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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30
4 Railroad Incident.

The Citizen published at Phelps, Outa-
county \. Y. contains the following par
uculars OF an interesting railroad Incl.
dent in which JudgS Folger, Senator from
Geneva, played u prominent charactcris-
tie part, 1t says,
Police officer Hiram Peck relates the
following incident as having happened a
short time since, while he was returning
from Michigan with prisoner Starting
out ofDetroit on the Toledo road. the car-
we've very much crowded just in front
Of them were seated two well dressed
young women, who had seats turned fac
ing each other, and were seated in one Of
them, and had two band-bONcs in the 9TH
or. Al the first station am old lady came
in, and passing by looked wistfully at the
band-boxes, but not receiving any enc0ur-
agcment 10 sit down, she passed on Upon
ascertaining that il was the only seat in
the car nut what had two persons in IT,
she went back To the women and asked
them If the seat was engaged. She was
answered that 'it was Every one else
in the car knew that they iibbcd. A solid
bulit, uiEulHtu, shhEt-iohhlnE lHhN Just
opposite spoke to the woman and said.
The old lady appears inhrm, and II you
would move your boxes along a little she
could sit down beside them" I'VE give
I you TO understand, SIR, was the tart re-
ply, This seat is engaged" Very DELHI
erately the gentleman got up and gave
his seat to the old lady, and then turning
around, coolly set the boxes on the floor
in the aisle, and occupied the seat himself
facing the women, slipped his spectacles
over his nose and resumed his morning
paper. The manner in which ,he did it
though he said nothing completely awed
the women, though they looked mad
enough to annihilate him. At station
No. 2 officer Peck said, Judge, how do
you like your seat:" Very well, indeed
very we'll" When the train arrived at
Toledo. the end of that road, several of
the passengers asked Peck if he knew
who that gentleman was. Yes" said he,
that is Charles J. Folger of Geneva, \.
Y, and he is now and has been for long
time State Senator from that district
They almost all said, well, I'll bet he is
a good one"
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TERMS $3.50 PER ANNUM.

Vermont owed no man anything in
1851, and the war hroughtto her d d,bt
Of si,di0,OOO, which was reduced II per
cent, in 1860 and 1857.
Rev, L. Warren Of Georgia has ~
Gently had donation Of seventy dollars.
The Woodstock Agricultural As,psl-
alton have resolved a. sell their Fair
Ground, 10 the Windsor County Agri,ul.
tural Society
From gallon ui milk from Jersey
heiier two years old T. ) Wood Of POM
fret, last week, made |, ounces Of butter,
and frum three Jersey COWS the same gem
tleman has made the past season si3 llsS
OF butter besides supplying a family OF
five with all the milk and cream wanted.
This stock was introduced into the town
Of Pomfret by John Page of Jamaica
Plains, Mas.
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cure his claim was 10 seize the rollins
stock in the reprehensible manner hereto
fore described.
The Troy x Boston managers, finding
themselves unable 10 operate their road
made proposals 10 the Rensselaer, K Sara
toga company To divide the receipts from
the local freights ON the Troy X Benning
ton rOad--the former company giving the
latter in return one-half Of the lease OF
said road. The Rensselaer, X Saratoga
now virtually control that section Of the
road.
Mr. Burdett went into details in refer
enct TO the matter, and his statement was
exceedingly interesting.
Mr.. Hannibal Green reiterated his
former position, that the Troy 4 Boston
company should run their cars TO tn,
State hne, thereby giving the Western
Vermont people an opportunity Of seeing
Aow they have been dipped by Park,
Capt c. L. Macarthur made spirited
and interesting speech. defending Mr.
Park and censuring in severe terms the
action of the Troy Il Boston Company
lie justified Parks conduct in seizing
the rolling stock of the latter company
for the alleged reason that the company
had violated contract made with him
and was bankrupt, owing nearly $1,000,
O0O and that it was only by a seizrse that
he could obtain his rights. Mr.. MacAr
thur quoted the following extract from i
letter written TO him by Mr. T.. dated
Monday last
F0a, Ii the Troy 4 Boston Railroad
Company will run their cars 70 the Stat,
line, We shall run our trains to connect
with them without any terms OF connec
tion being agreed upon, and we shall con
tinuc 10 SO run our cars 10 connect unit
we can get other connections by which
we can live, and our people can be accom-
modated
Mac was earnest and sametimci
eloquent in'his defense of Mr. F., and hi,
address showed him to be thoroughly
familiar with all the facts of the case.
Senator Thayer, Hannibal Green, Chas
Eddy and Geo. NJ. Taylor spoke briefly in
favor of the Troy K Boston Company run,
ming their cars TO the State line az an ex
pertinent, while Hon. Geo c. Burdett ant
Jos. w. Fuller argued in favor of the i'm
propriety and impolicy of the compan,
doing any such thing.
Finally, committee consisting Of \
B. Squires, Chas. Eddy and George NJ
Fay ll-.H ''fes- appointed u haEe inter
view with the railroad parties interested
and ascertain from them, if they can
what arrangements can be made for run
ming cars to the State line at least.
The Board then, upon motion, ad
lourned until Thursday evening next, +
hear the report OF the committee.
The discussion throughout was decided
ly animated and spicy, and demonstrated
the deep interest felt here in regard to tn,
issues involved in the controversy.
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The hin intro laceI ie ~,nstor lien
der an. on TUESDAY. authorizes t. l,nr la4r
at 3t per a.ut. interest. ana .n in.r..,.,. in
the banking tpilitie- of IA. country 70
S,0Dou0ooo
-~a.r.f.r, ,,tnt,a MIL r.G.}J, ,..
>fiul t,.u Gr,nf'. .,Jar l;.s.,,,,i,,t,i,,.. .
large portion ui tLe officer aud agcut- of
TIN frarlm.u'- Burau ia Tennessee, aitor
neat month
-Seuatar att.sss trioI ta stir mn IN,
Senate with a string Of belHgcrrut rc~,.
lution IN the account of American, mr..
rested in Ireland. bu, nobody "a, excited
NOT even Chahdlr ot Michigan.
senator DiNm's influence at the
W Nhite House is allpreNailing, and Viii
liam d. Bishop Of Bridgeport, c., and
President ot the New York and New lla-
ven railroad, will be soon appointed COM
missioner of patents in pla'r of Mr..
lhe"ker resigned.
The bill introduced into the Senate.
Tuesday, by Mr.. Patterson of New Hamp-
shire, to amend the civil tenure, of Office
act provides for extending the provisions
of the latter over the general and special
agents OF the President and the depart
mentS, except such as are authorized by
'''e statutes
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THE RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, JANUARY e3, 1865,
The Arrest ut American Citizens
in Iaeiand.


The arrest Of George Francis Train anj
Mr., Thomas c, Durant, American citi
gems, on their arrival in England, has cx
cited the public attention 10 the act as ar
outrage. The latest intelligence by tn,
cable informs us that they were subjected
20 the most rigorous examination, and
nothing of an incendiary character being
found they We're permitted 10 go ashore
but upon stopping upon the wharf were
both arrested, and after examination were
discharged. yet soon after their arrival ai
their hotel they were re-arrosted and Mr.
Durant was discharged hut Mr. Train
sent 70 Jail After another examination
he is rcmanded to Jail 10 await further ex-
animation on the 18th. This is an act that
our government should not pass ly in si-
lcnce. 1t Is the first duty Of the State To
protcc its citizens against hostile act,
by foreign nations This matter should
receive au investigation, and il no overt
acts are found To have been committed.
the President should demand Mr. Trains
immediate release, and il necessary en-
force that demand
The American public are well informed
as to the eccentric and restless character
Of George Francis Train, and hc will un-
doubtcdly be heard from on this subject
in loud and heightened tones; but laying
aside all the personal traits Of the man
which are AZ once dwarfel into insignih-
cance in presence of the Importance of the
subject As affecting our relations as a ma
zion with Great Britain, this arrest up
on the ground, specified is an utterly un-
iustiiiahle proceeding on the part Of the
British authorities for which the United
States should demand immediate apology
and full reparation.
The charges upon which the arrest is
haSzl. L M4ul1 =eeIn- 4re tint lLn4. arc zll -
posed 20 be- active members Of the Am,ri-
can wing Of the Feuian organization. thus
prcsuming To ssize upon the persons Of
American citizens travelling in British
waters, on suspicion that they belong to
an organization in His country. No
charge l. made that they have ON British
-oil violated any British law. No claim
is made that they arr British SUBJECTS, or
owe any allegiance 10 that government.
There i, mo- precedent for the arrest uu-
der sreh circumstances Our govern
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Vermont Items.

/ Arlington has a population Of LAG
Franklin county has IA towns ant
30 postofiices
The Fourth Vermont Regiment wa,
in p battles.
- The mean annual temperature OF
Verment is 40 to AZ deg Fahrenheit
The number of ratable polls in Yer.
mont is 13S,6S6
- Washington county has furnished
three Governors: Ezra Butler, Charles
Paine and Paul Dillingham;.
L. A. Knight, late principal of sae
North Bennington academy, has located
at Atlanta, Ga
The children of Mr.. Hall of Patten,
near the Vermont and Canada line, are
five in number, and all have six, fingers
upon each hand and six toes upon each
foot. The two youngest are twins, four
years, and weigh l25 pounds each
-Chas Tinkham has been appointed
postmaster at Queeche, vice Shubel Ross.
resigned on account of i'll health
Amos Washburn has been appointed
postmaster at South Woodstock, vice
Huldah Lake, resigned.
On the 10th inst, there died at Cam
den, Ohio Mrs. Haskins, an old lady Of
ll6 years of age. She was born III Bur
lington, Vt, in 1851, and lived on Long
Island when the British invaded New
York Eight of her ten children survive
her
Court Commissioners have awarded
Horatio Seymour of st. Albans $3,64O for
a trihe more than an acre of land, taken
for the site of new railroad depot in that
town.
Ice is being hauled from the lake,
three miles, to st. Albans at present for
laundry purposes.
The ice cutters are at work in the
Bay at Burlington, and are getting out
ice of fourteen or fifteen inches thickness,
of beautiful clearness and solidity.
The sum presented to Rev. w. II.
Lord of Montpelier, by his people, was
over $500, to which 800, given specially
to Mrs. Lord, may be added. We trust he
will return from his vacation fully re-
stored in mind and body
Among those receiving Minor Orders
at the recent semi-annual Ordination at
the Catholic Provincial Seminary for the
Province of New York, at Troy, NY,
was Mr.. John c. Mclaughlin Of Burling-
ton.
Albert d. Hager, Esq, Of Proctors-
vile, delivered the second lecture in the
course before the Shoreham Literary Ar
sociation on Wednesday evening, on
mount Vesuvius and the Burned Cities
Of Herculaneum and Pompeii"
S. B. Jones, Jr., Principal of the
Conn, Business College, has
sold out his interest in the college, and
is about to remove to Bennington, Vt, to
take charge of fourishing school for
boys
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30

LAW ~ Mass AcrusEr~rs.- Massa.
rhu,att> cou>tahulary rctircs from office
with very remarkable record behind it
M state in the Union gives Il law Sc
thorough and honest a test as Massachu.
-n,ts. In no State could law which
proved itself according 10 the evidence Of
the ballot; 50 obnoxious to tie people
have been SO vigorously enirrced. In
most States It would have remained upon
th" statute books as q dead sitter law.
Thcpcople would not have fsu its exist
cnce. and no effort would havftbeen made
to disturb it. The report of Major Jones,
Chief Of the Massachusetts, Constabulary
Tor the past year, was presented to the
Legislature last Thursday As one branch
of that body has already passed bill
aboli,hing the force, and as the other will
undoubtedly do the saine thing, this re-
port is probably the last one under the
present law.
The Springfield Republican, which has
steadily opposed the prohibition law,
speaking Of the report, says that it shows
year Of thorough and disciplined work,
proving that, for whatever else Major
Jones and his deputies are condemned, it
is not for idleness or inefticiency." If the
laws OF every State were so thoroughly
vindicated as in Massachusetts,. we should
have few dead letters" and far more
respect for authority.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30

MANCHESTER. The Rev. Rufus 5
Cushman and lady acknowledge, in Q
card in the Manchester Journal, th,
generous benefaction of two hundred and
seventy-dollars, made to them by Their
parishioners on Wednesday evening oi
last week.
AT the annual election of officers OF
the Battenkill National Bank of Man.
chester, Tuesday last, the following were
elected Directors, Major Hawley, l. b,
Burton, A ], Gray, s. NJ. West, and II
B. Kent President, Major Hawley
Vice-President, E. B. Burton Cashier
w. p Black
Mr.. Hawley is probably the Oldest Bank
President in service in Vermont, except
Mr. Fullerton, the President of the Bank
of Bellows Falls
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30

! THE HERALD ABRoAD-We are in
receipt of letter from l. \. Phillips Of
Gallatin, Tenn, inclosing a subscription
for the HERALD, accompanied with the
following note:
Il am a wandering Vermonter. /
| learned the alphabet from your paper.
Circumstances have been such as to pre-
vent me from being & regular subscriber,
yet it was always received with ioy and
perused with the care and pleasure that
knew no bounds. Even the advertise
ments were. read and re-read, when n
friend had the kindness to send a paper.
Those that have friends from home could
not make them more valuable, or pres
ent that would be appreciated more, than
their county paper.
The ex-rebels of Tennessee are like a
dying horse bound to kick as long as
life remains. A man who has been true
to his country and its flag has no chance
in the courts of this State yet with our
noble Governor, VIM. g. Brownlow, at the
head, we are in hopes it will be brought
from chaos 1t is very cold weather in
Tennessee this winter, in consideration of
the climate"
Rev. DIR. MAGooS.-The wife Of the
Rev L. L, Magoon, DID,, popular Bap-
tist clergyman of Albany, n. Y, in a
card in the Evening Journal of Tuesday
denies the ridiculous rumor which has
been extensively circulated, that her hus-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30

INTERESTING To FREEMAsoNs.-The
French Freemasons celebrated the recon-
ciliation which has taken place between
the rival societies known as lie Conseil
Supreme" whose headquarters are in the
Rue Grenelle St Honore, and "Le Grand
Orient de France of the Rue Cadet.
Ninety years ago all the French Free
masons were under the "Conseil Supreme
whose statutes are the same as those given
to the Freemasons by Frederick the Great.
placing all appointments in the gift of the
Grand Master, who has also the right Of
nominating his successor. When the
revolution broke out this al1stGcratic sys-
TEN led to many disnutes, the result of
which was that schism took place in the
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30

Tho Catholic diocese of Philadelphia
has two hundred and one priests and two
hundred and seventy-fve thousand mem
bcrs, big, little and intermediate.
John Avis the jailor of John Brown
has just recovered a bill of $l65 from the
State Of Virginia for fuel and lights used
while John Brown and his comrades were
under his care in the Jefferson county Jail
in IS59-G0.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30

Society rs it now exists-An appeal I,
Christian Worhen," will attract some at
tcntion. 1t commences thus:
Our newspapers and courtroom file,
are teeming with accounts of unhappy
marriages-of pleas for divorce, The
condition of society and The growing de,
generaoy of the age are the common.
I place excuses that too often fall from the
/ lips of those who count themselves wise
and with these trite sayings the subject i.
passed by, the marriages continue, the di-
yorces are applied for, the parties are freed
/ from their bonds, and the world rolls on
as before.
1t is high time to SEEK to know the rea-
sons for the fearfully unhappy marriages
with which our great cities TEEN. 4 de-
fectiye system of education, an unwhole-
some home influence, and a thorough
want of knoledge on the part of parents
as to the pursuits of their children, Is at
the root of the whole matter, and until
the women in our land, the mothers in
their fine city homes, with their incrus-
taions of Incidence and selishncss. have
learned their duty, the evil will con-
tinue.
We are glad to see this and kindred
subjects discussed by the religious press
Much good can be accomplished in this
way, and no paper should shrink from its
duty. A long editorial is given on Per
dition Literature
UNCLE SANS CREDIT.-One very inn
1.,l.a, a. Il
cial excitement. Contractionists and anti
contraetionists may argue with what
warmth they please, the opponents and
the adherents of gold and greenback pay
ments may accuse each other of "ruininp
the country" but they, one and all. have
full confidence in the ultimate payment
of the national debt The fluctuations in
gold indicate, not a want Of confidence in
the payment of the debt, but simply the
differences in value which accompany
long time and short time" If the
government pays its bonds in "green
backs" it will break its faith and sacrifice
its honor to immediate convenience. Its
credit will be affected, however, only as
the credit Of the man Of solid wealth, by /
'slow payment is effected not like that |
Of the bankrupt. Paying in greenbaekss
means simply renewing its notes" without
the consent, unfortunately, Of the payee.
This natural confidence in the ultimate
payment Of the national debt is felt in
Europe as strongly as in this country
The reckless use of the word "Repudia-
tons has apparently produced but little
effect ION Change" in London, Paris or
The London Telegraph, speak
ing of our finances, says that even accord
ing to the most gloomy forebodings, our
treasury shows surplus, and that "the
production that must ensue will
render the great Republic amply able to
its obligations = EreHiRg
Hrti.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30
Local and state Items.

4 SAD AND FATAL ACADEMIA sad
and fatal accident occurred at Moulthrop's
crossing, near the Fair Grounds in this
village, yesterday, by whieha man named
Edward Hinckley lost his life. 1t seems
that the deceased was in the employ of
Robert Moulthrop, Esu., one of whose
cows was walking upon the track of the
X. X B, Il. r, and the mail train to the east
at the time moving towards her at high
rate of speed, which fact Hinckley OBJ
served, and ran out of the yard of Mr..
Moulthrop To drive the animal out of
harms way, but in doing 50 was overtakcn
by the engine of the approaching train
and thrown under it. thus having one of
his legs severed from his body. and his
person otherwise horribly manghd He
was at once conveyed to the residence OF
MI Moulthrop, where lie expired in
few moments and from whence his re-
mains were subsequently removed to his
home. We learn that he WAS a man of
family, and leaves wife and three chill
dren. No blame, whatever, is attached to
any of the employees Of the railroad the
position of the engineer of the train be-
ing such as to render him unaware Of the
action of the deceased in going ,upon the
track
THE GRAND LIST or RUTLAND Co. /
The following is statement of the /.
Grand List for 1861 of Rutland County
as reported to the Legislature:
Amount of Ratable Polls 1924
Number of Dogs taxed, ,431 |
Number of acres taxed, 5l0O93
Valuation of Real Estate in the
County, S9,525,919 |
Valuation of Personal Estate
F., in the County, S3,401,619 90 |
One per cent on valuation, S129, ,33j 9S !
'rand List of the County for
State Taxes, Si46690 9s
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30

\ recent census Of the Graded School
District of this village, taken under the
direction of the clerk of the district, gives
the following statistics for the year end
ing January ist 1868
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30

The youngest person in the district, up
TO the LIST inst, was but three days old,
and the oldest, a Mrs Mcdonald, 50
ynars
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30

EURoPE.-The accounts received in
Dublin of the threatened Fenian disturb.
anees in Waterford county seem TO hay,
been greatly exaggerated,
Intelligence from Italy sets forth the
fact that the anti-Garibaldian campaign
of the government has added 100000
livrc to the expenditures of the past
twelvemonth.
Prime Minister Menahrea ha, ad-
dressed sharp note to the Spanish gov
ernment in referencssto the Queen OF
Spain's declaration of her future policy
in the Roman question.
Cable kilograms give full particulars
of the arrest of George Francis Train,
while the very latest dispatches received
announce his release from custody. Mr.
Train has telegraphed to his friends in
New York that he has brought suit
against the British government for 600,
900 damages
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30

CAPTURE OF PASTHER.-The Platts-
burgh Republican announces the capture
of panther A party Of gentlemen,
consisting Of James Latham, John Stew
art, 5 Nichols and DIR. Sweeney, of Chazy
village, while ON hunting excursion TO
Blue Mountain. Franklin county, \, Y,
a few days since, killed large panther,
after a desperate struggle, measuring
seven feet from tip TO tip, and weighing
llsl pounds. We are informed that
eleven shots were fired into the animal
before he could he induced 10 surrender.
The animal was exhibited in rlatts-
burgh on the 2lst inst.
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band had joined the Roman Catholic
Church.
Rutland Graded school District.
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HoRsEs,-The following are the statis-
ties Of horses in Vermont, for the year
1866
Number 81, ,222
Average price, $3.50
Total value, S3,s29,i,l
The number of horses in Vermont in
1860, was 69,01l; now the estimate is
only 1920. The serviceable horses of the
State were very popular during the war,
and the stock was greatly reduced, but is
now slowly increasing, the improvement
being estimated at three per cent, during
1896.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30

"Conseil," and the dissidents formed
themselves into separate society, the
Grand Orient de France" under Phil
lippe Egalite. father Of King Louis Phil
lippe. This society made all appointments
elective, and tenab.e for five years only,
The "Grand Orient" rapidly rose in num-
bers and popularity, and has for some
time been far more powerful than the
"Conseil," which it did not recognize.
Mutual friends Of the two societies have
long endeayored TO establish friendly re-
lations between them, but they did not
succeed in their object until few months
ago, and the members Of the "orient'
were entertained for the first time by the
"Conseil" at banquet