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THE GALAXY.
MI8[DDh3I3U2W, VIZ.
Wednesday, June 10, 1916.
WE MUST HAVE THE RAILROAD.

WE MUST HAVE THE RAILROAD.
There is no region in New England which
would be more advantaged by Railroad
than Addison and Rutland Counties.
LIST, 1t will advance the price OF our farms
from 5 to ten dollars per acre. BY letter
to a gentlemen OF this town from highly in
telligent gentleman in Keene, it appears that
farms on the line OF the Cheshire route have
advanced twenty-five per ecu, on the old val
nation.
Cd, There is no portion of New England
where the natural advantage of a railroad
the surprising augmentation Of business
would he mole rapid aud astonishing
than on the Rutland route. Look at the
water privileges furnished by the streams
gushing through every nook Of the mountains
directly on the line from Bellows Falls to
Burling ton,-our flouriShing manufacturing
villages already surprising in amount of pro
ceeds all the rest of Vermont.-The limerick
and marble upon which the very foundations
are embedded in the bowels ofour fountains.
In comparison with the Central route it is
said that the town ofPlymouth on Black Riv
err, affords annually greater amount of Ton
mage from its mineral resources chiefly, than
does the mighty town of Montpelier, which
the Wa;chman thinks is so important to con-
I'll fl,n nif,lc IF
England.
Sd, 1t is the shortest, and can therefore be
constructed and run cheaper than any other
road.
4th, Should he Central route be built, the
business of the Rutland road Of itself would
render it profitable stock, and it would COM
pete for the Canada and Western trade with
an almost dead certainty of success.
5th, Every farmer and mechanic from Bel
lows Falls to Burlington who should take a
share or shares, would stand fair chance TO
save the outlay in the profits of labor, mate
rials and produce, to be furnished for the con-
struction of the road. At least one million
VI 'iO tOSt VI tuC IOdu must Dc tADcDQCu on
this side of the mountain and 100000 annu-
ally in repairs.
Can any farmer who owns one hundred
acres Of land near the route hesitate to take
sharel Can any merchant or mechanic in
our villages, many of which are to be increas-
ed in business and population at least two
fold in ten years with railroad, or dccreas-
ed in the same proportion without one, de-
cline his contribution Can our capitalists
make more profitable investment than in
railroad TO be built at a much less expense,
and travcrsing far richer portions ofthecoun-
try than many rail roads which now radiate
to forty per cent above par!
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EXTENSION OF THE CHESHIRE
RAILROAD.

A meeting took place on Monday evening
last at the Town Hall in Keene, of large
number of the stockholders in the Cheshire
Road, PHISEHAs HANrERsoS, Esq. in the
chair, TO take into consideration the projec,
of connecting this road with the Central
Road" in Vermont, through Montpelier
After free discussion, the following resolu-
lions, prepared by Committee, were unan-
imously adopted
Resolved, That while as members ola pub
lie Corporation we feel bound to do all prop
err things in the way Of extending railway IA
cilities to our Northern friends in the Con-
uecticut River valley, yet we think, now as
always, that our interest demands the imme-
diate and most urgent prosecution of the ex-
tension of the Cheshire Road through Rut-
land TO Burlington, as originally projected.
Resoired, That we can enter into no COM
pact or alliance inconsistent with the speedy
contamination Of this great enterprise.
Resotred, That from Boston to Burlington
we know of but one straight li1e, and that
lies through Nit. Holley Gap on the Rutland
route THAI Railroad constructed upon This
line would possess, in our opinion, advanta-
Ses immensely superior 10 those Of any other,
and would lack none necessary to render it the
most productive Road in New England.
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The Mormon T'rials.-On the 21st ult. the
trial OF persons charged with the murder of
Hiram and Joe Smith, commenced at Car
thage, Illinois. The prisoners, J. c. Davis,
late an Illinois Senator, T. c. Sharp, editor
OF the Warsaw Signal, Mark Aldrich, VIM.
N. Grover, and Col Levi Williams. complain
Ell by affidavit of the partial manner IN when
the Jurors had been selected, and prayed the
court that EiisOrs be appointed TO select ju-
~, which the count granted. The jury was
not entirely empanneled at the last accounts
A correspondent of the s'.LOuis Republican
says:
Everything thus far has been entirely quiet
and pcaccabe yet there is adeep and intense
anxiety felt, which pervades all classes-ihe
characters of the accused, The nature of the
charge against them, and the peculiar state of
the relations existing between the Mormons
and Anti Mornons all conspire TO make the
present trials OF deep interes, TO the old cili-
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WIG COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Convention Of the Wings Of Addison
County was held at Middlebury on the lth
inst, and was called to order hy CIV. Grau-
dey, Chairman Of the County Committee
Samuel H. Holiey was nominated and ap-
pointed President pro temrOre, and Philip
Baitell, Secretary.
On the suggestion of II. Bell the nomina-
ton of officers By Committee was dispensed
WITH and the gentlemen above named on mo-
lion, were severally elected President and
Secretary of the Convention.
On motion ofP. Starr, acOmmittee ofthree
on resolutions was named By the chair, VIZ (:
Peter Starr, Harvey Munsill, James ". Slado'
On motion of w. Grandey,a committee
of one from each Town represented was aP-
pointed By the chair to nominate Senator'S
VIZ:
Joseph Wi!nanh. Addison; John B.
urn,lev Rr;dport; Barnes Frisbie, Bristol;
S,mueI Evarts. Cornwall; Scion Burroughs,
r.rrisbureh; Nathan Claflin, Hancock; Eb-
enczcr Sawyer, Leicester; Ira Stewart,
Middlebury; Elias Bottum, New Haven;
John r. New, Ripton; Washington Miller,
Salisbury; Joseph Smith I'd, Shoreham;
Horace Salisbury, Sfarksboro; George W.
Grandey. Vergennes; Newton Rose, Walt
ham.
After consultation the Committee report
ed:-
The Committee on nominations present
the names Of
Hon. DAVIS Rich. Of Shoreham,
Hon. ESocn d. WOODBRIDGE, of Yer
gennes, as candidates for Senators from tho
County of Addison, TO be supported al 'n'
ensuing election.
On motion L. Deming the report of the
Comn;ttee was accepted, and their nomina-
tiops adopted as the nominations oil tho
Convention.
The Committee onresoluiions reported inc
following, which were read, and separately
adopted:
Resolred, ur
/. That as Wines we remain true TO oui
principles. no, dismayed by defeat, nor o'''
awed BY corruption, treGehery and jfa"d:
.. Tina, we, the Wings 81 ADDISON C'''
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ERIGHTEELII

Upon the imaginaiions Of many who hare
no frightful image seems so wildly pressed
as that of certain Wooden Factory in Mid
debury, which has partially failed, notwi,h-
standing, at the time its stock was represent
ed as promising TO become a most profitable
investment. And still there are no more zeal
Gus advocates ola railroad than the enlight-
end yet suffering members of that company.
They consider that Notwithstanding the failure
of protection which brought ruin upon them.
with the advantage Of a railroad they should
have had their works this moment in success
luI operation, and are now looking to this pro-
ject as the only means of retrieving their mis-
fortunes. But if this sort of logic amounts
to anything, il would frishten people from
every human employment. Even farming
might be secuted into disrepute from the null
primitive pursuit. IL every contingency Is 10
be first removed, no enterprise wouid e'e' ''
entered upon. Beside. Wooden FACTORIES
well conducted have become Proh'aoie' and
the one in question with the advantages OF a
railroad communication may still bring to
the stockholders a remunerative price. At
n.esept no stock is more sought for than
railroad. fall the dozen railways radla-
ting from Boston. every one is above par and
some as high as forty per cent. No project
of the kind is now regarded with higher an
ticipations of a profitable investment than one
though Vermont. Connected with Montre
al and Ogdensburgb it would indeed be the
greatest thorOughfare in the Union. Even
as we anticipated, should two roads be con-
strucied, the stock Of the Western route sus-
tanned by its own immense resources for
freight mus. be valuable. But no natter
The Middlebury Wooden Company made
bad 60 oft. Ergo, the railroad must follow
suit. Kitten will always go through hole
where the Cat goes. Quod erat Demon
sirandum.
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GREAT FIRE At LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
The American House bHnedAn entire
Square IN Ruins We have the painful duty
to perform, says the Lafayette Standard lex
tra) of the 9th ult., of recording the most de-
structive and devastating fire that has ever
been witnessed i'll Lafayette. The entire
block of buildings on the north side of Main,
between Ohio and Wabash sis. with the ex-
ceptions of those occupied by Websters book
store, Otis s. Co.'s, grocery, the Mammoth
store, and Meeker d Co.'S, isin ashes. The
fire originated about II O'Clock last night,
in the stables of the American House, the
flames Immediately extending 10 the hotel, and
thence spreading almost over The entire block.
There was quite number Of horses i'll the
stables, six OF which were burned TO death.
But an inconsderable amount of goods were
consumed. though in the confused efforts to
protect them from the devouring element,
thousands of dollars worth we're destroyed.
There is little doubt but that it was the work
of an incendiary. The entire loss is various
ly estimated at from ten TO twenty thousand
dollars. Insurance $4,000, on the furniture
of the American House.
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Riots in Naturalization sister city Of Mil
waukie has been diseraced by riot, or exer-
else of "mob law between the East and
West Wards. A strong and increasing jeal-
ousy exists betw cen the two Wards, and the
citizens of the West Ward have done all they
could to destroy the bridges-thus preventing
the country trade from entering the city. Re-
Gently an attempt was made to have the
bridges removed by Corporation authority,
but the measure was not adopted. Hence,
those interested destroyed the bridges quiet
ly in the night-the next day business was at
a stand still-East Water street was crowded
by an infurated mob who longed to retaliate
by destroying property in the West Ward.
But with difficulty the people were persuaded
TO let the law take its course and retired 10
their homes. The Corporation took active
steps, and we learn by private letter to
gentleman of our acquaintance, that Byron
Kilbourn, an aspirant 10 seat in Congress,
and proprietor Of the West Ward, intimida-
ted by the openly expressed threats of the
populace, caused the bridges to be repaired,
although, if reports are correct, he was one of
the ins,igators Of this last edition Of mob law.
Green Bay Republican.
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MONTREAL RAILROAD. We understand
that we were premature, at least, in stating
that the Fitchburgh and other roads had ar
ranged with the Vermont Central road to con-
time that route to Burlington. The subject
has been under discussion before the directors
of the Fitchburgh road for some days, but
neither route has been definitely agreed upon.
Yesterday, Judge Follett, of Burlington, was
heard upon the Rutland side of the question
We were aware that the southern route was
strongly favored By the Burlington as well as
The keene interest. A note from gentle
man connected with the Cheshire lad, states
that that stock was taken up with the under
standing that the route was 10 be continued
10 Oter Creek.-BostOR Courier, June g.
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, Committee.
REPLICATION.

Lock at the replication Of the Commission
ers Of the Rutland Route TO the above Cir
cul,ir:
We the Commissioners of the Connecticut
aad Lake ChampIain Rail Road from due
regard 10 the interests Of that road and the
people ofihe valley Of Lake Champlain in
Llai behalf entrusted 10 Is, and 10 truth, ieel
b,und to reply 10 the circular ofChas, Paine
and others in behalf ofihe Vermont Central
Railroad Jacob Foster and others in behalf
of the FitchLurgh Newfoundland George Hun
tilglon Director in The Cheshire Railroad
Company. First. That the Fiichburgh
road is in successful operation, that the stock
The Vermont Massachusetts and Cheshire
rnlds, Continuous lineS) is actually sub
scrihed so as 10 ensure their completion and
a. entrance INTO Vermont are common ad-
vantages to toihof The proposed rcu;es from
Bellows Falls TO BuT!ingion-Bellows Falls
is the common point OF departure and in these
respects and in all others connected with Il
common point ofdcnarture the Two proposed
roads stand on a bass Of perfect equality.
Second, To the rosilion that under the
single charter Of the Vermont Central Rail
rad the line may he extended 10 Lake
Champlain,' We reply - may it under The
single Charter of the Cnanecticutand Cham
plain Company ami il desirable from the
same Point on The CnrnCciirut River TO the
same point on Lake Champaign. In this re-
spect Ihcn the two routes are precisely E.
Gual.
To the second AID third reasons given
shat The grades Of The Central route would
nnl exceed fifty feet per mile and that Heir
summit is drprcsSc,l something ike four hun
Gredieeibe the summit OF the Connecticut
nhd CIamrlain liac. wlle the character Of
The soil is snch tIiai it may be constructed
with more facility i.tan any other line we
reply. that we admit that their grades are
more favorable and probably viii no; n"ces-
sarily exceed Fifty feet TO the mile and that
Their su;Iasil level Wi lie nearly or quite four
hundred feet lower than ours. We ADM;
iiai our grade uver the mountain viii nee
csslrily be sixty feet pee nleor nearly that,
bgi !iiat from Rulla7d 10 Burlington We arc
ssaii rons imcel that with very lrifiing exccp-
tons no grades al ever forty feet per mile will
bc requjsed. We .:eny that the opinion ez-
..rasscd l.. Frrari Ia he char2ctcrol the soil
i.correet. Oar sca:l rs surveyed is one
hundred and sjxtesa miles ia len2ih-ihe
r .yfe f:.=g spea:. 0i ms surveyed Including
i,e route fp,m lie mouth Of White River 20
!isipws :'ai:s. ua surveyed by professor
Twi:ing. - sg:rsiiliug nrer 0Ee hnndfed and
i.riv n.iir.. u::tp'.i Including the side col to
r,'tci. Nunt;ciier. Wc1lamillat us 10 char
uclrr VI sol, The best ni.ci; miles Of ouFs 10
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TIRE-ANOTHER OUTRAGE-GR'T
EXCITEMENT.
Correspondence OF the Tribune.

PHILADELP HIA, June SIP. M.
A fire broke out about 10 o'clock last eve
ming in Wainwright's lamp-black manufac-
tory, cornor Of Callowhil and ScuhylkiIl
Second streets, which was destroyed, with
It's contents. During the night and this morn
ing, the fire broke out again among the ruins,
several times, and the firemen were called
ont The old difficulty between the Good
Will Hose and Paramount Engine Compan-
les we're again revived and dreadful fight
ensned.
The members OF the latter company were
severely beaten, their apparatus taken pess-
esson OF, broken up and thrown into the
Schuylkill river. During the melee, all sorts
of weapons were use d, and ii is said one or
two persons were shot, the life ofone being
desparcd Of A tremendous excitement
now prevails in the district, hundreds ofpeo-
pie are TO be seen in various parts of the tur-
bulent neighborhood A fearful riot is an
ticipaied tonight. A large police force is
assembled 10 prevent the same, but | doubt
its success, The remains of the Fairmount
were brought 10 Menich and Agrew's estab
lshment about 2 o'clock this forenoon, when
an old engine was finished for the Fairy
boys by Mr.. Agrcw. A man named Viii
bank is severely injured.
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marks of being just what.they are, in p0rH %
fact al, attempt 10 head.
TIMOTHY FOLLETT,
JOHN CONANT,
GEORGE T. HODGES,
LUTHER DANIELS,
CALVIN TOWNSLEY,
SAMUEL BARKER,
WILLIAM NASH,
AL. BROWN,
HIN. FULLERTON,
WILLIAM HENRY,
Commr's.
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RAIL ROAD CONVENTION.


Agreeably to previous notice, large num-
her of the citizens of Addison County, assem-
bled at Middlebury on the 18th Inst, for the
purpose Of adopting the most expedient and
efficient measures to promote the interest of
the contemplated Rail Road Route through
Western Vermont, and To make the necessary
arrangements for securing subscriptions for
stock in 'dhe ChdmPidin and Connecticut
Rjrer Rail Road Company"
The Convention was called TO order BY II.
Bell Esq. aud organized by appointing the
following officers.
Hon. SAMUEL SWIFT, Presiden,
Gem Gem, S SP, S SAso, Vice. Presidents
Geo. w. GRASoEY, Secretary.
The Convention was very ably addressed
by &. w. Strong Esq. Of Rutland, J. A. Co
nant Esq. of Brandon. Mr.. Palmer of Boston.
Messrs. Warner, Bell and Deming of Middle
bury and Samuel Barker Esq. of Versennes.
The following Resolution was Introduced
by p. Ba,tell Esq. OF MiddIebury and adopt
cd.
Resolved, that Il committee OF five be ap-
pointed with authority to call meetings in tbs
several towns in the comfy and appoint
town eOmmiiiees in the same to make arrange
mcnts for the meetings, obtain subscriptions
for stock and together with the county com
mittce constitute complete aud efficient Or
ganizalion to carry into effect the enterprise
III which we are engaged.
In pursuance Of this resolution the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed.
Hon. Samuel Swift
Hon. Harvey Bell
Russell Wallet Esq.
Samuel Morgan Esq.
Samuel Barker Esq.
Adjourned without day.
TOWN RAILROAD COMMITTEES
Agreeably to Il resolution Of the Addison
County Railroad Convention the subscri-
bers constituting the Central Committee an
nounce the appointment of Town Commit
tees as follows:-
!ShOrsham.-Kent Wright, Silas II. Jeuni
son Clark Rich.
Bridport-Jocl Rice, Paris Fletcher, Cal
vim Solace.
IVeybridge.-S. w. Jewet;. L. q. Gregory.
Ripton. Chapman. f. S. Persons.
Lincoln.-Wm. w. Pope, WIN. Mitchell,
Doct. Kent.
!SalisBuy.-Marshal S Doly,W. MiiIer,J.
NJ. Weeks.
C0rnraIL--IIarmon Samson, b. F. Has
kell, X. p. Bingham.
Whiting.-Joseph Simonds, Lyman P.
Whi,e-J. b. Walker.
Bristol--Luman Munson, Saml. II. IIol-
ley, Harvey Munsill.
Ns,c- Haren.-Wm. Nash, Seth LangdOn,
A. r. Roscoe.
SAML. SWIFT, C.u.,,I
HARVEY BELL, CS';,,ao
RUSSELL WALLET,
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exemplary men in the country, yet, in de-
spite of this, how fully and with what wan
ton cruelty has he been maligued by base
and unprinciped men whose greatest pleas
ure would seem to be 10 defame those oil their
countrymsn who are most distinguished Tor
their public services and personal merit.
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zens of this country. Every bod, almost at,
tending Court comes armed to the teeth, and
frequently muskets and rifles viii be seen Ia
ken out Of wagons with as much deliberation
as if they were attending militia muster ln-
stead of a attending court Of justice. This
is bad state of things, but extraordinary ca
ses demand extraordinary remedies.
The Mormons are said TO have expressed a
determination TO take revenge, in case the
defendants should not be convicted, but it is
hoped that more discreet counsels will pre-
vail
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O. The County Rail Road Convention
OF which The official proceedings are given
below passed off very well. We can hardly
suppose 1t possible with the views presented
upon that occasion Of the importance of
railroad communication with Boston. and
the statement offacts evincing the probability
oil profitable investment in the stock, that
any intelligent man can withhold his warm
and decided appreciation of The great work in
contemplation. Nor can we doubt tina, the
people of Addison County will do their
utmost BY liberal subscriptions to the stock
to secure the noblest prize in pecuuiary
sense which has ever been presented fortheir
competition. If they neglect the opportuni-
ty to develope the resources of their rich end
prolific soil. their mineral wealth, aud to in
crease and stimulate manufacturing industry,
build up home market, and place Addison
County within forty miles of Boston, we must
suppose fatal PARALYSIS has been preying up
on their faculties. Considering the little lighs
which has hitherto been shed upon a subject
so new 10 them as that of railroads, We do
not wonder that there is in some hesitancy
in relation to the immense advantages which
the advocates of railroads claim for them
But their, intelligence will not fail them in the
end. We shallcon,iCue to hope for noble
in this County.
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FROM TEXAS.

The Steamship Ann M'Kim, arrived at
New Cieans from Galveston late at night
on the 31st ult She brings dispatches from
Com. Stockton for our Government. Among
her passengers was Geo. w. Kendall of The
Picayune. who had for two months been out
on a bufTalo-hu on the prairies of Texas,
and had great sport. They were very near
a large encampment Of Comanches, who
protested great friendship for the Texans
and hostility to the Mexicans, but are distrus-
ted by the former.
Annexation is OF course popular in Texas.
The Convention will doubtless accept the
terms offered by our Government, and the
Texans will then send their Members of
Congress to urge the assumption OF their
Debt
Com. Stockton has run down 10 Corpus
Christi The report is that the Mexlcans
are about TO send a strong force across the
Rio del Norte TO occupy the country as far as
the Nueces. which is the ancient boundary of
Texas so as TO hold so much in case of An
nexation. The Tcxans,( who like soldering
better than work. are preparing TO meet
them and drive them back across the Rio
del Norte. Com. Stockton ofcourse is to lend
a helping hand Nothing else Of conse-
quence.
WELLAND CANAL ToLLs.-The Board of
Works. in Canada, have made general re-
vision of the tolls on the Weland Canal.
On salt and some other articles. the tolls
have been slightly increased; while on the
merchandise and produce, it has been some
what reduced. The average tolls on the
&c miles of the Welland canal is now about
equal TO that on 50 miles Of The Erie CANAL
Osrego Palladium.
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~ Henry Clay has recently united him
self with the Protestant Episcopal Church in
the city of Lexington. Mr.. Clay has for
many years been one Of the most moral and