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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-24


deb. IF Humboldt county.
INTRODUCTION or BILLs.
B- NcCiiEton-E.lative 10 defending
p1s.ussoEy actions on government lands.
SECOND READING or BILLs.
The Assembly hill relative to taking
care Of insane persons was read a second
time and referred 10 the Committee On
WAYS AID Meals.
Leave O: absence WAS asked for Sena-
.oEs King and Davenport, who wanted
to so home. Mr. lockwood objected.
About that time M zlbers from the steer
age came pouring in. and it occurred TO
the Senate that the House had adjourned
over until Monday. and were in for a
trip to Virginia. No. to be outdoue by
the lower House. j; was moved THAT the
senate no now also adjourn AMI 90 to
Virginia. The Secretary was cut short
il the midst If The reading Ok an inter
estins bill for the suppression and pre-
vsnt.on OF hogs running nj large: the
motion was put, and carried By II TO 6.
As soon as the result was announced o
general stampede was made for the y
O clock train TO the region Of the Big
Bonanza.
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ASST NHLY.
House met pursuant TO adjournment
Speaker Doyey in the chair.

House met pursuant TO adjournment.
Speaker Doyey in the chair.
Roll call-QuoTum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
This was bad day for Legislation in
both Houses; also. as far as the weather
was concerned. In this House no new
bills were introduced and 10 motions
made-escept to adjourn. after a session
Of % minutes.
EEroEIs CT COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Wren. from the Judiciary Com
mittee. favorably reported back Senator
Variants bill prohibiting three-card
monte. with an amendment prohibiting
monte Il any kiud-whether played
with three or more cards, as is some
times the case.
From Committee on Corporations-
Faro.ably on Senator Piper bill for the
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BORN.

At Empire City. Ormsby county. Nevada. On
Friday, January -. 1s75, 70 the wife OF Ross
Lavalliere, = daughter.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.


ST. CHARLES HOTEL. CLIO. IuFLI. PaoPRIE7os
A Toga. Jr II Meyer L Goodnow
John simmons II Branns chweiser
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I.EVEDE LEGISLATURE.
SEVENTH SESSION.
>crutc-Tvcnfi-t Day.

Carson CRY, JANUARY %. 1>15.
NoENTSG srsSioN
The Senate met al II 4. IL
Prayer by the Chaplain.
President pro tenn. Stevenson in the
Chair.
NOTICE CF Bills.
By Varian Providing for funding the
IL b. If uumbold; county.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24
To the Patrons of our County Fair.

AZ the display i'll Floral Hail lately
has been rather meagre. and feeling
that good show there is one of the
most attractive features of the fair. |
respectfully ask all who desire to make
it II success, to contribute whatever of
merit or curiosity they may have in
their possession. such us household
manufactures, flowers. embroidery.
needlework. wor>ted. pencilliug, draw
ing. photographic and other pictures.
and other fancy work. | also invite
any who may have household articles
of any description known to be one
hundred wears old. any ancient mechan-
zeal or farming tools which will enable
lis to contrast the ancient with the
modern. On the afternoon of the sec
tIa>t of the fashion and music of 1775
and 1919. | desire to have museum
of curious articles, procured from for
eign countries as well as our own. 1t
being so late in the season. we cannot
expect 50 great il display of flowers.
but | trust there are enough which have
escaped the frost to make Il crrditahlc
show and the more difficult the great
er the merit. | respectfully ask any
whose names are down as Committee
and know of any reason why they can
not serve. to inform Hon. John Bacon
ID at once. so their place may he filled
10y others, i'll order to avoid confusion
and dissatisfaction on the day of eN-
animation. All committees will report
to the Hon. John Bacon ID ut o'clock
4. VI. on the second day. Floral Hall
exhibitors can confer with Mrs. Geo.
Nav and Miss Helen kitlcdgc. Asst
superintendent. for further informal
ton. and any who desire to exhibit any
ancient mechanical or farming tools
will report to Danfnrd Wiley, Sup't.
of Mechanics Hall. Bring in Your az
ticlcs early 81 they can he classified,
and enable the committee to do better
Justice | know the inducements 10y
way of premiums are small. but ming
out vour articles and let us have the
best display ever had in Vermont.
n. L. BOWMAN, Sup't Floral Hail.
SAINT I->I
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24
Fatality on the Lake.

\S the Lake thamplIiu Steamer Adj
IIondack WAS on her way North. Wed
nc>,iaN IttcrnuoI. about midway hr.-
tween burlington and Port Kent. the
attention of some OF the Passengers WIS
AROUSED 10y Il splash in the water, and Il
moment after II mIn WIS discovered il!
the water a>icrn. APPARENTLY struggling
90 reach a IaliS, which WAS Heating Il
few feet further in he rear. He WAS
seen to reach and clutch the vali>r and
place it under his aims. HS il tnI sup
p"!; lint soon disappeared from >IGhl.
/ he STEAMER WAS $tnpprd aS soon H.
possible. and Il small boat manned and
sent oil to the l, sche: but the steamer
had made considerable distance mean
while. and the only result of the search
WIS the finding - hat floating in The
wake oi the steamer. Il mile aStrIm.
The steamer l;a>cnm came up while the
search WAS Ill progress and aided in it
but no more trace could Ice discovered
of the lrow ned man. Who he wis is
not known. The boat being unusually
crowded the names of all the passengers
were not taken, a> usual. and no one
known to he on board is missed. The
hat is Il common black soft hat. of
rather small size. An overcoat of dark
cloth. with beaver collar. was found on
the boat. which is supposed to belong
to the lost man. These articles may
Vet lead to the discovery of his nainr
and residence. 1t is thought that he
came on the boat south Of iiuriiu.i":.
y Port Henry passenger w;s of the IN
preston that it might have been run
ner for Il clothing house. who took the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24
Orleans County Fair.

The Orleans County Fair wis held at
Barton last week The weather WIS
good the first two days. and the fair ON
the whole successful. y rainy day
Thursday disappointed many. and sad
~ inirrlcrcd with what many called the
best part of the program. Or thi, last
day the balloon was sent off before all
the people got there for fear the rain
would prevent an ascension ut all !: thu,
middle. and I'LL the fast races were adj
joulncd after one heat.
The balloon ascension WAS Il good one.
but the air ship Went into the clouds
almost immediately. and ont of sight
Mr. King look up Charles Z. Jcnnc>S of
Barton with him. and after remaining
up tw" hours. and rising to il great al
titu,lr. and cncuuntcIing Il SHOW storm.
they descended safely in the town of
and returned 10y the Montreal express
tine same evening.
Onc OF tie features of the fair WaS :,
baby show. OF his the Honjtor SANS
The baby show MAS Il real success rs
to the nIImhcr of children that COM
pctcd tul premiums. and a> to interest
shown in tic matter 10y outsiders. There
were nearly fifty children that first en-
tered the arena, but the number wis
reduced 10 thiltN-tiNc. on account Of
several being too old To compete. This
number. with THEN mothers. arr;Ilcd
themselves. hl .'tttir> and hundreds. :
ON the slope of the hill in the rcaI of
the bah. Hnd the artist. j. y. Webster.
turned his camera on them. and after
two trials made Il good negative. on
which were not less than one hundred
heads. The committee experienced
much difficulty in deciding upon the
real merits of the children. hui finally
reported. aud FASTENED 10 get OF the
ground before ANY of the ir;itr mothers
discovered that then chiIlrem had not
been awarded Il premium. George
Washington Caswell. son OF Warren
CaswclI of Barton. received the first
premium. $500
III tht premiums we H"Il't liItl on
stations they were awarded T." :. NJ.
W"itiry, Henry Whitney. y. p. Bean.
X. W. CoNics. :. o. Clark and :. G..
Oli>. Matched and carriage horses: :.
G.. rinmcN H. Bean. james Allen. John
Bean and J. p. Baldwin. Fat cattle
and working oxen: Jesse Virgins.
VIM Lang. W ibur Mason. W. c. IIaw-
kIns and john Vance. Jerseys: \. F.
landing. f.. F. Root. \. +. Hill \. f.
McNcal. :. :. Tinkham. {. :. French.
In the trottinn. "White Cioud" took
the fifty dollar purse; ''l;irhmomd Girl. =
50 "Black DEXTER. 500; BILLY
Maynard" SI25 and Ttton Brothers
"FannN." the $500.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24
GEO. \. MERRILL.
Serious Fire at Boston.

Fire was discovered in he fifth story
of Jordan. Marsh \ Co.'S great dry
goods establishment fruutin" on ~Hul-
u"r street. H"StuI. lhul>dlN attrrnnon.
law inT started in u mystic inus manner.
among Il uiIntitN ot "ot;on batting.
The fine hri"I'ic of The tirm attempted
To uuruch the flames. hut til" pumps
failed. and Il pIaIicI ot an hour elapsed
t'ri"lr In" department WAS called. IN
The meantime tlI, flames had filled the
the upper story. and the situation had
hrcoImc 80 serious that three alarms
We're >oui,d..d. In about lu hour. h>
extreme efforts the flames were. brought
under control. though the entire build
ing. containing about Il million of pi"I,
rrIN. w;~ Hooded. Elevators fell duIiug
the fire. and threatened to ignite the
lower stories. hIt this was toItUmatcl,
prevented. The lu>> on the stock can
NOT he acculatclN estimated. Tut will
uol vary much from ~IJO.O 900 ON which
there is >lnO 600 Insurance. ihutcd
among - companies.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24

over? and under the inspection of such
an expert us the President OF the Pas
slmpsic road. liable 10 go through
Could any man, caring for Il reputation
he had earned by more than twenty
wears labor and care, hesitate long
about re>igning? Let the public, who
are interested for their personal safety,
if not for the name of Il worthy man,
determine.
1t is said of him. too, that his pay
WAS raised $3.50 per month, and al
though it WAS understood why, Yet at
the annual meeting. the UhOie history
of his case WAS forgotten. and only that
part presented to the Stockholders. per
tinent to the object that day to he
attained. | will supply the other part /:
Mr.. Hazelton was hired of of the
Northern y. III. Railroad-where he had
been many years by my pre- tecessor.
Mr.. Parker. at $1,000 per year. with
the understanding that after the first
year, ne Slloulu il'iNt : .)oo MT. ftaItl-
ton called upon me to fulfil the agree
mcnt 1t was Just when WAS reducing
the per diem of the employees. and | felt
embarrassed in raising his pay while
reducing others. consulted Mr.. Parker
and found Mr.. IIazelton'S statement
correct, but still heSitatrd. After il
number of interviews, | finally com
promised with linn, by calling his pay
1880 per aunIml. or - 800 with 10
per cent. off and under that arrange
mcnt he remained until his resignation
and for this remuneration he had
charge of all the bridges upon the
PaS>umpsic and MasSawippi. and for
four and ;ihalf months. those upon the
South Eastern Railway nearly 200 i'll
all. and many thousand feet of trcstle
work. besides the repairs oi stations.
In conclusion. Mr.. Editor. will only
add. that whatever amy body may say
OF my connection with the PIssumpsic
Road. | desire them 10 know. that
hold myself in readiness at any time.
To attend any committee the Directors
may appoint, to make the fullest posi-
bile examination into all my acts. When
they do this. they will find that the
paN-InllS for Oct. lS74 were so. II -
and those toI Nov. ISL were SO
rs Il difference of - per cent. in
stead of 10 per cent. H. claimed 10y the
President. Sept. LIST. They will tind
also. thai the business of the road com
parcS tn\"rahiy with other analogous
roads in New England. every one of
which have suffered from II dcpIr>>ion,
not ,.untimcri to tahourd Suprlintrld-
cnr>. but National in extent. The five
principal roads out of Boston. fell of
many millions.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24
Mr.. Beecher Declines the Proposed
Reception.
TWIN MT. HOUSE, n. H., Sept. |

TWIN Mt. HOUSE, y. H., Sept. liz.
Gentlemen The letter of Il COM
mitter appointed in behalf OF il l;ilge
mumhcr of the clergy and other citizens
of Brooklyn has just been received, and
| hasten to reply. cannot he indlifcr-
rnt to the kindness which it is proposed
10 show me on my return home from
the mountains to Brooklyn. SO much
of my life has been Speent there, the
things nearest to me being ctnitftd
there. my experience IN that notable
city lis IL pastor and preacher during he
lifetime of Il whole generation. make
the approval and affection of my fellow
citizens very dear to me. That the
members of my own flock should greet
my return cordially WAS to he expected.
after the heroic conduct of the past two
ears an example which has given Il
new glory to church life through thli>-
fcudom But that trllow-citIZcnS not
belonging to Plymouth church from
among all parties and of different >ect>
should desire to cXpIcS> their confluence
and affection is peculiar y gratifying.
and it is with regret that | am obliged
40 differ with Nou on tn" dr>rIhlcncS>
If Snrh IL movement. 1t would tend Ia
keep alive feelings thai ought to sub
side. to renew discussions OF painful
public transactions which should never
nave had an existence, and which 1t
were we'll. both for public and private
good. to have removed. if not To forget =
iulnc>>. At least t" oh>curi:y. Too
many hearts Vet bleed. too much SORROW
and >colching excitement has fallen
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24
The Boston Post Office.

There is considerable stir i'll political
circles, in Boston. over the news, telc-
graphed from Washington, of the re-
moval of Postmaster Burt. There has
been il good deal of stealing among the
clerks in the Boston Po>totiire. and
many complaints % mi>manaSemenf.
The President. nevertheless. reap
pointed gen. Burt five months ago.
b rt, however. has failed To file his
bonds. which amount to S210.oU, under
the rrappointmcnt. saving. lis reported,
that he did not care to retain the oiiict.
The Postmaster General finally made
up his mind, SAYS Il special t" the Dos
ton Herald. THAT it should not longer
remain an unbonded office. Gen. Burt 5
attention was again called to the alb
Scnce of his bonds but he made no
answer The President and the Post
master-GeneIal then had Il conference.
and decided that there should he IL
change. The office was thtreupon
rendered to Edward ;. Tobey, whose
commission goes forward at once
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24
Temperance Legislation.

Our readers will remember that st.
JohnShurN had Il few hours call tw"
months ago from Mr.. George Fox. an
EugIishman. who for many years has
been at die head of the British Colony
of New Zealand. Mr.. Fox came t" this
country especially to witness the effect
of temperance legislation. On his re-
turn to England, he had the honor of II
public breakfast in London. ut which
over one hundred prominent English
men were present. Mr.. Fox speech
on the occasion is fully reported III the
London papers. and from full all
stlact of his remarks on the "rc'Sl"n.
which has come To hand. il Is very cNi-
dent Mr.. Fox does hot consider he pro-
hihtorv law failure. int on the con-
tl;,ry Il great success.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24

Il. RcsOIrcd, That we commend 10
,he Exccutiye Committee the neglected.
and destitute places in onr state, Whcre
the assistance of the workers may he
requested. ,J p,
Z. ResOlred, That we recommend {"
the Committee that no collection DE
taken ut any place to defraN tlie en-
peuSes of Gospel meetings ut thai
place.
:. Rcsoircd. That provision for the
incidental expenses of the WORK "i 'he
Committee, he 10y this convention.
.. RcsoIrcd, That we extend our
thanks to the people of R"\hlt"h l"r
their generous hospitality IN entertalh-
iur this Convention and to the several
railroads for the couriesicS Of reduced
fare.
4 collection WAS taken towards de
fraving the incidental expenses "t me
canvass of the coming year. ana S"'-
were. obtained in money and pledges.
If WAS voted ..1hnt each Evangelical
church he requested to take c"ller-
ton tor this object, where il pledge OF
some definite amount Is not nadt TO-
dav and that the Secretary "i tins
convention correspond with the church,
e. in this NATTER
Wednesday afternoon, Wee PrcSl-
dent VI. Davis presiding. the reports
from churches and Y. VI. {. As were
resumed. and many interesting facts
were reported.
The organization of the Executive
Committee. with subdivisions. WIS then
reported, viz:
Chairman-Geo. f. Davis. Burlin%-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24
The Question Settled.

We have received ii copy of the Rut-
which the follow ing article was marked,
with the evident intention of calling at
tention to the same:
HuwE'> SCALEs.-Thc Vermont State
Agriculture al Society have this day by
unanimous vote, awarded IL Gold Medal
Ia liowe's improved standard scales.
for points and qualities. and for superb
oIity and value to the public over any
other scale manufactured. This is the
first gold medal ever awarded in the
mechanical department..
HENRY CLARK. Secretary
SAMUEL EvERT>.
Superintendent Mechanics Hall.
The all, We bears the marks of the
official award. Now we do not know
just who compose this Vermont State
Agricultural Society. further than the
names which appear above. Evidently
body who by 'unanimous vote de
clarcd HoNe'> scales ''SIIperior" and of
more value to the pnblic" than ''any
other scale manufactured. This award
by the >ncictN seems to have oI.e merit:
1t i umequivocal, and covers the
whole ground" OF course this COM
mittec which gives this unqualified
award We're at Paris in 10 and Vienna
in q. and are fully acquainted with the
merits of all the "other scales manutac-
turcd." The honesty of the committee
and the value of this award by the State
Agricultural Society, can he better APP
plrriatrd when it is known that there
We're no other sc,,ieS on exhibition! With
out another article of the same class Ia
look 1T. the society puts itself on record
"hy Unanimous vote. awarding Il pre-
MUM on an article Us ''supeIior To any
uthtI manufactured. Verify the State
Agricultural Society sells itself cheap.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24
Tuttle & Co., Rutland.

The August number of the 4 mciicdn
SinHoner. published in New York. con-
tains AN extended notice of the extern
Sivc stationery and printing establish
ment of Tuttlc \ Co., of Rutland. The
firm consists ut present of Geo. y. Tut
tie and his sons. Harley &. futile and
Egbcit c. futile. Mr.. G.. \. futile. in
$50. at the age of -, went to Rutland.
and took charge of the business and
mechanical department of the Rutland
Weekly Hcruid. which position he held
until l-5O. when he Withdrew from that
concern. had started general job
printing office. book store and hindcry
In lHJ6, Mr. futile purchased the
HrrdId. with which he WAS connected
until ISL. Since then the paper has
been transferred 10 the "Icrald Assoc
citation" while futile q Co. have their
hands full in The publishing. book bind
ing, printing. stationery and iohhing
business. They are the only jobhcrS of
wall papers and curtains III the State.
They also job MANILA. straw and white
wrapping papers. flour sacks. bags.
twinr. blank books. &c, &c. in fact.
every thing pertaining to Il first class
house. They do of course. IL large re-
tail business.
y few days since this finn put into
perfect printing presses. 1t is Il Cottrell
\ Bahcock first class. two roller. all
spring. drum cylinder press. weighs
over 5000 pounds, and will print q
sheet 29xl2 inches 1t has all the latest
patents and Improvements, including /
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24
The Maine Election.

Official returns of the recent election
from all the towns and cities in the state
except 81, foot up aS follows: Conner.
republican, for governor, "a 50 Rob
ertS. democrat, 5:},017 Comors ma
jolity, E75. The places remaining to
be heard from. last year. gave DinrIev.
republican. a aiolity. and. counting
them the same way nov, the republican
majority will he 4SJ2 against II .397
The senate will stand Ii republicans 10
ii democrats and no choice of one
member, III New county, which vacaII-
cy will be filled by the Legislature with
il republican. making that body stand,
20 republicans to II democrats, against
20 and 3 last year. The House of Rep
resentatives Is complete, except one
district where there is ii tie vote. show
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24
The New York Democratic State Con-
vention.

The New York Democrats held then
State Convention at Syracuse last week.
II was not entirely harmonious. There
were qualrrl> between MoriSScy and
Kelley. hetNccn Tammany and anti
Tnmnrany, rcSultin" in the triumph of
Kelley aud Tammany. Delegates CAV"
each other the lie. in debate. How
ever, they got through Nithout Il fight.
and passed resolutions and nominated Il
ticket. the prcuIialitN of which is that il
is headed 10y Il Republican. Hon. John
fol Secretary of State, by Dewitt e..
Littlrinhu. hiIn>rlt Il renegade. VIII" left
the Republican party for that party'>
GOOD. and was nominated 10y acclama-
ton. We give the ticket complete ::
Secretary of State. John BigcloW :
Cnnptrnllrr. Lucius Robinson. of Che
mung county: Attorney -Gtmcr.Il, Cha>.
). Fuirchild. of Albany State Engineer.
john ID. Van Buren,. ri New York ::
Canal Commissioner. Christopher H..
Walrath. of Madison State Prison In
sprctnr, Rodney X. Crowley. of Cat
talauguS.
For Il platform the convention re
affirmed two of the resolutions passed
at the National Democratic Convention
-,
/. The public credit must II" >Icrcdly
maintained. and we dcnoIlnrr rcpudIa-
ton in every form and %IiSc.
:. \ speedy return t" specie pay mcnt
j. demanded alike 10y the highest con-
SidrratiumS Of commercial morality and
honest governments.
They also rcatlirmcd the principles
set forth III their State Convention of
one year ago. as follows;
/. Gold and SILVER the only legal ten
der: no currency mcouNertIhlr will
coin.
,. STEADY steps toward specie pay
mcnt: no step back ward.
3. Honest payment of the public debt
in coin: sacred preservation of the
public faith.
1. Revenue reform federal taxation
for revenue only no government part
urrShip with protected mon"p"li">.
>. Home rule: /" limit and l"ralint
most jc,lIouSl> the few powers rmtilI>t-
ed To public servants. munlcIpal. state
and federal no GENERALIZATION.
Is. Equal and exact justice t" all men ::
no partial lrgislati"n n" partial taNa-
ton.
l. \ free press n" gag laws.
:. Free men Il uniform excise law :
no $umptualy laws.
q. Official accountability enforced by
better civil and criminal remedies; IL"
private use of public funds by public
officers.
10. Corporations chartered 10y the
state always SuprrViSahlc 10y the state
in the interest of the people.
II. The party i'll power responsible
for all legislation when in power,
-. The Presidency Il public trust.
not Il private prrqnisite: II" third term.
I3. Economy in the public expenses
that Labor may he lightly burdemed.
II will hr noticed that on the school
question the Convention made no sign.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-24

ing IS republicans to 63 democrats aud
, Independents. against 30 rcpuhicanS.
- democrats, and Independents last
year. The republican majority III
Joint ballot is thus - this year against
q last wear.