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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-07-08

Immense RainS-The Crops-Cater-
pillm.-The rain continues to pour in
torrents, day and night, throughout this
region, and the whole face of the earth
is flooded. Crops are already seriously
injured, and planters are painfully ap-
prehensive of disastrous results. We
see no prospect of let up. the clouds
look wet-weathcrish, and the very at
mosphere is heavy with the juicy ele-
ment Another such week will be ru-
nous to the cotton crop.
The caterpillar is reported as having
made its appearance, and in fact we have
seen unmistakable specimens. Mr.. E.
f. Wilder, from Captain John A. Davis
plantation, bottled fly few days ago,
and in three days its larvae commenced
devouring cotton leaves placed in the
bottle as test. This we saw, and have
no doubt of the identity of the insect.
Since the above was in proof, we have
conversed with a number of our heaviest
planters, and they all concur in the
gloomy fact that cotton has received a
terrible blow. Col. b. G. Lockett says
the rains are the most hurtful he ever
saw, that vast bodies of the best lands
are under water, aud all are too wet fer
work.
We hear additional and startling in
telligence of the caterpillar, and it is set
down as fact that the fly has made its
annnarance in great numt&hs. "A LbdfA
NesCS, 2lSt.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-07-08

TIE AMERICAN AND MEXICAN RAIL
RoAD.-The San francisco papers in
form us that the Chief Engineer of the
American and Mexican railroad, Mr.
John H. Muller, has completed the sur
vey from FL Paso to near Santa Cruz,
in Sonora, thence turning southwark and
passing through Sonora to Guaymas.
The whole country is reported rich in
agricultural lands and mineral wealth,
with easy grades over low mountains,
not exceeding three per cent. Timber
is abundat for ties and for bridges, with
a plenty of stone of excellent quality.
In the whole distance Of seven hundred
miles, the only heavy work is for q dis
lance of fifteen miles in the Sierra Madre
mountains, where two bridges spanning
two hundred feet, and a short tunnel
will be required. The average cost is
said not to exceed $4,000 per mile,
while the precious metals that will be
excavated in the progress of the work
will probably be sufficient to pay for the
entire road. The climate is that of per-
petual summer through the whole dis
lance, and there will be no impeachment
the year round. The Mexican Com
missioner accompanied the survey, who
will make favorable report to his gov
eminent. The account concludes: I'll
is hoped the time may be counted by
months fixing the time when the steam
whistle and the bell of the locomotive
shall echo over the Mesas and through
the valleys of North Mexico"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-07-08

THE NEGRO AND COoIE RACES COM
PARED The Rev. Chas. Kingsley thus
compares the negro with the Coolle
races, as experienced by him during a
recent visit to Trinidad:
We saw almost daily proofs of the
Coolicmens fondncss for their children ;
of their fondnoss, also--an excellent
sign that the morale is not destroyed at
the root for dumb animals. A Coolie
COW or donkey is pettcd, led about ten
derby, tempted with tit-bits; pet ami
mails, where they can be got, are the
Coolies delight, as they are the delight of
the wild Indian. wish | could say the
same of the negro. His treatment OF
his children and of the beasts Of burden
is, but too often, as exactly opposed to
that of the Coolie as are his manners.
No wonder that the two races do not,
and is to be feared, mover will amalga-
mate: that the Coolie, shocked by the
unfortunate awkwardness of gesture and
vulgarity of manners of the average ne
gro, and still more of the negress, looks
on them as savages; whilethe negro, in
his turn, hates the Coolie as hard
working interloper, and despises him as
a heather; or that heavy fights between
the two races arise now and then, in
which the Coolie, in spite of his slender
limbs, has generally the advantage over
the burly negro by dint of his greater
courage and terrible quickness.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-07-08

An exchange has the following char
acteristic prayer from the heart of a lit
tie boy. He had evidently had little
unpleasantness with aunt Effie -
"Please God bless papa and mama, and
-and-and if you're a mind TO, you
may bless aunt Efic, but 1 don't much
care"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-07-08

A cheerful spirit makes labor light,
and sleep sweet, and all around happy,
which is much better than being only
rich.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10
Republican Union Stase Conren.
ton.

A Republican Union State Con.
ventiOn will be held at Burlington,
Oh Wednesday, June Odd, 1870, at
III o'clock A. NJ, to nsminate candi.
dates for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, and Treasurer. to be sup
ported at the STAGE election in Sep>
TENDER next.
The Republican Union voters of
this State will be represented in
the convention 10y their Delegates,
to I've chosen on the basis of one
Delegate from each town, and an
additional one for each one hundred
and fifty votes cast for the Rcpubli
can candidate for Governor at the
last State election. Delegates will
provide themselves with proper ere
dentials. signed by the Secretaries
Of RETROSPECTIVE primary meetings.
G.. q. BENEDICT, G. A. MERRILL.
II. q. Roof, b. +. FIFIELD.
STEPHEN THOMAS, Pros. MERRILL
X. HASKINS, albert CLARK
q. N. ELKINS
Republican State Committee.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10
Il Peep into the Future.

The following extract from a let
ter received by one of our friends
describes The operation of a pneu-
matte tube between Glasgow and
London. Probably few of our read
ers are aware of the existence of the
process by which messages and
packages are almost instantaneous
~ transmitted between these two
cities.
81 had occasion to send a tele-
gram to London the other day, and
in few minutes received a reply
which led me to suppose that a seri.
Gus error had been committed by my
agents, involving many thousand
pounds. | immediately went to the
telegraph office and asked to see my
message. The clerk said, 'We can't
show it to you, rs we have sent it to
London "But,' / replied, 'you
must have my original paper here ;
| wish to see that He again said,
NO, we have not got it ; it is in the
Post ONCE at London what do
You mean p | asked, pray let me
see the paper | left here half an
hour ago. WELL said he, if you
must see it, we will get it back in Il
few minutes, but it is now in Lon
dom He rang a bell, aud in five
minutes or so produced my message
rolled up IN pastbOard.
alt seems that for some months
there has existed pneumatic tele
graph bctwiXt Glasgow and Lon
don and bctwiXt London and the
other principal cites of the king
dom, which consists Of ali iron tube
into which the mCSsag eS are thrown
and sent TO their destination. | in
quired if might see a message sent
'Oh yes come round here lie
slipped a number Of messages into
the pas'board scroll, popped it into
the tube, and made a signal. pu
my ear to the tube ana heard ;
slight rumbling noise for seventeen
seconds, when il bell rang beside me
indicating that the scroll had arriv
ed at the General Post Office, foul
hundred miles off 1t almost tool
my breath away to think of if. If
could only 90 to Boston with thu
same relative speed, you nigh
count on my passing an evening
every week at l2I Beacon street
and returning home to sleep. VIII,
knows but we may be conveyed il
this marvellous manner before
years ?
perhaps YOU are aware that Their
has been a large tube between tn
General Post Office in London an,
the station in Eustace square in op
GRAFTON for number Of years. TIL,
mail bags for the north are sent b,
this conveyance, so that the Pos
Office receives letters up to few
minutes before the tram leaves
three miles off. The transit take
less than two seconds . Surely thi
is an age of wonders.'- Boston
Transcript.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10
Shocking 1ccident on the Rut-
land Railroad.

MONTPELIER. Vt. June 3. The
following particulars concerning the
painful accident or the Rutland
Railroad last night have been re-
ceived here this evening. 1t ap-
pears that the night train got of
the rail east of the Summit, when a
relief train, consisting only of a
smoking car, was sent out from the
Summit, to take passengers and
baggage to Rutland. Counting
both employees and passengers, there
were twenty eight persons aboard.
When IA little north of the Summit
the train, with all on board, was
precipitated into a wasout, made
by the heavy rain which prevailed
during the night. Three persons
were killed Instantly, and sixteen
wounded. The killed were
X. Abbott of Lowell, Mass.
James 5. Hardy, engineer, and
Martin NJ. Croker, fireman, of the
car shops, Rutland. The injured
are ID in number.
The Injuries consist of cuts
bruises, scalds and broken limbs
Engineer Foss it is feared cannot
live. Geo. Page aud Col, Merrill
officers of the road, were on the
ground with competent surgical
force as soon as possible, and every
thing was done that could be foI
the relief of the wounded,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10
The american .SUeU.

The renowned James Fisk. Jr.
OF New York, is about to create a
new sensation. In few days he
Will turn out with new skin hand
team, and this skin hand is expect
ed to be the most costly of the sort
that ever appeared upon the fash
ionable drives f New York. For
a month or moe the most celebrated
artists in that line have been engag-
ed in designing and manufacturing
the mOuntings for the harness which
the animals comprising this famous
team are to wear. The itt-bOSses
which are to be fastened to the sides
of the bits are of heavily plated
gold, each bearing the monogram
of 81. +. Jr." The bits are of nick
ell plate. The martingales, which
are gold plate, are very heavy, and
each Of them carries center shield,
on which the monogram again APP
pears. The gag drops are gold SO
are the brow bangs and the coup
ling rings. Below each of the rings
a shield will dangle, and on this
shield the Fisk monogram will
again appear. The twelve rosettes
to be worn by the horses will be of
gold, each illustrated by Fisk mon
ogram. The hooks, territs, names
and buckles are all gold, as are also
the drops, face-pieces and pads.
The names will cost $4,000, the
mountings $1,000, while the whole
equpage, including horses and car
ria &c, will cost S35,000. Over 40
Monographs will appear on the har-
ness. The mountings for this splen.
did turnout are the finest ever made
in this country. Mr.. Fisk, it is ex-
pected, will take his skin hand to
jerome Park next week, where
among the brilliant turnouts, it will
doubtless attract great deal of at
tention.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10
DcLut Of Eed CtOud.

Last week this renowned Indian
chief arrived at Washington. Stop.
ping at Omaha, while on this way
there. some members of the press in
that city interviewed the illustrious
red man, getting from him the sub.
stance Of the speech he would deliv.
er before President Grant
"GREAT FATHER Thousands
OF miles away, where the suns last
light falls on the big hills, | have
left my people to come and look my
father III the face. AS the light
makes us see all things around us
clearly, so may the Great Spirit
make our talk plain, that we may
understand each other, and that
our councils shall be as brothers,
who have met to smoke the pipe OF
peace.
Father, | have heard that you are
great and good. Listen to me, my
father, and let your ears hear one of
your children, who comes from the
wlgwamS OF his people, with truth
in his heart, and no lies upon his
lips. have made many treaties
with Your commissioners, and they
have promised many times, but
have never kept their promises; aud
| have now come 10 see my great
father myself. so that we can under.
stand each other, and make no
promises that we do not mean to
keep. They have told you that |
am murderer, but do not under
stand it in that way. You, great
father, have driven me away from
my country-thc only country | had
to raise my children in.
"Tcll me, father, could any living
man on this earth stand such a
thing as this ! Suppose | should
- TO Your country, tear down your
fences, and steal Your cattle, and
Your hogs, would YOU stand by and
have no word to say p! No, father,
| know YOU would not. In all the
troubles of my people the white man
has been the FIST aggrcssor. la
Their, we are not towards. W,
know that you are great, and that
you can crush us with your might,
power but We believe YOU are good
and that you will protect your chill
drcn when they come to you fol
what they believe is theirs. The,
ask you to listen To us To 10 by u
as u good father should do by hi
children, and to let W. carry back {,
our brothers and our people the as
surancc that the Great Spirit ha
smiled upon rs, and that the Grca
Father is the Indians Friend an,
the Indians protector"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10

THE GREAT CONFEDERATION On
THE SAGuENAY RlyER.--The Que.
bee Chronicle of Friday has full par.
ticulars OF the terrible hagration
on the Saguenay on the afternoon
of the 10Th ult., the announcement
Of which was received by telegraph.
The account says that from MiStas>
sinie to st. AlphonSo, the greater
part of the hahitationS are DESTROY.
ed by fire, and over 5000 persons
are without shelter and deprived of
everything. The fire covered an
area of about five miles wide by
thirty six in length, and extended
from st. John to Chicoutimi. The
work of destruction was completed
between 2 O'Clock in the afternoon
and 8 o'clock in the evening of the
same day. The origin of the fire is
attributable to the stupidity of Ger
TAIN farmers III setting fire in an cx,
trcmely dry time to the woods in
different places to make farm clear.
ances and burn up the underbrush.
Many of the sufferers have reached
Quebec, and report that six grown
persons and two children lost thei,
lives by this fire. The fire travel
ed in II circuitOus direction covering
over 1900 miles in supcrfces, and
100 miles from one extreme point to
the other. This irregular course,
it is supposed, is attributable to the
wind, which changed three or tour
times while the fire was going on.
Persons acquainted with the coun
try parishes in Lower Canada eau
form some idea of the painful misery
which Will follow this lrightful dev.
astatlon of property. The poor
people who were so unexpectedly
driven from their happy and com
Portable homes had to seek shelter
in the swamps and underground
places, as every building standing
within the march Of the fire was
levelled to the ground. Some of
the instances OF the suffering which
the poor inhabitants had to endure
are painful to contemplate. One
poor woman who had only passed
through the pains of child birth but
a few hours before the fire had reach
ed her domicile was removed with
the new born infau, by the husband
to Il swamp, where she passed tn,
night alone, as the husband had re-.
turned to the house TO save some OF
his wearing apparel, but foand il
the meantime that the fire had cut
of the communication with the
swamp where the wife sought shell
ter Another man, finding escap,
impossible, jumped into his well
where he passed the whole nigh
and part of the following day, Will,
the fire swept over his head. Even
IN here the heat at times became $,
intense that he was compelled to oc
casionally slip below the surface o
the water to avoid being scorchcd
A number OF families sought shell teI
on the lake shore, but were COMPEL
ed to wade into 1t over the waist
us the fire in its ravagca had burn,
zap every thing down to the yer,
water
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10
SamuCl Martin'S Estatc.

NINIE OF VERMONT, BRkproRD DlsrRlG
- SS.-ln Probate Court hcdat Newbntt u.
said district, on the ID day Of April, \. =
ls'O, George Burroughs, Administrator OF ll'
estate Of samuel Martin, late of Newl'p'
IN SAID district deceased, presents his adp'b
lztraton account Tor examination aud allow
ahcc; Nheroupon, II is ordered by said CouI'
thai sald account aud said application m II
icrrod To a session Of said court Ia bc held a.,
the lrottor House, irliIadlord on the -eeohgt
Tuesday OF May, a, ID. 1870, for hearing auu
ucclrlon thereon: And it is further ordef'0.
that u notice hereof be given to all person.
Interested, 10y publication ot the same ihhs
weeks successfully in the National Opinloh .
newspaper published at Bradford, prcvion'W
said time appointed for hearing, that inG
may nppoar At said time and place, ana 'nO,
cause, II any they may have, why said aceous'
should not he allowed and such decree maue
by the Court. Attest.
iiw3 II. W. BAILEY, Judge
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10

INITIATING A CANDIDATE INTO
THE Coon TEMrLARS.-ln the first
place the victim of the initiation is
bllndtoldrd, bound hands and feet.
and thrown into u cider press, and
pressed for five minutes. This is
done for the purpose Of clearing his
system of cold DRINKS" lie is taken
out of the cider press and, by means
of n iolcc pump. is gorgcd with els
tern water, after which sealing
plaster is put over his mouth, and
he is rolled into u barrel four or five
times across the room, the choir at
the same time singing the "Cold
Water song, He is now taken out
of the barrel and hung up 10y the
heels tilhthc water runs out through
his ears. He is then cut down, and
a beautiful young lady hands him a
glass of cistcrn water. a cold wa
ter bath Is then furnished him, at
ter which he is showcred with els
tern water. He is then made u
read the "Wa,er Works Act" te,
times, drinking glass of water he
tween each reading; after which the
old oakcn bucket is hung around
iis nccL, and fifteen beautiful young
ladies with squirt guns dclugc him.
He liz then run through clothes.
wringcr, then gorged again with els
tern water, his boots filed with the
same, and he is laid away in ~
irigcratOr. After remaining IN tn,
refrigerator for the space of half ~,
hour, he IN taken out again rul
through clothcs.wiinger, aud he
comes Good Tumplar.-Ex.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10
BRADFORD, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1870.
Republican County Contention.
The Union Republican voters

The Union Republican voters OF
Orange County are requested to
meet in Convention at the Town
Hall, Chelsea, Vt, Friday, June "a,
1870, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to nomi-
nate candidates for Senators, Coun.
ty aru probate officers, for the year
ensuing, and to transact any other
business deemed proper when met.
j. G. HoUGHToN. JR., l.. II. TABOR,
JOHN WAITE, c. c. SARGENT,
\. A. TAYLOR.
Union Rep. Co. Committee.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10

Miss PhUbc CozzeDs, the st. Lou.
is brunette, in speech ut the won.
ans rights meeting recently, men.
toned her discovery of what the
mission of the inferior being, man,
Is. II ia to clean crockciy, and this
she based on the authority of the
Bible, in the twenty FIRST chapter II
I'd Kings, and 18th verse, viz: !
will wipe Jerusalem as a man wip.
eth dish wiping II upside down,
Miss Cozzens thinks there is quite
as much reason In this M In the
text by which woman's sphere is rs
tabllshcd.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10
orange County court.
JUNE TERM, 1870.

Hon. Asahel Peck, Chief Judge.
Hon. Royal Burnham, Hon. X. Il.
Patterson, Associate Judges.
The following IRE the names of
the Grand and Petit Jurors from
the County:
GRAND JURORs.-Samucl Il. Da.
Wis, Bradford; George w. Flagg,
Braintrec John Lamson, Brookti'd;
Harvey Perigo, Salmon j. Moore,
Chelsea; Simeon Hastings, Corinth;
Alexander McLane, Fairlee; Pea
body w. Ladd, Newbury f.; Chester
Dickey, Orange; Samuel Howard,
Randolph; john G. Buzzcll, Strait
ord; G. NJ. Emerson, Thettord S.
+. McAllister, Samuel b. Hackett,
Tunbridge; John a. Dewing, Yer.
shire Warren Huntington, Wash,
ington Thomas Bond, West Fair.
lee; John Lyndc, Wlliamstown.
PETIT JURORs.-Danicl Hurlbut,
Bradford; A. Il. Hanback,, j. vii.
liams, Braintree Jerob Edison,
Langdon Marshall. Brookfeld: II.
.. Tracy, Ii. W. Dearborne, Chel.
sea; Elisha Spear, John Scribner,
Col.nth; VIM. f. S. Celley, Chas.
a. Craig, Fairlce; Robert Nelson,
Jonas w. futile, Newbury James
HOughton, w. n. Waterman, Or
ange Micah Mann, ID. Y. Lamb,
Randolph; Freeman Walker, Chas
Chandler, STAFFORD F.; A. b. Wilcox,
David Slack, Thetford; |. A. Per
kins, Newton Morgan, Topshan
Merrill Jones, Mile +. Whitney,
Tunbrdge Charles +. Paine, Joel
Derby, Vershirc; Robert +. Rich.
nrdsOn, Washington; Lewis II.
Bennett, NJ. V. b. Hatch, West
Fairlcc; James Nj. Seaver, vii
Jamestown.
On,thc call of the Docket it
showed $50 civil causes, Is stat,
prosecutions d 81 chancery eases
Of the civil causes, i6 were set fol
irlai ny jury.
Tuesday, June Z.
The first trial was No. 9.-Wm
y. Patterson vs. Andrew English.
Action of assunpsit to recover {
balance due on note given for q
not of tukies nine years ago. Tn,
note VAS taken up, but plaintiff
claims that il was without his con
seut, rs only Il part of it had beer
paid. The defense is that at III,
time il was taken up the whole mat
ter was adjusted. Both parties liv,
in New Hampshire, and the claim II
ontlaWed there. Trial lasted thro
the day. Dickey Il Gambell for phi
Nlrdin aud Rowell for dit.
Wednesday, June s.
Nc. . still on t.lal.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10

FENIAN ARMS.-General George
p. Fost ter, U. 5. Marshal, having
received an order from the War
Department to gather all the arms
and munitions of war belonging to
the Fenians, set about the work on
Thursday with number of assis.
tantS. a general search was made
through all the different roads lead
ing to the battle ground. Among
others who had collected the Fenian
arms and ammunition ia large Quan.
titles, were Curtis Willard and II.
Gates, two we'll TODD farmers, liv.
ing in the vicinity of the battle
ground. At the residence of Mr..
Willard, the Assistant Marshal met
with "A strongworded opposition, as
to the right Of the Government to
take the arms. Willard was made
to understand that they must be
forthcoming. wbcreupon he disgorg.
ed twenty three boxes of fixed am.
muniton, eleven rifles, and u large
lot Of sabrcs, knapsacks, belts, etc,
making two double wagon loads.
At Gates's, nothing but ammunition
was found. 1t was secrcted some
half a mile from his residence, in
his sugar.house, and under "A large
kettle. 1t was also found that he
hld taken two double wagon loads
of guns, etc, across the line to his
fathers. 1t seems that this Gates
is a warm friend Of the Canadian
Government, for it is currently
reported that he was the person
who took the cannon across the lin,
and sold it to the Canadians. tn,
u. ). Marshal, we understand, has
seen Gates, and made a request fol
the arms taken across the line.
Should Gates not succeed in gettin,
the cannon back, ii will go har,
with him. Some six hundred gun,
have been secured, besides a larg
quantity Of ammunition.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10
Farm fOI. Sale.

Inil SUBSCRIBER offers IN IT.. @,..--.
! sIoling 81 10 acres, known as the Henry
Dearborn farm. situated in the southeastern
part of the town Of Corith Said farm .,
divided iuto moving pasturage, tillage ans
woodland and is well fcnced. The woodland
is covered with "a heavy growth of timber, Of
hard wood, hcmlock, spruce, &c. There y
plenty of never-tailing water ON the premise,
and running to the barn and other buildiug'
The buildings. consisting Of House, Barn, and
OnthuIidiuls, are all in good rcpair, i not
previously disposed of the farm viii be sold
the coming fall at auction. Parties wishins
to purchase are invited to call and eNnnds.
the premises. |. a. MERRILL.
Coriuth. VI. April f.. 1870. 'iJpt
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10

The "short tariff bill" of Gen.
Schenck has been adopted as an
amendment to the internal revenue
bill IN the House, and subsequently
the bill was passed by strict party
vote.