Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-01-26

Miss ANTHONY, a Temperance lecturer in New York,
opened one of her lectures recently with this pthy
mark: ''Man claims to be the agent of woman in the
sphere of government and politics it is then woman's
right to instruct her agent how to act.''
The Gardner .Nine.-Leut Hunter of the Navy, and
Others have arrived at Washington from their hunt after
Gardeners silver mine in Mexico Gardiner who accom-
panied them in the Search stopped at Charleston. Their
report has not TRANSFERRED but, it is believed will confirm
the charge that Gardeners claim entire fraud
No mine could be found by the Commissioners, though
they travelled 1000 miles mules in search of it.
An American gentleman inst returned from China
Informed by native Japanese that the Emperor of Japan
ready and waiting for the American expedition.
strict lookout is maintained all the coast, which is
well set with guns and million of soldiers at hand,
ready for action The gentleman predicts that trade
will be opened with that country except by force.
Sad CataSrophe.-On the 9th October last, the Eng
ish ship Successor with 244 persons and great number
Of horses board oundered in Madras Roads, in sight
of hundreds of people The captain and second officer
had gone shore, leaving the ship of the mate
who too drunk to take any protect her
from squat which arose. Eighty-sx men and all the
horses were drowned.
Liverpool paper of the Doth u states that the ship
Lily, wrecked Kitteland Island with the loss of five
lives, was subsequently boarded by agent of Loyds
with thirtytwo men, and while they the vessel
which loaded with gunpowder it exploded and every
man but persisted 1t is supposed that the powder
caught fire from the pipe of one of the men.
Eighty-seven persons belonging to the best families of
Napoleon Sd, Emperor of France.
H.
New Hampshire for injunction against the continual
ton of the Concord and Caremont and New Hampshire
Central Railroads the Connecticut for which charter
was granted by the Legislature at its late session.
Judge Fletcher of Boston has resigned his seat on the
bench of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts,
and will resume the practice of his profession
The U. s. Supreme Court has decided the McDonough
'will in favor of New Orleans and Baltimore, and
adverse to the States of Louisiana and Maryland
Hon Stephen A. Douglas has been reelected to the us
Senate, from Illinois, for six years from 4h March next
The wife of Senator Douglas of Illinois, died at his re-
sidence in Washington on Wednesday last
Amos Lawrence viii contains no legacy of 1886 900
to the wife of Gen Pierce" as has been stated.
The Florida Legislature has passed law fixing the
price of licenses to retailers of ardent spirits $500, and
! ROS' iOi
The number of applications for patents during the year
1851 was 225S number of patents issued $685. During
the period 4S8 patents expired The receipts dur
ing the year were $95,73S; expenses $86,9l6
train of thiry-nine of live stock-600 head in
all-passei through Binghampton last Friday night, en-
route for New York. followed by extra train of 30
ten filled with cattle and twenty with merchandise
mother and child an alley in Troy N Y
the night of the 10TH roseh to DEATH The little girl
about ten years of age standing with basket
on her arm. Poor mother! poor child
The city crier of Boston, during the past year. found
i'll the streets of that city $50 lost children and returned
all but of them to their friends
Fifty dollar bills altered from some Michigan bank to
the Merchants Bank of Burlington VT are said to be in
circulation They easily be detected by noticing that
the right hand end of the bill has the figures so at the
top and boom and in the centre between the two fes
is lady sitting down. with the words State of Vermont
printed in circle her head
One dollar bills of the South Berwick (Aaine) Bank,
altered to tens neatly done, in circulation
70 The Nashville Crenn) Gazette states that female
slave in that city, whose master had threatened to sell
her for some misconduct, jumped into the river with
child under each arm, and all three drowned 1t is
said her husband promised to end his life in the way
at the same time, but did not
Mr. Northwood of Washington county, N. Y arrived
at Washington the l7h from Arkansas, bringing with
him black man who had been kidnapped from N. York
twelve years ago and has been in servtude ever since
All the "Hydes in the United States, or at least as
many of them please to meet at the u s. Hotel in
Boston the 10th of February next make arrange
ments for securing an unclaimed inheritance in England
VIM, Ellsworth of Mayfeld Ohio, has a cow-a cross
of the Devonshire and Durham-hat gave ffy-two and
a half pounds of milk per day. tweny-one successive
days, and making lbs ozs of butter per day
/ Fanny Paine, CaShierl-It is even so Fanny Paine
is Cashier of The Bank of Chicago Ye old fogy bank
ers put your pecaces take your detecting glasses
look wise, with pen behind your ear, and read-Fanny
Paine, Cash'r Ira b. Eddy Prest" The President is
said to be of leading spritualiss and doubtless
has had revelation to this and important fea-
ture of ''woman's rights. Chicago Dem Press.
10 1t is reported the authority of letters from Flo
rida, that Billy Bowlegs and his followers have formally
declared against the United States and that General
Hopkins and small force under his command have been
, mastered by them.
The Legislature of Virginia have instructed the Com
mittee the Judiciary, whom the matter referred
to report in favor of prosecuting the Lemon before
the Supreme Court of the United States.