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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-26

AN ATTEMPT TO BURN SAN FRAN
CIsCO.--An attempt ingeniously devised
to destroy the city was detected in time
and completely bafled on Friday evening
last A block tbickly covered with frame
buildings were fred in five different
places, and bat for the s9asonable dis
covery of the diabolioal work half The
city might have been consumed, for San
Francisco is peculiarly subject to high
winds And here the suspicion is again
suggested that incon liarism ia probably
at the bottom of many of these Western
fires, and that the villains concerned, in
tent upon plumber. have been melted into
these atrocious experiments by the terri
BILE teachings OF the Paris Commune. In
this view of the subject we hope that the
investigation into this San Francisco af-
fair will be pushed to q complete ex-
posure OF the plot and all the parties con-
cerned in it.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-26

ALAsKA.-Although the settlement of
Alssk proceeds slowly, yet we may infer
that it is progressing steadily and surely,
since we are informed that on the island
of Uualaska there are already nine COM
mercial and business houses. This island
Is the headquarters for all the fishing and
whaling expeditions bound for Plover
Bay, Bristol Bay, Behring Sea and the
Arctic Ocean. as vessels can be there re-
fitted, obtain supplies, and procure excel
lent fresh water in abundance. III fur
Their 1efuta'ion of the unfounded impress
sion that Alaska is bitterly cold region,
Va learn that tie ice crop Of the past sea-
son was extremely meagre, aud not suf-
frient TO meet the wants Of the Pacific
Coast.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-26

SENTENCED TO BE HUNG At a term
Of tho Supreme Court and Oyer and Ter
miner. held at Elzabethtown, in Essex
county, N. Y, Hon. A B. James, Justice
presiding. commencing on Tuesday Of last
week, Serophin Crevicr was tried for the
murder Of Moses L,ndry, at Keeseville,
in April last, and was convicted Friday
The Court sentenced Crevier to be hung
on toe 18Th day Of December next. Gre
vier is said 20 be a quiet orderly young
man, when sober, and the commission of
the crime, for witch he forfeits his life
was undoubtedly caused by liquor.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-26

LIBERIA-A revolution has been at,
tempted in the African republic of Lii
IBERIA Up to our last advices only one
man has been killed, but every man WIS
ready for business. The difficulty appears
to be that the President was elected two
years age for four years, but since then
the Congress has limited the presidential
term to two years, and Mr.. Royce refuses
to resign.
SAD CASE OF DRowNING.-The old
habitues of the Adirondacks will learn
with regret of the accidental death of Capt.
William Graves, who kept the hotel on
big Tupptr's Lake" Capt. Graves had
shot a deer while in his boat, and was
driving the animal to the shore, when she
got under the boat and upset it. Capt. G's
hounds Immediately got upon his back
and SO worried him that his strength
gave cat when within about a rod of the
shore where his little son was awaiting
him. Capt. G. babe him goodbye" and
sent loving message to his wife, and
sank not to rise again.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-26

20 OUT ITO
Gas slow our ship her foaming track
Against the wind was chewing,
Her trembling pennant still looked back
To that dear Isle twas leaving.
So 10th we part fr IN all we love,
From all the links that bind US;
So turn our hearts where'er we rove
To those we've left behind US"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-26
z1.h DOLLARS WILL BE

may 7d&wtf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08
The cities. towns and plantations are entitled to
the following number of delegates

Mexico is threatened with conflict over
the Presidency that may result in civil war
throughout the country. Juarez is not
elected President, and it is doubtful if he
can fairly be by the vote of Congress.
The decision of the question passes into
the hands of the latter body, with little
prospect that it will be acquiesced in
peaceably, when made, whatever it may
be.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08

The long article in our columns from
the New York Times is a. resume of the
important facts before published, concern
ing the Tammany robberies. II should
be read in connection with the article we
published showing the financial standing
of President Grants administration. The
contrast is quite remarkable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08

The streets of Dublin have witnessed a
fierce fight between the authorities, who
prohibited public meeting in favor OF
amnesty to political offenders, and the
people. 1t would have been better to al
low the agitators free speech, and kept
clubs and brickbats quiet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08

1t seems to be probable that the repuh-
licans have carried North Carolina and
defeated the constitutional convention. II
SO a serious difficulty has been avoided,
and great wrong nipped in the bud.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08
To Miller, for Carpenter work POP, 100 Sc
Total for carpenter work

up to July l, 1869 .Sl,l12,Gl7 60
Having spent upward Of eleven hundred
thousand dollars on nine or ten armories in
seven months and twenty days, it would be
reasonable to suppose that these places would
he in thorough state of repair. Not so.
however On the 1lth of March, 1870. these
four men commenced 10 draw money from
the Treasury again, and received in that one
day no less than Sl63, 800 &C, for repairs, &C.,
on armories from Nov to Dec. |, 1869.
Nor was this all Fourteen days later March
2S) they drew out 500, 1877 ~. Three DAYS
later they drew out Sl20,044 10, and two
days later (April q they drew sos, 730 80
April 3 they drew S39, 43G II, and seven days
later they drew Sl2S,G07 81, and so on till the
9th of August when they drew out S77,9i9 so,
making a total drawn during five months,
for keeping the armories in order
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08

Making total paid by the new city Gov
ernment for repairs and furniture on armo
ries and county offices, between June 9th,
1870, and Oct. Goth, lS10-four months and
twenty days, of
$50, 433,3ll.js.
Add to this the 2,S04 ,207 05, drawn on
special account, during the three months
ending March 3lst, 1871, and divided among
the same parties, and we have an aggregate Of
$G,237,5lS.63
paid by Hall and Connolly to their accom-
plices during the first nine months that the
new charter has been operation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08
Renublican County Convention.
ugusta, Wednesday, August 18th.

Tho Renublican voters of Keunehec County are
reamested to send delegates to Il Convention to be
held at
Granite Hall, Augusta, Wednesday, August 10th.
st1I O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose of nominating
two candidates for Senators, one County Commits
sioner Clerk of Courts, Register of Deeds, County
treasurer and to transact all other business that
NAV properly come before the Convention.
The basis of representation will be as follows =
Every City, Town and Plantation will be entitled to
one delegate, and an additional delegate for every
seyenty-fve votes cast for Joshua l.. Chamberlain,
ut The tiubernatofial election of 1865 fraction OF
forty votes will be entitled to additional dele
gate. ,..,,,,u ,.o e,,.;.o., -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08
GREAT AUCTION SALE.

VIII be sold at Public Auction, on THURSDAY,
the 10th day of August, 1871 on Haymarket Square,
Lewiston, Maine, the following described property,
consisting of % yoke large, nice working Oxen; -
first rate Horses, Harnesses, Dump Carts, Ok
Wagons, Carts, Drags, WheelbarrOws, Picks Iron
Bars, Shoves, Chains, Hammers, one Crawford
stump Fuller, complete, and other articles too nu-
merous TO mention.
The above property is very recently returned
Central Railroad, and is in fine order.
10 contractors or parties desiring such property
in the building of Railroads other works, this
presents an opportunity seldom offered. Terms
Cash.
the day is unpleasant, sale will occur next
fair day. STRAW, PATTERSON n co.
Lewiston, July 81, 1871. aug3-tlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08

which is over paid tre-engine house corner
Of Chambers and Center streets. The Depart
ment of finance, Except the Tax Commits
sioners' Ofice,) the Surrogate's Office, the
Sheriil's Office, the County Clerks Office, the
Supervisors Office, and the Supreme, Supe-
rior, Common Pleas, Marine, and Oyer and
the Terminer Courts are in the new Court
house; and the Tax Commissioners Office,
Court of General Sessions and District Attor-
ncy's Office are in the brown stone building
making eighteen different offices, exclusive of
the County Jail. There is a permanent wash
basin and water-closet for each office, thus
making eighteen wash-basins and eighteen
water closets, and for keeping these in repair
the public have to pay
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08
$2,149,294 81.

All this, however, sinks into insignifcance
when compared with the operations under the
pretext of repairing and furnishing the county
buildings and offices. The county buildings
consist of the new Courthouse, the brown
stone building on Chambers street and the
County Jail on Ludlow street. In these are
located all the county offices, with the excep-
ton of the Coroner's Office, which is in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08

The new City Government was inaugurated
on the first Monday in June, (June 4th,) 1870,
and as Mayor Hall, if his card to the public,
has expressed his readiness to take his ''full
share of responsibility for passing fraudulent
claims after that date, we invite the Alteration
of the public to the following figures:
On June 9Th, eleven checks were paid to
the agents of the Ring for repairs and turni-
ture for County offices and armories, and
amounting in the aggregate, to 1887 ,G4S.12
June 10, seven checks were paid to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08
1926,
S30O,92l.lj.

June 3, seven cheeks were paid to the same
parties, amounting, in the aggregate, to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08
SlOO,3l1 %

per wear. If our readers are still in doubt
as to the real nature of the transactions we
would direct their attention to the following
figures. On May 23d, 1870, Keyser received
check for plumbing in County offices, from
MAY 22d, 1869, to March 10th, 1870, for ISL, =
0G7.79. This should have paid most literally
for all the work done, but on the same day he
received a second check for $2S ,093,10 for
work on the same office from Feb. 2Sth,
1869, to April 23d, 1870. 1t will be perceived
that the second check is made to cover near
ly the entire period for which the first check
was paid; bat, Notwithstanding this, a third
check is paid to the same man, on the same
day, for work in the same Office from June
Goth, 1860, to Aug. 9th, 1869, for Sl6,924. o.
thus duplicating the claim for the months of
June, July and August. On June 9th, 1870,
keyser received check for Sll ,3003l for
work in the same Offices from June 9th, 1869,
to Feb. 18th, 1870. On the same day he re-
ceived a second check for Sll ,794 l6 for work
in the same offices from May 2Sth, 1869, to
March 10, 1870. On the same day he received
third check for Sl3, 32G.2l, for work in the
same offices from June 10th, 1869, to March
10Th, 1870.
When these men make combined raid on
the Treasury, their operations become really
startling. Take April Sth, 1870, for instance.
On that day there were nine checks paid to
these three worthless, amounting in the aggre-
gate to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08
7G9,l26 II

under this pretext alone, thus swelling the
aggregate for keeping nine or ten armories in
repair, and replacing broken furniture, for
nineteen months to the enormous sum of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08
RIFLES. sHOT-GUNs, REvOLvERs

Gun materials of every kind. Write for Price List
to Great Western Gun Works, Pittsburg, Pa. Army
guns and reyolvers bought or traded for. Agents
wanted. july2i-t&WiW
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08
8 O'CLOCK.

S37 Female AgentsNorse ana outfit FUR or
nished Address Saco Novelty Co, Saco, Me.
july25-t&wiw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08
$il7,99l.lO.

On May 9th two checks were paid to the
same parties, amounting to Sls5, 70l. OF, and
on the following day, MAY 28th,) five more
checks were paid to the same parties amount
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08
S0AG,f2l GS

drawn by this imaginary firm in less than fif-
teen months. We say "imaginary firm
for the reason that there is no such firm as C.
ID. Bollar 4 Co. in existence, There is a
Conrad Boiler (not Bollar) in the furniture
business at No. ZIG Wooster street and at
the corner of Uniyersity-p place and Fourteenth
street. This man helped Ingersoll to ICON
vey' the furniture out of the armory recently
occupied by the FIRST Regiment Infantry ~
soon as that regiment vacated the rooms. He
has done some jobbing for Ingersoll in other
armores, but he has admitted that he had
been paid by Ingersol and had never received
any money from the City authorities. Not
content with the money received by proxy,
Ingersoll has put in bills during the nineteen
months commencing Nov. l2th, 1868, and
ending April I'd, 1870 for chairs, &C.. furn-
ished to armories, and has received checks
during the same period, amounting to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08

Composed Of Dock Root, Sarsaparilla, Rock Rose,
Wintergreen, Dandelion, Wild Cherry, Thorough
wort, Prickly Ash, Poplar Bark, Rhubarb etc.
For Weakness, Loss OF Appetite, Jnun-
dice, Headache, Sour Stomach, Piles oS
arise from an unhedithg state of the Stomach,
BO,oeis, and Blood, for which valuable Roots and
Herbs, and the knowledge of their great service
suffering humanity, man cannot feel too thankful
to Him who wisely provided us with all things.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08
SJC6.I53.ll,

On May l4th, three checks were paid to the
same partes,s amounting to Sill, 499. Is.
Seven days later, MAY 2lst,) nine more
checks were issued to the same parties
amounting to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-08
in no way responsible for their payment.

| in no way responsible for their payment
To prove that the Supervisors have contro
of the auditing of bills, and that the Controller
has no alternative but to pay all bills that are
passed by that Board, Mayor Hall quotes the
opinion of Richard O'Gorman, Counsel TO the
Corporation, and endeavors to convey the inn
| preston that the course pursued by himself
and the Controller, in paying fraudulent
claims, had the legal sanction of OGorman.
| He did not state, however, that that opinion
| only applies to particular class OF cases,
when special provision is made by the Lcgis-
| lature for the payment OF certain claims that
are named in the Tax Levy. Nor does he say
that it was called forth by the attempt of Con-
| troller Connolly to intcrpose unreasonable
and captious objections to the payment of
claims that he knew to be just. And he
might have added with truth, that the opinion
of O'Gorman was deliberately sought by Con-
molly, so that the latter might have a pretext
for paying all sorts of fraudulent claims
The closest scrutiny of that opinion, however
will fail to detect Il single sentence, line or
word, which can be distorted into an admis-
sion that the Controller is legally bound to
pay claims that are so palpably fraudulent as
those that we have been exposing. The May
or, after admitting that the claims were large,
''and may have been exorbitant," says, very
complacently, 'but no responsibility for them
really Tcsts WIFI eltHeT tHe 1ODtTOller OF my
self" To prove that this is a misstatement.
it is only necessary to produce the vouchers
that are in use in the Controllers Department,
and upon which are printed extracts from the
laws that are made expressly for the govern
ment of Boards Of Supervisors, Controllers
and other municipal officers charged with the
disbursement Of public moneys. That our
readers may judge for themselves, we print
herewith verbatim copy of one of these
vouchers
County Aada Co
THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, To ~
Residence Az
Is For Dollars, Cts
City and County of New York, SIS
being duly sworn, deposcs and
says, that the items charged in the above account
are correct; that the services specified and articles
enumerated therein have in fact been performed
and furnished and by due authority; also that the
prices charged are reasonable and just, and that
said account has not been, either in whole in
part, pad, satisfied or assigned, and that the
is now justly due to him.
Sworn to before me.
1877 Com. of Deeds
| certify that the articles above enumerated have
been received, and the services performed that
they were necessary for and have been or will be
applied to the use of and that the prices
specified are Just and reasonable.
NEW YORK 49, Received from Il. Il.
CONNOLLY, Controller, warrant on the County
Treasurer for the sum of Dollars, in
full payment of the above account.
LAWS AND ORDINANCES RELATING TO THE FAY.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-27

On THE WAR PATH. - Yesterday
morning, about one o'clock, a man
named William Ditmer went 10 the
house of his brother in-law, on the al
lev between Main and Market streets,
near Division, kicked the door in, break,
ing it all to pieces. After getting in he
acted like a crazy man. Drawing q
knife, he made an attack on his
brother-in-law, his brother and sister,
swearing that he would kill them. In
making blow at one OF them with his
knife he drove it into he door frame
breaking the end off Of it. Officer Reed
having been sent for, made prisoner
of Ditmer, and took him at once before
SQUIRE Clohan, who committed him to
Jail in default of giving bail in the sum
of S4OO TO answer before the Circuit
Court at its next term.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-27

ROUGH on THE CHRISTIANS. We
mentioned last week that the Kingwood
debating society had before them for ar,
gument the momentuous question, IRE.
solved, that a Christian is justified in
the use of hair dye" The world held
its breath and anxiously awaited the
result. That result is rough on gray
haired Christians. The fat has gone
forth the question has been decided in
the negative. No Christian, no matter
what his opinions on the subject may
be can, in the future, be justified in dye
ing for them. That beautiful piece
Of music, the "Dyeing Christian,
must hereafter be expuuged from the
choir books. The Kingwooders have SO
decided. This is an edict with a gray
seal.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-27

Most IRREvERENT.-We have often
referred to the annoying habit some
persons who attend places Of amuse,
ment have, of rushing for the door as il
the house was on fire whenever they
see evidences that the performance will
shortly close. This same spirit OF haste
to depart we often see manifested in our
churches. 1t is not uncommon when
the minister rises at the conclusion oil
the sermon, 10 pronounce a benedlction,
or when the choir is singing the doX-
ology, to see persons putting on their
own or their children's gloves, scarfs,
furs, overcoats or whatever wrappings
our lily ventilated churches have COM
PEELED them to lay aside, that they may
be ready to make a rush for the door as
soon as they can get out Of their pews.
AS the congregation is expected to be
sharer in whatever is considered q
part of the service, the practice alluded
to has a most irreyerent appearance.
When we sec it we cannot resist the
conclusion that those who indulge in il
get their meals at cheap boarding
houses where those that come first are
served first, and that their haste to get
out arises from the fact that they are
anxious to take care OF their bodies, LET
who will take care of his soul.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-27

PROBATE BUsINEss-During the past
week Recorder Woods made the follow.
ing appointments in probate:
Benjamin Stephens and &. G. Muir
doch were appointed executors Of the
last will and testament of Hester Ste,
phens, late OF Ohio county, deceased.
Bond $1,000.
Mary B. Altman was appointed
guardian Of James A. Dixon, legatee Of
John Altman, deceased. Bond $400.
William B. Morrow was appointed
guardian Of Harvey, William and Ben,
jamin Frazier, children and heirs Of
of William Frazier, deceased. Bond
5000.
Virginia c. Drake was appointed ad.
lninistratrix of the estate of David NJ.
Drake, late of Ohio county, deceased.
Bond $1,000.
Sarah A. Frazier was appointed al,
ministratrix Of the estate of George w.
Frazier, late of Ohio county. deceased.
Bond $1,000.
James PAUL was appointed executor
Of the last will and testament of Rev.
Henry R. Weed, late of Philadelphia,
deceased. Bond $4,000
Joseph Bell, George R. Tingle, D. c.
List, John II. Hobbs and William H.
Hall were appointed commissioners to
appraise the estate of Richard Weary,
late of Ohio county, deceased.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-27

Police CoURT.-On Saturday that
glorious luminary in the sky of all ga,
lootdom, Toby Vance, was before Judge
Good on a charge Of being drunk. He
was fined 81 and costs, and in default was
sent up for ten days. lobe is OF
opinion that the price of tickets to Prof
Prices experimental geological lecture
is lower than it was. Formally 81 and
costs meant five days on TIL chain gang.
Now it means ten. We t.,nk it an out.
rage that lobe should thus he inter.
rupted in the noble and philanthropic
labor to which he has devoted his life
Florence Nightingale devoted her life
to the alienation of the horrors of war
Henry Berge to the prevention Of cru.
city to animals, the great Howard to res
cung men from the evils of intemper.
ance, and in this he has lobe for com.
peer. Howard tried moral suasion, but
it wouldn't work. Tobe's is the more
feasible plan. lie proposes to drink up
all the mean whisky in the country him.
self, then others, being unable to get
it, will be obliged to reform. Is it not a
shame that his labors in this good cause
are not permitted to 60 on without in,
terruption? If let alone he will kill
himself. So much the bctter-for the
rausp
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-27

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
From the report of the President and
Directors OF the Baltimore j. Ohio rail
road we obtain the aggregate earnings
working expenses, etc. For the main
stem, including the Winchester d POto
mac and the Washington county
branches, and the Winchester Il Stras
burg branch from July !, 1870 the
earnings were $S,427, 72S.l6; expenses
s., 453 AGO; net earnings, 1924, PCS. l6;
for the Washington Lganch the earn
ings were $3S l4.4G; the expenses
$l99, 12S.lH net earnings, SlS2, 6S6.21
for the Parkersburg branch the earn
ings were $5Gl ,SS499; the expenses
s66l 1904: deficit, $99,S45.42. Fol-
the Central Ohio division the earning:
were SS42, 1859; expenses, STA
1920; net earnings, SOS, 80. Fol
the Lake Erie division the earnings
were $500, 1906. SO; the expenses, $40,
l52. 40; net earnings S207, 3j43 80. The
net result is $3,332,736.7O. On the
main stem, branches and divisions
there are 246 passenger and baggage
cars, and COOL eight-wheel house, stock
and other cars.