Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-11
Editorial Correspenaenoe.
MONTPELIER, Nov. 8, 16(

Editorial Correspendence.
MONTPELIER, Nov. 8, 1859.
The town is rapidly filing mp with vie
itors-some to see the sights at the esp
itol, others to be present at tho reunion
ON Thursday, and many are In stssnd-
anoe upon the Supreme Court. The hotels
are crowded, and many are compelled to
stop at private residences to secure ao-
commodations. All sections Of the State
are represented and seem to have chosen
this particular period.
Some little sensation has been created
here to-day by new development or
phase of the Judge question, in selecting
some one to be successor to Judge Prout,
who declines a reelection. Some twenty.
six members of the House held meeting,
on the adjournment of the House on
Wednesday, for the purpose of agreeing
upon candidate to be presented for
Judge to the Joint Assembly. A ballot
was taken which resulted as follows !:
Abram B. Gardner, IA; Hoyt II. Wheeler,
10; Charles @. Dewey, 2. Another ballot
was taken which resulted Gardner, 15%
Wheeler, IL. Thereupon it was an
nounced that Abram B. Gardner of Ben
nington was the choice of the District
for Judge. There were only 90 of the
AZ members from Bennington and Rut-
land counties present at the meeting.
The result has caused no little excite
ment among the members from the Dis
trict, which will undoubtedly increase
now until the election. We had supposed
until this new feature of the matter made
its advent that the Judgeship was set
ting, by general acquiescence, upon Hon.
Hoyt H. Wheeler, Senator from the coun-
ty of Windham, who is highly commend
ed as possessing peculiar and eminent
qualifications for the place. The House
have adopted joint resolution providing
that the election take place on Tuesday
next. but the Senate have not as yet con-
CURED,
There seems to be a disagreement of
Vl0Wa 10 COutiuAc UctW ecu LILO CWO HOUSES
in reference to the classes of bills which
are provided for by the general laws of
the State. The House still continues to
pass acts for the change of names, and to
incorporate manufacturing, marble and
other like associations, and the Senate
promptly reject them and refuse their
passage. Among those which failed to
pass to-day were the vermont Alum
Company" at Castleton, "The Bristol
Manufacturing Company" "The Rupert
Dairy Association" The eventual col
lision that may come between the two
branches in this disagreement is uncertain,
as there are large number of these Acts
yet TO be considered, although they are
not as numerous as in previous years
Among the bills for the change of names
introduced into the House is for changing
the name of "Jsmes Brown" to Jim
Brown"
The case of Cheevee and Hart on the
part of portion of the first mortgage
bondholders against the second mortgage
VI tue hutlduu ana
ton Railroad, which was on the docket of
the general term for trial on
Tuesday last. came to an unex-
pedted termination. Judge Barrett,
as Chancellor, issued an injunction,
enjoining the first mortgage bondholders
from proceeding to trial until the hearing
for review of other cases connected with
this controversy should be heard, which
had the effect to stay the proceedings at
this general term of the Supreme Court
The injunction was served upon some of
the parties on Monday and upon Messrs.
Edmunds and Hard, the counsel, on
Tuesday morning.
The entire Vermont delegation in Con-
gress are in town to-day. Senators Nor
rill and Edmunds. and Representatives
Willard, Poland and Smith. Among the
moro recent arrivals have been ex-Gover- |
nor Page, Governor Underwood, Judge
L. G. kellogg, Hon. 8. II. Smailey of
Swanton. Hon. T. r. Hard, Daniel
Roberts, Il. ]. Phelps.
Mr.. Ladd of Milton, has introduced
bill taking from the city court of Bur-
Inston its jurisdiction in Chittenden |
county outside Of Burlington. The law
as it now stands allows trials from ont of
The city to be heard before the city Judge
The Senate have bill in progress per-
hitting the rate of interest on special con-
tracts to be not more than eight per cent
There is a fair probability that it will pass
and go to the house which will again test
that body upon the interest question
They have already refused to raise the rate
higher than six per cent.
MORE AXIOM
DEATH or A NOTED PEER,-The death
Of the Marquis of Westminster, of the
British peerage, is announced by cable.
He was aged "a years. In many respects
the deceased nobleinan was one Of the
most noted.of his class He was esteemed,
We believe, the richest of the nobility, if,
indeed, his revenues were not greater
than those of any man, patrician or r.
moner, in England. His life, j. Jm-
way, had been an eyentfD1 ;. a social
dssth makes narrow one, and his
-;nr circle r by one the small
,a,hrift ii that eoodly host OF
- and men-of fashion, who re-
ed around the fourth of the Georges
He came upon the scene, 1t is true
somewhat late in the day, and when th'
people OF England had begun in measure
to doubt the priority in rank among gen
tlemen laid claim to by George ~, mt
when the cut of mans coat or the fit Q
his boots had ceased to. be a test OF hI