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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-05-12
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Il Containing the FLAG AND BUILDING SToN,
l 'euAkklkS, about four miles above Sunbpry, alon
De river, sbjcining lands Of Jahn Smith and other
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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-05-12
-" uViN t IIhN NANfT,
late Brevet Maj. Gen. Y. S. Vols.

SOLDIERS CoSvESrIos.-In compliance with a
call issued by Gen j. +. Hartranft for Convention
of the soldiers Of Pennsylvania, TO be held at Pitts
burg, on Tuesday, the 9th of June, the soldiers of
Northumberland county who were engaged in sup.
pressing the rebellion respectfully requested
meet at the Court House, in sunbury on Friday, the
26th inst, o'clock p, NJ, to elect delegates to
said Convention. .....
GRs. c. C. MCCORMICK,
Col. JOHN McCLEERY,
GAIT. HEBER PAINTER.
CAPT. ALEX. CALDWELL,
CAPT. DANIEL OYSTER,
CAPT. J. H. RESSLER
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-05-12

We have Photographs, large and small, OF Gesry
and Clymer. Agents wanted to sell them. Send
IS cents for specimen copies by mail postage paid.
Address, BARTLESON CO, Gil Chestnut st.
Philadelphia, May IL, '66.-2m ..t
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

Insurance against burglars is the
last thing.
The careful Germans never killed
anybody on their railroads.
"A circle of earthworks is to pro-
tect Toronto from the fearful Feniaha.
Corn in the West is selling in the
crib at from ten to twenty cents bush
ell.
The Ohio republicans bet heavily
on $4,000 majority for Gov. Cox. He
had 29,936.
The stationing ofa part Of the goth
regiment of the New York state militia
as a guard over the Fenian congress,
naturally excites comment.
The number Of suicides in New
York city and Brooklyn average about
one hundred per annum. As many more
attempt to destroy themselves, and are
saved by friends.
Petitions to the home government,
looking to peaceful secession from Eng
land and annexation to the United
States, or the formation ofa separate
government, are circulating in the ru-
raj districts OF Canada.
"A man who stood unwittingly In
front OF moving train at Rochester, N
Y, the other night, and whose life was
saved by the intrepidty of a policeman
who perilled his own, offered the police.
man fifty cents for his kindness.
M. Lisis, a Paris astronomer, has
lately demonstrated that on the 10Th Of
June, 1861, the earth passed through
the tail ola comet. The transit occu.
pied four hours, and was the first thing
Of the kind in the history of the world.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

upon the seats of cars aud omnibuses
TO the extent OF only five or six feet or
so They should no longer allow them
selves 10 be limited In the cruel way
that they have been, Henceforth we
advise them to spread out to the full ex.
OF seyen feet at least, unmindful wheth.
er any unlortunates of the other sex are
suspending themselves by the straps
from the car roof or not. Seven feet
across is the legal limit, ladies'. The
law allows 1t and the court awards it,"
--NlN York Tones.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

The ADAMS EXPRESS CoMPANY.-By
rare good luck the Adams express com
pany have obtained all the gold and
most of the property stolen from their
safes on the New York and New Haven
railroad, Saturday night. Tristan, the
old Norwalk shoemaker who was paid
$25 by his cousin, Gus Tristan" to
carry part of the plumber to New York,
accompanied officers to that city on
Tuesday, and the whO,e amount carried
by him was found at Gus sisters in Di-
vision street, where the old man left it.
This capture included 1915 in gold coin,
$4,000 in seven-thirty bonds, ST $50 in
unsigned national bank notes, s5457 in
national bank notes, signed, sand gold
bills valued at $280-amounting it all
to $113,762. A search in the chamber
at Tristams, in Norwalk, which the rob
bers occupied, disclosed a quantity Of
ashes and some papers bearing the
marks of the express company and
this was probably the place where the
envelopes and papers accompanying the
money were burned. A preliminary
hearing in the case Of Clark and Gus
Tristan had been held at Norfolk, re-
sulting in holding each of them in S25,-
900 for trial Old Tristan was also ar
rested, but circumstances went SO
strongly to show that he was the unwlt'
ting tool of the burglars, that he has
been released. John B. Bannore, at
whose house in New York, the money
was found was concerned in the robbery
and was arrested at New York in fash
ionabe house Of ill-repute, where his
princely munifcence to the inmates, and
his lavish expenditures generally, at
tracted notice. All the four men now
under arrest are known to the New
York police as thieves Of the worst
class, The entire amount stolen is now
believed to be less than $250,000
When the robbery was known at Cos
Cob, Ct, where the robbers were be-
lieved to have left the train, acres Of
ground were carefully searched, and
every bit Of fresh dirt overhauled by
persons who hoped to find some Of the
treasure buried.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

ANOTHER OLD LABY.-Mrs. Fanny
Dawley of Mount Holly, now iu her S1st
year, spun, during the past fall, $50
skeins Of wooden yarn, besides doing a
considerable share Of the homework Of
the family. She usually spun a days
work" day; but the last day she spun
she was taken sick with the typhoid
fever, and left her days work unfinish-
ed. Hopes are now entertained that she
will recover, finish her "steut," and
spin good deal more.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

NEGRo SUFFRAGE IN TUE DISTRICT OF
CoJUMBIA.-A Washington dispatch says
the Republicans of the House Of Repre-
sentatives held a caucus at the Capitol
on Thursday night with Hon. Justin
Morrill, Of Vermont, in the Chair, and
Ignatius Donnelly as Secretary. The
meeting was held with reference to the
question Of suffrage in the District OF
Columbia, and continued for nearly four
hours. The bill now pending before the
House was discussed at length, and va
rious motions and suggestions were
made concerning it. Although no def
mite understanding was arrived at, it
was evident that the majority were OPP
posed TO the bill as reported from the
Committee on Judiciary, which simply
proposes to strike from all laws In force
In the District of Columbia the word
rwhite.h Several gentlemen were in
favor OF passing bill for new form o.
government for the District, Congress:
10 possess direct control of affairs
But the general sentiment was that thu
qualifications for suffrage should beal
equally on both white and black, in
Guiding the capacity to read and write
The pending bill. 1t Is probable, will b'
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

The LUMBER BUsINBss,-TAe aggre-
gate amount Of lumber N Burlington
belonging to the two establishments OF
c Ii. Blodgett 4 Son aud l., Barnes 4
Co. is about S8,00OO00 feet, and the to-
tai amount paid annually for labor
and freights is $4,000, The whole Of
this great business is Of comparatively
recent Inauguration; the Messrs, Blod
gett beginning in 1852, Mr. Rolfe com
ing to Burlington in 1855 and MIR
Barnes starting IN 1855, which is pretty
rapid growth.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

THB MIssIssQUoI BAUK.-Ihe st, Al
bans Transcript says that Henry Howes.
ESQ. formerly Cashier of the Mississ-
quoi Bank, has recently Investigated the
books Of that concern, and succeeded in
fully exoneratiug himself from certain
suspicious which had rested upon him,
A package containing $4,000 in Miss
issquoi Bank bills, apparently never
used was found in MIR. Hnbbei's private
chamber Wednesday forenoon This
will diminish the loss Of the bank to
that amount.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

PROBABLE RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY
STANTON. the Goth Secretary Stan
ton will complete four years of service
as chief Of the War Department, and
there are indications that he may then
resign, though we cannot credit the sug-
gestior that he is to supersede Mr.. Ad-
ans IT. the court of St. James. The
country is greatly indebted to Mr.. Stan
ton for his untiring industry, energy
and fidelity through the four years OF
our national peril and suffering; and
though he has sometimes provoked cen
sure by nasty aud passionate words and
acts and by a self-assertion verging on
the despotic, we believe his former as
sistanc secretary does not at all cXag-
gerate, when he says in his Chicago Re
publican
II the history of these four years
shall ever be written with full knoWl-
edge OF all the facts, by any lover OF
democracy and of humanity,-andt this
seems almost too much to hope,-it will
demonstrate that, next to the wisdom
and fidelity of Abraham Lincoln, the
success OF our arms is due to the I'M
wavering resolution, the sleepless devo-
ton, and the ever fertile resource of
Edwin NJ Stanton
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

MI. MAEsPIsLD RAILRoAD.-The citi.
Gems of Morrlstown held a town meet
ing last Saturday, and voted by q ma
jority of 166 to 90 to authorize their Sc
lect men to take stock in the BIT. Mans
field Railroad to the amount of $4,000.
The resolution was afterwards amended
so as to forbid the payment of any Of
this sum for the purposes of engineer
ing or surveying, bat to be expended in
the sotua building of the road,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

ENrERPRIsISa, -Messrs, Pond & Morse
are putting up a temporary building on
the vacant lot north OF the Bardwell
House an few rots south Of their
old stand. They expect to have 1t
ready for occupancy and business with
in week
In addition to what has already been
expressed u their published card, they
desire Ia return their Niucerc hanks to
Messrs Fred Sllnson. A r. Fuller II,
II. Paine asd others ion ahprdlps them
temporary storage,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

MUSTERED OUT.-Among the l01 Bre-
vet Major Generals and Brigadier Gen
erals mustered out by General Order
1853 Just promulgated, are our Vermont
generals, William Wells and James N.
Warner. General Stannard is now the
only Vermont general retained IN the
service Officers of the regular army,
going out Of the volunteer service IN
der the order, are ordered to report in 30
days for duty with their proper regi-
ments.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

A RAILWAY TRAIN FIRED lNTo.-One
of the most diabolical outrages we have
been called upon to record in these days
of violence and disregard of law, was
committed Monday at the Twelve Mile
Switch, on the Louisville, New Albany
and Chicago Railroad, AS the train
passed this station, three men were seen
near the track, who, without the slight
est provocatiOn, and actuated by the
most fiendish spirit fired into the ladies
car with revolverS. Fortunately no one
was hurt by this fiendish act but this
was not owing to the sCoundrelS who
did the shooting. The train was stop
ped after it had proceeded about one
mile from the station, and ThOs. Hanlin
the conductor, Rodger Martin, Thomas
RYAN, Peter Ryan and Chas. Lanstordi
started back to attempt the capture OF
the villains. After an exciting race
they succeeded in capturing one OF them
named jacob Boyles, just as he was IN
| the act of firing upon the party. Boyles
was knocked down and pretty severely
beaten by some Of those in pursuit. HC
was then secured and brought to this
CITY, where he arrived on the train last
night. He was placed in Jail, and as
| the offence was committed in CIarB
County will, we presume, be removed tt
that county for trial.
The confederates of BoyIeo IN thi;
damning crime will no doubt be arrest
ed to-day, as they are known. We sin
cerely hope they will not escape Thei
offence is a most heinous one. and calls
for prompt and severe punishment. Thu
safety of the community demands tina
such villains should be incarCerated TO
life in the penitentiary. -New albany
(Iad. J Ledgey.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18
RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, JANUARY IS, 1866
Amending the Constitution

Our readers have noticed that various
amendments TO the Constitution have
been proposed in Congress, designed to
establish a new basis OF representation,
or new and uniform qualification OF
voters for national officers, OF
these proposals of amendment the fol-
lowing ere the ones that perhaps hnd
most avor, with the objections urged
against each,
It IS proposed to apportion represent
atives in Congress according to the num-
her Of Iede! eoters in each state, South
Carolina, for example, had in 1860, a
free population of sol 1902 and a slave
population of 4O2, 400. At present, in
apportioning representatives, three-hIths
Of the colored population is added to
the white. Under this proposed amend
ment, only the voters of the white pop
ulation would be counted, in case the
right o! suffrage should be refused to
the blacks; if this right should be
granted them, then the number Of white
and black voters combined would deter
mine the number of that states repre-
sentatives. And so of the other states,
Thus, 70 increase their representation in
Congress, a very strong Involvement
would be brought to bear on the South
ern states TO confer on their freedmen
the right OF suffrage. One objection tc
this amendment is this owing to th(
large emigration of young men from
the Eastern TO the Western states, The
proportion OF voters to the entire popu
lation IN the latter states is much largeI
than in the former. The East therefor,
would lose while the West would gain
largely in number Of representatives
Another objection is that the influence
OF the amendment would be to lowe
the standard of qualification for sufrag
everywhere as each state would striv
to make It's number Of voters as larg
as possible,
Anothel proposed amendment create
Uniform educational qualification 70
voters Tor national officers, making NJ
distinction on account Of color or race
This /. IS believed, would place suffi
cien- power in the hands Of the freed
men Tor their protection, and its infiu
ence would be to elevate and purify tn
ballot Dox, by requiring all voters to b
able at least to read, and would offer
strong inducement to all to acquire tina
ability. This amendment is objected t
in some portions of the Northern state
because il would admit to the ballot
box their own black population whic
is now excluded-a very miserable oh
lection.
Another proposition is to apportio
representatives according to the Who
number Of inhabitants, ercepttsg those
whom political rights or privileges al
denied or abridged by the constitutio
or laws OF any state on account of rae
or color" This is not liable to either
the objections urged against the frs
proposition above mentioned; does NJ
interfere with the second, one way I
the other, and is the proposal of amen'
ment which, it is said, is generally f
vored by the New England members
Congress.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18
amended in accordance with the above
view.

THR NEW YoRK WEEKLY MAGAZINE
This new and popular magazine has
taken a great start in popular favor
The number for January 18th contains
the first chapters Of new popular tale
entitled "How made Fortune Ia Wall
Street and How l got Married, ~ written
by a gentleman of long experience In
the ms and outs of that celebrated To-
cality. The great charm Of this story
is that it is a collection OF facts, with
only change of names, and 1t promis-
es a great deal of information that Will
be of thrilling interest to the general
reader, and of particular Importance to
every one who wishes to know how IoI-
tunes are made and lost in New York
This Magazine has forty eight handsome
pages, and contains great variety OF
popular tales domestic stories, pithy
ESSAYS and sketches of travel, and Is
sold at the remarkably cheap rate OF ten
cents copy, by all newsdealers,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

TuE OLD SroBY.-Peter Nassau, Il col
ored pauper of the town Of Pomfret IS
the oldest man in Vermont being re-
ported at 1870 years.
Peter was a body servant 81 Gen.
Washington, and It IS certain that ne
cannot be over yo,Hg. He was exhibited
by Gov. Payne in 1840as the the old war
horse Of the colored wings His right
Of suffrage, even at that day there was
nobody to dispute in free Vermont.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

Po11rIoAL.-Mr. Woodbridge Of Yer
mont voted with Mr. Raymond, and four
or five other republicans and the demo-
Gratis, against the resolution adopted by
the House, declaring that the military
forces of the Government ought not to
be Withdrawn from the rebel States IN.
til the two Houses of Congress shall
have ascertained and declared their
further presence there no longer neces-
sary.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

TIE MENDBLssoHS CHORUS CLUB.-At
the Annual Meeting of this Musical As
ISOLATION held last Thursday evening,
the following officers were elected for
tse Year ensuing; Charles a. Kinsmau,
President c. AZ. Haven, Vice-president;
A. FL. Cobb. Secretary: W. D. Goodnow.
Treasurer; O. O. BidvelI. Musical Dirsc-
tor.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

MDDLEBURY CoLIEGE,-Ex, President
Labaree has issued an address to the
people Of Addison County, He says the
College needs and must have one hun
dred thousand dollars. Towards this
forty-fve thousand has been subscribed
and in order to bring it to the point
where the subscriptions become binding
fifteen thousand more must be raised
soon
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

DONATION V1sIT.-There will be a do
nation visit at R. w. Pitts Hotel in Sud
bury, on Thursday eve January 18th
1865 for the benefit of Rev. Il. F. Rus
tedt and family. All are respectfully
invited to attend by the committee.
Sudbury Jan. II, 1865.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18

TIE PROPER DIAMETER or CRGNOLINB.
The question Of the proper diameter
of a lady's skirt has recently received
an authoritative decision-nOt a decis-
ion by the laws Of taste, nor in a court
of fashion, by which these matters have
been usually determined but regular
judicial determination in a court of law
ia England It. seems That while a
lady Va- passing along the street in
London nr Grr>, caught upon Il nail
projecting from a paCkiuG-bOX which
had been ,r,L on The sidewalk, and the
result wa-a hidCOuS rent, whereupOn
the lady, in righteous indignation made
claim for damages The Owner of the
packing box. either conscious that he
was in the wrong or DESTROYS 10 save
trouble, undertook to have the dress re
paired but the piece of silk which he
put In did not match the rest closely
enough to suit the offended lady, where
upon her husband brought suit against
him for wrongfully obstruCtng the
public highway, whereby he had suffered
injury. The unfortunate paCking-boX
man undertook to defend himself from
this claim, by proving that the side
walk was ten feet wide, and that the
offending paCking-bOX occupied only
three feet on one side Olit, leaving the
lady au unrestricted passage seven feet
wide. lie claimed that this was room
enough, and that it was negligence,
therefore, on the lady's part, to run
against the nail. But the court held
otherwise, aud gave Judgment in the
plaintiffs favor for all the injury which
the dress had sustained, with cost. So
that it may, we suppose, be understood
heneeforth that diameter Of seven feet
IS within the proper nd legal limits of
lady's skirt. There is one class of our
ladies whose especial attention we de-
sire TO call to this decision. We mean
hat c!sss Who spread out their skirts