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The New York herald., 1871-06-27

DAwNBR0KER'S sALE-wATCHEs ANDJEwELRY.-
X. FIELD Auctoneer, lsi Bowery. will sell this day,
O'clock 500 lots Gold and Silver Waiches Diamond and
Gold Jewcry, Pins, Rings Earinga Gold Guard Fob and
Vest Chains ao also Guns Pistols Musical Instruments,
&c. b order X. Simpson Co., iRo Bowery.
I)AwNBRORER's SALE THIS DAy-By JOHN NOR
III TIMER a East Broadway, OF 4OD lots Mems and Wo-
mems summer Clothing, Bedding and other desirable aoods.
Order ii. McAlecnan, Second avenue.
q HERMAN, AUCTIoNEER.-AssIGNEE SALE OF
-. large stock OF Imported and Domestic Liquors. on
"Wednesday, June 2 at 1o% O'clock No. " Bowey ~ bbls
choice old BOURBON and Rye Whskey 10 casks fine Brandes
and Holland 0in 50 casks Port and Sherry Wines, casks
Rum, Bers Ccrdsis, 40 Also large lot Of Liquor. 10
kega and demohns Also 40 cases Ciarst and Rhine
Wines. 80 Brsndles and cases and tAaksN Cham
pag9a n sgder n ~ YA4AGh AaamaA -,
The New York herald., 1871-06-27

LARGE AND POSITIVE SALE
n 12U West Twenty third street,
this day TUESDAY MORNING., at l0H o'clock
Over B25 900 worth of magnificent Household Furniture,
viz Rich rosewood Pianoorte cost 800; Paror SUITS
bookcases, Etagees, Centre Tables, Mirrors OIL Paintings
Chandeers Easy Chairs 500 volumes Of Books, Curtains
Cabinets Bronzes Carpets &c 20 Bedroom Suits, In
walnut and cottage styles Bedding Dining and
Kitchen Furniture all 40U lots by catalogue BThis Is
the largest sale OF the Sixth and Seventh
avenue cars and Twenty third the
LUKE FITZGERALD, Auctioneer.
The New York herald., 1871-06-27

DY JOHN A. DUNN, AUCTIoNEER.
ID Saesroom 233 Bowery.
Will sell THIS DAY, at IL o'clock, at Gil Broadway
Houston street in lots 70 suit purchaser all and entire
he Furniture contained in tnat
class elegantly up Saloon known Prospect
Hall Fixtures and Furniture consist of Chairs Tables
Glassware, Ice Boxes Oh Paintings Engravngs Mirrors,
Olcoths 6o.
The New York herald., 1871-06-27
--1-7-9 I8-1777-
FOR SALE,

A CIGAR STORE, WITH STOCK, GOOD WILL AND
IA Fixtures, complete for sale receipts $40 per day Ad
dress box ll2 New York Post Office
The New York herald., 1871-06-27

A DRUG STORE FOR SALEM A NEIGHBORI
IN city, would sell half interest to a competent and
ergec man. Address OWNER, Herald Office.
The New York herald., 1871-06-27

TAMEs cAGNEY, AUCTIONEER REAL ESTATE AND
81 Loan Broker b3l Hndson sree--GROCERlES, WINES,
LIQUORS. &c This day, at ION O'clock positive and per.
emptory consequence of dissolution OF partnership
entire Stock Fixtures of wholesale and retail Grocery,
Wine ore ~ Corsandt street. near the ferry The
stock inventory amounted to about $4,000 and ia
well fresh and Of the best description The stand
ing of house would not permit Of Inferior The
wines and Liquors OF very superior quality few
only produce to excel vintage OF 1887
now from the least adulteraon VIII also sell the
valuable Lease of entire building.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
The following are the latest stock quotations:
New York Markets.
NEW YORK, Jan IS.

NEW YORK, Jan IS
| CoTToS-Market is weak. Sales S,246 bale,
at l5as for mIddling uplands.
| FLoUB-Sales II, 400 bbls. State and Western
| Hoop Ohio Sc 50G7.O0; for Western IS 7O6s
1875; Southern s6.55@s.5O.
Wharf.-The market is steady Sales "a :
900 bush. a. 81 4SGl so for No. spring; a. Al
aI.49 for new No. 2; s0.8O6O. 50 for new winter
red and amber Western; sl.52 for white Michi-
gan.
CoRr-Market is firmer. Sales $4,000 bushels
at s29S3e. for new mixed Western.
OATs-The market is dull. Ohio at Goa
62k.
PoRK-Market is steady at s22. oOa22 25 to,
new mess s2O.5O92l0O for old mess; sl7.50a
1900 for prime.
LARD-The market is heavy. Steam at IL ga
Is.
BUrTER.-The market is dull at l302o for
Ohio 2o@40 for State.
WHIsKEY-The market is dull. Western free
at 92H @93.
RIoE-The market is firm at 7a7X for
Carolina.
SUGAR The market is firm at 9x6lO for
Muscovado; 94a9k for fair to good refining
94 for No. IL Dutch standard.
CoFFER.-The market is irmer at l3x3I6& for
Rie.
MoLAssEs. Market is quiet New Orleans
at 60@6S.
Naval stores dull.
Spirits turpentine, - The market is steady at
4Sh @49c.
RosIN-The market is quiet at s2.I592 20 |
for strained.
PETRoLEUM-Market is firm. Crude, IA
refined 24H G25.
WOoL-The market is firm. Domestic fleece AZ |
G52h tubbed s. pulled 3SG42; Texas 25@9l |
California 25h63O.
FTeights to Liverpool are dull
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
lff0m the Montpelier Watehman.]
Equalization of Real Estate.

OF q committee of fourteen members OF
the House of Representatives, appointed
to equalze the appraisal of real estate in
the several counties as basis for State
taxes. ten claim that the appraisal in the
certified grand list is correct, and four
charge that il is grossly unjust. One OF
these parties Ia certainly mistaken ; and
it is desirable TO ascertain which, if it be
possible, 80 as either 10 reconcile the ag.
grieved counties to the list as 1t stands,
or 10 satisfy the other counties that there
are grievances which should be redressed.
We're the same eoma.+ttee to try the case
again, or even new eommiisae in the
same moda-We mean the mode fxee By
the statute,-we do not suppose that the
result would be materially different, for
we believe that the equalization was as
fairly and honestly made as any such
body can make it in the mode prescribed
We have been inquiring therefore for
some other mode of testing the justice OF
the appraisal, and we think we have found
the beat that is attainaple.
The complaint is not as TO the quantity
of land appraised in each county, but the
value put upon it, so our task simply is
to find the relative value as between the
several counties. OF. course we would
find the exact actual value, if it were pos
sible but as we have only to equalize the
values by some common standard for each
of the COMMITTEES, it ia uniEportant whether
the assumed standard is or is not the ex-
act actual value. We propose to try each
county by the came standard, and ope
which we think approaches nearest to the
actual value.
We assume that the actural present
value of land any where is to be measured
by tie use; and that this can be most ac-
curately determined by the population
which the land supports. Yhe general
rule is that men Of all occupations pro-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
9eaths.

MINER In East Poultney, January 10th
Brinekerhoff N. Miner, son of Rev. Ovid Miner
aged IS years.
His remains were taken to Syracuse, N. Y.
for burial.
MEEKER.-At North Granville, N. Y, Jan.
18th, Sarah wife of Rev. Hiram Meeker, NJ. D.,
aged Sc.
STEELE.-In Castleton, on the 18th inst, Mrs.
Eliza NJ. Steele, wife of 8. b. Steele.
Funeral at her late residence, Friday goth, at
one o'clock.
HILTON.-In Albany, n. Y, at the residence
OF her uncle, Aaron r. Fuller, Hattie Z. Hilton,
in the 18th year of her age.
ALLEN.-In Durham, Me-, Jan. 5th, Eph-
rain Allen, ESQ, aged 90 years and 2 months.
'SWIFT.-In Poland, Me Dec. 30th, MIR. Sam
uel Swift, aged 81 years and II months.
WHITNEY.-In Bellows Falls, Jan. 9th, Ar
nah Whitney, aged 10 years.
GORDON-In Brattleboro, Jan. 18th, William
Gordon, aged SO years. He was graduate of
Harvard College in 1906.
DExTER.-In Wilmington, Jan. s, David
Dexter, aged 80 years.
HASKELL.-In Cavendish, of erysipelas Jan
18th, Mrs. Betsey Haskell, aged 81 years.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
Methodist Book Concern.

NEW YORK, Jan. IS.
The Committee of the Methodist Book
Concern remained in Executive Session
mp to o'clock without arriving at any
definite conclusion. They adjourned to
meet tomorrow. 1t is stated that the
Bishops adhere firmly to the position first
assumed by them in the papers submitted
to the committee that the investigation
must be confined to Lanahan's official
conduct, but are in favor of adjourniug
the case until the meeting of the next
general Conference in 1872, which has
full power to investigate both moral and
official integrity of its agents. DIR. Lam
ahan has been asked to make concessions
which might lead to an amicable adjust
ment of the difficulty, but haa thus far
refused.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19

~
ACRE,
Addison cents Chittenden cents
Franklin and Windham half cent each
and Windsor / cent and one-third
COUNTIES ASSESSED TOO LOW PER
ACRE.
Bennington and Orange l cent each
Grand Isle and Orleans cent and two
thirds each Lamoille l cent and half
and Washington half cent.
Thus Chittonden stands 3 cents and q
| fraction per acre in the taxable value, and
! three dollars and fraction per acre Of
! the gross value, d00U6 ESSet county and
Orleans i cent and two-thirds per acre in
the taxable value, and Sligo per acre Of
the gross value, bel0w ESSe. {; and these
are the extremes of the variations in the
work Of the averaging committee.
This apparent excess of 1914 per acre
for Chittenden is too large, if it really is
an excess. But it is not. We have al.
ready remarked that Essex affords fair
standard, in all the counties, of the value
Of the two classes of real estate in the
list, $50 far as it goes" The column Of
acres on which the above calculations
have been made embraces together both
buildings with not more than ten acres
attached, mills, factories etc, and all
other real estate. Of course then, when
we have measured all of the other coun-
ties by the value of land in Essex, we
have given to them the samo proportion
of the first and highest class of zeal estate
to the rest of the real estate which Essex
has-neither more nor less, Wherever
any county has a greater proportion OF
the first class than Essex, it's value per
acre must be accordingly raised beyond
the value ascertained by the Essex stand.
ard. Now the facts age that Essex re-
turned only SD acres OF the first class out
of 235, $40 acres; while Chittenden re-
turned 1867 acres of the first class out OF
299, 1913 acres. Moreover, the value of first
class real estate in Essex was put in the
town lists at $439 so per acre ; reduced by
the county committee to $425.14; and
finally fixed by the State averaging com.
mittee at $46765. On the other hand, in
Chittenden county the town lists put first
class real estate at $1.669.1S per acre !;
which the Chittenden county averaging
committee reduced about Sc per cent, or
to 1884 per acre. Here then is diff.
ference, admitted By Ctltte7ade1p County OF,
$265.79 per acre over the same class OF
real estate in Essex. Now 1857 acres at
$265.79 per acre amount to 1871 1874. 03,
and that is equal to 1924 per acre on the
total acreage of Chittenden county. Add
this to the "ascertained value" above, and
aTd Chittenden will stand at $32.68 per
acre, which is ten cents peg acre qeorY
than the averaging committee charge to
her, and of course ten cents per acre less
than is actually charged to Essex.
Our conclusion from this thorough and
laborious test is, that the averaging COM
mittee has done its work far more perfect.
ly than we would suppose any committee
could do it in the mode prescribed by the
Statute. Probably not one committee in
a dozen has ever done better.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
GREEK FIRE.
Late News from Japan.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. IS.
The Steamship America from Hong
Kong, via Yokohama, arrived last night,
brings forty passengers for San Francisco,
fourteen for New York overland, one for
| Enaland overland, fourteen young Japan
ese noblemen for n W York overland,
and one hundred and sixty Chinese. Also
full cargo of teas and other miscel-
laneous goods. The young japanese
noblemen are going to New York to coll
lege. The steamship brings news from
Japan to the date of her sailing. Bust
ness was utterly stagnant. Minister De
Long and Sir Harry Parker had been on
a visit to Kistin, where strong diss fec
ton against Statsums exists. The latter
had ma ssed large number of troops
there, and it was feared that civil war
could not much longer be deferred. The
roads in the vi cinity of Yokohama were
again be coming unsafe, and foreigners
are frequently attacked. The govern
ment had ordered a vigorous prosecution |
of the railroad from Kioho to Osaki The |
English Japanese railroad loan nego-
tiated by H. A. Lay was not giving
satisfaction, but negotiations were
still progressing. On Dec. Goth a half
square mile of houses was burned at Yed-
do, and on the same night the premises of
Godoun, Walsh, Hall & Co. took fire, and
damage was done. On Nov.
Goth a powder magazine exploded, and
several lives were lost. The shock was
SO great that some supposed it was caused
by an earthquake.
Portman, interpreter at the United
States Legation, had been suspended ow-
ing to complaints made by japanese, and
an angry correspondence mad passed con-
corning it between De Long and Port
man.
The rice crop suffered severely in the
Southern provinces from unfavorable 7
weather and earthquakes. |
Mr.. Seward and party returned from
Tein Tein on Nov. 30tb, and ON the 7th a
If December they left for Hong Kong. At q
oekin they visited the Yaman and receiv- e
ID cordial visit from Prince Kung, who y
banked Mr.. Seward for the continued !,
Of America, and his good offices
n the matter of the Burlingame Embassy. =
Twenty German vessels were laid up at
Annoy on account of the war.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
From Portsmouth. N. H.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Jan. 10.
The beautiful fishing schooner Mary
Doane. of 40 tons, was launched from the
yard of Daniel Marcy to-day. She is
owned in Gloucester.
An immense tumor actually weighing
one hundred pounds was taken from the
body of Mrs. Joseph @. Langley Of this
city, to-day. The operation was performed
by Dire. Kimball of Lowell, and Parsons
and Dearborn of this city. Chloroferm
was used and the wound was kept open
about three hours. The patients condi-
ton is critical,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
County Mention.

-fhe population of Benson in 1871
wa, G5S.
ALLEN Goodrich was tine fist io"i
clerk of Benson ia i1s6.
The B ,u.'or National Bank has in
dividual De, o,jts 20 the amount Of Sal,
~;
Oh reacut Sunday in Brandon
Lady going TO church slippery side
WAKE; couldn't keep her feet fell aeav
ily: bonnet in ono direction, waterfall il
another; n. picked herself mp; head
furniture" handed her by two gentle
resrectiveIy; she didn't go It
'0OrI' >tbins ARRAY in Brandon q
"A st, \.
Tuesday mig. a., e..,-.
Rev. Joseph steeIe' for twenty y0'f n
pastor of the Cong st-Dr'' '' '"' -
writing history of Ca ~'s''4 :.
The first settlement ~
Castleton by Colonies Bird an, f'e.
Nathaniel Ladd was the first
sentative from CullJeuutu III Loo &.
-Chiuenden was first settled at /,
close Of the Revolutionary War, and in
l1o1 had 1913 inhabitants.
Clarendon has more post offices than
any town in Rutland county-fve in all.
There are ninety five life members
Of the Rutland County Agricultural So
aicty in Clarendon,
The carly settlers of Dandy were
from Great Nine Partners, DutoheesI
county, n Y.
A silver wedding in Dandy at an
early day
The real estate market is active in
Fairh,veu.
There were thirty-fve sales of reel
estate in Fairhaven in 1870.
Two charters were granted by New
H,mpshirA to Huobardton, one covering
the town Of Sudbury in addition to the
limits of the town of Hubbardton,
The battle of Hubbardton was fought
July Z, 1777.
The town of Ira is nearly the geo.
graphical center of Rutland County.
Ira had 312 inhabitants in 1891
The charter name of the town of
Mendon was Midway,
An extensive revival OF religion is
prevailing in Mendon.
The season at Middletown Springs
next summer bid fair to exceed any pre-
'ious year since the discovery of the Medi-
o'nal Springs.
nhe building prospect next spring, at
H'nnie'oWn are very flatteripg.
The officers of Farragut Post No. 81, |
OF the Grand Army of the Republic were
installed last evening, "wednesday at
Neohanicsviile, Mt. Holly, by Col. George
Snowden Redfeld, Senior yics-Comman.
der OF the Department of Vermont Col.
unarles "a. Joyce delivered an address q, /
war Incidents Of the Vermont Brigade ,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
ss.ssS,s5O CASH DIVIDENDS WERE
PAID IN 1869,

Being S2,0SS,17l larger than in any 9th
er Company in the United States.
This Company pays all expenses in
Cash, all policy claims in Cash, and al
ways holds "Actual Cash Assets" equal to
It's liabilities.
"THE MUTUAL LIFE OF New YoRK"
Is the safest Company in the world, and
on account of its skillful management.
large business, and great accumulations,
the holders of its policies pay less for in
surance than those of any other Company.
1t pays the largest dividends, a larger av-
erage amount on policies becoming death
claims, endowments maturing, and on
lapsed and surrendered policies, than any
other Company. A continuance of public
patronage is respectfully solicited.
FAYETTE p. BROWN,
General Agent for Vermont and Southern New
York. Office, Yonkers, N. Y,
NJ. C. EMERY, agent for Rutland and vicinity
and Ludlow and vicinity. Office, East Waling-
ford, VT.
c. Fl. GRANGER, Office Middletown, Vt.
IanTd&wIrno
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
NatiomaI Bank Elections.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BRANDON
n. T. sprague, ir.. President Voloe5
Ross. Vice President Fl. G. Copeland
Cashier. Directors, n. T Sprague, n. l.
spraguo, ir volney Ross. George "
Parmentor, Hiram Blaokmer, @. L. Case
T. r. Smith.
FIRST NATIONAL RANK or BENNIN GroN
Luther r. Graves, President; Henry
6 Root. Vice President; Ellis a. Cobb
Cashier. Directors, Luther R. Graves
Henry G. Root, Henry E. Bradford, Viii
lard Gay, William R. Graves.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
MarrtaAfs.

WHITNEY-ELLIS.-In Rutland, Jan. 18th
by Rev. E. Mills, Mr.. n. L. Whitney, of Lang
don, N. H., and Ether L. Ellis. of Keene, N.
SHELDON-DAY.-In Pittsford, Jan. 10th
by Robert B. Drake, Esq, Kirk w. Sheldon ant
Miss Augusta Day. No cards.
SMITH-HORTON.-In Clarendon, Jan. 18th
by Rev. w. T. Herrick, Horace E. Smith and Su
san r. Horton, all of Clarendon.
BARRETT-BENSON.- In Rutland, Jan
18th, by Rev. E. Mills, Mr.. John d. Barrett anG
Miss Angie Benson, both of Rutland.
WALKER-WEEKS.-In st. Albans Dec
9th. by Rev. A. I. Putnam, Rev. Edwin 8
Walker of Springfield, ILL.,, and Harriet j., daugh.
ter of Philo Weeks, ESQ.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19

The VS. of. tire capture OF John [. Fill
kins. the sus., eoted express robber and
would-be assassin, yesterday sent thrill
Of excitement throughput this section OF
the country, for now it can doubtless De
definitely ascertained whether ne If the
criminal or not His arrest, as already
stated, was effected at Schroon on Monoay
night at about 10 o'clock. The large re-
ward offered for his apprehension by the
authorities of Albany and the express
company, and the faet that be was kuova
to be somewhere North OF Saratoga on his
way to Canada, put everybody IN that
section on the watch for him and stinu-
lated the officials in Saratoga, Washing
ton, Warren and other Northern Coun-
ties to unusual exertions in the public
service. Among those who started out in
search of him were officer Thomas, Deputy
Sheriff Ingraham and WIN. 4. Arthur of
Whitehall. They traced him from Does
Corners TO the toll gate five miles be-
yond,) thence to Lake George, where all
trace of him was lost on Sunday. The
officers pushed for Pottersville and re-
NAMED there during the night. On their
way they left full and accurate descrip-
ton of Filkins at a.l the taverns
and public places. On Monday morn
ing they proceeded to schroon Lake, nine
miles North of Pottersville, and LETT
Q description of Filkins with John Burr,
PROPRIETOR of the Ondawa Hotel, at that
place. They then started for Pottersville.
and about 5 p. H., shey met man
answering the description 81 filkins
walking along the highway. They drove
bv lin, and after proceeding consider
able distance concluded ), y 'e'"A anu ''
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
boston Notes.

BOSTON, Jan. IL.
jeremiah w. Sullivan has been held in
five thousand dollars bail, charged with
perjury in the recent trial of John Woods
for murder.
John Lucas, ship.carpenter, of New
buryport, is the name of the person who
was killed on the Eastern Railroad on
Monday.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
THIS COMPANY

Issued 937 more Policies in 1869 than
any other Company.
1t has IL 40 more Policies in force than
any other Company.
Premium Income is S5,775,72O larger
than any other Company.
Interest income is S739,67O larger than
any other Company.
Total income is ST, SIS 800 larger than
any other Company.
Gross Assets are sl6,O12,69O larger than
any other Company.
Amount insured is $50, 587 1903 larger
than any other Company.
Total Outgo for expenses and death
losses is smaller and
The cost of Insurance IL LESS than in any
other Company.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
An Earthquake in New Hampshire

CONCORD, N H., Jan. Is.
A dispatch from Laconia reports shock
of earthquake at 7.30 this morning, which
made deep, heavy, rumbling noise. A
shock or explosion was also felt at Lake
Village, and was SO severe as tojar houses,
shake crockery, ETC., and to start boys
from the ice in the bay. The shock
seemed to pass from East to West.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
Average per acre for the State,

Average per acre Tor the State, I5.IO l6I7
1t will be seen that the average per
acre, for the State, of the value of land by
the averaging committee, is 7.O8 higher
than the ascertained value above, so, for
the purpose of a correct comparison, we
must add 7.0S per cent. of the ascertained
value to every county except Essex. the
fact undoubtedly being that Essex is as
sessed below the average value of the
State-as it certainly should be. We
now give the results after this addition,
with a column indicating the counties as.
sessed plus the ascertained value, and
another of. the counties assessed minus
the asoertaiued value.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
CTRAYED OR STOLEN.

The Subscriber left large Marble Plank near
MIR. Twins In Tinmouth, several years ago, and
certain man in ira has carried off the said Plank
Now he, the said "Ira" man, is earnestly advised
to return said property or walk up to the cap
taln's Office and settle for the same, or he may
expect to be called to an account for bis conduct
II. WYNN.
Wallingford, Jan. Is. 1871. 3wlw
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19

BANGOR, Me, Jan. IS.
John Mcclure, who was married on
Saturday last, was arrested for the alleged
murder of bis wife, who died little more
than a year ago.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
The Delaware Senatorship.

DOVER, Jan. Is.
Levi Salisbury was yesterday elected
United States Senator, to succeed his
brother, the present Senator.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
EranCo-Prussian War.

aAMBETTA's DISPATCH To TRoCHU.
LONDON, Jan. IS.
A Paris dispatch of the 18th says Gam.
betta's last dispatch to the authorities
here, which was suppressed by them, call.
ed upon Cen Trochu to take the initia'
tive and make vigorous sorties upon the
Germans, so that they might be prevented
from detaching men from Paris to rein
force armies in the provinces. Inaction
here endangers the cause of France else
where.
GREEK FIRE.
The violent republicans in the city in.
sist on the adoption of Greek fire for mill
tary purposes. Three men in Paris de-
clare that they possess the secret of its
manufacture. Governor General Trochu
opposes the atrocity.
COMMANDMENT OF PARIS.
LONDON, Jan. II.
Advices from Paris report that the fire
of the French batteries is improving, and
on the west side it is especially effective,
doing much damage to the German posi-
ton.