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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

CHksTKR.-For the first uns within
the memory Of the "oldsst iSAslitAat'
tssyet We are . juvsnivs ooamsnity.)
Chester Il without daguerriaa e pho
tographic artist, and vhsn ths services Of
saeh psrson are desired. TIE ishabitsnta
Of this town have 10 travel loag dis-
tsnos to obtain pictprss. Mus oftsatinss
making 1t troublesoos end, sxpsasivs a
preserve the "pbis" Of thsir fsisada. Ne
towA in the State o9sss hstlse i.duas-
msnts 70 hrst-class Artist thaa .Chsstse.
The town ooatains lAsss Apohsr a IN
Aabitenta, and y IL esaEss q badAsa
1oe ~ towns Inst slastse assaad Il, A,
iSipAtiAg the wants a ~ soanvnity,
NJ! J. r RisAssdsoa hss AeAsA ~ s.iGa,
bic rsens Sos,aa artist IN Ais blea1, %
Depot stsest ~ Il ,ev ssaAy - lsass
h saas 70 asy enc dssisiAg tAsa IA
that bqsinsas. vai4,af S.sa4A,Fe s. !.
-Ths following AAnsd psupaai -
spsndag ~ sanoe Ast essassgs, fuaa
he tova: Hon. u. 11lsstsa. T. q
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

THE susQURHANNA STHnE.-Jadgs
Sturgss, the County JnAss Of 0tssgo
sopnty, on Saturday. dseisd tie spphcs-
ton 10 remove the q 1ssis.srs 81 Otss-
60 for not selling II stock Of ths road
bsleneing to their town, On tAs ground
thst they had tnot ssfnssd TO Ill q pa
and Sor cash, and Inst their refusal 70 IN
for anything but cash vas not only with
In the letter Of the statute, but to do 9th
srwiss would b bFssch Of duty.
s Jet emiah J. Austin, who Il anoog The
principal stookholdera In the Albany and
SusqaAhanss railroad, aad who ha bssn
acting with WILDER, Lsoaard aad IL oh.
ers d the EEis paetE, ~ hear has with
dySwn from thsA aasoqistioa, sd viii osst
the vote On his ssock In favor a ths Ran
~ party. 49, sssai "a gsN IL ,.rrl & -,
The following diepateA wss rsesfvsd
laet eveninG:l ~ gsasi.ssasaiao -'gi
.a9t - - -. ia,s.d NEW XN&x. Apx ~ =
Tbs ,1Ei.s 81 qaaaq.oHSsss u -
1Bads n ssspPsas1nso - - o1Dgsqls
Eoaurt ehspabf tuadasi1, bG1bgs yu@ M
asrds All d No1sas "a ps13lh 1san.
R1meey, Ven Vaahsobayy ana Rruyn, ~
n viclAta1e IN iaiaaeeia a
tie court, n rssisting then tua htsE.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

6RuAroR PATERSON AND IN. PRES
Senator Psttsrsoo in . late CooDeooe'
nsat address vss ssvarsly critical Of the
Ansriosn Pres, both secular and reiigi'
oua, changing IL With '-Dsndacity and sf'
ftoesay. s.d psrsistsns ni.rsprsssnta-
tiua Of public sAAirs and Den." We pre-
suns tSss Senator HAtesgsoa id not Dsan
10 i.eluds thst portioa of Dc Prss vhics
hslpsd 70 nsks hin . Sseatos Tier
vas 10 snssdasity o. s6hoss.sy q Ps,.s
- ,ni~,urp.esutatioas IN that sslsct
sqIIA q .svspspssl TSsss ctsiSs.: Of
t. ~ b p.Ske nsa rAisd = q :
$1,000 ssssdots.. A.drsv Jsesso.
Az onsaooss, 1sAs . ssit Of p.sss.
49, ~ 41. IoFsses Biohsrd
This& bit d tesgs9iss. !. ALL.
ssopa. apoks oosssoYssOaaT q ~
iee11~s I sAo.AA liz - hs.. y
Iasss4 qsissay sgjsi.sd A.
vUor IacharA - 1Aisd v0an
vi1hous its-M r zf6)ssG
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

INr0RrAHr TO TRAvKLKnA-In %
sosrdanos with an understanding between
The Hudson River Railroad Company, and
ths ovnsrs Of the day line Of ssssnerh
passsaOsss eoiAg vsst O. dissmbafk
iron ths dsy bsat q rivoH. nd saks pss.
saes O tie midday tssin for Troy snd
Alhssy, reaching thoss PLACES in time 20
ooassct With trsiss divsrgisg thsrefrca-
Passengers going south q ths sEsaDbosfh
Wishing 70 reach Nsv York eity In TIE
sftsrnooa, On slso dissobark q Tivoh'
- take paasags on The niddsy trsin
down. Paassagss boand north snd south
Vim b haaded trsnsese tickets before
thsy laave the steamboat.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

3 1AeR WAII.rret0nnTAs Rev. u.
(11e14AsE, passse = IL nsgAiA eh.sGA has
faAaay Uainsa ~ staAa1aes s,A rsspeet
Iof ~ people Of his paxish 70 Q nush
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

rs TnOUT H0HDo o. RU1LAND-Wl
I.viliIsd ysstsrday The tsost ps.As Il 4as
n q. Evsets and Dim. Goaasniah. II
lssalr ass sSe1t Ave miles .ssth a ~
vfllaGA I'D ~ httse aboat sns md ID
IN Milsal This y NJ. Evssts Arst *
peisaos ct trout raisiag. He commenced
~ work o. his poads early Lest spsin0
ed has placed IN then $500 trout Tho
wsrs ostainsa from the brooks in ~
vicinity, and most Of them ars snail
ahout the sire Of trout usually taksa ID
our brooks. BE has snail division d
lis poad in which he has put soas d IL
larger ones. At first hs put large end
snall together but hs discovered that h
this world that big Ash will at up litt1
ones" While visiting his ponds W ssv
N aristocrstic trout that had made din
ner OF ono Of his fellows that ohanosd b
b smaller than himself. The tail Of th>
latter w.s still visible for he was too larg'
70 DO taken down ct onoe.
Mr.. Everts 1t present has but one peinoi
pal pond and the small division before IL
ladsd to, in which were the large trout
but he oontemplatss having othssu As0s
and also places for hatohing ~ eg4scvl
his trout next fall and winter. H. . =
Of water is ample and comes ftnaAo
near by. Il l. very clear and - 0Ale1
will b of good quality fos hatohing q
spawn.
DR.. Goldsmith has four ponds, bat il
the two lower ones we could 80 but Sev
trout, - the water was not clear at tn,
time Of our visit In the two uppel
ponds We judged there were about tw'
thousand trout some Of them quit
largo.
The supply Of water here is ample, bs
for Matching purposes it should b Altered
- It runs some ways in IN opsn brook b
fore it reaches the ponds.
We recently visited the residences O
Mr.. Charles Clement, and his son-in-lsw
Mr.. E. p. ellison.
Both Of these gentlsmsn oontemplat
raising trout. An ample supply Of wsts
runs through the grounds Of both, an
Mr.. Clement has already one Of the nioes
ponds In the State for this purposs, b
sides bsing . great ornament TO hi
grounds.
Mr.. 0ilsoa u now having his ponds pre-
pared, and hopes to have arrangensnt
completed BY October for hatohing Ii
trout from tho sprwn.
We wish ell thsss parties success. -
do not 80 Why they may not succeed h
making It . pleasant - wsn ~ . proAts
bio business, II the same care is bestove
upon it that u required to insure sucosa
IN other business.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02


BENNINGroN.-This town, . dozen
years ago. was ono Of tho most quiet
towns In the State. Norton T. Fsnton',
stone ware works were, we think, about
the only msnufsotory in tho town. A,
times paper and powder were made. but
these had intervals Of stopping. Benning.
ton hsd nearly ripsnsd ~ was Thought
had almost gone to seed.
But when 8. B. Hunt and T. W. Park
and other business men moved iuto town
. now impetus was given 10 ousinsss, and
new life TO the town. tits now ono q
the live towns Of the State, and has en-
extensive nufsoturing interests.
The most extensive establishment /,
that Of 8. b. Hunt q Tillinghsst-th.
Bennington Wooden Manufacturing Com
pany. The factory COST about 350O. 900
and employs about two hundred
hands In tho manufacturs OF sbswls
II has just started aud 10 not working IL.
full ospaOity. There are Ave knitting
mills in the town, employing shout 90(
hasds, the largest being owned by H. =
Bradford d Co., who employ about 10(
hands and turn out 1900 dozens shirt.
and drawers annuslly. Their selling
agent soe Vermont 10 H. Binehsm. Booth
sad Valentine employ shout about q
hands, and George A. West (Walloonssol
Milo about the Same number
Bradford q Sons employ about 90, end
George lockwood & Co., about 30
Some Of tho best goods nsde In The couu.
III ars turned ont hsrs. Thsrs il . cot
ton warp and cord mill, also cotton va.
ding mill, the two enpaoyiss aboat a
hseds. Putnam & Co., manufaotursrs d
clothes wringera, and wire fasts.srs IA
soda and besr bottles, smploy 20 hands
SCOTS foundry and machine shop employ
about 30 bands. This establishment
nakss TIE grsatsr part Of TIE nasAi.ssy
used in the United States for povdsi
milla Adams q O.. manufaoturs sesan
sovsrnera. employing 10 to Is haads
siblsy 3 Web have lafgs nAshina
shop. George Bsnton q Boz aanufastufs
paPsr. Ihsy naks . stssiaHty a papsu
Soe lsdosra, aad AAks eas-tAird a III
HAT = ussd in he Un1ss1 States. 0sun,
Ront ! o., naasisstass IN wasA 81
~ - teams s4pacysd = ealing 49,
peodrstA In sAditisa - thsss, Aaop-
skirts, PaPsr boxsA 1ooes aAd shos4 N
go a and sesR, siAsa cabinet vuzs, sts.,
|RS naanfaotars1 hsse. X
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

A SHARPKR--Ay Young man Who vas .
stanger entered one Of our stores yestsr-
day and boagh . pack Of osrds- Iose-
diatsly he tore OF the cover and taking
three cards, one Of which was faced card
said TO he company present that no one
could gusss which Of Ne three was Tie
faced card. He then shuAasd md showed
them several Hass and ct LAST . Young
man bst pat up his money" aad q eosrss
Lost L. The 1Athsr o1 tie young mAa wa
present and not liking 10 - his 80 Asse-
Cd In that way proposed to get II bssk b
betting witA the sharper. 30 hs made
tho bst. put sp his noasy and-et soasss
lost, Tor thoss 1sllovs who get their livins
BY bsttisg spoa cards whieh shsy hold
In their own hands always bet 10 win.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

BURGLARY AT EAST POULTHKY.-We
learn that few evenings sinos. the store
Of Dewey & Dewey. In East Poultney,
was entered In tho night time and some
goods takon therefrom, though not .
large amount. We also learn that the
same store was entered short time be-
fore In tho same manner. We should
judge that the villains hsd Transferred
the sosns Of operations from Poultnsy "a
East Poultney. for sach dspredations
were quite frequent thero . yosr ago.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

l JaQeoNAL-IAs lsv. D. Nagoep 81
fln4la,pAis = sAopgisg . Ssv days p
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

{ Nr. II. s. Farmer illustrated, with ap-
psratus Of his own construction, some %
the latest Improvements in electrical In
strnmsnts and appliances, viz: A nav
method Of rendering the Needle Of . Gall
vsnopeter definitely astats Smiths Val
canits Electrical Hashine. with attached
Coadenser.
H, Farmer also presented . paper o.
The American Compound Telegraph
Wire, referred to the British Association
units Al reaisEan0o. aai est
: An exhibition Of some a the magnetic
aDpaiatas ussd ia'ssuding cabls nsssagss
saasaste6 nnsh ,attsalea. s.se.,i, sassI
The main feature e the afsssnoen n
.tAis Subsection was . paper BY Rsok.
Nhap. T. Hart who vas . member II
froi Ae,asis South A.asriaAa s4ploeiaG
sxpsditioo, on The Botoouassq a 0saal
rsnaskabls = bsins The only Tribe h ths
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

Our ts.s ars pitched On the heoal psai-
RE in tie subur6s Of Dakota City, In the
territory Of Dakota. The Rsd River Of
the North winds past n, between banks
shaded BY lofty elans and oaks, and wide
Spreading gAaplsA
The city contains one house, but has .
population Of fourteen persons: The
Mayor and the heid of the family u
French Canadian. Mr.. Merchaud, whose
Indian wife has made him the happy II
Their Of twelve children. He 10 to be our
guide on our return. Mr.. Battineau,
who has brought Us hither, win go ON TO
the Missouri.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

Win hto o1osot 80 - hA0 aooastaat h
coomancsd business In . little shop neal
Aslingtou, in Bsoningtoo county. Ths
sossrpsise succsedsd. His forks found
ssady ssls, and tbs dsmaaA fue thsa IN.
eesassd 1nsese thaa - ssuld nsst t. AZ.
tse .whils, ~ removed his eusinsss q
TIE asighboring town Of Wallingloed,
where hs could obtain the uss Of water
pS1se, and employ machinery 70 seoon-
ksh much Of Ne lshoe vhish hithsrto
- bssa 1sas y AasA Hsss - bod
- sAdsr tie naaas Il .Batohsllsr 4
ooass soetinusd 70 grow, bat stiI the
esosn4 kept ahsaA q Il. Othsr nanu.
4Asessiss speang up hses asa sAses, odd
Ossdsslly de sspetaGson a - Asv h.
paeest sxAsaAsa bsyeaA ~ knits a
IL uaitsa &c.. aaA spssaA ovsr Es-
took ths Azse psiss - ~ Great Fair in
Lse(oo, - ~ yeaEs past sboasaaAb d
Aaoo q AD91sas 0ashtDs-0aAs 1osks
Asss bsa seeually sAppsa 10 EaglssA,
FaeoA cd OeeDaAy.. 60 stsaAly hss
the de0aAA ~ H. article inessassd, thas
nsw SoopaAy he's bssa rsesstly Surnsd
- peo1bsuSD ~ AaaulAetnfs q . largse
49, dhna - ~ besa. etssopasa say-
NDee n ~ world Nr. Isaas q. nsAsk-
apq ~ eldGt - q ~ esiginal lsek.
- Al With ha ths piessse in ths
tG4eesa. Z ~ vloo.Yrsekdeot Of tie
Csopoay, tA& v1l - shSespsintssdsst
- 49, vUs1A AnA Auo - lnse -
~ ass ei611A - se1psse - ~ lsasAss
g - haiealas tAs nsw Opepaay Aakes
~ esns q ~ batahslIe 1aaalhsear.
- CxSr,SvN - OutAA - - ~
1y0s 1900 - WAlnngSps4 1s1lssd
Coea0s H, 49, 0iitaa1 h6as - ~
ssek-0shaQ baGinsA n - iaseosy,
nv nalsly es1plsosA = atDa1sa . Hell
neetA q II vnlagA I'D nsaR H eask
q ~ BsnAingtsa - 9911a.6 In
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

along~eat highway Of the North lies
nave trs>sstern bank of the river. We
Fort Abercr>yer it all the way from
teams. Here - passing and meeting
wagons drawn BY q. team of thirty
nssing OF boxes Of ea,-the. goods con-
bacon, cioth, and goods orr, salt, pork,
s ts4n' ~, which s! are shipped BY sey descrip-
this landing. The teas come frdsr from
land to Montresl-are there .h;n,Hno-
Milvsukee and transported BY rail fp - a
cloud. Each tss cheat \ closeiv 49, ~
IN n canvas and taken through in bond
n me transportation Of the Hudson's Bay
company between this place and ST.
cloud amounts to about seven HUNDRED
tons Per annnm. "u"ofe'
=. In addition, the Red River transport..
s sasa carried on by the Indians and halt.
thou bonn !; YER, .;y large. About twenty-five
and mp this highway during the v..,
saoh cart carrying 600 pound.
besides al this there Il the 0overnr.,.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02

lower strata OF much Of the southern Dor
ton Of tho province, and also Of tho gran.
ties.
Prof J. Sterry Hunt, the eminent Ca.
madam geologist, followed with some re-
marks upon the same general subject, and
explained the arrangement Of q splendid.
ly colored diagram OF the geological for.
nation Of Canada, and tho northern por.
tioa Of the United States. Prof. Hun,
ststsd that = specimen Of the Laurentian
Rpeks, which had been obtained At Mar.
BID lead, WAS attracting much interest, n
these rocks had not hitherto been discov.
seVd in this part Of the country. he
eommended the fidelity and trustworthi.
ness of the obser vations recorded in The
previous paper. and spoke At some length
Of the motamaphorsis of tho rocks oi
America from u volcanic condition.
Prof J. 8. Newberry, who has recently
participated in . geological survey Of the
State of Ohio, detailed the results Of biz
observations, which have been productive
Of large amount of archaeological ma
tsrial, some of it Of great value. Prof
Nswberry describes some immense squat
10 fossils which have been brought 10 Nigh
there. The survey is not yet completed
The next paper was on tho Oreteoeoui
Age Of Silver Deposits in Chihuahua
Mexico, by James P. Kinban. after hear
ing which the section adjourned.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-10-20

DR.. HALL's ExpEDITIoN-IHe Shooting of Coleman,
A New York dispatch of the 4th says that two men,
in New Bedford. Mass, published in the Mercury,
of that city, Saturday evening, card denying
of the statements made by Dr. Hall, relative to the
men he had with him on his expedition in search Of
Sir John Frankln's remains, They say:
We, the undersigned, deem it our duty to make a
positive denial to this accusation Gas made in his
port to Mr.. Grinnelll of having mutnied We assert
that the alluded to, Coleman, SHOT in cold
blood in cowardly manner, without sufficient cause.
Hall having taken all the weapons possessed, ri
fe, away from u.s. then appearing with loaded revolt
in hand, he asked Coleman whether he would be
dutifnl man not which he answered by asking "How
dntifnl. sir? w hat duty do you want of me ? y
Coleman in his dying moments, requested Us to inform
his friends of his being shot, and in what manner.
We deem it our duty to make such statements as
will cause the proper authorities to investigate this sad
affair." PETER BAYNE,
SAMUEL SPEARMIN
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-10-20
rEiEh la I NE,
SAMUEL SPEARMIs

MRs STOWE WRITES AGAIN-On the 9th inst Mrs
Stowe addressed the following card to the editors of
the Hartford Comm Courant:
Mrs Stowe desires the friends of justice and fair
dealing publish for her this announcement that she
has kept silence heretofore in regard to the criticism
ON her article Lady Byron for two First,
because she regarded the public mind in excited
state to consider the matter dispassionately and,
secondly, because she has expected the development
of additional proofs in England, of which are of
great Importance, and have already come to hand.
Mrs. Stowe is preparing review of the whole matter,
with further facts and documents including sew
efa letters of Lady Byron to her attestng the vgor
and soundness of her mind the time referred to- and
also Mrs. Stoves letter to Lady Byron at the
same time, which were returned to her by the execu
tors after that ladys death. She will also give
the public full account of the circumstances and rea-
sons which led her to feel it to be her duty to make
this disclosureas duty alike to justice, gratitude,
and personal friendship.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-10-20
CHINESE AS House sERvAsrs.-We eopv az follows

CHINESE AS House SERFANTs.-We copy as follows
from the San Francisco Times of late date:
The majority of our people may not know that
nearly all the laborng Chinese who have come among
us yet belong to the lowest class, or cooles" AT
home they a class apart, and are looked upon as
little more than beasts of burden. The house servants
'boys" nurses or aDaas, are altogether superior
to them in education. Yet we see how superior even
these coolies are as domestic servants to any Others
that procure. Comparatively, even they are
intelligent deft, Clearly and very obedient We might
infer from this the probable excellence of servants
drawn from superior class and trained in their
duties But it is not left to be matter Of inference.
Conessedly the finest servants known the Chinese
servants in their native country As cooks they are
unsurpassed. We Of one cook in this State
who graduated in the kitchen Of Jardin Matheson's
Hong Kong establishment, who had received $50 per
month for the past five years. The house boys are
quick and thorough with their work, perfect walters
excellent in every branch of their duty. The anaas
nurses, proverb of fidelity. To each child nurse
is assigned it sleeps with her, and she will secrecy
permit it to leave her sight Patient and aectionate
she tends her little charge till it passes the age of
nursehood.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-10-20

ANOTHER PRESENT TO THE PREsIDENT.-W copy as
follows from the Washington Republican of the S0th:
The President will soon be presented with an elegant
setof cutlery, manufactured by the Samson & Good
now Manufacturing Company of Shelburne Falls,
Mass The set is the gift of the workmen of the above
establishment, and consists of sixtytwo pieces-two
dozen dinner knives, two dozen dessert knives, half a
dozen carving knives and forks and pair of steels
The forks are two pronged. Half the set in pearl
handles and half in ivory, the design of both being
the same. The handles gracefully shaped and del
icately carved in American maple leaves. The Ameri
spread eagle is engraved on the bades7 which
joined to the handles with heavy bands of gold. Ga
each blade below the spread eagle, is the inscription
~. S. Grant, President of the United States" The
containing the set is elegant affair." and quite
in keeping, being composed of two kinds of American
wood-buternut and birds eye maple; it is fitted up
with scarlet velvet inside with compartment for each
article. .r- =.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-10-20

FIsK PUBLISHES ANOTHER AFFIDAvIT.--We copy as
follows from the Cincinnati Commercial:
Neao York, Oct. 4.-The following affidavit will ap
pear tomorrow:
Estate of New York, city and county of New York:
son Thursday, September 16, 1869, met Mr..
Gould and Fisk at their Office of Twenty third
street and Eighth Avenue, New York city, and was
instructed by them to call Mr. R. Corbin, brother.
in-law of the President at o'clock on the follow
ing morning at his residence No 81 West Twenty.
seventh street, where should obtain letters from said
Corbin to President Grant, at Washington Pennsylva-
na and take such letters and proceed By the first
to said Washington. II the Presdet was not there
upon my arrival, to travel until overlook him, and
deliver to him said letters in my possession, received
from Mr. Corbin. On Friday morning. Sept. H.
called at Mr. Abel r. Corbn's house at 6:45 A. NJ His
servant appeared with two letters from Mr.. Corbin,
which be handed me, and while conversing with
the eervant Mr.. A. R. Corbin appeared at the head
of the stairs, and told him (Corbin1 l had seen
by the morning papers that the President in Pitts
burg Pennsylvania, the day BEFORE and asked if be
thought should find him at Washington, Pennsylva-
MIA. He replied, You will find him in Washington,
Pennsylvania told him suppose had better de-
liver the letter to the President in person. He said
be wished me to do So I asked him whether, if the
President should be engaged, should send card to
him, telling him was a special messenger from Mr..
Corbn, his brother-in-laW. He approved Of my sug-
gestion and told me to do So took the $40 train,
via Pennsylvania Central railroad, for Pittsburg, Pa
arriving at about 1870 4. NJ Saturday. I took car
rage for Washington, Pa arriving between 9 and 10
o'clock found the President stopping at the house
of Mr. Smith, about half mile out of town.. first
inquired for Gen. Porter, to whom also had letter
from "A. r. Corbn. Gen Porter shortly afterward ap-
peared, and presented him his letter, and told him
had one for President Grant, which wished to deliver
to him in person. The President soon came up.
handed him hisletter, telling him had been requested
to do SO person. He took and opened it in my pres
ence read it, and returned into the house, and soon
afterward appeared again, with letter in his hand.
shortly afterward drove back into the village of Wash
ington, from whence telegraphed Mr.. j. Gould, Pres
ident Of the Erie Railway Company Letter delivered
all right then returned to New York.
(signed) ..wM. O. CHAPLIN.
" Sword to on the 9th day Of October, 1869, before
me, MORTIMER Smith,
q Notary Public of New York. J"
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-10-20

CRACKING CoTToN BoLLs WITH HAMMER
copy as follows from the Augusta (Ga) Chonicle oath
ult One Of the effects of cotton is to dry up
the half grown bos and contract and harden the shell
which the lint It rarely occurs that this
outer covering is much hardened and contracted
prevent the boil from cracking or opening little
This year. however, the rust has been SO bad that these
rusted balls do not Crack
Burke planter to this city last week and pur.
chased twentythree little hammers for each of his
pickers, anda gentleman from that neghborhood in
forms us that lively hammerng Of the cotton bos is
now going on there. The hammer is carried in a case
hung at the pckers side, and when hard boil is en-
countered smart tap forces the easing open and the
cotton is thus secured As strange this may appear
we are informed that this is literally true.