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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-10

atty and to insist that all claimants
shall stand upon an equal footing in
respect to the adjudication and allow
ance of their claims. Probably among
these claims will be found some that
are just and which should be paid, pro-
vided the loyalty of the claimant to the
Union during the war can be estab-
lished beyond doubt. This condition
does not suit the ex-confederates. Mr..
Wolford of Kentucky claims that every
person, whether loyal or disloyal, who
furnished anything to the army during
the war, or who had property taken
from him, is entitled to pay. Mr.. Gull
berson of Texas, who made a long
speech on the subject, which is reported
at length in the Congressional Record,
holds that under President Johnson's
pardon the question of loyalty cannot
be raised; and he moved to amend a
bill under consideration by providing
that every person, whether loyal or dis
loyal, shall have rights of action against
the government for property captured
and abandoned during the war. His
amendment was defeated on point of
order, raised by Mr. Stone of Kentucky,
that matter of public legislation was
not germane to a private bill. 1t is
evident that line should be drawn
somewhere, as the number of these
claims is constantly increasing; and it
should be drawn between the loyal and
disloyal claimants. But some other
way should be devised for dealing with
these multitudinous claims than through
congressional methods. They demand
the most thorough investigation, and
their number is so large that congress
cannot give adequate consideration to
their merits.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-10

AT Rutland, last week, Chief Justice
Royce rendered decision in the case of
State Us. John O'Neil of Whitehall, n.
Y, declaring one hundred fifty jugs
of choice liquors forfeited, which were
shipped into the state by express, G. o.
D., from New York in December, 1882,
and affirming the decision of the county
court which found O'Neil guilty of sell
ing under the Vermont statutes. O'Neil
did thriving business sending liquor
to Rutland until the one hundred fifty
jugs were seized on December %,
1882. Soon after he was found this
side of the state line and arrested. He
was convicted on three hundred seven
second offences and fined $4,000, with
an alternative of forty-nine years. and
two months Imprisonment in the house
of correction. O'Neil took an appeal
to the supreme court. The decision in
this case makes the sending of liquor
from New York by common carrier to
customers in Vermont, in legal effect,
a sale by the sender, although living
out of the state. O'Neil was ordered
to furnish $4,000 bonds, and the case
will be taken before the United States
supreme bench on a federal question.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-10
The Board of Agriculture.
SOUTH HERO, February 6. 1886

SOUTH HERO, February q, 1886
Mr.. Editor:-We have had feast of fat
things " in the meetings of the Board of
Agriculture. Our state has done at least
one good thing, viz, the maintenance of
that board. The farmers show their intel
ligence in spite of the petty meanness of
those who never attend the meetings of the
board and feel the pinch of the cent as it
leaves their soulless pockets. They do not
know, nor are they capable of approaching,
the value of the services of this board. The
state does nothing of so much value to the
people, and somehow the very best of our
citizens have been appointed to this noble
work. Long may they wavel 1t is impos-
sible to duly estimate the value and impor-
lance of their services. 1t was an unfortu-
nate thing that the meetings were appointed
at such a season. The weather was horrid,
and those who availed themselves of this
opportunity almost seemed to brave de-
struction. 1t is an interesting matter to
consider that those who know most took
the greatest pains to attend the meetings.
or course there were some who were I'M
able to attend. The writer feels sure that a
more interesting body of men could hardly
be found than are those of this board. OF
course toboggdning is more important-but
then, no disputing about tastes. o. G. w.
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The City of Ice.
PORTLAND, Me-, January 30. IS

PORTLAND, Me-, January 80, 1886.
Mr.. Editor" Forest City" our island
queen has been well styled. City of Ice she
might with truth be called for several DAYS
past, yet | think her oldest inhabitants have
scarcely realized before how well she de-
served her forest name until now that her
huge shade-trees stand weighed down by
ice, with branches trailing the snow and
many giant limb laid low forever. Z" 1t
is enough to make an old man weep"
said an aged gentleman, looking upon the
wreck, and many take up the lamentation.
The glory OF the city is smitten and mourn
ers go about the streets-ecstasied mourn
ers, however, breaking into rapture at the
vision of wonderland that meets them on
every side, piercing their sorrow with de-
light, for eyes will glory in the beautiful,
and kindly heaven never forgets the law of
compensation in saddest hours.
The miles on miles of wires-electrc tel
egraph and telephone-grown TO huge ca
bles, hang down in loops and swings, and
some, quite broken off, swept the streets until
removed. No lights in the benighted city,
usually brilliant with electricity, for two
nights now, except the few old gas-jets left
and here and there lantern suspended from
some friendly post The city is unlike itself
The air and earth and sky take on one hue no
clear, bright day light. The illusion is perfect
of wandering through the dim forest, espe-
cially on those streets where the trees arch
over, making bowers, and going through the
park. Yes, that park Was ever anything so
lovely? IL must be seen to be imagined.
What autumn splendor could out-rival such
display? 1t beggars acknowledgements are
weak-this park, which sprung up ont of
the ashes of old Portland, the green spot
ma lts streets of homes and stores, where
children play about the fountain all day
long III summer and nurses wheel the babies
up ana down, and youth and maiden, old
ana young, alike sit reading, working, chat
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-10

THE Chicago Adrance says that care
full financiers find indications that the
present year will be one of increased
business prosperity. Although the
West has suffered from short crops and
the low price of wheat, the last seasons
purchases have been unprecedentedly
large. The South has been enriched
by the large cotton yield and is feeling
the stimulus of the investment of north
ern capital in wide variety of enter
prises. The manufacturing states are
enjoying the benefit Of large orders and
rising prices. Our monetary relations
with foreign countries are, on the
whole, satisfactory. While congress
sional action with reference to silver
coinage is urgently demanded, yet the
evil results to which our present policy
must ultimately lead are less imminent
than has been claimed. We have now
$3.50, 100000 in gold in the country,
nearly three times our stock of silver
and nearly four times the amount upon
which we undertook to resume specie
payments in 1879. With such a supply
of gold in our favor, it would be, at
worst, slow process for silver coinage
to seriously disturb the money market.
Recent experiences of the railroad cor
porations have strongly tended to dis
courage speculation, and the whole rail-
road business is becoming more con-
sentative, legitimate and reliable. The
recent advance in stocks, while consid-
cradle, has not approached that of some
previous years and indicates no I'M
healthy vitality. The amount of capt.
tai seeking permanent investment and
the generally sanguine feeling through
out the country are also noted as ele-
ments in the conclusion that a brighter
business era is opening.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-10
The New British Cabinet.

The composition of Mr.. Gladstone's
new cabinet has occasioned much sur
prise, and it is generally regarded as a
compromise ministry. 1t is as follows:
Prime minister and first lord of the
treasury, Mr.. Gladstone; lord high chan
cellor, Sir Farrer Herschell; lord presi-
dent of the council, Earl Spencer; home
secretary, Mr.. II. G. II. Childers; sec
rotary for foreign affairs, Earl Rose
berry; secretary for the colonies, Earl
Granville; secretary for India, Earl
Kimberly; secretary for war, Mr.. H..
Campbell Bannerman; chancellor of the
exchequer, Sir William Vernon Har-
court; first lord of the admiralty, the
Marquis of Ripon; president of the local
government board, Mr.. j. Chamberlain;
secretary for Scotland, Mr. G. o. Ire
velyan; president of the board of trade,
Mr.. A. j. Mundella; chief secretary for
Ireland, Mr.. John Morley. The Lon
don Times remarks that the government
is not strong one. The Ne,cs holds
the contrary opinion. The other lead
ing journals think that Mr.. Gladstone
has made the best of the situation The
new cabinet contains fewer radicals and
more moderate liberals than had been
expected. OF the fourteen members.
only six were in the cabinet formed in
1880 and only one of these, Lord
Spencer, holds the same office. The
policy of the new ministry on the Irish
question is said to be the finding of a
safer and more effective method than
coercion to remedy the existing troubles
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-10
Southern War Claims.

With all due Difference to the Brattle-
boro Rgormer, which seldom knows
what it is talking about, the WATCH
MAN insists that the number of south
ern war claims before congress has
been greatly increased since the restora-
ton of the democracy to power. We
find abundant proof of this statement
in the Congressional Record. The pre-
diction often made by republican news
papers and speakers in past political
campaigns that democratic success
would be followed by flood of claims
from the South for property captured
or abandoned during the war, or de-
stroyed by Union troops, is being full
filled. There were good many claims
from the South presented to congress
prior to 1878, but in the main the claim
ants were loyal citizens. When the
democrats obtained control of the house
the number of southern war claims was
largely increased, and the disloyal ele-
ment began to be heard from. The
number of such claims is constantly in
creasing; there are now several thousand
pending in congress, and the aggregate
of the demands amounts to hundreds
of millions of dollars. If the senate had
a democratic majority as well as the
house, we have little doubt that the
present number of southern war claims
would speedily be doubled or trebled.
Southern congressman make no con-
cealment of their design to break down
the barrier between loyalty and disloy-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-10

THE republican senators did not hold
a caucus Saturday, as was expected, to
decide upon the course to pursue in the
contest with the President. 1t is stated
that Messrs. Plumb, Van Wyck and
three or four other republican senators
had served notice that they would not
be bound by any caucus action. This
had dampening effect upon the zeal
of other republican senators who de-
sired to press the matter.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-03

township. and in the country 7 don't
know how many took the bait You
can't amagine how felt, after hugging
that secret TO my heart all summer, and
watching the oats grow, to see them
head out just like ordinary oats. and
when it came over me chat / had been
sold, and was not going TO be rich, but
poorer than ever, / was actually sick
for a month. The doctor called it nerv-
prostration, but It was bohemian
oat fever, that's what it was"
well" said one Of the fishermen,
the rain is over, and we will 90 out
and see ii the fish will bite as well as
the farmers" and they went off, while
the farmer was mixing some paris
green in a pan, and looking as though
he had rather feed it to the man who
sold him the oats than to the potato
bugs.-Peck's Sam
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-03
BuNYAN's GRAVE.

Tombs of the Observation-Disclosures
some Christian WORTHLESS Sleep.
In the heart Of London, on that great
thoroughfare ''City Road" and just
across the way from Wesley's first
chapel, there is a burying-ground Of the
old English non-conformists, which
bears the name of Bunhill Fields Gem
etery. A quiet stroll among its tombs
revealed to us some of the most sacred
associations, and we did not wonder
that Southey calls it the Campo Santo
of the Dissenters." The singular name
which this old cemetery has borne for
800 years had its origin as follows: In
1549 more than 1000 dray loads of
human bones were removed from st.
fPauls church-yard to what was shen q
/ wild, waste field in the suburbs Of Lon
don. These human remains formed a
large mound or hill in the midst of the
field, hence the name .'Bonehill in the
fields. which in latter years came to be
"Bunhill Fields the name still given
to the cemetery. The English Dis
senters, excluded from the graveyards
of the .sChurch Of England" adopted
Bunhill Fields as their burial-place.
For near 800 years it was used as a GEM
etery, and now 124, 600 sleep in that
sacred soil awaiting the trump Of the
resurrection. 1t has not been used ais
a.place Of sepulturc since 1882, but. in
1863 it was opened with appropriate
ceremonies as a public walk.
Among the many tombs containing
precious dust, that of John Bunyan is
no doubt the most noted. There is no
path SO we'll trodden as the one that
leads to his grave. 1t is with no ordi-
nary interest that one stands by the
last resting-place Of this Prince of
Dreamers," and reads the simple inr
scription:
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-03
Midsummer MadrigaI.

BelOld
The tenebrifc curtains Of the night
The twilight's hands let fan,
The sunset glory with the dying light
Fades from the western wall.
The gold
The crimson, purple, saver coioring dies,
The flowers their petals close;
The stars begin TO ope their twinkling eyes,
And dewdrops gem the rose.
IL
Now see
The amorous youth approach the garden gate
With rapture IN his eye,
The maid he knows his coming doth await
With fond anxiety.
And he
Deems he is blest beyond all men the sun
Fer she'd his beams upon;
The maiden's guileless heart he's sure he's won,
And it is all his own.
III.
How sad
To think the fairest, fondest hopes decay
When bourgeoning to bloomi
They bud and blossom, and, alackaday,
Our sunshine turns to gloom.
Too bad! Is
See from his eyes the joyous sparkle fade;
The swain arrives too late;
Another youth Is swinging with the maid
Upon the garden gate. u
Boston Courier.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-03
JOHN BUNYAN,
Author of
"The Pilgrims Progress,n
OBJ. August 81, 1858, H go.


A new monument was erected by
public subscription under the direction
Of the Earl of Shaftesbury in 1862. This
monument is in the form of a large
sarcophagus, being nine feet long and
six feet high. On the top is a full-length
recumbent marble statue of Bunyan.
wrapped in q cloak, with his head on q
pillow and a book in his hand. as if
be is dreaming out his Pilgrims
Progress" On one side of the monu-
ment Christian is represented as start
ing on his journey. He is bent down
beneath his heavy burden and looks
very sad. On the opposite side the Pill
grim has reached the cross. his burden
has fallen from his shoulders, and his
countenance is beaming with JOY. But
John Bunyan needs no better monu-
ment than his own "Pilgrim's
Progress q book that will lie next to
the Bible on the good mans table
while the world cndures. No unin-
spired book has been translated into SO
many languages. And a grand old
hero was the dreamer Of Bedford jail.
Imprisoned for no other offence than
the preaching Of the gospel, he was
offered his liberty if he would not enter
the pulpit again, but his noble soul
spurned the offer, and he replied:
LET me out of Jail to-day and I'll
preach again tomorrow As we
gazed on the calm face Of the dreamer.
carved in marble. how his W words
thrilled our hearts: 'sAs / walked
through the wilderness Of this world !
~ a = 80 49,"
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Abiding to Mrs. Harriet Beecher
Stoves permanent retirement from
the literary world, the Boston Tran
script says: s'The author OF Uncle
Toms Cabin is no longer the strong
woman Of few years ago, her con-
slant watching by the bedside Of her
dying husband having practically
shattered her health, as ii has reduced
tbs robust physical frame to merely a
skeleton. For more than eighteen
months, with scarcely an Interrupt
ton, has the affectionate wife remain
ed at her husbands side, reading and
singing to him as he fingers through
the days and nights waiting for the
end that is not far off. Mrs. Stowe is
seventy-five years OF age, and although
she retains a lively interest in current
events in order that she may crafty
the desires of her invalid husband, the
famous writer Is content that her
work is done.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-08
AUCTION SALES.
p. 7, Kavan,eb &c

GOOD LARGE HOUSE and three lots at
" auction. We will sell at auction on the
premises, corner of Ross and Edgerton sts on
Monday, May TO- at p. m, lots 81, SO and 81 of
Weides subdivision of block As, Arlington Hills
aadtion; this property is 103x25 feet and is sit
uated Immediately north of the round house of
the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad;
dwelling OF fifteen rooms and good barn. this will
make an admirable location for good boarding
mousse, being near the Manitoba shops; the balance
OF the property can be improved at comparatively
shght cost to enable the purchaser to net 33 per
cent on his Investment; terms very easy. P. II.
kayanagh u Co., auctoneers. office 422 Wabasha
ST. 127-130
THE ELEGANT OIL PAINTINGS, horses,
u carriages and household furniture of Mr. ].
L.. Eorepangh, No. 276 South Exchange St., will be
sold at auction on Wednesday. May II. at $3.50 p.
and carriages will be sold at promptly IL O'Clock
noon, and the sale of the paintings will
commence at p. m. sharp catalogues of which
may now be obtained at our office. This is
by far the finest sale of household goods
ever made in the Northwest. and a large at
tendance OF people is expected. The sale Of
paintings should bring all true lovers of art into
collection of pictures have never been sold at auc-
ton in this country outside of New York, Boston
ana Philadelphia, An opportunity to examine
them as well as the horses, carriages and furni-
ture. will be given on Tuesday, May 18th, from IL
a. M until p. N. Mr.. FOrepaugh being about to
sail for Europe with his family, to remain for
indefinite time, and not wishing to take the riak
hands for the purpose of sale. Tickets of admis
sion for the Tuesday exhibition of paintings can
be obtained by calling at our Office, p. r. Kava-
nagh u Co., Auctioneers, 1872 Wabasha st. 124-27
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-08
TATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY oFRAMsEy

GTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY
~ In District Court, Second judicial district
In the matter of N ii. Singleton, insolyent:
Upon reading and filing the petition OF the as
slgnee in said matter Frank Keogh, setting forth.
one W. H. Wynkoop a bid of sixty-fve cents on
stock of merchandise, lately belonging 10
Minnesota, said value to be ascertained by taking
the cost price thereof and adding freight, and re-
commencing that snd bid be accepted;
Now, on motion of the attorneys for said as
signee, Warner, Stevens 4 Lawrence, it is or
dered that all parties interested in said matter
show cause, If any there be, at special term of
this court, TO be held at the Court House in the
City OF st. Paul, in said county. on Saturday the
I'D day OF May, 1885, at 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be
heard, why said assignee should not be directed
to accept SAID bid and to sell and dispose of said
stock OF merchandise to said w. H. Wynkoop at
and Tor the amount bid therefor by him. to be paid
In cash and why such further and other order and
relief in the premises should not be granted as
may then and there seem Just and proper.
Ordered further, that this order be servedby pub
fishing the same on the sth, 10th, 18th and 18th
days of May, 1856, in the st. Paul DAILY GLOBE,
which is u newspaper printed and published at
St Paul, in said county, and by mailing copy
thereof to said insolyent, and to each of his
creditors whose names and places of residence
are known to said assignee, within four days from
the date of this order.
By the Court,
ORLANDO sIaIONs, District Judge.
A-I
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-08
Assessment for Opening, Widening and
Extension Of Front Street.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, }
CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINI, May Z, 1856. {
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, }
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 6, 1885. {

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 7, 1856.
The Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City of ST. Paul, Mime
sofa, will meet at their Office in said city at Z
p. m. on the Gath day of May, A. d. 1885, TO
make an assessment Of benefits, damages,
costs and expenses arising from the opening
widening and extension OF Front street, from
R1ce street to Lexington Avenue, in said CITY,
on the property on the line of said opening.
widening and extension, and on such other
property as may be deemed benefited or dam
aged thereby.
The land necessary to be condemned and
taken for said opening, widening and extern
sion is described as follows, to-wit:
The north 80 feet of lots l to 15 inclusive,
Except lot III and the south 81 feet of lot Al
Wiiken & Hoyward's out lots: also the south
~ feet of west half of northwest quarter of
section 25, town 20, range %; also, the north
80 feet Except part heretofore condemned)
of southeast quarter of section 20, town 80
range %; also the south 81 feet Except part
heretofore condemned) of northeast GU arter
of section 26, town 90, range %; also the
north 81 feet OF east half of southwest quar-
ter of section 26, town 20, range %; also th.,
south feet of lots 81 to 90 inclusive, and the
south feet of lot 80, Lake Como Villas all i'll
the City of St. Paul, Minnesota
All persons interested are hereby notified
to be present at said time and place of max
rig said assessment and will be heard.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
Official:
l. L. GORMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works.
1850
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-08
A. III. Nicolay.

8 CHEAP HOUSES on Winnipeg St, near
~ Rice ST., at auction-A, II. Nicolay will sell
at auction Saturday afternoon, May s, 1856, at 8
O'Clock, on the premises: Lots II and Is. block 3,
Lewis addition to st. Paul. together with one
four-room cottage house and one two-story eight
room house, with cellar and cistern, woodshed.
ETC., in the immediate vicinity of the st. Paul,
Minneapolis Il Manitoba railroad shops, Martin &
Kellar lumber yards; both houses are suitable for
workingmen and will be sold on very easy terms,
or if desired, on monthly payments. For full
particulars apply to A. H Nicolay, auctioneer and
real estate agent No. liz East Fourth ST., next to
corner Robert st. Real estate auction sale No.
12712. .., l2S
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-08
Joseph Rothsch1Id.

. PLUSH PARLOR SUITES of seven pieces
~ each, two easy chairs, one plush rocker,
bureau commodes, bedsteads. center table,
large lot of hanging brackets and lamps,
window lambrequins, mattresses. quilts, springs,
one walnut wardrobe, two large Oh ,ses, crock
cry, glassware, carpets, etc. Thu we named
lot of furniture will be sold at bubIc auction on
Saturday morning, May s, at 10 O'clock on the
second floor of my auction and commission rooms
232 East Seventh ST. Constans block. n. B.---En-
trance through store, both elevator and stairway
Joseph Rothschiid, auetioneer l26-l2S