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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26

HEROIC DAuiSG or A YouNG VERMONT
ER. AT Bethel, VT, last week, a little
son Of Levi Newton fell into the north
branch Of the White river, just above
the water power OF the village. With
in so feet the stream pours over a high
dam into boiling gorge, then hnr-
ries along few yards to second suil
higher dam, below which there is a Sc
fies of cataracts to the junction of the
branch with the river When it was
known that a child was in this perilous
passage, Edwin Burnett, a young man
OF Is, stripped off his coat and boldly
leaped in to save it. The rescuer swan
out, clasped him, raised him from be.
meath the water, and was turning to-
wards the bank, when both were flung
head foremost over the dam into the
kissing vortex below. Not sign OF
the victims could be seen for perhaps a
minute and half, when young Bur
nett was seen drawing himself out Of
the water by some bushes 80 rods be-
low lie was severely bruised, bat will
receive no permanent injury. lie lost
the child, and gives this account OF his
feelings under water: was holding the
child out of the water before me, and
my impression is that he struck the
rock, and | fell upon him, ! lost hold
Of him at the first fall Here my foot
caught III a snag, and thought | must
be held there to drown, but managed to
struggle away from it. saw no light
i between the dams, but held my breath
and went spinning along over the low.
er dam. | was conscious every instant,
and now began to feel that ] must draw
1 ia my breath, though knew it was
death to do so But just at this III
slant was thrown to tho top of the
water, and got glorious breath Of an
before | was again thrown under II
came just in time to save me, and was
the only breath got during the whole
4 time / was going down.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26

sax u18s a tH e tHU
Ne ua uwH lgN n
Buses AFa 81
Mra Catherine Marh Iagr lay az
t,rnaan Gus the ilraats e beI faartH..
dfeu ala htf mother lfs 9wytI
TIE letter mads $50 loaaa5uE ante.
magsem statement about ieg.aehtE
afternoon. herself uad daughter C4taa-
rise ars three children ~ ihe latter
were Id the a8use. Hrs Marsh asksl
Der IF sat BAD ten eeuts aud go her SIN
swerfns ua. sae said she had two cts.
She ihga borrowed "a bateher knife
and proceeded 90 school. snd calling
uat lar saH 1ame aged s 3ears, cut
bis throat from EN- b. ear. NEARLY sever
iug hs head from lis b8iY little
boy banned BHraett came o8l OF school
uath james aud Witnessed the murder.
Mls Marsh uu az the Burnett boy but
be escaped She theu returned @ her
hausa and went m the back yard, where
another son William. was swinging hs
i8le sister Mary Jane She seized Will
ism sud put bs throat causing instant
death, and Immediately erasptd ben
.htut glri ana cat 90 her head She
then went into tho house and cat the
Throat Of Der youngest child, George
aged 2 wears aud five months She ntXl
assaulted her mother, aged g. and very
feeble, cuttrg her 50 severely that she
cannot SURVIVE.
Mrs Marsh Is about q. was born IN
county Kerry Ireland, and has been il
the United States about 20 years. Sh,
was married about nine years ago t,
William Marsh, who left her about Il
months since to find employment else
where. The reputation and charatei
Of Mira Marsh are said 10 have beer
very good. She was undoubtedly in
sane
The features Of the murdered chill
drsn, as they lie side by side tonight
are placid and calm as If in swee
sleep. They are dressed neatly in th,
same clothes they wore when murder
ed. At O'Clock to night the mother
who is confined at the Eastern police
station, was conscious Of her terribl
deeds.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26

In the single State oi New York
there are a million aud half II chil-
dren, the majority Of whom receive no
education except that furnished by our
free common schools The attempt on
the part Of the Romanists to destroy
this system, and substitute the seetar-
ian chuIah charity schools Of Mexico,
Spain aud Italy, has raised an excite
ment that promises well for the preser-
sation Of TINS foundation stone of our
republican institutions New York,
last year paid out to churches and
church schools almost exclusively Ro-
mauish) hall million dollars, a sum
greatly exceeding what was paid from
the treasury for the public schools
This startling fact is what has aroused
public sentiment
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26

Al ibe recent KessioL 81 the New
YorL East Conference Of Methodist
preachers. the subject Of the Connect
cat divorce laws came up, large part
u that State beng within the ecclesias-
teal jurisdiction q the Conference. =
The COMMITTEES to whom the subject
Vas referred. reported that these laws
cophictod eiih the revealed will Of
God. and 10 their practical workings
we're dsmoraiizing the family relations
and undermining the foundations Of
society II l3ig The Connecticut Leg
ialature passed an act authorizing the
granting II divorces Tor any cause which
made marriage unhappy. IN that year
~ divorces we're granted IN 1859, ten
wears later, 22g while in 1896 the
courts separated 4Ss married couples
Ia these seventeen years the population
increased oue bali but tie number Of
divorces increased iiso-fola AZ pres
eut there i one divorce for every eight
marriages, which Is good deal worse
than Vermont The report concludes
by declaring bat tie church canno,
recognize divorces procured for any
other cause than adultery, and that ia
ever case in which COMMUNICATE il
divorced. !, j. he duty Of the preacher
IN charge 70 tnake searching inyesti.
cation into The circumstances
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26

Cotton i slill KING ia tie essimatioE
q Tie southern planters aud al who
can are going into il this year IS large
" - ever. Aud a. much 10 The eXolus-
% o. the food crops The spring has
been cold. vet and backward, al the
South. - that the crop vii, be got in
later than nsusl, aud in many Of the
Atlantic states there il complaint Of
the scAriiy II lAborers. the railroads an.
der construction, the promise Of higher
w&grs ii Louisiana aud NisssSsippi.
and the allnrcmeBts u town life have
drawn away many II The negroes But
with The growing use oiiortllizers nov,
and the greater worth Of free labor, the
prospects for large crop are good, even
though many planters viii be unable "a
plant ss many acres as they would Ike
To
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26

OPPoslTroS TO FmALE SURFACE
Mrs Admiral Dahlgren, who il daugh-
ter Of Mr. Vinton, a prominent Ohio
Congressman in his day, has quietly
organized an Anti-SiIteenth Amend
ment Society, which will soon present
memorial 10 Congress against female
suffrage II is said that this manifesto
has been signed BY Mrs General sher-
man, Mas. james Brooks, Mrs Dent,
Mrs Cresswell and other ladies OF high
position. The memorial which is couch
cd in strong terms, expresses the alarm
when its signers feel at the proposed
Sixteenth Amendment aud their boiiei
that the agitation waged by small
minority OF their sex must prove in
every sense injurious to their truest in
terest 1t urges that the proposed re-
form i contrary to the spirit Of the
SeupiutaI teachings Of The relation Of
the sexes; that the ibemotialIsts love
their husbands, aud are more respected
by them than they would be II they
voted that tie histor, Of ancient Spar.
Ia proves the demoralizng effect Of
gning political power to Woman
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26
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We assume that the Senate will not
seriously at least, not successfully
attempt to override the decision Of
the House that, for the next decade,
the number Of representatives in Con-
gress shall be two hundred aud seven
ty-fye, with such additions only as the
admission OF new States may, from time
to time, involve. These viii hardly ex-
coed FIVE in all, or one each from Utah.
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Dako.
Ia, as they shall seyerally be admitted.
We assume that New Mexico will be
admitted at this session, SO that her
member will be one of the 275
In the following table we present; l..
The total population Of each State, as
returned by the census Of 1860; q
The estimated population according to
tie census about to DO taken; 3 The
number Of It's present representatives
IN Congress; 4 The number 10 which
it will probably be entitled under the
new census. We think this will vary
but one each from the actual number
III any case, and not at all in most in
stances
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26

The friends Of Cuba stu send
adyices Of continued resistance 10 the
SpAuiards. and 81 occasional small sue
ecsses-bal there is htle 70 encourage
hope among their friends, although
they still take up contributions "a Aes
York
"A Sunday school teacher "a Al.
burn, y. y, found good deal d Diff,
calty IN saiiing one u hls scholars siil
The Customary book to carry hcine
lie was anxious 70 join one the lady
teachers who Was leaving the chapel
and after having made several loarneyi
- and frog The library, be finally lald
doWn = book and CALCULATED There
Won little cuss, take that o. none
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26

PLnascgru~ The word fiobiscbiaa,,
which We sec used 80 much ia oonnec-
ton with French affairs q, the present
time. il french-I4asin for what VIC call
in ihih country a special election The
recent submission Of the Judiciary
Amendment - the people q New York
wa g2t5tssafr /, is balieved IN PARIS
that the question upon WHICH France -
now 70 pass wall be pat something IN
,h4s way DO the people desire reforms
which assure liberty unaer guaranty Of
the Imperial dynasty ~ course The
people ail. say they 90. just a they
sad eessnteen years ago that they pre-
ies1ea a. empsror b a pEesldent They
are very oompiAlsAut nation, us
Ffrneh
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26

ifteiihihN g ~ Nf'hs
Tie Georgia bill finally passed
tie Senate ON Wednesday morni ny
by vote Of 81 10 20.
While Mrs. DR.. Walker was de-
livcring lecture At Shelbyyille, lud.,
Wednesday night, some men indnc-
ed deaf and dumb boy to steal be-
hand her and stick pins in her AT
ter the lecture some parties among
the audience got into a row concern
ing it, in which an ex-sheriff Of the
county was shot and another man
MORALLY wounded from blow re-
ceived on the head with an ice-pick.
California, writes a recent cor
respondent as not the place for
poor man; better be in Illinois with
$500 than in California with $1,000
| The State is overiun with tradeess,
moneyless young men, who never
have enough money TO pay their way
out Of the State.
The Indians cut stringer on u
Pacific railroad bridge, three miles
east Of Antelope; Ncb., and threw
fourteen cars off the track, about
O'Clock Thursday morning. All the
train men, except one brakeman, got
on the engine and run to the next
station. After they left the Indians
broke open number OF cars, when
the remain ing brakeman fired upon
them few times and they left.
"A few days ago little girl in
Ithaca, just before she died, exelan-
ed. 49," Papa, take hold Of my hand
and help me across" Her father died
two months ago.
-Four school boys at Shorthand,
H., pt nuded schoolmate ramed
Furgerson 80 sel erely that lao died
in few hours. The young murder
ers average about len years Of age.
Fmgorson had informed tho teae her
Of some Of their misdcmeanors.
President Grant has decided
that the reports Of turbulence and
outrage al the South are too frequent
to permit him to issue proclama-
ton Of General Amnesty. IL is
matter in which the deliberate de
cisiou of the President aud his Cabi-
net will doubtless find general ac-
quicscence at the North.
The tow-boat Rowen exploded
her boilers on the Ohio the 10Th,
above Little Mama depot, and sunk
with twenty-seyen persons on board,
fifteen Of whom were lost.
Smoking is freely allowed in the
| Ohio House Of Representatives dur
ing session. The sir becomes so vile
IRON the cxhalatons of the old du-
deems that IL has been found nccessa-
ry to open two fleplaces, one on
each side Of the Speakers desk. r
! Around these, members sit much A.
they would ia an old-iashioned bar
room with their feet on the fender,
absorbed in chatting. smoking, dc.
/ While DR.. Mary Walker waS
lccturing lately a sapient youth cried
out: Are you the Mary that had
d little lamb r. "No r. was the
ready reply, but your mother had
u little jaeksss Y
Charles Snyder cut bis ~iie's
throat aud his own Oh Thursday at
sIiddletown, n. y. lie had just
returned from serving sentence 10
prison and was drunk.
An immense concourse u peo-
pie attended the funeral of the muir
dered Marsh children 81 Baltimore,
Friday afternoon. The mother Is
raying maniac, and i now confined
ID the city jail,
The railroad officials IL Chat
tanooga report that 81. 900 negroes
have passed through that place dur-
Ing the past few months, on their
way 10 Mississippi, Louisiana ard
Tcaas
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26
TIE JOl- RIAL
TUESDAY APRIL @TH 1870

Crsws Tava Tbt w1lE = tak.E9
tie Un.,el states osasas vasl eaamenes
"a tie "a n Baus aE8 tbs Ualtei
States Marshal Fl each district viH
desgnaie dlbiie % perform ocrtsia
portions 81 tbe so,k The ogmpepsa.
ton 60 sac service ). tso rcnis fgr cv-
cry nGme taller ua cents for epc'y
faIm. ailseu oeHls ior cgcg productive
ESTABLISH meet u ,blusiry two nsnts ior
every decreased person two per cent q
tie gfosr anonui f5r names enumsrAt-
81 ~ social statistics. sud ten cents a
mile 90 travel Toe questions 10 BE-
prufoanded are 100 numerous to men.
tI0n
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26

As EyENrFuL CAREER Whitmore, of
South Carolina, the cadeiship peddler,
has romantic history He IS New
Englauder by birth; inherited for
tune; traeyed in Europe and ran thro,
tho money; became a clerk in Boston;
got converted in camp meeting;
preached joined Ben Buffers New Eng
land brigade as chaplain; got funds and
other property from the American Mis-
sionary Association; was charged with
misapplyiug tue funds; exhortel and
lectuted The negroes; successfully led
10 o street fight between negroes and
soldiers a. Darlington, S. CT received
about s. 300 from the National Repair
lIcan Executive Committee, to be dis
tributed for electioneeuug purposes in
South CuoIlua, admitted that he mp.
propuat,d the greater part Of the mon
ey for hls oWn use 10 compensate him
self for his own services While on the
stump; charged The negroes who voted
ior b.m ten cents each for the ballots
they received got 10 Congress and sold
thot cadeiship, aud is now mp for ano'h-
on trip to the national capital y y.
sun
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26

NUIAI u 40 ~" -17-71I"1'" u ~
sThis total includes the population
Of tie District Of Columbia and ali the
then Territories, amounting to 295, III
NorE-The population 81 the FEEDER
al District and the Territories probably
exceeds 500. Geo, raising the aggregate
population Of tie United States Apd the
Territories TO about 39,00O,00 The
majority Of estimates carry Il above
10000, coo, which We think the actual
enumeration all! fail to sustain
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26

pEu8HEss OF KoHAMsa. Aecofding
to report made in the Methodist Epis-
copal Conference at Philadeip hia the
Roman Catholic Church had III tie
United States in 1900, one Bishop,
about 100 priests, and 600J0 adher-
euts; bu; IS day, according 70 the most
reliable statistics available, Rome has
in this country az the growth q 20
years Z Archbshops 50 Bishops, $500
priests, 1888 churches, ~ Ecclesiasti-
cAl institutions, Nith 9I3 clerical sia-
deutr y colleges lbs monsstries. 2sG
nuuneries. l3i high schools for girls,
Ga asy.ams 2G hospitals, - periodicals
6 being moath.ies, , sem mouthliesl
and - 8eekies II in German, ] ID
Frelch. aud the rest ID English. She
has also Is Catholic book stores, q pub
LEGATION society, and proba bly, liNle
over 100000 VI adAerents Such ls
her strength to-day There are TINS
more R9mauists % tbs country than
ID Ireland. aud more priests and Papisis
ID New York than III tie city u Dab.
lin THESE figures arc not seFE eHcoar
aging. but 90 the other hand eminent
Catholics have recently lameuted that
thoy c4uH5l hold the descendants o.
Catholic families Ia this country; while
+ tie report referred 70 above shows thai
Professionalism is advancing 10 Catholic
countries Spain has besn opened &
Us. and MeEico today We have thlF.
& congregations, when two years ast
tAe first Protestant sermon had not
been preached there
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26

lba galy opponents to abo..ab.ne
tie odioua income tax are aagse who
have none TAsir patriotism i pro-
iouad. aud their sagacisy. Ike tic tab
without any bottom. very deep
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-26

The intelligence is borne to US that
Willie has aoated.' Upon inquiry
into the nature Of the oath we find il
was only Coll here Is a fine chance
for lecture,so We deliver one impromp-
u upon the wickedness OF swearing
and the yulgarity Of slang phrases.
courier comes breathless from the
play ground with the news that Willie
is smoking Smoking is against the
rules Of the school; 50 in dismay we
pick our way through the crowd Of
aNe-struek children aud find seated
upon the top Of a shed the young smok
81, we hail him nom afar and desire
him to descend; he comes down with n
most stoical air aud has evidently de-
termned 10 brave il out but when We
picture to him with tears 10 our eyes
the horror and misery Of the smokers
career he relents and promises never
more TO use the obnoxious weed. But
when we learn that for two years his
mother has been hiring him 10 stop
using il, and be had spent that very
money for tobacco, We tremble for him
aud fear that bis promises will end on
" IL smoke 10 the course of the
Il u. tremendous knock il heard al
the door We answer il 10 person, aud
behold Messrs " Smith, Brown a
Jones, tho august school committee /,
who has not beard Of them This
trio u wiseheads E march IN solemn
eonclaye upon the platform and sink
into the seats we hurriedly provide
AZ tins instant a shrill voice pipes up
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-01-06

BANGOR PRODUCE MARKET. Satard1y
January lst, 1870. Green apples are worth
from $500 to $500 and $3.50 per barrel.
according to the condition and quality of
the fruit. Dried apples are selling at from
l3 70 ~ cents. and some extra lots would
bring Is cents
Beans-yellow eyes are bringing from
$3.50 to ass. and some extra hand pick
cd lots g.. co per bnshel Extra pea beans
s., 90 to 32l
For barley there seems to he but very
little demand even ut the low price Of from
20 to IS cents
Lump and soiid butter we should quote
at rom 70 to - cents for = good sweet ar
ticlc, not winter made, and an eJtrn arti-
Gle Of lump from 10 to az cents
Eggs are selling for from 81 to 81 cents
liay-thc best quality has sold the past
week at from SIC Ia sis. with occasionally
a load selling at $50. per ton. Inferior
loads sell AZ from sla to SIS. Straw IL
selling al from - 10 ST.. oats s. to 70
cents
Poultry-Turkics are bringing from II
To - cents. and geese sell at from so cents
TO 81 and 81 p chickens at from ten to
II and 10 cents per pound. according to
the line OF goods offered for sale.
Round hogs arr bringing from u to II =
cents.
Seasoned hard wood sells ut from 8. To
81 80 per cord. and dry solt at from 81 TO
81. Coal j. sold and delivered in any part
Of the city at from slo.5o To slo.T5 and
sll per ton. Fhig.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-01-06

Nh. EDITog worth. j. the shire
torn al lltut,c> Ctunt,-perhap,
-n'dii call il a CITY. Tor such il j.. aud
4 sinAr, li.,le cltt 4. That. 4 j. located
~ U.:i'n river. AT the head of tide
nav g1uon. Il ha- an excellent water
pow n. tlIit i not iull.- used AT present.
some g! the be-, business men in
VI .iAe. livc IT, this ciir.
Eli worth j. the business centre OF
lltucucl cpunlv. aud oniv need, 4 rail
road t" give il a rapid growth 1t is
beginning @ bc understood that there /.
such place a. E,tstera Name. and Il
ran rpai = herdcl. - keep the Young
men al home. This one thing will Il,
more Tor Eastern Maine than any thing
else
More than half of the LAWYERS in this
ConniN 1--we in thi. CITY. They find am
lie and probable employment. Here
are nvc churchc>-all having pastors,
except the Methodist.
Tlc ilJtcl, (Dul) are NJ, such a the
travelling pupiic need. 4 fra-cta IS
HO'G should be erected n.nciiat.. IL.
4. ~ anil ,I'd- are we'll enough. but the
buildings are old. and inc,nv. heat.
litor> soin.tlm.s &c off e when
their parry Is la power. II NAV come
Your turn yea.
Inc new (!Iincock) Hal recently
ouIlta cp>I Of ab put $1,000. j. said
10 be splendid building. Ii i, an or
hdlncni 10 the city. ami ELECTS praise
rom every re.
For The 0ri n ana quiet of the CITY.
The people are mucn indebted 10 Gen.
squirting, the present Civ MirshaIl.
T.ie General never knew what fear was.
and always happens 10 turn up at the
very lime aud place where hi, off .,iai
service, are most needed.
The streets are a quiet and ~ free
from all cJniu-iom, IL any man can de-
sire. II i a well governed city.
There is no place in Eastern Maine,
more iavorabiy oclted for grotcth than
Ellsworth. Il has NJ rival la the Couu-
".
What it need, for the further devel-
opmcni of its resources, and to encour-
aye it, Young business men is rail road.
They will probably have one inside OF
five wears.
The merchants are smart, enter
pri>iig class OF men. Thev .mean bust
ness every time. IL is deci lie lly IA smart
place for tiade. Yours.
Dec. 2i-h, 1859 MUNsoN
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-01-06

The Second Lecture of our course was
delivered on Monday Evening Jan Sd.
bv Rev. Dr. Field of Bangor. His lec' :
nre was full Of the deepest thought and
close reasoning and was presented with
60 much clrarncss and SIMPLICITY that il
filled the audience with interest and
enthusiasm. We should esteem our
selves peculiarly fortunate in the nrivi-
logo OF an hours Intercourse with a
mind so vigorous and cultivated as DR..
Fields. His subject was Progress -
lie said that we forget what we owe Ia
Progress. lust a We forget the valne OF
mir and light. The steps of Progress
NAV be traced in every department ot
nature. from the highest form of one
| species Ia the lowest ofanother. There
~ stop Of progress fro n the cedar of
! Lebanon To the wood louise that lives
/ upon lis trunk So there is wise from
/ the highest form Of IRA ional animal
\ 10 man. Eut mankind is now. af'cr
thousands Of wears Of development. Just
I like a bow of five or six: we have inst
he"ur t" learn that we arr qrorinq.
The idea nf Progress is modern: we
can find the books in which il was frs,
expressed.
While We trace the gradual elevation
, ot The whole race OF man. we find that
Genus has rc.rpgrtiai: II ,mrr. Plato
brino-ih ne, aIl P.niil. are the lead
/ or Of their respective ar,s in point ol
Genius n we'll a. Of time The infan-
cv 81 nations has generally produced the
greatest gcnin-e>: but popular culture
and freedom have been the result OF
ages of growth. All these facts teach
that the great en'l j. NJ: genius but the
npbnilding humanity. The world. :
said ID. Field AVA, not made for gen.
iu- bni gcniu, for the " rid" A. 4
geographical lIc'. Progress Ia, ALWAYS
moved westward aud al every step ha.
grown ircer anu more popular. TN,
Interests cfh psopie" would have been
a ridiculous ida TO a Cesar: but now
tao ruler can survive without this idea
v Progress. - rulc. haS ALWAYS been
Slow in attaining great results: but
this ace OF Steam and Teiegruph j, =.
great exception - the rule
Every one who heard the lecture o
ri. Field wil. 'ong rem mbcr hi elo.