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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-20
Letter from WISCONSIN,.

BRIeesv1LLE, Wis, March 10.
Editor Rutland Herald Il know that
you are always glad to receive news
from all parts of your own State, and
thought perhaps letter from q Yer
monter would be acceptable: and find
place in your columns. This little place
is not known in history TO any great ex-
tent Still has some remarkably fea-
lures, not among the least of which is
its being the home of goodly number
of Vermonters by birth. Some twenty
odd years ago Ellis Briggs, from Shore
ham, Vermont, emigrated to this place,
which, at that time, as the fellow SAID,
was "iust no place at all" A tamarack
swamp on one hand and marsh on the
other. with plenty of "oak gTubs" on
the high lands around, did not give the
place a very inviting look. But it was
the water power that drew him to the
spot. At a point between the swamp
and marsh the high land came nearly to-
gether, and by throwing dam across
the stream at this spot sufficient water
might be obtained for running a mill.
He built the dam and his hopes were
more than realized The swamp was
flowed and tract of country besides,
making a pond about three miles long
and one hundred rods wide. He return
ed to Vermont for his family. While
he was gone some Irishmen, whose land
had flowed, tore away the dam. 1t was
rebuilt on his return and in due time a
grist mill and saw mill were erected.
1t is the best water power for miles
around with a splendid chance for capt.
alists. The place grew to a limited ex-
tent and derived its name from MIR.
Briggs. He has passed away to that
better world and his son, j. A. Briggs,
takes his place as proprietor OF the
Eagle Mills A man, named Mason,
built a hotel at the foot of the pond,
which was named Lake Mason in his
honor 1t abounds in fish and fowl.
The soil in this vicinity is for the most
part sandy. Rye and corn are the princi-
pal grains raised. Hops have ffourished
and do now to some extent. 1t IS the
most profitable crop a farmer can raise
here but it requires a vast amount OF
labor, and, with the low prices OF the
| last few years, farmers have become dis
couraged and many yards have been
ploughed up entirely. We have bad
| severe cold weather this winter with
hardly a thaw until the present one.
| The prospect now is for an early spring.
! The snow has nearly all disappeared.
A BADGER.
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Cakes Ames at Home.

A complimentary dinner and recep-
ton were given to the Hon. Cakes Ames
by his former townsmen and their wives,
to the number of three hundred and
fifty in the Ames school house Thursday
evening. DR.. George B. Coggsweu pre-
sided, and when the cloth was removed
welcomed Ames to his home in brief
speech, highly laudatory of his course
and expressive of continued confidence
in his honor and integrity. He announc-
ed that the demonstration was made ire
spective of party, and he felt that he eX-
pressed the sentiment of all when he said
that while others sought to cast a stigma
upon their representative fair name and
reputation, his constituents had always
looked upon him as ''that noblest work
of God--an honest man" He closed
with the sentiment, ''The Hon. Cakes
Ames like gold from the crucible he
has passed through the fiery ordeal and
come out brighter and purer.
Mr.. Ames responded as follows:
M Friends and Neighb0rs Il should
be less than human not to be gratifed
and happy at this great gathering of my.
constituents to show their confidence and
faith in my honor, truth and integrity.
| am not in the habit of speech making,
as you all well know. have, as you
are aware, been the principal subject of
abuse for the last six months. The
press of the country has been full Of
what has been called "Credit Mobilier
Scandal" The whole offence, if offence
it can be called, is in selling $4,000
worth of stock to eleven members of
Congress at the same price that paid
for it. At the same price / sold some
stock to others, and if the parties pur-
chasing the stock had simply told the
truth and said they had right to pur-
chase it, that would have been the end
of it. But from the fact of their denial
the public suspected there must be some
thing criminal in the transaction, and to
find out what crime, Congress appointed
committee to enquire if Cakes Ames
had bribed any member OF Congress.
The result was the appointment of the
notorious Poland committee.
That committee were engaged nearly
three months, and the result of all their
labors was to badly damage the charac-
ter of some men high in Office for truth
and veracity, but the object of the COM
mittee, to see if Cakes Ames bribed any
member, was admitted as not proven,
but that committee made the wonderful
discovery that l was guilty of selling
stock for less than it was worth, but the
parties taking stock and keeping it were
very innocent, and that had the extra
ordinary ability of giving men bride
without their knowing it, and to do,
they didn't know what.
The short speech was received with
applause and cheers. Congratulatory
speeches followed and the reception
| ended
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headcheese was mentioned he surmised
that that was the cause of their suffer
ing. thinking that IN all probability it
had been made in a copper vessel, which
was coated with. verdigris. He admin
istered antidotes to the sick persons and
all save the mother had quite recovered
by. Wednesday night. She, however,
although out of danger at that time, was
very weak. Yesterday all the family
were able to sit up and were thankful at
the termination of what might have
been recorded family poisoned to death:
Mr.. Wells is a well to do citizen of
North Troy, and the numerous friends
of the family will rejoice at theirspeedy
restoration to health. Surely, more care
should be taken in the manufacture of
headcheese, as persons and families have
often before in this vicinity and else
where been poisoned by it.
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Here the question returns to Us. sbaT
parental authority be enforced / an
swer unhesitatingly, in The aff rmativa
1t must be maintained, by mi'dness =,
severity, as the case may demand. TAI
ing families as we find them, cornorai
punishment is sometimes not only pro..
er, but absolutely necessary. And wbsr
such cases occur, the punishment shopI5
be adapted to the circumstances Of fbs
crime, and should be promptly ~
faithfully administered; not as "a iss,
resort" or ian evil TO be deplored," b,t
as an appropriate and saving reme5v
It never should be inflicted in anger, IN
always attended and followed by kinS
ness and sympathy.
''Solomon's rod" which, if "spaTsd %
viii 'fspol the child" is undoubt div
symbol of authority, as the Scripture /,
the symbol OF power, but the right snd
duty to establish aud maintain author.
ty, implies the right and duty to use he
literal rod, when necessary, as really g-
other and milder measures. Those IA.
rents accomplish the end required by tbs
precepts of Solomon, who exercise
complete control over their children
either with or without the indiction al
bodily pain. And those who fail 10 GOV.
ern, ''spoll" their children, however
freely they may use the rod.
March 10. 1873.
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,otioDa1 school, where individuals OF all
creeds and beliefs in theology, history
and philosophy arc expected to resort
for the purpose of higher education, it
is eminently proper that the tenets of
one school or belief should not be incul-
Gated to the exclusion of another Tt IL
illustrates however, all the same, the pc
culiarities of British politics as well as
the deep seated prejudices of the English
nation. Imagine for an instant, if you
can, the American Cabinet resigning for
q similar reason. Surprising that a
national University should be established
in this country with theological or
medical professorship attached, and con-
slider the strife between the sects, de-
nominations and "pathies' to fill the
chair with one of their own kind and
then have the President and his Cabinet
resign, Congress dissolved, and new
election entered upon, with this as the
great central question upon which the
canvass must hinge, and you will have a
vivid idea of some Of the beauties of
English politics.
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TROY Wing, friday
Another Poisoning Case.

Poisoning cases for several months
past seem to have been epidemic in this
and adjoining counties, the Coeymans,
the Shaw case at Cambridge, and the
Nassau deaths following in rapid sue
cession. The excitement has hardly
subsidized when we are called upon to
chronicle case in our city which, al
though of serious character, was not
attended with loss of life. a result due
to the prompt arrival of medical skill.
The family Of Mr. Zaccheus Wells, IA
machinist, who resides at No. 50 North
Third street, consists of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wells, a son named William, aged
twenty-four years, and two daughters,
Lila, aged nineteen, and Emma, aged,
about eleven years. Mr.. Wells, while
doing some marketing in the city on
Monday evening, dropped into Geo. f.
Brill's meat market, No. S42 River street,
and purchased pound or more of head
cheese. This was served for supper on
Tuesday evening, and all of the family
alto of it but an aunt, who was visiting
at the house. Nothing bad was noticed
IN the quality of the cheese, in fact re-
marks were made by one of the children
that it tasted excellent, and the family
retired as usual about o'clock.
About l o'clock Wednesday morning
Mrs. Wells woke up with severe pain
in her stomach, and so Frustrated that
she could not rise. She called to her
husband, who was in like condition.
The daughters were summoned, and
they were found to be under the same
influence, but not suffering as badly as
their parents. The family were for a
time naturally frantic over the situation
and at once concluded that they had
been poisoned, although they could not
think of anything that they had eaten
that would bring about such 8 result. A
physician was sent for and he at once
confirmed their suspicious. They told
him what food they had partaken of the
previous day, and when the name of
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Tue PERILs OF MASKED BALLS. The
ladies and gentlemen boarding at the
fashionable hotel in Denver, Colorado,
got up very select masked ball, the
other evening. But some of the walters
considered it a capital opportunity to
enjoy themselves, SO they borrowed suits
and tripped gayly in. The ladies, ig-
norant of the social status of these
young men, waltzed and polkaed. prom
enaded and gossiped and flirted with
their unknown male partners. One la
dy in particular found gentleman who
was especially gallant and suave. She
whispered to him in Spanish and he
breathed responses in the same romantic
Greaser. She coquetted and flirted; he
was all urbanity and politeness. She
nodded and shook her fingers in his face;
he scraped and bowed his obeisance to
her pantomimic desires. Suddenly the
Chesterieldian masquerader made a pro-
digious bow, when-his mask fell and he
stood revealed-the assistant dishwasher
of the house.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-20

SEAT OF WAR TRANSFERRED TO NEvA-
DA.-Among the last acts of the lately
adjourned Legislature of Nevada was
one separating the office of Warden OF
the State prison from that of Lieutenant
Governor, one official having heretofore
exercised both functions. Governor
Bradley and the Board of Police Com
missioners to-day attempted to install
new Warden and were refused admit
lance to the prison by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Denver, who ordered the guards
to fire upon Governor Bradley's party if
they persisted in their attempts to get in
possession. The Governor has ordered
Gen. Van Bokelen with one field piece
and sixty militia from Virginia City to
report at the State prison yesterday to
enforce the law. 1t is said that Lieu
tenant Governor Denver regards TIE law
as an act of personal hostility to HIM
self, and announces his determination to
keep possession of the prison until an
appeal to the courts can be taken.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-20

LOUISIANA. - Governor Kellogg of
Louisiana has issued proclamation to
delinquent taxpayers, according to the
Times New Orleans special, setting forth
that the unpaid taxes amount to nearly
two and half millions, of which mil
lion and half is due from New Orleans,
and instructing the law officers to prose-
cute civilly and criminally all who re-
sist after the issue of the proclamation.
The same dispatch gives rumor that
ex-Judge Campbell who was prominent
in the operations of the committee of
the Warmouth-McEnery interest, is to
be disbarred-for what reason is not
stated.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-20

Rocky MOUNTAIN TURKEys. all
the strange animals In this strange
country, the Rocky Mountain turkey Is
the most singular. 1t never sings until
aark' ana even then II fails 10 do itself
justice, unless the sky is cloudy. 1t fire.
quents the deepest and most inaccessible
canopa OF the mountains, and it can only
Do trapped during the early spring and
autumn months. A piece of bright Tin
tied to s long pole win attract scores Of
these turkeys. Mr.. Dunbar, a Denver
naturalist, says that it is species of the
albiaon-a bird that Is found among the
Andes In South America. II is certainly
q strange animal, and at times its sins.
Ing Is really beautiful Gresx 1ff5wnt
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STATE TEMPERANCE AGENT. The Yer
mont Witness takes Rev. L. Il. Stone,
the former State temperance agent, to
task and says, in effect, that he palms
himself off upon temperance people as
the temperance agent of the Vermont
State Temperance Society for 1878, as
he was in 1871 and 1872. This, we are
sure, is misrepresentation of the facts
in the case, and a wholly gratuitous and
uncalled for attack on Mr.. Stone. 1t is
but few days ago, that we copied,
from another newspaper, Mr.. Stones
public endorsement of Mr.. Granger, the
present State temperance agent. as a
gentleman worthy and well qualified for
the position, as, also, the statement that
he, Stone, was not tile agent of the So
ciety, but was working and lecturing
son his own hook" Mr. Stone is en-
gagged in lecturing in the cause of tenn
perance in different parts of the State,
mainly, we understand, in response to
invitations, and we have reason to be-
lieve is meeting with encouraging sue
cess and giving general satisfaction,
wherever he goes. AS Mr.. Stone is not
sailing under false colors, we believe
fair play. as well as consistency, is a
Jewel
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tracked the bear, and so they got him
out On reaching daylight they learned
that their prize was full grown cinna-
mon bear, of 400 pounds weight 1t is
generally known that next to the genu-
Inc grizzly bear, the cinnamon bear is
the most dangerous and vicious, either
when pursuing or pursued.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-20

GOO ENOUGH TO BE True. -The Mont
pelier argus says that the washerwoman
IN Senator Patterson's family, at Hano-
yer, N. H., carried homo some clothes
IN a daily paper in which she dis
covered an item saying that Patterson
was dead as duck. Surprising it to be
literally true, she began to wall bitterly.
About that time neigh5or came in, to
whom she told the cause of her bereave-
ment, adding that it was too bad, ''He
was such good man to pay his bills I"
To the enquiry as to the cause of his
death she answered : 20 Lor', | sup
pose it was the cholera mor6ats, but they
have got new-fangled name for it and
call in Credit Mobilier."
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Washington newsboys and bootblacks
would like an Inauguration every day.
A Cleveland father didn't like the SON.
in-law chosen by one Of his daughters.
and he welcomed him home by striking
him with an axe.
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The Senate Committees.
The following is list of the revised
of the Senate

The following is a list of the revised
committees of the Senate
Standing Committees: On Privileges
and Elections-Mr Morton, chairman;
Messrs. Carpenter, Logan, Alcorn, An
thony, Mitchell, Bayard, Hamilton, of
Maryland, and vacancy.
On Foreign Relationship. Cameron,
chairman Messrs. Morton, Hamlin,
Howe, Frelinghuysen, CoRkling and
Schurz.
On Finance-Mr. Sherman, chairman;
Messrs. Morrill, of Vermont, Scott,
Wright, Ferry of Michigan, Bayard and
Fenton.
On Appropriations-Mr. Morrill, of
Maine, chairman Messrs. Sprague. Win
dom, West, Ames, Sargent, Allison,
Stevenson and Davis.
On COMMERCIALS Chandler, chair
man Messrs. Spencer, Conkling, Buck
ingham, Mitchell, Gordon and Dennis.
On Manufactures = Mr.. Robertson,
chairman Messrs. Sprague, Gilbert,
Johnson and Fenton.
On Agriculture-Mr. Frelinghuysen,
chairman; Messrs. Robertson, Lewis,
Dennis and McCreery.
On MilitaryAffairs-Mr. Logan, chair
man Messrs. Cameron, Spencer, Clay
ton, Wadleigh, Kelly and Ransom.
On Naval Affairs-Mr. Cragin, chair
man Messrs. Anthony, Morrill, of
Maine, Sargent, Connover, Stockton
and Norwood.
On the Judiciary = Mr.. Edmunds,
chairman :; Messrs. Conkling, Carpenter,
Frelinghuysen, Wright, Thurman and
! Stevenson.
On Post Offices and Post Roads--Mr.
Ramsey, chairman Messrs. Hamlin,
| Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan, Kelly,
Dorsey, Jones, Salisbury and Merri-
mon.
On Public Lands-Mr. Sprague, chair
man; Messrs. Window, Stewart, Pratt,
Oglesby, Wadleigh, Casserly, Upton
and vacancy.
On Private Land Claims-Mr. Thur.
man, chairman Messrs. Ferry of Con.
necticut, Caldwell, Bayard and Bogy
On Indian Affairs-Mr Buckingham,
chairman Messrs. Caldwell, Allison
Oglesby, Sherman, Stevenson and Bogy
On Pensions-Mr. Pratt, chairman
Messrs. Ferry of Connecticut, Oglesby
Dorsey, Ingalls,, Hamilton of Texas anC
Norwood.
On Revolutionary Claims-Mr. Brown
low, chairman; Messrs. Gilbert, Con
mover. Johnston and Goldwaithe.
On Claims - Mr. Scott, chairman
Messrs. Pratt, Boreman, Wright, Mitch
ell, Dennison and Merrimon.
On the District of Columbia-Mr
Lewis, chairman Messrs. Spencer
Hitchcock, Ferry of Michigan, Robert
son, Jones and Salisbury.
On Patents-Mr. Ferry of Connect
cut, chairman Messrs. Window, Wad
leigh, Hamilton of Maryland and John
son.
On Public Buildings and Grounds
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, chairman
Messrs. Gilbert, Cameron, Stockton an(
McCreery.
On Territories-Mr Boreman, chair
man Messrs. Hitchcock, Clayton
Cooper, Cragin, Patterson and Upton
On Railroads Stewart, chairman
Messrs. Scott, West, Ramsey, Hitch
cock, Cragin, Howe. Frelinghuysen
Cooper, Hamilton of Texas and Ran
som.
On Mines and Mining-Mr. Hamlin
chairman Messrs. Chandler, Caldwell
Sargent and Kelly and Goldwaithe.
On the Revision of the Laws of tn,
United States-Mr Conkling, chairman
Messrs. Carpenter, Stewart, Alcorn ant
Ransom.
On Education and Labor-Mr Flana
gan, chairman Messrs. Patterson. In
gals, Bogy and Gordon.
cETECT COMMITTEES
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RICHMOND MARKET. Butter sold from
3o@33c per pound for new make, and at
from 33@35c for choice fall make
Thirty tons of cheese were shipped.
mostly consigned to parties in Boston,
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VERGENNEs MARKET.-Butter on SAT-
urday last sold for 80 and 35c; cheese,
14c; eggs. 27c; potatoes, zoe per bush. :;
oats, DOC per bush. beans, 1925 and
1915 per BUSH Other articles ruled
the same as last week.
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SELECT COMMITTEES.

On the Revision of the Rules-Mr.
Ferry of Michigan, chairman: Messrs.
Hamlin and Merrimon.
To Audit and Control the Contingent
Expenses of the Senate-Mr. Conkling,
chairman Messrs. Jones and Saulsbuy.
On Printing Mr.. Anthony, chair
man Messrs. Howe and Casserly.
On the Library-Mr. Howe, chair
man Messrs. Clayton an6 Cooper.
On Engrossed Bills = Mr. Casscrly,
chairman Messrs. Clayton and Cooper.
On Enrolled Bills-Mr Ames, chair
man; Mr.. Lewis and vacancy.
On the Levees of the Mississippi
River-Mr Alcorn, chairman; Messrs
Clayton, West, Schurz and Gordon.
On Transportation Routes to the Sea-
board-Mr. Window, chairman; Messrs.
Sherman, Conkling, Ames, Connover,
Casserly and Norwood.
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out of Town Notes

March 10, 1873

The singing festical here on Wed
nesday. the 18th inst, promises 70 be
grand affair. Representations from I'll
the towns in Bennington. and RUtlars
counties are expected, and the good pso-
pie of WallingfoId have opened thsir
doors TO all who attend, and the railroad
will give return checks. II viii be COL
Quoted by Mr.. Hard, assisted by Nm
Rogers and other prominent sOlois,s
and the Manchester Quartette Club,
The examination for the winta
term of our graded school came of lza
week Monday and Tuesday. The CLASSES
land especially those more advanced Il
the classics evinced a careful trai1iu.
and a high order Of scholarship in al
their recftations. Prof. johnson sboEs
himself to be a careful and pai1staking
teacher; and he has, To rare degree
the faculty Of implanting those qualii s:
of mind and heart in all Of bis pu1i's
that show themselves in earnest IN Their
pursuit of knowledge and culture in tde
classic shades Of Wsllingf0rd O1s
more term completes the second year
since the institution has been in success
full operation.
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ACCIDENTS AT BELLOWS FALLs.-On
Thursday of last week Willie Mansfield,
a boy of some thirteen years, cut one
foot with an axe severely, nearly sever
ing one of the toes. On Monday, D. NJ.
Ramsay, a workman i'll J. e. Tolman's
sash and blind shop, had one hand so
badly cut by saw that it will disable
him for a while. On the same day
John Vancour, a workman in the new
pulp mill, was caught on drum shaft
while adjusting belt, and whirled round
a number of times with great velocity,
tearing his clothing into shreds. He
was very severely bruised, had bad cut
on one thigh, and one hand so badly
mutilated that the amputation of one
finger may become necessary, but, strange
to say, no bones were broken. 1t was a
narrow escape from death.
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ARREST OF THOMAS CREE.-The Troy
Wig profeses to have information which
seems to be trustworthy, that Thomas
Cree, the great Washington county de-
faulter, has been arrested in Texas. 1t
says that "a Poultney bank cashier, who
has been on his track, passed through
Troy on his way home on Wednesday
night, but all the particulars are kept
quiet. We could not ascertain the
whereabouts Of the prisoner"
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RENSSELAER, AND SARATOGA KALI
RoAD.-John A. Larter, paymaster OF
the canal department of the Delaware
and Hudson company, and who has
since the close of navigation been act
ing as paynaster of the Rensselaer, and
Saratoga, and Albany and Susquehanna
departments, will return to Rondout
about the middle of next month. |. v.
Baker, Jr., will then assume the position
with headquarters at Albany. The pay
rolls for both roads average about as fol-
lows: Rensselaer, and Saratoga depart
ment, $50, 900; Albany and Susquehanna
department, $4,000; or on an average
about $40 to each employee, per month.
A. P Law, the popular assistant engl-
neer of the roads will, as usual, accom-
pany thepaymaster and help disburse the
''ducats." About five days are required
to do the job up nicely.