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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17

The VERMONT CETRAL "RING."-
The investigation into the affairs of
the Vermont Central Railroad shows
pretty conclusively that the manage
ment Of this road has been fully ''up
to the times" Neither the Union Pa
cifc nor the Erie can show more in
genious devices for enriching 'ring"
at the expense of the stockholders.
The st. Adams Foundry Co., the Ma
tlonal Car Co., the Montreal and
and Vermont junction Railroad and
the Sullivan Railroad were the instru-
ments used by the ring" very much
to their own profit, but to the heavy
loss Of the Vermont Central and its
confding stockholders. TO keep all
these wheels moving there seems to
be little doubt that money has been
freely expended upon me mbers Of the
Legislature, and free passes have
been scattered with great liberality
wherever influence was to be gained.
Ex-Gov. Smith seems to be worthy
to take his place in history with the
other distinguished ringmasters of
this wonderful age.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17

yearly sent from the country villages
and towns of Vermont TO western
markets to pay for the articles of food
for which we must hereafter and 10
now depend on the western prairies to
supply rs with, is enormous. If the
territory OF Vermont can not sustain
and feed its population, why seek to
discourage the emigration OF the
young men of Vermont to the more
fertile lands in the west? II it can,
why do we see the continuous streams
of farm productions from the west
coming into this State, and the sim
liar stream of money going from this
State in payment for our food.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17
TERRIBLE GGLLIERY DISASTER.

An explosion occurred in the Drum
mond CoIiery Pictou County. N. 81,
at 10 o'clock on the 18th inst.
Manager Dunn, assistant Manager
Richardson, and forty of The
worknen were in the pit when the
explosion occurred. The fire, up to
8 o'clock. P. NJ. Of that day was still
raging. through every effort had been
made to put it out, all efforts were
made to rescue the men, but without
avail and it is believe, that all have
persisted. The people for miles around
rushed to the scene Of the disaster
where q most heartrending scene oc-.
Cured, mothers. wives. sisters. child
rem and friends crowed around the
burningspit moaning the terrible fate
Of those below, their cries being
heard for long distance.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17

The Vermont Farmer published at
st. Johnsbury, rs consider a first
class agricultural paper, fully meeting
the wants of the farmers in this sec
ton, and doing real good in It's sphere.
We would be glad to see its circula-
ton extended ig this comfy, and
checrfully commend it to the atten-
ton of the farmers Of Essex. Now
1t being more in the line Of an agri-
cultural journal to possess the for
nation we desire, we are constrained
to ask of the editor of that paper to
tell us whether Vermont as an agri-
cultural State is self-sustaining, or
rather, does Vermont produce suffi-
cient for the sustenance Of the peo-
pie of the State? Cutting off all
supplies furnished by recourse to
markets outside the State, leaving
Western corn, flour, beef and pork
alone, and keeping for home use the
products of Vermont would not few
years find us thin in flesh, and with
empty stOmachs? Can Vermont offer
any inducements to foreign inlnaigpa-
ton by reason of. her agricultural re-
sources or advantages, which can sue
cessfully compete with the advanta-
ges offered by other sections If SO,
what arc they? If not, does it not
follow that Vermont can not furnish
such advantages to the farmers
among her own citizens as may be
had elsewhere? And since agricul-
trre is the base and foundation OF
real prosperity and success to any
State or country, is it not true that as
q State We are on the retrogade move
ment, instead of advancing? With
the mighty tribute we are yearly pay
ing to the western farmers. and the
transportation lines to the western
farms, for the absolute necessaries OF
life, the funds Of the people are being
exhausted, the. value of property is
depreciating, andthe chances of fu-
tmc prosperity as State are sadly
diminishing. The amount of money
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17

DEATH OF GOVERNOR ORR.-Hon.
James L. Orr, our Minister to Russia,
died suddenly at st. Petersburg, on
the 9th inst. Mr.. Orr was q native
of South Carolina, having been born
in the year 1922, lat Craytnoville. He
graduated at the University of Viz
gnia, and adopted the law as a pro-
fession. After filing various State
offices, be was elected to Congress in
1848 from South Carolina, serving
two terms with distinction, and in the
35th Congress was elected Speaker.
He was q notorious secessionist during
the war, but at its close became Gre
constructed" and WAS received into
full fellowship with the administration
party. In 1865 he WAS elected Gov
ernor Of South Carolina. He was ap-
pointed by President Grant, a few
months since, to the Russian mission,
and had been at his post but q short
time when death claimed him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17
men AND THINGS

Mark Ii. Dunnell, the Minnesota
Congressman who tried with poor
success TO command Il Maine regiment
in the war, lately sent SIS of his back
pay steal to the pastor Of the Baptist
Church at Owatona, Mimi, with a
letter in the Butler vein. saying it was
the clergyman's share of the pay, but
the minister returned it, saving he
could not share in stolen money.
The Arlington Street Society has. by unan.
imOus vote, increased the salary OF the Rev
J: w. Ware, its parton, from $1,000 to $500.
II the increase dates back for year, and
Mr. ware q kes 1t, will he be thief?-New
Bedford M"rcuTy
No sir, he won't. Not many men
would be 50 befogged, even by study
ing Congressional ethics, as to ask
such question. But, if Mr.. Ware
had the right Of naming his own sal
airy. had come here and agreed to
work for $4,000, had at the end of two
years raised his own pay to $500
and had also put $4,000 in his pocket
for the two years work he had finish
ed, then some faint suspicion as
to the propriety of his dealings might
possibly have been awakened. Can
the MurcurY comprehend the differ
enca?
If Schuyler Colfax should die his
pastor would, of course, hold him up
to the world as an example Of truth
and Tectitude, man with 20 small
vices, and altogether a second George
Washington. Then if we had his flu
neral sermon and Cakes Ames' bound
up in one volume, what a valuable
gift book for youth it would be-. Why
can't we bury Il man without extoline
him up to the skies? There is no rea-
son to believe it will help the depart
ed, and it isn't putting compliments
where they will do the most good
Boston Herald.
We believe in the above sentiment.
only little more so. The sneak
thief who pliers from his neighbors
hen roost or clothes-line, shows tbs
same proclivities undeveloped by cd.
ucation and opportunity, but stiltup-
on less base principle, be }ause he
knows that detection will ensure pun
ishment and still has courage to take
the risk. The defaulting bank cashier
expects from his stealingS to refund
q part, sometimes as much as, half to
compound the felony, but Our I'M
worthy representatives first legalized
their act by use of the power dclegat.
ed them by our votes, then quietly
stole away, without thought of pun
ishment or compromising by return
of part of the illgotten gains. The
sneak thief and deraulter might do
the same had they the opportunity,
but it is depth Of moral depravity
we will not charge upon them lest we
contradict the old adage that "there
is honor among thieves"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17

The death of Hon. Salmon p.
Chase, late Chief Justice of the Unit
ed States Supreme court, which occur
red at the residence Of his son-in.law
in New York city, at 10 o'clock on the
morning of the 9TH inst, calls forth
universal expression of sorrow, and
the press Of the country unites in
eulogistic comments of the late Chief
Justice, and testimonials of respect
to his memory. Mr.. Chase was Sec
rotary of the Treasury in the Cabinet
of President Lincoln and upon him
devolved the onerouc duties of the
successful management of our finance
during the war of the rebellion. The
very rare ability and the unyielding
energy which he displayed in the dis
charge OF the difficult duties Of his
position, well entitled him to the con-
tidence and gratitude of the people
and place his name prominently in
the catalogue Of great men of that
day, among whom were Seward Stan
ton and Fessenden, also members OF
Lincoln's Cabinet, all of whom Mr..
Chase survived. The career of Mr..
Chase, as Chief Justice, has been COM
paratively brief, and portion Of this
period he has been prevented from
the full performance Of the functions
Of that office by his ill-health bat in
every respect he has been master OF
his place. In transacting the general
business of chief justice, Judge Chase
manifested those rare administrative
powers which so promently marked
his character and the business of The
court under the guidance Of his di-
rection has justified the estimate OF
his abilities which placed him in that
most important position. Mr.. Chase
has served twelve years in the Senate
of the United States, coming from
Ohio in the year 1849, being the same
year that Seward became q member
of that House from New York, and
but three years subsequent to the first
service of Hale Of New Hampshire.
Mr.. Chase was the representative of
the Liberty party, so called, and the
special advocate Of anLi-slavery ideas
and stood alone the champion Of hi s
party in the Senate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17

The ROADSIDE MURDERs.--A hor-
rible story Of wholesale murder and
robbery comes from little town call
ed Cherryvale, Oh the Leavenworth,
Lawrence AMI Galveston Railroad in
Southern Kansas. Two brothers
named, Bender, kept small hotel
near the outskirts Of the village, and
it appears that for some moths past
they have in connection with a band
Of accomplices committed a number
of murders for the purpose Of robbery,
their last victim being a DR.. w. II.
York of Independence, Kansas; the
search for him having revealed the
crime. The bodies Of eleven Of their
victims have been found buried in the
garden adjacent to the house; one
being that of little girl some eight
years of age. The utmost excitement
prevails in the neighborhood. The
guilty parties lave left the country
and are not yet arr ested.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17

Report credits Mr.. PhiIetus Sawyer
Of Oshkosh, Wis, with having fir;
put his back-pay into govcrnmeM
bonds and then put the bonds in tho.
iire-therehy wiping out just so mucl
of the public debt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17

A man named Tighe, has been ar.
rested in New York, cha ged with
being the murderer of Goodrich the
evidence against aim is sail to be con,
elusive.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17

A despatch from San Braacisco
dated the 18th, says that the Modocs
are twenty five miles from the scene
Of the last fight, closely pursued by
the tFoops and Warm Spring Indian q,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17

Stokes puts all his hopes upon the
action of the Court of Appeals, and
says he will not accept of commu-,
tation Of his sentence, by Gov. Dix
If offered.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17
DIED.

In Bloomfield March 2d. Mrs judith Ross
wife OF Stephen Foss, aged rs years.
In Bloomfield, April 2sth, stephen f. Foss,
aged 50 years,
In Lancaster. May Q, of Pa1nlI sis. AIpheu
HutchinS aged 81 years. soldier in the WAL
OF 1872.
In Lancaster Mayo, DANIEL Smith, aged Z.
years.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17

Dispatches from Rome dated the
18th inst. state that the Pope was
very feeble, and worse than on the
preceding day. This was his Slst
birth day but he was not able to give
audience to the Occupations; which
called at the Vatican to tender their
congratulations
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17

BY recent kilograms we learn that
a disaster happened 20 the Arctic Ex-
petition under Capt. Hall, and a
number Oi his men are lost. Capt.
Hall himself died on the Sth of Octo-
Der, 1871. Of apoplexy. A portion of
the crew got separated from the Yes
sci and after existing FOR months on
an iceberg, were picked up by the
Steamer Tgress IN a half furnished
condition. They arrived at st. Johns
on the 9th.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-17


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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-21
have very effectively spoiled Gen. Builer's

have very effectively spoiled Gen. Buffers
little game. As thus:
aAs a matter of fact, the bill with the
Butler amendment was passed by the House,
Monday night. 1t was in Gen. Grants
hands early Tuesday morning. On that
morning both houses sat two hours and q
half, with no business of importance to oc-
cupy their attention-simply killing time.
If the President had sent Ia his veto, If be
had said, Il can't and won't sign this bill
with this thing In it," is there not good rea-
son to believe the bill would haze been
promptly relieved Of the Objectionable fea-
lures and returned to him? There was
time enough so far as that is concerned:
if Garfield had moved the looping off of
the salary garb, is there not every likelihood
that the House and Senate would have fol-
lowed his lead? At the worst, had Gen.
Grant reason to look for any more disas-
trous consequences, in case he vetoed that
bill, than more or less inconve-
nience of a temporary and not very
serious character, and an extra session Of
Congress? Had he not every reason to be-
lieye that the moral effect of the veto, added
to the pressure Of an aroused and indig-
nant public opinion, would force the new
House to send him the bill within weeks
time, and without the Butler amendment?
Ifso, given this choice ofevis, which ought a
President of the United States to have
chosen? What was his duty-to use the
veto power, thereby risking an extra session
with its possibilities of investigation, etc.,
or to sign bill containing what bis most
loyal admirers described as shameful rob-
berry, a1d at the same time enacting $685.
600 year into his own pocket? What
would George Washington have done in the
same case?n
Every fact connected with this outra-
geous plumber shows that Grant was too
intent upon putting a hundred thousand
dollars in his own pocket to give serious
thought to protecting the interests of the
people. The Republican asks, "What
would George Washington have done in the
same case?" That question is easily an
swered. Washington's first inaugural con-
tanned the following:
''To the preceding observations l have
one to add, which will be most properly ad
dressed to the House of Representatives.
1t concerns myself, and will, therefore, be
as brief as possible. When was first hon
ored with call into the service of my coun-
try, then on the eve of an arduous struggle
for its liberties, the light in which con-
:emplated my duty required that l should
renounce every pecunisry compensation.
From this resolution have in no instance
departed; and being still under the impress
sions which produced it, 1 must decline as
inapplicable 70 myself, any share in the per-
sonal emouments which may be indispen-
sadly included in permanent provision
for the executive department"
No man who has ever occupied the Pres
idential Office but Grant, would have ap-
proved bill increasing his own salary. 1t
was reserved for Grant to bring this dis
grace upon the Office which Washington
honored.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-21
A TERRIBLE PuNIs HmEET.

Cakes Ames, who has been interviewed
by q reporter for the New York Herald,
makes this comment on Grants letter to
Colfax:
off you read President Grants letter to
Colfsx you will see that he congratulates
him on the fact that the charges imputed
were not sustained, and that bribery and
corruption were the charges; and in just
as much for me as for him, for if there was
20 oue blibed, then there was no briber.
If Schuyler wss free from bribery, then |
was. But the President don't commit him
self about Schuyler's lying. He knows be
lied. This is plain talk; but every member
Of the committee told me that, in their
opinion, Schuyler had lied. There is not a
member Of Congress liz Washington or
newspaper man but what knows Schuyler
lied. Yes, and lied like dog, sir!"
Colfax catches it on every hand. No
other public man during the last quarter of
a century has fallen SO low that every man
feels il his duty to give him kick. The
punishment which poor Colfax is under
going is terrible,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-21
THE SENATORIAL TRAFFIC.

1t appears that the investigation of the
Caldwell case has operated to check the
buying and selling of Senatorship. The
Washington correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Gazette writes:
"a curious case has come to the atten-
ton of some members of the Senate. A
New England politician Of means actually
held a consultation with members of Con-
gress of high standing just before the late
Senatorial election in Florida, to ascertain
whether the vigorous course Senator Nor
ton had pursued in tie Caldwell investiga-
ton was likely to be continued. The res-
son of asking was that he had been assured
from Florida that if be would come down
there, for certain large sum Of money be
could render his election to the United
States Senate certain. he had hesitated
about going until b. could learn whether
the Senate was likely to look with favor up
on Morton's thoroughness. He was advis-
ed by the Congressman be consulted not to
risk it, wbereupon be declined"
1t is clear that if Caldwell he not ex~
PEELED, the traffic will receive a great impe-
tus. But If the Senate shall expel him,
what does that body propose TO do with the
others, about dozen in number, who are
equally as guilty as Caldwell?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-21
SENATOR BOGY.

The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette (Republican) writes,
March is:
"Sanator Bogy made many friends in the
Senate to-day by the dignifed and quiet
manner iD which he referred to the charges
brought against him by the memorial from
members of the Missouri Legislature. He
did not read tbs, but quoted extensively
from the report made by the committee of
the Legislature, and claimed that be had
been entirely cleared. While he had been
a bitter partisan, perhaps too bitter, he had
never before been charged with dishonesty,
and as right to bis State, as well as mat
ter of justice to himself, he hoped the SEN
ate would cause an immediate investigation
to be made. Meanwhile lie should refrain
from voting on matters involving the posi-
ton of fellow members. The good spirit
exhibited in the whole statement and in the
request for an investigation, created very
favorable impression"
There seems to be something like perse-
cution in the course pursued toward the
Missouri Senator. After the charge Of
bribery preferred against him had been
Investigated by the Missouri Legislature,
and he had been fully acquitted, there was
a clamor for a further investigation, on the
ground that that just had was partial. Col.
Bogy then invited the fullest scrutiny into
his conduct, end offered every facility in his
power. The second investigation resulted
as the first, in his honorable acquittal Of
blame. And now he meets the clamor that
comes up to the Senate for an investigation
of the charge, in the same frank and manly
way, evincing that he does not fear the
most thorough and searching Investigation.