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.Venom of an exasperated ass

sVenom ofa exasperated ass"
comes to us as a st. Loris express
sion. 1t is about as remarkable
as the Irishman's observation
that the ''sting of an OK was in his
horns.n The venom of an ass must
be in his ears. Rf "a
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become a landing place of im~
migration to the extent she was
formerly, this would no doubt
contribute materially to settle
the South with a foreign popu-
lation. AS it is, the immi>
grants landed at New York,
with its great direct railroad
lines to- the West,ar not likely
to be diverted from their route,
even by a Southern Immigra-
ton Agency established in
New York, as has been pro~
posed, while in New Orleans
such an agency properly con-
Quoted might be Of material
benefit. When, by the iIo>
proved navigation of the Miss
issippi, New Orleans shall have
become not only the chief ship
ping point of our foreign grain
trade, but also the main land
ing place Of our foreign immi'
grafton, the South will have
reason to expect that so large
a proportion of its rich lands
will no longer lie unproductive
as they now do. .-[st' Louis
Democrat.
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According to Lord Bacon, read
ing makes a full man, writing an
exact man and speaking ready
man. t
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wise and inland navigation to
the whole tide-water area, which
is endowed with a climate Pc
culiarly adapted to market gar
1ening, with forests abounding
in the most valuable timber,
with waters teeming with edi-
BILE fish and crustacea." Florida
is destined to be a winter gar
den, yielding market supplies
to Northern cities without a risk
Of competition, and oranges,
figs, olives and other fruits of
sub-tropical climes. Between
tide-water and the lower slopes
of the mountains is q region
producing wheat of a better
quality than that Of any Sec
ton north ofit,the entire range
Of farm products in great pro-
fusion, and such fruits as ap-
plies, cherries and grapes with
certainty and success. Add to
this that the Southern States
hold the great grazing section
of North America awaiting the
advent Of the dairy,nan, the
wool>grower and the herdsman,
and it may well excite surprise
why the foreigners that come
to our shores to establish new
homes here, should barely cast
a glance at this most inviting
section of our country, and
prefer to it even the monoto-
nous prairies of Northern Iowa
and Minnesota, with their long
winters and samaness of pro-
ducts.
The original cause of this
Northern direction in the flow
of our immigration is no doubt
due to slavery. So long as the
laborers of Europe were invited
to compete with slave labor
they rejected the invitation, nc
matter how superior were the
other inducements held out
Thus the current of immigra'
ton set in toward the Northern
States, and every additiona
year has made it more ant
more difficult to turn it in an
other direction. For that whicl
has more power than all the ad
) vantages of soil, climate, cheal
. lands and republican institu
tons to attract fresh imnligra
: ton, is the immigration tha
. has already settled down wit
us. All over the NortherI
States are families from all dis
tricts of Germany, 1relant
Scotland and other countries
who keep up constant CORES
pondence with their friends i
the old country; and to thos
friends the greatest safeguar
in emigrating lies in the fa'
that when they reach a strane
country where a strange la1
4 l
t guage is spoken, they will fir
friends of their own rationale
S to assist them with advice al
$ protect them from fraud. He
) lies the great difficulty whl'
q the Southern States have
Q overcome, and only patien'
. and untiring exertions on tt
s. part of each State and local.
/ to diffuse over Europe that i
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European immigration in the South.
Of 2,296,19 foreigners who
came to the United States be,

came to the United States be,
tween the years of 1855 and
1870, the two Northern States,
New York and Pennsylvania,
alone absorbed 1,197,0S7, or
one-half Of the whole immi-
grafton; and by far the greater
proportion of the other has
sought homes in the far West.
Ofthe 294,5Sl immigrants who
arrived in New York last year,
10000 remained in New York,
100, 9,564 went to western States,
and most Of the balance took
up their stay in States of the
East. The Southern States re-
ceived but a trifling portion of
that large number; some 800
going to Kentucky, 235 to Tex,
as, a few hundred to Tennessee
etc. Missouri is the only one
Of the Southern States-if she
can still be classed amongst
them-that attracted the re-
spectacle number of about
1900 foreign immigrants last
year. As each immigrant is
computed to bring along with
him money, jewelry, and other
property, to the average
amount of one hundred and
fifty dollars; and as last years
immigration alone thus distrib-
uted amongst the different sec
tiOns of the country where it
settled down the snug sum of
S43,694,550, it will be seen that
the South is quite justified in
, begrudging theNorthern States
the almost total absorption of
, this vast annual influx OF
wealth, and devising means
whereby to secure a fair share
of it for its own impoverished
States. But what the South
noeds even still more than the
6 wealth Of this immigration is
the labor it brings along. Ot
the immense area Of the South
ern States there are yet 300, 900
900 acres not taken up in farms
, 200, 100000 of acres not i'm
: proved, but united with i'm
proved farms; and about IS,
OOO, 900 of nominally improved
lands, that is to say, only thir
teen per cent. of the whole
But as not one>half of this /
now in actual cultivation, Ow
e. ing to the poverty of man.
g planters and farmers, and tn
general decentralization of ag
: ricultural interests which TO-
lowed the war, it is safe to sa
that only from five to six pc
cent. of the whole area OF tn
s South is now in actual cultlys
ton. '.s9.&.
Aud yet Southern States,tha
cover SO vast an area Of unpro
}. ductiye lands. which it offel
} to immigration in vain, posses
decided natural advantage
. over the Northern and Wester
States. being able to produt
N every article which may l
grown in the higher latitude
with the almost exclusive a.
vantage of producing cotto'
.E, hemp, rice, sugar, etc. "Wl'
LONGER shore lines than ar
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The editor of the Missouri VAL
ley Harrisonian was recently mar
ried. Thereforei the following
item explains itself: "More than
a year ago we came in possession
Of a COW bell by its being left
with us to advertise. This bell
has lain around, being Of no nse
to any one, until recently it has
been used to awaken US in the
morning, and as its sweet strains
echo and re-echo, how quiet is the
journey from dreamland to that Of
full consciousness, and hew cheer.
fully we go to work after listening
to such sweet subduing strains" I,
Charcoalis a valuable internal
palliative in dyspepsia, and 10
many ofthe disorders affecting the
stomach and bowels. Taken in
doses Of a tablespoonful night and
morning, it is an almost unfailing
corrective of costive habis. Mixed
with softening poultices, it is
:
cleansing, soothing and healing
to foul sores. An occasional dose
of the powder produces a favor.
able Improvement in sallow and
tawny compilations.
"Damned he he who first cries,
, hold, enough" shouted an enthu
j siastic crowd in front Of a bar las,
j night. Some OF those fellow
t ought to be damned, for they holi
enough to run grist mill.
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W. q. MCDONALD.
T. NJ. FORT.
n WATKINS. T. N. FL
Watkins r. Fort,

A ttorneys at Law, Minden. La. Win
A practice in all the Courts for Web
,ter and Bossier parishes, and in the
Snureme Court OF the State. yl3no
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Professional Cards.
II. W. Baker,

TTORNEY AT LAW, Bellevue, La,
A win practice in any conrt in the state,
.,cept the parish court of Bossier Parish.
vlln46lv.
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Mutt f. Leonard,

a TTORNEYS AT LAW, Texas Street,
A Shreveport, La. Will practice in the
Courts Of Caddo, Bossier, Claiborne and
Bicnvile. Vion4o
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ADD CONGRESS--..FiRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WAsrtlNoToN, Mar,

WASHINGTON, March 80.
A memorial from the commercial people
Of New England against the excessive
pilotage tolls in IIellgate, was presented
by Mr. Hamln. Referred to the com
merce committee.
Mr.. Anthony reported from the printing
committee a communication from the sec
rotary of the treasury relative to the dlspo-
sitlon of fines, penalties and forteitures on
account of the violation of the customs
laws the last ten years.
Mr.. Anthony said this report cost So
900 to prepare, and will cost $4,000 to
print it. Referred to finance committee
Mr.. Morton raised point of order that
Mr.. Hanin's amendment was out of order.
After some discussion, MIR. Hamln
withdrew his amendment, and the question
REQUIRED on the motion Of Mr. Morton to
strike out the second section of the bill re-
ported by the committee, which provides
that on the LIST of January, 1876, United
States notes shall be redeemed in coin or
interest bearing bonds. 1t was discussed
by Messrs. Morton, Sherman, Pratt and
Ferry, of Michigan. A vote was then
taken on the motion to strike ont the sec
ond section and was adopted -yeas, 2s !;
nays. 80.
Mr. Morton moved to strike out the
fourth section of the bill, which provides
for the retirement of United States notes
at the ratio of seventy per cent of addi-
tional national bank notes authorized by
the bill
The chair announced Mr.. Wadleigh, of
New Hampshire, a member of the COM
mittee on privileges and election, and Mr.
Frelnghuysen member of the committee
on education and labor, III place of Mr.
Sumner.
Without reaching vote on Mr. Nor
tons motion, at o'clock proceeded to
executive business and adjourned.
HOUSE.
Several bills were introduced, including
one amending the shipping commissioners
act also one appropriating $40, 900 to pur-
chase the painting If the "Siguing of the
Emancipation Proclamation"
Mr.. Merriam of New York, to provide
for free banking and to limit the issue of
United States notes to four hundred mil
lions.
Mr.. Cox presented u memorial for the
modification of the bankrupt law and for
/
steam plough.
Mr.. Wheeler of New York, from com
mittce on commerce, reported back with
amendment the Senate bill providing foi
the payment of the bonds of Louisville and
Portland canal company. The bill was
discussed at length by large number of
members the bill went over without any
action.
Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania, asked leave
to report from the committee on ways and
means, and have passed, Il bil to ADM,
free of duty articles intended for the inter.
national exhibition of 1875, with provi-
sion that any articles sold or withdrawn
for consumption shall be Liable for con.
sumption shall be liable for duty.
Mr.. Garfield suggested that the word in.
ternatlonal should be struck out and the
word centennial substituted.
Mr.. Kelley objected to making that al
teration and was sustained in that position
by Mcssrs. Myers and Randall of Pennsyl
vania.
Mr.. Garfield then objected 10 the bill
and it was withdrawn.
The House at O'Clock adjourned.
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Moaday, Marca 30M.-Court commenced
at 9 p, m.
The case of the State vs.. Rutland was
the first taken up for hearing This is the
matter Of keeping the fence around the
West street cemetery in repair. Several
witnesses were called to prove (what is pa
tent to everybody that passes down West
street, past the cemetery that the ceme-
terry and its surroundings are in such con-
diton as TO be disgrace to any communi-
ty that will suffer such things TO be. Some
year or two ago Ira Fisher (the old gentle
man who was removed from the court
room the other day in dying condition,
and who now sleeps his last sleep in the
graveyard in which he took SO much inter-
est circulated petition which was gener-
ally signed by our citizens, asking the Sc
lectmen to repair the fence fronting on
West street, but they refused so TO Go. He
then presented the matter to the Grand jury
who found true bill against the town and
to-day, after patient hearing by the
jury, they, in twenty minutes after the
case was given to them, returned verdict
of guilty against the town. The penalty
under the law ia fine of not less than fifty
or more than one hundred dollars, 90 be cX-
pended by a commissioner TO be appointed
by the Court, in the necessary repairs. L.
J. Ormsbee for state Dunton & Neazey
for defendant.
The next case under consideration WAS
that of Andrew Jackson Of the Hermit
age" on Main street The respondent was
arrested and on Saturday appeared in Court
and gave bail for his appearance on Mon
day at p. M, L. Il. Thrall becoming
bondsman, but as he did not put in an ap-
pearauce his bonds were called and for.
feited.
Next in line was George 3. Shaw, a
New Yorker, who has been trying TO in
troduce to the inhabitants OF the rural
burgh of East Wallingford the fashion Of
living with another woman than his wife
The Wallingford people did not take
kindly to this style, and furnished him
lodgings with Sheriff Sanderson at the
Jail. To-day he came into Court listened
to an information against him, plead
guilty, and was on motion of States At
torncy Ormsbee, sentenced to two years
and six months in the Vermont states
prison.
John McDermott was then arraigned on
information for perjury. Plea not guilty,
ordered by the Court.
Albert Davis mailing from Montreal, was
arraigned on Information for larceny,
Plea guilty. In view OF all the crcum.
stances of the case, Che having been in Jail
for nearly six months,) the Court imposed
as the penalty u fine of fifteen dollars,
this amount was contributed by the mem
bers of the bar present in about three min.
utes and the prisoner left the Courtroom q
free man with the admonition to ego and
sin no more.
Patrick Larkin of Castleton was arraign-
ed on two indictments for assault with in
tent to kill these were on motion of the
counsel for the prisoners consolidated
and the indictment read. Plea not guilty.
Set for hearing to-day at II a. m.
The case of the State VS.. Andrew Jack.
son was set for hearing this morning and
the Court took recess till a. M, thi,
morning.
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From Washington.
SAVINGS ~ APPROPRIATIONS.

WAsniNoToN, March 3d.
In the appropriation bills already re-
ported there has been reduction of be.
tween eleven and twelve millions from the
revised estimates of the departments. and
the committee confidently expect to be
able to effect an aggregate saving of $685.
100000 in the total appropriations this
year as compared with those of last year.
THE RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION BILL.
The bill to regulate transportation OH
railroads, introduced into the House by
Mr. Shoemaker, of Pennsylvania, provides
for the appointment by the President of
three commissioners at salary of $4,000
per annum, to serve one year, whose duty
it shall be to classify freight on which
railroads are required to fix their tariff of
freight giving publicity by conspicuously
posting the same in the Offices and depots,
and no change shall be made In such tariffs
without thirty days notice, by posting such
notices as aforesaid. Any deviation from
the regular notes being punishable by
llit vi lot less t1dn one hundred nor more
than one thousand dollars. The commits
sioners are all required to arrange the gen.
eral code of railroad signals, and railroads
are to adopt the same The bill was re-
ferred to the committee on railways and
canals.
TIE PROPOSED INDIAN TREATY.
The bill introduced in the Senate by Mr.
Fenton to provide for the settlement with
the Six Nations Indiana of New York, au
thorizes the Secretary of the Interior TO APP
point a special agent to make registry of all
such of these Indians and their descend
ants as were bcnefciaries of the treaty of
January 18Th, 1888, by which they eX
changed about fifty thousand acres of land
in Wisconsin for 1921 eco acres west of
the Mississippi river, within the borders of
the present State Of Kansas. The secre
tary is required to report to Congress next
session with an estimate amount required
to carry the treaty uDo effect
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THE RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH 81 1874

In answer to an inquiry concerning the
law, the chair read the act passed as an
amendment to an act passed Nov. 10, 1869,
entitled "An act to encourage mahufac-
tures," which was to the effect that all
manufactures whose value exceeded
$1,000, should be exempt from taxation
for five years from time Of establishing the
same.
1t was now moved that committee of
five, as suggested BY Mr.. Goss, be ap-
pointed by the chair
The motion was adopted, and the chair
appointed as such committee Messrs.
Goss, of Brandon Kimball, of Mendon;
Ruggles, of Poultney; Holmes, of Sud
bury, and Baker, of Dandy. The com
mittee retired for consultation.
Mr.. Greene, OF Rutland, wished to have
the subject of railroad taxation brought
before the meeting for discussion, and de-
sired to know il towns along the lines Of
road had been instructed upon the subject.
The chair stated that PittsforA had
taken no action upon the subject.
Mr.. Davis, of Rutland, stated that tho
listers of this town had been instructed to
put the railroad property into the list, and
they should do SO.
Mr.. Barney, of Shrewsbury, said no ac-
ton had been taken upon it in his town ;
Mr.. Smith, of Brandon, reported the same
from that town.
One gentleman thought legal advice
should be had upon the question from those
not interested in railroads, at which anoth-
err gentleman remarked that such advice
would be hard to find
Mr.. Davis of Rutland stated, in anNer
to an inquiry, that Rutland quarrics were
taxed
Poultney was reported as taxing it, quar-
ries the same as farming lands, on the prin-
ciple that owners worked out everything
they got out of them, and that bcttermcnts
upon them were considered The same as on
farms. They had tried the other plan but
found it bad policy.
Mt. Holly was reported as having never
paid any attention to the subject of taxing
railroads.
The committee then made their report as
follows;
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the following Is the amount Of grain in ware

HAy-The market Is steady at 81 OO@e O5 FOR
shipping
liops-The market Is quiet at 800 25 for
low 10 fair s0@S5 for good TO choice.
Rio at 2i@24A gold. Stock ON hand 1Os,ois
bags
sudAH.-Merket ls firm at 7N@7ko for fair
TO good refining.
MoLAssEs.-M Market Is firm with fair jobbing
trade
kIcE-'ihe market quiet and steady,
FREDERICKSBURG market is ilrmer crude
closing at Yak refined l59Sc,
TALLow-Market In moderate demand. Sales
OF 10 o % lbs at 7E@l-l6c.
Eggs MARKET Is tirmer at lT69l5c for state
and PENNSYLVANIA F; l5h@1Gc for western.
COAL. - The market Is quoted as ilrm at
50 OOGG 90 for Anthracite per ton per cargo.
Misunderstanding is steady. Hemlock sole,
Buenos Ayres, and Rio Grande, light middle
and heavy weights at 27H TO 30c California
do, 20 "a 90 'Orinoco do. at 25H TO 27h.
WooL.-Market steady ; domestic fleece at
40 965c tubbed 5sc pulled at 25tG50c I'M
washed at ls@a2 l5@36 for Texas,
PoRK.-rhe market Is active, quiet at SIC rs
for new mess IA 90 for extra prime.
BEEF - Market is more quiet at $40 6Oi9li
plain mess sic 5009l3 90 for extra mess.
BEEF HAMS. The market Is quiet AT
22a2ic for western,
TIERcE BEEF.--fhe market is unchanged at
22g22c for new prime mess 25S26oO Tor
/ Cur MEATs-The market is quiet Mlddles
quiet at o5sc; long clear at 9kc ; short clear
ut csc. Smoked hams In bulk at llH@l2H +;
shoulders &c.
LAip-The market Is heavy ut one for prime
steam.
BUTTER-Market Is heavy at 25a2s for wes-
| tern 35G43 for state 3G@45 for new.
CuEEsE-ls firm at l.@l64c for common 10
| prime.
wHIsKEY.-The market is shade nrmer at
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MORE ABOUT BL0DGET THE MUIR
DERER.
CoNooRp, n. H., March 30.

CoNcoRp, n. H., March 30
Blodgett the wife murderer, told his
counsel that he attempted to kill himself
at the time he did his wife, but that the
knife glanced from his neck. There was
q fresh cut in his neck at the time Of his
arrest which it was supposed was made in
Tie struggle in his arrest The letters
written by Blodgeit show concluvisely that
his insanity while in jail vas simulated.
He Struggled one letter out in which he
acknowledged he was trying that dodge,
asking his daughter to aid him in the effort,
as 1t was his only chance for escape. Be-
fore hanging himself he wrote long letter
to Fred. G. Field, Esq, of North Spring
field, Windsor county, Vermont, in which
sides with their mother and helping her to
go away with George Jcff5. lie also
complains that his counsel did not do as
they ought in the case says they are a
hard set and try to take the advantage
of him in regard to their fees that he did
not want to plead guilty in The second de-
gree, because it would be q lie also that
his counsel soud out in order 10 save the
county two thousand dollars Of expense in
his trial
His autobiography, written while in Jail,
covers nincty-liye pages of foolscap and
contains the most minute circumstances of
his life from the time he first saw his wife,
whose maiden name was Smith, from Troy,
| n. ii. He married her on few days ac-
quaintance for her beauty, she being nine
teen years old. Daring the first years of
their married life she was greatly troubled
by the spirit of Francis Moore of Troy,
whom she Tilted and who in consequence
hung himself in tannery. in that town.
He deta Is at great length the times and
causes of numerous quarrels and fights be-
tween himself and his wife, in which she
used any kind of weapon she could gel
hold of. Jealousy on her part seems tc
have been the cause of the trouble. Blod
gett was a man of most violent temper and
had no control over his passions. He was
noted as a thief, and the reputation of hi,
wife was worse than his He does not ad
mt that he was jealous OF her until jeff,
came into his family.
His body will be forwarded to Spring
field for burial. G.
When 1t became known here that Bod
get had escaped punishment by a suicida
death, the excitement was intense. AL
seemed to join IN feeling of mingled sat
isfaction and disgust satisfaction that th,
life of the miserable man was ended, an(
disgust at the manner in which his heinoui
crime was compromised and the layit,
of the jail officials in allowing hin
the opportunity for suicide. Blod
gett has been in the Lacona jai
under thirty years sentence to the Stat
Prison since Tuesday, aud the only excus
given by the officials for the delay i
! carrying the sentence into execution i:
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EairlluXell.

As the mail train was leaving the depot
Monday afternoon, and as the engine went
around the curve in the rock cut, the engi-
neer discovered COW on the track, but so
near that 1t was impossible to stop the train.
The engine struck her, smashing one hind
and one fore leg, cutting her tail off, and
otherwise injuring but not killing her. She
was allowed to suffer for some time until a
man took pity on her and cut her throat.
The COW was the property of poor man
by the name of Patrick Holland. lie has
been without work most of the time during
the past winter and could i'll afford the
loss, and we hope that aid will be given
him by the citizens of the place b.