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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-08-17
ISSUED SIMULTANEOUSLY AT MONTPELIER,
FRIDAY, AUGUST II,

waiting for their shipmate, who was
making his way down from his sta
ton, they piled the oar and were
soon far on their way, and were
seen no more.
Mills, for that was the name Of
the deserted sailor, seeing all hope
of escape taken away, though Mt
first overwhelmed with disappoint-
ment, soon concluded to make the
best of a hard case, and, ifposSible,
to render what was forced now
a pleasant and willing home. In the
Chiefs family, to which he had from
the first been taken, he found many
opportunities of being useful to the
Islanders, and he soon became IA
vorite. The Chief had an only
daughter, sprightly girl Of some
twelve or fourteen summers, with
whom Mills became more than ia
vorite. After five years residence,
he became her husband.
Not long after their marriage the
Chief died, and Mills, who had now
acquired great influence, became a
sort Of regent, his wife being, &C
cording to hereditary usage, Chief.
Cannibalism was abandoned, polyg-
amy abolished, and the softened in-
tercourse of civilized society grad
ually took the place of the old bar
barsm. Quite a fourishing trade
has sprung up with the ships which
have been encouraged to stop there.
Mr.. Mills became exceedingly
anxious that Christian instruction,
such as he could not give, should
be impaired to the natives. For
this purpose he wrote to the Sand
witch Islands for teachers. Getting
no answer, he resolved TO go after
them himself. So, leaving his child,
boy about three years old, who
had now become chief, and taking
with him his wife and what proper
ty he had (some fifteen hundred
dollars, he went first to Australia,
then to Van Dieman's land, then TO
New Zealand, seeking some one
who would be willing to go back
with him-but in vain, as none
could be found.
By an accident he was persuaded
to visit America, and he landed at
Salem last October, with means al
most exhausted. The story i, a
long one, of his subsequent expos
ures, disappointments and trials
During the last winter, with sick
wife, and infant son, (born in New
York he suffered much, and after
many fruitless attempts, was about
to give up in despair, the design OF
procuring a man to return with him.
There did not seem one in all the
land who was ready to go, and none
who were willing to send.
Just when bidding farewell to
friends who had assisted him, one
of the providences-they cannot be
called accidents-threw in his way
a recent graduate ofthe Union Sem
mary in New York. As soon, al
most, as Mills statement came &c
his ears he offered TO go with hun
They are now just on the eve Of
their departure for their country.
These statements, which we have
received from Mr.. Mills himself, are
confirmed by most reliable authors
ty. The whole story, Of which We
have given but rapid outline, il
one of more than ordinary interest
We should suppose that the mission
airy societies have rarely found Sc
favorable an opportunity of plant
ing mission among a heather PEG
pie as this presents.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-08-17
Is - 81 zs.s;;s.,sisas. .ssiss@s:Eft ID
Northern, n. H., Railroad.

Alter Tue,ds-. Msy /, fs5a Passenger trains
leave Bo.ion at 30 and Coneoid 40 % A. NJ inr
White River Juaciipn, Wells R.s~f, Litilotog, 81
Johu.busr, Burlington. Rause's Peint, Montreal, og
De n.borgk aud III ,tatioes the Osden-hufgh VI.
thence b, stare to White aud Ftancon'a Mountains.
I,a-lsfst, BATON, Dansins, rtsusfssd. hnd ell the
principai towns ~ Nauhefn y " aud Vt
leave Boston At - N. aud Concord AIS NJ, for
White River Junction, proceeding early nett noruing
owe, W, v~nif.i Railroad Rouse. Point, Montreal
and Ogiens iufgh
leave Nhite River Junction. fof Boston, Lowell.
I.swseacr, Worcester, a., At An and i2tV T. "
or IN srriYai OF the Trains non W. CcutfA ana
Psssulnp-ie Railroads. .
Boih down trnins connect With ira ins 10 Nov Mif-
tst Dover, Great Fiil., fof iguh, Rls and Hampton
Be,chrs Pon.nouih. Lasteu1e, Loweii worcester
Pasensei, iot Groion Junr iioo, Lancaster and al
statan, GA he Wurcasier Nashua Ne~ port. ftosi
donre sod Worcester Ncstefu hotds, nnd 'of nor
wieh. New Yofk. &c-, &c, cunneet ~ Nashua viii
direct tor those place., hS sthef faia over the
Nurihrru Railroad. -
gnnrnrI n. arftt IS lA15.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-08-17

While working al the Clarendon
printing Office, story was current a.
mong the men and generally believ-
ed to be authentic, TO the following
effect
Some of the gay young students
Of the university who loved pricti-
cal Joke, and made themselves sufli-
cienily familiar with the way types
are fixed in certain forms aud laid on
the press, and with the mode Of OPP
enlng such forms for corrections
when required and when the sheet
containing the marriage service was
about TO he worked oil. as finally cor
rected, they unlocked the form, took
out the letter, q, and substituted in
its place, K, thus converting the work
lire into like. The result was, that
when the sheets were printed, that
part of the service which rendered
the bound irrevocable, was so chan
ged as to make il easily dissolved, as
the altered passage now read as fol-
lows The minister asking the
bridegroom, Wilt thou have this
woman 10 be thy welded wife, to
live together after Gods ordinance
in the holy state of matrimony p
Wilt thou love her, comfort her, hon.
or her, and keep her in sickness and
in health; and, forsakiug all others,
keep thee only unto her, so long as
We both shall like ? To which the
man answered, will The same
change was made in the question put
10 the bride. II is said the change
was not discovered ill all the sheets
were printed of, and then detected
by the composi,or who distributed
the types. The whole of the sheets
had accordingly to be cancelled but
the real culprits were not discovered
ill they left the uniyer ity and then,
when they were beyond the aulhori-
ty of the proctors, they voluntarily
confessed what they called their
lark. -Buckingham Atttobiogra-
ply
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-08-17


he snd ofths year.
.--------.---
Annatedisalist Of agents totoceive subscriptions
dverti,emeuts nd CO nmunicstcn,, and seknowlsdg'
paymsntfor the sane.
Bakersfield, .PoMERoY,
ntookGeid,s :. u.sNiTH.
Cabot, G. c. BROWN,
Dan,ilio, CHARLES z. DANA.
Imoie, l.. NJ. CIRCUIT,
nydepafk, EDWARD o. SAWYER.
johnson, G. W. SCOTT,
Mar.hheld, L. D. PUTNAM,
Worthwhile, J. G. MOVES,
MiddleseI, JESSE JoHNsoN,JE
Northhrld, 4. SMITH,
Orange, CARLOS CARPENTER,
Plain6eId, A. r BANCROFT,
South uardwick, C. sHIPMAN.
Stowe, JOSEPH c. RAYMOND,
Stafford, WILLIAM ROLLINS,
South STAFFORD, DANIEL w. Judd,
Tunbtidge, AARON n. KING,
wsit,6eid and Fay.ton. ORANGE SMITH
warren, FRANKLIN A. WRIGHT,
waterbury snd Durhuty,
WHiinm.to~s, DARIUS PRIDE,
Worcester. JONAS ABBOTT.
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.Nailran05.
tggE :Igdsls rs 9 .....lsssa
1855 Vt. Central Railroad. 1855
SPRING ARRANGEMENT.
Northern and western, British
and Uaited states Mail Route.
Trains Going North.

LEAVE WINDSOR At 90 P. NJ. connect, At
Poo,e. Point With uairs FOR Moo'feal, same evening,
and for Ogdrn.butr and tho West oh the neii morning
Leave Windsor at so =. VI atop ever nisht a.
White Rive Junction aud process uefi duy, eonnee-
tas ~ith trains Tor psdeu-huf, aud rteameu for The
wr,t, leaving osdensbafg The same evening"
te.tc Nnnipelief ala "a. m -. - 3. ~.
RutHns ton 1T S 30 3. On 10, As ~. SIC p. VI.
.,J ranoert At Rouse. Point, with trains FOR Ogdens
hufsh and Montreal the same day.
Trains Going South.
LEAvgRoUsE'sP POINT 4 M.7-55 AN, and
} 50 ~
n1rhug.on II - a ni., nua j ~ r. m.
Nontpshrtst 9, ~ no. aud z % o.. IN.
The 500 m. r,sia ftpm houses roiat osnneet,ai
Nyht, Il .-f Innetion and Windsor, With Trains Tor
B..en. New York and tnfrfmriiats stations, afny-
infin Bn,ton EARLIER THAN BY ANY OTHER
ROUTE. sud 10 New Nork ihe .ane evening
Tickets Tor Niagtfa Fsu., Hvdsi', Detroit, Chicago
ST. i.,ut, Kan.as sni piacos West, iofssle stslsn-
lions on yefmsnt Csnusi route.
IL. SlaEKBCRNE,
sup,. Trans. V. {. Il. L.
Norths,id, VI. Jal, ~, lss5. 80
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Qpatrbman < Statr suurnnl.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.

rERus.-si 5Os..h in,d'snee s9,ooifPnyment
not made In ,ivanoe tntetostsl~sy, charged from
hs end ofths yeai.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-08-17
MITCHELL'S
Whitehall Axe-HelveS
1T WHO 4 ES.sLE. 81
OLIVER & HELMEKS.

l0OABAGS OF az. hne and clean Butter sail for sale
ASuu At the Depot store Wholesale and Retail
We are prepared 10 supply orders 10 the trade the
osssi rates. FULLER 4 SMITH.
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Copper-PIate aud photographic
Dental Circular.


AFTER Constant practice Of iny profession fai the
~ last nine yeap in Montpelier have wiibaia"a
flom my odplses Of business, aud taken he once OF
the late Drs. n. and q. II. kilb0uIne,
Orsr 8srkGsk's store, .uass street.
hog leave TO efsT my Professional Services 10 my
former pa.fens, ard those Of Dn. kibOufur. | beg
s.,. also to inform NY friends that continue to per
form, according to ths
Most Approved Principles,
aud with the aid OF all the loitiss afforded by the
progress. Of Dealsl scienos every variety Of operation
Surgical and Mechanical
@8m0A21pZS
snd will avail myself ofths present opportunity 10
urge tbs impartsnt day Of atending to the TEETH,
fsn due regard to health, comfort and per.onul
psaanoe, aud the reasonable dems ads of ed
". O~ins TO my numerous snFagsmeu ts, il may be
wsll for thOss comins fom distance 4. address me
b. mail. NJ. NEWTON,
Formerly Of the firm OF Newton 4 Forbush.
aatn.liet, Aprll 10. 1855. 3ltf
n AL a .
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For moment, breathless silence
reigned in the room. This sudden
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-12-08
correspondence of The Cecil Whigl

RISING SrN Dec. u. 90
Il Political Tomh-QUrteriy Mccting-- Real
Estate Sulcs-Ab"ntam Crop>-Lorge Beets
The License System &c., &c.
DEAR RICKETTS, There has been but lit
tie to excite the good people Of this ncighbor-
hood. since the memorable seventh of Novcm-
her when the ''OM Slnh" declared rather
dccdediy that bogus democracy would not
pass current, but that pure and indebted
Amcricanis'n was the real grit after all
The "unerrilied" generally Sycm retoncilcl
to their doom, If we except perhaps. one old
chap" who took very active part in try.
my to defeat, thanks 10 his efforts, a certain
X. n and who received such powerful
shock from the knowno;hing battery, with
out being in the Least degree aware of its force
that fcals were for Some time entertained 10y
his friends of his recovery. His family Ply
stefan thought it advisable, in the hopes of
cNp,ditlng his recovery, to remove from his
person all deadly weapons. such as rusty
bar kcrs' &c., and am happy to say that
his keepers now think him convalcsccnt.
On the 18th ult., the Mcthodi5ts, for the
first time. held a quarterly meeting in this
village, under the able supervision the Rev.
Mr.. Sandcrspn.
Real Estate still continues to Change hands
in this District at enormous advances.
Our farmers are pretty generally through
with their Corn hnsking, the yield of which
is considerably above the average. The
Buckwheat crop was. also good-in fact al
most every thing in the way of fruit vcgcta.
blcs, &c. has bcn exceedingly abundant this
season, and with the high prices ruling must
continue to enhance the value Of land for
some time to come.
| You >lol c of large beet two weeks since
hut it was nothing to compare with one raiSt Il
by NJ job llain,s, which mcasur, Il % inch S
in circumftrncc and weighed ljlbS. lie
had dozen as large as the one you published.
word in regard to the License Systrm.--
| am not only in favor Of increasing the price
ofLic,nse as N" suggests, but would have i,
| confined TO regular Hotel Keepers. In the
larger places particularly. grosgcrics pay bet
ter. As they are more frequcntcd, and patro-
nizcd than houses Of regular advertisement
thus d,scouraging the better class eFcilizcnS
from continuing in a business necessary to the
community. Ifs ,,cha system. as mine host
OF our village pursucs, was generally observed
thcIc would DC less cause of complaint than
we arc accustomed to hear. kMIsO.
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4flasa,i1cs, 1)opcrs, 81.

GRAuAMs MAGAZINE for December, which
has been on our table a week or two, is
large and well illustrated number. 1t has
several tasteful engrayings, Fashion plates,
&c., and % pages of letter press. The
publislirr-A. II. See lu2 Chustnut Street,
PhiEadcl hia-lays down an excellent pros
pectus for 1856. The terms are l copy $751;
>, So; (aud one to gctter up of clnb) $40.
TIE PnILADfLrmiA SATURDAY BrLLETIS.--
This excellent paper has been greatly i'm
proved AMI is one oithe cheapest and best
wcclilies published in any Of the cities. 1t
is gotten UP with great taste and care. The
terms are So Il copy; and 80 cents worth Of
books; copies for S3, or copy and 5 so Of
books; 10 copies for SO and 81 ga worth of
books. Alexander Cummings, Publisher,
Philadelphia.
GopEYs LApY's BooK.-Wc have the
December number Of this work, which is the
especial iavortc ofthe ladies. 1t is literally
crowded with engrtvings and designs Of
| ladies' work. Gudcy's Book is unique;
none 9th cr exactly comes into competition
with it, and it is always in demand by the
ladies'. lie promises fine book for 1856,
and always fultils his promises. / copy 50;
for So, 3 for Sc.
The NATIONAL MAGAzINE.-A ne W volume
Of this excellent monthly commences with
| the new year. 1t is beautifully printed, well
| illustrated with the best style of wood en-
| cravings, and the literary contents arc al
| ways OF the best sort. 1t is II book to be re-
commended. Carlton X Phillips, Publishers,
| New York; Terms ~ II year; copies for SIS
and a 18TH gratis to the person sending the
| club.
| FRANK LEsLIE's GAZETTE OF FAsHINs.-The
December No. Of this magnificent Gazette Of
Fashions has been received at this Office
1t has a gorgeous steel fashion plate, and Il
vast quantity "fc ngravinss e+ all sorts OF
bonncts, cloaks, slippers, H., &c, besides
which it has other handsome miscellaneous
cngravings, music, &c. The reading matter
is, also, Of highly entertaining character.
| The terms of this book are % cents num-
Der. or, So Il year. Frank Leslie, Publisher
T. n ii Spruce ST.. New York.
| FRANK. LEsLIE's ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER
The entcrprisins publisher of the Gazette
Of Fashion and New York Journal has com.
mcnced Il splendid Illustrated newspaper
with the above title, which promises to be
one of the most desirable Journals in the
country Its to be cmphaticallS ga n:w,pupe,
AS we'll as literary paper. Nopains or ex-
pensc is to be spared to make a handsome
and useful paper. Sculpture, painting and
all the fine arts are to have especial attention
and social and political affairs arc to be dis
cusscd with bold and fearless pen. Price
10 cents copy; 81 for six months; the paper
and Frank Lcsic's Gazette one year for So
Or with lbs New York Journal $3.50 per an
mum. Address Frank Leslie, II and II
| Spruce Street. New York,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-12-08
LITTLE, LOCALS.
Look ont FIR the SHAY thieves

look out for the stay thieves that
are prowling about. Look in to sc. that none are
secretcd ab-ut your premises. before ciosiag at
night. They have intruLcd themselves into sever
al houses this week.
flo 20 up-thc Odd Fellows Hall in
the Spring, and 10 mistake.
-Takc waning-ycyoung idlcrs and
dram drinkers; see the old and ragged men and
women going about who are doomed to starvc and
shiver through the wintcr;-so. yc young fools will
it be with you and your wives when you are old,
if you don't mend your ways.
Coming, Christmas and already
the children look up the chimney in the mornings
hoping for sign of the coming ofKris Kringlc
-"Small by degrees" now grow the
days, land beautiful less; so workmcn think but
he who pays thinks differently we guess"
--Going up-thc prices Of everything
edible; going down-bad whiskey, through the
throats ofour topcrs.
Marble rtlics-thc chalked rings on
the pavcmcnts; monuments Of marble HALLS"
dreamed of by ambitious youths.
-Installcd-tl new sheriff and fit
ting the Office as though he were made for it.
lie felt tlat-our friend when he
tumblcd over that stepping stone in the pavement
'tother night.
II that stone remains in the pave
mcnt, the town commissioners ought to have a
light kept on at night, for tho safety of the meek
and heels of the community.
-Bright and bcautiful--both the
nights and days of most Of the past wcck.
If, sometimes, "Wntcr lingering
chlIs tho laps of May" tho account is squared by
the pleasant Indian Summer days that warm
away the frosts and SHOWS of December
AIS regards the war from the pres
cnt until utter Christmas we shall BE- on the side
of Turkey and will defend our position whenever
fit subject is presented. n. D. When not en-
gagged with Turkey, We shall be happy TO attend
to the affairs Of GEELsE, without he ''H'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-12-08

SUGGESTIONS OF CORRESPONDENTS
Many important suggestions are con-
tanned in the communications of our cor
respondents to-day. An. article on the
first page Indicates several subjects for
the consideration of tic Legislature
The tax on mortgages, the repeal of
which it recommends, operates very in
juriously to the interests of the landed
property, the burdens on which it was
originally attended to tighten. In this
county its bad results are very sensibly
felty as it serves to deter persons in the
ncighboring counties of Pennsylvania
and Delaware who have money to Loan,
from lending it to our people. They
always have trouble about the taxes
Even when they bargain that the Dor
rover shall pay the taxes, under the
law the lender is the party charged, and
is always annoyed by the demands Of
collectors. This induces capitalists out
of the State to be cautious about lend
ing money here, while for the want Of
money the energies of many of our Ell
terprising men are crippled.
The object of the tax was to make
.capitalists pay their fair, proportion
of the expenses and debts of the State
but most generally it is the poor MAJ
who borrows that pays the tax on the
money and the Real Estate is thus sub.
jected to IL double burden.
Tie present License System is tho
subject Of general condemnation, ever
among those who are opposed to Pro-
hibitory Law, and it will claim serious
attention at the hands of our law makers
The claw to tax Dogs for the Pro-
lection of Sheep is local law in fore,
in Cecil alone and if not amended ha,
as we'll be repealed. The following il
the working Of the law for 1855:
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A Political Movement.

The subioincd official notices indicate a
determination on the part of the "Amcrican
Order" to Dc promptly in the Presidential
field with their candidates. We may merely
remark as an item of information to some Of
our readers, that the Councils of Virginia and
North Carolina have intimated decided objcc-
tons to any nomination at so early n day,
picfcrring to await the action of the Demo-
cratic Convention :-B0t. Patriot.
To Me american Order IN The United States.
In accordance with section three of article
three of the Constitution of the National
Council ofthe United States Of North America
authorizing the President to call special
meeting "upoh the written request of five de-
legates representing five State Councils" the
provisions of said section having been complied
with by the authority of said Constitution,
notice is hereby given to the several State
Councils and to the delegates Of the National
Council that there will be a special meeting
of said Council, to be holden in Philadelphia,
on Monday, the 18th day of February next,
for the transaction of such business as may
be brought before it.
+. b. BARTLETT,
President National Council U. S. n. A.
To the american Order IN the United States.
NAIloNAl. AMERICAN SOCNCI..
Erccut,re Office, Cor'ngton, KY,
November IS, 1888.
Be it known that at the annual meeting of
the National Council in June, 1855, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Rcsolred That Convention for the pur.
pose of nominating candidates for the Prcsi.
dency and Vice Presidency be held in Phia.
phia on the 22d Of February 1856, to be
composed of delegates elected by the subordi
nate councils, one in each Congressional dis.
trict and two by each State council as Sena-
tOrial delegates at large,
In consequence Of the existence of this res
oluion and to give it full effect, hereby pro-
claim and make it known that, without delay
the Councils ofthe Order IN each Congression.
al district in each State and that each State
Council shall proceed to elect delegates to re-
present them r,Said National Convention APP
pointed by said resolution and to secure
full representation. it is recommended that
for each Congressional and State delegate
two altcrnates b. at the same time chosen by
each district and State council.
l.. b. BARTLETT,
! President National Council L. s. y. \.
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Correspondence of The Cecil Wing

KOwLANDSvIlLE, Dec. 9th, SIS.
Dedication of The Ncm ". p. Ch'och at Ner
FGHry-Scrmon by Rcr. Dr. Rresc-Scmld
Fcrer-Proposit'on 10 clos. the Old Nd.
Canal, &c.
DEAR RICKETTS, :-Agrccably to previous
notice the congregation wor>hipping at New
Valley met on last Sabbath in their new
church. just finished, near the residence of
Corbn Cooley. Esq. in order TO dedicate it
for worship. The Rev. Mr. Reese, Editor of
the Methodist Protestant, performed the dcdi-
catory services, and after an interesting dis
course, presented the state Of the finances Of
the building committee which showed bal
ance due of some $500, which was promptly
subscribed by the congregation present: thus
relieving the committee and society of any
embarrassment. The church is neat and
substantial stone structure, and is an Access
sion to that nciglborhood.
| regret to say the scarlet fever again pre-
walls in our ncighborhood, as your obituary
column will show. Up to this time, be
lcvc, four deaths have occurred. There are
still several eases in our vicinity of both
white and colorcd persons. hope its ra-
wages, which blc Us the hearts of parents and
dcSolatcs the fire side, will soon cease.
1t is now in contemplation to petition the
Legislature at its next session to annul the
charte, of the old Maryland Canal. a pctl-
ton of this kind will be nnmerously signed
i'll this section of the county. as it is at pres
cnt mere nuisance to the ncighborhood.
Yours, p.
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Independent Plank Road via Glasgow to thf
Delaware River and then swift and sure
steamer to Philadelphia.
This should lac stcu to soon and if we are
to he charged 80 cents more from Elktom to
Philadelphia than from Newark, 6 miles dis
tant we must move to Newark, move New
ark here, or run plank road omnibusses in
opposition to steam cars. let me add that
there is now strong talk Of ncmolializing the
present elect X n Legislature for charters
for Plank Road from Fair Hill to Newark
and to alter the present Elkton Plank Road
from about Joshua Green's to Little Elk VAL
ley, thence in the direction of Oxford. I'M
dcIStand that money can DC raj Scd to com
plctc the road Immediately OF the new pro-
posed route.
now conclude and with your permission
and Indulgence will come ont at another
day, asking for charter for Bank at Elk
ton and many other improvements We stand
il: need of. CARO-.