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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

The world-famous British East India
company is in peril of 6nal dissolution.
The bill is in the House Of Commons for
the purchase Of its rights and the cancella.
ton of its charter. The original East India
company was chartered in 1894, aud will,
therefore, be $50 years old next year, when
according to the bill 10 question it is to
cease to exist. Many nations have lived
and died without attaining so much Of glory
and dominion, such prinocly revenues such
broad realms, and countless vassalage, as
this company Of merchant Adventures.
Their annals contain not few stories of
valor and devotion, and are also burdened
with inconceiyable iniquities and oppres.
sions Within the last generation the
company has been largely sLOrn Of its i'm
perial prerogatiyes, and has been governed
by the viceroy appointed by the crown, and
administered by officers directly responsible
to him. The fnal dissolution Of the COM
pany therefore, whatever pscuniary inter
ests it may affect, viii not seriously alter
the political relations Of Hindostan to Eng.
land or the world.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

An English butcher assaulted sheen
with deadly weapon and intent to kill, the
other day, but just as he thrust the knife
into the animals yitals, it gathered its
strength for last effort and kicked its muir.
derer 10 the stomach, and be died 10 two
hoprs, from the effects Of the kick. The
sheep was exonerated from all blame, as the
act was done in sclfdefense.
The Memphis Aealanche says it is CIV.
ident that, unless producers change tactics,
the coming planting Of cotton will be the
most extensive since the war, il not in the
history Of American cotton, and that, with
anything like a plentiful season, there will
be, next fall and winter, plentiful as the
supply Of labor is, more cotton than can be
conveniently gathered.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

An occupation pursued in various parts
of Texas, and peculiar to that State, is the
business generally known as "catte skin
ming" A few daring fellows will band to.
gether aud scour the country at all hours,
for the purpose of "skiuniug" any luckless
steer that may be found out of sight of his
owner. They drive them off sometimes 10
the brush or ravinc, shoot them down,
jerk their hides Off and leave the carcass
for the wolves and buzzards. This has be-
come a real science in Texas, and many are
making money at the business The hide
of a good steer will bring 50, and as it is
all clear money it is bound to pay. Efforts
are being constantly made to catch these
"skinists," but they are so sharp they al.
ways elude capture, This il branch of
the cattle trade with which the people Of
other States are not generally acquainted,
but, as the old man said to his son, sit
shows what energy aud perseverance can
accomplish"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16


San Salvador, reported to be destroyed
by an earthquake, was but just beginning
to recover from a similar visitation which
occurred nineteen years ago. Then it was
hourishiDg city of perhaps 10000 in.
habltants. 1t was almost totally overthrow,
and one hundred lives were lost. Previous
to the last calamity, it had probably $4,000
inhabitants. II will find it hard to recover
from this second and heavier blow, coming
as it does SO soon after its predecessor.
The fate Of the surviving inhabitants is
hardly less deplorable than that of those
who have persisted Other Affections may
become trivial by a long experience Of them,
but earthquakes are a check to all enter.
prise. Should the reports prove true that
eight hundred lives were lost, the catastro.
phe will take rank among the great earth.
quakes Of modern times.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

Breach of promise cases in which old
and wealthy deceivers are brought before
juries of their countrymen to account for
trihing with the affections Of youthful and
impecunious women, are very common just
now on both sides of the Atlantic 1t is
a striking though perhaps not altogether
unaccountable fact that we never hear OF
young men suing old ladies for such dam
ages. Possibly old ladies are more upright
and conscientious in these matters than old
gentlemen. Miss Diantha Leavitt, a mil.
liner in Waukesha, Wis, has Just recover
ed $4,000 from Morris Cutler, wealthy
widower who had won her heart and then
basely deserted her, after promising mar
riage. Cutler is sixty.ibree Diantha is
thirty-four, She claimed $50, 900 damages,
but the jury put her of with less than one.
tenth Of that sum, Notwithstanding that in
one Of her letters to the defendant, produ.
ced during the trial, she declared that be
had caused her to shed enough tears to rur
small-sized grist mill.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

same privileges, we should speedily as
simulate all that could be assimilated and
destroy all that must be destroyed. Our
present Indian policy is unnatural, and is
productive Of the very vices aud crimes We
profess to deicsi, and arc so eager to re-
ycngc.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

The New York World estimates that
there are l25, 900 women in that city earn
ing their living in other than domestic en-
Payments. OF these, 800 are milliners,
1900 artificial flower makers, 10000 in
the hoop-skirt manufactures, IL 600 in the
hating trade, 5000 tailoresses, while sew
eral thousand work in book binderies and
large numbers are employed making para
soils and umbrellas and in other minor
trades.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

Commencing with the awful catastro-
phe Of the Atlantic, of Halifax, We have
realized a series Of disasters, by FIRE and
food by sea and land, which has kept the
chroniclers busy in relating tho sad details.
A splendid steamship is totally lost on the
coast Of Holland, another is sunk at Hell
Gate, East River fearful tornado un-
roofs houses 10 Iowa, and swallows up hu-
man lives disastrous spring floods prevail
in all directions in Rochester, n. Y, the
rising waters undermine buildings and make
sweeping tomb Of the Genesee river for a
large number Of human beings; whole
blocks Of buildings fall to the ground, muir.
dering the occupants while disastrous fires
swallow up property, and, in short mis-
fortunes seem not to come as single spies
but literally in battalions. The lesson is
obvious it should teach US to build better
ships and better houses, and generally tC
lay our foundations with more care ant
Judgment. Perhaps one-half Of the casual
ties are comparatively unavoidable, bu
fully one-half arise from our own reckless
corelessness.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

Notwithstanding certain women of
Massachusetts, insist upon permission to en-
ter the same schools and colleges with the
other sex, yet they are now trying to obtain
separate prison. They are certainly hard
10 please.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16
ciu1rENpEN COUNTY

The Board of School Commissioners of Bur.
lington have elected Henry l.. Dodge, City Su-
perintendent Of Schools, vice John II French,
resigned.
The Sophomore Exhibition Of the University
Of Vermont was held in Burlington on Thurs
day evening. The Free Fress says the young
gentlemen did exceedingly well, and the lady
members OF the class acquitted themselves
creditably. The class had their annual supper
at the American House in Burlington last even
ing, and enjoyed festive time.
There was considerable excitement iu Milton,
Friday, over the discovery that the grave Of a
Frcnchman named German, who died about a
fortnight since, had been robbed Of his body
by Frank Packard medical student, who had
sold it 10 parties in Burlington for $780,
Packard was arrested and held in 5000 bail to
wait the action Of the Grand Jury at the next
term Of the County Court.
4 large and important addition is about to be
made to the business Of Burlington, in the
shape Of an extensive mandatory Of boots aud
shoes Messrs NJ L. Kelsey and David Brodie
of Montreal, having leased the west end O
Leayenworth Block for that purpose They
expect to commence work about the Goth inst
with from forty to fifty experienced workmen
but will increase their force to hundred be
fore many months
Burlington is to have grand celebration OF
the Fourth ofJuly, at which time new statu,
Of Gen. Ethan Allen is to be formally unveiled
inauguarated and placed upon the tall granite
column which marks the grave Of thi. gallun
hero in Green Mount cemetery Among th'
main features Of the occasion will be larg
gathering Of State officials and sminent eiti
zens, and an Grafton by speaker Of natona
reputation, probably Hon. L. L. Chttenden
] Of New York
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

1t is estimated that over % 600 900 feet OF
lumber, between North Suatford and Connecti-
cut Lake, awaits the going out Of the ice in
order to be run down the Connecticut river
this spring.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

A Grange Of the Patrons Of Husbandry was
organized at East franklin, on Thursday eve
ming, the 10Th, by Deputy Eben Thompson,
with fry members, to be called 90 Frontier
Grange" This is the first Grange organized
in Franklin County, and it is the largest ever
Orgnniled In the State
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16
ORANGE COUNTY.

Spring and fall examinations of teachers oc-
cur May 80, and Nov, l3th.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Garfield, of Bradford, was appropriately obsery-
ed on Monday evening of last week.
Some miscreant has amused himself lately
by poisoning some Of the dogs in Brandon.
-Four were poisoned last week.
The register of deaths for the last two years
shows Randolph to be a healthy old town. In
1871 more than one-third of the deaths report
ed-fiteen out Of forty-one-were of persons
over seventy years Of age. In 1872 there were
thirteen deaths of persons over seventy, out Of
total OF ioriy-two-nearly one-third.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16
State Matters.



The Orwell nursery, II. d. Branch, propre-
tor, contains about $1,000 apple trees.
Swiney & Burrows, manufacturers, OF Mid
dcbury have suspended, and large number
of workmcn are thrown out Of employment.
There has been much high water in Otter
Creek On Friday, the ice gave way and came
pel.mell over the dam, at Vergenncs forming
gorge a short distance below. In its course,
it carried away the southeast corner Of the
factory Of the National Horse Nail Co. the
coal sheds on the east bank Of the Greek, and
the foundations Of two story tenement. The
water likewise filled the lower story Of Ken
dali & Miles sash and door factory. The water
in the Creek fell considerably Saturday, and
all fears OF further danger have been removed.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Mount Anthony observatory, at Bennington
is to be rebuilt.
Bennington, at their recent graded school
district meeting, voted tax Of one hundred
cents on the dollar.
The subject of a centennial celebration at
Peru, the coming summer, il again agitated
mango the former residents expressing desr,
to revisit the home Of their childhood.
Shepard Dalrymple, Of Readsboro, recently
took a fearful leap ut the end Of the bridge or
Deer river being on a load Of hay gale o
wind carried him down an ct bankment som,
forty feet high. lie was uninjured.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Physicians report that there have been near
IL 1000 cases OF measles in the village Of st
JOhnsbuiy during the past winter
BY an act Of the last Legislature, Prof. Hen
ry Fairbanks is authorized 10 stock Passump
sic river with black bass, between the uppe
dsuf in St.Johusbury and Cahoon's Falls in Lyn
don, and has the exclusive right to catch sue
fish between the points named in said river
for and during six years from the passage O
the act
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16
RUTLAND COUNTY.

1t cost from seventy to eighty thousand dol.
lars to open marble quarry in Rutland, and
pays at that
The house of IL. j. Gray, Of Middletown, was
burned last week. Loss large, and only 5000
insurance, in Vermont Mutual.
A son of Ward Clayton, aged thirteen years,
of Pawlet, fell into a brook leading into the
Pawlet river, last Friday, and was drowned. -
His body was recovered the next day.
Mrs. j. R. Freeman, of Rutland, aged sixty,
while bidding goodbye to a departing daugh-
ter at the depot, Tuesday of last week, finger
ed on the train till the cars started, and in
jumping off, fell. She was picked up while
unconscious. She had sustained compound
fracture Of the left limb, below the knee, the
fractured bone protruding through the flesh
her left wrist was broken, and her face badly
bruised. 1t is feared that she has sustained
internal injuries, and her recovery is doubtful
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

A small house owned by Henry Willard, at
Westminster, was burnt with nearly all its
contents, last week Thursday. Cause OF IRE
and amount Of loss unknown, the family being
absent at the time. Insurance $500, in Farm
ers' Mutual"
There is great complaint about shabby treat
ment Of tavolers at the depot in South Vernon.
Passengers wishing to come south over the
Connecticut River railroad are almost daily
carried off to New London, because there is no
one TO tell them which train to take, rs both
come in together from the north Then there
are always lot Of loalers about the depot
lady who had to wait there several hours,
short time since, says there was no lire in the
Indies room, and another tells OF the same
room being occupied on one occasion lately by
a lot of whskey OF cider barrels. We do not
know what railroad is responsible for this de-
pot. but whichever it is would find Il would
pay to insure travellers there better treatment,
we should suppose.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Ii will cost Chester more than thousand
dollars to meet the expense Of breaking out
roads the past winter.
The Directors Of the Windsor County Mu.
tual Fire Insurance Company, at their recent
meeting, ordered an assessment OF two per cent
to meet the losses the past year. This is below
the rate of any company in the country and
below its own average.
] Iffn Erttlay rf o. l
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

There is an earnest movement in progress n
Bellows Falls for the enforcement Of the pro-
hibitory liquor law. The Times advises the
"ooons" to come down before they are fired at.
Westminster is now destitute of lawyer, doc
tor and minister. Nobody to sue and be sued i.
nobody sick, and nobody wishing to prepare
Tor that bourne from which no traveller re-
turns.
Mrs. Esther s. Forbes, wife of volney
Forbes, Of Wilmington, who narrowly escaped
death by freezing near her home one night in
February, is lying critically low from typhoid
pneumonia.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16
ORLEANS COUNTY,

Mrs David Cook, of Barton, ate dinner
with her family one day at noon as well as
usual, and before night was a corpse. Such
are the rayages of death.
During recent thunderstorm at Barton
the lightning struck and made kindling wood OF
a peddler's cart that was standing near large
tree, which was also splntered, but tue ped
der escaped without injury
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

Tie mail carrier between North Hero aud
Alburgh Springs broke through the ice Thurs
day, when opposite Alburgh. lie had great
difficulty in rescuing his horses and narrowly
escaped drowning himself.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

Immense amounts Of freight are being delv-
cred at the depot at Hydepark. Goods of all
kinds for the merchants in the north south
and west towns fill the station.
The spring examination Of teachers for this
county will be on Saturday, May 10th, and the
fall examination on Saturday Nov. 18th. The
next institute for the county will be held at
Stowe beginning Monday, May Goth.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16

A NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT EXAMINES the
wGrcK IN DIVERS cosrUW-wnAr ug
SAW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-13
The Markets.
THE w EATHER

0,k
WAsHINsToN, December -, 1878, lo:N .. IN. (
the stOlm Which was central in the central Missis
siPp1 valley On Friday morning, now central in
western Pennsyh auis. The pressure has dimin-
shed In New England, the middle states, aud the
lower lake region, with continued rain ard snow
Clouty and threatening weather and scidedly low
er mptralnre. with areas of rain, are reported
from The gulf states and Tennessee. Incre ased
coodin'ss and higher temperature in the south At
sniic states. Threatening weather, with sno " and
IAN, and lower temperature in the Ohio valley aud
westward T. the central Mississippi valley In the
upper is-ouri valley, clear weather, with hi CHER
t'mpersture and sontle to fresh westerly winds are
reported The temperature has fallen slightly in
the canal region of New York state.
PRoBABlLITtT>-T storm which is now central
IN Pennsyl anis will probably move to the north
eastward TO the st. Lawrence valley, the winds in
crt aSng IL force and probably becoming dangerous
on the Nova Scotia ard New Brunswick coasts dur
ing saturda, night or Sunday For New England
ana the middle states, tinued CLOUDY weather and
ram, with fresh and brisk easteriy to sorthsrly
Theme southwark to the ohio valley and Virginia,
winds, vi h rain or Snow during the day. For the
southern states, southwestern TO northwesterIy
winds, with lower temperature and areas of rain
followed by clearing weather in the western portion
OF this district For the upper Mlssis 81 ppi valley
snd the upper lake region, continued cold and part
~ cloudy weather, with probably light snow during
the day, followed by less cloudness and slightly
rislpg temperature by Sunday morning. The tenn
peraIure in the coal region of New York will rise
during the day, and will probably fall below freez
ing during Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-13

Salem, Massachusetts,, prefers lecture on
" Mountains to one on .. Prayer" Rev. New
man Hall lecturei there the other evening, and
before bis discourse said he was ready to deliver
the lecture advertised-'' on Mountains"-if
they desired it, but he had another on "Prayer, -
which he thought better of, and he would con-
suit their choice. The question was put to vote
and settled n favor of the " Mountains" The
reverend speaker was apparently little
astounded, and again put the question, but the
irreverent audience still chung to the 4" Noun
taips."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-13

by an accident in the makeup of our inside
THIS morning an article on the Constitutional
convention Is entitled The Washington Ring
scaPtioh which should appear above another
article on the same page."-Lou. Courier Jour.
oh, well; it don't make a bit of difference 1t
hts admirably as an illustration of the usual
laundering Misrepresentation of the .liberal-
press about District matters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-13

The Philadelphia journals must look out or
the centennial will be forgotten in the hue and
cry now being raised about the new constitu-
ton. The latter is now considerably ahead in
the amount of attention given il by the press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-13

That sprightly old female, the festive Mrs
Jane G. Swsshelm, who used to write such en-
viously uDkind things of her good-looking sis
terhood of the Treasury when she was a
clerkess, is now out in a long communication in
the Chicago Tribune in defence of the Rev
Henry Ward Beecher, or rather to show that il
he has sinned, as alleged, 'ft is nothing that
interferes with his usefulness or which ought to
interrupt his work" And then the fair Jane
proceeds to say:
No one is under any more obi gation to ferret
out Mr. Beecher's sins before listening to or
reading his sermons, than to understand the
exact nature of Paul's thorn In the flesh be-
fore reading his Epistles.
Were Dayid's songs less pure and sweet
Tor his tempted heart and wandering feet
Were the stones in the TEN pie less fair and good
Ihat solomon bowed TO gods Of wood WAtiit.r.
Whitfield was great preacher. and did the
world good service, although he was the apollo
gist and ally Of Shareholders and slave-traders;
George Washington was a humane man, al
though be did drag a rOOr, escaped slave
woman back into bondage; Childe Harold Is
noble poem, although written by a rake; and
Thomas Paine was a statesman, philosopber
and patriot although he was an intidel The
world would be poyerty-stricken to-day ii de-
pr!ved OF the labOrs of all the men who wouId
nave failed to pass unscsthed through a church
investigation"
But why could not Mrs. Swisshelm have been
as tolerant in regard to her own sisterhood?
why should she be so exasperated by their CO.
guettsh eurls, small waists, and dainty ankles.
and so magnanimOus in regard to the alleged
trailties OF professed teacher of morality and
religion, one especially charged with the
guidance of the young? Conscience. Mrs. s..
conscience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-13

The remark attributed to Gen. Howard to the
erect that he cannot get a fair trial before
military tribunal, owing to the pref udce ag anst
volunteer officers in the regular army, must be
mistake for Gen. Howard himself is a regular
army officer, and has been since July |, 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-13
FINANCIAL AHD COxuEsCIAl

The New York Evening Post of yesterday
says;-There Is reason to believe that some time
during the present session of Congress q system
OF freo. banking will be adopted. Liberty TO or
game banks and issue notes, accompanied with
the requirement that the notes shall be re-
deemed, would give full play to all the influ-
ences which should determine the volume of
bank note issues. The situation in Wall street
remains unchanged.
The Markets.
BALTIMORE, Dec. B.-There was nothing done in
the stock market today.
BALTIMORE, Dec. l3.-Cotton strong and quiet
low inddii, gs Isl. Flour quiet, but hrm: prices
nte6ansed wheat very quiet. Corn closes dall-
whit. southern, 6zG70; yellow southern, 5000;
miA'd western sfrohg, 76977. Oats firm and nn.
hImer and higher. Mess pork, GIG Bulk meats"
shoulders, 6G6S clear rib sides, IL. Bacon shoul-
ders, Ih; tiear rib sides, sia@1ss; sugar cured
hams, lz9A. Lard, Sixr6'i. Western butter active
and strons Coffee strong-fair to prims Bic car
goes, 23h tGz5. whisky in good demand light sun
ply-1 O@l Oh. Sugar weak, 7Z6rs7s.
NEW YORK, Dec. l3.-Fieur auiet and I'M
char ed; Wheat duh and unchanged. Corn quiet
NEW YORK, Dec. I3.-stocks active and irregu.
lar Gold, 10 Money bid. Exchange, long s.:
short, Va. governments strong.
LONDON, Dec. IL. 1880 p. m-Bonds OF 1865, old,
pa O-4Os, 92S; Eiie, 81
LONDON, Dec 10, So m.-Erie, s6'i.
LONDON. Dec Is, $50 .. m.-Paris dispatches
quote rebtes at SO francs, s centmes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-13

Misery loves an "odorless excavating COM
pany," and therefore We are glad Wilmington
Del, has one.