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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30
Peoples aRs Light Company

The annual election u the Peoples
Gas Light Company Was held a, the
Bardwell House last evening. The FOL.
lowing named gentlemen were elected
Directors
George \ Merrill,
III. Henry Baxter,
John b, Page,
Charles sheldon,
John ", Cramton,
George 4 Tuttle.
At a subsequent meeting Of the Di-
rtetors George \ Merrill was reelected
President and George 4 futile, Secretary
and Treasurer
PrESo%sr-T The nomination Of VIM.
I. Wells as Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury has beenreiected by the Seuato.
Henry G. Colby, son Of Hon. Stafford
Colby of ,IonesyilIe, has been confirmed
by the Senate A. Post Assistant Pavmas-
ter in the Navy.
A. b, Herricl;, son Of :. l.. Herrick
OF Burlington, left on Monday morning un
a European tour Of several months. Mr.
Herrick is young man of fine address
and excellent talents, and We wish him
an agreeable visit to the old World
LlGHTNrNG.-We learn that during
a thunder shower on Wednesday. the
lightning struck Mr. Anthony Katen's
house, in South Glen's Falls, running
down the west end, ripping mp the cor-
nice, loosening the clap-board-, shlttcr-
ing the glass in a window. near which
stood Mrs. katen, who at that time was
Irving Il nail in the hath on the ceiling.
when the lightning was attracted to the
hammer in her hand, and ran down her
arm and body on the right side, burning
it in a terrible manner DR. Ferguson
was called, who administered ana.~thetias
to relieve her from the cxcruniatiuy pain.
with which he -zutFrring. Il was
thought then that she could not live, hut
IN Friday last, she was better, and hopes
were entertained Of her recovery.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30
Hints to Political Meetings.

A. tn lo>on Of paliticl me, thugs is at
hand it IS proper to produce The follow
ing excellent advice rjvau ~ Horace
Greeley ,ma years aga which Republic
cans and Democrats, VIII do VOL 10 heed
i. ouot hz tto day for your meeting
and then look up }aW speaker they
will already, mlAai-, have been engaged
elsewhere for that scry day-but secure
your speaker first let tham e. the
day
?. Two prominent speakers, Hitb the
local aid at Your command, are anpll.
suctiiient for amy one mass meeting Let
the people understand these can be relied
ON, and do not load your bills with an ar
ray Of great names only to disappoint
your audience
J. Have your meeting, il possible in
doors. One indoor meeting. even if
packed is worth half a dozen outdoor
gatherings TIE former is comparatively
easy, and the latter difficult for a speaker
to control
4. If you must bago out door g.ther-
ings, then seek the goove or woods. and
'"iI h't ~ 'l1A' FlAnI Tor your speakers.
and cover it with boards. aud with moth
ing else. Canvas, absorbs and deadens
the vote, while with nothing above the
speakers the voice will waste in the air
above, aud i'll five eases out Of SIX he will
break down.
.. Always put down upon your plat.
form, whether in or out Il doors 4 piece
OF coarse carpet to stand upon. Never
cover with oil-eloth, unless you expect
your speaker TO be lifeless and dull.
.. Consume as little time as possible in
prellminaries, in marching and counter
marching. Get your procession upon the
ground with dispatch and proceed at once
to the business of the meeting.
Z. Remember your speakers, especially
the more prominent ones, have families to
support. Their time is valuable. and il
costs money to travel on railroads. and
stop at hotels =" Thou shalt not muzzle
the mouth of the OK that treadeth out the
corn"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

WYoMrNG.--We do not doubt that the
President will approve the bill which has
passed both Houses of Congress, for the
creation of the new Territory Of Wyoming
1t is the western half of the very extensive
territory of nacotah, through which the
Pacific Railroad runs, after it has passed
over the State OF Nebraska. Dacotah is so
large that the capital Yanktonl is some
seven hundred miles distant from that Sec
ton where the main part of the population
is located and the trayersing of such dis
tances for the purpose of legislation and
justice is very difficult and costly bust.
ness. 1t will probably be . long time be-
fore Wyoming is very rich or populous
Territory; but still the necessity Of a
separate governmental organization for it
must apparent to eFtfyy eife who knows
anything of the matter.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

whose courage and'seal led him 70 brave
the most hazardous enterprises for thu in,
dependence u his country
Coventry - Jane. 1858
Thu CONGnrsstnN A. ArpropuA A.
.rIoSs,-Ihe aggregate Of al the appro-
priation bills passed by Congress at this
session is sldl 10000, the principal items
Of which arc, army Sa30s2, 600, pensions
s30.siooOO, po,totiiee S2Oe10,000, legis.
latiye, executive aud Judicial appropria-
ton Sl',95O,0l0 deficiencies Sl,,4OO0oO
and Alaska $,,gl0O0A
IYNcn Law The three EXPIRE, rol-
bers recently arrested IN Illinois were
taken 10 Seymour, Indiana, on Saturday
night, and three were seized by mob II
masked men, taken fran the guard by
force and hung upon the same trees whore
only the week before three Of their eoniel-
crate Lad suffered the >ame ftto ior tha
same crime
\ ku-kGrN Outrage lion, Wan,
Wyatt, State Senator from Lincoln and
Franklin counties, in Tcnnsssos, va,
taken from his bed, on thy 18th inst, hy
crowd Of the Eu.klux Democracy, de-
spite the cntreatips II his wits and
dauuhtar. dr3sgta fr4m tho hauS,, and .a-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

-Romeihassbut one newspaper.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

CATTLE FOR THE EAsr.-Thero is a
herd of $4,000 head Of Texas cattle in
pasture at the junction of the Chicago
branch Of the Illinois Central and the
Toledo, Wabash and Western railroads
When in proper trim they win be shipped
t. an eastern market
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

The STORM IN NEW YoEK.-Th
storm OF Friday night was quite severe in
New York, and considerable damage was
done in some places. In Mott Haven and
Melrose some Of the streets were mum
dated from one to three feet and gardens
in those places and elsewhere in the lower
part of Westchester county suffered badly
Railroad avenue, in Morlisania. for a con-
siderable distance was from one to two
feet under water. In West Farms the
track OF the Morrisania and I'ordham
Horse Railroad was in some pltces covered
with water. The Union Base Ball Park
was lake Of water, and the Bronx river
overaowed its hau<~, Hllins the cellars
and basement Of several houses on it.
banks, During tbarajn some part Of the
Third ayonae railroad track IN Norkt jIc
wis over foot under water
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-01-30
hEGRO .SLFFRAGE.

i special dispatch from Washington to
the Chicago Times dated the 9th inst,
says: In the house to-day, under the
l." Monday call of the states for bills, Thad.
"Stevens introduced one providing for
universal suffrage by act CT congress.
!" It was referred"
Notwithstanding the people of Ohio,
Minnesota, and of every state where the
issue Of negro suffrage was presented fair
y by the radicals, overwhelmingly defeat
ed it, Mr. Stevens and the party with
which he acts propose to disregard their
will and force negro suffrage upon them
by congressional enactment. The 80, 900
majority in Ohio against the preposterous
and odious measure Of comforting suffrage
upon an idle, thiiitless and dissolute pop
ulation would be utterly powerless under
the operation of Mr.. Stevens bill, to pre-
vent this outrage upon free people.
This is long step toward Capitalization
and consequent despotism a bold attempt
to wrest from the people their sovereignty,
AID a wantoa disregard of that fundamcn-
tai principal upon which democratic gov
eminent is founCed.
The action Of the house upon this bill
TO override the expressed wishes Of the
people Is significant. 1t was neither re-
jecte TOR laid upon the table, but was re.
FIRED, showing that itmet the appreciation
Of ali the leading members, and tn at they
contemplated adding another iniamy to
the most "infamous acts Of this most infa.
nous congress" Stevens is the accepted
leader OF the radical majority in the house
and OF The party at large. He is the au.
thor Of all the distinctive doctrines of that
party, and he has Its enforcement in the
support of the principal measures orr gina
ted or advocated by HIN. 1t cannot es.
cape the responsibility Of his political &C.
ton. 1t is thoroughly committed to nc.
gro surrage, and if continued IN poser,
will thrust it upon the people REGARDLESS.
Of their emphatic protest. Honest repub
licans who are opposed to extending the
right to vote TO the negro, cannot consist
emily act with That party any longer
When it Is proposed to force it upon {
state by congressional actio on, whose elect
tors declare by fifty thousand majority
that they will not have it. The honest FOR
ton of the republican party, who are no
in favor Of this atrocity, should not lon.
''halt between two opinions"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-01-30

Napoleon has now the velvet hat aud
sword of honor which the Pope was to give
the prince best deserving the title Of De-
fender of Rome.
The Quebec Legislative Assembly il
discussing the causes OF emigration from
that province to the United States and pro-
poses to stop the same.
The Alabama claims are again being
discussed in the English newspapers.
G. Rapp, German, from Michigan, com.
mitted suicide at Buffalo, On Sunday, by
shooting himself in the mouth.
The Ohio Monumental Committee, ap-
pointed Governor Hays, W. G.. Deshler
and j. S. Sullivan, of Columbus. a COM
mittec to contract with I. -. Jones. Of
Cincinnati, for marble bust of Lincoln
to place in the rctunda Of the State
House
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-01-30

is the proposed speculation on the lake
shore park property, over which the arts
tocratic residents Of the avenues are in a
great excitement. 1t is very cunning
ly devised, appearing to be nothing more
than an innocent and praisworthy endeav.
Or to secure forever to The city, by act Of
congress, this valuable property. At pres
ent the city's claim only extends to the
edge of the water, the land beyond be-
longs to the state, and the water over it
to the general government. Could all
these separate claims be vested in the city,
it might be quite possible for rich cor
poration to induce the common council to
sell out, and then the profit would be
equal to a second East India company
The new south pier now being built by
the government is to run out into the lake
TO the distance of mile 1t is said 10 be
the intention OF the spectators who are
now figuring for this grant, to ell out to a
line from the end Of this pier to Hyde
Park, which would give them tract OF
about twenty seven hundred acres, with
facilities for ten times the dockagc and
wharfage, which now exists on both sides
Of the river. There are numerous reasons
why this thing should not be consumma-
ted; reasons which are perfectly plain tc
everybody but the enterprisins chap;
who hope to get for less than million
property worth an hundred millions.
IF you have any "sports" among your
readers, they may be interested to know
that within the next ten days mattel
will be made between Young Dorney ant
Denny Hanigan, for one thousand a side
They are both exceilently trained, vii
fight at about one hundred and twelve Of
one hundred and fourteen pounds; ant
their mill" will probably be one of thC
most "rattling" ever seen in this section
The arrangements are being made yer,
quietly, and have as yet been kept from
the papers entirely.
Gilmore's grand promenade concert
which followed the Improbable Chart
ball, closed with Z" sacred concert" las
aight, which was grand success.
Booth opens an engagement at McFick
er's this evening.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-01-30
THE CHIC1GO TINES on GEN
GRiNT,

The Chicago Times, Of the 9th inst.
contains an article whicl charges General
Grint with INDUCING n some Of those lit
tie peccadilloes which, We had fondly
hoped. were confined to outside barbara
ans. Ali men, however, Rave their In
frmi,ics even the General Of all the AR.
MES has his be.etting sin, and if our re-
publican friends do not wish to run the
chances Of putting man addicted to bis
cups into the white house, next fall, they
lad better look round for another candi.
date
The 7;naes, during the course of its re,
marks, throws some rays of light on the
dark spots in Grants conduct while
swingin' round the circle" with the
presidential party. 1t SAYS:
.' The true reason Of Grants presence
with the presidential party, as we'll as Of
his subsequent return to the interests OF
radisalism, is to DC found in that charac
teristic Of Indifference, stolidity, or stupid.
ity, which Is prominent during his whcle
career. Whatever his motive for ioirine
the party may have been. he looked upon
It as an excellent occasion for prolon oed
and uninterrupted :" drunk" lie did no,
aro,0 a sober breath from he time III,
party roaehod Niagara until cfffr hac
landed IN Chicago.
"As Niagara Falls he made only one ap
pearance in the open air, and that in /;
carriage. supported by couple Of friends
On The way to Buffalo, at Tonawanda
Admiral Farragut excused General Gran
from making an appearance because
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-01-30

United States exceeded anything of the
kind witnessed for the previous eight
years. This year it promises to exceed
in numbers anything Of the kind we have
ever witnessed before. Most Of those who
arrive, however, appear to be of the bet
ter class of small farmers and agricural-
lists, who bring with them no little amount
of worldly wealth TO contribute their
share to our general prosperity.
The rather sud- demise Of John j.
Astor, at the age Of sixty-6ye years, a
few days since, divulges facts which seem
like romance. \ bright, promising boy,
he had been sent to college in Switzer-
land, where his intellect became impaired
in consequence Of an accidental injury -
In 1922 be "as placed in an asylum in
Cambridgeport, Mass, under the care of
DR.. Dexter Fairbanks. But his malady
proving incurable, he was brought to the
house which his late father had erected
especially for him, on Fourteenth street, in
this city-a large barOnial, gloomy-look-
ing structure, surrounded by high wall,
and the very existence of its unfortunate
lnllIlOnaire inmate was UNKNOWN 10 the
present generation. Here he remained
until his death, the subject of unremitting
attention on the part of his medical at
teDdant, who, for forty-six years, done all
that skill and selfsacrifcing efforts could
do to contribute to the comfort and relief
of his patient. The violence which al
times used to mark the case gradually dis
appeared, and of late years the genera
health Of Mr.. Astor has been compare
lively good. Strangers who met him en-
joying his daily exercises could not have
readily distinguished him from any Other
infrm old gentleman. But one Other
son remains alive, VIM. 3. Astor, tn
possessor Of forty-two million dollars
worth of real aud personal property, anC
/ himself quite an aged man.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-01-30
Nc.
CHICAGO CORRESP ONDENCE.

CHICAGO, Jan. oU, 1901.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT Fires aud crimes
are about the only items Of news which
Chicago has just now, but Of these we
have abundance. In the past two or three
days the fire bells have kept up an inces-
SAINT claneor, and each morning the papers
have teemed with robberies, desperate af-
trays, suicides and other crimes. 1t does
not seem to require much nerve to COM
NIT almost any offence here except COW
stealing or the confidence game -
against those judge Van Buren, wages an
unrelenting wariare-like the western
judge who was "nippcd" on "thimble-
rig" he deems them the " derndest kind
Of detraudin," and little mercy need the
rascal expect who is convicted of either
in his court. But smaller offences, MUIR
ders, robberies, burglarics, etc, if one is
arrested for them, he may be got out with
comparative case. There was one bur-
Si"i wv OthSi birhb, HVhCNCI, VIII SOt
severe lesson. In trying to escape from
a pursuing policeman he endeavored to
jump over spiked fence, but only got
far enough to land, sitting, on the spikes.
Trade experiences no improvement, and
the opening of the spring business, mer-
chants say, will be month later than us
ual. We have never witnessed duller
time Man the present, and our only con-
ISOLATION is in the reflection that no place
is better off, while the majority are much
worse. ] was talking this morning with
prominent merchant of Chicago, who
has just returned from New York, and
he informs me that the large importing
and job6ing houses there. which are u.s.
ually in the heat of their business by the
tenth of January, have not yet, this sea-
son, ever opened their stock of goods
This shows how widely spread is this un.
wonted 'backwardness.
Our PRINCIPAL local topic just at present
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-01-30
1NDIANAPoLIs, Ind, Jan. %.

Fifty barrels of distilled spirits were
seized by the United States revenue Of
ficers at the Jacksonville railroad freight
depot to-day, in transit from Peoria, ILL.,.
to Louisville, and they will be held until
payment Of tax is proved. Forty-fvc bar
rels were marked, '.Rectifed whiskey, six
above proof" and five, ''Pure alcohol, So
above proof"
The sheriff of this county will take eight
convIcts TO the northern penitentiary, to-
morrow, and bring back 10 boys, to be
transferred to the House Of Refuge.
The first anniversary of the establish
ment of the Homo cf Friendless Women
will take place to- morrow night.
The report that the Belefontaine rail
road car-shops were to be removed from
here is not correct.
The number of hogs packed this season
is 2,756, against $4,000 last year, with
an average net weight of II pounds per
hog more, which gives an aggregate Of :
629, 13S pounds in favor Of last season.
No6shinger, Kingan 4 Co. sold to Liver
pool house 750, 900 pounds of English meats.
have not TRANSFERRED.
Elkhart INDUCES in hot sodawater. An
other name for emetic, probably.
The ladies Of Princeton, availing them
selves of the privileges of leap year, take
the boys sleigh riding and talk business.
"Hence, execrable wretch"
The damages caused by the fire at Boon
vile will reach 5000, instead of Is, 600
as first reported.
A new railroad from Elkhalt to Cincin
natl going through Milford, Leesbnrg
Warsaw, Manchester, Wabash, Marion
Muncie, New Castle, Cambridge City an'
Connersyiile is talked of.
4 revival at Columbus has added seven
ty-fve members to the Christian Church
Nineteen babies were born in New Al
bany last week. A large proportion wer
illegitimate.
Four hundred men in Jacksonville ar
out of employment.
Tigers abound in Jacksonville. !
great many people have been scratched b
them.
Dead hogs lie in the streets of New Al
bany for several days, and the authorize
pay no attention to them.
r. Tom kerwood wandered away from hi
home in Oxford tie day after Christina:
since which time nothing has been hear
of him. He was last seen about cue mil
west of College Corner lie was dresse
with army blanket pants, blue cavalr
jacket, aud black felt hat. Two of hi
front teeth are out He is idiotic, and a
+. times when lie leaves home passes unde
an assumed name His parents feel grea
: anxiety on account of his absence, an
will reward any person who will send il
formation to John r. Kerwood, Oxfor
Ohio, as to his whereabouts. -Brookpd
: Democrat.
Three hundred and seventy-one person
: died at Evansville last year.
Seven hundred and twelve arrests wei
o made by the Evansville police last yea
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-01-30
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

For Governor.
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, of Marion.
Tor Lispfeaapf- Gogernor,
Alfred p. Edgerton, of Allen.
For .sScretaryof Stat,
REUBEN C. RLsF. Of Boone.
For im1;ior q state.
JOSEPH :: DEItsDlFFER, Of Franklin.
Fot Tleas7.cr Of state.
JAHE.S B. RTlN, Of Marion.
For Clsrt Of the Supreme Court,
NO1H s LaR0SE. OF Cass.
For Reporter Of ne sepren'e Court,
MA. o. PiCKARD, Of Marshall.
For Superintendent Of P'.5se Instruction,
JOIN Y. PHILLIPS, # Dagiess.
For 1toFney Genera,
col. CLATP0GL, IF Ps,taam.
For Electors ut Large,
JOIN r COFFRoTH. of Huntington,
BAYLESS W HANNA. ofYigo.
Con.ir"cnts,
JASON B BROW y. uf Jackson.
WILLIAM FFRANhLIN, o! Owen.
For District Electors,
first D;Str.ct-rnonas T Cobb. OF Knox,
Con.insent-RS Sp-oTtc. OF Nanderburg,
S.coad District 5 Dobbns. Of Martin,
Coniinacrt--5Onas O. Howard. OF CLARKE,
Third Dis.rict-jamcs Gavin. of Decatur,
Coatingent-ElhInaE DcvSTc. OF Jennings,
Fourth Di-trict-John : Reid. of Fayette,
COn.iB@ent-Beniamin Smith Of Rush,
Fifth DStric.-John II Lord. OF Harion,
Contingeut-Cass Byield, Of Johnson,
Sixth DiS,rict-i I; Carleton of Lawrence,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES x Ha!nill of Sullivan,
Seventh District E David on, of Fountain,
Con;ingcnt-D Daily, of Carroll,
EIGHTH Di~triet-.ilmes T Mcdowell. OF Grant,
+'cgs-i..s MN u LnSday. of Howard,
Ninth Di>t-ict-John Colcrict. of Allen,
EontDg eut--Sa mUel y Shoaf. of JAY,
Tenth Di~trict--O III lain. of Elkhart,
Continsent-E Van Long. or Noble,
Eleventh District--not appointed.