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The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-03

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The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-03

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The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-03
PUBLIC SPEAKING.
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MEMO Ratio AND LIBERAL RE
, publican nominee for CongaesS, will
address the People on the political topics
OF the day at
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

place OF my sojourn on the Pacific, and set
my face towards Vermont, to make thenceforth
my home and abiding place here, it was with
health so broken that l did not expect to be
living now. Restored by the pure and
wholesome air of our green hills, owe to
Vermont not only life given, but life renewed.
MIR. Billings went on to allude with strong
feeling to the kindness he had received,
when young man, struggling with poverty,
for three years he had held office at the State
Capital, and to the remarkable kindness
which had been shown to him personally
throughout this canvass. He took it as an
added kindness, that under the circumstan-
ces they should have called him into this
convention and accorded to him so cordial q
greeting. For all he returned his heartiest
thanks. He declared again his cheerful
acquiescence in the verdict. He trusted
that whoever had said here an unkind word
concerning him, would learn that there was
no occasion Tor it. There must be no heart
burnings as they separated. Let US all, said
he, go hence to lit high the banner of our
noble party, to close up the ranks, and keep
our State in her old position in the front rank
of Republican supremacy. Let us part good
friends. And through whatever changes OF
leadership and of parties, above politics, and
parties, and private interests, let 1t be our
inhnlte ambition TO MAINTAIN the Character
of our State as pure, upright, intelligent
and Christian commonwealth. And may our
State ever abide strong in the faith.
This eloquent and pathetic effort of Mr..
Billings was too much for the audience :;
many were actually in tears. The applause
at almost every sentence was prolonged and
tumultuous. At the close, Judge Shaw
said it was prouder thing to have made
such a speech as the one they had just lis
tened to, than to be the governor of any
State. Mr.. Slade, who presented Gov. Stew
art as a candidate, and who had been the
Governors heartiest hacker, rushed to Mr..
Billings upon the stage, and, saying: 80
will not forget this speech two years hence, .
shook Mr. Billings hand with the utmost
cordiality, and with three hearty cheers for
Frederick Billings, proposed by twenty men
at once in different parts of the Hall, the
convention adjourned.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

SENsrBLE-Our support of Gen. Grant
and Mr.. Wilson will be IN its form Intelligent
and reasonable. The general aduIation
- business " we shall have to leave to others.
Gen. Grant has committed some acts as
President that have been simply lndetenSlole
and we shall not attempt to defend them
The Republican party has some bad men IN
high places, and we shall not be their apollo
gists. The gentlemen who want newspaper
which will gush with simulated enthusiasm
over every act that shall claim to be Repuo-
Hcan in its origin, and over every individual
who may don the Republican uniform Will
have TO look elsewhere. We shall also have
to disappoint those who hold to the doctrine
of fighting your political opponents manly
with the weapons of vituperatlon- As MT
Greeley is not knaye, and Mr.. Sumner Is
not dolt. we shall not bestOw these eplthetS
upon those gentleman, and we shall gener-
allv strive to remember that man may
differ from us upon the merits of the presl-
dental question and yet be entitled TO
decent treatment. In brief, we shall urge
Gen. Grants re election through the medium
of appeals to the judgments of our readers
and of arguments that shall be based upon
considerations of public expedIency aud oil
the national welfare--Detrolt tribune
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03
The Franking Privilege.

The Boston Journal has tho following
item
Roosevelt. New York Congressman,
vainly attempted to frank through the New
York post Office recently about FIVE thousand
packages Of Cincinnati campaign documents.
Each little package contained only pam
phlet report of the Cincinnati proceedings, a
copy of 'rilton's Golden Age, and hand bill
offering to supply Greeley clubs with hats
and capes.
We are not sorry that the necessities of
the campaign should call attention to the use
of the Franking Privilege and the necessity
for its abolition; although Mr.. Roosevelt
was only doing what the law probably allows
to be done The frank of member of Con-
gress is, by law, allowed to pass free through
the mails any package not exceeding four
ounces in weight; at least, this has been the
previous understanding of the law. And it
is used by Republicans and Democrats alike
mainly for electioneering purposes. Last
winter thousands of copies of the New York
Times were folded in Washington by boys
employed by the government, in wrappers
paid for by the government, and franked by
members Of Congress and sent all over the
country, and Republicans justified it. In
the New Hampshire and Connecticut cam
paigns last spring electioneering documents
were put in--government envelopes at Wash
ington, franked the frank generally written
by some one else than the member of Con
gress,-in other words, forged-and sent by
the cord through the mails. Congressional
committees of both political parties reside at
Washington during q presidential campaign,
and are now, as they have been formerly,
using government envelopes and government
employees, and forged franks, in distributing
electioneering matter throughout the country.
Mr. Roosevelt was only doing in New York
what is done VIGOROUSLY at Washington all
the time; indeed, if he wrote the frank him
self, he was more nearly conforming to the
law than many others.
Now the Thanking privilege ought to be
abolished but while it is law one party is
as much entitled to use it as the other. We
believe in fair play and equal rights. We
tax both parties to pay the expense Of the
mails, and it is not quite right to exclude
one party from the use Of them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

The BIBLE IN SCHOOLS Mir Weaver, Su-
perintendent of Education in New York, be-
fore whom came the question concerning the
reading of the Bible at the opening of the
public schools of Long Island City. New
York, has decided against the right of the
school authorities to enforce the reading
of the Scriptures, or attendance upon it. He
forcbly states the matter thus;
g The claim by trustees Of the right ts
enforce the attendance OF pupils in the public
been frequently passed upon in this depart
myself, and it has uniformly been held that
no such right legally existed. The object of
the common school system of this State il to
afford means of secular instruction to all
children resident therein. For their relig-
ious training the State does not provide, and
with it does not interfere. No distinction
is to be made between Christians, whether
Protestants or Romanists and the conscience
of none can be legally violated. There is no
authority in the law to use as a matter of
right any portion of the regular school hours
In conducting any religious exercise at which
the attendance of scholars is made compul-
sorry. On the other hand, there is nothing
to prevent the reading of the Scripture or
the performance OF other religious exercises
by the teacher in the presence of such of the
scholars as may attend voluntarily, or by the
directions of their parents or guardians, If
it be done before the hour fixed for the open
ing Of the school, or after the dismissal of
the school"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

JUDGE DAVIS RETIRES FROM TIE CONTEST
The following is copy of the letter sent by
the Hon. David Davis to the President of the
Columbus convention, declining the nominal
rion for President
BLOOMINGTON, H., June 81, 1872.
The HONE. NJ. CHAMBERLAIN, President
Columbus Contention, Boston, Mass.
My DEAR SIR: The National Conve ntion
of Labor Reformers, on the 22d of February
last, honored me with a nomination as their
candidate for the Presidency. Having re-
garded that movement as the initiation of
policy and purpose to unite the various po-
litical elements in a compact opposition, l
consented to the use of my name before the
Cincinnati Convention, where distinguished
citizen of New Y ork was nominated. Under
these circumstances deem it proper to
retire absolutely from the Presidential con-
test, and thus leave the friends who were
generous enough to offer me their voluntary
support free to obey their convictions of
duty unfettered by any supposed obligation.
Sympathizing earnestly with all just and
proper measures by which the condition of
labor may be elevated and improved. l am,
with great respect, your fellow citizen,
DAVID DAVIS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

The Harrisburg correspondent OF the Phlla-
delphIa Press explains the apparent anxiety
of the Cameron men TO carry Pennsylvania
for the Republican ticket. The Cameron
family are sustained by State patronage,
directly and indirectly Simon Cameron, his
his son Donald, and has brother William, are
the principal shareholders in banks respect
ively at Lewisburgh, Northumberland, Har-
risburgh. Middletown, West Chester,
Lancaster, Lebanon and Reading. The
banks at Harrisburg and Middletown are
controlled by the Camerons, Donald being
a paid officer in each, while the others do
his work. These banks have deposits OF
State funds, ageregating at least S3OU,OOO.
All checks for small amounts of money paId
bv the State Treasurer are drawn on the
Cameron banks. The Camerons are there
fore anxious 10 have Harirantt elected Cover
nor. The Secretary of the Commonwealth
is 8 member, in conjunction with the State
Treasurer and Audi tor-General, Of the sink
ing Fund Commission. That office, IN case
Hartranft is elected, viii be dictated by
Cameron, and then, with an Auditor Cen
eral in their interest, and a treasurer whose
election they can purchase, the resources IN
the sinking fund remain within their grasp
and use. This is not very pretty picture
for a Republican Journal TO paint,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

VERMONT MEDICAL SoCIETY.-The semi
annual meeting of the VT. Medical Society
was held at the Brooks House, BrattleborO, on
Wednesday and Thursday, June 20 and p.
The attendance was small, the proceedings
mostly of social nature, and the discus
siOns of a general character. Drs. Oramel
Martin of Worcester and Howe of Taunton
were present as delegates from the Massa-
chusetts Society, and were cordially received.
On Wednesday afternoon DR.. H. ID. Holton
of Brattleboro read a paper on the use Of the
Ophthalmoscope in the Diagnosis of Disease.
A paper was also read by DR.. L. Z. Butler,
of Essex, Secretary of the Society, on To-
halation. The Wee President, DR.. 5. L.
Brooks of ST. Johnsbury, who occupied the
chair, delivered an address on Wednesday
evening, which was listened TO with much
interest. At the close, all present were
Invited to the residence of DR.. Holtou, where
the remainder of the evening was spent IN
agreeable social intercourse The convention
adjourned Thursday morning.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03
BOSTON PRODUCE HARKIT

For the i-eeL taffg4 rIE .s. -H- lct-.
" e find very quiet market to-day aa
generally favor the buyer. The 1olowln- 1871. '
is nearly a anything can the state of '.l-..
BUtter.-Ihe receipts of the week ea.. u .-
have been l0.l2I pkgs. There IS soml l...- -..
from the city trade for butter. but -aa -ef--. '
not large, and prices exhibit no ImpraF e----
though the receipts OF Northern arU E2--
small. Western Is selling at 2Js I'm l.---..-
best butter at 25d2ic.
Cheese--rhe receipts of the week have -
boxes 3 casks There Is not much l'..'i. - -.
market Is quiet at our quotations. Ae .H.--
New Nork and Vermont factory al lU ID.
Ohio lodllc medium grades ga iir --
Eggs.-BeceIpts for the week, 2-.f uaNs~t
The supply Is not quite 50 larCe.art i-.- ~.
parts little stronger tone 10 the marhet. i-.
are unchanged and no one thinks ci .~al'.5
for the best marks of Eastern IN lots, -at \ $780,
are selling At lSc.
Potatoes.-There Is a large amount II To-'
here some of which is selling for barely
pay the freight. The receipts OF odd IaH.--
heavy, aud with good supply oi lrH
market Is duh, and fresh Bangor potatoes Fl.
9 bush. This, however. Is am extreme
dealers find 1t difficult 70 obtain even
the best. New Potatoes from Jersey have
irving for some time past, and selling 80
E bbi at the close = 2 Dbl Is "a fair quota
Beans--Ihere Is no change 70 note .tH- "-
demand is light the small stock here cuaf-
TO be sustained. We quote choice mans
beans at S4O0d+.35 + bush choice a1
mediums at 1925, common pea bean. f.
- common mediums al - % a. 80 g -'t7.
Fresh Meats.-Fresh meats have been 90
maud the past weekand prices are we. ili
1hefe mas been an active demand i'i
and some fancy lots have brought eH4-. ~. -.-
tons. We quote Brighton dressed been D.
fore and at I5dI7c 3 4 for hind quarter -,
dressed beef Is selling at lodllc Tor NA'., .-I0
ses. Veal Is in fair demand al sail. ---
quality. Mutton has been In good te 't- ..ss
hrm at l0d lie = h. Spring Lambs att e
supply and selling al "A range OF p
quality. Dressed hogs remain cull- "-
6isc per n. a-
Poultry-Poultry has been in far lenta
Chickens have been III good receipt -f.. .---.
see Chickens range from 30G23c for 3-.h' y
Turkeys range from 2oG33c 40 zoe Jog
=
Hay-The receipts continue 10 ot ii ,,err ~ 50.
pie for the demand, and the market r. l.. ~ .H-
30 for choice lots. We quote "a - z p 81. III
choice Northern and Eastern hay = -....
TO good do, and s30d24 for inferior amt
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

The TRIAL OF FIsK's MURDERER-A iurv
has at length been secured in the case Of
Edward P Stokes, indicted for the murder
of James Fisk, Jr., and the trial has been
in progress in New York since Friday last
The evidence is direct that Stokes shot Fisk
at the Grand Central Hotel and confirms
the general newspaper account given at the
time Thus far the time has been occupied
by the government to prove the murder
What line of defense the implicated party
will pursue has not yet been developed, but
the indicationsare that Stokes and his coun-
sci are nervous and anxious IN regard to the
final result. Large crowds Of people fiji
the court room to listen to the details of the
evidence The widow of Fisk attends con
stantly. Last Wednesday, as she was about
entering the court room, some malicious
person started the story that she was Josie
Mansfield The crowd believed the story
and surrounded the lady, hOoting at her and
otherwise insulting her. Finally an ac.
quaintance saw her, and drew her into the
court house, where she tainted away
verdict will not be reached for several DAYS
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

The PRESIDENTIAL TIckETs .-Prcsidontia
tickets are being brought out So rapidly now
a-days that t may be well enough to reca
pitulate the list to date
CINCINNATI.
President, Horace Greeley.
Nl,c President, Is. Graft Brown.
PHILADELPHIA
President. Ulysses =. Grant.
Vice President, Henry Wilson.
REvENUE REFORM.
President. William =. Groe-beck.
Vice President Frederick Law On-tod.
LABOR reform.
President, David Davis.
Vice President, Joel Parker.
TEMPERANCE.
President, James Black.
Vice President, Ohm Russell.
ANTI-MAsONIC.
President. Charles Francis Adams
Wee President 4. IL. Howard.
NOSDESCRIPT.
President, Victoria &. Woodruff.
Wee President, Frederick Douglass
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

The BRIDGEPoRT TRAGEDY.-A little light
has been thrown upon the mystery OF the
recent murder of Capt. Colvocoresses at
Bridgeport, by the statement OF John l.
Vessels of East Bridgeport, who went to
New York on the steamer Bridgeport on the
fatal night He passed down Water street
about fifteen minutes before the boat started g,
meeting no person on that street. hen
he reached Clinton street he heard a rustllng
on the south side of the street, short dis
lance from Water. The sounds heard by
Vessels seemed to be made by persons NOV
ing against the side of a wood shed on the
south side of Clinton street, and he paused
to listen, and heard a few words OF low con-
versation, and stopping, he cast look up
the street and saw TWO persons standing near
the side Of the shed. lie concluded that
something a little out of order was going on,
but it being late, and fearing the boat would
start and leave him behind If he stopped to
investigate. he hurried along and went on
board. This was fifteen minutes before the
boat started 1t will be remembered that
later still than that, three men were seen
near the corner Of Main and Clinton, and
at II O'Clock the report of a pistol was heard
and the dead body Of Capt. COlvOcOresses
was found on the south side of Clinton
street. about midway between Main and
Water The will of Capt. Colvocoresses has
been admitted to probate. 1t givesi $4,000
to the Bible Society; $1,000 TO the INDECENT
people of Norwich, Vt; $1,000 to the socle-
ty Tor the relief Of the destitute children of
scamen. $1,000 to the selectmen of Itch
field TO be expended by them in furnishing a
religious and secular newspaper TO the pau
pers at the town house, and also to furnish
a conveyance TO carry them TO church on
Sunday: $4,000 to his mother; $1,000 10
erect a monument 10 Captain Alden Par
fridge His wife has the life use of One-hali
his real estate and one-hfth of his personal
property; his son, Ensign George NJ. Colvo
oresses. Is TO have one-hith absolutely; and
the remainder is given TO George NJ. Wood
ruff. in trust for his three daughters. The
will is dated March Q, 1872, and codicil Is
dated May /, 1872.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

a SAD AFFAIR "A man and wife living at
Long Lake, in the Adirondack region, were,
some two weeks since, fishing there at near
ly dark. They were sitting on a rock in the
iake-the woman with a handkerchief over
her head. One Palmer, a guide, with a
companion was rowing across the lake, and 4,
noticing the white handkerchief, quired
what it was The opinion was given that it
was a gull, when Palmer replied that he
would soon decide, drew up his rife and fired,
The distance was somewhat greater than he
had thought, and the ball, falling, struck
the woman in the breast, killing her almost
instantly. Palmer is said TO have become
almost insane because of the result Of his
shot Palladium.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

PRorRssoRs APPOINTED AT DARTMoUTH.-At
the meeting of the Trustees of Dartmouth
College, held last week, Mr.. Chas. f. Emer,
son was appointed Associate Professor OF
Natural Philosophy and Mathematics and
Mr.. John X. Lord Associate Professor OF
Latin and Rhetoric Prof. Arthur j Hardy
of Iowa College. son of AlPkeus Hardy
ESQ, of Boston, was appointed Professor Oh
Civil Engineering in the Scientific depart
ment. Mr.. Francis Browne, OF the class OF
20, son of President Browne OF Hamilton
College, is to be tutor in Greek; Inc sum
of $1,000 was appropriated for the improve
ment of the Chemical Laboratory. The
Trustees voted to take immediate measures
to raise for the permanent funds of the
college, S20O,OOO. A beginning has been
made of subscription for a library building
which it is proposed to complete at once
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03
MONTPELIER MARKEr
or the JCeek ending my .
RETAIL PRICES

Ample, dried p 70 I6dLSc; Butter 81. trt-
Beef 403O; Beef, dried, green weight = y.s.. u
6d pa Pork salt I25e Ham Is; Lara T. -. r.s-.
Il; Beans p bushel S5-j6 al; Corn 'o-a IlI .l.'
tsIOO rs : go; Oats 2 bu. &c I"ui 4-.- so
Cheese tsfb old DOC, new Is; Fish, FLe.LL In l-t
ed Zoe Halibut 10, shad 55, Mackerel 'T.ils l-1
,,ooeg, al = ;lI- 50c Potatoes e bu- ss
10: Dairy IA. d2ct9h; sugar, refined a. ii,. -u-a-
IIal2; Molasses p gal 7uc0 ~ ~ Dice.
= 10 l0GI4c: syrup 500; Tea Sl'''tt e.
new, Java IS; Rio, p.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

ETHAN ALLEN.-Eshan A Allen. OF New
York city, the only surviving grandson Ct
the hero Of Ticonderoga writes as follows
to the New York Times:
q As a good deal Of prominence Is given
20 an individual called Ethan Allen. who
appears TO be somewhat active IN the Greeley
organization, it VIII oblige the only slr-
viving grandson of Colonel Ethan Allen, Of
revolutionary memory, by stating that this
connected with the old hero's family
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

Seth Green, the well known pisslcl ,lrs.
Of New York, has received heavy gold
medal from the French government a,
token of the estimation in which bis dis
coveries and labors are held in France
Accompanying the medal was an invita-: .
to Mr., Green to visit France at the expense
Of that country.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

Josh. Ward, the veteran oarsna1. has
been interviewed q" in respect t3 the re-
cent international boat race in london He
says he expected the American crew would
be beaten, bat nevertheless WAS sorry when
it happened. lie thinks that she AelIsa.s
crew, after their return, Will be beset Wa
challenges by the various boating ur5l1a
tons in this country - but, said be e tls7i
better Les EN- alone, for they have learaela
lesson in Eogland which will help then q
clean out any crew in the United SAFE.
The fact Is, the AtaIantas were five years be,
hind the age in that race. They must ai91:
the English style of rDN5lI- Tie u5s.
important fact obtained by the ''inrer7.ew.
er - was this, that Josh. Ward is waia. 70
organiz, crew to row at Strata-g this
season, provided England is Represented Is
a crew.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

In his little speech ut the raising IF the
Grant and Wilson X in Bangor, Ne Sen
ator uamln said Grant was not "a man who
made learned quotations, but he had a sound
heart and the qualifca tions of a Statesman
When be meets in council where sound
Judgment is required, Grant ranks among
the best statesmen. Side By side with him
stands Henry Wilson, whose heart beats IN
unison with that of the man who labor.
Grant stands acknowledged as the FIRST can.
tain of the age. He sought not the Presi-
dency, and desired it not. He was called n
the head Of the government and would Be
called again as sure as the ides Of Novem aer
came.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-03

ADDISON RAILRoAD.-An accident occurred
last Wednesday afternoon, at the drawbridge
at Ticonderoga. As the mixed train going
east was passing over the apron at the east
end of the draw, the truss rod gave way,
and the pilot of the engine struck the ties
and threw the engine and one car from the
track and very nearly into the lake. The
mail train being unable to proceed beyond
the break, the mails, baggage and express
were taken off the draw in a boat, another
train made up, and Port Henry reached at
about nine O'Clock.