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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-18
EAST.

The closing price OF gold in New York, on
Dec. 2. was 10 IS.
Rev. John :. Glendenning has been &c
quilted by the Jersey City Presbytery of the
charges made against him in connection with
Miss Pomeroy.
At scranton. Pa. on the 81, a man named
Ludwig, his wife, and infant child were found
in bed, apparently dying from poison. The
wife died in an hour, without returning 10
consciousness. The husband revived long
enough to say that he had been given some
thing to drink, but refused, or was unable. to
say BY whom. The child was still living, but
suffering severely.
Hiram smith was hanged at Watertown.
y. ". on the All. He was convicted of COM
plicity in the murder of Charles WindhaIn,
in January last.
Following 2 IN. comparative cotton state
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-18

Four armed men entered the Tishomingo
Savings Bank at Corinth, Miss, on the eth,
and carried OF 5000 in currency aud o,her
valusbles worth rs much more. The Presi-
dent Of the bank was compelled by threats to
deliver up the keys OF the safe. The villains
got away safely, but were being pursued by
n large posse headed by the Sheriff.
Another daring train robbery was commit
ted Mt Muncie, on the Kansas Pacific Rail-
road, nine miles west Of Kansas City, on the
sth. when the train had reached that sta
ton, al about 3 80 p. m, i've masked men
tagged and stopped IL. cut OF the passenger
coaches. and moved the engine and express
car some distance forward. They then
robbed the Wells. Fargo 4 Co. safe Of about
1900, and also carried of one can OF gold
dust containing $1,000. All were large men,
were heavily armed with Henry rifles and re-
volvers. and well mounted. The Express
Company offers reward Of $4,000 the Kan
sas Pacific Railway Company 5000, and Gov
ernor Osborn $500. for the recovery of the
funds and arrest OF the robbers.
The shooting OF Harrison Cockerell. at
Mount sterling. Ky, was not done by Hon.
John ID. White. as st first reported, but by
DIR. shull, whose brother Cockerell killed
some years ago.
Rev. Henry c. Potter, rector Of Grace
Church. New York City, has been elected
Bishop Of Iowa. As successor of the late
Bishop Lee.
The final canvass Of the vote cast at the re-
cent election in Missouri shows a majority Of
2s3 in favor Of the Constitutional Convention.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-18
CURRENT NEWS.
WARRINGTON.

Washington dispatch says that the re-
port OF the Commissioner TO prepare instruc-
tons 20 postmasters concerning the prepay
ment OF newspaper and periodical postage
after Jan. /. ISIS, sustains the recommends
tions OF Third Assistant Postmaster-General
Barber, as 10 plan for carrying out
the law in the most convenient and
simple manner. Instead OF placing
stamps on separate periodicals or papers. or
on the packages containing them. according
10 weight, the forms already printed show a
current account with publishers, and after
the printed matter is weighed the requisite
amount OF stamps is posted in the form OF a
receipt given TO the publisher or his agent a,
the time ofmailing. the credit and the receipt
having a corresponding number.
The report OF the Secretary Of War shows
that tie actual expenditures OF the War De-
partment. for the wear ending June 80. 1873,
including the river and hsrbor Improvements,
were si63s $50, s9l. and the same for the
last fiscal year. ending June 80, 1874. s4.a3s,-
65l .4G1, showing reduction Of $50, >'9.S5o.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-18

Tn, libel suit OF Miss Proctor against Mr..
MOGlton. growing out OF the Beecher-Tilton
scandal. was called in the United States Court
at New York, before Judge Woodruff, on
the 9th. By mutual consent the case was re-
ferred TO Benjamin ID. silliman a. referee,
and set led according 10 the following agree
ment, entered into by both parties Miss
Proctor should coIe forward and testify
that MoultOn's allegations, as to her
illicit connection with Beecher, were
in every respect false. Mouton himself
should take an affidavit that he knows OF his
own knowledge nothing whatever against
Mis- Proctor. character. and that the libel 10
which he gave utteranee was based wholly
upon hear-ay. Moulton should also make an
apology TO Miss Proctor. and that he should
bay all the costs incurred on both sides. thus
far in the suit, amounting 10 over 5000.
That in consideration OF the foregoing, Miss
Proctor would claim no peeuniary damages
against Moulton, but would rest satisfied
with the vindicaiion of her character. The
referee should make a report in consonsnce
with these conditions, and thus end the great
suit.
Ezra Cornell. founder Of the Cornell Uni
yersity At Ithaca, y. Y, died on the 9th.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

The Cincinnati Commercial refus,
es to admit the probability of third
term. 1t says: "Gcn. Grant will
not be renominated, because the
politicians understand that he would
not be reelected. No party is strong
enough to carry him through the
storm of opposition to third term.
Influential men and newspapers in
the Republican party would revolt.
as they have already revolted, at
the mere suggestion of q third
term"
Upon the same subject Harper's
" eehly says: alt should be well
understood before any plans are laid
that there would be a general and
decisive uprising of the people
against any serious suggestion of Il
third term
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

The City of Louisville, Ken
lucky, will have, in three years, the
largest and most complete Public
Library on the continent. The col
lection ofbooks is already enormous
the galleries of paintings and stat
uary are only third in extent and
value, and the museum is quite
equal to any in this country. This
is the work of a dozen men, headed
by Ex.Gov. ThOs. E. Bramlette, who
have accomplished it all Gncludiug
the magnificent building which con
tains it) by series of Gift Con
certs. They give two each year,
the profits going to the Library.
Out of the profits of the third given
in August, 1873, the managers add
ed largely to their collection of books
and printed Robinson Crusoe i'm
raised letters, for the blind of the
State, and from the proceeds of the
fourth. which took place last March,
they printed Pilgrims Progress in
like manner, and enlarged their de-
partment of mineralogy. The fifth
and last concert takes place July
31st, 1874, and from that it is ex-
pected to complete the work, and
make it the largest thing in America.
They distribute s., 100000 among
ticket holders, the highest gift be-
ing S25O,OOO. The managers are
receiving thousands of letters daily
containing money or asking for in
formation, force of twenty clerks
being required to attend to them.
Gov. Bramlette has made these con-
certs great successes, for which he
is the most popular man in Louis
vile.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11
IN GENERAL.

-"Ladies, without distinction of
SEX" are invited to mass meeting
in Dublin with generosity char
acteristic of the noble Hibernian.
Virtue is no security in this
world. What can be more upright
than pump logs and editors ? Yet
both are destined to be bored.
A German marketman being
asked how much sOurkrOut he had
put up for winter use, replied:
''Ts not got much. Little more
as ten barrels shust for sickness"
A few days ago little girl near
Lincoln, Neb, sat down among the
grass in field where her brother
was moving, and he not noticing
her, decapitated her with his scythe.
A school-boy spelled "sob,"
and when asked to defetld it, blum
dered out: 'It means when teller
don't want to cry, and it bursts ont
itself"
Sir John Ashley, an English NJ.
p, attended a meeting of his con
stituents, recently, when a man in
the croud called out: "What about
the liquor bill p "Well," said Sir
John. "mine was uncOmmOnly high
last year, how was yours 7"
The meanest man yet-The one
who delayed his grandmother's
burial until the arrival of q dentist
to take the gold filings out of her
teeth, to which as a residuary lega-
tee he made a claim which was not
disputed.
A Sunday school teacher was
giving leasOn on Ruth. She want
ed to bring out the kindness of Boaz
in commanding the reapers to drop
larger handfuls of wheat. ''Now,
she said, "Boaz did an
other nice thing for Ruth :; canyon
tell me what it wasp "Married
herr' said one of The little boys.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

THE managers of the "Home f0l
Destitute Children" in Burlington
are about to present the claims OF
that worthy charity to it's friends
throughout the State, for the pur-
pose of procuring means to enlarge
the institution by erecting an all
dition to the present building.
The number of children in the
"Home' during the past year has
averaged fifty, and the building is
entirely too small to accommodate
such a family, besides. it was erect
ed more than twenty years ago for
an entirely different purpose, and
contains none of the modern labor
saving cOnveniences, so necessary
in such an institution.
The lowest estimate for the need
cd enlargement and repair on the
old building is 100000, and the
managers must look to those whom
"GOd has prospered," for the sum.
In this connection we wish to cor
rect an erroneous impression which
seems to prevail, to some extent, in
relation to the financial condition of
tho "Home." 1t is sometimes said
that the "Home" is rich enough
without begging any more. This is
a mistake
The Corporation own the present
building and ten acres of land, cost
ing $1,000 in 1866. 1t has a "Per-
manent FUND.- of little over $780,
OO0, but the entire income of this
fund is not sufficient to defray the
current expenses, and the deficiency
is made up every year by voluntary
contributions.
A legacy of $4,000 from the es-
tate of the late Carlos Baxter, Esq,
is appropriated to the building fund,
and the Hon. L. w. Park of Ben.
nington has subscribed $4,000 more.
and a gentleman in Burlington $500,
a total of So, 800 with which
the ladies have to begin.
Without claiming to be exact,
the above is substantially correct
statement of the finances of the
Corporation, and we trust it will
serve to disabuse the public of the
impression that the Institution is
not in need gilmore money. On the
it's needs are imperative;
and its necessities, make us urgent
that the present season should not |
pass without some relief in the way
Of enlarged accommodations.
We know it is an unfortunate
line to solicit funds for a charitable
purpose, when the business of the
country is so depressed, but there
s money enough for railroads and
'ther enterprises ; and should not
,ur orphans and destitute children
,e provided for with equal liberali-
"!
We cannot think that the intelli-
rent and benevolent men of Yer
mont will turn a deaf ear to so vi
al question as this.
L. A. HICKOK, Pres.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

overcoat of my host was put upon
me and | hurried home.
The next day the following note
from my friend Mention proved truth
what | feared, that Jones had won
the fair Josephine:
My Dear Sarie;
Jones proposed to Miss johnson last
night and was accepted the engagement was
made public this morning.
MI desperandum. Yours ever.
CHARLIE.
| didn't nil desperandum but |
did feel as though | should like to
punch that drunken tallors head.
SAKE.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

SERIOUS Indian Outrages are re.
ported from Kansas. A number of
persons have been killed and the
supplies at the government agencies
are seriously endangered. Several
persons have already been murder
ed, some of them being burnt, The
government has been called upon
for more troops.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATURE.
At the afternoon session Tuesday
the bill uniting the Boston and
Lowell, and Lowell and Nashua
railroads came before the house on
Il motion for re reconsideration, the
bill having been denied a passage
on a former day. by way of pre-
face it is proper to say that in the
forenoon Mr.. Mellows of New mark
ct introduced a preamble and reso-
luton declaring that corrupt means
were being used to secure the pas
sage of the bill, and ordering a com,
mittee of investigation; whic h res
olutions was adopted, and a com
mittee appointed. The vote to re-
consider prevailed by small ma
jority, whereupon call for the pre-
vious question was made by the
friends of the bill, which was stout
ly resisted by the opposition. Sew
cral speeches for and against the
measure were made. a. motion to
lay on the table was also defeated
by l23 to 173, and second motion
to adjourn was lost by 121 to 145.
At this point Mr.. Hutchinson of
Milford rose to question of privil-
eye, and said that he had, after ell.
tering the hall, been offered by the
lobby in favor Of the bill, S25 to alb
sent himself from the hall. This
announcement created great excite.
ment, and was followed by caustic
speeches by Messrs. Hall of Dover
and others against the measure /;
when the vote was taken on order
ing the main question, and decided
in the negative by 143 to 1853, which
result was vociferously applauded
by the Observation-Disclosures, after
which the house adjourned,
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

THE stockholders of the Vermont
and Canada railroad held a special
meeting at Bellows Falls, Wednes-
day, and voted to sell the road to
the Central Vermont Go. for $3,OOO,-
100000, payable in bonds having
thirty years to run; with interest at
the rate of six per cent. per annum.
The stockholders Of the Central
Vermont also held a meeting at the
same place, and concluded to ratify
the action of both boards of direc-
tors.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

MONDAY morning, owing to the
carelessness Of the switchman, as is
alleged, five passenger cars on the
Shore Line Railway were thrown
from the track near Stony Greek,
near New Haven, Ut. Superin-
tendent Wilcox of the road was
killed, and about one hundred and
five passengers more or less serious
ly injured.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11
Hon. j. G. BLAINE has written a

Hon. j. G. BLAINE has written a
letter to Mr.. s. ID. Lindsey, accept
ing the nomination for Congress in
the Third District of Maine,in which
he examines the free.trade plank
inserted in the Democratic platform
in the recent State Convention of
that party. Without attempting to
argue the question of free,trad in
relation to the whole country, he
proceeds to consider its effects upon
the prosperity of Maine, which he
believes would be blighting and dis
astrous to the last degree, subject
ing that State to great burden of
direct taxation, to an amount eX-
ccedng $3OO,00O,OOO in gold, and
destroying or Expressing its indus
tries, which would have to compete
with the untaXed ones of Cana
da and the Maritime Provinces.
Passing from the consideration of
free trade, Mr.. Blaine considers the
the question of Canadian recipro-
city, endorsed by the Democrats,
considering the treaty which the
Canadians are trying to negotiate
as maintaining the reciprocity all
on one side. He terms the treaty a
disastrous attack upon the interests
of Maine, and illustrating the pro-
posed measure, says, "If the United
States will agree to admit Canadian
vessels to American Registry and
the coasting trade, Canada will adj
nit straw hats, mule harnesses and
rat traps free of duty"
In conclusion he alludes to the
record of the Republican party's re-
trenchment of expenses, and says:
''The Republican party, always true
to the interests of the nation, has
peculiarly strong claim upon the
support of the people of the State.
Not only for the steadfastness with
which it has upheld the interests of
Maine, but especially ROW because
of the dangers that would ensue
from the triumph of an opposing
holding such PERM
cious principles as are openly de
clared 10y the Democratic party in
their State Convention, and by their
for Governor"
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

u SERIOUS riot occurred in Fred
ericton, N. b., on Monday night,
growing out of dispute between
the crowd and the men connected
with Lent'S circus.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

The dispersion of the Brooks par
ty in Arkansas has been complete,
and Mr.. Baxter is now in no danger
of losing his seat.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

THE Erie Railway Company is
preparing suit against Jay Gould
to recover Sl,293.000.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

THE latest accounts from the
southwest portions of Minnesota,
and also from Iowa, give sad state
ments of the terrible grasshhoper
plague. Some accounts state that
the sky is darkened like cloud,
and the swarms sweep over in my
RAIDS, destroying every green thing
in their course.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

WASHINGTON was visited Satur-
day evening by the most terrific tor
nadO ever experienced in that local
ity. The damage is estimated as
high as one million dollars. The
same tornado visited New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Indiana, and other
States, doing much damage and
destroying several lives.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

The Congregational church in
Stranord have invited Rev. Henry
Cummings of Rutland, Mass, to
become their pastor.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-07-11

candidate for Governor"
AN OPEN Door. For our youns
men, we mean. The opportunities
and invitations presented by pub
lie affairs in this country were new
er greater than to-day. A new
class of interests and new order
of questions have risen within &
quarter of a century, requiring q
new type of men to deal with them
The old political questions are most
y settled or outgrown. Very few
people feel a particle of interest in
the topics that their fathers and
grandfathers were so intensely eX-
cited over and contended so zeal.
ously about. Bank and tariff,
State right and slavery eXtention
have had their day and practically
made their exit from the stage.
Each generation makes it's own
homes. We don't wear our grand
fathers clothes why should we try
to wrap ourselves up in his opinions
The American has developed re-
markable ability for doing his own
thinking and filling new emergen-
cies with happy expedients. He
makes his own fashions, builds his
own houses, manufactures a party
when occasions calls for it as easily
as an Indian makes raft, extern
porizes a railroad or a government
when they are wanted, and would
eXcogitate religion if he felt the
need of one.
Within a few years there has been
a growing Discrimination on the part
of our young men to take an active
interest in public affairs. They have
turned away from politics with in
difference, to engage in business, or
enter the professions, or circumnav-
igate the globe in quest of adven-
lures. Nor are they to be greatly
blamed for not taking an interest in
topics that were thrcadbare and
organizations in which everything
is cut and dried. But the present
condition of public affairs is very
different. The new questions are
more largely social and moral than
were the old ones. They relate to
the material interests of whole sec
tons and classes of people. They
take fast hold of the moral welfare
of communities. The railroad
question, the question of public i'm
provements, the new functions of
government, the relations that
should subsist between labor and
capital, the employer and the
the prevention of crime and
treatment of criminals, the industri,
al and political status of woman,
the proper education of all classes
for the work and purposes of life
these and similar problems will Oc-
cupy constantly increasing place
in the discussions and politics of
the next century. And they are
questions with which our young
men, educated in our present schools
and colleges, breathing the stimu-
lative lite of these new times, are
best fitted to deal. All their taste
and culture and refinement and
moral perceptions are needed for
the right solution of the questions
that are everywhere asking them
selves as never before.
Here is an open door that our
young men should not hesitate to
enter. 1t was young men who
threw down the gauntlet to England
and developed discomfort into a
revolution. 1t was young men who
initiated the anti-slavery crusade
and formed the Republican party. |
The enthusiasm of the young is Of
ten worth more than the experience
If the old. And never was it more
needed in public affairs than to day.
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COUNTY NOMINATIONS,

u.,,,oo {J0nN w. RowELL. Randolph.
''' VIM. II. GEORGE, Topsham.
I..,. CHESTER DICKEY, Orange.
- ! NATHAN b. Conn, STAFFORD
States attorney, n. l.. BoyDEN, Randolph,
Sherry SoLoN X. BERRY, Thetford.
High BaiHH, CHARLES CRocKER, Brookiield
Judges Of Proboh.
Randolph Dist, w. II NICHOLS, Randolph,
Byudford Dist, II. w. BAILEY, Newbury,
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Union Republican Nominations.

Union Republican Nominations.
FOR GOVERNOR.
ASAHEL PECK,
OF JERICHO.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
MAN q. II ! n q X Il Il Y,
OF CHELSEA.
FOR TREASURER,
JOB N A. y A G Il,
OF MONTPELIER.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-10
The Razor.

Shortly before o'clock yesterday
afternoon the people in the Pacific
Hotel, at the corner OF Leidesdorff and
Commercial streets, were startled
by suspicious sounds in room OH the
second floor. The door was quickly
burst in, and on the floor was found a
man with throat cut from ear to ear.
BY his side was an empty bottle that
had once held laudanum, the contents
of which, before cutting his throat, he
had evidently swallowed. DR.. Stivers
was Immediately sent for, but he
could do nothing for the man, who
was dead within fifteen minutes. The
rash suicider proved to be George
Mason, native of England, forty
five years of age. He was by profess
sion cook, and habitant of the City
Prison by choice. He had served
several terms for petty larceny, and
whenever sentenced for a term, he
Immediately assumed chief charge of
the kitchen where food was cooked for
the prisoners. One of his peculiarities
was that he never committed a crime
only when under the influence of
liquor. He had been in bad spirits
lately, having been sick and hereft of
friends, and was continually in state
OF intoXication. His laying violent
hands on his life was doubtless caused
by his dispair. He was fine looking
man, and had evidently some myste-
rlous story to account for the wretched
life he had lived for years past in this
city.-lS. f. Post. March 9Th.