Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-06-21

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NeTor since the trial Of John II. SER
rats has there been - much Interest man
iFesiel By ths citizens q the District Of
Columbia A. ia the trial, jus, closed Of
C. c. Boueu. ex-M. C. cor bienmy.
The speech Of the Condemned man ei-
feeted even those who bad heretofore bsen
favorable to his conviction, and not iew
here Of influence and well-kuosu integrity
are willing to sign a petition to the Pres
ideui TO pardon him.
Ills last wife, 20 devoted has she been
that not one moment during the seven
DAYS trial would she consent to be out Of
his company; aud. yesterday, at the clos
ing Of Mr.. Bowen's speech, when the
Judge passed the sentence of two years
upon him in the Albany Peuileniiary,
she, in high state Of frenzy, Addressed
the court. raging, " II he did it, l did it.
If he is 10 be sentenced, sentence me.
You have no right to vii. punishment
upon him alone for what ! did also, hold
ing the certificate Of divorce obtained from
the New York court from his former wife,
10 her hand"
The work Of the Census Office il pro-
crossing rapidly. There are 426 clerks
employed at present, large force to be
pro6tably employed, and yet the work is
so systematized that there are no drones
tables are kept, showing every mans work
aud the Superintendent knows every week
what the amount Of work done by each
man is when it is considered that this
entire force is a new organization without
experience, the difficulties of the task
will be understood A permanent Bureau
of Statistics, with small force to be
added to every decade, would be a great
advantage. There are so maSy details
connected with the work that experience
is valuable.
1t has been suggested that Board be
convened, composed Of number of the
marshals taken frcm different sections of
the country, to consult and determine up
on the best plan for taking the census
statistics. Such a Board, familiar with
the working of the present system, and
knowing the difficulties to be met in uit-
ierent sections of the country, could furn-
nish many valuable suggestions respecting
the framing Of a proper law. 1t is GER
tainly desirable that the whole system be
remodellcd with a view Of accuracy aud
economy. Accuracy first and economy
next; but it is not proper economy to re-
quire valuable services to be rendered on
half pay. We sometimes hear of noble
deeds performed from patriotism and dis
interested beneyOlence but such eases
are exceptional, and few men can afford
to labor without fair compensation in
dollars and cents.
The coolest caprice of the season here,
is a visit to the steamer Polaris. All her
arrangements, outfit, &c, smack strongly
of icebergs aud sea Of snow. A look
into the officers cabin suficed to give your
correspondent an ague fit A visit to the
cooks gallery, where the heat of the
cooking apparatus is utilized (alter being
employed in the furnace) to melt ice and
snow for supply of water, modified our
feelings somewhat until We came in sight
of a dog sledgo which had been used by
Dir. Kane in his expedition, which caused
the fit to return. 1t is fearlully chilly to
contemplate. But | was soon ac"osted
by a representative of Captain Hall, one
Colonel Lupton, who warmed me with u
fit Of laughter. He is character fit for
some future Dickens, and cannot escape
immortality save by the grossest neglect.
In his address he is a cross between a
languishing, lohipg, drawling young lady
and the very humbest type of an Uriah
Heep. When these two speoialties are
combined in large, heavy, brown-faeed
whiskerando, you must imagine the effect,
for this is no place nor time to do the
picture justice He certainly was affabil-
ity ampliGed, and it is really too bad to
write an honest description of this accom-
modating, bland gentleman, after his be-
ing so particular in stating to me the points
Of the valuable vessel and the objects Of
the expedition.
The Polaris was originally the " Peri
Wrinkle, a propeller built for an ice boat
to keep the navigation open between Phil
adelphia and Camden, N. When the
war required the vessel. it was purchased
by the Government, and being built in
the most substantial manner, it was Sc.
lected for the Polar Expedition, and the
hull was literally filled with boIted timber
which is fourteen feet thick at the bow.
A nose was added, and the Polaris is