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Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-08
A Visit to Montreal.


Montreal has about $4,000 in
habitants; she is about twentieth
in rank with American cities as re-
CARDS population.
Montreal has always held very
prominent position among the cities
OF America on account of it's com
mercial interests, it's situation at
the head of ship navigation, and
the enterprise and high character
of it's merchants. Besides it being
a we'll regulated city, it's police SER
vice consists of about two hundred.
Like other Canadian cities it has
the disadvantage of being the nat
ural hiding place for culplits from
the States. The chief officers of
the Grand Trunk Railroad are stu
ated here. 1t is the headquarters
of nine lines of steamships. On
our second day in Montreal we
crossed over to st. Lambert June
ton, that we might ride to the city
in day light. The traveller is impress
ed as he nears t he city. Such Il
coup d'oeil is nowhere else witness
ed. The st. Lawrence, the VictO-
ria Bridge, the harbor filled with
steamers from all parts of the world,
the noble quays with over mile of
cut7stone revertment walls, the mag
nifcent warehouses, and silver spir-
ed churches, with the mountain in
the background-fills the soul with
that which can not be defined
sublimity.
With the permission obtained
from one of the officials of tho G.
7. r., we visited the Victoria Bridge
where we received the following
facts, from Trustworthy source
Entering the bridge, one section of
which, will give all idea of the whole,
which is Justly considered the won
der of the world.
This Iron Bridge was formerly
opened by His Royal Highness
Prince of Wales in 1860. 1t has
twenty-five sections, aud Therefore
twenty-five piers, thus forming TWEEN
ty-tive independent bridges; this
makes provision for the contraction
and expansion of the iron tubes by
the ends resting on iron rollers.--
Cold and heat the extremes of which
causes the bridge to open and shut
to the extent of six feet and nine
inches; so sensitive is the bridge to
the effects of the temperature, that
every passing cloud over the sun
causes a change in the whole struc-
ture of the bridge. Total length of
bridge, 9,1S4 feet, cubit feet of ma
sorry 100000, tons of iron in
tubes $3.50, height from water 60
feet. They had men painting it.
1t requires thirty acres of paint to
give one coat to the bridge there
is a wooden roof over the iron roof
to protect the same. This bridge
cost $6,5OO,OO0, 1t requires about
eight minutes for train to cross.
We visited many other places of
interest, but our space the descrip-
ton of which will not permit.
We would advise all strangers
going to Montreal, for whatever
purpose, to visit Montreal Young
Mems Christian Association Build,
ing.
The rooms are open to strangers,
and every information will be at
forded by the Secretary and Com
mittees as to employment, suitable
boarding houses, services in church
IS, or any information that may he
desired. A.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-08

THE Beecher Tilton scandal
which has been comparatively quiet
for few days, has been re-opened
afresh by the Investigating Com
mittee requesting from Mr.. Tilton
documents confirming his charges
against Mr.. Beecher, by the return
of Frank Moulton, and by Mrs. Til
toms crOsS-examination. Mr.. Tilton
says that he has already furnished
sufficient documentary proof of Mr.
Beecher's guilt; that the commit.
tee has not treated him fairly, and
in accordance with his counsel's ad.
vice he will not again appear before
a committee which has not the pow
er to compel the attendance of wit
nesses. He respects the committee
individually, but collectively re.
CARDS them as Beecher's friends,
and consequently Tilton's enemies.
Mr.. Moulton, on his return, was, as
a matter of course, interviewed by
the industrious newsmongers. He
places himself in the attitude of a
peace-maker; he is willing to testi-
ty before the committee when he
receives written request from both
Beecher and Tilton to do so, but
not before, and is cautious in his
replies to some impertinent queries,
refusing to be pumped dry" by
newspaper reporters. He says that
he has received no request from Mr..
Beecher to testify, and has not
sought to avoid him since his alb
sence from the city, Mrs. Tilton's
cross-examination places Theodore
before the public in even a worse
light than her previous statement.
She accuses him of the meanest pos
sible conduct toward her, charging
him with cruelty, unjust suspicion
and a violation of the rules of com.
mon courtesy. AS before, she posi-.
lively denies the charges Of Grimm
atty. "
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-08

WOOL.-Eastern manufacturers
are buying very sparingly, evident
ly looking for a decline in the pric.
es of wool, but the Commercial Rul-
letin thinks their hopes will not he
realized. Prices remain firm, and
the rates paid throughout the West
are relatively higher than those pre-
vailing at the East. This fact will
tend to keep large quantities of
wool out of market, except at round
rates. The wool purchased at cur
rent Western rates must have the
effect to keep up prices. The farm
er at the West has little ground up
on which to hope for higher figures
than those which have prevailed
since the season opened. Middle
men may be compelled to hold their
fleeces until next spring to save
themselves.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-08

A MUSICAL TREAT. j. Il. Per
kins, the great basso of Her Males
TVS Theatre, London, will be at st.
Johnsbury August 20 and 81, at a
musical festival there under the d.
rection of his brother, w. o. Per
kins of Boston. Mr.. Perkins is a
native of Vermont, and is now on a
brief visit to his home in Windsor
county. He is one of the first sing
ers of this age; the London news
papers placing him equal to Carl
Formes in his best days. Other at
fractions at this festival will be a
male quartette by the Perkins
brothers. Mrs. Dow, soprano, from
Boston, and Mrs. Porter and Mrs.
Sargent, contraltos. .f.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-08

IT appears that the N. II. Legis-
lature in it's haste to gerrymander
Dover in the interests of Dcmocra.
cy, neglected to repeal the law al
lowing the city council to change
ward boundaries at any time. Ac-
cordingly the Republican City Coun,
Gil propose to change the wards
back to their original status.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-08
AT Oak Bluffs, Mart has Vine

yard, Saturday evening, man
named Elliott shot another named
Smith, who was one of party who
called on Elliott for the purpose of
tarring and feathering him.
A terrible landslide occurred at
Alana, in the Province of Navarro,
Spain. The overhanging rocks fell
upon and utterly destroyed the vii.
age. The disaster was SO sudden
that few of the inhabitants escaped.
Two hundred corpses have already
been recovered. .....
Go to q. II. Curtis for melons,
apples, peaches, &c. ~ ..'
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-08
District Convention.

We hope every Republican in
town will attend the caucus to be
held ut the Town Hall, Saturday
afternoon, at four o'clock, for the
election of delegates to the District
Convention next week. The true
voice Of the party should speak at
the caucus. IL should not be manip-
ulated by a few men. ~ -
+ The question tor the voters on
that occasion will be whether they
will send delegates to the COnven'
ton in favor of Judge Poland or
against Inn. There are three other
men in the field, or rather one in the
field aud two whose names have
been talked about, but none Of them
can carry the enthusiasm that was
felt for Judge Steele two years ago.
He was u man, brilliant and abound
ing in good qualities, who carried
hosts Of friends with him, Many
who supported him then did so from
no hostility to Judge Poland but
from friendship and admiration for
Judge Steele. While they admired
Steele they admitted the great abili-
ties of his competitor. To-day all
is changed. There is no man in the
field opposed to Poland to magnetic
the hearts of men as Steele did, yet
there are some who are trying to
unite all the conflicting elements in
opposition to the denomination of
Judge Paland. If there was any
good reason for throwing our pres
ent able member overheard, or any
other man had strong hold upon
the hearts of the people, this might
be a proper course. But we now
have in Congress a man whose emf.
nent abilities are acknowledged thro'-
out the length and breadth of our
land-a man who has long held
high positions in public life and
who has sustained himself with
credit to himself and to the honor
of the State. We are asked tn
throw aside a well-tried and faithful
public servant for whom? Who
knows? The names of three men
are proposed, but if the voters
of this town or any town send anti
Poland delegates for whom do they
vote ? Is it for Mead, Dennison Or
H0we7 Or will they vote for the
man that may be lucky enough to
come out ahead in the scramble
that will follow in case Poland
should not get the nomination at
the first ballot. 1t seems to us, I'M
der the circumstances, much safer
to send delegates for one that we
know than to trust to chance and
political wire pulling. Let every
voter come out and act, kno wing
just what he is about.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-08

The German Government has
sent note to the Versailles Gov
ernment, protesting against the
Pyrenees being made Carlist arse.
nails, and declaring that unless
France maintains neutrality on the
Spanish question Germany will ask
other powers to interfere. W
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-08

A QUEER story comes by tele-
graph from Montreal concerning the
st. Adams tragedy. A fellow con.
fesses having murdered the girl
Menard. He is probably insane, as
the name of the girl murdered was
Ball. 4' -i' -
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-08

AN injunction has been issued by
the U. S, Court against the Boston
and Fairhayen Works for an in
tringemcnt Of the Acme Press Pa
tent.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-08

THIS year will be noted for the
bursting of reservoirs. The latest
was at Trenton, N. j., on Monday,
when Thirty million gallons of water
flooded the houses on Pennington
avenue. No lives lost, and but COM
paratively small pecuniary damage.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-08
COUNTY NOMINATIONS.

co,,,o JonN W. RowELL, Randolph.
''"''''' WIN. T. GEORGE, Topsham.
1,.J,oo {CnEsTER DICKEY, Orange,
'"'o'' ] NATHAN b. COBB, Stratiord.
States attorney, n L. BoYDEN, Randolph.
SHERIFF SCION X. BERRY, Thetford.
Nigh BailiG, CHARLES CEoCKER, Brookfield
Judgcs Of Probate.
Ramdolph Dist, w. ii Nichols, Randolph.
Bradford Dist, II. W. BAILEY Newbury.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-08
Saturday, August 8, 1874.

Union Republican Nominations.
FOR GOVERNOR,
AS A II & l. p Eek,
OF JERICHO.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
l. Y NJ An q. HIN KLEY,
OF CHELSEA.
FOR TREASURER, -
10 ii n A. p A G Il,
OF MONTPELIER.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-08-08
STEVENS g. BAGLEY,
JULY 80, 1874.

WHY ENDULE THAT CoUGH and sndang
yeur life when timely use of Weeks Magic,
Compound will relieve you. 1t always af
fords relief, and will when takon in season
cure more cases of disease of the throat and
lungs than any remedy known. Cold YIELDS
to its curative power at once. At this season
of the year no family should be without it.
Sold by all druggists. 2Smo6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11
WHOLE NO. 1929.
The Forrest Case.
From the Philadelphia prAss, May 2s.)

From the Philadelphia prass, May 49,
Shortly after the death of Mr..
Forrest. the counsel of Mrs. st. Clair
called upon the executors of the
Forrest estate to ascertain whether
the claim Mrs. Forrest had against
the estate could be settled amicably,
or whether il would have to undergo
the tedious process of legal adjudiea-
ton. Realizing that a prolonged
litigation would involve an outlay ct
large sum of money, while neces-
sarily occupying years before a final
decision could be reached, and also
regarding it as certain, under the
decision in New York, that Mrs. st.
Clair's right to dover interest in
the estate in that State was well
fonnd ed, the executors of Mr.. For
rests estate met the coansel on the
other side in friendly way, and
negotiations have been going on I'M
til recently. The result reached is
that the executors of the Forrest
estate give to Mrs. st. Clair the sum
of s95, 900, in full and entire settle
ment and discharge of all claims
against the estate, not only in the
State of New York, but in the States
of Pennsylvania, Ohio, kentucky
and Michigan, in all of which Mr..
Forrest owned real estate. In fur
therance of this arrangement, it be.
camo necessary TO have an act of
Assembly passed in the State of New
York. This was accordingly passed
at the recent session of the Legisla-
ture, signed by the Governor, and is
now law.
This whole sum of S95, 600 is to be
paid out of the proceeds of the un-
improved land of Mr. Forrest on the
Hudson river, in the neighborhood
of Yonkers, adjoining the Font Hill
property, now owned aud occupied
by the Sisters of Mount St. Vincent.
By this settlement the executors
and trustees of the Forrest
Home, being relieved from all de-
lays, will be enabled to go on at once
and sell all the real estate in the
different States preparatory to the
great work of providing for the
Home 70. DecaYed Actors, near thiF
city, as contemplated in the will Of
Mr.. Forrest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11

AN ECCENTRIC WIIL,-Martin 0
Walker, one of the oldest and wealth.
lest citizens of Chicago, died recen-
tly. His will is a most extraordinary
document. 1t places all his property
in the hands OF four trustees !; directs
that they shall pay each of his two
sons annuities which shall not be less
than $500 nor more than $1,000, but
within these limits gives absolute
discretion to the trustees /; provides
that the estate shall be divided
among the grandchildren of the tes-
tator upon the death of his sons /;
and, failing issue from the sons. that
it shall be kept intact for twenty-one
years, and then be used for benevo-
lent purposes, according as the trus-
tees may direct. The trustees have
almost absolute power over the prop
erty. They may sell, exchange or
convert il during the lifetime of the
sons, and in case of their decease
without issue will still hold it in pos
session for twenty-one years. In all
the records of the English Chancery
Courts there can be found few moro
eccentric wills than the one which
we have eptomized. Its provisions
have astonished all of the persons
Immediately concerned, and it's pub
LEGATION will doubtless furnish food
for thegossips for some time to come.
Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11

TooMBs, THE GEORGIA BULLY,
"BLUFFED. The Chicago Times
Washington special has the follow
ing:
A racy bit of political gossip is
current, concerning a dinner party
in honor of Robert Toombs, of Geor-
gia, given by Senator Gordon, of
that state, on last Saturday. The
invited guests were all southern men,
among the number being Represen-
tative Lamar, of Mississippi, whose
enlogy cf Senator Sumner recently
delivered in the House, has attracted
so much attention in all parts of the
country. During the conversation
at the dinner-table, Toombs criticised
Lamar severely for the tone of his
eulogy, and said that it was not sus-
tanned by the southern people. He
finally said to Lamar, II have come
up here to take you home," intima-
ting that he was crazy. Lamar,
who had borne Toombs' braggadocio
in silence, felt insulted at this, and
remarked loud enough to be heard
by all present, "Any man who does
not agree with the sentiments OF my
remarks in the house, is a coward
and poltroon, and unworthy of the
respect of decent southern man."
Toombs cried out in a rage: 81
will see you again sir" which SEEM
ed to forbode an appeal to the code;
but the next day he took the cars
for home, and has not been heard
from since.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11

SALE OF SENATOR SUMMERS EF-
PECTs.-The contents of the late
Senator Summers house, at Washing
ton, were sold at auction, on the 3D..
The attendance of those anxious to
obtain some memento of the depart
ed statesman was large, and the
bidding spirited. Nearly every ar
ticle knocked down under the ham,
mer brought more than its intrinsic
value, and some pieces of furniture,
more closely identified with the
personality of the deceased than the
others, were sold for many times
their value. The total amount real
Used was $4,000. The furniture of
the dining-room alone brought about
$500, and the furniture of the study
more than $1,000. The great ma
jority of the bidders seemed to be
either the friends or admirers of the
late Senator, who desired to secure
some memento, no matter at what
price. Several well-known colored
men were prominent at the sale,
while mysterious lady from Boston
succeeded in carrying away some OF
the most desirable souvenirs. Mr..
Summers house is be to sold at auction
next fall, and is expected 10 bring
SO, 900. The auctioneers believe
that Mr.. Summers wines will realize
SO per bottle, and there are 375 bot
ties.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11
Nitro Glycerina.

Nitro-glycerine, the most powerful ex-
plosive known, being ten times as pow
erful as gunpowder, is made of glyeer-
inc aud nitric and sulphuric acid. 1t
was discovered in lS47, and first used
in 1864. Glycerine is an oily sub
stance derived from tallow or suet or,
what are known as animal fats. When
such or common soap-grease is boiled
with soda I've or any other I've by which
e 6a6d seer sspa il @ads tO The gSs,ne be
left, large part of 1t at least, in the
water upon which the cake of soda
floats. In the manufacture ofglycerine
the fat is first made into soap, or as it
is called, saponifed, and by a very in
teresting process, it is then separated
in the shape OF an oily but not greasy
substance. The glycerine is poured into
a mixtute of one measure Of nitric acid
very slowly and with the greatest care.
The mixture is then poured in water
in which it sinks to the bottom with
out mixing with it in the least. 1t is
then complete, and such highly dan
gerous article that the greatest care is
used TO avoid accidents beth in using
and making it. 1t will explode by
friction or simply rubbing upon rough
surface, or by blow as with a ham
mer, or simply falling apon the ground
especially when it is frozen or becomes
solid through exposure to cold. For
these reasons it is very rarely used, un-
less first mixed With sawdust or fine
earth, because it consists of very min
ute animals once living in water
known as infus orioe by scientific peo-
pie. When thus mixed il is in the
shape of a dry, solid substance or
course powder, which, if put in fire
will not explode or ego off, like gun
powder, but will simply burn like so
much resin. But when used in hole
bored in a rock, it is so much more
powerful than gunpowder that it has
enabled people to make tunnels like the
Hoosac or Mont Gents tunnel in a4uar-
ter of the time usual with gunpowder.
1t is therefore one o. the most useful
of our modern inventions. Scientific
American
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY JUNE II, 1874.

at the bottom of the constitutionality
of every law. If Carpenter and
Sloan can go before a jury in this
state and prove by evidence against
the rebutting evidence of the COM
pany that the rates allowed under
the Potter act are reasonable and
just compensation to the carriers,
the law will stand-otherwis it will
not. Its constitutionality is yet to
be decided, and, while the case is
pending in the courts, it seems to us
that 1T is the proper province of the
journalist to be moderate and judio-
ious, rather than infammatorv and
violent.
Corporations as well as individuals
have right to appeal to the courts
for redress of the wrongs of what
they deem unconstitutional laws,
otherwise there would be. no re-
striction on the arbitrary power of
the Legislature, and every one
knows that absolutlsm of any kind
is tyranny, we care not in whom
that absolutism is vested. The citi-
zens of Republic instinctively take
q stand against presidential, judicial,
or legislative tyranny, and if they
did not they would deserve to be
slaves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11

awe learn from Paris of an in
invention by DR.. Ozanam for photo
graphing the beats of the heart.
The apparatus by which this is af-
feoted consists of thin bag of India
rubber, connected with short glass;
tube, into which sufficient mercury
must be elected to fill the bag en-
tirely, and to rise along part of the
tube. When the bag is laid over the
heart, each cardiac pulsation will be
indicated by a corresponding move
ment of the mercury in the tube,
and by the aid of suitable photo
graphic apparatus provided with
movable slips of sensitive paper,
the number, regularity and force OF
the pulsation may be registered with
perfect accuracy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11
@But few persons are aware

s@- But few persons are aware of
the magnitude and perfection to
which the manufacture of doors and
window blinds by machinery has ar
rived in the United States. 1t is
stated by those who profess to know
that the number of doors alone made
within the one State of New York,
exceeds 10000 per day, or not far
from nine millions per year. From
statistics deemed reliable, it is be-
lieved that the amount of capital in
vested in this branch of manufac-
lures in this country cannot fall
short of $40, 900, 900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11
How a Teacher Stopped a Train.

The Albany Argus says that there
was an occurrence on the Harlem
extension railroad recently that is
worth recounting. About nine in
the morning Of the day serious
colIision-a collision between a girl
and train OF cars-woo avoided IA
a singular and daring way. The
girl is a school teacher, and was on
her way to school. The train was
from Chatham, on it's way to Rut>
land. Both met on the trestle work
near Brainard Station. The girl
stood still, while the alarmed engi-
neer whistled down brakes, and man
aged to stop the train only when his
engine was within ten feet Of the
obstruction. The trestle work is
thirty-six feet high, and bears only
one course of ties and only one
track:
"What do you mean-do you want
to be killed p inquired the engineer
"No," said the girl, 81 am going to
school,"
"Well, 60 back until the train pass
es the trestIe," SAID the engineer.
81 can't said the girl, "I'm late"
Step aside, them
She stepped aside, outside the
track and on the edge of the ties:
But the space was too narrow; the
engines wheels could not clear her
expanded skirts. Her next plan
was to sit down; with her legs dang
ling beneath the ties, but thus the
hoops spread all the wider. Provok-
ing delay for the engineer, humilia-
ting posture and failure for the
school ma'am.
Hold on" said she, an fix it )"
and then, gathering up her legs and
her skirts, she stretched herself at
full length upon the outar edge of
the ties, seized underneath with one
hand the string-piece to which the
rail is spiked, and coolly babe the
train pass on ! In minute the train
passed over the PROSTATE form with
out q jar or jolt, and the next instant
the girl was on her feet, fastening
toward her expectant pupils, before
whom she was determined to be ION
time" though she disarranged doz-
en- railroad timetables.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11

W"Young gentlemen, do not get
into the habit of betting" SAID a pro-
fessor to his class. "No kind of bet is
:excusable-in fact, every bet is sin,
as well as a mark of vulgarity. Have
nothing to do, young gentlemen with
bet of any kind" "That, suppose
puts afnisher on our dear old friend,
the alphabet, exclaimed one of the stu
dents. The professor smiled blandly
upon the young man and gave him IF
by lines of Greek.