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

that dark period of its peril; and the
fourth year sealed him in the judgmsn,
of the world as the great C,ptain ~ tn
century, and consigned him to history
with a ius're not outshone by the Alex
anders, tho Hannibals, the Cesar The
Frederic Ks, the Napoleons, the Win"
tons Of al times, God grant that in ,S.
future III his life that lustre may ~. e,n.
secrated by halo of cieic glory like tina,
which renders Washington resplendent
above them all Great applause.
Ambition may grow duh and slumber
Duty is ever wakeful and watohful. Am
bition may excite TO great deeds and eX.
allied name, Duty impels 70 deeds good
as well as great The one is an earth.
born dweller in the human heart The
other is an imperious angel from the
throne of God, charged with the highes,
prerogatiyes over the soul Of man, To
the young men especially | would say
that there is scope and verge and occupa.
ton for every grade and cast Of educated
mind, and the work of each done accord
ing TO his gifts and ability will secure to
each that response 10 his ambition which
he shall justly merit, IL not the full
measure Of present eclst that would salts.
fly his self-appreoiation. Superadd TO
this the consciousness Of duty well per.
formed, and the utmost need OF earthly
aspiration and effort will crown the pres
ent life and a glorious Immortality viii
await the future.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

VERGrNNEs.-The cashier of the Ma
tional Bank Of Vergeunes gives notice to
all persons having bonds, papers, or any
valuables, except cash, to withdraw them,
as neither the bank or its officers will be
resnnnsinle for thnm.
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HoREIBIF NrHDpg. - 4 hoI

HORRIBLE MURDER - 4 horrible
double murder was committed on a fat
boat at Mound City, Ill, on the Goth
inst, by Rufus Adsmson, a citizen of
New-A lbany, Ind, and formerly a sol
der in the Sixty-sixth Indiana Regiment
The victims were David Southwick and
Asa Hodges, both residents of New Al
bauy Adamson stabbed Southwick sew
eral times while he was asleep. and then
knocked Hodges in the head with an AK
and threw him overbolrd. All tho par
ties, together with SnntAwick's wifi, were
living or working on the f'r''iot' Al N
son made his escape ina ~kitf, threatening
TO kill Mr.. Southwick if she gave the
alarm.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

OElTUARY.--Jesse p. Leonard, an old
and respected citizen of Wallingford, died
1t his residence in that place on Saturday
last Of erysipelas.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

FouNn nEAp,-We learn from the
Woodstock STANDARD that on Saturday
night, 18th inst, the dead body Of an
Irishman, who was one of the gang Of
men al work ON the Shallies Hill cut,
named Lawrence Twomey, was found ON
the river road short distance below
Quechoo village, When found the body
was lying head foremost down the road
side cmhankment, Monday an inquest
was held by Justice Hon. John Porter
when facts were elected going TO show
that in the evening Of Saturday the de-
ceased, with Others, was drinking deeply,
and when last seen was very drunk, There
were no marks Of violence upon his per
son, and at the inquest the physician gave
It as his opinion that the man died Of apo.
plcxy-the disease, TO which he was evil
IDENTIFY predisposcd, having been fastened
by sunstroke a few days before and 10y
the immodcratc use Of liquor, As We
learn he did not drink in the ordinary nc
ccptation Of the term, but literally poured
the vile stuff down his throat by the pint
The body was buried by the authoritie'
OF Hartford on Monday. Twomey wa
apparently thirty-fvc or forty years OF
age and ii is supposed leaves a family in
London, England. As result Of this sad
affair, parties in the vicinity who have
been selling liquor contrary 10 law, may
be ierreted out and brought 10 justice.
The REMAINS or THE Hon PoRrUl
BAxrER.-The remains Of the late Hon
Portus Baxter were consigned 10 thoil
final resting place in STAFFORD, Vt, on
the evening Of the 18th inst, after appro,
priate religious services at the residence
of Hon ]. 5. Morrill, All the members
OF the family were present with the ex
ception OF DR. J. III. Baxter, whose oficia
duties would not permit his absence from
Washington, besides many relatives anC
friends of the deceased from thi, ans
other States,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

LARGE EGa.-J. H. Walsh of this viii
lage has presented us with hens egg
which measures eight inches the largest
and six inches in circumference the
shortest way. 1t is the largest we have
.een lately, and enough for a meal for a
small family.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30


100 MILES OF UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company do not
disappoint the public. They .aid they would do
their part tovapls havirg road to the Pacific in
1870, and they arc going TO do It in 1863. They
haze 100 miles done now, and they expect 20 hay,
900 done this year; and yet, notwithstanding this
speed, the Government Commissioners and other
pronounce il first class road in every respect II
has - locomotives and over 500 car- in constant
use and nearly twice as many mon arr ordered.
1t Land 0,eO0 tons Of rails before 1867, and about
50 600 tons more will be required in 1865, 10000
men are a. work, west of the highest point 81 the
Rocky Mountains, and Brigham Young has all
the male Mormons that can be spared rom their
domestic dl.lcs digging a way eastward towards
Gentle civilization. The Central Pacific Com
pany arc also actively engaged, and there Is now
little doubt that the two roads will meet in 1863,
and that the traveller may sec the SUN rise on
Monday morning over Boston Harbor and set
through the Golden Gate Of the Pacific on Satur-
day night The business that will 20 over thus
line will b. something remarkable. Tens OF thou
sands here arr anxious 10 Join their friends in the
new FL Dorado, and a. many there arr anxious Il
return to the homes of their youth. New mine1
are waiting only for means Of communication t.
be developed and the bullion Of Australia, ant
the teas and silk, and spices Of Asia, will seek th'
Pacific Railroad the rcadiest and cheapest
means Of reaching market. Many persons pre-.
dict that double tract VIII at once be necessary
ono for TIM slowly-moNlng freight trains aud
the other for swift passenger trains, which vii
permit nothing 20 remain in the way Of the i'm
patient traveller Ii the Government had mo-
loaned its credit, this work would mover have boer
done no private capitalists would have invested
over hundred million dollars in any such enter
prise But The Government gave the Compah!
/ the right TO issue First Mortgage Bonds upon tn
ruad, and took a second mortgage fJr is own sc
curity, but the completion Of the work vii NOR
than double tho value of all the national DOMAIN
in this vicinity, and make the First Mort-ag'
Bonds one of the safest and most profitable IN
vestments in the country. The earnings from
the way traffic more than pay the interest, which
at six per cent in gold, i. between eight and nine
per cent, III currency
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

RUTLAND PARK CoURsR.-A trot for a
purse of 800. open TO all horses, mile
heats, best 3 in to harness, 3 10 enter
and . 10 start, takes place over the Rut.
land Park Course on Saturday, sth inst,
At o'clock, p, m. All entries to be made
under seal to ], W. Champion, at the
Bardweli House, enclosing the entrance
fee Of 10 per cent, previous to ap, m, Of
the evening of August 9TH. The track
has been put in excellent condition by the
club, and, IA there are numerous horses
which have given indications of consider
able speed owned in this section, and it is
fair TO presume some win be in attend
ance from out Of the State, the weather
permitting. rare sport may be antici-
patcd,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

ANOTHER GRANT CLUB.-On the 18th
Of June Grant and Colfa1 club was or
ganized at Brattleboro, by the adoption Of
the constitution and the election of the
following officers: President, Hon. r. w
Clarke; Vice-Presidents, T. VI. Tyler
Charles F. Thompson; Secretary, ]. ]
Estey; Treasurer, J. Steen; Executiv,
Committee, S. NJ Waite, John C. Tyler
Kitteridge Haskins, H. E. Taylor, and S
| W. Kimball
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

inaries at Newbury and Springfield, have
transfer. ed their patronage TO the new Yer
mon, Co, ,terenee Seminary at Montpelier,
which viii be opened in September, s
+. Chester, hvorahly known as a teacher
Tor twelve years in the Wilbraham, Mass,
academy. Is its Principal, and the corps
Of teachers is we'll filled. A boarding
house 10 accommodate $50 students is nov
being built Its main building fronts Ia
feet and has an l. at each end extending
back l0s feet, and all two and hal
stories high. in addition to which is
middle l. Of story and half hight Th'
main seminary building viii not be pu
up this season.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

An amphibious sninsl--A Finlsnder.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

a Coon CRoP.-A; 5. Cook Of Bran
don has raised the present season on about
one acre 90 bushels of barley; and he has
also produced 10 bushels Of winter wheat.
1t is matter Of rejoicing that the farmers
Of our county arc raising wheat II each
one would raise 10 bushels, it would aid
materially, and be step OF progress in
the right direction
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

SUMNER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. travel
is fairly set in, and the cars never did a
more profitable business than they are
doing at the present time. Every train
of cars are literally crowded with deni-
zens Of the city, seeking shaded and
pleasant hooks in the country. The water
ing places are already filled with visitors
md many are seeking more quiet retreats
in some Of the many handsome wales with
which our State abounds.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

A VERMONT EcHo.-Hon. Azel Spald-
ing, formerly of Montpelier, but for some
years resident of Kansas, and lately, if
not still, member of the Legislature, in
q business letter speaks as follows Of Kan
sas politics and prospects:
l see Vermont intends to be the banner
State as usual. Grant and Colfax against
the world / trust Kansas will give a
good account of herself in November
The Republicans will carry the State by
more than ten thousand majority. Sey.
mour's record is not good in Kansas. Oul
people have suffered too much by copper
heads and rebels to take much stock ir
such man as Seymour. There is grea
similarity between the rioters Of New
York and the sackers of Lawrence. They
are all friends Of Seymour. The tru,
friends Of the country will rally unde
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-10-31

Doa,r pr CAuaur NArPrNo.-Repubh-
cana of Northumberland county, don't be
caught mapping next Tuesday. The last
hope of the Copperheads is that the Repuo-
icaus will be so confident of success 'ha'
enough of them will stay away from Tue
polls to lose the State. They are making
arrangements to get out all their votes uh,
der the inspiration of the hope. They nave
had sheir agents for days past tra'ehns
quietly through the county to see every ~
Democratic voter and make sure that ne VIII
vote. They expect to have out eirfull vote
and their calculation now is that enough Re-
nnb,icsps will stay at home to enable them
to carry the county by an increased majority
This is their last and only hope. The elec-
,;ons baye demonstrated beyond doubt
that the majority is largely against them
and if the full vote be polled they will be
overwhelmingly beaten.
Union men of Northumberland county, II
there one of you who will be dcrelict in this
final and vital contest2 The interests OF
our country, of liberty and humanity, appca
to us in trumpet tones for our ballots or
next Tuesday. Let no Republican be dea
or Indifferent to the appeal.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-10-31
E'EsUSE CALIFORNIA
Ehc Destruction by the Earth.
luaiSe--.NO DeGuiee EstinutioA OF
She Loss.

SAN FRANCIsco, Oct. 23.-Hrtails of the
destruction of property in the interior OF the
State 10y the earthquake of October 81, have
been received Lere Alameda county suffer.
ed the most, the damage to property extend.
lnG IN all directions. Back of San LeandrO
there were numerous assures in the earth,
from some OF which came clouds of dust
anG from Others volumes of water. San
Leandro creek, dry for months, is now Il
rapidly running stream. From some places
hot water and steam gushed forth. The
villages of San LeandrO and Hayward are
almost in ruins. The brick buildings are all
down or uninhabituble, and numerous
wooden structures are much damaged. AT
Hayward only one brick building remains
uninjuTcd. At Alameda, Brooklyn, and
Orleans all suffered severely. The destruc
! tion of property at San Jose and Brashear
! City is great. The brick aud adobe house
of the Mission of San Jose is a mass Of ruins
| At Stockton and MarysviI!e the injury to
buildings was slight. Petoluma, HeaI;hs
| burg, Santa Rosa, Vallejo and MARTINEZ felt
/ the full force of the shock; chimneys and
! Prevails were thrown dowa, and much
damage WAS done to property. The loss is
! considerable at Los AngClos. At Visala the
shock was slight and no damage was done.
Santa Cnz, Monterey, and Natsonville sut'
fcred lttle loss.
/ In the State of Nevada the earthquake was
scarcely felt.
The San Francisco Committee of Archi,
tects, appointed by the Board of Superin.
tendents, report the City Hall unsafe, and it
will have to be taken down. MEANWHILE
the city officials and courts will find other
quarters. The other city buildings ale un
injured 10 any great extent.
The school houses are not much damaged
and the schools will open as usual on M"n
day next. The United States Marine Hos
pital is condemned by the proper authorities
and will be demolished. The patients are
at present encamped on the grounds adj2in'
ing the hospital. No proper accommoda-
tions are as yet provided for them.
The Custom House is wrecked to such an
extent that probably it will not be occupied
again. The officials have removed tempo
rarily to lIeywood's Building, on CGlifoEnis
street
An army of laborers is at work to- day on
ths shattered buildings and removing thu
debris from the streets, the merchants show
ing no disposition to abandon their property
or the location. Some of the structures ar,
being taken down, and Others repaired
The vicinity of the wrecked buildings 10
busy scene.
The shock that occurred at 2.l5 thi
morning caused additional damage to tn
injured buildings. Some chimueys of tn
different manufactures which suffered con
siderahly by the Arst shock will now have t.
be demolished and rebuilt.
No definite estimate of the damage t.
property can be made until proper surve.
of the entire city is made, Some person.
estimate the loss at $4,000, and Others Il
high as $2.000,000. The latter figure j
probably nearest the true loss. numhe
of buildings will have to be torn down, re
constructed, or expensive repairs made.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-10-31
WEST VIRGINIA
Ehe Republican viciory----Thcir'
Three Candidates for Congress
Elected.

Hc Isepubhc8h tlcNOry-.--lh n hctr
Three Candidates for Congress
Elected.
WHEELING, Oct. 26.--Ths Tntelli9encsr
Repubican) of this morning says:
We have news enough this morning to
show that while the large Republican ma.
iorities of two years ago will be reduced, the
State is still largely and securely Republican.
4 careful summary Of what we now know
shows the following general Facts, as we
think Gen. Duval, the Republican candidate
for Congress in the First district, is elected
by not less than 900 majority. 1t may be
more. Mr.. MGrew, the Republican candi.
date for Congress in the Second district is
! elected by a majority which will not be less
than 1000, and is more likely to De $500
Gen. Witcher, the Republican nominee in the
Third district, is probably elected by q small
/ majority.
The reports from fifteen counties, which
in 1866, cast half the vote of the State shows
about 200 Democratic gain over the vote
OF 1866 and about an equal Democratic loss
from the vote of last fall Ii the ratio of
Republican losses in the rest of the State
should be the same, it would leave the Re.
publican majority in the State something
near 4,500.
counties may be greater in proportion to the
vote cast than they have been in the north.
ern part of the State, and can hardly be less
Our estimate, with present information, il
that the Republican majority in the State
will he found To come out between 5000 and
$500, which will be slight general gain or
the Republican majortics of last fall And
when full returns are received we think il
will he found this reaction in majority is not
due to changes Of Republicans to Democrats
but to an increased Democratic registration
We shall not tie surprised to learn that til,
entire vote cast is over Al, 900, perhaps nearer
50G00. AS far as reported we have gained
a member of the House of Delegates (Mr
Schofeld, Of Witt county,, and VIC do no
bear of one lost. Tire Panhandle couute.
have al done better than they did last fal
tOhio county more .han coo betlGr), rH,
with the exception of BIooke, better thvn ii
1866
Enless we are much mistaken, VIC hay,
elected two.thirds of the next House of Dele
gates, and the Senate is largely Republican
ol course.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-10-31

Richardson, in his Life of Grant, says
When Grant entered West Point, at the age
of seventeen, he was plump, fair-complcx-
ioned beardless youth from the country,
rustic in manner, and careless IN dress.
There was the usual disposition of the
school-boy race, the world over, to impose
upon the new conner, but his readiness 10
take o joke WAS his best defence. The
students of the first year are called "Plebes. "
In forming squads to go to meals or roll call,
they begin ut the right and take their places
toward the left in the order in which they
are reported at the beginning Of the term.
In Grants ciass was one Jack I!ndsly. His
father was an old army c0lopel, whose fel.
low officers and comrades had made a pet
of Jack, already a tall, stout fellow, and
something Of a dandy His place WAS on
the left OF Grant, whom he one day crowded
out. Grant, thinking it might be Il mistake,
and slow to take offence, said nothing till
after the rollcall, when he quietly told
Lindsay not to do it again. Tue very next
time, however, Lindsay, to show his con
| tempt for the raw lad from the backwouds,
repeated the indignity. To his infinite
surprise, and the delight of their classmates,
Grant instantly knocked down his larger
comrade, and administered to him that
cffectual dose which has taken the nonsense
and illmanners out of SO many boys-a
sound thrashipg. Lindsay interfercd with
him no more and the other "P,ebes" saw
that, with all his good humor, "Uncle Sam
was not to De imposed upon.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-10-31

ONE more fire along the whole line, Re
pubicans, and the day is yours. An over.
whelming majority for Grant insures peace
for the country. Every Democratic success
and every Democratic prospect for success,
encourages the rebels to violence. Since
the New York Convention, the rebels have
murdered Union men by the hundreds
Grants election will stop that kind Of thing
and tend to make life secure in all parts OF
! the country.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-10-31
GOV. JOHN w. GEARY,

AMUsINe.-The excuses made by our
Democratic neighbors, for their defeat in
this county, are amusing. The Independent
says, "whatever fault may have been found
with our county ticket, none can find fault
with our Presidential ticket" If this is
80, can our neighbor tell why the leading
papers of the Democratic party have been
urging the withdrawal of Seymour and Blair,
and putting better men in their place. Does
not this proposition to "swap horses" at
this critical moment, look as if some Demo.
Gratis did find fault
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-10-31

ONE of the first results of Grants election
in November, will he the subsistence of CON
troversy and the restoration of confidence
to all sections of the country. Men Of all
parties, North and South, East ard West
have full faith in the justice of his purposes
in the moderation of his views, generous
and tolerant tone of his mind, and the sound
common sense which governs all his actions
Men at the South will be reliyed from the
fear OF commotion and disturbance-busin
will resume lite sctivity-political passion
will be allayed-all classes will feel safe sn6
secure in their rights, and We shall hav,
peace, and its sequence, Prosperity,
speedily rsstored 10 the country.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-10-31

Our kilograms from the South bring us SO
macy distressing records of murders and
outrages by the bands ot secret outlaws that
is now seeking to re.establish the reign of
terror in that section, that it has bee ONE
painful to the heart of the patriot to read
these daily reports. This is no new feature
in southern history, for the vengeance now
wreaked on Republicans was formerly the
lot of every man opposed to slavery. Vigi.
aree committees and lynch law are familiar
institutions in the cotton States. In the
estimation OF Democrats like Seymour, they
are partionable etullitions of southern TEN.
per M northern man, white or black, has
ever yet enjoyed in these barbarous States
the rights of fceedom of speech or of the
press. Political liberties, such as the right
ct public assemblage and discussion, have
alike been denied TO all opposed to south.
ern oligarchy and despotism. Even the
most suhseryient portherners. who have
played the sycophant to southern despots,
bare not escaped sospiciese -
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-10-31

DEsPERATIoN.-A prominent Democrat,
whom we met in the cars few days since,
stated that the Democratic party claimed
the 10 electoral votes Of the rebel States for
Seymour and Blair, whether they received
them or not, and if they could get votes
enough from other States, in addition, to
elect him, they would make him President
by force if necessary. This is Frank Blair's
revolutionary doctrine. and proves conclu-
svely that the election of Seymour and
Blair means war, which nothing can avert
but the election of Grant
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-10-31

LET every Republican, and every friend
of his country, be prompt in coming to the
polls and vote for Grant and Col!ax. The
times require not only good and true man,
but one of nerve, frmness and decision of
character. One who will administer justice
with frmness, tempered with mercy. One
who cannot be swayed from his duty by
friends or foes. Such a man is Gen. Grant.
In this respect he stands without peer in
this country.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-10-31

ANDREW JOHNSON 'swung round the CIR
Gle" to tell the people Of the hurpations of
Republican Congress- Horatio Seymour is
swinging round the circle" to inform the
public that it can safely elect him President,
with Republican Senate and Republican
House of Representatives to deprive him OF
the power to carry out his policy.
A Word FOR Our IRIsu FRIENDS.
Blair helped Kenneth Raynor, of North
Carolina, start Know Nothing Lodge in
Philadelphia in 1856. His LET the IIish go
to Ireland aud stay there" it seems by this,
i no usw sse timsnt of Mr.. Biaiys.