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Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-11-18
State OF Vermont.
BIZ HORACE FAIRBANKS, CovERxo
A PROCLAMATION.

A complete century of national exis-
tence, tho crownings of the year with
bountitul harvests, the continued bles
sings Of health, OF peace, OF intelligence
and loyalty u the principals of civil and
religious liberty, call Tor the utterance
Of Praise and Thanksgiving. In accor-
dance with established custom and the
Proclamation Of the President OF the
United States, ! do hereby designate and
appoint THURSDAY, THE TIiiRTiETii DAY
or NOVEMBER INSTANT, us u day of Pub
lie Thanksgiving and Praise to our lleav-
enly Father. Let us IN this day abstain
from our ordinary hbors, assemble In
our accustomed places Of worship, lii
our hearts with offerings Ofgratitude and
Thanksgiving to our Divine l'enefactor,
for the countless blessings-public and
indiviuual-which lie has most gracious
ly bestowed; and especially let thanks
be to our God for His unspeakable gilt"
our Saviour and Redeemer. On this day
let our homes be filed with joy and love;
let the testal board bespeak the bounties
OF the Divine Hand-and out OF our
abundance let the heart of the desolnte
DO cheered, aud the home OF the destitute
be made glad. that the "eXpectation OF
the poor" he not disappointed. And let
all, with heart and soul, in one general
thanksgiving, join in the words Of inspi-
ration: Unto Thee, U God. do we give
thanks, unto Thee do we give thanks:"
"Let the people praise Thee. Q God, let
all the people praise Thee" "Then shall
the earth Yield her increase; and God,
even our own God. shall bless u.s."
Given under my hand and the seal oil
tho State. In the Executive Chamber at
Montpelier, this fourteenth day oi No
vember, In the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.six.
Of the Independence of the United States
the one hundred and first, and OF this
commonwealth the one hundredlh.
HORACE FAIRBANKS.
By the Governor:
A. Z. RANKIN,
Secretary Of Civil and Military Affairs.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-11-18

REFORM. DID YE SAY? If til,
reform promised in 1iIdrn's election
is correctly Swallowed forth in the
motley crowd which has hung about
Tie Democratic headquarters in this
village for the last three days. ready
to applaud to the echo the slightest
word, look or wink of him whose
wish was the end of the law, and
who surrounded tine Waterman of.
flee the night of the election, salut-
ing it with rebel wells aud peIting it
with bricks-if this is the reform
promised, then we think that it
needs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jour.
nal.
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hess. aud res0rle'l to the USE Of inck.
Fknives to settle 1t. ! most sincere.
" hope that there IL some mistake
ahout 1t, IN tlwy Jrv very lesl~cta
bly, connected. They have since, u"
doubt deeply regretted tue affair.
aud will liz more careful next time
they have similer pr0vocations.
DR.. +. w. Emory was very much
annoyed lust Sunday night, by n
tramp, ns 1t was supposed. His
door hell was rang violently about
nine o'clock, and he answered the
call ~ usual, hut the tramp fed.
Soon the bell WAS rung again, aud
again 10 opened the door. This
time the doctor saw something IN
his hand that he Thought was u pis.
,ol, from the reflection OF the light.
The doctor returned to his room,
only tO he called to his door again
by another ringing Of the bell. This
time he took his revolver. The
tramp fled AZ before. About this
time the revolver was discharged
Into the air to ttighten the suppOs
ed tramp, who turned and went
round towards the back side OF the
house. Search being made he was
found laying on the ground. ur
was at once recognized as one OF
our citizens, and the supposed piss
tol was an empty bottle, the con.
tents of which no doubt made him
crazy, as he ut other times il Il quiet
and peaceahle citizen. He was prop,
rrIy cared for and in due time re.
stored to his family. He is certain.
" more All Object Of pity than Oi
cemsure. But how is it as it re.
garus the man who filled his Oot,l~
with the ''dead shat 7"
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.'or News summary see last page.
Who will be Centennial President =!

|
IL to-day as much in doubt rs !
was one week ago. Only the otlicla
count in Louisiana, Florida an'
South Carolina can solve the doubt
There was danger Of trouble in Lou
lSiama early in the week, hut by re-
quest of the President, leading me !
Vt both parties from 0;her states az
in New Orleans to see that there IA
correct and just count Of the bal
lots, and it is thought trouble will
be avoided. There are charges ii
fraud on both sides, with perhaps
some truth. East Frlicina, a parish
which in 1872 under a Democratic
Returning BOard-gave nearly ont
thousand Republican majority, did
not cast u Republican vote, 30 fan
~ known. A few white Republicans
attempted to put ticket in tho field
but were notified by Democrats that
such u ticket would not be permit
ted. There seems to be evidence
that there was intimida ton in sew.
eral other parishes.
We sum up the situation as fol
lows: If Hayes carried the three
doubtful states he is elected; if he
has lost one of them Tilden is elect
ed. The leading men and journals
of both parties claim the election of
their respective candidates with
equal pertinacity, and it may be sew
eral days before the matter is de-
cided.
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Hampers Bazar represents Mrs.
Partington, just returning from the
Centennial, and SAY ing to an awe
stricken group: "But there! The
Japanese departmental infected it
thoroughly. 1t suppressed my high
est celebrations. SIGH armiSlic brick
u brick SIGH fans OF uni--q de-.
sign! Sich vases and gardeners
Sich rair articles Of virtue! 1t beg
gers deceptiOn!'
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-11-18

In our New York letter last week
it was stated that the Continents al
lnsuraUce Company of New York
bad gone up. Tins referred to the
Life Co. and not TO the Fire Com
pany. We make this announce
ment in reply to several inquiries
by mail.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-11-18

A burglar entered the sleeping
room OF Samuel Archer, proprietor
of the "Bethel House," Bethel, "a bouI
four O'Clock Saturday morning, aud
upon the Weakening of Mr.. Archer
was frightened away, taking with
him Mr.. AIcher's entire suit of cloth.
ing in the packets OF which were
about thiIty.tive dollars in none!
The clothing WAS afterwards rrcuv
cred but as yet the burglar and mou
ey have not been found.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-11-18

Important connections in Eliza
BEETHOVEN (Ky.) NewS: "The young
lady who lnOl Of, d to i,le bareback
around the amphithratre at the
Glasgow Fair for a bounet assures
Us that she meant that the horse
should be bareback, and not herself.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-11-18

While some men were mining
ochre at Brandon, on Saturday, they
struck an old drift, and there was
an explosion Of gas, followed soon
after by another. Some of the men
were badly burned,
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MARRIED.

IN Compton, N, H., Nav, lith, by Rev, q
Rlakelv, assisted by Rev, l., II, Elliot, Jason
G. Little and Harriet A. Iiodgson.
At tho parsonagstn Oxford, N. H., Nov. "
by Rev. Francis d. Kuowlton. Mr.. Z'na,
Knight Of Vershire aud Mira, Manlcy Iiodg
Of ThetfNrd.
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OXFORD.

The school at our Academy clos
ed on Wednesday with public exer
cises. Mr.. IricIey has had good
success the present and two previ
Gus terms, and has now made ar
rangtments Ivy leasing the Acade.
my, to stay five years from the pres
ent time. We wish him SUCCESS.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-11-18

The buildings of the Sherwood
Meat. Packing Company at st. AL
bans were burned Saturday morn
ing. The loss is estimated at 1 15O,.
600; insurance $SC 900. Caused by
an employe letting c0al.Oil lamp
drop.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-11-18

Capt. Henry L. Foster of Der
by Line visited Waitfitld's Town
Overseer the other day, and afte,
learning how much his mother had
been assisted 10y the town. during
his 10. hood, paid the whole bill,
lne hundred and ten dollars,
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-11-18

WIN. Bickford of ST. JOhnsbury
shot himself four times Thursday
because of family troubles, but
didn't succeed in killing himself
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OTHER MATTERS.
Judges Salaries.

We believe in ecoi Omy and the
lcut,iug down of salaries, as our c,l
7 umms will testify. but IntIr is ..a
son in all things. A bill has been
imtrod uced into the House fixing the
salaries of the Judges Of the Su
preme Court at eighteen hundred
dollars per annum, the same sum Il,
which the House has fixed the saia
~ OF he Secretary of State aud
the State Treasurer. The only com.
ment that seems to he necessary o..
this measure is, that the Secretary
of State is, If the bill becomes II law.
to receive eighteen hundred dollars
years. and yet can find time to car
~ on his ordinary business as a
druggist, act as clerk of the Central
Vermont railroad company, as Sec.
retary of the Vermont State Kepub-
lican Committee, and as one of the
Insurance CummisSiOmerS-rtceiv.
ing comfortable compensation in
each ; the State Treasurer is to re-.
ceive eighteen hundred dollars y. r
aunum, and, ut the same time, cal,
and does act as one of the lmsur
amce Commissioners. and, also, prop.
erly performs the duties of preSi
dent of IL National Bank !; while the
Judges of the Supreme Court ART.
compelled to travel in every county
of the State, live at h0ielS-payina
their expenses ,here-more than
"ne.tlirl Of the year, and are de.
barred from pursuing their ordinary
business F.; and YET they are to he
paid only eighteen hundred dollars
just the same as the State Treas
urer and Secretary of State. Where
is the equality, Justice or common
sense of the proposition !-Ratland
Gtobe.
The bill was killed in the House
hy being refused Il third reading.
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Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-11-18

Gl0be.
The bill was killed in the House
by being refused Il third reading.
CHELSEA.
The fall term of Chelsea Acade
my closed OH Friday last, Nov. 10
1t was IL prosperous term, and quite
satisfactory to the students. Mr.
Lorl,' the principal, is practical!
and successful teacher, There was
u social entertainment in tho oven
lug for the enjoyment of the stu
dents and visitors. The next day
Mr.. Lord went back to Hanover to
send a few weeks at College. lie
then proposes to return to Chelsea
and teach the upper school in the
village District No. 2.
A very valuable young horse
three, or four years old, died while
il the care Of Charles Jones Of this
town, Nov. 7. Mr.. Bowers Of Mont
wlier owned the colt, aud valued
him at 800 or $500. No Gauss. could
be ascertained, but it was supposed
ha had eaten polk, or some other
poisonous weed. lie lived but a
few hours after taken sick.
The patriotism of our BOYS is
qlite ardent. On receivi ng Il tele-
gam at midnight, on Tuesday, the
day of election. which indicated the
election of Hayes and Wheeler. they
went on to the common and fired a
salute Of about a dozen heavy guns.
Their joy was soon cooled by one
unt,vorable dispatch. In the after
nool of Wednesday the diSpa tches
were SO re-aSSuring, that the boys
gave vent to their joy b.! firing more
heavy guns. They were, however,
made to believe by still other dis.
patches, that they had not better
burn any more powder, until The re-
ports Of the election should assume
IA reliable form.
Andrew Burnlam visited his son
IN Bramtree, Oh Nov. nh. lie, bav-
ing OCCASION to go to the cellar way
Ter sonnet hing, made d miSstep, and
tell his whole length backwards to
he bottom of he cellar stairs. lie
struck 50 directly on his back, Thar
he brOie, as it was supposed, sever.
al ribs from the spinal column. Tie
lived H. this town till Il few months
ago he ipmOveu TO tie East part Ol
La ii
vanced i, years, and it must require
IL long time for him to recover from
such a severe injury.
On Saturday The 18th inst. Mr..
Justice ninckley issued u warrant
10 Sheriff Dickinson for the arre-t
Of Mr.. Richard Kennedy of this
town. undera charge Of having com
United a violent assault upon the
person of Samuel Crafts, with IL cud
gel, or piece OF board. IL appears
that Gratis had lost fourteen tur-
keys, and he claimed they were with
/ hose belonging to MIR. X. lie went
there to get them, but an alterca-
tlon arose between them about the
of the turkeys. Accord
ing to Crafts statement, Kenn elA
hen ordered him to go no further,
and struck him IL severe blow in the
lace. He was mined he tore a
nry, and Justice hinckley. The
ury did not agree upon "a verdict.
A. l.. Austin Tor the prosecution, 5.
3. Hebard for the respondent. /.
Miss Marcella Lincoln, of spirit
Medium nOtOriety has removed to i
4 Manchester, N. Ii. She had praciic-
Il medicine in this vicini y quite /.
under the direction of b
be so.calIed spirits. 1t is under a
TODD that she will continue to fol. n
Nv the same vocation Tor IA living.
Ter widowed mother went with her
, Manchester.
Report says that some young men a
this place had little unpeasant.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-11-18

Baldwin has just received
lot Of extra nice Western apples.
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Apples Apples! Apples!

A CARLOAD Of A No. Michigan Apples,
II for sale cheap by
Is c. II. CURTIS.
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Watert0wn Live Stock Market.
For the week ending Tuesday, Nov. 9TH, 1876
LIVE STOCK AT MARKET.
NUMBER FROM THE SEVERAL STATES.

Prices OF Market Becf-A fe choice 81 90
extra 81 SO 81 Is; first quality So 75'
~ %; second quality 80 on u 50 SO; thir,
quality $3.50 II 500
Prices of Store Cattle--Working Oxen pei
pair from 800, $l25, $50 a It's
Mich Cows anu Calves from $50 a 50; ex
ira SIS II 80; Farrow Cows so IA $50.
! Yearings 81 90 a $22, two years old SIG 1
$50 three years old s. $40.
Prices of Sheep aud Lambs-In lots 81 )
81 50 II 50 0heach; extra 50 90 IL 81 Is each
Or from &c "a 6 per Id.
Veal calves - u 80
Prices of Hides. TallOw and Skins-Brigh
toh Hides &c ac per lb. Country Hides 81
II &c. Brighton TallUw &c a c. Couutr-
rallow 6ica
Sheared Sheep Skins 75c each Wool Skins
Lamb Skins Doc each. Calf Skins 10 u l2c
n. Il. Beef-Choice grade includes nothing
nut stall-fed ll00to 1900 lbs BullOcks. Extra
and first quality includes the best, large, fat
Oxen. Second and third quality includes
Oxen and two and three year old Steers
Sheep-Extra includes cossets, and when
those of inferior quality are thrown out.
REMARKS.
Cattle-The supply CONSISTS of 900 head of
Western Cattle aud 6l7 head of Northern. We
found the market somewhat quicker, ~ d
prices shade better for owners. Several
sales of Western Cattle as high as ste per 10
live weight. or to higher than last quoted. We
should judge that the quality vas general
Improvement on last week.
Shecp-dealers are getting from a !c bet
ter prices tins week. The general feeling is
an Improvement, not only on the good hocks
but the inferior grades. Severa! lots especi
ally choice, at grain over &c Id.
POultry-Suppiy not far from 3 tons at Ice
mixed lots aud l2i for young Turkeys.
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ONIONS.

just received at C II. Curtis Car Loa
Of A No. White silver Skin Unions, selling
cheap in lots from ono bushel to 50.
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DIEI D..
Bradford Prices Current.

In Chelsea. Nov, 9th, Mrs. Orange Clark
aged 70 wears,
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The Democracy have already fore.
Swallowed their purpose. In the
event of Hayes election, they ia.
tend to claim that it was effected
by fraud, and TO dispute it. Til,
Herald this morning gave the key
note of their porpOse in prognosti-
eating civil war if the election
shall lie decided by single vote.
The Democracy of New York, back
ed up by the solid South, intend, i'll
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-23

The Washington correspondent OF the
New York Tribune takes the Radical press
to task for its many denials concerning the
ordering of troops to Washington. Those
denials sometimes included General SHEER
MAN and President GRANT as having pro-
fessed ignorance OF any orders for troops
for Washington; and many of these denials
had not reached Washington before the
troops bad arrived there, and the regular
news dispatches had announced that others
were on their way.
The lcttcr-writer is rather astonished at
the weakness which led to these denials Of
what was so soon to be confessed. He, as
well as the Baltimore american, thinks
there is nothing alarming in the presence Of
small force in Washington, reinforced by
several ron-clads, and one letter-writer
amiably suggests that such force will be a
guarantee that the laws will take their
"course, and the excitement occasioned by
"the doubtful result OF the presidential
selection will not occasion disturbance
soi the public peace" Certainly not, as
long as the course Of law is agreeable to the
Administration. How brightly things are
going for the Republic l.! a... .
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!. The THIEF DOTH FEAR EACH BUSH AN

'THE THIEF DOTH FEAR EACH BUSH AN
OFFICER."-A report has been sent from
Washington to the effect that detective
had warned the President to be careful Of
his person. A good trick to excite the fears
OF good people and bring odium upon the
political resistance to Radcalism. GRANT
may feel uneasy. But the reports about
public excitement tending to violence are
sent forth'tto console people in a contin-
gency, under the idea that it would be bet
ter to bear the ills we have than have the
country disturbed by violence. The whole
political field is animated and full Of the
tracks that lead to the cave of the lion of
Radicalism. The signs Of the deep-laid
plot are in all directions. The great strate-
gy is to " trammel up the consequences"
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plese 10 examine and TO reject votes wheE-:
ever there IL, In che opinion o. tho Joint
meeting, sufficient cause Tor their rejection.
The solemn silence urged Ms lawful dti-
ring the counting OF the vote and the de-
claring by the president OF the Senate who
Is elected, is frightfuf-it Is funeral. Alb,
and IL that style Of proceeding Is adopted it
viii bcara terrible resemblance to d fune-
ral--afuneral Of the dead Republic. The
right Of The people to protect themselves
through their representatives is essential to
The g life of the nation and when that
right il annihilated by desposisln the heart
Of real republicanism win have. ceased to
beat. s..s st4
This "ministeriaT count was the trump
card in the Radical hands. It was believed
by them that they could capture the three
southern States, and II Che two houses in
Joint session could be 1sstrained to silence
the political murders Of the Administration
would not be heard Of
Troops at the polls and at the counts in
the South were to maintain quiet while the
outrage was accomplished, and troops at the
Federal city, it is supposed, will keep the
place in order until the 4th OF March, the
hour Of the consummation. tu
The American people OF the North are es-
sentially trading and manufacturing peo-
pie. They have no taste for the disturb
ances that may result from conflict, The
people OF the South are exhausted, and have
neither the yigor nor the disposition to
make an effort adverse to that power which
has so long oppressed them. So, il the Rad
ical usurpation is completely successful, we
have no idea that there will be any formlda-
BILE display Of public dissatisfaction. The
people have been in training for the event.
The people ought by this time to know all.
They ought to know that GRANT usurped
the supervision of the presidential election
for the purpose of electing the Radical cam
didate and defeating the will of the nation,
which has plainly elected TILDES. They
ought TO know that all professions Of fair
ness were false, and that if the Radical plot
is not fully accomplished it will be defeated
by the heroic resistance under the laws by
the gallant and patriotic Democrats now
fighting it at the South.
II they are not defeated, our last chance
is in the right of the joint assembly OF the
two houses of Congress to investigate re-
turns and to reject votes that are declared
to be fraudulent.
Finally, if the people are defeated in this
last position for defence, we have no idea
that the fight will be prolonged. 1t will be
shown that ten years Of education in sub
mission to outrage-in submission to out
RACES that have sprung from the fatal adul-
teration and degradation of the constituent
body of the nation-haye brought about
popular relapse from which there is in this
age no chance Of recovery.
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- GFor the Dispatch
The Constitutional Mode of Counting
aa the Electoral Vote.

The mode OF counting the electoral vote
may become an important question il the
votes OF South Carolina, Florida, and Louis
lana be given to Governor Hayes, and the
vote Of either State be tainted with fraud,
or otherwise illegal, as the votes of all three
are necessary to his election. In this con-
tingency it becomes important to ascertain
how the electoral votes shall be counted.
The Constitution furnishes the sole guide.
The twelfth amendment to the Constitu-
ton contains the only provision on the sub
iect, and is in these. Words; l,.-, - ~.
t'The electors shall meet!in their respec-
tive States and vote by, ballot for President
and .Vice-President,- one 5of whom, at
least, shall not be an inhabitant Of the same
State with themselves; they shall name
in their. ballots the person voted for as
President, and in distinct ballots the per-
son voted for as Vice-President; and they
shall make distinct lists, Of all persons
voted for as President, and Of all persons
voted for as. Weep resident, ;zandseof the
number Of votes for each; which lists they.
shall sign. and certify, and transmit sealed
to the seat OF, Government Of the United.
States, directed to5tthe. president OF the
Senate. The president, of the Senate shall,
an the presence of the Senate and House of
Representatives, open all the certificates,
and the uote shall, then be counted the per-
son having the greatest number Of votes for
President shall be the president If such
number be a maiority OF the whole number
OF electors appointed.p II ,;tI13"H - -
From this article of the Constitution it
will be seen that the whole duty of opening
and counting the yotestis devolyed on the
President Of, the Senate and on the Senate
and House Of Representatives. / 81 i9ni2 Z
1t Is important, tnen, to ascertain what
duty is assigned to each, and howit shall
be performed. The president Of the Semitic
is required to ~ open all the certificates
in the pgesenceiof the Senate and House
Of Representatives. This duty'is conferred
on him in clear and explicit language.
When he has opened oil the certificates his
functions cease by the express terms OF the
grant. III it had been intended that he
should have any other power or perform,
any other duty it would have been ex-
pressed. Hit'had been the purpose Of the
trainers Of the Constitution that he should
count the votes the! clause, inter saying
fsthe president. OF the Senate shall, in the
lpresence ofthe Senate and House OF Resr.