Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28

her cargo II was the opinion OF prominent oii-
cials at Loando. including the French Admiral on
that station that The sloBc trade hat erpired, and
that this blot on ciDilsatioH had become at last
matter Of history"
--s-as-----
The Rebs and sem-rebs will never forgive the
soldiers of the North for their loyalty. For ex-
ample, the New York Day-Book Of the present
week says:
"All the papers of New England complain Bit
terly Of the fearful prevalence of crime. They
profess to know not the cause Of so much knock
ing down, numbering aud robbing They will
probably find it in the first line Of an old song
Tho Mina,reis returned from the war;"
The simple truth T., that these patriots have re-
turned, an with them a goodly number Of fellows
who were emptied out of the penitentiaries into
tie ioyal army. The old jail-birds are fourishing
ar loyal heross.'
The truth is that the rogues generally were
bounty jumpers and deserters--the last men ever
to return to any spot where they can be recog-
nized.
PArENrs.--Issued Dec. 1s, 1866:
Rollin c. Wickham, Pawlet, VI, for improve
ment in milk Guns
Peter.Badore Montpelier. Vt, for improved
anvil for swaging calks for horse shoes.
NEW PosrMAsrERs.-Ber J. T. Booth
vice A. H. Bowen resigned; Cambridge, w. H..
Eaton vice H. f. Welthsrby resigned = omfret,
f. o. Lyman vice o. Chamberlain resig nd
Orange wm. Huse vice Henry f. FiGeld re-
moved to Montpelier.
Thanks to Senator Edmunds and Representa-
tives Woodbridge and Morrill, for Pub. Docs Of
the present session Of Congress.
BANK REDEMPTION White River Bank
(Bethe) will redeem its bills till Dec. 10, 1867
The Woodstock Standard is informed that Mr.
Walton has not sold half of his printing Office
Never likse to do things by halves
STATE AGRICULTURAL SocrErY.-The annual
meeting Of the Vermont State Agricultural Socie-
ty will be holden at Rutland on Wednesday, Jan.
"a, 1867 at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. A meeting Of the
Board of Directors will be hedat the Bardwell
House on Tuesday evening, January lst, 1867
wnrAr.--Mr Emery Cook, of Glover, raised
last season 1O2 - bushels of nice wheat, from
two and fourth acres of land. The land was
not paced off nor guessed at, but measured 1t
was the product Of bushels of seed.
Mr.. Andrew Mclaughlin, of Peacham, raised
5s bushels Of wheat on l 12 acres of land.
EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRs.-rhe Vermont
Board of Education met a; St. Johns bury,
on the 9th, 9th and 7,h inst. The Board
naving bsen rseonsntnteh since his last cleo
tion as Secretary, Nj. Adams requested them
to take up the subject Of selection Of a Sec
retary, as if there had been no election.
Whereupon the election of Mr. Adams was
unanimously, and very properly, confirmed.
The Board also sdopted courses of study aud
regulations in the Normal Schools, and
adopted the same for examinations Of teach
ers at the Institutes. They also fixed day
for the selection of the list Of school text
books, to be used for five years from and after
Nov. |, S6S, under the conditions Of the
recent law. The Board will meet for that
plrpose at Waterbury on the 18th of next
February. Publishers will have an oppor-
tunty at that time to advocate the merits OF
their books, and as the value to the Publish
ers Of the exclusive endorsement Of the Board
Tor FIVE years, is estim4tedi at hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars, we presume there will
be lively time at the hearings.
We learn that the Trustees of the Orange
Co. Grammar School, at Randolph, have ac-
ceptsd the act making that Institution the
First Normal School, and that the term oi
instruction will open on the 26th of Febru-
ary. 1t is probable that the Academy at st.
Johnsbury will become the Second Normal
School. And an application is on file to
constitute the Academy at Bristol a Normal
School,
Decided advantages are to be anticipated
from these Normal Schools, and we are
glad to note all such signs of educational
progress.-Free Press.