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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04
deeds, character spotless as the white
mantle that now covers the earth.
Con-.
Another Fortunate Accident on the
Troy and BOston Railroad.

On Friday we gave an account Of q
fortunate escape of the passengers on
the train over the Troy and Boston rail-
road, which left Troy at five o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon. We have to re-
cord another providential accident that
occurred on the same road on Thursday
night, which is one of that class of cas-
ulties that neither care can prevent nor
| foresight avoid This accident did not
prove serious to the passengers, no one
being injured. The Montreal express
train, which leaves Troy for Rutland. of
which conductor Wcatherly has charge
at 10 o'clock p. m. left, as usual, with a
large number of passengers. The train
proceeded safely for a distance of five
miles and until it reached what is known
as the ''blue clay cut" At this point it
seems that the bottom" had fallen out
of a section of road bed, underneath
which there was 2 oulvert. The frost
in coming out of the ground had raised
the bed and then forced it down below
its proper level, leaving a gulley. The
engine passed over this weak spot safely,
but the express, baggage and sleeping
cars and one passenger coach which fol-
lowed, were somewhat wrecked. The
car first behind the engine was plunged
into the CulvGrt, and the others had their
trucks knocked from under them. The
passengers were thrown about and con-
siderably alarmed, but all escaped with
out serious injury.
An hour and a half previous to the ac-
cident the night patrolman, whose duty
it is to inspect the road bed, had passed
over the spot where the accident occur
red and found the road in proper shape.
Shortly afterward freight train passed
over the section without any mishap.
The passengers remained at the scene
of the accident until 3 o'clock Friday
morning, when, another train having
been made up at Eagle Bridge, most of
them resumed their journey, arriving at
Rutland about a. IN. \ few returned
to Troy, reaching there about o'clock.
Immediately after the accident a gang
of men was summoned, and the work of
repairing the track and cars was COM
menced. The darkness which prevailed
operated as injunction on quick work
Beyond the annoyance caused by the de-
tention Of trains, the loss to the COM
pany will be slight.
Had the train been running at the
customary full rate of speed, the result
in loss of life and injury to property
would have been serious. This was
avoided by the instructions given few
days ago directing less rate of speed .
while the frost is coming out of the
ground.
Our townsman, Prof. Geo. 4. Meitzke,
and his dog ''Sneider" were among the /
passengers, but were uninjured.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04
RUTLAND, VT. THURSDAY MORNING, 4,

| animation of characters reports being
made from Saratoga, Cambridge, Platts-
burgh and Burlington districts.
The Bishop called the brethren named
to the altar, and they were asked the
usual questions preparatory to being ad-
mitted into full connection with the
Conference.
Following this the tide of discussion
was raised in regard to admitting per-
sons who were in the habit of using to-
bacco in any form. The Bishop pre-
sented clear and pointed remarks on this
subject, relating an item of experience,
and earnestly recommending its disuse.
Then came an earnest lecture on the
method of disseminating the gospel of
Christ. "The poor have the gospel
preached to them, and with this item of
truth from the weaponry of revelation
upon some of the dangers of the Church,
recommending that the Church and Min
istry look after the poor and forlorn of
humanity; for they that raise up and
elevate the poor and sinful, God will
honor. These words were timely and
full of practical and valuable thought.
In the afternoon there was held a sta
tistiCal session, Rev. B. NJ. Hall pre-
siding.
In the evening the Sunday School
Union anniversary was held, Rev. B.
Hawley, D. D., in the chair. Addresses
were delivered by Rev. Messrs. Rey-
nOlds, Turner and Meeker.
The business of the Conference is ad-
vanCing rapidly, and the members will
doubtless receive walking papers" at all
early day, sitting them down In I'm
manuels land to cultivate them. May
they have short faces, light hearts,
nlnnlN Of work and snccesa
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04
Bellows Fails.

Thermometer 30 degrees above zero
Thursday morning.
Butter is selling at 35 cents per
pound and eggs at 22 cents dozen.
The snow is going off quite fast and
wagons are becoming numerous in the
square.
DR. O. NJ. George, who has been
building. and now has nearly completed
his house on Westminster street, which
makes fine appearance,
The "GOv. Smith," an engine
which runs through this place from
White River Junction to Brattleboro,
attracts much attention for its good
looks.
The singing schools which have
been held at Engine Hall during the
winter, are now drawing to a close.
MIR. James II. Howe, has sold his
remaining half interest in the Island
House. to Mr.. S. C. Fleming.
-Wightnans Hall is being repaired
and will be made over for a dwelling
house.
The annual school meeting was held
at the school room, under the Congrega-
tional church, on Tuesday evening, and
the following officers were elected:
Moderator-A- n Swain.
Clerk G. B. Eddy
Prudential Committee-Dr S. Mich
OILS, F. A Bolles, S. E. Baird.
Treasurer-Col. Asa Wentworth
ollector-AlfredK Kemp
The debt of the district now is 1000.
Bellows Falls, is bound to gain and
have its own way, 1t is of material in
terest to any one to visit the paper mills,
one of which is owned by Messrs. Moore
& Shepley, and the other by Willard,
Russell & Co., and known as the Fall
Mountain Paper Company. Messrs.
Moore & Shepley are manufacturing
tissue, medium, MANILA, hangings and
card papers, while Willard Russell s.
Co. manufacture pattern paper. The
box mill is also doing good and exten-
sive business, aud is run both day and
night, as well as the. other two mills.
Mr. Geo. S. Blake, who has for a
long time acted as engineer on the Ches-
hire railroad, and run from this place to
Fitchburgh, Mass, has gone to VIII
mington, Del, where has new engine,
and runs on the Philadelphia, Whining
ten and Baltimore Railroad. ''STAR.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04
Accident ON the Troy and Boston
Railroad.
A PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.

The o'clock train North over the
Troy and Boston railroad, Conductor H.
J. Clark, met with an accident on We'd
nesday evening about half a mile south
of Johnsonville, which promised to be
attended by the most disastrous results
but these fortunately were prevented by
what may be considered the interposi-
tion of providential protection. The
train consisted of six cars, in addition
to the engine Gould, and was running at
a rapid rate of speed. Suddenly the
shaft to the rear drivers of the engine
broke, and the two wheels went spin
ming along over the frozen ground at
fearful velocity. On one side of the
track at the point where the accident
occurred there is high and steep en-
bankment, down which one of the drIv-
ers plunged, and ran off into the fields
distance of forty or fifty rods. On the
other side the ground is ascending, and
the wheel here, after following the track
a little distance, turned over and rolled
DANh u pun LAIO u am anu ALNO LI1C b1dA11s
The trucks of three cars were broken
and thrown off the track, and the Won
der is that the cars were not hurled
down the embankment. Fortunately
they kept to the road bed until the train
could be stopped, and great calamity
was avoided. The passengers in the
broken cars were all very much fright
ened, and several tried to get out at the
doors, but were kept back by the en-
ploycs upon the train. The veteran en-
gineer, Robert Clark, was i'll charge of
the locomotive, and acting with his
usual presence OF mind soon brought the
train to a stop. The position of the Ell
gineer and fireman was very preCari-
Gus one, for the connecting rods of the
broken drivers with each revolution of
the remaining wheels thumped up
against the bottom of the tender and ac
tually stove hole intoit. Superintend-
ent White, of the Bennington road, run
his train from the State line to the scene
of the accident, and took off the paSsen-
gers for Bennington. Those for Adams
until the train could be adjust
ed, and were then taken to the Hoosick
Junction by the locomotive. Here
new engine was procured, and the train
went on to North Adams, arriving there
at 12. 30 at night. No one was hurt
but it is hardly possible for like acct
dent to occur at the same point with |
like good fortune.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04
A Dia boIfca1 Murder

A trial for murder under extraordi-
nary circumstances has just taken place
at Melun, in France. A small farmer
of Saulx, named Ducorbier, aged twen-
ty-six and who was married in 1867, ap-
pears not to have lived happily with his
wife, his disorderly and prodigal habits
being a frequent cause of quarTels. The
man and his father, who resided in the
same village, and who sided with his
son, then resolved to get rid of the
woman by numbering her, but not hay
ing the courage to perpetrate the deed
themselves, they looked about for some
willing instrument. Proposals were at
first made vaguely by the husband to a
laborer named Moreau, but he showed
crime. DucOrbier was more successful
with thresher named Bertin, man of
a wild and brutal nature, who was in
state of profound misery, and who un-
dertoOk to do what was required of him
for a sum of 1500f. The husband
told him to throw chicken down the
well, and when the woman came to look
down it to see what was the matter, he
was to take her by the feet and throw
her in. He did as he was desired, and
the wife came and looked over the brim,
but the mans courage failed him at the
moment, and the woman went away un-
harmed. Ducorbier reproaohed Bertin
with his cowardice, and as the same
stratagem could not be employed
second time, the farmer told him to use
a hatchet. This was done, the man
took advantage of a moment when the
woman was alone in her kitchen, to fell
her to the ground with blow on her
head, and then strangle her. The con-
duct of the husband was the more bar
barous, that the wife was five months
advanced in pregnacy. Bertin was ar
rested and confessed his crime, and the
two DUcOrbiers were sent to join him
in prison. The father c0ntrived to com
nit suicide by hanging himself the son
has now been condemned to death, and
the actual murderer to hard labor for
life.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04

CoNGPEssIoNAL.-M Morrill,, from
the committee on public buildings, has
reported adversely on the petition for
the erection of public buildings at Phia-
delphia and Fall River, Mass.
Senator Morrill, has introduced bill
repeating acts granting lands and priv
ileges In the Indian Territory to railroad
companies.
Mr.. Morrill, stated, during the tariff
discussion in the Senate, that during the
rebellion some of the New England
manufacturers had made large profits,
chiefly by the great rise in the value of
raw.material which they had on hand at
the beginning of the war, but that their
profits on an average did not exceed
eight per cent.
Senator Morrill, favored reduction of
the duty on tea and coffee, but he main
tanned that the country could not afford
to put them on the free list.
On the vote to put tea and coffee ON
the free list, Senator Edmunds voted in
the affirmative and Senator Morrill, in
the negative
Senator Morrill, moved to strike out of
the tariff bill the second section, which
provided for reduction of ten per cent
In the duties on cotton and silk manufac-
lures, woods, iron, steel manufactures,
earthenware, glassware, leather and in
dia rubber manufactures.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04

VANDERBILT COMEDIES To ROCHESTER,
There was a grand citizens meeting
held in Rochester on Tuesday evening,
to protest against extOrtiOn and delay in
shipping goods from Rochester to diff
ferent points in the West. Reports
were made by committees, before ap-
pointed, to confer with the management
of the New York Central and Erie roads
to secure an abatement of the claimed
wrongs. The Erie promised different
order of things. The local agent of the
New York Central said that he had pre-
sented the claims of the merchants to
Mr.. Vanderbilt, who looked it over with
care. His reply to complaints of delays
was by directing the general superinten-
dent of the road (Mr. TillinghasD to be
particular and see that all goods shipped
West have all possible dispatch. In re-
ply to their request for through bills of
lading, he gave Mr.. Drullard, the gene
raj freight superintendent, directions to,
in future, issue through bills to all COM
mon points west of Rochester. In re-
ply to their demands in relation to rates
he claims the roads west of Buffalo and
Suspension Bridge do not permit the
New York Central and Hudson River
railroad to make rates over their roads,
consequently this difficulty must be adj
iusted with western or connecting roads.
He, however, said any rate specially
agreed upon with suoh roads shall be
put with the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad rate, and a
through bill of lading issued, as request
ed. And he also directed that for car
lots or large shipments, Mr.. Drullard
would from time to time give you a
special rate that would doubtless be sat
isfactory.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04

Major J. H. HazeltOn on a reCen
pisCatOrial excursion to CastletOn pond
caught pjckercl weighing fourteen anc
one-fOurth pounds, beside back bad o
the five, six and seven Founders. 4
guest at the Barnes House from Albany
\. y, secured the big one" Give The
Major rifle or a rod and if there j.
game in either element he will draw i
out.
AT the Sargentville theatricals Z
horse belonging to the Barnes House liv
cry, and hired 10y a party in attendance
fell through hole in the foor of the
stable and across a bay partition. Wher
relieved the animal was found to be SC
much injured as to be worthless
Mr.. Faulkner Of Rutland, will open
d bakery here in the spring
Dolly Warden arrived in West Rut-
land on Thursday She looks beWitch-
ing.
Immense heaps OF saw-logs fill the
yard around the mill. That Institution
stands strangely still for one that should
be filled with the inspiration. Let us
then, be mp and doing
The bottle" occupied the board
at the town hall, on Wednesday even
ing. Not receiving a complimentary
we are unable to speak of its merits,
though quite familiar with the subject.
\ carload of potatoes was shipped
from this station to Boston this week 4;
50 cents is the price received
At the annual school meeting in
District No. Z, the same prudential com
mittec, collector, treasurer and clerk
who served the past year were appoint
cd. The interests of the district are in
excellent hands
The West Rutland Marble Mantel
Company are daily selling and shipping
their manufactures in carloads to dea-
lers and builders in all cities south and
west 4 visit to their extensive ware
room would repay any one who admires
artistic workmanship, and the finished
beauty of our local production. The es-
tablishment IS deservedly and rapidly
growing in strength and prosperity.
Major, in recent number of THE
HERALD, makes some suggestions to
Zero as to the propricty of his q. ~
plans for the celebration of the Vermont
Historical Society in June We do not
think Major fully understood the
patriotic point Of Zero's proposals he
took them for more than they were
worth. The bust of the immortal hero
of Vermont placed within the old for
tress, now crumbling to decay, would be
sadly out of place surrounded by mar
ket mutton and prime beef (These
useful animals pasture among the ruins J
But We would follow the programme of
Zero, certainly. Deck the historic old
walls with flags. eyergreens, notices
and emblems Of the past, and husts of
mighty men for that highly important
and praiseWOrthy occasion, but take the
busts and things home when the cerc-
monies are over. EXCELSIOR.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04

TWAIN TELLS ABOUT IT Mark Twain
has been a reporter and relates his ca
perience for the benefit of the dear pub
lie:
| reported on that morning newspaper
three years, and it was pretty hard work.
But | enjoyed its attractions. Report
ing is the best school in the world to get
a knowledge of human beings, human
nature and human ways. A nice, gen
tlemanly reporter make no reference
is well treated by everybody. just
think of the wide range of his acquaint-
anCeship, his experience of life and so
Ciety No other occupation brings a
man into such familiar sOCiable relations
with all grades and classes of people
The last thing at night-midnight he
goes browsing around after items among
police and jail-birCs, in the lookup,
questioning prisoners, and making last
ing friendships with some of the worst
people in the world. Laughter. And
the very next evening he gets himself
up regardless Of expense, puts on all the
good clothes his friends have got, laugh
ter, goes and takes dinner with the
Governor, or the commandments of
the district, the United States Senator,
and some more of the upper
crusts of society He is on good
terms with all of them, and is present at
every public gathering and has easy ac-
cess to every variety of people. Why.
| breakfasted almost every morning with
the Governor, dined with the principal
clergymen, and slept in the station
house. 4 reporter has to lie little, of
course, or they would discharge him.
That is the only drawback to the pro-
fession. That is why left it. Laugh
ter | am different from Washington
l have a higher and grander standard of
principle. Washington could not lie.
| can lie, but I won't. prolonged
laughter Reporting is fascinating,
but then it is distressing to have to lie
so. Lying is bad-lying is very bad.
Every individual in this house knows
that by experience. think that for
man to tell lie when he can't make
anything by it, is wrong.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04

This delightful bit of satire is from
Warmers Backlog Studies, which
appears in Scrt5aer'y for April -
MANDEvILLE.-I attended a protracted
convention of rcfOrmtrs of d certain evil
once, and had the pleasure of taking
dinner with a table full of them, It
was one of those country dinners accom-
panied with green tea. Every one dis
agreed with every one else, and You
wouldn't wonder at it if YOU had seen
them. They were people with whom
good food wouldn't agree. George
Thompson was expected at the conyen-
ton, and | remember that there was al
most a Cordiality in the talk about him.
until one salloW brother casually men
toned that George took snuff, when a
chorus of deprCCatory groans went up
from the table. One long faced maiden
in spoctaCles, with purple ribbons in her
hair, who drank five cups OF tea by my
count, declared that she Was perfectly
disgustcd, and didn't want to hear him
speak. In the course of the meal the
talk ran upon the discipline of children,
and how to administer punishment ]
was quite taken by the remark of thin,
dyspcptiC man, who summed mp the
matter by growing out i'll harsh, deep
bass voice, Punish EN- in love, 1t
sounded aa if he had said, "Shoot 'cm
on the spot.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04

The wife of Rev. Calvin Yale,

The wife of Rev. Calvin Yale, for
merly of Vermont, died at Martinsburg,
n. Y, March 18th. She had been mar
rird SO years.
Hon. Worthington c. Smith, who
has been on a flying visit to Vermont,
returned to Washington on Wednesday.
Rev. Timothy Morgan, formerly Of
Rochester, Windsor county, died last
month, very suddenly of !heart disease,
at Gentryville, Gentry county, Mo,
at the age of 50 years.
On Tuesday, while tender hands
were committing the remains of the late
Deacon Storrs, another of the Older Citi-
liens Of Montpelier passed away, Aaron
Bancroft, at the age of SO years. He
was a cousin of George Bancroft, the his
torian. He and Deacon StOrrs were unit
ed for more than half a century in the
service of the church they loved, and
they were speedily reunited in the
Church Triumphant. An obituary no.
tice says Of him He was artless and
trustful as a child-faithful in all his
trusts-cheerful under the sorest trials
a peacemaker eyeryWhcre-pure in
heart and exemplary in life"
Rev. Dr. McCosh, President of
Princeton College, will address the So
ciety of Religious Inquiry, at the Com
mencement of the University of Yer
mont.
Rev. William s Hazen, pastor of
the Congregational church at Northfeld,
on Friday evening last, delivered a fine
lecture before the people of that town,
on "a Summer in Europe" beng
sketches of his trip abroad last year
DR.. is. Spaulding' excellent paper
on "Granite Quarries," read before. the
Board of Agriculture, at Montpelier, has
been published.
The closing sermon of the pastorate
Of the Rev. George ". Fitch, at the
Congress Street Methodist Church,
Troy, on christian Consistency, Con-
versation, Stability, and Activity" is pro-
nounced by the Troy Times as a MAS
terly effort and very appropriate to the
occasion. Mr. Fitch's many friends
in this county, where he formerly
preached, will. be gratified to hear of
his eminent success in the ministry.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04
Obituary.

Died in Cavendish on the 9th inst,
Luke Parkhurst, aged 81 years and six
months.
The life of this good man, though not
of a public nature, is invested with suff1-
cient interest to entitle it to some memo
rial more than the simple announcement
that life has ceased Mr. Park
hurst has long been a prominent, and
highly respected citizen of Cavendish. In
his early life he was a popular teacher
of our youth, teaching, not only by pre-
cept, but by worthy example. Some
years since he was thrown from a car
riage, and received an injury, which
seriously impaired his health, and made
him an invalid for life. For long per-
iod the flame Of life seemed flickering,
ready to go out-wearisome days and
nights were his; but not murmur es-
capped his lips-his patience and resigna-
ton were eminently exhibited in his un-
complaining endurance of his severe and
protracted sufferings correct habits,
his unsWerYelng integrity and high sense
of honor, won for him the respect and
esteem of all who knew him. Mr.. Park
hurst took lively interest in every eff
fort for the intellectual and moral i'm
provement of the community, the citi-
zens of Cavendish have entrusted TO his
care and keeping, the town records for
the last 12 years he also had the care
of the : Fletcher Library; in every
position, he acquitted himself with
much credit. The death of this good
man has caused deep sadness, and will
long be felt. In all the relations of life,
he was respected and beloved. He has
raised up highly respectable family of
children, who mourn the loss of a ten
der and affectionate father. He has left
them legacy far richer than title
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04

SERIOUS ACCIDENT Horton, sta
ton agent at Clarendon, while riding
from Rutland on Conductor Paris
train, Thursday, was seriously injured,
by his head striking against a bridge
while trying to properly arrange the bell
cord The brakeman..was aware of his
going on top of the car for that purpose
and, on his not returning promptly, went
up and found Mr. Horton laying on top
of the car with his scalp partly torn off
and on the point of falling off the car.
In few seconds more he would have
fallen off and no doubt have been killed
outright
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04

A My EsTERPRIsE.-The business
men of st. A .'hans have taken $4,000
stock in the proposed new rolling mill
and intend to have the t1'aill running by
the 1st of October. 1t will g..ye employ
ment to over hundred men TO agln
with. This Is the rolling mill that Gov.
Smith was 10 locate at New London,
Conn. The business men of st Albans
understand what manufactures and pro-
Sress mean.