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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-02-22

Very Funny he Philadelphia Despatch tells
an excellent story connected with the whipping
post OF Delaware, where man by the name Of
Smilh received twenty lashes, well LAID on
Tor some offence of which no had been convic-
ted, against the good people Of that immense
commonwealth. The culpri instead Of below
ing like ten thousand when The sturdy consra-
BILE applied the lash laughed all the time iinmnd-
erately in The midst Of his grouns aud obs, which
made the angry Constable lay 1t on still harder,
without, however essening IN the least, the ex.
lraordlnary hlIarity Of the prisoner. On giving
the twentieth blow, with all his strength, which
made The blood spirit and broke Ills whip, the
constable could stand !; no longer,
wei, here, mister sal the offended officer.
I've done my du'y, and can't hos w no more
out | d just Ike 70 k"ow what it is that's so tun.
nyY
Funny Ha! har roarel the other. Fun
ny! Why, IT'S the best joke ever lie ,rd Of! liza
Ia! ha IA Excellent god! Ia! ma Whswi
On TIA nap sad he, as alternately his plla
aud nlrih pred minated.
Funny Well, what is it?--what is tue
Joke p
The joker now ,oared the other-'why. its
excellent You're got The wroag Smith II
amt That man that was to be whipped is the
other one! Now you'll have To 20 it all over a.
gam. Really, IT'S too good You mus. lick the
other man. LA ha = roaret he as they took
INN back to prison To dress his wounds.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-02-22

The small Pox is making dreadful ravages at
st Johns, New Brunswick. Upwards of 1900
cases have appeared.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-02-22

AN ANEcDoTE.--ITon. A. II. Stephens.
Member OF Congress from Georgia, in n recent
address at a meeting in Alexandra, for the ben
eft of the Orphan Asylum and Free School Of
that city, related the following onncdote
"a poor little boy, in cold night in June,
with no home or roof to shelter his head, no pa
ternal or maternal guardian or guide to protect
aud direct him, in his wanderings, reaching ut
nlghtfall the house of wealthy planter, who
took hun in, fed, lodged, and sent him on his way
with his blessings. Those little kind attentions
cheered his heart, and inspired him with fresh
courage to battle with The ills and Obstacles of
life. Years rolled round; Providence led him
along he had reached the legal profession his
hospltab!e host had died; the cornorants that prey
Oh the substance of man had formed conspiracy
to get away from the widow her estates. She
sent Tor the nearest counsel to commit her cause
10 MN, and that counsel proved to be the orphan
BOY years before welcomed and entertained by
her and her deceased husband The stimulus
OF warm and tenacious gratitude was now adj
ded to that Of ordinary motives connected with
the profession. He undertook her cause ith a
will not easily to be resisted he gained it the
widows estates were secure To her 10 perpetni-
ty; and" added Mr.. Stephens with an emphasis
OF emotion that sont us electric thrill throughout
the house, that orphan boy stands before you %
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-02-22
CALIFORNIA NEWS.

Vermoniers for California. The company
from Montpelier and Mortified (naues given
here,otore,) sailed in the Magnolia from New
Bedford. VIM. p. Parsons of Fairfax, sailed in
the Velasco from Boston.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-02-22


SENATE.-The Chair presented a coinmunica.
ton from the Naval Department, containing de-
spatches in relation to Com. Stockton's operations
in California.
A resolution of inquiry was agreed to, in ia
vor Of increasing the civilization of the lndl-
ans.
Considerable debate was had on a resolution
that the Senate should meet at II o'clock.
Laid on the table.
A joint resolution was submitted by Mr.. I'M
derwood Tor obtaining cemetery IN Mexico for
the burial of our soldiers, approprating $4,000
for the purchase and improvement of the same.
Afler brief discussion It was laid over.
The general appropriation bill was taken up,
and an amendment was agreed to for an appro-
prialion OF $4,000 for cleaning and repairing
the canal in the city of Washington.
Mr.. Walker submitted a proposition in favor
Of extending the revenue laws over the new Ter
ritories, without being read, twas ordered to be
printed.
Adjourned.
HousE.-The report Of the Committee on the
rules was discussed by Mr.. Wentworth, who
opposed the amendment proposed TO the same.
lie considered that the next House, with
Taylor majority, would be responsible for its
own rules. He moved to lay the report on the
table. Adopted
On motion Of Mr.. Butler the House went into
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-19
cOlored Men in Paris. Robert Walsh. i,

Colored Men in Paris Robert Walsh. in
one of his letters to Littell's Living Age, writes
Our French paragraghists are not particularly
struck with the capacity of the negro race to
maintain republican institutions, as it is exempli-
fed in the monopoly of the produce of the SOIL,
and OF all traffic, internal and external, by the
government of Hayt. The black mantle true
ebony-in the delegation af the Antilles, who
sits in the centre OF the Montaguards in the AS
semby, was the servant of white general resi-
dent in the capital. An intimate acquaintance
OF the master told me, few days ago, that the
representative had not resigned his domestic post
whether from personal attachment or prudential
motives; he would deserve credit for either
gentleman OF New Orleans, on a visit to Paris.
relates 10 me that, about fortnight since, while
seated in side box oil the first tiers of the grand
opera, he distinguished colored family in the
one Immediately opposite; by his opera glass he
discovered that the head of it, whom he recog.
Hized, distinguished him. and was about to come
round to him by the lobby. feeling natural to
a Southern American induced him to prefer that
the interview should not be in the box which he
occupied. He met the visitor in the lobby: the
latter grasped his hand, and reminded him that
he had been his tailor at New Orleans. 81 re-
turned he added, "wth good property: we
well settled here; that's my box, once a
week; we shall be happy 10 see you at our
apartments.
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IHE LUXURY OF SLEDGING. A Greenlander
was driving merchant in sledge across the
sea upon the ice, when sudden storm arose and
pfose uhe ice 70 pieces. In such cases the Green
by ieaplng from one piece of ice to another h.,
as the European merchant could not iump in This
way the driver coolly said to him, ..You are not
70 De saved. but you have pencil and paner in
your book, tear piece off, Saying this he stoon.
ed DOWN. write here upon my back that Won ,0sr r
drowned otherwise your people might tbink I
nao kliied you: The merchant had. of course
no mlna either to write or be drowned, and beg.
geo Of MN tor Gods sake not to forsake b@
sery wen, said the Greenlander. /" if YOU die
s esn ale likewise He accordingly STAYED and
shs seu nun. Afterwards ne often joked him upon
write-you were afraid That was drolI -, NV
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The Cholera, and Other Inducements in Vetc
Orleans In the New Orleans Daily Crescent of
the 9Th inst the regular list fnterments for the
last preceding twenty -four hours reports exactly
iortytwo cases OF death from Chalera. In an ed
tIrial of the paper and date, in which the
theatres are itemized in regular scrap style, the
euitOr- eanlly ranaarks :-ssNow that fair weather
has set in and the (Cholera) panic has subsidized,
families will improve the chance to visit PIANO.
rama Hail." There is nothing like being used to
it. Making friendly call one fine autumn
morning upon family on the Juniata, our in
quiry for the health of the household was answer
ed very quietly-"pretty well-nothing but the
ague." Nine in the family had it every day.
Before we left, the gentleman called up stairs for
three of the boys in succession. They were all
In bed. Next, he put his head into the kitchen,
and called John. "Sir-r-r,'' answered John
"Have you gone for the cowsp' "No, ant
done sha-a-king YETI
Some years ago it was reported that there were
only three railroads in New Orleans, and two of
them ran to grave yards This is all very pleas
ant. We suggest new reading of the old adage
for the people OF the Crescent City I'm the
midst OF death we are in life. 1t seems to us to
be quite as poetical, good deal nearer the fact,
and, besides, puts cheerful New Orleans face
on the NATTER Philadelphia Republic
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. II.


SENATE. The bill tor the reduction OF pos
tage was taken up. The rates specified IN the
bill are-on papers OF one ounce, over fifty miles,
one cent; under that distance halt cent; dry
papers OF one ounce and halt, same rate. Let
ters prepaid, any distance, three cents when
not pre- paid, five cents Letters TO foreign ports,
fifteen cents. The bill aboshes the ranking
privilege. Letters OF members, on public bust
ness, are to be charged to the contingent fund.-
Public documents TO remain free.
A number of amendments were proposed to the
bill. Some were agreed to, and others were re-
jected. Those adopted were ordered to be
printed, when the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE. A joint resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Fries, for the extension OF the revenue laws
over California.
The House then went into Committee on the
General Appropriation Bill. The mileage ques-
ton was debated by several members. Mr..
Schenk's amendment allowing salary to mem
bers OF $4,000. and ten cents mile for travel was
agreed to, when the House adjourned.
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lHE NEW PRESIDENT OF FRANCE. Tho
iore'gn correspondent of the New York Commar.
c'ai' In his last letter, says: "One striking tea
lure connected with the present fortune Of j on;,
Napoleon is the sudden change of tone which
ras no. only come over the Partisan but also the
Eheilsn puolic as to the quality of his intellect
a mouth ago the cry was that he was to be elect.
u su,siy mar the republic might be got rid of.by
means 81 the contempt into which il wouId iail
through his abject imbecility. Nov ~ :. .an
complished and ingenious, and Iikeiv tor so ae,
aIme TO bring his countrymen back TO rat;ons,,'
ms Is another instance of the way in which .ooi
or Dad luck makes men wise or the reverse in Inv
Eyes OF the world. Had Cayaignac been elected
Ffnce Louis would have remained a simnIs,on ),
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10'0Vo H66 943l 74l3 67O7
Boston ReDubj,ron

heeonmg Barbarity. A steamboat topcbea
al me wharf in Helena Arkansas, and Iandaa
man. ms wife and child, suffering with the cbola
"a. IL was raining at the time, and the noa0
enleeoled oy disease, fell into the river be fora hn
lea a; 'he shore. He finally struggled ont
an a9a s SICK as ne was began searching Tor place
S =, snei'er. Not door was opened for him. .he
to"r 1l1 r ssa MN admittance At length he
from the sr rsn "n1c afforded some sort of shelter
and in few hours the whole three Of thsr r",,a-
dead. VI 'hem were
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PAUPER ABSTRACT FOR 1913. The number
OF persons supported in the State as paupers last
year, was 1858. Not one-haf, 1853 had
legal settlement in the town or elsewhere in ,bo
Commonwealth. Number OF State psupers os2I.
foreigners, 74l3-ot this humber 67O7 were from
England and Ireland; 1884 OF these came into
the Commonwealth within one year. Planners
made so by intemperance, in themselves or Others
5000; by reason OF insanity or idiocy 1923. insane
relieved or supported, GIL; idiots relieved or spp'
ported, 324. Number OF persons relieved in Aims
Houses during the year, 1898 average number
supported IN aims houses, 4028; number unable
10 perform labor, 4O57. Number OF persons aided
and supported out of aims houses eeI7 tn
average weekly cost OF supporting each manner
In aims houses, l0I l-3c.; weekly cost IF SIR.
porting paupers out Of the house ,l07 I.3c. yaIpo
oil TABOR performed in aims houses, SIG 232 Tbe
whole number Of aims houses in the state ;s17E
10 which are attached 16, 667 acres otland VII
Oh these establishments, ST. ,056, 491. Netamonnt
u expense oil supporting and relieving paupers
lncIudlng interest on Aims House establi .hments
$51z,749,75. The lowest average weekly cost ~
supporting papers, in Aims Houses. is in Frant,
ling county, 10 cts; highest in Sufolk. a sooo
l ne lowest out OF the house. is in Essex eorn,,,
81: 5-22 highest in Suffolk, $3.50.
Noreturns were received from thirty sis towns
ana from hive the returns were received too 49,
lor the Abstract. The following table will sho,.,
the number of paupers in the several connti.'.
the number having legal settlement in thn
Town or State paupers, foreigners and thtso r.
England and Ireland io"i
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THE WAR IN HUNGARY. The following,
rom London paper, is very clear and concise
statement of the military operations now going on
in Hungary:
The four separte divisions into which the Aus
trian army is divided have invaded Hungary
from four points, Austria and Moravia in the west
and from Galhcia in the north and north east
The Hungarians, however, are not wholly I'M
prepared to cope with even these immense forces
Every Magyar is a soldier, used to military ex-
ercises from his boy hood, brave in disposition an
enthusiast in his feelings of nationality. The
whole regular forces OF the Msgyars are about
1900 troops, of whom fully ono-third are vet
eran soldiers, used to war in addition to these
must be added 20 900 National Guards, the Land
sturm or militia, and body OF Polish auxiliaries
The field artillery OF the Magyars amounts to $50
pieces. This large force is, however, less effec.
tive than it may first appear, from the circum-
stances of Hungary being completely isolated in
the midst of the hostile nationaties by which
she is surrounded on every side, whence she is
obliged to weaken her strength by dividing her
torcesi into four or five armies, for the purpose OF
defending herself from irruptions on her Austri-
an, Croatlan, Transyvanian, Gallican, and Sla.
vonan frontiers. The position of the contending
parties is, consequently, briefly this: that the
Imperalist troops, in four divisions are advanc-
ing from the four quarters ofthe compass into the
centre OF Hungary, endeavoring to effect juno
ton before Pesth, whilst their onward march is
impeded by an equal number Of Hungarian ar
mics, who obstinately dispute every inch OF
ground. The silence OF the Austrian bulletins,
as to the lmperiast losses, is significant token
of the cost at which the subjugation OF the Mag
vars must be effected
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BANvARD. A London correspondent of the
Home Journal says of the painter OF the famous
Panorama OF the Mississippi, now in London
o.. AA"--~.rfrai A.s-or pvor, ANXIOUS tn naes
his painting through to London at an early dav
he applied TO the custom house for permission -
The ofhcers had anticipated its coming. and
question had already arisen as to what amount 81
duty was to be paid. Mr. Bany ard had gone nrs :.
pared, Tor before leaving New York. he annIied
to the British Consul, Mr.. Barclay. and ohtained
certificate to the effect that this Immense Mn
Ing on four large cylinders, was all one :, ard
consequently should be admitted as one naint;na
For some days the officers remained in douht . ed
much discussion arose as to whether il shouId no,
ten pounds duty as one painting, or forty ponnd.
as four. Mr. B. was advised to apply to The Lord.
OF the Treasury, butthe Inspector General heinz
called, has opinion settled the question The Tn'
ssPector General passed it free, which is here
looked upon as one of the greatest compliments
ever paid to American enterprise. This WORK ia
now on exhibition at the Egyptian Hall. 10 this
city. 1t has already received the unanimous
probation OF the press, and so crowded are tbe
houses, that nightly hundreds are turned awav
unable to gain admission. 1t has been nredictsd
that "this will. be the most popular exbih,t,ou
ever opened in London"
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GRATING AND MANAGEMENT OF OLD TREES
In CONVEX saton with farmer, not long since
no observed that he had large orchard, that. in
''cider tmes," as he called them, was of much
pecuniary profit to him. Since them as the trees
had never been grated and bore nothing but or.
binary truit it had been of little service TO him
We urged him to have II engrated but he thouvbt
it too far gone, as he expressed it, He said Ina,
he had observed some old orchards in his NEIGH.
borhood, had been grated at the tips OF the did
limbs, and that they had not done verv wen
There is some truth in his remark and we have
also noticed some old orchards engrafted in
manner that did not do much credit 10 the sLiu
and Judgement OF the operator. There seemed
to be an impression that all the limbs of the tree
should be only engrafted at the tips The larger
and lower limbs may require this management
but it may not be followed throughout
We reccoIlect some remarks published NV NJ
Hibreth, OF Seneca, N. Y, in the last vol,,me -,
the Albany Cultivator, on this subject, that seem.
ed to US very iuiicious at the time
lie observes that in grating large trees. il is
necessary to form around, well balanced ton In
order to effect this, he observes that the lower
limbs should be grated near the extremfes
The next gratis above, nearer the centre Of The
tree, Tor young gratis make an upright growth.
and it one set is placed directly above and near
the lower, they soon grow together; butifplaced
S'""uohJ hSai Ci tue ceHVe, as you proceed in
forming the top, the fruit will be all exposed to
the sun and air alike, and all the gratis have an
equal chance TO grow.
This advice OF Mr. Hidreth's is founded on
reason BY using care and judgement, an old
tree may be made to form a new top of young
shoots, so that in few years they may be grated
and complete young top be the result By ex.
cessive pruning, great number OF shoots or suck
ers, as some call them, are thrown out This
might reasonably be expected, for moments
consideration will convince any one that by prun
ing the top, you do not prune the roots But if
the W hole supply of roots seman, which were
required to supply sap TO large top, it will fol.
low, OF course II that be largely diminished there
will be surplus of sap crowding upwards. II
will push out innumerable suckers, which will
grow until the balance between branches and
roots IS somewhat restored. BY gracefully thin.
nlng out these suckers, new and regular ton
can be formed which will, in time, be productive
II II becomes necessary to amputate any large
, limbs, the stump should be covered with some
preparation that will keep out water, and thereby
prevent the decay OF the interior OF the tree. Tar
and brick dust, or shellac varnish NAV be used
with great benefit for this purpose By care. at.
tentlon, and Judicious management, many of the
old orchards that now to be in the last stages
OF consumption, might be soon renovated and
made to De serviceable many years yet
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-19

ALL FOR GOLD. An incident showing the eagerness
Of many persons to get TO the gold regions exhibit.
ed in tie early part Of last week. The ship Albany
started for San Francisco from New York, blu, when
she got 10 sea il found that twenty persons had
snugged themselves board TO get fIee passages
The vessel returned port, dismissed her snpernumer.
aries, and then got under way.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-19

HrAt sale of negroes by Thomas M. Hume
Esq yesterday morning north ofthe Exchange,
prime negro ,comen sold singly at $500, and ne
gro men (cotten hands) ranged from 5000 to
$50. This is substantial evidence that there is
steady demand for this species ofproperfu IN
our city, and at fair prices.
Charleston Mercury, llth.
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Ut Major ---, formerly representative in
the British parliament from some county in Ire
land, whose income used to be $50. 900 wear.
became poor. emgrated to New York with two
accomplished daughters, was seen as a street la
borer in Broadway by gentleman who had heard
him in the house Of commons and procured for
him the place OF book keeper for Wall street
merchant.
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With a racket ship Montezuma, Captain Low Der
Liverpool after New New York on Monday from
uays' encountered succession of hurr;cass :. .,
was VISITED by pestilence and frost in add;,on anu
S s mad nearly 800 passengers, twenty ., ,Uh.--
.leu 81 small pox, twenty-five were taien asho.,
70 ,ne hospital sick Of ship fever, six Of the crsvs
lost overheard. "o Seamen was
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earns.t a writer IN the National Intelligencer
ma In preference to that by sea. He makes ont
the entire distance from Suttor's Fart 49, ~
5000 miles. ou"u numbers
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is an island on the Northwest coast belonging to Rus.
STA.
OAHU, SANDWICH ISLANDS,
July l6, l848.
We sailed from the Sandw ich Islands the 27h MAY,
bound for Kodiak, 10 for black whale, or, as
whalerS call them, rig whale After passage of
twenty days, we reached the whaling ground in Lat,
SD North and Lon. $50 W., and discovered whales in
abundance. We had every prospect of making good
cruise. Officers and men all appeared very active in
making preparations TO ill The ship when the 18Th Of
June, bright prospects suddenly blasted for
this season at least, by amenabe and viainous
mutiny. AT midnight six men attempted TO escape from
the ship by stealing boat They lowered the boat in
to the wafer, and five succeeded in getting into ii the
sixth prevented by the officer OF the watch Be,
fore the boat got out Of REACH the officer Jumped into
another boat took oar and threw it into the lowered
boat and stove her through the bottom. The scound
reIs persisted in pulling from the ship, and at about
mile distant, the boat filled with and turned over
when We heard them crying for help When assistance
reached Them they were perfectly helpless One died
before reaching the ship, the rest restored-
All the disaec,ed of the foremost hands, Resist
threatened the captain should attempt to put
tie five men in irons. The captain and officers thought
il best to let the affair pass, for the present Dark
hints were thrown out of open muiny, which made our
SITUATION very uneasy. On the 22d, four days after the
above affair." spoke the ship Newark, Capt Pendel,
ton, of Sioningon. With his and his officers assist
ance succeeded in securing six Of the rngleaders in
irons. The remainder Of the refused TO perform
duty any farther, whaling, and, il required all of our
attention to guard che prisoners, compelled 10
put away for port and have arrived in safety, after three
weeks Of great anxiety
The whole business is now before the Consul viii,
write again as soon as the examination closes.
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OUTRAGE AND MURDER. A party OF discharged
lrlshmen on the Naugatuck Railroad CT assaulted The
house OF sub contractor rsmed James McCue. on The
night of the Bib inst They fired three muskets INTO the
building, killing Mrs McCue, and woundlpg Young
girl. portion Of the party have been arrested
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EFFECTS OF A SUDDEN FRIGHT During a la,e
IRE at Carlisle, Pa which destroyed the dwelling Of
MIR Trout, German baker, C. Grossman who
lived close by was overcome by fear and apprehen-
sion, that he fell dead on the spot