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Year: 1870

There seems to be variety of opinions
and much confusion in reference to the
legal Interpretation of the appropriation
passed at the late session., in which cer-
tain sections were included that, it is
feared, will greatly embarrass the Gov
ernmeut The first and second comp
trollers of the Treasury, together with
the Secretary of the Treasury, have had a
prolonged consultation in reference to
the opinion of Attorney General Hoar,
defining their legal status. The Treas
ury officials have arrived at the conclu-
sion that no balances whatever of the past
years can be used, as they must be turned
over at once to the Treasury Department.
Also, that all moneys aceruing to
the department from tho salos of military
stores ordnance and materials must be
turned over to the Treasury and all the
balances to the credit of the arsenals and
cemeteries must be disposed of in the
same way. Several bureaus of the War
Department failed to make the necessary
estimates for the reason they depended
on these balances, and work on many ar
senals, Notifications and forts will be
suspended. 1t was fortunate circum-
stance that they had on hand a large sup
ply of clothing, or these necessary supplies
would be wanting for the soldiers. This
embarrassment applies also to other de-
partments of the Government, especially
in the Navy, Treasury and Interior, and to
the State and Department of Justice. This
complication and other matters lead to
the general opinion that the result of the
cabinet meeting on Friday may be call
for an extra session of Congress.
Year: 1870

above this crevice and is still growing,


and bids to be large tree provided it can


stand the winds much longer, which ]


doubt, Notwithstanding it is founded
upon rock"


The island is very rocky with bold
and rugged shore, with only beach OF
some two rods wide, making fine land
ing and a good harbor, as it is sheltered
on two sides by high rocks. Mr.. Barnes
has cultivated spots all over his domain
where he could find soil, and has growing,
in abundance, all kinds of vegetables. In
connection with this / must mention that
my attention was attracted by the great
number of cats I saw, and l asked him
why he kept SO many his reply was, if
it was not for them could raise nothing,
as the mice would destroy all my vege-
tables; he has about fifty, he said, and
they do him great service. [ suggested
that perhaps they at times favored his
guests at night with free concert? he
said no, his cats were all mutes, quite an
Improvement on Vermont cats thought
1t being one o'clock we returned TO the
hotel for dinner, which was all that hun
ery mortals could ask, and doubt not
would have tempted the appetite of an
invalid The oysters, CLAIMS, Holsters aRd
fish, were taken alive from his beds and
vats after our arrival at the island, and
consequently was what Vermonters do
not often get, that is, sea food taken fresh
from their native element and prepared
for the table in less than two hours. AT
ter dinner we took another sail, going ont
farther where we got pretty strong test
of the salt water and quite a fresh wind,
which was enjoyed by all, notwithstand-
ing little fear was manifested by some
of the ladies at times. After sailing an
hour we returned to the island and spent
another hour in testing the different
amusements provided by our host. Afrel
beating the far-farmed doctor at his pet
game of croquet, we bade adieu to Mr..
Barnes, promising him if we lived we
would again visit him at his ocean home
Soon after, we were once more seated in
The Zephyr, and as the sails filled we
took long, fond look of Kid Island with
a feeling that the day spent upon it would
be one long to be remembered.


In closing, I must say that the pleas
ures we enjoyed aud the plan of the trip
were greatly due to our kind friends, Mr..
and Mrs. George W. Black, formerly of
Bellows Falls, but now pleasantly situated
at Fair Haven, Conn. P.


Brandon, Aug. 3, 1870.
Year: 1870

SYCAMORE HOUSE, FRosT's POINT, n
H.-One of the most pleasant experiences
of the editorial gathering was the visit tc
Frost's Point, about three miles below
Portsmouth. We were prepared from
the enthusiastic praise of friends to find q
nice place, but were more than delighted
with the beauty of the situation, and the
neat, cosy and attractive Sycamore House
kept by the Brothers Pierce. Its situa'
tion is unsurpassed, on a broad, level
point at the mouth of the Piscataqua
possessing a magnificent ocean view, en-.
tirely free from sand, nearly surrounded
with water, with a quiet, safe beach in q
sheltered cove, plenty of grass and shade
while in front old ocean dashes upon q
rocky shore.


The house, of which one portion is en-,
tirely new, is spacious and airy, and with
a wonderful neatness of furnishing and
care, which betokens at glance its excel
lent condition. We have seldom seen a
greater combination of pleasant feat
ures than here, and the Sycamore ought
to become one of the most popular, as it
surely must be of the most enjoyable re-
sorts upon the coast.
Year: 1870

until they arrived at Woodsville, when
he put him off the train. The proceeding
had the sanction Of every passenger in the
car; and our friend could, if necessary,
have had the help of asbroad-shouldered
man from Danyille, who had evidently
itched to get hold of the drunken brute
but it was not necessary. When the con,
ductorgn next came through that car. he
wore very sheepish look.-&. Johnsb1tr3
Cdle1OnSd72
Year: 1870

NEW ARRIvAL.-A new and excellent
stock of carriages and wagons have just
been received at the Rutland Carriage
Repository on Center street. Parties de-
string vehicles of the first class at reason
able prices should not fail to make an ex-
animation of them
Year: 1870

WOULD FEEL INsULFED-An officer
went to hotel mot thousand miles from
Rutland, for the purpose of arresting a
counterfeiter, and was politely requested
by the clerk not to disturb the gentle
man, as he might feel insulted and would
not patronize the hotel again"
Year: 1870

Having visited the scene of the
hte fire, I fully realize that my sim
cere thanks are due to the fremen and
citizens of Rutland for their aid in saving
ny property, and that it was only through
their efforts that I did not sustain greater
loss
Year: 1870

d EMOVAL.-Mrs. O'TOOLE, Dressmaker,
H would respectfully inform her patrons
and many friends, that she has removed
from 35s Main street to l2l Linden street.


where she Will be most happy to meet and
walt on all who will please to call upon her.
Year: 1870

The b. AND u. X. X. CAsEs.-In the sentence
OF the Criminal Court announced by Judge
Fisher some time since, in the case of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company found guilty
OF maintaining a nuisance, to-day was desip-
mated as the time for the abatement of the pui-
sance, and some persons were under the impress
sion that measures would therefore be taken to
carry out the sentence. In consequence, how
ever, OF an appeal having been taken to the
Court in General term, as also exceptions noted
In the trial below, the sentence is susnepd.d
The case will not come up until the Nav term
OF the Court i'm Banc.
Year: 1870

THE LEGAL TENDER DECISION TO BE Re-
oIENED.-In the Supreme Court this morning
Chief Justice Chase announced that the Court
had decided to reopen the decision on the legal
tender question, and would hear arguments
again on the second Monday of April, the 1lth
instant
Year: 1870

THE CENTER MARKET HOUSE QUESTION
THR REPORT OF THE SENATE CoMN,rrvr o~
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GRoUNps.-The SENATE
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
met this morning, and agreed to report back the
House bill granting the charter to a private
Company for the erection Of a market house on
the site OF the present Center Market, with one
or two amendments, the most important one of
which raises the ground rent to &25 900 per
annum, and applies it to the support OF
public schools and care of INDECENT persons


purchase stalls at an annual rent may occnny
the same at their pleasure by paying the amount
annually for such stall. The bill is in char ge of
Senator Morrill,, of Vt, Chairman of the Com
Senate ON Monday. ~
Year: 1870

IHE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS agreed
yesterday to recommend that seed cane be
placed on the free list. This action is at the re-
quest and is intended for the benefit of the sugar
planters OF louisiana
Year: 1870

If any man or woman of forty. five or
over, not engaged in hard manual labor,
especially the studious, sedentary and in
door Hvers, would take but two meals a
day for a menth, the second not being
later than three in the afternoon, and alb
solutely nothing afterward, except it
might be in some cases an orange or
lemon, or cup of warm drink, such as tea,
bremo, sugar-water, or ice-cream, there
would be such change for the better IN
the way of sound sleep, feeling, on wax
ing, of having rested, an appetite for
breakfast, a buoyancy of disposition dur,
ing the day, together with genlalty OF
temper and manner, that few, except the
animal and glutton, would be willing 70
90 back to the flesh pots of Egypt. "Ben;
Wade" as he is frequently called, one OF
the political lions of the West, has taken
but two meals day for twenty years, ana
if all sedentary persons, those VINO are
indoors a greater part of their time, would
after the age of forty five, observe the
same inflexible rule, there can be no
doubt, other things being equal, that long
wears of happy exemption from the ordi-
nary ills would be the result. The reason
is. that the stomach would have time to
rest for recuperation, and would thus be
able TO perform its part more thoroughly
making purer blood, giving better sleep,
and securing an appetite for breakfast.
Let any man try it for ten days, taking
the second meal seven hours after the
first, and abandon the practice If he can
Hdl's journal Of Health.
Year: 1870

AN exchange paper says it is a curious
TACT that deaf man will go two miles out
of his way to walk on a railroad track. 1t
is SO; and another curious fact is, that he
dosen't do it more that once if any trains
are running on that day.
Year: 1870

The Republic Paraiyzes German Enthusiasnl--


The Ladies Anxious for the Fate Of Paris.l


There was mighty reaction yesterday from the
feeling anu sympathy Of last week as expressed in
relation 10 the Franco Prussian war. Americans
were almost all talking Frenchy, while the stanch
friends Of Fatherand had lost more than twc.thrds
the demonstrative tone which they showed in the
early part Of the week. The approach OF the Prus.
slams to Paris is OF course still subject OF much
and curious speculation. People generally are on
the Qst riUe to learn II Paris Will or Will not fight,
and If the queen city OF Europe s to be handed over
TO sack by the wild, elated Uhlans.


AT this crisis unwonted interest Is being taken by
the ladies' IN the question OF the war; and all because
beautiful, fashionable Paris Is threatened with de-
structl0n. II an enemy hail million strong were
Year: 1870

A Yankeo one day asked his lawyer
how an heiress nigh, DO carried of.
You cannot do it with safety said
tho counsellor, but III tell you what
y may do. Let her mount q horse
and hold bridlc whip; do you then
mount behind her, end you arc safe,
for she runs away with you The
next day the lawyer found that il was
Year: 1870

have read with good deal Of so.,.s..,.
the articles which have appeared Of iata a'1n =.
the PRESS on this subject, hoping thn. ~
interest which had been awakened won,a .ne
suit in something more than talk and for ,ha
purpose of helping 10 keep the lballI moving /
propose to give my ideas, which have OBJ
tanned, partly from observation, but principal
ly from conversation with others; so that If
any one finds his ideas embraced in this arti-
Gle, he will not accuse the writer of plagiar
ism but consider that due credit is acknowl-
edged.


Presumpscot river, unlike most other rivers,
is unnavigable, therefore useless as a means
of transportation. That being the case 1t
can only be valuable for manufacturing pur-
poses, the facilities for which are to a limited
extent improved; but my idea at this time
is to call the attention of the public to the
feasibility of constructing dam across the
mouth of the river (where the new bridge isl
and TO show if possible some of the adyan-
tages OF such work, and IN order to do that
shall give description of plan which Is
not claimed to be perfect or free from objec-
ton. The dam should be one hundred feet
wide at least, and high enough to give fall
OF eight or ten feet at high water. The river
being very short and its banks very high,
such dam would icause little damage by
fowa9e; and we may as well answer anoth-
er objection here as elsewhere-the damage
to Portland harbor. 1t has not been shown
positively that any damage to the harbor
would result; but the opinion of eminent
scientific men has been given that there
would be danger of the gradual filling up OF
some channels. Allowing such TO be the
case, a small outlay in dredging would be
nothing compared to the advantages. Now
for the results. Such work would give
Portland one of the most magnificent water
powers in the country and render her equal
to any other city for manufacturing facilities,
which would invite foreign capital and tend
to increase population more than any other
enterprise in which her citizens could engage.
And had not the city already plentiful sup
ply of pure water she might have the waters
of the Sebago laid at her doors at very much
less rate than al present, for within two miles
of her city building there would be lake of
two or three thousand scres in extent from
ten to thirty feet deep, which could not by
any possibility be any otherwise than pure,
with power equal to the Schuylkill to fill the
reservoirs; the surface of which lake would
furnish ice OF the best quality sufficient to
supply the world, free from sawdust, edeings,
and other impurities of like nature which
are una 7odable in such rivers as the Penob-
scot and Kennebec, and of as easy access to
shipping, both of large and small class as the
Mharves OF Portland harbor. This Is no over
drawn picture, but true representation; the
TACT OF which any one who will take the
trouble to investigate, will acknowledge that
Portland has within her reach one of the
best opportunities for her own prosperity
that nature has anywhere provided.


FoRDYoE
Year: 1870

The Ice CRoP.-The mild weather of the
present winter has caused apprehersions of a
scarcity in supply of ice the coming summer
aud we observe that ice dealers in New York
have increased the charge 81 on the hundred
pounds to hossekeekers. So far as we can
learn the ice in most of the rivers in this State
is only about one-half its usual thickness, and
though it will probably increase somewhat du-
ring the present month its quality will not be
improved, if the theory is correct that we have
heard advanced that ice made late in the season
does not keep 80 well as that made in December
and January on account of the influence of the
increased warmth of the sun upon it. During
the last few years the expectation of ice from
the Kennebec river has assumed large proper
tions, and the article has won a preference
over that brought from other regions. AT pres
ent many have fer the first time gone into this
business. The Bath Times estimates the crop
of the river this year at 10000 tons, which Is
PROBABLY larger than will be realized. We no
tice that ice secured last year on the Hudson


being sent East from New York by steamer.
Year: 1870

SINGULAR AND SAD EFFECT OF BOILER
EXPLOSION ON A YOUNG GIRL.-Connected
with the recent boiler explosion in Worcester.
the Spy relates the following: LID ...


Though there are no deaths TO record in con.
nection with the disaster, yet there is young
girl-Lizzie White, who lived in the dwelling
house adjoining g-who was thrown into convul-
sions by the shock and remained all day in the
greatest pain and speechless 1t is feared that
her injuries will prove fatal, or, if she should
recover, her mental faculties will be destroyed
for life. She sat in the kitchen, with her back
to the wall, about ten feet from where the end
dow, which was knocked out, the stove thrown
down, and the room filed with dust and wa
ter. She sprang up, ran into the entry, and
crouched down on the floor, where she re-
mained until taken up and put upon bed.
She was visited during the day by thirteen diff
ferent physicians, but no relief could be found
for her sufferipgs.
Year: 1870

There are few truer things said
touching earthly happiness than the
following, by Ruskin:


Gradually. thinking on from point to
point, we shall come to perceive that
all true happiness aud nobleness are
near us, and yet neglected by lis; and
that till we have learned how TO be
happy and noble we have not much to
tell, even to red Indians. The delights
of horse racing and hunting, of assem-
blies in the night instead of the day,
Of costly and wearisome music, Of
costly and burdensome dress, OF
chargrined contention for place or pow
er, or wealth, or the eyes of the null
titude; and all the endless occupation
without purpose, and idleness without
rest, of our vulgar world, are not it
seems to me, enjoyments we need be
ambitious to communicate.


And all real and wholesome enjoy,
ments possible to man have been just
as possible to him, since he was first
made Of the earth. as they are now;
and they are possible to him chiefly in
peace. To watch the corn grow, and
the blossome set; to draw hard breath
over plowshare or spade; to read, to
think, to love, to hope to pray--these
are the things that make men happy
they have always had the power to 90
more. The worlds prosperity depends
upon our knowing and teaching these
few things; but upon iron or glass, OF or
electricity, or steam, in no wise. s.l,L anu
| am utopian and enthusiastic enough
to believe that the time will come when
the world will believe this. 1t has now
made its experiments in every direction
but the right one, and it seems that it
must at last try the right one as a
mathematical necessity.
Year: 1870

day he went and took FIVE shares IN
the new Association. That was thret
years ago; aud YOU see in his pretty
little cottage the result. He said to
me only yesterday, as we were walking
past the new saloon Just down at the
corner, which cost over ten thousand
dollars to build and fit up, the boards
now in my little snuggery might have
gone into that house, but for your
good example and the help Of Build
ing Association. Why, Williams, I've
actually saved from beer and. whisky
money enough to build my housel
And, what is better still, my head is
clearer for lack of stimulating drinks;
there is at least third more of good
working force in my museles-and l
am free from the danger of becoming a
sot.'


had sat longer than l intended,
and now arose and bid my journeyman
friend good-by. As | went out,
turned to look at his pleasant home,
and then at some of the miserable
abodes that surrounded it, and my
heart yearned for the poor people,
and yearned also to help them. But
there is only one way to help the most
OF them, aud that is TO move them to
help themselves. And this can best
be done by such of their fellow work
men as have themselves practiced self
denial. economy, and temperance, and
proved their worth Men ike Will
liams can, if they viii. do vast amount
of good; and this not by example only,
but by personal efforts among those
who need to be helped into better ways,
and encouraged % walk therein. Let
such men not be content simply TO 'en
JOY The good they have. but do all in
their power to help others to gain like
iuestimable benefits. Il. S. A.
Year: 1870

@A singular event has just oe-
CURED at Koet then, in the principality
Of Anhalt. A middle-aged man enter
ed the gaming-rooms and sat down At
the table. After a time be Gained
1000 ducats. The croupier passed
the money over to him and asked if he
wished to continue, but as no answer
was returned one of the assistants
touched him on the shoulder. The in
dividual still remained immoyable, for
it turned out that he was deadl The
man in charge of the table then raked
up the gold, saying that it belonged to
the bank, as no engagement could have
been entered into with corpse. The
heirs of the deceased are not convinced
of the soundness of this reasoning, and
they have commenced an action for the
recovery of the sum.
Year: 1870

H- A correspondent believes that
many of the girls remain single only
because they cannot find money and a
brown stone house with man attached
as coupon. Possibly the men remain
single from the fear that the girls "will
cut them off, with a shilling.
Year: 1870

New Dodge Bring tho Erie Company TO


Terms.


The party who subscribed himself ''rhe Property
Owners on Seventeenth Street." In Hoboken, In a
communication to the Common Council OF that city
recently, has struck on new device
to carry his point in the matter OF re.
moving the Erie track. Mayor Kimball has
positively refused to sign the resolution authorizing
the Street Commissioner to remove the track. The
property owner in question has, there FORE set men
to work In digging q foundation for building In
such close proximity to the railway that the passage
II the Erie Company should attempt to build up
q support for their road the property owner"
will prefer complaint OF trespass. The gentleman
time to draw him into the meshes OF the law. 80
that, instead OF gaining anything by this mastery
stroke as the Hoboken ring termed It, he v likely
70 be the loser 70 q great EXTENT
Year: 1870

Cabinet Exposition Of the Relations to Rome.


FLORENCE, Nov. H. 1870
The Hdepeade7actO denies the existence OF any
letter In which M. Theirs informs the Pope OF steps
taken by France In his favor.


At patriotic banquet which was given at Milan
Friday evening the Italian Minister OF Foreign Ar
fairs spoke at length on the Roman question ae
pledged the government to the Introduction or
all kinds OF liberty, especially religious liberty. He
affirmed that the relations OF the government
with the Pope were not un1rendly.


Extremists objected to the moderation OF the gov
ernment because ii deprived them OF their political
cry that the independence OF the Pope should be dis
regarded. Extremists Of another class urged the
necessity Of Cancellation and feared the government
might 60 too far The task OF the government was
to satisfy Europe and preserve the dignity of the
Pope. This done the relations with the Holy See
could not fail to ontipue to be friendly.


The Minister concluded with an appeal in favor OF
Cancellation, administrative reform and spiritual
fidelity to the Pope.
Year: 1870

Lottery vendors from the East are taking
legal advice in this State with the view of
going into the lottery business here extern
srely in case the Mercantile Library enter
prise succeeds without being arrested by the
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