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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-25
COUNTING ALPHABRTICALLY.

The returning board have resolved t
continue the count by Parishes in alpha
betical order beginning with ascension.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-25
ALABAMA.


MONTGOMERY, November s4-E. B
Wentworth, a postoflce clerk, was arrest,
ed to-day for robbing the mails. The
stolen money was found upon him.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-25

Of Orleans Parish has been promulgated
and Governor Kellogg has prepared com
missions for newly elected officials,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04

problem Of distribution, or the transmittal Of
goods from producer to consumer.
The other question, Of the regulation oil
the cost Of production and the price of la.
Dor, will be solved more slowly, but we have
faith TO believe none the less surely, for "the
world moves."' The formation Of co-opera-
tive industrial associations, like that recently
formed at Springfield in this state, will 60
a long way towards settling this question.
Similar associations have been successful in
some parts of the United States, and more
especially SO in Great Britain. We sec the
formation of this Springfield association
with much pleasure, and hope other similar
societies will be formed in other parts of the
state. That will be accomplishing tho OBJ.
ject aimed at by most Of the labor strikes,
in a quiet, legitimate, peaceful way.
Another mistake Of former times which
the Patrons and Soveroigns may and we
trust will profit by is seen in the history Of
the once numerous union stores. Most OF
them resulted in disastrous failures, and
p%ro6tiug from this lesson we believe these
orders will avoid that mistake and while
combining their orders and purchasing at
low prices for cash, steer clear of all tempta-
tons to open stores or set up III trade. There
are stores and traders enough in the country
already.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04
THAT BILL mi VETO.

In our comments on the vetoed Fairbanks
incorporation bill, last week, we said that We
were surprised to see a company SO noted
for honor and public spirit as f.. Il T. Fair
banks e. Co. undertaking to shirk a share Of
their Just burden of taxation,b by securing legis'
lation to that effect. We censured them for
endeavoring to procure the passage OF such
a law. We now have the assertion Of Hon
Horace Fairbanks that no such exemption
was intended to be sought by them, which
gives us pleasure, as we feel bound to &C.
copt the statement coming from such a
source. But we have yet to learn of any
reason to retract our criticism Of the bill,
That all may see for themselves, we publish
both bill aud veto. Ii will be seen that
Judge Peck, one Of the ablest and purest
supreme court judges Vermont has ever had,
pronounces the bill Objectionable in severa'
of its features, and says that ''this special
grant exempting the stock of this corpora
ton from taxation is unjust to other manu-
featuring corporations, and other tax payers
The bill aud veto may be found on the
fourth page ofthis paper.
The bill was afterward amended, Mr.
Fairbanks says in his letter to the Caledo.
MAN, and passed, together with an amend
ment of the general law by which "doublC
taxation OF the property of such corporation;
is avoided and no exemption secured to
such corporations, which he asserts land no
one will question his word, we firmly believe)
was all that the company desired or intend
ed to secure. We are glad to state our be-
lief in the entire good faith Of the company
in this matter, though we cannot agree with
Mr.. Fairbanks in his letter to the Caledo
MAN in the view (impliedl that there were
no faults in the original bill. We think, as
we said before, that the farmer governor
knew what he was about.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04
W,Nterso,sM CnttIe .Mnrker.
TUESDAY, Dec. I,

ltfSDA1, DCC. l.
At market this week Cattle 1874, Sheep
and Lambs ..930s, Swine Number from
Vermont. Cattle 1893, Sheep and lambs
1866, Calves -; swine -.
Prices Market Beet-A few choice 10 50
to-; extra 97j TO 10 95; first quality 50 90
to 8 so; second quality 6 50 to y 80; third
quality SIS 90 to 6 90.
Prices of Store Cattle. Working Oxen pr
pair from 500, l5a, l75 TO $40.
Mich Cows and Calves from S35 to 60;
extra IS to 95. Farrow cows ~ to SO.
Ycarlings $40 to lS; two years old 20 to
25; three years old 80 to As.
Prices Of Sheep and Lambs-in lots . 90,
3 90. 3 so each; extra 4 90 to 800 per
head, or from a to &c pr lb.
Spring lambs 81 to 7ic per Id.
Veal calves $500 to 1900.
Prices OF Hides, Tallow and Skins-Brisht-
ton Hides 81 to SIC pr Id; Country Hides
81 pr H.. Brighton Tallow SIC pr Id;
Country rallow 54c pr lib.
Pelts 100 to l.50 each. Calf skins l5c
per ID.
CLASSIFICATION OF CATTLE AND SHEEP.
n. b. Bcef-Choice grade includes moth
ing but stabilized HOO to 400 lbs bullocks.
EXtr" and first quality includes the best,
large, fat oxen. Second and third quality
includes oxen and two and three year old
steers.
Sheep-EXtra includes cossets, and when
those of inferior quality are thrown out.
REMARKS.
Cattle-Dealcrs have run in 1874 head of
cattle, and in consequence of light supply
last week and cool weather, the trade has
improved on the various grades from 4 to &c
per lib on dressed weight. Good oxen and
steers are comparatively quick ut quotations.
William COlwcll landed twenty loads of
Western via the Grand Trunk railroad, that
had rather II rough trip, AS they encountered
considerable snow on their way 10 market.
A large portion Of his lot were sold ut these
yards; his best mt u to 71c live weight. o..
L. Taylor sold 6 thruc-ycar-old steers mt 74c,
40 shrink: s oxen, to dress 100 lbs each, ut
DC per lb. ID W. NJ. r. Shnckett sold 10
steers to +. ID. kimball ut 9tc; at 01c per
Id, ID w, to dress from $50 to HOO lbs each;
smaller cattle from 7 to Sc. William Col
well sold 10 steers ut 6sc live; II ut Gle live,
average 1925 lbs; l6 steers ut $685. per cwt.
live. A. Dies sold IL COWS ut ic live.
Sheep aud Lambs-The snow storm in the
country has FASTENED the delivery of sheep
ut market in considerable large numbers, rs
many farmers do not care to winter n large
number. In consideration of The supply the
market is better than anticipated. We do
not think that prices are really any higher.
There is Il quicker call, land some owners
were holding off and not inclined to sell ut
bids offered. A. Dies sold so head, mostly
lambs, average SO lbs, ut sic. &. III. Cush-
man sold II mixed lot of o. head. average II
lbs, at 6tc. G.. IL. Kidder sold 70 sheep that
weighed sl6O lbs, at Sic per Id, and IS ON lot
of.
~Poultry-The supply of live poultry is light
this week. Farmers are fItting their ilOcks
for Christmas, in anticipation OF high prices.
We quote best tlocks llc; ordinary l2ic per
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04

Brigham Young is in very poor health
and it is thought he cannot live long.
Gold still tends upward. 1l2g this
week. That is owing to the rumOr that the
administration will Ego back" on its resump.
tiOn policy.
The war Of the Carlists against the repub.
lican government is growing weaker, not on
account Of republican strength but of de-
mOralization on the part of the Carlists.
A w ashington dispatch says; A lively
contest has already begun between the rival
scale Observation-Disclosures and Howe-for
the fat government contracts expected from
the large number Of new scales that will be
required, January |, under the working of
the new postal regulations.
1t is announced that application will be
made at the next session Of the Dominion
Parliament for an act to incorporate a rail.
road company, with full powers to construct,
own and operate a line OF railroad from the
Red river ia the province of Manitoba to
some point ia British Columbia on the Pa
ci6c coast.
1t is reported from Washington that Gen
Grant will recommend national aid to the
Northern Pacific aud Texas Pacific rail-
roads. in his coming message. Better not,
Mr.. Grant, not that it will hurt your pros
poets for a third term, for they don't exist,
but the people are opposed to any more
railroad grants, aud the party to which you
belong is in a position in which the people
are worth eonciliating.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04

Gov. Peck nominated a bran new board
Of agriculture. And DR.. Haskins. oh
where is he.-W Woodstock Post.
Among the aspirants for the secretary
ship Of the new board Of agriculture, rumor
mentions the name Of the former editor of
the Farmer, who claimed to be when an.
pointed a member Of the board a "demo.
craft" Dame rumor is cruel enough to sug.
gest also that lie failed TO appear before the
agricultural college investigating committee
when requested, for fear his appearance
there might compromise his ambition to
serve the board in that capa ,ity. Consider.
ing the very active part the aforesaid editor
took in laying the suspicion Of %misappropria.
ton Of funds at the door Of the president aud
trustees Of the college, his failure to respond
to the invitation of the committee appeared
somewhat singular. But then the president
of the college was also a member Of the
board Of agriculture, and he might hold the
balance Of power" in the ballot for secre.
tary.-ArguS.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04

cupied by its advocates. in speeches Of 10 and
20 minutes, and n much longer one by
Judge Powers.
They pleaded the merits of the picture,
the cost, Mr.. SCOTS need of the aid, his be-
ing n soldier IN tho army and sketching the
scene while there, urging the state to help
him rs II young artist and because Gov.
Stewart recommended II to this l. legislature.
Also, ms If to add strength to their argu-
mcnts, the motives Of the opponents were
questioned. and set down by some rs being
niggardly, peaked, ungenerous, &c. Mr..
Powers urged the question, "wlolher our
State would own the picture wholly, or in
part" eliminating that the picture was not
paid for).
Tho opponents said but little. One gcn-
tlcmnn said, Though he was in sympathy
with Mr.. Scott, and would like to have him
have $4,000 more, yet, it would be better for
the House to take this sum out Of their own
pockets and hand 1t over TO him, rather than
vote 1t upon their several towns" Another
Thought the picture might be worth doub-
10 what was paid for 1t. and Mr.. Scott de-
serving of $4,000 OF even more for his work,
yet he considered the contract was fairly
agreed to, and the business ended; and it
was time this lesson was being learned, and
n stop put to these afer1nppropriations."
When the yeas and nays were called for,
those who considered their duty to tho
towns which they represented greater than
to appropriations; !" those who be-
lievod that this was not II fair WAY Of dealing
with the people, those who have painted in
oils on smaller canvas. and believed the
cost OF his paint could not be $500. or the
cost of the picture $4,000, or even $4,000
those who did not consider the work the
best the state could afford, (premising that
the works OF art placed in our capitol for ex-
hibition. to this people, and all other peoples
who visit II, should exhibit our stato's hest
%tnlcnt,) held their breath while the final fig
urcs were pronounced. The result showed
that the voice of the people was not in the
earthquake nor in the whirlwind; but IN
the rnscally Uotes.-standing yeas, Ill
nays, 06.
Moved to reconsider the bill Tuesday
morning ut half past 10 O'Clock.
Tuesday %nIOTHing, "a. II was moved to
amend the bill so rs to read $4,000 instead of
$4,000, as AN appropriation TO Julian Scott,
and approved by 30 majority. The bill MS
amended passed the House.
Where all Of those men were who econ
sidered their duty TO their towns to be up.
permost,n all those who did not believe in
appropriations" and who thought this an
unfair way OF dealing with the people
whether they were all washed away in the
slime of compromise, or of lobbying. or Of
pocket pay, or only by ickleness and vacil.
lation, we cannot tell; but fIcts have
brought us down from the high pedestal on
which we stood, namely, the belief that Yer.
mont could not abe played upon, easier thar
a pipe"
The Senate concurrcd in the amend.
mcnt. p. l.. II.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04
The Currency.

The following is extracted from n private
letter, but We tako the liberty to lay it be-
fore our readers:
1t seems to me the next great issue in this
country must he n financial question. Both
the great parties are Mt the present time split
nearly in the middle on this question. The
republicans are probably better united than
the democrats. but some of their most innu-
entail men ara i~nilntionists. There is one
thing in relation to this subject that
has n great resemblance to the
late slavery question. Everybody was OPP
posed to slavery. yet nobody but the abuli-
tionists proposed u way to abolish il. So
everybody almost is in favor of "resuming
specie payments, =" and there Is some talk of
selling IT,. $. bonds in Europe aud raising
gold enough 10 redeem the greenbncks. But
the momen you do that you make II green
back worth more than n national bank bill,
and this isn't the worst Of il; you would
have to sell your bonds Mt n discount or give
them a high rate of interest. and you would
exchange say 5000, 900 900 in grcenbacks
that draw no interest into n debt as large or
larger bearing interest. This is Grants
plan, and | have seen it in other quarters.
My idea is Snake no effort to resume; =
but keep the currency sufficiently plenty to
secure TO the farmers good prices tor their
produce so rs to enable them to pay their
taxes without serious embarrassment; make
the taxes high enough TO pay our public
debts gradually, ~ more rapidly, ms we have
the means, and when they are paid or. near,
ly so. return to specie payments. If then
thought desirable. n
As for banks. l would have them all real
ly and truly national, aud all the money
paid as interest for loans Mt the banks should
go into the national treasury for the benefit
OF the people rather than into the pockets of
the bondholders as it now does. You will
say | am u dreamer; well, there was 4
dreamer among the sons of Jabob, but he
saved the family,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04
The Board of Agriculture.

Quite a breeze was kicked up by a cum
ming attempt of the dairymen's association
to capture the board of agriculture, manu-.
features aud mining,-HOSkins, IN RepubLi.
can. Hoskins was one OF the men who were
left out in the cold. lilo wanted to be Sec
rotary.
OF the members OF the new board of ag-
riculture, Hon. Alexis T. Smith, of New
Haven, is a substantial farmer, a state sena-
tor, and a man Of known integrity. He
holds the opinion, we believe, that the TO-
iuonce of the former board was injured by
the attempts Of some OF its members to make
it subservc certain personal aud political
ends and he will be likely to keep a sharp
lookout for political schemes and schemers,
if any such present themselves in future in
the board Free Press. Poor Hoskins has
to take it all around, lie gets some com.
fort, however, in being with the majority in
abusing Albert Clarke see him Ego for"
Clarke in Wednesday, Republican.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04
The Reciprocity Treaty.

Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, was pleased
to say in her commission p%roroguing Parlia-
ment, that she hoped the new treaty proposed
between the United States aud the Dominion
would lead to increased commercial facilities,
etc, etc. The administration at Washington
has itcratcd the same idea, aud at first blush
it would seem os though the barrier of trade
between ourselves and our provincial neigh.
bors, created under a political excitement,
was to be broken down easily and a perrect
reciprocity restored. Unfortunately, however,
there are personal Interests concerned, which
bid fair TO overcome the general interest.
OF them, in a former article 10 the Traveller,
we have mentioned two, the lumber interest
and the wool interest. Under tn Q original
reciprocity treaty the lumber deal ers Of the
United States invested largely in the Cana
dian forests, and during that treaty our home
products were almost entirely ignored aud
our shipping seaports were alive with vessels
loading Canadian lumber. Upon the abro-
cation Of the treaty these same dealers with.
drew their investments from Canada ant
placed them in northern New York a1C
Michigan. Hence their objection.
The wool dealers have a large interest
aud they object on the general ground that
through this treaty the Canadians can send
their raw material to the highest purchasing
market, while they can import their good.
from the lowest manufacturing markets
While We do not apprehend any serious OBJ
stacle from these personal interests, it would
be we'll not to underrate them. Their iuhu
enco will be essentially felt in Washington
and, backed up by that most convincing o.
arguments, money, may retard, if not de.
stroy, the elimination OF free trade with thu
Cauadas and the provinces. In the aggre
gate, numbers will doubtless carry the day
but the friends of this so much desired res
%toration of the Reciprocity Treaty must b.
on their guard and be ready to meet the in
sidious effects Of a small, but by no mean
despisable minority. That free trade will
the Canadas aud the provinces is the univer
sal wish Of all parties having the genera
good of both peoples at heart cannot b.
doubted and we have no fear as to the cours
Congress will pursue. Still it is well TO b
prepared .-Boston TraceAer.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04

The following Preamble and Resolutions
were unanimously ~adopted by DuXbury
Grange No. 80, Saturday evening, Nov. 2l.
Whereas: The VERMONT FARMED, pub
lishcd ut st. Johnsbury and in the interests
of farmers and the laboring classes general
~, has fearlessly aud faithfully sustained
our order; we rs honest Patrons having
Just faith in our cause send them our greet
ing in the following resolutions:
Resolved: That the VERMONT FARMER is
justly entitled to and should nave II liberal
patronage from this grange.
RESOLVED: That we recommend I'LL grang-
es to make up clubs and thereby give tho
paper the hearty encouragement that SO
rightfully belongs to it.
ReSolrcd: That Il copy of the foregoing be
sent to the VERMONT FARMER for publica-
ton. &. II. CRANDALL, Sec'y.
DurJury, NoU. %, 1874.
We assure our Duxbury friends, and
many others who have written us individual
letters of encouragement and approval Of
our course, that their favors are appreciated
and more than anything else tend to encour-
age us to make still greater efforts to give
them what we believe they want,-a peo-
pies paper, in full sympathy with the work
ing people of Vermont, and Independent of
the influence Of capitalists or politicians.
We are every day more confirmed in the be.
lief that the people will appreciate an car
nest effort to give them Just such a paper,
that they will give it their support and pat
ronage, and that it will pay to print such a
paper, even without the aid of either adver-
tisements or "infuenco" from moneyed men
or rings.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04
N'eIU Fork Market.

ANONs ops
Flour-Goneral market steady. Buck
wheat Hour dull ut SO to $40 per 100 lbs.
Rye -four unchanged. Supertine and No. .
quiet; Minnesota in good demand for home
wants and export, with 2000 bbls for the lat
ter ut 5.25; State steady and in limited sup
ply; the better grades of winter in fair re-
quest. Wheat-sales ut LIZ to l.l24 for No.
. Chicago spring; l.0l 10 Ito Tor No. 3
spring; LA to l.l5 for No. . Milwaukee,
spring; 10 to les for red winter; l,20 for
No. | amber winter in store l.36 for extra
white Michigan; lie for Northwest spring,
closing dull ut Ill for No. > Chicago and
La for No. 2 Milwaukee,. Corn 80 to 90c
for now Western miXed alloIt and 80 to 0ic
for old Western mixed; yellow and white
quiet and nominal. Oats 69c for mixed state
ahoat; CSC for No. . Chicago in store; GA
to Csc on track for mixed state, closing quiet
aud scarcely so firm rs ut the opening. BIr-
ley, Canada, SO; state and Western heavy
aud lower to sell. Pork firm ut 81 so. Lard
easy Mt ii l.l6c. Tallow quiet 81 to 8 1876.
Refined sugar quiet; yellow 8 to 0tc; extra
G. 81 to 9lC; standard A Zoe; off A 0bc STAN
dard crushed l0sc; powdered and granula-
ted 40 So l00c; cut Loaf ii to lie. Cotlee.
No sales, light demand for invoices and car
goes; ordinary lots l6i to l7iG; fair ID to
l8tc; good l91 to Ice; primo l9I to zoe
choice to fancy POI to 204c; ordinary car
goes l6l to lie; fair ia to lSc, good 1871 to
I95c; Java coffee % to 2S4c. Cattle-Re-
ceipts AGO. market Slow common to best
% to l3c.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04

Attention is called to the advertisement
of Il. G. Byam & Co.'S patent blinds. We
have examined the blinds, aud think them a
great improvement over the common blind,
the only wonder being that such a thing
has not been made before. 1t is a rolling
blind which is operated from the inside Of
the room, without the necessity of opening
the window, and we predict for it a large
sale. Those building or repairing should
see it, as it is a great improvement on the
common blind aud Mr.. +. Randall, Of South
Barton, who has samples, informs Us it is
sold as cheap as the others.