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, 1873-03-05

The two Houses of Congress, On Monday, per
petratcd an outrage without palhation or excuse
| Tho members of this Congress we're elected Will
fixed by law. That compensation was $4,000
year, and mileage computed at the rate Of So fol-
each twenty miles. The mileage OF q member oi
Congress from Illinois, computed ct 1000 miles,
would amount to $500 each way each session.
The actual cost of travel is $50 each way each
session. The emoluments Of q member Of the
late Congress- therefore, we're: Salary,
two years, $4,000; mileage three ses~
sions. eo,4Oo; total, 912,4oo, or ST, 200
each year. Congress-, however, in fixing
the salaries of future Congresses increased their
own pay, and voted themselves 5000 each for
tho two years,-S5, 900 more than they had
agreed to serve for. Taking this money will be-
nothing more nor less than an act Of robbery OF
from $4,000 to $4,000 for each member who
pockets it. It was an impudent raid on the
Treasury for spoils 10 be divided among the
members Of en expiring Congress. The adyo-
Gates Of this measure gave as an excuse that
their receipts did not pay tbeir expenses, ,-mean-
ing thereby their necessary expenses. It is
false. Five Thousand dollars year will pay
has paid-their necessary expenses in more e1-
pensive times than these.
No apology can be offered for this action. Il
was claimed that the mileage of members from
tho Pacific Coast exceeded that Of members
from the Atlantic statcs and that, therefore, tho
California members got greater compensation
land knew very we'll TINT tllis inequality Of mile
ago existed when heysought the Office. Not one
Of them would have dared, before election,
to have stated his purpose to vote himself
$1,000 extra pay. To take advantage Of his
position, and, at the close Of his term, to voto
himself $1,000 additional back pay, is glaring
exhibition Of eol6shness and Yanton breach Of
faith.
It is possible that some members may have
voted for this provision under compulsion,-tha
is, had to vote for it or defeat the Appropriation
bill. All such members can provo the honesty
and Justice Of their purpose BY refusing to &C.
cept the money. There is no law to compel
them to receive any moro money for their ser
vices than their contract authorizes. They are
not obliged to accept the share Of the plunder
voted to them. They can best display their per-
sonal integrity By allowing tho money to remain
in the Treasury. How many Of them will do
this7 How many Of these congressman, even
OF those who voted against the bill, will refuse
to accept their shares OF the plunder7 We shall
see.
There we're some fifty members Of the House
who absented themselves when the vote was
taken. They cannot hope to escape RESPONSE
bi]ity; they must show their completely in the
robbery which they could have defeated by their
votes, or their honest objection to it, by accept-
ing or refusing the money. Which will they do ?
Every man who accepts the money, whether he
voted for it or not must be held equally respon-
sib1e for the outrage as those who dared placo
themselves on record in its favor.
, 1873-03-05

>totlEat4Cn ls oFer teE- DouBe, tuo Aoet 1lt1'su,
might have been induced to break the shell OF
his mystery, and take his place in the process
sion, with those magical coat-tai1s which have
been his only visible parts for some time past.
Bingham, Garfield, Kelley, scofeld, and tho two
| Pattersons might have closed this eec-
| ton, marching three abreast, with cer-
tiicates Of good moral character pinned
| upon their breasts, and signed by Ben
Butler, =" the man whom God made" The next
feature in this division should havo been braas
band playing the Rogue's March, and behind it
Pomeroy should have been assigned place and
banner bearing ful1-1ength picture Of " Old
subaidy'' handing to York q package Of $1,000,
to take to his friend Page which he forgot to
give to Page when he had his interview with
him tho day before, relative to starting q Ma
tional Bank and Frelinghuysen and Gen. o. o.
Howard should haye marched behind him. coy
ering his generous back with lavish coats Of the
whitowash. Caldwell should have had place here
ALSO with his little flag covered with the respoc-
two BUNS which we're paid to various members
Of the Kansas Legislature. The Judiciary De-
partment would have been extremely interesting
and attractive by thopresence ofJudge De1ahay,
singing IT won't go home till morning."
and informing the crowd that he was
ready " to dig their potatoes" Judge Du1ol,
as the Louisiana pelican, industriously feeding
the Kellogg brood, and Judge Sherman, with
his remarkable collection Of letters to the New
York Stock Exchange. Then Brother Harlan in
tears and arm in arm with Brother Newman,
might have carried 8 Hnow-White banner, show
inghow he found Durant's checks in his pockets,
and the motto, ssH 1had thought it came from
the Union Pacific Company would have re-
turned it," As beautiful souvenirs OF the past,
the Chorpenning claim, Tom Murphy with
tho custom-House flag, the Cottage by
the Sea, the secor claims the Pacific Mail,
the Cost Island job, tho New Orleans Postnas-
ter, and the State Treasury defaulters, should
have been represented by their immediate
friends. Bringing up the rear Of this unique
division should have been the carpet-baggers.
with we'll packed Valises in hand, and the army
OF lobbyists, male and female. The last feature
Of all should have been the members of both
Houses making their final grab at the United
States Treasury, $4,000 each, because it is e1-
ponsiye to lvo in style in Washington. We sub-
NIT that such features as these would have
been OF extraordinary interest in the
1nauguration-Day procession and would have
added to its variety and gorgeousness. 1t would
have given the unsuspecting foreigner clearer
and more truthful glimpse at the real condition
OF things in Washington, and would have added
new lustre to the inauguration Of the President,
whose cash value has advanced ono hundred per
cent within the past three days. We must be
content, however, to accept the Of artillery,
the flying flags, the glitter Of processions, and
the dazzling charms OF the ball, in leu Of these,
and console ourselves with tho thought that this
is great and glorious country. /
, 1873-03-05

The CANADIAN Pacific Railway is alreadJ
launched on the sea Of political strife, as every
one conyersant With such matters was sure il
would be. Under the act Of Parliament giving
the Government authority to grant charter tc
build the road with subsidy Of 9a0, ,00o, 900 and
| 50, ,000, GOO acres Of land: two companies were
formed, one headed by Mr. Macpherson, MEM
ber Of the Upper House Of the Dominion Parlia-
ment aud the leader Of the Opposition, and the
other by Sir Hugh Allan, q friend OF the Min
istry. Az WAS to be expected, Sir hugh and his
party carried off the prize, and now the Opposition
seek to make capital against the Ministry by
declaring that A1lan's Company is under the con-
troll of the Northern Pacific Railway, and in con-
spi1acy to make tho Canadian mere feeder to
the American ino- Tho Toronto Globe OF Feb.
2s has eight columns Of correspondence and
three columns OF editorial to prove that such an
arrangement has been contaminated. Granting
all that the Globe claims, it does net follow that
it the Canadian Company should for the ne1t
where 1t is plainly for it's own interest to
do so, that, therefore, the Canadian road would
be made subservient to American interests. It
Is simply an appeal to Canadian prejudice to
make political capital.
ABIDE from all this, and granting that the road
should be built as soon as possible,
ali sensible men must agree that it would be
ESQ, 900, 600 worse than wasted for the Company
to build the section from Lake Nipissing to
Fort Garry, some 800 or TOO miles, merely to
crafty national pride, while the Northern Pacific
will only be too glad to make the most liberal
arrangements for the use Of it's track between
Duluth or Superior to Red River. It is very
doubtful whether, il ever built, the section north
OF Lake Superior can be run for six months in
the year; and if finished now it would not have
business enough to pay the men for running the
trains. This country north Of Lake Superior is
go broken and utterly barren and deaolate that
only wild animals Of arctic habits have ever
been able to live there. Hence, il
the Allan Company build the limo, as
feared by the Globe. they will do what is GER
tainly the best, both for the road and for the Do
uainion. It cannot be for tho interest OF any
body to sink $50, ,ooo, 900 in worthless and ut
te1ly abortive Undertaking.
II the Canadians are ut all sensitive about
using portion Of q road on our side Of the line,
We urge that they open at once the st. Lawrence
route for large vessels. That would be equiva-
lent to an advance in the value Of the entire
farming lands Of the Northwest, equal to from
20 to 25 per cent, binding us not only to keep
the peace, but to grant them tho use
OF our railway lines on the same
terms as our own citizens. It would 50 lesson
the price OF the freight on our products that it
would add that much to the value OF every farm
within reasonable distance Of the 1akes. The
motives for the Globes opposition to Sir Hugh
Allan's Company are merely political, and should
not control as against the policy Of saving $780,
00o, 900. and getting much bettor location for
their limo Across the Continent"
, 1873-03-05

Evans, the wel-known Pennsylvania claim
agent, who has been brought to trial at last for
the gross frauds charged against him, atfers to
testify that the late Gov. Gea1y made verbal
contract with him by which he WAS to retain 10
per cent OF all the State moneys he collected.
The evidence has not yet been admitted.
, 1873-03-05

The Texas Pacific Railroad has been refused
by the Senate the permission it asked to con-
so1idate with any railroads in California that
we're not through lines. The ground OF the re-
1usa1 was that such union would tend to railroad
monopoly, according to the principle laid down
by George stephenson, thss when combination
,was practicable competition was impossible.
, 1873-03-05

Total cost OF court .$51, 800
How IL this money to be raiaed from fees
The ordinary average amount Of fees charged at
each case. Judge Aahton's court is to be one Of
limited jurisdiction, and at the most could not
hope to have more than $500 cases yea-.
This number OF cases, at even 97-fees in each,
would produce revenue OF 9l7, $780,; leaving
deficit Of 1000 to be made up from Increased
taxation.
This difficulty is admitted, and to meet it the
proposition is to increase the fees Of Clerks,
Sherif1s, and all other persons employed, to such
an extent as TINT they will equal the desired rev.
enue. To do this, the average fees OF
cases will hare to be increased over 200
per cent or from S6.75 to s20.40 case. As the
fees cannot be increased for one court, but must
be increased for all the courts alike, We submit
that it is hardly fair to increase the fees in all
the courts Of Cook County to three times thair
present amount merely to secure Mr. Ashton as
Judge. The new Constitution has abolished
and prohibited al special fees, 60 those who
may want to itigate in Mr. Ashton'a court will
not be allowed to pay any more for the privilege
than they will have to pay in any other court.
There is at present q pressure Of business in
the Chicago courts, owing almost exclusively
to the protracted illness of Judge Jameson. The
Legislature can afford the temporary relief needed
, 1873-03-05

Wo1nan-sunt1 nt1age YVES contemptuously dismissed
from, consideration by the Senate Committee,
The other day, brit it makes headway in the State
Legislatures. 4 short time ago, the Maine Sen
Rte. .Toted in faYor OF it, and yesterday major
fty report Nas made in the Massachusetts Legis-
zature, by the Committee on Femalo Suffrage, in
favor Of won1an's right to vote and hold Office.
The COMMITTEES stood z to 8.
, 1873-03-05

April. Tho stocks of grain in store here arc re-
ported at q 1872 274 bu wheat; 5,45o, ,432 bu corn
1857 766 bu oats 301 ,7o2 bu rye and 4os, 1928 bu
barley. Total, o,94o,279 bu, besides loo, ,512 bu
corn aloat. Live hogs we're in good demand ut
unchanged prices, or at s4.4O@5.00 for common
to extra. Tho cattle market Tas active, and the
better grades we're f:mer. Sheep met With
fair inquiry, at shade higher prices.
, 1873-03-05

The frauds on the Bank Of England are now
said to amount to two millions Of dollars
Nothing certain can be learned concerning the
amount Of the losses, or the manner in which
the swindle Was effected, as every effort is made
to conceal the facts BY the losers.
, 1873-03-05
Hfnrf{arer Convicted

WHEELING, ". I'd, March THE case =. =.
Briceland, for the murder Of John AlhnSna%t I'll
Elaerville, Pa, last December, has been d on ~
at Washington; Pa, and The 1urS =; 1e1dsa iba arst
degree. Application has been made for n'8
tIi&l
, 1873-03-05

That Tweed should have been acquitted by 8
Jury is not strange, as juries go; and that the
New York Legislature, by vote Of Is to 7,
should have refused to declare his seat vacant,
Ia not strange, IS Legislative bodies go.
, 1873-03-05

111DG1SG FROM THE ALMOST DAILY THRONG
OF inynfd afflicted In almost every form to be seen
at depots going sout city being the centre 1t
Minnesota transfer tho Me4tea lnsneEy at Chsries-
Institutions throughout the West have spran
existence years. claiming cure Ill the aladies
Fcsh wna heir to- but because merit wanting, their
lie va short. The Intzmary Of Dr. S. Van Meter Co.
t; so .nd need 70 O. o
tufy and sti growing popular tavor, Is argument
ccough Ia Its fov0r to these seeking feAel
, 1873-03-05
TD-DAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

M,vICKERS THEATREMad1son street, between
6tate aod Dearborn. Engagement Of Edwin Booth.
s'Richaliou."
, 1873-03-05

MYERS OPERA HOUSE-Aonroe street, between
E.sto and Dearborn. Arlington, Cotton Kemble'
A.;ustrcl and RurlesQue Troupo.
, 1873-03-05

4 fox chase is q rare thing in this country. 4
novel one recently took place on the new railroad
which runs from Cayuga to Ithaca, n. T., along
the east Bhoro OF Cayugn Lake. A fine old fo1
leaped on the track short distance ahead Of
locomotive attached to q construction train. 4
few bounds took the fox to @ long stretch OF
track, where it Was Impossible for him to escapo
except BY climbing steep wall Of rock Or tumb-
ling into tho lake, Tho engineer Immediately gave
chaeo, and gradually gained on the fox. An.
occasional ecreech from the whistle caused the.
1lfated animal to gather himself up and put otr
q new squirt. Sometimes he would stumble On
the rough road-bod, but fresh shrek from ths
whistle would send him ahead again at ter1ifc
rate, and 1engthen the distance between his t11
and his mercilcss pursuer. The engineer
opened the throttle wider, and soon gained
considerably On the fleet fugitive. Never did
the cunning old fox Schuyler try harder
to shake of hls Credit Mobilier responsible
ties than did Reyna1d to outrun that terrible 10
comotiTe. Becoming disguBted with the rocGh
ground, he sprang on one Of the rails, and deF
along ut a amarvelous rate OF speed, never missing
q step, until he had reached piace where he
jumped OF On safe spot Oh tho lake side Of
the rails. Tho engineer then blew succession
of shrin screams from his whistle, which fright
ened the painting fox out OF his wits, snd,
jumping on tho track again, in m instant hs Tss
cruahed beneath the wheels Of the locomotive
, 1873-03-05

ACADEMY OF MuSIC-Halste street, south OF
Madison Mattace. "Uncle Toms Cabin" Evening,
Ctr Te,n mutations n nnd Handy ANDY"
, 1873-03-05

Tho Paris Soir relates the following story
~ Nine. Bonneau, living in the Rue Descattes,
WAS sitting in her parlor few days since sTsit-
ing her husbands return to dinner, when maa
Of wild and haggard appearance e9teIed, ahe, "a.
in the following terms: Z am great doctor.
! can etfectually cure all hcadaches. 9s's
heard that you suffer from that Cause, and ~ u
come to cure you The lady; perceivinS sas|
she had to deal with mailman, prudenn;
seemed to fall into his humor, and asked vhss
WAS his method Of treatment. Simple enough R;s
Madame said he, drawing a razor from n,s
pocket, Il cut OF tho head and then, after ha!-
ders.' Upon this he prepared to suit the acs.cI
to his words. Nine. Bonneau, with great co1. ~
operation, but suggested that che would iea. s..
. towel from the next room to prevent bet dfes.
sonab1eneas Of this suggestion, aud she ls1t ssr
r0om, locking tho door behind her. upon ~ 70
return with some police officers they found sns'
the unfortunate maniac had cut his oTn tn19a' t.5
but not fatally. It was asce1tained that ne u. Il.
escaped from lunatic asylum at Cler!ao2s 3s.aa M
Pres, and had been yainly eought for ou11ps
whole month"
, 1873-03-05

Foster, the car-hook murderer, has +een res
pited until the 21st inst.
, 1873-03-05
SAM AS9TON'9 COURT.

The bill proposed in the Legislature to make
a Judicial Office for Mr. Sam Ashton has
special bid for popular favor, By proposing that
its expenses shall be paid out Of the fees COL
lected from suitors. 4 few figures Will expose
the absurdity Of this pretenso. The ordinary
annual cost Of running the court proposed to be
erente7 will be- I'll follows:
, 1873-03-05

GLOBE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. street, between Madt~
son and Washington. "Hldden Hand" Afternoon
n7jn
, 1873-03-05
BUSINESS NOTICES.

ROYAL HAVANA. .LOrrERY-wHoLE TICKET
SIS. Circulars sent; information given. J. i. NAH
IEEz Co. Bankers, IL Wsu-st P. o. Boz 1855, New
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-27
The Railroad Meeting,

Last evening was tolerably well attended, bu
more generally by those inspired by the necessity
Of the road than by conscious ability to ait
materially in ttditingit J. Poland was called
! to the chair.
Mr.. Wells, being called on, gave a genera
statement Of the case-urged the construction
of road ria Morrisyille, and thought III,
prompt subscription of $50, 900 by the pcopl,
OF Montpelier would secure the road.
DR.. fairman, Of Wolcott, being present and
called upon, spoke earnestly in favor of th,
Eagle Ledge route in preference TO that by III.
more Pond. lie thought it much more prom
ising, both in respect to means and business.
Messrs. Poland, Cyrus Brown, Of Worcester,
Pitkin, Willard, Heath, and O. c. Putnam, oil
Middlesex, all spoke briefly, urging the i'm
portance Of the proposed enterprise, and be.
speaking prompt action.
On motion, the following gentlemen were
appointed a soliciting committee, and instruct
ed to make a speedy effort 10 secure the quota
Of Montpelier p. p. Pitkin, Fred f. Smith,
G. A. Reed, l.. Bart Cross Samuel Wells, j &.
W. Brock, T. o. Bailey. Adjourned.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-27
Montpelier 4 Wells River Railroad.

Mr.. Smith, the contractor for laying the rails
on this road, having promised to be at Grotor
by Wednesday night, Mr. Wiswel, the con
ductor Of the construction train, conceived the
idea Of holding jubilee at that place on Thurs
day, For this purpose he notified the towns
on the line Of the road that he would run a
free excursion train from Wells River, TO arrive
at Groton at noon Nine fat bottomed cars
with railing around each and one passenger
car constituted the train, upon which was
packed over 500 people The Groton people
turned out ci mosse to receive the visitors. It
is estimated that about 5000 persons were
present The good citizens Of Groton furnished
refreshments for their guests in profusion. At
half past two the excursion train proceeded to
Ryegate station. At FIVE o'clock the train To-
turned to Wells River Word was given out
that 1t would come back to Groton at half past
six, p. NJ, to allow the crowd to enjoy a season
Of dancing for which excellent music Ind been
provided. The dancing commenced at eight
O'Clock, and lasted until three in the morning,
the people residing in that neighborhood gen
erelly staying until the dance was concluded.
There appears to he but one sentiment among
those present as to the grace and yigor with
which the well known directors Of the road
Mr.. Brock and Mr.. Foster from this village,
did their part in the giddy mazes Of the dance.
On the whole the affair was thoroughly en-
joyed, and passed off without any rowdy~m
or untoward event to mar the exercises
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-27

DIR. Charles I. Jackson, the distinguished
physician and scientist OF Boston, has become
insane He's brother OF Mrs K. W. Emer-
son
Frederick X. Lord, Esq, of Coyington,
Kentucky died at his residence in that CITY.
on the cath Of August, al the age of 50 Years.
lie was an elder brother Of Rev DR.. W. II. Lord.
Among recent suicides il that oe Hon
Charles STARK. prandson or Con Job, S,.rL
Of Bennington memory, who killed himself on
Monday night of last week. lie was seventy.
two years old, and he resided at Manchester.
N. II.
or the twelve men-lsra,ics thev we-e 20.
sarded tben-wbo formed tho Grs, anti sloror,,
societv in NTassacbrso,,so, p,s.o, i, -
arv 1870 c,,- oro s,itl l;,,;,c oi;ro. ~
son holm, ono ,rd UnI;ar, liza f.a..;-ssa
other.
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hos renewed 70 C,hioaao Ia 49, 80
IF ossistor, s,nor;r,ondon. or ,t,o I,.,,,.s1
palace Cor Camnory Cbioa.o n;r,sion
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onnortunitv 10 neonle If tbe Sto+e IA boor this
DISTINGUISHED gertla,nop who hos O., tr;do =
fame as n preacher and lecturer
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IN regard to MI EDDY Another person
oil "hom ureenheld may Justly boast IS a young
man haraiy twenty-five years oil age, H. C.
huuy' ABOUT TWO years since he went 10 Der
I'm 10 study under the celebrated musician
haupt. MI hluy from carry youth was re-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-27
Newbury.


There is no town on the Connecticut rvei
that has sucha variety Of beautiful scenery and
as large, rich meadowsas this These meadow
farms were mostly purchased by the Baileys
Johnsons, Chamberlns, Hales, and Brooks
at tho FIRST settlement Of the town, at merely
nominal prices. Many Of them still remain in
the possession OF the descendants Of these
first families, and are valued from 800 to
500 per acre. The crops on them this year
are better than usual
Mr. Dudley kimball Son now own the old
Morse farm, just east Of the springs Mr.
himball owns about $50 acres Of meadow, be-
sides some 500 acres Of back land, Of wood and
pasture. He has recently taken down all the
old barns and rebuilt in the form Of two sides
Of square, making one barn 300 feet long by
As wide, with shed under the whole lie drives
in a. oaot a,d =. -. .i.,.,i.. -. ~
VI" " "'ou' a'A
'eo' ocio" Tue pia'osi 20 thHt a large parto the
hay goes doton when pitched from the cart. 90
Mr.. X. has cut this season $40 loads of bav
that ,y;iI ovoro,o ,,,.o H., 80, - n.
i"' "'' "'''"so H"o'o '""" YOU eao"' ne
mas ~ acres OF heavy oats, and " Of corn
He keeps from GOO to 500 sheep, the rest of bis
stock bcinp cattle and borscs lie large tuo
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