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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-07


PENsIoNs.-We notice the names of severn
aged and respected citizens of this County who
have lately been granted pensions through the
Claim Agency Office of T. j. Deayitt ESQ. of
Moretown, VT, as follows
ELlnU ATnERroN, of Waterbury. who was
among the first men called into the L. S. military
service from this State in the war of 1872 liz
enlisted in Mddlesex on the LIST Tuesday in
June, 1879, and was discharged at Swanton. De.
cember 8, 1872
Moses ALpRlcn, Of Mddesex, is the only men.
sioner Of the war of 1912 in that town. Ile en-.
listed at Lisbon, N, H., on the 29l of February
1913, and was discharged at Burlington. ". on
the slst Of February, 1914
BrSJ' ADAMS, Of Duxbury, enlisted in ARA
Buck 5 Company of the 3lst Regt., in Tunbridpe.
W., July 4 1913, and was discharged at Bur.
lngton, July T. 1914.
Adam HAcKErr, Of n orthfeld, is the widow or
True W. iiackett, who enlisted at StraiEord in
the year 1879 for six mt nths, and AFTER he served
that period he again enlisted for two Years He
died at Roxbury, VT, Aug. 6, 1855.
HARRIET II. LATnRoP, Of Montpelier Betsev
Morther oil Warren, and f. NJ. Turner of Water.
bury, have been granted pensions on account of
Tue service aud death Of sons in the war of 1851
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Town WAR DEm-In 1870 the New
Hampshire Legislature passed an act which
provided that the state should ASSUME alsaS1
debts Of the towns and cities which had been
incurred for strictly war purposes during the
recent rebellion. The act was amended last
June, and commissioners were appointed to
determine the amounts to be credited to each
city aud town. The basis of reimbursement
is as follows; For each three-year man.
raised under the call of the President Of july
2, 1852, slOOi and in that proportion for
other terms Of service. The Board Of Com.
missioners have practically completed their
labors, and submitted their report The whole
amount is s2,2O7, Sl2ll. The reimburse
ment will be made in the form of bonds, which
will soon be issued by the State Treasurer
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FIRE AND Loss or LIFE IL Barn, n. IA fire
was discovered on the morning Of February lst,
in Bath, n. H., in shoe shop owned By j. L.
Carlton, which spread rapidly and consumed ev-
cry building between the bridge and the residence
Of Gen. Bedel, with the exception Of the hotel
stable. More than half the business portion Of
the village was in ashes before the fire was
checked. The buildings destroyed were the dwell.
ling-house Of J.. Liet and owned by J. L. Carlton.
loss $500 no insurance f. c. Georges dwell
ling-house, loss $780, insurance, $500; the
Congregational church, loss, $40, 900 no insur-
ance o. Cartons store, loss 5000 no insur-
anee, and the hotel and stage stable of f. Carlton.
loss sig 900 insured in Worcester and Fitch
burg companies for $1,000. The hall and north
stable attached to the hotel were saved in dam
aged condition. Most of the furniture and store
goods were saved. The arrival of the Wells
River lire engine company saved the hotel stable
and arrested the further progress of the flames
Deputy Sheriff Morrison received serious internal
injuries from inhaling hot air. A young man
named David Chase had his skull badly fractured
by falling bricks, and has since died. VIM. Mi
not also disocated his shoulder by falling upon the
ice
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The authorities in Havana having bitter
ly resented President Grants mention in his
message of an insurrection on the Island Of
Cuba, sitter they had officially announced its
entire suppression what must they think of
the English Governments refusal to insist
upon SPANS faldIlment of her treaty stipu.
lations, on the ground that it would not be
magnanimous for England to press too sorely
nation already overtasked by war with its
reyolted colony
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-07

The Democrats of Connecticut met in
Convention on Tuesday, and put into the field
ticket headed by Richard D. Hubbard Of
Hartford, for Governor. The resolutions
adopted are almost identical with those of the
Reform Republicans Of Missouri,
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rrIn the course of a dobate in Coporess
III which Mr. Noorhoes and Mr.. Sheliabarger
wore fine leoding nsrtic;nant. the l,ttcr vim
dlcated the colored people oil the county from
the CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST them bv their
-,
Democratic prosecutors. we extract one
rararrspb
Inc othet pm h9menen' ar speaker, Us tN's
allude To- Nc win satisfaction ma WIN graft
tude it mas reference SIR 70 me position OF that
elack race 70 whom we gave ne night to vote
no hepun!lcan ever was lound ON the Moor OF
thls House % declare ihat 10 Was not q misfortune
th"l me important r'sht OF Suffrage should nc en-
trusted to ignomnt men, Whether they he BLACK
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STOKES IL OoURr.-The first steps toward
the trial Of Edward S. Stokes for murder of
James Fisk, jr were taken on Monday
Against the prosecuting attorney, Mr. Gar
vim, was set a formidable array Of counsel,
headed by John Graham Judges Ingraham
and Van Brunt were on the bench. Mr..
Graham moved to quash the indictment and
supported bis motion by the following among
other points
lie said the case was unfairly presented to the
coroner's jury, since testimony 10 show that Fisk
was armed bad been excluded, and other clearly
unlawful action had been taken that the case
was Illegally presented to the sitting grand jury
which was pTejudiood against Stokes and that
private counsel, unqualified TO tostisiy, had been
before this jury. An affidavit of Stokes was
read, charging undue influence against him in
the coroner's jury and Graham continued in a
similar strain, alleging all manner of uniairness
Mr. Garyin replied that there was clear case
Of assassination, and the action OF a coroner's
Jury had nothing to do with the Indictment Mr.
Graham replied, reterating charges which are
already familiar to the public regarding fisk's
death, and against Erie, Judge lngfaham took
until Thursday for consideration.
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The troubles in the Legislature at Omaha
have ended by an adjournment sine die,
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THE TRMTY-Signfcant Indications are
daily presenting themselves that the treaty
is not going through at Geneva 50 smoothly
as it did at Washington. In other words
that it is easy to agree to try to agree, but
not 50 easy to come to an agroem mt. The
following is cable despatch dated London,
Jan. 30.
The impression prevails here TINT the Geneva
Convention will necessarily disappont the hopes
of its friends and that in the end it vii! prove
failure. II the Conference should decide in favor
OF the claims, no English Government would nc.
cept the result, and no Parliament would vote the
money, hence the movement would stop. The
proceedings now arc pretencc The argument
Of the Times is that England should demur and
claim indirect damages, and if the Court reject
the demurrer she should withdraw from the case.
This is not an argument addressed to the Govern
ment, but is the Government view put out as
leeler. The Government says " We cannot
acquiesce IN q construction which we are deter
mined not to acknowledge if proved against u.s.
LArER.-A great sensation has been produced
by the newspapers and stock jobbers Of New York
over the treatment Of this subject by the London
press. That tue British Government is surpris-
ed and perhaps astonished, at the size and scope
Of the American demands before the Geneya Ar
bitrators, is doubtless true but there is not the
slightest evidence that the English Government
design to take any backward stops in the work Of
adjudication. The clustering tone of the somi-oiI-
cial press Of London is designed simply to bridge
the government over the popular reaction pro-
duced by the American claims, and which the
opposition party might otherwise turn to a dam
aging account. And the little furry may also
have been designed to operate on the fears Of the
arbiuotors, and prejudice them against the Amer
can claims.
No apprchensious are felt at Washington. The
President is firm in the opinion that the United
States Government is the sole judge of the case
il presents to the tribunal under the third art-
Gle of the treaty, and the questonsas to whether
the demands made are extrayagant or reasonable,
and whether they are within or beyond the in
tended jurisdiction of the tribunal, are questions
10 be decided and announced at Geneva
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Speaking Of the approaching trial of Stokes
for the murder Of Fisk, the article continues

There is hardly an Intelligent man in the whole
city who has not citherrcad or heard read d state
ment of the facts connected with the killing of
Fisk and every such man hns formed some opin-
ion as 10 the question whether Stokes is guilty Of
murder lfull persons Of this class are to be ex-
cuded from the jury, then the Court might al-
most as well summon the jury from amongst the
inmates Of a luuutic asylum, and thus make the
farce a complete one We protest against prac-
ticc which so directly contributes TO make jury
trials sham Of human ignorance, on the ono
hand, and Of legal sophi-try on the other The
only wonder is that Judges have not long since
become thoroughly Disguised with ii.
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rro,Ions onlnIons Of Jurors.

Under this head the New York Tadepend-
ent offers appropriate a,d forciblc remarks on
the absurdity of the rule observed by the
Courts in the maki1g up Of Jurics, namely
excluding all w',o have formed or expressed
an opinion ir tho case as to the probable guilt
or innocence Of the accused The Indepe'a-
eu says
No man who Is 1T to be juror, upon reading
detailed statement OF the circumstances attending
the commission of crime, and assuming the SUP
stantal correctness thereof, can help forming
some opinion as 10 the guilt OF innocence OF the
marty alleged % have pcrpctratcd the deed. The
opinion is private one, growing out OF the very
constitution of human nature, and having no OLE
fetal relation or responsibility. 10 ~ also hypo-
uctical, being built upon the assumption ol
certain set of facts and it may have various de-
grcc. of condolences, from q loose general i'm
PRECISION 20 a decided conviction, provided always
that the facts arc Ms stated. In this age OF news.
parors and ample facilities for the circulation OF
information all persons Of ordinary intelligence
are compelled TO form such opinions IN respect To
crimes which excite the public attention. lhey
cannot avoid the result, except by aWuring the
means Of knowledge and this they certainly
loud not do.
Now, does sucl fact render any man intellect
ualy or morally incompetent to he sworn as %
mrlr. 20 listen carefully to The evidence submit
lcl 10 hear arrangements of counsel, and also an
exposition Of the law from the lips ol the Judge
ana thcn retire, and with his associates weigh
the evidence, and Mt last come to o conclusion
Solely in the light Of that evidence Not at all.
| Ills previous oll-hand and unsiudicd impression
or opinion, entertained without any public re-
spousibiity, is no obstacle whatever 10 right
eous determination Of the question Of fact, pro-
ividcd he is an honest man; and if he is not such.
then he is not very likely 70 confnc his verdict to
| the evidence, whether he has any previous opin-
/ ion or not A mere opinion, formed without legal
I evidence. md with no personal interests to iuilu-
encc IT, is not such bias IN its own direction as
1 TO impair the power OF the evidence or to weaken
l the Judgment 10 its consideration The rule
adopted by the courts on this suhjec, j., hence.
mlopphically absurd and almost all judges
n fe5ls-S dlS t6q except when ihcy sit on tsG
Of there Jmmon sense.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-07

Three boys mined John Wclch, Michael Ne
Nurty and Martin Murphy, have boenarrc,tcd at
Rutland for stealing money, cake, candy. etc.
from the restaurant at the Rutland depot Welch
and McNurty were sentenced TO the State Reform
School at Waterbury for tie remainder Of their
minority, and Murphy escaped.
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SALT LAKE CITY.

SALT LAKE, April 5.-The Legislature
Of the proposed State of Deseret met 10.
day. Erastus Snow was elected Presi.
dent Of the Senate, and F. D. Richards
Speaker Of fthe House. After discussion,
It was decided to meet tomorrow for the
election OF two q. s. Senators.
Ten tons OF orc from mine at Butter.
field -Ganonnetted over athousand dollars
in silver and gold, The vein Of this min.
eral is said 10 be seven feet thick.
The business Of the last three days in
transferring and bonding mining property
aggregates over $2I0O0,0OO.
The gold diggings on the. Colorado
River are averaging $40 to $50 per day.
"A site has been selected for d new milf.
tary post at St George, near tho Southern
boundary Of the territory. 2'as
The iron works In the country are very
successful. Iron ore Is abundant, and Of
good quality. Several agents OF heavy
English capitalists have lately. arrived to
examine the mines. ls.s4 - t.s.l 4r.a
The State Legislature met to-day for The
election Of two o.; s. Senators. In The
House w. II. Hooper and Thomas Fitch
were elected on the first ballot In the
Senate Hooper on the fifth ballot had nine
votes. On the ballot for the second Sena.
tor no choice was made, Fitch reaching
within one Of election when vote for ad.
journment was carried. Tomorrow there
will be other candidates. ..........,...,-
About 1900 tons Of ore, not including
the Ora from tho Rnnma P1anotaT ra,s
enport, Lexington, Montezuma and Say,
age, are now awaiting transportation from
Little Cottonwood Cannon. ~
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Railroad Collision in IllInOis.,

81, LOUIS, April 5,-Reports were cir
culated here at n late hourlast night, that
q serious accident had occurred early IN
the evening at Brighton, Illinois, iunc-
tion Of the Chicago q Alton, and Rock
ford, Rock Island s. st. Louis Railroads,
resulting in great loss Of life, butno def.
mite information could be ascertained.
Subsequently, after the telegraph Office
had closed, It was learned that q collision
had occurred at the point named, about
8 o'clock, between q southern bound
freight train on the Rockford & Rock
Island, and a2northern bound passen-
ger train on the Chicago 6 Alton. Tho
roads at this point run some distance
nearly parallel, then cross at very acute
angle. Both engineers stopped their
trains, then started again, each supposing
the other to be standing still. As the
Rockford engine reached the crossing the
Chicago engine crashed into and upset Il,
killing the fireman outright Both en-.
gines were badly wrecked, and the bag
gage car on, the Chicago train was smash
cd. There Is q report that eight persons
were killed and several wounded, but this
was not traced 10 any reliable source,
Further particulars will ibe obtained a
soon as possible. :. ll,, lE.'r'ri 5tgl
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liasa hnGINeIgNATk > :

CINCINNATI, Apri q 1.-THE committee
appointed by the Chamber Of Commerce
on the day q the dealt Of Prof lMorse, ,fes
ported that formal recognition Of the
great services Of the, deceased should go
into the records oE The Chamber. The
tesolInon was lnahimodslS adopted
Attorney. General Francis lB. Paul, Of
the State Of Ohio, brought suit to-day in
the Butler County Common Pleas Court
against the Second National FBankIof the
city OF Hamilton, In itsc corporate capacity,
to recover the sum Of $t07, 900, being the
amount alleged to have been deposited in
the bank from the Butler, county treasury
BY Ok Treasures I4ld hey, Of Butler county,
between the latter part Of 1868 and the
beginning Of 1870, and, as alleged, never
restored TO the treasury. The Attorney
GeneraLhas also commenced suits against
the several directors Of said bank at the
time the above deposits were alleged 10
have been made One suitlfor $95, 900 i
against the following directors: John L,
Martin sJ6bE! Owens, Henry Beardslcy,
John w. Carr, William 1E. Brown and
Ezra Potter, q second suit for $a9, ,000
against Alex. Sands, job 3. Owens, BENZ
Eggleston, VIM. L. Brown, John NJ VIII
son and John w. Carr, who were directors
OF said bank at this time, for the amount
OF the alleged deposit. T YgWiif
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The Mexican ReyoIution.

NEW YeRK, April GA special dis
patch says that 1Ieiia communicates 10
General Palacios the following, via Tam.
March 3I,-Rocha tells me that Gen.
etal Pesquiera completely destroyed Inc
Reyolutionists OF Sonata at Fort Mazatlan
and returned to, Allegiance. y,jI pmsue
my operations against Cohuilla,, Neuyo
and Leon. Correla Is marching, with con.
siderable force TO operate In conjunction
with Roeha." .,..'',''. - - -,
Monterey advlces show that the rev treyo.
lutionary forces are dwindllng. gThelm men
are returning home, and the leaders are
endcavoring 70 Concentrate the forces in
Neuvo and Leon. Cortina reports thai
Quirego is about TO evacuate Camargo.
he spreparing 70 occupy the place when
abandoned. Quirego has sent tLe follow,
ing 70 the Revolutionary Junta, al
brownsville: 'ar s5'ls ys8St
sApril 2-send every manal tho arms
possible, and forty oxen" r..F,Isg
Several carts Of arms started The same
night. 7"F
A fight y reported at salodo. showing
that the Government troops are mcvlnS
toward 6altillo. l'' '']
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FUNERAL OF PROF. MORSE.

MEM YoRx, April SAN immense
pthrong gathered early to-day yiat the Madi!
son Square Presbyterian Church, to be
present at the services over the body Of
Professor Morse. A great many were
unable TO find standing room. Among
the delegations present were Governor
Hoffman and staff, committee from the
Legislature, directors Western Union and
New York 4 Newfoundland Telegraph
companies, representatives from fthe'
Academy Of Design, Evangelical a Aniance,
New York Council, and various other
delegations of lesser note.
a Shortly after II o'clock the funeral
procession entered the church, the coffin
being borne on the shoulders OF four men
and surrounded by crowd, followed by
the mourning relatives Of the deceased.
Amer ai chanting Of solemn music, Rev.
Adams proceeded to deliver the funeral
sermon, being "Man cometh up as a
flower, and SIis cut off, he dwelt at
length on the virtues Of the deceased, and
traced his life as a Christian, saying he
stood almost alone in Iris qualities Of
religion. q a"s'e' 81 ls,.-f.''i '''7 % ''s
Rev. Wheeler, of Poughkeepsie, then
delivered prayer, and the singing Of a
hymn concluded thelservices, afterlYhich
the remains were viewed by the specta-
tors. The stream Of people who filed
past the deceased was so great that It was
halEpast one before the equipage started
for Greenwood. The pail bearers were
Wm. Orion, Livingston Morse Gen. Dix,
Professor Cornell, Cyrus w. Field, and
Peter Cooper. Lines Of people thronged
the route along Broadway. Ddring the
day the public buildings displayed flags
at half mast. and the telegraph offices
were drapefih1 mourning. s. 81 Il I y
CINCINNATI, April 5.GThe alarm bells
Of tho fire department .ol this city will be
tolled III the morning asa tribIteto the
memory Of Professor Morse, as hefuneral
coftege IL moving in the cityPot New
NRw ORLEANS, April, ,5,-The, Western
Union Telegraph office in this city Il
draped in mourning in honor OF Professor
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cant loD on Peoria street for $12S front
foot. Upon inquiries made to-day, l find
thesame property Is worth $500 a foot
and Is considered cheap at that. Rents
are inordinately high, and will be still
higher. IT'S estimated that the popula,
tion has increased $4,000 since the fire.
This added to the thousands that were
rendered houseless, BY the fire fllls the
West Side TO overflowing, and hundreds
of families will be compelled to reside In
tho country. 3 ,., ' = y 'f ~. -, H,,., ,t,
But for fear l am making my letter too
long I will close, with thepromise gilmore
anon. Ira, = ~. OooAsIoNAI. =
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NM MnN ro1

'pany or companies, and at an appointed
time be shall tix o schedule Of rates which
shall be binding on tho company com.
planned Of and II either OF them shall 70.
fuse TO abide by his decision, he may
cause its road and charter 10 be seized
and sold on such terms as he may pre-.
scribe; or he may report the facts 70 the
President Of the United States, 10 be sub.
mitted to Congress Tor such action as
may DO deemed, proper. fYfmT
Adjourned I'LL Monday. M NJ
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ENGLAND.a

4 LONDON, April aaYozzie Is accom-
panied in bis trip 70 America by Rev. Mr..
Thompson, Of Pennsylvania. Both are
delegates from the Free Italian Church Of
American Christians. G r4'r 's
Roho says that Sir Thomas Fierst,
whose vile mysteriously disappeared dur.
ing the examination Of Chafefs on a
charge Of publishing articles defamatory
TO her character, has sIbecome insane. la
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TEXAS

NEw YoRk, April SEA 'dispatGh from
.BroRnsHille, to-day sAgslhAt- The Texan
ltancheros are preparing IL retaliaie, on
Rio Grande. -.
District Attorney Judge Russell, ,,of the
District Court has decided that the Gov
ernor had no authority to make, the re.
moyalF Thisis an importand decision, al
y affects the appointing power Of the
0OVeTnOr. -l-- 80
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DWELLING HOUSE
FOR SALE.

IOdSr for sale the houe In which how're. ~.
side, situate on John street, few doors
east Of Filth. The house iB substantial
tWOStOry brick containing eight rooms, be.
sides bath room and kitchen, and q finished
attic, With good cellar, hot and coldwater in
bathrooms. Tho honseis In good order and
well located and In every way desirable prop
erty, being but little over square from the
Post once. There 10 also on the premises u good
BRICK STABLE.
sufficient for four horses, and carriage house.
sept@ JNo. =. MoDRRMoT.
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cLEYELAND.g

SMALLPOX sulorDE-BoDY FOUND.
CLEVELAND, April 8 .-SGml. O. Morley,
q machinist, committed suicide last night,
by cutting his throat with 0 razor while
in u dclirium caused by smallpox
The body Of a man named Rrauze, was
found in an oil still this morning. It is
he entered the still during the
night, and was smothered by gas. 'la
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gRRAL ESTATE,

Real estate has advanced from 90 tolOO
per cent since the fire, and in many lOcalt-
ties Is still advancing, To give you an
instance, in q small way, l was offered,
some three weeks since, property "a va.
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Ioaes at private sale the Patterns, PlAskS and
Fixtures IN Union Foundry, belonging 10 tho late
nfm Of ". W. Miller b Co. ~ - Z =
ThO purchaser can secure q reasonable lease Of
The Foundry and grounds. The building II IS
fsetb G5 feet, centrally located with good light
which cannot be obstrncted, and contains all The
necessary appliances Of frst-clAsS Jobbing
Foundry.
POI further particulars apply on the premises
10 d. B. MILLER,
JAn9 Receiver.