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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02
A MULE RACE.

The Sioux City (Iowa) Journal Of a
recent date contains the following &C
count of seventy-fve mile race between
mules:
A novel and exciting race came off
yesterday, in which mules were the con-
testants. and the course from Canton, D.
T., to this city, distance Of seventy
five miles. Joseph Russell of the former
place has a mule in whose speed and en-
durance he has much confidence in fact,
his faith in the bottom of his pet was so
great that he offered to bet Dr. j. G.
Reynolds of the same place that the said
mule could 60 from Canton to Sioux
City quicker than anything of his spe-
cies on Dakotah SOIL The doctor accept
ed the wager 5000 and the money was
put up, and yesterday decided on as the
day for the contest. The doctor selected
for the race span of mules belonging to
G. l.. Gardiner of Canton. o tn''~h- ,har7,
ny par, USED TO hard driving and hard
work, to be driven by their owner to a
buggy. Yesterday morning at precisely
8 o'clock the contestants were brought
to the score, the word given, and away
they went. For the first seven miles,
Russell, who rode his mule under the
saddle, kept slightly in the lead, but
Gardiner, giving his team the lash, pas
sed him, and gradually increased the
lead, and soon passing out of sight, saw
nothing of his competitor afterwards
Gardiner stopped an hour for dinner, and
registered himself at the Sioux City
House at $3.50 last evening, making the
actual driving time from Canton to Sioux
City-seventy- five miles-in hours and
50 minutes. averaging but a fraction
less than ten miles all hour for the whole
distance The last fifteen miles was
passed over on the dead run, never slack.
ing the killing pace uphill and down.
hill, and the tearing speed created great
sensation all along the route Farmers
would see the galloping mules coming
like mad, and hurrledly draw to one side
to let them pass, and their blank looks
of surprise plainly indicated that if they
did not think the driver either drunk Of
crazy, they believed him to be fleeing
for his life, or something of that sort
The mules stood their tremendous jour
ney well, and last evening were appar
emily none the worse for the race. III
to quite late last evening nothing hat
been seen or heard of Russell, and th,
presumption is that his mule gave gu
and that he gave up the race. 1t i
claimed that hours and 35 minutes i
the quickest time made between the tw
places, and we are inclined to think tina
no one will dispute it. Dir. Reynold
once drove span of horses through il
nine hours driving time, and that is tn
quickest time made before the mules Dor
off the palm of victory and challenge
the Northwest to beat the time.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02
Reported Death of Horace Greeley.


During the past week the daily papers
have contained what was hoped to be
nothing more than rumors of the insan-
ity of Horace Greeley, but we fear there
may be more to the report than many
have been inclined to believe. The New
York Commercial Advertiser of last
Monday, in referring to the illness of
Mr.. Greeley, says
"We regret to learn that the nervous
malady under which Horace Greeley has
been suffering for several weeks has re.
suited in serious mental disorder, which
entirely units him for business and de-
mands perfect rest and seclusion. 1t is
understood the melting cause of this
melancholy phase of his disorder was the
protracted watching by the bedside of
his late wife, together with another fam
lily affection connected with the loss Of
the steamship Missouri"
Mr.. Earle, who came up from St.
Johnsbury, informed us, just as we were
about to make up this page, that dis
patches were received there. stating that
Mr.. Greeley was dead. Further par
ticulars, if any are received, will BE-
found on the third page.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02
M urder.

A horrible murder has been commit
ted In the township Of Dummer, near the
head of Stoney Lake, Ontario. A man
named Briton, employed as laborer by
farmer named Payne, murdered the
wife and child of the latter. The wo-
mans head was terribly crushed, and
the child was found with its throat cut
from ear to ear. The murderer was ar
rested and narrowly escaped lynching.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02
GREAT INDUSTRIES OF THE
UNITED STATES,

/ am selling by sample book published by Burr &
Hyde, entitled The Great Industries of the U. S. A.
1t is an interesting work for old and young. male
female Of all callings by profession the Minister Doc
tor, Lawyer, Farmer. Mechanic, Merch3nt or Manufac
ornament to any library center table, and is
cheap that it may be possessed by all the work con-
tains over 1900 pages. and 500 engravings. 1t is
copyright work containing complete history Of all
branches of Industry from its commencement to the
present time.
Sold only by sample.
have the exclusive right TO sell the work i'm Barton
and Glover. Z. B. SIM0NDS.
Glover, Oct. 20, 1872. Aft
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02
Bad Company and Its Results.
A NEWPORT BOY FATALLY STABBED.

A friend sends New York Herald
of last Monday, in which we find the
following:
Coroner Herman was Yesterday called
to Bellevue Hospital to take the ante
norton statement of William H. Lee,
decent appearing young man, nearly
twenty-three years of age, and born in
Newport, Vt, who has been very dan
gerously stabbed in the lower part of
the abdomen, Cleft side) late on Satur-
day night, while in drunken brawl
with an infamous gang of Seventh ward
outlaws, known as the Rutgers Club. ("
Lee, who had been drinking to excess,
lived at 243 Cherry street, and on Sat-
urday night had some trouble with John
Welsh, In rum shop in Cherry street.
A hight was then going on across the
street, when Lee, as he says crossed over
out of curiosity, and was stabbed almost
the moment he reached the scene of con-
tiict. Besides the stab in the abdomen
he was badly cnt on the left hand. and
unfortunately, for the ends of Justice
Lee cannot or will not tell by whom the
knife was used. At the time Lee was
admitted to the hospital-early yester
day morning-scveral feet of his intes
tines were protruding from the wound il
the abdomen, and the intestines had beer
cut IN at least three different places
which renders his recovery highly i'm
probable. From information received
after coroner Herman left the bedsid,
of Lee, it appeared that the latter him
self was member of the infamous gang
and furthermore, that he recently re
turned from sing-sing, where he hac
served out two years and six month
sentence, on conviction for larceny iron
the person.
Since died.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02
Vacancies Filled.

The Governor has filled vacancies in
the State Board of Agriculture, Manu-
ufactures and Mining, which have been
confirmed by the Senate as follows: F.
b. Douglass of Whiting, in place of Gov.
Holbrook, resigned; and I. H. Hoskins,
editor of the Vermont Farmer, in place
of N. B. Stafford, resigned.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02
Rising.
We clip the following from the Wash

ington, Cd. CO. Daily Chronicle:
..'Colonel L. Edwin Dudley has been
appointed superintendent of Indian af-
fairs in New Mexico, in place of Samu-
ell Pope, suspended. We congratulate
very competent man upon an appoint
ment of honor and responsibility. In
view of the earnest and effective efforts
of the President and Secretary of Int
rior to carry out successfully the peace
policy, and bring the Government into
permanently friendly relations with all
the tribes, this appointment assumes an
Importance that would not otherwise at
tach to it. Colonel d. will justify the
confidence reposed in him by the Presi-
dent, and do honor to the position. Our
only regret is that he should be called
away from this city, where he is so well
and favorably known"
Mr.. Dudly is a native of North Troy,
but left that town some time before the
war. He is still young-not far from
thirty-but has already made his mark.
He was prominently connected with the
first Soldiers and Sailors Convention,
held at Pittsburg, Penn, afterwards fig
ured conspicuously in politics in Virgin
ia, and during the past summer has been
the "best man" in the business of get.
ting up the Soldiers and Sailors Con-
vention held at Pittsburg, in September.
He is man of indomitable energy and
good ability. He is, by the by, neph-
ew of the Mr.. Dudley, of Barton, known
on the court records as Dudley as. Cass.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02
FARM FOR SALE.

On account of continued i'll health of myself and wife
offer for sale my farm formerly occupied by the late
Judge Hardy of I60 first best land situated with
IN mile and half of West Glover the road leading
from Glover village to West Glover Buildings all in
good condition Never failing water on the premises.
100 acres cleared Good sugar orchard of 600 trees
within 20 rods of the house. Farm will be sold with
the hay and stock or without. learns made easy.
This is one of the best hill farms in the County.
For further particulars inquire of the subscriber on
the premises
n. B. DODGE.
West Glover, Sept. 9, 1872. 35-f
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02

Louisville has dog that stands on its
hind legs and bows its head whenever
sacred music is played in its presence.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02

Rockland, Maine, annually produces
l 100000 barrels of lime.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02
PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.

The following table, showing the vote
cast at each Presidential election from
1924 to 1872, will be found of interest:
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02
Lewis Young.
BARTON, VT.

New Harnesses made to ortIer on short notice, and
old ones repaired in a WORKMANLlKE MANNER
and at REASONABLE PRICES. Give call and
see if do give you satisfaction. Next door to the
Marble Shop.
46-tf Barton, Nov; Is, 1872.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02
New Advertisements.

Agents Wanted for Cobbin's
Chill 90 M M e n tdtOr
ON THE BIBLE, for the HOME CIRCLE,
1000 pages, $50 Engravings The best enterprise of
the year for agents Every family will have it, Moth
ing like it published For circulars address Fl. S.
GOODSPEED CO.. 81 Park Row. New York.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02
BOSTON WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET
CORRECTED EXPRESSLY FOR
It H e Nj O n L It O II

A. ID. III b B A. r d
Jobbng and Commission Dealer in
BUTTER. CHEESE, FLOUR, LARD, EGGS,
BEANS, DRIED APPLE, &C.
81 JOHN STREET, BosroN Mass.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02

The best tobacco we ever saw grown
in Vermont is some raised this year by
Robert Lee, of Berlin, some of the leaves
being four feet five inches long, after
being dried, and very soft, silky, and
lustrous, with flavor rarely equaled
anywhere This shows what a colored
Greeley man can do even in Vermont,
Robert having stood by what he deemed
right, regardless of pressure and even
abuse.-Aryus.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02

Congress meets tomorrow.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02

One of our musical amateurs, says the
Bennington Banner, finding that the
''bottom board of his fiddle had got
cracked, and applied to musical gen.
tleman advised him to 'put it to soak,
and we regret to record the fact that the
violinists followed his advice. All our
readers who realize that wood and glue
and catgut make a fiddle, can imagine
the deplorable condition of that instru-
ment the following morning.
The snow storm last weak was rather
too much for the farmers who had not
completed their haying and they were
obliged to suspend operations for a time
If we should be favored with an Indian
Summer they will probably be able to
finish up. Millington had only one load
out when the storm commenced Sweet,
we understand, has quite number of
acres to cut yet. Blakely will probably
winter some of his over Bennington
Banner
We hear of rather singular case of
disease in Cabot. A person, said to be
named Edgarton, (of the precise name we
are not certain had the measles, was
getting along we'll, but took cold. and
had serious relapse, accompanied with
fever and delirium. During one night
last week, the sick mans delirium was
very violent, so much SO that his watch
er found it necessary to 60 out and call
for help. While gone the sick man,
with nothing but his night clothes on,
escaped, and wandered around all night,
and though diligent search was made,
was not discovered until the next day,
walking in field about half mile
from the house, He was taken to the
house, still in delirious condition, when
it was found that his feet were badly
frozen, with other serious i'll effects from
his nights exposure. The latest reports
state that he cannot recover.-North
Star.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02

The Rutland Herald of Monday con-
tains blunt announcement that the ed
itorial connection of Henry Clark, ESQ.,.
with that paper ceased on Saturday.
Mr.. Clark has been an able and valuable
member of the editorial fraternity, and
his sudden retirement from the Herald
will be much regretted. Albert H, Tut
tie, the publisher of the paper, is now
the managing editor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02

:. :,-Lnd mn in a street of Mont
peller, says the A1yuS, makes sumo dis
closures erich, rare, and racy," afordin
material for a Woodruff & Claffiin sor
of journal that would create a sensation
in the community never before equalled
1t shows that some men with long face
and Deacon ways had better read an
heed the 9TH chapter of Proverbs.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-10-17
From the Wilmington IN. c. journal.
The Iron Heel.

The following letter, received last night
comes from a gentleman of the very
highest character and position, and well
known to us personally. His statements
may be relied upon as strictly true
On Saturday, the 2lst instant, great out
rage was perpetrated in this county by oiii-
GERS and soldiers of the United States Gov
eminent. When the Kings Mountain Bap-
list Association, a body representing over
1900 communicates. was in session at Beth
lehem Church, one Newton Long, Depu-
ty United States Marshal, and one Archibald
Moss, who seemed To have some authority
from Long, rode up, accompanied by squad
of armed United States soldiers detailed
from Colonel Harris command I'm Lincoln
ton, surrounded the church aud forbade the
people to leave. Long and Moss were both
drunk, and Long cursed and swore very
freely. The proceedings of the Association
were completely broken up. The pastor of
the church went out and underworld to per-
suade them to leave, and on their refusing
to do so the Sheriff of the county arrested
Long for disturbing the religious assembly.
The soldiers cooked their guns upon the
Sheriff, and commanded Long to come out.
Efforts were made to induce them TO behave,
and they were promised they would not be
arrested for further violating the laws of
the State and of the United States, If they
would quietly leave the church grounds.
They rode OIL IN the direction OF the spring,
and many members of the Association re-
turned To the house, thinking they were
gone. But they soon returned, and were
galloping over the church grounds with
their guns and pistols, and broke up the As
ISOLATION that evening. When the people
started home they found the roads picketed
by soldiers who were under Longs COM
mand, and even women and children were
arrested with guns pointed at them, and
compelled to wait the pleasure of this fell
low Long before they could get home.
Moss, / am informed by an eyewitness,
cooked his pistol at a young lady who was
driving off in a wagon, and threatened TO
shoot her if she didn't stop at once. The
whole proceeding was an outrage upon re-
ligious liberty, perpetrated by officers and
soldiers of the United States Government.
The excuse they rendered for their conduct
was that they were searching Tor one May
berry, who was charged with being Ku-
kluX
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-10-17
The work of the Leaf.

What does it do? 1t pumps water
from the ground through thousands of
tubes in the stem of the tree and sends
It INTO the atmosphere in the form of I'M
seen mist, to be condensed and fall in
showers, the very water that, were it not
for the leaf would sink in the earth and
ind It's way, perchance, through sub
trranean channels to the sea. And
thus it IS that we see it work to give us
the ''early and the latter rain" 1t
works to send the rills and streams, like
lines of silver, down the mountain and
across the plain. 1t works to pour down
larger brooks which turn the wheels that
energize the machinery which gives en-
Payment to millions, commerce stimula-
ted wealth accumulated and intelligence
disseminated through the agency of this
wealth. The leaf does it all, 1t has
been demonstrated that every square inch
OF leaf lifts $500 of an ounce every
tWenty-four hous. Now a large forest
tree has about five acres of foliage, or
6,Zi2,64O square inches. This being
multiplied by $500 (the amount pumped
by every inch) gives his the RESULT, 252
ounces, or |, lf6 pInts or Z94 quarts, or
eight barrels The trees on an acre give
500 barrels in twenty-four hours. An
acre Of grass, or clover, or grain, would
Yield about the same result. The leaf is
aworker, too, in another field of labor,
where We seldom look-where it works
Tor the good of man in a most wonderful
manner. 1t carries immense quantities
Of electricity from the earth to the clouds,
and from the clouds to the earth. Rath-
er dangerous business transporting light
nng, but it is particularly fitted for this
work. Did you ever see a leaf entire as
70 Its edges? 1t is always pointed, and
these points whether they be large or
small, are just fitted to handle this dam
serous agent. These tiny fingers seize
upon and carry it away with ease and
wonderful dispatch. There must be no
delay; it is thine freight. True, some
umes it gathers up more than the trunk
can carry, and in the attempt to crowd
ana pack the baggage the trunk gets ter
r0iy shattered we say that lightning
struck the tree. But it had been struck
thousand times before. This time it
was Observation-Disclosures Entomol-
ogist
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-10-17
A BANKRUPr STATE
South Carolina Under Carpet Bag Rule
Millions of Dollars StOlen--Admission
Of Member of the Grant Repub-
lican State Committee.
From the Ny. Tribune. Sent. ,,

From the N. 7. Tribune, Sept. n.
Col. NJ. r. Delany, member of the South
Carolina State Executive Committee. has
come to this city for the purpose of raising
S SJ3i 70 ald IN the election of Grant and
WlIson, D0t more especially of the State
ticket, headed by Gen Il. j. Moses. late
speaker of the South Carolina House of
Representatives. Col. Delany is a very in
tel gent colored man, formerly on the staff
OF Gov. Scott, and claims that part of his
mission North is to assure the community
tlat the nomination OF Moses for governor
Is calculated to raise the credit of the State
which has been so long the prey of Garnet
Daggers. Col. Delany was called upon
Wednesday, at the Freedman's Savings
Bank in Blocker street, by a number OF
the unfortunate holders of South Carolina
bonds, who wished to learn from him what
would be done by Gen Moses and the other
nominees for State offices on his ticket to
improve the credit of the State. Among
others who called was a reporter of the
tribune, although he did not make his yo-
cation known. The picture given of the
corruption in the Legislature, and the thefts
by the State officers, led by Gov. Scott. fully
corroborates all that has been heretofore
asserted by the Tribune
Col. Delany said that the State was able
to pay its liabilities, including the Interest
on the various classes of bonds, if the re-
celpts from taxes and other sources were
not stolen outright. The fortunes of Gov.
Scott he estimated $20000OO, that of State
Treasurer Niles q. Parker at 81, 900 900. and
others who were operating with them, in
Guiding Land Commissioner Leslie and
others of the State ring at from 100000 TO
$5OO,O00; and these sums he claimed. had
been absolutely stolen from the State BY
these men. The school fund had been sto-
len, and the schools were closed in conse-
qaence. The prisons and the penitentiary
were leased because there Was no money
forthcoming tor their support, and all of the
county and town officers, and those of the
State officials not in the ring, had received
no pay for year or eighteen months past.
Secretary of State CardoZa told Col. Delany
that he had received no pay for year past,
and that he was compelled to borrow mon
ey wherewith to pay his board. Nearly
$l-OOO,OO0 has been collected for taxes for
the present fiscal year, and nearly the entire
amount has been stolen. Had this been
properly applied, the interest on the bonds
could have been paid.
Two years ago Col. Delany resigned from
the staff of Gov Scott, because he did not
wish to seem to be in collusiCn with plum
derers. There were many in the Legislature
whose votes could at any time be purchased,
their price ranging from 500 to $1,000 al
though as much as $4,000 had been paid to ]
secure the vote and influence of leader in
either the House of Representatives or the
Senate.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-10-17
So PER YEAR


Local elections came off in Connecticut
on the 7th. The parties we're thoroughly
organized with reference to the Presiden-
tial canvass. The result is most cheer
ing. The Liberal Republicans and
Democrats gained largely and carried the
State by several thousand majority This
election fixes Connecticut, which has
heretofore classed as doubtful, securely
in the Greeley column. The following
are some of the figures:
The Democrats and Liberal Republicans
gain 2l2 In Miriden; they carry Danbury
by $50. last spring Republican by 2l5;
Mansfield by %, last spring Republican by
So; the old staunch Republican town Of
Brooklyn goes for the Greeley ticket by "a !;
New Canaan goes Liberal for the first time
I'm fifteen years Middletown by 800. Water
bury by 500 and Over-a gain; Nindso.
Locks, Ridgeficld, New MelfOrd go Liberal,
also old SuflieId by 76. Towns Invariably
Republican for nearly twenty years have
now elected the Greeley ticket. In other
strong Administration towns their majori-
ties are reduced one-half. The State Is
largely Liberal. Even that Gibraltar Of
Radicalism, the town Of Windham, goes
Liberal, and Nerncn's 800 Grant Republican
majority is cut down to Dol. and Manches-
ter's 150 is cut down To 8. In Hartford, MIR.
Stillman, the salaried aud managing town
officer, was on both tickets, as were also
Seves al other important officers, SO that lit
tie interest was manifested aud light vote
polled, each party giving about an equal
number of votes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-10-17

1t is not to be disguised, and we men
ton the fact with humiliation, that in all
of the calculations of the Presidential
election, whether made by friend or foe,
the vote of Mississippi is set down in the
Grant column. This should not be-
Candidly, we believe Greeley will be
elected without her vote; but it is the
duty of her sons to cast it for him for
the reason that he represents the cause
in which her hopes are bound up-the
cause of reconciliation-of peace the
supremacy of civil authority with its
guarantees of personal and political free
dom, over military despotism. No State
except South Carolina, has suffered more
from carpet-bag rule than Mississippi. Her
legislation since its Inauguration, has
been a record of systematic plumber and
outrage by the adventures who have
been imported here by the Grant Admin
istration to carry on their predatory OPP
erations. In November it will be their
privilege, and it should be their delight,
to level good, square, honest blow at
the power behind the throne of villainy
which has been set up in their midst.