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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30
From the Middlebury Register.l
A Bit Of History.

In ITS Ethan Allen and Major Samuel
Beach, of Whiting, were in Castleton the
day previous to the capture of the fortress
at Ticonderoga Allen dispatched Beach
as a messenger to collect the Green Noun
tain Boys to meet his party at Hands
Point, in the town of Shoreham. Beach
travelled on foot, guided by marked trees,
through dense wilderness to Rutland,
Pittsford, Brandon, Leicester, Salisbury,
M!ddlebury, Cornwall, Whiting, and
Shoreham. His path was occasionally OBJ
structed by the "ferocious beasts" of the
forest, but he was on mission of free
dom, and needed not the bowling of
wolves, the sullen growls of the bears, the
sharp screams of the panthers, or the war
whoops of the savages.
His voice echoed in the valley of Otter
Greek, and Lemon Fair. "Turn out |!
turn out, Ethan Allen is our leader, rally
around his standard, he will lead US to
victory, the Fort will be ours, liberty and
Ticonderoga ours"
Two hundred and thirty of the Green
Mountain boys focked to the standard of
Allen, all eager to share in the perils and
honors of that bold and daring enterprise
which secured one of the most important
posts in our country.
History says: "Major Beach made q
circuit of sixty miles in twenty-four
hours" but he has two daughters residing
in Whiting, and they informed the writer
that on that memorable time, their father
walked sixty-four miles in one day be-
tween sun and sun, and the next day at
early dawn stood by the side of Allen
when the fort was surrendered. One of
his daughters, Mrs. Parker, has pair of
long silk stockings that he wore on that
occasion, 95 years ago the 9th of last
May. -
During the Revolution, Major Beach
had an introduction to General Lafay otto.
Said the General: "Sir, heard of your
patriotism and remarkable exploit before
I left France, and when I shall return to
my native land shall feel prond to tell
my countrymen that I have had the pleas
ure of seeing and shaking hands with the
Green Mountain Boy who performed such
feat in the cause of American freedom"
Seventy or eighty years ago while sur
veying on the Green Mountains in the
town Of Brandon or Goshen, he discover
ed q silver mine, had some of the ore
smelted and manufactured into q silver
spoon. The spoon is now in the posses
sion of James M. Chatterdon of Whiting
grandson of his, also half dozen large
silver buttons said to have been made of
the same material. He was one of the
first settlers in Whiting, was the first
representative and filled various other
posts of honor. He died in 1929.
Green Island, Sept. 10th. A. W.
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RACE WITH A LOcoMOTTvE.-One Of
valuable span of colts belonging 10 Mr..
Dorman, Of Swanton, one daR last week,
undertook to head of and 81 b. 8 pas.
sing train. 1t appears that Mr.. DsrmAa
had taken their shoes of and turned 49,
out to pasture the night befOre, 81 1af-
ing the night the colts bad slAssep1 10
get on the railroad in some nannR, one
being on one side of the track, and the
other on the other, when the morning
passenger train was coming up. One Of
the colts startad when the train had got
mp even with it, and at lightning speed
undertook to run BY. The engineer SEE
ing that the horse was gaining, crowded
on all the steam he could get, the horse
still keeping his own, and percepdbly
gaining. After running some fifty rods in
this manner, the colt came to q cattle
guard, at which, stopping a second, one of
the cars rubbed against and stripped the
hide off his side, taking about three
pounds of meat out of ono hip and threw
him of Mr.. Dorman recently refused
one thousaAd dollars for the span,he valu-
ing them at one thousand five hundred
dollars. The horse will probably live,
but will be worthless.-&. Adams 1rdns.
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

true love, that for time had been ,n,,,.
out OF its course, flows back into i,s orr.
MAJ channel with greater force than be.
lore, and thus flowing ON. reaches ,ho
eternal sea, and there sbide,h forever.
nettie's pale features tsld the eno,;on
on ner heart, and Philips face oaiyere9
NJ Hneuisn as he noted her sorrow.
ventiy-why should they he $500 e.
the crime Of another? Nettie IA 80 %.
sen her fathers face-Lad never -.
enced ner fathers care. Should her Young
lie be darkened with sorrow 10 atone n,
his sinr The little boat was drif,in.
with the tide; 20 was her soul driftins
on the tide of dreams silver tide. with
diamond ripples flashing in and out. An
Was fair and glowing, and the pure soul
OF the maiden, seeing the lovely pie.pre
smiled, and smiled 30 deeply that II be-
came visible on her features. ligb.en;,,,
mp cheek, lips, and brow with wondrous
light.
Again Philip looked up, and seeing The
change on the fair face, took her hand
within his own, and gently smoothed and
carressed il.
"Nettie, dear Nettie. there is 30 lit.,s
real love and truth in this world, DO ~.
cast mine aside, hut accept it as the quar-.
dian of your life"
That beautiful smile and blush irrsa.
ated the sweet face; that smile and blu.b
more eloquent than sweet words; and The
setting sun, as be sank behind the noun.
tsins, carried with him the remeInlranoe
of lovers kiss imprinted On The ROSY
mouth of the gentle Nettie Rsy.
The boat drifted to the moorings, an;
springing lightly from ii, the two turaed
to tender q fond farewell to the river; On.
peacefully il still slumbered on, all upco5.
fcious that the fate of two lives had beer
decided upon its smooth surface. Nettie
and Philip walked up the graveled pstl
and into the library, where sat Mr. Rsp.
dolpb, idly gazing but upon the lawn. he
turned as the sound of approaching foo,.
steps fell upon his ear, and groan q.
capped him as he saw who were the csu.e
of these footballs Nettie clipped s9ftly.o
his chair, and, with her hand clasped ~
his knee, looked up lovingly into BIZ face
He etroked back the brown rinylets. ana
softly patting the plump cheeks. IDea,
child, he whispered, 81 am bowed witb
sorrow when / look upon you, for have
loved you as my own, and nov you VIII
despise me-"
"Never, oh, never" murmured Nettis
throwing her arms about his neck. y
love you, dear father, for my father yoa
will be now"
And Philip. kneeling at his fathefs
feet, asked again for his blessing on TIE
future, which was not denied him. 1t was
Q happy family that night, and no ono
ever regretted the summer evening when
the little boat was drifting with the tide,
for two lives, now made by God as one,
drifted along on the line 81 years, meet
ing their joys and SORROWS, bearing Their
pains and trials, with firm trust in one
anotber's love and devotion.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

Jusq: go iSe1 = r. srsakiag the
rihlIs esasp q ~ niGA a ~ 17th,
HI ~ - ysGlisp,e lasds ssd fnsd, one
IN shvssA seet4s1s sssGs, asa tvo in
Tie ~ cf - M cosA 49, s's2'e
The drunkse scssps ofthsse three men,
ana N hesash Of IL pssea. cost them -
lpllsvs: T. Ryass e9aak Wa Lsrnsr,
Qe8.So; Z. Hsfpin, sl.N. This y TIE
rssllt Of breaking ths lav. Wbsa WI
msn ls.xn " BE-. wise sad keep sober
These yosng asn, vhss sobsr, sss quiet,
industrous nss, but whsn Influenced
With miserable whiskey, lose al seliLcon.
tsol and rush madly into crime. Would
to heaven every rum shop was closed for.
ever, every distillsry dried mp and every
sun seller engaged for occurred gain in
sslling the accursed poison to his fellow
bsing. lsave his detestibls business and
missrable calling and become IN honest
upright, law abiding citizen.
Nethinks I hear Jon say Ansen TO THU
Sentiment, and with You win join every
lover Of good order throughout our land
and world. CANDoR
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

NORTHERN NEW YoRK.-The extra
trains to accommodate the summer travel
to the watering places, over the Rsnsse-
'aer s. Saratoga Railroad, win be hauled
off on Monday next.
The Season at Lake George will not
close until the middle of October. 1t has
been unusually brilliant and prosperous.
L v. Baker, jr, 10 likely to be renom-
mated for member of Assembly by the
Republicans of the Second District Of
Washington County. Mr.. Baker although
comparatively young man, made his
mark in the last Assembly, and by his
energy, independence and ability, richly
earned q reelection.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

EXTR AyAGANCE.-A. T. Stewart has
sold twenty shawls this season worth
50, 900 each, and one worth 5000. One
woman ran up bill of $4,000 at his
store in two months.
We clip the above from an exchange
and presume the statement true. If we
had the husband of any one of these
women pointed out to us, would not trust
him in any responsible position, for no
man in ordinary business can pursue a
strictly honest course in our opinion, and
support such extravaganza. We believe
that the extravagant notions of wives and
children are often the remote or i'm
mediate cause of the heavy defalcations
which are becoming SO frequent in eur
country.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

provisionA have deposited in the "loss
6egga4C of1oe In tho Depot, few baskets
end plates, that were not called for on the
return of the train. The wind stole q
few hats and things that the girs call
Hats" but the only hat Of value beleug-
ed to our friend Paine, who lost /. good
specimen of last spring style, which he
would be glad to recover simply asa relic.
Your reporter has nothing tc say fur
himself, except to express his thanks for
s1nnaerited fauOr. ~ aiN
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

Poor BoYs.-Let no boy feel discour-
aged because he is poor and at the foot of
the ladder. Great men and rich men
were once as poor and low as you. just
read the following notice of some of the
rich men in New York. What they have
done You may do:
"There are 1919 names who pay an
income tax in New York city. Sixty
seven persons who pay an income tax of
100000 or over. Most of these solid
gentlemen are self-made men, who have
come up from the lowest round of the
ladder. The man who leads the list, A.
t. Stewart, everybody knows is an Irish
emigrant, who commenced life with
capital of less than twenty-five cents in
deed, with few exceptions, most of the
parties in the list were scarce as we'll off
as Mr.. Stewart, Take Henry Keep; he
boasts he graduated from the Poor House
of Jefferson county. Jay Gould drove a
herd of cattle from Delhi, Delaware coun-
ty, when a lad, for so cents day, in order
to get money enough to reach the Hudson
river. David Groesbeck, over thirty
years ago, used to mend old shoes for his
brother, who was a respectable shoemaker
in Albany. We all know the history Of
James Gordon Bennett, Robert Bonner,
poor boys full of talent and industry.
Rufus Hatch, wen a youngster had an am
bition to hold the reins of ped
dler's wagon. L. d. Morgan commenced
life with quart measure of mclssses. 1t
is scarce a dozen years since Henry Clcws
was an errand boy in one of the banking
houses down town. The brothers Selig-
man started out in life with peddler's
pack. David DAVIS. in his younger days,
ret,ilea pork by the half pound and mo-
lasses by the gill. II. T. Helmbold was
first cabin boy on the sloop Mary Jane,
that navigated the Delaware river. We
might go on through the list, and nearly
every one of these solid men were the
architects OF their own fortunes. Young
men, who are struggling Tor place and
position, should remember that the indi-
vidual- named had To battle for life ja,t
as hard as they are doing. Let them take
heart and never give up.
Honor and shame fIom no condition rise,
Act well yoIr put-there al the honor lies.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

The Cincinnati Gazette Of Wednesday

A00 O4uCAuuubI oa40St0 Va W 0OA0cOoy
4gs:.
q Yesterday morning, at about three
O'clock, John Keutx, . butcher, residing
q No. 268 Wade street, rose according to
hi custom, and went out to feed and har-
nees his horses preparatory to repairing
% his stall in the Wade atreet Market.
Shortly after he went out his wife heard
= pistol shot, but gave little heed to it
until the continued absence Of her hus-
band aroused her alarm. She then went
out with her daughter, and started to-
Ewards the stable, but had gone but q few
steps before she came upon the dead body
a her husband lying in the gutter. The
4ght side of his head was blown entirely
away, and the brains spettered npon ?
stable on the opposite side Of the alley
and upon the fence adjoining the stable.
The frenzied shrieks of the bereaved
wife and daughter soon brought off,
GERS Wright, Shay, Remeke and Ny
era, and several neighbors to the
spet An examination showed that
the murder was undoubtedly COM
mitted for the sake of plumber. The
pocket book of the murdered man was
found little distance from the corpse,
riAed of its contents. The pockets of the
victim were also turned inside out. A
single barreled pistol was found near the
body. The supposition is that as he left the
stable to return to his house, the murderer
stepped up behind him, placed the muzzle
of the pistol to his head and fred. The
shot must have resulted in almost instant
death. Almost Immediately after firing,
. man was seen to emerge from the alley
and run toward Freeman street.
Aboutthe same time boy, named Ed
ward Dublin, residing ct No. 518 Free
man street, saw man running past his
house, and man who was walking on
Western avenue, saw . man running in
the direction of Harrison avenue. This
man So described as having been dressed
in light clothes and linen cap. This is
the only clue to the murderer which has
yet been obtained.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

THE MINERS strike AT 00AlAH.-
The Free Press ssys: From Port Henry
we learn that the miners' strike q Port
Henry still continues, the employer
firmly refusing 10 ooaesds to the Demands
of the workmen, and sndsavoeing 10 sup
ply their places with new men. This bat
ter action the old hands are resisting 70
their utmost extent making frequent At
taoks ON those who attempt TO take their
places, and in many instances using ex-
treme violence to prevent the working Of
the mines They have also interfsred
with the transpottaAioa Of ore from the
mines to the docks 1t Port Henry 10 such
an extent as to render it dangerous for
any one to engage in the work. Mob law
prevails, and the lives and property of al
opposed to the strikers' Organization ara
in imminent danger. = sAae
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

Letter from Col. Charles He Joyce
Editor Herald:
noticed in your paper few days ago,
that my name was being used by some Of
my friends, in connection with the Speak
ership of the next House of Representa-
tives. I mefely wish to say that l thank
those gentlemen for their kind regards
and confidence, bnt that cannot, under
any circumstances, consent that my name
should be 20 used, because am not, and
cannot be, candidate for that office. The
eminent fitness of Gen. Geo. w. Grandey
for the place, and my earnest desire that
he may be again elevated to position in
which he has heretofore done credit to
himself and hopor to the State, is sufi-
cient justification to me, for giving him
my earnest and hearty support, and hope
all my friends will do the same.
G. III. JOYCE.
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Items.

The twenty thousspi Caban bond.
given to Mrs. Rawlins :, the Junta Gu
bana, are worth 5000 in gold.
"A recent writer states that three hun.
dred and fifty bushels of potatoes remove
ninety pounds of potash from the soil on
which they are grown; consequently
wood ashes is one of the most y4lua5!s
manures for this crop.
"A card was hung out of a dirty Lite
oyster shop in Sandnsky, Ohio. while ne
State Sabbath School Convention E8s II
session in that place, which read: 'Ols
tiers in every stile cooked 10 order. Fsles1s
of the Redeemer please cauL"
That was strange mistake made 7!
the authorities of the town Of Ienlsie.-
The deed required revenue sianfs
amounting TO $394,50. But the sutblf'
the value of $685.. An effort l. leis
made to recover the loss
The neighborhood of Mendrisio, .
the Ticino, is infested with the plague a
black caterpillars, which cause psili..
swellings. Thousands have been kills.
but the number does not seem to decrea's
At some places prayers have been oite'S'
for their removal.
The business community is war1s'
against buying Bank of Crawford C5Gn7
Pennsylvania bills, as pack age Of isf1
has been stolen from the Office Of tbe =
signee, who had received them fox esn'sF
lation. The money is uncurrent
The Postmaster General is looEl4
after the Scent pieces, wisely conelnan:
that If these are attended to, the bag snns
will be safe. Nov man sending Al .
der by express. must put il in STAMP
envelope, and mark over the stamp
"pxid." The little neglect of this OUT!
in . stamped envelope may cost p@fs
guilty of it, pileof stamps
Mr.. Gates q venerable citizsn Of NJ
bourn City, Wis, was recently iolSs
murdered during an early mornings va
the contents Of two revolvers having
emptied into his head and body, his Pc
cts rifled. and his body dragged some q
tanoe. His assassins are believed 70
the men who some time ago robbed
of $23, 1000, and whom he alone COW
identity.
"A petition is shortly to be presehJ
10 Mr.. Peabody in behalf of the womb
the South. Thousands Of them are pi''
IN circumstances Of great priyation'
most Of actual destitution, and fheyT
neal to the great philanthropist, no
money, but for "tbe opportunity 70
thsnsslyes" They wish TO psrtiaPahyr
the benefits Of the noble fund whiep
Peabody created for the southern pesi
"A syphon 7s2 feet Sng and o. ,. ,a
inch bors, drains the Bloe-ridgs ~. -
raising the water nine feet and tsea a.s.g
wing IL down twenty-nine ana 70
fcet. II delivers over forty ,;ms
inmate, bat must be rehiied '
. day. seR~
Tho Maine Senste viii .t.no gous
publiosns 70 Q De@ocrss~ sno '''
ll6 10 -
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

AN OLD CARRIAGE.-William PENIS
old family carriage has come into the pos
session of the Michigan Central Railroad.
The relic is over one hundred and sixty
years old. A gentlemen of Jackson,
Mich, either purchased or fell heir to it,
but on its arrival he failed to pay express
charges, and so the company took possess
sion in default
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

NEW YORK ILLUsTRATED.-D. Apple
pleton & Co, New York, have ju-t pub
lished a superb book, which Possesses an
interest to every one who has or has nc:
seen the City of New York.
1t contains forty-eight views Of pubic
buildings, hotels, harbor views. floating
palaces ON the North River, views Of csn-
trail Bark, Jerome Park, picturesque
views of streets all accompanied by
map.
The description is not dull and tedious.
but lively and sparkling.
How the Appletons can sell - beau
tifully printed book for fifty cents i
more than we can imagine. They, mere
over, send it by mail free On receipt OF Tie
price.
THE NETRIcAL SYsTEA.-We hope 70
see the Metrical System Of weights, me--
ures and coinage adopted, end come ito
general use in our country. Ii bas heer
in use in France for many years, and il
universally liked.
The Minister of Agriculture and Con-
merce, has sent a report TO the Emperr
upon the metrical system in which be
says: This system, is gaining ground il
every country, and has been ofii4lE
adopted by Belgium, Holland, Italy, lie
Papsl States, Spain, Portugal, Cree
Mexico, Brazil, Chill, New Grenada, and
the republics of South Ameriea. Al
English commission, too, has declared Il
favor of it's introduction into Great Brit
ain. The Minister proposes that coz
mission should be appointed for the pU'.
pose of delivering to foreign countriA
metrical standards which may serve 70
render the system general
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

It is seen that the trading centres and
tho specie producing States bear tax
very much greater than the agricultural
sections of the country. The same is truo
within the States. The residents e. the
centres of trade pay the great proportion
Of the income tax. Yet there ia no clsss
of the community better OF OF moro in-l
dependent than the farmers.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

A STRANGE SToRY.-A singular story
is told of family living in New Marlboro,
near the Connecticut line. Consumption
was hereditary in the family, and last
January daughter 10 years old, named
Emily died of this disease and recently a
person named Case, from an adjoining
town told the family some wonderful
stories Of how persons nearly dead with
consumption had been cured by the dig.
ging up of some relative who had died
with the same disease taking out the liver
lungs and heart, &C., where fresh blood
would be found, and burning them, after
this the sick ones would improve until
health was restored. Eliza, another sis
ter, heard and believed these stories, and
anxious to save the life of her brother
Charles, insisted that the experiment
should be trisd-a physician was employ
cd to do the dissscting, and in August the
body Of Emily was disinterred, fresh
blood was found In tho liver, which with
Q portion Of the lungs were burned, In 60
cordsnce with tho directions-and Char.
les health Il improving. The Great Bar
rington Courier vouches for the truth Of
this strange story:
This IL no new story OF theory. Twenty
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

vening country is vast Slough Of De-
spond-with no Evangelist TO help the
Christian JShus out OF the mire. A great
deal Of the country seemed to be under
water. The hay stacks were every who're
floating in the meadows. The wheat vas
tufning black in the shocks. The intss-
ruptioos aof communications had pro-
duced great scarcity Of sfood-the few
taverns having been "eaten ont By the
sto1sn-bound travellers. M .-sss.e
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

A DELUGE-There was 9 deluge in
Minnesota last week. The st. Paul Press
of Friday says the whole country is food
ed; bridges are swept away, and stage
routes are broken mp. II adds:
The delegates TO the State Convention
and other travellers from tho southwest
are bloodhound at Mankato. Tho Blue
Earth is impossible. The Red River Val
ley is inundated, and travellers TO the
northwest arc huddled In wayside inns,
waiting. like the inmates OF Noah's ark,
for the waters to subside, before descend
ing from their Ararats into the "demd
moist unpleasant" plain.
The southeast II still in worse plight.
Conmunioat;ons between Bush City at
tho present terminus d the apperior Rail-
road, and Duluth are cut on The Inter
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

GRINDsTONEs. = These articles are
found only in two places within the limits
of the United States-Berea, near Cleve-
land, Ohio; and Huron County, Michi-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

RECEIPT" Uncle Jack" in the South
ern Cultivator gives the following recipe
for potato pudding: Take good sound po-
heaping table spoonfuls add one quart Of
boiling milk, and Ave eggs, beat up with
five spoonfuls Of sugar, lump of butter
about the size of an egg, teaspoonful OF
salt : flavor with nutmeg or other spices,
to suit the taste; stir all we'll together.
Now for the cooking: Don't put it into q
crust, but into q clean oven stir few
times at tho start, to prevent sticking, and
bake until surely done.
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The Income Tax...What Each State
Pays per Head.

The following table is based upon the
official returns from the income tax for
1868. The sum placed against each State
is so much head of the whole popula-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

SEEDING GRAPEs,-We found on our
table yesterday, box of nice grapes, and
on opening them, found they were "Bai-
ley's Seedlings frsm our friend J. P.
Bailey of Proctorsville, who years ago
planted some seeds, and these grapes were
grown from them. The grapes are excel.
lent, ana we tender our old nsighbor
many thanks for thus remembering us.