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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-12

AN INSANE WOMAN ATTEyPTs %.
MURDER HER CHILDREN.-Tbs Cl.r,,
Falls Messenger of last Friday give. -.
following particulars of a tragical oo,r,
renee near that place:
Mrs. Potter, residing about fopr nil.
West of this place, on the afte,nol l,,'' e
the I'd inst, escaped from the survs;Ia,,-a
under which she had been for about .
year, being considered insanel. aud Wen
to field some quarter Of mile from ~.
house, with Ratchet in her hand. for ~.
purpose of killing her two youngest
children, who were picking hszlenuts
They were son about seven years ola
and daughter aged five. Knowing her
desire to kill them, and seeing the hatchet
they fed and eluded her grasp. She had
also at times evineed disposition 10 des.
troy herself, and it appears that from The
extreme chagrin at not accomplishing hsr
purpose upon the children, she in a fit O.
desperation turned upon herself and H.
ficted some twenty or thirty gashes upoz
her own head, cutting through the outs-
table of her skull in the middle of th
forehead, making an excavation in th
scalp full an inch wide and two and
half long, and digging out the bone three
quarters of an inch by two inches, an,
about three-eighth of an inch deer
barely leaving the inner table of the skull
intact. There were also some dozs,
gsshes in the right temple and on the ter
of the head, we'll through the scalp.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-12

A WASHINGTON OPINION OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS CoNTEsT--A promi
nent republican at the national seat OF
government writes of the result of The
Worcester convention : at WAS the
erandest moral demon ssratiou tver made
in Msssach u, etts,; nothing during the
war tqu4l,d it. The war meetings were
matter of course, but it was not a mat
ter of course to b 3at Butler, with the COM
nand of the six Boston offices, the labor
reform and prohibition organizations, the
grand army conspiracy, the Methodist
persuasion, and all the political strikers,
dead beats and bummers of the fourteen
counties to work for him. 1t was any.
thing but matter of course, and it is of
infinite credit to the independent press of
Massachusetts, that they did beat him so
thoroughly. Butler has had his thrashing
and 1t will last him for life."
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-12
Dedication at North Clarendon.

The chapel at North Clarendon, uhici
has been erected for the use of tie Sab
bath School at that place and other re-
lig ious services, will be dedicated on
Thursday afternoon, October 12th, at two
o'clock p. m, with suitable services. Ad.
dresses will be made by several clergymen
and others.
Refreshments will be furnished in the
afternoon and evening at the house of
Alvin G. Hayward. The proceeds of
which are to be appropriated for the
benefit of the mission. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Mrs A. G. Hayward, Mrs. S. n. Mason
Mrs. FL. Miller, Nrs. J. Wardweu. Mrs.
s. Gibson, Miss Ellen Cramton, Mrs.
Leonard Gee, Committee.
North Clarendon, Oct. 9th.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-12

gold encircle welded life of half a cen
tury, and they be permitted to add the
gracefulness of age to the dignity Of
merit.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-12

THE DEBT.-The public debt state
ment for September shows a reduction
during the past month of $13,45s, 62O-a
larger monthly reduction than has been
exhibited since the summer of last year.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-12

CoMPLETED.-The brick work On the
Baptist church was completed yesterday.
Messrs. Rounds Sc Gibson, the contrac.
tors, have done their work we'll and ex.
peditiously.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-12

In Fond du Lac, Wis, it is announced
on single nailed on tree, in front of
dwelling, that 'thiss houce is fore scsil !.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-12
TIP TOP HOUSE,
Mount Washin gtop,
September 30, 1871.

But seldom. il ever, have the scenes
presented In and about these grand old hills
wore a more beautiful aud bewitching ap-
psarance than now. Indeed, the whole
White Mountain region is in blaze of
light and glory, dressed as they are in all
the beautiful colors of the autumn bloom,
presenting as it were one vast wilderness
Of flowers as far ss the eye can penetrate.
The foliage of the different kinds of trees
away off amid the wilds, are tinted with
all the most exquisite celors imaginable.
l do not think that Joseph's coat can be
any sort Of comprehension
The rainbov tints
Here would fade,
Amid these Wil6s
OF light and shade
And to the lover of the grand and beauii,
full, would sNy-Oh, come to the noun.
tains at this season of the year, when all
nature wears her sweetest smiles. when
all around and about you looks 20 grand
and so beautiful. IT'S at this season Of
the year that you have such grand and
beautiful views from here. At times the
broad Atlantic ocean can be seen, distant
ninety miles. Vessels may be seeu, ali
sail set, and looking in sizs sbout as large
as ones pocket handkerchief, whilst the
splendid panorama spread out before you
from the summit of Mount Washington,
of lakes, rivers, towns and villages, is
grand and beautiful beyond description
II is also at this season of the year that
we have such exquisite sun.rists and sun.
sets. The air at tbs time is clear as 8
crystal, giving "old Sol good chance to
display bis full pow ers and grandeur, I'M
molested by fog or smoke, which he en-
braces to the fullest extent. Luna" the
queen of night, too, displays her full pow
ers at this altitude. The moon down CD
the lower world does not lock is large or
half as bright as up here. There are yet
a good number of visitors through the
White Mountains who report more com
ing. Visitors will continue TO come here
for two weeks yet, for tits about the 14th
of October that the foliage of the tr es
looks the most teautiful, after which the
leaves begin to turn and fall. This house
will remain open for the reception of
guests so long as the weather will permit.
as also will the Alpine House at Gorham,
N. H., the Twin Mountain House, the
Profile House, and Pennigewesset House
at Plymouth. The Twin Mountain House
is the new hotel recently erected, and |
where there have beon SO many bridal
parties and noted characters soiourning
during the past three months. The pro.
prietors of this above-named house built
II as an experiment--that is to say, they
wanted to zee how splendid frst-class
hotel would take away off among the
wilderness of the White Mountains,
which was fitted, furnished and decorated
equal to the best hotels in New York or
Boston. The result of their experiment
has proved to be grand success. The
public have rewarded them well during
The past season for their liberality and en-.
.erprise, and the Twin Mountain House
las been found to be entirely too small to
the people, in consequence
Il which it is to be enlarged this fall to .
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-12
Our White Mountain Letter.

GLORIOUS sCENEs-THE WHITE NOUN
THEIR AUTUMN BLoOM-THE b. c. & NJ
R.-FAIR MAIDENs CON THE WING"
ETC.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

.-Horatio Seymour, opposed the adms-
sion of the representatives from Tammany
in the New York democratic state conven :
ton. ..- -...Y ..,...r ado
The New York Herald prophecies
"that we shall probably hear Of General
Butler for the Vice Presidency IN the
Republican National Convention of 1872. y
The Golden Age (Radical) says: at
remains TO be seen whether they 1.-THE peo-
plc) will consent to let Gen. Grant use the
nations money and sell its offices to re-
elect himself.'
Almost twenty Of the young women
recently employed in the engraving and
printing bureau, at Washington, have
been let off on furlough, the present bust
ness Of the Office not demanding their scrv-
ices.
Both the Republican and Democratic
Congressional Committees are sending
immense supplies Of political documents
to Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, with
a view to influence the coming cleo
tions. ..
Says late telegram: "Gen. Lag
range, superintendent Of the mint al San
: Francisco has notified a number Of old
republican employees that, In consequence
Of political pressure, be must dispense
with their services. Their successors are
supposed to be favorable u the coun tinu-
ance Of the present administration.
"A Washington correspondent. of the
Bosom Postsays: $50 certain are the
Ohio Democrats of carrying the legisla-
ture, tina. already they are canvassing
the chances O. the various prominent
persons named for United States Senator.
Among these are Groesbeck, Ewing,
Pendleton, Morgan and Judge Ranney.
The latter, in case he shall carry, as Is
probable, his state senatorial district,
will most likely be elected United States
Senator, should the Democrats have q
majority in the legislature. iIsr r-y
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06

maindcr were from other parts Of europe
The newspaper which publishes
Tennysop's divine lines on
aThe Days that ares no
MO. u With the Introductory remark that
,tdey swillebc reeognisc3,ats this season of
the year, by many asurcharged retto spec-
tive here as a word-echo, well-nigh perfect,
Of its own Wild throboing,' appears to
us to be piling it rather high. 3
In Chicago, young girls of twelve
years and upwards, daughters Of respecta-
bic parents ,larc in The habi 6 bfl pfomenad-
ing the public streets in the evening. In
some instances these young girls have
been ordered home, by the police for un.
becoming conduct Although this Is an
age Of progression in everything pertain
ing to the '"woman question" the custom,
not peculiar to Chicago, Of allowing girls
an undue amount Of liberty is one that
must result IN ultimate harm. to the class.
The "homc. nest" Is the best place for lit
tie girls and big ones too. A disposition
to forsake II for the promenade and the
thoroughfsrc, should cali for extra watch
fulness on the part Of parents and guar
dians. al.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06
BUNKER HILL.
IMPROBABLE VANDALISM.


If we may believe the New York World,
piece Of vandalism is in preparation in
Boston which is not very far behind the
iconoclastic folly Of those who pulled down
the Vendome column in Paris. The
World says that certain Boston specula-
tors propose to level and grade the histo-
rio mound known as Bunker Hill, in that
city, for the purpose of cutting it up into
building lots.
Whether this enterprise has received
the sanction of the municipal authorities
or the public is not stated, nor are any de-
tails given with regard to the manner or
matter OF the work, or the names and
character Of those said to be engaged or
interested in the project; so that the
announcement may be prem sture, or the
facts even evolved from the depths of the
Men York journalists Imagination.
1t is certainly TO be hoped that the
scheme-if scheme there be-will prove
abortive, for the whole country mas CON-
mon heritage Of patriotic pride in Bunker
Hill, and its destruction, especially for
mere mercsnary purposes, wonld be consid.
cred national outrage, nay, almost a
national crime tHU.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06
CASSIUS M. CLAY.

HIS SPEECH IN ST. LOUIS.
Cassius NJ. Clay spoke in st. Louis on
the I'd to a large audience. He was intro
duced by ex-Lieutenant Governor Stewart,
and quite number OF prominent represen-
taiives we're on the platform. Mr.. Clay
traced the development Of tne human race
from the earliest known periods of its
existence; believed the present civilization
the highest yet attained, and thought the
condition OF the American people better
now than at any previous time. He said
the present political situation should be
accepted. The great mass of the North
ern people have no antipathy to the
Southern people, and desire to live under
one and an indivisible government. 1t is
only the Democrats who have gone into
the Republican party that are keeping up
the agitation, and endeavoring to set the
whites against the blacks. He went over
good deal Of the ground that Senator
Schurz has, and WAS even more severe
upon President Grant than that Senator
was,
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06
WISCONSIN.
THE JOINT DISCUSSION.
From the Chicogo 1,i..A e


The FIRST Of the series of Joint discuss
ions between Hon James X. Dolittle and
General &C Wasbburn, respectively the
demo ratio and republican candidates for
governor Of Wise in, took J. zee onihe ID
lust. ut Oshkosh, "a place previously his
toric, for the facilities which it affords for
hevi q little fun with the boye." Judge
Cool les opening speech was mainly de-
voted 20 enforcing the charge that the So
called republican party is rapidly oeptrsl-
izing the gsvernmet,t. II Is notable that
General Washburn utterly failed to answer
this charge, and seems, 10 have been con-
tent with reading extracts from Judge
Doolittl's speeches during the war rsaec-
ting upon the democratic paaty. Mr..
Doolittles rejoinder that his consistency
was to principals, and not to parties was
happy and forcible. Altogether, these
discussions promise to be interesting add to
result in decided advantage to the dem
ocratic party Ia that state. i'.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06
THE MURDER on MISS SANDERS.
THE NIcuoLAsv1LLE OUTRAGE.

From tho Lexington Press, oct. al
The young lady, Miss Sanders, VINO was
shot by burglars near Nicholasvile, on
Saturday night, expired yesterday after
enduring fearful agonies. She had re-
ceved three shots, one in the hand ami
two in the breast, both passing through
the left lung
She stated before her death that tho
marty consisted Of four negrocs ana fifth
who was disguised, but supposed t. have
been a white man, us he seemed TO control
of taking Foster out, they displayed
ded to hang him, In her anxiety conceived
the idea Of Fl ;htening the party If pos
sible. Going into an inner room she pro-
preached the party again, ono barrel was
discharged, she does not know how, lod-
ding the contents in the ceiling. 1mme-
biately the party fred upon her. Taking
| Foster out, they tied him to a tree, and
by threatening to take his life compelled
him TO disclose where the money was.
He saw the four negroes, and knew them
| to be strangers. ..r ..tt..
All this occurred between the hours Of
eight and nine o'clock. 1t appears that
on Saturday evening, and the burglars Sc
lected this time, when there would be less
likelihood of assistance reaching their vic
Tins
Tho robbedy Of the toll-gate keeper,
Welch, on this side of Nicholasville, did
not take place until three o'clock in the
mourning. When the thieves broke into
the house, a little girl jumped out of O
back window and ran screaming for assist.
ance. The miscresnts fred at her three
or four times bat fortunately missed her
1t is q matter CT comment that the
thieves seem to have been we'll informed
as to the time at which to make their rade
on the toll.gate.' 1t was approaching the
first Of the month, when the keepers were
preparing to pay over their receipts, and
when they bad the most money on hand.
1t is believed that the thieves came to
Lexington after committing their depre.
dations, as one Of the horses they stole was
found next day near this city.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06
Debt July LIST, 1870, according to

Debt July lst 1870, according to
Boutwell,, ............ ,26S, Ofe, 391 "a
But on page .276, it is stated officially
that the debt on that day was S2,886, 35S,
6ss.7i. Discrepancy, u, ! ISIS, $50 sos, 40. A
difference Of bef,eeeIt one and t,0o thousand
millions. ..IsH iEr3H
Onpage XIV, finance report, Mr.. Bout
we'll states that the debt on the FIRST day OF
November, 1870, was $2,4ls,673,044.
Here treithei exhibsl ct Mr.. Boutwell,
no two Of them agreeing, and two Of them
itfering over a thousand millions
With all these discrepsuc ies staring
them inthe faee-fslse records, false state
ments, conflicting accounts Of receipts, ex
penditures, and public debt; embezzle.
ments, frau1s and dyfalcalions the public
money unsccounted for total disregard
of responsibility utter recklessness In e1
penditure, and no accountability any.
! where IKE see the entire machinery Of the
government turned over TO irresponsible
clerks the president, esbinent officers,
heads of bureaus, and Secretaries absent
from their posts from spring to- winter, and
the governments public treasury left &c
lake care Of itself. Is il strange that take
I are frightful, or that nobody knows VIVA
becomes ofthe peoples money RI il TT
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06
THE LATEST NEWS.


Southern the actor sailed from Lon
don Tuesday.
The official vote Of California is not yet
obtainable. The returns are still incom-
plete. ..-. .....t 81. ...f
DR.. Parks, Of Quincy charged with eau
sing the death OF Mrs. Hobson by an abor-
ton, was arrested on the Sd. rr
Hon. VIM. II. Seward arrived at New
York on the 3D. on the Europa, and is now
at Peekskill.
The Ship James Bath founded in the
hay of Biscay in late storm ninteen men
we're drowned.
The secret agents OF Napoleon, who have
been intriguing for the restoration of the
empire, have Ueen arrested in Paris.
Shipments of ten from San Francisco
east by railroad during the month of Sep
TENDER were 1855, 500 pounds; coffee, All
Compounds.
Tie vintage has commenced throug houi
the state Of California. The product will
exceed s 0oo, 900 gallons, exclusive of bran
by.
General James Totten, who was General
Lyons principal artillery officer at the
battle Of Wilson's Creek died Monday at
the residence of General George X. Smith,
IN Sedalia, Mo.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06
THE Cook COUNTY women-womer

The Cook COUNTY women-women
are going 10 vote this fall. At least
they say they are. They had o CONVEX
ton in Chicago the 0 .Aer day, at which
it was declared that the country is GO
ing to the devil, and unless women
catch hold and help do the voting, moth
ing will save it. Mrs. Van Wrinkle is
not a Rip Van Wisklc, aud she isnftto
be caught mapping on the question of
her rights, and Mrs. Waite dpn't pro-
pose to wait any longer. Their plan is to
register, 60 to the polls aud if they are
no, allowed 70 vote, to bring the matter
before the coatts.l Go ii, ladies. Pluck
is the motive. power of the nineteenth
century,, .-,,
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06

"Thens,ioa u ssssdily winning iu way
to low taxes, and sIre9a extinction Of
all pecuniary obligations
The Washington, PARROT Of late
date publishes q statement Of the &.
pauces of, the country, taken from the
Official records. By a careful pcrlsal
of the following. extract, it will be
seen that Secretary Boutwell's state
ments and the official figures do moi
agree, and reading people will be able
to Judge for themselves as TO the salts
factory condition Of the financial situa-
t;on AdddaHW , fdilJk ~.
"on the first day of July, 1870, it APP
pears from the books Of the department.
rs certified TO by the register Of the treasu-
~, isee page 216, finance report 1870,
.that the debt amounted to t2,3s6, 1858 $780,
IA, And on the last day Of November GER
tifes page XIV, financial report) that II
was 81, 4ls,673,O44.43. So'that instead OF
having reduced the debt he has increased
ms32, 3l4, 44469, in five months, being an
verage increase of six million per month
ION page XIV. the secretary certifes
that the public debt on the first day of
July 1870 was $2,480 672, 42Isl.
The register page q 276l a Ger 'ifes
that on that day it was $2,3S6, $685.
1914. To be accounted fo5S94, 1913, s2S.01.
On page 276 the regiter certified that on
the fret Of July, 1869, the debt was 81
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06

FRED. GRANT, like his father, is not
averse to making little money outside
Of his regular business. He draws his
pay asa West Point cadet, slthosglh5 hs
is engaged as a civil engineer on a
western railway. .yGH ,siGO
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06
Why.
From the Chicago, Tribune. Rad.l

The Secretary ofthe Treasury, in the
October statment Of the public debt, makes
no mention of the $3.50, 100000 Of gold
which he is supposed to have on hand
from the sale of that amount of 8 per cent
bonds, and makes no mention of the $3.50.
o0OOOO OF bonds issued by him for the
money. In his Cincinnati speech he stated
that he had issued these bonds, and had
tue money on deposit. Did he omit refer.
ence TO tho transaction because the issue
efauch bonds was prohibited by law
Why WAS sneh largo item OF the nationa
debt wholly ignored in his officials. .tste
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06
SORT NOTES,
ACKNOWLEDGMENT


Olive Logans now lecture, just hnish
dis entitled tarSice Young Men go,
George Francis Train is relating his
experiences of his travels in Europe, 10
eastern audiences.
Theodore Tilton, In regard to the
right of.suffrsgs, stiirms that n" Every
American child acquires, at the moment
"of his birth, his American citizenship
"and all the rights which are included On
"it--just as he acquires, at the same mo-
"ment' the right to inherit property be-
"queathed to him by his anesstosse But
"he does not come into the possession OF
employment of this property, orr 81 this
"suffrage, until he is is of age. That is
all" 81 q RI = L Ut
The power Of hereditary government
is waning at q rapid rate in England. An
address lately circulated by the Birming,
ham Liberal Association contains the fol-
lowing go a1iHsAW EHNTgSH ,42zIs b
We believethe tine has arrived when
the hereditary prin cipls which neither I A.
sures wisdom In Ind vidusls nor patriotism
Ma oody must be abolished when the
d secoha chamber must be brought into =
un'o'i WIN popular sympathies, and when
the unnoubted rigt' OF the house Of com.
mons 10 carry the VIII of the peonle into
act, ",,a ovst ~ Sppgap interests |snG au.
-The total number Of Immigrants who
arrived in this country during last year, Il
| given at s2i,a5o. i9o42s were males an,
isoe22 were females. 5s,6so were ,Rng
y FL 400 .... I-i.L noI W N
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06

The democratic state convention
passed a resolution pledging the dem
ocracy to full aud free acceptance Of
the constitutional amendments, and re-
cognizing the political privileges Of
colOred men equal to those of white
citizens. THd1k -aliiGl
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-06
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
ForrrasurerNpa oollestsrHI1D
WILLIAM MARTIN.
For Surveyor,
JOHN P. HELY.

THE METHODIST and Good Templars
societies of Wisconsin have declared
against the radical candidate for COVER
ner Of that state because he isa malster.