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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-02-05
CIRCULAR.
State Tssssgrer: onsss.

State lgeAsurers O6lceS
Montpelier, Vt, Jan. l, 1869. I
NOTICE is hereby given, That under tAs
provisions of an Act Of the LeGislsttre. Up
proved Nov. 10, 1863 nS interest win bo allow.
ed, after Jan. !, A. D. 1870, on money In the
treasury of the State to tho tred.t Of Omcers.
Soldiers or their assignees, which WIS seceiv.
ed under the allotment system Of the United
States, and the provisions Of the Act Of H.
ISL .''''0'' u 'A'' ''"''' "pp'''eD WV
There Is q large number Of unsettled Slot
ment accounts Of the books of this office, show
ing balances due to Officers and Soldiers or
their representatives; and it 10 requested that
their due, in order that tho accounts may Be
closed at the earliest day practicable.
The Act of Nov. ~. 1854. provides, IN case Of
the deceasc of such soldier while In the service.
the money due such soldier shall not b deem.
ed assets Of such soldier for the payment Of
debts against such soldier, but shall 90 to and
be held by tho widow Of such soldier or next
Of kin.
To enable those who may have claims upoA
the State for the balances above referred 70,
to obtain tho same with the least delay, the
following information is furnishes.
ORDER OF PAYMENT
Ers,-tpon the order az the person, duly
witnessed, whose name Is on tho books OF thN
office.
Seeond-If such person has deceased, and
was married, payment will 10 made, lat, -
the wi&ow; II. II there be no widow, 70 his
child or children tif minors, to the uuAfdtanl
Third--I he died unmarried, 1st, TO the fAts.
err I'd, II the father is dead, to the mother I'D.
il both parents are dead, to the brothers aud
sisters collectively; lastly, to the heirs gensr'
ally.
APPLICATION AND PROOF REQUIR
ED, IN CASE THE SOLDIER HAS
DECEASED.
Tho claimants must make written appIi
| cation. under oath, and over his, her. or their
own signature, stating his, her, or their name.
| age, residence, connection n tho deceased !,
with the letter or name Of the company aad
regiment to which he belonged, and the tins
ofhs death.
Proof---Tho dory,itions Of two credible Wit
nesscs viii DO required, stating that they srs
| acquainted with tho claimant OF claimants.
| the relation held TO the deceased, and that they
| (the NNponcnts) are disinterested.
| tf the soldier died unmarried II must be- ~
stated in tho applications Of those claiming n
be the father, mother, brother or sister. ~
well as by the witnesses.
Proof Of marriage (reoord evidence, Il poss'
blcl must always accompany the app'iostiea
Of those claiming TO be the widows.
J. 4. PAGE, Treasurer.
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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-02-05

CLAREMONT, \. II. Jan. 30, 1869.
William n. kenney, who killed
George Woodell, has been indicted
by the Grand Jury for murder. He
was alraigned and pleaded not gull
ty. The Court, Chief Justice PEI
ley, assigned as counsel for the pri.
soner Edmund Burke and Il. ID. Ba-
ker. 1t being incmvenient for two
justices to be present this term, the
trial was postponed 10 the Septem.
Der term.
Train wrote to the Detroit 1ri.
bune: "Abuse me all yon want to-,
but, for Gods sake, don't forget me.
A Vermont genius wrote to the
postmaster at Lowell to know "who
kept tie factory there :"
4 Southern editor, about whom
many rumors are in circulation,
says "Thank fortune, half the lies
that are told about him amt true."
a subscription paper was lately
circulated with the following object
in view 1--WE subscribe and pay the
amount opposite our names for the
purpose OF paying the organist and
Il boy to blow the same"
1t was not Mrs. Darlington who
thought ED" must be great
newspaper boy. because his name
was attached to 80 many paragraph,
III the papers.
\ duel was recently fought near
Brussels between two Belgian Jour.
nalistS. Both were wounded in the
back.
In the case of JEFF Davis aud John
c. Breckenridge nolle pros. has been
entered by the district attorney, un.
der the Presidents proclamation,
and all political prisoners are order
ed to be discharged, and all cases
discontinued.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-02-05
Dissolution of Partnership !!

yINHE Co-partncrship heretofore existing be
L tween Martin & Andross, is, by mutual con
sent, dissolved this day. All debts due said
firm must be settled Immediately at the old
stand in Bradford.
MARTIN g. ANDROSS
+. MARTIN. q. Il. ASDRoss
Bradford. Dec 3lst, 1863 lw3
YINHE UNDERSIGNED would inform the
l. Public that he will continue the business
heretofore carried on by Martin & Andross,
and that he will continue to keep the best
stock of Boots and Shoes to be found in the
place, and also to do all custom work
T. MARTIN
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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-02-05

Ne,c6mry.
Tie friends of Rev. d. Cornell
Of West Ncwhury, observed their
annual visit to their pastor last
week, and presented him grcenbacks
and valuables to the amount Of
800.
The friends of Rev. u. S. Haynes
mel at the parsonage last Thursday
eve, and left with him donations to
the amount of 500.
On 'Rhursda. there was u gather.
ing at the Town House Of the
friends Of Rev. ID Council. The
presents, (wheat, corn, oats, cash,
&c.,) were valued at $50.
The school at the Seminary clos
cs this week Friday. There will b,
n vacation of one week.
Rev. DR.. Butler Of Boston, CAV,
avery interesting lecture Of q hour
duration, OH tho "Sepoy Mbellio,
In India," ut Wells River las
Thursday evening.
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They also need
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Please write at once to
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-11
A PerIIOus Feat,

From the San Francisco Chronicle, May 16.l
At the Mechanics Pavilion yesterday,
Paul Martinetti accomplished one of the
most perilous feats ever attempted at
public exhibition in this city, by riding q
velocipede backward and forward on
single wire, the whole length of that
mammoth building. The wire was
stretched from the front entrance Of the
pavilion to the old picture gallery at the
back, distance of two hundred feet.
10 the center of the fountain was placed
an upright post to hold up the sag of the
wire, so that the velocipede had to pass
over rather steep inclination to get over
this pest MaFtlnstt, On the 6rst veloci-
pede eyer used in the pavilion, run the
machine at q smart pace to the top of
the post and remained there for several
seconds, when be started down the in.
cline on the other side and balanced the
velocipede at the elowest level on the wire,
aud then came the whsle distance back
to the starting place without turHing
himself or the machine. When it is
taken into consideration that the wire,
less than half an inch thick, was sus-
pended twenty feet from the aoor, aud
stumble would have probably bsen fatal,
some idea Of the feat may be formed.
II was performed with as much ease as
Il the velocipede had been on the aoor,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-11
25 CENTS per Yard and Upwards.

President, and that his reply would be
sufficient on this point, without his sworn
testimony.
Mr.. Stoughton said they would admit
that the President gave no further direc-
ton in the matter subsequent to the order
for cancellation.
Mr.. Seward then proceeded with his
argument. The first point was, whether
the specific offense mentioned in the re-
turn was set forth in the pardon.
Mr.. Pierrepont contended that the
terms of the pardon we're incorrect in
stating that the conviction took place in
the January term, whereas there was ne
January term, and, moreover, the judg-
ment and fine imposed were different
from that mentioned in the pardon.
Mr.. Seward said that in the words of
the petition he had been only once con-
victed of rescuing spirits from revenue
officer, and the intention of the President
was to pardon that offense. Beliides, the
return stated that the trial took place
January Z, 1869, and was continued jan
uary l3, when the prisoner was found
guilty. A motion for new trial was
made on February 10. and on February
10 sentence was passed. There we're two
counts, and on 'each count the prisoner
was sentenced to six mont hs imprisou-
ment and the payment of 800 fine. In
the pardon the term of impr isonment was
stated as year and the fine as 5000,
which wss the aggregate o. the double
sentence on the two counts This then
did away with the objections of the At
torney General. The learned counsel
then went on to relate the pow,,r Of par
doning vested by the Constitut ion in the
President, and showed that the formali-
ties which we're not of obliga ton but
merely of practice and custom had been
carried out in this matter. He co Intended
also (arguing from the parallel case OF
Cross, in Pennsylvania that delivery to
the United States Marshal ir. New York
was equivalent to delivery to the pris-
oner, who thereby had vested right in
the pardon and could force the M arshal
by a mandsmus to deliver it to him.. The
delivery in this case was complete, and
the Marshal in this case was merely the
agent of the prisoner. Consequently the
prisoner was entitled to the full benefit
of the pardon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-11
A Returned FiIibuster.

The New York Sun reporter had an
interview with Lieutenant Costello, a 70.
turned 6libuster, who went out as a
volunteer, but was taken prisoner, es-
capped. aud managed, through friend, to
get off the island:
He said that the men suffered greatly
from the heat, that no tents had been
provided, and that they had to build huts
out of brier wood. When be was taken
prisoner, his comrades had been engaged
in two skirmishes, in whick eleven we're
killed, twenty wounded and seven taken
prisoners. he reports the men in good
spirits, and he believes that, Immediately
reinforced, they can carry everything
before them.
He further states that there is not the
slightest difficulty in landing troops, espe-
cially on the northeast side of the island.
Captain Williams, another flibuster,
who was With General Jordan in the fight
at Banes, says he had only three hundred
and fourteen men. When asked the
chances of their success he replied ::
"Well, if the reports are true as to the
late contest, and unless they have been
reinforced, it is doubtful if. so small a
body of men can hold their own long.
Still, know they have been reinforced
ere this, and, as they are all of the right
sort, they will make fearful work among
those Spanisrds.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-11
Alleged Heavy Smuggling.

From the New York Herald, 4th.I
It is reported that an extensive seizure
Of jewelry and plate was made on We'd
nesday, among the passengers OF the
Cunard steamer Java, on her arrival at
Jersey City. Deputy Surveyors Kirk
and Burton found in the trunks of two
Germans, naturalized as Euglisbmen, a
quantity Of silverplate, watches and jew
elry, wrapped in clothing and secreted
in stocking, tooth-powaer boxes, bears
grease pots and shaving soap. Similar
articles were found in the baggage OF two
ladies' and two boys. In pearlpowder
boxes quantity of rings were found,
and number were also hidden among
folded gloves. These discoveries led to
an examination Of the persons of the
party. The ladies were taken into q
state-room by two women and required
to disrobe. Quantities of bracelets, rings
and brooches were found in their bodices
and suspended in the folds of their
skirts. The boys had also concealed ar
ticles of minor value. One of the men
had fifty gold chains suspended round
his neck, between his undershirt and
shirt. The other had less quantity, but
like his companion, had stored numer-
GUS rings in his psntaloons and vest pock-
cts, and q quantity of bracelets in the
skirts of his coat No resistance was
made, the culprits mildly acquiescing in
all the searches. An attempt was made
BY the men to bribe the officers, but with
out success. The jewelry seized has not
yet been appraised, but may prove worth
about $4,000.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-11
A Man Tears the Flowers from the
Grave of His Son.

A correspondent of the Rochester
Chronicle, after describing the ceremony
of decorating the soldiers graves in Gen
eseo, Livingston county, makes the fol-
lowing statement:
81 hardly know in what terms to ex-
press my indignation at the act of man
named Lee Armstrong, farmer residing
Just outside ofthe village, who, all through
the war, was virulent copperhead and
rebel, and who has not yet mended his
ways. On returning from tea, after the
close of the ceremonies Of the afternoon,
found groups of citizens conversing to-
gether, and all excitement. The cause
was an act which you could hardly be-
lieve could be committed in civilized
community by human being. Among
the graves decorated was that of his son,
brave young soldier of the Fifteenth
Engineer Corps. When his father learned
OF it be came to the cemetery, tore the
flowers from the grave OF his son, and
scattered them in the mud of the streets,
with oaths and imprecations on those who
had placed them there too terrible to be
repeated. He openly svowed the act,
and gloried in it. 1t was hard for some
of our citizens to keep their hands from
him."
This act was no worse than that Of the
marines at Washington. General Logan,
head of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, has published an order justifying
the latter act Both parties were no
doubt actusted by the same doubt as to
whether they had or had not done wrong
during the war. Like Universalists,
whose own doubts cause them to be
always ready for a debate, there are
thousands of Yankees who have learned
to fear that they fought against justice
and right in the late war. Such men
cannot bear to see "rebel" honored.
Lee Armstrong, surrounded by Union
lists, has doubts on the other side. He
fears that he ought not to have sided with
the "rebels."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-11
West POint-Husband Hunting.
New York Herald


1t has already begun here. Your read
ers are no doubt we'll aware that great
many of the ladies who come to West
Point to spend the summer are not mar
ried, but marriageable, and, | may add,
quite willing to be married, provided they
can get cadet to give the word of com
mand. Now, cadet may not marry
while he is cadet, says Uncle Sam; but
handsome young fellow, who happens
to be under the special tutelage Of the
Government here, is not destined to be a
cadet for all time, and no one knows this
better than the husband hunter. True,
the cadet is always special object of ad-
miration to all females, but to the mar
riageable would-be married one who
comes here, the metallic eruptions in the
gray uniform coat are something be.
yond all description irresistible. Why
this should be is neither here nor there,
but that it is so the husband hunting of
past seasons is an incontestible proof, the
protestations of delighted mammss to
the contrary Notwithstanding. Now, the
West Point husband hunter is as pecu-
liar as she is hopeful. She evidently be-
lieves that inertia is property of mind
as we'll as of matter, and acts according
ly-talks great deal and says very lit
tle-which, everything else being equal,
is very charming to say the least She
dresses well, fixes her hair-or somebody
else sin the most bewitching style, and
is always trying to look pretty, which, as
general thing, costs no uncomfortable
artistic effort. As rule she is one of
those kind of women whose prospects
fade with her beauty, which may be COM
plimentary to the true art of masculine
appreciation or not, as you like it, and
she consequently hates to hear people
prate of years gone by, when she and
somebody else had such times in Flirta-
tion Ramble. Whenever cadet is in
her tolls he is made to feel that he is
nobody and that she is somebody, with
well-flled purse at that; and | will say,
in Justice to her class, that in nine in
stances out of ten she has more money
than youth or beauty. She generally has a
mamma or a papa along, who comes,
apparently, as Q sort of escort to see
that no poor cadet or officer dares TO pro-
pose the awful question but they come
really to hurry up things as quickly as
possible after graduation day, if gray
coat should succumb in the unequal
struggle; and you know somebody says
that loves wings, when tinged with gold,
are beautiful to view, and | am sure a
hand that can draw check for $40, 900
has more than once blinded the cadet eye
to facial female uginess. In fact the
husband hunter at West Point works in
mysterious ways her wonders to perform,
and is very often triumphant, despite the
natural difficulties she has to contend
against. Indeed, if perseverance from
year TO year deserves reward, many of
the husband hunters now here ought to
get a big one, and, as the only reward
each is looking forward to is mate for
life, the cadets should put themselves in
trim and be graces for sweet PHYS
sake" if not for that of somebody's bank
account
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-11
The New York Waiter Strike and Its
E6scf.

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From the New York Tribune. 5th.l
Appearances yesterday in the dining
rooms of the hotels that have found it
necessary to employ new walters seemed
to indicate that the strikers had made
very little. progress toward compelling
proprietors TO accede to their demands
for an increase of S. per month on their
present rate of wages A committee from
the Walters Protective and Benevolent
Association waited on the proprietors of
the st. Nicholas and New York Hotels to
confer with them, but, finding so little
encouragement, weat no further. The
proprietors state that they are getting
along with their new walters much better
than they anticipated they should. A
mejority of the new walters are Germans,
who seem to create very little confusion,
and become accustomed to their duties
quite rapidly. The proprietors are deter
mined not to recognize the society, and
say that they will not treat with any Of
its representatives. Some of the old
walters who have become attached to the
hotels where they have been employed
have called on the proprietors and signi-
fed a willingness to return to their
duties. A very lamentable accident
occurred yesterday morning in the
dining room of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Several days ago one of the walters,
named Henry Cook, returned to the
hotel, and requested to be taken back
He seemed to be very much frightened,
and, although having family, he did not
leave the hotel, but slept there each
evening. Bsing very nervous, he coaxed
one of the waters to sleep with him,
saying that he was afraid that be would
be mobbed. He slept but little during
tho night, and yesterday morning, while
waiting on one of the guests, he dropped
on his knees alongside the chair of the
guest and began praying. 1t was soon
afterward ascertained that he was crazy.
The proprietors had him conveyed to the
asylum on Blackwell's Island. The pro-
prietors of the Astor, St. Nicholas, New
York, Fifth Avenue and Clarendon
hotels seem quite satisfied that they will
be enabled to get along without any an
noyance with the walters whom they
have recently employed
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-11
Grant VS.. johnson "A Presidents
Pardon Revoked by his Successor
u. q. District Court of New York
Before Judge BlatcbfOrd.


June 5.-The important case in refer
encs TO the pardon issued by President
johnson on the eve Of his departure
from the White House in favor of the
Dupuys, who had been convicted of re-
moving spirits from distillery which
Collector Bailey had seized, came off to-
day before Judge BIatchford. Mr.. Sew
ard opened the argument in favor of the
prisoner by stating that the pardon had
been issued on March 3, 1869, for the
offense mentioned in the petition, and
sent on BY mail to Robert Murray, q. S.
Marshal in New York; that it was re-
ceived at his Office on March 4th; that
other pardous had been received by that
official, and usually sent by mail to war
dens of institutions where prisoners were
confined.
us. District Attorney Pierrepont then
said that, on March 9Th, the President
gave verbal direction to the Secretary of
State (Washburne) to send communi-
cation to the u. S. Marshal in New York,
in reference to the pardon. This order
was obeyed, and a telegram dispatched
to the effect that if the prisoners were
not released ne ktne MhIeualJ suOuiu OVu-
slider the pardon cancelled, and retain
them in custody. This telegram was re-
ceivsd the same day at the MarshePs Of
fee aHd the pardon was sent back and
received at the State Office, when the
President verbally directed it to be can
celled. Mr.. Seward contended that the
pardon was never cancelled, but admit
ted that the order had been given for its
cancellation. Mr.. Pierrepont maintained
that ct least it bad meyer been reissued.
Mr.. Seward objected to this expression,
but allowed that il had never been ont OF
the State Department SINCE. Judge
Blatchford thought it Indispensable to
know what became Of It, ss the Presi.
dents order to cancel the pardon would
not be equivalent to a cancellation no
mere than an order for pardon is in itself
q pardon. Still more the presumption
would be that be had revoked bis order II
there be no proof that cancellation took
place.
Mr.. Seward said be had a copy Of the
pardon taken from the records, and 1t
bore no mark Of cancellation. Judge
Blstchford suggested that 9 series OF
questions be framed, TO be sent 10 the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-11
A Cuban Hero-HOw n Quesada Dies.
Al. o. Nouw Vork Ttmaz 6th

tfCm Jne COI. Nc" AOhh AiAeSi osA'I
Jose Manuel de Quesada, uncle of
General Quesada, was captured at Las
Piedras. Quesada was a man sixty-tve
years of age. Previous to his execution
be distinguished himself for his reserve,
extraordinary resignation and a firm re-
solve not to receive religious aid; that is
to say, not to confess to Father Juan
Pano, who might have betrayed the se-
cret of the confessional. In vain did the
Spanish officials employ threats and per.
suasion; in vain did they offer him life
and money; the attempts of the priest to
make him confess the secrets which he
alone knew as confidential agent of his
nephew were made in vain. His un-
varying answer was: 81 know nothing"
he said to Captain Trisna, however,
previous to his execution You are
only doing to me what l would have
done 10 you in similar case, but | only
wish that others would have had the
same courage as myself" If the nephew
is as courageous as the uncle, be may
we'll claim to lead armies and redeem his
promise that be means TO fight