Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-10-11

last year which seemed for the time, dsas-
trous, will prove only the source Of new
strength
The reports from all missionary fields give
l3 missions Is stations, and AIS out-sta.
tions. The whole number Of laborers is
1914 including preachers, teachers and
physicians. There are l72 churches built.
with membership Of s4S6, 97S of whom
have been added during the year. The schools,
including common, select and theological,
foot up AL, attended by l5,467 pupils In
North China and among the North American
Indians the work has prospered. 10 India it
has suffered for want of new men, and other
fields have about held their own.
The beauty of the woods and fields at
this season has been so often sung by poets,
aud descanted on by scribes, that were the
subject anything other than nature, it would
grow trite and stale. But nature never wea-
ries the eye it is ever fresh and new, and in
its myriad forms and transmutations appeals
continually to that love Of the beautiful which
finds its Judgement somewhere in every human
breast. The glory of the meadows and the
wooded hillsdes, now that the alchemy of frost
has touched their foliage aud transformed ii
into gold and rubies, cannot be described Ii
can only be appreciated, and never was there
more to admire 10 autumns dying gories than
this year Many parties from town visit the
rural forests, and despoiling them Of their
treasures of leaves and flowers, return laden
with spoils which in brlliancy put the gar
ments Of royalty, even of Solomon himself
to shame But few days more aud all this
glory will have vanished beneath the chilling
blast, but like the dolphin in fable, nature
dons her brightest, most prismatic colors ere
she dies
Secretary Boutwells statements CT the
condition of the treasury are models of clear
ness, which everybody capable Of reading can
understand. By his statement Of October 2,
it appears that the whole national debt, after
deducting gold aud cash on hand, is 50 ,260,-
663,939. 1t appears also that the debt was
decreased during the month of September
sl3,453 $50 and that the entire reduction
Of the debt since March l. 1864, exceeds
1864, 900 ,000 which is au average reduction
of more tnan $4,000 600 month ever since
President Grants Inauguration. Whatever
may be the shortcomings Of the present Ad
minstraton in other departments there car
be no difference Of opinion as 10 the single
ness of purpose with which Mr. Boutwell, ha
devoted his energies to the payment Of thu
national debt
"A letter from Havana says that the
Cuban Rebellion is closed, and that the fac
soon will be officially proclaimed by the Cap
tain.General. Tho patriots have been in
hopeless way for some time past and so tn,
statement probably is substantially true. TIL
war has lasted almost three years, breaking
out not long after the fall of Isabella H. il
Spain, which occurred in September, 1865
1t has brought no good to Cubans, and mucl
evil to Spain and the Spaniards European
intelligence shows that more troops are EN-
barking for Cuba.
From all over the Northwest come terri
bic stories Of the ravages of drouth, and tn
s,,ra fnllouar nf LON, Continued lool. 80 -,
forest and prairie fires. Illinois reports thai
she has not experienced such a long continue,
drouth for quarter of century, and Michigan
Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are not mucI
better of. The latter two states especially ar
suffering fearfully from forest fires, which pre-
vail to greater or less extent all through tn
Northwest, and nothing but good old.fasbion
ed rain can now prevent terrible suffering ant
even loss Of life among the inhabitants, a. vel
as immense destruction Of property.
The Labor State Convention in Massa
chusetts, met on Wednesday last, at Sout
birmingham. Mr.. Wendell Phillips presided
and Mr.. +. NJ. Chamberlin was nominated fo
the Governorship, by very large majority
though he had no desire to be a candidate
and so told the Convention. Mr. Chamber
lin was his party's candidate in 1869.
Accounts from Persia show that the pre-
yious statements in regard to the famines ex
tent and severity were by no means exsggera
tons. The sufferngs of Persia are terrible
10 addition to famine, pestience is in the land
and thousands of persons are carried of int,
slavery by neighboring tribes, many of then
willingly, no doubt, to..escape starvation.
There is Juarez majority Of Is in thu
Mexican Congress, and so the recollection Of
President Juarez is taken for granted, but ON
of his rivals is taking measures to bring abou
secession in three States, which, if they should
get out of Mexico, would go with Guatemala
having first rcvolutiOnized that country.
The Prohibitory State Convention il
Massachusetts,, nominated the Hon. Robert G
Pitman as a candidate for the office of Cover
nor, by vote OF 25i to 81, then unani
mcusly. The convention got high on th
woman suffrage question.
There is denial Of the statement tina
Professor Mshan, Of West Point, killed him
self by jumping into the Hudson. lie fel
into the river, in consequence of the gang
way rail having been carclcssly leh open
Perhaps this is the true version of rnelan
choly affair.
Civil suits are going to be commenced
against the civil authorities and other parties
at New York for the recovery Of the money
alleged to have been illegally and fraululently
paid out of the city treasury. Processes viii
be served OD the respective parties to-day.