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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-11-20
Legislature of Vermont,

SATURDAY, Nov. 10.
Payer by the Chaplain.
On motion Of Mr. lIaskins, of Bpttleh1ro, the
reading Of the journal Of yesterday was dis.
pcnscd with.
BiHs introduced and rcfrnd.-By. Mr.. Dear
born, Of Norshire, to incorporate the Free Will
Baptist Society in Corinth and Nershirc 20 com.
on corporations.
BY Mr. lIaskins, Of Bnttleboro, to amend
sec. /. chapter 81, z. g., and to repeal see.
,, chapter 90 =. s., relating 70 administa.
ton and distribution Of estates of intestatcs and
deceased persons TO com. on judiciary.
by Mr.. Circuit, ol Newport, 10 incorporate the
North Troy Aqueddct Company to com on cor
porntons
By MIR. Walwortb. Of Coventry. to amend
chap So q. s., and sec 3, Of No q of acts OF
lsG5 relating to the appraisal Of real estate to
com. on grand list
By Mr. Elkius, Of Troy, to amend sec. Il, eli.
80, q -. relating 10 distribution Of estates Of de-
ceased persons TO com ON judiciary.
By Mr.. Frishe. of Puulncy, by request, u
protect fish in Wells Pond to general com.
by Mr. Carpenter, Of Charleston, to protect
fsh and promote the breeding Of the same In
Mill Brook in Charleston, ~ general COM
BY Mr.. Stevens. Of Westminster, for relief of
disabled soldier, 20 com ON military affairs.
BY Mr. Davis, Of Reading, relating to c1mpcn-
sutton Of Secretary Of Blard OF Education 10
com un education,
| by Mr. Bcbce of Dorset, relating b private
cornorntion. 81 COIN on corporations
/ lv Mr.. Dot,, OF Elmore by request Tor the
protertpn Of breeder. I'd cntfie. % committee on
agriculture.
/ nv Mr. Merrill of Wulmm-towp. 90 reponl an
act establishing tie William.t,wn Graded school
/ District. IN com ON education.
! Hv MIR Gr,nt of Newu,rt reeulotinr the ey.
nenditre bl bigbwny take. A. committee on
/ highways
Bv Mr. Field. off Guile,rI. 10 amend am act ia
amendment ,c an oet IN amend Soc 40 cban. M
rcl,tir,, +, rriy,te ,.,rn,roti.p. to cam an
,,,ys and nc5n-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-11-20

We call the attention Of readers this week
to the letter Of our Boston correspondent.
lie is one Of the most prominent public men
in the city, and there is scarcely any valuable
interest Of Boston or New England that has
DOT felt his favoring influence. What be says
Of the Vermont Central will arrest public
attention.
IT is well known ia well informed circles
that the Connecticut Rive. Railroad, the
Boston & Albany, the New York Central and
others allied with them have been laying
their plans and conspriug to break down The
Vermont Central To this end they have Or
gained an attack on the management Of the
Central Under iis present sagacious and
energetic Managers, whose plans have made
and developed it into a formidable COMPETE
tor Of the lines to the West farther South,
IL has come to be a magnificent thorcuthi1ro
Of traffic. Its business hos increased five
fold in ten years It has become identified
with every Vermont interest aud with the
prosperity Of Boston. Of course The enlarge
ment Of its capacity for business has In
creased its expenses and liabilities aud yet
to-day, its cost, on which interest is ohargca-
bic, including its floating debt is sixty-dvc
thousand dollars per mile Of single track less
fhan that Of the New York Central, aud tho
New York Central is just about issuing an
other lot Of bonds TO the amount Of twenty
r millions Of dollars
! And these roads are now engaged in try
ing to crush the VI. Central They pay th,
b Boston TrareRer two hundred dollars pc
= column to circulate their anonymous Sian
ders They attack, by wbisrerings, by mis-
IS constructions, by wholesale abuse, the bus
ness and personal character of Gov Smitl
m hoping to accomplish their ends by crushin
IN the ablest aud noblest man who stand, b,
tween them and the interest Of the Ccntri
y, and the welfare Of Vermont so far as it
y connected with the Central road But the
will not succeed in their designs The 81
,s curity holders of the Central understand ii
ability, and know the value of Gov. Smit
c. With unanimity they ask that the legislatui
st of VT. will relieve them from their prcsei
anomalous position aud give the powers an
g facilities of a corporation, that they may say
Ut their property, extend their facilities, Ut
thwart the projects Of their rivals and cncmic
ia Not friend not a sccurity-hold Of the Co
trial, has opposed the reasonable request Of j
r. managers to the Legislature. Not Que hi
p, ever called in question the integrity at
ability of Governor Smith aud his associate
cd 1t is only the foreign enemies aud the pa
n0 slanlerers of the Central that malign Il
g, present managers of the road, or oppose Il
~ legislative measure Of relief And it won
be public calamity if they should fucce'
a in their INSCRIPTIONS measures. But We a
rs confident they cannot DO it, aud The Conlr
will come out of the trouble It's peculiar pos
1t ton has caused, and the wisdom, capacity al
> integrity of its managers be perfectly Just
, fed
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-11-20
The Mystery of American Winters Explain. d

The researches Of the signal Office at Wash
ington have just been rewarded with beauti
full and highly Important meteorological dis
covery. On the coast Of England from time
immemorial the phenomenon Of the great
November atmospheric wave has been the
speculation of scientists aud seamen but Sin
John IIersehel and others have supposed il
was peculiar and confined to England and
Western Europe, which it reached from the
South Atlantic, and over which it rolls in
long continued undulations fiom October
until January. constituting an important ele-
ment in the phenomenal character of Euro
pean winters On the 18th Of November a
similar atmospheric wave began to break over
! the shores Of Oregon and British Columbia.
BY the evening of the 18th, it had spread
over nearly all the Pacific States and the Ter
ritories of Utah aud Neyada, and at mid.
night was passing through the passes Of the
Rocky mountains. On Thursday, the l4th,
it descended upon Colorado, Nebraska, Kan
sas and the Indian Territory On Friday
morning, it extended in apparently unbroken
magnitude aud magniGeence from Oregon and
Washington Territory eastward throughout
the great depression of the Rocky mountain
backbone in Idaho and Montana, and stretch.
ed thence to the lower Missouri and lower
Mississippi valley, and over the western shores
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-11-20
FVT fl0 dVITUHT
Dangerous Legislative Practices.

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VIM 5,e. the le,i.l,tnro lno,, If no na,nro ~
thar bill9 Ga, thcy te,l whether the Nm onrro.
nri,,os ror,y rr,,n t,s St,to tro,,,r, nv not d,
NJ A., ,te, tr,y ,,bo,ier q, .r,r,s .r,r,,r,li,.
,,,. ,,,-or. ,to+ .-.,;,i .,-,,.r.,,;,, 1pf.;.
,er, danoero,s nrorticc and or,bt rott,1o.i
l,y,d 4 Mu .bopll bovea rea1i,,, d, lc,.,,,
,,.;,, --on,o n, ia iotr,lncti,r and ,r,,l.r ,,.
it- ,I,ir5 r.,d;,, There i no ,tbor s,c, r,ie
Lot ms clio am instance few wears since n biu
,,os introduced int, tho le,i.loture which ,vos
read by fl. title otly until its third reading An
obserynnt uopber-Dr rbo,no. Z povers M
Woodstock the third roodin, If A., hin
C,bicb v,,y r,,rrr,ot,,,io.. nm , .lis,,..r,i
That ne fine nr,vis,ons or the b;u ,E,,;U,-,,
ior tho monuf,ct,rinoof slcobolicli ouors conldle
established pot,vitb st,,1ir,, tho ,,.-or,l l,s e
the State thereby oraptin, a snec;,l nriy;leco
Tbi. vos an tho tbird re,d;,r i,.t nreyio,s d,
rs nassoge Spnn,.o finn, the lin had boer ,oad
h, i,s ,,,lo o,l,. en- 80. .li.l r,,l;... -
,yo,lJ ,be state have b,cno II ros in tho La,
DAYS of tho session. whom the G.yernor wa
oro,,dod vim h,sire,. and Not ,,og o.,c,,I,.
drawn 90 that the nrovi.i,n would have nrob.lI,
oscanel III. attention Mar j. II ro, him n di..
co,er sncb dereo,, This i hrton ilns,ro,ioo
~ ,,ho, p,o ,i,ir1 re,d;,ooro bu ro,d IL, L..
n,o ,,o,1d have resulted 1, h,t C'- ,to ua.,L
G,lnoss IF an ol,,,,,s c,roe,l and d.,roo, lo,,i.
40,
,no,l,er ,r,o,;ce ,yhicl, Of a c,r mora do,
,,o-ors oloroo,or T., tho s.,s,,oosio,, 81 ,i,o -,
,,,oss,oor, or bius Tlis 10 hinlI,, ror.oLo,.;
lie ,roctioo and ,,,lt roror - :. aila,rod h.
any iegi.lot;ye bodv and never il Int in Vor
mont Te,i.lo,uro Iotns cite ooother ins,oroo
wbiob has occurred nnder mi. nractioe A Nm
,yo. introduced into tho Ie,i.l,trre rood IT,
times Inv its titlc n. endorsement sn.ncnded and
passed and went 10 tho Governor That official
by careful reading found that under tho NOT
some ten tbousaud dollars conld he drawn from
the State Treasury. which he knew the lecisla.
ture did not intend and internosed his executive
veto IN remedy the matter Another instance
might he cited where n bill passed the legisla-
ture and even received the npproyal and sigma
ture Of the Governor. and went to the Office of
the Secretary of State for record. before n frand
upon the State was discovered
These instances all private bills ought to
convince our legislator, of the inproprietv Of
allowing bills to lie read BY their titles the third
time. whatever guarantee the member introduc.
inc il. or the chairman of n committee. NAV oivc
youching for It's accuracy. The practice of the
reading of bills the first and third time NV their
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-11-20

tihtti hN iNt NlNhiN
On motion OF Mr.. ptkn, Of Montpelier, tic
reading of Saturdays iHurual was dispensed
with
BiHs mrodgc.d and rrGrrd by Mr.. Crane.
of Concord relating % interest OiSirg leml rplc
at 6 per cent but allowing different rate q Doe
contracted ilr 10 wrtIns) 90 com. on Judiciary.
By Mr. Ormehcc, of limui1n, providing for
assignment of counsel for respondents in crimi-
mil clsc- under certain circumstances 70 com. on
judiciary
ON motion OF Mr.. Gray, of Whcclocs, adi.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-11-20
Notes aud Comments.


Lewis Downing, principal chief Of the
Cherokee Indians, died at Tahleqnah Indian
territory, on Saturday last.
"A New York divine says that the la.
vana lottery robs this country Of a million
dollars yearly, which goes to Cuba.
The ladies at least are glad the elections
are over Now the gentlemen can pay them
some attention. Any man who talks politics
now will be stabbed on the spot with button.
hook
Give the Pittsburgh Commercial credit
for this Mr. Grceey's young man made
balloon ascension on Tuesday evening, in Or
der to ascertain what had become Of that
triumph in the air."
Greeley expressed the wish that he
might die in nothing debtor to the Demo-
cratic party. There is certainly nothing con-
nectCd with the late election to prevent the
qualification of that wish
The chances are decidedly blue for Trum-
bull The Legislature Of Illinois will stand E.
Senate 81 Republicans and II Liberals I;
House, 81 Republicans and go Liberals
Majority on joint ballot 81.
After all, Andy Johuson's diversion in
Tennessee has helped the Republicans by
dividing their opponents while the State has
gone Tor Greeley the Congressman stand
seven Republicans to three Democrats.
1t is really worth a good deal to any
s'cA man 70 DC uo''or'u ny inc doctor VINO
a'''"u'u ''e ,'u'' o' W ares ~ '''s' "
OoiN man 'housh, 80 TO ''e extent OF paying
w. ua''' OIL LONDON S''0oV 'oF Que ''s'''
"A gentleman niorr the Rutland Her.
alb that an enthusiastic Greeley man, in a
neigbboring town, felt so so bad on the re.
ee'pt oil the election reports GA the night OF
the PRESIDENTIAL eie'''on' that he went home
ana whipped his hogs
The New York Commercial saws if il
hadn't been for Mansard roof. and the cpl
zocty Boston might have been saved A
mysterious Providence. in conjunction with
mysterious passion Tor rams 'rcn''ec'uFa
iiasaions' u'u tue business
The horse dis, is rauidly disappear
ip,. The new complaint.-horse dropsy-i
affecting many of the animals that were long
est afflicted with the distemper. The car
are increasing their force though the FIJI
COMPLEMENT is not vet mt in service
Ne cr tho ro,low;r, srcc;meo Of .i,Jn,ood
nm, iournntism 80 nTbe Ro.ton fire has i'm.
rnt ont roli,irs a cre,t deal moro .ummorn
i ,bor tho fromon .di1 ,b.t and ,be ,ro.il.n,i,
b election soon. already q yoor.oll agir W,
he mama GreoIoy 90 vt't9r
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"'n .' 9eara o'o' 'o',' 'o' "e"'''' frau
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,Oi o'o's' "''"'"e''"' 1'0 ''o", 'r'' WA
national election lie spl;t wood a couol,
hours on Tuesday norping Inst nr cxarci.,
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Inc Iarls america" eJ'S'eT says
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-11-20

IL San Francisco has been Interested in q
strange insurance case. A aborer decided
to insure his life for $4,000, aud went to the
local agency Of New York company and
took the necessary steps, The agents for
warded the papers to New York for a policy,
and in day or two after the papers had been
sent, the man was murdered, The agents
then tGegraphed to New York and prevented
the issue of the policy, TIE widow sued for
the amount Of the intended insurance, and
the jury was unable to agree. 1t is appar-
ent that the law was on the side Of the com
Pany, however much sympathy may have
been on the side of the widow One moral
can be deluced from this curious case, and
that is that home institutions should be pat
ronized. Had this unfortunate San Francis
can been insured in local company, he would
have received his policy in time to be MUIR
dered
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-11-20

As EsAgPLE FOR MoNrrEnER.-I capital
lists in the village of Uhestar age about to organize
Building Association for the purpose of erect,
ing some kind of manufacturing establishment
1t Is generally understood that large boot and
shoe factory with capacity for 100 hands is the
thing aimed at
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-11-20

In view Of Grants immense Eajorities,
Griswold, of the Cincinnati Saturday Night,
suggests to Greeley that following the exam.
pie often set in dominating conventions by a
defeated candidate, When the other man comes
out far ahead, be should now move THAI tbe
American people make the election of Ulysses
s. Grant unanimous
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-11-20

-llarpers' Weekly Gays of Hon. Justin s.
Morrill, lie is very industrious man, a
very ready man, and very witty man, aud
has great personal popularity with members
of both political parties"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-11-20
fgatphman s. Journal,
wFDNEsDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1872.
The Vermont Central.

TEaus-s2Oo per year strictly In advance or iti'
&c not paid within three months
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-26

they reelected HIM and as late as the time when James
Monroe ran FOR President OF the United States his
services AZ In the war Of the Revolution were re-
membered and no was unanimously elected President
Of the United States. ,
Tho war OF 1912 not forgotten when. In siO
the people elected one OF its heroes Harrison to the
Presidential chair (Oheersl Yes felowcitzens, they
ask 10 forget Appomattox and Chattanooga, and all
great hero Gen Grant saved the republic OF bis choice
and OF his birth Aye fellow citizens when these battle,
fields are forgotten then will HOr Greeley be elected
President OF The Uni ed States, but not TIL them
stand not here magn any man, nut 70 speak the
truth. 1 honor Horace Greeley FOR his industry his
ability and his standing In this country, and have not
one word 10 urge against him personally. But for my
part prefer stand by the od organization ana primer
pies with which began IN 1854, ana when u Is MOI
now time 10 desert Now feowcitizcns, they enfeayOi
to put down the great General by mallg1ing M.
personal character and habits. Why, II yO VIII turn 10
The pages of Washington Irving you will 1nd that, IL
his Lie OF Washington, he proves that tna great che
tain was maligDed and even ms military record was az
tackled by the newspapers OF the day.
Mr. Smith continued at great length and was warmly
appauded. Col. Morgan and others unde short az
dresses, after which the audience dispersed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-26
PERSONAL.

Mr.. J. Bancroft Davis has bought aresl-
dence near Lake Geneva
The Earl of Orkney, purged OF his INK
ruptcy, has resumed his seat in tie House oil LoIs'
Mrs. Lincoln has presented to the otae o.
Illinois an oil painting of the late COL 4. ~ ',aa0'
The celebrated preacher, the Rev. MI uh-
shon. has gone Ona visit TO the Methodist Ma'"' -
Manitoba. II
Paris is blessed with new executione lie
hos "tbo face Of eorpse" and his name is RochWLich
doubtless symboiHes Ills hearI
Mr.. Thomas HOlme, a wealthy Londohr' DC
onoathed $4,000 to the British Society for the fren'on
OF Cruelty TO Animals
II is stated that Gustave Dore is ! Dao
health He has done too much work, and payshe pen
atty OF that ambitious error
The Prince Of Wales has been mao coHl-
mander OF the Encampment OF Fd'A anu f''''' ~
the Freemason'5 Hall, London
The estate of "Idlewild," formerly owed Dy
tbe poet Willis is now the property OF MI DE- MNoi'o
nav President Of the West Shore Runway
II il said that the highest salary pau TO a
te,n.Ie teacher i'm this country IS paid 10 thh -
Bracket of the 81. Louis Normal school IL 10 |'"
Lient. Cushing. whose exploit III the dstruc-
a., ., ,ho Albo,oo,e dnring the war, ia well clneH
bered, has been awarded $4,000 prize-hohey'
George Augustus Sala writes that, IN nc
country IN the world are many men OF shnlg 'ii
ents OF noble mind, Of refined taste Durleu "'' 80 "
the United States m -
Mr.. William Haskell, late of The O'cagI
Er,,ioo Post and MI @. NJ Bogwel, late OF The @ieag
Journal have bought a $1,000 interest III H'Os""
Rapids Republican,
The Countess dc Blancherry, who shouhele'
musLet and fought as common soldier at pati' 7"
Patey near Orleans in the last French war; l' Dcoi
decorated with the Cross OF the Legion Oh hohor'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-26
cAMpAIGN ORGANIZATION.

The Democrats, Liberal KepuDhcahS' anu
German Reformers OF Pittsburgh have appointed COM
itees for conference over county nominations con
yention Will be held Aug 20
Greeley and Brown Club has been organ
ICED In Ansona, Conn., John L. NORTH Ile''uo"'' NnH
Eebert Bartlett Secretary. The CUBS motto Is u
March forward, and burn all bridges 10 We '"'''"
The Liberal Republicans and Democrats nave
oreanized Greeley aud Brown Clubs IN almost every
=, A., no,roit Mich and In the others have appointed
committees to report plans Ior periialeh' Vi
sullivan County is to have Liberal Repub-
lean Convention at Monticello Aug l. The call Is
signed by IS Republicans three of thom being members
and one OF these the secretary oil the Grahl kpoD0
Committee.
The Hudson IN. " EUenng Register pup
lishes q call signed by 10 Liberal republicans luz
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-26

man. and which ali horror in their hearts Gen. Grant
has received from the people OF ts country every nooI
which could possibly be cOnferreu upo. MN, unu ~
he repaid itf He has neglected H tS anu snres
which should be INDUCED only byG0ys OF men OF ielse
urc He has failed to make our country TesPecteu &
been confined In foreign prisons. He has around him
set OF below mediOcrlty, VINO nave not m AZ ~
been respected by you or me men p sosh n resents
He shOud have Given those offices 20 statesmen 10 ot
of bigh moral character who would nave, ginncu
for us the respect OF foreign nations Every at t
tne taco of he globe looks upon with less respet
than n did when Grant elected, n0tWlthsttnuln6
is soldier and therefore should natnral{ nav 0iedged
more bac kbone than civilian Mr.. Greeley ~ peuEeu
10 restore peace and good will between the NORTH d
SOUTH Now that the Southern people have ~
them down by the weight OF our 4, ~.
Let them have another chance, anu II my my
committed acts which made IL necessary I0f US 20 hb"i
exert power IL will then be time enough W nV 60
believe that general amnesty is the only pfnopo 70
adopt toward the South To-day the wTlt Oh nlocas wi
pus is withheld from large districts OF dii
think they can cOerce these people 70 vote LOT te
again as they have in the past they VIII nnu
every state of the UuiOn, and they will be tho next
President and YcePresident OF the uhi'eu o'''os'
[Applause.l
II. D. BIrdsa said that not only the Democratic
party thoroughly aroused to the Importance OF the pres
emf poitcal campaign, but all those Republicans who
are natrioc noble, generous who love their country
more than their party, are equally determneed
to shake OF the present Admial'ra dsssraeed
this country. [Applausel The Democratic
party Horace Greeley shall be elected ana ne
hesitation in making that prophecy, and he added
Not only do you and believe it, but every supporter
of Gen Grant believes it. The Democratic party sup
they viii do it successfully" [APplausel
After giving three cheers for Horace Greeley the au-
dience dispersed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-26
THE TAMMANY RATIFICATION MEETING.

The Committee of Twenty-One appointed at
the last session OF the TammaDy Generd Committee 10
make arrangements for a ratification melting met yes
terday afternoon at Tammany Hal. Sixteen members
were present. The following officers WEI elected:
Chairman John Kelly Secretaries, JGOme Buck and
James Gibbons; Treasurer, FTimothy Bcnnan; Fnan-
cial Committee, Algernon s. Sullivan, thomas Dunlap
Edward Burke.
Messrs. Sullivan. Young Campbell Kelly, Jerome
Buck and others. made suggestions With reference 10
the proposed meeting. Tho COMMITTEE was favor Of
inviting the cooperation Of Liberal Republicans and all
who favor the election OF the Cncinna and Baltimore
nominees. The following was adopted prior 10 adjourn
mcnt:
Resolved Tia, the hcers Of this COMMITTEE cofr with other AssO
Citations favorable the Of the Democratic Con
venton with view joint ratification neg domination,
this city, and tha report be made tue meeting Of ts Con-
tuite