Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-06-19

June L. 1867.
The pot is already boiling which bids fair to
cook up enterprise which will carry railroad
communication from Littleton, the present tcrmi-
nus, directly into and among the mountains. and
through the Crawford notch to Portland hastv
surveys having been made for a grand railroad
scheme from Portland direct to the great West,
and the proposed line passes within few rods of
the place where / am now writing
The mayor of Portland, the Governor Of Maine,
eX-Gov. Smith OF Vermont, Hon. W. G. Smith,
who succeeds to MIR BaNters seat in Congress
from northern Vermont, with many notables and
enterprising business men from st. Johnsbury,
Montpelier &c., have just been over the proposed
route from Oswego, n. Y o., eastward to the VI hte
Mountain Notch, remaining last night at theCraw-
ford House, where the party broke mp this morn
ing, the Name people gong eastward and the
Others westward and all well satisfied OF the feas-
blty OF the scheme. They were agrecaby sur
prIscd, as the public at large viii be, TO know that
with one single exception the highest grade neces-
SLY to carry the track through the Crawford Notch
will he only siNty-hvc feet TO the mile. This ev-
cephon occurs between the Crawford and Willy
houses, where the grade is AGO feet to the mile
To overcome tins obstacle they propose to " slab -
Mount Webster; that is, run the track on the side
OF the mountain, zig zaggiug forward and back
ward, after the manner Of the Pcnusy yuuia Cen
trd road This plan is pronounced perfectly feas-
iblo, or If it should not be, Mr. Marsh's mountain
railway will perhaps help them out OF the dilemma
The Maine party alone represented pockets-full-
oirocks to the amount Of five millions Of dol
lars, and Portland having become thoroughly dis
appointed, disheartened and disguised with the
shlltlessness, acknowledgment and pig-hcadedness
OF the grand Trunk railroad, and being determined
20 reap some of the blessings and benefits, which
its excellent harbor and seaboard advantages rive
it, well TO be in with the of Uncles Sans
family, with dishes right side up wherein to catch
the porrdge which the Pacific railroads are expec-
ted TO rain upon the country, started out on tour
of observation to find a channel in which the nor
ridge may run direct to Portland; aud they were
agreeably surprised and gaddened TO find that the
White Mountain notch is not at all too hard Jor-
dan fer their porridge TO travel.
The contemplated line of road is from Portland
direct 10 the White Mountain notch, thence to
Montpelier, through Littlston and st. Johnsbury
striking the Ncrmont Central at Montpelier. thence
to Rouses Point, and by the Ogdensburg road to
within some % miles Of Ogdensburg village which
it will leave on the right and 60 direct to Water
town, thence TO Oswego Rochester aud Niagaia,
steering clear Of any prominent trunk line now
running TO The West, and making the entire dis
lance some 80 miles less than the Grand Trunk
railroad The magnitude and Importance of such
line Of railway TO thrifty aud populous section
OF country Is difficult OF appreciation at irsthought
or from hasty consideration. The dignitaries of
whom have been writing, have been abroad some
two or three weeks, aud several newspaper para
graphs and kilograms have been made public of
their movements, but believe it has not before
been stated Just what they were driving at
A RAILWAY INCIDEST There was note
worthy, illustrative incident on a milcar out of
Springfield the other day. A big black, but clean
and we-dressod ''colored brother entered and
sat down by one Of the, at least formerly, "ruug
race" The white man looked venom at the black
one, and kissing out. "Do YOU suppose am 20,
ing 10 sit by a -- black niger ike Quiet me
get out squeezed by into the aisle and took a
vacant seat in front by the side of a small Yale
student lad from Springfield The latter looked
at the newcomer, and saying, "Do you suppose
can sit by you, sir, let me pass oat 10 cot M and
went back 10 the just vacated seat Ly the black
man. The party of the first part grew pale with
added feeling, and said, 'Do YOU prefer to sit by
a nigger| 81 prefer to sit 10y a gentleman ~
''Do you dare to say ! am not a gentleman ~ "a
gentleman never swears, or insults q man because
OF his color you shah be taken care Of YOU
impudent stripping When the black brother,
stalwart and suggestive, spoke in, Il will take
care OF him, sir there ensued "a splendid pas
sage Of silence, and the car went ON, and there
was no assault aud battery fer the Worcester Po-
lice Court. -SPriHQie'd Rpu5iiean.
A passenger on the Lowell Railroad was seri-
ousy injured on Saturday by striking his head as
he put II out one OF the doors Of The car in which
he was riding, lie is aboat thirty-Gye years old,
aud bis name is supposed 70 be George Sawtolle
Of Troy, VI, lie was taken to the Massachusetts
General Hospital.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln has gone to Racine,
Wisconsin, 20 reside.