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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-17
On the death of Mrs. B. w. Mar.
shall.


0, that some tongue more fitting far than mine
Might sing thy praise, thou dear departed saint,
Proclaim thy virtues forth in every line,
And speak of thee without restraint.
Some one who knew and loved thee when a
child,
And marked thy gentle quiet ways,
Thy fragile form, thine eye so calm and mild,
And give to thee thy need of praise.
Who saw thee in thy maidenhood's first bloom
Serene with intellect and grace;
Beloved by friends, admired by all with whom
Thy daily duty gave thee place.
A tender friend, and next a loving wife,
patient mother, true and kind;
Devoted Christian, trying to shape thy life,
To please the Great and Heavenly mind.
Firm in cause of justice, truth and right,
With dignifed and gentle air,
Assured that faith in Christ and Heavenly light
Would soften all thy pain and care.
And then when all thy sufferings We're in.
creased,
Upheld by Faith, we find thee still,
Though ever praying God to be released,
Not mine but thy Diviner will.
And He was kind to take thee to His home,
In answer to that earnest prayer.
And when thy dying eyes with radience shone,
We knew they saw thy Saviour there.
o, who would then have held thee here,
Not mothers love or husbands cry,
For with thine own sweet voice so calm and clear
The murmur came, "'Tis sweet to die"
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sideration of our great joy we cheerfully
forgive the "dear creatures for any person.
al expositions of our frailties, acknowledge
ing the whole we will endeavor in future
to keep our thoughts from wandering
astray. And we also promise to endeavor
to overcome in measure our "Constitu-
tional aversion to labor" but about our
birth place we do not know anything we
can do. Our ancestors gave us birth and
"raised" us in that " back town" without
ever consulting us. Had they consulted
us we might have chosen "Sugar hill, y
but now we can do nothing but make the
best of it.
Now having made all these acknowledge
ments, we further admit that these "young
ladies" are extremely industrious bodies.
And we do not believe that "tatin" is the
most " useful labor" they have ever done.
We shall now hold them strictly to the
contract. ...
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who have long since ceased to believe in
this curious doctrine.
2. Roman Catholic baptism was declared
invalid by the Old School Assembly in
1915; an indefinite postponement of the
subject in the New School Convention of
1859 will leave this to be decided in the
united body.
3. The Old School condemned the prac-
tice of sitting in time of public prayer,
and that of the reading of sermons in
church by laymen in the absence of cler-
gymen in 1S49; both of which arr com
mon usages never discountenanced in the
New School.
4 But the most important was the
action In regard to the Southern Church
es. The action of the Old School, which
ruled out the commissioners from five
synods, will of course become invalid
under the plan of reunion. The action of
the Old School in 1866, by which the
churches adhering to the rebellion were
cut off from the Church, will also be re-
pealed. And through this door the sepa-
rated Churches will enter into peaceful
and Christian harmony.
The proceedings of the Pittsburg Con-
ference will, therefore, be watched with
great interest and solicitude.
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O-NI1 It LhDIL-
Wallingford, March 18th, 1870.

EAST WALLINGFoRD. - William B.
Parker has bought of Darwin Strange his
house and lot, paying therefor $1,000.
L. r. Earle has sold his house to
Harry Congdon of Mount Holly, for
S1,40O.
The present season of sleighing will
probably witness greater amount of wood,
logs and lumber brought into this village
than has ever been done before in single
season.
The last public of NJ. J. Holden's
class in dancing was held on Wednesday
evening last, and was very pleasant oc-
casion for all who joined in the evenings
enthusiastically 20 couples being pres
emit.
--Messrs. Kent and Fuller are filling
up their mill yard backgrounds with logs,
and since the advent of new lot of ma
chinery among their works, by which
they can increase their business nearly or
quite one-half, no doubt can exist of their
increasing business.
"A millinery shop has just been opened
in the pleasant and capacious room in the
west section of the East Wallingford Ho-
tel, at which all in want of millinery
goods and dress-making, can procure them.
CITRTrS
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-17

THE MAN WITH HIS STOMACH AWAY
STILL ALIVE
PnncroRsvIME. March IA, 1870
Boston, Oct. 4, 1845

PKuCrORsVILLE March IA, 1870.
On page "a. Of v,lume 3, of Ripley q
Dana's new Am,tic IN Encyclopedia, I'M
der the hingrauhic,l notice of DR.. VIM.
Beaumont. who did in ST. Louis, April
.25. 1853. Alexis s. Martin is incidentally
alluded to ~ the subject upon whom DR..
Beaumont, in 1929, made series of inter-
estiug scientific experiments regarding
the laws Of digestion in the human stom-
ach.
Learning that St Martin was residing
in Duttonsville, in Cavendish, with a
medical friend We rode down to see him.
We found him in one If the tenement
houses of Mr.. Whipple, the present pro-
prietor of the Fullerton factory. His
family are operatives i'll the factory, and
the old man is still able to labor part of
the time. But the day we visited him he
was feeling, rs he said, badly, being
troubled for breath. He entertained US
very ciyilly, answering cur inquiries
without hesitation, in an intelligent man
ner. The readers of the HERALD may be
interested in the subject of our visit
While the Rutlaad and Burlington
Railroad was in process of construction,
in 1S47 and 194S, it was our fortune to be
present when DIR. J. NJ. Harlow (now of
Woburn, Mass and DIR. Edward III. Will
liams NOW of Altoona, Pa, and Superin-
tendent of the Penn. Central Railroad,)
dressed the wound of Mr.. Gage, after the
iron bar, feet inches in length, and Ii
inches in diameter, had been driven up
ward its entire length through Cages
head and brains. We took care of and
watched for many sleepless nights by the
bedside of Gage, until he finally recov-
cred and as we looked upon st. Martin
and thought upon Gage. we could but
compare tho two casea, the most remarka-
Bile on record, with many others where
the slightest accidents often prove fatal.
But to return to st. Martin. In answer
to enquiries he informed US that he was
now 81 years old that when II years old
he was at Fort Michiilimackinac, Mich
igan. and while conversing with some one
in the office, bystander took up mus
ket which was in one corner of the room,
and carelessness discharged the piece, the
shot entered his back below the left shout
der, and came out below the heart on his
left side, producing sensation like that
of sudden severe blow His first i'm
pulse was to turn and deal blow at the
head of his supposed assailant, but i'm
mediately found his strength gone and he
sank to the floor, attendants placed him
upon lounge near at hand, when DIR.
Beaumont, the u. S. Surgeon at the sta
ton, was called, who dressed his wounds
and for long time watched over and
cared for him as father would have done.
He said DIR. B. cut off piece OF his
liver, which was mangled by the shot,
and removed portions of his stomach in
the region of his heart that after very
long time he was able to sit up-walk
about, and finally was able to work-that
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he has had two wives and reared six
children-that at ono time he travelled
with the Doctor, who exhibited him TO
the public, and tried various experiments
upon him, though he never received much
money from his exhibitions, aud il now
poor.
Oar friend asked him If he had any OBJ
lection of showing his wound, he was not
quite willing, aud yet unbuttoned his
vest aud removing cloth exposed his
left breast and side, a CHASTITY view, with
feshy protuberAnce larger than hens
egg projecting from his stomach in the
frightful hollow in his side Az he did
so, and breathed, the air passed i'll and
out at the cavity with the gurgling sound
of escaping wind. St. Martin is small,
sallow looking aud evidently Frenchman,
speaking English, but has passed, as he
says, most Of his life i'll Canada and among
his people. At times it has distressed
him very much to breath-and who
wonders often in the night he is obliged
to arise from his bed, and in an upright
position of the body seek that relief which
horizontal one fails to afford. And yet
this strange fortuned man, from his state
ments and appearance must have per-
formed great deal of labor in the fifty
years of his mutilated life.
We do not speak of him in medical or
scientific point of view, but leave that to
the treatment of our attendant at the time.
Mr.. Gage, before spoken of, lived some 10
or IL years after his recovery and trav-
eled over the country considerably. We
think he went to South America and was
able to do some business, but was always
more irritable and quick tempered, 80 to
speak, and of weaker mind than before
the accident. We met him but few
times, and then he always boosted of the
exploit and said he should carry his
Camping iron with him as long as he
| lived" Besmeared with the mans brains,
as we saw it % years ago at the hotel,
then kept by Joseph Adams, Esq in
Cavendish, it was an ugly looking idea to
have in ones head We are in formed that
he died in California, and that DR.. Har-
low has obtained his skull, which, with
the iron bar, are deposited with the Mas
sachusetts Medical Snciety at Cambridge,
where the incredulous can satisfy them
selves by examination.
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-------7---~-
william Lloyd Garrison.

Editor Rutland. Herald: My DEAR
SIR,-In your paper of the 18th friday,
my eye caught an article entitled d" is 1t
Best" over the signature of E." in which
the writer details the conversation OF
man, on the day of the late Convention at
Rutland, expressive of his opinion of MIR.
Garrison. Among other things this man
is quoted as stating:-
ooh Garrison means we'll but he is
"rather in his dotages; and the fact is
"these monomaniacs have beset him and
$50 wrought upon his feelings that the
cold man fancies he is working out
"great reform, when really he has outliv-
" his usefulness. But we must remember
"what he has done, and not condemn him
" for his childish babbling."
To all those who are in the least ac-
quainted with the intellectual power, force
of argument and clearness of statement
exhibited by VIM. Lloyd Garrison in his
writings and upon the platform at the pre-
sent time, the above piece of folly needs
no refutation. The mans ignorance is
clearly manifest in every word he utters
do not wish to be understood as ex-
pressing any opinion upon the subject OF
Woman's Suffrage or her rights as claim
ed by leading men and women of the pre-
sent day, but would merely add word
in regard to Mr.. Garrison's former posi-
ton. have known Mr. G.. personally,
for nearly quarter of a century and am
certain that he has ne0e9 changed his sem
timents respecting woman's rights any
more than he has respecting slavery and
its gigantic evils. In the gloomiest days
of the anti slavery enterprise when COM
paritively, Il young man he was dealing
his hardest blows no was just AZ decided
and earnest as now on all questions re-
garding the rights of woman. L have
now before me the written sentiments of
Mr. Garrison, communicated to a lady
of Vermont AT her request. AS believe
he could entertain no reasonable objection
to their publication, have transcribed
and herewith enclose them TO you. You
will perceive they were written nearly
twenty five years ago. just at that critical
period when the Slave power WAS about
to celebrate another triumph in the ad-
mission of Texas with the aoourAed insti-
tuition fastened upon her under the Presi-
dency Of James X. Polk.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-17

NOT So.-We find in the correspond
enee of J. E. L. from West Rutland to
the Courier the following paragraph
after reviewing the lecture of Rev. n.
Cyr of that place:
''In contrast with the above we would
add note regarding the Rev. E. Mills,
whose deservedly pleasing discourse
Enough reported at the time for the
HERALD. through rUIIrv Yyersvrul r1IUtfvv
possibly did not appear) 1t was listened
to by large and appreciative audience.
Mr.. Mills is graceful and effective
speaker, and thoroughly acceptable to all
classes rs every successful public speaker
must be to beappreciated."
We reply to the above that no report of
any lecture by the Rev. Mr.. Mills has
been rejected or refused publication in
the HERALD, and no report of lecture
by Rev. Mr.. Mills ut West Rutland has
ever reached the HERALD office, for if it
had it would nave been most cheerfully
published in its columns, and the charge
that "from some personal motive possibly
did not appear" is SANDER.
We shall be pleased to publish any re-
ports of Mr.. Mills lectures that may be
sent us for publication, and we have no
personal feeling or ill-will against Mr..
Mills, and those who charge us with such
a sentiment, charge it falsely. We have
always published everything that has
been presented to the HERALD from West
Rutland and would gladly publish more,
were it furnished us. We have an inter-
est in West Rutland and all its people,
and would gladly subserve the interests
of their local institutions and the bust
ness if within our power, for we rejoice
most heartily in their prosperity.
The charges of "partizanship, personal
motives" or malicious intent on the part
of the HERALD, do it injustice and are
unjustifable. The history of the HER
AID, at least under its present manage
ment, is not open to any such charges as
have been made and we point to the
record to sustain the statement, and the |
people of West Rutland, except those who |
may be represented by the CoWr5er's cor
will sustain our statement. |
We most certainly deny the charges that
are thus wantonly made from an evident |
motive.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-17

.--Genersl Butler has completed his
Tennessee bill and submitted it to the
delegation from that State. He brought
it to the attention Of the Reconstruction
Committee on Monday. The bill does
not propose to territorializs the State or
to place it under military rule, but to de-
clare that Senter Was elected by fraud
and in violation of the reconstruction
acts, aud that therefore the election be de-
clared null and void, and new election
be ordered. The preamble reoites that
Gov. Senter himself acknowledges his in
ability to enforce the laws
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-17
THE GREAT PRESBYTERIAN REuNro

The GREAT PRESBYTERIAN REUNION.
-Two-thirds of the presbyteries of the
Old and New School having agreed to a
reunion on the new basis of the Scriptures
proposed last May, including the un-
changed standards of doctrinal govern
ment, the representatives met recently,
in separate churches, at Pittsburg. In
several towns the two schools have
already come together, and some of the
conflicting newspapers have been CONSOLE
dated. Considerable work will have to be
done to consummate the reunion. Some
surmises are afoat as to the temper in
which the delegates will deliberate. 1t is
anticipated that several of the PRINCETON
professors will vote no for the sake of con.
sistency, but will 60 no further. The
great Presbyterian leaders-the Breckin-
ridges-are said to be on the same side,
the venerable DIR. Robert j. being most
decided. The aged Stuart Robinson is
vigorous in his enmity, and the Church
Union Newspaper stoutly resists the con-
solidation. That journal deprecated the
agreement of the May assemblies at
New York, as indicating a preference for
Calvinism, and feared an increasing ten.
dency in that direction. Under the plan
of reunion the following Old School prec-
edents fall to the ground:
1. The Old School decided in 1912 that
marriage with deceased wife's sister was
unscriptural. This has never been a sub
iect of New School action, and the reun-
ion will, therefore, relieve that consider
able majority of the Old School people
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Communicated
"atIIngEUrU.

Editor Rutland Herald The young
ladies of Wallingford feel that an apology
is due the correspondent of the HERALD
in this place for the anguish they imposed
upon him at the recent lecture by "knit-
ting tain" in his presence. They intend
ed no insult to him although they were
aware of his constitutional aversion to
work, and they assure the gentleman in
question they will never seek occasion to
harrow up his feelings by reminders of
that kind, but that with them, things that
look like work are not of such rare occur
renee as to appear to be "queer feature"
1t is striking characteristic of some
people when they attend a historical
lecture, to allow their minds to wander
entirely from the subject matter of the
discourse to the silly caperings in vogue
in the days of their youth, when they at
tended the famous "apple bearings" of
some back town where they CHANGED to
be raised. 1t is not passing strange that
such minds should be offended at even
the sight of such slight appearances of
useful labor as emitting tain"
ONE OF THE Young LADIES.
Wallingford, March 18th, 1870.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-17

MECHANICsvILLE. - The lecture OF
Henry Hall, Esq, upon the Early His
tory of Vermont, was very interesting
and instructive. 1t abounded in rich
"reminiscences of the early history of our
"Green Mountain" State, referring to her
former comparative helplessness, and
contrasting such with our present advant-
ages of railroads, banks, Geographic COM
munication and Herewith their long line
of auxiliaries. Among other illustra-
lions, the speaker cited case in which
single pane of glass in private house OF
to-day costs more than did the entire resi-
dence of former Judge of the Supreme
Court. Altogether it was very profit
able evenings employment.
The lecture on Friday evening last
by Henry Clark, Esq, upon the Man
of the Hour" was full of interest and re-
plete with those ideas 80 essential to the
growth and we'll being Of societies and
individuals. We can say for our village
that we have supported lectures through
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-17
Washington Items.

Miss Charlotte Ray, mulAtto or &C.
troon, of Washington, has entered How
nd University as a law Student
-The Georgia bill had precedence in
he Senate on Monday, when it is under
stood that Senators Morton and Drake
will make speeches against the Bingham
amendment, while Senator Edmunds,
Carpenter, Ferry and others will support
tho bill as it comes from the House.
The Secretary of War on Saturday
had an interview with the President in
relation to affairs in Tennessee. which re-
suited in issuing orders by the Secretary
Cor troops to be sent Immediately to MUIR
freesboro and Jackson, and thence to
other sections of the State, if necessary.
The number ordered is about 1900, infant
ry and cavalry.
Secretary Fish has received a mail
from Minister Sickles, from which it ap-
pears that the Spanish government is as
far as ever from fulfilling its promises in
relation to emancipation in Cuba, the
speedy release of imprisoned citizons of
the United States, and satisfaction for ex-
ocutions without trial of American citi-
zeRs.
Secretary Boutwell, deser"ee especial
praise for the reforms which he has in
troduced into the Internal Reyenue Blu
reau of his department.. These are too
generally ascribed to Mr., DeIas9, the
Commissioner at the head of the bureau.
who acts under the direction of the Sec
rotary In the matter of appointments,
especially, the Secretary carefully scruti-
nizes the recommendations of candidates.
There has been considerable activity
at Washington during the past week
among the working men, looking to more
perfect organization for mutual protect
ion, and meetings of the trade organiza-
lions of carpenters, bricklayers, plasterers,
cigarmakers, printers, blacksmiths, pat
ternmakers. stonecutters, book and
paperhangers were in council last Friday
night.
Fifteen hundred bills and joint reso-
lutions of both Houses of Congress are
still before the appropriate committees,
and large number are yet to be intro
duced. At the present rate of progress it
Is thought the session will not be able ts
close until the first of July, and even then
large amount of business must remain
undisposed of.
Prince Arthur noculated the young
men at Washington with pedestrianism,
and on Saturday afternoon two bank
clerks made a match to walk into vir-
GINA and back, about eight miles, with
out training. The winner came back in
an hour and thirSy-nine minutes. He was
accompanied and advised by Mr. William
Blake, formerly Of Harvard University
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-17

WEST RUTLAND.-The st. Patrick
Benevolent Society of West Rutland, have
accepted the invitation of other Irish
associations of Burlington, and will visit
that city on the 18th. Arrangements
have been made with the Rutland Rail-
road to carry the Society and their friends
npon reasonable terms. The Sarsfeld
band will accompany the Association.
A magnificent Irish flag, costing $3.50,
has lately been purchased by the friends
of the organization and presented to them.
They will undoubtedly make a fine dis
play on the approaching anniversary. The
Sarsfelds through the kindness and
generosity of many residents at West
Rutland, have been enabled to purchase
very presentable caps, necessary badges of
office in foreign service. 81
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WALLINGFoRD.-Ar Hill has pur-
chased the Adams House and lot, on Cen.
trail street, of Hiram Smith, and is intend
ing to make it his future residence.
Your correspondent cordially accepts
the "apology" of the "young ladies" and
make his best bow in return, and is great
ly rejoiced if he has been instrumental in
causing said "ladies" to see the error OF
their ways, and he is sure the sensible
portion of our community will join in re-
joicing that we are to have no more "tatin"
in our Lecture Audiences. And in con-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-17

PLEASANT OccAsIoN.-On Tuesday
evening some three hundred members
of the Order of Good Templars from Yer
genness. Ferrisburgh, Hinesbnrgh and
Monkton, met at the church in Monkton
to consider the interests 'of the Order.
Addresses were made by Hon. II. o.
Smith, Hon. L. E. Smith and Gen. At
wood of Monkton, Rev. Clark E. Ferrin
of Hinesburgh, Mr.. James Squires Of
Charlotte, and Hon. George W. Grandey
of Vergennes. Another meeting is to be
held at Ferrisburgh on Saturday, March
9th. .. .. .... .....