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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-06

The steamer Emperor, from Yarmouth.
U. 8. to Portland, with eighty passengers.
struck on the eastern point Of Ledge Seal
Island, Oh Wednesday night. and IL total
loss. The crew aud passengers we're saved
but lost al their effects Loss not stared;
insurance 100000. The Emperor BE-.
aopged to tbe Yarmoash l. Boston Steam
Navigation Company.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-06

j This week We present 10 our readers The
proceedings Of the Democratic and Con.
sentative State Convention. held at Park.
ersburg, May S0th, in full, 10 an extra
sheet. aud ask our readers 70 read II.
The convention was harmonious 10 every
particular. The ticket nominated 10 un.
excepiiouatle, aud taken from among the
best aud ablest citizens oftbe State. There 10
40 question IS to its triumphant election
The canvass is nov fairly aud fully opened,
and We ask Democrats and Conservatives.
everywhere throughout the county. to put
their shoulder to the wheel, and work.
The estimates Of The various departments
Of tho government Of the united States for
the year ending June 80, 1872, amounted
10 the aggregate to three hundred and one
millions seven hundred aud Eve thousand
aud thir.y.six dollars and nine cents.
This enormous sum is absorbed TO run .
Republican government single year IN
time Of Profound peace. Add to this
amour. the usual deficiency bill" uppro-
priatious, which will cover the usual
amount Of stealipgs, and the. expense Of
tho economical administration Of U. S.
Grant will have eaten out Of the American
people moro than one million Of dollars per
day during Tue present fiscal year.
The Grafton convention was one Of the
completest fzzles that has occurred 10 the
history Of political parties. Behold q
party which, two years ago. held total sup.
ren'acy possessing all tho Executive
officers, both branches Of The Legislature.
the Judiciary, unanimous delegation 10
both Houses Of Congress and al The Fed.
II officers in The State now reduced to The
beggarly condition Of inability to even
nominate aticket! How have The mighty
fallcu!"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04
The Long Branch Raccs-Longfei-
low the winner.

MONMOUTH PARK, N j., July 2.
The attendance at the second days
races at Long Branch was immense.
The great race of the day was for the
Monmouth cup. A dash of two and
a-half miles, which had twelve nomina-
tions of $50 each, play or pay, added to
purse of 81, 800, the second to receive
$500 and the third $3.50 out of the
stakes. At the sale of pools, Bassett
brought 81, 800 and Longfellow 81 900;
subsequently Bassett brought $4,000 and
Longfellow 81, 200 The excitement
was at fever heat Longfellow was the
winner by twenty lengths. Time ABA
But little difficulty was experienced in
effecting a start, and the horses got
away together, Bassett having the inside
track. For the first half they ran head
and-head, the only advantage, if any,
being in favor of Bassett. As the horses
warmed into their stride and passed the
grand stand, the excitement was intense.
The first mile and a-half found the POI
sitions unchanged, but the hackers of
Bassett evidently had a misgiving, as
their favorite was doing his best, while
it seemed that Longfellow was still
being held by the rider. Their fears
were confirmed when the horses swept
past the grand stand the second time /;
Longfellows rider gave head to his
horse, who CALAMITY responded and
quickly placed two lengths between
himself and Bassett. The scene was
now indescribable Men threw hats in
the air and cheered wildly. The ladies
waved their handkerchiefs and bet
countless pairs of gloves on John Har-
pers steed.
From this moment it was evident that
all was up with Bassett and, although
his rider used whip and spur, without
stint, it was of no avail. Every mo-
ment Longfellow increased his lead and
landed an easy winner in 4:34 or, as
some of the judges claim, in ABB. Bas-
sett was beaten over dozen lengths.
The enthusiasm of western men was I'M
bounded They crowded around John
Harper cheering and congratulating the
old man who also seemed laboring I'M
der great excitement. Immense sums
were lost on the race by New Workers.
John Morrisey was among the heavy
losers. The days races were acknowl-
edged the finest and best conducted Of
the American turf
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04
Colorado FEerds,nen.


For tcn days a hundred men have
been sweeping every nook and corner of
this country, gathering in. rounding up.
and cuttiag ont the stock. Men we're
there tfoa Wyoming and various parts
of Colorado, eagerly watching every
round up 20 catch a glimpse Of the ne
culiar mark or brand that should indi-
cate an animal of their own number.
They adopt a half military plan, by ap
pointing a new captain for each separate
round up. Before dishanding the place
of aSsemblage for the following day.
is designated, which is sometimes fifteen
or twenty miles distant from the pre-
ceding round up.
Early III the morning horscmen NAV
be seen radiating from "A common center
| and scattering over the plains to every
point OF The compass. and from 10o'clock
a. m, till 4 O'Clock D. m, they come
stringing in from as many directions
each with a lot Of cattle. humble from
a dozen head MP To some four or five
hundred. As fast rs the small lots are
driven IN they arc assembled in one ren-
erai herd, and surrounded by enough
horsen"n to hold them until the round
up Is completed Wncn he work of cut-
ting IS commenced. Getting them te-
gether Is eXhi.araiing exercise, bat cut
ing them out Is quite different thing
From five hundred 80 two thousand head
constitute the usual rouad up. and they
are 50 densely packed together in body
that II one moves i put The whole herd
IN motion. Thus, with their long horns
in the air, they sway back and forth
like the leafiess forest shaken with the
wind
Six or eight men are designated as
bucaros, whose suty it's to ride into the
herd, and Ike 50 many wild Indians in
a herd of buffalos, they dash among
them, whip in hand, select each an anil
maj bearing the proper brand, and spur
ring their horses to their utmost sneed
they run the gauntlet OF Thousand
bristling horns, dash out of the excited
herd through the surrounding niclTet
line of men and out into the open conn
try beyond, where the poor brute Is loft
To ponder over the sudden CHANGE wI;la
the Backaros return to the herd and go
through with another exciting chase
About Every half hour they are relieved
by FRESH men and horses, and so the wild
excitement continues, amid the din and
confusion of perhaps fifteen hundred Of
older cattle and perhaps half that nm
Der OF calves In the beginning. and ali
striving their best at once to See which
shall outbawl the other, until each man man
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04

try for century, and to the constitution
which makes the House of Representa-
tives the first and sole judge of revenue,
he announces that he will so far respect
the ssdecision'' of Congress as not to in
terpose his veto / ask you again 10
say whether Gen. Grant will ssenforce q
policy of his own against the will Of the
people by vetoing bill fixing the de
tails of duties or imposts, if it does net
accord with his own idea of raising rev.
enue? His opinion may be of no im-
portance here, but in the great centers
of trade, and with such men as Atkinson
and Bryant, they would have weight
and significance Who knows but what
Gen. Grant will after all turn out a good
candidate for the disaffected Revenue
Reformers.
One allusion to your reply to me and
have done. Yours, is one of the busy
pens, which is recording history every
day. When the current events of the
times shall be handed down to posterity,
stript of all exaggeration and romance,
it will become history. Is it wise, in
one who | know loves the truth of his
tory as you do, to indulge in such cheap
utterances as s.sold for British gold %
Would you have your name go down to
history as charging against public and
private life SO pure as that of Horace
| Greeley, that he sold himself for British
gold ? Truly yours, etc,
S. NJ. Dom.
July 3. 1872.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04

THIEF-CAToHING- WOMAN BEATS
TIE SHERIFF. The st. Adams Meaaea-
ger gives the following account Of the
pursuit and capture of thief by lady
Of that place, last week:
Mrs. Julian r. Dewey's servant boy
sundry less valuable articles and decamp-
ed with them the other night. Mrs D.
not being able to get as prompt action
on the part Of the Sheriff as she deemed
advisable, with her characteristic energy
went in pursuit of the young thief her
self and after some three days search
and some two hundred miles of travel
in her carriage, found him, and got the
pulIoined articles. Therefore, if any
reward has been offered for the appre-
hension Of the graceles5 scamp, she
ought to have it.
Mrs. Dewey says that when she miss
ed the articles (Which were souvenirs of
her lament6d husband) she went to a
den on Catherine street, where this boy
was known to have friends and ascer-
tanned where he lived in Canada. She
then called up Sheriff Place, early in
the morning, and suggested the route
that he ought in her Judgment to pursue
to overtake the thief She learned the
next day that he had been unsuccessful
and SO started herself.
Leaving her carriage after crossing
the line, lest he should see and recog-
nize it, and taking an open buggy, with
a driver, she went from place to place
until she reached Stanbridge, where she
learned that he was at work at certain
place. Sending the driver to seize him,
and another person for an officer, she
waited in the house, when the lady
stupidity called the boy into Mrs. Deweys
presence. She seized him but he sprang
away from her, and she ran through the
streets in pursuit until her cries brought
help and he was arrested Being unwil-
ling to remain there for his trial. and
chiefly anxious to recover her bracelets,
having already got the watch, she in
duced him to come with her to Enos-
bnrgh Falls, where he claimed to have
left the bracelets, by promising not TO
cause his arrest.
Meanwhile her brotherin-law had
learned from conductor that such
boy went to Enosburgh Falls, and so he
put Deputy Sheriff Ladd of that place
on his trail. Mr.. Ladd found the brace
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04
Vermont and Greeley.

Probably there is no State in Union
where the Tribune has been from its
start and is still read so generally as in
Vermont It has been read of course
almost wholly by Republicans but still
| gather from what has been told me
during the past ten days, in farm houses,
in stage coaches, in village shops, in
hotel Offices and in editors sanctums,
that enough Democrats will vote for
Grant rather than Greeley to balance
those Republicans who, feeling they
have crossed the stream, think it is time
to ''swap HOSES" and will go for Gree
ley instead of Grant There is no mis-
taking the fact that the putting of Viii
son upon the ticket strengthens it in
Vermont, for. ever since eighteen years
ago, when Henry Wilson stumped the
State for the Free Sellers, the Vermont
ers, although then by their votes they
repudiated his cause, have had a weak
ness for the man. They have since
learned that they ought to have given
their votes to the cause he pleaded; 50
now they will vote all the more readily
for him, as though they can render him
a sort of poetic Justice. | am tempted
to transcribe what a thoughtful Yer
mont Democrat. Che would not be Yer
mont Democrat if he were not thought
fuD said to me in reference to his party.
After humorously adverting to the fix
he and his party are in, called upon to
take up man, formerly best hated by
them of all men he said eve are go
ing to nominate Greeley at Baltimore,
by reclamation. the same as Grant was
at Philadelphia. We are going into the
canvass strong and united as ever. and
we are going to be laid out. Then. good
heavens, where shall are be ? This is
where we shall be: Having been whip
ped in every contest in which we have
run a straight Democrat, and when
forced to take up one who has been the
most Republican of Republicans whip
ped again, the party will never peep
again. it will be knocked into finders.
| have known this man from childhood,
and I know him to be sincerely and con
scientiously a Democrat in his political
belief
The above is the speech of his head
against the dearest hopes of his heart.
Whatever may be true of other States,
his head certainly says what is true of
Vermont. Though much given to hero
worship, as all free-hearted, intelligent
people always are, and though Horace is
their hero par excellence yet they are
keen-eyed enough to see that their hero
is better fitted for the Tribune sanctum
than for the White House, and so they
will give him a generous vote to keep
him where he belongs = Montpelier lei
ter 5n Boston Globe.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04

has separated from the herd the entire
number bearing his brand. The laber is
not long, but extremely severe while it
lasts.
Horses and riders are severely taxed,
and some of the calves get their lives
crushed out of them, ssand occasionally
succumb from being over driven. Pend
ing the cutting out period, disputes
sometimes arise between the different
stockmen over cattle with dim brand, or
such as have no brand at all. In this
case as in other countries men are finding
more stock than they anticipated, and
out of the several thousand that have
come under my observation, not one
have seen but was in thriving condi-
ton, and very many of them are INT tor
the butchers STALL 1t is now well I'M
derstood that seven per cent will cover
the entire loss of stock in Northern Col
orado for the past winter. CorrespOnd-
ent of tie Denge1' Neacs. .
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04

Nor MANY Followers IN FAYETTE.
The Connersville, (Ind. Times, publish
ed in George W. Jnlian's old Congress
sional district, rcsants the story recently
published by Greeley organs that Gree
ley is strong there. In the course Of its
article it says;
Now we all know about how many
Greeley Republicans we have in Fayette
We know there are some-as good men,
perhaps, as any in the country, but very
small in numbers. We believe one can
count them on the fingers of ones own
hands. And we have as many as any
other section. Fayette is, no doubt, a
fair sample. Greeley Republicans are
not thick The party is not divided, =
it is united, and the vote next fall will
show it. Our Democrats are for Gree
ley Not because they like him bnt be-
cause they hate Grant. Most of them
will vote for Greeley, but enough will
vote for Grant and remain away from
the polls entirely, to double the number
of Republicans who will vote for Gree
ley"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04
Fire on Rutland Railroad.

At an early hour yesterday Tuesday
morning, a fire broke out in the wood
shed of the Vermont Central railroad,
Rutland division, at Pratt's crossing, in
the town of Shrewsbury, about mile
north of Cuttingsville station. The
woodshed and its contents, consisting OF
some five hundred cords of woods and
steam saving machine, with the engine
attached, were entirely destroyed. From
this point the fire extended to other wood
of the railroad company, unsawed, and
piled up on both sides of the track,
burning large quantity, variously esti-
mated at from three to five and even
seven hundred cords. Nickwackett En-
CINE No. 1 was dispatched from here, by
special train, and did yeoman's service
in preventing the spread of the flames.
A large force of men were, also, engag-
ed in removing wood to a place of safety,
and their combined efforts saved several
hundred cords of wood from destruction.
The heat from the burning wood was so
intense as to warp the rails and, for
time, prevent the passage of trains. The
mail for the east left here at about three
O'Clock in the afternoon, while the train
from the same direction was delayed
nearly three hours.
The origin Of the fire is somewhat in
volved in doubt, some claiming that it
was 'incendiary," others, that it caught
from the engine attached to the cutter,
while the prevailing and, perhaps, the
better opinion is that it was set fire by a
spark from passing locomotive, proba-
bly, Of the night express train.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04

BARGAIN OF THE DEMOCRATS AND
GREELEYITEs.-The facts concerning the
bargain between the Democrats and
Greeley men have transpired. The Dem
ocrats intend to carry out the bargain so
as to be the only gamers. A Democrat,
formerly Congressman from Western
New York, says that it is well under
stood between Mr. Fenton and the Dem
ocratic leaders who are in the Greeley
movement, that in return for the in
dorsement of Mr., Greeley at Baltimore,
the latter and his hackers shall assist in
every way possible the Democratic can
didates for Congress and the State Leg
islatures, and that whatever the result
of the national contest may be, the Dem
ocrats expect to have the majority in
the next House, and to make large gains
in the Senate. He believed that the ac-
cession Of the Greeley strength would
enable the Democrats to carry enough
close Congressional districts to insure
that result. When asked about the pros
poets in New York State he said he did
not feel able to predict whether it would
be carried by Grant or Greeley. He
thought when the votes were counted it
would turn out that a great many Dem
ocrats who had voted the Congressional
and State ticket had not voted the cleo
toral ticket He declared it to be his
own intention not to vote for Greeley.
He thought Democratic majority in
the House would insure the safety of the
country for four years more, with Grant
for President. The report of this bar
gain is confirmed by conversation the
other day. in which Mr.. Fenton assured
a Western New York ReDuhlican of the
confidence he had that the Democrats
and Liberals would control the next
Congress whether Greeley was President
or not. He said the movement meant
new party, and that he need never be
expected back in the regular ranks. Ev-
idence is daily accommodating to show
that the Democratic design is to use Mr..
Greeley TO try to capture Congress, as
the utmost that party can achieve at the
next election.
There are 96,042 scholars in the public
schools Of New York.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04

Editor R,ttIund Herald II cannot
see that your answer to my letter calls
for a reply from me, except oa a few
points. II must be left to our readers
to say whether You have answered or
explained the criticisms | made on your
editorial of the 24th of June.
AS to the Tariff plank in your plat
form | am satisfied to quote from TIE
NatioW-a paper that opposes Mr.. Gree
ley-its comparative estimate of the
Tariff planks in the Cincinnati and
the Philadelphia platforms, and leave
you to fortify your plank with such
comments and explanations as you could
make.
You OILY say that your plank ''means
just what it says in plain terms." Does
it? If it ''means what it says" it may
be important to ask further if it says
ao2tat 1t means
You say of your tariff platform that
it contains the doctrine Of R0llin G..
Mallory, Henry Clay, and Senator Nor
rill. 1t you had added to those distin-
guished names the words land the rest
of mankind, you would have expressed
exactly the idea of The Nation as CON
tanned in the extract | made from it.
asked you to state the instances in
the history of our Government, when q
tariff bill had been vetoed by Presi-
dent. You do not give me the informa-
ton. believe the only instance on re-
cord is that of John Tyler | suppose
you will hardly quote him as authority
for what President ought to Go We
know there have been occasions when
the Executive and Congress were not in
harmony on these questions, and that
by common consent this subject is one
which is placed beyond the reach Of Ex-
ecutiye interference when once decided
by the immediate representatives of the
people. So exclusively is it regarded as
a question ''of the people, for the peo-
pie, by the people that the Constitution
expressly forbids the Senate of the
United States to originate revenue bill.
Is President then to be charged with
being ssmanacled"- ssold'-s.tied to a
post, when, in Difference to the COM
mon sentiment and practice Of the coun-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04
WHitehaIl.

More boats have cleared this month
at the Canal Collectors Office than for
the corresponding month last year. The
receipts for toll will exceed June 1, 1871.
Boating is lively, and the canals crowd
ed with boats. The freights in Canada
arc not of a price to satisfy boatmen, so,
as a general thing, they are remaining
away The consequence will be a gen
eral advance in prices there shortly.
Oliver Thomas has sold a lot on
Canal street, 40x100, for 81 600 The
purchaser is to erect a building, 30xG0
feet. on a line with Murray and Lacca,
two stories high, the lower part to be oc-
cupied as a store and the upper part as a
dwelling.
Rev. c. J. Hill has received a call
at an advance of $1,000 on his present
salary 81, 500 so rumor says.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04

ALMOST A FIRE. About two o'clock
yesterday morning, the bed of one
of the hostlers, in the livery
barn of NJ Quinn, was discovered
to be on fire, but before the flames had
communicated elsewhere, the bed was
thrown into the street and disastrous
confagration prevented. 1t is supposed
that the fire was caused, in some way,
from matches, which the hostler car
ried in his vest pocket, and which had
dropped therefrom, when placed on the
bedpost, at retiring.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04

HE BUSINESS OF THE Vvn
CENTRAL.-The arrangements WY a;,.soSl
Vermont Central line has been In IN Ne
consunating during the past wear ~ o.'lll
business in every sense of the term '''at
will demonstrate TO the New W al
that the northern route az a fraio,l,,' !. ~
sporting medium, offers ad2sr, ..als
enough to claim large share az -
transportation. There is now a s,s .'irfi
of freight passing through Ogdensl,,1..-
from and TO, the New York ana wes,.
markets. One contract is for Q ON NJ
rels of -four from Duluth 10 New yo.l
and another is for the transportation = :,
the government Indian goods from r.,
York to Minnesota. As the Nortbe.
Pacific railroad extends westward n.
volume of trade will steadily ipcres.-
Even now the route via New Lon5o.
Vermont Central to Ogdensburg. Grss
Trunk to Sarnia, and boat to Dulne
furnishes the most direct and raDid T.
cilities for freight from New York
the Northern Pacific railroad. Tho.
who have been looking with snspieio
upon this effort To demonstrate the fqs
Utility of this route for New Yg
freight will have reason to quiet tbe
fears before they are many months d
er.-OgdensbuTg Journal.