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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

The UNITED STATES MNT.-The annual re-
port of the Director of the Mint for the ficsal
year ending June 80, 1859, shows that the
amount of bullion received at the several mint
ing establishments during the year was as fol-
lows Gold, $29, 1858 $3.50 60 silver, 7 1886, 7O9,
81 ; and the coming operations for the same
period were Us follows Gold coins, SIT 1896,
OF ; fine gold bars, $l3, 1856 70; silver
coins, $6,187 400: silver bars, $646, 22l At /;
cent coins $3O8 900; total coinage, $37 $50,
585 II, comprised in SO, $50, 500 pieces, Of all
denominations of coin. The director states that
the small Spanish and Mexican coins are rapid
ly disappearing from general circulation under
the operation of the law of 1857 Of the gold
dollars there appears to have been larger is
sue than the business of the country demand,
and the director suggests that the small sized
gold-dolar coins, of which $l1 1858 ,2O4 were
issued from le49 to lS43, be gradually melted
down and re-coined in larger denominations
Of the Pixies Peak gold, the Mint in Phlladel-
phia received $97 ,486 10 up to the date of re-
port Nov. 5, 1887 The fneness of the gold
has the average range OF 800 to 900 thousandthS
but generally lies within 1926 to 845.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

A BIG SHARK STORY The following story is
reported by the Honolulu Advertiser to have
been told by venerable Kanaka:
He was describing an instance of the kindness
of the favOrite god of his family to his great
grandfather. The family god was shark and
the narrator said that one day, when his great
grandfather was out fishing, the canoe upset at
mile distant from the land, and the poor man,
after Intellectually trying to right it, seated him
self on the bottom OF the canoe to recruit his
strength preparatory to swim ashore. While
he was lamenting over what seemed the newt
able loss of his boat and lines, he perceived
large shark swimming rapidly, with open mouth,
towards him. Halloo!" said the native -
" don't you know me ? you're my akuG (god),
and you ought to help me instead of eating mel"
Upon that the shark seemed to change his in
tentions, and diving beneath the canoe, he plac-
ed his head within the thwart, and pushed it
towards the shore 50 swiftly that the friction
set the water on frebehind them. They reach
ed the shore in safety, and the shark swan
away without speaking word. " And that"
said the speaker, =" is proof positive Of the pow
er of our god." i" But, asked the foreigner,
" do you really believe all this ~ Certain
ly,' was che reply my great grandfather
told it to my grandfather, and my grandfather
told it to my father, and my father told it to
me; and so it mwa be true.'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16
Populousness of japan.

Every house in Japan seemed to be overrun
with children, in some of which counted ten or
dozen, and all about the same size ! The birds
in nest, the chickens in a coop, the frogs In a
pond, are not more compact and crowded than
these human bee,hlveS seem to be, and may
add, or more happy. The average number Of
the inmates of each house in Japan Is estimated
at between thirty and forty. 1t is q fruitful
country in more senses than one, and can sup
port SO dense a population only by the simple
style of their living. They eat but little meat
except fish, which abound In these waters, both
in the bays and in the sea, and are easily pro-
cured, as we'll as fine. A gentleman told me
that, as he believed, from his most careful OBJ
servatlon, not above one in fifty Of the people
ever eat any other animal food.
There are few sheep cow Is rarely seen
goats, which might have fine range and the
best pasturage in the mountain tops, now unoc-
cupied and uncultivated, are almost unknown !;
hogs are seen only in the cities, while wild game
is seldom hunted or taken. Poultry and ducks
are abundant.and eggs also, which however, are
not obtained at cheap rate. Fish and rice are
the main articles of food, with the garden vege-
tables have mentioned, though bread is un-
known, a small quantity of wheat, millet and
buckwheat being produced in some localities,
but which are not liked as we'll as rice An OK
or horse would require land enough Tor it's
living to support the population of a little VII
lags.-Letter to Journal Of Commerce.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

WHERE THE YANKEE Girls HAVE ooNE.-The
women of New England, and particularly those
of Massachusetts, earn millions of dollars annu-
ally, in various branches of industry which have
been introduced in modern times. In one part
of the commonwealth, female labor is employed
upon binding shoes; in another district braiding
straw is the leading pursuit in neighboring
county palm leaf is converted into hats and bon.
nets by women and in tho seaport villages
clothing is made by the female residents for large
dealers in Boston. The effect of this home in-
dustry upon large scale has been the withdraw
al of nearly the whole native force from the fac
tories and the substitution of foreigners in man
ufacturing villages while in the matter of do
nestle service, the native women have almost
wholly left the field, much to the regret and an
noyance of housekeepers and we apprehend
that if the aggregate wealth Of the women of
Massachusetts could be ascertained, the sum
would surprise everybody. They form large
class of the depositors in savings banks, and
there is hardly corporation within our borders
that has not women among its share-owners.
The independent industry Of our New England
women adds largely each year to the aggregate
wealth Of the community Mas. Paper.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

Personal APPEARANCE OF MAcAULAY.-The
Philadelphia Press, in the course of it's obituary
notice of Macaulay, says
twenty-five years ago he was one of the
wOrstlooking men in the House of Commons.
Stature rather below the middle height figure
bulky and ungraceful; features Heshy, sallow
and inexpensive; rough hair Of sandy hue;
mouth firm and well cut large and remarkably
lustrous eyes attire extremely careless. Such
was Macaulay at the age Of thirty,fve. His face
lighted up when he Opoke-partlcul when
making one of his Parliamentary Orations,
which, however, had the fault (almost I'M
pardonable by an English audience) of being
carefully prepared before hand, and committed
to memory. His voice was between lisp and
a burr, and his utterance was thick and husky
for tie first five minutes Of delivery. After that
his voice sounded grandly and clearly, and q
pin could be heard in the House of Commons
while he was speaking.
Macaulay's personal appearance greatly
improved with advancing years He became
Slighter in his 6gure-lesS pudgy, in fact; the
deepened lines his face, marked by thought.
added expression to it /; his sand colored hair
became nearly white"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16
The Lapps and Norwegians.

q The present condition of these Lapps, their
peaceful undstnrbed existence, their freedom
at all periods from persecution or oppression, is
grand evidence of the high moral character
of the Norwegians. I am not aware Of any
other instance in the worlds history Of a peo-
pie SO weak, 80 helpless for self defence, remain
ing for centuries in contact with an energetic,
civilized, and altogether stronger people, and
never attacked, pillaged, enslaved, or interfer-
ed with, except for the benevolent purposes of
education, and moral and religious improve
ment.
The Norwegians have recently converted
them from their strange old paganism, the wor-
ship of Thor, with its COMPUTATIONS, magical
drums and sacrifices to the stone efigy of the
hammer bearing god; have taught them to
read and to write, and when they fell into the
habits of drunkenness sent APOSTLES of temper
ance among them. The efforts of these temper
ance missionaries have been highly successful,
and the drunkenness 80 common among the
Laplanders when Mr. Laing resided in Norway
in l834-6, is now very rare. Those whO talk
about la,o of nature enforcing Nth unreIent'ng
fatahsm the ,ubiugation and destruction Of an
,nferiOr race, when a superior and more highly
i civilized people come in contact tOith it, should
visH This part of Norway, and study the present
relations of the Norwegians to the Ldpldnders.
They would then, think, modify the express
sion of this law, and rather say that when a
strange, brutal, selfish and unscrupulous peo-
pie come in contact with another weaker than
themselves. the selEstyled civilized men endeav-
or to rob, murder, enslave, or Cypress those
whom they please to call the inferior race and
if the difference of strength is sufficiently great,
the " civilized people succeed in their efforts
"ltI were Norwegian, should point to
the encampments of these peaceful, defenceless,
little, as the noblest monuments of my coun-
try honor; monuments more worthy of the
nations pride than tho trophies of thousand
victories on the battle-felds. from Through
Norway Nth Knapsach, by w. M. Williams,
ppPl37-9.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

WELL ANswERED.-In time of much reli-
gious excitement and consequent discussion, an
honest Dutch farmer on the Mohawk was asked
his opinion as to which denomination of Chris
tans were on the right way to Heaven.
swell, den," said he, even We ride our
wheat to Albany some say this road is the pest,
and some say dat; but it don't make much diff
ference which road we take, for ven we git dere
they never ask vich way we come-and it's
none Of their pisiness-is our wheat is good"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

We are glad to hear that the Russian Naval
Department has taken up that wonderful inven-
ton of Mr.. Piazzi Smyth for making astronom-
ical observations on board rolling ship, and
that the Pulkave astronomers and mechanicians
are now engaged in manufacturing large free
revolving apparatus for observing attitudes of
stars at night without the aid Of the sea horizon.
We should be not less pleased to hear of our own
government taking some advantage Of this beau
tiful and ingenious continuance. Athe-
neunl
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

"What were the mob saying?' asked the
District Attorney of Yankee witness down
East in riot trial
" Well, they was Sorter singin.'
/" What were they singing abOut?''
well, they was singin' bout song"
" What was the SOng-what were they say
ing?"
" As nigh as kin keep track, they was tel
lin misses Long Cher first name was Lucy to
take her time ?''
:" You can CO."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

The REAsoNs.-An old bachelor gives the fol-.
lowing reasons why ships are called she; Be-
cause man knows not the expense till he gets
them. Because they are useless without en-
plOyment. Because they look best when well
rugged. Because their value depends on their
age. Because they are upright when in stays
Because they bring news from abroad. Be
cause they wear caps and bonnets. Because
they are often painted.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

A notice of a new novel says that I" the style
is SO brilliant that the printer, with the copy be-
fore him, can set up the type without any 9TH
or light in the darkest night"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

NORTH CAROLINA produces more turpentino
than any other State, and it is claimed that
South Carolina in proportion to her popula-
ton, produces more poultry. So the two Car
olinas may be called tar and feathers.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

W. H. HOoe, postmaster in Virginia pub
fishes that two hundred dollars of the pub
lie funds are missing from his Office, and he
asks =" 'oio has got the money!" Possibly echo
may answer-e.Hoee.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

What for do they have black chimneys in
their mouths2" asked little boy who met
several young men putting their cigars. 1t is
a question more easily asked than answered.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

A MAN that marries a widow is bound to give
up smoking and chewing. II she gives up her
weeds for him, he should give up the Weed for
her.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

SOMEBODY says that it takes smart woman to
make capital fool, but we know many wo
man, not very smart, that has made a score Of
fools
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16

Entered according Act of Congress- in the year $780,
by s. Boyce, In the Jerks Office Of the District Court
for the District Of Vermont.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-12-14
4 xouns mai I,obbsr. m

A transaction, or rather series of 4rans-
actions, have come to light in Chicago, (which
show that young man named John Camp
bell, q train boy on the Chicago, Darlington
and Quincy Railroad, has carried on q syste-
matte robbery Of the mails in transportation
over that road, until the amount of his sdepre-
dations reaches the sum of fauetve thousand
ISilars. Campbell is the son of Alcxander
Campbell, retired Clergyman. of NEWPORT,
Mich.a fTe is about twenty years bf age, and
ran away from home some three years sincess-
/ He had been train boy for about three months.
ffe frequently lay upon the pile ofimnii Abags
IN the mail car, and thus had too fequentSpp-
portunity of practicing his thefts. q 1noE RIO
i His manner Of robbing the mails was to se-
lect always one of the canvass sacks indtoo
common use, and as he lay upon the Pile 6reak
up and crush apart the packages in2tbe bag,
then slowly work them down to the mouth,
where. by introducing finger or two, the ibt-
tiers would be drawn out. He never opeueflI
mail bag, and yet once actuIly abstracted the
entire contents of bag sent from Chieagoito
Quincy, leaving nothing but the wrapping Fn-
per and twine Of the package, within, to the
great mystiication of the Post Office 2Ofi-
/, cials. T BIO tH"47i a'0Tf
tCan,p.,eIl has been committed TO jaa in do
fault Of $4,000 bril-. o. f H" u
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-12-14

The present excitement Ii, the occasion of a
considerable ar1eunt of pulpit declarnation on
the Estate Of the conntry.ssth major portion
Of it coming from the Southern clergymen
who seem to be-, judging from The tenor Of
their remarks, with but few exceptions rank
disuniopisis, in many Considerations 6feeafers;
and so thoroughly has The Eguthefh mind ht~
come iuflanied by the persistent tliisreprescnta-
tiols OF the principles Of he Republican par
y and the sentiment of The Northern people,
that the perversieus and Misrepresentation
referred 10 are generally received as truth, and
form the staple of their pulpit harrangucs.
The Nor thern clerical efforts are generally
of different type, but not exclusively so,
notable exception being thcrecent discourse of
Rev. S. b. WILSON, pastor the st Presbytc-
rian Church, Cincinnati. It abounded in gross
msreprescn: :ations of tle principles of the great
party that riumphed in the recent election;
and vile ISLANDERS of the people of the. North
That gentleman entertaining and uttering
such sentiments, should lave charge Of
Northern pulpit, is surprising. We give an
extract, which shows its spirit. The compar-
ison instituted between Northern husbands
and wives and Southern overseers and slaves,
must have been regarded as highly fattcring
by his audience -.
'ln the South the negro-rise made to work
when he is we'll; /; in the busy season, like the
freemen of the North, to work hard and keep
at it; he is well fed, well clothed, well housed,
10 very great extent he is tanght in the SAT-
ing knowledge of the Gospel ;, wiser sick. be
is well nurscd and well physicked. If be is
lazy or idle he is soaastimes teeH sshippsd; but
not more frequently. perhaps, than Northern
Srhife men rh9p their ar!res, for sehieA prfei-
lege they pay ffue dollars, s.5sI- 3. -
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-12-14

.rHesnan Again After the Champion
OF EngfaDtI.-The Benic5s- Boy has
abtbCTmed the editor OF the Clipper
to state that he woHld fight Hurst
tlaezStaleybridge Infant fog from $1r-
O0o to $4,000 and that he WOULD
give the latter $1,000 to fight IN this
country. Hurst was anxious to punch
tile Benicia Boy directly after his in
terxiew with Sayers. AS champion
of the English ring he is obliged to
fight all comers, bat not compelled to
leave England. There is rumor
among Heenan's friends that if Hurst
will not come here, Heenan will go
there, and again contest for the cham
pionship. ,s--re
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-12-14
CONGRESS-

The time of the House has been chiefly oc-
cupied in discussing the motions to excuse the
members from Florida and South Carolina
from serving op the committee of thirty three,
consisting Of one member from each State, to
which is to be referred that portion Of the
Presidents Message which relates to the state
of the country. The members, HAWKINS and
Boyce, were not excused, btrt they avow their
determination not 10 serve, thus setting at de-
Gance the order of the House. The debate
has been in reference TO the present threaten
ing sspest of affairs, and has beer monopolized
entirely by she Democratic members, neither
the Americans nor Republicans taking any
part The disunionists, so far as they have
spoken, have been less violent in their language
than during the pendency of the election of
Speaker, but they aba,e' nothing of their bit
ter hostility to the Union, and persist in in
sisting that the States they represent will Sc
ecde before the. .4th OF Marcll.
In the Senate the same topic engrosses at
tent ion TO the exclusion of all other bussi
ness. The debate in this body has been more
general, thoHgS thas fan mainly confined to
Democratic Senators Mr. Powell of K has
introduced resolutions looking to action some-
what similar to that taken in the House, and
Mr.. Greene of Mo-, proposes system of armed
police on the line of the slave States to enforce
the execution of the Iaws--the fugitive slave
lhw iH porti eular. Neither proposition has
been definitely neted upon. .% '''
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-12-14

Secession is becoming the rage, and the
right to do SO admitted ss3 the precedent be-
ing established, there is na telling where it
will stop. Ii affects both States and church.
es frke city Of New York threatens TO Sc
cede from The body of the State, and taking
with her Long Island, Staten Island, and three
or four Of the southern counties, set up for
herself A Boston correspondent of New
York paper says the New England States will
secede if South Carolina does not carry oct
her threat to leave. And lastly. and more Sc
riously than the cases Past referred to, the Bor-
der Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, iniameds by the ppepaiing dsunion
epidemic, are preparing to sscede and either
join tie church South or set up on their own
account, in consequence of the action of the
late General Conf renee, OBJ the subject of sla-
very. Fhe Baltimore Americas Of Friday
last says
The Lay Convention, consisting of lay mem
bers Of the Methodist Episcopal Church, rep
resepting the Baltimore, East Baltimore and
Phiscelphia Conferences, yesterday held their
second days proceeding in the Eutaw Street
Cnaych, and after protracted debate, adopt
ed the report and resolution Iavoring with
drawal or separation of the Baltimore Annual
Conference, and denouncing the aggressive
legislation of the Jate General Conference of
the Church, which was held at Buffalo.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-12-14

PAEsoN BRowNLow OFFERS TO
ffGHT ON ANY DAY BUT SUNDAf.-
'W."3G. Biownlow, well know as Par
Son BrownIow, and the editor of the
Knoxv1ille Wing, Tennessee, prints in
tie, latest issue Of his paper card
WHICH thus concludes: a, n ly,.,r...,r
I'll am not aware that there is more
than enc man in this city who desires
,to,de me personal injury. and he can
11indzme every day ofimy life, but Sab
bathg prepared to receive any call he
IHay make upon me, and the judgment
of,tiliss community is, that the call
iirust1eeme from him. 1t is custom
AIRY after an exciting election, for ed
itors to apologize for what they have
said and done, under excitement, and
for men of all parties to make liber-
al allowance for them. l have no
apology to make, and beg not to. be
excused, as what I said and published
was done with cool delibera ton, and
new, that the storm is over, meets my
most hearty approval. lzs qa.
w. G. BRowNLow.
a.Noyember 15 1890. f b.. ,I.. ..
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-12-14

The IBERIA FuGITIvE SLAVE CAsE.-We
learn from the Cleveland Herald that the
Grassd Jury of the U. S. Court for the North.
ern District Cd Ohio, has found bills against
the following persons Rev. George Gordon,
James Hammond, Asbary Parker, Calvin
Bowlsn6e Joseph y. Baldwin, e. d. Asbury,
Jonat kam McE.aren- The charge is for OBJ
ssDsctiag service Of process by U. S. Marshal,
S W. Giffopd- Of the Southern District OF
Ohio and has deputies, at Iberia, Morrow
ceunty,. on the 2e,h of September last. The
object Of the Marshal was to secure a fugitive
slave. -..,l.- ... .+., .... ..t. it-.ir -...s.
The same parties are also indicted for u.s.
saaltiug the owners of the negro and their as
slstauta, with view to obstruct them in the
reclamation Of the negro under the Fugitive
Slave Law. In both cases the defendents are
sRargea with committing the alleged offences
in company with large number of persons un,
known. TO- the Grand Jury. 4a...- ...
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-12-14
Del, o., Dec, 9, 1860.

At a meeting Of the Neptune Hose Com
pany, held in their Hall on Friday evening
December T. 1860, the following preamble ane
resolutions were passed:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Divine Providence
to remoue from our midst our companion anG
brother, MATHEW Al. Rsor, and -.r
WAEREAs, By his death this company Has
lost one Of IT'S most valuable members
member who was always foremost in the hous
of danger--one whose conduct commended
the respect Of all who knew him-w ex-
ample we all sought to inaitate-snd whose
many virtues and noble qualities were his
greatest praise. Therefore be it
Resofredy That while we bow, with sorrow
to the wHf of Providence, we deeply sympa-
thise with the family and relatives of the de-
ceased in their great affliction, and remember
that what is our loss is his gain.
Resolved, That his name shall be placed
among those of the Honorary members of this
company, and copy of these resolutions be
placed upon the records of the company.
Resolved, That the family of the deceased
be furnished with copy of these resolutions,
and that they be published iu'tHe Delaware
Gazette and Democratic STANDARD.
a CHAs, A. PowBRs, y
q. p. ALBRIGHT, Com.
@ W. E. MooRR, y -.5.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-12-14

PARsoN BRowNtow ON THE SEcEssfaNIsTs
-Parson Brownlow, Of the K Kno&sillS aWhg
is evidently not ain love- with the Secession
lists, as the following little clipping from his
paper amply demonstrates: IA . :" !"
-. This machine of government, s0-t3es4eate
and complex in its structure, aDdGwhich cost
its great architects so much labor and thought,
SO much of the spirit of concession and com;
promise and our fathers so much of blood and
treasure, is to be broken to pieces, 10 crafty
a set Of corrupt, ambitious and disappointed
demagognes, who And that they can never
preside over these Unaed States, and hence
they seek to build up one or more, contempt
bic southern eonfe,leraeieS, and to, place them
selves at the head of these. The fiddling and
dancing of Nero, while Rome was enyeloped
in fumes, was not more brutal; helish, ,stnp-
id and wicked, than is the conduct, of these
country-destroying, God7defying, and hell
deserving TRAITORS to their country, who
write and talk thus Aippantly of the most
momentus event fhst the human mind Ieau
conceive. s.. ..-g.t,f 4-1a li,w