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The New York herald., 1873-12-06
PEHEsYLvAEIAs NEW CONSTITUTION

Decision OF the superior Court Against
the Authority OF the Com m issfoners TO
Conduct the Election.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. &, 1873.
In the Superior Court to-day Judge Agnew de-
liyered an opinion, In which all the judges con-
cured, restricting the Electoral Commissioners
appointed by the Constitutional Convention from
acting In conducting the election.
The decision is TO the effect that the Constitutional
Convention had not the EXTENSIVE powers II had
attempted 70 assert and that It had been guilty OF
an act OF attempted usurpation OF authority IN set
ting aside the election system prescribed for this
city and inaugurating new one. under which the
election or the adoption or rejection OF the consti
tuition should be conducted.
Ihe opinion Iurther declares that the true In
depreciation OF the phrase land manner In when
this election shall be heldr did not give the Con-
venton the high authority n endeav0red 10 as
sumo, and that TO conduct this election In q way
different from that by law prescribed Tor al gen.
cra elections In the state was an unwarrantabe
excess OF authority which had not been given TO
the members OF that Convention when they we're
delegated as the agents OF the people to amend
apu revise the constitution OF the state.
The New York herald., 1873-12-06


william King white. and John Brown, colored,
were few days since released rom the Peniten.
tlary, where each had served long sentence. u
appears each returned TO his former business oI
stealing, ana, without concert, managed on diner.
ent nights TO effect an entrance 10 the Pcntent tary
workshops, rom which they stole number ot
ready made shoes, which they sold. They were
traced aud rnarrcsted to-day.
The New York herald., 1873-12-06
Fire in Missouri.

ST. JosErE, Dec. 5, 1873.
Three or the principal business houses in the
town Of Laos, in this county, with their contents.
were destroyed last night. Loss from s25,OOO to
$50 900. Insurance about S. OO0 OF which $4OO was
in the North American OF Philadelphia, 81, 400 in
the Allemania OF Cleveland and the balance III ST.
Joseph companies.
The New York herald., 1873-12-06
Fire in Suncook, N. II.

CONCORD, Dec. D, 1873
A fire broke out this morning IN the lott Of the
stable attached to the Pembroke House, at Sun
cook The hotel and the stable, containing II
horses, were entirely consumed, together with a
small dwelling house and portion OF Bartett's
block. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The New York herald., 1873-12-06
TIE TENNESSEE DEfALCATIoK.
MEMPHIS. Dec. n

IL Ia now believed shat the deialcatons OF
Achilles woodward, the ascending trustee, viii
York.
The New York herald., 1873-12-06
Fire In Maine s,a,e Prison.

THoMAsToN, Nov. 8, 1873.
fire broke out last night in the carriage and
wheewrght shop of the Maine State Prison. The
whole building was consumed, but by the timely
assistance of the tremen and citizens the stock,
machinery and tools were saved. The loss is estl-
mated al $40 600.
The New York herald., 1873-12-06
SUDDEN DEATH.

CHICAGO Dec. D, 1874.
James l.. Lamb, one Of the Oldest citizons OF
Springfield III, died suddenly al hIs residence
last night.
The New York herald., 1873-12-06
THE RECENT GALE.
Effects OF the Tornado I'm the Western
ana Northern States and Canda.

ana Northern States and Canila.
CMCIsHArL Ohio, Dec. s, 1873.
Advices from the surrounding country show that
the damage TO houses, fences, &C., from the late
gale was considerable. AT Dayton, OHIO, brick
building, $50 feet long, four stories high, occupied
as screw factory, was razed to the ground. The
structure was substantial, one OF the walls being
IL inches thick. The damage is estimated at $4,000
The roof OF Peregrins machine shop was blown
on and the end caved In; loss, $4,000 number
OF wooden houses and sheds in different parts OF
the town were blown down.
In the country near Dayton long lines Of fences
were leveed. One large barn was moved several
feet from the foundation. Mrs. Ha,s barn, on the
Eaton turnpike was completely demolished, and
for half q mile at one point all the fences were
blown down. frame cottage was blown nom one
side oil the turnpike to the otner.
At Laurel, Ind, number OF houses were blown
down and unroOfcd, among them an engine house,
Methodist church and the ODD Fellows Hall.
Near Fort wayne, Ind, q car was blown from the
side track on the Wabash road. The last line train
ran into 1t, but no one was injured.
At New rarls, 0ni0 q Touring mill and railroad
depot we're unr0oied.
Everywhere the streams were reported to be ris-
ing rapidly. The booms OF the Licking River Lum-
ber Company. at Boston, KY, gave way, and from
1000 TO 800 logs were washed away.
CHICAGO Dec, 5, 1878.
hcports from VARIOUS poihts InrouBhout lne
West state that considerable damage has been
done to property by the storm Of Wednesday
night. Many miles OF fences were blown down,
trees uproOted, &c.
Damage TO Shipping at Detroit.
.eaf DETROIT Dec. g. 1873.
The gale on Wednesday night caused consider
able damage in Detroit. One hundred feet of the
brick wall OF the new Michigan Central Car Works
was Frustrated and the whole roof blown of. The
iron roof OF the Central Freight Depot was blown
into the river. The steamer Burnside was blown
against the steamer Macklnaw, damaging the lat
ter TO the extent OF 1000. The steamer kewee-
nav was blown up the river mile and halI and
beached on Belle Isle. Two tugs were lost and
their Whereabouts Is unknown. The propellers
Caldwell and Montgomery, besides many other
craft were blown across the river sustaining more
urI n
The New York herald., 1873-12-06
Damage TO Shipping at Detroit.
Houses Unroofed in Canada.

TORONTO, ont, Dec. 8, 1873
terrific gale passed over ottawa yesterday
evening, doing much damage Many churches and
dwellings were unrOoied or otherwise damaged by
falling chimaeys Several buildings III course Of
erection were Frustrated.
The New York herald., 1873-12-06
THEFT PROM A PENITENTIARY.

Commission then adjourned sine die.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-23
Foreign News.

EscLaNp.-Samuel Wilberforce, D. D.,
Bishop of Winchester, fell from his horse
on Saturday and was killed. He was riding
with Earl 6 awhile, and his horse was 60
ing at full speed at the time the Bishop fell;
his neck was broken, and death was instant
aneous. The Bishop was the third son OF
the philanthropist, William Wilberforce, who
became celebrated for his opposition to the
system of slavery. Samuel Wilberiorce was
born in 1905 and was educated at Orlel
College, Oxford. He was consecrated Bishop
of Oxford in 1845. In 1869 he was trans
lated from Oxford to the Bishopric of Win
chester.
Right Hon. Richard Bethel, Baron West
bury, once Lord Chancellor died Sunday.
He was the second son of physician, and
was born at Bradford-on-A Avon In 1oOO. lie
was educated at a private school in Bristol
and at Wadham College, Oxford. He was
raised to the peerage on being made Lore
Chancellor, in Lei. He resigned the grea
seal in 1865, and was succeeded By Lore
Cranworth.
1t is now positively announced that Par
lament will be prorOgued, the hgst week
August.
The House of Commons and the Queer
are saving to each other that internationa
ar arbitration should be adopted to settle din
Gu lties without recourse to war and the.
propose TO continue recommending it to 9th
er nations Good.
FRANcE-Thc Assembly passed vote o
confidence in the government by vote
400 to go
The French Assembly on Saturday voteC
to take recess from July q until Nov. 3.
The shah of Persia and suite left Paris
Saturday, on a special train for Geneva.
AUsTRIA.-Prlvate adviess from Vienna
dated July II, state that up to that tim
there had been 81 cases OF cholera reported
~ OF which had proved fatal.
Hiram Garrettson of Cleveland. o., ha
been appointed chief American commissions
at the exhibition, in place of jackson 5
Schultz, resigned.
SPAIN. In another column will be foun'
the substance of the weeks news from thu
country.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-23

noticed Judge Luke P. Poland; Col. Roswell!
Farnham of Bradford Hon. @. B. Eddy OF
Bellows Falls Major Circuit of Barton Col.
J. B. Mead of Randolph; Edward Conant,
Principal of the State Normal School at Ran
dolph. DR.. j. II. French. Secretary OF the
Vermont Board of Education, Col. >. ~.
Pinpree, and Col. J. D. Denison, Secretary
| of Civil and Military Affairs.
| Although Judge Steele had been hopeless
" ill for long time, yet his death coming
30 soon as it did, was sudden and unexpect-
ed blow to his friends. In fact the sick man
lived ON by sheer force of will so long as ne
had the slightest physical basis 70 support
him. Suddenly this fell away and death
followed from simple exhaustion. short
time before he died be called in physician
from whom he learned that he could not, by
any possibility, recover. He then inquired
if be had left untried any remedy that might
have effected his cure. The physician told
him that be had done all that he could have
DONE and that nothing would have saved
him. Judge Steele replied that having done
his best to preserve his life tor the comlor
of friends, he could but congratulate hihsel
now that he had failed and in this spirit o
philosophi, composure he passed away.
Judge Steele's mother, we see 1t stated
was with him in Minnesota, and his " life ant
brother were on their way to join him wher
they were recalled by the sad news OF hl
DEATH
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-23

DEATH OF JUDGE CHAPMAN.-Chief Justice
Reuben A. Chapman, of the Supreme judi
dial Court of Massachusetts, died IN Sgtzer
land the 2Sth of June.
Judge Chapman was born on the 18th day
of September, A. D. 1901. lie was . native
of Russell and for many years practiced law
in Springfield. but since his elevation to The
bench he removed to Boston, where be spen,
his winters, residing summers at MonsoD
Judge Chapman was travelling in Europe
with his wife and daughter and in crossing
one of the passes of the Alps, was taken i'll
and died in short time after the first attack
BOLD AcT.-A railroad train on the Chi.
cago, Rockland & Pacific R. r , was attacked
by robbers, 65 miles west of Dcs MONIES
Iowa, Monday evening. The engineer disc5v-
cred a rail removed and reversed the engine.
The robbers appeared masked and took 5000
from the express safe and rode off across the
prairie, all being done in less than ten min
utes. They failed to get the booty they
expected.
The CHoLERA-Mount Vernon, Indiana
has been afflicted with the cholera, Is mlny
as ten deaths day occurring, and the poT-
ulation has virtually deserted the pace.
1t will be remembered that the b)iv Of
young lady was found below NIag4rt Falls
soon after the recent disaster there, AMI VS.
at first supposed to be one of the victims.
| This, it is now known, was not the case. ard
the authorities are endeavoriog 10 tai cut
how the girl came to her death. The l.ie.
of Youngstown took charge OF the bJiy AM
had it decently inferred. 1t Is no. unlikely
that this unfortunate girl lost her lie a the
hands of some of the wresc mes wl0 hang
about the Falls and make swindiin-. robbery
or murder their occupation.
| The sheep business IN parts OF New Mex
| leo Is in discouraging condition th!s season.
| for the reason that the fall OF snow anu ram
during the fail and winter was unc5mmoBiy
| light on the mountains. For the same TED
SOD, farming is depressed, SIEGE the mountain
streams do not afford the usual supply o..
water for irrigation, and farmers have 10:
planted. Where streams come out Vi tie
| snowy range water is abundlnt.
The rejection of the Darwinian theorJ
by Prof. Agassiz is on scientific instead O
Scriptural;grounds. He SCOTS at the argu-
ments of the advocates of that theory, an
is evidently indignant that he has been
suspected as having been in harmony win
them. To those who hold to the theory Of
. creation" and especially to the believers
of the Bible, he will be welcome ally
and none the less welcome because be Is
able to fight the Darwinians on the ground
they have claime1 as exclusively Their
own.-Le1ciStOn Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-23

JUDGE STEELE's FUNERAL.-The remains o.
Judge Steele arrived at Hartland Friday and
the funeral services were held that afternoon
The service at the residence was conducted
by Rev. j. g. Hubbard Of Claremont. The
family and friends then passed to the Church
near by when sermon was preached by Rev,
j. Q. Bittinger of Hartland. We take from
the Free Press the following:
Of his social qualities as neighbor and
friend, it is enough to say that his death
brought sorrow to every household in Hart
land.
The emotion SO generally manifested by the
listeners to the discourse gave evidence that
the people of this neighborhood suffered a
real bereavement in the death of Judge
Steele.
The remains we're laid to rest in a church
yard which overlooks the winding Connec-
1icut and broad and varied landscape of hill
and valley.
Had it not been for the uncertainty as to
Just when the funeral was to take place,
there would have been larger attendance
upon the ceremonies to-day. As it was, the
trains brought in considerable number Of
the Windsor county bar and other gentleman
Of prominence in tho State. Among them I
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-23

y %. Columbia, 1888 "a; Bowdoin, T.
OF 81; Massachusetts, Agricult19ssa1iss; 10 I'd
10 IA: Cornell, 1924 Trinity, 1872 and
Through the mistake of Harvard man on
the 70 earee's boat, the flags in the excitement
Of the moment were banded to the Harvard
men, without authority from the ree.ss, on y,
the superstition supported BY the action sb 2.
Yale crew came up, however, Capt. Baocock
declared that be had not announced the re-
snls and should not until he consulted with
the judges. Finding them unanimous . IN IN,
oninion that Yale had won the first position
and Weslevan the second, nothing remained
for him to do but to announce that result
which he did Immediately on his arrival al
the headquarters of the regatta committee
One by one the defeated crews turned snel
boats upstream after the great contest wal
over. and shortly after night-fall the las
strafsler had returned and the river was a
| rest again.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-23

The PHILADELPHIA PLATFORM We stated
last week that the platform adopted by the
Republican National convention last year
was in its major part, the work of Judge
Steele. Since, we notice some of the pa pers
speak of &C one or more resolutions being
from his pen"
When the committee on resolutions met
for consultation, there were at least three
platforms presented before them. One was
the work of George William Curtis and
another the work of Judge Steele. After all
had been read an expression of opinion be-
gan. Several members of the committee spoke
In favor of adopting the platform of Judge
Steele without alteration as the voice of the
convention. Either Gov. Noyes or Ex-Gov.
Hayes of Ohio was on the committee from
that State, and opposed the movement. In
this he was seconded by the member from
Massachusetts, we believe. Judge Steele
himself insisted that his platform should not
be adopted as it stood, concurriug heartily
in the view taken by the Ohio and Massa-
chuset is representatives.
The platform as presented to and adopted
by the convention consisted of eleven resolu-
tions from the platform of Judge Steele, five
from that of Mr.. Curtis, together with two
adopted at the request of parties who wanted
" that interest conciliated. We have not
the platform at hand and speak from mem
DRY, but have given the facts substantially
That Judge Steele's work should have CON-
mended itself SO strongly to men who knew
nothing of the author, when brought in
competition with that of gentlemen whose
fame stamped their work as of the best in
advance, is certainly an additional instance
of his doing whatever came to his hands in
such way that it needed not to be done
again.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-23
BOSTON MiE5sAEs


Butter-There is fair demand ana Il',e-- ~
hrln at 21a2Sc for fine Vermont and New l"ih- ~
22a24c for fine Western; good lots Of NoTiieii -
ter sell at ga 25c and common 10 good Nt7''--
ranges from l5a20c per h. .+
Cheese-lt Is difficult 10 obtain l5c Tor i.' ~
factory offering, except in small way ana ~ a.
buyers expect to supply their wants al l-c i.'
mont and New YORK and l2c for western ne
cheese cells at loallc, and skim l. veIH uui cd @
per h
Eggs-The market is firm at pc per de- l'i : !.
lots of Northern and Eastern. and some -"
ha We been made at 22l4 for fresh Eastern an.
Beans-The recent rains have checked -t f-f.
ulatlve demand that existed a week a-e '-' IN
sales are less numerous, although holder ~ rI
at 3 az 60 for mediums; 3,e5d3 - ior ita--7-
IS per bush for yellow eyes. 81. F.-
southern Produce-New potatoes We - eel
mand at s. 90 per Dbl. Cabbages sold 81 I-l-
per Dbl; Cucumbers from Norfolk al o. i'iirI
Apples 00a4 90 per bb; string beans 81 ,--srs
Hay-The receipts of good hay are j. e.--r'aIr
there is good demand at % oOa2s % pei io- M
hay is plenty, and dull at prices Ia;'2.-
10 0ea22 90 per ton. Straw sells al = vt ie- 5s-
Fresh Meats-The warm weather hi7 sou Isal
pressing effect on the market and rice. ,,,nl.
and Mutton are lower, closing with iisi ,-' mi
We quote Brighton dressed beef at sa:5 lot ~ ~
l4al5c ID for hind quarters. Veal sells III sd
Mutton sells at sal0 10. Lamb At lie u. - are
hogs at &c b for fresh killed. Choice fou-.
selling little better and prices have adv 'l'>
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-23

every citizen, both male and female, has
right to enjoy.
Now hear what Mr.. Justice Mckay said
" It is the settled and uniform sense of the
word citizen, when used in reference to the
citizens of the separate states of the United
States, and to have rights as such citizens,
that it describes persons entitled to every
right. legal and political, enjoyed by any
person in that state.''
Now hear Mr.. Justice fancy: q" the words
people of..the United States, and citizens, are
synonymous terms and mean the same thing.
They both describe the political body who.
according to our republican institutions,
form the sovereignty who hold the power and
conduct the government through their repre-
sentatives. They are what we Familiarity
call the sovereign people, and every citizen
is one of this people, a constituent member
of this sovereignty.
Noah Webster says, "a citizen is person
native or naturalized, who has the privilege
of voting for public officers, who is qualified
to fill Offices in the gift of the people"
Worcester says, ga citizen is an inhabi-
tant of a republic, who enjoys the rights OF
citizen, or freeman, and who has right
to vote for public officers
Bohvier's Law Dictionary says, " a either
is one who under the Constitution and laws
of the United States has right to vote fol
representative to Congress and other public
officers
Thorbeck says, " the right Of citizenship
is the right of voting in the government o
the provincial or national community o
which one is a member
might quote authorities much further
but let these suffice. am not aware thai
the doctrine that citizen means voter, o.
one who has right to vote, was disputed
until after the fourteenth amendment de
clared females to be citizens. Since then on
courts resort to all sorts of bubbles to make
out that it " don't mean so.''
Now, Mr.. Editor, if you will just rub u
your glasses, think you will see the logic.
E. c. CHILD
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-23

VERMONT VALLEY RAILROAD. The al
journed meeting of the stock holders Of tbi.
road met at Bellows Falls, Monday. Tbei,
meeting on the 9th of June was restrained
from acting by a temporary injunction grant.
ed by Judge Wheeler, until the.court should
make examination into the matter. Las,
Thursday a hearing was had before Judge
Wheeler, and he thereupon dissolved the
injunction.
The meeting on Monday elected the follow.
ing board Of directors: GOverneur Morris
Morrisania, N. Y; W. P. Burrill, Hartford
Conn. D. L. Harris, Springfield, Mass
Frederick Billings, Woodstock, Vt S. NJ
Waite, VIM. Ii. Rockwell, Jr., F. 4. Nash
of Brattleboro. q. Morris was elected Pres
ident; S. NJ. Waite, Vice President; F. 4
Nash Clerk and Treasurer. Field 4 ryler
Brattleboro, solicitors.
Judge Wheeler in vacating the injunction
expressly declined to give any intmation a.
to the legality of the election TO be held.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-23
Judge Hunts DecisiOn-Again.

Our correspondent, Mr.. CHILD, thinks
we ought to have seen the logic of his crlti-
cism, and furnishes the following as an &c eye
opener" The logic as to citizenship is visible
without our -" glasses, but that point about
the " race - we cannot see. Because suffrage
cannot be abridged on account of RACE, does
it follow that it may not be on account of
SEX? The following is the letter of our cor
respondent:
The point tried to make in that article
was that as in the fourteenth amendment
to the Constitution females were declared to
be citizens of the United States, and the
fifteenth amendment decl ares that the right
of citizens to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States, or by any
State, On account of race, color, or of previ-
GUS condition of servitude, and as the term
race included both male and female citizens.
therefore the word sex was unnecessary to
give females the absolute right to vote.
Now hear what Mr.. Justice Daniels said in
the bred Scott case "Who, it may be asked,
is citizen? What do the character and
status of citizen import? Upon princi-
PIE of etymology alone, the term citizen, as
derived from civitas, conveys the idea of con-
nection or Identification with the state or
government; and participation in it's func
tions. But beyond this, there is not, it is
believed, to be found in the theories of wri-
tiers, on government, or in any actual exper-
iment heretofore tried, an exposition of the
term citizen, which has not been understood
as comforting the actual enjoyment. or the
perfect right of acquisition and enjoyment,
of an entire equality of privileges, civil and
political"
Now, right here, Mr.. Editor, let me ask,
if the franchise-voting and being voted for
ARE not political privileges? Take them
away, and what is there left? Then the
right to vote is political privilege. which