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The daily gazette., 1876-09-29
The Theory OF Evolution.

PROF. HUXLEY's FINAL LEcTLRE.-
Prof. HIxley's third and final lecture
was delivered Friday night at Chicken
ing Hall, New York, in the presence Of
one of the largest and most brilliant
audiences which has yet greeted him in
this country. The subject matter of
his discourse W as the "demonstrative"
evidence ia favor Of the evolution theo-
ry and consisted mainly of a descrip-
ton of the process by which the existing
horse is to be traced back, step by step.
to lower form, which in respect to its
arms. hands and teeth very nearly re-
sembles that division Of the mammals to
which man belongs. In the first place
the professor exhibited to the audience
a skeleton fore-leg and portions OF bones
OF one OF the hind legs OF horse of the
present day, and pointed out the par
tlculars in which tEey tailed with the
different bones of the human arm and
leg. The knee-joint of the horse cor
| responds with the wrist of the human
hand, and the hoof is in reality middle
| finger, lbroadened and extended. The
pecullarities of the horses teeth Were
| also dwelt upon.
by means Of d diagram at the rear OF
| the stage, the professor next led his au-
| dlence back with him through the chain
| or different equine types, beginning
| with the existing horse, and ending with
| tn. newly discovered specimens of Prof
| Marsh, on which the hoof consists of
| four seperate fingers, as in the hand of a
| man. The lecturer added that in all
| probability, when the geological forma-
| ton OF the great Northwest could be
| thoroughly examined, still more an
| cient speices will be found, with fifth
finger or thumb on the fore hoof, and
1 thus complete the series. Enough, how.
ever. had been discovered to demonstrate
a the truth OF the evolution hypothesis
\ truth which could not be shaken by the
lalslng OF side Issues, The difference
OF opinion between the astronomers and
biologists concerning the lapse of time
during which these changes must have
taken place could not be held to vitiate
the theory. AS to the only other imag,
nable hypothesis-that all those con
nected fOlms had come into existence al
different times and by special creation
IT was Sufficient to say that not par
tlcle OF evidence OF any kind has been
adduced IN its favor, while, on the othel
hand, the truth of evolution was baseC
upon precisely the same species Of evi
dence as the Copernican theory of tn,
movement OF the sun and planets. Th,
orator concluded with graceful tribute
to the kindness of his reception and tn,
close attention which had been paid t,
him throughout, an acknowledgment
which was received with loud and pro.
longed' applause.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-29
"a Little More Grape. Captain Brayr,

Gen. Braxton Bragg. formerly of the
|. 5. Army and afterwards Confed-
crate General during the Rebellion.
fell dead in the street in Galveston,
Texas, yesterday, aged 81 years.
Atthe battle of Buena Vista. Mexico.
in February, lS47, when 5000 Ameri.
cans, under Gen. Zachary Taylor, re-
pulsed 10000 Mexicans under Santa
Anna, Bragg commanded a battery of
regulars and became famous by the
words said to have been addressed to
him by Taylor, in the heat of the con.
tlict-"A little more grape, CAPTAIN
Bragg which became q Campaign
saying when Taylor was Wing candi-
date Tor President. AS Confederate
General Bragg showed considerable
ability, but suffered severe defeats, and
was unpopular with his men on accoun,
OF his severity, having shot many OF
them for military offences. Since the
war he has not been prominent.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-29
NEGRO FIENpS,

| Charleston Journal OF Commerce, Sept -.
Yesterday man came into the office
of the Journal Of Commerce, who should
be taken through Indiana and the
Northwest and exhibited on every
stump, labeled. "Speciment of Repub-
lican Reform Administration" The
man is an intelligent, respectable and
hard>working colored man, named
Tony Coga. On his head, face, breast
and hands were deep cuts, which had
been uncared for. His story is given as
being that of many hard working and
honest colored men. scolored men whom
the northern papers tell us thousands
of brave men died to emancipate from
the slave>driver's whip"
"On Thursday we were working in
the field," he said. "cutting rice, when
heard the whip smacking up at the
house, and knew the strikers were
whipping some of the folks. Most of
the hands working with me commenced
running away, but don't run away
from anybody. Well, the strikers came
running down and commenced whip
ping five of us. There were three
white men in the field; and they turned
around and walked off. The white
folks don't defend us, because they say
if they hurt any of the strikers the
people at the North will make big
fuss over it,and say they murder mig
gers for nothing. The strikers were
men and women. The women had
clubs and men rawhide whips, and |
.hink they must have had wire twisted
on the whips, because they cut like a
knife every lick. They whipped me
and my son and three others. They
had most killed me, and bad flung me
into ditch, and were still crowding
around us beating us with clubs and
whips when Hamilton (colored mem
Der of the Legislature) came riding up,
and got them to stop. When the
strikers started towards us they spread
all over the field, and the men who
were working had to run all sorts of
ways. Some of them ran into the
marsh and hid; some others got into
the swamp; several came near getting
drowned by running into the river to
hide; some swan across the river"
His eyes were almost completely
closed; under the left eye there was a
deep cash, which looked as if it might
have been inflicted with knife, and
he was evidently suffering severely
He was literally, from head to foot. a
mass of cuts and bruises. He states
that the clothes worn by him at the
time of the assault were absolutely
whipped off him.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-29
ictim 5 of the Turk

YOUNG AND OLD OUTRAGED ALIKE
BULGNAIAN VIEWS OF CHASTITY.
From the London Daily News.
1t would seem that there was
nothing wanting to complete the
horror of this affair of Ottuk-kui.
An old woman came to Mr.. Schuy-
ler, prostrh h,ing herself on the
ground and walking toward him on
her knees. saying, 'Oh forgive me.
most noble sir, | am unworthy to
appear before you; | am very
great sinner, Il very great sinner, Il
very great sinner, a very great sim
ner, very great sinner, very
great sinnet.' There is no telling
how long S he would have gone on
repeating this assertion had we
not stopped her and compelled her
to rise and tell her story. 1t was
simply fen dish in its grotesque-
ness She was withered old wo-
man, past 81 xty,with shrivelled face
and limbs, with gray hair, and all
the marks Of age that claim respect
and venera ton. Well, this old
woman was violated in the same
room with number Of girls. We
could not have believed it had we
not heard OF as many other case s
Just as bad. 1t would seem tina vt
tho devil had taken human form in
order to mo elk, scoff, degrade poor
humanity, and drag it through the
mud and the filth. There was dis
played here diabolcal kind ofimp-
ishness or demoniac mockery of
everything that man holds vener-
able and hol y that was simply su-
perhuman i p its deviltry.
The old woman went out repeat
ing the same words with which she
had entered "Oh! l am II very
groat sinner very great sinner, a
very great s sinner, a very great sim
ner," and as long as we could hear
her. 1t hould be remembered
that this old woman's was no ex-
ceptional case, for there does not
appear to be woman in the place,
old or young, who escaped outrage.
The most GU rious, and at the same
time the most poignant, circum-
stance connected with these out
RACES is that these women and
girls all, like this old woman, look
upon thems selves as very great
sinners, The chastity OF the Bulga
rian women is well known, and it
is the sin as well as the dishonor
which crush es thcm,a "a sin for which
they will d o lifelong penancc,
and not think themselves for
given. Not Dne ofthese young girls
ever expects to find n husband; not
one but thinks herself unworthy Of
marriage. Nor do the young men
of the place think differently.
They will il future go to villages
that have not been visited by Bashi
Bazouks to seek their wives.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-29
He Wanted 10 Kiss the Minister

In St. Pauis Church at Chester
Penn. Sunday morning. when the
officiating clergyman, having conclud
ed prayers, descended to the vestry
room, man sitting in the back mar,
of the church suddenly arose, walked
up the aisle waving book over his
head, uttering some incoherent ex.
clamations, and crossing the church
also descended to the yestry room
Some excitement was caused, and
fear that the man intended an attack
upon the clergyman, several male
members Of the congregation imme,
diately repaired of the basement and
there found him in the act Of embrac,
The daily gazette., 1876-09-29
1T is believed tliat two. thirds n

1T is belic cved tliat two thirds of
the willow 1or the manufacture of
willow-ware in this country is i'm
ported form Europe at u cost of
$o,000,O0 The cultivation of
the willow i seontemplated by some
Americans they thinking that by
cultlvatlng superior grades of the
basket willow they can make u
profit per acre of $3.50. a manu-
facturor ass serts that fully 5000 ar
tlcles are constructed from willow
shoots-chd irs, sofas and baskets
being the most common.
TIE fence ces of the United States
really cost moro than the acres
they enclose. In some of the
States they have been abolished
with wholesome results. In the
llammonton, Egg Harbor and Vine
land distric is of New Jersey these
costly appcndages to farms arc
not tolerated.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-29

1C SUFFERING LlDIEs.-"Dr. Rognrson
Femaie HyIastin i'oWiers for ali fem,i
complaints. by mai. 3 Address u
Rogerson, P.U BOX l5eS y T. CITY,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-17

with regard to any OF the officers or can
, didates unless it oe O little 10 the north
part Of the county upon the subject Of q
candidate for state senator. For this DO.
sitiou, there are of least three men whose
names have been mentioned. Messrs. A.
T. Smith, the present incumbent, of New
Haven, II. U. Smith and s. Il. Atwood VI
Monkton. and George W. Grandey, Of
Vergennes. For the other senatorship
Messrs. @. l.. Harrington Of Weybridge,
Henry Lane of Cornwall, l.. d. Eldredge
Of Middlebury, r. Brookins Of Shoreham,
n. u. Churchill of Goshen. and perhaps
others have been referred to. but we are
not aware who Of them are to come be.
fore the convention as candidates.
1t is thought Sheriff Trip will have no
competitor for that Office, and the same
may be said of States Attorney Chap.
man.
Very little has been said Of candidates
for the important Office Of county judge,
1t is not yet apparent even that we are to
have any candidates for these positions
but presume there are those who might be
prevailed upon to assume their response.
bilities.
Messrs. Carlos Martin of Ferrisburgh.
and N. Upper of M~iddlebury, and per.
haps others have been spoken Of IN this
connection.
Whoever finally appear as candidates
it is hoped that only frst.class men may
be selected. The demand for the best
men to gil positions Of public trust should
not be less emphatic and decisive when
we are contemplating the less responsible
Offices in the town and county and state
than in national affairs.
Most if not all the caucuses have beer
held so that no urging to attend aud Sc,
lect proper delegates can be OF avail. But
the delegates, elected should feel the re.
sponsibilities Of their position and cour
ageously insist upon such action in the
convention as shall recognize the demand
Of the times for purity and integrity il
oil public servants.
Since the above was ia type, We heal
more names suggested for the judgeships
and by the opening o fthe convention next
Wednesday, there may be a formidable
list from which TO select. Those whose
names have CONF 10 us are, W. 8. Wrigh,
Of Waltham, Asahel Barnes of Addison
D. II. Sargent Of Lincoln, and R. D. He'd
den, of Salisbury,
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The National Republican Con
ventiOn.

The Cincinnati convention has been the
focus Of observation and the object Of
thought and speculation all the week. 1t
is rightly thought that their action will
be an important factor in the determine.
ton of the question Of political ascenden.
cy and administrative quality during the
next four years. The probabilities are
strongly that the nominee of this conveu.
tion will be elected in November chief
executive Of the nation, With such q
consideration its action is a matter of
grave interest to every citizen of all par.
ties.
The convention assent led in the city Of
Cincinnati on Wednesday, June IA. The
first day was devoted 20 organization and
preliminary work. Hon. Theodore NJ.
Pomeroy was made temporary chairman.
In assuming the chair he spoke at length
on the duties and responsibilities of the
Republican convention At the conclu.
sion Of his address the secretary aud 9th.
or officers were elected. Committees on
permanent organization. resolutions and
credentials were appointed and addresses
were made by Gen, Hawley, ex.Oov.
Noyes, Fred Douglas, ex.Gov. Howard,
of Michigan. Rev. Highland Garnett and
Mr.. Geo. W. Curtis read the resolutions
Of the New York Reform Club. The
committee on permanent organization re.
ported Hon Edward Nc Pherson of Penn.
sylvania as president, with a list of vice
presidents and secretaries, one from each
state. and the report was adopted. Mr..
Mcpherson briefly addressed the couven.
ton, after which they adjourned until
Thursday morning.
OF the Vermont delegates. Hon. Geo
Howe was one Of the vice presidents
Hon. George H. Bigelow. member of the
committee on resolutions, aud Hon. W.
G Veazey, member Of the committee OF
credentials.
Thursday was spent 10 making thu
nomination speeches and balloting com
menced Friday morning. At this writ
ing the probabilities are in favor of Blaine
with Hayes next.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-17
County Convention.

The convention for the nomination Of
candidates for the county officers to be
supported BY the Republican voters OF
Addison County at the annual election in
September next, will be held at the court
house in M%iddlebury, on Wednesday Of
next week, June 81. 1t is to be a dele.
gate convention, the first We have had
under the new system. Whether il will
he IL all respects as satisfactory as the
old mass Convention when everybody was
allowed a voice aud vote. is 10 appear
hereafter. II seems 10 be the proper
way to hold conventions for the nomioa.
ton Of candidates, and probably 10 one
will ask to return TO the old system.
There has been much les oil political
canvassing apparent 10 the county. thar
formerly at this length of time before
convention. What has been going Oh il
cliques and rings we cannot say. Their,
is, however, absolutely no excitement
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-17
=. TATE OF vERMDNT.-Distrie,

VI fNhulNhls d.
The Probate Court, for the district of Addisor
To all persons interested in the estate Of Frieui
p. Fletcher, late Of Bridport, in said district, de.
ceased:
George C. Chapman and Charlotte VI. Fletcher,
administrators of the estate Of Friend P. Fletcher.
deceased, make application in writing to said
court, stating that it will be conducive to the in
terest of all persons interested in the estate Of said
deceased TO sell the reversion Of the dover Sc,
from said estate to Charlotte NJ. Fletcher, widow
tt aid deceased, that the proceeds thereof NAV be
put at interest, or invested in stocks or other real
estate for the usa Of the widow aforesaid during
her natural life said dover consisting Of the Clark
farm. situated in At. Adams, Vt, of200 acres. tn.
Halliday farm Of 1875 acres, in Middlebury, and
As T-24 acres Of land from OF the west side Of tho
Human lot, in Bridport.
Thereupon, it is ordered by said curt that said
application be referred to a Probate Court to b
held at the Probate office in Middlebury on the
2Gth day Of June, A. D. 1876, At ten o'clock in tbs
forenoon, for hearing thereon; and it ia further
ordered that notice hereof be given to all persons
Interested, by publication Of the came with this
order thereon, three weeks successfully in the
Middlebury Register, a newspaper printed at Mid
dlebury previous to said time appointed for heor.
ing that they may appear at said time and place
and show eluse If any they may have why saI,
license should not be granted. 10
SAM'L f.. COOKE, Judge.
Midiiebury, June !, 1876.
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Addison County Court
JUNE TERM

Our report Of the June term OF the
Addison County Court closed last week
with the case Of
Chsr6ino VS.. Hill, in which the Jury
after some delay rendered q verdict for
the plaintiff to recover S85 and costs.
Exceptions taken and execution stayed.
Carter VS.. Gravss. E. A. Sturtevant
for plaintiff, A. P. Upper for defendant.
Action Of ~assuwpsit. Verdict for plain.
tiff to recover S2s.28.
State VS.. Henry Pecu, AntAony Por.
ter, Francis Daniels, alias Francis Col,
Onsl. States Attorney for prosecution,
Lucia aud Ballard for respondents. Re
spondents a~rraigned for larceny Of fish
Verdict not guilty respondents dis
charged.
The jury was dismissed on Monday.
The following cases we're disposed o.
by the court.
A. B. Hawley VS.. Gnrdoa Hawley
This case originated 10 1857. DISMISSED
for want Of prosecution.
II. c. Potter VS.. j. II. Hammond
Stewart 4 Eldredge and Ballard fol
plaintiff. j. b. Farnsworth and @. A
Davis for defendant. judgment fp
plaintiff /; clerk to assess with notice.
H. c. Potter VS.. I'm Kelsey. Dis
continued.
Jane N. Downiny vs.. E. Bissonette
Discontinued.
II. A. Hendee vs.. A. Il. Walker. Pc
tition for partition. Report Of commits
sloners filed judgment on report.
Ssmuel HarloW et al VS.. Sam'el Cronk
apt. Weber for pltf. Upper for Of,
judgment for pltf., clerk to assess.
Olipsr Severance et al vs.. Me-rl
Bingham. Stewart l. Eldredgs and Bal
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-17
CTATE OF vERMONT-District OF

~ huuibOut 81
In Probate Court In and for said district Of Al
olson on the 18th day Of June, A. d. 1876.
0rinda Williamson, Administrative 10 Jonis no.
of the estate Of Abraham L. Williamson late Of
Cornwall, In the district Of Addison, deceased,
makes application in writing, stating that 1t 1.
necessary to sell a part Of the real estate Of said
deceased for the purpose Of paying the debts Of
said deceased and the charges Of administration
and that II will be beneficial to all the heirs to
sell the whole Of said real estate, excepting the
homestead, said real estate consisting Of the faru
lately in the po session Of Rhoda William.
son, deceased, situate In Cornwall, on the road
leading from Middlebury village to Bridport.
containing IA acres and 1872 rods Of land, also a
lot Of about ) acres In Cornwall aforesaid situate
On the road leading from Middlebury village to
Whiting, also, presenting the assent In writing OF
all the heirs residing in the state that said license
may be granted.
1t is thereupon ordered by said Court, that said
application be referred to a session Of said court
to be held at the Probate Office Ia Middlebury,
on the 10th day Of July, A. D., 1876, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, Tor hearing thereon
And, it is further ordered, that notice hereof b.
given to all persons interested, by publication Of
the same three weeks SUCCESSFULLY In the Middle.
bury Register, a newspaper published at Middle
bury previous to said time appointed for hearing.
that they may appear OF said time aud place, and
show cause, If any they may have, why said Ii
cense should not be granted.
IL SAINT. Z. COOKE, Judge.
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From the Centennial City.

PHILADELPHIA, June 5, 1875.
MrssRs. EpIToRs.-Having heretofore
attempted to describe the Centennial
buildings located near this city, l will
attempt briefly now aud hereafter to
partially describe some of the contents
of the vast aggregation of Centennial
structures ia West Paramount Park pre-.
missing that the following are the nations
exhibiting Great Britain and colonies,
including Canada, Australia and lndiar
France and colonies Germany. Austria
and Hungary, kussia, Belgium, Spain and
colonies, Switzerland, Turkey. the Meth.
erlands and colonies, Japan, China, Egypt.
Sweden and Norway, Denmark, Portu.
gal, Tunis, Sandwich Islands, Peru, Or.
sngs Free States of South Africa, Brazil,
Mexico, Chilli. Argentine Republic, Italy
and the United States of America. There
are in all twenty.eigbt governments rep
resented, including thirty.one distinct
nations. Egypt claims, and Holy Writ
a~ttests, that their nation is one Of, If moi
the very oldest that we have any authentic
record Of. We will therefore briefly pay
our respects to their exhibit. Around
the space Of 5000 square feet allotted to
her, has been erected q tall enclosure
With q facade in the Egyptian style o.
architecture, richly decorated in different
colors ; the style Of architecture is tina
Of the "Tombs" 10 New York, (City
PRISON. on the facade are painted thu
following words Egypt, the Oldest pso'
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cThe sudden illness of the Hon.
James G. Blaine, reported on Monday,
hes been one Of the most startling sensa.
tons the country has experienced within
the season. On Sunday the heat was
intense aud oppressive. and Mr.. Blaine,
weakened by a severe attack Of mslarial
fever q few weeks since, and exhausted
by mental labor and excitement, was
overcome ind fell down unconscious al
the church door as he was going in Sun.
day morning He remained unconscious
for some hours, but rallied in the after.
noon, and since that time has stesdily
improved. AIR. Blaine is to-day the
most prominent man in the country. moi
only az a presidential candidate, with
prospect of nomination by the Republic
can party, but IS q statesman who hal
more of the qualities of a leader 10 hin
than any other man no before the pub
lie. If he should receive the nomination
at Cincinnati. he will arouse more en-
thusiasm than any other man The
country will therefore rejoice to learr
that his illness is only temporary
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EThere is nothing new in the

Thsre is nothing new in the de.
velopuents of state politics. The candi.
dature of the Republican party fol- the
Office Of Governor, seems still to lie be.
tween Deacon Estey of Brat.leboro, and
Col. }. B. Mead of Randolph. Wind
ham county will come into the convention
solid for the Deacon, and he will be
strongly supported by other portions of
the state. On the other hand, Orange
and Windsor counties will be mostly for
Mead, as will a majority of the delegates
from ChittendeD. We are not Informed
as TO other sections.
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gfgal Antirfs.
T OF yERMONT.-D i,trio,

TAIN OF IMMUNE District o !
y Addison, o..
In Probate Court, held at Middlebury, within
and for said district, on the 9Th day Of June,
A. ID. 1876.
George s. Walker, executor Of the last will and
testament Of Ephraim Seeley, late Of Whiting, Ia
said district deceased, makes application In writ
ing to said court stating that il will be necessary
to have the time heretofore allowed to dispose OF
the estate Of said deceased and to pay the debts
and charges against the same, extended, and
prays said court that said time may be extended.
It is thereupon ordered that said application be
referred to a session Of said court TO be held At
the Probate Office in Mlddlebury, on the 10th
day Of July, A. d. 1876. at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon for hearing thereon; and it Is further
ordered that notice hereof be given to all persons
interested in said estate BY publication Of notice
Of said application and this order thereon three
weeks successfully in the Middlebury Register, q
newspaper printed at Middlebury previous to said
time, that they may appear at said time and place
aud show cause, IL any they may have why said
time should not be exten led.
10 SAML F.. COOKE, Judge.