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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-09

NUBIU,
Young hides who have acquired considerable
proficiency upon the piano, and who may Wish to
prosecute the study further, can DO furnished
with advantages for mastering this instrument
Mrs. Hutehins will give her personal attention
to this department
Other schools embrace. thorough Instruction In
the following directions, Wig:
Mathematics, RiA0FY, BEats.L EttetS, Natural
HaeU RaySleal Science, ChrlseiGH Se1eRo', Al
clint and 10ftFn Language and FfBe Arts.
The Academic Degrees arc conferred by State
authority, and arc a follows, namely:
~ lAtrGSS Of Eh0iiAA LlttrGtNr6-Throe yOaI8
! MStrtss Of AFtS-Fouf yeaFs course, r.
WGtrEss Of MISie-TWo to three Year,. r
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-09

Jusr received another lot Of those fine
Lasting Caters worth IS 50 for 81 rs, at
Louis v. Blends, 1O7 Main street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-09

Law oflces, Monroe street, near 9Th, Wheeling
" VA -Ir.. -. Iun2S
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-09
HENRY MOORE

Trustees OF r. Reilly's Estate.
WHEELING. JnnC 10th, 1870, jun16
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09
The New Grand List.

We have shown in previous article tnaV
the new Grand Listor our State, as averaged
by the State equalizing committee, is an
outrageouslv unfair onc-and notably so as
respects Chittenden County. 1t was not
very claborately defended in the Legislature
the disposition on the part of the majority
being apparently to say as little as possible
in regard TO it, and to put it through by the
force of numbers. But in so far as any de
fence Of the treatment of Chittcnden Coun-
ty in the matter was attempted. it was placed
on the ground first. tina. the county equal
izing committee made very unusual re-
duotion from the figures presented by the
listers They did So, i, is true, and not
man in the legislature but knew lrhy they
did 50. The listers Of Chittendcn County
had tnei the somewhat daring experiment Of
letting the State see What a true and legal
list, made at the cash valuation prescribed
by law, looked like They did 50 in the
hope that the other counties Of the State
would he willing to join them in returning to
lists which could he signed and sworn to
without perjury. If the listers Of other
counties had also adopted the cash yaIution
as their standard, no reduction of the Chit
tlndcn County LIST would have been pro
posed. IN reducing it tie county equaliz-
ing committee intended simply to bring it
down 10 the average Of the State If the
State committee had increased the Chittcn-
den County list by ray tn pr ant. it could
have been accepted as a correction of an
error. The extraordinary and unprecedented
increase of .fttv per cent. oa that list, made
by the State committee. can only be regard
ed a~ an attempt 20 punish Chi.tendcn Coun-
TT ios undertaking go cil attention to the
extent to which the state has dri.tej from the
uniform and legal standard o.. valuation.
The rr9ad point of tic defence, was that
tire growth of Caittcadan County in pJpu-
latian warranted the enormous Increase Of
its liz for taxes. Chittcndcu County has
made handsome growth in population.
But it es n1- follow thai the value of
lis property ha- increased IN like p-or1 rtion.
In point of fact the increase Of population
has been chiefly in tine city of Burlington,
and consists iareoyor hA5r,r- employed in
the lumter wards and mills, vho ave large
aulic- Of Children TO swell the census,
r... ..l .T- -fg +f.--, Ills o., +I. l-.r bu+
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09
Large and Small Legislatures.

4 correspondent of the New York Times
discusses the question whether wise and
pure legislation is most likely to be secured
bv large or small legislative bodies lie
SAYS that the Legislature Of New York +
composed Of smaller number Of members
in proportion to the population than that OF
anv State in the Union; and be Is OF the
opinion that this fact offers facilities fer " log
rolling" bribery, and other corrupt practices
which would not exist if the Legislature
were increased, IS he thinks it ought 70 be-
to double the number of members.
The Conventions which framed the Con-
situations Of the various States of the Union
had no uniform rule on this subject, and We
accordingly find great diversity in the
character and composition of the different
Legislatures. rs q general rule, however
in the newer States the Legislatures com
prise a less number Of members in proper
ton to population than in the older ones
which would seem to indicate a tendency To-
ward small legislative bodies. But this may
be change without improvement. The FOL-
lowing table given by the Times shows the
COMPOSITION Of the Legislatures Of few OF
the States
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09

President Grants message strikes Us as on
the whole a sensible and excellent one. Its
most notable feature, perhaps. j. the earnest
ness with which the President urges the an
nezation Of san Domingo. There can be
no doubt that he regards that measure as
one Of immense importance. That he can
make Congress and the country see it as he
does, is NJ. SO clear Can it be possible that
the annexation of san Domingo would Iay
our national dsb.; end slavery in the West
Indies and Brazil settle the Cuban question;
greatly increase cur ira lc. ana save family
expenses to our people to the extent set forth .?
Ifso,we certainly ought t. acquire the Island,
and the sooner the better
The statements concerning our relations
with the new government of France, the
Alabama cllims. and the Fishery question,
are Of high interest. The President declares
the action of the Canadian autheritie, az
feeling our fishermen TO have been designed
ly uniriendly-and recommends Legislation
giving him power to retaliate by stopping
the transport of goods across our territory TO
Canada (which would be to seal up Cana
dian imror;ations for nearly half of the
YEAR, and frbiddinc Canadian vessels TO en-
ter our waters. 1t is to be hoped that the
necessity for such action viii De ohyiated
for it looks not toward harmony ami union
with oar northern ncishho5s. but toward IT.
creas d division and a final settlement by
war. The message. however, shows grarer
causes for complaint than have been generally
supposed TO exist The government must of
course protect the rights Of our citizens
and if oar Dominion neishbars insist On
having enemies where they can have friends.
on this side the line. they viii have to take
the consequences. The recommendations Of
assistance to our depressed shipping interests,
Of civil service reform of care Of OUR navy;
of abolition Of the ranking privilege; and
of legislation looking to resumption Of specie
payments, are all of great Importance and
will receive general assent. The information
concerning the improved management Of In
dian Affairs. and the settlement of the dis
pute with England concerning naturalized
citizens, Is interesting and gratifying. and
the final statement Of the general Tolicy Of
the Administrator must command general
approval With an administration which is
working steadily and efficiently towards
thorough enforcement of law; faithful col
lection Of the taxes; economy IN the dis
bursomeut Of the same prompt payment Of
our debt reduction Of taxation tariff
80 arranged as TO afford the greatest mum
Der Of honest and fair dealings with all 9th
er people reform in the treatment of tbe In
dans and in the whole civil service of tie
country; and pure. untrammellcd ballot
the country may well he content.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09

ulation will foot up about 39,OOO,oOO,
agains: 81 ,443 ,32l in 1860. The present
House contains 243 members, and If the
number should not be increased New Eng
land would lose seven, the Middle Safes ten
and the Southern States three the Western
States would gain nineteen and the Pacific
States would remain as they are. The New
England loss would be divided as follows I:
Massachusetts, two, and the other States one
each. The Southern States make nearly
good their representation by counting all the
colored people as n basis, instead of three
ifths of them as under the old order OF
things. Should the House be increased to
three hundred members, which is the outside
limit supposabe, the ratio would be about
one Representative to 100000, and under
this apportionment Massachusetts would gain
one member, Maine and Connecticut would
be unchanged, and New Hampshire, Yer
mont and Rhode Island would lose one each.
In any event the West will make heavy
increase of members and will probably
make an effort to get them in some way INTO
the forty-second Congress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09

EMPLOYED. No returns were received from
q towns. In this list are the towns OF Ken
uond, St. George, Middlebury, Nergennes,
Montpelier, Franklin, Highgate, Sheldon anu
South Hero. Seven towns have tsiied to re-
port for the last three years. The returns re-
ceived from about eight ninths of the state
give the number of children, between the ages
of and IS, at IS ,S43, of which 81 lay at
tended the public schools. Number attend
ing school, between the ages Of IS anu ~
2.lGl. Number Of teachers that had taught
before. :. $50; in same district, 900 ; "board-
ing around" 1875. School houses in good
condition, l,GOl unfit for their purpose
10. Number of districts having no school
during the year, % number voting to have
no school. lS Number Of academies o.
Amount paid for teachers wages, board, and
fuel, last year, was SSS7,764.20. The sum
Of S59,O73 % was paid to male teachers, and
$50, 1903 81 to female teachers. The aggre'
gate average attendance upon the public
schools was 1859. Instances of corporal
punishment, 4,494.
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Every subscriber Is informed when his srhscrip-
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Letters on business should not be addressed 70 tie
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09

CAriTAL i'gSI-uvFN. grrgE.-
cussicu and action ia our laje L-.-. alan.
the subject o. C4ri-a' 'gui-hm,u- ...-.
haya failed Co interest thinking u.a.,.
little inf rua-.o1. The tu us--l
House abalisa.aE the Death Gsue-.r .r.
derstaud ir, made Imprisonment SO arrl .-..-
for liis the &c ,ae r1aaI-TT for murl .-, OBJ -.-
Ter how agzrA'auug tte case might t. N.e
If this were the law of the hri. s1a1.I re
And 1t utterly impossible, ia aorjasl case, 81
PUNISH the murderer az al l. has been
uncommon occurrence FOR c1Cg.ct- il prison 81
commit murder out Ct revenge, 0- h1..ur 20 e--
cape by striking dosl su Cfl1er Of ,.e -.-7.
suppose now thst q hardened murderer eXgti-
ting his crime 4t hard aror for be- should ai-
a fellow Qsisole- or an attendant there. WIZ
would be done with hin That leprtrcl muir
teres would know that he nigh, i-eraie-
al every non within his seseh with H1urt.l
as 10 Other penalty you'll be- inf 's! al11 nia
but what be is now enduring 's'r--r1'
hie--Wouid not sucI a state ,. -lsH-- -
desperate right we'll lie IS s-aq r,sl 'y '.-
State (he has TO work, 90 b s-ls. a-i So De o''.
folks-msny as hard SIS BED All .as lull .-e1's
OF his murderous disposition NJ la.-1u .A-
add nothing TO his punishment LEI the '--
Gates OF such penalty tell Us what 'oa' o.,
done IL such cases. j. tAIN
She,burn, Nov. y 1870.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09

NERGESNFs Observation-Disclosures % ...
city on Tuesday morning las. on tbs night ore
press, We were astonjshed 90 ici a..a1s- e.
houses lighted up. as il our usla-,y stsd .l.
hal suddenly taken TO dissipation aa' iate b orr
On inquiry We learned that the il'Guiuati51 80
in honor Of certain wouii-be- burglars, E'.'
frequent demonstrations Of late We have re.-if'
to- TeTgeancs TermOnier.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09

TEE WAL60NsAc R,ILEoAD.-Is = un .1''.'
that so soon rs the Vermont Lssis.aflre p
journs, books will be opened for sa5scr'f -..'
for the proposed railrosd from Bsnn'us ~.
State Line. Ii is believed a sufficient SUI
build the roal can be raised in "a very e.
Many business men Of Troy are interested = -
road, and will probably saaserios---''''
adams NS,rS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09

force It, 1t will be my duty 10 taAe SUI -
may be necessary TO protect toe rlghus o. tne
citizens of the United States. 1t has oeen ciAiH
ed by her Msies,y's officers thst the fishing YES
sells Of the United s.stes have DC right to enter
the open ports of the British possessions IN Nor'h
America except for the purpose Of shelter ana
repairing, Of purchasing wood and obtaining
water that they have DO right to enter at the
British custom houses or to trade, except the pur-
chase Of wood and water, AID that they mus
depart within twenty-four hOu4s' notice 10 ieaNe'
1t is not known that any seizures OF hshihg
vessel carrying the flag Of the Unitet states mas
been made under this claim. 50 far as the claim
is founded on Gn alleged construction Of the col-
vention Of 1878 it cannot he acquiesced in by the
United States Ii IS hoped that II will not be m
sisted on by Her Msjesty's government Durlng
the conferences which preceded the negotiations
Of the convention Of 1878 the British Commis-
sioners proposed to expressly exclude the h'heT-
men OF the United States from the privilege OF
carrying on ira1e with any Of her Britsnnc Ma
iestys subjects residing within the limits assign
Ell for their use, and also that i. should not be
laaful for the vessels Of the United states
engaged in such fishery 10 have on board any
goods, wares, or merchandise whatever except
such as may be necessary for the prosecution OF
their voyages to and from said fishing grounds,
and any vessel Of the Uniiei States which shsH
.,,.r- va,e tb;s r.,,,T,tior NAV D.. seized con-
lIo-,rca al o1,,sisatsI ,-;,b her CARGO. This
,rnosi,;or vbicb i i5er,ic.I with the construc-
-, ,,g mt mn tn, I,nc,nsye Of the convcn-
,;or ysas ON, bs,i.aI1v ,aisrted bv the Ameri-
con CoT,.issifo,er oni tbereunon was abandon
"a b., Tho R-;,isb peri,,rert;,rv and article one
- s+ar5s - tho convention w. substituted.
- - H. ,.- sJ -r,- III. .,..o, is f,aa!-
,.j ,...., ,.-,-....-- .'.,, Statutes and NOT
,,....,. ,i.. ....,.,.,., ti.- government cannot
t..., -,.rr liam, .r,.n..- and hi. 5s.raye--
ton of tle spirit ii ult o. the letter H. iI- treaty,
for ihe iai,A.aI execution OBJ E-''" '..' --'' .''
government is alone --lN--''.'. -A"-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09

sixteen States with i population of over one
million, while in 1860 there were only
eleven. The largest actual gain in any
State is an increase of 0,G00 in Illinois.
We judge from comparison of these returns,
that the total population of the country will
fall little short Of forty millions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09

1t will be for Congress to decide how it
will apportion the Congressman under the
census of this " ar. But it is as plain now
as it ever will be and that is perfectly plain,
that Vermont, lew Hampshire and Rhode
Island must each lose member. The pop.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09

The census rel urns of twenty-eight States
have been publish ID and show that the rel
ative order of the States as to population
has not been great ly changed since 1860.
Virginia, by the loss Of the territory forming
West Virginia, has allen from the fifth to
to the tenth State, an its position is Occu-
pied BY Missouri but New York still holds
the FIRST, and Pennsylva MIA the second place.
After these come Ohio with population Of
2,675,46S; Illinois with 2,540,2l6 Mis-
souri, with l,703 900 Indiana with $685.
l69 Massachusetts, with ,457 1856 Ken
lucky with l 1923 ,264; Tennessee with l.
25S, 1896; Virginia with l, 200 ,607; Georgia
with ,ls5, 900 Michigan with LIB. l5S;
Iowa with l ,l77,5l5; North Carolina With
1912 900 wisconsin with 1852 ,266, and
Alabama with 1,OO2,OOO There are now
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09

We should likct, ask the State clusliz' ns
committee, urou what principle they IN
creased the Grand L,tof Caitteulen Coun y
ureat1-sereq per cent. above the increase o
her population? Why Grand l-lc County
with derease Of population, and % heavier
percentage decrease than any other county,
should he taxed on am increase Of ten per
cent? The farms OF Grand Isle County
/ are good ones. but tley arc largely shlt out
from communication with the rest Of the
State. The want Of villages. lack IF me-
chanics and of many facilities enjoy ed by
other counties, reduce heavily their value.
They were listed at high nte-hiSh er, as
We believe, than the average Of the s,a te, in
proportion to their value and yet tn .. are
raised nearly ten Icr cent. Why was Wash
ington County not decreased. as well as
Windham and Wnls9r?
We might 60 through the list aud put
similar questions as 80 each, and We can d is
cover no sufficient answer TO any of them.
The appraisal Of real estate Of Chittende.1
County-wc speak Of this county because ii
Is nearest home, and because the injustice is
heaviest and most apparent in its case-vas
raised BY the State Committee to S9.755, y
400. That is not too high if the rest Of th :
State bad hecn raised with it. In proportion
to the rest. j; is 100 high By at least . Per
cs,,+ "A GOVT S+,to -,,, nil ,..,,.,-ol .l,;a
''''' II NV 0'''' ''"'' 'iA VIII euinlcI 'ili7
county IA raw SIl 2N~ r1,,~e tIo, rs ,ro,,o--
~
ton Of the public burden. q year. The vote
-,
by which this injustice was ratified in the
IL $40. en- .
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bIA--' re" ,.r' bIi, eli, fr e5"ay' hroul ey'
CaTtelL Capsn'er Of IIeicsnsr Chant erin, CLARK
Cotur colon Gown, Consdon, COX cf Mount
P ,mS5 % p,y 81 H H[ ta bee TS ser 6 61in
button Es,aeTooks Egers Ia Taq! FarasE9r,h'
Graves, Grout Of B4 too. Duyer Hadley, hamilton,
iacElcy Hitchcock Of PtsicTi. Holt HooteT,
h.re n ID ~ 1I ' u Ho IL J,Sin. Jcnes #
L9gs L SssT p Asn Kns ssey Mckee L1les,
Mehnisht NJ plesie ., Har.h. Mason ,Maxde,d,
Sickerson, orlh, Or us6y, 0rvis. ossocd, Pa e #
Paul fari. Perns. pSclps af enron Pierce Pc
ian ff"erS Zee T. FcAsr5s Rntter, safSTd Of
shsdd she win, si,s-y- smith Of New hayen, smit1
stodd.id Stone Tapp an Taylor. Thomas Of Read
Wheat whteomb o. B Sy Wh,comb 5'c OF Ludlow,
VIM VINE cyl az 5 WV wv 81 vel ne q Iopha
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09

and do not produce, thus eQuaizinE our exports
and imports In case of foreign war it will give
Us command Of all the islands referred to, and
thus prevent an enemy from again possessing
himself of q rendezvous upon our coast Al pre-
sent our coast trade between the states border
ing on the Atlantic, sn1 those bordering on the
Gulf of Mexico is by the Bahamas and Antilles
Twice we must a. IL we're pass through foreign
countries to get By from Georgia TO the East
coast of Florida San Domingo with stable gov
eminent under Whi:h her immense resources can
be developed, viii give remunerstise wages to
10000 laborers not now upon the Island
This labor will take advantage Of every available
means Of transportation 70 abandon the adjacent
islands, and seek the blessings Of freedom and
It's sequence, each inEabitsn; receiving the re-
ward of his own labor Porto Rico and Cuba
will have TO abolish slavery IS q MEASURE Of self
preservation to retain their laborers. San Do
uiugo will become 4 larger consumer Of the
products Of the northern farms AMI manufac-
tuIers The cheap rate AT which her ciiizenscan
be furnished wiki food, the island with ma
chineTy, viii make it necessary that contiguous
Islands should have the same advantages in order
to compete With the production Of sugar, coffee,
tobacco, tr5p.sll fruits, c. This will open to
US a wider market for cur products The pro
ducton Of our OWE supply Of these articles will
cut of more tEau cue hundred millions Of our
.uuaa. imports. sal largely Increase O.r c1-
ports Wi-h such picture il is easy to see
/ how 0ur large deb. abroad D., ultimately 90 be-
cNt.u-ui-Lul. Wit balance ftrad-a-lust
including tat iat res. OF bonds held by .orll-u-
CTS aud money shipments OF our citizens travel
! i.s- i- .r.i-l lands equal 90 tl- entire value
oi precious metals .u THIS country, % Is not 50
easy tI -.. boss this result is tJ ue 1tler"'-
accomplished TIE acquisition ot ST. Domingo
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-09
mn FISHERY QUEsTI0N.

The course pursued by the Canadian suthori
ties toward the fishermen Of the United States
during 10 past season has not been marked by a
friendly feeling. BY the first article Of the con-
vention Of 1878 between Great Britain and the
United States it was agreed that the inhabitants
OF the Unite States should have forever, in COM
mon vith British subjects, the right Of taking
Ssh in certain waters therein defined In the
waters not included IN the limits named in the
convention, within three miles of ports OF the
British coast It has been the custom for many
years to give to iutruding fishermen Of the Uni
ted States reasonable warning Of their violation
Of the technical rights Of Great Britain. The
Imperial Government is understood TO have de-
legated the whole or share Of its jurisdiction or
control Of these inshore fisheries grounds to the
colonial authorities known as the Dominion Of
Canada, and this semi-independent but irres-
ponsible agent has exercised lis delegated pow
ers in an unfriendly way. Vessels have been
seized withou; notice or warning, in violation Of
the custom previously prevailing, and have been
taken into the colonial ports, their voyages
broken up, and the vessels condemned. There is
reason to believe that this unfriendly snd vex-
atious treatment wss designed to bear harshly
upon the hardy fishermen Of the United States,
with view to political effect upon this govern
ment The statutes Of the Dominion of Canada
assume still broader and more untenable juris-
dictiou over the vessels Of the United States.
They authorize officers or persons to bring YES
sells lowering within three marine miles Of any of
the coasts, bays creeks or har5ors of Canals into
port, to sesrchthe cargoes, to examine the mas
ter on oath touching the cargo and voyage, and
to inaict upon him a heavy pecuniary penalty If
these answers are not given and if such a YES
sci is found preperiug to fish within three ma
rfne miles of any of such coasts, bays, creeks or
hsrbors without license CT after the expiration
Of the period named in the last license granted
it, they provide that the vessels, with her tackle,
SC, shall be forfeited. Ii is not known that any
condemnation has been made under this statute
Should the authorities Of Canada attempt to en-