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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24
The Press on the Compromise.

The Springfield Republican calls it "the best
news from Washington since Congress met"
THE New York Herald: ave have strong con-
tidence that the judicous plan of the joint COM
mittee for counting the electoral votes will be in
dorsed by the American people, and that its few
partisan opponents will become as odious as the
small body Of northern copperheads were during
the civil war"
THE New York World "On the face OF il, it is
not very easy to see why the two Houses Of Con-
gress, upon which the constitution has devolyed
certain duties in connection with the election OF a
President of the United States should call in four
Judges of the Supreme Court to help them bear
the burden Of those duties
THE Boston Journal: "The people at large are
anxious IA see the Presidential complications set
tied as early possible consistent with the honor
and well-being of the republic. We think the
plan of the joint committee will commend itself
to them as n proposition by which fair and hon
orabe solution OF the question may be arrived at
and they will hold those responsible for the in
Jury which may result from continued agitation
of the subject who, by their votes or influence,
defeat It,"
THE New York Tribune "The plan is revolu-
tionary and dangerous. When we concede to
either House the power to count or supervise cleo
toral votes, we may as well abandon altogether
what may then become the miserable farce of
election by the people. One House or the other
will gain and can indefinitely prolong its power
the Senate, II discussion can be prolonged the
House. il 1t can be limited. In either case, the
form of government established by our fathers
will have vanished from the earth
The New York Times. 1t imposes on the
Judges OF the Supreme Conrt functions which
they were never intended to perform, and it re-
lieyes the President Of the Senate OF duties which
the trainers of the constitution deliberately and
distinctly imposed ON him. The plan would he
Objectionable II all that could be said against II
were that 1t seeks outside Of the constitution what
the constitution itself provides. Add to this OBJ
lection the damage done to the Supreme Court
and the discomfort and dstrust that will follow
the ultimate decision, and the impolcy of the
impending measure will be too apparent to be
deniad -
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

COUNTING THE VoTE.-Mr Galusha A.
Grow, who was the immediate predecessor of
Mr.. Colfax as Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives has written a letter to a New
York paper on the counting of the electoral
vote. His opinion is that under the consti-
tuition Congress may, by law, direct the
method of counting, but that in the alb
sence of such provision the count must be
made by the President of the Senate, and
that the President of the Senate as the Gus
todian of the returns, and in receiving and
opening them and in everything he has to do
with them. is an official created by the con-
stitution itself for specific duty and in its
performance he is not the presiding officer
of the Senate, as such, or of either or both
Houses, so as to be subject to their direction
in any way, unless by force of joint rule or
positive law. 1t is not necessary for his per-
Torrance of the duty that he should preside
at the joint meeting, he could count the vote
as well from the clerks desk, but Congress
cannot count it except by some method pre-
viously settled by concurrent action. Judge
Coffey, of Washington, also writes to main
tain substantially the same theory of the
constitutional mode of counting the vote.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

SENATOR EDMUNDs, of Vermont, is said
by a correspondent of the Philadelphia
Times to strongly resemble portraits of St..
Jerome; and he adds If there are any
but facial similarities between him and the
old saint, however, Mr. Edmunds does not
show them. lie may be pious, but he GER
tainly is not humble. He seldom fails to
get the better of an opponent, and is equally
ready to knock him down with a quotation
FROM a weighty authority, thrust him
through with the lance of his sarcasm, or
cross swords with him in fair discussion.
His hair il white, and what little skin his
thick beard and moustache reveals is of
parchment color, He wears spectacles and
stoops a good deal. Only his eyes are
young. His face is of the Jewish patriarch
type, aud if he should go into synagogue
on Saturday the assembly would be sure to
take him for a rabbi learned in the Scrip
lures and the Talmud."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

UGLY FAcT.-Can there be but one rea-
sonable explanation of the fact, which now
comes to the light, that on November 8, 10
and IL, when it was supposed in Europe that
Tilden was elected, confederate bonds were
sold in London and Liverpool The stock
exchange did not permit them to appear in
official quotations, but the sales were noted
in the newspaper reports. The London
house of the Rothschilds had five thousand
dollars of the bonds confided to them to
sell. The price was four and half to five
per cent. When democratic orator asserts
that under no circumstances can any indebt-
edness incurred in aid of the rebellion be
paid out of the national treasury, he is gen
orally believed here, because the Republi-
cans took care to put something to that ef-
feet in the constitution. But there are PEG
pie in Europe who think he is mistaken, and
are willing to risk money on it,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

THE MASSACHUSETTS SENAToRsHiP.-
There is rightly general rejoicing over the
election of George F. Hoar to the Senate, to
succeed Mr.. Boutwell,. Mr.. Hoar is one of
the oldest and keenest of lawyers, staunch
radical Republican, of thorough education
and broad culture. By his Judgment quick
as a fash upon the questions of order, or,
indeed, of general law, his calm audacity
and high moral courage, in fact, by all that
constitutes a good representative, he made
himself invaluable in the House. 1t is a
pity to lose him there, but Massachusetts,
has made an admirable Senator. 1t will be
the fashion now TO decry Mr.. Boutwell,. He
was much mistaken in some of his financial
notions, but he is man of immense in
dustry, perfect integrity and undouhted
patriotism. As secretary of the treasury he
should have expended money upon the over
due legal tenders, fastening us to specie
payment, but the money was not wasted in
paying off the long bonds.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

AFFAIRS IN LoUIsrANA.-The condition
of public affairs in this state is but slightly
changed. Both Governor Packard and
Nichols keep up the form of government.
The legislature which favors each Governor
meets from day to day, and as the Republi-
can legislature has chosen United States
Senator, the rival legislature amuses itself
by trying to choose one. The notorious
Pinchback has "gone over to the enemy -
A large organized local military force seems
subject to call to sustain Governor Nichols.
Meantime society is in feverish state, and
industry must be greatly deranged. Gov
ernor Packard has sought again and again a
legal recognition from President Grant, but
the President contents himself with order.
ing General Augur to preserve the peace,
and should matters reach crisis where he
must decide between the conflicting fac.
tions, to recognize Packard as the legal Gov.
ernor. As the Congressional committees
however, are still investigating affairs in
that state the President, from comfy, with
holds any decision till their report is made
unless anarchy seem impending. Mean
time, it is pleasant to know that no blood
shed has yet taken place; but we would
rather dwell little nearer the North pole
than amid such combustibe materials.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

The House committee on Judiciary have agreed
to report the following bill; "Be it enacted, etc,
that any woman who shall have been member
OF the bar Of the highest court of any state or
territory, or of the supreme court of the District
of Columbia for the space of three years, and
shall have maintained good standing before
such court, and who shall be a person OF good
moral character, shall, on motion and production
Of such record be admitted to practice before the
United States Supreme Court.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

EUROPEAN Wharf.-The decision of Tur-
key is for war. The grand council which
closed its sessions last week, to which the
patriarchs of all the different sects of the
empire were invited Catholics, Armenans,
Greeks aud Bulgarians, as well as Moslems)
unanimously rejected the modified proposals
of the European powers. The result, which
would have been surprising two months ago,
has been anticipated for the past two weeks.
The conference of the great powers has been
an utter failure. Unless Russia backs out
war is now inevitable, and the other Euro.
pean powers must at once decide what part,
il any, they will take in the approaching
drama. The position of England is es-
pecially disagreeable, and her statesmen will
have to consider whether, by the skillful
manipulations of Russia, she has not been
led into such course as she will speedily
regret.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

IL Waton-on-Trent, England, a boy eleven
years old was teasing girl. She pushed him
with an umbrella, the point Of which accidentally
entered is eye, causing him to fall senseess to
the ground. He was taken home, and the ect
of the shock upon his father was great that he
was seized with fit, aud died shortly afterward.
The little boy died about seven o'clock the same
evening, aud his mother has since been confined
to the house owing to the influence of the sudden
double bereavement
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

TEMpERANcE.-At meeting of Temper
ance Reform Clubs and other organizations
in Littleton, N. H., last week, resolutions
were adopted, denourcing rumselling, the i'm
portation and manufacture of alcoholic
liquors to be used as a beverage, disapprov-
ing of prescriptions by physicians Qor re-
formed men) of alcoholic medicines, and
declaring anew a determination to continue
in the work Of reformation by rescuing the
fallen and restoring our brother man TO
light and liberty"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

TnE State Agricultural College OF Texas an
nounces that las it is an unalteiabe principle
engrafted on the constitution and laws to prevent
an admixture Of the white and colored races In
the common and higher schools of learning, and
as there are now measures pending before the
legislature looking to an early establishment OF a
separate state institution Of learning for the ex-
elusive benefit OF the colored people that no APP
plcant for admission as a student shall be re-
ceved unless of the white race"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

THE AsHrABuLA DIsAsTER.-The inves-
tigation into the Ashtabula railroad tragedy
has received a sudden check by the suicide
of Charles Collins, the chief engineer of the
Lake Shore railroad, upon whom the respon-
sibilty of the affair seems TO rest. He had
arisen to his high position by patient indus
try and merit, and had the entire confidence
of all the railroad officials in the West,
Collins had on Wednesday been closely ex-
amined by the legislative committee regard
ing the disaster, and though members are
said to have expressed opinions in private
that he was not responsible, the fear that he
would be so considered by the public, if not
by the judiciary seems to have driven him
TO this action.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

The Sioux WAR.-General Sherman
says in letter to the Secretary of War, un-
der date of the 9th instant, that the Sioux
war is not over, and will not be until all the
hostiles are captured, disarmed, and forced
to live on their reservations also, that his
opinion is that the army cannot with safety
be reduced during the present fiscal year
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

THE sworn statements of the sixty-one Boston
national banks just forwarded to Washington
have been footed up, and show capital stock
paid in of hfty-four million three hundred thou
sand dollars, and a surplus of thirteen million
Ave hundred and forty-nine thousand nine hun
dred and fifty-six dollars, which with other I'M
divided profits amounts to sixteen million five
hundred and fity-six thousand, two hundred and
nnety-four dollars. 1t is good deal OF money,
but 1t is divided in great many hands
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

REPRESENTATIVE LYNCH, of Mississippi,
testifies before the Senate committee that
in two counties in his Congressional dis
trict ii was not safe for man to vote the
Republican ticket at the late election.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

SECRETARY FISH has expressed his salts
faction with the electoral bill, saying that
he thought the indisposition to submit the
case to such board was equivalent to adj
hitting that those objectng had no case.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

A CLERGYMAN lately addressed his female au-
ditors as follows; "Be not proud that the blessed
Lord paid your sex the distinguished compliment
of appearing first to female after the resurrec-
ton, for it was done that the glad tidings might
spread the sooner"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

A CIRCUIT judge in Florida was arrested for
beastly drunkenness upon the public highway
and was locked up in Jail, As soon as he became
sober, he had writ of hdbeds corpus issued re-
turnable before himself for the production of his
own body. II is needless 10 say that the judge
discharged him
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

THE Tennessee House has directed the
state treasury TO pay no more interest on
state bonds until otherwise ordered, except
those held by educational institutions.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-24

In the Senate, the debate on Louisiana affairs
was continued by Messrs Bogy OF Missouri, and
Messrs Morton and Sherman
In the House it was announced that the Iousi-
ana returning board had decided to surrender the
returns to the House committee, aud they will,
therefore, escape imprisonment. The Western
Union kilograms are also to be given up, and it is
rumored that both sides will be hurt by their
publication, which is doubtless true, President
Orion was therenpon discharged from arrest
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-09

Tuesday, January 8.
n. p. r, b. Prospects IN Con
gress.

Last week We published intelligence
Of an amendment TO the Northern IA
c;;c Railroad bill in the House, offered
nv Luttrell TO restore to pre- empfion
and homestead entry oil lands north OF
Tacoma. Later We have dispatches to
the effect that the House committee on
the Pacific Railroad agreed 10 report
tho Senate bill TO extend the time for
the completion OF the North Pac'fc
Railroad eight years without amend
meut, except one shat the company
shall not be required to locate 'ta route
through Idaho before July ls'h' REJECT
ing Lanes proposition .or re,tori"g the
lands.
This measure look. like = recognition
On the part Of Congress Of the Tact THAI
the extreme distress that prevails
throughout the nation demands re-
ncwsl Of the long discarded policy ct
pushing the national enterprises Of pnb-
lie Improvement. This return to right
reason is an omen Of coming prosper
Is. Il will furnish employment to
starving workmsn, will restore trade
and manufactures aud will attract again
the ebbing current of immigration
Whatever means good fortune to the
country ct large. means prosperity in o
double degree to the western Territories
Of which Washington is the most re-
sourceful and most important. 1t means
mischief to tho settlers in one respect,
that is IN doubling the cost Of their pre-
emp.ion, and halving the acre
age of their homesteads. But
we can stand that inconvenience ii the
company will build the road as they
arc in duty bound to do as an offset
The retention of the lands as with
tre-was 20 Which VIZ hh 81 We have have
70 say is-speed its progress. Tn,
Northern Pacific Railroad when ma isheo
~ill make Puget Sound the great com
mercisl entrepos Of the northwestern
continent. aud the rival of San Fran
cisco. We look 20 see \ provision ad
ded to the bill before its final passage
prescribing reasonable iustallment o
thelF road to be finished everyy ear unit
the limit to which the land has beer
withdrawn 10 reached, and then for th,
Government and the people to rail- !,
around tho work with encouragement,
and every possible assistance until it i,
carried through to triumphant success
The commercial interests and predomi
nance Of the nation as we'll As its inter,
nal pac' acation requires the carrying
out OF this work.
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TEL &c r A PHO
Especial 90 the Daily Intelligence
CALIFORNIA.

San Francisco, Jan. Tho case
Of Isaac Allen. Secretary Of the San
Francisco Benevolent Society. promises
to become one of most sensational an 4
racy character, If pressed 10 investiga-
ton. and appears likely to strike in
several directions, hitting accused. ac-
cnsefs and sundry parties connected
with or privy to the circumstances sur
rounding the affair. Mrs. and Miss
Nathan. who have been Aliens bene-
6ciarics. and ars relied upon to testify
against him. are willing TO give their
evidence. provided N, inquiry is made
~ to their past lives. concerning which
they strenuously o'.ieot TO being inter.
rogssed. The trustees Of the associs-
ton contend that justice "a ali parties
demands that tho subjHc, be inquired
into. 1t Is not yet decided whether the
inquiry will 10 public or private, bu,
the matter will very likely come bc.
fore the grand jury
SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. s.-Wopg
Chick. Chinese merchant here. COM
m'tted suicide last night by ticking
opium. lnsbili.y to pay hi. debts on
the approaching Chimes, New Year is
the alleged cause.
Gold is quoted at loeis. greenbscks,
W a(aN,s, trade dollars. lootal0t:
halves asl(fai.
The latest quotations from, Livern>ol
are - follows Wheat. 10 shillinss and
spcnceai shillings and penny: for
average CAl,ioruis. lis II ~ iI.-a f,r
club.
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EUROPE.

LONDON. Jan. s-Germsny is pre-
parinS TO mobilize an army corps for
the purpose o.. watching the Polish
frontier, Thi, is in accordance with
the statement made some time Ago that
IN the event If war Germany would
AID Russia hy taking care Of Poland
Perhaps a more significant Statement,
Is that Austria is collecting munitions
CT war at S"n''oa. preparatory 70 seiz.
ing the Sersian capital. in the event
Of the Russian occupation Of Roumssis
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CAN AID 4.

MONTREAL. Jan. S. Great excite
mcnt exists here over the rumore,! duel
between Fred May nni James Gordon
Bennett. The party took tickets 10
Montreal bu. left the ears this side of
the provincial line
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-09

New YORK. Jan. s.-A, thu pest
mor:sm examination to-day CT Com
nsedase Vanderbilt. il Was found that
u ths imAsdiAts cause OF his death ha,.
- 6 >sul.ing in . per-
skssa or large insss,in.
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bladder. which gave rise 20 the intense
pains tina. the Commodore eniurei -
intervals. and y,orlFs'es ana. Both lang',
the heart, the kidneys and liver, were
found - be- more or l"ss affected ~
disease or unhealthy action. bet not
sufficient T. cause death.
LONDON, Jan. --The amount Oh
ba!lion withdrawn from the Bank OF
Etgl.nd on balance today was Ego
0c0.
Trenton, y J, Jan. : -fifteea
hundred employees Of the lFeil'cn
pD,t@rie. struck today III consequence
Of a reduction If twenty per ceht
new YORK. Jan s---A report Is cur
rent that James Gordon Bennett AID
Fred May fought duel this morning
near Lake Champlaine. Carada' ana
tina. Bennett was wounded
Iii. reported that private dispatch .
has been received announcing that a ;
duel had been fought between Bennett
mo-, .,o.. :,
the bowels.
w,oro,. lar s-Tba Senate
resolution recently presented by the
clection committee. requiring Turner
r., ;. r, u,r J,ckson.
..n- o.. .an.wo- o,ast,ons con-
or..;n ,.le,r.,ns which went
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IN n,...c l.. r..x o.i..d
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bled 'houSa"'''' "''' '>."''' ~
on The balcony "h'fe' a''e' f'.!S' y
Rev DR. Palmer 'h' ''a'' "a '''''''
administered 10 nun
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; sennett WAS already - yyo;,;r, ,horo
having taken tra;, bv N. No,,hor,
Railroad from Ros,o, Tn. r.,,or, .h.,
Bennett had secured Richard Tavlo,
!, rs second is unfounded. TAYLOR il con
fined to his room in Washington.
NV Wang Ia, rho c,n hos, IA.
s,,,ow;,o n n. ssr.,o. ..vo, %, ~
!, nm with yo,, Investigations r..,oo.;uo
4, Tho No. of ,norox :, o,o..;o
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has started hack with hi. ,osa from,
Wasb;ro,o, b,, h;s m;,.a,s; = No. u;.t
him A few d.vsa,o several ;,d;scr.s,
Democratic editors r.marksd tba, Mar.
TON ia lahor;,~ hard On Cd ooo,t:a
ro,tan !, O,.car II. so,s =. 49,
heor s,.c.sof,, :, s,a;, ,,:..:.
nos;, Of ro,,srssso,o - o,o -,
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each other bv ,e,scr,nh w..
a. r.,:., -,
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hdentiai advisers and agents of Tilden
hoped To get the electoral vote agains,
the acknowledged will of the people of
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FIR DAILY NTgLLICgN(ER.
DAVID HIGGINS.
The WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE.

This Ga md popular journal II Western WN-n -
sc - Tsrystor,. 10 pubiiahsd every SATURDAY
1e~~ins. Terms Three Dollars per and
.am. n ,dynr &c osheyvtse. e1.0O.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-11

MASON AND DIxoN's LINE.-Tho new
Presbyterian church which was dedicated at
Ellersle, Sunday, six miles above Gums
berland, is located on Mason and Dixon's
line, half OF the church being in Penn
sylvania and tho other half in Maryland.
Weddings taking place in this church will
cost according to the aisle the parties take.
Going up the aisle on the Maryland side to
be married the license is $3.50 and the min
ister's fee such as you may give going up
the Pennsylvania aisle a sweetheart and beau
may be united in the holy bands by justice
of the peace for ''levy." You can take
your choice and pay according to your purse.
[ ICun,berland (INd) ANelanian