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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-20

DEGRADING SUPERSTITION IN SWEDEN.
AT late execution in Sweden a vast crowd
assembled, some Of whom endeavored to be-
come possessed Of some drops Of the blood T
the victim, ihinkiog they would so obtain a
specific against epilepsy, cramp, and other
diseases. 1t was even observed that family
in the higher ranks Of society, in large tow n,
had gone from some distance to the place OF
execution Tor the express purpose Of obtain
ing this talisman, which they were most ca
ger to procure as a remedy for one of their
children who had been grievously afflicted
lmmed iately after the execution the crowd
pressed around the scafold, and the military
guard had great difficulty in keeping them
off; but no sooner had the troops and the
police been Withdrawn than men and women
rushed forward and scraped the ground with
their hands that they might collect some OF
the bloody earth, which they subsequently
into their mouths, in The hope that
they might thus get rid of their diseases.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-20

Secretary Welies has written a letter in
dorsing the Philadelphia convention.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-20

UNION REPUBLICAN DIsrRI IT CONVENTION
The Union publican voters Of the Firsi Congre, s.
siOnal District Of Vermont hereby requested meet
in Mass Convention al Midilebury, on Wednesday Aug
Is, 1865 at IL o'eotk A. NJ, for the purpose u nomi
mating candidate 10 represent said district in the 4Oh
Congress Of the United States and any other
business proper 10 come BET re the CONVENTION.
A GABDsER,1
NJ @. RvE-T.. IA. ~,
o. W GRAsDEY, us NO"
q W WILLARD.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-20


tency Of the Times, but Of the Caledonian we ex-
pected Gurer course
Aside from Judge Poland's home papers, in
Caledonia, Orleans and Lamoille it is remarkable
that the only two papers in the State which favor
him are the Ratland Herald and Burlington Times
both in Western Vermont. The Herald has
been rather quiet Of late publishing little on the
Senatorial question, except an elaborate argument
for Judge Poland by c. c. Dewey, Esq 1t is
creditable TO the attorney, but runs altogether
against the wind. But why should these Western
Vermont papers interfere with Eastern Vermont
and oppose Mr. Morril2 We can give no reason
for the Times except that its editor knows moth
ing of the virtues Of justice, propriety and pru-
dence. As To the Herald. we remember that Mr.
Hale is one Of the editors--a gentleman who went
with The Silver Grey Wings Of Vermont whrn Mr.
Morrill, did not go with them-that is when Daniel
Webster, by his 9TH Of March Speech abau-
doned the anti-slavery Wings and went over to
the slayocracy. Mr.. Gay, the editor-in-chief, is
Gov Dillinghams Secretary, and naturally is in-
terested in sustaining the Governors appointee.--
Is that the milk in the Herald's cocoa-nut9
Or CoURsE. II President has vetoed the
second Freedmen's Bureau bill
WELL DoNF.-Both Houses promptly passed
the Freedman's Bureau bin over the veto; the
House 1870 to 33, and the Senate 80 to r. Sena-
tors Poland and Edmunds voted for the bill
Montpelier is to have a brass band The citi-
zens have already contributed $1,000 for the uiir-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-20

Apropos OF the arrival Of General Sherman
in Boston, story OF good thing Of his, II
not entirely new, is interesting. In political
conversation with a number OF officers at his
headquarters in 1864, one Of the members
addressed General sherman with &c.
General who will you vote for -
shall vote for neither"
Not vote That is very strange"
"I'll tell you why" said the General. 81
never voted but once, aad then l disfrsnchis-
ed myself"
Such oo,s Of wonder and increiulity as
this produced may be imagined, but the
General, paying no attention thereto, pro-
ceeded -
81 never voted for President but once
in my life, and that was for Buchanan, and |
am since satisfied tia. any person who was
fool enough to do that, has not sense enough
to exercise the elective franchise. l disfran-
chised myself and consequently shall not
vote"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-20

We have, on the official report of Congressional
debates, convicted the editor of the Burlington
Times OF utterly peUerting the speech Of Senator
Wilson, and Of thus attempting by ialsehood to
defame Mr. Morrill,. week or more has elapsed
and the editor of the Times has therefore had half
a dozen opportunities to correct his ms-statement
and apologize for the personal wrong done to
both Senator Wilson and Mr. Morrill, He has
done neither, but chosen deliberately, in the face
OF the official record, to stand in this matter as
fasider and delamer, truthess and honoress. We
have hardly expected this course towards Mr..
Morrill,, though for three years we have known
that he has thus treated ourselt In our case, he
could plead personal spite As to Mr.. Morrill,,
we think it must be only case of natural depray-
ity. In any event, we thank the editor Of the
Times for enabling US to exhibit to our readers
the true character OF the who has for years at
tempted to abuse us. 1t is no longer possible for
him to injure anybody in the estimation of our
readers
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-20

We truly interpreted the insinuation Of the Mont
peler correspondent of the Boston Post. In an
other letter, dated July Is, he SAYS:
lie Poland will also, without doubt keep his
eye steadiastly fixed upon the coming era day of
national politics, the l4th Of August, with the hope
that the people in Vermont aud elsewhere, will
take up the atiorm adopted by that Convention
and the axe of the President will do the rest Of
the business towards the organization of party
that will ignore all revolutionary measures (see
Poland's speech on the habeas corpus) aud wipe
out every vestige Of radicalism in the nation -
Many wseacres in Vermont confidently believe
that Poland will 60 into that Convention heart and
soul. He cannot well avoid it, and if he does
this-takes time by the lore-top Can operation to
which most politicians are indebted for success) he
may, with the aid Of his railroad chart of corrup-
ton and such other allies as he may fairly hone
to obtain, make his point. Indeed there is more
than strong probability that if he adopts this
policy he will more than succeed-he will Kill Off
Smith and Morrill,, and get vacant chair besides
-Bost0H Post, July 10.
This man is a foolish mschefmaker. He knows
perfectly well that Senator Poland cannot 90 with
President johnson and the Pewter Convention
without committing political suicide. In no State
is political treachery more thoroughly and heartily
detested than in Vermont as has been amply
proved in the eases of John Tyler and Willard
Fillmore. Neither OF them could ever raise
corporal's guard in Vermont, office-holders in
cluded. Poland's chances for the Senatorshp are
not good, but we have too much confidence in
both his principles and prudence to anticipate that
he will 90 over to the copperheads for that reason
Van Ness once tried that game, forever lost the
good opinion Of the people, and banished himself
from the State. We again set this down as
deiamer of Senator Poland.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-20

ELECTION OF SENAroEs.-, enator Clark
dill, regulating the election Of United States
Senators, has passed the Senate by a vote Of
25 to II. l. remains to be scted upon in the
House, but it Is not likely that it will be in
terlered with there. As passed, the bill
provides
First. That the Legislature Of any State
next preceding the expiration Of Senatorial
tenn. shall elect on the second Tuesday after
it's organic alton su cessor Of the retiring
Senate. The voting hall be viva 01ce and
the name Of person receiving majority Of
the votes cast in such House shall be entered
upon TIE journal of each House, and a Joint
meeting If the two Houses shall be convened
at | ? o'clock the following day ; and if the
same person is found to have received ma
jority he shall! be declared elected but if the
same person shall not have received msiori-
ty If the votes OF both Houses, or if either
House shall have failed 20 take proceedings
as required, the joint assembly shall proceed
to choose, UiVa voVe, and The person receiving
a ma ority Of the votes Of all the members
being present and voting, shall BE- declared
duly elected.
Second. That where a-vscancy shall exist
on the opening Of session of Legislature,
an election shall be held on the second Tues
day after lie organization, and if a vacancy
shall occur during the session, it shall be
filled on the second Tuesday after the Legis-
lature shall have been organized aud received
notice Of such vacancy
Third. That the Governor shall certify
such election and the Secretary of State coun-
tersign the certificate to the President of the
Senate.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-20

Or CoURsE. ~ The President has vetoed the
second Freedmen's Bureau bill
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-20

The n. Y. Tnbune's Washington cores
pondence gives the following items respecting
the proceedings Of he Congressional Repub-
lican caucus Of last Wednesday evening:
The question Of adjournment then came
up. Senator Lane Of Indiana spoke warmly
aud exciiedly. While he favored an early
adjournment be hoped something would be
done to prevent the threatened displacement
of Union ofliee-hoiders. and the substitution
Of Coppeiheads in their place. Senators
Conness and Wilson also spoke on this sub
ject. The latter said he had tried hard to
keep toom believing that the President had
gone over to the Coppertcads, but he was
now fully convinced that his worst fears were
being realized.
A resolution was offered that no Union
member of Congress would countenance the
Phllsdel phiA Convention. The yeas and nays
were dtmandr4 aod recorded. and the result
was the unanimous passage Of the resolution.
1t was Stated by several gentlemen that
Mr. Seward hadIeceu;iy expressed The opin-
ion that he Presidents ought to and would
call he Southern members and Senators elect
together, and recognize them as IL. Consti-
turonal Congress"
We don't believe Mr.. Seward holds that a
minority Of Congress, even if entitled to seats,
constitute the Congress.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-20
GJlattbman & State 5ournaI.
MONTPELIER. JuLY 20. 800.

As Mr. Walton could not get his resolution
through for Mr.. Morrill,. we suppose be will con-
slider his paper censurcd' We think MIR Wal
ton has made agraye mistake. w. utiand Hraid.
As Mr. Walton couid have got his resolution
probably seventeen, out Of the eighteen repre-
sented, he does not consider himself censurcd nor
did he make a mistake. He preferred the resolu-
luton as adopted, as being the most proper, and
introduced it in the other form simply because he
had been told that the only Poland man on the
Senatorial ticket desired to have it so. On being
assured that this was mistake, he very cheerfully
accepted the amendment. The Herald has no
reason TO expect the vote Of Washington County
for Judge Poland, and had better count it for Mr..
Morrill,.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-20

The Burlington Times alirms, "upon excellent
authority that Washington County Convention
was not for Mr.. Morrill,, and that that was the
reason L. p. w. accepted Mr.. Poland's amend
ment The last statement is entirely false, and
the authority is not worth a straw, as those who
attended the Convention know very well. Aside
from the lawyers, and sundry persons drummed
into the Convention from Montpelier by our friend
j. Poland and his sons, we know of hardly Po-
land man in the Convention. Mr. Poland do
seph) is as shrewd and successful manager as we
know, but he could not manage to get Con-
veutiou for the Judge in this County II he could
have done IT, the Times needs no assurance Of ours
that Mr.. Poland would have moved and carried in
structious for the Judge. Why didn't he do it,
Mr. Times?
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-13
CR0QUET.

Cousins. leave me here a little, go to chicken and
Leave ne here. and when you want me, let them
ring ths luncheon bell.
'Tis the place, and IL the zreensvard a. Of old the
Where / dssf met Amy ThOrtOn, and voted her
A"du.k."
Amy Thornton !. / can see her. with her naIIet
And her nttls feet placed dsaIy in the attitude 1
like.
Many q morning when the dew-drops had been
chased away BY dawn,
Did 1 look on Amy Thornton moving slowly Ger
the lawn. =
Many q morn I saw her tresses fairly floating on
the wind.
And 1 blessed be. for her ChigaOa as it lightly
hung eshiud.
Then about the lawn / wandered, with my Amy
And l made a hssp ofsonnets, fun Of '%loTers'' and
"stArs" and moons"
In the Spring the lawn was shayen close as any
In the spring my youthful fancy lightly turned to
Amy 7.
And 1 said. "Bevitehing Amy, tell me mid this
Shall We 20 through life together, as we went
through hoops to-dayf"
Then she turned with eyes whose splendor seemed
to shoot one through and through,
''If find no richer sutton, why, then IN put up
with you"
Many q morn weplsyed together, while my friends
did Rought bnt SCOT,
Till she played s'loose ~croquet" with me, and began
to take two off,"
Oh, my Amy, reptile hearted, so IS to put me in
afx,
Oh, the horrid hoops and mallsts /! oh, the wrstched
balls and sticksl
FAlser than the fAlsest partner in the middle Ofthe
game,
Missing two hoops in succession, and incensed at
barring blame.
1t is well to wish thee harry, erOquet games with
me are sweet,
Can yOu love a nsn Whose mallst only hits his
clumsy feet?
Yet it shall be. You will lover to the level of his
play,
And the distance of your croquets viii he lessened
day By day.
With my intellectual optics 1 look scOrn upon
your game,
Get thee to thy feeble ''duner, well, he merits
such a nsme.
Hark, my laughing!oousins call me, and 1 leave the
fatal place,
While from lawn and garden slowly fades the faith
less Amy'B face,
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-13
The Cuban RevoIutIon.

The Baltimore San publishes the fol-
lowing account of a rumored revolt in
Cuba, which they received specially from
Capt. Rollins, of the steamer Cuba, which
arrived yesterday from Havana on the
4th inst.
a lew hours previous to the sailing of
the Cuba, 8 citizen of Havana received a
letter from Puerto Principe, giving an
account of a serious revolt at that place.
The Cuban officials had not made public
any account Of the affair, but the state
ments of the writer of the letter are said
70 have created intense excitement at
Havana.
The substance of the letter is to the fol-
lowing effect About the 2ath ult. infer-
nation was sent to the civil and military
authorities of Puerto Principe to the Cap
tain Generalin Havana that in that place
as well a in the -neighberhood, a spirit of
revolt was observed for some time mast
aud reasonable language used openly in
public places. The authorities at Havana,
however, paid no heed to the warning
until the news came that a portion of the
population had broken out in open revolt
and declared for the Independence of
Cubs" and a separation from the Span-
government" On the LIST inst. a mil
itary force consisting of five companies
stationed at Puerto Principe was sent
the insurgents to bring them to
order.
A fight ensued, in which the Colonel
was killed and two other officers mortaIly
wounded, while three companies of the
soldiers went over to the insur-
gents. The latter, thus reinforced and
numbering sever thousand men, pro-
ceeded to the mountain region.
The moment this news was known in
Havana:.three steamers we're dispatched
troops to the place of revolt; but
before they were fairly on the way, (which
vas on the 3D. the stirring intelligence
lrrived that four steamers with two thou
and troops on board, made their appear
1nce near Nuevitss, bearing the Gillian
lag, and effected a landingi in the vicinity.
All the discontented thereupon pro
'eeded to the place of rendezvous, and it
vas believed the revolt had its ramifca-
ions throughout the whole island.
Among those who left Puerto Principa
here were about one thousand negroes
it is asserted, were armed BY their
to join the insurgents.
The whole affair was looked upon as a
'eneral revolution of the natives to free
themselves from the Spanish rule.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-13
AMERICAN WATCHES.
REASONS WHY THE
Am ERIC WATc Il
Is THE REST

is TIE BEsr.
It Is made on the best principle. It's frame b
composed of s0LID PLATES. No jar can inter
fere with the harmony Of Its working and no sud-
den shock can damage its machinsry- Every
piece is made and finished BY machinery Gtself a
nous for its novelty, as well IS for its elective
ness) and is therefore proper y made. The watch
. what all mechanism should be-AoCURATE,
SIMPLE, STRONG AND ECoEoMI0AL. Ex-
eePt some high grades, too costly for general use,
foreign watches are chiefly made BY womsn and
beys- Such watches are composed Of several han
dred pieces, screwed and riveted together, and re-
quire constant repairs TO keep them in any kind Of
order. All persons who have carried ''ancrss,"
'~gepines'' and English Patent Levers are per-
fectly we'll aware Of the truth Of this statement.
At the beginning Of our enterprise, more shan
ten years ago, it was our FIRST object TO makes
thoroughly good low priced watch for the million,
to take the place of these foreign impositions-ths
refuse OF foreign factories-which were entirely
unsalcable at home and perfectly worthless every
whers. r
How well We have accomplished This may be IN
derstood from the fact, that after 90 many years
Of public trial, we now make MORE THAN HALE
OFALL THE WATCHES SOLD IN q UNITED
STATES, and that no others have ever given such
universal satisfaction. While this department Of
our business is continued with increased facilities
for perfect work, we are at present engaged In the
manufacture Of watches Of the very
GRADE KNOWN TO CHb0N0MErRY, unequal.
led by anything hitherto made by ourselves, al
unsurpassed by anything made in the world. For
this purpose we have the amplest facilities. We
have erected an addition to our main buildings
expressIy for this branch Of our business, and
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-13
STATE NEWS.

A MOTHERS DARING.-The dwelling
house of David M. Suttle, at Wakeman,
Huron county, was burned to the ground
last Sunday night. About ten o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Suttles were awakened by
an explosion and found the building in
flames. They have three children ; the
two Oldest were in the chamber. Almost
Immediately Mr. Suite, having bresthed
the hot air, was unable to do anything.
Upon seeing this Mrs. Suttle started for
the children and succeeded in rescuing
both. The other child, a boy some two
years Of age, was still in the honse.
Again Mr.. Suite, at. the risk of her life,
started for him. While the flames were
rolling in the upper part of the room, she
crept on her hands and knees under them
and rescued the little fellow. Thus their
lives were saved in the dead of night by
the exertions-almost superhuman-of a
frail woman. So sudden was the fire.
they had no time to put on any clothing
they lost all.
A LUCKY LOCAL = The GAINESVILLE
Courier, iRnoticing the contemplated visit
to that city of Mr.. George Peabody, the
distinguished London banker, a Y I:
"Among the latest benevolent deeds of
this world-renowned humanitarian is the
gift Of $50, 0e0 apiece to each of his four
nephews in the East-among them Mr..
Arthur Peabody, formerly local of the
Courier.
HARvEsT.-The Wyandott Union a /:
The harvest has begun ; mostof our farm
ers are now engaged in cutting their
wheat and by the middle of next week
there viii be little Of the cereal standing.
lThe wheat crop Of the country is better
than was contemplated in the spring.
Indeed, in some fields it is said the yield
VIII be equal in quality and quantity to
former years.
PARTLY STATE NEws.-A few DAYS
ago, the people of Kendallville Indiana
concluded, as it seemed the rage every-
where, that they would have a lake ex-
cursion on the Fourth. Now, it happens,
they have a small lake near their town.
but no steamer. Some n suggested that
instead of mountaineering themselves by
"going abroad" they send for q steamer
and have their excursion at home. 1t
was hardly M said than done. A
telegram was sent to Sandusky for "a
Immediately, cost what it would"
On July Sd Messrs. Kietz, KRONER and
Reinclif received the message. steamed
up with their little Flying Dutchman.
gathered s crowd of men at the wharf
who drew the boat from the water and
loaded her upon the cars, and soon had
her on the way. A telegram was sent
she would be there. Early on the
morning Of the Fourth she reached Ken
iallville, having had On steam all the
way, and found a large party Of oelebrz-
ers loaded On 3 barge waiting her arrival.
Ways were speedily constructed, the
teamer let down, and the Flying Dutch
nan was soon doing duty in the lake.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-13
POLITICAL.

Senator Wade is a candidate for Presi-
dent pro tenn, of the U. S. Senate, to sue
coed Foster.
The Nebraska LegislRture which met
at Omaha on the 4th, win set the State
Government in motion snd elect o. S.
Senators.
There are serious rumors of corruption
in the management of the Department Of
Secretary Mccullough, which will proba-
bly, result in a Committee of Investiga-
ton.
The Mozart Hall General Democratic
COMMITTEES of New York City, have re-
solved to send delegates to the Philadel-
phia Convention. Fernando Wood spoke
in favor ofthis action. The Democrats of
the Fourth N. Y. Congressional District
have elected L. Curtis AckermAn, delegate
to the Philadelphia Convention
Kentucky wants to elect Cen Rousseau
U. S. Senator for breaking his cane upon
Mr.. Grinnel. The Union candidates to
succeed B. Gratz Brown, U. s. Senator
for Missouri, are Charles d. Drake, Henry
7. Blow, and James Lindsay. General
Frank P. Blair and Gen. James Shields,
are mentioned as conservative candidates.
The Hon. Thaddeus Stevens is named
by the Lancaster Express as a candidate
for United States Senator. The manner
of this announcement hardly permits US
TO doubt that Mr.. Stevens has at last
yielded TO the public wish and thrown
his great moral strength into the breach
Of Pennsylvania politics. It is to be ex-
pected that the complexion of the Senate
rial contest in that state viii be material
ly changed, and the election of any third
rate or accidental Senator prevented. MI.
Stevens himself, we judge, has become
the man for the emergency.
Hon. Hslbert E. Paine viii be q candi-
date for reelection in the list Wisconsin
District. b! L. Palmer, Democrat, and
c. L. Sholes, johnson, viii probably run
against him. It is supposed that Hon. 1.
Sloane will be renominated in the I'd
District in this state, and Hon. ADass
Cobb in the Sd; Eldridge by the Demo-
Gratis, and Major General c. S. Hamilton
by the Republicans in the 4th; Hon.
Philotus Sawyer, renominsted by the
Republicans in the 9Th District. In the
9Th District Mr.. McIndoe having de-
clined reelection, there are many csndi-
dates among them, Gen. C. c. Wash
burne, Hon. VIM. 7. Price, Hon. S. q.
Pound, Hon. 4. D. Barron, Hon. VIM.
Wilson, etc.