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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11
Imitation of the Currency.

The Senate came to what may he
termed definite resolution Thursday,
on the financial question. Early in
the morning, Senators in favor of ex-
pansion held an informal conference
on the subject of free banking, and,
after careful canvass, it was ascer-
tanned that it would be impossible to
secure votes enough in the Senate to
ensure the passage Of such an amend
ment to the Finance Committee bill.
1t was then determined to vote for
the next best proposition looking to
the issue of additional currency.
When Mr.. Merrimon's amendment
came up, for an additional issue of
SAG, 100000 the expansionists accept
ed it and voted for it, believing that
they could not do better, 1t was
adopted by vote of thirty-threc to
nineteen. Leading men on both sides
of the Senate and House regard this
as a substantial settlement Of the fl
nancial question. 1t is probable that
when the bill is sent to the House, an
amendment will be offered to strike
out The SAG, 100000 clause and insert
free banking. Should this succeed,
the Senate will, no doubt, adhere to
ats action, and committee Of confer
ence will be ordered, the result Of
which will be the retention of the
Senate bill. AS the matter now
stands, the volume of legal tender is
fixed at $500, 900, and the volume
Of National Bank notes at the same
figure, making the entire circulation
S800,000,000. 1t is hardly possible
that this will be changed. Should
the matter come to conference, as it
undoubtedly will the managers on
the part of the House will be forced
TO yield and accept the Senate's ulti-
matum. Men like Morton, Logan,
and Ferry Of Michigan voted
for the Merrimon $4,000, 900 amend.
ment as the best they could get, though
of course they would like to have
more. There were several difficulties
in the way, the chief among which
was the prospect of the President We.
toing any measure of expansion that
might seem extravagant. Very like
ly he would have done so, ant
the expansionists did not care to take
the risk.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11
The Democrats of Connecticl

The Democrats of Connecticut,
achieved a victory in their State cleo
ton on Monday last, having made q
clean sweep of everything. They have
elected their candidate for governor,
and secured q u. S. Senator. They
will have majority in the legislature,
Of thirty in the House, and from
seven to ten in the Senate, which will
give them complete control of affairs
in the State. Connecticut, like New
Hampshire, has always been a very
close State, the parties being very
evenly divided, yet this time the vic
tors win BY nearly two thousand ma
majority over all candidates. The
campaign was conducted in quiet
way on both sides. The Democrats
being sure of an easy victory and the
Republicans careless of what the con-
sequence should be. 1t is not difficult
to see the cause Of this apathy on the
part of the Republicans. Affairs at
Washington, Congressional and other
wise, have rolled up too heavy load
for the party to bear, snd thousands
of honest men refused to cast q vote
which could be regarded as an in
dorsement of imitation, or Butlersm.
Perhaps q few such rebukes as this
from the people, may awaken Con-
gress to a sense of its duty to the
masses. Certain it is that Congress
was only to continue its course Of IN
fiation and overriding of the peoples
wishes, to speedily complete the ruin
Of the Republican party.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11
The Sanborn Case.

The revelations ut Washington in
the case of what appears 10 have been
an organized conspiracy to rob the
revenue, in connection with Sanborn.
are as sickening as those with which
the city of New York and Brooklyn
are so familiar in the transactions of
their respective Rings. 1t appears
that Secretary of the Treasury, Rich
ardson, Assistant Secretary Sawyer,
and Solicitor Banfeld, had Sanborn
aud his crew wholly to themselves.
Although Sanborn was to collect in
ternal revenue, the Commissioner of
Internal revenue, Douglass, was not
made privy to what was going on, and
though he inquired by letter concern
ing Sanborn aud his position, it
proves his letter was never answered.
Richardson sent it to Banfield and
Banfeld laid it aside, thinking it was
Richardson's business to answer it.
Neither were Sanborn's collections
paid to the officers, who alone were
authorized to receive them, but by
express instructions from the Secre-
tary of the Treasury they were to be
sent to him direct, in order, doubtless,
that he might arrange the moiety bust
siness satisfactorily. The law under
which these extraordinary proceed
ings were carried OH was, it appears,
Struggled through Congress by two
leading politicians, one in the House
and the other in the Senate, under the
pretcnce that it was for the collection
of claims which could not be collected
in the ordinary way; but it appears
that the books Of the Internal Rev
enue office IN each city were thrown
open by command of Secretary Rich
ardson, to Sanborn, who wrote list
of the uncollected claims, and requir-
ed the officers of the department to
collect item for him. also, on the au-
thority of Richardson. The same
authority also required the depart
ment officers to refrain from collect
ing these claims for the department.
These proceedings are precisely of
the same piece with the system of
brihing Collectors, Naval officers, land
Port Surveyors, by share of Jaynes
moieties, 10 neglect the duty of collect
ing the revenue for which they are paid
large salaries. An Intelligent people
will not allow such management Of
their affairs a great while.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11
ENHAUsTED VITALITY.

TIE "SClENCE or TFE,OR SELF-PRES.
ERNATiONna Medical Treatise on the CAUSE
and Cure OF Exhausted Vitality, Premature
Decline in Man, Nervous and Physical D,lH,.
ity, ilYpocondria, lmpotency, Spcrmat oiiiUa
or seminal Weakness, and all other diseases
arising from the errors of youth or the indis-
uretions or eXeesscs of mature years. This
is indeed book for every man Thousands
have been taught by this work the1ruc way
to health aud happiness. 1t Is he'chcapest
and best medical work ever published, and
the only one ON this class of ills worth read.
ing l9Oth edition, revised, much ENLARGED.
illustrated, bound in beautiful French cloth
Price only 81. Sent by mail, post paid, on
receipt of price. Address PEABODY MED.
ICAL INSTITUTE. No. 1. Bulfinch Street, Bos,
ton, Mass, or DIR. w. II. PARKER, Assistant
Physician. N. b. The author may be consult.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11
"reminiscences of Guildhall.
NUMBER ONE.

sided IN Guildhall, whose name was
Sammy Briton. His business was to
build chimneys and plaster houses.
He was foreigner, | think, an Eng
lishlnan, aud was probably about
forty years old. Having seen for
eign countries, ard being commune
cative, we, who were boys, delighted
very much TO hear his stories, OF
which he had great fund. lie had
no family but livel with the families
where. he was employed and when not
ut work, obtained board in families
where he could best be accommodate
ed.
A young physician came into town,
and was employed in teaching school,
before he obtained practice in his pro.
fessicn. Sammy Briton was then
boarding in the south part of the town,
| think at Mr.. Calvin Perkins. He
was taken sick ; the physician was
called to see him and repeated his
visits. The sick man grew suddenly
worse and died. He was buried in
the grave yard near Dea. Halls, (now
Dea. Keith's.) His grave was made
like others, the sods carefully placed
on the top. 1t was soon noticed by
Dca. Hall, that the grave had been
disturbed, and he thought the body
might have been removed. He and
others determined to examine and rs.
certain whether their suspicious were
we'll founded.
On opening the grave, they found
the body gone; the lid of the coffin
was broken to peices. Collins were
then painte | black. These fragments
were stuck in the dirt thai had been
thrown out, and were seen by anyone
passing in the road. A very strong
excitement prevailed; the robbing Of
a grave had never been heard of in
that part Of the country, and people
would not have been more astonished
if q robbery or murder had been com
mitted, Many people began to
believe that the body had been
removed, in order to be carried to
Hanover for dissection, and were
rca y to charge the new doctor with
the crime. Whether by accident or
not, | do not now rccollect, the body
was found secretcd in barn. The
owner of the barn was ignorant of the
fact, as he stated 10 the church, when
examined for admission afterwards.
Probably boys had been hired by the
doctor to aid him and to watch in the
roads while he was procuring the
body from the grave. No one
doubted the Doctors guilt, though
l do not know that any positive
proof was obtained.
Poor Sammy was returned to his
grave, but the Doctor soon found it
convenient to hunt for different field
for practice.
The writer remembers no event in
his life, which produced so strong an
excitement. Every one seemed hor-
rifed Had the laws been the same
then, as now, it would have been hard
for DR.. Bolton to escape punishment
as severe as the crime was great.
Clear evidence of his guilt could no
doubt have been obtained. For months
and even years, the "robbing Of the
grave" was the town talk.
SENEX.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11
TO HOTEL, KEEPERS
BUILDERS AND OTHERS,
Hotel Site
TO BE LEASED
AT GORHA&, N. +.

Il he Grand Trunk Railway Company Of
L Cnnada offer To lease for term Of years, 10
responsible parties. willing to erect q First
Class Hotel, the site formerly occupied by
the alpine House, p at Gorhan. Y. H., togeth-
er with farm consisting of about 30 acres of
!and' IN high state Of cultivation. in the
immediate vicinity of the proposed hotel
The Alpine House" which was destroyed
by IRE about eighteen months ago, was situ-
atHd near the Railway Depot Mt torham. and
about eight miles from the "Glen lIousen at
the foot OF Mount Washington. The late ten
ant having retired from business is not de-
sirouS-Ot rebuilding.
? Inc Alpine House, was q well known and
iaNOrlte resort of tourists.
inc company will be prepared to grant Il
tease Tor long term of years, and TO treat
very literally with suitable parties.
For further particulars apply to
c. L. BARRETT,
Portland,
or to &. j BRIDGES,
Managing Director, Grand Trunk Railway,
Montreal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11
OFFICES OF
Henry O. Kent,
Kent's Building, Main St., Lancaster
New Hampshire,
BAN ,Es.IN c..

The Savings Bank of tho County of Coos.
II, A. FLETCuER, Pres. HENRY o. KENT. Treas.
Receives DEPOSITS any time, placing them
Oh interest quarterly, free OF taxation
Henry o. Kent & Co.. Transact Il General
Banking business, buying and selling checks,
stocks and coin; negotiating loans and MAX
lag col lccliOus,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11

The thieves who robbed Whitaker )
jewelry store at Brandon, a short
time ago, have been arrested at Og.
densburg and large share of the
property recovered.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11

John Brooks Of israttehoro, who
was fatally injured, week before last,
by falling from load Of hay, died,
Tuesday.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11

no choice for Senator in Massachu-
sets yet nor any material change in
the prospect of the candidates. The
last ballot Oh Wednesday resulted
rs follows:
Dawes, 81 Curtis, u; Hoar, 60 ;
Adams, 16; Sanford, Ii Banks, a;
Washburn, 8 Scattering, s.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11

Only about 400 pages Of The report
of the Vermont Central investiga-
tion is in type, although Mr.. Oviatt,
tho ,ot,ortar 10 snpnnco1 ia havo rntna
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11

AT st. Albans, Tuesday, the butter
InuLket was dnll. pricec ranoinu Fl on,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11

Claims against the U. s. Government tor
Pensions. BOunties, etc, prosecuted Rngs Il
General ONCE Business transacted, Nv
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11
INSURANCE.

Fire Insurance effected in the Aetna, Hart.
'Ord Home, ~. Y.,1 Hanov, or New lIamp-
shire Stock Companies. S2O,OJ,OOO0O capital.
and IN
The Coos Mutual,a safe ana cheap local Co.
e. J.. COTBY, Pres. lENRl .. KENT Sec,
Life Insurance made en- desirable risks. at
low rates, in Sound COMPANY; The AMERI.
'AN POPULAR, based on business principles,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11

Henry O, Kont Is tI0n9urer Of the E1n.
c"sACr FGaaer, tB5SF AMI KffGsGHR t'sSk
gee starch t0., ana Mil give nttentloir rs
we inahcnl business OF either CorpoiRii0r z
HuEnoss b. Mail will toeni"e cnTly ,l(tCA-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11

control them The testimony Of our best citi-
zens, Of all classes, establishes the fact, that
CHERRY PICTORIAL will and does relieve and
cure the affecting disorders Of the Throat and
Lungs beyond any other medicine. The most
dangerous affections Of the Pulmonary Organs
yield to its power; and cases of Consumption,
cured by this preparation, are publicly known,
so remarkable rs hardly to be believed, were
they not proven beyond dispute As a remedy,
it is adequate on which the public may rely
for full protection. BY curing Coughs, the
forerWmers Of more serious disease, it saves UNI
numbered lives, and an amount of suffering not
to be computed 1t challenges trial, and con-
viRccs tie most sccptica Every family should
keep it on hand rs protection against the early
and unperceved attack of Pulmonary Alice
tons, which are easily met at first, but which
become incumble and too often fatal, if neg
lected. Tender lungs need this defence; and it
is unwisc to be without it, As safeguard to
children, amid the distressing diseases which
heset the Throat and Chest of childhood, CHERRY
PICTORIAL is iuvauablci for, by its timely use,
multmdos are rescued from premature graves,
and saved to the love and affection centred ON
them. 1t acts speedily and surely against ordi-
nary colds, securing sound and Notwithstanding
sleep. No one viii suffer troublesome Jnflu-
enza and painful Bronchitis, when they know
how easily thay eau be cured.
Originally tho product Of long, laborious, and
successful chemical investigation, no cost or toll
is spared in making every bottle in the utmost
possible perfection. 1t may be confidently relied
upon as possessing all the virtues it has ever
exhibited, and capable of producing cures as
memorable as the greatest It has ever effected
PREPARED BY
Or. J. C. AVER & co., Lowell, Mass
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11
Manhood: How Lost, How
Restored.

ht0lUItu.
n. Just published n new edi.
NJ tOn of DIR. CulyerweIl's Gel
q ebrated Essay on The radical
AySSA cure (wilhout mCdicinc) of
ES99G&SN SPERMATORRHd4Ao or Seminal
~ Weakness, Involuntary sem.
n Ms inal Loss, ImpOtCncy, Mental
.EvNsfsmst ana Physical Incapacity, I'm
'N"@Pw~@"A> pediments to Marriage, etc.
also, CONSUMPTION, EPILEPSY and FITS, induc-
Ell by sclfindulgence or sexual extravaganza.
Price in scaled cnveop only six cents.
The celebrated author, in this admirable
essay, clearly demonstrates from thirty
ycai s. successful practice, that the alarming
consequence Of self-abuse may be radically
cured without The dangerous use of int .imal
medicine or the application OF the knife
pointing out mode of cure at once sin. pie,
certain and efoctual, by mCansof whicht very
sufferer no matter whHt his condition NAV
he, may cure himself cheaply, privately ana
radically
This lecture should be IN the hgnds of every
youth and every man In the land
Sent under seal in plain enVelope, to apy
address, post paid, ON receipt OF six cents, or
two post stamps,
ChaS. j. c. Kline & Co.,
Bowery,New York Post ONCE Box, 1855
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11
Ayers
Cherry PICTORIAL,
For Diseases of the Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds, Whooping-
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma,
and Consumption.

Among the great
discoveries of modern
science, few are of
more real value TO
mankind than this eff
fectual remedy for all
diseases of the Throat
and Lungs. A vast
trial Of its virtues,
throughout this and
other countries, has
shown that it does
surelv and pl1octnnllv
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-11

More Machines than any other Company. and
orer one quarter ofaH machines sold during that
gear. Nine ont Of ten IF sad Singer Machines
!Cere FOR Fl NIL ] u$e-prorinqth the great popular.
ity Of the Singer in the household annexed are
the sales of the different makers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-24

IT has long been understood that England
would be very willing to part with her possess
sions in North America, that the provinces
were only burden to her, that they are of
no use or profit to her in peace, but would
be a dangerously exposed point of attack in
ago. and oh 1IS90ps MsEs withdrawn some years
and extreme conservatism prevent the indc-
pendence of the Dominion, which has long
practically existed, from being openly declar-
ed. Attention is specially called to the real
political relations of the two nations-for the
Dominion may fairly be called nation now
by the address of Sir George Campbell be-
fore the British Social Science Association at
its recent meeting. In discoursing OF the
general subject of colonial dependencies, with
which he has special familiarity, having been
of late governor-general of the Bengal presi-
dency in India, he says: "Colonies are like
children; and when an elder child, such as
Canada, has grown to maturity on another
continent, has its own politics, connections
and complications there, and is practically
out of our bands, would certainly let it 60
free without more delay, and would relieve
this country of the many embarrassments to
which the connection may give rise. Cana
da. believe to be, under present arrange
ments burden and risk to u.s."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-24
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
Thirteen Persons Killed and 9th.
erS Injured.

DETROIT, Get 23.-The Northern Transport
tation Co.'S steamer City of Brooklyn, bound
frem Ogdensburg to Chicago exploded her
boiler while coming up the river yesterday af-
ternoon. The effects Of the explosion were
fearful, the beat instantly sinking and large
number being killed. The steamer Cuba was
o short distance ahead of the Brooklyn and
picked up nearly all the survivors, who were
landed here, the injured being sent to the hos.
pital.
lon are Mrs. Bofin and child of Oswego, a lady
from Cleveland, two Frenchmen from Ogde MS
burg, names unknown as the stewards books
are in the sunken wreck. Eight of the crew
were killed. The passengers saved are Capt
broken; James MulIin Of Green Bay, seriously
injured; F. w. Stevens of Few Haven, leg
broken and head cut; Riley Franklin of Loda
O., shoulder sprained and head cut
The crew saved are Capt. Harvey Brown, un-
injured; first mate Samuel Rider, arm broke ;
second mate Abner Mellen, injured in the leg f;
first engineer VIM. Stoddard, fatally hurt /;
wheelman Antonio Parker, slightly hurt; look
out Geo. Meade, uninjured; chambermaid
Mary Brown, leg broken; cabin boy James
Gibbons, unhurt; Amos Nelson, foot hurt;
steward William Plumstead, unhurt; Fred
Valley deck hand, slightly hurt, two deckhands
unknown.
/ The City of Brooklyn had miscellaneous
cargo and was herself valued at $4,000.
Some of the injured passengers say that the
boat was racing with the propeller Cuba, which
had passed her short time before, and that
she was carrying tremendous head of steam
when the catastrophe occurred. Capt Brown
attributes the explosion to low wateI in the
boiler.
The explosion tore her apart, sinking her al
most instantly. Nothing but her pilot house
remains abovs water.
A tug was sent to the scene of the disaster at
o'clock and returned at O'clock not bring
ing any more people. None of the dead bodies
have as yet been recovered, but it is reported
that one of the bodies is tied to a stake al
Grassy Island
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-24
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Eight mrs i'm a Roat without Food.

Eight Days in n Boat without Food.
GLOUCESTER, Oct 23.-George M. Roberts
and James Austin, two of the crew of the
schooner Marathon of this port arrived home
last night after an experience Of eight days in
an open dory at sea. without food. They left
the vessel on the afternoon of the 18th inst, to
visit their travis on the Grand Banks, but got
lost in heavy fog, and were unable to regain
their vessel. They relate terrible sufferings
from hunger. 1t rained during the first night,
good supply of water in the trawl tubs, which
they had. Of this they drank sparingly. Fo-
eight days they watched for some glimpses of a
passing vessel, but with no signs of relief, and
their courage nearly gave out it being the
morning of the ninth day that their dory was
seen by the steamer Greece, which rescued them
from their perilous situation, both men being so
weak and exhausted that they were unable to
get aboard the vessel without assistance. They
arrived in New York, Wednesday, and were
presented with twenty dollars by the passengers
and officers.
Captain Williams of the schooner Laura
Nelson of this port, just arrived, reports the
loss of Benjamin Griffin and Neil McLain, two
of the crew of the schooner Clara B. Chapman
of this port, on the Grand Banks on the 4th
using their travis. Griffin belongs in Shell
burne, N S. McLain was native of Cape
Breton.
Rumors of Frauds. ...
BOSTON, Oct. t23-The Traveller of to night
says:-"The air is murky with rumors of rot
tenness discovered by the legislative committee
engaged in investigating county affairs.
Nothing is known except by the gentlemen per-
forming this necessary work of unearthing
official dishonesty, and their report will be
made to the next Legislature; but certain facts
already established by inquiry are understood
to have materially changed the political state
in one section of the Commonwealth. Develop
ments are likely to create considerable sensa-
ton when they come to the public knowledge.
Unless apparently authentic reports are mere
exaggeratfons. there have been Irregularities
more or less fragrant throughout the Common
wealth in relation to county accounts.
Educational.
NEwBURYPoRT, Oct 23.-The Board Of
Trade are this evening giving a reception to the
trustees of the University of Modern Ian.
guages here established, and City Hall il
crowded with ladies and gentlemen, Mayor
Currier piesiding. Eloquent and earnest ad
dresses have been made by E. M. Boynton Of
New York, Maj. Ben Perley Poore, Rev. Asa
Dalton of Portland, Rev. DR.. Stockbriege Of
Providence, and Chan Larsan, Chinese Com
missioner Of Education; by Senator Patterson
of New Hampshire, and others. Pledges o.
pecunary assistance are gizen from all sections
of the country, and at the opening this fall
students are coming from China, Japan, Next
CO, and various other countries.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-24

THE st. Paul (Minn.) Press, the leading
journal of the Northwest, has strong arti-
Gle on the subject of making that city point
of distribution for goods from Europe, and
especially point where Europeans will go to
buy the manifold productions of the great
fertile area of which st. Paul claims to be the
center. 1t reports already large transactions
in provisions, sold to 60 to Europe by the St.
Lawrence route. The exports from that city
will almost necessarily 60 by the lakes, with
which it is connected by Lake Superior &
Mississippi Railroad to Duluth, and by the
Wisconsin system of railroads to Milwaukee.
There must evidently be a vast volume of
trade between this region and Europe, which
will naturally flow through Montreal and
Portland. Montreal has taken the care to
afford abundant facilities for transferring
freight, and Portland should promptly turn
its porringer up to catch the good things that
are falling