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liATIill I'llOM CALU'OltMA. Tho steamship JW of tin arrived at New York Smithy oicniti;, and tliO titvrge lOir tn Monday morning, will. Lvu withe later ftum California The two ttcameis brought l,T03,(i',i3 in gold. Tho following etitntnary of tho now is taken from l!io .Iftn Clifurnh. Tho part fortnight baa bcencliararliiilicd by no very important events. The weather through out tho Stale has maintained that cvoiinrea and fUiltibrily which lias always placed California far In adtnnco of her sister Stales in tlial reaped. Accounts from tlio interior givo glowing ilea rnj'liors of tlio licauty of IliO country and of tho Rrneral prosperity of the various branches of in dulry. lu tho political world of San Francisco all lias been astir. Under tho new charter, tho election for city oITiccrs took place on tho 2Hth inst. The issues, it was generally understood, wcro to bo between tho Know-Noiliings, or A morion I'aity, Mid the Anti-Know-Nothings, comprising the foreign born population of the city -and tho cntiro strength of the two wings of tlio old Demneratio parly. Ilia latter held a rnnvention on the evening of tho 2llh, when tho following nniiiiiitilioi.s wcro made . For Mav ur, Jatinis t nil lion ; comptroller, A. J. Moul der i City Survojor, J. J. Hufl"j City Atlor- tey, C. I). Judah; City 1 rcasurcr, Wm. Me . hikben; Tax Collector, W. G. Hois City Marshal, Mjjor Thomas Glenn ; Hatbor Mas- tcr,Jihn II. SchalTur ; Clerk of Superior Court II. J. l.abatt. Tlio nomination of the Know Nothings worn made May B5, and were as fol lows : For Mayor, S. 1'. Webb j Comptroller, m, bhcrmrtn ; Surveyor, ucorgo ltydcr ; Attorney, Uailie Peyton ; J rcasurcr, IJavid 8, Tnrncrj ToxCulleclur, Falwardllatlurs; liar Imr Master, .Georgo t.arwood ; City Marsha), Jlampttin fvorili ; Clerk of Superior Court, J u. mention, numerous demonstrations ncro mule on tho Demneratio side from tho day of their nominations up to that of the election, and probably tnoro excitement, in a quiet way, was nlo pending the tlrugglu than during any other municipal election since the organization of the city (internment of San Francisco. It was generally regarded as a test struggle between tlio foreign and name born cilicns, and as such tho result tvas looked furuaid to with an inten sity of interest seldom equaled. Tho election took placo on tlio S9lh May, and on thn 30th tho following result was known throughout the city : Mayor James Van Nets, Dem,, 0.1 major 'ly. J rcasurcr - in. Mchtl.bcn. Dem- 101 mal. i.onipiroucr -.MidrcwJ. Moulder, Mem., 1M maj. 'lax Collector YAvt. T. Balturs, K. N.,003 maj. Jhilor Master Geo. II. Scha(Ter, Dem ,111 ir.aj. City Marsial Hampton IS'urlh, K. N , 3 maj. CUrk Superior Court J. 1). McMinu. K. N., 317 maj. Cily A llornry -Hail io Peyton, K. N., 21 maj. Siireryor J. J. Huff, Dem., 31 1 maj, . During eight days, counting from May 8, 40, 302.77 ounces gold era deposited at tho IJ. S. llranch Mint in this city, talucd at about a million of dollars, j Oregon. Wo havo Oreiron papers to thn Sfilh of .May. Tlio paper" arc crowded w Hit poiiucai aisquisilioiis and violent partisan abuse. In fact, they contain nothing: else. Tho (,'cn- ctal I-.lcctton lakes placo throughout the Terri tory on the first Monday in Juno, at which timu a dclegatu is to bo elected to Congress, for mem bers pf Ilia '.cgislaturo and other County officers to bo cliaacn. Gen. (iainls, tho vWug and Know -Nothing candidate, and Gen. Lanc, the Dcinooratie candidate, hato been stumping the Territory fur a month put. At a meeting in Dallas, Polk County, they got so excited that Lank called Gainks a liar, whereupon a fight toon placo upon the stand in presence of an in terested and excited audience. Tho belligerent candidates were separated just in timo to pre Tnnt a frco fight butw ccn their friends all around. They mnllniicd their canvass together after wards notwithstanding, and wcro to address tlio pooniA of Portland on the SGth. To iudmi l,v tho fury of tho Oregon papers, ono would sup poso that upon tlio result of the political cam paign iiicroaeponued tlie destinies of the world jeciing it to a liability for all the debts i f the Unities. It also Is held tiy soinu ol our Inist "itiilSTOi, itu.i.:t' Stats: vs. Wl, If. WAkejjliToK, nlht legal counsel tliatiha,imi!iiyilal.iitiiHJcf-ll.oIJililJ'ill-:-- This was an indictment found dcciee becomes at oTiCB iuhjcctto'aiiailiniciil byfby tbo Grand 'Jury In 1031, fur an assault on mo ereouursoi mu uemrai Loruraijinj iur(ijiiuei tho floating debt or oii'lhfl paii diofc0uon. - Tho holders of ovcr-lslucd'stoek In thA'cr' moiit Ccnlial road having claims agnln-it the I'orporation.will naturally luok to tho Vermont and Canada Corporation for reimbursement 1 lotion Cuviier. DnKiprra IIcbbioanc -Last Sunday, about S o'clock I. M., a heavy shimcr with wind, passed over this region generally, but in llarre It blew a pctlcct hurricane, from half a mile to a milo in uidih, sweeping dovwi fences, trees, and almost everything as with the besom of de struction. It did some .damage in Williams- town and also In l'hiinfield, but we havo not learned how much. At llano lower village, it moved Mlcah French's dwelling-house nut of its place, injuring it very much, and entirely destroying Mr Ei French's barn. It carried sonio of tho sticks of timber from this barn, di rectly over tho Fniversalist and Congregation nlist churches, and laid thcin down near the McthodUt el.M i.. i. ucMroycd patrol tho shctU of tho Methodist church, carrying them directly into llev. Mr. Itojco's garden. Mr H.'a hot-house, r;las-corcrcd boxes over licds,, See., wcro dcstroyiil and greatly Injured. The ham of tho MethiHlixi Partonngn was entirely brukrn to pieces, llarns l-elimglng to Mr John himpton ot l'lainficld, and Mr John Dodge ol llarre, wcro removed and inurh injuird. About 10 feel of tho roof on tho wist sido of the llarre Academy, and almut onc-lbird of tho cu lire roof on tho cast side wero carrioil olT. A J. Smith, lost about 100 nico tiers in his sugar orchard. Fortunately no ono was injured. Thcwo w ho w itiicjvcd the whip, say, that for a fow moments it was crfwtly Umfijing Re- pository, SSrttl. Mini. UlAt. 1 ho trial nf Sheldon IVnd for the murder nf Decatur Cheney, on the 17th ot aepteinbcr lait, look place at the June Term nf tho Addison County Court, Judge I'icriminl, presiding. Tho main f.icls in tlie ease a shown by thn evldenci-, wcro subshnllally as follows The parlies were all residents of the town of Addison, and nn tho day of tho murder, Mr Cheney and wilo were on a visit at tho bouso of Mr Samuel Pond, father of tho accused. About 4 o clock in tho aftcrnon, whilo Cheney was harnessing his horso preparatory to leaving, he was firnl upon by young l'ond, who had ee- crelcJ hlmsnir n. o .r ,i. u.ril ,,i instantly lillej. I'ond then ncd In the wn.l. but uss arrcstcl the some night, and has re mained in jail to llio present time I ho counsl fur tho defenco admiite.1 il, killing, but urged acqnital nimn ihci cround of ino insanity ol tlio accused. A aroo nnnlvr of witness wcro cxatninwl, and the opinions of seveiai rnniuiii physicians wero taken upon tho subject, and tho caso was submittcil to the lury uitliout argument, who rclurncl a verdin ol "foT Ufit.Tr, hr rea-on of insanitv." A recent law of this Stato provides for cases ofj nils Kind, and fund will probably b confined in tho Slato Prison during his iiisinity.7tru.V. cii(cur..ii. Tin SuvrNTEENTH Class of Teachers of tho Doabd or National Porcun lCDrcATioN.will assemolo at Ilnitford, Conn., on tho lOih of August next, and leave fur the west on tho liSud of September. Tbo usual preparatory course will bo nnder tho superintendence of Miss Han nah White. Ladies wishing to juin tho claw will address written applications to Miss WiitTt, ot Norlhamptou, Mass., as boon as ptaclicAblo. Thoy should not bo delayed beyond the middle, or at the fathers!, tho SOlh of July. Each application should stato tho ago and re ligious denomination of tho applicant, with tlio branches she can teach and her experience in teaching, and bo accompanied by testimonials In regard to hor education, capacity to teach, nat ural peculiarities, and moral and religious char acter. Sonio experionco in teaching, and a thorough acquaintance with the common branch es, are indispensihlo: A large proportion of tho applications to us for teachers, require a knowledge of tho higher branches. A capacity to sing is inipoilant. Decided piety, is indis pcnsible. Wo wsnt a practical, tcorhng piety. A replicants w ill have oeasonablo notice of their acceptance or" non cxccptancc. Tho neeemnd should be al Hartford promptly on the lOlh nf- Augusi. l uoy nut llnd the cnluo course Very important to them. Wo hope that no accepted teacher will withdraw her application. On arriving at Hartford, I lie leathers will Uko hacks, (for which 23 cents only, can bo de manded,) to tho "Orphan Asylum," Thoy will board in common with tho Superintendent at an expense to them not exceeding $2,3.", a week. The course if gralatioix. Wo pay their traveling expenses to tho west. . This they may refund if able, to aid in Bond ing oui inoro teacliers, Jt must bo distinctly understood that wo expect them to leach al hast two years, excepting in cases ofa decided fail uio of hcallh. If. for anv il.r ,.,., ,v.. leave teaching within two years, wo expect, of -...., uioy win rciunu, Tho teachers will bo sent to places from which dcfuiiu, opplicotiona shall have been re ceived, and resclabla compensations olfcrcd, -caro being taken to assign them place, to whirl, thoy shall accn. Iiest adapted. No teacher" will bo oss gned to place, until she shall havo lei. oonsulleil iu regard to her willingness to occupy it. . Win.,,, supf, Cur. tit. and (7n. Agent ,, nMri- MiopUburv, Vt., Juno 18 18S3. Vkhhont ano Canada Railboap. It (a t0. potted on Change that the Voiinoul and Canada Ilairrnad will take possession of tho Central ltailioad and all tho pi-rsoual property. The Canada gives a bond in tl0 ,, f $$30,00010. jay all the dcbls duo f.omiho ttuiteoa, amount, log to aUut $100,000. This place tho Caua.la slock in tho same condition of the Central, sub- Thk Constitutional AwtxCutNTa f!,,v Gardner ha1saued his nroclauiUh.n Jcclirlnn that tho articles of amendment which wero sub' milled to tho i.,plu m. the S3.1 ull. were adopt ed, and havo therefore become a pa it oftl.ocon- suiuiiuii ui ma roinmonwcallh. I hcy are six in number. Tho first applies tlie pkrality sys tem to all election ol civil officers In tho rm. inonwealih. The Mcond cliliigcs tho timo nf "owing too annua, election, from tho seconJ .tionuaj in ivwr,,tii v ,,m iu,.umjt hcai oi ler the first Monday, so as to bring it upon 1I.0 same day will, the presidential election. Tho third provides for tho division of the stato into eight councillor districts and tho election ofl councillor by the people. The fourth providus for tlie election of secretary of stato, treasurer and receiver general, auditor and attorney gen eral by tho eoplo. The fifih prohibits tho ap- lii'l,iiauuii ui rcuooi moneys raised i,y taxation to any oilier schools than such as aro conduct ed according to law under tho sujicrlntendcnco of the city or town authorities, and to sectari an schools. Tho sixih Provides for tlio election of sheriffs, registers of probate, cuniiuitsiuocrs of insolvency, clctks of courts and district at torneys by the people. Although there sever al articles arc now pans oftho eonitiluiion, tho third and sixth cannot tako effect until after tho meeting nf tho next legislature, as further leg islation is necessary with reference to them. Important Decision Tho Soncrlor Conn on Saturday decided in full bench with only ouo Judge dissenting, that Iho New-Haven! Railtuad Company aro responsible for thn fraud, i ulnl SKvk i..uJ by lUUrl S.l,ulr. . lr ident and Transfer Airent. and that the l,Mr. of that stock havo tho same riirhu as .,tl,nr siockiioiucrs. iiiiswothimk will bo univer sally recognized as a just judgment. Common senso proclaims that the Company shnuM an swer for tho aru of the agent whom it clothed wiin tno amplest pocra and provided with ihe anil oppoitunities of such 1111m N. Davis; Ktii., at the timo of tho trial of tin) prisoner in(18o0i Tho Caledonian ol last wrek nays t "Tho irlonor wan bioughl from Windsor on Monday bybhcrlin.vans, up on a writ of Habeas Corpus. ' Ho was ar raigned on Tuesday noon, when S. 11. Colby was ansigued as his counsel, at tho roqiictt of tho prisoner. A motion was then inado ly his counsel to change Iho icnuo, and haio Iho trial in another County, alleging aa a reason, that he could not havo such a trial hero as tho law designed, tho crims having teen rommlled in olTli comt, and at the time cienting quite fectioc in tho community. The motion was argued by his counsel and also by the prisoner himself, who thought that his former trial and conviction was illegal and unjust. 'llio prisoner was thrn takcu lack to jail and brought into court on Wednesday noon, when 3. W. Slade was also aisigncd by thocouit as Ins counsel, when tho motion was further r gucd by his counsel, and also by 11. A. Gaboon for iho Government, opposing tho motion upon thu ground that Iho Statute gavo the court uo authority whatsoever to chango tho venue The court overruled tho motion upon the ground that they had 110 power or authority to change the venue. It could only be done by an express art of the Legislature. A tuottun was then made by his counsel to have the causo con' linucd for llio reason that tho prisoner was not nnw prepared for his trial, winch motion aftir boin argued by llio counsel 011 both sides and by tho prisoner himself, was granted, and tho prisoner mderrd to 1m remanded to imlsur. Ilcwas taken back on Thursday by tbeShcriir. The prisonei was brought up huro for tiiil al tho present time, by tho attorney for Iho Government, at the suggestion of tho Governor, who has given tlie prisoner to understand, and also intimated the same to Iho Government at torney, that bo should grant a pardon for thu remainder oftho term for which tho prisoner is now serving his term, licing five years. What course the Governor will now adopt, in regard to granting a pardon, is not Inown, but proba bly ho will put paidon him till ho has received his trial on this indictment. Windham County. Wo find the following paragraphs in the "narrative" oftho Chronicle, relating to teligious matter in tho County as presented In the Convention in this village last week. if ll.UTm JvmWw.'m irpvrta a low state of religious interest in most of their churches. In West Halifax thero have been a number of hopeful conversions; in Worn Towoshend, eight additions by profusion are retried as the Inula of n lot me r revival, and at Wi Iliatlkboro, llirro seems at the present lime 10 IO a growing interest and hopeful appearances, In Guilford, a decided change has licen wrought in Iho asprel of things. Tlio church thuro is ono of the oldest in tho Stato, having liocn urgauixcil inure than eighty ycara ago, Dunn? tho fust half of this period, it seems to havo enjoyed a good degree of prosperity and to havo been among tho movl efficient cliuichrs in county. Hut tho latter half of its history is tlrillngly Iho reverso. 1 rom If 10 during which year Ivv c r.l y-nino pernios wero received aathc fruits of a revival, ihrrohavo been in all hut six additions, to the prcrrmt year. For thiily-ono ycara there were no additions, rod there is nu evidence that Iho sacrament of the lird's Supper was celebrated during that pe riod. For Ihlrty-sovcn years they had no set tled minister nr staled supply. The name el this church appears in iho statistical table of ,k -1. 1 -r ,1.. iJ.:.,. ,i,u c, , number of years u uhout any figures aU.mlieil lo it, until 1835 Just twenty years ago, ainco which lima it has been dropped from Iho lut, and has not been numliercd among ourehurches. Yet, though reduced to nine members, eight ofl whom were females, is still remained urban ized, the only surviv ing male member having j been choMmclcrk nf the church in 1818. Into this ficlduHomo Missinnaiy was sent last Sep-1 tcnibcr. The church, having rrnawed its cov enant, enjoyed, on the second Sabbath in May, llio privilcgo or reuniting 111 gospel ordinances having admitted into their number seven new members, to one of whum lite ordinance of bap tism was administered. Thus resuseiatcd, they am ntiw endeavoring lo raise funds for tho croc lion or a small house of worship, and they ar dently desiro the sympathies, prayers, and co operation of suler cl.11rcl.es." "Kov. Charles Whiting of Windham Asso ciation died in Faycllcvillc, May 0, 1835, aged 41. He completed his studies for Iho ministry in IBIS, and was soon settled in Willon, N. II., where he remained eight years. He is sposcn 01 uy one "l.o knew linn well as a sin- J)cnii0nl Pjccnir. IlItATTLUUOKO, aMUUU.Vft Juan 80, 1PM. NOTici:. The Thrcnlx will be printed at present on tho afternoon of Friday. Ily tbU arrangement wo are enabled to give iur rcadrrs Ihe reports of the (Mtnbrldgc ami nrlrjhtou Cattle Marktts, and vrc fwl quits euro that most of them would prefer one dty's delay lo Iho omlwlon of Ihose reports. RP Those Hlio wIMt to have their I'mhate Noll- ecu appotr In tho lWitix vtlll give directions to that effect at the l'robato office. TO C'OItllESro.NDCNTH. We solicit correspondence from all parts of this and tho adjoining tountlc, both In and cut of the Slate, tiprn all subjects which Interest Iho public. All News, local lecurrcnccs, fires, storms, accb dents, mcrling, facts, &o., &o., transmitted to us mr, will rccclvo prompt nltentieu. Our friends by rcmeml'ering tli., can' abl much to the value of Till I'uosSix. "Original Poetry" Is not sought for Kith much nvMlty by tlie rcndmir common!!. The latest quotations thoiv It to boa very poor stock for investment, TUB Ilimi.ISRTOX PI.ATI'OIt.M In another etdiitavvrstmblish a full report of the prceecllngs of (lie State Convcntien held at Burlinfflon on WeilirUy. Tho resolutions, vtlll. the exeeptlon of oie of a complimentary nature re. luting to the tkk.t pft In nomination, are oonCnxd lo two mibjrcli. slvyry and lemperencr. Tlie first fire arodcvotcl to ai cnunchtion of the principles by which the Krceren of tin Pisio propewl to he roverm-l In their (vnlnicnt of the aa'dc t of slave ry, aisl they tmyoeciprrswd In few vrenls "Ho mere CcmpronuV, and 110 further extrusion of Slavery, Tho Couth bni tor a leng sorio cf yevrs songlit to make the cxlnvlen tt Ibelr pet lnvU(uth,n tlie cardinal ot.jrcfof tlicir rtatesmanrUp; an,l Ihey hate teen eniVcntly mccmful In rw inpli.liing thdr purptkln thureepecl. Flavery ami Ibe desire for its extension led to the annexation of Tcias and t'lC rrnseqncnt rar with Mnico ; It led to the coc-)l lol Ciinpromlsci of IlJOj It In, duccl the rtpcal of the Mlsscir! Cmprcmlc and it Is at the bottom ef our difficulties with Spain, the nllibudV ring spirit of Ihe Hmlb, and the at tempts to create torn pretext for tlie aequlsiUon i-f Culm. It ccntrvls Ibc gavcrnmcot of tbr nation and directs tho Intcroeurwof tM government till, most ef Iho foretjn potus. l.'icry question of a national Impertaneo tbst I as of Ulc years been a. ilatl in Congress has bees coiislJerod, argue.1 an.1 determined, so far as Ibe action of the Boulh is concerned, by this slaudvrl. Havrry Is the cruel ble in which all their rwtkrj. of lJilto st gov. enuaent are prepared; it it their test ef political orthodoxy, To sutli an extent have the demands of this lo cal Institution been carrwl, so completely has it iermeated all Iheraaiinoaiitoscf government, that the North are coa.pt lhI to hy saris all other quos- lions or lOMcy and unite in dcjlnce of Hie princi ples upon nbieh Ihe gotrrnnenl of this nation was foundiil, and 011 vihich Uioir ovn rights are baaed. Tlie position assumed brlheEtale Ccmnitkaat Imrluigton in decurinj for lbs freedom ef all tcr. ritory where Flavery does not exist by looal law, v, ill inert vtitl. a hearty response from the people ef this and other -Northern Butt-t. 11 received llio assent of nearly all of Ihe delegates from the Nortlmrrj Stales to Ihe National Council at Vhita. Uilplua. It has been endorse! by the people of! Maine and MauachuxtK, and H will receive the wnl ,.f every antl-adannhrtratkni cenvcatkm held In the Krcc Hlatea. le ,w couviolion lint there raoluliops prerent ruUtan tially, the tt uncn which the nctl frcUcuUt contest will be made. It h the tot that was Erst Instituted by the Heath, and has been presented ly them al every national convention for many ycara. If the North accept tho issue there con therefore le no j ut eauao for coniphlnl. From Ihe antecedents of certain Individuals whose names figured largely in tbo convention -vc should hive supposed that had they considered the principles of the American party ef sufficient im pcrlanco to demand a national Convention for their elimination, they would have made some movement for their recognition in a Kialc Convention In which liny appeared as prominent actors. Howeur, vce will commend the good that was dune end "bury the evil cut of sight." fraud, and nol tho public and thnn ..;.lnl noiuera 111 tlio slock who had no molivo fun traoriiinary or iinpnssiUo caulion. The case may no carried to the Court of Appeals, but we cat. nardly helivo that litis decision can lie roieiscd. We picsume, however, that thcro will be no further litigation in thu nmnln.. sinco it is expected that tho legislature of .u.uic.-iicui win cinpoucr the Uirectors to ad mit the disputed stock, which it ii nnm.j tnoy aro now willirig In do as soon as Ihey havo ",v icqumuj in inai stale In render the iransaetion perfectly regular. Aiw York Tribune. Massvcbk or MnitMON Kmiorants nv the (NOiANi. rollers from Council lllufTs, dated Juno 8ih and fllh, stato that a friendly Sioux, chief, with a small band, has just como in, and leporls that they n.et with iho main body of iho hostile Sioux, at Hear Creek, 300 miles west of Fort Laramie, on tho inaich town r.l. il,-,, u and havinj in ihcir possession 100 wgons ,., win 11,111 mcai, ano su women and rhihj- im wiuio men wero aeon aimntr Ihom, and the inference is. ond so tha friendly Sioux report, that a company of Mormon which crossed tho river in May, had been at- w-keu, aim an ma men massacred. The Sioux oiiiei. i- our jioars,' who brings tho Inlclliiroiice, is known to ho irustworthy. Tho Indians are aw are, oftho proposed expedition of IJ. S. troops into their territory, and set them al defiance. . earn mat an aimy of not less than 10,000 ..ii. re..iirciio put Ihom down, and iivcn tho w woum im long and hltxidy. Tho Giiiahus reeeivc.1 Iheir annuities aliout tho first of Juno and immediately laid it out in homeland goods, and wit , ,10 l.awnoos slarfJ offon mtmtta. at buiralo hunt. Several government stcamcra are their way up th0 Missouri with iroop... t t;r.U .'?Ve bs8,vcJ "ay 'tumhlea through lifu, but have Invariably ,id ,1S, h , man who mounts il, i,:..l. 1 .. . ' . l.lcas. Pi.y whenWwU'. ' '"1 denl, and in that fu'ld of laljor, aa a man o! great moral worlh ; retiring and self-distrust. Ing, yet of no common intellectual potter aud culltvatiuu, Tbo lost four years of his minis try were Bwnt in Faycllewllr, where, as well ss among his minisicrial associates, he will long bo reiuoinbcred as a faithful ami devoted servant or his Divine Master." Diatii or Ji-pox Wilde Samuel Sumner Wilde, lato Jusiico of the Supreme Judicial voun in aiasaachusclls.diid in lloston Friday, aged 81 ycara. Tho following brief biograph ical nonce we una in tlie liujlon Journal u! Munday : "Judge Wilde was a man of fino' lalcnis and 01 groal judicial exrlcnco. In his private lilo he was an aiTeclionato falltcr and friend. and in his moro public career ho won Ihe re- sjioci, euocm and confidence of the community, juuge vvildo was Irn In Taunton on the Cth uiy of K-bruarv. 1771. Hn orn.li.sir.1 i Dartmouth io 1780. He was admitted to ihe liar la 17U.', and subsequently resided and prac tised his profession in the towns of Wnlhnr., vvarrcn ami llallowell, in Maine which Slain was then a part of Massachusetts. Ifn i, ciecicil ly tho people to various offices of lion. or and trnst, and in 1815 wae appointed hy "i.ong an associate justice ol tho Su premo iourt 01 Massichusclls, which position 110 rciaincd unlil his resignation about five years ago. At iho timu of the separation of ,iu .jiaiua ui n.aino and niassacltusctls. In 18i0 ne removed 10 iNowburypori, and cloven years later look up Ins rcsidenco in lloston, where ho has since remained. Judge Wilde has roceiied 1110 UOgron Of Doctor or IIWS from ll.rrn l. leges Dartmouih, Harvard and Ilowdoln, He was a moinuer of tho famous Harlfuvd Conven tion in 1811." Tho examination f the eraduatin'r rlam. of -.-.v.- u. vll was uruugniio a close qu Friday last, when hp diplomas were presented uuu ui. uuurcss iiiauiiiiy itcv. nr. Vinton. Cy rus II. Coinslock of MaiaclitiHits hcada tho list of graduates in the order of merit. Thn examination lor admission took placo on Satur day. The cadets went into camp Monday. A printer out West, whoso offien i hir - mile from any other hnildlng, and who hanga his sign on Iho limb of a Ireo. advcriifr f,.,. apprentice, and says: "A boy from Iht coun try would bo profcrrrcd." Tin: citoi-s. The col I, windy, dry weather ef the last half c,f May awl IU first of Juno has been followed by a succession of moderately warm dvys during which genial showers havo been abundant. Instead ofl the fnie, sickly hue of vegetation then vitnesvtl we now find tho trees, shrubs, earth and fields clothed with garments of Ihe richest green. If tare wears an uncommonly smiling aspect, and In appearing In such attractive loveliness, Invites us lo leave paved streets and brick walls, and wan. dcr forth among the luxurlaul herbage, to Inhale the odor of sweet ffevrers, and to listen to tho lays 01 me songsters or tlie rorest and the lulling mar wur ot Eushlug waters. The crops, upon whose success our very existence Is proUcatol, are generally quite baokwanl for the season. Tlie unusual continuance of cold Weather in npru ana Mvy caused a great delay In planting and sowing, and tho same cause, combined with lite drouth, retarded Iho process of rrcrini nation. Grass, ef whlchso littlowaj expected three weeks since, now looks very well, with the excenlton ofi oitiig upward, ino urouth of last year waa so severe as ,0 mil toe roots of many of tho varieties in ail localities, and lbs Ice In tho winter eonllnuod mo work so successfully commenced in tho summer These causes combined with iho drouth this spring so affected this important crop, thai mil hcnsioM Im 0 been tntcrWned In tnany quirtcrs of a wo.0,,10.0 wuuro. uu, uio aspect has been entire ly changed of lato. and, judging from reports from various portions of the county, we apprehend the crop of hay thla year will U fully p te Ihe aver age. Fields that were seeded lost year will shew the greatest tilling off, while Iho hill firm. m Libit tho best lucrujuo. n inter grain, wheat and rvo. lo,,v. i,mn,..t. fine where it was uot wlatcr-killod. ami . good ylild. Lom la backward, Ii has como un u,n,t tr nivi,cr in JUiyaod Auius U fnvomh . n rml crop will be i-culliod. A Urgcr breadth than usual km p.anteii. UaU look nillly. The nowlh la larr. n,l f . itn oo.ur aim uio yteii proutUcs moro largely than that of the last two or three years. 11 a ye, 100 early to prcdieoto niut.li of the noLi. to crop on present appearances. An unusual num ber of acres havo been planted and thus fir ih have dono well In coining up. rrun-trccs aro very mil loaded w th tho Imma ture article, which Is of a fairer quality than wo mo ccu lor tovcr.il years. Tho curculio scejm not lo havo been about this year, aa tho rruit gives no evidenco of haiingboon visited with the scourge With a f ivorablo season Iho returns of tho l,,i- bandman will u aim.lo .,,,1 it.i r,i .... pvlec of eterything eutablo viill U uiateiiolly 1 duced, Vice rrestlcnts. RTATi: OOXVIINTKIN. rumnuit to a call lsue-l by the Cllaliman of the Whig aiid Itsinibllcan ccnvcutlons of last year, in which call was embraced tho"Prcoincn of Vermont "who desire te co-operate lntlie'Shtte election of "September next, ond the approaching rrcsiden- "llal clecllon, lb opposition 10 the pro-slavery poll- "ry ef the present National Administration and te "tho propagandists of slavery of every rianio In the "Union, -for thsocfcnco of Freedom and tepro "lect the rights of Iho Free SUtca," a JIam Con- vculluit was held at Ihltllngloii on Watncsday. Tho Con veil lion was tcmirarily organised by the choice of Ilea, Alvnh cabin, 1'resHlent pie tcin., and 0. II. Hayden, Ksq., and Z. K. I'angliorn as Secretaries pro lem. On motion or llwanl KIrkUnd, lq., ft com mittee ef one from each county was appointed to notnlnato ictiiiaiicnt efliccrs cf the convention. Tliis committee subsequently rriorted aud Ibe Con vention elected the following: Hon. Alvaii Kauis, l'residenl. lien. Simfon Kvboko, Hon. Joiu IYck, J 0. 0. llcatpicT, 1 Z. 1C. I'AvnBoay, Secretaries. W. V. luvis, ) On motion of 0. W. limodict, Fotq., a eommlllre of nino was apiulnled to report resolutions to the Convention. The Chair appointed tho following as that Committee: Ii. 1'. Walton, Jr., J. M. irotehkbw, J. H. Morrill, P. P. fvvrn. J. II. Ilimlt, C. If. Hsydcn, (Ice. W. Itcnclict, C. II. Chapman, K. Klrkland. On mothn ef Flwanl Klrkland, Esq., the Con vention rrttdvrd tbtclf Into County Conventions to appoint gentlemen from the soveral counties equal in nundr to Ihe Rcnvtors to fona a committee to bring In nominations fur tho N tale ofScrra and for a State Committee. Klwanl Klrkland and O. II. I'latt, the only del crates from this County eonsiitutcil the quota of the (Vrnntlttce for windl.ain County. On mctlon Ibe Centenrioii ndjuumod till 2o'd'k P M. Amaxoox Rcmiox. The Convcnllfn reauicro- bll at the hour Oial. Tlie Committee nn nominating a State Ticket, re ported by their Chairman the following named gen tlemen as candidaUe far the several State OfCcers. For tJoxttnor, Hon. STi:i'IIi:N HOYCKef Bast F.iksl.1re: J-W l.ltal. Governor, Ifox. rtYUNlJ FI.KTCIIF.Il ef Cavcndl.h; For Treasurer, Hon. IIi:XRY M. IUTISef Norlhnsl l. These nwnlnatktni wire smrdly ndepte-l and eoRftnftrl unanlaKrasty. The folhtwlig grntierwn were appeJnte.1 a State Committee for tUyear ensuing. Hon. Lawrence Ilnuoord, Hon. John Porter, Hon. I'.Uss N. llavb, Hen. 1MU Olmon, IaU S. Church, , S. Hoot, James S. Moore, Hon. Alvah Babin being tailed upon addressed the Convention briefly and with his usual ability an.1 interest.. Hen. J. B. Morrill al Ircered the ConnnuVn with rauel. force upon tho jclitleal questions ef the day. Hod. IVttm Iiaxtar ami Austin Ileccacr, 1.10 a.ldresse4 the Convention, The Committee on Itcsclutlom reported the fal lowing Preamble and Resolutions which were adopteL 1'reamlle. Coiled te renew our cJTcrirgs cn the altar ef Liberty, vrc find no occasion u abate cue j"t or tittle from the fervor which bwl year Id the r rcerr.cn cf V crmeait te lay taUo ell parly ennn- iulims, sacrifice personal and party prejudices, awl merge all minor differencca ef opinion In enc brotherhood c-f FrecUm. If new parties have sprang Into existence, which in ordinary times outragre upon the consecratxl ground cf Freedom liavo .lemauded new iwertfleni for its dlfcrce. Tliat demand baa been promptly nn-1 nobly re-ponded lo by the minority cf the late National Convention at Philadelphia; ami we, new and here. In tho aanie fearless spirit, echo their response Inonrcwn behalf, and for every faithful son cf our libcrtr.lor- Ing stile. To that pcrftly of the repeal ef the Missouri Compromise, Us now been aJJl ih. crime ef dell war the Intrusion ef an armed mob ef MUsourians upon the free territory of Kansas, and llio attraction, oy rorce, of the elective fran chise. Tlie rcal ef the Missouri Compromise, and virtually ef the ordinance ef 1787 that char ter ef Liberty, more ancient than tho Constitution Itsclf-cpeuod Ihe door for Slavery lo territory hitherto free; the Demon has new passed that door. sworl In hand, and iu first victim Is the sacred right cf suffrage. Slavery mis an acxident- wound which time waa to eradicate; it now claims u Le an Institution, a member of the body politic, making war upon ail u.e oilier members, and exer cising fatal supremacy over the whole syilcra. Sweeping awayall parties which do let Usidy .ub mit to its behests diverting the Government from all IU legitimate functions, aud absorbing the lit. couuve, Uio Army and Ihe Navy in new acquisi tions of Slave territory Slavery now assumes to control the sovereign people themselves In laying the foundation of every future State, and thus steadily alms to make Eutlht Natiokal Far. pom Skctioxal I As a local wound, confined with. in the Wave Slates, we would cheerfully leave ll, as our fathers left It, for medication. As an ai- gremlro power in the nation, and an unruly mem bcr. In the language cf the Holy onoef Israel, we reverently ami earnestly say "Cut It off and cast it from tlicc' 1. ttttoirf'L Tlial wr Ha 1,m.l,v -n: t .1, their paru the resolutions and pledge of tho Bute uwvenuous o. mo rrccmen or Vermont, holdcn ou tho Cth of Juno and the 13th, ef Julv, 18il. 2. Jtciolrcl. That nt l,v mu .o I. -ti r. Camprembtoi en Slavery have been rendered moral ly null and roll, aud all future compromises moral ly Impossible, we hereby forswear all Compromises, past or future, "the Fugitive Slave law of 1800 in cluded," and plant eurseltos Immutably upon the Platform ef the Fathers ir the lli.n,ii.ii .,i cally enunciated In tlio OMlnsnconr iy7 k., Slavcut ootsipk ovtiie Suvk States." j 5 r ' 0 lo'rMt!,n force of disputed nerclseef the elective franchise, was an outrage which must U repudLatal la all lu conso qucnoos by the National llxecullve and by Congress, lu ebotiei.ee te that clause of the Constitution which ......... . u ,v ...uc, iicopjo -a lieputiiican formef aoternmcnt," and in respect to the stt. prerao rigtit or American Citlxons to oast tliclr suf fragoa "unswervod by fear and U'lawod by force." 4. I'.eioleed. Th.lt clinirln-rlll, f..l.,i,t ll.i. L ; v T f . lr ""Pnal purity as the ... iivuji 4.iueny. rtatlonal Ller,4inn. W. tional Peace and National Prcspcrity, aad regard. adopted by this slate, has by lis salutary influence, eommcndtit Itself io the support of tho people and we are epjvscd to any alteration of the existing laws on thai subject except such ni may be ncceeea r to gho It greater cflklcney. After the' unantrooul mloptlon of the preamble and resolutions tho Convention adjourned sine die. Attest,'' ALVAH fAr.IN, Pni.iii.axT. 0. 0. rtr.xrP!CT, ) 7. K. Pakopobx, S SecrctarlW. w. p. havh, Maixb DtMtCTiAcy The lale IcmocralIe State Convention of Maine, which nominated Judge Wclbi for Oovcrrror, waa conlrullod by the "Wild Cats," but It seems thai they were not Wild enough to swallow all the acU ef the present administra tion. The fifth resolution, as reported to the con vention, ilool as follows: "S. llaolted, That the National Administration by lu faithful execution cf the laws ; by lit adhe rence te the constitution) by Its admirable foreign policy and by fu resolute maintenance of the eld land-marks of the Democratic arty, will command the respect aud support of all true inr..." Au animated discussion followed IU reading. Mr. Williams of Augusta, was Ihe only member of the Committee who disapproved cf it, while all the office-holders rallied to IU support. Hut ft was "ne go." Tlie rank and Clo of the party would not swallow the pill until It had been heavily sugar coated, as was doi e by the following previse, offer ed by Mr. Swarey: "f Itlnte vnderttooii that this approeal of the A'utional A-tm inittration it ixprtitite of no opin-. Ion in relation to Ihtrlpealof Iht Mittouri Com promise." A tempting bait was never more greedily seized by a hungry fish than waa this amcndmccnl by the members of Ihe Convention. It was unanimonsly adopted; and ihus waa the administration "damn ed will, faint praise" ly the Maine Democracy. A Cieiocs Fact. About thirty ycara ago there died In Southwlck, .Mass., a man who had lived to a gw-J eld age en the same lot cf hud cn which he vi) bcrn,yet while occupying Hie same house he lived in two stater, thice counties, aud four towns. V hen he was born his father's lwure was in tU town cf Wrstfield, cca.nl if Hampshire and Slate ef MiuHacLusctU. 11 a readjustment ef bounda ry lines, ll waa thrown w libit, the tewnef Siras- bury, County ef Hartford anlStaloef Connecticut. Subsequently It was Included within the limits of (Irani, In the same County and State. Still anoth er change threw It Into Southwlck, which was after wants embraced In Iho Cm r.l of Hampden. Thru waa a roan who never left the place cf his birth, a citizen ef tno States, a vcttr in four towns, and a roddtut if three counties. FtfiX Lt,vt. The pnjwlarily of "Fern Leave, from Fanny's Portfolio" Is well attested by tho fact that the tiilylslh lioutar.J has Jar, been pubHaheiL They amply deserve this popularity by their freshness, rocinere, anl originality. Funny Is new enecf the wtll rccogidrcd "powers" In American literature, ami there first sprightly effu sions cf Iter genius are among the best thing the uia written. Meurs. Miller, OrUn, and Mulligan have jutt brought cut a i.ew and uniform edition ef "Fern Leaver," hambtomcl bound in green and gold, and every way suited to adorn the center table or book shelf. f.OOAT. INTIlM.tfir.NC!!:. 'Hall'OlK ftekrol Kteuition The I)aptlt Bah. bath Svhuol iu this village, mails a rtallrowl V.xmr ston to. Bellows' Falls, en Wednesday the 27th. bid Tho day was favorable, and all tho arrangetnmn successful, under tlie direction ef Mr E. E. VHi iho Btirintendcnt ef the School. A procciloii was formal at tho Meetinghouse, en Elliott fit. which presented a very Interesting light, lo a't long line of children and youth, wearing nn badge, otnd bearing tastefully executed bruincri, ujion which appropriate irjottoes were inacrloid.-. Tills procession, numbering more than 2oMpnK,M, was escorted to the Depot by the Drattliboro Ilru. Kind, in a stylo lUt contributed fu full ilcni to the Interest ef tlie occasion. It was socu sscertaiii. cd that the two can previously engaged, wocH U quite insufficient, ind a third was procured, L titled as full as coni9tcil with Comfort. l'jn riving at Bellows Falls, the procession again firm ed and marched to tho muslo of tho Band, tlircaTh some ef the principal rtreeto, te a beautiful which wai already animated with a host cf cLtl dren from other schools. Windsor was there waL j 176, Clsremont with 160, Chester with 17C, Hi. .owsi-aiu wiin lis lira or more, and Kctcc soonar rltod with 126, which will, considerable rjuniLeri fruin Sallow's Hirer and Oration, ma-lj s gathering ef 12orlS00 ptrsens, mostly elilj10, and youtli. A great plo nlc was prep trt-1 In i'M grove, ami the best cheer prevailed during the dir. cuoslou ef varleui tuvltbg eatables. The wills company then arranged themsehes la seals which had been prepared, awl a speaker Hand was ytf filled with clergymen and ethers', who led t9 mtrr Mtlng exercises, (Intereperacd with singioj, music from the Band,) Id which tho following tru. Ilcmcn particlpatcil; Iter. L, Howard of r.atHfl, Ilcv. 1). Burrough", Chester, Key. J. Alien, Vilal ser, Itcv. O. Aycr, Clircmonl, Iter. J. I'. Funer, llrattlel-ero, Ilcy. 0. Ilebblnv, Kecnr, Key. L. Ilaj den, Sixton'i P.Uer, Iter. N, 11. Jones, liliin. Falls, Ktr. It Wheeler, Oraftoa, and S. WoodwarJ, l!sq., Ilditor cf tho Kecne News. The rji were shcrt, cET hand, and te the point jott llit they ought to be, on such an occasion, liverylhia irted off in Ihe very best manner, and at lulf-pvt four the whole company from IfratlltUro, witu aaMy retarnol to llio Depot In this village, witk ris. tcrial for much pleasant recollection, pertainlnj te Ibis delightful Excursion. Tlio Baal 1I excellent service throughout tho day, and won fir themselves much deserved praise. Brattlcboro may be proud of her representation abroad wlica bcr Hand, as cn this occasion, favcre oilier place, with their services, and receives aa cordial a wcl come, as was extended te them at Bellows Falls, where they gained uumerous ceroptimenU and a multitude of friends. Special acknowledgments are due te P B. Chan dler, lisq., thl gcnllcmanly superintendmt of tb Valley Bead for his unwearied efforts te pn aw the safety and eomfurt cf the Kxcurslon. A rial with such a Superintendent deserves well of iht public. F. Tm Sreay or rue CatirAioa" Is the title of a neat little volumo issued by Messrs. Qould & Lin coln ef Boston. It punnrU to bo a complete nar- atjvocfthe war In Southern P.ussta, written In a tent in the Crimea, lySIrJ. II Brucellumley. The narrative drat npiired In Blackwood's Magaiine. It tlicn attracted general attention, as being tho most brilliant, and at the lame time, the fullest and meet connected account yet given if the campaign mmu ,,ii , -rmiw,w,g .s ureugn, up lalhe 1st of April, and In doe season will be continued. It I written In a graphic, racy style and will well repay an attentive reaXng. 'or sale l.y J. stctn & son. Maim. A Democratic State Convention to nom inate candidate for Btiite officer, was hell at An- guru on Thurwlay of last week. The dilecaliona were luu ami muen rntbuiutsm waa exhibllciL Sjieechcs wero mle by Ex-Govcrnor Hubbard, lien, Ocorge J. Shepley, and rthcrs, hoe re marks were generally denunciator cf the Know Nothings, and the vindictive fcatnrea of Ihe Maine Law. Judge Wells, cf Portland, roceiied thenom- inaioon ror uevcrnor, receivuig yjq t0tci : scalier Ing 11. CoaxECTicuT. Thomas B. Butler, John P, Park Orlgen S. Seymour and Loren P. Waldo have been elected Judges ef tho Superior Court ef Connecti cut, by the Legislature. Tlie first two belong to the American part and IU last two aro Demo, erats. This court has received mn addition cf fcur Judges by an act of the preset. Legislature, mak ing me enure number nine. Their annual salaries are to be two thousand dolbire. instead r,f hundred and fifty, and they are te bold their office ior uio. OTOoorgo 11. Burrows, formerly conductor on the Connecticut Bodlroad, In which rwtion he was favorably known to many ef our readers, bos resigned the superintendence of tho Western Divis- ton or ,ue Jcw Turk Central BjiIlroAd, aud Uv an. ceptcd the appointment of General Superintendent of the Lake Fade, Wnbaah and St Louis Bailroad, at a salary of 86000 per annum. He entcra upon the duties of this appointment cn the 1st of July. Tni Ituxou Ltoxon law. The Prohlbi'lorv Liquor Law which waa submitted to- the peopto ef mnois oyuieios, legislature of that State, was recently voted upon and defeated bovcr 11.000 majority. Trie total voto was 107,300, the largest voio ever pcueu m uio tsiate. Ing Slavery as the sourcoef real danger, a final and IrrerocMt tcttltmenl or Ik, .lV,., ....,:.. U iu our Judgment tho first and Imperative duty of every Statesman and Patriot. ' I 0. JletolreJ, That in the sentiment of " No BUVEUY 0CT8IPB 0 TIlBSUyil STATBt"-."SuVB- jr Local Fbekpom Naiiokal" Implying tliat SUvery. a oca evil nn,l ih r.,, l fC.S , ... ia to bo left forever undWurbo-l by the Federal -.........,, ,,, ,o niiei-o it cxisu, and lu extension beyond that limit forever exclude! by posltlie prohiblUoii-we find a ground of sctlli m lkm,f"ro l'C"ciUo J o- For mcl. a T5""i " I'leogo cur lupport, and hereby In. vile the co-epcratlou ef all tho States of the Union anTpMrioamUhe'IUC"li0,l ,hltrlrltof J"5" 0. JleiolKd, ITiat we cordially commend to the freemen of Vermont, SrcrnaN Hotcb for aovornor. Krr.A'i. i-Lrroncn r i.i,. n...-..A. ! M - . wu.vlUV , HUl, IlKHUr . hails ror Treasurer, plodguig ourselves for a hearty support at the polls' . aiueire, auat me prehllutery liquor syvtem iOBCIXO TUB StlSON. Tlio Now Vnrk r me sai, lays: "Monday v, ill be Dog.Day." fJolh. aiuiuai win produce an sorts of vegetables, iiieln.l. ing frreaa ct course, a mcnlh earlier In Iho year than Vermont! but this Is the fint timo the have t,oi auuou o, us en dog-day. ... ,imvooac.i.or Lxxsoits. ire are Indebted to James M. Blade. Eno.. SocreLanr nf .kn Council of Censors, for n copy of the Journal of lis proceedings at lu lato session. We have al- ready published tho most luirortant ef lla ,ran. socuons. rArrars have recently been Issued to the follow Ing Vcrmouterai Isaae M. Newton of Wen, for sowing machlno; Joseph Adams of Falthaven, for Iraprovcmeut In stone eawtng-D.achincaj Henry Boynten or Ilincsburgh, for rcclprocafmg railway prepellcri DvvU Picreo of Wowltwck, for machine fur inanufocluriug woodeu ware. Cr Do not till to read tho articles eu tho fourth page. Among other intoreallnrr mailer in (ojI.v1. ucr i. on excellent, aruclo rroui the pa pf Hon. F. Holbrook, relating to "Imam"-th Arabian Horso owned by Messrs. S. M. 41 A. F. Wait of this village. Iksamtt. Sheldea lmd whowasreccntlv Mod at Mlddkbury fiir tho murder ef Decatur Cheney, wai acquitted on the ground of Jusaulty Oor tillage Sciools. We understand that the Visiting Committee examined the several schools ia Ibis villa jo on Monday and Tuesday cf tU project week. They report Iho schools In goal coalition, tLo teachers corqttent and faithful, and the punc tuality It. attendance and the progress in (In) generally satisfactory. Tlio only exception Uicy noticed waa iu the attendance at the High School Although this village contains about fi.e hundred and futyKUlars between the agrsef 4 end lG.iV's than twenty attend the High School. That lbs District should support rnch a school at an annual expense ef moro than a thousand dollar, fvr tie Instruction of fifteen or twenty pupils, seems an ex travagant use ef the money rairl by laxatioo. Yrt the blame must rest en the parents themselves, The Committee hare dene all In their power to rea der ihe school worth cf the patronage of every citlwn. The services ef an able and faithful teach. er have been procured, pew apparatus has been ad- dc, to llie cabinet, the study of the haguagcsjitt been introduced, and every effort possible baa been put forth to place tho school In the front rank of educational institutions. We sincerely hope tha, there hating children cf a suitable age to attcnl that school will net foil to Improve tlie advantages provided at so much expense. This Is a matter iu which net only intents but every tax-payer and ev ery citltcn is Interested. Tie imtingham Case. A. cerrespcudent who was In a muoh. Utter condition tLan we were lo judge of all the foeU as given iu cur report of "As sault, Ice.," In Whitingham tends us Ihe followinj which we cheerfully publish: Ma L'uiroa: I noticed In ycur last number an account of an assault In Whlilnghatu which I coo sMer to U Incorrcctl narrated, and calculated Ii mislead the reader, and I deem it ray doty, as 1 hail eomclhiog te do with the proscen.ion to rtj5 the facta as they appeared upon examination. Jatoea Wheeler ef Wbltlngham waa arrofed on the lflh Inst, and brought before Kara T. ButlcrfieJd and Hoeea F. Balleu, Esqri., on eUrge ef on assaoll with Intent te kill, and also with intent to maim one Cyrus Bryant of said town, on the Oth Ay of nor. last, haiing teen brought from the Stato ef Illinois ly a requisition from the Governor cf this Slate, by sheriff Gorham. Tie circumstances si appeared In evidence upon Ibo examination were as follows: Wheeler had Ucn on unfriendly terms will. Bryant for a considerable length cf time prior to the assault complained eC 0u tho evening ef the day aUvo named. It heelen went to the bouse of Bryant and requested him to attend a school-meeting that ei cning, saying that the Clerk wished him to attend in order that they might 1 able to obtain a yotc to build a school-house, the eld school-house in said district having been consumed by fire a short time previous by the hand of an Incendiary, snl Bryant had used considerable exertion to bring Iho perpetrator te Justice. Suspicion had rcalcd upoa Wheeler, and Bryant had measured tlie track ia the anow and compared It with Wheeler's boors. Bryant replied bysaylng that ho had seen the wsr rant and itcontalned no article for bvn'ldiag a sclioor bousc. Wlicclor hesitated a few moincntJ and then said "You dare not Uout nlghu." "It will nolle healthy fr you to U out after dark" and further aald "If I had known as unci, when you moarured my track as I know know there woul I havo been bloodshed," Upon this Errant raised a chair and ordered Wheeler to Icavo Ids liousc. Wheeler fa ruodiatel A largo dog belonging to Bryar.t followed him, Bryant fearing that thcro might be trouldo from the dog, stepped nulckly to the door and called te tho dog to come away; tU dog obey ed. By this timo Bryant's wife Ud reached tho doer and Itood with Bryant In the door-way. Wheeler turned Immediately arouud eoddiseliarscd a pistol iu a northeast direction, the ceutcuts pass ing near Bryant and his wife who wero about six teen feet tYonj Wheeler and lodged la the house, the log standing In a north-westerly direction from Wheelor, and uot laorotlian three feet fioni Mm. Wheeler left Ihe Btalo that uhrht and has rot since returned until Ihe arrest. AVheeler claimed lhat ho waa bitten by the dog but there was no direct tcsll- mouy to that point. He also claimed that he had been bitten two years before slightly by tlio same dog, and it appeared so In evidence, thui claiming that hq fired at the dog instead ef Bryant. It also appeared In evidence that he had made arrange nenU tc go west on the morning of tho lOlh, but did In fact on the evening of the Vth. After a pro tracted hearing he was held to bail, aad I era lu- sMfsni" (i i -" 1 SLLBaSaVilBsHHoVHHM