Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-10-23

Important from the Riuer .4md-On.-Opening of
Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Capt
ain Klause, of Philadelphia, has discovered that
the River Amazon is navgable for steamships
from Its mouth on the Atlantic to Lima, in Peru,
and within eight miles of Calao, one of the prin-
ciplc ports on the Pacific. A full account of his
expedition is given in the Grenada Chronicle of
September 9th
A CoMPLIMENT.-An old minister of the Church
of Scotland was often obliged to employ assistants
during the latter part of his life. One of these
was rather vain of his qualifications as a preacher
but affected to be quite embarrassed by any COM
pliments he received that score. The old divine
after the sermon went up to the probatloner, and
was going to shake hands with him. Anticipating
nothing short of of high-fown praise, the young
man exclaimed, my good sir no compliments
no compliments ana, ma replied the parson
"now-a-days Pm glad o anybody"
The past summer has been very sickly one in
this State and Illinois. No situation, however
lubrious in appearance, has been exempted from
disease. We have heard an estimate that proba-
bly, 100000 persons in these states have been i'll
this season, of the diseases peculiar to the season.
1t is certain that in numerous neighborhoods
throughout the whole region, entire families have
suffered-in many cases almost every member be-
ing Frustrated at the same time, and hardly one a
BILE to assist another The consumption of drugs
has been enormous.-.S. Louis .NeiO Era.
The last number of Fishers Magazine states
that the gold mines of Russia produced from 1915
10 1914, the enormous sum of f24,000O0O sterling.
The platina mines have yielded since 1872 f25-
10000. In Russia, including Poland, there are
universities, SO institutes of high branches 447 de-
parnent schools, 1910 primary schools, COZ private
academies, with ll2,406 pupils, including 1874 stu
dents in the universities. The Emperor's library
at st. Petersburgh is open three days in the week
to the public and consists of 442,7S5 printed vol.
umes and 14,477 MSS. OF books 100000 volumes
were imported into Russia during the last year.
"No MISTAKE AT ALL, SIR."-A sailor having
purchased some medicine Of celebrated doctor,
demanded the price.
"Why," says the doctor, 81 cannot think of
charging you less than seven and sxpence"
"Well, III tell you what" replied the sailor,
stake off the odd and I'll pay you the even"
"Well," returned the doctor, eve wont quarrel
about trhes."
The sailor laid down sxpence, and was walking
off, when the doctor reminded him of his mistake.
"No mistake at all, sir; six is even and seven is
odd, all the world over so wish you good day."
SECT you gone" said the doctor, "rve made
four pence out of you yet"
"Educate the people," says the politician, sand
you will easier govern them as men, than savag-
es" "Educate the people" continues the moral
list, and you cut off thousand instgations Of
crime, and add as many sources of enjoyment."-
" Educate the people," the christian concludes,
I" and besides placing them in more elevated sta
ton in this world, you give them better capacity
for receiving that divine instruction which is able
to save souls but in spite Of the politician the
moralst, and the christian, the people remain com
paratvely uneducated-ths moral regeneration is
not yet accomplished.
| THE MORMON WAR. Sept Doth, Gen. Hardin
with 200 men, marched on Carthage and took the
| Tho on fha If tba ho
segng force, took refuge in the court house, which
they fortified and prepared to defend. Gen. H.. at
once surrounded their CITADEL and ordered them to
surrender, giving them Is minutes 10 deliberate
At the end of that time they had laid down their
arms, and were prisoners of war! This accomp-
lished they permitted to depart their par-
OF Of honor!
A mysterious lady, it is said, went to Baltimore
on Friday travelling with male companion A
gentleman lost his pocket-book, and suspicious be-
ing aroused against her, she arrested, and in
| her trunk was found much valuable clothing. Jew.
elry, &c. Her person also underwent private in
vestigation, and around her body, in belt, was
found $1,000 in gold. No evidence appearing a
gainst her, she was released, and took passage in
the cars for Philadelphia, on Saturday morning.
An awkward mistake.
"A Boston Watch Dog. AT a carpenters shop
not far from Washington street, they have very
superior Watchdog Two or three dogs which
were formerly kept on the premises, have been poi
soned, as is supposed, by some persons whose OBJ
ject it was to fire the building The animal to
which we refer, has been so we'll trained that he
will not eat unless fed by his master. He never
touches any food which may happen to be in his
path, and always growls threatens to bite any
stranger who attempts to feed him.-Cow.
livery man in Margate, England, who hires out
uonkeys which are alternately employed by ladies
and smugglers, advertises as follows;
Asses to let! for all purposes right
10 Dear angels by day, ahd spirits by night.
The best fault-6nders are often the dullest men,
ders of their own faults. Is thy misfortune to be
grumbler, look in the glass when the fl comes
) on and laugh myself into a sweetor countenance
The population of the city of Louisville, Ky,
according to the census, just completed, is 81 2s
The number of dwelling houses and stores is about
700 The population in 1910, was 81 900