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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14
Mr.. Denison's Vote.

A good deal of loose talk has been made
by the papers, both within and without the
Second District, about Mr. Denison having
received the endorsement Of "more than
seven thousand of the good aud true Repub
Leans of his district at the late trial. And
now Mr.. Denison himself distinctly declares
in a card to the freemen Of his district, am
nouncing himself as candidate for thcii
suffrages, that at the late trial his plurality
of votes consisted of large majority cast by
the Republican party" Now let us see how
these statements hold good when compared
with the record. The official return of vote,
for Governor and member of Congress ii
the Second District is as follows:
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

Barney. of Svanton Parsons, ~ Fletcher lcfcvrc,
Of Grand Isle Iiutchins oi North Hero; Weston,
of Brlyidcie. Huhud. Of Wntonilc
bfftgi funpnffD. McsafN Dana. uf Cornwall
Wlmarth. of stamford Peek " Ina, kclton, of
Montgomery Como. OF South Hero; iaiman, Of
Wolcott scott, OF tmftshury Robinson, of West
ford Houston, of Victory Kline. ol Waterford
Holden, oi iHuo Fits Of Wadshoro. Cook, OF
torinthi spalding, of West Windsor
NiVrbNhnV committee Mc-srs Hall, NJ Grotun.
Dutton, ot Norwich tominrs uf Berkshire. Fin
nc,. of Monhton. Wilson. NJ iIubhardton. Ptaso.
ui Bottoms Cameron. of Woodbury. Ruiior, Of
Salcm Amidon, Of Ninhall barney n Guilford
Ad9ms of Maid.touc; Churchill, Of Emorc: Green,
of biookhcld lluichIns, of Nouh Hero
M PHbbr BuHdings- Mcssts Gilman. Of Mont
pclior. Win4low, of Bu,aton; Shaw NJ rittsiofd
Cnrnor. of fIoy, stohlins, Of Bfooklnc, Webster
of franklin; Hills, of sutton.
IN Stnfc Irlwn-M cssrs lyndc. II Marlboro.
Bailey, Of Windsor. stanley. of Leicester. Brown,
of Stmnurd Wheeler uf johnson. Pierce, "
Mortified. Foster Of Bloomington.
On f0ip0rOfoHs- Mcssrs Henry, NJ Chester
stevens, Of Eden. Bcattic. Of brunswick Bemis,
OF pummcrston; tnm, ui lcuishurgl; IN foun-
tain, of Colchester Bncon Of Sunderland
I'm i0cu Limos Mcssts Buell. oi Middletown
Churchill. of Goshen, Stone Of Halifax iohcy,
Of talais Howe, of Sharun Perkins, Of walden
Harlow, of lAndgro,c
On Nlengc dnd Doiepures- Mcssrs Putnam.
Of Maishhcld Wiglinmn, of Georgia Harris u
Burke. Mcfarland, at llNdepat,. sutton, " St.
ioncs. ot Nottingham Bcnfrcw. of tairlce. BATCH
elder, Of Penn loic,fc, of Grand Isle Morrison,
OF tanaan Ellison of baltimore Hayes, Of Gran
Vile
ON motion OF Mr. IIoLngouK, Of Lexington,
Adjourned
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

BOGUS CIVIL SERyIcE.-Ihe annual re-
port Of the English civil service commits
sioner just published, gives a good idea Of
the requirements Of candidates for govern
ment appointments. The Indian civil SER
vice and the higher departments Of the home
Office are the most oxacting in this respect,
and almost the whole field Of human knowl-
edge seems to be drawn upon in the examin-
ations which last three weeks. For the
first seven days, the candidate is required to
embody in an essay his views of the contrast
of the ancient and modern drama, trace the
influence Of the Renaissance in English lit
erature, solve differential equations and
prove the isochronous properties Of a cyeloid.
lie is also to state the present pretenders to
the French throne and particularize their
claims, construct table of the Jurussic
strata Of England, with their chief fossils,
sketch the moral system of Paley and give
an explanation of the Kantian theory of the
categoric imperative. No wonder that the
examining system is resorted 10 under this
method, aud that such kind of competitive
examinaton-though an improvement on
the iobbery and favoritism Of the past-is
thought to require essential notifications
for the future.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14
Legislature Of Vermont.
SENATE
..-.-.--- Il

SATURDAY. October iO-.A st.
Lieutenant Governor HlNCKLFY in the chair
PRAYER hy the chaulnin
journal ot Yesterday rcnd and approved
The chair announced the following joint stand.
ING committees
tnder hc Foufb 1ob,t Rule scuntofs lionrh.
ton, OF Bennington Reynolds OF Gland Isle
Parker Of Windsor
On LIANT Rdss-S senators Granger OF Gale.
donna Howe IT Entlaud
Moved hy senator WALTON Of Washington.
that when the Senate AL iou DO DC tn two a. clock,
Monday afternoon, agreed to.
ON motion Of senator HOWE, Of Rutland, ad-
jnurned.
SArnpNN, October i0-A.M
Reading of the scriptures and prayer 10y the
chaplain
THE journal OF yesterday was read aud approved.
The SPEAKER announced the appointment ot
official reporters Of the House ns follows Andrew
G. Brown ui Montpelier and O,illc !. Bliss, OF
Georgia
nils iuirod,,ceJ and redYni-By Mr. KING OF
Imonburgh relating to thc duties OF town super
intcndcnts, io committee on education.
~ Mr. HENRY. Of Chester relating td the du-
ties oi schuol district clerks 10 committee ON
education
%, MIR SrALuiNG. of Weston. in amendment
Of un acc approved November Z, 1872 relating tn
the polcrtionuf taxes; tn committee ON grand li.f
By MIR lllBBABu OF Concord, to establish the
West Concord graded schuol district, to commit
tee on education
,f,rt y s,iui,oas-By Mr. GILMAN, OF MONT
pclor that the usc of the HAL ui Tho House of
Representatives Dc granted tu tho Vermont Ills
tnricnl society ou Tuesday evening October 18th.
Tor the purpose. of their annual meeting adopted
900 thc pir uf ihc House.
Rwif0H- By Mr. PERRIN. of Berlin that
the committee un highways, bridges ana ferries
are requested to inquire Whothr some legislation
Is NOT necessary Co secure pfumpincss and tl-
fienoy Boz the repairing ol highways and bridges,
and Co guard towns against unjust damages and
costs incurred %, the travelling puhhy, and report
by bill ot otherwise, adopted
The SPEAKER announced as Che special COM
mIticc To whom Was referred " 23, 60 Change the
boundary lines between thc towns of Wulitn
and Jericho Mcssrs nauiouh of barnard Kent.
of Dorset and stanley of Leicester
ON motiou of Mr. kEllON. of Montgomery
adjourned
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14
The GONernOr's MESSAGE.

The message Of Governor peck was deli,-
cred to the General Assembly Thuisday af-
ternoon, and win be found on the first page OF
the WArcmfAN & Journal Our readers
will agree with us in regarding this docu-
ment az sound, sensible and marked by a
characteristic terseuc4s of style that dsdans
verbiage, and says what it has to say in q
brief, straightforward manner
The Governor begins with congratulations
upon the public health and prosperity, and
then proceeds to consider the finances Of the
state. which he finds TO be in a highly salts
factory condition.
Procecdugncxt to the subject Of education.
the common school system is noticed as re-
quifing to hc perfected, and the usefulnes, of
the Board Of Education is alluded to. Town
libraries are commended as most important
adjuucts to our public schools The Governor
expresses hi, regret that towns do not more
generally avail themselves of the opporiu-
nifty thus To- encourage taste for knowledge
by providing means for It's dissemination.
Experience has indeed shown, in a number
of our towns. that such Libraries have an
educating power hardly second to the schools
themselves.
The Board of Agriculture Manufactures
and Mining gets % good word, and the inn
portance of facilitating It's efforts to develop
the industrial interests of the state, by such
legislative aid as experience shows To be
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS REPoRT-
The report Of Hon. NJ. w. Bailey, railroad
commissioner, contains some interesting sta
tistics and historical "reminiscences of railroad
building in this state. The number of miles
of railroad within our borders is nearly 6f.
teen hundred, an increase of thirteen hun
bred miles in twenty-five years, The total
cost of roads and equipments is estimated at
nearly s50,000,000. This large property the
commissioner thinks should no longer be ex.
empt from taxation. He also advises that
the commissioner be authorized to inquire
and report whether railroad officials make
any attempt TO control the votes OF their EN-
ployees. Other important suggestions are
made particularly in reference to the alleged
extortion OF car companies. lie speaks in
high terms, and deseneily no, of the general
spirit of courtesy and accommodation mani.
Tested by the employees as vel Is the officers
Of our railroads.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

OFFICERS REroRr OF THE VERMONT
INSANE AsyLuM-This report comprises
the report Of the commissioner, DIR. Henry
Boynton of the trustees and of the supern-
tendent, DR.. Joseph Draper; fifty-six pages
in all.
Dr. Boynton, in his report, speaks in high
terms Of the management of the institution,
but recommends some changes, especially in
the medical requirements for admission, and
in relation to dismissals lie also urges a
more liberal payment by the state on account
Of the insane poor, which remains at the
same rate (three dollars week. including
elothing) as thirty years ago.
Dr. Diapers report presents an interesting
detail Of the internal administration Of the
asylum, and is in accord with that of DR..
Boynton on other points.
The trustees also endorse the application
for higher rate Of payment for the insane
poor, which would, indeed seem no more
than justice. The present number Of in
mates is four hundred and ninety-fve. The
mortality is stated to be exceptionally low,
being fifty-six for the last two years.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

THE Boor AND SHOE TRADE.-New
York dealers say that the boot aud shoe
trade has been less thus far this season
than for a corresponding period last year.
The effect of last years panic is still felt in
trade, and tends TO make buyers cautious.
They prefer to make small sales at present,
and then, If necessary they will replenish
their stock later in the season. Prices are
about as they were last year, and the job
bers anticipate as good a trade, but think
that it will be spread more evenly through
the season.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

ln ascrrin.n.nc the assets of the road available
t1 meet accrued and accruiue indebtedness we
have taken into account many unsettled matters
and some conditional obligations, hut have. bon all
cases offset iu nur statement uf liabilities ihe
amounts which che rald- must puy boz order 90
make the assets available Some Of the asset,
and lahltic, are iu dispute, and m such cases
only 900 estimate has been made and, of course
100 unsettled accounts only ana approx innate state
mrut h1s been rn.sihlr We have cudcaNorpd tU
make tlIi. statement a- nearly as possible Go cou-
form to tlc facts There may hc liabilities bat
pwNun, nHt large which Hre mot included iu our
statement hut all ODD which We could get knowl-
edge appear The rolling stock purchased oi the
kauict Car t0maut does mot appear iu this state
mout ASA portion of it is included in tlic mortgage
and thc car Company ias lien on D. for the bal
Lm-L- Iu. lL.Lu
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

POSTAL CARDs.--It is creditable 10 the
good sense If not to the good manners of our
letter'writing community that, notwith-
standing the temptation the postal card Of
fers for the qualification OF personal spite,
only two or three offenses of this kind have
yet been broughtto the notice of the author
tiles. On Tuesday was made, if we mistake
not the third arrest for such an infraetion
Of the law In England the postal card was
made the weapon of anonymous malice TO
such an extent, and the annoyance resulting
therefrom became SO general and So great,
that the proposition was seriously made TO
do away with it altogether II is to be
hoped that we shall not come to so critical a
pass. The postal card is altogether too con
yenient to be lightly abandoned.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

TnE New York correspondent Of the Port
land Press says of the so-called 4" gag-law,"
and the cutlery of the newspapers in relation
To il: "A more senseless and idioiic cry
has never deafened the public ear, even in
this age Of cant and misrepresentation. 1t
hasn't the shadow Of a shade of foundation
in fact. II anybody had taken the trouble
10 discover what all this fuss was about il
would have been seen that there was no
basis for il nor reason in IT," Just 50.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

Coon WORD FOR BUSINESS. The New
York Tribune says that last week was the
busiest in mercantile circles since the be-
ginning of the fall trade. The hotels are
filled with purchasers from the interior, and
the salesrooms of the large importing and
iobbing houses present scenes of great &C
tiyity. The jobbers are generally the first
to indicate the pulse OF trade, and they are
not only confident of a compensating trade
that should make good the deficiency in
August and September, but they are making
preparations for a trade that will force our
domestic manufacturers, and even our i'm
porters, to prepare themselves with stocks to
meet the demand that must surely come
We hope these pleasant predictions have
more foundation than most that have been
made during the past year.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

DRowSEp The North Troy Palladium says;
There was n sad case Of drowning at Troy, last
Sunday, the 4th inst. Charles Horton and De
forest Buck We're out walking near the river OPP
posite the village. Seeing buttenut tree they
thought they would get a few to eat, and so halted
under the tree Seeing Mr. Smalley coming up,
they started for the river aud sought 10 reach the
opposite bank. Young Buck succeeded in gain
ing the shore and started for the woods, all the
while thinking that Mr.. Horton had been as for
tunate ms himself Buck went home. In tho
meantime Horton did not make his appearance,
and search was made for him, About three
o'clock his body was found some Fix rods from
spectod by all who knew him lie was from Boil
ton, this state, aud was eighteen years of age.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

A pRopER REDucrIoN.-The recent re-
duction of the secret service force of the
Treasury Department from sixty to ten men,
either shows that an immense quantity of
ineapabiHty has been salaried by the gov
ernment, or that there is, or has been, a
very mistaken idea as TO the needs of the
department. 1t is barely possible that such
an amount Of knayery has been unearthed
as to render il necessary to limit transac-
tons of this sort somewhat in the future.
Our secret service has not been an honor to
the pa,i9n, and unless we have better
quality a work Of this sort in future than
that of the past has been rsoyod 10 be, a
further reduction Of the force would not be
Objectionable.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

LINCOLN SrArUE.-Mr, Larkin g. Mead's
statue of Lincoln has been placed upon the
monument at Springfield, Illinois A cor
respondent describes it as follows;
The figure is represented as dressed in a
donble-breasted long frocS coat, aud loose panta-
looms At the right OF the statue, and upon which
his right hand rests, are iasces, around which are
gracefully folded the stars and stripes At the
bottom a wreath Of laurel leaves against the
folds Of the nag and the fasces Mr. Lincoln is
represented ~ having just signed the proclama-
ton of emancipation, and IN hi left hand he holds
a scroll marked Proclamation In the right hand
he holds pen. The faithfulness Of the poitmit
in every feature riyets the attention Of the OBJ
server. The STOPPING shoulders, the forward In
elination Of the head, manner Of wearing the
hair, the protruding eyebrows, the nose, the
mouth with the prominent and slightly dropping
lower lip the mole on his left cheek the eyes set.
ting far back in his head. the calm, earnest half.
sorowful expression Of the facial recall to the
minds Of those who knew him well the same lin
coin who lived and moved among MS until called
10 enter upon his grand career"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

By recent invention, called the quadruple to
legraph, four messages may be simultaneously
sent over single wire,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14
2lafhniau DC Journal

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER II, 1874.
rras. 500 per scar. strictly In advance OF $3.50 moi
uald within three months.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

The tir-t ~ these nutcS only has been pnid
They are on uterts; 90 thc rate of seven Per cent
These ears we're 90 bee the property Of the car
company until paid for and The mortgage a. Sc
cure the 500 40 Of bonds covers So much u
them a. WIS laid for in the bonds Their present
value is estimated 40 Si0Vlo Similar cars can
now he pur hascd Tor about twenty per cent less
than the current prices when these were bought
and these could then have been boug for less by
paying for them wholly in cash.
Tho milroad has also purchased Of the Raulet
car Company one SHOW plough, for which a note
Of 80 100 las been given. payable june .. 1875
and on interest fium june % ls74 at seven per
cent, the plough to remain the property of the
- - --.-L .----L L.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

There vas subscribed To capital stock four thous-
and one hundred and fifty-two sharcs-S415 200
There has been received ON account OF capital
stock-s'sS7, 262 - which Is fraction more than
three thousand eight hundred and seyenty-two
shares
There is estimated to be due in collectable sub
scriptions 10 capital stOck-Sl9 222 90 or fraction
over one hundred and ninety two shares
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14

The amount paid ON coupons, ~ reported by
the treasurer, was for the coupons for july, 1873
ON bonds delivered and sold 10 Mr. Munson, and
for some sold hy the Bank Of Ncwhury. Only q
part Of the bonds issued contained coupons Tor
July, 1873 and those coupons have all been paid
Coupons ON bonds sold and delivered are now due
rs follows.
sjssao0 bund- sold and delivered to Muusun
January and july. lSii .... ........... Saq6ao %
On sls,bO bonds sold o. hamlet Car Company
lanuar and Juy. nj. ....... $50 ls02oo
ON 500 bands sold tu Cole Manufacturing Com
pany July, lTi. l1i9
ON 1850 bonds owned 10y other persons, including
tlsse owned by brestors, July l.it. ..--,.. $3.50
Total. ... sal sssco
II the coupons on bonds held hy parties as col
lateral should Ice rockuned, they are as follows;
on $500 delivered 90 Mr.. French. as stated mae
count Of bonds, January and July, islt, cuu-
pons. ,........;. .......-....a, $4,000
July ls7i taupon.. ...,....,.''..4, lnoOo
on 1901 as collateral 0n Nc Frrnchr unsettled
account, January and July ls3i cuupuu,... gloOQ0
on 5000 a. colntcul on Nj. fruueh's unsettled
account, July 1874, coupons ..,.......... 2l000
$4,000
The remaining bonds issued were without the
coupons for July, 1878 and January and july 1874.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-03-06
By Yesterdays Nail.

eoNonTss Id the Senate, on the 3rd
Mr.. FENToN presented a memorial from
leading business men in New York express.
ing alarm at the unlawful action of tSe
Secretary Of the Treasury in issuing re.
serves, aud to Withdraw a. once the AN UT
issued 10 this date. The cenienniel bill
was resumed aud debate had thereof which
was Continued without result. In the
House the bill TO secure holnestcads 10 &C.
tual settlers on the public domain was a.
msnded so that no oath should be required
OF any one desiring In secure homestead
aud then passed. This will benef. the
people Ut the Southern States who, under
existing laws requiring the taking Of the
ron clad oath, cannot avail themselves of
the benefits of the presumption laws II
House then preceded with the bill to r.
gu a'e commerce by railroads among Il Q
several States. Mr.. MCCREARY, of Iowa.
addressed the House in favor of the bill.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-03-06
baltimore Cattle Mark ct /.
THURSDAY, FEE. %. 1874


BEEF CATTLE.-The expectations of The dealers
at the opening this week were snclt as 10 impa,
considerable activity To the wholesale trade IA
there was promise OF limited supplies but these
were further supplemented, and the receipts
though not very extensive, were In excess or the
needs OF the buyers present. The consequence
was seen in gradual decline Of tGal c per 10
and at the close in some cases higher fraction
The of.ringS differed little, it any. in quality
from those OF last week, the absence of the eX-
IRENE grades being the chief feature the bulk
OF the arrivals were middle Cattle A number
OF the offerings will remain here till next week
and n few he shipped East at owners risk
Prices to-day tor Beef Cattle ranged ms fol-
lows Best 3eeves at 75G4S7 O0--that gen
orally rated first quality G2GS5 rs medium
or good fair quality O0(C0S4 o. ordinary thin
Steers, oxen and Cows 2 50@S4 90 inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle OGG1OO Dozen
eral average of the market to-day : 4 IS : ex-
rene range of prices 3 BOOST 90. Most of
me sales were from % TO 50 - r. loo lbs
or the receipts 500 head came from o., l47 from
Virginia, 24l from West Virginia, lo4 from
Maryland, md 300 head from Penn total
receipts for the week 29j head against 1884 last
week, and 1000 head same time last year. az
the offerings 125 head were taken by Baltimore
butchers, % sold 10 Washington city and An
nHpoli5 dealers, and oil head to Eastern specu-
latOrs--tOtal sales for the week 1881 head a.
gainst 1869 last week, and 1919 head same tine
last year
SHEEP. The supply has been light hut the
demand has been more so, operations being IA
Their slow especially on the part Of home buy
ers and though there were mole shippers East
thnn last week, at the close there were more
Sheep in the pens The bulk and in fact nj
mos, all OF the receipts, are OF a common order:
good sheep are needed, and will command good
prices We quote at 81 GG1} cents per 10 gross
Common and Stock Snccp AT ? 50GSs 80 ne,
head. Receipts this week 1918 head against
1923 last week, and z4OI head same time las
year.
Hoes The receipts show very large falling
Oh since last week, but rs there were quite a
number left over then, and the demand now ra-
Their sluggish in view of the butchers ha wing
freely supplied their wants last week prices have
advanced but fraction, and now, as the mar
ket IS nearly bare, The prospects look favorable
for further stidening Of prices for good fat
logs, suitable for the Philadelphia market, 9th
er kinds are quite dun and hard 10 sell We
now quote at 2jCISs % per 100 lbs net
Receipts this week 1888 head, against 95s2 last
week, aud 81 II head same time last year Sum
BALTIMORE, Tuesday, March g.
FLcUH-Howard street super -, Extra Sc o.
WHEAT, market quiet but steady. Sales Of
red at 5iGI 80 cents white a, 10 l0OCl cents
per hushel. Corn ia. 600 bushels received to-
dny. White sold al 74C977 cts-yellow ut 7OM
- cents per bushel. Ryc-sales ut 10000 cents
per bushtl Onts--snIes at joC 90 cents
in y ork, on the 3fd gold closed al i2l