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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-11

WORK DURING GSLEEP.-Those cases
in which the brain is hard at work
during sleep, instead of being totally
obliyious of everything, may be called
dreaming or somnambulism, according
to the mode in which the activity dis
plays itself. Many of them are full OF
interest. Some men have done really
hard mental work while asleep. Con
dorcet finished train of calculations
in his sleep which had much puzzled
him during the day. In 1855, col
legian noticed the peculiarities of $
fellow student who was rather stupid
than otherwise during his walking
hours, but who got through some ex-
cellent work in geometry and algebra
during sleep. Coleridge composed
Kubla Kahn while asleep. Exchange
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-11

A Chicago dispatch of the the Bird
reports that the insurance companies
have doubled the rates of insurance Oh
grain. The Tribune says the rate is
simply ruinous, and if continued will
destroy business. The end of poor
Chicago's troubles is not yet
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-11

grand central power. According to
all promise that central power is to be
Germany. But between then and
now, there must be wars and rum0rS
of wars.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-11

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Two Detectives recently visited
Derby Line, Vermont, and, crossing
into Canada. purchased $500 worth
of silks, which they persuaded
the clerk of the Derby Line
Hotel to bring over the line for
them. When the clerk arrived
with the goods they seized him, took
the goods and a recipted bill for the
property from him, and then had him
held in $500 bonds to answer q charge
of smuggling. But, having procured
bail, the clerk turned the tables on
his accusers, whom he had arrested
for obtaining goods under false pre-
fences; and as they had no acquaint-
ances on the spot to enter security for
them, they soon found themselves in
a worse predieament than their late
victim.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-11

Werepublish this week the admir-
able address of the Southern Colofed
Convention to the people of the Uni
ted States, and recommend it to the
perusal of all our readers. 1t Will be
found on the fourth page.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-11

1t is announced by telegraph that
Cordosa, the eolored Secretary of State
of South Carolina, has resigned his of
flee to accept a professorship in the
Howard University at Washington.
Think of it, We greedy holders and
seekers of office, and marvel.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-11

The New Orleans Times is engaged
in publishing what it designat4s an
expose of the affairs of the city govern
ment, butwhieh is a mere reprint of
the official statements of receipts and
expenditures which appear in the Re
publican twice a week. The latter
journal is following the Times up and
showing by contrast and explanation
that the present municipal admins
tration is much more honest and Geo.
pomical than its Democratic predeces-
soFs. This makes the efforts of the
Times to vie with its New York name
sake in unearthing official corruption
very amusing indeed.
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THE MIGHTY FALLEN.-The Missis-
sippi has almost dried up. The
majestic river, whose magnificent vol
ume two thousand miles from it's out
let, has been the theme of the tourists
admiration so broad and deep that
it seemed some grand estuary of the
sea on which the nayies of the world
ride, has shrunk to a mere ridiculous
creek, and its thin and attenuated
current crawls lazily, as if it
were ashamed of its shrunk shanks,
among low, red, bare submarine
ridges and beaches of sand that have
never seen the sun before, so far as
human knowledge goes, since God
separated the waters from the dry
land. The water has never been so
low within the memOry of the oldest
inhabitant. Herds of cattle bask in
the sunshine on the dry bed of the
great river, ten or fifteen feet under
level of the waters where a few months
ago great fleets of steamboats, rode
at will. Boys with their tr0wsers
rolled up TO their knees, sound with
their feet the grand mysterious depths
which have engulfed so many way
ward boys and hapless men whom ac-
cident or rashness has entangled in
the strong swift nndertow.--St. Paul
Press. as5 .a
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-11

Paris journals are reviving. Ihe
Rappel has resumed publication, end
advocates the claims of Victor Hugo
for the Presidency of France.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-11

The Donaldsonville Chief seems de-
termined to gives us all the notoriety
possible.-St. James Sentinel.
The Water works bill has dene
enough for you in that respect.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-11

The Georgia Legislature has reeog-
nized Hon. Benjamin Conley, the Re-
publican President of the State Sen
ate, as er o6icio Governor in cqnse-
quence of the resignation of Gov. Bull
lock. A special election for Governor
has been ordered, to take place in
December. Resolutions have. been
adopted by the Legislature denounc-
ing as false the statement of Mr.. Bull
lock that the Assembly intended to
impeach him without an investigation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-11

Communications may be addressed simply
CHIEF, Donaidsonville, La" or to the l4'tl
tor and proprietor personally.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-11

In Washington a man who helps to
get & wife who has money is held to
be legally entitled to payment for his
services. Abraham Goldheim recently
brought suit against one Goldberg in
that city for bringing about such a
marriage, and the case was tried
before Justice johnson. The plain
tiff claimed that Goldberg wishing to
marry a Mrs. Jacobs, and being not
only naturally bashful, but somewhat
difident in regard to his personal
attractions, had offered him $25 if he
would arrange the mateh..eNow, as
the lady was fat, fair and forty, and
possessed of five thousand dollars,
while the modest wooer was only
thirty, meagre in form, and in an
impecunious condition, the plaintiff
urged that the exercise of much per-
severance and genius was required
to effect the desired cOnsummation,
and that having succeeded in his
efforts, he was fully entitled to the
stipulated remuneration. The defend
ant admitted his bashfulness, hut
denied that he had employed the
plaintiff to use his, influence with the
widow, though he had paid him SIC
cash for an introduction. Mrs. Gold
berger, the first fair cause of the liti-
CATION, testified against the plaintiff y
claim; but as its payment would pro-
badly come out of the $4,000 if sus-
tanned her testimony could scarcely be
deemed disinterested. After hearing
the evidence of number of witnesses,
the Justice gave judgment for $23 so,
from which decision an appeal was
taken to the Circuit Court.-Erchange.
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Transient advertisements. 81 per square FRS
insertion; IS cts. each subsequent insertion
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-06-29

1t is expected that Musical Con
vention will be held at West Randolph
in October, under the direction of
Prof. w. o. Perkins, of Boston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-06-29

Our townsman, Charles p. Marsh,
Esq, was in Sacramento, CAL, June
18th, on his trip across the continent
We are under obligations to him for
interesting papers, etc.
WIN. Billings and Chas. Perry
will run accommodation coaches from
this village to Bethel on the morning
of July 4th, and persons wishing to
attend the Grand Horse Trot there on
that day, should make application at
once. Fare, 81, ,50-return, free.
Hiram S. English, son of our respec-
ted townsman Henry w. English Esq.
died suddenly at Carlo, ILL.,, on We'd
nesday of last week Of penumonia-
He was at the head Of a fourishing
institution of learning at that place,
had just closed the Spring Term, and
was intending to join his wife here
for a brief visit, when he was stricken
down. The news of his death brought
sorrow to all who knew him.
We hope to celebrate on the
Glorious Fourth in the certainty that
our railroad will be built, but to bring
that about, things will have to move
faster than they have for the last week.
The feeling here is that the village
has made good beginning, and that
it is high time for people living out.
side of the village to do something
A few subscriptions Of good amounts
have been made by farmers, and other
people living beyond the sound of the
Court House bell, but they altogether
make but a small part of the total
amount subscribed. What subscrip-
tions have been made, are almost uni
formly of good amounts, and we have
strong faith that the necessary sum
will be raised, and the road built,
unless this system Of delays causes a
slip Of some sort between the cup and
the lip.
We trust, hover, that the communi-
ty in general will not faint away and
give up the ship, merely because a man
or two, do not come up according to
the popular notion. They have good
and sufficient reasons.
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WHOLE NO. 1492.
ROyaItOn.

ROynltOn.
- Commencement at Royalton
Academy, the first under the present
Principal, E. +. Wright, came on
Tuesday, June 13. The order of ex
ercises was as follows Prayer by Rev.
Mr.. Drew of So, Royalton Address
to the graduating class upon "The
Original Design, Present Uses and
Needs of Academies" by Mr.. Conant,
of Randolph. BY the graduating
class :-Oration, Energy Necessary
to Success" by Isaac w. Skinner, of
Royalton; Essay, "The Worlds
Wealth." by Mary Wilmott of South
Royalton; Grafton, untitled Nobility
by John II. Denison, of Royalton
Essay, "Night Brings out the Stars"
by Addie Wolcott, of Royalton. The
Principal then addressed the gradual
ing class in an appropriate manner,
and presented them with their DiplO-
mas. The exercises throughout were
highly creditable to all concerned
Mr. Wright is doing good work for
this institution.
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NORTHERN RAILROAD.

1871. SUMNER ARRANGEMENT 1871
0n and after June 26, 1871, Passen
" ger Train will run as follows:
UPWARD TRAINS.
Day Express Train leaves Concord at 1885
A. M and Accommodation Train at l0.40
A.M.tior White River Junction, connecting
with train for Well River, st. Johnsbury,
Barton, Newport, Willoughby and Magog
Lakes, Stanstead, Quebec, Bath, Littleton
Lancaster, and theWhite and Francona
Mountains. Also, withtrains for Mont.
pelier,a Mansfield Mountain Burlington, st.
Adams, Rouses Point Montreal, Ogdens.
burgh, and the West
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves Concord at
3.27 p. M for White River Junction & Bristol
EVENING EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Concord
at $40 p. NJ. for White River junction, con-
Meeting with trains for Montpelier, Burlng-
ton, st. Albans, Rouse's Point, Montreal
Ogdensburgh and the West.
*Or- on arrival OF trains from Boston, Wor-
cester, Portsmouth, Portland, &c.
DOWNWARD TRAINS
MORNING EXPRESS TRAINleaves White
River junction for Concord at l.50 A. NJ, or on
arrival of trains from Ogdensburgh and Mon.
treal. This train is run to Boston on Sunday
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves White X.
junction for Concord at 6.4j An
tBRsToL TRAIN leaves Bristol for Concord
at $50 A. NJ. and Franklin at 9.05 An
tMAIL TRAIN leaves White River junction
for Concord ut 1920 =. NJ, or on arrival Of
trains over the Vermont Central, Passumpsic
and White Mountains Railroads.
DAY EXPRESS TRAIN leaves White River
junction at $40 p. NJ, or on arrival of train;
from Montreal and Ogdensburgh, Brattle.
boro, Keenc, Bellows Falls, Windsor, &c.
connecting at Concord with train for Man
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-06-29

Rutland.
Three prizes amounting to 500,
are offered to competing fire com
panies at the Firemans' Muster, July 4
The good people of the place are
exercised in mind respecting the loca
ton of new Town Hall,
A fire here Tuesday night, June %,
destroyed the house Of Mr.. Albert
Landon, and injured other property
A new Militia Company has been
organized here.
"The Vermont Mason" is the title
Of a new monthly publication, issued
from the Herald office. Terms, 80
cents a year. Henry Clark, Grand
Secretary, is the Editor.
Patrick Sullivan is in durance for
maliciously shearing the tails and
names of two horses belonging to John
Cain, editor of the Courier also for
turning his cattle into the fields among
growing crops and absconding with
one of the horses. Sullivan's brother
is in State prison.
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W iIidSOr.

Windsor.
The Street Lamp in front of the
Windsor House, erected by the popu
lar landlord, friend Simonds, is a great
benefit to the Journal man, as wei
as all other citizens.
The new shoe shop building on the
State Prison grounds, will be com
pleted this week.
Luther Stocker, son of our friend
S. r. Stocker, Esq, is now assistant
p. NJ. Luther is all right, and a capita
good fellow.
Mr.. Meacham, father Of the young
man drowned here ON the 10th inst.
and Mr. Honestus StearnS of Reading
have visited the place, and have come
to the conclusion that the drowning
was purely accidental
The editor of the Journal has beer
feasting on Strawberries from the
garden OF Mr.. Colby,
The U. S. Court House is under
going repairs.
The Bank room and Masonic Hal
in Harlow e Whites block, are near,
ycompleted. They will astoniSh the
natives inpoint ofarchitectural beauty
There will be picnic party here on
the "Fourth."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-06-29

The cadets OF Norwich University
at Mortified are now in camp near
Berlin Pond for instruction IN camp
life, Captains Curtis and Williams
are both with them. They intend
breaking camp about the 9th inst.
The old fair ground at Burling-
ton has been laid out in streets, and
will soon be covered with dwellings.
The bell for the new Congrega-
tional church at Manchester will be
tic largest in Vermont.
The Vermont house at Bradford,
owned and run by r. W. Chamberin
Of Newbury, was burned, Sunday of
last week loss $4,000, insured for
S425O.
Thomas Shelvey OF Chittenden, an
esteemed and well.to-do citizen, with
wife and nine children, committed
suicide while temporarily insane, Sun
day, by drowning himself in a cistern.
St. Johnsbury has arrived to the
dignity of u street sprinkler.
Crops in Hinesburg and vicinity,
grass included, are reported as looking
uncommonly well.
On the 18th, while at play, Newton
Cochran, only child ofMr Alex. Coch.
ran, of Ryegate, fell upon board out
of which a nail was sticking, which
ran into his forehead above the eye,
injuring him fatally.
There are to be celebrations at st.
Adams and Montpelier, July 4.
John S. White, of Northheld,
deceased, bequeathed $4,000 to aid
poor students in the university of Ner-
mont, at Burlington.
The State Fair will be held at St.
Johnsbury, September 18th, 18th, 14th
and 10Th. Ex-Governor Alexander
H. Bullock, of Massachusetts, will de-
liver the annual address.
l. L. Pearl, of johnson, is about
to rebuild the woolen factory recently
consumed by fire the new factory is
to be larger than the old one.
Butter shows an upward tendency
at st. Adams The Franklin JoWnM
Says;-
"The greatest excitement that is
now in vogue is to get butter tubs
1t seems that the factories are unwil-
ling to sell at the rate which they
have been selling at, and have absn-
doned selling at those figures and CON
sequently hold them at the factories
for higher prices; cannot afford them
less than from 40 to so cents
If we comprehend this statement,
receptacles for cow-eXtract have ''riz'
up there,
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In the space below will be found
what Horace Greeley knows about
farming:
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WOODSTOCK, W.T., THURSDAY, JUNE 80, 1871.
II o G A Il N II W s.

OTTApoUEcHEE CHAPTER No. q, r. A. NJ,
regular Convocation Monday evc., June 26,
1871, at IL O'Clock.
WOODSTOCK LODGE No. 81 +. & a. NJ,
regular communication Wednesday eve., July
5, 1871, at 7 l-2 o'clock.
GRAND ARMY OF THE Regular
Meeting of Sheridan Post, No. %, Dept. OF
Vermont G A. r., is held on the first and third
Thursday evenings of each month. All appli-
cations for muster must be made at Regular
Meetings. BY order Of the Post Commander
T.. p. TEwKsBURY, Adjt.
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Sharon.

Sharon.
The first meeting of the "Valley
Teachers Association" held at Sharon
June 9 and 10, was decided success.
About seventy teachers were present,
including many of the most prominent
in the State, John L. French, Sec
of the Vt. Board of Education deliver
ed a lecture on the "Town System
of Schools, Friday evening before
crowded house.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-06-29

Horace Greeley is fairly on the
track for the Presidency, and the pa.
pers are filled with remarks of one
kind and another, pretty much all
kinds imaginable in fact, about him.
Horace In a good man in many re-
spects, but it would puzzle forty
astronomers to predict his President
ial orbit if he should be elected.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-06-29

The potato bugs are finding their
match in some parts Of the West in
the soldier bugs, large triangular in
sects which attack the other fiercely
and make short work of them when
they appear in any considerable quan
titles.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-06-29

Meteorological observations, as taken at
Woodstock, VT, for the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, for the week ending Saturday June Oath,
II
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EUREKA RUBBER CO., No. 7 l-2 Wash.
ington Street, Boston, Mass, 3Sw4
Wilmington journal., 1871-05-19
"A mans foes shall be they of his own

"A mans foes shall be they of his own
household "a scripIural quotation just
strikingly illustrated by the public dennn-
citation of Gen. Butler by Col.-WiegeI, late
Brevet Col. ard A. A. G., .. s. A." who
was nearly two years Batler's g constant
attendant and ala de camp or" says COL
W., "as he used to call me lin moments
of fondness and often in drunkenness) his
sense keeper" There is q personal diff
Guilty between the two gentlemen, and
Wiegel charges that Butler struck FIRST, and
that he (WiegeD is ''only striking back in
elf.dfence" The Colonel thus concludes
his letter 10 the N. Y. Democrat
"I am in earnest, and the truth must
now be told. Gen. Butler is thief, MUIR
derer, raper, and coward, and can prove
it,"
Colonel ". is Republican, and lives in
Baltimore. He is very wrotby, and de-
clares that Butler has done him a Wrone
which he means SO settle with him at tht
proper time" We know nothing abou
Wiegel but if he has been wronged ht
will be but poorly indemni6ed by proving
Butler all that he says he is.
Wilmington journal., 1871-05-19

A fence is still standing 10 -Gernantown
which was in it's present location during
the DAYS of the Revolution, and still bears
the marks upon it of the battle OF German
town. It is upon the place of Mr.. Elwood
Johnson, Main street, above Washington
lane. The property formerly belonged to
the Keyser family, and was formerly In the
possession Of Peter Keyser, who was boy
when the battle of Germantown was fought.
He remembered and used TO tell of the
burial of eight BritiSh soldiers in one grave
in Axes grave yard, nearly opposite his
fathers house. The fence was built of inch
boards but they are not now more than
third Of an inch in thickness, having been
exposed TO tho weather tOr nearly cen.
tury. The posts are Of red cedar, ana
have never been removed since they were
first erected, Mr. Keyeer having refused to
have tho fence removed during Lis lite-
time, and the present owner retaining 1t
as it had stood so long. Mr.. Key ser was
a Dunkard preacher, and was noted for bis
great memory. being able to quote the
concluding sentence OF any verse OF Scrip
| ture that might he meniontd. On the
north corner Of the Jobnson's family man
sion, Immediately adjoining the estate OF
! the Keysers, there is stone fr. 10 which a
pieco was knocke away by cannon ball
during tho battle Of Gsiman;own- The
3 hole locality is full of such curiostIes.
Philadelphia Telegraph, May 6.
Wilmington journal., 1871-05-19
OIfgin of kU-KIux.

TO the Editor Of the Tribune i: tir-An
explanation of the origin and signifcatlon
of the term Ku-Klux would doubtless be
gratifying to many curious readers. Inc I,
following extract from an old poem WILL
perhaps, furnish it. It is from WeeVer
' Funeral Monuments" edition Of l63l'
quoted in DisraaIis " Cslamities and z laf-
rels of Authors" London edition, 1867, P.
521.l The lines we're written on the death
of John Peury. Welsh non-conformist
1.-THE WeIshman is hanged,
Who at our kirke fAuged,
And at the state banged,
And hrened ara his buks
Ard though he be hanged,
Yet he is not wranged
The dell has him fanged
IL his kruked kluEs."
Surely the deil's kruked kluks (crookfh
claws or clutches) would be q very apPfo'
0riate name for those emissaries of Satah'
known in our days of the Ku kinx. =
PLAINKIE1p, n. =, April ~, ISL -