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NV PosTAL SERVICE, - The new
Postal, Service, enroute from Boston to
Rouse's Point. N Y, via Concord, will
commence next Monday, Dec. 16. A
larger amount of work is to be done
than heretofore, making it necessary
that the help should be doubled. The
old route agents, Messrs. A. G. Noble,
of Richmond, w. S. West and Horace
Merrill, of Boston, and Eben French,
Of Manchester, N. H., have been APP
pointed Head Clerks, and s. e. Bailey,
of Montpelier. Ruel A. Brown, of Low
ell, Frank S. Ketchum and Edward A.
Morton, of st. Adams, Assistant clerks.
Mr.. benjamin ID, Hopkins, Of st. Al
bans, who was route agent on the
same road for five years, has been APP
pointed Chief Head Clerk. and will act
as General Superintendent of the line
The appointment of Mr.. Hopkins t.
the position named is one eminently
fit TO be made; and it is not, we think
too much to say that no better selec-
ton could be made.
Our friend, Mr.. A. G. Noble, is al
old "stager" at the business, having
been route agent between Burlington
and Rouse's Point for several years
and within connection with the Other
old agents render the new appointeei
all the assistance in their power. The
pay OF tho Chief Head Clerk j,
81, 200; that of the Head Clerks an(
Assistants 81, 100
When the service is well under way
with proper railway connections, it il
expected that local Post Offices will b,
relieved of much of their labor, anc
that the letter mails through the coun
TRY will make much quicker time.
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Masonic AT the Annual Commu-
nication of Franklin Lodge, No. 4,
Free and Accepted Masons, held at
st. Adams on Wednesday evening,
December 4th, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Park Davis, w NJ; J. p. Fisk, S.
W; Milton Session, J. w; j. S.
Walker, Treasurer; l.. p. Kimpton,
Secretary; Geo. II. Kittredge, S. d.. F;
A. G. Stafford, j. D.; d. G.. Mitchell
and $. S. Allen, Stewards; f. S. Nc
Farland, Chaplain; Louis Med. Smith,
Marshal; r. l.. Stanwood, Tyler.
Mr.. Davis has held the post of w.
NJ, for the past two years, and his third
election by a UNANIMOUS vote shows the
high esteem which il entertained fol
him by the lodge. -.-
AT the Annual Communication 0.
Frontier Lodge, No. "a, of Free and
Accepted Masons, held at Franklin
Dee, 9th the following officers wcrt
elected:
James Randall, w. NJ; e. r. Bell
5. w; r. G.. Gates, j. W; j. w
Hoskins, Treasurer; j. f.. Toof, Sec
rotary; John Webster, S. D.. A. j
French, J. D.; D. e. Shattuck an(
1. r. Manly, Stewards; VIM. Randall
Tyler.
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Decenber 13.
nhienTON MAnIsnr

o.. N"tsie.--Extra fat and "'
81 on. taozo siiOo; LIST quait, 80 ., reminm
and dressed beef We B.t OF / L., talios
working Oxen si7s . .so-
to value as beer $40 '2S1, Or ,ccordn.
q iIac "n o,ows'-s55 a SIS; extra ma
and ordinary $50 D 81 "'''S DC agreed; farro,,
sheep aud f.u,nbs e.
~ 80 per head. o-Vo.; extra 81 IN
sho'es.- Wholesale, 90 n ooc 49,,
Drssse', 90 90 cents. Fat Hars W a 0oc.,
MD. " ives 50 90 q 500 90 S, I acq &c.;
80 Brighton, 10 a DOC mead
Sa al. sc' Calfssins loc &c per ' III country
Peits.--Soc a 81 90 eacb
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RousE's PoINr. The Free Press says
that Mr.. Booth, millionaire of Otta-
wa, G. W., has purchased the remnant
of the old railroad bridge at Rouse's
Point with land on the shore and right
of water way for quarter of a mile,
and workmen are preparing the wharf
to receive piles of lumber. 1t is ex-
pected that more wharling, and a steam
mill will be erected in the spring
Not long since a man from Cornwall
named Flanagan, lost $3.50 in green
backs and $40 in Canada bills, at
Rouse's Point, betting with some
shaipers on "three card monte" and
the "snuhbox arrangement" The
sharpers were arrested in st. Adams,
and are out ON bail.
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DEPUTY SHERIFFs. - Sheriff Soule has
appointed the following gentlemen rs
deputies for the county
Highgate ]. p. Place; Fairfield. j.
c. Davis; Georgia, d. X. Holmes;
St. Adams, B. F. Kelley; Fairfield, e.
c. Soule; Richford, E. Corlis; Enos
burgh, II. b. Ladd; Montgomery, A.
S. Samson; Bakersfield, ID. U. Smith.
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Frightful Railroad Disaster.
Passenger Car Backed or HARLOW Fridge.
10 PERSONS KILLED 80 OR MoREixJURED.

A passenger car filed with work
men employed in rebuilding the Har-
low Bridge, at Mortified, destroyed
by fire on Sunday morning, was back
ed off the North butment of the bridge
Wednesday afternoon, killing fifteen
persons and injuring, more or less,
thirty-two others. The car, together
with the tender of the engine, vas pro
cipitated distance Of fortyfyo feet,
and tho scene must necessarily have
been frightful one. Assistant Super
intendent II H Locklin was standing
on tho platform of the car as it was
nearing The yawning space, and realiz-
ing the danger, apprized, as best be
could, the occupants of the car, who
rushed in body to the rear end; but
in vain. They all went down with the
car, and the tender, getting loose from
the engine, followed after Mr. Lock
lin jumped from the car and was
rolled down the embankment, but was,
we are glad to state, uninjured.
The engineer, whose name is Fran
els V. Abbott and who has been in the
employ of the road for several years,
was told by his fireman that he was
getting too near the bridge, but he
needed him not until too late, when he
reversed his engine and jumped of, as
also did the fireman. From persons
who have conversed with Mr. Abbott,
we learn that he Mr. Abbott does no.
attempt in any way to excuse himself.
His mind was evidently not on his
work, or this heartrending accident
could not have occurred. Mr. Abbott
is suffering under intense mental an
guish, but this Will not atone for him
gross carelessness and negligence, mol
restore to life these whose death he
has occasioncd.
On the news of the disaster reaching
st. Adams, Superintendent Merrill, j
w Hobart, VIM. Hatch, and Other
railroad officers, proceeded by fpecio
train to the scene of the accident, tc
see that the bodies OF the killed were
properly cared for, and to render tht
needful assistance to the wounded
Among the injured is Mr.. Charles
Clark, of st. Albums He received ,
severe cut on the head, and complain:
of internal pain. If he has received
no internal injury Of q serious nature
it is thought he viii speedily recover
Mr.. S. Homer who is among the killed
telegraphed to his wife, soon after tn
accident, not to be concerned abou
him. Soon after, one Of his men tele
graphed to her that she had bette
take the next train for Northfeld. Ii
one hour from that time she receive,
the sad announcement of his death.
For the following list Of killed an,
wounded we are indebted to MIR. Ran
dali, the obliging operator at the Rail
road telegraph Office:
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THE VERMONT TRANSCRIPT

DEATH OF WV. L. BURDEN. Mr. VIM.
L. Burden, one Of the firm of II. Bur
den & Sons, ofTroy, died suddenly on
Saturday of hemorrhage of the lungs.
During the session Of the Legislature
Mr.. Burden was at Montpelier looking
after The interests Of the Walloomsac
Railroad, and was much esteemed by
those who made his acquaintance.
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CONSIDERATION OF A CATHEDRAL. The
conservation of the new Catholic Ca
thedral in Burlington, took place on
Sunday, with imposing ceremonies. -
Among the clergy present and assist
ing were Bishop Rappe, of Cleveland;
Mcfarland, of Hartford; Loughlin, of
Brooklyn; Williams, Of Boston; Con-
roy, of Albany; and Larocque, Of st.
Hyacinthe, with some forty priests
and deacons Of this aud adjoining do
cesses. eul9 n8od ua aa
Archbishop McCloskey. OF New
York, preached the conservation SER
mon.
The music was furnished by Sc
lect choir from Montreal
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Municipal

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. - Municipal
Elections took place in several cities
and towns in Massachusetts, on Mon
day, In Boston, the Democratic can
didate, DIR. Shurtleif, was elected by
five hundred and fiyo plurality
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RUTLAND RAILROAD Co.-The new
corporation called the Rutland Rail
road Company, has been fully organ
lied to take the place OF the Rutland
& Burlington Company, by the bond
holders having converted the bonds
they held into preferred stock of the
new company. q
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RrcHFoRD. L H. Smith has sold
his Harness Shop in this village to
Charles Williams.
The receips for customs in this place
in tho month of November were 1917,
%
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Hay Since Oct. 90 three hundred
tons of hay have been shipped from
Vergennes, this State. The average
price paid last year was about $l4,50
per ton. 1t rules lower this year, as
it brings only $1,000 per ton delivered
at Vergennes depot
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Bay Mr.. A. N. Merchant, formerly
editor ofthe Chateaugay (N.Y,) Jour
nal, succeeds Mr. H. G. Powell as edi-
tor and publisher of the Champlain
Journal.
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SKmors Loss - All he files and rec
ords OF the town clerks Office OF X eese-
vile, were destroyed in the late FIRE.
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VNeeth, Teeth, Teeth.
i THE GREATEST IMPROVEMENT


New York, Nov. 3oth, 1861
DE-. l.. GILMAN, ST. Adams, VT,
DeW Sir:-ln answer 10 your letter OF the 2ith
inst. would say that do not know Of any one
named Wv n. Nelson in the Dental profcs-
sion in this city, and cannot find any such par
ty IN the Directory, therefore concnde he Is
Myth, as far as this city is concerned
Yours, truly,
i95-tD SAMUEL s. WHITE.
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~ REAT IMPROVEMENT IN DENTS
TRY

NJ fr c TRY.
The attention of the public is called " a great
discovery in Dentistry.
THE GREATEST ADVANCE STEP E'EH
MADE IN THE ART.
The main difficulty in wearing artihcisl teeth IS,
they do net hold in their place firmly enough,
and add to this the annoyance Of food getting
under tho plate while eating | haze discover
ed a method Of so constructing the p@le on
which the teeth are set that they will not SUM- a
or drop while eating or speaking, neither WIN
any Particles of food get under the Plate, ~
matter what the condition OF the mouth 10
which is not true OF any method hitherto lsea
have secured Letters Patent for the Uhi'sa
States, England and France. =
The improvement ia not in material, Dus ~
the construction, whichseenres the atmosphere
pressure on the entire plate.
have sold the exclusive OF said lmproV,en'sIt'
to DIR. J.. Gilman, TO wit, the Counties OF frana,
lin, Nashington,9 Chittenden, Laniohie , His
Grand Isle. Those wishing to avail themselves
of such Improvement, will call on
DIR. l.. GILMAN,
o. Ai4DANS'ti'r f'f' ''t'r-' COM
November, II, 1867. "i-u
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/ s. BLAIsDELL
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
CAMBRIDGE, VT.
NoTIcE OF SEIZURE AND SALE

NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND SALE.
me following described property was s,;,.,
by Oihcers OF the Customs for yi1latinn 9 y,
heyenge Laws Of the United states, VIZ: VI 'ue
q. 15lshsate, Dee. 9th, 1867, Govt
Highgato, onsSaturday, Dee Dist. 1857 AZ a. q,
GEO. J. STANNARD
c. Collector of Customs
custom House, District OF Vermont Colle.
WI Onice' bnrllf gton, Dec. H. 1867 l9s-lv
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DEAra or VIcToR WRIaHr. Victor
Wright. Esq, of Weybridge, well
known citizen Of Addison Co, while
riding down Ellsworth Hill" about
four miles from Middlebury, on Fri
day afternoon, Dec. G. in company
with another gentleman, who escaped
injury by jumping from the wagon, his
horses became unmanageable, and
breaking the yoke, became detached
from the vehicle, when Mr.. Wright
was thrown out, striking his head up
O0 a stone-wall and killing him in
stAstly. Mr.. Wright was President OF
the Addison County Agricultural So
ciety, Vice President Of the Vermont
State Agricultural Society and Wool
Growers Association, and "a some what
celebrated wool-grower His funeral
took place on Monday.
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POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

During the past year. the Postmas-
ter General has sold over three hun
bred and seyenty-one millions of letter
stamps, over forty millions OF plain
stamped envelopes, and more than
sixteen millions of stamped envelopes,
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GROCERY BUSINESS,

In all its branches, at tho old stand ! which
store fresh supply of Family oroes, .,low.
VIII iai pe spia as 10" a' '''' 1siHFL s. HYDE
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A PHmPPIo.-The New York Tribune to-day
gives us a piece of philippe which is in Mr..
Greeley's best style. We know of no writer
in America who can abuse more heartily than
the philosopher of the Tribune, and to-day he
opens his vials of wrath on Mr.. Johnson with
force which positively takes away the breath
of the reader. He says:-
"Where will this end? The President means
war. The country must stand and fight, or be
defeated. We believe anything possible of Mr.
Johnson. His administration is record of
deception, cunning, observation-disclosures to
the best interests of the country, He mas made
the administration of Buchanan respectable by
showing degradation TO which even Mr.
Buchanan could not sink. He has betrayed
his party; he has betrayed his friends; he has
betrayed his country. Nothing is left of his
administration but few miserable jobbers
like those who hang around him, and few
wretched political adventurers like Black. The
men who accepted contumely for his cause, like
Seward, and Randall, and Welles, he is impa-
tient to drive out of his Cabinet. The savage
OF Sahara is not insensibe TO the obligations of
friendship; but even this no 10 niger remains
with Mr. Johnson
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WHAT Is CONSERVATISM 2-Mr. Thaddeus
Stevens has written powerful letter, in which
he confesses his own ignorance of the meaning
of the word Conservatism. In this respect
the "Great Commoner' is no worse off than
most of the citizens of the United States. We
profess ourselves to be completely at loss to
know what Conservative" is. But what
ever it means, he very justly lays great blame
on the "halEa-dozen Senators" to whom we
owe the present difficulty. The timidity or
the indifference of those Senators to the dan
gers to which the country was subjected by
their action, can hardly be excused even on the
plea Of stupidity. This false spirit of "Con-
servatism" has now brought us to the very
border of the greatest national danger, and if
we are to interpret the meaning of the word
from its result, we would define "Conserva-
tive' as "one who, through cowardice or for
personal ends, seeks to aid the subdued Rebels
by opposing the loyal representatives of the
people" This is as complete definition as
we can give.
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hitherto unprecedented in the history OF our
Government, the Senate should not hesitate
TO WELD its constitutional power TO the utmost
No man, for any Office high or low, should oe
confirmed who does not stand by the policy OF
the people as opposed to that of the President
and that simply because the President has
no right TO policy, and his assuming to have
one is direct attack upon the vital principle of
the Government. If the present heads of de-
partments shall resign, the Senate should
utterly refuse to confirm their successors
unless they are men acceptable to the
country, and ready to carry out the will
Of the people as expressed by Con-
gress. The Secretary of War, Mr.. Stanton,
will of course remain at the head of his de-
partment. The others should be men of like
stamp. If we must have harmony in the
Cabinet, let it be harmony with the Constitu-
ton and with the people, and not with a faith
less President who is attempting to override
the Constitution and to defeat the expressed
will of the people. We can conceive of no
greater dereliction of duty on the part of the
Senate than the confirmation of Cabinet de-
voted to the unconstitutional, weak, and
wicked policy of Andrew Johnson.
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SOME FACTS ABOUT CRIMR.-Some facts about
crime in England and Wales have just been
published in the Blue Book of judicial statistics
for 1866. Compared with the previous year, the
serious offenses show a decrease, while, pro-
baby on account of more frequent applica-
ton of summary jurisdiction, the minor offenses
disposed of by magistrates show an increase.
We learn that England has %, 72S policemen, who
cost 81,s27,1O5, being 478 constables and
97S,64 more than the year before. The crimi-
nal classes "at large" are set down at l13, ,566,
but of these, 33,lOl are of the tramp and
vagrant fraternity. Those not at large are
l6,70s in local prisons, 7Ol8 in convict esta-
blishments, and 1886 in reformatories. In
England and Wales there are 20,249 houses of
bad character. During the year there were
5O,549 indictable offenses, in respect of which
T,l9O persons were apprehended and COM
mitted. The murders numbered l3l, being tour
less than the total of 1865 The attempts to
murder were 46, and there were $40 cases of
shooting, stabbing, etc.; 259 cases of man
slaughter, of attempts to procure miscarriage,
I'll of concealment of birth, 165 of unnatural
offenses, 257 of outrage, 1922 of assaults with in
tent, etc., 272 of assaults and bodily harm, 2O7
of common assault, aud 164 of assaults on
'peace officers" There were 4sl,77O persons
proceeded against summarily, and of these more
than one-fourth were discharged.
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The Address of the State Committee.
WE need hardly call attention to the brief but
powerful address of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee, to be found elsewhere in our
columns. The events of the last few days
have aroused the country to the perils which
still surround us. The President makes an
open issue with the people. The gallant heroes
who led our people to victory on the bloody
battle-felds of the Rebellion, are daily being
insulted and disgraced by an Executive whO
has proved a traitor to the people who
elected him. There is nothing left but
to make a straight out fight, and to
teach this faithless Executive that the people
are still true to the great principles which
carried the nation so triumphantly through
the late contest of arms. The spirit of the
Rebellion still lives in the doctrines which
gave it birth, and seeks to fortify itself in our
courts of law and justice. This gives us
practical issue in Pennsylvania, and makes the
contest this fall of the highest Importance.
The Simple question is, Shall Judge Shars-
wood be elected as the State-Sovereignty-
Andrew Johnson candidate, or shall the Union
party add to its previous glorious triumphs
the election of the scholar, the patriot, and the
jurist, Judge Williams
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Commen cement at Oberlin OoIIere.

OBERLIN, Ohio, August H.-The annual COM
imeneement exercises of the Oberltn College
began to-day. The address before the College
literary societies was delivered last evening by
PRESIDENT Haven, of the Michigan University,
upon "Dreamssand Dreaming" The concto al
cleTun was preached this morning by Rev. s.
q; s;od leonard S twenty-five young ladies gradu-
aCeu hom lhe ladies' department. this after
Alumni was delivered by Professor II. e.
Whlppie, OF Hillsdale College. Tomorrow
occur the commencement exercises of the Col
lege and theOlogical departmenla
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The New York Times, conservative in all
its utterances, gives proper hint as to the
evil effects of Democratic success in our State
at the coming election
"Repudiation is word which we express sd
regret the other day at seeing brought so much
into the party wrangles now going on In Penn
sylvania, Ohio, and other Western States. But
IL is being used more and more, and with less
and less concern-the Republicans charging IL
home upon their Democratic opponents at
every possible opportunity, and the Democrats
apparently growing less anxious to shield
themselves from the imputation. There Is no
Pennsylvania in the forthcoming judicial cleo
tion, and there is much less Likelihood of their
carrying Ohio in the Gubernatorial election.
But If they should carry either one of these
States. or come very near carrying either one
of them, the fact will not, under existing cir
cumstances, be calculated TO increase pW6Hc faith
in the stability Of our national credit"
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Brown UniXaraitu.

Brown University has had five presidents
and mas graduated 2267 students. or these 1856
were graduated under DR.. Mannings admins
eao snat on DR. Messer; Sl8 under DIR. Wayland, and
0r5oir cUs unaeT Dr. Sears OF these, 5S3 have been
OF the students entered the Union army Rhode
island is proud of the University, and well may
pe' LOT IL Is the best possession she has
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DEATH OF FARRADAY.-In the death of Pro-
fessOr Michael Farraday the scientific world
has sustained loss second only to that oc-
curing when Humboldt and Cuvier died.
Michael Farraday was born in 1894, and for
thirty years has been ranked among the
foremost chemists of Europe. His researches
in electricity tended to give us the correct
theory of the phenomena, and in all the
varied departments Of the science he excelled.
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tag@ wEIGAND's PATENT STEAM GENE

U-S2 "E1OAND'S TAlENl o1EAm
RAToR.-This is the most simple safe, and
economical apparatus known for making steam. 1t
is less expensive, both in first and use, and its
advantages are such that It must supersede every
other boiler. 1T CANNOT POSSIBLY BE EX-
PLoDED will not incrust; be increased to any
capacity by the additions OF secton be separated
into sections for convenient transporaon generates
steam fast and dry economies in space, weight and
fuel; costs less for brick work and setting Is less
liable TO get out of order, and be anywhere re-
paired; and can be manufactured and sold thirty per
cent, less than any other boiler now in use. Engi.
neers machiniss, and capitalists are Invited to ex
anime one of these Boilers now in operation at Hen
derson's MIL Coates street, west OF Twenty-frst.
Company to manufacture this Boiler is being organ
ized, and one thousand shares OF stock In all ar
offered for sale $50 share, of which twothirds has
been subscribed. twill be shown to those Interested
that large profit is already being realized in the
manufacture
A model OF the Boiler can be seen at the office Of
SAMUEL WORK, Northeast cor. THIRD and DOCK
Streets where subscriptions for shares in the Com
pany will be received. S26tf4p
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The medical attendant of the Empress
Charlotte at Tervueren, DR.. Bul1ens, has
written to the Journal de Brurelles to DENY
some statements imputed to him concerning
her Maiesty's condition. He adds that since
the Empress returned to Belgium her health
has been steadily improving. The Journal de
LiGge contradicts the statements of the Journal
de Paris as to the Empress Charlotte having
been informed of the death of her husband,
and states that her Majesty is still entirely ig-
norant of her sad bereavement.