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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-05-09

ET Land Warrants are cheap-say SO
@7o cents per acre. We say they are
cheap, because the Dutchman has proved
that land is a staple. When urged to in
vest in Bonds and Stock, he said he pre-
ferred Real Estate, for Bonds and Stock
were manufactured very easy. and the mar
ket got overstockod; but God made The
world, aud it never growed any bigger, and
the people growed all the time.
The new Warrants, for the present war,
viii not be out for year or more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-05-09
MI a r. RIA

VAN ALLEN-GIlL.-Tn Lancaster Ne.
W n Palmer, Abraham Van Allen to Rli,sh 4 : y Rev.
Eastern papers please copy. NilaoeIh Gu
Lg Bno E.o gas0 Reel - ssyis Apn 2
L0NG-GOUDA.-In Plattevino ~
Isaac Slater William Long to Minerva Gcuds BY Rev
HORTON -SWITZER. In Fenniro.. :,
Rev. ). 7. Pryor, G. Horton to Mary Ann az E
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-05-09
arzz- The New York World estin.

R9- The New York Worid estimates
the whole number Of federal troops in the
acid. subject 10 the order Of General Scott,
Of 95,995. about 10000 Of whom are at
Washington. Tho President has just
issued call for $4,000 additional men for
land and uaya asrsicc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-05-09

Eg-Johp Bell il trying to crawl back
into tho pnion ramp, seeing be fails to be-
tray any considerable number 81 his party
ilto secession.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-05-09

ID i Z L..
KELLY pril %. James Edwin ia
William and Ann Kelly, aged six Years u9 ~ s0n q
given 'SA''' tFaes 20.
Another form has passed away.
Another life has gone
To meet celestial souls above
And join the immortal throny
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-05-09

EE Spies and small traitors are to be
hung, it appears from late examples
Shall the great traitors be hung also--or
he respected, as are great robbers. Are
we to be reminded that.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-05-09

A little treason Is a dangerous part,
While great treason is IobIe art;
And m. an to rob a hen-roost Of a hen,
While stealing millions makes us centlemsa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-05-09

wILKlNSoN.-In Ellenboro May l. Of Gran,
youngest child Of James and r. win oapi Emma
years, months snd 20 DAYS son, aged 4
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

have the former surveys revised, in ls40 com
missioners were appointed by the States Of
Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. who
called to their aid Lieut.. Col. James d. Gra-
ham of the U, S. Typographical engineers. 49,
C.l. Graham oorroborated in all important
points the work of the old surveyors, and Of
Mason and Dixon. He, however, detected
sotne errors. The radius was found to be 2
feet inches too short; the " tangent point
had been placed l57 feet too far to the N and
she point Of intersection Of the three states
las feet too far to the S. This affected mere
ly the arc oft the circle reaching into Mary
land, and resulted in Aattening the arc, and
made the State Of Maryland one aero and
S7-l0O larger than Mason and Dixon left the
province Of the same name. The other limos
were found to be correct.--Neto american Cy-
ci1De2id,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

hand and made what the spiritualiss here would can
q medium" Mr. Lindley here described medium
when decked for his heaheuh work, and no picture
Of Satan himself could be more hdcous than the decrp
ton he gave Of one Of these Mediums
II a death occurs the friends Of the person who has
died send for one Of these fellows and smell out
the witch Tic first takes snuff fills his eyes with IT,
which makes him cry he JUMPS up and shakes himself
in hideous ways and finally points out the man who is
the witch This man is almost always Of the wealth.
lest among them and the medium" gets great pay for
his services but is always paid n advance. They then
seize the man pointed to be tho WITCH and either Kill
him or subject him 10 slow torture, such as the heath
en- only can invent with the devil 90 help them, which
ends only with his death They then so to his house
and kin all his wives and children, bis cattle and every
living thing and burn his hutt aud destroy his crops
These "mcduins'--,cry much Ike the modern spirit
un.t IN This countryhave unlimited influence over the
minds Of the people who do just vhathe tells them to DO
Their method Of finding out the secrets Of those who
come to them is very simple They say to him ." we
want to inquire but tell him nothing about what they
want to know. The medium" sets them to beating
time and he begins to guess If he gucsses wrong there
is no variation in their beating but when he euesses
right they Immediately show their approval by quicken
ing their beat aud II be guessc any important mat
ter very soon, they win point him and express great
satisfaction his having found out their secret In
proof Of ibis the speaker cited where number Of
converted heather had made up fictitious case and went
TO one Of these mediums" aud asked him TO tell their
secret He did IL by guessing their beating until he
had guessed ont their fictitious story and then they
turned upon him and exposed his deception.
Where these customs universal, there were
now 600 members of the church. in good standing who
had embraced christianity, renouuccd these hcahcnsl
practices and substantial and hrm any people
/ "a. = b.rc CO
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15
TOWN OFFICERS.

WAITsFIELD.-R. j. Gleason, Cierk and
Treasurer; John w. Richardson Constable
s. C. Parker, 7. d. Poland, d. NJ, Phelps,
Selectmen N. A. Tayler, Agenti Dan. Rich
ardson, Trustee c. +. Josln, j. H. Hasting,
j. c. Parker, Listers,
EAST MoNTrELIER.-A d. Arms, Clerk
Clark King, Copsabiej o. f. Lewis, +. II.
Vincent, }. G, Putnam, Sciectmea, George F.
sibley, David Fuller, Sylvanus Morse, Listess;
Charles +. Templeton, Superintendent Edison
SIayton, aren't.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

RAILROAD MEETiNG.-The Annual Meet
ing of the Stockholders of the Vermont Con-
trail Railroad Company, was held at tho
American Hotel Burlington on Tuesday even
ing, March 5th. A disagreement arose as to
the right of those present to vote as stock
holders, and resulted in the choice Of two
Boards of Directors as follows:
S. NJ FELTON,, o. W. Davis, Philadelphia !;
E. r. Hard Jeremiah French. Burlington !;
M. Mcpherson, Joseph H. Converse Bos-
ton; g. G. Hubbard, Cambridge, Mass.
Geo NJ Dexter, c. o. Whitmore. Boston !;
John G. Smith, Lawrence Brainerd, st. Al
bans; Jos. Clark, Milton Levi Underwood,
John Wheeler, Burlington.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

DEFALoArIoN.-Itis very generally under
stood that there is a deficit of from $500 to
500 in the account Of Charles Fletcher, clerk
of the Conn. 81 Pass. Rivers Railroad, at the
Barton depot. This is the second deialcation
at this station since the opening of the road
to Barton, though in the first instance the
friends ofthe deiaulter partially, at least, made
up the loss to the road Cnledoaian.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15
PROGRESS OF THE STATES.

Tho following table, prepared for the World
from official reports. exhibits the relative rank
OF the States of the Union at each general cen
aus. The slave States arc distinguished by
italio letters.
The Territories which are now States have
been admitted to the table from their earliest
censuses, Massachusetts, and Maine. until
1920 united politically, have been treated as
if always distinct.
BY drawing pencil line through the name
Of State in each column, its relative rise or
fall will be strikingly exhibited. Thus Virgil
MIA, which during the first three decades held
the first rank, is now the fifth; having been
passed successivelyby New York, Pennsylya-
MIA. Ohio, and lastly Illinois. North Carroll
ma, in 100 the third State. is now the twelfth.
Illinois, in 1920 the twenty -frst, is now the
fourth State in the Union, having in the last
ten years nearly doubled her population, and
passed seven other States. Since 1850, six
free States have risen above fifteen slave States.
Eight free and four slave States have risen or
retained the rank held in 1850; eight free
and ten slave States have fallen. The rela-
tive position and progress Of Kentucky and
Indiana, Massachusetts, and South Carolina,
Georgia and Ohio, are interesting and sUg-
sregtiVe
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

HIGHwAY,iEN.- lit is generally supposed
that the day for " highwaymcn' was long
since passed, and that 1t was perfectly safe to
travel any road in the country at any time OF
night VI day. But occasionally we hear Of
case Of robbery or murder on the highway
which sends a thrill Of horror through whole
communities. such a case occurred in Lud-
low, on the road leading from Tyson Furnace
20 Ludlow village, on the night Of the 9th
ult., at about eight o'clock Nh Joseph
Weston was driving along alone with a yalu.
able horse ana sleigh, robes &c, when sud-
denly be was set upon by two men. one Of
whom seized the horse By the bit and endcay-
ored to stop him. while the other struck Mr.
w. a severe blow upon the head with a club
or some other missile, knocking him insensi-
bic into the bottom of tho sleigh When he
became again conscious he found himself some
two or three miles from the scene Of the en-
counter, still alone in the sleigh, and his horse
was running He supposes that the horse,
upon being so suddenly seized, became UNI
manageable and broke away from his captor.
Mr. Weston Immediately gave the alarm and
the whole neighborhood turned out in pur-
suit Of the villains. The chase was kept up
all night by large number Of men. and in
the early morning the bold highwaymen"
were captured not far from where they set up
on Mr.. Weston. They had labored diligent-
ly all night to put good distance between
themselves and THEN pursuers, but having
lost the points Of compass, and not being ia
mliar in the locality, they found in The morn
ing that they had been " beating" around in
all directions but the right one. They give
their names, ages, and residences, as follows:
Emerson S. Rowe, aged | years, OF Mendon.
and Martin Hulett, aged 20 years, of Rut-
land. They have been committed to the iail
in this village ON charge Of assault with in
tent to rob and kill. Mr. Weston. though
badly bruised, we understand is doing we'll
Standard
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A LEGISLATOR
Jay Gibbons, democratic member of the New
York Assembly from the list district of Albany
County, was arrested on Monday morning on
a warrant issued by Police Justice Parsons,
on complaint of District Attorney shaler,
charging said Jay Gibbons with bribery and
on bill to increase the salary OF the deputy
District Attorney Of Albany county. Glib
bons offered to cast his vote in its favor fol
800, and intimated that he could defeat tho
bill, and would do so If he was not paid tn,
said amount. He waived an examination be-
fore the magistrate.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15
majority is sos
lSel


ARREsT ron PASSING CoUNIEnfEir
MoNEy On Thursday the 2Sth OF Februa-
ny, two men and boy about 6years called at
Henry Goddards house in Londonderry and
called for breakfast and feed for their horse
and in payment Of their bill they lett a coun-
terfait five dollar note receiving inc balance
in good money. Deputy Sheriff A. Il. Fuller
and Mr.. Goddard soon after started in pursuit
of the rascals and overlook them at the resi-
dence of q. II. Upham in Windham, where
they had stopped in consequence Of breaking
a whifictrcc and where they passed another
spurious bill. As the officer drove up and
took the horse by the bit the three sprang
/ from the sleigh and took to the woods the
boy was speedily oyortakon and the others
were arrested after chase of two miles,
They gave their names as Charles Wheeler,
William johnson and Thomas w. Smith, and
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

10 The Michigan House OF Representa-
tiyes, by a vote of 33 to "a, indefinitely post
poued the consideration of the bill for the
repeal Of the Personal Liberty Laws.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15
LOTTERY swINDLE IN VERMONT

The attention of the Executive of this State
was sometime late in the month Of January
and the early part of February, called, by sew
eral circulars received from those to whom
they had been addressed in other and distant
States, to an extensive lottery swindle, whose
point Of action concentrated at North Thet-
ford No time was lost by Gov. Fairbanks
in causing an investigation into this violation
Of our statutes, by Immediately communieat-
ing with the States Attorney of Orange
County, when the following facts appeared
About the first Of December, Thomas f.
Howe. postmaster at North Thetford, receiy-
ed box of letters, with an anonymous re-
quest by mail that he would mail them. The
letters we. e sealed and stamped and Mr..
Howe says that he did not then know what
was in them Later in tho month Mr..
Reed who is a distant relative Of Howe, came
to North Thctlord, and brought with him two
more boxes containing letters, stamped, seal
ed and directed, to be mailed at that Office
There being in ALL 7 or IS 600 Of these letters,
anu 70 facilitate tutlI Nt0pdtCu' ittu PIopoo-
ed himself as a candidate for assistant post
master, to which Howe assentcd, and he was
accordingly duly sworn, and thus acted until
the whole number were sent, when he Reed
left, directing all communications for S, b.
Hale & Co., Of which firm he protested to be
member, to a certain locality in Pennsylva-
MA Reed represented the letters sent to be
circulars for the Union newspaper in Phila-
delphia, though Howe coniesses to a sur
mise that they were lottery schemes.
Previous to the reception Of any letters ac-
quainting the Governor with this swindle
nearly OF quite two hundred letters, many oil
them covering the required sum ito secure a
fortune" .Sl0) had been received at the
North Thetford office, and forwarded by Howe
to S. B. Hale & Co. Under direction how
ever, the States Attorney arrested any further
transmission of letters to their address. and
up to this time more than three hundred 9TH
er letters have been detained from them, and
will be returned to their rightiul owners, as
will be seen by the following letter from the
Post Office Department
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.


Herewith we publish full returns Of tho
vote for County Commissioner in this county,
from which it will be seen that Mr.. Chase's
majority is 363
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

The TREASON or Tw1GGs.--Evideuec
has been received which show that General
Twiggs, in addition to being traitor, most
basely deceived all the officers under him II
he had resisted the demands of Texas his
whole force would have stood by him to the
last. All the troops now there have been or
dered North and all in New Mexico have beer
ordered 10 Washington.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

The DELAWARE LorrERiEs.-Tho Leg
isiaturo of Delaware adjourned on Friday last,
after refusing by large majority to renew
the present lottery grants, which expire in a
few months It also refused TO sanction any
every body hereafter to be shy Of lottery
schemes, for they have been mostly swindIers,
and for the few months that remain will seek
to extend their swindling operations to the
utmost extent. Avoid them,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15
Fort SuMPTER.
On Monday the following Geographic dis
match was received from Washington

On Monday the following telegraphic as
patch was received from Washington
"The Cabinet was considering the question Of the eyac
uation Of Fort Sumter on Saturday The eVacu9non
is probable as Mai Andersen has hut seventeen days
provisions Il Is intimatcd that 10000 men would ue ~,
uuted effect reinforcement OF the loftsi "h 'ny
two thousand available Mr. buchanan coula nov
afford TO take the responsibility Of evacuauon' uu' h"-
coin cam
We confess to no little astonishment that
the new Administration should so soon think
Of taking such a position and are disposed to
discredit the rumor. But it has been CON
frmcd almost daily during the week, and we
have been endeayoring to prepare ourselves
from its full confirmation. We cannot yet
see the least possible excuse or necessity for
such course, yet there must be some weigh
ty reasons for it, or President Lincoln could
not entertain the proposition. The following
from the Washington correspondent OF the
~ y Tribune will perhaps shed some light
on the subject, but-wo shall see what we
shall see
Much sensation was produced this morning by report
which obtained currency and credit in important circles
that Major Anderson would be withdraw from Fort sum
ter AS no official action has been taken by ne Admins
raou this is not entitled 90 weight with the pun
c though IL has made some impression here u "a wei
known that Maor Anderson cannot now DE re enforced
without imminent danger Of a serious collision Two
steamers Of light draft with supplies OF men ana prove
ions have been in readiness for some time TO make e
attempt whenever ordered under the command o. an ON
who ia willing 10 take the risk, and feels conhue oi
But the military preparations IN and outside Of
the sthor Of Charleston render my such experiment
hazardous unless sustained by heavy naval force, which
could be used now the main ship channel is entirely
clear OF distractions The War Department has obtain
ed detailed statement Of the stock Of provisions IN for'
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

FoRoERY.-Mr. Joel J. Hoadley of Ply
mouth, smart enterprising man, has COM
ntted forgery to the amount of about two
thousand dollars aud has fed the State. His
brothers-in-law are the principal sufferers,
TEMPERANoE.-An order of the Sons of
Temperance was organized at Winosski on
the 22nd inst. Nearly hundred members
were taken in. good beginning.
~ The wife of T. r Boynton of Hardwick,
gave birth to triplets--a son and two daugh-
ters-- on the Sd Of Feb
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

" AT the annual meeting of the Rutland
and Washington Railroad Company, held
at Rutland on Monday, March 4th, 1861, the
following officers were elected Precedent,
lhos. II, Garfield, Burlington Vice Presi-
entdent, Merritt Clark, Poultney; Clerk,
Chester Spencer, Castleton; Directors, David
A. Smalley, Burlington Merritt Clark,
Poultney VIM. T. Hart. Boston Thos H.
Garfield, Burlington Geo. +. Edmunds,
Burlington Chester Spencer, Castleton z.
IL. Garfield, Arlington.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

DISCONTINUED. 49, The Northern Visitor
published at Brandon, has been discontinued
for the want Of support.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

a MysrERY.---Ou Wednesday night Of
last week it appears that a fine Young horse
was led from the Peru turnpike, about miles
east of Factory Point in Manchester through
a deep snow 20 athcket Of spruce trees abou.
rods from the road, and there killed by
stab in the neck with a large knife lie ap-
peared to be about years old, and his weight
was not far from $50 lbs lie was in good
condition, newly shod color a chestnut sorrcl,
with few scattering white hairs on his back,
long switch tail, md Of the tail and name
dark color, a small white spot over the hip,
and near hind foot white. He was evidently
worth when alive $3.50 Il may be that this
incident has some connection with the APP
pearauco Of persons passing counterfeit money
in Londonderry last week. The authorities in
that section will do well 70 examine into the
matter Papir
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15
NEW HAMpsHIRE ELECTION.

The annual State election in New Hamp-
shire took place on ruesday. The RopubG-
can state Committee previous TO the election
made canvass Of the Stale. which would
give Nathaniel S Berry, the Republican can
didate for Governor, about 5000 majority.
Returns from Io2 towns give Berry 1000 ma
jority.
The Republicans have elected all three OF
the Congressman by handsome maiorities
also four out Of five Councilmen, and perhaps
the fifth Nine of the twelve Senators are
Republican; while of the Representatives
heard from, lo7 are Republicans and % Dem
ocrats.
I5 We learn from Washington that Charles
Lyman, Esq, of this place has received the
appointment of Secretary of the Senate Com
tee on Public Buildings, of which Senator
Foot is Chairman.
Gen. d. w. c. Clarke, of Burlington, has
also received the appointment of Reading
Clerk in the United States Senate.
G, G. Benedict, editor of the Free Press,
is to be Postmaster at Burlington, and Geo
A. Merrill, Esq at St. Johnsbury.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

Texas OUr.-The State Convention of
Texas on the 4th inst, declared Texas out of
the Union, and Gov, Houston issued pro-
clamation to that effect. Gov. Houston, it is
said, will not resign, or take the oath of al
legiance TO the State
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

KILL rHE DoGs.--Tuesday night about
fifty very nice sheep (the incest lot we have
seen for long time) were put in a car at the
Montpelier Depot to be taken to market
Wednesday morning it was found that during
the night the dogs had made an onslaught on
them, and five or six were found with their
feet and legs missing. The wool, blood and
sawdust found upon certain dogs plainly point
ed out the rasc9ls. Our remedy would be a
tax SO high as to drive dogdom into bank
rup,cy, or promiscuous slaughter of all dogs
found At large.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

THE KANSAS FuND.-The people ofMarsh-
field have just added SIS to the contributions
for Kansas
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15

Appointment Office. 18th Feb'y, 1861
SR;-l have tine honor 10 acknowledge the receipt "
your letters Of the lh inst and inform you that
they have been referred TO the proper officer TO invcst
gate the supposed violation Of the postal laws, with
view q the conviction Of the offender.
The Postmaster at North lheJrd has been called on
by the Department for his explanation Of the transaction
for the purpose Of presenting To the Post Master General
the question OF his removal He has also been instruct
ed the Dead Letter Oce all letters address
ed TO S. b. ale Co.. for the purpose Of having them
examined by the legally constituted authority, that
those containing money may be returned their lawful
owners am, very respectfully.
Your ubcdieni Sery't,
ST. JOHN b. h. SKINNER,
First Assistant Post Master General.
Hon. ERAsrus FARRANKs,
St. Johnsbury, VT.
Thus, by the prompt action Of our Execu-
tive and the Post Office Department many in
nocent individuals will again receive their
money, and what is of more importance, the
lesson to eschew future promises, which are
only to delraud and our Postmasters will
also learn, though their commissions may for
a season increase, to let lottery schemes alone
when they "sarD,ise' their character.