Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-15

Hames, and no effort made to lower the small
boats through the utter decentralization Of the
officers, crew and passengers. One of the
survivors makes the following statement r.
There were in all about one hundred per-
SONS aboard, including eight or ten ladies and
seven on eight children saw smoke rising
from The main deck below the ladies' cabin
There was q lot of tubs and straw lay near.
The fire got among them; | cried out and the
crew and passengers rushed from their rooms. I
There was great confusion The fire spread
so rapidly as to convince me that it had been
burning long time Within 1--WE minutes the
after part Of the boat was in flames | do
not think all the ladies had time to get out Of
their state rooms, and some Of them and
number of children must have been burned. I
An effort wa. made 10y portion Of the crew
60 roach the small boats, but they failed
WnAr llR STEVENS LEARNED WHILE NoRrt.
Mr. Stevens was profoundly impressed with
the general luetude, not only of Washington
city, but tho whole country due North The
radicals arl serene iu tine conscious possession
of almost, 1T not quite absolute dominion.
The Democrats are passive under affections
deemed inevitable for the present and only
hopeful of the future through the instrument
miIty of peaceful ballot n November Fight
ing /. about the last thing Thought about ON
cither sides the one party TRANQUILITY usuiping
every department OF the Government, the 9TH
g party iamay .uomtune' md, IKE Mlcaw-
hef' aonPa'enly hoping Tor something TO turn
up ns .. '9.''a,ns coAlI'io' o' gil'i,s .,
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wan of M. I'm with charcoal. II nettcd
ibc rnbli-her- thousands of dollars. Lpt mot "a
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yb5 h,ye b,an inye.c-t, t.rpler. Tbo rank
of tine member. Is determined by tte depth to
which csch have muen the president having
been chosen as having been themost abandon
ed druuklrl of the society. The penalty off
breaking the pledge is os many dips IN the
river as there age members va the club
There !. q popuhu prejudice la favor Of
tine Innocence Of the ladies, but in the present
style of hedire., their gilt is manifest.
-Crcat democratic gain in Connecticut
the election Of james H. English for govern
or. SO place of Governor English. The loss
of 81 senator la Congress. Is Of mo sort OF
consequence"
lit stated chat now edition Of the
Bible Is TO De published in Chicago, the
" Family Record" of which will contain sew
cral leave, Tor divorces
snow has fallen 6fesn inchc, deem in
central Tcya. the past winter.
Eighty failures are reported as hy ng
occurred IN New York week before last
ftu 81 a. ~.
States are .,id to expend $4,000. 600 annually
I'm the -upport OF hcir ministers.
The fist New England slw-nill was cree
ted at Pis.atoua Fails. Maine. in 1888.
The quarrel between Judge Black and
Seward is very bitter. Black is so angry