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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-18

AN alarming disease is prevalent among the
cattle on Long Island, and reports from different
quarters show thar hundred mich cows have
died within ten days, 1t is believed to be pneu-
monia. Swine are reported dying in many parts
of Jamaica and Hampstead, One farmer has lost
ten pigs in three days Scarcely farmer has es-
capped the loss Of one or more. The first symptom
of disease is refusal OF food. The flesh turns
black, seemingly paralysis follows, and death
occurs almost Immediately.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-18

Mr.. HEWITT, of New York, has intro
duced bill in Congress which provides
that the treasurer shall regard gold and sill
yer as mutually interchangeable, and shall
give one for the other, dollar for dollar,
whenever asked. 1t seems to be good
idea. We shall then get rid of the abomin-
ably inconvenient silver dollar, for everybody
knows they would take the shortest cut to
the treasury and stay there.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-18

IT is certain from votes already taken in
Congress that almost any silver bill looking
toward the unlimited coinage of that metal
could pass the lower house. The vote on
Mr.. Frost's bill providing for disciplining
banks that refuse to receive silver on de-
post showed this plainly. A few Republi-
cans are silver men, but the greater part of
the cheap metal strength comes from the
democratic party. 1t can, however, avail
little, as the veto power serves as whole
some check.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-18

SENATOR EDMUNDs' electoral bill passed
the Senate Friday, by vote of thirty-fve
to twenty-six, several democrats, including
Senator Bayard, voting with the Republ-
cans. There is little chance, however, of
its passing the lower House, as the demo-
Gratis control that body, and don't care to
have the possible power of electing Presi-
dent taken from their grasp.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-18

Mrs Josephine Barret Henry was born ut
Madrid st Lawrence county, N. Y, May Sth,
1883 She was the only daughter of Professor
Solomon Barrett, who is widely known M the
author of the original researches in the science Of
the grammatical construction Of language Her
mothers name before her marriage. was Apphia
Miller. Both parents were Of old and honored
New England stock, and natives Of the town Of
pittsfeld Mass At the age of twenty-tllree she
was married to the Hon John r. Henry then of
Waterbury Vt. where they lived during the ten
succeeding years Here three children were born
to them-a daughter. the oldest, who died some
eleven wears ago and two sons who survive her
In the year 1866 Mr.. Henry transferred his
business connections from his native town to the
city of New York. and the family established
their home in Broolslyn. and il was here that they
sustained n severe loss in the death Of their
daughter Minnie. n beautiful child of eleven
wears. who died November Goth, 1867 Mrs.
Henry had been for some years In delicate health,
and this stroke still further shattered consitu-
tion. originally one of the finest and strongest
After this she suffered from freouent attacks of
illness which she uniformly bore with Christian
fortitude and resignation.
In the month of Ma rch, 1868, she made pub
lie profession of her faith in Jesus Christ, and
united with the South Congregational church in
BROOKLYN of which. until her DEATH she remained
a consistent and dearly loved member About
FIVE weeks ago, after n summer Of perhaps more
than usual physical infirmity spent among some
Of the most beautiful scenes of Vermont, her
adopted state, she was Frustrated under the COM
bined attack of complicated malades; but her
natural vigor rallied and, although greatly re-
duced. she made brave and, 1t was deemed,
hopeful struggle for her life. She was attended
assiduously by accomplished medical skill, which,
together with the best Of nursing and the fondest
care. it was hoped might bring her safely
past the crisis But exhausted nature failed
| too soon; and near midnight Of last Thursday a
change was noticeable and ut about one o'clock
she died-if that can he called dying which was
heraded by no pang and attended with no vio-
| lence-but the simple quiet subsistence OF the
spent stream OF her life.
| These were the principal events that marked
the earthly career of one Of the most faithful Of
| daughters, one Of the most devoted of wives and
mothers-one of the noblest OF Christian women.
| It is not easy by any language to express the pc
culiar charm which her character possessed iof
| those who knew her II was rare character,
chidlke in IFS smnlicitv heroic in its capacity of
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-18

ONE of the most daring and successful robberies
ever perpetrated in st. John, N. b., was executed
the other afternoon, when the private Office OF
Trumbull Co. was entered and bonds, stocks,
certificates and other valuable papers to the value
of over 800, 900 were carried of.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-18
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C''''''o" u n'e prisoners oherih Drew TOOK
them to Rutland Wednesday. The steamer
Julia was sunk at her dock in Burlington last
veek Tuesd,v tbe ,yayss dasbir, mo o,,,
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"s''ns' the phe 10 "hich she was hoored with
such violence rs to start 4 leak. Burlington is
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con,nanv The Bnrlington school hoard dis
corn.ononoo .o,oo, and olass sooiatIos ,nd ,aroos
o'"''on"hoe sonoo' anu 'i"ss soo''oies anu ieNeeS
during term time, as they interfere with the stud
les and discipline of the scholars
ESSEN COUNTY.
THE Island Pond Herald tells big story of
Joe Rabbit VIII, ate twentv.six eggs. shells and
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-18

safe who has a
RUPTURE,

how Insignificant he may consider H. for every
who has d from 1t once hattered himself that
but tfing anent, and every man NhO suffe from
and the Injury u usses To such an extent that life has
enioyments regarded Il unworthy special at
entnn, II Is not sianst ahcton. II Is steadily pro
gressiye, DEATH and he Is wise who takes the
necessary steps effecualy relieved of before the
day OF suffering and gloom COMES upon him.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-18
RUPTURE.

FEARFUL AILMENTS ARISING FROM RUPTURE
AND TRUSsES.
The following of the DIRE dfu malades result
Ing displacement the viscera Rupture and
which aggravated by the when used to support
the rupture;
Rupture Becomes innsmed and stmngulated. the
early SYMPTOMS of which are collie pains rumblng in the
eIualled by the horrors OF hydrophobia.
Rupture and Trusses Cause eventual nervous de.
stirring recreaton necessarily conducive to health and
the prolongation of life.
affections among the deporable which Iright's
disease 81 the kidney, depressed and rrlaed condition Of
occasional ssitue dro siness backache frequent dspo-
urine change OF color and deposits in the urine after stand
ing several hours, and increasing Indifference and insanity
TO the eniOyments Of life.
Rupture and Trusses Cause gradual and mper
eetibe undermining Of me constitution, npalring the
worst type ''''''' 'l''"S ''''' u "''
Rupture and Trusses tax the energies and capaci-
both In his physical aud mental devoons in the physical
and mental pursuance of his business In word Il makes
the foregoing am etons he begins 10 realize his morfying
Tie cure Of rupture /, eiecsd by Dr. sIeraan's meGod
both mechanical and medicinal made daily 6y lie patient
VIE can PeTten any Kind Of labor d9rlng the treatment
out interfering with the cure.
Statement by MIR. Rudolph John, Pastor of
the st. Paul Lutheran Church;
g" ruptur,ri both sides for twelve years. en-
without effect until at length became almost helpless
sherman years ago, and his treatment ,s given me
not Vet entirely cured owing no doubt, To- my advanced
being now sxty-two, am still improving, and with
now attend my duties Wen s ever and my gratitude
to Dr. sherman Is inexpressibe."
w. ID. Learned goes to DIR. sherman by our
Recommendation.
From the Netr York Sun, august 2Ofh.l
with pleasure we here publish Mr. Learneis statement
cape Mr. Learned being subscriber 10 the Ss We fee
pleased that our favorable notices OF Dr. shemans success
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-18

THE December term of the county court began
at Mddebury last week. The docket is very
long one and If all the cases are brought to trial
they will keep the court in session at least six
months. There are about twenty criminal cases,
some Of them Of a good deal OF Importance One
OF these is the case against j. II. Bstchelder, the
$4,000 forger. Walter Utridge, young lad
living in Orwell, was drowned while skating on
the lake on Sunday, the Sth inst. =. Charles Hal
leck, the owner of the four barns recently burned
in the northeastern part Of Bristol, has been ar
rested for stealing wagon and bound over for
trial.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-18

UFU. u NT'TfUTN
can give you just as good bargain in the line
OF ready-made clothing, hats and caps and
every sort OF gents furnishing goods as any
one else can Lots of people in town can tes-
tify to this fact So II you call at Nichols for
a holiday suit, he will give sou one-for very
small consideration.
We expect that the old 'corner store" kept by
MOuLros Il TArLIS,
will be crowded during the holidays, for they
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-18

II you want set of furs for your wife or your
sster--or somebody's else sister-why, farwell
can furnish them on short notice, and he won't
fleece" you, either, for his prices are very rea-
sonable lap robes buffalo robes buffalo coats,
blankets-eyerything necessary to keep you
warm and comfortable-can be found at Far
wells Just stop in there and see for your
selves II you go once, you'll want to go again.
And we wouldn't forget to mention that
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-18

about these days lie has always on hand fine
assortment of fancy goods; hut just at this time
time he will have special attractions for the Holt
day trade. Every variety of fancy goods used by
the ladies in the construction of the innumerable
tokens of friendship which find their way into
the possession of many favored ones Mt this
time of the year-can be had Mt SINNERS. lie
also keeps large stock of furnishing goods
which can be procured at low prices At
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-23

can thus be kept in circulation ut par MIR.
Sherman cannot tell, nor can any member OF
Congress, and it is very sensible for him to
permit members of Congress to indulge their
own opinions on that subject. 1t is likely that
we should fot entirely agree with MIR. oher-
MAJ himself, in estimate OH that point, but no
difference of expectation can do any harm, II
he prepares himself to pay coin for all legal
tenders that may be presented. He cannot
possibly pay out more than he is authorized by
appropriation bills to pay-say, about eleveh
millions per month. But more than three
times that amount can be presented for pay
ment and thus retired, by the banks OF New
York alone, and within single month, IL the
premium on gold does not disappear Ii Is
certain, too, that the presentation OF legal
tenders for redemption will continue as long
as the premium exists, and at rate lar ex-
ceeding any possible disbursements by 'he
Treasury.
The receipt of legal-tenders for duties would
undoubtedly 90 far to bring them to par
The Secretary can take that step Win pro-
priety only when fully assured that the notes
will presently be worth par in gold; but IL he
feels warranted in taking that risk. paying III
gold the interest on the public debt mean
while, can any one justly complain IL IL
quite possible that this change alonc'
if the premium on god should not be
previously raised by unfavorable exchanges
may suffice to bring gold to par, TO
make the legal-tender note as good as the
gold which it promises, and thus to remove
all difficulty in the procurement OF gold ior
interest. At least, the Secretary ought TO DC
cordially sustained in making that or any other
reasonable and hopeful experiment, as step
toward resumption. He has shown the country
that he is sincere, firm, and capable. Inc
country ought to give him ample power TO do
the best that he can for its interests.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-23
THE HOLYOKE DAM SHAD.

There are fresh indications that the shad
question referred to by THE TRIBUNE q few
weeks since as source of dissension and pos
sible cause of war between Massachusetts and
Connecticut, will shortly lead to an open
rupture between those two COmmonwealths
The Massachusetts Fish Commissioners COM
plain that when they brought the subject to
the attention of the Connecticut Legislature
they got shabby treatment and no satisfactory
legislation. They say that the Fish Commit
tee of the Legislature was composed in part of
men engaged In shad fishing, and interested
in continuing the "pound fishing without re-
strictions, and that the Legislature has
for years been controlled in tho i'll
terest of the shad slaughter. And this.
after Massachusetts, has stocked the COnnecti-
cut River with shad and salmon, they say, is
brutal ingratitudc. In retaliation therefor
it is proposed to repeal all the restrictions
upon Establishing in the Connecticut within
the Massachusetts line, and stop the artl-
fetal propagation of fish at IIolyoke.
The statement of the proposition Is
enough to show how mad they are about
il. And it does seem rather rough on Massa-
chusetts that her fishermen should be banked
of the shad Of their own raising. 1t Is not
much wonder that they are indignant about
it. Nothing could be more discouraging than
to plant shad year after year under the cover
of IIolyOkc Dam. give them the rHdlments OF
a good education, send them forth into the
world to get fat and then when they are
about to return to the llOlyOke market. have
them impounded at Saybrook, or snatched up
at Lyme.
Massachusetts has been having a hard time
pretty much always There was time, years
and years ago. when she raised statesmen, and
sent them off into the service of other COM
monwealths and she had the same experience
with them that she has more recently had with
shad. She raised them, and other States
caught them. Very few came back to be
of any service to the mother that bore
them. That, too. was discOuraging. But
at last she circumventcd the States that
were proGting by her prodigality. Did it
in the same way that her Fish Cont
mssioners propose now TO cheat" the
Connecticut people out of their shad-she
stopped raising them. And yet Il seems as
though it was carrying matters too far to put
n final stop to the breeding of shad at
Holyoke Dam, merely because the Connect-
cut fisherman lies in wait for them at the
mouth of the river and permits only small
proportion of the full grown ones to
get back into the IIolyokc net and the Massa
chusetts frying-pan. Cannot the difficulty be
settled in some other wayf How would it do
to dcploy battalion or 80 of special agents
of the Interior Department along the banks of
the Connecticut, with instructions to collect
stlmpage" on the seasons catchl We make
the suggestion in the interests of peace and
fresh fish,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-23
lilly I'IIEH DO IL

There has lately been n considerable access of
what is called tho Suicidal Mania in this city.
glance at the of this crime, whether successful
or unsuccessful, shows two predominant influences
70 which it NAV DO attributed-moncy, or the lack
of il. and alcohol. Poverty and Iniemperance are
usually found together; but it will he noticed that
Coll the life insurance agent, who shot himself on
Thin ,day last, was far from being poor though not
SO rich AS he had been. This is such an instructive
case that il is well worth considering. especially in
these hard times when rcverses tempt many to fatal
rashness. Coll had been unusually sue
cessful man. lie was favorte and
trusted representative in New-Jerscy of a
great Company in New-YorI. He had many
ways of making money, and he improved them. The
wealth which lie acquired he spent freight came
easily and it went easily for its fountain seemed
inexhaustible Fine horses were kept; land was
purchased at high rates and habits of profuse ex
penditure including habit of excessive drinking,
soon resulted in cmbarrassments. The life insur-
ancc company naturally gave its agency to another
man. Domestic troubles followed. Mortgages were
forecosed business was neglected; creditors were
importunatc; and at last in sheer desperation,
worried by his troubles, moro worried, perhaps, by
his conscious inability to graphic with and conquer
them the unfortunate man found refuge in self
slaughter.
Every one who permits his affairs to become so
involved that he cannot dsentangle them, and who
then resorts to hard drinking a solace, is in danger
of 4 like fate. mistake may be runi0us, and yet
it is almost impossible for him TO avoid making it.
The harder he drinks the rapidly he goes from
worse to worse. The sharpest, shrewdcst, cevcrest
most dcxterous man in the world, with capital and
good chances and business reputation. and every
thing to holp him, must come to insolvency in the
end if he has not sense enough to maintain his So
briefly and he cannot be sure that there will NOT be
q grim and CHASTITY supplement, final bankruptcy
of mind and of fc-the pistol or poison, the coroner
and tho dead-houso!
1t is mystery that another life utterly different
should have the same unnatural end. Over in
Brooklyn was a mere boy. homeless and friendless
whose father had driven him to the streets because
no was incorrigibly idle and worthless After only
eighteen years Of trial. he too concludes having all
Winter lived upon charity and slept in cellar. that
life is an incumbrance, and tho sooner he shuilles,
it of the better. The nice mOralist must decide
how far he may be considered responsible for tho
act. We can imagine man Of mature intellect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-23

was fully advised of John Browns general
plans TO free slaves by force and aid them TO
maintain their freedom i'm the slave-hOlding
States. He was not advised of the plan to
60 to Harpers Ferry, seize Govern
ment property and precipltate hghtins
with United States troops. On the contrary
Article 46 of tho Constitution OF John browns
Provisional Government, which Gerrit smith
helped to frame, expressly denounced ana Tor
babe any such attack upon United States author
tiles. Mr.. Smith was, therefore, strictly truth
full in his declaration that he never knew
about Harpers Ferry, that he never author
lied it, and never consented to 1t.
Tn to this time. The TRIBUNE has carefully
refrained from expressing an OPINION as 10
the real merits of the case. We have felt, III
common, we presume. with right-minded
people everywhere, a shock, that a charge Oh
duplicty (practically of falsehOod and cow
ordice) should be made. however guard
edly and inferentaly, against an emil
nent philanthropist, in biography, pre-
nored under the authority and pub
lisbed at the expense of his family. when
IFS statements were disputed by the family,
and when Frederick Douglass, being cited to
prove them, did, so far as his knowledge
went, deny them, wo then said there was no
honorable escape for tho blographer from the
alternative of proof or retractiOn.
1t is yet to be seen whether General COch-
rancs summing up of tho facts shall remain
undisputed If so, it will then be time for a
verdict on the whole curious business. Mean
time, there has been no more noticeable cOntri-
button of late years to the history of the John
Brown movement than is to-day furnished by
John Browns son.