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nvom1H = ovomirr s"h whan tho nanntv oyertooR
hnuae n.y.. 'A's o'''''''s' "1@oA' ''1o o'-'''''
nm' uo t,n =, ,a7o r,ho no,v,n william
Duirer' mud John Loo, itnprlHonol ponine their
trnF f'i. for felony, broke iii and esoapod. Bub-
noquontly Lon was captured, tried, and convicted
for tho er,me snl y cutting stone At joliet:
asn an oeao Ie was fatally ~ ~ ao s.or
simce the ogcapade Dulgor has ollsdod pursuit.
tsan .x,,1a nrnnsnnt1lno, n, ifcak nanf1nlnh
ssea. w,se ' v cara Fivnn nutI Fjnntrnn. and thia
1snr,,r 10 viii bo sont aoropg t rvor to 10
i,niH rn;, tho Criminal Court shall jooIde u1,on
tho lenath Of tIn1o TINT will bo required of n Of
'ol'os W ""''A Tun conNEn-srosE,
meeting o. was e hod az tse avara ooc
,,ost.15nv nftornoon Mr. Oolyin presided. md
here aso nrosont Con- Joseph sookton
W;,lian" Iomry smtl. Samuel poweli, W. w
n.a;,s"rJ Il MnSfmlttr. A. 4. Hobart' md i.
a. a. tat1I',tI1 y nia1,potond M
~; ;r;,. ~ ap",''nomo,tteo annojntod at q previous
neotinp III 10 confer will tlio raiiroad coinpauios
thnS. ,y,,o .ioairai to attend tho laying Of tho
co11'or'stono. sbmttol tIo Following report,
whlnh wa ne.oenlod
,T,,o ,,u,crsoncd uam,cra Of your Sub Committee
.1 ao 10 1aot tat tan i"vn yatieI e cef oiicors
oY {ho rsrosds ectGrng In this City, md conferred
with tbem on tho eubjeot Of reduction in rates Of
travel TO mud fran Chicago for yators to thc forth
coming M .s san M hs n;cors af
III fnIinsinp T ponds have generously consented to
issa aS tebSts for lie ro.a lip Al To fate o
aud ono.ftu, laid tfckets to be good from Tuesday,
excraonista n1npo opportunity to witt tle!r lrioa
ffu eha mi aho o3ra: ubtGauo Alton. RooE 1saud
rsso, Mn9 Marat,saaHr MwautcS ST. Fani,
~, yn,nytio vinccnnss. ptsb,,rnh. Cincinnati s
Louis, and ohioago Paoiaa. Tho Eassorf roads also
agreed to make reduction o. 20 Per eeat:
,,s co.ofInAr11h fram to yorous TAM
Ing st t!'e oiileo i Justice peWoif., On Adams
sIeo to peftoos '9o a naot thS o
Hslyo nra " nr G st9 sooo}y ornanixod m last Thursay
| evening. There was = full attendance ffea'oons
| III. @. Kelly presiding.
The minutes OF tln lsss meonng "eto fena ti.a
| nnd arrfo4eas auo tna onaltn"n ~ ~
Lommleteo ~ ~ o,,feS ,,rnG, far rannrt rim
caqnarsers vas ea,oa . nR4n III a to haaccn
COMMITTEE wefo OF tne opinlo suas I ~ a",st
ton Waa not o. presoht nnauu5 ap.o n, rooavo
front store IN aosnan.e quatsot' m1 * 4att,
monded snat tne tear past ,.e y, ~ - az ront
ayenna be Leased o. ren:oa Of Sao pnIn s ti,c
Tbs President stasea anas ~ nleotmhs ~ i9s ~
Trustees held inst SATURDAY evening, ea sio nons
Of the treasurer wore hAeo as l9oo0 ~ o0h ano VI
tho sugatthtehaeht ol tn9 etoAo s ~ S",9oJ ~ t ~
The Secretary then faan Tue ropGrt .! & aao ,et o
ecntive Oommittce, which waa ~ eneGs In. tnnE
monoeta Wuo niu ~. ptu ~ I'm tan,t,ora IN
snnae uo ~ sn1t ~ 10 n;rnctn,a ho n1,thnri7ol tn
negottato loans from memneIe' aiio"lnE saea ~
per cent antcte1. ,a.1sar snA' ~ ~ ooo1a t.
RR'f"'of Re for sale by tho sooio.y
in order that buslneBa can begin at onco, a!lt
that oaeh person sna aoGeto ~ H. smeeA aer Aot ~,
"'nT,t,T ri,n pros;tot and S1r Paxton fhon read ex
,~aotg r,o1n Eno,iah nanors Showing tho beneiit,
|
, 1874-05-26
rHE coNKsHELL PARTY

Tho ANONYMOUS and mysterious call, pub
lialed in the Monday papers, brought together
baker's dozen Of experimental politicians IN
Judge Rogers Courtroom last evening. There
wero proBont ono African, thrco Americans,
Russian, two Scandinavtans, Polo, two report
err, little boy who pretended to be short
hand writor, Hugh Reed, and "conkshell
Reynolds.
=, The prosonco OF the latter person explained
tho who1o business. Flo placed himself In " tho
chair" and stated tie object Of tho moestng to
the following effect:
"We a1o collected hero for tile purpose of
purifying polittcs-of correcting national
eyils. We are ground down aud NO
fully oppressed. This cannot laat. It
is for us to decido. Wo :, have
no Time to lose: lis ttme to begin othoT%iao t|e
wo si1all be lost. We belong to no party. II We
only look to forcible rnoans. The country must
Bear hand - :.
to DO tho renlnant Of q veteran OF tho late War,
said tint the workngmen governed. It was full
time TINT tho grooming should cease. Lot them
organize q party or their own.
tho Government issue $500. .00o 300, 600 Of Greon-
backs, (ApplauBo.] That would savo rlo coun-
try, aud prevent bloolalod. Otherwise. who
oould tell where the trouble y Was going to 9 9nd'
lu3 LIME daAtl MuaAt kAV5ptAHFN4oN ~
thav should hayo a na1no. Thoro was good
doal in nano. What 30 great as that nalno
which was known from tho great VAL OF CHING
to the corner of Adams aud InSalle street
stbarl-slell /" Lot them be tho " Hard-Sholl" D."
Society.
Tho Chair-A1low mo to say-will not some
pue take tho CHAIR, while Bay SOP
The veteran took the chair.
Mr.. novpplds-Let us considor. poBterity
Till iudgo our action. Wo must bo caln The
sHard- Shell part" Ia not definite. We can whit.
We Gun watch. Lot uB 500.
Mr, johnson Hamilton-l move to aulond.
Lot US remember that nnmo which ia dear to US
ALL Wo hnvo hoard it's sound oft ut noon, when
on our farms, 1t called us to linner. Ihat dcar.
familiar sound. It shall wake tho world. move
thai we 10 tho " Coukshell Society"
The Voteran-Society is to Earrow. Let uf
Mr, Hamilton-A1l right-party be It..
Alr. Roynolls-I hope no gentleman has como
hero to ridiculo this sncred cause. II 80, Oh hin
be tho crime eau hardly put tha motion.
Cries OF QUESTION"
1t this point tic darhoy auditor, seeing "a
nigger in tho feuco," boltod.
The scandinavian and tho Russian followct
him.
AIr. REYNOLDS made aix successive speeahes
hut failed to shako the resolution Of "th'
The motiou was put, and l" the Conkshel
party was unanimously adopted ns tho nam
"Tho Chnir " announced that they nhoul'
meet again next Monday night, mud the party
adjourned, Allcl With shadowy might.
, 1874-05-26
GEORGE ". THOMPSON.

hcsa rcaolotons upon tbe records of to Society and
oa,ssn :" AL" 'ops " 'No a0a'' ~ A0 fanny ~
0'-"'
eEnrar ". THOMPSON.
| I ,t11 aao -
~ al aoloufnou A10o''1l9 y. s'1 oA.'."eo D".'
hold yesterday afternoon In the LIZ" INSTITUTE
roomR, N[r. Murray F. Tuloy in tho chair, and
Mr.. Joseph Z. Smith acting as Secretary, the
9o,fowiu,+ rogo,rt,ona viii roforonco To tho
death OF tue Into George ". thompson n wore
presented by the Hon Melvillo ". Fuller' and
a. aasorvea tribute to tho memory Of George y.
s A ~ ,Gs M oso snnn " M mroseaa H.
playod tIio hip,cat virtues of lawyer, man. md
ohtisan and whose rosont deat 70 nre oaea @ nKon
nnn rcco III o.nreasion Of ssotionate regard md
ostoenn, and hereby sssolyes <-,
Taas r. tna Seeeps9 as oi our peson oao IN
uenso was fe upon hs lido q right md IT,,
tco; socicty man whose purity q Mc' n,gh
,ense q honor snd ..s sensitive natmsS ,;t,,,an aen
sora eons,nt hosa,pS to thos. around lin
T ncp Thso cTery aet tescd
10 lis oonioiousnosa that ho was IN olncor Of The
ind ps't ps sas ] ]sSa1
Ills utiss with .H sa Sonssso y;
noshess: TO- a3sas eha 'ru' oo'ol'a ~ su' ooSs
That wo tender to the Wife, children, and rola-
Of tho deceased our sincere sypay ana r. .s, con
mony thereof transmit to them cory o. tnese feSo
lutiona, duly authenticated by ths CHAIRMAN ano
seeFG!asy' c,,,. ao.r,to ,,,rr,,ora NJ tho Tar tn
teao 1eanIuttons to tlo diereut courH Of
ocorI in ths connty With the roaucst TINT tho aae
NAV bo eutorod upon their records.
Thu following pontIomen yero doeiRnatod to
nrenent tho resolutions to tho several courts !:
Molyillo ". Fullor, United Btatcs Circuit Court
Henry 8, NIuuroo. Superior Court Of Cook Coun-
ty: b, E, Barnard. County Court of Cook
6onnty,
The moetin1 than adjourned.
-
nr7r rrr +rrore ppEra AaaorrAr7ou
Tie regular annual oonsenEon OF sao illnols
Presa Association will b. bald In thla city TO-
Anaoc;at,on. which n,,n,bora shout 600 members
aM ""I - - t.aanao,;o,, -, raror,1 ha,nous
VIII u1oet Aoi sno ta"n'Ao'4ou " Souo1a'
at 40 O'Clock each morning OF tholr HtaS' uafl.'g
! the afternoon and evening they ELL become the
guests Of tho city pross.
A meeting was hold at the otlico of Judge
J Dradwell yesterday afternoon, at which were
, present 8. r. Rounds, Gen. Hermann Ltob,
} John Z. Miller, Judge 8. B. Bradwel, 3lyra
, | Bradwcll, G. a.. Ha7lland, and Representatives
from tho city papera. Judge bradwo!l was calleo
to tho CHAIR. On motion, Mrs. Brad
well was requested to wait upon the
: Mayor, to request him to meat the
members Of the Association ut tho Sherman
| House tomorrow morning for the purpose Of in
| PRODUCTION. Mrs. Bradwell accepted the mis-
zion. Various invitations wero accepted, ami 9
regular programme OF entertainment was II.
r ranged to be caErtod out. It ia given below.
, 1874-05-26
THE LATE PROF.. HAVEN.

IdkG AATE PRtFs AAFANs
THE EvEAETr LITERARY a0ciEry,
at Its last regular meeting, passed the following
resolutions:
acnco VIC arc called nron to mourn tho death Of Proi
Joseph Haven, d. D., IL. D., IN honorary mcmher
WnEnr4H, f3e drly appreciate the klnlly interest
which 10 hrs always Inan!feaed for tho advancement
Of sss ss E' 4lat a a s ae hsfss y fts b .yen til.
cauao of moral aud intcllestusl progress la lost
most ahe advocato that Cl!cago an1 tho Northwest
1as lost one Of A most cm,uent anil gfteil scholars,
and sodety at !arge knd-heastet R1,d genial geae
Rs.oip<d, Tut ws tender 10 the afflicted family mud
to our braer me1nhtr, Joseph 1aysn, Jr,, our heart
felt sympathy IN tllH. their great bereayc1aent.
Ihet ese ha nR No as o M nnn ns 70
Ffsolped. Thnt wo atto.ld tho funeral SERVICES In
body. .-........,
nEMonrA1. NETTING OF TIN PAsTona UNION.
At meetiug Of tho Congregational Pastors
uuion hold at Tho Grand Pacific Hotel this
morning, it waH
That the nss9rs Er,y e s ass u
sudden death OF tha lsoy. J0aoph !lavails y ~ - -,
with profound sorrow; and tLat il him We l!ays los
qualified affection un!l esseem. o,~,.. :,
ssee Thn " hia doath the ohufGh Of 9 9hrass sn,a J.
eafsisn = ss Ss - Se Il u 1 La ad thorough
learning aa smiueuca Carstlsn tcacAGrt Nay olle
of IT, chtnesI ossnK va - ds 1s yanu ,tr fms thr
essurance of our deep sympathy with them IN thels
Ureat at'iiotion.
Tie funera! services Of Prot. Haven Will he
held iu tue U1lion Park Congregational chmrcn
vt o'clock this AFTERNOON. Spaclal friends ol
tho decoasod and representatives OF institutions
and associations will mnot at his late realdo"oe
No. 20 Warron avenue. Ut 12:a0.
THE ATHENlEuM. ......
At spacIal meeting Of tho Board Of dovaru
sntpt Of the Chicago Atl,enuum, called yoatarda,
to take action appropriate to the occasion OF tue
1aath OF tho NoY. Dr.. Haven. the following rss
SluLIvua wsra adopteds ..-...,,
sAsaaaA u ~ p.as44d n Allwl1s Pzs7tasase Y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01
FAITH

Just at the last there stood beside her bed
Two angels, each miraculously fair,
With loftiness of plume and aureoled hair,
And Love, the stateliey angel, weeping, said I:
Mark her great agony. Were it not best
To soothe her and to strengthen ere she
goesl
May we not whisper that which either knows
OF precious pardon and of rapturous rest ?"
And he whose name was Hope, whose feryent
eyes
Were always heavenward raised responded
now!
80 brother, lay thine hand upon her brow;
Comfort her with Gods promise while she
diesr'
Whereat his fellow-angel nearer drew
70 the white sufferer pillow, passing there,
But on a sudden, outlined from void air.
Rose third angel, statelier than the two.
Nothing until the end may'st thou reveal?
Calm yet commanding, his clear voice rang
out
TITS better to die battling with one doubt,
Than with all knowledge at the Throne to
kneel!"
-Orprl1n1 NO,flIJ
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01
NORTHERN RAILROAD.

1873. WINTER ARRANGEMENT 1873.
an and after Dec. s. 1873, Possen.
" ger Train will run as follows:
UPWARD TRAINS.
Day Express Train leaves Concord at 1910
ANS and Accommodation Train at 1915
A .M*for White River Junction, connecting
with train for Well River, st. Johnsbury,
Barton, Newport, Willoughby and Magog
Lakes, stanscad Quebec, Bath, Littleton,
Mountains. Also, wthtrains for Mont
peler, Mansfield Mountain, Burlington, st.
Albans, Rouse's Point, Montreal, Ogdcns.
burgh, and the West.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves Concord at
3.H7 r. M for White River junction & Bristol.
EVENING EMPRESS TRAIN leaves Concord
at $50 p. NJ. for White River Junction, con-
Meeting with trains for Montpelier, Burling-
ton, st. Adams, Rouse's Point, Montreal,
Ogdensburgh, and the West
*Or on arrival OF trains from Boston, Wor-
cestcr, Portsmouth, Portland, &c.
DOWNWARD TRAINS
MORNING EMPRESS TRAINicaves White
River junction for Concord at l.50 A. NJ, OF on
arrival of trains from Ogdensburgh and Mon
trcal. This train is run to Boston on Sunday.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves White K.
Junction for Concord at 600 A. NJ.
tBRIsToL TRAIN leaves Bristol for Concord
at $50 A. NJ. and Franklin at 9.05 A. NJ.
mail TRAIN leaves White River Junction
for Concord at 1925 P. NJ, or on arrival OF
trains over the Vermont Central, Passumpsic,
and White Mountains Railroads.
DAY EXPRESS TRAIN leaves White River
junction at 800 p. NJ, or on arrival Of trains
from Montreal and Ogdcnsburgh, Brattle.
boro, Keenc, Bellows Falls; Windsor, &C.,
connecting at Concord with train for Man
z I
trhesc trains connect at Concord with
trains Tor Manchester, Lawrence, Ports
mouth, Portland, Nashua, Worcester, New
York, Lowell, ard Boston.
GEO. Il. TODD, Supt.
Concord, n. H., Dec. Sth, 1873.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01
" TIE BEST IN THE WORLD.

The December Number (row ready has an.
able Article on The Resumption of Specie
Payment, by Dr., Atwater, Poems by Bret.
Harte, Macdonald and others The continue
tion of the two Serial Stories, Shorter Stories.
Splendid Illustrations of New Orleans, the
Paris of America etc.
Editorials by a large and able corps of writ
ers, Topics of the Time by Dr. Holland, in
which he replies to "Somo Religious News
papers !" laughable Etching, &C.. &c. An
entertaining number.
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our Splendid New Illustrated Magazine for
Girls and Boys, the finest ever issued, will be
sent to all the subscribers of Scrbner's Month";
ly for 1874. Also the November and December
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01
KATHERINE EARLE,

by Miss TRAFToN, is a charming Love Story
by gifted writer which is destined to a wide
popularity.
There will be BRILLIANT NOVELTIES
and the BEST SHORT STORIES, BY SANE
HOLM, BRET HATTIE, and other delightful
story-tellers
A series of striking and unique POEMS.
with Illustrations, "OLD TIME MUSIC" by
BENZ. +, TAYLOR, known for his brilliant con-
tributions to the Western Press, will sing to us
again the music of the Spinning Wheel, The
American Authors; Papers on Dairy Farming
and Stock Raising in Europe, on Household
Decoration and Furniture, besides more than
fifty other illustrated Articles are now in pre-
paration.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01

A man in North Adams, Mass, had
among other property, fine pig, val
ued at about thirty dollars. This man
owed a small sum to another party in
town, who conceived the idea of col
Letting the bill in this wise: He got
a third man to present the debtor with
small pig, valued at about three dol
lars, and, as the law allows but one
pig, under certain circumstances, the
creditor attached the best pic and got
his pay.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01

A Danbury young man, who left on
far Western expedition, was bidding
his friends good bye at the depot,
when ayoung girl cried out: Bring
the scalp Of Modoc, won't your
The young man, feeling a little hurt
at her indifference to his departure
and the dangers he was about to en-
counter, sadly replied: mo, Emma;
you should not look for more hair I'M
til you have paid for what you now
wear" The remark appeared to sub
due her.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01
THE COMFORT OF IT,.
Overland MOaMtly.

ny HELEN BARRON BosTwICK.
What need to sigh that bright things fly
So early from our holding?
Some newer grace will in their place
BE constantly unfolding.
The cloud that hides the MONDAY sun
Has light and warmth above it;
Its frightened beam will shine anon,
And that's the comfort of it.
The beauty of this life of ours
Draws zest from incomploteness,
AS lips pressed evermore to flowers
Taste not their fullest sweetness.
What need to weep that truth must keep.
AS erst from times beginning
Her best gifts high above our eye,
Full slow and hard of winning?
Some blessed boon her hand will give
To those who know and love it
TO feet that climb and hearts that strive,
And that's the comfort of it.
The glory Of this life Of ours,
Is struggling and attaining;
And feet that only tread on flowers
Will miss its noblest gaining.
Herald of Health.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01

STATE OF VERMONT. At Probate
DISTRICT OF HARTFORD IS. Court held at
Woodstock, within and for said District on the
tenth day of December A. d., 1878.
Present, Hon. JOHN PORTER. Judge. An
instrument purportng to be the last will and
testament of Clara Stewart, late of Sharon in
said District, deceased is presented to the
Court here, for probate, by Otis Chamberlin
the executor therein named; and it is ordered
by said Court that all persons concerned there
in be notified to appear before said Court at
the Probate Office in Woodstock, aforesaid on
the first Wednesday (seventh day. of January
next and contest the probate of said will, if
they see cause; FOR which purpose it is further
ordered that a certified copy af the record Of
this order be published three weeks success
lively, previous to the time appointed for prov
ing of said will, in theSptrH Of the Age, a news
paper printed at Woodstock aforesaid.
4 true record.
HENRY S. DANA, Register.
A true copy of record.
HENRY s. DANA. Register.
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HE SPLENDID SERIES
II" THE GREAT SOUTH,

the most important and expensive series of
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-01-01
More Taxes.

ne sO-calleu Administration pOllcV
in finance has run it's course and
reached the inevitable conclusion of
mismanagement and extravaganza.
The startling communication of the
Secretary of the Treasury to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, stating
that $42,000,000 additional revenue
must be raised by taxation in order to
relieve the Government from danger
of insolvency, is followed by the init
nation that double that sum will be
needed, and by the subsequent admis
sion of the Secretary that mo mortal
man can tell' how great the deficien
cy will be. For more than a month
past the Secretary has been using,
contrary to law, the reserve of legal
tender notes withdrawn by Mr., Nc
Culloch and ordered cancelled by Con-
gress. The amount of these notes
outstanding at the close of business
on Saturday was $573,221,O1s, show
ing that more than $17O00,000 has
been thus used by the Secretary, who
further announces his intention of is
suing the whole s44,O00,O0O. This,
in the opinion of even so staunch an
Administration organ as the New
York Times, is the worst kind of Dor
rowing, it is borrowing by a forced
loan, and is one of those expedients
which nothing but extreme necessity
has ever compelled or ought ever to
suggest. In policy made up Of ex-
pedients, however, it is the first re-
source, followed by a demand that
Congress shall take a backward step
in the path on which it recently set
out with such parade for the reduction
of taxes. 1t is confession of failure
and of incompetence but in so far as
the restoration of the import duty on
tea and coffee is concerned, it Is only
the correction of an error of a noto-
riously partisan and demagogical sort.
The twenty millions of revenue de-
rived from this source will be paid
without feeling it or hearing of it, eA-
cept in the proclamation of the fact
the Government has failed to make
good its pretentious claims to econo-
my and the removal of even fictitious
burdens.
But while the nation, rich and pros
porous, has nothing to fear from in
creased taxation to sustain the credit
of the Government-much less, in
deed, than from Mr.. Richardson's law
less infation-the public has every
right to be indignant at what it may
justly consider an imposition. For
this impoverished condition of the
Treasury is attributed to nothing if
not to the reckless extravaganza that
has prevailed at Washington. Mr..
Boutwell'sI laundering efforts to pay
off the public debt in a hurry, and to
make favorable exhibit in the last
Presidential campaign, joined with
the action of Congress in4removing
taxes that were easily borne, for the
same purpose, have been accompanied
by reckless increase in the expendi-
ture of the public money. The salary
grab is but one instance among many.
With the double pay voted the Presi-
dent goes!a largely increased appro-
priation for his house keeping expen-
ses. With the additional salary to
Cabinet officers there follows the cost
ofproviding and keeping horses, car
riages and servants for each. The