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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

LABoR.-By the recent returns of the
Agricultural Department, it appears that
the wages of farm laborers average $25.13
per month, 40 per cent. more than the
English laborer receives, wkile at the
same time the cost of living is consider
ably greater to the latter. If we pa9s to
the continent we find the contrast between
the wages and the condition of farm labor
ers there and in this country very much
greater in favor of the latter. If we con-
slider the less civilized nations, the con-
trast wideus still more broadly. Yet it
would seem that labor is more discon.
tented and agitated where it is at it's
greatest disadvantage. There are many
sides to this great labor question in all its
departments, and study of the condition
of other portions of the earth cannot but
have a wholesome bearing upon results.
PROBABLE INCREASE OF EMIGRATION
The Commissioner of the General Land
Office is in almost daily receipt of letters
from our ministers and consuls abroad,
and agents for emigration and private in
dividuals in Europe, and especially from
the herman States, asking for reports, cir
oulars and maps containing information
relative to lands in the Western Terrific
ries, all denoting that the tide of emigra-
tion to this country the coming year will
be greater than ever.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31
TERMS $3.50 PER ANNUM

well rendered, and the comic acting ex-
celled only by professionals" The exer-
cises were interspersed with soul-stirring
music by the Vergennes Cornet Band.
One of the best features of the exhibition
were the tableaux, several of which evil
denced much of correct taste and artistic
skill. They were accompanied with
music by Messrs. Hall, whose playing
need only to be heard to be appreciated.
We are informed that members who were
present requested its repetition.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

THE COP OF THE VALLE4.-A rather
cynical individual, visiting in one of the
thriving agricultural towns of the Con-
necticut valley, about planting time, with
in few years, gave it as his opinion that
the inhsbitants had god of their own.
He said he noticed that if it rained on
Sunday the congregation at the village
church was very thin but no matter how
hard it rained Monday, the whole popu-
lation were out doors on their knees wor-
shiping,-tobacco.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

THE STEAMER ONEIDA.-It is eppar-
ent from late intelligence from Yokohama
that the United States is represented in
Japan by live American, who fully real
izes the Nervousness of the crime commit
ted by Captain Eyre, of the British
steamer Bombay, in running down and
leaving to her fate the steamer Oneida.
1t appears that the American minister
was of the opinion that the British cap
tain had not been sufficiently punished by
his sentence of suspension for six months,
and demanded his arrest and trial for the
commission of criminal offense. The
simple suspension of Captain Eyre was
altogether too light a sentence, and is so
regarded by all right-minded men, no mat
ter what their nativity. Our minister in
Japan is entitled to the thanks of the en-
lightsned world for his attempt to bring
to justice the man who disgraced his uni
form, his nation and his race, by an act of
cold-blooded atrocity, for which we can
not readily recall a parallel
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

GODEY's LADY's Book. - Godey's
Lady's Book for March is received. Says
contemporary, for lis completeness in
literature, fine arts and fashions, and
household recommendations, it has no
equal. It is in fact perfect and COM
plete ladies' companion and guide in all
that is useful, lovely and desirable, and
should be in possession of every lady in
the land. There is not department in
which women of any class can possess an
interest, be it useful or ornamental, that
he has not devoted his pages to.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

A FEMALE JUDGE-The female Judge
of Wyoming Police Court is reported as
severe in her Judgments. If man is mp
tent of the law, and no amount of plead
ing or promises will soften the Judicial
heart. Then if weak sister is caught,
there is an end to her SHINING, for she Is
locked up hard and fast and kept In dur
ance vile until she is ready to migrate to
other lands where no female judges are.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

WHooPING CoUGH-As the whooping
cough is quite prevalent in this vicinity at
present, physician requests us to pub
lish the following recipe for the cure of
this disease: .. ..
"To one ounce of the dried leaves of the
common chestnut tree add quart of boil
ing water, and when the infusion is cold
give cup full three times a day, the last
dose being given when the patient retires.
After twenty-four or thirty-six hours the
patient will be relieved, and then the dose
may be administered in smaller quantity" !"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

A. SUICIDES NoTE.-The following is
the pathetic note left by Benjamin A.
Smith, who committed suicide at the St.
James Hotel in Boston, Friday evening !:
Homeless, wifeless, childless, penniless,
hopeless, right arm nearly useless, almost
friendless, | close my career on earth.
Some kind hand will place me quietly at
rest at Mount Auburn. I feel that my
mission is ended and that the Almighty
will pardon me for thus early laying off
the great burden of my life"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

A BAD PLACE FOR Young MEN
Mr.. Stewart of Nevada hoped that moth
ing would be done in the way of redistri-
buting offices which would induce any of
the young men of his State to forsake
honest labor, and come here to be ruined,
When young man came to Washington
and remained in one of the departments
for few years he was never fit for work
again. Whsn they were turned out of
office they had no money to get away
from here. They were able to do nothing,
and so they became paupers, and added
to the poverty of this district. Now this
was all wrong, and he had too much re-
gard for the young men of the country to
do anything that would favor their COM
ing here to go through this system of
destroying their usefulness for life.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

COUNTY CoURT.-The spring terra of
the Franklin County Court, Hon. VIM.
G. Wilson presiding, will commence at
st. Albans on Tuesday, April 14th. One
hundred and ninety cases are set in the
Jury calender.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31
Says he pet hit or mis-,
I've heare of MIRACLES pefore,
But none so hunk ash dis"

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Federal picket, who had just been shot
and a contraband told them they wer
holding ball in house near by. Thith
er they went, and saw and conquered
and then rode on. Reaching the church
Breittman had one play the organ, an
other pass the whisky, and gave orders tC
another to ring the bell
"Und if it prings guerillas down,
Ven gife dem, py de Lord
De low mass of de sabre, und
DE high mass OF de cord.''
Thus they played and drank, and Brett
mann sang,
Like dronin wind in piney woods
Like nightly moanin sea,
Ash he dinked on Sontags long agone
When poy in Germany"
Hns pretty snnn unit eyeballs slarir
round" the contraband appeared in tht
door and told them to hurry up, for
"De reps ish gomin down"
Breitmann, however, was equal to the
emergency, and there was order in the
band. They sprang to their horses, and
the fight began.
"Crate shplendors of treadful
We're in dat pattle rush
Crate vights NIT swordt und carpine
Py efery fence and bush
Ash painters wight NIT crislies
In famished morder fits
For de rebs we're mad ash boison,
Und the Dooeh we're droonk as biitz'
Very soon, however, they were victori-
Gus, and they gave one glorious shout.
But when they come to lock about, they
found Stossenheim weltering in his gore.
He was dying, and his thoughts went
over the water to "faderland," and with
touching pathos he said
"Dere's a shild ash blays in the greenin grass
Und sings a liddle hymn,
IND learns to shpeak a fader's name
Dat she nefer will shpsak to him."
He died like a Christian soldier, and
they buried him, and the celebrated poem
on the burial of Sir John Moore is not
more beautiful than this:
"De tramp of horse and soldiers
Vas all de funeral knel,
DE ring of sporn and carpine
Vas all the sacrin bell.
Nit hoontin knife and sabre
Dey digged de grave a span
From German eyes blue glesmin
De hely water ran.
Nit moss-grewn shticks and bark thong
DE plessed cross We made,
Und put it where de soldiers head
Toward Germany vas laid.
Dat grave is lost NIT dead leafs,
De cross is gone afay,
Boot Gott will find der reiter
Oopon de Youngest Day"
Somehow this strange mixture of lam
guages, and the German cast of thought
which the author so aptly brings out, are
very bewitching. 1t runs in ones head,
and makes him want to see more of it.
The ballads are published by T. B. Peter
son u Brothers 306 Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia. They are on fine tinted paper,
and the present series sells for seventv-
FIVE cents. The three series are, however,
bound in one volume, which, in few
days, will be furnished to the trade.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

REAL ESTATE SALES. p Curtis has
sold his house and lot on Church street to
@. l.. Babcock for $4,000.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31
Rutland, Vt, March %, 1870.

THE SUMMER HOTELS AT THE WHITE
MoUNTAINs.-The Springfield Republican
correspondent from Northern Vermont
thus speaks of the summer hotels at the
White Mountains and OF. he route
thither:
The hotels in the White Mountains
will remain under the same management
as last year. The Profile House is the
best patronized of any of them, from the
fact that it is one of the best kept in the
country. The Crawford House did a fair
business last year, but the new railroad
up Mount Washington is likely to inter-
fere with its prosperity, providing the con-
templated plan of large house at the old
Fabyan stand is carried out. That plan.
however, still remains to be consumnated.
Last year new house, called the Twin
Mountain House, near the Ammonoosuo
River. 1t is being enlarged this year and
will be opened in June with accommoda-
tons for $50. It is ewned by A. T. 81 O.
=. Barron of White River Junction, and
it will be kept this year by Mr.. G. Fl.
Merrill, who has for a long time had the
charge OF the eating rooms in the depot
at White River Junction. This has been
the best railroad eating house in New
England, and he will make a successfnl
landlord. Passengers going to this hotel
or tho Crawford House will leave the
railroad at Wing Road station, five miles
beyond Littlston, the railroad having
bssn extended to that place.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

FUNERAL OF TWO LITERATI-The
funeral of Gulian O. Verplanck occurred
Monday at Trinity Church, Rev. Drs.
Ogilby and Boynton conducted the SER
vices, and a memorial address was deliv.
cred by Rsv. Morgan Dix. The pail
bearers were Judge Roosevelt, Frederick
De Peyster. William Cullen Bryant,
Thomas Ludlow, George William Curtis,
Henry Nicoll, David Thompson and Viii.
liam Kemble. The remains were inter
red in the family vault at Peekskill.
Henry Ward Beecher conducted the
funeral services of George Wakeman, late
of the New York World, on Monday. The
entire editorial staff of the World was
present. The Assembly at Albany, on
Monday morning, passed resolutions in
honor of Mr. Wakeman's memory, and
after remarks of eulogy and coincidence
by several promineL members, adjourned.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

REVENUE AND BUSINESS. The gen
eral prosperity of the country in its bust
ness affairs is shown in many ways, and
for one, by statement in detail of the
receipts from Internal revenue, and a list
of the general sources of revenue, which
has been placed in the hands of the COM
mittee on ways and means 1t shows
steady increase of collections by Com
missioner Delano upon the principal ar
ticles, 10 in all. On spirits, for example,
the receipts for the year ending June 30,
1869, were over $45,000,00o This was
regularly increased until the receipts for
the year ending January 81, 1870, were
over $50,000,000 tobacco shows over
S23,000,000 for the year ending in june,
while the year ending with last January
shows over $4,000. Receipts from in
come, including salaries, for the CORES
ponding periods, are respectively over
S34, 100000 and $37, 100000. So pro-
portionate increase of revenue has been
collected upon nearly all the remaining ar
ticles on the list. A comparative state
ment, showing the aggregate of sertifi
Gates of deposit received at the Office of
internal revenue, during the first eight
month of the fiscal year, ending June 80,
1869, and 1870, shows an aggregate total
gain in the present fiscal year over the
corresponding period of more than $19,-
100000. The principal gains are From
spirits, nearly $6,000000; tobacco, nearly
$6,O00,000; income, including salaries,
nearly $3,O00000; and SO in the same
proportion upon sales, banks, and bankers,
and other articles on the list.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31
Should PrOtestants Send their Chill
dren TO Romish Schools

Mr.. Editor This question is peril.
nent. A Canadian priest who has been
here only a few months, has already dis
covered that Rutland is in great need OF
Romish education, and has kindly sent to
Canada for nuns to come and enlighten
our darkness. These benevolent mission.
aries have been at work, and already have
commenced Young Ladies' Academy" ;"
where instruction is to be given in Eng
lish and French, and in which "pupils of
all religious denominations are admitted" d"
Now, this is quite plain, and not the less
bold. Romanism is thus setting itself up
as proselyting agency, land the bats ussd
French and some other ornamental
branches of education Moreover, they
they established themselves nearly in
front of our High School!
Let me say here that, much as dsplore
sectarian schools, l can account for their
existence, and when 1 see priests or nuns
trying to give the means of education to
their own people, l can appreciate their
zeal, although in my estimation it is mis-
guided. But when they propose to edu.
cate children of "all religious denomina.
tions," L think we have right to ask our.
selves whether the town and village do
not provide for the education of all. and
whether, should there be any further need
of greater educational privileges, these
good nuns are likely to furnish them
The writer does not hesitate to say that,
after twenty years observation, he is fully
convinced, and without prejudice, that
the education given in nunneries is far
to that given in our seminaries or
high schools, and that Protestant parents
are blind to send their children in the
schools, which are really the naas1ed bat
terseS of Romanism on this continent.
These institutions may be good for
'Catholics," who need to be trained to
passive obedience or ritualism, but Prot
estants of all denominations, who aim at
something more manly or womanly,
should never deliver their sons or daugh-
ters to be moulded by the hands of priests
Or nuns, in institutions from which the
Bible Ind free thought are excluded.
4g NATIONAL EDUCATION.
Rutland, Vt, March %, 1870.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

MURDER AND RIoT.-Aaron Freeman,
a negro, was murdered at Pleasant Val
ley, Conn, on Saturday night by Edward
Dolphin. The two, with the latter's wife,
were visiting with the family of a colored
man named st. John, and quarreled over
half gallon of whisky. Dolphin knock
ed Freeman down and jumped upon him
till he was dead, at the same time beating
his wife, who interfersd to prevent muir
der. Dolphin fled, but was caught and is
now in Winsted Jail.
The laborers on the Connecticut Wes-
tern railroad attacked the place of busi-
ness of Joseph Forsyth, Tariffville
saloon keeper, on Friday night, smashing
in the windows and doors, and firing pis-
tolls into the room. Forsyth barricaded
the doors as long as possible, and then
fired a double-barreled gun at two men
who were coming through window. One
of them was seriously injured in the lungs
and the other had an arm broken by the
shot.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31
HENRY CLARK, Editor
Bntland Daily 8erald

PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING
Foot Of Center St., Herald Block, Rntland, vt.
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

FERKIsBURsHI- The Good Templars
from Hinesburgh, Monkton, Ferrisburgh
and Vergennes turned out in large nnm-
bers and met the lodge at North Ferris
bnrgh Saturday evening, the 10Th inst,
Hon. G. w. Grandy. Grand Worthy
Chief, being present.
WEYBRIDeE.-The Good Templars Of
Weybridge, held an exhibition on Wed.
nesday evening of last week before q
crowded house, which was decided sue
cess. The temperance dialogues were
well prepared, and each calculated TO i'm.
press truth. The "acting charade" was
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

farmers, selling their produce from wag-
ons or stalls in cities, must pay the spec
ial license tax of $40 as produee-brokers.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31
From the st. Adams Messenger,
Hans Breitmann.

When the Hen. A. o. Adds, u. 8. Con
sui at Nice, visited here last summer, ht
remarked that he had found no other lit
erature since crossing the Atlantic that sc
nuch pleased him as the ballads of Hans
Breitmann. Nearly every person of cult.
vated intellect and love of humor re.
CARDS them with equal admiration. II
was very lucky day for Charles G.. LIE.
land when he struck upon this vein, so
rich with gold and so untried and un-
dreampt of by all before. So far as mere
words are concerned, writing Dutch-En-
glish might not be SO difficult matter
but Mr.. Leland has that thorough COM
prehension of the Dutch character which
enables him to commingle emotion with
logic, solemnity with mirth, heroism with
enjoyment, pathos with fun, and the SUBJ
lime with the ridiculous, all in a single
verse.
The third series of the Breitmann bal
lads is now before US. The contents
which are of the most interest are the
poem relating to the experience of Capt.
Hans and his company in attending
church one day at the South, and the bal
lad giving an account of how the first
edition of Breitman "died borning" in
a printing Office where the compositors
got into such dispute and row about it
that they knocked each other into pi and
spoiled the copy. From the first poem we
make few extracts:
"D'vas in de State of Nashville,
In de town of Tennessee,
Der Breitmann vonce vas quardered
Nit all his cayallrie.
Der sheneral kept him close in camp,
He wouldn't let dem go,
Dey couldn't shdeal de first plack hen
Or make de red cock crow"
Ofcourse patriotic Dutchman couldn't
stand this, and SC he "Eadly shvore,"
"Verdamnt pc all der discipline,
Verdammt der Sheneral," ="
and told what great things he would do
if he could have his way. Won Stossen-
helm, pious member CT his company
told him it was judgement upon him. and
then followed a religious discussion,
which somehow suggested to Breitmann a
church not far away, and he determined
to take his men out there.
Den oop dere shpoke oontrapand'
and told them that twenty barrels of
whiskey were hid in the church cellar,
which so pleased Hans that he
bic ba4
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Now the largest weekly in New England, pub
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Foot OF Center St., Herald Block, Rutland, VT
FUTILE & COMPANY, Proprietors.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-17
SOCIETY OF PRACTICAL ENGINEERING

At the meeting of this Society last evening"
Mr.. C. Hodge exhibited a new means Of applying the
spray Of ether other anesthetc liquids the body
while surgical operations being performed thus pro-
ducing nsensibty in the part operated on, by chilling
IT. DR. A W. Hall exhibited model OF an iron railroad
In this device the rails are secured to circular plates inn
bedded deeply IN the ground Mr.. Oastler read paper
the construction OF railroads, especially in England.
He referred 10 the fact something of which Americans
well be proud. that while there 10000 miles of
railroad now completed in the civilized world, $1,000
miles within the limits Of the United States. lie
explained the great Importance OF the best construction
Of the crossings Of railroads, illustrating hs remarks
by models OF different systems Of frogs and switches
and showed the different experiments that had been
made with different metals and with combinations OF
steel ana cast malleabe iron lie would discard
simple east iron frogs poor makeshift at best and
recommended recently patented frog steel cast on
the surface OF maeaDle r0n iron annealed after the
steel is added.
At the close of the lecture Mr. Alex. Elders made some
interesting REMARKS comparing the roads OF this country
and England. He explained the frogs mostly In use in
this country and showed why the English frogs would
not suit elastic railroads He referred instances
where the English frogs had been tried abandoned
owing to their nelasticity Mr. Oastler replied the
marks of Mr.. Blbers showing that the latest improved
English frog had ali the elasticity OF the Mansfield frog
while, being reversible in two ways 1t has double the
life OF any other in use.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-17
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION-THE IRISH Ian
GUAGE.

At the meeting of the Board of Education,
ycsteriay communication received from the Trus
tees 81 The Seventh Ward. recommending the introduce
ton OF the study OF tho jssh Language" into the public
schools and after Factions remarks by Messrs
Wood and SMyths the communication was referred 10
the Committee on Course of Studies aud School Books
The following additional appointments 10 the Normal
School then made; Professor Of Natural Science
Mr. y ". w Redneld. nt salary Of t,bOO per anunIn
assisant Ia the Professor, Miss II. ~ Holman 81 800
year, ard Miss AbOe l.. UalUm, SJ2O year; assistant
10 The Prasbleut Nlss Iuy WILLARD 81 ZOO n year: as
sistant 10 the NicCPTesideBt. Miss Frances D. EIrrk
$500 year; Teacher of Caiisthenics, Miss Laura T.
Lcal. 500 year. Teacher Of Drawing, Mrs A. Caroline
COyell, tl,410 year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-17
NEW RAcEcoURsE IN wEsrcHEsrER COUNTY

The work of grading the Fleetwood Park
RaceCOurse, in the basin the side of the Harlem
Railroad, between the village Of MOrrsania and West
Morrsania is progressing rapidly and from present ap
pearances the track grounds grand stand judges stand
stables, &c, will all be completed by the middle OF April
required by the terms OF the contract The will
bea mile track OF very easy grades aud curves It
so admirably arranged that foot Of 10 he
from the grand stand 1t is intended construct the
track In the very best manner and TO finish the buildings
In style not surpassed ~ any other In the
country. The gr0nnd and buildings win $lj0OO0
and VIII be under the charge OF Mr. DayidAD Tallan of
this city. Tho whole IL arranged In accordance with
plans prepared by Mr.. :. y. Haig civil engineer As
the racecOurse il situated within "A stones throw of
the Harleu Railroad yisItOrs will not be subjected 10 the
necessity OF employing backmen TO convey them to and
from The TRINA