The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-03-06
STATE NEWS.

broke las leg near the ankle, on Monday
last, by The upsetling of sleigh in which
he was riding.
Prot. S. {. Bartlett Of Chicago has been
elected to the Presidency Of Tie Universe.
ty Of Vermont State and Agricultural
College. Prot. Bartlett is nov connected
with the Chicago Theological Seminary.
The corporation of the university Of
Vermont aud State agricultural College,
established in addition to the present de-
partments OF the Institution, a professor
ship of modern languages, - professorship
OF chemistry and lis application 10 agri.
culture and the mechanic arts also of
geology, mineralogy and mining, a.d ade-
partment Of military tactics, - watch 9th
er departments bearing especially on the
practical sciences and pursuits viii he add
ed. Lawrence Barnes Of Burlington pro
poses TO give $4,000 OF the 100000
winch the friends Of the College want to
raise, aud there should be no trouble i,
securing the rest.
On tile question Of the passage or the
Freedmeus Bureau Bill over the veto Of
the President Senator Pollard voted !" \ ca, =
and stated hat his colleague, senator
Foot was confined to MS bed by sickness.
but, il present, would have voted for the
bill.
On the question Of the passage Of the
House concurrent resolution, Nr. Pollnd
voted Yea" and stated that Mr.. Foot
was unable 10 attend, hut, itpreseui would
have voted for the resolution.
Nettie, a little daughter Of M. Hiram
Cook Of Huntington, eight years old, while
watching the unloading o. soae logs at a
saw mill IN that town, on the 22l hi,t.,was
caught between two logs e, ONE rolled from
the sled, and injured so that sh- died on
Saturday morning. She was thought al
first 10 be killed outright, Ter head being
caugli between the W. logs but on ex-
tricaIing her she proved to be alive and
fingered nearly v days lon-er.
There were shipped during the year
ending January !, loG6, from Richmond,
Vt, five hundred aud frye ght tons Of
cheese, aud sixty-ei2ht tons ofbuaer and
from JonesyilIc, during the same time,
ffiy-nine tons OF cheese and Twelve tons OF
butter, making IN all 600 toas Of cheese
and so tons Of butter.
The snow plough on the Passumpsie
road near Newport the other morning
threw out Of q snow DRIFT on the track, an
Irishman named Carney, who overcome by
whiskey, had lain down Oh tie road. He
proved TO be badly frozen and is not ex-
pected to live.
Eusiace Morris, a Frenchman, an n
duslrious man with a family, was instantly
killed at East Montpelier, on the ljt, inst,
by a falling tree.
A little daughter Of Widow Wheeler Of
Jay, aged four years had all her clothes
burned Off Of her, by the breaking Of a
kerosene lamp. She was not expected te
survive.
Tie new Central railroad bridge nj Roy.
alton has been completed. 1t is six humid
red feet In length. The old bridge has
been taken down, and The new one erect
ed in is place, aud during the process
u trains a day have crossed safely
No accident has occurred about lie works.
The Postmaster General has appointed
Mr. Edward Porter as an Agent, 10 seeto
The receipt delivery and exchange d mails
at the RuIl4nd Railroad Depoi,st a%salary
Of $500.
A man living on the road leading from
ST. Adams to Fairfield, was found on We'd
nesday morning in his barn. drunk, with
lis hands aud feet badly frozen. The I'M
fortunate man, whose name is Patrick
kedwell, had come to ~. Adams with a
load Of wood. got drunk. lost his team, and
started of on foot. lie was not expected
TO live.
The Burlington City election takes
place on Tuesday March 9Th. Mayor
Cailin having declined a denomination,
Hon. Torrey +. Wales i tie prominent
candidate for the mayoralty.
The New England Agricultural Society
mel in Boston on the lst inat- and recon-
mended the removal Of the present head
Of Tic Agricultural Department at Wash
ington, for inc0mpetency. Among The Of.
dcers elected are the following Vermoni-
ers Yice.p II resident, Daniel Kimball.
Rutland Trustees. Geo. Campbell, d. X
Potter, Henry CLARK, Ebcnezer Bridge,
Thomas Sanders.
The liquor seized AZ Montpelier last
iail, was tried last week, says tie Free
man, and, alger Two hours b investigating
lLe iacls, he jury failed 10 sgree. Five
were III favor Il coademniog The liquor,
aed oae iaoashs the L. S. tslenue law
n]u1ided Tie Siae las. Tie case ws4
a3afned mi nest Iarsls