davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26
Colonel JOyce's Bill,

H.. -, Ia ~ -.
-,
d o"l' ei'i'isu oiii 10 prevent Tue Vraihe
IN spir1tuous or intoxicating liquors IN the
Centennial buildings and grounds, during the
exhibition; :" whereupon. and probably with
ont v,itirc for ,he tout ~ tbo hin cer,oi,
60,
sovoro la,,rro To-. ho;n,, ;,,,oron, - .ho Zoo,
,ho. c,,,.,o.. Lii ~. ao...i,.,.;.ai,,. -.
bibit mcb troa,c in tho st,tos Th;s haste
10 criticise hardly indicates a kindly feeling
e;tbor for tho o,thor &c ,ba I'm mr. Tho oors-.
.ouobt 70 Ina nromoted NJ .Iovce,, hin
simnlv nrovi1as
rt.. A.. -. ..,.,., ... :,
pronrIoted Inv CONGRESS- at t5o present session Cor
the Centennial Exhibition. shall be drawn from
the United States Treasury, until a certificate,
signed by the presidents OF the Board of Centen-
MAJ commissioners ana the Board oil Finance
- sv',s y, Snu OO',u W se 'ouis."' ,
Secretary Of tho Treasury settin, forth that NO
part nor portion OF said Centennial buildings or
grounds has been, or will be, leased, rented, or
set apart for the sale or furnishing of spirtuous
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26
Portland & Ogdensbmg Jubilee.

The late annual meeting Of the Portland
& Ogdensburg railroad, held at the former
city, was most naturally and justiaably a
season Of congratulation and rejoicing. The
seventh Ohnual report Of the Maine directors
records the substantial completion Of their
most difficult enterprise, and the loca-
boards are before long to give place TO a sin
gle board Of managers Of the road, now fast
assuming the character of trunk line.
The mountain division Of the Portland road
is completed leave daily for the in
terror Of Neruont--work on the western
portion Of the Vermont line is rapidly adj
vancing, and new lines Of communication
arc opening with Montreal on the one hand
and Burlington on the other.
During the whole year only one accident
has occurred on the line--a fireman had his
arm broken while oiliug an engine. The
precautions in the mountain region are es-
pecially thorough. The section houses are
comfortable dwellings, where the men live,
and are to be found night and day and pro-
VISION IS made Tor signaling, IN case OF need,
from one to the others. 1t is probable that,
in the spring, more or less gravel and rock
will slide down upon the track, as happens
ON all hillsides. To forestall these him
ORANGES, as far as possible, Il is recommended
that the excavations on the mountain side
be widened so as to provide ditch into
which the moving gravel and rock may fall,
and from which it may be taken for use as
ballast, and to fill up and strengthen the cul-
verts. When this work is properly com
peted, the mountain division, the report
claims will be far more secure than most
roads on ordinary hillsides, and will be Of 50
solid and permanent a structure that its main
tenance will be comparatively inexpensive.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

relator and Governor Smith entered into mutual
covenants that Mother should buy stock save Tor
their common benefit, It is quite probable that a
court Of equity would question the conscience Of the
party who. in violation Of his covenant and
plighted faith, purchased stock 10 gain personal
control Of the corporation and compel him TO hold
one moety in trust for the benefit Of hcothers But
until such claim was asserted the purchase would
be absolute, and the right to vote upon the stock
unquestioned. Il Is not certain but both parties
in court Of equity, would be required to keep
faiths, and neither take by their motions"
Upon the evidence, no question Is or can be
made that the sale was actual and absolute; and
a full consideration proved, which went to the use
Of the corporation, and that majority, and quo
rum Of the directors decided and sanctioned the
sale, to raise money for an honest purpose. Such
sale is not UOid II conveys title subject always
to the right Of every party who claims to have
been injured or defrauded to move to avoid the
sale All acts done In the exercise OF right OF
property under sale voidable, or under a license
revokablc, or valid, until the sale is avoided or
the license revoked, And acquicscenco in the
taking the benefit Of the sale, by the parties in
terested confirms the sale large share Of the
transactions Of men have about them some In
frmity-some in form, some In substance. It is
in the interest of peace, and the vndeation
of honesty that party shall not consent TO be
benefited by contract or transaction, and deny
its binding forces or acquiescence and stand by
and see others acting in the faith Of the validity
Of such transaction, and reserve the right, nj his
option, to dispute It's truth or force. And this
becomes more imperative and absolute upon one
who stands In associate relation, In interest and
in action, to the parties who effected the sale In
question. These principles are proven by the
courts to ensure good faith, and discourage
narrow aud technical bubbles. Aud they are
not novel aud peculiar to Vermont, but universal
as jurisprudence and fundamental as Justice II
this sale is eectual TO vest the t Of these shares
in the purchasers now 1t was thus eifectual at the
time il was made, and the right to vote on the
shares IS the incident Of property aud title
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

A SIGN OF SANIrY.-The refusal of the
House of Representatives on Monday, by
vote of one hundred and ffty-eight to one
hundred and twelve, to suspend the rules so
as TO permit the immediate passage of a res
olution ordering the repeal of the Resump-
tion act of 1875, is symptom of Congress
sional sanity, OF course we do not take for
granted that all Of the members who voted
against the motion to suspend the rules, will
also vote against the repeal when the ques.
ton fairly comes up. 1t is hopeful of re-
turning wisdom, however, that the majority
hesitates TO break the national pledge. The
act Of 1875 promises specie payments in
1879. That is its important proyision--the
one which the friends of hard money ap-
prove, and the one against which the adyo-
Gates of imitation protest Congress scarcely
had met before bills TO revoke the pledge
began TO pour in. Democratic members
who say that they are in favor of resump-
ton, submit measures TO promote it, in
which the only clear thing is the violation of
the promise to resume. In view Of these
facts, II is encouraging that the majority Of
the House of Representatives refuses 10 wipe
out the resumption law unless they have
something TO substitute for it,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

The WHlsKEY Wharf.-The brilliant and
valuable triumps of the Republican Admin
istration in its war against the Whskey
Ring continue to multiply, and Bristow wins
fresh laurels every day Week before last
thirteen whiskey distllers in Chicago, under
indictment Of conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment, all pleaded guilty. That was
whole flock of birds brought down with a
single shot. On Saturday one of the revenue
officers was convicted at indianapolis. This
week the trials will be resumed at st. Louis
where so much execution was done last
month. Meanwhile, arrests are still pro-
ceeding, and the warfare is unabated.--
Never was work Of reform prosecuted with
more vigor with greater success or with less
ostentation. The administration and its
agents push faithfully on with their work,
never boasting what they are going to do,
but doing it, The practical advantages OF
what they have already accomplished can
not be estimated. They have secured
large number of convictions. They have
placed several of the conspirators behind
the bars. They have recovered nearly two
millions of money. They have ensured the
restitution of stil larger sum. And, what
is still more, they have effectually stopped
the frauds which have been SO long and so
adroitly perpetrated.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

IS The RTGHT DREcTIoN-The Rut-
land Globe says Governor Peck has done
a sensible thing in authorizing the Hon. T..
P. Walton to continue the publication Of the
records of the governor and council. Three
volumes have already been published, bring
ing the record down to the time of the adj
mission of Vermont into the Union, and, as
we understand from Mr.. Walton, three more
volumes will complete the record down to
the abolition of the council in 1896. As we
have before stated, Mr.. Walton is making
almost complete documentary history Of
Vermont, and, by his painstaking industry,
is preserving from the danger of loss much
that is valuable, and otherwise unattainable.
The Centennial year is an excellent one in
which to continue, as well as to begin good
work, and we congratulate both the Gov.
ernor and the state on his action of the Gov.
ernOr"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

MRs. GRAsr,-The Newark a. J.) Advertiser
says: Mrs. Grant is greatly beloved by the poor
of Washington, for 1t il fact not generally known
that she and the president are very benevolent
and charitable, and have regular list Of pen.
sioners on their hands. She Ii very kind
mother and tender-hearted wthal. remember
that when the president was being inaugrated he
saw young West Point cadet being carried to the
White House who had been suddenly taken IN on
the avenue. 1t is Mrs. Grants orders" said a
servant, " that he be taken TO Col Freds room. "
And so he was taken there and, although he re-
NAMED III several days, yet he was carefully
nursed by Mrs Grant in person until he had re-
covered sufficiently TO be sent home. mention
this circumstance to show that although sur
rounded by numerous cares, yet she possesses a
true womanly heart, and finds time 10 do great
deal Of good
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26
DocronEp.-Benlamin II. Hills prints

DocroRED.-Benjamin II. Hills printed
speech has been compared with a full tran
script Of the text Of the speech as it was ac.
tually delivered. The changes and modif.
cations are most extraordinary and unpre-
cedented. Mr. Hill has been guilty of the
supplementary conduct Of entirely suppress
sing an important colloquy with Mr., Hale,
of Maine, upon the fugitive slave law Mr..
llale's remarks are entirely eliminated from
the printed speech, which is a gross violation
Of the rules of the House. Some of the Re
publcans talk of raising question of priyi-
lege, that Mr.. Hills speech as spoken must
be printed, and that he cannot strike
from the Record the speeches of other mem
bers. A prominent merchant from Savan-
nah, who is now In Washington, says that the
democrats throughout the South admit that
Mr.. Hills speech has done their party im-
measurable damage.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26
Late War In Liberia.

From letter by Rev. j. X. Converse to
the Free Press, we gather the following
facts concerning the late war in Liberia
"The trouble grew out of an attempt Of
the natives within Maryland county Ga ter
ritory larger than the state OF VermonD to
repudiato the contract made by their fathers
and the native kings in 1882, 10y which that
territory was sold to, and honorably paid for
by the Colonization Society The deed Of
cession is dated February 18th, 1884, aud
signed by Parmah, king Of Cape Palmas ;
Weah Boemo, king of Grahway; and Baphro,
king of Grand Cayalla.
This Maryland colony is three hundred
miles south of Monrovia, the capital. It
has had a successful growth 1t continued
to expand new towns aud villages arose.
until March Sd, 1857, when the state of
Maryland in Liberia was annexed to the
republic Of Liberia, aud came under the care
of the American Colonization Society.
at is to recover these very lands that
the present generation OF natives, especially
the Grebo tribe, have been instgated to
make war on the America Liberians; and
for this purpose, several attacks have been
made ON the Liberian towns by the Grebos
and other tribes. The latest reports state
that the Liberau forces have gained sig
nal victory over the insurgents. The hope
is cherished that the war is ended, and that
L., tl,,f . l..
will not soon forget.
"Our government has ordered the steamer
Alaska to proceed from Lisbon to Cape
Palmas. The Alaska carries twelve guns.
She is ordered to remain at Cape Palmas for
at least ninety days, and we earnestly hope
she may be ordered to remain on that coast
so long as her protection is needed. We owe
to the Americo-Liberians great debt. BY
their long, unpaid toll, they contributed
largely to our national wealth. We are
bound to them in sympathy as well as in in
terest. There is a close parallel between
their history and our own. Like us they
went forth from a land of oppression to a
new home where they could be free. Like
our fathers they suffered privaton and pow
erty, and dangers from savage tribes. Like
us they have struggled with poverty and
neglect Like us they have established
hourishing republic, with a constitution
like our own, and like us they have had
their war of rebellion from a portion OF the
native population who owed allegiance to
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

NATIONAL CONVENIENTLY next union
Republican convention for the nomination of
candidates for President and Vice President
OF the United States, will be held in the city
of Cincinnati, on Wednesday, the fourteenth
day Of June, 1876, at twelve o'clock, noon,
and will consist of delegates from each state
equal to twice the number of its Senators
and Representatives in Congress, and of two
delegates from each organized territory and
the District of Columbia In calling the
conventions for the election Of delegates, the
committees of the several states are recon-
mended to invite all Republican electors and
all other voters, without regard to past polit
zeal differences or previous party affiliations,
who are opposed to reyiving sectional issues,
and desire to promote friendly feeling and
permanent harmony throughout the country
by maintaining and enforcing all the consti-
tutional rights Of every citizen, including
the full and FREQ exercise of the right of suf-
frage, without intimidation and without
fraud who are in favor of the continued
prosecution and punishment Of all official
dishonesty, and of an economical admins
tration of the government by honest, faith
full and capable officers who are in favor of
making such reforms in government as ex.
perience may, from time to time, suggest
who are opposed to impairing the credit OF
the nation by depreciating any of its oblga-
tons, and in favor of sustaining, in every
way, the national faith aud financial honor
who hold that the common school system is
the nursery of American liberty, and should be
maintained absolutely free from sectarian
control who believe that, for the promotion
Of these ends, the direction of tho govern
ment should continue to be confded to those
who adhere to the principles Of lT76, and
support them as Incorporated in the consti.
tuition and laws and who are in favor of rec.
ognizing and strengthening the fundamen.
tai principle of national unity in this Cen.
tennial anniversary of the birth of the
republic.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

Mucn indignation is expressed over the
fact that the outrageous and reasonable
speeches of Hill and Cox in the debate of
last week are not printed in the Congress
sionai Record as they were delivered. All
the worst passages are either omitted or
changed, so that Blaine could justly taunt
them with delivering one speech and printing
another The speeches Of these two demo-
Gratis as printed in the Record are not what
they actually said, but what on mature re.
Election they concluded they ought to have
said. The fact is significant one.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

RAILROAD Dents -Ihe new counties of Ne
braslSa, untaught by the experiences Of Missouri
and Illinois, are mourning heavy railroad debts
Dakota and Dixon eounte. have lust ,addled
themselves with three hundred thousand dollars
of bonds to aid railroad to the Black Hills, and
other districts are about to do the same. When the
interest falls due about year from now, the Ne
braska papers will be full OF donunclations Of the
bloated Eastern bondholders trying to squeeze ten
per cent out Of honest gmnger.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

WAsHISGroS correspondent says; Although
wine Is drank at dinner-tables, and forums OF
punch are brewed when the nights are cold, the
sad sight of a drunken congressman is never
witnessed nowadays Hall century ago, travel
ers who described the capitol used to describe the
drunkenness there during the sessions Of Con-
gress and the night sessions were scenes Of de-
bauch But now there are members OF Congress
who do not even have wine on their dinner-tables'
and good old Dr. Chickering, who recognizes the
congressional temperance society at the COM
mencement Of each session. Is unusually success
fnl this winter, except among the newly-elecled
democrats
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

A NEw swISDLE.-A new swindle, extensively
practised in Massachusetts,, is the sale OF almost
worthless dry goods by triekery peddler calls
upon farmer aud shows a large bundle Of as
sorted cloth, and represents himself as the agent
of a bankrupt firm in England. lie says that un-
der special provision Of the revenue laws rem.
nants In packages Of not less worth than one hun
dred and fifty dollars each may be imported free
OF duty, thus saving abont seventy per cent The
purchaser OF a lot really pays double instead of
half the value of the goods
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

CALIFORNIA has a very violent attack of
Centennial enthusiasm. Under the impress
sion that the railroad companies intend to re-
duce fares TO low figure, thousands are
planning pilgrimages to the old homesteads
in the states. Tbs Centennial Exposition,
after all, so far as California is concerned, is
only to be side attraction. Philadelphia
viii be the common rendezvous for few
days but when the visitor wearies of the
rush and crush Of the big show, the Califor-
MIA citizen will HE away inland or coast
wise 10 see the places and faces known so
fainiliarly ten or fifteen or twenty years ago
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

TnE selection OF Cincinnati, as the place
for the Republican national convention next
summer, is regarded as triumph for ssna-
tor Morton. Mr.. Bluines friends in Wash.
ington are quoted as saying that the scale
was turned by votes cast by proxy, and that
Mr.. Morton has been for several months
quietly gathering up the proxies for this pur-
pose. Mr.. Blaine's choice was PHILADELPHIA.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

REMARKABLE case Of restoration OF speech
has recently occurred at Portland, Oregon II
seems that small boy lost his voice. and was I'M
able to speak above whisper, Physicians were
consulted, but they decided that the vocal organs
were paralyzed, and that he would never be able
to speak aloud. A few days ago, the boy went
out to skate, and he arrived at the ice, no saw
some OF his playmates, and without thinking
ATTEMPTED to shout to them and To his great sur
prise, he uttered loud "halo." lie imne-
diately returned home and shouted to his mother,
and her delight may be better imagined than DO
scribed
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

TnE Inauguration of Gov Hartranft, Of
Pennsylvania, for the three years term of Of
fee 10 which he was reelected last Noyem-
ber took place last week. II was an in-
teresting and enthusiastic demonstration.
Large numbers of people were present from
various parts of the state to participate
The worthy executive Of the Keystone state
enters upon his new term under fattering
auspices, enjoying, as he does in high degree,
the confidence aud esteem Of both parties.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26
slatrhmau &c Journal
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1875.
The Central Vermont "ouO warranto."

rEnNs 500 per year strictly In advance; or g. 50 " not
paid within three months
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-11
m,u Arrival. ana departures.

Until further notice. the Postofice will be
open for delivery and reception of mail mat
ter from A. NJ. daily. except Sundays. ana
en- Sundays one hour after arrival 81 western
mail. Omaha time is the time of office.
Money order office open from . a. NJ. TO
y. n. daily. except sundays.
Western mails close daily Mt lis T. NJ.
Eastern mails close daily at 2:l5 r. NJ.
Denver Pacific Railroad, including Denver
and southern mails, close NJ 2:s5 =. N
Malls arrive from east daily at l:l0 +. NJ,
and from the west daily at Els = N.
Mails arrive from Denver. Col. and way,
via Denver Pacific II. r.. at esp NJ
Mails close for Fort ] nramie and Fort ret
terman on Monday Mt I A.. NJ.
Mails arrive from Fort Laramie ana fort
Fetterman Fridays at ! p. N.
Mail closes for Red Cloud and Spotted Tail
Agencies Tuesdays and Fridays Mt 4. NJ.
Mail arrives from Red Cloun and Spotted
Tall Agencies Mondays aud Fridays AT . p NJ.
Mail closes for Davis Rancho Saturdays at
9 An.
r. ~.
Mall closes for Fort Collins and Longmont.
Col. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at
Mall arrive4 from Fort Collins and Long
mont, Col, Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri
II. CLAICHE. Postmaster.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-11

from w. G.. Hormins, now at Hin
City. in which he says: IF you want
TO confine your operations 10 a city
life. you had better come here, as you
will be fully satisfied. Myself and q
party located a town site on the sth
inst, and our embryo metropolis, Hill
City, now numbers over 80 houses. l
have been elected secretary and re-
corder of Hill City district, which is
located on Spring creek, l6 miles from
Custer Park. The u. s. Marshal of
Dakota will be here in a few days and
will occupy part Of my office. Every
thing is high here, as the following
price-list viii show; whisky, 81 per
pint bottle tobacco, 81 per ID. bacon,
80 cts per h.; -four. sl2 per 100 sugar,
25 cts o flee, so cts. window glass,
rs cts. Der pane; rubber boots. $40 per
pair picks, IS shovels. 81; gold pans,
S3.n
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-11
PERSONALITIES.

w. H Harlan and f. G. Fay, Dem
yer, are at the Key City House.
James V. Griffin, Esq, formerly
city clerk Of Denver, is paying Chey-
enne a visit, aud may be found at the
Inter-Ocean.
b. L. Hawkins, ESQ.,, late of the
firm of Hawkins & Chew, photograph
ers, Denver, came up on Wednesday,.
Mr.. II. proposes joining the party now
being organized by Mr.. d. S. Mitchell,
recently mentioned in THE LEADER,
which party is to start to the Wills in
a week or two.
w. Anderson, a. c. Townsend. J..
Morris and f. Smith, Golden, Colo;
b. Hayman, Ohio; S. Palmer, st.
Louis j; NJ. Fait. St. Paul A. Hop
kins. Washington ; G. Wesson, j. w.
Webster, Omaha H. H. Porter, No.,
and G.. w. Neviil, Baltimore. were
registered at the Railroad House last
night.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-11
-Gorernmenl AaIe.


Cheyenne, Wyo. Ter. Jan. 20. 1876.
Will be sold at public auction, at
the Quartermaster's Depot, Cheyenne,
Wyoming, on the Sth day Of March,
1876, commencing at 10 O'clock A. NJ,
the following condemned Govern
meLt property As Tor more) Horses,
46 Tor more1 Mules. and n lot OF mis-
c~ellaneous Quartermaster's Stores,
consisting of II Tents. IL Stoves, l20
Wagon Covers. 1853 Horse and Mule
Collars. and other articles too numer-
Gus to mention.
The animals are suitable for farm
or ranch use, and must be removed
by purchasers on day Of sale. Other
property sold TO be removed within
two days after sale.
Terms-Cash, in U. S. currency.
JANIS GILLISS,
Captain and Asst. Q. NJ.
f7-d6t