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Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-10-13

III L. POST Il CO., dealers in Dry Goods
i aud choice Family Groceries, Corner %
ALL and Fairfield Streets, st. Adams. VI. III.
w. 4. POST, l.. JAMES.
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BUSINESS CARDS.

ARNES Il CROWLEY, Dealers in Groceries
D and West India Goods of every description,
rnes' New Block, Lake Street, st. Adams, YER
mt. No-u
The New York herald., 1868-01-10

HOUSES, ROOMS. &C.. TO LET.
RIO LET OR SELL, OR ENcHANGE-os BROAD
i way. Canal Elm. Grand. Eishtyfnur,h and Eighty
seventh streets and Lots Bslsvad Tor invest
mens Stocks. Lands Farms. saoons hotels; Lots, tI,
VAN vECHTEN, al Broadway.
VgEST TWENTY FOURTH STREEr-TO LET.
w four story House; all modern improvements, In
mediate possession between Ninth and Tenth avenues.
Apply 10 s. =. BEkoK 81 EigAth avenue, Twenty.
second street
yVEsT TwFNTY-rHIRD sTREET-DwELLIN0
w House. adjoining Pike's Opera Houso, TO lease for
business purposes clu0 house Or restaurant
A. y. BLEECkER son CO., ~ Cedar street
The New York herald., 1868-01-10
Enst Side.

At $40 FOURTH AyENUE-By STANLEY DAY
~ f6s Fast SD 20s44xS3 three story lex. S4500
lo3 as 48th 2x45Hl0O three story brown 1880
Lexington c0rnor tnree story brick 25x6xl % IS 0
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Opened at 9 o'clock P. NJ, with prayer

Opened at 3 o'clock P. NJ, with prayer
by Rev. Webb.
Mr.. HEERMANS reported House bills
Nos. 16 and 1S, with amendments, and
recommended their passage. Also, a
bill for reimbursing James w. Reed for
recruiting expenditures.
Senate bill No. 80, authorizing the
sale of the Agricultural College and
other buildings connected Herewith at
Morgantown, was, under suspension of
the. rules, read the second and third
time and passed.
Senate joint resolution No. 8, anthor-
izing the printing of 500 copies of the
report of the investigating committee
appointed to investigate the affairs of
the asylum at Weston, was tabled.
Senate joint resolution No. 9, asking
the Legislature to allow the committee
appointed to investigate the affairs of
the hospital at Weston S. per day for
their services instead of So, as previous
ly agreed upon.
Mr.. DUNNINGTON favored the reso-
luton.
Mr.. MAHON said it would not show
off we'll to his constituents to allow S.
Der day for the work they agreed to do
for SO, but he was willing to allow the
committee for twenty days work instead
of thirteen days as charged in the bill,
which would make up the money they
ask for by allowing them for more time
than they worked.
Mr.. BOUGHNER offered to amend by
striking out S. and inserting s. per day.
Mr.. PINNELL said the members of
this committee had earned s. per day
and he hoped it weuld be allowed.
Mr.. s. S. -ELEMING favored the
amendment, and said the committee
had agreed to do the work for 50 per
day, and he was opposed to allowing
them anything more than the contract.
Mr.. CHAMBERS said he regretted to
see the members so hide bound, and he
hoped they would allow IS per day.
Mr.. S. s. FLEMING took objections
to the language used BY Mr.. CHAN,
BERS. He said he was not hide-bound
nor stingy, but he went for what he
thought was fair and right.
Mr.. TOMLNSON read from the Con-
stitution, which prohibited any in
crease of salary after the contract had
been entered into. So.
Mr.. STEERE said he could not see
how the Constitution controlled this
matter or had anything to do with it
hence he favored the resolution and
hoped the committee would get S. per
day.
Mr.. BOUGHNER thought it was dis.
tinctly forbidden by the Constitution
to allow them any more than the first
proposition would pay them.
Mr.. WEIGH made q constitutional
objection to increasing the per diem Of
this committee. He thought we had
no more right to increase their salary
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STATE ITEMS.

The Post-ofice at West Fork, in Writ
county, has been discontinued by order
Of the Department. All the mail mat.
ter hereafter destined for that point will
stop at Burning Springs.
AN EEL CAUGHT.-A few days ago j.
w. Clinton, caught an eel in the Little
Kanawha, in the vicinity of Newark,
Writ county, that measured two and a
half feet.
A WHITE CRANE.-On Wednesday
last, Mr.. Newell Gardner, who resides
with C. w. Rogers, Esq, in Tucker
township, Writ county, shot a white
Crane of enormous size. 1t measured
four and half feet from tip to tip of the
wings. Its legs were something over
two feet long, and its body and neck
measured three and half feet.
SHAMEFUL OUTRAGE.-On Sabbath
last, Mr.. Morris Kain, residing near the
Southern suburbs of the town, visited
Harpers Ferry, leaving the premises in
charge of his boys. Whilst going round
the garden to see that all was right,
these little fellows were fired upon by
some unknown negro from the roadside,
without any provocation whatever, the
charge consisting fortunately of only
powder and wad, striking full in the
face the elder 10y. We learn that one
entire side of his face is charred and
blistered, the eye closed, and his suffer-
inps most acute. Have not our magis.
trates the authority and independence
enough to enforce it, of arresting and
duly furnishing every negro found
brandishing his revolver or carrying a
gun on the Sabbath, as is so frequently
done with impunity, on our streets and
along our highways.-Spirit Of Jefferson
THE Cov1NGToN AND OHIO RAILROAD.
We are often told that the people
have lost faith in the success of this en-
terprise, because the work is not pro-
crossing as they were led to expect.
To reassure these disheartened fellow
WO y" OIL w kONNAASSb eh"b
the time of closing the contract for the
prosecution of the great work has been
postponed from May l TO September !,
to give all the couaties time to vote the
subscriptions to the stock. Col. FOn-
taine has just written to US that the
money to build the road can be obtained
from capitalists as soon as the counties
have subscribed S3,500,000. Now, Au.
gusta has yet to vote, so has Nicholas,
and many other counties. Cabell has
Just voted, 6 to l in favor of subscrip-
tion. Raleigh will vote again and
for subscription. We are informed that
Col. Ewart, of Raleigh, proposes to sub
10000 or II, 900 acres of good land, and
that Others will follow his example.
Have courage, good people, we have no
fears for the railroad; Rome was not
built in day.-MonrOe County Register.
The election in Nicholas county, on
tho question of q county subscription
to the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
takes place on the 9th inst.
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For New York.

The "Pendleton Escort" from Cincin-
natl, will leave that city next Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock, passing Steuben.
Vile ria. the Pan Handle Road at an
early hour Wednesday morning, twill
receive recruits at any point along the
route, by notice being given to the off,
GERS at Cincinnati in time. Those joining
the Escort" will be taken to New York
and back, boarded while on the route
going and coming, and lodged
while in the city for $50. Persons while
in New York will have to board them
selves, but the officers of the Escort"
have made arrangements by which
their members can board themselves at
GO cents per day. This furnishes the
cheapest means tor attending the great
Convention yet.
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From yeuezucia and Havana.

NEW YORK, June 25.-Venezuela ad-
vices of the seventh state that in q re-
cent battle in Coro, General Gill, with
three hundred of his troops, figure
among the killed and wounded.
General Mononge was before the gates
of Caracas demanding an unconditional
surrender of the place.
Nassau dates of the 23d state that
business is stagnant. Failures are nu-
merous and starvation cases frequent
A petition is to be forwarded to Eng.
land for the removal Of the Governor
and Secretary.
An Havana dispatch states that an
American brig had been compelled to
pay two dollars duty per ton on her
cargo instead of the legal rate Of fifty
cents. The United States Consul had
laid the case before the State Depart.
ment at Washington.
The six military commissions in Cuba
had sentenced twenty-seven prisoners t.
death in three months.
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The Maine Democracy.

The Democracy Of the State Of Maine
held their Convention q few days ago
and it was quite an extensive affair
By way of variety, they nominated
Hon. E. F. PILLsBURY for Governor
The resolutions adopted are admirable
those relating to financial questions we
here append. From these it will be
observed that the Democrats of Maine
fully agree with the Democrats of the
West as to the true financial policy Of
the country.
ResolrCd, That the right of the FEEDER
al Government to tax the income of the
national debt is clear in itself and sup
ported by practice, and oHght now to bs
effectively exercised by collecting the
tax out of the coupons of the national
bonds, and that snch a rate of taxation
should be imposed upon those coupons
as will subject capital so invested to its
fair average share of public burdens as
compared with other descriptions OF
property.
Resolred, That the proceeds of such
taxation should be distributed among
all the States on Just and equitable
principles.
Resolred, That it is the duty of the
Government in good faith to abide by
rhe terrss of all its contracts, and that
the principal Of all debts due and owing
by the United States, having been de-
ciared by the act of Congress OF Febru-
arv -, 1862, to be payable in the cur
rency which was made a legal-tender
by that act, it will confer unjust advan-
rages upon money-l-nders, and impose
oppressive burdens upon the people TO
pay any bonds of the United States IN
gold, except such as are by their terms
made so payable, and that all such
bonds as are made payable in currency
should be paid as fast as it is possible
TO do so, without initiating the currency
beyond a safe and just point.
ResOIred, That so long as the currency
consists in whole or in part OF paper
money issued under the authority oil
the National Government, such paper
should be issued directly by the Gov
ernment itself, and that the great and
valuable privilege of issuing $500, 900, ,OOO
of this money yielding profit equal to
SIS s,UOO,00 annually, in gold, has been
too long enjoyed by favored individuals,
associated under the National Banking
law, should forthwith be resumed by
the political authorities of the nation:
Rcsolred, That the men who fought
for the Union are entitled to the same
currency as the men who loaned the
money, and that the bayonet-holder!
laborer, farmer, and bond-hOlder should
he paid alike.
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.Buruinx, Eloquence

Few frequent visitors to the Hall OF
the House of Delegates in this city,
when that able body is in session, have
failed to hear occasional specimens OF
the sparkling eloquence of the Hon
orAble member from Webster, Rev.
GREGORY. In this connection, when we
speak Of eloquence, we do not mean
that old fogy kind that PATRICK HENRY,
CLAY, WEBSTER, and snch as they, pos
sessed, but such as we hear from the
platform of a negro minstrel troupe
that kind of elequence which not only
lires the souls of the hearers, but causes
them to "snicker right ont" with de-
light. Well, GREGORY has now "got
his match" new Radical member
from Tennessee-Mr. MULLIN, or Null
LET, the other day, in speech against
removing political disabilities from GER
taia gentlemen named in the bill, refer
ring to his Southern brethren, said:
They said they submitted, they never
surrendered only when they were cap
tured By the armies of our Republic
that were for the perpetu alton of the
Government of our fathers, and to per-
petuate the right Of all beings to stand
before the burning eye of Goo, account
able to Him that died for them, that
the will Of man should be free. That
is the power that brought them down
that stood here under the Stars and
Stripes that waved over the bloody
fields of l776; and rode the storm against
the British lion. Lsughter.] 1t met
the Southern Arnsk and negro
God and made it bow. The Democrat.
ic Party as its figure head, that had
been swelling in blood, plunderine
the public treasury of the Uaited States
and beggared it, that managed the public
arsenals, carried away the arms and
captured the whole sea coast, and every
vessel in every harbor, and now, after
doing that, "let us alone" they say
While we are pulling the apples from
the tree don't throw rocks at US
Laughter Just let us alone; we uset
some gentle words, and they only de
fed us and Knocked at us. Now WI
come in, council together, and take Il
our bosom an old man called Abraham.
LLaughter.l Aye, and he saw Their
Dives, who had driven the negro frou
his table aud would not give him
even the crumbs; and he saw fignr'
coming up with his garments dyed il
blood. Who il it see on the blaci
horse, with the sword drawn agains
the rainbow Of hope and promise Of th'
world-the Stars and Stripesf Laugh
teri. 1t is death riding under the en-
sign Of the Democratic party OF th'
South in open war .gainst human hber
ty and human rights. Then, Oh, my
soul, look down and wonder ut then
coming up as Dives holy, and never Asy
ing stained their hands in blood
lLanghter.] Now, we ask to be for
given. guess not"
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On Monday afternoon last, in CON
versation with us, Hon. B. Fl. Hill,
whose opinions arc entitled to consider
alton by his many admirers, stated that
in his Judgment the Southern delega-
tions should have but little to do with
determining the nominee or the plat
form of the Democratic party in the ap-
preaching convention-that the plat
form should be a short and simple one
if it said anything at all upon the suf-
frage question, it should simply declare
that the settlement of that question be-
longed to the States-that the Southern
delegates should cheerfully cooperate
with the Northern delegates in what
ever their judgment deemed proper to
be dene-that harmony should and
would prevail, and whoever should be
considered by the North as the most
available and sure candidate (whether
Judge Chase or any other person) to de-
feat the schemes of the Radical party,
should have the cordial support of our
delegates and people.-Macon (Gd.) fe'e-
graph, jane II.
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A Curious Suicide-A Sick Man
Hangs Himself in Bed.

One of the most curious cases of sui.
eide of which we ever heard, occurred
in this city last Saturday. A German
living in tho south part of the town
had been sick about ten days, and his
physician informed him that he could
not hope to recover. During his sick
ness rope had been suspended from
the ceiling over the bed, which he had
used, when necessary, to pull himself
up to sitting posture. Last Saturday
afternoon his wife, who was at work in
the kitchen, was attracted to the room
of the sick man by his peculiar breath:
ing. On reaching the room she found
that he had taken a handkerchief and
tied it around his neck, then pulled
himself up and made it fast to the rope
over the bed. He then let himself fall,
aud strangulation was the result. Vixen
discovered by his wife, life was nearly
extinct. The rope was Immediately
cat, but he died during the afternoon.
He was buried last Sunday.-FOnd dH
Lac (Wis) Commonwealth.
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George Wilkes having succeeded in
reconciling the difficulties existing be.
tween Grant and Butler, is now said to
be engaged in an attempt to bring about
a friendly feeling between Butler and
Bingham. 1t will be recollected that
Bingham charged BENZ amin with being
"a spoon thief" and Butler retorted by
calling Bingham ga tcomdR murderer
The fact that what each said Of the 9th
er is strictly true, causes it to be feared
that Wilkes will have hard job in re.
conciling -PldiRdedler.
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THE second session eff the Fortieth Con-
gress receives this slight admonition in
the Cincinnati Gazette, which cannot be
accused of lack of Radicalism " 1t is
easy to strike off taxes. 1t is apleasant
and grateful thing to vote extra COM
pensation, and, generally, to appropri-
ate money. There is proverbial ia.
cility in spending money which one had
no hand in earning. But to cut off ex-
penditures to fit the reduced revenue
and to adjust the necessary taxes to
meet the expenses-this is work. Com
gress has enjoyed the easy and grateful
part. 1t is shirking the disagreeable
work"
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far as may be practicable and conve'
nient, the Delegates be chosed by Town
ship or County Cony entions, on
SATURDAY, JULY 4th, 1863.
1t is also recommended that
the Delegates from the First and Sec
ond Congressional Districts in attend
ance upon the State Convention nomi,
nate a Congressional candidate. and O
Presidential elector for each Of their
respective Districts.
The possibility that, owing to their
remoteRess, some Of the counties of the
Third Congressional District may not
be fully represented, has induced the
Committee to leave the selection Of the
time aud place for making their Con.
gressional and Electoral nominations
entirely to the discretion of the Demo
cratic and Conservative voters of that
| District.
Fellow Democrats and Conservatives
Your political brethren in all parts oi
the country where elections have been
held within the last twelve months
have achieved magnificent victories
The great reaction which is to redeem
the nation from tyranny and misrule
he's fairly set in. In other States, its
progress is irresistible. Let us, too
press forward in the work Of
redemption. Net one moment
should be lost-no e1ertion spared
County, Township and School District
organizations should at once be com.
pleted, and every man who can be
moved to espouse the right, should be ap,
preached, informed and melted to ac.
ten. The work is in your hands. II
you are true to yourselves, your State
and your country, you cannot fail
Success will crown your efforts, and the
blessings of good Government, 50 long
unknown in West Virginia, win once
more bring to her people peace, prosper,
ity and happiness.
j. w. GALLAGHER,
w. c. HANDLAN,
w. W. MILLER,
GEO. r. TINGLE,
LEWIS BAKER
Democratic and Conservative State E1ecR,
tire Committee.
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Destructive Fire.

BANGOR, MAINE, June PA fire
broke out this evening at half past ten
o'clock in the clothing store of A. F
Chase, in the wooden building which
was occupied by A. T. Chase, Thomas
A. Beckford, Lowe & Hexter, Smith
Hotel, William Chase, and I. Roch.
The block was entirely destroyed. A.
F. Chase had stock of about 500, 900,
which was partly saved; insured for
$4,000. The other parties had light
stocks, which were partly saved. The
fire is still burning and may possibly
extend to other Buildings but it is moi
probable.
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NEAR Van Buren, Hancock county,
Ohio, the other day, two beys, sons of
Thomas G. Carr, took their fathers gan,
with the. .iHtention of going hunting, Mr..
Carr had used the gun the day previous
aud had left the ramrod in the barrel,
after making an effort to draw the
charge. The boys, one holding the butt
end Of the gun, the other the ramrod,
endeavored to draw it out, when one OF
them slipped, and the gun was dis
charged, driving the ramrod through
the body of the boy. who was holding
1t, killing him almost instantly,
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The New York correspondent of the
Boston Post says: 'It is believed, and
seems highly probable, that the streng-
est candidates before the Convention
will be Pendleton, Hendricks and Han
cock, and the opinion is pretty gener-
ally expressed that Hendricks will af-
ter q while coscentrate the strongest
vote. 1t is conceded that Hendricks,
on account Of his experience and the
unexceptionable character of his record,
would be worthy and popular candi'
date"
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As soon as order could be restored af-
ter MUILET subsided, Mr.. BROOKS, of
New York, warned Mr.. BINGHAM, of
Ohio, that if he did not leok ont for
his laurels, he would soon find that in
matters Of rhetoric and poetic imagery,
the star of Tennessee would outshine
the fame of the honorable gentleman
from Ohio"
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Wheeliug gsgistsr.
correctional Ceaveniioa for the
Third District.

the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Con-
v.ptisn to nominate candidate
nr Congress for the Third (Ka.
o,uha) District, will be held at
charleston, on the 22d day of July.
This Convention will also nominate one
Ilector for President and Vice President
e the United States. The candidates
for Congress arc MOORE, of Point
Pleasant, and Gen. OLEY. of Charles
,on. FRANK HEREFORD, ESQ., of Mon
roe county, is mentioned for ElectOr.
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ABOUT two weeks since two young
meR put into Newport, Rhede Island,
in a small boat called the Dove, from
Newburyport, for Baltimore. The Graf,
was visited by several experienced boat.
men, and the unanimous opinion was
that the chances were against her reach.
ing her port of destination. The boat
has not been heard of since she left,
and the suppssition is that she went
down in one of the heavy gales that sci
in soon after she departed.
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GRAFTON,
1t 10 o'clock, 4. W.,

THURSDAY, July 10, 1908,
To nominate two Senatorial Electors
of President and Vice-President of the
United States, and to select candidates
to fill the following State offices;
GOrernOr;
duditOr;
attorney General;
Secretary Of STATE;
Treasurer;
The ratio of representation will be
Ten delegates in the Convention for
each member of the House of Delegates
to which the counties respectively are
entitled.
This ratio gives to the counties res
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X. w. Clay, of Volney, !

r. W. Clay, of Volney, ILL.,, writes to
the Cincinnati Commercial:
"SIR-I have understood that Gener-
al Grant is Catholic. Is it so' An.
swer, and you will oblige many as well
as myself" ...
Grant is anything during the week,
but on Sunday, unless Theodore Tilton
lies, he is, physically speaking, spirit
ualist.
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THUS speaks the Hartford Times
Governor English does not seek Office,
His labors are to preserve the Union,
and to promote the interests of his State
and the country. AS in the progress OF
the war when he expended $4,000 OF
his private funds to aid the soldiers and
their sorrowing relatives who were
seeking for them after the bloody bat
ties, he is actnated by nobler impulses
and more patriotic views than those
which govern the selfish and ambi-
tious."
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THE Mississippi Democratic Execu-
tive Committee Q has published an address,
which some of the most eminent legal
gentleman of the State inderse, in
which they describe for the benefit OF
the freedmen the criminal character OF
the oath bound Loyal League conspira-
cies, and solemnly warn them that the
penalties which attach to these unlaw-
full combinations involve punishment
of two years in the Penitentiary, a
heavy fine and loss of suffrage for life