democratic party was, TO say the
least Of it, cold in its prosecution Of the war
against rebellion. 1t is cold now, and until
it change from what it is TO what it ought to
be, it will never regain that position it once
held in the power and the government of the
country
There was an attempt, on the evening OF the
10th, to assassinate Senator Wade, of Ohio,
which was frustrated by the Senator's cool
ness.
The recent breaking up Of the ice in the
Missouri River, has destroyed four large
steamers and ferry boat. Loss estimated
at $225,000.
Thnaa hN hava - e.. al
release of jeff Davis and @. C.. Clay, have
been taken absck by TIE positive declaration
Of the Secretary Of War, in his report to the
President of January 4, that Jefferson Davis
is charged with the crime OF melting the as
sassination of Abraham Lincoln, and that G.
c. Clay is charged with completely in the
murder of Mr.. Lincoln.
In 1855, DR.. Robert de Lambelle, distin-
guished physician of Paris, announced that a
shock OF electricity given to patient dying
from the effects of chloroform Immediately
counteracts its influence, and restores the
sufferer to life. Has the experiment ever
been tried in this country
VERMONT CENTRAL New BoNDs.--Half a
million of the new per cent. loan, recently
placed on the market by the Vermont Gem
trail and Vermont ~ Canada Road, have been
already taken.
A dry-house connected with Merrilrs fac
tory at Felchville was destroyed by fire on
Thursday night of last week, together with
about 1000 lbs. bleached wool The total
loss was about $500, and insured for $1,000.
The southern Illinoisans brsg loudly of
their cotton crop last year. and will double it,
this.
Some of the oil companies of Pennsylvania
made a deplorable exhibit to the Auditor
General. The law requires them TO assess
their stock at valuation so that the tax can
be adjusted, The same stock which few
months ago was represented by the directors
to be cheap at ten dollars per share, is now
valued by the same directors at fee cents per
share.
A Louisville gentleman last week put an in
teresting question to MIR. Seward, Secretary
of State. Mr.. Seward replied " must an.
swer you automatically "-and he die. " And
now" said the gentleman, "l viii SIX you
another question, and you can answer as di.
plomatically as you please Are we to have
war !" No" replied the Secretary. Moth
ing diplomatic about that.
Petitions to the home government. looking
to peaceful secession from England and an
nexation TO the United States, or the forma-
ton OF separate government, are circulating
in the rural districts Of Canada.
A Mrs Laferty was frozen to death in a
tenement house at New York. Sunday night,
with her baby in her arms. When discover
ed in the morning the babe was trying to
suekle from the breast of its dead mother.
Ii is rumored that Mai. Gen. Merritt, now
stationed in Texas, attended public meeting
there in an intoxicated condition, snl en-
eoTsed a IRRESPONSIBLE speech made by rebel
Judge named Hancock. Charges are said to
havs been preferred by officers who were
present, and they will be investigated.