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Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-13

Presidential appointments President has APP
point Charles Chaplin of Brattleboro Marshal aud
Lucius B. Peck of Montpelier, District Attorney for
the State of Vermont, and d. A. Smaley of Bur
lington Collector for that port
Mrs Bernard, widow lady, has been appointed by
the President, POst-Mstrcss at West Point, N. Y
~ We are indebted to Chauncy Goodrich Esq.
the publisher for copy of the Journal of the House
of Representatives of Vermont, at its last session.
D. w. d. Clark, Esq, has Withdrawn from the
publication and editorial management of the Burling-
ton Free Press. His successor is Prof Benedict.
RELEAsED.-C. r. Powers, who has been in limbo
at Woodstock for refusing testify ''where he got
his rum," was released from confinement the 4th.
LOOK OUT Counterfeit $40 bills on the Franklin
Co. Bank, St Adams Bay, said to be in circula-
ton They easily detected engraving coarse.
Ones, altered to los, on the Asatic Bank, Salem,
Ms, are said to be quite plenty-the figure 10 rather
heavy and out of proportion.
VALUABLE TREEs.-Six pine trees standing on
lot Island Pond, sold short time since for
$3.50 This is good price for mast sticks located
at so great distance from the seaboard. So much
for railroad facilities. CaledOnidn.
A package of fruit trees and scions has been sent
from Rochester IN. W to Oregon by mall the post
age upon which was 80 dollars, prepaid.
The one hundredth anniversary of the incorpora-
ton of Greenfield, Mass occurs in June next.
The bridge over the Chautauque Creek at West
field, N Y, broke down, few days since, while a
drove of cattle were passing over, and twenty oxen
were killed.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-13

" Lewis Pratt Jr., has issued prospectus for
publishing at Woodstock, weekly Temperance Pa
per, TO be edited by Hon. Thomas f. Powers, the
champion of the new Ant-Liquor Law
While we feel deeply that too much sound tempe
rance sentiment cannot be disseminated among our
people, we do nevertheless know from obscr-
walton and experience that the papers in the State
which have made most sacrifices for the cause, are
sustained by the professed friends of Temperance
gesS pde o YeEd Of "a while Their
journals, is sustaining the temperance press To
borrow and read and applaud paper, will never aid
the publisher to print his paper his bread
We would rejoice to see Temperance paper under
the able conduct of DR. Powers well supported by the
friends of Temperance But if they will support
their home papers which have proved faithful, and
increase thar means and circulation it would serve
the cause-even better, and be doing only justice to
those who in being thus faithful, have sacrificed pc
cunary interests.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-13

A BRUTE or Strong Minded .Nan.-Last evening A.
bout o'clock while we walking through the north
ern section OF Orange street. in company with friend
and when near the of Crossst the whole neigh
borhood was startled by the appalling cry Of Aurder
which was raised in Van Schack street and from the
OF voice we apprehended child Numbers of peo-
pie ran TO the spot from where the noise eame-it was
down an alley some forty feet below the level of the street
When we arrived at the place we found Young lad OF
na or ten weeping the prosrate and sense
less body of his MOTHER which living near the door n
their house ON the stones with which the yard was
The poor woman was picked up & carried in the honse
when 1t was ascertained that she had received severe
wound on the back part of her head which was bleeding
prousely-the side of her face was swollen apparently
by the fall.
Upon nterrogating the child to the cause he answer
ed, that his father had knocked his mother down and
kicked her. and then dragged her doors by the hair
hestoratiyes were applied to the unfortunate woman
VINO Immediately returned to consciousness but tainted
gam almost insnnty-some water thrown in her fce
which revived her. After few minutes she smoke in an
swer to the questions of another female and
the story of the young child
She said that her husband had treated her in This nav
during all the winter, home drunk nearly ever
night IN the week. when he would abuse and matrsat be
She ran her fingers through her disheved hair hand
full after handful fell to the floor This was caused Inv
her being dragged out of doors by the hair =
The brute of husband not to be found having ran
as soon as the child raised the cry of murder n,ber
OF neghbors remarked that he made practice of aim.
sing the poor woman in this way nearly every SUNDAY
night. The name of the iend we are told is Fapan III
should be arrested and punished for his bruality-"A
partial illustration Of mems rights" eh'-Ed Dem.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-13

The Liquor La,o IN Montpelier. Last week three
persons arrested in the vicinity of Wrights
mills and confined in Jail until released by the writ of
soberorar-n other words, till the officers concern
ed supposed the respondents could tell where they got
their liquor. The magistrate discharged them for
want of jurisdiction it appearing that the accused got
their "pckle' somewhere beyond the limits of Mont
pelier. On Monday $3.50 gallons were seized in
this village, and they to be dealt with ''accordng
to law" There seems to be firm determination
here TO execute the law, hit where it will.
Esser County.-Last week an armed force of 100
men made descent on the line of the Atlantic and
st Lawrence Railroad, arrested lot of rioters en-
tered the grogshops and destroyed the liquor and es-
corted ten of the keepers to Guildhall jail.
This successful foray made under the direction
of Hon. VIM. Haywood, States Attorney.
BurhngtOn,-A topper having disclosed under ar
rest IA barrels of liquor seized on the 10Th ul
More seizures have been made since.
Bdrnet.-A LOT of gin and brandy has been taken.
On two trials the jury could not agree. The is
to bo tried ugain.-U. Wacnnldn.
Another seizure of rum-a barrel in the wood-pile
and keg in the bed clothes--was made here yester-
day. Darlington Courier
r. We learn from a correspondent in Wallingford
that they have had visitation of law in that place.
two casks of pzen arrived there the the other
day which was SEIZED locked up, and an owner ad-
versed for Nobody fathers the waits, and they will
undoubtedly meet the fate and follow the way of all
stray hquoI-ke Haman, find that destruction inten-
ded for Mordecai and lie in the gutter instead Of
rying victims there.-Rltldnd Herald,
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-13

SHARP.-In relation to the announcement that Gen.
Pierce affirmed that he would faithfully execute,
&C., instead of taking the oath in the usual form,
Prentice Of the Louisville Journal says:
president Washington, and all the other Presi-
dents of the United States, until the time of Frank
lin Pierce, solemnly swore to execute the Office c:
President, &C., to the best of their abilities The
constitution requires that the President at his inau-
guration, should either or AFFIRM The alter
native of affirmation is of given for the benefit
of Quaker Presidents, if such should ever be elected
who may have scrupes of conscience against taking
the regular oaths on entering upon the discharge Of
the duties of the various public offices held by him in
times past
Gen. Pierce affirmation may be as good as other
mems oaths, but we certainly see no sufficient reason
why he departed the 4th inst from the established
and uniform custom of his predecessors, simply air
ming where they had not hesitaed to swear. If he
-is not greatly sandered he occasionally swears in
pretty spirited way when the national interest does
not require it of him, and we are rather surprised
that he couldn't swear little upon an occasion when
swearing was naturally expected of him by his coun-
trymen,
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-13

More Whiskey Spih.-The women of Lima, Stark
county, Ohio, few days since resolved to abate the
nuisance of drunkery in their village. They mar
ched boldly up the establshment-he leader of the
company armed with Ratchet, with which she stove
in the heads of the barrels and let the liquid ruin
where it would ever more be harmless. The woman
who led on the company did it in sslEdefence, Her
husband, otherwise an amiable and worthy man, was
one of the rumsellers victims.-Bugle.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-13

State Agricultural Society.-The amount of pre-
miums offered by the Vermont State Agricultural So
ciety, its next annual FAN at Montpelier Septem-
Der 18th, 18th and 18th, is So, 4Ol-on horses 1921
cattle, $63s; sheep, $4l4 swine, STAG; poultry,
S2l dairy, $93 maple sugar, $35 honey, $l3 !;
manure $25; field crops $ls7 fruits & fruit trees,
$40; vegetables, 500; blowing, $l36 farm imple-
ments, 500; domestic manufactures, 81 essays,
StIO, discretionary premiums 5000.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-13

SPECULATION IN WOoL.-The mania which prevailed
among the butter spectators last fall is transferred
to wool Spectators have been perambulatng the Yves
and other States, purchasing the wool upon the
back of the sheep It is stated that at the West large
share of the wool is engaged and at high prices 1t has
been contracted for at from AZ to 62 cents per pound
eragng about 60 The spectators have not yet visited
Vermont in very great numbers; but if there is fall
in prices-and there is just tendency that way
they will be among before shearing time AT any rate
those having wool to dispose of may safely calculate upon
realizing good price for it-CGledonian.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-13

Il Peep al the Pilgrims by Mrs Cheney, is very
story of oden time, depicting the and
circumstances of the Purans the preudices they
tered and the hardships they endured Prouty has it.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-13

u Mrs Rhoades has most beautiful assortment of
Millinery, Trimmings, &C. The most fastdious cannot
but be suited. See advertisement
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-13

The Ladies National Magazine for February, March
and April is received, and fully justify wish to pos
them The Pictures fine and full of point as any
Sermon some of them. The Nortgdgor'S Daughter, by
the author of ''The Village Farm" and lana, by Mrs
Stephens, continued stories of great interest "Maud
GARRISON by the author of Susy LIS Diary like every
thing from that writer, is nutrlnent to the soul
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-13

70 Hayes Woodland not surpassed in good fits
Try them, gentlemen (See adv't)
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-13

The illustrated Magazine Of .frt-pubshed by AL
exander Montgomery, II Spruce street, New York-The
fourth number of this attractive periodical contains forty
illustrations, and among them half dozen copies of land
scapes by the celebrated French painter Joseph Vernet
and dozen Designs sculptures and bas reefs discovered
by DIR Layard in the ruins of ancient Nincveh The ar
tcle and illustrations Layards Nneveh embrace the
substance of the most remarkable discovery and one
the most interesting books of modern times
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-06
WING NOMINATION IN MARYLAND.

The Wing Convention to nominate candidate for Con
gress in the sixth district of Maryland assembled at Bla
densburg Wednesday and organized by choosing L
H. CEw, Esq, Of Prince Georges county, as President
and E. j. HALL, ESQ., Of Montgomery county, as Secre
tary Messrs THos F. Bowie, Of Prince Georges, Jon,
G. CHAPMAN, Of Charles county, GEoRoE WELLS Of Ann
Arundel, JoHS I. d. DORSEY, Of Howard GEoRoE Z
MORGAN of st. Marys AUGUSTUS r. SoLLERs Of Calvert
and j. d. BowLTso, Of Prince Georges were severally
put in nomination.
During the balloting the names Of Messrs. CnArxAs
and Bowie were withdrawn and Mr.. SELLERS was not
nominated until after the twelfth ballot
On the eighteenth ballot Mr.. SoLLERs received maio.
ry Of oil the totes, and then declared to be the
unanimous choice Of the Convention Being present he
responded to the nomination in few remarks which
heartily cheered lie formerly represented the dis
trct in Congress with credit and fidelity.
The Convention then resolved that the thanks Of the
Wing party Of the first Congressional district of Maryland
be and hereby rendered to the Hon. RICHARD l.
Bowie, for his able, consistent, patriotic and Union
loving while representing this district in Congress
and that in the hour Of trial. trouble, and difficulty in
the Wing party there is whom they would re-
ty with confidence"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-06
FROM THE RIO GRANDE.

We have received the Brownsville Flag of the
6sh and 18th instant.
The Grand Jury Of the United States District Court
has found bills Of ndietmen. for violation Of the neu
traRsy laws against the following persons, Ovid f.
Johnson Elisha Base, Francis j. Parker Robert Wheat
Edward j. McLane, Andrew J, Mason Robert c. Trim
bic, Lose Maria j. Caryajal, Alfred Norton Warren
adams joseph Moses, Peter Dowd, Votaire Roundtree
Papa Sonzaes, John ii. Allen, Joseph Howell Juan Ire
vino The Grand Jury aso found bills against fourteen
other persons but in all these cases the
United States District Attorney entered nos proseoa
on the ground says the Galveston News that thew took
no leading part but lured by the more prominent
parties being the practice Of the Government to
secse only tito more prominent leaders in all such cases
Three Others. namely, Roundtree, Norton and Mason
were indicted for having been concerned in the robbery
at Reynosa in March, 1852. All these twenty-one we
understand, are included in the same Indictment accord
ing to recentlaw Of Congress-
change of venue granted from Brownsville To
Galveston IN regard to of the twelve who were
dcted at the January term of 1862 namely Carvaja Il
Z Hord, T. Hord, Trimble, Mason McLane, and another
These Will be tried under separate indictments by the
former law at the next January term in this CITY
Judge WATRoUs, United States Marshal BEN McCvL-
Loe and United States District Attorney HAY arrived
q. Galveston the 2lst from Brownsville 1t was ex-
pected that the United States District Court at Galveston
would be opened on the 22d.
Information had been received at Brownsville that
party Of Tampaquas Indians and Mexicans had been
committing depradatons at Mr. VIM Neale's place. some
thirty miles above Brownsville, the river They had
killed man named Frank and had carried off the horses
and cattle in the neighborhood They had also visited
the Salt Lake. and it is supposed they burnt the houses
there, as smoke plainly seen in that direction
The Houston Telegraph says that Major NEloHnoRs
has entered upon his duties Indian agent for the Co.
vernmen and intends visiting the Texas tribes this sum-
mer, having about $4,000 to distribute among them
This amount we persuaded be greatly ncreas
ed as from all accounts the tribes nearly in state of
starvation, owing to the great scarcity Of game They
must be supported nearly so, by the Government or
they VIII be compelled to steal and pillage for subsist
ence The sooner the Government upon this view of
the question the better But in order provide tribes
permanently and economically, there is doubt that
the Government should set apart suitable territory
pressly for them. BY adopting this measure at once
millions Of dollars would be saved and the Indians made
more comfortable and their improvement in the arts Of
civilized life greatly promoted.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-06
THE FEVER AT NEW oRLEA Ms.

The daily reports of interments at New 'rleans shoN
that ON the 9th utimo there were 1T death IS, OF whic
W were OF yellow fever and the 28th theI were u
deaths, loo being of yellow fever The New o. leans Be
has the following remarks the subject:
within the last day two the disease has unQ ueston
ABLY extended beyond the limited boundaries WI ich ap
peared at hrst to hedge in its ravages After des Hating
the small homesteads and squaid novels Of the ourtl
and upper part of the First District it has spread Glow
these points We hear of fatal in the lower pa 1T Of
the First District, in Poydras street. near the Market in
Carondeet, Baronne and other streets Below Ca. nal
street the number Of its victims is yet nconsiderabe n
tegent physicians, in fine practice inform TINT til
Second District continues sngularly free from the cpl
deio and that even the Third suffers but little in com
parison with the First and Fourth Why this should be
10 q PssLlona we will not attempt to solve
curious fact about the fever this year that 1t
thus far almost confined to European immigrants of the
lowest classes During previous vsitations scarcely
permanent resident of city but could mention the
name of some friend friends who had fallen victims to
the pestlsnce This is not the at present Every
body admits the existence of the fever; the daily and
weekly bulletins of death record the ghtfu devastation
it committing yet there few, indeed who point
out individual examples Of the disease occurring amidst
their ciEles The sufferers mostly obscure and
unknown. This should not of course, abate jot Of
sympathy ordiminish the efforts of the community ia
their behalf
is nevertheless highly probable that the disease WILL
long, astenits grippe upon many who deem themselves
from tsravages 1t would be unprecedented and
anomalous wee it to continue it has begun Doubt
IL
among the pod, it will discover victims elsewhere One
obstacle s progress in direction, and the only
knowbf is the absence of seven-eghths of those
who unatcimated We have such verit
able stampede the epidemic has occasioned. Thou
sands who lad lived among for six eight ten
years. who had passed unscathed through the fever of
lS47 and yho wont to consider themselves proof
against its Attacks have taken the alarm and campered
away with the most commendable attention to their
safety. We do not think New Orleans has been as
completely deserted by her merchants and professional
SIZE is hasty trip to some of the watering
places acoss the Lake enables to form approxima
tive idea of the extent of this abseneesm There
probably twenty thousand residents of New Orleans on
the Lake shores At the Bay Of ST. Louis Pass Chris
tian Mississippi City, Biloxi &C. the hotels thronged
while private dwellings in the greatest possible de-
nand Add to this the ncalculabe numbers which have
left for the North and West and it will not be difficult to
understand why the fever carries off few of what is
termed the better classes Those who compelled
to remain will doubt, in due me have to stand the
brunt of its assaults.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-06
NAVAL NEWS

The frigate Savannah, Commander MERCER, the flag
ship of Commodore SALTER, for the of Brazil has
gone into commission at Norfolk.
Commander w. w. HUNTER took passage on the 9TH Of
july from Panama. in the British steamer Bogota for
Valparaiso, to join the frigate ST. Laurence Commodore
DuLAsEY's flag ship.
The United storeship Fdonid arrived at CAL
the 10th Of April 1863 with companies Of the
4th regiment OF infantry board destined for Oregon
The British steam-sloop Firefy arrived at Spithead
England, on the 10th July having sailed from Siert
Leone the 10th of June She reports that she left
Madeira on the 7th July the American surveying expedi
ton, under the command of Commander RTSGGoLD con
sisting Of the soop-ofwar Vmceanes the Join Hancock
the PopOse, and the Fennimore Cooper ALSO the United
States brig Perry; from the coast of Africa.
The Frefy reports that the slave trade the
Africa getting brisk, principally in shipments Ha-
vana, owing to the few ships the various stations The
British brig Lnne had taken two prizes the north
coast and the FREELY had captured prize, Brazilian
brig Of 247 TOMS but with papers
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-06
FURTHER FROM CUBA.

Our adyices from HAVANA state that the Spanish
vessels in port carry two hundred guns There is
one gate, six steamers, two sailing frgaes and
four briggs Letters from Havana represent the island
very scky The yellow fever proves very destructive this
season upon those who natives and the
is true in New Orleans While the soldiers suffering
in the city beyond all precedence told that the
cholera yellow fever, and smallpox making fearful
rayages on the estates in the interior The thousands
recently introduced Africans have brought with them
terrible kind of darrben which is carrying of vast num-
bers Of Victims and rapidly extending its frghtfu pro-
ress through the island Many Of the military companies
have been decimated by disease.--NeW York Express
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-06
FROM Ell PASO.

The FL Paso mail arrived at San Antonio on the 9th
ultimo having made the trip in thirteen days The San
Antonio Ledger says
- The news from Ell Paso is highly interesting GEN.
iras designed leaving I'll Paso on the 9th ultmo two
days after the departure Of the mall together with All b;s
troops II rumored that he had been ordered 10 So
nora with his command by the Mexican Government
However true this may prove he takes the line Of march
for chihuahua He left the citizens this and the other
side Of the river on the most friendly and social terms
The denzens Of NcGonsville feted the General on
raj occasions, which compliment he received with most
grace ana recprocated by many collations ON
the other side, at which were present neone The
utmost harmony and good feeling prevailed The tenn
porary excitement produced by the arrival and
uon OF GENERAL Trias was lnlled and the accusto
the present state Of affairs at the seat Of WAR;
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-06

have been heard from at the War Department from Wal
nut Greek, this side OF Fort Kearny, on the way to
Mexico Walnut Creek is about three hundred miles on
his route. All were wen and so far all was going on
well with his work
Adriance X Smith, Of c. onnecticut, appointed Assist
ant Surgeon July 26, 1853, ice Abadie, promoted.
NEW ASSISTANT QAnTERM tsTER ISTnE ARmY.-Brevet
Capt. VIM. K Van Bokkelan Of the 9TH infantry, has
been appointed Assistant Quar- ermaser with the rank
Of Captain, vice Searle, decease l.
Judge JACKSON, of Georgia. the new United States
Charge to Austria who in Washi gtcn starts for Vienna
in about ten days He at prese engaged in consua
ton at the State Department concel ming his duties
JUD0E 0REGos-The Preside, it has appointed 0.
d. MeFadden, Of Washington county (Pa an Associate
Judge for the Territory of Oregon
Consul TO JERusALEM-We hear tn ut Mr.. Leon Dyer,
Of Baltimore, Md about to be appo ated to the office
named aboye:-Eva,tng Star
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-06

BY the returns thus far received there is little
doubt of the election of the following gentlemen to
Congress from the State of Kentucky
lst district. LINN BOYD, Democrat, over JEFF Brown
Democrat.
Sd district PRESLEY EWING, Wing, over E. r. Williams
9TH district. WILLIAM PnEsroS, whig over S. s. Eng
fish.
sth district J. c. BREcKESRIDGE, Dem, over r.
Lecher
9th district LEANDER NJ Cox, Wing, over J. NJ Ric,
and A. Young.
10th district. GEO. .. HooeE, Wing, over Richard
Stanton.
The second, fourth, fifth, and sixth districts are
not fully heard from. A Telegraphic despatch re-
ceivcd last night states that the Wings have elected
their candidates in each of these districts If so,
the election has resulted in the gain of three Wing
members