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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17
IreIand's Land Troubles.

The maintenance of the feudal system
Of land tenure in Ireland has kept her people
who are essentially an agricultural peo-
ple-in an enslaved position for many gene
rations. The effect of these oppressive laws
is everywhere and constantly evident, but
when the crops are blighted it becomes de-
plorably SO. In 1851, when the potato,
which is the staple food of the people, failed,
a terrible famine was the result, by which
the population was reduced three million
five hundred thousand. Appeals, as will be
well remembered, were made to the United
States for aid, and ship-loads of provisions
were sent thither, which, in the Irish ports
met, outward bound for England, vessels
laden with fat cattle, sheep and hogs taken
from the tenantry for rent, to be carried to
English markets and sold for the benefit of
the landlords, while those who raised them
were dying of starvation. This is terrible
statement, but true one nevertheless.
What Parnell aud his coadjutors are aim
ing at is not the freedom of Ireland, but a
reform in the land laws. 1t is not an indie
pendence from the rule of England, but such
a change in the laws as will give an oppor-
tunity for the people to acquire possession
of the soil upon which they live, without
danger of sudden and possible departure
from both. The plan briefly is as follows
The appointment of royal commissioner
to fix valuation of the estates held in en-
tail, aud then government shall borrow
money to purchase the entailed lands at this
two-thirds down in cash and the
one-third to be drawn by the
landlords in regular installments from the
estates over period of time extending to
thirty.five years. The tenants shall pay
back to the government the money advanced
also in regular installments, and at the end
of the thirty-ive years, or sooner if they are
able to make the payments, they shall be-
come the owners of the farms, and all rents
be at an end. Could this be done the farmers
would be inspirited and Ireland's condition
soon be vastly improved.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

DEAD MLLIoNAIREs.-Five of New
York's millionaires, estimated to have been
worth s3Os,OOO,OOO, dropped off close to-
gether. John Jacob Aston went first, and
then in quick succession Commodore Wander
blt, A. T. Stewart and William G. Rhine.
lauder, and now the money worshiper
Goelet. Astor's wealth was estimated at
s50,000,000, Vanderbilt's at sl00,000,00O,
and A. T. Stewards about the same. Rhine
lander's property represented, it is sup
posed, slO,OO0,OOO, and Goelet's is estimated
at s2O,OOO,OOO. Their money couldn't pro.
long their lives, nor, in the case of some of
th.;. hoJ;as altar Ufaia f;tful faya, ,uaa 90,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

SERVES EN- RIGHr.-Considerin how
Justify they called for the dollar of the dad
dies, the members of congress manifest a
singular aversion to the coin now that they
can have it. The secretary of the treasury
pays out ten per cent of all the salaries in
standard silver dollars and includes the SEN
ators and representatives with the other en-
ployes of the government. Members are SO
10th to load down their pockets with the
heavy money, that the sergeant-atarms of
the house has over six thousand silver dol
lars in his safe aud doesn't know what to do
with them. Treasurer Gilfillan won't take
them back, but keeps on sending ten per
cent of every disbursement in the objection
able coin. The only way out Of the difficulty
seems to be for the members to hire a dray
to take the bags Of money to their various
residences
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

NEAT THING.-Joseph L. Lewis, rich
old man of Hoboken, New Jersey, left
100000 to pay the national debt when he
died, but woman appeared who demanded
a share of the money as Lewis widow. The
will contest has been ended, however, by
the confession of some of the witnesses in
the case that the whole thing was a con-
spiracy to get the property. A smart woman
personated the widow and got marriage
certificate forged with ink forty years old,
signatures being forged on pillow-cases with
the same ink to bolster up the story. But
too many were taken into the ring, and
the conspiracy, though cunningly Matched,
leaked out
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

LABOR CoMMIssIoN.-Senator Hoar Of
Massachusetts, has introduced an important
bill providing for the erection of a labor COM
mission. The commission is to consist of
five persons to be appointed by the presi-
dent and confirmed by the senate. They
are to inquire and report as to the extent to
which machinery and labor-saving processes
have displaced manual labor in the produc-
tion and distribution of products in general
use, and whether there are any causes in
operation to bring about the ownership Of
land in large tracts instead of small farms.
They are also to report concerning the con-
dition of persons employed in agricultural
mechanical, manufacturing and mining la
Dor, and whether any causes are at work to
change it for the better. The line of in
quiry is valuable and the right sort of
commission ought to accomplish good results.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

UPPERTENDoM.-It is given out that the
aristocracy of New York--the Astors, the
Fishes, the Belmonts, the Schuylers, the
Lorillards, in fact the representatives of the
creme de la creme of society-are preparing
for grand masquerade ball at the opera
house in January Costumers and dress
makers are in great state of excitement,
and their heads whirl with designs of fancy
costumes and visions of profits which the
event is to bring them. 1t is intended by
the management to offer all kinds of novel
attractions; orinstance, aquadrille made up
of characters from Hamlet" or from The
School for Scandal" or from Fra Diavolo A"
or =" Aida " or the works of Charles Dickens.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

ADVANCE OF CIvILIzATIoN.-IfMr Mr.. Cough
is to be believed, ait is a common practice
among English young ladies OF fashion now
a-days to tipple wine in candy shops, when
out shopping, and to carry daintily orna-
mented sherry TASKS on all expeditions of
business or pleasure" London Truth caps
this with the story that fashionable opera
glasses are now made with an enlarged
center, which is hollow aud filed with
brandy, from which swig can be taken
without the traditional bother of seeing a
man between the acts.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

The SENATORIAL FLURRY.-It seems
after all that Judge Hunt has not only not
resigned his office, but that he will not I'M
less and until congress provides by special
enactment that he may retire upon his sal
airy. So there is no vacancy on the bench
for the president to fill, aud none in the sen.
ate for Governor Proctor to supply. But
Senator Edmunds has had his eulogiums
and Governor Proctor his opportunities just
the same. oif the scheme ever should work,
so much time and labor will have been
gained.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

THE hardest storm in the history OF the North
ern Pacific railroad prevails along the line from
Bismarck to Duluth, over an area OF four hun
bred miles square The snow is foot deep on
the level, and in drifts four feet Trains are all
delayed, and business in the towns stopped. 1t
Is feared casualties to the settlers In exposed
premises will result
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

h-DuBUQuE husband came home moderately
intoxicated, and expected to get the usual scold-
ing. He was astonished therefore when his wife
received him smilagy, asked him II he would
have some brandy, and produced bottle and
glass. He promptly accepted the liquor, and
drank so much that he was helpless. Then she
tied him to a bedpost and whipped him with a
rawhide until, as the Telegraph says, he was as
tender rs good beefsteak.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

Mr.. Cox has been doing some talking at
Washington about the political situation in
New York state. Referring to Mr.. Tilden
he said, according to the New York World
4" Tilden is as dead as herring, and will
never get near the Democratic nomination
again. lie is politically dead, and will be for
ever buried at the next national convention. "
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

CErEwAYo, the captive Zulu king, has aston
shed his captors by his courteous manners and
cleanliness. 1t was his distinct order that Of
ficer should be killed lie takes an interest In
illustrated papers, and when shown one OF them
with picture OF himself sharpening knife to kill
Grandier he burst out laughing, and said he never
knew what a real lie was until he saw that
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

Ex-SEcRETARY BRIsTow, having firmly
established himself in his law practice in
New York city, is now to become perna-
nent resident. He is putting up his house
hold goods in handsome house in Forty.
ninth street.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17
Weekly News Summary.

MoRMoNIsM has gained four hundred converts in
Georgia and Alabama this year
THE profits OF the Seventh regiment fair, New
York city, are believed to be over 100000,
PARsELL and Finigan, the Irish agitators, now
say they will sail for America on the 18th inst.
Mrs LINCOLN wants to spend the winter in
Washington, but her son Robert objects on &C
count Of her mental health.
MAyoR-ELEcr POWERS OF Springfield Massa-
chusetts, a few years ago was a newsboy on a
railroad train passing through that city.
THREE hundred mounted men rode through
Elliott county, Kentucky, whipping all the re-
Duted thieves and hanging two confessed high
waymen.
IT is understood that at the assembling Of the
New York legislature strong effort will be made
to secure consolidation of the cities of New York
and Brooklyn.
Mr.. S, j. GILMORE, land commissioner OF the
Kansas Pacific railway, states that the land sales
made in Kansas during the month of November
by that company amount to 2s 52S II acres
CANAL boat building will be carried on largely
this winter along the Champlain canal. New
keels have been laid already IN nearly every boat
yard from Fort Miller bridge to Whitehall.
ABOUT $4,000 has been subscribed for the
erection of sugar beet factory machinery etc,
at Franklin, New Hampshire, and over four hun
bred acres OF land are pledged for the first crop
THE strange case is reported from Ohio OF a
middle-aged man, well dressed and well man-
nered, who has been trying for nine months past
to remember who he is and where he liyes--thus
far without success.
HENRY BOYLE OF Monmouth, Illinois, had muir.
der in his heart, but lacked courage. In order to
overcome his cowardce he bought a quart OF
whiskey, and drank enough OF the liquor, as he
sad to brace himself up for the crime Then he
shot and killed his enemy
THANKSGIVING day was more generally OBJ
served abroad this year than ever before Ser.
vices were held that day In English, French and
their friends. AT Berlin, professors in the uni
yersity, and in that OF Gottingen, took part in
these services.
THE clergy and school trustees at Rushford,
Wisconsin, are at loggerheads because the latter
provided keg of beer at the raising bee for new
school-house. The ministers all preached on The
immortality of the act, and the trustees published
a card defending 1t on the ground OF economy,
arguing that So worth OF beer accomplished more
than could have been done with $50 in regular pay.
-
FEELS You've AGAIN." My mother was af.
hicted a long time with neuralgia and dull,
heavy inactive condition of the whole system
headache, nervous prostraton, and was almost
helpless No physlcians or medicines did her
any good. Three months ago she began to use
Hop Bnters, with such go' d effect that she seems
and feels young again, although over seventy
years old " e think there Is no other medicine III
TO use in the family "a lady IN Providence, H. i.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

THERE are about four thousand one-legged and
one-armed confederate veterans In Georgia, who
will be able, under the recent act OF the legsla-
ture to call upon the state to supply them with
artificial limbs
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

NApA Valley, California, produced 100 900
gallons Of wine this fall
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-17

They report that officers of General Crook
staff declare that no one acquainted with Indiar
character believes that single one Of the Ut,
murderers will be given up General Hatch SEEM
to think the same thing from his dispatch to Sec
rotary Schurz, in which he says: i" don't believe
that these Indians will allow themselves to b,
tried in Colorado. don't believe that they car
be ,ried elsewhere, and believe we might as wei
end this business and fight them now" Genera
Sherman has, as yet, said nothing on this subject
but his acts are significant. as, for example, thu
orders keeping General Mackenzie at Fort Gar
land and sending additional troops to join him.
The daily gazette., 1879-03-26
:, PERSONAL.

Colonel Va Ientine Baker has published
his narrative ofthe campaign Ill Bulgaria
Bishop McQuaid, of Rochester, who
has been dang erously i'll at Rome, is bet.
ter and is improving slowly.
Mrs. A. I. Stewart and party passed
through Alta lta, Ga, yesterday after
noon from Florida ell route to New York
1t is prop0s I'd to buy the site Of the cot.
tage at Sandghte, X mt, in which John b
Cough was born, and TO erect on il a coi
fee tavern.
DIR. Eggleston, on dit has dramalize,
"Pllgiim's Prpgress," which will shortl,
be presented in the parlors of his churcl
in Brooklyn.
Mr.. w. Irving Bishop has been givln,
very successful exposures ofSpirltuaisti
humonggery, at Glasgow. He is goin
to India, he says, TO study the Indian jug
glers' tricks.
The German iron-clad Prinz Adelbert
with His Royal Highness Prince Aloer
Guillaume III 'nri, second son OF tn
Crown Prince of Germany, on hoard al
rived at Panama on the 18th inst. froI
| Callao.
The daily gazette., 1879-03-26

The naturalization of Cinnamon In the
New York cqurts is becoming so COM
mon now as 70 scarcely to excite remark
The newest case is that of Charles Wing,
who answered the usual questions in the
Common Pleas Court of that city Satur-
day, and was admitted to the rights and
privileges of American citizenship. Mr..
wing proposes to exercise the right OF
suffrage at tie next election. As there
are conf1lcting decisions as to whether
Cinnamon can be legally naturalized
Mr.. Wings proposition to vote NAV lead
to legal issue.
The untamed Washington Republican
turns little sadly from the President
/ who doesn't seem to have any backbone
| that 1t Is willing to trust-to the minori
ty in Congress. 1t wants to see the
minority carrying on the legislative de
partment OF this government, but it viii
encounter disappointment, Whatever
Hayes and the majority agree to viii
probably have to come to pass, although
we shouldn' be surprised II it did create
a little ill-feeling-Iimes.
A collision on the Philadelphia ant
Erie railroad, near Remove. Saturdav
caused the destruction of thirteen car,
and the loss of 800, 900 gallons of petro
leum.
The daily gazette., 1879-03-26
FIFTH EDITION.
ANOTHER ATTEMPTED ASSAS-
SiNATlON IN RUSSIA.
LONDON. March q.

AoNDONs M hrCu ~.
Amnesty has boen granted to 100 more
communists.
The Bonapartist Senators have resolv-
ed, by vote "f 26 to 3. to oppose the re
moval of tho Chambers To Paris.
Field Marshal Manteuffsl IL mention
ed in Berlin rs the probable Governor uf
Alsa ce-Lorrnint If autonomy Is granted
Queen Victor a left Condor yesterday
for the continent. After n short stay IN
Paris she will gp to Aroma on Lago Mag
giore.
In the House of Lords last night Lord
Lansdowae's nptiou OF c.nsure IN reg ard
to the Zulu war was rejected by avote OF
1856 to 6l
The Vatican has, II is said, submitted
proposals for the settlement of Kultur.
kanpf, based ON the advice of a q ripan
ecGlcsiastic of moderate views
The Council Of the Chamber of Com
msrce, of Liverpool, has adopted reso
luton in favor bf an International agree
ment for the decentralization of silver.
The Emperor William, in his replies to
congratulations 1T the receptions held or
his birthday, laid special stress on his de
sire TO coLtinue a pacific policy.
The only news OF importance from AZ
ghanistan Is from Lahore, to the effec,
that Genercl Tytler defcaated 5000 of the
enemy near Pe1bb balak on the oath, TIL,
enemy lost 200 men. The British loss wal
trifilug. The Bengal lancers made a bril-
lapt charge.
A Vienna despatch to the Times statss
that l'riBce Dpndouk III Korsokoff has
again been instructed to stop useless pro
arastlnatlon in the bulgarian Assembly
A date has been tixsd-said to be III,
inihoie OF April-by which time, il tn.
debate on the constitution is not com
pleted, the election of "a Prince rnust pro
ceed amp he he left to introduce a consti
tuition.
FLoODs IN HUNGARY.
Dispatches from Hungary report thai
great fears are entertained of more disas
ters by foundations. An atliuent of Tn,
Koros River A4s burst "A dyke and inun
da'ed large territory. Devavanya, witt
a population pf LOO inhabitants, i,
threatened with ruin. Titel will, ii /.
sad, scarcely es cape terrible disaster
The water is bteaklng over the dykes
while tho soldiers aud laborers at WORK
strengthening them are exhausted by tn,
almost superhutnan efforts they are com
! pelled to make Fears are er.te1t .ipe,
Tor the villages AID towns along TIL,
banks OF other rivers flowing into tn,
Th-is, which has overfiowed itself and /,
unable 10 carry of the water of Its con
nnehts-the Maros, the Bodrog, tn
Sch.'Jo, the He mad, the Iagya, beside
the ozainos ana the koras. Such yea
of calanities caused by inundations i
not within tho memory of the oldes
Hungarian.
The daily gazette., 1879-03-26
Bg0IsTER'S ORDEks.
Registcr's Order.
REGIsTnR's OFFICE,
New Castle Co. March Ath, 1870.

REGI8TnRb OFtICB,
New Castle Co. March Ath. lSIo.S
Upon the application OF Joseph l.. Car
pentcr ,Administrat'r OF Nathaniel l. Tom
iipson late OF Wilmington Hd., In said
county. decd. II is ordered and directed by
the Register that the Administrator afore-
said give notice of the granting OF Letters
of Administration upon the Estate. OF
the decd. with the date of granting thereon,
by causing advertisements TO be posted
within forty days from the date OF such
Letters. In six of the most public places oi
the County of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the Es-
tate to present the same or abide by an
Act or Assembly In such case made and
provided And also cause the same To be
Inserted within the same period in the
wilmington GAZETTE. "a newspaper pub :
lished in Wilmington, and To be continned
therein three weeks (e. o, d.
Given under the hand and Seal OF
}L.s. ! ONCE of the Register aforesaid, at
t~-) New Castle, In New Castle County
aforesaid, the day and year above written.
S. c. BIGGS, Register
NOTICE.
All persons having claims against the
Estate of the deceased must present the
same duly attested To the Administrator
on or before Mar. z4tn, 1880, or abide the
Act of Assembly In such case made ana
JOSEPH l.. CARPENTER,
Administrator.
Address, Wilmington, Del. mar zo-3weod
The daily gazette., 1879-03-26
FOURTH EDITION
THE NEW COUNTY SEAT.
CONFERENCE OF CITY COUNCIL CON
MITTEn WITH THE LEVY COURT.

AITTEn WITH THE LEVY COUNT.
yesterday afternoon, Msssrs. Guthrie,
Price, Paynter, Moore, Adams, Chand-
Ter and Norton, the City Council Com
mittee to confer with the Levy Court in
relation t. the site of the proposed new
County buildings to be erected In tbis
city, went to New Castle aud visited the
Levy Court, then in session. The chair
man OF the committee, Mr.. Guthrie,
stated the object of the visit, and pre-
sented Co the Court the resolutions in re-
lation to the subject adopted at the
special meeting of Council on Monday
night. These resolutions, together with
all other matters pertaining 10 the sab
ject, were referred TO the Committee on
Public Buildings, OF which Mr.. Albert
ii. Silver, of New Castle Hd., is chair
man.
1t was proposed that Monday after
noon next be set apart for visit OF the
members of the court to this city, In
order to inspect the basin lot aud other
proposed sites for the new County build
ings. But on account OF the Court Al
present being very busy with the assess
ments, IL was not deemed advi-able to
fix any particular time, and the mem
bers of the Council Committee will be
notified when the Levy Court Commis
sioners find it convenient to make the
| proposed visit of inspection.
To-day the members of the Levy
Court are making their annuainspectior
of the A lmshouse, aud MIR. Guthrie, whC
is also one of the Trustees of the Poor
Will bring the county builling subject tt
/ the attention of the Court during the
afternoon.
IT is now known that the members o
the Court look favorsbly upon the re
moval question, since it has been enact
ed into a law, and will enter upon til,
/ preli ninary arrangements without any
unnecessary delay, or any attempt I,
prevent the provisions of the law from
| being carried into effect.
The daily gazette., 1879-03-26

NEVER in this world has an organ
been in such frenzy as that in which
the Washington Republican finds itself.
1t has heard that the President has agreed
to compromise with the Confederate
Congress on the e'ecion laws, and it is
giving that uncertain functionary piece
OF its mind. Meantime the impudeut
and unaccouutable Mr.. Hayes goes on
smiling his administration away.-Tumes.
The daily gazette., 1879-03-26
A NARROW psn

.ra;n aast as, evening, en- as the 6 sIAfs' Il APE
a. 3 D. R. r., was as'"asipS's, nsSrins {, oaaSs|
me me engineer noticed a ,asl asshlellpas
sna.n train north was arproa"h,ta'u ra.''l time ID
seemed TO be but li,,ia adj
pedestrian , would be "stle s'rs,a Doubt Gs|
Two locomotives. Not ,u1k sa Iy ops
man noticed the appro,St' 49, sovevs]
and as there was a w,ds Vn ~, o, o. botlta
OF me south bound traiu u'.cA ,i ontb
conld not leap, he took k" ~ v"iGcAas|
a. a glance, and proslra,asin NJ y, Sa,
% The %gfound just outsi'.e tsi:,''sd ,si lia,s.
south bound track. tn. ill., Tue "a. rah 1
ne had struck the man s,o ornglleia
and backed it back to %a'lopped thsa
the individual di.appea"r" ""''e heha
A search was maIa
T srain hands with lanterns 'sr spa 1n !.
approaching, and wo1ldnri 'prGiAlAs N
the matter. He was a coIn,p II'"p Whit
when asked If he was ,r,eu bD,, MAJ
no was not, but he was friab,,t ,,tpl.l
hess be saw the train approachs,ans, s,n,''Ta :
very narrow escape. Hs
The daily gazette., 1879-03-26
REGISTERS OFFICE,


New Castle county, Feb. 18th, 1879.
Upon the application of Walter Cum
minis. Administrator of James Tilton, late
OF Wilmington hundred, IN said county
deceased. IL is ordered and directed by the
Register that the Administrator aforesaid
give notice of granting OF letters OF ad-
ministratlon upon the estate OF the deceas-
ed, with the date OF granting thereof, by
causing advertisements TO be posted with
in forty days from the date of such letters,
IN six of the most public places of The
county of New Castle, requiring all per-
sons having demands against the estate To
present the same or abide by an act OF as :
hembly III such case made and provided.
And also cause the same to be inserted
within the same period IN the DAILY
GAZETTE, a newspaper published in WI
mington. and TO be continued therein three
weeks, cod.
49,, Given under the hand and seal
III. S OF Office OF the Register aforesa I'd
t~~) at New Castle, in New Castle
| county. aforesaid, the day and year above
written. s. G. BlGGS, Register