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Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10
WORTHY or NOTICE.

A correspondent Ct the Maine Farmer
says - know they talk of the fertility Of
the west, and the beautiful land to be found
thcrc'-and | know too that a young man
going out there, ifhc does not die under il,
will become thrifty. And why; The process
is easily described. He goes into the wilder
ness, purchases his land, lives in his log ca
bin, sleeps on the floor, or more likely on the
ground, eats upon slab pinned up into the
logs and it would be wonderful if he did
not gain property. And so would he here.
Let young man take the poorest farm YOU
can name, and labor on it as hard, and live
lust as he does at the west for fifteen years,
and he viii be rich here. 1t is not so much
the lan6 that makes the difference, as the
manner of living between the cast and the
west. was struck while riding. listening
to the conversation between two farmers.
the one from Illinois, the other from the state
of Maine. The western man was describing
the fertility Of the soil contrasting il with
New England "Why, how much corn can
you raise to an acre :" says the man from
Maine. 81 can raise all of seventy bushels
with ease" 'And how much do you get "A
bushel;" "Nine-pcncc at my door"
"Well," says the Maine farmer 81 can
raise three hundred bushels of potatoes on
an acre of my land, and get twenty cents a
bushcl at my door" GAY YOU have to dig
tr c,ss,' I.-.so.--,l l~.ua. To r,icl md
shell your corn and after all get but We've
and half cents a bushel, and only seventy
bushels on an acre. | repeat it with the
same economy and the same industry, a
young farmer can get rich here as easy as at
the west. Whether he will practice the
same economy or not is more than | can
say. But let the fashion once prevail, of
having them better cultivated, and you will
be surrounded by your own sons instead of
large land holders and floating population
who hire themselves to cultivate it and who
have no land.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10
Tr.-- a.. troy Budgd Extra Jan. ..
DREADFUL ALANITY-SEVERAL LIVES
LOST

ri. l.., s,,,,,,or mann, ~ o,,r roolo-. oro
- 49, ,a..,c ,,t,.., c.a., lin 49,
,r, o,., 'sor,,.,o of,ho Co., ,.rd ,r,Iis c;,c cJ
l,,.,1.hra o,,1,r,,.,,. C,.o,o- ,,5 J,;n,, no
Io.i,;,,, ,l,,, c7,o,i,,, - l,,c ,,r,ion r,r1nd
-, tho bs.e ,.i,l tho bovrls of fbr nm I,s, QUO
pipc about O'Clock. \ similar occurrence took
f',cc a., Tho same spo, b,, ,ro rco-a, 80 s,r
g,c,f,r in e,teri o,d ,,,,cJ;noh c,oG;o -. oo,so'
o,,,yce An avalanche or CLAW came ,n,,lln,, c,o,,
m .,ainonco Of neorlv 500 fcct ,rovin, 1o,sn ,Lo
bssa tho hin IN lakeland and hon continued
from, il,o ir,p,fse !, rocoiyoJ T., tho ds,a,.o 80
bon, 500 ,., r,ce-r, nm o,.,,,. or cro~,,l 800,
NAMED with a cat,,s,, ,c ,,tor ,nJ sarJ ,,Iiol
te.,.rra terrible roar rho mas o,,,ad .r...,,
with ore,t r,r,l.,c. CARVING with !, ,a, s,.lia.
and ibrce d,,l.,a, house ,,J .t,r,,
,hs,- c.r,e7is in r5op.,rl. NJ ,ioccs Tto s,a
.t,....l ..,.-...,...,., &C.,. J,.,.,...e
GOA fo, io,oa ,.Ilo,, ON tho c,rncr If i,,,,,
,,a r,,,ii..,,,c..
In its way the oy,i,,cLa ,Iso cncoo,,o,,.ao
t-,crt,l, h,r,;r.,.; o.,,,.Ir al ,.,.l...,,
q, ,o,c,ic, c,., ot,,b c.,. ,i,-,o. .ca. ,l1
r,.,rs rp.,,eI G,,,b ,oJ d, ~, tho ci,, ,s Min
.,,,,, -.rG,.,o,.., .rI,-s'a.l ,ta G.,
,,q.g,io, lI,,t ,r,fcc,la.,r,.oI., ,t,...
r.,i, ,i., iors.l.,,e. ,ir,-,,,
Tbolbroe aoc.lIoc I,pscs ,.s,,o,c5 ,,o-o ,rl,.,r,
structure and ono orru,iod by n, L,Lr CO
another BIZ Mrs. l,,co.,,or,l md The ,I,,Jly NJ,
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10

some persons at tho time acre 10 the stsbl,s or
brink lln
The a,slanchc pssscd over public high way,
which leads to rho mill aud nail factory and might
have carried along With d, some strsFghng travel.
Ter. The cay ,s piled up IN masses Go The depth of
from 10 70 80 feet over a large surface. 1t must
have moved Nih great rapidty, aud IL IS fortunate
,hat il had not happened q, 'ho time when the la
bo-ers were employed in digging from the hill
Al the time Il was showing freely, and THIS moru-
ing the scene was entirely covered with white
vcii.
The scene ths; presented itself n the early part
Of the evening vas awful IN tho highcs, dcgrtc.-
The horrors 81 nm earthquake could rot have pre-
seu'cd o more dreadful spectacle. IN the mlds, Of
q mass of couyulscd carlh. multitude Of human
beings we're moving to and fo--some carving
torches md others digging among the ruins, md
dfarriur from tho midst the remains Of some life
less body or were rcscuing some one IN whom
life had not vct become extiuct--some were crying
"hol ropes :" hep" "shovels" e.. while the
scene was diu,ly illuminated by the flames from the
{ burning brick kiln. which is yet smouldeunc like
an almost exhausted volcano. The scene must
| have been witnessed 90 be rcalizcd--we can gave
{ but faint description oiit.
Five largc trees were prccipiaiod from the ibll
....o .rentrh now standing croci tho hnii ON
and Others in a slightly inclined posture. The
/ whole is considered singular phenomena, md ~
immediate cause is the result ofmucl speculation
We have cndcayorcd 'o give oil the Particular
that have come to our Knowledge. In dong /: II
great haste, few inaocurncic. may Lave crepl int,
onr statement but in the end it will be found gen
orally correct.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10
CONGRESS-.

MoNDAY, Jas. 9. 1857
SENATE-i message 'y1s received from the President
Of tie L. : covering communication from the Secretary
Of War, in relation the engineer Department commu.
also received from the Secretary Of the Navy
covering Of the contingent expenses incurred by
that Department
Mr. Preston OFFS Carolina, took his
Mr. Walker, from the Public Lands, reported
bl providing for the sales Of the Public Lands The prn-
cpe features Of the bill we're It's proposed limitation Of the
Of sold any personti0o sections and
regulating private entries to section, ond author
ing the state levy the lands sold within its linn
The bin read and made the special order for Thurs
DAY
The House of Representatives did not SIT
TUfsDAY, Jan 9.
SENATEA bill appropriltng s-,OO0.OOO to defray the
c1pease ofthe ladian wars read n time, and pessed
The Senate then into the consideration Of the spo
cal order Of ,he dlyt beng the bill for the admission Of
Michigan into the Union Mr. Ewing Of Ohio, adiessed
the Senate IN opposition to the bill
HOUSE-The House proceeded to the special order Of
the day being the consideration Of the resolution hereto
fore offered By Nr Wise providing for the appointment ofs
select to inquire uto The administration Of the Erecu
tive Departments &C.
The S,0pL, RsrfaYr.
Before announcing The ournmcat the Speaker a,I be-.
fore the house c1ton from the Secretary q the
Trcasurs, 10 The 0ofd, following Va
Ty6asu1y DIartmtHt. jim }, la3h
srF i sele tie earic't occasion to inform Congr'" Of
the lsues utapcd by n Dr1ftusa since tho l rst
compliance viii ne l"h section ol the act regulating
The deposits ~ tfc papltc money
Tie balance 90 he Ircatuy nu thai day, which sub
Ieci srp1riouet among the different states hss
principles oi the constfasC BY the Attorney
General and explained ny ias laaaal fePoH, teen .soef
tained 90 be So t65 ~ o.
The division OF tbs 40 eaaii. among the several
States nsy be- fesa DO The document annrfed ~ and iH
cudng McEgaa, equals slz7i45 10 10 each electoral
vote.
Here the Secretary aluics 90 tie sstsuHfHI 70 Meh,.
gan Of her ss,s ofe deP,ss until the Of Coaere.s
eau be lad o. ihe subyectl
Twelve ~ tie Siaes base Gated iier scesp'snes
Of tic o' tc art, aud acrot ngy uansfrrs -us
tto fiat quarterly deposit required under the lg~
tst1iHE % tsfof 81 thsif respective ssents.
Winch - respectfully tgbniiited.
LEVI WOODBURY.
Secretary d tie Treasury.
IA Here follows Table sEh5sling tie spportionHsHt
each State TIE quota Vermont y ge92 MS ia
bout $50 each Psr'sn As sais sste.by 10 ibs po7
usi.os IN iso0 !
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10
RUTLAND COUNTY TEMPERANCE
SOCIETY.

Ais meeting OF he Txtcutits Committee Of me Rot.
and County Temperance Society held Al kuusnd on the
.p,h jsv II pecenlhet instant, ~ vps
N,,oirei That meeting at 'ai Society 10 holleu 81
tho Congregational Church N Cs',lsnn the ..cond
tho islh Jay II January neat, at 10
ocl ok A NJ
AMI ale. that the iauv nE sal i-r,' Ne sssnsj 10 tho
todyiusl, whose name, annexed hereto, teslce,e
ly. for di,cu,.un At said meeting, 10 vri
lsj. On ~, T,dEe in iaioriosiisr DTsts.
Hon. wv. G. KrTTmpes. Fsirhsver.
9. Oh the u', Of Iaiorioaiiar DriHk',
Rev. lAWKy CuErs Btsndon.
3. Ga dc .NF Pledge.
Rev. CoESrIrs A. Tuos,., Brandon.
g. On he obligation Of .Nerber' 10 obide BY th,i'
Pledge
Rev. WV. MITcuELL. Rutland.
Hy order OF
=. sLAsON Chairman Of Com.
T. W. !IorHtNS, Secretary. n {. Z $
Rutland Dec 20, ia50,
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10

r., ,hcmsc'res. O, - SCENTS fcr others. &c. ea'
wihdtee tie motion fo' ihc present.
The Hose toot an iof erufi4cfaion Tie follow
inr re.a.i 20. heretofore o'5crel b. Mf Gni.and o.
NFrinia.
Resolved Thst ,he Secretary of To Treasury
eommuaietie 70 this hoa.c 4 vl'h.o m' r0'er.
the dividends sod tprpias'e. which "ofe declared
b, ana the .orsllsses srd contingent iunds r.
u,.,a,ng To-. the several bsuss 80 wbeh he pnt'ic
r,ose, a.. dcroslicd for the years 1883. 81 80
ard SO rogcrs'iy.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10
zscnjan,in Rays Estate.

STATE Of TsrmoHL lyE)E II remembered that 49,
Dti'iei 81 Rutland a. - 'pe''si Probate Court hell
~ Pr osie Office ia Rutland on the An dav az In,,,,
4. 10. 1851,
Present FILLL7N H.4LL, Jrdx,
JoHH RAY si'nintlrstor u the estate Of Benz. mia
laie 81 y lie.nwn 10 said district isessssd pro
Idsisg 90 renief q hs aIniustr.tlea ana
pre-sHt hs aer"upt against ssiI estate ff allowance
Drdeysf. That ssd see0uu, be rHamiasd N court ~
'-son thfieoL 10 be holden - tbs Probate Ossrs 10 Ret
iani ~thip and e. "a dstref the hrs Monday II
February seI, aHd ihst the puhesios Il eopy offI.
order three Neeks taee'a1eiy ia ihs pahsal tessh
prn's3 81 kgHsnd q, so'a may b. shall be saMsst
n"'ss iosH e'He'iSsa issPfsH. they e.s.s. ssi
o. jet thereto.
HB reVsLEE Rs.i4hi
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10

Temperance T,rrt B.ok. This is the title Of
small duodocimo, SAYS The Albany Argus, recently
published at Phlladelr lun.c obtaining statement Of
facts in regard To the evils o! ntcmporance unnc-
companied by argument and well calculated, VIC
should think from has.y glance al its contents,
10 do much good.
An edition of 5000 copies has, we understand,
been struck or for EDWARD c. DELEyAy. est. Of
this city, FOR gra'uitous dsttbu,on,and is prc'acod
by short and appropriate letter from Mr. D., nd
dressed to the scholars in the several Sabbath
Schools in this city, to each Of whom a copy was
presented on New Years morning. This is do
ing good in the most effective manner.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10

>Gr'at Robbery We learn by tho express Mail
Inst night, that robbery has been committed by
cutting trunk from Of the stage, while on its pas
sage from Richmond 10 LyEchburg, which contained
Virginia bank notes for the Lynchbnrg branch, to
the amount Of on" hundred and twenty Thousand
dollars The robbers got of With their booty for
which reward Of five thousand dollars has been
offered
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10

The presidential electors Of Michigan, met at
Detroit on the 7h inst. and gave the vote Of the
State TO Martin Van Buren, and Richard NJ. John
son. VIM H. Iloog, one Of the electors, WINS APP
poiDted the messenger TO convey the vote to Wash
jngton.--.1B. Arc.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10

Tie minority Pooiarpi # hs Z. Ss4fs Thcre
is htle 90 doub, tia, Sir Van Barcnis 90 be- ibe
President Of The minority or t.r People. E-rmu-
ting 'he Why majority 90 Suu,h Carolina a. %
600. The Wing majlu,y 90 al The United States il,
1894. Suuih Carolina gave 80 coo votes f.r her
members Of the Legislature 90 l-32. The vote Of
the Legisia'ufe was tHaHia0Us 90 opposition him
All parles, unonneu and NliIners are opponents
Of hin. 1t IL The opinion ut Soglh Caroliua geu-
tlcmen, IN Washington, that II the people bad yo-
ted directly, they would have been almost al ~
the opposition. II Mr. Van Blrcn, therefore, f.-
lows oui his own ridiculous creed. be viii now d.
bsudon The Vice Presidential CHAIR. and 60 home
TO KinderbOok. TIC People .rs aga.zsi him - y.
y. EIpress.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10
From De Peansulpania !Sentinel.

The HoRsE.-AN IScIDENT. 1t is remark-
able that horse will seldom tread upon n
PROSTATE body in its path. Either from
feelings Of compassion (and even horse IS
accessible TO such though some men are not
or from fear a horse will studiously avoid
inilIcting injury on one thus exposed, unless
excited by the spirit of combat. In the lat
ter case he becomes almost resstlcss. All
his energies are bent on destruction, and he
tramplos down opposing squadrons as he
would the grass beneath his feet. These
reflections are drawn from US by an incident
which occurred yesterday afternoon, almost
within our sight A. the Germantown stage,
drawn by four horses, was passing along
Third street above Willow, a small child
endeayorcd to cross the street in advance
of the leaders, apparently without observing
the dangerous proximity Of the latter. One
Of the leading horses appeared to appreciate
the situation of the infant, and made every
effort 10 avoid coming IN contact with it
He sWcrycd from the direct line as far as he
could, and cndeayored TO pass il, but being
brought up by the rein. was forced against
and Frustrated the child. The instant the
latter fell he stopped as If to allow il 90 os-
cape ; but being driven forward by the him
der horses and the impetus Of the vehicle.
he reared himself on his hind legs and with
one bound clcard the body In doing this,
either from design or accident, he threw the
child, with his hind foot out ofthe track. so
that when the heavy carriage passed on 1t did
not run over IL, although il came within a
few inches Of it. This NAV be instinct, but
Itlooks to Us mavclously like reason ana
feeling.
>Too FmnH FOR Ja0iai The sife OF dwarf
herselfa dssd--tl London. being ceJssed sepuifure
81 s. Georges church for well f1rmed child.
boru dead. J.t winch Weighed Only one pound four
ounces. put u IN bottle Of spinls. aud solo !, TO
he proprietor Of museum.
Il contrast. Deborsh Trip died on Thufsdsy
l'', 81 PoughkeePsie sgsS 10 yssrs sud mouths.
seighDg ihres hundred and sxiy f9pr pound.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10

Foreign Cyair. our market IS now well SNIP
piled Uiih foreign frsiu which at this period is on
IMPORTANT consideration, as our great avenue 20 the
drt'h md west is closed by the ice. The sales
jufn ny tho week have reached about sixteen thou.
sand bushels Of Oh descriptions. VIZ 5000 bush
~ o. ordinary German wheat q, So 200 rcd
90. a. 50 - = 500 yellow do, al s. 10 {;
5000 DO rye ., 81 81 , cts. per bushc'. Bos
fnn C-ntiaA.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10

Bsaf0E's RariHgs. The .asi Washington Jour
nsSs filled With this iri,iduals ra,lng. On the
currency. Now Col Benton did well enough "a
defending himseif when Gen. Jackson and be had
such bloody squstb.g 20 Nsshgi..c. S.ou'-b9lied
rs be is, q he "ou.a 20 10 work be would make
an excellent wood-ehoFpci for tie slesmtuats 90
The Mississippi Galeua IN her lead mines NIGH.
e@ploy hlm TO AJtaHlsge. Aisso4u might 6no
uss for han 10 her caravans 10 Mesico.--b1i as
senator, as a ,laker on the euuoney--ss q msnsgor
Of us hnsocisl concerns Of tile great eoaai-y, he
Ia tee0' AZ well fitted IS Col. Johnson su1d be- ia
presehias morality. le'iFioa And az. C... Benton
IL undoubtedly good FORE ,A.ags ssl H.ac-tenAs
Ct the WiansSsgo lAoiaas kao- jass about a. much
o. Commerce and cuIssscy a. be aOes.-N
Eyya1
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10

VIA in Urea We learn from tho Bengal Herald
If July l0'h, thu, The tea plant is now cultivated
quite extensively In Java and with great success.
On The l7ih Of May. there were more than 90 000
pounds ready Tor shipment and in the coursc Of q
few years the rror - expected ." larrcasc 10 MI
Hon pounds per nnnuW.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10

n Howard Henry
EALlEN Edson . Honey William d. D.
Batio } ,scph Hooker Jerusha
Bueman Joseph Jud,on Sheldon
Billing. Avery khtridge Joseph
Dounet Sarah King Chas Co,
Bos Samuel Reyes james
Bowlcs Charlie, Kmball Joseph
B,yee garua Kingsbury Samuel Jr.
Bra,r Samuel Krkaldie David
naicmHn Lucy Lester Anne
Brown Lucius Lyon PomorOy
brown Oun Lumbard Simon
bihne' Joseph Long Lyman
Brown Gould ,. NcKine.iry Harriet
BourgoH Michael Maynard John
Brndish james Nus.fy RebeecA W
Campbell Irsstu, Manley John
Clark Rev. J. Macon Aaron
Cleveland Chester Merritt Noah
Chti' IhH0 Mussey Emily
CORN wells Nc(;rntl, John
Converse Daniel Morse Harriet
Carr T. g. Nlc(.loud Stmus
chapman owe Mckinney Thomas
chapman keupen Noble. stephen
Chapman Henry O,gond Iucy
Churchill Maj ,. Pearson Josiah
Dniion Jane Porter DR. John
DAVIS Anne Packard Anne
Dunckleo thRTlos II. Porrigo LYMAN
Dan'orh Hannah Patti'on George
Duncklce John w Pc,kn. J.ne
Dcrnng William ) Paror, r..
Erclc'h George Preston alrsb
Evcloy George Pratt Nancy VI
Elfin- lt'chur' : Rice El.ey
Eddy Norman Ranney Darwin n.
El-on Aufed Robinson Isvius
Eayres james Reynolds Isaac e..
Foot A. Ro,ch Iorin
Fisher Isaac Rice Lucy g.
Funk CALVIN Rugsles n iiurL
Fisher Amor Smith Horaiip
Fisher Nathan smell John
Green Jer"miHh stewart Gen =
Gliding Chapman Smith Wlli,
GiIIngs Bsnihmin seymour Origins
Gideon hnsW"i Sls.on William
Greene N""h Scribrue Jane,
Quincy T. }. Slater David
Gll EunIce Stearns Ruth
Gooirch h. SfRuiiing Amp.
Harden Nnscs snow OrsueI
Hpwee ChaH's Shaw WIN X
iHyieh Lug" Temple fredcrirk u.
HibbarI Franklin 7. Tower FrspkiinR
liawley Nathan Thornton syrel
ilatrson Nm. H. Woods Lew
Hbpan Wllam Winslow William
Harrison r : Wesrn W n
ll'ushl"n Lel'"l Whitney Martha
Ho-lori Harm Young John
llInckloy sihham
IT,. oRNsoEE, Po,,na,i,l.
.N9Ii,A going N1r'l, SCUM, East and the Woal,toek
md etp' shHdse vi hereafter be eio.ed al oeock
I'D" Hc'lefD stGl 2 o'clock. ,. s-onA no kae,,
Hatief afier O.0i ncs.
IT, ORyNSBEE. PH
Raiiaud, ~.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10

LIST OF LETTERS,
remaining IN tie Post OFce at RUTLAND. N.
JANUARY I, A. -. 1887.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10

.N4ILA gong N1n'i, souin, last, AMI the Woodstock
md -tookhrldse, WI hetealtsr be eio..J AZ ,tL
r.--'h" "c'lefD stGls o'elocE. ,. A.-ond no ta,,,
aatef aiia 60i ftos.
IT, OR-HSBEE. p "
Haiiaud, ~
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10

n 3 roW5LEE Rss,lai.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-07-13

| except from interruption by the fats, 10 n
short distance above City Point-a distance.
following the textures of the shores, of ubou,
ten miles. AT Berkeley, and other points
on the opposite side, they have appeared
but Professor r. says they have been little
examined.
"At Coggin's Point, Tarhay, and Ever
green, the cliffs havea height VARYING from
30 TO 40 feet The Miocene mari, wkich in
some places is found OVERLAPPING the Eocene,
abounds in scollops and other shells, whic h
make 1t easily recognised. Beneath this, s.
usually separated from il by thin line of
black pebbles, like those occurring on the
Pemunkey there occurs stratum of green
ish and yellow aspect, containing muc h
green sand gypsum the latter partly disse>
minated in small grains and partly grouped
IN large massive crystals. The under stra-
lum, rich IN green sand, and containing a
lew shells in friable condition, extends TO
some depth beneath The level of the river,
and appears 10 rest upon bed Of clay of n
lead colour, containing crystals of gypsum.
Az Evergreen, stratum of pure white clay
rests upon the upper layer of Eocene, con.
tanning, embedded in its lower surface, large
groups OF crystals, and seems to occupy the
place OF black pebbles before mentioned
The whole thickness ofthe Eccene deposite,
al this point, appears TO he about twenty feet
Below, as we'll as above this place, it's heigh,
declines until no portion of i: is any longer
visible above the waters edge
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-07-13

DISCOVERY AND USE OF ALcouo7.
he following curious account ofihe first rse
made OF alcoholic liquors is from Freach
Work, entitled LIE Semeur, CHE Sewer y
= W ho, at the time when an Arabian che.
mist, devoted 10 the search after universal
solvent 10y means o! which no could franz.
mute, metals, discovered alcohol, could have
determined the result OF the discovery uron
the morality and prosperity Of mankind !? II
dia not really issue from The domain 81 chem
Isiry iiii towards The end of ;hs ls;;r -
when men began in Spain and italy 10 sell
The spirits Of wine, tinctured with certain
herbs, as powerful remedy in various dis
eases. Later still the Genoese extracted a
spIrltuous liquor from gram. Passing !, off
as a powerful specific, they sold it in small
walls, al high price, under the name OF aqua
vita, water Of life, or eau de vie.
iii The end Of the 18th century If was
considered but as medicine, and was sold
only by the apo;hecarieg. About that time
me thought was suggested offurnishing il 10
miners, who la5orcd in the mines Of Hunga-
rry, as presel vative against heat md camp.
ne custom almost at the came time was in
| iroduced into Ireland. Among The ordinan-
ces OF Henry VIII is one which prohibited
more than one manufacturer Of SrIrIluous Ii
guors To- establish himself in the towns. In
! the reign Of Mary, an act OF Parliament,
which describes liquor Of which il IS iniu-
( rious to drink and daily 10 use, prohibits en-
! lirely any distiling. We find. however
! some years after, the English soldiers who
! supported the cause Of Holland in the Low
Countries. drinking il as a cordial. This is
The commencement Of the period from which
IS dated IFS manufacture Oh large scale, both
IN England and on the continent"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-07-13
General Intelligence.

Mr.. Elicit, principal, and Judge
Wright, Consulting Engineer, ard AIr
Hugh Caperton, Director OF the James
River and KaDawha Company, arrived
in this place last week, having for their
object the examination Of practical
route for the contemplated rail road i'm
provement. We understand that thew
passed up Dunlap's Creek, thence over
the Allegheny mountain to the waters of
Indian Creek, down which they pro.
ceeded 20 its junction with New River,
thence descending New River in a small
boat, TO the great Falls Of the Kanaw ha
From thence they descended in a canoe
to the Red House Shoal, a distance Of a
bout twenty two miles below this place.
We are much gratiied to learn, that the
Engineers are Of opinion, that no greater
difficulties are presented in the valley or
the cliffs of New River in constructing
rail road, than will have TO be over
come on many other sections Of the con.
temPlated line OF improvement.
Oar fears in regard to the final loca-
ton and completion OF this great work,