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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.

A singular and horrible accident was
recently Investigated before the Courts
In Cologne, Prussia. One day last
Fall the house Of the peasant Franz
Butcher was deserted, save by the pro-
prietor himself. who was advanced In
years and crippled with the rheuma-
tism. He had been in habit Of crawl
Ing Into the large oven where bread
was baked, to sleep. On the day In
question he went into his accustomed
sleeping place, where the warmth soon
allsviated his pains and sent him to
sleep. Toward evening the servant
entered. and seeing the old man In the
oven, told him to come out, as he
would get warmed up too much. He
refused, and retired to the rear Of the
oven, pulling the doors together. The
servant thinking the heat would scare
him allowed the baking to 90 on. The
result was that toward evening the
was found baked to a crisp. The
servant, when brought before the
court. declared she had completely
forgotten the old man, aud was mere
ly condemned to twenty-four hours
Imprisonment.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21
woMAH'S RIGHTS IN ENGLAND.


There Is a special complaint In Eng
land by the women, Of the unjust aC.
minIstration Of the laws. Mrs. Faw-
set, wife of member Of Parliament,
gave several instances In a recent lee
ture. A brute who pushed his vito
under a dray' OH London Bridge, caus-
ing her death, got three months i'm
prisonment four months were award
cd to n ruflan who, after knocking out
the eye Of his mistress, on her coming
out OF the hospital again assaulted her
with feroclous violence ; manslaughter
was the verdict In the case Of n drunk
ard who put his wife OIL the fire and
roasted her to death. "If that" said
Mrs. Fawcett, twas manslaughter,
what was murder"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CALL.

At the late meeting Of the National
Democratic Central Committee In New
York the following call was adopted
The National Democratic Commit
tee, by virtue Of the authority con-
ferred on them by the last National
Democratic Convention, at a meeting
held at New York, voted to hold the
next convention for tho purpose OF
nominating candidates for President
aud Vice-Presldcnt Of the United
States on July 9th, 1871 at noon, In
the city Of Baltimore. The basis of
representation, as fixed by the last
Democratic Convention. Is double the
number Of Senators and Representa-
tiyes In Congress in each State. under
the apportionment census Of 1870.
Each State will send delegates accord
ingly, and we invite the cordial co.
operation OF constitutional govern
msnt and the perpetuatlon Of republi-
csn institutions.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21
HelMB0lD'S FALL.

IT Is evident that Helmbold's failure
was due to great vanity. II Is about four
years since he was making his greatest
dash, and then his career certainly was
a remarkable one. He had only been
three years In trade In New York, and
during that time had made his remedies
famous and had become rich. His In.
come was $50,000 per year, and all
that was required was a continued
attention to the business which he had
established. Instead Of this. however,
he became ambitious Of political dis
tinction. Whom Grant was nominated
for the Presidency, A. +. Stewart
advanced $4,000 toward an election
eering fund. Helmbold, who had the
folly to believe In Seymour's chances,
determined to Guido Stewart, and con-
sequently advanced $4,000 to his
party. Forty thousand dollars Is a
large sum Of money. It has generally
been considered q capital sufficient for
many kinds of business. That any
man should deliberately throw such a
sur away can only be explained by
the proud desire to out-rival Stewart.
Helmbold, It Is true, expected to make
money rapidly, but pride was contin-
ually In the way Of enduring success.
Having outbid Stewart In the political
fund, he determined to distance the
Belmonts and Commodore Vanderbilt
In equestrian style, and hence his
equipage at Long Branch was the
grandest ever seen there, with tho sin
gle exception OF that displayed by Jim
Fisk. There was an ~incessant rivalry
between this brace of fools; but In the
long run Fisk came out ahead, which
might have been expected from his
un6ridled ambition aud vast resources.
Helmbold challenged his team every
day IN the week, but still Fisk excelled
him. They have both reaped the re-
ward of their folly, the n lying In n
dishonored grave, while the other IL n
vanderer I'm a foreign land,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21
A WOMAN CUT UP AND BOILED IN
SOAP KETTLE.

From the Kansas City Times. Nay 81
Information WIS received at this Of
fee last evening of . somewhat inyste-
rious transaction that has created con-
siderable gossip In Sixth street, West
Kansas City. It appears that a house
formerly occupied by a surgeon, and
situated on Sixth street, has recently
been leased by a widow lady from
Harlem. When tho house was opened
O most nauseous stencil invaded the
nostrils of the parties who entered.
The odor was OF o nature peculiar TO
the dead. and ut once excited the curl
osity, of of the members Of the family.
An Investigation made by the daugh-
ter Of the Harlem lady discovered In o
corner Of the cellar Of the empty house
the entralls of q human being, wrap
ped up In some old clothing. This
discovery was mentioned In the neigh
borhood, when q Scotch family, resid-
ing next door, explained the mystery
rs follows: A short time ago a young
woman died In the vicinity In q state
Of abject restitution. She was sup
posed to have been buried by the city.
A few days afterward the attention Of
the Scotch house-keeper was attracted
to the cellar Of the house occupied by
the doctor. lie made close inspection
of the cellar, In company with another
man, and was Mortified to find the
body Of a woman In the cellar In
course Of dissection. The wife Of the
Scotchman informed the police that Il .
next day the doctor was engaged In
boiling up the remains Of the woman.
She asserts that she distinctly saw the
head of the woman thrown Into the
soap kettle with the other remains.
Tho stencil Is reported to have been
very annoying to the neighbors, 80
much so that a lot Of horns were
thrown upon the fire to burn and neu-
tralize the sickenlng odor.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21

AUSTRALIAN SUMMER.-At Adelaide,
South Australia, they had twelve OF
the hottest kind Of days last January.
All this while the. thermometer at
night never fell below 81 degrees, and
In the day time the mercury went bub-
bling up to los degrees In the shade.
Il was awful. Business was pretty
much suspended. The houses were
like heated ovens. The temperature
Of the hydrant water ros to 20 degrees,
90 that there could be no cold bathing.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21

TERRIrIc CRAsH.-The orchestra of
the Boston musical festival will be
composed Of $50 first vlolins, 200 Sec
ond violins, 100 violas, 100 violincellss,
100 contra BASES, 100 first flutes, Il
second flutes, II first clarioners y
second ~clarionets, 10 first oboes, 10
second oboes, 10 bassoons Clst, ID, Sd,
4thh IL alto trombones, - tenor from
bones, 8 bass trombones, 6 bass tubas,
Q pair tympani, 10 small drums 4 bass
drums, I pair cymbals, ! great drum,
] great triangle; total, 1000 pieces.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21
Our of 6s, $50, 600 acres, the area Of

OUT of 50, $50. 900 acres. the area OF
Colorado, not far from GO, 000, 900 re-
main unsold IA, 0OO, 900 acres lie in
Summit county. That county Is nearly
as large as four New England States,
being lbs miles broad and us miles
long. Four-ffths Of the Territory Is
susceptible of settlement. Its mining
nrea Is greater than that Of any other
State or Territory. Its grazing area
Is only surpassed only BY Texas.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21

THE Tribune thinks 1t absurd to
compare the services of Grant to the
Republican party with those Of Gree
ley. And, on the whole. 1t Is. The
latter has been u disturbing clement
In the party, ut frequent Intervals,
ever since Its organization, while, but
for the formers success rs II lender,
we should probably have had no re-
public left, md no Republican party
worth mentioning.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21

PoXINa Fun AT GREEIEY.-The In
dIanapolls Journal chooses the better
part electing TO be good-natured and
sarcastic rather than bitter and abu-
siye. eve have no fear" It says,
''that Greeley would steal, or let any
body else steal. but We have a most i'm
mitigSble fear that his inveterate sense
of capacity for anything under heaven,
from sailing q ship to shelling corn,
would make him q nuisance"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21

UPoN the authority Of the Echo dt
Japon, it Is stated that the Coreans
fearing another visit from the United
States Navy, have intimated their con-
sent to treat with our Government,
through the intermediary Of the Chi
nese Prime Minister, Prince Kung, at
pekin.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21

Rebuilding Of the burnt district at
Phoebe has commenced with great
vigor, indicating full faith In the per-
manancy and future good prospects Of
the placo.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21
THn building which Is to contain the

TIE building which Is to contain the
worlds exhibition In Vienna In 1873
Is to consist Of one long gallery eighty
feet In width by two thousand, nine
hundred and twenty-five in length,
with twenty cross galleries, each fifty
feet long. This peculiar structure Is
to DO surmounted BY an iron dome
having a span Of three hundred and
thirty feet, or double that ofSt. Peters
at Rome. Five times as much space
will be available as In the building at
Paris.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21
uNAN1Mous ron GRANT.

Thus far twenty-three States have
declared In favor Of the denomination
Of Grant, as far as the Republican
party represented in State Conventions
Is concerned. and 1t may be fairly
looked upon as a foregone conclusion
that lie will receive the nomination by
tho Philadelphia Convention on the
first ballot. The probability Is very
good that all the other States will in
like manner favor the denomination OF
Grant-make 1t unanimous. or as 1t
were by reclamation. The Democracy
will have the privilege Of voting for
Grant or Greeley, and thus they may
have a hand In making the next Ad-
mlnistration, but It will have to DO by
voting for the strongest man-Grant.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-21
TIE New York Tribune, speaking Of
the 35th parallel route, says:

the 35th parallel route, says:
This road will at no point be OBJ
structed by SHOWS in the widest win
ter, will traverse for half Its length q
fertile country already inviting set
Element. while the other half Is known
to be- rich in the precious and other
metals. Were It this day completed
and running. It would add many mill
lions per annum to the wealth of our
country. while Its course would be
marked by now farms, new dwellings,
mills. factories, and furnaces. Ten
years hence the route OF this road Will
have q population Of millions Of ener-
getic, thrifty, prosperous American
citizens.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-01
West Brofffeboro.


Benson Jones and Amy Butterfield
were married by the late Stephen Green
leaf, Esq, Oct. goth, 1922. To commence
rate that event, more than seventy of their
neighbors made them an Informal call on
Tuesday evening, 10Th inst, leaving upon
the table several substantial tokens of their
esteem. Among the articles thus LEFT were
beautiful gold-headed cane, pair of
gold bowed spectaclos, gold pen, and Sow
eral lesser articles Of gold. We also notic-
ed upon the table twenty-onc dollars in
gold coin, and a silver dollar Of U. S. coin
bearing date 1893, TIE year in which Mr.
Jones was born. Various articles of wear
ing apparel were also contributed. A for
nal presentation of the articles was made
in Il short and somewhat facelious speech
by the Rev. J. Chandler
John p. Liscom has begun the manu-
facturc of hard soap Of different qualities
on an extensive scale.
A Sunday School concert will be held
at the Baptist church next Sunday evening,
at 6 o'clock.
john. Hood is putting up a two story
house on Potato street (alias, "Tater lane, ~
south of the residence of Leonard Knapp.
Oscar stowe is building another "over the
brook ON the old Gerry lot. These two,
we believe, are the only new dwelling
houses which the village can boast this
year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-01

These figures show how uneven thing
education is, even in the same town, and it
does not follow by any means that the high
est cost commands the best article. The
Secret iry recommends state property tax
of 20 per cent, and taN of 81 per poll
each town to receive distributive share
on condition that it raise one half as much
by tax on town; hve per cent Of the whole
state tax To be set apart for books of refer
cnce and apparatus, one half of balance TO
be distributed on school population, and
one ha'f on total attendance; balance of
expense to be betrayed by local tax.
With some further remarks relative to
school books, and the best and most eco
nomical way to furnish them, with not very
Complimentary disclosures rs to the scare
ity of apparatus, dictionaries and globes in
most school houses, the speaker closed
most interesting dissertation ON Il subject
of such vital Importance to the State that it
has no peer. Whatever may be thought of
til e present school system, or of the State
Board of Education, or any other part of
its machinery, one thing is certain, the
present Secretary of the Board has studied
MS subject ana devoted ms Time asslduous-
ly to it, until he has become master of the
situation. 1t is for the Legislature, with
the cooperation Of the people, to say how
far his suggestions Of Improvement shall
be carried out, and it is evident as the
plainest axiom that Vermont hls not thus
far made that progress with her district
schools that entities her to front rank in the
cause of popular education. Her position
heretofore has not been bad one, and it
has been gloritied TO an extent bordering
upon vanity. But that is not sufficient for
the present day and generation. States
still in their infancy have made greater
strides in perlecting their school systems,
and as the world moves forward in that di-
recton, Vermont must move too or she
will truly be lief out in the cold. "-Free-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-01
THE LBG.sL RITE Or E.rTRR-
EST.

In regard to the question of modifying
our present law respecting the rate of in
tercst, the Montpelier Journal has the fol.
lowing remarks, which appear to us just
aud sensible:
We do not object to the legal rate of six
per cent. 1t is fair that when no rate is
stipulated the law should decide what it
shall bc--and six per cent is a fair and e.
quitable rate. The legal rate should per-
haps not be more than this. But we think
that the law should provide for larger
rate, that it should always enforce the con-
tracts between men, where they agree up
on any other sum for the use of borrowed
money. 1t might make maximum rate,
beyond which it would not enforce pr-
waite contract, but this is not necessary.
The laws which govern the value and use
of money are so variable that it is unwsc
to interfere much with them. 1t is better
to remove restrictions on trade on COM
merce in money rs well as in sheep and
horses. Vermont would not dare TO die
tate the uniform price of bread, when flour
ranges from five to twenty dollars per bar
rel. 1t would not think of prescribing the
rates of livery stables, or the rents of hous-
es and lands And why, any more, should
it dictate the rate of money. The laws of
supply and demand, variable as they are,
yet constant in some respects, and ought TO
determine the prices Of money as well as
of the products which money buys. 1t
seems to us then, that the only safe princi-
pie on which legislation can he based in
this matter, is, that the State should fix the
legal rate at six per cent. and provide that
any other rate, determined by mutual IL
greement between parties, should also, to
all intents and purposes, he legal, and its
payment should be enforced, when there j.
no fraud, like any other private contract.
There can be no such thing as "robbery by
capital" when there is a mutual agree
ment between borrower and lender. And
the State, in providing for the enforcement
of private contracts made in good faith
does not make itself party to any extortion
or wrong. 1t is surely a great misfortune
to Il man to be compelled by any cXigency
to borrow money ut ten or twenty per
cent, but ii is worse than Il misfortune in
him, if having borrowed at that rate, he al-
terward shirks his obligation, and calls up
on the law to assist him in his dishonor
and treachery. We doubt if it is wise for
Vermont any longer to disregard its own
high industrial and business interests, in
order to give a possible protection to such
persons, or in order to save a spendthrilt or
a thrltless man from the hands of the
JpWs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-01
NEWS ITEMS,

Nellie Grant has returned from Eu-
rope.
The new corn crop is the largest ever
p reduced in this country.
Mrs Horace Greeley died at New York
Thursday morning. Funeral to day
Diamonds of the first water and of I'M
usual lustre are found in Colorado. Fact!
In Chicago, out of $1,000 children of
school age, only $4,000 are upon the school
register.
The Sophomore and Freshman classes
at Harvard college have agreed to abolish
hazing.
The directresses Of the Woman's Chris
tan Association in Hartford, Conn, have
vote not TO admit colored girls into the
Home. And this is the year of grace 1872
The smaller German States continue to
transport criminals to this country, and the
attention of the State Department has been
called to the fact.
The farmers are burning corn in H.
lnois, as it makes more heat. at less cost,
than wood or coal. 1t is proposed to try
the cereal as fuel for locomotives.
1t is a mistaken idea that railway trav-
cling in Great Britain is safer than in other
Countries In 1871 no less than i04 persons
were killed, and 1861 injured. The per cent
age was far greater than in Massachusetts.
One of the largest political meetings
ever held in the Ashuelot Valley assembled
at Keene, n, H., last Friday, and General
Griffin and others delivered addresses.
There was a torchlight procession in the
evening.
The horse disease is subsding at Roch-
ester and Boston. At New York 81 fatal cases
occurred on Wednesday. The disease is
thought to have reached its crisis there
but is on the increase generally throughout
the country.
The estimates of the war department
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1874, a
mount to S30,000,OOO, which is much below
the estimate of last year, but does not iu-
clude the appropriation for Notifications
for the West Point military academy
AT balloon ascension in Aurora, H.,
Saturday, the balloon broke loose before
the eronaut had entered the car, and
hanging rope caught around the leg of a
man named McMann and carried him up
about 200 feet, when he managed to climb
into the car. When the balloon reached a
height of about 400 feet, McMann deliber-
ately jumped out, and was dashed to pieces
by the fall.
The bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln,
by Meade, recently completed by the Ames
manufacturing company OF Chicopoo,
Mass, is now awaiting the order of the
monument committee. As displayed in
the narrow confines of their workshop, ii is
a splendid production, the likeness being
perfect and the finish admirable. EXclu-
slye of the base the figure is 10 feet and
inches high, and weighs 1850 pounds. 1t
will be put in place upon the monument at
the time of its dedication, and the four sup
Elementary groups, representing infantry,
cavalry, artillery and the navy, models for
which are soon expected ut the works, will
be added as they are made.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-01

The Legislature is making very satislac-
tory progress, though of course little in
the way Of positive law-inaking has thus
FAR been completed. Among the bills in
troduced since our last issue are the follow
ing:
by Mr.. Clark Of Jamaica, to incorporate
the Jamaica Savings Bank.
By Mr.. Colburn, providing for training
and instruction Of idiotic and feeble mind
ed children.
BY Senator Estey, TO incorporate the Me-
chanics gas light company of Brattleboro.
bill dividing the town of Westminster
was introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Bige-
low and referred TO the Senator's from
Windham county.
A general railroad law was introduced
in the House by Mr. Ormsbee of Brandon,
and referred TO committee of seven.
The House bill relating to the qualitica-
tons of voters in school district meetings
giving female taxpayers Of the age of q
years and upwards the right to vote was
referred to committee consisting of Mr.
Butterfield Of Wilmington, Gould of Ru-
pert, Peck Of Ira, Crane of Concord, Slev-
ems of East Montpelier.
The petitioners for an act making the
membership Of n secret society legal dis
qualification for the office of Juror have
received leave to withdraw.
Mr. Root of Hubbardton introduced a
resolution in the House, which was adopt
cd TO the effect that the judiciary commit
tee be requested to consider the expediency
of establishing a reform school for girls.
In accordance with recommendation in
the Governors message, the subject OF
military education is likely to receive at
tcntion. The joint special committee to
whom the matter was referred, consisting
of Senators Veazey, Bailey and Bigelow
and Representatives Haskins, Edward A..
Smith, Henry, Pitkn and Ormsbee, on
Friday last, visited Norwich University at
Mortified, with n view to examine the in
stitution and ascertain its merits and de-
merits as military school and it Is I'M
derstood that bill will be brought before
the committee, which will provide for the
appointment by the Governor, annually,
upon the recommendation Of the State
Senators, Of thirty cadets, who shall have
free tuition, room, &c, in the Institute
(Which is to be controlled hereafter by the
stale) at an expense of sl25 per annnm.