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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-09-24

LNARM FOR SALE.-The subscriber
Il wishes 10 sell his farm. situated in planGold
nhout one and one half les from Plainheld village
Said farm contains sxty-hve acres Of excellent laud
25l sugar trees and go.d dwellu g-huuse and barns
II Is one Of the hest produoug farms In town. and .
we'll fenced and watered lie viii also sell his st0ci
and farming tools with the farm, II desired, Al
wishing 10 purcnase are iQ ted 20 examine the prem
ises before purchasing elsewhere; . - ,
Plaindold, July "a, 1873. 1896
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-09-24

Practices Ia all the Courts Of Vermont ana iu the
Courts Of other states. Collect ons maize n every part
of the United States and British Provinces. Divorce.
obtained, Nor. cages torcclosod wills and Deeds
drawn in the latest and most approved forms. i6u
, 1873-05-10

twenty-two minutes, -, and from Merjden
to New Haven, n liko Distance. twenty
minutes. Il was certainly great achievement
for an engine with q a1I-ineh cylindez,.~~ 2o-inch
htroke, and 51G-foos. wheel. After permanent
arrangements wcro made for the train, each road
vas obliged to keep up the timetable or forfeit
$500 OH each occasion when it was to blame in
tie delnr. On tic Boston j. Albany Rond the
fifty-four miles between Springfield and Worces-
ter we're run by tho engine Whistler: 16-inch
cylinder, 22-inch stroke, and 61z-foot driving
wheels, in ffty-cight minutes. Owing to some
mielap tho engine Gu the New York Road did not
make good tilno. One of the best runs On tho
road Was mado by the special train under charge
OF Superintendent .Reed, conveying tho Grand
Duke Alexis in 1871. The engine Mercury, En-
gineez Patterson, made the run from New Haven
to Meriden in twenty minr.os, from Meriden to
Hartford in twenty-five minutes, and from Hart
ford to Springfield IN thirty minutes. Three or
four years ago tho engine G. F. Pond drew two
cars, With an excursion party, to the Etra peat
works, near Mcriden, fourteen miles, in sixteen
minutes, using peat Us fuel. Mr. Reeds dummy
engine is probably tho fastest on the road. It
has run from New Haven to NeWington, thirty
miles, in thirty minutes"
, 1873-05-10
A STRIKE ENDED.

The puddlers in the shops Of the Chicago
Plnte and Bar Mill Company, corner OF Ashland
and Archer avenues, "struck" on Wednesday
night It appears that the boss pudd1er was dis
charged about c month ago for just reasons,
and that his successor, German, made himself
obnoxious to his associates. He did not act like
. "man," and hence bis associates notified the
Superintendent that either he (the boss pudd1er)
or they must close work. The President of the
Company. Mr.. John NJ; Aver, was informed
fSo Z, the mill i5 te sauss saa t. IL fePsma1
and the puddlers were gathered together,
and both sides we're heard. The latter
preferred three charges against the foreman
1. That he asked for the !" swarth :" 2. That
he asked for another mans furnace; .: mat
first charge: The ss sssvarth " consists Of the
borings and tu1nings Of mnchine-shops:. It is
very easy to work, aud hence every .puddler, Il
he could, would like to sccure it Tor his fur
mace. The testimony (not under ND % OATH showed showed
il he was entitled to it. This, 1t was claimed,
was violation Of the rules OF the Union, which
said that the ewarth" belonged to the Oldest
puddler. The second charge was not sustained
matter to slandor ones character, and the pud-
dlers seemed to DO very sensitive upon the point.
What is technically known a8 heat is mass
Of iron weighing $50 pounds. The forman had
reported that 400 pounds were used IN
two cheats" when the men had had in fact only
i,2oo pounds in their furnaces As they .wero
responsible for the quantity reported, II only
LOCO in weight came out it would look as # they
had stolen the deficiency. Tie foreman's ex-
PLANTATION was very lame, and he WAS caught in
had not paid a fine Of 1926 imposed by the Union,
they we're determined to get rid OF him The
men claimed that that was untrue; il he had
acted like man and not q sneak, they would
, 1873-05-10

which he performed the business entrusted 10
him; Late one evening it was discovered there
was no tecfsteah for breakfast, and The dog WAS
eenr for suppIy. He was detained at tho mar
kct for n time. however, and being forgotten at
home. The doors were locked aid the family
went to bed. In the morning the dog WAS 1ouno
seated beside tho basket, in which the meat lay
untouched under the guardianship maintained
by him throughout the night. =
Another dog worthy Of honorable mention
once went With q mother and her child to the
village Soon after tler arrival tho little girl
was burned SO severely as almost to produce con-
vulsions. 4 physician, an absolute stranger, vas
summoned, under whose soothing remedies the
girl was quieted md fell asleep, when the doctor
took his leave, An hour or two after returning
to his Office no heard IN unusual noise at bis
door, and on opening it found tue dog seeking
admission. He walked in and seated himself be-
side the physician and began licking his hands.
Then rearing himself on his hind legs ho put his
mouth to tho mans face, attempting to lick 1t.
utte1ing all the while low cry, and after repeat
ing these demonstrations for time walked out
of the Office. Doubtless he had pondcred upon
his young mistress su1crings and the physl,
clans efforts to reliavc them, and gratitude led
him thus to express his thanks.
The Inst of his race etlu lives, though his
course is nearly run uo is on terms Of the Ut
most goodwill with tho whole community, and
among tho dogs acts as d kind OF policeman.
When any ill-feeling arises among them ana tney
begin to bark and Bite, he rushes in, and, with
his immense strength, acattors the con1batants
and restores quiet. Occasionally he calls on the
half hour or so, his affcctionate nature and his
benignant countenance always winning for hlm
welcome. z. f..
CAzEaoy1A, April, 1879
, 1873-05-10
~ Cnfff0rnia.Joe.s,,

Fvu1n the Saia Francisco q !td.r
During the Rebellion, one Of the characters
celebrity, was .'Californis Joe" one Of Berdan's
sharpslooters. Joe, after the war, returned to
California, and has since been leading quiet,
unobtrusive life i'll the country. forgotten by al
most everyone, because man, noW-a-uayE must
keep himself before the people II he desires to
be remembered. We arc making history too fast
to look back aud scan the pages written q few
gears ago.
Yesterday morning, while going to Oakland,
one of our reporters observed q Little, stoop-
shouldered, grizzly-haited, Bharp-eyed man, OF
perhaps so years Of ago, who carried in his hand
heavy rife in the barrel of which WAS the RAM
rod used for cleaning the gun. There was some-
thing in the appearance Of the man that caused
our reporter to address him. a conversation
ensued, of which we shall give the reader the
substance: II.
hain't been doin' much for q long time, and heV
been gettin' rusty like. hain't emelt blood nor
had tight of any description for 80 long that !
really don't know that l am 1T for anything but
you soe these Modocs have been playing very
rough game onto the people in the North They
| is good fighters, and az mean lnjins az ever vas
| seen, and soxter think few of their skeps
would ornament my cabin. hain't got nary
| Modoc skelp and you know my collection won {
be complete unless kin get some Modoc har to
hang alongside the other kinds. So, you see,
| I'm going to the lava beds to take hand in the
| littl5 game that is being played thar. May be
| you will hear the result Of tho crack Of Joe'a
rifle, and may be the redskins will Lit my har,
but one thing is certain, I'm going to give them
| q chance"
The boat reached the opposite shore, and
| luck, VIC cav him enter car and disappear from
, 1873-05-10
Fast Railroad Tjrues

The Hartford Courdn1 has recently inter-
viewed come railroad men, and publishes the in
formation thus obtained. On the point Of fast
Superintendent Davidson said he never yet
run an engine without cars attached as fast as
it could 70. The stories about an engine run
ming eighty OF ninety miles an hour arc absurd.
we have as good engines as any road in the
country, and there are not many that can run
over mile minute With light train. An en-
gineer who is getting all he can out OF his ma
Chine is ofton very apt to find the secondhand
of his watch come around just little before the
mile-postis passed. There isan impression preva-
lent that an engine will so faster With two three
cars behind, Just to steady it. This is fallacy.
Every ounce Of weight detracts from speed. The
EXPRESS trims on this road used to run faster
tran they do now, but it didn't pay. In 1854,
lust before tho Sunday night mail-train Was put
on, there Was an effort made by the four roads
forming connecting line between New York and
Boston to see how fast train could run. The
train consisted Of only two CARS, and no passen-
gers we're carried. On this road, the engine
aNew York" B. H. Hunt, engineer, on the
trains t1ial trip, ran from Springfield to Hart
ford. twenty-six miles, in thirty minutes, three
minutes being lost in glowing down over the
bridge st Warehouse Point. From Hartford
to Meriden, eighteen miles. the time was
, 1873-05-10


The Hon Charles E: De Long, our Minister TO
japan, whose recall has excited SO much COM
ment, lived in Ma1ysville CAL, in 1850 At that
time, De Long WAS waiter in the restaurant
connected with the Western Hotel, at D and Sec
ond st1aeta. He was alwaya ambitious to become
a politician, and claimed to be Democrat OF the
Jackaonian school, The guests of the hotel were
not unfrequently amused by little Charlie's-he
is about feet high, and does not weigh moro
than 100 pounds-dissertation on the politics Of
tho dny. He was often known to lay down bis
tray while waiting on a customer, and begin
heated political argument. In.165l, when John
Bigler was running as the Democratic candidate
against Waldo for Governor OF California.
Bigler. On ono occasion during the
campaign IN open-air Bigler meeting was
held III front Of the Western Hotel. The
Hon. Jesse 0. Goodwin presided. Senator Will
lam II. Gwin was speaking, and Congressman
Milton S..Latham was to follow. De Long was
anxious to make speech. He circulated among
the audience, and told them to ''ho1loa for De
Long" At the close Of Senator Gwin's speech
shout went up for De Long. Mr. Goodwin
stepped to the front Of the platform and eaid,
"n 11r. De Long is present will he please come
forward" De Loug, who Was in waiting at the
rear Of the platform, instantly mounted tie ros-
trum, and WAS introduced to the audience. a
breathless silence prevailed In expectancy OF De
gin, q huge specimen OF the genus Pike broke
tongue, and said at the top OF his voice, "Wall,
I'll be gosh burned il that amt the Little crltter
who was here minute ago, and told mo to hol-
loa for De Long" The intending orator was
completely unnerycd. He stammered and hung
his hoad. He could not say word, and, amid
the ieers Of the audience, skunk off the stand.
, 1873-05-10


Ina new local rnagzine-the Globe-published
in Buffalo, is the following "reminiscences Of Mark
Tvain's brief editorial career in that city:
No man detested 1oafe1s more than Mr. CleIn-
ems and assuredly no man could be more pitt
legs in his treatment Of bores. He was vigorous
in his denunciation Of that class OF people WLo
aimlessIy and impudently intrude their constant
presence in IN editorial room. One incident
will, perhaps, bear relating, showing how he
once rebuked party of undeslred visitors
Arriving at his Office ono evening about ~
o'clock, be found it full Of men-a1l strangers to
him. They had apparently taken full possession
~ the room. Some we're smoking, and some had
their feet upon the table, and every chair IN the
room WAS occupied. With o look OF disgust,
Mr.. Clemens hesitated for moment In the door
wav. and then in his peculiar way: said:
4 Is this the editorial room of the Ezpress?'
.sYes, air." promptly chorused the assem-
SH-m! is it customary for the editors to cit
do1n 2" questioned the humoriss.
ayes, certainly" "to be sure" we're the
ren1es Of the puzzled smokers. "Why do you
ask ?" said one at last.
Because slowly enunciated Mr. Clemens,
st arp one Of the editors Of the Express, and It
occurred to me that1 ought to have seat.
In an instant every chair was vacated, and the
men, somewhat abashed, attempted to laugh the
matter Of by eaying, ''Ah! Mr.. Clemens, that
vas neat,"." Witty as usua1," etc. ETC., but there
VAS eomething.in the joker's eye that quickly
told them he was in no joking frame Of mind ut
that moment, After that, loafers were rather
ehy OF Mark Twain
, 1873-05-10

The Spanish Radical paper, El Impartial, Of
the 18th inst, publishes Spanish translation Of
q letter which the Duke Of Aosta addressed to
lis father, tho King of Italy, in January, 1853,
after the first offer Of the crown Of spain. This
document (of which an English translation fol-
lows) throws much light on the ideas entertained
by Don Amadeo from first to Last, even before
the murder Of Prim: -.
Youn MAJESTY: It was with extreme surprise
that, for the first time and without any previous
communication to mo on the subject, heard
from your Majesty that it WAS seriously in con-
temptation to confer on me the crown Of Spaln.
On my return to Genoa have spoken Of this to
my wife. She is ready to follow me wherever
may 20, to share my lot whatever it may
be-. 70 tell your Majesty how much love my
country and how much I nm willing to do
for her is needless any sacrifice, even
that Of life itself, would seem light to me- for her
sake, But what is it that am now asked to un-
dertake? II is to rule the destiny Of country
which is divided and torn to pieces by o thou
sand political parties and task which would
be arduous to any ono would be doubly so to
one who, like myself, has had no experience
in the difficult art of governing. The conse-
oueuce would be that I should, III fact, not gov
ern. but should have to submit to the dictates OF
those who had called me- to the throne. These
reasons are strong enough to induce me- this
very day to place in the hands OF your Majesty
nv formal refusal to the crown Of spain, beg
g1ng your Majesty to transmit my decislon to
those whom it may concern.
"Your Majesty's affectionate son, -,
, 1873-05-10
THAT'S ALL RIGHT, SIR.

a common and not very agreeable sight "as
seen yesterday, near the police headquarters.
It was Times reporter. His head was bent
down, and concealed beneath an umbrella. He
wished to gain access to Secretary Wards
room, without going through the Office of tho
Board. Reason: He did not want to meet Com
missioner Sheridan at close quarters. The
exterior door of DR.. Wards room was
closed. and the unpleasant apparition, still
holding up the umbrella to conceal
its face. entered the Office Of the Board. MIR.
Sheridan approached it. Reason: Ho wanted to
see that Times reporter. Mr. Sheridan, after
lodging round the umbrella Tor some moments,
finally obtained view OF the appar1tlon's face.
"Ha!" said Mr.. Sheridan. The reporter also
said stHa, /" but not SO loud or so pleasantly
ibid you write that dirty, scurrlous para.
graph about me in the Times on yesterday"
II don't know as am obliged to tell you who
wrote it.; you'd better go and see Mr: Storey, II
you want to find out, politely but TREMENDOUSLY
EOh. never mind" said the urbane gentleman,
in his most seductive tones, IT am fully satis-
fed that you we're the worthless acoundfei WHO
VT "Thst'salright, that'sallright," said the
reporter. rapidly, looking to the door, tnat T.
alirightHisterSh
"Wel, now," said Mark, smiling With the
most perfect tranquility, !" I don't caze much
about the item, you know, but don't like to
have such puppy as you barking at my heels"
"That'sallrightMr. Sheridan promptly put
in the unpleasant apparition. .Ihatsau
rightsir. GoandseeMr. Storey Mr. Sheridan"
Eyes, and if did," replied Mr.. Sheridan,
with the most gentle suavity ever expressed on
human countonance within the last 1887 years,
a could just tell him what q very worthless and
low fellow you are"
Thatsallright, that'eallrght," again said
the reporter, and, the umbrella closing with
snnp. his coat-tails vanished in less than four
Racn1da.
, 1873-05-10

Gen. B. III. P1entiss, Quincy, is ct the she1-
man. !.
The Hon. J. f. Farnsworth, st. Charles, was
at the Sherman yesterday.
Col. J. N. Macomb, q. s. L., was at the Gard
ner yesterday.
Col T. 2. Cook and wife, aud the Hon. George
Bever and wife, Cedar Rapids, are at the Matte
gon House.
Among the arrivals at the fremont yesterday
were the following: r. J. Dunn, .: d. Dunn,
England; F. G. Hills, Sioux City; F. B. Fiske,
New York: G. B. Davis, Thomas J. CLARK, Hart
ford CD. Palmer, Detroit.
Miss Frances E. Willard, President Of the
Ladies' College, at EVANSTON, will deliver her
celebrated lecture, entitled !" The New Crusade, =
at the Baptist Church, in Highland Park, next
Sunday evening.
Among the arrivals at the Gardner yesterday
we're the following: Henry A. Barring, New
wife, Pakoks, Md; George Godfrey, j., New
York; I. E. Sicklea. Omaha; George A. NeeSes,
Grand Rapids; ". a. Owen, Louisville.
Among the arrivals at the Sherman Yesterday
we're the following: B. G. jayne, New VOTE; n.
". Churchill, Boston; Dr.. ]: 7. Logan, Atiants,
Ga; DR.. N. 9. Hustled, New York; Pr James =.
falo; R. L.. Brifton, Cleveland; S. S. Jack,
Pittsburgh; S. A. Van Allen, Albany; Il. a.
B1itton, Cleveland.
The Grand Jury of the Criminal Court, as in
pane1ed yesterday morning is es follows 2.
Turt1e, foreman; S. Graspus, John White, =.
Collins, Adolphe Loeb, ". J. Hanna L: GrubeG,
Jonks, J. Reese, P. Mcguire, J. B. Stevens, g.
e. Roberts, Christ. Anderson, n. g. Mason,
James Lynch. II. Braison, Thomas Ring, ".
Duffy, and D. F. Hbee.
Bishop Vim. l.. Harris, LID, of the II. E.
Church, now en- route to San Francisco, whence
he is to sail, On the LIST Of June, tour Of Wis
itation among the Methodist missions in Japan,
China, and India, will be rendered reception by
the ladies Of the Methodist Episcopal Churches
Of Chicago. on Monday evening next, at the
, 1873-05-10

The cash book of the Company shows about
e37, ZOO received from these stockholders. It is
not necessary to examine the items; they would
bring tears to the eyes OF many reporters who
have not forgotten the days when they used to
receive their immense salaries in installments OF
81 at time, taking oct the balance in promises
to pay" some time next week" The cash book
shows. however, just what the cash books of all
new newspaper concerns must show,-the exact
state Of the subscription account. Not desiring
TO laeerate the feelings Of the gentleman who is
Inter Ocean, with comparisons that must be
odious, we close the cash book.
There's one satisfaction in the bookkeeping
Of q concern like the Ne,os and Inter- Ocean. NO
matter how small the esubscnption-ist is, onecan
aIwsyB blow about it's immensty, 80 long as peo-
pie can be found to pay the piper, and when no
body can be found to pay the piper it can be
charged to the account. It must have been
highly satisfactory for example, to Mr. one
talist to the extent OF 964625, as BY the ledger
be appears to have been at one period. Another
reporter might have passed his leisure moments
in pleasantly contemplating the spectacle OF his
wealth-on the books. he was for four months
the happy possessor OF q. credit; Of S197.
Payments Of one dollar at q time reduced
that balance to small sum afterwards, but
that doesn't destroy the beauty OF that sort OF
bookkeeping, If one fails to get the money, be
the money stands to his credit, and that he il
capitalist to that extent.
The Ne,os stockholders are liable for double
The amount subscribed, by the laws Of this State,
and they Will, therefore, be called upon to pro-
vide another $37, 500. The liabilities Of the
Company, unpaid, amount to about $4,000. and
as soon aa they have all been proved up. an a.
easement will be made on the stockholders.
Some will pay, and some will fight, and one OF
two are worthless, but there seems no reason to
doubt the necessary amount to pay all debts IN
full, under any circumstances.s
With respect to the liability Of stockholders,
Groas' Statutes, 1869, page 131, Sec. 8, Claws OF
1857. 1853, Is Feb, 5 8, Sea. 1859, have the fol-
lowing: -...
Liability of Stockhozders.-An the stoctholdera Of
avery such company ehau be severay individually lia-
ble to the creditors Of tho company to IN amount
eqal to the amount Of stock held by them, Eespsct-
ively for ali debts and contracts made by such com
pany prior to the time sche the tchot amount Of Us
capital stock shal hare 6een paid and certificate
thereof made and filed as hereinafter mentioned.
The Company was formed under this law.
The whole amount of it's capital has never been
paid in, and the certificate has never been fled
Seye1a1 decisions in this State have established
that under these circumstances the subscribers
are liable for the entire amount Of stock sub
Bcribed to the creditors, no matter how much
has been absorbed By the concern and even Il
the suits should fail under this act, the stock
holders can be sued separately as copartners.
, 1873-05-10

duced in Judge Portcr's Court on Thursday
evening. A jury YVES locked up. 7 was getting
near SIX o'clock, and Judge the baiiia began
to long for the domestic hearth and his
supper. To A brilliant idea struck him
"1lrBic hath charms to soothe tho savage
breast" even for a .juryman, he thought. and in
an instant q pair of itinerant, nusic,l Italians
was obtained and placed ut tho jury-room door.
with instructions to play through their choicest
repertoire. Thoy did 80, for an hour, but
whether the jurg had {. no car, or from what
ever reason, The htratagem failed, and only yes
terday morning did they leave tho prison to IN
form the Court that they could not agree. It is
apity TINT so ingenious device proved such
signal fAituIo.
, 1873-05-10
"GHosT" TO BE DIsGRAcED.

Architect Rankin applied to the Board Of Po-
lice yesterday to get 8 permit to obtain an en-
glne from the Fire Department to pump the wa
ter from the foundations Of the newlGoyernment
building. Commissioner Sheridan said that en-
gnes were liable to serious injury in pumping
water out of foundations. Mr. Rankin eald that
it would only take two hours to pump, and it
would occupy two days to do it by hand. He
would take care OF the engine. It was agreed to
pass the following resolution:
Resolrtd, That the Government have ~ engine 70
pump out the foundations Of the new building and
The Marshal will see that the order ia carried out.
, 1873-05-10
THE DEFUNCT "NEWS."
Proof of Claims to Be Made Next
Tuesday Before Register
Hibbard. f,
Ample Means to Pay Of the Indebt-
:, edness by Calling In the
Capital Stock.
Names of the Holders Of Stock
Liable to Be Assessed.

On Tuesday next, tho creditors Of the Nctcs
Printing Company, in bankruptcy, will appear
before the Register to prove their claima- The
next thing to be done will be to provide the
ways and means for settling. The creditors will
be glad to learn that the unpaid capital stock for
which the subscribers are thought to be liable is
moro than sufficient to settle all liabilities and
debts in full, as an investigation Of The papers
and accounts by q TRIBUNE reporter has shown.
The company now bankrupt was constituted
by the following stock subscription agreement :
March u, 1s72-Te, the undersigned, By oqr sigma
tures hereto do become stockholders Of the chiedgo
Ners Printing Company, 70 the nnognt Of stock set
opposite respective signatures eaad stock having
been paid for FOLLOWS: Twenty par cent cash. and
the baance in four notes OF equal amount payable re-
spectiyely In :hree sir, nine and twelve months from
the date Of subscriptions, and do hereby sew
orally agree to and with the said Chicago Nt,cs Print
Ing Company that upon the failure 70 pay sad
either them amy part Of either Of them ut maturity
the Board Directors OF said company may. by zeso
lution forfeit such stock aud retain the amount that
may hare then been paid on said stock, damages,
but such forfeiture shall not relieve my one Of us
from any liability to pay such notes, and each Of theE
no given BY respectively according to their tenor and