Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-09-09
Torrigit Nrms.
LATER FROM EuROPE.

LA I'm DON GOhOI
New YORK, Sept l.-Steamship Africa
from Liverpool Saturday, Goth ult., has ar
rived.
1t is rumorod at Paris that Marsbas Can
robert and O'Niel hsd fought duel and the
latter was killed.
John Edward Butler, Of London, has alb
seconded, defaulter to the amount Of fl00,-
600
The long-pcnding trial Of DR.. Smethrust
for the murder of Miss Banks, at Richmond,
had terminated in a verdict Of guilty and the
death sentence. Smethurst had got up fc-
titious marriage with Miss Banks, having at
the time wife living. and slowly poisoned
her for the sake Of her money.
The warehouse burnt at Liverpool was Mr.
4 Rayne's. loss, principally cotton and grain,
ESQ 900.
The defaulter Butler was one Of the firm Of
Smart 4 Butler, solicitors
The builders strike continued in London.
Napoleon has ordered two government
steamers to proceed to Algeria and Guiana to
bring back the political cxiles.
The Paris correspondent Of the London
Ners intimates that the news from Italy has
much TO do with the Emperor's amnesty, and
that the impossibility Of carrying ont the
peace of Vilairanca in the Austrian sense had
made Napoleon reflect seriously on the neces-
sity Of uniting all parties around his stand
ard
The projected Notifications at Antwerp
were exciting increased attention and uneas-
ness at Paris
Chovalier Farni had quilted Modena for
Parma 60 assume the Dictatorship offered him.
The municipality had issued proclamation
expressing unanimous desire for this, and
the population had cyinccd great enthusiasm.
The government had purchased 1000 rifles,
and invited the disbandcd corps Of the Rife
men of Alps 20 take service under Parma
II was reported at Vienna that the Emperor
was getting inpatient at the delay in the res
tora,ion of the Grand Dukes also that an
Austrian corps d'armee was to be concentrat-
od near Rovco, on tho road 10 Legations and
Modcna.
A decree had been issued at Bologna. de-
claring an citizens Of Pomona. without dis
tinction Of religion. equal in law and in the
exercise of political rights Father Gavazzi
has been preaching at Bologna.
The Calcutta mails Of July 9Th, arrived at
Alden on the Sth OF August.
The King Of Dude had been released.
About five thousand Of the local European
l
their discharges.
Only one man of the mutinous Fifth Euro
peans at Burhampore remained under arrest.
UsEs OF PAPER ~ JAPAN.-From re-
view in the London Times, Of Capt Shcrard
/ Osborn's book entitled "A Cruise in Japan
csc Waters just published, we copy the
following extract, taken from the work itself !:
1T was wonderful to see the thousand use
ful as well as ornamental purposes TO which
paper was applicable in the hands OF these
industrious and tasteful people. Orr papier-
mache manufacturers, as well as the Cont
mental ones. should 20 10 Ycdo to learn what
can be done with paper We saw it made
into material SO closely resembling Russian
and Morocco leather and pigskin that it was
very difficult 90 detect the difference. With
the aid Of lacker-yamish and skilfu painting
paper made excellent trunks, tobacco bags
cigar cases saddles, telescope cases, the
frames Of microscopes and we even saw and
used excellent waterproof coats made Of
simple paper. which did keep out the rain,
and we're as supple as The best Macintosh.
The japanese use neither silk nor cotton
handerchiefs, towels OF busters; paper in
their hands serves as an excellent substitute
1t is soft thin, tough, Of a pale yellow color
very plentiful and very cheap The inner
walls of many a Japanese apartment are form
ed Of paper, being nothing more than painted
screens their windows are covered with a
fine translucent description of the same ma
torial it enters largely into the manufacture
Of nearly everything in Japanese household,
and we saw what seemed balls of Irvine,
which were nothing but long shrcds of tough
paper rolled up II shopkeoper had par