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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26

CHRLsFA.-W. J. Tarbell Jr., and T. D. Marsh
started Tuesday OF last week for Dakota, on a
prospecting tour. &c. L. Hayward has sold his
meat and grocery business to Fred A. Hatch e.
Mrs. NJ. NJ Scales has opened millinery estab-
lishment at Bethel retaining her business here,
and will divide her time between the two places.
1.-THE stockholders of the First National Bank
held a meeting Friday to consider the advisabiity
OF reducing the capital Of the bank from $50 600
to $4,000. The attendance was small, and ac-
cordingly no legal action could be taken in the
premises, but the sentiment OF the meeting was
unanimously in favor OF making this reduction on
the first OF June, and of carrying to the surplus
the amount reduced. At the examination Of
teachers on Saturday, thirteen certificates were
granted, the papers OF one candidate we're sent to
the superintendent Of neighboring town for ex-
animation, and six failed To pass. . No probate
court was held here on Thursday, as Judge Mich
OILS was detained at home by an accident. ON
Monday of last week, in the absence of f. p
Densmore and family from home their house was
entered by some person and a sum of money
amounting to $3.50 stolen, nearly all of which
was in drawer of a secretary in the sitting-room
There is no clue to the thief, but Mr.. Densmore
is confident that it must have been some one ac-
quainted with the house. A. Taylor has re-
turned to his former home at Wimot New
Hampshire. Rev. S. X. B. Perkins of South
Royalton exchanged with Rev. Mr.. Herrick last
Sunday. Arthur son OF Josiah Pitkin, died
Sunday noon. He had been in poor health for
some time, and had failed rapidly for few weeks
past. The funeral services are to be held on
Wednesday
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26

MARGINAL NoTEs.-Mr. Shipherd testi
fed before the house committee that W. II.
Hurlbut, editor of the New York World,
and brother of General Stephen Hurlbut,
late minister to Peru, had seen dispatch
from Mr.. Blaine, while secretary of state, to
the late minister, on the margin Of which
were penciled the words, AGO it Steve"
The impression which Mr.. Shipherd wished
to convey was that Mr.. Blaine wrote elabor.
ate dispatches in which he laid down with
diplomatic circumstance what a conven.
tional regard for the situation suggested
as the proper course, but put in the margin
some epigrammatic phrase by which he
gave the minister to understand the body Of
the dispatch was to be regarded in Pick
wickian sense, and that the officer should
proceed in accordance with some prear
ranged understanding. Mr.. Hurlbut fatty
contradicts Shepherds statement that he
(Hurlbut) had personal knowledge of THU
dispatch. lie had an "impression thai
the Peruvian minister had told him tha
Mr.. Blaine had taken this way of doing tina
which he had not the constitutional powe
to do, to extend directly to Peru the assist
ance of this country. Mr. Hurlbuts testi
mony yielded more hints and suggestion
than actual information. He read a lette
from his brother, in which he says in /
that personal talk with Mr.. Blaine and Gen
eral Garfield formed the motive of his &C
ton in Peru, and that he rather looked b
be thrown overheard If matters did not e
smoothly-an expectation which the even
proved correct.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26
Improvement Of the Mississippi.

The president sent special message to
congress last week in relation to the i'm
provement Of navigation in the great Father
Of Waters and the protection Of the country
and the people along its banks. The guard
ianshippf this stream has always engaged the
close attention of congress, and in 1870 the
Mississippi river commission was created,
composed Of able engineers. This commits
sion has made accurate surveys of the river
and has recommended a system Of i'm
provements which shall, when completed,
deepen the channel, render its navigation
safer, and tend to avert the disastrous over
flows from which the lower valley has suf-
fered. In addition to the million dollar
estimate previously submitted by the COM
mission like sum is now recommended for
closing the gaps in the levees. On the latter
feature of the recommendation of the COM
mission Senators Hoar and Frye enunciated
some very sensible doctrine. It was admit
ted that the safe and easy navigation of the
river was a legitimate object of national
SoiOt bueie WoS Juoui1 eho'
levees was for the protection of private
property; that if congress should undertake
it, it should be done on certain fixed princi-
pies which were susceptible of general appli-
cation, and not for any sentimental reasons,
such as have been urged by Senator Vest.
Senator Harrison had no faith in the perma-
nent influence of appropriations to bind
men to the flag or the constitution. He
showed that tax of less than one per cent
on the lands directly benefited would build
the needed levees, and the fact was brought
out that Louisiana alone laid a tax for levees,
and that by constitutional provision it was
to be withdrawn the moment government
extended any aid for this purpose. No one
doubts that if this great river flowed through
northern states, every mile of its course to
the sea would be between solid walls reared
years ago by the local governments, the
property and lives of whose citizens were tc
be protected from devastating floods.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26

MoRErowS,-Rev S. B. Currier has gone to
Ludlow to attend conference. There will be no
preaching next Sunday. The public examina-
ton OF teachers was held last Saturday. There
were about ten teachers present. The village
schools commenced last Monday. Nellie Badger
teaches the upper and Jennie Foreman the lower.
&c. M. Fletcher has sold the Dr. Haylett house
to Miss Frank Hassett. G b. Evans recently sold
nice span Of horses 10 parties in Massa chusetts
A. Z. Lovejoy and W. c. Lsmphier each have a
nice span for sale. Wallen & Spaudng have
dissolved partnership. Wallen stays in the old
shop. Spaulding has moved into A. f. Lovejoy's
shop. The Catholics talk OF building church
in this village soon. At the last communica-
ton of Mad River lodge No n, Free and Accepted
Masons, the vote was carried, by a majority OF
one to move the lodge to Waits6eld, subject to
the action OF the grand lodge, There WAS
good flow OF sap April 10th, the best OF the sea-
son. There has not been the usual amount Of
sugar made this spring Tuesday, April 18th, c..
spauding gave sugar party for the benefit OF
the fair sex The attendance was large and all
seemed to enjoy it very much. X. Sawyer also
had a sugar party last week at which good time
is reported. Miss Theresa Honan is attending
school on Seminary Hill the present term. . Sat
urday, Freeman Parker was hurt by stick which
he was turning, This flew, striking him in the
face and hurting him badly.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26
The National Banks.

Last week the second fruitless attempt
was made in congress to appoint some day
to consider the bill for the extension of the
national bank charters. The vote stood one
hundred forty-eight in favor to eighty-nine
against Mr.. Crapo's motion, the opposition
coming entirely from silver men, greerback-
ers and democrats combined, while the re-
publicans were unit in its favor, and were
reinforced by twenty-seven democrats whose
party allegiance does not blind them to the
teachings of reason and common sense. The
banks, some four hundred in number, whose
charters will expire during the next ten
months are scattered over sixteen states.
These banks have circulation of S70009,-
900 and loans amounting to sl5O,O0O,OOO.
Unless some measure for the extension of
their charters is adopted, these banks must
go into liquidation, seventy million dollars
must be Withdrawn from circulation, and
the merchants, farmers and manufacturers
must raise the money with which to pay one
hundred fifty million dollars of paper which
n
person need not be very expert financier
or man of business of very large expert
ence and acumen to foresee what will be the
result of financial disturbance, the unset
ting of the market, which must follow as
the night the day" the failure of congress
to provide for the continuance of the char
tiers of these banks. Instances like this 90
to show the folly of the position sometimes
taken by conservatives that it makes but lit
tie difference which party is in power. OBJ
struction of measures which are reasonable,
right and necessary, for the purpose of max
ing little political capital is not a sure way
of winning popular confidence, fact which
the democracy have had many opportunities
to learn, but which seems to be lesson yet
unlearned.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26

BErHEL.-Mount Hunger, in Barnard, was
white with snow Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
80. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Scales from Chelsea has opened a
millinery shop in j. g. Fassett's hardware store,
on the second floor, where she has commodious
rooms. Last Wednesday Chas. Kidder, drover,
living In this village, bought one hundred and
thirtythree fat sheepof Nelson Morse, living near
West Randolph, paying for them twelve hundred
dollars. Kidder had the sheep the week be-
fore and got the price, and II turns out that
drover from West Randolph had done the same
thing; also droyer from Mortified. On Mon
day the 18th, the three went to market together,
and all three sold the sheep TO be delivered the
next week All Of them came home Tuesday
night In the sleeping car. When Kidder got home
10 Bethel at half-past two In the morning, in
stead Of going to bed for little refreshment In
sleep he htched up his team and drove some eight
miles and bought the sheep. When the two other
men woke up in the morning they found the
sheep trade had slipped through their fingers, and
that they would not be able 10 fill their contract
with the parties at the Cambridge market. The
dock will be shipped 10 England this week. The
average weight Of the flock is one hundred
forty-two and one-half pounds. 1.-THE arly bird
catches the worm.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26
Paying the Doctors Bills.

mr' Taylor Oh onio' chairman oi 'ne ooni-
ml.'ee 70 auai. 'ne expenses Oh .ne sicsneSS
anu uea'n Oh .ne iaVe iresiuen' oarne'u' ""S
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ourgeon'uehera, Darhes shall 10 io'ieu
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26
The New Chinese Bill.

The new bill prohibiting Chinese immi-
grafton, which was rushed through the
house last week, has been more deliberately
considered in the senate. As passed by the
house, the only essential particular in which
the new bill differed from the old was that
the period of suspension of immigration was
changed from twenty to ten years. The
senate committee has stricken out the des-
potic passport system, naturalization is pro-
hibited, and both skilled and unskilled labor
is excluded The power to remove the Chi
nese who illegally come to this country is
taken from the customs officers and placed
in the hands of appointees of the president.
These changes remove in large measure
the technical objections of the president to
the first bill, but they do not reach the spirit
of those objections. So far as Chinese i'm
migration is legitimate, is spontaneous, the
provisions Of the new bill are still radically
unjust. But the unfortunate feature in the
whole matter is the fact that much of Chi
nese immigration is forced, that coolies come
to this country under contracts which give
their coming and their service here some
thing of the character of servitude. So far
as nti-Chinese legislation is aimed against
this odious feature of immigration and the
erection of barrier against the coming of
the class that would naturally form the basis
of traffic under the contract system, every
American would seek to make the bill more
stringent rather than more liberal in its
provisions. This state of things complicates
the treatment of this vexed question, and if
the signing Of the bill, as modified by the
senate and as it will undoubtedly pass both
houses of congress, will uproot the contract
business it will be contamination that will
go far to offset any injustice that may be
done to voluntary and legitimate immigra-
ton of the celestials.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26

CABoT.-Rev. X. Sanderson il away attending
conference at Ludlow. Last Saturday w. S.
Atkins, superintendent of the NJ ethodst Sabbath
school, reported the largest average attendance for
the year in the history of the church. He also
states that one family had gained a residence at
the house OF God, some member of the family
having been at church every Sabbath for seven
years. He had reference to the family of NJ j.
Stone. Their son has been at church every Sab
bath during that time. George W. Atkins, as
sistant postmaster at the Lower village was
brought up before Justice Wallace for being
drunk. lie pleaded guilty and was fined Sl3 in
Guiding COST. "A seven-year-old child of Will
liam Wilson was badly burned last week by fall
ing upon the stove. DR.. Wiswell has been
Herring severely for the past few weeks from
an attack OF erysipelas about the face and head.
Mrs Wiswell has had an acute attack Of sore
eyes and slow fever For nearly three weeks
she could not expose her eyes to the light and
Ben, their favorite parrot says he has got the
belly ache. We are pleased to say they are all
on the gain. B. Palmer Emore has had a car
buncle on his back which has caused him to sus.
pend labor and keep house for about four weeks
Moses l.. Haines is very low with typhus fever
but at this writing (the 2ith) more hopes are en-.
tertained OF his recovery than for few days
previous. Mrs. ]. IL. Damon received tee-
gram last Saturday announcing the death OF her
father, 7. II. Coffin, at Auburn, New Hampshire
Mr.. Coffin will be remembered by many of the
old inhabitants as carrying on the blacksmith
business in this place forty years ago.. Petit
tons are in circulation to the county commits
sioner and the selectmen not to have any liquor
agent in town the coming year. The village
school commences the first Monday In May. 80.
The editorial Of the WArCHMAN last week, "Ex-
animation Of Teachers" was read with good
deal ofinterest by many. All pronounced it as
laying the AK at the root Of the tree, placing the
responsibility where it belongs Seven teachers
were present at the examination last Saturday
Nothing but the written examination was had,
the oral having been dispensed with entirely.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.-The pres
ident has sent to congress message in rela-
ton to the invitation extended to the Amer
lean nationalities to participate in general
congress to be held in Washington, Novem-
Der %, for the purpose of considering and
discussing the methods of preventing war
between the nations of America. The pres
ident refers to existing differences between
North and South American powers. 1t was
hoped, he says, that these differences would
disappear before the time fixed for the meet
ing of the congress. This hope has not
been realized. On a review of the whole
matter, the president apprehends that " con-
gress might be unwilling to subject the ex-
listing treaty rights of the United States on
the isthmus and elsewhere on the continent
TO be clouded and rendered uncertain by the
expression of the opinions of congress
composed largely of interested parties"
He therefore refers to congress "the propri-
ETY. of converting the suggested international
congress and expresses his purpose to carry
out its views in the matter. This will UNI.
doubleday be the end for the present OF the
brilliant dream of an ex-secretary of state.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26

THE SHPnERD INQUIRY. - Mr.. Blaine
was before the house committee Monday,
and made general and emphatic denial of
Mr.. Shepherds stories. Mr.. Blaine says,
"there is big lie out somewhere, and don't
think it will require very searching inves-
tigation TO locate it," Mr.. Blaine denied
for himself that Shipherd had told him at
the first interview that he had offered Hurl.
but bride of S25000O and produced letters
in support Of his denial. lie repudated the
Go in Steve dispatch, and doubted if Gar
field ever heard of Shipherd. OF the latter
gentleman the ex-secretary says, forgery is
his employment and perjury is his pastime.
| don't regard him as responsible. If he is,
it is matter for the grand jury" OF Mr.,
Blaine's severe sincerity in his estimate OF
his former conferee, no one will entertain q
doubt.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26
Weekly News Summary.

ANOTHER bailiff has been shot near Dublin.
MICHAEL STANLEY, the great railroad con-
tractor, Is dead.
THE arguments on the Guteau bill OF exceptions
will be heard on the 9Th proximo.
THERE have been nearly 1000 evictlons in Ire
land during the past three months.
TORNADO passed over louisiana last week,
causing great destruction Of property
ANOTHER Pennsylvania town, Pennsville, has
been destroyed by acyclone Three persons ere
killed and six fatally injured.
THIRD Of the town Of New Alexandria, Penn
sylvania, has been burned, entailing loss Of
800, 900, and much destitution.
MAoLEAS, who shot at Queen Victoria recently,
has been indicted for high treason, tried and &C
quilted on the ground Of insanity.
FIVE hundred thrty-one Italian emigrants who
landed at New York on Monday brought an aver
age Of only ten cents in money each
TWENTY square miles OF woodland have been
burned over near Patchogue, Long Island, lately.
Many dwellings, barns, cattle, etc, were burned.
IT is reported from Springfield, Illinois, that
President Lincoln's remains are completely pet
rifed the form and even the features being
preserved.
THERE is famine on the coast Of Labrador.
Several people have died Of starvation The In
dams from the woods, having no means Of subsist-
ence, have swarmed down upon the settlers.
SIxTY-FivE thousand immigrants arrived In
this country during March and 1900 during the
nine months ended with March 3lst, against $780,
600 during the same period the previous year.
press car containing S2OO,000 in silver on the
Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railway, but the
train men and passengers appeared in such num-
bers that the robbers fed.
A YOUNG girl lately attempted suicide by jump
ing from cliff at Niagara Falls She lodged in
projecting tree thirty feet below. She was res
cued by hackmen. The precipice has a sheer de-
scent OF two hundred feet.
IT is reported that the British government con-
| templates speedy release OF the American sus-
poets now confined In English prisons, the grad
ual release OF all political suspects and material
change in the enforcement OF the coercion and
| land acts.
RETURNS of the vote on the license question
| from 327 cities and towns Of Massachusetts show
that in two towns the vote was te 252 cities
and towns no and 70 voted aye The aggregate
vote reached 165, SS5, of which number 81, 245
were cast against and 50 GA in favor Of license
| THE burden of all the discourses on Sunday Of
| last week In the Mormon tabernacle at Salt Lake
| City that the saints must not trade with or
patronize the Gentiles. The Gentle merchants
will probably retaliate by discharging all Mormon
employees. Class feeling is growing more bitter
daily.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26

THE Greeley family consisted OF Ave children
Arthur, the eldest died OF cholera in 1919, aged
five years; Raphael the only other son, and a
great favorite OF his father died OF Group at the
age Of seven; Mary Inez, died when she was a
year old. One brother and three sisters OF Hor-
ace Greeley still suryiye-Nathan Barnes Greeley
at Clymer, Chautaqua County, New York; Miss
Lowell Greeley, at Warren, Pennsylvania; Mrs.
Margaret Bush, also 1t Clymer, and Mrs. Esther
Greeley Cleveland, in New York city
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26

FITz JOHN PoRTER.-" Men may come
and men may go" but the case of Fitz John
Porter runs on forever. Notwithstanding
General Grants conversion to his cause and
frank advocacy of the business of his res.
toration TO the rank from which a court
martial's verdict deposed him, the disgraced
general does not seem TO be appreciably
nearer the vindication for which he has
struggled so perseveringly and so strenu.
ously. The president has offered him a
pardon which would relieve him of the dis
ability to hold office which was a part of his
sentence, but he scornfully rejects the prof
fered clemency. In the opinion of compe-
tent authority there is no power which can
reverse the sentence of the court martial,
nor can he be relieved of any Of its conse-
quences except by pardon. And as mat
ter of law it is at least doubtful whether an
act Of congress authorizing the appointment
Of Mr.. Porter in the army could make his
appointment lawful while the sentence of a
court of competent jurisdiction imposing
disability as part of the penalty for an Of
Tense remained In force.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-26

JAMES c, powERs, a Universallst minister SEN
fenced al Dedham, Massachusetts, to ten months
in the house OF correction for yagrancy, has been
pardoned, lie occupied pulpits in Vermont, and
while in this state his wife died lie contributed
several articles to leading magazines and reviews.
lie grieved 30 much at the loss Of his wife that he
took 10 the life of tramp.