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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

and married Elizabeth Mace, and lived with her
I'LL now Sheriff Berry went over to Lisbon, on
Monday, without requsition, and blu1cd
Gcct into accompanying him to this side Of tho
Connecticut, where he had legal authority over
him. Let il a man Of some sixty years and feels
his position koonly Ills only excuse Tor his crime
is that the lawyers told him he had right so get
a divorce II his wife was insane, and he thought il
would do no harm II he neglected to go through
with tho forms as long ms he went out of the state
Two indictments were also proved against John
Peter Allan one Tor burning the clearinghouse,
barns and shed, of John Hanks, ina Randolph on
the 23d Of last May. and the other charging him
with assaulting MIR. Hanks with intent to Kill
Allan Is a smal-si2cd, bullcl-hcaded Scotchman
who says he has served in the British army, ANA
was wounded In the head during one Of the lc-
nian raids His crimes were Of great atrocity, and
will be well remembered by our readers. lie
was arragned in the county court last Thursday
upon the indictment for arson, and plead guilty.
His defense wa. insanity, and he claims from the
time he struck Air Hanks I'll he found himself
sitting on the hill watching the fire he knew moth
ing Allan has pretended to have these attacks In
iail. but Dr. Goss, who has attended him, thinks
was sentenced on Friday, to eighteen year inn
prisonmont in the state prison, and went there on
Saturday morning.
Among the bills not found was one against
Moses W Jones, Of Topsham, The indictment be-
ing a. fellows " Bill not found by reason Of
respondents insanity" tsccms that Jones father
recently died, leaving some property, 81 which
Jones was 10 have onc-iourth 10y will lle claims
that he ought to have the whole, aud has re-
peatedly threatened the life oi Che executor J.
l. Sargent, Of Groton for not giving it 10 MIN
lie was arrested and put In jail but promising
better behavior was let out, when he procured
couple Of guns and again made t warm for saf-
gent The grand jury having found him insane
a hearing was had before the court on Monday
night 10 determine whether, or not he should be
sent To the Bmtueboro Insane Asylum The
court. however. found him sane. and he IS now 10
large TO carry ON his land ease 90 Dis leisure
There are cight state cases on the old docket %
be disposed of though none Of them arc OF much
Importance, except that against CAclbuTy T.
Wright. tho dishonest teller Of the bradford Save
ings Bank. who is now ont on $1,000 bail lt,s
not believed that il will ever be brought 90 trial
Erastus Green, Of Top-han. charged with SELL
ing two pitchers of cider 90 Horace Wiley and
James e Burns at rop.ham on Che 5th OF Feb
ruary. 1874 and also with selling Intoxicating
liquor at divers other Times, who appealed imm
the Justice court pleaded guilty of twelve tirst
offences, and was hnol sl2o and costs
The case Of Margaret stanton rs David simI-
SON has been assigned for next Tuesday when 10
is expected that Judge EcdfcId viii be present
and preside at the trial -ludsc Powers being dis
,rnIteed am a...trnf of having boon counsel fur
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

The New York World says that among
the new facts Of interest to the commercial
world at present is the revival Of the inquiry
fortonnage to foreign ports During greater
part Of the last six months little Of import
ancc has taken place, exporters of all classes
Of merchandise having been holding OF,
awaiting more propiiious advices from the
other side of the water These have been
very backward in coming to hand, and even
now do not present much that leads to a
general movement Of the accumulated sup
plies in this country. There are 10 this,
however two important exceptions, namely,
grain and petroleum, quite a demand for
vessels in these trades having recently arisen.
This in conjunction with the recent large
shipments of cotton, shows marked i'm
proyement in the shipping business.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

THERE is very good reason to suspect,
the New York Times says that numbers Of
those persons who are supposed to die in
testate do not so die in fact. In too many
instances the will has been destroyed. The
temptation offered is too strong to be resisted
There is a bright fire in the CRATE, and
standing beside it the finder of will pc
ruses clause after clause only to discover a
sum infinitely less than he thinks his due
has been bequcathed TO him. Let him drop
the document into the flames and, under the
assumed intestacy, handsome slice must be
his. The solicitor may indeed, produce a
duplicate, which can be entered for probate,
and the criminal may thus find himself de
feated. But what then A.? The crime at all
events cannot be brought home to him. It
was the opinion Of one of those most expert
enced in testamentary suits that this offence
is frequently perpetratod
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

CARRIER PIGEoNs.-The military uses Of
carrier pigeons have long been recognized,
and the French government are about to
secure no less than five hundred Of these
birds of the best breeds most of which have
won prizes in pigeon races. They are to be
used for breeding purposes 10 supply the
doye-cotes in the different fortified towns in
France. A carrier pigeon now in the poses
sion of the Jardin INFLAMMATION, has, ac-
oording TO the journal DIES Dcbais, experienced
singular vicissitudes of fortune. Being in
one Of the captured balloons sent mp from
Paris during the siege, it fell into the hands
of the Germans, and was sent by Prince
Frederick Charles, as a present to his mother,
the Princess Charles, Of Prussia, who had it
placed In her doye-cote, which contains the
best breeds of pigeons in Europe. After re-
naming in captivity for four years, the bird
made its escape and found its way back to its
original home in the Boulevard Clichy, and
has now been presented by the owner to the
military pigeon-house Of France.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

DIsoUsTED.-Col Grosvenor, of st. Louis,
one OF the prominent leaders in the liberal
movement j, thoroughly disguised with
democracy, especially as it has been showing
itself in Missouri. Throwing Schurz over
board and electing Coekrell, a confederate
general and an infationist, in his place, did
something to open his eyes. The recent
elections in st. Louis county, in which
twelve out of fifteen candidates on the dem
ocratic ticket were known as Catholics,
has opened his eyes still wider. Mr.. Gros-
venor affirms that the democratic party in
Missouri is controlled by the ex-rebels and
Roman Catholics, and he hastens TO throw
out timely warning to the liberals OF Ohio,
so that they may not be caught playing into
the hands Of the democracy, which he thinks
is alike dangerous in Missouri and Ohio, if,
indeed, it is not the same throughout the
country.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

A New TELEGRAPH CABLE.-'rhe new
direct cable between America and Europe
was completed last week, when the final
splice was made, and the communication, by
continuous wire established between Rye
Beach and Ballingsklley's Bay, Ireland. 1t
will be remembered that the Faraday, some
months ago, was engaged in laying this latest
connecting link between the two continents,
but by some mishap the shore end was lost,
and not little difficulty was occasioned
thereby. However, by patient and unremit-
ting labor, the company succeeded in recov-
ering the missing link and the two hun
dred and fifty miles of gap which had to he
filed was successfully completed Owing to
the prevalence of thick fogs this was no easy
task and, as a consequence, the company is
jubilant over the completion Of the enterprise,
The bulletin boards of many Of the news
papers, business exchanges and other pub
lie places in New York city, announced the
news TO the public at once, and although it
was expected by many, still it was some
thing of a surprise to others. Later news
from Torbay conveyed information to the
effect that the cable was in splendid work
ing order, the signals from Ireland being
perfect.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

TuE Rio GRANDE DIsTuRBANcE.-AHairs
on the Mexican border are approaching n
crisis. Troops are being enrolled in all the
Rio Grande counties of Texas, while the
Mexicans are mastering their forces on the
other side. Adyices received at Washington
give assurances that the Mexican authorities
are doing all they can to prevent the out
RACES which have prevailed so extensively
along the line between the two countries.
AdjutantGeneral Steele Of Texas, is now
on a tour OF inspection in the disturbed sec
ton, for the purpose Of learning the exact
condition Of affairs, so as to report to the
Texan authorities. Two or three companies
Of Texan cavalry are already in the field,
aud things are looking little warike. The
fords and crossings have been guarded, and
active preparations are going forward TO stop
the robberies Of the marauders. In the
meantime, Cortina has informed the Next
can government, in a second and still more
insolent message, that he is private citizen
acting upon his own arthority, and that he
shall not obey any command to report al IA,
city Of Mexico or elsewhere. lie has fairly
entered upon the career of brigand and
now that his position has been declared and
the earnest cooperation Of Mexico enlisted
against him, it is probable that he will bc
speedily captured.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

ASrI-SEcREr SOCIETY CONVENTION
An Anti-Secret Society Convention, at Pitts
burgh, adopted resolutions opposing secret
societies in principle and practices adyoca-
ting arbitration as an agency for the settle
ment Of international and private disputes;
favoring the abolition Of the electoral college
and an election Of President by direct popu-
lar vote and sustaining the principle of
prohibition. An ingenious though para.
doxical proposition incorporated in the plat
form favoring "equal protection for all
industries alike" elected warm debate,
and was at length struck out on the good
humored suggestion of delegate that
When their organization came into power
they would probably have acquired sufficient
wisdom To adjust tariff questions"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

THE Philadelphia Press, in an editorial
entitled Modest Charges in 1876" is jubi-
liant over the assurance of the proprietor
of the Continental, the leading hotel Of
the city, that its charges will be only five
dollars per day instead Of four dollars and
fifty cents, as at present. The increase in
the cost of provisions, wages, etc, is given
as the reason for this advance, but as the
hotels will have greatly increased business,
it would seem as if they might make suf-
icient profit at the old rates However, it
is gratifying 10 know that the charges are
not TO be exorbitant in frst-elass hotels, and
accommodations in other public and private
houses will doubtless be at rates suitable to
the means Of the generality of visitors.
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Editorial Notes.

SENATOR CAMERON is quoted as saying
that the Republicans are sure to carry Penn
sylyauia by large majority.
TINS Cincinnati Gaseae thinks "the Ma
tional contest of 1876 will be fought, and
probably decided in Ohio, in 1870"
As It now stands in New Hampshire Matt
is Nathaniel but Frank is not Franklin, be-
cause, YOU see, Frank is a democrat
As attempt in the city council Of Balti-
more to cut off all sectarian appropriations
has been defeated by a vote Of four to six.
Tm Kentucky Republicans are making
strong efforts for a coalition with the grang-
ers Of the state, aud a union ia several coun-
ties ha, been cousummatcd.
Tnr Homans Journal announces that
George William Curtis would receive the
unanimous support Of the friends of woman
suffrage. were he to be nominated for Presi-
dent
A coMuirrrr Of the Missouri Ccnstitu-
tional Convention has reported in favor Of
submitting !" '"'o VI t'io P'ul'o vi '''o
state an amendment providing for woman
suffrage.
TIM Independent journals are getting sus-
picious OF one another Inc CINCINNATI
Commercial says We suspect the New
York Tribune OF deliberate determination to
make Henry wilson ffesia'ntoi the lmted
states.
Tur Republicans in the Granite state
have taken every proper and legal step in
Their power to correct the giant wrong oil "a
democratic governor without avail. The
question must now go to the people, next
year Tor rehearng'
A WAsmNGroN special says the fact has
been discovered that means have already
been taken in the East to raise large sums
of money for use 10y the democrats in the
forthcoming campaign IN Ohio. They will
need all they can get
1t is stated that one or more editors and
correspondents at Concord are TO be brought
to the bar Of the court this week, for
contempt in Publishing articles rejecting
upon judges Of Che supreme court with ref
erence to their late decision IN Che senatorial
fight
TuE design for the now postal card has
been agreed upon and is now being engraved
at the printing bureau of the Treasury De
partment It is very plain. and win differ
I from the card now 10 u-r in that the border
/ VIII be lett OIL and tine card made OF better
material
TRouB1rs are already accommodating around
the new King of Spain. There are rumor.
Of new republican government, and Tho
Carists, supported by French and Austrian
sympathizers. are once more gaining ground
in spite Of the effort, Of Nh, royernmont
Another abdication would not bo surprising
Tno,ns W. purn eas indicted Monde,
morning by fine GRAND inr, for tho ,onrde,
of Mabel IL. Young. in the bclfr,v of tbe
Warren avonno Baptist olr,rcb i'm R,s,or
The particulars of this crime arc .tu rrost
IN the mind. of our readers. and we trpst
that speedy Justice NAV follow nj. conviction
". u,a Shah as
by the electric tbrob of the are. and he too
wants railroad, and telagra,bs ppt bois.
little tickle in making contract. HAVING ind
thrown mn his second one while op his Fri,
over Enrono The shah mpst ss,,le d,r9
70 bn.ipe,s if he wants all fine mod.r, inn
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

New HAMrsnRE.-The legislature, on
Wednesday of last week, elected, on joint
ballot Person c, Cheney, the Republican
candidate, as Governor. The vote was as
follows; Whole number of votes, three
hundred and seventy-ninei necessary to a
choice, one hundred and ninety; Hiram r.
Roberts had one hundred and eighty-six,
Person c. Cheney one hundred and ninety
three, and Mr.. Cheney was declared elected.
The joint convention then rose. No excite
ment was manifested the vote was strict
party one, and the result what everybody
expected
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16
Falling orr In immigration.

It is now apparent that immigration will
be lighter for 1875, than during any previous
year since isGl The arrivals in New York,
for the first five months Of the present year,
were thirty-scven thousand two hundred and
ffty-fve, against fifty-two thousand one hun
bred seyenty-three for tho same time in 1874.
II is now estimated that ninety thousand
win cover the entire arrivals for this year. In
1871 they were three hundred and forty
three thousand eight hundred aud ninety
two in 1872 two hundred and ninety-thrce
thousand six hundred and seventy-four in
1873, two hundred and .iNty-sevcn thousand
tircehuudrcd aud 1fty-four; aud in 1871, one
hundred and forty thousand three hundred
and thirty-scven
This falling of in immigration is not I'M
fortunate. We have now many native born
Americans, as well as large numbers Of i'm.
migrants, who are struggling TO establish
themselves in some business or occupation
where they can make themselves homes aud
secure assurance for the future. The mum
Der struggling in this manner is large
much larger than is generally supposed.
Such persons are found all through the CEN
trail and far West, to say nothing Of the vast
multitudcs that crowd our large cities. This
work of finding homes is not as easy as it
was. No such country as Iowa, Minnesota,
Kansas and other portions Of the occupied
West, is now open to settlement byponeers.
Good land, open to presumption, is now
found in much smaller parcels and in more
remote localities than it was even five years
ago. Besides, business is duh even yet, in
nearly all parts OF the country. Many labor
ers that formerly got ready employment in
some Of the various manufactures Of the
country, must now look elsewhere for work.
1t is true that our nation is still young
and strong and vigorous. Better times are
coming. No man willing to work will need
to be long in idleness. But the best good OF
all will be promoted by falling off in new
corners until those we now have are better
provided for.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

The Quahada tribe of Comanche Indians
numbering four hundred and seven men, wo-
men and children, who have been raiding
into Texas from the Indian territory for five
years. and whom it has been impossible to
overtake, have surrendered to the military
authorities, with two thousand ponies and
other property. About all the Indians that
have been so troublesome on the Staked
Plain are now in or have fled
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

The report of the condition Of the cotton
crop in Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and
the cotton-growing states, just published by
the committee of information and statistics
of the New Orleans cotton exchange, gives
an encouraging exhibit The acreage planted
is in excess Of last year. and though the
plant is somewhat smaller and in some sec
tions backward, owing to the lateness Of
the season, the crop promises to be an aver
age one. A marked improvement is also re-
ported in the character of labor in all sec
tons heard from.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

The potato bug is threatening the crop in
Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, some
parts OF New York and other states. tits said
that dealers in the Philadelphia market pre-
diet no crop at all, and are wearing doleful
faces. We imagine this is similar to the
grasshopper scare and grain speculation
Paris green will fix the potato bugs, and the
advancing season will fix the humbugs who
are trying to get up potato panic.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

A CoMpIMENr.-Ihe London Spectator,
a Journal whose opinion is generally consd-
cred to be worth something takes occasion,
in an elaborate article upon the future judi
cial system &c England, TO pay a fine com
piment to a distinguished body in this
country The supreme Court of the
United States" it says, is probably as ably
manned as any bench in the world, but to it
appointments are made substantially as they
are made among ourselves = that is, the
Judges are "recruited from among the veto
rams Of the bar, the victors in a struggle in
which, though merit may fail, no man sue
ceeds without it,-mcn sharpened 10y years
Of fierce competition in which, day by day,
they have had to do their very best; whose
experience has usually made them knowing
in human nature; in whom observation Of,
criticism Of antagonism with the bench,
have developed high ideal of judicial pro
priety"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

The secretary of the treasury will shortly
issue an order directing the fourth auditor Of
the treasury to make another and final pay
ment of the Fauagut prize money. This
final payment will take about 100000, and
the time occupied in its distribution among
the claimants, of which there are more than
four hundred, will be about eight months
The crews of forty-four vessels share in this
money. The total sum awarded as prize
money was 100000.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

and political fabric needs something more
md different. They arc talking about re-
sistance to the material drift and ten
dcncy Of our Young men which is So power
full in these days. They are pondering the
fact that second-ratc education, which
is no abundantly provided In our common
schools and lectures and newspapers and
congressional speech-makiug and stump ora
tory and sensational preaching, is not quite
equal TO the exigcucies and demands of the
day. Eloquent lectures and funny sermons
and witty journals, full Of pointed dio'ion
and sweeping statements are not quito equal
to the task Of making a great nation, or Of
building up and consolidating the elements
Of a better civilization than the world has
seen.
1twould be well, then, for our anniversary
orators at this period Of college commenc-
ments, to drop tleir elocution and address
themselves to the reason. They should carry
this Uniformed public demand for a more
thorough and deeper education up 10 the
faculties and trustees of our universities
They should speak to them words Of sober
ness and not give them the flatulent periods
Of triAing literary CESSATION. They should
tell them that the country demands, not inn
perfect education, but perfect culture that
it wants less competitive examining, and
more earnest instruction and sound study
that IL must have no more crude aggregation
Of knowledge piled ON the brains Of their
pupils, but larger development Of reason
and sense and power of observation and
study; that our civilization needs scholars
more than it does base-ballists aud skillful
oarsmen; that the college often costs more
in its outside nonsense than it is worth for
its inside instruction and that a well-cou-
Quoted, wsely-managod college, imbuing
the minds and hearts Of our Young men with
wisdom and the love of wisdom with
truth and the love Of truth, on all ques-
tons of history, moral science, social
and political economy, art, philosophy,
morals and religion, and radiating sound,
efficient and salutary thought throughout
the community, is the great want Of our
day. The watch-vord for the future should
be, better education for the few, and not
a more superficial education for the many"
And he who gives money to such college
will make to himself friends of the mann
mon Of Righteousness, and promote the
highest welfare of all ranks Of society.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

As interesting event transpired last Fri
day, at La Crosse, Wisconsin, where fifty
Winnebago Indians, having complied with
the law in abandoning their tribal relations
and adopting the customs of civilization,
made their appearance at the land Office, and
proceeded to enter forty acres Of land each
under the homestead act. The land is To-
Gated near the Black River Falls, Wisconsin,
and the Indians will at once occupy their
new possessions, where they will erect farm
houses, establish schools. and generally cast
off the generic habits Of their race.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-16

DUR GREEN, who died at Dalton, Ga,
last week, had pretty much dropped out Of
public view during the present generation,
but, half century ago, he was a prominent
character in American politics, conducting
the United States Telegraph at Washington,
which was the organ Of Gen. jackson in
ls2G-2S, and succeeded in its purpose of
breaking down the administration OF John
Quincy Adams, But he afterward quar-
relied with jackson, and became the blind
follower Of Calhoun, and never recovered his
influence.