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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20
Alarming Reports from SIavonIC
Districts.

The Hungarian papers, according to
the Pail Mall Gazette, publish some
alarming reports from Croatia and the
adjoining Slavonic districts. 1t appears
that some weeks ago a Servian agitatOr
circulated revolutionary prOclamatiOns
among the SlavOnians on the Brave, and
persuaded the CrOats to remove their
valuables by assuring them that an in
surrectiOn would break out in a few
months. Large stores of gunpowder
found in the shops of CrOat gunmakers
at Agram have been COntiscated, and the
CrOatian and Servian leaders in Hungary
are doing their utmost, by inhammatOry
speeches in the villages, to deter the
population from coming to an under
standing with the Magyars. One of the
principal of the Servian leaders, Gen.
Stralimiroyits, who belongs to the So
called Moderate party among his cOun-
trymen, has just published his political
programme in the new paper, !Sr6Sbd
P0Htica. Tn this document the General
warns the Servians of Hungary against
the ''anneXationist tendencies" of Prus-
STA, and urges them to enter into friend
" relations with Russia and France. An
understanding of the Slayonians in Hun
gary with the Magyar would, he thinks,
be as injurious to the interests of the
monarchy as an agreement between the
SlayOnians in Cisleithania and the Ger
mans, for 1t would simply make the
Magyars and the Germans predominant
in the State The General home policy
is conservative in State matters and or
thOdOx in religious matters. This pro
rramme, coming as it does from the
most moderate section of the national
party. shows how completely the efforts
of the Hungarian Government to concll-
late the nOn-Magyar nationalities have
failed. The Hungarian system Of Gov
eminent. which has hitherto been held
up by Austrian reformers as a model
for the statesmen on the other side of
Leitba, having thus broken down, it is
said that the Hungarian ministers will
now attempt to overcome the resistance
of the refractory nationalities by intro
ducing a similar electoral bill in Hun
gary to that drawn up by the Govern
ment at Vienna.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20
A Female in Disguise.

A few days ago a person was brought
tothe insane retreat, in Hartford, Conn,
by the deputy sheriff of Westport, I'M
der the name of Patrick Holden. The
patient was perfectly crazy and was
with difficulty kept under control 1t
was soon discovered that the new arri-
val was woman, and not a man, and
quite a sensation was created A ives
tern CORE spondcnt Of a New York pa
per gives some facts relative to this Gu
r'ous case. He says:
Some three years since "A person Civ
ing his name as Patrick Holden, came to
this place and applied for situation.
Mr. Moses Sherwood, large farm own
er, took him into his employ He prov
ed to be a valuable acquisition to the
farm force, and performed the duties re-
CURED of him at all times faithfully.
He hoed, moved, and worked with 9TH
ers in the fields, drove the oxen, rode
the horses, and always exhibited mus
cular strength, boldness and firmness-
traits belonging to the sterner sex-and
that softness, sensibility and modesty
characteristic of the female sex was
never observable.
During three years he boarded at the
house of his employer, and neither Mr..
Sherwood nor any of his family or
neighbors had ever suspected that he was
she. He was bright, intelligent, and
soon became favorite with the ladies,
among whom, when the days work was
over, he visited. He was somewhat
given to Irritation with the girls, and oc-
casionally INDUCED in the pleasant pas
time of sparkling. His agreeable WAYS
enabled him to play the gallant to per
lection, and it is said he caused much
duttering among the hearts of those who
had eyes to conquest. In fact, he acted
like any well-behaved fellow, until about
the middle of January last, when unmis-
taxable signs of deranged mind show
ed themselves.
Mrs. Sherwood was first to take note
of the change, and so informed her
husband. Neither, however, suspected
that it was woman toward whom they
were exercising sympathy. BY kind
ness and coaxing they succeeded in
keeping the unfortunate under control
until the 25th, when he became per
fectly crazy, and was convened 10 the
insane retreat at Hartford, bv deputv
sheriff Rnfus Cable, assisted bv Mr.
James Allen, where the true sex of the
patient was discovered. The disclosures
made at the Retreat have produced the
greatest excitement among those who
thought they knew the stranger best.
and speculation is rife as to what NAV
be the next local sensation.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20

ACCIDENTS Monday morning,
Mrs. Gale, mother of J. n. Gale, of st.
Johnsbury, fell on the ice and broke one
of her arms at the elbow.
Last Saturday as Mr., Joseph Coveny
was crossing the railroad track on Port
land street, st. Johnsbury, an engine
came down the track and whistled,
which frightened Mr.. Coveny's horse,
and in trying to hold him up, Mr.. Gov
eny did not observe a loaded car coming
on another track, until it was within
about twelve feet of him and he lust on
the track of that road With great eff
fort the horse was turned partly around,
so that the car struck its side, and turned
him clear round, cutting his side badly,
disabling him for a time at least. Mr..
G., fortunately, escaped unhurt
"A daughter of Mr.. j. II. Gerry, of
Cabot, aged twelve years, was severely
injured while coasting on the evening of
the 9th inst The injury was in her
back and paralysis of the limbs is great
ly feared.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20

MCLEAN AND HIS NEWSPAPERS. The
Independent man don't take kindly Ia
the expose of his circulation by figures
furnished in the HERALD that he nor no
other man can disprove, for they are
compiled carefully from statements sent
us from sources that admit of no doubt.
The last issue of the Iadependept shows
| he is disturbed about it. Now he says
not one word about the Rutland County
Journal matter which has t0Ur subscrib-
ers at the post offices in Rutland county,
for the reason that he can have no eX-
cuse for such an imposition upon the
public. This man Mclean had the i'm
pudence to send bill to the State Audi
tor for $50 or S25 for publishing in the
Rutland County Journal the Laws of
Vermont, passed at the last session of
the Legislature. The Auditor paid the
bill, probably, not knowing the truth in
the matter, and supposing the publisher
to be an honorable man. The bill for
three papers, namely, Rutland IRdepend-
eht, Rutland County journal and Dandy
Ne1os was allowed the independent office,
and afterwards this same office sent a
bill for publishing the laws in the Rut-
land Times, a juvenile paper, a few
copies of which are printed there, but
the State Auditor says he thought the
independent office had got enough,
and he disallowed the bill. 1t would
be just and right for the State Audi
tor to compel him to disgorge the
amount of the Rutland County Journal
charge, at least. Now, we suppose. the
editor of the independent, who ought to
know the difference between right and
wrong, would say that this transaction
with the State is right-we Judge so
from his actions and conduct that have
come under our observation. But the
public, generally, will characterize it, as
it is, downright dishonesty. Advertisers
in this section, however, begin to get
their eyes open to his Misrepresentation
and the game can't be played much
longer and he is anxious to sell out.
The Independent says that in Rutland
we have but twenty-one copies of the
WEEKLY HERALD delivered from the
Rutland post Office. Quite correct, the
balance of the one hundred and twenty
five in our statement are regularly de
livered from futile s. Co.'S bookstore,
as explained in our Saturdays issue of
the Daily, and noted in our tabular state
ment republished in another column.
The Independent claims that we
have made a mistake in two towns
on their circulation 1t says "THE
HERALD said our circulation in one town
was ten, when the actual number was
twenty-seven. In another it gives it at
forty-fve when the number was fifty
seven" Now in the list we published
Poultney and Pawlet are entered ten
each, and Brandon forty-fve copies.
We have referred to the returns from
these postmasters again, and we find we
have printed them, in each case, correct.
SO that the "fb" lies between Mr.
Mclean and the postmasters, and we
have no doubt, nor will the public, tIat
the postmasters are correct.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20
Y KEKA. Jan. 81. 1873

Since the battles of the 10th and nth,
full particulars of which have already
reached Won. there has been but little
done toward settling the ModoC trouble.
Capt Jack is still secure in his lair among
the lava rocks, and the troops, Ia say the
least, are terribly disappointed at their
failure to dislodge him. The only thing
that can be done now is to wait for The
achievements which are on the road,
and, in the meantime, prevent the In
dams from raiding on the settlers. Gen.
Wheaton has disposed of his forces in
such a manner that Capt Jack will have
to keep to his camp He has stationed
his troops at different points around the
lava beds, and from each point scouts
are sent to patrol the country and keep
watch of the willy foe. Meanwhile, prepa-
rations for renewal of the conflict are
being made, but the condition of the
country makes haste in this matter i'm
possible. The troops are acting in
thinly-settled, out-of-the-way place, far
away from lines of communication and
from their base of supplies. The roads
are horrible. All supplies for the troops
have to be sent one hundred miles by
wagons and pack-trains through mud
hub deep, and to accomplish this distance
days and days are required. A more I'M
favorable season could not have been
chosen to carry on this war than the
present, and when the government comes
to foot the bill it will so find out. The
reinforcements which are on the way
from San Francisco and other points are
making slow progress. The Preside
troops, under Capt. Throckmorton, have
only accomplished twenty-five miles of
the one hundred and eighty they have to
make to reach the front. They have
been three days doing this yet, cumber-
ed as they are with an enormous bag
gage train, they have, perhaps, done
pretty well.
The company from Camp CASTOR have
not been heard from since they left, now
nearly week. ago, while the cavalry,
which are on the way from Camp Hal
leck, are not expected under ten days.
down from the Columbia river, but these
may not get to the front for a month
yet, as they have march of over two
hundred miles through mud knee-deep.
it will thus be seen that the work of re-
ducing Capt. Jack is one that is likely
to take months to accomplish. Mean
while the willy old Indian lies in his lava
bed and laughs in his sleeve at the trou-
BILE and expense he is putting his great
father to. He considers himself as safe
in his lair now as he would be if there
were no troops within thousand miles
of him. He has killed thirty men, all
told, since the war began, and has lost
but one warrior, and that one in the first
fight. In the last battle he lost none at
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20
stokes and His Chances.

A special dispatch to the St. Louis
Republican gives version of reporters
interview with Stokes on Saturday last.
The dispatch says that it is believed that
Judge Boardman will deny new trial
to Stokes, In which case Stokes counsel
will make application to three other
judges with the hope of staying the exc
cution of the law. 1t is limited that the
condemned man shows loss of mental
activity His manner is distracted, and
his hair is turning white. In converse
ton with the reporter he rallied at length
at what he called "that absurd verdict. "
He also showed a curious letter which he
alleged he had received from one who
was friend of Fisk when that person
was alive. 1t reads as follows: ED,
forgive me. done but my duty. Re-
member me to the Colonel when you see
him. Tell him Mrs Fisk is well, and
give him the full particulars of Jay
Gould's affair. have no doubt he will
forgive youfor assassinating him. Yours,
etc" Stokes asked the reporter COM
plainingly what he thought of such a
letter written to him on the very day he
was sentenced? In answer to question
from the reporter, Stokes said he had
not seen his vile, VINO is IN Europe,
since the commission of the crime for
which he has been tried and sentenced.
The reporter inquired how much time
remained for legal proceedings, to which
Stokes, as if his mind failed to grasp the
truth, replied: 81 believe the day is
some time the last part of this month,
isn't it? | can't remember exactly. ]
think it's the last of this month some
time; but hope for stay. l think nc
Judge would refuse me a chance like
that" With that Stokes " laughed
queerly, and, seemingly disinclined to
converse further, the interview was
brought to a close.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20
LOUIS '. BOGY,
Senator elect from Missouri

NEGRO SUFFRAGE IN KENTUCKY. Col
lector Robinson and eight Democratic
Judges, of Lexington, are under arrest
in Kentucky by the United States Mar
shall for refusing to receive the votes of
colored men at the recent municipal
election in said city. A committee of
Kentucky citizens are at Washington on
the subject in consultation with the gov
eminent; but what their explanation is
against the charge for which they were
arrested does not appear. Perhaps their
plea is that they were ignorant of the
ratification of the fifteenth amendment.
If so they are in a fair way to learn that
negro suffrage is the law, even for Ken
lucky.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20

THE CoLFAx CASE AGAIN. MIR. Ames
has presented some additional points to
the committee in regard to tie issue be-
tween himself and Mr.. Colfax, and will
file with the committee q formal and
brief additional statement. He sent to
the committee, Thursday, a check OBJ
tanned from the office of the sergeant-at-
arms which entirely destroys the evil
dence of Dillon, the book keeper, who
was called to swear that his impression
was that he paid the IS. c." check for
$1,000 10 Cakes Ames. The check in
question is one for $1,000 given about tho
time of the IS. c." check, and Dillon
swore he paid that also to Mr. Ames.
The latter referred to his MEMORANDUM
book and informed the committee that
hspaid that to Eldridge & Co, of Alex
andHa, by check. Dillon replied that
that could not be, as his check would
show 1t, and instanced that be had paid
II 10 Mr. Ainss In person. Thursday
Dir. Ames found ths check and it prov
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20

erty destroyed to prevent the spread of
a conf1agration, as a general rule. are not
entitled to compensation therefor, and
for reasons equally strong the necessary
destruction of property found in the
hands of the public enemy, and consti-
tuting part of their military supplies,
does not entitle the owner to indemnity
from the Government for damages to
him in that way. ! fully appreciate the
hardship of the case, and would be glad,
if my convictions of duty allowed me,
to join in the proposed relief. But |
cannot consent to the doctrine which is
found in this bill, as it seems to me, by
which the National Treasury is exposed
to all claims for property injured or de-
stroyed by the armies of the United
States in the late protracted and destruc-
tive war in this country.
Z. S. GRANT.
Executive Mansion, Feb. II, 1878.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20

the timber on his lot His clapboards
will all be wanted and many more in
Poultney and vicinity the coming sea
son.
AS the Bulletin would say 'fhe
weather still continues in Poultney."
OBSERVER
ORWELL.
in a personal interview with our
oldest inhabitant," Mr.. Rufus Whit
more, day or two since, we gathered
some facts in regard to his history. He
is of Scotch descent and was born at the
foot of Mt. MOnadnOck, in Jaffrev.
\. H., May %, 1878, and is consequent
ly in his 18th year When nine months
old he moved with his fathers family to
Massachusetts,, aud from thence, in 1892.
to Vermont, since which time be has
been a resident of this State, though
making frequent removals from town to
town. He has lived in Chester, Sails
bury, StarkborO, Whiting, Goshen,
Leicester, Brandon, Chittenden, Pitts
ford, and for the last twenty-four years
in Orwell with his son Joel. In 1900 be
was married in Ludlow at the house Of
Jesse Fletcher, ESQ.,. to Salome Church,
of Springfield. His wife used TO say
that three moves instead of seven were
equal to being burned out. She died
eleven years ago aged eighty. Mr.
Whitmore's father served two years and
eight months in the Revolutionary war,
and he himself served six months in the
war Of 1912, in a regiment stationed al
Swanton. His first vote for President
was against Thomas Jefferson, and be
has voted at every Presidential election
since. with one exception. He has be-
longed to the Republican party since its
formation. He has been hard working
mana farmer and mechanic-and has
used tobacco for more than three-foUrths
of a century, as did his father and grand
father before him. who lived respective
ly to be SO and SO years old. His bro
Their and three sisters also lived to great
age. Mr.. Whitmore has scarcely tasted
ardent spirits for fifty years, and looks
with disgust upon the liquor of to-day as
- poisonous stuff that would take The
hair off a buffalo" Excepting a slight
rheumatic affection his health Is exec
lent. hearing perfect, teeth and eyesi-lt
good, mind clear and active, and he Is
/ fair 10 live to see the beginning of Dis
second century. The Rutland HEEur
has been a welcome visitor TO him
many years
Mr.. Augustus Wing viii deliver q
! lecture on the deluge next WeCnes ar
evening. Feb. 10. at the COngregati1-a
! church. Let there be a full house. Is
Mr.. Wing Is a good biblical and geolog-
cal scholar. ALFHET7.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20
DEArH SEyTENoE OF HgyRy FRA1It

DEATH SENTENCE OF HENRY FRALICH.
Henry Fralich, who thrust a bayonet
into the lungs and heart of Henry Schaf-
fer at Syracuse, on the 31st of August,
1872, from the effects of which Schaf-
fer died almost instantly, has had the
death sentence passed upon him in that
city. He is to be executed on March
%. A great crowd was present to catch
a glimpse of the man, whose crime has
long been a theme for comment in the
classic city. Fralich endured the read
ing of the sentence that consigned him
to the gallows with apparent indiffer-
ence, but later, when a reporter called
at the prison to converse with him, he
was found in an abject condition, SO
weak and broken from a contemplation
of his impending fate that he could not
rise from his pallet without assistance.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20

CIRcuLArIoN.-T Courier is inform
ed that the circulation of the DAILY
HERALD in the town of Rutland is not
less than 500 copies daily-as matter
of course any party taking the daily
does not care for the WEEKLY HERALD.
In the face of this, more copies OF the
WEEKLY HERALD are taken in the town
of Rutland than any other weekly print
ed In the county. The 1875 copies OF
WEEKLY HERALD in our statement Tor
Rutland, includes those delivered through
the post Office and the delivery at Tuttle
81 Co. s bookstore. From one to TWO
hundred copies a week of the WEEKLY
are disposed of at the business office OF
the HERALD and Spaulding 81 Co. s
newsroom, which we did not include
in our figures-because they are not reg
ular subscribers. The Courier or any OF
the other weeklies have more or less OF
such sale as matter of course. The
The HERALD, in Rutland, has from 700
to 800 subscribers, including both daily
and weekly editions. This is no brag,
and simply statement of facts, which
we will verify to any advertiser who
will call at our Office. We supposed as
matter of course the Courier and In
DEPENDENT would fiounce at statement
of their circulation as compared with
the HERALD. The returns from the post
masters of the county we have, which
we can show to advertisers to verify our
statements as correct. How many copies
of the Courier are sent to West Rutland
and other offices that are not taken from
the office? The postmasters have given
us some information on this subject, but
we prefer to let the Courier answer the
question.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20

ed to be payable to Eldridge u Co., ana
endorsed by them. MIR. Ames also ex-
amined the books of the clerks once
To see If MIR. Matthews drew his nall
salary for June, 1853, IS he thought, to
nav MIR. Colfax Oh the piano purchase.
The books show that he drew his full
salary for chat month on the 2Sth, and
there is no record of any half payment.
the book keeper says, however, that
while he recollects no such transaction
as the half payment to Mr.. Matthews, it
may have been made on a memorandum
receipt and been destroyed at the end
of the month when the whole of the sal
airy had been paid.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20

Couldn't OPEN THE SAFE.-Last Tues
nay morning as Mr.. Houghton, vice
president of the National Bank of North
Bennington, attempted to open the safe,
the second door resisted all his efforts.
The lock seemed to be in perfect order,
but the lever that throws back the bolts
refused to perform its Office. The bolts
could be partially drawn, but there was
a hitch somewhere, and as there was
some four or five inches of steel and iron
between the Judge and the bolts, it
seemed difficult task to discover the
cause of the refusal of the bolts to with
draw. After trying the thing for several
hours, Mr. Houghton telegraphed to
New York, to Messrs Herring & Co.,
the manufa cturers of the safe, to send
up an expert" fully prepared to force
an entrance into the safe, if necessary.
The men left New York, on Tuesday
evening, but owing to some delay on the
Hudson River road, the train did not
reach Troy until about 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning. Consequently the
safe opener" did not arrive until 7
p. m. Perhaps it would be superfluous
to say that the FIRST National Bank of
North Bennington did not do a large
amount of business on that day. The
bank officers knew that the money was
there, but how to get at it was the ques-
ton. Thursday morning the operator
commenced business, and soon became
satisfied that something had slipped into
the lock that prevented its free working
Fearful of breaking off the lever, which
would certainly necessitate the cutting
open of the doors, them operated with
caution, cut after working att for about
two hours, the obstruction yielded, and
the bolts worked back into their places
Upon opening the door the riddle was
quickly solved. In placing the tin boxes
and drawers, that contained the bills and
fractional currency into the safe, one OF
them hit against a package and did not
go back far enough so but what part of
the lock touched it, and the side of the
dish yielded sufficiently to let it close :;
but in trying to open the lock it struck
upon the top of the dish, and the wire
elre.t g,'ti vsN.>A4a tho top zvoa stro+a,s
enough to resist the pressure of the
lever. But, by a constant working of
the lever, the wire was finally bent down
enough to allow the lock to open, much
to the relief of the bank officials and the
"eXpert, who stated that it would have
taken him at least four days to have
effected an entrance with chlsel and
drills.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20

To the reporters professional question,
"Well, Mr.. Fralich, what do you think
of the situation 2" he responded in a
whisper, ga poor man who haven't
got any money is a goner, declaration,
which, when contrasted with the recent
remark of another tried, convicted, and
sentenced man that he, the speaker,
was a victim to the possession OF
wealth and "respectability, sounds
oddly enough.