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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-08-29
GEORGIA TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE.

The Heirs Of the late JOHN FORSYTH, of Georgia,
have decided to place large tract OF TIMBER LAND
in market and authorize to offer it on terms that
cannot acceptable 1t is located In tho heart
Of the rich timber section Of Georgia 1t
BY two railroads several and is hardly more
than forty miles from the Atlantic Coast In all re-
spects 1t 10 desirable property, and presents
extraordinary inducements to capitalists desiring to
command really valuable body Of Timber Land where
all conditions point early development and liberal
returns. Address
SOUTHERN LAND AND IMMIGRATION AGENCY
NEW YORK,
j,43m South corner Fulton and Church Sts
T .UhBERi LUMBER! LUMBER
oHEAR FOR DASH
Attic ORLEANS PLANNING MIL,
go Basin Street, Between Julia and Girod.
u inches square edge Floo-ng 50
| II {" n and @. DerchsntAble. 800. 90 90
Il II %
| Calling wide or narrow IS 90
-. 10 90
| ISSraasad veatharboards 6 or inches -.-. l6 90
| Rnuoh 81 ..........-. 70 81
| 1900 Sba,ving --...............:..... 90 co
rasa Ros rds ....-.......--.-..-..-....I 6 20
| Eenther-edRe Boards. ~ w
Inch Boards merchantable. Is %
| Parties desiring Lumber, would do well to examine
jy4 sm J. SIMPSON. Proprietor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26
Changers Principles.

If there is one practice which we had
supposed to he more abhorrent than an
other To the principles of the Gr;lngers
it is the practice of granting subsidies
to railroads from the National Treasury.
This whole matter of gifts of money
and grants of land to railroad corpora
tiollS we had taken TO he one of the
chiet grievances of the Changers. and
if we do not mistake we read IL good
many iervid resolutions. addresses and
rcmonstrlncc> III behalf of the a"ricul-
tuIal interests. on this very point. But
it appears that there are subsidies and
subsidies for here we have the Nation
i'll Grange,in convention III Charleston.
adopting unanimously Il report declar-
ing that the Texas and Pacific Railroad
enterprise is too vast To depend tor sue
cess on private capital. and impl"rinG
the National Government to forward
the work. This Texas and Pacific
Railroad is Tom SCOTS scheme, and
may not inaptly he designated a> the
pet of the lobby. Boston .jOu,noi.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26
A Clever Satire.

THE REPORT ur TIrt 6512d pNl ANTIc-
HATED.
From the New York Herald OF February 1900
The great trial of Theodore Tilton
against Henry Ward Bccchcr. an action
t"r damages. culrrrd upon its G572l
promptly on the h,uch at 10 O'Clock
looking flesh aitct hi, vacation. his
white hairs and Venerable appearance.
making Il lime impression upon the au-
dlrncc a> Il picture of majesty and jus
tIcc IN old a%c. There was some de
lay before the counsel made their ap-
pralImcc. Mir. ENalt> having been de
tanned 10y au accident which hap
pcncd To the Rapid Transit Steam
trImuaN line. on til" New York side of
the BROOKLYN bridge. MIR. Beach. who
shows remarkable elasticity for his
Years. came INTO court. accompanied 10y
his great grandson, Theodore Iilton
Beach. who has recently been admitted
to the bar. The old gentleman had
some difficulty III mounting the stairs.
but AZ he took his seat at the roumScrS
table. the fire in his eve. and the clear
uc>S of his voice showed undiminiShed
Nignr. The venerable plaintiff WAS. as
he has been foI p years. punctually in
attendance. and took his seat near his
counSeIS table, surrounded by his chill
dren and his grandchildren, the eldest
of whom Francis ID. Moulton Tilton. is
the celebrated comedian now perform
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26

tiOn OF the innocent that Won should
suffer death il not for me tn say. In
your youth you had the benefit OF il
Christian education. and | recommend
YOU to the Eternal Judge, whose mercy
is from everlasting to everlasting.
Nothing now remains for the court but
to pass sentence. which is: That YOU.
Jesse Harding Pomeroy. he taken from
this place and kept i'll close confinement
in the county prison until such day us
the Executive Government shall 10y war
Iant appoint, thence 10 hc taken t" the
place of execution and there to he hang
ed 10y the neck until YOU alc dead.
And may God in His infinite wisdom
have mercy on your soul. While the
address WAS in course of delivery. the
Judge was considerably affected: but
Pomcroy preserved throughout the sui
len. uncOncelned demcanOr which he
maintained throughout the tial.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26
Pomeroy Sentenced to Death.

\ special session of the SupI,.jiIc
tuHrt of B">tou. WAS convened by Chief
Justice t'laN. Saturday morning. tui.
the purpose of il"n"mmcimG sentence
upon Jesse Harding PomcroN. convicted
of tn, murder ot the young lad. Horace
Il. Mlllen. The circumstances attend
ing the murder. the excitement Nhiri
it occ;l>iomGG. and the final arrest and
c"nvirii"n of Young PomrI"I. are well
remembered. Attorney General Train
moved :ur sentence. and the Clerk asked
the prisoner the usual question. if he
had ANYTHING to SAY why sentence OF
death should not he pronounced upon
him. to which PomeruN replied. Ne"
sir" in >ulIem tone. Judge Gray then
addressed the prisoner a> follows:
lou have been indicted fnr the mur-
dcI of Il hos much younger IN Years
than Yourself You have had all the
opportunity for NuuI defence that WAS
within the power If the Commonwealth
to furnish. and have been fully and ably
defended bN counsel who have made
every effort to secure Nour acquittal
The jurN found Nou guilty OF murder
ia the first degree. not upon the question
of prcmcditatcd malice. but from the
circumstances OF extreme atrocity at
tending the murder. 1t is unnecessary
for me To call attention to the situation
in which y"u are now placed. except ;"
far aS it may be an example t" others
that they will be found ont and con
victcd. The court has now no discrc-
ton: the law aifiXe> the sentence. The
jury i'll their verdict recommended You
To- mercy. hut this is IL matter for the
consideration of the Governor and not
for tho court Whether he will Weld
to the appeal for mercy. OF whether he
will think it necessary for the protec-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26

people who had seen the men. they
could not find the tainteSt trace of the
child. and Mr.. Ross is now about dis
couragcd. He is reported t" have spent
S5O.OO0 in the search. and. worse still.
his health has been badly impaired. If
not permanently broken, while his wife
is i'll an equally sad condition. and the
family future seems but too certain t"
be overclouded by il mystery that will
never h, cleared mn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26

Subscribers out of this County
ITW hercnttey remit wjH their S"bScrip
ton. ten cents IN dddihon. tor DosfdJr
as all nrwSpdpcr po>i6ge after JGR""ty
lst. has 10 be pod at he ofcc ~hcrc malt
ed. This TW make tie tAIEpoNIAN
come Ia them ten cents Il UcdJ less than
I...t,f,,.,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26
The March Magazines.

ScIjbHcrS MOnthia contains the third
of Major PowrlIs papers descriptive of
the tanom> of the Colorado. continuing
his modest narrative. of the adv centuries
ot the party OF exploration under his
command. and presenting. views of Scrn-
cry aS Wild. rugged and picturesque as
any which the continent affords. The
raIc interest of this narrative and the
beauty of the illustrations accompany
ing il. make this series OF papers one of
the most mn.nblc ia recent magazine
literature. These papers and Dr. linl-
lands serial have proved :" attractive
that the publishers have been compelled
to reprint the numbers foI January and
February. the demands of the reading
public hINin" quite exhausted the reg
ular edition. His l. proof positive
thII the people appreciate Ilir marked
rNcrlicncr ot the magazine. and the
Publishers .Iit wise in maxim" the rli-
tIon Ion March larger than thli for ANY
pIrviuu> month In. Hollands story
progresses thr"u"h three more chapters
and transfers Nj. BrlchrI Scnumdrcli>m
l." Il metropolitan fed of activity. There
are several chapters "f NcInr'> serial.
which improves under the comdrn~at ion
pI"c">~ there are three clever short
stories. Amy Lillian. hl Frederick Try
on. How the Opera al Dante Vas writ
ten. hN liza \. Pr"knp. and the P"rtc>>
OF clap civ. hl Il. II. H.: another
budget of odd Letters l. given accum-
panied WIl!l - portrait of Slr Waltcl
Scott. tr"m "a sketch 10y ';iIhcIt :. New
ton. lW" hucIrmr Landmarks the
ki"N mau>iou at Ih"mI>t"n. Me-. and
the tuIuNIlii~ h"u>, AT Camden. :. C..
llr Described and then" j. an interest
in" paper "u New England and her
Chmch. hN Charles :. R"hiu~"n. Mr.
Stcdman continues his r>~;iN> on Latter
iDaN British Poets. with au apprcciatiNr
criticism of Swnhurnr Albert Rhodes
contributes aU entertaining paper fully
illustrated. upon l.l F"mtaimr and his
Fables: there are poems hN :. W.
Dulti.ld. John c. Sane. II. T.. Warner.
Charlotte +. Bates. &. +. l.athrnp and
.I"apulH Miller and the editorial de
paItmrnt> ale filled with pumgcut and
timely articles. >rrihmei y Co.. pub
l>hu>. New York.
-. .NicLoj,~ pro, id,.> an extended list
at attractive features for the Young
people. Miss Alrntt continues her story
of Eight C"r~in>. and Mr.. rr"w bridge
carries hi~ lnum" surveyor into new
adventures: There are short stories hN
Frank Il. Stockton. Amalic Ia Forge
and Others: W. II. Ridriug dr>cl ih,.>
the WAYS in which boy are trained To
hr sailors III the Annapolis Naval Acid-
cmN: t'r"l.r W. Rlnck tells Il story.
III humorous Ncl~,. "t The Wan ct the
Rails and Mice. and ;hrr, .,r,. t,,,u,> Ia,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26

Mrs Muuit"u testimony vas given
the reporters ~jl. with Great self pos
session. and evidently made i yer,
>iu"ng impression ON all " Ia" heard ii
1t Is taken 10y many persons 49, closing
the ease ilIcv"cahll against MIR. Beech
cr. 1t j. commented nu IL if Mis-
M"ultuu had sworn directly aud dis
tinctly that both Nj. BrcchcI and Mrs
TilI"u had rcut,.~>cd /" her that they
had been guilty at adultery. Doubt
less the intent and effect of her test
muHN Na~ tu "INr tu.h impression
Yet it will hc tuuI 1t "u c,Irrlui reading
OF il. that she dld not testify tlrIl cithci
at them coutt.>~rd adultery To h,I. Nh.
Brechrr'> confession uI hat j. called u
confession. I" ir"I Na> ~ the follow in.
WoId~
He t""k my hand in hi and sad
Emma. do yuu know any thing of this
great >"rroW at my life p | said. ''},.>.
sit :" He said Frank has told lou tl,
facts - | said ''hr has. and he said
Il am very glad that he has. and am
very glad that there is one WOMAN in
this world To whom | can ." and taih
of my troubles without reserve.
Now this i moi IN terms Il confessions
at adultery. Nay. the tliIe>1 prrSump-
ton from II Is that il i not Il confession
Of adultery N" men. not to say clcr-
gNmcII. that are really guilty of. and
discovered in that crime. common
~ glad" /" =" /" virtu"u~ and modest
lady friends I" talk over THEN trouble
Nj. Bccch,l acknowledged to her
great secret SORROW hut il Was such
Il one ~ he vas not unwilling III,
should know. and one of which he
could talk ''WiihOut Ic>cINr.
50 Mrs. Moult"n testified that Mrs.
Triton told her that if called before the
church she ''>hould sacrifice hen hu>-
band and deny cvcrNthimg. aud that
ul'lci the circumstances she trlt that
she would hc justified iii telling Il lie.
But this l. not confession "f adultery
on Mrs. lilt"ns part.
1t l. fIuc that Mrs. Nnutnn says she
told Mr.. Robinson. that MIR. Bccchcr
had been guilty of adulicl, with Mrs.
Iiltnn and that she knew it from the
confessions OF both parties but brought
to the language of these "c"nic~>i"n>'
She remembers and repeat, no words
that may not possibly rctcI to some
offence other than adultery. Her tcSti-
monN will have cNtraorIinary weight
with the numerous class who seem to
find it Impossible to believe that u rleI-
yyman can have any secret hut one: oI
he guilty of ANY offence but one. against
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26
SANDER Case at St. Albans.

The st. Adams Advertiser SAYS: F"l
some time past the friends and acquain-
tanccS of most cStimahic lady %
Franklin county have been pcl>ecutr'
with flood of anonymous letters. oh
scene iii expression and Scandalon> II
their assertions and ImsinuatinnS. Tn,
letters We're placed i'll the hands OF /;
lawyer in Burlington and the first reSul
of his Investigation WIS the issue of ;
writ for libel against Il resident of st
Alhair>. The damages are laid at 80.
600.
A> the names of the persons concern
cd in the Islander case III st. AlbanS
alluded to Il day or tw" since IN ON
columns. have appeared III print, ",
may mention that the resident of st
Adams" VIII" has been sued for Islander
i W. H. Blai>,lcll. of the firm of W. II
X c. g. Blai>dclI. clothing merchants
The object OF his "rItuitouS and ground
less ISLANDERS. was Miss Annie ID. Keith
of Sheldon who * known to many ot
ON readers a. an c>tinIahlr Young lady
of HIGH social and personal standing
For three months past. letters contain
ing the fuiIlr>t attacks upon her haV,
been mailed from various quarters. not
only tn the lady herself. hat Ia h.l
father and other relatives. aud TO Il
number of hcI friends in This city.
Though Miss kcirll'> character i en-
tirrlN above possibility of injury from
such i source. tn" ease hr"Inic one
clearly calling !"l the Iiirrpu~IiI"n "i
the law. though at Iir" expense of som"
unpleasant publicity. Miss krith'~ faith
~. Alfred Keith. Esq. oi Sheldon. aud
her brother. Captain \. II. Keith. took
the matter in hand. Circumstances di-
rcctcd suspicion t" lilai>dcll. and Capt.
Keith obtained in this city some evil
drncc strongly c"TruhnlItUr, at the Sis
piciun some of the letters. written
after New Years daN. showed e, bartlett
Ian acquaintance it'll Miss KciIh'> move
nrHl> on that daN. winch he. >pcur
with friends in thi~ civ. II Ms found
that Il stranger had ir.cu 1T th,. Van
Nc>~ House. REGISTERED ~ a Mr. stone.
of Bakersfield. vino had been maxine
minute iuuuirir~ of = hn. i'm the hotel
ahnut Mis- Keith. II v,> torid :,I.n
that there was no such Nh. Stone in
Bakersfield that BlaI>dcn was here
that day: and ,hat he ANSWERED the
hnN'> ,lc>criptiuu of hi> interviewer.
The ,.l>, Wis nat into the. hands of f.
j. Phelps. ESD. and II. II. Tal,uft. ESD.
fnr pro>rrutinu. Mn TalrniI took the.
hoy To- -. Alhnn> and Ia EIai>,l,U>
store. where heat once. r.rnuuilrd Hlai,-
dell ~ the man who hand feed him f,,
information about Miss kc1l som.
of BIai>drn'> fIir,,d> have since. under
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26
A Heavy Railroad War.

We at the strongest railroad cuIpol-
atIuu> ~ she ultcd States. the Penn
>Nlvamia Central and the Baltimore and
OHIO. are al swords points. The Penn
~ lNania road has Il total length with
lis connections ot / 100 miles the Bal
iinUir and Ohio of I).J-. Each has i'm
men>c resources. and the latter closed
the last year. Witha surplus al -. 900.
900. There has been growing ill feel
Hg between tli, companies. resulting
from competition. ami from Il refusal of
the Baltimore y ohio Road To Join
what - known ~ the Saratoga com
pact" the object of which was to Icgu-
bate !at,~ of Western freight Open
ho>tilitic> have now begun. Colonel
Tom scott. President Of the pcmm>N l.
yauia Road. has forbidden the ears of
the Baltimore and ohio Road To run ON
the tracks of the PennSy lNauia Railway.
connection with New York. President
Garrett. at the Baltimore Road. re
spends hN reducing passenger rates to
the West nearly forty per cent. and ny
making arrangements to purchase. Il line
of steamships I" c;ull his freight from
Baltimore To- New York Meanwhile.
it is said, he will push Il new road now
constructing between the Delaware Riv-
CT and Bound Brook. New Jersey. and
thus find an independent entrance into
New York. A. Il result of the war.
tickets to Chicago are selling in New
York at Sl6.2J.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26

The population OF Burlington L. est
mated at between seventeen and eigh-
teen thousand
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26

Mr.. Hiram Gidding>. OF Proctol>vilf-
w.. died on the 18th inst. arrd =
wears. SIN months aud twelve ,lal>. He
was born 1T RoNhoro'. Mass. .Iuly 81
LOU. " hen mere lad his parents
removed I" Salem. and when still q
minor he entered the merchant service
aS seaman. In the wal OF l-I2 he
was one OF the crew of the prilatc,r
+ icrPliSe. which Was taken 10y thr
british and carried to England. vhrr,.
Ht remained prisoner some three
Years. lie was one of the unfortunate
victims confined in the Dartmonr hulk.
ana lii ten days after his incarceration
IN me h"ld of that wrctched ship hi
li:ll hccHnc white. and he bore through
all his subsequent life upon his prr>ot.
sears worn into his flesh 10y the iron>
used t" chain the prisoners therein.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26

CHARLIE Ross. The search for Char
lie Ross still continues. but with smaller
and smaller prospect of success. The
boys father has Just been spending Il
week in tracing up the latest ''clew.'
only to find it aS fruitleSS a> all that
have gone before. Feeling >uIc that
the boy. if alive at all. is hid away
somewhere in New Jersey. Mr.. Ross.
with a Philadelphia detective. has been
securing the shores of R;lritan bay and
river. where he had learned Mosher and
Douglas. the dead burglars. used to
cruise. last fall, but. though they found
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26

. The Washington correspondent of
the Springfield Republican tclr@laph>
to that paper: ''P"land could doubtless
have had the United States iudgc>hip
fol Vermont il he had not opposed the
Presidential policy M ARKANSAS. MI.
Adds of 1t. Adams. who j. backed 10y
senator Edmund>. will have it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-26
Mr. EVart>-l will now read further
lived iii a boarding hall
But when frankly said
That had nrer red
She drove me from NV bed

Is this III amy way an actual transcript
at Nour experiences during the time al
y"u controversy with Mr.. Becchcr
Mr.. Tilton said that he had used some
poetic license i'll describing this incident
HIS idea was to represent Il proud man.
who had had IL lofty name. but whose
crown was torn down and tramplrd in
the mirc. and reduced to submit To the
c"ntumclN of an ingcmiu> harding
house keeper.
When the witness spoke these words.
the tears came into his ewes. and lac
glarcd at his antagonist. who sat writ
ing in Il little book. with the purple
blood mantlimg into his brow and coy
ering it with blotcheS. Mrs Beccher.
with Il diaphanouS smile stealing over
her features, and Il sphinx like look.
gazed >arcastically 1T the plaintiff.
Judge Fullerton twirlcd his eve glasses
i'll an impressive manner. while Nh.
Evert> stood >titfiy erect. his lips com
pressed. his thin. wrinkled checks and
0verhanglng brow. marked with stern
decision growing paler and paler. \
thin ray of light stole in the windows.
and our reporter, upon looking mp.
found everybody in tears. He also
burst into tears.
Mr. ErartS having read another verse,
OF the poem and asked Tilton to whom
he referred III il as Il tiger, Mr.. Fuller
Ton objected to this line of eNaminatio ion.
We are anxious. ne said. to come to IA
result. We are all advancing in wears.
Great changes have taken place since
me suit began. One by one all the
parties have undergone religious cxpp-
rlences. We saw our friend Moulton
locked up in an insane asylum under Il
hallucination that he was IA negro min
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-05-27

room scene. ju which lbo bridal party,
with tac fuH strength Of ,he eoHpany in
the rear, made their appearance The
bride wSs drcssul lea white siik with the
usssl veil and grange blcs6oms the
bridesmaids also in white Tic bride.
groom was degkc3 in ktls, white vest
and vaw-hammrr coat The members
ol ihe company appuyel tu tbgir regular
stage eaJuNes The walter girls hover
next the wings, dressed in tights aud
short dresses, and altogether the appear
augo OF the bridal party, aaukod by ue'
gro miustrels. iagsjars, aud eoocntrio
Du,chmou, aud ballet dancers, was some
thing novel Amid q husb Ia which one
might have heard a pin drop, The Rev.
E. Z. simmons, OF the Baptist Church,
Chinese mission, stepped forward, aud,
with the strange scoue illuminated by
the glare Of red fire, aud accompanied BY
strains Of the wedding march from the
band, ,he performed The ceremony inabout
| three minutes, Tho most impressive
silence prevailed while thb bcnodcliou
was being pronoupced, aBd even when
! the curtain fell the crowd seemed mig
gardly IN their applause; but q few min-
utes after, when the bride appeared IN
private boS, their pcnt mp enthusiasm
I found vent in tumultuous demonstrations
and continued calls for a song,
The bride was Immediately led before
the curtain, aud rendered Silver threads
among the gold, while the rude roycllers
in the body OF the house yelled iu a man
uer which made the building yibralc, -
/ Mr.. WEIGH, the newly welded husband, /,
was then called out, aud performed a
clog dance with more than usual vigor,