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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-01-12

would realize large profits and restore
the funds OF the bank. When this
was done, he might have had no idea
of robbing the bank, but only to avert
the suspicious OF the Directors. In
these operations he has been unauc-
cessful Disaster after disaster fol-
lows in its train He goes to New
York, "tho base"oi all these operations,
and there finds he cannot redeem the
sums he has thus taken He realizes
what be can from tho amount he has
invested and "in the agony of despair
he leaves for parts unknown, desert
ing the companion OF his bosom, his
young child, and all his numerous re-
lations.
1t is another Of the results Of the
war This is the only reasonable in
depreciation Of the whole affair. We
cannot, with some Of our cotempora-
ries, join in imputing to him any yiler
motives He was not man who was
ayaricious, nor even placed as high an
estimate on money as he ought This
led him into extrayagances and pre-
cludes the idea that he has abscondod
with the funds Of the bank for the
sake of the money 1t cannot be pos
siblc that he would have taken such
step which would bring financial dis
aster to his father and uncle, and por
haps many of his next Of kin, withou
being impelled by "a train Of circum
stances" which left him no alternatiy
but to make his escape.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-01-12

Dc8~ The Musical Convention i'll this
place closed its session on Friday even
ing by grand concert. The high praise
in which the community speak of the
principal actors is not at all exager-
ated. The charming voice of Mrs.
Little the inimical comic songs of
Prof Cobb, and the executive ability of
Prof Emerson, are sufficient justif-
cation for the following resolutions:
l. Reso'ced, That we recommend
that these gatherings for the culHya-
ton of social and church music be
permanently established.
3D. Resolved, That in our Director,
Prof t. O. Emerson, of Boston, we
find an accomplished artist, and an
efficient instructor, who merits our adj
iniration and praise.
1 3D. RcSoiced, That to Prof Cobb,
and the lady, Mrs. Little, accompany
ing Mr. Emerson, we extend our heart
felt gratitude for the instrumental and
4 vocal aid they have rendered the Asso-
citation.
4th. Resoired, That to the Com
mittee Of arrangements, Messrs.
Philips, Stone, Farnsworth, Duren
= and others, we offer our sincere thanks
, for the fidelity and kindness eyinced
in making provisions every way salts
factory to the members Of the Asso-
citation
9Th. Resolved, That the generous
g hospitality of the citizens Of St. Al
q bans, which has been extended tc
members Of this Convention from
. abroad, merits the hearty thanks o
. all who desire the prosperity of this
p Association; and especially those who
Y have been the recipients Of this hospi
: tality.
9th. Resolrca, That the Association
acknowledge with pleasure and graft
tude the generous fayors of the officers
Of the different railroad companies, il
+ making liberal deductions in the pric,
a of tickets to those attending the Con
+ yention,
It'll. Resoiced, That The poem pre-
pared and read before the Association
: by Mr. Taylor, on Wednesday evening
e was faror which will be remem
: bercd with great pleasure and graft
: tude; that in the sense Of this con
. yention this musical address WAS com
y plete in melody, harmony, diminuen
y do, climax and closing phrase; and t.
e Mr.. Taylor our thanks are eminentl,
due.
Sth. Resolved, That the thanks o
4 the Association are eminently due it
, officers, for its general success an,
popularity, and we would especall
J recognize the untiring and well direct
+ ell efforts of our efficient Presiden
!. and Secretary, Messrs. H. A. Lyon
and S. NJ Trip, who have contribut
:, ed so largely to the success Of thi
u Convention, and many similar gather
ings.
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sent to a point near Kila,nor
OF Kerry, to suppress Feninn' y d gcagtn'y
parties. The constabulato,y u''liug
pulsed, but being reinforced g I fe.
companies Of the military r,, No
The Fonians meanwhile WOW rallied
lnforced, and again repulsed t us Fe'
sailants. There is possibly som ,ut .. a.
III the story, its circumstant;,i4 uq'l
ing in It's fnvor. '''llly be-.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-01-12

FRANcE AND THE U. s. The Presi-
dent has transmitted to Congress- the
correspondence ON the decree issued
by Macmillan in October, ordering
all liberals taken in arms thereafter
to be treated rs bandits When this
order was issued an impression is said
to have prevailed that Juarez had left
the country. 1t was reported, howev-
er, and apparently with truth, that
several officers taken at Santa Anna,
Amatlin, including Generals Ortega
and Sala2ar, We're shot under this de-
cree. Mr.. Seward instructed Mr..
Bigelow to call the attention of the
French government to the fact, and
Mr.. Bigelow, under date of Paris,
Nov 80, 1865, writes to Mr.. Seward
as follows:
"Sd- He IN Drouyn de Lhuys)
here referred to the representation
had made in regard to the shooting OF
the Mexican prisoners taken in war,
and also to the case of Nine. lturbide
Why, he said do not you go to Presi-
dent Jaurez? We are not the gov
eminent of Mexico, and you do us toe
much honor to treat us as such. We
had TO go TO Mexico with an army tc
secure certain important interests, but
we arc not responsible for Macmillan
or his government. He is accounta-
bic to you as to any other govern
ment and if he violates it's rights you
have The same remedies there that We
had
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MACMILLAN AND THE UNITED 9l'Y crk
The correspondent Of the New 5'rote Oh
Herald at the city Of Mexico s., Tlp5t q
the l4th of December an acco " zen.
an interview of an AmerlcaSt tba
tloman with Macmillan, N MI more
latter said he wished for pol!.nl .a,re d
than to make the aequaln atary Sc
President johnson and Secre aa;i be-
ward. II am convinced, s"it con
chat after a frank and hon'5 friends
versation, we should par. v have IN
No one desires more than l 70 UOeisbbo
your government gooa n' bIoeryesi
No one would reap better ao,rn thai
from the seed which ] have ,SSooS;millal
your nation" Possibly m rinnity to
may have the desired opgRI2 H. Iserari
talk affairs over with ~. ~
when he reaches Vera cruz
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Large Fire at Rutland.

Especial Despatch to the Burlington Timcs.)
RUTLAND, Jan. 3.
A fire broke ont about half past five
in the rear end of the grocery store Of
Simonds q Edison, in the south part OF
Union Block. conner of Merchants
Row and East Street, and rapidly ex-
tended through the entire block, burn
ing it to the ground.
The Rutland Fire Department made
hcrculean efforts to quell the flames,
but with no ayail-the water pipes
being frozen up SO that the supply OF
water from the wells and cisterns soon
gave out
The fire also extended to the large
building south of the block owned by
Harry Bryant, valued at $4,000 and
occupied as an eating saloon The
entire loss is estimated at one hundred
thousand dollars, about half insured.
The Union Block was valued at So
600, and owned by AIessrs Simonds,
Pond 4 Morse, and the Huntoon es-
tate. 1t was occupied by Edison X
Simonds grocers, Lansley's CONNER
cial College, kelbornes millinery es-
Enlistment, AIurneys billiard hall
Masonic Hall, the Offices of the Rut-
land 4 Washington Railroad Co.,
Norton & Robmsons, groCers, dr.
Chas. L. Aliens Office, Fishers Ipsm-
ance Office, Mclean 4 Robbins, jol
printers, Nathan Pierce, dry goods
Pond & Morse, druggists, and A. L
Morgan, grain store Heppily there
was no wind and therefore the spark,
did no damage, though the stables OF
Lyon, Quinn q Co. were in great dan
ger and were only saved through the
incessant labor Of the fremen.
This is the largest fire that ever oc-
cured in Rutland
Chester Kingsbury, . leading NOR
chant, and n member Of the Hook and
ladder Co, was badly hurt by falling
through a sky-lght, while working on
the building
Portions of tho walls Of the brick
block fell at intervals, and there were
several miraculous escapes Of the by.
ISLANDERS and 6rcmon Tho wind shift.
ed about II o'clock, pouring the
sparks upon the Hsra'd building, which
for some minutes was in considerable
danger Engine Co. No. ! OF Bran
don, fully manned, arrived on specia
train at ll.30 p. m, and relieved Tia,
fatigued flemen Of Rutland. At thi,
hour, midnight, the flames have spen
their fury, and nothing is lett but
heap OF Wondering embers.
The fire originated from Mr. ST
monds drawing Kerosene fluid from
barrel, a spark from lamp ignitin!
the oil.
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Gsy" At a meeting of the Montreal
and Vermont Junction Railroad, held
at Stanbndge on the 10th inst, the
following gentlemen we're elected di-
roctors
Philip p Moore, John Gregory
Smith Asa b. Foster, Lawrence
Brainerd, Joseph Clark, Joseph d.
Hatch, Francis G. DesRivieres
Directors meeting adjourned till
Jan 25ih.
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RSy~ A silver wedding vas celebrated
at the residence Of DIR. and Mrs. S. w.
Thayer, in Burlington. on Saturday
last, on the occasion of the 25th an
niyersary of their wedding day
Among the gifts presented to them,
says the daily Times were a costly gold
watch of American manufacture, cost
ing $3.50, and superb table service
of silver-plate of over sixty pieces,
costing over S700-comprising a large
tea salver richly engraved, tea set of
six pieces, elegant coffee urn, ice pitch
er, salver and goblets, dinner and
breakfast castors, dozen each of sill
yer forks, dinner and dessert knives
and nut-picks, pickle castor, revolving
butter dish, syrup-cup, call-bell, &c,
In addition to these Il table was coy
cred with beautiful presents, among
which We're an elegant wine stand OF
silver with bottles and goblets of boz
hemian glass, the joint offering of sew
eral gentlemen; rich solid silver cake
dish from Mrs. De Forest, of New
York, butter dish from Hon. and Mrs
Portus Baxter, butter dish and salt
cellars from tho Doctors Medical class
cake basket from DIR. and Mrs. Car
penter, silver dollar from G. +. Thaver
and number of spoons, salteellars
butter knives, &c, &c, from others
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rs5- The planters along tho Missis
sippi propose that the Government
should rebuild the levecs that the con
federates destroyed during their re-
bellion in their efforts to drown out
the yankees who had made n lodg-
ment among them to restore the su-
premacy Of the government. This
bare-faced impudenco is equalled ON
ly by some of the Kentuckians, who
contend that slavery is one Of tic "fa-
served rights Of the States, and can
not be taken away by constitutions,
amendment. We expect yet to sec
the representatives from the slave
States, and their Northern friends
making a move III Congress toward:
getting indemnity for slaves lost il
consequence of their efforts to destroy
the Union and build up an aristocri
cy on the cornerstone of which they
declared should be slavery
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A STRANGE NEEDING. The st. Louis
Democrat says that, few days ago,
Charles Moritz, areturned soldier, be-
ing anxious to marry and settle down,
offered an acquaintance $50 provided
he procured him a wife The bargain
was struck and Moritz'a friend and n
few others had a boy dressed up in
women's clothing, introduced him TO
Moritz, who was pleased, and "a con
federate Joker married the pair and re-
ceived 50 from the happy bridegroom
for tying the knot DLoritz also paid
over $40 for the wedding supper and
gave his bride handsome present in
money The sudden illness Of sis
ter called the bride away from the
wedding feast, and she did not return
Next day Moritz set out to hunt her up,
when he was told the whole affair was
a farce. He did not so discern the
matter, and the parties to it are in
Jail for trial on charge of swindling.
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This information was called for TO
facilitate the business Of the Speciol
Committee on the War Debt Of the
Loyal States, to whom it has been
refened.
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Cork is to be invested by mill
tary, naval and constabulary force Of
about 1000 men during the progress
of the Fenian State trials.
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ssg~ Victor Wright, of Weybridge,
lost Spanish Merino buck recently
for which he had been offered the
snug little SUM Of $4,000
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rs9- Mrs Wanna Hall, of Spring
held, seventy years Of age, during the
three months from August u to No
yember ~ Of the present year, spun
2l5 skeins yarn and wove 200 Yards
OF cloth 1t would take o smart yon,q
lady 10 beat that.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-01-12

Bay The Secretary Of war, in COM
pliance with a resolution of the House
Of Representatives, has furnished a
statement of the number of volunteers
called for by the President at various
periods. The first call was for rs 600:
the second, in July, 1864, for 100000:
and the third, in December, for 300
0O0-namely:
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Assessor 3D. District
Various Matters.

The Commercials special Washing
ton despatch says the crop of cotton
at Macon, Ga, alone for January, will
exceed five million dollars.
President Johnson expressed him
self decidedly to members of Congress
January 5th, in favor of the immedi-
ate admission of the Tennessee dele
cation.
The Evening Posts special Wash
lngton despatch says the Congression-
al JOINT committee ON reconstruction
have agreed not to divulge any of its
proceedings for the present
Government has good reason to be-
lieye that Napoleon in his speech at
the opening Of the French Chambers
this month, will announce the with
drawel of French troops from Mexico.
Then Austria will have to be dealt
with
President Johnson assured Il New
England Senator recently that it is
not his intention to assume any posi-
ton antagonistic toCongress and that
he desires TO tremendously cooperate
with the Legislative branch Of the
government,
The citizens Of Washington are
much excited at the prospect of negro
suffrage.
A general amnesty proclamation is
talked OF. The President in talking
with an applicant for pardon, who is
excluded under the $4,000 clause OF
The previous proclamation, said that
IN few days he would take up such
cases and that no case would be dam
aged by few days delay.
Fenian Fight ia Ireland.
NEW York, Jan. 9-Report says a
banking house in this city has received
dispatch from Ireland, stating that
a force OF the constabulatorv were
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-01-12

geE-Norman L. Whittemore, formerly
of Swauton, VT, and for number of
years prominent practitioner at the
bar OF this county, died at Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, on the 18th ult. He was
engaged for number of years in
Railroad speculations in the West
Failing in some of these, he resumed
his profession and gained considerable
eminonce Us n lawyer in Wisconsin at
the time Of his death He was en-
gagged in court on the day of bis death
and died in the evening of apoplexy.
ssS" Mr.. Henry Pond, wealthy
citizen Of Kcene, n H., and formerly
for many years the business associate
Of Mr. Noah Allen, of Burlington,
committed suicide by hanging himself
in an out-building, in Roxbury Mass,
on the "a inst His age was ~ years.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-01-12
Thirty-Ninth Congress.

FRIDAY, Jan. D.
Both branches of Congress reassem-
bled in Washington Jan 5. In tie
Senate a variety of petitions and reso-
lntions were presented hy Mr- sumner
and others, including q petition from
the Messrs Upton, of Boston for IN
demuity from the British government
for the loss OF ship burned by the
Alabama, and resolution calling up
on tho President for information re-
speeding the appointment OF provis-
ional governors which was adopted
A bill to enlarge the power of the
Freedmen Bureau was offered by Mr.
Trunbull. Mr. Summer offered
joint resolution proposing an amend
mont TO the Constitution guaranteeing
the payment Of the national debt, and
prohibiting the payment of any rebel
debt, and MIR Williams, Of Oregon, one
to make impossible the payment OF
compensation for any emancipated
slaves. In the House the attendance
was very small and little business was
done. Mr.. Spalding, of Ohio, made a
speech IN committee of the whole in
favor of requiring the Southern States
to give suffrage to the negroes before
permitting them to resume their rela-
tons with the Union. A resolution
was adopted, asking the President for
information as to the condition of the
lately rebel States. The committee
on commerce was instructed to inquire
into the expediency of repeating
the provision for the registering of
foreign vessels and of providing that
no American vessel which took foreign
papers during the war shall ever again
receive an American register Both
branches adjourned to Monday.
MONDAY, Jan s.
The U. S. Senate held brief ses-
sion, Monday, Jan. Sth. The creden-
sails of Mr.. Randall, senator elect
from Louisiana, were received and
laid on the table, Resolutions were
adopted inquiring of the President
whether our neutrality toward Mexico
had not been infi'inged by the order
forbidding the expectation of arms
over the frontier from California.
In the House, bill was reported
authorizing the Secretary OF the Treas
ury to issue six per cent. coin bonds to
fund all floating debts, with five per
cent, interest payable in Europe, and
providing that interest-bearing notes
shall cease TO be legal tenders when
due A resolution was adopted by a
vote of "a to 80, declaring that troops
ought not to be withdrawn from the
lately insurrectionary States until
Congress has investigated the matter
and pronounced such a measure safe
also one inquiring OF the President
whether any steps have been taken TO
restore to his mother the child Of
Iturbide, taken under pretence OF
adoption by Maximilian. A resolu-
ton was adopted strongly condemn
ing polygamy and directing an inqui-
ny into the conduct Of certain officials
in Utah.
Mr. Blaine of Maine offered a reso,
luton providing for an amendment tc
the Constitution SO as to apportiol
representatives and direct taxel
among the States according to popula
ton.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-01-12

bsyr We have received the first num-
Der of the North Western Farmer, a
very neatly got up agricultural pa
per in 1G pages, published at India
napolis, Indiana, by Messrs. Bland,
Meyers & Woodbury., at the low price
Of one dollar a year. The Home Us
itor, printed in quarto form, and de
voted to choice family reading, is also
published by the above firm at $500
n year, and is truly worthy of place
at every family freside.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-01-12

p@5~ Secretary McCulloch has is
sued an order temporarily removing
the prohibition upon the importation
OF Canadian horses, mules, and asses.
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Hail Rohb,ry.

RUTLAND, Jan. 3.
Soon after the alarm of fire this
afternoon the through New York mail
bags for Plattsburgh and ST. Adams
were stolen from the Rutland mail ear
and were shortly afterwards found I'M
der a paint shop, northwest of the
depot, ripped open and their contents
gone save a few papers.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-01-12

Gl5- The following item taken from
the Burlington 1imes shows how re-
liable paper cur neighbor publishes.
Somebody in the St Adams NcSsen-
ger is not strong in biography. The
telegraph dispatches a few days since
announced that Gen. II. S. Crawford
was raising recruits in Brownsville,
Texas, Tor the Mexican cause. The
Messenger on this treated its readers
to a sketch OF Maior-General S. w.
Crawford who, entirely innocent oil
the performances Of his namcsakc il
Texas, is now quietly passing his time
in tho execution Of his duties as an
officer Of the regular army, his station
being in the vicinity of the city o
Now York.
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Bay- As we see il is the custom with
newspapers throughout Vermont to
copy local items from each other with
ont giving credit, we accept the prac-
tico rs honorable; bat when we find
articles copied from Che TnANscHPr
entire and credit given to some other
paper as is often the case, we consider
the act an objectionable one.
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A Fonian Might inlroInn.l.

New York, Jan. 9-Report says a
banking house in this city has received
dispatch from Ireland, stating that
n force OF the constabulatorv were
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-12

n4- curious story is going the rounds
of mistake in a mustard plaster at a hotel
lady, whose husband was suffering from
cold, got up at midnight and went to fetch a
mustard poultice. 10 her agitation she mis-
took the room on her return, and went into
one where there was light burning as dlmIy
US that she had left--a room altogether sim
liar, and apparently her husband in bed fast
asleep. She applied the mustard poultice to
bis chest and sat quietly at bis bedside till 30
began to draw but it drew an iaf1riated
scream from the poor fellow who had been
the subject Of her unconscious solici,ude
At the sound Of the unaccustomed voice, the
nature OF the accident which had befallen
her, and her patient, was at once visible and
she rushed headlong from the mustared man
into the arms Of her liege lord. Both parties
told their story the next day, and had to
leave amidst the laughter Of the occunants
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-12

THos JEFFERSON AND JOHN RANDOLPH
We see this "Reminiscences going the
rounds
Randolph, being asked TO play chess on
one occasion, refused, and gave the fol,
lowing reason Il have not played al
chess for the last seventeen years ; the
very sight Of the board and men gives
rise to painful "reminiscences for the last
game | played lost me a personal friend
forever | was on the most intimate
terms with Mr.. jefferson, as you may
have heard, it being now matter of bisto-
~, and soon found that, politician and
philosopher as he was, be took more
pride in bis skill at chess than in anything
else. Very few could beat him, and at
last be could not endure defeat. Know
ing this and feeling that l was his match,
! had always declined playing, as l did
not want 10 quarrel with him, until one
unfortunate evening, when be touched
my Virginia pride in so pointed way that
| could no longer refuse with honor, aud
we sat down to the game. The contest
was warm. Greek met Greek. | at
length cried check mate, and be never
forgaye NE afterwards"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-12

NEW MATRIMONIAL ARRANGEMENT.-We
have learned that the matrimonial question
is the one that now most agitates the Afric.
ans in our city. Col. Thomas son, it appears,
requires every negro man who is living with
wench to come forthwith, pay him 81 50
for marriage license, and get Joined in the
holy bonds of wedlock. And further, he re-.
quires all negroes who have been married, to
obtain certificates from him in sanction Of
the alliance, for which they have also to pay
50 so. In view of this state of affairs the
negroes are moving around seeking for the
Whereabouts Of the small change, and speak
ing very disparagingy of the "bureau." The
negroes are beginning to look very suspi-
ciously at the institution, and think that it
is at least very doubtful affair.-Lou.
Courier.