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tbs pa1tlea were presehr. The cou7crsaliou that
o!d erkuc Eas cerfnluN carried on IN the most
.ooo atsua2 tnat u inefe WAS no astemps at
supsrsi,os CLARK. no'you recellecs whether
Lii. o'HARA. lie m!,a. hare bern there, for
he Wea of1sn, at that time, IN the hAot of drop-
nne INTO The ot1ee- he hight nave been there rest It
sopetysoI CLARK. Was John coulatey tnere
Nj. O'HARA- lcnnld not really tell Who VI,
| prete1t n the tine BY 1a1e, bat Know thefe
we1e humber Of per1ons present bea:des Csui.
nels: kesfEe{s i,.aa. l. snq s11f n,.si; yHe.,
ypn ask 1t Id the sane ordinary tone Of voice thal
| you did ne ht!ance Of the conyessttion7
MI. OldRA- Yea spoke loud, In joculA,
Supervisor WAITE Sou I'D cot do It p1l
' Nj: o,aAnA. Oh, no, no, as loud ~ an
| taking nov. and all present eould assT vaa:e7ei
saetsei.e: satoiKR1sos. We're you Ia eatnest
III: o'BARA. wss In a jooular uood-no ear
peatne+s aneutlt. --..-.-.
NJ: KEAIsSEI. "a yoa neas ms ata,c that
Ill. OHA1A. 1doros Remember anything II
supe':aor MORRISON. III, o,H.rs, ,,t,,.
Inttnel here Mr. Can Ied s:ales soue few day
Afterwards te RAN the tclosl Na4 loca.ed, aud
'ttp:
sere efht Q. ten dss. after observing TIL. uotict
e. "a ,.SRs = Z:
| usuaIy DO whtn We mtct. and before We partcd III
;a .saa r. sSSa I'll
Il. ~ We5 the It h % -. e 9 70! ioe..,a.
s ha .ae1 pa1ps: ia e
tssa, sSH I'd IL ~
i S = ii e i.
sS' I'd IL r., .a ~ .hs b e?s
10 rr.t scamp If he kce to sc lot out of nj
on .E.t escured In 5onc Office and = pa.te,l"
tween myself and Nj. Caulae,d, In which ma.tels
Of that ktEu were introduced. Bo,n between
nltote! and myrtlf conversation occurred. and
oeAsss Il VA something ttntamoontsto Whist he
superr,so! MORRISON. Well caaloe1d taxes
n; Of T. '1 H,
ltopposc 20 uan actually could. bat to the sab.
stance Of ,he conversation. Well sir, DO You re-
kta1reJ "A ses on The question or tine ! Nj.
Canlneid makes point aoou, taas here, thin1-
as e. ,ns senec :.
iact, he sMears, AferWarda lie ssears to the
test Of hts att!ty, that the conversst!oa toos
IAJs tnere were TWO eonrerfa.iost in sour once,
ard that the n.it took plsce oefa7e, ana The otne,
fnnseqpspt = sns loS.t1on s, nn .s Of he schoah
that occurred IN that o11cs was luned.ateiy vher
| Keayney GANG IN here, Ard when he gave tho tu
formation 70 ne that he "a cone m from tne con
| rchool. and that tie location wks concluded to b
! at Enrtovood. That Was the lint conversation
Then there Ta1 a1other airet tnih when the mat
Ter had teen opened up IN tho Bond OF 6upe.!ts
! nrx Thea there Vas second convefaatou
Kesrrey. Cauided and met IN The otnce, WI
acme 81 ,he young men. and shere Va lot g 9
| crcss-nrit ( between them bo1n. IN feAaon 70 n 70
| iot. at thai time. THIS was afsef the ta'ng ~
been opened 10 Il The meetings Of the Supesyisoss
Supervisor MORRISON. Wa. tost aisI y
meeting Of the present boasdf the ats@ neeau
Of the pftfent pokrd1
MI. O'HARA. peaIeye It Wal. Il vas Eoe
he said to KeaTneJ, " Well. W. ~ . loke, soe
5on had batter GiTe the lot hack and eaaJ Is oo
| IN hat MAy."
epperTisx MORRISON. DID Nj. KesIrey glv
| Il haek7 ....
III. o.HARA. Hs laughed, and said, IN:
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~onld give him q lot OF that description In Drsd.
s!d wes Adeltio;, s & 5ass a ol Msankse avenue. He
rsd 4tut pat 10 nv deawef, and toox il out aud
showed him what los had there, and pointed
'rtea 10 Get ne TO DO something pe.tsr. / soid
BIN NJ. that u1s Ill would do" Have ynu any
III. KEaRSET. Not o:Aes than what have
''sso scpsI.i.os WAITE. The e1ol,rAuou. a, ur-
mi "a aes seiaer
Supervisor MORRISON. "As he wen. oat, he
acout IL 1kaw nothing mete Of him, tnini, for
ten asJs Of Two vetsA ue tacn cane into uy m
cnise. ard ~ tooleriAon Is lc ali waited me
-: KEAKHEy; 81. II.
tet il !as s: :: - vile, telling S' NJ Sss Ses
NJ: KEAfSEY. Wit, now. right there do
will rot be positive aeon: IT, but DO not beiieye
mtnslored my wltcb rhre In she transaction,
sro. 7 bad, he een.lcnan vou.d certs,nlJ =.
EiizAse:h acd Ma11.-suca q ADHERENCE het 1een
The naues have 10 recoilec,ton Of roentlor-
Ig NJ wifes name, ard Jet 1 msy hare done il
es's 20 tssSssas Of rs.r 4 MI 6.,n.,
further .:,ens, hers that ess=1non Dy saving,
49, Hui do % kuch thtcR; \ deed hts to be paas
out U toor Lama: It !nnl: go on record 10 1our
| ~.
Mr. KEAkSEY. Not a: ali, NJ: be did NOT
uls saee1s!sor @ .ssaas aeRR1soS. Then he rays, "1
| days Alter this he calIeoin and asked ma for the
dted took Il ont OF The drawer and gaze 1t to
nEon Il, be ia, WIN. Joa M hsr1T E Ut 20 stsnp
upon H. saio. No, ST, you put the s:Anp upon
| 1sIoEEself, SEAL moi put stamp On II. t have
H. q Se9s S:ee such statement
-Ecter. Not st all likely that 3fter receiving
| lor, where the pEce Mentioned ~aS tsol-g1r1ng
tol nothtDR, ~ II Were-thht1 shon1d 60 70 him
Supervisor MORRISON. There is aro,hez point
want 70 call Jour atteztlon 70, pfea9e- 1n IN.
tEer 10 this question hy the &oncllor. guess
Fesse y .' & hs r.
SSsn g ;ef s,as !;
(. sad % e Z
" II: e s. = y!
5.ns s s'' Fl
s: esS
nj. kEahsEY. have no recollection OF II.
| l have 70 Recollection Of Il
-SupetTtsor MORRISON. Please state WHISTLER,
m5o1 Isnenee1 yon made uss oi ny soca a. &, :,
Iee !ocasop Of tie school q Words % tna! eject.
nas,I.ds NJ; KEARSEx 81 di 20. s.y taa.
ID, ts .fer ress;re It tss Is. fo
Iuu tMr. Cauueldl. Mr. Ke.rneT ever spokc Of
| tee ttAnsAccon u having been Joke, and II 10,
| pleaEe state WhAt occurred" That IL tho ques-
ron put HIM He then atAteA substantially NhAs
Mr.. O'utf1 kta.ea. He answered:
A. the tine thst Mr. Krarnry had the Conversation
haa Gssn,Fea y ~ yh.ra. etnse Tvs were .xs!n ID
ney and oac Or two oihc.s there and Nj U'HaI1 I
dert IlrnebeT hn the courets.an car1e % ID rel
eftpto th1a matter. We had quite cites1shoo. he
continuing that It occurred Alter. and shat II must
hare occurred before the vota."
| 10 you remember that Conversations
! hrEEkRSEY. In Mf. O'QA1As om.e!
Supe1y!tor MORRISON. That MAS the second
| can yefsattcn With CAa!ut,d.
Mt EEARNET. Thla thing uss only shnri
| utrc aTo-A few uc1ths nro.
Supervisor MORRISON. II IA . sanseqoeni
couye5xaIion- He Nka costend!ng thas 1t Was ba
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-03

for an equitable apportionment OF taxation.
But the question viii here arise, are
taxes too great for the wants of Govern
ernment, State and town run? We an
swer, No. But the policy of Government
should be not to make taxation oppressive,
but eaualixing in its character, then there
is no cause for alarm. The policy should
be to relieve those who are struggling tor
an equal status in the world and give
them that legal right to stand alone which
their enterprise and spirit demand. The
above calculation shows too plsinly that
" shrewdness and deception must be re-
sorted to in order to overcome this I'M
equal burden needlessly laid upon those
compelled to bear it. A man at my left
says this is time-honored law and ought
to be continued. say it is time-hon.
ored abuse and ought to be continued
only until the next legislature meets
when doubtless the session will be given
UP to the "Woodchuck question" or some
favored members fish pond, or in charter
ing corporations to protect some miserable
swamp for the propagation of "snaiks
and mud-turtles. J. e. M.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-03

very noisy part of the city. Some years
ago, the Judges as a body, made request
to tie city to furnish more suitable quar-
tiers, more room, more convenient and
more quiet. A perfectly reasonable re-
quest, to which the city government. ap.
parensly, has not paid the slightest atten-
ton. Bnt the truth probably is it is as.
ing every means TO bf about the de-
sired change The selection Of location
that will be convenient, and not be liable
to be much iostled by the trade and con-
fusion of the streets during the next fifty
years to secure the land ahead of grasp
ing spectators and provide suitable plans
for the buildings, cannot be done openly
or in short time.
The United States Courts are in stone
building opposite the common, formerly
masonic temple, where the noise OF the
street is also serious hindrance. b.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-03

|mull, the rustic belle was the observed of
observers She was really the hand
soonest, merriest and most sparkling erea-
ture in the room. a
And what was sadly provoking to the
Principal, there sat Judge Clinton, in his
suit of homespun, by the side Of old Mr..
Vennet, upon the platform, availing him
self Of every opportunity to tell the whole
story connected with the calico garment,
and turning the confused teacher TO ridi-
Guile.
At last it came to the distribution of
prizes, and that for exemplary conduct
and correct recitations was awarded to
Miss Clara Clinton.
II Judge Clinton did not make speech
on that occasion, it was because Mr.. Ven
net did. As the address was fully re-
ported at the time of its delivery, we will
not report it here, but simply refer to that
part of it which relates to our heroine:
81 am happy" said Mr.. Vennet, "that
this prize has fallen to the daughter Of
my friend, Judge Clinton, of Clinton
vile. She is worthy daughter of a
worthy sire. She may well be proud
to have received this token of her teach
er's appreciation, for she won it under Pc
culiar and trying circumstances. Young
ladies, do not forget that though you are
beautiful when adorned, you are more at
tractive, more intellectual more self-reli.
ant while you remain satisfied with what
Providence has placed at your disposal.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-03
Inequality.

IN former article I attempted to prove
how the present system of usurY tended
to make rich one class and poor another,
and without remedy of this most often
sive, as well ~ dangerous practice on the
part of not Il few, the tendency would be
to English Lordship, and this is apparent.
But an isolated evil eau live long and
thrive, especially if well fostered by the
thriving class. Still. AS the gap widens
between the two classes before named, we
are toaA 10 believe that there are kindred
evils ~xhich demand a remedy and can be
found only at the hands of judicious legis-
iators. I now refer to the system OF tax
alton, saystem baneful i'll it's effects
| as the most exhorbit2nt usuery. And
perhaps [ cannot convey my idea of the
matter than to cite an instance which
illustrates practically what wish to COM
municate. A young man purchased a
farm, paying therefor the sum of four
thousand dollars, or agreeing to. Hav-
ing but one thousand, ready cash,
he mortgaged the same to c. for the
purpose of paying the other three thou
sand, thereby obligating himself accord
ing to our present law in this behalf
"made aud provided" to not only pay G..
interest on this three thousand unpaid,
but also to pay taxes on the same. Now
if this law was framed in justice to all
classes, should not c. pay taxes on this
money which he has loaned to A., and on
which A. is paying interest?
Well, now, let us see how A. and O..
stand at the end of the year, presuming
that both pay taxes equally upon the
three thousand, which is seldom the case.
For all the purposes of taxation A. pays
forty dollars and G. also forty dollars.
Well, now, justice declares that Mr. Tax
alton has received just forty dollars too
much money, and this should be remitted
to A. because he is taxed on the money in
interest to c., and G. should pay the
taxes because he received a valid compen-
sation for his money from A. At the end
of one year AS money has diminished to
twenty-seven hundred and eighty, whilst
Cs money has increased to thirty
two hundred and twenty, making differ
ence of three hundred and sixty dollars.
in favor of c. and against A. and in eight
years and half G. has doubled his money
whilst A. has paid in interest and taxes
all the mortgage was worth at the outset.
But we say that the proceeds of the farm
ought to pay all this, but in nine cases
out of ten it will not do it, and farms
which are generally paid for under the
circumstances are relieved from sources
outside of the farm. This ought not to
be, and would not, if taxation was not so
unequally disposed. Owners of real
estate should be taxed in proportion to
the amonnt actually paid in towards the
purchase. In this way all property is
taxed and taxed but once. When man
pays taxes on real estate for which he
owes part, he pays on his creditors
property and the MORTGAGE often goes
free, because the fact is unknown to the
appraisers or listers Of the town in which
he resides All property should be taxed
and taxed but once. and every means and
facility, as I believe the law now gives
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-03
The Funeral Fleet.

Ali in the winter silence,
Rapt with sense of awe,
4 vision half-and half dream
This was the sight saw:
The vision of feet,
A fleet of vessels three,
A star-fag and a lion-hag,
And flag with the feur de-as.
No ripple at the prows,
No rays of shimmering spray;
Like cloudlets white in the pale moonlight
They glided on their way.
Sentinels pace the deck
With solemn tread and still !
Peace" was the watchword that they gave
The answering word 'sGood will"
An angel at the helm
Stood all in raiment white;
And angels lowered DER the keel,
And glided through the night.
They bring no crowned king,
Theirs is holier trust;
They bear treasure from affair @
A good mans sacred dust.
Mourned by the rich he taught,
Mourned by the poor he fed;
Mourned by the race with whom he broke
A nobler food than bread.
To the soil that gave him birth
They bring him for his rest;
Blue shall his native violets be
Above his honored breast.
The vision of fleet
A feet of vessels three
A star-fiag and a hon-hag,
And a flag with the fear de-tS.
All in the winter silence,
Rapt with a sense of awe,
A vision half-and half dream
This was the sight saw.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-03
Table Talk.

VERSIoNT.-The great want of the
State is, fourishing seat of learning.
Two seats she indeed has, but we fear
they are not fourishing. Better days
they have seen. High hopes centered on
them, goodly numbers of our youth
fiocked to them, fair buds of promise
seemed increasing upon them; they
seemed destined to grow and TO fill the
State, to be to it what Dartmouth is to
New Hampshire, what Yale is to Conuec-
ticut what Harvard, Williams and
Amherst are to Massachusetts,, but that
hope has not been fulfilled and the signs
of its ultimate fulfilment are not hatter-
ing. Vermont to hold her own must not
lose in point Of education. In politics,
in government, in many branches of phys
ical improvement, she holds an honorable
position, but in regard to her education
we fear she ia losing her ancient prestige
and becoming provincial and dependent.
The Halcicon atwhich her youth slake
their thirst and satisfy their intellectual
longings is, we fear, more and more out
side of the State-more go abroad and
fewer stay at homo to pursue their educs-
ton, whilst the number of those who
come to Ia from abroad is of course con-
stantly diminishing. We are aware that
mnch interest aud anxiety is felt on the
subject, among the wisest and best of our
people, and that much has been done to
preserve the independence and promote
the prosperity of the State in this respect,
but still the tide seems to be setting
against us, rather than in our favor
Donations and endowments do not flow
in to the College treasures, men
are not crowding their halls. Shall we
submit to this state of things, or shall we
resolve to find remedy? Vermont ought
not readily to submit to become provin-
cial dependency on other States for her
education.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-03

PRoGREss OF THE SCHOOL REBEL
IIoN.-The "sacred nine" of Williston
seminary, Easthampton, were reduced to
eight the other day by one apologizing to
the faculty, and the remainder, who call
themselves the sacred eight" were pub
licly expelled from the institution, at
chapel, on Tuesday morning. A large
number of the trustees were present at
the time, and after President Henshaw's
remarks, accompanying the regretted
duty of expulsion, wise and pacificatory
speeches were made TO the students by
Samuel Williston, Z. II. Sawyer, and
Rev. S. T. Seelye of Easthampton, and j.
P. Williston and Rev. DIR. Hall of North
ampton Each speaker was warmly
cheered. The honored founder of the
school told the boys his whole history and
reasons that urged him to establish the
institution. His mild manner to the re-
bellious boys is subject of remark, and
all the trustees seem to have tenderness
for them. but say that the faculty shall
be sustained. The 60 or more who joined
in the procession on Saturday have been
given until Thursday at 10 o'clock to sign
a paper, regretting their action, or they
also will be expelled. Included in this
number are three sons of New England
congressman and son of ex-speaker
Galusha A. Grow. The students already
sent out incl ude several ex-presidents of
the Adelphi, and the president, poet and
orator for class day. Some have gone
home and others await the arrival of
money from their "paters." Two of them
were escorted from their rooms to the
depot on Mo, lday by large crowd of
their brothers The village photographer
has done brisk business in counterfeits
of the sacred eight" and the process
81 on" as it hslted in front of the gymna-
SUM with banners and music, while over
them congress sman's son crowed defiance
from a tree top.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-03

CAPTURE OF THE CLARENDON ROB-
BER.-Sheriff Field last night received a
telegram from the Superintendent of
Police of Detroit that Adelbert Lucas had
been caught in that city, and was in
custody. Lucas is the ruffian who stole
the Savings Bank book of young French
man in the employ of G. G. Pierce of
Clarendon, a few weeks since, and then
proceeded to the institution here and
drew the money and decamped, since
which time, until now, nothing has been
heard of him. The arrest was brought
about through photographs and descrip-
tions of him which Sheriff Field had sent
to the police headquarters of the different
cities of the country, copies of which
were in the hands of the Detroit police.
Sheriff Field will send for him and bring
him back for trial here.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-03

THE ICE CROP IN MAINE.-The open
winter has proved unfavorable for ice
cutting in the Kennebec, yet those inter-
ested in this business have "great expect
ations," and are eagerly looking forward
for cold snap which will enable them to
commence operations without any fur
Their delay. The prospect of short crop
elsewhere has induced quite number Of
parties down river of speculative turn
to commence preparations for harvesting
an immense supply. In addition to the
present number of ice factories, some
eight more such structures have Just COM
menced to be erected, their capacity rum
ming from two to ten Thousand tons each.
These new factories will extend down to
within three miles of Richmond. The
work of building is being fastened in or
der to get them filled as soon as possible
when ice cutting commences. Large
gangs of men are employed, and saw
mills are turning ont building material
with dispatch. Such activity is now be-
ing witnessed in Gardner, in the ice bust
ness, where the subject is almost q uni
versal topic of conversation, as is apt to
remind one of the days of petroleum spec
ulation.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-03

THE GAMBLERS IN TRIBULATIoN.-
By the energy of the authorities, spas
modic as may have been its direction, the
gambling fraternity hereabouts has met
with severe reverse s, aud it is TO hoped
the parties who have 'come to grief"
through plying the efarious trade will
turn their talents to be tier use and exer-
else them in more rep utable calling. In
New York the fraternity seem to be in
nearly as bad plight, lbeit not through
the officers of the law. Says an evening
contemporary in that city:
''Hard times have at Ia st reached the
gamblers, and they have l'ound it severe
work of late to dupe the m ost rnsophisti-
Gated. They are now striving to- sell out
their separate shares in the business.
This dizziness in trade is not eonfin. ed TO
the spacious salons, the gilded bells fire.
quented by the merchants, the 'spt rt,
the banker and broker, but it extends 10
the small dens in Beekman and Sprut e
streets, where the printer, the mechani,
and laborer, playing their ten cent chips
week after week, sink their hard-earned
wages"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-03
The Number of National
sentatives.

Mr.. Willard, one of the Ven
resentatives in Congress, in
speech gave some statistics wi.
seem to show that our lower
Congress is really less popular {
struction than the corresponds
in most of the Governments d
whether regard be had to the J
or the territory represented. I
consideration we neglect, for 1
tent of territory may in SOM
add to a Representatives duties,
does SO much less than that con,
interests which springs from 4
population. The Representative
State or National, of a large rur.
usually has less responsibility
from a dense city. Let us lOoE
Mr.. Wizards figures with regs
population of constituencies.
In the United States, taking
frequently accepted estimated
national population, under the
before Congress for fixing the Z
Representatives at 300, there VI
Representative to about 1900
In Great Britain, on the other
House of Commons consist Of 8
bers which gives one memb1
10000 of the population in En-,
every $1,000 in Scotland, and
Ireland. As the voting popula
bears a considerably less ratio I
tire population than it does
electors are apparently betti
sented in a corresponding d.
France the Corps Legislatif has
bers, being one to 100000 of its ?
Prussia has Legislative body !
432 members, or one TO $4,000
ents. Even Austria's populI
comprises 203 members, being Q
900 of its population. In L
member of the popular legislati
represents 10000 people; in 81
represents $4,000; and in Swift
ratio is one to 10000.
If we had regard to these NJ
we should be apt to say that o.
ment, on its legislative side q
less popular than those which
been in the habit of consideriD
posites in this respect. 1t mt
forgotten, however, that thl
States has, besides its Congre
similar legislative bodies, to vi
is nothing corresponding in the
above named. It is not necessg
fore, that there should be the Sal
ness of relation between repT;
and constituent here, in order
the same measure of control owe
ton, which is necessary abros.
consider, however, that our COVE
by theory, and is expected 70 Be
tice. far more popular than any
in Europe ; that the people ne
Just as well represented in Coz
they do in their State legislstu
that all the sinister enyironmsut
lative bodies seem 70 gain iora
portion TO the reduced size OF Z
les, we shall see that our pres
of Representatives needs TO be
rather than kept as it is in the
rapidly increasing constituent
Journal.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-03

CALTyoRgrA.-Many Easter
who go to California, do not find
different from the rest of the ",
all. One gentleman, who had /
home with a swollen head and !.
pocket-book, ssid be had for ye.
pated the pleasure of a visit,
opportunity to indulge in the E,
of drinkingI the pure unadultei
of the grape, imagining that
sample gallons with impunity.
ed the lion in its very den; bis
came obfustioated; his brain re
be became for a time entirely Oh,
whilst in that condition he was