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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-08-21
NoNINATIoN OF Mr.. WILLARD.

NOMINATION. OF NIX w lLLAhb'
On the 2lst ballot, Hon. Chas. w.
Willard OF Montpelier, was noml-
mated as candidate for Member OF
Congress from the first district, Mt
Rutland on Thursday last. We are
heartily glad that the convention
made the selection it did, for we
think Mr. Willard the best man by
far for the place. 4 man of marked
ability: Of pleasing address; OF ed
ucation and culture; iinent and
/ sharp debater, and a ready writer;
and above all man OF sterling in
tcgrity and advanced Republican
ideas, Mr. Willard will make his
mark in Congress.
IN presenting the name of Mr..
Willard to the convention, Gov. Dill
lngham made the following re
marks;
ave of Washington county know
Mr.. Willard; he has grown up with
us from yC tn. He is a man OF
principle, not Of convenience. lie is
not every body's clever fellow
Where he is to day he will be found
tomorrow. He has positive quail
, ties hears truthful relations to the
COM unity. He TdvOcates measures
up~lis own cnr,EictionS and .iuds
ment and does not ask it they are
. popular. He has rare merit among
+ politicians; he makes mp his mind
, whether 4 or b endorses him o
, not. He is a sound and SAFE politi
clan; and by a politician GOV. Oil
lingham said he meant one who com
e pretended the condition Of the coun
f try at the present time, and under
stands the real issue before the pee
pie. Its not by any means the MAJ
l. who talks politics that is always tn
!, real politician. He thanked Go
!. that Mr. Willard was a radical.
is the glory OF Vermont that she ha
SO many radicals. In 1868, soon a
ter Liucoln's first proclamation
- emancipation came out, Repubi
State Convention was held III thi
State, when Nj. Willard Introduce
radical resolution which StarIc
IF the people. The committee on res,
)t lutions smo,heied it, for it scare
timid souls; yet the conVcuto
,l,,.nl H. Inv n yDtp of four to ON
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Oxford Acadcm>

AT OXFORD, n. H.,
Fall Term, 1868, Of Twelve Weeks C,ru
ces Wednesday, Sept. ID.
ALCIE y. STARK, Assistant
NATHAN +. STARK. pgu.r.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-08-21

Thaddcu, Stevens died III Wash.
ington. mt ~, o'clock, on the night
Of the nth, in the 10Th year of his
age. He had served long and faith
fully in the councils of the nation,
and died as it were in the harness.
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ed himself at the door. Intent only
Oh saving the Priests lite, which he
saw in such imminent danger, Dris-
coll, at the risk OF his own life, sue
,eeded in pushing past Farrell into |
the house. and locked the door after |
him, meeting the intended victim
hurrying down stairs to answer the
summons of Farrell, who he sup
posed desired him to accompany
him to sick bed. Had Drlscoll
been three minutes later, it is alto
gether likely the murder would have
been accomplished. Asst was mad
dened to desperation at being folled,
Farrell fired two or three shots thro'
the door; but happily none of them
struck any of the inmates OF the
house. BY this time assistance had
arrived, and Farrell was seized,
bound and taken to Jail, the Priest
interfering to save the culprlts lie.
\ NEST intense excitement pre-
vailed among the Irish portion OF.
our community. who were very nat
urally Mortified and maddened at
the base and cowardly manner III
which an eNaSpcrated bastard had
attempted to take their Priests life
in cold hlOOd-RcV. Father Ryan
/ being much respected by his people
and numerous threats OF lynchlng
were freely made; and as the hour
OF the prisoners examination before
Justice Myers drew nigh, knots of
. excited men gathered together in the
4 street. At , o'clock the prisoner
was brought into Court, which con
vened with closed doors. An exam
nation was waived, the prisoner en-
tcring a plea of guilty to the charge,
which was with intent to XIII, the
bail being fixed at $4,000, no one
appearing for the same.
1t was toreso"n by many that
trouble would D., -ablYensue when
the prisoner was again brought ont
to be rcmanded to Jail and sucl
proved to be the case. As EMleI
was being put into the SherIIfs Wag
ON, rush was made, with intent Il
rescue him from the officers ant
d lynch him. But after some hare
work on the part OF the oilicelS,anC
others, Farrell was got into the Wa@
ON. and breaking from the crowd
Sheriff Powers put his horse into
p run, and it was hoped the affair wa
ended. But on arriving at the barn
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VI nsgsgaIsb.

smgthe, Rev james II. labbitt aud Miss Mary
T. Ahbuit.
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On Sunday night, one barnard
i'arrcll,rcSidiug in this village, made
Il most daring and Villaiuous at.
tempt to asSasSluatc the Rev. Father
Ryan, Priest of the Catholic SOcic-
~. 1t appears that Farrell had
married his own cousin, which is
contrary to one OF the old cstahii she'd
laws Of the Catholic Church. Far.
rcll desired Il child christcned, which
the Priest did; but in his sermon Of
Sunday took OCCASION to alludc to
the fact that in concentrating their
wedlock, Farrell and his wife had
broken over rule Of the church !;
and also made some other remarks
at which O'Farrcll took offence, hut
cvinccd no very offensive spirit at
the time. 1t seems, however, that
he had resolved ON taking the
Priests life, for what he deemed his
insults 10 him; and on the same
evening. ut about II o'clock, having
previously procured 4 pistol, he left
his house, telling or limiting to his
wife what his business was, who
very much alarmed, Immediately
told one .Driscoll, stopping in the
same house, who at once started If.
ter Farrell on the run. Arriving III
the parsonage, Farrell was found al
the front door, with his revolver
ready for instant use. He had sent
up word by the servant TO the Priest,
then IN his room, that he must sec
him without delay, aud all his plans
! plainly showed that he mcditated
] shooting him rs soon as he prchenl
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him-unless they were old stagers.
Applause and laughter.)
Mr.. Chapman said the gentleman
from Springfield was certainly not
an cold stager' himself, and as he
might not be so we'll known TO the
whole district, he took great pleas
ure in introducing him rs a most es-
timable and enterprising citizen OF
Springfield, who was always loaded
and priRed. daughter, and he hoped
the convention would invite him to
further address the convention,
daughter and applause, and numer-
ous calls for "Ellis,n "ElIis.D
Mr.. Ellis,--I think ! will follow
the example of our worthy candi-
date for President and keep still,
(laughter.)
Gen. Thomas of West Fairlec was
then called for, and made an earnest
speech for the Union cause.
Mr.. Dana for the committee on
credentials, reported the credentials
Of o. delegates.
On motion Of II. w. Clark OF
BIattlcboro, the temporary was made
the permanent organization Of the
convention.
Mr.. Wentworth moved the noml
nation by acclamation Of the Hon
Luke p. Polond, as a candidate fol
1 Congress from this District, and th'
motion being put it was carried
amid very hearty applause.
On motion of Mr.. Chapman, tn
Chair appointed a committee o
two to wait upon Judge Poland, i'll
form him Of his nomination and il
, vtc him to address the convention
, viz, Mr.. Chapman and Gen. Thon
f as.
NOMINATION OF ELECT0R.
The President then directed tn
attention OF the Convention to tn
nomination of candidate for Pre-
c idcntial Elector, and Mr.. Herrick
b Brattlcboro presented the name
u Hon. Il. W. Clark Of Bratt!eboro.
/ Mr.. {. \. Forbush of SminghcI
u nominated Hon. Asa Wentworth
y Bellows Falls.
Mr.. Chapman seconded the nom
nation of Mr.. Clark, and address,
the convention in his favor.
T. Mr.. w. II. johnson Of Bclloy
II Falls seconded the nomination
u Mr.. Wentworth, and briefly addIc
" scd the convention in favor OF II
~ nomination,
1Ir. Hcnjck explained that Il
delegates from Wndham couu
had held meeting and a MAORI
fayoriug Mr.. Clark, to 6, he Ii.
" understood no o,her name would
presented from that county.
. Mr.. johnson also explained that
~ was true dat such meeting HI
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MISS WARY A.PR,Cu,u

TEACHER OF PIANO AND v0cAI No..
Terms, per Quarter ga lesson. a.
Use of piano,
Vocal music
bradford Vt Aug .0th. 1873
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Union District Convention.

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l.. p. Poland he invited TO address
the convention.
Hon. Asa Wentworth of Bellows
Falls thought it would ba prema.
ture to extend such an invitation
till after the nomination had been
made, and preferred flat JUDGE Pc.
land should then he put in nomina
ton by acclamltion. without wait.
ing for the cred tapc" repoly of the
committee on credentials.
ol'LH'AiA CON I.AlIoNS'
Mr.. Morrill, of st. bloomsbury tho't
it was proper to hear Judge Poland
then. and proceeded to assail the
system of delegate conventions. 49,
They could now see the beauties OF
1t, it would take till night to organ.
izc, We had nominated Mr.. Nor
rili (Seuator NorrilN for twelve
wears in mass conventions without
trouble or delay. and H. horned thi.
convention vould rrcin1 tbc vot,
of two wears aao for d,Ieo,tn com.
yentious
Mr. CHAPMAN Withdrew his ma
ton to invite JuIoo Poland to s,a,l
at that time SAVING lisn,,,q,osa.v.,.
TO consume the time in Tho oh.onc,
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rIlEworLoEH ASSASSIN ARRESTED
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Attempts are Hole To Lmcd him
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-30
Admr's Sale of Real Estate.

IN PURSU UANCE Of an order granted by the
L Probate Court of Fayette County, Ohio
will offer for sale at public auction, on Satur--
day, the 18th day of February, 1868, at10o'clock
forenoon, upon the premises the following des-'
cribed real estate situate in the county Of Fay
ette and State of Ohio, to-wit:
FIRST TRACT.-Beginming at a stone near
a small hickoty in the line Of George Stewart,
and corner to John LarrimeT; thence with
said LarFimer's line north 293 degrees west
43 1926 poles to a stone on the north side of a
ditch; thence south 6G1s degrees west 10 poles
to the north side of the bridge on the London
Road; thence south 1917 degrees west 27 24-56
degrees west % j-25 poles to stone in said
road and in the line of George Stewart; thence
with said Stewards line II degrees east "A poles
to the beginning containing 9-16O acres, be
the same more or less. Being part Of survey
No 3100, in the name Of Thomas WOrthingtOn.
SECOND TRAoT.-Beginning at q stake in the
center Of the London Road, In George Stew
arts liTS and southwest corner to David
ShOughs land: thence north % degrees east,
with said road q poles to a stake; thence north
1917 degrees east with said road 29A poles to
stake ON the west bank of the ditch; thence
south Is degrees west, in John Larrimers line,
90 poles to stake; thence south 81 degrees
east A poles to stake in George Stewards
line: thence north II degrees 1% poles to tlfo
beginning, containing two acres three roods
and fourteen perches being part of survey Ne.
3703 in the name of Thomas WOrthingtoR.
Appraised at 81 ,T5O
Terms of sale, One-half in hand on the day Of
sale and one-half in one year from the day of
sale, with interest; the payment to be secured
by mortgage on the premises sold -.....
WILLIAM SLOUGH, Administrator
of the estate of David Slough, deceased.
j. b. PRIDDY, Attorney g.4w
January 23d 1868. prf $40 90
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-30
Republican State Convention.

The Republican State Central
Committee of Ohio with other meln-
bers of the party from different
parts of the State, met in the Sen
ate Chamber on Thursday evening
last, for the purpose of fixing the
time for holding our State COnven-
ton for the purpose of putting in
nomination a Republican State
ticket and for appointing delegates
to the National Convention to be
held at Chicago in May next.
The time agreed upon for hold
ing the State Convention is the 4th
of March next, and the place, Co
lumbus. The representation is one
delegate for every 400 votes cast
for Gov. Hayes. The Committee
recommend the 22d of February as
the day for county meetings upon
which to choose delegates to the
State Convention. Fayette will bt
entitled to four delegates.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-30

Our U. s. SENATORS. Senator
b. i. Waldo was born in Falling
Hills Parish, Massachusetts, in Oct,
9th, 1900, and is therefore in his
6Sth year He was elected to the
U. S. Senate in 1851, to succeed
Hon. Thomas Ewing--re-elected in
1857, and again in 1868. His term
expires on the lth Of March next,
when A. G. Thurman, elected by
the present democratic Legislature,
takes his place.
Hon. John Sherman was born at
Lancaster, in this State, May 10th,
1923, was a member of the 34th,
35th, seth and 37th Congress, and
was elected to the U, S. Senate in
place of Hon, S, P, Chase, resigned,
and took his seat in 1861, and was
reelected in 1867, His term will
expire on the 4th Of March, ls73.-
Mr. Chase, 1t win be remembered,
was elected U. S, Senator in place
Of fGeo, +, Pugh, and resigned to
take the appointment of Secretary
Of the Treasury, under Mr. Lincoln.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-30

Hale, Welch & Co. Order of sale on fore
against closure Of mortgage.
Richard Smith q wife> Case No. s6-1s67,
DURSUANT to the command of an Order of
Sale, from the Court of Common Pleas Of
Fayette County Ohio, and to me directed, /
will offer for sale at public auction, at the door
of the Court House, in the town of Washington,
seat of Justice for said county, on Wednesday,
the 10th day of February, A. d. 1868 at one
O'Clock P. NJ, Of said day, the following describ-
ed premises to-wit
Situate in the County of Fayette and State
of Ohio, and bounded and described as follows,
to-wlt Beginning at n stone in the line ofJ.
j. a. S. Bryan; thence North II degrees East
poles and running parallel with Che 9. y g.
Railroad, to stake; thence North 2 degrees
East 0 poles to a stake; thence South Il degrees
West to stake in the center of the Plymoth.
Roads thence South degrees West to the be-
ginning, containing one half acre.
Appraised at 81 500 Terms Of sale, cash.
JAMES STRALEY,
Sheriff of Fayette County. 0hf0
M. PAvEY, Attorney, sE5w
January 10th, 1858 prf 81 so
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-30
DELAWARE.
SLALe journal

Correspondence Ohio State journal.
DELAWARE, o., Jan. %, '6S.
Between the hours of two and
three o'clock this afternoon our
usually quiet community was shock
ed by the sad intelligence that the
Rev, George w. Brush, pastor Of
St. Paul's Church, had just termina-
ted his life by committing suicide
while his congregation were quiet
ly awaiting his appearance to con-
duct the opening exercises of the
regular quarterly meeting, which
commences to-day. The members
having waited some time after the
usual hour of commencing servi-
ces, dispatched one of their num-
Der to ascertain the cause of his de-
lay, little dreaming that the spirit of
their beloved minister had taken
its departure, that his body was
lifeless clay, and his wife and chill
dren overwhelmed with agonizing
grief and dispair occasioned by this
unfortunate calamity,
1t seems at about half past one
o'clock he left the house and went
in the direction of the stable, which
a member Of the family saw him en-
ter and remaining some time, his
wife became alarmed and proceed
ed to the stable to learn the cause
of his long detention, when she
found him suspended by n rope
carefully knotted around a beam
from above, and closely drawn
about the neck.
Her nervous system received n
terrible shock at this spectacle, but
summoning courage, she procured
an axe and severed the rope that
sustained the corpse Other husband,
The body was borne into the house,
a physician called, but all to no
purpose; the breath of life had de-
parted-ho was dead. The news OF
his death spread rapidly through
out the town, and hundreds have
visited the place, either to join their
sympathies with the bereAyed fam
lily, or to CRAFTY an idle curiosity.
At FIRST many were at loss to ac-
count for the causes which led the
deceased to commit such q terrible
deed; but it is now pretty general
believed that the act was committed
while laboring under temporary in
sanity The deceased was held in
great respect by all who knew him
and he never had occasion To
preach to any but crowded houses.
His congregation will deeply feel
! his loss,and will scarcely be able to
obtaiD a minister to fill his place 50
well qualified as he,
While penniug the above, we
learn by telegram that the Rev. Mr..
Ryan, Of Marysvillc, committed su'
lieide this afternoon by cutting his
throat. We are not informed what
the causes were that led to this, but
are inclined to believe that 1t was
from a general arrangement Of The
mental faculties, which seemed more
apparent as Mr.. Ryan increased in
| age. HERM
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-30
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
Sherif,s Sale.

A II 10 o'clock A. NJ. on the 14th day Of Feb
N ruary, A. d. 1868, on the farm OF James
DevOss, IN Perry township, Fayette County
Ohio, l shall expose to public sale the follow
ing personal property, to-wit: One white Cow,
one two -vear-oid Steer, one yearling Steer, two
yearling Heifers, two Spring Calves, one black
Mare one black Colt, one bay Mare three years
old. one bay horse colt two years old, one roam
Horse, one bay Mare, one two-nOrse wagon,
and ire undivided half of about fourteen acres
ofC'orn in the shock. Taken as the property
of James DevOss to satisfy an execution in ia
yOr of Reuben Kelly, from the Common Pleas
Court of Fayette County, ONO.
JAMES STRALEY,
10SSw sheriff of Fayette County ONO. ohnio
This, January 80th, 1858. pr1 S4OO
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-30
Extraordinary Freak of Nature
"A Most Strange Chapter.

From the Lacrosse Democrat
A correspondent writes us from
Waterloo, Iowa, asking if we know
of one Edgar Burnham, and of his
history.
We do. And as it is a strange,
true one, known to hundreds, we
give it in the Democrat as it is, that
we may correct some errors those
who speak of him have fallen into.
Eight years since, when we were
engaged as city editor Of a Mil
waukee paper, there lived in this
State an editor named Powell, now
connected with a Chicago paper, we
think. He is, unless he has quit it
lately,
In 1862 Powell was married to
Miss Ellen Burnham, of Brodhead,
Wis, after q courtship Of some
months. Miss Burnham's parents
were old residents Of Brodhead, ,and
of high responsibility. The daugh-
ter taught music, had a large num-
Der of pupils, and was very attrac-
tive. Powell lived with her as a
husband two years, she being all
that time a good wife in all re-
spects, presenting him with but one
child. At the expiration Of two
years, when about twenty one years
of age, Mrs. Powell's voice chang
ed, she grew light whiskers, and
gradually changed her sex, develop
ing into a man, and in all respects,
as if nature, anxious for a freak,
had turned a portion of herself
wrong side out.
The husband and wife separated
when the wife became n man, and
Mrs. Ellen Powell took the name Of
Edgar Burnham, donned male at
tire, sought and obtained employ
ment as a clerk in Chicago, and liv-
ed a single young man for one
year.
During this time he fell in love
with Il niece Of Senator Morgan of
New York, but did not marry her,
for reasons not pertinent to this ar
ticle, But about the end of the
year he did marry a young lady of
Brodhcad, Wis, a Miss GertN Ever
cit, who was a music pupil of his
when he was Miss Ellen Burnham,
over three years previous to the
marriage, This second marriage
was about two years ago. Soon
after this marriage, Edgar Burn
ham and wife removed to Waterloo,
Iowa, where they now reside, or
did not long since.
The former girl is now o man,
the former wife is now husband,
the former mother is now father,
the former young lady teacher of
a young lady is now that young la
dy's husband! Truth is indeed
stranger than fiction, and the above
simple statement of the facts Dor
ders so much upon the marvellous
that we could not believe it did we
not personally know nearly all the
parties.
Any one can be convinced, by
writing to the parties in either of the
places We have named, Of the full
and entire truth of this most Won
derful transformation, which puz-
zles not only tLe medical but the
entire scientific world, and which
fact appears now for the first time
in print, though the particulars
have long been known to us and TO
many other newspaper men and
prominent citizens of this State, as
well as to nearly all the citizens of
Brodhead, where heparties so long
resided.
We believe the above Is one Of "Briek
PomeToY's" marvellous lies, gotten up for
the purpose Of catching gulls.-
En-, HEEAJB,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-30

- Hon. Mr.. Shellabarger, the
Representative in Congress from the
Columbus District, is SO much out
of health that it has been necessary
for him to retire from the excite
ment at Washington City, and avail
himself of the comforts. Of a quiet
home, until his health is sufficiently
regained to enable him to engage
again in the duties Of public life at
the Capital.
There has been an exhibition of
a great deal ofindecent haste, of po-
litical aspirants and their friends, to
suggest names and persons as sue
cessors to Mr.. S. Had not these
office. hungry aspirants better wait
until the breath leaves Mr.. S. before
they talk about elccting his success
or?
The Union men Of Greene coun-
ty have held a meeting and request
ed Mr.. Shellaharger to remain at
home until his health is regained
sufficiently to allow him to again
enter upon the discharge of those
duties which the partialitics Of the
republican party for him, have con
fded to his trust.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-30

- The Indianapolis telegraphic
correspondence of the Cincinnati
Gazette, under date Of January 2Bth,
1868, writes as follows:
Judge Chapman, Of the Criminal
Court of this city yesterday sen.
fenced Lewis Washington, q negro,
to two years Imprisonment in the
penitentiary, and to pay a fine Of
$4,000 formarrying white woman.
Tho law provides a lne OF not less
than $1,000 nor more than $4,000,
and imprisonment for not less than
one, nor moro than ten years. II
Is probable the case win not go to
tho Supreme Court. as Washington
is not able to bear the expense,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-30

1t is reported that the Demo
cratic members Of the Legislature,
agreed in caucus, few evenings
since, to abandon the project they
had mooted, OF re-districting the
State into new Congressional Dis
tricts. They probably found that
it might be dangerous.