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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-05
Vermont State News.


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IHE steam saw mill OF Foster Jaquith oil
"es'on HAS oeen ourneo' loss So'Voo' unihsureu'
HE Methodist church at Middieoury mas oeen
re-opened after its REPAIRS which have cost s29i2
THE national bank OF vergennes has declared a
four per cent semi-annual dividend, payable
January loth.
THE extent OF the transactions in hay in west
ern Vermont shows that the yield last year was
the largest In six years
THE directors of Woodstock National bank met
Monday OF last week and declared semi-annuai
dividend Of four per cent.
Hoy. D. X PRARsoNs of Chicago has forwarded
another draft OF $500 for the oeneht OF the Ladies
Library Association OF Bradford
The creditors Of the broken First National bank
of Brattleboro will soon receive the last ten per
cent, making the full amount OF their dues
ABOUT 1000 pounds OF wool were shipped
from Chelsea week before last to market, for
which nearly IS, 600 were paid to the farmers.
JOHN BALDWIN of Pittsford quarry, An intelli-
gent, Woodworking Irishman has fallen heir to
some 10000 left by his brother, 1t is stated.
n, Tuoy.s F.ury of burlington. deputy
limited States marshal had the misfortune to fall
on the icy pavement, fracturing leg in three
places.
T,o,,n,v Ia an,;c;nated Mt Stowe next summer
owing to the lack Of help. About fifty men have
left the Mace during the past few months for
the wsst
J., ,., ,h,, o,r.hla laolin he'd has
hsen discovered on the farm of A. T. Smith OF
Nav Haven. about mile from the famous bed
near Monkton.
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,r.. a,,,arad a, tho nobt NJ December 2sth Ten or
st,aan aoI,ors in s;lver was secured but nothing
asa 4. m,.s,na
~. ,.. ..,,,oa from the law
-. % e. c.. al 81 Alb,ns and
uan S,.r, ., paLerstield has become
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n. u.,,.,, 10, soma time mast
hh.' rAihhh "NIoA.' - g. ~. oo,ha-
ono u, .iie AN''s''us pc .-'.,aa 30 The CHARGE
=, ~ "h'.'1,' y. p"a,,,ah',.o
=, MI, =, po,,ows
LITTLE en'iu Vi nen's !" ,,u ,.on, Rs hod
rams, year ana MAJ, o.u' ,,a, ,r,,h,n ,hrss
MONDAY hien' Oh las. wees anu u''1
hours from 'he enec'S Oh 'ne iAi''
MAJOR MOORE OF hclndoes mas peen orinN'"s
ciuer drawn through ieao p'po' anu 10
70 hVe' ana AZ the same place n N. IN oU'
near oyihg oy stepping oh rusty A
The property of the White River iron company
is advertised for sherihs sale ihere AAve oeep
many thousand dollars expended put ior "ai' vi
'unuS 'he ousiheSs Is ''os0u Wy
IN the vicinity oil "hite hNef 'un'.'oA .n'
water In the springs wells anu Streams
hausted, and the farmers are eonpenou " n'u'
watera long distance Tor cst'ie ana o'nef
THE sixth annual meeting OF the Western Yer
mon. masonic oh'on wiz ~ ,o,,, An Mas,er
On "eunaeSuay, 0a o.a,.u, ,nvj,od 10
masonS VI soo' '''A'"s
Attend
JUDGMENT has been renueieu III .no '"pie"e
court at Boston In the Serdie' o' 'f'Vp asa,ps'
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-05
Valued Policy Bill.

We have received a communication from
Judge Judevine, in which he takes excep-
ton to some comments on his valued policy
bill which appeared in the last WATcHMAiS,
In our notice Of the part taken by Washing
ton county members in the late Legislature.
Mr.. Judevine further enlarges upon the
merits Of his bill, and goes out Of his way 10
attack the officers and agents Of insurance
companies, and to impugn their motives in
opposing measure which they, in common
with intelligent and impartial judges IN
other departments of business, deem unwise
as well as essentially unjust. Doubtless
the motives which inspired their opposition
were as disinterested as those which die
tated Judge Judevines advocacy. The bill
has been the subject of legislative discus
sion and decision in fair contest, and there
we leave it. So far, however, as the COM
munication relates to our alleged misstate-
ment, we cheerfully give space to his ex-
preston Of his views upon the point in
question
HARDwIcK, Vermont, January 3, 1881.
Mr.. Editor IL notice In your paper Of last
week, you extolled Mr.. Fifed, the representative
from Montpelier very highly as member Of the
Legislature So far It is all right, but you extol
him for his meritorous debate Of ten minutes,
when 1t lacked five minutes) in his opposition to
my valued policy bill, as you term 1t exposing
its injustice and the falaciousness Of the reasons
by which 1t was supported that those best in
formed estimate that he changed more than
score Of votes" For very many good reasons
beg leave to differ very much from your views as
to Mr.. Fifeld's success in opposing the bill, al
though acknowledge his ability and success in
his debates outside Of his debating for corpora,
tons I do not believe he changed more than
one vote, and that was a prominent gentleman
that favored the bill from its introduction, and
the same afternoon It was under consideration
the last time he agreed or said he should vote foi
the bill Though he said he was in feeble health
and did not wish to debate the question: After
Mr.. Fifeld had debated the question he was seen
vending his way to said prominent gentlemans
seat and the prominent gentleman Immediately
demanded the previous question and thus closed
the debate. When the yeas and nays were called
he voted nay, which defeated the third reading
Of the bill by one majority-yeas ninety-six-
nays ninety-seven. II the prominent gentleman
had voted as he had talked and agreed there
would have been one majority for the third read
ing with "score" or more absentees that would
have voted for Its passage. A. E. JuDEvINE.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-05

IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-An interesting de-
cision has been rendered by the supreme
court Of New York. A large quantity Of
crude petroleum was offered to the Erie
railway company by one Henry c. Ohlen, to
be carried from Carrollton to Weehawken
docks, and the company, although having
plenty of tank cars for the purpose, refused
to transport 1t, although Mr.. Ohlen offered
larger price than his business rival paid,
for whom the company were carriers. 1t
was a clear case of discrimination. The
court decided that the company could not
be compelled to ship tine freight, but that 1t
could be mucted in damages for refusing to
perform its functions as common carrier,
the damages to equal the loss sustained by
the aggrieved party. The court also held
that railroad company under New York
laws cannot be prevented from making
special rates to individuals.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-05

RIcHMosD.-captain R. ]. Coifey has leased
and retitted the building owned by Asa Sherman
and known as the "old Salmon Green btore and
opens the same this week to the public as a hotel.
He has also leased Barnum's hall just opposite,
In which he proposes to have party in lieu Of
the one so summary disposed of b. the recent
fire. The ruins OF the old hotel are yet shoulder
ing, There has been some talk of for ming a stock
company for the purpose Of building new hotel
upon the site of the old one but whether the pro
ject will be carried out remains to le seen. g.
Slelghing in this vicinity is excellent and all
teamsters are busy About thirty tdams are en-
gagged in hauling wood for freeman's railroad
contract, based at $500 per cord. Some two
thousand cords are piled upon this company's
grounds in readiness for the saving machine. e..
Market receipts are very light, only few lots OF
produce being offered. Prices for butter ranged
fIom fifteen TO twenty three cents the latter plice
beinx for tsD made ~
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-05

No length of residence, no talents, no use
fitness to the community can ever relieve a
northern emigrant to the south Of the odium
of being carpet-bagger." Judge vii
liam B. Woods has resided there fifteen
years, and has made hosts of friends among
those who recognize moral worth and high
ability as emitting man to esteem, and yet
his confirmation was bitterly opposed on the
sole ground that he was not born in the
south. And yet some people wonder why
the tide of immigration never sets south
ward
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-05

THERE is talk in western Missouri of max.
ing new state, to be called West Missouri,
out Of the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth congressional districts-ffty-one coun-
ties in all. Their total vote for president
was 1922 43. OF this Hancock had 95,665
The total vote Of the state for president was
397,24l. The proposed new state, it is be-
heved, would be republican in 1884.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-05
The Beers.


This rather euphonious title which is
Dutch for farmer or agriculturist, is applied
to community of Dutch occupying small
extent of territory called the Transvaal, in
South Africa. Zululand joins it on the
east and the Orange Free Republic on the
south. During the Zulu war, England oc.
cupied the Transvaal, and annexed il to her
possessions. A year ago, in December, the
Beers, in national council assembled, gave
England warning to withdraw from their
territory, or at the expiration Of years no.
tice they should maintain their independ-
ence by force of arms. The notice to quit
expired on the 10th of December. As
England made no movement towards the
borders, the Beers, under the leadership of
men the peers of the stout old burghers
who, centuries ago, defied Spain in the Meth
erlands, arose en- masse and expelled the
small military force with which England
was holding her grip on the Transvaal.
The Beers number about seven thousand.
They are mounted, thoroughly armed and
equipped, and commanded by consummate
master in the military operations peculiar to
the Cape. The Orange Free Republic and
other South African provinces are counted
on as allies. Every individual Boer is an
enthusiast on the subject of his independ-
ence, and, instead of being led, the entire
republic impels its leaders. England has
contest on her hands, apparently, COM
pared with which the Zulu war was child's
play. Large forces of regulars are being
dispatched to the Cape. The regular troops
doing duty in Ireland will be replaced by
volunteers Popular sympathy is with the
Beers. With Ireland threatening insured,
ton, and this endless African and Indian
contest to maintain his supremacy, John
Bull may be wished happy new year, with
grave doubts whether he will have it.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-05

THERE were thirty thousand British
troops in Ireland on the first of January.
Such draft upon our little army, for what
ever purpose, could not be honored. But
what commentaryupon British rule is this
formidable array of force in the green isle |
1t speaks more eloquently of the sufferings
of the people and the oppressive laws which
are grinding them to powder than could be
expressed by words.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-05

THE Touring interests OF Minneapolis, Mime
sofa, have fully recovered from the effects of the
terrible explosion and fires OF 1873, which reduced
the daily capacity of the mills 2,425 barrels.
There are now twenty-six mills with a daily ca
pacity of li,60o barrels Of flour, fifteen OF the
mills having increased their outfit by substituting
the new roller system OF crushing the lgrain for
the old-fsshioned balers. The large amount OF
S75S, 800 has been spent this year for improve
ments and new buildings and further outlay al.
ready projected will bring the daily capacity Of
the mills up to p, 900 barrels.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-05

lOWt uuouuCdNou ihihlA1 W tnc hhhhc VI phhphiuoi
and there found her, she having gone with a fel-
low named Lamphear to the Baptist parsonage
and been married. The young lady bore an ire
proachable character; was organist at the Metho-
dist church and highly esteemed.
EDWARD LoNGE and Edward Lebounty, two
young men living in East Highgate have been
imprisoned at st. Adams, charged with serious
crime A week ago last Friday night, about seven
o'eloek, Mrs. Royal Bundy, married lady Of
Highgate, while alone at her house, was criminaly
assaulted by two men. Despite her resistance, the
villains effected their purpose and left her
seriously injured. Suspicion first turned upon
Others but finally it was thought from various
circumstances that the parties mentioned were
the ones wanted, and they were arrested last
Wednesday and taken to St. Adams. They claim
to be entirely innocent OF the crime and say they
were at Swanton that day and did not return
home until after the time upon which the outrage
was said TO have been committed
AT the December term Of the Caledonia county
court, now in session, motion for the continu-
| ance of the case n the State Of Vermont u.s. Rev.
| L. ID. Hopkins, charged with larceny at the June
| term, 1871 was refused, and bonds In the sum OF
$500 were forfeited. In the case Of the State Us.
George Hannet, charged with burning dwelling
house at Walden, the jury found respondent
guilty, and exceptions were taken. In the case
of the State rs Luman Owen, convicted OF adul-
terry at the June term, 1879, and sentenced to the
state prison for the term OF two years, In which
exceptions TO the Judgment of the county court
were taken on the question OF proof OF marriage,
and new trial granted by the supreme court, re-
spondent having served eighteen months of the
sentence on plea OF guilty, was sentenced to the
state prison till June /, 1881, The case OF
Knox against the town OF wheelock, which
required five days for its trial, has resulted in
verdict of 5000 for the plaintiff. The claim wai
for $4,000 for injury received on highway IL
the defendant town Weeks against the town o
Lyndon, a similar case, resulted In verdict o
81, 800 for the plaintiff, lie claimed $4,000 Tw,
other cases for personal injuries, in which tn,
plaintiffs claimed $4,000 and 5000, resulted il
vsrdicts Of 500 and s7S respectively.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-16

Constitution. bnt all, OF nearly all, spent
for other purposes.
The sinking fund is a wreck Nothing
Of an account accumuiatin" for the pay
inent of our maturing debts, AS required
by the Constitution.
The violations of both the law and the
Constitution in these respects have been
simply wantnn and ilagrautly outrageous
The last Legislature came in under the
most solemn promises of reform and re-
trenchment. 1t abolished no ollices-it
cultailed no expenditures Of any conse-
quence. Indeed, its own expenditures
were as scandalous rs any that preceded
1t, and knowledge OF their details is
shocking.
The fact is. that the excuses of the
Legislature under the management ri
'hese men for years, are as bad, though
probably not to the same extent and
owing TO the want of material. as the
worst species OF carpet bag government
III the South, or Tweed rule in New York.
The Legislative printing and other print
ing connected with the departments ana
which the "Cotons had either all or
Nere i'll interest with others for the last
twelve or thirteen years. was between
$500. 900 and S400 000. The session OF
1874, just before the wreck of the party
III $50. and which helped to do it. the
to"t oi printing for the House alone.
done by Mills " Cotton. was SIS. 500, and
or the Senate alone, that same session,
done by lylehalt IL GOETHE Go" No
t"ubt covering the "Coltons WA,
$2o.92I; that >lngle session costing the
cirrin"us sum OF 500, 43G; and next ses-
sion 1t was put down To SIS 900: but
which. before the war. used to rang,
rom SIS. GEO to $40. 900 i session am,
should be 10 more now.
For the publication OF the laws for the
last four >e>slUlIS The amounts paid tOot
up Sllj S6S.l II. In 1874 WAS na,d s4,.
9j4.4l To newspapers iur Publishing o.
the Laws. After the tmUte in 1879. it was
put down the Year tollowln. to 81. 19l. 10.
Il"w dues this compare with carpet b;,-
government? And this Just the begin
uIng of the end. No wu.:der then that
the ''Coltons want Boss" and pre-
Ter Devil to 4 "Witchw The,
have hundreds of thousands OF reasons
tor such Il WANT; but do tile Peuple-do
the Democratic People Ut this State want
Il " Boss with such results We Shall
STE!
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-16
GOING FOR THE RING.

As most OF our readers are aware. for
some weeks past u lively little - bout :"
has been going on between the Hamilton
faction of the Dem 'crdtic party. repre-
scented by the Hagerstown N1N. the per-
sonal organ of the Governor. and the Cor
man " Ring, Cotton journal. the An
uapoliS HspajNcan. being the mouth
piece Of the last nau,cd immaculate com
bination. This !ighr. which has been
waxing warm. eliminated. Oh Tuesday
last, i'll n lengthy letter from Governor
Hamilton, the principal points Of which
| had already been discounted by his organ.
In /. recent issue. the HH had squarelv
charged that there is rot branch of the
State service which they. the bosses"
had not wrecked. The following review
Of Democratic management in the st to
is one of the shots winch the HuH pourp
into Germans hroaiSiies:
The 10y Navy is a mere political
machine and Nuisance and used more
rifectually II cont ol primary meetings
and conventions ii an IN protecting the
interests of the poor ol stern en-, and in
stead o! a rcvenu" from this great source
of wealth WAS :; charge upon the State
last year of upwards OF 81 1000 IT, main
tain il.
the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, instead
of being an independent State work. as
it should be. is now brought under the
control and surveillance of the United
States Courts: and instead OF being Il
great State work. operated in the interest
OF the State and its people alone, it is
made to take part in low. machine poll
ties Just Us the Oyster Navy; and its
IN 'ntyement has run down to the lowest
point. And. unless there is s,me change
for the better and something bG done
soon there is an end to the Canal. We
believe that with proper infringement to-
day or at all events i'll a very short time.
there would be revenue to the State
from It.
They have despoiicd the Treasury. The
Constitution requires that when the Leg
iSlaturc contracts Il debt il must impose
II tax sufficient to pay the principal and
interest of ii in fifteen Years; that this
tax shall not be repealed. nor shall it be
i;scd for any other purpose. The defense
is3n CT a 600 400 WAS contracted and the
tayr. h,.ed CIR the purpose The debt
natures in 1888 AMI thc,a is ALMOST no
thing in the Treasury 10 pay il. The
taxes were spent for other purposes. aud
we must negotiate another loan to pay it
so 400 900
And so it is with all the other debts
maturing i'll a lew Means Iher" ter, al
!nE,. ITIl
posed ~ law and !cquigra by t4s
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-16

JAZZ that Ground Rent or Annuity of $40
'nn" ont OF a lot OF ground. 6ix'S) feet which
", leased ny Johns Christie and John T. Logan
:, N. K. Citing by lease dated June % 1852.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-16
IACES.

Not every day are our lace counters filed
with buyers. They would hr, if every lady
knew two facts, viz, first thar we hrve the
newest and choicest of laceS of every grade;
SECOND, that we sell them below the market.
The difficulty is that every merchant says
the same two things; and You dom think it
very saucy to ,iuuhr just i little, BECAUSE adj
verrisinS does paint things too rosy some
times.
We much desire you TO find out how care
FIJI we are IA say exactly what we mean,
neither more or less. For example, see to-
,iay Il torchnn at 10 cents, which sells every
where else for 20 cents about How do We
know? Why we sold it ourselves for 10 cent
last week Not one in Il hundred of nur
regular customers knows how we crowd
prices down. How can we EXPECT Others T."
believe that our policy is low prices, when
almost every merchant studies how to keep
them MP?
As To assortment what do you suppose
VT. do with nine lace counters" Why, there
is no such stock in Philadelphia. We have
thousands of dollars worth of fine iareS shut
up in boxes. We have very poor facilities
Tor exhibiting them: but we shall surprise
YOU if YOU ask to see them.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Nine counters, southwest of centre.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-16
HAMILTON'S BOMB.

Gov. Hamilton, on Tuesday. exploded
the long-expected bombshelI, which his
sanguine friends predicted would smash
into chaos the strongly fortified citadel.
behind which German and his henchmen
are. for the present. Sc securely and St.
dehartly entrenched The noise of til,
explosion was considerable. it is true. bui
rs the smoke clears away the devastation
seems in nOwise commensurate with the
fuss and fume of the Gubernatorial mis-
si!e. 1t is true that the respectable source
from which the attack comes, entities il
more public consideration. than if it's par
Elephants were less conspicuous men, but
the fact remains that the Governors let
ter is too indirect and impersonal to do
anuch effective execution.
For Years past the treasury OF the State
has been audaciously robbed by an organ
lied system of division of party spoil<.
There is not respectable journal in Mary
land, other than the Democratic organs.
which share the pillage. that has not from
time TO time exposed the infamies of the.
Ring of Bosses who parcel out the steal
ings to their followers as the price OF
their personal allegiance. The method>
md means employed, the Governor dis
tiHctly states.
The excessive and Illegal legislative ex
penses are prolific source of corruption.
i,n .
of clerks and employees illegally employed
exceeding that for the members them
selves. The figures themselves are sug.
eestigc.
Cost Of stationery, mileage, and
compensation of 100 officers of
The last Legislature. .......... So, 216. 90
Cost OF stationery, mileage, and
compen Satiun of II ineInt,rrS of
the Legislature. ..-............ 81, 1G1. %
The full force of this exhibit will be
apparent when it is remembered that the
Bosses had, in 1872, secured the repeal
of law limiting the number of officers
for both Houses to twenty at a COM
pensation of Sl4.500, as sufficient for the
actual work of the Legislature.
The cost of printing, binding, and in
desing. with the publication of the laws
passed by the last Legislature, was 49,
900, or $40. 900 in excess of what it should
have been.
The transportation Of taxes, taken
from the people. and dedicated by the
CONSTIPATION to the sinking funl.
The placing of a new loan to M ct the
maturing debt of 1888, rendered neces-
sary by the reckless dissipation of taxes
heret afGrG levied to meet this maturing
debt
These and other points whicfs the Gov
ernor recites have been repeatedly and
of saaced before the people.
But ti,e mere repetition of them does
not meet che political situation i'll the
State. Beneath and underlying the motive
Of this attack upon i!is own administra-
ton the Governor, by implication, holds
that the JGford5 needed is possible rtt&in the
Democrotc party. In truth it is neither
probable nor possible. Gov. Hamilton
hal the opportunity, previous to the last
sessicu Of the Legislature, to have taken
an aggressive attitud iowa d q g mana
gers; and eonld, had he seen proper,
placed himself al the head of q reform
tnqyemept in his party that would have
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-16
HATS FOR SPRING.

Mems fur felt stiff drrhv hats, five !
styles ready. Sl.1j, $500, s. 30. $500;
Our Sl.I5 style is Il new grade not M;
fore this season, just under OnrS2 haf
year: The others arr. of the same grade
have sold heretofore All tires,. ST. h
I" he found elsewhere, for 30 cents
more. limitations al them abouuG
lon scarcely nee, the caution Ia buy.
y"n havt. confidence that You will Z.
nine goods.
thilsirr..'s and hoy>' hats. \ few |
are ready, trom 60 c,nts tn SID.
Mems silk hats l"r >p,iug are OF
crown. narrower trim. aud f less d
bell, hare. \ low own is always u
unless spoiled by the shape. \ IL
ready; $500, 40. SJ.o1.
JOHN WAN AM X
Northeast corner of The Store.