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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-06
THE eCALER

at this camp, J, c. Sherman, know
ing us we'll, invited l out to the rlv-
err bank to see load rolled off and
scaled. So, to avoid the deep snow,
we rode in our sleigh to look on.
There were seven logs on The sled
averaging II feet in diameter, four
lying on the beams, three on the top
of those. They usually haul fewer
logs, but larger ones. But before
seeing the
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-09

TUE Byron scandal is eliciting
comment everywhere and from all
sorts of people. Mrs. Stowe asserts,
in an article written for the Atlantic
Monthly, that thirteen years ago,
while in England, Lady Byron con-
fided to her the secret reason why
she sought divorce from her bus
band, the late Lord Byron, which
was a knowledge of the fact of a
criminal intimacy between Lord By
ron and his half sister. At first the
whole literary world Jared up, and
were ready to pronounce it fabri-
cation. Reflection and investigation,
however, has changed the views of
both British and Observation-Disclosures
of the great poet. The question
now is, was ii prudent in Mrs. Stowe
to make the revelation. The solicit
tor for Lady Byron's family, while
he virtually acknowledges the truth
of the charge, protests against it as
breach OF confidence which Lady
Byron had placed in Mrs. Stowe on
account OF the recommendations she
presented. The London News thinks
Mrs. Stoves narrative does not con-
tain the whole truth, but is probably
true as far as it goes. That paper
cannot see that she has done any
thing but made a fair and valuable
contribution to the veracity and ex.
actitude of history. 1t appears that
Lady Byron had made similar rev.
citation to Admiralty Judge Lush
lngton, who has often repeated thai
the secret reason for Lady Byron's
separation from her husband was
known to him, but that it was Of
such character as to be unfit for
publication.
Whatever may be the final result
of the investigation, and however
clearly she may be able to establish
the truth OF this incestuous charge,
it will hardly add anything to Mrs.
Stoves reputation. The name OF
scandal-monger will oyerbalance
the humane idea that prompted the
revelation, viz, that of doing justice
to the memory of a deeply injured
woman.
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-09

TaE Blake stone breaker, now IN
use at the Owyhee Co.'S mill, is the
admiration OF every one who has
witnessed its performance. 1t is
simply a cast-iron box of great
weight, in which works jaw Of
equal strength. The upper end OF
the jaw is hinged on the top Of the
box and the lower end oseillates
about half an inch by means OF a
power derived from a lever, which
Is some three inches in thickness,
the bottom resting on fulerum at
the end adjoining the lower end of
the jaw with which it is connected.
The other end of this lever being
raised up and let down by means Of
a erank-shaft between two heavy fly
wheels. which gives the jaw the os-
cillating motion, and as the jaw IS
set flaring with reference to the cast
iron box it leaves an aperture large
at the top and small at the bottom,
into which pieces Of ore as large as
a mans head are thrown and crushed
TO the size of hens egg, and has
the capacity TO crush nearly 200 tons
in "a hours. This machine was in
vented by Eli Blake, Of New Haven
Connecticut, father of Charles I.
Blake, formerly agent of w F. 4
Co. at Idaho city and afterwards
proprietor of the Postoffice book
store and newspaper agency. The
stone breaker was originally intend
cd and used to prepare material for
Matchmaking roads, but is just the
thing needed for preparing ore for
the battery. Mr.. Walbridge informs
ms that it easily docs the work OF
twelve men. and that the mill Will
her twenty stamps will crush fouI
tons more Of Chariot ore in twenty
four hours after passing through th,
stone breaker than if broken by
hand with hammers.
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-09

DISTRICT CoURT--RIsING, State
ys. Robert Dedman, for the killing
of Albert Springer at the Grecian
Bend saloon short time since ar
puments of counsel were heard yes
terday, and the jury retired at four
O'Clock. Between nine and ten
o'clock it was announced that they
had agreed, aud after some delay
occasioned by the difficulty expert
enced in finding the counsel for the
defense-the jury came in and rem
dered their verdict, which was that
the prisoner was guilty of murder in
the second degree, with recon-
mendation to the Court to impose
upon him the severest penalty known
to the law. AT the request OF the
Court. we have thus far withheld
the evidence in the case, as in case
the jury had failed to agree, it would
perhaps have been impossible to
have obtained new jury, where al
most every one had read sworn
statements in regard to the case.
We will publish the testimony in the
case Tor summary. giving all the
points ofinterest, tomorrow. Much
interest was manifested in the case
Yesterday and the day before in the
District Court. The Courtroom was
crowded all day yesterday. The
feeling of all seemed to be that they
simply wished to see justice done.
Sometime since there was strong
talk of lynch law, but no thought OF
violent measures seemed to be in
dulged in by any of those present,
nor did we hear any very bitter talk
against the prisoner. The verdict
was about what was expected. Had
Dedman shot and killed his man, the
verdict would doubtless have been
murder in the first degree, but as ne
used his pistol in the way of a club,
the conclusion appears TO have been
that he did not really intend to kill
Springer. His sentence will doubt
less be very severe one. We I'M
derstand that Dedman was much re-
lieved when he heard the verdict OF
the iury.-Enterprise, Sept. I'd.
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-09

Gnsox, instead of Gibson, as the
dispatches ha d it, is the name of the
man who killed Jimmy Irwin on the
road between EIko aud White Pine,
and according TO the Elko Independ-
ent, the only provocaticn he had for
doing so was fear Of what Jimmy
knew with reference to the contem-
plated stage robbery by station
keepers along the roads, ellison
being one OF Me gang, as We infer
from his conduct. There appears 10
he considerable mystery connected
with that conspiracy beyond the
simple fact that Maize was arrested
with others and Maize turned loose
at once. The White Pine papers
knew nothing Of it, yet it was pub
licly known at tbe time along the
road. Jimmy Irwin himself told
Marks Wilzinski Of the affair the day
Of the arrest, as they rode down Il
EIko on the stage, and surprising i
matter of notoriety, Mr.. W. in
formed us on his arrival here an(
We published IL. There came a de
NAL from the White Pine News, fol
lowed by letter from Andy Lonck
exhonorating Maize from any gull
in the part he played and tinall,
the death Of James Irwin at the hand
Of one Of the gang. as the Independ
ent informs US, 10 seal his lips AM
preyenl his telling what he knew o
the natter II is q queer case an
hard for outsiders 70 figure up.
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-09

THE Elko Independent, like the
sow, etc., has returned to its wal
lowing in the filthy pool, aid in its
utterances is hardly above the stand
ard of the old Humboldt Register
after it fell into the hands of the
Philistines.
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-09

Tie new mining district forty
miles south of Carlin is attracting
more attention than when drst dis
covered. Len Wines has started a
stage line from C,rlin to Mineral
Hill. and dispatch dated Sept. LIST
says the discovery company have
been offered 500, 900 for their en-
lire interest, and refused it. One
ton Of rock, by mill process, worked
5000. The rush to Mineral Hill is
Just commencing. The prospects
for Carlin to become a town of i'm
portance are encouraging.
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-09

fHE Chronicle tells of races in
prospect at Boise city. ''Buckskin. y
a horse from Grande Ronde, is said
to be matched against Charley
come-up" for $500 side, to run
mile.
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-09

CHANGD HAMS. The interest of
James O'Meara in the Idaho World
has been sold to an association known
as the Idaho World Printing Com
pany. Ike Bowman retains his in
terest in the concern. O'Meara goes
TO California TO recover his health,
and we are not informed as to who
takes his place as editor. Few men
on the coast have a better faculty of
getting up a local paper than
O'Meara, yet few are so totally I'M
reliable politically. A man genial
and agreeable in his personal inter-
course with others, yet peevish. fret
ful and misanthropic when alone in
his sanctnm. As an industrious col
Iator of news and skillful writer OF
local items. O'Meara will be missed
from the profession in Idaho, but in
matters involving the more import.
ant interests of the Territory, wheth
er political, commercial, financial OIL
moral. be is no benefit to the people
and can well be spared.
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-09

CALIFORNIA has gone badly DEM
ocratic, but as such result was an
ticipated it has not unsettled the
public mind to any great extent.
Small politicians of that faith will
Of course crow as if something I'M
expected had happened. to their ad-
vantage, yet the world will wag
along as if nothing had occurred in
California, and Republican princi-
pies elsewhere will remain as firm.
Men OF the true faith, who have the
moral stamina TO endure defeat in
that State, viii only cling closer to
a just cause as the rabble deserts it.
We feel like repeating the couplet
Conc rest in this bosom
My own stricken dear,
Though the herd have fed from thee
Thy home Is stll here
Il
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-09
I MEAN 1T.
IT HAVE DETERMINED TO DO BCsi-
ness hereafter on a
strictly CASH Basis,

strictly CASH Basis,
and for that purpose have reduced the price
Of pateut and other medicines to the lowest
living rates.
NV bills are small, and | ind it more
trouble than am willing, or have time to
take, in collecting them.
hope no one will, in future ask for credit
as / shall surely Refuse them.
J. A. RUPERT,
,.t7s Druggist
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-09

sSoriginaI matter on every page
latest outside.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-07

Dr. Butlcr of Essex furnishes 81 the Free Pres,
the following Compilation of Vermont Statistic,
gathered from the eleventh rcgi-tmuln report
The regstmtionof l-G7 comprises returns from
nll The towns iu thc State save five those are
East Haven, Bloomfield. Brighton Woodiord and
Far Haven, having au aggregate population Of
3,l5-
Daring the year. the whole number of births
in thc state was 6i6- Ut which 1922 were
males aud 3lii were females. OF 81 the sex i.
not stated
During the sume period the marriages were
2S31 couples vi J,1ll persons, number less by
lii couples than were reported in 1866. bat CON
,lderuly greater than the number reported i1l
any year previous 10 that
The number OF deaths for the same period wa.
Loss, OF which ,g7j We're males and 2.O-3 e-
males Ol 30 tie sex is not given.
Compared with 1866 the number Of births was
81 less 10 greater than in l-6j, and 10 greater
tlan iu lSGi
The deaths were 2i7 greater than in l-GG. when
SSH were reported 10 less than in l-Gj
average for eleven Years past. 1876
The population Of the State being 3l5.0g.. there
was during the year one birth to every Is Of the
inhabitants, against one 90 every 49, Ia 1866.
One person out of every 55 ! was married, against
one ior every SOS boz 1866 and there was one
deith To- every ~ persons living, against one o.
every ~ last year.
The average number of births daily was l7.72
last year h %. The number of marriage. wa.
I-2 daily against @ i3 in 1866. and of deaths / / .
against 1852 last year
The average age Of those who died was 3s.II
last year s. r..
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-07

The Newport Express says: Some weeks
since young man named Stickney stole SO, .
200 from an uncle in Boston, aud by driving
his own team, managed TO eude the officials,
and ia due time reached Canada. lie has
since been boarding at Russels Hotel STAN
stead, buying fancy horses living high, and
passing hy the nameof Clark Notwithstaud-
ing he leit a wife and two children in Massa-
chusetts, about fortnight since be telegraph
ed a lady ia Boston TO come up to Canada
and Join her fortune with his She came.
aud on the day following her arrival they
went TO Derby Line and were married. BY
some means the uncle came in possession Of
the telegram, thus learning the whereabouts
Of the parties, and Immediately came up to
look after his dutiful nephew He was docoy-
ed over the line and promptly arrested. Then
the uncle appeared upon the scene, he was so
anxious TO recover his money-which was the
greater part Of his whole property-that he
consented TO release the young man upon sur
render Of the property. Stickney according
Ply gave up everything about 5000 in gold,
five good horses, new suit Of clothes, &c,
in all amounting 10 about 50 200. The old
gentleman then returned TO Boston, $1,000
and expenses out, and the nephew, penniIess
and humble, went back to Staustead to COM
fort his second wife, convinced, we doubt not,
that the way of the transgressor is uncertain
and little hard.
p. S.-We learn that the old gentleman
has had further trouble, BY having the horses
which his nephew gave up to him seized by
the customs officers for entry at unier-valua-
tion. Amongst thema all the old man is quite
likely to have but little left in the end
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-07

The Philadelphia Press gives the particulars Of
most distressing murder of wife and two chill
dren and the subsequent suicide Of the husband.
The murderer is supposed to have been J. l..
Blackstone, Of the firm of Funston & Blackstone,
gentleman of property and excellent moral and
religious reputation. The victims were his wife
and their two children. They appear to have
been killed early in the morning The wife,
having risen and gone 10 the kitchen, WAS smitteu
down with an AK and horribly mutilated. The
two children were in their night clothes, and were
found by their mothers side, mutated and dead
from strokes of the same NIX. The next that was
discovered of the murderer, was his body floating
in the Delaware River.
No other explanation can be given Of this hor-
rible Affair." than that Blackstone was suddenly
seized with fit Of insanity, which is said to be
hereditary in the family
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-07

PERSONALITIES Weber, wife OF Prof Geo.
n Weber, of Middlebury College, and daugh-
ter of Hon. rhaddeus Fairbanks of St. Johns
bury, died at her residence in Middlebury on Mon
day morning " In the death Of this estimable
lady, says a correspondent Of the Rutland Her
aid, in announcing her demise, " our community
has been deprived of one every way qualified to
adorn it the Church of Christ of one of its most
devoted pious members kind and ailectionate
husband Of loving, devoted wife, and group Of
precious children of mother, full of that love
and affection only possessed by one who fully ap-
preciated mothers obligtionand responsibility
and whose soul chung to her offspring with all the
fondness of mothers love-" Her remains will
be taken TO st. Johnsbury for interment
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-07

PERsoNAL.-We learn from the Burlington
Free Press & TINES that Mr. Truman Best OF
that city has purchased the entire dry goods stock
lease, &c, of NJ P. Courser Of this village, and
intends TO remove to this place at once. The
Free Press adds Mr.. Best has been resident
of our city for the past nine years first, sales
man Cor four years in the store of Edward Lyman,
and then as the junior partner in the firm from
which he has just retired. During all this pc
Rod Mr.. Best has won for himself hosts of friends
by the uniform courtesy, reliability and business
enterprise that he has always manifested, We
can i'll afford to lose such young men from ON
midst Montpelier is fortunate in thus gaining
by our loss and we bespeak for Mr. Best plenty
of friends and customers in his new quarters at
the Capital
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-07
VERMONT wATOTIMAN AND STATE JOURNAL

The Court House and Town Hall in st.
Johnsbury are undergoing thorough repairs.
Three ladies have been added to the pru-
dental committee of school district No. /, in
So. Johnshury.
The following divorces were granted a.
the late term of the Supreme Court for
Orange county; Margaret Tuxbury rs. W.
Is. TuXburyi cause dcscrtion John B.
Judd rs. Caroline +. Judd iutolcrablo soyor-
IT, james j.. George rs. Mary O. George
adultery. OumcI $. Ilorner rs. Maria NJ.
llorncri dcscrtion. Milan Nary rs. Almcna
Nary adultery. Betscy Cummings rs Da-
vid n. Cummings intolcrablc severity and
neglect to support Rosouua Tcnncy rs.
Joshua Tonncy; dosertion.
Gilbert D. Nlllington has been trans.
ierred from the mail route agency ON the
Rutland and Washington Railroad, to the
route on the Bennington and Rutland Rail.
road
j r. Lillcy Of Cabot has sold his new
house, built last year, at the south end Of
Main street. to Mr.. King Of PlaiuGcld for
$500.
Tho case Of John y. and Samuel Cloye-
land VS. the Grand Trunk Railroad Co., came
before the Essex County Court now in session.
Amor a. trial which b.ied nosrIy cigbt dnys
a. verdict was rendered 10 favor Of The plain.
tiG- of $1,000 30 for Che los3 of property by
fire.
VIM Henry Oderkirk. of Danvillc. took
the cars on Friday morning of last week. and
has gone to parts unknown. a woman whom
Oderkirk brought from New York some three
week. ago. accompanied him: also several
sums OF money due Odsrkirk senior. which
Oderkirk junior bad succeeded in collecting
also twenty-five dollars belonging 30 Us. IT..
Weeks, which the lattcr had given Odersrk
to pay freight bin with.
The Rutland ineenlaric. lcA for the
State Prison Friday morning
Ground ha. been broken for the Bard.
well House cx'eusion I'm Rutland When
the contemplated Improvement. are made The
hotel will DE tine largest 200 the place.
"A c.,, n,.rn.o.,. ,,, 81. 81 t-,;o o, tbo
Rensselaer, and Saratoga railroad wa. nearing
Comaoc',. Lending. large rock wa. discoy.
cred on the ira B. The engineer by reversing
time M avoid "a .,r,ops sotii.nt Tbisis.
third or fourth attomrt made dnrip, tbo win.
fer to throw train. oa tbo tr,ct an fbat roaJ
flames Jcnne one of the earliest settlers
of Derby, died on the oath ult.. in his sgh
year.
49,, 40 y OF 'hc ist l'ast Oh the state
.ll'''lS' was organized ana mustered ia on
9 ci evening at burlington oy captain
49, 49,. ~ NJ s''. "' 'o'O"''s ''' '"o
'' Cl..,.o, Cla. WA.
IT, J;1., Hi;.i,,i 1r...L
81 ~ g W. -'io' f"1'
r 'l'" " W "''' ID,
ne anhua, CA'eIonla county iair VIII
Do Helu on tne -''n' z'ih ana GUN OF sep
'"'',' ",A ,... 49,
, 'ufius ene {ear ioO' 'Ae ra.foan"s 0ea'9
company al n. 81 lns'ury Manufactured tlir-
,y'lh'ea thousand ilree hundred ana eighty
'aree 'e'''7--Iarn''ains tne i's'umP'ic rMI-
l'a' "''" more IMAM ei5hl thousand tons OF
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-07

-Breyet Brig Gen. llESRY 5 BuRToN, Colone
of 9th L. $. ARTILLERY, commanding at Fort Al
ans, Newport, h. l., died at that post on Sunday
last, Of opoplcxy, aged 81 years Col Burton
was from Norwich, VT, and at the opening o.
the rebellion was Major in the Artillery. Foi
good service he was breyetted Brigdier General
and in due course promoted to the command o.
his regiment, He commanded at Fortress Mon
roe during the imprisonment of JEFF Davis.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-07

The New York Herah hyors sending Greeley
to succeed Reyerdy johnson. 1t remarks "ll'
should Of course 60 in his original American COS
tume and should abate no iot Of those peculiar
ties of person and manner that so wonderfully
stamp him as a true growth Of this soil, torn out
by the roots, in the grasp of the American eagle
lie should talk to every assembly he can get at
and ON all his suhieets, including mileage, yege
table diet, protection, JEFF. Davis, woman's rights
and cold water taken ;nwardy."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-07

The new Congregational Church at South
Royalton was dedicated April LIST. The church
was crowded on the occasion with an intelligent
and attractive audience. The sermon on the oo-
casion was by Rev. W. H. Lord, ID, of Mont
pelier, upon the conditions Of a prosperous and
efficient Parish. Rev. G. S. Smith offered the
Dedicatory Prayer, This new religious enter
prise has been greatly blessed, and has enlisted
the sympathies of wide circle of our religious
people, and is now fairly embarked, we trust, for
a useful and successful career
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-07

Mr. j, Iathrop Motley is nominated for Min
ister 10 Great Britain Where's McCncken2
-Edson G. Stark Of Manchester, n. H., has
received the appointment Of Postal clerk Oh the
route between Boston and St. Adams, in place Of
Ruel \. Brown removed.
Quite a contest is going on over the Benning-
ton Post Office, between j. Ilalsey Cushman and
J, /, c. Cook, the present incumbent
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-07
his.

In Aloretown March p, LEWIS S. of Lorcnr0 and
paTnel boutwell, formerly OF Barre 10 .ud % years, G
months and Is days.
Pass few heeting moments iunre,
Aud death the blessing shall restore.
Which death has snutchcd away
For ms thou wilt the summons seud,
Aud give us back our parted friend,
Ia that eternal day.
In Aldlc.ex Feb o. at the Residence Of stephen Her
rick ESQ LYDIA, rolict Of Rev. Nathaniel King late Of
Northaeld, aged % years.
In Mortified, April !, JOSH nRowy aged 40 years and
10 months. Mr.. Brown atherur ", Brown Of this
village.
In Bradford March 81, LoRAs FAuH, aged ~ years.
In Woodstock, March "a, PAMELA, widow OF tho lato
Joseph Thomas, aged 20 years
In lartlund, March n, MARIA WHITE, widow VI tho
late J. n Willard, aged ~ years and DO months.
In Bethol March g, JESSE y. ARouga, aged 20 years
and G months.
In Hartford, March 70, CLARA, wife Of W, d. Porter,
aged % yonm.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-07
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-07

A Coop SALE-Mr. j. l.. Coburn Of East
Montpelier has sold his farm, consisting of about
$50 acres of land, situated on Winooskl River,
for the nice sum of Fifteen Thousand Five Hun
bred Dollars. Mr.. Ii H. Martin is the purchas-
err, and he has secured one of the best farms in
Washington County.