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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-03-28

II. p. HALL Il Co., Nashua, N. III.
PROPERTY FOR SALE

The subscriber oe for sale his land in Mddesex about
three miles from Montpelier village, the line OF the Gem
trail Vermont railroad, containing about 375 acreso
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-03-28
A Great Bargain

and Is well suited for lumber mill for the tanning
business, Terms A part OF the purchase money down
the balance time TO suit purchasers. This presents one
Of the most advantageous chances TO purchase very vaua
bile real reasonable that has been offered In
this county Tor time.
L. $. CAMP.
Montpelier, August /, 1876, 42-u
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-03-28

Forth from the portals Of the windy East
Thou CONTEST, rudy faced, wild-eyed and strong
Along the iron hills
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-03-28
Correspondence.

LETTER FROM +. II. ELLIOTT.
The eminent pomologist, so well known
throughout the country by his writings, and
many years secretary of the American Pomo-
logical Society, favors us with letter, as
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01
LIFE IN rME BLACK HILLS.

[From the Cheyenne (W. IT, Leader.l
A bad story comes from Desdwood
aboutan old Denverite-D. Tom Smith.
The writer says Tom has been behaving
beastly for some time past, threatening
to kill his wife and several other peo-
pie in town. Recently, on a certain
evening, he went into a saloon where
the Mayor, City Marshal and two
others were engaged in a game of
''irerze out" He pulled off his coat.
took a corner from which he could
cover the players and the ~barkeeper
and then pulled his gun" cooked it,
and held il at a present upon whoever
made a motion TO rise or change his
position. He told them that he meant
murder. but they might 20 on with
the game. The gatne did go on with a
great deal of ~soiennliy. The writer
says: 1T was probably the most sol
enIn gatne of freeze out ever played
in the Hills" No one OF the five pres
ent wan ell to he a martyr. But the
City Marshal kept working his chair
around and at last suddenly ducked
his head and made a spring for ID.
Tom. AT that instant the latter
turned loose his battery" The shot
passed. through the crown Of the Mar
shal's bat, out through the side,
through the rim. twice through the
back of the coat, crossed the table and
struck the MAr>hal's late partner
square in the forehead, bet the
eyes, where 1t split in two and one
half traversed the skull In each direc-
ton, finally stopping near the temples
on either side. But the Marshal got
and now hs has gone to Yankton for
confinement and trial. The man he
shot is getting we'll. If he had been
killed they say Tom would have died
rather suddenly.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01
=.

Miracles are becoming uncommonly
common. There Is q bed-ridden Chi
cago crone who prayed aud was made
whole. There Is f. w. Field, the lame
man with the hip disea,e, who laugh,
q Sunday.schOol class in Chicago, and
whose leg grew ~ inches after u night
of prayer. And now Comes Ruth Har.
ris, colored, OF Washington. She ha-
been dumb for eight years. She com
mitted some dreadful act, and when
accused of 1t called upon her CreatoI
to strike her dumb ii she did not
Of esk the truth. h was struck dumb,
and Dever spoke again until One night
last week, when she had a dream,
Her mother who died about q year
ago-appeared INTO her IN the watches
OF the night, aud told her thar hel
powers Of . eech would return 10 her.
Awaking from her dream, she found
that her speech bad indeed returned,
Rejoicing at the discovery, she turned
over in bed, touched her husbands
shoulder. and when he was aroused
remarked: What do you think2'
He thought the world was ut an end,
and waited for no explanation. Bounc.
Ing out of bed he ran into the street
and aroused the neIghbors. They re-
turned with him, and found that Ruth
could really talk again. So runs tho
tale. Possibly the miracle vein Is be
ing overworked just now.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES.


BANTAs, Cal, Feb. %.
As freight train No. 8, was passing
through This place early this morning
1t ran into an empty a which WAS
standing partially on the main track
and partially on the side track. It was
dark at the time the accident hap
pened, and owing to the down grade OF
the place the accident was Of a riuch
more serious nature han il would ha, g
been had it been daylight and on "A
level grade. Fifteen loaded cars we're
detached and badly smashed; one
brakeman was seriously If not fatally
Injured. There We're two tramps So
creted in one OF the ditched cars, and
one III them was run over and badly
injured. All trains going east or west
We're delayed all The forenoon at this
place. The Stockton train will arrive
In Oakland at z o'clock p. NJ, two
hours behind time this afternoon. The
injured brakeman and tramp will he
taken to Oakland.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01
HoNEsr.-In speaking of the hon

HoNEsr.-In speaking of the hon.
esty of mining interpretations, the Aus.
tin Repeille says: The reason why SO
much prigging and stealing prevails
among mining corporations or the
Comstock, is because all the honesty
allotted to that class OF business is con-
centrated at Belmont. Take the man
agsment of the Monitor Belmont mine
as an example, and where can be
found q corporation with such bright
proofs of an honest manasement-it
has not made . single attempt to steal
the shaft-yet.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01

CoNKLINa o PRESIDENT. - The
iSilrer State says it il believed that In
the event of . 10 election for Presi.
dent the Democrats and moderate Re.
publicans of the Senate, who question
the fairness Of counting Hayes in, will
elect Roscoe Conkliug President of the
Senate, to succeed Ferry, whose term
expires on the 4th Of March. This
would make Conkling President Of
the United States until another cleo
ton Is held and the result declared by
Congress.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01

the result shows the deplorable fact
that the Democratic masses in this
great hour OF their trial lacked wise
and far seeing leaders. Those who
have assumed to be such have at
length led us into a ditch which has
wrecked ia almost beyond recovery"
The position of a Democratic leader is
not one to be envied just now.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01

It's matter Of some considerable
wonder, especially to residents of the
Pacific coast, that no more su ccess has
attended the efforts of the Govern
ment In settling the Indian hostilities
in the Sioux country. Something over
q year ago the powers at Washington
announced with a great flourish OF
trumpet that the Government had at
last put on an armor Of earnestness
and would inaugurate such a campaign
against Sitting Bull, Red Cloud and
their red forces, as would speedily
place the frontier in a state Of peace
and security, and all along the from
tier went UP a huzza for the good re.
solve, in consequences; and we ask, in
all respect to the Administration and
its warrior President, what has thus
far been accomplished toward obtain
ing a quieter state Of affairs in the In
dia country? Month after month has
dragged its weary length along, spring
went into summer, and summer into
autumn and winter, and still 1t would
seem that we are nc nearer a per-
manent settlement with the Indians
than were We two years ago. To be
sure there has been some fighting
done, but in most instances the Indi-
ANS have retired from the field with
such decided advantage that they are
to day more bold and confidently
warlike than ever. On the sad news
Of the wholesale slaughter of General
Custer and his gallant band-the very
flower of the United States army-the
country felt as if the Government
would throw its entire available army
into the Indian country and push the
var until the hostiles we're either COM
pletely subdued or most effsctually
annihilated; but subsequent history
of the campaign does not show the
carrying out OF such a Thoroughly right
eous and statesmanlike project. The
blood of tie gallant Custer soon faded
away before the excitement of the
presidential campaign; revenGe and
even sorrow over the horrible massa-
ere soon ceased to be a sub
ject of discussion for the East
ern press. and with the officers of
the War Department, until now little
or no interest is manifested in the mat
ter outside of tho Pacific States and
Territories. The entire conipaign thus
far has been a miserable failure on the
part of the Government and the sub
.iect of much sarcastic comment by the
European press, and it certainly must
give all foreign nationsa very %uniavor-
able opinion OF the nations ability 10
subdue her rebellious red wards. Mil
lions of money and a river of blood
have been wasted in the mismanage.
ment of the Indian question by the re-
firing Administration, and it is most
~fervently to be hoped that our next
President GOV. Hayes or Gov. Tilden),
whoever he may be, will devise
some system by which the Indians
may be brought to a peace status, and
the safety of our white borderers in
sured. A Republic that has weathered
successfully foreign and intestine wars
and the turmoils of free politics for one
hundred years, should be able by this
time TO conquer a few thousand saw
ages and put them In a state OF civil
~ization or in their graves.
X EOR PRESIDENT - Tho
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01

THERE is every reason TO believe
that in Eastern Oregoa there Is q min
eral belt several times greater in ex.
tent than that of Nevada, with quite AZ
good ore as the best in that celebrated
field, and with far greater natural ad-
vantages for convenient and cheap
working Ovegonfan.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01

CONGRESSMAN CARR, of Indiana,
whose speech in the House Of Repre-.
sentaliyes the other day WAS sucn an
u%ncO,nfnrta ble dose for his party
friends, has written a letrer to tho New
Albany (Ind.) Ledger Standard. Az
ter reciiing his reasons for opposing
the Compromi Q bill he lanents sthe
want OF skill in the Democratic lead
ers. He says. "But 1t Is enough that
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01

A KANSAS critic of one OF Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe's lectures says the lady
pronounced her words wrong. "Awn
silent pawdnah" won't pass in these
paris for 'ole pard."
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01

CoURBET. the man who has been
condemned for numbering a woman in
the Rue Iaitbout, in Paris, to twenty
years imprisonment, has addressed a
letter to the President OF the Court,
imploring that the sentence should be
changed to one of death. He declares
shat any person who is guilty Of such
= crime as his is not worthy 10 live.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01

CHAIRMAN MORRISON is disposed to
''grin and bear it," In answer to a
telegram st. Louis, say ing that the
stock of that Democra' IL coImmudi v
known MS "unAbated Confidence" was
undiminishei in these parts, Mr.. Nor
rison replied: 'If you can tell us any
way in which the seven-spot can be
made to take the eight, we Democrats
here will be confident too"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01

THE Scranton papers have their
feathers up because a certain woman
of that city, a member of the church,
discharged a maid servant for eating
All apple without permission. Eve got
into trouble the III way.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01

A CINCINNATI physician sued an.
other ma simply tor calling him, on
a postal card, "A liar, u quack, y thief,
a murderer, a ra ,cal, a ruftian, u vii
liam, u fvrger, q p~erjurer, an ignor-
anus. a pretender, aud a general
beat
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01

THERE seems to be but little hustle
Of any kind on streets just now.
Idaho Avalanche.
How do You know?-Repeille.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
Especial. TO THE DAILY sENrIN Ell. J
WASHINGTON.

IIoar Denounced by Hewitt-Hayes
Intention Of taking the oath ~
Office PrivateIy-Thc ArEusM n
Oh the EIecturai AOunt-ihe Re-
puiiicans Fear n Deep-.Laid
scheme.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-01
NEVADA STATE LEGISLATURE.
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE SENTINEL
General Proceedings.

HOUSE.
CARSON, Feb. %.
The bill providing to contract for the
ARE of the INDECENT insane, passed.
The bill forbidding the exhurning OF
dead bodies against the Chinese), lost.
Several relief hills were passed.
A message WAS rereived from the
Governor vetoing the bill tor the relief
of Shpritfs of counties. 1t was passed
over his head.
The Reno Slate Prison appropriation
of $40 900, passed.
SENATE.
The bill appropria,ing money to
quiet title / o the State Prison, passed i,
under suspension of the rules.
The bill amending the charter of
Virginia City, restricting houses of ill
fame to certain quarters. passed.
The bill relative to INDECENT insane,
passed.
In the matter relative to the Sheriffs
fee bill, the Governors veto was sus-
tanned.
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BORN.

BORN.
Eureka. Feb. 2s-Wife Of John Ewing, u
daughter.
DIED.
Eureka, Feb. 2S-Michaol McGrath, Of Lead
paralysis, u native oi County Cork, Ireland.
aged n years.
tFuner.l will take place to-day ut 10 o'clock
sharp from the hall OF tho Ancient Order Of
iiibornians.l
Pine Grove Now, Feb. 23-Mrs. Ruth A
ag d 70 ears.
Geld iiIlI Feb. 2s-John Wade, q native Of
Sussex, Eng an l. ag,d Al v~ars
Carson, eb. 22-Mrs. Jessie c. Wright, age |
~ years.
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ERANK DURKEE, OF THE @m
Il Posto!iao News Depot, an. MEG
.ouncss to has friends and the pub AAlB
lie that hereafter he will sell all A14B
Eastern Mee~ly Pictoriais and pa 10y
pers
AZ Twelve and u Half Gents n Copy.
ALL KINDS OF STATIONERY ON HAND.
Eureka, r.. b. 2j. 1877. mhl-tf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-26

keep up with them, as their instinct
taught them better than to attack the
formidable animal alone.
The eyes of Colonel Crockett sparkled
as he caught sight of the brute, and
dropping his turkeys, he started on a
full run after the bear, his dogs barking
and running at his side. The bear, ap-
parently, deemed it best to retreat be-
fore such an overwhelming force, and
made off on lum mbering, awkward trot.
Reaching thicket, he scrambled in out
of sight before the hunter could ap-
proach nigh enough to give him shot
but, never hesitating, Crockett followed
in his "wake," and soon deserted him
climbing a large tree. Stealing eau
tiously forward until within seventy
five yards, he gave him a shot. The
bear showed that he was struck by a
start and growl, but he did not fall
from his position.
Reloadirg his gun, Crockett crept still
nearer, and making his aim more sure,
he sent his second bullet into the vitals
of the monster, which came tumbling
to the ground, catching one of the dogs
i'll his death hug. Not willing to lose
one of his blutes in this manner, the
hunter dropped his rifle, and, armed
with his knife and tomahawk, rushed
forward with the intention of ending
matters most speedily.
Before the hunter had reached him
the bear caught sight of him, and drop
ping the dog, advanced to meet his hui
man antagonist But Crockett did not
see the necessity of submitting to one
of his tremendous embraces lust then
so he made rapid retreat for his gun
Securing this he hastily rammed q
charge home, and sent a third bullet
into his body, upon which he rolled
over and died. Crockett Immediately
started home for means of transporting
the carcass thither. Four horses were
necessary to do this, and it was found
that his weight was more than 1000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-26

moments, with well-simulated mod
esty, he turned toward the young lady
and in gentle accents mentioned the
deliciousness of the weather, the bright
face of the sky and the charming ap-
pearance of the landscape. She replied
with look tinged with astonishment
and a peculiar ''giggle." Nothing
daunted, he continued the eonversa-
ton, and supposed she was returning
from trip to the Centennial, and pre-
pared to delight her friends with thrill
ing accounts Of its beauties, and glories.
Another giggle. Perhaps, miss (pray,
do not consider me impertinent or OBJ
trusive), you are on your way to some
one of the female institutions of learn
ing for which the grand old Common
wealth of Kentucky is so justly cele-
brated." Another giggle. The drum
mer paused moment, and quietly ap
prOaching the conductor, who was
standing at the other end of the car,
inquired of him who was the fair lady
by whose side he had been seated,
strongly intimated that he believed
she was endeavoring to ''give him
away" ''Why you old fool" replied
the official, ''she is deaf and dumb"
The drummer took another car.-Cin-
cinndh Commercial.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-26

dred apologies, and lights a cigarette.
Two OF three muleteers, clad in long
striped clOaks, perfume the car with
garlic. A soldier, with his gun slung
over his back, pokes the muzzle of the
dangerous weapon into his neighbours
eye occasionally. Every one interlards
his or her conversation with interjec-
tions, and often with oaths shocking to
ears polite. If the journey is long,
some clever fellow pulls guitar out of
a bag, thrums its strings, huns bal
lad in which the others join, laughing
and putting smoke between the re-
frains, and now and then keeping time
by clapping their hands and stamping
with their feet. AT railway station,
at Miranda or BurgOs, when the train
stops to allow the passengers to refresh
themselves, no one hurries at all. Sup
pose 90 minutes to be the time allowed 4;
every one seats himself sOlemnly at the
long table in the dining room, and slow
ly eats and moderately drinks, smoking
between the courses. As the 20 min
utes' period approaches its end, the
guard rings bell loudly and calls the
senores to the train. A few persons
look around languidly, as if astonished
at an unusual noise, but they do not
bestir themselves. On the contrary,
they settle into their chairs and address
themselves to the dessert. When the
train is five minutes behind time, the
guard rings again, with no better sue
cess. After he has rung third time,
and, stalking majestically up and down
the platform of the station, has begun
to feign closing the doors of the carri-
ages, the travellers rise slowly, wrap
their cloaks around them with great
care, arranging each fold as if they
were about to be presented to the king,
and, lighting fresh cigarettes, stroll to
the train. They stand talking at the
doors until the guard pushes them into
the compartments, when they glare oui
at him as if he were guilty of great
discourtesy.-Ed,oard King in Lippin-
colts for January.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-26
On q Spanish Railroad.

In the express trains one meets with
dark haired, dark-visaged gentlemen
who draw their hats down over their
eyes and puff cigarette smoke continu-
ally through their nostrils, who con-
verse little, and who only unbend from
their naughty demeanor when some
beautiful girl, with her lace mantilla
draping her fine neck and shoulders,
enters the carriage. But in the slow
trains one gets even more knowledge of
the Spanish populace than he is desir-
GUS of acquiring. The Spaniard when
he travels appears to fancy that he has
an inalienable right to take with him in
the same car in which he rides all his
household goods and farm produce. A
stout farmer, clad in a blouse, pair OF
white cordurOys, leathern sandals and
a broad hat with little tassels around
its edges, chambers into a compartment
already overcrowded. He hands hi:
nearest neighbor cage of chickens, de.
posits a small bag of -four in young
girls lap, pulls his growing dog in af
ter him, sets basket of eggs on an oll
woman's gouty toes, scramhles into
fraction of seat, smiles, makes hun
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-26
Squibs.

The Bennett May difficulty is en-
shrOuded in deeper mystery than the
presidential election.
The Burlington Hawkeye speaks
with some haste and nervousness of
CrossingtOn washing the Delaware.
A penny and half day is the
Chinese soldiers war wages, and he
wages war ferociously on it.
The way the king of the Sandwich
Islands carves chicken is to take hold
of both legs, draw long breath and
pull for all he's worth.
A Vermont mother remarked: Eyes,
1 want my daughter to study rhetoric,
for she can't fry pancakes now without
smoking all the house up"
We have been looking for it, and
here it is-''A South Bend hen has laid
an egg inscribed war;" Read "war''
backwards and you will get the true
character of that egg. The hen COM
menced at the wrong end to spell.
About this time farmers are sitting in
the evenings by their comforting fire.
sides, with pitcher of cider, plate OF
apples and pan of nuts before them.
In the interim between their eating
and drinking they look solemnly mp
ward and exclaim "What awful hard
times" ."-BufdlO Express.
A man at Lancaster, Ohio, didn't
know unit, the other day that if wag-
on load of lime got wet the wagon
wouldn't sell for ten cents on a dollar
A Chicago judge examines the palms
of alleged vagrants, and if they are not
callous he sends them up, deeming il
Conclusive evidence of IL life devoted
to idleness or the soft touch of thieve-
ry." The other day he applied his test
to three reporters, and they escaped
only by showing the callOus on theil
cheeks.
"Have yOu," said he, as they finished
was 'Eat home" upon the neighborine
music 2" YES" answered Benedict
ref1ectively, 'yes, good deal Thorn
as is a prolific composer; | think tina
that must be O-puss 999."
Says Max AdeIer: professor Hux
ley proves cOnciusively that the alliga-
tor was once bird, walking about OF
two legs, and to this day it lays eggs
We are glad it was never domesticatet
and made barn-yard fowl"
A Covington drummer, celebrated fo
the enormous quantity of 'cheek" i
his possession, started a few morning
ago, on the Kentucky Central Railroa
to "buz" the people of the interior q
Kentucky. He gracefully glided int
+ the ladies' car, and, with an air of Sc
rene self-satisfactiOn squatted himse
on seat partially occupied by dan
t sci of sweet sixteen. She was fair as
2. lily and blushiDg as a rose. In fe'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-26

The DRUNKARD.-Do not laugh at
the drunken man reeling through the
street, however ridiculous the sight may
be; just stop and think. He is going
home to some tender heart that will
throb with intense agony; some doting
mother, perhaps, who will grieve over
the downfall of her once sinless boy; or
it may be fond wife, whose heart will
almost burst with grief as she views the
destruction of her idol or it may be a
loving sister who will shed bitter tears
over the degradation of her brother,
shorn of his maniness and seIf-respect.
Rather drop tear in silent sympathy
with the hearts so keenly sensitive and
tender yet so proud and loyal that they
cannot accept sympathy rendered them
either in word, look, or act, although it
might fall upon their crushed and
wounded hearts as refreshingly as the
summer dew upon the whitening plant.