Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-04-25

Blight in Pear Trees. The Pcnnsylva-
| mia horticultural Society, anx ous 10 pro-
mote the. discovery OF n preventive for the
disease, usually termed. blight in Pear Trees,
offers premium of FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS, to he pnid tho person who
shall discover and make public an elfeclual
means ofpreveniug iis attack The pre-
MUM not 10 be awarded until afier the ex-
piraiion Of three years from the publication
OF the preventive, nor until the Society
shall be satisfied OF lis efficacy. Communi-
cartons onthe subject may he addressed per
mail 10 Darid L7ndketh. Cor. Sec. Phila-
delphia.
Noah Rollins has been tret be!ere the
Court Of Common Pleas at Exeter, N. II.
and found guilty Of kidnapping aud selling
mulatto boy named Benjamin Sweet who
was pauper ol the town Of Exeter, ana
was placed with him by The ovcrseers Of
the Poor, on trial as an apprentice He
sold the boy 10 Samuel Bennett, who vas
going 10 Alabama, and had paid him $500
for the lad.
Steamboat burnt and Lives lost. The
steamboat lone, on her trip dawn from
Manchester, took fire about so miles above
New Orleans, and Notwithstanding every
eXerlion Of the officers and crew, was total
y consumed in less than quarter OF an
hour from the first discovery. The wind
was very high at the time, and the cargo
consisting principally Of 100 bales orcot-
ton, which had been under shed for some
time. and consequently very dry, burned
WITH unexamplcd rapidly. Capt. Grice.
with the utmost difficulty succeeded in sa
wing his wife, and will the assistance OF
HE pilot, his youngest child; his Two other
children, girl and boy, were preserved
IRON the devouring element, one by cous.
in OF the captain, and the other hy color
ed man, the steward Of the boat, who, al
The imminent risk Of his life plunged INTO
he water with the boy, and almost reached
he shore, when his strength falling him,
he was obliged 10 give up his little charge,
but was Immediately relieved by The mate
OF ihe boat, and both were safely landed
Such was the progress Of the flames, that
moi an Individual Hos able 10 save a single
article. The ID clerk met with n terrible
death ia endeavorlng Ia save the books and
letters, some OF which were very valuable.
List Of persons mssing-W G Weed, of
N. w. Clerk; Shelby, Of Matches, Bar
keeper, colored man Sally, chambermaid,
colored woman; Mary, daughter sally
Mary, Captains nurse; Rider, Fireman,
blacks; one man and woman and child,
deck passengers.-Bos;. Transcript.
The Presbyterian Church Of Alton has
contributed this year, 1887, f,r Foreign
Missions, eleven hundred and three dollars
and GJty-one ceIs'. This is more than
double the amount of their contribution in
any lormer year. Should the u her churches
of Illinois and The Union advapre their con-
tribnlions in the same proportion, the ope-
rations oi the American Board would be a.
bundanlly sustained.
The Tuscumbia Albanian al The I7ih
ull. states that party ol 400 Cherokee In
dams, among whom was the celebrated
Chief john Ridge, have passed through
that place on their way tn their rture home
west Of the Mississippi. Their department
is spoken OF as having been perfectly cor
rect, aud their appearance as indicating the
enjoyment OF much comfort,
Love. like the plague, is often commune
Gated By clothing and money.