National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-05-14

quarterly returns, they are to make
five statements during the year, at
such times as they may be called
upon. The Comptroller of the
Treasury called for a statement up
to the 18th of April, and the exhibit
ton OF the whole, throughout the
country, is very satisfactory.
GOING HOME WITH THE GIRLS.
Quite breeze was raised in Fair
fax last week by the suspension of
twelve and the expulsion of two
students from the Institute, for Vi
OlatiOn of one of the bylaws. The
rule broken was one which pro
hibits the student from walking or
holding conversation with Young
ladies in public places, and the vi
olation in this instance was that the
fourteen students, who are mem
bcrs of the Fairfax Lodge of Good
Templars, escorted each a young la
dy TO her home from a meeting of
the Lodge. Twelve of them ac.
knOwledged their "error, but two,
not seeing it Sin that light were ex-
PEELED. We suppose such rules as
the one violated are necessary for
the preservation of discipline in in
situations oflearning, but if enforced
rs rigidly in al institutions oflearn-
ing as i'll the Fairfax Institute, we
Opinc that in some instances the
faculty would have but bare walls
to which to impart imformation.-
Burlington Free Press.
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.-An i'm
portant meeting of the Boards of
Trustees of Dartmouth College and
Of the State Agricultural College.
was held i'll Concord on Tuesday
evening last. The report of Pro.
Dlmond, in relation to the Agricul.
tural College, and embodying a plan
for the erection of buildings, for pro.
curing an experimental farm and
for securing other facilities rcqui.
site to make the institution second
to none Gifts kind in the country.
was pre- scented and unanimously a.
dupted ly both boards; The d
tails Of the plan will soon be made
public.
Prof. Chas. II. Hitchcock, State
GeologiSt OF New Hampshire, and
a son Of the late President Hitch
cock of Amherst College, was elec-
ted Hall Professor of geology and
mincrdlogy i'll Dartmouth College.
The st. Adams Transcript says
that Swanton. Vermont, has a phe-
nomcnon OF nature in her Gland
cave situated about one mile from
the Falls. on the pleasant river road
lea ling from that place to High
gate. which is really we'll worth the
trouble of going to see, 1t takes
IN several acres of land. in wind
ing course. The Spectator beholdS
euticing rivulets OF clear looking
/ water, running over the narrow
/ bottom of the cave, over treacher-
ouS quicksauds. Several persons
/ who went to visit the "cavc' had ii
very narrow escape from death,
caused by getting too near the bot
tom. One look down into this dis
NAL enchanted place, wonld cure
any person OF suicidal turn Ct
mind.
Protect Your melon, sq,iash, and
cucumber vines thus: Take sticks
four inches long and one half inch
in diameter-pine is best. Wrap
one inch OF end in a piece of cotton
or linen Dip this in turpentinc,
and stick one or two in each hill,
leaving only the wrapped part above
ground. The odov of the turpcn-
tine does the business.
The Chaplain Of the V. state
Prison, Franklin Butler. has pre-.
pared Il small book entitled " John
Ward or the Nictmilcd Assassin, =
Il narrative of facts connected with
the Williston murderer who was
hung in the state Prison at Wind.
Sur, March 10Th, 1865. The profits
of the work are to go to the benefit
otmcn N prison.
/ WOMAN SUFrRAGE.-The joint
special committee of the Massachu
sets Legislature on the subject d
woman suffrage made Il report tC
the Senate on Friday, signed by
nine of the ten members composing
il. The report concludes with the
recommendation Of an amendmen
of the Constitution to secure sui
fragc to women. The article o
amendment, which must pass TIVE
successive Legislatures and be ap
proved Ivy the people, in order t.
take effect, is as follows:
/" The word male is hereby Strick
en from the third article of the q
mcndmcnt of the ConstitutiCn.-
Hereafter, women of this Common
wealth shall have the right of cot
ing ut elections, and be eligible {,
Office upon the same terms, condi
tons, and qualifications, and sui
icct to the some restrictions and dis
abilities as male citizens of this Com
monwcal,h now are, and no others.
a jam of logs ut Carratuck Falls
Maine, amounting to about eigh