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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-06
First Prize at Our County Fair

for Best Fine Boots and Best Thick Boots All its
work is warranted. Remember you get more
value for your money at this place than any other
place in the state. We give you
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-06

The trial Of John Patten, for the murder
of Barney Nc, Cue, has been postponed to
the next term of the Rutland County Court.
The Brandon manufacturing company are
receiving large demands for the Howe scale,
and are now nearly a thousand behind their
orders.
While Harley Edgerton was blasting rocks
on West Hill, at Wallingford, last Saturday
one Of his arms was blown off by premature
explosion.
Another inducement to move the scale
works to Rutland is, that Gen. W. Y. w
Ripley promises to rebuild the opera house
If the Brandon scale works are moved there
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the eth, the bill for
the protection of agriculture against injurious
insects, etc. was taken up, and Senator Logan
spoke in opposition to the bill, after which he Of
fered IN amendment, providing that the investi.
cations be made by the Agricultural Department
instead Of "a special commission. ine amema'
-; NAYS, IS, The question of Pichback's admis-
sion was again taken up. and Senator CHRISTIAN
cy spoke against his admission, arguing that ne
had not n prima facie case. No vote was
reached before adjournment. In the House,
Mr.. Waling, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported a bill to amend the Homestead
act by authorizing proof of residence, occupa-
ton, cultivation, etc, to be made before the
Judge Of any court of Record in the county and
State in which lands are situated. Passed. MIR.
that a subpoena had been served on him lastcven.
ing, issued by the Supreme ,ourt OF the District
of Columbia, sitting as a Criminal Court, To ap,
pear before the Court and bring with him al
papers, checks, documents, etc, and to testify
in regard to the charges penulng In that Cour'
against the late secretary OF war. HIS col,
leagues, Messrs. Robbins and BiacSburn, had
been similarity subpGnaed. He tClymer) had
appeared before that Court, and had stated tina,
in obedience to the law he appeared at It's bar u
obey its order. but that, as 4 member OF a com
cial to the highest interests of the country thai
his colleagues and himself should be compelled
TO state what had TRANSFERRED in their committee
room. lie believed that such course would no
only close the mouths of all witnesses, but IN many
eases it would drive them from the land; lie hat
felt it his duty to bring the matter TO the atten
ton Of the House in order that the House nigh
take such action in the matter as might be right
lust and NECESSARY. A long debate ensued, II
which Republicans intimated that the witness
Marsh had been allowed to escape the country
through some motive which the Democrats mad
and 1t was charged on the Democratic sue una
the President and Cabinet was instrumenen II
driving him out OF the country through intimida
ton. MIR. Lamar finally offered q resolution re
citing the history of the case, declaring the man
date of the Court TO be a breach of privileges o
the House, and directing members of the com
mittee To disregard such mandate; when wa
agreed to-yels, 100; nays, 20. On III toh U
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17
TELEGRAPHIC L

On the night of the 9th, while a
freight train, with a passenger car attached,
was crossing a bridge on the Harper's Ferry
and Valley Branch Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad 63 miles from Harper's Fer
ry, the middle span of the bridge gave way,
and the engine, tender and train fell through
and were wrecked, and eleven persons
were instantly killed and six wounded.
Japan has declared a ragainst Corca,
and blockaded the Corean ports.
The First National Bank of Duluth,
Mimi, has failed, owing $50, 900 to depos-
itors and S52, 900 to holders of drafts, for
which it has little to show in the way of
available assets. There is great financial
distress in Duluth in consequence.
The Town Poor-hOuse at Norwich,
Conn, burned on the night OF the 18th.
There were fifty-tiye inmates, fourteen of
whom it is thought lost their lives.
The boiler of the Egyptian steamer
Samakand exploded at Suez, a few days
ago, killings "a persons.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17
Activity is Not Always Energy.

There are some men whose failure to
succeed in life is Il problem to others,
as well as to themselves. They are in
dustrious, prudent and economical; yet
after a long life of striving, old age finds
them still poor. They complain of i'll
luck. They say fate is always against
them. But the fact is that they miscar-
~ because they have mistaken mere ac-
tivity for energy. Confounding two
things essentially different, they have
supposed that, if they were always busy,
they would be certain to be advancing
their fortunes. They have forgotten
that misdirected labor is but a waste of
activity. The person who would sue
coed in life is like a marksman firing at
a target; if his shots miss the mark they
are a waste of powder. So in the great
game of life, what a man does must be
made to count, OF it might almost as
we'll have been left undone. Every
body knows some one in his circle OF
friends who, though always active, has
this want of energy. This distemper,
if we may call it such, exhibits itself in
many ways. In some cases the man
has merely an executive faculty when
he should have a directive one in other
language, he should make q capital
clerk of himself when he ought to dc
the thinking of the business. In Other
cases, what is done is not done either in
the right time or in the right way. En-
ergy, correctly understood, is activity
proportioned to the end.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17

coupled with the declaration that their con-
fidence in the Republican party still remains
mistaken.
The Utah Territorial Republican
Convention, held on the 9th, adopted reso-
lutions indorsing the administration Of Pres
ident Grant so far IS the affairs Of that Ter
ritory are concerned, and calling upon the
Republican party to make good its promise
at its birth to extlnguish Polygamy. No in
structions were given to the delegates to the
National Convention as to castingtheir votes.
THE Connecticut Independents have
nominated State ticket, headed by Charles
Atwater for Governor. Their platform de-
mands the repeal of the Resumption act.
THE Kentucky Legislature has passed
a bill incorporating the National Grange, with
headquarters at Louisville.
The Missouri Republican State Con-
%ventioB, for the election Of 30 delegates to
the National Republican Convention, will
be held ut Jefferson City OH May "A.
THE Arkansas Democratic State Con-
~yention, for the election Of delegates TO the
National Democratic Convention, and also
for the nomination Of State officers, will be
held at Little Rock on June IA.
The Kansas Democratic State Con-
%vention. for the election OF delegates to the
National Democratic Convention, will be
held at Topeka on May Is.
The joint resolution providing for fe-
male suffrage in Iowa, which passed the
House, was rejected by the Senate by a ma
jority OF % votes.
In the English House of Commons,
son., one Of the members for Glasgow, ask
ed the Government II ii was true that Cen
cral Schenck, American Minister, had with
drawn at the demand Of Great Britain.
Robert Burke, one Of the under-secretaries
for the Foreign Department, replied that
there was not the slightest foundation for
the report that the British Government de-
manded the recall Of Schenck. The declara-
ton was greeted with loud cheers.
JUDGE TAFT, the new Secretary of
War, was formally installed in office on the
18th.
TIE Prince of Wales sailed from
Bombay on the 18th, and is expected to
reach home about April Goth.
DANIEL DREW, the well known Wall
Street Spectator, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy. lie dates the beginning of his
financial misfortunes to the loss Of 81 ,000,-
600 on a corner in Northwestern two or
three years ago. The amount Of his liabili-
ties, secured and unsecured, is about ST.
SOC, 600.
ENGLISH society is terribly agitated
by the recent elopemcnt Of Lady Aylesbrd
with the Marquis Of Blandford, eldest son
of the Duke of Marlborough and brother
OF Lord Churchif.
The colored people of the District of
Columbia serenaded Senator Morton on the
evening of tbe 18th, out OF compliment for
his efforts in behalf Of Pinchback. The lat
ter gentleman was also sercnaded.
PEDRO VARELA has resigned the
Presidency Of Uruguay, and a meeting has
been held in favor Of p~roclaiming Latarrc,
the present Minister Of War, Dictator.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17

The President has rendered the va
cant War Secretaryship to Judge Taft,
of Ohio, and the latter has accepted the
appointment. 1t had been previously
offered to Judge Hoar, of Massachu-
sets, and Senator Morrill,, of Maine,
both of whom declined. Judge Taft
has never held any Office except that of
a local Judge.
-IIoN. ALPHoNso TAFT, the new War
Secretary, is q native of Vermont, and
a graduate of Yale College. He re-
moved to Cincinnati in 1889 and entered
upon the practice of the law. In 1856
Judge Taft was n member of the con-
vention that nominated Gen. Fremont
for President, and was himself u candi-
date for Congress the same year against
George IL. Pondleton in the First Dis
trict, and was beaten, which closed his
political experience. From 1865 to
1874 he held the position of Judge of
the Superior Court of Cincinnati, which
he had recently resigned to resume the
practice of his profession with his two
sons. He is about GO years of age, high
ly esteemed by the community in which
he has resided, and is in comfortable
financial circumstances.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17
WIT N WISDOM.

A FATHER wants to know what will
keep a respectable but poor young man
from hanging round the front of the
house?" Tell him the girl is sitting on
the back fence.
ENGAGING child go Mr.. jenkins, do
let me see you drink!n Mr.. Jenkins:
"See me drink! What for, my dearP"
Engaging child: sob, mamma says You
drink like n fish,"
A JUDGE in Monmouth County, New
Jersey, oncc cautioued an old negro
who had been acquitted not to be found
in bad company again. "Much 'blige
to yo', Marsa," he replied, ~ allus
'spect you advise; but de fact am, Mar
sa, dat good company and bad company
look so much alike dat dis niggah can't
tell de difference until he git right in
'em!"
PERSON with cold in his head to per-
son opposite, referring to open window
in railroad-car: "Say, wild you shud up
that widow" Middle-agcd woman in
weeds, who has been talking for the last
half-hour, turning around Indignantly:
"What do you mean, sirP 1t is a pretty
how-de-do when a woman can't open
her mouth! I'll have you know you
can't shut me up!n Sensation.
THE native talent which u woman
displays for discovering II foreign hair
on her husbands shoulder will always
secure respect; but, when u man goes
home and finds that his wife has con- |
tributed his Sunday pantaloons to the'
Home for Aged and INDECENT Females, ]
it does seem as if the female mind lack
ed those fine discriminating qualities
which are essential to worldly respect.
Chicago Tribune.
SPEAKING of the Rev. Mr.. Shipman's
manuscript, they say that he stopped a
boy in the street the other day and ask-s
ed him to read a word in u mcmoran.
dunn he gave him. "It's my writing,'I
he said; ga memorandum of somt
things they want at home, but cane
exactly make it out" "It looks to md
like ounce" said the boy. "Ah, tina
reminds me-" exclaimed the dominic,
81 see now, it's cranberries,' and il
was.-Norwich Bulletin. =
THE other day n tall, wcll-dresseds,
and apparently an intelligent man-fS
stranger, of course-walkcd into thi'
Office and wanted to sell Us u safe; on,
of those metallic contrivanccs that Till
bloatcd b~ondholders lock their wcalt
in. The accumulated savings of the el,
Enlistment for years being mt that mSa,
ment in the hands of the devil, who wiz
absent in negotiation for Il lamp chin
ney, we respectfully but firmly decline,
the transaction.-Erchange.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17

The scarcity and dearness OF fish -
one of the melancholy exceptions tot.N
general decline of prices. ~EsspeciaE
that excellent breakfast dish, the mac
erel, is growing dearer and small.
The best mackerel are now $22 p
barrel in the New York market, agaii -,
81 last year. The falling off in t.,
supply is attributed by the trade to I. ,
abuse of the seine. Schools of mack .
ell are corraled in immense seincs a.
then dipped up, vast numbers of f."
being thus destroyed which are
small for consumption or which sr'
before they a be cured.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17
CURRENT TOPICS.

A TERRIBLE calamity occurred in
Brooklyn, N. Y, on the morning of the
18th. The home for aged people, con-
Quoted by the Catholic society known
as the Little Sisters of the Poor, took
fire at an early hour, and the south
wing Of the building, which was occu-
pied by 70 of the male inmates, ranging
from 6S to 105 years of age, was burned
to the ground. Upon the alarm of fire
being given, the inmates of the building
were panic-stricken, and a terrible
scene ensuod. A number upon the up
per floor were bed-ridden and paralyt-
ic, and being unable to make their es-
cape were either suffocated or burned
to death. Eighteen lives in all were
lost by this most distressing calamity.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17

FOR the purpose of preserving a strict
neutrality upon the Mexican border, an
order was ~telegraphed from the War
Department on the 10th, directing the
Commanding General at San Antonio
to prevent all military expeditions from
this side in aid of the revolutionists, and
also to arrest, disarm and intern any
troops who cross from Mexico on to
American soil.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17
THE MARKETS..

ST. LOUIS, March Il. ls7ov
BEEvEs-Choice ,$4.M9 30, Good TO r.
a. 30d ASH; Cows and Heifcrs, $2.2o94
Corn. Fed Texans, $3.G94.2a. ST
HOUSEKEEPING, $7.159S.3O. =
SHEEP-Common to Choice, 32.5O 3 D. 10. zhaI
FLoUR-Choice Country, $5.7"G0.5O' AAr
'wHEAT-Red ed. No. 2, s1.Gsl.d7h; Nj
CORS-No. 2. Mixed, 4Os4GHc.
OATs-No. 2, 33h 9 Z
RYE-So. 2, 49, Q 64c sOf
SEED-e2.l 10 q 20.
ToBACCo-shipping Lugs, $3.4ost.O;
dunn shipping Leaf, $6.5l9 100
HAY-Choice Timothy, $l5. O0a 1900.
BUTTER-Choice Dairy, 2Sd SOC.
PoRK-standari Mess, s2a oOs23.a5 -
~LARD-Steam, l22s 9 l3c; \.
WooL-Tub. washed. Choice 4ss4siao; IL,
CorToN-Middling. l24c.
NEW YORK.
BEEvEs-Native, s.2isl IL 80: Texan,
H~oGs-Drcssed, $0,s7h 9 10. 90; Live. NS!
SHEEP-Common to Choice, $5.5Oas s. 90. ~
FLoUR-Good to Choice, sb.Soa Pr.
WHEAT-No. = Chicago, 6 l.235 20. f..
CoRN-W estern Mixed, 59a! q Gc. flns
OATs-Western Mixed, 43e 47c. M,
PoRK-Mess. S22. 10 % 90. h'
CorToN-Middling, l2ss q l3c. net
CHICAGO. ,ilv
BEEvEs-Common TO Choice, 81 D{-,
IOoS-SblhIhoh ~ SholStp ''N '
S~HEEP-$4.25a &. 80. h..
lou Choice Winter, Extra, 86.50flns
Choice Spring, Extra, a5.GOd 5.25. 81
WHEAT Spring No. =, 99i4 9991tc; ST.
No. 3, $50 SIC. Inc
CoRN-SO. 2, 43a q 44c.
OATs-No. 9, 32g $3.50. pow
RYE-No. 2, 63 d 64c. -,
PoRK-New Mess, S22 .l599..30 III
LARD-Per cwt., &l3.2b9 l3.97ts. pret
KANSAS CITY.
BEEvEs-Native Steers, $3.5G95.OGi .
Cows. ~. 25a3.25. III II
HoGs-S6.GS7.2 5.
MEMPHIS.
FLoUR-Choice, Z 1901. rs age
CoRN-No 2 White, So 53c. hosa
OATS Ala soc. hS''
CoTToN-Middling, l2a q l2hc. one
NEW ORLEANS. tim
FLOUR-Choice to Extra, ~. 0097.t5, I,.s
CORS-5j9 soc. MAI
OATS--Galena, 42d 44c. H..
~HAY-Prime, SO. GOA 20. 90. hos
PoRK-New Mess, s24 COG "a so. ST
BACOS-l0a 1870. III
SUGAR-FaiT 10 Prime, 7l1I IsSc. 161
COTTON Low MiddllnG. Nb l!t&c.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17

A HUNTING party of CRANKY, VT, re-
Gently slaughtered IA deer, the crust
being such that the men could go along
on it easily, while the deer cut through.
Two arrests have been made, this sort
of sport being unlawful.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17

ORvILLE GRANT, on the 9th, testi-
fed before the Committee on Expendi-
lures in the War Department. The
Associated Press gives the following
abstract Of his statement:
He said that he never at any time, either
orally or in writing, had any authority from
Belknap in relation to pOst-traderships, and
that he never, directly or indirectly, eXer-
cised, through others, control over such
traderships. He obtained the post-sutler-
ship for a man appointed at Fort Stevens.
He was not interested with any parties who
obtained appointments Of post-traderships
from the Secretary Of War. He said he was
interested In contracts under the Indian
Department; that he obtained a post on his
own account from Commissioner Smith.
He made application for the trading-post at
Fort Peck, and received a letter from the
President in reply, which was favorable.
The President notified him that there would
be vacancies at Fort Peck, Fort Belknap and
Standing Rock, and he applied for these
places in pursuance of the knowledge given
him by the President. These were the only
trading stations in which the witness had
any interest. At Fort Peck witness put in
$ 1000 with Casselbury g. Bonafinn. The
witness, though putting in one-sixth of the
capital stock, divided the profit, all the
money invested being borrowed, one-hal
Of which he was responsible for. lie drew
out Of the concern 81, 100. Witness was hal
partner with Joseph Leighton in the Stand
ing Rock leadership, though he never pu
in any thing. lie was not only required no
to furnish capital, but was not required t.
go cut to attend to any business. He Away
felt grateful to his brother, the President
for his influence in procuring these offices
He had influence with the President to man
age such matters to some extent, although
he did not always find the matter to b.
profitable. He had not pressed the ap
pointment Of traders on the attention O
the President. He procured the offices iron
the COMMISSIONS Of Indian Affairs, afte
seeing the Secretary Of the Interior. Meth
err the President nor the Secretary of the In
terror had the slightest knowledge of his re
ceiving money. The witness testified tina
he was now in the employ Of Brasher & Co.
Of Baltimore, as solicitor, at a salary of $40
permonth. His solicitorship was connects
not only with the Government, but with pri
waite parties. He obtained a contract fror
Gen. Meyers of the Quartermaster's Blu
reau, but only to the extent Of 800 or $500
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17

line, was visited by a most fatal lorna
do on the afternoon of the 10th. At
east nine persons were killed, besides
many wounded, and tw~enty-six build
ings were blown down.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17

PROFESSOR SILLIMAN appeared be-
fore the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
on the 9th, and testified concerning his
report on the Emma Mine. He said
his connection withthe mine was merely
professional; and that he was employed
to make the examination, and was left
to fix his W compensation. His
term were $4,000 in advance, and after
the completion of the work not less
than $4,000, o more than 100000.
He received $4,000, and for the per,
Torrance of other scientific service was
compensated, his entire receipts
amounting to $4,000.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17

The little village of Hazel Green, in
Grant Couaty, Wis, neal the Illinois
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17

The Mississippi Senate, by Il vote OF
80 to 4, has a~djudged Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Davis guilty as charged in the ar
ticles of impeachment. One colored
and five white Republican Senators
voted in the affirmative, and four color
ed in the negative.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17

In order better to check Indian and
Mexican depredations on the Texas
frontier, General Ord has established a
military camp near the head waters of
DEVILS River. The camp will consist
of two companies of cavalry and one of
infantry under command of Col. Buell.,
who is now in command of Fort Griffin.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-17
democratic and Conservative State
Convention,

u,pE DEMOCRATIC AND CONSERVA-
TIVE party Of West Virginia, are re-
ouested 10 appoint delegates to meet In
IN. city OF Charleston, on Thursday, tue
s,b day Of June, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
IN. offices of Governor, Auditor, Treas
urer. Attorney General, State Superinten-
dent of Free Schools, and three Judges Oh
the Court of Appeals. Also for the pnr-
pose of appointing two Delegates from
zach CONGRESSIONAL district OF the State,
and four Delegates from the State at
large. to represent West Virginia In
,hs Democratic National Convention, 10
h. held in st. Louis on the 9th day OF
,,,,. tor the nomination OF candidates for
President and Vice President OF the unlted
States. the selection ofan Electoral I1cKet'
o,d the transaction of such other proper
hrs,p.ss az NAV come before the said Con-
vention
All Democratic and Conservative voters
Of the State, without regard TO past poiti-
cal differences, who are opposed TO pohti-
cal corruption In high places, are cordially
invited To participate in the meetings
called to appoint said Delegates.
ALEX. CAMPBELL, Chairman.
!. w. GALLAHER, Sec'y.
Democratic papers OF the State please
copy.
PARKEKsBgRG, March 9, 1876. mrll
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-17
Louisiana Iavest,gat,on.

WASHINGTON, May l6.-Mr. Seeleye
continued his testimony before the
Louisiana Committee this afternoon. As
Deputy Marshal of Louisiana, he ar
rested people on Morris warrants who
were Democrats. He came to New York
with documents to expose Morey, but
Morey promised him $3.50 cash and gave
him five notes for 500 each to give up
the papers. This he did. but retained
copies, and as the money had not been
paid 10 him he felt at liberty to expose
him. Witness further testified that Col
lector Casey obtained for him a place in
the New York custom house on .he I'd of
this month, and that he was still employ
ed there. When it was ascertained that
the Sergeant.at.arms OF the House was
in New York for the purpose of subpoena
ing witness, Mr.. Saver, a member Of the
Legislature from Louisiana, wished to see
him at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He met
him and Saver told him he had better
go to Canada, and showed him adispatch
from Morey TO Casey, asking Casey to go
to the custom-house and get him leave
of absence. The witness continued:
Casey did go, and asked Sharp if he
would retain my place for me,
and allow my pay to con-
tinue while l went to Canada
Saver said he would give me
$3.50 cash, to 60 with and $50 per month
while was away. Mr.. Sharp said he
could not give me leave OF absence, but
would give me Il place when ! returned.
l did not 60; | said Sl5l was small
sum TO leave the country
with. l said If they would
pay Morey's notes, amounting
to s400, and give 500 more,I would go to
Montreal. They were willing to try and
obtain $500 for. me, but would not
pay the notes and SO were kept trying to
bluff me, saying if testified ! would get
in the penitentiary and l finally would
not have anything to do with him.