Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-08-24


we find that men who love their country are
not threatened with lynehing therefor in
southern cities, we shall think much more of
that as a proof Of reconciliation, than Of see
ing Mr.. Josiah Ddnham aud Gov Perry, or
Mr. Spofford ard Gen. sam McGowan frAter-
nslly embracing boston Adv
P0stmasters who get a circular from "E. l..
Williams, secretary, asking them to declare
for Johnson, and 10 send him five dollars as
initiation fee into some political club, must
be uncommon green to do it.
The fellows are rather importunate out
West. Witness the following newspaper an
nouncement; Engaged-Mss Anna Gould
to John Candal, City Marshal, both of Leaven-
worth, Kansas From this time hsnceforth
and forever-unul Miss Anna Gould becomes
a widow-all young men are requested to
withdraw their particular attention"
An exchange says that it is now understood
that Victor Hugo, when he described the
devil fish as a monster resem bling an umbre
la without handle, with innumer4ble radii
stretching out to grasp everything within its
reach, with no blood, no bones, no flesh, ab-
sofbing its victims into into its pouch, inten-
ed so prefgure the Philadelphia Convention.
The proprietor Of restaurant in Phila-
delphia last Wednesday caught rat which
was running around the room with clam
attached to its tail. The rat had been in
box containing clans under the counter, and
one Of them had caught hold Of it by the tail
and would not let GO. The rat endeavored
to crawl into its hole; the clam was too big
to enter the oylhce.
As passenger was leaning out OF car
window at Norwalk, Conn, depot. recently,
a seedy individual on the outside, just as the
train started, exchanged hats with him, OBJ
tanning new castor in place Of dilapidated
glazed cap, which be coolly placed upon his
head and walked of.
An old man was arrested at Memphis a
short time SINCE charged with being va
grant. On searching him $1,000 in gold was
found on his person, and goid frame locket
containing picture Of j. Wilkes Booth, set
with diamonds, aud valued at $4,000.
Three American military officers were
drowned Ia the ST. Lawrence, near Montreal,
a few days since. The body OF one has been
found, name unknown.
The ST. Johns STANDARD asserts tba, the
fishing in that part OF the Newfoundland
coast is no louger able to support the people,
and that they must turn heir attentiou to
agriculture. The same paper states that the
fishermen at the present time are hardly get
ting enough to eat.
Some practical individual has ascertained
by mathematical investigation that if the entire
corn crop Of Illinois for 1865 were made in
to Johnny cake, il would put a cake into the
hands Of every soul on the globe, large
enough to feed the planet for two days.
An exchange says that some friends exer-
cised themselves much, year ago, to tind an
obituary label for the rebellion. " In view
Of recent events in New Orleans. We suggest
the familiar one: 4" IL is not dead, but Sleep
eh."
The Paymaster General will Immediately
commence the payment Of b0unties to cOlored
soldiers under the joint resolution of Congress
approved June 20. 1866. IL is estimated
that the payment will involve the expenditure
of $40, 900 900.
Among the recent inventions" in France,
which has been brought to light by the dis
cussion of the needle-gun, is one that fires
twenty balls minute and has musical box
in the butt, thus doing away with the neces-
sity Of regimental bands.
Great expectations have been excited in
England by new method Of preserving meat
ia It's natural state, and with its original Ai-
vor, by the use of newly discovered sub
stance known az raTafhne, instead Of salt
A correspondent, struck with the beauty
Of Saratoga belle. confesses that he wept
when he saw her at dinner put both elbows
on the table and gnaw her corn from the ear.
The receipts of the theatres and other
places of amusement In New York last year
were over S3,000,000. Barnum's Museum
made ths largest return.