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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

The day came at last when the story
was told-when the erting wife stood be.
fo,e her husband, pleading for small place
il his heart love you, she said, my
darling haze pity on me Z +"
She had arisen from her seat aud fallen
upon her knees before him, sobbing like a
weary child. Her cap was Of, and her
ii h golden trcsscs we're scattered over his
pillow.
"LaIiao, my love-" whispered he, as he
drew her to his broad breast aud kissed her
,enderly. Aud has my wife come TO me
at ast2"
Dear, dear old Dick the reward Of his
patient waiting had been given indeed. |
watched them for moment with the tears
in my eyes, and then left. them TO them
solves.
OF course ran 10 find John, who was
just guing out; but | took him by the arm
aid led him to the breakfast room, shut
tn, door. and placed my back to it.
20 Jobn!n said, brsatbess With ex-
element, lille the tears ran dow1 my
checks. "she has come back to him"
lie really did not know who | meant.
Come back--whoP'
Why. Dicks wife" said l. "And who
do you think it was? Guess who it is ?
o Juhn, she's that nurse '"--Lady's
Booh.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

The warfare between the people Of
Illinois and the railroad corporations con-
tiuues with unabated vigor, and bids fair to
furnish abundant occupation for the courts
for some time to come. Suits have been
begun against several of the railroad COM
panies for exacting illegal fares, and the
companies have retaliated by bringing suits
for trespass against passengers who have re-
fused to pay any more than three cents 4
mile. And now passengers are beginning
to sue servants Of the railroad company for
assault and battery whcu attempts are made
to eject them for refusing to pay the tariff
rates Of fare. Last week farmer got on
train on the Chicago, Burlington aud
Quincy railroad at Princeton, and rendered
the conductor flty-seven cents as his fare
to Neponsct, distance of nineteen miles,
fhe conductor deducted from the amount
the fare to Buda, twelve miles, and return.
ed the rest, telling the farmer that be must
leave at that point or pay the full railroad
charge to Neponset. The farmer refused
to do either, and the conductor undertook
to put him of the train, in which effort he
failed. Then the farmer had the conductor
arrested for assault aud battery, and despite
the eloqueuce of his counsel the latter wa,
Il
foed ten dollars for his unsuccessful at
tempt at ejectment. As great numbers Of
passengers have recently been elected from
cars in Illinois for refusing to pay more
than three cents mile, it is supposed tina
the success Of the plaintiff in this case viii
lead to iauamerable other suits Of the sam,
character.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

"A summary Of the public accounts OF
the Dominion, with a comparative account
OF the liabilities and assets for the different
years since the confederation Of the provinc-
es, has been published 10 the Canadian
papers. From them we gather the follow.
ing facts The receipts Of the past year
amounted to nearly twenty-one millions Of
dollars. Ten years ago, for the old prov
ince of Canada the receipts we're but little
over eight millions Of dollars. The customs
receipts Of last year were more than twelve
and half millions. 10 1862 they amount
cd to but s4,G52 600 Only three years
ago, for 1869, the customs receipts were
but sS,272,000. The following year they
exceeded nine millions. From that point
they took leap in the following year to
over eleven millions. Now they have ex.
ceeded twelve and a half millions The
total receipts Of consolidated fund, which
for the past year reached nearly twenty.
one millions, amounted, four years ago, to
only fourteen millions. Notwithstanding
the large sums constantly required for pub
lie works, the net debt has remained at I
stand.still. The postal service shows I
prosperous statement in the face Of heav,
expenditures for the improvement Of pos,a
f,cilities. Altogether, it seems as if GU
ncighbors of the Dominion have good rea
son to congratulate themselves on the rat
of progress they are making toward becom
ing first-class nation.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

" The President has signed the bill to
encourage the growth Of timber on the
Western prairies II provides that any
person who shall plant and protect, aud
keep in healthy growing condition for ten
years. forty acres Of timber thereon, not be-
ing more than twelve feet apart each way,
on any quarter section of any public lands
Of the United States, shall be entitled to q
patent for the whole Of said quarter section
at the expiration Of the ten years, on max
ing proof of the fact by not less than two
creditable witnesses. The bill further pro,
vides that each and every person who, IN
der the presumption and homestead laws
having homestead, and who at the end o.
the third year Of his or her residence there
on sha' We had under cultivation an acr'
Of timber trees thereon, not more thar
twelve feet apart each way, and in gooS
and thrifty condition, for each and every
one hundred and sixty acres Of HOMESTEAD
shall on the proof Of two creditabls wi,nesse
receive patent for tho said homestead, AM
that none Of the lands shall become lisbt
for tho satisfaction Of any debt or debt
contracted before.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26
Railroads.


Railroads seem to be srringing up all
around Us, aud if The people Of Rutland do
not a, once awake TO realizing sense Of
the situation Of things, we shall certainly
be left out in the cold.
Woodstock seems to-day to be resolved
to flush the road from White River juno
ton to that place, and this fact ought TO
encourage Rutland to be up aud doing.
Montpelier seems determined to open
railroad northeastery along the Black Riv-
er Valley, to Troy or Newport, and
thence to Quebec, and is also moving to
extend the same line southeasterly to Rut-
lard.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Com
pany are pushing along the western side Of
Lake CHAM lain to make direct North
and South route between New York aud
Montreal and the citizens Of Burlington
have just held a meeting to devise ways
aud means to build road from that city TO
connect with the Lamoille River road at
Cambridge. Then again, some six and a
quarter million dollars has just been nego.
illted in London to build the New York,
Boston and Montreal railroad, which will
pass through Rutland, and may make
this a way station, If our people do not
at once open other connecting links TO
center here.
Now then the Montpelier and Rutland
Railroad is no myth. 1t will prove fix
cd fact, IL we only make good survey,
aud to accomplish this, it il only necessary
that Col. Charles II. Joyce, one of the Rut.
land Commissioners, spend some half a
dozen days, and the funds can be raised
While il Rutland docs not move in this
matter, it is Just as well to throw up the
sponge, aud say we don't want to protect
our own interests, or make Rutland continue
10 be the most popuous town in the
State.
A road from here to Montpelier is sure
TO connect with both Woodstock and with
Bethel, ard the monster corporations now
extending and shortening their lines be
tween New York and Montreal, will soon
be striving with each other as to which
will get possession of these branches Il
make feeders and outlets for the business
Of their own roads, aud open pathway
across the Green Mountains whereby East
ern Vermont, Northern New Hampshir,
and the whole. State Of Maine, eau hay,
the most direct communication with boti
New York aud the great West. vii
Col. Joyce move in this survey matter
Ii he does. it will be like casting bread OIL
the waters, to be- found again thrice multi
tiPlied, as were the loaves aud fishes
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

An exchange, in speaking Of newspa.
pers and what is expected of them, very
forcibly remarks that there is no bust
ness in al the wide world so subject to
sponging as the art or trade Of printing a
newspaper. Public corporations, societies
and associations in general have peculiar
ideas about papers. They think they ought
to print, puff aud publish all for nothing,
that is, free gratis : in other words, they
seem astonished if asked half price only
for card, of thanks, tributes of respect,
personal communications, or anything else
that only interests few persons, and not
the general reader. They think it costs no
money to advertise, puff, etc. And thus
one and another will sponge. They forge,
that il takes money to pay compositors, to
buy ink, type and paper, and lastly, they
forget even to thank you for gratuitously
putting their business or serving the public. "
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26
Cruelty 10 Animals.

We have been asked to publish the fol-
lowing act, passed at the last session OF the
LEGISLATURE, the terms Of which would seem
10 be sufficiently explicit to prevent or at
least to punish the frequent cruelty which
is practiced by iuhuman owners toward an-
imals We trust that the matter will be
fully understood, and that infractious OF
the law will be duly prosecuted, and the
penalty be made to fall upon those who vi
oate the provisions Of the law.
Soc 1 Whoever shall overdrive, overload.
ovcrwork. torture, torment, fail to provide with
properfood, drink and shelter, or cruelty beat
mutilate. or cause the same to be done, on
whoever shall cruelty work when unit Tor la'
hnr any horse. OK, or other dOmesticated ant
NAL shall for every such offence be punished
by IMPRISONMENT in the county jail not e4'
ccedinr one year, or fine not exceeding i've
hundred dollars, OF both OF said punishments
in the discretion Of the court.
Sec .. Any person found violating ne law'
| in relation to cruelty to animals, may be ar
rested and held without warrant, IN the SAINT
manner as in the case Of persons found break
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of all sherilis
deputy sheriiIs, constables and police officers
IN prosecute all violations Of the provisions o
! this net. which shall come to their notice q
knowledge, and fines or iOfieitures collecte'
upon, or resulting from the complaint OF inlor
nation Of any informing or complaining olhce
in this state. shall be paid into the treasury q
the town where such oiIense shall be commit
ted.
Sec. 4. The several county courts, and po
lice courts, and justices Of the peace IN thel
respective counties. shall have iull and concur
rent jurisdiction Of all oilenses under this act
and to the full extent Of the penalty therei
speciGed
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

New Jersey is the only State in the
Union which boasts a navy. This navy
consists Of the floating battery bequelthed
70 it by the late Edwin Stevens, Of Hobo.
ken. New Jerseys navy has now got 10.
70 chancery, and under these circumstances :
Toe conditions Of the legacy we're, that
81 100000 should be expended in com.
pleting this battery, BY the trustees Of the
estate, aud that when completed it should
be handed over to New Jersey. The e..
00D,0O0 has now been expended but the yes.
sclisnot completed. The widow and children
OF Mr.. Stevens have, therefore, brought
the matter into chancery. Whereas, &C.
cording to the will, they cannot expeud
more than 81 900, 900. nor deliver over the
vessel to New Jersey until it is completed
ard whereas, the money has been spent and
the battery is nowhere near done, they
pray that the legacy to the State shall be
declared null and void, The case is now
Pending, and SHOULD be a warning to all
States ambitious Of acquiring q naval es.
Enlistment.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26
The Worlds Debit Column.

There are seven European nations which
owe over Eve hundred million dollars each.
Great Britain owes three billion uine hun.
dred million, France at the lowest estimate
a coupe OF hundred million less, and at the
highest estimate four billion eight hundred
million dollars. Each Of these two countries
owes more than twice as much as any other
European state. Austria, Russia, and
Italy, 10 that order, owe from one billion
and half to QUO billion and four ifths
each. Spain follows with thirteen hundred
millions, and Turkey closes the list Of the
greater debtors, with seven hundred million
Thrifty Germany owes but one hundred and
twenty-five millions, but adding the debts
OF the separate states which compose the
empire (which is no fairer, however, than
adding our state debts to the national debt, J
tho liabilities Of Germany foot up little
over billion. Hoilsod, Portugal Belgium.
Greece, 'Roumania and Denmark, have
debts rsuging in that order, from four hun.
dred million to sixty million dollars. The
debts OF Norway and Sweden are less than
City million. The total Of the national
debts Of Europe IL some sixteen and half
billions OF dollars. The debt OF Italy, one
billion eight hundred million, is probably
more burdensome In proportion to the re-
sources of the country than that OF any
European state, although Spain and Turkey
are nehrly as badly on. Italy pays the
highest interest on her debt, France next
Tho debt Of this country, according to
the latest returns, is about two billion Que
hundred sixty millions, 4 little over hall
the debt Of England and France, and onl J
about three hundred millions more that
ltaiy, Brazil owes three hundred and fit,
million, Canada less than one.third Of this
Argentine Republic one-lourth, Venezuels
one-iith, Peru one-sixih, Mexico one.sey
onih. The total Of the American continent
is ahont two billion eight hundred million
British India owes five hundred million, ia
pan and Egypt about one hundred and for
~ million apiece. The Australian Colo
MES owe two hundred million.
The national Indebtedness of the worlc
sums up not far from twenty.one billion
OF dollars, figures to make the head swim
AT the rate oil per cent, the yearly 10
teEest on this SUN amounts to nine hundre,
and forty-dve million dollars. Reckoniu,
the average days wages of the world u
one dollar, which is large over estimate
II thus requires the labor Of about two an'
one half million men every day, to pay tn
interest merely. on the worlds nationA
debts. 1t is worthy Of note that oil thcs
nations. except the United States, Engsn
and Germany, are increasing their debt,
When we further remember that nationa
debts are modern institution, and tina
most OF them have been piled up within
generation, aud almost all within the Ger
fury, We may well inquire where the worl
is coming out.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

To show the desperate straits to which
Washington newspaper reporters are put to
secure reliable information, we instance the
case Of the correspondent Of the Louisville,
Kentucky, Courier Journal, who makes the
astonishing assertion that the name Of Judge
Poland, who was chairman of the Credit
Mebilier iavss,iga.iag committed, is not
Poland at all, and the still more wonderful
statement that neither Judge Poland nor
anybody else knows what his name really
Is, or could pronounce it if they did know.
The story is shat tho Indgs's grandfather
was Polish refugee with an interminably
elongated patronymic ending in ski, who
settled down in New England, where his
neighbors, after vainly struggling with the
difficulties attending all attempts to vocalize
the bristling array Of cousonants which on
paper represented the name of the exile
finally gave it up for a bad job, and CON
cluded to call the old gentleman Mr. Poland
And the name Of Poland has stuck to the
family ever since. We submit that the in,
spiration of such marvellous creation coulG
be hardly other than whi.ski, and We ex
ceedingIy doubt whether the disembodiet
spirit Of this enterprising reporter will eve
visit any other ski.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

His neighbors have given Oakes
Ames a dinner He was toasted as that
modest work Of God, an honest man." and
he responded accordingly. The burden of
his speech was that be did nothing wrong,
and evil would have befalen no one if
there had not been more lying than praying
round the board But this is not the pop.
ular verdict. Mr.. Ames "placed" his &c.
600 shares Of stock where he supposed it
would be most useful in influencing legisla-
ton. That was his undoubted purpose, and
that was bis offense. But, like vaulting
ambition, this purpose o'erleaped itself, and
what was intended to make Congress phi.
able will make the people exacting. The
Pacific Railroad will not, hereafter, be
given the key to the Government Treasury,
nor carte blanche to swindle the people.
Hitherto, the Company has simply absorb.
ed. lfjustice is obtained, it will hereafter
have to disgorge. There is no other pro-
cess by which good can come out Of the eyi
which has been dragged into the light by
the recent investigations and exposures.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

The Troy Times says that about two
weeks before the trial of Peter Curley, his
New York cousel submitted to the Water
ford Bank Committee the following prepo-
sal /; That the thieves would return to the
bank all the booty stolen except the Gov
erument coupon bonds and the currency,
for the consideration of about $4,000 in
money and the discontinuance of all pro.
coedings against any parties accused or
suspected of being implicated in the rob-
berry. These terms were rejected by the
Bank Committee, and since that time no
overtures have been made by either party,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

Miss Van Law, the postmistress at
Richmond, has again run the gauntlet oil
criticism and been confirmed by the Senate.
There was strong effort on the part Of
the politicians, who coveted so good place
Tor themselves, to prevent her appointment
and aiterward to defeat her in the Senate
but the President insisted on appointing
her on two grounds that she gave import
ant information to our army during tho
siege OF Richmond, aud that she made q
good officer. The politicians succeeded 10
getting her case laid on the table for ten
days, but failing to substautiaie any chars'
es against her administration OF the Office
she was on Saturday confirmed.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

The Modocs excuse themselves for not
keeping their agreement to depart to the
reservation, BY saying that they could not
themselves to leave their old
homes for distant country. They profess
willingness to have another talk with the
whites, aud in the meantime, before the
commissioners assemble, Gen. Candy pro-
poses to cover oil points of egress from the
lava beds with bis troops, and he thinks he
can satisfy Captain Jack that it will BE-
hopeless for him to make further resistance
and be Tor his interest to make peace.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

The Spanish republic did very good
thing for republic, Saturday night, when
the Assembly passed, by unanimous vote,
a bill providing for immediate emancipa-
tion in Porto Rico. Only about one-ff-
teenth of the 100000 population of Porto
Rico are slaves, so that the present bill af'
fects comparatively few persons. but it i,
good as far as II goes. If similar bill il
passed with reference to Cuba's 10000
slaves, there will DO cause for great rejoic,
ing. fs ''aaa s.r 1s
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

Arnold, the diamond swindler, doesn't
yet yield bis faith in Arizona diamonds,
but he has written his old out6tters at Den.
yer to have 80 saddle and rs pack srimaIs
equipped for him ready for a spring cam.
paign.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

Nova Scotia yielded in the ten years
ending Jan. /, 1871, about eight tons Of
gold, valued at 90, GAO $3.50.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

Matthew Arnold Is credited with hav.
Ing refused $4,000 offer fora romance
founded on the Tichborne case.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26

MISPLACED COURTESY. - Oates Ames,
in recent interview with correspondent
Of the New York Herald, in speaking Of
newspaper deadheads, says THAT is the
way with oil those fellowsi they ride free on
your railroads, and then abuse you. Now,
there is Sam Bowles, Of the Springfield Re-
puJiiedni he has been abusing me for
months and Horace Clark told me yester.
day in New York that Sam had the mpu.
dence to write and ask for a Union Pacific
pass to California for his wife and family.
He wrote to Horace Clark that he knew he
had not advocated monument to me, but
he had not abused me as much as some
other people"
The Maine State Press, n comment.
ing on the reception Of Cakes Ames by his
townsmen, says, by way Of contrast, that
when the cruel and yindictive Poland who
reported harsh things Of this exempar Of
all the christian virtues, shall learn from
these speeches how virtuous aud saintlke
person he was prosecuting, with what
keenness aud sharpness Of stroke will his
conscience smile. Poor Poland who re-.
turns to bis Vermont home unheralded and
uDsupg for whom no tables groan, no corks
pop, no cheers arise. no bands play, no
speeches are made, aud no poems l?) recit.
ed. All Of which goes to show how much
better 1t is to plumber the nation Of millions
Of dollars, to debauch fellow congressman
under pretence Of sffording good invest.
ments, to "pacc things where they will do
the most good and to receive imposing
ovstions and audatory addresses, than to
uncarth such practices, to pass fit common
dation upon them and to return home with
out lbatious of wine or prandial petting
and caresses"
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-04-25

UTAH CEREMONIES. Brigham Young Is
now commencing to realize something Tan
rible from his matrimonial investments. The
anniversaries of those marriages arc conn
mcnclng to occur with astounding frequency.
First there Is a silver wedding. and thena
wooden welding, and a tin wedding, and,
adjoining. glass Wedding, and then q TN
wedding again. and next night still ahotiier
silver wedding. and then n fiieil wedding,
followed BY wooden wedding. which is Sue
ceetlpd ty glass wedding, and 50 on through
the chapter The effect on the MorEois-
the rank ard file Of the faitiItul-ca well be
imagined, but the brush in ten-acre lot OF
malrowfat peas couldn't pairt.t. The treas
ury Is depleted. The Temple itself Is
warmed with three mort cages, ana even the
Revelation bids fair to ascend the spout i
is no uncommon thing to see healthy Mof-
mon skimming toward headquarters with a
silver pitcher under one arm and a coal
scuttle under the other, with pleasing as
sortrRent Of glass and wooslen-ware concealed
about him. Our Government has concluded
to withdraw its troops.-Danbary Neacs.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-04-25
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