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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14

~ 1t was the recognition of a uni
versal principle in nature that led a
Boston clergyman, last Sunday, to Sc
lect for his topic "The ebb and flow of
life" And the principle that the law
of the tides runs through all the worlds
of nature from the most gigantic sun to
the minutest movements of life, is no
less applicable to mental processes than
tophysical phenomena. Public senti-
ment is proverbially tickle, fiuctuating
from one side to the other of all ques-
tons not calculated to produce perma-
nent impressions. To this ebbing and
flowing tendency of things may be at
tributed the changing popularity of pub
lie men. A man may be to-day the
idol of society, and stand high in the
public estimation, and tomorrow re-
ceive only curses and rebukes, while
no less worthy at the one time than the
other. The change is not in him but
in the public mind. The doctrine OF
infallibility cannot be successfully APP
piled to the popular estimation of men
or principles. The temperance reform
might be cited as ali example of the lat
ter, and it is feared by some that in this
place the flow has passed and that the
tide is now ebbing. If SO, who will be
stranded
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THE VALUE OF OBsERvATIoN.-One
of the many reasons why many persons
purchasing musical instruments have
serious cause for being sadly disap.
pointed in their choice, is the fact OF
having purchased without sufficient
intelligence npnn the subject, and a
wan. OF familiarity with such as from
their mechanical and musical worth are
universally recognized by the most
competent judges, the very best the
world has produced. 1t is not strange
that pianos having neither name nor
merit awaken feelings of disgust in.
stead of pleasure, aud that the purchas-
er finds that he has secured but box,
or piece of useless furniture, dumb
instrument, instead OF one possessing a
soul, one intended to elevate the taste,
to educate and refine the nearer, to say
nothing of the Understandable pleasure
which should be and is afforded by one
possessing genuine merit. How seri-
onsly, then, does i become all interest
ed to look into and become thoroughly
familiar with the subject before making
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14

IL We have no desire TO enter into
controversy with the Free Press on the
question whether the state agricultural
fund is applied to the purposes for which
il 10 designed. We have only attotnpt-
ed to show, what is indeed very well
known, that the cause of agriculture in
this state receives no benefit from the
agricultural fund at all proporiionate to
the amount of that fund. The course of
civil engineering at Burlington may be
"a practical branch relating to indus
trial pursuits" but the great interest of
this state is agriculture, and when the
state gave the fund to the Burlington
University il was the expectation and
desire of those controlling the fund thai
it should be employed TO further agri-
cultural knowledge in the state. The
farmers of this state care very little for
civil engineering, but the intelligent
ones among them recognize the necessi-
ty for higher agricultural school and
regret that the fund has been diverted
to course of but little practical use to-
ward the growth and development of
our chiefinterest. We are sorry to have
made any misstatements as to the num-
Der of professors at Burlington now
compared with the number before il re-
ceived the agricultural fund. The Free
Press says there are four more. AS
there are eight professors there now, it
follows that there were but four before.
We don't profess to know much about
the past of Burlington college, but we
always understood that there were six
professors there before the agricultural
)iiege was thought of. The professor
ship of military tactics. too, we have I'M
derstood, from.the accounts of Burling-
ton students, to be hardly what in other
colleges would be called a professorship
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14
ANOTHER TERRIBLE OCEAN DIsAsrEr

ANOTHER Terrible OCEAN DISASTER.
The British ship Avalanche, from
London for New Zealand, collided with
the British ship Forest, for New York
OFF Portland, England, Wednesday
The Forest struck the Avalanche be-
tween the main and mizzenmast, nearly
cutting her in two. The latter sank
Immediately. The Forest, though ut
terly wrecked, kept afoat an hour or
two. Three boats were launched from
her; the only one saved contained
twelve persons. One boat was washed
ashore, and several bodies have been
found. The other boat, ii is feared,
was lost. The Forest had crew num-
bering twenty-one. Capt. Lockhart,
the chief mate, and seven others We're
saved. The Avalanche had crew of
thirty-two, and sixty-three passengers
twenty-siX saloon, seventeen second
class aud twenty third class, mostly col
onists. The third officer and two sea-
men only were saved. Nearly one hun
bred persons were drowned. The ac-
cident occurred at $3.50 o'clock at night,
seven miles of Portland.
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Corrections.

In spite of our utmost efforts to Sc
cure entire accuracy in reporting the
premiums awarded at the FUR, one page
of the manuscript was lost and conse-
quently omitted last week. We give
below corrections and omissions:
In Glass 9-2d premium on butter,
Asaph ID. Willard, Weybridge, 81.
list premium on sage cheese, o. p.
Mead, Salisbury, 50.
Maple syrup, Mrs. Olive l.. Page,
Lincoln, 81.
In Glass IA, Artistic - Crystalline
work, Mrs. James Tucker, Middlebury,
81.
Painting in oil, Miss Hattie E. Child,
Weybridge, 80; j. T. Kingsley, Mid
dlebury, 81.
Pencil drawing, John w. Chapman
Middlebury, 81.
Collection of Photographic pictures,
o. c. Barnes, Mlddlebury, 81.
Shell work, Mrs. +. X. Robbins,
CornwOll, 81.
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An EIopement and its Consequences.

Tuesday, two men presented them
selves at the town clerks office and at
tempted TO procure license for the
marriage of Lee Gilman, of this place,
to Minnie Smith, daughter of Willard
Smith, a wealthy Shrewsbury farmer.
They were unsuccessful, however,
Miss Smiths tender age (she is only
fourteen) making it necessary that the
consent of her parents should first be
obtained. Yesterday, Gilman visited
the town clerk again, and presenting a
letter purporting to be the written con-
sent of Minnie's mother, obtained the
license. He then drove to Shrewsbury,
and intercepting his beloved on her
way home from school, brought her
here, and they were married by Rev.
Walter Mitchell, rector of Trinity
church. Before night, Mr.. Smith,
hearing what had been going OH, came
to Rutland, swore out writ of hdbeds
corpus and sent Deputy Sheriff Stearns
in search of the pair. They were
found concealed in the cellar of the old
Slocum Building, on West street, and
were brought before Judge Ross, the
hearing taking place in Col. Veazey's
office, he appearing for the plaintiff
and l.. w. Redingion for the defense.
The latter asked for continuance OF
the case till Monday and il was granted,
Mrs. Gilman being consigned to the
care of Mr.. Stearns. The last seen of
the couple they were walking up Cen
ter street arm in arm, and the officer
near by. II seems sad TO break in
upon their dream of bliss thus, but Gill
man is twenty-three years old and
should have known better than TO try
10 procure mother-in-law by forgery
lie is small in stature, while his wife,
who seems wholly infatuated with him,
is tall and SLIM Herald and Globe.
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~ The arbitrary and unjust course
of the French government in dealing
with its political opponents is the great
est public scandal of this enlightened
age. M. Gambetta made Il speech a
few weeks ago, in which he said that
President MacAIahon must submit to
the decision of the nation or resign, and
for this utterance and its publication, and
others no less moderate in tone, he was
summoned to appear before the court
and answer, last Tuesday. When the
day arrived, Gambetta's counsel being
sick, delay of one week was asked
and in secret sessions the court declined
to allow continuance, but in the pris-
oner's absence found Judgment against
him by default and sentenced him to
pay fine of two thousand francs and
to three months,iimprisonment Five
of the principal Republican papers were
seized for publishing an account of the
court proceedings. The London Daily
News Paris correspondent says:
The sentence against NM. Gambetta
and Murat concludes as follows: at is
understood that judgment shall be exc
cutcd Immediately, Notwithstanding OPP
position or appeal" According, how
ever, to the French code, provisional
execution applies only to the fine, ant
Gambetta is therefore not liable to i'm
mediate Imprisonment. Gambetta'i
object in allowing the Judgment to &c
by default evidently is to delay fina
Judgment on appeal until after the elec
tons, when his privilege as a deput,
will protect him from arrest, and even
according to the prevalent opinion, leat
to his liberation should he be in prison
The New York Times says:
1t is difficult to conceive of any rea
sonable motive for the outrageous sen
tence passed on M. Gambetta yester
day. Three months imprisonment ant
a fine imposed for default-upon Al
accused party who pleaded perfect
legitimate cause for postponement i
simply an arbitrary and insolent exer
else of irresponsible power. To tn
nature of the act must be added the fac
that the public were carefully exclude,
from the courtroom, that no report O
the proceedings except the one mad
by the courts direction was allowed
and that there was no argument in be
half of the accused.
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- The Maine state election on MOI

- The Maine state election Oh Mon
day was complete Republican victory,
and is the twenty-second consecutive
victory of the party in that state. The
vote was light as was expected after so
quiet a canvass. Governor Conner is
reelected by majority of about 1000.
There were above 5000 votes for the
greenback candidate. The Legislature
is largely Republican. The proposed
constitutional amendment limiting
municipal indebtedness to five per cent.
of the valuation was carried, but the
other proposed amendment establishing
poll tax upon which the electors were
TO vote was defeated.
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TRAMps.- Professor Francis Way
land, of Yale College, read last week
before the American Social Science As
ISOLATION, at Saratoga, n. y, an inter-
esting paper on tramps. He declared
that the evil calls for heroic treatment,
thus: Migrants are paupers and there
fore need relief. They are able-bodied
and are therefore competent to contri-
butte to their own support. They are,
as class, disposed to prey upon the com
munity, and the community is entitled
to adequate protection from the lawless
violence. 1t seems to follow, therefore,
that they should be placed IN situation
which will, first, provide for their ne
cessities; second, compel them to per-
form useful work; third, prevent them
from committing crime: render it inn
possible for them TO propagate paupers.
This, of course, involves the idea of
confinement with enforced labor, which
may be under the immediate direction
and control of the town or county or
state authorities, and for longer OF
shorter period. In conclusion, the writ
er recommends the districting of states,
hiring therein buildings and land, and
arresting, combining and employing va
grants; trying TO form habits of indus
try amoug them and paying any excess
they may have earned over their maiil-
tenance when their term of sentence
expires.
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consequently we did not include it in
our enumeration. five are wrong In
either of these points we will meekly re-
ceive correction. Finally, we would say
that the Free Prce Is mistaken in assert
ing that zoology. botany, geology and
modern languages are outside the curri-
culum of Middlebury college. They have
long formed part of its curriculum, and
are as well taught and have much time
devoted to them rs in Burlington.
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DIED.

COLLAMER--In Bristol, September 10. of con
sumption. Miss Abbie Colamer, daughter OF
Henry Collamer, Esq, aged Is years
WAIKER-In Whiting, August 20, Mrs. Lydia
y. Walker, aged 70 years.
BUCKLEY-In Malone, n. Y, September ., Mr.
COvel Buckley, aged 30 wears.
TEN BROEKE-In West Addison, August Z
Mrs. Susannah Goodhall Ten Brooke, aged q
years.
HAwKIN5-In yergennes, September 3, Mis-,
Almira Hawkins, aged 90 years. =
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14

" The funeral of eX-President
Thiers, of the French Republic, at Par
is, Saturday, was quiet and orderly,
though attended by vast concourse OF
people, and the deepest feelings OF sor-
row We're manifested. Whether the
absence of violent demonstrations was
due to the moderation which the de-
ceased statesman himself inculcated
and which has characterized Republi-
canism in France during the last few
years, or to the presence of armed for
ces, intended by the government to
Overawe any disorder, it was certainly
wise in the government to prepare fol-
such contingencies. The French people
have secured the reputation of being
finder liable to ignition and the widest
excitements upon small provocation
1t is, however, noticeable fact that
under the wise leadership of Theirs and
other prominent Republicans, the excit
able element composing the radical
wing of the party has greatly sobered
down since the bloody days of the first
French Republic.
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W Tweed seems at length to be
really subdued. His disclosures now
seem very much like reality and are
certainly tangible. He cannot be ex-
pected to tell more than is necessary to
favor his own interests, but if reliance
can be placed upon what he does say
there are plenty of clues opening up
for future investigations which must
let in vast amount of daylight upon
the iniquities of New York politics.
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FRIDAY. SEPT. Ia, 1877.


lR- The Middlebury Register says
that the consolidation of the Rutland
papers was q sensible move, but how We
shall miss the daily scat aud dog music
from Rutland" The Register ought
not to pine so long as 1t has rival will
which to fight and make it own music
Herald and Globe.
We hadn't heard of it.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14

A young man who attempted to bite
off his brothers nose the other dav has
disappeared. Gone TO join the king of
the Cannibal Islands.
II is now stated that the net loss TO
the founders of the late Rutland Globe
will reach about $50, 900. 1t was started
with capital of $4,000.
The other day Mrs. Emma Robinson,
of Pawlet, fell while gathering eggs,
and received injuries from which she will
be some time in recovering.
A monument has been placed over
the grave of Hon. John Stanley, the
erection, last Saturday afternoon, being
attended by appropriate exercises.
A young man twenty-five years of
age, Thomas Cunningham by name,
was run over and killed by freight
train at st. Adams, on Saturday morn
ing last.
One Michael Grace, who, though
scarcely twenty-five years old, is a
graduate of the Vermont and New
York state prisons for similar offenses,
is again in Jail for recent burglary al
Bennington.
James Hinch, clerk for the United
States and Canada express company at
Morrisville, was held at st. Johnsbury,
Tuesday, under seven hundred dollar
bonds to appear at court for stealing
money packages from the company.
While f. G.. Hunter, of Jay, was driv-
ing over bridge, few days since, his
horse took fright, and himself and
team were precipitated into the stream
below. Mr.. Hunter was seriously bruis-
ed, and received two broken bones.
II. II. Bailey, of st. Albans, late col
lector'of town and village taxes, claims
that the shortage in his accounts is due
entirely to uncollected taxes, and that
his accounts will be satisfactorily ar
ranged. Mr.. Bailey disclaims any in
territorial irregularity, and is prepared
for full investigation.
Mrs. Laura Warner, injured by the
collision at IIOosic junction, n. V,
while going to the Bennington centen-
NAL, has so far recovered as to be re-
moved TO her sisters home in Cam.
bridge, n. Y. She was more seriously
hurt than was at first supposed, and is
in Il precarious condition.
|
Friday last the bulk-head next to
the planning mill of Rollin Smith, OF
Bennington, gave way, and the water
rushed out in torrent But for large
line of shafting running through under
the floor, the entire structure would
would have gone down stream. AS il
was the whole was moved eighteen in
ches, and large amount of damage
done. Fortunately no one was injured
Saturday last the large barn and out.
buildings on the farm OF Mr.. Arson s
johnson, of South Burlington, were
totally consumed by fire, together witt
20 tons of hay, 100 bushels Of oats, LOG
bushels of wheat, a quantity ofpeas and
barley, new tanning mill, two sleds
etc. The total loss is about 81, 800, OH
which there is insurance of only 5000
One-half of the contents of the build
ings were owned by the tenant ON
shares, Mr.. Wesley Smith. The fire is
supposed to have taken from mattel
accidentally dropped into some straw.
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IN BANKRUPTCY.-IN THE DIS
Il TRICT Court Of the United States for the I'll

IhICI OUVrl VI lIIV HIVVI NIulFs' IUT InF M
trict of Vermont.
gin Re Warner ID. Dunshee, bankrupt.
HNotice is hereby given that petition has been
filed in said court by Warner B. Dunshee, oi
Bristol in said district, duly declared bankrupt
under the act of Congress Of March 2, 1861 for a
discharge and certificate thereof from all IN
debts and other claims provable under said act,
and that the 2d day of October, 1877, at 10 oclnc..
A. NJ, before the Hon. Hoyt II. Wheeler, judge OF
said court, at the U. ;. Court Rooms in Rutland, l.
assigned for the hearing of the same when amt
where all creditors who have proved their debts,
and other persons in interest, may attend and
show cause, if any they have, why the prayer o.
said petition should not be granted.
Dated AT Burlington, on the 18th day of Septrti-
Der, 1877. - B. Ii. SMALLEN, Cleih.
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tYThere are indications of improve
ment in business at an early day, which,
if not overestimateq, pegitimately af-
ford the country the encouragement
necessary to bring about better state
of things. And these indications are
not the chimerical ones, sometimes man.
ufactured to order by fertile newspaper
reporters, but the more substantial ones
of largely increased orders of the job
bers in the commercial centres. The
Tribune says that importers and iobbers
state that sin New York an unusually
heavy trade has SET in from the West
and South" Ii further states:
Along Church, Reade, Chambers,
Duane, and other streets devoted to
wholesale houses, sidewalks are OBJ
structed by cases of goods awaiting
transportation. A drayman, who does
the carting for several heavy dealers,
states that the truck business thus far is
largely in excess of that for the same
period for many years. At the freight
receiving depotsAiongsthe North River,
extra men have been5 employed to han
die the freight that has been pouring in
for the past week, and the manager OF
one of the fast freight lines stated that
while anticipating good trade, the
shipments have far. exceeded their eX-
pectations, and that the railroads are
being heavily taxed to furnish cars to
move the freight rapidly to the various
places of destination. A leading i'm
porter states that the purchases of silks,
velvets and the finer grades of wooden
dress goods have been and still are un.
expectedly large. A. Z. Mckinney, Il
heavy dry goods dealer of St. Joseph
Mo-, states that "the, prospects are fay.
orable for the heaviest fall trade we
have had for many years" c. b. Bray
a leading carpet dealer of st. Louis
says: 1--WE are threatened with an i'm.
mense business, and all our merchants
are laying in heavy stocks. The bull,
of business done thus far is fully fifty
per cent. in excess Of the same perioc
last year"
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NOTICE IN BANKRUPTCY.

THIS 8 % gre R0flce, that on the 2sth da1 u
August, A. ID. 1871, warrant in bankruptcy was
issued against the estate Of +. L. Matott Co, OF
Leicester. in the county of Addson and state OF
mont, who have been adjudged bankrupt ON their
creditors petition: that the payment OF any debt.
anu ueise's oi any p.opeiLS nelongin i 70 sal
fer OF any property by them is forbidden by law
that meeting of the creditors of said bankrupis h
prove their debts, and 10 choose one or more "A Pc
signees OF their estate, will be held at court OF
bankruptcy, to be holden at the offce of ". "a.
Neazey, IN Rutland, in the county OF Rutland
and state of Vermont before W. &. Neazey,
Esq, register, ON the 18th day of September. A. u.
1871, AT eleven O'Clock An. GEO. T. FOSTER.
- United States Marshal, as Messenger,
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g' A trunk at Poughkeepsie, N. V,
which was struggling with baggage
smasher recently, and was getting the
worst of it, suddenly exploded, much to
the establishment, but unfortunately lit
tie to the damage of its prosecutor. The
trunk contained package of powder,
and some matches; one fthe latter was
ignited by the handling of the trunk and
hence the explosion. This was graft
flying warning, but we fear it will soon
be forgotten by the incorrigible baggage
men. Ifan irritable trunk which would
not bear too much ill treatment at the
hands of baggage-smashers could be de-
vised, say one with lining OF dynamite,
it would be extensively patronized by
travellers who are mindful of trunks
and baggage ruined by the independent
gentry who have had the handling of
them on the railroads.
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A letter from Latacunga, Ecuador,
states that the volcano of Cotopaxi had
an eruption the latter part of July, and
by an upheaval of water overlooked the
streams, swept away several plantations
and drowned one thousand people in
different places and over two thousand
cattle. The whole face of the country
for miles around was covered with sub
sequent showers of ashes, destroying all
cereals and plants, and starvation is
feared.
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With a cake of GLfNN's SULPHUR SOAP and u
commodious bath. tub, the victim OF chronic cuta-
neous ernptons can improyise sulphur bath
which no professed bathing establishment can
supply. sold by all druggists. 23-iw
Hnrs Hair a Whisker DYE, black on brown, so cts.