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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-25
The Tariff Bill.

The middle on the tariff bill at Wash
ington is doing vast injury to the coun-
try.-The suspense is doing material
damage to all the industries affected by
a change. All the country ask is de-
cision of some kind. Any measure de-
cided upon will be gladly accepted by
the people. 1t almost has the appear
ance that Congress is trying to destroy
the Republican party by crushing the
agricultural interests of the country and
driving ~ut of the party large number
of the paying class of voters. They are
fast accomplishing that object by their
course ON the tariff bill. ,.| Il
So seriously have business men suffer
ed that they are disguised with those
who ought to have protected and have
faiad to stand by them and have fallen
he hands of the Revenue Reformers
,rompt decision would have made the
mt Congress the most popular one
years but the suspense endured and
Losses incurred are fast undermining the
I'epublican party, and is affecting the
il erests of the people at large. The
people know when personal sacrifice is
necessary for the public good and when
not, and they will decide it from their
stanG point and not that of politicians.
A tb~.oetitions and pleadings of the
producers of the country have been dis
no appeals'probably will in
nuo-sra the slightest degree the action
of Congress, but the people as producers
have right to speak the truth whether
l. he Needed or not.
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oInto thy Hands,.


Into thy hands, o Father! Now at last,
Weary with struggling and with long
unrest,
Vext by remembrances of conflicts past,
And by host of present cares opprest.
l come to thee and cry, Thy will be done |
Take thou the burden / have borne too
long;
Into thy hands, Q mighty, loving One,
My weakness gives its an--for thou art
strongi
For life, for death. / cannot see the way
bLndly wander on to meet the night;
The path grows sleeper, and the dying
day
Soon with its shadows will shut out the
light.
Hold thou my hand, o Fatherl am tired
AS young child that wearies of the
road:
And the far heights toward which 1 once
aSpired
Have lost the glory with which first they
glowed.
Take Thou my life, and mould it to Thy
will;
Into Thy hands commit all my way;
Fain would 1 lift each cup that Thou dost
fill,
Nor from its brim my pale lips ever stay.
Take Thou my life. I lay it at Thy feet:
And in my death my sure support be
Thou;
So shall l sink to slumber calm and sweet ;
And wake at morn before Thy face to
bow!
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-25
Civil Service.--A Post office Ex-
animation.

A vacancy occurring in the position of
letter carrier at the Troy, N. T., Post
Office, an appointment was recommend
ed ON competitive examination. There
were thirty applicants, all backed by in
fuential men and well recommended.
The Postmaster finding it difficult to
make an impartial appointment fell back
on competitive examination to settle the
difficulty. Out of the thirty applicants
thirteen put in an appearance, but three
of them withdrew before the hour of eX-
animation, leaving only ten contestants.
One of the persons who withdrew claim
ed, with some justice, that it was an un-
fair test He had never had the advan-
tage of an education, and all he knew
he had picked up himself. He could
read, write a good hand, was strong,
able-bodied, etc, hut could not answer
the questions propounded. Another was
in the same predicament, while third
withdrew on account of his limited
knowledge of the English language.
The examinations were conducted in
the same manner as for admission to a
high school. The applicants were placed
around table each were given pen
ink and paper, and list of written
Observation-Disclosures in number
which they had an hour an quarter to
answer The questions were simple and
were in arithmetic, geography, and one
very simple question in Algebra. Twen-
ty-ive minutes were also given the APP
plicants to spell. The following are
samples of the questions
X plus Y equals IS X minus Y equals
5. Required the values of and y.
Through what bodies of water do you
pass from New York to Greece
What are the distances of the tropics
and polar circles from the Equator ?
Twenty-seven is what per cent. of
thirty-flye ?
How many States in the United
States
A letter carriers salary for the first
six months is at the rate of 5000 per an
mum second six months at 300 per
annum thereafter at $500. He eXpends
each wear as follows $50 for uniform,
IS per cent of salary for family expenses
ten per cent of what remains for cigars,
and ten per cent of the salary for thea
tire tickets. With the balance of the
first years salary he purchases eight
yards of carpeting. What price does he
pay per yard and how much has he saved
at the end of the third year
Each mans paper was numbered, his
name being only in the possession of the
Postmaster. The papers were submit
ted to two of the teachers Of the High
School and young lawyer, who not
knowing the persons, could not if they
wished to, show any partiality Besides
the mental examination, the applicants
wera required to present a surgeons GER
tificate of physical ability. Character
was taken into consideration. All of
the papers are said to have been credit
able, five of the papers being particular
ly good.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-25
Shorts.

Syllables govern the world.-John
Selden.
What one dies for, not his dying,
glorities him.
The whole earth is the monument of
illustrious men.-Pericles.
To see what is right and not to do it,
is want of courage. -Confucius.
What you do not want done to your
self do not do to others. -Confucius
To lead an uninstructed people to
war, is to throw them away.-Confu-
cius.
Man must will the good and the
great the rest comes as decreed. Hum
boldt.
Men blush less for their crimes than
for their weaknesses and vanity. Bruy-
ere.
Characters never change. Opinions
alter; characters are only developed.
Disraeli
Learning without thought is labor
lost thought without learning is peril
Gus. -Confucius.
He who speaks without modesty will
find it hard to make his words good. =
Confucius.
Love seldom haunts the heart where learn
ing lies.
Pope.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-25

A PRACuCAL TEMPERANCE MOVE
MENT--A practical temperance move
ment in New England is the establish
ment of what are called "HOy Tree
Inns" places where good dinners with
pleasan' S1rroundings, may be had for
fifteen cents. These inns are Boston
~ %, and are a good auxiliary to the
Maine law Il The best way to persuade
men from intemperance is to make tenn
perance pleasant for them. The prohib-
itionists, philosophers have never pene-
trated as far as that into social science.
.,lh.nice beef stew, good bread and butter,
e n excellent cups of coffee, all in meas
is one of Holly Tree Inns bill of fare,
and it is not above the average. The
system might be locally introduced here
to the advantage of many who are
neither Incorporate nor wretchedly
poor. A good clean meal is by no
means always within reach even of those
who are entirely sober and have sutfici-
ent money in pocket. The average eat
ing saloon is an offensive nuisance.
Holy Free Inns might hep to accom-
pish not only a Temperance but res
taurant reform.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-25
United States Supreme Court.

WAsHINGToN. April %.
The Supreme Court to-day. decided
the case. from the Georgia Supreme
Court in relation to the validity Of a
note for the price Of a slave. Tn
Georgia Court held that il VAS prohibit
ed from taking any jurisdiction of such
case ami gave judgment for defendant
on the following grounds: That when
the constitution Of 1868 was adopted,
Georgia was not a State in the Union,
that she had surrendered her connection
as such and was conquered territory,
wholly at the mercy of the conqueror,
and that the prohibition of the cOnsti-
tuition of the United States to pass any
law impairing the obligation of contracts
had no application to her Second,
that her constitution does not affect the
contract, but only denies the jurisdic-
ton to her courts to enforce if. Third,
that her constitution was adopted under
the direction or coercion of Congress
and it is the act of Congress rather than
the State, and though a State cannot
pass law impairing the validity of con-
tracts, Congress can, and that for this
reason the inhibition in the aforesaid
constitution has no effect in this case.
The judgment is reversed by this
court. The first proposition has been
frequently decided, and the court again
decides that the rebellion was without
an element, right or sanction of law
that the duration and magnitude of the
war did not change its character; that
the States in rebellion were never out of
the Union or abrogated from the duties,
liabilities and restrictions incumbent on
them.
On the second point it is said that
without the remedy, contracts may not
be said to exist. The ideas of validity
and remedy are inseparable, and the de-
NAL of the remedy by the State was not
valid because it annihilated the contract.
The third point clearly under the ac-
ton of Congress upon the subject, can
not be reviewed, as the case is one in
which the Judicial is bound to follow
the political government and is control
led by it.
In a similar case from Arkansas, in
which there was warranty that slave
was sound and that he was slave for
life, the court say that such warranty
does not extend to the exercise of the
sovereign power of the State, by which
a slave was emancipated under the 18th
amendment. That the contract being
valid when made, was enforceable in all
the courts and that subsequent legisla-
ton either by statute or constitutional
provisions could not render it invalid.
The Chief Justice dissents and will
give his opinion hereafter.
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value of well organized fire company
cannot be over-estimated. For years
we have kept up our engine company,
who have, in its ranks, splendid men,
ready for any emergency. Since its or
ganization it has been mainly instrument
tai in saving more than $500, 900 worth
of property. 1t strikes me that insur-
ance companies should remember
our engine companies and occasionally
replenish their eXchequer with the need
full. | understand that the paper mill is
to be rebuilt, and if so, hope it may
be as nearly fire proof as possible.
Messrs Sweeney & Burrows will get
their works in operation this week.
on the mountains between Ripton and
Hancock is still in many places four
feet deep on the level For miles the
roads are impossible. CANDoR.
Middlebury, April %, 1872.
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The American Counter Case.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April %.
The President, to-day, transmitted,
for the information of the Senate, a
copy of the counter case of the United
States in the matter of claims presented
against Great Britain in the Board of
Arbitration at Geneva. 1t concludes as
follows:
The United States concur with Her
Majesty's government in the opinion
that claim on the part of a beligerent
to be Unidentified at the expense of a
neutral, for losses inflicted or occasioned
by any of the ordinary operations of
war is one which involves grave consid-
Grafton and requires to be weighed with
the utmost care, without the eXplana-
tory observations which Her Majesty's
government reserves the right to make
in later stage of the proceedings They
cannot say how far they do or do not
concur in the further statement, that
compensation can only justly be award
ed by the tribunal in respect to losses of
which the violence of the neutral is the
direct and proximate cause. 1t appears
to them, however, that certain general
considerations may reasonably be as
sumed by the arbitrator.
First.-Both parties contemplate that
the United States will endeavor to estab-
fish, in these proceedings, some tangible
connection of the cause and effect be-
tween the injuries for which they ask
compensation and the acts committed
by the several vessels, which the treaty
contemplates are to be shown to be the
foundation of those inquiries.
Second The tribunal of arbitration
being judicial body, invested by the
parties with functions necessary for the
determining of the issues between them,
and being now seized of the substance
of the matter in dispute, will hold itself
bound by such reasonable and estab-
lished rules of law regarding the rela-
ton of cause and effect as it may as
sumo that the parties had in view, when
they entered into their engagement, to
make this reference.
Third. party cOntemplates
that the tribunal will establish or be
governed by rules in this effect which
will either, on the one hand, tend to re-
lease neutrals from their duty to observe
a strict neutrality or, on the other hand,
will make a course Of honest neutrality
burdensOme.
Leaving now the issue, raised by the
case and counter-cases of the two gov
ernments, to the arguments of counsel
and to the decision of the tribunal, the
United States repeat, with a strength
ened conviction, the language with which
they close their case: 1t is the highest
interest Of the two great powers, which
appears at this bar. that causes of differ
encc which have arisen between them
should be speedily and forever set at
rest. The United States entertain a
confident expectation that Her Majcsty's
government viii concur with them in
this DDSiti0u
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New York Letter.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTs.

ASHINGTON HEIGHTS,
New YORK CITY, April 20, 1879
Editor R,ttEand Herald Washington
Heights is that part of New York City
extending from 130th street to the eX-
treme north end of the city. The land
rises abruptly from the Hudson river on
one side and Harlem river on the other
The central point of ''the Heights" as
it is called by some, or ''the Hill, is
from 152d to 159th street and Tenth
Avenue. Within this space are contain
ed the three churches, the post office and
the principal stores of ''the Heights. "
The Hudson River Railroad has station
at the foot of 152d street, and by this
we can go clown town" almost any
hour in the day. By taking the cars
here, and the elevated railway at Both
street, we can reach the Astor House or
Wall street inside of forty minutes
During the present summer we are prom
ised horse cars connecting US with
''down town" by Tenth Avenue.
Many of the rich merchants, bankers
and brokers, and other business men of
the city live among the hills of this part
of the Island, going to their business in
the morning and returning at night.
Here also are situated many of the
principal charitable institutions of this
great city. We have the Colored Or
phan Asylum, containing about 200 in
mates the Home for Soldiers and Sail
Ors' Orphans, with $50 children the
Deaf and Dumb Institution, with $50
pupils; and the Juvenile Asylum, which
is a similar institution to your Reform
School at Waterbury. This school num-
bers about 500 boys. At some future
time | hope to give your readers some of
the history and doings of these different
institutions.
We have many Vermonters residing
among us on "the HILL" Having been
born and reared among the green hills
of Vermont, they naturally select the
high grounds in this part of the town for
residences.
Our community was recently thrown
into quite flutter of excitement by the
marriage of one of the bellies of the
place, at the Washington Heights Pres
byterian church. The happy bride was
Miss Hattie E. Fay, daughter of Mr..
Edwin r. Fay, Rutland man, known
to all the old residents of your town.
Miss Fay is also Vermonter, having
been born in the town of Mount Holly,
in your county. The lucky groom is
Mr.. Samuel Cronkhite, formerly from
Sandy Hill, N. Y. The wedding passed
off happily and satisfactorily to all con-
cerned, and the happy couple left upon
a bridal tour to Sandy Hill, Rutland and
Burlington. A worthy, youthful pair,
and all who know them wish them a
happy God-speed through lfes journey.
In my next hope to give you q more
detailed account of our different institu-
tions, and also of the men residing among
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-25

GIRLS AT CoRNELL-At the opening
of the Cornell University, last Thurs
day, two young ladies, taking advantage
of the recent resolution of the trustees
to admit young women on the same
terms as young men, presented them
selves for examination. The names of
these pioneers are Miss Emma S. East
man, of Worcester, Mass, a former
student of Vassar College, and Miss
Sophie B. Fleming, of Ithaca, New
York. Though, perhaps, some lenity
was shown them it is just to say that
they passed the examination in a man
ner highly creditable to themselves and
to the University. Both of them enter
ed the junior class, registering them
selves for an elective course, which is
nearly identical with the course in let
tiers.
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Fairhaven.

Publisher Rutland Herald Nearly q
year has passed since you were in search
of boy to sell the Daily HERALD in
this town. / recommended to you lit
tie cripple boy, ten years of age. You
thought him too young and small. l
promised to assist him. The year has
passed-he has nearly doubles the list,
paid for his papers promptly each mspth,
frozen his face once, saved $75, and is
ready to commence another year with
the ceres the mornin' 'ERALD," Gen.
Grant elected, Greeley on his farm
and is hoping to get enough this year to
buy little home for himself and his
mothet-has had to have no help and
has laid the foundation for good start
in business. If you can beat our Grip
pie, ''trot him out" @. D. S.
April 90, 1872.
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INTERCHANGEABLE Committee APP
pointed to inquire into hecircumstances
attending the capitulatbn of French
cities and Notifications during the late
war. have finished Their investigation
of the surrender of Met, and submitted
their report. The conclusions arrived at
by the committee have not been made
public. 1t is stated tat they will be
kept secret for sometime. The commit
tee have yet to determine into the facts
concerning nine capitdations, including
that of the city of PaIs.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-25

PRESIDENT WooLsEY's OPINION ABOUT
OUR CAsE.-An article from the pen of
ex-President Woolsey, of Yale College,
is published, in which he contends that
it would be better and cheaper for the
United States not to urge its just claims
than that of the arbitration principle
should suffer AS to the indirect dam
ages, he believes that the majority of
thinking person in this country would be
glad to see them thrown overheard, as
useless and worthless freight on the ship
OF State sailing toward an amicable set
Element. What the American people
, want is a speedy settlement, the estab-
lishment OF the principle of arbitration,
and lasting prospects of peace and good
will between the Englishrspeaking ma
tions. see
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RETIREMENT OF REV. DIR. ToDD FROM
THE MGNIsTRY.-Rev.J John Todd, d. D.,
of Pittsfeld, Mass, native of Rutland,
having sufficiently recovered from his
late illness to appear in his pulpit on
Sunday, though not able to officiate.
briefly addressed, his people, reminding
them that when, nearly two years ago,
he read his resignation, at their earnest
wish he consented to remain their pastor
until January 1, 1878; on condition that
if his mental powers failed, his people
must notify him, and if his bodily pow
ers gave out, he would. The time had
now come, after AZ years ministry, so
of which had been spent in Pittsfield,
when to prolong life, and it was alb
solutely necessary that he must give up
the responsibilities of the position and
ask the people to relieve him. The doc
tor is still very feeble, was visibly af-
fected, and many of the congregation
wept; but his physicians now say that
it would almost be fatal for him to con-
tinue to preach through the year, and
his retirement will therefore be immedi-
ate
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VINO Is HE?-About three years since
the spouse of a well known merchant Of
this city became acquainted with Joseph
A Clifton, a stock speculator, hailing
from Rutland, Vt. The acquaintance
it is asserted, soon assumed criminal in
timacy.E' Juliette." the wife of Clifton,
on discovering how matters stood, put
her shoulders TO the wheel in order to
ascertain the extent of her husbands in
fidelity. The wife's fears were con-
firmed. But she discovered that the sy-
rem alluded to was as yet unsupported
by her Trojan husband. The unhappy
wife ascertained that her husband had,
for some time past, visited his paramour
both in this city and in Albany. Gath
ering sufficient evidence to satisfy her
mind that Joseph was unfaithful TO his
marital vows, she has instituted proceed
ings for divorce on the ground of adul-
terry. We understand that the Troy
merchant is about to do likewise Clifton
is said to be worth $50, 000.-TrOy
WHO.
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Genius unexalted is no more genius
than bushel of acorns is forest OF
oaks. -Beecher.
An ambassador is an honest man sent
to lie abroad for the commonwealth
Sir Henry Walton.
If man in the morning hear the
right way he may die in the evening
without regret. -Confucius.
At night thou must go in prayer as a
beggar, if by day thou wilt carry thy
self as king. Saadi.
We cannot look, however imperfect
ly, upon great man without gaining
something by him. Carlyle.
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ACCIDENT Kelley, of this
place, freight conductor (train No. 14)
on the Rutland Railroad, was thrown
from his train at Brandon, yesterday
morning, and seriously injured. The
train, as we understand, had broken
apart and preparatory to Stacking"
the locomotive in backing, Unexpectedly
made a full stop, and Mr.. Kelley; being
off from his guard, was thrown to the
ground. He was brought to his home,
in Rutland, by the mail train
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-25

RAILROAD LEAsE.-The stockholders
of the Waloomsac Railroad have leased
their road to the Troy and Boston rail-
road, agreeing to raise and expend in
construction $4,000 if the latter will
then finish the road and pay three per
cent on the stock, and under certain
conditions six per cent. The total cost
of the road will be $500, 900.
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Castleton Republican Caucus.

The Republicans of the town of Cas-
Teton are requested to meet at the Town
Hall, in Castleton village, on Saturday
evening, April 27th. at 7.30 o'clock, to
appoint two delegates and two substi-
tute delegates to attend the Republican
Union State Convention, to be held at
Bellows Falls, on Wednesday, May list,
for the purpose of choosing delegates to
represent the State of Vermont in the
Union Republican Convention to be
held at Philadeldhia, to nominate candi-
dates for President and Vice-President
of the United States.
L. W. PRESTON, Towr
E. II. Armstrong, Col, go
FAYETTE BARNEY Ooiiiiiii'''
Castleton, Vt, April %, 1872.
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ADDISON RAILRoAD.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Ad-
olson Railroad company, held at the
office of the Rutland Railroad, yester-
day, the following persons were elected
directors for the year ensuing
John B. Page, Rutland.
Edwin A Birchard, Brandon.
Lawrence Barnes, Burlington.
Gasca Rich, Richville.
A B. Waldo, Crown Point.