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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

TROUBLE IN THE CAMP.-There is new
trouble among the New York democracy.
The present state officers intimate desire
for a denomination, whereat the World, by
far the most reputable of democratic organs,
scods with emphasis, This, it says, ais
simply an attempt of democratic ofice-hold-
ers 10 control in advance democratic con.
vention, and it is as fragrant flying in the
face of civil service reform, therefore, as the
appearance of Mr., Cornell at the head of
the Republican state organization" This
is an amusing statement, implying as it does
that the New York democracy have been in
the habit of running their party in accord
ance with "civi service reform rules. But
perhaps the real purport of the Worlds crit
cism may be discovered in a subsequent as
sertion that the present officials were not
popular when they were nominated two
years ago, have not grown in popularity
since, and should be left entirely out of con
sideration by the coming convention, This
has very much the appearance of revolt
from the 'filden dictatorship.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

A BAD Lor.-The grand jury at Column
bia, South Carolina, is bringing in true bills
by wholesale against former officials of that
state. Indictments have already been made
against ex-Treasurer Parker, ex-Lieutenant
Governor Gleaves, ex Speaker Lee, ex-Treas-
nrer Cardoza, and against the clerks of both
Senate aud House. The grand jury consists
of ten white aud eight colored men, and the
bills are supposed to be found on the evil
dence of Moses and several others who have
turned states evidence. Some of the men
indicted were denounced two years ago by
Governor Chamberlain, and before condemn
ing the present action as political persecu-
ton it would be as well to wait for the evil
dence which must be made public on the
trials. If the men are guilty they should be
punished, notwithstanding the fact that they
have called themselves Republicans But if
the prosecuting officers do their duty the true
bills will not be against Republicans alone.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

DoN'T SEND TnEM,-We have never be-
lieved in either the justice or the practca-
bility of large colored emigration to Lii
IBERIA. We find in the Christian Recorder a
vigorous protest by a colored minister, the
Rev. A. j. Chambers, and quote few sen.
fences. lie says "What is Africa The
home OF savages, the citadel of dolatry, the
castle of Ignorance, and the buwark of sup
erstition A land of wild beasts, everlasting
marshes, torrid sunshine, floating noxious
miasmas and pestilential fever The coun-
try without schools, without agricultural
arts, mechanical industries, railroads, steam
ers, telegraph wires, scientific academies,
theological universities, miuts, manufacto-
ries, Christianity or a God The place
where the yell of the heather warrior usurps
the realm of the minister, the battle-axe
supersedes in glory the sewing machine, max
edness stands in the room of civilized life
aud modcsty; the salamander is Deity, and
III, nod of the head is hell !"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05
Autumnal Suggestions.

MIR. Oliver johnson, in his Orange Journal,
makes some suggestions appropriate to the
season which strongly appeal to every pru-
dent householder, and which cannot be kept
too constantly before the public. 1T some
times happens that healthful summer is
followed by an unheathful autumn. Why?
Not on account of any arbitrary decree of
Providence, but by the operation of laws
which it is mans province to investigate and
understand. A knowledge of these laws
would no doubt enable us to avert the cpl
denies which are often so destructive of
health and life, filling our homes with pain
and our hearts with anguish. Sanitary
science is yet in its infancy, but careful at
tention to what it has already revealed would
no doubt suffice in many cases to avert the
sicknesses by which so many precious lives
are destroyed. Our own knowledge on the
subject is limited, but there is word of
counsel which we feel ourselves qualified to
give, and it is this; Every householder, at
this season of the year. should make a care
full and thorough examination of his dwell.
ing, his outhouses and his grounds, in order
to make il certain that the air which his
family breathes is infected by no unwhole-
some properties. Sickness and death have
entered many household through an atmos-
phere tainted by decaying and noisome heaps
of rubbish which had accumulated unnoticed
during the prolific heats of summer, some
times in the cellar, sometimes in an Clubhouse,
and sometimes in the corner of the yard.
The decomposition of vegetable matter near
our dwellings in the autumn months is one of
the most frequent and prolific causes of sick
ness, as every physician will testify. Every
man should see TO it that no such cause of
disease exists upon his own premises but
as multitudes neglect their duty in this re-
spect, the boards of health in all ourcities and
thckly settled towns should make thorough
inspection of every street, building, drain,
sewer cesspool and yard, with view to the
removal of everything that makes the atmos
phere unwholesome, The wells, too, should
be looked after and the purity of their water
carefully tested. vi this will take time and
often involve serious inconvenience; but
when the health and even the lives of tn,
members of our families are imperiled nc
trouble aud no expense necessary ~ thci
safety should ON any account be spared"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

WELL DoNE.-The newspapers of the
South are not all abusing Postmaster-Ge
eral Key for his Vermont speech. Two OF
the leading papers of Virginia commend him
warmly and in recent editorial the Louis
vile (Ky) Courier Journal says that the
secession movement was a mistake is a
"truism that any idiot ought to compre
bend" and adds Four years of disastrous
war and twelve years of disastrous peace
hundreds of thousands of widows and or
phans, the loss of hundreds of millions OF
property, together with national debt
for which the South is equally bound with
the North, confirm the dreadful truth that
the fight was ill-chosen, ill-timed, ill-mad,
aud blended So much we have often said
So much sensible men everywhere in tn,
South would think it childish 10 deny. But
this does not stop the mouth of two or tire,
newspapers, which hope TO establish som,
character for consistency aud fidelity b,
mere rampantism."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

TUE HARvEsTs.-As we have stated, a
careful estimate places the wheat crop of
Minnesota at thirty million eight hundred
thousand bushels, There is a magnificent
yield of all agricultural productions in Wis
consn, and the value of the wheat, corn,
oats and other articles raised in Dade county
alone is estimated at eight million dollars,
or over one hundred and forty dollars for
every man, woman and child in the county.
This is specimen of the whole state. In
Iowa the harvest will give the farmers more
than thirty million bushels of wheat for
market This will bring thirty million
dollars. Based on the figures of last year
the pork crop will yield thirty million dollars
more. These two products alone will bring
Into Iowa this year an income equal to one
thousand dollars for each family in the state,
But other crops have been excellent, the
grass especially good, and thus fine facilities
given for the growing of beef.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

COMING EvENTs.-A correspondent who
accompanied the President through New
England gives the following as from the
President and members of the Cabinet =" The
President says that the Republican platform
of Ohio has been spread over too much
ground, and that as both parties have en-.
dorsed his Southern policy, the result of the
elections cannot be taken as an expression
of opinion on his course. He does not an.
ticipate violent partisanship by the demo.
Gratis in Congress. The democrats doubt
less will elect the speaker, but when legisla.
ton begins their cohesion will be lost. The
army appropriations will undoubtedly be
promptly voted without partisan opposition
and his message may recommend that power
lie given the executive TO increase com
panies in regiments to a given maximum
which would preclude any increase in the
number of officers. The order prohibiting
ofHce-holders from participating in party or.
CARNATIONS is due as much to Evarts as to
Schurz, and on this topic Evarts intends to
deliver ali address in New York this fall
Key appears to be in entire harmony with
the administration policy"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

CAUTION TO MECHANICs.-Refe was
made a few days since to the fact that con
siderable number of American mechanics
have recently gone to England to seek work,
under the impression that the demand for
labor is better in England than in this coun.
try. 1t now appears that this impression is
entirely incorrect, aud the United States
consul at Liverpool has sent message to
the state department, asking that American
mechanics be warned against coming to
England to get work, unless under legal
contract signed before they start. He says
that many have come, and, being unable to
find work, great suffering and restitution
has resulted. Able-bodied American work.
men, he says, are calling upon him for help
every day, and are greatly disappointed
when they learn that he has no funds for re-
lief purposes. Under the circumstances, he
deems it his duty to inform the state depart
ment that neither skilled nor unskilled work
men who come from abroad can find employ
ment in England. The times may be hard
in this country, but it is still the working
mans paradise compared with European
countries.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

EuRorE's WANrs,-Mr. Walker the sta
tistician, states that Europe will want this
year from hundred and fifty to a hundred
and sixty million bushels of wheat. The
Baltic ports of Russia will furnish from
eight to ten million of this forty to fifty mil
lion bushels will be supplied from other
sources, and the balance--from eighty to one
hundred mllion-will have TO come from
the United States. England will require
about thirty million bushels. Last year we
sent her sixty million bushels
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

THE TELEPHoNE.-As two gentlemen in
Albany were amusing themselves a few
evenings since with a private telephone con
Meeting their respective houses, they were as
tonished at hearing distinctly several musical
airs. The next day it was discovered that
the tunes were from telephone concert be.
tween New York and Saratoga, which had
gone over wires distant at least half a mile
from the private wire which they were us
ing, This opens new field of speculation
rs to the capabilities of the el,phone.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

NASpKRnIIr's one hundred thousand dollar
gift to his railroad employees was distributed thus
Passenger conductors each twenty dollars; train
Engagement, ten dollars; bnkemen, nine dollars
freight conductors, fifteen dollars; engineers,
thirty dollars; fremen, fifteen dollars hagmen,
eight dollars; switchmen, nine dollars; aborers
aud watchmen, seven dollars; mechanics, four
teen dollars; loremen, sixteen dollars; track fore
men, eleven dollars; all others, nine dollars. This
is just about equivalent to the three months re-
duction of the ten per cent
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

ACCORDING 10 n Paris paper, French Lady Of
rank has just died ut the age of eighty -four, who
had been accustomed, for the last thirty years to
smoke pipe twice day penance. In 1915
she married a wealthy sea captain, aud obtained
from him u promise to abandon smoking, of which
he was extremely fond lie kept his word, hut
died shortly after from regret-so it is alleged
His widow was 50 overwhelmed with grief aud re-
morse that from that time to the day of her death
she smoked couple of pipes day aud desired
at her death that her pipe should be buried with
har
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

The United States Senate now has thir-
ty-nine Republicans, thrty-three democrats,
one independent (Judge Davis), and three
vacancies. Que of the vacancies is in South
Carolina and the other two in Louisiana,
Should these vacancies be filed by demo
Gratis, the Republican majority would be re-
duced TO three, and Senator Morton's illness
makes even this small margin precarious.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

PRiNcE BISMARCK lately told some clergymen:
"My experience of professors when they take tn
politics is not the most agreeable Even in Par
lament they continually suppose they are address
ing their scholars, aud cannot bear being contra
dcted. may, perhaps be permitted to observe
that clergymen, being likewise in the habit Of
preaching To those who must not contradict them.
sometimes find it difficult to adopt Parliament
AIRY usages in synod"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

| acknowledge great reverence for such graves
In the same yard are the remains OF Mrs Honour
Stone, great-grandnother OF our great statesman
William NJ. Eyarts, rs also those Of james aud
Sarah EyaTts, grandparents Of the same illustri-
man, aud those OF other relatives Bless the
Lord for Bennington and its precious memories
Vermont is better state to-day, and will be for
ever, for this her great centennial. o. g. ".
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-05

His wife, Hannah Wood died the next year, aged
seventy -eight
Smyrna times., 1877-11-14

Sheriff Grubb sold two properties at Mid.
dletown yesterday, Geo w. Karsner's and
VIM. Lore's. The former sold for $4,000
to Zadoc A. Pool-l42I acres, besides
several tracts Of about 30 acres of marsh
lands. The Lore property was sold to Wm
c. Elason, Of Phila., recently of SMYRNA.
for $3.50, subject to prior liens. The
main farm contains PSI acres, the smaller
one 76 acres. Both these tracts are near ST.
Georges.
ELECTION OF OFrIcERS-The Young Mems
Christian Association, of Dover last week,
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, +. A. Williams; First Vice
President, DR.. J. f. Register; Second Vice
President, Wilmer b. Smith; Secretary,
>; n. Pllchard; Assistant Secretary, c.
Williamson; Treasurer, DR.. f. Lewis.
Managprs-consisting of the officers above,
and Messrs. David Walls, Wesley Pepper
and Fred. Burgess.
Smyrna times., 1877-11-14

ard agreement Miss Wix went to spend
Sunday in the country, between Greens.
boro and FELTON,. Whilst there Mr.. Raugh.
ley had another interview with her, all to
himself, no other lover being near to modest
or make them afraid, and she decided to
accept him, regardless of the previous con.
tract, and accordingly, on Monday evening,
instead OF going home, as was the pro.
gramme, she slipped out a back door of the
visitors house and into Mr.. Raughley's
carriage, and through heavy rain storm
they drove to Whiteleysburg where they
were married, on their arrival, by the Rev.
MIR. Dill, we believe. They took the train,
as before stated, on Tuesday morning, at
Greensboro, and remained in Phila. until
Saturday-until the affair had blown over
some.
Mr.. Raughley is a farmer of fair pros.
poets. His bride is said to be an heiress.
her grandmother having hequeathed to her
the sum of $4,000. The latest report rela
tive to her conquest is that she had seven
lovers instead of three, and if this inherit.
ance rumor is true the love rumor NAV be
true also.
Smyrna times., 1877-11-14

Mr.. CANNON, editor of the Sentinel, seems
anxious to make a practical test Of point
in President Hayes administration that
he has not been willing to indorse hereto
fore, if we are correctly informed, and that
Is the civil service policy. Il is understood
that he has opposed this and other acts Of
the President, personally if not editorially,
and yet he is soliciting the Executive to
appoint him to the U. $. Marshalship for
this State. The appointment, if made, and
we see no reason for opposing it, would
surely make good Hayes man of one of
the most active partisans in the Republican
ranks, but to one who has been so jealous
a worker we should think he would find
some reluctance in letting go Of the ma
chine when he gets hold of the office-if
he does get hold.
Smyrna times., 1877-11-14
Over Coats, at Kahn's.

Firstclass Photographs only made, at
Bradford's Smyrna, Del
Wanted, Men 7 foot heavy and three
hundred pounds tall. Cali and be fitted
out in Clothing and Underwear. chean. At
Kahn's, the Clothicr
Guaranteed the best Coal Oil, at Wor.
dens, for Is cents per gallon.
Little Boys from years old and upwarJ.
to call at Kahn's Clothing Store to buv a
complete Outflt-Shirts and Drawers. as well
as Coats, Pants and Vests for them
Shot, s.. Is per bag.
Shot, 81 per'bag.
Shot, 81. 10 per bag,
AT WORDENs
The oldest residents tell me have more
stock than any merchant ever had in this
town, in my line. Surprisingly low prices.
). l.. Kahn, the Clothier, Main St.
have more money invested in Gents
Furnishing Goods than all the merchants
IN town combined, no eXageration. Bought
from the finest manufacturers, not from
notion auction houses. Nv Goods fit and
compare with the finest in the land. 81
Kahn, the Clothier, Main st.
The Howe,
Singer,
Weed.
Wheeler & Wilson.
. Davis,
Domestic,
Grover d Baker,
New American
Sewing Machines can be bought of G. II.
Raymond, at the Delaware House.
q (tpnNt,~-
IN the world was ever given such test of
lts curative qualities as Boschee's German
Syrup. In three years two million four
hundred thousand small bottles of this
medicine was distributed free Of charge by
Druggists in this country to those afflicted
with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe
Coughs, Pneumonia and other diseases of
the throat and lungs, giving the American
people undenlable proof that German Syrup
Will cure them. The result has been that
druggists IN every town and village in the
United States are recommending it to their
customers. 60 to your Druggist, James ?.
Hotfecker, and ask what they know about
II. Sample Bottles 10 cents. Regular size
% cents. Three doses will relieve any case.
DoBBINs' ELECTRIC SoAP-Haying Obtain.
ed the Agency of this Celebrated Soap for
Smyrna and vicinity append the opinion
OF some of our best people in regard to its
merits:
have used the " Dobbin's Electric Soap manufac-
tured by |. l. Cragn q Co, Of Philadelphia for wears
ior All purposes, from the commoncst uses in the
Kitchen to the washing OF the finest anncIs and con-
slder It the best in the market for any and every pu
pose Tor which soap is used. Mrs JAS H. COTT0N
nave used DObbinS' Electric SOaD for several
years for washing both fannes and coIored clothes
ana hnd II the best have ever tried for these mr.
poses. Np- Di,rrE'r III IT, Pun
, 1ou ask me how like DObbins Electric SOan -
answer by authorizing you to use nv name in any
way you choose in recommendation of the SnaI
named consider it the best in the market
Mrs. +. J. COLT
desire my friends and customers to give this SosD
~, @ eli"I' 20 at tley may know just how good the
OeSt soup III thc l. : Is J. b. COOPER,
sep -o-o" Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1877-11-14
SUBSCRIBERS NAMES:

1t is II noticeable feature that several of
the signers for good amounts had to make
their mark.
A TALE OF THREE LovERs-On Tuesday
oi last week, 9th Inst., A fired Raughley and
bride came up on the Nd. & Del. r. r.
and stopped at Clayton until the afternoon
tram north. They were on their wedding
tour. They were married the night Dre.
vlous at the village Of Whiteleys6urg, on
the State line, in South Murderkill There
is a little history connected with this mar.
rage that gives it quite romantic tinge.
1t is as follows: The bride is, or was Miss
Matte Wix, daughter of WIN. Wix. of
Greensboro, and formerly constable in
that town. She is popular, pretty and very
greatly admired. 1t seems that for some
time she had been struggling with three
lovers, Mr.. Conner, tour informant thinks
that's the name) merchant at fredericksburg,
Rev. A. Z. Bergman, Southern Metho.
dlst minister at NewtOwn, ia Somerset CO..
ana Alfred Rtughley, a young man of
greensboro. Our informant states that
each sultor was accepted by her, but find.
ing out that such was the case they met in
conference at the young lady's house and
begged OF her to make choice then an
there who she would have. Finally, there
being no other way out of the question, she
came to decision and gave her hand to the
minister. That settled the matter, il was
supposed, and the gentlemen parted in
seeming good friendship, which they had
agreed to do. As they separated the min.
lster, we are told, said to Mr.. Raughley
that he chopped it wouldn't kill him.
This was not many nights before the mar
rlage. Rev. Mr.. Bergman went home
with the full understanding that he was TO
be married to her on Wednesday night
last, the 7th. lie accordingly arrived nj
FELTON, on Tuesday afternoon, the 9th, with
all arrangements made and minister en-
gagged to ofiiciate. His party was to drive
across to Greensboro, 10 miles, that even.
ing, but alas before starting on the trip he
learned that his aiiianced had married
Raughley the night before. Raughley wrote
him letter informing him Of the fact and
telling him that he "hoped it wouldn't
kill him." And it hasn't, so far, but the
conduct Of the fclxle fair one must have
Tracked his frame" terribly. He returned
home the day he was to have been welded.
as soaroe Of wives as ever he was in his
life. ''''
ltseems that after the lovers conference
Smyrna times., 1877-11-14

THERE is rumor, and we give it as such,
that some changes of an important charac-
ter are to be made in the Delaware r. R.
timetable shortly. One of the changes said
to be contemplated is the running of ano.
ther morning train, to pass here at 9 or 10
o'clock, to connect with trains on the vari-
ous branch roads. One report is that the
mixed train is to do this service. The es.
pecial aim is to accommodate the branch
roads, we hear This rumor is so current
on the street that we feel justified in pub.
fishing it for what it may be worth.
Smyrna times., 1877-11-14

The WHEAT WoRM-Have we new
enemy to the wheat crop? Last week we
copied an item from the Dover Sentinel
stating that worm something like the
common muck worm was devouring the
growing wheat in some quarters. This
week we copy similar item from Chester.
town paper. and we hear some complaint
OF similar nature from the neighborhood
west of this town. We DO not know that
anything serious is threatened, but such
reports coming Simultaneously in this man.
ner from different quarters of the adjacent
country is calculated to create some un.
easiness.