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The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
The Newly Modified Postage Law.

Transient newspapers and magazines,
regular publications designed primarily for
advertising purposes, as for free circulation
at nominal rates, and all printed matter of
the third class, except unsealed circulars,
shall be admitted to, and transported in,
the mails at the rate of one cent for every
two ounces or fractional part thereof, and
one cent for each two additional ounces or
fractional part thereof; and the sender of
any article of the third class of mail mat
ter may write his or her name or address
therein, or on the outside thereof, with the
word from" above or preceding the
same, or may write briefly or print on any
package the number and name of the ar
ticles inclosed. Publishers of newspapers
and periodicals may print on the wrappers
of newspapers or magazines, sent from the
Office of publication to regular subscribers.
the time to which subscription therefor has
been pail and the address upon postal
cards and unsealed circulars may be either
written, printed or annexed thereto at the
option of the sender. On unsealed circulars
and all mallable matter of the third class,
other than that designated In the foregoing
section, postage will be charged as hereto
fore one cent for each ounce or fraction
thereof.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
A Proposition to Make Grant a Pen
sioner for Life.

The proposition to give President Grant
a pension tor life has become subject of
discussion among congressman, and it looks
as If the effort to that end might be made
next winter. Members of the house are
talking the matter over, and tome Of the
democrats are said to regard it favorably.
1t has been suggested that Grant might be
given some honorable position, such as the
presidency of the Smithsonian institution,
and be authorized TO receive a salary of
$40, 900 a year for the remainder of his
life. Nobody seems to think that it is pos
sible to place Grant in command of the
whole or any part of the army again. 1t
is thought that he should be given some
position where he would have neither labor
nor responsibility, the position to be m ere
ly cover for the salary to be paid h i'm !;
that he should not be nominal pensioner
upon the government, though he would be
actually a pensioner. 1t 10 represented to
members that the president 10 poor, that
the money that has been given him has
been spent or lost in bad investments, and
that he will need the money to live on after
he ceases to be president.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
Union Republican District Conven'
tiOn.

a republican union convention for the flrst
congressional district OF Vermont Will be held
at the town hail. Rutland, on Thursday, the sd
day Of August next, at ~ O'Clock NJ, for the
purpose OF nominating q candidate for repre-
sentative to congress for the tive years next
ensuing also for presidential elector.
The republican union voters Of said district
are invited to be represented In the convention
by their delegates, to be chosen in compliance
with the resolution adopted by the district
convention holden at Mid1lebury, on the 18th
day Of August, 1s66,by which each town is zen
titled to Que delegate, and an additional dele
gate for every one hundred and every fraction
of one hundred larger than fifty votes cast by
said town for the republican union candidate
for governor, at the election the year preced-
ing the time for holding said convention the
district committee to prescribe the method OF
election OF such delegates"
The delegates OF the several towns in the
district will be chosen at primary meetings
called by the republican union committees OF
the respective towns.
BY vote OF the last convention, the district
committee are constitu ed committee on Gre
dentlals. Delegates will provide themselves
with proper credentials, signed by the secre-
taries Of their respective primary meetings,
and Immediately upon their arrival In Rutland
present them to the committee, at their head
Quarters-the Bariwell house.
II. n. SoLLACE,
IOyELAED MUNsOE, District
j III. ilAZLEToN, Committee.
JAMES ) PACK,
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THE ACTION OF THE COUNTY COMMITTEE

Mr.. William s. Weeks has relieved the
republicans of Rutland county from an
embarrassment by Withdrawing his name
as a candidate for assistant judge of the
county court; but it seems to us that the
republican county committee have not
made the path any straighter by the course
they have p .esumed to take. In order to
prevent misapprehension, we say here and
now that we know of no reason why Ed
win Martindale would not make an excel
lent judge. We believe him to be man
of sound common sense, of excellent judg-
ment, of the strictest integrity, and OF first
class business attanments-all of which go
to make up the material for good jud e
of the county court. To him as man, or
on account of character or qualifications,
there lie, and can be, we presume, no pos
slble objections. If he was properly
placed in nomination, he would doubtless
command and receive the united, earnest
and hearty support of the republicans of
Rutland county.
But how came he placed in nomination
The republican county committee say they
do it "by virtue of their authority" Who
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02

gave them any authority? What business
have Henry q. Harrison, Albert II. Tuttle,
George nj. Fuller, Charles W. Brigham
and Porter Benson, or any two of them, to
make nominations of candidates for county
officers with any expectation that the re-
publicans of Rutland county will accept
and support nominations 80 made as 'reg-
"ular nominations" Were these gen.
tlemen, or any of them, selected for such
purposef Will the name of any man
they may presume to suggest carry with it
any more weight as a Irregular nomina-
tion," than the name of any other re-
spectacle gentleman who may be suggested
by any other two or five republicans of Rut-
land county, Where did they get their
authorityp Who constituted them q re-
publican county nominating conventiona
The republicans of Rutland county,
through their delegates in convention as
sembled, only have the power of making
regular nominations" for county officers,
unless they see fit to delegate their power
to the county committee or some other
representative body. The republicans of
the county have not given any such power
to the county committee, and the only
power that committee has in the premises
is to call together the county convention
anew, that 1t may make nominations If any
are required. That was the course pursued
four years ago. The county committee of
that year did not arrogate to themselves
the power to change the county ticket
and we venture to say that the committee
of that year had the confidence of the
| republicans of Rutland county to as large
| degree as the one of this year. This pre-
cedent-and it is the only precedent in this
county that we now recalls against the
presumption of the county committee.
O;her precedents are against their action.
When James Meacham died, after being
| nominated as candidate for representative
in congress by the republicans OF this dis
trct, did the district committee presume
"by virtue of their authority" to "substi-
"tute a name?" Not at all, although
thCy uoNi 40 anu bdiuC
as has our deficient" county committee.
The district convention was reconvened,
and nomination made by the only right
full authority-the republicans of the dis
trict, through their delegates in convention
assembled
So in the last Vermont republican state
! convention, the fact was recognized that
no such power as making nominations,
filing vacancies, substituting Names
was Inherent, or lodged in, committee.
| A motion was made that the state COM
mittee be authorized to fill vacancies in
the state ticket should any occur, but it
was promptly voted down. Where, then,
| does our county committee obtain 'their
" authority" which they so complacently
arrogate to Themselves The name they
| have selected is an excellent one. Edwin
Martindale is in every way fit to be a judge
Of the county court, but are the republicans
of Rutland county ready to allow five or
two gentlemen to arrcgate to themselves
the power Of making Irregular nomina-
" tions3' Are they prepared 10 sanction
and adopt a precedent which may, some
day, return to plague them2
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PRESCRIPTION OF MR.. JEWELS
FRIENDS AT WASHINGTON.
Two designations Called for.

The Eoeniag Post Of Hartford received a
special from Washington, saying:
The war upon Mr.. JEWELS friends still
continues, and will not be suspended until
all have been turned out of office. The
resignation. Of Ii. T. Sperry, special agent
in charge of the stamped envelope works
at Hartford, Conn, and Mr.. Woodward,
chief of the special agents, have been called
for, and unless forthcoming their summary
removal will follow. There are no COM
plants against either official, and they are
to be turned out simply because they are
known to be personal friends of Governor
Jewell. Mr.. Sperry is spoken of at the
department as very efficient officer, but
the president is known to be displeased
with him because of his having taken part
in public reception TO Gov. Jewell upon
his return home. Mr.. Sperry Is alec part
owner of the Hartford Fleming Post with
Gov. Jewell, and this only aggravates the
offence 10 the presidents eyes.
MI. Woodward is graduate of Yale and
has been in the postal service eleven years
ahu Bd'O NSiy NuludUlc dtSlSluUCc W bON.
Jewell in his work of breaking up the ring
of dishonest contractors. He has recently
written book which is just ready for pub
LEGATION entitled, "Guarding the Mails, or
Secret Service in the Postoffice Depart
ment,' which he dedicated to Mr.. Jewell,
and this alone would lead to his removal, il
nothing else.
There is reason to believe that Post
master General Tyner would not of his
own voltion make these removals, but that
he is forced to do SO by higher power.
Mr.. Sperry of this city was notified last
week that his resignation was wanted at
the department. He promptly declined to
tender it, for the reason that no charges
were brought and the only cause for his re-
tirement was the ridiculous one that he
was friend of Gov. Jewell who had ap-
pointed him to the place.
The report that many more Of JEWELS
friends would be removed is creating much
excitement in Connecticut.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
Insurance Claims.

The claims put in against insurance CON-
panies are often as amusing as they are
baseless. One was made against Hart
ford insurance company recently, IN which
boiler at the west was reported burst.
On inspection it was found that the boiler
had been left unused all winter, with the
water IN it, and had been cracked by the
frost In another case, a party insured in
fire company against loss by fire and
water, had his house drenched by rain
storm, and put In claim tor damage by
water. Still another case is that of bridge
that was carried away by a flood, where
upon the selectmen of the town put in a
clam for damages, stating that they had
suffered marine loss.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
Suspicion Of Foul Play.

Great anxiety is felt for the safety of
Mr.. VIM. Carleton Ireland, junior partner
of the well known firm OF Morris e. Ire
land, Boston, safe manufacturers. Mr..
ireland left Boston on Thursday of last
week, on the 81 a. IN. train for Portland, on
tour of collection of moneys due the
firm. He registered his namesat the City
hotel, where be dined, and settled his bill.
On Thursday evening he went TO Old Orch
ard and stopped at the Fisk house, the
landlord of which, who was indebted to
the firm of Morris & Ireland, paid Mr..
Ireland small sum of money. On Friday
afternoon he returned to Portland and at 8
o'clock in the evening registered his name
again at the City hotel. Upon his arrival
in Portland he telegraphed his wife, who
resides at No 45 Rutland square, that he
would take the boat that night for Boston,
and reach home on Saturday mornisg. The
boat left Portland for Boston at Z o'clock,
one hour before Mr.. Ireland registered his
name, and he must have changed his plans,
as he occupied q room in the City hotel
last Friday night, for Saturday morning he
rose, but did not take breakfast, which is
not, however, considered strange, as he
seldom took more than a cup of tea in the
morning when at home. He left the hotel
at 0 O'Clock without paying his bill, and to
all appearances in his usual health.
In the course of the forenoon Mr.. Ire
land proceeded to a tannery in the out
skirts of Portland for the purpose of COL
lecting bill of $500, which YVES due to
the firm, and was last geen hy Inc foreman
of the tannery about clever o'clock last
Saturday forenoon. 1t has been ascer-
tanned that he did not collect the amount
Of the bill in question v and IL ls 1 possession
at the time of his disappearance. He had
upon his person a valuable gold watch and
small diamond pin.
Mr.. ireland was about 33 years old !;
five feet seven inches high, slender and
straight of stature, light complexion and
hair and light blue eyes smooth face,
with mole on his right cheek, and had the
letters "W. G. l." in India ink on his right
arm. He wore dark gray suit, brown
straw hat and low cut shoes, and had a
masonic ring on his left hand. He was IL
man of exemplary habits and his trends are
at a loss to account for his disappearance.
OF late he has complained of pains in his
head, which his physician thinks might
have been aggravated by sudden changes
in the weather. 1t WAS rumored that he
went out sailing in a yacht, but the owner
of the vessel has dispelled all hope in that
quarter. Mr.. Morris returned last evening
from Portland, whittier he went in search
of his lost partner, but failed to discover
any trace of him after the time he was
seen at the tannery. The police of Port
land and Boston detectives have been en-
gagged to search for tine missing man.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02

Every day or two,we have the announce
ment by telegraph, made on the authority
of Governor Tilden, that his "letter of &C
ceptance has been delayed by the pres
sure of official business that could not
'' be postponed" If he finds so much to
do as governor of single state that he
cannot find time to write simple letter of
acceptance, how could he possibly find
president of forty-six states and territories.
The people want no such ''slow coach" for
president. The democracy ought to take
pity on his many intirmities, and withdraw
hm-or the people will do it for them In
November.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
Astronomical,

Early in the morning Of Friday, August
10, the planet Venus will approach very
nearly to star of the fourth magnitude,
known as Lambda, in Gemini-the least ap-
parent distance OF cent0rs being less than
one-twentieth part of the diameter Of the
full moon. At that time the planet will be
morning star, rising before the sun, and
sufficiently elongated from him to permit
the phenomenon to be watched closely,
though the time before four o'clock will
be inconvenient for popular exhibition.
But the event will be one of no little inter-
est to the astronomer. The distance of
Venus from the earth being then only
about forty and quarter millions OF
miles, the phenomenon offers an opportuni-
ty for obtaining knowledge of the paral-
Lax, AID hence that of the sun, scarcely in
ferior in importance to that afforded by the
transit of the planet across the solar disc
ninteen months ago.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
Civil Service Reform.

1t is evident that the favorite bureau Of
ficers and clerks of Secretary Bristow and
Postmaster General Jewell have either to
resign or be removed, and those who have
been truly loyal to tn, White House are to
have their places. The discovery of Bel
knap's guilt prevented the BUSTING of the
secretary of the treasury and the post
master general, with their followers, last
spring.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02

reQannounced to the world the prelude
TO awful contest, of that life blood
vhioae made forever sacred the battle
feld,at are scattered all over the land |
whOur armies marched and contended, |
Of battle carnage at Manassas, Spott- |
svlia, the Wilderness, and Gettysburg;
If plains OF Shiloh and the walls of
Visrrg; of the stars and stripes bearing
offtory out of defeat at Antietam and
CeCreek; of the brave boys who, with
| Shan, conquered the valley OF the
Sbndoah and with Sherman swept re-
bel from the mountains of Atlanta to
| tha; of the thunder Of artillery and the
or of musketry at Fredericksburg and
Crellorville and on the mountains Of
| Vnia and Tennessee, and in the swamps
otssissippi and Louisiana.
G are reminded of Thomas and Mead,
oedgwick and Franklin, of Reno and
Iker, of Lyon and Custer, and Han
| K rsllying their commands to victory.
| ire are those too who gave our navy
myth and fought the battles of the
| ion on the waves of rivers, seas and
ans, who faced the shot and shell at Mo-
0 and New Orleans and sank in the
lters Of rebellion the Alabama and the
hmberland.
There are others who did not unsheath
Ie sword and face the screaming shell or
le enemy's charge, yet their busy fingers
nd their unwavering devotion to the Un-
IN they loved entities them-the noble
women of our land-to nations gratitude.
Jeither will we ever forget those who fell
nd sleep where no finger can index that
pot, whether buried upon the field of bat
lie, in the bed of the ocean, in the lonely
rave or in the sacred vault.
We do not recount these achievements
because of envy or hatred towards those
Who wore the Gray for we are aware that
rue charity not only cherishes the men,
,ry of those who defended US and the ma
ion we love, but it is forgiviDg and tender
% those brave and earnest men who bors
with fidelity and devotion the battle stain
ID banners of rebellion, yet those standards
can never wave by the side of the nation'
dag which our armies fought 30 gallantly
10 defend. Its red has become brighter b!
the precious blood OF those Who have falleI
beneath her folds-its blue is clearer tina
God in His providence has wsshed ava.
her stains of blood-its stars are proude
that not one that ever spangled her blu
has fallen or gone-its white is made pure
by the breezes of peace that fan her fold
while, as the emblem of our nation, she be
comes grander at every age, in that she
truly the protector of all our citizen
wherever hauled to the breeze, on ever
land and every sea.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
Tho Daily Globe.

Is kept for sale at the following places:
EAST Major, dealer In dry
goods, &C.
LUDLOw-Sherman Bros, drugs, books, sta.
tionery, periodicals, &c.
BRArTLEBoR0-E. J. Carpenter, books, station.
ry, periodicals, fancy goods.
BRANDoN--C D. Dyer and G. G. Slason, books,
stationery, periodicals. &C.
MIDDLEsURY-w. Seymour Alden, books, sta
tioneTy, periodicals, &C.
Decentralization Bros, dry goods
BRIsTOIcHiram Shattuck, paper and station
cry, blank books, dru gs, &c.
FLIRHAvEN-F. II. Carpenter.
CAsTLKTON--Rice & Co.
WEST RUrLAND-C. j. Gilmore, general mer-
chandise.
POuLTNEy-W. W. Hibbard, books, stationery
periodicals. fancy goods, &C.
NORTH BEsSINGToN-Henry Morse, newsboy.
WALLIHGroRD-H. p. Morgan, station agent.
MANCHEsTKR-Herbert Smith, newsboy.
ARLINGTON-H. 3. Hard.
BENNINGTos--T. j. Tiffany, periodicals, paper
and stationery.
MISUNDERSTANDING Co.. newspapers, pc
riodicals, books, stationery, &C.; A. r. Howard,
depot restaurant; GLOBE contingencies
RAILROADs--On all morning trains leaving
Rutland
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02

AS we announced, Monday, A. j. Crane
was released from his imprisonment Fri
day of last week. A contemporary, how
over, says-in its issue of Tuesday-that
he has asked permission to take the poor
debtors oath on the 28th Of the present
month, and to be discharged from impris-
onment. In view of the facts, and of the
general course of the paper in question, we
are reminded of what was once said rela-
tive to certain other daily Newspaper
that its name was misnomer, that it
should be called "a Week Back with a
weak back"
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
State at Large.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

Alexander Hull of Brooklyn, N. Y, a
government pension detective, has been at
Hardwick the past week, investigating the
work Of Samuel Morgan and other pension
claim agents in that vicinity.
Orson NJ. Mack, livery keeper in Hard
wick, recently lost good horse, it being
killed in the pasture. 1t seems to have
run against sharp projecting pole in the
fence, which pierced the body forward OF
the hip, inhicting fatal wound and caus-
ing death in very short time.
Gideon Burnham of West Woodbury.,
has erected model barn 46xl00 feet, with
basement or manure cellar. The hay
ed eight feet below the floor, and have an
tons, which is about sufficient for the needs
of the farm. The stable comfortably &C.
commodities SO head of cattle.
cHITrENDEN COUNTY.
c.. A. Osborne has been elected foreman
of the young Ethan Allen hose company
of Burlington.
Extensive and desirable improvements
arc being made on and around the Ameri-
can hotel at Burlington.
The "Vermort Home for the Destitute,
at Burlington, appeals to its friends fol
help 10 meet its current expenses.
Rev. Theodore Hopkins and family. Of
Burlington, lett for the centennial Monday
evening, and will be absent three weeks.
The excursion last week by 81: Mary's
Ra9d- .a f BHlln anticipated in by Goo per
sons.
Rev. Z. N. Griffin, formerly pastor, will
preach at the Winooski avenue congrega
tional church. Burlington, on Sunday
August 9th.
The boats are landing more than thu
usual amount of freight at Burlington
lately. The number of passengers on thu
line boats has also increased.
The Central Vermont base ball clul
played game with the Independents, O.
Proctorsville, at Windsor, on Wednesday
Score-Central Vermont, IA; 1ndepend
ents, 8.
The democrats of Burlington are work
ing hard to seduce the French republican,
from their allegiance to the party. Thu
far they have succeeded in converting two
who Joined the Hayes and Wheeler clul
last week.
Charles Belts and N. p. Viens, VIII
were put on the election committee of tn
French republican club, organized at Bur
lington few evenings ago, have published
letters declining to serve because they ar
for Tilden and Hendricks.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
From the Elmira Gazette.
His Objection to a Juror,

''Are you satisfied with the jury, gentle
menf" said Judge Noonan This morning
after the jury had been impannelled.
eve are" said the lawyers In chorus.
A tall, gaunt figure solemly arose In the
jury box and said impresslvoly, "But I'm
not"
"Whst's your objection, Mr.. Shocks p
inquired his honor, blandly.
''Thls young man on my right, your
honor, has been eating onions"
collection overruled, go on with the
case"
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
Bridging The GAPS,

Both houses passed, Monday, the house
bill reported by Mr.. Randall, appropriating
$50 900 for Indian supplies until the regu-
lar Indian appropriation bill becomes a
law, and to authorize the purchase in open
market, without advertisement also bill
extending the appropriations for the various
departments until the 10th Of August.
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The ms and the Outs.

Chief Special Postal Agent Woodward
IS to be removed, and 1t is expected that
other changes in the special agent branch
Of the department will follow, The APP
pointment of chief clerk of the depart
ment will be announced in a day or two.
The new incumbent will be personal
friend of Postmaster General Tyner.