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FIRE AND LIGHTNING. Also AGAINST
The Loss OF LIVE STOCK BIZ
DEATH Or THEFT.
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OFFICERS:
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Hon. c. coin. vics PRESIDENT.
} MILTON eHuCK, 81 carrakr.
Hon. ". H. HULNEs trRxAsUau,
". W. RAk1AOLOAEH, AcrcAnY.
EXECUTIVE. COMMITTEE "a
J. A. HARVEY, Rsgister ssats tAsd Oncs
JAMES wRi0Hr se- Rotary Of saS:e-
rRAyk II. MILIS Stsffcnsr Dc Noinas
JANIS BROWN. Me<eAAnt q fsIocsA
JAAlS hAIfHEWA Provost lAssAa., IoA-
BOARD or DIRECTORS.
. Baker, AAja tADt 0eaer II, Icws.
"A Harvey, RegaS&er State Land once.
james Brown, Merchant, O kAlcosa
Jsnes WreAs, eeesstssy a fhss.
Janss MakAsUss nses B ea ~ l. o0css
Rsnj Hollinsworfh, MERCK int Oskaiopsa-
Geo Kruct, Ksouvfile.
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VIM IonEhridge, JUICE Oh Jsdicsal Disfriet.
Gran R~viil-, Supt Public Ihstruction.
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HW Palnsr, Editor State Register.
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BArCHELOR's HAIR DYE.

The Original and Best in the woridi The only true
and perfect Hair Dye. Harmleas, Reliable and Instan-
tanecus. Produces immediately splendid Black or
natural Brown, without injurng Ne hair skin.
edies the i'll effects Of dyes Sold by all Druggists.
The genuine IL signed William A. Bachelor Also,
REGENERATING EXTRACT or MILLxTLEuRs,
for Restoring and Identifying the Hair.
aug21-dAw1y CHARLES BACHELOR, NY
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Fire Psciesisued through III Asenciss fcr the tear
closed 10 suggestive Of the wide spsead aud extensive
busi.ess ee9oyed by tAe PHOENIX, and The tuph49c
desire amouy all clses for the projections III policies
afford.
BRANCH ron fEx wsE AND sourH,
NO. ~ WEST FOURTH ST, c1NC1HNArI. o..
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PHGNIx Pslieies issued promptly, by
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nor SALE-On the corner of Ninth and
Fulton streets, desirable 1T and dwelling. house
one and half story frame, with rooms. good barn.
choice selection Of fruit rever-fAiling we'll of
Lot ITO by 20 feet. Esquire Of wa. RQITON,
mch20 No. 81 MaiA street
EHoR sALE,-The three-story brick dwelling on east
II end OF 'lismnAus Rev csntaining II 5pons. Let
q by $50 feet Good cistern aud outIuiltngs Title
good Enquire OF WIN. FULTON,
jAa2i y. Real sssae Agsah Nc ~ AAia ssrsss.l
EOR SALE.-Eighty acres of improved
land near Charleston, Lee county, Iowa. Good in
provements thereon Price SIS per sere-very cheap.
Good title. KnSsiss Of WA FULTON.
dec29 Real Estate Agent. No. 50 Main Street.
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RACES In mehaie-Ffeshets In AlaSaMA,
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We have put Up and cold this article for over 30 Year,
and SAT N CONFIDENCE AID RUTH of whstvs have
never been able to say of any other medicne-skvKa
has n HMSo N euHx fssfAsd1 70 stSDc1 cun
when timely used Never did We know instance Of
dissatisfaction BY any one who ussd il. ontss eossry
al deshted with It's operations and speak In terms
Of commentator OF its magical effects and medical vir
tues We speak in this matter WHAT Know" after
90 years. expers nee AND PlEnaH axPrSA1ioH yol
THE ruLrrLIxEx1 OF wHAY VI HERR DrcLARH In slmcst
every instance where tho infant is suffering from psa
and exhaustion, relief will be found In Aeen minuss
tser IL syrup 10 adninistered go -
Full directions for using will accompany each bottlA
None genuine unless the facsimils Of CURTIS PER
kINe. Nov York. Il on the ontstds wrapper.
Sold by al Drugeists throughout the world.
Price, only IS Cents per Bottle
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MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY, an Nay
OF Warming aud Instruction for Young Men, Also, Dis
and Abuses which PROSTATE the vtal power With
of relief, Sent free Of charge in sealed
letter envelopes. Address, DR.. J. sKlLLIN HOv6H-
TON, Howard Association Philadelphia, Pa. fdAx3m.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10
Local aud State I.en,s.

VILLAGE IMPROVEMENTS, The passen-
ger depot in our village has been pretty
thoroughly stripped, preparatory to a
general reconstruction, which was much
needed. The entrance to the various
offices in the second story is to be from
the inside, and other alterations and
improvements are to be so extensive as
TO make it almost new depot. The
whole expense of the reconstruction will
probably be some $4,000 or $1,000.
The grounds about the depot, when
the present work of grading is finished,
are to be turfed or stocked with grass,
set out with trees, and enclosed. These
improvements will add very materially
to the comforts and good appearance of
the village, and well might the village
meeting pass vote of thanks to the
Rutland & Burlington railroad company
for Improving the grounds. Still better
would the village authorities do, if they
would go vigorously to work to improve
the material ana sanitary condition so
imperiously demanded all over the cor
porate limits. AS things now are, we
are in danger Of incurring some kind of
pestlence, even should the cholera fail
to make its appearance among US; and
people, especially strangers, are in dan
ger of breaking their.limbs, if not their
necks, in walking on some of our side
walks, some Of these dark nights.
We hear that the authorities have al
ready commenced the work of improve
ment, and we sincerely hope they will
not relax their efforts until they have
thoroughly accomplished the work
which the people almost unanimously
desire and demand
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Preparation of Seed Corn.

Editor Rutland Herald: I copy the fol-
lowing from the New York Farmer and
Mechanic. If you would publish you
would confer favor on perhaps many
persons. L. l.. BLAKE.
Brandon, May 5, 1866.
Mr.. Lansing Wetmore, an experienced
Pennsylvania farmer, states that he has
had his corn crop increased about thir-
ty-three per cent, by simple prepara-
tion of the seed, as follows:
AT noon Of the day before planting,
(1Sth of May,) says Mr.. W., put my
seed corn to soak in a strong decoction
of copperas water-say two pounds of
Gopperas to soft warm water sufficient
to cover a bushel of corn. The next
morning took out peck, added pint
or more Of soft soap, stirred it thorough
ly, then put on plaster enough to make
it convenient to drop for planting, say
one quart. The whole field was planted
with the seed thus prepared, except four
rows, which were planted with the seed
without any preparation. The after
culture of the whole was alike-passing
through each way with the cultivator
and hoeing twice. The four rows last
mentioned were cut up, harvested, and
the corn weighed and measured by it.
self; also four rows next adjoining, the
seed OF which had been prepared as
above.
The produce Of the four rows OF un-
prepared seed was eleven bushels and
half; the produce Of the prepared seed
was seventeen bushels, a difference Of
five and half bushels of corn in one
hundred and twenty hills The yield of
the remainder OF the field averaged fully
equal to the four best rows measured.
The difference in the growth and appear
ance of the corn OF the prepared and un-
prepared seed was striking from the
time of its appearance above ground un-
til it tasseled, the former looking green
and vigorous, the latter puny and yel-
low. 1t was all cut down by the frost
when about three inches high, but came
out finely after the first of June. There
was scarcely soft ear in the whole field
excepting on the four rows of unpre-
pared seed. These were about week
later in ripening than that from the pre-
pared seed The soil is sandy loan.
The whole expense of preparing the
bushel and three pecks of seed did not
exceed 81 1-2 cents. The increased pro-
duce of the field by preparing the seed
was over 200 bushels of ears.
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essential for the sake of any temporary
success. A success Of that description,
ia my Judgment, is one not worth win
ming upon mere grounds of policy. 1t
Is one which no man who is convinced
as | am of the cardinal error in this con-
stitution can possibly be influenced by.
But where is the harm, Mr.. President,
to put II upon mere grounds of tenn
orary policy? Are not these people still
in the Territory? Can we not send this
constitution back to them and say,
"Try your hand at it again reconsider
your reconsideration once one; see if
you cannot trust yourselves by major
ity to declare whether you will allow
negroes to vote or not. Have you not
confidence enough in yourselves to leave
1t out of your constitution and not to
tie yourselves up forevermore to prin-
ciple of this description ?" And then,
on the first Monday of December, if a
majority Of that people are still desirous
of being represented in this body, can
they not present themselves to US with
a constitution to which no objection can
be made, which sets no bad precedent in
morals or in fundamental right that will
come to plague US by-and-by when we
apply necessary legislation to other por-
tions of the country? And will these
people have been harmed? The tyranny
Of taxation without representation, if it
be a tyranny will not then have lasted
long. | see no difficulty in that course,
and without occupying the time of the
Senate in dilating upon these questions,
| say, therefore, 1t is that feel COM
PEELED for one, representing in part, as
do, a State whose sentiments on that
subject have never been mistaken, feel
compelled against my sense of what
l should desire to do personally for the
respectable gentlemen who come here, in
spite of my wishes to accede to the de-
sires of that young and growing popu-
lation, feel compelled by "a sense of du-
ty which cannot be put aside by tempo
rary considerations to vote against this
reconsideration.
The motion to reconsider prevailed,
and the bill passed the Senate by vote
Of 10 to IS, while Il Senators were num-
bered among the absentees. Both the
Senators from Vermont voted against
the bill, as did also the three Representa-
tives from Vermont when the bill was
passed by the House.
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Miscellaneous Items.

"A recent concert at Paris netted
1000 francs for the American freedmen.
"A man at Beardstown, Ill, with
$4,000, thought he was going to starve
to death, and hung himself.
-Horse-thieves fare roughly in Jersey
county III. The vigilance committee
killed five of them the other day.
The marine losses in April include
81 vessels, on which $2,7O7 500 were
sunk. Seven of the 81 were steamers.
Mrs. Ball, convicted by a military
commission in North Carolina of killing
a freedman, has been pardoned.
"A bill allowing all whites and
blacks Of legal age to vote, and exclud-
ing all from the ballot-b box after the
year 1875 who cannot read, was defeated
in the Tennessee Senate last week by II
votes.
Some Of the citizens of Phiiadel.
phia are taking action for the purpose of
properly providing for and educating
Willie Deering, the only survivor of the
Deering family, so inhumanly butchered.
The poor desolate little boy is left en-
tirely without means.
The skeleton of a monster animal
was discovered in a mine about seven
miles from Dubuque, Iowa, recently.
The animal could not have been under
twenty feet in length, and may have
been much larger. Some of the joints
measured 5 IL inches in diameter, not
withstanding they were greatly wasted
away.
The Oreville (Cal.) Record hints
that certain persons have discovered q
veritable diamond mine somewhere in
the vicinity of the Table Mountains, to
the west of Mesilla Valley. The speci-
meNs have been pronounced genuine by
those engaged in the diamond trade Of
San Francisco.
Petitioners for pardoninS all manner
of atrOCiOus criminals, now prevalent,
met with a severe rebuff in Batavl2. N.
Y. A hardened wretch named Mayhew
is to be hung for barbaT0us murder in
Gennessee county. Strenuous efforts
were made to secure a cOmmUtation OF
his sentence, but the discovery of let
ter in which Mayhem declared his in
tention to "smaSh the Sheriff's brains
into his boots" before the time of execu-
ton, put an end to all Efforts of mercy.
Jacob Thompson, who was sup
posed to be implicated in the Lincoln
assassination conspiracy, recently ar
rived at Paris from Egypt with his fam
lily. He accepts the situation, is anx-
ious to return home, and says that the
President has ample evidence that he
knew nothing beforehand of the assassi-
nation. His son is carrying on his Mis-
sissippi plantation, two-thirds of his
former slaves remaining under contract.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10

The GERMAN POLAR ExPRDITIos.--
The projected German Polar Eexpedi-
tion is to start on its voyage during the
present month. 1t will consist of two
exploring vessels (small wooden screw
steamers, Of about four hundred tons,
and eighty to one hundred horse power),
with sailing ship as transport. The
latter is considered important, because
the small steamers cannot take a suffi-
cient quantity of coal, and consequently
would have to lose much time and 90
out of their course every thirty days to
supply that want in some northern port.
The voyage is to be completed in six
months; but the transport vessel is to
remain during the winter in one OF the
ports Of Spitzbergen, in order to make
meteorological and other scientific OBJ
servations. .......
The aim Of the expedition is the ex-
ploration Of the Arctic central region.
Special ends will be pursued by the in
vestigation Of the east coast of Green
land. the examination of the Gulf and
Polar streams and their limits, the geo.
graphical survey of new coasts should
any be discovered, by the measuring of
the depth of the sea, &C,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10

A PERFECT CURB.-There is a story
going in North Staffordshire that far
mer in the direction of Leek, who had
lost some cows, was fully persuaded
that he had been himself attacked by the
epidemic. Forthwith he consulted his
own medical man, who tried to laugh
him out of the notion but to no pur-
pose. The farmer then went of to an
old well-known practitioner, who being
bit of a wag, and seeing how matters
were, entered minutely into the details
OF the case, expressed his concurrence
with the patients views and told him
he could cure hrm. He then wrote q
prescription, sealed it up and told the
farmer 10 go to certain druggist in
the next Pottery town. The farmer lost
no time in going with the prescription,
but was somewhat startled when the
druggist showed him the formula, which
ran thus: ''This man has got the cattle
plague; take him into the back yard
and shoot him according to act of Par
lament" There is no need of saying
that this was "perfeet cure."-l(es-
HesfslA Cssy,v.
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ACTION OF THE HOUSE ON THE CoLo-
RADIO BILL.-In the House, Thursday,
Mr.. Stevens of Pennsylvania spoke
strongly against immediate action on
the bill for the admission Of the State Of
Colorado. He thought the bill should
lie over for amendment. Mr.. Chanler OF
New York, democrat, agreed with Mr..
Stevens, and moved to table the bill,
which was not agreed to, 80 to 10S. Mr..
Rice of Maine, republican, moved to re-
fer the bill to the committee on terrific,
ries, which was lost, "a to "a. Mr.. Ash
ley of Ohio republican, made speech
in favor of the bill. Mr.. Washburne of
Illinois proposed an amendment, like
that of Mr.. Sumner in the Senate, that
the act should not take effect till the
State had amended the constitution by
striking out the word white, as a quail
fication for voting. The House rejected
this amendment, 81 to "a. Among those
voting against this amendment were
Messrs. Ames and Banks of Massachu-
setts, Deming and Warner of Connecti-
cut, Marston, Patterson and Rollins Of
New Hampshire. The bill was then
passed, so to So. The New England
men voting for the bill on its passage,
were Messrs. Ames, Banks and Rice of
Massachusetts, Deming and Warner Of
Connecticut, Marston, Patterson and
Rollins of New Hampshire, and Dixon
and Jenckes of Rhode Island. Messrs.
Dawes, Hooper and Washburn of Massa-
chusetts, and Mr.. Hubbard of Connecti-
cut were absent. The other New Eng
land members voted against the bill.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10

DECREASE OF THE CATTLE PLAGUE IN
ENGLAND.-The number Of new cases of
cattle disease in England had at last ac-
counts diminished from $4,000 (the high
est number in any one week. to about
5000 in the week. This gratifying con-
dition Of things is attributed wholly to
the stringent legislation of Parliament.
The measures adopted consisted in stop
ping at once, throughout the kingdom,
the transportation Of cattle, and butch
ering promptly and all that were at
tackled by the plague. Not only were
the railways and other means Of trans
portation closed, but a farmer could
not remove his own herd from one part
Of his farm to another, if it CHANGED
that in order to do so they must cross 8
public road.
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TERMS: $3.50 PER ANNUM.

Junior exhibition in Middlebury
College took place April oath. The class
numbers but FIVE, aud the Register says
they acquitted themselves in a manner
deserving commendation. The music,
to which it gives more space than to
the speaking, was very superior.
"A cow, belonging to A. A. Fletcher
of Bridport, recently had a calf without
any indication OF caudal appendsge
whatever.
M. S. Sheldon, of Salisbury, mas
sheared an improved American Merino
yearling eve, and obtained fleece
weighing sixteen pounds. Also fleece
of eleven months growth on two-Year-
old eve weighed thirteen pounds and
two ounces.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10

PERLoUs IGNoRANcB.-A man from
Massachusetts, with his wife and son,
put up at the Franklin House in this
village, last Friday night. On retiring
to bed, the flame from the gas-burner
was blo,0n oat, as one blows out candle
Sometime during the night the son
awoke and spoke to his father, complain
ing of a severe headache, which, being
the first one he had ever experienced,
alarmed him. But the father was so
much affected by the gas that he was un-
able to get up, and awoke his wife, who
in attempting to aid the others, tainted
and fell upon the floor. The boy finally
succeeded in opening the door and win
dow of the room, and the three man
aged to get through the night without
losing life. DR.. Page attended the pa
rents, the next day, the boy being too
young and vigorous to need the aid of a
physician. All are well now, and have
learned lesson they will not be likely
soon to forget.
A chambermaid smelt the gas early in
the morning, while passing the door of
the room, and by entering soon found
the cause of the trouble-theI gas was
still escaping from the burner Had
not the boy fortunately awaked as he
did, the lives of all might have been
Ioct
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10

DEATH OF SALMON WREs.-The Bur-
lington papers announce the death of
Salmon Wires, Esq, Of that city, on
the 4th inst, at the age Of SO years. Mr..
Wires was a native OF Cambridge, was
educated lawyer, and for many years
practised the legal profession. In later
yea-s he devoted most CT his time to the
business of insurance, in which few men
were better posted. Originally Demo-
crat, he was forced to leave his party on
the passage of the Nebraska bill; since
which event he has acted with the Re-
publicsns. He was really one Of the
most prominent and useful men OF Bur-
lington.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10

GREAT PRIVATE LosS-AmOng the
losers by the recent fire at Detroit, is
Carl Shurz, editor of the new paper, the
Detroit Post. He had two large boxes
in the depot Of the Michigan Southern
Railroad containing a very valuable
portion of his library, collection of
fine geographical and military maps, a
collection of Photographic reproduce
tions of the best paintings in the gallery
Of madrid, several volumes of manu-
script. a numSer of letters from Mr..
Lincoln and other prominent persons,
and all his correspondence with his
family during the last twelve years, en-
bracing an almost complete diary Of the
political and military events with which
he has been connected
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10

A PREMIUM BUoK.-J. S. Benedict,
Esq, of Castleton, presented merino
buck three years old, at the public shear
ing of the Washington County Wool
Growers Association, held at North
Granville, N. Y, on Thursday last,
which was awarded the sweepstakes
premium Of $25, over all competitors
from New York or Vermont, as possess
the best fleece, and points of superior
animal, This sheep will be sheared at
the public sheep shearing to take place
at Poultney on Tuesday, May 8th, at 10
O'Clock A. NJ.
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ANOTHER REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER
GoSR,-Wm. Hutchings, the last surviv-
ing revolutionary soldier in Maine and
the last but two or three in the Union,
died on Thursday last at his residence in
the town of Penobscot in Hancock
County. He was in the lO2d year of
his age.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10

SIDE JUDaEs.-John Mattocks, while
on the bench of this State, once request
ed one of the side judges to scratch his
back. After having it done to his salts
faction, he remarked that ut was a
great comfort to have some one TO
scratch ones back when it itched" and
added, ~ have often wondered what
side judges were elected for, but at last
l have found out their USE"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10

ADDISON CouIry IrRns.-A club has
been formed in Middlsbury, called the
"Uaion Club" and they have formally
opened their rooms with supper and
speeches. They intend 20 have read
ing room and library.s
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10

MrssING.-R. B. Cobleigh, boot and
shoe dealer Of st. Johnsbury, went to
Boston on the 18th ult. to buy goods,
and has not returned. His creditors
have attached his property, and his
friends are in ignorance whether he is
lost, killed, or has run away.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10

TANNERY BURNRD.-A. Fl. Tucker g.
Co.'S tannery at West Halifax was
burned on Saturday last; loss $4,000
insured for $4,5e0.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10

million dollars belonging to foreigners,
in most cases the accumulation OF long
years Of hard labor and unremlttlng ex-
ertions.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10

SRoUEsTERED LANDS IN THE SeUTH.-
Among mass of documents sent to
Congress on Friday relating to pardons
and sequestered property, Gen. Howard
furnishes peremptory order of Presi-
dent johnson, directing the return Of his
property to one Leake, a former rebel
soldier, who was specially pardoned by
the President, the order in this case d.
recting that such course should be
pursued in similar cases, The effect has
has been that the bureau of refugees has
been compelled to part with the greater
portion Of the property once under its
control. Four hundred thousand acres
of abandoned property have been re-
stored to the former owners; 1862
acres, allotted to freedmen, have been re-
stored, and 25, ,452 acres seized, have also
been restored.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10

PArENT.-A patent has recently been
issued to James II. Flagg of Perkins
vile, for soap stone stove.