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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-08
A Scventy.flve Acre Farm.

"Cyphax,' the Vermont correspon.
dent Of the Springfield Union thus
speaks of The farm Of n. r. Sprague.
Jr, of Brandon:
N. T. Sprague. Jr., Esq, has
farm in Brandon, about one mile from
the railroad depot, consisting Of some
seventy-fve acres Of rich and fertile
land, where he raises some of the best
of stock, such as thoroughbred Span
ish mcrino sheep, and the very best of
swine and poultry Mr. Sprague is
Vice President OF the First National
Bank, and devotes his leisure time,
when away from bank duties, to agri-
cultural pursuits. His shepard, Col
II. IL. Merritt who is acknowledged
as one of the best in the State, has the
entire charge of the farm, and proves
himself worthy Of the position.
Mr. Sprague's flock OF sheep,
consists of one hundred thorough
bred Intantadocs of the finest and
purest qualities He sold to Merrill
Bingham, Esq of Cornwall, ten year
ling ewes, and two yearling bucks.
for the sum OF Sc 500 Also TO Mr.
Stocking, of Western New York. one
yearling buck for $1,000, and one eve
lamb for $500 Many other large
sales have boon made from bis flock,
varying IN prices from one hundred TO
one thousand dollars per head, and at
these prices sells all he can raise. His
yeaIhng buck, General Grant" is
one of the true specimens of thorough
breds, has been sheared but once, and
then yielded fleece of 2O1-2 lbs,
which is large for that age. Mr.
Sprague thinks him the best pattern
IN the country, and SO do many other
good judges On poulhy, Mr. Sprague
goes IN for hens, chiefly of the Bramah
breed, fully convinced that they are
the best both for laying and eating
purposes. His turkies ARE of what is
called the bronze reed, Of which he
now has a hen turkey weighing y ,
pounds and many young turkies which
dressed from his brood last December,
weighed from 10 to 20 lbs each On
porkers, Mr. Sprague gives the Ches-
ter county breed the preference, and
has some very fine specimens.
This farm, taken as whole, is one
Of the finest stock farms ] have ever
visited, its proprietor Geing OF that
class of men who are able and viii
have Things to suit themselves. He
has expended many thousand dollars
IN improvements during the past year
aud has adopted the motto That
what Is worth doing at al is worth
dong well. In conversation with
this gentleman be stated that when
be purchased this farm, some years
since, he on y cut from fifteen acres
Of meadow land ten tons Of hay, but
last season cut over forty tons, which
he accomplished By top-dressiug
with manure, and says his aim is to
make the same fifteen acres cut sixty
tons, and believes he viii do it upon
this principle
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-08
4 "LOrdIy" Gill Declined.

Mr. james Gordon Bennett, in "a
letter dated December 3lst, formally
presented rs New Years gift, his
Yacht Henrietta, to Prince Alfred Of
England, as "a token Of appreciation
Of the unbounded hospitality extended
to American Iachtmen." The Prince,
however refused to accept $50 costly
a present, but tells James that lac
hopes the Henrietta will long continue
in the hands in which she has accom-
plished SO triumphant a success, aud
that Englishmen must TO their best to
find a rival TO her The letters were
telegraphcd to this country, which the
Boston Adr@iise, thinks was neces-
sary to add 10 the cclai Of Mr. Bennett
Otherwise it says, we might have sug-
gested Il condensation, which would
have been much cheaper, at the pres
ent cable rates,
MIR nFNNETT no PRINCE ALFRED
You Royai H,ghncss: I'm going to
give you my yacht My regards to
your mother and The royal family.
Yours, J. g. BEvNrrr, JR.
PRINCE ALFRED TO MR.. BENNETT
Dear Sri must decline with
thanks This establishment does not
advertise in the New York Herqld
ALFRED.
The y. Y Tribune facetiously adds
the following eight reading for the
children qpropos to the presentation
james and Alfred were two good
boys who had little ships, and James S
ship sailed over the pond Alfred was
so glad that he asked james to dinner
and they had gingerbread. SO James
offered to give Alfred his little ship, as
proof that all Jaines's countrymen
were SO glad Alfred had given him
such a nice dinner But Alfred
wouldn't take the little ship because ii
was too good for him. and so both
boys were glad, and hoped their fami-
lies would never quarrel For further
particulars see cable dispatches.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-08
Items From Washington.

President Johnson is to visit Boston
on the oath of June next, and aid in
defeating the new Masonic Temple, if
his official duties viii permit
The Judges OF the Supreme Court
of the District are divided as to the
propriety of requiring the test oath to
be taken by members of the bar
Chief Justice Carter and Judge DIN
favor the OATH and Judges Fisher and
Wylie think that it has been set aside
by the decision of the Supreme Court
John H. Surratt has been formally
indicted in the District Criminal Court
by the Grand Jury. The Indictment
is for murder, and consists of several
counts. The Boston Journals Wash
ington correspondent says. 1t is be-
lieved that Suratt's counsel will at
tempt to prove an abb, and it is said
that only one of the numerous wit
nesses summoned VIII swear that he
was in Washington on the night of the
assassination While there can be no
doubt but that Surratt knew Of the
original plan to abduct Mr. Lincoln,
many who are acquainted with the
facts in the case think that he was abb
sent when Booth formed and carried
out the bloody assassination
Commissioner Theaker will issue
203 patents from the Patent Office for
the week ending Tuesday, the 9th inst.
During the past week $40 applications
and 80 caveats were filed.
Gen. Stcedman and other support
! ers Of the administration are busy in
urging the adoption of new policy
ON the President, for presentation in
his message to the 10th Congress.
The monthly statement of the public
! debt, will show that in January there
} We're no considerable reduction OF
, greenbacks, and that large disburse-
? ments have increased the national debt
: four millions.
Gems Grant and Sheridan visited
both branches of Congress on Tuesday
and received much attention from
t Senators and Members
: Secretary McCulloch has sent to the
; Finance Committee the scheme pre-
, pared by him, in conjunction with the
I National Banks, to issue 800, 900, 0OO
= IN 4 per cent loan certificates. 1t is
thought that the Committee will ie-
, port it to the Senate. The House
Z Committee are opposed to it, but there
is little doubt it will pass the House.
The proposition to prevent the re-
duction of the issue of Legal Tenders
during the current year will fail in the
5 Senate, the Secretary of the Treasury
. having strength enough in tho Senate
t Committee to prevent its being report
, cd. The most that either House will
do this session will be to pass some
@casuro providing for the issue of loan
+ certificates TO take the place of com.
> pound interest notes falling due dur
ing the year 1869
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Fearful Massacre by Indians.
50 white Men ana Indian. r1ilea.


JrNemoN Cln Kansas Fob > Al
man came into Salnn, fifty miles west
from mere, yesterday, and reported
that another hiehuul massacre OF
white men hy the CLcyeuues had oc.
CARED near tie head of Smoky Hill
river under the following circumstau-
ces:
Wallaces train with sixty men.
We're IN camp, when a party OF four
teen Indians came ia, begging OF the
teamsters, who refused to give them
anything The Indians then fired up
on them without effect The team
sters returned the fire and killed eight
Of the aggressors About S O'Clock
that night the camp was surrounded
by two hundred indians, who massa.
cred fifty nine out Of sixty-three men
The man who brought the news. had
an arrow head through his shoulder.
and was also wounded in the hip
He claims to be one OF the four men
who escaped. A party Of Omahas and
haws subsequently made raid on
the Cheyennes. One Kaw was killed.
William C0mstock, the Government
scout and guide, says the Cheyennes
and Arrapahoes of the Arkansas and
Smoky Hill appear friendly, but part
of the northern Indians were II NV NOV
ing southwark, and have already com
United many murders and outrages.
Comstock believes they mean war.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2-Late Montana
papers report that considerable alarm
exists in different sections on account
OF Indian depredations, and that the
people were armlng to chastlse the
Indians. New, aud very rich quartz
gulch and placer mines were being
discovered, and mining operations
were commencing
WAsHINdroN, Feb The Secreta-
ny OF War, to-day, communicated to
the Senate, the kilograms and letters
relative to the massacre near Fort
Philip kearney The report Of Gen.
Crook shows that three officers-Col.
felterman, Capt. Brown, and Lieut..
Greenwood--and ninety men were
killed on the 2Sth of January. Gen.
Sherman forwarded to Gen Grant an
extract from q private letter, received
at his office from Sergeant Therfoot,
describing the massacre. 1t repre-
SCENTS that no one escaped, that all
were butchered and scalped and their
bodies gashed and chopped with
knives and tomahawks, and stripped
OF every article of dress; eleven were
shot through and through with arrows.
The writer complains of the conduct
of the Indian Commissioners, and
says they are furnishing the Indians
with guns and ammunitions to hunt
with, but which they are using to
murder white men The official re-
port estimates the number of Indians
attacking the massacred party at Z, 1000.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-08

The NEXT GOVERNOR Our State ex-
changes have generally expressed a
wish that the discussion of the ques-
ton, "who shall be the next Governor
Of Vermont ?" be postponed two or
three months; yet all are making or
copying suggestions concerning TIE
same. Several names in addition to
that OF Hon. John w, Stewart have
been mentioned, and, we presume, the
number will be increased; for who ever
knew time that there were not a
great number of good men and true
would like to grace the executive chair,
We will give list of the names that
have come under our observation: Elk
Gov. John G.. Smith, of st. Adams;
John b. Page, of Rutland T. w.
Park. OF Bennington; Merritt Clark, OF
Poultney; Levi Underwood, of Bar
lington. SO far as the first mentioned
gentlemanis concerned and we speak
without the least particle of authority
we think it safe to say that he would
not permit his name to be used He
has held the Office but recently, and
we should suppose that his new and
responsible business engagements
would not allow him to accept of it..
Who sAah he the next Governor Let
the people aud not Tow managing
politicians decide
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THE TRANSCRIPT.
Impeachment.


The impeachment question still
continues to be discussed with much
earnestness, and the party in favor Of
removing the President seems to lie
gaining strength. Nothing in partc-
ular is known as to what has trans
pired before the Judiciary Committee,
nor will there probably be until they
make their report. Singular as it is,
the New York Herald, which has been
supposed to oppose the movement,
now takes strong ground in favor of
it. The radical Congress, which a
few short months ago it considered
disgrace to the country, is now toll
cradle decent body, and is praised
rather than condemned. Speaking of
the President, the Heye'd says;
Mr. johnson has gone back to
1860, and to Breckenridge. He is
fighting again on that line. He is
like the man who attempted loyal
history of France, by leaving out the
revolution of 80, the Republic, Napo-
leon and the Empire, as not affecting
the divine rights of the Bourbons.
With the Supreme Court to back him
he only asks the two years remaining
Of his term to establish his policy. 49,
Indulge him i'll this experiment and it
is not impossible that before 1869 we
may have the war for the Union pro-
nounced unconstitutional, the abo-
lition of slavery null and void, our
national debt decreed an illegal bur
den upon the people, and State rights
and the Constitution revived again
according to Buchanan Surely the
Herald sees no good in keeping the
President in the White House until
the expiration of his term. 1t fears
OF processes to fear, that it will prove
great disaster TO the country
The Herald still further insists that
johnson recantation, resignation Oh
removal, has become not only a ne
cessity to the country, but the only
salvation of the party in power. 1t
would have Gen, Grant take his place,
and argues that it is folly to suppose
that the change will cause a reyolu-
ton.
A very important question has aiis-
en- in regard to the impeachment OF
the President In case of impeach-
ment can the President be suspended
from his functions at the beginning OF
the proceedings, or not until after a
conviction has been reached? james
Madison, who was member Of the
Virginia Convention, called to ratfy
the Constitution, we think, satisfacto-
rily sets this question at rest He
said in that memorable Convention:
"There is one security i'll this case
to which gentlemen mas not have ad
verted; If the President be connected
in any suspicious manner with an,
person, and there be any grounds tC
believe he will shelter him, the Hous,
of Representatives can impeach him
they can remove him if found guilty
they can suspend him when suspected
and the power will devolve on tn
Vice President Should he be sus
pected, also, he may likewise be sus
pended until he be impeached and re
moved, and the Legislature may max
temporary appointment This is
great security.
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february s.
New Railroad Project.

The Portland. Me. Ro,r1 as,
at a rccen, meeting, resolved tb -,, 1'
interests of Portland "wonld hn ''V 'io
~ promoted by the construct, S'Sa''
railroad from Montpelier. IN tbn o. W a
OF Vermont, to Portland ffor '''"'e
than one-third of which provision " L'
already been made, securing = lug
would, continuous line Of 40 IL
communication between tbe I" INV"
city and Ogdenshurgh, y. Y n,' ''''
making the distance by railworIO
tween the nayigable waters 81 Ue'
West, and the ocean, less. bv 'u'
than fifty miles, than bv nm, ~'p'e
route within the United Stat. 'ue,
they appointed committees and , "',
other measures to promote snob 'oN
enterprise. The project is to i. 9 Si
about eighty miles of road across e. 9
Montpelier to the New Homn'i .'H
line, connecting either with the Gra.
frank road or with the Portland "D'
Rochester road. The Montpeler a a,5
st. Johnsbury railroad Comnan. "uu
tend to be a link in this routr ,tb i'
was chartered by our Legislatnr a''n
about to organize, and from conn, p
nieation III Walton's journal, we ipdgo
that the canvass for stock * obsn9
be undertaken along the line Sn%
a line would open up quite a reoion -
Vermont which is without railroad u
eiityi but We fancy the Portland mon
Will have to furnish the most of n
capital. FIRE. Press. " way
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Congress-.

In the Senate, Jan. 20, the Chair
laid before the Senate the Presidents
veto Of the Colorado bill, which went
over until tomorrow
The Tariff bill was taken up. The
tariff on nicklo was changed from IA
to 20 cents per pound
In the House the Committee on
Elections were discharged from furth-
en- consideration of the Maryland
election case and the matter was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Conn i lee.
In the Senate, Jan 30, the Chair
laid before the Senate the Presidents
veto Of the Nebraska bill Read, or
dered to be printed, and laid upon the
table
In the House the Committee on
Foreign Affairs were instructed to in
quite into the expediency of Congress
asserting the principle that naturaliza-
ton 10y the United States Of citizens Of
other countries eXempts such citizens
from the performance of military duty
under any foreign government.
The House went into committee on
the Consular and Diplomatic Appro-
priation BILL Mr. Pomeroy in the
Char.
The question was on Mr. Williams
amendment AS amended to strike out
the word Rome from the list of
places where resident ministers are
stationed and add a proyiso, that no
money shall be paid for the support
of the [ tied States legation at Rome,
or for future expenses OF the same
The amendment was modified and
Rome struck out and no money is
appropriated for legation at Rome az
ter the close Of the fiscal year.
The amendment was adopted by
81 to 40. Subsequently a provision
was made for the consul at Rome.
Ia The Senate, Jan. 81, resolution
was adopted calling on tue President
for copies Of the correspondence be-
tween the State Department and for
eign ministers, on the policy of adj
ministrahon toward the Rebelhous
States.
In the Senate, Feb !, Mr. Poland
introduced a bill to appoint Surro-
gate Court for the District of Coum-
bia. Referred to the Judiciary Com
nittee
The Bankrupt bill was taken up
Ia the Senate, Feb ,, the Bankrupt
bill came up and was discussed
The amendment was then adopted
50 to G3 The effect of this amend
ment is to strike out the exception OF
Cabinet officers from the operations OF
the bill The bill was then passed
III TO 80.
The House proceeded to private
bills
3Ir. Ancona rose and announced
the death Of his colleague, AIR john
son, and offered The usual resolutions
Of coincidence and respect
Ealogies were delivered and the
House adjourned.
In the Senate, Feb 4, Mr. Williams
introduced a bin ion military occupa
ton of the lebelious States, with pow
er 10 suppress Instruction, repress
disorders, ana punish violators of the
peace, I. s. Courts having power to
regulate the tuai AMI sentence of
prisoners Referred
The House, on motion Of Mr. Grin
nell, voted that a reduction of green
backs this year is in xpelieut; ayes 81
F. noes g.
Mr. Ashley, Of Ohio, introduced a
new reconstruction bill, which was re-
feued to the committee on that sub
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-08

SEWARD VS.. MOTLEY. The correspon-
dence in respect to the resignation of
Mr. Motley has appeared. 1t consists
of letter from Secretary Seward to
Minister Motley, in which the latter is
informed that somebody had written
to Seward charging that Mr. Motley
and Geo. j. Marsh had condemned
the administr ltion in private converse
ton, and that Mr., Motley had spoken
contemptuously of Mr.. Seward -
Whereupon Mr.. Seward wishes to
know what Mr. Motley has to say
about it. Mr.. Motley replied that he
was at first prompted to deny the
charge, but preferred to declare that
he believed all distinctions as to color
in this country should be removed by
constitutional amendment, and then
that "A general amnesty should be ex-
tended to the rebels Having thus
expressed himself against the Admin
istration, he resigned his office - Val
TONS Journal
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-08

EsS- The cycling Of woman by women
is one Of the most offensive manifesta-
tons, of superciliousness now to be
met in society. 1t is done everywhere;
at parties, at church, in the street. 1t
Is done by women in all conditions of
life The very servant girls learn it of
their mistresses. Who cannot recall
hundreds of instances of that sweep of
the eye which takes it at glance the
whole woman and what she has on,
from top-not to shoe-tie? 1t cannot
be new fashion OF behavior; but the
daily increasing pretence of people to
superiority because they can afford to
spend more money upon their backs
than others can, makes it at once more
remarkable even than it was ten or ff-
teen years ago. Men are never guilty
Of it.-Ga'dry
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-08

GRAND ISLE COUNTY CouRT, The
February Term of this Court will com
mence at North Hero, on the Goth
Hon VIM. G. Wilson, chief Justice,
presiding, and Hon. Allen r. Man
ming of Alburgh. and Hon. Jabez,
Ladd, Grand Ise, assistant Judges
The other officers of the Court are as
follows: John M. Hawrican, North
nero, States Attorney; Giles H.
Hawrican, North Hero Sheriff; W.
w Rockwell, Alburgh, Deputy Sher-
if; Stephen II. Williams, North Hero,
clerk. Tho committee of examina-
ton is, Giles Harrington, Eust Al
burgh; Herman r. Beardsley, St. Al
bans; Henry C. Adams, East Alburgh
Thirty-eight causes are set for lrial.
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The Railroad Troubles.

The Troy * Boston Road seem dis
posed 70 quarrel with every body AZ
ter the recent attachment OF their prop
erty at Bennington, Gov Smith, who
had nothing to do with that affair,
wrote Mr.. Vail, President OF the Troy
road, a very friendly letter, Offering to
supply the necessary cars to make up
trains and run them through from
Troy to ST. Alhans. The response was
IA curt reply, sent four days after, say
ing in three lines, that Sin view of
proceedings in Vermont, the I. & b.
Co had no arrangements to propose -
Messrs, Smith and Page publish the
correspondence, and add:
An interval of five miles is thus left
between Hoosic junction and Ben
nington without railroad communion
ton, to the very serious Inconvenience
and loss of the public While we sin
cerely regret ii, it will be seen that it
is not in our power to prevent it. We
are aware OF no reason for the course
thus taken, except the suit referred to
by the trustees, Knowing nothing of
the merits of the suit and expressing
no opinion concerning it, it is not easy
to perceive how its defence is advanced
either by making war upon us, or by
attacking the public interest upon the
line Of the road. Aud we trust before
many months we shall secure a better
and permanent southern outlet to our
road. Our best efforts will be directed
to that end, and we have no doubt OF
Success
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-08

DEAIH oy Ex-Gov HuNr. -Ex-Gov.
Washington Hunt died at his resi-
dence in New York city, on Saturday
morning, in the 57th year of his age.
He was Representative 10 Congress
from lS43 to 1919; Comptroller of the
State in lS49, and Governor of the
state in 1850 and 1851 He was a
Wing in politics until that party
broke up, when he united with the
Democracy, with whom he has since
acted He was an honorable and
high minded man
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-08

CoMrAmsoNs Not OpIous Several o.
the papers have been running a par
aliel between George Washington ana
JEFF, DAVIS They waste much paper
and columns Of type, without striking
the true parallel Here is the ida
advanced 10y The Butte Record IN le-
gard to it.
George Washington First in aar.
first IN peace, and first in the hearts Of
hls countrymen
JcG Dacts First in rebellion, frs.
IN petticoats, and last in the jail o. bis
countrymen
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-08

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