davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02

Masonic. Burlngt IN Commandery
No. 3, Eminent Sir Russell s. Taft
Commander, have accepted an invita-
ton to be the escort Of the Grand
Lodge of Vermont, at the laying OF
the corner stone Of the Norwich Uni.
versity, at Mortified to-day, Thurs
day.
a Commandery of Knights Templar
as Palestine Commandcry No. 5, was
constituted at St Johnsbury July 23d
and the following officers duly in
stalled:
Sir j. l.. Perkins, +. G; Sir D. vii
ley, Gen; Sir j. Bacon I'd, Captain
General; Sir George May, Prelate; Sin
E. w Carbee, s. W; Sir G. p. Carpen
ter, J. w; Sir A. S. Livingston, Treas
Sir f. j. Dalton, Recorder; Sir w. S
Hill, Ward; Sir J. Worthen, St b; Sil
S. Martin, Sw b; Sir G, L. Spaulding
LIST Captain of the g.; Sir j. Clarke
Sd Captain of the G. Sir d. A. French
acting as Right f. c. G; Sir j. r
Thompson, acting G.. G. g.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02
Grand Isle County Convention.

The Republicans of Grand Isle
County iii accordance with previous
call, met in convention at the Town
Hall in North Hero, Saturday july
9th, 1867
The meeting was called to order by
Jed 7. Ladd, Esq, Chairman of the
County Committee. Asa Reynolds of,
Alburgh, was elected chairman, and j.
Nj. Hawrican, Secretary.
On motion of DR.. II. II. Reynolds, a
committee of FIVE from each town in
the County was appointed to nomin-
ate County officers for the considera-
ton Of the convention.
The following were the committee:
Aiburyh p. Ladd, A. II. Man
ming, f. G. Kinsley, Hiram Kinsley,
II. II. Reynolds.
North Hero--R. l.. Clark, H. C.
Ladd, Asahel Allen, Douglas Hazen,
j. NJ Hawrican.
Isle La Moae--N. S. Hill, Z. r.
Goodsell, II. III. Goodsell, A. j. Scott.
III. H. Hill.
Grand Isle-J. A. Chamberlin.
South HerO--Not represented.
On motion the Convention adjourn
ed to re'assemble at p, m, at which
time the nominating committee pre-
sented the following nominations:
Sendtor--H. G. Hill, Isle La Motto.
assistant Judges r.. w. Darby, AL
burgh; W. G. Hoag, Grand Isle.
Judge Of Probate--H. w. Allen, North
Hero.
Sheriff. l.. Clark, North Hero.
States At'orney-J. NJ. Hawrican,
North Hero
High Bal0-L. f. Sowles, Alburgh.
On motion of David Marvin, the
nominations were unanimously ac-
cepted and adopted.
On motion of Jed Z. Ladd, the
Chairman appointed the following
named persons as County Committee
Adams Chamberlin, II. II. Reynolds.
j, Nj. Hawrican.
After which the convention adjourn
ed SINE de-
ASA REYNOLDS, Chairman.
j. Nj. HAwmcAN, Secy.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02
Speech OF Senator Wilson, Of
Massachusetts.

Senator Wilson, in response to a
screnadc at Saratoga, last week, made
a brief speech, from which we make
the following extracts, believing that
they will be read with much interest
by the readers of the THANscnIpr:
1t has recently been my fortune to
travel for four or five weeks through
the rebel States, and as they invited
me to speak to them, | said Just what
| thought. | held them responsible
before man and God for every drop Of
blood shed in this country, for every
life lost, for every dollar expended /
spoke to them palmer than | ever
spoke even to the people of AIassa
chusetts; but tried to do it in spir-
it OF kindness that / really felt. |
pitied their misfortunes. They were
more severely conquered than / had
dreamed of. tell you here tonight
that the people of that section of the
country put into the contest all they
had of blood and of treasure. and
they were defeated, utterly annihilat-
ed, their powers gone. No man who
loves his country and his fellow men,
and who regards those States as part
of the country, and the people as part
OF his countrymen, can witness the
condition of that country without
having his heart softened and stirred
within him. For myself, while |
spoke to them plain words, l desired
to speak to them in kindness, and in
thirty-two speeches | made in that
section OF the country, to various
kinds of audiences, l never received a
hiss, or whisper, or unkind word
But | have now innumerable invita-
lions from various portions of that
country TO speak, which | cannot ac-
cept. | trust that the men of the
North, who can afford to be generous
as we'll MS just, while they have re-
solved that treason shall never more
sway the councils of the country, will
be kind and generous, and forgive the
faults of their erring countrymen ~
lApplause.) | trust that the public
men OF our portion of the country will
visit that portion of it. Freedom Of
speech they have not had for a genera
ton; they have looked only on one
slde-on the side of slavery, nulliica-
ton, secession, disunion, civil war,
hatred Of Yankee institutions. Now,
when the truth is presented-when
the cause of liberty, justice, and hui
mainly is presented to them-they
listen as no people ever before listen
ed, and | say to you, 1t is the great
missionary ground of this country. -
hind words, words addressed to the
heart, conscience, and reason, will 10
more there than in any other portion
OF the country for good. SO much for
the position of that portion of the
country, as | comprehend it, And,
now, l will tell you what / think has
brought about the rapidly improved
condition of that section of the coun-
try; and that is the overthrow Of the
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02
IN General.

Steaks from the iachass arc served
IN all the Paris restaurants, aud many
a jackass deyours them
1t cost a young Southonor $4,000
the other night to see the tiger" ia
Chicago.
A knocking bird sold in Nashville,
Tennessee for $500.
The rye and grass crops in Connec.
ticut are said to be large and good be-
You'd all previous precedent. The
heads Of rye are six and seven inches
long; and the reapers say they never
thrust their cradles into such rye be-
fore
The Troy Times says that Congress
man Morrissey made upward of $780,
600 in stock operations in Wall street
last week. and that Frank Fitch, well
known billiardist at Troy made the
unparalleled score Of 1858 points one
day last week.
One hundred and lightweight acres
on the Hudson sold for $5s, GOO.
A sharp talking lady was reproved
by her husband, who requested her to
keep her tongue in her mouth. "AIy
dear" responded the wife, "it is
against the law to Weary concealed
weapons"
Boston at present contains s.2S1
dwelling houses and hotels. OF these
houses, 1920 are valued at less than
$1,000, nine at moro than 1915, 600
Two hotels arc appraised at $4,000
each five, each at $4,000, 1925, 600,
$l45, 900, $4,000, and S175, 600; two
at 500, 600; one at S2Sl, 600 and one
at S325,0O0.
Farmers in Wisconsin say that be.
fore the end of the present year wheat
VIII be selling in that State for fifty
cents per bushel. But what will that
amount to if it requires 81 per bushel
to bring wheat to the eastern coast
The author of "Roll on. Silver
Moon" has opened ball alley. Sill
yer moon can't roll on his alley with
out paying for it.
Fourteen tons Of hay we're recently
cut OFF five acres in birmingham.
AT Long Branch last week, after
dinner IN compliment TO Gen. Grant,
the healtl Of the Lieutenant Ger eral''
was proposed Every ear was open
f9r speech, when Gen. Grant rose
am sail: lam sorry that Lieut.. Gen.
sherman is not here to reply"
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02
Items from Washington.

Gen. Sanborn, Col. G. Tappan, and
the Commissioners of Indian Affairs
meet Mt st. Louis on Tuesday next
with Gen. Sherman, to organize The
Commission just authorized by Con
gress to make peace with the Indians
The Commissioners assembled here
Monday at the Indian Bureau.
Dispatches to the State Department
from London show that no progress
whatever has been made toward the
settlement of the Alabama claims, thus
fully disproying the recent story that
negotiations were pending to ndjudi-
cate those claims by a cession of north
western British territory TO the United
States.
The Mexican Minister has made the
following reply to suggestions from a
citizen of Washington relative to the
treaty between the United States and
Mexico
"Your letter is received suggesting the pro-
prety OF concluding n treaty between the United
states and Mexico for mutual protection against
invasion and rebellion Such an alliance, il in
other respects well arranged, would certainly be
OF very important results: but the complication
OF interests and Interior difficulties of both coun-
tries would render II almost impossible to con.
clude 1t just at this moment Nevertheless, in
some near future it might be tried if the Govern
ments Of the two Republics, while waiting its
convenience found themselves more free in thcir
action or less embarrassed by domestic cares"
Owing to the failure of Congress to
make any provision for payment of the
expenses incurred in the purchase of
Alaska, the Government finds it i'm
possible to send civilian as Commits
sioner to formally receive the Terrific
nv from the hands of Russian Com
missioner. Gen. Rousseau has been
detailed from the army to act as Com
missioner.
Sunday was the warmest of the sea-
son. The thermometer stood at 81
degrees the greater part of the day.
President johnson is going to send
present of fine gold watch to the
Tycoon of Japan by the commander Of
the steamer Japan, late the Stonewall
now fitting out ut Washington.
BY order of the Secretary of War
the distribution of rations, by order OF
the Freedmens Bureau in the South
ern and Southwestern States will cease
after August Goth, the new crops hay
ing remedied the extreme restitution
which such distribution was intended
to relieve.
The ex-rebel Commissioner of Ex-
changes, Robert Ould, publishes an
other card in which he reiter-
ates that in August, 1864, he offered
to deliver $1,000 sick and wounded
Union prisoners without demanding
an equivalent, and that it was not I'M
til December of that year that the
United States authorities sent three
thousand rebel prisoners to the mouth
of Savannah river and received thir.
teen thousand Union soldiers in ex-
change. He says all these facts are
known to Federal officers rebels NAV
lie. He then calls upon Gen. Milford
to sustain his assertion.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02
August ..

EXCITEMENT ox THE Cr,,rn
Is considerable excitement on " ~, mere ,e!re
OF me Vermont Central Road ' y, me
count OF electing gentlemen on1 On On ia.c-
,n VI" 'ne cars; 1t seems that tbe I p1
ton agent sells excursion t;o Iue Dos
reduced fare tickets. for . E,n ,teAe,s, or
Say from Boston to st, Adams. ' an9
before either the time has exn;r1', ana
the passenger has reached s, Pa au or
'he central road insists nnon n a,
change of that ticket for nno,L "n ex-
different one; and if the boldnr. ana
ne Is elected. In the case of a ' ya"sGs'
man OF this village, he was eiectdsS gn ...,
unnecessary violence at Sboro," WIN
'ion, on rainy night, and tbot s'a'
alter he had offered lo snL, 100,
question to the President Of H. 'ne
and abide his decision. In ano,L ioad
a gentleman and ladies were eiect' 0ase
ltoxbuiy; but in third case ~, vi aO
lady had paid second. foro , nen q
than give up her ticket proa "9ueI
Smith refunded the money P'',
serve all alike, and without md, Do'.er
lenco, even in hard cases. We do VIZ, ,,
quite understand the real onestion ';o'
yolved; but if man bnvs = Gl M
from Boston to st. Adams, we don's
quite understand bow the Gomez.
has right to refuse to carry him Ill.,, iL',ny
within the time agreed, or eject 'I Ii,,
before he gets there. If that ticket i
contract, the terms should be bind
ing on both sides Ipdton's journal 1
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02
commencement at Burlington
The Commencement Exercises of
the University of Vermont are to be
as follows:

The Commencement Exercises of
the University of Vermont are to be
as follows
Sunday Aug 4h,-3 7. NJ, Baccalaurcato
Discourse, by the President, James b. Angel
Tuesday, Au9. Sta, 4. NJ, Examinations for
admission to the University at College Rooms.
At 81 A. M.-Moeting of the Phi Beta Kappa at
Institute Hall. At 10i A. M.-Anniyersary of
Society for Religious Inquiry Address by Rev.
NJ Il. Vincent, of Troy, n. \. At 3p. M Cclc-
bration o. the Phi Beta kappa. Grafton by Hoy.
Andrew 7. Peabody, ID. d., of Cambridge, Mass.
At y. M.--Commonccment Concert at City
Hall.
Wednesday, Aug ill., Alumni Day.-s} A. NJ.
Annual Meeting Of the Alumni at College
Chapel. important business viii bo pr scntedl
At 10 A. M.-Alnmni will move in procession
from the Uniyersityto the Church. At lOt \.
M.--Annual Celebration of the Alumni. Grafton
by Dorman b. Eaton, OF New York and Poem
by William +. Mars, of Chicago. at the close of
which will occur the Reunion and Dinner ut the
Lake House. At z. NJ Junior Exhibition
1hvrSddy dug. SIN. Commencement Day
At 10 A. M.-processiun from College. Al l0i
A. Vibrations of Graduating Class, and Con-
tcrring of Degrees followed by the Corporation
Dinner at American Hotel. At r. M.-Com-
moncement Leyee at Prof. George W. Benedict s.
h Ouse.
Music to be furnished by the Seventh Begi-
mcnt Band OF New York City, under the leader
ship of Graiulla.
The public exercises viii be held at the First
Congregational Church, ON White Street.
Tho resident executive committee Of thc Alum
nj announce that arrangements have boon madc
for an annual meeting of the Alumni hereafter.
to which the whole oi Wednesday Will bc given.
This will give abundant time ior the social rt-
union and dinner. A collation. viii Ice served this
year, Immediately after the public exercises on
Wednesday.
Those who have paid full fare oyertho Rutland
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02

TENNESSEE. - The election in this
State takes place to-day Thursday J
when Governor. eight Members of
Congress, and State Legislature will
be chosen. The candidates for Gov
ernor are VIM. c. Brownlow and
Emerson Etheridge. The next Legis-
iature has to elect a United States
Senator, in place of Judge Patterson,
whose term of Office will expire on the
4th of next March Should the Re-
publicans succeed in getting MAORI
ty, 1T is thought they will elect Horace
A. Maynard
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02

DurL WITH PocKrr KNIVES MI
New Orleans Times relates that c tr0
tain Clark, recently of the Freejra'i'
Bureau, had a difficulty with '1 A.. >
Jacob Garrett of Catalonia na,5 ''.'
with whom be was working n nlantl
ton, when the two men agreed n set
lie their controversy by means If .
duel fought with pocket knives Tho
Immediately proceeded to execpto
their luShtful proposition, by draw
ing their knives and rushing together
The fearful comba, lasted coPsi1er.
able time, the men grasping each
other with the left hand and With tbo
the night cutting, slashing and slah.
oing unfortunately in the back and
body, on the head, face and hands
until Captain Clark fell exhanftod
from the loss Of blood Both mem
presented horrible appearance h..
ing literally hacked and gashed an
over Che upper part Of the body and
arms. Captain Clark expired abo1,
twelve hours after the fight, and n
last accounts Mr.. Garrett was cons,d.
cred beyond the hope of recovery.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02

WooI IMBRoar1o- John Farnham,
Of Middlesex, bargaiucd four flecces
of wool to n. G. Bacon. of Montpelier,
and took them to the place of the lat
ter. Bacon took two of the heeces,
and started off into the building, Farm
ham soon following with the other two.
As the latter passed Bacon's wagon he
saw fleece lying in that vehicle, and,
supposing it to be one of his that Ba-
con had laid down while he carried
the other up stairs, took it along The
wool was weighed, called % pounds,
and $7,04 paid for it. That night Ba-
con went to Farnham's, accompanied
by one Miner, and threatened all man
ner of things because Farnham had
stolen his wool. At last he frightened
Farnham so that he paid $40 to settle
part cash, and the balance butter
Monday the matter was looked up by
Grand Juror Wells, and Bacon thought
best to offer to pay back the $50, then
took that back, and Randall & Durant
have sued him. On the whole, the af
fair has a bad look for him, and some
are so uncharitable as to think that it
will be necessary for him to experience
religion at least once more ere he will
be just as he should. Montpelier ar
gus, July IL.
ExToRTIoN DID NOT WoRK.- Two
weeks ago we gave an account of the
manner in which n. G. Bacon jelced
500 out of John Farnham. The suit
between these parties was tried last
Saturday, and the jury gave Farnham
verdict for the full amount which
Bacon had extorted from him. 1t is
gratifying to see justice done OCCASION
ally in court of justice. His going
off in the night time, with a "Scaiia-
rag body guard, for the purpose of
lntimidating honest citizens out of their
money, deserves indignant rebuke. 1t
reminds us of the SHARP practice this
Bacon is said to have played in this
town on a young man from St Adams,
few years ago, whom he took to jail
in the middle of the night No man
III Montpelier has been mixed up with
more questionable transactions than
Bacon, and he is looked upon with
suspicion by our citizens to a degree
that would be annoying to any one
with moral hide thinner than that of
rhinoceros. But his bravado is
equal to "the situation" and as he
walks to Sunday and week day meet
ings those not knowing him would set
! him down as ranking with the saints.
ID, July 25.
The young man from st. Adams re-
ferred to in the above, was Mr.. r. b.
henerson, who stopped at the Pavilion
Hotel i'll Montpelier the first night of
his bridal trip; arriving there late at
night. Mr.. Kenerson ON his return TO
st. Adams, commenced suit against
Bacon, demanding five thousand dol
lars damage for false Imprisonment
and abuse of process. AS the suit is
still pending in our County Court, we
forbear to comment further upon the
aggravating facts. We understand this
Bacon has already been removed from
the Sheriff department. The above
extracts show that he was removed
none too soon.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02

LEGISLATIVE APPLICATIONS Notices
of application to the General Assembly
are beginning to appear in the papers,
among which are the following:
A charter for railroad from Rich,
ford TO some point on the Vermont &
Canada Railroad.
A renewal or extension of the Mont.
pelIer and Connecticut River Railroad
from Montpelier or Berlin, to connect
with the Vermont Central, thence east
erly IN the counties of Washington and
Caledonia to Wells River, to connect
win the Passumpsic and New Hamp-
SHIRE railroads at that point.
a charter for a railroad from Mont
pelier through the towns of Berlin.
Barre Wllliamstown, Brookfield, Ran
doiph and Bethel to Royalton.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02

If sheep are kept in the same lot
with cows or fat cattle, no dog Will
disturb them. As soon as the dogs
approach the sheep, they run to the
cattle, who drive off the dogs. A fu-
mer for thirty years, by adopting this
plan, never lost a sheep by dogs, al
though in the same night the Same
dogs killed sheep in the farms north
and south Of him.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02

CONSEQUENTLY Legislature adj
Jouined on Saturday after three
months session. The constitutional
amendment giving suffrage to all citi-
zens, male and female. was lost-93 to
Ill. A bill to tax United States bonds
passed the House, but was lost in the
Senate.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02

Po.rs oF VERMONT. The Montpel-
ier Freeman says:
We learn that there is to be anoth-
er volume Of Poetry Of Vermont
published. Poems of the volume
should be sent to "Junius," Morris
viiie, Vermont. The poets of Yer
mont living both in and out of the
State are requested to furnish such
OF their productions as they wish in
serted. giving their name in full and
residences.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02
Asa REYNOLDS, Chairman.
j. Nj. HAwRIoAN, Secy.
lss- Jef. Davis visited Stanstood

ssa- Jefl. Davis visited Stanstead.
G. f., last week and was the guest OF
Hon. L. Lee Terill. He was driven
about the streets in Mr. Terrill's best
turnout, when the boys hooted him
and made sundry not very pleasant to
Davis) remarks Permission was
asked, but refused, that the arch trai.
tor might ride about the beautiful
grounds Of Ca;los Pierce. Esq.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02
nn1cnroN ,IARKET- Jaly p

Reef CatsIe.-Extra fat and heavy an. IS;
Oxen, Sl5.OO sl5, so; list quaint. slii.' $500 a
% quality s13.75 a s14.25; 81 quaFptide talOg
$3.50, u 100 MS, on total weight OF mac 'D
and dressed beef 80 according
Working Osen.-s2OO s5Oo' u
to value as beef .nl GOOD $50
MiIch Cows 500 SIS; extra ahu hIoe
a sll5, without calves, as may be ayr
and ordinary $50 a 60. an 90 a i00,uU
per head .,t,1 al a lri
shotes. Wholesale, 81 q aae; ret'gl ga se5
Dressed. 90 a 90 cents. Fat hosf's
Veal Calves. q $40 90 per Counig
Hides. Brighton, 10 a ~ lner IL.
lots. 8 a Ole, Calfskins Iuc i~e
rniiow. - "a a $50 Il ID
Psifs.-s2.2j a s2.To each
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02

A Pioneer Grant Club" has beon
formed in Brooklin, n. Y.
1t is reported in Montreal that re-.
cent petitions for the release of Me
Mahon, the Fenian, are to be fayora-
bly, considered.
The man who "Dreampt / Dwell in
Marble Halls" has opened marble
quarry there, and is doing a thriyino
business in getting out grayestones o
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02

Haze yau cough, cold, pain in the Ghost or
Ii.''i,ii.ii7 Ia itct have you the prcmon.tory
ton, Ii so, know that relief is within t.lar
reach 10 tine shape Of Dr. Wistais Balsau II
Niid Cherry, which in many cases where hto
haa ue' has suatchcd the victim from the yaun.
ing grave.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02

sa- Charles Anthem, Ii. d., died
in Now York on the morning of the
29th ult., in the 10th year Of bis age.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02

ssS- The taxable property ofIllinois
as per assessment returns Of 1866 is
SAL 100000.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-02

Last. Adams, jay 3ls', l567, Stephen Cor
ham, aged G9 years
Funeral tomorrow (rlmrsday) at 2 O'Clock
from Iho house.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-03
Asiatic Cholera.

The STRONGEST PROoF OF INTRINSIC MERIT.
DEAR s,Rs-I ought to have acknowl-
edged long ago the box of Pain Killer You
had the goodness to send me last year. Its
coming was most Frovidential. l believe
hundreds of lives were saved, under God, by
it. The Cholera appeared here soon after
we received it. We reseTteo 1t once to the
PAIN KILLER, using as directed rpr Cholera.
A list was kept of all to whom he Pain
Killer was given, and our native assnssants
assured us that eight out of every ten 70
whom it was prescribed. recovered. 1t has
too, been very useful in various other dis
eases. 1t has proved an inealculahle bies
sing to multirudes of poor people throughout
all this region. Our native preachers are
never willing to go out on their excursions
without supply of the Pam Killer. 1
gives them favor in the eyes OF the people
and access to families and localities By
whom otherwise they would be very lndii
| ferently received. -
Believe me, dear sirs, gratefully ant
faithfully yours, o,or
j. N. JOHNSON,
Missionary at S,cator. China
Nov24dwlm.