The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-02

Secretary OF War Proctor was hanged
10 effigy at Aberdeen, Mississippi, be-
cause he took no official action in recog.
milton Of the death of Jefferson Davis.
A young man from Indiana who cut the
effigy down was publicly horsewhipped
for 80 doing, This will Offset the very
foolish criticism of the secretary
action made by a Republican paper.
The fact of it is there has hardly been
an act by any official OF the present sd-
ministration that has been more heart ! >
approved by press and people, North
and South, than Secretary Proctor's e.
ter to the mayor of New Orleans.
The New York World has made vel y
interesting compilation of figures re-
garding the increase in value of the Z
able property and wealth of this country
during the last nine years. According
to reports obtained from state treasuI
er's throughout the country, there has
been an increase in this counirys taxa
Bile property since 1880 Of SO 963, 000. 600,
and in its actual wealth of '$18. 1872, 900, :
600. The total wealth is $6l ,459, 000, 900,
exclusive of public property, and 3d.
900 DOC, 900 OF property invested and
owned abroad. The assessed value OF
taxed properly and our actual wealth
at different decades have been az fol-
lows; Assessed value-1650, So 287, 631, =
40; 1860. $12,0S4. 500. OO5; 1870, $1l,
$50, 789, 1856; 1880, $40, 9O2, 1893 543; 1889
1913, 7l9, 000,0n0. Actual wealth-1S50,
Sl3, 652, 400 1850 1850, $31 ,201 $40 678 ;
1870, $306S,5l6 507; 1880. $43, :
000, 900; 1889, S61 ,459, 900, 900.
The 17-years old daughter of Sam
Jones, the noted evangelist, eloped on
Christmas day, and was married at
Chattanooga to young lawyer named
Graham, who was formerly her fathers
private secretary.
The following is from the Harleian
Manuscript, No. 1859, in the British
Museum, London
"If Christmas Day, the truth to say,
Fall upon Wednesday,
There shall be hard W ter and strorg,
With many hideous winds among,
The summer merry and good shall be,
And that ear wheat in great plenty;
Young folks shall die that year also,
And ships at sea shall have great woe,
Whatever child that day born Is, g..
He shall be doughty and gay, | wis;
And wise and crafty also Of deed,
Andfn many in clothes and bread"
AL oAOudnRe says Every IdHulu
employe will constitute himself the
guardian of his employers prop erty
The man who will either waste what il
intrusted to his care, or encourage suci
waste in others, is unworthy OF conf
dence, and, should he ever become tn,
head of business, will deserve TO b,
treated in the sane way.
The Vermont congressman got in thei
share Of bills during the first bill day o
this session. Mr.. Grour proposed eigh
as follows To reduce postage o 1 fourth
class matter; to grant pensions to all iu
valid soldiers who are dependent upor
their daily labor for support; Tor relle
Of Union soldiers confined 10 southern
prisons; providing for the appointment
of commission on the alcoholic liquo
traffic; another relating to The posta
money order system for the erection o.
public buildings at Newport and IslanC
Pond and to enable the people to name
their postmasters. Mr.. Stewart intro
duced bills, for public building at S.
Albsns; to extend the term of patent
No. 173 673; to increase the salaries o.
circuit and district judges of the U. s.
and provide for their trave ling expenses
and one relative to the Bennington bat
tie Washington Letter.