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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-17

Stakes for mares of any age that have
never beaten three minutes, S2j en-
trance with 800 added by the associa-
ton:
Mary A., br. M, by Saterly's son of
Waikiki Chief, dam unknown; Chas.
Bacon, Burlington; owned by Joseph
Bacon, Burlington.
Gipsey, b. m, by Ethan Allen 474,
Woodbury., Morrisville.
Sister, b. M, by Ethan Allen 474,
dam by BrOwnelPs son of Ethan Allen
43, e d. Kimball mare by Flying Nor
gan, }. A. Williams, Burlington, bred
by Chas. II. Nash, Shelburn, oW ned by
Col. l.. G.. b. Cannon.
Maggie b b. m, by Broken Leg, by
Hambletonian 10, dam Nellie Sher-
man; IL. r. Booth, Vergennes.
Empress, CHI. m, by Daniel Lambert,
dam s. t. b. by Volunteer; Jos. Battell,
Ripton.
Constance, Oh. m, by Aurora, dam
| by Millman's Bellfounder; 7. "A. Ham
mond, North Orwell.
Maid of Orleans by Tattersall 300,
dam by Roe's Abdallah Chief; W. W.
GrOut, Barton.
Vermont Maid, b. m, by Don Clio
vanni, dam Hope by Hambletonian 10,
G.. ID. Williams, Winooski; bred and
owned by Moulton Bros, West Ran
dolph.
The Burlington Free Press, in which
the above appears says: "The final
payment of entrance money is due
September 26. 1t is hoped arrange
| ments will he mada IN hold the meet
ing at Howard Park this year."
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-17
~ShccP Snferesf.
The WOOl.GrOwerS.

ADDRESS BEFORE THE NATIONAL Assoc
CITATION At ST. LOUIS BY COMMISSION
Err OF AGRICULTURE COLNIAN.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18
A Celebrated Case.

The result of recent murder trial in
the West, which has excited wide in
terest in that section, shows the I'M
reliable character of circumstantial
evidence. A man named Walkup, aged
forty-nine years, mayor of Emporia,
Kansas, few months ago married
Minnie Wallace, a young girl in New
Orleans. Walkup had children by two
previous marriages, and they resented
his third marriage and charged that
Miss Wallace had only married him to
get possession of his property. Within
month after the wedding Mr.. Walkup
died suddenly, and the discovery was
made that just at the time he was
seized with his fatal illness his young
wife had bought arsenic and strychnine.
She was at once arrested on a charge
of poisoning. An autopsy revealed
arsenic in the dead mans stomach. But,
on the trial, the defence proved that
Mr.. Walkup had been in the habit of
taking arsenic incidentally for years,
and that his constitution was so inn
paired as to render his death possible
at any time, even if he had not taken
the poison. 1t was also shown that the
wife had bought the strychnine to clean a
dress with, and the arsenic to remove cer-
tain blotches from her face. Though the
prosecution were still able to make out
damaging case against the prisoner
on circumstantial evidence, all their
points were fully met by explanatory
and rebutting testimony that seems to
justify the verdict of acquittal. In
review of the case, the Tribune says:
Nor is there any ground for sus-
pecting the jury of undue bias. In
fact, from a case in which at the outset
there appeared scarcely any escape
from verdict of guilty, it changed to
one in which acquittal was so,clearly
indicated as to seem in its turn the
only conclusion the jury could reach.
Poisoning cases are nearly always full
of pitfalls and difficulties, but this more
than any of its predecessors. Yet the
general belief evidently is that justice
has been done, despite the obscurity and
tortuousness of the circumstances.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18
Notes and Opinions.

CANON FARRAR calls Hawthorne's
"Scarlet Letter" the ablest American
novel.
PRESIDENT BARTLETT of Dartmouth
vetoes the opening of the library read
ing-room to students on Sundays.
THE president of the New Orleans
exposition has made some apology for
the blank spaces in the buildings, but
he says that they will soon be filled.
"CERTAIN people," is what Presi-
dent Cleveland calls the civil service
reformers in his remarks on the Ster-
ling case. This is rather cool, even for
November, they must think.-Monitor.
THE falling off of the great republi-
can majority in Iowa is attributed to
two cause.-the moving of 10000
American voters to Dakota and the
settlement in the state of still larger
number of foreigners who support the
democratic ticket
LIE IIONlueuCo DtuT rtluluuS lue
mugwumps, who are explaining that
their advice was not followed sufficiently
in the late New York election, that if
they had only been as generous with
votes as with advice there would have
been no occasion to explain.
"THIs is the time of the year." says
the New York Sun, " when animals
shed their coats and put on thicker
ones" 1t proceeds to remark that it
would not wonder if the President
would shed his thin spring and summer
coat of mugwumpism " and Sc wear
thick coat of democracy this winter"
IN reply to the charge that the re-
publican vote in New York was dimin-
ished by the so-called " bloody shirt
oratory of republican speakers, the Buff
falo Commercial retorts that many re-
pu5licans failed to vote because they
were so constantly assured by the mug
wump journals that to vote for Daven-
port meant an Endorsement of Mr..
Cleveland.
THE chief significance of the cleo
tons is to the effect that party lines are
again becoming closely drawn, and
that the issue of supreme importance in
the immediate future is free ballot
for all citizens of the republic and a
fair count of such ballot when cast.
The fight for the control of the fiftieth
congress, which will occur next year,
will have to be on this line.-Iroueller.
AMERICANS sometimes become dis
gusted with the ruflianism displayed
during an election campaign in our own
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18

ginia is a victory of honesty over re-
pudiation. Nothing is said of the dis
honest methods by which the democrats
carried the state. There are few re-
publican papers that argue that the de-
feat of Malone is not to be regretted
by republicans, because he has been
the champion of reputation. We GER
tainly have no sympathy with the policy
of the readjusters, so far as to readjust
the state debt may mean virtual repu-
diation; but it appears that Malone
has advocated policy as advantageous
FOR the state creditors as the bourbon
democrats have done; and in this re-
spect, at least, the latter are entitled to
no credit on the score of superior hon
esty Malone claimed that part of
the state debt was fraudulent and ought
not to be paid, that. West Virginia was
under obligations to pay one-third of
the debt, and that the honest debt
ought to be accurately ascertained and
its payment provided for. This was
simply a proposition to find the true
debt and pay it-nothing more. The
bourbon democrats of Virginia pur-
sued policy less favorable to the cred
itors of the state than the readjusters.
When they came into power they took
no action for the payment of the debt,
but they so managed taxation as not to
have the money even to pay the inter-
est on the debt. Subsequently they
took precisely the same position on this
question as the readjusters, and also
showed disposition to repudiate the
whole debt. Therefore the bourbon
democrats, who have neglected to make
any provision to pay the principal and
interest, can claim no advantage, in re-
spect to honesty, over the readjusters,
who proposed to scale the debt. When
the democratic victory in Virginia is
proclaimed as triumph of honesty
over reputation, it is only fair to con-
slider the facts. The debt question is a
state issue and has no proper connec-
ton with national politics. The SYM
pathy and support given by republicans
to the Malone party implied no accept
ance of his so-called reputation prin-
ciples; but they preferred his success
to that of the democracy, because he
has consistently upheld free ballot, the
cause of popular education and the
equal political rights of all classes.
That Malone may not have been
scrupulous in some of his campaign
methods may be true, but his efforts to
free Virginia from the blighting effects
of bourbon domination are certainly en-
titled to some credit.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18
The State of Business.

1t is noted by trade journals that in
most kinds of business there is either
barely steadiness in values or positive
weakness, though the force and volume
of trade would seem to be increasing,
as is shown by the gains in bank clear
ings, the larger distribution of money
from the principal centers, and by the
gains in railroad traffic. But the hope
full prospects of few weeks ago have
not been realized TO the extent that was
anticipated. An encouraging feature
of the situation is the improvement in
the iron and steel industries. The dry
goods market is not very active.
There is tendency in the direction of
a decline in wheat and flour, the ex-
port and trade demand continuing mod
crate. Corn was higher week ago,
but the market has since weakened.
Provisions, especially hog products, are
in better home and export demand
Wool is reported steady and in moder-
ate demand, and it is noted that twenty
five per cent more wool and worsted
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18
made it stronger than ever. Perhaps
the Irish World is right about it.

The death of ex-senator William
Sharon of Nevada, in San Francisco,
last week, closed a checkered career.
He was born in Ohio, of a Quaker
family, sixty-four years ago; graduated
from Athens College, and read law
with the late Secretary Stanton. In
1S49 he went to California, with small
means, and speculated in real estate and
mines, in which he made and lost a for
tune; then he went to Nevada, where he
made lucky ventures in several mines.
In 1874 he was elected to the United
States senate, but devoted more time
to his business than to his senatorial
duties. His fortune is estimated at
S30,000,000, which goes to his two
children-a son and daughter. The
last two years of his life were embit-
tered by legal struggle precipitated
by Miss Sarah Althea Hill, who claimed
to be his wife, and who won her suit,
with liberal alimony; but the cross
suit, now in progress, promises to end
in declaration that the marriage GER
tifcate in her possession is forgery.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18

THE Irish World claims that the re-
publicans carried Ohio this year be-
cause protection was made the princi-
pal issue. The man who headed the
republican ticket was an outspoken and
uncompromising protectionist. During
the campaign all the speeches on the
republican side in Ohio were in favor
of protection. Every republican voter
knew that his vote would count for
protection. The fight from beginning
to end was for the maintenance of the
American policy as opposed to the pro-
British policy of free-trade. There
was not the faintest trace of mugwump-
ism. But in New York, it says, the
republican campaign took on an en-
tirely different aspect the moment the
mugwumps allied themselves with the
republican party. There was no longer
any talk about protection. Not only
that, but the mugwumps, through their
organs, attacked Judge Foraker for de-
livering protection speeches in New
York. The republican party in New
York was given to understand that no
mention should be made of protection
if it expected to have the mugwump
vote. The republican managers al
lowed themselves to be bulldozed and
the republicans lost the state. Every
mugwump vote cost the republican
party at least five votes. If the state
had been carried with the aid of the
mugwumps, who are to a man free
traders, there is no doubt that the pro-
lection sentiment would be greatly
weakened. The defeat, however, has
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18
The Vermont Colony i'm Dakota.
ABERDEEN, Dakota

ABERDEEN Dakota, Nov. 10, 1880.
Mr.. Editor;-I thought perhaps the people
" at home might wish to hear from the
Vermont colony, located in Edmunds
county, d. T. On the ID day of November
was one of party of twenty-four that left
Vermont for Dakota. When we reached st.
Adams, Mr.. S. w. Cummings, the general
passenger agent of the Central Vermont
railroad, had special car in waiting for us,
which we had for our accommodation
through TO Chicago without change. When
we arrived at Chicago we met Mr.. Pow
ell, the general emigrant agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway,
who had special car in waiting for us,
which took us to our destination without
change, we making the trip in four days.
When we arrived at Loyalton was sur
prised TO see the progress that the colony
had made, during my absence. Most of
them have raised vegetables enough for
their use. Crops were fine, wheat averaging
twenty-nine bushels to the acre and oats
from fifty to sixty bushels on greensward.
All of the colony are in fine spirits and
well satisfied with the country notwith-
standing the weather has been unfavorable.
Snow had fallen to the depth of six inches,
but the weather cleared the next day and
the snow is fast disappearing. The pros
poets are fiattering that we shall have
railroad next summer The following is a
list of the party: l.. Nj. Hutchinson, wife
and three children, Worcester; Silas w.
Howard, koyaltoni Il. ID. LeaVltt, Alex
ander Crowell, George III. Kelley, Melvin
Cox, Daniel Coffin and W, II. Howe, Barn
ard; ID. q. X Hunt, Frank T. Hutchinson
Harry ID. Hutchinson and NJ. Templeton
and wife, Worcester; George w. Alexander,
Bethel Mrs. George Hancock and j. S.
Spalding, st. Adams; Charles e. Merrill,
Boston, Mass; Fred Wilson, Detroit Michi-
gan. The colony has voted to bond the
town to build school-house, and are maxi
ing preparations to put up two-story struc-
ture this fall There are already over thirty
scholars in town. l.. NJ. HUTCHINSON.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18

THE Canadian loyalists will probably
breathe easier, now that they have exc
cuted Riel-probably the worst use to
which they could have put the rebel
chieftain. The French Canadians re-
gard the hanging of Riel as gross in
justice, and it is not improbable that
demonstrations of violence may result
from that event. 1t is also likely to
strengthen popular discomfort with the
ministry and increase the prevalent
ill-feeling between the races.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18

machinery is running than year ago.
The movement of general merchandise
is only fair, but reports from several
cities indicate an immediate improve
ment On the whole, the general con-
dition of business is not what is de-
sired. The crops of the year are large,
but the values are low. The country
cannot be prosperous if the farmers are
not; and the converse is also true that
the farmers cannot be prosperous if
there is depression in other branches
of industry. Nine-tenths of the agri-
cultural products of the United States
are consumed in our own country, and
when the mills are running light and
the volume of trade is diminished, the
farmers have an appreciable share in
the adverse results. Prosperity does not
alone come from abundant crops, but it
depends quite as much upon the favor
able condition of our manufacturing
industries. An important factor in
securing greater prosperity is the
restoration of public confidence. The
situation is not so bad but that it can be
made much worse by people looking
only upon the dark side. 1t may be
said, however, that the indications are
all hopeful. Though the expected re-
vival in all lines of traffic and industry
may be slow in coming, there is yet
steady and safe development of bust
ness that promises an era of prosperity
and financial strength at period not
very remote.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18

THE principle of civil service reform
has evidently been violated in the re-
moval of Mr.. Worthington as collector
of the port of Boston, for it is admitted
that he has administered the affairs of
that position with honesty and fidelity,
and no charges of any kind have been
preferred against him. The change
was made solely for political reasons.
The new collector, Mr.. Saltonstall, is
claimed by the mugwumps as Zone of
Them" but as he has been democrat,
at least since the dissolution of the
wing party, the mugwump claim does
not seem well grounded.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18

SOME curious facts were brought out
at recent meeting of librarians in New
York. 1t was related that two hundred
volumes belonging to the Astor Library
were found in the collection of a
wealthy and well-known man after his
death. He had been a constant visitor
to the library, and had stolen the books
without detection. Similar reports were
made concerning the depredations of
"book fanciers" upon other large Ii
braries, including that of the Union
Theological Seminary. 1t was stated
that when subject becomes of great
public interest, like the war in Egypt,
articles relating to it are cut from the
cyclopedias so secretly and cleverly
that the thieves have never been de-
tected in the act The general feeling
was that the men and women engaged
in book-stealing, though they may have
an appearance of responsibility, should,
when caught, be arrested and punished
like other thieves.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18
Gladstone and the English Church.

Although Mr.. Gladstone has emphat-
ically asserted that disestablishment of
the Church of England is not an issue
in the approaching elections and that
the next parliament will not be ex-
pected to deal with the question, his
tory opponents are making much of his
assertion that disestablishment is one
of the possibilities of the future, in
order to attract the support of rigid
churchmen to their cause. AS the man
who, more than any other, is responsible
for the disestablishment of the English
Church in Ireland, the views of Mr..
Gladstone are of great interest at this
time. His recent speech on this ques-
ton in Edinburgh is well calculated to
reassure churchmen and restore unity
in the liberal party in England, thought
is not favorably regarded by most Scotch
men who advocate disestablishment.
Mr.. Gladstone admits that this grave
question, though not of immediate or
urgent interest, will at time not far
distant come into discussion. He says
that there is strong drift toward vol
untary support of religion; that the
abridgments of the prerogatives of the
Church of England as an establishment,
which have been frequent of late years,
have not brought about decrease, and
have at least been contemporaneous
with an increase of her spiritual and
social strength. By devotedness of life
and by solidity of labor, the clergy are
laying good foundation for the time
to come. And he has strong convic-
ton that, if this great modification of
our inherited institutions shall here
after be accomplished, the vitality of
the Church of England will be found
equal to all the needs of the occasion.
Mr.. Gladstone said, rather diplomat
ically: Disestablishment in Scotland
is question the Scotch people should
deal with when the proper time arrives,
which, in my opinion, has not yet come"
In conclusion, he said:
"The disestablishment of the Church of
England is a gigantic operation. The Church
has infinite ramifcations through the whole
fabric and structure of society, and has laid
a deep hold in many hearts and minds.
Many of those writing about disestablish-
ment in England know little. They frame
utterly impossible plans, and the English
people cannot accept them, not having made
up their minds to question which is strange
instead of familiar to the masses of the peo-
pie. 1t is very great and serious question.
don't envy the man who undertakes the
examination of the question. 1t strongly
contrasts with the Church of Ireland, which
lacked an active, sympathetic public mind.
The public mind now was never more active,
requiring every practical and some imprac-
tcable reforms. Attention is now abundant,
but the public mind in England is unpre-
pared for such tremendous changes and,
until the public favor the movement, it is
mistake to appeal to it now"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18
Virginia Politics.

The independent and democratic
Journals are pleased to announce that
the recent democratic success in Vir-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-15
House .Jottings.

Saco
The attendance Of ladies was very large,
for an opening day
Col. Robert McEldowney was conspic.
uous figure on the floor.
The pink walls, in Col Peyton's room,
match bis complexion admirably.
Rev. Harris prayer was an eloquent one
and reused up religious members.
Mr.. Dean. Of Upshur, has a cold and it
gives his voice the melody Of q fog horn.
The green stripe around the Chamber is
in honor of Pat Duffy and Tammauy Hail.
B. II. Oxley has the best natured face in
the House. Good humor beams all over
it.
Temporary Speaker GiIkeson, though the
Oldest in service, is one Of the youngest
members.
Quite a number of Wheeling councilmen
were on the floor, getting pointers on par
Elementary rulings.
w. ]. Davis, of Fayette county, is the
Youngest member Of the House. He came
very near losing his seat, through the con-
test in his county.
Ira C. Post the Sunset Cox of the
House, six years ago, is after the same post
Of honor now. His old colleague, John c.
johnson, is missed sadly.
Mr.. Rock, Of Kanawha, voted for Col.
Peytou, for clerk. The caucus of minor
ity party does not always hold, as Mr..
Workman, Of Boone county, also voted for
him.
Among the ladies on the floor ofthe
House were Mrs. Col Arnett, Mrs. FL. I.
Black, Misses Elisa and Nettie Armstrong,
Mrs. F. P Jepsou, Mrs, Plstof Zane, Miss
Belle McCabe and Mrs. Isaac Jones.
W. II. johnson, the Republican nominee
for doorkeeper, was rated as q sterling Re
publican" by Mr.. Powell, who NAMED him.
This is the same man who was presented to
the Democratic caucus as IAN old time
wing" and was fred out. 1t was as we'll he
was not elected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-15

HenshAx, shs Democratic nominee, vas
duly elected
Tor doarkeeyss Mr. Post presented the
Democrats nominee, A. W. Werninger, OF
wheeling. Mr.. Powell Of Taylor, named
". Il. johnson, Of Wheeling. Mr.. Wern-
niger was Of course elected Theothcers-
elect took the Official oath, administered BY
Mr.. AdamA
READY PoR BUSINESS.
On motion Of Colonel White Messra
White. Davissen and Powell were appointed
q committee 70 intern the Senstethe House
was ready for business and at the same time
a similar message was brought from the
Senate by Msssrs. Burgess, McGraw and
Melon.
Mr.. Oxley offered House Joint Resolu-
ton No providing fer the appointment
and government Of the joint committee u
canvass the vote for State Officers. Judge
Raymond offered, as substitute. to adopt
the rules and regulations adopted In 1851,
which was agreed to.
Senator Dawson, as Senate messenger,
announced the appointment Of 3 committee
to wait upon the Governor and notify him
Of the organization Of the Legislature after
which the House took recess until $50
o'clock.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-15

The Rrer.rs say be cent to Ons address and
whatever ssr pspsr Is subscribed for, to another,
the money 20 accompany The order invariably.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-15
Stockholders Mesting.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
i holders Of the Jefferson Insurance Company OF
wheeling, W. Va, will be held at the company s
Office, No. 1l45 Main street, on Tuesday, January
lSsh, betWe cen the hours OF two ~ and four (i)
p IN. for the election OF Directors and the transac
lion Of any other business that may come before
them. F. kIkSfER, Secretary.
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