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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09

In his charge to the grand jury
Judge Barrett took occasion to pre-
sent his views with reference to
the administration of the liquor law.
He thinks, as Judge Collamer did, that
except in localities where it is impossi-
BILE to procure juries who will convict,
and he was sorry to say that there are a
few such, the law should be administer
ed at home, thus saving delay and the
great expense attendant upon county
court trials. But if it is impossible to
administer the law at home the grand
jury and county court are the proper
tribunals to resort to, and it is graft
-TuurVIuuur Jurvro re8HrdinO the etatuto
itself, as body they have never failed
to enforce it in its spirit and intent,
fairly and impartially.- Woodstock
Standard
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09

Will some one explain why the legis-
lature which has just adjourned, not
only did not decrease our state tax, but
have actually increased it. The tax for
the year ensuing is to be 80 cents on the
dollar of the grand list, and next year
it is to be forty cents For the past four
years it has been quite popular. at least
Just before election, to say that Vermont
was practically out of debt" and now
we are met with higher tax than be-
fore for several years. We have already
heard much disappointment expressed
with reference to this increase of tax,
and many good citizens are seriously
asking the question, whether there is
any use in longer trying, inside of either
political party of this state, to bring the
public expenses down to a standard
reasonable with the present times.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09

REsUMPTIoN.-0n the first of January
the government will resume. That is,
it will undertake to pay every man a
gold dollar for every dollars worth of
Greenbacks which he has. Butler and
other fat-money folks tell us that the
attempt will result in failure that the
government has not and cannot get gold
enough to resume its paper; and that
the day Of resumptiotion must be indie
finitely postponed. There are now in
circulation which will, after New Years,
be redeemable 1916. 100000 in green
backs. and there is in the country, ac-
cordin to the estimates of the mint off,
Gals. 1892. 444, 900 in coin. of which
the government has, in its vaults, sl4O,-
100000 which it is believed will be
amply sufficient to meet all the demands
which will be made. for nobody wants
gold to use. What people do want to
be assured of is that their greenbacks
are as good as gold; that the govern
ment can and will redeem them in gold
and when this is demonstrated it will
satisfy every body. Practically green.
backs are at par now, the premium on
gold being only One.eighth of one pei
cent. and the step to gold basis is +;
very short one. Moreover, the fall cleo
lions have silenced those who camoreC
so loudly for the repeal of the resump
tiOn act, and Congress will prObabl,
keep it's mischievOus hands out of tn
business.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09
Special Interest to
the Public!

HALL will sell for the next two
weeks for Cash a lot of Repel-
lents,in colors Grey, Seal Brown,
Black, Knickerbocker Style, at
soc, 9Oc, and $1.OO per yard.
A lot of Flannels, Is, 20, 25, and
80 cents per yard.
A lot of Cashmeres, colors Seal
Brown, Plum, Bottle Green,
Navy Blue, all wool, very fine,
for 65c per yd; former price, 75c.
A lot of Wool Scarfs at a discount
from cost.
A lot of Balmoral Skirts very low.
Two-strap made Horse Blankets
for dbl Co.,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09
lie IL dnWn >-
w STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Ninety-three carloads of hogs passed
st. Adams Sunday and Monday, Dec.
1st and I'd.
Job Swallow, of East Hardwick was
recently thrashed by Capt. Davis. and
he has now sued for $4,000 damages.
Mrs. George L. Waterman of Hyde
park, who was injured in the accident
on the P. s. o. road, is rapidly recover
ing.
David Eddy. a farmer. was thrown
from runaway team at South London
deny, Wednesday, and died from his
injuries.
The Rutland military institute, a
wooden building. was almost totally
burned up last week, Wednesday; in
sured for $4,000.
RIcHFoRD, VT, Nov. 26-Patch
Brothers, grocers and merchant, have
failed. Their store and goods were
burned on Friday night.
Mrs. George B. Richardson of Bur-
lington. stepped on nail which ran
into her foot, the 29th, and taking cold.
died of lockjaw Saturday.
George Whalen, brakeman on the
Vermont Central railroad. was fatally
injured by a train of cars at White
River Junction, Wednesday.
The Vermont State Grange will hold
their annual meeting at Montpelier,
December 18th and II. A very inter-
esting meeting of the order is expected.
A young man by the name of Morse
of East Concord, Vt, was accidentally
shot in the thigh by his brother while
out hunting Tuesday morning. He has
since died of his wound.
| The Montpelier Freeman says that on
one Saturday night the streets of that
place were the scene Of several drunken
and disgraeeful disturbances, no less
than four promising rows having to have
a quietus put on them.
State Auditor, Powell announces thai
the Auditors Office will be kept a.
Montpelier, at which place he may b.
found on the first aud third Thursday
of every month; at other times he may
be found at his home in Richford
At North Bennington, there are TIVE
paper mills, two cotton factories, tive
grinding and stereoscope factories
all of which are running on full time
with complement of employees. From
$50 to 200 men are thus steadily EN-
ployed.
The death of Mrs. Bridget Cleary o
Burlington, who received help from thu
city and was supposed to be very poor
has just developed the fact that she hat
$1,000 in city bank, mortgage on 5(
acres of land at Belvidere and othe
property.
The Milton correspondent of the IA.
gus says that at the marriage of Mis-
Kate Clark Rixford, grand daughter .
Hon. Joseph Clark, the presents of tn,
bride amounted to some $4,000, Will,
the groom had present Of very val
liable set of diamonds.
The report of the Rutland Co. jaile
shows twenty commitments the pas
year, and the same number for the pre-
ceeding year; males, forty four females
six thirteen were committed for larceny
nine for assault, and eight for vagrancy
only two were sent to the state prison.
i Tn excavating well at Castleton, re
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09

States have every advantage. We have
nearly all the raw materials, animal.
vegetable and mineral. which enter In
to manufactures. We have fuel in
exhaustless abundance. We have the
skilled labor, the enterprise, the brains
and the money. And lastly. we are
already acquiring the momentum of sue
cess. and it will be our own fault If
this country does not, from this time
forward, move steadily on to its natu-
raj destiny-does not become the fore
most workshop, as it is now the most
generous granary of the world.
RAnTy
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Special Correspondence.

NEW YORK, Dec. z, 1878.
One years ago because actively asso-
ciated, in journalistic capacity, with
the reviving export trade of this coun-
try, and in this connection have had
my attention constantly directed to the
sudden and surprisingly rapid develop
ment of this all-important branch of
commerce. The subject of foreign trade
the great element of national pgosgRuert6e
nation but to oI It's VitiHens.
that | think need offer no other excuse
for deyoting this letter to its considera-
ton.
The history of the export trade of the
United States may be sketched in a
very few words. Half century ago 1t
commenced to assume fair proportions
and from that time on was large in COM
parison with our population. American
enterprise was proverbial. Ships with
the stars and stripes floating from their
lofty spars plowed every sea. Our taxes
were light and we made up by energy
for the comparative lack of capital of
our merchants. We bearded English
commerce all over the world. and sought
out remote and unfrequented markets
which our competitors had left untouch-
ed. At last our war came. The great
armies needed vast supplies, and in
supplying them and the people whom
an inflated currency had rendered extrav-
agant, our manufacturers and merchants
lost their hold of the foreign markets
which they had cultivated with great
pains and care. "Our great home mar
ket" was the motto. Capital poured
in for such profitable investment. Fac
tories multiplied. improvements in ma
chinery were daily devised, and produc-
ton rose to an enormous volume. Then
came the reaction. Taxes grew heavier
and heavier, while our means, national
and individual, grew lighter and light
er. Manufacturers kept up the scale of
their operations. and the foreign outlets
for goods being closed, the latter COM
menced to pile up, prices broke away
and commenced falling through appar-
emily illimitable space. and then arose
the general cry of 'over production"
| We have all suffered by the past
years of business depression and dis.
appointment. The hard times have
been, by far, the hardest ordeal oul
country has had to pass through since
it was country. | need not draw 9
picture of its disqualification and its
suffering. Their visible presentment ii
too familiar to US all. Neither is there
any necessity for going into all the
causes of the general paralysis. 1t ii
enough for my present purpose to point
out that had We preserved the foreign
trade Of the last generation no sucl
anomalous and utterly deplorable STATE
of things could have so long oppressed
US, and to call attention to the marked
improvement in the couutry's condition
during this past year. the very era o
our re-awakening on this subject.
It was to aid the movement of ou
surplus productions abroad for tn,
double purpose of turning the balanc,
of trade in our favor. and of keeping
up remunerative prices at home that th,
export revival now vigorously in pro
gress was begun and if persisted in i
will do its work.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09

In accordance with the suggestion of
the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.. Nor
rill of this State has introduced bill
in the Senate, providing for the issue of
certificates of deposit as low as ten dol
lars 10 exchange for coin or United
States notes bearing interest at the rate
of 3 G5-l00 per cent per annum and
convertible into four per cent bonds.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09

The San reports that the Potter COM
mittee will subpoena Whitelaw Reid and
Mr.. Hazard of the Tribune and demand
that they produce the original or copies
of the cipher kilograms also that it is
out of money and will call for a fresh
appropriation; and that the rascally Re-
publicans are preparing resolution re-
garding the cipher investigation so drawn
that the nuuesU Dcmv01ass viii navy ~
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09

THE ARMY.-Hon. Geo. w. McCrary
Secretary of War, states the number of
enlisted men in the various arms of
the service to be 24,761, the total de-
crease below the number last year being
S38. The report makes suggestions
in regard to Indian affairs, but nothing
new. The Mexican border difficulties
are at an end.
The Secretary urgently recommends
that the law prohibiting the use of the
Army as posse conitatats be repealed
or that the number of cases in which
the use of the Army shall be express
ly authorized" be very much enlarged.
During the year, he says, numerous
attacks have been made upon the mail
coaches in New Mexico and Arizona
for purposes of robbery and plumber.
In the new and sparsely populated re-
gions of the West the Army is the
power chiefly relied upon by the law
abiding people for protection, and
chiefly feared by the lawless classes.
The expenditures under the War
Department for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1877, were $2,6ls,8ss.69
less than those for the previous fiscal
year, and the expenditures for the year
ending June 80, 1878, were S4,324,-
| 734.54 less than those for 1877. The
estimates for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1880, as presented by chiefs
of bureaus, were $52,S32,955.67 These
have been reduced to S40,397,7lS 33,
which amounts is only Sl,Sl0,862.l5
in excess of the aggregate proportions
for 1879, and is only an aggregate IN.
crease even of that amount, since the
appropriations for the current year fol
the support of the Army seem to have
been upon the basis of 20,45O enlisted
men, while the number authorized BY
law was left at $50. AS reduced
and submitted, these estimates are TO
a less sum of money than any annua
estimates rendered to Congress from
this department during period of four
teen years. and are $2,825.724.9l les
, than those for the fiscal year 1879
: which were $43, 1l5 .443.24
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09
Senator Blaine has presented a resolu.

Senator Blaine has presented a rcsOlu-
ton for investigating the frauds at the
recent elections, which has received the
approval of republicans, and the demo-
Gratis have also agreed to support it if
it is made so as to cover any such frauds
in the northern states. Southern repub-
licans say that this investigation will
bring out startling disclosures.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09

Six years ago Europe held S900,000.-
900 Of our bonds; now only 100000
600 are held abroad and still there is
more gold in this country. In other
words the people of this country are
$500, 100000 better of than they were
six years ago. The London Times says
if specie resumption is successful in
January there is no doubt that the
United States will enter upon new era
of prosperity.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09
ABSTRACT OF THE PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE.

The Yellow Fever and Southern Osttrag-
Prominent Topics-No Legisla-
ton Recommended on the Sitver Q,tes-
ton.
The message is not long one when
compared with those of former Presi-
dents. Several of those of Gen. Grant
we're more extended, and only one or
two shorter. The opening paragraphs
treat of yellow fever epidemic. The
President tells briefly the history of the
pestilence, and the measures taken to
control it and to relieve those who suf-
fered either directly or indirectly. He
believes, that this dreadful disease would
never be known in this country if Amer
lea were to adopt policy of non-inter-
course with those tropical and semi
tropical ports in which the fever is sup
posed to originate and from which it is
always brought into the United States.
The plan of the appointment OF a COM
mission to consider what measures are
necessary to protect the republic from
this terrible scourge, and to report to
Congress at a subsequent session, is
noticed in the message. but not recon.
mended. The drift of what the Presi-
dent has to say on this subject is toward
the enactment of a National quarantine
| low
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09
OIL CARPETS AND WALL PAPER

Clothing
Whit
uertaennrG oOda a the Iowssc
O. D. OWE EN-.
pannn Nouenle
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-09
Great Bargains

IN BLACK AND CoLORED CAsHMEREs, BLACK AND
COLORED SILKS, SILK VELVETs, sATINs, PALS
LEY SHAWLS. WOODEN SHAWLS, PRINCES,
RIBBONS, WORsTEDs. SC, sc.
The Hickman courier., 1878-06-28

The anticipated strike Of the Ia
boring men ut thi- couurry. u1der the
au-pices Of he Commune. did not oc
cur. The properly 20 called eff
Jri-Has au utter failure It a.
auoourced that. on Monday last. there
would b. general uprising OF railroad,
mine, aud mill hand, throughout the
country. and the red hand O! the Com
mune would be plainly visible, a
Plusburg, where the riots last year
we're 30 productive OF ruin, il wa
claimed that there would be more. aud
more serious trouble All fhe tramp-
AID yiciou~ meu Of the neigh b1rhoud
gathered 10 that city 10 take part 10
he pluuder Hundreds OF strangers
wearing red fanuei knots IN their rag
sed apparel euferei the place. but
happily their hopes Of robbery were
defeated The work men continued
TO swing their picks aud hammers III
dusiriOus. aud never Ieit their labor
excep' 10 - qrietly and peaceahly 10
their meals. Tuere was 20 is rider
no cmopaIut. and DO sign OF dlsaffec-
tiou II is not likely, even ia time
of more stringent money affairs, thai
this country will again be visited by
anything ike the mob spirit of last
year. The popnIar feeling is too much
againStIt, and the popular interest too
much at stake The striker is al
ways the greatest sufferer 10 the long
run, aud the small revenge of destroy
iug the property of a corporation OF
an.empIoyer does not meet The demand
OF his family for bread.-Yeoman.
The Hickman courier., 1878-06-28


We stated last week that the Hickman
COURIER proposes the novel plan of hold
ing a primary election in August 10
choose between the candidates for Con
grrss and that the two receiving the larg-
est number Of votes be declared nominees
and both run through TO the Novemher
election. We also charged the COURIER
with favortug tbe election OF Col. Iarnef-
We still believe it ana suspect that in this
last is found the reason Of the CoURIgR' :
advocating primary election. In the
asst weeks jssue the COURIER follows up
+ its former propositions, and etc. with the
/ formal charge against Hon. Willis Machen
( Of deliberately intending TO avoid or
/ dodge primary al the august election. r
upon the ground that IL is his duty 10 cali
+ the Committee together TO take action in
the premises. Where the CoURlER finds
its authority Tor such action on the mari
/ of MIR Machen, We are AT a loss 10 knoyy.
I MIR. Turner is Chairman of the Congres-
( sional Committee. and it is his duty TO
I cali the Committee ogether.-rChnton
/ Democrat.
The perfect absurdity of the above
is proven by the letter in this issue Of
the COURIER signed Nv B. Machep
Chairman lst Congressional District
Committee. The young man who
edits the Clinton Democrat is much
too young a democrat to rant so lond
unless better posted. That Turner
the old Bull of Ballard is guilty. of
much offeudiog, the COURIER i nat
arguing now; but, be he guilty or in
nocent, thoughtful democrats have limo
uoted the capital given Turner bv in
discreet aud baseless attacks pnon
him. The party has suffered from,
such errors, ard it is now high time
that Older journals, like the CouR1ER
should call these youDgiugs to a half
The Democrat knows ;bat,be Corr
TER never supported Col. Turner. and
should know that it is not the orsan of
any aspirant, and has no favori,s in
the field. We have an old fa.b;oood
idea that the people should have a
voice iu the matter. Furtbsr H.,
this We dOO't care two straws. A pri
mary election 10 simple appeal n ,bs
The Hickman courier., 1878-06-28
Another Kem,ucAy wonder

Another wonderful cave has recent
" been discovered near Glasgow unc
tiou Il has already been explored
Tor a distance of twenty three miles ia
one direction. called the long route.
aud sixteen miles in another direction,
called the short route.
The avenues are very vide; a span
Of horses can easily be driven through
for distance of eleven miles. Three
rivers, wide aud very deep are encoun
tered % the long route One Of then
il uaVigable for fourteen miles, until
The passages become TOO narrow to ad
NIT a boat This forms the third, OF
river route, which has TO be explored
10 boat
The cave is wonderful beyond de-
scriptiou. and far surpas-e>in grandeur
the Mammoth. or any cave ever before
discovered Several mnmm ied re
mains have been discovered 10 one Of
the large rooms They were repo-ing
in stone coffin~, ru iely constructed.
aud, from appearances, may have been
ia this cave for centuries They pre-
sent every appearance of Egyptian
mummies
The entrance to the cave is within
the town limits, and Is ouly about tw"
minutes walk FROM the depot. which
makes it very valuable indeed. as visl
tors will not be compelled to travel
five miles in q stage coach. as they d.
il desirous of visiting Mammoth Cave,
which is five miles from this town. II
tact. all the celebrated caves 10 Ken
tucky are located iu this immediate
vicinity The surface Is very much
5raken. full of great elevations and
depre~sions, with everything to indicate
that there were volcanic eruptious or
violent upheaVas of the earth at some
period.
This is truly wonderful portion OF
the continent. The newly discovered
cave has been named the Grand Crystal
Cave, aud it is as beautiful as it, name
implies. Ladders aud bridges are be
ing constructed. aud Mr. J r. Puck
EFT, a capitalist of the town, announces
his intention of having a small steam
boat constructed expressly for the pur-
pose of navigating its wonderful rivers.
Truly, this is a wonderful age.
When will wonders cease =?
The Hickman courier., 1878-06-28

To the Chairman Of county Committees
Of the Democratic Party in the First
Congressional District.
Geutlemeu-Through the Hickman
COURIER o. the l4th inst, my atIeu.
,iou has been specially called 10 the
duties OF the Chairman OF the Demo
cratic Committee OF rhe First District.
and compiaiut entered at his delay IN
calling you together tor CONSULTATION
as TO the manner OF making up the
race fer Congress. Il l. sl,o stated
that there is growing dissatisfaction ~
ms failure TO act in the premises
Is way VI explanation | vii stale
that [ was ignorant of my Official
position uuui very recently. Of rather
had forgotten that the houOr had been
conferred upon ne. The discussion
ut the subject referred 10 In the
tOURIEn had DOT fallen under my
eye. except a. presented u the circular
of Col Turner. uor had ia any way
had manifestations VI Dissatisfaction a.
10 The delay now complained Of, nor
DO know anything OF the COURIER 5
Dlan which had met with erteuSice
opproUQl except by Inference; but pre-
-ume tuat is ior primary eiecriou at
he time Of the August election.
Il has not been my purpose to bin~
der delay or control the Democratic
party in it, action, but 10 The absence
Of instruction OF tagging, aud without
he benefit Of the discussion referred
10 the COURIER l bad been Of the
JpiuIon that il II was better 10 wait IN
III after the august election before
we undertook TO decide the means OF
choosing candidate for the Cougres
sioual race, thereby freeing it from The
iufuencez.w (which local aud State eiec
ions would likely thrust upon it
The time between that election aud
the one Tor Congress Is ample. and il
Is quite probable that the Intervening
tine might free the track 0f many Of
tho>e now aspiranis aud leave u bet
ter prepared to wisely designate our
standard bearer, either through pri
mary elections or Conventions in the
counties
have. however, no wish to make
my views he lalo ofke case, therefore
address you this card through the
press, asking you to gather from your
respective Countyl Committees their
wishes on the subject a. early as prac-
'leable and communicate them to me
by letter, and they shall be as law un
70 me-
Atleast to distinctly state the time
when aud the pace whe District
Convention shall be he'd, if that i
your proposed method; or it a prima
~ election il your preference, say
when it shall be held aud under whose
auspices: aod If the latter Is your
preference. then what means shall be
adopted 10 give emphasis to the voice
Of the people thus sscertained. address
inz me at this place. have thought
Ibis a better mode of arriving at your
wishes Than to trouble you with travel
and Xpense to meet IN Convention.
IN which | invoke your prompt accord
Very pccrfully W b Nachen,
Chairman 1t Congressional Distric
Committee
Eddyvill, KY, June Is, 1873.