Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-09-10

the news BOAT OF the Associated Press, and
her news dispatch brought to this port
The American ship MayAower, from New
Orleans for Nantes, was capsizcd and became
a total wreck, no date. Fifteen lives were lost.
The captain and seven survivors were picked
up by the American ship Cairo.
dreadful collision took place on the Ok
ford, Worcester and Northampton Rail-
road, between two excursion trains. by which
several passengers were killed and great
many frightfully wounded.
Satisfactory accounts Of the harvest arc be-
ing received, though the late rains have caus-
ed some delay in gathering It.
The treaty concluded with China does not
confer on the allies the right of having per-
manent diplomatic agents az PelSin but tho
Consul General resident at Ten-Tsin will be
admitted to direct intercourse with the Cabi-
net of the Emperor
A telegraph dispatch from st. Petersburg
says that the Chinese Empire is to be opened
to foreigners, and the left bank Of the Amoor
river is henceforth to be the boundary be-
tween Russia and China.
Baron eros is expected to arrive back in
France from China in October, having COM
pletod his mission to the Chinese Empire
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA Thrown
DowN.-It was cmnently fitting that the
first public message sent over the Atlantic
telegraph cable should be the announcement
Of a treaty of peace between nations that had
been at war, aud that the second public mes
sage thus Transmitted from the old world
should proclaim that a vast empire. hitherto
insulated from the family Of nations, is
henceiorth to be open TO the commerce of the
whole world, and to receive and TO recipro-
cate international comitics and advantage
Such are reported to have been the terms Of
the treaty concluded between China on the
one part and England and France on the 9TH
or. The great wall Of Chinese exclusiveness
has been thrown down Her ports are OPEN
ed to the commerce Of all nations. Other
powers are put upon footing Of equality
and intercourse with herself. by the residence
of their diplomatic agents and representatives
within her territory. The Christian religion
is to be tolerated and respected throughout
her vast empire. This is scarce less wonder
full, and perhaps no less important in It's bear
ing on commerce and civilization, than the
marvellous achievement, by the success of
which we are thus early put in possession Of
the Information Together. these wonderful
events cannot fail to revolutouize the com
mercial world, and TO give a mighty impulse
to civilizations and from both OF them the
United States will derive their full share Of
benefits nor will American merchants be
slow in availing themselves Of these adyanta-
gcs.-N y Com. Adr
THE PorAro CRor rs IRLLASD-Accord-
ing % the competent authority of the Banner
Of Ulster. the breadth of land under potatoes
this year, in the Northern counties. will be
found, perhaps to exceed l,25O,0O0 acres,
and it adds -" Last seasons crop turned
ont we'll, ample in yield, and, as a general
rule, excellent In quality. This seasons
crop of the early varieties is very superior
We are now only in the second week of Au-
gust, and yet the prices for excellent pota-
toes in the Belfast market arc under those
which, at similar period Of the season, rul-
ed the markets before the advent of the pota-
to disease. Some solitary cases of the old
disease are TO be seen in few fields in the
those instances however, are so
trifiing as not to be worth any serious notice.
The sale Of superior qualities at fourpcncc a.
stone about eight cents a peck will give
some idea Of the healthy and prolific state Of
the crop
TAE Scorer lRoN CoNrRAcr.-We have
already commented upon the conduct of the
Administration in awarding heavy contract
for iron pipe, to be used in supplying Wash
lngton city with water. 1t was given to a
party iavoritc, at much more than the mini
mum price for which practical mechanics pro-
posed to furnish it, This job was given by
the contractor to Glasgow manufacturer,
despite an assurance that the appropriation
for this purpose should supply employment
to aborers in this country The successful
bidder in this case was Owen Jones, a Lo-
compton member from ponnsy lyania, who
needed the heavy profits thus made a direct
bonus, paid ont of the United States Treas
ury, over and above what responsible parties
altered 70 take the contract for to aid in his
reelection. But Jones has oyerdune the
business.
The Scotch manufacturers are busy in full
filling their sub-coutract, while all the large
ioundries Of Pennsylvania, New York and
New Jersey, which were able to ill the con
tract, were refused the work, and in conse-
quencc of this award, orders to the amount
Of 5000 tuns Of iron have been countermand-
ed to furnaces on the Lchigh. Mr.. Jones is
before his constituents cndeavoring TO explain
his conduct. He has narrowly escaped
Iynching at several places in his district
Cincinnati GazeHe.
ST. LOUIS, Aug 3l.-Paul Emile Desdun,
4 Colonel of the Haytien army, and NJ. Mon
ieard, the head of the Commercial House in
Port au Prince, the object of whose presence
n this country is to induce free negroes to
migrate to Ilayti, have arrived in this city
F. p Blair, Jr., has been addressing the
'itizens of illinois. In the course of his
'peech he said
" l thought that having been the last vic
i'm myself Of the frauds and periuries of this
that might well come before
you and put you upon your guard. | thought, |
ny friends, that while have been elected as
representative to Congress by at least ff-
cen hundred Of the legal voters of st. Louis
county, in Missouri, and whilst have been
defeated by the border rdffian and ballot-box
tufiing party, ! might come to You, my
riends, and put you upon your guard in re-
gard to these nciarious practices. tell you
t depends upon yourselves. If you are true,
aithful and yigilant, you have nothing to
ear but unlcsa you are, you will be cheat
d."
Gen, Houston spoke at lIemstead, Texas,
N the 18Th. An account of his remarks in
n 4 r. Il r IL