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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

An amendment has been carried by the
popular vote TO the constitution Of New Jcr-
sey, subiecting church property to taxation.
When the Constitutional Commission was
in session considering the proposed amend
ment. several Methodist conventions in diff
ferent parts Of the state, and, If we mistake
not, several Presbyterian bodies, uttered
public protests against thc taxation OF church
property ON what we considered very good
grounds. There was large Protestant op
position to the amendment, and 1t was re-
parded as unlikely to obtain the popular rat
ifcation. But IL has been carried by a large
vote
This result has been brought about in
great measure by the indscretion Of the
Roman Catholic bishop of Newark IIewrote
to the priests in his diocese directing them
to "instruct their people to vote against this
amendment" Ills zeal has resulted directly
opposite to his own wishes, for it seems have
caused great indignation among the rrotcs-
tants, who have cast heavy maioritios for
this aud most of the other amendments.
1t was decided blunder on the part Of the
bishop. Ifhc had been content with express
ing his opinion aud wishes with respect TO
the amendment, or if his priests had passed
resolutions indicating their feelings upon
the taxation of church property, there would
have been no complaint or opposition.
ts.F hot
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

One well posted writes the Toledo B'ade as
follows "rhe idea ofauy Northern man max
ing comfortable living, to say nothing Of
fortune, by orange culture in Florida, or else
where, Is q marvellous dclusion. Under the
most auspicious circumstances, the fruit at
prices which it commands ON the plantation.
is but one dollar per hundred, and cvcn
though old trees will yield three thousand
oranges, fully half Of these will be too defect
i've for shipment Then it requires many
yoars.to bring an orange to perfection, and
no northern fruit is as susceptible to mis-
haps from frost, disease, blight insects, ETC.,
etc The tabled romance that old Ponce de
Leon had discovered a perpetual fountain
Of youth amid the swamps, morasses and
sands Of Florida, is no greater fiction than
the constant assertions made by interested
parties that orange culture is very profitable.
Those who have ample means to live and
enjoy much mild, damp, facilitating winter
weather with occasional very clear, hot
sunny days and beautiful evenings will be
suited by the Florida climate, and if they es-
cape congestiye chills and severe intermit-
tent and remittent fevers with the train Of
other bilious diseases arising from a mala-
rious atmosphere far more severe and diff.
cult to combat than that Of the Maumee
Valley in 1896 and 1910, they may consider
themselves fortunate. Consumptives and
those who suffer from bronchial maladies
receive benefit if these diseases are not too
far advanced, 10y passing the winter months
anywhere ON the Floridian peninsula, not
wthstanding its malarious influences. But
if disease has become deeply seated the at
mospheric debility hastens death. So tar
as regards making fortune in Florida. nine
hundred and ninety-nine persons must fail
where one can succeed We would not eN-
change a good farm in Ohio for the whole
peninsula, if pecuniary advantages were the
question: and as regards climate, it has uu-
douhtcdly advantages for temporary resi-.
dencc for certain classes of iuyalids, but
most Of these are countcrhaanccd hy NAL
aria and atmospheric debility
We have written thus strongly, from u
ardent desire to prevent people of moderate
means from becoming paupers 10y investing
all their means in Florida ia orange cultup
or any other pursuit, except boarding inva
lids and winter tourists The wealthy, who
can own homes at the North aud travel ba,i
and forth, and have no need or desire OF in
crcasing their possessions, can live quite
agreeably in the land Of orange groves
sand, mosquitoes, ncas aud aligators, ii the.
suit their tastes; but the poor man who emi
CRATES thither must expect to remain poor
and he of moderate means To stand fl
greater chance of losing what ne has than in
creasing it,"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15
nnrhnrnns CrneliY.

A hmbarous case of cruelty practiced 10y
the officers of the Blackwells Island peueten-
tiary, has come to light. 1t appears that
one Michael Connolly under sentence for
petit larceny, was beaten and otherwise in
humanity treated so that he died ON the
10Th inst lie is described as having been
healthy, strong, stupid, easy-goiug sort Of
person, not over bright mentally who de-
served commisention rather than abuse.
A post norton examination revealed bruises
all over his body and it was evident that
bis death was at least accelerated, if not
wholly caused by the treatment which he
had received.
The prison officials sought to prevent The
publication of the facts connected with the
case. and IL was with much difficulty that
even a partial statement could be obtained.
The evidence produced shows that the de-
ceased was beaten most cruelty by number
of keepers On one occasion the deceased
was thrown 10y keeper Geary's orders, into
an iron ci.tcrn, and, falling heavily on his
head was severely injured. The. Deputy
Warden, Cowenhoycn. is alleged to have
kicked the deceased in a shocking manner
and while be was sick a keeper named
Riley forced him TO walk up and down all
day in the sun, csrrying heavy roIlinglog,
from which two stones depended across the
shoulders.
Keeper Corcorau is charged with clubbing
him for begging TO be taken to the hospital
for treatment His frequent appeals for
medical aid were disregarded, and such APP
peals only called forth fresh blows and kicks
from those to whose charge he was confded
lie was compelled TO work while sick, and
ou the day before bis death, Keeper Fallon
Acknowledges that he was completely "uscd
up"
The prison officials represent that the
bruises were caused 10y accidental falls and
injuries, but the physicians do not sustain
this theory, taking the view that the pris
ouer died from brutal and nhuman treat
mcut This case calls for thorough inyesti
CATION and it is the duty of the press an,
the public to demand it, as, if such brutalit.
can be practiccd with impunity in New York
other inhuman officials of public institution
viii Initial the example OF those Of King
County Lmatic Asylum, and Blackwell
Island Pcuitentiary, and we shall soon equa
| if not excel in barbarity and inhumauity, th
brutality of the most dcspoGc and sayag
people of the world
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

Wild ArpLEs.-Dr. Hill, ex president of
Harvard College, says that he knows Of but
two varieties of wild apples in this country,
by which We suppose he means those strictly
in the uucultivated state, aud in distinction
from our so-oalled native apple. lie also
expresses the opinion that by cultivation
these wild apples might, in time, be deyel-
oped and perfected so as to be superior to
any variety We now have from European
stock. Being indigenous to our soil and eli
mate, it is certainly probable that they are
capable Of a higher culture than exotics.
But then it might require hundred years
TO perfect them
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

Is all the financial troubles, the failure OF
great banks and banking houses, the repudi-
alton Of railroad securities, and the iujunc-
tons Of the New York courts, the credit of
the general government keeps up at home
and abroad. Our six per cents. are quietly
sliding into five per cents, saving one-sixth
Of the interest, aud it is confidently expected
that good portion Of the debt can be trans
ferred to four and half per cents. Aud
thus, while Tammany denounces the admin
istration for its corruptions, and the gam
blers of Wall street complain of is financial
policy, 1t is indicating itself by its results
lessening the burdens Of the people, and i'm
proving the public service.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

THAT seems to have been pretty lively
fight which the Hayden Exploring Expedi-
ton had with the Indians near the Western
frontier Of Colorado. It ran into an ambus-
cade Of Indians aud had to fight through it
under a CALLING fire for twenty-four hours.
The mules seem to have been in the most
exposed position, for several Of them We're
killed and wounded, while the men all es-
capped. Ii was rather hard on the mules to
have to take the brunt of the battle.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

THE county Jail of San Francisco was be-
coming comfortable clearinghouse for
tramps and Migrants, who had better life
there than honest workingmen, being well
fed and pleasantly lodged, and not required
to work. The supervisors having ordered
that they should be required to earn their
keeping by labor ON the public works, the
prisoners coolly refused, insisting upon their
right TO lodging and rations without work.
1t finally became necessary to place them On
a diet of bread and water, and subject them
to solitary confinement in the dark cell be.
fore they would submit. Since then the
Jail is no longer so crowded, and less anxiety
is displayed 10 get there.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

THE Law OF THE RAIL.-Sorne one wh
has taken the trouble to post himself on th
laws governing railroad passenger travel
saws that extra charges for failure TO buy
tickets are universally sustained by the
courts, but there must be q full opportunity
to buy afforded by the ticket seller passen.
gers must show tickets when asked for A.
to " stopping off, " there is only one decision
which is that passenger cannot stop off
and resume his journey without the preyi-
Gus assent of the company. As 20 the obli-
CATION of the road to furnish a seat to a
passenger, decision says; 90 passenger
who exhibits his ticket need not surrender
it until ne has been furnished with a seat"
A railroad is not liable for things stolen out
of a passengers seat, there being no previ-
Gus delivery 10 the company servants; for
the same reason the company is not liable
for baggage in the passengers own care.
Passengers who neglect TO look after their
own baggage on arrival at their destination,
cannot recover it, il it il lost without fault
of the carrier, Baggage left in the station
houses for the passengers convenience after
it has reached its destination, comes under
a new class Of rights and duties, the baggage
master assuming the position Of a " gratui'
tous bailee," who only becomes liable in case,
of gross negligence. The obligation of the
railroad as carriers ceases when it has deliy
cred TO its owner at the place of destination
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

Dur confusion appears TO reign in Mis-
sissippi. Gov, Ames telegraphs in due haste
to the President for troops TO put down a
riot in certain counties, which he denomi,
mates class riot" by which we suppose
he means that the whites are arrayed against
the blacks. We had hoped that this sort Of
business had come to an end, and now
sincerely trust that the rumors are greatly
exaggerated,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

GSNrRAL CoNNon, the newly elected Re
publican Governor in Maine, in his letter ac.
cepting the nomination, expressed "an ear
nest desire to justify the generous conf
dence" displayed toward him, and a strong
regard for the honor and welfare of the
state" and pledged himself to ian honest
purpose and fixed determination to make
the public good his single aim and constant
care" Aud Seldom Conner is a man of IA,
word.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

THE decision of President MacMahon in
the international arbitration before him.
gives Delagoa Bay to the Portuguese. Stu
ated on the southeast coast, it is one Of the
largest and finest along the African shore.
II contains the island Inyack, which has
been in possession Of Great Britain, For
nearly half a century the possession of the
bay has been bone of contention between
the two countries. The British lion is not
little disguised and displcased at the deci.
sion. 1t is the third time of late that Eng
land has met with rebuifs at the hands of
arbitrator. Geneva and San Juan We're a
trine repulsive to the English stomach, but
the Delagoa award is worse still.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

WHAT Is the SuN Professor Rudolph,
m a lengthypaper ON the sun, says a mol
ten or white hot mass, eight hundred and
ffty-six thousand miles in diameter, equal
ing in bulk one million two hundred and
sixty thousand worlds like our own, having
a surrounding ocean of gas on fire. fifty thou
sand miles deep tongues Of flame darting
upward more than fifty thousand miles, vol
canic forces that hurl into the solar atmos-
phere luminous matter to the hight OF one
hundred and sixty thousand miles drawing
to itself all the worlds belonging to our fam
lily of planets, and holding them all in their
proper places, attracting with such superior
force the millions of solid and stray masses
that are wandering in the fathomless abyss,
that they rush helpless toward him, and fall
into his fiery embrace. And thus he CON
tinues his sublime and restless march through
his mighty orbit, having a period OF more
than eighteen million Of years.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15
/. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1875.
Editorial Notes.

Editorial Notes.
Tnr emperor Alexaudcr's salary is 500
600 a day. Abdul Aziz's, $4,000 Francis
Joseph's. 100000 Frederick William s, ss,-
2lOi Victor Emmucls, sGojo, and Vic
toria's s6970.
A ptsGrsrrp aud disappointed miner has
arrived at Cheyenne from the Black HIS
lie exhibits three dollars and twenty cents
in gold dust, and says it was washed out 10y
three men in fifteen days.
WENDELL PmuIr- credit, Horace Gree
ley with having said to a lecture committee
who paid him ia Western bank bills, that II
convenient he would prefer to have awellex-
ccutcd couutericitou some Eastern bank.
SENATOR LoGAN is said to have "modi-
fled his imitation views recently, with some
thought OF changing them entirely. lie has
had sufficient practice in the process of flop
ping to make the transition gracefully and
promptly.
LrAniNG Wisconsin democrats say that
their Gov. Taylor IS "iackass and
fraud" and them get mad because iepub-
Hcan newspaper. print their opinions aud
heartily agree with Them And Taylor is
unhappy too.
THE Memphis ippea says that the one
great question which above all others will
agtate the people of Tennessee next year
will be- the dog law. The funding bin,
state credit, The Senatorial contest and the
election of doorbeepers, win be mere side is
Sues not engaging the great minds Of the
crossroads politicians.
Tm Ohio unationists have discovered
what ruined the bank of California. It was
because the state has coin instead Of our
beautiful mg-moucy currency. The aver
age Initiation editor seems TO run his paper
ON the suppo,ition that his readers are fools
enough to believe any lie DE may tell them,
mo- matter how Ridiculous it may be.
Iowa has state election on the same day
with Ohio. elccting governor state officers
and Legislature. Upon the latter will fall
| the duty of choosing q successor TO United
States senator Wright Ex-Governor Kirk
wood lowas war governor is the Rcpub-
licau nominee for governor, and Shepperd
LETTER bears the democratic standard
TIM Red Cloud Commission announce the
discovery Of nmerou. frauds The cattle
sold the Indians were understood. aud the
coffee, sugar and tobacco were of inferior
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

TnE Steamer Equinox, owned by the
Grand Trunk aud samia line, which was
sunk in Lake Michigan during the recent
storm, had twenty-five persons on board, and
1t is believed that all were lost. She was
old and unseaworthy, and Is known TO have
seD overloaded.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

RIGHr.-Judge Poland, in his letter TO
the Boys in Blue, at the Brattlcboro reunion,
said 81 do not agree that in order to re.
turn of fraternal aud harmonious relations,
ii is necessary that We should ignore the
fact that there has been war. think
it better that We should say as we believe,
that we were right and the confederates
were wrong, and in all proper ways TO show
that fighting TO preserve the life Of the ma
ton was better than to fight to destroy it,"
That is a sensible view, and it is well to
have such utterances placed alongside some
rather feryid expressions Of brothery kind
ness, lately quite common enough-in fact,
bordering on obsequiousness-toward the
Southern brethren. Those people themselves
respect manliness.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

Wo'EN rEmFRANCr CoNyrSrios.-lh first
annual meeting of the Womens Christian Icm-
pcmneo Union Of Vermont viii be holden at Rut-
land, ou Tuesday September 2sth It j. desired
that each auN..ary union send five delegates; all
other woneu's temperance organizations are in
'itod 60 send two delegate each. Ia towns whore
there arc mo- temperance organizations, churches
are cordially invited 10 send one delegate each,
The object, TO Boz considered az this meeting are
review Of Che general aud special temperance
work OF the state during the past year. To plan Tor
the future toamend tho constitution, 10 elect off
GERS for the coming year, and to act upon amy
business that may be brought forward. Al
women interested ia temperance are cordially I'M
vtcd 10 attend Accredited delegates will be en-
teitned fIcc
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15


NEW York PoLrIcs.-The Republican
State Convention met last week, and put a
strong ticket into the field, It is as follows /:
For Secretary Of State, Frederick W. Sew
ard for Comptroller, Francis Z. Spinner;
for Treasurer, Edwin A. Merritt for At
toney-General, George +. Danforth; for
State Engineer and Surveyor, Oliver II. p.
Cornell for Canal Commissioner William
T. Tinsleyi for Inspector of State Prisons,
Benoni l. Ives II does seem as though such
ticket as this could not fail TO commend
itself TO the voters OF New York. Resolu-
tions were passed advocating reform in all
branches of government, state and national +;
endorsing General Grant; against third
termsi opposing an expansion Of the curren-
Cyl favoring return 10 specie payment the
unqualified maintenance Of the public schoo
system and its support by equal taxation
are opposed TO all seetarian appropriations
and denounce as a crime against liberty anC
Republican institutions any project for
seetarian division Or peryersion of the schoo
fund of the state.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

CHICKEN died in Auburn, Illinois. II belonged
to Mr. Ney, or Mr. Lochrdge, whose yards adj
joned but to which could not be determined
They quaneled about it, and tossed the carcass
back and forth to each other over the intervening
fence. Then Ngy shot at l.ochridge without hit
ting him. Then l.ochrdge seized club and
chased Ney. In the fight that ensued the revolt
yer and the club were both used freely, and Ney
was killed
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

As American writes to the l.lndon Times that
he recently sent four trunks from Germany TO
London by the shortest and safest route The
distance 10 be trayorsod was less than five hum
dred miles yet month was occupied in their
transmission and he says he could have drawn
them over the same road in a hand-barrow in that
period. On opening his luggage after It's arrival
he found that in three cases tho locks had been
picked. In the fourth ease a steel chsel had been
used and the lock cut entirely out of the leather
The contents were completely rihod His entire
wardrobe was taken, except in one instance
where the thieves instead Of carrying OF a morn
ing coat, tore it in two and left the fragments
The writer adds that he could have sent his bag
gage by express companies to san Francisco and
back, distance Of seven thousand miles, during
the month he waited TO have it come but tiye
hundred miles. The companies would have also
insured Che contents Of the trunks-which were
very yaluable-up to Il considerable amount.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

Ir is officially reported that after deduct
ing all that is needed for home consumption,
and for seed for next years crop, Minnesota
win have twenty-four million bushels of
wheat TO sell for cash. The damage inflicted
by grasshoppers is said to be about eight
per cent Of the surplus. The average yield
per acre is over eighteen bushels The oat
crop viii reach sixteen million bushels. This
is larger, 10y three million five hundred thou
sand, than any oat crop ever before produced.
The increase of acreage last year in this
state was corn, one hundred aud nine thou
sand, six hundred and seyentyeight; wheat,
eighty-one thousand two hundred and five,
and oats ffty-six thousand four hundred and
ninety-three acres. Not bad showing for
a grasshoppar rayascd state.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

TnE TRoUBLE iN MISSISSIPPI. President
Grant has directed Adjutant General Town
send 20 instruct officers commanding troops
in Mississippi to give GOV. Amcs such aid
as may be necessary to maintain order and
protect life in that state, if the insurrection
is too formidable to be suppressed with the
means at the Governors command. Before
sending such order TO a commanding officer,
however, the President directed the Adjutaut
General to consult with Attorney General
Pierrepont AS 10 the legality of such contem-
plated military proceedings. Action on the
Presidents telegram will be deferred until it
shall be decided whether proclamation
shall be issued and addressed to the insui-
gents, the President having requested the
Secretary of State and the Attorney General
to consider whether such proclamation is
necessary No action will be taken 10y the
war department until after issuance Of q
proclamation, and reception Of information
of disregard of its requirements 10y the in
surgents. The available troops in Missis-
sippi are two companies Of the Sixteenth
Infantry, at Jackson, two Of the Thirteenth,
at Nicksburg five Of the Third aud four Of
the Thirteenth, at Holly Springs, and four OF
the Thirteenth at Baton Rouge
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

Some disclosure. have boon made in this
famous abduction case. IN The trial of Yves
teryelt. the burglar at Philadelphia. The
evidence shows that Wcstcyclt was closely
associated with Mosher and Douglas before
and after the abduction of little Charlie
Ross that ho converted with both Of them
about the stolen child that he was aware
Of their sudden disappearance at the time
the boy was taken that lac was sent to
Philadelphia by them afterward to see IL
things were an right there; that lac was
acquainted, in some measure, with their
plans for obtaining the ansomi aud That
at the time the New York police were on
their track, Doe was in constant communica-
ton with them, and had frequent appoint
ments to meet them. From Superinleud-
emit Wallings testimony it appears that all
this time Westewelt was protesting 20 be
at work IN aid Of Che police, aud with view
To securing the reward that he gave them
false and misleading clues; and that, during
the very period when lac was i'm frequent
communication with Moshcr and Douglas,
he denied to Che police all knowledge OF
their whereabouts, and pretended to be- enc
gagged 600 Watching for Thorn. Unless the
defence are able To meet this evidence the
most damaging part of which consists of the
prisoners own admissions -Westerelt is
shown TO have been the go-brtwean and