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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-26

HoElNG CORN IN SEPTEMBER.

HOElNG CORN IN SEPTEMBER.
As the present is an extraordinary year, so
devices should meet the acquisitions On
the first Of September my corn was only in
the milk, and supposed that it was destined
to be destroyed by the first frost. The pump
kin vines covered most of the land, and such
weeds as grow in the shade had come up al-
ter the third hocing, and all the lard rcmain-
ed damp after thc rains, and the corn made
no pcrceptible advance to maturity In this
state of things the hoes we're vigorously APP
piled to the ground, which was thoroughly
stirred Weeds were destroyed, pumpkin
vines cut off beyond one, or at most two
pumpkins the sun admitted to the ground
and by the favor Of four or five warm days,
the entire crop was saved The advantages
Of that labor were in the following
lst. Dcstruston Of innumcrablc weeds
and cnriching the ground with them.
I'd, Bpcr and better pumpkins, but fewer
in number
3d. Ripcning of the few beans planted il
hills vhcro the corn was destroyed by worms
lth, In the almost perfect ripening Of the
corn, Of which there was no reasonable hop'
before hooing S. T. II.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-26
VERMONT BIBLE SOCIETY

The Directors met in the vestry Of the
Brick Church, Oct. 7th, the President in the
chair
Prayer was offered by Rev. Petcr Merrill
A committee was appointed to settle with
the General Agent.
The remarks Of several gentlemen upon
the future prosperity Of the Society were re-
ccved with interest.
The General Agent gave a statement Of his
labors and the Board adjourned
The Society assembled in the Brick Church
at two o'clock, p. NJ.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DIR. Walker Of
Piusford
On notion Rev. p. Merrill, Rev. c. c..
Parker, Hon. I. Howard Hon. j. Lyman,
and j. G Stimson, Esq, were appointed a
committee to nominate officers for the year
ensuing.
The following officers were elected
T.. II. DELANO, President
Rev. WIN. II. LoRp, Corresponding ScfB
Rev. VIM. d. MNcoM, Resoriing Sefy
H.Y BARNES, Esq, Treasurer.
Hon Josrpu Hovts A4ditor.
fy,. p,e,do.
non Neo' W. n''''l' ''"l'5 ~" O'''! q
REV. d. Dousner'!' L'ho'''e county
Hon. /. Howard Oa'edo"'a county
Hon. d Hubbard, Essen County
Rev S. Chamberlain, Orleans County;
VIM. p. Blach' ESQ Bennington County
VIM. f. Barnes Esq Rutland County
Hon Carlos Coo"dse' windsor count!
Hon. VIM Nash Addison County
Rev II. = lhchoh' Ch''enden county;
Hon Lawrence brmnerd' Franklin county
Kew .. q. hec'er' Grand Isle county
D. W. smith, ESQ Orange County
directors.
Hon John Lyman Rev. C. 9. fal"er' D.
IT, ot'mson' isq'' henry N"l'' h'q' H''' %
1. buliard' Rev T. Merrill Rev E' o. 'eo'''
John a. Page Es4.' Hon H. Ho"e' I'e''
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-26

A'A Nii' i'Ai's ''''i''it
Governor Fairbanks, 1t will be noticed IN
his Annual Address recommended the estab-
lishment OF state Board OF Agriculture
and considerable discussion is going on among
the members Of the Legislature as TO the adj
vantages Of such a Board But the chief
question of course is what are the direct prac-
tical results flowing from the action of a
Board Of Agriculture "Can l. asks the
farmer. make two blades Of grass grow
where only one grows now, by anything this
Board can do for me - We answer, most
certainly, if the Board be what it should be-,
and be will but profit by its instructions.
Without mentioning at this time the work
Of good Secretary we can state one work
which the Board might undertake and with
manifest advantage to our young farmers es-
pcclalIy. We aIiude to the holding OF agr'-
cultural conventions similarly constituted to
that held at New Haven last winter The
course Of lectures there last winter is spoken
of by those who attended it as being highly
interesting. besides being comparatively mex
Pensive. A glance at the subjects treated OF
will show that the former must be be true.
There were lectures ON Agricultural Chem's-
try ON Botany ON Entomology on the d'-
ierent breeds of cattle the management OF
dairy farms and stock iarm'' ON 'he pest
breeds OF sheep ana their management on
swine and on poultry on horses ana the
breaking of colts. There were lectures on
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-26

The President made the following references Of III,
Governors message.
So much relates 10 financial affairs, 90 Committee
ON finances. So much relates 90 the sale o intuAica
ting liquors. and much relates 90 elections, io J
dietary committee $50 much as relates 20 agricultural
interests, 90 the Committee agriculture SO much ai
relates mining and manufacturing interests 10 the
Committee on manufactures So much MS relates 10 the
military, 10 the Committee military affairs. So much
as relates u The cao disease TO the General committee
On motion Of Senator Harris, the vote rejecting the
joint resolution n regard "a he the entrance
o. The hall of the House II keprcsontauNes recon
sdercd, aud ON motion OF Senator Judc,ine the rcsou
uon Nl n laid on the table.
Btts refcrftd d-kelatinE 10 pounds aud estrays "a
General committee In cndmon OF an act relating 10
common schools 10 Committee on education.
bis uffodaccd and rcferrea-By Senator Robbins,
la amendment of am act establishing the salaries OF
Judges and tcgstcrs NJ Probate COURTS pro,idg that
Registers of Probate shall be- entitled tn The fees
as now provided by law for AL copies Of rocoidD to
Judiciary committee
Rcsoiah0l --liy Senator Stevens, that the Commit
Tee printing Dc instructed 10 procure the printing Of
the Senate done ne the office Of the "Gucn Mountain
Freeman" adopted
Senator Wilhius, Tor the Committee rules reported
recommending The adoption of the rucs OF the last scs-
sion with amendments Of Rules 10, II and Al, providing
that the Standing committees n the Senate shall here
afer be nominated by the President instead Of by the
senate and that the Secretary o the Senatosha in f-
turo appoint two boys attend in the Senate Chamber
instead l one. The report was adopted and motion 10
reconsider was lost.
Joint MISUNDERSTANDING the Hon Jacob Colamer
~ deliver addrcss Ia the hall uf The House Of Repre-
sentstves on THURSDAY evening next AT O'Clock grant
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-26

CINoINNArI, Oct l3-At the Breckon-
ridge barbecue, near Winchester, Ky, yes
terday, young man named West, being pre-
vented by Mr. Scott from rushing to the table
reserved for the ladies', fired pistol at Scott
which took effect in the face of Miss Emma
Hickman A mob attempted three times 10
hang West, but the Sheriff prevailed upon
them to deliver him into his custody. West
was taken to Winchester Jail.
RUTLAND, Vt, Oct l5.-John Whitcomb
was to-day sentenced to ten years in the
State Prison for robbing the mails.
The NERGENNEs CITIZEN makes its ap-
pesiance after week rest, in a new dress,
on larger sheet, aud with new tide "YAe
lcrm0nter.'
w The Rutland Courier SAYS that j. B.
Proctor of Rutland, sold merino buck a
few days ago, to 60 to California, for $1,000.
A big price-or a big story.
READING, Oct l2.-The regular Democra-
tic State Committee met to-day and resolved
TO rescind the action made at Philadelphia on
the ID of July, and at Crosson on the 9th OF
August, and recommended the Democracy OF
Pennsylvania to stand by the electoral tickel
made at Reading on the LIST of March A.
mendments recommending a conference with
the Bell and Everett, and Douglas parties
were rejected
EARTHQuAKE.-A well-marked shock oi
an earthquake occurred at Montpelier this
/ "wednesday morning, at about 0 minutes
before o'clock The vibrations seemed to
be from cast to west, and were strong enough
io awake people from ,lrcp
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-26
MONTPELIER, OCTOBER 26, lS6O'


T " 7 TT0TTTHTTTT I1TTT-VT71
WILLIAM Henry, Of Bellows Falls
II. g. Roor, Of Bennington.
JosEpH WARNER, Of Middlebury.
L. A. CAuooN, Of Lyndon.
ID. W. G. CLARK, Of Burlington.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-26

~ The week, thus far, has been marked
by unusually interesting meetings. On Tues
day and Wednesday the Vermont Medical So
ciety occupied itself with reports and discus
sions, closing the exercises by an address by
the President On Tuesday also the llisto-
rical Society met, and valuable contributions
were made by Hon. Norman Williams OF
Woodstock, Rev. Mr.. Shelton, and by Syl-
yanus Ripley of Montpelier, Prof Torrey OF
Burlington, and Hon, Hampden Cults OF
Hartland. A committee was appointed to
secure legislative action in reference to the
State seal. On Wednesday evening, the Yer
mont Bible Society held its Anniversary, anC
very interesting address was delivered b,
Rev Mr. Dwight Of y. Y,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-26
nm ELECrONAL NOTE

The settlement of the Presidential qucs-
tion by tine late State Elections iu pcnnsyl-
yana and Indiana. is beyond dispute. let
us look az the fgarcs. The several States
will give Electoral Votes, a, follows:
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-24

MELANCHOLY RESULT OF ROMANTIC MAR
RIAGE - a Stpeet Girl Grossly Abused. -
One of the most settled families in Brook
lyn, n. Y, has, within the past ten months,
passed through fiery and trying ordeal the
parallel of which is rarely found off the
stage. The eldest daughter, sweet girl
of eighteen, educated highly, trained re-
ligiously, and accomplished most creditably,
met, at Newport, with fniddle-aged gentle
man of pleasing exterior modest demeanOr,
and with apparently well-6lled pockets.
After few weeks acquaintance they became
engaged; the old folks were pleased, the
young lady was entranced--but one point
of difference existed which marred their
most round and perfect happiness-he pro-
fessed most decided preference for the faith
Of the Episcopalans, while she was Quaker
of the strictest sort. They were married.
they travelled. Hardly had they reached the
European shore when the husband de-
veloped a most singular and unpromised
degree of moroseness, and at times of Sc
verify. For some time it was borne in Silent
submission, but at last it became intolerable,
and having escaped from her abuser, the
wife took passage in the Adridtic, and
arrived at her fathers home on Monday,
unexpected, unheralded and unhappy. Her
story, as gathered from her own lips, is
most heart-reuding. She tells Of priva-
tions, of beatings and degradatioAs that
make the blood Of the hearer boil with in
dignation. Steps will be taken at once for
the procurement of divorce, and the VIC
. tim who has, within one year, been maiden
free, a welded wife and happy mother, will
resume her position at home with those best
friends of life-a loving father and a tender
mother.
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s.n. ani5l q Frtend.o9 '1p uo3,d I
Rev. DR.. Alexander Carlyle in his lately
published autobiography, thus speaks Of the
author Of Psrsgrine Pickle, with. whom he
was on intimate termss s au ... .e5
Soon after our acquaintance, Smollett
showed me his tragedy Of James I of Scot
td1d, which he never could dbring on the stage.
For this the managers could not be blamed,
though Il soured him against them, and be
appealed 70 the public by printing it; but the
public seemed to take part with the man
ayers. VI
was in the eoffee-house with Smollett
when the news of the battle of Oulloden ar
rived, and when London all over was in
perfect uproar Of joy. II was then that Jack
Stuart. the son of the Provost behaved in
the manner / before mentioned. About nine
o'clock, wished to go home to Lyons, in
New Bond street, as had promised to sup
with him hatnight, IL being the anniversary
of his marriage night, or the birthday Of one
Of his children, 1 asked Smollett if he was
ready to go, as he lived at Mayfair. He said
he was and would conduct me.
The mob were SO riotous, aud the squibs
so numerous and incessant, that we were
glad to go into narrow entry to put onr
wigs in our pockets and TO take our swords
from our belts and walk with them in our
hands, as every body then wore swords and,
after cautioning me against saying a word,
lest the mob should discover my country and
become insolent, s'for John Bull, /" says he,
lis haughty and valiant to might as he was
abject and cowardly ON the Black Wednes-
day when the Highlanders were at Derby"
After we got to the head Of the Haymarket
through incessant fire, the Doctor led me by
narrow lanes where we met no body but a
few boys at a pitiful bonfire, who very civilly
asked us for sixpence, which gave them.
/ saw not Smollet again for some time after,
when he showed Smith and me the manu-
script of his Tears of Scotland, which was
| published not long after, and had such a run
of appreciation. Smollet, though Tory,
was not a Jacobite, but he had the feelings
Of Scotch gentleman on the reported cru
elites that were said to be exercised after the
battle of Oulloden s'H. 81
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-24

FIEND1sH REVENGE OF NoBLEMAN UPON
AN UNCHAsTE WIFE.-Gallenga, in his His
iory Of Piedmont, narrates the following in
stance of iendish revenge on the part of a
nobleIhan whose wife had dishonored him:
Antonio Grimaldi, nobleman of Chiera,
had become convinced of the faithlessness of
his wife. He compelled her to hang up,
with her own hand, her paramour to the
ceiling of her chamber, then had the chamber
walled up doors and windows, and only al
lowed the wretched woman as much air and
light, and administered with his own hand
as much food and drink as would indefinitely
prolong her agony. And so watched her,
and tended her with all that solicitude which
hatred can suggest as well as love, and left
her to grope alone in that blind solitude
with the mute testimony of her glilt--a
ghastly object, on which her aching eyes
were riveted day by day and night after
night, till it had passed through every loath-
some stage of decomposition. This man was
surely worse in his vengeance than Sire
Giles de Laval, who has come down to US
under the name Of Blue Beard.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-24

THE FIRST USE OF COFFEE AS A BEVERAGE.
1t is somewhat singular to trace the manner
in which arose the use of the common bev-
erage of coffee, without which few persons,
in any half or wholly civilized country in the
world, now make breakfast. At the time
Columbus discovered America, it had never
been known or used. 1t only grew in
Arabia and Upper Ethiopia. The discovery
of its use as q beverage is ascribed to the
superior of monastery in Arabia, who,
desirous, of preventing the monks from
sleeping at their nocturnal services, made
them drink the strong infusion of coffee,
upon the report of shepherds who observed
that their flocks were more lively after
browsing on the fruit of that plant. Its
reputation spread through the adjacent
countries, and in about 200 years it bad
reached Paris. A single plant brought
there in the TIA, became the parent
stock of all the French coffee plantations
in the West Indies. The Dutch introduced
it into Java and the East Indies, and
the French and Spanish all over South
America and the West Indies. The extent
of the consumption can now hardly be re-
allied. The United States alone annually
consume II at the cost, on its landing, Of
from fifteen to sixteen millions of dollars.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-24

THE AMERICAN TRoTTING RACES IN PARIS.
The Paris correspondent of the New York
Times says in his last letter;
The American sporting men in Paris are
Just now much occupied with some trotting.
matches at the Bois de Bologne, between
American and English and French trotters.
The first tret was between the Burnham
mare, of New York, now in the possession
of the Duke de Terra Nova, of Paris, and an
English bred animal, belonging TO the Mar
quis de Talon. The bet was $1,000, the
distance about three miles. The Duke led
out something like quarter Of a R'ilet The
American mare then accepted another race
with Norman mare, belonging to a French
man named Blaizel. We have not heard the
result. At the former race Messrs. Bristed
and Van Zsndt of New York, acted as
judges. NJ. .Mocquard, Secretary of the
Emperor (who owns several fast trotting
American horses, as well as an American
buggy, with which he drives in every day
to the Tuileries), was present, and okgreat
interest in the contest. 10 -.ly .t
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-24
A Fire in ParIs no sen.ntIon.

The Parls correspondent OF the New ork
Times writes; 49,, l..-
The charming young San Francisco lady
now in this city, who has an absorbing adj
miration for Fire Departments in general,
excusable, she maintains, in view of the su-
perb institution of her native city, saw pass
ing her balcony during the fire in the Place
Vendome a nondesoript machine" pushed
and drawn by four men rugged out in a neat
uniform, and which put all her knowledge
of mechanics at fault. On application to her
maid she learned to her utter disgust that it
was fire. engine, and away she few, drag
ging her fat maid after her, curious to see
the operations of such q machine Arrived
on the ground full of the recollection of the
wild, yelling screaming pushing scenes at
an American fire, what was her astonish-
ment at seeing performance quite funereal
in all its aspects A large circle of solemn
policemen without any special effort, or with
out speaking word, maintained at an ex-
traordinary distance the crowd. /
Silent lines of men passed buckets to the
fremen in the house; the "machinep1 had
disappeared no doubt into one of the upper
rooms, so as to approximate its feeble
strength TO the seat of the fire, which was
not an extraordinary feat in view of its di-
mensions. But a thin column of smoke
ascended from the burning building; there
was no excitement, no yelling of ire-cap-
tains through ri1ed speaking-trumpets, the
order and decorum was altogether French
and military. Within the line held by the
police there was tumulus of broken plaster,
four feet in diameter at the base which had
been carried from the burning building, and
this precious deposit was surrounded and
carefully guarded by four policemen. II
was afterward found to contain two Ma
poleons, one of which was tarnished and
seriously damaged, while the other remained
bright. San Francisco voted French fire
humbug, and retired in disgust.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-24

Columbia County, in the State Of New
York, was noted, in the olden time, as the
residence Of certain bpulent families. There
the LiEingstons bad their seat there the Van
Rensselaers had large possessioAsi aud
around the great proprietors gathered con.
siderable number Of connexions and friends
forming q circle who held a position In the
eeunty similar to that of tho great families
in o county of England. Here, in 1882
when as yet the distinction was marked be-
tween patrician and plebeian, Martin Van
Buren was born. He was born ina log-
house, His father was a worthy, lliterate
man, who cultivated small farm, and kept
q small tavern. He was man Of such ida3
perturbablei good temper, that he never had
quarrel in his life. His wife, we are told,
was the fnotive-power of the family-an act
i've, polite persoh,i fond Of politics, and un!
commonly sagacious in the management of
her affairs.
Martin was bright, lively, handsome boy.
Hewent to the village school, and had no
other educational advanvantsges; His fai
miliar letters, down to q late period of his
life, contain grammatical slips. Apprenticed
in his fourteenth year TO the village attorney
he was compelled, by statute thon in force,
to serve seven years before getting his
license to practice. The law then made a
distinction in favor Of students who had re-
eeived classical education admitting them
to practice after three years study of the
law. rot. an t9 ott..-.. - .r...-
Before he had completed his term ofstudy,
we find the youth in New York, a student in
the office Of William p. Van Ness, who is
still famous as the friend and second, of
Colonel Burr, in his lamentable duel with
General Hamilton. Burr was then at the
hight of his career, VicetPresident of the
United States, and; as itwas supposed, the
candidate for the succession to the Presi-
dency. BE lived in great style; had his
country house and town-house; and dis
pensed in both lavish hospitality which he
could i'll afford. He never appeared 30 i'm
posing or so strong as then, when he stood
on the verge ofruin. The young student, it
appears, was thrown into frequent contact
| with this shining figure, who inherited from
his father passion for proteges.- Burr was
struck with the beauty and talents, the dill
gence and energy Of the country youth, and,
we are told, made an impression upon his
forming character and communicated to
him the results of his experience in politics
and law.
The life-maxims of the e-President the
student certainly did not imbibe. Mr.. Van
Buren's private conduct has always been
correct, and though of generous and help
| full disposition, he early and always practised
the art Of living within his income. '1'
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-24

ExTRAoRDINARY MEDICAL ExPERIENCE--A
Case of Consumption CUred.--The Honolulu
(Sandwich Islands) Commercial Advertiser
contains the details of the death of the Rev.
Richard Armstrong, ID. d., Secretary of the
Board of Education. On the lst of October,
while riding out on horseback, his horse
took fright, and threw him to the ground.
One of his ribs was broken, and he was badly
bruised, yet no, dangerous results were ap-
pretended. Three weeks after the accident
he complained of faintness and want of air.
He lay down, but the faintness increased, and
he became speechless, and o short time after
expired. A post-mortem examination was
held on the day following, by which it was
ascertained that five ribs of the right side
were broken, and that death ensued from in
ternal hemm orrage, the newly united bones
having been ruptured again by an unfortu-
nate movement of the arm, thereby lacerating
one of the intercostal arteries.
On examination of the right lung, q
number of tubercles were found in the upper
lobe bealed or in healing condition, many
of them having only peculiar cal careous
deposit behind, while some still contained
in part the cheesy and soft consistency of
tuberculous deposit
Some twenty years ago, Mr.. Armstrong suf-
fered from a severe and harrassing cough and
other symptoms of consumption, of which
he was cured by the judicious use of cold
bathing and horseback exercise, and here,
then, is shown an instance of the possibility
of a case ofgenuine consumption being cured
under favorable circumstances.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-24

9 THE PRTY OF CoRSEILIE, THE TRkeEDIAS.
The great dramatist of the seventeenth oen-
tury, who may be styled the father Of French
poetry, as Shakespeare, in the preceding age,
was Of English verse seems, unlike him, TO
have been man ofdecided religious charac-
ter. His religion, too, was Of an enlightened
and evangelical stamp. Though educated
by the Jesuits and maintaining through life
afamiliar intercourse with them, he displays
in hiswritings an acquaintance and sympa-
thy with the doctrines of grace, aud the ex-
periences OF piety which few poets Of any
age OF country have exhibited.