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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

The CoREAN EXpEDITIoN.---Thc vigor-
Gus course recently taken by Commodore
Rodgers, Of our navy, against the barbar-
Gus natives Of Corca, seems to have been
fully justified under the circumstances.
The inhabitants of this peninsula in the
North Of China are noted for their savage
instincts and inhumanity. The crews of
ships wrecked upon their coast have gem
orally been either killed or enslayed--one
instance being that of the American ves-
sci General Sherman, twenty-seven OF
whose sailors were cruelty massacred by
these bloodthirsty people in 1866. To
bring the Coreans to n sense Of their du-
ties toward foreigners, naval and dip
lomatic expedition, composed Of American
and European vessels, set out for the pen
insula in April to endeavor to negotiate
treaty but, without warning, the vessels
were fred upon from line offortifcations
In reply to this unprovoked outrage and
insult, the expedition returned the Corean
fire, and ON the next day Commodore
Rodgers landed force, and, under the
bombardment Of his fleet, stormed the pc.
sition of the savages, killing 243 of their
number, and capturing $50 cannon with
loss to the Americans OF only 3 killed
and 9 wounded. What further course he
pursued is not yet known.
All Efforts to civilize the Coreans have
hitherto proved iruitess-1'hc Chinese
Government, which claims them as tribu
tsry people, never having been able tc
conciliate or subdue them The few
French missionaries who ventured into
Corea were expelled or exterminated III
1889. The population Of this peninsula
is estimated at 100000, and the pre-.
vailing religion is Chinese Buddhism.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01
A New Plan for the Selection Of Post
master.

master.
Postmasters have always been expect
cd in the various plans suggested to Con.
gress for civil service reform, but the
Civil Service Commission while in session
at Washington had the officers, among
others, under consideration. Post offices
have become, with few exceptions, the
personal perquisites of Congressman, and
accordingly great abuses have grown up
under the system of appointment which
has prevailed. Mr.. Medill, one of the
the Civil Service Commission, has pre-.
pared plan for the selection of all post
masters, except those for the larger cities
This plan will be submitted to the com.
mission when it reassembles in October
and under it Mr.. Medil thinks the
method proposed would apply to 3O,S0C
out of the 81 900 postmasterS in the
country. The scheme provides for selec.
tion by petition of the legal voters of the
place where the postofice is located the
petitioners to certify that they reside
within range of the delivery of the post
office for which they petition. After the
petitions shall have been signed, a magis
trate Of notary in the town shall take the
affidavit Of each petitioner, and certify
that he is a legal voter. The petitions
and certificates are to be mailed to the
Postmaster General or the President, who
will cause to be compared the different
lists Of petitions as candidates for thu
office, and when satisfied they are free OIL
fraud, shall issue commission to thu
candidate most numerously Endorsed by
the people Of the postofice district, fol
five years. Each applicant for the Office
must bear the expense of administering
the oath. Mr.. Medill thinks the plal
would remove the local postoffices from
the control of Congressional aspirants ant
partisan bummers, and enable the peopl
to free themselves from obnoxious post
masters
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

Joe King was sick in boarding
house, and made up his mind to have
some chicken soup. The order went
down into the kitchen, and the soup
came up weak, fiat, and insipid The
sick man was subsequently, relating his
disappointment to friend, who said,
"They just let chicken wade through it,"
IF they did" said Joe, family, "it had
stills on" He recovered.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

The total expense Of advertising and
negotiating the new loan up to June Both,
not including the cost OF paper or cngrav-
ing and printing in the bureau at WASH
ington, was 1914 ,5GS. of which 81 $3.50
were paid for advertising in Europe, and
S1l4,3l6 for advertising in the United
States. The commissions to banks and
brokers included in the above sum were
S171, $50. Between $4,000 to $4,000 have
been paid to two bank note companies in
New York for engraving. Mr.. 3igelow,
chief of division Of loans, who accompani.
ed Assistant-Secretary Richardson tc
Europe. was appointed discussing clerk
and drew from the treasury $4,000 tC
meet expenses in Europe.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01


ApNissloN o. MoNiN 10 CnlLrGEs.-
What has " ichigap Univ crsity to say for
itself, now that 1t has had for one year,
in all its departments of law, medicine,
and literature the presence Of young
women in studies hitherto pursued only
by young men In order to furnish our
readers with an authoritative answer to
this question, we have taken pains to con-
suit members in all the faculties of the
University and we may say at the out
set, that the answers given to us arc, with
out an exception, most emphatically ia
vorablc. The Faculties at Michigan Uni
versity are composed in the main, of very
conservative men; and the admission of
women to their University was not their
work, nor in accordance with their wish
es. But the experience Of q sinble year
has converted them all to the practical
bility and the bencficence of the scheme.
The results thus far arrived at may be
stated as follows:
The first question, and the most anxious
one, relates to morals. Many people re-
feet with vague horror upon the dreadful
consequences to cnsuc from young men
and women attending the same lectures
and recitations. The Professors at Mich
igan tell us that none of these dreadful
consequences have happened there. The
students in the University behave toward
each other just as ladies and gentlemen
do outside the University-no better, no
worse. Another question concerns the
influence Of lady students upon the boysh-
ness and poorishness traditional among
students of the other sex. Upon this
point the testimony is that no palpablc ei-
fects have been produced. The number
Of ladies, being only 20, is thought to
have been too small to effect at once the
manners of thousand young men. Ger
tainly the behavior of the male students
is not less manly or gentlemanly than it
was before. But the question is very
properly adjourned to another year, when
the 80 lady students will be replaced by
200 or 800. But the most interesting
and decisive testimony is that concerning
the ability of young women to hold their
own with young men, in all the arduous
sciences and literatures embraced in the
several University courses-in higher
mathematician advanced science, in
Greek, in Latin, in law, and in medicine
We are assured, without an exception OF
qualification, that the ladies stand among
the very best scholars in the University
that they represent the spirit of earnest.
ness, Of enthusiasm, and Of conscience in
study; and that all doubt if any existed
of the capacity of the feminine brain tc
grapplc successfully with the most rugged
and abstruse studies, has been put to fight
In the University examinationsjust closed
not only has no lady student been condi.
toned, but not one has made even q poor
fgure.-Golden Age.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

TnE CHINESE CnARAcTER.--A China
man will sell his children, his wife, his
limbs, anything he has, even his life, for
money enough Some years ago, when
one Of our ships Of the navy was going up
to Nankin, Chinaman had his ankle so
badly fractured and crushed by some ac-
cident that the surgeon had to amputatc
it to save his life. After the operation
was over a collection was taken up on
board for the benefit Of the poor fellow,
and about a hundred dollars was soon
raised and paid over to him. AS soon as
the fact became generally known the sur
geon was bcsieged by host of "hcathen
Chinee," all willing and anxious to sell
their feet, limbs, ankles and all for 500
apiece, or even less. But the demand for
that article being rather limited, he de-
clincd TO invest even at that very low
rate,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

\ private letter received by the last
steamer from an American resident at
Para, Brazil, dated July 4, says yellow
fever has assumed 4 very malignant form
at Para. Nearly every stranger nj New
York hae diod The English Consul died
a few days ago, land it was thought on
Thursday that his wife is dying. Drs.
Lamos, Watcher, Quadros and Lobos and
all the other Brazilian physicians are los
ing nearly all their patients with yellow
fever. All strangers are liable to take
fever in Para and nearly every Portuguese
who emigratcd TO Para within the past
six or eight months died. Several steam
ers which lately arrived at New York
from Para have been quarantinucd in the
lower bay, but the last steamer from Rio
was permitted to reach her dock though
she had touched at Para.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

The Republican State Central Commit
tee of Illinois, has called State Conven-
ton to meet at Springfield, September
goth, to nominate candidate for Con.
gresham at large and for other purposes.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

RAILROAD ACCIDENTAL railroad &C.
icdent occurred on Tuesday evening on
the Toledo and Wabash railroad, sixteen
miles from st. Louis, and two miles from
Edwardsville, Ill. \ freight train of
thirty-threc cars, heavily laden with
grain, going south with great speed, same
in collision with gravel train, on which
were a number Of laborers returning home
from their work. Six laborers were kill
ed outright, and four others fatally injur-
ed About onc-half the remainder Of the
laborers were more or less injured, some
quite seriously. The track was not clear.
ed at a late hour of the night and the OK.
press trains transferred their passengers
The collision occurred on Il short curve
and neither Of the engineers were aware
, that another train was on the road until
too late to prevent the accident, Both
engines and large number of cars were
demolished.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01
MA RkETS.
Middlebury Provision Market,

Mddlchugy, Aug, L. 1871.
Current Retail Prices, reported by SHELDoN
4 Co, Dealer. in GROCERIES AND PROVIS-
IONS
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01
Fearful Ferryboat Explosion - one
Hundred and Fifty Lives lost.

HWnufeU anu tiitN lives iOsts
NEw YonK, July 80
The Staten Island ferryboat, West6eld,
crowded with passengers, exploded her
boilers at twenty minutes past one o'clock
to-day, in the slip at Whitehall. The
conclusion was terrific, SCATTERING the
forward end of the boat, aud killing and
scalding great number of people. The
hurricane deck was carried overheard.
and large number OF persons fell into
the water and were drowned.
Sixteen persons are now believed &c
have been instantly killed. Twenty-onc
are already dead, and more than one hun.
dred severely wounded. All the lower
wards of the city arc filled with excited
crowds.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

A Pennsylvania paper says the Demo-
cIatic party at the present moment re-
minds it Of wasp-vcry nearly in two
pieces, with the larger piece at the rear.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

URUGUAY 4 letter from Bucnos Ayres
says efforts are being made in Uruguay
TO harmonic the contcnding factions
which have so long been engaged in n
shameful iratrcidal war, where no prin-
ciplc whatever has been involved, it being
simply war woged at the insiigation
of the Jcsuits to regain their lost power.
At Mercedes commission of leading
men has been appointed to manage pub
lie affairs until matters of state assume n
more settled form.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

ALABAMA CLAIMS. We arc informed that the
most persistent and unyiclding Of the private cit-
ncni arc DIR. j. G. Aver 4 Co., 1t Lowell Mass,
the manufacturers Of medicine. They will con-
sent to nothing less than that their demand for
medicines destroyed by the Briti.h dratcs shall
be paid in gold and in dollar. to the last cent.
They are cmbodened by the fact tha tho dcstruc-
ton of their goods by tho English in China and
elsewhere (for where arc not tha, troublesome ma
ton trampling upon somebody )ha,c hitherto been
paid in full and they now sag that they shall be.
They however propose this compromise rs
Canada and we will call it even, because we can
then send our remedies there Without duty.
-Uasbfngf9g N,w,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

Our readers will certainly thank rs for advising
them to keep in their houses for use, Renne'l
Pain-Lilling Magic Oil 1t il said to be the best
remedy for painful complaints ever discovered.
at works like a charm
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Remover il m
excellent dressing and tonic for the hair and makes
the hair grow thick
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

Henry X. Bond, of Jefferson, Maine was cured
of splitting blood, soreness and weakness of the
stomach, by the use Of Johnson Anodyne Lini.
ment
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

A want has been felt and expressed by phy-i-
clans, for safe and reliable purgative; such II
want is now supplied in Parsons Purgatiyo Pills.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

LIFE mas FEW CHARMS for the Dyspeptic, which
is not to be wondered ut when we take into the
account the Of bodily and raentel rvaarina
that this distressing malady generates The Pc
ruyian Syrup "a protoxide of ron) has cured thou
sands who were suffering from this diseafe.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

STATEMENT OF Henry Ballard, E,.i member 81
the Chittenden County Bar Burlington, Oct
l3, 1870.
DIS. LIGHInILL u SNltn--Denr SIR: ! lake
pleasure in stating that during the last weeks
have been under your treatment for Chronic Ca
tarrh, and the result thus far has been in the
highest degree satisfactory to me--nuch more f"
than | had reason to anticipate. The disease
which had troubled me for about four years and
for which had tried many kinds of remedies
without avail, seems To he rapidly becoming re-
moved. / cannot too highly recommended yonf
careful and skilful treatment
! would state also that my wife, who has been
under your treatment for the same length OF time
for partial deafness of long standing, joins with
me in expressing her appreciation OF your care
fulness and skill in the treatment of her case. AT
the present time, the symptoms quite plainly III
dictate n substantial and permanent benefit il not
perfect and complete cure.
Feeling perfectly confident that those similarly
troubled, if they apply to you, will not find them
selves deceived and defrauded, but honestly al
vised and professionally treated with Intelligence
and skill make this statement in regard to ny
own experience with entire cheerfullness.
Yours truly,
HENRY BALLARD.
RECENT CONFIRMATION. Burlington, Feb
ruary H. 1871. Gentlemen; | would state at
this date in addition to the foregoing testimonial,
/ tuht nhNlih Vohtihueu r'ui tS"e"eh't AN'>
steadily improved in general until I now consider
tho disease fully removed.
Yours respectfully,
HENRY BALLARD
RIGHT REV. LOUIS DEGOESBRlAND, Catho-
lie Bishop of Vermont attests in the following
statement to the skil Of Drs. Lghthil
Smyth, Burlington, VI, Jan. %, ISL
To THE Public: | have no hesitation in rec
ommending Dr. Smyth after seeing him perform
II very skilful operation ON the ear Of Rev. j. 7
OCarroll, who was thereby simultaneously cured
of deafness Of long standing.
| LETTER from Rev Father o'Carroli, Of Rich
mond VT Richmond, Vt, Jan. %.
| DRs LIGnrILL SMY1m-Dear Sirs 1t gives
me great pleasure to he able to say that your
operation ON my ear has been successful The
noise in my head has discontinued. The eatarrh
al affection with which have been troubled, l.
rapidly disappearing. | sincerely thank you ami
hope you will receive the patronage Ia which y"nr
professional abilities ontitle you.
Yours.
p. J. OCARROLL,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-09
GENERAL NArURE-No. PAL

lUENEkAL NATDkk-NO. "a
An AeT to cede to the State of Ohio the unsold
lands in the Virgins military district in said
State. ~
Be IL enacted BIZ the Senate aud House of Re-
presentatives of the United States of america
en- Congress assembled, That the lands remain
ing unsurveyed and unsold in the Virginia mill
tary district in the State of Ohio be, and the
same are hereby, ceded to the State of Ohio,
upon the conditions following, to wit Any per-
son VINO at the time of the passage of this act is
bona me settier on any portion of said land
acres 80 by him occupied by bis pre-ernpting the
same in such manner as the legislature Of tba
State of Ohio may direct
Approved, February Is, 1871.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-09
GENERAL NATuRE-No. %

GENERAL NATURE-No. 25.l
AN ACT to repeal an act entitled 'sAr act for
the survey Of grants or claims of land J, an
proved June second, eighteen hundred and
sixty-two. $50 $ sfsr1 = Z. fs.srss
Belt enacted 5y The Senate and Hsnss of Re
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-09

Notices in Local Column, ten cents per line.
Notices in Special Column. five cents per Line.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-09

representatives. of the Ussitsd States Of Anerier
In Conoress assembled, That an act entitled
{" An act forti,e survey OF grants or claims of
land, !" approved June second, eighteen hundred
and sixty-two, being chapter &c of the acts Of
the second session Of the Thirty-seventh Con-
gress Of the United States be, and the same is
hereby, repealed Provided That the repeal of
said act shall not affect any rights heretofore ac-
auired under the same.
Approved, February Is, 1871. AgH s
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-01-26
EUROPEAN WAR.
Faidherbe's Army Crushed--A
French SOrtie from Paris-The
End at Hand.

On the 21st inst. ST. Quentin was
captured by the Prussians, and 10000 of
Faidherbe's army taken prisoners
His forces are completely disorganized,
without food or clothes. Gambetta
made a speech at Lille a few days since
in which he spoke hopefully of the
cause and exhorted the citizens to die in
the last ditch rather than surrender
On the 18th inst, a sortie took place
from Paris consisting of 100000 men
and desperate effort was made to
drive back the besiegers. The men
were melted by whisky and threatened
with shooting if they deserted or re-
fused to fight, but they were hurled
back, and so many killed and wounded
that they asked for an armistice to
bury their dead and carry away their
living. This will be, perhaps, the last
sortie of the French. Trochu speaks OF
surrender but meets with opposition
He once offered to resign but for some
reason still holds his position. He evi,
IDENTIFY regards the end at hand and
wishes to save the city from ruin
Rumors of capitulation were ahoat a
few days since, and we think few
days more will confirm report of the
capitulation of the city and the down.
fall offhe French Republic.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-01-26
POWHATTAN.

The Louisville Courier Journal, in the
following paragraph makes an open
confession of the real difference between
the two great political parties of the
day. 1t reminds us of the candor of the
late Mark Walsh, who said the grog-
shops were the chief nurseries of De-
mocracy: ''The great instrumentality
through which Radicalism attains place
and power is Mind, with little assist
anee from Money; thegreat instrument
tality through which Democracy at
tains the same ends is Ignorance
Wherever Radicalism prevails, there
Learning lifts her classic head, and
from her ambrosial locks scatters intel
lectual light and loveliness abroad;
wherever Democracy obtains a foot
hold, there Ignorance ereets hershrines
and her altars, before which her blind
and ragged wotaries PROSTATE them
selves in the dust and sing p8ans in her
praise. 1t is not strange, then, that the
Democrat who is true to his principles
and his party never approaches school
house without instinctively feeling in
his pockets to see if he has such thing
about him as box of matches or a
can of nitro-glycerine. 1t is to the
Democratic party the English poet re-
fers when he tells us that where igno.
rance is bliss it is folly to be wise."-
| Which of these pictures is most attrac.
tive? Every American citizen can
| take his choice.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-01-26
POWhatan Locals.

Our correspondent is too late, this
week, for all insertion of items. We
Gull few.
With the opening of the river the
grain market is again brisk; heavy
amounts being shipped daily.
The Powhatan and Green's fording
pike is near completion. -afis .-l
Our friend Ramsey's new house is
now receiving its finishing touches and
we think it the finest country residence
in the County, fnot in the State, and
we much doubt if our aspiring cities
can surpass it.
Our school is in flourishing condi-
.tion under care of Prof. Smith who has
also organized a literary society in
which both pupils and citizens partici-
pate, and we think with benefit to all.
The gentlemanly agent of the Bible
Society, Rev. Mcconnell, has been pay
ing us a visit, receiving donations for
the society, DC. ...l.
The anniversary meeting will be held
on Thursday evening at the NJ. T..
Church, and regular quarterly services
by the pastor, Rev. Ingram will follow
The Hon, DIR. J. a. Weyer is in town
looking as staid and seif-complacent as
ever. Our fellow townsman, Pier
Coleman, has been summoned to Gin
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-01-26
The income tax seems doomed. Tht

The income tax seems doomed. The
movement in the House for its imme-
diate abolition has derived strength
from the statements of the new Com
missioner of Internal Revenue. And
now the Senate follows with two-third
vote making the consideration of a
bill terminating the tax the special Or
der for Tuesday. That vote does not
absolutely determine the question OF
repeal, but it indicates decided change
of opinion where hostility to reduction
of taxation has been strongest.
General Prim is said to have left S.
0OO, 900 worth of real estate (not castles)
in Spain.
Oscar Houghtell, residing three miles
east of Carey, Sandusky county, acci-
IDENTIFY shot and killed his mother, on
the 5th inst, while carelessly exa1nin-
ing rifle. The bali passed through a
window, and struck the lady in the left
breast.
The trial of DIR. Galentine for the
murder of DIR. Jones of Cleveland has
already been continued ten days. Some
sympathy is manifested forthe murder
er.