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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14

LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Judge Poland has introduced reso-
luton in the House for an investigation
of the affairs of the Vermont Agricul-
tural College. Their will probably be
a lively fight over the matter, as the SO
called College has the Agricultural Col
lege fund, and the state will desire to
know what equivalent she receives from
the large sum annually received by the
college The measure is thought by
some to be inspired by the opposition
toward Senator Morrill,, as Mr.. Morrill,
is the godfather of the Agricultural
College.
Orleans County is very we'll treated
by Speaker Martin in the appointment
of the Standing committees in the House.
Mr.. Camp of Newport is Chairman of
the COMMITTEE on Education, Mr..
Jameson, of Irasburgh, Chairman of the
Committee on Agriculture, and Mr..
Templeton, OF Glover, Chairman of the
Committee on the Insane, Messrs. Cur
tis,, of Lowell, and Human, of Charles.
ton, are on Ways and Means. Mr.. Miles
of Craftsbury, on the judiciary, Mr.
Collins, of Barton, on Claims, Mr.. Buck
of Westfeld, on Highways, Mr.. Rowell
of Albany, on Land Taxes, Mr.. Goss, o
Greensboro, on Grand List, Mr.. Hinman
of Derby, General Committee; Mr.. Ia
Dor, of Holland, Distributing Committee
Mr.. Currier, of Troy, on State Prison
Mr.. Gross, of Bloomington, on Mileag
and Debentures.
Caledonia County has the Chairman
of the Judiciary Committee, Judge Pc
land, and of Railroads, Judge Rogers
of Wheelock Mr.. Judevine, of Hard
wick, is second in Ways and Means
Mr.. Ross, of Waterford, on Militar
Affairs; Mr.. Eaton, of Danville, o
Education; Peck, of Barnet, on Banks
Townshend, of Burke, on Grand List
Ingalls,, of Sheffield, on General Con
mittee Smith, of Newark, on Distril
| uting Committee.
Governor Proctor's message was {
q commendable that even the cruel Ayya
q could find no faults with it, but spol
very praisinglY in its favor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14

any one of their creditors who saw fit to
Jump on" to them, causing their fail.
ure, and an injury or loss to all other
creditors. For instance, one man is in
debt, owing twenty men more or less,
by the then law of the State any one OF
those creditors who sued first might
save his whole claim, while the nineteen
others saved nothing. Another thing
which should not be forgotten, is the
possibility of ruin to the party and loss
to his creditors, by the malicious desire
of any creditor to do harm to the party
owing. Many men who are to-day
struggling against the tide of adversely,
will conquer their difficulties if let alone,
who never can rise or pay their debts,
if forced into failure by avaricious
creditors. This is time when property
at forced sales does not settle many
debts, and when it is very poor econo-
my to break men down who are trying
to honestly meet all their obligations.
If the legislature repeats the Act
mentioned, something else ought to b
made to supply its place, and We hope
the subject will be very carefully con
sidered by our legislators.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14
BUYING THE PRESID ENCY.

The New York Tribune has made q
discovery only a little less important
and startling than that Of the Times,
when it published the facts that showed
the deviltry of the Tweed government
of New York city, and caused the over
throw of the Tweed dynasty. The Trtb-
'0ae. by some means. has come into pos
session of the Geographic dispatches
that were sent from Tilden's agents,
many of them from his residence in New
York. where are indisputable evidences
of the attempt made to bride parties in
Florida, so that the vote of one or more
electOr should be given to Tilden. Very
large sums Of money were offered and
the whole scheme of fraud" appears as
plain as black and white. Never in
modern times, has the honest portion of
any party been so deceived and belied,
as were the honest Democrats, in the
belief that Tilden and his allies were
honest men. Never has the term "re-
formers" been such q misnomer as when
applied to their party leaders. Let the
cry of fraud" as applied to President
Hayes, be heard no more by the party
that strOve to buy an electoral vote il
Oregon and long tried to purchase the
presidency for Tilden by bribing the
Florida electors.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Among the eight Congregational
churches comprising Lamoille Conference,
there is now not one settled pastor.
Many West Hartford farmers are
blowing their potatoes under. as they are
not worth harvesting; apples are selling
for from to 10 cents bushel.
Four persons died in Mortified within
one week, of pneumonia fever. A large
number are sick in that village of mala-
rial fever. A want of proper drainage
is the cause.
The Vermont officers reunion will be
held at Montpelier Thursday. Oct. 3lst.
The address will be delivered by Lucius
Bigelow of Rutland, and the supper will
be served at the Pavilion. Every officer
in the State should be there.
The Rutland Leader is now published
by Henry Clark, ESQ.,, who for some
months past has been its editor. The
publication of daily evening edition
will soon be commenced, and the tone Of
the paper will continue independent on
public and local questions.
A singular case of poisoning occurred
at Rutland recently. While man
named Stitt was burning a lot of potato
tops, on which Paris green had been free
ly sprinkled, his little boy played in the
smoke and soon after showed symptoms
of arsenic poisoning, promptly admins.
tered antidotes alone saving his life.
Two new churches in process of cree
ton, a new half-completed school house
which few private families are build
ing, with prospect of new three-story
] brick hotel, and three or four dwelling
houses, the lots for which have recently
been purchased, and which are ere long
to be erected, attest the prosperity o.
White River Junction.
George Bromley, the Dandy rough wht
assaulted and shot Robert Callahan o
Wallingford last March, has been sent t.
state prison for five years, his companion
Merritt Wood, pleaded guilty to a simple
assault and is waiting, as are severa
other minor offenders, for the Legislator
to pass law which will allow them t
be sentenced to hard labor in the ney
Rutland workhouse.
| Rev. Moses B. Bradford, one of Yer
mont's noted Congregational preacher il
the past. but for many years a residen
at McIndoes Falls without charge, die
at that place, Sept. 23d. aged 70. II
was native of Francistown, N. H.,
graduate of one of the early classes iron
Amherst, was ordained in 1928, and be
came pastor of the church at Grafton
where he continued q years.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14
"wHEN ARE THE GREENBACKs
COMING7"

A few days since we CHANGED to be in a
neighboring village, where the greenback
heresy had made some Roadway under
the preaching of the sanctimOniOus Dick
ey of st. JOhnsbury, and the oily-tongued
McGinnis, and in conversation with a
gentleman he related how that one of
the enthusiastic, bewildered greenback-
ers of that place, had been about among
his brethren enquiring, when are the
greenbacks coming ?" This shows why
the delusion carries some men with it.
They have been led to believe that the
greenbacks are really coming" and
that when they come each one is to get
his share. The greenbacks which are
to be distributed gratuitously have not
yet been printed, and those who hope to
obtain them without paying for them,
will be in The, insane sasRlRees vl lent vha.
ton so eagerly looked for.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.

Important elections have been held in
Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and West Virginia,
and the result is very encouraging to Re-
publieans. In Ohio. where the last DEM
ocratic legislature had so changed the
bounds of the congressional districts as
to make it almost certain that only six
Republican representatives could be
chosen, nine and possibly ten Republican
members are elected, and the two dis
tricts in Cincinnati which have been
Democratic so long go Republican.
There has been gain to this party on
the State ticket, which it carries by a
large majority of over twenty thousand
votes. The battle in all these states was
fought on hard and soft money, and was
the victory of the hard money Republi.
cans over the Democrats, Greenbackers
and Nationals. Indiana goes Democratic
but with reduced majority and with nc
loss of Republican congressman. The
Iowa Republicans carried the State witt
a sweeping majority, but it is feared
she loses one or two Republican congress
men by the coalition of the Greenbacker
and Democrats. West Virginia show
signs of Republican life and ascendancy
The result of the elections is extremel,
disheartening to the soft money element
all over the land. They had expecte'
to see great gains West, but in that re
gion where the heresy originated it ha
we'll nigh expended its force, and the de
cision of the election, is that it is an ez
ploded humbug.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14

The reception given by Governor
Fairbanks at the Pavilion Hotel, Mont
pelier, last week Wednesday evening.
to the State officers, members of the
legislature, and their wives, and others
invited guests, was grand affair-sur-
passing anything of the kind ever held
at the capital. The gathering was large
and brilliant. The Governor and wife
received their guests in the parlors and
were assisted by Governor elect and Mrs.
Proctor. Prominent citizens from Mont
pelier and others parts of the State were
present. The floral decorations were
elegant and profuse. The entertainment
served in the dining hall was rich and
choice A band was in attendance, and
everything passed off most agreeably.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT,

A frightful railroad accident occurred
on the Old Colony road few miles south
Of Boston early last week, which caused
the destruction of eighteen lives outright,
and the wOunding of nearly one hundred
more. An excursion train with twenty
cars and two engines ran off the track
and caused general wreck of the
train. Five cars were completely
smashed. and everybody within them
was more or less injured. Several Of
the wounded have died, and the accident
must rank among one of the worst that
has occurred in New England for some
wears.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14

thing has become notorious and we are
glad that Governor Proctor administers
just rebuke. We are personally know
ing to the fact that an immense amount
of caucusing and log-rolling has been
carried on in late legislatures by those
who sought some of the places above re-
ferred 10. Governor Proctor speaks of
the Hardening Power" and recommends
some legislation that shall be beneficial.
The Insane Asylum comes in for share
of the Governors attention, and we
judge that he is not we'll pleased with
the report of the Commissioner He
discovers the fact that the number of
"public" patients is constantly on the
increase, while the number of 'private"
patients is on the decrease. This means
that the number Of insane which the
State is supporting is or may be too
large. The governor evidently thinks
that the law which makes divorce so
easily obtained needs revision, that the
matrimonial knot should not be united
for trivial causes.
In speaking of National affairs, Gov.
Proctor says:
The sons of Vermont rallied to the
defense of the Nation in her hour Of
need. We thought the country worth
preserving at any cost of life and treas.
ure. The lives were freely given, and
now we shall not shrink from the full
4 discharge of every other obligation
/ Vermont will not allow her standard .oi
honor, nor under a delusive hope fol
present ease, sacrifice future fnancia
stability.
The present state of affairs is tn,
necessary result of the war with its at
tendant imitation and extravaganza. TIL
doctrine that return to the causes o
our present ills, will care them, need n
refutation. There is no other remed,
but retrenchment and rigid economy il
national, State, municipal and indlvid
ual expenses. We cannot legislat
universal prosperity. though unwis
laws may greatly retard its coming
Honest labor, and that firm adherence
to justice, moderation, temperance, in
dustry and frugality," which our Stat
constitution enjoins are the best RENE
dies for the evils Of the hour.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14
AM idea of the desolation which

An idea Of the desolation which pre-
walls in the afflicted city of Memphis
may be formed from the fact that out Of
q population of sixty thousand only
about twenty.6 five hundred whites and
six thousand blacks-less than one-sixth
Of the whole-remain within the city
limits and yet out Of this small num-
Der Of people a hundred have been dying
daily. This gives an appalling death
rate of over one per cent. day, which,
if applied in New York, would produce
ten thousand deaths day.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14
MORRILL, OR POLAND.

The legislature is to choose a Senator
tomorrow, and the choice seems to lie
between Senator Morrill,, and Judge
Poland. The State is fortunate in hav-
ing so good material from which to Sc
lect this imp9rtant officer Sc Senator atE
years of experience in Congress, and
though not great man has so faithfully,
diligently and honestly attended to his
duties, that he has won considerable dis
tinction and the esteem of his people.
He has now, however, reached that point
in his age when the fire, ambition and
power of his intellect must be on the
wane, and his physical energies consid-
erably exhausted. He is now nearly
20 years old, and if he is again made
Senator will have reached rs. when his
term expires. He now fills the import
ant position of chairman of the Com
mittee on Finance, and in that position
has cxerted very beneficial influence.
Unfortunately the other party will go
into power in March, and the Senator,
if he is again elected, will lose his po-
sition and his peculiar influence. Sem
ator Morrill, has always been strong on
the particular branches of legislation
which he has made his specialties, and
whenever he has made prepared speech,
it has been complete, convincing and
exhaustive. His career as a debater
and as ready off-hand speaker has not
been remarkable, nor has he gained
any renown as an orator on the other
hand he has been quiet, courteous and
careful, using to great advantage his
intellectual capital. He is respected
and beloved by the whole State.
Judge Poland is several years young.
er than Senator Morrill,, and is man
of an entirely different makeup. Pos
sessed of an unusually strong intellect,
and favored by opportunities and expe-
riences that have developed his strength,
he is power everywhere. On the
bench, he was noted for his strong com.
mon sense, his judicial wisdom and his
ability to dispatch business at the ban
he has always been considered among
the very best in New England if not in
the country. In Congress he took one Of
the foremost places, without the necessl
ty of years of training in the Legislative
halls of the Capitol. His dignifed bear
ing. his splendid physique, his powerful
voice, his style of speaking and of orato.
ry, and the acknowledged magnitude O.
his intellect are such as to command at
tention and respect everywhere. Judg
Poland in Congress, to-day. would be ;
power. He has the ability, the courag
and the natural qualifications that ar,
needed in this critical emergency. Grea
as is our respect and admiration 70
Senator Morrill,, we cannot but believ
that Judge Poland would be the bette
man to put in the Senate at this time
when the Republican party is on th
defensive. and will be compelled to figh
} the enemies of the North, the advocate
of rotten currency, and those who hav
no sympathy with Puritanic principles
1t is not SO much question with us
, now, whether the man is beloved for hi
goodness, and his past usefulness, a
whether he is the most powerful man
put in the breech when the enemy threa
T ems to overcome and destroy US. If "
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14
co SLOW.

On account of prevailing antipathy
against the bankrupt law, there is
feeling that the State law, called the
Insolvency Act, should be repealed.
Now this matter is of great Importance,
and it is possible that there is such
merit in the Act mentioned that it should
not be swept from our statute books.
Whether this is just what is needed or
not, we are not sure, but the Act is al
most an exact transcript of the Massa-
chusetts Insolvency law, and it was en-
acted two years ago for the purpose of
afOrding protection to large number
of persons is this State who would have
been ruined or injured, had the nation
al bankrupt law been suddenly repealed,
as 1t threatened at that time.
The Vermont Senate gave this law a
very thorough consideration and inspec-
tiOn, making slight changes from the
Massachusetts, law; the House gave the
bill less time. but concurred in the pas
sage.
We will not take time to discuss the
law. but state that it was designed to
afford cheap. practical method of set
thing living insOlvents estate, by a
means as easy, as economical and as
practical as the settling of dead mems
estates. 1t was believed when the aci
was passed that without any State In
solvent law, the bankrupt law being
repealed large number of men wht
would then be struggling valiantly and
honestly to overcome their financial dir
6culties would be left at the mercy o
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14

It appears now that the news
paper statistics were almost exactly COR
rect, in regard to the election in the
third district, and that the official
count was not correct into one thousand.
1t was reported that Mr.. Barlow lacked
only 26s Of an election, it now turns
out that he lacks 1868, or the same as
heretofore reported in the papers.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14

The worst bank failure of the present
generation has just taken place in Scot
land, where, through criminal mismanage-
ment. the City of Glasgow bank has gone
down involving its shareholders in loss
estimated at not less than $4,000, 600
and reducing to penury many people Of
moderate means whose funds were in.
vested in its stock.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14

LEGISLATIVE STATISTICS.
SENATE.
Politics-Republicans 29 Democrat

bENAIEs
Politics-Republicans 20; Democrat
l.
The oldest senator is John F. Dean,
of Windsor county, 81; youngest sena-
tor, D. P. Webster of Windham county,
33. Eighteen senators have been men,
bers of the house; two were in the Sen
ate in 1876, and ten are new members.
Fifteen reside in the town where they
were born.
Places of birth-Vermont 1874 ; New
Hampshire IL; New York 8: Massa-
PENNSYLVANIA Nam Michigan PTcvfince
of Quebec 2 Ireland 4; Scotland l.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 149; mer-
chants %; lawyers II; physicians s;
manufacturers 9; hotel keepers i;
clergymen 4 mechanics 3 farmers and
merchants 3; farmers and lumbermen
8; farmers and spectators 2; account
ants 2; editors 2: produce dealers 2 /;
farmer and banker treasurer l mil
Ter l iron founder L; groceries and
provisions R. R. conductor black
smith l harness maker no business
2.
Ten towns are not represented. 20
were members of the last House /; 4S
have been representatives before, six
have been senators, one has been a
Member of Congress. one has been Clerk
of the House, and one Engrossing Clerk
Oldest member, Benz. F. Morgan Of Ben.
nington, 76; youngest member, Ely
Goddard of West Fairlee, %. One
hundred and nineteen members represent
the towns in which they were born.
We have received book, just publish
ed, entitled "a Treaties on the Horse
and his Diseases" The book is finely
illustrated with about 80 excellent en-
cravings which show the positions anC
actions of sick horses better than can b
taught IN any other way. 1t gives thu
cause, symptoms and best treatment o
diseases, has a table giving doses o
medicines and few pages on the actor
and uses of medicines. In the treatie
on each disease 1t is plain and practica
so that any person can readily find GU
just what to do as technical terms ar
avoided as much as possible, making j
just what every farmer and horse owne
needs. 1t has large collection of goo'
receipts and much other reliable infor
nation. AS the publisher, B. J. Ken
dali, NJ. D., Enosburgh Falls, VT, will
send it to any address on receipt of 3
cts, every horse owner should improv
this opportunity of procuring this usefu
book.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14

take into consideration ability, age,
power, courage and particular fitness for
the present crisis, it must be acknowl-
edged that Judge Poland is the better
man
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14

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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-03
An Amazed Colonel.

The colone! Of French regiment,
rigid martinez, is sitting at the window
of his room, when looking out, he sees a
captain crossing the barrack yard toward
the gate. Looking at him closely, he is
shocked to observe that, the rules and reg
ulations to the contrary notwithstanding,
the captain does not carry sword.
Captain" he calls from the window;
"Hi, captain, step up to my room mo-
ment, will you'"
The captain obeys promptly, borrows
a sword of the officer of the guard, the
guard-room being at the foot of the
stairs, and presents himself to the colo
mel, in irreproachable tenue.
The colonel is somewhat surprised to
see the sword in its place, and having to
invent some pretext for calling his sub
ordinate back, says, with some confusion:
81 beg your pardon, captain, but really
I've forgotten what it was l wanted to
speak to you about. However, it can't
have been anything very important; it'll
keep. Good morning"
The captain salutes, departs, returns
the sword to its owner, and is making off
across the barrack yard, when he again
comes within the range of the colonels
vision.
The colonel rubs his eyes, stares, says
softly to himself:
"How in thunder is this2 Dem it, he
hasn't IA sword to his waist"
Then he calls aloud:
Captain. Ho, captain, one moment,
please"
The captain returns, borrows the sword
again, mounts the stairs, and enters the
colonel's presence. His commanding
officer stares at him intently; he has a
sword he sees it, he hears it clank
"Captan," he stammers, growing very
hot, tits dused ridiculous, you know, but
-ha ha! I'd just remembered what
wanted to say to you, and now-ha. ha!
its gone out of my head again. Funny,
isn't it, Ha! ha! ha! Losing my mem
DRY. Never mind. I'll think of it and
write you. Good morning"
The captain salutes, departs, returns
the sword to its owner, and makes for
the gate. As he crosses the barrack
yard, the colonel calls his wife to his
side, and says:
"See that officer out therel"
eyes"
"Has he got u sword onl'
The colonel's wife adjusts her eye
glass upon him, scans him keenly, and
says
"He hasn't a taste of a sword"
The colonel-"That's just where you
fool yourself He has"