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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21

If the question of comparative thrift
were raised between the frugal Hollander
and the easy.going inhabitant of sunny Italy
at first blush the Hollander would be award
ed the palm. The question of postal savings
banks was before the late congress, and was
one Of several meritorious measures upon
which final action was not reached. These
institutions have been for some time estab-
lished in Italy and Holland, the first home
of the bank, and the practical value Of gov
eminent savings banks has been incidentally
demonstrated by the success the system has
achieved there as well as in England and
last year nearly $500 postal savings banks
in the kingdom, having deposits of about fif-
teen million dollars to the credit of seven
hundred thousand depositors. In Holland
there were trifle over eight hundred Offices
in which savings were received, having about
twenty-four thousand depositors with an ag-
gregate sum considerably less than half
million dollars to their credit. The system
has been longer in operation in Italy than in
Holland, which doubtless explains large
part of the disparity in totals, but the record
is entirely flattering to the frugal habits Of
the Italians. In the system which prevails
in these countries as well as in England pro.
vision is made for the deposit Of a minimum
sum, in Holland being az low as ten cents.
Cards are furnished to which single stamps
may from time to time be attached until the
sum ON the card has reached the mini
mum deposit, when it is accepted at its
full value. The interest allowed is not above
three per cent, ana practically the govern
ment invests such deposits in its own bonds.
In promoting habits of thrift and economy
the postal savings bank fulflls abroad an
important mission, and is growing in popu-
larity. The avidity with which refunding
certificates were taken up, several years ago
in this country, independent even of the de-
mand for them by the banks, indicates the
success which would attend the introduction
of a postal savings bank system in the United
States. A closer attention to matters Of
practical value, like the establishment of
postal savings banks, is one of the things
which the people by memorial and through
the press should demand of their represen-
tatives in Washington.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21

LUMBER camps have been the scene dur
ing the past few weeks of several startling
sensations, some happily, unfounded, but
Others only too genuine. Not long ago it
was announced that score or two of men
had been poisoned 10 death in western
camp by arsenic, put into the food by a
malicious cook. This proved false rnmor I;
and, indeed, stomachs that successfully en-
dure the saleratus of some logging camps
might perhaps defy any small dose of ar
senic. A second story, from the Michigan
wood camps, was that the vanquished COM
petitorin ahauling match between two teams,
coming up behind the victor, with one blow
of an axe severed his head from the body,
the head rolling on the floor, where the eyes
winked repeatedly; whereupon the muir
derer was hanged offhand with log chain.
and in fight over his body seven men were
killed. Now, in the Brownsville wood camp,
in Dakota, pitch-pine lodging house has
been destroyed by fire, burning to death
eleven lumbermen, while of the four that
escaped two must have their legs amputated.
The life of a woodman in modern times is
not all that ballad poetry makes it.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21
A Dynamite Argument.

At nine o'clock Thursday evening gov
eminent building in London in which were
the Offices Of the local board was blown up
by dynamite. The building was situated in
Westminster and about 800 yards from the
parliament buildings, there being several
streets and buildings between. The adjacent
buildings were shattered by the force Of the
conclusion and the streets were filed with
broken glass and other debris. The explo-
sion was heard iu parliament, and there as
elsewhere the greatest CONSERVATION pre-
vailed. No lives were lost, since the ex-
plosion took place at a time when there were
few persons in the street near the building
The Fenians are suspected and the deed is
claimed as their answer TO Mr.. Gladstone's
speech on the land act. The London Daily
Neps connects the authors of this outrage
with certain phases of Irish crime " and the
assassin press in America" The act I'M
questionably proceeded from the same source
aud was inspired by the same spirit as the
murder of Cavendish and Burke and the
thousand other murderous outrages which
have clouded the just cause Of Ireland. 1t
is these acts that have either forced many
warm sympathizers with Ireland openly to
take sides against her, or have compelled
them to keep silence where they were were
wont stoutly to champion her cause. I'm
partial judges believe that the liberal ma
iorty in parliament has had the welfare of
the Irish sincerely at heart, and that all
which any rejecting reasonable Irishman
could expect or desire would have followed
the acceptance by ireland, in the spirit in
which it was conceived, of the remedial leg
islation devised by Gladstone and by him
carried through parliament in the face Of the
ancient prejudices Of sristocratic England.
Ireland has had no better friend than the
Americans, but Americans do not believe in
the mask and the dagger, in dynamite and
internal machines, the weapons Of ruffians
and cut-throats, which Irishmen are using
for Irelands redemption. Sympathy for the
green isle has been rapidly aliensted, if not
utterly crushed out, by the causeless use and
justification by lrishmen of these forbidden
and abhorrent forces.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21

WRITING to clergyman who had asked
her permission to dedicate to her sermon
he is about to publish on her husband, muir.
dered by the Irish conspirators in Ptenix
park last summer, Lady Cavendish says
You will, am sure, forgive me if beg
you, before sending the manuscript to the
printers, to look through it with the special
view Of seeing if there is any word that
could be construed into a desire for ven.
geance. You will readily understand how
must shrink from any such feelings.
l pray that neither the unspeakable great
ness of my sorrow nor the terrible wicked
ness of those men may ever blind either my
self or any of the English people to the duty
of justice, patience and sympathy in our
words and deeds with regard to Ireland"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21

The British hangings were still going on
in Egypt at last accounts, though now so
familiar sight as 10 attract less notice.
But the long list of people who were SEN
fenced by court martial last year have since
been greatly diminished at the ropes end,
80 that unless new courts martial can fluid
more food for the gallows the supply will
soon run out, and these attractions of the
market days will cease. As the need of a
powerful guard of British and Egyptian
troops TO prevent the condemned from being
rescued is still great, it is clear that these
spectscles have not educated the Egyptian
public into an alteration of British military
Justice.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21

WASHINGTON. Hon. and Mrs ii. A. White
left on Tuesday morning for Saltwater, MINI,
on receipt of the sad intelligence of the serious
illness Of their daughter, Dora, the wife Of Rev.
r. g. SpanoId, formerly pastor OF the Universal
ist church in this place. On Saturday the news
of her death, which occurred that morning, was
received here. The deceased was lady Of rich
and varied accomplishments, and was greatly be-
loved by all who knew her. The frail condition
of her health has been a source Of much anxiety
10 her friends for some time and the climate Of
Minnesota was sought in vain for relief from the
dread disease, consumption. The remains will be
brought to her old home, where the funeral is ex-
pected to be held on Wednes day next, the 21st
inst &C. C. Newman has sold his place in the
village to Fred Parmenter. VIM A. Ashley has
exchanged his mill property In the village with
Mr. Fox for what IL known ss the Fits farm In
the eastern part of the town. Harry Emery Of
Waits River has been in town the past week and
purchased some half-dozen nice mich cows.
Orville Cheney and wife have gone to Plainfied
to work for Mr. Curtis Bartlett. Frank Bartlett
has left for the same place to work for Hartley
Skinner and Miss Alma Benedict is to work for the
sane man.. A. G. Moody is about to move into
the Royal Ordway house., Clarence Waterman
youngest son Of Newell S. Waterman of Orange
left for Plainview, Minn.,. last Tuesday, where
his brother resides. ...." Major" Tillotson is
starting his poutry-about five tons-for the Bos-
ton a,ssLs.'. Blvaler cut,i anu vile are to
work for Cutting Cheney the coming year. :. Mrs
I. + 5. Thurber, who has been visiting her pa
Ients III rhst SorihtIl, mas returhtu' misses
Perss Thompson, Alma Watson and Fannie
West, of the faculty of Goddard Seminary at
Barre, have been visiting Miss Lucie Calef In
this village the past week. =. Frank Ordway ac-
companied by his sister, Mrs. Cyrus Dlckey
have been visiting their old friends in East Cor
inth:; Charles Downing has hired out to work
for I. r. Tilotson the coming year. II A.
Rowel has taken the Sylvester Tillotson Smart
sugar place. The honorable probate court for
the district of Randolph, at its meeting at Chel-
sea, appointed John A. Stanley of this place a.
guardian Of Obadiah George of South Washing
ton. George Bagley is moving from the lower
village into the house occupied in part by Scion
Smith Charles II. Darling of this town has
gone to work for Mr.. Wolcott Of East Barre. -.
Mrs Fed Bohonan returned to Chelsea on Satur-
day. Mrs 7. o. Huntington has window filled
with choice house plants in blossom, which at
tract the admiration of the passers-by. She also
has very large Gala lily which must be nearly
dozen years old,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21

THE street parade now preparing for the
cars coronation bids fair to be even more
gorgeous than one Of Barnum's. Forty
gilded carriages are to be drawn by picked
and matched horses. Most of these vehicles
are more celebrated than comfortable, being
relics of former generations and of state &C.
casions /; yet little ingenuity might at least
supply them with modern ,priDgs, unless it
should be deemed sacrilegious to renovate
old state coaches. The emblematic bread
and salt is to be offered to the czar on
$4,000 plate, while the quantity of free pies
and beer to be distributed to the crowd is
prodigious. But the czar's circus will, after
all, lack the young woman who rides on an
elephant in American street PROFESSIONS, and
apparently sprinkles the crowd with beni
sons from the end of her sceptre.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21

The money order system was established
in this country by acts of congress in May,
1864. In 1879, the fifth year of the exist
ence of the system, the aggregate amount
of orders issued was nearly s25,000000. In
the last fiscal year the sum had increased
to $4,000 900, Of which sig and onehalf
million was on foreign account. The bust
ness Of this department has been quietly
and efficiently done, and SO far from being
an encumbranoe or an expense to the gov.
eminent, it has been source of convent
ence and profit and of immense advantage
to the remitters of small sums. The new
postal notes for amounts less than 50, for
which provision was made by the last con.
gress, is an important extension of the ad-
vantage of the postal money order. The
success which has attended the administra.
ton Of this system is incidentally a guar
anty that postal savings banks and the pos
tai telegraph may be undertaken by the gov
eminent advantageously to itself and to the
people at large.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21
A Swell Wedding.

Senator Tabor of Colorado, one Of the
group Of bonanza nonentities whose wealth
has made them senators from the great min
ing camps called states by virtue Of congress
sional enactment, was recently married In
Washington. The event was the occasion
Of much vulgar display. The service was
performed by Father Cappelle, a Catholic
priest, to whom the groom paid princely
fee. The following card to the public, from
Rev. James O'Malley, pastor of st. Peters
church, Oshkosh, adds another interesting
bit 10 the history Of this much published
marriage " 1t becomes my painful duty to
inform the public that the late marriage in
Washington, d. G., between Senator Tabor
Of Colorado and Miss Elizabeth b. Nc Court,
formerly Of this city, Father Cappelle off
ciating, is in nowise sanctioned by the
church, and is declared Illicit, as Miss
McCourt was married by me in st. Peters
church, June 81, 1877, to Mr.. William H.
Doe, the latter being still alive. The Cath.
Ole church always maintained with the
greatest firmness that the bond of matri
mony is indissoluble. Jesus Christ gives
this allimportant command when speaking
about marriage, st. Matthew, nineteenth
chapter and sixth verse, What therefore
God hath joined together let no man put
asunder.' The same words we find also in
st. Mark, the tenth chapter and ninth verse.
If Father Csppelle were aware Of the i'm
pediment in this marriage, and nevertheless
performed the ceremony, he would be sus-
pended ipso facto. He states, however,
that he was innocent Of that fact We
were shocked TO learn that Catholics were
even present at the marriage and never in.
formed the officiating clergyman that Miss
McCourt had husband living. In this
respect they committed grievous fault in
remaining silent when they should have
made known the impediment to the mar
riage, something each Catholic is obliged in
conscience to do" The strictness of the
Catholic church in respect to the marriage
relation is worthy of all commentator.
Were the Catholic example rigidly followed
by all other denominations, it is q reasonable
presumption that there would be fewer dam
aged lots placed upon the matrimonial mar.
ket. The priest who unwttingly officiated
at Senator Tabor's marriage on learning
the true state of affairs Indignantly returned
the marriage fee.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21

Mr.. PATRICK EGAN, the former treasurer
of the Irish land league, unexpectedly to
the people generally arrived in New York
last week. He took the public into his con-
fdence, and through the newspaper re-
porters commented upon the situation in
Ireland, the conspiracy trials, the league
funds and many other matters. Among
other things he spoke bitterly of Lady Flor
ence Dixie, who had made charges OF the
transportation of land league funds. On
Sunday this lady was the victim of a muir
derous attack in secluded spot by two
men disguised in women's clothes. De-
Tended by st. Bernard dog, the villains
were unable to inflict severe injuries before
the passing Of vehicle frightened them
from their purpose. She was bruised and
wounded, her clothing cut in many places,
and left in swoon. What lower note OF
villainous crime will this band of cutthrosts
strike next
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21

NEW YORK WORLD Apropos of the
watchfulness of Senator Edmunds over bills
with lobby behind them and the conse.
quent dread OF Edmunds by lobbyists, the
following is told as one of SATURDAYS occur
rences "There is a man in the city named,
say Ubanks, for short, who has grown gray
in the service Of the lobby. He is a Yer.
monter, and has brother in whose office
Judge Edmunds read law. Thanks had
gathered together a great many southern
claims, and by hard work succeeded in get
ting the senate appropriations committee TO
tack them on to the deficiency bill. The bill
came up in the senate soon after Judge Ed
munds took his seat as president pro tenn.
The clerk read along and old man Thanks
sat in the gallery with both eyes and ears
wide open. When the clerk commenced to
read the amendment which provided for the
payment of the claims of Thanks, which,
if it had got through, would have netted
him about 100000, the president pro empore
said stop to the clerk. What is that !?
The clerk will read it again. That is clearly
out OF order said the Judge. 1T is new
legislation and the chair rules it out of or.
der. Thanks was thunderstruck, and as
soon as he could get control of his legs went
out into the corridor and began to curse
Edmunds for everything he could think of.
He was finally joined by other lobbyists
who agreed to see their man next session
and have Edmunds bounced. 1t would be
impossible to get anything that had money
in 1t through the senate as long as old Ed.
munds was in the chair and Cockrell on the
floor, and they both ought to be in the luna
tic ayslum."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21
Notes and Notions.

The weather on the day of Virgins
prophesied storm must have proved mild
surprise to the Onondaga Indians who tied
their houses fast TO trees, the Canadian who
dug hole in the ground in which to take
refuge with his family and valuables, the
fishermen who drew their boats as far away
from the water as possible and slowed their
tackle in safe places, and all the other peo-
pie who made elaborate preparations for this
tempest.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR, IL is reported, re-
Gently received dozen bottles OF whiskey,
with note from the agent of IL requesting
him to taste of it and kindly send his opin-
ion of its quality, to be used as an endorse
ment. The agent received the dozen bottles
by express two days thereafter, and letter
by mail from Mr.. Phillips, the presidents
secretary, stating in somewhat satiriosl
language that the president was indifferent
as to the merits of the whisky, and declined
to sample IL.
NEWPORT EXPRESS "Charleston has
adopted the town system Of schools. We
are glad one town in Orleans county has
made this change and hope as other towns
come to know of the working of the system
they will follow suit. Accu-
rate and full information as to both systems
will lead any town to adopt the town plan.
We trust the people Of this and other towns
in Orleans county will thoroughly examine
the matter and in due time be prepared to
act upon the question"
The Dakota legislature has passed and
the governor has signed a bill refunding the
Indebtedness of Yankton county, the iser-
est on the new bonds to be four per cent the
first ten years, at the end OF which the bonds
are redeemsble, and four-aud-a. half per cent
after that. The bill has been made very
strong in order to make IL acceptable TO the
bondholders. 1t is to be submitted to a vote
of the people, not so much to make the
bonds valid as to block the game of few
local politicians whose personal interests
lead them to impede the settlement
ihh hSuio VI Liooity, " pe Piaceu VI
Bedloe's Island at the entrance of New York
harbor is of hammered copper, is one hun
dred fortyeight feet high, and the pedestal
will be of about equal height, making, in
round numbers, about three hundred feet
for the two. Should an electric light be
placed in the torch, in that elevation, its eff
feet would be very striking. The French
people have paid about quarter of mil
lion dollars for this noble present from one
country to another Such are the dimen-
sons of Bartholdis gigantic work that it
will require solid pedestal and costly anch
orings TO prevent its being made prey to
gales, no less than to properly set it off
The cost of the pedestal, and of all the pre-
liminary work in raising the money, is es.
timated at 5000 600.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21

STowE-The quarterly meeting services OF the
Methodist Episcopal church were postponed on
account Of the severe storm until Match 25th,
when Rev. Mr. Cushman Of Waterbury Center
will be present in the morning, and he and Rev.
Mr. johnson from Waterbury street will hold a ser
vice In the evening, Mrs. DIR. Poland, who has
been In town several weeks, Is having numerous
calls, Henry straw has gone to Spring held,
Ohio hoping change Of climate will be benefit
eal to his health. Mrs. Alton Cushman has
taken rooms for the spring 10 Mrs Robinson
house on Maple street la early summer The ex'
poets to join her husband who is In Springfield
ONO The long wished for thaw began sun
day with gentle rains part Of the day....S G
Poor has purchased the Mcmahon farm near Wa
teIbury line Charlie Harris lies 10 a very crit
ical condition at the present writing DR.. James
OF Waterbury and DE-, Brigham OF Montpelier
have been called In attendance, and they, with
our town physicians, have pronounced his recoy-
cry as being very doubtful, ,,J. f. Miles started
for the west one day last wetk lie is to spepd
sevesel weeks In Chicago and Minneap polls for his
health lie was the happy recipient OF a beauti.
ful $50 gold watch and chain from his wife pre-
yious 10 his departure.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21
Not a Rum Victory.

In a just and temperate article the Rutland
Herald seeks to disabuse the minds of the
people in other parts of the state of any
impression they may have received that the
defeat Of the regular candidates for county
commissioner in Rutland and Chittenden
counties and of town grand juror in Rut-
land was in any sense rum victory. cit
was simply" the Herald says, "the expires.
sion of want of popular confidence and
respect for certain men and their methods
Of administration of the law" In Rutland
this dissatisfaction originated, not with per-
sons hostile to the execution of the law, but
with the friends of the law and was warmly
expressed at the meeting of the Rutland
county temperance society by gentlemen who
were disguised that "a blackmailer," "a
mere professional detective" had been ex-
allied to the rank and dignity of temper.
ance reformer and invested with a moral
purpose, garment which very lily became
him. The invocation of questionable legal
powers and the employment of evil agents
to work good seem TO have been the shoals
on which the temperance cause grounded.
In conclusion the Herald says "No surer
way can be devised to intensity hostility to
the liquor law, to repulse its friends, to
strengthen, its foes than to surrender its ad-
ministration to persons who have more zeal
than discretion who are so furious for fees
that they stretch the law clean into lawless
ness, or, at least, into a doubtful and Ger.
tainly dangerous and indiscreet exercise
OF its technical powers. We would have the
law enforced with the same practical wis
dom and discretion we use in regard to all
other laws we would not excite needless hos
Utility for it to by extravagant or doubtful
stretches of its authority, which, even if
technically defensible, is in equity absurd
and unjust No candid man in Rutland
wants rum holes to flourish, and yet no man
wants to kill the law by allowing disrepu.
table legal agents to drag it into contempt"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21

Mrs. DAVIS forbade John Doyle, saloon
keeper at North Adams, Mass, TO sell her
husband any more rum. GAS long as he has
money TO buy WITH" said Doyle, "he can
get drinks at my bar" Davis abused this
privilege by getting drunk at once, and
while in that condition had both legs cut off
by a locomotive. Mrs. Davis got verdict
of $1,000 against Doyle, and the supreme
court has confirmed it. Suits with similar
results are constantly being brought in nu.
merous states under civil damage laws
which are substantially alike in their pro-
visions. In San Francisco a society has
been formed to prosecute such cases free of
charge,