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a CARD-TO THE PUBLIC

At regular conference meeting Of the
members of Bank Street Baptist Church, held
Thursday night, End inst, the undersigned
deacons We're instructed to notify the public
that the card which appeared IN THE PUBLIC
LEDGER of this city on the list instant, ex.
planatory Of the objection raised by some un-
kind persons, aud signed by y f.. Fuller as
church cleark, to the Rev. j. J. Kelly, preach
ing in said church, was published without
the authority or knowledge, of the church :;
and further, that the invitation extended to
the Rev. j. j. Kelly by the pastor is approx
ed, and the course of j. f. Fuller disapprov-
ed of by vote of the members of the church
JACOB WARREN, Chairman,
SIS ESSEX WILLIAMS, g
HALDER TABB,
,aA Ta Moses CoRNICKs,
WILLIAM BAGNALL,
EDWARD Coles 20
- = : I ANTHONY A: PoRTLoCK, SR.
NORFOLK, Ma, May 3, 1879
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DANIEL F. BEATTY'S
PIANOS AND ORGANS
Factory Established i'm 1856.


What is said of these celebrated instrument
home Beware of imitation!
We the undersigned, citizens of Washingt f
New Jersey, take pleasure in stating that we have
been personally acquainted with Daniel +. Beat
ty for a nnmber of years and are confident that he
is strictly honest, and perfectly responsible man
and that his instruments are what he represents
them TO be. James H. Croft, Ex Mayor, and Vice
President First National Bank. Judge p. II. Ham
Cashier First National Bank.
CAUTION! broSggSf ag bqiGsss into eR a's :
ence hundreds of imitators, some of whom have
formerly been in my employ, whose want of ex.
perience is evident to those who are capable el
judging. l caution all who think of purchasing
either piano or organ, to beware of such fmlta-
tors. Some use stop-work with same name as
mine, and otherwise copy my style of cases In oIs
der to sell their goods on the reputation have
gained. See that the words "Beattys Organ,
'aGolden Tongue" Daniel f Beatty, Washington,
N. S. A.ep are stenciled on name-bar of Or
gan. and that the piano have the words, "Beattys
Piano." with the last word underlined, without
which none are genuine. These Instruments are
acknowledged by the press and the people to be
the sweetest-toned and the most perfect ever made
fully warranted for six years as strictly hTst
class, and are shipped on from to Is days test
trial money refunded and freight paid both ways
if they are unsatisfactory. Good reliable agents
wanted everywhere, but where have none large
discounts made to introduce them in new local.
ties at once Liberal discounts to churches Schools
lodges, halls, ministers, teachers, etc Send for
new illustrated Advertiser Catalogue Edition).
containing testimonials from hundreds who are
using them some of whom you may know. Ad'
dress. DANIEL F.BEATTE, Washington
NEW JERSEY. u.o.,. F,4 .t, ,.f. .,,.. Z /.
Nov. 1.
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Personal.


Revs. Jesse Herndon and NJ. II. Lewis, OF
Charlottesville. passed through cur city on
last Mondaylevening, en route to Portsmouth,
Va, to attend the Baptist Convention which
convened In that city on "Wednesday last.
They were 10 good health and good spirits,
and gave a cheering account of the prospects
OF our people in the mountains. Es
After the adjournment of the convention,
Rev. Mr.. Lewis will go on to Baltimore in
the interest Of his church, whose house OF
worship, at Charlottesville is now in course
Of construction. The church has to raise about
$1,000 now In order to get possession.
We would advise those who desire to al a
worthy cause, TO throw their means in this
directien.
DR.. R. A. Green, our associate, has also
gone to attend the convention. We bespeak
for him great success among the brethren.
Our Baptist brethren cannot do better than
give their unreserved patronage to the STAR,
for we are bone of their bones, aud flesh OF
their flesh; their God is our God. @i
L. ID. s. Tucker, and G.. Fl. Griffin, of
the Neec Orleans Weekly Critic, called in at
our santum few weeks since. They report
the Critic suspended for the time being.
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HELPS FOR sUPERINTENDENTS AMI.
TEACHERS.
ORGANS.

Our enterprising country Sunday Schools are
rapidly introducing Organs To meet the de-
Inand, we have laid in large stock of the
"MATCHLESS" Burdett and George Woods &
Co.'s charming instruments ~" ~
Send for our Price List. Address all orders TO
JOSIAH RYLAND 4 CO, booksellers,
Successors to Stark & Ryland,
[Mar2s.ly.l Richmond, Va.
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CoLoRED MEN! You say you are as good as
white men. If white men support scores 0,
newspapers in this State, can you not sup
port one If you cannot, you do not prove
that you are as good as white men.
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DR.. Berger's Compound Fluid Extract OF
Rhubarb and Dandelion. o

The best combination Of purely vegetable medicines
10 entirely replace Calomel Blue Pill It stimulates
the liver increases the flow OF bile and thus removes
at torpidity of the liver bousness and habual
constipation, and the diseases arising from such az
dyspepsia sick headache hatulence, ETC. The effec-
tveness of this Extract win be proved visbly at
to the patient, two bottles sufficient to
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and stains caused by liver troubles Price 81 per bottle
bottles, S5; will be sent receipt of the price
to any address, free of charge, Prepared only by
r ALFRED RKICHARDT, PHARMACIsT, 400 FOURTH
? VENUE NEW YORK CITY.
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Physics.

We direct attention to DIR. Burton's
advertisement. s = 1
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JOIN 3, HARRIS.
q N D Z r T A K Z R /.
No. Az n. Third street.

Is prepared to furnish FUNERALS at the
shortest notice. Keeps HEARSES and. HACKS
under control of polite and accommodating
drivers for hire. Persons needing anything in
nv line would consult their interest by examins
ing my stock before purchasing elsewhere. i
guarantee satisfaction and my terms are accom-
modating. AA 't@t - fmareh2S-tf
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES. rs.tr
For sale by
JOSIAH RYLAND & CO.,
No. 9l3 Main street. Richmond. Virginia.
QUESTION BOOKS

Child's Scripture Question Book. 16
First Scripture Question Book. ........" 15
The Elementary Question Book. 16
The Explanatory Question Book. 16
The Consecutive Union Ques. Book. &" }asf} 16
The Union Question Book ............. "lt4s 10
Hague's Question Book k................a" 15
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Days Of TEN 'ture TEN ture Tenn 'ture
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LOCAL n E w S.
SATURDAY, MAY IL, 1873.

RECORD OF THE WEATHER.
KEPT AT THE STAR OFFICE.
Week Ending May s, 1879
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from the general Committee. a. substitute bill ior
III, which bill had been passed TO he general
S Synn zee W.thont coming throv "a tle Nous.
hr Poland Of ST Johushury, raised the point oil or
der that this oil WIS not properly before the
House, Tor the reason that bill or resolution On
that SUBJECT had cen referred TO the general com
mittee by the House, which point OF order was
OEerruled by the Speaker The House then voted
not 10 receive the bill Tor consideration.
Dir Redington Of Rutland, called up II 4l4. ap-
propriating money TO deiray the expenses incurred
under Joint resolution in relat on 10 the sp
proved NOV =, $50 which under consideration
when the Senate CINE into the Hall for Joint As
sembly the question being on the passage OF the
bill 1t was passed.
Mr. Eaton of Danville, called up g. repeating an
act relating to courts OF insolvency, approved Nov
% ls76; the passage o; the bill was refused.
The speaker laid before the House cGmmunlca
ton from the Governor covering ths report Of the
National Life Insurance Company OF Montpelier,
which was laid on the table and the clerk directed
TO print the same in the appendix to the Journal Of
the House.
joint reso'uton-From the Senate relating to vital
statstici- The resolution vas opposed by Dir Red
lnSton Of Rutland, Mr. Sprayue of Brandon and
MIR Fletcher OF Csvendish and disagreed 10.
Joint Resolution-From the Senate relating to the
pay Of the reporter OF the Senate. 1t was opposed
by Dir Howe o! Ludlow MIR Sprasu cf Brandon and
MIR Eaton OF Danvile. Ii was favored by MIR
smalley of Burlington, and Mr. Poland OF st Johns
bury its adoption was refused.
The Committee on Education reported that in
most OF the towns The income from the grammar
school lands had been properly expended, but in
some towns it had not been properly expended.
They recommended the adoption of the following
joint resolution That the State SUPERINTENDENT OF
Education he and he il hereby dire-ted to make a
full and thorough investigation to the DISPOSE
ton of the income from tue grammar school lands
in the various towns the state, and make a ali
report to the Governor before August lst, lS5
with auy suggestions he may desire to give Tor the
correction o! any abuse or disregard OF the laws
now existing relative to this matter adop.ed on
the part of the House.
los, fixing the fees and costs city or munich
pal courts. reported from committee by a substi-
tute bill, which read the third time and passed
in concurrence with proposals OF amendment.
Ii ISL. to tax real estate OF railroads amendment
proposed by committee To except such property as
may be owned by said railroads not necessary for
running or operating the road was discussed by
various members. Mr. Brown Of RichiUrd, mUved
the bill be dismissed, which was reed to.
On motion Of Mr. Packer Of Mt Holly, adjourned.
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FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 90 1878.

regulate the practice of dentistry; read the third
lime. Tue bull was opposed by Mr Howe Of Lud-
low, and Mr. Jameson OI lrasburgh. 1t was favored
by Mr Huse o. Montpelier. and Mr. Steele Of
Sharon. The passage Of the bill was then refused
ayes 10. NAYS lO7.
From Committee On the Library. en- the report Of
commissioner: to devise plan for the better ac-
commodat.on of ths STATE Library, without ex-
pressing an opinion to the plans, and recon-
mendins that no appropriation he made at this
time. The committee was discharged from further
consideration OF the subject
From general committee, in favor OF S 49, in
amendment OF an act to regulate the practice Of
medicine and surgery in the State OF Vermont Er
Hubbard OF PlymCutn moved to amend so that the
provisions OF the hill shall not apply to those
persons who have practiced medicine in this State
Tor two years, which was agreed to. Ayes. rs;
nays, IL The bill was then read the third time,
and its passage favored by Mr. Hubbard Of
Plymouth. opposed by Mr Merrifeld OF Newane,
and on the demand for the yeas and nay by Mr.
howell Of Albany. they were taken Ayes, = ;
nays. "a; so the bill was passed IN concurrence with
proposal of amendment.
Mr. Martin OF Londonderry, <Mr Poland of st
Johnsbury, being the chsir) moved TO recon slider
the vote refusing the third reading OF g. 275 to pay
and that the motion he made the special order To-
morrow at ten O'Clock in the forenoon +; which mo-
ton was greed to.
From Committee on Claims bill, II Ala to de-
Tray the expenses incurred under JOINT resolution
providing Tor commissioners appointed by the Gov
ernor to examine the affairs the Vermont Insane
hsy lum 1.-THE whole amount is ST. BIOL; it was order
ed 10 lie and be printed.
MIR Poland Of st Johnsbury, called up 2ls, pro-
reInins refused.
Adjourned.
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| Rcports-frOm Joint Special Committee, on 81
much oi the GoNernurls message ms relates to the
pestIlence at the South that they had raised by
subscription fsp2, and the same had been forwarded
| 10 the neliet Committee at Chattanooga, Tenn,
ind tho receipt Of the same has been acknowledge
ed.
The House considered Senate proposals ofamcni-
mrnt 10 II Is, providing for The mode OF proceed n
under the eleventh section OF the act incorporating
the University OF Vermont and State Agricultural
College and cOucuTred therein.
II i0S making provisions for the support Of govern
ment, having been printed was taken upon It's third
reading Mr. Smalley moved tu strike out section To-
permitting the 1rel sury To borrow $3uuUO Tor the
purpose 81 deirayin tho expenses OF the govern
mcnt and psyias such appropriations Is sane OF may
be made.
Mr. Sprague Of Brandon, said that the tax OF %
cents this ear, and % cents noNt year would not
meet the current expenses and such npprOpria
tions have already been mode, and
IL would DO necessary 10 borrow money
to bridge over the lock. lie stated that tax Of
cents for the next two years would pay the ndebt
edness Of the State aud the current expenses, and
leave NO Indebtedness at the end OF the next two
years
The motion to strike out section ten favored
by Mr. Camp OF New port and hir Smallcy OF burllns
ton. IL was opposed by MIR Sprague Of bfnndOn and
Dir Talcott OF MiIlistun. On motion OF MIR Smalley
Of Burlin ston, the bill was ordered to lie ami 10 DO
made the SPECIAL order Tor tomorrow morning At
hal-psst ten.
From Committee on Claims, in favor Of : 2'5. to
pay W. Il. Yeasey and &. Is. Eddy tue sun therein
named. rhIs bill appropriate sum not exceeding
- To eua hle counsel al John Ihar to prosecute
the claim for II new uiLl he!urs the supreme COURT
The bill was opposed by NJ Kodingion Of rutland,
Mir uaywHrd OF Addison, Mr Fuller OF Fairhayen
and Mr. camp OF Newport IL WAS favored BY hlr
Hammond OF hiIddlbury, Dir Niles OF Ca bury,
Mr. Bingham OF Es-eN and Mir Poland OF st Johns
bug.
o. Poland of st JuhnshuIy, moved 10 strike
out The " I'd for seTyIces VII ch shall e rendered
OF" leaving tho bill. - i+ tie state mall pay
only Tor expenses injured" vhtc.. b. 1lsagrsed
tu-iycs 10 nays ~.
The third reading o the hIll was then rel used.
FROM the general committee in favor efe5, To
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The ofiee of Railroad Commissioner in
Vermont i as nearly sinecure As any
,alaried oiTce in the State. Ii would long
ago have BEEN abolished, if it cost the State
anything directly. But the salary Of 5000
attached TO the Office is paid by the railroad
companies, who are content to pay the same
as long as tie State institutes nothing more
irksomc'to them in the way of State supcrvis-
ion of the roads, than the mild and inoffensive
rule Of the Commissioner. The roads tell
the Commissioner nothing about their al
fairs that they are not perfectly willing to
go into print, and they regard his sugges-
tons when perfectly convenient. He makes
a report which the State prints at consider
able expense, but which probably not one
in ten Of the members of the Legislature
:akes the trouble to read, and which not one
in a thousand of the citizens Of the State ever
hears of. The arrangement, as we have Of
ten said, is simply one requiring the roads
to give pension of 5000 year and free
passes. to some clever man or other. Yet
over this Office the entire Legislature spent
half day in balloting, on Thursday, after
a canvass extending from the opening Of the
session. The time so spent was greatly
needed for more important business. The
Office costs the State great deal more than
it is worth Is it not about time that it was
abolished? Having elected Commissioner,
it may be well to continue the office for one
year. If then it should cease to exist,
who could complain
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Tnorcn the Leglslature showed the char

THOUcH the Legislature showed the char
acteristics that must be expected as long as
five out Of every six representatives are
chosen for considerations other than those Of
special fitness to act as legislators, and as
long as the towns, as a rule, refuse to give
even to capable and worthy representatives
the benefits of experience, there are some
things to be said in praise of the Legislature
of IS. II it wasted much public time in
dawdling and proftless debate; if it failed
to respond to some clear demands of the
public; if it did no great amount of good
it at least did little harm. Judged by its
work it was, on the whole, conservative
Legislature. ltwas saved from follies not
few, sometimes by the efforts Of its clearer
headed members, sometimes by the somewhat
unusual friction between the House and
Senate, and quite as often by the common
sense and sound practical judgment of the
Governor. Governor Proctor early won the
confidence of all discerning men in the two
Houses lie kept close watch on the bust
ness ofthe session; and not few of the re-
considerations and recallings and changes of
bills, in order to cure palpable defects which
had escaped notice, were due to quiet sug-
gestions from the Governor.
Governor Proctor has been bounded with
much more than ordinarily bitter malice by
portion of the State Press-a portion, it is
true, whose ill-will is a compliment to any
man who gains it-but be stands remarkably
well with judicious men Of all parties who
have watched his course, and no recent
Governor his better indicated the wisdom
Of the choice which placed him in his ofIice
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MONTPELIER, Nov. %, |

MONTPELIER, Nov. -, 1873.
To the Editor o. the Free rress and Times.
Since my last letter, much of the impor-
tant business Of the session has been dis
posed of The act OF appropriation for I'M
provements of the Reform School met with
much opposition in tho House, as WAS ex-
pected The bill passed alter struggle.
and the sum OF Sl0,COO was appropriated
for the improvements recommended by the
committee and the trustees. The opposi-
ton to the bill arose mainly from the pre-
valent notion that there may be boys CON
fined in the school who ought to be at large.
So far a. | know, 10 facts were brought
out to justify the suspicion that the number
Of boys in the school is too large, but the
suspicion prevails nevertheless. Rightly or
wrongly, 1t always will prevail 81 long as
the law remains which provide. FOX 4 term
Of confinement limited only by the mai lrity
of the offender or his reformation, The
point of time when the boy may be c0nsid-
cred a. reformed Is little difficult for the
trustees 70 determine. Ia the debate. the
trustees vi the Reform School were sub
jected to unjust insinuatiOns. No specific
charges Of Encouragement were made, bat
there were uncomfortable hints and sug-
gestions without number. Mr.. Rogers, the
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ONCE in two years the Legislature gives
the State cause for genuine thankfulness, on
Thanksgiving Day, by a final adjournment.
The qualification and gratitude will be lit
tie greater than usual, this year. Rarely has
Legislature dispersed with less to show in
justifcat ton of its eight weeks session. The
House was early pronounced by all intelligent
observers one OF the weakest on record, and it
kept its character to the end. With one or
two men Of commanding ability, and few
OF fair Judgment and experience, the great
mass were wholly unqualified, by character,
capacity or familiarity with public affairs, to
legslate for our Commonwealth. The Sen
ate has been a much better body, and has
saved the State from not few OF the follies
and crudities which the lower House would
have inflicted on the community; but, as
whole, the Legislature of 1873 has been
penny wise and pound foolish body. Apop-
ular assembly Of seventy-fve such men as
could easily have been selected in the State,
with Senate of the present size, could and
would have done all that was needed, this
year, in the way Of changes of and additions
to the statutes, and transacted all the neces-
sary business of the Legislature, in three or
four weeks, with fuller deliberation and far
wiser and more valuable results, and at a
quarter of the cost to the State Treasury.
OF tie over sr hundred bills introduced in
the two Houses, but small fraction have
become laws, or deserved to become such.
About twenty-five bills Of public Importance
became laws. Among these were acts re-
instatiag the State Banking System in the
event OF repeal Of the National Bank law
by Congress taxing Savings Banks one
half of one per cent on their total deposits,
in lieu of taxing individual deposits; regu-
lating the Savings Banks and Trust Com
panies several acts in relation to the Insane
Asylum but none providing for new
asylum or for any essential change in the eI-
isting system of providing for the insane
poor, for the Revision of the Statutes, to
encourage references in place of jury trials,
By providing that the State may ply the ices
of referees over and above Sc; consolidating
the control of the State Prison and Work
house in a single Board Of three Trustees
appointed By the Governor; authorizing chat
tel mortgages authorizing the Governor to
employ legal counsel 10 certain civil cases
general act authorizing religious societies to
dispose Of their property; perfecting the
Workhouse law act providing for town
uniformity of text books in the public
schools; and extending the Normal Schools.
Appropriations were voted Of $4,000 for
addition to the Reform School of 81 900
for addition to the State Prison; and of
$4,000 for the Workhouse. The salaries
Of State officers have been cut down about
two hundred dollars apiece. The Board of
Agriculture has been practically abolished,
and its duties transferred to single "Super-
intendent of Agriculture. The insolvency
law of 1876, stands unchanged.
To some of the omissions of the Legislature
we shall allude hereafter.
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NDypAs, Nok. -.
Beading 0f Scriptures and prayer by the Chap
lhih.
In the absence G. the Speaker. Mr. Huse oil Mont
peer, occupied the chair BY request Of thu SPEAK
or.
Mr. Jakwsy Of West Haven. and Mi Gilkey o.
BTunsw lex, were excused from further attendance
upon the House. on account of sickness, aud theli
pay was vOts to the end Of the session.
e-nate bill reforrod-S III In addition TO chap IL
"a in re! stion 10 supplying records etc to Com
mite. on JuJicsr,.
JoiLt r,solutioi-By Lr FILLER o. Fairhaven,
THAT We respectfully instruct cur Senators and
Representatives in Congress to use all honoraLl lie
mssns to prevent tho 'tpeHl OF tho resumption act
that We heartily approve Of Secretary Sherman
efforts and plans to resume specie pay ment, and
that We respectfully request our Senators and hep
81 ssniatives In Congress t. use all honorable
mean. in .usig ming HIM in his work OF resumption
that His Eicellency the Governor, be req uested 10
transmit to each OF the eenstoIs and Representa-
tves in Congress from this State copy OF Us ior-
going resolution :" which was adopted on the l. g,
Of the House.
Reports From Committee on Grand List On 4
resolution relating to much OF tho Governor :
Message as relates To taxes JOINT resolution thst
the 6ovorpor is hereby authorized and requested TO
appoint tbrss eommissiopsrs, Yhose duty II shan 70