Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-20
VERMONT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

f0feA0on.-Essdy, =" state Board OF Edu-
cation, y by John Graham, A. B. of Barton.
Afternoon Address, q The agencies requir-
ed for u full result of Education,' by Rev. j.
A. Hopkins, d. D., Of Burlington.
Essay, 50 The studies appropriate to Common
Schools" by q. X. Pangborn, A. NJ, of st.
Adams.
Euening .-Address, I" Importance and nature
OF Parental Cooperation, by Charles North
end, A. NJ, Of Danvers, Mass.
Y.-Forenooa.--Essay, "Means
of keeping scholars employed" by j. K. Colby,
A. NJ, of st. Johnsbury.
Address, &c Real Culture,-its relation to
free people," by Rev. G. W Gushing of New
bury.
Afternoon. Essay, " Best Method of Teach
ing Arithmetic" by J. S. Spaulding, A. NJ, of
Barre
Address, F." The reciprocal duties of the Cit
zen and the State" by r. W. Clarke, Esq, OF
Brattleboro'.
Essay, "Best Method of Teaching Grammar"
by Rev. S. Lee of South Woodstock. .I
Erening .-Addrcss, I" Little Things in Teach
ing" by Roger S. Howard, A. NJ, of Bangor,
Me-
THuRsDAY.-Forenoon.- Election of Officers
and Miscellaneous Business.
Aft@noon.-Essay, School Government"
by G. B. Hubert of Swanton
Address. ''The Education now needed in
Vermont" by Prof. N. G. Clark, of Burling-
ton.
Erening Address, Is Classical Studies" by
Rev. j. Clement D. D., of Woodstock.
The several Essays will be followed by dis
cussion, at the pleasure of the Convention.
Eg- Editors are respectfully requested to pub
lish the above Circular. All who receive it,
arc requested to extend the notice.
f. c. Tracy, Elk. Committees.
G. II. HAYDEN,
Thetford. July |, 1854. ..... ...
EXTRAORDINARY COUNTERFEIT ColN.-Under
instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury,
given some months since, to the mint of the
United States TO collect specimens of counter
felt coins in circulation for the purpose OF ex
animation and report, one has lately been received
of very singular character. 1t purporls to be
Mexican dollar, coined at the city of Mexico
) in 1851.
The Union SAYS -" Two pieces have been
r assayed and gives an average fineness OF 775
thousandths and a consequent value of 81 4
cents in silver; but, strange to say, the amount
of gold contained in them is sufficient 10 add IL
cents to the value of each, after paying the charge
Of separating making net value ct lo3 Ia
cents; aud if to this the usual premium on sill
yer is added the worth of this counterfeit coin is
actually 100 cents
The quality of the silver in these dollars
proves them to be spurious issue There is
also an regularity in The letters Mexcana which
. is regarded as test for throwing Them out, as
e we learn from source familiar with them In
4 Mexcn, where they appear to have had at times
conside' abe circulation. The silver produced
by the Mexican mines is understood to contain
d god but generally too sma an amount TO defray
f the expense OF parting In making the CONS
: in question, it wonld seem that silver more
auriferus than usual had fallen into hands capa
: bl of double dishonesty Of cheating the pub
lie and themselves at the same time v
. Barnum has rtired in despair from the Presl-
. dency of the Crystal Palace Association and ii
is decided to close the exhibition on the 3lst OF
October when the palace and all the property
j. of the association will be disposed of for the
d benefit of those concerned
e THE SCHUYLER SwlNpLE--The Schuyler
+ fraud will prove To be the largest swinde ever
perpelrated upon the stock exchanged of any
country The noted fraud of Fa.ntlery on the
|
e for which he suffered death. was about f360.
d 600 Sterling, about So, 726 900 The orer-issue
h stock ofthe Bank of Kentucky, by Lewis Cashier
G at Philade phia, amounted to about $40 0O0
:. The FEELING AT ST. PETERSBURG The
y - European Times says -" 1t appears that at St
Petersburg the war is becoming as we frequent
&c ly predicted it would be, highly unpopular
n Count Nesselrode has been mobbed by the pop
TX u'ace.-Poor man! the Gar is most to blame
r and not the Count who, we believe urged hin
re all he could not TO go to war New taxes arr
e. levied to a great amount upon the people; and
e. as usual, their property is placed under seques
he tration if they do not cash up. Thes. rigorou
n proceedings, superadded to the frghtfu conscrip
s. ton which is going on all over the Russian FIN
DIS pre, must have some tragca results at no yer
" distant period"
- TREATY WITH JAPAN The Japan treat
h. was signed by Com Perry on the part of IN
" United States Government and by three Of tn
principal Princes of the Empire on behalf of III
ly Emperor on the 3lst of March, 1854. TIL
H. treaty has opened to the commerce of the Unite
n States two ports. Ghackoaddi in the Straits
lst Sanger, principal port for Nhalers, and Schun
in di, at the entrance of Jeddo Bay. which will
nj the principal port of trade and the depot ft
de GOALS The Chinese steamer will be supple
he with Goals brought TO that place from the intSrl'
lat of the island The Japanese contract to hay
re- 10 600 tons good coal at Schnudi, and the SUI
ne ply will be always kept up.
nd SpIRITuALlsM-A MANIFESTATION. '.-Or
who is an implicit believer and assumes to be
practical demonstration in the new philosoph
W has given us an account OF recent event in tn
DC village, the substance of which is as follows :
M girl who resides Gu Lock street, in tn
ne villa g, who is reported "medium" in goir
&C from Main street to her home, passed up Churt
IN street. intending to cross over to Lock by Il
way of Caledonia street When she hid cross,
in Caledonia street, on Church street, she was "a
nv. rested by some Irresistible impulse !" it was
ib she describes it, as if some one had taken no
,as of her arm ~ F
Following the impulse, or lead, she left d
companion of her walk and fastened TO the ,ra
Ill road crossing on Church street, pursued /;
railroad track to the deep cut west of the ira
sit when she WIS" compelled to go to som
thing living on the track of the railroad" 81
not heard the whistle OF the cars around the tur
are and would I" glad y have fed from the track, b
as Was hurried upon her spritua errand to the
the jeci Of her diversion from hrr intended route
sent which proved o be small child asleep wi
lion across one of tie rails" She had univ ,;n,a
OF catch up the chi d and jump into the ditch,
her the cars passed. The evidence corrobora,;
the girls stat ment is that of several witness
,inp who saw her in her hurried walk in an unus
' is direction : Lochport Nv. W Democrat, July
em- Two beacons-both revolving lights one
Cape Conception. and the other for San Franc
s an co--are now being manufactured in Paris. I
rom rejecting glasses are arranged to make the lii
boil so powerful that man can hardly dare to o
at the fame, even in the day time, at dista
oa- of fifty feet.
been Batchelder the man killed at the Boston RI
4 IN was not regular marshal, as has been stat