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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-02
Our Cattle Raising Facilities.

The success which has attended the earlier
efforts Of our people in exporting beef to
England, and the impetus which the Euro.
pean war is likely to give the trade, naturally
suggest an inquiry as to the capacity and
facilities of this country for supplying as
cheaply as any other nation portion Of the
beef for European consumption. What can be
done at this business, in Texas, has recently
been set forth by thoroughly posted writer
who has large acquaintance with that state,
and who appears to have some experience in
the business Of raising cattle. His opinion lie
that Texas is "the most favored region in
the United States, for growing cattle" The
business there is already extensive but IL
might be increased tenfold. During the last
autumn, he says, more than two hundred
and five thousand head of cattle were driven
out of Texas on foot; while great numbers
were slaughtered for market. He estimates
the annual expectation from Texas, as fol-
lows Total exports of cattle, six million
dollars; hides, one million eight hundred thou.
'and dollars beef in barrels, one million and
three hundred thousand dollars; wool, one
million and five hundred thousand dollars"
They have already started steamer, "with
a Bates refrigator," to carry dressed meats
from Galveston to New York and this
method of transporting the beef is likely to
come more and more into use.
We see it stated that parties in California
are preparing to make the most of the ca
liabilities of that state for raising cattle. 1t
more extensive in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Kentucky, Missouri, and some other states
in that section of the country. A careful
estimate will show that beef can be raised
in these states and sent TO the English mar.
kets, at much less than the cost of produc.
ing 1t in England. In the first place, the
English farmer pays annually for rent of
the land he cultivates, quite as much as the
| market value, acre for acre, of most of tn,
improved farms in the states we have named
In the second place, notwithstanding tbeii
Va ~ Cooto
more to raise grain in England than it costs
in our Western states, where much less labor
is required to raise crop. In Texas the cost
Of producing beef is much less than on thu
improved farms of the West, because Texas
has vast ranges of pasture lands available
summer and winter, that cost the producer
nothing. We find no estimate of the mum
Der of cattle owned in Texas at the present
time; but it is stated that there are now ovel
four millions grazing in the great pastora
regions west of the Colorado river. Tn,
expectation of beef to England can hardly
fail to affect the rents, and even the marke
value, of agricultural lands in England.
may be that we shall hear the English pro
ducers of this article clamor for the supper
of protective tariff.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-02

QUITE as significant as the admission by
the Swiss watch-makers of the superiority of
the American make, is furnished in the re-
port of the delegation of French manufac-
turers sent by their government to Philadel-
phia to examine the exhibits They de-
clare the spool cotton of some American
mills to be superior to the best English pro-
duct, and to combine equally cheapness with
excellence. For machine sewing the report
declares the American thread to be the best.
The report is not calculated 10 encourage
Frenchmen in the hope of regaining from us
the markets they have lost, or even Of hold
ing those which they have,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-02
Another VindicatiOn.

j. Gregory Smith, Joseph Clark, w. C.
Smith, b. p. Cheney and Lawrence Barnes, a
receivers and managers of the Vermont Cen
trail and Vermont and Canada railroads, APP
pointed by the court of chancery Of Frank
lin county, having filed their accounts as or
dered by the court, and objections to thu
same having been made by various parties
Paul Dillingham;, Dudley c. Denison and
John L. Edwards were appointed special
masters to hear objections and audit ac
counts. The hearing commenced at ST.
Adams, July 2lst, 1S75, and was concluded
in October-twenty-nine sessions being he'll
from time to time to suit the convenience
of parties The masters have Just completed
and filed their report, which is very elaborat'
aud voluminous 1t completely vindicates
the managers and receivers from the various
charges of fraud, etc, brought against them
recites the history Of the receivership an'
property, and finds the accounts correct.
with the exception of two or three items tr'
lifted about by receivers, and shown to b.
technical aud clerical errors, or omissions.
These masters report in accordance will
the receivers testimony. They fluid that tn,
secret service fund, so called was kept and
turned over as portion of trust funds, anf
vas not used for improper purposes. Thu
dealings of the receivers with the st. Albans
Foundry Company are found without fraud.
aud the accounts allowed The masters
found that the several parties in interest as
velopments OF the property as they thought
best, using court only in the furtherance OF
their plans and wishes, thus making the
court nominally the guardian of the prop
erty, while, in fact, the parties in interest
were its real guardians. They find that the
books and business have always been open
for the inspection of parties in interest, and
say that every facility for investigation was
afforded to them by the managers. In clos
ing, the report says, we find the business of
the trust, in many respects necessarily COM
plicated, and requiring great minutie, to have
been done under a complete system with
great accuracy, and, although some errors
have occurred in some of the details, they
are very slight compared with the great
amount of business transacted. The ac-
counts are settled, with trifing changes, in
accordance with settlement by the advisory
committee of the first and second mortgage
bondholders, from time to time, as accounts
accrued.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-02

The annual encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be held at Provi-
dence, X. L., this year, on the 26th of June.
The annual meeting of the society of the
Army of the Potomac, and Of kindred vet
eran societies, will be held in Providence
during the same week, and the comrades in
Rhode Island extend cordial invitation TO
Posts of the Grand Army aud members gen
orally to participate in the pleasures of
reunion.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-02

The New York Central has just in court com.
promised damage suit by paying six thousand
dollars. One Johnny Roach, a child, son OF Ed.
ward Roach of lion was in Boston in September,
1875, being treated for eye trouble He WAS sent
home to Utica on sleeping car, and the porter
was paid an extra Ave dollars to take especial
care Of him. However, he forgot him, and the
cars started out OF Utica with the boy. The por-
ter caught him up, ran to the platform and
dropped him of. The ears cut his foot of, and
he is a cripple for life The porter with his five
dollars cleared out at once. The company at
first refused To pay, but settled after the boy i
story had been told to the jury.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-02

The official vote Of Michigan at the re-
cent election of supreme court judge, in
all but eight small counties, shows Repub-
lican majority of twenty-five thousand one
hundred and six, as compared with twenty
four thousand and seventy-three in the same
counties last November. There was large
falling off in the vote.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-02

IT is said that the entire loss Of the policy
holders by the failure OF life insurance com.
panies in New York during the past thirty
years has not been SO great as the surplus
income of the existing companies for three
months. But this is cold comfort for the
victims of failed companies.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-02

No opposition to policy that results in
substituting for the quarrels and evils which
have afflicted Louisiana such union of effort
for noble ends, has ghost of a chance to be
respected by either party.--Boston Aduerfieer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-02
Colorado Potato Bugs.

hessrs. Edtors'-some years acquaintance
with these pests in the West, induces me to be-
ieve that the farmers OF New England Will have
no light task to protect their potato crop the
coming season. The parasites that prey upon
the larva aud beetles have not yet become sufici-
emily numerous to affect them materially; and
farmers must depend upon their own exertions
and should destroy the beetles which Will appear
very early In the season. oitentimes two weeks
before the potato tops show themselves above
ground Al THIS stage the beetles arevery hungry
after their long fast and search greediiy for their
hvorte food' eagerly devouring any stray pota-
toes when may be placed out OF doors seeming
them long distance Every female beetle is said
TO lay some thousands OF eggs, ana the females oil
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-02

A GisEtLEy (Col) man thinks he outwits the
gIasshoppers. His first crop is pease, which
gnsshoppers detest He next grows Australian
pigs To eat these. which glasshoppen wont eat,
aud he next brings up crop OF turkeys to fatten
on the hoppers
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-02

NEw England owns one-third the number Of
sailing vessels of the country and one-half the
tonnage. Maine leading with two thousand eight
hundred and seventy-eght vessels and four hun
dred and ninety-seven thousand one hundred and
forty lone tonnage; Massachusetts coming second,
with two thousand four hundred and sixty-three
vessels and four hundred and iity thousand seven
hundred and twenty tonnage, and Connecticut
third, with two hundred and twenty three vessels
and flfty-three Thousand one hundred and one ton
ment Ia shipping amounts To forty million dollars.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-02


Larkin G. Mead, the famous Vermont sculptor,
has been in Washington portion OF the week,
and now gone to Springfield to superintend the
additions of the army and navy groups to his Lin
coin monument
Bret Harte and Mark Twain are here rehearsine
a new play written by them jointly, the princi-
pal character In which is "Ah Sin, the Heather
Chinee."
DIR. W. W. Patton, of Chicago, is elected Presi-
dent OF the Howard University in this city The
institution is said to be out of debt and ON
good basis,
The President il still determined to call the eI-
ira session of Congress on the 4th day of June
next Sol.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14
POLITICAL POINTS.

The venerable Peter Cooper is out in a let
ter of advice to President Hayes regarding the
proper financial policy to be pursued by the
latter. MIR. Cooper says FOur national cur
rency must be made receivable for all purposes
throughout the country, and interconvertible
with per cent. Government bonds. Such a
currency would have been worth more to the
American people than all the gold mines that
have ever been discovered on the continent of
America
Col. Jack Wharton has been appointed United
States Marshal for Louisiana, vice Pitkin, re-
moved.
The Hon. John A. Kasson of Iowa, whose
appointment as Minister to Spain was among
the earliest made, has now been chosen Minis
ter to Austria, while James Russell Lowell, the
Massachusetts poet-author, has been rendered
and has accepted the Spanish mission.
James Lewis (colored has been commissioned
as Naval Officer at New Orleans.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14
Death hY MiSadNentnre.

TRANSMISSION Of blood is one of the
medical theories which Mr.. Charles
Reade unfolds in his novels. The ex-
pertinent was recently made in Liver
pool, and reckless but good-natured
man died through his willingness to con-
tribute to anothers restoration to health.
He was not in sound health himself
when his veins were opened, and his
blood was shed for the sake of his friend,
and he invited death by drinking heavily
after the operation had been performed.
It was useless sacrifice his blood did
not save the life Of his friend their
deaths came close together. Death
from misadventure ;" was the common
place verdict of the Coroner's jury: but
it was accompanied by a presentment to
the effect that sufficient inquiry was not
made by the medical men as to the
mans habits and physical condition, and
that he did not receive sufficient caution
as to the risk he was running in giving
his blood to his sick friend.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14
HerOism of MOntenegrin Women.

Montenegro women have the same
passionate attachment with the men to
family and country, and display much
OF the same valor. Goptchevitch sup
plies two most remarkable examples. A
sister and four brothers, the four, Of
course, all armed, are making pilgrim
age or excursion to church. The state
of war with the Turks being normal, we
need not wonder when we learn that
they are attacked unawares On their way,
in a pass where they proceed in single
file, by seven armed Turks, who an
nounce themselves by shooting dead the
first Of the brothers and dangerously
wounding the second. The odds are
fearful, but the fight proceeds. The
wounded man leans against the rock,
and, though he receives another and fatal
shot, kills two of the Turks before he
dies. The sister presses forward and
grasps his rife and dagger. At last all
are killed except herself and a single
Turk. She asks for mercy, and he
promises it, but names her maidenly
honor as the price. Indignant, and
perceiving that now he is off his guard,
she stabs him with the dagger. He tears
it from her hand, they close, and she
dashes him over the precipice into the
yawning depth below. The second
anecdote is not less singular. Tidings
reach Montenegrin wife that her hus-
band has just been killed by party IN
der the command of certain Aga.
Knowing the road by which they are
travelling, she SEXES rife, chooses her
position, and shoots the Aga dead. The
rest Of the party take to flight. The
wife of the dead Aga sends her en
epistle. "Thou art a genuine daughter
OF Tsernagora. Come tomorrow alone
to the border-line, and we will prove, by
trial, which of us was the better wife.
The Tsernagorine appeared, equipped
with the arms of the dead Aga, and
alone, as she was invited. But the
Turkish woman had thought prudence
the better part of valor, and brought an
armed champion with her, who charged
on horseback. She shot him dead as
he advanced, and, Selling her faithless
antagonist, bound her and took her
home, kept her as a nurse-maid for four
teen years, and then let her go back to
her place and people.-W. e. Glad
stone. in iNineteeJ1tb Ce7zt2Ly.7F
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14
THE RULING PASSION.

Miss Joanna Farnham's Singular Mani
The Dover On. H. J Democrat tells
curious story of Miss Joanna Farnhan
who recently died at the American Hous
IN Boston, aged so years. She had Ion
been housekeeper there, and was SUI
posed to be very poor. When her trur
was opened, however, it was found
contain a variety of dry goods; notes fc
So, 600, bank book of the Blackston
Bank showing deposits of 81, 700. sma
sum of money, and also piece of pape
having trunk key wrapped up in it, an
on the paper was a writing stating tina
the key belonged to another trunk, whici
could be found at the house of a relativ
In Milton. This proved to be true. an,
this second trunk was packed full of al
sorts of fine wearing apparel. and con
tanned also a key in a piece of paper
upon which was the statement that this
key belonged to another trunk at a Ger
tain other house. And so this thing was
followed up until twenty very large-sizeC
trunks and three huge packing-chest.
were found, all crammed full of the mos
expensive articles of ladies' wearing ap
parel and house furnishings that Tho
Boston market afforded.
When these trunks and boxes were al
collected they loaded down four-o.
team, and were drawn to large hall il
Milton, unpacked and inventoried, pre-
paratOry to an auction sale for the bene
fit of the heirs. Among all these valu
ables were eighty-nine dresses, new am
perfect, made of silk, velvet, satin, an.
all kinds Of plaid silks, black and colore,
thibets, poplins, alpacas, brilhantines
cashmeres, ETC.; three silk-velvet cloaks
nineteen shawls, from common to til
richest Paisley and wrought Grape; 10
skirts of ali colors, ia pairs of hose, IN
dergarments too numerous to mention
table linen, towels, handkerchiefs, cour
terpanes, blankets, coverlets, ive-gees
feathers, sets of elegant china ware;
large lot of table and teaspoons of hes
coin silver, silver knives and forks, fin
gold watch and chain, and large lot
fine jewelry, etc. All of these goods al
perfectly new and in the best ordel
never having been used at all. There
enough of the whole to stock a lara
store. Yet there is said to be no doul
that she came honestly by all, as it hs
since been ascertained where and {
whom she purchased them at varioT
times as she went along. The origin
cost of these goods was not less thu
So, 900, and the owner while she live
went clad in the very cheapest appart
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14
Death Of Another Centenarian.

A centennial old bachelor has gone to
that bourne where buttons never come
off and stockings are never darned. DIR.
Henry Blackwell died in Troy last Sun
day, in his 1O8th year. He was born in
Limerick in ITO, fought for the King
during the rebellion Of '9S, was first a
physician, then a coachmaker, then a
farmer, then an immigrant, and finally
an herb-gatherer of South Troy. He
was born an old bachelor, he lived an old
bachelor, and he was one when he died
He hated doctors. a portion of one of
his fingers had been amputated and he
declared that five physicians had exam
ined the wounded member, which had
been injured by a poisonous splinter,
and decided that his arm would have to
come off. "Cut my arm off, he ex-
claimed: 81 told them they would all be
in their graves before that was done;
and, after taking my advice, they only
cut it off at the finger joint" When it
was remarked to him that it was very
singular that both he and his father
should live to such advanced ages, he
replied, "Not at all singular, sir. We
took care of ourselves, ate everything we
wanted, but did not go to balls and par
ties and get drunk. We did not lose our
rest. Gods animals take their needed
rest, and SO should men. Ny grandfather
lived to be 1877 years Of age, and was as
good as any man until his last sickness !"
--NeaD York Tribune.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14
Germany and the Catholics.

The total result Of the long struggle
between the German empire and the
Roman Catholic Church may be epito-
mized as follows The Archbishops of
Guesen-Posen and Cologne, the Bishops
of Breslau, Paderborn, and Mum
ster, and the auxiliary Bishops Of
Posen, six in number, have been deposed.
The sees of Treves and Fl1lda have be-
come vacant by death, and no attempt is
made to I'LL them. About 600 members
of different orders and congregations
have been expelled from the diocese Of
Cologne. among them 226 priests. In
the diocese of Cologne there are "a
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14

STA does not aim at political transformation of
the map of the East.
Turkeys attempt to obtain a foreign loan has
failed, and efforts are to be made toraise money
for the prosecution of the war by additional
taxation or forced loans at home.
Victorien Sardou, the dramatic writer, has
been elected member of the French Academy,
vote of 10 to II.
An Alexandria dispatch says the exhumation
of Cleopatras Needle for London has been
completed. Eighteen inches of the apex are
gone, and the corners are somewhat damaged,
but otherwise it is in fair condition.
The American Medical Association has just
held five days session in Chicago. It was
the largest and most interesting meeting the
association has ever held, about 600 delegates,
embracing many of the most eminent physi-
clans in the country, being in attendance. The
association, among other things, adopted
vigorous memorial urging the repeal
| by Congress of the present unjust tax on
quinine. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, DR.. T. G..
Richardson. Louisville, KY; Vice Presidents,
Drs J. P. White, New York, Moses Gum, Ill
inois, G.. W. Russell, Connecticut, A. Dunlap,
Ohio; Secretary, E. W. Brush; Treasurer, R. j.
Dunglson of Pennsylvania; Librarian, W. Lee,
District of Columbia.
A London dispatch announces that the
Princess of Wales will proceed as soon aspossi-
BILE to take up her permanent residence at hel
fathers court in Copenhagen. The alleged
cause of this serious step is an unpleasant diff
Guilty which has arisen, and in which lady Of
title is concerned.
The President of Paraguay in South Ameri
ca, was recently surprised at his home by &
band of assassins and foully murdered. Hi'
brother was also slain.
A bloody affray recently occurred at Yoke
hama, Japan, between some men belonging tt
a German man-of-war and party of French
sailors, in which nine of the latter were killed
and two mortally wounded. The Frenchmer
are said to have furnished the provocation.
The German Ambassador at Paris has beer
instructed to convey to Marshal MacMahon tn,
most positive assurances Of Emperor Bismarck
pacific intentions.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14
Curious Case of Insanity.

The barn Of Louis Bode, Of Hebron
county, Mimi, was recently destroyed
by fire. It contained oats, corn, wheat,
and farming utensils. The family, some
time ago, from kindness of heart, took a
poor girl to educate, making her one of
the family, and reposing confidence in
her. The day before the fire they were
away, leaving her in charge. When they
returned she said a tramp had been
there and threatened to burn their
buildings. They watched the premises
carefully all night. While at breakfast
the fire broke out. It was noticed that
the girl, after pouring the coffee, ran out
for a moment, then returned and sat
down to breakfast. She was arrested,
examined, and sent to jail. She now
confesses to setting fire to the barn, and
says it was done when she ran out at
breakfast time. She also confesses that
she killed their baby that died afew days
before very suddenly by putting a chip
in it's throat. She does not seem insane
on other points. When asked why she
did so, she answered, she couldn't
help it.