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Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-06

The roadbed and track are reported in so good condition that the only suggestion made is for some new ties and rails next year. number of bridges have been much improved, and repairs of the same kind are suggested for the Howe truss bridge near Bur lington and the Hop Meadow trestle, and the building of some of the short stringer bridges fafffy t6e middle one 6efwee4 Gheshire and Mount Carmel. '.The Pennington depot continues to be unfit for your patrons and unworthy of your company"
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-06

sAllcock's" is the only Genuine Porous Plaster j2 Stood 1tw
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-06

The road is found much improved and in l better condition than ever before New
 floors are recommended on the WilIimantic iron bridge and that over Jeremy ri- yer, and new ties on the Moreley river bridge above Wsllingford. The filling at
 East Hampton should be completed, new stringers placed in the stringer bridge be- tween East Hampton and Cobalt and the
 double truss bridge at Jeremy river renewed. A proper depot at Turnerville is urged. NEW YORK, PROVIDENCE AND BOSTON. No occasion to make any recommendation for repairs was found.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-06

to carriage Her horse, full of the spirit of racing, jumped to his feet and ran after the others, soon gaining the distance he lad lost by the fall.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-06
NEW HAVEN AND DERBY.
AND NoRwALK.

'sWe do not think it necessary to make any new recommendations; but you seem to have arranged for whatever renewals can be req sonably expected this season."
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-06
The Buckingham Parade.

This court will come in this morning at 10 o'clock, when business will proceed as usual.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-06
II 2
 TIE BLOOD CLEANSER.
H o0D's SUBSTANTIALLY
R;nowoc1 H,,o,or 1nd Scit-Rbeuns.

Works through the blood, regulating, toning and invigorating all the functions of the
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-06

Court Of CO,naon PIeas-Judge Tor
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-06
HooDys sARsAPARfLLA

Is sold by all druggists. Price S1, or six large bottles for S5. Prepared only by c. I. HOOD 6 CO, Apothecaries. Lowell, Mas6s
 ~ Use HooDfs TooTH-PoWDER.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-06

If you intend travelling don't, forget to take with you bottle of the Wild Cherry Rock and Rye prepared by I. Calvin Shafer. It is invaluable for colds, or as preventi- tive of colds. For sale by fine grocers, drug eists and wine merchants j6 eod3t.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-06
NAUGATUCK.

# z NE" HAVEN ANO DERBY.
 No recommendations are needed, and it is said that all necessary renewals seem to be provided for. @
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-06

jfs NO 3s2 STATE STREET. Legister and Palladium CODY.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-06

The low price at which the celebrated Pratts Astral Oil. acknowledged by all the safest and best burning oil made now be afforded leaves no req why it should not in all have the prefer ence of customers. j2t cod.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09
FOrty.Eighth Congress.

MONDAY, March 31.--In the senate, COM
munications, petitions and memorials were sub
mitted, and Mr.. Plat spoke at length in sup
port OF his bill providing for the organic alton
OF the patent Office into separate department.
1.-THE house refused to pass a resolution TO
investigate the question of adulteration of food
and drugs. 1t was, however, recommitted to
the public health committee. The bill for re-
firing the trade dollar was discussed, without,
however, reaching VOTE
TUESDAY, April 1.-The naval appropriation
bill, with sundry amendments, was reported to
the senate. A bill was introduced to make
certificates Of gold aud silver deposits in the
treasury legal-tender for public and private
debts The bill for the relief OF the survivors
of the Arctic steamer Jeanette was passed.
The Frye shipping bill was made a special Or
der for Friday afternoon next. The educa-
tional bill was discussed at length, Mr.. Blair
giving notice that he would ask the senate to
dispose of 1t at Wednesdays session. :. The
house further discussed, and finally passed, the
bill for the retirement OF trade dollars, the
vote standing one hundred and ninety -eight to
forty-six. The committee investigating the
charges against General II. V. Boynton re-
ported that they had not been sustained by the
evidence, and that further action by the house
was unnecessary.
WEDNESDAY, April 2.-The senate passed
several bills of minor Importance and con-
tinued the debate on the educational bill. -.
lHe HOuse, III committee OF tne WnOIe QlS-
cussed the Indian appropriation bill, but with
out reaching action. A recess Of fifteen min
utes was taken to give members an opportunity
OF paying their respects to General Grant, who
was present on the floor Of the house.
THURSDAY, April 3-Nearly the entire time
OF the senate was occupied in discussing the
educational bill, Messrs. Pendleton Beck and
Williams making long speeches. =. The con-
sideration of the Indian appropriation bill also
consumed most the whole of the house session,
forty-six of the fifty-two pages of the measure
being disposed of.
FRIDAY, April An the senate, Messrs Bay
ard and Morgan made speeches in opposition
to the Blair educational bill, and Mr. Gibson
spoke in support of the measure. The house
passed the Indian appropriation bill, considered
matters on the private calendar, and at the
evening session passed eighteen pension bills.
SATURDAY, April 5.-The session of the sem
ate was principally devoted to a further dis
cussion of the Blair educational bill Mr. Nor
gan of Alabama concluded his speech in oppo-
sition to the measure, and Mr. Hoar of Massa-
chusetts spoke in favor of it. Several amend
ments to the bill were rejected, and it was
voted to take final action on it at Monday g
session.. The house passed the agricultural
appropriation bill, and discussed the bill pro-
viding for the forfeiture of the Oregon Central
land grant.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09

THE Woodstock Standard, in an ex-
tract printed in another column, puts to
rest all doubts about the candidacy of
Lieutenant-governor Pingree for promo.
tim to the governorship. There is an
exceedingly refreshing feature about the
candidacy of Colonel Pingree. 1t is I'M
questionably clear case of the Office
seeking the man. 1t has been cleared of
the first blush of suspicion of self-seek-
ing. His consent not to interfere with
the course of events to repel whatever of
popular preference may be expressed for
him, has been given with honest reluc.
lance. His sincere desire and preference
is for private life and the business of his
profession. If he is nominated, it will
be by no effort of his own. Like his
nomination to the Office he now holds, it
will be due to the hearty, spontaneous and
chivalrous support which men delight to
give to modest bravery and unassuming
worth. Colonel Pingree's candidacy has
elements of popularity, and it has devel-
oped strength under the adverse circum.
stances that Colonel Pingree has been
steutly opposed to it, and will not even
now lift finger in his own behalf.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09
Australian Wool.

correspondent of the Woodstock Standard
writing from Boston, says 81 observed some
weeks ago in your paper an item in regard to a
cargo OF wool on the way from Australia to
this port, by the steamship Gulf of Suez, She
has Just landed her cargo of fifty-five hundred
bales averaging TOUR hundred pounds per bale,
and send you by mail to-day a few specimens
OF the wool. The washed sample can be laid
down here for about sixty cents per pound,
duty paid, and the unwashed for about thirty
five to forty cents per pound. The duty on the
washed is twenty cents per pound, and the
duty on the unwashed is ten cents per pound,
as it costs less than thirty cents per pound at
the port OF expectation. This wool was washed
on the sheep, 80 you can see what washing
wool in Australia means. II you were to re-
move the duties on all raw materials, where
would poor Vermont wool-growers stand
Washed wool pays double the duty of I'M
washed, and secured wool three times the duty
Of unwashed, and thirty cents is the limit;
that is, wool costing thirty cents per pound or
less, ten cents per pound duty; costing over
thirty cents per pound, twelve and one-half
cents duty, and you can see even with those
duties 1t Ia impossible for a Vermont farmer to
compete with the foreign wool-grower and
make any money. The long staple wool is a
cross between long-wool English sheep and a
Merino, is used mostly for combing. and
Is manufactured into worsted fabrics and the
finest into fine goods for clothing" The
Standard comments AS follows: "Our Boston
correspondent presents unanswerably the ar
gument for a tariff on wool, whatever may
have been his prime object in writing us. The
samples OF wool he sends are beautiful. and
especially that washed ON the sheep. which Is
white and clean far beyond our native washed
wool. Now II this wool had our markets free
1t would at once drop the price Of domestic
Merino wool to about seventeen cents per
pound. Our unwashed wool would Of course
go considerably below that figure. There Is
tlaOriziUU Ia a
wool and the prices and the tariff rates, and
the conclusion Is as plain as the sum Of two
and two. Admit this wool at a tariff appreci-
ably less than the present, or at revenue
rates, and the practical effect would be to
knock in the head every sheep in the country.
AS it is, large quantities come In and keep the
price of domestic wool down to the lowest liv-
ing limit. The present cargo aggregates 2, 200 =
600 pounds. When your democratic free-trader
begins to fout his fine-spun theories in the
face Of our wool-growers they have in this
simple statement of our correspondent an ar
gument that will confound him utterly"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09

And nine times out of ten the machine
wins the day. The tenth time it is licked
most horribly"
NEWPORT EXPRESS: "Judging from
our exchanges, there never was time in
the state when the records OF men likely
TO be nominated for office were more
closely scrutinizsd than now. Some would.
be office-holders find that there are incon-
veniently long and accurate memories ran
sacked when their names are made public.
If man has ever departed from the strict
line of rectitude, he will most certainly be
told of it this year, and will be told in
public manner also. The aspiring politi-
clan will find that the people will require
him to stand upon the record which he
has already made, not upon that which he
promises. The young man who thinks of
making politics profession had better
cast about and see if he has sufficient
downright manhood, enough courageous
honesty, to bear the electric light Of. popu.
lar scrutiny which is sure to be turned
upon him"
WOODSTOCK STANDARD "The press and
people of the state have for long time
freely discussed the governorship question,
and among the names suggested that of our
present worthy acknowledgement, Hon.
Samuel E. Pingreee, has found marked
favor in all sections and with all classes.
During this time he has in no way aided
or encouraged any movement in his be-
half; on the contrary, while grateful for
the kindly sentiments manifested, those
who know him best are aware that he
would have been better pleased if his
name had been omitted from the list of
possible candidates. The time has arrived,
however, when he is compelled to make
answer, of some kind, to the urgent de-
mands of those who desire to advance
him to the office of governor, and he has
consented, so far as he is concerned, to
permit the people of Vermont to elect
whomsoever they will. In other words,
he will permit the use of his name. We
cannot see how he could decide otherwise,
80 great is the pressure upon him. 1t
comes from all quarters of the state, from
prominent business and professional men,
from the members of the press and people
generally. Best of all, it is unsought,
spontaneous and very earnest"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09

was paid for the entire year and the suit
withdrawn. The Vermont Central was
sued for the first six months taxes, and this
suit is still pending. The character of the
suit has been explained. The question Of
the validity of the law is not raised, but
is conceded by payment of the second
semi-annual tax without protest. The St.
Adams Trust Company has been sued for
non payment of taxes for the second
semi-annual period. The point at issue
is whether this defunct institution is,
within the meaning of the revenue law,
corporation doing business. The validity
of the law itself, under which the CON-
pany had paid its first tax, is not touched.
These, we believe, comprise all the suits
under the law. Any of the protesting
corporations may bring suit at any time,
as we understand it, but in the present
aspect of affairs, we believe the feeling is
that this is contingency too remote TO be
the source of serious apprehension. The
facts, we think, show that the situation is
not so grave as has been represented to
our contemporary. On the contrary, we
see no good reason for abating any words
of congratulation. At all events, we fully
concur with the Standard in its sin.
cerely expressed hope that no occasion
will arise in the future for line of COM
ment different from that in which the
friends of this law have INDUCED.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09

seems TO be sought as an entry to the d.
rect line Of promotion and for the special
advantages it affords. When members
"turn comes round, or when bill of
lading has been issued by it for the candi.
dacy of patron, all way trains are or
dered on to sidings and the track cleared
for the through run. Thus do self-sacri-
ficing patriots reach the goal OF their
ambition, for which they might have
painted in vain had they been compelled
to take passage with the madding
crowd" The outlook is that :" the ring
will have busy time to keep the track
unencumbered for carrying out the ma
chine schedule. Wash.outs, derailments
or collisions may break connections, and
"the machine candidates may have to
take to the common highway of the people
and engage in "go-as-you-please race
with the candidates of the independents.
We rejoice in the growing prospect of
lively season.
There are rings and rings, machines
and machines, and rings and machines
within rings and machines, but we believe
we have correctly discerned the superior
and dominating organization. Appear
auces have sometimes strongly indicated
the existence of military ring, somewhat
subsidiary to the state political machine
There, too, is the Estate house ring" a
semi.off,ial and social coterie of the
Gins" 1t is also loudly charged that there
is "railroad ring" This is invariably
construed to mean the management of the
Central railway. 1t is accused of con.
trolling political affairs and of having
very much at heart the nomination of DR..
Nichols in particular, and the associated
slate in general. DR.. Nichols is clerk of
the Central railway company. For aught
we know, the Central management may
or may not desire his nomination. We
have seen nothing to show that they do or
do not. The men comprising the man.
agement are citizens of Vermont. They
have the same right of individual prefer
ence that other citizens have. 1t does not
appear that they are seeking to impose
their preferences, if they have any, upon
the people of the state. When this shall be
seen to be the fact, then will be the time
and occasion for judgment which may
reasonably be withheld till assurance shall
take the place of conf ,cture.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09

The attention of listers and of tax.pay-
ers is directed to the report in another
column of two decisions of the supreme
court of cases under the new listing law.
Cases like these cannot come up again,
since amendments in the law cover these
points-unless the remarks of Judge Pow
ers about conjecture" as basis for tax
alton may be construed to intimate that
in assessing taxpayer, as the amended
law allows, listers must proceed upon
something more than idle rumor. A large
portion of legislation consists in acts to
legalize the grand lists of towns. Care
lessness and ignorance on the part of list
ers are responsible for the bulk Of such
legislation. Care and deliberation at this
time may greatly diminish the duties Of
the lawmakers next fall.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09
Rings and Machines.

In the current discussions Of state poll
tics frequent reference is made to rings"
and machines" Writers and speakers,
as general thing, treat the words as con-
vertible terms. The few use them with
the discrimination which comes Of clear
conceptions the many with the vagueness
which distinguishes the popular adoption
of stock phrases, concerning the significa-
ton of which there is misty uncertainty
or indifference. Their indiscriminate ap.
plication to Vermont political methods is
not confined to this state. City journals,
which now and then dilate upon Vermont
politics, undertake to give piquancy to
their columns by descanting upon the
peouliarities and the personality of the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09

THE last Argus and Patriot contained an
attack upon Frederick Billings that was
unusually low and mean, even in that
journal. His speech at Chicago, four
years ago, presenting the name of Ed.
munds to the national convention, is now
the object of our contemporaries malevo.
lence. 1t uses half column in a futile
attempt to belittle Mr.. Billings speech
and in an effective demonstration of its
own lack of manhood. Notwithstanding
the Argus "meau devices for sordid
end" Mr.. Billings speech will survive
side by side with the brilliant efforts of
Conkling, Garfield and Frye, and lose
nothing by the comparison. The COM
ments upon this speech made by the ar
gus at the time it was delivered are still
true, while they give the lie to its later
statements. June 16, 1880, it had the
following editorial note:
"The little cut and dried arrangement by
which 1t Is intended that Colonel Farnham
shall receive the republican gubernatorial NOM
nation without a contest may be upset after
all. 1t is said that notwithstanding his decina-
ton, Fred Billings is to be put into the field
by republicans of all quarters of the state, who
are not in the ring, and that his campaign
will be strenuously pushed forward from this
date. Mr.. Billings eloquent speech at Chi
cago, in nomination of Senator Edmunds, has
revived the interest in him, among the better
classes of republicans, and it is not improbable
that, by the time the convention meets, the
Bradford colonel may find that his cake is
dough-"
This alone disproves its assertion that
"no report of his speech was ever pub.
lished until the official account of the pro-
ceedings came out, nearly>a year after"
The daily papers had it and it was pub
lished in The WATERMAN extra, issued
at the time. 1t is freely interspersed with
applause and closed amid prolonged
applause, not only as the newspapers,
but as the men on the ground and who
heard the speech, say. 1t must be dreary
work for our contemporary, f." condemned
to drudge, the meanest of the mean, and
Turkish falsehoods for political ring"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09

IT is worthy of note that over $4,000
of the total of protested taxes is by four
of the six trust companies-the other two
not protesting even against paying the
extra half which they are taxed above
savings banks. No foreign insurance
company, fire or life, protested. These
foreigners seem to have learned at home
that state has some right of taxation in
the case of corporations, and there is no
use in disputing it,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09
Unwarranted Apprehension.

In commenting, last week, upon the
supplementary showing for the first year
of the operation of the corporation tax
law, the Woodstock Standard took SON.
bre view of the situation which we think
the facts will hardly justify. The ground
of the Standards apprehension is thus
given:
"The Passumpsic and Central roads and the
insurance companies have paid the taxes under
protest, notices have been served that they pay
under duress, and they expect, when the ques-
ton as to the constitutionality OF the law is
determined, to receive their money back, with
interest. Proceedings have been commenced
in the courts and the issue will be contested
with all the skill and power at the command
of these great corporations when combined.
1t is likely that several years will be consumed
in the litigation, as the laws delays are pro-
verbal, particularly in cases involving ques-
tions of constitutional law. If the decision is
an affirmative one congratulations will be in
order, but il adverse what then ? OF course
in that case every dollar collected under the
law must be refunded, with interest, and it
may aggregate one, two or three millions, de-
pending upon the time occupied in the litiga-
tion."
In the Standards view of the case, the
appalling alternative presents itself that
few years hence the state may be bur-
dened with an enormous debt, to be paid
by direct taxation" These representa-
tions were 30 contrary to our understand
ing of the condition of things attending
the enforcement of the law and of the
outlook under those conditions, that we
have taken pains by enquiries of Com
missioner Dillingham; and Treasurer Du-
Bots to revise our understanding of the
situation of things. We are confident
that our contemporary was laboring
under a Misrepresentation as to the real
state of affairs. The Central railway paid
its first instalment of taxes under pro.
test, but the second was paid without any
saving formality. We append full and
true statement of all the taxes paid under
protest
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09

These protests have been made on
nearly as many varying grounds as there
are individual professionals. The total of
payments under protest, it will be seen,
is somewhat more than one-fourth of the
entire tax. Aside from the question as
to the legal strength of these protests, the
amount under protest does not quite JUS
tify the alarm the Standard feels. There
are no suits pending in which the validity
of the law is question. The Troy &
Boston railway was sued last fall. The
suit was the first intimation this company
had received that the state of Vermont
had claim against it. The tax was
promptly paid and the suit ended. The
Southeastern was sued for delay in pay
ing the returns it had made for the first six
months. The delay was caused by we'll
known business endorsements. The tax
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09
WE regret that any should have construed

WE regret that any should have construed
an expression used last week in our article,
waiting for the Facts" as a reflection
upon the order of Good Templars, or upon
the consistency of any official connected
Herewith. We do not believe that the
facts would warrant any such reflection,
and it is not our habit, and certainly was
not our purpose in this case, to convey an
impression not in accordance with the
truth in the case.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09

Peacham.-George Fulford was in town
visiting friends last week. Dr. Z. r. Clark
of Hanover, N H., spent Sunday in town. 49,.
The boys from Dartmouth and girls from
Hadley are spending their vacation at their
homes. William McCahlin had COW very
badly gored by another COW last week. Nc
Cane. a man working for G. Varnum, cut his
foot very badly while chopping recently. -.
Fast day services will be observed by union
meetings at the Methodist church.