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ARRIVAL OF TIE GEORGE LAW.
N + w S f II I'M Gu BA
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OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE,
&0., &C., &o.

The United States mail steamship George Law captain
JOIN McGowan commanding arrived here yesterday
ing She left New Orleans Sept 80 for New York via Ha
vana Ut which port she arrived early the morning
ID inst and having embarked the mails and passengers
sailed at oon Of the same day for this port.
This is til. first trip to made by tho George Law,
and sbe has aus made the from Havana in little
ovey four days in spite Of heavy winds and head
which abe bs ucounered the greater part of the pas
sage.
IN N> o,,oan. the fever had almost entirely abated
,d M II residents, returning in large numbers
tbecitv b,s becun TO much lveer aspect than
a I,s vor apr,g tt,e prevalence OF the epidemic.
.rade ,. brisk and vessels Of all kinds for
freight were in good dal tand'
We ,,.. indesssd N Mr. purser Bulay for late intel
ror.a aud .ls, sor sl.s Of Havana and New 0rlea
papers
The br Eev World y, n Uners, from Cenfuegos, put
into Havana in diress III s'oth ut having ios' cap
tans wife snd thres men, en- haNhg captain ana rest Oh
the crew sek She ~,s IN .aa for New York the af
ternoon of the Sd inse.
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The GuMnO Trade.
CHINCHA ISLES, Sept.

CHINCHA ISLES, Sept. 4, IS53.
Mr.. ]. G. BENNIrT:-
Sir-I enclose list Of ships, &C., at these Isles
during the time have remained here, taken from
astual inquiry and have notes referring to the
approach to- size, &c. Of the Islands, Your obt svt,
j, /. STEVENS, Master Ship Realm.
VESSELS ARRIVED AT, FROM RE-
ISLES, JULY IA SEPT IL
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Items from the South.

Items from the South.
THE EFFECTS OF THE FEVER AT NEW ORIEANs-
THE DEATH OF MAJOR ARNOLD.
BALTIMORE Oct 8, 1868.
new orleans papers of Sunday received MANY ves.
ses long due at New Orleans from northern ports had
not arrived in consequence of the unfavorabe weather
business was commencing brskly The whole number Of
'ntermens for nineteen weeks &c., of which s14s
were fever cases.
Inc brother of Doctor j. NJ Steiner, who shot
Major Arnold, at Fort Graham denies the truth
OF the published accounts. He says Arnold fred frat
upon his ther which he returned breaking hi,
Arnold then fred second time when Steiner shot him
dead.
Tne Case OF Hendriclks0n, the Murderer.
ALBANY, Oct. 8, 1853.
The Supreme Judges having under consideration tb.
motion asking another trial Hendrickson convicted
upon the charge of poisoning his wife, decided to day to
suspend ther opinion until the 1st of December
Departure OF the City OF GLASGOW.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. s. 1853.
The screw steamship City of Glasgow sailed at noon for
Liverpool with 300 passengers and $3.50 900 specie
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sconsin Whig state Convention.

MILwArKH October 8, 1853.
big State Convention nominated L. J. Farwell for
+. D. Holton, of Milwaukee, for Lieutenant Gov
A. Hadley of Jefferson, for Secretary of State; j..
Of Brown county, for Comptroller Gov. Far
pts as the Maine law candidate exclusively.
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New York Politics.
D SOFT SHELL NOMINATIONS FOR DISTRICT

Nd SOFT SHE'LL NOMINATIONS FUK DISTKICT
ATTORNEY IN ALBANY.
ALBANY, Oct. 8, 1858.
% sections of the very harmonious democracy in
lty held separate conventions to-day at the same
bid each nominated candidates for District Attor-
hard, and the other soft. John J. Hill was the
Of the former, and Andrew J. Colvin of the lat
wings will agree upon Hamilton Harris, brother
ldge, who will be elected.
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HE'LL NOMINATIONS FOR sESAToRs-MORE
BOLTING.

SYRACUSE, Oct. s, 1858.
f. Cornell was nominated at Port Byron, on
ky, a. = candidate for the State Senate for the
purth district, and John 4. Hinman, at Rome, on
for the NiDetsenth. Both "soft"
5eeatss from the town Of Florence bolted at the
nyention, because one of them was rejected for
0. B. Matteson last fall.
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Departure OF the city Of GLASGOW.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct s, 1853.
The screw steamship City Of Glasgow sailed At noon for
Liverpool with 800 passengers, and $780, 900 specie
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wHIa NOMINATION FOR SENATOR,
BUFFALO, Oct. 8, 1853.
Walker, Of Fredonia, has been nominated by the
atorial Convention Of the thirty second district,
candidate for the Senate,
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steanaship Union At Charleston.
~ CHAExros, Oct. 8, 1853.
Is. mail steamship Union, Capt. r. Adams, frcu
!. sxriyea hsss a& DIX o'clock this morning.
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HAVANA, Oct. ~ 1903.
The Cholera in The Fnterior-Great Loss to the
Pianfers-Politicai Movements at HaUana-- The
Slave Trade, and the Facts Concerning the I'm.
portotiow, &C., &c.
Having some small interes.s In the interior TO look
after, have been enjoying tramp In the country,
BY rails, steamboats, and horsepcwsr, and all have
gained has been an accumulation o red dust tena-
caous Of my person that nd tbe usual scrub seem
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20

FINDING HIS FoRrE-It is chariahlv
supposed that everything good for some
thing" or, as Pope has 1t, nothing is made
in vain" The very crookedosl stick Of a
man is doubtless good for something or 9th
er, if one could only find out what it is
But finding one, forte is not always an ca
sy matter, as may be seen by an anecdole
which we heard from an excabnet minis
ter, respecting one Of his clerks. Alter
boggling at the first duty he was put upon
by the secretary, for a few days, he COM
planned that he "did not like It," A new
sort of labor was assigned to him; but he
soon came back with the same story, add
ing, II don't think it is my forte" "What
would you like to do?" inquired the accom-
oda,ing secretary. why" said the clerk,
"when came into office, | took an oath to
support the constitation'-I wantto do that
~ think that's my forte p
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20
Liqnid Manures.

We have all heard much of LIQUID ma.
nure, and some of US have occasionaIly used
1t on a small scale We all know that sol.
I'd manure, or, most of the ingredients of
1t, must be dissolved aud become LIQUID be-
fore ii can belaken up by the roolets of The
vegetable aud circulated around aud about
the system OF the plant. @
Experiments are now going on ia Eng
land, aud IN some parts Of this country the
object of winch is to ascertain the cornJar.
alive benefit aud profit of Ilquifyine = thai,
IS, OF teaching our common barn-yard aud
other mmures, and using the liquid ON The
land, instead of spreading aud ploughng 1t
under IN solid stale.
Where the labor is cheap, and the quick
return OF The manure in the form of the
crop is desired, we have no doubt that this
would be the best mode of applying ma.
nores' 1t Is, no doubt, always desirable
Tor the farmer to realize return for the
manure applied as soon as possible, but if
me fastening of this is the consequence OF
increased expense, over and above fair
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20

WOMAN IN PARAGUAY.-The author Of
Sketches IN Paraguay, gives us this fra
grant morsel -
Everybody smokes in Paraguay, and
nearly every female above thirteen, cbews.
II am wrong; they do not chew, but put the
tobacco in their mouths and keep it there
constantly, except when eating, and, instead
Of chewing, roll i, about with their tongue
and suck.it. Only imagine yourself about
TO salute the rich red lips Of magnific mt
Hebe, arrayed in satin and flashing with d.
Almonds she puts you back with one deli.
cate hand, while with the fair, taper fingers
of the other, she draws forth from her mouth
brownish black roll of tobacco. quite two
inches long, looking like monsrous grub:
and depositlng the savorv lozenge the
rim of your sombrdro, puts up her face and
is ready for your salute have sometimes
seen an over delicate foreigner turn away
with shudder of Ioa,hng under such cir.
cumslances, and get the epthet of Ell Safu0-
co 1.-THE savage) applied to him by the offend,
ed beauty, far his sensitive squeamisliness
However, one soon gets used To this in Par
aguay. where you are by force Of custom,
obliged to kiss every lady you are intro
duced to; one.half you meet are really
tempting enough to render you reckless of
the consequences, and you would sip the
the dew of the preferred lip in the lace Of Il
tobacco battery, even the double-disliled
"honey-dew" of Old Virginia"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20

MORTALITY AMONG Cows-A fearful
mortality has, for the past three or four
months, heen raging among The cows of the
First Ward about the suburbs of which
are located very many daIrymen. As an
Instance, dairyman residing near Lafay-
cite aud Columbus streets, recently lost ten
cows in the shon space Of two weeks, aud
has now the remainder of his stock (no less
than thirty head) ou the sick list, SO that he
is unable to supply HI, customers with a
single pint Of milk Another on Second
Carondeet AVENUE lost six in about two
weeks, and third, Mr.. Miller, has los
five in one week In all, during the past
three or four months aver two hundred cows
of the First Ward have have died.
The disease, which was at first errone.
ously supposed to be akin to cholera, is a
strange and 'nexplIcabe one. The animal
as general rule, has been stricken but IA
feW hours when 1t Is seized with violent
trembling followed by weak ness IN the
IlmbS and IN il very short time dies. We
d. mol believe than aud cure has yet been
found, but The mortality Is diminishing lust
as 1t broke oul-wIihout my apparent
cause. 81 L0uiS Mtrihgcnccr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20

DEPTH OF THE RooTs OF TnEEs.-In the
sprng at 1850, removed an apple tree
winch was growing ON gravelly ridge, t.
a place prepared for it short distance from
whence it was taken The tree was six
inches in diameter ,hadbeen planted, should
Judge about twenty years, and had been
lop-gratlcd a few days previous to its re-
moval. The tree aud most of he CRAFTS
set OUT IN 1t are growing thriftilv.
In the place where the tree stood, | sunk
well, aud in digging traced the roots of
the tree downwards TO a depth of over ~
feet below the surface of the ground. Nv
attention was called sby the appearance of
the roots, as the workmen were going on
with their work., and measurement was
made. low much deeper the roots could
hare been traced, cannot tell, but was
well satisfied that they did extend some lit
lie below the measurement. From the
great loss of roots, by their spr aiding so
deep aad wide, had little expectation of
saving my tree, and still less the gratis so
recently set, but was most agreeably tlisap.
pointed IL both.-Rarai NeD Yorker.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20

PLoUGHING by STEAM-We see it stat
ed in English papers tnat the Marquis of
Tweeda!e has succeeded perfectly in work.
ing ploughs by steam power. The dslin-
guished EugIsh agriculturist, Mr. Meche,
IN late article, says, "there can he no
doubt but thut very shortly every agriculture
lst must use steam power if he is to stand
his ground IN the race of agricultural com.
petition The want of il is already felt. if
not seen, by those who have not the means
or the slnclnation to use it. The time is
approaching when steam engine on
farm will be as common as the drill or thresh
ing-machne, although, like them, it has to
pass through the ordeal of disbelief. doubt
and prejudice. A committee Of the Royal
Agricultural Society give The most exraor.
binary accounts of the rapid introduction of
farm locomotive engines during the past
three years" Agrlcullurisls seem to be
waking up to the Importance and advantag-
en- and of steam as a mechanical aid in
their labor A vast field is open to mechan-
lca invention as soon as this fact becomes
generally impressed upon those who till the
soil
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20

under the land, which soon after was OBJ
served to be boat pulling down upon the
upon the vessel; and upon the boat near
ing the ship, the establishment of the cap
tain and people on board was greatly IN
creased on observing that one OF the crew
was womaai The first exclamation was
Grace Daringp The deep-sea lead line
being the handiest, was thrown into the
boat. Our heroine passed the line twice
round her body, hltched or rather tied 1t,
and then, passing her right arm through
the moose It The end Of the line, assembled
the ship like sailor The boat, which was
one of the commonest description, was hall
filed with water when she reached the
steamer, and of course, her little crew OF
three were thoroughly drenched. BY the
captains orders, the woman was provided
with change of clothing by the steward
ess until her own was dried. The romance
of the thing was much increased by the
beauty of the woman-not more than twen-
ty.iye or twenty six years of age, little a.
bove the middle stature, fair skin, good col
or beautiful, expressive, dark blue eyes,
fine white teeth, and hair like flax. a feat
ure peculiar to he women and children OF
Norway. The visit TO FIekke Ford Of SO
fine steamer as the Neptune, was quite
an event for this llilIe port, and great hospl'
tallity was shown to the passengers aud
crew A little before The adventurous young
woman left the ship, the seamen and FIRE
men made a collection of about three pounds
amongst themselves for her; Oh learning
which, the captain solicited the passengers
to contribute, and when the captain beck
oned to her 10 come and take thesmoney
she stared with astonIshmeut, probably hav'
ing never seen 80 much money; but, when
assured that it was all for her, she dropped
Oh one knee, clasped the captains hand II
both Of her, and, shedding tears of graft
lude, kissed 1t repeatedly. After this, she
went round to the passengers, and KISSED
their hands also, and subsequently she tool
her leave of the tars and fremen, who e
WINGED contempt for a mere cold shake o
of the hand, and aspired 10 an embrace
with The lips; two or three of the better
looking of the sailors were successful, bu
not one of their more solled brethren. A
she descended the side, all hands of thell
own accord mustered on the gangway; ant
one, obtaining more elevated position thai
the rest, thrust out from the vessels side
aud over the girls head, boa,-hook. II
which was attached union jack and, ii
the boat showed off, the passengers and ere,
simultaneously gave three deafening cheer
and continued waving their handkerchief;
ETC., as ong as the boat was in sight"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20

REMARKABLE VOYAGE OF A Cnw-A
gentleman of this city purchased a COW on
Thursday, at kitery, and dove her home,
leaving her calf behind In the afternoon
she escaped from the pasture aud made her
way to the bridge, but not being permitted
to cross without TOLL it appears that some
time in the evening she went To the bank of
the river 10 swim across. Not having the
power to stem the rapid tide OF the Plsca-
taqua, she dTilled against the bridge, aud
got entangled in such manner that she
could not escape, aud yet was preserved
from drowning. Thus she remained all
night, and until some humane men came
to her relief in the morning, with boat.
and towed her ashore Here in this bereav-
ed and expatrIated animal, was maternal af-
fiction, anxiety, courage, energy-aImost
reason, but not quile,-for that nigh! have
suggested caution. Yet she showed half a
dozen of those traits which are among the
most admirable in human beings SPORTS
mouth Chronicle.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20
Another Grace Darling.

The London Times publishes the follow
ing singular and pleasing narrative:
The steamer Neptune Capt. Brownless
on her outward voyage from London to ST.
petersburg, encountered, when two,birds
across the North Sea, the terrific storms Of
storms OF the 26'h, eth, and 18th Of No.
vember, which caused such fearful disasters
on our east coast AT the height of the bur-
ricane about midnight of the 18th the Maze
Of Norway was sighted. Finding the wa.
ter becoming considerably smoother under
the coast of Norway, Captain Brownless
hauled closer in shore The weather how.
ever. continuing, bad, he resolved to 90 IN
to Flekke Ford for shelter; and requiring
pilot for that purpose, the union jack was
shown at the fore. Some time elapsed and
it was feared that no boat durst venture out
when attention was drawn TO small object
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20
Cruel Jokes.


1t is related that in the good old lines,
"wlen the Plymouth coluuy" was truly the
Gland of steady habits" there occasionally
sprung up volatile lun-IovIng character,
whose habits and disposition formed strk-
ing contrast with the upright and consclen-
tiaus bearing of the old formal pnrllans -
An anecdoIe of two farmers Of this class,
living near each other, will afford an apl
illustration of the text -
One was possessed Of some dozen fine
sheep, who having 4 decided antphy to
close confinement, would sometimes tres
pass on the enclosure of their neighbor -
lie having caught them IN one of those
overt acts, determined to itllct summary
vengeance on them aud their owner. With
this intention he proceeded to catch hem.
and running his knife through one of Their
hind legs between the tendon and the bone
Immediately over the knee JOINT put the
other leg hrough|the hole. In their cpndl-
ton the whole flock decamped, leaving one
quarter less tracks than when they came.
he feeder OF the sheep kept his eve on
en-; and soon after, his neighbours hogs
having broke into his enclosure he took adj
vantage 81 The opportunity for retalation.
by cutting their mouths from ear to ear
In this way the four footed giuniers, rather
chop fallen, as may be supposed made their
way to their own quarters. The owner of
the swine soon made his appearance in a
great rage, declaring that his hogs were
ruined, and that he would have redress
Ills nelghbor made answer that he was not
the cause-"for,' said he, ",he TACT is. my
friend, didn't Cut open them ERE hog's
mouths, but seem my sheep running on
three legs, they split their mouths laugh
ing"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20

ORIGINAL SIN.-In one of John Adams
letters to his wife is the following remark
on original sin -
Why" says The Doctor, 81 satisfy my
self about it in this manner, Either orig
nal sin is divislble or indivisibe If it is
dlvlslble, every descendant of Adam and
Eve have part. and the share which falls
to each individual at this is SO small par.
tlcle, that | think ii not worth considering
If lndlvlsbIe, then the whole quantity must
have descended in a right line, and must
now be possessed by one person only; and
the chances are millions aud millions to one
that person is now in Asia or Africa, and
that have nothing to do with it,"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20

proft, he had better follow the old course,
and thereby gain in profit what he loses III
time.
There is one species of crop. however,
and a very important one, TOO, TO winch IL
ouid manures would seem peculiarly adapted
This is our hay crop The application of
top dressings 10 our moving lands, while
they increase the burthen of grass, often
times leave 100 much dirt on the surface,
which is apt to be gathered up with the hay
by the rake If, instead of this, the same
fertilzlng material be applied in liquid
form, more prompt action wonld take
place, and the above trouble be obviated
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
FA~nu le Commonwealth.
Perrys Hungarian pAni.-lf you wish blessings to fall
upon your head IN suC way as to cause brilliant gorie'
TO sprout II IT, buy and try Perfys uhhsarIah Balm
From the N. Z. Directory.
The Hungarian iiln sold by Messrs. Burr rcry, AT
No. Cornh Is one OF the hest preparations for the han
now in lse have tried the article, and mud full,
answers the purpose or when Is hienued tha o clean
ing, beautlying a,IaetFengihehing the htir.
From the GO,tuh Pathfinder.
Fefr,s hungarian Balm Is decidedly the hest article
offered The public dr preserving and identifying the
hair Having given trial we do not hesitate Ia erdOrs,
all that Is claimed rit.
From ih,i Daily Evening Traveller.
MesUs. Burr Il Perry, No. Corhii nave Introduced Il
the Boston Market new aud elegant preinition Tor Iii,
hair called The Hungarian Balm" which has ulrta,k
obtained h gh reputation among The thousands that havt
tried the article
Fro the Daily Bee.
Pery's Hungarian Balm.-A good head of hair is pu.
sesson beyond value II Is ornamental ana useful II
ensure this it is necessary generally 10 aid naire in keep
ing the rods of The Talf vigorous condition. and the
KIN free from dandrutf This Is nlost etcIuay
pshed by the us of Perrys iungarien Balm, sold h,
Burr pcrry No. Cnrnili. Those who bave thorough,
tested It's properties pronounce superior sticle. Lei
The reader Try aud sae, 900 ,
The Commonwealth says. The Hungarian Balm 5 one
Of the best articles ~ he fuundn Boston or the hair.
Beware of counterfrts and Worthless lmitatnns. The
genuine has the wunl. 4" PERRY'S HUNGARIAN BALM
FOR THE HAIR y blown IN the glass. The label and en-
velup will bear the signature OF D. A PERRY, sole Pro-
preior.
Prepared and sold wholesale and retail, by BURR
PERRY, at NJ E Patent Medicine Pnrlumery st,re, NJ.
Curul and sold by Druggists asd Fancy Goods Dealers
lbrig huut the United States aud CanNdas
sold in Montpelier, W., by SMITH 81 PIER North
field Nv n n Sn,,,h 40m6
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20
FAIR BANKS

One the best applications discovered for the
" OF the following diseases:
inflammation of the Lungs Sure TIL oai, Phthisic Head
Ache, Piles Choc. Cramp, Fever, aud other Sores, Ear
Ache, Cuts, Burns and Scads, Rhtuma'ism Bruises and
Strains, Sings Of lnitcs, Dyspepsia, Worms, Chlbains.
This Compound will remove that foul bilious matter
from the stomach, which mnny diseases, fol
lows Pains and Dizziness in the hend Scknesat The
Stomach, Loss Of Appetite, Cosvrntss, JanndIce, Weak
ness Bowel Complaint and in Colds it gives immediate
relief if taken in season.
Among the many important discoveries Of this genera
ton. is whose fnls ill he vrtten with sunbeam
in the history Of the past Fairbanks celebrated Healing
Compound stands forth alone, and by his works pro
claims its power. That mute enquenre iresistatly al
iectng in the appeals Of the suffering for relief has been
answered Hundreds If cases have been cured by this
invaluable medicine, and they he produced if
sary suhSantIae beyond doubt the healing virtues of
this pTeparaliu
The compound is combined with the efeclual aids
the sautary productions, and It's in the
stoalion to health of those who had long pinned under dis
tressiug maades, has given 1t an exalted character
Manufactured and sold by the proprietor in West Roys-
ton, Mass. HORACE FAIRBANK.
II. A. Hodges, Richmond, and j. b. Rmev, Waterbury,
Retail Agents 3. o. TYLER, Monlpdler General whole
sale and retail Agent,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20

@ The water from the Congress Spring, at
Saratoga, has been imported into France
The question has been raised why it was
called Congress water! The obvious an
swer of course, did not escape the wits
"because it contained so much gas !"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20
b a rietp.

A lawyer wrote rascal in the hat of
brother lawyer, who, on discovering II en-
tered complaint in open court against the
tresp sser, who, he said, had not only taxi
en- his hat but had written his ow" name
in it.