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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-05-30

stream and slgnalled us, and as she
dropped alongside we could see the
cleaning guns of some twenty five
men. In fifteen minutes all the men
who had participated in the insubor-
dination, twelve or fifteen in number,
were aboard the barge strongly
guarded. They were taken before a
q. S. Commissioners the following day
and remanded to appear before next
term of the U. S. Court.
Leaving Cairo about l A. NJ, Fri
day, we reached this city at midnight,
safe and sound. The scenery between
Cairo and here is grand and beauti-
full. Green wheat fields, lovely farm
houses nestled among the trees, fruit
orchards clad in springs mantle, hills
in the distance cloathed in rich vel
vety grass, towering cliffs at the
waters edge frowning upon us like
huge giants, large boulders of rock
lying along shore, with now and then
a hansome village, formed the ever
changing panorama that passed be-
fore our delighted vision.
Evidently, all the Towards pass
engers had enjoyed the trip, though
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02
THAT IRON CLAD, House Bill 1913, which

THAT IRON CLAD, House Bill 1913, which
provided that saloons, billiard rooms, bar
rooms, drinking rooms, or places of public
resort, in which spirituous or malt liquors,
or intoxicating drinks Of any kind. are I'M
lawfully sold, furnished or given away,
shall be held and declared.to be COM
mon nuisances. and may be abated as
such. had narrow escape from being
launched!on the waters of Legislation in this
state the day previous to the adjournment
of the General Assembly.
The bill also provided for fine and i'm
prisonment for the first conviction. In the
House it was favored by Mr.. Stanley of
Leicester, and Mr.. Peck of Ira in able and
short speeches.
Mr. Fairman, of Wolcott, moved to
amend so as to provide that places once
closed up. shall not again be allowed to be
re-opened until the owner shall have given
bond in the penal sum of $500, that he
will not again sell, or be Il party to the sale
and furnishing Of intoxicating drinks; and
providing that the bill shall not apply to
any part of an otherwise peaceably con-
Quoted hotel, except such bar room, billiard
room, or other part Of such hotel rs may
be used as place of public resort in which
intoxicating liquors are unlawfully furnish
ed or given away; which were agreed to.
Mr. Norton, of Bennington, moved to
| no fret f;po q Il
also SO that the imprisonment for the first
offence shall be three months, and for
second and every subsequent offence. not
less than six nor more than twelve months.
The first proposed amendment was di>a-
greed to-ayes Is, nays LOG. The question
was not taken on the second amendment
by consent of Mr.. Norton.
The question then required on the third
reading of the bill, and on that question
the yeas and nays were demanded by Mr..
Peck, Of Ira and taken-ayes 90, nays 80.
50 the bill was read the third time and
passed.
This bill went to the Senate where Tues
ttiV niSIlt IL WAS Sill Ply tlSCuNscu. All
amendment, which was in substance
Fairman's rejected amendment, was pro-
posed and the bill passed Il to II. 1t had
to 90 back to the House and got there late
in the morning when the larger branch OF
the general assembly had, not to put toe
fine appoint upon it, very nearly ''pctered
out" Smalley of Burlington fought it of
and there being no quorum Except 1T
Straits Fairman could not get it through
as it was sheer nonsense to have call OF
the House ut that stage.
| The vote which this bill received ought
to convince the advocates Of license law
in Vermont that the state proposes to KEEP
at least the present statute, and that The
more opposition there is to its square exc
cution the more chance there is for Just
such 4 hot law as this to be passed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

have vet to be inaugurated and pressed to
Il successful issue before the department
can become sclf-Sustainin@. While l do
not tlattcr myself that shall be able to
accomplish this most desirable end during
the short period of MY service, propose
to keep it steadily in view and to direct my
best efforts toward lis attainment.
For the first time in the course of a life
devoted actively to business. | find myself
in charge of IN establishment the expendi-
lures of which largely exceed its receipts.
\ state of affairs which strikes with great
force u mind more or less disciplined by
that close inspection of accounts enforced
in mercantile pursuits. In ordinary
business affairs there is but one end to this
condition of bankruptcy The
deficiency of this department has varied of
late years from fifteen to twenty per cent.
while from the best data ut my command
have been compelled to submit to
estimate for the year. ending June 80, 1876.
which will show an expected excess of
expenditures over receipts of nearly $500,
00o or abont twenty five per cent, of the
entire revenue of the department. How
far the American people will he willing to
90 in this direction remains to be seen.
The difficulties in the way Of adopting
and enforcing policy which will properly
guard the revenues Of the department, and
shall also afford to the new and growing
regions of our country the mail facilities,
to which the rntcrpri>co of the people entitle
them are not few and small, but in some
way they can and must be surmounted.
| deem it suitable TO say here that pro-
pose to guard with strict vigilance the ex-
pcnIiturcS of this department, Sanctionng
no outlay which can be avoided without
dctrimrnt 10 the service, and 50 conduct
affairs generally that the interests of the
public shall be paramount to those of any
individual, corporation or party.
(>i~IcdD MARSHALL JEWELL.
= VI General
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

ExCITED.-.The English are getting
quite excited over the inf,llibili tv dogma
and the relations of the pope to the sub
ject Of civil government. Gladstone has
issued pamphlet attacking the Roman
Catholic position on the matter, and Arch
bishop Manning has taken up the argu-
mentative cudgels On the other side.
The discussion has grown very warm
and to some .has all the more interest be-
cause between the ex-Premicr and Arch
bishop Manning there has for forty-fivc
years existed friendship so intimate that
at one time the latter, at that time rector
of an Episcopal church, stood sponsor for
one Of Mr.. Gladstones children. This
friendship the Archbishop, says in q let
ter to the New York Herald, is at an end
The two men, of whom Manning is eight
cen months the senior, We're at Oxford
together, though in different colleges, both
of them gaining distinction in their classes,
both were deeply interested in the well
known tractarian: movement, and. accord
ing the London 7a6let. Mr. Gladstone. in
1851, when Manning went over to the
Romish Church, had serious thoughts of
taking the same step.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02
The POSt.MaSter Generals RenOrt.

The peop'e Of the country have reason
to be pretty we'll satisfied with their jewel
of Il p NJ g. He makes rs good Il man.
ager at the head of his department us he
did governor of Connecticut or minister to
Russia And notwithstanding some ofthc
senators whose pets he has stepped on pro-
pose to defeat his confirmation they will
have poor luck at it Such men in the
cabinet do good to the country and their
being there is Il needed tonic for the re-
publican party besides.
The following is an abstract of Mr..
Jewels report:
3Oth. 1874, were S2l. 800, 56s, and the cN-
penditures S32,l2d,4l4. The estimated
expenditures for the year ending June 30,
1876, are SO 4.034. Total. ESTIMATED rev
enuc, SO, Is. 1j6-lcaving II deficiency. to
be appropriated out of the general treasury
Of -, Sl5,S7S These estimates do not in
cludc the appropriations for steamship
service and stamps, amountin" to ?2,o9S,-
300.
The use of the registered letter system
Is SltaullN lntIcaSln0. IlltTc HIS lG'tH Il
marked gain in the time Of transporting
through mails. An average gain, from
New York to San Francisco of five hours
and thirty-twO minutes; 4 gain for mails
New Orleans of two hours and tifty-sevcn
minutes, and, going north, Of one hour and
fifty minutes, and Il pcrceptiblc gain in all
through mails in regularity and certainty.
The foreign mail system is in better condi-
ton than ever before.
The number Of po-tohiccs in operation
June 50, 1871, was 3l,294. Total number
of appointments during the year were
9,t9i. The results of the extensions OF
the letter carrier system are of the most
gratifying character. There has been Il
gain of over 80 per cent, in the amount OF
fees received from money orders. There
has been only one erroneous payment III
59,60 payments, and only Il in all, Ih"
| increase in money exchanges with Great
Britain and Switzland has been very
,,,,1-n,I
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

Tie CLOSING II"vEs. Iii. i,.-,,.--
legislation after :, o'clock In il!.. l.,.... #.
was conducted with rpm-i,l-r.,l.,...---
OF the >tlil formal j. "f lur.ia.-. 1885,.
procedure One worthy ~.li.,..,.- ....
called TO the chair I.v Gnr. IEnra-
int" a doze AMI it r. i'ii-.tl .,.... l...
IF Mr.. President t, l---...-.
consciousness.
\ legislator who im:r"li...- 81
merit, may thank h~ stars !. l..
safely pass both Houses. and apn-..
The Governor. With TIA" Glm.-. ..
attention. many = ia~t bill canine
alive. Once in = while. too. "a DE.
through, no one knows how. For.
AN act II confirm the lirl,. nt
structures in Like Chanpln;n. H..
affects the railroad colnlini,-- y.
built docks in Burlington from lan-.
mark ont into Lake Clrmla-n. FL.
upon land belonging TO Tho 81.
state by thi~ bill confirms til. iii. -
railroad companies in ihi- d,-i. i..... ..
Ihc valu" of this grant 10 'l-l.. -.
| road, themselves have ~ notion.
were not at all particular to hl.-.. &c..
1t WAS fIthercd hv 40 one in ir..-
| The House. and Was the lat bill Ga.
Senate and WAS signed by tl..- s.....
about seven . clock in the norm
Al this time however. tl.-r. {. s-..
torncy to look after il. \ t,....--
man +. presenting the - Original
tors of the town of Blriin.t =, ..
hand to oppose it. Tia" >rua'.. ....... 49,.
reported il f:tvorablv after ;,Iol. ....
Il. :
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

hence the bid of $4,000 which Congress
is asked to accept in order to secure it.
An agent of the Japanese government
was at the sale, with Il view Of purchasing
it, but declined to bid on learning that our
government was bidder. The commit
tee on appropriations has not vet had the
estimates placed in its hands. but some OF
the members have had several consuIta-
tions with Secretary Robson. Mr.. Hale
of Maine, of the committee. will have
charge of the appropriation bill
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

CONGREss.-Monday next, December I,
the forth-third Congress meets for its last
session. There are various rumors of
what will be done, but all seem to be wait
ing for the message of the President
This we shall endeavor to give in our next
issue.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

SECOND DIsTRICT.-The several county
cl erks in the second congressional district
met at the Junction House in Hartford
Tuesday, the oath ult, and canvasscd the
votes for representative to Congress at
the special election held Nov. 8, 1874.
The result of the election was certified
to the governor, and Dudley c. Denison
declared elected
The following is the official CANVASS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.-The excite
ment that was stirred up about appoint
ments has died out, and it seems to be gen
orally conceded that the new board is Il
very good one. The Burlington Free
Press thus speaks of it:
OF the members of the new State Board
Of Agriculture, Hon. Alexis I. Smith, of
New Haven, is substantial farmer. Il
State Senator, and 4 man of known integ-
rity. He holds the opinion. we believe.
that the influence of the former Board was
injured by the attempts Of some of its
members to make it subServc certain per
sonal and political ends; and he will b.
likely to keep q sharp lookout for political
schemes and schemerS, if any such pre-
sent themselves in future in the Board.
Thomas l.. Sheldon, of Rupert. is vouched
for by the Rutland Ucrdld rs IAN excel
lent flrmer-haS had the sole charge of 4
cheese factory for years-has been town
clerk for fifteen years. and HIS twice &C
ceptably represented Rupert in the Legs
lature Take him all in all, he is equal to
any one on the Board" c. Horace Hub
bard. of Springfield is Il practical agricu.-
turist, has been for many ysars the agri-
cultural editor of the Record and Farmer
and was 4 member of the House during
the recent SESSION of the Legislature.
Col. John B. Mead is leading farmer
and granger has represented Randolph
influentially in the Legislature, was :,
candidate for Congress in the late I'M
pleasantness in the second district: has
been an active temperance man. G. &
Pringle. Of Charlotte. is a very intelligent
practical farmer, nurscrvman, and hOrti
culturist; modest gentleman, but mar
of ideas, and will make, we think, IN
/ excellent member of the Board. Mr. e.
S. Fassett, of Enosburgh, representa-
/ that town with credit in the Legislat Ut,
| of 1872, is a farmer and is called Il can
! did and intelligent man. On the whole
| it will prove, we think, to be very
good Board, though inexperienced in it
duties.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

deem it suitable to saw here that pro-
pose to ,ruard with strict VIGILANCE the ex
p.nIiturcS of this department. sanctioninr
no outlay which can b., avoided without
,lctrimrnt to 1hr service. and so conduct
affair, generally that the interest, of the
public Shall be paramount TO those of any
Individual. cnrnnration or nartv
(>i~rcD MARSHALL JEWELL.
p VI. General.
,.......,...,, ..,..,.,.. ,.,.,,a,,r
treasurer SPINNER annual statement
'l'" 'iI't ''i' i't'il'> i'l ''ic H''i
June '''' 9HoN Il '''FI't>' COM pau e" W ',ic
Pr'!l"'~ year III customs, cI"se" ny th'
l'i'''' 'l - ana III in''i ii,'l i'N
emu s"rt'>i"il'u ~ me recent changes
III III" law "l HIl."l'''"-'. ne eApeh-
,llur"~ exclusive OF the public debts have
brcl decreased - :N'''.P'2- einlncnd;t-
Die. ne -tN~. ~ TINS r'trthcllheht IS II IS
hrlltNrd II VIII be >tiI greater III TIE end
ot the current wear.
/ ii" treasurer asks legislation to restrain
In" i~~jl" "i rlrcui1tlh@ notes other than
authorized tH ;ri~ OF Congress. making
the Am" a m'-''emc1n"r pdul.lEthIc by
INC or imprisonment or p"lil- VT. SPIN
nrr also urge the passage OF a law author
il,n- the treasurer t" rrdecm unsigned
notes Of National Banks that have or may
hereafter be- delivered in the same man
nrr - o,llrr notes.
Il was also recommended that the comp
trnl.rr OF lhr currency. with the concur
renee Of the secretary Of the treasury. be
empowered to appoint Il special agent to
examine the affairs of banks ne@lecting to
keep up their iitr per ccntum redemption
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02
EXPORT OF Tlr SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
The Secretary of the Navy. in his annu-
Ill report Will AK for about nineteen and
half million dollars. being the same
amount asked. for last year, bat which
was cut down to about sixteen million
dollars. The bureau of construction and
repairs j. to have three and Il half mil
lions for repairs to naval vessels The
chief of the bureau thinks this amount
will keep 4 GOOD sized working force con-
Stantly employed ii the different wards.
No new naval vessels Will be asked for bv
the Secretary, 10 be provided for in these
estimates. Il is not probable, however.
that an additional sloop of war will be
provided for later in tn" session. Tin the mis-
ccllaneuuS appropriation bill. $4,000, 900
will be applied to the personal of the ma
w: about two mi lion to the engineer bu-
rcau. and the balance of the SO, jO0. 600
being equally divided among the bureau
OF medicine. surgery, provisions, clothing
and equipments.
The Secretary Will make a report on
the Stevens battery. now buildin. ut Uo-
bOkcn, y. j.. and will recommend to Con-
%rcss to accept the contingent bid of Mr..
llan>comb, chief of the bureau of con-
>tructlon and repairs, which was S145, 900
the government to take charge of it for
this sum and o complete it. This
great iron-plated ship has cost the govern
ment alrcady SI0oc,O00, after which the
government abandoned its intention of
purchasing it. Stevens, in his will, left
another million. which has been spent on
it, making the total cost of the work upon
1t thus far, S2,O0o.0O0. 1t appears to be
the desire of the Secretary of the Navy
not to let the ship 90 out of the country;
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02
rr>>>r"ErAlI.N or MAILS.


me H'll"I! ""'' 'h-"l o.! iHt il.N'
'"',> III ''i' "''''' ''''' I'V ares 'h fN-
p h"l!'i' !'f "''n I'''i'N.h NIi!'H dN ais
lh'' >i-ii1lr3i'' VIZ r"N' 81 >lili4'f SERVICE
II "II'I t"Iii'tI'>' F'f 'hr year th.HM-
) uHc -. lN'"' ! estimated mat tlli~ item
aI"h" Will exec" 9I"'""'"". ~ p'r-
ton L. ht ltl' |" railroads VIII amount t."
m"Ir tA3n cN'''".'"'- Opinions have
diil'r'd Wht"lN ~ /" the best mrtliod Of
determining the ll2lltluI rates OF c"mp"n-
>a'lon /" he rald I" III" Railroads Tor SCI
vices rrnItlrd I" TINS departments ll'rr-
toior" their pay has been based on the
"['@hl "l 'H' hl'ii> win an aHd 'u"n.'
''''N -'i'' %, '''' '''''- Us - I'I
|. |N Nun l','t, cars
~ ~. ~ = ~ i W ~
>'''1 I"r,"'N '"N''l'Ioh' ana some 'INIf'hir
''.''I ~ '".j">'.'i'"t >H""'t De II once u'-
VIH'd ana ~:'hrti"n'd 10y law; some OF til"
I"u'> nav t l'il'>''l'',' 10 we "'l ruil'h'
'I''l IN. carr my "I 'h' ln''iI~ WAS h''i' or
Il" ''!''' 10 'il'lli, "'t''9' 'L' cypress
com p;'A''> were WIIiih% I" Pay much more
l"F l"' '''olilll'""''I"h l'rhi>i'" imam the
"'!AltIl'hl ""nId 3IIo"'
va Nv '''l'i ii'''' tH'>''I'''''\'N "' tllr
Il
"''l lii' aFi Mill'.i ''''A ciIrNl 'l'l| l. +
~ '''O >>'"' ~ man 81
lh''N'2', u n'F'''''''u'>' "'IIt'A@ MOI
over l"',I ''''''''9' IL tA' iit'r "l oilr cent
r'I '''h l"0 ounces : taxing away the
nl9 I P'"'I'''"Ie pr, 81 iil'lr "H>ihe>N. ami
III SOON i''''l 'il'I' unique 10 meet IN"
! lTN ''i',"N "ri'i'ii'".' ~ 'he f"'uN-
'''- - ~ 'c''I'e.i curious anomaly -'h'
,'.'''> Il''i'ii'i- Una. '''' ''l''lt'i ""'>
"|' I"N ~ l'i"' II - '.' tAIi'I com lftni'>
effects such "a dmnution of the revenues
that they are unable TO acce'lc To the de
mands OF the roads.
find no disposition on the part Of any
railroad or TRANSFORMATION companv f.
deal otherwise with the dro,rtmrn+ than
in Il spirit of fairness and Justice. trust
congress will adopt some equitable plan OF
adjustment which will not be hur,lrnSomn
to the government and which will he
satisfactory to the companies The net OF
March ;, 1873. rcadinstinr the pay of
railroads on the basis of the weight of the
mails carried. added much more l,rmrlv
than was anticipated to the expenses Of
the department. The appropriation for
that purpose having become exhausted. |
have declined to make further p,vments.
would s,,rre>t that the time In, Gonna
when a rc,olute effort should be made +,
determine how far the pos; office d.n,rt-
mcnt can properly 90 in its efforts tn no.
commodatc the public without tresuas,ino
unwarrantahlv upon the sphere of rriyatr
ENTERPRISE. There must lie , limit Ia GOV
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

The official canvass of the late election
in Dakota shows the vote for delegate To
Congress rs follows: kidder. rep. 1877 ::
Armstrong, dem, 21S9.
lMPORTANCEoFT TIE TRANSIT OF VENTS
The question may be asked why 80 much
pains should be taken to measure the dis
lance of the sun, and whether it makes
any difference to mankind what orbit
Venus describes. Scientific investigators
never inquire of what use KNOWLEDGE i.
they leave its practical application to
others. But 4 very little consideration
will show that astronomy has. in a mere
utllltarlan way, paid the world manifold
for all the labor spent in learning it. Did
1t never occur to the reader that it is to
kepler, Newton, and their successors that
we owe the means of navigating the ocean
in safety? When Il ship is out of sight of
land there is no way of determining her
position except by heavenly bodies. But
bSeTva,ionS could not be used for this pur-
poose unless the laws of motion of those
bodies had been discovered and tau cht by
mathc- maticians and astronomers An
example of this is fresh in the memory of
all. A year and a half ago the splendid
steamer City of Washington sailed on her
usual voyage across the ocean, but constant
cloudy weather prevented observations to
determine her position. In consequence,
she was wrecked on the coast OF Nova
Scotia, and the loss of more property than
would pay for all the expenses of obser-
wing the transit of Venus paid the forfeit
for failure to make the necessary obs erva-
tions. A large portion of the labors of
astronomers is devoted to fixing the posi-
tions and motions of the stars and planets
with continually increasing accuracy, and
the observations we have been describing
are one step in this work.-Prof Simon
Newconab, in Harper's-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

tlOH vi tllt court tlEtl urea the boss.
Tweed gets along much more comfortably
in prison than the average criminal: in
fact has things IN pretty good shape but
the being in prison isn't pleasant and the
disgrace cannot be suHar-coated.
There is Il custom by which the Govern
ernor of Massachusetts pardons annually,
on Thanksgiving Day, four convicts in
the State Prison. Last Thursday when
the first choice fell to u white haired pris-
oner. who had been twelve years behind
the bars, u shout of approval went up
from his eight hundred fellow-unfortu-
nates. At the prison gate. his faithful
wife met him, and led him away to a
thanksgiving dinner which she mad spread
in Il house bought with her own earnings
during the husbands imprisonment.
Major Geo. T. ChildS, of St Adams. has
written a very readable account Of the
Eddys, which appeared in the Boston
TrarcUcr Of Monday. Col. H. S Olcott,
the Graphic..''' spondcnt from "Sprt
Vale the homes of the Eddvs, is in Hart
ford, experimenting the publishing of his
book on the Eddys and their spirit pranks
and is going to lecture there upon that
topic, illustrating this subject. 50 far rs
practicable, by the use of living figures on
the stage, to show how the Eddys mater
aliZe.
THE PORTLAND-MO LINE.-As
many as 300 men are now at work on
this line, nearly 1000 being in the White
Mountain notch, about 500 being in Can
ada, and the rest in Vermont. This is
he largest force II wv at work on any rail
Dad in the country. It is expected that
he line will be opened by September next.
trains will run from Hy,lepark to John
on early next month. ]
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-21
ICE nANUrACrURE IN THE SOUTH


Phis lie subject which is uppermost
in the minds d many whenever such
weather as the present prevails. The
Tudor Ice Company of Boston per-
formed q great sork when i ran
fifty ships laden with ice regularly to
South America, China, India, and the
tropical isles of the world; but this was
not sufficient. Cheap ice has been pro-
deed at New Orleans during the last
decade by a process invented by Yale
professor Of chemistry, and the large
establishment on the banks of the Mis-
sissippi at the Crescent City success
fully completes with the importers of
ice>from the North. And now differ.
ent cities in the heated States of Geor-
gIa, Alabama and the CaToiinas have
this season established ice manufae.
turing establishments, with improved
machinery and perfected processes,
which will render their inhabitants to
a great extent Independent of the ice
of Northern lakes, and furnish them
full supplies without the cost of rail-
road transportation. Improved ice
machines are already in operation in
Columbus, Ga; Montgomery, Ala, and
Charlotte, q. U,