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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-25
Proclamation.

DFSORIPTION.-ss;d Phelps is about 80 years
OF age, about feet high, weighs about Il5 lbs,
dark hair and gray eyes. Gde20 ~
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The whitening Leaves.
BIZ T. BUCHANAN READ.

ne summer is gone and the autumn is here,
And the flowers are strewing their earthly biers
dreary mist DER ths woodland swims,
While rattle the nuts from the windy limbs;
From bough to bough the squirrels run
At the noise of the hunters echoing gun,
And the partridge flies where my footstep heaves
TIE rustling drifts OF the whitening leaves.
Fne focks pursue their southern flight
some ali the day and some ali the night;
And up from the wooded marshes come
The sound of the pheasants fearhery drum.
On the highest bow the mourner crow
81 In his funeral seat of woe;
All nature mourns-and my spirit g7ieves
AT the noise of my feet in the whitening leaves
Oh. sigh for the days that have passed away,
When my life, Like the year, had its season of
May;
When the world was all beauty and sunshine
and truth,
And the dew bathed my feet in the valley OF
youth
Then my heart felt its wings, and no bird of the
sky,
sang over the flowers more joyous than L:
But youth is fable, and beauty deceives:
For my footsteps are loud in the whitening
leaves.
And L sigh for the time when the reapers at
morn
Come down from the hill at the sound of the
horn,
or when dragging the rake, 1 followed them out,
While they tossed the light sheaves with their
laughter about;
Through the field with boy daring barefooted l
ran
But the stubbles foseshadowed the path of = b,
man
Now the nplands of life lie all barr ~ =
sheaves-
While my footsteps are loud in the ,vpitbarin,
leaves.
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Selections.

When man ia made up wholly Of
the dove. rhout the least grain of the
serpent in lis compc s;tion, he becomes
ridiculous in many circumstances of life.
and very often discredits his best actions.
= Addison. 1890.
fine, time only. can gradually wean
vs. FROM our epeolstry or word worship,
by sDirirunlizing our ideas OF the thing
ai2nlfied. Man il an idolater, or symbol
worsbipar, by nature, but sooner or later
all hia local and Temporary symbols must
b. ground to powder, Ike the golden calf,
word hinges, as we'll "a metal or wood,
en- oues Rough work, hard labor,-hut
the oaly way to get at truth DR.,
Holmes.
+ Wit ia noble where it disperses the
gloom of depression, where it l'gbtens care.
and where If does not weaken the sense
OF possibility bnt the young man who
gives his days and nights to crafty an
nlbiti0hz to be considered funny will end
by finding himself considered fool and
a bore.
As We would guard and treasure the
most precious pearl, so must we build a
wall OF defense around about the heart :
set watch at each aud every entrance
weigh with the utmost care, test with the
keenest scrutiny every emotion before al
lowing it TO find house within; for, hav-
ing entered, they will throw out tbeir-4t-
tie feelers, contracting aud expanding,
forming the whole of life.
No man is worth reading to form
YOUR style who does rot mean what he
says hot was any great style ever in.
vented but by someman who neant what
he said. Find out the beginner of a
great manner of wiring, and you have
also found the declarer of some true fact
or sincere passions and your method of
reading will thus be quiokened for,
being sure that your author really meant
what he said, you will be much more
careful to ascertain what it is that he
mears.
Long is the night to him who is
awake ; long is mile TO him who is
tired long is life to the. foolish, who do
not know the true law. These sons be-
long to me, and this wealth belongs to
me-" with sHoh thoughts a fool is tor.
mented. He himself does not belong to
himself how much less CONS and wealth!
II u fool be associated with wise man
all his life, he will perceive the truth as
little IS spoon perceives the taste OF
soup The Dhammapoda.
No man, ba be profigate or infidel,
can live in Caristian land without be-
ing helped by the Christianity around
him. He may sink himself in the mire of
sensu lily, or lock himself in the dungeon
of infidelity, quarreling with the music
of the gospel; yet that music will sing
over his swamp, penetrate the walls OF
his dungeon, and bless him while he hates
it. By repelling these blessings he may
lessen them, but even if he run away
from our sun, it will pursue him.
Many hundred sermons have I
heard in England, many a dissertation on
the mysteries of the faith, on the divine
mission of the clergy, OF apostolic sue
cession, on bishops, and Justification. and
the theory of good works, and verbal in
spiration, and the efficacy of the sacra-
ments but never during these 80 wonder
full years, never one that L can recollect
on common honesty, or those primitive
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CAvENDIsH.-Some of the people in
town are trying to raise funds enough to
secure the services of some one to give a
course Of instruction in vocal music; but
some of enr married men clutch the
strings of their pocket-books so tight, it
will come very hard, but Mr.. Fitton, as
usual, offers nearly one third enough, and
perhaps we can make it go.
Hon. John T. Dean and, Horace
Thompson have the two finest porkers in
town of their age.
We learn that certain individuals of
the Heenan 81 Sayers order, went to Ches-
ter few evenings since and disgraced q
civil dance. We hope that the men who
choose TO let themselves fall 50 near the
brute creation as this, will be taken
charge of by Mr.. Law.
The ladies of the Baptist society will
hold meeting of the stockholders OF their
new comfortable, and at that time will
have the drawing to see who is the lucky
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-16

IMMIGRATION AT Boston AND
CHARLEsTowN.-R Returns received by the
B 4reau of Statistics show that during the
quarter ending September 80, 1914
passengers, of whom 4,0S7 were females,
arrived at the port of Boston and Charles
town. Seven thousand and seventy-fve
of these came principally from Eugland,
Ireland, Scotland, Germany. Sweden. Nor
way, Nova Scotia, Prince Ed ward Island
and the Azores. OF the males, 10 were
blacksmitha. 81 carpenters, 10 clerpymen.
81 clerks, 250 farmers, 8 gasfttera. 26
joiners, 1916 laborers, 10 mssone, Ala
mechanics not specified, Al painters, ID
plumbers, 10 printers, 100 seamen, 80
shoemtkers, spihners, s tailors, A teach
ere, 0 tinsmiths, 10 weavers Among the
useful occupations OF the females there
were 4s9 servants, 81 seamstresses, IS
weavers, 4 tsiloresses, 4 nurses, 81 dress
makers. bookbinder, etc. Without &C.
cupation or not stated, mainly women
end children, 7S5 males, 5000 females.
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goes to the bridegroom, and then come.
to convey to me this message: Tell the
good mems from the great America that ]
wish them much JOY to look upon my
woman" The only two chairs in the
room, and probably the only ones in the
house, are offered the "twips," and they
seat thems slves about five feet from the
bride, and gszs intently upon that goose
fed, passably appearing curiosity Her
| eyes are closed and her hands are crossed
yet she sleepeth not. The crowd inereases.
aud we are wedged in. The ''twins" art
cramped, and studiously guard their toe-
| against the surgiug multitude. Suddenly
and doubtless preconcersed, but withou,
so much as pleading glance to cay moth,
ing of words, pair of bouncing Moorish
lassies down into the laps of my 'stwius.'
William evidently reverted to Golden
Hairs opinion of such Misrepresentation
while Willie looked the happy picture OF
contentment, Thus was the strengenee,
of onr first day in Africa r1ade com plete
As we departed from the Bridal tab.
leaux' for twas nothing else. I told Sam
uel to say to the bridegroom that the
American ger tlemen had much enjoyed
looklng upf,n his chosen one. The form
OF contract and ceremonial of marriage
among the disciples of Mahomet, is to say
the least amusing. A true disciple is pre-
sF.med never to have seen the face of {
true woman follower and hence he car
have no conception upon which TO bas
his desire. He goes TO his mother, and
her eyes having behoiden the vt.iled beau
ties, sans yelled, she selects in. behalf o
her son and with the consent Of the bride
mother the brides desires out of the CUES
ton the bands are declared to the church
and to the Mahommedan world. TIL
intended husband now proceeds VIII
ceremony upon tour of inspection to tn
brides home. She has been arrayed ii
purest robes bedecked with jewels am
her be,dy bathed in the choicest ointments
The proposed husband has many vali'
reasons for rejection of her, among which
is imperfect and unsound teeth, offensiv
breath from whatever cause, blemish o
body, etc. In short, as purchaser o
oxen or horses, he goes to look, and tn
creature constrained to dumbnesa, ma,
not so much as lift her voice of approve
or disse ut when life time liege lord an'
master is presented before her.
A W ak to our hotel quarters from tn
JEWS b wedding, proves a wierd pilgrim
age, 30 say nothing of the sense OF 10
security attending us. IT'S true, w
have the sickly rays of an almost candle
less lamp, but sit shineth in darkness anC
darkness comprehendeth it not" Samue
is our lender, and we are not withou
misgivings concerning his intents TOWARD
sa. After many q devious twist anC
turn we come at last to our hotel, anc
Hiding the huge bolts of the great door
we grope our way to the carpetiess brici
floors of our compartments, and finally
sleep away the sense of strangeness which
paradoxicsI as the statement may seem j
both oppressive and fascinating.
j II. D.
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THE WESTERN LUMBER REGION
Fire having destroyed large part of the
forest wealth of North Michigan the
greed of owners bids fair to finish what
is left. The Saginaw Enterprise says
that at no time in its history ss lumber
producing region has the Saginaw ooun-
try undertaken such gigantic lumber
ing operations ss is contemplated during
the coming season, and the same is true
of other pine producing regions in the
State. The demand for lumber has been
greatly increased by the extensive destruc.
tion of buildings, while the same conf h.
grations have seriously diminished the
source of supply. The evils of wholesale
denudation of the country have been re-
pestedly dwelt upon, but the fire and the
woodmsn's ok threaten to increase those
evils tenfold in single year.
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man or woman. 1t will certainly De quite
a pr;ze. and the last few days remind ne
that we shall need it.
No trace has yet been found OF the
thieves who stole e. II. Atherton's colt
short time ago.
Mrs. s. J. Dutton offers for sale three
fine building lots, fronting the park' anu
lust below the stand of Mr.. Robbins.
The town of Cavendish has at last
got sued for a soldiers bounty-rather
old, though.
The chsncery case of Fitton v. Davis
is settled by Davis signing the deed' a.
prayed for in the bill. G. W.
"A few days since, Sylvester PerBlns'
formerly of Perkinsville, whose one w'ie
obtained a divorce from him at Wood
stock last May, went marrying again IN
legal manner, and was enjoying the re-
suit of his venture like any honest hus'
band. But sundry evil-disposed and mis-
chief-making youths, on the night OF the
Otn 1nsC., reliieu Eouhu Lac
and did, by blowing horns and max
ing many other unnecessary and offensive
noises, disturb and break the public
peace. On complaint of Grand Juror
Chapman, the parties offending were
brought before Justic Benson, md on
Jury trial, Woodbury. Walker, Edward
Farland, Edward Bassett, William Shan
non, Fremont Fletcher, James Mack and
Tousant Bantin were adiudged guilty
whereupon the court charged them $50
and costs-adjudsipg that some should
pay 2, come 3, and some 5 talents of sill
YER, according to merit. Deane & Wilson
attorneys for State Seaver and Walker
ATTORNEYS for respondents. C.
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Balance due on State Tax of
1870, uncollected to cate.


In the item of current liabilitie. "a
resources. the Treasury is in debt a. co.,
pared with last year, $124.3l034 mo-s
than then, which is explained by the fact
that during the year the funded dabt :.
the State has been reduced from
$1,045,5O0
to the sum of RAJ 5oS
showing an actual reduction of 498 O00
as the outstanding bonds due
June LIST, last are provided for
and transferred to account of
current liabilities, 245OO
which deducted from the above
leaves s47s. 500
the amount charged in the Treasures
| account.
The deficiency above referred to is pro.
vided for by temporary loan authorized
| by the Act of 1870.
The funded debt of the State as il now
stands will mature as follows:
Dec. 1, 1874, Sit 500
Dec. 1, 1876, 204 500
Dec 1, 1878. 10000
June l, 1890, 1880
| rs 'Ao OOuOs que III 1CoU ARE Ill en-
braced in the Agricultural College Fund,
of which the State is Trustee, for all
practical purposes they are provided for,
which being deducted from the total
amount. leaves to he provided for between
uow and 1878, $4,000, which can Be
done by embracing in our annual tax a
small sum cash year over and above the
amount necessary for our current expen-
ses. and thus we msy anticipate being
out of debt at no distant day, and that too
without imposing upon our people any
grevious burthens.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-16

SMALL CAPITAL.-For big business
on small capital Chicago insurance COM
panies beat the world. The Equitable,
with assets of $3.50, goo, had risks amount
ing to 100000; the Garden City. with
capital stock paid up of $4,000, had
risks of 100000 and lost $4,000 coo /;
the Commercial with assets of 100000,
had SIS, 1000. 900 In outstanding risks.
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Two BRICKS TO BEGIN WITH.-In a
city in western New York, renowned for
its crowded churches on Sundays. there
vas one called, by way of eminence, the
Brick church. It was the first church
built of brick in the city. It's congreaa-
| ton had increased so that the church
could not well accommodate the crowd
lie was old fashioned, and behind the times.
At length it was resolved to build a new
church. Meeting after meeting was held,
bat the prospects for a new church grew
more and more discouraging, until the
most hopeful grew di.heartened, and were
ready to give it up. One morning, after
discouraging meeting had been held, the
pastors door-bell rang very early. On
openiog the door, the servant found !
small boy, who inquired for DR.. $
The servant told him he had not come
down, aud demanded what he wanted az
want to see DIR. s." answered the bov
Presently DIR. s. came to the door. and
found small boy with a wh.elbarrow
three times as large as himself bold;n1
two bricks, which he said he "had brouohs
to build the new church with p The doc.
tor put on his hat, and walked ont into
the street, saying to every man he met
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"The church will be built; the first load
of bricks is already on the ground" Aud
it was built-s large church, q beautiful
church. Who shall despise the day OF
small things?
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GEN. HARDEE.-Gen. Hsrdee has Oson
insrructisg the Florida farmers ID . ~
system of tactics to be employed Se7i1.s
vegetable. eating insects, which L. n"lul
.Ilv enough. conclusion by gunPo"def u
other explosives. He cleared bis sares s.
Of the curculio by touching Oh two $50
of powder, the shock killing e'1 r,;aantlv
within a considerable radius 3
he uses powder with better s G.arsl
farmer than as Confederate uehs''
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AGES OF OYsTERs.-An old oys'r imam
can tell the sge of his bivslves with great
precision. Those who are fsniliar with
an oyster shell must have observed that il
seemed composed of successive layers or
plates overlapping each other. These are
technically termed Shoots" and each OF
them marks a years groWtb, so that by
counting them, we can determine at
glance the year when the creature came
INTO the world. Up 10 the epoch Of its N D.
turity, from five to seven years old, when
they are ia perfection, the shoots are reg
ular and sUccessiEs;a but after that time
they become irregular, and are piled one
over the other, 20 that the shell becomes
more and mere tbickened and bulky,
Among fossil oysters, specimens sre ioun!
occasionally of enormous thickness; anu
The amonst of time that has passed De-
tween the deposition of the bed OF rock III
which such m example occurs, and tDa,
which overlies ir, might be Calculate
from close observation of the shape aON
nun Der of layers of calcareous mater oon-
posing an extinct oyster she'll In Som0
spcient formation, stratum above stratum
of exrinyuished oysters may be seen, eacA
bid consisting of full grown and aged IL.
dividuals. Judging from the greatness
which some oyster SHELLS have sttaiheu'
this mollusk is capable, if left to us na
tural changes and unmolested, Of BUELL.
ing patriachsl longevity.
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EXTRAORDINARILY TRAGEDY.-A crime
has recently been committed at the sub
arb of Stockwcll, near London, England,
so strange and so hesrtrenoing as TO have
caused sensation all over the land. A
clergyman, schoolmsster and author 81
years. of age, of spotless reputation, sud
denly and without provocation Of which
rhera j.. SO fer any knowledge, has muir
dered bis wife. The deed was done with
desperate and resolute purpose, for the
poor woman's brains were literally beaten
out. and the assassin afterwards deliher'
stely sat down and wrote the following
note:
10 the surgeon-I have killed my
wife in fit of rage. Often and often she
has provoked me, and have endeavored
to restrain myself, bot rage overoame me
and I struck her. Her body will be
found in the little room off the library
Tie key is in a letter on the table.
hope she will be buried as becomes lady
of birth and position. She is an Irish Ia
DIV and her name is Anna"
Having prepared this confession snd
witten some other letters, the miserable
man took a dose of strychnine. The pols-
on, however, failed to destroy him. The
physician summoned was able 10 preserve
his life-snd the Rev. John Selby Wat-oa
has now been put upon trial for murder.
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Rutland,s Great Marble wealth

A correspondent of the Boston Tran
script writes as follows: The chief wealth
of Rutland is centered in its marble quar-
ries, which even now are in their Infancy ;
year by year they are becoming more
and more developed. Some of the male
in which the marble is sawed are valued
at 100000; they are operated by both
steam and water power, and more than
one thousand men find employment in
developing these quarries sEe visited
some quarries two'huhdred feet below the
surface, the channeling being done partly
by machinery; in one of these mills we
noticed a 40 pound engine driving the
machinery. Phe quarries extend for the
distance of half mile or more, ana with
other quarries in different parts of the
town, constitute source of wealth un.
bsundeS; and must ultimately make Rut-
land one of the wealthiest of the inla nd
cities. Coming suddenly upon one of the
excavations, we gszed in astonishment at
the busy scene presented below, and, lis
tening to, the music of impliments in the
busy hands of men, we thought of the
further developments yet to be made by
the great Architect of thor universe
through the agency of men From this
-ubterraneous cavern, behold the rough
block of marble which is to beautify the
cities of the living and the dead. From
here it is transported by rail to all parts
Of the country, at prices ranging from
$3.50 to $14 per cubic foot.
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Total number, Do
SHOP ACCOUNT THE PAST YEAR.
| Amount received and
due for shop work, SI2,4oI 81
| Amount pad for cane, S5,Sl9 81
Amount paid for chair o-
| frames, ,U2oUO-o'o44 d.
Net earnings the past year, 0.622 30
Average number of boys In shop
during the past year, to SO
| Earnings of each shop boy per
day-of six hours - four
hours beiAg spent in school - Loo
+ The other Boys have been employed il
building, farm and house wsrk.
Statistical summary of the finances OF
the Vermont Reform School :
F183 acres land 100000
Amount paid out the past
|, yer for new buildings, p ,299.5O
Amount paid for improve
ment and repairing past ~
year, G,S4o.So
Amount paid for current ex-
penses of the school. in
Guiding salaries Of officers
past year, IA, $50 ia
From this deduct
Farm products sold
and wages of
y bows, $159.S5
Earnings in shop
and mill, 5,622 SO
From boys parents, 1880 1927 81
Leaving a balance
for current ex-
penses for past
year, 50 o60 10
The undersigned, trustees of the Yer
mont Reform School, having examined
the books, accounts, etc, of the Superin'
tendent of the school, for the past year,
authorize the publication of the shove g.
correct, as appears from records ff'fhs
Superintendent Office.
F. CHARLES REED,
JOHN t. MASON, Trustees
JAMES III. SLADE,
Waterburq Sept. 8, 1871.
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vermont Reform school.
ANNUAL REPORT.


At the annual meeting of the Trustees
of the Vermont Reform School at Water
hrrr sentembor oh 1871 the Superin-
Ioa
report of the affairs Ct the Institution for
the past year
Number In school Sept. l, 1870, w
c conn from Sap'' II 20
Io'o W oep'' - io'l' 20
-
"hoie hu A"~
Of this number there have been
sent during the year 10 places
Discharged at expiration of GEN.
p.ra tenos' !
Escaped, i
D4ou'
RI
., u-Io.ho1 l
one ooy feIuineu, -. ~ 1,aor 105
average hu.no Sp.tr
A'o 60, 40 11R
~,
.. Inc &c oo% hano bean .s follow:
By County Court, :
By Justice OF the Peoce' -
BY my Court Vi Dut I
by ouaruiAn u
5e
Causes Of commitment during ln'
| year
Torcenv 36
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State bonds in Treasury Sep
TENDER, 1870, = $500 co
Balance to credit of Einsipg
Fund. l96,l9l %
Cash in the Treasury. '-f f49. SSs rs
Received on Taxes, balance
of Tax of 1869, 546 81
On account Of Tax of 1870, 555;643 81
Received interest account on
Taxes overdue, sl95 Is
cab balances. 6.769 2o-6,s6l IS
Received for Licenses to Cir
euses, 5000 90
Received income of gricul-
- tura! College Fund, $3.50 90
Received from Foreign In
surance Companies. 465 90
Received from railroads for
Commissioners Salaries,
etc., SCI IS
Received from County
Clerks, 25,o35
bate so5e 20
Received from sale of Stat ~
utes, s~ I'M 56
Received from @. NJ. General -'''A %
/ for Military stores sold. 1929 =
Received from Auditor for
Land sold, $50 90
Received from fines in LIQUOR
prosecutions, l0l II
Received from sundry
counts overdrawn and re-
funded, Iss ss|
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LEIom the st. Adams Messenger. ]
Our State Finances.

We learn from an examination of fig
ures in the Treasurer Office that the fol
Rowing highly satisfactory condition o.
our State finances existed on the lat o
August, 1871, at the close of the fsca
year;
RESOURCES CT THE TREASURY FOR THE FISCAL
-, YEAR TO AUGUST /, 1871.
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81 LOAF ISL 81
1871. VA "A1 eA~' GU 4"
DISBURSEMENTS PROM THE TREASURY IN TuF
FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST l. ISL
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At the annual meeting of the Trustees
of the Vermont Reform School at Water
bury, September 9Th, 1871, the Superin'
tendent made the following condensed
report of the affairs Of the institution fol
the past year
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Whole number,

Of this number there have been
sent during the year to places
on trial, (furlougbed)
Discharged at expiration of GEN.
tence,
Pardoned,
Escaped,
Died,