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The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-06
OUISIAN

A Tuesdays associated press telegram,
from Washington, says that 1.-THE Louisiana
question now excites as much, if not more.
interest IN congressional circles than any
other subject" We can well believe it is
SO, and that the same is true throughout
the country. There is no question now be-
tore Congress, unless we may, possibly, ex-
cept that of finance, upon the right deci-
sion of which so much of the future of
this country depends. Go back for only
fifteen months, and then trace the history
OF hat unfortunate state down to the pres
ent day, and we doubt if its parallel can be
round, IN fraud, corruption, suffering and
wrong, IN the history of the civilized world.
commencing with the election in Novem-
Der, 1872, when the frauds, bribery, for
gerry and stealing of election returns were
so open and notorious, on either side, that
all are forced to admit that neither Kellogg
or McEnery were honestly elected or rep
resent the legal voters of the state the
usurpations Of Durell, his notorious mid
night and other orders, issued without au.
thority OF law, the seizure of the Mechanics
Institute the acts Of the two bodies, each
claiming to be The legislature, and neither
Justly entitled to That claim the riots and
Oloodshed in New Orleans; the worse than
Modoc iendishness at Colfax the ruinous
depreciation of property in New Orleans
and throughout the state and, tell us, can
its parallel be found in the history of states.
calling themselves civilized. The origin of
all these difficulties may be traced to the
baneful seed sOwn by John Slidell, years
before the outbreak of the rebellion. Then
nominating conventions and elections were.
more or less, controlled by bribery, or the
intimidation Of the bowie knife and revolt
Ver' Every man, as it were, carried his
lie In his W hands. Elections were con-
tested and, more than once, the contest set
tied by the cold blooded assassination of the
contestant. Not an important election
passed without riot and b~loodshed, and il
was well nigh impossible, If ever possible.
to obtain an honest expression of the legal
voters of the state. Was this a ''republi-
can form of government" which Congress
has the power to guaranty to every state
in the UnionP" We do not think there can
be but one answer to this query yet was
the idea ever suggested that Congress could
lnterfere2 We doubt not that an inside
view OF the politics OF Louisiana will show
that the same tactics were used in the ma
jority of elections between 1850 and 1860
as in 1879, except in the latter year the
leaders, on both sides, were, If possible,
more INSCRIPTIONS, and certainly more
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.
The military committee today agreed
to report adversely ON the bill for arming
and equipping the whole body Of militia of
the United States.
The committee also agreed to report bill
be thereafter framed for the equalization of
bOunties. II will be on the basis of the bill
introduced by Senator Caldwell last year,
which proposed to give an uniform bounty
eight and one-third dollars per month to
each and every officer and private who
served at any time, either in regular or
volunteer service between April 18th, 1861
and April 10th, 1867, the bounty payments
already made to be deducted, aud the bene-
fits of the above provision to be extended
also to widows or other heirs of the de-
ceased.
Mr.. Sherman introduced n bill for the
redemption and reissue of United States le-
gal tenders and national bank notes and for
free banking. Referred TO finance COM
mittee.
Mr. Sherman, from the finance commit
tee, reported the bill %amendatory to the act
of 1870, in relation to an increase in the
circulation of national bank notes, and
stated that the object of this bill was TO
have a more equal distribution of the cur
rency by II withdrawal of S25, 000, 900 from
those states In excess and a distribution OF
4 in the West and South among states that
are deficient. The bill met with approval
from the secretary of the treasury, comp
troller of the currency and every member
of the finance committee, and he would
call 1t up for action at an early day 1t was
placed On the calendar.
The Senate proceeded to the considera-
ton of the bankrupt bill, and Edmunds'
nNnlanafiOn nf tho annanAnannfa fhapafn
to the bankruptcy bill were published when
reported to the Senate. See regular SEN
ate proceedings of January 9th and ,Janu-
airy 27th.) The amendments were consid-
cred seriatim, and the first six sections of
the amended bill were agreed to, as report
ed by the judiciary committee, without
change.
Pendlna tho disnnasinn of the hNl III
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would confer honor on themselves, the of
flee and the state If they were placed in the
gubernatorlal chair. We are not advised,
however, whether the names Of any or all
of them will be presented for the office.
They, certainly, will not press their names
or claims, or urge their friends to do so.
Other towns in Rutland county are situated
the same way, and SO it is in those parts of
Addison county with which we are ac-
quainted, and we are bound to believe that
the same is true with the''remainder. So it
is throughout the state. Where there are
so many good men, and SO little danger of
getting a poor governor, why not let the
people, whose business it is, take care of
the matter OF one thing our friends and
correspondents may be assured, the people
piN take care of the matter. We have
never, as yet, been disgraced by a govern
or, and we will trust the people to sec that
we are not duriug the next two years.
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RAILROAD COMPETITION.

We have always thought, and remain of
the same impression still, that one great
remedy for high and excessive charges for
the transportation of freight and passen-
gers, by railroad companies, would be
found in the construction of competing
lines. So far as freight is concerned, for
the greater part of the year, these compet-
ing lines need not, necessarily, be railroads.
y large class of freight, that, for instance,
in the transportation of which a high rate
of speed is not required, can be carried by
water as well as by rail, and much cheaper
too. Without stopping TO consider the
question at length, we may take the arli-
Giles of marble and slate. If a new line of
railroad was constructed from Rutland to
Whitehall, or a canal if feasible. it would
necessarily result, if owned and managed
by a competing corporation, in an imme-
diate reduction of the rates or tariff of
freight on slate or marble, between the
places mentioned, as, also, between those
~~d intermediate places, and thereby re-
duce the price paid for slate and marble at
distant points. The natural result would
be an increase of consumption and "A consc-
quent increase of production. This would
benefit Rutland, Castleton, Fairhaven andin
fact, the whole county, and, probably, the
state and country. The same effect would
be produced or the price of coal. Compe-
tition, according to the laws of trade, in
creases consumption and production, while
1t lessons the price. The whole net profits
for a year, Of the producer, carrier and dea-
Ter are, also, increased. The people of
Maine have long enjoyed this benefit, but
1t Is now to be taken from them. The
Boston and Maine and the Eastern rail
roads both have their termini in Boston
and Portland, and have competed for the
business of these points. They have ceased
to be such and haye become a combination.
An agreement has been entered into by the
two corporations, by which it is agreed that
their receipts for through business shall be
pooled and diyided" in a certain ratio.
This means, of course, high rates of freight
hereafter. Yet certain newspapers, that
have been hitherto the loudest in their de.
crials OF railroad exactions, are congratu-
lating these railroads, their managers, and
the business public upon the ~"auspicious
result" 1t is needless to say that this is
not the kind of competition we want. We
might as well consolidate all of the stores
IN Rutland into one mamoth concern, and
then talk about competition. Let us have
genuine competition, and not a sham called
by that name. Combination cannot be
competition any more than light can be
dark. Let us have something or nothing
and be done with it.
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THE RUTLAND WEEKLY GLOBE, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY g. 1874.

OPEN, bold and unblushing in their frauds
and crimes.
1t is conceded that the election of No
vember 1868 was conducted, and the pre-
tended result determined, by the same sys-
tenn of fraud, terrorism and bribery, asthat
of 1879, but was Congress called upon to
interfere2 Not at all. Louisiana was left
to take care of herself, the same as other
states are compelled to do. Senator Car
penter, of Wisconsin, In the closing days
of the last week, made a powerful nrgu-
ment in favor of congressional interference,
in the form of ordering a new election.
His argument was as convincing as any
argument on that side could be, but we are
disposed TO agree with Senator Morton
that it was full Of contradictions, while
taking exception to his argument that the
success Of this, that or the other party
ought to be considered in connection with
the matter. The question involved is
above and beyond the plane of mere party
politics, or the success Of any political
party. AS an adjunct to his speech, Sena-
tor Carpenter has prepared a bill, which he
intended to introduce Tuesday, providing
for a new election in Louisiana. Upon Il
rumor to that effect, n few days ago, We
stated that VIC were opposed TO it for scyc-
raj r-easons-among others, that we did not
think that Congress, under the constitu-
| finn ln1 INV utgI p.abt ottt t1nt t1,p mr.
ular election took place in November,
when Louisiana could take care Of herself.
We are pleased to sec so well an informel
.-..ss.s a.. ~. llCIDelt,
of that state, take the same view. Every
one who knows of him, will accord to HIM
honesty, integrity, sincerity Of purpose,
love Of country and of law and order.
With au extract from his letter, first made
public yesterday, we close. but what is
now proposed p says he. "That Congress
shall commit another wrong and CON
vulsc the state with a new election. While
it might accomplish an end of temporary
eXpediency, 1t would set a precedent un-
der which elections in the states could be
constantly meddlcd with 10y Congress. An
election, if ordered now, could not well
take place before June. The constitution
of Louisiana provides for n new election Of
members Of the legislature in November.
The old one adjourns on the 4th Of March.
If there are wrongs to right the people Of
Louisiana can right them under their W
constitution and laws in November, which
will answer the practical purpose of an
election in May or June under congress
sional interference. If Governor Kellogg
has, in the judgment Of the people, be-
havcd improperly, the constitution of the
state authorizes a.majority of the house Of
representatives to impeach and suspend
him. and so with other state officers. This
can be done without involving the danger
Gus and expensive means of a new election
being ordered by Congress-
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THAT 800 G~REENBAcK SwIyDLER.-A
man calling himself Edward L Bailey was
arrested at Jamaica, at the hotel, by Dep
uty Sheriff Thomas Evans of Londonderry.
He protested TO be a. cattle and produce
buyer, and to bind bargains, would offer
800 bills to be changed. After operating
in New York he went to Bennington, Ar
lington, Manchester, and to Peru Wednes-
day night of last week. The next morn
ing he bargalned with a Mr. Walker for
some cattle, and offered to pay something
dow if he could change a 500 note. lie
was unable to do so, but he lent him SEQ.
Soon after, Bailey hired a boy named Bry-
ant to take him to Londonderry. On the
way he borrowed 50 of the boy, and his
watch. At South Londonderry he fell in
with MIR Aiken, n potato dealer. OF him
he bargained for two or three car loads of
potatoes, offering again the 800 note, out
of which to pay something to bind the bar
gain. Aiken not being able to make
change, they stepped into the hotel to see
if landlord Evans could do it. In the hotel
Bailey found a man who had seen hin, and
who knew something of his character. He
soon found it convenient to he on his way
to Jacksonville, (Jamaica), where he could
take a stage for Jamaica village about
four o'clock in the afternoon. At the
Jamaica hotel he was met by Mr..
Emery Bills, just returned from SohIoon
lake, New York, and on the train he had
seen an officer who was searching for lust
such a man, who was operating in just such
a way as was this L L Bailey. Mr.. Bins
informed the proper persons of the sup
posed character of the stranger, who were
about to make out the necessary papers for
his arrest, when Sheriff Evans appeared.
Bailey quietly submitted TO his arrest and
to a subsequent search of his person. No
500 notes were found, but some S1S of
goSd money, a set of brass knuckles, a
short, unintelligiblc letter, without date,
enclosed in an envelope, addressed to &C
II Bailey, New York city," with half line
of intormingled figures and letters another
letter, covering three pages, written evi-
IDENTIFY by a Christian lady, signing herself
en-" dated at "%Brookfeld, December 10,
1873, and addressed to "Mr. b w Fuller"
who appears to be in prison and about to be
released, and receives good advice accord
a bill of sale of a watch, signed by
Fahrig, matchmaker; !" also, a slip of
paper, With this address, GAG Rogers,
Schuylerville, Saratoga county New York"
What became of the 500 notes it is impos-
sible to state. The search was certainly
most thorough. Bailey was taken to New
Tame Jail the same night, to await his trial
at Peru, Feb. 12th.
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A sad and SINGULAR Cnsc.

Ada Rondacque, an American by birth,
very aged, in eastern New York, on Mon
day last was exposed to the extreme cold
weather for more than twenty-four hours
without entering a house to warm, and
came quite near perlshing. Shehad started
out very early in the morning. canyasslng
for a Mountain Guide, published in New
York by a large book establishment, for
whom she was acting as agent. She trav-
eled in an easterly direction nearly all day
in the deep SHOWS, beating her own path.
just as night came on, a farmer, who, by
the way, was one of the deacons in a neigh
boring church, observed her struggling
through the drifts, but made no effort To
render her assistance. She soon stumbled
in a drift and remained all night. She was
discovered early mex morning by parties
going to their labors, who had some stympa-
thy for her, and used ell available means TO
restore her to life. She remains in an in
sensible condition, without any pulsation
of the heart, or breathing, bat Is able to
move her limbs as freely as ever. Her
physician thinks she will never recover, but
pass into a cataleptic state and remain for
years. She is very poor but honest, and
took this means to obtain q livelihood.
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1t is to the credit of American journal
ism, that only one representative of the
press-and he a journalistic guerrilla, as
we shall e~xplain-was found low or mean
enough to endeavor to sell his opinions
about, or make money out Of, the national
centennial celebration. A rumor having
been circulated that several newspaper
correspondents in Washington had cap
preached Mr.. Goshorn, the "director gen.
eral%", ptfu the [, ynRfiing ohc exception. This
journalistic guerrilla, he says, is "a Mr..
Gallagher who represented himself as be-
ing connected with the press" II have
since learned" continues the director gen.
eral, that he is not a correspondent of
any leading journal, but gathers news for
large numbers of weekly newspapers in
different sections of the country, etc"
Such are the men who bring disgrace on
journalism. We are surprised that Cen
eral Hawlcy, himself an honored member
of the profession, did not promptly give
the letter to tho public, so that respectable
correspondents might not suffer for the
misdoings of this miserable prctcnder. 1t
is, however, better late than never, and we
trust the "weekly paper for which he
gathers news will expose and deal with
this Gallagher as he deserves.
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Although it did appear in an editori'l
article, we never wrote such arrant non
sense as this Until we conceive the pro-
per time to have arrived, we shall express
no opinion as TO The best man, but may
hare, more or less, to say in reference TO
many men," We do not intend to beat
about the bush in that manner, but
said, and again say, that w may have,
more or less, to say in reference to 'cronS
men; which, perhaps, may mean the SAINT
thing, but we rather prefer that way of
putting It.
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a CaSe.

Probably one of the most melancholy
and narrowing cases which it has ever been
the lot of a court to hear was brought be-
fore Justice Otterbourg, of New York, on
Saturday. A pale and emaciated little girl
named Louisa Donenheimer, of No. 1879
Attorney street, was charged with stealing
a watch and some clothing from the rooms
of Mrs. Catharine Ansield, who lives in
the same house as Louisa, but two pairs of
stairs nearer the earth. The Herald says
Justice O%tterbourg, moved to sympathy
by the destitute appearance of the child,
asked her in a kindly tone, "Well, Louisa,
why did you steal this woman's property? ?"
With sobs and tears she confessed that she
had taken the property, and had pawned it
for a trlfing sum, for which she bought
some flour and food TO keep her father and
mother from starving She said, 1--WE did
not have anything to eat for u long time
father could not get any work, and mother
could not borrow anything to eat from the
grocer. Mother used to be always saying
to herself, ''Oh, God, what are we to do, to
keep from starving, or how can we get even
II little wood for a fire The poor child
said she could not bear to see her mother so
cold and hungry, and she went out and
tried to beg, but got nothing, Then she
made up her mind to steal, and went into
Mrs. Anstields rooms and took the watch
and clothes, which she pawned, She then
bought some food and fuel, and for the
first time in a month, her father, mother,
herself and two other children had enough
to eat and drink. Justice Otterbourg made
inquiries aud found that her story
was only too true. lie was compelled,
however, to commit her to answer the
of theft.
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"LET THE BEST MAN wIN.u

In what we had to say, yesterday morn
ing,on"the governor question: we intended
to be sufficiently explicit and to make our
self understood. We argued, only. that
the time had not come to select a governor ;
that when the time came he should be Sc
lected by the people and not by the pollti-
clans and that we believed he would DC 50
selected and, lastly, that the best man
ought to be governor without any particu.
lar regard to locality. We thought that
we had plainly, explicitly and understand
ingly stated these propositions, and we Sc
renely rested upon that belief. But, alas.
how brief are human expectations. We
reckoned without our host. Unknowingly
and unwittingly, we had hit number Of
persons, who were, accordingly dlsgrunlled.
We were deluged with enquiries, yester-
day, both verbal and written, to know
what we meant? Why we were going
back on Rutland in particular and Rut-
land and Addison counties in general ? and
so on, and so forth. We trust our friends,
interyiewers and correspondents will ex-
cuse us, but we have done no such thing
We simply planted ourself on the safe,
broad and inviting platform of "let the
best man win" When the proper time
comes, we may indulge Ia our tight as a
citizen and say who, in our judgment, that
best man is. Until we conceive the proper
time to have arrived we shall express no
opinion as to the best man." but may
have, more or less, to say in reference to
many men AS far as locality is concern
ed, we still think 1t should make no differ
ence and should not enter into considera-
ton. The town of Rutland alone can name
twenty men, fit, worthy and in every way
qualified to be governor of Vermont. They
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8utland Neeklu Glubr.
FRIDAY MORNING, FEB. g., 1874.

Plymouth church and Henry Ward
Beecher have, at last, got off from their
high heels, and concluded to conduct them
selves, and treat the members of the church.
In accordance with the usages of the de-
nomination to which it processes to belong.
Its show of complete independence and en-
tire indifference was short lived indeed.
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ADD CONGRESS....FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WAsnlNoToN, JON B

WAsHlNoToS, Jan. 81.
Mr.. Scott of Pennsylvania presented d
petition of the Philadelphia board Of
trade protesting against any reduction Of
the appropriation for publication Of the
nautical almanac committee on commerce.;
also a petition Of the Philade' phia medical
society asking for increased rank and pay
in the medical corps Of the army, and
that a corps be orened for promoting
military affairs.
Mr.. Chandler Of Michigan presented a
petition for the extension Of the money
order system to every pOstuflce in the
United States, and the reduction Of charges
in such offices referred 10 committee on
pOstOiliccs.
Mr.. Ilamlin presented a memorial of
the governor of the District If Columbia
in response to certain statements made in
q memorial presented a few days ago by
Mr.. Thurman, which was read. The
governor says the district officials have
not sought, and did not now seek, to
evade the fullest investigation into the
affairs of the district.
1t is further stated that the charges had
been disposed Of by the courts, when it
was well known that many of the charges
had never been before the courts. The
memorial of the governor further referred
to the investigation ordered by the House
this session. That Investigation was mere
ly as to the books Of the District and not
as to the officers.
Mr. Edmunds-Well, what haye we got
to do with that ?
Mr. Conkling of New York said that he
desired to say one word, not touching on
this or any other petition, because it was a
subject in which he felt no sort of interest
only that justice be done. No request had
been made TO print this memorial. Had
there been he would have objected. On a
recent occasion when n memorial was pre-
sented it was read at length but the Senate
refused to have it printed.
1t had been published in the newspapers
that the Senate refused to receive the petit
ton. which was absurd Among the fun
damenial rights of the people, beyond the
reach Of the Senate. was the right to peti-
ton. He deemed it to be his duty to bring
this to the attention OF the Senate, hoping
that a narrow circle outside might be
made to understand that the Senate did not
refuse to receive that position. In truth
and in fact the Senate refused to print the
petition in accordance with the rule. The
petition was presented, read and allowed
to take its own course as part Of the legis-
latiOn of Congress. The time had vet to
come for him to occupy the time Of the
Senate in making a personal explanation
or denying anything relating to himself.
HOUSE.
In the House. sitting as in committee of
the whole, Mr.. Parker in the chair,
speeches were made by Mr.. Cox on the
financial question, Mr.. Wilson on the Pa
citic railroad question, Mr.. Loughridge on
the army question, Mr.. Kellogg on cur
rency, i%nterpersed with ludicrsus left-hand-
ed compliments between MeSsrs Kelley and
Beck, and Ravens and Mellish or finance.