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TRICMPHING OYER 4 RING.


The defeat Of the Republicans in Jersey City
Is overwhelming. and there Is much rejoicing
in the overthrow Of the corrupt Commissions.
The Board Of Works will stand unanimously
Democratic The six members are as follows;
William Clarke, Michael OGrady, Robert VI.
Jarvis. Peter Senior. james L. Crandall. and
Henry Icmhrck Tho Fire Board will be com
posed Of five Democrats and one Republican. as
follows: Chas. II. Parsons. James Mcehan.
Charles t. Kruclor. Edward ODonnell. II nry
Winde-kcr. and Andrew J. Martin Republican.
Tho Police Board will consist Of i've Democrats
and one R"puhli nm. ~ follows. Matthew
Monks. David &. Joyce. Nathan II. Fowler.
Anton Sehick. james 4. Hough. and John y.
The ', clcton q" 81 LOWS f. Hood. Democrat in
in tho second. Edward VI. Butler. Democrat. II
the Third: Henry j. Powell and William +.
Kern in the Fourth. will give the control OF the
Bunrd of Aldermen TO the Democrats by eight
10 four.
Jas Il. Mcrcein, Democrat. in the First District;
peter seaman in the S"eond District and
Thoma- W. norton in the Fourth District
Tine Board of Erevhold'is Is completely revo-
lutonYHl Ny the election OF iOurt IN Democrats
an two Il nuhi'ans.
eminent viii lu INTO cif'Et ON the .ji of APRIL
IHc Dom, RMS huV. also triumrhrt ia mon
Hi. Ir.cl lrrs Cox and Huu'h ar" u" ted.
uui Cuun.iiMcn Louis {. lian-tom, Patrick
llrrrv. and David Sturm.
Ia Layouu'. Alut Ir Meiss II .ican. wi7
Th' Council will be SIX Republicans ami two
d. Mltf.4t-
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The City's Quota of state Expenses.

The population Of the State of New York.
according to the census Of $50, Is about
4ino.ooo. That OF the city Of New York is
about $50. 900 Allowing for the newly an
ucxrd districts OF Wcstchcstcr county. the
population of the city may have increased
to l,oOo.poo, hut it is still unquo-tionuhly less
than ouc-fourth of that Of the whole state.
But whilc the population OF the city is 10
tnat of the state less than one to four
and it's representation Ia the Same proper
ton. more than onc-third of the burden OF
State ppuperi~m. more than one-hail of the
State taxes and am enormous amount of the
state public school EXPENSE. are borne hy
tho city.
The latest report " the state Bonrd Of
Charities makes the total number Of the in
mates of th.Nlriou- rrorhnu-cs and aims
houses NJ the state 60 bc 12.dil. Ot these.
400, are supported D.. tht city Of New York.
OF the s,.ooo.O0D of taxation for state pur-
posses imposed ON the several counties. New
York viii have TO pay this year over
Si.uUl.O0l.
OF the si.5ol.ooo of state school tax levied
upon New York city in 1876. only S'iium
wa apportioucd back to the city for its own
-choul- SO that iis contribution to the
qua schools of the more favored counties
was nearly Sl.olo.COo.
lhc-clact- have often been laid before the
public. hut without r-uit Tie rural dis
tri,f- have h.lr4.l.l-r Nruly fixed upon the
City. aud Nilt0t lrt 50 g'. Trey Viii n't
even rlrnnr'inn our representation as tin
/ Constitution ar thcir, Official oatn- require
th.m t' do. 30 IT'S To- make itaceord with tHo
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The roll of the ncvt House Of Representa-
tivrs, as prepared hy the Clerk. Mr.. ADAMS. is
not satisfactory To- the honchmen of the Frnudu-
lent President. 1t was all important to his
policy Of bargain and sale that the Democrat
majority should be- reduced TO the narrow.-t
margin. Mr.. ADAMS has disappo that hope.
and hence these tears.
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Surrogate CALvIN's patronage In tho
shape " fat foes to the lawyers who practise in
his court viii be seriously diminished if the
Court OF Appeals sustains recent decision OF
the General Term Of the supreme Court de-
claring 1t Illegal to allow costs to the unsucccss-
ful contestants Of wills. Heretofore. no mniinr
how groundcss or absurd might have bcen the
opposition to the probate Of IA will. the counsel
who conducted it were paid literally out Of the
property Of the t,stdor Hence arose many
needless proceedings and much costly AMI
tedious litigation. which benefited nobody hut
the Surrogate and his friends. Hereafter, let
us hope, the game will not be worth payng'
and the transfer u the money Of widows and
orphans 10 the pockets OF tho legal fraternity be
mcasurably prevented.
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WASHINGTON, Anrl IT, lit = sail t'at Gov.
t"'.n -As H"4'n4, sul ~, A,,4 g., =. ..,A
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estates had been destroyed by tie Cubans would
nulliiy the statement Of Gen. CAMros that the
department is free from rebels. the Spanish
papers. under instructions. attribute tho con-
fiagratons to spontaneous combustion This
lust providcntial scourgc has laid waste no
less than eighteen estates in this one district OF
Sagua in the short space Of twenty days.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-17
The Oregon Infamy.

The deliberate and audacious attempt to
too nearly home to Mr.. Tlden to be pleas
ant to those who would like to cherish any
degree OF respect for great party's can
didate for the Presidency. 1t is now be-
lieved that the Cronin-Grover rascality was
procured by Mr.. Tilden himself that he
furnished the money used in the case and
that he, aud he alone, is to be held response
BILE for it. The reasons for this belief are
as follows; First-It is known that twenty
five thousand dollars went to Oregon from
New York for democratic use, Just before
those performances of Grover and Cronin !;
second, Abram S, Hewitt says that, at no
time, has any money been sent to Oregon by
the democratic national committee third.
the money was sent to Oregon through Mr..
Tilden's bankers, A. +. & c. T.. Tilton, of
New York. 1t is known that a draft for
eight Thousand dollars was sent by direction
OF Col. w. +. Peltor, Mr.. Tilden's nephew,
private secretary and confidential agent and
the cashier through whom it was sent, testi-
fled before the Senate committee that it was a
transaction of honor between himself and Mr..
Pelton, and that he supposed the money was
used for electoral purposes, but did not know
it will probably be proved that the whole
amount was sent by Tilden'S direction
fourth, Cronin testified that he received
three thousand dollars. Who received the
remaining twenty-five thousand dollars has
not yet been discovered but we know who
we're the chief actors in the vilainy; fifth
aud We must not omit the fact, that Mr.
Patrick, of Omaha, one OF Mr., Tlden's spe-
cial agents, went to Oregon to arrange the
affair He said he was sent there, having
been selected for this work because he was
the iurthest one west !" and he promised
Crouin that llden would do anything II
for him, if he should become President.
These facts speak for themselves. 1t is
impossible to misunderstood them. Some
thing quite as significant will doubtless be
added to them by the testimony of mpor
tant witnesses not vet examined but the
case, as it stands now, does not convince u,
of Mr. rilden's fitness for the Presidency
We have in this Oregon case one OF the foul
est proceedings that can be found in tn,
history Of our politics, 1t may be in har
mony with Mr., Tilden's reputation as pc
litical plotteri and it may be, also, that he
is no better than his reputation, Those who
observe and study the facts will Judge fo
themselves, There is not democrat in tn,
country, probably, who believes it would b.
possible to make out such a case against Mr.
Hayes under any circumstances. lie ant
Mr.. 'lilden are not men of the same kind
either in character or natural qualities. Mr.
Tilden's connection with the Oregon case i
not adapted to incite enthusiasm for hin
among democrats themselves, nor to in
crease their 'esire to have him declare,
IN
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-17
The Next Worlds Fair.

While the period seems almost too soon for
another international exhibition, yet that at
Paris having been definitely fixed for 1878,
and properly endowed by the government so
as to ensure its success, the question of rep
resentation demands the immediate consid-
Grafton of the United States authorities. If
this country is to be creditably represented,
no time is to be lost in making seasonable
appropriation and appointing suitable
commission. Great Britain, Belgium, and
the Netherlands will participate as a matter
of necessity almost, by reason of their near
ness and their intimate business relations.
They have accepted, as have also Russia,
Sweden and Norway, Italy, Spain, Japan,
and Brazil. The Chinese commissioners at
Philadelphia had no doubt China would be
represented. 1t is currently reported that
Germany has declined, and Denmark and
Austria have not announced their purpose.
Switzerland will of course attend I'm
doubtedly larger number of American ex-
hibitors would be glad to attend, and in
view of the prestige obtained by the Phila-
delphia Exhibition, it would be far from
creditable and would moreover, be injurious
to our growing reputation and trade in
Europe, to permit or compel them to work
themselves in without the aid of national
commission if that were possible, or with a
commission unable to assist them by reason
of poverty. One hundred and fifty or two
hundred thousand dollars would do the work
would make excellent commissioners, having
natural qualifications and much experience
Every leading country has gentlemen to
whom the practical management of exhibit
tons has become almost profession.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-17

CONCEIVABLE RETRENCHMENT.-T The first
session of the present Congress after making
absurd and unwarranted reductions in the
appropriations for the most important de-
partments of the government, united in an
appropriation of some five million dollars to
be expended in work in out-of-the-way riv-
ers and harbors, for the benefit Of some Con-
CHEESEMAN'S chances of reelection. The Pres
ident, understanding the purport of the hill,
aud also approaching the attempt of the
House to cripple the government under the
pretence of economy, very sensibly made up
his mind that if the nation was too poor To
meet the necessary expenses of the depart
ment, it was too poor to waste millions OF
dollars in scooping the mud out of Western
and Southern creeks, lie, therefore, issued
strict orders that no money should be ex
pended except on works that were strictly
national in their character, and not then un
less the expenditure was absolutely neces
sary. The result is that he has saved the
government the snug little sum of two and
three-quarters millions of dollars, and tn,
democratic House is very indignant. Elk
rebel Reagan, of Texas, leads the attack, bu
the country will heartily applaud the cours'
of the President
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-17
The Tilden Demonstrations.

The Washington correspondent of that
Tilden oracle, the Springfield Republican,
speaks as follows of the concerted Tilden
uprising on the Sth instant These meet
ings will have no effect upon the Republic
cans in Congress, aud for the reason that
they were for the most part partisan and UNI
fair in their demands. Nearly all of the res
olutions passed by these meetings may be
expressed in these words there is but one
way to inaugurate Hayes, and il is by
the assumption of authority by the Vice
President, which is unconstitutional. There
is one way in which Tilden can be inaugu-
rated, aud it is through his election by the
House of Representatives that way is CON
stitutonal The bulk of the democrats in
Congress and over the country are acting
unfairly and dishonesty on this question,
for, while they are making big noise over
the Senate scheme of declaring Hayes and
Wheeler elected, they support that other
and equally dangerous scheme of having the
House declare Tilden elected. Now it is
very evident that there are Republicans on
the joint committee who are laboring ear
nestly in favor of reference of the contro-
versy to the Supreme Court, or, failing in
that, of new election. But every demo-
crat who has thus far spoken in the Senate
on the subject has committed himself to the
partisan theory that the House may alone
declare President Bogy, Herman and
Wallace have thus spoken. Now it is clear
to me that the Senate will never recognize
Tiden chosen by the House against its
(the Senate's) protest. If the Vice-Presi.
dent scheme breaks down, the Senate prob.
ably will insist, in case of a failure to agree
in the count of the vote, that its presiding
officer becomes President till new election
is held, and the democrats will be compelled
to give way in the end to this peaceful solu-
ton of the controversy, rather than the dan
gerous one of dual Presidency.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-17

Mr. WHEELER INTERCHANGEABLE Wash.
ington correspondent Of the Boston Globe,
under date of Sunday, says the Hon, William
A. Wheeler arrived in that city on the pre-
ceding day, on his return from a brief visit
10 Governor Hayes. The correspondent
adds /" In speaking of his recent visit to
Governor Hayes he says that the Governor
expressed great confidence that the result OF
the pending complications over the Presi
Dental question would be in favor of the
Republican candidates. lie has given the
closest attention to the different questions as
they have come up, and has as yet seen
nothing to impair his faith in the ability OF
the Republicans to assert their right against
the Vaccinations Of the democrats in every
| form. lie says the Governor views the sit
| uation with the utmost calmness and doe,
not seem at all anxious about the final issue
| Their conference covered wide range, re
viewing the whole field of the election IN,
means that had been resorted TO by the dem
ocrats in carrying Republican states in tn
South, as well as in turning those of thu
| North, and the methods resorted to by then
TO intimidate the people of the North an,
their Representatives in Congress, in TN
hope of having the result contrary to tn
will of the people. Mr.. Wheeler emphat
ically disapproves of a compromise such a
suggested by the democrats, of giving Til
den the Presidency and himself the Vice
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-17
How the President Appears.

Mary Clemmer, the best lady correspond
ent in Washington, write, thus of Presi
dent Grant in the independent: Another
exceedingly well dressed man who walks
Pennsylvania avenue is President Grant.
| met him just above the treasury with his
son Buck as tall as himself and the best
looking of the young Grants and made this
mental comment The President looks like
gentleman lie did not always look quite
gentleman. In the earlier days of his adj
minstration he did dump his hands in his
pockets and travel slowly along the street
with smoking cigar in his mouth. He
does no such thing now. The stories that
you read of the President going along the
street in this fashion at present are all Gc-
titious. Neither does he any longer use his
pockets as mttens. His hands are carefully
gloved and he carries substantial cane.
lie is thoroughly well dressed, as if his ha-
bilaments were the outward expression of
an inward renovated self. Just as the news
paper man (the woman did not say sol de-
tldltu llul tle ItSlutul wis very Itu III
the face, that he was about TO have the APP
oplexy, that he smoked fifteen or twenty ci-
gars in day, and was drinking himself to
death, the President slowly emerged from
the White House in his right mind, wearing
exceeding good clothes, no cigar in his
mouth, a cane in his gloved hand, his head
erect, his eyes alert, and walked down
Pennsylvania avenue; and thus, erect, cigar.
less and well dressed he has continued al
most daily to walk ever since. Whatever
fault may be found with individual acts OF
the President, no one who remembers him
when he entered the chief executive office
can fail to see in him now decided indca.
tions of mental growth. He is larger man
physically and a larger man Intellectually
than when he reached the supreme office
You see it in the prouder, frmer step; in
the quick, alert glance; the clearer and
stronger features-as if the mutifariou.
demands of the position had not only
sharpened, but increased his faculties, while
the social side Of it, at least, had softened
and refined his sensibilties."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-17

BLATHERsKITE.-Seve people are dis.
playing the instincts of the human animal
and rolling up their sleeves as if they could
hardly be restrained from breaking up the
electoral proceedings in free fight. They
will perhaps succeed in attracting so much
attention that if anybody gets hurt for max
ing disturbance they will be the first hit
somewhat indefinite western dispatch
says that his excellency Blue Jeans vii.
lams, the most unmitigated demagogue ever
elected Governor of a state has DECLARED his
intention of putting the state militia of In.
diana at once on an efficient war foot.
ing" The phrase "war footing" has
some definite meaning in some of the mil
!tary systems of Europe. 1t sounds just
as well here, but what Blue Jeans would
mean by it is not clear If he discovers
that it would cost fifty cents he will Ger
tainly change his mind. And John G
Thompson, of Ohio, chairman of the Ohio
democratic state committee, has written q
letter to A. S. Hewitt, requesting him, as
chairman, to call meeting of the nationa
democratic committee to consider the reso
luton passed by the Ohio democracy recon-
mending the calling of national demo
cratic convention at Washington, February
18th, two days before the electoral votes are
to be counted. Thompson means either tC
brighten Congress or advise it. His conven
ton could do neither, but it could exasper
ate the whole country and do its utmost to
make mischief. If Blue Jeans and Thomp
son could hear the voices of the people they
would hear good deal of calm advice to
sit down and shut up.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-17

prison at Windsor, for one year The respondent
was confined in Jail at Hydepark upon a complaint
'or receiving and conccaling stolen property and
IN the night Of October 2Gth 1878 he with one
Albert Meacham, broke out by cutting a hole
through the side Of the JAIL with tools furnished
by friends outside, and escaped, since which time
he had been at large, until the fall lust past
when he was found in Elmore where his father
resides, and he was again taken and lodged in
jail lie claims that he did not have any hand in
cutting the hole in the Jail, but after it was made
the desire for liberty was so great that he could
not help going through it. He is n yonng man
apparently about twenty-five years Of age
The calling Of the new docket shows eighty
nine new entries
The term continued in session until the evening
Of January Sd, when recess was taken until the
9th of February next, Judge Powers being obliged
to leave to attend Supreme Court at Burlington,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-17
Tilden and Grant.

"Van," the Washington correspondent of
the Springfield Republican, makes the fol-
lowing comparison d" The Republicans in
this vicinity are getting even with those
democrats who, for years, have been fond of
reporting General Grant as hard drinker,
and much of the time in state of intoxca.
ton. They assert that Mr.. Tilden has been
intoxicated most of the time during the last
six weeks that he has quarreled with some
of his best friends, including Mr.. Hewitt :;
that he is detected over the loss of so much
money during the Presidential campaign,
and so on Some of these rumors come
down to details and assert that Barnum and
Gwinn beat him to the amount of over a
million of dollars for campaign expenses,
and that Mr. 1'ilden, if he loses the object of
his ambition, will soon drink himself to
DEATH suppose, of course that five-sixths
of these stories are false but as Governor
rilden is no teetotaler, but likes strong
drink full as well as General Grant does, our
democratic friends, if he becomes President,
will doubtless have an opportunity of know
ing how it feels to have their party chief set
down as drunk every time he takes social
glass of wine. General Grant says that it
will seem very pleasant to him to taste the
sweets of private life, and especially of es-
Gaping Misrepresentation. Governor Tilden
already knows what it is to have his private
acts trumpeted to the world but it is nothing
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-17
Commodore Yanderbilts VIII.

The will records the bequest, in accord
hundred thousand dollars in United States
bonds to the wife of the deceased, this be-
ing upon the condition expressed in said
ante-nuptial contract, that his wife should
waive all other claim of dover. To the
wife is also given for her use during life the
house in Washington Place, with all its fur
niture, plate, books, etc, together with two
carriage horses, harnesses, etc. to be selected
by her. To his five daughters he gives two
million and five hundred thousand dollars to
be divided among them as soon as can be
done conveniently by the executors. The
sum of one million and four thousand dol
lars is also placed in trust for his daughters,
who are to receive the interest upon the
same during their lives, but are not to have
the disposal of the principal To his sister
Mr.. Vanderbilt gives by his will an annuity
of one thousand and two hundred dollars
during her life, and to his brother, Jacob II.
Vanderbilt, fifty thousand dollars. Several
eral sums, among them his pastor, DR..
Deems, to whom he gives twenty thousand
dollars, his family physician ten thousand
dollars, an old and faithful clerk twenty
thousand dollars and the wife of General
Gordon Granger ten thousand dollars. The
rest of the estate is given to his son, w. ii.
Vanderbilt, as residuary legatee. w. II.
Vanderbilt, his sons Cornelius and w. II.
Vanderbilt, .Jr when the latter shall arrive
of age, and Samuel Barton, nephew of the
deceased are appointed executors, all of
them being required to attend to the work
laid out in the will without compensation,
The will is dated January 9th, 1875, and
has codicil dated June Both, 1875, giving a
few requests of comparatively small sums
to distant relatives or special friends. The
will contains no public bequest.