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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-26
Compound Car Axle with Eude-
pendent Wheels.

We noticed at our depot on Saturday
last, new car which had inst arrived
by Harlem Extension Railroad from the
Arlington car shops, the trucks of which
attracted great deal of attention. es-
pecially among the railroad men. The
Improvement is known as the Dotv &
Miltnriore compound car axle with
Independent wheels, which name briefly
explains the patent itself. The princi-
pie OF the invention is very simple. In
stead of the single axle on which the
wheels are placed, in this. a compound
axle is used. The inside axle of round
iron being stationery and solid 10 the
truck frame, around this axle is the re-
volving sleeve or axle reaching through
the hubs of the wheels to the neck. thus
the wheels are loosely mounted on this
sleeve, by this revolving wheel and indie
pendent action OF wheels are the difficult
ty experienced Oh curves in roads. in
consequence of outer wheels sliding be-
cause of the greater distance they haveto
travel, is entirely obyiated. The station
airy axle supporting the weight Of car,
the revolving axle supporting the wheels
in a perpendicular position. the nuts on
end holding them to the guage. the in
dependent action of the wheels however
allowing the wheel on the outside rail
Of curve, and having the farthest dis
lance to travel around the curve. 10 do
all the running, thus securing a very i'm
portant result. There are other great
Improvements claimed by this patent.
The self-oiling boxes. the bearings so
arranged as never TO have hot boxes. and
doing away with the great strain on the
shoulder Of axle causing accidents by
breaking at this point. and others too nu-
merous to notice at this time. Mr.. AIilturi-
ore, one Of the patentees, has been at Ar
lington for some time past experimenting
the setting up of these trucks. BY the
kindness of Mr.. White. the Supt. of the
II. i. r. r., the car containing a few
invited friends was drawn over the road
on this, the trial trip, which proved a
success. All who rode in the car. ties
tyfying TO the steadiness Of the car in
running, no perceptible difference being
noticed whether on straight line or
curve, and not even having a hot box
after running eighty miles, something
new with a new car This kind of
wheel and axle has been running for
nearly year over the B. c. & Quincy
railroad out of Chicago, with entire sue
cess and greatly to the satisfaction Of
the officers of the road. We understand
this car is to be used in the milk trade
between Rutland and New York.
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StraWs.

Editor Rutland Herald :-,StraUs tell
the way of the wind and little circum-
stances plainly indicate public sentiment.
A Boston paper in giving an account
of an excursion trip made recently to
Plymouth Rock by the theologians of
Boston University, and their friends,
composing a company of one hundred
and sixty-five, ministers, laymen and
elect ladies, says: Certain irrepressible
brethren made political canvass of the
company during the trip back. They
found every vote but four for Grant.
Three were for Mr.. Greeley. Two of
these were foreigners, who were acciden-
tally upon the train; me was a lady
who voted for him out of pity, fearing
he might not have another.
The handsome and reverend publisher
of the Prohibition Herald stifiy voted
for Mr. Black, but he looked as if he
was sorry to do it," Well done Greedy
out of one hundred and siXty-fiye pass
engers, two foreigners and one lady !
Crumbs of comfort for the Greedy de
spondents of Vermont and Mpine.
Rutland, Sept. 20, 1872.
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New YORK, Sept. %.
Forester, charged with the murder of
Benjamin Nathan, was brought up for
examination before Justice Bowling to-
day The District Attorney counseled
a discontinuance of the proceedings as
he did not believe he could produce suf-
ticient evidence to hold the prisoner
though he was morally convinced from
the evidence of Miss Keenan, that he
was in the city at the time of the muir
der. He would, however, be sent to
serve an unexpired term of thirteen
years imprisonment in Illinois. After
some remarks by Counselor Howe,
claiming Forresters entire innocence of
the Nathan murder, Justice Bowling
discharged Forester, but remanded him
to the Tombs to await the requisition
from the Governor of Illinois.
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Personal.

-Enoch L. Fanchcr. OF New York,
has been appointed to succeed the de-
posed Judge Barnard on the bench Of
the Supreme Court.
Hon. Garrett Davis. Senator OF the
United States from Kentucky, died 81
his residence in Paris, in that State, at
90 o'clock Sunday morning. after an i'll
ness Of four weeks Of gangrenous affec-
ton Of the lungs. He was seventy-one
years old. The funeral viii take place
on Wednesday Mr. Davis was born at
Mt. Sterling, KY, September 10, 1901.
After receiving an academic education
he studied law and soon entered public
life. He was a member Of the State
Legislature in 1888, "a and IS; Of the
Constitutional Convention in 40; Rep
resentative in the Twenty-siXth. Tween
ty-seventh, Twenty-eighth and Twenty
ninth Congresses; was elected TO the
United States Senate as an old-line Wing
opposed to secession, to succeed Brock
enridge, in 1861, and was reelected in
1867. His term would have expired
next March.
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gained such Roadway before assistance
coLle' thas nothing could be saved.
Grdtic party by the use of an anecdote
an individual had taken some puppies n
a democratic meeting and asserted that
tney Were true blue Democratic animals
- eilliance Their sale. A while after the
remnant OF his canine proper was taken
to Republican mcetin@ VIM NJ ~
siireWd dog-merchant as strongly assert
ca mat they were true blue Republicans
A bystander accused him of lvino for
ne had heard him say atapreyi0ng meet.
ing that they We're Democratic Pm,
me shrewd yender asserted that he had
loI icd at all. When they were Dem
ocratic puppies they hadat qot mir e1les
opf@ = Comment is unnecessary.
1t is announced that .IuJoe Steele
VIII address the citizens in Ludlow Han
on Saturday evening, September 2sth.
Lux.
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from three to fifteen dollars Every
gift was accompanied with a fine bou-
quet of flowers that were deposited in a
large evergreen cross in front of the
desk. The whole, when completed,
produced happy effect. The other
exercises of the concert were of an in
teresting character, and were listened to
and looked upon with admiration by a
large congregation.
The Burlington District Ministerial
Association will be held at Castleton,
Tuesday and Wednesday, October Sth
and 9th, 1872. Twenty ministers are
assigned to duty in the two days meet
ing. Our Methodist friends and others
are anticipating a rich two days feast.
The Methodist Sabbath school and
the mission school of that church recent
ly contributed $15 16 in aid of the wild
Ows and orphans of deceased Union sol
diers. The donation of the Brick church
school was 5000 for this object. Total
1914. 16.
Mrs Curtis. of this village, died at
her residence, last Saturday night, after
a long and painful sickness. She had
been a resident here many years. She
was a member of the Methodist church,
and was always at her post of Christian
duty. She was the mother of Samuel
P. Curtis, of Rutland, and of Mrs. Will
liam n. Batchelder, of Colorado. This
is the second death that has occur
red in this village of an adult since the
first of the present year.
The first annual meeting of the
Good Samaritans was at the Brick
church, last Sunday evening, at which
time and place officers for the ensuing
year were duly elected: President, D.
Dwight Cole: Vice-Presidents, Rev. R,
G. Williams. Hon. J. B. Bromley; Sec
rotary, B. w Burt; Treasurer, L. W.
Preston; Executive Committee, II. c.
Farrar, Lewis Francis, j A. Harring-
ton. The further exercises of the meet
ING consisted of prayer, music and speak
ing appropriate for the day and the
hour.
"A singular coincidence occurred in
two of our churches last Sabbath morn
ing, the pastors preaching from the same
text from the words, Bear We one an
others burdens" The one it was our
pleasure to listen to was surely good, the
other is pronounced most excellent by
those who heard it, The subject OF
burden bearing was happily portrayed
by both preachers and to the entire graf
ificatiOn of their congregations.
b B,
September %, 1872.
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Communications Money.
HUBBARDToN, VI, Sept. %.

uTBBARDTON, VI, sept. -.
Edito1 Rut7and WeraM Il notice in
THE HERALD of September 18th, letter
opposing the payment of 1890 to draft
ed men. The patriotic opposer signs
himself ''Voluntcer~"
1t is we'll known that the drafted men
were young. from twenty to thirty-tiyr
years old. and mostly men Of small
means. y large proportion of them were
obliged to make great sacrifice, even sell
inc their homes to raise the money. Now
allow me to ask, if putting down the re-
belli0n was to protect the rights and
property of all. or only the drafted men:
In addition to 5000 paid by draftedmcn,
they cheerfully bore their share of all
taxes and bounties paid during the war.
Now our Opp0ser makes d great cry that
the drafted men are trying to do an in
Justice to the soldiers.
In circulating a petition for signatures
[ find soldiers as ready to sign it as any
other class of men. The 5000 paid by
drafted men has kept many of them
heavily in debt to this day; some Of
them have died and left widows and
small children who have not the means
of a comfortable support. | trust no
true patriot would wish to hold commu-
tation money from them.
Now our Opposer seems to care more
for few cents than for the rights of
widows and orphans. | trust the God
of Heaven will as soon hear the prayers
of weeping widows and orphans chill
dren as those of our Opposer, who has
not the courage TO sign his true name.
Now, all we ask is equality, and We
trust that we shall get it. The writer OF
this article caused this work to be start
ed two years ago. If the Lord has seen
fit to use me as an instrument to bring
this work about, [ shall endeavor to be
faithful in His service.
CHARLES r. JONES.
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A REMARKABLE Docs HEAD. - The
following appears in the Salem Press:,-
Last Saturday night as James DOnnelly
was coming up the railroad track, fol-
lowed by his dog, the midnight train
came along. The dog, instead of leav-
ing the track as prudent and sagacious
dog would have done, turned around and
faced the coming train and began bark
ing at it. The train came rushing on,
and though Donnelly called his dog, it
maintained its position, and the result
was that the train run over it, dividing
its body into two equal parts. The
strangest part is yet to be told The
train passed on and Donnelly whistled to
his dog, and the part that had the head
on crawled toward his feet, and the
other halt remained on the track. The
evident desire Of the dog was to protect
his master. Scientific men have cstab-
lished the fact that such thing might
happen, but we never assented to it I'M
til we learned the above facts.
How TO DISPOSE OF INITIATED Cur
RENCY.-Under the new postal code per-
sons having mutilated fractional curren-
cy have only to take it to the post Office,
where it will be placed in a registered
package, sent to Washington for re-
demption and returned free of cost.
RESIGNATION OF SUPERINTENDENT
MERRILL.-T Burlington Free Press
says: eve regret to learn of the resig-
nation of Gyles Merrill, so long the able
superintendent of the Vermont Central
railroad Mr.. Merrill has, however,
contemplated this step for some time,
and it is not occasioned by the financial
embarrassments of the road, whose in
terests he has SO faithfully guarded.
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ARLINGTON.

Mr.. George A. Whitman, an en-
ployc in the sash and blind shop, had his
hand badly cut recently by Il small saw
at which he was working.
A young man by the name of Wiki
inson, sawed one of his thumbs off
while working at Il saw in Mr.. Barncy's
mill, at East Arlington, recently.
Our Greeley friends are very quiet
since the election in the Old Pine Tree
State Iou would hardly know there
was one in town, they kcepsostill. They
may as we'll keep still, for we think the
Greeley movement is about played out,
and they may as well shy, "Good-bye,
Uncle Horace, now as any time, for
they have got to do it.
On account of repairs being made
to the interior of the Episcopal church
of this village, the services Of that
church for the next few Sundays will be
held in Stewards Hall. Services on Sun
day at the usual. hour, 10i a. m. and )
o'clock p. m. The Sunday-school will
meet at the same place and at the usual
hour.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-26

RAILROAD SECURITIES the Boston
Stock Exchange on Monday, Ogdens-
burg declined from "a to 81; Rutland
preferred from 81 to so; Vermont &
Canada from 20 to 65; Vermont Central
first mortgage AZ bid, Sc asked. The
Boston Journal, in its monetary article
of Tuesday, comments in regard to
these securities, as follows:
At the Stock Exchange the principal
feature was the decline in the Vermont
Central securities. We are advised that
the sensational statements that are made.
probably with view of breaking down
this corporation, will be fully answered,
and in the meantime we would advise
the security holders not to part with
their property at the present panic
prices,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-26

The CosT OF Coal IN ENGLAND. An
immediate decline in the present high
price Of coal is anticipated in England.
The value of the article was run up with
adegree of rapidity which alarmed the
people, II may come down just as sud
denly. The average cost will then equal
lie, pretty much all over the world, for
the Winter
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~ GEN. FITZPATRICK. This is the way
we" .'Ial kllled-Patrick would have put it
we 90 not say that it was because Kill
SPoke IN st. Adams, ST. Johnsbury,
newport and Brattleboro, that the Re
paolcans made heavy gains in those
PAGES. We only say, he spoke there
J P our gains are large !-Bennjngto1a
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The DooLILTIE- CoNArTY SCANDAL
The Springfield Republican deyotes a
column to review of the ''Doolittle-
Conatty scandal, and draws the follow
ing conclusion: But now that Mr..
DoolittIe has submitted his defence, the
Republican finds itself constrained to be-
iieye that he did write these letters as
charged, and that in doing so he has
lrii1ed with his reputation and Temporal
rily, if not permanently, disabled him
self to render any useful service to his
country in public life"
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Wallingford, Sept. %, 1872.

CHESTER.
-Alpheus A. Atwood has sold the
Henry Atwood" farm to Mrs. Mary II.
(wife of George McAllister, for 5000.
"A. N. Swain, ESQ.,. editor of the
Bellows Falls Times, was in town on
Friday, looking after the interests of
that paper in this vicinity Friend Swain
edits one of the best weekly papers in
this State, and we are glad that his
friends and admirers have recognized
his claims upon them, and have in
measure rewarded his efforts in behalf
of the Republican party in this State,
and selected him to sit in council with
those who are ''mOst noted for wisdom
and virtue" We predict that he will
be one of the most courteous, faithful,
and efficient members of the House of
Representatives, and furthermore-that
his being bad ''writist, photographic
ally) will not prevent his being a clear
and discriminating legislator
We are glad to learn that the vener-
able, Hon. Nathaniel Fullerton, who
has been so seriously i'll, that for a while
his friends had no hope of his recovery.
is now slowly COnvalescing. "Uncle
Nat, as he is familiarly called. is one
of the few remaining links which con-
meet the past with the incoming century
This venerable man whose life work is
so nearly completed touches our souls
with melancholy. He stands ona hight,
he being in the glaring present, his mem
DRY in the dusky past. One of the
bridges over time he is. In thought, he
brings us close to those who learned.
labOred, loved and lost, and who have
solved the mystery weawait. This ven
cradle man completed his 97tE year the
23d inst, may he be spared TO round out
the full period of century.
Hon. Luke p. Poland will address
the citizens Of Chester, on the political
issues of the campaign; at Fullerton's
Hall, Thursday evening, Sept. Goth A
special invitation. is extended to the la
dies. Turn ont and give the Judge a
rOusing house and a cordial welcome.
The widow and daughter of the late
DR.. Edison have recently purchased a
dwelling house in TOwnshend. Mass,
and will remove to their new home in a
few days. They have leased their old
homestead on North street, to Mr.. Luke
Strarns, formerly Of Rutland. Truly,
time works wonderful changes among
those who for years have been residents
in our beautiful village. Some sleep
well after life's fitful fever-others have
sought, and many are now seeking homes
in distant States and the few remaining
old residents will soon be surrounded by
new faces, and they can truly say that
they dwell in the land of strangers.
IIDEX.
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THE VERMONT CENTRAL RAILROAD
TRoUBLEs.-There will be a very gen.
cral feeling of regret that the financial
troubles which have been impending
over the Vermont Central railroad cul-
minated on Saturday in the notes of the
company going to protest. This was
owing in part to the stringency of the
money market, which has been very
short for the past few days, and in part
to exaggerated reports of the condition
of the cOmpany's affairs, which at the
best are in a very unfavOrable condition.
The consolidation of the roads which
form the Vermont Central line has,
through bad management and errors of
judgment in leasing other roads by the
Central at rates which experience proves
will not pay, proved a failure, so serious
a failure that the entire system will
probably have to be rearranged and
new one adopted. 1t was hoped yester-
day that some arrangements would be
made in a day or two which would at
least temporarily relieve the company
from its embarrassments, until the trus-
tees can make full and complete eX-
PLANTATION of the manner in which the
present embarrassments have arisen.
This 1t is SAID they lnteud to Go at once
and it is due the public, and especially
those who are interested directly in the
security upon which the line is based
Of course the notes of the company
going to protest on Saturday knocked
the prices of these securities down to a
very low figure, and it was almost i'm
possible to get an offer for them at ALL
Boston Journal, Monday.
The Boston Post money article OF
Monday says that .''the Vermont Central
and Vermont and Canada notes were
protested for non-payment, as they
could not make up the amount of their
payments, which were large. 1t is I'M
derstood that this is only temporary, and
that arrangements are in progress to
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meet all obligations next week. We
arust they will outlive the hostility ar
rayed against them, and come out sue
cessively from the ordeal through which
they are passing"
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The unparalleled success of the cele-
brated Quaker Bitters speaks volumes
for their curative properties. Dr. Flint,
the proprietor, has fine residence on
Broad street, and drives four-in-hand
on the Avenue. -Neaoport Neacs.
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=. The Toledo Blade says that ''since
i mas been announced that Greeley is
Soining West, his friends have with
~ r,, all the bets they made on Indiana
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a Consistent Statesman.

HORACE GREELEY
AT CINCINN A I /,
( SEPT. 90, 1872:
| ..Last evening, at
IPittsburg, in the
course of some Off
hand remarks to a
vast assemblage like
this, | took pains to
explain the circum-
stances, the extraor-
binary, unprecedent-
ed circumstances
under which L was
impelled in the Win
ter of 1860 to offer in
good faith to submit
the whole question
of union or disunion
to a free, uncon-
strained vote of the
Southern people.
Those remarks
which [ made last
evening have been
misrep + e 5 e n t e d,
have been, l think,
perverted into an eX-
preston of q pre-
sent belief, a present
conviction, that any
State has a right to
dissolve this Union
at its own good plea
sure. FellOw-citi-
|zens. l utterly repu-
diate and condemn
that $ c n t i IN e II /.
.ICheers.] l do not
believe that one
. State, or that ten
States, or that even
Il majority of all the
states has Il moral,
legal or cOnstitu-
tiOnal right to dis
solve our Union"
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ORWELL.

There has been a wonderful same
ness in the weather during the whole
summer here in Orwell. Rain is the or
der of the day, and the programme sell
dom changes for the night. The hay is
not all cut yet, and it is next to impos-
sible to secure it. While | write nv
eye rests on one field of hay-cocks which
have been cut almost two weeks, with a
prospect of remaining undisturbed as
much longer.
The rain, however, does not prevent
all pleasurable excursions. A few DAYS
since a party of ten from this village
visited Snake Mountain and experienced
untold Joy in reviewing the localities of
the Champlain valley, and recalling
themselves amid the bounties of nature
The event of the week has been the
marriage of one of our much esteemed
young ladies, Miss Julia BoyntOn,
youngest daughter of Joshua Boynton.
Esq, to Mr.. Levi CaprOn. of Vienna.
Maine. The wedding ceremony, which
was performed in the church by Rev.
NJ. L. Severance, was both decOrOuS and
appropriate, and it was evident to all
present that they who come in as two
StIlllO tic JOY pGdIS u IIIc organ. ana
went out as one to tread life's path
hencefOrth, went also with bright pros
poets of usefulness and Joy. The re-
ception at the house was made pleasant
by the faces of some of our former resi-
dents, whom We We're glad to welcome
back on such occasions, as well as by
the loaded tables, tastefully arranged
with. flowers and fruit, and the more
elaborate and carefully prepared viands
which have rendered BoyntOn's Hotel
proverbial. The bridal presents were
numerous and tasteful, chief among
which was an elegant silver tea service,
presented by the friends of the bride in
appreciation of her services in tie choir.
Mr.. James Smith, a townsman, aged
about 65 years, died very suddenly this
friday morning, after a lingering i'll
ness of several weeks. NILS.
Sept. 18th, 1872.
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LATER.

Judge Leonard has granted writ OF
habeas corpus returnable Friday Tor
Forester, on the ground that he is now
held Illegally, having been discharged
from arrest in the Nathan murder case.
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Learning, like money, may be of so
base coin as to be utterly void of use /;
or if sterling. may require good manage
ment TO make it serve the purposes OF
sense and happiness.