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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-10-08

gia, Florida, South Carolina, North CarOilhH,
Arkansas. and Tennessee decreased between
1860 and 1870 to the amount Of SAL ,l66,7GS
in the value vf farms and add this amount to
the total of the United States, it will give us the
sum Of IS, 1903 $40, 629 as the total value of farms
of the United States in 1870. And when we add
the seventeen States and three Territories di-
recty interested in this great public work, We
shall find the same to be SIS, 1873. 1925, 52s, or more
than one-half of the total of the Union as direct
ly interested in this canal and slack-water i'm
provement. AS we have said below, the cereal
productions Of these States and Territories
amounted, in the year 1870, to | ,439 ,223 1852
bushels. In 1880 they win fobably be nearly
double this amount The necessity of new and
cheaper outlets from inland to the sea-board
will then be clearer, if possible, than sunbeam.
and the sooner they are commenced the better
for the wealth and resources Of the whole coun-
try.
Information from various parts Of the South
is to the effect that spirit of improvement in
agriculture has taken possession of the people.
4 correspondent in county in Virginia espec.
tally remarks growing ambition among farm
ers to secure better seed and to use more effect
i've processes Of culture. Above all, they have
become partially convinced of necessity for
recuperative culture Of restoring to the soil the
elements of fertility drained off by cropping.
The department of Agriculture is constantly
besieged by authors contemplating great works
that are to revolutionizc statistical science who
desire all possible and impossible questions to be
answered forthwith. These gentlemen should
remember that the force of the statistical diyis-
ion is limited. and fully tasked with its own ap-
propriate work. Yet il these impertinent inqui-
ries are not answered they join with the depart
ed Horace Greeley in matchmaking the De-
partment.
The British Board of Trade returns for Aug.
show marked decline in the foreign trade of
the United Kingdom. As usual, John Bull at
tempts to refer this unpleasant phenomena to
temporary causes. But it is evident that the
general drift of the world civilization is adverse
to commercial monopolics, whether in individuals
or nations The favorable circumstances which
secured to England the control of the worlds
markets are fast passing away.
The payments made from the Treasury by
warrants during the month of September were
as follows: Civil and Miscellaneous, SO 1904 ,445.-
95; War, "a, lis, 256.48; Navy, $4,579, 770.86
Interior, indians and Pensions,) $3,l49. 834.-
10. Total, 1851 ,297.42. LIFE
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soWaaUsMi NilSNAa7

pect help as no one could tell where
wewere. Very soon We were hailed
by q boat containing two men, Who
came on deck, and commenced calming
our fears byitelling us the distance from
shore and that landing was easy. The
boats were lowered and the women
sent on shore. The men followed until
every soul was on land. The doctor
of the ship did great deal
to help putting up the tents
on shore and getting something
70 ea:. He was the only man who
paid any attention to US when we got
onland.l We had to stay on the rocky
shore from Saturday until Thursday,
sdfIering from want OF food and shelter.
We got one buiscuit day, and piece
of lat meat which we could not eat.
The women soon wore out by hunger
ard e1 poeure, and men went round the
country after tea and milk for them.
On Thursday morning the vessel split
in two, and everything was swept away.
Our baggage had been landed before
the ship went 10 pieces. Three days
baking was swept away and the cook
barely escaped with his life. The peo'
pie from the country around did noble
work, they furnished the sick women
with lea, and gave up their beds 10
them. On Wednesday evening the tug
came 10 take us around the harbor, but
the waves were 80 bad we were not able
10 embark until Thursday morning.
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CONNECTICUT.
Fire and Loss of Life.

BRIDGEpoRr, July l3-About two
o'clock this morning q fire destroy ed
tne boarding houae kept by Ferdinand
Frolz on Stanton street, East Bridge
port. One of the boarders, Albeit G
Berry, wac suffocated by smoke, and
when found by the firemen was almost
dead. lie was removed to the street
where he died in a few minutes. He
was about thirty-six years OF age. He
was member of The Grand Army OF
the Republic. He had no relations in
this city. His remains were taken in
charge by the G. A. r. post here.
4 Fatal Quarrel.
MERIDIAN, July ia quarrel oc'
CURED in Cbesp're, about eight miles
from this city, on SATURDAY, between
JOHN ONeal ald Michael Higgins, re-
srl,iug ta.aIly to boin. The iormer 9
vie was ac.lng as housekeeper to o.
B. Cummings. 1t appears that Hig-
gins louod iault with his supper and
useI rougr language to ONears wife,
who comDla;red 10 her husband. lie
struck Hi.9ics with bis open hand
when the later retaliated by stabbiOg
him in the abdomen, iuh;cling mortal
wound. Oliicets were despatched from
this place end O'Neal's oa'e mor:in'
sta ement t>i.en by the sheriff Search
was msGe for II !2ioa, who, iLYssspp;
posed hai flee, bp( was found in bed
qui e deaG. No masks Of violence
could be iouod on his person. 1t is cup
boaed he died from freight or excite
ment. The ju~g Of inquest rendered a
verdict of death fom an unknown
cause. ONeal died at 2 o'clock to-day.
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BOSTON.
Run Over and Killed.

BosroN, July l2.-Lawreuce Murphy
WAS run over aud killed on the Portland,
Great Falls and Conway raiIroai to-
day while sleep on the track. He WAS
!ntox Gated.
She Wrecked Steamer.
Those passengers OF the City OF
Washing on who arrived here last night
say that a large number still awsi'
TRANSFORMATION. Their wants were amply
attended o. A reporter Of the GtOOe
visited The eastern railroad station in
the vicinity where the rescued are
awaiting transportation to New York
and found them comfortably provided
for and glad enough TO be safe on shore
after he hardships and pe.ils of the
wreck. The following statement was
made hy James Baldwin an intelligent
Young Irishman, concerning the voyage,
wreck and attendant circumstances
We had nearly 500 passengers aboard
when she left Queenstown. After she
had been out three or four days a thick
fog se: in which lasted until the day o.
the disaster. 1t was go thick at times
that we could not see five feet ahead OF
US, but the sun was often visible as
hazy spot in the heavens One passen-
ger who had followed the ocean for
many years, told the Captain that be
would run into danger if he did not fall
to southwark, but the advice received no
attention. At l:30 A. Ne, on Saturday,
July 5th, as most of the passengers
were on deck. having just finished din
ner, the vessel brought up with two
heavy crashes. The greatest excitement
then broke out. The sailors went to
work on the life boats. The men got
excited then and the women commenc-
ed moaning and crying. Cannons were
fred for assistance but we did not ex-
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NEW JERSEY.
A Negro Row.

JERSEY CITY, July l3.-Ata late hour
last evening an affray took place /"
lager beer saloon OF q coiored man
named Grower, No. 2S5 Newark Ave,
between q man named Marin Carley
and eour negroes, which came rgh re-
sul,ing n the death of Carley. His IT
iuries are likely to prove fatal. 1t ap-
pears that Carley demanded drink, ten
deriag in payment therefor fifty cent
STAMP said TO be counterfeit, a dispute
arose as to the value OF the stamp, and
s.,er a few words between the dis"
putants four stalwart negroes fell upon
Carley and threw him TO the ground
and kicked him violently and then
Jumped and danced on his abdomen.
Carley was senseless for a considerable
time aud did not come to until after the
application OF remedies. The coIored
men were arrested.
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ITEMS.

Mr.. Mills A. BE, . respected CID
zen OF Boykin's dep0., Southampton
couusv, Va, died suddenly on the Ith
instant while attempting TO cross the
Meherren river in a boat. Before ia
hing his seat in the boat TO convey hun
across the river he remarked to his
friend Mr.. Edwin Harris, who was in
company with him hunting, that he
was feeling very sick, and just alter
sealing himself he was observed falling
into the river. The supposlti on IS
that be died with heart disease.
j. tHe case OF nineteen BARRIERS
bought before him, Justice Whie Of
Richmond, Va, has decided nat
sb9v'rg has become q necessity
by long usage and public opln.
ion, and is an adjunct TO that proper
cleauliness-which is next to godliness
that is necessary for the proper al
tendance upon the church serv ces,
and dre Observance Of the Sabbath.
Hon. Jefferson Davis has been chos-
en- by the First Mississippi Rifles 10
serve as their representative al the con-
ventiou Of the Mexican wa OF 1877
which is to be held in Washington
January j., 1874. Nj. Davis COM
manded this regimen in ;he Mexican
war.
IT., stale. hat tle Secre'a.y OF the
Navy has prohibited newsnaner cor
RESPONDENTS from accompanying the
T;cress on account OF the ,..Hens" to
the government, but tha; several Jo"r-
nails have overcome that d,tlcnlIy 10y
inducing Their correspon 'e0's o ell s.
as seamen.
Mr.. Richard Clements, long aad fav-
orably known from his connection U'sh
the hotels in Norfolk, Va, died in lat
city on Tuesday morning las.
The Lewis tunnel op the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad has been completed
and the first train, the eastern bound
passenger train, passed through 1t on
Monday.
Colored people are not permitted to
sit at the first table in any OF the first,
class hotels at Saratoga. Practically
they are not entertained atalI at North
ern watering places.
William Ginger an old gentleman
On a visit to Lancaster, Pa, from
Reading, whilst sitting in rocking
chair talking, fell back dead on Tues
day last.
Mrs. Richard Tweed, an old lady OF
81 years, and mother OF the celebrated
VIM. NJ. Tweed, died IN New York on
Sunday last.
The Car of Russia was in constant
fear Of assassination at the hands OF
Polish patriots while in Vienna.
Stephen Fl. Ballard, president OF the
Mercantile Marine Insurance Com o.
nv, died on Monday at Boston.
A spring of boiling water has been
struck in we'll eighty.two feet deep on
the White Plaina, Nevada.
The late Jesse R. Grant bequeathed
mis- entire estate, about $4,000, to his
three daughters. lie lett nothing to
the President,
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TEE WEATHER..
WAR DEPARTMENT.,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WAsHINGToS, July IA, A. NJ.
PROBABILITIES.
On Monday for the South Atlantic
States southeast and southwest winds
with somewhat higher temperature.
Local storms for the Middle and East
Atlantic States with falling barometer
and southeast winds veering 10 south
west with somewhat higher tempera-
ture and occasional cloudliness. For
the Ohio valley and lake region south
west winds with higher temperature
and partly cloudy weather aud local
storms.
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IOWA.
FIRE Eugs.

Brrl yGroN, Iowa, July l3.-A fire
occlrrcd This mor1ing ct Q o'clock in
me ,hird story OF q brick building near
the cptoer OF Third ard Washington
s.reeis Owing to the strenuous
efJr,s o. he tiremen it was confined
to ,ue baiIdjng in which it originated.
Lose, $1,000; ,uliy covered with insur>
ance. An The late fires seem to be the
wo k OF "f'e bugs" Public indigna-
ION is strongly aroused. A noted gam
bier, Robt. Jobustop, is now under ar.
res, on suspiclon Of 81 se2g started the
Schanet fte anu also 3re great fire Of
ua 1q,h lit.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
j. United States for the district OF West
Virginia:
Edward 3. Cooper,
rs.
Steamboat Matte Roberts and Geo. Cooper,
IN ADMIRALTY.
Pursuant TO decree OF the above named
Court, made and entered in the above en-
tilted cause. on the 18th day OF April, /
VIII, on
Tuesday, the 10Th day OF July. 1873,
at my office in the city of Wheeling, and
thereafter by adjournment from time To
time as shall be found necessary, pro iced to
take and state the accounts AZ required by
said decree.
FrH-What debts, II any were due and
owing by said steamboat or owners at the
time the libellant became purchaser OF the
two fifth parts or shares OF the same the
amount and consideration for said debts, II
any.
Second debts, II any, due or TO be-
come due, Mt the time that the respondent,
George Cooper, took possession OF said
steamboat, as in the libel alleged, and
Third-Of any debts that may be due or
owing from said boat ana owners, showing
the amount thereof, by whom and when
said debts were respectively contracted and
upon what consideration.
All parties interested are hereby notified
to attend at the time and place above man,
ed with the seStimony they may have 10
offer in the matter referred.
HANNIBAL FORBES,
ju23ra u. 8. COm'r. Distric,, W. Va
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The IuSurgents,

MADRID, July l3.-The International
Insurgents still hold the town OF Alcoy
and out-ages are frequent. The Insur.
gents have permitted ell women and
cnlldreu to leave town and many are
seeking refuge in other towns in pref
e.epce to remaining under the jnsur-
gents rule. All priests near Alcoy
have been arrested and imprisoned, and
several churches and public buildings
have beenitired by Int5rnationalists.
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BY TELEGRAPH,
Exclusively for the Register
by the Pacific and Atlantic Line.
OfHee, 1lO Main street.
WASHING TON.
WASHINGTON, July II.
The Chicago Relief Act.


As some doubts existed in the minds
of some of ihe treasury officials as to the
lime when the privilege conferred by
the Chicago Relief Act expired, the
Secretary of the Tres sury, after careful
examination Of the question, has decid.
ed 70 adhere to bis previous ruling ex-
tending the provisions OF said act TO the
lst of April.
The Ute Indians.
The Ute Indians express their pur-
pose OF remaining peaceable, notwith-
standing the late outrage committed on
them by the whites; 80 writes Agent
Littlefield, OF the White River, Colora.
do Agency, 10 the Commissioner OF In
dian Affairs.
The New Loan.
Thirty-six million dollars OF the call
Issued Maica lst, last, for $50. 100000
of 52O's have been received at the
Treasury Department. There is no
truth whatever in the statement tele.
sraphed hence to the effect that the
Syndicate would make no further SUBJ
scription to the new loan, before the as
semoling OF Congress.
Exchange.
Six treasury officials left here oa
Monday for Sac Francisco with large
amount of currency TO be exchanged
for god
Tie SiEVal Servicc.
The S. al ser ice, which, by it's Sd
miIaoe reduc.ion to practical effect by
the most miua,e calculations of applied
science, ard which abroad and at home
is really one of he main features OF
tn 8 cen.u y, is to be extended by The
government % he West lndias and the
windward Islands, and eventually along
the eastern and western coasts Of South
America.
Ala for Cuba.
Considerable sneculation has been
crer;cd here at he announcement hat
pTonr;neut SeDt:emen thToug gnon! the
conouy, irrespective Of politics, have
bandeG ,o,,elner for the purpose OF
arorsng me puoIic sentiment OF the
cop5.v in favor Of lhe struggling
Cubeus. Several gentlemen passed
Though he,e last night enroute to the
Southern S.stes for the purpose o; Or
gaming meetings in the different
SOL, he. n States, for the purpose OF
tes,ine me feelings OF the people on this
suujcc,, anc f possible TO induce them
TO pass resolutions calling upon their
Representative re 3 in Congress at the next
session 10 pass resolutions favorlng the
Cuban cause. 1t is also stated that
similar meetings will be held through =
out the nor.h. There is no lack of
means, wnich will be employed in fur
ni,hing the Cubaus with the sioews OF
var aod possibly with reinforcements.
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New hall nerangemen,s.
From the Grafton Sentinel.

From The Grafton sentinel.
II the postofice department were try.
ing to invent q way in which the great
est possible amount of inconvenience
could be caused by the mail service on
the B. & o. R. R., it could not more ef-
fectually move In that direction than 1t
is now doing.
Some two years ago when the mails
were put upon the early train from
Wheeling. it was done only after long
and painful struggle in which the
strongest influences that could be were
brought to bear on the department.
And recently Part OF the advantage
thus gained was lost, and the morning
mail for this city and Cumberland did
not leave Wheeling until near noon.
Tois kept the Wheeling dailies from
re1shing Grafton before night, and
al poin,s east OF us, not direct
lv on the road did not
get the mail until the next dav. Yet
bad as this had been, it is hereafter to
be even worse. Since last Wednesday
the way mail for distribution between
Wheeling and Cumberland has been
closed in the former city at 6 p. NJ. All
OF this mail mater for points east OF us
lies here until 10 o'clock the following
day. Thus it lakes mail two days to 60
from Wheeling to Cumberland! And
at me same time first class passenger
coach makes the trip in seven hours.
Well may The Wheeling ItelHge"cer
say
"If anything could inspire an utter
contempt for the way the Government
conducts the business OF carrying the
mails for the people, while forbidding
them from doing it for themselves, tits
such stupid, obstructive and vexatious
arrangements as these about to lie in
ficted upon us.
Only one more step remains to be
taken. That is for the Department 10
refuse to carry the mails at all. And
that would be in perfect keeping with
the looee, irregular and incomprehensi-
bic manner in which it has proceeded
durirg the last twelve months.
Add to this unnatural, illiberal and
jackassy rulings" which have eminat-
ed from the department, and now hang
Ike mill stones on the correspondence
of the country, clogging business and
puzzling postmaters from one end of the
nation 10 the other. In one village we
have seen postmasters refusing to for
ward mail matter unless entirely pre-
paid. Some would deliver lctte.s and
papers, not fully prepaid, on receipt OF
the regular postage. Others charge and
collect double the prepaid rate. And
each claims to be acting under "in-
struclions from the Department" And
we have no doubt they we're
il consideration of all these things
we are reluctantly forced to join the in
creasiDg number of newspapers through
out the country which complain Of the
utter ioetfclency OF the Postmaster
General and his assistants, and demand
a change Creswell has been tried and
found wanting in ever the common
sense which average business men pos-
seas, and in the name OF the people who
suffer from his abominable over.oflici-
ousncss and criminal neglect, we ask
that he be removed from q position
which he disgraces and department
which he is fast rendering the laughing
stock Of the entire country.
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RUSSIA.
End of the Khiyan War.

Sr. lsTaRsBurG, July, G-Dis-
patcnes were received 10 day, by The
government from General Won Kauff-
mao, commanding the Khivau eEpedi'
ION. General Kaufman has restored
lre Khan of Khiya to his original
nosi.iou as ruler. The latter has re-
,urned from Youmandop, whittier he
I'D on the approach OF the Russian
,rooos. Everything has been peaceful
" and satisfactorily arranged, and it is
s.a ed that the Russian army will va
cate Kniva 10 August.
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FARM FOR SALE.

CONTAINING ONE HUNDRED AND
~ seventeen acres situated In Ohio coun-
", West Va, two miles from Roney's Point
and Hempfield railroad, twelve miles from
Wheeling, on the line Of the West Union
pike. Improvements, two good dwelling
houses, barn, stable, and other out build
ings; 80 acres under cultivation balance in
good timber; orchard OF choice fruit. Will
Ve sold at private sale for S65 per acre, pay
menis to suit the purchaser. II not sold by
September will be for rent. For further
particulars apply to
JAMES ANDERSON,
West Alexander, Washington Co., Pa,
Or ]. +. JONES,
juiy2 Attorney at Law, Wheeling
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lT appears ,hat the movement OF the
office holders to secure the re-nomIuG-
on OF Grant for q thiri term has AL
ready eliminated A Washington
special says: 1t is stated that the pre-
liminaries were arranged at Long
Branch, several days ago, and i il 1ot
denied that the President is cognizan;
ot it. Those having the matter in charge
seem to coun. We y l%f-eiy rron the
divisions supposed to exist in the ranks
Of the opposition, aud upon tneir ability
to rally the moneyei interests OF the
country to the support OF their scheme.
Under the heal OF moneyed interests
they include the National Banks, the
railroad corporations. and large capital-
lists. These, they allege, are TOR Grant,
because, under his administration it is
not likely that any legislation will he
enacted hostile TO these Institutions.
Another argument used is that there is
40 man in the Republican party who
has developed greater popular strength
than Grant, and it is hardly possible
that within the next three years be will
have dangerous rival. OF course the
official patronage will be used 10 man
ipulating conventions and in securing
delegates. Some Of the PRECEDENT g
friends think it is too soon to agitate
the question OF the succession, but the
matter has been kept very quiet, and il
was not expected to be made public
until at least year hence. If Grant
should fail to get the nomination. his
friends assert that be will be able al
least 20 name his successor.
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OHIp.
Arrested for Rape.

CLEVELAND, July IA drunken
vagabond, named Baggot, went to his
urcle's house on Liberty street last
evening snd found the house keeper,
Mrs Jane Matthews, alone and in bed
and after a desperate struggle commit
ted rape, for which he was subsequent"
" arrested.
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EBHEIGt.
SPAIN.
4 Serious Eliot.

MADRID, July l2.-rhere was serious
,7oube in Malaga Yesterday. While a
bull fght was in progress the people OF
he city rose against the municipal au-
tho2iies ami many excesses occurred.
Among the atrocities committed was
the assassination Of several councillors.
The government has received q tele-
graph dispatch from the Governor Of
Malaga rendering his resignation.