Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-08-18
Exhibition of the Vermont State
Agricultural Society.

The Annual Exhibition of the Vermont State
Agricultural Society, will be held at Montpelier,
on Tuesday, Wednesday,and Thursday the l3;h,
l4h, and 18th OF September, 1858
An area of forty acres will be enclosed for the
exhibition, and within the enclosure suitable
structures will be erected. and arrangements
made for the accommodation OF oil who wish to
exhibit either animals or articles. Fresh water
forage. consisting OF hay. grass, green oats, and
cornstaks. for cattle, horses and sheep-sraw
for IiiIering, and oats Tor feeding horses, and
grain tor swine and poultry will be supplied
tree Of charge, TO such exhibitors as choose to
keep their ani'nals on the ground enclosed; aud
exhibitors OF valuable horses, desiring barn &c
comHodatipn Tor the same, may procure them IN
the viIlage at reasonable expense.
| Exhibitors must become members OF the SOcl
ETY., and must have ~hatever they intend to ex-
hibit entered on the Secretary's books OH or be-
fore Tuesday, the 18th Of September. 1t squte
desirable, however, that the entries shnull be
made at least as early as Monday the l2'h.
| Persons residing out of the State may COM
pete for premiums on foreign stock, plowlng
agricultural implements and machines, the varI-
Gus manufactures named in Premium List of the
Society, under The head Of Discretionary Preml-
ums; and may make an entry of ANIMALS or ar
ticles of any class, for exhibition merely, which
will be admitted within the enclosure for the
purpose, if deemed worthy by the Executive
Board.
Arrangements have been effected with all the
Railroad Companies in Warm mt. to carry all an
mails and articles for exhibition, 10 and from the
Fair free of charge, and without changing cars;
and visitors each way nj hq If fire
Gentlemen from the States, and from the
Canadas, are cordially invited 10 participate in
the Exhibition.
Communications may be addressed to J. A.
Beckwiih, corresponding Secretary OF the Yer
mont State Agricultural Society, Middebury,
VT, or to his agent, P. Walton Montpelier,
Vt. FREDERlcK HoLBRooK, Prest.
J. A. BEcKwITH, Secretary.
TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN VENsUELA.-
The Revolution The schooner New Republic
at Philadelphia, brings Porto Cebelo dates to
July %. At Cumnaua, on the 18Th Of July, a
terrible earthquake was experienced, which over
threw many Of the buildings and buried nore
than three thousand persons in the ruins.
The SMYRNA ArFAIR.-A Washington cor
respondent OF The .Mep York Times SAYS
"A reliable letter, received here from Snyr
ma, states that when it was lnornentarIy expect
ell that Cap. lngraham would fire upon The
Austrian brig, Kozsla was brought on deck q,
lasled TO the nIalrnast, and two muskets leve-
ed at his head and, also, that Capt. lngraham
was notified that the first gun fred at the ; Hus
sar' would be The signal to blow out Kozsta's
brains. This fact Is stated as the reason why
Capt lngraham more readily assented to the
proposition 70 put Kozsla in charge Of the French
Consul"
Uncle Sans treasury is overlooking. There
are $22000,0,O IN the treasury, for which there
is nc immediate use. We advise the old gentle
man to invest one half OF his surplus in stock il
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, and urge that
The work be commenced forthwith.
In the Constitutional Convention, recently,
Col. Schouler, IN reply to charge Of llcentous
ness IN the public press, stated that the most
licen'lous part OF his experience with the pub
lie press had been in the defence of public men.
Wing politicians will hereafter let the press
| alone, we think.
US SENATOR.-The Governor of Arkan-
1nss has appointed Robert w Johnson as Ulned
eS Senator IN place of Hon. Scion Borand,
ives appointed bv the President Minister u
htrai America. Johnson was a member Of
1, presen. House of Representatives, and is a
he Rights Democrat
roiessor Siman, Srn., is succeeded by his
Professor Silllman, Jr., in the Chemical
I Se part'nrDl of Yale College. and by his son-ln-
law, Professor Dana, in The Department OF MIN
erolagy and Geology. As Professor Dana is at
| an,v.,,od IN ha e tha
exploring expedition for publication. Professor
SlIIiman will take his place during the next
winter.
BosToN. Aug IL.
| RAILROAD DIsAsTER.-A collision occurred
on the Providence and Worcester Railroad this
morning about o'clock. near the Boston juno
ton, between the regular morning tram from
Providence to Worcester and an excursion tram
coming down. The second car OF the excursion
train was but little damaged, but was driven
into the third car about half its length, killed
fifteen or sixteen, and seventy more badly IN
jured, some of whom cannot live throughout the
day. Among the killed was the Rector of Grace
Church. Uxbrldge, and Geo. Griffin, newsboy
on the road
Most of the killed and wounded belonged to
Uxbrdge and Whtensville. Mr.. Taft, Presi-
dent Of the Worcester road, was but slightly IN.
jured. Mr.. Southwlck, Superintendent, was
considerably injured by Jumping from the train.
The cause of the accident was owing TO the
Uxbrldge train being seven minutes before Its
time. Fifteen of the dead bodies were taken
to Providence by the Boston train.
A SINGULAR Casa Miss Reed, of WesI
Bo, lson took chloroform few days ago fol
the purpose Of having tooth extacted, aud
after the operation was performed, she was at
tackled with severe pain in the head, became
unconscious, apparently died. Her friends laiC
her out for burial, and began to prepare for thu
funeral ceremonies; but their grief was unex
pecledy turned into joy and establishment, OF
finding that the supposed dead began to revive
she eventually recovered the foil possession o
her facutlrs; but what Is still more singular il
her case, as we are told, she suffers violent pain
in the head as regularly as evening approaches
and a, length, and about the same hour eacI
night, falls into a swoon similar to that which
in the first instance was supposed to be the slee
OF DEATH. This case certainy presents q mos
remarkable escape from premature BURIAL
Worcester Transcript, 5h. ..r
P. T. Barnun has BEEN making temperanc
/ speeches ut the West.
, "What shall we do with the Grain that
} now "reqnlred FIR dlstllIlng?" inlerposed
cavler while Mr. B. was speaking at Cleve
, land Feed the drunkard's vile and chidre
with it-they have gone hungry long enough,
4; responded Barnum. The quelrest hauled off to re
: pair damages, and lei the speaker proceed with
r ont further interruption.
, SOMETHING FOR IMITATIoN.-Orders hav
. been Issued 10 the conductors Of one IF tn
New York city railroads 10 allow no person VIII
Is intoxicated to get upon the cars. The FIX
press mentions case where the rule was Ell
forced, and two men made to walk two or tire