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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-11-19

--Thirty-three ladies were candidates for
school superintendents in the recent Illinois
election. That eleven of them were elected
is creditable to the intelligence of the people
out that way. In several districts there
were two female candidates, which must have
been very embarrassing to the average male
voter If women must como down to Office
holding, no positions are better suited to
her than those connected with education
and the experiment now being tried in
Illinois will be watched with interest. The
law under which the election was held was
passed at the last session Of the Legislature
and, certainly, 80 far as the election is con.
cerned, the results are satisfactory; but it
will take time to test the question whether,
on the whole women make better superin-
tendents than men. At all events Illinois
has given the woman's rights people an
opportunity to congratulate themselves upon
having at last obtained footing in politics
with the sanction both Of the law and the
popular will.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-11-19

The suit Of Lamar against Charles A.
Dana, FOR false imprisonment for the arrest
and imprisonment of the former, for alleged
completely in the assassination Of Lincoln.
by an order issued by Dana, then assistant
secretary Of war, acting under directions
Of President johnson, was decided, Friday,
in favor Of Dana, without regard to any
important principle involved The power
Of the government to arrest was not touched.
but the court ordered a verdict because
Dana did not knowingly couspiro with
johnson to Cypress Lamar and because
he " did not wilfully assist his detention
in Washington The grayer and greater
question of tho power Of the government
to order an arrest, without indictment, or
due prooess Of law at such times, was not
considered,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-11-19

At the last meeting Of the Brandon Far
mcrs' S Mechanics Club, he following res.
outon was considered

At the last meeting Of the Brandon Far
mcrs' & Mechanics Club, he Gollowing res.
olution was considered
R,,olr,d. That the best interests Of this com
munity aud the welfare OF the children and
youth Of Brandon demand TINT certain idle and
extremely vicious boys, living in our midst, be
sent to the Reform School in Waterbury.
What result was arrived attn this discus.
sion we have not learned, but as long as the
boys 10 is proposed to send there are com-
posed entirely Of the extremely vi.
ciou.," We think there can be but one
answer But we are afraid that the ten.
dcucy may be to send some boys, at least,
who would bcbotter OF at home. The Re.
form School may readily be used as a : lace
of refuge for very many children Of the
State whose yiyacious temperament make
thsm uncomfortable to their families or
ncishbor-. or whose c5udtioniu life render
them liable TO become o lown charge. The
wny provided for oiing boy to this
school is remarkably easy, aud the average
Justice of the Peace 100 Vermont has not
heretofore failed tci.udcr himself obnox.
lu- 60 the charge o' o. readiness TO relieve
bis ncighbors of trouble, or his town OF a
po,sibleoxpousc atliccost ofthe State. Let
o. have no genera, anl miscellaneous send.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-11-19

Vermont is the seventh collection dis.
trict in the Union in the magnitude Of its
imports coming next to New Orleans. lis
imports for the last fiscal year were $40
oo7 600 aud exports s4,43l 600.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-11-19

The English papers are taking their
turn at being surprised at the verdict in
the stokes case. They cannot understand
the process Of reasoning by which the court
found him guilty Of murder in the third
degree, any more than the newspapers at
home could, It must always remain one
of those things no fellow can find OUT
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-11-19
tUatohman g. Journal.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1873.


rgRSs-s1oo per year. strictly in advance or '25o
" not paid within three months.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-11-19

At this time the relative strength of
the Spanish and native forces in Cuba is
Of considerable interest The former num-
Der about seventy thousand regulars nearly
onc.third Of whom are in Havana. Then
come tho volunteers, who equal, if they do
not exceed, them in numbers and though
they do not fight, yet they insiigaio all the
butchery done by the spauiards on the
island They rule the Oaptaiu.Gcucral
who has to submit to their sanguiuary policy
against the royclutouists. The volunteers
are made up Of sbop-koopcrs, officials otco
who hate the Cubans because their success
would deprive them Of any chance Of re-
naming on the island, from which they have
long drawn a comfortable revenue. The
Cuban army hardly numbers over fifteen
thousand men, exclusive Of the reserve oil
ten thousand, who, for the want Of arms aud
ammunition, do only picket and scout duty.
The Cuban forces arc badly of for muni-
tions Of war, and are poorly supplied with
food and their prospects without outside
aid. are certainly not encouraging
Asit is stated in some quarter. that our
navy Is not at the present time 10 conii-
ton to cope with chat Of Spain, compari-
SON Of the character and number Of TIE war
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-20
BOSE MEETING.

,NHE RESCUE HOSE COMPANY HOLD
/ their regular monthly meeting on the
first " EDN NESDAl Of each month at their
Hose House. u. +. BAlLl, President.
ID. ". Cross, Secretay. Jel1
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-20
:, NEW PALACE OF A NEVADA
nh eryaTOR IN WASHINGTON.

nordcnce of the New York Graphic.l
,,s, in the rear of the new British
m,;on 'u is the celebrated pagoda of
- stewart. of Nevada, which he
Ill occupy in a short time. 1t will
nitb the ground about $4,000, the
tmse standing the proprietor in S65,-
n The bold assumption and novel
,,io Of this residence have subjected
tn much criticism. but there is moth
- ~ complain of in its proportions
clearance: and while, as the first in
pyation upon the old-fashioned styles
] statesmen'S residences, 1t eNcites
6rprise. there will probably be more
6,nninr houses to succeed it when we
hrow off our provincialism and allow
b,man taste and variety to prevail
Ken with public men. Stewards
buse is very tall, square building.
hree stories and Il basement high,
Inned with Il large lantern or
hpola. and fronted with saucy
Swcr somewhat like castle
bwcr. with conical steeple on
he top of the tower, lit with sharp
brmer windows, while great twisted
Eece of gilded metal, which is light
6nrrod, vane, flaming sword, and
that is startling. burns at
he top of the wigwam. The main por-
!, is at the bottom of this tower, and
li-nfied with a porte cochcre. There
ke bavs and columnar porticos attach
4 to the house; a large music room is
ktrcssod against the rear; and the
Rick stable is inconvenientlv near the
|cstrls of the tenants, and is itself
hlite a prominent object.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-20
NOTICE.

N there will be meeting of tho stock
|tldcrs Of the Phenix Silver Mining Com
|hny held at til, Office Of the Company.
{pom Iwcnty-Six, No. 40 California
krest san Francisco, California. on TT ES-
lAl the II lRTl ETH DAY of y DECEM BER.
H:", at the hour of ONE O'CLOCK r.M BY
Fdrr Of tbs President
|dl7 JOSEPH MAGUIRE. Secretary.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-20
PUBLIC NOTICE.

|NiE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SloNERS, having adopted the law o
sinrnary 2lst. lA1i, entitled An Act pro-
ldlng for the cGovernmcnt of Towns and Cit
! o. this state" hereby notify the citizens
htrHRa That all ordinances passed and
'rced by mo- j. ID. SVLLIVAN.
Sheriff Eureka County, New.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-20
Dissolution of C0partnership.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
N Copartnership heretofore existing be-
tween ". A. SEATON and w, Il, CLARk.
under the firm name of SEATON i CO., has
this day been dissolved by mutual consent
All moneys due the late firm are PAYABLE -
W. II. CLARK. who will also settle all az
counts against the same.
W. \. SEAT0N,
W. II. CLARK.
Eureka, Nov. l, 1873. dlu-u
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-07

life, especially among people well-to-do,
Is the 'surprise party Suddenly,
when an event of the kind is least ex-
pected, a family will be startled by a
visit from all its friends. The friends
take possession of the house--cover the
tables with culinary contributions-and
the self-invited and self-prOviding guests
indulge in what they call "gOod time. -
A minister and his wife are generally
selected for such surprises, and If the
couple be not over rich in this worlds
goods, the surprise party may be-
come a "dOnatiOnn party, and the re.
cipients when once their house is their
own again, can congratulate themselves
on their pecuniary wants being literally
provided for. Some peculiarities in the
common talk of the people may be noted.
In railroad journeys all luggage Is tsbag-
gage" you do not book your baggage,
but you ''ship" it; terminus is not o
station, but ''depOt;n a railway is al
ways RAILROAD :" and you never speak
Of the rails, but of the "traek.n A man
does not get angry, or "vexed," as it is
put in Yorkshire; ne gets ''mad.u You
are not asked to make haste, but to
Hurry up.p You do not ask a store
keeper the price Of an article; you ask
him what it Is "worth.n Put the ques-
ton to a man, especially on the Pacific
coast, 'How dye do?" and he will not
repeat the remark, but in all likelihood
viii reply, "Red hotw A tea meeting
at chapel is a 'sociable," and a sub
stantial dinner is ''square meal.u A
''square man" is a workman who viii
not undersell his labor, or a politician
whose record is pure. And Indian male
or female is Mr.. or Mrs. "Lo'-to such
base uses has the line, "Lo, the poor In
dian," been applied. Every wild boy is
a 'hoodlum," and every praiseworthy
deed is "bulIy action.n
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-07

THE general council meets again to.
night What particular business the
honorable bodies composing it have tc
transact we do not know, but we sug-
gest that il would be well for them to
make some show Of independence Of Mr..
johnson, and at least enter upon the
discussion Of the lamentable state of the
city finances. We think that a little of
The time devoted to sidewalks and goats
world be better spent in an endeavor to
bring crder out Of chaos and confusion,
aud 10 lead Us out Of the
inextricaIlle maze the mayor has
managed 10 involve the city in.
Without public improvements Of any
kind, with heavy lawsuits pending over
as, the policemen and firemen, perhaps
laborers, unpaid, we are in a condition
about as bad as Johuson could devise
had he speculated to force it. With a
spirited, intelligent, go-ahead popula-
ton, il is simply disgrsceful that Mem
phis is in the condition TO which Mr..
Johnson has brought US. Has the gen.
eral council the spirit to make a change.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-07
FOILED.
A Gang Of Thieves Attempt to Rob the
United States Depository at
Chicago, but are
FOiled.
From the Chicago Tribune. !

From the Chicago Tribune.
A bold attempt was made yesterday
morning TO rob the United States depOs-
! itoFy in this city, which is located in
| rooms in the Arcade building. lust in
the rear Of the Republic Life building.
on LaSalle street, between Madison
and Monroe. The result shows the good
OF having plenty Of watehmen around.
About one O'Clock yesterday morning
the special watehman of the depository,
Wier, and his assistant, a colored man.
named Joe Plummer, We're sitting in
the hallway of the first story Of the Ar
cade building, near the deputy-cOllectOr
OF custom door. Plummer had gone
into the collectors room to write a
letter, when Wier heard a noise in
the basement. He arose and went
to the head of fight of stairs near by
which lead from the basement to the
arst floor, when he saw a man coming
up the stairs. Wier said to him that no
one was allowed in the building at that
hour. The man thereupon turned quietly
around, as II he meant to descend the
stairs, when suddenly drawing a revolver
from his breast he fired at WieF, the ball
passing under the Iatter's left arm, tax
ing piece out Of his shirt, and imbed-
ding itself in the door of the deputy col
leetors office. The man then turned
about and ran quickly down the stairs,
being followed by two bullets from Wier's
revolver, neither of which took effect.
Wier saw the other men at the foot
Of the stairs, who were revealed To
his sight by the flashes of his revolver.
All three quickly took their departure.
and although ROundsman Barthelon
and Officer NoOnan were in the vicinity
in few minutes after the first shot was
fired, they saw no suspiciOus-lOOkfDg
characters. The thieves had evidently
planned their work carefully. Thev
must have entered the building by the
basement entrance on LaSalle street.
or the basement entrance on Arcade
court, near the Clark street entry, as
that door was found open. Itisthought,
however, that this door was opened only
TO be used as an avenue Of eseape. In
reaching the stairway above referred to. |
the thieves had to open a large iron
door, which separates the Arcade and |
is closed and heavily bOlted \
oDen, and, upon examination. |
~ was AoNAu budt II Hd4 DctH Jflcu open i
by some very powerful instrument. The 4
thieves made their escape by the Arcade
entrance. The Illustration of this at
Tempt to rob the depository was very
as upward of a million dol
ars might have rewarded the villains
or their risky efforts. Onslaughts upon
Iuch important institutions are seldom
made except by thieves who handle onIv
zig jobs, and il may be well for banking
Institutions and places where large de
,osits of money are lying, to take more
han ordinary precautiOn against thieves
1st now, for it may be that an organ
zed band of bank-robbers have come
mOng us, unaWares to the police.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-07
SAVED,
An AdTentures0me Party in a Lake Erie
Yacht Saved from Drowning.

CLEVELAND, July last Sunday
six gentlemen Of this city started on tie
lake for sail in a small Yacht. They
were o. ID. and G.. r Benjamin. J. j.
Terrell, q. w. Bailey, D. A. Cozad and
J. }. Hughes. After a short sail STRAIGHT
out, they made for Rocky river. seven
miles west where they took dinner. On
resuming their sail the wind was blow
Ing very fresh off shore. They sailed
dlagOnally Oat on the lake until
opposite Cleveland, and then turned
for a tack. The rudder broke.
but was fixed. The wind rapidly
increased in violence until il be-
came a hurricane, and a hard rain
set IN. All sail had to be taken in. and
they scudded before the wind under
bare poles. The sea ran very high. and
mOmentaTlly threatened to capsiZe the
boat. As the diminutive craft sank in
the trough, the wind would blow the
wave crest over the boat with q noise
Ike cracking whip. Some Of the par-
ty tell 70 praying, and all gave them
selves up for lost. After three hours the
storm was succeeded BY a calm. and
then the party began to sing Justify.
An hour later a breeze sprang uu. and
guided by the light on shore, they ran
before the wind, hoping to make
some port. Finally the ligbt van
lshed, and the night being pitch
dark, they drifted at the mercy Of the
elements until daylight, the rudder gone
and small oar substituted. During the
succeeding forenoon they saw many
sails, but too far away to signal. To-
ward noon the schooner Bradley. Can
tain Thompson, from Toledo to Buffalo.
picked them up. The humane CAPTAIN
did all in his power for the relief Of the
drenched and exhausted men. He
tried to make Erie for them. but
was unable on account of adverse
wind, and on Tuesday afternoon
landed them in Buffalo. He indig- |
uantly refused money, so they pre-
sented him a gold watch, chain and /
diamond ring. They reached home at |
1Ve O'Clock this morning, after a peril /
Dus voyage, having brayed the wind |
and waves in their open boat for twenty |
hours One Of the party had three It's /
1f delirium, and had to be taken home /
n a carriage. All suffered more or less
rom exposure. The yacht was towed /
behind the schooner for a while, bat |
'OOn went TO pieces.
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has been engaged for months ahead.
The steamer Rhein, Of the North
German line, carried to-day about one
hundred and fifty passengers, but no
further particulars could be learned, ex-
eept that the average number this year
has been about the same as last. The
steamship Periere, Of the French line,
sailed to-day with two hundred and
thirty-three passengers. Week before
last this line took out two hundred and
ninety-nine. The average this season
has been two hundred and fifty pas
sengers a week, or about the same As In
previous years.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-07

THE county court will be called upon
at the session which commences to-day
TO elect a superintendent fer the State
schools o. this county. We understand
there are many candidates for the posi-
tion, among them our old friend and for
mer co-laborer, Colonel Leon TrousdaIe
Of him we can truthfully say, without
disparagement of other gentlemen, that
lie possesses all the ability, taste, and
skill necessary to fill the position
satisfactory to the public and with ben
eft to the children. He is too well
known here TO need eulOgy, at our hands,
and We will not attempt it, suffice it,
that We think his consistent devotion to
this people from boyhood to manhood
deserve such a recognition as his cleo
ten to this Office, would be, and we trust
his will he the strong Hame before the
uEathars of old Shelby"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-07

TIE COUNTY COURT will meet to-day
and We hope will, other business per.
mitting, dispose Of the question of dis.
bursting the appropriation 50 long due
the Selma railroad. The president hav-
ing recently made arrangements in New
York, viii be able, with this apprOpria-
ton, and such other assistance as he may
receive in Memphis, to repair his grade
and crOss-tie and iron it the whole
way to Holly Springs. This is very de-
sirabIe, in view OF the rapid approach of
the business season, and we trust the
court, so considering it, will hasten to
grant the aid long past due, and 50 an
swer the steadily-repeated question,
81 When will the Selma road be COM
pleted?r
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-07
SOMERVILLE.
Crops-A 500, 600 LSWsuit-A Memoir
able Week-ReViVal Of Odd
Fellowship,
Educated DOgs-HOrrible Nuisarces and
Stenches along the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad.
From an Occasional correspondent.


SoSERvILLE, July 4, 1S73.-Crops are
looking well along the railroad; the
farmers are getting the better Of the
grass. The circuit court has been in
session for some days. ! see General
James r. Williams is here defending an
old suit. He spoke six hours in the
ease. Now the court is engaged in q
large will-csse involving nearly one
hundred thousand dollars. Mr.. Kee
died some two years ago and left a large
estate 70 his partner, Mr.. Holloway.
His relations are now cOntesting the
vii. notwithstanding to-day is hOIi-
day, both by the State and United
States laws, Judge Fllppin held
his court, aud is investigating
this cas,e. Some OF the attorneys had
forgotten what day il was. This has
been a memorable week in SOmeryille
on account Of its trials in the circuit
court. Z. q. NJ. o. T. Prescott, with
the asslstanct' OF a number of the /. o.
o. F., reOrga1iZed our Odd Fellows
Lodge and set ii to work again. Previ-
Gus to the war we had one Of the most
thriving lodges in the State, and be-
lieve it will revive its old name for
good. With such officers as 7. G.. Nc
Clellan, y. G.; +. /. Eastman, V. G.;
W. w. Greenway, secretary, and A. J.
PEBBLES, treasurer, il viii 60 on and
take its position in the world for good.
One peculiarity Of this town is the great
number of cats. / believe you can
count them by hundreds. No rat or
mouse dare show his head. Being dull
times now, two enteTprising young
men are endeavOTing to see which can
educate the feline animal 10 go through
The various tricks, and, may say, cir
ct1s performances, such as jumping
through hoops, etc. They fully expect
Barnum to give a large bonus for the
animals when they get them trained. |
one young man had seven following him |
around town, the same as dogs. fear
one of them is in great trouble, as one
Of his pets came of on the train. If our
grand jury had travelled on the train we
did, it would certainly have indicted the
railroad for the Duisanees along the
road in the shape of stock killed by the
locomotive. The smell was loud and
often. SOmerviile is improving, and
il one Of the healthiest towns in our end
Of the State. They are all anxious for
the narrow-gauge road, and viii give it
material aid. r. Gables keeps the best
eating-hOYse ithas ever been my fortune
TO stop at. He is one Of natures noble
men.
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on our second page to-day, in fur
therance Of our purpose to post our
people upon the current events in our
own and the States contiguous to us, we
publish an interesting melange Of south
ern news. The citizens Of Memphis
largely represent the States of Missis-
sippi, Alabama and Arkansas as well as
Tennessee, and even from Georgia We
have many whom We regard among our
most industrious and therefore best peo-
pie. They viii no doubt welcome the
news from home, and read carefully the
paragraphs We select at an expense in
volviag much time, patience and labor.
We are determined to make the AP-
PEAL u thorough newspaper.
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DIED.

W oRSH AM-Sunday, July 6th, las g.
"0i'sHAM- In the tWenty-nfth year OF his age.
IL friends and acqGaintanees are r-s. ect-
fu llvited TO attend his funeral from he
Third Presbyterian Church, Chelsea, this
(AONDAY) morning at ten o'clock. Services
by Rev. E. NJ. ichardsOn.
CRAIG-SundaY mOroing, July 6, 1873, at
No 2i2 Linden street. MARY GAIN Es, youngest
daughter Of r. q. and ). L. Craig, aged TWO
yeals and eight months.
The friends and acquaiDtances Of the family
are respectfully invited 20 attend the funeral
from their residence, No. 242 Linden street,
this lMONDAY) morning at nine o'clock
DAWSON Sunday, July 7th, MARGAREr
T. DAVIS, wife Of John Davis.
The friends and acquaintances Of John Da-
Wis are respectfully invited to attend her fu-
neral, from the residence Of her mother, cor
ner Of Winchester and Third streets. at
o'clock this afternoon.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-07

.'he OUerIdisd China Nal states that
the murderer of San-ko-lin-sin in 1865
mas been discovered and arrested. He
is to be cut TO pieces, and his heart is TO
be offered at SSn-kO-liB-sin's ancestral
hail, "to display the justice Of the laws
Of the empire" /"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-07
FUNERAL NOTICE.

GETZ-The friends and acquaintanees OF
William and Martin Getz, are invited to at
tend the funeral Of their brother JOIN, from
the residence Of Martin Getz, Chelsea, this af-
ternooa. at O'Clock
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-07
1910.

WE have to thank our numerous cor
respondents for interesting and valued
contributions, which we hope they viii
continue, being careful to send us only
important news, put up as concisely as
possible, leaving comments to US. Con-
tributions to the Peoples Letters -
column are always welcome when they
discuss important or interesting matters
briefly and to the point. We desire it
to be understood that we solicit letters
on all subjects and from every quarter,
,.snecially news-letters.