Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-07-29

In most beautiful style. The steamers Francis
Saltus, Saranac, and Little Western all carried
loads of villagers to witness the scene. The
music of the Band gave zest to the charm of
the "side" (By the way, will not our excellent
band more frequently favor the citizens with ex-
hibitons of their skill p The Montreal sits
beautifully upon the water, and is, in our opn-
ion, model for "fast sailing steamer" Thus
far she does credit to the builder, Mr.. Collier
The Satus towed her into the village horbor
where she will be completed ready for sailing
When this boat and the United Suites shall have
been completed, Lake Champlain will boast of
two daily ebay ines," and one "night line" of
splendid steamers. WhtehdH Chronicle
The ARr UNION. The Art Union is pretty
certain to have prosperous year. The number
of subscribers is already above fifteen hundred,
which is three times the number that had sub
scribed last year at this time. The number of
pictures already purchased by the Committee of
Management for distribution in December, is
more than hundred, and comprises some very
splendid ones by our first rate artists. They are
all now on the walls of the gallery at No. 322
Broad way, where they may be seen for the
trouble of stepping in from the streets.
Arrangements are making for the building of
suitable rooms for the Association further up
Broadway. The present gallery, if it should be
retained, would soon become too small for the
exhibition Of all the pictures purchased. -M Y
Eue. Post.
HoRRoRs OF Observation-Disclosures Mon
treal Herald is filled with the proceedings of a
meeting of the citizens relative to the emigrants,
their wretched condition, aud The misery they are
entailing on that city. They adopted resolutions,
which Lord Elgin, the Governor General, is to
consider with attention.
The Quebec Mercury states that the deaths
at sea, and at Crosse Isle up to June 80, at 4095
IN, xubi ba odd tha Ia, n n,r,
and Montreal, and this month, say $500 more
in all, 6,495 This estimate is doubtless under
the truth.
The Catholic Archbishop OF Quebec (Messlre
Sgnay) addressed a circular, last month. to the
Bishops of Ireland, on Irish emigration. He
states facts in this way:
"Crowded in the holds of vessels unable to
strictly adhere to the rules of cleanliness, breath
ing constantly putrid atmosphere, and relying
frequently for nourishment upon insufficient and
very bad provisions, tt was morally impossible to
escape safe and SOUND from many causes Of
destruction. Last week, at Crosse Isle, were de-
tanned more than 1000 patients, of whom scarce
ly more than half could find shelter on the isl.
and The others were left in the holds of their
respective vessels, in some cases abandoned by
their own friends, spreading contagon among
the other healthy passengers who were confined
In the vessels, and exhibiting the heart-rending
what prevailed ashore. Already more than
thousand human beings have been consigned TO
their eternal rest in the Catholic cemetery, pre-
cursor OF thousands Of others who will reioin
them there if the stream of emigration from Ire
land continues to flow with the same abundance"
ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTs. Six thousand two
hundred and seventy seven passengers arrived
at New York during the week ending the 9Th
inst-Courier.
o. An Irish paper states that there are now
upwards OF two millions nine hundred thousand
persons, or more than one-thlrd of the entire
population, receiving ratlons at the public ex-
pense, under the Temporary Relief Act, in Ire
land.
REMARKABLE CAvE.-A correspondent Of the
Chronotype, writing from Jay, VT, gives the fol-
lowing description:
We visited cave located in a spur of the
Green Mountains, famous IN this vicinity as the
'Cogniac Den,' E Cognac' being the term used
to designate counterfeiters,) and though have
visited most of the remarkable spots in New Eng
land, am fain 10 confess that this exceeds them
all. 1t is composed of four compartments: the
outer one being in the form Of an Ellipse, SO feet
by 81, and 16 feet in height; the second COM
partment is somewhat smaller than the first, and
of more irregular form, and so also is the third
the fourth is the grandest hall that ever beheld,
and of circular form, the diameter of which
is 32l feet, overarched by magnificent dome,
the extreme height of which apparently exceeds
the diameter of the floor; the walls are composedl
of brilliant iron ore, and the light of our birchl
bark torches was reflected in thousand hues,
lighting the whole with the brightness of a sum
mer's day. The regularity of the walls could
not have been improved by art. In this cave the
notorious Burroughs carried on his illegal occu-
patton for some years. The villain had good
eye for the beautiful there is no denying that
~ The Haverhill Banner thinks that if the
great Democratic party is not united, 1t is in dam
ger of having the power "WreSted from 1t in a
more diabolica manner than even in 1910" How
the remembrance of the Tippecanoe campaign
haunts the Locofocos !-Lo,0eH Courier.
~ Messrs D. g. c. B. Cook, of Charlotte,
clipped fleece, from full booded Merno
Buck, which weighed fifteen pounds twelue o,u,-
ces!
The receipts down the Hudson, from the open
ing of the river navigation to 17lh inst, were
Wheat Flour 1,370,969 bbls; Corn Meal, So,
$50 do; Wheat, 1lSl,0l9 bushels Corn, l.
71620l Co.; Rye, l2O,954 do.
The number Of streets, avenues and places
which intersect the city of New York, is 375;
Banks So; Insurance Companies, 100; Period-
Gals, so newspapers, 50; miscellaneous schools,
ITO; moral, benevolent and literary associations,
JIG; Consuls Al Churches 227.
The amount of produce which has descended
the st. Lawrence river to Montreal and Quebec,
by the La Chine Canal and rapids, since the open
ing of navigation to the 10th inst, was as fol-
lows:- Flour S2,3I4 br!s; wheat, 430,768 bu.;
butter, l04 brs, and 1896 kegs; beef and pork,
1888 brls; ashes, 5,l63 bbls.
Strawberries. The Goshen Wing states
that the dweers along the line of the Erie rail.
way have received $4,000 for strawberries sent
this season to New York. The whole number
OF baskets of this fruit sent to New York over
this road is 602,6i0, being an increase of 2l2,-
223 baskets over last season, or about 81 per CT
The value, on an average, is 8 Ia cents q basket
the quantity 6,277 bushels; the weight 260 tons
Abbot Lawrence of Boston has given $1,000
to the franklin Library Association in the town
of Lawrence, Mass
Mr. Solomon Hobart, of Randolph, W.T. has
captured pair of white rats. TLey are similar
to our common rat, only somewhat larger ant
more active. Their color is Of a spotless white
their fur soft and downy, and their eyes OF iie
ry red which twinkle like stars.
Intelligence. has been received Of the death o
Prof N. w. Fiske, Of Amherst College, at Jeru
salem.
Mr.. Webster has been killed by bull 1
wag says, he has 50 often taken the bull by tn