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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

ANOTHER FIRE.-About ten o'clock
Saturday evening. the steam whistle of
the machine shop sent out its awful alarm,
giving notice that We WAS again invaded
by that dread ,courge-tire. IL was found
10 be ON the premises Of ". Nelson
Brown. ou West street The fire com
menced in the upper story Of the barn,
and rapidly gained upon the light and
combustiblo material by which it was sur
rounded, until the barn, carriage house,
and wood-shed were destroyed, and sad
inroads made upon the main building,
which was partly saved, but in badly
damaged condition.
Mr. Brown was insured III the .ttna for
about - 500 on the buildings. and $500
on the furniture, wearing apparel. etc.
His loss will fall in the neighborhood Of
$1,000
In the barn was a horse and cow which
were safely got ont Of the burning build
ing
Dunn, Sawyer y Co, lost Peddler's
wagon. with its contents, which was
stored in the carriage house. and could
not be reached The wagon and con-
teuts were worth 500, and upon which
there was no insurance.
!. W Stcarns suffered quite i loss in
mattresses, aud other upholstery goods,
which he had stored there Mt the time.
No insurance.
Mr. Merriam, boarding at Mr. Browns,
suffered damages on his goods from wa
ter, smoke, and by removal Mr. Merri-
am goods were insured in the Niagara
for abou, 800.
The barn Of Edwin Eige-ton, Esq,
Just ives, II Mr. Browns. was consumed,
with its contents, consisting of four or five
tons of hay, four cords of wood, ready
sawn for the stove, quantity of lumber
various agricultural implements aud nu-
merous other things which had been
placed therein to protect them from the
weather. The barn and contents were
worth somewhere in the, neighborhood of
$1,000; insured in the Hartford for $500.
+ The fire department worked with their
usual energy, and, under direction OF
Chief Engineer Page, aided by Assistant
Engineers Dunn and Davis. did all they
could to arrest the flames, which they sue.
ceeded in doing,
We heard good deal OF complaint in
regard to the scarcity OF hose, especially
for the use Of the steamer. In conse-
quenoe of this scarcity, the steamer did
not get to playing for some twenty min
utes after she was all ready We ought
to have from 1900 1900 feet of hose for
the steamer and not again be put to the
trouble that we were on Saturday night
The steamer works well, and is sure death
on a fire, as was shown on this occasion
but she is powerless without hose. A
good hose cart, with 1900 feet of hose,
will make the Killington's outfit com.
plete-and will prove good investment
Mr.. Brown informs us that no person,
who had any business around the barn,
had been in there since O'Clock that
same evening, and he is of opinion that il
was the work of an incendiary.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

RANDOLPH NORMAL ScHooL.-Fif.
teen candidates were examined for gradu-
alton in the first course of study at the
Randolph Normal School last week. Of
these, twelve passed, and were graduated !;
three failed to pass AT the same time,
two were examined for graduation in the
second course of study, beth of whom
passed and were graduated.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

DANcE.-Arrangements have been
made for Thanksgiving Ball at the Lake
Dunmore House, Salisbury, Thursday
evening, Nov. Goth. Colby's Band will be
in attendance.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

CoSvENTIoN.-A Convention Of the
Young Mems Christian Association aud
the churches of Rutland County, will be
held at Fairhaven, on the 9th and 10th
days of December next.
A full attendance is requested.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

MteoNIo.--A ncw lodge of that An
cicnt and Honorable order of Free and
Arceptoi Ma4ons. was constituted aud IN
stalled at Morctown, ON Wednesday last,
TIN, new lodlc i, to be known H- Mad
River Lodge No - and has elected the
following officers
William NJ sawyer, W. NJ, Morctowu
4 G Prrnfi-s. : W. Moretowr.
f. G. Hooker. ! W, W.aitshcld,
y Il. Spul!,ng. Treasurer, Morctown
Freeman Parker and ;. Bailey, '.'a-
cons, VI tr'ltwu
H. Ev.u-. hometown. and Nilliaa '
Leland. MIdll.-ex, Stewards
The public rNcrcisrs at the church IA
the afternoon wire highly interesting, not
only t. the members of the Fraternity,
but Ia others Us we'll. They commenced
with an excellent prayer by Rev. VIM
b Howard 4 masonic ode was then
sung hy the choir b. a. Holmes, leader,
and Miss Jennie sawyer, organist, assistrd
by several good singers from Soath Dux-
hurry after which Deputy G.. M. OF the
Grand Lodge Of Vermont, Benjamin II,
Dewey, of Burlington, WAS introduced to
the audience bv {. J. Deavitt, Esd, and
held their undivided attention tor an
hour. with an address rarely equalled Tor
beauty and clearn6ss of expression, and
sound logic It was spoken Of by all who
heard it in the highest terms OF pra'~,
This. we believe. was the first pubiIc nj
dress Br. Dewey ever attempted 10 De
liver. but we trust it will not be his last
Tho oaarrs. is 10 be printed il its anthn.
viii consent 70 have it published. At'fe
cln.e Of the address the choir again sung
a masonic piece To the tune OF America
and the exercises were then closed with
The hcnediction Everything except
muddy streets and stormy weather
seemed satisfactory to all.-NontpsiisT
ngtynak
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

HowARD UNIVERSITY The Howard
University OF Washington has begun its
second year with the preparatory and nor
nal departments in full operation. The
medical department is we'll begun, and a
course OF law lectures arranged for this
winter The other departments are being
talked about, but nothing has yet been
done towards opening mem. The uni
ycrsity had l21 students last year. and be-
gins the present fall term with -. Rev.
DR. Sunderland, Of the First Presbyterian
church, is president
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

most tender manner, and arrived there
Sergeant Dexter took il in charge aud,
with the assistance Of bottle, nur,ed ii
with all a mothers care, The Sergeant
never looked better than when holding it
in his arms, and applying to it the most
enaearing expressions - still It's cries
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19
BHIy Ltfodgr,d-

HW, faTodgr,d-
BY Mr., Fisk Of Isle LJ Motto, by re-
quest. regulating the school week, ma
king five days a school week, and exempt
ing holidays !
BY Mr. Brookins Of Shorcham, in rcla-
ton to the grand list.
By Mr. Walker of Clarendon, authori-
ug sclcctmen to build school houses.
BY Mr.. Spaulding OF West Windsor TO
prevent cruelty to animals.
BY Mr. Crane OF Newport, i'll amend
ment of secs, l6 and n. chap. l6, general
statutes, relating to village corporations
Rt>oivhon,-By Mr.. Hinckley. of Chel-
sea, in relation to the. publication of the
Acts of this session; directing the COM
mittec Of ways and means to inquire into
the expedicncy of directing the Secretary
of State to publish the public Acts of the
session in one pamphlet and Acts of pri-
yate character in another also giving him
directions as to the distribution Of those
pamphlets containg private acts alone.
Bills rrad tie hlrd tJme-To change
the name of Herbert Lewis, &c; passed
Tochange the name of Etiie W. Bailey,
&c; passed,
Altering the name Of RoL.rt Benjamin,
&c; passed
To change the name Of Katey Manning
&c; passed
To repeal and act for the more equal
distribution among creditors of property
attached onmesne process, passed.
To amend sec. 2, c. l03, &. s., relating
to bounties Of noxious animals, ordered to
lie.
To annex part Of the town of vii.
mington to the town Of Dover; passed
To incorporate the Richmond cemetery
association passed.
To incorporate the Hartland cemetery
association passed.
To incorporate the West Concord Ac-
queduct company passed.
To change the name of Milton G. King,
&c; passed.
To prevent the destruction of muskrats
in the towns therein mentioned the pas.
sage was refused, yeas SO, nays so.
To incorporate the East Wallingford
Aqueduct company.
To sncorporate the Mutual Society OF
st. Joseph of Burlington passed.
To incorporate the New England Tele.
graph Company; paised.
To amend section % of chapter 80
general statutes, relating to process and
other matters; passed.
Senate Bills Referrcd.-To authorize
the wardens and parish Of any parish OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church in thi:
State, to hold and convey real or personal
estate; to committee on judiciary
To enable the towns in Franklin county
to aid in the construction of the LamoiHe
Valley Railroad; 10 committee on rail.
roads
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

GOLDEN WEDDISG-On Monday e,en-
ing last a large company of guests cclc-
bratcd the fiftieth anniversary of the we'd
ding of Justus Hyatt, Esq, at his resi-
dence in Brandon. Notwithstanding the
inclemenoy of the weather. the house was
literally full. and had the day been Tine
and the evening fair, the house would
have been much too strait for the company
Before supper was announced the Rev. DIR.
Thomas made some very pleasant and
characteristic remarks
Mr. Hyatt IVES married ON the 9th Nov
1918, at Salisbury, by the Rev. Isaiah
Mattison. and settled at Greenwich,
Washington Co, n Y, where he resided
for y years, engaged in the marble bust
ness. Hearing Of the great marble deposit
that showed itself in the various parts of
Rutland Co, he took trip Of exploration
hither in ls2S, and having spent some
time in making personal examination Of
the several localities, then known as mar.
BILE views, he finally made purchase Of n
tract of land on the farm of Mr.. Clifford,
in the western part Of Pittsford. on which
was Marble Quarry.
In 1929 he commenced mill NJ Bran
pom, two gangs and a single saw. In 1880
he removed his family 10 Brandon. pur-
chasing the then old house, in which,
year, before, Stephen A Douglass was
born II has been from time 10 time re-
paired and enlarged so that the family
continue to reside in it, and SO neat and
thoroughly comfortable is the cottage in
side and out, that a stranger looking for
the house that Douglass was born in,
would scarcely believe it, being told it
was one of the first frame houses built in
Brandon, and if the reader has ever enjoy
ed the Inequalities of Esq Hyatt and his
lady, no words need further be expended
in assuring him that the occasion of this
golden wedding was rare treat to the
guests. The artistic furnishing forth of
| the marriage feast in the dining room,
was the subject of much encomium, and
many stealthy visit was made to that
locality by admiring maids and matrons-
not to mention those of the other se1-to
feast their eyes on the display, before sup.
per was announced. l am tempted to
say, though perhaps injudiciously, that
this arrangement was under the able
supervision Of Mrs. Hastings, Miss Julia
Oonant, and Mrs. William Hyatt
The company fingered long, and as each
guest took leave of the host and hostess
wishing them yet many happy returns Of
the anniversary, they mutually congratu,
lated themselves on having been present
and participated in the festivities Of the
evening.
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VERMONT IEGISI.tTIRI..
MoNrNY, Nov Ii


BV h'mi~a'-By Mr. circuit, in
amendment OF an act TO incorporate the
uiou Slate Co.
Pl,,sd-To incorporate the Bcllcu
Falls Branch Railroad CO.
T. incorporate tic West Eun'hursh
slate Co
To incorporate the Springfield Aericul-
turll Society,
In amendment of Chapter o. general
statutes, OF public lands"
To enable towns in Rutland and Wind
sor counties to aid in the construction OF
the killington Railroad
Relating to oppressive and vcxations
attachments on Trustee process. \ count
was called for-yeas ii, nays , No
quorum voting the vote was again taken
with the following result /; yeas Il, nays |,
To repeal act of last session for the
more equal distribution among creditors,
Of property attached on mesne process.
To Incorporate the City Hotel Co. Of
Burlington,
Mr.. Barlow called up Senate bill no Sc,
directing tina Governor to appoint COM
mittoe 10 investigate the matter of chan
ging the site of the Vermont State Prison;
amended by changing the committee
maH in their discretion" to "StaH,' &c,;
also by inserting Barre, in Washington
County" as one of the places to be exam
ined by the committee in reference to the
change ID reading ordered.
Resolntioa.-By Mr.. Hendee, that all
House bills known az incorporation bills
shall receive their first reading by their
titles only, unless the first reading shall
be demanded by a Senator. Adopted
On motion Of Mr. Walker, adjourned.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

LEGIsLATIvE DrRECToRY,-We lind
the following commendatory Of the Legis-
latiye Directory in the Montpelier Jour.
nal:
Our thanks are due 10 Hon, GEogGr
Nichols, Secretary Of State, for beauti.
fully.bound copy of the Annual Legisla.
tive Directory for 1868, containing the
rules and orders Of the Senate and House,
the constitutions OF the State and United
States, together with lis, Of the Execu.
tive, Legislative and Judicial departments
Of the State, State Institutions, their TO.
cality and officers, and other valuable his.
torical and statistical information pre-
pared by himself TO which is added u
Manual Of Parliamentary Practice, by the
accomplished hand of HENRY CLARK,
Esq, Secretary of the Senate. This val
liable work has been greatly improved the
present year through the skill and good
taste of the Secretary. and We learn still
further beneficial changes are oontem-
plated.
We take this opportunity to say that,
in our judgment, the State OF Vermont has
no public servant who possesses a keener
appreciation of the responsible duties OF
his trust, or a more competent and faith
.ul hand for their discharge. than Secre.
tary Nichols; and it is gratifying to know
that his services in that capacity are
known and appreciated by the people Of
the Senate,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

Theodore Tilton writes 10 Mrs. Stanton
Of the Revolution protesting against the
wrong which the latter does to Anna
Dickinson in eriticising the style Of
What Answer" The snecdote in the
following paragraph o: Tlton's letter is
remarkably good
There are many precious public utter.
ances on which one never thinks Of rem
dcriug a verdict OF mere literary criticism,
Does any body ever stop TO ask whether
or not abe Declaration Of Independence Is
in good English Does anybody ever
mourn over the Magma Charta because ii
is in bad LATIN When the Atlantic Ca
BILE reports TO the Tribune what John
Bright has been saying, does it take that
trouble merely because he SAYS IL we'll
Did act our whole nation recognise that
Abraham lincolu's homc,pun words NJ
Getty>turgh were greater than Edward
Eyerrtt's gilded Grafton Once when
Father Taylor in preaching to his audience
OF scameu, found himself cntungled sud
denly in thioket of accumulated clauses,
he eNtricated himself by cxclaiming, Il
have lost track of the nominativc tn my
verb, but my brethren, one thing | know
Il uD jntad far The Glagiom IF W1rrH"
That was oratory superior TO rhetoric 1t
wa. getting the, wine of eloqucncc by
crushing the grapes of style.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

Mayor Bowen, in a short address, an
nouneed their business, The General. in
reply. made one Of his long-winded
speeches, in which he expressed his vii.
lingness TO receive them at his house at
any time, but that il WAS his wish that no
demonstration DO made, and that none
could be made with lis consent, but that
he fully appreciated their motive, and
would take the viii for the deed. This
of course, settled tho question. But .
demonstration was made to-day, never
theless, according to the conditions Of a
bet made upon the election, the winner
seated in trotting cart with a flag in one
hand and boquet in the other, was
drawn from Wizards to the Capitol,
along Pennsylvania Avenue, by the un-
fortunate party, It's not known whether
Gen. Grants love for driving fast horses
had anything to do with forming the con-
ditions of the bet or not.
Both Halls of Congress are being fitted
up for the coming session. Carpets are
being taken up, furniture changed, &c,
Sc. Under the superintendence of Mr.
Clarke, the architect, new bronze doors
are being hung at the main entrance OF
the Senate wing, similar in construction
to those now in the Corridor leading from
the Rotunda TO the Representatives Hall.
These last mentioned doors were cast in
Munich, in 1861, the others were con-
traeted for At the same time, but on the
breaking out Of our war, our foreign
friend refused TO proceed with the manu-
facture of these doors unless the payment
of them was secured by deposit in Lon
don, in advance. This, Of course. had the
effect to recall the models for the new
doors, and the result is as perfect work
of art, from the Ames foundry, in Chico
pee, Massachusetts,, as are the foreign pro-
ductions, Would space permit, history
of these doors might be interesting. as
they cost $4,000 weight, about 10000
lbs, and are said TO be the only work Of
this peculiar construction in the world.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

We would call attention 10 advertise
ments in another column of T.. W, Roll
ins-Carriage and Sleigh Manufacturer
We trust Mr., Rollins may receive a
liberal patronage and be encouraged to
manufacture largely in Eutland
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

LEcTURE-We copy the following from
the "Nidette" Williamstown, Mass, Of
NOV. lath;
The posters Of the Lecture Committee
are already issued for the first lecture of
the course, which is 20 be delivered next
Tuesday evening in the Congregational
Lecture Room, by Theodore Tilton OF
New York city, Mr.. Tilton is the editor
Of the Independent. Before the war he
belonged 10 the Garrison party, and Sc
cured great notoriety as an orator, in hi.
opposition to thei"Fugitive Slave Law
Since the close Of the war, he has entered
the popular lecture field and has acquired
a reputation, particularly in the West
second only TO Phillips himself lie i,
said 10 DO one of the most fluent and
pleasing speakers we have in the country,
The lecture committee congratulate the
Students upon the opening of the course
by this distinguished lecturer and feel
assured his subject" The Art Of Using
the mind--whieh has been chosen by him
as especially adapted 10 Students, viii bt
one Of interest and entertainment TO all
Mr., Tilton opens the Y, NJ C, \, Lee
turc Course in Rutland, Monday evening
Nov, s3d. Subject, 1.-THE True Statesman
ship"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-27

"The feeling Of the majority evidently is to protect all
classes from rain until tie Legislature can adopt per
ncut measures or relief lSS0c'"e" HeSS ''F0' " "'
south C0iOiJl0 CoHretttoh
There is certainly some mistake about this.
WHY this Convention has Il majority of im
"pudent blood-thirsty nggers,' and it is not
possible they have any regard for the rights
of anybody. The idea of their protecting " all
Glasses or of protecting any class but them
selves There is certainly mistake here.
The corrospondence OF The World from the Southern
Conventions-tl only correspondence by which the
Northern people have been accurately and continuously
Informed o the whole proceedings, spirit and aspect OF
those bodies These letters have been written by gentle
OF integrity and capacity sent from our own ONCE
whose sole Instructions were and are to tell the whole
truth wildly. and nothing but the truth They have
0beyed tleir ORDERS
Let MS look at one batch of this cOuespOn-
dence from gentlemen of integrity and ca
opacity The Atlanta man sends such gems
as these: Mr.. Deming has look like vinegar
land a mouth that shuts like steel trap" "Nlr.
"Blount, known as the Spotted Ilorse;n "Mr. r.,
"who is known as Chow-Chow : "A days de-
"batc in the Black Crook : Crook adjourned.
met result of days work No money, no fight
"and two sections Of the Bill of Rights
Now let us see what these two sections
were. Something horrible, we presume, gently
melting TO murder, highway robbery, or arson
Read
SEC. Perfect freedom Of religious sentiment be and
the same is hereby secured and no inhaDitan OF tins
State shall over be moested in person or property nor
prohibited from holding any public ofce or trust on ac
science hereby shall not be so construed rs to
cnso acts OF centiousness on justly practices nconsiS
SEC Freedom OF speech and freedom OF the press are
Inherent elements Of political liberty But while every
hc shall be responsible for the abuse OF the liberty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-27

them under your protection" for yOu are white
men, and re mean to put the niger down.
And in all their camps we hear the cry,
Down with the Niger" and the further cry,
Down with Congress-" As the niger cannot
well be reached until Congress is disposed OF,
down with Congress, amid din and clatter and
loud-mouthed swearing. This may be all We
know these valiant men, and perhaps this cry
is akin to the camOrs for Mcclellan to march
on Washington. We must prepare for every
contingency. Let the Republican party stand
close to Congress Trust no man who is not
squaTely in line. Let the watchword be,
Stand by Congress-" for with all its short
comings we regard it as the noblest in
American history If Congress falls-if its will
is persstently defed, if its work is to be torn
to shreds by a vicious President and ambitious
soldiers and middle-aged lawyels-then chaos
will come to the South, and we shall be in q
worse condition than if Lee had conquered in
Virginia. Shall the spirit of Slavery triumph,
or the spirit of Freedom9 The issue has come
to that. Andrew Johnson represents the Re-
bellion Just as Congress represents the Union.
We must either stand by one or the other.
There is no middle course. So, form the lines
and prepare for the contest, and let the war
cry be, "Staud by Congress-"
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unquestionably been much exaggerated, and
there i, no evidence that lac was, In single
act. cruel or unduly despotic In such posi-
ton. however with all the angry eyes Of the
Confedelacy fixed fercely upon him, it was
impossible for a man to escape libels; and
Gen. Butler has had his share. One Of the
"notural allies of the South, and distin-
o1ishcd member of the Democratic party, he
vas REGARDED as miserable apOstate by those
who had supposed that body and brains, he
belonged TO them. When Wood and Seymour
andVallandigham were true, and Democratic Con-
vcntions at the North were sending lines Offair
comfort and encouragement to the Rebel camps,
if was irritating to find Gen. Butler keeping his
faith and forsaking his party. We are salts
fed that a great deal of the anlmoslty with
which he has been pursued has arisen from
this cause alone. Those who know how
warmly attached lie was to the political organ
ization with which during his whole career he
had acted, will appreciate the patriotism which
led him TO sever all party ties, and to give bis
great abilities TO the cause of the Republic
when so few leading Democrats were prepared
TO follow his example His reward has been
the gratitude of all loyal men and the hatred
of anarchists and Of traitors. He may well be
proud of the invectiyes which have been
hurled against him. "The one small service
which he could render to England says
Macauay in his brilliant essay on Barere,
" was to hate her; and such as he was may all
" who hate her be- The wrath Of the unre-
generate Secessionist is the browning glory OF
Gen. Buffers life.