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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

last beneath the old shed Of an clubhouse,
and here fash Of lightning, more vivid
than any before, seemed to completely envel-
op us. Cid flung herself shrinking into my
arms, and l held her close while tumult
ragged on. There came hush at last. The
shower was going round, Mr.. Harmon said
to Gid. He was thankful for her sake. lie
had the warmest sympathy for those who
suffered from dread Of thunder-storms. Il
was constitutional timidity, he thought
impossible to control.
Yes, she believed, it was, Cid answered
coustrainedy, quite herself again, the DANCE
being past. Should she discuss her persona
peculiarities with pathetic" fortune.teller
The saints forbid!
Rather benumbed by her frigidity, he ad
dressed himself to me.
"You are the Miss Curtis. are you not
Excuse me-you perceive have studied tn,
hotel register and seeing that name, 1 i'm
mediately fancied detected 10 you q re
scmblance to certain relatives of mine of thu
same name wonder if our families ar
not distantIy connected ? Is rot my sur
name familiarR
mo, sir, not at all" But need nc
have spoken with such unaattering energy
| was ashamed, the next moment, when tn
"emblematio" clairvoyant turned away wit
an ir Of wounded pride.
"He has gentlemanly manners, I'm fire.
to confess" said Gid, little COmpunctlOusl
as we pursued our journey; "but where
comes to his claiming kindred with girl {
your standing, its little too presumptuous
DO you know, Laura, had a strange fec
ing come over me whenever | caught hi
, eye, feeling as if he might bewitch N
somehow don't think It's safe TO hAN
anything to do with such person.
But we had not yet parted company wit
him. At the next wooded hill We foun
! him waiting to offer us seats in his carriag
I A pine tree, up.rooted by the lightning ha
! fallen across the road so near the grOul
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

Christian, but indicates his own con-
v;ctions of his situation. The Rev.
John z. Duncan. of the Metho list
Church, All old and Cevoted friead of
Mr.. Stephens on Friday night last Wis
tied his bedside. Aftt having, at MIR.
Stephens request. sang several spirit
ual songs, favorites of the iliustrious
sufferer, Mr.. Duncan kuelt with the
members of the family and engaged in
prayer. AS he arose to depart Mr..
Stephens addressed him as follows:
Goodbye, Mr.. Duncan. [ have a
single request to make OF you, before
you go while l linger here at death e
door. You &C to the watch service of the
First Methodist Church in Atlanta
tonight. Say to the me .nbel of that
church, for me, to pray to God tha
this, our country, may have nationa
p' ace, national prosperity, nationa
fraternaty and national happiness, an6
thls He will guide and direct oul
| statesmen III their efforts to accom-
plish this end, and that our govern
ment may be reclaimed from its enc.
mics and brought back TO the design.
of our forefathers. For myself I ash
only one prayer, and that is that the
will of the Lord be done"
Mr.. Duncan bore Mr.. Stephens
message to the congregation at tht
watch meeting. At the conclusion OF
hia remarks the congregation kuelt,
Judge W. F. Wright leading in prayer
aud Offering up an earnest suppl cation
that the Lord would spare the great
and good statesman to his people and
country.
A gentleman recently returned tC
Alta lts from a visit to Mr. Stephens
says he shows the subIimest fortirudt
in his suffering. When questioned a.
TO his condition and prospects of re
eovely he replied: 81 am neither dis
poudent or hopeful. have no desire
to live another day, but Gods will he
d0nel'
The correspondent Of the Ctronicie
closes with the remark: MARY friends
of hir, Stephens here are deeply sriic-
itous of his fate in the present crisis
there are, however, others who firm =
baiieye that the wonderful vitality oI
tho man will bring him through safe.
The entire country uuItes in the hope
that that belief may be realized. =
SaUaa9adh NeaDs.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
'a'a3 SGSpETIeES
SUPERIOR COURT.


The clerk of the Superior Court
WAS h'siIy engaged yesterday in rre-
pairing the papers in such cases as
have been taken to the Supreme Cour,
on appeal from the decisions of Judge
Horny during the five weeks term
which expired with last week. The
numh'r of eases in which appeals
have been taken is eighteen. rhere
have been one hundred and forty cases
IN nj, disposed of, and are now off the
drcket- This it would seem, leaves
the Superior Court docket in such a
condition ns that the business of the
court can be kept we'll up to time. IN
laas t',e criminal docket shall again
>.agae the evil doCk-t 10 fall behiud.
The special tenn has expired inst
III time to make room for the regular
term which commences on Tomorrow,
Judge McKoy to preside.
MAYORS COURT.
The Mayor held no session of his
court yesterday. The cases which
were ready for trial, we've continued
upon the motion of the defendants.
four in number.
MAGISTRATES COURT.
Besides three cases of no general in
t',r"st there was nothing done in these
Courts on y"sterday, with the exec p .
tion of one Ca. e, before Justice Van
Amringe, for the keeping of disordcrly
house. The case was partially inves-
tigated, but the further examination of
it vas continued until next Tuesday at
10 o'clock. The facts, SO far as brought
ont, go to show that on the night of
Thursday there was a general row at q
house on Harnett, between Third and
Fourth streets, in which several per-
sons got pretty badly blooded, one
Whitney, a colored, special dep
uty constable, being severely cut on
the head, with knife. The rowdies
used knives, clubs, palings, &C., as
the weapons of offense and defense.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
Very truly yours,
JOHN Ell. HICKS.
Our Bar and River improvements

From the Congressional Record we
make the following tract from
the proceedings of the House,
which will be read with pleasure, by
all who are atalI interested in our Bar
and River improvements;
The Speaker also laid before the
House letter from the Secretary of war
recommending an appropriation for
.fhe prosecution of work at the mouth
of Cape Fear River, which was referr-
ed to the committe on commerce.. and
ordere d to be printed.
From this it will be seen that the
Secretary of War has been induced to
take the initiatory step towards addi-
tional appropriations by Congresses,
to this important work.
The Importance of this work seem
to be at length thoroughly understood
at Washington. and the action of those
who have been able 10 exert the iniu-
ence needed to bring about this under
standing, will no doubt be fully appre-
ciated by our people.
The growing commercial Importance
of Wilmington has attracted the atten-
tion of the great commercial centres
OF the World, and it is of prime i'm
portance that our harb0r should be
easily accessible to ships of deeper
draught aud greater tonnage. That
Wilmington has attracted this atten-
ton is evidenced by the fact that our
harbor is row studded with the masts
of vessels OF almost all Natioualit1es.
There are to day not less than forty
foreign ships in port that have come
tc take cargoes to foreign ports. Add
to these the fleet of American vessels
and steamships that are engaged in
the coasting trade, and it can be seen
at glance that Wilmington has
assumed d commercial importance of
Which every Moth Caroiinian should
feel proud.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
NEW YORK.


New YORK, Jan. 8. New rates on
all points in the West go into effect on
Monday GU q basis of IS cents per 100
pounds for first elias freight to Ch!ca-
go. The schedule is to be uniform on
all trunk lines going west from this
city and Boston. A d fferent allowance
is made in favor of Philadelphia and
Baltimore, on the ground that the dis
tancs from those cities to Ch cago is
less than from either New York or
Boston
A suit is begun hy the attorneys of
Tweed in the nsme of Charles Devlin,
whose bonds for the appearance OF
Tweed on trial o'a criminal ipdict
ments, were forfeited recently against
the city, the county, the Attorney
General. the corporation, C 'nnsel Jack
son s. Schultz, Jno. Ii. Keyser, Al
dre-v J. Carey, R~chard b Connaily
aud james III. Iueersoii. Reference
is made to the exe emPtion of the es-
tt t. g Of Ingerso i, Garvey and keyser
from the prosecution and to the failure
OF the ass. .gnne OF portion of the
property of the latter, to account to
the city for money held by him i'll
trust t. satisfy claims arising under
transactions OF the ring. The relief
applied for is the appointment of re-
celver of ali claims against the ring
and conferripg upon this officer the
power to prosecute all copspirators and
their estates. It is also claimed that
those IT responsible for the failurs to
prosecute the parties who have been
allowed to escape under the operation
of the Et uutG Df limitation and other
wise, should be compelled to make
good the injury thus inflicted on the
city aud e0nuty.
A London dispatch says the edito
rial in the Iclcgralh says the unani
nous resolution Of the House of Rep
rcseniativos declaring tho manifest
dispns ton of the men who fought in
the late civil war to join hands as one
people, is most auSpiciOus, ushering i'll
of the American New Year one of the
most cheering celebrations in the his
tory of America.
The police of Berlin being in pos
Session of private correspondence of
Tbomasson. of the Bremerhaven dyn-
am! tie blot, seem to have come upon
the track of some of his accomplices,
who visited the boarding g-houses pa
tronizad by English and American
tourists. TIE police are searching for
a DIR. NJ, dwortil, who t would seem
from the Information in their possess
SION was evidently nn accomplice of
TnOmass on.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
n Cruel asItclnEna-Eme z3IocsI91l OF
Democratic President Next
Year Inevitable.
[5I ringffeld Mass } Republican

[sIringfeld Mass Republican
The recent crushing Republican, re-
verse in Mississippi and the suici,tal
Republican folly III South Carolina
only make more probable what was
painfully probable before-that as
against any "straight Republican"
nominated under administration aus
pices, the Democratic cand date next
year viii scoop Ii the electoral votes
of every Southern State. Aggregate
number Of votes cast hF these ;5tatas
(not inoluGieg Delaware. Mary land.
Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri. ;.
9S; 31lMs the votes Of the live ex-hurder
and slave States. !3T; whole rumber Of
electoral votes (includilg < Colorado.
369; necessary to elect. ] 50; 1877 from
165 leave 48--the number or votes
from the former 1fee st tes needed, IL
the Supposed anc probab.e ease 10
elect Demoorall,; President Bnt
5he tW 0 States of New York 5rd In
diana alone cast 50 v0t48--auG h3tn
theSs States have DS:n3c:4Sic Govern
ors to-day No wonder that disti.:-
suishe,i Republican politicians are tx-
hlbiu'ng unmistakable symptoms Of
InegsIness-not 10 say alarm. As
Pat remarked, they !teva raj&on.
But II IS nos clear what they eau do
about it Tie dilemma is growing
one whichever horn Is selected. 30
do nothing TO let events take their
course, IS to drift with folded arms
ever the fails That might do tor
Turkish politicians. brought Mp from
iufaucv on toe Koran; our American
SOFT are hardly equal 70 II. Bat t.
rrsume the reconstruction. force bill
business now wunid be 50 hazard and
to los, more at the North than pussi-
bly, could be gained at the Sorttl-let
alone the fact thst there Is y Demo
cratic House III the way.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
vance and Davis.

he Wadesboro Herald comes ont
in strong article in favor of z. B.
Vance for Governor, and George Da-
Wis for Lieutenant Governor. The
ticket would be one worthy of the par
ty and of the State. and would be tris
urnphantly elected.
While we are not authorized to speak
for Mr. Davis, we are satisfied that
he will not allow his name to be used
as candidate for any position. He
will be found ready to labor zealously
for the success of our candidates, and
especially Tor the adoption o. the
Constitutional Amendments. The
Herald i'll speaking of him says
George Davis oh, how the proud
me cries of the past come throngiug
around as we write his name lis a
man of whom any state OF nation may
of right be proud. A courtiy gentlea
man, an accomplished scholar. al ex-
periepced statesman, ali orator and
advocate who possesses that rare and
wonderful combination Of effuigent
eloquence and profound thought and
learning which with other attributes,
and characteristics, justly entltle him
to 1ark amongst the foremost and
first OF our country-he is one whom
our state ought and woald delight to
see occupying any position of honor
or trust within the gift of ber citizens,
1t is high privilege to any news
paper, editor or citiz7n to be able to
present such ua mes as thoss4 of VaIce
snd Davis to the consideration of the;
people and voters it is high priv
Iege--a distinguished and unusual
honor, to any state 30 have two such
men within her borders
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
ENGLAND.

LONDON, Jan. 8.--The Daily News
Vienna correspondent. states that all
persons in Vienna liable for military
duty in case of war are ordered to hold
themselves in readiness to join their
corps.
The steamer City of Brooklyn COL
lided with and sunk an italian barque
off Fastness to day. Three of the
barque's crew are missing, the balance
-nine in number-being saved by the
steamer.
A barque, nam, unknown, is re-
ported ashore off Gravesend. About
16 men are supposed to be aboard of
her, but all attempts to approach her
and render assistance have been in
vain.
The Pail Mall Gazette's special says
that Count Audrassy's proposals are
identically the same as the suggestions
made by the conference of Consuis at
Mostar last autumn and are designed
to remedy the grievances of the pro-
vinces. As previously indicated, the
question of guarantees is postponed
until the Sublime Porte indicates his
acceptance or rejection of the propo-
sails
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

/ can only say that I am profoundly
grateful for this manifestation OF the
confidence and high appreciation OF
nv friends. I shall preserve as an
heir-loon this spontaneous offering OF
those whom I know are sincere intheir
expressions and true in their profess
sions of friendship. I claim IN all
truth to say that have always tried to
act right under all circum stances and
to maintain that high character as a
gentleman, for which you give me
credit.
In view of the issues that called
forth this tribute I must allude to one
in which you are mutually interested,
and which you have just cause to be
proud of. Civil burdens are often
more trying than actual war. Ffnan-
cial ease is the acme of good govern
ment and any legitimate step IN this
direction, if successful, will bind men
stronger than all other acts of man.
This step was taken in the formation
Of your new county as proved by ref
erence to your taxbooks and acts OF
your commissioners. Let the good
work 90 on by keeping good men in
Office They will still reduce your
taxes By reducing your assessments
and recommending the Legislature
to place your public buildings
where sufficient is offered to buiid
them without taxation, besides making
them central. This common and most
important course you muet unite Oh.
Let universal amity accompany uni
versal suffrage. In the revolutionary
movement which led to the separation
% Pende, from New Havover--always
exciting passions and bitt. rness as such
organic changes do-the humble part
that L bore in its favor was ftom the
highest motives for the public good.
This fact, with the established and iilIe
success of the new county leaves ME
TO regret nothing that L have said or
done in this relation. And in leaving
] caa but say to all that the high mo-
tIves Which prompted the leaders in
this movements to strike for the sepu-
ration must continue to animate those
who lave that :: 'u-ty pride aud insei-
Fl h devotion which can alone spring
from AN I,.,nt4st DISCRIMINATION to pro-
mote the best interest of the new
county.
There is much, very much, that
binds 1ne tn Pendnr. The many true
friends I huve made here hy my acts
tn which You SO generously allude. L
shhii cherish with that pride ard salts
faction which will afford me aid AID
solnce III my future conflicts with thu
common trlns of life. Other cjrcum-
stances encouraging my removal to an
other field of professional labor, in
dnces me TO go; but nowhere eau
expect to find more appreciating friends
than I havo found here. AS to the
public dinner you so kindly tender me
l nnst say that time forces ms to ac-
cept tIe will for the deed, and may
your now bright future be blessed with
an offspring that will protect and cher
isll the everlasting monument raised
10 econom: aid named III honor of
"Nobie Pender."
Very truly yOurs
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
'Ghe Western North CarOltnss Kan
road.

The road leading from Salisbu y
westwardly towards Asheviile, has
long been one of the pet schemes OF the
good people through whose section
of the State it passes. And the peo-
ple of Ashville and surrounding coun
try have long looked forward to 1t
completion to that town. patiently but
hopefully. 1t seems that there is at
least some prospects for the early re-
alization of these fond hopes. The
provision of the law which authorizes
the employment of convicts confined
in the State Penitentiary, for the pur-
poses of it's construction, have been
eagerly put into force, and by this
means the road is being steadily push
ed forward to compile zion.
We are informed by hIr. w. P. Can
adv, one of the Commissioners who
now have the States interest in
this road in hand, that he
has just returned from Old Fort
where he has been in attendance on
meeting of the Board. He says they
now have two hundred and fifty con
yicts at work ON the Mountain section,
which reaches from Old Fort to the
Western end of the Swannanoa tunnel.
When the Western terminus Of the
tunnel is reached it will be easily G a
dcd TO AsheviIle.
SIr irf
transacted good deal of important
business, all looking to the completion
,f the road at as early II dty as pos
sible.
Among other things the Board made
contracts with parties for doing all the
tunneling: Ordered fifty convicts to
ne nut to work on the road at Paint
rcck beyond Asheville, and to work
on the line between that point and
Asheville: Ordered that application
he made tC the ,niteutiary Bo@rd-for
one hundred and fifty convicts more,
who will be employed at points on tie
road, to the best advantage.
Owing 20 "a reduction in the tariff of
frrghts, there has been an Increase Ii,
the receipts of the road, OF twenty.
one hundred dollars, for the months oil
November and December, over the re-
ceipts for the same months in the year
1874
II the proper energy is continued on
this important work of internal improve
ment, the sea and the mountains will
soon be made neighbors TO each other;
-then will the floods clap their hands
and the hills rejoice together"
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
EheState Constitution ns II Will be.

EheSfate Constitution as II Will be.
Weare indebted to the Hon. Edward
Cantwell for a copy of pamphlet CON
tanning the Amendments to the State
Constitution, passed by the late Con
stItutional Convention, and also the
Constitution as it will read when these
Amendments shall be ratified by the
people. In this pamphlet, the arrange
ment of She Ordinances, and the Con-
stltut OH rs it reads since the Amend
man:s thereto, is such that the reader
can, ut glance. take in all the changes
which have been made, AMI al the
sa NE time have before hlm the whole
fundamental law of the State as it is
proposed to be.
The pamphlet was prepared by
Johnstone Jnnes, Esq. Secretary to
the Convention, and John Reilly, ESQ,
State Auditor, in pursuance of an Or
dinancc to that effect.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
a Searching NuIAanCC.

The dust AMI the wind on Front and
Market streets. yesterday, made every
one weep who passed that way.
The street sweepers seem to have
consulted Old Probabilities as to when
would be the best time to make the
ruisal ce of sweeping the streets, the
greatest. The dust on tn stone pave
ments of these streets had been swept
up in piles, and allowed to remain,
until there should be sufficient wind to
scatter it in every direction again, into
the eyes, ears and mouths of all pass
ers by, and into the stores and shops,
compelling the mer chants to close their
doors at intervals, for protection to
their goods and wares.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
Illness of Hon. A. II. Stephens

Our entire community, who have
from day to day waited Wi h heartfelt
solicitude, intelligence of the condi-
tion of Hon. A FL. Stephens, Will be
panied to learn from our dispatch this
morning that there is 10 Improvement.
While we may still hope that the dis
tiuguished sufferer may be spared to
the State and country he has SO honor
ably aud faithfully served, and TO the
friends SO warmly attached TO him, We
cannot dismiss our fears that the end
he so calmly and resignedly contem-
plates is approaching. A correspond
ent of the Augusta Chronicle relates
touching incident connected with his
present illness which not only illus
trates his character as a patriot and
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
KENTUCKY.

FRASkFoKT, Jan, 8.-Ln the State
Democratic Convention today no de-
cision could be reached OIL the Sera ato-
rial Question, and the Conveutio', has
adjourned without choosing ?. c1rii-
date.
LOUISVILLE. Jan S.-Ihe various
banking institutions OF this city have
organized q clearing company with t
capita; nf 50. OOO, GOO. The business
of tia. G:,t days operations amounted
90 81 t,,i0. COG.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

Rocky POINT, N. c., Jan. 6, 1876.
To Afessrs. West6rook & Bro, Joel
Hines, ". B. Hocaa, S. s. Satch-
aOeU and others.
GENTLEMEN: So unexpected was this
tribute of respect that feel at loss
for language to reply. I am reminded
of the good old maxim, Qui sc astutot
esse ste4ltsta7ssdicitatr.s $50 it behooves me
to be modest in accepting expressions
ofregard so complimentary to myself.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
BELGIU VI.

BERLIN, jan. 8. - Physicians gay
shat Count Varnim is too i'll to go to
prison, but the government regards
their certificate rs Insufficient, and tha
Count will be placed i'll close contine-
ment.
Count Audrassy's note in regard to
the p.oposed reforms in the Sultan =
vassai provinces, makes no definite pro-
posais for controlling the execution of
these reforms, but it is stated that he
proposes mutual control through the
supervision of the Cousuls and Am
bilssadOrs.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
INDIiN TERRITORY.

MUsKoGEE, Jan S.-rhe recent le-
c.sion # tie Secretary of the Interior
closes all iisnIpg operations iii the
Chuctaw Matte.
Tie . -aSe Coal and ErX~s Mining
Companies ilav- IN cOm-equence OF the
or Ter jischa, cd 200 neu, who will De
compelled TO seek employment in tine
States
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
Look Out For ,Eweedy

From an extract taken from the
Newborne Time, it seems that W. M.
Tweed, for whom the Sheriff of New
York has offered $40, ,0OU reward, may
perhaps be skulking through the
waters of our sounds and numerous
inlets. 1t is said he was at Swan.
boro last Wednesday.
1t would be a lucky iftto the man
who could get $4,000 for arrestine
him.