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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-15
Minor Items,


The necessity of thorough VAGINA
ton is being urged upon the citizens OF
Albany from the pulpits of that city.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders in the Middletown Spring Com
pany is to be held in New York city on
Thursday, Feb. 10Th.
The snow has spread itself pretty
well over Vermont. 1t is three feet
deep at Woodstock, six inches at St. AL
bans, two feet at Montpelier, and eight
cen inches at White River Junction
Bellows Falls boasts of the best sleighing
ever known there.
The Troy Times of last evening
says "Attention is invited to the adj
vertisement of the Vermont Central rail-
road, which offers special acconmoda-
ton and comforts to passengers from
Troy and other points to Vermont,
Montreal and Northern New York.
Wagner's splendid drawing room sleep
ing cars run on the express trains, 80
that every modern convenience is af-
foreled to travellers upon this route.
The application for bail in the case
of Farwell and Lawrence, the Arlington
murderers, has been denied by the Su-
preme Court The prisoners were re
manded to the custody Of the Sheriff.
1t has been discovered that the ami
NAL which made the attack on Mr.. Mona
CHAN, went with menagerie from Wal
lingford to Cuttingsyille, and has been
seen about the streets of the former
place with some Of his teeth gone.
john A. Ring, convicted at Middle
bury and sentenced to eleven years hard
labor in the State Prison, for the crime
Of manslaughter at Bristol, has passed
inside of the iron door, and he is now at
work on shoes.
The Portland Press understands
upon good authority that the Portland,
Rutland, Oswego and Chicago Railroad
Company intend to apply to the Maine
Legislature for loan of the city of
Portland's credit for 50, 100000.
Ohio has passed law that persons
who read newspaper reports Of criminal
transactions shall be competent to serve
as jurors 4 sensible State.
The share capital of the Rensselaer,
& Saratoga Railroad is So, 900, 900, fund
cd debt outstanding 81 ,56s, 75G. Paid
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-15

BRAzII.-The Brazilians are improy-
ing socially, particularly in the neighbor
hood Of Rio Janeiro. Enterprisin@ men
from the United States have introduced
our railway system there. 50 that inter
course between distant parts Of the city
has become a matter of ease. 1t is rea-
sonable to suppose that this change will
lead to others. 50 that i'll time We shall
have occasion to congratulate the Rio
Janeiroians upon being on a level with
the more cultured Of modern cities.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-15

A bill has been introduced into the
New York Legislature to prevent the in
generation of sane persons in private
insane asylums. The latter are subject
TO the authority of the state board OF
charities and the incarceration Of any
person is hedged about by certain legal
processes.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-15

BRlsroL. Bristol Is without Il fire
engine Or any other kind Of ''maahecn'
for rNtinguishing fires, ~ is sell
known, an extensive and disastrous cou-
Migration ragged there on Saturday week
but the fact remains to be stated that ia"
ladies of the town were uutiring In their
cNertions to stay the progress Of the
flames, which at onc time threatened to
destroy the whole village. They pro
cured clippers and pals from their own
houses and filled them from the running
streams made By the intense heat ont of
snow aud ice. One lady, rather NOR"
conspicuous than her heroic sisters, stood
ankle deep in the water for four hours
and half, filling buckets which the
men took away to the burning buildings,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-15

4 man has been fined $50 in England
for using a crest To which he y as not
entitled. Being out of envelopes, he had
borrowed two Of neighbor, a solicitor,
who rejoiced in arnonial bearings. and,
the envelopes bein. stamped with his
crest, this was the illegal use for which
the fine was imposed No one can dis
play a coat of arms in England without
q license.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-15
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
a Plea for Culture.

AN ABSTRACT OF ESSAY READ BEFORE THE
VERMONT STATE TEACHERS AssooI-
ALTON, AT MIDDLEBURY, JANUARY 18th,
1872, BY HON. A. f. RANKIN, OF ST.
JoHNsBURY
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-15
Poems by gErs. Julia c. h. Dorr.

This little volume comes to us in the
best style of Lippincott without, GRIM
son and gold-within, ebony and ivory.
Nor is the gem unworthy of the setting.
These poems will speak to the heart
of every Vermonter, however long ago
and far away he may have migrated, as
most of those born between the ConneC-
ticut and Lake Champlain, have done.
Twelve of the songs are locally patriot
&c, for they sing what the Green Noun
tain boys did to crush the rebellion, and
as many more relate to Green Mountain
scenery, history, or legend. The residue
of them are mainly what the French
call oversees of society" They run
through each change of many colored
life, births, bridals, silver weddings part
ings, bereavements Events, which,
among people of simple life, mark eras,
such as Christmas, installations, dedica-
tons, whether Of a music hall, cemete-
~ or reform school, are Commemorated.
Themes like these the pOetess has
treated in varied meters, III a style clear,
beautiful and graceful, and with singu-
lar depth and tenderness of feeling.
Most readers accordingly will thank her
for bringing before them, into the light
of language, what they had often
thought but could never express so well.
She speaks out their heart of hearts.
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scarcely iubilant. There is nothing in
the book to excite smile, unless it be
the lines on two mice trying to gnaw off
the tail of third, that he might escape
from trap. The themes are somber,
a tolling bell, a drowned fisherman, Il
child carried off by an eagle or starving
in wilderness. Mrs. Dorr is keenly
alive to our gantlet Of woes with death
in the vista. Yet she carries as on to
repentance. resignation, and life beyond
life-the rainbow after the storm. Her
verses show us &, new meaning. an adj
ded fragrance of association in the
chimney swallow, the mocking bird. the
humming bird, as we'll as every flower
thas blows. While not undertaking.
several other exquisite creations. 7 am
inclined to set down two pieces as pre-
eminent One~,is in msD1or5ssaa. on her
life long friend. 1gnes, who, dying in
the far south, was brought for burial
near the home Of the, poetess. Love and
longing for the lost have seldom been 50
wildly painted
The othcrls the Dead CeHt19y. This
is a grand personitication of the last
hundred years as mighty monarch
laftt on. his bier and borne to his sepul-
cher His characteristics ara portrayed
to the life with many fclioitous touches.
Here is one stanza from his vision Of
the perishing cla7scs on their exodus
hithcr from the old world:
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-15

The Addison County Baptist Az-o
citation meets i'm Bristol Wednesday
Plat inst.
The Baptist church and society OF
East Canaan. \. H., after laboring hard
to build church, are seeing their work
blessed with good results A powerful
revival has been in proEres7 there for
the naef two weeks.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-15

Die, in Washington, digniticd and sub
>tantiaj fathers aud mothers, fresh
checked daughters and robust sons Of
the glorious old New England States,
from the romantic hills and valleys Of
every section, from the woods Of Maine
to Lake Champlain and the borders of
little RhotLr Island, Joined i'll cndeavor-
iug torcuder tho reunion one Of cor
dial enjoyment and memorable pleasure.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09
SMASH UPp OF A MAIL TRAIN.

Serious Accident to the Owl TRIM on the
New York md Boston Railroad-Another
Broken Rail-Tcn Persons severely Bruised
and the Eastern Mail Burned.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March g. 1872
The owl passenger train this morning, from this
city for New York, was thrown from the track
about two miles below the Springfield depot. The
train was running around curve at the rate Of
only about fifteen miles an hour, when 1t encoun-
tered broken rail. The engine and the Adams
Express passed over the break but the four cars
next following-the baggage, mail. smoking aud
one ordinary passenger car-went down an en-
banKment. Behind them were three sleeping cars,
all OF which left the track but did not run Off
the embanKment and no one In these cars was in
jured.
Altogether not more than ten or twelve persons
were injured ana 1t Is believed none fatally.
Among those hurt. mostly by bruises and wounds,
are Admiral De Rohan OF France, back and sides;
w. Kennedy, OF Hartford very badly cut in the
head; Mathew M. Coughlin OF Hartford. arm ana
head; 2. e. Forbes, OF Troy, N. ". head; f. f..
Thompson, bruised; James McGann, OF New Haven,
generally bruised; Harlow Tinkham, OF this city,
conductor, badly injured internally. 1t Is wonder
ful none were killed. The patent air-brake probably
saved an awful slaughter.
the mall car caught fire and was destroyed, with
large amount Of mail matter.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
FOO.lixht Flashes.

FOO.iight Flashes.
"The Veteran" Is still the reigning feature at
Waacks.
The Chapman sisters play at the Academy OF
Music, Bufralo, next week.
Miss Jennie Benson, an infant phenomenon, ap.
pears next week at the COmique
Tony Pastor admits lady and gentleman on one
ticket to his theatre on Friday nights.
1t Is reported that one OF the Fjan cannibals at
the Museum has a strong Kerry accent.
0odwOrth's band VIII commence series OF con-
certs at the Union Square Theatre on Sunday
evening.
There Is a rumor Of summer season of English
opera being gwen at the olympic; also Sunday
concerts.
Messrs. Mills and sarasate announce their last
matinee, to take place at Stenway Hall on Thursday
next They will be assisted by MISS Clementine
Lasar, MISS Sterling, Messrs. Simpson, Bergner,
Pease and Dachauer.
nv was in Harrisburg. Pa, on the 9th and 7th and
will be in Wilmington, Del, the sth and 9th. They
open In Washington on the 18th for one week, and
in Baltimore on the 18TH for one week.
Mess-s. Morrissev, Tooker and Jackson announce
grand sacred concert at the Grand Opera House
on SUNDAY evening" at which the Ninth regiment
band the TaeOr Opera Troupe Miss Rdgway
Matinees will pc gwen to-day as follows:-Fifth
Avenue "Divorce;' Booths, 'Julius Casar;n Wal
lacks, .'The Veteran . olympic ''ilumpIy
lon;' Academy Of Music. ''Faust;' Union Square;
ST. James, ..Marriage;' TONY PASTORS, New York
Circus Bryant's and Thirty-fourth Street Theatre.
The engagement of Little Nell, the Californian
Diamond, as she Is called, at the st. James Theatre
Boston, was q failure No one, excepting Harry
Pearson, is said to have received dollar salary,
and he got his only by striking" every night be-
fore the curtain went up Quite number OF poor
but deserving artists were left in Boston without
dollar TO get away from town. wnie others pawned
their trunks with the railroad company for their
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09
THE VAN sTEENBURG SENSATION.

The Case Of Ida Van Stecnburx-The Death
said To BE from Pncumonia-Thc Body
Accompanied by al Undertakes, and Not
Bptcher-Astempts TO Clear tho Matter Up.
KINGSTON. N. Y, March s, ls1@
The excitement here caused by the mysterious
death and burial OF Miss Ida Van Steenpurg, an
account OF which appeared in the HERALD Oh TINS
morning. is stu great. The Coroner's investgauoh
which was TO have taken place to-day mas neen
postponed tn tomorrow morning. ~ Ton o,c'och.
The body reached Kingston accompanied Dy an
undertaken named Jacob kreutzer, anu yoSSng
New York Lemon does not claim 10 nave oeen me
iadys husband and IS perfectly WILING 10 nave an
tiGcate of the lady's death by pneumonia, and was
permltted 10 remove the body rom The city.
nv gossips and parties interested In slandering the
lady and ner trends
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09
SINGULAR SUICIDE IN PATTERSON.

Garside & Mellor, dealers in novelties" ocupy
rooms at 225 Main street, Paterson. Yestrday
noon Mr.. Garside entered his Office, and THIRST
thing that met his astonished gaze was the Iced
ing form OF John Mellor, his partner. His irOaI
was cut across, severfng TIE wlndpipe and toe OF
the stomach ana gasning the mesh to the yer root
Of his tongue. Surprising him dead, rs s0oras he
could recover from his surprise, Mr.. Garsid'sum-
mOned Coroner Berry, VINO arrived ant with
Others proceeded to view the body, whent was
found that life was not yet extinct Drs. lulnn,
Marsh and Blundell were summoned, andjfound
that the man was not only alive but Consd0ls, al
though unable TO speak, OF course. The phscians.
after examining the wounds, stated that e,Overy
night, although very low, with certainty asting
but few hours longer. There was no we'd lett to
tell what had caused the deed, but 1t Is imposed
that the suicide was attempted while the vttni was
suffering from the "nOrrors,v resulting rom
prOtractcd spree OF several weeks, the fDt OF the
kind In which he had INDUCED for years MellUr
was about forty years OF age, rather may man,
and has wife and four children living inirtersOn.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09

or 20 the heads OF the departments. ana gave them
the nation TO choose from; wnle tins plan would re-
designated by o tribunal unknown TO the cOnstitu-
non. In conclusion he sketched plan OF his own
for improving the civil service by the establishment
MIR. SHERMAN, rep.) Of Ohio. Withdrew his amend
Mr.. CARPENTER, (rep.) OF WIS. called for the yeas
and nays on the pending amendment appropriating
pronotion OF civil service reform.
MIR. CoNKLING. trep.l OF N. Y, said ne would vote
S w was 10 gye fair trial to
he wished somebody would state how this money
was 10 he spent.
Mr. EDMUNDs, trep.) Of VT, reminded him that
the amendment had been reported rom the judi
cary Committee, of which he lMr. Conkling) was
member, and SAID that ne (Mr. Edmunds) would vote
for the amendment without knowing in detail how
the money would he expended. because he believed
there was room for Improvement IN tine civil SER
vice; because nc had latin In the Intelligence, the
honesty and the honor OF the President OF the United
States.
Mr. COMPILING said that he, too, believed that de-
spite the great reform In the civll service already
made by the administration. 1t was possible 70 i'm.
prove 1t still more. AS there was no higher proof
OF the divine origin OF christianity than the TACT
that It had survived for centuries the professions OF
service reform vndlcaled les right to consideration
by having survived the many strange uses that had
been made OF lis name. He ala not Ike however,
to call 1t q REFORM He preferred to say
CIVIL SERVICE PROGRESS;
ana although 0thOr circumstances he would de-
cline to vote for any appropriation without know.
ing just how the mouey would be applied he would
vote for tins one because ne mad the most entire
confidence IN the prODty and common sense OF
President Grant, President who mad already made
for greater reforms III the civil service than any
predecessor
Mr.. FRELINGHUYsEN said he would vote for this
appropriation to enable the Commission to give fur
Their information to the evils IN the civil service
and as TO the proper remedy. he believed that the
greatest evil was making oflclal position to depend
upon party services, thus bringing improper per-
sons into the service OF the government and caus-
Ing Improper motives to control elections. The
remedy that mad occurred 70 MN was to
other Onicers elected by the people, An
other was TO arrange the tenure OF O1ice
OF many officials that it would overlap each OF
the Presidents terms years; and another, that
no Official should be removed from Office at the
suggestion OF q member Of Congress oil anybody,
but only at the discretion or the head OF the Depart
ment.
Without voting the Senate, at twenty-five min
utes 10 five p. A., went into executive session. and
soon alter adjourned to Monday.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09
A CITY EDITOR ON HIS MUSCLE.

Yesterday afternoon rencOntre occurred on We
tribune once stairs between Joel A. Fithian, sd
in.law OF Richard b. Connolly, and the city editr
OF the Tribune about an article which appearedIn
yesterdays Tribune, rejecting on the ex-Corp
troer. Ii would seem that on Mr.. FiIhian meetfg
an explanation about the publication OF he
article, and on the city editor not prOmtly
aordlng him the desired formatiOn Fithian strck
MN on the head with his cane. A scufiie thenen-.
sued, In which both contestants handled each otter
roughly The editor claims to nave given his opO.
nent tile worst OF the fight. No arrest was mde,
as the Tribune authorizes determined not to hng
the matter into the courts, unless further devtOp-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09
OBsEoUIEs OF THE LATE FATHER BRADY.

The obsequies of the Rev. John Bradyere cele-
brated yesterday forenoon In tine Cnuc OF st.
Anthony, Greenpoint. OF which ne M oeen
officiating priest for the past fifteen vars: a,
solemn requiem high mass was ceieDIaM Wy Tue
McSherry, Deacon J. Doris, sub.dca and
NJ j. Farrey master OF cere%onle r manners n
pHean also assisted. The deceased pris was a
native OF the county Cavan. Ireland le was
ordained in tnis country IN ms twenty-sikl year,
ne labored in Canada, Rhode Island, Conn cticut
and in this state. - -
nv an immense concourse Of those who knw nun
IN life and honorcd his memory.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09
SHOOTING AT BURGLARS.

Onicer McMahoney, OF the Nineteenth slb- pre-
cinct found four burglars endeavoriig to get into
the store OF G. e. Charles, on the corner Of East
Forty third street and Vanderbilt ayenta The
Oficer dasned IN among them, knocked Ont OF the
party down with his club anu endeayopd b arrest
the Others but the thieves turned upon bm md bear
him severely. They then started FOL the tunnel on
Fourth avenue; but the 0illcer, recovering his
senses went after them. Just as the thieves were
disappearing the policeman shot at them and
wounded one, but his companions carriel him on
and the party csCaped. $3.50 -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09

THE GERMAN REFORM MOVEMENT.

The delegates OF the German Central Reform
Committee held meeting al the Beethoven Maen-
nerchor Hotel last evening, when, In the absence OF
Mr.. Oswald Ottendorfer, Mr.. sgismund Kaufman
occupied the chair. Dr. Kessler submitted a report
on contested delegations and Il resolution was
passed recognizing the newly elected delega-
ton OF the Fourteenth Assembly district
and excluding the delegation headed by Marcus
Otterburg. Mr.. Glaubensklee reported tnat the Elk
ecuiive Committee has been definitely organized by
the election OF himself chairman ana Dr. Dunn
secretary, and that the Beethoven Club House has
been engaged as the permanent headquarters Of the
German reform cruaulZntiun9
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09

THE MISSOURI RAILROAD MANIA.

ST. LOUIS, March 8, 1872.
Inc state Senate yesterday passed resolution
that ~ Is alike unconstitutional and inexpedent to
increase tue present debt by loaning the credit or
the state 20 any railroad other corporation This
defeats what ~ known as the Eighteen Million
scheme which provides for giving all new railroads
$4,000 per mile ior broad gauge aud $4,000 FOR
narrow gage.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09
THE ASSAULT ON DETECTIVE LlMBsEoHr.

George Lavery, VINO Is accused OF nving caused
the injuries from winch Detective Lamprecnt il
now suffering IN 81. LuSe's Hospital was arraiqned
al the lorkvile Police Court yeste-ay On COM
precinct, he was committed 10 awut ne result Of
the deiectIves INJURIES
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09
The Boston MniI Destroyed.

BOSTON, March s. 1872
All the letters mailed In this city after two o. clock
r. NJ. on Thursday for points, south of Springfield
were destroyed by the burning OF the mall car at
the accident on the Boston and Albany Railroad.
The letters for Albany and the West were saved and
forwarded TO their destination.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-04-27
NUMBER 81.
I.ife's Brightest Hour.

Not long since l met u gentleman
who is assessed for more than million.
Silver was in his hair care upon his brow
and he stopped beneath the burden Of
his wealth. We were speaking of the
period of life when we had realized the
most perfect enjoyment, or, rather,
when we found the happiness nearest
to be unaltoyed. ON tell you," said
the millionaire, "when was the hap
piest hour of my life. At the age of
one-and-twenty I-had saved up $500. l
was earning $500 II year, and my father
did not take it from me, only requiring
that l should pay for my board. At
the age of twenty-five had secured II
pretty cottage, just outside of the city.
l was able to pay two-thirds of the
money down, and also furnish it re-
specially. l was married on Sunday
IA Sunday in June-at my fathers
house. My wife had come to me poor
in purse, but rich in the wealth of her
womNnhood. The Sabbath and the
Sabbath night we passed beneath my
fathers roof, and on Monday morning
l went to my work, leaving my moth
er and sister to help in preparing my
home. On Monday evening, when tho
labors Of the day were done, 1 went
not to the paternnl shelter, AS in the
p'ts', puI 10 my own nOOSe-my own
home. The holy atmosphere of that
hour seems to surround me even now
in the memory. l opened tho door of
my cottage and entered laid my hat
upon the little stand in the hall, and
passed on into the kitchen--our kitchen
and dining-room was all one then.
pushed open the kitchen door and was
in heaven. The table was set against
the Wall-the evening meal ready
prepared by the hands of her who had
come TO be my helpmcet in deed as
we'll as in name-and by the table, with
throbbing, cXpectant look upon her
lovely and loving face, stood my wife.
tried to speak, and could not. 1 could
only clasp the waiting angel to my
bosom, thus showing her the estate
burden Of my heart. The years have
passed-long, long years-and worldly
wealth has flowed in upon me, and l
an honored and cnvied but-as true
as heaven would give 1t all--cvcry
dollar-for the JOY of the hour of that
June evening in the long, long agoH'
". y. Ledytr.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-04-27
The MOrnlOns Triumphant.

WASHINGTON, April 15.--Thc United
States Supreme Court to-day rendered
an important decision, which for the
present ut least, will furnish n solution
of all the troubles in Utah. 1t will be
remembered that Judge Mexican, of
that court for Utah, sought to break up
polygamy In. Utah Territory by arrest
ing and trying the Mornons under I'm
act of their own creation, which pun
ished lascivious conduct, improper CO.
habition, etc. This law was, of course,
passed by the local Legislature to pro-
tcct poiygamy, and not to punish It,
but this new Federal Judge sought to
use it as an instrument directly in con-
travcntion of its original intent. The
case was appealed, and tho Supreme
Court unanimously decided to reverse
the decisions of Mex enn
The imprisoned Mormons arc all to
be released. 1t Is further understood
that Mexican will be removed. Tho
decision SustainS the position taken by
Utah District Attorney Bates.