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quick succession, as the boat dipped wa
ter. Finally all made a simultaneous
rush to one side, which nearly turned the
boat bottom side up. The screams of all
were fearful, and could be heard for
great distance. They attracted a large
crowd to the shore, but of course only
those in the small boats could render any
assistance
Five of the party were drowned, viz:
Mr.. Lafayette Tichbout, his wife and
siX-year-old daughter; Mrs. Recta Nc
Night, widow of Amasa Mcknight, a
lady of some seventy years; and Miss
Anna Toby, eighteen years of age, a
daughter of Mr. Elliott Toby. Miss To
by was bright, sprightly, young lady,
and was somewhat known in this vii
lage, having worked here for some time.
Mr.. Tichbout's little girl first went over
the side, and her father Immediately
plunged into the water after her
Mr.. Tichout was last seen pushing out
stoutly for the shore with his little girl
in his left hand, considerably out of
water On the recovery of his body
from the water, part of the little girls
shawl was wound tightly around his
right arm and hand, and the conclusion
IL tS, uG SOb CukdISICO Ill tIC SLdNl
and sunk to rise no more, with his child.
Miss Toby was not noticed after the
boat capsized. Mrs. Mcknight did not
sink, but was drowned on top of the
water, in sight of two of her daughter,
who held to the boat, but could only
save themselves. Mrs Tichout did not
sink. Several others were so far gone
before rescued, that some time elapsed
before they could be brought to con-
sciousness, and all were in a very ex-
hausted and chilled condition.
A large crowd of people, numbering
hundreds, were there by six O'Clock,
anxious to render what assistance and
learn what they could of the circum-
stances connected with the Inflated boat.
Two of the bodies were soon taken from
the water The water being from forty
to sixty feet deep, the task was diff
cult one At nine o'clock the body of
Mr. Tichout was taken from the water,
and at twelve o'clock Miss Toby was
found. Search was made all night for
the little girl, but without success.
Mr.. Clark succeeded in saving himself
and his two children; he had hold of
his little girl (three years Old when they
went into the water, but on seeing his
boy 60 under the boat, left his girl and
dove under for the boy; got him out ard
placed him on the boat; and said, hang
on, or you'll drown !" and dove for the
little girl who was sinking for the last
time Life had apparently gone when
she was found, but was restored about
half an hour later.
Mrs. Chase sank, but on rising to tie
surface was fortunately within reach of
a pole floating upon the water, and by
the aid of this she kept from sinking
again until rescued
Mr.. Shubael Farr saved a young Miss
Tichbout, by reaching her an umbrella,
after she began to sink for the last time.
Great credit is due to Shubael Farr, Ad-
Olson Merrill, Wareham Chase, Melvin
Nye and others, for their efforts to res
cue the unfortunates who We're strug-
Cling with death. - Green Mountain
Freeman.
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UTAH.

The Mormons are again becoming
troublesome, and another sin of omission
is to be laid at the doors of the Forty
Second Congress, although it has its
foundation in the "hasty legislation" of
the Thirty Fifth Congress. Crime and
disorder may hereafter run riot, and the
''gentile" is at the mercy of the Nor
mon. The Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States having decided in the 'Engel-
brecht case, that jurors for the United
States courts can only be drawn by the
territorial marshal, and such an officer,
not having been legally elected, cannot
draw a jury, consequently, courts are
left without the means of obtaining a
Jury. The constitution OF the United
States secures the right OF trial by jury,
and. of course, 30 criminal can be tried
without their interposition. The Court
of Appeals of New York have, eyen'
decided that criminal cannot waive ms
,,;cbt so as to he bound by conviction,
obtained by such trial, save by pea
of guilty. A party to civil suit. can
waive the right and a trial proceed by
mntual consent, but where delay IS
sought, as is usually the case, it becomes
imnossible to force Q hearing. A party
can forcibly take possession OF lands'
and mines. and there is, in Utah, no pos
sible way to eject him. The only resori
must be to violence, and the rule OF MOP
law then begins. The Mormon Leaders
it is said. have taken advantage OF this
conflict of jurisdiction and want or Jur-
ors, by conceding, through the Legisla.
ture, to their friends, the right to cu'
timber anywhere in the territory ano'
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as result, the best and most valuable
timber lands, belonging to the United
States are being rapidly denuded of all
that makes them valuable, and there is
no remedy. The President and Attor-
ney-General foresaw this condition, and
urged the attention of Congress to the
subject. The President, by a special
message called attention to the absolute
necessity that existed for immediate leg
islation, and, accompanied by the Attor-
ney. General, personally urged consid-
Grafton of the subject. Their neglect
entails year, at least, of anarchy and
lawlessness upon Utah, with no redress,
except through the military arm of the
government. We all profess a desire
for a speedy solution of this Mormon
complication, we know how to do it, our
Senators and Representatives are elect
ed to dispose of it, and have the power
in their own hands, yet refuse to exer-
else it. How long will this be permit
ted to last ?
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SUSAN B. ANTHONY's CASE.

The question of the right of females
to vote, under the fourteenth amend
ment to the national constitution, has,
at last, been judicially determined. The
United States Court, now in session at
Canandaigua, New York, has pro-
nounced Susan B. Anthony and her
"felIows guilty of an infraction of the
election laws. Whatever may be the
opinion of individuals relative to the
policy of female suffrage, the result OF
this trial must be matter of congratula-
ton as being triumph of law over an
appeal to popular sympathy and preju-
dices. The conduct OF Miss Anthony
aud her supporters, from the hour OF
the Indictment down to the week OF the
trial, has been such as has never peen
witnessed before in judicial proceedings
and we trust, for the honor OF the coun-
try never will be again. She and they
well knew that under the RECEIVED ana
approved construction of the fourteenth
amfpdment females were not entitled 10
vote. 'They professed, when offering
their ballots Spd voting, to do 50 with
the intention of testing the right, ana
obtaining the opinion OF the courts
thereon. No sooner, however, hao III,
dictments been found, and these aHegeu
7iolstors of the law arraigned as crlmi-
nails, than an extraordinary scene pre-
sented itself. Rather might we call II
an extraordinary succession of scenes.
An indicted criminal is entitled to trial
oy jury, and the jury must be selected
from the State in which the supposed
crime was alleged to have been commit
ted, and from the particular district in
which the trial is held. As such ar
faigned criminal, Susan B. Anthony,
Immediately after being released on bail,
commenced to stump" the judicial
district, from which the jury, who were
TO try her, must be selected, with the
ayowed purpose of producing public
sentiment in her behalf, and, conse-
quently-although this was not openly
avowed-of preiudicing, in her behalf,
whatever jury might be so selected. Not
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TIGERS FATAL AS WARs.-A paper re-
Gently read before the Social Science
Society of London, England, by Captain
Rogers, gave some astounding figures in
illustration of the yearly destruction of
human life by wild beasts in India:
A single tigress caused the destruction
of thirteen villages, and 256 square miles
were thrown out of cultivation. Man.
eating tigers are causing great destruc-
ton Of life along the whole range of the
Malay Malay forest. There are FIVE of
them. One is said TO have destroyed
100 people.
Writing from Nuydunca, in 1859,
gentleman says the tigress, in 1879,
killed respectively II, 81 and 47-total,
108 people. The same tigress killed
father, mother and three children; and
the week before she was shot she killed
seven people. In Lower Bengal, alone,
in period Of six years, were killed by
wild beasts 13, 401. In South Canaree,
in July, 1867, forty human beings were
killed by wild beasts.
Finally, Captain Rogers concludes by
telling that the Chief Commissioner OF
the Central Provinces, in his report,
shows the following terrible returns of
human beings killed by tigers
In 1866-67, 372; 1867-68, 2S9; 1868
80, 295-total, 946.
1t appears that there are difficulties in
the way of killing these tigers. First,
the superstition OF the natives, who re-
gard the " man-eating tiger as a kind of
incarnate and spiteful divinity, whom it
is dangerous to offend second, the faif-
ures of government rewards; thirdly, the
desire of certain classes in India actu-
ally to preserve tigers as game, to be
shot with rifle, as matter of sport.
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THE RUTLAND HERALD.
FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1878.
OVATION OF MORTGAGES.

The Supreme Court of California has,
..cootly. decided that the law providing
"a, taxation Of mortgages, in the hands
and as the property of the mortgage, is
constitutional under clause in the
constitution of that State, requiring that
uaycs shall be equally assessed" The
l4ci.ion is placed upon the absurd
ground that by so taxing mortgages, as
br property of the mortgage, the mort
r,eor pays double taxes on the same
praperty; first ON the land and second
nm the money he borrows. This posi-
finn IL pndeavorcd to be sustained with
tDp sole argument that it is matter OF
pubIir notoricty that the lender does, or
will compel the borrower to pay the
amount Of the tax in the way of extra
interest. This subject, unfortunately,
crnot be considered in Vermont as one
arising under our constitution. So far
AS an equal system of taxation is con-
crrnrd, any law passed by our Legisla-
ure would be constitutional, as that in
smment is perfectly silent upon the
subject; yet it is claimed that we need
no revision thereof for ten years. Our
present system of taxation does, how
ever, subject mortgaged property to a
double tax, which is unequal, ineqmta-
bic and unjust, although legal and con-
stitutional, and paid by different persons.
lfa farm, valued at ten thousand dol
lars. is mortgaged for eight thousand
dollars. it is subject to and pays the
same sax as if it was unincumbered,
while the lender of the money-that is
the mortgagee-pays a tax upon the as
sessed value of the mortgage Is this
right, just or equitable? The answer
must be that is is wrong, but legal and
constitutional. If the owner of the
farm had invested in cattle, horses, or a
store of goods, paid ten thousand dollars
therefor and, afterwards, borrowed
eight thousand dollars, the amount of
the Indebtedness would have to be de-
Quoted from the value of the property,
and the balance only, taken as basis
for taxation. Wherein is the difference
in principle? The value Of the property
is the same in both cases, and the inter
est of the owner the same, yet the
amount received for taxes is almost
double in the one case than in the other
There is double taxation of the same
property, virtually, in the case of the
mortgage and land, but not of persons.
This is tangible case, but to illustrate
still further the hardship Of our present
law take the case of a young man who
has barely thousand dollars. He is
known as a man of integrity, energy
and perseverance, and buys farm worth
ten thousand dollars, pays one thousand
dollars down, and gives mortgage for
thebaance. His pecuniary interest in
the land, and the actual value thereof to
him, is Just one thousand dollars, yet he
is staxcd for ten thousand dollars, and
the seller for the same, or nearly the
same amount. This is legal and con-
stitutional, but unequal and unjust, yet
we are told our constitution does not
need revision.
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The Committee of Arrangements for
next meeting brought in the following
report:
Place, Mortified preacher, Prof.
Weber, primary, Rev. ]. G. Johnson,
alternate
Discussion on the subject, what are the
special claims on the churches of the
Congregational Societies, by Rev. Mr..
Copeland and Rev. Mr.. Herrick.
Essay-The preaching for the times,
Rev. Mr.. Hulburt, primary; Rev. F.
Tuxbury, alternate.
A resolution was adopted recommend
ing that sessions of the convention here
after close by Thursday noon; that the
Sunday-school society hold its anniyer-
sary Thursday morning; that one hour
be set apart for social union; that men,
bers Of the convention be requested to
prepare statements of the work of
church societies.
Rev. w. S. Palmer was then chosen
Sunday-school Secretary.
~ recess Ol uEc IHluuleS Was tucu
taken, after which Rev. E. Gerry was
introduced as delegate from the General
Convention of Oregon.
Rev. Mr.. Fairbanks then offered the
report of the committe on the proposed
sustentation fund. The report was
adopted, with the recommendation tnat
a committee be appointed and that they
proceed at once to business. The COM
mittee consists of Revs. J. G. Johnson,
II. Fairbanks, G. S. Smith, II. T. Full
ler, and Mr. G. A. Thompson.
In the afternoon the Sunday school
anniversary washeld-a most interesting
occasion. An interested audience list
ened to the peport of the secretary and
addresses from several gentlemen.
The usual resolutions of thanks to the
people of Middlebury and the railroads
were passed, and the convention then
adjourned. J.
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1887, and Grand High Priest in 1889,
and was succeeded in 1910 by Judge
Oliver M. Spencer, of Cincinnati. He
was the chief officer of two other Grand
Masonic bodies of Ohio. He was
Puissant Grand Master of the Grand
Council of Royal and Select Master
Masons IN 1888, 1889, 1910 and 1912.
He was Eminent Commander of Mount
Vernon Commandery, No. 1, at Colum-
bus; Grand Captain General Of the
Grand Commandery of Knights Temp
lar of Ohio in 1S48, and Grand Com
mander in 1850. He was famed for the
excellence of his written papers, his re-
ports being distinguished for force and
eloquence. For quarter of century
now that he has been Past Grand
Master, his counsel and advice have been
sought at each Grand Communication ;
and so charming has been his companion
ship at these reunions, that he has been
the favorite of the old and young
His son, DR.. Thrall, of Cincinnati, is
United States Marshal for the Southern
District of Ohio.
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THIRD DAY.
The society then adjourned.
MIDDLEBURY, June 10.

MIDDLEBURY, June -.
The session this morning was opened
with, prayer, as usual, at $50.
A resolution was adopted recommend
ing the. union of the three magazines
which at present publish the work of the
Church.
After brief period of devotional
service, the Committee on Nomination
of Officers. of the Convention, under the
act of incorporation reported. They
nominated the following persons who
were elected: 4i.
President--Rev. DR.. Kitehel.
Vice President Rev. NJ. I'll. Buck
ham.
Secretary-Rey. M. Chandler.
Treasurer Mr.. j. G.. Stimson.
Mr.. Perkins. of the Tract Society,
was allowed ten minutes to present his
work. IL. E.
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THE coRONER's INQrRsr.

BELFAST, Me-, June 18.
The CorOner's inquest in the Gordon
tragedy will be resumed at Thorndike
on Saturday forenoon. Ii was intended
to have the suspected murderer present,
but the popular Indignation against him
is so great that his removal from Jail is
regarded as unsafe. The little boy who
was wounded is recovering and says that
his uncle John struck him on the head
with an axe This evidence. although
regarded as conclusive of fact, is not
admissible, from his tender years. A
pair of socks and a woman's switch.
both saturated with blood. have been
found in the prisoners room. The fu-
neral Of the victims took place to-day
in the presence of fully 5000 people.
Nearly 1000 carriages were counted.
The services were impressive, and the
agony of the father and mother of the
murdered man is said to have been deep
ly affecting. No tragic event in Maine
has ever equalIed this in horror, and it
continues to excite unabated interest
among all classes of people
Photographs of the house where the
bloody tragedy occurred and its sur
Toundings have been taken, and artists
for illustrated newspapers are in at
tendance.
The prisoner continues to maintain
the Indifferent demeanor which has
marked his conduct since his arrest yes
terday. He willingly assented to sit
for his photograph this evening. He
manifests some indications of mental
anxiety and is not inclined to converse.
He has not consulted or asked for
any counsel.
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A MODEL SQUAw.-The squaw Matil-
da, mentioned in the dispatches as one
the chief mediators, is a woman, says
an exchange, of no mean capacity. Liy-
ing with an American, she keeps his
house tight and snug as any white wo-
man could. Whenever not occupied
with household cares she is busy over
her pencil and paper-has roll of
sketches. partly copies but mostly origi-
nal. With stub of a pencil and cas-
ual scrap of paper, she viii strike off at
sight, an Englishman, an American, a
German. Chinaman, a Modoc or any
eccentric character she may chance to
see, and her heads are wonderfully cor
rect and graphic. If she had received
an education, or enjoyed any privileges
except those afforded by the rudest
backwoods, she would have been heard
of in the art world. Matilda is woman
of dark, strong face, glittering eyes,
slow and deliberate in speech, and of an
iron villa good type of her race.
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ALL ABOUT A PAIR OF SHOES. If
Rip Van Winkle, who had lived and
flourished at the time of the passage of
the fugitive slave law, had passed, soon
after, into deathless sleep and had
awakened in Rutland, Thursday night,
he would not have believed that the re-
bellion had interviewed, slavery had been
abolished and that colored men were our
equal fellow citizens. He wonld have
seen a negro, almost denuded of cloth
ing, fleeing, rapidly and with alarm, up
Merchants Row, West and Cottage
streets, pursued by white man threat
ening to shoot if he did not stop and sur
render himself. Such a scene presented
itself about eight o'clock that night.
The cause thereof may be briefly sum-
married., and his pursuer justified-so
long as he did not shoot, even if he al
lowed the man to eseape-as follows
During the evening of Thursday, ne
gro entered a shoe store, deliberately
confscated pair of shoes, and was pre-
pairing for instant flight when discovered
by the proprietor. He dropped the
shoes and started, but was caught first
by the shirt and, afterward, by other
parts of his garments, which, owing to
thir rottenness, easily gave way, and he
continued his flight, closely followed by
the shop keeper, who loudly called for
assistance. He called in vain, but both
sped on, until the upper part of Cottage
street was reached, where parley en-
sued, which ended in the escape of the
negro while protesting his innocence.
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A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. A horse,
driven by young lady, and ordinarily
very quiet, took fight at a quantity of
lumber, piled in very close proximity to
the highway near the bridge, at Center
Rutland, and rearing up, tipped the car
riage completely over, throwing the oc-
cupants, two ladies and a child, to the
ground, but not seriously injuring either.
Tho horse was slightly injured and,
strange to say, did not run away, but
was easily secured. Bystanders who
witnessed the upset agree in saying that
it was a real miracle that some of the
parties were not killed, as they were
thrown within a few inches of huge
rock The carriage was damaged very
seriously Directly after the upset a
peddler drove up, stopped his cart, and
very kindly volunteered to assist in
righting things, but while occupied
there, his horse took fright and over
turned the cart, scattering brooms, tin
ware and ragbags, proniscuously about,
though the horse was secured before fur
ther damage was effected. Just then a
team belonging to another gentleman,
who was kindly assisting, not relishing
the appearance and sound of tinware fly
ing about, started on brisk trot for
West Rutland, but they were secured
before they had met with any accident.
And so endeth the chapter for one day.
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DEATH OF Hon. WILLIAM B. THRALL.
Hon. William b. Thrall, native of
Rutland, and who learned the printers
trade in the office of THE RUTLAND HER
AID, more than hatf a century ago, died
at Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, June 9th,
of diptheria, at the age of seventy-five
years The Cincinnati Commercial, in
announcing his death, says that "oVer
fifty-three years ago William B. Thrall
was initiated in Free Masonry, in Lodge
No. %, Circleville, Ohio. He had but
recently reached the age of manhood,
having, as a printer from the Green
Mountain State, identified himself with
eHthe art preservatiye of all arts. " He
was the presiding officer of the lodge for
many years. For seventeen years he
was editor and proprietor of the Circle
vile Herald, and man of influence in
politics and education in Pickaway
county. He was representative in the
Legislature, and soon thereafter made
Columbus his home. He was for some
years editorially connected with the Ohio
State Journal at one time of the firm OF
Thrall s. Reed, as proprietors. This was
Mr.. Henry Reed, who soon afterward
came to Cincinnati to edit the atlas, and
now of Washington City,"
Judge Thrall was a man in general IA
vor with men Of either politics, though
an earnest Whig and Republican. When
the office of State Comptroller was or
ganized, he was appointed to its duties,
and made a faithful administrative Of
fcer. He was devoted member of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, and was a
| frequent delegate to the. Diocesan and
General Convocations Of the Church.
At the organization of the masonic
| Veterans of Ohio, he was elected the
President. 1t has been in the ranks of
| the Masonic fraternity that he has been
noted and useful. He was apt and ae-
tive in duty, agreeable In manner, and
| prompt in the due administration OF
every trust. His first connection as a
Grand officer with the Grand Lodge of
/ Ohio was as Grand Junior Deacon in
! 1926: then in 1884 as Grand Junior
Warden; from 1885 to 1871 as Deputy
Master. and as Grand Master from 1884
to 1916. In the Grand Chapter of Ohio
/ he was Grand King In 1884, 1886 ant
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out of that number some viii be wrong
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