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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14


The absence of President Grant from the
centennial celebration at Philadelphia, if due
to sickness was excusable. Otherwise he
has placed himself in the attitude of an off.
cal bOor. On this point an exchange re.
marks:
President Grant made conspicuous dis
play Of his utter indifference to official pro-
priety by refusing to attend the centennial
celebration at Philadelphia. 1t was great
event, which attracted the attention of the
whole civilized world. The centennial Of
republic which stands among the nations as
the bulwark and hope of human rights,
which represents the highest type Of political
liberty, demands and deserves every crcum.
stance Of recognition that will help to make
it memorable. All the representatives of
foreign countries FASTENED to Philadelphia to
give dignity to the occasion by their pres.
ence, and to attest the good will OF the peo-
Piles represented by them. There, also, was
the most enlightened monarch who to-day
sits upon throne-the Emperor of Brazil
who as the sovereign of the next largest
country in America, as well as for his own
merits, deserves our highest hospitality.
But on such occasion the President of the
United States was absent.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14

Race peace is yet far from being a we'll
established fact. The casuS JsHi in Ham
burgh, S. G., the 4th inst, was the intercept.
ton of two white men by colored military
company. A bloody conflict ensued in
which six negroes were killed, three wounded
and fifteen captured 1t is said that several
Of the prisoners were massacred. The col.
ored troops retreated to a brick building
from which they fred with Enfield rifles. A
small piece of artillery was used by the
whites. The affair created great excitement
but everything was quiet at last reports.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14


Gov. Hayes letter of acceptance is a very
satisfactory document, de6ning with great
clearness the evils of the civil service and
indicating their remedy besides giving strong
pledges of reform. No one having faith
that he eau execute his promises, and who
desires reform will hesitate to cast his vote
for the republican ticket. AS to appoint
ments he says:
The fifth resolution adopted by the con-
vention is OF paramount Interest. More
than forty years ago a system of making
appointments to Office grew up, based upon
the maxim, ITO the victor belong the
spoils." The old rule, the true rule, that
honesty, capacity aud fidelity constitute the
only real qualifications for Office, aud that
there is no other claim, gave place to the
idea that party services were to be chiefly
considered. All parties in practice have
adopted this system. 1t has been essen.
TALLY modified since its first introduction.
1t has not, however, been improved. At
first, the president, either directly or through
the heads of departments, made all the APP
pointments, but gradually the appointing
power in many cases passed into the con.
troll Of the members of congress.
The offices in these cases have become,
not merely rewards for party services, but
rewards for services to party leaders. The
system destroys the independence of the sep.
arate departments of the government it
tends directly to extravaganza and official
incapacity; it is temptation to dishonesty
it hinders and impairs that careful super
vision and strict accountability by which
alone faithful and efficient public service can
be secured; it obstructs the prompt removal
and sure punishment Of the unworthy. In
every way it degrades the civil service and
the character OF the government. 1t is felt,
| am confident, by large majority of the
members of congress to be an intolerable
burden and an unwarrantable hinderance to
the proper discharge of their legitimate du-
ties. 1t ought to be abolished. The re-
form should be thorough, radical aud com.
plete. We should return to the principles
and practice of the founders of the govern
ment, supplying, by legislation when needed,
that which was the formerly established GUS
tom. They neither expected or desired from
the public officers any partisan service.
They meant that public officers should owe
their whole service to the government and
to the people; they meant that the officer
should be secure in his tenure as long as his
personal character remained untarnished and
the performance of his duties satisfactory.
If elected, | shall conduct the adminstra-
tion of the government upon these principles,
and all the constitutional powers vested in
the executive will be employed to establish
this reform.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14

Reports OF the Turco- Servian war are
rather mixed and contradictory. It is quite
certain, however, that the Servians have
thus far been worsted. Russia maintains
strict neutrality. It is not probable that
hostiities will be Of long duration, as both
parties lack the sinews Of war, money.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14
N';etmoMt 9atmtt
FRIDAY, JULY ID, 1879.

We will not weary our readers with a
synopsis of the proceedings in the Belknap
trial, already begun under suspicious cir.
cumstances. The ropes are tightening
around him, and no doubt he will be worse
of than Beauregard within a short time, SO
far as eligibility TO Office is concerned.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14

1t is a rare and exquisite pleasure to see
how hummer after hummer is being shelved.
Successive experiments to stock down this
political cereal in our state augur conclu.
sivey the futility of future attempts in the
same direction. Somehow it don't catch.
Happily the people are not easily wheeded
into the belief that the best energy and judg-
ment are always the products of the hot
blood Of dashing youth. Why it is that
rum is necessarily the index Of ability to
represent, we have failed to discern. Nei-
ther has the truth Of the proposition dawned
upon us yet that the use Of the "short" for
christian ZANE confers dignity upon nom.
nation. To be sure, it argues ease aud con.
fdence besides true friendship, but the high.
toned, parliamentary decorum Of it, is what
we would have explained. How would
Jul" Caesar or "Tul." Cicero read, ed"
Burke or "Pat." Henry2 But Caesar and
Cicero we're heather while of course Burke
and Henry belonged to a period far below
the political level Of to-day. But doubtless
the "boys" will learn from results that the
convention hall is not bar room, and that
too much familiarity breedeth contempt.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14
From our Special Reporter.
Richmond Market.

MONDAY, July 10,
Butter from 10 a 2Jc most of the butter sold at ~ 40
22c y ID.
Cheese 81 "a Sc for farm dairy, factory lO!c Must of
the factory sent on commission.
Eggs l2!c U dOZ
Dairy Skins so D SIC.
Potatoes 2jc for 60 lbs
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14

A serious accident happened at st. Johns,
Thursday, by the falling Of a chimney, in
the burned district One man was killed
at once, another probably fatally injured,
and still another fatally bruised. They
were labsring men, employed in moving the
debris and preparing grounds for new build
iDgs.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14
Opposite Revenue Housc.)
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE
Or, NORTHUMBERLAND
MORE Than 100, 900 COPIES SOLD
Gold Medal Awarded TO the Author
by tbc"NatiOnaI 1fdiCaI ASSOcia-
tiOn," March 3IsI, 1875.

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The hrst and only Medal ever conferred upon any
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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14

The Centennial Fourth was observed all
over tho christian world, There were en-
thusiastic speeches and festivities in London,
in Paris, in Berlin, and from the British
press there comes to US but one voice and
that Of cOugratulatiOD. In our own country
it would DO difficult to say to what city be-
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14
From our Special Reporter
81. .fIbHllS .NarkeI.

TUESDAY, July IL.
Attendance at the butter market to-day very
good and the receipts quito large with docliHo in
prices from last week We quote good Is 40 zoe, choice
30 al pc, selections % al 80 q h.
The ammount shipped about lGOl packages
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14
From our Special Reporter
EsPrUPIIHIp YInI.LPH


bATVWTNli JWIy %
Butter 20 "a pc few selections pc v ID.
Eggs ljc D h.
Veal Calves 40 &c.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14
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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14

longed tho most successful and patriotic
demonstration. Probably TO Philadelphia
and Boston as being richest in historic asso.
Citations, that honor must be apportoned
though New York aud Brooklyn had mag.
nihcent displays. From Augusta to San
Francisco and from 81. Paul to New Orleans
the country was all ablaze, both literally and
6gurativoly. And now that tho event has
passed into history, and the ship Of state
starts upon the voyage Of its second century
let no one believe that the sailing will all be
smooth that there are no storms to encoun.
ter; no jutting rocks to avoid. II is a
question Of mighty moment whether this ma
ton with its manifold and often conflicting
interests will always hold together; whether
under the existing state of affairs It can be
wrought into compact and coherent unity.
While we laud our government as the best
beneath the sun, we must not overlook the
peculiar evils to which it is subject The
tendency is only too strong to regard govern
ment as a vague generality destitute of soul
and void Of moral obligation. Its individu-
atty is often ignored aud crimes from which,
if committed in a private capacity, men
would stand aghast, are practiced in Office
without twinge of conscience. The immedi.
ate need is reform. Let not the word be
nderstood-reconstru and regenor-
alton. II, as some who take the darker
view are inclined to think, the evil forces
are the stronger, then, indeed, the work will
be an uphill process. But, as in ethics, the
worse agencies are not the might
Ter but the more active, so in politics.
When the people are once thoroughly aroused,
the victory is already won, aud the new era
begun with honesty and purity in power.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14

A good deal is said in adulation and
much in condemnation of Walt Whitman's
poetry. Where to place him in the modern
gallery of poets is question causing much
bitter discussion. Some spouse his cause as
that Of great inventive genius whose wings
have the true epic sweep; others regard his
illusions as roaring examples of magnificent
bombast. How's this for death sonnet ?
Who can set it to the measured music of a
dirge2
From far Montanas canOns,
Lands Of the wild ravins the dusty Sioux the lone.
some stretch, the silence,
Happy, to-day. mournful wail-haply, a trumpet
note Tor heroes.
The battle-bulletin,
The Indian ambuscade-the slaughter and environ
ment,
The cavalry companies fighting to the lastln sternost
The fall Of Custer, and all his officers and men.
Ill.
Continues yet the old, old legend Of our race
The loftlest Of life upheld by death
The ancient banner perfectly maintained
% lesson Opportune-O how I welcome thee .
AS sitting In dark days,
Lone, sulky, through tho times thick murk looking ia
vain for light, for hope,
From unsuspected parts fierce and mOmentary proof
CIhe sun there at the center though concealed,
Electric fire forever at the centor)
Breaks forth, lightning flash.
Nv.
Thou Of the sunny, flowing hair, in battle,
erewhile saw with erect head pressing in front
bearing bright sword IN thy hand,
Now ending we'll the splendid fever Of thy deods
Il bring no dirge for II or theo-I bring glad tri-
unphal sonnet y
There in the far northwest in struggle, charge and
sabre-smite,
Desperate and gorous-aye In defeat most desnerate
most glorious,
After thy many battles, in which never yielding up
gun or color,
Leaving behind thee memory sweet to soldiers,
Thou yieldest up myself
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14

From far Montana's canOns,
Lands Of the wild Tavne, the dusty Sioux the lone
some stretch, the silence
HAPPY to-day. mournful wail-haply, a trumpet
note for heroes.
The New York herald., 1876-12-24
ANOTHER CELESTIAL VISITOR.

.[Frsm the San Francisco Chronicle Dec 1871
In Mondays Chronicle an article appeared giving
account OF the falling OF an immense aeroe In the
Pacific Ocean this city Friday night last about
twelve O'Clock. The action Of the celestial visitor and
the effect OF the ial and heard by Chronicle
reporter, described at length. Another loss
extraordinary sight was visible Thursday evening
about halfpast ten O'Clock. Two prominent gentle
called at this Office to state that tho hour
last mentioned they returning from long walk
Market street, and when directly opposite the
Guy Hall Of them startled by what
seemed TO bc an uncarthy hlssing sound and sudden
flash OF light which brilliantly iliumned the heavens
Turning round he beheld immense aerolite
falling, and quick as lightning exclaimed, .Good
heavens! is this the lastyp Tho other gcntleInan
started by tho exprcssion asked what
when his friend said Don't you that chaos has
comnencedY Look ut the heavens falling" The pcr
addressed looked about and witnessed OF
the most magnificent and Impressive sights he ever
behcid. AS the ball oil flaming fire approached the
Garth seemed to al TO pieces and divide into
OF living flames, great and small. The larger and
tra kept straight on III Its course and appeared
TO TALL not more than couple OF miles from the City
Hull IN n southwestcTly direction. over The Pacific
Ocean. The smaller masses appeared 10 bo whired
about fantastic notion like feathers IN the air. Tho
uerolite came in santing direction from the north
east, and plainly visible 10 tho gentleman who
first IL Tor some sixty seconds. Our informahts
state that the tai OF the comet, star or aerote
visible tor Two minutes.
The New York herald., 1876-12-24
TRANSIT OF VULCAN.
Parx..---

lin the above diagram the horizontal line represents
the ccptc and The circles the position Of The sun at
the dates o the vc supposed observations Of Nulcan.
together with It's positon ut the time Of the next
transit, March -. 1877. The line marked "lesc"
Is the orbit calculated by Leverrer from Lescar-
bauit's observation; and that marked srark. - 10 tho
orbit above suggested by Parkhurst
It's not complete solution because, an viii be seen
from the diagram, Inc line does not pass over tho
suns disk Al the ,ne oi the observation IN lSO2 la
order should do this would be necessary that
the angle should be still greater, and 15 degrees tho
inversion Of the figures 81 Degrees is the nearest
plausible angle. Upon trial lind that tins produces
orbit eccentric that the planet would be three
times the IN October March, and that
September or October thorc must be transit every
year rs SO evident that with such orpit Vulcan
have been discovered long ago. that tho
position IN 1902 Is twenty times us near COINCIDENCE
with that derived from the four remaining obscrva-
tons as would be probable from mere accident. y
necessary so conclude that the planet
by Fritsch was not the same that was seen by the
other four observers II was included in the group by
leverrcr hot only account OF hs near coincidence,
bat because the Iinc Of the orbit derived from Les
carbaults reported observations tmarked 'Losc'l
passed directly across the suns disk At the time oil
the observation.
Returning. then, to the other orbit indicated in the
diagram, II win bc seen that when Decuppis observed
tho transit In 1880 II degrees iurthcr rvn tho
node than when seen almost upon the margin OF the
disk by Lescnrbault. This only be explained by
supposng the planet TO be nearer 10 the sun IN Ocoocr
than in March. Assuming the distance OF the planet
IRON the sun, 219 in March ana .ls3 IN October.
obtain the augcs " deg. ~ min Tor the ngress anu
% deg min for the cgrcss, IN each case about ono
degree greater than the angles gwen by lcsearbaut,
with my supposed correction, and securing transit IN
1889. With less cccentrcity there would be no
transit in 1882 and with greater cccontrictty the
angle at the ingrcss becomes TOO discordant to bc
accounted iot by the naccuracy OF tho adjustment OF
the pasteboard disk The inaccuracy o one degree can
be reduced by supposiDg greater ecccntricy, with
tho peribcon IN the rst quadrant so that thc planos
shall be recedng IRON the sun during March
There Is this important difference between tho orbit
have Indicated aud that employed by Lcverricr IN his
predictions, that whereas the latter lcaves nstrono
mers little to do after the 22d OF March next, cx.
cspting oy spcc,roscopc observations outside Of the
suns mD, tho orbit suggest promises a series OF
transts, both In tho spring aud In the tall, Ht the
times that he has predicted ana makes u desirable TO
scrutlnizc the whole OF the suns ask March 22
september 20, 1877. and about days earier each
year thereafter until tho planet shall be again OBJ
The New York herald., 1876-12-24
ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.
A coUNTgn STATEMENT pY THE DEFENCE

A coUNTSn STATEMENT by THE DEFENCE
Hugh Mcclellan, an Intelligent looking man, was
arra.gnod yesterday at The rombs, on compliant Of
William H. webp tho we'll known snipownor, charged
with having while in his employ ayo years ago con-
Gdental clerk and bookkeepcr cmbczzled the sum OF
81 l54. Tho complaint arose, m Is alleged, out OF
evil suit between Frances Morris and William u.
Webb in the Superior Court. In this case Webb was
charged II is alleged, with having appropriated 70 MS
the OF $40, 000 trust fund Ia his hanhs.
as stakeholder Tor r. Morris and Seth u. summons
Mcclellan brought from Iowa. where he livef as
witness the civil suit and II Is claimed ny Tue az
torncys for the defence that HIS testimony was 50
damaging TO Webb that the latter was instRatep 70
make this complaint, with u view 10 inJuring Mcccl-
lans character in court This however, Is denied py
Mr.. Webb, who alleges that Mcclellan while In hs cm.
puy dcfraudcd him his salary account OF $1,000
aud cmbcxzcd other moneys 10 tho amount oil $isooo'
making total OF $1,000
The case was sot down Tor examination on Tuesday
afternoon
The New York herald., 1876-12-24

Rome. Jan. Is, 1871. c. Cardinale ASTONELLL
The small envelope enclosed with the above bears.
or tho outside tho following inscription :"F0r my
hcirs" The contents, bong taken out, consisted OF
!. small sheet of paper written evenly In the same
handwriting. the nrst two pages throughout. aud
part vi third, at bottom the date Rome. Janu
AIRY Is. 1871. ana the signature 'G Card AntonelI"
There neither erasurcs nor marginal notes. inter
iucatwns additions The tenor Of shs little sneee
~ as lollows:--
Ny hers arc to pay the following iegacies:-
TO my good sister Rosalia married Sanguigni 60O0G
To my hiecc Anna Sanguigni. married 10 Couno
Pocci, 8, 000L
TO my niece Lucia Antonell. b.O0or
To my nicce Teresa AntoueIi, 5,O00L
To my niece lnnocenza, married bornane. the
Jeaier with silver bss relef representing the Nativ-
ity, which stands near my bed.
To my nephew Agostih1, the watch which stands on
the little table, with the arms or no Holy Father,
given INC by his Holiness on occasion of the centenary
Of ST. Peter.
10 my nephew Domenico. tho other pocket watch,
To my nephew Paolo the watch, with gold chain,
which wear every day, with my arms on one side
aud my cipher on the other
To my nephew lictro, twelve silver covers Of those
which use daily
To my sistcr-in law Mariana, one OF my pair OF great
silver lamps whichever she chooses The other
leave to my slster-in-law Pcppina.
To my sister law Mmma leave my triangular
silver inks,and. which stands upon my best writing
table, together with one Of my little boxes OF FIoren
tine mosaic, which are In The same
To my sister law Vntora leave the silver basin
oi English work, which are IN The To my
her good mother. CoDtessa Garca, leave She little
OF silver gilt. consisting VI tray, coffee pot
jog. sugar bowl and cups with spoons requcst-
ing her TO accept thcm as remembrance OF one who
Is grateful for all the kindness shc used
him while he in this world, aud who prays her -
make of the said objects Tor her dejeunev.
koME, Jan. Is, ISL u. Caro-. ANTONELL.
Then follow the altcstation OF the notary and he
signatures Of Cardinal Antonelis lawyer OF The Prs
aud OF the wnessss and the note OF expenses e
registration