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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-11-24

CAUSES OF SUDDEN DEATH Very few
of the sudden deaths which are said
to arise from diseases of the heart,
really arise from that cause. To as
certain the real origin of sudden
deaths, the experiment has been tried
in Europe and reported to a scientific
congress held mt Strasbourg. Sixty
six cases Of sudden death were made
the subject of thorough post norton
examination; in these cases, only two
were found who had died from dis
ease of the heart. Nine OF sixty-six
had died from apoplexy, while there
were forty six cases of congestion OF
the lungs, that is, the lungs were so
full of blood they could not work,
there not being room enough for a
sufficient quantity of air to enter to
support life. The causes that produce
congestion OF the lungs are--eold feet
tight clothing, costive bowels, sitting
still until chilled after being warmed
with labor or q rapid walk; going toe
suddenly from close, heated room
into the cold air, especially after
speaking, and sudden Oppressive news
acting on the blood. These causes o
sudden death being known, an avoid
ance of them may serve to lengthei
many valuable lives, which would 9th
erwisa be lost under the verdict o
, heart complaint. That disease is sup
| posed to be inevitable and incurable
! hence many may take the pains the.
would to avoid sudden death, if the.
knew it lay in their power.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-11-24
An Eastern Jugglcr.

While travelling through India, be
tween Surat and Nagpore, my body
servant one day informed me that a
gent juggler and snake-charmer
wished to have the honor Of showing
ae something Of his wonderful skill.
What can he do?' I asked.
almost everything that is marvel
GUS I've been told was the answer l
received.
admit him.
Ny servant withdrew ana returned
With a small, wlthered old man, about
whom saw nothing very remarkable,
except his eyes, which were small,
black and piercing, and seemed to
nave lightning imprisoned in them.
LIDO not know that the mn could see
IN the dark like n cat, but there was
at times that peculiar fiery appearance
OIL the balls which is so often observed
IN the night prowling animals. lie
were white vest, Turkish trousers, a
sort OF enLson petticoat worked with
strange devices, a turban of many col
oIs and red morocco shoes, pointed
ana turned mp at the toes. His arms
"l neck were bare, and, with the ex-
O'puon Of couple of heavy golo
"A5' IN his ca 5, he displayed no ex-
"'Aeous ornaments HIS age | judgeC
10 be rising sixty, and his short nous
|eae was almost white. He made ,
low saIaom, and then appeared to wal
10 be addressed.
Your name?" said l, in hindoosta
lee.
Faunlor your excellency."
am told that you wish to shov
Ie some wonders 2"
IL your excellency wills.
Well what can you do ?"
'ddenly produced from wher
Ia cannot tell-a larg
/ bp', "H.' 0peared I,
0'a Of Irvine, which he ne.
o's INTO my lap, keeping hold Oh
ead, so that it unrolled the whole dis
"lee between him ana me, at leas'
len iee' saying, as he did So
Nlll your excellency please exam
Ae what yon see q
N'| honestly aver that l saw tina
''N Of teme when he threw it a
g'A'l As J eyer saw anything in IN
"'-saw 1t come toward me, saw
'D'o'' and apparently drop in my la
=" 'l4' l caught ny knees quickly T.
s''peF TO catch J. aud, yet when
Z" my hand down to take it, III
'''Aed down for it, it was not then
40'D'ns was there and at the sal
'~''aa' perceived the juggler balar
aug IL on the end of his finger.
''aav said /, You deceived me
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-11-24

pS- One of the readiest replies that
We ever heard was made by an Irish
man. A gentleman travelling on horse
back came upon an Irishman who was
fencing in a most barren and desolate
piece of land. "What are you fencing
in that lot of land for, Pat2' said he,
"a herd of COWS would starve to death
on the land !" And sure, your honor,
wasn't 1 fencing it in to keep the poor
bastes out iy itY'
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-11-24

esg- The ST. Louis Republican re-
lates a singular incident, which lately
occurred in Carondalet, Mo A Mr..
G., some four years ago, went away to
the wars with Gen. Price, leaving n
wife and two children. Hearing moth
ing from her husband, the woman,
after a time, yielded to the sympathy
and love Of neighbor, Mr.. Turner
and married HIM Fresh olive buds
were added TO the family wreath, and
everything went smoothly On Mon
day last however, the original Mr.. q.
entered the domicile of the happy MIR.
and Mrs. Turner. After the first sur
prise was over the three calmly seated
themselves to consider the anomalous
position of the parties toward each
other. After full exposition of then
sentiments, the two men started down
the street, leaving the lady of then
desires to make her decision unintiu'
enced by either. When the two re
turned the lady announced that she
had chosen to cling to her last love
MIR. G., though evidently disappointed
acqulesced, only claiming his children
as blood of his blood. The claim
could not be controyerted, and th'
father and children quietly and sadl.
babe adieu to the woman they ha'
known AS wife and mother and depar
ted for the South.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-11-24

EDITORIAL Sorrows. BE an editor ,
let tho devil be waiting for copy; sit
down to write an article, and get a
few sentences done; then let an ae-
quaintance drop in and begin tn tell
you stories and gossips of the town (;
and let him sit and sit and sit. That
is the quickest way we cen think Of
to go raving, distracted mad
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-11-24
Fishing for C0rpses.

Men live by fishing for corpscs.
This CHASTITY trade is at least as prof
table rs regular labor, and as it unites
somewhat of the excitement Of gam
bling with not a little Of the SAVIOR Of
larceny, it is perhaps not wonderful
that to certain ella of mind it's a
fractions should be Irresistible First,
there is a chance Of reward some
times rs much as one hundred pounds
having been offered for the body by
friends or the legal representatives, Of
the deceased; secondly, there IS the
chance Of yaluablea and money being
in the dead persons pockets; and in
the event of both these contingencies
failing, there is still the six shillings
made by the coroner ana this, as was
pertincntly remarked o us, "is a good
DAVIS work for the like Of them,
When watch or purse is four.i on a
body, for which reward has not been
offered, they are as q rule, quietly
pocketed, and their late owner pat
back into the river, that he may be
picked up either by the police or some
brother professional That the men
following this loathsome calhng are
callous, hardened, and brutal, is q
matter Of course; that they Should
long for a crop of well dressed, richly
appointed suicides as eagerly as the
sportsman hopes for good bag, is not
wonderful and that they are as I'm
scrupdlous in their dealings with ih'
dead as they are perseyoring in then
efforts to capture them may be t,kei
as inevitable The strange and re
pugnant calling once known and real
lied, the character Of its professor
lnay be easily conceived. OF course
the Thames police take prompt charg'
Of all the bodies they see, but tn
range Of their duties is wide, the mum
Der Of boats md men told of to pre-
ribed number of miles Of river com
paratiyely small, and The result IS
not Improbable opening for The light
erman, who, half-thiqf, half body
. snatoher, turns his attention and de
votes his nights to looking up an
down the river for corpses. \ shor
i time back one Of tho best known {
I these fellows was seen about > a. N
pulling stealthily in shore, with wha
e seemed in tn dense mist and dark
;. ness to be passenger or fellow-la
II borer sitting in the stern. Somethin
in the uncouth swinging TO and fro {
g the latter excited the suspicion OF tn
e police boat on duty and, fearing th'
helpless drunkard had fallen int
i evil hands, and would be robbed an
maltreated, the hghterman was halle
& and ordered to pull to. 1t was the
II seen that the man supposed to |
h drunk was dead. The gear ordinari
l. used for towing the subjects fro
1t where they are found to the neore
d wharf in the same parish, was out
order, and the lighterman had in COZ
1T sequence calmly reared the corpse
G, with its back to the rudder, and
such an attitude that the faces of Il
IS living and the dead men all b
w touched each time the former be
H. forward to his oar. "Only stiff Il
d. master, Tn a-taking up to Rothe
d. hithe, was sulkily given IN reply
the questions put; after which Z
IN speaker was permitted to pass on,
10 deposit his prey and claim his rewa
-. in due course. - London Daily Nelcs.
,rt pl- One of the readiest replies tn
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-11-24

MArRrAGrs or MEN OF GENIUS. The
rare concurrence of genius with do
nestle comfort is perfectly awful
Take Dante, the exile, who left bis
wife mover wishing to see her more;
take Tasso, wifeless; Petrarch, wife
less; Arosto, wifelcss; Milton, thrice
married, but only once with much
comfort; Dryden, welded, like Add
son, to n title and discord; Young
lives alone till past City; Swift's mar
riage is no marriage; Sterne's, Church
ills, Byrou's, Coleridge's marriages,
broken and unhappy. Then we
have u set OF ceibates- Herrick, Cow
ley, Pope, Thompson, Prior, Gay,
SAenstone, Gray, Akensido, Gold
smith, Collins, Cowper, and | know
not how many more Of our best poets.
Johnson had vile, loved, and soon
lost her Bacon, like his famous legal
adversary, Coke, seems to have en-
ioyed little domestic comfort and
speaks for, ms he says, "certain grave
reasons disapproyingly of his part
Ter. Our mctaphysicians-Hobbes
locke, Bentham, Butler-are as solita-
ny as Srinosa and Kant The cehbate
philosopher, Hume, conducts us to
the other great bachelor historians,
Gibboa and Macaulay; as Bishop
Butler docs to some Of the princes Of
English divinity Hooker cajoled into
marrying shrew, Chillingworth IN
married Leighton unmarried, Barrow
also single. l only take foremost men;
the list might be swelled with mon
archs and generals in marriage La
CON IN Council
JoHS ADAMS CouRrsHlp. John Ad-
ans sought the hand of he daughter
Of the Rev. Mr. Smith Of Weymouth,
and Miss Abigail was pleased to ac-
cept the proposal of Mr.. Adams, much
10 the chagrin OF the parson, the OBJ
lection being that Adams was man
Of humble origin ana moderate abil-
ity, and could never aspire to anything
more than the position of an humble
village lawyer His visits to her home
we're frequent and prolonged, bat no
ho" pitaitios we're rendered by the
Rev Smith, either to Adams or his
nag; for While Abigail only had watch
lul care over him, his bay passed the
weary hours Of night in feeding on
the hltching post. Now Abigail had
a sister whose name was Mary, who
was botrothed to a weolthier, and
it WAS believed, more promising young
man, whose presence was welcomed
most cordially by the reyerends fam
ily The good parson had promised
each Of his daughters that on tho oc
clsion Of their marriage lie woulc
preach Il sermon from a text OF The
brides own selection. Mary frs
married, and beautifully appropriate
did the father think the teXt-'AnC
Muy hath chosen that good part.
In due time Abigail marries anC
chooses for her text, For John came
neither eating nor drinking, and the,
sag, he hath a devil Tradition doe
not tell Us, as We remember, how tht
text pleased the father but the ser
mon was preached. Mary, indeed
chose a good pa t; her life was hap
Ply one, and her husband was MAJ
Of means and responsibility Abigal
was a woman OF strong affections,
practical wife, and possessed OF grea
, nobility of character, while the name
Of her husband and son will live a
: long as the love Of liberty inspires To
soul Of man.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-11-24
Odds ana Ends.

Man must have occupation, or be
miserable.
Toll is the price Of sleep and appe-
tite-of health and enjoyment.
Resolution if unaccompanied by
foresight and prudence, degenerates
into folly.
The very necessity which overcomes
our natural sloth 10 blessing.
The whole world does not contain
a briar or thorn which divine mer-
cy could have spared.
The body and the mind are i'm
proved by the toll that fatigues them.
The will influences the opinions of a
man, much more the opinions the will.
Govern your thoughts when alone,
and your tongue when in company
Sidney Smith, passing through a
by-strcet behind St. Paul's, heard two
women abusing each other from OPP
posite houses. They will never
agree, said the wit they argue from
different promises. "
General Joseph c. Swift, who re-
Gently died at Geneva, \. Y, was the
first cadet appointed TO the Military
Academy at West Point, having re-
ceiyed his appointment in 1902.
Statistics Of the War Department
show that during the rebellion our
armies captured over three hundred
thousand prisoners Of war, besides
parolng about one hundred and sixty
thousand more at the final surrender
OF the different rebel armies.
The Egyptians, in the construction
Of their pyramids, seem to be the
first who paid any particular respect
to their dead; the Greeks introduced
small columns or tombstones to the
memory of their relatives and friends,
upon which eptaphs, &c, were en-
grayed.
Houses for the reception and enter
tainment of trayelers are first noticed
in the time of Richard II. The cog
nizance Of that monarch was the white
hart with gold chain; the white
swan was that of Henry ". and the
blue boar that OF Richard III Hence
the use of these signs by innkeepers.
The distance now reached in the
Chicago lake tunnel for the water
works is $500 feet, and the work is
progressing at the rate of II feet a
dav; the authorities confidently expect
a completion of this gigantic labor OF
tunneling the lake for two miles, and
the accompanying works, by the close
of next year
TO awaken children from their SLEEP
with loud noise, or in an 'mpetuous
manner, is extremely iniudicious and
hurtful; nor is it proper to carry them
from Il dark room Immediately INTO 8
glaring light against dazzling wall
for the sudden impressions of light
debilitates the organs of vision, and
lays the foundation of weak eyes from
early infancy.
A distinguished clergyman latel,
3 preached sermon on faith, in which
, he took the ground that it was the
source of all power and achievement
, aud more trustworthy than any physl
cal or material advantage. While h'
| was going home after church, one o
his congregation, accosting him, SAFE
that he was expecting to be ASSAULTED
t by bully whom he had offended, an'
S good humoredly inquired if he SHOULD
5 trust to faM or muscle in the impend
Q ing contest ITO taith ! by all mean
TO fatH /" earnestly responded III
preacher; "but, he instantly added
and with a gesture suited to the oc
casiou, "you must sho'c your faith B
+. your rorks :"
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-11-24

say- A Scottish paper states that
during the last two years the practice
of snuff-taking has been discontinued
in Scotland to an almost incredible
extent, and continues rapidly to di-
minish,
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-11-24
7vroNY AND CLEOPATRA

lam diving, Egypt dying,
r1.n. CRIMSON life-tidc fast,
,a36e Aarb plutouian shsd6Fs
c.tb,r on tha evening blast;
ra,m,ne arm. o. Queen. enfold nae,
u,.btay sobs and bow thine ear,
ri.'ep 10 the great heart secrets
Tbon and thou alone, must hear.
Though ms Scared and veteran legions
e.r their eagles high no moro,
Arlmy wrecked and scattered galieys
sr.r dark Actium fatal shore;
v,oa,hno giittermg guards SURROUNDING
prompt ID dc their masters viii,
fmu.. perish like Roman
De the great rrumyir still.
LHn0t Casar scryilc millions
Shark the lion thus lsii low;
ru. 40 aoman- arm that felled him,
Twas Ai- own that strucl, the blow
H.gho. palovel on Thy bosom,
rar,elas.lo from glory, ray
H.vho, drunk with thy caresscs,
Vsdy throw o world away
Should the base. plcbean rabblc
Dare assal my name at Rome,
Whcre Che noble spouse, 0ctayia,
W,ps Within her widowed home,
sss her; say the Coos bear Witness,
tr... .+....,-. .fr.l,rrr mines
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-11-24

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Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-19
The Case of the Pittsburg and C0nnelIs.
willie Railroad.

In the United States Circuit Court at Pittsburg,
Pa, on Saturday last, Hon. Wilson McCandless de-
ivered the opinion of the court in the case of the
city of Baltimore vs.. The Connellsvile and Southern
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, ct al. which was
argued weeks since in PHILADELPHIA before Hon.
opinion states that owing to the nature of the plead
ings in the cause, the compliments are not in a
are permitted to file replication if the question
he not finally and concusively settled by the State
tribunal before the next term of this court may have
an issue ordered, to be tried by jury, in which,
cordng to the prayer Of the bill they may nave an
uiNe Railroad Company hare neither aiisused nor
abused their pririeges-and if the issue in the Su-
preme Court of the State be decided in favor of the
supplemental bill, and will be entitled to inal de-
cree. If on the contrary, the charter Of the Pitts
burg and Connelsvillc Railroad Company be an
nulled in that proceeding, the defendants may aege
that fact in supplemental answer or cross bill and
the bill will be ordered to be dismissed" The court
passed an order to the above effect.
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-19

cts for Muscovado, and English Island at from IS to
S Ne RSStS KT1 in q b, hands
Proyison1&ere and business is correspondingly dull
at most other points. The receipts of Hogs at the
principal packing points fall nearly 600 head short
of the receipts for the same period last wear. but
there is firm belief that they are purposely kept
back, and that the crop will in the end be found to
be nearly as large as that of last year. At all events
there is no disposition among the trade to go in at
present rates, it being argued that there is very
small margin Tor proht and very wide one for losses,
Whch appears 10 us TO be very just view OF the SIT
uation. We quote Bulk Meat nominal at y cts for
Shoulders and " cts for Sides, and Mess Pork at
30g3l q Dbl. The last sales of Lard were at II cts
for Butchers and 10 cts for prime City and New West
ern, but the orders here have all been Withdrawn,
and give correct quotations for IT to day.
Hogs are selling to Butchers at l4l5 cts but these
prices are far above the views of packers and they
are out of the market.
RICE.-CarolinI of which there is a little offering,
is held at l3 ts for prime new. and we quote East
India at from 81 to lQ4 cts currency.
SUGARS.-For Sugars the market continues heavy.
We note. however, sales to-day of So hhds. fair
Porto Rico at IA cts. We still quote as fol
lows, viz:-.Cuba and English Island at Il
%l cts for fair to good refining Rso l2 z eS
cts. for common to fair; 1904 cts; for good to
prime 4l4@l4% cts. for choiee, and Ccntrfugals a.
ceiyed here on Saturday.
REFINED SuGARs,-.No change has been made to-day
as follows viz Hard Crushed at lS24la19 cts; White
Soft Crushed at 1734@1S cts for A: i74@17 cts for
circle A; 179l71a cts for b 1654gl7 cts for Extra
and yellow at l5t4@l6 cts.
SALT.-LiverpoOl Fine is now in fair supply, and
it is selling at S425 for Ashtons and 1878 for other
brands. Ground Alum is steady at S235 a sack. and
we continue to quote Turks Island at 90 cts z
bushel.
SEEDS.-Cloverseed has advanced again, a lot Of
70 bushels selling to-day at SS.25 = bushe We quote
it ranging from IS to SS.25 4 bushe Timothy SEED
is still quoted at $35094, and FlaXseed at S3l095l5
2 bushel.
WHISKY-Whisky is selling in small lots at
S232Gl234 for Western, but quote S23l as the
nominal rate for lots of SO or 100 bbs. The demand
is limited.
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-19

southerly from the southwest corner of Caroline and
Monument Streets and at the south line of lot as
snd anu 10 belong 70 William Graeey
to ten feet alley there situated; thence southery on
the east side of said alley about fourteen feet to the
north line of lot assessed to and supposed to belong
to Christopher Johnson thence easterly on said north
line eighty feet to Caroline street; and thence north
ery on the west SIDE of Caroline street about fourteen
1eet to the beginning. Improvements, No. 1856 two
story and basement brick dwelling Assessed to Gen.
Joshua Taylor for State and city taxes for the years
No. 372-Improvements unnumbered, on the east
side Of Stricken street. described as follows Begin
ming for the same the east side of Stricken street.
about two hundred and seventy-six and one haffe
sOutherly from the southeast corner of Stricken and
Acenry Streets and at the northwest corner of the
mouse now 6ens described, and running and follow
ing the walls Of said house. easterly about thirty-ve
teet southerly about nine and half feet westerly
about nineteen feet s0utheriy about three feet west
erly about sixteen feet to Stricken street. and north
erly on the east side of Stricken street about twelve
and one half feet to the beginning A three story
brick dwelling and two story brick back building
Assessed to Daniel Ledey for State and city taxes for
'hS year a. lo91 LIZ
side of Stricken street. described as follows Begin
ming for the same the east side of Stricken street
about two hundred and thrty-nine feet southery
from the southeast corner of Stricken and McHenry
streets and at the northwest corner of the houses
now being described, and running and following the
walls OF said houses easterly about sixteen feet;
thence southerly about three feet thence easterly
about nineteen feet thence southery aboU nineteen
feet; thence westerly about nineteen feet; thence
sOuthery about three feet thence westerly about six
teen feet to Stricken street. and thence northerly on
the east side of Stricken street about twenty-five
feet to the beginning Two three-story brick dwell
lings and two story brick back buildings Assessed
to Daniel Ledley for State and city taxes for the year
1863. is is
No S79-Begnnng for the same at the southeast
corner of Cole street and Vincent alley and running
southerly the east side of Vincent alley about one
hundred feet to the north line of lot assessed to and
supposed to belong to William Ii. Hiss; thence east
erly on said north line about forty-nine feet to the
west line of lot assessed to and supposed to belong
to Henry ames and Ro bert Earckson thence north
erly on said west line about hundred feet to Cole
street about forty-nne feet to the beginning Vacant
Assessed to John H. Tucker for State and city taxes
Tor the years 1867. 1868 and lS64........... 1888
AUGUSTUS NJ. PRICE,
City Coec or.
nol1-s&wts J. B. CANNON 4nctoneer