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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26
A Compromise Settlement.

The heated contest growing out Of the
late action of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York, in proposing re-
duction Of thirty per cent. in its rates and
premiums to all new members for the next
two years, has finally resulted in compro.
mise, which is claimed as virtual triumph
of President Winston and his policy. The
trustees have adopted the recommendation
of a committee Of their number, consisting
of seven eminent business men of New York
city, to reduce the rates of premium to all
new and old policy-holders fifteen per cent,
instead of pursuing further the plan of
rebate Of thirty per cent. TO new members
alone. Those who have accepted policies
bearing the latter rebate are excepted from
the benefit of this new action, but will very
likely have the option of changing to the
new scheme. This action of the committee
of investigation was unanimously arrived at
by them and unanimously adopted by the
trustees after full discussion. But while
here is a definite and material reduction,
nominally, in the rate of life insurance, It is
by no means certain to be as real az II seems {;
for in this, as in all mutual companies, the
surplus reserve is divided at the close of
each year among the members, and il the
receipts are less, the dividend will be cor
respondingly less. But the trustees are con-
fident that, with this reduction, they will be
able to pay all claims at maturity. Time
only will show.
This action of the trustees was also sppro-
priately supplemented by the appointment
of a retrenchment committee to cut down
salaries and expenses, to establish surrender
values at a fair, invariabe and equitable
rate to those who wish to retire from the com
pany, and directing the agency committee to
make thorough investigation of the agency
system, its economy and advisability The
company claims a great increase in its bust
ness over last year, but this is probably true
to some extent with all companies. There
is tendency TO greater strictness of ex-
animation, and many applicants for policies
are being rejected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

RATE OF INTEREsT.-This vexed question
agitates the minds of legislators in other
states as well as in Vermont. The Ohio
Senate has refused to make more than six
per cent. usury, hut the New York body still
has the matter under discussion. In Indiana,
the Senate has made six per cent. the legal
and eight the contract rate, but the House
wants single rate of six per cent. In Mis-
souri,, where the legal rate is five and the
contract rate ten per cent, the Senate has
fixed on five and eight as the two rates, but
the House wants to consolidate on six per
cent. Resumption was brought about in
spite of the hue and cry of the greenbackers,
and it is just as certain that the supply and
demand for money is able to fix the interest
its use requires.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

mutation of Gravelin's sentence, IL was
stated that Mr.. Horace Weston had the
same knowledge of the agency Of the in
surance company and its late treasurer in
procuring the conviction Of Gravelin for
murder as himself. The knowledge of Mr..
Weston upon that subject is contained in
the following letter, aud corresponds en-
tirely with his testimony before the legisla-
tive committee
LETTER OF HORACE WESTON, Eso.
"wINDsoR, February 2ith 1879
'Dear Sir II have no knowledge Of Mr.. Wells
hiring, or attempting to hire, Tim Hanlin to
swear against Gravelin. ! never thought nor
dreamed Of such thing until saw It in the
papers, and II any man says knew OF such a
thing, 1t is utterly without any foundation.
"Yours, etc, HORACE WESTON"
In addition to the foregoing testimony,
the Directors of the Farmers Insurance
Company, for themselves individually and
in their official capacity, deny in the most
emphatic terms that they had the remotest
agency in the conviction of Henry Gravelin
of the crime of murder, or that Tim. Han
lin was ever in their employ, either as de-
tective or in any other capacity whatever.
This statement of facts is given to the
public in the belief that it furnishes a COM
plete answer to this outrageous attempt not
merely to destroy the good name Of cor
poration which has enjoyed an enviable de-
gree of the public confidence for nearly a
third of a century, but also to tarnish the
memory of one of its honored officers, the
latchet of whose shoes these base slanderers
were never worthy TO unloose
By order Of Directors Of Farmers Mutual,
JOSEPH POLAND, Secretary.
Montpelier, February "a, 1870.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

For several days there has been much
quiet gossip at Washington, to the effect that
the wives of certain prominent democratic
Senators had called upon Mrs. Bruce, the
wife of the colored Senator from Mississippi
Mr.. Bruce says that none of the wives OF
democratic Senators have called upon Mrs
Bruce, but that several democratic Repre-
sentatives from the Northern states and their
wives have called aud the wives of all the
Republican Senators.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

SENATOR WADLEIGH made good point
in his speech against the bill, when he re.
minded the Senate that while the trade with
Brazil is thought valuable enough to war
rant the payment of large annual subsidy
TO a steamship line, Congress is deliberately
throwing away all the opportunities of trade
with an empire inhabited by three hundred
millions of people in obedience to the clamor
of the San Francisco mob led by Denis
kearney
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

The hitch in the utilization of the cleo
trio light has proved sore disappointment
Revenge is sweet, and people rejoiced in the
prospect of triumphing over the gas COM
panies, who have hitherto most relentessly
used their power to extort extravaganza sums
wherewth to line their own rapacious pock-
cts. When the time comes-as come it will,
Notwithstanding the present hitch-that the
electric light can be used in dwelling-houses,
the hour of gas monopolies will be over.
Speed the day when this thing shall be.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

NEW YORK Nation; "One good result of
the passage of the New York custom-houss
into the control of the administration has al
ready been produced. Mr.. Conkling has be
gun to show some interest in general legis
latiou, and actually took part in the debat,
on the Chinese bill, aud moved an amend
ment 10 it which would have greatly im
moved il ="
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

Mr.. ii. L. CHAMBERLAIN, superintendent
of the Concord railroad, and also of five
other lines which are leased by that corpora
ton, has placed in the rules aud regulations
of the road the following The use of in
toxicating liquors as a beverage will be fol
lowed by immediate dismissal from the ser
vice of the company" This is to be stand
ing rule of the corporation.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

The New Orleans Democrat is quite sure
that Senator Bayard, by opposing the reso
luton to attach the repeal of the jury test
oath and the odious federal election laws
to the appropriation bills, has completely
alienated the South from him, aud destroyed
any chance that he may have had for tn,
democratic nomination for the Presidency.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

The Congress of the United States has
chosen to declare that faith is not to be kept
with China, and We cannot expect China tc
keep faith with us, nor have we any right tc
their treaties with us when they find then
burdensome, unless they fear our displeasure
Armed hostilities are not to be feared from
China, but it is within the power of thai
country to do great damage to our commerce
and if this bill should become law we may
expect such retaliation as will make many
of the advocates of this policy of exclusion
regret their action.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

A CONFEDERATE paper in central Mis-
sour exclaims exultautly that while Sena-
tor Logan will be the only man of any prom
ipence who served in the Union army dur
ing the war in the next Senate, there will
be seventeen confederate brigadiers.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

CARD or THAsKs TO those friends in Plain
field who came to us in our time OF great trouble
and need, with brave hearts and willing hands,
when seven OF our little ones sickened aud died
with that terrible disease diphtheria, in two
weeks, we would extend our hearty thanks And
" other friends, also In Barre and Montpelier,
who so generously responded To our wants We
shall ever hold them In grateful remembrance
Mn. AND MRS. CHARLES MORSE.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

School DisopLISE-we give the following,
from the regulations of the public school in Bur
lington; ANY scholar in the High, Grammar aud
intermediate schools whose average standing or
grade of scholarship for any consecutive four
weeks shall fall below .gtty lone hundred being
the standard Of pelfectiun) shall be at once sent
down To a lower class but opportunity shall be
given to make up lost rectations, in case salts
factory reasons for absence or other failure have
been rendered in writing and not otherwise and
any pupil falling below an average Of sixty In any
study for one month shall be placed ON probation
falling below an average of seventy-fiye in all
studies shall be placed on probation, and II the
deficiency is not made up during the next four
weeks, shall be placed In the next lower class or
falling below AN average Of forty IN any one study
for four consecutive weeks, shall be Immediately
placed In the next lower class, with the privilege
OF being reinstated rs above provided "
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

An estimate has been made which shows
that by the census of 1880 the House will
gain sixty-six members, if the present basis
is maintained. Of these the Eastern and
Middle states 6 lin eleven, the Western states
forty and the Southern states fifteen. Ac-
cepting this estimate as correct, the electoral
vote of 1884 will be divided sectionally as
follows Eastern and Middle states one hun
dred and twenty-four Western states one
hundred and seventy-three, Southern states
one hundred and thir:y-eight. This would
give solid North majority OF Que hun
bred and fifty-nine votes over a solid South.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

A CORRESPONDENT OF the London Times says
that celery cooked In milk aud thickened with
hour will cure rheumatism.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-26

Hon Zach, Chandler was sworn In as Senator
in place Of Chrstiancy this morning lie took no
pains To conceal his delight at returning again To
the Chamber and was warmly greeted by his old
friends ON both sides.
There is q touch Of unpleasantness between the
National Democratic and Congressional Cam
paign Committees The former is for lildens
nomination In 1880, while the latter favor Senator
Thurman.
The Butler-Corbin case comes up In the Senate
on Monday next. Sol
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-06-07
: - : = = -
RcpreSsing Xihilism.

One hundred and eishty-six
houses in a village in The govern
ment of Uta, Russia have been
burned. The suspected incenlia-
lies have been arrested. OF tho
fourteen nihilistl who were court
martialed at kicff on the 18th
inst, two, including Herr Brant-
ner, u Prussian subject, have been
sentenced to bo shot, and ten
others have been sentenced to va.
rious terms of penal servitude
Among the latter three women
were sentenced for fifteen year,
each. Two women were acquitted
The Berlin Post reports tha,
several female nihilists vii
soon b. executed in Kieff.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-06-07

Interesting to the average serena
ding PARTY.

Young Bilkins went to serenade
his girl Oh Van Ness avenue. The
amateur orchestra, OF which he is
a member, had hardly squelchcd
.out the first two bars Of "Come
Where My Love Lies Dreaming"
when the second story window
went up and old Boggs, Amelia's
father, stuck his head out aud re-
marked:
as there any way Of fcompromis-
ing this thing?"
"What-w-what!' gasped young
Bilkins.
II say, can't we make some ar
rangemcnt to get out Of this mat
ter. How docs 81 aud an old gas
stove strike you?"
"Why this-this this is o sere.
nade," exclaimed Bilkins.
Exactly; so l see. Now, sup
pose l were to stand the beer an d
car fare all round, wouldn't you
70 out IN tho suburbs somewhere
and work of the rest Of It in front
of some deaf aud dumb asylum or
othcrw
"Well, Pm blowei!" calculated
the crushed lover.
III should think you would be
hitched to the end of that big
trombone. Don't point it this
way, for heavens sake; It might
20 off,"
"Comc down here and say thai
like o man." roarcd the base drum
who was full Of Budweiser ant
fury. "You Old bald headed pei
ican, como down."
."I-I--think wc had better
better go, as II were, boys" mur
INJURED the mortified Bilkins, ant
the dis susted band walked sadl!
off, scornfully ignoring Boggs
parting injunction to reform ant
lead better lives, after the thin
blew over.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-06-07
Terrible Tragedy IL Maine.

Island Pond, VT, Nav S0.-Therc
have been so far nine deaths OF
children who drank from the
poisoned brook. Edward Morsc
lost two, Johu Alirich three, L..
Wilson one, I. Simpson ono. Mr..
Park one. and John Cole l.-27
We're poisoned The others can
not live. Potato-tops poisoned by
paris green thrown in tbs brook
is regarded as the cause OF the
poisoning. rather that the carcass
es Of dead animals. Terrible dis,
tress prevails and work is sus,
pended. The farmer who allowed
the carcasscs to be thrown into
the brook will be arrested. The
bodies of the children soon decom'
pose and are quickly buried.
Two more children Of John AL
drich have died from drinking
from..thc poisoned brook, maxim.
five, his entire family. Mrs. AL
drich 10 Insane.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-06-07
Baryins A Hatehct.
Washington Cor. of the Bcsto

Washington Cor. of the Boston
Journal.
Mr.. Itamsdell, who isa personal
friend Of Senator Blaine, tellss tho
following anecdoto about young
Senator Don Cameron. who un-
doubtcdly prevented Blaine's nom-
ination for tho presidency at Gin
ciJlnati.
When tho recommendations OF
the senator's iu favor OF William
McMichael's appointment as judge
were ready to be sent TO the pr't
a few days ago, Blaine, Dpn and
another scnato", who snail be
namelcss, stood together in s,le
senate chamber, ono OF them hold
ing the envelope addressed. 'rhe
President, Executive Mansion"
a page stood near at hand ready
to take the recommendations TO
the White House. The nameless
senator who held tho envelope
placed his hand on the young SEN
ator's shoulder and said, "Don,
Blaine ought to be in the White
house receiving papers bearing
That address" 4" Ycs," answered
Don, "and he would have been IL
had not been a d------d fool;" anu
he and Blaine shook hands Oh it.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-06-07
The Grant Doom.

Washington. May 2S'-The plans
for the great excursion 10 meet
Gen. Grant at San Francisco, are
about matured. j. B. McMullcn
will issue from his headquarters at
the st. Nicholas Hotel, New York
IN a few days formal announce
mcnt. The fare from New York
to San Francisco and return will
be $3.50, and from Chicago and re.
turn S126. Tho tickets will bs
good for sixty days. McMullcn
has tho latest adviccs from Gen.
Grant that he will roach San Fran
cisco from the 18th to goth Of July
so the tickets will be good from
July to September |, aud will bs
limited to 1000.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-06-07
From the Vicksburg Herald.


One would have supposed from
the noise that was made on paper
a short while since that by this
time q good mary miles Of the
vicksburg and Memphis Railroad
would have been laid. But instead
nothing has been done, and not a
mention of II has been made for
two months. II we would only
have fewer meetings, and pass
fewer resolutions, and do a little
more actual work, We think some
good in this direction might be
accomplihed. Won't some Of our
moneycd men go to work and
build cotton, or some other fac.
tory, and thus infusc into our Ian.
gushing industries new life, and
proclaim to the world that oul
Historic City is. alive to the wants
the necessities, and the opportuni'
ties Of the hour? We shall sec.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-06-07
A Yellow Fever Scare.


Special to Globe Democrat
indianapolis, May 24.-Miss Jcn-
nic Fouts. aged twenty, died IN
the City Hospital last night from
what the Superintendent pro-
nounced pernicious rcmittent
fever. Prior to her death there
was black vomit, and the presence
was noted Of blood corpuscles and
the acid reaction which are char.
acteristic of the original black
vomit accompanying yellow fever
There have beeu five similar cases
within the past few weeks in tht
institution, and the city was alarm
ed this afternoon by the common
report that the genuine yellow fc
yer had come. All the medica
fraternity, however. unite in styl
ing the disease nothing more thar
pernicious fever, with no danger o
its taking an epidemical form
| There have been but few cases.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-06-07
What viii! Be Done With the In
franchIseds.

A despatch to tho Daily News
from Madridannounccs that Prem
Ter Campos intends to introduce q
bill for the abolition Of slavery IN
Cuba and to provide for FREQ Chi
l.ese labor. The Standards des.
patch from Madrid reports that
the royal Message will declare
that tho Cabinet leaves the qaes-
tion of reforms in Cuba to the
CorteS but insists-on the emanci.
patton of the slaves.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-06-07
The Ssrt Of Stp6 Northern Radi-
Gals Wish to Believe.

Charleston News and Courier.
We arc informed that letter
purp0rting to be written from
Charleston, S. c., on April 20,
and signed William Pinkncy, is
being circulated extensively in the
Northwest as a true expression Of
Southern Sentiment. 1t is address,
ed TO ''My "dcar Moultrie," and
is in the following strain.
"Army officers must resign or
expect to be impeached; the navy
mnst be wceded Of every man who
has dared insult the Southern flag;
Southern gentlemen who have
been impoverished by the war
must be pcnsioncd, and a fund
must be established TO enable those
Southern ladies who once rcignesl
as tho queens Of society to
again resume their proper sphere.
All this .and.muchsmore that does
not now occur to me the South
will demand before the just eQuili.
brium can be again established, and
woe to that Congressman who is
recrcant to his trust. AS for the
pretended Southern men with Re.
publican principles, 1t is time to
mako an end of them. II one
severe law was made and punctu-
ally executed, that every northern
SPY found south Of the Mason and
Dixon's limo should be promptly
banished the Nation. and every
suspected native Republican
promptly hung, we should soon
have a united South, and peace aud
harmony reign supreme; aud al-
though this may seem cruel at first
sight, it would prove Kindness in
tho long run. 1t is a matter of
history, the trouble Louis XIV had
with the discordant elements IN
tho French nation, but we hear no
more about it after his salutafy
severity to the iIuguenots. 1t is
the surgeons knife which carefully
prunes away the gangreno flesh
that saves the life OF the patient.
Halfway measures accomplish
nothing. Fines are paid and i'm
| prisonmcnts served, and the heroes
return TO point ii Inc tale Of marty
dom. Wchave but to make a clean
sweep Of the whole thing while the
opportunity Is IN our hands, and
the opportunity will be ours for
! ever"
The letter is cvidehilya clumsy
forgery. It docs not express the
scntimcnts'of the Southern people
or any parts Of them, and we
should not think it worth while tl
take any notice 1t It, had VIC MOI
been asked by Democratic news
papers IN Iowa TO say whether II
u genuine. We say, tt Is not.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-06-07

Now come from Nevada silvei
districts a list Of wildcat mines
abandoned and their mushroom
town deserted. We give a sample
Hamilton, that had 5000. people,
has now 100; Treasure llill C,OOO'
now 80; Shcrmantown 1000, now
one family. AL these wcro incor-
porated cities with mayor. coun-
cils, fire departments, daily ncws.
papers, with innumernblc hotels;
churches, saloons, gambling dens,
Gorgeous fancy stores, ball.roonls.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-06-07

"Ifave you heard the news, my
dear?' "Oh; what?" "rhat Dia-
ma and Florence have made up"
mo; have they thoughg' eyes;
each frankly admitted that the
other was wrong, aud perhaps she
was too, and now they are the
best enemies III the world.'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-06-07
COURT TERMS 4sh DlsrR1c
CIRCUIT COURT.
y. r, TRlxBLE. Jut
a. w. Clarks NJ. 49,.

D. Z, rRlABLE, judge.
L. W. Clarke. Dist. Attorney.
Coahoma connty--2d Monday of
September and March, continue
twelve days.
Bolivar county-4th Monday OF
September and March-cuhtinue
twelve days.
Washington county-2d Monday
of October aud April-continuc
thirty days.
Snnflower county-Sd Monday
Of November and May-continuc
six days.
Sharkey county-4th Monday OF
November and May-continue SIX
days.
lssaqucna cOunty-lst Monday
Of December andJuue-continuc
twelve days.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-06-07
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