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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-07

Moderator, R. V. Marsh
Town Clerk, B. Davenport; Town
Treasurer, f. }. Bliss; Constable and
Collector, f. R. Button; Selectmen,
Geo. W. Parmeuter, Hiram Blackmer,
S. B. June; Listers, VIM. A. Williams,
Emery Fuller, Charles D. Pitts; Town
Agent, R. V. Marsh; Overseer of the
Poor, Geo. W. Parmeuter; Town Grand
Jurors, E. June, G. L. Fletcher; Trus-
tee of the Surplus Revenue, S. B. June
Superintendent of School, c, l.. Case;
Town Tax voted, not to exceed $4,000
Vote for County Commissioner, $. D.
Winslow, 1875; Scattering, ..
Observation-Disclosures c. M. Will
lard Town Clerk, C. NJ. Willard Select
men, Pitt W. Hyde, J. S. Benedict,
Fayette Barney; Treasurer, VIM. Moul-
ton; Constables, Joseph H. Gaines, Fos-
ter Heath Listers, Gilbert Barber, B.
D. Sherman, Charles S. Northrop; Town
Agent, Fayette Barney; Overseer of
Poor, Fayette Barney; Town Grand
Jurors N. A. Sumner, J. H. Nelson, A.
s. Tabor Superintendent of Schools, R.
NJ. Phillips; Superintendent of Town
Hall, Henry Lapgdon; Tax Voted, 45
cents on dollar Vote for County Com
missioners, 100 for S. D. Winslow.
CLARENpoN-Moderator, Daniel Kim
ball; Town Clerk, W. 7. Herrick; Sc
lectmen, Lensey Round, Thomas Pierce,
Benz Fisk; Town Treasurer, Hannibal
Hodges; Constable, Geo. W. Crossman ;
Listers, Willis Benson, william W. Wal
ker, Henry Webb; Town Agent, Thomas
Steward; Overseer of the Poor, Lensey
Round Town Grand Jurors, VIM. D.
| Marsh, Amos Crippen Trustee, Il
Hodges; Superintendent Schools, W.
T. Herrick. Town tax voted, AZ cents
Vote for County Commissioner, s. D.
Winslew, 81; Levi Giddings, l.
Observation-Disclosures, Chas Il. Cong
don Town Clerk, Albert Bucklin; Treas
urer, Albert Bucklin Constable and Col
lector. John c. Williams Selectmen.
! James E. Nichols, William Otis, Henry
WILDER; Overseer of the Poor, James E.
Nichols; Listers, Joseph n. Phillips
Chas. T. Reed, Chas. FL. COngdon; Audit
ors, A. S. Baker, A. D. Smith, j. 7
Griffith; Town Agent, John S. Paris
Town Grand Jurors, III. q. Cook, d. W
Rogers Trustee of Surplus Funds, 10
seph N. Phillips Superintendent of Com
mon Schools, Matthew Dogan. As Dandy
raised no town tax on the Grand List o
IlS66, they have voted tax of Is cent?
| on the dollar of the Grand List of 1867
| to meet all liabilities now incurred by thu
Itown, and the estimated expenses of thu
coming year. For County Commissioner
Is. D.. WinsloW received 81 votes. -.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-07

partment revokiug the reward offered
for the arrest of Surrstt, Fourth, mat
from the reception Of the communlcat'
ton revoking the order dated Aug. {,
1866, up to Oct. 1G, 1866 no steps were
taken either TO indemnity or procure the
arrest of Surratt, then known to De IN
the military service Of the Pope, The
testimony Of the Secretary Of State, tae
Secretary of War, and others, herewith
submitted, explaining and tending 10
;sstiry the acts OF the governmental the
premises, does not, IN the opinion o.
your committee, excuse the great delay
in even attempting TO arrest person
charged with completely in the @ssassl'
nation of the late President, and while
the committee do not charge improper
motives upon the officers of the govern
ment, they are constrained from the
testimony to report that, in their opln,
ion, due diligence in the arrest OF Surrat'
was not exercised by the Executive de-
partment of the government.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-07
Washington Items.

The general opinion OI the iheuOel'
OF the fortieth Congress is that it Will
not remain in session more than one
week, and that the committees will not |
be announced until after the recess.
The report of the House special
committee on the New York custom |
house, involving Senators Patterson OF
Tennessee and Doolittle of Wisconsin, is
creating considerable sensation and Con-
gress may take action on it.
1t is not expected that the President
will send any formal message to Con-
gress on the occasion of the organization
of the fortieth Congress, as he does not
deem it necessary to do so, in advance
Of his regular annual message.
There was a feeling Of relief when it
was known that the President had sign
ed all the bills which had been sent to
him. If he had vetoed the army appro-
priation bill, it would have compelled
the new Congress to go to work imme-
diately upon a new bill.
In the House, after the election
of Mr.. Colfax, and his appropriate
speech on taking the chair, the members
were sworn in. AS the names of the new
members were called, and they advanced
to the Speakers platform, there was
general desire manifested to see several
OF them. Gen. Butler is always attract
i've to loyal men and women, and be
looked none the worse for his recent
visit to Albany. Gen. Logan was much
admired by the ladies. The occupants
of the Reporters Gallery were interested
in Messrs. Brooks and Robinson, each Of
whom was once q Washington cores
pondent. Fernando Wood looked gray
and Carew0rn, and the best dressed man
in the House, decidedly, was John Nor
risey, although he was evidently embar-
raised and kept wiping the Precipitation
from his forehead as though he found it
hard work.
The two houses met at O'Clock on
Monday morning, after a recess Of a few
hours, in which the salaries were soon
pocketed. In the House at IL o'clock
the ladies Of the members families were
admitted to the cloak rooms, and the
| rear of the members seats at the House
was the great point of attraction. There
was intense excitement as the hour of !.
approached, lest the President should
fail to sign the army appropriation
bankrupt and tariff bills, and the time
was SO short that no official notification
was sent in, but he signed them before
II and they are laws. Speaker Colfa1
left the chair with fervid farewell
speech.
CLERK Mcpherson called the new
House to order, and the roll of the mem
bers was read. Mr. Brooks of New Yorl
got the floor and made a speech with ;
copperhead flavor. Mr.. Wilson Of low
replied briefly, and Speaker Colfax wa
soon re. elected. Mr.. Dawes Of Massa
chusetts, as the Oldest continuous mem
Der present, swore him in, and on mo
ton of Mr.. Dawes, Mr.. Mcpherson wa
reelected clerk by resolution. The ad
iournment of the House took place at
o'clock p. m.
Senator Wade of Ohio was elected
President of the new Senate at II O'Clock
President Fosters retiring speech wa
modest and appropriate. Mr.. Wad
seemed to be little nervous, and sal
| but few words.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-07
GUILAND HERALD.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1867.
The Presidents Veto of the Re-
construction Bill.

On the last day of the session, the !
President sent In veto Of the military |
reconstruction bill, socalled, based |
mainly upon three reasons, assuming |
first that the condition Of the seeded
States is peaceful, and good order pre-
walls, yet, in contradiction OF this state
ment, the people have the testimony OF
such military chieftains as Sheridan,
Sickles, Thomas, Wood, and Others
ecu ally high in rank, which we have no
reason to question, that far from a quiet
and peaceful state of affairs exists in the
South, and furnish conclusive evidences
OF the fact.
The President argues that the provis-
ions of the act are despotic in their ten
dency, In conflict with the cherished
Ideas of a republican government, and
that the plan is pregnant with practical
aud constitutional difficulties, and falls
10 insure a feasible plan Of restoration
10 the discordant elements. There is
much, we are aware, that can be alleged
against military rule that is repulsiye
10 the sentiments of American citizens,
never dreaming that the period would
ever be reached in our history when the
strong array Of military power would
be absolutely necessary, but it has come,
and the Government must accept the
facts and apply the remedy, however
much it may differ from our previous
training. The power is all vested in the
Executive he can select the best Off
GERS and change them at pleasure until
ne secures uneXceptionable men to per-
form the duties assigned, and if the
measure is Objectionable to the Southern
people, safe and easy method of escape
is provided from military authority by
an early return to the Union. The con-
slit ution of the country was framed to
keep the States in union and harmony,
and not to destroy and sanction its
ruin, and the sphere of its operation,
even in military point Of view, is en-
tirely distinct from that Of war or Of a
campaign. It's mission is simply the
enforcement of the laws in the midst of
people whose acts aud sympathies are
in contravention of the spirit Of the le-
gal statutes of the land in which they
live.
The Executive must be sensible, not
withstanding the earnest arguments OF
his message, that the only road to the
restoration Of the Union is that which
Congress controls and marks out, and
lis resistance to its policy or denial of
its rights can result in no good. The
acts of the President give denial to his
arguments, for these Southern govern
ments, as they exist to day, are the work
of his hands and Congress simply I'm.
does what he has done and repudates his
right to dictate terms of reorganization
and restores things to the relation in
which the exercise of his authority
comm enced. Upon the power exercised
by Congress, the people have pronounced
decision from which there is no ap
peal, and there can be but little doub
that the President will obey the voice o
the people, and speedy and safe restor
alton of the Union be accomplished un
der the provisions of the law enacted b.
Congress.
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but few words.

SURRArT IN CoNGRRss.-At late hour
on Saturday night Hon. F. Z. Wood
bridge, from the committee on judiciary,
made report on the arrest OF John H.
Surratt, founded upon message Of the
President, communicating the report of
the Secretary of State on the subject, Of
which we give summary
The report says that Surratt sailed
from Canada for Livirpool about the
middle OF September, 1865; that in
formation was received by Secretary
Seward from Mr.. Wilding, then vice
consul at Liverpool, by communication
dated Sept. q, 1865, that Surratt was
at that time at Liverpool, or expected
there in a day or two, &c. The COM
mittee detailed all the facts intervening
before the arrest Of the prisoner. They
then say whether an Indictment was
procured. 1t does not appear from the
testimony, but it does appear that no
demand for the surrender of Surratt was
| ever made upon the English government
| from the foregoing and other evidences
| produced. Upon the investigation your
| committee find, first, that the Executive
did not send any detective or agent to
Liverpool to identify Surratt, or trace
his movements, Notwithstanding there
was ample opportunity for doing so, as
appears from the communication of Mr.
Potter. Second, the Executive did not
cause netice to be given to our Minister
at Rome that Surratt intended going
there, when the government had every
reason to believe that such was his in.
tention. Third, that on Nov. q, 1865
an order was issued from the Wsr DE:
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-07
Superintendent Of Common Schools.
Rey. D. ". Dayton.

new ~ w. pdyLOus
In regard to the Office Of Town Clerk,
it is but justice to the successful and
defeated candidates for that Office to state
that previous to the election for Town
Officers, both gentlemen announced that
if elected, the town records should be
retained in the hands Of the present &C
complished Deputy Clerk, Miss Isabella
Brown, who has for several years so
faithfully performed the principal duties
of the Office.
For County Commissioner, ouy 33l
votes were cast, all Of which We're Tor S.
D. Winslow, Esq, Of Pittsford, the nom.
inee Of the County Temperance Conyen-
tion.
When the third article OF the warning,
ITO see If the town will vote to raise
money to defray the expenses Of said
town." to meet which the auditors rec
commended tax Of 1875 cents on the dol
lar on the grand list, with "a cents,
additional in case certain roads were
built, came up for consideration, John
Cain, Esq, offered the following res
olution:
ResOlced, That tax OF so cents on
the dollar on the polls and rateable
estate Of the inhabitants Of this town
be levied to meet liabilities for the cur
rent year, payable into the treasury Of
the town on the 18th day Of July, 1867.
.e Mr.. w.. G. Ryarss opposed the re-,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-07

CORPORATION MEETINe,-The Village
Cornora,,op met at the Town Hall, last
evening agreeably TO the warning,
Martin G. Eyerts, Moderator; s, W.
Roweu, Clerk James Barrett, ESQ.,
moved that the meeting be dissolved,
which was disagreed to. Geo. A. Tuttle,
ESQ, suggested that some measures
shon,d he taken to provide the village
with gas and that it was a proper sub
;act o. investigation by the corporation
40 % the feasibility OF its purchasing
the stock of the present gas company,
and rebuilding the works, and furnish
ING the village with gas of = good quail
inv at moderate rates, and having the
whole subject within the public control,
and that a committee should be appoint
ed TO examine the subject and report at
some future meeting of the corporation
On motion of Charles C. Dewey, ESQ.,
it was
Voted That a committee OF hve mem
hers be appointed, with instructions tc
confer with the present owners Of tht
stock of the Rutland Gas Light Com
many, and ascertain upon what terms
the property belonging to said compan!
NAV be purchased. Also to ascertain, a
near as may be, the value OF said prop
erty In its present condition, and tn
probable expense of repairing the works
and any other Information that the.
shall deem of Importance in relation t.
the subject, and that said committe
make report at future meeting.
Messrs. John W. Cramton, w. 4
veazey, Geo. A. Merrill, Geo. A. Tuttl'
and NJ. S. Richardson, were sppointe
the committee.
On motion of Charles Sheldon, ESQ
the meeting adjourned until Tuesda
evening, March 10Th, at which time
is expected the committee will repol
the result Of their investigations.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-07
The Town Meeting.

me annual MdlIu hCCtluS Va van Wv
liens of Rutland was held az Town |
Hall on the West side yesterday, ana
though it was rumored that John Cain |
would be out in force, he failed to make
a very formidable appearance, and the
result was an easy victory for the Re-
publican ticket, 4 result which under
any circumstances would probably have
been as easily attained, The questions at
issue were mostly of minor Importance,
and as many who have heretofore voted
at our Town Meetings were retarded
from doing 50 through the benign IN
fuences Of the Registry Law, less than
seven hundred votes were cast.
At ten O'Clock 10 the forenoon the
meeting was called to order oy James
Brown, ESQ, Town Clerk, who read the
warning Of the seeCtmen for the meet
ing, and announced that the first bust
ness to be transacted was the election
of a Moderator TO preside over the de-
alterations Of the meeting. The choice
was made by ballot, and owing to the
inexperience of the officers Of election
with the management of the registry
system, much time was consumed in
perfecting arrangements, and the cleo
ton of Moderator consumed something
over three hours. The following is the
result of the ballot
Whole number Of votes cast 500, Of
which
John B. Page, Rep, received 1884,
John Cain, Dem, do
Immediately upon the announcement
of Mr.. Pages election, that gentleman
took the Moderator's stand, and at once
commenced the preparatory work nee
essarv to the election Of town officers
which was in a few moments transacted
and the election proceeded. BY pre-
| serving strict decorum in the conduct
of balloting, the election was facilitated
and occupied but about an hour and
half, after which the balot-boXes were
turned, the votes counted, and th'
straight Republican ticket as follows
declared elected
Town Clerk
B. W. Marshall.
Selec[mcD,
| Ist. Franklin Billings,
I'd. Col. W. G. VeaZey,
Sd. R. R. Mead.
Treasurer,
W. c. LandOp.
Listers.
George Il. Cheney,
Austin A. Greene,
John A, Salisbury.
Fjrst Constable,
A. J. Mead.
Collector Of Taxes.
: EphGaim L. Stearns.
Overseer of The Poor,
A. j. Mead,
Auditors,
John A. Sheldon,
william Gilmore,
J. NJ. Haven.
Trustee Of Public Money,
W. II, b. Owen.
Fence Viewers,
Horace H. Dyer,
John CramtoD,
Nahum Johnson.
Grand Jurors,
G. d. Joyce,
Lorenzo Sheldon
E. H. Ripley.
vHy.s..r4., ...,1 Af,c,r,.s
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Af,er which, motion was made 70
adjourn, which was carried, and was 50
by the Moderator
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-07

OLLBANs CoUNTY.-The following is a
table of the population Of Orleans Coun-
ty, arranged in the order Of the largest
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-03-06

The store of p. Bosserman, i'll Newport,
was entered on Sunday night a week, and
the money drawer robbed of about SO.
4 German employed by Michael Det-
weller, near Annville, Lebanon county,
attempted to murder a hired girl few
weeks ago. He was arrested in Berks
county.
Daniel BowersOX and Susan Bruner of
Centre township, Snyder county, were
recently arrested for living togetheras man
and wife. He it seems was with the wrong
wife and she with the wrong husband.
A correspondent of the Bedford lnquir-
er under date of February Is, gives an
account of the circumstances attending
the death by drowning of Mr.. John Har-
rison Typer, of Hopewell, Bedford CO.,
formerly of Martinsburg, Blair county.
Joseph Matthews, of Shirley township
! who on the sd of October last, burnt down
the barn of VIM. z. Goshorn, in Tell
! township, and shot and killed his two
horses and one colt, was arrested in Indi-
/ ana county and brought to Huntington
! iail last week.
! VIM. A. Mccormick has resigned his
/ nos:tion as Passenger Agent at Hunting
! don. and will leave for Williamsburg,
! Blair county, on Friday next, where he
has accepted q situation as clerk. Sam.
Martin has been appointed to fill the po-
sition.
Policeman Fowler yesterday arrested
Hugh w. Riddle, alias, Marion Lowell,
on suspicion of having stolen horse
which he sold to one of our citizens for
s25. He was taken before Esquire Batch
eler. who committed him for further
hearing. He gave his name as Lowell,
but diary on his person proved him to
he III. w. Riddle, who some months ago
broke out of the Bellefonte Jail where he
was confined for forgery. A reward OF
$40 was at that time offered by the sheriff
for his apprehension.-Lock Haven Re
publican, Feb. q.
The Brookville Republican of the 10th
says: Tuesday night, in the vicinity OF
Rockdale Mills, one of the most shocking
murders was perpetrated that it has been
our duty to chronicle. Two yound men,
hailing from Oil City, and known as
Winton and Graves, murdered an aged
, lady, Mrs. Mcdonald, at her home, Tor
her money. The murder was discovered
Wednesday evening, when measures were
!, Immediately taken to capture the perpe-
traitors of this fiendish deed. Winton
!, was arrested Wednesday night, at Brock
wayville and is now occupying cell In
our Jail.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-03-06

John Ruble of Granville township, late
ly killed two hogs weighing ll48 pounds.
Rev. Gwynn, Owen Ownes and Thom-
as McCord, Sr., addressed Temperance
Meeting in Gruber Chapel, on Friday
evening; and another on Saturday even
ing at Ebenezer Church, was addressed
by Rev. Mr.. Gwynn. Granville town
ship is awakening to the importance of
the temperance movement.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-03-06
TNSTH2AY NOTICE.

TNSTRAY N0TnGE.-Came to the
II residence ofthe subscriber, in Armagh
township, on or about the l4th of Jan,
dark brown Mare, about Is hands high,
and supposed to be about 8 years old. She
is blind of both eyes and has white star
on her forehead. The owner is requested
to come forward, prove property, pay
charges and take her away, otherwise she
will be disposed of according to law
feb27-2t& GEORGE OWMILLER.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-03-06
4 UDETOR,S NOTTCE-The un

N dersigned, Auditor appointed by the
Orphans Court of Mifflin county, to dis
tribute the fund in the hands of William
Creighton, administrator of the estate of
DANIEL BESHORE, decd, will attend to
the duties of his appointment on Satur-
day, March 10th, at his office in Lewis
town. Persons having claims will pre-
sent them or be barred from share of
the fund. H. J. CULBERTSON,
feb27-4t Auditor.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-03-06

FISH.-The preservation Of fish in our
rivers and streams is drawing public at
tention, and as it is in the spring, when
the majority of fish ascend streams for
the purpose of spawning, that their de-
structiOn is accomplished, we would again
suggest the formation of county associa-
ton to enforce the laws. From this time
forward we may look for frequent viola
tions of the trout law, which cannot le-
gally be tished for in any stream until
after the 1st April, and in the Kishaeo-
quillas until the 18th April and as posses
sion of such fish is evidence sufficient to
convict, violators can readily be punished.
1t is also illegal to fish 1cith q seine or set
or usc any Kind Of q net IN any Of the
creeks Of this county AT ANY TIME, an act
which, if carried out for a few years,
would stock every creek, and again rem
der fish more plentiful in the river. Col.
Worrall, the Fish Commissioner, in
speaking of this subject, we'll says:
"Our law is, as far as | can see, suff1-
ciently explicit in its provisions; but if
you want fish, those provisions must be
ChLOlCCis anu lIlSIl OlCtlilCIll teiJSIluS
upon the people. Piratical fishing must
be stopped. You can't have your cake
and eat it," as the saying is.
If after the fish get up through our
fshways, and deposit their spawn above
dams, and when the poor little shad fry
are making their way to the sea they shall
be caught in fish baskets and sold by the
bushel, how are we ever TO get shad back
into the river? Our law is sufficient To
prevent this now, if the people living
along the river will take the thing in hand
and prevent this wholesale murder.
Every justice of the peace has the pamph
let laws, and the law on the subject, APP
proved 30th of March, \. d. 1866 can be
referred to at any time.
If only piratical fishing be stopped we
will eventually have our fish back-and
that can be stopped if our people will be
vigilant and do away with the murderous
fish baskets-which they can do under
our present law. Now | will give the
people due and timely notice that much
depends on themselves, if the plans we
have adopted prove such as to admit the
fish above Columbia"
The remarks relative to piratical fishing
will apply as well to trout pike and other
fish in our smaller streams as to shad,
salmon, rock, perch, &c, in the Susque-
hanna and Juniata.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-03-06

BSg Daniels x Stone are selling out their
winter stock at very low prices. Shoes
from 60 to 2.40; boots from LOO to 3.75; a
large stock Of hosiery, notions, millinery,
gents hats and caps; now is the time to
buy; never such bargains offered before;
remember the place, opposite Express Of
flee. feb13tf
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-03-06

ES1- To convince all that we have the
CHEAPEST lot of Goods in this market,
we will be pleased to show them to anv
who may drop in to see US, whether they
wish to buy or not of
j. IRWIN WALLIS,
AT the Big Coffee Pot Sign.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-03-06

BE- GROVE has greatly reduced his
Groceries. He has coffee from 28 to 80 cts,
sugar from 10 to Is cts. per h., and syrup
from 10 to 80 cts. per quart. His fresh
mackerel and shad can't be beat; but the
latest and best, is his new Olive Chemi-
cal washing soap, the best in market.