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The Grange advance., 1876-03-01
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CENTEN AIRY
History of the U. s!

Or One Hundred Years Of American Inde-
pendence. This is not . transient volume
written to catch the hour, but shoroughly
prepared work, in which every statement
can be depended upon and quoted as his
torioally correct The style is life-lik aud
vivid, and more fascinating than romance,
and its $50 spirited illustrations are all
newly engraved from original designs.
Published ~ the old and reliable house Of
A. S. Barnes Il Co.. New York. For terms
and territory address S. F. JUNKIN, Vest
ern Agent, Insurance Building.
6w6 MILWAUKEE, Wis.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-30
The Streeter Murder-Indictment of
MagCon,

The grand jury Of Washington county,
Thursday, reported true bill against Asa
S. Magoon, for the murder of Russell
Streeter, at Barre, Oct. Is, 1915, and will
probably be arraigncl Friday and required
to plead to the indictment. II he pleads
mot guilty" he will be put upon trial. The
particulars of this murder are much out of
mind from the lapse of time since it wss
committed. On the morning of Oct. 10,
1876, about Daylight, peddler by tho
name of Clark was passing through Barre
and discovered a corpse in field near the
road, not far from III, residence of Hannah
Perrin. The body was l., ntified as that
of Russell Strceter, an old man of poor re-
pute, accustomed to hard drinking and de-
baucherY. The corpse lay upon its back,
the eyes were opened wide, and the arms
extended from the body. The head was
bruised and cut beyond description, and a
cut across the abdomen, just under the
breast bone, fal let the bowels out in full
sight. On the opposite side of the road
from where the body was found was an in
dentation in the dirt, which looked as
though mans head and shoulders had de-
scended with force Here were tooth
and two locks of hair. From this indenta-
ton the body's course could be traced al
most straight across the road to stone
which was besmeared with blood, and
pieces of flesh and broken teeth lay around
1t, indicating that the mans face had been
jammed repeatedly ard forcibly against
the stone till life became extinct,
or the rage of the murderer was
satisfied. Asa Magoon was with Strecter
the day previous at Montpelier, and re
| turned to Barre in the afternoon, and was
| at the widow PERKINS,, near where the body
was found, in the evening, and was then
drunk and quarresome, and threatened to
| kill Streeter. When Magoon was arrested
at his homo in Orange, Vt, on the same
day, blood was found on his clothing,
wagon and harness but he sud the stains
were the blood Of sheep that hal s!rayed
into neighbours flock, and, TO save trouble
| in driving it, he had killed it and carried il
home in his wagon. But when his wife
was asked in regard to the killing of the
sheep, she, not knowing that her husband
was suspected of any other crime thar
sheep stealing, vehemently denied his kill
ing sheep, and said they had had no nut
ton in the house for a long time. But Ma
COON, to establish the truth of his assertion
from side room produced four quarter OF
a newly-killed sheep, and in the laymow
at the barn was found fresh sleeps pelt
After this he was taken to Barre and
shown the body of Streeter, when he sim
ply murmured, at is wicked, wicked =
Since his arrest he has remained very que
in Jail until this term of court commenced
since which he has shown considerable un
easness in his mind. He has able counse
for his defcnse-lleath and Carleton-and
as the evidence against him is all circum
stsntial, 1t is quite probable that he may
| 10 acquitted.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-30
The Supposed Amherst Murderer.

The telegraph has reported the arrest OF
one William Pype of Arawara on the
oho.,.o of LII, tho ,,,,,udoror 81 n1o,o,
on", ~ Va 'e''s' '"0 'i,1'.''.A - ~
DICKINSON, farmer OF Alhhers', last NO
vcmber, and his Identification by q son of
the murdered man and another nerson.
ID TO-, ,.l,;., fou A. n;oi,;,,o,
ne n"' Wv" "0'N."s IVA 'A'' AoN''-'0D'
who lived alone, and disappeared several
days before the death of his employer was
decovored uis arrest was effoc,ed
rr Gu
through Vuo asehoy w. W. 0"''i', tia-
Yelling trunk peddler. The Springfield
Union gives the following account of the
NAV.
'A"n
fyne says ne Is thir'y-iour years olu,
OUT looks several years younger, ana mas
shappy' u'ity, anu az 'he saiue .llne cooi
and oiood-tnlrsty appearance Which Is es-
peclally noticeaDie' he salo no ,hing dNr-
ing the inspection by the friends OF MT.
Dickinson, but SAT coolly smoking AN old
pipe with an appearance OF total lndiifer-
ence, almost disgust for some time la'l
Of Tgv PM az Aeauao, and ss~s ho
can get his living without work and d0esn',
intend to do any more labor. He is be
lieved to be the man VINO was agent Tor
o o1. ia MAJ uoIJ ' , t,IS oin
and who claimed ut that time TO have
lost wallet containing about $4,000 Of
the company Inpuey WINE asslshnS at
pvna r,oo oan,nred cows ihat ho had ,0 ht 10
attention attracted 10 HIM last April. while
pcddling at Warren. Pync seemed to be
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-30
A Sensational Rumor.

At meeting of Irish citizens, held in
Washington, Wednesday evening, to COM
pete arrangement for awarding gold
medal to the member of the Irish rifle
team making the beat score, it was stated
that q rumor had been circulated that some
of the team had been on jurics which had
convicted Fenian prisoners in Dublin, but
the rumor WAS denied on authority of Ma
j0r Leech of the Irish team. A resolution
was offered, declaring that number OF
IIish citizens Of Washington are opposed
to the use of the Irish name in the recep-
iOn of the so-called Irish team, and re-
questng the gentlemen interested in get
ting up the trophy, to be presented TO the
best shot in that team, TO use their own in
diyidual names and not that of the Irish
residents Of Washington. The resolution
caused some excitement, especially when
the mover stated that he was victim of
British tyranny, having been confined in
Kilmasnham aud Cork Jails for seven
months during the Fenian troubles that
he was an American citizen when crested,
and knew, of his own personal knowledge,
that two of the present Irish team were on
iuries that sent Irish American citizens to
British prisons. This resolution was final
ly rejected, and one was adopted directing
the committee on prizes to draft suitable
resolutions, expressing the gratitude OF
of the meeting of Irish American citizens
of the capital of the Unite States TO Major
Leech, captain of the Irish team, in being
instrumental in bringing about the pleas
ant relations that exist, to-day, between
Ireland America
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-30
Col. joyce in Indiana.

Col. Charles II. Joyce, representative in
congress from this district, arrived at Indi-
annapolis, Sunday evening, and commenced
the canvass of the state at Sullivan, near
the Kentucky state line, Monday evening,
speaking with Senator Morton. Some evil
dencc OF the appreciation shown the colo
mel may be found in the fact that he is as-
signed to speak with such men as Benja-
min II. Brstow, General Harrison, " Bob
Ingersol," James G. Blaine, Senators Nor
ton and Logan.
He spoke at Anderson, Tuesday evening,
with Senator Logsn at Peru-where he
was greeted with an audience of over five
thousand extraordinarily evening.
with Secretary Bristow; a. Mitchell, Fri
day evening, with James g. Blaine and a
son OF Stephen A. Douglass.
This, Saturday, evening, he will speak a,
Franklin with General Harrison and Mr..
3urrow; 1T Charles,own. Clark county,
Monday afternoon, October end, with Col.
Ingersol Greenfield, Hancock county,
Tuesday afternoon, October 81, with Col
lngersoll; Winchester, Randolph county,
Wednesday afternoon, October 4th, with
Col Ingsrsoll; .Elkhart, Ekhart county,
Thursday afternoon, October 9th, with
Col. Ingcrsol!; Huntington, Huntington
county, Friday afternoon, October 9Th,
with Col. Iugersoll; Delphi, Carroll
county, Saturday October 9Th, with Col.
InCersol and at Terre Haute, Vigc
county, Monday October 9th, with Col.
InpcrsOll
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-30
Vermont News.

President Hubert of Middlebury college
delivered the annual address at the Frank
lin county fair on Wednesday.
The Windham county court, now in sos.
sion at Newfane, Will adjourn on Saturday,
after nearly three weeks fcssion.
Essex claims the champion baby, the
child of Mrs. Michael Dougherty. The lit
tie thing weighed nineteen pounds at birth.
The st. Johnsbary water works has
placed its rates Al So per family, and 81
for each additional one in the same build
ing.
The jury at lrasburg disagrees in the
case against Alfred Cotton for the shooting
OF William Jameson, year ago. There is
no doubt of Colton'S insanity.
There was a large gathering of the Cor
win family, at the old homestead in Tun-
bridge, Wednesday. About twenty-five of
the family connections were present
Prof Noah Greasy of Amherst agrlcul-
tural college is TO deliver the address at the
Windham county cattle-show at Newfane,
October ~, on tho Higher Education of
TIE Farmer."
Rev. Mr.. Worlhen, pastor of the Metho-
dist church in Chelsea, has resigned his
charge in consequence of the failure of his
health. Rev. w. J. Kldder of Mortified.
will annnlv hia nuloit
As construction train on the Portland
& Ogdensburg railroad was passing through
a bridge in st. Johnsbury, Wednesday, a
stake broke on car loaded with telegraph
poles, which caught in the bridge, dam
aging 1t considerably, and throwing the
woikmen oil, but no one was injured.
Brattleboro came near being the scene
of disastrous fire Tuesday evening. Grin
Kalhan's barn, close to the old water cures
| (Which are of wood three stories hiQh ard
densely inhabited by tenants was burned
| probably by an incendiary. A heavy rain
alone prevented the spread of the flames.
Charles Keene, of Montpelier, lost some
jewelry from hissstore, on Wednesday, and
AhuinuaJ, iiuii VIM was uITehleu loI
stealing it, was found to have upon him
a gold pen and pair of gloves, which he
| had taken from the pockets of one Wilkin
son on the fair ground. lie is held for
trial.
AS the G'34 train north was leaving Boz
ton, Thursday William Bennett, clerk in
the lrasburg house, fell from the baggage
car door, striking on his face. He was
picked up inSentible. Physicians were
summoned, and his wounds dressed. Nc
bones were broken and, aside from severe
bruises, he is not seriously Injured.
! The international telegraph company Of
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-30
The Fast Mail.

After number OF interviews with Mr..
Vanderbilt relative to the mail service, dur
ing which he positively declined to allow q
mail car to be attached to the train leaving
New York for the Yves. over the Hudson
River and New York Central railroads at 8
O'Clock in the evening, the postmaster gen.
eral has obtained the consent of Wander
bilt that mail messenger should go on this
train with closed registered pouches from
New York ,sand to take those at Albany
from Boston and carry them through to
Buffalo. This will advance several hours
the letters registered in Boston for west
ern cities, as at pretent these registered
letters in registered pouches have to await
at Albany, the regular mail train from
New York, and do not 60 through on tho
express train.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-30
HAYES ON FINANCE.
a Little Lottor He Wrote Garfield Last
Spring
CoLuMBus, March 4. 1876.

COLUMBUS, March 4. 1876.
Nh Dear General Il have your note of
the I'd. am kept busy with callers, cor
rcspoudence and the routine details of the
office, and have not therefore tried to keep
abreast of the currents of opinion on any
OF the issues. My notion is that the true
contest is to be between initiation and
sound currency. The democrats are again
drifting to the wrong side. We need not
divide on details, on methods or time when.
The previous question will again be ir-
redeemable paper as a permanent policy
or a policy which seeks a return to coin.
My opinion is decidedly against yielding a
hairs breadth.
We can't be on the initiation side of the
question. We must keep our face, our
front firmly in the other direction. "No
steps backward" must be something more
than unmeaning platform words. "The
drift of sentiment among our friends in
Ohio" which you inquire about, will de-
pend on the conduct of our leading men. 1t
is for them to see that the right sentiment
is steadily upheld. We are in condition
such that firmness and adherence to princi-
pie are of peculiar value just now. |
would consent" to no backward steps.
To Yield or compromise is weakness, and
will destroy us. II better resumption
measure can be substituted for the present
one, tina. may do. But keep cool. We
can better afford to be beaten in congress
than to back out. Sincerity,
Il. b. HAYES.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-30

81. Johnsbury, which connects with the
Dominion company of Canada at the line
in Highgate, ia now extending its line from
st. Jobnsbury along the line of the Port
land g. Ogdensburg railroad to the Connec-
ticut river, and also from st. Johnsbury on
the line of the Passumpsic railroad to Wells
River, to connect with the Atlantic e Pa
cific company.
Wednesday night, the store of j. i.
DAILY, g. Co., of Stanstead Plain, about one
mile from Derby Line, was entered and
some 5000 worth of goods stolen. The
thief entered through the front window by
taking out a light of glass. He then went
to the livery stable of George McDougall
and stole team. A man by the name of
RYAN was arrested at Barton, Thursday,
and the team and goods found in his pos
sessiod. Ryan is a painter by trade and
halls from Bradford.
A little four-year-old son of Mason Sage
of West Wardsboro, recently strayed away
from his father, who was working in the
field, and was only found after a long
search. When found and taken home he
said he had been playing with two "tiger
dogs" neighbor having a large black dog
by that name, and an investigation the
next day disclosed the fact that the child
had been playing with two black bears.
| The boy said they came up TO him while
| he wac sitting in the grass and smelt OF
him and patted them on the head, after
which they trotted hack into the woods.
In the Washington county court, Thurs
day morning, the grand jury reported
in part and retired for further con
sultation. They reported ten true bill
found, and five not found. or the former
one is againit Asa Magoon for the murder
of Sreeter at Barre, year ago, whicl
will probably be tried soon; two for arson
two for conspiracy, two for grand larceny
and one each for rape, incest and tearing
up a RAILROAD track. In the case OF VII
liam Crimmins, sent to Jail year ago
charged with stealing horse, one Sunday
from the roadside in Worcester, VT, Will
the owner was attending church, and bring
ing the same to Montpelier and there abar
doning the team, no bill was found and IL
respondent was discharged. Crimmin
hailed from Albany, and had worked o
, the Portland and Ogdensburg railroad.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-30
Democratic Falsehoods Exposed.

The democratic speakers boastfully point
to the pretended fact tha. the Bourbon
house made very inconslderable appropria-
tons for the payment of southern claims
Their statements are untrue. The claim
bills passed by the house have been col
lated and examined by the auditing officers
of the treasury. They foot up $3.50
A careful scrutiny of this list shows that a
very considerable portion of the claimants
are debtors to the United States govern
mept. 1t is not the intention of the audit
ing officer to recommend any of the claims
for payment in cases where the claimants
are in debt to the United States, as an off
set can be pleaded. 1t is fact that the
democrats did vote to pay $4S5,O0o for
southern claims arising out of the war.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-30

that there is no restriction on the sale of
intoxicating liquor as a beverage, for we
have most stringent prohibitory liquor law.
1t cannot be due to the fact that there Is
or has been, an unusual laxity in enforc-
ing the liquor law, for, if the increasing
expenses of the courts growing out of the
enforcement of this law are any criterion
to 80 by, the law ia more and more rigidly
enforced with each succeeding year. Mel
ther can it be accounted Tor by the in
crease of intemperance-unl indeed,
Vermont is on exception to the rest OF the
world, and a prohibitory liquor law, and
its enforcement, increases rather than di-
minishes intemperance, which we are not
prepared to admit-for there was never
time, says DR.. Beard, in III, history of
civilization wien there was 80 little excess
sive drinking in proportion to the popula-
ton as now
II cannot be an oulgrowth of the civil
war for that terminated eleven years ago ;
and, moreover, the effects of the war seem
to have eliminated in 1866, when there
were fifty-onc persons committed 10 the
prison; aud the number then began TO de-
crease-with some variation in exceptional
yclrs-untl 1872, when the number was
twenty three, when il again, without APP
parent cause, began to increase, reaching
fifty in 1875, aud ftty-five in 1876.
1t may, perhaps, be accounted for by the
general depression of business, the number
OF unemployed workmen, etc; but thi!
hardly seems satisfactory, az this cause
would operate elsewhere as well as in Yer
mont, and, 40 we have seen, the number OF
our convicts ia out of all proportion tc
| Maine-aud the same will be found true u:
to other states. It's problem that may
well excite the earnest attention of our Law
makers and law cniorcers, and TO them W.
leave its solution.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-30
Treasury Notes.

The amount of additional circulation is
sued to national banks for the month of
September is l,O40,s3 Eighty per cent.
of this amount in legal tenders will be de-
stroyed, thus reducing the amount of legal
tenders outstanding to $3GS, 495, TAO. The
total amount of additional circulation Issued
to national banks to date is $40, 525, 725,
and the total amount Of legal tenders de-
stroyed in consequence is $14,2l0, GAG.
Four hundred and twenty thousand dollars
in per cents, held to secure bank olrcula-
ton, were withdrawn from the treasury,
Thursday, and AZ per cent. bonds substi-
tutc1.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-30
PIANO AW YARDS.
Weber, Of Row York, Receives the Highest
Award at the Centennial Exhibition.


PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27, 1876.
In no department of the exhibition has
the competition been greater than among
the piano makers, and while the contest
soon narrowed down to but few houses, it
seems undisputed that Weber has dis
tanced all competition and must be to-day
recognized az the piano-maker par excel
lence'of the world, and the musical jury
has but just stamped the seal of the Amer
lean centennial exposition upon the gcuer-
ally awarded verdict of every vocalist and
musician by the award which gives the
medal to A. Weber, Of New York, for
sympathetic, pure and rich tone, COM
bined with greatest power, as shown in the
three styles, grand, square and upright pi-
amos which show intelligence and solidity
in their construction, a plant and easy
touch which at the same time answers
promptly to its requirements, together
with excellence Of workmanship"
While the Judges acccdit 10 Weber'f
competitors "larger volume, purity, and
| duration Of tOnes"-mere mechanical
qualitie5-tO Weber alone arc accredited
the highest possible musical qualities;
Sympathetic, pure, and rich tone, with
| greatest power
1t is the sympathetic and rich quality
of tone which has made the Weber piano
the favorite of every singer as well as the
public. II is these special qualities which
| combined with purity and greatest power
| in voice make the greatest singer, an,
| which in an instrument make il the peer 0
| its compelitors. Purity, power and dura
| ton are but cold opponents Of mechanical
excellence. Add to these qualities, rs tn,
judges say are contained in the Weber
sympathy and richness of tone, and yoj
breathe into It warmth and life, and yo'
have the re plus ultra Of piano.
The Weber mas done this at the centen
NAL, and when the judges commend HI
Instruments also for their solidity of con
struction and excellence of workmanship
they tell the public that the Weber psn
isthc best in the world-Egoning Post.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-30

j. Estey & Co. have made and sold near
ly 10000 Cottage Organs in the last four
made $4,000 in the last thirty years.
Which shows the greatest present popular
ity? Estey Organs for the centennial year
are oil new styles, and new prices, and the
best of terms. Address
GEORGE @. DAY,
nOv22d9l1y Rutland, Vt.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-30

The income of the Vermont state prison,
for the labor of convicts, for the two years
ending July 81, 1876, was $37, 47S1G, tie
net income being S4,704 Sc, besides ST.
2SS79 expended in refurnishing the prison
aud in finishing the new prison. This in
come was derived from the labor of con-
victs at seventy cents day but this price
is now reduced TO thirty-tiye cents per day,
80 that with the same expenses and the
same number of convicts, the gross income
would be reduced one-half-or to $751;
730. 0S-and instead of there being net
income of some three thousand dollars q
year, there will be deficit of over six
thousand dollars year, for which the gen.
eral assembly must make an appropriation.
Cheerful outlook for the taxpayers.
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The commissioner of internal revenue
has issued a circular letter to the United
States district attorneys of New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia and other important
points, authorizing them TO, at once, insti-
tute suits for the recovery of the income
tax of those who, neglecting to make re-
turns, were assessed by the collector and
paid the tax on the amount SO assessed with
the fifty per cent. penalty added. Thi.
circular is issued in accordance with the
principle Of the decision in the Rhode
Island case, and is supposed to be intended
to hit Tilden among others. Won't there
be lively times though, if suits are brought
against everyone who defrauded the gov
eminent out Of an income tax either in
whole or in part! No need to charge con-
s,ructive mileage, as Dorshemer did, in
order to bring the fees up TO the maximum
amount allowed TO district attorneys for q
wear