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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-11
Joaquin MILLER Among the Modocs.

JOAQUIN Miller,s "Life Amongst the
Modocs. +" soon to be published by the
American Publishing Company, of New
York, is a very strange story, told as
only Mr.. Miller could tell it. He calls
it unwritten history, and dedicates 1t
sto the red men of America. 1t pro-
fesses to be true autobiography and
either the life or the Imagination of the
author have been wild. While a mere
boy. timid, nervous, sensitive, with long
yellow hair and little strength, he was
thrown by circumstances among Cali
fornla miners, and the. Pit River and
Modoc Indians. They are to him noble,
manly, brave and generous, and have
not repaid 1.-THE of the cruelty and
treaehery they have suffered from the
whites. He fought for them, with them
and against them, at various times, as
his conscience directed. But he loved
them always. He does not conceal or
make light of the faults and crimes or
either miners or Indians, but he thinks
they are mere specks on grand and adj
mirable characters. The story Is wild,
sad. painful. and full of cruelty; but IT
has romantic iove-tales, and incidents OF
self-saerif1ce and tenderness that are
very touching.
It has also magnificent descriptions of
scenery, as rich, as glowing, as political
as any in the 'sSongs of the Sierras : !.
and ii has little moral platitudes scatter
ed through it, apparently by chance, and
with no thought of fitness. The MARIA
tive is broken by the authors frequent
justification Of himself and bis acts,
when there is no evidence that Justlfica-
ton was needed, and by his opinions
upon various irrelevant matters. But,
notwithstanding all this, the book Is in
teresting, dramatic, poetical, often NOR
| bid in feeling, and is friendly account
of the Indians who have few friends.
Mr.. Miller says that he writes OF a race
that has lived for centuries of history,
and never yet had historian; that has
suffered nearly four hundred years OF
wrong, and never yet had an advocate
And again he says, i saw the Indians as
no man ever saw them, who had not the
desire and patience to observe, the sym
patty to understand, and the intelligence
to communicate his observations tothose
who would really like to understand
him. He is truly the gentle savage (;
the worst and best Of men, the tamest
and f1ercest of beings, / was a child
and he was child. He permitted me
to enter his heart.
Mr.. Millers prose il. even. more une-
quail than his poetry, bat it is perfectly
clear. His passionate love Of mountain,
forest and sea, his sentimental admira-
ton for brown girls, his tenderness and
desire to help the lonely and sorrowfui,
his worship of strange heroes, his en-
l.thusiasm, his shallewness of thought
and depth of feeling. his unjust condem-
nation of the civilization that be knows
little about, his delight In wildness and
the list of his own deeds and escapes,
are all poured out with a singular kind
of frankness and simplify. but with en-
| tire conference. Hartford BUe1ai1lg Post.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS follow
ing is the result of the annual meeting
of Rutland Division No. 81 B. of L. E.
held at their Hall this evening for the
election of officers. .esat IS
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MATTRESSES AND LOUNGES.
AND
GENERAL UPRoLSTERING
mays Done TO Order. d4T
, 1873-02-19

tlon to their casos IN foreign to any
desire to punish guilt. It would DO manifost1y
abaurl to associate any auoll motive with man
who was proved to havo boon paid attorney Of
tho Union Pacific Railroad juat prior to iis en-
tor1ng Congress- and to 1,avo received cxorbi-
tnnt foos for n very small amount Of work. Gou-
era1 Dutlcrn opposition to Mosars. Dawea. Gar
field, at, Kolloy autodatos Credit hoblllor doyol
ormente. Theso gont1emcn occupy the most pron1-
mont positions In tho House, aro tho Ohnirrnen
Of tho mont important Committees, andare, onch
in lia own way, acknowledged loadors. Thoy
divide among them what General Butler
would liko to concentrate in himsoIf
tho leadership Of tho House. Here
may DO found moro plausible explanation Of
his especially virtuous Indignation Mt tho throo
poraoua who, Of oil those implicated In orodit
Mobllier, Ind loast to do with 1t. donoral But
ler haB not tho roquisito qualitloa for n leader ;
II 10 had, he would have boon tito 1oador before
now. uo can naYor attain tho position le de-
siros, but, least Of all, by pursuing courao 40
transparent1y aoldsh and inconsistent as hae
bcon outlined in his projected attack on Dawes,
Garfield, Kelley, scoae1d, and Bingham. Wo
arc g1nd to notice that Farnsworth has tlree-
prongod fork in waiting for him.
, 1873-02-19


Tho report Of tho Poland Credit Mobilor Com
mittoe reoitca tho facts In tho cases Of Moasrs.
Dlaino, Dawos, soo0old, Bingham, and Kolloy,
and atatos that they wore not aware OF Anaes'
purpose in invoigllng them into tho Investments
in Credit Mobilor stoo1t, or Of tho 1neana in
which its profits woro drawn at tho o1penao Of
tile Government from tho Union Pacific Rai1road.
They are not proved to lave beon influenced in
thoir Legislative action by their possession
Of stock, and the Committee find nothing In thoir
conduct which calls for recommendation. blr.
Brooks case ID worry different. Ho was not only
member Of Congress, but Government Diroc-
tor. Unlike his colleagues, he know what re1a-
tions tho 0rodit Mobilior hold to tho
Union Pacific and what woro the
frauds which bogot ita profits. Al
though entrusted with tho duty Of guarding the
Government, he lot Il bo plundorod, and shared
in the booty. Tho 150 sharos standing in hfs
aon-ln-1aw' annme were hlsproperty, anahe1d Sub
ject to his control. The Committee beliovo tho
course Of Amos to have boon corrupt through
out. They recommend that Ames and Brooks
DO expelled. No action will be talen on thoir
report until noxt Tuesday.
, 1873-02-19

of. Tho runaway locomotive caught tho Pougt-
ln1f through tho roar couch, which contained ono
passenger. Tho passenger was untn5urod,. but
tho brakeman anil RBaistant conductor were both
probably fatally, injured. No rasa,en,gers woro
soFlousy injured, siid none wore ltIled.
Pncitio ExrroHs trnill on tho Ponnsylyania Rail-
rond were tlitollod this morning, noar 0ntucs'
Corner, and tho onEinoor, returning. mn into
baggage,nastor had both his logs cr,.a.,od. John
8. Floyd, passenger, 1eapod from window and
rceoivod inIurios Of whioh ho dtod+ :.
CEDAn RAr1Da, Iowa, Feb. 18.-0no mile esat
OF tho oily, Into last night eleven freight cars
few lload Of hogs ware killed. Teu Of tho cara
woro Loaded with Btock. The train was running
yory slowly, Which probably asvod 1t from golng
eyor 'fS Forunao1 sna sw9ny 1SS into tho
, 1873-02-19

General Butler, who is always mixing hay
when the sun shines. is about to opon his wills
Of wrath upon the heads Of Mesara. Dawes, Gar
field, Kolloy. scohold, and Bingham, in the
ovout that tho report OF tho Poland Committee
fails to place thoao gentlemen upon the satne
footing with MeBsrH. Amea and BROOKS in their
Credit Afobilior tranHactions. Tho eulpability of
thoao gentlemen IL ono thing; tho motive Of
tl1oir prosecution in particular by Gonoral Dutlor
is another thing. WAilo there is little doubt,
from tho present showing, that every Congreaa-
man and Government ofloial who wont Into
Credit Mobilier spoculatlonB did 80 with somo
conactousneas that he was going into businesa
There more money was to 10 made than could 10
nude legitimatoly, tho transaction waa of a
naturo to admit OF several dogrees Of culpability
No ono who has followed the evidenca Gun doubt
that ORkes Ames and James Brooks wore moro
conversant with tho fraudulent character Of the
acleme than the gentlomsn against whom Con-
eral Butler vents his special spoon, n,-DrooAa
being Government Director al woll as Con-
gresaman. It ls no palllation, then, OF tho cul-
pability Of Dawes, bingham, and Kelley, bo tho
same more or losa to note that General Dutler's
ohioot in directing his special atton-
, 1873-02-19
CTJLFAX.

Wis Letter to .1,o Poland Committed
l., WAsntsn7oS , % r b. The report circulated hors
tonay Nnt co1 had stated In letter to the Poland
uonttee tnat his testimony hcfQre tint Commit
~ nS nad often to mention the reception by hm
sr rr Colfax hau no hesitation IN eHy!ng
tna. .aa 20 NV coeeavo from Nesb III each Of thu
m2htha Of Arr1i, Juno. July, and October,
Or tpat ycn35 remittance Of 1,ooo
mskiH In ei the april aud July remittaness
aAsvg tcen In clrcckH Thegn rcnittances were made
RBsrsiy on p,rsona, and partly political grounds
tee |ettora accompanying two Of them are IL exiet-
toana. olfaS III hs Testimony made references TO
ny Of the rc,n'ttauses except that Of .J3uns,
fG'n IT'D any e9 no to pvs9a.on e..
fore .,s Committee and hfa counsel, with tho full
snog # hs nPa htion to ho avis the Tq0 I'm bs
hot oui not properly open the subject Of rctttances
hout bringing earaooas an4 importn4ht { H. mn,st nat
r issue. The frIend0 Of Co1fa- who havo seen t1e
correspondence confidently nasert that, wien pao-
HshrI Il vii ful1y Yludlcuto btnl from all Rspersons
+, affecting hi9 motives or hiH acs3
, 1873-02-19

Tho Chicago produce markets wero rather
moro active yesterday, but generally easier.
Moss pork was dull, mud 100 por brl lower, at
s12.75@l2.8o cash, and s12.80@l2.86 seller
March. Lard waa In 1nodorato request, and 10
per 100 lbs lower, ut S7.5o@7.65 cash, and s7.55
seller March. Meats worc active, and 10 per ID
higher, at 41@4eesGo for shoulders 6a6@611o for
short ribs; 614@656o for short clear; and $3.50
89@o per ID for 1s-b green hams. Dressed logs
woro less active. and stcady at s5.o0@5.16 por
.ibs for good frozen lots. Highwinos were
dull aud oasier, at 87@S7119o per gallon. Lake
froights were quiet and strong, 14c heing
asked for corn to Buffalo. Flour was
more active and firm. Wheat was mod
oratoly active, and 70 lower, closing at
S1.2lz6 cash, md S1.2216 seller March. Corn
was moro active and steady, closing at 3111@
s12Gc cash, md a11lo seller March. Oats were
more active, and shade easier, at 2G1{c cash,
and 26>4@2e56c aollor March. Rye was quiet,
md &c lover, at 65@G511c. Barley WAS quiet
and hrmor, closing at 100 cash, and 7o@7o]1c
seller March. Live hogs wero fairly active, and
former pricos wero we'll maintained. Sales wore
chiefly at s4.s5@4.60, Tho cattle market was
active, without material change in values.
Sheep remain dull at former rates. The Btocka
OF grain In this city on Saturday lnst wore 1853,
703 bu wheat, 4,5G8,706 bu corn, 1886, ,045 bu
oats 2so,74A bu rye, aud 3as,253 bu barley.
Total, 8,464,5A bu, or m increase OF 957, ,542 bu
over last week.
, 1873-02-19

Some interesting experiments have been mado
in England md Sweden, under the supervision
Of eminent sciontists relative to tue effect which
tho cold weather exorts upon tho rails OF Iron
and steel which aro used for railroads. Contrary
to the popular Impressions, ii was found that,
when tho thermometer ia ut zero, tho iron and
e.col Gro about 0 per cent stronger, and cupab1o
ol bearing about that proportion mora Of weight
than ut GO degrees Fahrenheit, or ordinary tom
peraturo. Tho reasop assigned for the more
frequent snapping OF rails in.the cold Reason is,
that thoy lie imbeddod in frozen ground, and tile
impact OF the weight ON the ralls aud thoir con-
nectiona 10 increased by this rigid support.
These experiments may possibly load, ut aone
future time, to some means Of prevention for
this frequent cause Of railway disaster.
, 1873-02-19
BRIDGE WRECKED,
Collision Of n Stonsncr With a Rail-
road Hrltlgc Over the Tcntaos4qo River

Collision of n Stcasncr With a Rail-
road Hrltlgc Over the Tcntaos4qo River
.-Tho Dravv,'Torn Away.
CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 18.-Advices from CarkR-
Vile, Tenn, report that the steamer john o.
Gilmore, with two larges IN tow, while passing
through the railroad bridge over the Cumberland
River, last night, struck the upper rest pier Of
tho draw, capalzing the draw into the river, The
two bridgo~tonl1orH saved themsolves by drop
ping through tho draw to the outer pier, They
ronlainod OIL tho draw for some time, but wore
finally rescued by = lile-boat from tho steamer
Silver Thorn. As tho river is yery high, their
rcaoue waa effected with great peril. rho all.
more wa considerably damaged, end required
graph wires Of tho Pacific Il Atlantic md tho
Western Union Telegraph Companies cross tho
river on thlR bridge, aud wero all torn down.
LOUISVILLE, Fob. 18.-Tho fatl OF the draw
bridge over tlo Cumberland 1siyor at olarksvillo,
last night, will not Interfere with freight or pas-
sengora for Mamphis, Mobile, and Nav or}eans
Tralng will be sent around tho break pia Nash-
gille and Mckenzie. also via Nashville, Decatur,
and Montgomery, trayollora having tho option
Of either route,
, 1873-02-19

Of nearly sl70,000,000, two-thirds probably, Of
which was sto1on, or expended rs bribos among
those who voted tlic necessary legislation. This
overwhelming dobt wcighs like an incubus upon
tho prosperity Of those 5tatos The majority Of
then have exhausted their credit Tho intorost
hhs to DO paid, or tho stata must ropudiato. In
sovoral Satos tho taxation to pay thiu insorohtia
worry great, and tho dobt and tho tax deter i'm
migration and drive away capital. liquidation
is loudly talkod OF, especially among tho worry
cass through whoHo ignorant agency tho dobtH
woro crcatod. Distressing and unfortunate aa
is tho condition OF those dobt-burdoncd etatoB,
thoro ia worao condition, aud that
Ia ropudlation. Bettor bohr tnxatton to tho
point Of conflBcation than fall into tho doath-
pool Of reputation. Just at tlla time, whom tho
contest is between those who advocate repudla-
tion and thoso who insiHt upon taxation to
whatever amount may bc needed to maintain tho
credit Of tho State, this proposition Of Governor
Walker Ia calculated to havo a damaging OBJECT.
It will DO nccoptod by tho ignorant and tho dis
honest as 1ncanH Of oscape from proaons taxa-
tion All this olaHe will say that the Btato bonds
are hold by bankers In New York, who havo
bought them at from to 40 cents on tho dollar;
II these bankers and people Of the North want
to got their money lot them have Con-
grcsa assume tho debt. Among q people not
over well-informod upon public obligations
this proposition will DO accepted from tho be-
ginning as something that Is certain to bo &C.
oomp1ished, and they will ut oncc taho strong
grounds against paying any moro taroa to pay
interest on dobt which, they will assumo, II
paid ut all is to bo paid by tho United States.
No greater calamity could ovortako tho credit
ot:tho goutnorn stateH than q gonoral impros-
aion that tl.% A1enoral Government will In any
form assumo a responsibility for their debts.
No such measure has now, or ever will have,
tho slightest hope Of SUCCESS, and 1t is cruelty
to hold out to these people any pronibo or ex.
peotatlon that will prevent thoir meeting their
own obligations by prompt md sufficient tax
ntiou
, 1873-02-19

fines tho manner OF proceeding to count tho
Electoral votes for President and Vice President.
This is tho rulo which provides that, whenovcr
single objection ia mado to tho counting Of any
voto, tho sonato shall totirc, each House shall
deliberate separately, and q failure
Of both uouaes to agrco alall
cause tho rojeotion OF tho voto
in question. Tho provision is certainly nnJnst,
md probably unconstitutional. 1ta ofrect "aa
illustrated In tho counting OF tho rooout Elco-
tora1 voto, but tho dangers which 1t might pro-
cipitato hayo boon happily avoided heretofore.
A1r. Trumbull did not agroo with tho majority In
favor OF rcsondng tic rule, but favored modi-
flcatton. Ho probably took this ground bocauao
to reaoind 1t without q radical change In cur
Electoral system would leave gapin the COUNT
ing Of tho vote which would conft1Ho mattora
moro than ever.
, 1873-02-19

It was rather curious exhibition OF tho mania
which possesses the present Congress- to dis
pose Of the public lands, whom tho House passed
tho bill, on Monday, setting aside half tho pub
liz lands to bo sold for tic purpose Of easabliah-
lug fund for Agricultural CollegeB. Tho House
had evidently forgotten that It had. short timc
boforo, passed bill III which 1t dispoHed Of nla
the public lands In tho way OF bountioa to SOL
diers. Perhaps tho House might fnd atil other
moans for getting rid OF theao lands which thus
appoar to bo 10 burdensome. 1t la obvious that,
II they are all to bo used for bounty purposes,
20 part OF them can be nalo available for agri.
cultural schools but the intontion Of tho House
nppoars to he to leave no room for the posslble
ownership Of foot OF territory by tho United
Btatea
, 1873-02-19
MICHIGAN.


, 'SpEc7d{ Le3yaEcK 70 TIC ERIcNTo 1T}6NNa
LANSING, Fob. 1e.-About 100 bills were introduced
to-day in both Houses In the serate maiaprIal was
Chicago Michigan Lake slloro R.lroad, asking that
tie townships be ralioyed fro, the payment of tho
introduced In tho Senate relieving all townships from
auch indebtedness. Tue Committee on Slate PriHon
reported ut considerable legh respecting the recapt
visit 10 the Btate prisun
In the House, 1ioao, OF 1ecosta, introduced bill for
tho compilation Of Index OF III loca md pcrgona1
bill authuriz.nV tile Noara Of 6tns A. T.
dsura to solicit contracts for the pul4tcs;} ~
Of lhe Supreme COURT repostg The discussion os III.
Militia 1n toot place tAia at!ernoon, with az CIV md
cent 81 @ SS pSssa The 81 n ~
long discussion, also, upon tho bill creating Mate
Boal Of 1lealth which also passed III CopaV itteo o
tue Whole, slightly Enonded, ~
, 1873-02-19
ASSUMING State DEBTS,

Wo mentioned, aouo days ago, d proposition
male by certain representatives OF the recon-
etructed sateB, that the Gonoral Government
should practically assume ono-llalf THO debta Of
these States, bnt 1t soems that a much larger
solopa is in contemplation, Governor Walker,
Of Virginia, has submitted to tho Legislature OF
that State proposition which he asks that body
to recommend to Congress-. This proposition is;
I. That oongresp, by law, shall ASSUME all the
present indebtedness OF tho several states; aud,
Q, to prevent those Staten over falling into debt
ngain, tho Constitution allnll bo amended so aa
to prohibit any State incurring any dobt hereaf.
tor, e1oept auch as may be necessary for lcgit-
imato and e1footlyo execution Of thogoyernment-
al functions.
This scheme ia Of itgolf so utterly propostoroua
that. outside OF tho Southern gtaaoB It will
merely provoke smile; but In tho gouthern
harm. It IL well remembered how widespread
was the impression that prevailed In those states,
among tue colored people, that each emanolpated
elayo waB to be given a farm and mule.
Though the origin Of that story could never be
traced to my porson, and though II received no
warrant In any ollcial statement or recommends
tlon, 1t for a long tn1o was universally beloved
among tho oolored people. Since tho WAT, these
Same colored people have been ahanslesaly used
by carpot.bag adyenturors, who haye managed to
build up in nearly every Southern State MI I'M
monse public debt, and. generally, without any
consideration, From 1906 to 1871, the lebts of'tho
southorn Rtatea had been increased By tho SUM
, 1873-02-19
LEGAL FARE"

An Illinois Central Conductor xrreat.
ed FOR Putting n - Lnxv~Abider ). orr
His Trnin-~A N1ob OF Le.al.Farc
Payers Take Forclble Prosecution OF a.
TxAins
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
CHAMPAIGN, H., Feb, 18.-John Owens, conductor.
OF passenger train No. 9, on tho illinois Central RAIL-
Eoao, gong morrill, waa arrested to-day at Tolono,
State warrant charged with assau,t md battery, IN
forcing man Of his tran Savoy Station for refus-
Ing 20 pay full fare from Champaign to Tolono The
conductor gave special ra aud VIII appear for trial
a. To!ono on Thursdsy. Tho train was only delayed
about i've minutes.
The passenger tr.fn gong vest from Tolono, tho
tolsao' wabash & Western Railroad, encountered
about dozen ,eeal fare men, bound for soaorus. and.
Upon t1e conductor and trui-men Undertaking 10 PUT
then W, thhy drew their revolvors and virtually took
possession OF tho train, ARRIVING Bodorus dAtauce
spreading,
, 1873-02-19

Senator Pomeroy fairly glo,ycd with conscious
rectitudo and tho air of injured Innocence when
he rose in tho Senate to deny any aad every
Charge against him of corruption, and to
demand d Committee Of Investigation. He
did not, it is now discovered, allow him.
SELF to bc utterly swept away by his
yirtuous indignation. He Ind prcgonco Of
mind enough loft to 80 fsamo tho resolution
which ho then offered for Committee Of Inyes-
tigas.on that it could look only into tile charge
preferred by Stato Senator York. ThiB iugo-
nious but not creditable fearu1o Of Senator
Pomeroy's resolution wae not callcd to the at
tsntion Of the Senato until yesterday, and was
promptly romodlod by voto directing the Com
mittee to inquire into an tho charges against
l,