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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26
The .Nezeys.
GENERAL NE VS..

The late President Johnson is to
have Christmas gift of twenty
seven ton monument.
The Republican papers don't like
the new Senator from California. Eff
fgy Sargent is their style Of Senator.
The Governor of Nevada forgot
to issue Thanksgiving proclamation.
Does he own silver mine, too?
-Harper's Drawer IS edited by a
wealthy New York banker, who does
the work without pay.
The woman suffragists Of New
Haven are wrestling with the ques-
ton: "Who is the supclhuous wo-
man 2" Of course, we can not tell,
but we know humber Of family men
in town, each Of whom thinks he has
married her.
The Tennessee Finance Commit
tee recommend compromise on the
State debt at so cents on 81, the
bonds to bear per cent. interest.
DR.. J. G. Holland has recently
written two or three short poems, one
of which, a "Glimpso of Youth" APP
peared in the January Scrlbner, sec
ond being announced for the February
number.
"A woman at Pitlsburg, Penn,
has worked nlnc years at the forge.
The President has nominated
Richard c. Mccormick of Arizona TO
be Commissioner General to represent
the United States at the Paris Expo
stion.
AN insane mother in Cincinnati
fatally wounded her infant, and then
attempted TO take her own life.
"A Western merchant was intro.
duced to the "tlser" in New York a
few days since, and lost $1,000 while
exploring the mysteries of faro.
An Athens dispatch says speedy
participation in the war by Greece Is
expected.
"A statement just published shows
that, during the season OF navigation,
the loss by accidents in the st. Law
renee River TO ocean vessels and car
goes amounted to S6S5,650.
"A number OF coIored men OF
Washington have organized a negro
American society to prevent, if posi-
bic, the excessive mortality among
colored people in that section.
"A jury in Brooklyn, N. Y, has
given verdict of $500 damages
against a rumsel}er for selling liquor
to tie wife of q policeman, whereby
she became sot
Forty million bushels Of wheat Is
the crop Minnesota boasts Of this
s-"' r"-".y Six years az" thu state
had OIL y 10000 inhabitants. 1t has
now $4,000 and over 1000 miles of
railroad.
"A confidential clerk of the Roth
cbilds in Paris lately absconded, after
robbing his employers over S36O,OO0.
The money had been nearly all lost in
stock sreculations.
"A Mauch Chunk, Penn, dispatch
says prominent men OF Carbon,
Schuylkill and Lucerne counties,
Penn, have been obtaining signatures
to petitions for pardons OF sentenced
Molly Maguires, and it is limited that
the whole Irish vote of the State is
pledged TO that political party which
will secure these pardons.
Investigation into the manage
ment Of Prospect Park, New York,
by commission. comprising one
Stranahan, showed that $1,000 was
charged to the expenses of a mythical
engineer corps.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

RESTORED AT LAST. DR.. Lamuel
}. Draper, u surgeon Of the navy, was
captured at a rebel ball in Baltimore
during the war, and his commission
was cancelled, After many ineffect
ual attempts to get back into the ma
Wy, he was last week reinstated as as
sistaut surgeon, with pay ior thirteen
years and ten months
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26
Seven Husbands.

A MIXED CASE OF MARRIED LIFE IN
COVENTRY, CONN "A WOMAN WHOSE
DEAD HUSBANDS REAPPEAR TO DIS
TURB TIE PEACE OF THEIR SUCCESS
oRS.
The town of Coventry, Conn, has
brought 4 suit against the town of
Manchester for the support of an al
legged rauper named PATHS Pamela
Anthony, and the woman herself has
made deposition which shows re-
markable career of married life. The
case is before Judge Carpenter Of
Hartford, as Arbitrator. According
to her story, she married, July 5, 1885,
William BY Of Springfield, who left
her three days after. Six weeks later
she heard he was dead, and on Feb. 4
Of the next year she married David l..
Rogers Of Hadlyme in this State
She lived with Rogers six months,
when bly,, the dead man, appeared,
but was bought up and gave quit
claim to Rogers tor 4 silver watch and
S.. About two years after Rogers
went to sea, and six months following
bis departure Mrs. Rogers heard that
be had been hanged as q pirate
Finding single life hanging heavily on
llcl hand, she married, in March,
lS4l, Frederick 4. Wheeler, who now
lives in Manchester, this State. Six
months after this marriage Rogers,
the hanged pirate, came back, ousted
Wheeler, and lived with PAMELA till
October, 1S49, when he died. In
March, 1850, she married Henry
Myers Of Williamsburg, n. Y, and
got 4 divorce in March, 1857, and in
the same year married James Davis
and moved to Wisconsin. She lived
with him several years, and got a di
vorce. She then married Richard
Marshall somewhere out West. lived
with him seven years, and got another
divorce. Then coming back to Con.
necticut, she married Emanuel An.
thony of Hartford, and lived with him
six months, when he ran away. This
record shows that she had seven hus-
bands in all. Sac was first married
when IA years Of age. She says she
is now Sc years old. Coventry sues
Manchester for her support, claiming
that her settlement is in Manchester,
where her third husband, Wheeler,
now lives. The Rogers marriage is
claimed to be void, as Bly, was still
living; but as BY died before the
Wheeler marriage, the latter vas le-
gal. Manchester says the BLY, she
married Is not the Bly, who is said to
be dead, but another man ; that the
married BY was alive when the Wheel.
er marriage took place, which makes
that void. 1t is also held that the
Wheeler marriage is Of no effect I'M
der Connecticut laws, from the fact
that at the time Wheeler married her
his father was married TO her sister,
so that he was not only marrying his
mother-ih-law's sister, but also his
fathers step-slster, and so on. 1t is q
very peculiar case.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

DR.. Loring has been contrasting
the high schools of the present with
the old academies to the great disad-
vantage of the former. He says his
predecessor in Congress held a com
petitive examination to select q candi-
date for West Point. OF the 20 ex-
amined, most, Or all of them, had been
educated in the public schools, only
one passed, and he was rejected when
he got to West Point. AT a second
competition only one could be found
out of twelve who was deemed able
to pass the examination at the acade-
my, and he war conditional.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

A gloomy feeling is said to exist
in London concerning our Treasury
matters. The syndicate is dlshearten
ed, the Treasury clerks have been sent
home, and all parties IN the syndicate
interest agree that funding operations
must stop. They attribute it all to the
agitation Of the silver question il
Congress. The four per cent. Bonds
are not a success in the English
market.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

Efforts are beng made by the Gov
eminent to obtain the money and 9th
err property in Europe which belonged
to the Southern Confederacy at the
end of the late war. This subject was
discussed during President Grants adj
ministratlon, when the estimated value
of the property amounted to from
S1O,OOO,OOO to S15.OOO.OOO.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

All England is excited over the ru-
mors of discussions in the Cabinet on
the Eastern question. L. is stated
that the Marquis OF Salisbury and
Earl Carnavon are to quit, and that
Beaconsfeld, thus rid of the clog upon
his policy, will send troops to GaIlipo,
Ii. The Queen has forwarded to the
Ministers her views upon the Eastern
question, and the Cabinet has sounded
Berlin with regard to tentative move
Of Turkey in the direction Of arrange.
ment, ard met an unfavorable answer.
Uneasy feeling prevails, the effect be.
ing visible in the dropping prices OF
public securities. No one suggests
that Lord Beaconsfeld would 90 to
the extent Of an immediate declara-
ton Of war, but he may enter on a
course of warnings and threatenings
which would inevitably lead to war if
l'"'''' "'" "Vv give P'.vc -" ~.---r> w
ed moderation. 1t is understood that
England's overture to Germany for
joint action were refused in almost
contemptuous language. One author
i'y says the summoning up Of Parlla-
ment is warning to other powers
that England does hot propose to al
low the Eastern question to be settled
by the three Emperors, and that she
must have some voice III the disposal
of her own future.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26
Senator Blaine has openly declare,

Senator Blaine has openly declared
war upon the President, and says that
MIR. Hayes, in party view, is in op'
position to the Republican party Sc
tar as his Administration goes, and it
is absurd to suppose there can be any
harmony between him and the Repub-
lican party as long as he pursues his
present course. Mr.. Blaine also de.
olares war upon the Southern people,
and asserts that they are hypocrtes
who are playing policy and schemng
to accomplish all manner of evil when
they shall come into power.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

A Texas militia officer telegraphs
that $50 Of the mob which fought him
at San Ellzario and killed three of his
men and three citizens, and TO whom
he was forced to surrender, were Mex
lean citizens from Mexico, and it is al
SO stated that the mob were drilled by
regular Mexican officer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

An immense candy mandatory in
New York City was blown up by the
bursting Of boiler in the establish
ment Thursday, and about 100 lives
were lost-mostly young girls-em
ployed IN the establishment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

Hon. James Y. Farley, staunch
Democrat. has just been elected Uni
ted States Senator from California for
the term of six years from March 4tb
1879 Another link in the Demo.
cratic chain in that body.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

A street railroad Superintendent in
New York city has been indicted fol
forcing, by threats Of dismissal from
the employ of his railroad, the driv.
ers, conductors and laborers on that
road to vote the tickets furnished by
him at the last election.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26
MASSAC HUSETTS.

"A curious and at the same time q
serious assault was committed yester.
day afternoon in South Boston. A
man threw lighted kerosene lamp at
a woman, inhicting such injuries that
she died soon after.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

Great frauds have been discovered
in the construction of the st. Louis
Custom House. The 100 supposed
solid piers, upon which the building is
supposed to rest, have been found to
be hollow and filled with cement, rem
dering 1t dangerous to build upon
them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

The steamer Huntsville, from Sa.
vannab, Dec. 10th, for New York, was
burned at sea on the 10Th. No lives
we've lost. The crew was picked up
and brought to New York
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

In recent battle IN Cuba the Span
lards defeated the patriots, killing SO
and capturing 121. The Spanish loss
is reported as II killed. The report
from the other side will undoubtedly
tell a different story.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

Senator Patterson of South Carolina
is considered to be very dangerously
i'll from a severe attack of congestion
of the brain, and grave fears are en-
tertained that he will not recover.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

Secretary Evarts is the proprietor
of eleven daughters, and he daughter
love them. That's very bad-the
idea of a he daughter --[Camden
Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

Turkey is to have fresh levy of
100000 men. The Russian concen-
tratlon for an attack upon Ezeroum
on the north has failed and the sattack
Is now improbable. In the Balkans
and the Danube Valley the winter
SHOWS have almost suspended military
operations.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

People who have been swindled by
fraudulent life insurance companies
will be glad to hear that in the case of
L. S. Lambert, Chairman of the
American Popular Life Insurance
Company, for swearing to false re
port of the company's affairs, the jury
last week Thursday brought in a yer
dict Of guilty, and Mr. Lambert is now
in jail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

In ten years Flora Temple won
ninety.three races and earned S113,-
900. ThatIl do.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

Plenty of rain has fallen in Cali.
fornia the last week and good crops
are assured.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

Flora Temple, the famous trotter of
her day, died in Philadelphia Friday
evening, in her 33d year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

In advance we wish one and all of
our patrons and readers GA Happy
New Year"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26
GDr @le.
Wednesday, December 26, 1877.

Indiana Democratic State Con-
vention at indianapolis, February
goth, 1878.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

A Memphis detective accidentally
shot his wife and child while careless
ly handling a pistol in his bedroom.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

The organ of the Gar Of all the
Russias announces that Russia is not
anxious about the schemes England
may have IN view, and defantly as
serts that British intrigues will in NO
way hinder the triumph of Russia.
Gen. James &. Steedman, the
Ohio politician, gave Cincinnati En-
quirer reporter to understand that
Pendleton is the likeliest to win of all
the Democratic aspirants for the sena
torial nomination. Glad of it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

Jonah was perhaps the worst taken
in man that ever lived.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

Six years ago the Senate Of the
United States was Republican by a
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

Two hundred newspapers have per.
isAed in Washington, d. c.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

Commissioner Of Fisheries, Baird,
were classmates together in a school
at Burlington.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26
0. II. FREEMAN, Agent.

for repairing clothes wringers Of all kinda.
Best quality of Solid White Rubber Rolls fur.
nshed ut re asonable prices, and warranted by
0. II. FREEMAN.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26

A MIXED CASE OF MARRIED LIFE IN
COVENTRY, CONN. "A WOMAN WHOSE
DEAD HUSBANDS REAPPEAR TO DIS
TURB TIE PEACE OF THEIR SUCCESS
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

he che: village Of the island Isabel, ~.
the >onth Pacific beyond the equator, is bnil.
on the SUNNI, Of rocky mountain rising
almos; perpendicnlarly 10 heigh, of 500
feet. Ascending by no,ve path from the
interior, the traveller will find the ex,ren,.
summit mass OF enormous rocks standing
mp IKE castle, among which grow gis..n, c
;!ees, IA the branches Of which The dwellings
are bnilI. The stems OF these trees rise Der.
;ec'.y straigh: and smooth, wlthou, a branch
10 height varying from 80 10 100 feet, Some
OF the houses are 100 feet above the ground
the average leigh, being 60 They are ap-
preached by ladder Of creepers, and accom-. I.
modaie from ten 10 fifteen naiives each, be-
sides an ample store Of stones, which are
thrown with sings in case OF an attack. A,
the foot Of each tree is another hui, the every
day house, a. II were, where the daytime IS
spent when no danger IS spprehended. TIE
natives are canniDa.s 0. tie mos, rayenous
kind.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21
FEARFUL ADVENTURE on THE
RAIL-
4 Maniac .Noaopsli-es Car on. the Csntrdl
Pacific Road

The San Francisco Chronicle furnishes the
particulars Of an even; which literally con-
verted an eastward bound over land trein
into perambnlating hell on wheels. The
story, in briei, Is to the following effect, In
the makeup of the train which left San
Francisco on the I7th ul,imo were two Pull
man sleeping-cars. The larger portion of
passengers occupying the Puimans were wo-
men and children, and all expected 10 enjoy
pleasant and comfortable jaunt across the
continent On the second day out the gene raj
serenity was disturbed by the development, of
a malignant maiady on board. The victim
was the representative of San Francisco
house, large and powerful man, who had
drank himself into state of deirum rremens.
The maniac startled the passengers by giving
utterance to terrible shrieks and inpreca,ons.
at the same time rushing back and forth
through the car. The grestest CONSERVATION
prevailed, and two ladies', a; least. were Sc
riousiy affected by the violence OF the mad
man. He was finally secured in Cne end of
the car while the women and children were
crowded in the other end Not a soul slep,
through the night. His rawlings were incessant.
and II was feared that he might regain his
liberty and commit murder. When the train
reached Ogden the arrangement OF the un-
fortunate man had greatly increased. At this
point the females and children were crowded
into the rear sleeping car, while the other
was converted into a unatic asylum, and
carefully guarded by male passengers. After !
leaving Ogden his sufierings were terrible. /
He frOthed and bled a, the mouth while con. (
lnuous spasns shook his powerful frame The /
second day out from Ogden he became more
luiet, and under the belief ,ha, he was get.
ing better, his watchers, needing rest, left |
iim in charge Of a single person Shortly
lfter dayiigh, he suddenly sprang up and
iashed through window. The engine was
eversed and the trai, ran back all expecting
o find the lifeless body OF the maniac. He
lad fallen. however, where the snow was
'eep and soft, and his escape from immediate
eath thereby prevented. He was able to
aise himself and stagger toward The approach
ny train, his eyes glaring wildly and blood
ozing from his nose and mouth. He was
gain taken on board by kind hands, bu, the
elief prevailed ,ha, he could not survive 10
le journeys end.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

A cu.ious trial, arising out OF events con-
nec,ed with the sege Of Paris, mas JUS, taken
place a, Wurzburg in Bavaria. Several Ger
man soldiers belonging TO the beseieing army,
while foraging in the outskirts Of the capital =.
visited the cellar OF deserted villa, and
noticed tha, Tie bricks appeared 10 have been
recently disturbed Corporal S,eigelmann
made his men remove the SOL. and they soon
brought 70 i.Shi a large rox containing papers,
upon winch, to Hse ,he expression Of one of
the soldiers, "tbere were 10, OF images
These papers, which turned o.: 20 be va.u-
able French bonds. hey divided, because, as
they said, T: was fair .oOi, and many officers
kept what .hey found Several Of the SOL
diers disposed OF the bonds Immediately after
their return home; bu; others, includ ag Corpo-
raj S,eigelinann thought il more r.Ulen, 70
wait until the affair was, as they conceived,
forgotten. ]: was not until as, year that they
parted with their bonds, br, the persons to
whom they had sold them for an almost
nominal sum found iha; payTeE, had been
stepped. Coporal S:eigelmann and Two SOL
diers were arrested and put upon :he!r trial
on a charge OF i.ett, while ,Ae persons TO
whom they sold the bonds were proceeded
agains; for receiving stolen property. The
corporal and his ,wo men have been SEN
fenced. one 10 a iwelvemonth and the Others
10 'wo months imprisonment. and the re-
ceive.s have been sen, 70 prison. for nine
months.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21
WHOLE NO. 432.
FL OPENENT ~ TRENTON NEU
JERSEY.
Il S4c;CeH- lcGr Old Gil Rrsns .7ray ,r.t;
Frmtcdou College S;uG,n..

i Trenton, New Jersey, dispatch Of the
.-'h ins,an: says:
La; evening James Reed a s,uden, of
FHnce;Jn College, whose father IS ii wealthy
merchant IN Philadelphia, eloped with Ida a
sixteen Year>od daughter Of J. Gardner
Everett, a builder of this city. The pa,
called a; the residences Of three clergymen 10
be married, but not finding eithe. Of them d,
home, 'hey drove 10 Princeton, where they
spent The nigh, in Reeds room in the College
Mr. Everett procured warran, Tor Reeds
arrest and this morning, with President Nc.
Gosh, found the pair in Reeds room. They
were brought TO this ci;yt and after being
locked up in the city jdi(l ln,i FIVE ociock,
Heed was released. Mr. T. .ere,, declined TO
prosecute. Reeds father, who had been
'eie:rapned for, took his son TO Philadelphia.
Nice college thai, the officers of which al,
low the students 10 take girls to their rooms
N the college and keep them there all night.
II that girl had been the daughter Of a gen.
'leman IN This country, her father would haye
declined 10 prosecute too, probably, bu, If ha
had tho student would have been carried
home IN a burial case.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21
KILLING 4 SEWING .M7CHINE
6GEST.
The Mysterious Murder Of Charles H. Gilman
Arrests on Suspicion.

| BosroN, April IA brutal murder wa.
committed in the town OF Rockpor, on Cape
Ann, yesterday, shortly after noon, in an open
| field in broad daylight. A boy crossing the
field behind the Eastern Railroad station in
Rockpori, abou, half past yesterday after.
noon, saw the dead body of a man floating in
the reservoir. The body was pulled ashore.
II was warm, but life was extinct IN the
mean time crowd Of people had begun to
gather at the SPOT
Among the number was one William Vii.
liams of Lowell, sewing machine agent.
When he saw the body he exclaimed. Oh,
my God Its my boss!" He said ,ha, he
was employed by Charles H. Gilman of
Lowell (ihe murdered man) that they had
been selling sewing machines in Gloucester
for about week that they wen, from Glou-
ces,er 10 Rockport on Conductor Kennards
train at o'clock Wednesday morning, and
had spent the day in Rockpor, Abou, one
o'clock he asked Gilman if he WASH, going
out 10 ge, some dinner, they being then in the
railroad station. Gilman replied that he
didn't want any dinner--he wasn't hung,y:
all he wanted was a drink of water Gilman
said that he could show Williams where he
could get some nice water, better Than that
in the depot that they then started out and
went up back of the depot to this reservoir.
where Gilman got drink, and Iha, lie left
him Il ere sitting OH the side of the reservoir,
and did not see him again uu,i he saw the
dead body. He adds tina, TWO saior-iookiny
men were around them, and that one OF them
in,erroga,ed Gilman as 10 how business was,
and whether he took much money. tie de.
scribed these men rather indefinitely about
all he could tell abou, them was tina, one had
a ha, and the other a cap. He says tina,
Gilman sen, off $50 from Gloucester on Tues
day. Williams was detained.
An examination of the dead men revealed
4 bad mark on the right side of his head and
: bad Gu. also. When taken from the water
he bled freely at the nose and mouth. In the !
field were found a screw-driver and a club |
which had evidently been used over Gilman |
head. When Williams wa. Ia zen into custody |
his coat and shirt sleeves were wet; he said |
was done in getting Gilman's body on, OF |
he water, but the men who were presen,
ny that he did no; assist in the matter al all. /
There was also spot Of blood on his shirt
ollar. On Gilman body was found watch
ase, and in il were ninety cents in silver
'ieces. Williams had fonI one dollar bills,
ten, and some two dollars in scrp-NeU
York Sun.