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The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-23
An Old Virginia Farmer and His
Flint.Lock Rifle.

An elderly man named Beckwith, resid-
ing in one of the peninsula counties, came
to Richmond, last Thursday, on business.
He brought with him an old fashioned flint
lock rifle to have stock and lock put on.
On the cars he fell in conversation with a
party of three gentlemen from this city,
when one of them, to test the reality of
some OF the extraordinary feats of marks
manship he boosted of, offered him $40 to
repeat some of them, to which the other
two added 80 between them. The trial
came of in an old field half mile below
Rockets, and was witnessed by about a
dozen persons. The old hint-lock was fired
seven times, and only once missed its aim
The old gentleman, after making two shots
at small objects to one side, to get his hand
steady, as he said. handed his son po-
tato and stationed him at 80 yards distance,
holding the potato between his thumb and
forefinger. The rifle cracked, and the pc
tato fell cloven in three or four pieces
One of the larger pieces was then thrown
in the air, the marksman keeping at the
same distance, and again the shot told. An
inch and halt auger was then produced,
and hole bored in the fence, behind which
was fastened q piece of white paper. At
the distance of 60 yards the marksman sent
a ball clear through the aperture, piercing
the paper. At the fourth shot, from co
yards distance, the bowl of pipe, which
the son was smoking. was crushed. At
the fifth shot copper cent was thrown in
the air and bit. The sixth and seventh
shots were delivered at a blackeped five
cent nickel piece thrown up BY the son.
standing about thirty yards off. At the
first attempt the shot missed. The old gen.
tleman showed considerable modification
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-23
In Connecticut, the democracy have 1t

In Connecticut, the democracy have 1t
all their own way and can lift the burthens
from the people or not as they please. The
legislature have exercised their choice and
passed laws tor the taxation of savings
banks-the hard earnings of the poor-and
authorizing towns to bond themselves for
building railroads and thus place themselves
at the mercv of soulless spectators. These
laws vitality affect the masses and are with
out excuse, but the people of Connecticut
have sowed the seed and must be content
to reap the harvest, while the rest OF the
country can be warned in time of the diff
ference between democratic profession and
practice.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-23

DENNIsoNs PATENT SHIPPING TAGS,
over 200 millions have been used within the
past ten years, without complaint of loss by tag
becoming detached. All Express Companies
use them. Sold by Printers and Statloners
everywhere.
GLOBE PAPER CO., RUTLAND,
june23d&wtf Wholesale Agents.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-23
TNRIED AND TRUE.
DYsENVEIsY SYRUP
SuMatEss COMPLAINT.

II was FIRST brought to the notice OF the pub
lie In It's present form during the RACES OF the
Cholera in the United States in 1e47. 1t be-
came known In very Few months and was un-
queStonably the most popular antldOte against
that most dreaded disease which was used at
the time, or which has been discovered at any
subsequent period. Indeed, It seems to have
been the ultimatum OF medical IT search in
that direction. During the late war it was
used In the hospitals and camps OF our soldiers
suffering from chronic darrhtea from the
Potomac to the Rio Grande, and from the Ohio
to the Gulf. Since the close of the war thous-
ands OF returned soldiers have written me from
their homes desiring small quantities OF IL for
their friends, and testifying In unqualified
terms to its merits.
We might append hundred pages OF certl-
ncates, but single trial OF the medicine Will
be more conclusive to the suffering than all OF
these.
In buying the above medicine, be careful
that druggists do not deceive you by attempt
Ing to force upon you, In place OF this, some
worthless nOStrum of their own, or an inferior
subterfuge, upon which they VIII make more
money. If your nearest druggist does not
keep IT, send your money to the proprietor
with name OF state and town distinctly written
and you Will receive If, securely packed. by ex>
press.
For sale by ali druggists Only % cents per
bottle try 1t.
FRANCIS FEM, PRoP'R.
dNw RUTLAND, VERMONT.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16
Washington News and Gossip.
IMPORTANT MEASURES.

The number of bills and resolutions intro
duced in the House Tuesday was 233. Among
the important er sensational bills were these.
Seven bills, mostly from the South, to repeal
the specie resumption act of last winter; bill
directing the Secretary of the Treasury to bring
personal suits against the Freedmen's Bank;
several bills by Republican members, which
are very radical, in favor of specie payments.
Most of these bills provide for a retirement of
legal tenders at the rate of fiom ono to three
million dollars monthly after January first
next, and for the funding of the greenbacks in
long, low rate gold bonds, something in the
manner suggested in the Presidents message.
There were several bills relative to the Alaba-
ma Court The Senate bill extending the life
of the court TO July 20 next, passed the House
without amendment.
NEW ENGLAND SHIPPING INTERESTS.
Eugene Hale of Maine, introduced in the
House bill which is of importance to New
England shipping interests. The law now pro-
vides that all vessels hail from some port of en-
try This prevents owners of vessels, who do
not happen to live at port of entry, from
having the name of their own towns painted
on their vessels, and wounds local PRIDE
States vessels shall hail from the ports where
their owners reside.
BAD FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
The Northern Democrats are very much an
noyed at the record vote on the resolution fav-
oring the employment of wounded Union SOL
diers. They admit thatthe vote of refere nee
that was taken is quite as bad as if it was
vote on the main question, and that it will have
a very injurious political effect in northern dis
trcts. Gen. Banks, by his absence, esca ped
record on this question.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16
News an d Other Items.

1t is said that Lonfelow has declined the po-
siIion of Centennial poet.
Two Americans have bought and will exhibit
the stone sarcophagus in which it was intended
to bury Guibord.
Mr.. Reverdy Johnsoa's rooms in London are
crowded with visitors, and he is warmly wei.
coined by all of his old friends, especially by
members of the English bar.
Tennyson is described by recent interview
er salow-complexioned, iron-eray as to his hair,
ancient as to his clothes, and much devoted to
a short, black pipe, filled with Virginia tobac.
co.
Mr.. Colfax tells good story Of President
Lincoln, that when he was attacked with small
pox, he said to his attendants, 'Send up all the
oficc-seekers, and tell them I've got something
l can give each of them.'
20 dear, me-" was the sympathetic excla.
nation of a youthful member of the Tweed
family group, when she heard that the Boss
had sloped without taking his hat, Uncle
Bills gone off bareheaded, and I'm so 'fraid
he'll catch cold"
The next centennial anniversary Of import
ance. and necessarily the last OF the present
year. is that of Montgomery's unsuccessful at.
tack on Quebec, December 81, 1775. The brave
commander lost his life in the attempt, and
the affair will he remembered as an example of
msdirected valor.
At the funeral of Stokes father Tuesday DIR.
Armitage read note from the prisoner in
which he said: II can't be at my dear fathers
funeral l believe that he has died of broken
heart He has been carrying my troubles as
well as his own, and beg you, as his pastor.
not to fail to remember me in your prayers
Official investigation iuto the homes of the
5746 department clerks show that Massachu-
sets has 219, Maine 90, New Hampshire AZ,
Rhode Island 80, Connecticut 50, New York
666, and Nevada 5. Under an act passed by
the last Congress the appointments of the
Treasury Department are to be equally distrib-
ed between the states and territories, according
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16
Current Notes.

Northern Democrats are said to he disgust
ed with the new ex-reb. postmaster of the
house, who is filling all subordinate places
with INDECENT and bbulous "Virginia gentle
men, sah," of the lost cause persuasion.
So il turns out that Mr.. Adams, the clerk
of the Democratic house of repres entatives,
was "salary- -grabber," partook of the "back-
pay steal," and so on. This is specimen of
the reform spirit which the Democrats bring
in.
1t is not customary, we believe, for lawyers
to abuse their own clients, and as Mr.. Hen
derson tried 10 make new departure in this
respect, his services were dispensed with.
That's all there is to it.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

The latest in regard to Shelley's death is
this: an ancient Mediterranean mariner who
recently died at Spezzia confessed on his
death-bed to the attendant priest that he was
one of the crew of craft which ran down
Shelley's bark, and that the object was 10 rob
and kill Byron, who was looked upon as very
rich, and was supposed to be on board. Shelley
was dronwed July 7. 1922, and it has always
been supposed that his boat was capsized in
squall. That supposition continues to be
the most reasonable one, despite the rumored
confession.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

ACCORDING to the Argus an anti-Metho-
dist secret order, much stronger than any
other, is springing up. The argus says, and
it speaks as one having authority: ''If the
Metholsts are going into politics, an anti
Methodist secret order will be the next thing
1t is amuch more powerful organization than
the Catholic" Sorry to see the Argus coun.
tenancing these dark-lanterp, sectaran socie-
fiac
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

CIGAR smokers may or may not be delight
ed to learn that a new method has been dis
covered of turning spoiled tobacco into "fair'
cigars. A New York man has invented
chemical treatment of worthless tobacco,
steamins it and in6ltrating it with unknown
chemicals, by which its color is restored and
it is made to resemble the good Connecticut
or Havana. The spoiled leaf is bought at
ten cents pound, and is made up into cigars
which sell at fifteen cents each. The invent
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16
or claims that his chemicals actually benefit
the tobaccoi

THE New York Tribune in speaking of the
j. Y. Foster letter and the speculations Of
politicians regarding it says: "None of them
get much further in settling it thus far than
to decide that the only man who seems likely
to profit by Mr.. John Y. Fosters letter is the
man who never received it, Mr.. Ex-Speaker
Blaine" This will be gall to the Maine
STANDARD. To think that that paper has, all
unwittingly, been advancing the political for
tunes of Mr.. Blaine is "richness" indeed.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

JULIAN HAWTHORNE, since his sojourn in
Saxony, is rather skeptcal in regard to the
genuineness of the German enthusiasm for
music. He cannot believe that a man who
sits and listens, with a mug of beer in one
hand and smoked sausage in the other, to a
symphony of Beethoven's, and sandwiches
his applause between the sips and slices, has
music in his soul.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

GEN. CHARLES W. ROBERTS, late Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, expressed the
opinion to number of gentlemen within a
week that President Grant would be re-nomi.
mated for a third term, and what is more, elec-
ted. Gen. Roberts did not say that he would
lead the "serried" columns under such a VIC
torious banner.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

THE Centennial, along with heaps of coed
ones has produced some Of the most nonsen-
sical suggestions ever offered to a patient
public. The latest CT the foolish ones is that
Ct bull-fght, brought forward by Texan:
He styles it ''an interesting centennial diver
cio,, -
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

In the discussion going on in these columns
in regard to the best method of teaching the
French language neither of our correspond
ents dwell upon what seems an important
point-the education of the ear before the
tongue. In the usual course of instruction
the pupil begins with speaking instead of
healing, thus reversing the natural order.
The child accustoms itself to strange sounds,
by listening to the chatter of mother and
nurse, before it attempts to articulate. So in
acquiring foreign language the student
must learn to understand before he begins
to talk. His ear must become perfectly ac-
customed to the strange sounds, and they
must be Immediately understood without
translation. Speaking will then be easy.
Educate the ear and the tongue will take
care of itself.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

OUR Maine Centennial Board will ask the
Legislature to appropriate $4,000 to pay the
expenses incident to the representation Of
the state at the Centennial Exposition. The
pride of our lawmakers in the old state will
be melted by the eloquent appeals of the gen.
uemen composing the Board.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

Now that the argus sees that every sensi-
BILE person is laughing at it because it incon-
siderately published the gush Of the Maine
Standard denouncing Mr.. Blaine because Mr..
Foster of New Jersey wrote him letter, it
continues its clatter evidently intent that its
readers shall believe that the ex-Speaker is a
very bad man because the mails bring letter
to his box which high-toned Democrat
filched from that gentleman's pocket! We
say Democrat stole it because leading
Democrat informs us that Mr.. Blaine left his
overcoat in an office where he was doing
some business, in the pocket Of which was
the Foster letter, which was taken out by
some sneak thief and sent to the high-toned
Standard for publication and is now being
sent around to this and that Democratic
sachem to satisfy them-that Mr.. Foster
wrote such letter! There are those who
will ask what is the difference between the
party who steals letter from mans coat
and those who read, publish and show it.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return CT reserve commu-
nications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

In the past ten years the state has allowed
its Fish Commissioners to expend $50, 900 for
the propagation of fish. Can the Commits.
sioners show $4,000 worth of results or any
thing like results?
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

When Congress was first established ladies
never were in the habit of attending the ses-
sions. But when the treaty negotiated with
Great Britain by Mr.. Jay came before the
House of Representatives, which was asked to
make an appropriation to carry it into effect,
Mrs. Senator Langdon of New Hampshire, re-
marked, one day, to Fisher Ames, then repre-
sentative from Massachusetts,, that she should
so like to hear him speak on the question. lie
replied that if she really wished to hear him'
she had only to visit Congress hall when he
spoke. The propriety of her doing so was then
di.cussed. and the result was, that he notified
her when he expected to address the House,
and that she with half dozen other ladies at
tended Since then ladies have attended the
debates, and, on important occasions, they have
been admitted to the floor, gallantry melting
away the frigid parliamentary rules. Washing
ton Letter.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 16, 1875

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley t.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
innrnnl
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-27
RIVER NEUH.

The weather is fair and pleasant to-day.
The thermometer at A. M. stood at 4Jo. The
minimum temperature last night was $50.
The wind this morning is northeast.
Special to the Star.
PORTSMOUTH, o., Nov. 27.-River rising, with
rs leet In the channel. Fast-line packeC up ut
"A. NJ, Telegraph at 1880 A. M. Andes now
due. Weather cool and damp.
All the local packets came and departed on
time yesterday, and generally with fair trips.
There will be twelve departures from the
landing to-day.
The st. James Is the Pomeroy packet at P.
NJ; and the Bostona and Fannie Dugan will
be off for Huntington, this lseyening as4 O'clock.
The Potomac goes to Portsmouth to-day at
noon.
4 he Emma Graham arrived from Pittsburg
yesterday win good trip and Will reiurn this
The Andes depa ted for Pittsburg last even
ing with gool trip
The Ben Franklin goes to Madison at noon
to-day.
Tue Gen. Lvtle brought good trip from
Louisville this morning. She Will re, urn at s
T.. M.
The Julia No. 2 arrived from the Kanawha
river yesterday. she Will return thus evening.
The G. il. Church will depart for New Orleans
at Z. M. to-day. She has a good load of
freight, and Is also we'll hlled with passen-
gers.
The Kittie Hegler leaves at S P M. for the
Arkansas river. She will start with a fair trip.
The Cons. Miilar will leave for Memphis at
r. NJ to-day, weA laaen with freight and
passengers.
TAe Glasgow starts for Evansville this eve
ming.
Tae yint. Shinkle, from Memphis, arrived
here this morning with good trip.
The Charles Morgan left New Orleans for
Cincinnati last evening with 9VO tons anu
twenty five cabin passengers.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-27
Friendshlp Between Animals.

A gentleman living in Norway, Maine,
owned q thoroughbred horse, which he
used for the saddle. He also owned an
English coach-dog, handsome, faithful
animal, between whom and the horse
there existed a friendship strong and
hearty. The dogs bed at night was
under the horses manger, and they were
seldom apart. In fact the dog, at length,
would not leave the horse except he was
called away to accompany his master,
and on such occasions the horse would
very freely and touchingly manifest his
restles6ness and unhapplness.
One day the horse was feeding upon O
grass plot back Of the house, being tether-
ed by sweep Of rope attached to his
halter, so as to allow him good scope
without permitting him to encroach upon
the adjacent corn patch. The coach dog
was with him as usual. At the same
| time friend CHANGED to call on bust
mess, accompanied by a large and power.
full bull mastitf. The masriff, large
quarrelsome brute, made his way around
INTO the garden and attacked the coach
dog, very soon getting his savage jaws
pect OF seriously injuring if not killing
| him.
The horse saw and quickly comprehen
ded the situation. With one wild bound
he broke his halter and rushed to tht
scene OF the conflict, where he set hit
teeth upon the neck OF the strange do.
with force and power that brought fortl
howltngs loud and agonizing. But thu
horse was not satisfied with making th,
mastiff let go his hold. He lifted the bel
llgerent Cur bodily into the air and bor'
him to the gate, where he shook him tln
til piece OF his hide gave way. Whei
releaseds the mangled brute retreate,
with yelps and howls Of pain.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-27

An anecdote of Bouton, the painter of
interiors, and the friend and comrade
of Dagutrre, Is told by the Paris corre-
sponaent OF the Boston Post. Bouton
was at work one morning upon an inn
mense picture, when a man entered with
out announcing himself, and stood be-
hind him. With his mouth full Of paint
brushes, the artist did not look up, but
mumbled: 'Look aboutif you like; don't t
mind me-" The visitor looked around
Tor while, and then came back to his
original position. Suppressing a curse
at the interruption, the artist, without
looking from his work, growied! swell,
how is everybody at homew ''Oa, nicely,
thank you.n $50 much the betLer," con-
linued the artist; "children well, thenr'
'On, perfectly." The visitor then began
tocriticise the picture; and when, alter
a hali-hou's conversation, the artist
turned around, he beheid King Louis
Philippe: Bouton blushed and STAN.
mered: "Sir, you are artist.King enough
TO know that / should have lost my tint
had 1 stopped my work to display the
atelier to Your Majesty" "Go0d," re-
Piled the King; 81 like your reception SO
well that mean TO have the picture"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-27
Struggling for a Square Meal,

There were two of them squatted
down on the sunny side OF show bill
board, ,munching the remnants Of GIN
ger cake. The Dlackest one remarked
meiancnolically:
'"Mose, did yer eber tink how 'spensive
dis freedom is to niggerr
"You bet, honeyl 1t mighty nigh
makes dis ole man sometimes wish ne
was done back on the plantashum, ,whar
de smoke-hou e was e'en almost as big
as de State capertel."
"Dat's des ticket. Now, jis take dat
breaktus whar mad this mornin'. Dar
was piece OF beef, dat was ten cents;
hunk of bread, dat was five cents; fried
sweet 'taters, dem was five cents; and
chat whole breakfus cost dis Niger
thirty cents clar cash! Think OBJ dat
now?'
"Dem's purity bilious figures, fur a
fackw said the old man.
"Bllious! Why, dey's fist down right
bankruplin', dey is. Hyar hab to play
seben-up ez hard ez can ebery night de
Lord sends to git squar mealfor braak-
tus, am the big odds again the breaklus,
10 b0otV