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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20
The Pioneer and Luxury.

As the Methodist Church has oeen the
first to strike The axe in the wilderness
ot new country settlements. it mas been
the last % yield to Syberatic influences of
luxury and Refinement. The whole lis
tory of the world shows. however. that
mcn who could Dear hardships and tor
lures. aud every deprivation, have not
aecn proof against the mGr" subtle influ-
ence of pleasure and ease. The Metho-
dist Church suggests, in mid de-
gree this fact Hard, rugged, fearless,
its pioneers preach against the vanity of
personal ornament, the folly of frescoed
churches, and the almost sacrilege of paid
choirs," ana elaborate music, Fighting
their way over the western prairies con-
quering forests, bridging rivers, preach
ing the gospel to men who wear bowies in
their belts AMI carry euchre decks in their
pockets; reading the bible in the first log
hut which replaces the tent of the Indian,
have these hardy Methodist preachers cast
a look behind them new and then If so
they SEQ their Eastern fellow laborers il.
the vineyard, reclining on elegant sofas,
behind carved rosewood pulpits. They
sec them in marble churches reading
hymns to ellpaid choirs, whose 'execu-
ton" is unquestioned by the finest ear
Possibly some of 0ese pioneers read the
dispatch which came to us last Friday
from Wilmington, Del:
Grace Church, the faes. Methodist
church in this country, and probably in
the world, was dedicated to-day. Bish-
ops Simpsons. Ames, Scott and other min
listers were present. Ii has been over two
years in building; and cost upwards of
two hundred thousand dollars"
Now there is no wrong, We admit, in
handsome churches, fine caoirs and COM
Portable pulpits The case of the pioneer
church is an interesting one, however, as
illustrative of the tendency of human
nature. We own it would be pleasant to
see one church retain its honest, honle-
spun, sin. pie character even in the midst
of fashion and luxury
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20
TERMS $3.50 PER ANNUM.
Ianrnrcsin,eh rrI,,,.

IN oac II has discourse, in tAy CaurgA
oi the Stranger DIR. Dac,ns held forth IN
the following 4, tJ'6s SOME ,tYls
~ meu that hath ouy truth in him im-
port nj 70 hN riveIs6c his generation need
not much concern himself rs "a Where he
shall speak il. With what twaddlc about
ttuaFTrCCIHrGd genius are We frequently
'lckcned, Young mon part their hair in
the middle, roll down their collars in.
iuise IN cNccssc, until they grow poctfcal-
ly pale, and 90 whining among weak
school misses about the cold world And
others dream ii they Ind only such 20
~ltlon in such city. such an editors I lace
such pulpit, such theatre 20 display.
they would shake tho world Many :
Young preacher in an obscure country
parish has this temptation, Many young
poet, who cannot SECURE a publisher, goe-
into this sng. But il Is an mistake II
Is shrcwd oll,world with which we hdve
/ % deal and il generally knows the price
Of .hings. There il little unaprrccia,ed
germs, little worth keeping that the
world allows itself to los, and no uttered
tSrutuU"e worth remembering has ever
bccn forgotten The world muy awweci.
'te something too highly for a season. but
m the long ran the value Of an thing.
comes TO bn o.ccrtaiucd Il ron have ON
your slate poem that is live vc;cc.
hath appraciahl" lrtieulato speech Cor The
human heart, you may print an edition
If only one copy ON brown groccr's naner
TI7t give It q a Eo1t-black aud 70 your
way, and live or die but that true musi-
cal thought of Yours viii surely get it,cli
repeated IL the generations to como. Ge
walk up aud down ~ the wilderness aud
,iy yo9r -iy and cry your cry aud Just q,
sure as the truth is in il, it will empty tn
nity and fetch the people to your voice oi
else God, who has most special providcnc,
# truth, will sci You and your voice and
vonr cry down in the very heart Of that
city, TO shake il. Away with your tall
about not bcipg appreciated Whenever
i man in any society talks about his tai
ents being neglected we may he suvc that
they deserve IN he neglected"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

FATAL AcCIDENT.-lames ", Camp
bell oI Rochester was killed on Monday
last while engaged In company with his
brother, in telling tree on their farm.
The tree, after being cut, caught in the
branches of adjoining ones, and after re-
lieying it from this position, in cndeavor-
ing to escape, he was overtaken~by a fall
ing limb, which, striking him upon the
back of his head, caused such severe
concuasion as to produce death almost in
stantly. He leaves wife and five small
children,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

SorND oN FIyANCE.-The Commercial
convention at Boston last week adopted
the report Of their committee on currency
and finance, which declares that national
honor and good faith alike require that
the government should redeem the five
twenty bonds in specie-and that the ex.
pans'on OF the currency should cease.
They affirm that the whc.e business in
terests OF the country require speedy
resumption of specie payments to pro-
mote which contraction Of the currency
ut the rate OF 100000 a month after
January /, 1869, is recommended, and
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20
RUTLAND VT, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRU AIRY 20 1868.

the limitation Of the national hank cur
reney 10 S3OO,OOOOoO until specie pay
mcut, arr resumed, Other resolution
favor a free national banking law, aboli
ton OF all usury laws, the establishment
of seven per cent, where no other :
agreed IN, as the legal rate Of interes
throughout the United States, and tn
excnr,inn az the United States hana
nlrcady issued from taxation.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

! GRFEpY WoMAS-A claim set up
by tl.2 wifc Of Gen. Robert Andcrson,who
wants $4,000 as compensation forcertain
damage, alleged to have been inflicted
upon the property OF her father during the
Florida war; The claim having no just
foundation Is urged upon the ground OF
,.,,aip,nt scryiees" rendered by General
NWJcf7on himself, during the rebellion.
Gen. A0dcrson',o ,only military service dur
ing the war; was the part he took in de-
Tending Fort sumter in lSGl, He wa,
then d major in the regular army, The
rank and my OF a lri-.ldicr general were
Immediately conferred upon him Icy .
gcu,rl, government, and he has re-
ms.uel in the enjoyment Uf his hcnor-
over since, without performing any ser
vice worth mentioning. Ir md Mrs
And,r.on have been sufficiently takes
,.,rr.a.f
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

FATAL SHOOTING At ST. ALBASs.-
Augustus Marango, proprietor of a
French grocery and clearinghouse, near
the depot in st. Albars, shot and fatally
wounded man named James Austin,
about II o'clock Monday night. Austin
was accompanied by a companion name
McLaren, and both had been admitted to
Marango's house,l where they helped
themselves to some herring and bottle
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20
THE RUTLAND HERALD
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Is 1865,
The supreme CourI.

The supreme tours.
The opinion Of the United States SUI
premo court in the Georgia injunction
cas-, delivered at Washington ON Monday
last .tvvrri7tU diuyyIiU7 sS5tS0u, 6ilJCJG-
ally puts darhpor upon III" hopes Of those
who have been rclyirg upon ,hc Judicial
branch Of the government as an ally Of
a trcacherous executive, and encourages
the belief Of the friends of constitutional
freedom Throughout the country that in
the hands Of that body, as wei as of Com
gre~s, tho liberties Of TIC people me safe,
and will satior nothing hy its decisions.
-IAn- injunction was prayed FIR TIN
Sptco oi Georgia aglius, Hon. T. VI. STAN
ton, Gen, t. 5. Gran, opl Major Gen. Pope,
the latter ut the time tho bill WI, filed,
military commander Of 'hn third district,
ue'ulng the State. Of Alabama, Georgia.
-y1r-ll M, -7y igU1Jgt FY In 77i oi
-CAnsr---, trrrryrd AurUth ., tSr,, ,n.
titled "An ar, a provide tor tAe more ct-
deicu goyeruu nj of the rebel States, ,"
and also the aut supplemental tboraEo.
payiu. ior stay ol ,lu execution. OF the
rcon-trCe'ion a.ts Tho application wa,
llsul.cl tsr " IN. II -uri- ii-L---.-r L-+t tl---
ge,~au> far such COURSE wee uot a~-
signed and have mot hacu given until the
. present decision But recently startling
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

READY FOR TRAvEI.-"The Winoosli
Bridge" on the Vermont Central Il. r.
burned on tile night of the oath of De-
cember last, has been so far restored that
crossing with trains will be resumed this
morning. The new bridge is much bet
ter piece of work than the old one.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

on the memory OF the dgad Tho writ,r
in the Protestant Churolmm must b,
regarded as slanlcror, therefore, uule,s
he brings forward some proof in suppmt OF
his accusation, 81 Hate, A-f,.r rr,tf-r--
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

VALENTINE BALL. - The Valentine
Ball at Todd's Hotel Cuttingsville, takes
place this evening, not on the 18th, as we
inadvertently announced yesterday.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

ALABAMA ELECTION. - The returns
from the Alabama ELECTION still indicate
tho defeat of the constitution The vote
Of eight counties, having 3O,Gi3 registered
voters, foots up 1850 of which all but
!, were c2st by negroes, The vote of the
same counties in favor of the constitution
was 1880. In Mobile 80 whites and
5,9lG blacks voted.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

LOUISIANA PoLTICs 7 Theregular Re-
puhlirars. at their recent State couron-
tion, nominated a list of white candi-
dates, at which tic colorcd and native elc.
meat rebels and announces az independ-
cnt ticket, with Judge Talliafcrro for Cow
ernor and Dumas, the colored man whom
the white convention rejected for Lieu
tenan.-Governor
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

CoIyIN's PATENT HYDRAULIC Cow
MmKING MACHINE Mr. jane f. Post
has become proprietor Of this yaluablcma-
chine, for Rutland county, and has one on
exhibition at the Franklin House. 1t is a
novel invention and worthy Of cNamiua
ton both, fer H. novelty and rs, fulnoss.
The agency Of water i, used in producing
the desired result. and can be 80 arranged
As 10 milk amy required number Of COWS
At a time. All the OPERATORS required Go
do Is 10 arrange the COWS in the stables
where the apparatus is ATTACHED, close the
,taurn nhions to keep the cows in proper
place, adjust the apparatus. operate it a
proper length of time and remove i. when
lone and let the COWS pass out. 1t has
heen awarded diplomas by t'.c New Eng
land Agricultural Society; the first pre-
MUM erd a diploma of The Vermont State
Agricultural Society, and mo..al from the
Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society
We have personally witnessed the opera
lti6n of This machine at two diff rent
places and can assure all who re inter
es;cd that it i, a valuable invention, az
compishing just what it purPorts TO.
Mr.. Post viii have it constantly on exhi-
bition at the Franklin House Goand soc
it, We shall refer to thi, machine
again.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

HURT BY \ SNow PLow.-On Monday
last, two men were severely injured while
ut worf with a snow plow on the Mon
treal Il Vermont Junction Railway near
st. Johns, Canada One suffered fracture
Of the arm. and the other a broken leg
both Canadians. Tho recent high winds
had made the road impossible and the
snow plow that left st Adams early
Monday morning to 20 over the Canadian
lowlaris did not reach st. Johns until !
o'clock in the evening,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

The European steamers from New
York, Tuesday, took out s25s,000 in spe-
cia.
Prof. Richardson OF the Rochester,
N. Y university, died Tuesday.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20


toMr, 1SnEN EnuCArIcN.-Eycn Nor
way Is ahral of rs, as Prussia is, il it,
system ni rahjc ,lucation ahead Of us
we meap. .u tia, the Norwegian child l.
a.'g.d to attend a national school At ,casi
twelve w j. io every yesr after they arr
.ism year, Old This provision is sus-
pended ouly when it j. proven that a
ghiid is receiving proper instruction at
b me or in "a private school The ma
'iuA school system was introduced in
I,3g nearly hundred and thirty year,
asa-arl Ia, been thoroughly revised
within the last tan year--iu 1860 "
hsli,ye.
II is strange that We 10 not rccogni2,
the fact, as Prussia ana Norway have re.
.1guilcl it, thai the mere existence OF
educational privileges al not sufficient tc
make "a nation an int lhgent one, Until
.rlilltau at eight years old appreciate for
;hemselye. thg necessities uf education
until parents care msre for the future
intellect Of their offspring than for pres.
ont UNuri,, and comforts-we must
nave something be,idcS sc!.ool-L,uscS
with apcn doors We must have law
which recognizes the vast usefulness oi
general intelligence, and compels parents
% send their little ones % school Tn,
United State, i not - very far ahead ot
the rest Of the world a, She SON time,
thinks she is
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

PITrsFoRD.-A census of Pittstorl for
the year 1867 shows that there were SO
births in the town during The past year.
IA Of which were males and 10 females
The number of marriages during the year
was Is. The number OF deaths was -,
the Oldest Of which was eS years and !
months of age, and the youngest month.
Two of the deceased were between 50 and
30; 6 between 20 and S0;T1 between GO
and 10; ! between so and so; / between
40 and 50; 3 between 20 and 80, and s
under % years Of age
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

Sparta, Wis, reports the coolest yet,
oil below zero. Monday morning.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

SAD AccIDENr--On Wednesday last
two men, naaed Charles Trudo and Frank
Rubin, employed at the Powers lime
kilns i" Whiting. while engaged ii quar-
rying stone, were, b. premature dis
charge of Il blast, thrown some ten feet
into the air, and severely injured .bont
the head and face, 50 severely as to dc
stroy their cycsight forever, even should
their lives be saved. Of which We are in
formed. there is considerable doubt: The
unfortunate men were attended by DR.
Dyer. Two other men, employed or the
same ledge with theahove mentioned, had
narrow escape, the falling mass Of rock
and stone extending over radius Of
probably one hundred fce..
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

TIE DYING SERGEANT The follow
ing is told by a delegate at Mission
Ridge:
We met four soldiers bearing back "A
eomrade on blanket The men halted
when they saw us and laid down their
burden asking if we would see if the
color-ser5eant was badly wounded /
kreli down by him and said, Sergeant
where did they hit you.' Most up the
ridge sir" Il mean, sergeant, where did
that ball strike you = Within twenty
yards of the top-almost up" NO, no.
sergeant; think of yourself for moment
tell me where you are wounded :" and
throwing back the blanket | found his
upper arm and shoulder mashed and man
gled with she'll. Turning his eyes to
look for the first time on his wound, the
sergeant said, That is what did it, l
was hugging the standard TO my blouse
and making fo9 the top. I was almost up
when the ugly shell knocked me over. If
they had let me alone little longer--two
minutes longer-I should have planted
the colors on the top. Almost up almost
up" We could not get the dying color
bearers attention to himself The fight
and the flag held all his thoughts; and
willie his ear was growing heavy in death,
with flushed face he was repeating, al
most up, almost up The brigade to
which he belonged had carried tie ridge
and his own regiment, rally;1g under
the colors which had dropped from
his shattered arm. was shouting the victo-
ry for which he had given his young life,
bst of which he was dying without the
sight
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

DENIAL.-Our attention has been called
to paragraph copied by several news
papers in which it is stated on the author
ity OF writer in the Protestant Church
man, newspaper of New York city, that
the "late Bishop Hopkins compelled every
deacon whom he ordained to sign a
promise that he would never in any way
associate with~non-Episeopal ministers :
We are assured on good authority that
this accusation is false, and a wanton libel
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

hlNtl r. tliAtN NN'A Nhh- "N't NAA ~ AttiN
were going MaraugoN wife, mobscrycd,
took the bottle from hu,tm's pocket,
When they were out they wished 10 r.
turn, aul ON being refused almiliance
hogan % smash the window, with fire.
wood. N,raugo being unable to drive
tiirr--r away, tirrti upon thUW through tie
window with Colts revolver largest
size, ono shot taking effect in AuStin's
body. When Austin found Ne was shot,
Lo started and ran toward the depot, but
shortly dropped in the road, when his
companion picked him up and on,cycd
him to The Round House, where he MAS
found by the watchman at - o'clock,
DR.. II. Z. Hall was Immediately sent COR,
and Austin removed 10 lis fathers house,
ahou, milo ou. oC town, whore the Doc.
tor dressed hi wound. H. found on cx-
animation that Il ball had cut the leaf
Of the intestine, and lnlg,i near the hlad-
der in the abdomen. a. before stated,
=WfliTHt tfTFtir ;iTy 5JrIy fttTTU7iatcly fatal
injury. fuosiey morning the patient
Wa, cons. iou,, and the only langer to bc
feared /. inflammation, or the secondary
oifce,..
Maraaeo wa arrested ml Mrai.ncd
before Justice sherman tn day after
mon. ML4i. L. aztl.4- 4-Lpil 5ttrl
answer To til, charge Of assault with i0-
tent To kill, ou Friday.
.s WASuINUroN BNLL.--A Washington
Ball isto come off at the Lake nou>c in
Burlington, Friday, Feb. 22d Keene
Bras Band furnish the music. The Put
land and Burlington railroad viii carry
persons attending for fare a,,t way.
Woop.-Thc farmer, of Western Mas
slchu~c,t, are delivering wood at hum
tiugtsn. Mass. for 81 cord, and say that
thoy make more money than they did last
winter. at -. The difference is caused 10y
the ,lediiug. which was never better than
""'''s'
fgmneroN GRANT CLun,-At the
meeting Vi the Grant Club Of Burlington,
held on Tuesday evening last the follow
ing named gentlemen were elected "ffi
Gers
prssidfnt-M Mai. Gen. Geo. J. stannara,
g rre'f'|is-9amnel huntington
'l".'' l''.O .>.'A =. I,,...1 '7"i,.''i VI "lt
T,',,,,,,, VI II Stano
Ereutirg Coanau,e-Nc-th Ward. H..
: Drcwry. " \, Crombie; Center Ward,
:. W. Nt"odhou,I, u, q. Bcngdlet south
4 UNION CnuRcu-m Fairl, Vt,
there have existed for many years, two
small chur,hcs, the one Congregational,
tLa o.bar NT.,bo5i... Lo+b occunving ~
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20
Local and state Items.

FIRES oN .CHEsrSVr ANENCE-Ahou
eight o'clock last cyenins fire broNc out
in the residence Of II, l. Briggs, corner Of
Chestnut avenue and Cottage street, but
'he ala,m being promptly given and the
fire department responding with il usual
alacr;ty, the house was saved, with but
m iurouSiigrAbtc loss, though the roof
was pretty well used up The damage by
'weter, notwithstanding its scarcity, is
fully equal 20 that hyTiTT The origin of
the fire was III, explosion OF kerosene
lamp in the hand, Of Mrs. Briggs, who, at
the time, was in one OF ,ls upper rooms
q the house, the flames communicating
to bed, and thence to HI roof She,
fortunately, escape without injury,
Again, about one o'clock this morn.
ing, the machine shop whistle anl the
stcntori2u voices of the few individuals
Al the time aoyiu', sounded row alarm,
when FIRE was discovered in the barn 81
Mr. Briggs, rear of his residence The
| tfrCmcn, as before, were prompt 10 thr
rescue, and succeeded in saving Jhc barn
proper in comparatively good condition,
although horse, COW and four valuable
sheep were suFocatcdhy ,.aoNe. Tho other
contents, embracing a large portion Of III,
household furniture Of Mr. b, which had
heen lemnxcl fram hiA- -L4tEI4if.s -ll--st--
in the early part Of the evening, and
,toscd there for safety, were much dam
aged by FIRE and water, particularly the
latter This latter fire mlorltcdly
originated amsng the goods which had
been removed from the house, and in
which some unseen hrc had concealed
itself, To break out ancy when least ,x-
pcctcd. The loss l. $1,000 or $12OU.
which Is partially covered by insurance.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20
u Bryant told this anecdote of Fitz-

q Bryant told this anecdote of Fitz-
Greene Halleek at the Sturges dinner:
| remember what witty acquaintance
OF mine said, some twenty years since, Of
certain persons engaged in trade, who were
of the denomination of Quakers-and
none the worse for that, hope He said;
They are the most dangerous of dishon-
est men. They will never cheat you, not
they: but by the help of plain, friendly,
and apparently sincere manners, they win
manage so that you viii cheat yourself
The person who said this was the poet
Halleck
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

Woop.-The farmers of Western Mas.
sachu>ctt, are delivering wood at hun.
tngt.n, Mass, for 81 cord, and say that
;hcy make more money than they did last
winter at -, The difference is caused by
the ,leddiug, which was never better than
now. The snow is two feet deep in tn,
woods
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20
Pnrngrans.

\ neSa named Smith fatally stabbed
yh1lher ham,l freeman in quarrel at
R7rnrSlcr' j. I Tuesday
Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-06-13
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