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VERMONT NEWS.
ADDISON COUNTY.


The formal opening Of the Lake Duumore
Hotel came of on Saturday last It was = de-
cided success. Between one and two hundred
participated, not a very large party for the
house, but very pleasant one. Hon John N.
Dyer, the owner, has, since his purchase Of the
property, spent considerable money to place the
house and grounds in good shape Among those
present were H. c. johnson, editor Of the Yer
rennes VcrmoHfer, Maj. y. 7. Sprague. Jr o.
Brandon, A. H. Tuttle, of the Rutland HsrgIf.
and Col a. 5. Tracy Of Middlebury.
Mr.. E ". Fitch, Of Bridport, has a six-douar
bill Of the CID Continental currency, issued
under act of the Continental Congress approved
July I'D, I776. The bill is poorly printer by
Hall Sellers upon poor but heavy paper, At
Philadelphia, in the same year It was authorized
It's size i about by { inches. Il is numbered
IL .2Z4, has a motto. 'sPeserverand0,' and was
signed By T. Leach and Wm. Webb. uu ,he
reverse side is coarse engraving Of q leaf OF
sprig.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Large quantities Of timber and fence hsye
been destroyed near ST. Johnsbury, by fires built
by children in the woods.
rRAsELIS COUNTY.
Thomas Bsnoir sud his two s1as, Of North
Fairfax, while recently repairing fence, vere
struck down By lightning. None Of them were
dangerously Alrt.
The measles arc going the rounds in Mont
gomery SO are the iectors.
The Fourth Of July wiu he celebrated 80
R'cLfrl n tie usual manner ty dancing sal
horse racing.
While Ga a .roaa- VISIT TO New Io,k. j. Ia.
butcher, Esq. VS. mys.e.iousiy relieved oi his
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Review Of the Week.


buster, we suspect, will amount to nothing
The English Government will insist upon
ratification, and Canada must submit II Is IN
doubtedly true that England has looked more
after her own Interests, thsn those Of thu Colon
les. She was anxious above all things, for
settlement of the Alabama question, and to
achieve that object, was willing TO sacrifice
everything else, and the complaint Of the Cana
diens. that their special question was sighted by
the mother country, is probably well founded.
The English Govsrumeu; wants to get this whole
class of questions of their hands, and Canada
must subserye that end. In sill thif, our neigh
bors beyond the border, may see An additional
evidence thst their relation with Euglsnd IS IN
natural. and mus. sooner or later, come to an
end What their own interests dictate ought TO
be apparent They want reciprocity, and wall
surrender the fisheries to secure this return ou'
the true path to reciprocity, is snnezaion-----
Anniversary week in Boston. this year has been
a term Of unusual interest. ani satisfaeton
The weather was everything that could be desiT-
Ell. The meetings have been nuuerous'y. st'eni-
Cd. Speakers Of the viies; celebrity, appearing
upon the different platforms, discussing with
ability and esruestntss, che questions thst con-
Germ the welfare Of their various associations,
anl contributing to the growth Of common
sympathy. by the u5,ra, sentiments that have
characterized ,ae.r addresses Ten o- dl,eeH
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Destructive FIRE AT WAvERLY.-A fire
originating in the grocery store of o. w. Ship
man, Monday morning, destroyed large por-
ton of the village of Waverly, N. Y. Loss
$4,000. Insurance $4,000.
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1t has been heretofore published that the
rublic debt has decreased only S5,oUo.o"J
during the past month. The official state
mcnt shows a decrease Of =, 459.@5o 35.
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Three days $40 the New York Iiorlf said of
the infamous and fraudulent code amendment
blu. Whether the governor ought to sign
this bin is lificuitql5s,idn. 80 d5u5; Gov
Hoffman found IL SO. On The one hand he mus;
disFleass his masters oftl- Tammlny ring, or
on the other he must approve bill which is
almost universally denounced as an attack on
the liberty Of the Press, ana Intended for boil
ter to all kinds Of o5-ruptiou; which, moreover.
it is openly charged by responsible parties was
manipulated, and its worst clauses iuterpolsteI
by fraud, after its passage ty the Legislature.
But Gov. Hoffman was either too honest 20 an
prove an act which he must see was bin Of
denominations, or 800 shrewl to sign what he
could see would be his own political death war
rvnt So he dislprro7ed the bin as containing
'' seversl Questionable provisions, to which pub
lie attention has been sufficiently called lie
also withheld his signature from one tuairsf
and thirty other bills, which shows pretty clearly
what he thinks Of The las, lcmocratio legislature
Of New York.
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ST. ALhAN7--J Justice arus H1gth hss held for
triAi At the County Court Mrs. Margaret Pstter-
son on charge Of teep.a-a brothel Mrs. Rollins
WAS discharged AMI the Justice has taken tine
to advise with regard to the young Mrs. Pat,er-
son.
Charles $. Pierce Of 81, Johns. a native Of St.
Adams, claims the honor Of bringing TO s.,
Adams the first bottle Of champagne ever drank
there The transaction took place about forty
years ago OF the occasion Of the msrrisge Of Cap
tain VIM. Anderson Of the steamer Adirondack,
Lake Champaign
Gov Stewart, who was the guest Of Henry Z.
Seymour, WAS screaalei by the 81. Adams Band
on Thursday evening. lie thanked them for the
compliment, all the more so because he vas =
great lover Of mas:c, anil was glad that By
their proficiency they were setting SO GOOD
an example TO other bands and ro other towns in
the State
On Thursisy last Sheriff Place had plsced in
hrs hands warrant to collect the p.v on = bill
against a Freedman who was known 10 be mass
ing through ST. Adams on the evening train. or
failing TO collect tae cash, srrest the holy Of
said Frenchmsn. The sheriff accordingly enter
Ell the ear where his man was, and made demand
for psy on the bill. which the Canadian repu-
dated, when the sheriff attempted to remove
him, whereup0n tine Frenchman refused to 20
and commenced u fight. assisted by his better
hail on Que flank, and numerous Frenchmen on
AL hands, IS the car was full Of them. The
woman commenced 10 bite, but after a short
struggle was captured and ysnquished. By this
TINE quite row VAS in progress, and as the
sheriff stopped down 10 release the feet Of his
man, he was surprised and almost stunned by !
the heavy blows from ne frsis of the stalwart
brakeman rsiUei upon his head. done bv
order OF the conductor he straighteoe1
up TO ind himself in the erasn of
Conductor Augustus Stonegrave and Breakn.n
AeCArty, who ordered him oil the cars Con-
ductor 10. Irvine then appeared and ioinei biu /
comrades IN the demand that the sheriff I'M 1
mediateiy leave the car, which ne did. when the
tram moved of without his being able to secure
his msn. Msny hard words passed between the 1
sheriff and the railroad man, and hard blows /
were gwen and received by each, and the sheriff |
lost the money on his bill and also his man /
Inc Affair creates good deal of talk, Sud many 1
stories are ahoat, but these are the main facts.
oherih Flace ls regarded as an efficient and |
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catdsuopheS
Gov. Butler. of Nebrssks, hiss been removed
from Office, and the impeachment court has adj
journed sine die
A Poughkeepsie drunkarI told the judge
Well, your Honor, you would hsye got full Of
Juice, too, if you had to bury lot Of smallpox
clothes, Sc did .'Ge, out. quick '' remarked
the judge.
Mr.. Collins Of Hartford bought fsrocious
watchdog. NJ. Collins came home late that
night. His wife Says that his trousers can't he
mendsi. The dogs skin Is for sale cheap Mr..
/ Collins hopes to be able to sit down in few
weeks.
Tie Methodist Book Concern difficulty seems
no nearer its end now than when DR.. Lsnahan's
disclosures were FIRST given to startled public
and that cenileman's trial IS now set down for
the sth Of June We do rot pretend TO under
stand this matter. We doubt if an. body else
does
A Chicago editor thinks it strange thA; he
Indians have no phrase to express the word
honesty -'''- i'' .'' ,.....
about it. Does be suppose that the Indian
agents would Re f.olug around the pas; ten
ve,,s and not noel et the v5rI9
FIRE At HgALpvIlE.-Ihe ste2m mill o. tie
Messrs. H5skis5ns Of iiesld7ile was entirely
consumed ty IRE, Sunday night, with " large
quantity Of lumber. Tie Ere Vas l1ab.lefs
incendiary. as no work bad been done in the mill
for over twe1tv-f5ur hours.
The execution of General O-1s'''' -'t''''s
the determination Of the one hundred Sni '--
members Of The Commune '''e'"'l'a'' VIII" '-'
exception Of Pyat and Or usfct, who hA'e not
yet been found Cusere' might well have been
spared. for he undoubtedly dd Infinite miscd'e,
-. - - .bs o,mr.oo. D1.sl arl
rr.,-.,s f.rl b.,sr,blv IN battle.
Charles A. No'i- u''' o- '''5 ''''
the graduating c''ss AZ "'s'
D. 0ran'' the son oil 'n' ''''''-'' "'
ale with the e.4s' i'-s ''Ii'''s pa '--'-
as a really hne' eeAeTous-leA ''' -''''"' -'''
fathers comrades say 'n-' ID 'A''' i.--''-
" the son IS very Ike me '''-'' '''
mony OF The CORPS ga -i
popularity bids far i'- Il'lI' sphere '' H'''--
tsry life
The treasury ofic.sls seem much Surprised go
the large increase II customs Ilt.ss during the
first FIVE months u this. over the surult received
'4-''s 'l'
Wss peleFel insi me '" --= -
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Vieu1temps had " a high veux temps with
Strakosch, and has left for home.
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When DR.. Livingstone gets home fr0m-We do
not exactly know where-it Is /" twenty-five
days journey south Of Ujiji he viii ind, We
sre told, not less than seventeen decorations,
orders Of nobility, knighthool, &c, awaiting
him-the houors awarded by various European
Cove; nments to this plucky and benevolent
msn.-Tri5uRe.
Foreign governments are far more liberal than
ours in encouraging explorers. DR.. Hayes, who
carried the American flag nearer the north pole
than any other mortal ever went, never received
any testimonial from the government of his own
country, though he has received medals and
decorations from many European Governments.
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summer is now fairly upon US, though we
have in fact been experiencing summer weather
for some time past, the mercury being reported
in various localities rising as high as o in
the shade. The season is now so far advanced
that all danger to the crops from frost snl cold
storms is over, Of course, even in the most
nor'herly parts Of the country. Reports from all
directions Indicate that cool yield Of fruit is in
prospect Cherry and apple trees have
blossomel finely and the peach crop in
Delaware promises to be unusually large,
rivsliing, perhaps, the famous one Of 1869. The
weather is all that could be desired 50 far for
bringing On The vegetation, and though some
may grumble little at the heat, the farmers
rub their hands and declare j, is growing
time"
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LIFE Insurance Ayu ScICluz.-s u--. .
Of the United S,aies Court, IN an seton
against an insurance company to lc,IF..
amount insured on the life Of a person u-I
committed suicide, rulel that proof Of .as--.
lay on the plaintiff, for suicide in itself vas
proof Of mental alteration The nee o.. slt
must be shown 20 be the result Of insanity. l--
party must have been moved % the ar. ~ go
impulse that he could not resist. ID s1c1 s.''
of mini existed, the company mus o. let
liable but if the party, IN the exercise a- '.s
ordinary faculties, had become angry, eze.,al .'
distressed, 50 that be preferred ies,h 10 ..,. iAe
act Of suicide WAS his own, snd the clmpsH5
could not be held liable The jury rendered d
verdict against the company
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st.a, the RESPONSE 1.,v Of SAWYER lr- F1.-
worth -.-Hsl be- sa.x r---i1- t--r-7- The
han, --5,sr thought this STRANGE and remarked
So t75I- Ellsworth. s1i tari rr-1 r5st be- sa.gfi
dim, t1,r be ,r-il NOV aloud -bs .ae-s NJ d
man whom be WIS g .e '.siu- bis credit for This
brought the matte. O. acls suddenly. Ar
l-.s"-T.A "as slo"A me notes. aui denied all
me ',-ie-- WIS were imne5.aie.y -le-
-n- ~ 's'a--'' Ls. Ice Ires' leli 70
.ae pans WIN '-l-,r i.i.et. Tr2cee.ir- il
--.--- any A.Ies.ei N-NEe1' am DE- was
1'--i-i TO hraniaa sli hell ~ custody i-r -Wl
----'s anu Jay. iu ing WlI.l time Ni. l.le-
l'u' go -o-'e'si. 70 Feiit'Aui-y male. wing
-s - iAls' ~ele nor e'-a-7i 1s
'fAA acne 'd. --L le-n eS-e-lei Go several
-'-' -'-AS
VS. '-.- 'e'. u.-- L-La 'la-
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Outside Of Connecticut, We still occasion
ally find democratic paper which thinks
something can be made by bowling over the
fact that palpable fraud was not allowed to
elect democratic governor Of that State.
The Connecticut democracy, however, are
quiet enough on the subject. They are con-
tent, if nobody else will say anything about
the clumsy and futile frauds by which their
candidate was - counted - into an election
which the people never gave him, to say no.
thing themselves-the more 20 since tie &c
lection Of the rascality this year has given
rise to grave suspicious that Gov. Englishs
majorities in former years were obtained in
like manner. The republicans Of the Nut
meg State, however, have no idea Of letting
the matter drop. A resolution was intro
duced last week in the Connecticut Assembly
offering reward of S. 600 for the detection
and conviction of the persons who perpetra.
ted the fraud in the Fourth Ward, New Ia
ven. The matter was referred to the iudic
iary committee, as it was discovered that in
the election laws no provision was made for
Furnishing fraud Of this character; and the
resolution, therefore, would be inoperatiye
The committee has now before it bill mo-
viding proper penalties for the fraudulent ab-
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CANADIAN Postal CARDS - Our Canadian
neighbors are ahead Of use in the introduction
of cheap postsge by postal cards. These new
Canadian postal cards, We learn, will be issued
by the Dominion Post Office Department in a
week or two. They are formed on the model
Of the English postal cards, by which ordinary
business communications of no interest to others
than the sender and receiver, are written on
one side of a c,ri (the size Of letter enye-
LOPEZ and the address to which it is to be de-
livered .ccupies the other side The price paid
for these cards on purchase, includes the posts
age, so thst on being mailed they are forward
ed with the least possible delay and at the
lowest current rates.
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brrLANp.-Newt1u Kellogg. L-.
moved TO p.flsllrl
"1i-c Iigarus the iap1gs prey l.--..
services At 81. Peters church -al
The trspery around The altar Ht .,. ..
took Ere, and caused S. Chr z
pai.siIi Of water eztiuEI.saei OBJ. te--
cut serious loss. A lady I'm Oh.
isintei during the excitement.
Edward CsvieT, "a employee co r
Railroad. was severely injured while
cars az Ludlow On saturday Is tl-
backed with such force as r1 arrs .l. ...
WAS enieavoIing 20 connect SD t.se --
to catch him about the hips, causing
bruises, but fortunately not resulting 10 s-
injury.
Ben. k Chase oilers l.s fine ras-l---.
sac.
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uai-., i1 ,1e seree of Judge Parker, chair
Ran. ,-.-.f.f Tie following zen 20 was 5. Z
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WOOD Toak-
Having taken no. t-e door plank # the rlaI-
way over the east half Of each 1f the sbutmeut-.
ana sl-1 over one Us rhe piers. ani removed she
earth which h.4 been deposited between them
ana the ilor umte-s by the washing 10 q the
water hy frequent rs us. We found the al.t anil
centre chord timber. which supper; the l.or
v5rt 81 The s.url eHi. slightly iscayel AZ the
surface, hg' within they were apparently sound.
IS prosCi by boring them il several places
The further decay e these fimbers can easily
De prevented, by properly guarding The ends oi
tla bridge from exposure 60 The weather
Tie umter- which DE upon the abutmsu-s.
particularly Mt the south end. aui which sup
port the ends q e chord timbers, sre cons. D.
Those lying upon the piers seem 20 be- sound
some decay, though TO hmitei extent. vss
ruu! 20 the ends of the serments Of the arches
which rest upon the shutment-, but nothing
which cannot be repaired st a moderate expense.
The masonry Of the south sbu;men,. Is pro5s-
by safe during the low water Of the summer
season, but cannot De regarded SIS sufficiently
t.-.-t - +Lg h., H.. ~, al ..ss,-, M,
north ebntmeu, is much less expo.eI. AMI an
rears TO be in $ sound condition. needing no
repairs. The masonry Of the piers requires
some rc1sirs ani protection at the upper end
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s, wing ,. should be the first work done
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Inc "a ~ S.o-' ing ~ 'le city no."
tbe sbntments Of the Pearl street hide arc If
the character required for this work. and NAV
be thus used, # deemed advisable.
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precautionary measures, have secured re-
markable immunity from fatal accidents
What some have accomplished in that way
all may accomplish. There is no need that
each season should repeat the shocking cata-
logue. 1t has opened ominOusly this year
but let the public voice appeal to those who
have in their charge the lives Of men,
to regard the sanotity of human life, TO adopt
more precautionary measures, to look more
closely to the character for sobricty and care
iulncss of their employees in responsible posi-
tons, and it may be possible to shorten the
usual record Of violent deaths and cruel
catastrophes.
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A Poughkeepsie drunkard told the judge
6 Well, your Honor, you would hsye got iuH OF
Juice, too. if you bad to bury lot of smallpox
clothes, Sc I did ''Get out, quick .'' remarked
the indge
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Gov. Butler, Of Nebraska, hiss been removed
from Office, anil the impeachment court has al
iourned sine die
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\ Naasaz man wrote TO Mr.. Horace
Greeley the other day, to get his views IN
segard to he coming a candidate for the Preri-
leney Of ne United States. Mr.. Greeley.
who, afte all the foolinc with him about
various Offices, has yet a heart as -useeptl-
bic as "a school girls to any approach to a
tender Off nomination, replied as follows
Ne YORK TRIBUNE OFFICE, NEW loRE,
May 4-.Ny Dear Sri have yours OF the
29h &, asking pointed questions with regard TO
Ou' political future. | must respond IN great
hIste | trust never henceforth 20 be an aspi-
rant for any Office or political position Whatever
but / fully purpose also, never 10 decline any
duty or responsibility which my political friends
shall zee fit To dev5lye upon me, and Of which
i shall be able to fulfill the Obligations without
negecting more imperative duties. l haye not
yet formed decided opinion ss 70 the man who
ought to be our next republican candidate ,or
President, hut il seems to me advisable that he
should be a stesifast, constant believer IN the
good old Wing doctrine Of one presidential term.
Horace GREELEY
In other words " Barki- i villin'.' lie
don't aspire, not he but be will take the
presidency, for one term. lie does not be
lieve in giving two terms to one man, til he
gets one when, if that were a supp1sable
case, and his " political friends should see
fit 10 devoyen a second term On him. be
would doubtless submit to the call, as grace
fully as to this invitation. What some
people think Of the &" friends who hang
around Mr. Greeley, and use his good nature
and influence for their personal benefit, may
be seen from the following anecdote, which
we find in the Springfield Republican
Some one said to him once, " how is it, Gree
lev, that, while you honesty itself, your es-
pecisl friends seem to be the greatest political 1
thieves ana rsscsls oioe-seekers and legislative |
robbers in the community 20 " W-s-l, |
drswlei out the philosopher slowly. " don't |
know, mytelf, but il does look a good deal I
that is true
If this story Is a true one, Mr.. Greeley
Is less excusable for the character of his per-
sonal following, than We supposed. ON the
whole it would not make nice set to take
into the White House. We see that some
Of the papers consider it Of great import
ance that Mr. Greeley does not desire the
denomination of Gen. Grant. We do not so
regard it. He did not favor the original
nomination Of Gen. Grant. lie has shown
plainly before this that he did not desire his
re nomination. And he would like the nomi-
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M.kinr a totnl coz. Of


Finding the timbers of the bridge apparently
sound, with the limited exceptions mentioned, if
the work, as above contemplated should be per-
formed with the care and faithfulness which it's
Importance demands, and the proper attention
be given to it from time to time, which all such
structures should have. we believe that many
years will pass away before the erection Of a
new bridge will become necessary.
Burlington, Vt, June 3, 1871.
L. c. DODGE,
JOSEPH D. ALLEN, Committee.
ELNoRE JOHNSON.
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The masonry Of the south sbu;ment, is pro5s-
bly, safe during the low water Of the summer
season, but cannot De regarded SIS sufficiently
strong % withstand the force Of the curre1t ami
the rush o. the lee during the food season. The
north sbutmeut IS much less exposed anil ap-
pears 70 De in sound condition. needing no
repairs The masonry Of the piers requires
some rcrsirs aui protection At the upper end
against The ELECTS Of floating ice