Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-06-24

gives the following account, derived rom
correspondent. of an outrage committed by
Turkish soldier on DR.. Pettyman, an Ameri-
can missionary
when returning to Shumla from a short
ride in the suburbs. he Or. p. came upon a
/ park of artillery, planted on the roadside, and
! guarded by sentinel at each extremity
! Attracted by this unusual spectacle, he rein
ed in his horse about ten PAGES from the can
non to examine into the cause when his med
itations we're terminated by a cruel blow from
the sabre of one Of these sentinols, aimed at
his head, but cutting through the clothes and
muscles of his arm down to the bone, sever
ing the nerves of the thumb and index fin
| gers, by which they are completely paralysed.
! This unprovoked assault is one which arouses
| all our indignaton the more so, as it has
been perpetrated by that undisciplined class
Of soldiers which niest the streets Of Com
stantinople and whose insults have rendered
even the crowded thoroueharos hardly safe
/ for European ladies. We hope the American
/ Minister will demand the immediate punish
ment of the scoundrel, and teach them les
son not soon TO be forgotten
Another correspondent records an instance
of ill-trcatment which occurred 10 an Ameri-
can missionary in the quarter Of Constantine
pie called Nianga. Some laborcrs were low
oring a cask of molassos into the cellar Of an
American clergyman, when, by their careless
ness the cask rolled over one of them, killing
him instantly. The Armonians Of the neigh-
borhood Immediately poured into the house,
and raised great cutlery against the family,
as if they were to blame for the occurrence.
so violent did they become in their anger it
was found necessary to call in the police to
dispense them and save the house from des-
tructon After this the authorities suffered
the dead body to lay on the premises upwards
of twcnty-iour hours before they would send
the necessary officers to remove it, notwith-
standing two messages on the subject from
the American Legation.
Tur ST. LOUIS BREACH OF PROMISE
CAsE-leloro the case of Miss Carstang
against Mr. Shaw for breach Of promise of
marriage, was committed to the jury, at ST..
Louis. Judge Reber gave to them the follow
ing instructions
At the instance of the plaintiff, the jury
arc instructed that to maintain the action
of the plaintiff it is necessary that they
should find a mutual promise to marry
between plaintiff and defendant. But it is
not necessary that either promise should be
express, i. G. that any witness should hear
]
the contract made On the contrary. the
promise of each to the other may be inferred
from circumstances.
2 Nor is it necessary to maintain tho action
that the promise on either side should have
] been made in writing to make it valid and
binding on both.
Whether there was a mutual promise to
marry between plaintiff and defendant is a
I question for the iurV-tn be determined by
, them upon all the proof ana circumstances
shown in evidence.
I II the jury ma Tor the piainun' they ought
8 10 assess her damages ana IN determining
the amount, they ought to ma SUCH sum as,
b IN their Judgment under all the cltoums'an
f ces OF the case may be proper indemnity
i 10 her Tor the injury she mas suffered IN mel
= ieelings' affections ana wounded prlde' a.
o wen as the loss oil marriage
l. II the jury ma rom the evidence that IN
i plaintih ana defendant contracted TO MARI
Y each other' ana the defendant refused
n marry the plalnuti' no special request oy IN
plalnth TO defendant is necessary
.r Juiy io,uil.u ,eiu,'s ,p 40 noo pau
4 ''', nv Wv N''''' t s,coo 900
y ~ -
A lhE BALLOON hAcuksIoN' AS mas pee
, s'a'ou III oui S6iuPnio so.uu'"' -"i' " is'
y the aeronaut' will start on wednesday Tor 81
- LOUIS TO prepare Tor ms grand balloon eA
- curslon to the Atlantic. Inc balloon WIT
> winch the experiment rs TO be tried is IN
largest ever built IN TINS country ana Is ca
. pable OF carrying twenty persons IL IS iul
- nlShed with boat by means OF whlch III
/ aeronants intend TO ralse ana lower then
selves without dlscharslng gas or ballast an
thus be enabled TO remain up as long as Inc
please Inc balloon was ouilt by MI D La
"a Mountain at Lanslhourgh' N I" Who'
n connection with Mr. o. A. Sager' started IN
A. idea OF voyage across the Atlantic IN ha
y loon at the present time MI W iSo' we Dc
rs leve' proposed 1t sometime SINCE but ana ne
m go so lar as to buiId his balloon Inc aero
At nants propose to start from 81 LOUIS aoo'
70 inc ga or Zdd' ana come as lar east as poss
re be until they reach the Atlanuc coast an
fl II successful IN this experimental trip, the
<, Will at some future time this season attemI
ID voyage across the Atlantic This partiC
o"b"sou ~ ~ ".o al ii'o" VI cNPo'10h0o' "i'
R. "io s"usu'"o vi i'o"'" ''"''"'
o. Cow SroRf'--Among the travellers t'
ne ward the western part OF Kansas TINS sprln
in were several gentleman from this city an
c. among these were four or ave- constituting