THE RUTLAND DAILY GLOWS, MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1873.
MONDAY, JUNK 0, 18711.
TERMS IX AUVANCK.
lun.Y Per month.
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Thrco months JJ (ho
SIX months ' ,t
WKEK!.v-ThreohonVh's""
six months ; people on tne question siioiuiiii-u m mem
fnw'iiVViVVVi'ViUiiuJ't. y t'10 Legislature, while the other constl
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Address
1wln1 mnU nm nil tho race now: and
the nucrv Is. whether the use of them will
111 ncnnle return to the
ohl system? As a means of sending n cer
tain kind of communications they arc ccr-
tnli.lv vrrv convenient, nnd what Is more,
,.i.o Vnr mmiv iiurnoses we cannot well
and
lmt better means can bo devised, nnd
they must, ns we think, come Into general
use. Hut after all, why not lny postage?
They most certainly will not answer ns a
..,.,.. .,f roniinunlcatlon neiwcen lovers.
Win- this discrimination In favor of dry
mitler-of-fact business? If Ounnybag"
...m,,.;. in dim his country debtor, one
rents If Hridget wishes to write her darling
Michael throe cents. Is tills right ?
uox. jou I'lir.vriss.
In the Kccne Items will be found the
nnnoimcement of the death of lion. John
1'ientlss. who died on Friday afternoon in
ids ninety-sixth year, lie was the founder
of the New lluinpshiie Fentinrf, and for
foilv-oiirht years was its editor nml pub
lisher. He had been in his usual health
until iccently.iind his death seemed not to bo
tin- result of disease, but the going out ol
nr.. f,-..ii, tin. iii-ml ration of Ids physical
n.nicrs consentient on his advanced age
lie retained Ids mental faculties clearly
until his death, and he went to his llnal
vest i.eaecfullv and mildly, surrounded by
his elilldien and children's children.
Mr. 1'ientWs was forty-nine years town
led; and trennuor. I le had been a mem
ber of the House and Senate of New llamp
shlio. He was a number of years a mem
ber and President of the New Hampshire
HMoilcal Society. He was for moie than
tlfly years prominently identified with the
l cli'gious and educational associations of the
Stale. He was made a mason 111 ISOli
took the ltoval Arch dcin-eos in 18111 and
received those of Knight Templar in ISO
He was the editor of the New Hampshire
liri. He was daily seen upon the streets
of Keene. He was a gentleman of the old
school, kind and courteous in manners, nnd
was among the foremost men of his State
Ills a eae of remarkable Jongevlty, ae
coinpanied with the pososslon of n sound
mind and peculiar brightness. Hut a few-
weeks since an interesting article from his
pen of over a column appealed in the Bos-
ton Journal.
,UIIUI,(I TIIi: COXSTITIJTIO.
The editor of tho Ilutland Herald wants
a constitutional convention called by the
next legislature. It might cost fifty thou
sand dollars, but he docs not care for ex
penses. He does not know of any amend
ment the constitution needs, but he could
point to a constitutional convention with a
fatherly pride, and it would be a good
thing to report. He has really managed
by ability, sophistry and ingenuity, to cover
the absurd proposition with a semblance of
whimsical plausibility,
He contends that the constitution of Ver
mont "prescribes no mode for its own re
vision," It "provides only for amend
incuts. Under it a constitutional conven
i.uui.i, no i:,iiiL-u. out suppose m tno
mode prescribed by the constitution all the
sections should lie amended ; could a revis
ion do nioro ? A revision is nothing but n
eview or rc-exnminatioii for tho puipose of
correction ; and if n correction i.s made it is
an amendment j so that the power to amend
cannot avoid carrying with it tho power to
revise.
Willi a view of making the Declaration
ot Independence a particcps criminis in
this nttnek on tho constitution of Veimont
the Herald says :
Hut back of this all, and above all lies the
inherent, sovereign power and right of the
people, us the .Declaration ot independence
has it, "to niter and abolish" tho existing
iramcoi government, "ami to institute a
new government, laying its foundation on
such principles, and organizing its powers
in such form, us to them shall seem most
likely to effect their safety and happiness."
A correct quotation would have enurner-
ntcd certain inalienable lights, among them
equality, life, liberty and tho pursuit of
happiness, and stated that to secure these
lights governments are instituted ; and
'that, whenever nny form of government
becomes Utruelice of thegeeiuh,i is the
right of tho people to niter or ii1ki11s
and to institute new goyi
Hut lo have Insulted the
would have ruined the Declan
pendencoas authority. Our stale govern
ment Is not yet destructive ot equality, life,
llbcily and the pursuit of happiness,
Tho Herald proceeds ;
This very principle was recognized in tho
celebrated Hhode Island rase, w herein tho
couit says that a state "may, of Its own
will, and through tho forms ot law. which
it prescribes by its legislature, put on ns
iiumy uiiiereni lorms ot government, not
ronllictlng with the constitution of tho
Union, us It chouse. Its power for that
purMise is ample, unquesllonatile.'
"1 fie purpose of this citation is to convey
the impression that any legislature, at any
time, by tho mere forms of any law It may
choose to pass, has authority to Inaugurate
n revision of n State constitution. Hut lcgls-
l.ituies hnvo not such unrestrained nuthoil
ty. The Supreme Couit of the United
States has declared that " tho legislatures
are the creatures of tho constitution. They
owe their existence to the constitution,
They derive their powers from the consti
tution. It is their conunlsslo'n, and there
foro all their nets must bo conformable to
it, or clso they will bo void." (2 D.ili.,
808.) The delegation to tho legislatures of
1880 and every tenth year thereafter of the
authority to propose amendments to tho
constitution, Is equivalent to nn express ex
clusion of every other year, and hence
amendments proposed by any other legisla
ture would go before .tho pcoplo with no
more validity than if proposed by a village
meeting.
Besides all this, tliu court hi the Hhode
Island case did not uso tho language- ubovo'
put In Its mouth, Tho nearest approach Is
the following, at tho conclusion of the
opinion of the court ns delivered by Chief
Justice Taney i
No one, wo believe, has ever doubted the
proposition, that, according to tho Instltu
tlons of this country, the sovereignty In
every Stuto resides In tho pcoplo of tho
State, and that they may alter and chango
their form of government nt their own
pleasure. Hut whether thoy have changed
It or not by abolishing nn old government,
nnd establishing a now one In Its placo, Is a
question toliobcttlcd by tho political power.
And when that power has decided, tho
1110 lailCT pUllUl. 11113 iluluvn.jr um.uiw
seriously against tno lollovving irom me
Herald :
Tt will lix remembered Hint tho lxiltlt of
the decision In the case of Dorr was that
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convention which framed the coiistltu-
I,.- ...l.ui, 1,,. rlntmnl In nrl. had
hcen authorized by n vote of the
tutlon, which was sustained, was proposed
nnd adopted through Biich tonus.
There was no such point. On the con
trary tho Htato coin ts of Hhode Island nnd
tho United States Courts united In declining
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or ic'iilartty of the proceed ngs ' under
... ii0ui,im,i i a
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(incurred In laying down the doctrine
that the question was political, and not ju
dicial. No court could go Into such an in
vestigation and leave the people In doubt
intielnlti- period as to their government
The couit could not bung every man ne-
fore it to ascertain bis qualifications to
vote. It had no authority to orucr a cen
sus, nnd the United States census of 1810
was no evidence of the population In ltsa.
If iivld.'iiri' vveie admitted to show that ll
inability voted for the Doir constitution,
evidence in lebuttal must lie lecelved, and
a iact would be in Issue which must go to
a jury. One jury might decide one way
nnd another a dlllcrcnt way as cases arose.
and thus the question remain foicvcr tin
settled. State governments do not rest on
such unstable foundations.
The supreme court of Rhode Island de
rided in favor of tho charter government,
I niise its own existence was under the
same constitution, To have decided other
wise would have been to abolish itself.
The United States ciicuit and supreme
courts decided the same way, both because
It Is a i tile to follow the slate courts upon
such questions, and because the President
of the United States iecogn!.ed Governor
King, who was at the head of the charter
party.
In its decision in this eae the siqueinu
court of the United States nonces only one
error in llieiiroeeeiungsoi uiu ciiiam num.
and that was "the admission of evidence to
m ove that the charter gin eminent w as the
.shibllsbed cm eminent of the state." This
the supreme ontut denominated an "Irreg-
illaiitv," but not material to the judgment
aa a circuit com t of the United States, sit-
ting in Ithodo Island, was presumed to
know the constitution nnd laws of that
1.1 111 !
t here is only one point more. All me
dilllcidtv in the Doir rebellion grew out of
the fact that the charter granted In 1003 by
Chailes the Second and which continued,
with some few amendments In regard to
suffrage, to be the constitution of Hhode
Island down to 1841, was thought to be
oppressive in inai none mil owners in mini
could vote, and yet it hail no provision un
its owniincndincnt. The Veimont consti
tution oppresses no one, and has a provi
sion for its own amendment.
SOTI1S itV TIIi: lUUTOIMAI.
i;x-
ClIllSilON'.
The civilities of the citizens of Hurling-
ton to the editorial fraternity on their re
cent visit to that city were marked, and
;.ive evidence of the genuine and pleasant
hospitality of the Queen City. Wo enjoy
ed tho pleasure of renewing the acquaint
ance of our old and genial friend h. .
Peck, Ksq., and during a drive about the
city many pleasing recollections came up
of the olden time and inhabitants. Accom-
liury Caledonian and C. M. Chase of the
Lyndon Union, a visit was made to Lake
View cemetery, one of the most quiet
nooks and tastefully arranged burial spots
in Hie whole country, lying upon the lake
shore about midway between the city and
Hock Point, the site of tho Vermont Epls.
copal Institute. Here are the monuments
of many of tho older and honored citizens
of the town whose names and labors were
identified in lis laying out and upbuilding
what Is now a beautiful and tin iving city.
The grounds of the University nnd State
Agricultural College were also visited, and
the residences of Col. Cannon, ',. J, Phelps
and others. A short stop was in ido at tho
beautiful grounds and hospitable residence
of Mr. Peck, which is adorned with pleas.
ing evidences of taste and works of art.
The pleasant converse nnd courtesy of Our
friend made the "drive especially Interesting
nnu ngreeaoie in iiiose wuom no nan ten-
dercd tho opportunity of making his ac-
quaiutnnco and accepting his civilities.
Among those who escorted the various
members of the Association ubottt the city
were Charles YY. Wnodhousc, Jssq., cashier
of the Merchants National Il.ink, Mayor
to the visitors, was opportune on tho
part of tho committee and citizens of Hur-
llngton, and none could have lieen more
agrecalilo to their guests,
One of the incidents of the tilp througl:
Lake George Is thus pleasantly told by
(Jeorge II. Ulgolow of the Tiurllngton
Free J'rets and J unef,
The principal Interest of the afternoon's
voyage was the narrow escape ot our es
teemed friend, Mr. Chase of the Lvndon
Union, from a watery grove. Mr. C, who
was tho tallest, if not quite tho heaviest
editor of tho party, dropped his fragile
frame Into the life boat of the Unnouski,
which was hung near her stern ; the effect
of which was to almost turn it bottom side
up and thiow Jlr. Uhase into about a him
died and fifty feet of water. That excel
lent journalist, however, with tho help of
Ids brethren, who were standing near him
at the time, recovered his equilibrium, and
swung liunseit grnecnuiy hack on deck,
Dining the trip down tho lake Ciqitaln
1 Illicit resigned the helm of the Ganouskl
into the hands of his daughter, who show
til the bkill of an ancient mariner in the
management of the wheel, which was ac
cepted by a majority of the editors and
ladies of tho party as a new evidence of the
doctrine of woman's capability for full and
equal rights in the employments of life ns
n part of her mission In tho world.
At the closing business meeting on board
the steamer Ganouskl, oil Friday, Interest
lug speeches were nuulo by Hon. O. W.
Wlllard, Hiram Atkins, J. W, Whcclock,
Justus Cobb, Q, G. Benedict, and J. M,
Poland, upon the abolition of tho franking
privilege and other postal matters.
Tho following resolution, Introduced by
Henry Clark of tho Ilutland Gi.oiie, was
unanimously adopted i
Jlesoked, That tho Vermont Editors' and
Publishers' Association hereby tender Its
hearty thanks to tho citizens of Ilurllngton,
to the proprietors of tho American Hotel
nnd Van Ness House of that city, to Copt.
Flng'g of tho steamer Vermont. Capt. An
derson of tho steamer Adirondack, Capt.
Hulctt of tho steamer Ganouskl, ami to the
officers of tho Champlaiu Transportation
company, and Vermont Central and Pas
sumpslo railroads, and to Mr. Hocsslo of
the Fort William Henry Hotel, for tho
i it, Dodge, ex-Mayor I). C. Llnsley, Judge a ,-lc Miow ns little of this spirit of inso- wortii at tho Sturtcvnnt House. Hroadmiv.
trnmcnt," etc. Nathaniel Parker, Hennett Turk and other lent exultation us, with their former igno- New York, Tuesday morning, Juno 3, 1873.
omitted words citizens whoso names we did not leurn. ranco nmi lrM Ws.'
Io of Inde- This pleasant feature of showing the city naturo tUat Uicy hl,ol)M. All(l to tIlis tll0 ""V !' t'Zi 'SS
courtesies extended to the Association, and
which have made their rc-unlon and excur
sion so pleasant and agreeable.
Mii:iiii:in
ii:nc;
CIIIIHllSI'OX.
Millies ill Similll C'lirollnu-A Colored
:llj- .Cuile,.-.
Ciiaiu.ksk.n, S. ('., June',', ISTi).
Dkai: Gf.onr. i I think I promised you
sonielhlnj; relative to the social and liolltl-
cal status of Charleston. It Is a miestlnn
upon which there Is so much that might be
said, and yet upon which one comes to say
so little, that 1 am ically In a woise llx than
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Issue, and only room for two or three
As your correspondent, a few days since
on a Mt lo Sullivan's Il.in.l, picked up
upon the beautiful sandy be.icli stretch-
lug out between Foils Sumter and Moilltie,
a grape shot, deeply coroded by twclie
years' exposure to salt water, and as I
walked about tho last named tort I saw tno
battered walls and dismounted guns of that
sanguinary, though bootless contest, which
initiated the mwl extensile nnd terrible
ciill war on record, I was most deeply Im
pressed with the ceitaln retribution that
Inevitably returns upon the head of the
transgressor, l-'.icry gun that this once
Tiroild and beautiful c-lly llrcd liom I-ort
Moultilont Anderson s brave band in Ills
toric Sumter, was a slow match to a train
which not only laid in ashes the llnest por
tlons of the city, but wrecked her industry,
commerce and trade, lllock after block in
tho heart of the city, which shells from
Morris Island and fires from other sources
left aheap of minx, are ruins still. The
Kngllsh cathedral, which before the war
was a magnificent structure of brown stone,
show s now a few broken and charred walls,
and three or four other once very fine
churches nre In the same condition, their
only occupants, and frequenters being the
rambling goat nnd leathered songster, btui
St. Michael's church, Chailcston s choicest
relic of architectural beauty, though con
structed entirely of brick and wood, and
standing near the southern point of the city
where shells from tho Union batteries fell
in the most destructive profusion, still
stands complete, having escaped it nil with
out a scratch. It has just been tieated,
from the vane down, with u new coat of
paint, a substance for years unknown in
Cliaileslon, but it is hoped the example set
in the new di ess of St. Michael will be con-
tageous, and hundreds of old rusty, black-
died, but otherwise beautiful walls, will be
transformed into the light and cheerful ap
pearance they hme before the war. The
steeple which surmounts St. Michael's is
over two hundred feet high and ot most
beautiful design. It w as built by the hug-
IMi In 17M. after designs by the famous
architect of St. Paul's, London, Sir Chris-
toplier Wren
If Charleston's, misfortune hail only
been tho inateiial damage she had received,
It would have been an easy matter com
paratively, to again recover her commerce,
life and prosperity ; but her money was
gone. She invested heavily in confederate
bonds ; tho last years of the blockade im
poverished her lo nn extent it is necessary
to mingle with the people at homo to at all
realize. Then much of the wealth of the
whole State was in slaves, and was all
sw ept nwuy by President Lincoln's procla
mation of emancipation. I lie most intel
of the southern people are coming to
lpre.ta43'lr.taw.M oi-tllVUm ciu.
ligent
WrtUlllPTl
ment for all this, but say they should have
laid down their arms when they had an op
portunlly, and prevented its coming to tho
worst ; but nevertheless It has left them
beggars. And there are many who own
that they will eventually be better off with
free labor, and only legrct that they drew
the sword to protect it, Instead of accept
lug some cqmpronuso lor us gradual ex
tinction. They nil think there should have
been some arrangement to pay them for
their slaves.
iiu'. the greatest enigma, anil to the un
til c southerner Hie greatest tiial, is this
black portion of the population, which now
have equal political status with tho whites.
As a general rule the whites despise and
look down upon them even nunc than they
did when they were rated as human cattle.
Miile, on the other hand, the black race
nro not made a nioro agreeable element in
s.n i.-iy ny uie imuxiraiioii 01 u buoiieii
transition from the- most abject bondage to
freedom and social, equality. And the
abuse of the prerogative of freedom is in
creased in proportion to the ignorance that
had for years been forced upon them. Hut
it cannot be disputed that the frecdnieii as
peculiar training of tho whites, the habit
and disposition to command and dictate
without question, which lias been bred In the
very bone, and It is only a wonder that
this great change in tho social economy of
tho South has been accomplished with so
little commotion and trouble. Hut what
galls the proud spirit of the former ruling
class of South Carolina more than all else,
is the fact that the Stale Is literally con
trolled by this same colored people whom
they once owned ns their property, the
blacks having un actual majority in the
State of from fifty to sixty thousand, nt
least. And they hnvo taken advantage of
their inunbers,and do control, not only the
government of this city, but of the State.
The city Judge, Trial Justice, most of the
jiuors, Sheriff, and many of the polico
force are colored. I hear no com
piaint mat tney are not com
petent to perform their duties, or do not
make good olllcers, but the are niggers.
This state of tilings must continue as long
as a certain class, who ought to Inllueiico
the franchise of tho state for its own
good, insist upon clinging to the Idcns and
relics of a barbarous past, and pulling hard
mili.,iik.m-.mii,Mii .,.i r..,.,.i.,.. i.,
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to blame for all their Ills, while the cut ro
black population nrr.uige themselves unan
imously for tho other sido,
Hut nil learn wisdom fastest by mlsfor,
tune's experience, and we think the lapse
of time, together Willi a more thorough un
"standing of tho wholo matter and u t ill
tlvatlon of u kinder feeling between all sec
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iusu i.ci in leoeiuou,
Personally I have found tho inhabitants
of Charleston most kind and hospitable,
and tho fact that I ramo from ono of the
most radical of tho "Yankco" Btatcs, makes
uo difference In tho generous and kind
hearted friendship I receive, A more thor
ough mingling hi pacli pther's society be.
tween tho two section of tho country,
would bo or great benefit to nil concerned,
W
tWrltle n for tho ltutland Owbe.
.Sliiipllrll)- of Cliurnctvr In lMucn-
lliin,
NO. I.
Simplicity of character us effected by
tho common school system, Is an Important
point worthy of consideration In education.
Kvcry good has Its danger. Kvcn tho bless
hit' of education Is purchased nt a rl9k'.
Theic have not been wanting philosophers
and thinking men, who, nfler considering
how often naturalness goes out us knowl
edge comes In, have .seriously asked the
question, vthelhcr the result justifies the
expense? Whether Messed Ignorance weic
not better? And, looking on one side of
the matter, wo 11 nil enough to win rant the
eloquence of ltossoau nbout u state of na
ture, and to make us sympathise who fear
the mischief of schools, and books, and
systems, may do to simplicity, llu-lincss
and harmony of the young mind, 'lids,
we know, Is but an Incidental evil, and by
no means the legitimate and necessary re
sult of education. If the character loses
what tho Intellect gains, It proves only bail
or partial education. The writer, there
fore, proposes to consider the danger which
thcio L In all instruction of impairing the
simplicity and sincerity of the pupil's char
acter during the processor instructing the
mind.
Tho iinpoilnnio of simplicity both In
scholar and teacher is an liupottniit subject
for discussion. This will necessarily in
volve the motives which the teacher must
address if lie would win the young mind
to the knowledge, rather to be called wis
dom, which builds up the knowledge
which makes a true man, and docs not
merely adorn a false one.
In discoveilng what is wanting in our
schools, u few observations upon society
may be allowed. Wherein does society,
wherein do all men disappoint us? What
are the social sins, the fashions, the idols,
tho vanities, the prejudices, which so pre
vail that the public mo sickened and blush
for the race, and some declare that virtue
and truth find small encouragement and
tempt us to acknowledge, the theory that
the art of life consists In effecting a cun
ning and happy compromise with the
world. These are but the fruits of educa
tion. If almost nobody is sincere, If nil
are artificial, cunning, calculating, politic,
pedantic, time-serving, It is because these
things are taught most effectually, though
perhaps unconsciously, while It Is pro
fessed to teach only letters and numbers,
classes and science ; it is because more
pains i.s taken to teach than to educate ; be
cause the scholar is given so much lo learn,
without considering in what spiilt he will
learn it : because the intellect is often en
lightened nt the expense of Its own inleg
rity, and, in the haste to teach the child
many truths, fear not to sacrifice his self-
truth ? because more i.s thought ot the i(vm
Uian of the wholar, mid tho aim i.s more t(
bestow accomplishments than to inspire
life. It is feared that most systems of edu
cation tend to foster in the child that pusil
lanimity, that subservience to opinion, that
want of candor, simplicity and he.utines
which are reigning vices of society ; that
all those little fountains of knowledge, the
schools, opened hero nnd there in the dry
desert of politics, and trade, and fashion.
yet play too much in tho market place, nnd
that education lakes Its cue from these all-
absorbing and corrupting inlluences ; that
narrow regard to utility, and a still baser
c to appearances, determines too
to -lltiirl"! Vtelfil to bo mc
mer
chants, politicians, successful competitors
in the gieat show of the world, and not to
bo true and single-minded men, fountains
ot life nnd beauty nnd goodness, flowing
from within, nnd adulterated from with
out. Having made these general observations
on the defects of our educational system we
shall, in the next article, consider more
specifically what simplicity of character is
and its relations to education. "s."
SlHtviiiriit of llio Voting .Yliirriurer,
WllMvorllt.
The Inouest In the Wulivoith murder
case was held Friday. Josiali Moorhead,
who occupied tno room next to tho one
where the murder was committed, testified
that he heard the shots soon ufter Wal
worth was admitted to Ids son's room, and
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Fceoiid and third shots he heard the crv of
iniuner quiic distinctly, llio other testl-
niony is the same as before published. The
jury retired and returned with the follow
ing verdict :
We llndthat Mansfield T. Wnlwoilh
came to Ids death from n shock of internal
hemorthage the result of u pistol shot
wound of tho chest bald pistol having been
discharged nt tno nanus 01 l- runK n. Wal
Saratoga, hut engaged in no business nt
,rcfen1t; 1,1 ""'swerto i the question what
hu ui : "i am guilty of mi crime. I will
make a statement. My father treated my
mother very cruelly for years. Incensed
l.I.ll.Sl 1119 UWI1 llUIIL'l i.ii puiiing ins lime
buuru oi properly in irusi. so that mv
mother and family got something out of it,
my father kept writing letters to my
mother full of Imprecations against his
father. He wrote to her among other
tilings: 'I will kill your boys and defeat
tho d d scoundrel In his game, and cut off
bis d il name forever.' Ho also threatened
my mother's life. About three years ago,
ho beat my mother cruelly, I was not
present but saw the marks. When I heard
tills, I loaded a pistol belonging to n cousin
of mine, nnd have carried it. I supposed
father was armed ( at least ho was when ho
came to see us. My uncle Clarence Wal.
worth has been n father to ns.
Hu recently proposed to take mo to
Europe with him, but 1 was troubled about
leaving my mother without protection,
Sunday last, I wrote this to uncle, that I
must go and sco my father, and whether 1
could go to Europe or not would depend on
that Interview, from tho fact that I wanted
to get reliable assurance that ho would not
molest my mother during my absence I
had no intention to kill him. When ho
enmo into my room I asked him to sit ilmvn.
Ho did so. 1 spoko to hhn of his conduct,
and said, 'Promise mo that you will neither
iiiiusaiii, -jTOHiisoinoinni
fcll"()t mi' lm,lllt'r Insult her nor any one
nf fSmiiv nm- f,ii,nr n n i
Ho nnswrrt'il
I nromise.' but with a look which tn
mind Implied contempt and tho reverse of
nn Intention to keep tho promise. Ho had
just before put Ids hand to Ids brcabt. as If
to pull out his pistol. I am unconscious of
having fired more than thrco times. He
closed on mo rapidly. Ills breast was upon
1110 yml 1 ,hu 'ast timo- 1 don't think
ho said anything during tho wholo Interview
j..y?a 1 'mfcBtnicv . Ti.e prisoner WM
men iukcii to mo jomiis lo nwait tho action
m mo grand July.
iho tarllsts shot 27 carabineers captured
ncnrlrun. Great Indignation Is felt nt
the atrocity, hut tho Curlists claim that
theso men llrst hoisted the whlto Hag, nnd
then poured a' volley into tho CarlistB as
they appeared. For this they wero shot
down without mercy. Tho mudrld Gaccta
publishes ollleial dispatches confirming the
reports of tho outrages and atrocities per
petruttid on prisonous of war by tho Cartlsts
at Iron nnd elsewhere.
I.lltl'U !.
KXKCt'TION AT WASHINGTON.
Tom Wright, the murderer of Ilogerskl.
tho Jew peddler, was hung in tho jail-yard
nt Washington, nt noon, Friday, in tho
"resenco of some -100 people, while the
housetops In the vicinity were crowded
with spectators. IScforc being hung ho had
a short Interview willi Young, In jail, the
mhnlercr simply saying "lSe got to go.
Good-by." Ills neck was not bioken, but
In 17 minutes be choked lo death. He made
a .viitten confession, previous to his execu
tion, closing in this curious way : Now
thai I nut made an example to the world,
let mo advise you young gentlemen tonvold
nnv npiie.iranco of evil. Keep out of nil
bad company and mind those old widows
who will take you In their house and make
nil at home. Don I delay, hut stop now
and shun all nice-talking women who are
so anxious and willing to take you In. l oil
nil had better listen to my ndvice, and let
my sulTeilng oil the gallows be an example
lor an nercaiier. lours lespeeiiuny.
Thomas Dkiko Wimoiit.
-nn: roi.Aius.
Cant. Tyson of the Polaris Is reported to
have told Secretary Hobeson that ho had
no fears for tho safety of the Polaris, and
gave some instnnccs where sho proved her
great strength, nnu sain sue would un
doubtedly nrrive safe, tills summer. Those
ot the expedition who nave arrived nre m
good health.
Tim last of Tin: Monocs.
Hilg.-Uen. John K. Hoss, commanding
tho Oregon militia, has sent n dlsdatch to
(iov. drover, from Lost liver, under
date of Wednesday, announcing tho can
lure of the last band of Modocs, consisting
ol live men, including the notorious uiacK
inn, lour women and three children. Thoy
were tiiKcn to i.iuksmiic nnu placed m
irons, to awnlt tho oiilecs ot the governor,
who sent the following dispatch to Oen.
Hoss: If you have any of the Lost liver
murderers, standing muicicd in me circuit
oiirt ot .Inekson county, deliver them Into
the custody of the sheriff, of said county.
Delnernll other captives to the command
ing ollleer of the United States forces in
tho lake basin, llcturn the volunteers and
muster lliein out. Assuring your olllcers
nnd men of my highest appreciation of
their iiruuant conduct in iiclialtoi tno state,
I congratulate you on your success.
siNOfi.Ai: roisoxixo cash at ui:ooki.yn,
Louisa Hangcrt nnd her son, a boy of 11
years, were arrested nt llrooklyn, 1 hursiiay,
at the Instance of tho husband and father,
who claimed that the boy had attempted t(
poison him.at the instigation of ids mother.
On examination, the boy confesses that for
several weeks past, he hns been dosing his
lather s beverages with lead lilings and the
heads of lucifcr matches, at the Instigation
of Ins mother.
nil: .MODOC CUT1VKS.
I'oyles Camp, hcadquarlcrsModor Kxpe
dition, Juno 15, via Yrekn, June (!. Oen
Davis was preparing evidence to-day to
prove the identity of the Modoc murderers,
intending to hang eight or ten leaders to
morrow 'evening. He received n dispatch
from Washington to hold them subject to
decision there, nnd probable couit-inaitlal
here. The delay occasioned great dissatis
faction among tno citizens nnd in camp,
and is calculated to cause a w rong impres
sion among tho surrounding tribes, who
arc disaffected. The action of (Sen. Davis
would relieve the civil authoiitics of all
trouble, and satisfy public opinion, and
will leave the army lice to go elsewhere
when needed.
.Tlls.-.-laiiii)-.
The heaviest brain on record has been
been lately found in the skull of n London
bricklayer, who was unable to
cither read or write. It weighed sixty
seven ounces.
During tho war Oen. Lnngstrcct was one
of the, chief idols of the Southern people.
A brave cool-headed fighter, a reliable and
successful leader, no prnic was too lavish
to bestow upon him. Now since ho has be
New Or'ieaiiTtatfif
KelIoifi''s militia, a
our best citizens' refuse to speak to
him j ladies draw their skirts to ono side
in passing him on the strcel'as if he were :.
lenper. In the eyes of tho New Orleans
aristocracy no has sanl; too low to bo no
ticed. In tho public meetings here ho is
denounced ns u trator. n renegade, u blacl-
ileal ted deseiter of ids people, and. In fact
every epithet is thrown nt him that malice
can paint or ingenuity can invent. Hut
none of this pi evokes a response from
Longstreet. Ho goes on his way coura.
geous but sad, turning neither to tho right
nor tho left, nnd paying no attention to
mud thrown nt him.
liecc-hcr, Tiltonand liowen have- lieieto-
toforo been known ns "Congregationalists.
Hereafter they will be known as " Conve-
uautcrs." Courier Journal,
Here i.s an isem about llttlo Eddie L. (
A few mornings ago Ids mother took
him in her arms, to pet him. " You nro
mother's llttlo dailing her jittlo angel."
i say, angei, no replied, "you illdnt
think I was nn angel.wiien you was a spat
tin' nie with that board yesterday."
One-foorth of n share in n London water
company was lately sold for forty-six thou"
sand pounds sterling. Tho face valtio ot
an entire share is only ono pound! It is
one ot the wealthiest corporations in tho
woihl, but its piojcctor lost his fortune
and died In tho workhouse, Its name is the
New Hlver Company.
ISailoy, of the Danbury Now, writes
to ids paper from Chicago : " A hitching
post is a rarily here. When an Eastern
man comes across a hitching post in Cliica
go ho sits down and cries. They fasten
horses by a strap to an ironjiveiglit, which
i.s left on tho walk. Those weights occu
py a prominent position in n runaway
When a Chicago man sees a runaway horse
coming down tho street, ho don't stop to
inquire whether it was the result of cine
lessnessor an accident. He merely says
' Heaven protect us,' and crawls under a
stoop."
Tho next meeting of the American llililo
Hevlsion Committee will bo held In Now
Haven on tho second week in July, nnd
the session will continue from Tuesday eve
nlng to Saturday noon. Tho committee Is
acting In conjunction with n Itritish com
mitteo in n revision nf tho authorized Eng-
gllsh edition of the Ilible
Frauds of over $100,000 nro reported In
tho Croton Aqueduct Department nt Now
Vuk, Men were sent In personato the
fictitious names on the roll nnd draw their
pay.
Two boys have been arrested In Hoelics.
ter charged with dropping matches Into tho
slreet letterboxes and burping tho contents,
This new species of mischief does inllnlto
credit to tho Innato onssedncss of tho small
boys of tho period.
oung A nlworth spent tho afternoon
before lit) went from Saratoga to New
Yoik to shoot ids father In gathering white
allies, which he presented to his mother,
A good many unpleasant stories nbout
tho dcnd.Walivorth nro finding their way to
print. It was 6iild that at tho death of his
father, Chancellor Walworth, who disln.
herltcd him, ho stood beside tho collln con.
tabling the dead body of his father and
hurled at it terrible oaths and frightful
maledictions.
A Clergyman In Davenport, la., exchan
gcd pulpits with a pastor In another city a
fowbtmdaysago, mid meeting at tho roll,
road crossing thoy had a hrict c hat. Thoy
carried satchels Just alike, nqd when tho
car-belt rang, each caught up one, started
for tho train, to find on reaching their des
tinations that they had exchanged satchels
and sermons.
C'nsllctoii iioiiiosccii House,
The Ilcncfit Festival given lo Mr, and
Mrs. L. Collins, nt the Lake Honioseen
House, by their friends on Thursday eve
ning, was, in every respect, n grand suc-
css.
The weather w as all that could have been
desired pleasantly cool, with an almost
fnll-orbed moon orcrhcad shedding Its silver
ays over as lovely a village and surround
big country us lies In the lap of thcGlecn
mountains.
Williams' Cornet Hand of Piiiiltney,
whose services had been secured for the oc
casion, dispensed most excellent music
from the balcony of the hotel, making the
hills and valleys around resonant w ilh "the
concord of sweet sounds.
It was fully half past nine before the
company had all gathered, but long before
that hour, .Mr. nnd Mrs. Collins, for one
evening, our most worthy nnd honored
guests, must have made, the discovery, hail
they not already known the fact, that their
friends were not or, but that they must be
numbered by hundreds.
The largo and elegant paiiois, the oilier,
the billiard room nnd the halls during the
entile evening were lllled to a degree bord
ering on that of discomfort. Castlcton
was well represented on this deligbtfuljic
caslon by most of Its best citizens,-they
constituting fullv one half the company
present, while the largo delegations from
Poultney nnd other adjoining towns showed
the high regard In which our guests were
held by those who have known them much
longer than has been the privilege ot their
appreciative, but mine newly formed
friends of our village and town.
It wnsverv evident that no selfish motives
alone had brought together so largo and in
telligent a company. A pleasant ovenlnjj
and a sumptuous repast was no doubt an
ticipatod, and with good reason. Hut the
chief purpose of our coming together was
to extend n warm and hearty w elcoine to
the proprietor nnd proprietress of the Lake
Honioseen House : and to express some
thing of our high appreciation for the servi
ces whieli .Mr. (Junius and i.niy nave ren
deicd our village, as well ns tho travtilnt
public, by having had our hotel put on n
fooling wllh tho first-class houses nf tho
State. After the company bad mostly
gathered within the parlors or us many as
could be thus accommodated tho iorm.il
part of the evening's unwritten programme
was gone through wuu in adeiignuuiiy in
loriual manner.
Since the occasion w as a Reception rest
lvnl, Mr. and Mrs. Collins must be ncticid
In their own house through tho usual cere
niony of nn introduction. This duty was
mo.st gracefully discharged through the aid
given ny our genuemaniy townsman, r.
belt H. Arnistiong.
Tho Informal visiting that w as carried on
throughout the greater part of tho evening
to the pleasure ol an anil annoyance 01
none, w as now and them varied wuu excel
lent music both instrumental and vocal
that took place in tiie largo parlor on the
first Moor ot the hotel containing rno jiain
ushek mano largest size recently pur
chased by Mr. Collins for tho uso of tho
house. Miss Anna Hyde, Professors Wil
lard and Hall and other excellent players
present not alone exhibited their skill as
amateur and professional pianists, but gave
us as well, an nppoituuity to know tho
wonderful power mid tho exuuisito sweet
noss of melody that may be wrought from
this now piano.
Miss Frnnklo Hurt nnd Miss Clara Stone
eaeli sang ono of their sweetest songs to the
delight ot nil present, made known by well
deserved applause. Long before the portals
of the dining hall were thrown open, there
was a manliest desire on the part of many
10 enier upon that enchanted ami loriniuiei
gl'Ollllll. 'll .,. .,, i ,, UlM.vlutU
out tho esthetic nature as well that prompt.
cd tho desire. And it was not long before
the llrst battalion of the attacking party
nun an opportunity to s.nisiy moso uesircs,
The tables were arranged In tho form of i
hollow square, and though not equaling the
ucimonicos ot jiew lorK nor the Lope-
minis ot uosion, tncy were set with sucl
taste that wo would not consider a com
parison with tlieni nt nil Invidious.
lleneath and around the largo nnd hand,
some bonnets that wero supported by ele
gant vases set at equal distances nlong the
tables, were tempting dishes, silver cake
baskets nnd fruit stands tastefully and
temptingly heaped with fruits, cako and
confectionary of variety and nuality to
satisfy the eye and gratify the tasto of tho
most experienced and tnstidious culinary
euiinuweur.
Each battalion ot hunger-armed infantry
that entered tho hall during tho ovenlni
supposed it verified that laconic dispatch o
the great Homan Captain " rem', ridi.
ri.ii, ' for I hey verily thought they eame,
air and conquered.
Tho festival throughout was nn occasion
that will bo long remembered by those who
had the pleasure of being present.
Long may the Lake liomosccn House
llourlsh ; and may its gentlemanly proprie
tor, Mr. L. Collins, receive tho patronage
ho richly deserves and meet w ith the success
ho highly merits. n,
Castlcton, Vt Juno 7th, 187a.
Ii'rsoiiiil,
Tho Hev. W. J. Ancient, the hero o
the Atlantic disaster, w as in hiscaily youth
a "blue jacket" on H. M. S. Mars, where
no was rcinaiKauie tor ins regular attend
unco at n Hlble class held by the chaplain,
and for tho steadiness vvilh which ho rcsis
ted the obstacles thrown in his wnv bv hi:
shipmates, many of whom wero not men
trained in the orderly traditions of tho ser.
vice, but mero "rtilllaus from tho slums of
London.' In due time lie becaino a Serin!
urc-reader, and ultimately received Holy
n...i,... 'ri... , ,v ..r ..... ...... ...
'!,..f. ni; Hiinou in u.l'lll.s ll-ll 111111 1.
Nova Scotia, where his old familial It v will
a sailor's life lias been turned tn'such happy
account,
TN 11ANKHUPTCY.
X HAI.C AT AUCTION'
shall offer tor salo at public auction on tho
14lli day ot June, lsID, at 2 o'clock- afternoon, at
i in
Tlumouth, In llio County ot ituthiud, tho rol.
lowing personal nronertv. to wits 1:1 mu i
inn nsiiK-mu nnu premises oi .Minim Norton,
calves, 4 two vear old hellers, 1 two year old
uiui, ii, Bn-t.-i, hilt ,,uui mm minus Hum homo
i yruimisrcoir, i ouggy wagon, l horse rake
mower, t pair travera sleds, l cutter, t douhlu
and 1 slnk'lo harness. 1 sled, 1 stono bout, 1 nluw
l narrow, a iiuantlto or liutter, a quuntltj- ot
nam iiuuiii But.t-i. .uu.ui.-i, ituu Jisrillips hOIIH.
min t ... iiLijau, I'L-.nuiii.t lil.ili.-r.v.
JACOB WIllUllTllV.
, , Assignee, of .Milton Norton,
ituiiuuu, juuo y. isia. milllit
UOTION.
Tho Chapel adjoining llio Cninrreiratlonal
mull-.. ,.n uu Bum hi. lint-nun ii not previously
SATUHDAY, JUNE 7th,
At ono o'clock, cm., on tho premises.
, , J. M. IIAVKN,
,. , Chairman ot committee
Ilutland, May Blst, un. uiw,
p T . H A It N U M ,
IN JtUTLANI),
(HIKAT KXCITEMENT-OVUIt 11,00 I'liliSE.Y
dry ana dusty, audit wo had not v Isltcd l-'enn'
NO. 13, CKNTHE STHEKT,
Herald liulldhii?. vvhero tho best and coolest
Koda Water is bold, wo should lmvo suffered
ea, his soda Is rerreshliur nnd ho recommends
It. II ( fa town. Try it, itemember tho
place, No. la centra btreet, Ituthmd, Vf
,,. . v. riiXN & co.
piOTUHK FUAM1NO DONE WITH
A. Neatness nml tnup mw, , w,.
prlcos. noma new nnu benutmu styles lust re-
Ct'l l'U At-
:. N. JIUKWAM'S,
fPEAS, from 60 cents to $1.7(5: also fresh
i Uroimd cui'Fi:u, ut
.., ,. II. W. MAIISHAIX'S
nni) liUvvly Comer ot drove unit West Mb.
Jjitsunttuc.
H A N C I H ( () s
!' I II E
INSURANCE AUKNOV,
lU'TLAND, VT
ASSETS,
$8I),I)00.0(! 00
KepteBCiitlnj; llfleon or the IjirsesI and
Strongest Companies In the Khlled Stab's ami
:n LTtniul.
(h:ni:i!Ai. aukkcy von vi:iimoxt
LYCOMINO nilH IXSUHANOE CO.
or PENNSYLVANIA.
ASSETS,
Sii.iino.ooo no
Have Issued policies ror TllfltTV -1 nn.
YKAIIS, and paid over fl,i-.'i,Ri.n.i for loswi.
I, A lid 1IST
mutual . nun insuhanoe co.
IN Tilt: WOULD.
INCOME LAST YEAH, $1,099,4(13 Oil
1'ollcle.s on the
CASH lilt .MITTITAL I'MN,
IVUli'shed.
llllANCIl ort-TCi:
rillt IIPTLVXII ANIl AIUIISON COI'NTIKS
PAHMEItS' MUTUAL FI1IE INS. CO.
Ol' MONTI'in.lHlt,
ASS UTS,
l.ro.ooil no
Till: IIKNT COMPANY IN Till: STATIC l-'OK
FAltMKIIS.
Si!" Insures notlilnfr but detached dwellings,
barns and contents.
liy this plan, FA11MKRK' only pay for losses
on i'.WW rilOVMlvr, No hazardous prop,
crty Insured by tlds Company,
.fancy ooilis.
AT
TEMPLE OK
SH.MIN'S
1 AsHl).
V . 1 1.
sfn.WV (ItiolM. Pl.t V. I I
( ,;. iv nun 1 n.
it n.mi hats i:; mom. i
llfl'l'NIIIlNT n I.I. M
staiiineil Camilla Hals at en cents: soldel'w-
licre nt ll.ss.
Koinni ami ready stun lints nt mc,
MNsrs while dress llais at Mic.
Trimmed rhlp Hals at I1..MI.
Florida Hals In burr, usiiallv sold at J1.25, re.
ucod toll. White, brown mid drab of Ihe same
at sw.
urow n canton nciiooi nais rc.mccu 10 sm ,
Large Canton sundowns at 4iie.
Iilack straw, peak shape, nt so.-.; worth $1,
XiMixilhans. straw. Lace nnd Milan. In ah
the leading shapes at equally reduced priced,
l-'t.owinis! ri.owniis'
llcaullful and rich, nt astonlslilni prlc
llv all means como early, toirftumik.it sir
beautiful assortment.
Handsome Trlmmo Hats fiom $1 upward hi
invnt i.irlctv or Shanes and Irhnliilli' . all
marked nwaj down to builoni inures.
A lnck'e assortment of novellle-, such c
Ties.
1,'uchliiir,
Jew.-lry,
Fans,
InCids' Lace (lood-,,
Veils.
Velllne;,
Kid moves.
Col-sets,
Hosier,
Linen Hood.
LAOi: COI.LAl'.S AN1I SIXLV IN,
sol I ment, quality and prleo, arc m
known to need Qilvertlleiii.'iit.
Conic early hi Ihe day uai old i in i-r wil a!
ASIIMI'N'H TilVIPI.i: OP FASHION,
,M', .in r.ii, m.wi. i, y i-ini-. ni.
VOffSStOMlt.
l'ECIAL NOTICE
s
1)11. S. YV. SMYTH,
AUIIIST AN) ocri.is'i
Has, at the urgent solicitation of patrons and
ll lends, established a permanent llranrh onice
In ItL-TLiMi, Vt and ma) be consulted dull)
(except Fild.iis,) at Hie
liAHiivvnLi. not si:.
On nil ilKi-ases ot the CYK, HAL', NOM:,
TIlllOATaml U'NCiS, and all chronic ill- ,i
leading to (leiieral or Ken uih lii'Mllt
1IHHIT l!i:V. LOUIS I)t:(;or.Slll!IANI),
ciTiioi.ie msuoe or vckmont,
Attests In the following statement to Hie skill of
Dir. S. W. SMYTH.
IIchi.ixoton, vt., Jan. 23, ls,i.
To the Pciu.ic:
I have no hesitation In recommending nr.
Sinjth after seeing him perform aver skllhat
operation on tho ear ot ltev. P.J. O'Carroll, who
vvus thereby Instantaneous!) cured of deafness
ot longstanding,
myldly LOUIS llEOOESllltlANH.
wul UWciUcinciS.
gODA WATER 1 SODA WATER '
vviru ran:
FllUrV AX1) CllEAM S I'll I I'S.
Dispensed from a new and elegant
AIICT1C SYHUP Al'PAltATfS, TlTT'S IlKST.
Only r, cents a glass, come and see It anil In
II, nt No. n Center Si., Iti-Tuisn, v t.
FHANC1S FENN k CO.
"1ROQUET SETS, ALL KINDS AND
J Prices at
i- fi:nn & co-s.
U1111ER RASE REGULATIONS and
Foot Halls at
myald.tw 1 FKNN & CO'S,
flMilEI) AND TRUE, OR I)n. ALLEN'S
X Cholera, Cholera Morbus, Diarrhea and
liysenlery Sjrup, Is tho only remedy that was
never known to rail as a sato and speedy euro
for tho various rorms ot Summer Complaint.
Try It. Only a cents per bottle. Sold by all
dealeis In medicine.
FI1ANCIS FENN Si CO.,
rilOl'BIETOIlS, ltCTLAXH, VT.
A RE YOU A SMOKIST, AND SMOKE
1. to keep smoking. You will Unit a tine
stock or Clgurs at
1". IT.NN CO.'S.
r ANDAVENSES
GLADIOLI S
vji ni'i.ns ror salo at
F. FENN & CO.'S.
QARATOGA IN RUTLAND.- TIIE
kD Star Spring water on draft ns pure and
rresh us when dipped Irom Ihe Spring, at
FUANCIS FENN i CO,
COMPOUND EXTRACT OP HARKS
AND HOOTS ror making beer. This Is
Just what ) our system needs nt this season ot
the ) ear, und w 111 make a beverage that will bo
ver) agreeable to tho tasle. Try It, Only as
rents per bottle. Kvery bottlo makes ten gal
lons or beer.
FRANCIS FKNN & CO.,
Proprietors, ituiusn, Vt.
"dTAU SPRING WATER and other
KJ Saratoga waters by the caso or liotllo nt
F, FENN ,t CO'S,
plIlLDRENS' CARRIAGES, HOYS'
w Dump Carts, Waggons nnd Wheelbarrow s
F, FENN CO'S.
K1SS1NGEN WATER on Dniucht at
V, FENN & CD'S.
PIANO TO RENT. Excellent tone.
JU Imiulro nt this onice. in) WiBw
I)"
CARLE'S WATER PROOF
OIJ. HLACKTXO,
HA1INESSES, CAltltlAOH TOPS,
HOOTS, MiuusKTC
Fits harnesses nerrectlv nnd preveniTemct.
Ing. Does not fry out or gum the surrYce,
Softens and preserves tho leather Excludes
the water. Excellent for boots, shcs, c.
fjroives universal satisfaction. Manurac
lured by
liiyiodatwtr N. C, -MAitcn, Midtiicbury, 't