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said, but was suddenly cut short by the
chairman, Mr. Crawford, who is thorough
ly convinced that the negro is made of
altogether different dust in quality from
himself.
ANTHRoPoLoGY.
The "Science of Man" was up for dis
cussion. The Anthropologists, the Dar-
winians and the Lubbockites brought for
ward their theories and made persistent
efforts to promulgate their ideas. Your
readers are doubtless familiar with the
theory of Professor Darwin, that man is
derived from the lower orders of creation
But Sir John Lubbo k, who is q candi-
date for parliament from the University
of London, presented long paper upon
The Original Condition of Man." con-
tending that Adam was savage that
he came from his Maker monster, with
no more language than the guerrilla that
he set about educating himself and that
in the course Of unknown ages he has de-
veloped himself into Moses, Homer, o
Jesus Christ; and in short, from nothing
man has arrived at his present state of
civilization. Archbishop Whately, in
one of his essays endeavored to demon
strate that man must at some stage of his
being have had superhuman instructor
that the primeval man had no knowledge
conferred upon him from the Creator, who
created him in His own immage.
Sir John Lubbock (the Sir in England
is of great momcnD believes, on the con
trary, that Adam had hands aud brains
and nothing more He wanted food, tool
club, killed beasts, took the skins fol
clothes; and so has gone on building W
the present civilization. He denied th a
man had ever fallen from his original con
dition
One of Sir Johns arguments was draw
from "Sam Slick" 1t seems that Judg
Halliburton once wrote comic paper
which was read before some scientific gen
tlemen in Nova Scotia, on the "Unity 0
the Human Race" and he proved the an
ity by the unlversality Of certain super
stition connected with sneezing "San
Slick" said that people had a habit of say
ing when person sneezes, "God bles
you," or some equivalent expression. Thi
custom was mentioned by Homer, Aristo
tie and Pliny, it had been observed il
Florida and the Tonga Islands and anon
othc savage tribes it was worldwide
it must be priDitave custom-mus
have emenated from one common sourc
that man had it it in savage state
therefore man in the beginning must hav
been savage! am making note 0
his line Of argument-not giving the Ian
guage.
Another argument; All savages be
lieve in an invisible being; that seeing
man snecze would make lockers on thinl
that be was attacked by an Invisible be
ing. Hear this candidate for parliament
airy honors:
"Mr. Halliburton admits that sneez
is an .omen of impending evil; but it
more says Sir John, tits evidence whic
to the savage mind would seem conclusiv
that the sneezer was possessed by som
evil disposed spirit ~" ilr i aMsl
All Of this and much moro is wove
into the thin, sophistical, yet illogica
/. nonsense which Sir John presented
show that he is derived from the savag'
Your readers will not forget when the
sneeze, that it is an evidence that Adam
s was savage, and that some invisibl
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.MORRISVILLE LIVERT"

Having bought the "Hotel Livery OF TINS
|place and connected IL with my own, ! am pre-
pared to accommodate my patrons at short no.
|tice. Constantly on hand, Horses, Buggies and
Harnesses for sale or exchange.
Thankful for past iayors, hope 10 merit con-
|tinuance Of the same.
Worthwhile, July II, 1861. 20
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Iicensad Anctioneers.

4 N. PAhKER, No. Hydepark, deputy sHeT'
n. III and licensed auctioneer. IL
Il DwINEhL. deputy sheriff aud licensed
. auctione'r, Hyde Park, Vt. All calls
<1on,ptly attended to. 40
ZA RIDDLE, licensed auctioneer, johnson
~ Vt. Prompt attention given TO the busi
Fess, and all business done under this license foi
Reasonable compensation.
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G. w. Doty,

FDEPUTY Sheriff and Licensed Auctioneer
~ All business done on reasonable terms.
i Foreign business solicited.
ALSO PROPRIETOR
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Jamaica was brought in, and we had
the old story over again. He had recent
ly met with a gentleman from the south
ern states, who had given frightful pic
ture of the morals of the negroes--that
they would steal everything they could
lay their hands on.
81 asked the gentleman" - said DIR.
Hunt, why they were not prosecuted"
ITO do so, we should have to build
jails fer three millions of people," was
the reply. st.ua
These, the speaker contended. were i'm
portant facts, which refuted all the theo-
ries presented by DR.. Davy.
The haraugue of DR.. Hunt brought Mr.
Brewin to his feet. He had been to Ja-
macia; was sent out by the society of
Friends; had conversed with magistrates
negroes and men of all classes. He said
that the reason for Jamaica's going down
hill lay in this one fact: that the plant
ers, after emancipation, instead of paying
the negro for fair day labor, valued it
at less than one third of the price during
slavery. Before emancipation slaves were
hired out for si3ty.two cents day; after
emancipation they were paid from twelve
to twenty cents day.
This gentleman set forth an array Of
facts which unset all that DR.. Hunt had
said, but was suddenly cut short by the
chairman, Mr.. Crawford, who is thorough.
ly convinced that the negro is made Of
altogether different dust in quality from
himself.
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STEAM FLOWING.

o'ateS, lmpclied also Dy the iorceS alrcauy
mentioned.
STEAM FLOWING.
The Association takes a wide range
Including Agriculture among the sciences,
A practical paper was presented on plow-
,ug by steam. 1t statrd the cost of powing
by steam was at the present tinfc too
great to bring if into common use, and
one important item in the bill was the
constant breakage Of the machinery by
coming in contract with stones. The
great study of engineers should be COM
bine lightness with strength The
present system Of steam plowlng
requires too many hands. The
English farmer will he compelled in the
future to study economy more than he has
done. The rise in the price Of labor is
Iessening his profits, and he must employ
steam to a greater extent than ever, and
the great need is a siuplifcation of the
present cumbersome and expensive steam
plow.
The papers might brought out another
side to the questionable high rental paid
by farmers. 1t is evident that English
landlords will have to be satisfied with
with less income by and by.
THE DECAY OF STONE.
In all the large cities Of England there
are manifest signs Of the decay of stone
used for building purposes. The Houses
of Parliament in London are already crum
bling. This decay is caused by the sui
phurc acid produced by the combustion
of coal, which is brought down from th'
clouds by the rain, and which soon eats
into all rocks containing lime. Mr. Spill
er of Woolwich proposes to harden thu
surface of stone by chemical preparation
which turns the carbonate oflime into hy
phosphate of lime, or to what is called
Rodeker's salt. He uses a solution Of su
perphosrhate of lime which not only pre-
serves but which hardens and strengthens
the stone.
A chemist from Manchester said tina
in that city about two million tons ofcoa
were consumed in year, and that daily
about 120 tons of sulphuric acid wal
thrown into the atmosphere. The frs
shower brought it to the earth, and while
the country was beneitted-vegetatiOn ia
king it up--it was very evident that thei
houses and public buildings were goinl
to decay.
j In the engineering section there wer
many papers Of great value on iron, steel
and on the construction Of engines. II
the chemical section there was much prac
| tlcal QlBCuSSIOu on tnC uunlcuViasuiV NV
in use, and Of methods for making it more
simple.
THE NEGRO. lsY lle
Among the papers read before the Geo
graphical section was one on the negro
his place in creation--whether he coul'
ever be made anything Of The author
Of the paper, DR.. Davy, contended thai
the negro had been uujustly dealt with
he had had no chance in life, but he wa'
capable Of being civilized. This called
up one DIR. Hunt. who rehearsed the sto
ries which the correspondents Of the Lon
don Times, Standard and Telegraph Civ
! from week to week of the horrible stat
Of affairs in the southern states Of Amer
| ica--the sickness, destitution, and lazines
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-10

NEW York, August 9.-The Herald's
Richmond special says: A convention
of ex-offiCeIs and soldiers OF the Fed
eral army, now residing in Richmond,
will be held here on Saturday for the
purpose of taking preliminary steps
towards calling grand convention OF
all the discharged soldiers of the Union
in the State of Virginia.
The Herald's Hearts Content special
says: Her Britannia Majesty's survey
ing steamer Gulnare arrived from St.
Johns this morning, having on board n
party charged with the duty to thor
oughly examine and report the sound
ings OF the spot where the cable of 1866
was broken on the Goth OF July.
The New Foundland and London
Telegraph Company is now engaged in
building three telegraph lines between
this place and Nova Scotia, to be in
connection with the Western Union
Telegraph line of New York.
The Worlds special says: The Presi-
dent practically ignored Secretary STAN
ton today by addressing Il communi-
cation to Col. Townsend, Assistant Ad-
jutant- General of the army, instead OF
the Secretary of War, as is customary.
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WAsHISGToS, August "a private
letter from Arizona says: The Indians
are worse than ever. They constantly
engage in killing settlers and stealing
cattle. In all the depredations they
have committed, thus far, but one In
dian has been killed, and that was done
by Mexican.
The Intelligencer says: The state
menL that the President has ordered no
1 further communication to be held with
| Mr.. Stanton, is inaccurate. So long as he
is permitted to remain in office, official
relations must exist 1t does not fol-
low, however, that he will attend Cabi-
net meetings; those are not held in view
of law, they are purely disCretional
with the President, who is neither
obliged to confer with his Secretaries
| in formal meetings, nor is he restricted
to the heads of the Departments in
seeking advice upon public affairs. we
| learn from usually well-informed
sources, that it is the purpose of Mr..
johnson to allow the whole matter to
remain in allegiance for n few days, Civ
| ing time for reflection on the part OF
| Stanton and his friends who advise
him as TO the course he should pursue
If in two or three days he shall still per-
sist in his refusal to resign, the PTesi-
dent will suspend him by giving him
notice substantially, that he is thereby
suspended from further execution
of the office OF Secretarytof War, and
that the reasons of this suspension will
be submitted to the next session of Con-
gress.
There is no indication of the Surratt
jury coming down from their room into
court,sor OF thaving agreed upon the
/ verdict.
The prisoner was visited at the jail
this morning by his brother, Isaac Sur
raft. He is hopeful and in good spirits
| He has not been brought from Jail since
! Wednesday.
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NEW YORK, August 9.-Jeremiah
O'Brien was executed today.
The Catholic community of New
York are erecting a new male orphan
asylum on the corner of sd street and
Madison avenue. The building will be
very handsome one and will cost
about S375, 200.
John Hart and Theo. Shultz were ar
rested on suspicion of being concerned
in the robbery January last, OF the
porter of Mass IL Co., of United States
gold certificates of over $4,000. Hart
alleges that he bought one of the bonds
at ShultZ's office of one w. j. Sharkey,
who has not yet been secured.
w. j. McConstand, of Dayton Ohio,
was swindled by an emigrant agent
Patrick Mcdonald, yesterday, but
through the agency of the police, recov-
cred his money to the amount of some
500 dollars.
Adrian Harvey and Charles E. Ulrich,
counterfeiters, have escaped from
Kings, county penitentiary.
Clara Louise Kellogg, the opera
singer, purchased her old homestead AT
New Hartford last week, and after her
return from Europe this fall, she will
retire from the stage to private life
there.
Thaddeus Stevens writes that he will
offer bill at the next session, provid'
ing for the confiscution of the estates Of
those rebels-the shareholders, who
discharged negroes for voting the Re'
publican ticket.
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BY THE CABLE.
Advices to the 9th Of August.

LIvERPooL-Noon-Au Got
ton, quiet and steady; sales for the
week are 66, 900 bales; stock i'll port 1884,
900 bales, OF which $4,000 bales are
American. Weather favorable for crops.
Breadstuffs, easier. quotations un-
changed; provisions and produce,
quiet.
LATER-2P. M.-Breadstufs, frmer.
Observation-Disclosures 9.-Consols,
o41z; Erie. Az; Illinois Central. 7e24;
U. S. bonds, tirmer at 1881; Atlantic and
Great Western. 2214.
LATER-2 P. MI. s. bonds, 72S;
Erie, 45.
ADMINISTRATOR Hat at 395<f.
LONDON, Aug. s.-The Government
will Immediately dispatch large body
of troops to Canada to repel the threat
ened Fenian invasions from the United
States.
In the House of Lords last evening
bill to abolish church rates was rejected
by large majority.
PARIS, Aug. 9.-Dispatches received
here confirm the previous announce
ment of the occupation of three prov
inces of Cochin China, by the French
forces.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-Dispatches received
here announce the death of Marie So
phie Amalie, daughter of Maximil
ian Joseph. Duke OF Bavaria, and ex-
Queen of Naples.
LONDON, Aug, "a terrible railroad
casualty occurred at Braghead, Wick
low county, Ireland, to-day. The ex-
press train from Dublin, for Wicklow,
when at that locality ran off the
track and eight passenger coaches were
precipitated into the sea. The railroad
at that point runs along the summit of
high bluff. The loss of life is fright
full; only one person in the whole train,
man named Morris, escaped alive.
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Northwestern 459za45Iz; do preferred
os1t a699S; For Wayne l04Aal05; Wa
bash 5Oa5l; st. Paul preferred 661z.
STATE STocKs-Tennessee, new, 67I{;
old, ex coupons, 69a69IE,
EMPRESS STocKs- Firmer: Wells,
Fargo IL Co.. 81; Merchants Union I6IS
al6Sz; Adams T25z. .......
Cincinnati.
AUGUST 9.-FLoUR--Opened firm, and
closed ut an advance OF 25c per bbl,
supertiue, g. 50aS 90; extra, IS 50ae 90;
family, 90 5OalO 90; fancy, $40 75all 25.
-Wheat-Firmer; red closed
&c higher for No. 1; 81 05 for white; 81 20
for No; :, g . for No. l; g 50 &c, for
choice Kentucky, with none of the lat
ter Offering. Oats-Opened firm at 5Oa
ole, and closed at ole for No. l, with a
good demand and buoyant market, with
a light supply. Rye-Closed firm at
sScaSl 90. Barley-Sl lOal 10.
COTTON - Unchanged and steady /;
middling uplands, 26a26ISc.
WHIsKY-Steady at S2 so in bond.
PRovIsIoNs-Firm, but not in much
demand. Pork-Hsld at S24 90; buyers
oher S23 O0a23 so. Bulk Meats-Not
offered TO any extent; shoulders, lie;
Sides l3c. BRcon-At l2c for shoulders;
l4e for sides; l51[c for clear sides. Hams
Unchanged.
LARD-Dull; sold to some extent;
sales $50 tierces at l2c, but not offered
freely at that price.
CHEESE-At 1lal2c.
BUTTER-Dull at 16alSc for Ohio.
GRoCERIEs-Steady, and moderate
demand. Potatoes : Dull; 81 OOa3 90
per Dbl.
GoLD-l3915 buying.
EXcHANGE-Dull.
Little rain for the last few days, hot
and dry. The accounts from the crops
coming in are generally .unfavoraoly;
the corn is very backward and drying
up; many people from the interior on
Change to-day, speak unfavorably,
and all agree that anything near full
crop is impossible. The grass is witheI-
ing and the late potatoes bad failure
Chicago
AUG. 9.-FLoUR-Dull, easier and
nothing doing.
GRAIN-wheat-Low and dull at
Lower az 53ca54c. Rye-Steady at 81.
Barley-DuIl at 75aSOc.
PRovIsIoNs-Pork-F ut S23 bid,
and S23 % asked. Bulk shoulders, l07<
allie. Lard-I21<c.
WHIsKY-s2 81.
Cleveland.
AUGUST e.-GRAIN-wheat unsettled
and higher; No. 1, 81 1912 IL; No. 2, 81 05
az OF. Corn steady at 97c. Oats tirmer
and unchange; Csc for new, and 65a6Tc
for old. Rye quiet at 81 l0al IL for
No. l.
milwaukee,
AUGUST 9.-FLoUR-Firm; city Xxx
Nominal; 81 95 for No. ,.
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About secretary stauton,s Removal

About Secretary StautOn's Removal
NEW YORK, Aug. S.
The Evening Post continues its re-
marks in regard TO the Johnson-Stan-
ton imbroglio, as follows:
Mr., Stanton is one of the most faith
full, capable, upright and self-sacriticing
public servants this nation has ever
mad. His indomitable resolution and
tireless energy and ability during the
war, made fim the Carnot of that
period. Like the great French War
minister, he "organiZed war;" his Vlgi-
lance. his iucessant activity, WIS i'm
his care neither men nor materials were
ever lacking TO carry oui the plans oil
the generals. Beloved and trusted by
Mr.. Lincoln, he came to be admired
and trusted by the nation also, although
an unfortunate manner, and careless
ness for friendships extraordinary
in an American officer, have made MIN
many personal enemies. In the most
critical moment of our history, when
Lincoln aud Seward were struck down,
Stanton. faithful and imperturba5le,
without delay or irregulRrity, establish
ed the succession and placed MIR. john
son in the Presidential chair. With n
man less wise, less courageous, or less
devoted than Stanton, in his place at
that moment, the country might have
fallen into great peril.
We should be sorry to see Mr.. Stan
ton out of the Cabinet; but we should
be sorry to see him stay there under
plea of an act of Congress- OF doubtful
meaning and undoubted folly. II the
President takes the responsibility OF
cept dismissing him, we advise him to ac
that dismissal. No man can ruin this
country between now and November;
and il the President does not faithfully
execute the laws; ii, as it seems proba-
BILE from recent Indications, he has set
himself to defeat the laws-Congress
will impeach and remove him, AS it
ought.
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BALTIMORE August 9.-The steamer
Wilson Small, plying between this
port and Choptank river, collided last
night with the steamer Mary Augusta,
off Poplar Island, the former sinking in
thirty minutes. 1t is reported that three
of her passengers were drowned. The
remainder We're safely landed on Pop
lar Island. .H..
The steamer Mary Augusta ar.
rived this morning in tow ofthe steam
er Louisiana. She is badly damaged,
and was compel ed to throw overheard
about seven hundred boxeslof peaches
to prevent sinking. The passengers OF
the Wilson Small were brought by the
statements are conflicting. The Cap
tain of each steamer blames the other
for the accident. The Wilson Small
was valued at so, 900, and was fully in
Sured
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ST. LOUIS, Aug. "a Omaha dis
patch says:
Gen. SulIey and Col. Harker arrived
from the mountains last night. Spotted
Tails band of Indians was broken up.
Part of them, under Two Strike, cross
ed the Plat yesterday, and are report
ed to have Joined a party of Chey-
ennes on the war-path. The set
Tiers are fleeing to North Platte Station
for protection.
The steamer Antelope lies above Fort
Benton completely riddled by bullets
fired by the Sioux.
4 passenger on the Imperial was
killed by the Indians to-day.
A battle recently took place at
Rivoselotas, New Mexico, between 40
citizens and soldiers and a large body
of Indians; II of the latter were killed
and s taken prisoners. white captive
girl was released and taken to Fort
Bayard. The hiding place of the
Indians was burnt.
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SARATOGA, August 9.-First race,
year olds. mile heat, was. won by Nc
Daniels Lexington colt; time, 2:4l1zr
the fastest ever made in this country
by a 8 year old with ITO pounds up.
SIeety and Bonny Doom were com
petitors of the Lexington colt. Sleety,
at most heats, ran ahead throughout,
but the former, at last, won by four
lengths. Saratoga stakes for 2 year
Odds, distance three-quarters OF u mile,
was won, in a splendid race, by Norris
filly, sister to Ruthless, by a head,
beating Northumberland and four 9th
ers; time 200. The third race, ~
miles, was won by Captain Morris
horse Beacon, beating Ear Ring; time
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The Removal of General sheridan.

New YORK, August 9.-It has been
ascertained that General Grant has
virtually been responsible for the de-
lay in the issue OF the order removing
General Sheridan, as he has objected to
the transfer of officers of the rank re-
quired by the reconstruction acts, from
the duties in which they are now en-
gagged, on the ground that the expedien-
cy of the public service demands that
they shall be retained in their position.
1t is certain that numerous appeals
from the Presidents friends, advising
him not to remove Sheridan, have had
some effect, and it is probable that the
order may be further delayed; but 1t
is asserted by those who should know
that it will be issued before the 18th
inst
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New YORK, August 9.-Mexican ad
vices state that the foreign ministers in
the city of Mexico were still unmolest-
ed, and awaiting orders from their re-
spective governments.
The diplomatic correspondence be-
tween Secretary Seward and Minister
Romess, is published, In which Seward
acknowledges the receipt of letter
signed by Santa Anna, stating that he
went ashore at Sisal voluntarily, in
answer to the Governors invitation.
In the Haytien constitution recently
adopted, the punishment of death for
political offences, has been abolished.
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Discovery ola Plot to Resecue surratI

New YORK, Aug. e.-The Times
special says: Some of the Washington
detectives have reported the discovery
of a plot to rescue the prisoner Sur
raft, which may have had some fouu-
dation, but II has been nipped in the
bud. 1t is certain that the hotels in the
Immediate vicinity of the court house
have been unusually crowded, and that
their guests have mainly been Balti-
moreans and citizens from the rebel
counties of Maryland, adjoining the
District.
a man who has been arrested as ring
leader in the supposed plot, asserted
that big things might be expected to.
night, and is presumed to have referred
to an attempt to take the prisoner from
the guard of four policemen. who ac-
company him to and from the jail,
after the reception of the disagreeing
report of the Jury, which was expected
to -night. The jail is located about 400
yards from the court house, and the
avenue leading to it runs through a
park and is lined on each side with
rows of trees.
1t is reported that the jury stood nine
for conviction and three for acquittal,
which is probably authentic.
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LOUISVILLE, Aug. 9.-The cotton crop
advices from the lower river parishes
of Louisiana and the counties OF Mis-.
sissippi are quite unfayorable. In all the
lower parishes OF Louisiana the worms
are at work TO an alarming extent.
In Point Coupee the destruction was
so complete and thorough that large
plantations were abandoned.
Another statement says that from the
Tinsas river gloomy accounts are re-
ceived. Not only every plantation is
suffering, but those in safety to-day are
looking for the visitation Tomorrow.