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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-14
Washington Notes,

The southern outrages committee
will not be prepared to report until after
holidays.
The WAYS and means committee have
had had one meeting, but the members
do not expect to proceed to business un-
til after the holiday recess.
The first official act of the new dis
trict of Columbia delegate was to present
a bill asking a grant of land of 100000
acres for school purposes.
The Fish h-Catacazy-C Curtin correspon-
dence was sent through mistake to the
committee room instead of to the presi-
dent of the Senate, where the newspaper
reporters got hold of it, and when Sena-
tor Cameron went for it he found it dis
tributed among them and they hard at
work making copies of it. He forbid the
publication of what they had taken.
-Messrs. Kelley of Pa, Hooper of
Mass, Conger of Mich, Lynch of Me.
Perry of O., Willard of VT, Wood of n.
Y, Marshall of H., and Holman of Ind
were announced as the select committee
on the reorganization of the civil service.
The Mormon question promises to be-
come the exciting one of the present
session.
The rumor in regard to Attorney
Genera Akerman's retirement has not in
it the merit even of novelty, to say moth
ing of truth. II the attorney general
chooses to send in his resignation it would
be as gladly accepted now as last spring.
when this rumor was put forth even more
parsistently than now.
A New England Senator will offer
resolution of inquiry into the extrava-
CANT course of expenditures for street i'm
provements entered upon by the board of
public works Of Washington. 1t is antici-
pated that the government will eventual
ly be compelled to pay the debts which
the local authorities here are now contract
ing for improvement purposes.
The new civil service committee ap-
poiuted in the House, do not expect great
things of themselves in the direction of
either work or reform. Leading mem
bcrs complain that the selections were
made by the speaker more on account OF
non.assiqnments elsewhere, than because
of any syecial taste or fines, for the du-
ties peculiar to this undertaking.
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CoNGREssIoNAL.-In the Senate, on
Tuesday, Frank Blair attempted to get
up for consideration his resolution, call
ing upon the President to defend his &C.
tion under the Ku-Klux law of last spring,
and began q stump speech, abusing the
Administration for it's action in South
Carolina. Mr.. Blair's speech was cut short
by a question from Mr.. Edmunds which
amounted to call to order, it being con-
trary to the rules of the Senate to discuss
the merit Of measure on a motion to take
it up. The molten was defeated by a
party vote. Mr.. Wilson attempted to in
duce the Senate to pass the joint resolu-
tion sent over by the House, to relieve
those mechanics and laborers employed
by the Government, whose wages were
cut town twenty per cent. after the pas.
sage of the eight hour law. Senator
Trumbull offered an amendment, abolish
ing the eight hour law, and then. after q
session of less than On hour, The Senate
adjourned.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-14

WINDSOR COUNTY CoURT.-Windsor
County Court commenced it's session on
Tuesday at Woodstock. Judge Barrett
was sick on Monday, and did not attend
till afternoon. He charged the grand
jury and adjourned the court till Wed.
nesday morning. A large force of wit
uesses have been summoned to appear be-
fore the grand jury, ane from their gen.
eral appearance it is surmised that some
OF the rum holes are to be looked after.
Many of the persons summoned brought
medicine with them, and in one ease on
Tuesday night, the medicine operated as
a powerful emetic. One witness sum-
monded applied to physician for Ger.
tlfcate that he was unable to attend
court. The DR.. examined his case and
gave him certificate that he was liable
to certain disease named, and that it
was his opinion that the witness would
prefer not to go to Woodstock.
On the calling of the docket, ffty-three
cases were set for trial BY jury. r.
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AN INDIAN STATE.-The Indian Terai-
tory-fSr many years occupied by the
Cherokees, Choctaws, Cbickasaws, Semi
noIes, etc, in their several reservations
lies west of Arkansas. and has Kansas on
the north and Texas on the south. 1t is
magnificent, rich and beautifully wa
tered country of seventy-one thousand
square miles in extent, or over one-half
larger than the State of New York. The
Indians occupying this delightful and
productive region have become complete
ly civilized. They cultivate the soil, they
live in comfortable houses, they dress like
white men, they have schools and church
es and federal council, and they give
less trouble to the general government
than any other territory in the United
States. General Grant, in his message,
suggests that these people might be ad-
vantageously admitted to the dignities of
State government. They have room
enough in their ample territory for all thF
Indian tribes east of the Rocky Noun
tains.-A good idea
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TERMS $3.50 PER ANNUM

gained prize of six slaves. and another
of six flies; some got valuable vases, and
others vases of common earth. A lottery
of this kind exhibited an excellent picture
of the inequality with which fortune dis
tributes her favors. The frst lottery in
England, of which we have any account.
was drawn at rhe west door of St. P-uis
cathedral in 1869. and consisted of 10000
tickets at 40 shilliugs each. The profits
of the lottery were to be applied toward
repairing the hsrbors. In 1912 King
James appointed lottery to be drawn at
the same place, for the plantation of Eng
Iish colonies in Virginia, The principal
prize was 1000 crowns in plste.-1roy
Times.
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sun AND OcEAN.-The following para
graph is from the description of a scene
witnessed in the north of Norway, from q
cliff one thousand feet above the sea:
The ocean stretched away in silent
vastness at our feet the sound of the
waves scarcely reached our airy lookout /;
away IN the north the huge old sun swung
low along the horizon. We stood silent.
looking at our watches. When both
hands came together at twelve, midnight,
the full round orb hung triumphsntly
above the wave, bridge of gold running
due north spanned the water between us
and him. There be shone in silent ma
jesty that knew no setting. Combine, if
you can, the most brilliant sunrise and
sunset you ever saw, and its beauties will
pale before the gorgeous colors which lit
up the ocean, heaven and mountain. In
half an hour the sun had SWING by per-
the colors changed to those of
morning, fresh breeze rippled over the
food, one songster after another piped mp
in the grove behind us-we had slid into
another day.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-14

THE CUBAN INsURRECTION.-Th lat
est news from Cuba is of more peaceful
character than could have been expected
after the late scenes of blood and violence
The brutal rage of the volunteers has ap-
parently spent inself, and the city of Hs-
vana is resumiug her former aspect. The
report from Madrid of the removal of
Captain General Valmaseda seems to be
unfounded, for, according to Havana dis
patches, he is to remain the ruler OF Cuba.
Whatever charges of cruelty might be
brought against Count Valmaseda, the re-
sponsibility for the late massacre of the
unfortunate students more properly be-
longs to his deputy, General Creapo,
who allowed himself to be intimidated by
the threats of ruf1anly mob, which
might have been resisted by man of
firmness and decision.
The sdvioes from the seat of the insur-
rection are largely in favor of the Span
ish authorities. Some allowance being
made for Spanish exaggeration, it cannot
O9 uOuDLcu IudtS Win LLlS hlAAfot Va INC
large reinforcennents sent from Spain, the
chances of the Cuban patriots are becom
very slim indeed. The telegraph lines
are being and have already in part been
restored in the districts which were but
lately the principal seat of the struggle,
and the fact that these telegraph lines re-
main uudisturbed is considered proof of
the decline of the insurrection. The
Wholesale surrender of prominent Cubans
adds confirmation to this report. The
news on the whole is of hopeful nature,
and, whether independent or under the
Spanish rule, there may yet be better
times in store for the unfortunate island.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-14

The ORIGIN OF LoTTERIEs.-Lotter-
les were invented by the Romans to enliv-
en- their Saturnslis. This festival, which
was instituted in commemoration of the
freedom and equality which prevailed on
earth in the golden reign of Saturn, be-
gan by the distribution of tickets which
gained some prize. Augustus appointed
lotteries, which consisted of things of lit.
tie value; but Nero established some for
the people, in which 1000 tickets were
distributed daily, and number of those
whe were favored BY fortune became rich
by them. Heliogsbslus invented lotteries
Of very singular nature; the prizes were
either Of great value or Of none at all ;one
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-14

MEXICO.-The Rovolutionists in Mexi-
co have achieved great victory over the
troops of the Juarez government. Ac.
cording to the latest news from Matamo-
ros, S4ltilo has been taken by the former
after terrible losses on both sides. The
federal troops have been driven from the
town, and the last position they held was
commanded by the artillery of the revo-
lutionisfs and hourly expected to surren-
der. While the forces of the revolution
lists under Generals Trevino and Quirogo
arc in full activity, General Cortina, the
commander of the federals, is waiting
for something to turn up and maintaining a
"masterly inactivity" The prospects of
the Juarez government appear to be very
gloomy, and the revolutioDists seem to
have it all their own way.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-14

TRIAL OF MRS. WHARToN.-The trial
of Mrs. Wharton, the alleged poisoner of
General Ketchum and others at Balti-
more, was commenced at Annapolis Tues
day, the jury list having been completed
during the day. The trial is one of the
most remarkable cases of the day. The
high respeotability of the prisoner and the
murdered man, the wholesale extent of
the alleged poisoning. the touching de-
votion of the prisoners young daughter.
and the general commotion which it has
produced among the best society of Balti-
more, all go to render it one of the most
interesting and, at the same time. one of
the saddest cases that has ever been
chronicled In the records of American
courts.
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After All.
1862.

The apples are lipa in the orchard,
The work Of the reaper is done,
And the golden woodlands redden
La the blood of the dying sun.
At the cottage door the grandsire
S t., pale, in his easy chair,
While gentle wind of twilight
Plays with his 81 yer hair.
A woman is kueeling beside him
A fair young head is pressed,
In the first wild pa sion of sorrow,
Against his aged breast.
And far from over the distance
The f+lt5ring echoes come
or the flying blast ofthe trumpet,
And the rafting roll of drum.
Then the grands're speaks, in a whisper
''The end no man can see
But we give him to his country
And we give our prayers 10 Thee"
The vioIets star the meadows,
The rose buds fringe the door
Aud over the grassy orchard
The pink-white blossoms pour.
But the grandsires chair is empty,
The cottage is dark and still;
There's a name'ess grave on the battlefield
And a new one under the hill.
And a pallid, fearless woman
By the cold hearth sits alone;
And the old clock in the corner
Ticks on with steady drone.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-14

WOMEN SUFFRAGE.-The bill repeal
ing the Women Suffrage act in Wyoming
has been vetoed by the Governor, 30 that
the women, who were about to see their
hardly earned and highly cherished rights
ruthlessly tori from them, have yet an.
other and strong hope.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-14

LosT.-During the present year twelve
Swiss guides have been lost by climbing
the Alps-a larger number than has been
lost, it is eaid. in any one year since 1868.
Seven of them perished from svalanches,
and three from falling into crevasses.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-14

THE APPORTIoNMENT.- table has
been published, showing the number of
Representatives in Congress each State
will be entitled to in new apportion-
ment based on the ninth census. If the
total number of members remains at 241,
as fixed by the law of 1862, Massachusetts
will lose one Representative, Connecticut
one, Maine one, New Hampshire one,
Rhode Island one, and Vermont one.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-14

MExICo.-The Mexican revolution is
still progressing since the fall of Saltillo.
The revolutionists have levied second
loan in Monterey, and great alarm and
CONSERVATION prevailed among the for
sign traders in consequence.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-14

Ice ACCIDENTs.-The first ice aoci-
dent of the season occurred at Kensico,
ia Westchester county,N Y, on Tuesday.
Three little children, coasting on a mill
pond, suddenly sank through the too
brittle ice and were drowned. This
warning comes in so sad shape that it
ought to be a reminder to reckless skaters
all through the season which just COM
mences.
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IENRYCLARK,Rdi
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sANTO DOMINGO.

II the attendance on the lecture of
Frederick Dou llass, at Middlebury, Wed
nesday evening, may be taken 90 an
in io,,iou. or criterion, the winter
course before the Middlebury Lecture
Association will prove financial
success. that it will be literary
oaa, he -eries OF lectures al
ready announced sufficiently attest.
The audience WAS lrrge, comfortably
filing Academy Hall.
We must confess to feeling of disep-
pointment in the lecturer. He seemed to
lack the Are and eloquence of former
days although at times he wonl@ arouse
sn{ thrill the audience a. of old, with
straips Of almost matChless sloquenco.
Th was especially noticeable, when dis-
r9lardinQ his manuscript, he would dwell
on tho wrongs Of his race. Perhaps thi-
lack o. fire may bs sscribed almost Who'll
ly 10 the fact that he mainly re I'd his lee
ture, instead of, as when we have heard
him before, boldly standing forth as Al
orator, untramme!ed by notes, trusting
Who'll to the inspiration of the theme
and topr.
a sight o'clock, Mr.. Douglass appeared
on the platform. and WA presented TO the
au1iruca by the Rev. Harvey F Leavift.
and Immediately commenced the delivery
OF his lecture ON "S,nto Domingo" oocu
pyiug the close attention of the large
mber as-t mhled for an hour aud thir
ty # We minutes The following is pu ab
str ct of the
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THE RUTLAND HERALD
frederick Douglass at middIebury,

FRIDAY. DECEMBER =. 1871.
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hungary 2 wrongs; Irelano, by Ger Fac
atory, melts the hearts of all people, and
France excites our compassion for her
woes, aelf.inflicted, in part, as they are.
1t is not forced to say that Santo Domingo
stands trembling on the verge of civiliz4-
tion, net knowing whether to be saved to
civil and religious liberty, or 10 be turned
back to barbarism and worse than despot-
ism. She has her claims to present, her
appeal to meke, her story TO tell. What
that story IL, in its fullpess, can promise
but little. can only hint at its most salient
points. II SAnto Domingo is interesting.
especially to Americans, on account of
her present position. she Ia also so, because
here. first of American soil, WAS tread ny
the foot Of the white man. First things
have peculiar fascination. The cradle
is the most sacred of household furniture
There IL no event of more Importance
than the discovery OF America. Although
not Caucasian, I felt a peculiar thrill as
stood on the spot where Columbus frat
stood. and saw the grand old mountains
that first met his eye and the country on
which be frat landed. 1t ia enough to
make one sentimental to stand where first
was planted the virtues and vices of Eu-
ropean oivilz ition, with its luxury and
Incidence, as we'll as its labor, hsrdships
and destitution. Here first was unfolded
the mysteries of the Hebrew scriptures;
here was osueht the first sound of the
gospel of the Son of Mercy. and here were
built the fret christian churches.
Long before the Pilgrims landed on
plymouth rock, Santo Domingo was the
center of civilization. Spain, then the
most powerful of nations and bent on
universal empire and christianity, en-
Favored to make Santo Domingo, like
1'f' In character and religion, and made
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KU-KLUX AT WEST POINT.

from the ~. 4. 1rtbune
When the court at the United States Mill
tary Academy has discovered whether Cadet
Anderson trod on Cadet Smiths toes, we beg
that an inquiry may be made into the extra
ordinary story of the Punishment of three
young men by their comrades for an offense
Of which the authorities of the post had
already taken notice. The quarrels between
the colored lad Smith and the mettlesome
young warriors who are leading the id
nigger" such a pleasant life are doubtless
important in their bearing upon the con-
dition Of the Academy though not Of mo-
mentous consequence to the world at large;
but the outrage charged upon the members of
the hrst-class deserves more particular atten-
tion, and calls for a rigid investigation. Three
members of the fourth class, it seems, had
committed the offense Of drinking whisky,
and to save them from expulsion their class
mates volunteered to take pledge Of absti-
nence during their whole course at the Aoade-
my. This was common practice at West
Point-and very good one too-but il did
not please the young gentlemen Of the gradu-
ating class that il should be applied to the
present case, and they accordingly took the
law into their own hands. In the dead of
night they dragged the offenders from their
quarters, made them dress in their suits of
citizens clothes, and marched them TO old
Fort Putnam, where the three lads were left,
and warned never TO return TO West Point,
under penalty Of coat of tar and feathers.
The class consists of forty-three members,
and all but ten took part in the outrage.
Thus there appears 10 be at West Point a
sort of Vehmic court, which assumes the
privilege of overruling the appointed autho-
rites, and executing its DEGREES by midnight
terrorism and violence, as the free judges of
Westphalia punished the victims Of their
secret tribunals by the knife aud cord of the
sworn assassin. II such things happened at
an ordinary school, We should think them
bad enoughi bat when they occur at the
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DANIEL COME TO JUDGMENT.

From the NJ Y. Sun.
King Williams recent address to the Ger
man armies indicates that he has no hope of
a speedy termination of the war In admit
ting that his object is still unattained, he in
directly pays compliment to the French,
whose prowess prevents him from attaining
10. He says explicitly that Important task
remain to be performed before we shall
achieve lasting peace, and it would be CEN
surable to make any peace which involves
the continuation of the duties which brought
you here This is the most ominous declara-
ton he has made since the outbreak of the
war. 1t obviously refers to the well-known
determination of France never to submit to
the encroachments of the invader, and to the
settled purpose of Germany to weaken France
to such an extent as to render her harmless
to her neighbors for generations to come.
1t will be perceived that the pretensions of
the Prussian monarch increase in proportion
to the duration of the conflict. In the be-
ginning he declared that he was making war
not upon France but upon Napoleon; but
after the fall of the empire he declined to
make peace, upon the ground that the repub-
lie did not represent the lawful Government
of France. Now that the republic represents
France, he cannot any longer draw an invi-
dious distinction between the Government
and the nation, and ought therefore to throw
OFF the mask, and proclaim to the world that
he Will not make peace until the utter annl-
hilation of France shall offera guarantee to
Germany against her future resentments and
a renewal of the strife.
The practical drift of this policy means the
conquest of all France; for the heroic resist
ance of the French shows that neither the
fall of Paris nor any other reverse will dis
pose them more favorably to the encroach-
ments of Germany. The language of the
King intimates that, as the French may be
expected to renew the war at the first oppor-
tunity, Germany will consent to no uncertain
peace, but will secure it only by destroying
France as military and political power so
completely and irretrievably as to make it
physically impossible for her ever to threaten
again the integrity of German soil, or to lift
a finger against German aggression. King
Williams New Years address declares not
only war, but death against whole nation,
and nation endeared to humanity by its
glorious history and its generous enthusiasm
for liberty and civilization. The grim Ger
man potentate actually puts on the black cap
of the criminal judge, and admonishes France
that as she has sinned against Germany she
is to be strangled until she is dead. Not
even in the darkest ages of history has there
been an instance of such remorseless VEN
geance. We are glad TO believe that the
menace will prove utterly vain.
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FAILURES IN ART CONSIDERED AS
AUTHORITIES IN CRITICISM.
ona Erern Saturdan

FIOH EttTy Saturday.
Mr.. Disraeli, in his novel of Lothian"
started anew an old discussion, by his super
cilious feer at critics as a set of fellows who
had failed, as producers, in the departments
Of literary and artistic effort they wished to
dominate as judges. The evaporation caused
by this insolent fling was intensified by the
fact that even the poorest critic feels that Mr..
Disraeli in literature as in politics, is simply
talent, he is profoundly insincere; that his
object In life has been not to obtain fame, or
even reputation, but notoriety; and that he
thinks notoriety can be more surely obtained
by being denounced as a ooxoomb in letters
and a triekster in poltics than by being
pulled as careful artist and honest states
man. The general principle that Mr.. Dis
raeii announces can be easily overturned by
citing such familiar names as Lessing, Schle-
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national establishment where the soldiers of
the future are supposed 10 learn the soldierly
virtues of strict obedience, subordination,
respect for authority,-we are apprehensive
that there must be some lack of discipline in
the administration of the pest, and danger
Gus spirit among the pupils. A formal court
of inquiry is not likely to reach the root OF
this evil.