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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

sH."-Thank you for that word, Mr..
Smalley. 1t is good one and not only defines
the counting out" process which your party
desired to apply in New York-though they did
not dare to-but also many other acts, schemes
pretenses and plots of your party from the weak
and clustering campaign which you carried on in
Vermont during the past season down to the
forged Morey letter. The substantially a Demo-
cratic victory" which your party gained in the
Vermont state campaign, and which the chairman
of your Democratic committee announced with
such an air OF importance and complacent stu
pidity, was striking illustration Of the bosh -
which your leaders have been sloughing off all
through the season. The introduction of Colonel
Waddell to tell Vermonters how to VOTE and to
fool them with the syren songs Of peace and
harmony which he said everywhere prevails at
the SOUTH was bosh' and the people so regard
1t. The statement of your national candidate
that the tariff was only local question was
"bosh, so thin that every business man in the
country saw it and thereafter understood the
utter unftness Of General Hancock to deal with
any of the great questions of finance in our
national affairs. Your party cry of fraud -
kept up for four years past, but of which you
evidently have become ashamed, Is "bosh "
boiled down. We might multiply illustrations,
but it is not necessary Bosh, bosh, all is bosh'
saith the preacher. The greatest " bosh " will be
found in the acts and schemes of your national
committee and in their counterpart, the dishon-
ored, disgraced and defeated chairman Of the
Vermont Democratic state committee.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

"CoLoNEL" HADLEy, who was Barnum's
pal in the Morey and hotel register falsif
cations at Lynn, under the alias of Wilson,
now appears to be the Thomas l.. Walton
who visited Cumberland and induced
O'Brien, alias Lindsay, to go to New York tc
testify in the Chinese letter case. John /
Davenport is on the trail of the rogues
The Republican gun is loaded for bear, no,
such miserable tools as are now under locl
and key for misdeeds to which they were
melted by guilty principals. They will moi
fully satisfy the demands of justice. The rea
rascals are in fair way to be hunted down
Election does not end the hunt, and that is
where the rogues miscalculated.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

The official returns from the various States as
far as heard from, OF the vote for electors OF
president and vice-president, are as follows
Minnesota, Garfield 93,96s; Hancock, 1886,
Connecticut Garfeld's plurality is 1855; ma
jority over all, 1885. New York,-Garfied $685.
di; Hancock, 53i,5il; Weaver, l2,S3; Dow,
1917. Louisiana, - Garfield, 39,035; Weaver,
423; Hancock, 81, 9SS. Vermont Garfield, 45,
567; Hancock, 1886; Weaver, i,2l5. Rhode
Island, Garfield, Is, 1876; Hancock I0,77s; Weaver,
236; Dow, 20. Iowa,-Garfelds plurality over
Hancock, rs. 1876. Missouri, 1885,
Hancock. 2oS5s9; Weaver, 1913 Pennsyl-
vania,-- Garfield, 444. 70i; Hancock, 407, 42s;
Weaver, 4o,66s; Dow, 1889; Phelps, "A Mary
LAND, Garfield, $685. Hancock 93,70d. ohio,--
Garfield, 375,0is; Hancock, 34o,s7i Weaver,
5,i56; Dow, 2,6i6. Wisconsin, Garfield, l4i,-
800; Hancock, lii,55S Weaver, 1882; Dow, 81
Phelps, 81. Michigan, Garfield, 1876, l95; Han
cock, l3l. sol; Weaver. "a, S95; Dow, 9i2.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24
The Whitaker Case.

In his annual report General Schofeld o.
West Point refers TO the Whitaker case q,
one proven to be fraudulent ON Whitaker,
part, and says on the subject of admitting
! colored students, that "to send to West
Point for few years competition young
man born in slavery is to assume that hall
a generation has been sufficient to raise Q
colored man TO the social, moral and intel
lectual level which the average white mar
has reached In several hundred years. As
well might the common farm horse be en-
tered in four-mile race against the best
blood inherited from a long line Of English
racers" Does not General Schofeld under.
stand that from its first involuntary appear.
ance on this continent the colored skin has
been gradually bleaching out under the in
fluence OF the infusion into these common
farm horses" of the "best blood inherited
from long line of English racers"P So
far as is publicly known, this infusion has
not been entirely involuntary on the part Of
"the best inherited blood" IL is barely
possible that with this liberal bestowal OF
their "best blood" the English racers y
may have parted with some of the brains
and high moral qualities Of the dominant
race. The possible results of miscegena-
ton may explain the fact, that apparently
ga few years " have sufliced "to raise col
ored man to the social, moral and intellec.
tual level which the average white man has
reached in several hundred years." and
which seems to have developed in full
flower in the favored atmosphere of West
Point. However this may be, it is fact
that this despised race Of "common farm
horses has valorously shown its devotion
to this nation in time of war; that its repre-
sentatives have frequently proved themselves
the peers of the proud Caucasians in the
class room, at the bar, and in legislative as
semblies; that it pays taxes, votes and dis
charges the same civil and military obliga-
tions as the immaculate descendants of a
"long line of English racers" Then why
should not the representative youth of these
bleached Philippians, who can pass the re-
quired examination, be allowed the national
privilege of entering the Eden boundaries of
West Point without being kicked out by the
scions of the blooded racers who are cor.
allied within its Aowery precincts at the
governments expense The negro's patent
to that privilege is as broad as the blooded
youths, fact which in the future will be
understood and enforced. When the best
blood has become so attenuated as to rely
on its inherited merits, and on that ground
government officer stoops to insult large
portion of the people whose money supports
him, it is time for that officer to go, and to
put in his place man in whose veins flows
warmer and ruddier current. Let JUS
tice be done to Whitaker. However he may
be affected is comparatively of small conse-
quence, but let the brutality and ostracism
that erects West Point into an aristocracy
for white cadets be broken up, and the insti
tuition be placed on basis in harmony with
the principles Of our government
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

The New York Times opens subscrip-
ton to fund for life pension " to the old
est living ex-president of the United States"
Its reason for doing this is to prevent any
ex-president ever coming to absolute want.
There is $4,000 subscribed already, and the
Times thinks it can find twenty-five wealthy
gentlemen, who will make the fund reach
s25O,000 or 100000. This is to be invested
in good securities and its interest be used as
the revenue of the Oldest ex-president who
has not accepted some other federal office.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

Springfield Republican: General Gar
field goes to Washington this week, to at
tend to some private business, with little
political conference thrown in. 1t ought to
be General Garfeld's last visit to Washing
ton till he goes there with his cabinet made.
A cabinet made at Mentor by General Gar
field will probably be good one a cabinet
made at Washington under political influ-
ence il sure not to be.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

The extreme cold weather is closing up
the Erie canal while yet full of loaded boats
1t is estimated that between Utica and
Rochester some three million bushels Of
grain are lying-fgures which form basis
of judging of the immense quantity Of
freight which is now delayed between Al
bany and Buffalo. Unless the weather ma
terially moderates before winter comes To
stay, there will necessarily be great loss
from this source.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

MONTREAL Star Perhaps the greatest
difficulty Canadian patriotism has to over
come is the geographical position of the
oountry-a long struggling zone on the out
skirts Of fertility on this continent. 1t is
almost impossible for the electric thrill of
common impulse to vibrate along this great
line"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

The Kansas liquor dealers raised $4,000
outside of the state to defeat the prohibitory
constitutional amendment carried at the last
election, getting subscriptions from as far
away as New York and Milwaukee. The
contributors to the fund now complain be
cause there is no record Of how the money
was spent.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

How HAPPINESS IL SECURED. Happiness Is the
absence Of pain or annoyance, and wherever there
is pain there is disease. A pain in the lower
portion OF the body indicates disorder OF some
kind. II there is any odor or color or deposit in
the urine 1t means disease and requires attention
at once. We have heard many Of our friends
speak OF the remarkable power OF Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure, and are convinced there
is nothing so certain and valuable for all disor-
ders OF the urinary system, both male and female.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

FAMILIAR oBJEors-The various conditions OF
the races bring to view things interesting to
tourists, The ways Of living, dressing, cooking
etc, differ as the latitude aud longitude uner-
ringly give knowledge OF the icy, temperate and
torrid countries; but in every place where man
exists the 81 Lea and Perrins Worcestershire
Sauce" is a familiar object on the dining table,
and known as the best sauce and appetizer the
world over, retaining its original and exquisite
flaw IT everywhere.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

IT is rumored that General Sherman
will ask to be placed upon the retired list.
His pay as a retired officer would be about
ten thousand dollars year. His retirement
will not create 4 vacancy.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

TEMPERANCE CONFERENCE.-The con-
vention held in Boston on the 18th inst, for
the promotion of the cause of temperance
by uniting all the moral and religious forces
of the commonwealth, was quite well at
tended Governor Long presided and made
the opening address, in which he counseled
that there be no dispute in regard to rene
dies, but that all hands in cordial unison be
put to the plow. Other speakers were
Rev. DR.. Duryea Rev. DR.. Peabody, James
Freeman Clarke, Judge Aldrich and Post
master Tobey. A large proportion of the
audience were men, many of them clergy
men. The closest interest was manifested,
and the inconceivable horrors of the liquor
scourge seemed to be impressed upon the
audience. The practical result so far is
simply the adoption of a resolution for the
formation of society auxiliary to the Mas
sachusetts Total Abstinence Society," and
the appointment Of committee TO under
take its formation. The following is the
committee; Thomas Talbot, L. S. Tobey,
L. b. Bates, Eustace c. Fitz, Edward ii.
Dunn, o. A. Ames, Stacy Fowler, Lucius
f. Smith, p. Emory Aldrich and Robert c.
Pitman.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

PHILp, the alleged forger, is hunting for bonds.
men, but without success, lie has been dis.
charged from the Truth office.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

LAycocK, the Australian won the International
match, Ross came In second and Hosmer OF Dos
ton third. Layeook has ehhenged Hanlan.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

Mr.. Editor The unexpected result of Judge
Barrett's defeat, due for the most part, to the
thin.skinned legal fraternity Of Windsor county,
does not meet with the hearty approval OF the
were sorry to find that the state must be deprived
OF the benefits OF the great ability and legal
learning Of so wise and good man whose great
experience, and integrity Of thought and express
sion had won for him place in the hearts OF the
people and good lawyers, second to none that
have graced the bar and the bench in our state.
For twenty-three years Judge Barrett has served
us faithfully and honestly; and the man is yet to
be found, in the profession OF out OF it, who would
be willing to say that he has not well earned the
title Of 1.-THE honest judge" We hope that two
years will be the measure Of the span tn 1t shall
bring our state, through wise legislature, To "A
realizing sense Of our great misfortune in this re-
gard, and such reparation OF the mischief rs
we are then able to make
MEMBERS OF THE BAR OF ADDISON COUNTY.
Middlebury, November 16, 1880.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

SIN ALEXANDER CooKBuRs. chief justice Of
England, died suddenly Saturday night,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

GOVERNOR JAMES ID WILLIAMS Of Indiana
died at Indianapolis, Saturday, at noon. The
funeral takes place to-day.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

widow, the Fosters nearest neighbor, living the
other side Of the bridge from them-the first
bridge up Waterbury river-said, vi recolect the
night OF the 23d OF April; | heard, just after
eleven o'clock, an unusual noise in the bridge, a.
like two voices couldn't tell the sex; had not
been asleep; the team attracted my attention
first, and then the voices; the team was there
perhaps fifteen minutes seemed to be talking all
the time it came out of the bridge towards
Stowe and stopped again under some butternut
trees near the pasture bars of Mr., Foster; heard
1t pass on shortly after; | was in bed up stairs
and my sister slept in an adjoining room; my
window was down ut the top. ."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24
[From Me 81. Albans Messenger. |

His displacement will be serious loss to the
courts OF the state. He is the author OF many OF
the most able and learned opinions the most
important cases OF the supreme court Of the state
which have given the opinions Of this court such
high reputation all over the country, and viewed
in the light OF the general public interest," we can
not help thinking that it was mistake to retire
him in this summary manner from the high posi-
ton which he had attained by nearly quarter OF a
century of faithful service
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24
SOME SINGULAR TESTIMONY

was given by Mrs. Liva A. Foster, who lives on
the same road as Mrs. Ashley, near the Freewill
Baptist Westinghouse. She is the wife of Leon
ard K Foster. She said - WAS at home on the
23d of April last; heard some one cry mother
three times about eleven O'clock and then soon
heard team pass on to the bridge. | supposed
it was my boy up. stairs who was sick, but it was
not; after | was thoroughly awake heard the
cry twice distinctly; | heard the clock strike in
very few minutes; didn't hear any other team
that night it is about three rods from my sleep
ing room to the road My children were recover
ing from the measles Her children, Arthur,
seventeen years old, and Emma, eighteen, both
testified that they did not call their mother that
night and Leonard Foster gave the measurements
to several important points; among other things
that 1t is five rods to the bridge from his house.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24
Mafrhmar d JnnrraL.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1880.
Our Festival.

TKRns-s2oo per year strictly In advanced $3.50 II not
paid within three months.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

was also heard by Mrs, Louisa Demerritt and
Samuel r. Mansfield, who live on the same road
as the preceding witnesses. Mansfield heard 1t
go up and then heard it go back in four or five
minutes. Both heard the team at times, which
tends To show that II was the same team heard by
the others Mrs. Demerritt was sitting up, wait
ing for her husband TO return from Montpelier
and she testified that she looked out the window
and saw a man and a woman in an open buggy
with q dark horse going towards Moscow She
had seen Mansfield go by towards home preyi-
presently heard a team go towards Waterbury
street.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24
[From The Brattleboro Phonir. !

We believe that the legislature in refusing to
re-elect Hon. James Barrett to the supreme bench
have performed an act which, to say the very
least, will reflect no credit on the state. What
ever prejndiced or self-seeking lawyers may say
or do, Vermont cannot afford to lose Judge Bar
retts ripe scholarship, eminent professional at
tainments and long -matured judgment from her
judicial counsels. 1t is gratifying to know that
Windham county stood practically a unit in Judge
Barrett support
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24
SHERIFF ArHERroN,

the hero OF the case, was the last witness put
ing to the nub" Of the story, the interview with
the respondent at her home In Duxbnry on the
Monday evening after the murder, Mr. Palmer
objected to his repeating Mrs. Meaker's state
ments to him, upon the ground that such con
LESSONS, IL made, were procured from her by him
through improper means, Pending the settle
ment Of the question the court took recess un-
Ill this morning, Mr., Reuben W. Mcintosh,
photographer OF Mortified, identified some pho
topraphs as being stereoscopic prints OF photo
graphs taken by him of the someryllle house OPP
poslte Eber W lluntleys home In Mutton liIl-
low near Duxbnry Corner, where the Meakers
lived at tn time of the murder This morning
Sherifl Affections testimony will be finished il
is believed that the trial will last all the week,
aud II, as Is Iumored Amon goes upon the
stand, assumes all the responsibility Of the muir
der and exonsrates his mother, the interest will be
ixlsnss,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

OF New York, professor Of chemistry in the Uni
versity OF Vermont, was the first witness Of the
day. lie testified to receiving stomach and
other internal organs Of child from Doctors James
and Fales soon after the discovery OF the murder,
and he gave a most interesting and lucid history
Of the analyses he made and the tests he applied,
which resulted in the discovery and obtain
ing Of one-twentieih part Of grain Of stryeh-
nine or one-tenth OF grain Of sulphate OF strych-
nine, from the parts Of the body which were sent
him. lie said that his tests were so thorough
and 30 varied that there could be no mistake
the person to whom those organs had belonged in
life must have died from poison by strychnine;
that while quarter OF grain Of strychnine Is the
smallest dose ever known W kill, and he found
only one twentieth part Of a grain, yet the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

Frenchwoman, the wife OF Edward Ashley,
who lives on Little River a quarter of a mile be-
yond Randalls mills, said, 81 remember the
night of the 23l Of April, my children were sick
with the measles and was up just before eleven
heard a team and looked TO see; it was team
with man and woman in it with black horse;
could only see the side of their faces it was a
bright night; this was about one-fourth Of an
hour before gave some medicine to my child at
eleven; no other team passed before | went to
bed at twelve or about they were going towards
Stowe and were walking the horse
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24


A GIRLS HAT,
claimed by the state to be the hat worn by Alice
ON the night Of the murder, was shown by Mr..
Dillingham; to Ira W, Humphrey, and he testified
that he found 1t on the morning OF Saturday, the
oath of last April, on this same Little River road
near Mr., BARRIERS bars, just above the bridge
near the Freewill Baptist Westinghouse. Lewis
white, who lives on the same farm where the
body OF Alice Meaker was found, said that he
saw some corn and oats on the ground near the
gate by the watering trough, not far from the
muck field. 1t appeared AS though horse had
partially fed there,
AN IMPORTANT PIECE or EVIDENCE
was sworn to by Susan Pickett, the wife of b. 7.
Pickett, who resides In Waterbury. on Winoosh
street. She testified that on the night OF the
murder she went to Waterbury street, and called
at the miliner's store of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
A, &. Stebbns, young and pretty widow, who
went on the stand and corroborated Mrs Pickett,
50 far as the calling at her place on the evening
In question was concerned In the vicinity OF half
past nine Mrs. Pickett said that on her way TO
the store she noticed horse and open buggy
stand near Governor Dillinghams and the horse
was hitched to the post next to Governor billing
hams She noticed Mrs. Meaker and little
girl sitting in the buggy, and Almon Meaker
stood ON the ground with the reins In his hand,
ready 10 get In; that she saw nothing more OF
them; that she knew Mrs, Meaker slightly, be-
cause the old lady had called on her to get her
washing to do. Mr. Heath subjected her to
long and searching cross-examination, in which
he elected several sparks from her temper; but
she stuck to her story unwayeringly.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24

1t was asserted, with great vehemence, that the
bar and people Of Windsor county were all but
unanimous against Judge Barrett and ~ favor Of
dropping MN. AS to TIE bar there were some ten
members In active practice at Montpelier working
against him while seven others were In his favor
and by writing letters and personal efforts were
doing what they could to prevent his defeat So
far as the people are concerned, we find express
sions of regret very general that Judge Barrett
was dropped
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-08-28
Good News from Har,hew.

From NIT. J. J. BaEer who came Tn from Harshaw on Tuesd v, we learn that affairs in that live town and Washington Camp begin to show symptoms of an early boom. The new road between the two camps has been completed from Hsrshaw as far as the old Mowry works, and will be finished in tEe course of 8 week more.
 The Hcrmosa mill is running as well as can be expected oj a new mill during it's first m0sih, ani its music is giving the boys in ,ne hiii, new life. Stoppages are only made when absolutely necessary to make some change, or to b. replIr some oversight, inevitable in SD extensive a structure. From 40 10 70 tons of ore are crushed daily, the low-grade ore beng used to feed the mill during it's infancy. Even ot this rate the bullion is accumula- ting in sufficient quantities to make a fine showing when the first shipment is made at the end of the month.
 At Washington Camp the W. C. Davis is astonishing even its friends, and the new huistinC works will be in place in about tour weeks, after which the company contemplate the erection of a large shelter to reduce their ore.
 The pool mines, of which Mir. Baker is one of the owue-s, are getting along finely, and the boys are acting on their sensible resolve of some time ago-to sink on them and prove their value The new shaft on the Cinns- mon is now down 8 feet, and an aver age assay was taken from the bottom of the shaft the day Mr. Baker left which gave a result of S55. Consider ing that the ledge where the shaft iS sunk shows ou the surface over loo feet of width, the boys cdu scarcely be blamed for thinking they have young bopanza. They will sigk to the depth of 100 feet. but will first cross cut for the walls at 60 feet.