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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22

gJ-MRs AMEs, in one of her Washing
ton letters to the independent says-New
Years Day 1873 in Washington was most
remarkable, at least, in one respect. While
it was universally celebrated, i, was almost
entirely free from the shadow which has so
darkened it hitherto. A staggering or even
maudlin man was scarcely seen, On the
tables of District and Government officials
the absence Of all intoxicating liquors was
conspicuous. When in the houses of such
men as Governor Cooke, ex-Mayor Wallach,
and Of many others prominent in position
and noted for conyivial qualities, tables are
spread with the most costly deicaces, and
with tea, coffee, aud chocolate, without a
drop Of wine, it proves, as nothing else
could, how universal and deep.rooted has
grown the sentiment, or, better, the priuci-
pie, not to cause or to tempt ones brother
to offend. New Years Day ia woman's
day Of days, when, dressed her prettiest
and smiling her sweetest, she eau prove by
her acts, without the sting Of a lecture, that
she loves her brother too well to tempt him
to weakness or evil. This she did, at least
in Washington and the absence of tip.
pling headaches and heartaches made mem.
orable the New Years Day of 1878"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22

1.-THE leading Western papers continue
to publish forciblo articles relating to the
great want of the country, l.. e., cheap trans
portation from the farm to the seaboard
The West is the farm Of the whole country.
The Ogdensburg, n. Y, Journal thinks
the great dependence for cheap Transports
ton, which would almost equally benefit
producer and consumer, must be upon water
communication, and pertinently remarks
that, with an American Niagara ship canal,
the expense might be still further diminish.
ed, because il costs but trine more to
navigate 1900 or 1900 ton vessel on the
lakes than it does 400 or 500 ton yes.
sci. Such a canal would increase CONNER.
cial facilities almost immeasurably, because
it would take no longer to pass through a
large vessel than il does a small one, and
because it does not pay to run small vessels
on long routes where there is plenty o.
freight. Vessels Of $50 tons cannot do 4
profitable business in trading between Chi
cago and Ogdensburg, while a 400 ton yes
sci might net good profit. The fact is
the great West and its farming and com
mercial interests have got nearly through
paying high and unjust tribute to New
York. They have determined at last t.
open canal through from Lake Erie t
Lake Ontario. The interests of 10000,
900 Of the population of the West ar
identified with this canal project, and the.
cannot be put aside by the 100000 oppO
nents in New York. They want chOal
transportation and are bound to have it.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22

" Dr.. Livingstone has come to The sur
face at Unyapycmbe, taken breath, aud
Owed again into the depths Of the African
wilderness. Furnished with fresh stock
Of supplies by an expedition sent to him by
Stanley, on his return to the coast, he has
once more turned back to solve the mys-
terry Of the Niles source, and do any other
business in the discovering line that offers
Itself 1t does not seem to us that the
Identification Of the precise spring FROM
which the Nile bubbles up is of any great
moment, So long as the river don't forget
where to come from, all practical purposes
are subseryed. But the explorations OF
the vast regions of equatorial Africa, and
the obtaining Of information concerning
the immense swarms Of humanity there ag-
gregatod, are objects Of the utmost import.
ance Il would be vastly more sensible II
governments would pay the expenses Of a
few Dr. Liyingstones than keep on sending
feet after feet to the frozen North, to make
discoveries not expected to be of any ad.
vantage when made, and tolerably certain
never to be made.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22

1.-THE New York Independent says
that Senator Edmunds, chairman Of the ju-
dietary committee of the Senate, has re-
ported adversely to the bill which proposes
to grant to women the right to vote and
hold Office in the territories Of the United
States, not on the ground of want of pow
er in Congress to grant the right-not as
necessarily expressing the sentiments Of the
committee on the general question involved
in the bill, but mainly because the people
themselves in the territories, including yo
men, have not applied to Congress for ,hiI
privilege. The principle Of woman sui
frage is not rejected by the committee but
rather, rcmmitted to the people in the sew
eral territories for their consideration. Thi
seems to US very reasonable disposition
Of the question--at least, for the present
80 far as Congress is concerned.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22

W There was an Irish miracle at Rath-
downey the other day. Mr.. Edward Dow
ling had announced his confident intention
Of being taken up into the air, after the
manner Of Elijah, from the public square
OF that town; on which occasion the town
was to receive shock and many persons
were to be converted. A crowd of two
thousand persons accordingly gathered to
witness the ascension. Mr.. Bowling, who
had been preparing for translation from an
early hour in the morning, at length ap.
peared upon the scene and took his position
in the middle of the square, where he wait
ed for one hour, being toward the close of
that period rather depressed than elevated.
The fiery chariot had been detained BY
some unaccouutable accident, aud the as.
cension was, therefore, postponed. Z" In all
other respects" says the Pal Mall Gazette,
from which We learn the facts "the miracle
was perfect success"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22
tUatchman s. Journal.
The San Domingo Question.


The democratic press for the past few
months have pretty broadly intimated that
it was the intention Of the administration
to revive what they have been pleased to
term the "St Domingo job" and to force
Congress to ratify the treaty whereby this
island was to be annexed to the United
States. Now, surely enough, the st. Do
mngo question has been revived, but not
as those sagacious papers would have had
us believe Ever since that country was
visited BY the committee appointed by Con.
gress, and their report was made public, va
rious gentlemen Of capital and experience
have believed that SANTANA Bay and the
Peninsula were valuable commercial prop
erty, aud these gentlemen have recently Or
ganizcd company to avail themselves OF
the advantages which they believed our
government threw away when they refused
to ratify that treaty.
Recently negotiations we're entered into
between Germany and President Baez, look
ing to the purchase Of SANTANA Bay by that
government, but as the United States SEEM
ed to be a more natural protector and ally
of San Domingo, offers from that quarter
were disregarded by the President, until it
should be determined what course our Gov
eminent would finally pursue. The Dom.
iBican Government, soon after the receipt
of the same offer, communicated with Mr..
Rowland X. Hazard, Of New York, asking
whether be could not do something 10 the
way Of inducing capitalists to invest in the
enterprise, thus insuring to the United States,
in an indirect way, whatever advantages
would have accrued to it had the original
treaty Of 1869 gone into effect, Mr.. Haz-
ard brought the matter to the notice Of
several prominent business men and capital
lists, and the result was that joint stock
company was formed, with capital Of
s20,000,00 for the purpose of purchasing
SANTANA Bay and Peninsula. Several meet
ings were held aud it was finally resolved
that a Commission should be sent to San
Domingo with full power to negotiate for
the purchase Of the desired property. The
Commission were successful in their enter
prise, aud the property has been turned over
to a party Of American capitalists, upon
substantially the same terms which it was
proposed TO cede the same to the United
States.
Whether this speculation will be sue
csssful on the part Of the buyers or not we
are Of course unable to say. They will
certainly labor under one serious disadyan-
tage, and that is the payment Of duties
upon their productions introduced into the
United States, while had the treaty been
ratified they would, of course, have been
admitted free Of duty But the investors
have sufficient faith in the scheme to put
their money into it, and We shall presently
have a chance to see, without risk to our
selves, whether our rejection of the treaty
was well.advised or otherwise.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22

Our attention has been called to the fol-
lowing little bit Of " innocent informa-
ton in the Montpelier Journal:
A correspondent Of the Woodstock
Standard says Ia Windsor county,
bank aud all dividend paying stocks are set
in the list at their full par value, while in
Franklin county all such stocks, as well as
. money on hand and debts due, are set in
the list at fifty per cent. of par value
How is that for equity? Oppressed Chit
teudeu, Franklin, etc, please rise and
explain" Aud so say we.
The proper explanation Of the foregoing
is an absolute denial 1t has not a shadow
Of truth to rest upon, All such stocks
and debts are listed here just as they are
throughout the State, at their full par value
as personal property. We DO not know
what could have influenced the anonymous
correspondent to deliberately utter such a
iasehood but 1t is apparent that the con-
science stricken people in Windsor and
Washington counties are anxious to find
some sort Of justiication-eyen false one
for melting out uulairness to us here
They have heretofore undertaken to show
that our lands are as much more valuable
than theirs as the grand list would indicate,
but not only do census returns of produce
tons show to the contrary, but the good
sense OF everybody tells them it is not SO.
They have even been SO hard up for argu.
ment that they have pointed to the growth
Of Burlington and St. Adams as reason
why the farm lands in Chittenden and Frank
lin counties should be appraised from forty
TO sixty per cent. higher than the average
through the State. No doubt the growth
Of towns aud cities somewhat helps the
surrounding country, but in no such ratio
as this, aud if it did why should not the
rule be applied to the country around Rut'
land, Montpelier, St. Johnsbury, Benning-
ton and Brattlehoro These two argu,
monts, the latter founded on misconceptor
and the former on falsehood, are the mud
dy water with which our neighbors are try,
ing TO wash their hands OF this miserable
business Do the people Of Rutland, Ad
Olson, Windsor and Washington counties
equally as good as these, want to extor
money from US Do they deem it thu
part of good craftsmanship to create
sore and do nothing to heal it p? DO the
think it will rebound to the good name 0
Vermont enure to her profit and contribute
to her peace to persist in wrong whicl
cannot be corrected as to the past aud will
not he forgotten These things are no
threats, but they are facts, and if our neigh
oors purpose to remain Indifferent to then
we should like to have them (" rise and ex
plain if they think that, in the long run
will prove the best way.
Siuoe copying the item from the STAND
ard, we have learned that the charge of a,
sessing bank stock at fifty per cent. i
1870 was made agaiusta town in Chtter
den county, As our Western neighbor
are very sensitive, we will not youch for th
truth Of this statement.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22

New England and the Exposition.
49,
An appeal to the manufacturers, IN
vent5rs and artisans Of New England print.
od holow will oxplain itself and IL ia
-. l...1 ua, ,h,s. on,,..od n all
w - 49,.
'he lnuus'i'al af.s VIII '"No i'"n'eu'"'o
action, and let New England be well
represented at the Vienna Exposition.
Ev,ra Inducements and advantages arc Of.
c1 ., .u i.c..,..,;.. nj /. .,
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g'au'y iuiu'sueu az '"e o"i'ou o'a'cs coui'
missloner's oihec;
To The Manufacturers, Iarcnfors and ar.
fisqns of Neio ERqiqnd.
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g ,..il,. .it.ti ;,fI.,l.,'. aaI
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'u' .. ~ 80 80 =. t ''r 1900 ,,i.u y.
,.o n'os, imror,or, .;ds % $780, ,oa ~
a.,. md ..,onoos +, Il woiI Lssa,,n
-, 81 ,ha Esa,..L Nv,
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,.ton nv, ,ho meter ,s;,l, H. ~ ,,aI
.,s.tso.'i-,s NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN
.re.',.,i,,s n..,.l b.s na1, H., a..
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I'M ~. - -. '.'. o., - -
,oycr,r,ont ~i1 4, !, tho nrorn;ses 81
has d,re l;,Ie anJ ,Lo snc.oss ~ onr
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,r greater euterrri.e. m both those we
,npeal for n creditable reprcsentation of
american industry at the Vienna world
fair.
No section Of the cauutrv can do more
tban New ENGLAND; yet up to the present
mo- section has done so little. IL is under.
stood that the South has responded nobly
with her raw and manufactured staples. the
West with her appliance. for internal com.
MERGE and the Middle States have fully
renresepted their various speeial industries.
New EnrIand has hardly made response
10 the oeneral call for universal representa-
lion. There +. no sufficient reason for this.
We have made vast progress in the me.
cbopie arts DURING the last decade. and our
school system is unsurpassed. With 1T.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22

gas machine, made by the Olefant gas and
gas works manufacturing company OF New
York
Anattempt was made at Brattleboro on Mon
day night to set fire to the wood building IN
the rear Of the Revere house, occupied by sew
eral business firms Fortunately the plot was
discovered before any damage had been done.
John Manning, alias" Sly Fox" who has beon
,uspccted Of similar attempts, was arrested as
the supposed incendiary, and bound up.
One Of the patients confined in the asylum
at Bratileboro, Vt, recently addressed a letter
to Gov. Dix, making a strong plea in behalf OF
Edward S. Stokes, on the ground that be
(Stokes) is not the murderer Of Fisk, Jr, but
that the deed was committed by the present
oyerseer Of the asylum during a fit Of temper
airy insanity.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The postal service which formerly left Bel.
lows Falls every morning for Springfield, Mass.
and returned at night, has been extended to
White River junction
Richard II. Dutton has been appointed Post
master at Coyendish, VT, vice j. j. Park
hurst, resigned.
At the last term of the Windsor County
Court there were one hundred and nineteen
cases entered, cighiy-cight judgments, eight
cen jury trials, ten divorces, and one marriage
annulled for fraud.
The Woodstock Post says that 43 Of til,
original stockholders Of the Woodstock Rail.
road have died since the books were FIRST opened
Tor subscriptions This generation will pas
away before we got a road unless there IS O
" new shuttle, cut and deal. "
Woodstock contributes Sayward and Fish
er's lumber she'd to the list of buildings crush
ed by " superintendent snow.
King Boyd, Of West Hartford, md late %
Qucchee, sustained severe though not fatal in
iurcs, from the explosion Of kerosene lamp
lie was aljne at the time Of the accident, an,
his clothes were all in flame, TO bis uude
garments, before he succeeded in extinguishinl
them.
The carriage and hog house and their con
tents, including all the wagons, harnesses
carts, sleds, plows, etc, and one hog, belong
ing to John circuit, about two miles from
Iaftsyille, were destroyed by fire on Frida.
afternoon, 9th It is supposed the Ere tool
from sparks from a chimney 10 the carriag
house
Lyman Smith, Of Gaysyille, broke bot
bones of one leg, the ladder he was on, &
mount a load Of hay, having fallen with him
but, in spite Of the injury, he got upon hi
load, backed his horse out Of the barn, b5un
his load and came home, two miles distant
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22

uo NNiN"th'AVu " Ahp outuViiAtN ahH
the people Of Mexico Of tho railway just
opened from Vera Cruz to the capital has
incidentally developed a safeguard in the
political system Of Mexico which is want.
ing to our own. During the vacation Of
the Congress one Congressman from each
State stays ct the capital and watches the
President. Without the consent Of this
Congressional Cerberus the President can.
not leave the capital 10 order to attend
the celebration at Vera Cruz, Senior Lcdro
haS TO ask AMI get permission Of this body
of bis cutoiaus
The thirty Chinese boys WAC wore
brought to ihis country last summer to re.
ceiye an English education, aud were at
irst scattered in different towns in Conuec.
lieut. and Massachusetts, have all been
taken 10 Hartford IN order that they may
be near Chinese tutor, aud thus pursue
tbe .tulics of their ogn country as we'll q.
'H'' l"'' '' 'u ''''i '"N0o WA" olu''s
received from the nome government Tue
eoi'I commissioner Zoo" r'''Ieni al Spring'
ield, sill. also remove TO Hartford. Com.
missioner u'e wing Is 20 return TO emma
90 escort o'cN new ue''c'n'eut oil thlr'y
more pupils luius Gle present year
Some OF the Senators are becoming
.eus.tiveas TO thc Inquiry of the House into
.he election Of Senator Harlan, and regard
10 as highly lisrespectiul The country will
hardly agpalhle with this view Of Senate
'ial dignity Iao House committee is in
curing ns To TIE character OF the Oreau
Aooi'er OF America aud 1t the operations
oI mat corporation or ITS olli'ers' IA the way
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since his father Death authorized linn to
say ths' "he intended to abstain from all
uuF'gues against the present ffehcu 'ov-
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before the ifenen courts on the question
ct his expulsion rom France are decided
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22
RUTLAND COUNTY.

A few days since, as little daughter OF
John Quinn, of Brandon, was at the mill, she
was caught on an upright shaft by her hair
and clothes, whirled several times around with
great velocity, and thrown with great violence,
fortunately striking upon pile Of bags, with
out any serious injury, except that large
quantity Of her hair was torn out. 1t was on
the whole a proyidential and narrow escape
from what might have been a fatal accident.
A very successful musical convention was
held at pttsiord last week, in which singers
FROM Rutland, Brandon, Mddlebnry and sew
eral other towns participated. The concert
Wednesday evening, given entirely by home
singers, Is spoken highly Of.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22

NTJust at the conclusion Of recent
circus performance in North Carolina
town. the clown stepped forward and in
formed the vast assembly that they had
taken in about 5000 that day--more mon
ey, he ventured to say, than any minister
OF the Gospel in that county would receive
Tor years service lie then plainly told
them that the large portion Of the audience
were church members, who would plead
their poverty when asked for money to sup
port the Gospel, aud severely exposed their
inconsistency. A few Sundays after, be
preached in the same community, and made
strong appeal for missions, when ccllec-
ton was taken amounting to s43S.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22

j. Estey Co., the Brattleboro cottage or
gan manufacturers, report upwards Of 5000 In.
siruments turned OF during the year 1872.
They have just completed arrangements for
lighting their factories with Buffers patent
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-12
CITY CoUNCIL---oFNCIAL
Cry CoUNCn Room.

Rock Island, Aug. 9TH, 1873.
Council met in special session at clock
this evening
Present: His Honor tie Mayor, and
Aldermen Koch, Don, Churchill, Drayton,
Warner, Lawhead and Wilkes,
The Mayor stated that TIE Council was
convened for the purpose Of considering
the propriety of permitting the ferry com
pany to land the ferry boat At the foot of
Washington street until tn. landing at the
foot of Eagle steet is repaired.
Aid. Churchill moved nat the ferry
company be directed To LAM the ferry boat
at the foot of Washington street temper
arily The motion was aGspted.
Aid. Warner moved tina the Street ard
Alley Committee be authCized to repair
the levee between Jeffer,nn and Eagle
/ streets. The motion was idopted
/ Ala Lawhead moved tat the Finance
( Committee be authorized o purchase rock
with which 70 repair the anding at the
foot of Eagle street The motion was
adopted.
Henry Dart and H. C. leaveland in be
half of the Agricultural S,ciety addressed
the Council as 10 the proy-iety Of making
the Rock river bridges rec during thc
fair.
After some further discussion Aid
Churchill moved that the lock river bridge
be open to free passage Ciring the Fair.
The yeas and nays wen called, and re
suited as follows
Yeas-Aldermen kocl Don, Churchill
Drayton, Lawhead and Nilkes-6.
; Nays-Alderman Warer-l.
On motion the Council adjourned
JOIN BARE, City Clerk
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-12
The Dewitt Harvesr Home

In response to an invitation to be pres
ent and address the people on the occasion
of the Dewitt County Harvest Home FEES
tival, to be held in Clinton on the l4th
inst, Ex-Governor Palmer sent the follow
ing letter to the committee;
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July % 1873.
DEAR Sir have the honor TO ac-
knowledge the receipt of your note Of yes
terday date, in which you inform me that
it is the intention of the city OF Clinton to
hold grand picnic aud harvest home on
the l4th Of August, 1873, being an invita-
ton to be present and address the assem-
blage upon such topics Us | may deem
most suitable " the occasion.
In reply have 10 say that it will afford
me great pleasure to meet the large mum
Der Of my w-citizens and friends who
will be present on the occasion referred To-
and address them on the subject vi the
legal relations Of railway carriers to the
State and the remedies for abuses in the
practical working OF the railway carrying
system and kindred topics
! have the honor to be very respectfully
yours, JOHN VI. PALMER.
Several other distinguished speaker.
will be present, and the meeting will prob
ably be one Of the largest ever held in the
State
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-12
Or. eoTTLIEs FIscH's s-TTERs.

WARE & SCHMITZ, Proprietors. 3 and ) Granite
ST. Philadelphia, Pa For sale in Rock Island by
Smith * Bonney.