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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-11-27

AN OLD BUT Coon SToRY.-There is
an old but good story told of Governor
Chittenden, who was one of the early
Governors of Vermont. He was quite
an extensive farmer, and in those days
to be Governor did not greatly interfere
with the incumbent's ordinary vocation,
as the Legislature was rarely in session
longer than thirty days, and the Cover
nor only resided at the capitol during the
session. Governor Chittenden had two
sons. One of them was a boy of bright
intellect, and the other decidedly dull.
The old gentleman thought nature had
done enough for the youngster, and that
he would make his way in the world,
without more than common school
education, but that the elder one would
need all the aid of liberal education to
make up the natural deficiency, and he
was accordingly sent to college, while
his younger brother was kept on the
farm. 1t happened one spring that
among the fruit of the Governors herds
was a very stupid calf; it would not
suck nor drink, and no amount of effort.
on the, part of the father, son, or 'i'hired'
man" could induce him to take his sus.
tenanee. After repeated trials; the good
mans patience: gave out, and he said to
his son: Freeman; what on earth shall.
we, do with this stupid fool ~ II don't
know, father was the ready response.
s'unless we send: him to college with
Martin. st. iI5dns Adsegttse2'. = z :
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Nipped i'm the Bud.

A barber who has recently come to
Rutland, by the name of Williams, has
come very near getting himself into
trouble. He is rather progressing
looking and talking gentleman. 1t seems
that soon after he came to town he had
for a customer Mr.. VIM. Metzger, an
honest German, who works at his trade
here as an upholsterer, and in converse
tions with his customer he stated he was
lonesome, etc, and Mr.. Metzger in the
goodness of his heart invited the barber
to his house. The invitation was accept
ed, and visits were made several times.
During those visits he met cousin of
Mr.. Metzger, fine appearing girl who,
upon inquiry, we find sustains good
reputation. Mr. Williams, in few weeks,
became engaged to the girl and they
were to be married early in December.
The lady had little ready cash and had
commenced making arrangements to
purchase housekeeping articles and fur
niture. Mr.. Metzger, thinking that there
was undue haste in the matter, and not
liking the appearance and stories of Will
liams, informs us that he determined to
go to Troy, where Williams formerly
resided, on Monday last, and make in
quiries in regard to him. In Troy he
found woman who claimed to be Will
liams' wife, and said she had lived with
him as such. Metzger, taking this with
some other things he had heard, made
up his mind to take the first train home,
and uentilate matters in Rutland. Upon
his arrival at home he found the young
lady was out somewhere with her would
be husband He Immediately sent for
her, and she returned escorted by Will
liams. Upon sight of him, Mr.. Metz
gers Indignation was so great that he
forcibly elected him, in quite lively
manner too. Explanations then followed
to the young lady, who was quite re-
joiced over her escape from marriage to
this Trojan lothario. Williams has adj
mitted to one of our clergymen the fact
that he had wife in Troy, as stated.
This woman was in town Thursday, and
in consultation with lawyers here about
either getting a divorce or compelling
him to support her.
The main points in this case were
known to us several days ago, but out of
respect to the lady and her friends, who
are respectable people, we refrained
from making mention of the affair.
Our cotemperary, however, yesterday
morning made some insinuations in. re-
gard to it, without giving names, and on
account of this and other reasons Mr..
Metzger called on us and requested that
We make a statementof it. Athis request
we refrain from giving the name of the
| young lady: .>E5.,..E1.=< lSt.'5 ....,E.1
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could see no grounds whatever for o,n-,
ing stay; that the trial annaaroJ
have been conducted with the ~ i"
fairness towards the defendant -
Pratt, it seems, was the main relisno.
defense, and his refusal to grant II :.
terly disconnected them. When IT,. y,
learned of the fact that if was iror 80
bic to obtain stay of proceedings -
Judge Pratt, he was, it is said r+t..1
broken down. Those who witnesso5t:!
agitation during the weary and AMI
hours that elapsed between the fin ~
his conviction and midnight. wbilo -
counsel were striving to obtain a sta
did not hesitate to say that he will ~,
long survive if consigned to the nenitar
tiary. Judge Graham was also an,1;.s
to, but refused to grant stav and ~
efforts having proved Intellectual sbor.
one o'clock the commitments were moi.
out, and the sheriff s deputies intimate
to the prisoner that the time had Com
for them to take him to the Tombs
Tweed expressed his readiness 70 G,
company them, and accordingly the n,-
ty left the sheriff's Office and entered .
carriage which was waiting outside tbe
court house; the prisoner was accom-
panied by his two sons end Mr.. Edelstar
one of his counsel. Arriving At A.,
Tombs, admittsDce was rapidly obts;nsa
and Deputy Sheriff Shields ST cp,a
transferred his prisoner to the cUsta3,.
OF the night warden, White; while tls
warden was engaged in preparing egs,.
tiers for his unexpected guest, Tweed
engaged in earnest consultation with NJ.
sons. At length the warden inform4l
him that his cell was ready: the rriso,.
er then took an affectionate farewell ~
his sons and others present. shst,i1g
hands with each in turn and bid5;nS
them goodbye. The warden then cor.
Quoted him TO his cell. which Is ths,
known as No. 6 en- the first tier.
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RAILROAD contractors in Russia, ow
ing to national peculiarities of govern
ment and social life can make fortunes
without recourse to credit mobilier oper-
ations. Instead of paying to each labor
er the sum agreed on for each days
labor, about seventy-tive cents, only
one-third of the price is paid, the re-
mainder being reserved by the contrac-
tor for alleged neglect or bad workman
ship. The more intelligent workmen
receive small presents from. their en-
ployer, and are thus induced to persuade
their. comrades that matters are all
right. Disturbances sometimes occur on
account of this manifest. injustice, but
the authorities take the:part of the con-
tractors, for the government is anxious
to have the contracts finished as. soon as
possible, and therefore no attempt is
made to bring them to. Justice. In st.
Petersburg, one Tolstay, a young officer
of the Hussars; has recently made
large fortune on a: contract for q railway
between Odessa and Seyastopool, and his
fraudulent proceedings are the subjects
of pnfaNorable comment throughout. the
city: 80 e :. ,gye, - Z. ~ E
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IMPORTANT LEGAL HEARINGs.-I the
United States District Court on Thurs
day, hearing was had in the matter of
s. Wright s. Co., of Pownal. 1t was
rule to show cause on the part of III. w.
Potter of Pownal, the assignee, as to
why he should not be removed for al
legged collision with the bankrupt in the
sale of the property of the estate. Evil
dence was given by Messrs. Parker and
Son, auditors of the estate, tending to
show that the public sales of the proper
ty were collusive and resulted in a sale
to the brother of the bankrupt, for
much less than the value of the proper
ty. The court ordered the assignee to
be removed and appointed Chauncey
Green of Dorset, in his place, and set
aside the sales objected to. Daniel Rob
erts and E. j. Phelps of this city, for
Parker and Son; G. w. Harmon of
Bennington, and w. L. Burnap of this
city, for the assignee; Tenant Sibley
of Bennington for the bankrupts.
In the Circuit Court hearing is now
being held before Judge Smalley, in the
case of John II. Cheever of Newly ork,
VS.. the street commissioners of Burling-
ton, on an application for an injunction
against cutting down Union street, per
pendicularly, next to the west line of
the premises occupied by Mrs. John Fl.
Peck. E. ]. Phelps and A. V. Spauld-
ing, for the plaintiffs; r. Fl. Hart, city
attorney, and Judge T. E. Wales, for
the CITY.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-11-27

A LEHEIGH county, Pa, farmer has
just had little experience which shows
that it does not always pay for man to
be his own banker He had been accu-
mulating greenbacks until he had $780,
900 laid away in his house, and was
congratulating himself that no embeZ
cling cashier would go to Europe with
his money. But when the panic began,
he was afraid that thieves might break
through and steal, and so he went on
tour among his neigobors offering money
on mortgages, which offer was in some
instances accepted as providential sal
walton from serious trouble for want of
that same currency. When, however,
the thrifty farmer went to get his mon
ey, he found that> nearly third of it
had become moulded beyond Identified
ton and he was so much g out In es-
Gaping one possible evil he had fallen
upon another, and he will hardly lay up
his money in the same way in future.
For boarding purposes there is nothing
like specie, and despite the dangers of
trusting money with the banks, it is
upon the whole safer and better thus to
dispose of it thar to stack it away in a
cupboard where thieves may find it or
moth and rust destroy it.
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Raid on GamDIers at worcester.
WORCESTER, Mass, Nov. y

w ORCESTEk, AldsS-5 ANOf' 49,
State Constables Drennen, ComingS
and Brown made a successful raid Oh
the fashionable club room kept by Jonn
Aldrich, at the corner of Main and Ne
chanie streets, Friday afternoon. a
wary barkeeper and ingenious traps have
usually foiled attempts at seizure, ~,
this time one officer got in at the thiro
story. The others went into the saloon
located on the ground floor. Those N
the club room between were warned anu
the man in charge rushed upstairs WIN
a tray of bottles to meet one OF the o.
ficers in full possession of the field. 3hs
raid causes quite a little excitement an4
the constabulary are jubilant over us Il
suit.
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IRON the North Adams Transcript
RIoosac Tunnel.
THE HEADINGS TO MEET THANKSGIVING
DAY

About a year ago, or little later in
the season, the meeting of the east end
and central shaft headings, which oc-
CURED Dec. 10, was predicted within q
few hours, and we now give reliable
prediction of the time for the meeting
of the last two headings. The day fixed
for this bursting of the last rocky bar
rier that separates those who have toiled
so hard and SO long to meet, is Thurs
day, Nov 81, Thanksgiving day. On
Nov. 10, there remained Ill feet of
rock to be pierced. Through that dis
lance the working of the machine drills
could be heard SO distinctly that the
number in. operation could be detected
by sound The process of finishing the
headings viii be, .(when the headings are
twelve feet apart, Nov. 26,) to stop
work upon the west end heading, the re-
mainder to be pierced by the central sec
ton. The last few feet of rock will be
broken through by drilling numerous
shallow holes and blasting with nitro
glyeerine. .-.' -. .-...,ss s-.seS -s.E-s.
The celebration of the meeting of the
Hoosac tunnel. headings, seems. to have
been postponed on account of the Illness
and absence from town of many who
were. expected to take an active part in
arranging and conducting the affair. It
seems best that, as a community, we
should wait until q suitable celebration
of the event can be made. Some of our
young people, however, are issuing in
vitations to dance, to be given at the
Arnold Opera House, Thanksgiving
evening, in honor of the event and of
the day.
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a Patriotic offer.

Walter Stuart, of Richmond, Va,
writes to the Herald that he believes his
brother. C. C. Stuart, was among. the
slaughtered passengers of the Eirginius,
and makes q. proposition involving some
startling figures to the Cuban patriots in
New York 81 will, y he Gays. :.:4sub-
scribe SOC, 1000 to. every $50, 900 that
they. will raise. I will do more. J. will
agree to raise. 600 men, well differed,
all !able-bodied, and all having seen ser:
vice, and. put them. aboard: a suitable
vessel { that the Gubans shall furnish,
properly equipped and .proEisioned1, at
sone point on our coast that j. may
select. Asa guarantee to perform what
i propose, will put up: forfeit. of
500, 600, TO be used for the benefit of
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COUNSEL HOPE TO OBTAIN NEW
TRIAL.
The Washington County Post, in re-
ferring to the stay of the execution of
Charles Shaw, the Cambridge 'poisoner,
by Judge Potter, says the decision will
carry the execution, if it takes place at
all. into Sheriff Lannon's term of office,
as the General Term does not meet till
January The court not having time to
90 through the bill of exceptions, adj
iourned till December Gath, We under
stand that the principal points made by
the defense and upon which they base a
hope of a new trial, ar as follows
Error in receiving evidence of the
symptoms and of the cause of the death,
and of the analysis of stomachs of 9TH
ers of the family besides Mrs. Shaw,
being on trial for her murder only.
Error in receiving testimony OF sever
al witnesses as to declarations of Mrs.
Shaw in absence of prisoner.
Error in receiving evidence of contents
of bottle found in toll house after Shaw
was arrested, without any proof that he
had ever seen the bottle or been in the
toll house after Briggs moved out.
Error in rejecting proof offered by the
prisoner to the effect that Mrs. Shaw
said few days before the family were
taken sick that she had poison and
knew how to use it, and that before Mrs
Briggs should be step-mother to her
children she would put them all under
the sod.
Irregularity in the construction of the
court, Justice Steere being abeent for a
whole day during the trial, and return
ing and Tesuming his seat, and Judge
Waite absenting himself before the vcr-
dict was rendered, so that there were
present when the verdict was rendered
and sentence passed, only two members
of the court who had attended the trial
from first to last.
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Horses K,iled--A DOubtfui Case.

. . .
About a mile south of Grown Point,
yesterday, the Addison. train ran into
four horses, killing them all. The horses
it is understood were. the property OF
Mr. Gannison; Of Crown Point. No
damage resulted to the engine or train:
It was first reported that the horses had
ran into the train, coming up. from be-
hind. bat we feel Justified in endorsing
the later report, that the train ran into
the horses, thereby putting a head on
them, or taking one off, and denlorahz-
ing their organisms generally, to say
nothing about the sudden shock to their
feelings, and abrupt manner of telling
them to get out of the way. At the
time the accident happened the engine,
owing to an injury to the turn-table at
Port Henry, was running forward, back
wards, that is the tender behind the en-
CINE was running before, and leading
the way. The reception rendered the
horses was anything but tender one
However, we are glad no damage re-
suited to the train. No blame was at
tached to the mail agent" for the ac-
cident, although some do say, that being
fleet of foot, he ought to occasionally
jump off and run ahead and keep all SUI
perfuous cattle off from the track, while
the train is between stations. 1t is re-
ported that he wasn't much frightened,
oh, no! and yet about that time the
baggage master says he distinctly saw a
noble form, accompanied by wild, bag
gard face, with eyes protruding from
their sockets. and fingers nervously
clutching the air, dash by him like
lightning, and disappear through the
door at the end of the car, as if it was
called for. However, we may be mis-
taken, as there is every reason to suppose
the gallant, genial agent was simply 60
ing to the rear to see a friend.
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Rum AND RowDYIsM IN BRIsToL.- Z.
N. Gage was tried Thursday for violat-
ing the prohibitory law. The trial COM
menced in the afternoon and ended late
in the evening. The jury acquitted him.
The State Attorney made some criti-
cisms on some of the witnesses who had
testified, which caused quite a commo-
ton among certain class. This, coupled
with the indignation felt usually by the
same class when an effort is made to
check the sale of liquor, fired them up
to such heat that when the State At
torney and his wife were returning from
the Court room to the hotel some fifteen
or twenty individuals followed, blowing
on tin horns, and continued to blow
some time after he had entered the hotel.
These horns must have been furnished
by one or both of the hardware stores
here Such performance was disgrace
full to the town and can be considered in
no other light, and of which many that
were directly or indirectly concerned
will in time be ashamed.
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o11R STRENGTH IN THE EVENT OF WAR.


s'But," this gentleman continued,
ssthere can be worse calamities befall a
nation than war. National dishonor is
a greater misfortune than war. 1t will
not do to permit our flag to be in
suited, and our ambassadors must not be
treated with disrespect. If there must
be war our hand must fall heavily on
Spain. Phil. Sheridan, with ten thou
sand men landed upon Cuba, could hold
the island, whether or not we might de-
sire annexation. The process would be
EASY. The moment our soldiers effected
landing there the native population of
the island, and the Spanish troops of
the Governor General, and the volun-
teers of the Casino Espanal would be
speedily overcome, and peace be con-
cluded The glorious thing about it now
would be, if war must come, that where
ever our flag goes it carries freedom
SENATOR oAMERoN's VIEWS.
Senator Cameron, chairman of the
Senate committee on foreign relations,
states that he is satisfied that Congress
would indorse all the actions of the adj
ministration in their preparations for
emergencies, and confessed that the aspect
of affairs did look warlike. He in
formed President Grant that in his opin-
ion Congress would indorse any move
ment that the administration would make
to sustain American honor and respect
for the flag. He believes that if Spain
refuses to make proper PREPARATION Con
gress will authorize declaration Of war
SPANISH DEFKNsE.
1t is said that the Spanish objections
to our demands are the following First,
that the Yrginius is not an American
ship, as she was owned by Cubans and
registered in the name of Patterson, re-
siding in New York second, she has
forfeited even this false registry by sub
sequent sale to other parties third, that
she has frequently sailed during the past
two years under flags of other countries;
fourth, that General Ryan was not a
citizen Of the United States fifth, that
the ViFginius, at the time of capture,
was engaged in an unlawful expedition
against a friendly power,
OUR DEMANDS UPoN .sPAIN.
1t may be stated, contrary to publish
ed reports. that our demand upon Spain
is essentially a contingent one. The de-
mand is more in the form of. a notice Of
what the demand will be under certain
state of facts. The position Of the
United States would be embarrassing if a
positive demand for the Xirginius had
been made, and Spain should subsequent
" prove that that vessel was not enti-
tied to our protection. More definite
facts are now known than were known
when a notice of the demand was sent.
If the abolition of slavery is to be IN
conditionally demanded, it seems in
probable that Spain could enforce such
an ultimatuni if it should accede to the
terms
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COUNTRY VIRTUE Country. virtue is.
a humbug and a snare. All practical
observation goes to prove that the aver
age merchant. farmer is twice over the
fraud that we. find the average .mer-
chant to be, and that the country artisan.
has a dozen mean points ia his eharae-
ter for one found in his city brother.
Hypocrisy. :baekbiting, small deceit,
scandal and all the associate social pests
flourish as IN a conservatory, under the.
careful culture. of village matrons. The
city man, the city. woman and the city
boy may be open to.charges that would
not. lie against their country correspon-
dents, but they are free, as q rule, from
a dozen. bad habits. and contenptible in;
elinations that disgrace the latter. -
B1ooh2yass Eagle. ~..'.sif ~, .fts.ijsl5 ;
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/. relerrnnh Gable steamer L0st.

ST. JoHxs, N. F., Nov. p.
A special says the telegraph cable
steamer Robert Lowe was lost near 81.
Shots, St. Mary's Bay, on "Wednesday
morning. The chief officer and TWO
boats crews were saved. The captain s
and two other boats are, missing. Inc
tug steamer Cabot has been dispatched
to assist the missing boats.
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--There was a great laugh in the late
spiritual and free love meeting at Chi
.cago when Miss Anna i. Human of
Connecticut made her little speech. Ev-
erybody before had been declaiming of
the bondage of the marriage state, and
of the general ineempatibility Of our so
eial arrangements. When Miss Human
got her, chance, she said, with most
unconscious, but stiil too effective, satire
to :escape recognition AS I am ar. old
maid, and never had a husband, to quar-.
rel with, and never happened to 1oyethe
husband of any other woman, and have
no special experience: in that respect, /
cannot say that Ifeel.competent to dis.
Cuss the. social 0iiestiOn . ts - - ~
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The Virsinius Affair."
Our Demands on Spain.
STATUS OF THE vIRGHNEUs.
Admiral Porter's Torpedo Boat
Being Rapidly Fitted Up.
WAsHINeToN, Nov. 81,

The National Republican contains
to-day a special telegram from Madrid
via New York as follows ''The feel
ing among the people, exhibited by the
outburst of passion on the streets, indl-
Gates the most excited vindictiveness to-
ward the United States. A mob, inspir-
tied by this feeling and Infatuated by the
angry tone of the press, which demands
that the government shall send Minister
Sickles his passports, collected before
the United States Legation on the night
of the 9th instant, and threatened him
with violence The authorities acted
promptly and the mob was soon dispers-
ed without having committed any act
of aggression. This incident is but
slight indication of the feeling of ami
mostly against the United States. Fears
are entertained by the friends Of the
CASTELAR, government that if il IS bold
enough to yield full reclamation it may
be overthrown. Nothing has been made
public regarding the reclamation, but
the press and the people seem to think
that it may include demand for terri
torial Indemnity, or that it may result
in some way to.the injuryof Spanish ter
ritorial integrity. It is a fear OF such
result that has so alarmingly exasperated
the people and has resulted in the unfor-
tunate embarrassment Of the CASTELAR,
government. . T ~ .'r.- p ~ :.
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Np,v Voyv Nov %
WHIPPING in Delaware.

NEWCASTLE, Nov. =.
Seven white and black prisoners were
publicly whipped to-day, receiving re-
spectively ten, twenty and forty lashe5
each, according TO the extent of Their
offenses. Blood was drawn from two
of the whites.
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the families who have lost their protec-
tors by the Spanish butchery. If the
Cubans mean business, the Americans
should meet them half way" Mr.. Stu
art writes as if he at least ''meant bust
ness"
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the ice is thick and boats cannot move.
Navigation is also substantially suspend
ed on the Champlain canal north of
Mechanicsville.