National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-02-01
Miscellaneous Items.
RAILROAD AGITAToN.--Th

from that city to Montpelier. thus
forming more direct line to the
West. More than one-third of the
route is already provided for, and a
public meeting of Portland capital
ISIS has resolved that the balance
shall be.
The Georgia Consiitutionalist Ga
yors Horace Grcely as the Copper
head candidate for President in
1868. TX says:
"Why should not thc South and
the Democracy, laying aside prciu
dice, regain their position under the
leadershipof Horace Greely There
is not IN Horace Grecley's record
ha!i so much to forget, OF what most
men call hateful as in Andrew John
sons or William III. Scward's'
\ SMART WmoW.-A coTcspon-
dent OF the Madison wis Union,
writing from Mazomanic, in that
county, gives the following payt,cu-
lars OF Il case that came near being
interesting:
"a few miles from this place lived,
on Il farm, for two or three wears
pasta charming young widow, whose
"John" died during the war. She is
the mother Of two or three children,
and, finding herself unable to carry
OH the farm, employed a voting man
to work on the farm, market. take
care OF the pigs, milk cows, etc
This young man had taught school
Ill the nelghboroood, anti his atten-
tons to the widow had led to talk
in the ncighborlood, and recently
to considerable scandal, it being
more than suspected by the women
that the Schoolnastcr was enjoying .
privileges not belonging to '.hircd |
man. the widow, in justification,
gave ont that she was to bo married .
soon, and the intimacy had nothing
improper or unSual in il. This the
SHRED man denied in public, what
ever he may have said to he widow, !
but the latter, hearing of his denial.
kept a sharp lookout for her man.
Sending him t. market on Wed
tuesday, last with q load of wheat. she
discovered that he had taken his
traps with him; and, not to be fooled
thus readily. She obtained q carriage.
and followed him. On reaching
town she found her truant lover had
sold the wheat. put the team ont, and
with his trunk was al the depot wait
ing Tor The cars to'arrivc on which
ne was to leave for parts unknown
y scene followed; the widow tool.
possession Of her man, they went to
the parsons, were married, returned
home, and what may happen here.
after is nobody's business but their
own. "All's well that ends WELL
a FIGHTING pRTACHER.-Up at
Newport tentcrthere has been much
angry feeling over religious matters,
those engaging in the controversy
seemingly " dispensing with the
gospel tho elimination having
been reached January s, when Rev.
milford Bullard, and s. S. Gail.
blacksmith, had rough and tum.
bic fight in The shop where can was
at work. They got into discus
sion, became heated. and Gail used
hard words, and then came the
fight. Call testified in Cour. that
Ballard seized him from behind. !
threw him down so that his head .
ttNich upon sleigh, and insisted ,
tiath he should stop preaching his |
advent doctrine; and that upon his !
declining to promise to do 80 Bullard
again commenced jamming his head
upon the floor, and striking him
with his fist about the head and face.
hc IN the meantime CRYING muir
der" and calling for help. Billiard
testified to substantially the same
thing, except that he claimed Can
struck at him with red hot iron.
that then he clinchcd in, and that
he did not asl, Call if he would stop
preaching his doctrine, but did asi, !
linn If he would stop abusing lin, |
which not being promised he applied .
a little more discipline. The point
as TO which struck the first blow
was the disputed one, but weigh. of
evidence was against the preacher,
who was fined sl5, and costs, max
ing & total OF S2i,37. Cali had head
ard face badly bruised, ana one eve
beautifully BACKED, having evident
~ came off second best Bullar,l |
escaping with n barn on his hand. /
and hole or two burned in his cap. +
The lawyers are likely toreap q han. 4
vest out of this disgrace Of religion.
and disregard for law and good on
der. Call having brought suit for
5000 private damages; and Ballard
one against him for $1,000 Gail
also being held to bail in the sum OF
goo Tor disturbing religious meet
ing ut the Coburn school house in
Newport, Oh the 30th of December
"What's the state OF morals IN
your district ~ said u long faced re-.
former to u farmer who recently Wis. !
tied town.
" Pretty good" replied the farm.
Pr, every b ody seems disposed to
mind their own busipess in our
parts.'
Coy. Andrew, in his admirable ad.
lrcss before the n. u. Historic Gene.
illogical Society, said, "tlIcrc is no err
or possible, into which wise men
ave not at NnmC finn Clllcn. nor nn,.