National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-11-16

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appointed by Gov. Swami to sue
ceed the old board, and in the case
of Sheriff Thompson, who was ar
rested and committed for not sum
a posse in answer to the re
QUESTION of the newly appointed
Commiss Oners. The decision is ex-
pected to cover the whole ground
as to the legality of Gov. Swans
action, and the consequent legality
or illegality of Judge Bonds Court.
1t is generally believed that Coy
Swami will Immediately call an cX.
ira session of the Legislature, when
questions of great moment to the
people of the State shall he submit
ted for its consideration.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-The Rutland
Herald says that while out cunning
on Friday last, Eugene Corbin of
Bethel, was accidentally shot i'll the
head and killed He had never be
fore to the knowledge of his friends,
even so much as fired a gun. and
ONLY went out on the occasion i'll
question to CRAFTY a couple of young
boys who had importuned him to do
so. 1t seems he leaned his gun
against tree and in taking it up
the hammer caught in some project
ing bark and was lifted sufficiently
to discharge the piece in flying back
to its place when relieved. The
charge entered his head Just back
of the ear, passed upward through
the brain, splitting his head com
plctely open. He was about eighteen
years of age.
THE ADDITIONAL BOUNTY.-lt
1 has been decided by the government
authorities that enlisted men who
were discharged to accept commits
Sions as volunteer officers, though
they may have served period OF
two Years of the the full three years
term of service. are excluded from
participation III the benefit of the
additional bounty under the law OF
July %. 1866. Drafted men and
substitutes ARE also excluded from
the additional bounty.
notwithstanding the recent deci
sion that soldiers who have lost
their discharges cannot establish
their claims to the additional bonn
ty. inquiries continue to be received
at Washington asking whether some
cXpedicnt cannot be found to make
amends for the loss of discharge
papers. 1t should be distinctly IN.
derStood that the failure to present
the discharge with all applications
would be q mere waste of time aut
trouble.
VERMONT IEGISLATURE.- " HI
the Members .hc.-A Montpellc
correspondent of the Rutland Her
old gives the following facts in rcla
ton to the members OF the presen
Vermont legislature:
:. In the Senate. there arc tcl
farmers, seven attorneys. five mer
chants, two doctors and one cacl
manufacturer, teacher. cashier, tin
, smith and marble dealer. Twenty
, five are natives of Vermont. tire,
of Massachusetts,. ten each of New
uamnSire and Few York. Thrice!
are Congrcgationalists, five i.pisco
paiians. tour UuivcrsaliSts, one eac!
Unitarian, Baptist, Methodist Chris
tan and " liberal" aud three hay,
no preference. The oldest Senato
is Hon. Daniel Kellogg Of Windhan
: county, seventy-tive years old tn,
two Youngest, the Hon. Geo. y
Dale, OF Essex and Hon. Russell :
, Taft of Chittendcn, each in his thir
ty-Second year. Hon. Hiram Hair
low of Windsor County is the patpi
arch as respects experience. bein,
III his eighth year of service anC
Hon. Bradley Barstow and A. l.
, Soulc of Franklin county have eacl
been in the Legislature six years.
In the House there are one hun
| dred and torty-scven farmers, TWEEN
. ty-two merchants. thirteen LAWYERS
p twelve manufacturers. nine minis
tiers, six doctors and one or NOR
representatives of number Of 9th
, er occupations. among whom are
musician. retired merclIant.a hotc
, clerk and soap stone dealer, Twr
hundred and nine Of them are IN
tlNcs of Vermont, fifteen of Ney
Hampshire. nine of Massachusetts
and five of New York. Sixty.nin
are Congregationalists. thirty min
Mcthodlsts, thirty Baptists. twenty
? one Universalists and thirty-eigh
are disciples Of Gallo and :. car
for none of these things" enough +
; have any preference for one style o
religion above another. The oldcs
= member of the House and til
: youngest come from Orleans county
the former. Mr.. Hill of ALBANY. be
A., ing seventy-thrcc years old. and tn,
latter, Mr.. Bemis of Westmorc
twenty five. The most experience,
' legislator is Hon. a. l.. Miner. u
p Manchester, who has seen ten wear
} of service. Mr.. Prout of Rutland
Mr.. Stewart of Middlebury. Nj
Harris of Windham and Mr.. Bucl,
ley of Sheffield, have each serve,
- seven years. Rutland county send
tennew Representativcs-morc thai
any county in the State.'
The wife of Thomas Moran q
Cleveland, Ohio, went to market OF
Wednesday last, locking up her tw,