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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LETTERS,
SCIENCE AND ARIA large number OF
literary and scientific gentlemen met at
the Mott Memorial Library in New York
ON Thursday evening, to establish Ma
iional Institute OF Letters, Art and
Sciences. William Cullen Bryant pre-
sided. and remarked that the object OF
those interested i'll the meeting was To
avail themselves OF the principle oi associ-
alton, as a sonrce'of power and influence,
to be applied on broader and more com
prchcnSive scale than has yet been done
III this country, tn the cause of letters, the
arts, and the sciences. A constitution
was adopted Professionally which provides
that the institute shall consist OF acade-
mics, not less i'll number than three nor
more than ten, each of which shall be com
posed OF not less than thirty members nor
more than two hundred. The follow
ing academies shall be first established ::
I 1.-The Academy of Philosophy and Nor
al Science; The Academy of Political
Economy and Law: 3. The Academy of
Commerce and Finance; A. The Acade-
my ef the Natural Sciences; 5. The Aca-
DENY of the Medical Sciences q. The
Academy OF Letters; z The Academy of
the Fine Arts s. The Academy of the
Physical, Mathematical and Mechanical
Sciences Members OF one academy may
attend and participate in the meetings Of
other academies, and may become mem
bcrs thereof Members OF the National
Institute must be citizens of the United
States and at least twenty-five years Of
age. Fellows shall not be more than one
in ten fthe members Of the several acade-
mics, be chosen by majority vote of conn-
ell, and not less than 30 years of age.
Honorary members shall not exceed TWEEN
ty for each academy and fifty for the
council, and must have rendered some
marked services to literature, art or sci
ence, or TO the. Institute. They may be
either citizens or aliens. The usual Off
GERS are provided for and their duties
specified. The proceedings are to be pub
hshcd monthly, and the transactions year
ly 4 committee was appointed to take
further steps for the organization OF the
Institute by collecting funds and securing
place Of meeting Professor Horsford
of Cambridge was present and took part
in the daiugs of the meeting
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

Tho disabilities bill, which was de.
bated Tuesday in the Senate, relieves 4OC
persons who have been recently elected tc
office at the South.
MIR. Henderson has returned to Wash.
ington from Missouri, and says that the
Democrats sustain his vote on impeach.
ment. He needn't have gone home to
learn that
The treasury issuing and printing
bureau, of which S. NJ. Clark is at the
head, transacted business last wear O,
over 100000. What a chance for pick
ings and stealings.
The bin introduced in the House oi
Representatives by Iowa Wilson for the
reorganization of the army, provides fol
u total force of 81 $50 men, of all branch
es OF the service, besides the western re
serves.
-lhe committee on elections hav,
hnally settled the election case of Mckee
OF the ninth district of Ky. in his favor A
report was made, several weeks ago, which
tailed to give Mckee a majority of tn,
votes cast. The House recommitted IN,
case, and the result will be that Nike,
will succeed.
Butler of Tennessee, by two.third
vote OF both houses, has been released
from taking the iron-clad oath. The res
oiuton has gone to the President. 1t i
reported that he viii sign it, as Butler i
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CoIfax and lhc Soldiers.

A correspondent Of the Tribune, notic-
ing the recent exploded falsehood that
Schuyler Colfax had been rude to soldiers
IA story so'manifestly false that it scarce
ly needed denial-says
During the war Mr. Colfax was preemi-
nently kind and benevolent toward the
sick and wounded of the Union army :.
but when the rebellion closed while his
bonevolence toward our own soldiers did
not cease it was extended to the suffering
and fnmine-wastcd people Of the South
And while the Southern Famine Relief
Commission were raising funds to send
corn to starving families in the Southern
States, he came to New York. under cir
cumstances OF special personal inconvc-
nienee and loss, at the request of the
Commission, and delivered lecture here
for their benefit, refusing to receive any
remuneration therefor, or even to allow
the committee to defray the expense in
Cured in complying with their request
Whether he added in any other way to
the $ll 100000 collected III the North for
this purpose is not known; but this much
he did See report of the Southern Fam
inc Relief Commission, by Fred Law
Olm>tcnd, published November, 1867.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

WHAT RAILROADS DO FOR FARMERS
To haul 40 bushels of corn so miles on
wagon would cost at least Sl2 for team,
driver and expenses. A railroad would
transport it for "a at most. Allowing an
average of 40 bushels per acre, the crop
would be worth IS more per acre, or $
per cent. on 800. As the relative advan-
tage is about the same for other crops,'i it
is clear that railroad passing through a
town would add $l10 per acre to the value
of the farms. A town 10 miles square
contains $4,000 acres. An increase Of
800 per acre is equal to $6,400,000 OF
enough TO build 200 miles of railroad
even if it cost $32 600 per mile. But poo
miles of road would extend through q
towns 10 miles square, and cost but SlC
per acre, if taxed upon the land These
figures are given merely as an illustra
ton. II the farmers had taxed them
selves to build all the railroads in tn,
country, and given them away to any
companies that would stock and run them
the present increased value of their land,
would have well repaid all the outlay
Agriculturist
Think Of this, farmers of Vermont, ant
ask yourselves whether or not you can af
ford, from yc.- means, to aid the con
struction Of projected railroads through
your various localities 2
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

THE WHLIsToS RoRBERY - The
goods which were stolen from the store OF
Smith Wright in Williston on Sunday
night last were on Monday found, by the
officers in pursuit of the burglars, Sc
creted at the house of the notorious
Charles ii. Potter, in that town, on the
Griswold homestead, where it will be nc.
membered, Mrs. Griswold, the owner,
was 50 cruelty murdered some two years
since, and faF which, murder P4tter, heF
son-in-law, was subsequently, arrested,
tried and discharged Potter has now
He'd to Canada, though his family has
been arrested.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

GEN. GRANT AND THE BORDER
TRouBLTs.-The New York Times thus
comments ON the course of Gen. Grant
relative to the rumors of Fenian move
mcnts on the Canadian frontier:
No one can be surprised at a contra
diction of the report that Gen. Grant has
sent special inspector to look after the
Fenians. The General, unlike our militia
friends over the border, is experienced in
actual warfare and is not apt to be start
led into unnecessary alarm by rumors-
wasn't born in the woods to be scared by
a screech owl" as the proverb has it. He
has probably assigned to the frontier
posts officers whom be can trust to per-
form their duties without needing special
details of additional inspectors. And the
best comment on his quiet confidence and
the uncalled for rufiling of the Canadian
military ardor, is found in the series OF tel
egrams from Ogdensburg, Malone, Chat
euagay and other reported Fenian rendez-
vous and arsenals, stating that the rumors
of movements of Fenian war material
along the border are pure fabrications In
time of profound peace our neighbors have
wisely prepared for war. Now let them
wait till it comes TO them.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25
Hay Making.

The prospect now is that we shall have
an abundant crop of grass this season. II
is one thing to have an abundance, and
quite another thing 10 know how to take
care of it. To many it is easier TO earn a
penny than TO save it when it is earned
SO with some farmers in regard to their
management when their fields produce a
heavy crop of grass. The more they have
the less careful they are in properly cur
ing it. 1t is sin a. well shame Tor u
farmer to be thus careless and shittless
when the earth yields him bountiiul
harvest Now there is great diversity
of opinion among farmers touching the
best mode of making hay. Some think
it best to dry it thoroughly in the sun be-
fore it is put into the barn, while others
believe the best course is TO haul it i'll be-
fore the sun has burned out Of il its most
nourishing qualities. Again, some deem
it best TO cut the grass before the yegeta-
ble substance is fully developed, while
others think the best way is TO let it stand
till It's fully ripe.
1 Now let us hear what an Ohio farmer
says on this subject. He begins boldly
by saying: Don't dry your huy toC
much. Hay may be dried till it is
maker would say, don't burn your coffee,
but brown it Our good old mothers,
who relied upon herb-tea instead OF
"'potheeary medicine" gathered their
/ herbs when in blossom and cured them in
the shade. In our youth we have gath.
cred herbs at such seasons and they were
never put in the hot sun TO be cured for
the old nurses said the hot sun would
take the "vartue" ont of them And so
/ it would. Elder blows make nice,
cooling drink for sick children, and good
mothers always gather them when fully
blossomed and cure them in the shade
And in order to do so they watch their
growth and pluck them just in the nick
of time; for these delicate flowers soon
fade, and if not gathered at the proper
time they lose much of their soothing
and cooling. medicinal properties
The Ohio farmer alluded to above says
This is the philosophy of making good
hay. Cut in the blossom and cure in the
shade. The sugar of the plant, when il
is in bloom, is in the stalk, ready to form
the seeds. II the plant is cut earlier, the
sugar is not there if later, the sugar has
become converted to woody matter Now
there is a good death of truth in this, but
/ like others who have favorite theory,
/ this Ohio farmer may have gone to an ex-
treme. Hay should be well wilted in the
sun, but cured in the cock 1t ought not
to be long exposed to hot sun for the
reasons above mentioned Better be a lit-
tie too green than too dry. And when
put into the barn, if there is danger of
cheating in the mow," sprinkle some salt
upon it, and cattle will like it all the bet
4 ter. Farmers must exercise sound iudg-
ment in this matters, and watch the state
of the atmosphere while putting their hay
in the barn. If the air is quite moist, il
is better to let the hay stand in the cock
than remove it to the barn unless storm
is imminent.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

CULTIVATION or THE ToMATo.-A
correspondent of the Southern Cultiyator
says that he raises fine crops of tomatoes
in the following manner: In December,
dig ditch two feet deep twenty inches
wide fill in one foot with solid stable
manure, then mix the dirt from the ditch
with same quantity Of manure; fill in
several inches above the surface. Let 1t
stand until you want to set out your
plants in spring Then take pieces OF
plank two by four inches, and twelve feet
long put them in the ground two feet,
say two pieces at the head of the ditch,
and two at every eighth foot along the
whole length Of the ditch. Before setting
out the plants, the surface of the ditch
should be freshened up to half the depth
The plants should be set. along the piece
Of plank, six feet apart, and Us they grow
up and require support, nail narrow slips
or Stats from one piece of plank to an.
other, lengthwise, on each side, not ex-
actly opposite TO each other. Managed
in this way the vines attain a great size
and. bear an abundant crop. This mode
Of culture may be more suited to the long,
dry summers of the Southern States than
to those of the Northwest
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

STEPHEN WHITNEY-His neighbor'
and numerous freinds, far beyond tn.
limits of Burlington, will regret the
death Of Stephen Whitney. and remem
Der with pleasure one who during so long
a period administered to their comforts.
More than forty years ago he opened a
place-now called saloon-where all
that was needed for the temperate and
quiet refreshment of his friends was ad.
ministered and this he kept up till few
years past This he superintended ant
served personally; and he was alway.
considerate, obliging and just He waxed
prosperous, was economical, judicious
friendly good citizen, honest and kind
He never did injury or wrong to any
man, young or old; nor Of the hundred.
upon hundreds that resorted to his place
is there one living that will remember
Stephen Whitney but with kindness and
respect. Peace to his ashes Harrington
Times
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

FALSE RuMoRs.-Dispatches from Og-
densburg and other towns on the frontier
state that all the reports published re-
Gently about the storage Of Fenian arms
and the gathering Of Fenian warriors in
those neighOorhoods are pure fabrications.
They are ascertained to be so by the of.
ficers of the government, who were sent
there to investigate them. Montreal
dates, however, report preparations going
ON among the Fenians at other points.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

EURoPE.-At mass meeting of Ritu-
alists. on Monday evening, the present
Irish Church establishment was defended
by prominent divines.
Mr.. Claiborne Hardy threatens to
commence proceedings against George
Francis train for an objectionable speech
which that gentleman recently made a,
Manchester.
Count Won Bismarck has taken aleave
of absence to visit his estate and will be
absent several months. Her Won Thile,
under Secretary of Foreign Affairs, will
act as head of the bureau during the alb
sence of its chief
The University of Cambridge on Tues
day, conferred the degree of Doctor Of
Laws upon Henry w. Longfellow. The
Vice-Chancellor, in comforting the degree
made an address in Latin, in which he
referred with marked satisfaction to the
appointment of the Hon. Reverdy John.
son to represent the United States in
England.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

PURCHASE OF THE LAKE CHANPLAIN
STEAMERS by THE RENSSELAER, AND
SARATOGA RAILROAD CoMPANY.-The
Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railroad Com.
pany have just effected most important
arrangement, whereby they acquire the
sole ownership of the connecting steam.
boats on Lake Chmmplain and Lake
George, and obtain exclusive control Of
the route as far as Plattsburgh and
Pouses Point. Indeed, the purchase o.
these boats, five in number, virtually ex
tends the road to those two places, Th'
amount paid for the steamers, some O
which are hew and all of them elegant
boats, fitted up for the summer pleasur,
travel, has not transpired, but it is under
stood that the purchase and entire ar.
rangement are very advantageous to the
company. Several gentlemen in Boston
were negotiating for the steamers. when
the r. & s. road stepped in and made the
purchase as stated.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25
THE RUTLAND HERALD
THURSDAY, JUNE Is, 1868.
Our New Minister 10 England.


Our New Minister 10 England.
The appointment of Hon, Reverdy
johnson Of Maryland is one of the most
eminently fit which could have beeu
made from the United States TO represent
It's interests at the Court of st, James, and
the only wonder is that the President
found it in his heart TO send to the Senate
the name of so able statesman, for con-
frmation, even though an svowed parti-
san, as Mr. johnson.
Tho action of the Senate in confirming
him, though an old Democrat, inclin-
ing TO pro-slayery sentiments, Is rs mag
nanimous as was the course of the legis-
lature Of Maryland in refusing to re-elect
him to the Senate of the United States
mean and contemplate, To the Presi-
dent the new minister owes no thanks, for
the first choice Of His Aceidency' for
the mission to England was George II.
Mcclellan, and we have good reason to
believe that did not the President have
hosts Of minor officials whom he intended
To palm off ON the public for offices in the
same batch as he did Hon. Reverdy
johnson, The latter gentleman would not
have received the appointment TO which
he was readily confirmed, and which he
Is 40 Justly competent TO fill. Indeed, il
is not atall probable, even though under
the circumstances named, that the occn-
pant Of the White House would have
sent in the name Of the Honorable Sena'
tor from Maryland had he conceived the
possibility of confirmation Of a host OF
lesser lights whom he would more hearth
ly prefer. 80 that whatever credit oi
dishonnr may accrue to the United State,
from and through it, new representative
in England, Is due 10 the Senate alone.
This action will, we are confident, hc re.
ccjycd with hearty appreciation hy the
people Of all parties, though, as VT
have said, the new minister is au
avowed Democrat Tho Senate rejected
Cowan Of Pennsylvania, one Of its mem.
bcrs, when he was appointed to like Of
tce, and the people approved now it con
firms johnson, also senator, and nomi
ually belonging TO the party ofthe minor
lty, and the people approve. The differ
ence of the two cases is clear enough t
any one At all acquainted with the record,
"t the two men, Cowan being a politica
a'h'sogu'' and our minister to England
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

THE DARIEN SHIP CANAL - IMPoR-
TANT REPORT OF AN ENGLISH ENGIN-
EER.-The following will be read with
great interest;
Dr. Cullen has made it a special study,
and our information is drawn from his
long and minute report. In brief, the
line he proposes is from Caledonia Har-
Dor, upon the Atlantic side, TO the Cult
of San Miguel upon the Pacific. The
whole isthmus is covered with dense
primeval forest, broken only by the cour-
ses of the rivers and DR. Cullen asserts
that his route, when thoroughly surveyed,
will require less excavation and fewer
locks than any other proposed line, with
the added advantages of shortness, low
elevation and healthiness. The Cullen
line crosses plain from Caledonia Har-
Dor to valley between the Agla and
Sassardi Mountains; through the valley
to the head of the Sucubti river down
the Sucubti TO its confluence with the
Chuquanaqua thence through the forest
10 the Savanna river; down the Savanna
and Tuyra to the Gulf of San Miguel
The length of this line is fifty-eight Eng
lish miles; canal proper, twenty-seven
miles; canalized river, twenty miles
navigation of the Savanna and Tuyra,
nineteen miles. Allowing for lockage,
this distance could be traversed in twen-
ty four hours. The lowest summit level
upon this line is only four miles from the
Atlantic side, and is only about two
hundred feet high.
The work to be done besides the erec.
ton of lighthouses, some deepening oi
channel and blasting, would be to cut
canal twenty-seven miles long and to ca
nalize the river. A French Commission
of Engineers estimated the expense al
about *35, 100000 The whole labor
might be done by fifteen thousand men in
four years; and allowing s409 year for
the wages and food of each, the cost OF
the labor would be about $24,OOO,OOo.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

PREVENTIVE AGAINST THE. TURNIP
FLY.-A great many remedies and meth
DDS have been suggested to prevent the at
tacks Of the turpip fly, when the plants
are in an early stage of growth. One
method, which has proved of considerable
service, is that of sleeping the seeds in
oil, and then dusting them with sulphur
Just before sowing Another remedy is
that Of mixing lime and SCOT together and
dusting the plants, This mixture has
proved very etfectual in protecting the
young plants as they put out the first
leaves Little damage is done by the
turnip fly after the rough leaves are
formed but its place is filled 10y other in.
sects that feed on the leaves. the most
common of which is the black beetle.
The best and most effectual way to get
rid Of all insects, is to push forward the
growth Of the plants by mauures applied
at the time the seed is sown.--Er
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

MIppLEBURy,-The Christian Associa-
ton have elected Mr. Monroe delegate to
the Convention at Detroit Mr. NJ f, Cady
will probably take letters and 60 with
him.
The workmen on the Severance quar-
ry have left their work, on account OF
trouble with the oycrsecr, who wanted
them to not allow the presence Of IN,
priest TO hinder them in their work. They
had some hard words with Mr.. Cady, bu
no blows 1t is probable that SOME o
them will soon return.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

OLDEST TREES IN THE WoRLD.-The
Cyprus OF Somua, in Lombardy, Italy, is
perhaps the oldest tree ON record. II was
known 10 be in existence at the time of
Juhus Caesar, A. years before Christ, and
Is, therefore, more than 1900 years old.
II is l06 feet in hight, and 20 feet in cir
cumfcrcncc at one foot from the ground.
Napoleon, when laying down the plan for
his great road over the SiInplon, port on
one OF the Alps, diyerged from Il straight
line 10 avoid injuring this tree. The hon
or Of superior antiquity, however, is
claimed by some in behalf of the immense
and venerable tree in Calaveras county,
California, which is supposed, from the
number of concentric circles in the trunk.
10 be 2J65 years old.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

WINDSOR COUNTY CoNYENuoN.-The
Republicans of Windsor county convened
at the Town Hall at Woodstock, June
10th, and organized by electing Hon
John Porter Of Hartford President, and
l.. j. MoIndoe of Windsor and Chas. Ray
mond of Bridgewater, Secretaries,
The following nominations were made
.SeHdtors-Wm. II. Walker, Ludlow
+. W. Anderson, Bethel; Albert Brown
Springfield.
Assistant Jttdges-J. s. Marcy Spring
ton; C. French, Proctorsvillc.
States Attorney-Samuel f. Pingree
Hartford
.SbcriB-S. W. Stimson, Ludlow.
High B@lB-G. P. spaulding, Ches'
ter
Jadge Of Probate. for District Of Hart
I0rd-John Porter, Hartford.
Judge Of Probate, for District CIV mdo'
-Wm. Rounds, Chester.
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RUTLAND. VT, THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE 25 1856:

fouLTSEY. - Last Saturday evening
six or eight men were at Haws and Ne
Leans iewelry store looking over some
watches, rings, Sc, One Of them, being
rather expert, pocketed a wateh valued at
SIS, Mr.. II. discovered the loss very
soon, but too late to find the possessor
The children of the Episcopal Sunday
school propose holding strawberry and
ice cream festival at Joslin Hall next Sat
turday afternoon and evening,
Painters are busy at work on the
old Commercial College building,
1t is rumored that another hotel will
soon be established in Poultney. :
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

THE TURF-At the Jerome Park races,
Tuesday, there were four races. The first
was won by Mr.. Jerome's b. f.. Rapture,
the second by T. 8. Watson's b. f. Bonnie
Braes, the third was won easily by T. w
Weldon's ch. g. Aldebaran, and the fourth
by l. G. Morris gr. h. Stonewall jackson
who had walk over, having no oppo
nent.