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IN GENERAL.
-Even the New York Herald is
getting tired of it. 1t now calls ii
FsThe BrOOklin Agony"

-Even the New York Herald is
getting tired of it. 1t now calls it
"The Brooklin Agony"
Poor Charley Ross father is
almost maniac, again He is said
to be gradually weakening under
the strain to which his mind has
now so long been subjected, and the
pursuit of his lost boy has become
with him mania.
"A German, name unknown, is
now confined in Jail at Elizabeth,
N. j., charged with two horrible
crimes The first is committing an
outrage upon little girl four years
old, at Westtiell, N. D., and the sec
ond, Robin g and attempted murder
of a Miss Fowler of the same village,
committed week ago. Miss Fow-
Ter was checked almost to death,
and then thrown over steep en-
bankment ;osile now lies in critical
condition ut her fathers residence,
and is not expected to recover.
The man is held for examination,
having been arrested last Saturday.
The committee who lead the
strikers at Fall River, made public
speeches on Market square Thurs
day week afternoon and declared
that only 80 of the strikers had re-
turned to work. They think the
Manufacturing Company will be
obliged to hire them back. 1t was
stated by one speaker that funds
for their aid are arriving daily and
tie spinners have already enough
to sustain them three months with
out work. 1t is reported tonight
that the company will call in all
the strikers that have not been
paid their back wages and settle
with them, and then allow them to
act at their own pleasure to accept
the reduced wages or go elsewhere.
The report that No. Mill has been
stopped on account OF the strike is
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stamps on BaMk Cheeks Uhd
Vouchers.

Mr.. Editor, Caledonian Since
the passage Of the recent act OF
Congress-, in which the language OF
the law requiring two cent stamp
on bank checks, was considerably
changed, very great doubt, and di.
versity of opinion has prevailed, as
to the real scope and meaning OF the
law. by many it had been cOnstru.
ed to embrace all paper discounted
or negotiated ut bank. and our
bank had received circulars from
several city banks, saying that they
so construed it, and some declaring
that such was the decision of the
COm'r. Of Internal Revenue. | did
not understand it so but that it ap'
piled to bank checks, and every form
of voucher used substantially as u
check or receipt but that it did not
apply to notes or bills given for
money loaned, and as evidence OF
the obligation of the maker or ac'
cepter to pay it. | have taken the
trouble to write the commissioner on
the subject, and his answer will be
of SO much general interest, l will
thank you to publish it.
l.. z. POLAND.
April 8, 1875.
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THE SPELLING MATCnEs.-"Or.
biographical manifestations" is
%hat the New York Herald calls
them.
At Holbrooke, Mass, they com
bine maple sugar festival and a
spelling match.
The latest word-mongering out
rage, says the Pittsburg Commercial,
is Notwithstanding"
We think that Josh Billings
would blush for shame at his at
tempts to misspell words if he
should witness some of the efforts
made at the spelling matches.-N.
Y. Fee. Mail.
The colored citizen who won the
dictionary in the Kentucky spelling
match is accused Of having cast IA
negro-man tic spell over the other
contestants.- Worcester Press.
The Pittsburgh Telegraph says {:
"The present rage for spelling
matches revives an anecd0te of
General Scott. He had drawn up
the rough draft of All order in which
the word wagon occurred. The
general inserted one e too many,
and the clerk, on discovering it,
timidly asked on what authority he
spelled wagon with two 'g's'. On
the authority of Lieutenant General
Scott, commanding the armies Of
the United States, sir! Numbered
the pompous old general. The
clerk, at least, thought the authority
sufficient"
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M. Editor: Can you or any oil
the readers of the OPINION tell why
the reports of the Vermont Board
of Agriculture is not printed.
notice that other States are diStrib-
uting their reports, but we hear
nothing from the Vermont Board.
Its members are paid for their trOu-
ble and work by the State, and why
are not their discussions and pa
pers printed, SO that those who can.
not attend their meetings can have
the benefit of them after paying
them for their services, or that those
who wish for the reports can have
them by paying the cost of printing
and binding. Is it enough that
their discussions and papers are
printed in some local paper in the
vicinity where the meetings are
held; SO that farmers who wish
them from Orange County must
subscribe for paper in Bennington
County when the meetings are held
there, aud Uice-persa. The first vol
ume of the reports were printed
and distributed and made a very
interesting book for Vermont farm.
ers, and many of us would be glad
to possess them at profit above
cost. rather than have them discOn-
tinued. I Vermont Farmer. Abb,
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Now is the time to hunt ND relics
of the Revolutionary period, for they
will have a special interest while the
Centennial celebration of the time
are going on. The pleasant little
town OF Arlington, as is well
known, lies Oh the road from Boston
to Concord, and it has many remin-
iscences of the memorable day when
the British troops marched through
there, intent on the capture of sup
plies at Concord, and marched back
discounted, plundering and burning
on the way. Among its relics is a
venerable silver tankard still used in
the communion service at the Uni
tartan Church in that village. which
was used for the same purpose in
April, 1915. The service plate was
stolen by marauding redcoat., on the
return from Concord, in the house
OF Deacon Adams, and left at a
pawn shop in Boston, whence it was
afterwards redeemed and restored to
the church. Few sacred vessels in
these protane times excite so much
reverence as that ancient tankard at
the Arlington Church, -Gl0be.
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The bill known as the Sherman
Finance Bill became u law January
Nth, at which time the amount Of
legal tender notes outstanding was
$685., O72, 900; and Oh the first Of
February, by the monthly state
ment, the coin balance in the treasu.
~ was "a, 500, 900. On the first of
April, Il little more than two months
after the passage of the bill, the
amount of legal tenders is reported
at $3.50, DOS, 900, and the balance of
coin in the treasury is 50,9l3,OOO,
IA decrease in the legal tenders Of
nearly 5000, 900. and an increase in
the coin balance of Sl5, 100000.
The Boston Trareller comments on
the above as follows:
These are significant figures, and
may possibly set the quidnucs of ii.
nance to thinking. 1t may perhaps
dawn upon the minds of some OfOur
cxpounders of political economy,
that at this rate of progress, the
Sherman bill may not be quite so
much of "a SHAM" as they have de-
clared it ; and that there may exist
in this country men quite as capable
Of forming correct opinions upon
his subject as they are. Even MIR.
David a. Wells may admit that this
"crematien' specific is to some ex-
tent prescribed'in this case, and the
bullioniSts of the Social Science AS
ISOLATION may not hold up tn bill to
ridicule quite so confidently. at
this rate of progress, the legal tend
crs will have been diminished at
least $4,000, 900 during the current
year, and on the first of January,
1876. the coin balance may be large
~ increased,-a result which should
be quite satisfactory under all cir
cumtanccs, and one which should
convince the people that as between
the rigid cOntractioniStS on the one
hand and the eXpamsionists on the
other, Congress has decided pru
IDENTIFY and wisely.
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A strange story is told in con-
nection with the PomerOy case. 1t
is stated that last Saturday evening
a man who represented himi elf to
be James Ingalls,, an officer in one
of the institutions at Blackwell's or
Ranballs Island, New York, called
on Mrs PomerOy and stated that a
boy convict named COe at one of
the institutions in question had con
fesSed, when at the point of death
the commission Of the crime for
which Jesse PomerOy is under sell
tence of death. He stated further
that he had given to Governor Gas
ton important papers bearing OH the
case and was expecting others from
New York. He was anxious that
Mrs. Pomeroy should 90 to New
York and hear the dying statement
OF the boy. While the man was
urging Mrs. POmeroy to 60. Charles
Pomeroy. her son, came in and upon
hearing the story decided to go to
New York. He left with the man
about nine o'clock, and has not
been seen since. Mrs. POmeroy
consulted with Jesse's counsel.
Charles Robinson, Jr,, as soon as
possible and Mr.. Robinson aScer-
tanned that Governor CASTOR had
not heard of the man, much less re-
ccived papers from him. 1t is
rather mysterious affair. if it be as
stated, and additional suspicion is
aroused 10y the mars injunction to
Mrs POmeroy to keep the thing
secret.-Jou,nal.
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GEORGE w. Clnub,rlin
and Horace +. ChanbrrIiu I'm CLoucnrv.
A. Or,umr Cnnntv
Ccuhas G.. Chamhrrliu. June Term
Moses Il, Chamhcrliu A. II. IS15
and John Il. Chnmbcliin
r,,. oh,,,o ,,,,,,,d o.,t.,.. ,..;,.,,.
~ n"o,. ,'''''t Dt"."'H '',''' '"'ir OH III
r'a" w" ." '"u "''9 .eit SIZZLING
io't" II, ~ "i' w Wy vi
a. -, :" H rt,' I''i. =, S;Iaa i oc
'''S i'n' ", ,; ] ~ ,''" 'I''' ,ci-
mont tl' sum ".iI.n Mo'' 'hed 10 man
ny ni"S, e., ah'l'''"oii'n ~ ~" "e'"I "aten 'a
y H. io2'' It't!'''cF ~ '"e records OF New
nnry i"r "'SCIlp'io", noi'l sni" llNuS to Said
Cephas " 'n"i""cllrn VI boston MaISach''-
sets Tor the p'ic" oi Ten thnuSahd dollars ;,
ana on thc Sa,ht gay conveyed thc same py
deed to s'ld tcp"a' VI ihnl Said Ccph's Z.
then executed ms Hotc TO "aii john T. Tor the
sum OF Tin'ooo l'e rnnSiIgra':"n ct said pnl-
chase: Ihat May 5"th iSbi said Cephas q.
sold the same lands to the Orators for the sum
of nine thousand dollars, aud executed his
conveyance" OF the same TO them. and the Ora
tors hen executed ana dehvere'i their notes.
nlnt Tor one 'h"usaihl un'iaISea"n iatcu Apfll
|, 1861, payable to sad Cephas c. interest an
nually. one i'll each successive year till all
paid: Ana executed mortgage Oh me lanus
JOIN i. then held and owned said nots o.
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EUnion says the Pope has made
representations through the Patri
arch of Venice to the Emperor OF
Austria that the position of the
church is becoming more and more
intolerable, and that if the unrea'
sonable demands of Prussia are II OF
resisted by the Catholic powers he
latter will lose all their influence and
become subject to the German Gov
eminent, which is endeavoring tC
bring the whole German nationality
under one sceplre. The Emperor,
replying to this through the Austri-
an ambassador at Rome, deplores
the struggle between the church and
State and advices prudence.
AT a meeting of the French Com
mission on the United States Cen
tennial Exhibition letter addressed
to Minister DE Cazes and Say was
read. II asks for Il nomination, on
the part of the Government, of a
central commission to officially pro-
mote the interests of the French eX
hibit0rs, and requests that some OF
the principal masterpieces of French
art and industry in possession of the
Government be sent to the exhibit
ton ut Philadelphia.
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The Boston papers are just now
saying a good deal about the Thorn,
as concerts describing somebody's
unfinished symphonies in b minor
etc. The season is more advanced
in Boston than about here. In this
place the Thomas concerts are not
expected to begin until about the
first of May and the saddest part
of it is, their symphonies are never
finished -CdledOnidn.
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j. HARVEY YOUNG, of Boston,
has Just completed a portrait of
Hon, John Taylor Gilman. which is
to bc placed in the chamber of the
Executive Council of New Hamp-
shire. Mr.. Gilman was chosen Gov
ernor of New Hampshire in 1897,
and reelected for ten successive
terms. On the morning after the
news of the battle of Concord, when
only sixteen years of age, he was
on his way to Cambridge with a
hundred men to join the provincial
army.
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IT is now reported that this coln-
tr\ is to have Il second cardinal, in
the person of Archbishop Bayley, OF
Baltimore. His influence and his
important services in behalf Of the
Catholic Church seem to warrant
a recognition of this character. He
is like the new Cardinal Manning,
of England, Il most earnest advocate
of total abstinence, and a convert
from Professionalism.
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The denial of a leading French
newspaper of the report that the
people of France are in favor of
war, is the more entitled to credit
because of evident lack of prepare
ton in that country for war. The
army is not thoroughly reorganized.
and the country is not yet in Fl
nancial condition that would war,
rant its entering upon great war.
France undoubtedly wishes to re-
cover its lost provinces, and wipe
out the disgrace of recent defeats !;
but it must postpone it's hour for re-
venge, and that the French people
well understand.
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NEIv nam I'SIIIRE.

Jeremiah Murphy Of Concord,
for aggravated assault on Edna
Fletcher, April 1, pleaded guilty,
and WAS sentenced to thirty days IN
Jail, aud to pay fine of 800 and
costs.
Mrs. Eplraim Morrill, died at
Henniker, Saturday, ut the age of
ninety four years two months ten
days. She was the oldest person in
that town.
during the year 1874 there
were % business failures in New
Hampshire, with liabilities amount.
ing to $2GO,OOO. There were more
failures in the country in 1874 than
in 1873, but with u marked diminu.
ton in proportion to liabilities.
Geo. W. Dole OF Claremont has
re :entIy purchased and slaughtered
the large white COW owned by Mr.
Il. e. johnson of Unity, which AT
tracted so much attention ut the
last Valley fair ut Claremont. The
live weight of the COW was 22OOs
The dressed weight was 1868, hide
1876 pounds, tallow l24 pounds.
The hide will be sent to Lake vii.
lage to be made into Il boot for the
Times man. Who's got another big
animal to complete the pair >
Manchester Union,
Cyrus Hill, prominent mcr'
chant of Concord, died Of parall sis
at 7.3O o'clock, Saturday evening,
after a sickness of some six weeks.
Mr.. Hill was about sixty five years
of age and had been engaged in the
hat and fur business in this city for
nearly thirty-tive years, and was
formerly associated with the late
Colonel Benjamin Grover in the
same business. He was extensively
engaged in the gensing business in
Minnesota. lie leaves a widow and
four children.
On Saturday, Mr.. Walter Dur
gin, road master of the Northern
Railroad, was upon an engine at
tached to a car, on which was loaded
a heavy derrick. When nearly OPP
pOSite the stone sheds at the north
end of Concord, he saw that the
chain of the derrick was loose and
swinging, and went to secure it.
when the hook of the chain caught
upon switch rod and pulled the
boom down upon him, striking him
on the head, inflicting severe
wound, and otherwise injuring him.
He was taken to his home in East
Ahdover, on the express train.
"A young lady named Addie
Andrews, who went to Lawrence
Il few days since from Nashua, rose
in a fit OF somnambulism, and walk
ed to Lowell, Glad only in her night
dress and waterproof, during Friday
night and Saturday morning. She
was found in the latter city, much
exhausted and her feet badly bruis-
ed and swollen. The night was i'll
tensely dark and the roads were in
Il wretchel condition. She was
recent convert at the revival in
Nashua, and during her stay in
Lawrence she showed much feeling
and excitement about religious mat
terS.
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STATE OF \ ERMONT

Elihu Hyde.
Marrcllcr Gould III 'h'h''fN' -
and Moses Gould. '"n' 'rrhi' a. H. 'S''.
Whereas Elihu Hyde of Chelsea in tho
Court oI Orange has filed his pctition for n
foreclosure IN the Clerks office of the Court
OF Chancrry IN and for said County ON rhr
l!Ih day of September 4. D. 1875. setting forth
~ subHtanc" that Albert II ,iould of SAID
chelsea on the 18th day of Soptcmbrr A ID.
lS'l, duly executed to said Elhu HYDE a mort
gag deed OF certain land in said Chclscn, de.
Srfio'u rs follows: being about twenty ncrcs
OF land, more or less, in said Chrlscn with 4,
house barn and saw,mill thereon. nnl il Mi
ana me same land and plem,scs decided by
sad Ehm, Hyde IL said Albert II. CouI IN
the l!tl day of September A. d. 1871 said
, dttd rrcor'ed IN thu land records of said Chrl.
sea- i"r II mor" particular description of said
premises. reference is had 10 said deed ana 70
cords. Conditional for the rayucut of tiv,
certain pr"hlsS"tN notes, all dated Srptemhcr
T., 1851 and executed by the said Alhrrt H.
G"nld for the sam of one hundred dnIf,rs
each, and payable TO said Elhu II de or bear
rr IN one, two, three, four d live years from
datc. with interest annually.
And further setting forth that three of said
notes have been paid, leaving two of said
h"tr', one duc Srptrmqer t.. 1906 and the OH
or due September t.. 1867 unpaid Together
with a large amount of interest which has ac.
crlied ON said last two notes
And further setting forth that said Albert
II. Go'ilI conveyed said premises to Marcellus
Gould OF Waurcgau in the State of Couuecti-
cut by deed dated August ). 1871
And further setting forth that Moses Gonld
OF sand Chelsea claims some right, title or in
tcrst in and to said premises
And praying that the equity Of rcdrm,t,n
of said Malcelu~ Could and Noses GmlI in
SAID premises may he loreclo>cd agr,rnbly TO
tn" provisions ot tn" 10Th section of Chunter
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THE Treasury Department has
promulgated the new regulations
governing the transportation Of
merchandise to, from and through
the British Possessions of North
America. These are the regulations
which it is thought may so seriously
affect the trade of Portland, and
against which the Maine Congress
lonal delegation has protested.
They provide for the examination OF
all merchandise at the first port OF.
the border, which is Island Pond.
This, it is believed, will tend to
make Port Huron the port of export
OF Canadian products, to the injury
Of Portland.
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NEwBURY. The Vermont Con-
ference Seminary at Montpelier has
ninety students this spring. Prof.
Eastman of Newb bury Seminary has
upwards of one hundred.
4. Pike has bought w. X. Wal
lace's house. Wallace is soon to
open a new jewelry shop at Woods
vile.
WOrthcn has bought the yellow
boarding house.
T. e. Keyes is in Boston buying
new goods.
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HARpER'S MAGAZINE with

HARpER's MAGAZINE, with the
May Number, completes its Fiftieth
Volume and its twenty-fifth year.
This Number is one of unusual i'll
terest. The Editors Easy Chair in a
few words points, with just pride, to
the past of the Magazine, especially
its immediate past but this Mum
Der is more occupied with the cele-
bration of our national glory than
of Harpers well-deserved prosperi-
ty. 1t opens with a graphic and
complete story of the Concord
Fight, by FREDERIC HUDSON. illus
trated with twenty'eight engrav-
ings, including fac SMILES of Elmer
sons poem and of Longfellow's
"Ride of Paul Revere" This arti-
Gle is peculiarly timely, being pub
liShed on the eve of the celebration
Of the centennial anniversary of the
event described, and is worthy of
the twenty-eight pages which it oc.
cupies.
In another and more important
sense is Harper celebrating our cen
tennial-in its First Century Sc.
ries, which is inten ded to be com.
pltte exposition of progress in ev-
cry department Of our national lite.
The Seventh Paper of the series,
given in this Number, is concise
history of our Agricultural Pro
gress, contributed by Professor
WILLIAM Il BREWER, of New Ha'
ven
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

Office Of Internal Revenue,
WASHINGTON, April s, 1875.
Sir IL reply to your letter re-
specting the liability to stamp tax
of notes payable at a bank:
That it is not believed to have
been the meaning and intent OF
Congress to require stamps upon
promissOry notes made in the usual
commercial form, and payable at 81
bank, when such notes are given in
good faith, and in the ordinary
course of business. Under strict
Interpretation of the law, they might
perhaps be held liable as "vOuch.
ers." 1t is well known that the
leading purpose of the recent enact.
ment with regard to bank checks,
vouchers, SC, (Section Is, Act Of
February 8, 1859 was to cut off the
frequent evasiOns of the stamp tax
on checks. as for instance by the use
of receipts, checks payable nominal
~ one day after date without grace.
&c, sc.
Unless notes are used simply as a
substitute for checks, as an evasion
of the stamp tax on checks, this OF.
flee will not insist upon their being
stamped.
The same remarks will also apply
to drafts upon private parties, not
bankers, SC, accepted payable at
bank.
Very respectfully,
j. w. DOUGLASS, Com.
Hon. l.. p. Poland,
Pres't. First National Bank,
st. Johnsbury, Vt.
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army

THEODORE TILTON has been in
vited to deliver the Fourth of July
address at MorriSville, so says an
exchange. This will be an unfortu-
nate thing for Theodore. Earle will
get at him and demoralize his char.
acter. He may survive the Brook
Ign difficulty, but a contact with
Earle will be Naturalization.
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WASHINGTON. ArRiL II. lS1i

The Post Office Department is
prosecuting the persons Implicated
in the tiauui with contractors with
great vigor. The proceedings
against Kinds are to he pursued to
the utmost limit OF the law, and
some of the clerks connected with
the matter will he arrested t0.mor-
row. The statutory punishment is
the same rs is prescribed for Con-
grcsSmen detected taking brides.
The penalty is three times the
amount of the brihc and not more
than three years imprisonment.
There can be no doubt that all the
valuable contracts in the Western
Territories are tainted with fraud.
The contracts in which the great
contractor, Barlow OF Vermont, is
interested will also he examined.
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IT is rumored in newspaper and
other circles that the Court of APP
pcals has reached Il decision in the
case of Tweed favorable to his re
lease ,on the ground that the legal
power of the Judge pronouncing the
sentence was exhausted in the I'M
position of the first penalty pro
nounced against him, and that the
cumulative sentence was without
warrant of law or precedent.