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3Fhf Sm Wm- BURLINGTON. FRIDAY, FEU. 5. ,;. . IIirvnnlCT. Editor. 1875. a year, al way la ad auce. Acdj Erdlius. The return of ci-I'rcsidcnt Andrew John son to tie Senate of the United States is decidedly thescn-ation of this day of start ling political events. His chances of elec tion did not appear to be very strong till Monday ,ivhen Mr. Hates, who was the lead ing candidate against Johnson, suddenly withdrew bis name when he was within three Totes of election. Governor Brown, of Tennessee, who had retired from the field, then came to the front. His nomination wis followed Jit the adjournment of the I-cgNla-ture, lioth parties apparently being afraid to trust their fortunes to an immediate ballot. Next day Governor Brown had got some light on the subject which induced him to decline to permit the uc of his name. The opposition to Johnson, though a majority ol the legislature, could not then be concen trated on any one, and Johnson was elected on the 55th ballot by two majority, amid wild excitement. All who remember Andy's circle speeches, n ill not forget that he commenced public life as Alderman of the Tillage of Greenville, Tcnn.; that lie ro-c to be a State Senator, and then a memlier of Congress, and then Governor, and then I'nited States Senator, always as a Democrat. When the war broke out lie took the side of the I'nion ; was ijiade a Brigader General and military Governor of Tennessee ; and in 1SG4 was mminated for Vice-President and ilectcd on the ticket with Mr. Lincoln, lie was sworn into .floe. March 4. 1SC"., in a dotided'y c!unl -nndition of mind and body, dn Mr. Lincoln"-, death, April 15th, IsGj, In became I'resident. lie vetoed the civil Rights bili. the Constitutional amendment, the military government bill, and most of the more important lUs rasscd by Congre.--. He surendcd Secretary Stanton, and when Congress re-instated him, he removed him and put Adjutant-General Thomas in hi plire. For this violation of the tenure of oftee aet : and for attempting to bring Con gress into ..isgraee, by vituperation and menaces, in lis numerous speeches while ' swinging Mr uind the circle," lie was iin Iac!il by the House, and tried by the Sen ate. Ren liutler was chief prosecutor, and Judge It. I!. Curtis and Wm. M. Erarts, were among ll-c President's counsel. The i.,tc in tlie Senate ttood :;5 for conviction to J'.' for acquittal, and as a two-thirds vote was required to convict, he was declared ac quitted. At the close of his term as Presi dent he retired to private life, and was sup posed to !s? jo'.itieally dead. He lias lcn a very uneasy corpse, however, and is now f jlly re-nirecteil. He goes back now to the S.-nate, to sit by the fide of Anthony, and Conkling, and Edmunds, and Frelinghuysen, and Morrill, and Morton, and Sherman, aud other Senators who seven years ago voted to cjnvht him of" high misdemeanors."' He Is reported, howeier, a saying that lie .shall t il'f his -cat without feclimrsoi rrnal hostility towards nnv one. Of course, li ha, taken an earlv opportunity to declare that be shall stand by the constitution. II is the "IiIt ev-l'rcsident living, and the only .Prrsidcnt cier elected to the ."senate. H is getting old he lacks but three years three score and ten ; bat he is stii! prett; irorous. and it is not unlikely that he will make sonic lively time in the Senate, yet Tor flill i:ilit Kill. At a luueus of the Republican luenilier- of the National House of Reprcscntativcs Tueslay evening, it was decided that the Civil Uights Rill, which wa- TCfcrrea t the jikliciary committee in the early part the present session, should ! reported tack Wcdnesdar, and that it should lie kept 1 tore the House until dcoi-ive action cold lmd unon it. Accordingly, directly upon the ecnelus;,.n.iif the reading ofthejourna! Wednesday. Gen. Butler, as the spokisma of the Republican eoucus, moved to roceed with the 'ivil Ilights Rill. The Hemoer-ats immciliatelv commenced to filibuster, and as under the existing rule (which some Repu licans attempteil, to ciiange, Monday, b, filled) liftv-f ilht member can, by dilatory motions, stoj, tlie business of tic II indefinitely. legislation was practically pended by the factious course of the orp nents oi the loll. The House has been i session continuously since Wednesday morn' log, and during this time the roll has liecn called no less than forty times. The RepuTj- lican mcmbers.howevtr, are rejiortcd as firm in their determination to " sit it out," and hope by Monday, to get a tno-fhirds vote far the bill. In Jthis connection it is to be noted tint the di-tir.ctiTe foatiiie of the new Civil Kights Hill, as compared with foimer bilLs haling the same general object in view, is that it does not impose mixed schools upon every community, hut'eontains the following provision ' If any State or its authorities having control of common schools or other public institutions of learning shall estab lish and maintain separate schools or iosti tutiurj.-., giving rjual educational facilities in all rope ts to all clashes entitled thereto. such seloil- slal jn compliance with the itruvisiuns ol this bill. Jn the all- iaiporumt mstter of education, therefore, the bill simply guarantees and secures the ejual nghts of ' ilizrns. It is a bill the Re publican party should stand or fall by, and we trust the present Congress will partially Tjdeem itscil by making it the law of the land. The terms of twcntv-fiic I'nited States Senators will evpire on the fourth of March. Elections for their successors have been held in all the Stan- except Forida, New Jersey, Minnesita, West Virginia and Wi-corasiin and the Legislatures ot these States are now engaged in the elections with the prospect of reaching final results in a few days. Cougic adjourned at 1U o'clock, Friday morning after a continuous session of nearly 50 hours. The correspondents are agreed in representing the struggle as extremely dill and uninteresting, with no funny epi- wes or exciting js-agcs,cvcn Gen. Butler, ptrhapsi mindful of the brief limit of official life,lieingstrictly decorous and prosy Of the srene in the Representative chamber, Thurs day afternoon, a correspondent says : " The unswept carpet was strewn with newspapers acd-note paper. Of the iUO incmlicrs pre sent, not more than a third wero in their seats, and the-c men stretched their tired bodies into ciery conceivable position, while loud yawns resounded through the hall at intervals from the throats of tho unfortunates who had nut bad a wink of sleep for nearly 36 hours. The half-dozen sofas around the edges of the hall vere occupied by recumben: forms of apparently sleeping members. JThe air of the I al! was foul and filthy, the mem ber haling indulged freely in cigars during the night an! forenoon, and the air out-He wan warm and muggy, which interfered with the ventilation.' The session reached m lame and impotent conclusion, an adjourn ment teing finally carried without a vote on the Civil Rights Bill. In other words fifty hours of valuable time were wasted liy the tactions conduct of some forty-five Demo crats. In view of this fact a new ruled the Houe has lieen proposed and debated among leading Republicans. It provides that when any question is pending before the House there sliall he but two dilatory motions entertained, one to adjourn and one fixing the time to which it shall adjourn. Bat the previous question is cot to be sec onded on the same day that a proposition is introduced or reported, unless by a majority of three-fourths. In other words, the new rule h designated to prevent filibustering, while at the same time it forniskes additional jurd to the minority. The Ujsterlous Eool. George IV. was certainly in some respecU a most unfortunate monarch. He lived in what was pre-eminently an age of gossip, and, in spite of the "divinity which is sup posed to hedge a King, his numerous sins and peccadilloes many of which would have passed almost unnoticed in the days of the royal companion of Falstaff or bluff King Hal, of matrimonial memory were carefully noted down for the edification of posterity, and his faults and foibles were not allowed to be forgotten. And since his death every satirist or moralist, from Thack eray down has administered to 'the unfortu nate Jung a kind" of posthumous castigation, until it really socmcd that his royal ashes mu't have been uneasy in their last resting place. Since the death of the great master of English literature just mentioned, how ever, who delighted to portray the real character of the ''first gentleman of Europe," George IV. 's long rest was comparatively undisturbed until Grciillc, that prince ol tattlers, though he had long ago "left the warm precincts of the cheerful day,' spoke from the grave, as it were, in denunciation of his quondam master. Close following the publication of the Grcviilc memoirs came the aCair of the "lost volume," in which the lite monarch also figured, which is certainly one el the most eurbus incidents of the day. The facts of the case are liriefly as follows The sleepy public woke up one morning and found a hage placard staring it in its fce, offering in what might be called audi ble tyte a reward of one thousand pounds fjrone copy of a certain book published in IjonJon in 1SC0. and surprcssedat the time by the Ijrd Chancellor at the instance of the royal family lwause it contained ccr tiin statements regarding a member cf that august body. Whereupon the public rubbed its eyes scleral times, and, the matter being a profound mystery, immediately took a lively interest in it for mysteries are always attractiic, as witness the way that Great Mogul ot lajsteriousnoss, the Man in the Iron Mask, lias lived in history. TLe title of the book was not announced in tho placard, but the w irk was soon discovered to be a sort of standalous chronicle of the career of Gouge IV., and more especially oi the corruption of his jwlitieal ad ministration and hi- relations with the famous and unfortunate Mrs. llti herliert. The liooS published by Mr. I.indscll, Pistenioster row, and printed by T. Jackson, Xcw gate street, end both publisher and printer suffered long terms of imprisonment for disobeying tho injunction of tho Lord Chancellor. A New York daily which is ptobaMy in the H--sesion of the sierets ot the reigning family in England and has exttnsive a knowledge of the doings of u.n Victoria as the late Elijah I'ograni , says that three year- ago a single coyy of the book which liad e-apcd the destruction of the original edition came into tae possession of the editor of the London Samlard, who threatened to publish it serially in his ppcr. This came to the eirs !' the goicrnincnt, which at once offer ed the editor the choice of two alternatives either to j :;U',-h the -tory and go to pris on for (i.utini;: i f the Ijrd Chancellor, or to rtfniin (r n: publi-hing it and accept JLi.t'fHI lor I is copy of the book. The edit ir lookrd upon the latter alternative as the n.ore .'(sira! ! ot the two, and pocketed the .io.H'", lorion ov.i the book to I burnei. i it ' tho destruction id this copy the go-,, iii'u ot u jsed the work was ex tinct . ! ii .' as at last ill-i jvered that a copy u.t- m existoM c in Anu'rlta, and hence the iiiy-terious placard The remainder of the stor;, h.is Ijcen tuld by our uhgriphic de-patihes. The book was f iimii in i':c posse-, iun ul a youthful hirri-tcr ol Loinsvti.e. Kentucky, into wnose hinds it had come quite accidentally. In it. it is s.-,;,i, the marriage of Hinjr George with Mrs. i iii eriiert is proven by letter- and document- taken Iroui tl.c royal archives, and i: also testifies that a child was born to Mrs. Fitr'rcrliert while in lawful wedloik which v o il I quite account for the anxiety of the roial family to suppress it. Now s crnl cour-cs arc open to this young blue-grs-s lawyer. He can give up the hook, recc lie tl.c thousand pounds and in vest the mini y in the Little Emma mine or the recovery of Cuptain Kidd's buried treas ures, liecoiuc a millionaire and die unspeak ably respecta'lc. Or he can hasten to Mr. Fitzherliert, or more properly, perhaps, Mr. Guelph (v. ho, by the way, is said to be at present leader of the orchestra at Booth's Theatre, New York). and restore him to the throne of his ancestors. Bat the field of conjecture is toj wide,and we will leave it to the imagination of our readers. A Now Orleans desiatch says that a coui- romise of the pre-nt legislative difficulties in Louisiana i- Icing vigorously advocated by the pirtisans of (lovernor Kellogg. Their proposition is to let the Wiltz forty come back with fifty-three members, their side also to lave fifiy-three members with Wiltz in tie chair. They go so far as to say that the conservatives might seat again the five ejected members if they would gilc sufficient guirantces that they would not attempt any revolutionary acts and would recjpnize the present Senate, communicate with'toi. Kelloggand not attempt to dis turb him in his place. Such nn arrange ment ir carried into effect of whicfi there much doubt would be merely a truce. not a perminent peace, and in the end we fear that the unhappy State would lie no better off tiiau at present. Another plan, of irliaps a more promising character, is to refer the whole subject to the Congres sional committee of investigation on Louisi ana affair a judges and arbitrators. But it is at on c evident that their decision in that caacity could not lstmadc binding on the parties at isue, snl the defeated side, from what we know of L wis'mna politicans, would certainly demand another arbitra ment. In the meanwhile the Senate com mittee oa privileges and elections have de cided that Kellogg ' administration should be recognized as the legal jrovernmeat of Louisiana, and it is to be hoped that Con gress will take some decisive action oa the snbject belore theclo-c of tho session. .senator Morrill, of this State, a Washing ton correspondent says, promises soon to throw some light on the long standing con troicrsy l.ctween the House and Senate ia relation to the extent of the treaty-making power, taking sides with the Hoac. Of the Reciprocity Treaty, the Senator holds that " Reciprocity Treaty ' is a compact. utterly uaknown to the Constitution and not within the treaty making power of the I'resident and Senate, but that Congress aljne (both Houses) is competent to settle ueh questions under the clau.-e of the Con- stitation which provides that " Congress shall liave power to regulate commerce with foreign nations. The grand jury of Orangeburg county, S. C, have found a new indictment against ex- (ov. Moses and County Treasurer J. L. Humbert for breach of trust and grand larceny, in taking 0,000 of the public money to buy the control of the Columbia Un,on Herald, the leading Grant newspaper of Sonth Carolina. Eight indictments were also returned against Humbert and one Mc- Kinley, late a school commissioner, for forgery. The report of the specbl committee on the Arkansas muddle, so long delayed, is at last prepared, it is announced, and will be published in tho course of a day or two. It has been discussed in committee, but has not been finally voted on. The posi tion of the majority is kept carefully se cret, bat it cannot be important so far as any action in this Congress is concerned, for that is entirely out of the question. Judge Poland, it Trill be remembered, is chairman of the committee, and ia that capacity yisit fd Little Rock, a month or two ay). THE BURL I.N" Archbishop ManniDg has pnblishcd a re ply to Gladstone's famous cxpo-talation which, from the author's eminent position and acknowledged ability, will doubtless be generally accepted as an authoritative state ment of the views of the church at large on the subject , and will prove the ablest an swer yet published to the ex-Premier's charges. The Archbishop's rep'y which embraces a pamphlet of some two hundred pagnhas not yet reached this side of the ocean, but n cable despatch gives a meagre and imperfect abstract of its positions and arguments, from which wc glean the following- In tho first place, Archbishop Man ning maintains that the Vatican decrees have cot changed the oonditions of civil allegiance, and that the allegiance of Catholics is as un divided as that of Protestants, for only ques tions of conscience could divide it. Tt (Ecumenical Council in no way trenched on the rtbtioLs of Church and State, and the re cent decree- have not extended the power of the I'ope for the decrees merely 'declared doctrine-, which vrere already maitirs of faith. The l'opc cannot, therefore, by vir tue of either cf these decrees, or his supreme authority, make any claim upon his adher ents of a nature to impair the integrity of their civil allegiance. He cannot do an act contrary to divine law, and to impair civil allegiance would be contrary to that law. The spiritual authority or tho church was indirect in its operation on temporal affairs. It indirectly condemns and declares not binding such temporal lairs as deviate from the law of Cod, rnd therefore impede the attainment of salvation. In regard to tho supposition advanced in an argument that the Pop might attempt to depose tho Queen of England, the Archbishop remarks that, as the Queen is wholly withdrawn from the Catholic church, every condition is wanting which would render sr.ch deposition justifia- u. n, AwMnslmii declares that the Ulf. - f European powers have entered into a syste matic conspiracy against the church and warns them that they arc thereby wrecking themselics. In conclusion, lie says Mr Gladstone's pamphlet invites Catholics to rebel against divine authority and encour ages e!ii-m, heresy and deadly sin. During the long straggle in the House over the passage of the Civil Rights Bill, Speaker lilaine indicated that the difficulty might be reached by amending the rule so as to give the ma j irity control of business, and thus figuring the passage of the bil'. If no tice of sio 'i a change were given n Satur day, it ii i!d be reported Jy the Cwnmittcc on R :- :i Monday, and as a privileged quc-ti n. a i itc could lie compelled on it without ui'atjry motions. The Republicans determined to adopt this course. A rule covering ti e easchad been carefully drawn, so that n simply pave the majority tie power t bring a question before the Hoosc, but h ft all proper safeguards against histy legMati in undisturbed. It was well known tl'?t none? of this rule wruld be given Sat urilu;. .and therefore ii coon as tc House assembled n that day ar.d t! o cWk oommenet te formidable r'vi iin, of Wcdm-.' r. ' j .irnai, the Deu'wrat-1, frank ly admittiig that their o' 1-ot wa- to pre icn: n it being given i the projio cd c'.l: if rule, oljevfd to general leiMslati n and irsi-t:d on the reading i f tie u'.rr.ai, ineluding -ill t! o r -ll-calls and in Vclr.rday's sc-j r.i the roll, coa tair.in" i.".1 name-, was c!.ed r.i les than , . tun--, name-- :iikin- a ti-J cf over 21, WO The Sneaker dee Wtd that the rule- i t! Hu-e and the t'ons'.itutiun made it obligatory t include in tie jiurnal all the n-imes. and so the foolishness went on. T''e only Ineident that relieved llefurcral sj.:un.ty Tit the day's r. codings was the , ,,.,.. i appearance of ' Anij?' jlms0n'- fjvoritc n inset ClX in of defender f the Constitution. In the name ot that sacred instrument he insi-t 1 that every nime in 1 tic roll-ell- s)muld be read , and as every j name iiji read tie liberties of the country j are now -afe, and the oflete ''.e-tieti-ras of the j old world have beea taught a n.i les-on in tie K-nuties of representative government Eighteen liepubliean meiabers of the u consin Legislature have put!i-hcd an address to their constituents, giving tie reasons for their course in opposing the re-election cf Matt II. Carpenter to tJie I'nited States Senate. They claim that they, as we!! as a large mnjjrity of the "Republican mcmber of the Legislature, wrre chosen upon an anti-Carpenter platform, expre-'ed or im plied ; that the Republican platfi.rm.adopted at the last .State convention, "practically pledged the party cot to upheld or indorse Mr. Carpenter, but to dismiss fciir. from the service cf the Republrcan party." The recalcitrant legislators further say that when the Legislature assembled a ma jority of the Republican memljers were op posed to Mr. Carpenter's re-election, hut that, the calling of the caucus being in the hands of Carpenter's partisans, it was de layed until tho powerful lobby working for the present incumbent won over with their dulcet pleadings enough weak-kneed antics to ensure J is nomination in caucus. The noble eighteen, knowing what the action of the caucus would be, declined to go into it. The address concludes as follows "Wc arc not bolters, wo are Republicans, having the honor and purity of the party deeply at heart, and because this is so, we refuse to allow ourselves to lie made parties to transactions which, if sanctioned ljy the imrty, ran only lead to its overthrow and lasting disgrace." Dochtful things arc proterbiall; uncertain, bat if tie -igncrsof this addre-s remain firm in the laith it would sieui that Mr. Carpenter i now serving lis list term as I nited States Sena tor from Wiscon-in. The present Congres must eortainly " scorn delight and live laborious days " if it is to transact all the Ussicess now before it in the short spaco ii time to which its offi cial career is limited. Tt'e see it stated that there are now on the calmdar of the House 21G private bills, which have been reported by committees, several lmndred in the hand of the various commit leas and not yet re ported, nnd about one hundred of a public nature yet to be acted n. Bat three of the appropriation bills have been acted on by the House, and thera are nine yet to como. Only about twenty -seven working days re main of the present session and ofajbesea large portion will probably Jjs spent in the popular amusement, known as talking bun combe. Judge Thomas J. Maekcy, of South Caro lina, one of the ablest and raott upright Re publicans in the South, who was sent by Governor Chambsrlain to investigate the re cent troubles in Edgefield county, S. C, lias made his report, in which he says the blame lies chiefly upon the gross abuse's ia the county government. He dcflares that no English speaking people have been su bjecicd to a like infliction since the Saxons wo re the Norman collar. lie says the officers oA" the colored militia have lieen ia tho hab.'l of calling out their men whenovcra perscmal quarrel arose lietween whito and coloivid mcn,and this in spite of the fact that the StaXP Constitution gives to the Governor alonf power to call out the militia.. He recom mends the immcdhite dt-bantlment and dis arming of the militia. It is Mail Governor Chamberlain will act upon this recommenda tion, and if any confidence can be placed in his professions of a desiro for reform he cer tainly will do so. The election of members of the Forty fourth Congress, which commenced in June, will end in November of the present year, extending over a space of seventeen months. This awkward method will hereafter give place to the new law requiring all the States to elect their Representatives to Con gress on tho same dav the Tuesday after the first Monday of November in the even years being designated as the time. By this methoa a fresh expression of the pceple as shown in the choice of members of Congress can be obtained easily and promptly GTON, VT.. yiiEJS Ltllir from Erooklju. TBS IHIAL JIU. BEtCIIEC IN 1IIS fClNT tOlIE OF THE JlISRirORTI.NCS AND JlIStriTF. MENTS IX CIRCULATION. Brookxtn. Ftb. 1. 1ST5. To lis Wltcr or tho Free rre ai Tints -. Tho interests and excitements attending the great civil trial, which is attracting more attention ia the world than nuy Other matter, social or political, have a double in tensity in this city, Hdividas the com munity lero into two classes ; thoo who stand squarely by Mr. Beceher a class by no means confined to his own congregation ; and those who have already decided the case against him in their own minds, or who arc suspending judgment with a ftcling that they are likely to decide agaicst him. The dividing line bjf.veen these runs sharply right through churches, and busi ness firms, and social circles, tad otherwise harmonious households. And there as no great likelihood that this will be very ditTereat after the trial is ended. Tho ver dict of the tirelvo rather stupid men who compose the jury, as almost CTCry body ad mits, wi.l be of no particular consequence to tho public here. Tho main story on both sides was told before tho trial began ; and is only bcing'told over now, with cer tain corroborations or contradictions t.ot in themselves ab-olntcly decisive. Ofoourso the whole air in this city is filled with the trial. The papers run immense editions which are read for this alone. Every body is talking about it all the while. The curb stono photograph venders shout from morn ing till night- "Here they are Etcher and Tilton, Woodhull nnd ClaQia, the wholo lot for twenty cent-." And so it will bo for six weeks to come. I heard Mr. Beceher preach y--tcrday. Plymouth church was crowded, as always, to tho last inch of spaoe. Pcipio cajush to form a larC country c inrcgation stood for two hours, filling the compara tively small space of standing room around the walls of the galleries, ard . utsido tho aislesand pcv.s. It was nut & mere crowd of strangers drawn by cariosity. Three thousand of the four, v.cro th rcwuiar at tendants, sitting in their own s-jats, and all seemed intent and earnest, ui il-.avrn to the speaker by a spoil ol undlmi.i. hed power. It was a church and -ocloty tlat have forgiven M Mr. Beceher all l.i- follies and mistakes, in this aid r :.' "- . and which give, and wiUi'ivet l.i:.i a'l-j-lutc confidence and syinuatny. ! i.elm.t report any portion ol tho ;r.i t. those who desire, can find it iu ariV t'.e New York or Brooklyn i a;-crs. r-,-; i :tcr- I ance oi .Mr. Bcec::cr i- nu.i . u: ... fuliy than tier. tJ. I i -" 'si" throughout in his discourse, prayer, and remarks Mr. Beceher wes natural, uncon strained, carne-t, eloquent atd poivcriiil as ever. Ni mortal, 1 thiuk, could detect j in loiec, or word, or :ict, -u.y c2'..". of tl-- strain whi-hnii.s; he cat upon lu.-j-un- less it were cn tho pr.tl.es wi.h wi, prajed for a'.i under jro tr.-o heard that cqui'le 1 i". fi".i r stormy viut- Many feed 1 - 1 throu .' hive kit that it vi- --ot tK t Beechcr to ejn;io o- Muei.;' and to -peak a- u.-uil .'a the e lueetin ' -io u i i- r t"i charge. I tn'pk r m e,-i u retain t!i' feil.r.j. f io '-. "- an! 1 1 ie ,;r.ie a and mense coa.;: profiting !. lifting .-'ri-tion f.r !..- ,,-it.jr., vi-ir- : . hi- wold- jt L.vrn an e jun el, is sffi -ie ; s ') u: :.i-'i 1 1, t : ircoii.-ta. e-, Mr. B, draw tleic -''f- u. .eu'o'.j - dividual adi,r-, to rej.are m d , I scrnon- i.- l.c i- preae'.ur - I That a eir. - -s-Ju n1 i tcrer. i.ar aad pe.-jt-nr ill ! preae'i as Mr. B-c.-Y - i r-i i ineree.il '... t uii - na'".. i .i ' 1 fc-i-.c - nn s Me n.J.lv ' 1 fnsational 'eiiiri.rabo.it 1. oViou- tcnden'Y tiapipi j ou- li-l o-" ar.J f-..r- ie-t . corpse in tie eurt -j ::i ' of all :' 's. Mr ll-.-or . . like him- H in a'-1 roie: have seen h'i'u siny m to ... covered none -f thM iu...pl. . - 'lalklng f at '-statement . '. snrpn-ed '. icavn that r. re to Bn Ilut'cr, in ihfc Procter '.' eas?, wa- ncier I'lter-d I , port of the unkrf" (if M. ' the referee, said that a! on. ! i interrupted by lien, liatl'.r . : : "Stop there, my darling, fursi-dicd to all the papers, ; -. . sociatcd Press cmtained tl ' .'' wa. co-i'Linictl on .n f...;,'re.' ani never i intrad.':t(d. jt i it was n.ver uttered, i ne rib lawyers e-ire. rnrj sa. tlty tit. remark, ..rd tl: -tenj.-arh' r contain n.,r.c ucn. B..n Bu'lr w 1 I: i .tr,' of conduct toaard MiJ- l'roe. . io--1" ,1 outrarcees enough, i i tl--. mMti did not openly irsalt her. win!" ' irivini; her fiiJenee and while sic wa sentini to a comproiiu- il:eh :ve . client, M.ulton. frima -uiniing ier for libel. Thcro is another lemark as w Je y e y !, that was ne-'er made in the word-qui ted. j Mr. Beechcr was reported, ia t'. t ,o pa- ; pcra, as hayirrg said the other da, in one of his lecture room talks, that l.c wa- "the 1 happic-t man alive " 1 hapj.en to live ; before :ne the -xtc- won1- wl.el Mr. I Beechcr uttered, taken Irom t'.c -graphic nous uf -Mr. Elhawoud. wl" capable ar-d acciinte st.nogropher I- a Mr. Beechcr acknowlc.i si.ig tic sympathy g cen him. but deprecating -on),. (,t tie u.a: ifes tations of it, said : 'I do asm joo, tnat.Ji "teaic: lre.n.- ir. ?QXTtfrm7 creutnre. tvery .''. 1 aul frjtt.' vV-v cappicslmin thero is in thu triiolaro'mrt'w . Thi wuh not saying tost he was tic hap piest man in the world. His thought is plain onongh; conscious of his own innocence- ; sustained by tho confidence or his people, relieved from the terribba burJon of the endeavor to keep from his own good namo and from tho community a horrible scandal; believing that the truth would triumph in tho end, ho thought it probble tint he was happier than tho otbev directly connc-trd with the bosme-s happier toan I.lttm, ruioi-J ia repu tation and iu cstuU. dragior throu, ti the I mire tho good name of lis mfe whom he still declared to ite pure, a'.d whoso uncon scious fault he had fuliy ejudoned, in order that by her ruin lie niiglit strike tho man whom he could no longer iw-, nlu-o iepu tation had Roue up as his own had gone donn, and hom he hated wnh insane con ceit and envy; happier than Mjulton, tlie pi. .tier, ai d iilelier und linr, reduced in means and banLrupi io reputation for aught sure keenness and cunning; hap pier than the lawvcr-, with their personal grudges to gratify and their heavy responsi bilities at stake. It was perhaps an extrav agant remark", a" uttered. Mr. Beechcr is a man of extravagant exj ressions. But it was not as extravagant as reported. Tilton is having things tolerably w.ii ti.s own wiy.so far.in this case. Bat the turn of the other side will come in.duc time; and fair- minded people will do well to wait, tedious tbough tbo waiting De. till liio testimony for the defence is ia, before allowing thom-.selvi-s to close in their own minds tho ques tion of Mr. Beceher 's guilt. Tho infamy of Tilton aud Monltnn is already beyond ques tion. Voars, B. The MiSMssirri Lsvees. The report of the Mi-sissippi Rivfr Levee Commission, sent b y the President to Congress Monday, estimru'ea that the necessary iiydrograplii cal and jopographieal surveys will occupy three j.tzav. and costaboutSMa.OOO. They recommimd a present appropriation ot iJICO.O&Ofor this purpo-o. 'ine re-ult oi the surveys can t0 mado available and the work commences! in li:o construction oi Jo yces without waiting for tho completion of tho surveys. The commission recommend the immediato appropriation of three mil- lion dollars to repair eristic"; iircats or crevasses in Louisiana, g'00,000 for tho same purpose in Arkansat. and SS09,000 for the State of Mississippi. They ray that if the appropriations ore not made the disas trous inundations eff last year will be re peated in the event o.c a high Hoed oa the river this spring. PRESS, FRIDAY Earllaslon aid Lamoille Callrosd. JERICHO TO ICS TSONT. jREtcao, Yr., Jan. 29, 1873. V: i? e Editor of thtrreo Tress and Tiaiss. In reply to the letter signed " Citizen," published in your columns, allow me to say that it seems something like children's play, like crying " my piece, of pie is larger than yours," for mo to publish a business pro-pectus of the towns of Jericho and Un derbill, that are propped to be left out in tho cold by " Citizsa." Yet I wish to say, that, although we are nestled closa under old Mansfield, yet wo are not sleeping these years away, but have in successful opera tion in Jiiicho clone seven -".ores ; threo grist mills, one of which, (Howe's) proba bly is not excelled in quantity or quality of its work in northern Vermont ; three or more aw mills; and th.e largest wood pump manufacturing establishment in New Eng land, the products of which arc scattered all over the United States: and all other bus iness interests arc represented ia propor tion. But enough of this. Now, is it true, as " Citizen" cay, that tho Westlord and Fairfax route is moro feasib'othan this. First, It is admitted there must be a mile moro of roal to build by the Westtord route, about .10.000 ex tra to commence with, and tho continued expense of running and repairing that mile. It is then reported that on a considerable of tha Fairlax route the soil is bluo clay and quick-sand, which is said to bn the terror of Railroad builders. Then tho grade, which is the only posibla advantage tho Fairfax rou to has over this. 1 understand tho maximum grade via Westfjrd and Fairfax to bo from five to tea feet less than this way. Bat Mis is not vouched for by any careful and thorovgh survey. Now what condition are we. in as to grade. When the locating party com menced their labors from Burlington to Cambridge, taoy thought they must have a maximum grade of 68 feet to the mile and would be atifiel with (4a ; but the result shows a niiximtim grade of sixty or sixty one feet, i no setious obstacle here. But let us sec a little further what other " feau advantages the new proposed route has. It lii. thc- Westferd with no propositbn of encouragement, but a past record of op position t orcry public enterprise, and a sort of mutual indifference to ail public improvements, and a leeling of satisfaction at bcin! permitted to exist from year to year with but little opposition. Then wo have a tua'illy rumor ot 'eu or twelvo tiloa sand, whicii amount would undoubtedly rupidlv diminish as it was traced toward Furlax. And l'airfax nothing. Now let i:s -co it' there is anything feasi ble the nay. A mile shorter route. Jd. Sclaic;..An guarantees, (I speak in this c mncctiou oi Jericho and Underbill to irthrr a- they are the only two towns that e.re shut out Ie. ttiL- new departure, and for another reason, that Underbill is so soon to b. "Iijand to us, by a lie (railroad tie) that can never lie broken'), to tho nmount . : 4",000 tfiit are ready to be fortbeom r.i.T. 'H. e have subscriptions in circu- lition tor tin- route with already about j.i.CsHi subscribed and the amount rapidly inereasmg. And in this connection pcrhis it would Oe well to suggest to sow of the lathers of J' -cx (in this matter) that thoy lad better Is; wiping up their sjectaelts md lacing up their -htts on this -abject or tin.,- wiii Mim u:) sjme fiiie m irning and find th y nrc I invir to i lite, locir dy . . ran. . i 1 'a.'.at.on wi.l bepa t. 1th. We ia. .i. .a: i r'iu -t uniiersaily cane-dia f i 1 o.ie i t.n" pka-antus: r.uies (trom ;.- v : ' tl iu 1'intain in I'nderhil!) that r. '. ' uni iu NewEniiland. And finally w. in i t is " Cm en'- ' ni i-t iuip..riant e -i : r .' i: in I oilitng fae r.-ad. nz -i..e K.i ir rile -cured to tho roai v,; .j i t nderthis head we wul say I 1 v t . t e wi.l ueeommoiate four r..-...ri i'.ia ,t . (in tl..-c twj tovin-) and t ei..-: agr. cultural -e 'tiou-ol tlie 1 It tvi.i open an mtirely unde .i 1 ui. J lubtedly one of the lest '. in the Stat. th u-and-ol . fr et t.mlcr fan 1- skirting the I i 1 M i-.-'ield. and as jet in tlnir m i . -ution Iociicvom anideaol . I u. Lne s the Worl, o! an old u -i . n v- --tineyin tie lmd- of a-: r. I'.'.':.r. situated at the lo it of .ii ..r.ti.'i -i' 1 he, speaking ot one ti : I l e .tiri. " Inere w a -art ' : -t nil s,.riiee timber I oversaw ,i ' li.js an i-.ilatef ei-e and but t l. iv her. At tie -am; t.aie . , ii . oi no ni"in .niti -ir.eo to a t. riti m. or to su -n h lumber . ii.t1. liar ini;-on. wl.eh is iriestmg vi : i t lu'ir, r.so ji. Ini-partiej-m r .! v .1 Ijra t 'e rest e.jnacet.n , i- i.i t -1 i ..ii t . it i- dt-tmed tj unite ... t pr.:i .ji.'i -umni'T n-ort- ot the . .i.-wlu'i t!:e va-t amount of -oi i..--: pi in making tin . r. ..: . .s.r.u.a, Likes George and I ni.i 1 n, tie t.reea and Vi hite Moun ! ' 1 1 ink of taking breakfast in Sara t i.n, ii iiii. Lukes Gearonnd Champlain n -id .tin.ro; ou Mount Maalicid, or supping r. t' mtc Mountains. Ine injury that i .1 . 1 re-e t to t.-.o Iiailroad corporation ia :j ik : r e I re.i.; in the chaia as proposed I . ' i it . n ' can hardly be estimated. s i rtie raalry ( rclcrred to by " Citizen" ) b-t.,r. ILiriington and St. Albans, we, of e .j: t -.i-.e ! at .ittlrintere-t in it.au wc haio . iv(.-tj eriad .i.'i, or court louses t . i . Al'.im But that we are . i a ri...-eid eentr nr-v thcro is no doubt, 'r.Ml'i' tho " que ol thc-e two unlortu- ii itc t 'W r.- are in -elemn earnest about this lnattjr, l- c jualiy certiiin. In short, isrun - 1 ! ne decided this controversy ia our I .v notwithstanding we oltcn fiad .i- .j.,e. . - 'tan cumins to tho froat aad .i. i j -ing t.. improve upon nature sworh.,or jli i. recaidv "tier imperfections. An ovcr I r..lin 1'roiidenee -eems to be directing '" t'ns i i.tcrpriso, with i.crhaps tlo exception s , ..1 t:te CaailndsC end, which it has been ciimati-d h.s been turned over to Mrs. -v.nton. li.tt issituithstanding all cni i, .-jeuts ,e rjshdcntly expect to sec Irl,',r.uir '"si or ter heaaway in taee3riy s c nl I'nt'y believe we aro on Right Triik. -pring, fonjtrfsslojal .vi"5' du .Monday Mr. Hale, uf Ma.S, 'Otro doeed i i the House the following new' rJ-ct intended 1 1 prevent dilatory motions aad the consequent deadlock of legislation That, whenever a question is pending before tho Uou-o the Speaker shall not en tertain any motion of a dilatory character except on motion to adjourn aad on molioa to fix tho day which the House shall ad joura, which latter motion shallbo enter tained but once during the same legislative day. except by general consent; provided, lion ever, that this rule shall not apply to Hou-c resolution- aftercd in tho morning hour ot Monday; and provided, lurthcr, that it shall not apply to any proposition to appropriate the money credit on other pro perty of the United States except upon bills regularly reported Irtfni tho oomniittec ou appropriations for tho purpose of delrajing tho expenses of the government, or some branch or office thcrcol. In spite of tbe exertions of tho Democrats the bill was referred to the committee and will be reported back and passed. A Wash ington correspondent sajs: The Housj T.i. m an excitable condition, al! day, over this Aao subject, tho Democrats apparently fearinjc that an attempt xill soon be made to introduce political legislation. It is not easy to Me hovr any can lie crowded through, however, if an extra icssion is to he avoided, for it williequirc nearly all the time left to consider the regular appropria tion bills. It is doubtful if tho civil rights bill now before the House, if passed, can pass the Senate, on accooiit of lack uf time. A Washington dc-patch says tho Republi can senators havo agreed in ciucus to a resolution indor-ing the course of the President with reference to affairs in Louis iana, and recognizing Kellogg ns de facta the Governor of tho State. A resolution embracing these declarations will be offered and doubtless passed in tho Senate during tho week. It will not commit the Senate to iiu avowal that the Kcllogc government ta thr df iW irnrprnmcnt ot Louisiana. 2nd xu,ic miiny and perhaps a majority bc- here with tlio President that Kellogg has mote right than Mchuery to tw governor of tho State, they aro not willing upon the t vidcaca to siv so. Tho same d'-patch says that tho Senate is no: at all likely to admit Pinchback ns Senator from Louisiana. There? has not been a voto yet ia his favor which embraced n majority of the Republi cans in the Senate, thoi'gh be did get a majority of tho-e present in tho caucus. Some of those who rsted for I'inchback in caucus did so very rcjoctantly. and he would not probably get in tha full Senato. mora than twenty or twenty-five rates, at the extreme limit. The tulk in caucus was very plain, aad it was made clear thatmany senators regard him as a very unfit person .to la a member of the Senate, and if he is admitted immediate action would be taken looking to his expulsion. (iuiSCEiis. The growth or the granger order throughout thu South is remarkable. In Alabama thcro are now reported to be M granges, with 32,000 members; in Flor ida, 103 granges, with 5,500 members ; in Arkansas, 501 granges, with 21,000 mem bers ; while in the other States there ere also numerous lodges with large membership. MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, looblaaa. THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION. Tho two most important witnesses before the Congressional Investigating Committee, at New Orleans, thus far, have been 'Col. Henry A. Morrow and 'Gov. Kellogg. To tho testimony of tbo former gentleman much weight is attached, both cn account of his high personal character and his ex ceptional advantages for obtaining a thorough iasight into tho real state of affairs in Louisiana. Ia ante-bellnn times Col. Morrow was a lawyer, and at tho out break of the civil war lie was Recorder of tho city of Detroit. Mich. Entering the army ho distinguished himself ia the field, aad the cIo;e of tho war fouad him a Brevet Major-Geacral of Voluatcers. Ia 1SCC ho was transferred to tho regular army, and made Lieutenant-Colonel of the Thirty Fixth Infantry. In his testimony hefofe the committee Col. Morrow said I havo been twico appointed by the de partment commander to inspect different parts of the State to sec what was the gen eral condition. I have been through Cou shatta, Lincoln, Washington and Caddo, and all tho parishes to tho mouth of tho Red river, nnd havo never heard any citi zen express any hostility toward tho United States. I attribute tho uncertain condition of tho State, ia the tir.tplacc, to the deep seated opinion on the part of the people that they have been elefrauded of their rights at elections; sccoadly, that they feel themslves to have been imposed upon by some of the processes of the law. There is also a feeling on tho part of tho pcoplo that is more imaginary than real in rela tion to'tho negro. They do not regard the black man exactly entitled to the position he occupies ; for instance, in tho parish of Natchitoches, a jury of blackmcn. not cno of which could write his name, had set iq a caso involving $IsO,000. That was re regarded by both parties as something that was not right. I found elsewhere that there was an opinion that colored men had been placed in po-itioas of mora importaacc than their education entitled them to. I did not look into tho character of tho Stato officials. I did not deem it my duty as a military officer to do so. Question State tho condition of the feel ing between tho races, and what it is to bo attributed to. Col. Morrow 1 talked freely with all classes of tho pcoplo in relation to tho ne gro, and, thinking at that time that tho election hero bad been carried by the Con servatives, I was anxious to know what effect it would have on the condition of the black man, whether the power that had been acquired would bo used to oppress him. or whether ho would be allowed to go forward and enjoy the privileges guaran teed to him by the general law s of tho land nnd the constitution. With lew exceptions, it was answered that the negro would have none of his rights taken away from him,that these rights would be guaraateed to him, that there would be no effort to curtail thcai in any respect. There were exceptions, where it was said that the "darky" would have to take a baek seat, but, as a rule, the best ciass of people I cuuld came some of them, if necessary expressed the former From your observation through out the Mate, do you think that if, under a free and fair election. Republicans of ordi nary ability and honesty wero elected, the people would submit to officers so elected? Col- Morrow 1 do believe so, for tbo rea son that in Natchitoches parish the sheriff, being a fair man and fairly elected, told mo that thero was no disposition to interfere u ith his work. Question Did tlie Con-ervatires ever claim more than that th'y were entitled to lie inducted 1 1 ofhe? to which they were elected? Col. Morrow They ilaimel nothing ii.ore. i,'ueti..a What is your idea of the char acter of the people in the pari-hos you went ttirough as to piace and order'' C i. Morrow Well, sir, if the repeated prof -tations of the people are to be relied "n, tli re is nothing tbey desire more than peace, and, to look at the country, I should aj it needed it. Quc-tion Did you notice any results that cu.d be attributed to had government? Col Morrow Fences are down, houses ahand'-ned. etc., throughout the whole e matry It looks to me like a country an army ha- marched through, I do not know wlctlcr it can be attributed to bad government or not. The people always i ijjplniii of. the government. The people seem to have iaiien into a state ot despon dency t aere d.is not seem to be the ordi nary American vitality about them. Questu.n What do you think would be a proper reiiudi t . apply to cure this des pondin 1 C d 5l rr w Well, -ir, 1 aaa nut n -tire-uiar. and tie Louisiana question has -tapered the bc-t ramds in the country, and it i- lis MrdoL-s lor an army officer, in exier ene. I m -tatr-manship. to venture an pini m on that -abject. I am sura of i no ilina:. tint il it were poss,(,!c that tho natives i i I. iki-iaca could lie brought under Seine cool government, it would have a ::ies; lusttnal itiect upon the public -entiment. 1 have lecn told that taxes bad been levied an I ra.-ei for schools for ne ar. i- an i tlcn I ul l :f n stolen by officials. I have l.-.n t 1 i frrn uently by both Con servative- e.i d Re, ubiieans that the people would ri '.r aii'itary government to the present state ovfrnment I nave no nesi tation in -.i:oc tbat were I a capitalist and anxious to invest my money, Lonisiana would be the ia-t r-:ate in the Union where I would mvc-t. Any f.nc acquainted with tho southern character knows that tnei-aopleare more m'olerant ol iifferei.ee of opinion than tiis-e who e. :ac from more northern latitude- I would not hesitate to take up my re-Uen. e in any portion of Lonisiana or express my Rcpuldican ideas. Where a white man is th. ught to consort with ne groes.thcrc i-always a feeling against him . 1 do Jiclieve it aa election was held in the State of L.mi-iana in a perfectly fair and impartial manner, without the pres-ence of -iniieu aiaie iroop- 10 iuuuiiau ww without any of tho ordinary clap-trap means of intimidation on cither side, tbat tho pcoplcof I.ouisiaLa.lroru my knowledge ol them, extending from ono section of me state to another, would submit qoietly to an election and abide the result. ttceunts or County Mem. A committee of the Massachusetts Legis lature has been investigating the way in which thecounty treasurers'trialjastices," clerks of the county and police courts, sheriffs, .Vc, keep their accounts and ren der their returns of muneys entrusted to ) them ; and have found great looseness of practice Ihev rcp..rt that more tnan nail the justices appear to lave performed their adrcini-iativedut.es us si,;t,-i their own notions adc.i..eaieiiee, without tlieslight ct regard for tlie requirements of the !a;v. Many trial justices havo failed to pay over to the county treasut-'rs tho unclaimed fees of witnesses and officers remaining in their hands. Others have been found delin quents in their returns of fines. Fees in excess of tha law are almost universally charged, generally for small amounts and in ignorance of tho law, sometimes in hrgo amounts and with the manifest intention to extort money from the simple and belplesi. la ono case a District Attorney, has in coa sequencc of the investigation oa foot, paid in over $2,500, for forfeited recogaisances. which he had not accounted lor, nnd proba bly ncrer would hare, but for the investiga tion. The Springfield Jlep-Miar. thinks these revelations may probibly prove to be ' tho signal for a thorough investigation of our county judicial and penal systems, and the occasion i. i the end of their entire cbaadonment " Tho Pittsburgh (Pa) C'oms-f raol says "The TViiunc is sick, h has Grant or. tho brain. Loui-iann ou tho stomach, and Pa cific Mad on the bowels." The magnitude ol the canalsof Naw York iii very little understood Tho Troy Times sayn the structures on all the canals aro 5C5 locks, 2J;r Lak-gatcs, 280 lock-houses, P'j aqueducts, 1 ,500 bxidg.es. 110 culverts, 100 wasto weirs, C5dams and 25 wot:hops; while if both hanks of tha canals were stretched 00 1 13 continuous line they would be i'l'd miles- luagsr than the Pacific Iiailroad from Omaha to San Praue'co. Seam in New Vork Bat. Sivcraf Jesus havo been seen in New York bay, off Clif ton, 7itbia the last few days. The presence of these aaimals is a curjo is indication of the severity cf the treaiher ia that vicinity, this winter. As the stcar-uhip State of Indiana was passing down the bay. cct iTcra bjund, tho captain directed the atten tion cf the pilot lo the number of these animali resting oa a caka of ice this side of the Narrows. As tho vessel approached tho seals tumbled leisurely into the water and disappeared. A number of bald c-aglci have been seen swooping over the bay in acfreh of carrion, and lighting on the ice. Forcigh s-iri,.-es bring word of an unusu ally lard winter la P,;ropc. A terrible saow sturiu in Great Britain stopped travel e.n the railways. leaving tho trains Im bedded ;s snow drifts far from stations aad help. In Pari fbo streets were covered with ice so that ihc peopieooid not walk ; the drivers of public carriages did not im to drfre, cud aijt persons were killed by the slippery condition of lha streets; and even from Venice ccr-eswerd of a tcpw;tcrw, 1875. nellzloaslljstsri. ' To the Clitur or tho Froo rrs and T.1M. There is much ia life that seems to be mysterious.-hard to account fur on general or definite principles. This is especially true ia regard to man bi3 physicat organi zation, his powers of volition or will, his actions aad relations in lire ; in fact there hangs around man a mystery that as yet is not fully solved. -Man, ia bis natural or unregencrato state, often pursues a courso that looks singular to the regenerate, al most unaccountable, except upon the gen eral principle of the total depravity 1 f tbo human race1; while on the other liand the professcdiy Christian man oftea weaves a labyrinth of inconsistencies that, to tho un gcacrate is unaccountable, except upon the principle that cither tho man id a hypocrite or religion is a zaero iaoosshine. These two classes look one upon the other and won der. But there is a class of men upon whom all mankind may well look and study to account for tho course they pursue ; seek after a solution by any known principle in the political or religious world and yet a mystery it rcmaias still. I refer to retired clergymen, thosa who havo cca'o I to tie pastors and become simply member.' of the church. In company with a yoang paster I was riding by tho home ct ono of tne-o men when he made this remark- " I will never settle again over a church that has an ex minister for one ot its members."' I pon dered a moment and inquired :" IIov is that?" Ho went on to state that this ex minister had caused him more trouble than all cIo besides, watching continually to find an opportunity to criticise, to find fault and to frustrato his plans. Tnis lookfd mysterious, and I thought it must bo an isolated circumstance. "But little timn elapsed bcl.iro I found myself in com pany with another young pastor and in con versation he said : "One of the members of my church givs ine much trouble tries my very soul." 1 Tcry naturally concluded some one of the young members had lieen drawn into temptation and bad joiaed iu card playing, dancing or had indulged too freely in tho use of latoxicatiog drink', or T.-as. nbsenting hiaisslf or h.rstlf from meeting, de-ccrating tho Sabbath or some thing of that sort. I said May I ask who this troublesome member might lie?" Said be " 'Tis au aged retired minister. Ho seeks to block up my every effort ; any question or suggestions ;n meeting cr Sab bath School that 1 may pe.: or make, be feels called upon to reply to in a spirit tho opposite of Christ's. Ho scorns to court controversy aad is always determined to have the last word everywhere, and, "add ed the young pastor. " it ha- a depressing influence upon mcand at times 1 am almost discouraged and I often fear it will break up the Sabbath school, and 1 actually dread tho covenant meetings, the unkmdnessof this man 's so apparent.'' 1 listened to this recital as to a niystcr.ous legend, wholly at a loss to account for such con duct, so unworthy an aged disciple of the Lord Jesus, actually neutralizing the work of the pa-tor, actually in the service of Satan, really acting like an insmyof the crow of Christ, and his p .sition en abling him to do more harm than one out side of tbe church. How sad that he can not sea himself as others sC0 Lim ' How sad. that as the suo of his ln'c sfcCn to be setting, should not lje to strew tlowers instead of thorns in t.,at young pastor's j.athway. staving up li- lands as Aaron and liar "tavr.l 11, ti.e I md-of .Moses ' B. Coaaell i" Ajrsalre BreffliT-. nasi natioval keetim.. Sixteen breeders of Ayrshire cattle, rep resentatives of that interest ia the States uf Vermont, New York. .Ma-sai.husUts. Con necticat and Ilhode I-land, met at Albany, N. '., last week, and onranl-el a soc.ety under the name of the Ayr-hir: Brcelers Association. The officers elected are President W.lt.am B.rn e. fcp- n -3t. Viz Viee-Pres.deDts - tl. K. 11. Pear l'ruf .-ieri, H I.. Jmael 6. Drew. Burling n. It. Treaiarar J.epi r. Brawn, fr t -.-, R. I. Secretary Ji hn !t. tiijT-,L: I' j.:ikwi-'.e. New York. Kxecutivit Comal ttr? J i. W. Frtn a, K.-rl Aadorer, ilaus.. llir. ?1 Mn.a. O.-ivn-imr.'. rs. Y., tstei'liCB A. Wells. IVesIm-rsfisid," I'tein . N.S. Whitney. Mvnrea!, p. i,.. It. w. b.'st-tt. c.-'U-a-o, lll.no.a. The executivo comm.ttei w. ro CiUpo'ver cd 'o fill vacancies tha: uia, ocu:r in their own number before the r.ex: meeting, aad are authorized to prepare st.1 report a con stitution and by-law- fur tie gjvercmcntof the association, fne n-.x: mi-t.ng ol tho association will ho held .'. .'any at t.-.e call of the secretary. Considerable discuion ar e .11 regard to tbe Ayrshire herd-book ai.d .1- pedigrees. The two amateurs. Me-sre. Kreneh and Stujvcsant, propes-d to sweep aw ly every thing that could cot be traced by pen and ink to importation, wh.le the riper judg ments of A. It. Conger, Gen. N. M. Curtis, Charles Sanfurd, James Muler. Kiward L. Coy, L. S. Drew, and others, would accept some, as heretofore, on their una in the veracity of American breeders. It was -aid tbat American bred animals often excel im ported ones, and alsj take tbe mot prizes at cattle -hows and fiurs. Mr. Conger stated that, when in Scotland in 1S.VI. the men from whom he took ccrtili-ates tor cat tle were not men ot sL.eh character as Messrs. Geo. W. Lyman, ot IVulthani. I. P. Prentice, of Albany, and i,tn Wat-on. of New York. Mr. Birnie said that iaq.jr::'.ti:.n alone was no guaranty of purity. Se captiiins frequently bring cheap Seotcn and Jersey cows to this, country simply to give milk on the voyage, and then sell them as best tbey can. There are always men t bo found who will bay these cattle and try to make thoroagh-breds of them. Mr. B.rnie's con nection with Ayrshire cattle was ii this wise ' When at one of the New York State fairs, he thought, being a Scotchman, thst he ought to have an Ayrshire cow. By ad vice of Mr. Conger he visited the Ayrsbircs of Mr. Prentice, and finally bough: bis whole herd, lie thought such men as . Messrs. Prentice. Lyman and Watson, who ' selected foreign animus on t:.e gr ot their excellence, entitled to as m.ich confi dence as those that had no sueh characters to back them. There were no hexd-'woks or registers known then, cither ia .Gotland or America. Peeling tho need of ' c in duced Mr. H. II. Peters and lr. lho-. ll. Hatch to make a start and share the pecu niary risk. Subsequently, ho urged Mr. I. N. Bigg, of West Springfield, to undertake second and third volumes, and spent con siderable time in the examination ot pedi grees. The fourth volume, recently pub lished, was gotten up by Mr. I!ogwith tbe same honesty of purpose. Mr R. I) iCrm. nf Ir ei,Ws It I explained bow "Heather Beil." ow'ued by i Li. -C a. Harris, ot liiver l'oinl. 11. 1.. iramett such notoriety. She was a small cow and j a great milker, and most ail her calves were heifers. Hence " Heather Bell " be came tho synonym for niiik, and main calves took on that name. He thought that I when a breeder claimed a name, others stw.,,1.1 bMX, l.,nf Ir ,r TI.a rnn,;i4l'.,.n i ot this whole subject will do much to in- 1 crea-e the knowlediro of tha usefulness f Arshires and make their registers popular. Mr. Conger ju'tly remarkwl that Ayrshire breeders do not study mode's . much as the milk pail In the now school regi-ters tbe r-iate Superintendent of Bducation pabli .hes t'.o list of school books recommended by ti" Board of LUueatiorj. and sutjoins tie f.' lowing statement 4 OrncEorSjp'r or Edlcati. Randolph, January, 1675. 1 The statement above is e-tpicl from tie School Register of 1F74-5. The law under woieh that li-t of hioks was scclected, has tu. u icpcaUd. But the repeal of tho law d .es not d'Lnir.isli the value of the recommendation a- expressing the dchberatojudgtniato! ablo nun c- Tver sant with schools and school-book-- That a substantia1 uniformity of text books is advantageou , to the scho'.'Lsand to tho pockets ol tbol patrons is generally admitted. Nosach i.uiformity isat pre-cnt attainable except 11 the adoption of tho Iiooks rccommcoded in the above recited li-t. It is therefore suggested that town superintendents and teachers es.:i doubtle-s well serve the interest- of education by en couraging in their several spheres the adoption and use ol the hook- of the "au thoritative list." Edw tan Coxant, Stato Superintendent of Education. The Boston Glohe thiaks that tlie chal lenge which has been ifued by Dr. E. P. Miller on behalf of tbe Eddy brothers, the Chittenden "mediums," to Dr. George M. Beara, to test tbe genuineness of their "manifestations" is guarded in a Tcry pe culiar manner. The .nodus opCmndi is as follows: A thou-and dollars is to bo put up on each side, and a committee of three is to be appointed to dt ido the question of fraud. Dr. Miller, vho issues the chal lenge, is to ba ocs cf :hc committee, Beard is to name ono, and t lose two are to choose the third. If the Doctor can convince these three men that the ex libition is a fraud or s deception, he takn tho money; other wise, tits Cddys take .t. Ofcourso it will be a difficult matter ;.: ;opince Dr. Miller, who is in tbe interest of tho brother., Ead all three must be com inccd. Oa the other hand the mediums, in order to get tho money have bat one man to convince, and that tauy i.c;bironn man. the aforesaid Miller. Of courts the tiopw! js one sided, as it must neccsmrily hi In order to prevent tha Eddys from tiposufe. The fJtuii'a Legislature adjourned re cently in honor of tho reunion of theei Confederate soldiers at Atlanta., Xeerolosy of Vermont for IS f From the St. Albans lleucnzcr. The following is a very complcto list of the prominent natives or residents of Ver mont who died during the past year : Jan. G, Dr. Wm. W. Brown, at Maneltef tsr TI II . nedTO. A native of Vcrshiro. Vt., and the oldest physician in Manehes- 1 ter. Jan. T, P.ev. John M. Puffer, at Birre. mrer! . "in. Ite was Dreachcr in tlot. M. E. Coafcrcnco for many years. Jan. 7. Josiah Scott, for ma .y years cashier of tho bank ia Verenaes, died in New York, aged 75. . Jan. 8. .Major A.'B. Chilis, of ilmmg ton, aged 7o. Ho was a postmaster '.I years ; a prominent Mason 51 years ; an es teemed citizen ; the first merchant of the placo ; for many years sheriff of Windham county. Jan. 21, Gen. F. W. Uopkins.of Kntland, aged 07. Graduated Srom Middlebury col lege 1523 ; admitted to the bar, 1S31 ; was register of probate for many years, and county clerk for a long period. Jan. 23. Carlos Baxter, of Burlington, agcdCj. Bora ia Br. -Tt'igton; gradua ted from Uaioa College, 130 ; was admit ted to tha bar, and located iu Burlington but engaged liss in practice tlan in manu facturing enterprises. Was in the legisla ture two terms ; and collector of Internal Revenue from, 19C2 to 1567. Was a brother of tho late Hon. Portus Baiter. Feb. 1. Prof. I. F. llolton, at Everett, Mass., aged Gl; formerly professor of Chcmi-try and Natural History in Middle bury College. Feb. 1. Levi Stiles, of Pitt-wrd. aged 65; a soldier of tho war of 1812. Feb. 2. Zeaas Wbittiar, of Orange, aged 7G ; one of the earliest movers in tbe Ireo soil and temperance movements. Feb. G. Gen. Perez Harwood.of Benning ton, aged 7 1 ; had been County J udgo and Senator, and once a Major-Genera! of tha Stato Militia. Feb. G. Clark B. Albec.nf Grr.r.1 Haven, Mich., aged 02 ; a native of Higbgatc ; one of the founders of Grand Hvvei, and of the Herald newspaper ; was largeiy e: a?e.i ia mercantile business.' Fob. 0. Lieut. Levi II. Kobin.n, kille by the Indians near lort Laramie, imeu- U, aged 33. Ho was a nativo ot Swanton; enlisted in tbe 10th Vt. Volunteers ; subse quently a 2J Lieut, in a colored regiment, and afterwards promoted to be 1-t Lieut, iu the 11th U. S- infantry. Feb. 12. Hon Wm. Bridge-, of St. Ai bans. aged SO ; a nativo of s'aathlwro, Ma5. Had been a prominent merchant; Kegister of Probate ; Judzo cf Probate from 1S31 to 1545 and from Is jO to 1S56 ; was town clerk and treasurer 27 years, and a memlier ot the legislators in 110 7 and 1850-1. Was a prominent Mason. Feb 15. Hon. Martin Barrett, of Strai fird, aged 89. He was an nor.cred, re-pect-ed and useful citizen ; represented the town in the Legislature several t"ta ; member oi the Constitutional Conventions of 121 and 112S , and justice of toe peace Ifiycars. V,'a9 father ot Judge Barrett of the Su premo Court. Feb. 15. l)ea. Jo-iph Msir.-. of l'ovmal. aged 72 ; was town treasurer 10 years, and held other positions of tr Jst. Fib. 16. Or. Jonathan Taylor, of Shel burne, aged 87. Ho practiced medicine in Sudbury and G.orgia, Vt . and in Clam plain, N . He was a lood physician. Fob. 20. Dana A. Winslow. ol New York city, aged 65 ; a native of Chelsea.Vt.. tor mer!y publisher of the Vindicator of Mon treal ; the Buriiogton Sentinel from 1S38 to ls43 ; connected with the American States man and Now York Ecnumj Por'. Was jiostmtster of Burlington two year. rVh. 121. Hon. John Lyman, of Jericho. j a?td 70 ; was town chrk 25 years. Judge ot tne t junty uourt, ar.a t,cup.ea omcr positions of trust. Feb. 01. dpt. (tcurge Ea- oin, oiililti.n, aged 41. A p.omiaent busine-s man. Was 1-t Lieut, i.ar', Cj. D. 13th Regiment Vt. Vol-. ; a!trward captain of the company. Feb 25. Ksv. Walter Follctt, at Hanni bal, .Mo., id 70 : a native of Vermont and a graduate of Middleuury Cjllege; for some time rr-ncipal of Castletoo Academy and afterward .s-crcta) .1 t - American Tract Society. Feb. 27. Capt. Ames Wilniarth, ct Ad dison, aej t- a soiicr in tie war of lt-12. Feb. 25. Lt.ah Wi.kiits, uf e, rged 86, tbe oldest re-idcnt ; rcpro :! - we in toe Legislature ia 1933-1. March t. Prcstca Mcrrili-LI. oMYiai sor. aged tr?. ile was an o!i b'-k-cllcr, and published ttic first iii'.!' printed in Vermont. March 8. T.-. WillardBru'i i-a, at Win chenden. Mass ; a native ol M irltx.ro : a graduate et Williams College, and preached in Ward-boro, Vermont, and A-lfield, Mass. March II. Hon. Rafus Mead. I . b. Con sul at San Juan Del Sur ; a native of Corn wall. Vt., and for many years propr'etor of the Middlebary Register. March 12. John 11 Lvnde, proprietor of the Bangor (Me.) 11'aj.o and Conner, aged 14. A native of Pomlrct, Vt. March 14 Nathan Fisher, oi Wc-tmin-ster. aged 74; a prominent eii.rn; repre sented the old town of Acton and 1' i?-n-ead in the Legislature several terms. March 23. James Leach, ot Paw'.::, aged S3. An lntluential citizen, ii Id u.any town offices, and represent:: t t::e tawn in tbe legislature in 1650-60. March 23. lion. Paschal I' Lcavct.--, of Berkshire, aged 6H. A proiamcut and in fluential citizca. Had held many Ileal offices ; a member of both branches of the legislature, t o years ia each; andassi-t-antjadge of the county court twi terms. Jlaren 21. Rev. Jo-eph Tracy, D. I)., at Beverly, Mass., aged 80 ; a nativo of Ver mont ; graduated from Dartmouth College in Inlt ; preached for several years in Hartiord, Vt., afterward onnccted with tho Vermont CAromcf,New York Oisnvr. Baston Recorder, New York Jou-tal C'ommerre, aad other papers. 11c was also author ot several books. , March 27. LoL LeTi Bjutwe.!, o.' Mact-pelie-. aged 73. He was tor a long period proprietor of the Paviliion Hotel, auA was a prominent and influential eitiz:n. ilarcn 31. Dr. Alfred liitshcock.ofFiich- "4r. Mass., aged 00. A nativo ot West minster, t. A brigade surieoa m Barn- siJe s expedition. April I. Rot Samuel Mir-'i. at L'ai-r-hill, aged 7s : a prominent Preibyterian ilcrgyman. April 0. ijeandei Warren, of Midalesex. til C.l. Ile was very pro:... rent 1 a local affairs, and was a memoir 1: the legisla ture four years. April 6. Horace Hall, a Lr..a. .-r.: plijsi ciitnor Pouitney.agedsws. April 12. Hon. Perley t!. Jooa.-, of Chel sea, aged 62. Graduated Irra Amherst College in le33 ; admitted 1 1 the bar ia 1836 ; was Judge of Probate.C jantj- 1'ier';. and register of probate different ;.i i--, and tia,t represented tiv : .u thj b ."-.-- -ipni jo. tmrnaas lajior. i p.ja..ncat lawyer of Portaire. Wis., agea 40 A na tive of Rupert, Vt. Had held scv-rai im portant ofhees. April 19. Dr E. V. N. Hiteooock. or Rut land, on the ship Merruaac fr.ira Genoa to- uuerjos Avres, aged 32. s.errj .3 an o!jj. 10 a ermont regiment t'i? war of the rebellion. April 23. Martin A. Seymour of St. Al lans, in Burlington, aged 63. 'lie began his buines life as teller ot the Farmer-" and .Mechanic's Bank of Burlington. He was next a member of the mercantile firm of Lovely & Seymour, was then cashier of the Commercial Bank, and then cashier ot tho old Merchants' Bank subsequently s, -sistant cashier of tbe Essex County But.k, of Keescville, N. Y., and afterwards as-i-:-ant cashier of St. Albans Bank. Ia lb7U ho became concerned in organizing t' e Na tional Trust Company uf St. Albans, who-:, commenced business in 1871 with mour as us tre. surer, and so returned til. within a fow weeks of his death. April 20. James Johns, editor uf tin. I Autograph aud RcmarUr. a litttj miner printed with a pea, at btarr-'ior.., nel 76. His paper" was published -emi o-eas o-.. ally fur 00 years. April 27. Dr. C. H. Tenaev. -:-. -it -pinntendent of tbo Vt Insuao Asylum et Brattleboro, aged 40. He was a..-i-.iu: surjtcon of tbe 7th Vt. Regiment i- too re bellion. May 3. David K. Pangborii, at Aj.I Mass., aged over 60. He was a res dent of Burlington 40 years, and for many joars 1 prominent business can. Hi rcpre-cutt i Burlington in tbe legislature 10 1S!S ". May -1. Rev. Berijii Green, of Whi.t boro, N. Y., aged about 74. lie was a n i tiveot Pawle;. Vt. ; graduated from Mid dlebury College in 1810 ; W.- pa.,:or o: tl . Congregational church in Eiandjr. fr.ou IS23 to 1529 ; was one of tho punter- ia tbo anti-slavery movement. May 9. F. I). CoMeigh, editor 01 tl lerrawir Record and Farmer: lirstt'.eli.r. , aged 35. Ho was a practical pna'er..s pr . rainent Mason and Odd Fellow. May 12. Dr. B. M. Curtis, aa ooiiue.it physician and surgeon ,at Sicramciru, Cal, aged 41. Ho was a native of-Vermout ; graduated from Barlington Jledical Col lege ; was assistant surgeon in the 6th Vr raont Volunteers in the late war, and after ward surgeon of the lib regiment. May 11. Hon. William Harmon, of Sael burn. ascd 02. He was a nrominont nil. icn and politician. Had filled seven 1 minor ! official positions ; served two terms in the I legislature, and was U. S. Consul at St- ! .Jonas, f. i., at tbo time of his death May 15 j.jj Robinson, 3 prominont i lawyer of Barton, aired 2.1 May 21. Hon. Frederick Butian. of Cl ir adon, aged 80. Ho was founder or too Rut land County Agricultural Society, repre sented Clarendon ia the legislature in 1829. and was a ucraber of the senate in 1-11 3. He was aj a leading Free Mason. May 20. Dr. A. A. Hammond, mill known physician of Siowe, aged 59 May 30. Maj. A. L. Carlton, mcrcha it at Moctpelicr.aged 45. lie served as Qaar ;erri3,;ter and JCommissarv in the waro" 1S81-4. J-2 J. Dr. Mio'i-el Hatch, of fcoj--bnrgh, aged 102. For over GO car an ac tive practitioner. June 2. James E Ba.Ly, of RatLind, aged 49. Us was a rioted briJ'o-bjildsr. Jane 13. Dr. fid-sin Atwatcr, at Moa- trcal.agcd.72. For 50 years apromine' mexchaat aad banker of Montrtsl. liira in Williston. Vt JunolG.J.W. Kirle. at Ltmars. Iowa aged 53. A nativo of Westford. Vt., and a graduate of tho University of Vermont Had practiced both law and medicine June 21. Dr. Charles Clark, of Montpe licr, aged 71. Was a prominent physician Juno 29. Dr. H. S. Pitkin, surgeon of (j S. steamer Bcnicia.and formerly of Burling ton. at Honolulu. Ha entered tbo navy ir 16G2. In 1870, bo accompanied Prof. A?a sit on his scientific expedition anund Capo Horn. July 3. Gilman II. Shcdd. of Wc t Wind sor, aged 70. Ha represented tho town thrco times in the legislature ; was a fin magistrate 30 years ; and town c ' rk Weathcrsficld lor a lonr. period. July 9. Gen. Robert Cowdin, of Boi,r born in Jamaica. Vt, ia 1305. He -en- j in the rebellion as a brigadier-geaeral . m State's Prison Inspector three year-, n-,; had occupied other positions ol fr.., 1 ncnee. Jaly 9. Dr. L. D. Cox, of Pitt-field. -aged 33. A physician of considerable r-p-ato. July II. Dr. Leivis Janes, of bxz- s aged 79. He was a good physician, ar 1 . highly-esteemed citizen. July It. Dr. II. P. Blair. '(,.,-,. aged 70. For 50 years an active ar.a -teemed physician. July 15. O. F. Tuttle, of E-sex, ag; j , Ue had been a member of the lei-la; and deputy sheriff and constab e. July 22. N. A. Saxton, a promin-- t zen of Addison county, at Waltl-im, a 00. SVasa member of the l.'. -'a: -1969 70. July 23. Capt W. Ii. li -. of I., ton, aged 59. For 21 years a p..-.. j. macder of steamboats on Lake I . , Aug. 5. Dr. Lemuel Richmond, , 1, aged 70. Born ia Barnard . ; r i profession near fifty year- ; r : Derby ia the Legislature ia , leans county in the State Senate 1. ; Aug. I!. Hon. Artemas Kla, . . 1 Ba,t tr. Iln l,nil r..-.r a jn .he icii4Atm and Co.:. - Convention and held several 1: r. . trust Aug. 1-t. Leonard Hazleton, . ,, city, aged 71. Born in Rocm.:. -j the author of several school tiv: Auz- 22. Geo. T. Bcaed1et.1t 1 aired 32. He had been sup -: tne New London Northern !; 1. -tho Cleveland, Sandu-ky and r r Railroad. Aug. 21. Dr. Geo. M. IL . . Born in St. Alban-in I s2 , , s 4 mark ia his profession, epna :- j represented Swantoa in '..e I 1S70. Sept. 4. Abel Brown, t (..-ani i- e. 2. A prominent raerenant. li.-n r Good Templar; hell -everal j :, trust ; representel i;-an j (.; . n . , ' lature in 1347-. September 17. I.n. l.-v:.-. d . moath. N. IL, l ra 1- Hiol-r' ted ia Y'ale in I -.4 s ... in a ,.e ,1 Sept. 23. A. ft. Uji, (V:.. : -,, 05 ; killed by a rai.r-; 1 a.. .,..- y, j. prominent busine--m c, ar.i r.. ! u , ral positions of tro-t Sept. 23. Dr. Alircl r. Al.-.. ap jlis, Mian., aged ..I . Wrum Vi. ; had been a state s.nntjr ,; . other important offices ,a M le... Sept. 36 Dr. A. (.. V,". -x,:i . , , , . ton, aged 74. Get. 2. Ezra Pile, -i i-.. 1 . .' Syracu.-e, N. 1., agel -.. 1! ; . , seated tbe town in the I ' .- - long a prominent citi.',n Oct. 2. Hon. Je-se Gay. ..1 I j. N. Y'.. aged 57 : born in Orwc. A -cent lawyer, and had been a e . - Oct. 7. Rev. Warren Skinner f 1'. viile, aged "i lie wis a ii.-: n- elersryman of the Ccivcr-i!.-: tion" Oct. 10. Hon. Bar.- a Moi.t a. Jobnsbary. aged 75. He lad ben -the Senate and Hou-c. Oct. 11. James G. Hcr.ry .. . aged 4 1 . Graduated fr- m u:-. versity in 1952; was a 'iwj.r. stime time during the war v Marshal and Quartermas-..r. Oct. 25. Hon. R. R Keitn. lier, aged SI. lis bad he!dmarv ot trust, and was for several -dent of the old Montpelier ban- Not. 2. Dr. Earl Cushman . . 1 aged 77. Among the medica: Ir . ranked high as a practitioner. Nov. 5. Dr. A. S. Hoaghtjn. . ville. N. Y., aged 57. He prae . profession in lawlet 20 years, a- ! - -sented that town in the Leg.-' .: 1-02-3. Nov. 5 Anthony Lawrenc-. .1 - mond, aged 102. He scrvect in tie nr i'lattsburgb. Not. 11. Rev. H. 1. Leavltt, a: laws, aged 78. Ile w ts a ps-t 'r : Lonereirational church ir. Vcrrc.ir years, and afterwaris rc-id;d ter -1 years in Middlehnry. Not. 16. Dr. Hiram Kooa, 01 1!cl tan, aged 60. A respected m:m'nr 1 profession, and a prominent Masun. Not. 16. i till man Fletcher, ai-tn.: tor and market reporter of the A 1 . lann Farmer, at Reading. Vt, a-ei 1.". Nov. !i. Lieut. Jesse B. Sai:rii, I He was born in Straff.Td, Vt . ani . . the navy in 1368. Nov. 2. A. C. Ballard, of .-. aged 40. He graduated fr m tho I ni ot Vermont ia 1859 : was an oaV:r 'j:b Vt. Vols, ia tho late war. v.d menced the practice of law in l-o". . Dec. 2. Jacob M. Smalley, of B -ton. at Los Aneclos. Cal.. aired 17 was for several years aa officer in t'i . navy, and snbscquently engaged .: air.mg in Utah. Dec. 5. ReT. S. G. t'enney.at J,i:..u Vt.. aed si. A graduate of Dartn. Ciilegc.and 40 jcars ia the Cjagrrgi:. ministry. Dee. 'j. Dr. W. L. Hirr!, tf K -ton, at Santa Barbara, Cal.. ad ! 1 I' was for many years a skilful denti-r . . 1st lieutenant of Co. A, 7th e. '. nine months; was a prominent Ma- : Dee '. Dr. M.J. Hyde, of I-le LiV aged 45. He was a physician and ot much promiaence ; was sarem 21 Vermont regiment three ye-ir- la.- the war; represented I"!e La JIo"r ' years in the Legislature. Dec. 11. Wm. Noble, at IMe. 1 agrd 111. Graduated from the In.ie--,-ot Vermont in 1610 : practical , re re-ented t 'harlotte ia the Lesi-':st ire .-i 1-20 7 . was coanty clerk ot Chittenden county s:x years, was postmaster of B : lioirtoa s.x years, nnd for some tii'ieas----ant editor ol ft a Stntinel. Dec. 13 Dr. Eleazer Parmlv, an 'aim deotist. it New York, aged 77 A r. of Bramtree. Vt. ; for a lane P'r. .d president of tho New York Dental t Dec. lf lion. Levi Tabor, of W. 1 cr, aged 811 Had been assi -tant . a . tho county ourt .and held man;. 0': tior.s of trust. ' Dx. 20. Comfort Th-.Uor, . I V. . , htm, seed 86 ; a soldier ia the w ir ' ! D.-e. 21. Hon. C. C Chadwiek. ! son. Ho had been Judge ot IV j LamoiHo oanty, and fiUel oth -i ot trust. Dae. 2ti. E. J. Tyler. of F.no-', r.- ' 1 aged 3s ; a member of the Frankl 1 l bar. Dec. 89. Wm. II . Whiting. A - '. bans, aged noarh 32. He gradui: i .'r Amherst College in 1501. and was 1 : 1 tim; editor of the St. Albansi I'.fj- SPIRIT Oi THSSOCTDESV PES' - lotviag extracts from recent i-u.-S jtithern press speak for themseu - New Orleans has been as fr.'. I (SneriJan) as to Beast Butler, tl -. thiet. llereatler he wili be Kur.va - " 1 Detserv'.ceableLurShcridiin.tob-'e I in tho army only until a Dcui.eri .' j grcss shall order him before a eu.o. . presided over by Senator Gordo.-, ' . n ' he -ifaall sarrender his eommi i n a- 1 -iraced-soldter, with the lncfiaees'i. ' n , .-f "liar" horned to his very lua't - ' ; hu Appeal. I Sine time during the dny e ter in i litt'a blackguard aad barn-bjrner. ' -j Pni!., got in with "General Order N 1 . Ksue 1 froia headquarters miiitsn d 1 -j ol tho Miiisouri, New Orleans, .la .a .'. 1875. Tbi-s. notwithstanding tr.' ..!' "' , sary Ii-s he has been telling nnn. - '"' . bccaa-8 no one believed him. V. j cannot pretend to sav what acu n m I taken by our friends in New Orlc: - 1 I t icy feel outraged beyond patient -Tj-' j ance we can well suppo-e. Imi -, ffart Kill ie made to resist the 1 v I Jorce of arms. Knowing the vinin me 1 " and meanness of Grant, and the un-r . lous character of tho thieves wh.i.a i atcs with and protects, we canr-.f f1 I wo are greatly surprised at ttz r - Shreuejort Times. To confront the tlanrer whith t! ' the country to kill Carsarism belore 1' can cross tbe Rubicon we believe 1. r' ' sary to repel fvree with forcr. If tic;' ot Louisiana tako up arms and drive s'.' dan into the Mississippi river, an y whelming majority of tho Amcnean will justify tbo act Atlanta Aeu . A traveling aent for Mark Tne. noceots Abroad" and several o-' was in Qoeche, u short time a certain hoasa where he called ho wa- upon by an Irish airl ia the serti.' ' family. Aft ba had departed tli '01. entered and asked what tliegiti'.l ""' businis had been. "An' shore i-i '' wis something about thcdarliut ! .1' o' innocent twanes (twins! toi: I afiher -psti aboot, and 1 ju't t 1 ' r to git out o' this wid his brat", for d ' know tbat ycr bad enoagh o'yer ovrn sv Voddj's reply. Woodstock Sut ;u uaj- comfort some despondirj: :-" I and relieve some chronic gramblers to I -J3 tbat the Iacifij -Jail scandal is net a t t-a of the degeneracy of the age. Tl; t' Indii scand-.l ta tho British Fari.axr losg oQ a lv'35 parallels it