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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15
For the Herald.
Annie's birthday.

WRITTEN ny THE LATE nR. GREEN oP NEW YoIH
Aunie's birthdays come, | hear them s,y,
Her birthdays come, oh happy day,
Then with glad hearts friends gather ronrd,
And greet me kindly, but the sound
Falls moumfnlly on my ear
muse on one 10 memory dear,
one who when last my birthday cam.
Taught me to lisp mothers nsno
Prayed God 10 bless me from above
And loved me with Mothers love.
But now no Mothers prayer hear
No Mothers accents great my ear
flushed Is that voice. and cold that breast
Where once my infant head found rest.
They call me beautiful, and say,
must rejoice, now my birthday
Has come Again, they ask me why
The tear.drop gathers In my eye,
Why one so young and loved 20 we'll
should look so well they cannot tell,
They thought | was too young too know
NV mother, when she died
Aud though wept, aud kis.ed her cold, cold
check
And sobbed because she would not speak
| To her dear Annie, but still they said
she N soon forget the unconscious dead,
Ere the return OF her birthday,
This long-jyed grief will pass away"
But oh they little know how deep
The grief OF childhood-age may weep
Awhile on earth, hut soon above
United to the hearts they love-
And borne TO the bright reams of day
/ Their tears hy Gods hand wiped away,
/ But childhoOd'i grief, and childhood's toars
| Shall be their guerdon on through years.
| But why this sorrow, why this careS
| Have forgot my Mothers prayer
! Departing to her final rest
To heaven she bore this last request
| =. Father she said, until trembling breath,
= Guide Thou my child through life till death
"Grant her oh God this last request
= 'Thy blessng-and she shall be bic st"
Then viii | trust Fathers power
To Guide me through each evil hour
And when few lone years have pas sed,
Released from earth, redeemed at last.
And borne to Heaven I'll dwell with iheo
, Mother, through all eternity.
| Ca.tleton. Sept. 1911, 1853.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

1t may be Of interest to some OF your
readers TO know that the Middlebury
graduates hold prayer meeting for their
college on Friday evening Of each week
mention the particular day, because 1t
is on the same day that the religious soci-
ETY. in that college meets. There is con-
siderable missionary spirit now existing
in the seminary. Quite a number have do
cided to enter the foreign field, and others
are earnestly inquiring IL their duty does
not lie in the same direction. A goodly
number of the students are attending the
meeting of the American Board at Nor
witch, Conn.
II may interest you 10 know something
of the political preferences of the students.
So far as know, every one Is for Grant
and Colfax. In the seminary arc repre-
sentatives from all the northeastern
States except Rhode Island, from New
York, New Jersey, Penn. Ohio, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Michigan, Canada, the Island
Of Ceylon, and the Hawaiian Islands.
Here is great extent Of country repre-
sented, and think the preferences of the
students show that the church is sound In
politics as well as in religion.
There is an enthusiastic Republican
rally in town to night There is speaking
at the town hall, and the occasion is en-
liyened by band Of music, as well as by
torch light procession. This town and
this State will vote right in November.
Andover is emphatioally place Of
schools, but will not speak Of them now
further than to say that about three hun
drcd young men and boys are attending
Phillips academy. NJ
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

GOLD PAYMENT OF NATIONAL BONDS.
1t seems that Secretary McCulloch is
not, in opinion. in harmony with the Dem
oaratic platform, for no has written TO a
business house in New York City, in re-
ply to the inquiry, 'if there is any doubt
about the United States bonds, skies of
1881, being paid in gold, principal and in
terest." The secretary says it has been
the invariable practice of the Government
to pay both the principal and interest OF
it, notes in coin, and he knows of no rea-
son why different course should now be
nnrsnnl
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

Congress, Messrs Dyer, Of Addison, ea,,
field, Of Bennington, Hall, 81 Csledoid,,
Hard, Of Chittenden, Dale, Of Ese.,
Hutchinson, Of Franklin, Ladd, a Grand
Isle, Hehdee. of Lamoille; Hutchinson, of
Orange, Simpson, OF Orleans, CLARK, q
Rutland, Dewey, Of Washington, G,o.-
ell, Of Windham, Anderson, OF Wind-ur,
On motion OF Mr., orcutt adjourned
Houss.
Bills iairOdacsd-By Mr.. Park, of Bon
nington, 70 amend an act 10 an act entitled
an act providing for check list Of voters
for treemen's Meetings, $50 as that IL shall
apply also To meetings for the choice Of
electors Of President and Vice, President.)
MIR. Park moved a suspension Of the
rules that the bill may be put upon its
passage at the present time, the near ap.
proach of the Presidential election reqnir-
ing all the time that can be given 10 pre-.
pare the check lists, should this Lill ls
passed
BY unanimous vote, the rules we're sus,
pended, and the bill was read the third
time and passed,
BY Mr.. Langdon, Of Montpelier, 10 au-
thori2e towns in Washington, Caledonia,
and Orange counties, TO aid in the con-
struotion of the Montpelier and Wclls
River Railroad, ALLOWING towns 10 issue
bonds not exceeding ten times their grand
list; 10 com, on railroads.
Joint Rcsoluti0R,-By Mr.. Cristy, of
johnson, that a Joint committee " three
Senators and five members Of this House
be appointed DO the President Of the Sem
ate and Speaker of tho House, TO visit tho
State Reform School at Waterbury, OK
vmine into its condition and mana cement,
and report to each House respectively
uooptod
by Mr.. Fletcher of Cayendish, that no
bills be introduced into either branch Of
the Legislature after Friday morning, DOT,
le3a; rejected.
RcSolutlons,-By Mr.. Hincklcy, OF Chei-
sea, that the clerk be directed 10 procure
the printing for the use OF the General
Assembly of three hundred copies of ~
bills chartering new railroads; adopted.
By Mr.. Wheelock, of Berlin. directing
the clerk TO procure the printing Of ono
thousand copies Of the Governors Message
for the use Of the House; adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Morse, Of Morgan,
adjourned.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

ACADEMIA little girl, about two
years of age, daughter of Solomon Lessar
residing in Terrill street, was badly burn
ed on Friday evening, about 6 80 o'clock.
Her mother was out calling upon one of
her neighbors, and the little girl, while
playing near the stove, caugh her clothes
afre. Her mother, hearing her cries,
rush ed to her assistance, tore the burning
rags from her person, but was too late to
do any good. The little sufferer died
about 12t o'clock, P. NJ. Saturday.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

THE GRANT AND CoLFAX MEETING
AT CAsTLEToN.-The people of Castleton
met in the Town Hall, Saturday evening,
in good numbers to listen to an address
by Col. @. II, Joyce, of Rutland, on the
political issues now before the country.
The meeting was called to order by
DR.. II. f. Smith, formerly surgeon in tho
Sd Vt. Regt, and Chester Spencer, Esq,
was elected Chairman.
The Chairman then introduced Col.
Joyce, who for an hour and three-quarters
held his audience to the closest attention.
The platforms of the two parties were
thoroughly analysed and commented up
on, and the histories Of the candidates
fully and strikingly brought out and COM
pared. The speaker then discussed at
length the questions of reconstruction and
taxation, and closed with an earnest an
peal to the audience to support the gal
liant standard-bearers of the Republican
party.
That the ladies and gentlemen present
were in full sympathy with the speaker
was fully evidenced by their oft repeated
cheers, and the perfect storm of applause
which followed his retirement from the
platform.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

TRUE.-The Poultney Bulletin says =
Poultney Mill be honored by furnishing
one Of the Senators for this county, and
need have no fear that he will do any dis
credit to his constituents or town, but may
congratulate herself upon the fact that his
personal character, experience and Legis-
lative wisdom and energy will reflect
credit upon her.
Her representative in the House is also
man whose integrity, discretion and abil-
ity render him safe legislator, and a
credit to the town.
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Communication.
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY,
Andoyer, Mass, Oct. =,
H. C.

Andoyer, Mass, Oct. &,
Editors Herald Some time since |
promised few items of news for your
paper. Ii not too late, l will now fulfill
the promise.
The present seminary year opens with
an attendance of about eighty students.
This is less number by about twenty,
than We're in the institution last year,
from the fact that an unusually large
class graduated, and a comparatively
small class enters. This year is marked
by feature quite new to us. 1t is the
special course" system The usual
course of study, as you know, is three
years, but on account OF the urgent call
for ministers to enter the service at once,
AZ well as for other reasons it was thought
best to institute course Of only two
years in length. This was to meet sooner
the urgent call for men to occupy desti-
tute fields As yet this plan is an expert
ment, but it bids fair to be a success
Several men have already entered upon
this course The new order of things
will increase the number of ministers
The course of three years renders collie
giate education, or an equivalent, neces-
sary in order to prosecute all the studies
of the course with success The special
course omits Greek exegesis and the study
Of Hebrew, so that young men whose
hearts burn to be preaching Christ, are
enabled to obtain valuable preparation
for that work, even though they may lack
knowledge of the languages, and col
lege training. If you know any such
men, tell them Andover Seminary is Just
the place for them. A new professorship
was established for this special course.
Rev. ]. L. Taylor was elected to the
place. He is eminently fitted for his po-
sition. He was formerly pastor of the
South Church, Andover. When elected
to the professorship he was treasurer of
the board of trustees. He is practical
man. bis intellectual ability, his travels
in the East, his experience in business
and as pastor Of a church, and, above all
else, his warm, loving heart and deep
toned piety, render him peculiarly adapted
to the place he is called to fill.
There are seven professors connected
with the institution, Mr.. J. w. Churchill,
graduate of the last class, having been
elected for professor of elocution.
Vermont gives to the institution, Rev
Charles NJ. Mead, professor of the Hebrew
language and literature. He is a gradu.
ate OF Middlebury College, as well as a
native OF the State. 1 wish that the fac,
were better appreciated among the vounO
men OF Vermont, that our State inst;tn,
TONS can and do raise men of eminenoe
ana our State is quite we'll represented II
'he Seminary. The names of twelve yer
mont boys are in the last catalogue. six o.
lsge. o0'
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

NATURAL WELLS IN VERMoNT.-A
correspondent Of the Albany Express,
writing from Poultney, says;
In eXeavating the Tucker, Crawford
and Knapp slate quarries, phenomena are
presented which have excited the interest
of biologists as well a. lovers of the mar
Vicious After blasting and excavating
many feet deep, the workmen have fire.
quently come to smooth, fiat or table
rock; when this fiat rock was removed,
wells, or what the miners call "pot-holes,"
were discovered. Some of these wells
were found TO be fifteen. twenty, and
even forty feet in depth, and from six to
eight, ten. and fifteen feet in circumfer-
ence These wells are perfectly round,
and a. smooth as though they had been
bored out They were filed with round
stones, ranging in size from cannon ball
TO grape shot, and so on down 10 bullets
and marbles Most of the wells are en-
tirely dry. These phenomena are sup
posed TO have been produced by currents
of water being forced through the crevices
fof the rocks above, taking up particles of
gravel and depositing them wherever an
opening occurred, and then coming down
with such great velocity "a to form eddies
or whirlpools, taking up~and revolving
round and round, for no telling how many
ages. these particles, which continued TO
increase in size till the well became filed
and the water created another opening.
Many of these wells can now be seen, and
are daily visited by the curious, who take
i. away with them any quantity of the peb-
bles taken from these wells Biologists
will find in these quarries, which extend
for many miles ON either side of the val
ley, ample material for study and expert
fnent.'
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

SEARCH MADE. - Searoi. was "aa'
Thursday, says the Free Pre- - 'or u'0
body said to have been seen on ~ a :.
the day before, along the beach WI ", :.
would naturally have drifted ashore ou'
nothing was found, except stump whie, !
so much resembled human body us to
deceive the searohers until they were
within few feet Of 1t, 1t is possible that
this root was the thing taken for body
on board the steamer, though those who
then saw it are very confident that they
were not deceived,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

WOODSTOCK RAILRoAD.-The Stand
ard says: The work on the railroad is
progressing well, and it is estimated that
one-third Of the distance is graded. The
Contractors offer good pay and constant
employment all winter to laborers, an OPP
portunity that ought not to be lost.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15
The New Atlantic Cable.

A cable despatch, says the Paris Moni-
teur, announces officially that the govern
ment concession, lately granted in favor Of
NM. Erlanger and Reuter-, of the Franco
American Telegraph Company, authoriz-
ing them to lay submarine telegraph
cable between France and America, under
certain reserved conditions, has become
defnitive and complete, capital to the
amount of 21,500,000 francs-the min
ondition-having been subscribed Tor the
undertaking. The concession for this
great work bears date July 6, 1868, and
confers the privilege OF laying and work
ing submarine telegraphs between France
and the United States. The cable will
as at present proposed, be laid in two see
tions; the first from Brest to the French
island of st. Pierre, off Newfoundland;
the second from St. Pierre either to New
York direct, or to point between Boston
and New \ ork, with a special line to New
York The length of the cable is as fol-
lows First section, from Brest TO st.
Pierre, 1925 miles; second section, from
St. Pierre to the United States, about ,2o
miles; total 3,0l1 miles. A contract has
been entered into with the Telegraph
Construction and Maintenance Company
to manufacture and lay this cable for the
sum of e920,000 The financial calcutta
tions and scientific experiments Of tho
new company set forth the following RI
suits: The power Of transmits n q the
cable il estimated at minimum ~ twelve
words per minute. which, allowing four
teen hours day for waste time and only
ten hours day Tor actual work, and tax
ing 800 working days in the yoar, gives,
at the rate of ~ per message, an annual
income Of Gi32 900 The working OK
penses of the line are calculated A. E8j,No
per annum. In connection with this en-
terprise it is interesting to state that the
French dispatch boat Trayalienr, from
Rochefort, has been ordered to the Medit-
errancan to assist in laying down the sub
marine cable to connect the telegraph
| lines of Algeria with the coast Of France
! RIGID ECoNoMY. The Tribune has
the following: The World, which has
been in tribulation over Gen. Sicklcs'
politics, .may now reserve its groins fur
home consumption. Its own and its
Presidents darling, Gen Gordon Granger,
is in trouble. He has been "stumping
about the country" for Mr.. johnson for
nearly year, and the army rolls bear the
ominous inscriptions, Absent from duty
more than six months" and Without
known authority" Thereupon, the Pay
master is Instructed not to pay the excel
lent Granger, for that he hasn't earned
anything, and has been doing it for
good while. The Democratic brethren
are always in favor, they say, of rigid
economy Here is q case which of oonrse
they will applaud
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

WHAT \ SOLDIER SAYs.-I have al
ways voted the Democratic ticket till this
year, but when l saw the name of Cover
nor Seymour for President on the ticket,
the man who during the riot in Now forh
sent dispatch to distance for troops
that would not be able to reach him in
time to quell the riot, and never called on
the troops near at hand he who worked
against us dnring the war, it seemed to
me that the party felt sure of being defeat
ed, wanted a loop-hole to crawl out and
so nominated Seymour for President, ]
wouldn't have any more to dc
with them. Therefore, this year / have
voted the Republican ticket. In Novem
Der / shall vote for Grant and Cotar.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

PREMIUM PENMANsmP.-The Rutland
Commercial College exhibited some yery
superior specimens of Plain and Orna.
mental Penmanship at our County Fair.
By unanimous consent they were awarded
the first premium Of Diploma and $500.
Prof. Lansley understands how to conduct
Business College, and Prof. Farley does
the Penmanship brown every time.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

DENOMINATIONS FOR CONGRESS-
In looking over the list Of Republican
nominations for Congress in all the States,
we have been struck with the unusual
proportion of old members re-nominated.
This proves that our organization has
learned wisdom from the past. In former
times, when the South was keeping its
tried Representatives at their session after
session, and the Wing party was dropping
its opponents in Congress Just as soon as
they became useful, to satisfy the "shrieks
of locality" or other equally groundless
preteXts, the superior efficiency of the
Southern members as body in all matters
of legislation was as apparent as it was
humiliating. We have remedied all that,
however, as the increasing number of able
and effective Republican Congressman de-
monstrates, and the improved character of
the two houses in general We do not, of
course, hold that once a member always a
member-it is essential that new men
should be continually added to the peoples
representatives. Yet they should not be
added in such numbers at any one time as
to impair the practical efficiency of the
House. Especially is this true when a
change in the Executive and the organiza-
tiou of new administration will devolye
upon the lower branch of Congress the
necessity of unusual steadiness and skill
in continuing, amid new exigeneies, the
fundamental policy renewedly ordained
by the people.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

The New York Leader is quizzing
Hoffman. Who else can it refer to as an
artful " dodger y
The New York Leader says call the
dead beats come from New England"
This is mistake, for Seymour was not
born there.
Hoffman is speaking in Pennsylvania.
He knows if the key stone gives away,
the whole structure of Democracy will
tumble.
The election district which has not a
thorough canvass, will contribute nothing
to the victory in November.
A watering place in Ohio is named
Chagrin Falls. 1t would save travelling
expenses to Seymour and Blair if those
falls were located in Salt river.
Sonny, WHAT'S a Seymourite I Lit
tie boy--It is the wickedest man in the
universe, with a carpet-bag on Grecian
bender.-N Y. Tribune.
Tho Little Rock Weekly Republican
contains accounts of the murder of no
less than ten freedmen by the rebels while
they were peaceably at work.
The most successful publication Of
the day--the Democratic campaign pic
ture of Seymour at Home" 1t presents
Horatio in his most pleasing attitude, and
will be subscribed to by a million or two
of voters.
Brick Pomeroy, during his recent
speech in Watkins, New York, facetiously
called for "three cheers for Grant and Col
fax" A dozen Republicans responded,
and the Democrats present supposing it
to be all orthodox followed suit. "Red-
Hot cooled in an instant
The Atlanta Era says: ave now
begin to see and feel that Georgia will go
for Grant after all. He will get from for
ty to fifty thousand white votes This
added to an overwhelming colored vote,
together with the GRIT daily displayed by
the Legislature, will do the work up
nicely for the General"
The Cincinnati Commercial says that
Seymour's nomination, after his repeated
destinations, calls to mind Corwin's OBJ
servation at the nomination of Polk
I" After this no one is safe. A man goes
to bed a respected citizen, and he rises in
the morning and finds himself candidate
of the Democratic party for the Presi-
dency."
Coop YIELDs-The Caledonian says,
that Horace Paddock, Esq, Of this place
raised 1870 bushels of early Goodrich pota.
toes from half an acre Of land-360 bush.
els to the acre. Another farmer in this
county, who planted Early Rose and Jack.
son Whites on the same piece, told us he
raised bushels of the Rose to every bushel
of the Jacksons, row for row through the
piece. They were planted and cultivated
exactly alike. 1t is safe to say that the
Goodrich seedlings will yield double the
common kinds. Farmers can double their
profits from every acre Of potatoes they
raise, if they will use the right seed, even
if they sell their crops at the same price
as the old.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

A wager of $3.50 to 500 that Sey-
mour would not get a single electoral vote
in the north, was closed in Philadelphia
on Saturday
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

CONNECTICUT ELECTIoS.--The h 'rt-
ford Post says that it has now heard from
every town in the State, and the sumrnin.
up is US follows: Republican towns IS;
Democratic towns, Sc: nivided, 7. The
republicans gain thirteen towns, and the
democrats but one.