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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-06-28


Some of our county exchanges have
been talking earnestly in favor of certain
candidates for county superintendent of
schools of this county, to be appointed to-
morrow by the State Board of Education.
They should have saved their time, paper
and work. What any paper, or what any
number of people, have TO say, is of no
effect whatever, only so far as Mr.. Veghte,
of Somerville, the member for this Dis
trict is influenced by it; for sort of
"school board etiquette allows the
member in the District to name the Sr-
perintendents in his district. Public
opinion . is getting to have less and less
effect in offices of appointment.
-- s----
We are pleased to learn that Mr..
Ashbel w. Barber, of Syracuse, who is
local engineer of the New York, West
Shore and Buffalo Railroad, and who has
charge of the surveying and locating the
road from Chittenango, twenty miles
east of Syracuse, to Syracuse, and also
the locating in the western portion of the
city. aud thence to Clyde, forty miles
west of Syracuse--in all sixty miles--has
by his preliminary surveys completed the
location of his part of the work, and is
highly complimented by the officers for
the SIX i'll and energy he has exercised in
doing it. Mr.. Barber is a native of this
city, and his friends will be happy to hear
of the responsible position that he is
filling and Of the success that he is meet
ing with.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-06-28
Down 60 the Prices.

EVENT. sacrifice profits for month"; the people have done
generously byus for many years, and satisfied
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-06-28
Annual CONNIE ncement.

Ann ual CONNIE ncement.
The annual commencement of the Hill
Public School of this city, took place on
Thursday of last week. All the exercises
were highly creditable to the pupils, and
were listened to with deep interest by
large number of our people, among
whom were many representative citizens
The programme was as follows
March, Instrumental
shall Smiling Morn" Chorus
Essay Problems Charles NJ. Dilts
Miss Bessie E. Louden
Reeitation-"Lo ngfelow n-Maurice O'Loughliu.
Essay" Books and Authors Miss Abbie NJ. Ely.
Defamation Charles ui Coats.
Miss Minnie A. Lees.
Essay-"Letting Down the Bars ,"--Garret Wilson.
VIVA 7 America Chorus.
Miss Annie silvers.
Essay-"Gar6eld and Edueatlon July G: Naylor.
Killarney, solo Miss Nellie Robertson.
~ a''' Miss Minnie H. Smith
Miss Cora swallow.
dip the Oars Solo and Chorus.
Recitation kentucky Belle
Essay Honorary stepping Stones"
Miss Minnie B. Moore.
CERTIFICATES CONFERRED.
r. s. Swackhamer County Sup't.
PRAYER.
"The Wander staff" Chorus.
DENEDIcTIoN.
GRADUATING CLASS, 1ss2.-Minnie b. Moore, $50;
Minnie A. Lees, IS Charles NJ. Dilts, &c. Matte
NJ. Hayhurst. "a Lena +. Slack, SO Abbie NJ.
Ely, SS Minnie II. Smith, SO.
County Superintendent Swackhamer
made some appropriate remarks.
On last Wednesday morning, the First
Ward public school, conducted by Miss
Annie Broadhurst and Miss Mary Reilly,
gave an entertainment, which consisted
of dialogues, recitations, singing, &c. 1t
passed off nicely and delighted all.
All our public schools closed last week
for the Simmer vacation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-01-27
Our New York Letter.
New YORK, Jan. 20, 1881.

NEW IOhhJ Odll' ~OJ 1901.
The railroad horror at Spuyten Duy-
vii, where Palace-car Wagner was a
victim of the errors of car-tittings as
well as of official negligence, is still an
absorbing topic. The "legislathurs"
who were so unpleasantly interrupted
in their poker-playing and whiskey
guzzling, are never weary of relating
their hairbreadth escapes to admiring
constituents, while the funeral of the
victims have occupied large share of
public attention and private sorrow.
The scapegOat so far decided on seems
to he the brakeman, an employee of 20
years standing, who can't read and
write, who it is said should have gone
back some distance to warn following
trains, and only went back a short way
But in these days of electricity, with
the experience of other calamities, does
not this seem a primitive and childish
plan to avoid accidents 7 Suppose the
following train were close at hand
when the brakeman started Or sup
pose in his hurry on a slippery track
the brakeman fell and broke his legs
or smashed his head ? If the legs of
man must be utilized as more econom-
zeal than mems brains and telegraph
wires, would it not be prudent on the
face of it to send out brakemen by re-
lays of two, in constant succession,
having a car full of brakemen for the
purpose Even this, however, which
would cost considerable, would hardly
serve if, as in this case, belated train
is stopped just outside a tunnel with
another overdue behind it.
Vanderbilt is happy, however. On
the day of some of the funerals, he
gave his house warming to all the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-01-27
The Late Chief Justice.
Hon. L. P. Poland's Letter to Vt. Waterman

Hon. L. P. POland's Letter to Vt. Watchman.
You ask me to write you something
about our deceased chief justice. There
have already appeared several extend
ed and very excellent sketches of his
life and character. | could hardly add
word to them, and | have no wish to
be mere copyist of what others have
said.
The life of Judge PierpOint was not
an eventful one, in the ordinary sense.
He followed his profession diligently
and faithfully till he was more than
fifty years old, when he was elected to
the bench, where he remained till his
death. AS a lawyer he was faithful,
diligent and judicious, but his practice
was never extensive and leading, and
he had none of those dashing or brill
liant characteristics which enable some
men to gain regulations far wider than
his, though possessing far less good
sense, sound judgment and legal knOwl-
edge. His constitution was always
slender, and his health delicate, so that
he was never able to give himself to
the severe and unsparing labor essen
tial to great success at the bar. Had
he been born with a stronger frame
and sOunder health, have no doubt he
would have made a far greater figure
in his profession.
| became acquainted with Judge
PierpOint more than forty years ago,
when we were both young lawyers.
We were both democrats, and met oc
casionally at political conventions, at
courts, and at sessions of the legisla
ture, and we became friends. We were
both active in the free-sOil movement
of lc4c, and as that was really the be-
ginning and foundation of the repubi-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-01-27
Public Opinion.
LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE.

LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
Senator Window made good point
against the new funding bill when he
said that it was a safe general princi-
pie in regard to financial legislation
that when no decided advantage could
be shown as likely to arise from a
change, to let things remain as they
were in order to get the benefit of sta
bility. The bill seems to be a need
less attempt to disturb a condition of
affairs which is entirely satisfactory.
In violating the maxim of letting well
enough alone, it promises no certainty
of improvement i'll the state of the ma
tional finances, which, in fact, stand in
no need of improvement \. \. Trl-
bune.
NOT IN FAVOR OF THE FRANKING PRIV
ILEGE.
If, as is alleged, and is probable,
members of Congress are Overburden-
ed with correspondence from their of
fice-begging and favor-asking cOnstitu-
ents, what is to hinder their adoption
of the rule recognized in business, of
answering no letters, on matters per
sOnal to their writer's, unless there is a
stamp enclosed for the replyP A man
who doesn't know the proprieties of
life, in this respect, would, probably,
be taught them by leaving few of his
letters unanswered; and if not, he
could hardly be of sufficient conse
quence greatly to influence the ''cOr-
cuses" against the member-the fear of
which constrains so many public ser
wants to submit to impOsitiOns. Rea
sonable men do not expect that a sell
ator will answer all the correspondence
that comes to him from an entire state,
and pay the postage. And since the
franking privilege was repealed, in
response to a public demand growing
out of its abuse, the people shOnld be
willing to pay the slight tax of a pos
tage stamp for such personal infOrma-
ton or assistance as they desire. The
modified form in which it is proposed
to restore the ranking privilege-c0n
filming it to the official correspondence
of senators and representatives. -wOuld
pretty surely be subject to evasiOns
and abuses, and would be most un
popular measure Boston Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-01-27
Vermont News.

The Vermont Dairymen's AssOcia-
ton has just held its annual meeting
and elected the following officers John
B. Mead of Randolph, president; F. ID.
Douglass of Whiting, Aaron Loveland
of Norwich and l.. II. TalcOtt of Will
liston, vice presidents o. NJ. Tinkham
of POmtTet, secretary.
The hearts of the st. Adams "wOrk-
ing committee" would have been made
glad at the Pavilion the night of the
ball of the Capital Guard. No liquor
was sold, either over the bar or sent to
the rooms. All applications for cit
tie something" were met with the pos
tive answer that none was to be had,
even "On the sly Montpelier Argus.
The Connecticut river railroad bridge
which was recently carried away at
Bellows Falls, by high water, is to he
replaced by a new iron structure.
Anna Louise Cary is announced to
make her last appearance III Vermont
in the new opera house at Rutland,
Feb. /.
Newfane Centre is described as de
serted village. Forty years ago it had
a court house, Jail, hotel, sehoOlhOuse,
store, etc, but now has not a vestige
of a dwelling.
A grist mill, three dwellings, one
store and the hosiery mill at Spring
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-01-27
Congressional IdIeness.

The 47th Congress, up to date-and
especially the lower house-has done
very little in the way of important and
effective legislation-in fact, almost
nothing. Most of the time since the
session opened has been consumed in
quarreling over the assignment of com
mittees, and an attempt to enlarge the
several committees so that certain gen
tlemen who feel themselves sighted
can be cOnsOled. Mr.. RObeSOn. who
undertook to lead the Republican side
of the House, does not make IA success
of it, and has involved himself and his
party i'll several awkward positions.
Some of the more prominent members
are getting Disguised, and have admin
istered merited rebukes to the uneasy
and Jealous spirits who have kept mat
tiers mixed thus far. Mr.. Horr, of
Michigan, made Il brief speech the 9TH
er day, i'll the course of which he said ::
cone fifth of the time which this SEES
sion will last Is past and gOne-tritter-
ed away. Questions of great public
interest confront us and the country
expects us to act on them. An appOr-
tionment bill ought to be passed at
once. State legislatures now i'll session
are waiting for our action on that sub
iect. Territories are knocking at our
doors for admission into the sisterhoOd
of states. The subject of inter
commerce is one upon which the peo-
pie of many states demand some ac-
ton. Revision of the tariff is needed
and demanded, and here we sit wasting
time upon points of order" The peo-
pie of the country agree with Mr.. Horr,
and think it about time the House went
to work and did something.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-01-27
Startling Testimony.

The investigation into the cause of
the recent terrible railroad disaster at
Spuyten Duyvil has resulted in the ar
rest of Brakeman Melins on charge
of manslaughtcr. We do not question
but the brakeman might have been at
fault might have been fatally slow to
obey orders and possibly deserves
some sort of punishment there was
evidence tending to show that he did
not start as soon as he should. But
there was other evidence offered of a
startling character, which shows that
rum was the first cause of the calami
ty: Conductor Hanford, of the eX-
press train, testified that portion of
the Legislators on board were carousing
and drunk at the time of the disaster,
and that somebody tempered with the
air brake cord, which runs through the
ears on that road. The Legislators
themselves deny that they were drunk
and acting wildly but the latter part
of the conductors testimony is cOrrob-
grated by the engineers of both loco
motives on the express train, who say
that nothing allied the air brakes and
the train would not have been stopped
if the brakes had not been tempered
with. This all goes to show that the
infection of discipline or penalty in this
case should go farther than the brake
man. However responsible he is for
not stopping the Tarrytown train be
fore it crashed into the other, some
body clseis responsible for the hating of
the express at that point. This charge
of riotous conduct and tampering with
brake cords should be thoroughly in
vestigated and the penalty for that he
put where it belongs. A common
brakeman must not be made scape-
goat for the sins of Il set of drunken
Legislators who Gt is alleged, by the
testimony mentioned) were partly or
wholly the cause of SO terrible "A ca
lamity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-01-27

deserve to be called a success. If pub
lie opinion at st. Adams is brought to
see this suppression as genuine ben
eft, so much will be gained, and it will
not take long to communicate this feel
ing to other communities. Here is the
rubin this line of public opinion.
The law is good enough, and we should
like to have the experiment tried of
enforcing it strictly. What a change
would be wrought can he cOnjectured /;
and if once enjoying the fruits of the
change, no community in the state
would care to fall back into the old
rum methods the advantages of an
enforced law would be too apparent.
But it is this very lack of "A proper pub
lie sentiment that makes reform i'll the
line of temperance so hard work. 1t
takes a good while to educate the pub
lie mind up to most desirable measures;
but educating it up to temperance re-
form seems to be the slOwest process of
all. 1t can be done, however, by just
such persevering effort as is being
made at st. Adams. If public senti
ment demanded enforcement of the
law on the rum traffic as promptly as
it does on almost any other criminal
transaction, there would be no trouble.
May the day be FASTENED when this
state of things shall exist, and the
point which the st. Adams working
committee are aiming at shall be
gained.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-01-27
The Washington Trial.

Mr.. Scoville, Guiteau's counsel, fin
ished his argument before the jury on
Friday, after IA five days pull. The
purpose of this lengthy argument seems
to have been to delay as long as posi-
BILE the final scene in this trial-in case
it was to terminate unfavOrably to his
client. The prevailing impression at
Washington is that he hurt his cause
more than he helped it by such long
drawn ont and mOnOtonOus effort be-
fore the jury. During Mr.. ScOville's
argument there were many sharp tits
between him and the counsel for the
government, owing to his cor slant ref
erence to the latter as being unneces-
sarily vindictive toward Guiteau.
Contrary to general expectation,
Guiteau himself was allowed to address
the jury in his own behalf. The grant
ing of this privilege was due, as is al
legged, to an intimation from the court
in banc that this would be the wiser
course to pursue. On Saturday the
murderer delivered himself of what he
had to Say-which was nothing but an
incoherent tumble. During certain
passages the miserable hypocrite as
sumed the pathetic and his voice seem
ed chOked with tears. He did not
speak from the dock, but sat in the
space before the jury, surrounded by
several policemen. He declared him
self as confident the jury would find
him lunatic.
On Monday morning Judge Porter
began the closing argument for the
prosecution. The crowd which de
manded admission to the court room
was even greater than ever before, as
there was Il general desire to hear
Judge POrter's address; among those
present were many prominent people
who had not attended before. Judge
Porter began by promising IA simple
plea of Il common man to common men.
without attempt at oratorical effect.
His manner was extremely impressive,
and was well calculated to rivet the
attention even of a jury worn by a
more than two months trial. Judge
Porter said that of the three arguments
for the defence, the one most skillful
and able was that by Guiteau himself
In This ir,.ilApta1
he sought from the outset to impress
the jury with the conviction of the
prisoners entire sanity. He character
lied the prisoner as a man of diaboli-
cal character, selfish from his youth,
brutal in traits and acts, and of inordi-
nate cOnceit; beggar, hypocrite,
canter and swindler, lawyer who
never won a case because every court
saw in him only dishonest rogue, a
man who left trail of knavery and
fraud; man capable of blasting the
character of his loyal wife, and who
after palming himself off among Chris
tian communities as pure and moral
man, deliberately committed adultery
with street prostitute to remove"
this partner of his bosom. "This is
the man, rotten hearted, void of honor,
cowardly, murderous, who asks your
pity and seeks dissolution at your
hands"
Judge Porter continued in a scathing
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-01-27

field were burned on the Doth. Loss
100000; all insured but one dwelling.
Ashton Judd's house at No. Georgia
was burned last week. Loss $500 ::
insured for 800.
The Annual Encampment of the De
partment of Vt. G. A. X. will convene
at Brattleboro, Thursday and Friday,
Feb. Q and 10.
After regularly paying per cent.
annual dividend, the Ascutney bank of
Windsor has returned its 500, 900 cap
ital and S70,00O surplus to the stock
holders.
ID. II. y J. c. Newton, of Holyoke,
are to build a new paper mill at Hart
land.
Timothy O'DOnnell, of Guilford,
broke leg recently while wrestling.
A religious awakening at West
Charleston has resulted in the CONVEX
sion of nearly 30 persons.
a Hubbardton man made GS7 barrels
of cider last fall.
Estey Il Co., of Brattleboro, made
$1,000 organs last year.
Some 5000 has been lately expended
III improvements on the MOultOn Bros.
stock farm at West Randolph.
Rev. G.. w. Jenkins, of Orleans,
Mass, has accepted an appointment as
Universalist State Missionary in Yer
mont.
Some candidate for Windsor has
been throwing stones through the
plate glass windows of j. w. Brooks
residence at Montpelier.
The state grand lodge of Good Tenn
plars met for its 10Th annual session ut
Rutland last week. There are 10
lodges i'll the state, with membership
of over 1000. During the year Just
passed II new lodges have been insti-
tuted. The lodge at Woodstock has
the largest membership, but there are
seven with membership of over 100
each.
The Waterman suggests that the Ma
tional Car Company might locate its
shops at Montpelier. The Mortified
people want them located there.
Something certainly is needed to give
Mortified business life.
The gas went out at Montpelier some
time ago; and 1t turns out that on
that same night two women were i'll a
millinery shop when darkness fell, and
helped themselves to IA hat. The miss
ing property was traced to the thieves,
and recovered-with costs.
Mrs. V. n. Spaulding and her moth
er, Mrs. Dudley, have left town, prob
ably not to return. They were ladies
much esteemed and had many friends
who are saddened that the cruel muir
derer of domestic happiness, rum,
should force them to abandon home
and leave one, who, in better days was
a beloved husband and kind SOIL
Barton Monitor. Spaulding has kept
Il rum hotel at Barton for several years
past
The old Twingville hotel at Barre
has been burned. Loss $500; partly
insured.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-01-27

manner, denouncing the defense as
based on sham, imposture and false
hood he spoke of Guiteau as more
fearful of meeting his Maker than per
haps any one else present in the room.
He made singing point by remark
ing in the course of his argument
"Let lunatics know the law is without
effect, and no order of the government
can find troops enough to protect our
society and to protect our daughters
from violence. Guiteau's insanity was
hereditary from his father, the devil,
and from no one else"
Judge POrter's remarks greatly in
censed Gutieau, who angrily interrupt
ed the speaker every few minutes.
The good news comes this (Thurs-
day. morning that the case went to the
jury yesterday afternoon, and they
brought in a verdict-after a very brief
deliberatiOn-of guilty according to in
dictment. The people are indicated,
and the cowardly wretch will get the
full penalty of the law.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-01-27
Personal and Political.

l-A-oONs DuliONh3 vi
dropped dead from apoplexy one day
last week. He was governor of that
state from 1866 to 1869.
Gladstone, the English Premier, is
now in his I'D year. He has sat in
Parliament for exactly half century.
Congressman Briggs made a sugges-
ton in the House the other day which
the country would like to see adopted
by the 47th Congress. 1t was: "StOp
this everlasting talk and go to work"
A neat act by foreign country ::
The largest steel steamer atlOat has
been launched at Belfast, Ireland, and
is named Garfield.
Anna Dickinson has assumed the
role of Hamlet" and made compar-
ative success of it before Rochester
On. Y y audience the other night. A
female "Hamlet" is ii novelty.
The new Chinese Minister at Wash
ingtOn is said to possess a keen and in
telligent eye. He clings to the dress
of his country, and is affable yet dig
nitied.
Commissioner Dudley says that if he
could have 400 men to put into the
field as special agents he would put a
stop to the pension frauds. The ex-
pertinent is worth trying.
Judge FOlger's friends say he is not
Overpleased with the duties of the
treasury secretaryship, and would re
sign if he could get an appointment to
fill prospective vacancy on the Su-
preme bench.
The National banking system has
proved itself so good in every particu-
lar as to make its extension positive
duty on the part of Congress- Phila
delphia Inquirer, Rep.
One of COnkling's friends" says the
ex-senator doesn't want any office, as
he is disguised with public life. Pub
lie life has been pretty well disguised
with him within the past year.
Edward Stanwood succeeds the late
Mr.. Goddard as editor of the Boston
Advertiser. The former gentleman
has been connected with the Adver-
tiser many years, and is said to be a
brOther-in-lawO of ex-Secretary Blaine.
Hon. ClarksOn n. Potter, member
of Congress for New York, died on
Monday morning. Mr.. Potter was a
Democrat, and one of the ablest leaders
of that party. New York loses rep
resentative man.
DIR. Bliss now denies that he and his
associates have rendered bills for ser
vices to the late President, and says
they propose to wait until they are
waited upon by the committee appoint
ed to settle those matters.
1t is mighty funny. The star-rOut-
ers didn't like Garfield, and he was
assassinated. They didn't like Mac
Veagh, and he disappeared. They
didn't like Blaine, and he retired.
They didn't like James, and he had to
go. The truth is, the star-routers ap-
pear to be a busy and powerful gang
- Atlanta Constitution, Dem.
All attempts to cast dishonOr upon
President Hayes will be bootless, in
face of the fact that no president since
John Quincy Adams has had so clean
an administration, and no one has re-
Elected more honor upon the nation.
He had an exceptionally able cabinet,
and every department of the public
service was faithfully and honestly
cared for. He was not omniscient, and
here and there an abuse may have
escaped detection, but calumny itself
never imputed to him any trace of con-
nivance with corruptiOn.-[ Waterman.