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Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-06
Travellers Guide.

,egivAL az rAssrNdER TRAIN.
rom the son,h and East, SIS n. m. 1850 an
- p. IN, 500 y. III.
From Houses Point and West, $50 a. m, j.,
"a. NJ. Is p. N.
From Montreal, II Is a. M, 40 p. m.
prpARTuiI ~ PASSENGER TRAINS.
For tile south and East. c2', - 81. m, IL OK
, 10 y. M.
For Rouses Point ana West, 6"5 II. III. j u
In. SO y. IN.
For Montreal 6 10 a. m. 50 p. IN.
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Local Items.

buzz DAILY.-Thosc wishing to secure
I pies of our daily paper can do so at
errifield' and Bakers bookstores, as
bill as of carriers, and at the Office.
|pies of our weekly paper may also he
|d at these places.
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-06
RrrORTS.

From committee on education, =. 50,
in additionto II act concerning the ed
ucation OF children, between the ages OF
g and II years, Ga substitute bill was II
ported now STANDING, S. 81, a d entitled
an act re 'ating TO the education of Logs
between s ard l6 Ne'ls of age.
Senate Flrnham spoke in cXp.anatic II
and IN fpvor Oh the bill. OH osed by
Senator Dewey, who, on the acceptance
of the rel OF OF the committee, called tol
lows: Yeas 10 nays 6.
Sections one and two of the original
bill IS. 800 having been entirely stricken
out, the question being on the third
rea ing of the remaining sections, and
on motion Of Senator Farnham was
amended.
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-06

Why stand you thus amazed - TO see
:. ers0n o. your natural be ,uty with Il
lead OF dry, bristlin :. Exempt hair
80 purchase a bot lie of Barrett sVege.
abe Hair Re tofativr.' 1t Will tran :
form your hair imO beautiful glossy
flnglets.' Moth .ng so Ell. cac .ous ha
ever been Offered to tn public Lop9A
Courier. d&W.
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-06

l. o. OF G. IA Lodge of /. o. of G.
was organized in Middlebury, on the
|vening of the End inst, and the fol-
|ow.ng officers elected:
Lyman L KNAPP, w CT.
w & Langworlhy, w " r.
Miss Lizzie Robbins, w S.
James Nj Slade, Jr., w FS.
William c Langworthy, w Il.
Eugene + Wright. w NJ.
Miss Lizzie Cardelle, w DM.
Miss Emma Tickl o, w IG.
Lyman Hutins ton, W OG.
Rev Mr. Walker, w Chap.
Mr. Walker, w RI ;.
The Lodge will, undoubtedly, be cal
10 the Mt. Ncbo Lodge.
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-06

)EAGLES.- will be meeting of
members of the EAGLE Base Ball
ub on Saturday, at PM, at the Of
e of Dewey & Noble. All the men,
RS are requested to attend.
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-06
HOUSE.
RESOLUTION.

BY MIR. Briggs of Brando that Tic
committee on claims be instructed to
Inquire whether the National Banks
in This State Lave raid all taxes Requires
v law TO comm tee o 1 claim.
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-06
INCONSISTENCIES

by Mr.. Wales OF Burlington, of citi-
zens ofBuriington against setting Of, G
n at OF Il ir.ingtOn TO the town of Co.
chester to committee on town lines.
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-06

FULTON MARKET.-Justr received, a
nice lot Dried Beef, Sugar Cured Hams,
Bologna Sausage, Sweet Potatoes, To-
mItoes, Pears, Peaches, Water Melons
and NJ usil Melons dti-9i.
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-06

30 Advertisers. The VERMONT DAM Trans
|pI has the largest circulation III ST. Abars
Il in Franklin County, of any daily paper and
|,n that account, II no other, tho best medium
ADVERTISING.
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-06
LcDi%i HHrc n VcrHi0nt-!Hh>.
SENATE.
THURSDAY. NOV. 3.

THURSDAY. Nov. 3.
BILLS INGROIUCI AND REFERRED.
:. A, granting ferry 10 Algcrnon s.
Phc,ps and j lbeZ HaZen.
:. 46, to pay Noble i. Flanagan the
sum therein mentioned.
S. 81, providing for the better prcscr-
vat ION of the records of eg.stration.
s. Sc, to incor, crate tn Montpeli Il
Library Association.
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-06

WHAT MAKES YOUR HAIR SO
b EA UTIF UL? MRS. ;. A. ALIENS
IMPROVED new styie) HAIR REsroRER
or DRESSING, lin one bO,tie.) Price One
Dollar. Every Druggist sells it.
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-06

W dc reputation, and a record Of which
any one may lie justly roud. we would
now announce for the consolation of
those who have SO signaliy and repeat
cdly failed in competing with it, and
have been so sorcly chagrincd at their
numerous and repeated defeats, that tins
stove is lot entered at this fair fora pre-
MUM, as premiums have ceased to be Of
any account; but it is entered only for
exhibition, that its thousands of friends
and admirers may have the opportunity
of examining its various improvements
Scar, PACKARD, d Co,
Albany, n. Y.
-Rochester Democrat, Sept. 90.
For Sale by d. M.Walker, st. Adams,
Vt. 2il-3
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-06

Rene's Pain-Killing Magic Oil is 500
by most of our Druggists and Mcrch-
ants, and is considered one of the best
remedies for pain in market, and il so
clean and delicious to use, that it is rnth-
or of n luxury than medicine.
d&W.
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-06
New Goods /!
New COOds /! !

Entire new stool, of n,y Goods now opcu an
ready for sale At
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-25
A Mystery About Ben. Butler.

Soon after the occupation of this city by
the Federal forces in 1862, there was an in
dividual from Massachusetts or Connecticut
who came with them named John Porter Ray.
lie established newspaper in Portsmouth
called the FirgiRiar, in which he published
a statement in its editorial columns, setting
forth that the father of Gen. Ben. L. Butler
was a pirate and that for some of his acts
of piracy he had been caught, convicted and
hung in New Orleans: Whether this was
true or no, We have means of knowing, but
we do know that the statement, emanating
from federal source, caused our people at
the time good deal ofsurmising, and among
other things it was surmsed that that was
why Mumford was hung in New Orleans by
Butler; that he had sworn oath for ven-
geauce on some citizen of that place for the
hanging of his father; and that the occasion
was availed of by him to execute his oath of
vengeance Whether this was surmise alone
or truth the future can only reveal.
Time wore on; John Porter Rays paper
gave up the ghost and himself became rath-
er all abandoned character. He fingered on
of this department. Soon after this it was
given out that j ohm Porter Ray had died and
was buried. People inquired about from one
to another if they knew of his death and bu-
rial, and no one could tell any circumstance
of the death or the funeral Surmise again
sprang up, and many we're of the opinion
that Ray had been fouiiy dealt with butno
one could tell Public opinion finally settled
into the belief that surmise had dictated, and
there the matter dropped. Many to this day
believe that John Porter Ray had been assas-
sinated and his body secretly buried, because
he published the damaging revelation in re-
gard to the taking off Buffers father.-Nor-
folk Ddu Book
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-25
A Noble Spectacle.

One of the most glorious intellects the
world has ever produced-a Roman philoso-
pher whose grand genius was only equalled
by his sublime mortality-uttered this beau
tiful remark: GA noble soul suffering the
severest strokes of fortune without murmur,
is spectacle which the gods themselves must
look upon with admiration" With what ad
miration, then, must we not regard the peo-
pie of the South, who, being conquered after
struggle which had no parallel in history,
are now suffering the stings of outrageous
fortune with such sublime resignation =
Every Southern paper that we take up tells
the same sad story of poverty, distress, and
utter ruin. Neither the pages Of history nor
the fiction of poetry exhibit such awful and
wide spread destitution. People accustomed
to indulge every luxurious whim, to dispense
warm and boundess hospitality, to- be sur
rounded by troupes of obsequious menials are
now reduced to state Of actual starvation.
But not murmur escapes their furnishing
lips. They suffer, but they will not despair,
for they are the descendants of the heroes of
Eutaw, Yorktown and New Orleans.
Actuated by no generous feeling towards
the conquered. the merciless miscreants who
control the Government continue their in
iquitous work of subjugating the I2eJelS, by
infamous laws infamously carried out. Not
satisfied with crushing them to the earth,
they now seek to place them under the ire
spOnsibe tyranny of their former slaves
All history does not show SO hideous, so dam
nable a'crime as this. The Romans, at the
height Of their naughty tyranny, with pros
trate world at their feet, never attempted
anything so monstrous. No. 1t was left for
the ''party Of great moral ideas" to conceive
this villainy.
But it can never be. It is not in the har-
mony Of things. Rather than submit to this
. last degradation, let the people Of the South
appeal again to arms, and we cannot believe
that just God will suffer them to perish
The noble blood of the Cavaliers is not turn
ed to water.
The chief glory of America comes from
the South. A Southern Jefferson wrote our
Declaration of Independence. A Southern
Washington led our armies to victory. South
ern statesmen made our Government what it
ecas Northern demagogues have made it
what it is.
The present darkness and distress which
covers the Southern land like a pail must
pass away. In the midst of their woe let the
Southern people remember that the darkest
hour is just before dawn. Let them treasure
the eloquent words of their oet-priest, Fa~
ther Ryan: "The spirit of liberty never dies;
oppression and tyranny may entomb it for a
time, but it rises glorious and resp!endant
from the tomb. The cause may be lost, but
the principle lives, and shall live forever.
Southern Society.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-25
Campaign Documents.

Appeals constantly come up to Washington
from the South, as well as from the North,
through newspapers and private letters, for
the sending of political documents and tracts
to portions of the country which ;"being repre-
sented by Radicals, or not.represented at all,
suffer for want of them. 1t is in vain, how
ever, that one. finds in presses generally, the
township or postofiicc address OF delegates to
Democratic or Conservative conventions, and
of political committees, &c. Such can never
be reached for party purposes when they are
mentioned as from counties or military and
judicial districts. The postoffice address of
delegates, committees, &C., should be publish
ed conspicuously in newspapers. They are
needed not only in States themselves, but in
other places, and at Washington particularly
We observe that Radical papers in the South
publish the postal addresses Of their public
characters, and thereby furnish convenences
to Radical Congressman to spread their mis-
chevous matter among the people. The pub
fishers of Democratic and Conservative pa
pers should do likewise, and send copies to
such Congressman as represent their views.
BY so doing, the Democratic National Cans
paign Committee that will soon be formed
here, and will gointo active operation, can
have lists at hand by which they may also
Immediately introduce appropriate speeches
and tract among the people. Postal adj
dresses are what is wanted. Names of per-
sons from counties or judicial or military dis
tricts are useless.-Ndtional Inteiltgencer.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Neglected Warning.

Embosomed in the hills above the village
of Sheffield, in England, was a large artificial
lake, covering some seyenty-six acres. A
vast body of water was imprisoned here, kept
back in front by a'huge embankment. All
down the valley were scattered peaceful homes,
busy factories and cleaning forges. No doubt
the inhabitants sometimes looked up toward
the beautiful lake, and thought how fearful
would be the ruin if the dam should give
way; but though it was sometimes whispered
that it was not as we'll constructed as it should
be, no one apprehended danger from this
cause.
One Friday night the winds beat the huge
waves with violence against the sides OF the
basin, adding still more to the immense pres
sure which such volume of water must
cause. AS the sun went down, messenger
called at many cottage door, tellingSthat all
was not right above, aud it would be safer to
leave their homes for the night. Many heed
ed the friendly warning, but others could see
no danger. The embankment looked the
same to them that it had ever looked since
they could remember. 1t had stood worse
storms than this, many time. And so they
laid themselves down to rest but oh, what
an awakening was before them.
A young farmer noticed at dusk an ugly
crack in the vast wall, and workmen were
hastily brought to strengthen the works.
They then toiled on till midnight another
party striving to lessen the pressure by draw
ing off portion of the water. But little
after midnight furious gust of wind drove
the waves with great violence against the
wall, and in another moment, with burst
of sound like deepest thunder, they leaped
the barrier, and rushed with mad haste down
to their work of death. Here farm house,
with all its surroundings, its we'll stored barns,
and focks and herds were entirely swept
away There row of cottages, with all their
sleeping inmates. Here great wood entire-
ly disappeared before the wrath of the foam>
ing waters.
The scene was wild and terrible beyond
description. Whirling on with the resistless
tide were wrecks of husbandry, stacks of hay,
drowning cattle, and men, women and little
children. A whole village was swept away
or laid in ruins.
How terrible such scene, even to a look
er>on. But how infinitely more dreadful to
have been one of the victims. What despair
must have seized the poor cottager who treat
ed as an idle rumor the warning at sunset,
and laid him down to sleep in his doomed
dwelling. But when the floods came there
was 20 escape.
Yet what is temporal ruin compared with
that which is eternal? How have you treated
the warning God has sent to you.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-25
A Coon Fight in Kentucky.

A coon fight is one of the glories of life in
Kentucky. The programme is this Some
one announces to the gentlemen planters of an
extended neighborhood that he will give bar
becue and coon fght on a certain day, at such
a place, and they are invited to bring them
selves, their friends, and their dogs, for his
coon is a veteran, aud will make big fight.
This brings a large gathering of men and
dogs to enjoy the feast and the fight. The
coon is placed in barrel with one head out,
laid fat, so that he cannot be taken on the
flank or rear, and the dog that brings out the
coop-and it takes one of pluck to do that
wins the bet,
On the occasion to be described, large
party assembled with numerous fine dogs,
eager for the fray. The sport began-but
every dog of the party was whipped out by
the sharp teeth and claws of the gallant coon.
AS matter of course there was a noisy cla-
NOR and some tough swearing at the result.
There was seedy Yankee present, looking
on with grin of delight, as each defeated
dog gave up the battle. He had with him a
miserable yellow cur, which went sneaking
about with its tail between its legs, swapping
and shying at every dog that offered token
of kindly introduction.
In the midst of the uproar, Yankee quiet
j
"Wal, gentlemen, think 1 have got dog
that will bring 'eout that ere COON"
Where is he? Where is he? Bring him
out" shouted score of witnesses.
Thar he is J" pointing to the miserable cur
There was general laugh. and immediate
offers of bets in any quantity.
"Wal, gentlemen. haint got much money,
but here's my watch and three dollars That
ere watch is a lettle old, but it's an all fred
nice time-keeper."
"I'll bet you ten dollars against your watch
and the money"
oval, l guess that's about fair III do it. !"
After great deal of coaxing and pulling
the mongrel was hauled close to the mouth of
the barrel The Yankee, after patting and
calling his dog pet names for minute, sud-
denly seized him and thrust him into the
barrel, stern first. The next instant, with an
agonizing yelp, out came the dog, and out
came the coon, too, fastened by tooth and
claw to the launches of the fleeing dog. The
screams that followed may not be descfibed.
81 gess I'll take that ERE money and
watch" quietly remarked Mr.. Yankee and he
took them.
The loser, with scowl, by way of self
comfort, observed, II reckon your dog Is
spoiled"
"Wal-yes, guess he's lettle damaged; but
never reckoned him worth morn ten dollars y
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-25
The New Arkansas Constitution.

The Arkansas Convention has adopted the
new Constitution, yeas 45, nays 81. The
following are its main features: 1t provides
for twenty Senators and eighty representa-
tives the executive officer to be elected cv-
cry four years. no incumbent of one Office to
be eligible to another during the period for
which he was first elected for an election
by the people of four Supreme Judges the
appointment by the Governor of Chief JUS
tice, to hold his office for eight years, at a SAL
ary of $4,000; authorizes a State poll tax of
one dollar for educational purposes, compel
hing three months attendance annually at the
schools, without distinction of color or sex ;
enfranchises females and negroes, and makes
them competent jurors; DISTINGUISHES all
those disfranchised by the Constitutional mill
itary bills, and who vote against the COnsti-
tuition appoints March 18th next as the day
for the vote on the ratification of the consti-
tuition, and the election of officers made un>
der the constitution; authorizes Mr.. Bowen,
the President of the Convention, Mr.. Brooks,
of Phillips county, and Mr.. Hodges, of Pu>
laskl county, to appoint judges to ascertain
the result of the election, and if adopted, to
present the Constitution to the President of
| the United States directs how the election
| is TO De conducted voters are required to
swear they will support and maintain the
Constitution and laws of the United States
and Arkansas that they are not excluded
from registration by any of the clauses OF
the second section of the State Constitution
that they never gave aid in secession to any
State that they will accept the civil and po,
litical equality of all men before the laws
and not attempt to deprive any person of the
right, on account of race, color or previou:
condition, to vote for or against the Consti
tuition, and for the election of officers under
this Constitution.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-25
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Oaks Planted by Squirrels.

1t is curious circumstance, and MOI gen
orally known, that many of the oaks which
are called spontaneous are planted by the
squirrels. The little animal has performed
the most essential service to the British Navy.
\ gentleman walking one day in wood be-
longing to the Duke of Beaufort, had his
attention diverted by squirrel, which sat
very composedty on the ground He stopped
to observe his motions in few moments
the squirrel darted like lightning to the top
of the tree beneath which he had been sitting,
and in an instant he was down with an acorn
in his mouth, and began to burrow IN the
earth with his paws.
After digging hole, he stopped down and
deposited the acorn; then covering it; he
darted up the tree again. In moment he
was down with another, which be buried in
the same manner This he continued repeat
edly.
The industry of this little animal is direct
ed to the purpose of securing himself against
want in winter, and, as it is probable that his
memory is not sufficiently retentive to enable
him to remember the spots in which he de-
posted every acorn, the industrious little fel-
low, no doubt, loses few every year. A few
spring up and are destined TO supply the
place of the parent tree. Thus is Great
Britain, in some measure, indebted for her
mercantile greatness aud the industry aud bad
memory OF asqdirrel -Nerry'S lfaseuMl.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-25
Gen. Grant Among the Rocks.

In days of yore, there lived in London,
one Thomas Moore, of Fleet street, a grocer
who possessed tanned magpie, which sat from
day to day in a hoop over the counter, His
master, who was in the habit of giving light
weight to customers, would say when they
left the store "damn it how | nick'd him. p
Others visited the store to speak of the un>
fortunate fellows who had attained place in
the station house; Mag. always heard the
reason assigned by Tom Moore, "Bad compa>
ny, by c."
The bird soon learned his masters phrases,
and was heard to say while trade was going
on, ''damn it how he hicks 'em." Mag. pro-
badly thinking his rights and liberty circum-
scribed, suddenly vanished from his confne-
ment, and Joined flock of rocks passing at
the time, who finally alighted in farmers
field, where net had been placed to catch
intruders. This was soon accomplished, and
to make sure of their punishment they were
carried to large upper room in the barn and
turned loose. Mag. as usual, seated himself
upon beam overhead. The farmer with ba-
ton in hand commenced general slaughter,
which Was interrupted by voice. ooh,
damn it how he nicks EN-" Having de-
spatched the rocks, the farmer'seye rested on
Mag. seated solitary and alone. Addressing
him, he said, ''and who the devil are you %
ssTom Moore of Fleet street, Tom Moore of
Fleet streetv' "And what brought you
here ?" Answer: bad company, by c."
Gen. Grant has been caught by the radical
net spread for him We can already hear
the Chase men in the Chicago Convention de-
mand, in view of his former reticence, "And
what brought you here?" Poor Grant, be-
fore his neck is wrung, may well adopt the
language of Tom Moore's Magpie bad
company, by George FreFhsb'g Herald
Some ingenious Yankee has discovered
a faster mode than that commonly in use for
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-25

The Washington Chronicle says :-"It
is rumored that the military force in the de-
partmeut of Washington is to be largely in-
creased. What necessity there is for this
increase is not apparent"
Affected young lady, seated in rock
ing chair, reading the Bible, ,exclaims: "Mo-
ther, here is grammatical error in the BIZ
BILE J" Mother, lowering her spectacles, and
approaching the reader. in very scrutinizing
attitude, says, "Kill it ] kill it It's the very
thing that has been eating the leaves and the
book-marks"
"A man who married Jewess, shortly
afterwards Joined the Temperance society, and
never dared to kiss his wife from that day,
because he had considered himself prohibited
by the pledge, from ineddling with Jew-lips.
"A Western editor thus delivers himself:
We would say to the Individual who stole our
shirt off the pole while we were lying in bed
waiting for it to dry, that We sincerely hope
the collar may cut his throat.
"A gentleman standing at his door, was
asked by huckster whether he was the man
of the house! In subdued tone he replied,
mo, my wife is"
= Flattery is like a fail, which, if not
adroitly used, will box your ears instead Of
tickling those of the corn.
mo, Catharine," said Patrick to his
wife, 'you never catch lie coming out of
my mouth"
"YOu may well say that" replied Kate;
''they fy out SO fast that nobody can catch
'em."
: The tenor of some singers should be
like that spoken of in Gray's Eiesy-nOise-
less tenor.
When may funds be supposed to be
unsteady? When money is tight.
What would this world be without
women? A shift-less concern.
Dinner for nothing is preferable to moth
ing for dinner.
IF small boy is lad,a big boy mus.
be ladder.
When is silence likely to get vetg-