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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-04-13
AUDITORS REPORT.

Hon E. A. Bennett, Auditor Of the State of
West Virginia. will accept thanks for copy
OF his report for the fiscal years ending Sep
tember 80, 1873 and September 80, 1874.
From this document we learn that the ap-
portionmeDt of the general school fund to
Jefferson county for the fiscal year ending
Sept. 80. 1873, was 5000 IS, and for the
year ending Sept. 80. 1874 SIS, 46971. In
the tabular statement showing the value of
property and amount of taxation by counties.
We fud the number of horses, mules, asses
and jenpets in Jefferson reported at 4, 1856,
value $3.50, So; wheeled vehicles not in
cluded in stock of merchants 854, value S43.-
OPS; cattle $685., value s97, sos; sheep
6,O45, value SIG, $40; hogs $3.50, value
S31 $40; watches and clocks not in stock of
merchants 1,718. value SIG, OPS piano fortes,
&c, 1876, value 1920; gold and silver
plate and jewolry not in stock of merchants,
s8,47O; household and kitchen furniture,
S247, 80; property and capital (not includ-
ing real estate and articles exempt &o) en-
ployed, &c, 1914, 1875; actual value of the
companies other than railroads, s138, 100
total value of personal property in the county,
81 $40, 170. The total tax of Jefferson county
for State. free school and public buildings, on
personal property. for 1874, was 50, 7sS "a,
or about one faoe"ty~sevenM of the whole tax
of the State. containing fifty four countless
Value of land, s3.957, 21O.13 greatest in
the State. Aggregate value of land and lots,
s5624, 139 GO greater than that of any other
county in the State. save Ohio. Total tax on
real and persona! property in Jefferson. $780,
65l.34-greater than that of any county in
the State except Kanawha. Ohio and Wood,
and about one f'ce"ty second of that of the en-
tire State. The total number of white births
in the county for the year 1873. was 1856;
eolOFed, 81 males. 90; females, 113 Num-
Der of deaths for the same year, los white,
and Is colored total, 12O.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-04-13
OTHER ELECTIONS.

The reported returns from all the precincts
in st. Louis give Barrett, democrat, for mayor,
plurality of ia. The remainder of the
democratic ticket is elected by majorities rang
ing from 657 to 5,79S.
The municipal election in Omaha, Nebraska
resulted in the election of Mayor Clark aud
five councilmen by the republicans The
democrats elected their candidates for marshal
and for police Judge and one councilman.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-04-13
RHODE ISLAND.

The Rhode Island election on Wednesday
was triangular affair, there being shree sets
of candidates for State officers in the field -
The result was no choice of Governor or Lieu>
tenant Governor by the people. Otherwise
the republicans carry the State against the
democrats end Independents
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-04-13
NEW YORK..

Charles F. Durston. Democrat, was elected
as city attorney of Auburn. He is the first
Democrat ever elected to this Office IN that
city. The town election in Ithaca resulted in
the choice of six democratic and three repub-
lican supervisors, gain of three for the dem,
ocrRts.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-04-13
MARYLAND.

At the municipal election at Annapolis. on
Tuesday, the entire Democratic ticket was
elected by about eiehty>fve majority
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-04-13

o. Wheeling voted on the question of Issuing
bonds to the amount of 100000, for the pur-
pose of erecting Capitol building, on Monday
OF last week and it was carried By large ma
Jointly. 1t may serve good purpose in securing
for Wheeling good city hall, &C., but we hone
viii not he needed for State purposes
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-04-13

aG President Garrett. of the r SoRRs
turned from his Southern trim on the RI ,os.ont
Mr. Garrett's visit to the South saws the BoIti-
more Sum- was for Ooser> atlon and inspection of
Southern roads with reference to perfectrne his
connections with through Southern travel. tend
ing to make Baltimore the starting pOint for n
large class OF passengers
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-04-13

eu-Mr George Kremer. Jr.. prominent and
useful citizen. died in Winchester quite suddenly
on Monday morning of Last week, OF aprspl.zy
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-04-13
MICHIGAN

Returns from all parts show general Re
publican gains.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-04-13
LUMBER FOR SALE.

L ders or bills Tor PINE LUMBER Of the best
N Rockingham and to deliver auyw, ere along
the River OF Railroad, at Law Pic = for Cash.
JAMES HUFFMAN
AT. Cr.wfcrd. Rockingham county, va.
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S A T. r

At HarpeI.7s Gerry.
O00 SACKS OF GROUND ALUM SALT
NSOU at less Tie" Tie Ma Ret Pfie.G f,r salo
December 20 1s74-ft D. AAES.
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E1ECUTORS' kGTICE.

HAVING qualified ON tho estate of tho I,to
- John W. Dalgarn, all parties are requested
send III their accom- IL her evidence of d-l,t
To tho umdctS gmed ~ Cna,lestown, JcferROS
county, w. Va, DANIEL y. LUCAS
STEPHEN :. DAIGARE
june l6. 1874 Iii. ~ y"
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-04

by the two senators counted In by the gov
ernor and council. Had the republican
majority been 80 disposed, they could have
ignored the action of the governor and
council, elected two senators 10 the room
of those so counted In, and then, recogniz-
ing the senate 80 constituted, obtained the
political control of the state, and proceed
ed to business. We are inclined to think
that public opinion would have justified
them In this course, and they, GER
tainly, would have had New Hampshire
precedents in their favor. In lS46, the
democracy endeavored TO seat certain sena-
tors, not duly elected, but the opposition
declared the seats, so filled, vacant, and
proceeded to Ill the vacancy, But the re-
publicans, this year, do not propose to fol-
low the precedent SO set, but intend to
leave no loop-hole for finding fault with
their action. They have, therefore, voted
to refer the action of the governor and
council to the superior court, and to abide
by their decision. If the court say that
their action was wrong, then, the republi-
cans will rectify 1t If they say it was cor
rect, well and good-that is the end of it.
Well done republicans of New Hampshire
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and did not dare to vote. We thought that
1t would take some years yet to urge our
good woman, if only such weapons as
these were brought into the field.
The meeting of the Womans' board of
missions, at Mt. Vernon church was
crowded, its spirit good, and the service full
of enthusiasm and interest. They evident
ly meant business.
The temperance meeting of Friday and
Friday evening at fremont temple, was
large and spirited, having corps of splen-
did speakers. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
spoke for the first time at temperance an
niversary meeting. John Hutchinson, wife
and son did the music and pleased every
body. John has yet vigor, and retains his
wonderfully beautiful voice. His sons is
even better. The speakers were Rev. Geo.
II. Vibtert, Rev. w. II. Cudworth, DR..
Miner and others, all confined to 10 or Is
minutes. The evening was reserved for
Mr.. Cough and the Uutchinsons. Ire
mont temple was crowded in every part,
and Cough was up to his best.
At the intervals, we were treated by our
friends to several rides in the suberbs,
which, in some respects are more than the
city itself, and we were quite proud as we
threaded our way through the avenue OF
Dorchester, (now the Goth ward of Boston,
I to recall the fact that even we cannot now
tell precisely where we first breathed the
breath of life, and family hoped that oui
last might be drawn in this charming re
| pion
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A CURIOUS SUIT.

A curious suit has been instituted In one
of the Boston courts, involving the right
of Catholic clergymen to ''call in church"
the names of alleged offenders, against the
rules of the church, coupled with state
ment of the alleged offense. BY law OF
the church. marriage is deemed ''sacra-
ment," ard cannot be entered into without
the sanction of regular priest and in the
form prescribed by the church. Notwith-
standing this rule, or law, couple, belong
ing TO the Catholic church in Chelsea, were
married by magistrate according to the
statute law of Massachusetts, some time in
November, 1878. This coming to the
knowledge of the priest, he publicly called
the names of the parties in the church,
coupled with this, among other similar ex-
pressions 'They have gone and got
"married without the church, and these
''parties are living in mortal SIM" He,
also, charged them with committing 'tor
MITIGATION, " because they had not been mar
ried according to the rules of the church
The aggrieved husband has commenced an
action for SANDER against the priest, count
ing on the words thus spoken.
The priest, in his answer, sets up that
The plaintiff and his wife were members of
the Catholic church that they had violated
the doctrines, laws, rules, usages and teach
| ings of the church 'to the great scandal
and injury of members of the parish and
d" church, and to the great detriment of the
plaintiff and his wife" and that "by vir-
% tue of his authority as parish priest and
spiritual director of the plaintiff, he had
I" full spiritual and ecclesiastical author
city ever him and his wife to disapprove,
" condemn and censurc, privately and pub
"licly, the plaintiff and his wife for any
violation of the teachings, doctrines,
claws, rules and discipline of the church,
8" and had the fullest ecclesiastical and spir-
d" itual guidance, care, direction and teach
" ing of them" and that the words COM
planned of, If spoken at all, were so spoken.
The question of the power of clergyman
over members of his congregation is thus
fairly presented 1t is unquestonable that
the priest did not go any further than the
laws and customs of his church would al
low, but the question is, whether the Law
will justify him in following this custom
and usage, when it interferes with the
rights of others as established by law. The
common law, as well as the statute, makes
marriage civil contract, to be entered into
as prescribed by statute. Under this law,
these parties contracted and consummated
aperfectly legal marriage, yet by the laws
and usages of the Catholic church, the,
were guilty of all the priest charged then
with, and it was, perhaps, his duty to pub
licly censure them. Yet he charged then
with crime, and, if he is above the law
if marriage can legally be regarded as I
sacrament because a particular churcl
calls it so, then SANDER is no SANDER, ant
when he charged them with crime, hi
was justified in 80 doing. We are glad thu
question is raised, although we have nj
doubt it will be decided against the priest
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What Hannah Ann Said.

1t was great many years ago that the
story was first told of Miss Hannah Ann
Sterry, an uncommonly mature virgin who
had never been prosecuted with masculine
attentions because of the vigorous manner
In which she Stunned the face of man. 1t
was related that Mr.. Theophius Wimble-
bee, an advanced bachelor of the mildest
possible department, occupying single
apartments, called on the spinster one af-
ternoon to borrow match. Hannah Ann
was not easily fooled. Folding her arms
on her level breast, she backed Theophius
Wimblebee into corner, and thus adj
dressed the invader snatch? Oh yes .
Great match It's you want You don't
want no match, and you know you don't.
You've come over to me cause I'm all
alone-to hug and kiss me-that's what
you come for but you shall never do it in
the world unless you're strongern | am
and then she added in softened tone, land
the Lord knows you are" A friend of
Hannah AIMS reading letter from pub
| lie man the other day in which the writer
| said, ITO recapituate, am not, nor have
ever been candidate for denomination;
would not accept nomination if it were
rendered, unless it should come under such
circumstances as to make it an imperative
duty, circumstances not likely to arise
laid down the paper with sigh and re-
marked, "Ah, how much that reminds me
of poor dear Aunt Hannah. > Tribune.
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FORREST AND PILLOW.
Returning Love for the Union and Loyalty
to its Flag.

Tho Memphis (Tenn.) Appeal of Sunday
publishes the following:
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 30, 1875.
To tie Veterans Of tie american War;" and
TO tie officers and Soldiers Of the Soon
tederate Army:"
AS you have seen i'll the papers of to-day,
you have been courteously invited to at
tend at the national cemetery on Monday
evening, the 3lst inst, to join in doing
honor to the dead federal soldiers who are
silent residents of that place. That invi-
tation was extended to you through the I'M
dersigncd. We are not in any sense your
leaders, nor do we presume to dictate what
should be your action. But we deem it
proper to say. that while we know you
were brave and patriotic soldiers of the
two armies with which you were identified,
and shared in the honor and glory due to
your devotion to the right and to your
country, now that you are no longer SOL
diers, no longer at war, but are participants
in the blessings of peace and of free gov
eminent, You can afford to do honor to the
memory of men who, under sense of
duty to the government, gave their lives
for its preservation. However much we
differed with them while public enemies,
and at war, we must admit that they
fought CALAMITY for the preservation of the
government which we fought to destroy,
which is now ours, was that of our fathers,
and must be that of our children. Though
our love for that government was for a
while supplanted by the evaporation
springing out of a sense of violated rights
and the conflict of battle, yet our love for
free government, justly administered, has
not persisted, and must grow strong in the
hearts of brave men who have learned to
appreciate the noble qualities Of the true
soldier.
Let us all, then, join their comrades who
live in spreading flowers over the graves of
these dead federal soldiers before the whole
American people as peace offering to the
natioa, as testimonial of our respect for
their devotion to duty, and as a tribute
from patriots as we ever have been, to the
great republic and honor of the flag against
which we fought, and under which they
fell. nobly maintaining the honor of that
flag. 1t is our duty to honor the govern
mcnt for which they died, and ii called
upon, to fight for the flag we could not
conquer.
Let it not go forth to the world that the
brave veterans of the Mexican war, who so
distinguished themselves, and conferred
such honor and glory on our arms as to at
tract the plaudits of the duke of Yelling
ton let il not be said that the gallant sur
vivors of our noble dead in the confederate
army, who by their daring and heroic val
or astonlshed the civilized world, were not
capable, when peace was restored and the
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Central Vermont Railroad.

At meeting of that board of directors
of the Central Vermont railroad company
held yesterday, which elected John B.
Page president, and who claim to be adj
vised "by eminent counsel both in YER
mont and Massachusetts," that they alone
have the legal right to control the affairs Of
that corporation, the following vote was
passed and forwarded to the "Smith" board,
which was 70 meet at the Revere house
last evening
WHEREAS. 1t is d,sirable that it should
be ascertained and determined at an early
day what persons were lawfully elected di-
rectors of the Central Vermont railroad
company Mt the recent stockholders meet
ing thereof. held at St. Abans, Vermont,
on the 10Th day of May last, now, there
fore.
Voted. That for the purpose Of deter
mining the single question as to what per-
sons are the lawfully elected directors of
the Central Vermont railroad company
more speedily than can be done by legal
process, 1t is hereby proposed to those per
sons voted for upon the ticket containing
the name of j. Gregory Smith, to submit
said question to the final arbitrament and
award of board of arbtrators, to be con-
sttuted as follows, that is to say: The
chief justice of the supreme court of the
state of Vermont, or the first associate JUS
tice thereof, and any two of the following
named persons, to be selected by those per
sons claiming to haze elected j. G. Smith
president of the Central Vermont railroad
company: Hon. George II. Bigelow, Hon.
B. +. Thomas, Hon. Joel Parker, Hon.
Emery Washburn, Hon. John Wells. Hon.
Otis p. Lord OF Massachusetts, Judges
Smith and Sargent, late of the supreme
court of New Hampshire
Pr0rtded That final hearing thereon car
be had in the premises within one month
| from this date.
PrOUided, also, That notice of the accept
| ance of this proposition be given to Tho
president or clerk of this board on or be
| fore the 9th day of June, instant, and
Voted, also, If this proposition be ac
| cepted, committee of three be appointed
| by each Hoard with authority to prepar,
proper papers of submission appertainnG
to all matters concerning said arbitration
and the award thereon. All expenses
thereof to be borne by the prevailing party
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The comments of the press relative to
the action Of the democratic governor and
council of New Hampshire, in counting out
Matt Head and counting IN Crank"
Jones, has had its effect. 1t has shown the
country what it might expect if that party
should be restored to power, and it has
made the democracy halt in their attempt
TO grasp the whole political machinery of
New Hampshire. AS was announced by
telegraph, yesterday morning. telegram
which, in southern Vermont, appeared ex-
clusiyolY in TIE GLoBE-the house of
representatives. was organized by the choice
of the republican candidates. That this re-
suit was measurably due to the comments
of the press on the governors action, is
evidenced by the fact that the clerk of the
last house, democrat holding over, made
out roll of the members elect, and while
The democrats had the privilege of eXamin-
ing il at their pleasure, the republicans
were denied all access to it. Another
cause, doubtless, contributed to this result.
We have before referred TO The fact that
year ago, Harris Location, combined with
four or five other towns, only sent one re-
preventative, while, This year, alone, it sent
Two, and this, as the town clerk tcstifes,
was brought about by the most outrage
" Gus frauds from top to bottom ever con-
cocted in New Hampshire or any other
state" In one the wards in Manchester,
a democratic ward, three hundred and
twelve fraudulent names were placed on
the poll list TO give it three representatives..
With these fragrant frauds, on their SIDE
the democrats dared not further outrage
public opinion by counting out republicans
and counting in democrats, and so they de.
sisted from their efforts TO rob the republi-
cans Of The fruit of their victory at the
polls.
The conduct of the republicans has been
admirable. While insisting upon all OF
their rights, and resolved not to be dc
prived Of them by. fraud, yet their action
has been marked ,byswisdom and modcra
ton, and they have kept themselves strict.
ly within the letter and spirit of the law.
Two "senates' have been organized, each
composed of five members conceded te
have been legally elected, while the "dem
ocratlc senate" so to speak, is reinforced
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Correspondence OF the GLoBE.l
Boston Anniversaries.

PRINCETON, Mass, June /.
Mr.. Editor, A word upon our prodigal
wanderings in Boston and vicinity may not
be without its bit of interest to some of
your readers. We have recently landed at
this noted elevation of sights and airs-yes,
airs of at least two kinds, one Kind of
which is taken in, the other taken on, by
the "bugs" who visit this place. This town
is gaining a rapid celebrity as summer re-
sort. Hotels are springing up at every
prominent lookout around old Wachusett
mountain. am writing from the most
famous resort, which takes into view an
area of seventy miles square, and the nu-
cleus of the best civilization OF the whole
world
The hotels are all fitted and in beautiful
order for their incoming guests. Several
have all their rooms engaged, in spite of
the "hard times" The influx from Boston
and New York bids fair to be greater than
ever this season.
We spent last week in Boston and rayed
out in the line of some of the spokes of
famous Hub. One of the first meetings of
the anniversaries was that of the Labor
Reform League. Its vulgar and profane
rantings spread itself over Sunday and
Monday. OF it the Boston Globe says :
''The head and front of this body appears
to be man named Hayward one of those
abnormal specimens of the human species
whose brain is effected with peculiar GRO
chefs which they mistake for original ideas,
having some bearing on the welfare of the
human race, yet, is a tale told by an idiot
full of sound and fury, signifyng moth
ing"
After this came the Unitarian meeting.
The attendance was not large. The speak
ers upon the stage were noticeably old
men. Some of their tributes to faith and
prayer were worthy of more strictly ortho-
dox bodies. There was some ranting, but
on the whole they treated other denon,ina-
tons very courteously. Claiming and the
past, with bright hopes for the future,
leaving quite out in the cold their present
status, was the spirit of most of their
speeches.
The woman's suffrage meeting at Ire
mont temple took up most of the time of
Tuesday. Mrs. Lucy Stone, alias Black
well, presided. The audience, mostly of
ladies, was evidently group of suffering
suffragists ; a crying baby in the outer
hall was loudly suggestive. The wheels Of
debate started hard Mr.. Garrison acted
like green schoolboy in his first debate,
speaking word or two, then calling quite
piteously for some one opposed to the
movement TO come upon the stage. Nc
one responded, and he moved dryly on.
After reading the declaration of indepen.
dence he remarked that this applied to the
woman as well as the man. Here he was
tripped by man in the audience and told
that he and every other gentleman knew full
well that our fathers had nothing of this
sort in mind. Mrs. Stone spoke in much
the same strain, adding the same old com
mon arguments, with some flat insults &c
all women who would not vote. Women
in general were slaves and towards, and
! would lot vote because they were weak
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RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 1875

blessings Of free government were pre-
served, of approaching the brotherhood of
the living, or to do honor to the dead of
the great army which overcame our valor,
when led by the great Lee and the host of
heroes who commanded our army. In
honoring tbeae brave dead we show our
selves woituy of the honor their living
soldiers showed to our dead at Elmwood.
Respectfully, GID. j. Pillow,
N b. FORREST
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A letter received from New Orleans
gives information Of the death of Rev.
George Putnam, formerly of this state, at
Bay St. Louis, Miss, May 10, aged 70
years. His strength had been failing for
some time, but he kept up work at preach
ing till the very last. He was we'll
known anti-slavery preacher of the Yer
mont conference in the days when aboli-
tionism was anything but popular He
had many friends and acquaintance in this
vicinity, and was, we think, a brother of
the late Holden Putnam of Middlesex.