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in Berlin was to furnish news, but the
agent aforesaid looks at his duty in
different light. These ambassadors, it
seems, were talking about the establish
ment of a Estate religion in Japan.
This fact, if it is fact, is of no partic-
ular consequence, because they have no
power to accomplish their purpose, and,
if they had, it would be one of the most
difficult undertakings body of disinter-
ested men ever imposed upon themselves
to decide what particular form of relig-
ion should be so established. This,
however, is mere matter of opinion,
which we should not consider of suff1-
cieRt importance to telegraph to the
world. They had, however, as the dis
patch informs US, Notwithstanding their
want of power, a favorable opinion of
the project. But TO proceed with the
dispatch The remarks of this German
professor were eagerly listened to by
the Japanese, who expressed satisfaction
at the advice given. This profess
sor,, the Telegram informs trus,
adduced facts from the his
tory of christendom to show that this
religion cannot be enforced by govern
ments. He says it was only vital
when it grows amongst the. people and
from the people. He coupselled the
granting of full religious liberty as the
most desirable course to pursue" Now
we submit that the hight of absurdity is
reached when such stuff is telegraphed
as news. We may do wrong to charac-
terize it as stuff, because every word OF
it is true So is the Bible, and so are
the facts of history 1t was excellent
advice to give to these Japanese ambas
sadors, and we hope they, and thu If ma
tion, will profit by it. There was Nc
need. however, Cf sending it to.the press
of the United States by cable and telc
graph, because every man, woman anc
! child know the facts and entertain the
sentiments therein expressed Give u:
news by telegraph, and not old trusms
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ANOTHER TRIBUTE TO C. M. FISHER.

ANOTHER TRIBUTE TO G. nj. FISHER.
Edmund Yates, the distinguished Eng
lish novelist, writing from London to
the New York Herald says: ''The loss
of the Atlantic has created more excite
ment here than any other shipwreck in
my remembrance. There is no doubt
that the size and speed of the vessels be-
longing to the White Star line, their lux
urious fittings and appointments, had
won over vast numbers of persons, who
for years had been staunch adherents of
other companies. There were some,
however, who felt that confidence in the
officers was more desirable than comfort
in the staterooms, and that no amount
of piano and electric bells could make
up for want of experience or lack of.
discipline. At this time of the year the
America bound ships convey but few
saloon passengers, and though, of course,
the loss of every human life makes its
sorrowful mark in its own immediate
circle, and, though the death of every
poor Irish or German emigrant bread
winner is as disastrous to those he leaves
behind as though he were in a higher
station, the death-roll of the Atlantic
contains but few well-known names.
One such, however, is TO be found there,
that of Mr. Cyrus M. Fisher, an Amer
ican gentleman who, for several years,
has been practising as lawyer in Lon
don, and who was highly esteemed, not
merely by his own countrymen Che act
ed as a kind of extra official legal adviser
of the United States Legation), but by
many Englishmen with whom he had
become intimate"
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HOMER LANE,
JOHN MCMAHON.

SHERBURNE.- Mrs Ira Wyman died
in the northeast part of the town
of Sherburne, April 18th, aged SIX
ty-five years. The road from Sher-
burne Hollow to the place where Mrs
Wyman died, was a back road over
very high hill. The snow was deep and
soft. some drifts estimated to be ten feet
high, over which teams could not pass.
To meet the emergency hand-sled brl-
gadc was called in requisition. On the
morning of the Goth inst, several men
drew the coffin to the residence OF de-
ceased, a distance of some two miles,
and returned with the corpse to the
river road They were accompanied py
the husband and three sons OF the de-
ceased At a point on the river rCad
they were met by B. Markham, with his
hearse, and the remains were carried 10
the church. Here services were con-
Quoted by Rev. J. B. Clark OF Plttsheld.
Having been resident of Sherburne Tor
more than forty years, | have no recoi-
lection of hand-sleds being used before
| in conveying the remains of the dead 10
the cemetery. d. W. L.
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The Waterford Burglary.

Since the arrest of Peter Curley an
offer has been made by the burglars for
the retarn of all the registered U. 5.
bonds, the railroad stock and other bonds
not easily negotiable without detection,
the burglars claiming the right to retain
the unregistered coupon bonds and stock
NEGOTIABLE. This latter amounts to
about S150,000 and the balance, which
will be retured if desired, will enable the
bank officers to pay at least so per cent.
of their loss. This would have been ac-
cepted before this, very probably, but
for one reason: The holders of the re-
gistered and non-negotiable bonds which
will be returned, are principally the
heaviest, and hence the wealthiest los
ers. The poor people. who lost their all
comprising about One-thlrd OF the sui
ferers-lost, for the most part, coupon
bonds that the burglars could easily dis
nose of. and which have doubtless ere
this been lost at gambling or in fast life
by the cracksmen. These poor losers
claim that the property returned should
be divided pro rata among all the suffer
ers. according to their loss, giving all
about fifty per cent. of what was stolen.
The heavier and wealthier losers claim
that the registered bonds, etc., belonged
to them originally and should be return
ed to them as original owners, each re-
ceiving his identical bonds, railroad
stock, etc. They object to any pro rata
division, but offer to give small per.
centage-say five or six per cent. of
the value of the returned securities to
the losers whose bonds are not returned
and will not be returned Here is where
the whole difficulty of the. compromise,
as we are told, hes, and it is plain to see
that concessions must be made on one
side or the other before the compromise
can be brought to close.-1roy Press.
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CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING MATCH
On March goth at Boston, Homer Lane
of New York and Lew Ainsworth sot
Boston, wrestled for $4,000 and the
championship of America. The match
resulted in favor Of Lane. Shortly after
the contest well-known Eastern sport
ing man said he had man he would
match to wrestle Lane for from $500 to
50, 500, or any man in the United States.
Lanes hackers accepted, and forfeit
was put up The Boston sport, named
John Mcmahon of Rutland. The match
would have been made then, but Nc
Mahon wanted to wrestle at Rutland.
On the 14th inst. the hackers of the men
met and they agreed to have the men
toss for choice Of ground, providing they
were willing. On the nth inst the men
signed the following:
Articles of agreement entered into this
18th day of April, 1878, between Homer
Lane of New York and John Mcmahon
of Rutland
The said Homer Lane and the said
John Mcmahon do hereby agree to wres-
tie ''square hold, collar and elbow, best
two in three fair back falls (two hips
and one shoulder, or two shoulders and
one hip to touch the ground at once, TO
constitute a fair back fall, for the sum
of one thousand five hundred dollars a
side and the championship of America,
the contest to take place between the
1st and 10th of May, within 300 miles of
New York The sum of $3.50 is now
posted in the hands of j. L. Carney ;
the second deposit of $3.50 side is to
be posted on April 81 the third deposit
of $500 side on the day before the
match; the men to agree on final
stakeholder and toss for choice OF
ground on April %. The match is to
be contested under the recognized rules
of the Detroit Wrestling Tournament.
Either party failing to comply with the
the said conditions will forfeit the match
and the stakes.
(Signed) HOMER LANE,
JouN Nom AXIOM,
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LIABILITY OF TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
We referred, day or two since, to
the fact that because a certain propo-
sition was law in one State it did not,
necessarily, follow that the same propo-
sition was good law everywhere. Here
is case in point, for which we are in
debted to the Boston journal of yester-
day. 1t was, says the Journal
recently decided by the Supreme Court
of this State, (that is, Massachusetts,
that a telegraph company could not be
held responsible for errors in transmit
ting messages, unless the messages are
prepared, in accordance with the regu-
lations of the company, as printed on
their blanks. This decision is in direct
contradiction to one just given in llli-
nois. The courts hold there that the
telegraphs have no business to charge
one price for doing the work at all, and
an extra price for doing it correctly.
Correctness is of the very essence of the
contract of telegraph company, and
cannot legally be separated from it and
charged for as an extra accommodation.
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THE CAMBRIDGE PoIsoNERs.- Charles
Shaw and Mrs. Briggs, indicted for the
murder of Mrs. Shaw and her family,
will be tried at Salem, at the June Oyer
and Terminer Shaw is said to be labor
ing under great fear, and his shrieks at
times are fearful The other night he
yelled in such manner that the Sheriffs
son went to see what was the matter,
when Shaw entreated him to stay with
him, as he said; My wife is clawing
her cold arms around me. For Gods
sake, save me-" The only two living
children are now in the county house.
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Cows II VERMoST.-The Vermont
Farmer says the State papers are copy
ing from each other the erroneous num-
Der of 100000 as the census of mich
cows in Vermont. 1t should be lS0, 285,
producing annually 1854, 1876 pounds
of butter, 4, $3.50, ZOO pounds of cheese,
and 9, 1896, $40 gallons of milk for sale,
besides the quantities used in the families
of the producers.
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STATE or VERMONT,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
WOODSTOCK. March 81, 1873.


Hon. John Nc Emery,
DEAR SIR Your letter of the 18th
March, inst, with the address to the
people of Louisiana, have just reached
me. The sessions of the Legislature are
now biennial instead of annual, as here
tofore. | viii present both documents
to our Legislature at its next session, as
you request The people of Vermont
are unanimous in their very deep
regret that so noble and valuable a
State as Louisiana should be so shaken
and her quiet disturbed and industries
interrupted and embarrassed by intes-
tine commotion and political animosi-
ties. hope sincerely your controyer-
versies may soon be amicably settled.
Your obedient servant,
JULIUS CONVERSE.
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OFF FOR EUROPE No less than six per-
sons from Rutland have gone on trip to
Europe within the past week or two.
First, Mrs. John n Baxter and Miss
Katy Merrill, then Hon. John B. Page,
Hon. John Prout and B. H. Burt; and
now we have to chronicle the departure,
Yesterday, of Rev. Edward Mills,
pastor of the Baptist church.
Mr. Mills will be absent about four
months. He sails in the steamer Italy
from New York on Saturday. We ex-
pect to publish occasional letters from
Mr. Mills, written for THE HERALD dur
ing his visit to Europe.
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FATAL SHOOTING. William Colby, of
Manchester, n. H., while on a visit to
his brother, Alfred A. Colby, in the west
part of Rochester, was accidentally shot
Friday morning while in the act of TAX
ing a gun (muzzle towards him) from
the hands of his young nephew. The
weapon, in some careless manner, was
discharged, lodging the contents in his
stomach and bowels. He lived about
six hours in great agony, but was per-
fectly conscious to the last. He babe
goodbye to his friends and expired He
leaves a wife and one child in Manches-
ter
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of the common people, and the durabil-
ity and excellence of slate is far super
ior to the material ordinarily used for
those purposes.
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was killed or wounded until. after their
surrender. and that then they were shot
down without mercy. On our return to
Alexandria yesterday, we were again
implOred by citizens TO have troops sent
there at once as the only means OF
averting disturbance.
Very respectfully.
T. w DRKLYNE,
Asst. Adjutant-General.
Col, WILLIAM WRIGHT,
Col Asst. Inspector General.
STATEMENT OF TIE LEADER OF THE
WHITES.
Col. DeKlyne makes the following re-
port of an interview with c. G. Nash,
who is said to have commanded the at
tacking party.
Shortly after our arrival at ColfaX, On
the morning of the 18th. Il message was
brought to me that G. G. Nash desired
to see me, and that he would meet me
out beyond the town. | accordingly
went out to see him, and met him in the
open field, about half mile above Col
fax. Several gentlemen belonging to
the parishes Of Rapides and Grant were
present at the time. On meeting Mr..
Nash, ] informed him of the purpose for
which Colonel Wright and myself had
come there. | then told him that / had
been told by a colorcd man named John
Miles, that on the morning of Sunday,
he NASH had sent IN flag OF truce.
and that Miles had gone out TO meet it;
that Nash said ''GO tell Leo Allen to
come out here:' that Allen came in
company with Miles, and that the fol-
lowing conversation took place:
Nash-What do you depend upon do-
ing in there?
Allen-We are doing nothing more
than we were doing before, standing still
as we've been standing.
Nash-We want the courthouse.
| Allen-We sent an answer to Mr..
Hadnot by Calhoun didn't yon receive
/ it?
Nash-I want you TO understand that
/ Mr. Hadnot does not command this com
4 pany.
Allen-We're going to stand where
/ we are until we get United States troops
or some assistance.
Nash-Then 90 IN there and say to
your people that ] advise them to get
out there; | give you 30 minutes to re-
move your women and~ children.
| asked Mr.. Nash if this statement
was correct. and he replied that be did
not remember the reference TO Mr.. Had
not. but otherwise it was correct. Up
on asking Mr. Nash if he proposed pros
ecuting any further hostilities, he re-
/ spGnded in effect that he did not. and
would use his influence to prevent any
violence by his followers. | asked Dir.
Nash if he was acting as sheriff by viz
tue of commission from Governor Kel-
logg. to which he responded that he had
not received his commission, but had
seen a notice Of his appointment to the
position in the New Orleans Republican.
During our conversation Mr.. Nash stat
ed that after the colored men got into
the court house they displayed white
fac: that Messrs. Hadnot and Harris
went to see what was wanted, and on
approaching the building were shot.
This is denied by colored men, Mr..
Hadnot was shot through the stomach.
from side to side, and Mr.. Harris in the
back. under both shoulders.
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THE FIRST REPORTS FULLY CONFIRMED =
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED COLORED MEN
KILLED - -oUTNUNBERERe AND SHOT
DOWN WITHOUT MERCY IT GENERAL
FEELING OF INSECURITY.
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The official report of Colonels William
Wright and r. w. DeKlyne, of General
Longstreet's staff, who were sent out to
Grant parish to investigate the trosblcs
there, appears in the New Orleans Re
patbEican of Friday. 1t fully confirms
the first reports of the Colfax massa-
ere:
We reached Pineville, opposite Alex
andria, at about 9:30 a. IN. on Monday,
the 14th instant, where we were inform
ed that a severe attack had taken place
at Colfax the day before Sunday , that
from $50 to 200 colored men had been
killed; that two white men, named Had
not and Harris, were wounded, the for
mer mortally, and that ColfaX, or part
of it, had been burned. Upon crossing
the river to Alexandria, we became cog
infant of the existence of violent,
though suppressed, popular excitement.
Parish officials expressed themselves as
apprehensive of an outbreak in AleXan-
dria, directed against the eolored men
and the officials holding office under the
administration of Governor Kellogg.
We were urged to procure the presence
of troops as speedily as possible. We
left Alexandria at about 11:30 a. IN.
During our stay there mounted men were
constantly crossing the river, coming
from the direction of Colfax, and, just
as we left, party of twenty, mounted
and armed, apparently, with shOt-guns,
crossed the river in body.
DEPLoRABLE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS.
Having secured an ambulance, we
crossed the river into Grant parish ear
ly on the morning Of Tuesday, the 18th
instant, and started for Colfax, distant
about Is miles. We found the parish in
a most deplorable state. The crops are
4 being neglected, many of the residents,
/ both white and colOred, have left their
/ homes. and a general sense of insecurity
prevails which we are satisfied can only
4 he removed by the presence of troops.
4 About one-third of a mile below the
4 courthouse we came upon party OF
4 colored men and women carrying away
a wounded colored man upon sled.
4 At a little distance in the field were the
dead bodies of two cOlored men. About
300 Yards nearer the courthouse were
the dead bodies of cOlored men, and
from that point to the courthouse and
its vicinity the ground was thickly streWr
| with dead We were unable to find the
body of single white man, or to ascer
tain the loss of the whites. Coloret
women assert that two wagon loads 81
whites. dead and wounded, were carried
away, but it is persistently denied by any
of the whites claiming to have knowl
edge of the actual loss, they asserting
that but one man on their side was kill
ed, and Hadnot and Harris were wound
ed. We may state here that HadnOt ha
since died in Alexandria. We sent
herewith plan of the courthouse ant
It's defences A space of about 200 yard
square was enclosed in slight earth
work, with ditch inside. The ditch WA
from 10 to Is inches in depth, and tn
breastwork in front of it from 90 to 81
inches in height, and was protected il
front by % inch planking. On the low
er side of the courthouse the create
portion of the breastwork was compos
cd of planking alone, laid in zig-zags
and without bitches.
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Rutland 9ailp 9erald.

puR1IsHED EVERY MORNING,
"'' W. Vermont.
"a ooo vear-S4. 90 for six months
"'sS 'ss1 oo fot. three months-or 70 cents
month
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The only recorded instance OF the
successful employment OF the piece pol,
icy towards the heather is to be found
in I. Samuel XIV, 23: "And Samuel
hewed Agag in pieces.
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BRANDON. The Brandon House com
pany have leased the Brandon House
for term of three years, commencing
May 1, 1878, to Riley Deming, former
ly of Northampton, Mass, not only the
travelling public and the boarders at the
Brandon House, but our entire Commu-
nifty will regret to lose the popular land
lord, Mr.. Mcbride, and his wife. He
has kept hotel never cqualled IN this
town, and we believe universally con-
ceded to be one Of the best in the State.
In these days of constant travel good
hotel gives reputation to place, and
Mr.. Mcbride has done much to make
this town a general fayOrite with the
travelling public It is the intention Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcbride to remain in town
for the present, but wherever they may
80 they will carry the best wisl;@.- OF
their numerous friends with them. rIr.
Deming, though stranger, comes high
" recommended He does not take the
hotel under such favorable circumstan-
ces as did Mr. Mcbride, but if he keeps
as good house as Mac has he will
receive the best wishes of our whole
community. Mr.. Deming has prevailed
upon most of the help to remain with
him, for time at least, and if he sue
ceeds in keeping them, the change will
be felt less as they contributed in no
small degree to the success of the house
under McBride's administration. B.
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The COIfax Massacre.

OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE OFFICERS OF
GENERAL LoNGsTREET'S STAFF.
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THE MASSACRE.

Some time during the afternoon the
besieged were drawn from the fight and
from their breastworks into the court
house. One end of this building was
without windows, nor had the besieged
prepared loopholes. A colOred man
named Isaiah Atkins informed us that
Mr.. Nash had forced a colored man cali
ed Pink to come to this end of the build
ING and hold pine torch to the edge of
the roof until it caught fire. 1t is our
opiniOn that few of the colored men had
been killed up to this time, but that
when forced by the fire TO leave the
courthouse they were shot down with
out mercy The position and condition
of many of the bodies go far to prove
this. Under the warehouse, between
the courthouse and the river, were the
dead bodies of six colored men, who had
evidently gone under for cOncealment,
and were there shot like dogs. Many
were shot in the back of the head and
neck. One man still lay with his hands
clasped in supplication; the face OF an
other was completely fiattened by blows
from broken stock of double barrel
ed gun, lying on the ground near him !;
another had been cut across the stomach
with knife after being shot, and almost
all had from three to a dozen wounds.
PRISONERS EXECUTED AND THEIR BODIES
PITCHED INTO THE RIVER.
1t is asserted by the colored people
that after the fight thirty four prisoners
who were taken before the burning OF
the courthouse, were taken to the river
bank, two by two, executed, and hurrl-
| ed into the rivert. We aused to be bu-
ried in the ditch, near the ruins of the
courthouse, the remains of fifty-four
colored men, three of whom were SO
badly burned as to be unrecognizable.
There was inside the courthouse the
/ charred bones of one other, and five
bodies we gave to their friends for inter
ment elsewhere. We saw also IL wound.
ed colored men, two of whom will Ger.
tainly die, and others of whom are very
unlikely to recover. We are Informed
that since the fight parties of armed mer
have been securing the country, sur
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THE FIGHT OF SUNDAY.

From what information we could get,
we believe the fight commenced on Sun
day, the 18th instant, between 10 and IL
a. m. and continued until nearly dark.
of the number engaged on either side If
is impossible for us to form any definite
idea. though we are satisfied that the
parties holding the courthouse were less
in number than their assailants. 1t Is
asserted by the colored people that the
assailants consisted of parties from the
parishes of Winn, Rapides, Natchito-
chcs, Catalonia and Caddo, in addition
to those from Grant but they were ei-
ther unable or unwilling to give us the
names of any parties participating in the
attack. All statements that we have
heard agree substantially in the main
particulars. 1t is agreed that the at
lacking party was commanded by c. G..
Nash, and the assailed by a man named
Leo Allen; that a surrender was de-
manded. and refused: that the besIeged
were given thirty minutes to remove
their women and children. and that at
the expiration of that time the fight was
commenced by the assailing party. The
attacking party had in their possession
a small cannon, taken from the steam
boat James T. Moore, from which they
fired bolts, a sample of which we depos-
tied in your office. The besieged had
rugged up couple of guns by fastening
lengths of gas-pipe on rafter-timbers,
blocking up one end with pine plug,
and drilling a touchhole. One of these
was bursted while trying it some days
before the fight, and the other has not
the appearance of having been used.