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strokes OF my bow gave me confidence, and
did well, and knew it, through the hymn
through the chants, and on to the anthem
before the sermon. That was to be the gen
OF the evening; it was Handel's then new
anthem, = know that my Redeemer liyeth
Ii began-harsh, inharmonious, out o
tune knew not why or how; but as it pro
Sressed a spell seemed upon all but her anc
myself one by one the instruments ceased
and were silent one by one the voices died
away and were lost, and she. and | alone
bound together and driven on by an irresisti-
ble impulse, went through the anthem one
soul, one spirit seemed to animate both.
The whole congregation listened breathless
as 10 angel; and she. selcabsorbed and like
one in trance, sang, filling me with deli
/ clous sense Of peace and exultation. the like
| of which have never known since
1t came to an end at last. and with the last
/ triumphant note fell forward on the desk in
a swOOn.
When recovered found myself at home
III my own room, with the rector, the doctor.
and my parents there, and heard the doctor
say
IL told You he would, my dear madam. /
knew he would"
"Thank God - murmurcd nv mother.
My dear hoy, how we have feared for YOU.
What difference was courted andmade
much of. ''Genius - and very clever - and
delightful TALENT such were the express
sions | now heard instead Of ''stupid - .-awk-
ward :" and .unlit for anything -
My father bought me fine instrument andI
was the hero of the village for severalmonths.
1t was sGme days after that Sunday that
ventured To ask about the rector's niece.
My dear boy, said my mother. "the like
was never heard We saw YOU there and
wondered what YOU were doing: but as soon
as We saw yCu with the bow, we knew You
must he the person there's been So much talk
about; and then. when the eanthem came. and
we all left of singing and they all left off
playing, and only you and Miss Cecilia kept
on, we were all in tears. | saw even the rec
tor crying and poor girl, she seemed as if in
a dream, and 80 did YOU, it was dreadful for
me TO see You with your eyes fixed on her
watching her 80 eagerly. And then to look
at her, staring upat the stained glass window
as If she could see through it, miles and miles
away into the sky. Oh, I'm sure. the like
never was; and then, when You fell down
screamed, and your father rnup and carried
you down and brought You home in farmer |
Slade's four-wheeler.
After this had an inyitgtion t. 20 up to /
the rectory, and there in the long winter
evenings we used to sit and while played, |
she sang. Oh those happy times when she |
loved me. but only rs a dear friend and .
loved her rs never had loved before or could /
love again. do not know what kind Of love /
] had for her. was but a little older than .
l,, H. l. T.
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BARNUM'S ANINALs.-The rugged bear. af-
ter living two nights and day in the ruins
of the museum came out from amid the de
bris Wednesday morning, and sauntered
along Broadway. of hc went through
Spring-street. occasionally snuifng the earth
and conducting himself Just like a gentleman
bear as he is. Reaching Marion street, he
diyerred and made a dash for "a provision
store, which he broke into and Immediately
became master Of the situation-but only for
short time, az Sergeant Polly Of the Four
teenth Precinct. and Officer Crown Of the
Eighth, who had been following in the wake
of Bruin, obtained rope and lassoed him,
and thus secured, dragged and drove the beast
to the Spring street Station House
Wednesday morning. the giraffe was found
dead in the stable to which he had been re-
moved. No one who saw that beautiful am
NAL brought from the fiery furnace can ever
forget the sight. The poor brute had fallen
down a short flight of stairs, and when he
| reached the street his jaw was broken, there
was deep cut over one Of the eyes, and the
great animal, frightened by his terrible sur
| roundings. was but a huge mass of helpless
suffering flesh His eye was lighted, but
with mute agony, and he submitted passively
/ to the hands of dozen men required to force
, him through the street to place Of safety.
\ giraffe of great size and beauty pushed by
main force through the snowy streets of our
city, and amid thick shower Of fiery Gin
ders from a great confagration, was sight
rarely seen. The so. 900 at which he was
valued is added to the great sum OF the dis
aster but the baby elephant, which on
Tuesday was thought to be dying, is now out
of danger This little animal has through
out acted in most commendable manner.
He allowed himself on the night of the FIRE
to be led from the building without making
any resistance He stood patiently in the
street for an hour waiting in the intense
cold for the next move, and has now addet
to his achievements by getting well wher
everybody said he must surely die.-N y
Pdp.rs
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He'll be fit for nothing, said my faith
er an awkward booby who holds his aw
and cuts his food with his left hand. "
s. said my iather, and 50. alas felt. |
tras awkward. | was fifteen; thick-set,
strong, but terribly clumsy. ] could not
make collar. nor sew pair Of blinkers,
nor stuff saddle, nor DO anything that |
ought to be able to do. Ny fingers seemed
to have no mechanical feeling in them.
was awkward. and knew it, and all knew
it
was good-temIered. could write fairly
and read anything: but | WAS awkward with
my limbs ; they seemed to have Wills Of their
own and yet ! could dance a. easily and A.
lightly az any of my neighbors som:
" don't know what he's fit far &c said
my father to the rector Of the parish e. I've
set him to carpentering, and he cut hi, fin
ger nearly off with an axe; then he went tn
the smith, and burnt his hands till he was
laid up for month it's all of no use he
spoils me more good leather in week than
his earnings pay for in month Why can
not he. like other Christians, use his hands
as the good God meant him TO? There
Look at him now, cutting that back straI
for the squire with his left hand"
hedTu MN the hlllle elppeu, anu tut
long strip of leather was divided in mo-
ment and utterly spoiled.
There now look at that \ piece out
of the very middle Of the skin, and his fin
ger gashed into the bargain. -
The rector endeavored to sooth NV father.
anger, while | bandaged my finger.
~ You'd better let him come up for thai
vase, Mr.. Walters | should like case t,
fit it, for it's very fragile, as all that old Ital
ian glass is and line it with the softes
leather, please"
And 50 | went with the rector to brin!
back the vase, taking two chamois leather
to bring it in.
We reached the house, and | waited in tn,
passage while he went to fetch it, he cam
back with large vase, tenderly wrapped il
the feathers. Alas At that moment ther
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ORLEANS COUNTS.

The ANNALS BURNED in Barnum's Museum
were four lion cubs, four leopards, two
hyenas, one white bear, two lynx, four por-
cupines, two large lions. one panther, two
black bears, one ibex, one Brazilian tiger.
four kangaroos. together with all the birds,
parrots, monkeys, ,&c., which were on the
upper floor. The giraffe was gotten out alive,
but with broken jaw, which will probably
cause it's death and a young elephant, valucl
at 900, was 90 chilled sy standing IN the
sowa that II wall siso die
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perpetrate upon him. The whole crowd then
made for Ulysses, and he came home for a gun
to defend himself. But he was never known to
pick quarrel with any one. Neither was he in
the habit of swearing. Indeed-notwithstand-
ing he has served so long in the army-I never
knew or heard of his using profane worI.
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this year more than ever, as an Indication Of tbs
temper of the people on the question Of impeach-
ment, with its effects probable anil certain. N
the coming Presidential election
New York has been very gay lately, up to last
Wednesday. With the beginning Of Lent the f,-
rorc has diminisheda little.
Yours,
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The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer SAYS of johnson
He is not plausible in manner. not ailec-
tionate. not ,urly, not any thing remarkable,
good or bad His dress s mediocre his
face Is average. hls language ordinary. You
see in him nothing that surprises \ dreary
type of man is he without genius or char
arteristcs. If he gets drunk. he gets drunk
without enjoyment he gets sober without
regret. He get- power without chuckle
lie knows no anecdotes He plays no game
He never goes to the theatre. Politics in his
business, and he sticks TO il in a logged way.
He II not either monster of wickednees
His appetites are not violent His wrath is
not reyengeful. He keeps out Of debt. lie
does not resent newspaper attacks. He IL
not disc0urtcous There Is only no pathos
in his nature You try in vain To rec1llect
him: TO nickname him; TO individualize
him He Is not suaye as James Buchanan.
nor hospitable as Frank Pierce few Of his
equals love him. He is often fond Of his in
feriors. but they never rise 10 be his friends.
Yet this man. thus episodically barren of
characteristics, becomes. when You have
watched him JWO or three years, very sub
tie type of character. \ treacherous peril
nacitv of purpose, an uneasy determination.
an impacable vanity for winning, have made
his life eminent in its success and of extra
ordinary influence upon the country.
Miss f. C. Stanton, in her new paper, the
Reroiaion, speaking of impeachment, thus
consoles Mr.. johnson
:. We are sorry u see paying subscriber
of the Revolution come to grief, but we will
try t. make our columns as consoling rs pos
sible to him in his retirement. viii Mr..
johnson please inform us, if not to the
White House. where we shall direct the Re
volution hereafter.
The Buffalo Coaricr, copperhead sheet,
says
Andrew .Iohnson's daring to expose him
self to certain impeachment and probable
conviction by Senate which partisan mo-
tives and feelings of personal hatred will
all things Whatever politicians may think,
or profess to think, there is every Indication
that hir motives are pure.
To which the Buffalo E,pc,,s wittily re-
spends
John Doe (who set fire TO the Union Eleya-
tori daring to expose himself to certain trial
and probable conviction by jury of proper
tv holders which partisan motives and feel
ings of personal hatred will control. IS sub
lime. For principle he dares all things.
Whatever gentlemen of the Jury may think
or profess to think, there i every indication
thst his motives (in firing the elevator) were
pure.
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Third District OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ment of Delegates.

The following is the number Of delegates
the several towns in this Congressional Dis
trict are entitled 10 in the Convention to he
held at St. Adams March 18th. The whole
number Of delegates il loo.
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Daniel wcb,tcr'> Opinion.

The following extracts from a speech de-
li,crcd hy Mr. Webster i'm the United States
senate ON the 10th of February, 1898. com
plctely sustain the position now taken 10y the
Republican members of Congress. The
speech viii be found in the fourth volume Of
his works, pp l79 1872
." think, then, Sir, that the power of ap-
pointment naturally and necessarily includes
the power of removal, where no limitation Is
expressed, nor any tenure but that at will
declared. The power of appointment being
conferred ON the President and Nnate, think
the power Of removal went along with it. and
should have been regarded as part of it,
and exercised by the same hands
| think the Legislature possesses the pow
er Of regulating the condition, duration, quail
ihcation and tenure of office In all cases where
the Constitution has made no express urovis-
ion on the subject ann. therefore. Of opin-
ion that it is competent for Congress TO de
clare by law, a. one qualification Of the ten
urc of Office, that the incumbent shall remain
in place until the President shall remove him.
for reasons 10 DE stated To the Senate md
am Of opinion that this qualification. mild
and gentle as it is. Will have s0p,, effect in
arresting the evils which be,et the progress of
the Government and seriously threaten it, fu-
ture prosperity 80
The Tenure-oEoffcc law. which Andrew
johnson, who is no lawyer, assumes to Tro-
nounce unconstitutional. is strictly in ac-
coriancc with these clearly expressed opin-
ions of Mr. Webster, the great expoun Ter
Of the Constitution.
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GEN. GRANT A> 4 BoY.-Gen. Grant : faith
Il. J

GrN. GR,NrAs BoY.-Gen. Grant : faith
er saws of him in the Ledger
When Ulysses was about twelve years old, the
first phrenoogist who ever made his appearance
in that part of the country came to our neigh
borhood One DR.. Buekner, who was rather in
clincd to be oficiOus on most occasions, IN order
to test the accuracy of the phrenologist, asked
him if he would be blindfolded, and then exam
inc head This was at one Of his public lee
lures. The phrenologist replied that he would
So they blindfolded him and then brought Ulys-
Sos forward to have his head examined. He felt
il over for some time, saying scarcely anything
more than to mutter to himself, g 1t is no very
common head 1t is an extraordinary head. AT
length DR.. Buckner broke in with the inquiry
whether the boy would be likely to distinguish
himself in mathematics a. Yes said the phren-
olorist, q in mathematics or any thing else It
would not be strange if we should see him Presi-
| dent of the United States
Ulysses had very peaceable, equable disposi'
ton, and had no inclination to quarrel, but he
would not be imposed upon. On one occasion
when he was quite small he rescued an lnofen D.
sive boy, who worked for US, from trick which
large numhsr Of his companions were about Il
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-03-13

Previous CASES OF IMPEACINENT - The
Rochester Democrat says the following cases
of the impeachment of public officers have al
ready occurred in the history of the United
States In l797, William Blount, a Senator
from Tennessee. was impeached for havingin-
trigued to transfer New Orleans TO Great
Britain; in 1903 John Pickering, Justice of
the District Court Of the DIS rict of New
Hampshire, was impeached on four charges !;
one of which alleged that he was nan of
loose morals and Incorporate habits. In 1905
the impeachment Of Samuel Chase, as Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, was the cause of great public
excitement In 1880, James II. Peck, Judge
for the District of Missouri, was impeached
of high misdemeanors. The latest cases are
those of Judge Watrous of Texas, who was
impeached in 1857, and of Judge West Ii
Humphreys of Tennessee, who in 1862 was
impeached for completely in the rebellion.
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BOLTON.
Modeutor-lIarmon Hall. West Bolton.
Clerk-James II. WhitcOmb. Bolton.
Treasurer-M1Ses L. Cotton West Bolton.
Nelectmen-Russell J. Morse, Bolton
Warren Hall, West Bolton: Samuel Deavitt.
JOnesville.
Town Agent-Selectmen.
Listers-Ilarmon Hall, West Bolton
Noah Preston. Jonesville Emerson Fellows.
JOnesville.
Auditors Harmon Hall. Noah Preston. X.
j. Morse
Supt Of Schools-Rev. L. B. Steele, West
Bolton.
Town Grand Juror-Saul Bishop, Boil
ton.
Inspector Of Leather-Rufus Harris, West
Bolton
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TE1EGRAPHINC EXTRAORDINARY The up
train over the Bennington and Rutland Rail-
road on Monday last ran into "A deep snow
bank about three-fourths Of mile north of
Shaftsburv, and all efforts to back up or 20
ahead proved futile. 70 leave the train
there was not To be thought Of, and the trnin
hands had no means of communication by
telegraph with either end of the road. To ask
for assistance. and but for the presence of Mr.
John \ Hills, telegraph operator, of Bur
lington, who happened to be on the train. it
if doubtful what would have been the result
As last resort Mr.. Hills suggested to F. c.
White, Esq Superintendent Of the road. that
if a piece Of wire could be procured, he
would endeavor to inform Rutland of their
situation. The wire was obtained bv Mr.
Whites walking back to SALISBURY for it ::
another passenger after many trial succeed
in climbing telegraph pole and cutting the
wire This done. Mr. Hill affixed the piece
Of wire procured by Mr. White. to one Of the
ends Of the conducting wire, and by striking
the END Of this against the other end Of the
conducting wire formed circuit and COM
municated 10 the officers of the road at this
place their condition, asking that an engine
be sent to their assistance, which was at once
dispatched and succeeded in aiding the block
AIDED train so far as to enable it to arrive here
at three O'Clock Tuesday morning. This
mode of tclegraphing Is as novel ar it is in
genious, though no more wonderful than the
manner in which Mr.. Hills received the an
swer to his dispatch from the Rntland Office,
which was done by placing the ends of the
wire on either side of his tongue, and receiy-
ing the shocks in his system, produced by the
vibrations of the key in the Rutland telegraph
operators Rutland Herald.
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Tyns.a-ling-timg.
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With tbo tircs,1nc ;ir.,lo .r .I,-I;,,,
II.
Vh "iAi s 10 DE d'ne can thiS outrage he
s'opp"l
Oah our Iotteflns pulplls' III some way be prop
pea.
I5 iel run 70 our Di9n0P' ana 1tIl ni me news
nls reverence doubtless, VIII shake IN hs shoes,
when he hears that without nay against onr
consent ~, ..
a a son oil the CnurGh mas declared ms intent
10 on io!io~' 50 olndly' 1 ms master command command.
Come on, let Us hurry to settle this thing,
by sitting the chorus OF iyns-a-lfns-nns
III
50, straight to their Bishop journey they make,
And at first the sad news makes him quiycr ami
quake;
But his courage reyiyes as their tale they unfold:
And he says, with an accent decileI and bold.
Sc Dear friends. there's a canon long lur-cl IN
dust,
and terribly chokcd up with ashe- and rust
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And then to St Peters, to open the court,
The judges and jury and counsel resort;
And good Christian people, with wide-open ears
Are waiting to hear priest tried by his peers.
And they call up the case, and the lawyers begin
To indulge in their usual professional din,
And by bitter invectiye and bubble and sueer
To show what a mass Of corruption is here;
And really It's shocking what charges they
bring,
rs they peal the loud slogan Of Tyng-a-ling-ting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-03-13

-nOutIdJoT-O " lCker.
Town Clerk-G L Robinson.
Selectmen-Reuben Parker, Allen Beach
Ezra Booth
Listers. W. Barnes. Michael Ball
Ephron Allen.
Constable and Collector " Barnes.
Treasurer-R I Robinson.
Overseer POOr-Michael Ball.
Town Agent-C W Wicker.
Auditors-C W Wicker, y J Allen.
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NEWS ITEMS.

The GrcGt Eastern has been idle for eve
al months
\ widow Of twenty-five has married hel
third husband in Worcester. Mass.
A gentleman of St. Paul, Mimi. was re.
Gently caught by storm on Il Dakotah
prairie and showed up for several davs.
during which time his diet was raw dog
flesh.
Saturday, Feb. %, was the birthday an
niversary of Gen. Wool He was born in
1874, and although the veteran Of three
/ wars has lived 70 see his S4th year, he has
witnessed only twenty-one birthdays
The American Colonization Society an
nounces that two thousand freedmen are
now waiting transportation to Liberia. and
1t asks contributions to crafty the wishes
of these men.
There is child wonder in Cincinnati.
\ healthy little girl two years and eight
months old, has the physical development
Of an adult. She has alspa mind beyond
her age.
Chicago is to have - the largest and most
elegant railway depot in the world " 1t is
to be built by the three leading railway com
panies entirely Of stone, over 1900 feet long.
and will cost. when completed. nearly -
900. 600.
The London 1Ines comes out in favor of
the American turret system for iron clads.
aud calls upon the Admiralty to build scores
OF such-anothcr feather in the capof Ameri-
can inventors.
An inhuman mother, while a passenger on
the Pennsylvania Railroad few DAYS since.
rd herself of her infant by throwing it from
a window. The train was running at HIGH
rate Of speed, and the child was killed.
\ Young man in Sacramento. who had the /.
misfortune To resemble member of the Cal .
lornia Legislature. Was recently Knocked .
down and kicked and stamped upon ill dead. /
1t is a way Of lobbying they have out there.
\ brutal dog fight for 500 occurred in
New York ON saturday evening One dog
had his lower Jaw torn from his throat. and
died in five minutes after the fight His an
tnSonist Il not expected to survive.
We learn that barber. named Thomas
,- -. ''.| '' wi 'I'''lA
- oi '-''s '''''@e' Hlsipl'a cared between
,"G ''lS '' u,'S Is, week forgetting To- settle
sii'I'' ''i'is ''' own" anu uN'"S WIN
Lezer's stock in trade. besides rrettv effect
ually " going through &c hismunev drawer
JnuuqL
r,
Inc IN u'llH i tne Young monarch L'rl> u,
d d, PA' AHA al Muni'h D, mentioned m
'''Ie nSl'A'' age; - after having
.'I''l''' ,1Ur 't'r-' nav ih1 succeeded hi'
,pI a'lleI' HaAlAiiiah VI J'otph H.. March I'D.
ct ne }, succeeded 'y Vih' William.
81" '''s 'i'''l''' ." Year. 'I age.
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TOWN OFFICERS ELECTED MARCH
2, 1865.

Total vote 2.6S4. Catlin's majority, 500,
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1870 1,OI2
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In the Senate on Tuesday Mr.. Morrill, of
Vermont took the floor in opposition to the
substitute bill of Senator Sherman for fund
ing the national debt Mr. Morrill, advocated