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UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

Another Land Suit-Tho blackburn
Lands In Prince George County, Mary
land-ImpOrtant Decisi0ns-Thc Sale or
Land by . Virginia Collector for Taxes
Declared Valid-A Suit Against the
Government for Arrears OF Rent Of
Premises In San Francisco.
WASHINGTON Nov. 10, 1872.
No. 152. Kearney ct al VS.. Denn, lessee ct al
Error to the Circuit Court for the District OF Mary
land-This Is an action OF ejectment Tor the recov-
cry Of large tract of land In Prince George
county, Maryland, and was originally brought
against one Blackburn, the original plainti1s being
citizens OF the county named. Blackburn was
citizen OF Virginia, and on his motion the cause
was removed to the Circuit Court of the United
Court, which n resulted In In verdict for the
plaintiff, and the cause was brought to
this Court on writ OF error, where the Judgment
below was reversed and the cause remanded for
new trial. Before second trial was had Black
burn died, and Kearney ct al. were
original plaintins died, and in their places
the present defendants In error were su0.
stltuted. In this condition OF the case, all
the parties being citizens OF Maryland, except
Kearney, who resides III the District OF Columbia,
motion was made to dismiss 1t, which was Denied
and, upon trial, the judgment was again for the
plaintr below. The principal question presented
by the merits OF the case Is as to the legitimacy of
the original claimants. 1t is urged here that the
Court below was without Jurisdiction In the
ceeding In that Court was error.
William Sepley and T. ]. Durant for plaintiffs in
error; ]. I. Crittendcn and Daniel Clarke for de-
fendants.
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COURT OF COMMON pLEAs-spEclAL Term.
Decisions.

BY Judge Robinson.
Mary Ann Clark vs. William Clark.-Judgment oi
divorce granted to plaintltr from defendant and
cash almony as per order, 81 800 per annum, and
$500 counsel fee.
BY Judge ]. F. Daily.
Bayard vs. KOchler.-Order for assignment made
The New York herald., 1872-11-13

was very simple Each tribe elected Its own chief
tain, who was obeyed with singular fidelity. Before
the death OF chief his successor was elected as
the abest and best In the tribe, and the cleo
ton took place before the chicftaAs death.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-07
Humorous Readings.


If wit is bad-in-age, what must it be
in youth:
Swift defines style as proper words in
proper place.
He cannot speak we'll that cannot hold
his tongue.
Honey-bees are winged merchants
they cell their honey.
The fsherman's maxim, Deal gently
with the herring
Room for improvement is probably
the largest room in the world.
At what season did Adam leave para
disc? Inthe fall, to be sure.
Somebody wishes to know if pig-pen
is used to write hog-Latin.
Some one wants to know if deaths
door is opened with a skeleton key.
Is the way to get the exact weight Of
a fish to weigh him in his own scales?
A farmer gathers what he sows {;
while a seamstress sews what she gath
ers.
A bachelors face is often the worse
for wear-a married mans for wear and
tear
Change is the only thing that is con-
slant; mutability being an immutable
law of the universe.
Great warriors, like great earthquakes,
are principally remembered for the mis-
chief they have done.
Mrs. Partington says she does wish
they would hurry up and pass the silver
service bill in Washington.
When a man has no design but 10
speak the truth he may say a great deal
in a very narrow compensated.
A Chicago actor, who was greatly
given to the Glowing bowl, was locally
alluded to as a living specimen of the
mellow drammer.
The difficulty in life, says Arthur
Helps, is the same as the difficulty in
grammar-to know when to make the
exceptions to the rule.
Curran was once asked by one Of his
brother judges, Do you see anything
ridiculous in this wig? Nothing but the
head, was the reply.
Wilkes, being asked by a Romanist,
Where was your church before Luther?
replied, Where was your face before
you washed it this morning?
1t is difficult to understand why some
people exhibit so much solicitude about
their lungs, when their lungs always
take air of themselves.
Zone can't have everything" as the
man said when he was down with small
pox and cholera, and the yellow fever
came into the neighborhood.
Boarding school miss-"Oh, Charley.
/ expect to graduate next commence
ment" Graduate what will you
graduate in 2" ''Why, in white tulle."
None are SO fond of secrets as those
who do not mean to keep them such
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The ceiling is of hard finish. with six

The ceiling is of hard finish, with six
ornamental "centers" in which are ven
tilators, something too often neglected
in public buildings. A cornice ssruns
round" the hall, and the walls are finish
ed in 'sblock work, and will be colored
so as to represent stone. The wood
work will be of the best, and will be
sufficiently advanced on Tuesday SO that
our citizens can judge of it for them
selves.
Taken all in all, our village and town
have a building erected in substantial,
permanent and economical manner, of
which they may well be proud; and
Mr.. Cain may well be satisfied with the
laurels he has won, and the substantial
fulfillment of the statements he made to
his fellow citizens when discussing in
town meeting the questions relative to
the immediate erection of a hall for
town purposes.
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Fire in CaVendish.

At II o'clock Thursday night the
Waterman in the wooden factory of Mr..
James Fitton discovered a fire in the
picker room. the alar,. was at once
given. and such was the promptness, by
both ovcrscers and men that the force
pump, and the hose attached, were i'm
mediately brought to bear upon the af-
fcctcd part and in less than fifteen min
utcs the fire was entirely eXtinguished,
and without a single dollars damage.
Much credit is due Mr.. John r. Fit
tom, the oyerseer. for the summary way in
which he disposed of this fire, which if
longer delayed would have proved very
disastrous. and we could i'll afford to
have laid in ashes this beautiful mill
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-07
Minor Items.

The Rutland County Court COM
mences on Tuesday, March 18th.
The trial of Cephas E. Stone, in
the United States Court, at Burlington,
has been postponed until Thursday of
this week.
The Poultney Musical Association
has been added to the Boston Jubilee
Chorus.
Under the new State law of New
York, at the annual town meeting this
week, an officer entitled Game Con-
stable" is to be elected in each town
whose special business it is to see to the
enforcement of the game laws.
"A pleasant social party took place
at the Rutland Cheese Factory, on Tues
day evening last, at which about fifty
couples were present. At eleven o'clock
a fine supper was served in the hall by
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Adams, which was
highly editable to them. The festiyi-
ties were kept up until three o'clock in
the morning. Music was furnished by
the Rutland Quadrille band. Mr.. Dan
iel Butterfield acted as floor manager.
E. w. Bird has been appointed post
master at New Haven, Vt, the appoint
ment being made for a probationary
term OF six months, during which the
conduct and capacity of the appOintee
can be tested, as required by the civil
service system.
C. w. Potter, of Granville, Cfor-
merly of Poultney) has been appointed
keeper of the Washington County, a,
Y Poor at Argyle.
On Saturday John Rawley, 1st, was
held to bail in the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars, and Michael Hanon in
one hundred dollars, by Justice Howe,
for breach of the peace committed on
the 18th Of February.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-07
Notes of the Day.

The celebrated virtuse David of Lcip-
sic has grown old and hanged his harp
upon the willows.
The snow bound Pacific passenger
/ were ''bOund to have as good a time
as possible.
Boucicault has written a burlesque.
and Otfenbach will set it to music
. St Louis claims an increase of 10000
in population since the last census.
seth J. Cornly" is what the distant
+ papers are calling the new Philadelphia
collector.
\ young man Of Nlitteneague, Mass.
was recently ridden on a rail for the
/ tri1ing offense of thrashing his step
father.
Madame Parepa-Rosa, it is said, IA
soon to have magnificent new opera
/ house Of her own in Chicago.
/ An enterprising North Carolina VIC
man got married, separated from her
husband, and eloped with another man
( in a week.
Corn Is knee high in Texas. All kinds
[ of vegetables have been planted, and
there are indications of an abundant
crop.
The San Francisco boys play with
slings mdae Of wire and rubber with
which q buck-shOt can be driven through
a half-inch plank.
The editorof the Raleigh Sentinel say
he hears of threats to shoot him down in
the streets. But he has no fear-his life
is insured.
Alfred Waddington, the protector OF
the Pacific Railway, has just died il
the Ottawa Hospipatal, from the effects
of smallpox, after eleven days i'll
ness.
Some people are always Dragging Of
their ancestors and their great descent,
when the fact is their descent is whats
the matter of them Billings.
The Duchesses de MeyraC, who was
run over and instantly killed by pri-
vate carriage, in Paris, was a young and
beautiful woman, and had been only -four
months married
4 Dubuque woman, who claimed that
a married man in Omaha was her hus-
band, withdrew her claim in favor Of
wife No. 2 in consideration of one hun
bred dollars, and went home.
Savannah tried to initiate Chicago a
few nights ago. A kerosene lamp eX-
plOded in q stable, and the prospect
seemed bright for while. but the flames
were soon ignobly extinguished.
When a young man of Dubuque asks
a young lady TO take his arm, she
gazes on him with a vacCiDating smile.
Y. B.-This is as low as we shall 90 on
these smallpox jokes Boston Adver-
tiseT
A little girl, when asked by her moth
er about suspicious little bites in the
sides of dozen choice apples, answered,
''Perhaps, mamma, they have been
frost-bitten.
a certain bishop repeated in his ser
mon the text, "All flesh is grass" 1t
was Lent, and few days after he en-
countered a parishioner who seemed TO
have something on his mind. THE top
of the mornin' to your riverence," said
Terrence, "did l fairly understand your
reverence to say all flesh is grass, last
Sunday ?" ITO be sure you did, " replied
the bishop, land you are a hereto if you
doubt it," "Oh, divil bit do | doubt
anything your reverence says" said the
willy Terrence, "but if your reverence
pleases, | wish to know whether in this
Lent time, could not be afther having
a small piece of BATE, by way of a
salad ?"
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Home and Friends.

0, there's power to make each hour
AS sweet as heaven designed it;
Nor need we roam to bring it home.
Though few there be that find it.
We seek too high for things close by,
And lose what nature found us;
For life hath here no friends so dear
AS home and friends around US.
We oft destroy the present joy
For future hopes-and praise them,
While flowers as sweet bloom at our feet,
If we'd but stoop to raise them;
For things afar still sweeter are,
When youths bright spell hath bound
us;
But soon we're taught the earth hath
naught
Like home and friends around US.
The friends that speed in time of need,
When hopes last reed is shaken,
Do show us still that come what Will,
We are not quite forsaken.
Though all were night, if but the light
From friendships altar crowned us,
'Twould prove the bliss if earth was this
Our home and friends around us.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-07
THE RUTLAND HERALD
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1872.
The sunny side OF Life.

Life has its sunny-side, though few
there be that appreciate it or that walk
thereon. In more than one sense men
prefer darkness to light. The great
search of man is happiness, but how few
pursue the proper method to obtain it.
We mean happiness in worldly sense,
Although the sentiment will as well APP
ply to higher and better sense OF the
term. Most persons possess the means
of happiness if they would only employ
them Alright The great bar to the en-
j0yment of life is not real but anticipa-
ted evil. Instead of making the most OF
the means of present enjoyment, we
brighten them away in the attempt to
secure prospective pleasure. A reason
able forethought is well enough, but it
is unreasonable to let care for the NOR
row wholly destroy the pleasures of to-
day. 1t would be well to let tomorrow
take care of itself. People do not
make the most of what they haYe-but
permit too fearful imagination to dig
the grave of to-days happiness, and
waste the stores they have, in the vain
endeavOr to secure stores for the future.
This is not the best philosophy. Wis
dom teaches us to make the most of
what we have. Enjoy life while we
can-eyils will come soon enough. None
need trouble themselves with them be-
fore they arrive, sufficient to the day
Is the evil thereof" says the inspired
writer Why plunge into a gloomy
passage when sunny path invites our
entrance. Some may say that this spirit
ca contentment betrays want of man
ly energy, and that he who is willing to
t9ke things as they come and make the
most Of them, is devoid of ambition. 1t
may be so. Yet we confess we fail to
see evidence of energy or ambition in
fretting or worrying ones life out about
the future-this battling with men of
ftraw-this wrestling match with the
air, Give us the spirit of contentment
Notwithstanding the imputatiOn.
Our preference is for the sunny-side
Let us walk on the greensward and the
Aowery path--let those who will, wade
in the bog and tread among the BRAN
blGs
The sole struggle and scramble of
man Is for wealth. For this he wastes
his strength by day-forrthis Elephants
his pillow with thorns. And the ep7 is
he is not satisfied with enough. There
Is no circumscribing his desires They
grow on what they feed. After all the
philosophy of the poet is the only gen
uine philosophy,
Poor and content is rich and rich
enough"
- And we'll he adds,
But riches, fineless, is rs poor a. winter
To him that ever fears he shall be poor"
Give us then, the sunny side strewn
with the humble flower Content-let
those who choose
"'Perck'd' up in Il clustering grief,
And wear a golden sorrow"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-07
Primary Meeting.

In pursuance of the call published in
THE HERALD and other newspapers,
about two hundred and fifty voters as
sembled at the new Town Hall, Satur-
evening and were called to order by Rev.
0. Cunningham, on whose motion Martin
&. Evarts was appointed chairman.
On the nomination of John W. Cram
ton, the organization of the meeting
was completed by the election of James
X. Mclean, Secretary.
On motion of Jesse /. Billings the
chairman appointed committee of fif-
teen, to present nominations for town
officers, as follows:
Jesse l.. Billings,
Henry Hayward,
Rollin c. ThraI,
Grove L. Smith,
John W Cramton,
J. Grafton Griggs,
Middleton Goldsmith,
Henry Clark,
Miner Hilliard,
Edmund A. Morse,
Horace II. Dyer,
John \. Salisbury,
John LandOn,
Orlando Cunningham,
Henry Hall.
The committee subsequently reported
and the meeting nominated the following
candidates, to be supported at the annu-
al March meeting, on Tuesday next, the
vote being taken on each nomination
separately.
Martin G.. Evarts, Moderator.
Orick L. Robbins, Town Clerk.
Franklin Billngs,)
John Cain. Selectmen.
William Gilmore. }
Miner Hilliard, }
OricN L. Robbins, Listers.
Nahum Johnson, }
George Willis, Constable and Collector.
Martin G. Evarts, }
Lorenzo Sheldon, Grand Jurors.
Edward II. Ripley,D
Daniel Wing, Oversccr OF the Poor.
Wheclock G. Vcazey, Town Agent.
Samuel II. Kelley. superintendent Of
Schools
Walter-C Landon. Treasurer.
Orlando Cunningham Fence
!. Grafton Griggs.
\. Smith Cramton, } Viewers.
William H. B. Owen, Trustee Of Sur
plus Revenue.
John \ Sheldon,
Percy ". Clement, Auditors.
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TENDER AND TRUE.

He stole from its nest in my golden hair
A knot of ribband blue:
He placed on my hand a jewel rare, ana
And whispered soft as he held it there
Tender and true-adieu, adieul
The almond was bending with blossoms
white,
The roses blushed through the dew;
The violet smiled in the glowing light.
And life was happy, and hope was bright
Tender and true-adieu, adieui
They brought my soldier home to me,
And my knot of ribband blues
But the cruel wound on the brow was hid
Ry the flag dropped over the coffn-lid.
Tender and true-adieu, adieu!
The almond flower in the breeZes shake,
The roses still blush through the dew;
But the springtime of hope viii never
awake,
And the lone, lone heart viii walt I'll II
break.
Tender and true-adieu, adieu!
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GIadstOne's letter 10 the Worlds
Correspondents.


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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-07

REDUCTION OF FARES ON MAssACHU-
SETS RAILROADS. Eleven roads repre-
senting half The total mileage of the
above State, have during the past year
reduced their rates of passenger fare to
the aggregate amount of $500 900 a
year, Il is, however. expected the in
creased travel occasioned by these lower
rates will nearly if not entirely compen-
safe Tor the apparent loss to the com
panies. Some striking figures have al
ready been developed. showing the good
effects of reduced rates as a stimulus to
business. Let the good work go on.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-07

FATAL ACCIDENTAL extra freight
train on the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
railroad ran over and killed a man named
James H. Boyce Friday night about
five miles South of Mechanicsville. His
family are in destitute circumstances,
and the railroad company have assumed
the payment of his funeral expenses.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-07
The Town Hall.


completion, and is now in such a state
of forwardness that it will be occupied
this evening for holding town caucus
and, on Tuesday, for the annual town
meeting. This event seems to render
appropriate some notice of the building,
and we, therefore, propose, with pre-
liminary remark or two in reference to
the structure itself, to speak of its in
terror divisions.
1t will be remembered that soon after
the partial destruction of the Village
Hall, by fire, year or so since, the vii
lage corporation appropriated $4,000
towards the erection of a village hall,
engine houses, hook and ladder room,
etc. After a protracted struggle, only
equalled i'll the annals of town legisla-
ton by that which preceded the erection
of the original Town Hall on Washing
ton street, the town voted to build a
Town Hall on the present site, to unite
with the village in the erection of suit
able building for the use and accommo-
dation of both, and appropriated $50
900 for that purpose.
Work was Immediately commenced,
under the competent, and, as it has been
proved, economical and successful sup
erintendence of John Cain, of the board
of selectmen. The foundation was laid
during the summer and early fall and
the first brick laid on the first of Oc-
tOber, 1871. This has all been done in
the most substantial, thorough and
wOrkmanlike manner.
From the commencement of the brick
work a large force of carpenters has
been, and still is, constantly employed
without regard to the severity Of the
weather, under the careful supervision
and direction of that thoroughly reliable
and skillful master workman, Milo W.
Lyman. And here we may remark, en-
paaaant, that large debt of gratitude is
due, from the town, to Mr.. Lyman for
the thoroughness and permanCncc Of
the work, and for the great dispatch
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pnt ono ovont has ooc,,rrod T., mar
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taking. We refer to the accident occas-
stoned by the fall of the staging ON the
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-07

WooDsrcCK BY a dispatch
from Hon. Daniel w Taylor, of Sher-
hurne. we learn that at the citizens meet
ing held at Woodstock. on Saturday
afternoon, for the purpose of taking
measures to complete the Woodstock
Railroad that ten thousand dollars of
the railroad bonds were subscribed for.
We hope this good work may now con-
tinue until the enterprising people of
Woodstock may have locomotive whistl-
ing at their very doors and a connection
is made with Rutland. Every other
portion of Vermont is waking up to the
importance of new enterprises, Mont
pelier. st. Johnsbury. Brattleboro, Ben
nington. Newport, st. Adams, and
Swanton, leaving Rutland. once in the
vanguard of railroad enterprises. entire
ly in the shade.
CUruNGsymIE.-T school in Cut
tingsville, taught by Miss Kate Phalen,
closed on Wednesday, February 2Sth.
The names of scholars who were neither
absent nor tardy are as follows: Min
ME Webb, Mary Hayes, George Jones,
BERTHE Aldrich, Frank Persons, Eddie
Burscy, Eddie Barrett and frankie
Dodge. Those who were not tardy, are
Katie Aldrich, Annie Webb, Ida Pratt,
Bertha Pratt, Rosa Barrett. Mary Hol-
den, Ncttie Morey, Gcna Waterman,
Hattie Aldrich, Affte Pratt, Orpha Hol-
den, Charley Holden. Ernset Bursey,
George Bursey, Clarence Adams. Fred
die Foster, Nellie Fisher, Willie Barrett,
James Robinson, Herbert Barney, Char
ley Persons and Harry Waterman.
Whole number of scholars 80. average
attendance 80 3-27.
PORTLAND q RUTLAND RAILROAD
DIRECT ROUTE. have reason to be
lieye-from what has been told us-that
work upon that portion of the road be-
tween Portland and Rutland, lying in
New Hampshire, will be commenced
during the coming summer, and pushed
forward as fast as possible to compile
ton. We wish we were as certain of
the building of that portion of the line
in this State beyond Woodstock as we
are of the building of that portion in
New Hampshire.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-07

FIRE AT BENNINGTON. The brush fac
tory owned by H. L. Shields, and occu-
pied by Smith, Clark & Co., at Benning-
ton, was totally destroyed by fire about
o'clock on Saturday morning Loss
So 900 insurance $4,000.