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The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-01-07
Underground Wonders Of Dukes Residence.

Describing Welbeck, the seat of the
late Duke of Portland, the Sheffield
(England) Telegraph says: The grounds
seem to be literally undermined. Ex-
tending in all directions from the Abbey
are burrows or passages-not mere bor-
ings or excavations, but lofty, spacious
passages, brilliantly lighted by costly
apparatus for letting in sunlight, and
where sunlight cannot be admitted, by
lights from gas. BY an underground
passage.we come to the celebrated rid
ing school, the like of which is not to be
found in Europe or in the world. 1t is
entered by Il trap-door, opened bymeans
of curiously designed crank in the
passage. In the days of the Duke of
Newcastle it was used us ariding-school;
now it is magnificent museum of art,
over one hundred and eighty feet in
length. Hundreds of pictures are az
ranged--not hung-round the gallery,
and piled in stacks on the floor are
thousands of volumes of books, some
modern and many old, rare and valuable.
| The floor of this gallery is of oak, and
| the ceiling is made to represent bril-
liant midsummer sky. Mirrors in pro-
fusion are placed about, and light is
shed from four chandeliers suspended
from the roof and each weighing ton.
This apartment is lighted up by over
1900 gas lights, and when all are illu-
minated the effect must be extremely
brilliant. There are some miles of pas
sages under the grounds. One extends
under the Abbey half the way to Work
sop; another was used only by the Duke
Of Portland. The passages are all broad
enough for three people to walk abreast
in them, and pleasant to walk in. The
library, like the picture gallery, is under
ground, and is the work of many years.
1t is divided into five large rooms and
so arranged as to form when desirable
one very large room. This library is
236 feet long. Another immense and
superbly constructed room has been
erected under ground. At one end it is
approached by spiral staircase, and
at the other by subterranean passages.
Church or ballroom? 1t would do ad-
mirably for both. Ii was begun five
years ago, and is left in an incomplete
state. There are many of these rooms
at Welbeck. They are free from
draughts, admirably lighted, magnili-
Gently decorated, and all very costly.
Comparatively few out-buildings are to
be seen. The most remarkable is the
new riding school, a building of gigan'
tic proportions and of extraordinary
beauty. The walls are of solid stone
and the roof of wood, iron and glass. II
is nearly AGO feet in length and 100 feet
wide, and divided into q great centol
and two aisles. The central department
is decorated with a frieze of painted
brass work, representing birds, beasts
= and foliage, and of perfect workman
/ ship and elegant design. 1t is fifty fee
> high, and lighted by 5000 gas jets
, Here the duke took pleasure in seeing
his horses exercised The works " ar,
marvels. Unemployed constantly upoi
t them over 1900 workmen. In fact
7 Welbeck was like an industrial village
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-01-07
ca,isornia Prices for Poetry.

pon,v;no 70 many letters in indifferent
rrose we beg to state that the price we
BAY for poetry is regulated entlreiy ps
tho merit of the production, as deter
mined by the gentlemen who last week
asked to be supplied, if posslple' WIN M
"Tbe Burial of Mos IS" and WHO thls
week Gas elsewhere explained recelveu
seven thousand copies of that rare POEM
transcribed from as any school books'
and from recent mum bers Of tins Joulll"',
When Tennyson, Whittier, or any oi
,ho froe- -for-all bards, send in verse or
two. a check of 500 is returned ps 'ho
roxt mail. Ordinary poetry known W
the trade as .'Bl," and which grades
little above the productions OF mgh-
school girls, is quoted this week AZ
3 Goo3. .65 per column, agate measuao'
while the general run OF lyrics are ,, uh.
soi,ble Tn all cases the poetry eoitoi
considers himself at liberty to recon
struct the little gems that come 10 .h:"
Office. A f.ir specimen OF the "oiA %
as follows:
Sample fall poem
The glorious autumn days are come
With many gorgeous dye;
The woods beyond the meadow brown
Stand red against the sky.
Same thing reconstructed;
.rho oIori ls autumn days are come,
And gorgeously they dye
The rcd-headed woods beyond the neio'
Like rainbows in the sky
II will be noticed that the sentiment
has been preserved, and tue language
wbooped-up a little so as to give greater
effect TO the verse. The central idea oil
tbc noet is to convey the intelligence
chat there has been frost in the neigh
borhood, and that, rs usual upon such
occasions, theleaves have changed color
None of this has been lost; the news IS
all there, but worked up in arather more
sensational and attractive manner-lhaV
is all. As long as our present poet
(the hero of ."The Burial of Moses in
cident) wields tile amending pen at this
office the bards need not fear that their
FIRE fancies will suffer mutilation.-'St@
! Francisco AggonaM.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-01-07
A Destructive Fire-Ship.

In oveyhauling a lot of traps left over
from the Fourth of July celebration,
several young men, and some old ones,
too. last Sunday came across paper
balloon, which they thought, as it was
q still. quiet day, should be sent adrift
Suiting the action to the word they re-
tired to the bank of the river, inflated
the airy craft by attaching q handful of
burning excelsior saturated with tur-
pentine to the basket, cut the rope and
"let her rip" Gracefully it rose from
the ground and sailed away toward
heavens ethereal vault, followed by the
admiring gaze of those few devout
spectators, still standing on the banks
of the placid Poudre, whose benisons
were being rapidly and proudly waited
toward the pearly gates. Waiting until
their messenger had disappeared in the
blue depths of the atmosphere, they re-
tired to their peaceful homes, feeling
+taat it was good to have been there.
! Soon, ah too soon, was the happiness
of the flvoret few turned into bitterness
and gall. That balloon. instead OF keep
ing on its course, returned to earth to
torment its former enthusiastic friends.
Dropping into Alex. Barry's meadow,
it set fire to about twenty y-five tons OF
hay in the stack, and before the fire
could be extinguished the whole was
destroyed. Fortunately, by the utmost
exertion and constant watching through
the following night, two other and much
larger stacks close by were saved. The
hay destroyed was worth between $4oo
and $500. or course the parties engaged
in ballooning that day are SO much out.
Sixty dollars each is about what it will
cost them.-FoH Collins (Col.) Courier
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-01-07

The gentlemen who essayeu 10 serenade
Miss l.. Il low evenings since should have had
" clear throats, and their efforts would have
been better appreciated. Dr. Bulls Cough
Syrup is the best remedy extant for O " thick
or congested condition OF the throat and bron-
chial tubes, giving instant relief.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09

The GETTYSBURG BATTLE fIELD.-
The United States Senate has passed
bill giving to John B. Bachelor
$50, 900 for making, under the direc-
tion Of the Secretary of War, a survey
Of the battlefield of Gettysburg, com.
piling the history OF that engagement
and Illustrating its progress by dia-
grams. Mr.. Bachelor has devoted
most Of his time for the past seventeen
years TO the study of this battle, and
the results Of his study are very inter,
esting. 1t appears that the Govern.
ment has availed itself OF Mr.. Bachel-
der's data in constructing its maps of
the battlefield, but the data remain in
bis possession, and, because il is most
perishabe nature, it is said it will be
lost 10 history at his death, unless ar.
ranged by him and turned over to the
Government. Bachelor visited tho
battlefield before the dead were bur.
led, and passed oighty.four days in
making plans and gathering informa.
tion concerning the battle from those
who had been actors In II. At tho
close Of the war over one thousand of.
ficers, forty.nino of them Generals,
visited the field at his invitation, and
aided him in his work by their reool.
leotions and "reminiscences. The Sec.
rotary of War aHerward employed
him to apply his information TO the
maps which represents six phases OF
the battle. After the completion of
.hese maps, hundreds of letters were
received from officers OF both armies
urging the Importance of putting into
volume data which Mr.. Bachelor
had collected, and by which he was
enabled to make the mapS.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09

Poon WANDERING 0NE.--H. Gold
Rodgers recently applied to the But
Ter, Pa, poor authorities for relief, and
the Secretary, George Vogeley, wrote
Clerk i, D. McGonnigle, OF Allegheny,
claiming that Rodgers proper place Of
legal settlement was in Allegheny.
This was denied and Mr. Vogeley
having made further inquiries, writes
again. His letter is interesting, mas.
much as il shows how former United
States Minister accredited to foreign
power is now homeless vagrant in
his old age. Rodgers is said to have
been elected delegate and represent.
ed Allegheny county in the National
Convention OF 1886. He was former.
ly q resident in Pittsburgh, having his
Office in Burke's building, This was
in 1874 He was also appointed Min.
lister to Sardinia by President Pierce,
and while in that country (now in.
corporatcd with Italy,, became insane,
lie was brought to the United States
by the Government but since that
time he has been wanderer and un-
cared for. He is seventy -four years OF
age and suffering from years of neg.
lect and exposure. Some of the older
attorneys remember him as fine
speaker endowed with great talents
and possessed of wide influence. PITTS.
bur1l G1reffe
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09
THE LAW or PARTNERSHIP


The following may be of interest 10
many of our readers, as it is probably
not generally known what the law
concerning visitors to bar.rooms and
drinking saloons really is
A case was decided at Philadelphia
lately by which one Of party of four
persons who had spent the evening at
a public house, was compelled to pay
the whole bill his companions having
neglected to pony up" their proper.
tons Of the expenses, The case is ro
ported in the Bulletin, The defendant
held, that as ho had not drank the
whole, nor ate the whole that was or.
dered, but only fourth part thereof,
he was not responsible for payment
only in that ratio,
The Judge was OF a different opin.
ion. A company assembled at a pub.
lie house, can bo considered by the
landlord only us one person they have
joined themselves together and he has
no right to put tbcm assnndcr lie
cannot say to one, as be enters, you
may drink" and to another, 'you shall
not" nor ask any one whether he has
money TO pay for his reckoning, One
may treat another, for what he knows,
or he may treat the whole. 1t is a
partnership for that night, and what
right has the landlord to inquire who
finds tho capital! They are equally
accountable TO him for tho whole debt
1t IS not enough that one pays his
part, he must take care that the whole
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09
RUSSIA',S DEAD EMPRESS.

Tho cable announces the death of
the Empress Mara, of Russia, who has
for a long time been an invalid She
was the daughter Of the Grand Duke
Ludwig H., of Hesse Darmstadt, and
was born August s, 1924
Alexander H., her husband, met her
first in his travels through the cont.
nent, when comparatively young
prince, and married her in 1871. The
reign in which she has participated
has been most evontful one in the
history of her adopted country. She
became Empress by the accession of
Alexander in 1855. The ukase of 1856
granted pardon to large class of the
Polish eXiles and changed considerably
the political complexion of that ele.
ment of Russia's sub jectsand the ukase
of 1861 freed twenty.threc millions of
seris and mado the Car and Czarina
intensely popular with the lower class
of the people. The Cars picture was
regarded with superstitious love by
the people, while the national antag.
onism to the nobility has caused var-
GUS complications until the recent
socialistic movements have again solid.
flied the union between the crown and
the traditional aristocrats.
The offspring of the marriage OF
Alexander and Maria are the Grand
Duke Alexander, heir.apparent, mar.
ried to Maria Dagmar, daughter Of
King Christian *, OF Denmark I,
the Grand Duke Vladimir, the Grand
Duke Alexis, the Grand Dutchess Maria,
w;fo 80 A. d - nunvurg tue
Grand Duke Scrgius and the Grand
Duke Paul.
The royal family of Russia is dc.
scended in the female line from Roma
noff, Gar in 1913, and in the male line
from Duke Karl Frederick OF Holstein
Gottorp, the union of these two iami-
lies being one of those diplomatic mat,
rimonial strokes of policy intended to
unite the interests OF Russia with those
of the Western States of Europe. After
1880 other alliances made the Roma
noff family still more Teutonic in blood,
among which the marriages with the
royal houses of Baden, Wurtemberg
and Prussia are the most notable
Exchange.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09

The FAIR SEX IN COLoRADo.-High-
land mining camp in Colorado, has
been thrown into great excitement by
the arrival Of "genuine female
woman" the first that ever brought
civilization to the town. Travel had
roughened her complexion, but she
was lovely vision none the less, and
with twenty-five pounds of -four on
her shoulder, followed her husband,
who carried an infant in his arms and
pack OF goods on his back. The
miners at once called q meeting in
honor OF the acquisition of real lami.
ly, and told the wife to choose the
block in town she liked best, and it
should be hers even il buildings were
already erected on it, When another
woman arrives the local newspaper
may be enriched with such items us
this, from The Gold Hill NecS: "a
day or two ago we told of a hand to
hand, eye TO eye, tongue to tongue
and hatchet to ax conflict between the
Kindergarten schoolmistress and her
landlady, in which the contest for pos.
session of the school room was supple.
mented by more persistent one for
the last word To-day the landlady is
ahead, She has posted the following
beside the battered and broken door
and window: This is the work Of
hineryette swarts the choOl Marin"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09

TnE RADICAL DFooYERs.-Mr. Voor.
hees made careiuly'prepared speech
in the Senate on the 4th inst, in which
he summed up the evidence presented
in the Exodus investigation, showing
beyond question the Republican con.
spiracy TO get voters out of North
Carolina into Indiana, for the double
purpose of "rcdecming" the latter
State from Democratic control and
weakening the relative power of tho
South before the census could be talson.
Mr.. Window made numerous efforts
to interrupt Mr., Voorhees, with irrele.
want questions, but he was finally re-
duoed to better department in a per-
emptory manner. When the passions
and prUjudIces which this exodus busi-
moss have excited and fostered, shall
have been allayed by the lapse ofyears,
the facts elected by the investigation
will stand as undoubted proof of all
that the Democrats have alleged con.
corning the motive of those Republi.
can leaders who set the movement on
foot and aided in extending it. II has
been sad misfortune to the unfoItu.
nate blacks, who have been deluded
by false promises, and have found
their condition far worse in their new
homes than IN the localities from which
they were enticed away Twenty
years hereafter the whole world will
realize the fact that the Radical lead
ers are the worst enemies of the peace
and happiness of the African race on
this Continent.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09

"No DANGER."-How very true this
is, as put by the Brooklyn Eagle: at
will, we think, be conceded that what
ever else may be sad against the Dem.
ocratie party, in It's hands the form of
our Government OR be eTpoSed to no
danger. In view d General Grants
probable nomination, and of the means
resorted to in orderto bring it about,
he will be at once o bold and sanguine
man who will say as much for the
other great political organization,
which is about to o)cn a Presidential
contest by setting al defiance the most
conservative and tn, most sacred ira
ditions Of our Government"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09
4 CONFIDENCE SWINDLE


1t Is the same old story. A vordant
countryman robbed of his money while
fooling with city sharpers. ln the
Philadelphia Times, Of Thursday last,
we find the details as follows
cone of the gang of confidence
swindlers whose doings were recently
exposed in The Times was brought 70
justice yesterday, IN Bddle's Court.
Robert Marley was charged with bav.
ing been connected in the larceny OF
500 from Frank Emery, a Wayne
county lumber dealer Tho prosecu.
tor, in an innocent sort of way, tesli-
fed that Marley accosted him on the
street and, representing himself to be
q Mr.. Miller, Of Honcsdale, Wayne
county asked him whether he would
not take a package up for him on his
way homo. They went to u sort of
office on Dillwy n street, where the par
Gel was said TO be, but when they got
there they were told by a person who
seemed to be a clerk that 1t had not
yet arrived aud that they should wait
until messenger broughtit in There
was lot OF railroad timetables, etc,
scattered about the room, and the pros
ecutor and the defendant had not been
seated long before Il tall man, dressed
in tho garb of Southerner, came m
and asked for ticket for tennessee
The "clerk' told the stranger that the
ticket agent had gone out ior lunch
and that be should be seated lor few
minutes uutil the person arrived
While the three were thus waiting the
Tennessee man opened q conversation
with Marley, saying that he had come
North to transact some business for
bis "dad y that he had made out well,
but that he had afterwards lost some
of the money in playing a game of
cards. He pulled out three cards, say.
ing that he had kept them in order to
show dad how it was done. Marley
then said that he would bet the Ten.
nessee man that he could beat him at
the game himself The Tennessee man
took up tho wager but Marley had not
enough money TO cover the amount of
the bet, and so the prosecutor was asked
to make the amount good. The pros
ecutor said that he bad not much
change with him, but intimated that
he haG q check about him that was
good for $500 The Tennessee man
said he did not think it was good, and
asked to see it, When the prosecutor
exhibited it there was more talk about
whether it was genuine or not, and the
prosecutor finally agreed to 60 to Cam.
den with Marley and have it cashed.
This was done and when the men got
back the prosecutor was relieved of the
entire amount, He said he did not
lose it in the game, but claimed that
whilo he was showing it to the Tennes-
see man Marley snatched it and
that the Tennessee man in turn snatch.
ed it from Marley and escaped with it.
The prosecutor attempted to follow
the thief, but he was stopped at the
door by the proprietor of the place,
who just happened in,and detained him
"for gambling in the place again" and
did not release him until the other man
had made good his escape. The jury
convicted the defendant, but the Judge
deferred sentence in order to give him
time TO make restitution, if possible.n
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09

STEAM TUGGING.--lt is said that
pulling matches by steamboats, is still
a popular diversion in the West. At
Chicago, few days ago, the Gardner
for years regarded as the most power.
ful vessel on the lakes, was beaten by
the johnson. In these contests the
boats are fastened together by rotc
running from stem to stern, and then
both are started at the same instart.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09

On THE WINo.-That rambling Vice
President of ours is character. He
does not seem to like that Democratic
Senator, and like a vagrant school boy,
seeks every opportunity to escape from
his post of duty. While the Hon. Allen
G. Thurman swelters as presiding Off.
Ger OF the sleepy Senate, getting red
IN the face over vexed appeals from
decisions, and heated over construc-
tions Of the rules, VIM. A. Wheeler
puts on fresh bait, and, underrefreshing
shade, with the cool water OF the St.
Regis river trickling through his boots,
tempts the cunning trout. He is no
doubt aware that he received his place
through fraud, and refuses to be made
happy by fishing.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09

To GO oN,--We notice, on Tuesday
last, Mr.. Wallace, in the Senate, offer,
ed a resolution providing that the spe-
sial committee appointed to investigate
the frauds in the elections be author
lied to sit during the recess with all
the powers continued. Mr.. Davis, of
West Virginia, also offered a resolu.
tion calling upon the Postmaster Gen
eral to furnish the Senate with copies
OF all contracts entered into by the
United States with Ben. Holladay,
and other information of his relations
with the Department. 1t is evident
from these movements that these
schemes of Radical corruption are to
be probed to the bottom.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09

We are pleased to see that some Of the Demo.
cratic papers that were led astray by the misre p
resontstiOns Of the New York World and retera-
ted its abuse Of Mr.. Tilden, have changed their
tune and are now trying to make amends for the
great injustice they have done the great old
statesman. This is wise and timely. Az he will
be the Cincinnati nominee II he desires the nom.
inatiOn, prudence demands Of all who mean 10
support him that they should at least cease 10
revile him.-SsiinsgrOre Times.
Now, why not apply the same rule
to those Democratic journals in this
State who are libeling Senator Wal.
laceY Who can fill his plaocl II you
have a man on hand, name him; or
shut upi lfit is a sin to abuse Tilden
"A civilian-why is it not equally so
TO slander our Democratic SENATOR
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09

MORE Boons,"-Newspaper cor
respondents last week reported that a
likely darkey commanded twice tho
amount Of cash at Chicago that he
did willis in slavery in the best mar.
ket in the South. Well, Of course, this
means the elevation of the race by
such philanthropists as Cameron, Quay,
Kemble 4 Co., whose history we have
on record at Harrisburg.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09

LOGAN AND PRAYER.-Sehator John
A. Logan had his State Convention
opened with prayer by one Nourse
who said
almighty and all.wise God, we
come to Thee at this critical moment
Of our national history and ask Thee
in Thy wisdom to make us wise, and
out OF our confusion make Thine order
We desire the success of this party, be.
lieving that it will further commercial
prosperity; that it will favor morality
and will do the things which are right
in Thine eyes and therefore we pray
that Thou wilt show this Convention
the men whom Thou hast chosen for
the offices that are to be filed. And
we pray, Oh God, that no mistake
may be made today or during the
period Of this Convention, so that our
political opponents may not go into
power on our mistakes. We thank
Thee that there are so many good
men from whom IN select, In Thy
wisdom, help us TO choose the men,
and we ask 1t all in the name Of Jesus
Christ. Amen"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-09

CHTcAGo.-This Lake City has re.
ceived much thoughtful attention
throughoutthe country for the past ten
days. The Radical giants arc trying to
shake the foundation ofthc Republic, in
the nomination of Grant as Emperor.
The Convention is composed of 756
delegates, divided among seven or eight
candidates, The first test vote was
reached on Thursday, on the Alabama
case, Grant receiving BOG, and the
field 449. 1t takes 397 votes TO make
a nomination, hence Grant needs 70
more votes. "The field" had far more
votes than Grant, but we suspect that
many Of them will 60 for him when
the time comes.