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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-01

In the town records OF llardwIcN may be
found the following good % method Of rid
dance from uuisanees.
Aug -. 1909
Pefifion. 10 7rit:
u.l.;t t,-n Ieoo
~ u. -" w. j,"' ,'''' iii Ii.5,a;,l
-''
GENTLEMEN w G, the undersigned, oeliGY-
ing that peace ana happiness oil society de-
ponds much on harmony ana good under
standing among ITS inhabitants and at all
times 1t Is the uuty oil ITS inhaoitan's to use
all lawful means ana measuses to prevent ut
gauon ana ABUSE shouli II De introduced oy
any vicious ana unprincipleu character ana
whereas we' your petlonerS' 10 consider Jo-
seph u bFadLey oil TINS town, not TO be a
good member oil society man OF no prlnci-
pie oil honor or justice but Is continually
using means ana measures 10 cause dls'ur-
Dances ana dlihculty among 'he people pro-
motlng lItlgation' tnereoy causing uhnecessa-
~ ana expensive ollis OF cost ana abusing our
courts OF justice IN TINS ana the towns ada
cent for the ABOVE reasons we WISH you 10
call a meeting OF the inhabitants oil inns town
as soon as may De- ana desire general attend
ance Tor 'he purpose OIL tahihS mo cohsiaera-
ton our situation as town, ana provide
means that shall be thought best. Ihe above
signed by d inhaoi'anis'
IN Ine report OF 'n re, august meeting are
the following f'n. mat the petition refer
RED to be brought forward, ON voted to
act on IT, olh' Noteu 10 choose committee
oil hVe TO araw up resolutions respecting me
sccouu %r'lcie ana report 'n9 same 10 the
lo"p' j., paylu lu'9'e ~, 1acop Eaton ~ NOR
rl'' narA MOTIFS D. "niPPle' committee
AZ 'ne Town meeting holuen sept otn' inc
ioiIo"ing record Is gwen
'o''@' ln1' inc committee oi hVe "nich
was appointed 10 ura" up resolutions respect
NY 'ile Seoouu ar''cle III 'ee warning MAKE
'ne'r report 10 'he town on sept lZth' at TINS
pace 8,
Sep'e|'De' ne committee appointed
10 uIausnt resolutions respecting inc second
arlc'e IN tne warning MADE report oil resolu'
'lons as lo'io"s our committee TO Wnom
was Lo'orTcu AT Tue last Town meeting neiu al
,ne center schoolhouso on the -fth Of Aug
las. Pus'' met ec T 10 lhG,r appointment
AZ "'o must o' sd no ru'ieT' Esg On inc "a
Jay oI sept ioo'' chos1 marx MOTIFS CHAIR
lnuu' anu tneu came TO tne loilo|lng resoln-
''OIs
49, heS%oea, o iea'e JOS u bradley as
1t respects us IiVil course as an attorney and
not S 70 employ III" III any case whatever here
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-01

TnE NEW SEoRErARY--A Windham coun.
ty teacher writes to the PlGnir as follows
concerning the qualifications of our new Elu-
cational Secretary, and bespeaks for him a
cordial reception and fair trial
In behalf Of the educational interests of the
State ! solicit the cordial cooperation of our peo-
pie with the efforts Of the newly elected Seoreta-
ry' lie is an earnest, able, dignifed worker in
the cause Of education. native of New Hamp-
shire, he is not a stranger tn Vermont. lie has
already conducted Teachers Institutes the past
year IN different parts of the State and become
acquainted with our teachers. lie was every
where cordially received lie is a ready speaker
and awakens great interest among the teachers
and the people generally lie has been five years
a teacher ~ the common district schools, four
years IN union graded schools, four years in acad-
emes, two years at the head of Normal schools.
iour years superintendent of city Schools and
has had over three full years of service in the
work OF Teachers Institutes. This service has
been extended over period of more than twenty
years, varying from one 10 six months yearly. and
has been pefiormed in the eastern, middle and
western States in which for the time being he has
resided, and in these Institutes 10 has given in-
sruotion 10 over ten thousand teachers. ~
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-01

D~Bayard Taylor, writing from Omaha,
thus speaks Of the traffic already passing over
the Union Pacific Railroad
The amount of business already transact
ed by the Union Pacific Railroad is astonsh-
ing. The daily train of from ten to fifteen
cars transfers from 400 to 500 passengers to
the four roads across the river, aud the depar-
lures westward are fully equal in number 1t
will soon be necessary to dispatch fioo express
trains daily to San Francisco All the quar-.
tiers Of the world are already represented here
Trunks with Japanese, Chinese, and Austria
liam marks are piled on the platform beside
those Of England and France. But this is
the mere beginning--the first little rill Of cir.
cum-mundane travel which in five years more
will be fall, permanent stream"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-01

" Most of the claims against United
States officers or against the army, for proper.
ty seized during the war, have been made to
the court of claims or to Congress direct, and
have been uniformly disalowed, for having
once let down the bars in these cases it il well
known it would be impossible to put them up
again as long as there is a dollar Ia the treas.
ury But a man out in Kansas, who lost
$4,000 worth Of horses which were pressed
into the service in time of need, knew dodge
that his brother claiments do not seem to have
thought of. He sued Gen. Dodge, the officer
IN command, in local court, and has got
favorable verdict. Gen. Dodge naturally
thinks is rather hard that he should pay the
sum out Of his own purse, when he was only
executing orders, and has applied to Congress
for relief, But Congress will not dare es.
tabish the precedent of paying in these cases
and we do not see but Gen. Dodge will have
to pocket the loss.-Spiaqfeld Republican.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-01
Notes and Comments.

Notns and Cormo,ts
The Richmond wing assures us that the
time has passed when the iaborlng man was
looked down upon IN Virginia and that all
Nrgnians are to-day looking up to that class
as their man reliance
The United States Senate has done it.
self honor and worthily represented the
American people, by making the pay of female
clerks in heuational service equal to that Of
male clerks. This is not an act Of gallantry
but an act Of justice.
We notice fine name of Mr. urvny G.
S,uru. our worthy townsmop in fine list Of
Vice President. for fine Fifteenth Amendment
celebration. TO he held nj Rntlopd on fine 81
orJnnc Senator Royols and Fro1oricL Donc.
lass are cvnoctoJ to MAKO ,ddrcsso.
NJ @ l,..,,.. co,
Nh. ,.ho.',.,.,'.tl -. '..3.'I
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''o'u H'oon' VINO recently u'cu III lou
uo'' 'o'' MS "Ho'e .o',u"' 10 'ula''c "Sy-
.u'', "'''s'"s '""' "v n"u g,''"'1 1t ny p''au-
mug I'll '","''' y anu '"l'' '"''e'o''' 1t S"ou'u
- " ,'' ''''''' u, ''''''''.' since "o o"' pu'
" ''''' """ "0"'u p'"'''ce III il c"a"cery
'oU''
The suez Canal itis now eontonded' will
financially FAM because the receipts are small
and the expenses heavy the single item Of
dredging out the desert sands drftod in by the
winds eating ieariully into the tolls. But it
will not fall for if necessary all the Euro
pcau States on the Mediterranean, having
had a taste oiits fruits, will combine to Sc
cure the crop.
In one of the recent Woman's Suffrage
Conventions in New York Mrs. Stanton
said there was but one way that the
several States could procure the suffrage,
and that was to thrust the measure on
Congress until it was successful. For her
own part, she had not the stomach to 90
through the states and plead for equal rights
with Patrick and Sambo
In Pennsylvania the law Of divorce has
been so amended that husbands who are de-
sirous Of becoming husbands of other women,
and wives who are DESTROYS of becoming wives
of other men, can testify against one another,
and swear their way straight through to bliss
There II be lots of hard swearing in the Qua.
kcr state-eyeu though its foundation was
laid in hostility to oaths.
"A family of FIVE persons was murdered
at Uxbridge, England, last Monday night.
The family consisted of father and mother
and two Children, aud sister.ln.ag and
the sister-in-aw was to have been married
on Tuesday. The murderer proved to be
d" a common tramp" that is, a houseless wan.
derer, whose purpose was plunder but whose
visitation vos ,vbolosale deotb
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-01

CoVsururiovM CoyyNuoN.-'fhis body
will meet in the State House in Montpelier,
on Wednesday next, june s, at 10 o'clock,
AM, to act upon the amendments to the
Constitution proposed by the late Council of
Ccnsors. The session will doubles be short
probably concluded by Saturday morning.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-01

Nothing more has been heard from the
English captiyes in the hands of the Spanish
brigands. The Madrid government, having
a melancholy lesson from Greece, has given
orders that no attack shall be made on the
treebooters, and that every precautiOn must
be i.kep to prevent massacre Of the prison
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-01

ut is estimated that there are about 4O, :.
900 homeless, friendlcss, vagrant children in
New York, who, If not cared for, will help
swell the list Of thieves, murderers and des-
peradoes, that shrong " the great city,"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-01


Considerable excitement was caused at
West Point on Tuesday by the arrival of the
colored appointee for the Mississippi cadet
ship, Michael Howard He is a pure Afri-
can. He could find no quarters at the Point,
aud was obliged to seek board Of colored
family living at Highland Falls.
A venerable minister Of the church of
England long since deceased, used to say,
with as much justice as precision Let
me proportion my giving to my income, or
God win proportion my income to my CIV
ing
Here is the pithiest sermon ever preach.
ed "Our ipgress in life is naked and bare;
our progress through life is trouble and
care our egrcss out Of it we know not
where but, doing well here, we shall do well
there"
AT the last meeting of the old Council
Of Leayenworth, it is reported that one Of the
erudite city fathers arose and delivered him.
self thus Mr.. Mayor and gentlemen of the
Council, lot US lay our heads together and
make a wooden pavement"
Gradual emancipation is to be the policy
of Spain towards the negroes, instead Of the
sudden and total abolition of their seryitude.
The draft of law was road by the Colonial
A
Minister to the Oortes on Saturday, the pro.
visions Of which are that children born
slaves since 1868 shall be free, and all those
born after the PRONUNCIATION of tho decree
shall be Internationally free. In the former
case the government is to indemnify owners
by paying $50 per head. Slaves who have
fought in the Spanish service, and all over
90 years Of age, are to be Immediately sci
free.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-01
CanghnnMngn Cnnal.

At the me.ting Of the Boston Board Of
Trade last week, held in the interest Of the
Caughnawaga Canal enterprise, Gov. Chain,
of Massachusetts, Mossrs Young aud Shanly
of Montreal and Hon. Levi Underwood Of
Burlington, with many other gentlemen of
business prominence, attended. The state
ment Of Gov. Underwood was listened to
with interest Il presents a clear view of
the project, as follows:--
The canal was projected more than twenty
years since, and active measures were about b be
taken when .hc war OF the rebellion interrupted
the whole interior development of the continent
II is proposed % construct ship canal of large
dimensions between the Indian village of Caugh-
uawaga, opposite To the mouth Of the Ottawa
River ON the Saint Lawrence, and the outlet Of
Lake Champloin nc 81. Johns Il will at once
enable propcller- Of $50 tons and eventually
steamships OF 500 tons, 20 run without breaking
bulk in seven days from Duluth ON Lake superior
and from Chicago b. the head of Lake Champlnin,
at a cost OF four dollars and half per ton, and
there connect with the Rutland aud ll00slc lines
to Boston hy railway routes of two hundred miles
and thus connect Boston most eieotually with the
lumber districts of the North, aud tine wheat and
pasture region that lies 10 the west Of Lake Michi
gan and superior
The canal is proposed to De 100 feet in width at
the top, and 10 feet 6 inches in depth, with locks
300 feet in length hy Is feet in breadth IT, total
estimated cost is S2,d7L729. The canal will be
about fifty miles In length lhe project includes
the widening of the Welland canal also So as to
allow the passage Of vessels of $50 tons from
Chicago t, Burlington. The whole distance from
Chicago TO Burlington by the proposed route
would be 1884 miles from Burlington To Boston
2j3 miles By the projected improvements 1t is
expected that reights can be moved nt the aver
age rate Of eight miles per hour while ON the
Eric canal the rate Is but two miles per hour -
Statistics were presented showing that the Wei
land canal has been uniformly open longer than
the Erie canal, and that the cold waters of the
nothern route are much more favorable 10 the
grain than the water Of the Erie canal, which by
its warmth tends to heat the grain The estl-
mated cost Of the entire necessary Improvements
between Lake Champaign and Chicago is 81 ,OOO,-
600
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-01

The N. Y. Star says; +" 1t is rumored
that young Henry Raymond has secured the
heart Of piquant little lady whose pen dash.
es in the Star and TriJaae have endeared
her to the profession"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-01


Passion roR SOLDIERS OF lSl2.-ln the
House Of Representatives on the Goth, Mr..
Willard of VT, reported general bill, Civ
ing to soldiers and sailors who had served
three consecutive months in the war OF 1912,
and who were not receiving pensions, a pen.
sion Of eight dollars per month. An amend.
ment was offered to cut of from its benefits
the old soldiers 1872 who had sympathized
with the late rebellion Mr.. Butler was
among those who earnestly opposed the amend
ment, He contended that such provision
would operate in the nature CT a coufscation
law, and as such law had not been applied to
any other class he was opposed to applying it
to old soldiers, especially if they had only
sympathized, and had not been actively en-.
gagged in the rebellion. The bill passed, and
the clause excluding soldiers who sympathized
with the rebellion was retained.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-01
Northern Pacific Road.


The bill amendatory of the original charter
of this road has finally passed the House and
only waits the signature of the President to
become a law. 1t has seemed to us that this
bill was fair and honorable Its only carry
ing out the grant of the original charter. As
to the charter itself, conveying such large
and magnificent landed interest to a private
corporation, we have had no question. The
public interest justifes and demands it. We
know that tits said that government ought not
to impoverish itself to benefit private inter-
ests; that it should pay its debts with its own
only way in which the government lands can
be made marketable is by rendering them
and their products accessible. Land in Da-
cotah or Montana, is actually worthless. 1t
is beyond the range of the market The only
thing that can give it value is a system Of
public improvements 1t must be brought
near to a market.
If the government should thus give away
half Of its territory contiguous to a railroad,
in order to construct it, it makes all the rest
OF its land saleable Otherwise, it will not
be saleable for years and years to come 1t
realizes its own estate enough sooner to more
than compensate for all its gifts. In so do
ing it acts the part of a thrifty and sagacious
proprietor. 1t develops every public inter
est, increases the production Of the country,
the value of taxable property and every form
Of material welfare. Nor is it any objection
that its citizons, those to whom it lends its
aid, grow rich out of the appreciation of the
governmental subsidy. 1t does not harm
a state to have wealthy corporations and
wealthy citizens. II is not unreasonable that
men who embark their time, energies and for
tunes in such enterprises, should realize from
them in proportion to the greatness of the OBJ.
jet and the risk they run. 1t is u penny
wise and pound foolish policy for government
to refuse subsidies in such cases, lest some.
body besides itself should grow rich out of it.
Such vast improvement as this road must
be, will justify the action of all who have
voted for it.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-21
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

COLUMBIA, S. G., December 81. -Sules
of cotton yesterday 1875 -middling
13L0133sc.
New York, December 1S.--Cotton
movements for tho week have been
heavy. Receipts at all ports, 155,717,
against 1872, ,32l last week, no, 674 previ.
Gus week, 1I8,G90 three weeks since;
total receipts for expired portion cotton
year, 1872, 557, against 1,1lO,950 last
ycar; experts FROM ali ports Tor the week,
1883, against G0,737 this week last
year; total exports for expired portion
cotton year, 755, 1GS, against 555, SAG last
year; stock Mt all ports, 46S, 254, against
;'36,393 this date last year; stock at
Interior towns, 104 ,43G, against 81, S5G
last year; stock in Liverpool. 371 900,
against 10000 last year; amount of
Indian cotton aHoat for Great Britain,
l35. OOO, against 1S1, COO.
LIVERPOOL, December 19-Evening.-
Cotton unchanged; sales $4,000 bales;
speculation aud export 5000.
LONDON, December 20-Noon. Con-
sols 917a; 62's 882a.
LIVERPOOL, December 2O-3 z. NJ
Cotton opened steady-uplauds ga;
Orleans SIs@859.
FRANKFORT, December 2O.--Bonds
NEw YORK, December 2O-Noon.-
Flour and wheat dull aud dropping.
Pork dull and heayy7---oll mess 1850.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-21
AuoElom @@leg.
United States Of America,
SOUTH CAROLINA DISTRICT.


FOURTH CIRUuIT-IN EouITY.
Abram Van Buren, and g. Angelica, his wife,
et al. %. john Peter Broun, ct al.
RY virtue Of an order OF the Court in this
N case, l will offer for sale, at public outcry,
on the FIRST MONDAY In January, 1871, ct
Columbia, at not lese than the appraised prices
below stated, the following parcels OF LAND:
All that PLANTATION, called "Big Lake.
situate, lying and being in the County OF
Richland, in said State, on the Copgaree
River, about eight miles below Columbia, con-
tanning about two thousand one hundred and
seventy acres, and appraised attwelve dollars
per acre. Said plantation has been divided
into two tracts, OF nearly equal quantity, by
the road running through the plantation from
tho main public road to the OOngaree River,
and tho tracts will be sold separately.
ALSO,
All that PLANTATION, called "Shiver,"
lying in same County and State. about eigh.
teen miles below Columbia, containing thir-
teen hundred acres, moro or less, and apprais-
ed at ten thousand dollars.
TERMS OF SALE-One- fourth cash; balance
upon credit Of ono, two and three years,
with the bonds OF tho purchasers, bearing in
tercst at tho ratio OF soven per cent, payable
annually, secured by mortgage Of the landa.
Purchasers to pay for stamps and papers.
Said lands may bo purchased at private sale,
On application to the undersigned, at Sumter,
8. u.s. G. RICHARDSON.
Dec ~ Special Referee.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-21
LIQUORS and Cigars.

Liquors and Cigars.
ES.-BRANDENBURG FRERES,
D 1875. James Hcnnessy, 1858 and 1865
Pinet Castilon, 1860.
VINES .-Moet& u Chandon's CHAMPAGNES.
These all brands, being solo agent in South
Carolina. and the Winos second to none.
SHEhnIEs: grades, from common to tho
finest AMONTlLLADO.
Hock, WHITE AND CLARET WrNEs.-Hook-
heimer, Laudosheimcr, H't Santernes, Latour
Blanch, st. Julien, La Rose, Nierstoner, Mar
Gobrium, Ht Barsac, Chateau santernea,
Pontet Banot, Margaux, Grand Vim Chateaux,
Laiitte and Latour, Vintage 1868.
FINE WHISTLES, &c.-These are collected with
great caro-, and comprise the finest known
brands, whilst tho stock of rectfed goods,
domestic GINS, RUM, &C., arc offered at lower
rates.
ScoTCm WHIsKEY.-Rcal PEAT REEK, is cf
my own impor, alton. very superior.
CIGARs.-LlYE INDIAN, Figaro, Espanola,
Palmetto, and other brands arc offered, choice
in quality and moderate in price.
SMOKING TOBACCO in variety, and spe-
cially selected with regard to quality; and,
word in your ear, the best is always the cheap
cst,a whatever one eats, drinks or smokes.
Dec IL GEORGE SYMMERS.
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xntcrcstinB Forcign Intelligence.

~Sso.6 AuSoAAh0cACOs
FBoRppAvx, Deeember Brittany is
greatly excited. The people are all tax.
ing mp arms. Troops going forward
nearly close the roads to the public.
The Government has announced that
the enemy have discontinued their ad.
Vance upon Havre. The Prussians,
2l,000 strong. with eleven batteries. at.
taoked Nuis, and captured it after five
hours fight and heavy loss. It is ex-
pected the battle will be resumed TO-DAY.
The Prussians attacked Gen. Chancey,
but were easily repulsed. The enemy
falls back as Bourbaki advances. The
French have re-occupied Vierson.
PARIS. December 17.-Official advices
received state that the city is calm and
the people are confident that there is
food for long time. The army and
people are eager to fight. The Govern
ment had dispatches from Gambetta to
the 18th.
BERLIN, December 20-The Gross Gu-
zeHe reiterates the statement that the diff
hculties in transporting material and
heavy guns will soon be overcome, and
that further action regarding the bonn
bardment will be guided altogether by
military considerations.
= LONDON, December 2O.-The telegraph
hasa special from Brussels, saying that
the late heavy calls for the Landwehr
denote weakness in the besiegiDg forces.
and its operations are more defensive
than offensive. One or two sorties like
that of last night and the siege of Paris
will be raised. A despatch frem Frank
fort says month will be required be,
fore a bombardment is possible. The
German guns before Paris are worthless
Tor such purpose, while Versailles itself
isnearly within range of the French guns.
Luter advices from Paris state that
there has been no fighting around the
city since the 1st of December Prince
William, of Baden, was wounded in the
capture of Nuis.
John Bright has resigned the Presi-
dency of the Board OF Trade.
LONDON, December 20.-A Berlin spe-
cial says conference of the representa-
tives of the neutral powers has agreed
upon the following peace basis: First
Acquiescence in the annexation of Lux
emburg. Second-Recognitio of the
German Empire. Third-In,lemnity
from France to Germany of 1000. 900, 900
francs. The razeing of two fortresses
on German territory and the cession of
o portion Of Alsace
BRUssEIs, December 2O.-The Go
vernment declines to publish Bismarck's
note or the reply thereto until the reply
reaches King William.
LONDON, December 2O.-Gen. Worder
repulsed 5000 French at Nuts, and pur.
sued them South ward. A French force
OF 10000 was defeated on Monday at
Parslay and Fontenell.