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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01
The Wisconsin Fires.

One of a committee Of relief who went to
Peshtego, writes as follows dating from Camp
Desolation
The water will be drawn from the pond To-.
morrow, where we expect to find from 100 to
l25 bodies, who were drowned in attempting
to escape from the fire. 1t is now estimated
that the whole number Of people drowned and
burned to death will reach 800. Whole fami-
lies yet remain unburied The great trouble
seems to have been that the people inhaled
the fire, and hundreds are suffering from thi.
cause. OF their intense agony no tongue can
tell or words describe such CHASTITY sights
we hope never to see again. | will mention
the case Of little girl, twelve years old, who
saved her little sister from death, but who was
advised by many to desist from the attempt
lest she herself should perish. She needed
them not, however, but by the most heroic
efforts she succeeded in rescuing her little sis
ter from the merciess flames. Her father,
mother, brothers, and other sisters persisted in
the dcvouring element. And after the fire
had abated somewhat, she worked her way
back over hot ashes and burning Goals, and
dragged the dead bodies Of her relatives out
into an open space, and then stood watching
their charred remains all day and through
that long and desolate night that followed
That is child heroism, the like Of which was
never recorded.
s:30-Another team has just come in witt
wounded persons. 1t has Travelled all day
through thickly settled country, but neve
saw single house standing The driver say
the country is literally covered with dead an'
dying victims. In one place alone forty dea,
bodies were found lying together One mai
was found who had Travelled since Sunday witt
little child in his arms, subsisting on pota
toes which were found in the fields. We CAV,
the child some wine and brandy, which par
TALLY revived it. The little creature wa
nearly dead in its fathers arms.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

it, we can attend to them bye and bye, after
We have made a sure thing Of the enterprise.
1t is not wise to swap horses in the middle Of
the stream and if some Of the Directors have
not dealt so literally with the road in their
subscriptions as they ought, others Of them
have done uobly, and deserve the cooperation
aud support Of the stockholders. The enter
prise is already largely indebted to Messrs.
French aud Foster, Of the Directors, and
when the iron horse shall traverse the region
between the Winoosk and Connecticut, and
bind the East and West, Portland aud Og.
dcusburgh, the Atlantic and Pacific, with one
more link, they and those who have nobly
cnt their influence and their aid to this pro.
jcct will receive due honor, and will be
counted as among the bcnelactors Of our town
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

SHOCKING AFFAIR-Two LADS Bury An.
OTHER AIvE.-A shocking affair occurred al
Steubenville County, IN. w. Infrmary few
days ago, resulting in the death Of lad named
Murphy, aged five years, reel.iooted child
who had been deserted by his mother, to cloak
her shame. 1t appears that two other pauper
children, named Philip Sheridan and Andy
Stuart dug large hole in the orchard adjoin.
ing the infrmary. After effecting this part
Of the diabolical act, the two little fends
whose ages were respectively five and ten
years, repaired to the in6rmary grounds and
caught the reel-footed boy and carried him
to his living grave. Shrieking yet without
power TO resist, the poor little victim was
caught and forced into the hole by the young
executioners. Holding him down they SHOW.
eled in the earth and stones upon his writing
body, sitting his cries as best he could, until
the poor, deiormed body ceased TO struggle,
and the spirit took its fight to him who gave
il. The two young murderers went back 10
the house without informing any one of the
deed, and the buried boys absence was first
noticed by Mr.. Porter, the Superintendent,
about ! O'Clock. Upon making inquiries
little black boy informed him that Andy Stu.
art aud Phil. Sheridan had buried Limpy'
down in the holler" On going to the spot
Mr.. Porter found the newly made grave and
below the surface the lifeless form of " Limpy."
The little murderers have been sent to the
reiormatory. This is one Of the saddest in
cidents we have ever had TO record
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

The tribunal of Arbitration under the
treaty of Washington has been completed, by
the appointment of Baron ltajuba, Brazilian
Minister in France, as a member, on the part
Of Brazil The Tribunal must meet not
later than December IL, at Geneva, in Swift.
erland. The American side of the question
is to be well represented before this tribunal
In addition to Caleb Gushing, the president
has now appointed William NJ. Eyarts and
Benjamin r, Curtis, Mr., Meredith having
declined the appointment rendered him. Mr.,
Eyarts, it is announced from Washington, has
already accepted the appointment, Mr.. Cur.
it's decision.is not known, as he is now on
his way home from Europe,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

NJ
The recent elections have given to the hope.
of Dorocro,;c ,ol;,i,;o,, ar,,t;,
'"'"5 "u'
cheerful TINT. They are not jolly under tho
lowering skies in tbo Wast n, tLo ,,,,-.
''O O'N''"
ryi they see the future OF the party as many
ron,,blico,s have t,,,, s,,;,,,, &, - w,
J1'''' " "c'
1t was defeated Ia lSOO, by the election OF
Mr. Lincoln If begap 70 dio and ;ts tro;,,-o,,.
o'' N'o' ""u 40 gus
conduct during the war FASTENED il to final
and unlamepted end This tho ro,;o,+ i...1,
''7e''
Is beginning to understand. The Nashville
Ro,,,e, the lo,1in,, Do,,.,-..;,
=, s 0''O''"'N f"poI III
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

gJ-The annual meeting of the American
Missionary Association was held in Hartford
Conn, Wednesday last Gen. Howard Sen.
ator Wilson, and Dr. Storrs of BROOKLYN
were among the distinguished men present
The association directs its efforts chiefly to
the care of the freedmen, though it still has
supervision of missions among the Indians.
The report of the executive committee gives
a hopeful view of the future. 1t says the
freedmen have increased the population dur.
ing the last terrible decade nearly half a mil
lion, and that they are accommodating proper.
ty, increasing the number of farms in the
South, and showing frugal disposition. The
number of enrolled pupilsis l7,Ol5 The total
receipts of the year from all sources were
s43O,OOO, Of which $4,000 is in endowment
funds.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

SENSIBLE TALK ABOUT PurrNa 0ul
FIREs-A word more before Chicago is for
gotten, about modes in extinguishing fires
Every one knows that fire is easiest put out
in the beginning. Yet the tendency in Amer
ica of late years, has been to concentrate at
tenton upon means Of extinguishng great
fires when under Roadway. The steam fire
engine is great invention but we want also
a cheap $40 engine in every house, or every
neighborhood, to attack fire at the beginning,
while it is comfortable A garden-pump, de.
liyering water through hose, will, with three
gallons Of water, put out very large and
formidable fire. With the great fire engines
there is also desire to throw the water high.
Everybody has seen many hogsheads full Of
water thrown completely over a burning
building so that it fell upon the ground upon
the opposite side, aud many more pouring
upon the roof of the building merely to run
off as the rain does when one barrel full, de.
liyered into the lower story, through the win
dow, would have extnguished the fire. The
great secrets Of good and successful fireman
are play low, on the lowest part of the fire I;
throw the water in spray, if possible and
don't neglect to throw pailiu this instant,
on the mere hope of being able to throw
barrel full five minutes hence That five
minutes start may put the fire beyond the
control even of steam fire engine. The
Tribune
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

W Anew fraud has just been unearthed
at Washington, by which the government
loses all the way from $4,000 to 100000
1t seems that while William b. Stokes was
member Of Congress from Tennessee, he en-.
gineered through Congress an act to pay a
company of Union scouts and rangers, who
fought in Tennessee during the war on their
own hook, but were never elisted into the ser.
vice. Stokes having left Congress, was made
supervisor of internal revenue, aud, aided and
Allotted by one Victor c. Powell, clerk in
the office of the second auditor, proceeded to
got the money under the bill that he had
helped pass through Congress. 1t struck
somebody at the war department as a little
odd that, three years after the war, there
should be exactly a full company lO2 men,
claiming pay under that act, and an agent
being sent to Tennessee, was unable to find
but about quarter Of the men whose names
had been sent in. Stokes, it appears, had
supplied the rest, and taken the money for
them. lie has now been arrested as has
his accomplice, Powell, but there is small
probability that the money can be recoy.
cred
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

lloRRlnLE.--The Standard says the ny
quiet village Of Barton Landing has been llt !
oil another accident more lrightful in deiiD
the one recorded last week On MONDAY n y
OF last week, about eight o'clock, the barn "
gnstus Wright, situated about half mile n-
village, on the road leading to Browning"
discovered to be on fire. As the citizens y,
the spot what was their CONSERVATION ani =,
TO learn that two children were burned y
They were at play in the barn on the hoy
is supposed with matches. There was
woman there, who on hearing the ehllar'
went to the barn, assembled the ladder on w
side Of the barn and got hold of the hands y
of the children, who pulled away n'D
Their mother was so frightened that all ' y.
do was to cry, son, my children ~
dren were both girls, one three and the ", 4
years. The barn contained abcut two !,
tons OF hay, new wagon, and two lVs a,
which was lost. The man first reach'ps =,
procured an axe and knocked Doa'u arr, -
barn only about six feet from the cn''s
could not hear them they probably ~, 4,
at the time. Mr.. Wright was away "'
when the fire first broke out,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

OF the Republican members elect of the
Ohio Legislature, the larger number will vote
for the reelection of Senator Sherman. A
few of them are favorable to Ex-Secrotary
Cox, and efforts will be made to secure Goa.
lition between them and the Democrats. If
successful, this will be an important step to-
ward that alliance between the Democrats
and the Conservative Republicans, which is
so much desired by the opponents of Presi-
dent Grant.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01
A Chicago Experience.

This touching narrative, given in a pri-
yate letter from Chicago, will Just now an
swer substantially for hundreds Of families in
various parts Of the West
The fire reached our house about two O'Clock
and we had got the children up and dressed, and
| had carried our clothing, bedding and most of
the furniture down to the Lake shore, thinking
that was the safest place, The fire was all around
US except the lake side The wind blew n per
feet gale, and the fire and smoke were almost in
t0lerable. The whole heavens seemed to be aGre.
got my wife and children clear To the edge Of
the water and covered them with blankets, and
stood over them with a bucket of water and kept
the blankets wet to keep them from sm0thering.
and that is the only thing that saved them. The
children were continually crying, " Papa we
can I breathe, it is so hot, Cant we 20 awayl'
and we were kept in that condition for six or eight
hours with no food or drink The water in the
lake for 200 feet out was black with cinders that
blew into it. We were compelled 10 move occa-
sionally as it was too hot and in that way lost
everything we had in the world except the clothes
on our backs. | was many times nearly smother
cd, and think that my anxiety for my family is all
that saved me- My eyes are so sore that can
hardly see, but think in a few days they may be
better. But what is to become of us now the
Lord only knows. The whole business norton
OF the city is burned, and at least 100 900 people
are lett IN the same condition that am | have
no hopes OF ever getting anything, and what
am to do to support my family this winter don
know, Tor have neither money, food or clothing
and the city destroyed If you have any Old
clothes that can be made over Tor the children Wa
shall be glad of them.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

Lamolle aud Franklin show loss, La
noble marked loss and Addison, Ben
nngton, Essex, Grand Isle Orange anc
Windsor fall below the average for the State
Thus it seems that Franklin, Lamoilc, Ad
olson, bennington, Essex aud Grand Isle fall
below the general average of the State when
both real and personal property are added to-
gether. These are the facts disclosed
Whether any explanations are desirable is
left for the reader to judge For the COM
fort Of Washington County, We add that it,
list fairly represents the average rate of tn,
State, taking real and personal property to-
gother standing little better than the av
erage in each class
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

1.-THE Brazilian Parliament has passed
the bill for the emancipation Of slaves 10 that
Empire, and it is proposed to carry it into
effect Immediately This act is likely to
have an important influence in shaping the
future Of that country. The number of slaves
in Brazil has been put down at 10000
blacks or Africans, and 100000 mixed.
These numbers exceed that of the whites in
the whole country. Thonumber of slavehold.
ers was only about 40,00-constituting, as
in the United States, a little oligarchy, whose
sefshness took no account OF the national
welfare. The type of slavery has been mild.
or there than here, as the laws favored man.
omission, and there was nothing of the color.
phobia against which our freedmen have had
to struggle. The Brazilian negro, once
emaneipated, finds every calling and office as
fully open to him as to the white. Within
the present decade, probably, slavery will
wholly disappear from the American contin.
ent.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01
Tie Grand List for 1871.

The Grand List for 1871, as made up by
the Secretary Of State an furnished to the
State Treasurer, sums up IS follows for the
respective counties-wc having transferred the
lists for cores and unorgauized towns to the
counties i'm which thev helnnr.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

The New York Times urges the despatch
of prompt and liberal aid for the sufferers in
Wisconsin and Michigan. 1t says that such
help is not afforded to these unfortunate peo.
pie, the ultimate suffering from the northwest
ern fires will be greater than can follow the
Chicago cOnaagration.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

" The news from the Pacific coast is quite
interesting. At Los Angeles, California,
terrible fight has occurred between the China.
men and the citizens, growing out Of the for.
mer resisting an officer while endoayoring to
arrest one Of their number for shooting a
Chinaman. At last accounts citizen, who
was assisting the officer had been killed. two
others injured, and fifteen Of the Cinnamon
reported to have been hung aud a number ar
rested.
LArER-The bodies of eighteen Chinese
victims Of the Los Angeles riot have been
found. The dangerously wounded persons
number six or eight Fearing further vio-
lence the survivors are leaving the city. The
latest details give a worse version Of the riot
than previous accounts The mob appears to
have been actuated solely by luminosity against
the Chinese race and desire for plunder.
The witnesses before the coroner's jury are
apparently reluctant to give testimony, fear
ing to implieate two lrishmen, who have boast
ed of assisting in killing the Cinnamon. The
Chiuaman who shot Officer Bilderan has been
turned over to the authorities by the Chinese
themselves Only four rioters have been ar
rested. All the vauables belonging to the
Chinese, worth from $4,000 to $50, 600,
were carried off by the mob and even those
arrested were robbed on the way to jail.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

The Tammany maguates seem at last to be
in a fair way to get justice. A warrant has
been issued for thearrest of Tweed, and such
eminent legal talent as Charles O'Connor and
W, NJ. Eyarts are retained for the prosecu.
ton. Tweed has been admitted to bail in the
sum Of two million dollars and the suit is to
be tried at Albany. Other arrests are daily
expested.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

An up town New York dentist will stump
the country this winter with lecture show
ing the advantages Of having natural teeth
extracted and unnatural ones put in We
hope the makers of artificial limbs will not
feel called upon to emulate this advertising
dodge
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01
Tntnl An An SLntn- sl a. 80 ID

Total Tor the state I,US1, 2oJ 3 5.O4
twill be seeen that the counties, in which
the loss exceeds the arerage per cent, Of loss
for the State are Franklin 1906 per cent,
Essex ESQ, Grand Isle 1853, Addison 70,
Rutland l.25, Bennington OF, Orleans O36,
and Chittenden 006.
The gain in real estate is distributed as
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

The results when compared with the list Of
1870, are remarkable enough to provoke Gu
riosty, if not a suspicion Of wrong somewhere
and we suspect that an investigation aud ex-
plantations would be required were the Legis-
ature in session. As things are, the Treas
urer must 60 on and collect the taxes. If
there has been error or worse in making up
the list there is no present remedy. We in
vito attention to the results
The loss in personal property since 1870 is
more than five per cent, or Sl,0S72S9.s2,
one per centum Of which is slO,s72 80
The gain in polls is 345
at 81, 100000
Gain in dogs, 1913 at 81 is $4,000
Gain in real estate, 12S,l37
acres at s56l ,s25, per
cent. OF which is 561S2j-720l .25
Net loss from 1870 in appraisal, 3,67164
Excess in deductions in 1871, l,406.O0
Total los, in the list, s5,lG7.G4
Or: the net grand list in 1870
was, sl,177,5S3 2S
1t is in 1871, l,l72,4l5 GA
Loss, s5,167 GA
The most singular feature in the list is the
excessive loss in personal property, which is
| distributed as follows
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

D-rhc Mormon situation is becoming in.
teresting. Hawkins has been fined $500
and sentenced to three years at hard labor in
prison Three prominent "saints," Wells.
the mayor Of Salt Lake City Stout, who used
to be territorial attorney general, and Bolden,
have been arrested on a charge Of murder and
taken to Camp Douglas, and warrants arc
now out for the arrest Of Brigham Young
himself his son Joseph, and Orson Hyde, on
the same charge Young the elder and
Hyde have fed to parts unknown. The al
legged crime consists of the murder of Richard
Yates aud man named Back, several wears
ago
Elder Cannon arrived at Salt Lake City on
Sunday from San Francisco, aud preached in
the tabernacle, to an audience numbering at
least 10000. lie counseled his hearers to
abstain from any act Of violence, and to sub.
NIT to the law God he said, would protect
them and deliver them from their prosecutors
The crusade against them would only strength.
en- and glorify them The church could not
be overturned The faith was the inspira-
ton Of the divine Spirit and would endure
forever
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

~ The death Of Thomas Ewing, ST.
which occurred at his home in Lancaster o.,
Thursday afternoon at the age Of -, removes
another Of the few remaining statesmen Of
the era Of Webster, Clay and Calhoun. His
first appearance in public life was in 1880,
when he was elected to to a scat in the L. S.
Senate from Ohio, which he held until 1881.
He then resumed the practice Of law, in
which he had already won great distinction,
aud upon Gcu llarrsons election to the pres.
dcncy was appointed secretary of the treas.
ury, but resigned his office soon after Mr..
Tyler's break with the wing party. General
Taylor in 1919 appointed him to the newly
created office Of secretary Of the interior,
which he held until the division in the whig
party the next year upon Filmores access
sion to the presidency. lie then served a
few months in the Senate, filling out the un-
expired term Of Thomas Corwin and in 1851
retired from public life, and thencelorth de-
voted himself almost entirely to his proies.
sion, in which he achieved a great reputation.
lie has for some time been in feeble health,
and Gen. Sherman, his son-in-law, and other
family friends were summoned to his home,
few days ago, in the expectation that his
illness must soon prove fatal
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

A Coon WoRK Those who have had
knowledge Of the quiet but earnest and per-
sislcnt labors Of " Chaplain Mack ~ in behalf
Of Soldiers Orphans Home, will be graft.
fed to learn That his labors arc at last crowned
with success, and that the institution is sue
ccsslully located aud launched upon the old
Webster farm at Franklin N. II. Beside the
farm, they have a cash fund Of $4,000, and
all the fruit Of the quiet and persoveriug ef.
forts Of Roy. d. A. Mack, formerly Of Royal.
ton in this State
The dedication exercises took place on tho
Webster farm on the l9lb aud were ATTENDED
by delegates from nearly every section Of tn,
State. Among those present and speaking
upon the occasion were Governor Weston
Senator Patterson, Professor Sanborn, ox.
Governors Berry and Smyth, and many other
prominent citizens. Judge Nesmith Of Frank.
lin, the President, presided.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-01

David Crow, section hand on the Nt. C.
was thrown from donkey-car in moth
Royaltor on Sunday morning Of last week
received injuries Of such a nature as to eau
death shortly after.
The national Bank Of Royalton has b
moved from South Royalton back to Roy
the repairs on the bank building at The
place having been completed.
Mr.. L. II. Litchfeld, Of Ascutney,l
been carried to the Insane Asylum. III. a
Is supposed to have been caused by ipurIer
ed some time since, by having pair Of
run away with him. lie was an active Da
man in the prime of life.
1t has been stated that there are over =
persons in Windsor that are eighty year, OBJ