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THE IilTRLTNGTON, VT. PUKE VTCESS, FRIDAY MOJINIXG, MAHCir II, I SSI. H HMXGTOX, ITIIDAY, -MAI 1. 12, 1SS1. riHUMICD iiv The fVrr M9vcs twociation. u. i:i:m:ihci luiitor. Trrins-sJ.Oilii j i nr,nlun)s iiinihnnri'. The Natioml Hou-c of Kcpresentalivcs, which expire-d at noon Friday, left behind Uacah'ndircontiiniog more than one hun dr dp . s S"xty of these pages are ele v 'i 1 to private hill, of which no less than V 0 fail, i"i bulk ot IhcmW'ing pens-Ion bills, 'i . ,li i l-.vhI sprinkling of relief bills a 1 . Vo(.itiiias to remove political el -a Hii'i -, formw hat i-s known as the private clLuilai With the exception of the bill reported advT-ely) retiring General U. S. t i-iut, tin re i no bill of any public impor tance -an tbi calendar. The public calendar to which is referred all measures disposing cf the tnonny or lands of the Government, is ihe grave rf over HO bills. Over 10J bills upon the speaker's table remained unacted upon. (. uief among I hem in importance are the ii.' i-"rr known as the Kalon tariff com ixi;im 1 ill . the Senile hills for the erection of a new Congressional library, for there lief m Fir: John Peirter, the measure known as the ucAtiofial bill," and the bill in rc lition I ' :!i 1 JiitneH imlemrity fund. The aprtortion'ii'-iit i ill, whieh passeel the House ThtusJ.u . was not ict upon by the Senate and the. 1 -re failed to Nronie a law. The at guinea! tr e-alliig Congress to other before m M winter tit that it in y save the tr'a!,iry the hii'icr rate of interest xihteh nvi t lie p u I on the fire and m per c-entl.i;ils unld the funding bill is pitcd, 1 tit 3!r. G iriifll may 11 t evuridcr this sav ing fu"lc"ititly i uporlant In demand an eitra srr-ron After ihr amiv appropriation bill h id lailcd in th- s, ring e.f 1S77, President Ilave eh" ' n i f.:rvene Cowrre-s until the 1111 ,i! of ehlo'-er. i-itkat the special se 1 n tu r t 1 m'o tin- regular one beginning in Pi ' ml r A tl.e 4tli Congress could lau l'v b ! -"vtber lfcrc the let cf May and I lie ( -ion then would probably rontin ue 1' t'.i In t weather, it is recommended IjS'i.u- .'I President G 11 field's ad users, that it Im e oneludes to call an extra session, be -hall 1.11 e the ikVc altout the middle of Octoltcr 1 hVs Wry has much to support it and Washington correspondents say tint Mr G.irH-Id is inclined to adopt it. The neoc ".ty for a special sess'on at all i3re greeted hi many sensible men of Ioth par tes I. i-o-nc more rumored as it h is orten U' -n riuwr.d Itcfore, when the Mormon 4 iui Minn ha- been receiving especial atten ti n from the eeiplc and powers that le that the Mormon are preparing to leave C ah for son.c more secluded region. The story n.v n that the astute Mormons some t i'ie ago scented danger from afar. IVrhips tbe hael a special revelation" of w hat was bum; written at .Mentor. Tor sev eral nii'iiil-s they hive Iteen quietly negotiat ing with the Meicin sovcrnment for the p t 1 . "f a larjre tnrt of country for the pi:r4 - "I i-ijoiiijttioii. It is however, not 1I1 likilrlhat the Mexican government v..il til . the Mormon to brinj their "pe culiar in-'itulion" into its territory. Many int l1 2 nt Mexicans fear th it the introduc tion - f M'Tiiionisrn would ilemoralizc the 3 1 i'T v t-ses and the Indian population. Tl ' (. afh IIc influence is squarely set aaint M n. I'-ir and the Piotc-tant clergy of Mcic I 1' opei.ly proUslca againt the jiriTitinr --f lands to the ovcr-man ied Wnis ' U'awe MacVeach, the new Attorney- General, wj lxni at Plio-niwille, Chester 1 un:v, Pa., April P., ISt. He graduated at " al ( ille;c, in the elass of 1So3, and was admitUdto the bar, April 20, ISjC. Soon after be was elected District Attorney of Chester County, and served in that capacity for three year. During the war Mr. Mac Veah was twice in the service, first as a captain of a company of cavalry, which was ia the rvic for two weeks only, when the invai n of the State wad threatened in Sep tember, ImH. In President Grant ap pointed him to succeed 11 Joy 31 orris as Miniver to Constantinople. This position IcLeld until the close of ls71, when he re- t jk ' In taily life .Mr. MacVcach had laarrie i a daughter of Mr. Lewis, his Kw precept' ir, tiirt afb r lur death he married, in lS(I7t ada.i5htcrofes.-Ser.ator Simon Cam eron. ITis connection with the Iouiun 0 -minaion three ears ai is well rtmcm Itcird. Mr. MacVtah is a careful, paius UUu "'udinis man in all tint he under Hki -. anlhi" reputation a? a liwj-cris the mitrantec of Ids titn c for the place to which he Ins bei n callt.il, T.... N itioniil Keputh.aa Committee held anv 11114 nn S-iturday to bear a report of the c iMtmttce hainir under consideration tin b fcis of reprc-sentalion in the net Xa- ti. "j1 f invention. A majority report rc-c-n m. ..dcd that hereafter National convention- ill 1o composed of four d legates at hi j. fr en each State, nnd two from each on He i'in-il ditrk-t. ami that the district d li t- - 'hould If howi-n at respective e-on-vcnti iicld in ti c districts. A minority rt p rt n 1 'niintci ! d thtt the net National 111 . m onti'-t of n nunder of delegates fr in 1 .' 'i N"ite quid to twice the number of .-n it 11- ami lb pr. nntatives in Connies-'. and tint the lE'puM'ctns of cac'i State -lu-iiid direct the linnner of choosing its h ! 'iti The nut-ting inljoitmetl for one ycir if r n frnp" tlrf reports to a sub-com-111 n. . nl.'i h r.i.s of Mc?sr C'handlei nnd V -r'''-s who faver distiict nprer-enla- tion, 1 at! ard ;thiM. who favor the ui.il piau, ii Martin of Ksr.a, who ropose-s that cull StVe shall le four delegate? at lir'.e.fh C.n?nssiond district one dele gate, and (toe d legate for l-VCiy twelve th nnd llepubiiinn voter. U 1111 1. the inauguration etf Gen. Garfield ii4,(.ii. of the most Fiiecc&ful paseants uf it k nd on reiord, the gcnenil piopoiiion tlijt tin inaugural ttM ceremonies r-oininonlv ai tjij. .nt nwHt of the thevasamls w!k gather tost th 1.1 n it aim tr.te. Por tln-e whet 1 ,uL d pei.d at h times em the Wa-hing-o 1. ! - aid ti-wnlin hoiiseib-r aeeonmio-ti-, tl.-rea'e, ef innirM, the iieitable el.. o'af. rl- alt. ii-bnj an eiiorniom :owd e.f t-ilor 'Ilicie CiiiuriCiidv a ei long pr".. w an-". - .Ltii' 1 hour. h hut long 1 roccs-ioni iK-eome , and.tftir one has see-n rUieti i.d t l'u- i 1 h march tv for an apt to thri!v that it did i,.t piy to ..u r i-tr ie nt (it to set- them inarch by f.f t.o h(Ait "r in.ie As fer the other t-iglit'' and Hii it whu h mahe Watihington such an intircsihu city, the time of an inau guration iitlic wor-t tune possible in which to try t 1 se-e the ui. Tims em Thurslay lust, thcl.ipii'l linildin, large as it is, w.isso thronJTi (1 that thousands of the 'wivcreigu people ' were denied tin? privilege of lcKiLing in upon the df-ings ef Congress, and on I day the iiumVr of dmppointe-d ones was mufh greater The reports say (hat only a small port: n vn of iln favore-d ones iodide t'e ('-ipttfl Cfttllel get on the find i' iv i n tl J. 11 field sworn in. Tl. ije ' i it if e.nj.t were excluded, ami a 11 111.' 1 if S n t -.u!d nrt pet throngli llic. i.d To 1 n.wtl in front of the plat' form vi . s iiniiu tlmi thoiwiudH conld 11 tl hfr 1 wool The erand lull 111 the eve 11- 111' a;-; iri In have 1-4 1 it a eliMingui'ihcd sue e-s as e.uiaril wilh some prtiou3 oik . 1 -1 1 ( i iV.v th.d of e ight ie ars ano, when '.if -a 1. .(the r a as very cold, unit the ball nx.r.i w 11 in an extemporized heil xhith could not l warmed, nnd many of the (-Liveiiiig huiKire-da wl.o neared in ball costume ciught their detths of t.ld. Hut feirtiinate1 as the n.ui 4ger4 t ie in ( eurin' siieh a ipne'oiii and e- hivi i.ient budding for the ball, this tune, -ti d surer fttl and al trac lire a it ie, i. a "peetaeh, then ate inevitable dra Unelvs utif nding .1 throngof fivi or . tlfrtttind p ruont on suehatieio cask .it. vilnel, roiit.i 11 ,i hurt lieen autid'il ; rnd we- notice thj.l vi.me of (he accounts rp' aV in a ver, . r ' d nay e.f the delights of the en casi hi. The inauguration wui on the- whole a m ry fine affair ; but llnc who d;el not witne i rati cnmfoit themw-lves with 1 :i.emlit ih it many who did, hearli lyut I -I tl. 11 1 m hi ? ,il tl.tir boiiie!, long b fore it w- me 1 Ftkes f:r Ycun? Vermont Farmer:. Wcpuhlith, totlay, the aw aid of pries offered to Vermont hoys un.hr ?even teen years of age, by two of the Trustees of the I'mwrsity and State Ag ricultural College, with a tabulated state ment of the results of the competition, which can not but lie of interct to every farmer. It will be scotith.it the first pri?c of r25anda 'ihol.iHiip in the L'niversity t.worth ti0 a year b.r lour caro, for corn. was taken by r rank .1 Hubbard of luling - and the first pri7e. of the Fame amount, for potatoes, I13 liCwis S. lircid, of Goshen, The second prize of t'-d. for corn, was taken byPdsarJ. Tulhill of Newf.m ; and for potatoes by Prank J. Hubbard. 'Ihe third prize of 15, for corn, was takeiibyJ. T. Goodenowof Montjvlicr ; and for pot at ties by Hurt Iloyce or Williamstowti. The fourth and fifth prizes for corn were taken b KdwardN. Casey of Whiting and II 1- Thayer of Guilford ; and for p.Utoe- bv Pugenc Plastride of NorthficM, and Geop'. H. Powers of I.uncnburgh. No less than thru Jiundnd ami Jfr boys comiK'ted from one hundred and forty-sir different town". The best jield reached, it will Ik? seen, wa at the rate ot 122 bushels of dry shelled com to the acre, and of A'J'2 bushels ef iot.Uocs to the acre. As the acr.gc pnxluction of V r mont farms is estimated to !": bu-hels of coru anl 1M of p ifitoes b thea.ie, n will be seen that the usults Miiuetl by the boys are epiitc cneouni,;iiiIr. In Maine, where similar competitions for pries have Ivcn held fcr two jean the reuUs uueheil the last 3(nr were still larger : bid then the 3-01111 Maine farmers had one year the start tif our Vermont loys antl another 3ear. if the prizes arc continued as we trust they will lc--imy find our I oys at the front. The fanners of Virmont undoubtedly ap preciate the direct off 01 Is for the advance ment of our groat ngneulturd interest, wlneli the State I'uiversity and Asriie ultui.d Col lege hai Uen exerting. The vi U rinary Uc tures dehvercl throughout t.c State, by Professor Crey, at the evpi ne or the Uni versity, and then printed and tire uUted free to all applicants , the useful ami practical lectures of Prof ssor IVrin". Profcssnr Atnaterand Professor Stl1.11, at many fanner-. mee tings and IiHitutts: the series of experiments with fei'ihzcrs, up plemcnting and givimr praclicjtl value to the analyses nf fertilizers irev:ouli mi le in the laboratory eif the 1'nivei-ity, an ! a 'W hesc agricultural competitions, i.i iituted by members ct-f itsll.ird, haw 1k-. ii of wide and unquestionable lenelit, to the farmer's ; and if the Pniversity had mote means it ivould do still more in these dim liens. In propoitionto it cot, HU li-t experiment promises to be one of th most u-eT.-l ; for the farmers 003s of to-diy, wl hive the enterprise and pluck and skill to enter these competition-, will be the successful f nmers of a not ditant day in the future. Their reports are required to contain certain f-t.ite-mentsof the processes by which they se cured the re 11IU attained, whiih may bcte after le compiled ami made available for Ihe instructions of other' : and at any rate their successes will naturally stimulate thuirvve; and others to renewed cffoitsin the future. Wc congratulate lmth the lilx-ral grtitlenu 11 who established the prizes, and tie ttiet- s -ful competitors on their meet s.e. The I-iij-iral. President GarnekPs inaugural addre-ss is able as well as eloquent, like all his public utterances, and expresses the soundest ot views on all the irri .it questions conMdircd. On the Southern epii -tion there is n uncer tain sound. .lu-tifinT the emancipation nnd enfranchiseim nl "t th" frecdmcn on the ground that lime . uld lc no half-way measures Ktwetn slavery and equal citizen ship, President G.itfie Id says that 'freedom does not xicM the fullness or its bles-icgs as long as the li7 or its administration plarcs the smallest obi-lade in the pathway or any virtuous ciriztn, and declares that so fat us his authority goes the colored people at t!ie South thall enjoy full and equal protedion in the excicisc of the elective franchise un der the Constitution and the law, Saing thin the President al-o makes an eloquent plea for reconciliation -for the burial or sct tional controversies, the surcease of strife, the forgetting of the dead lnr of the part ; and for the onward march ef a fraternally united pen:.Ie in the path of physical and moril progress. Here, surely, is a good X'lank for a Republican platform. Ket the South elmp the shot-gun, bami the tissue ballot, We the freedmen their rights aid in g-vl frith abide 03- the Constitution and the laws, ai.d the. ghots uf the old antagonisms will In laid forever. As long as the South nfiiMS to do this, so long is it the Itouiuliii duty of the National Government to protect the col ored people in their rights. The Southern excuse that their conduct is justified 113- the danger lint would aii-c f 10111 so vast a mass or ignorant voters is met by the declaration that a Mmikir peril txi-ts all over the tountrx; and this is nude the text for an appcai for unive r-al education. Suf frage and education should go together ; and the children of thn generation, the h. titers at no distant day of the Hucrei-n pow r, should be educated to a full realization of their duties and icponcibilitie-s. I-riior.incc is a standing nunae e to the success of self government; and in its extirpation the gi n eral government should do its part. On the subject of the National finances Presielent Garfield elics little more "Inn re fer to his oft-expicFsed opinions- and no more was Leeded, his never tline hing lmd for honest mouey and the N'dion il 'n dit being known of all men. As to re fundin-r, the brie f sent e nee he gives ttj ihe Mihjiet in dicates that he is it full aieoid wilh the views rf ex-1're.sidint llaje. as expr.- tl in his ve to eif the thre e pe r ci nt lull. The Presid nt gives utterance to dt e id tl views on Ihe .Mormon question, de n'tiim iiii' the S3"vtiin as C(Tcn.ie' to morality and d.i 1 ge-rous to the1 Goxermne nt whose laws and command- it defiantly disobexs. Pnir.i th toncof this put of Ihe mep-tagc il is pliin that this epiestion will lie nude one of the leiding issues of the new udmiiitsjialio'i and U is evttaiiih bi-h lin.e thit Mimu.ai measures should lie-adopted in ief-'i to il-.is great and growinge it. Ptesidcnt G irfieM luither lunioi u 1 thatmorcatteniit.il tit 111 they liaie 311 t -exited lie paid to the great iiiterets of aj;ri cultnie ; favors a fyMe'in of iiil emc-e ic form, promising to lay Infoie' Coiigre-s a scheme lookin; in th it direction appmvea of a conlinu inee- of the -vtetit of inldnal improveim nts; refers briefly tithe 1 thmian cnnals; and closes with pre-mises of ee-noniy in the administration ot the Gocrim.ent and of holding its seTVuit'- t ttiit aeeount ability. Of course in the but f pi. ( atiinautir.il arldress the various s it'f ' ' oidd b iidly be more than touched iiii tie nec -s.iry limits forbidding au3 thin h' 1 full elw uv-ion. Hut as a declaration ett piru-iples andan out line of the iflicy of the adjiiiniJtratiori, the address will be recc'm-d with he arty plcaiiio' by the great mass of the people-. The key. nolo President Garl'd Id h i strut k h a ki!i one, though uo higher il couM li ireily ! that than was untieipitcd liom his cauer, his character and his alilities , and it will, Uyond question, lie in linl.iiiied Ihroiihoul his administration. 'Ihe new Gfrtiiiieiil starts clT well ; and our anlicijutioiH follow our wislws for its f;r;nI mi. e-s PESS01TAL ACT POLITICAL. The Senate on T.icsd.ty c onlirnied the ap poinltncnt of Nuth-111 Golf, Jr., as Lnitcd htatep Attornc3'for Weet Virgini 1 -the k-hiic offlcc he held before his n cent brief le rm in President II iyes Cabinet. At the He publican cam us of mendi rs of the M nine l.rgi-latiue Tueliv, Uilhtni P. Pryc was iioiniu ited b' ace tanrition for Ihe Pnited Stiles Senate. Strong apj-eali aie n nt fntin N w oik to the Premie lent to m ike Mr. Pearson, for some ycarj as-.is!aiil poslin 1s.I1 r of New YmK, Ide successor c-f .Mr. J. ones. I,ti-tinat r-Ge n cralJames sas :htl he e-innot help .Mr. Pearson, as the latter is ef his own fnin'dy, bavin marrietl Mr. ,Iume-s elau;ltir. In other epiarters, boneve r, the .ofilioii scms to Ie regirded XMth fivr rresiicat Qarfleld's Cabinet I I he long sucpcnc is owr. Late Su'urday ! .tf lernoon President Garfield sent to the Sen ate his nominatians ltir the CaUaet, as fob lows: .1 wins (3. Ulxkce of Maim-1. le Secu tary of State. Wiiiavw WisiMtxi of Minnesota to be S-c-rLtaryof the Treasur3'. Waxse McVrxciii of IVuusylvanis to be Attorney-General. Thoxias Tj. JMhs of New Yoik to l-e Postmaster-General. Siurn. J. lviiKvoii of Iowa to be Sec retary of the Interior. IIohkht T. l.ix'coiNe-f Illinois to be Sec retary of War. AYimiM II. IlLNTof fjmi-i m J. Secretary of the Navy. Of the new Secretary of State it is un nocessaiy to say much, so familiar is his career to all readers. lu outline it is as fol low .T.nnes Gillespie Illainc was lrn in Washington Countj Pennsylvania, January SI, IHj'K and U, therefore, now in the 02nd year of hi-, age. His first venture in active Ufewa-Tas editor of the Portland, Me., AJ-urti-cr. lie wis 'i member of the Maine Lcg islatuie in 13jt,Vi3,Tl and C2.was first elect t"t to Congress aa ltcpresentative in the SStU Countess, and was continuously re-elected to 1 ach succceiling Congress until July lOlh, lbTi), when he was appointed United States Senator to fill the vacancy occasioned by SenaVr Morrill's transfer to the Trcasur3'. lb- was subsequently elected Seuator for the tuni which expires March 3. 1833. Willi im Windom, Secretary of the Treas ury, is a lawy er by profession and was born in Ohio, May 10th, 1S27. In la55 he removed lo Minnesota and was a llep nscMiativc in the Thirty-sixth and Ihe four succeeding Congresses. In ls?0 be was appointed United States Scnitor to fill an unexpired term and was uhcuucnily clecteJ for a full term and re- -hctd in 1ST7. He is best known to the ountry at large from the active interest he has taken in the transportation question. At the Chicigo Convention he received the vote of Minnesota for Presidential candidate. Attorney-General Wayne McYcagb is an eminent Penn-ylvanialiwycr and a son-in- law of Simon Cameron with whom, how- eve r, as is well known, he has no political aililiitions. The only public office he has ever held was that of Minister to Turkey in IsTU-Tl. Themis 1. James, the new Postmaster- General, is now postmaster at New York, and his promotion will give satisfaction to the business coinmunit3 by whom his executive Ability in Ihe office which he leaves 19 fully tccognized. Samuel J. ICirkwood, Secretary of the In triior, is a native of Maryland and isC3 years of age. lie went to Iowa in ISS.j; was elect ed Governor in 1ST9 and again in lSfil ; United Stalis Senator (to fill an an unex- piied term) in 18M; Governor again In 1S75, uul United States Senator in 1S7C. ltuU-rt Lincoln, Secretary of War, is the only Mirvivin sod of Abraham Lincoln, and was Uin in Springfield, Illinois. He is nearly forty years of age, and graduated at Harvard in IbUl. He soon afterward went to Chicago, studied law, married, and has lived there since. He is regarded as a clear headed, honest and ctraight-forward man, has been successful in his profession, and has a large and increasing business. He had the suppoit of Senators logan and Davis of Illi nois. Ho was a Grant man at the Chicago com cut ion. Willi null. Hunt, of Louisima, Secretary of the Nat y, is a native f South Carolina. lie went to Louisiana when a boy. He is re cognized as a man of ability, accomplish ments, and unquestioned personal integrity. Previous to Ihe war he was an old line Whig, and dining the rebellion he was a staunch Union man. He was attorney for Gov. Kellogg-in Ins contest with McEnery thectlebralcd Duri-11 cace. A few years ago he was appointed one of the judges of the court eif claims by Piesident Hayes, which position he now holds. He has the confidence of the Republicans of the South, and his appointment xvill give general satis faction lo that section. The Cabinet has evidently been formed w ith the idea of conciliating conflicting party e pinions. The wishes of a by no means in considerable portion of the part3 are con sulted in the appointment of its favorite to the Sec rclarj ship of State. New York is ex cellently xve.ll represented by 3Ir. James, the fitness of w hose appointment will lie rccog nUeel by all the opposing factions in the anpire State. Mr. Lincoln and Mr. in- elom favoretl the nomination of Gen. Grant ty the Chicago convention; while Mr. Hunt preferred Sccretarj- Sherman's candidac3. Mr. Kirkwood favored Mr. lllaine, and Mr. MacYcagh was anti-Grant. The Cabinet, though some exception might possibly be taken to one or two names, is on the whole a oexl one, and wi'J probably be generally dUf.icton- to the people. Presidents are apt to Milt themselves ia the make-up of their Cabinets. President Iancoln surprised the count r 13- appointing one or two of his rivals for the Presidential nomination; and Prc-ident Grant named a highly unique Cab inet, consisting of E. II. Washburnc, the late A. T. Stewart, Gen. John M. Schoheld, A. L I lone, John A. J. Creswell, E. IE. Hoar and J. 1. Cox. In hit appointments Presi elent Garfield has undoubtedly pleased hlm- .elf. and we hope the result will be such as to tr'ne the count T3 reason for gratification llso. Ths Vim cf Up. VTiaioa. The elevation of Mr Windom to the head f the Ticasur3r Department gives an jm jioilawi: to his opinions on financial and omiiM reial functions, which tlry did not l.eroie irs?(ss. It is true that Mr. Windom while ipie-'-lions as lo the currency were tending in Congre-ss, voteil wilh the infla lioniste, even lo the client of voting lo pass the inllition bill over General Grant's veto. lie also 4 led fur the siher bill after Presi de nt II 131 s's veto, as well ai lefoic. On tin other h'tnd it is asserted Ihut Secrcta' r-it riiiau strong ricommeudcd Mr. Win dom his successor, which would seem to U a po Ity distinct indication thut Mr. Win-tl-itnhid moilifiiil his liuanei-il liews and e-tti le tiusbtl t.i curry forward the tioimd ami eon-, tvative policy of hks prcdeerflAjr. e)a the- ii at epiestion of opposition to ninu- .pttl.e- wl.ii h is now I mining upso strongly, Mr. U 1 1 ii I no h.H I tketi recent and dechleil ijiouhIs. Undi rdate of Pebruary I9th he . l.iit wd l the "National Anti-Monopc! i 1 ttttir uhieh wa3 lead at the t.-.i ht t it ut' inn ihi!i of ihe tililof last uriitth. '1 his is a strong cndoiu-ment eif the piine iples and purposes of that eirganization, aiitl a e ry e uibilic note of warning against the Lipid and ovirw helming concentration of owe r in the hands of a few men who now control the a-t trade, avenues of the eouu I ry We copy the principal jKirtion ef it Slnaiu Chamm u, Wahinoton, lVb, pj. Thr '. .. ; Chittfttdtn, lrt!Jtnt AeJ- tiomt A:tti-Mttmivttj Ltajtie Corpoiatu pv.ier has done much to de velop our coiuitiy. For its good deeds I fuely accoid it full credit. As an instru- 1111 nt to exee ute the will ami serve tne inicr-e-vts of the public, it is of incalculable value ; but as the imiierious mler of the people it Is a nio'-t cruel and relent Ictn t3rant. Kept within the limits of proper restraint it ii an invaluable servant eil the public. Unrestrained hy the foree-s ot law and public opinion it will prme a most dangerous master. The indiudud eiUen is impotent to contend with this gigantic and rapidly growing power t biu-riimrulal anthunty, State and National, alone is compe tent to restrain its niigreB-sions and eoiree t its abuses. 1 havei long foreseen that the time would come when the people wouhl lie compelled to in oke the eie iciResof that authoril3' for their j.ruli e tion. I ie-K-at to-elay, in substance, uordwdteied ecn years ago, that 'there aie in this count rj' four men, who, 111 the untie re.f taxation, posse-ss and frequently eeie i-e tumi rs which in ither Congress nor any of eur State la-gisl ilures wenild elare to exe rt kjacis whicli, it cxerciseu m ureal lint.iiti, wf.ul I Rlnke the throne to its very foundation. I in-se lue-n may ia any lime, and for anvieason ?'ilibiclorv to themselves, byiifctrokc ed Ihe im-ii reduce the value of propeity 111 the UnitedStates by hundreds of millions. '1 hey in -y at their own will and pleasure disurane and cmbiii russ businuss, depress oni; cily or bjcahty and build up awHlM r, enrich I'tic itniiviouni aim ruin 1119 eoniielitnrs. and. when complaint is math. coolly icply, "What are you going lo do alxiiit it f Ihe men who wield this stupendous cor- onte jviwer hive rown wiser wilh the passage ot events. Hitheito they have been apparently content to absoib and control Ihe great industrial nnd material interests of the country, by a nionopol)' of the channels and implements 01 transport auon, out recently new and alarming conditions arc piesentcel. j They know full well that if the people can freely communicate with eac h olhc r.they w ill seethe dangcrous'leudenciesetf thispower.and organize to restrain it. Hence, m order to lay eieep ami sure lounuauons ior ene mam- tenance of their power, and to defeat the j efforts of the people lo curb it, they have) nowficized upon the channels o' thought at it a moment. One man. who controls more miles of nil- re)adthan any ot he r in the win Id, mid who Is almost elailyneldin new lines to his colos- 1 sill combination, now al-o controls , the telegraphic system of the Lnitcd j States and Canaila, and is reaching under the sea to grasp that of Kiirope. Not content with all ttiis, and eUlcrmined that no instrument of commercial and political power shall elude his grasp, he is (as I learn) also the owner of thiee out of the seven news papers which constitute the Ass. icialcd Press through Ihe agenc3' ot wlucti tne news is tn-- j trtbuled over the entire count r3'. iie may . at any time secure tho fourlh paper, which will g'ie him absolute control over the news J which the people shall receive. When that takes place what will be our condition ? What chance will the people then hive to resist the encroachments of corporate pow er ? How shall they even communicate with each other on the subject ? What oppor lunity will there be for it fair discussion of these epiestions? The tlrtily news, supplieel to ihe myriad of newspapers, must liii-t pass uneler the supervision of one or two men.w ho represent the Associated Press, anil who arc appoint ed by its owner. They will have full author ity, and doubtless will be required to sup press, add to, or color the information thus sent out as may lest serve the inteicst, the ambition, or the malice of tha man to whom they owe their places. Hence the twenty millions of people who read their morning papers at their brcakrast tables will daily receive just such impressions as this one man shall choose to give them. Public men and affairs, and business inter ests and movements, will lie seen in the col oring whichshall best serve his interests. The legislstor who shall then be liold enough to raise his voice in behalf of the people, or to strike a blow in their defence, will be mis represented or denied a hearing liefore his own constituents. The business man who shall venture to epiestion the divine right of corporate rule will be crushed, and no tele graph wire or Associated Press will veice Ins woe or demand redress from his persecutors. The people will find themselves unable to communicate with each other except by the gracious will and pleasure of the autocrat of the wires. Should special correspondents undertake to supply information not deem ed expedient to be sent by the Associated Press, they will find that the owner of the wires can supply a ready remedy for such presumption. The channels of thought and the channels of commerce thus owned nnd controlled by one man, or by a few men.whal is lo restrain corporate power, or to fix a limit to its exac tions upon the people? What is then to hinder these men from depressing or inflat ing the value of all kinds of property to suit Iheir caprice or avarice, and thereby gather ing into their own coffers the wealth of the Nation ? Where is the limit to such a pow er as this ? What shall be saiel of the spirit of a few people who will submit without a protest to lie thus lound hand and foot ? I have hinted at some of the dangers which menace our future. If it be to correct these evils, nnd to averi these elangcra vour league has been organized, it will receive the !eiie dictions of ihe people. The practical question is, hat are you going to elo about it ?' To my mind the an swer is easy. This organized gigantic cor porate power can only le kept under proper restraint by the organizeel power or the peo ple, expressed through their State nnd Na tional governments. That such governmental power exists and may properly le exercised I have not a particle of doubt. It is plainly writteu in our constitution, and hits leen unequivocally declared by the Supreme Court of the United Slates. The limits of this letter will not permit a discussion of the constitutional question nor a detailed statement of the practical remedy for existing evil. I may, however, venlnre to suggest that, in my judgment, the first and most important duty of Congress is to emancipate the people from thesupemsion and control of corporate monopoly by the establishment of a system of postal tele-, graphy, whereby they shall be affordeel a safe, sure and cheap method of communica-; tion wilh each other. There is no doubt of the economy and successor such a system. It has been tried in other countries with most satisfactory results. I am aware that it will require much care, labor and skill to frame laws which shall suc cessfully regulate and restrain the action of the great transportation companies, without unnecessary injury to them, and without omitting the essential elements of protection to the public, but I have no doubt it can be done. When the people demand it they w ill find the men to do it. I believe the time has ; come when Ibis great work should Ih under taken. It will be far Utter for the corporations themselves that it l done now, by conserva tive, but thorough and judicious legislation, rather than to posoone it until the people, no longer able to bear tho tyranny of corporate power, shall rise in their wrath to humble and destroy their oppressors. At some con venient time I shall emleavor to state spe cifically some of the legislation I wouhl propose. Ycry sincerely your friend, Wau m Wisdom. Tha Western Snow SUra. Accounts of the terrible snow storm of Thursday and Friday last, in the North west, state that it was the heaviest snow fall ever known in that region. In Wiscon sin the snow Cell from three to six feet on a level, and drifts are reported covering houses, telegraph poles and raiiroad trains. Cuts on all railroads nre filled. CIrcat inconvenience was experienced in many places, in obtain ing foexl and fuel ; and in some phces there is actual suffering. Not a single railroad train was running on Saturday in the entire State, and all business was suspended. No attempt to clear the tracks will be made until after the storm ceases, and railway men estimated that fully aweek must elapse, even with favorable weather, before trains can be resumed regu larly. Mails all over the State are stuped. Telegraph wires continue to work to most points. The oldest residents in Milwaukee and throughout the entire State say nothing cveu approaching the present storm has etcr been know n. From many interior towns actual danger of starvation among people isolated from neighbors and assistance was report cel. In Milwaukee there is a genuine coal famine. Hut little coal is in the city aud it was im possible for dealers to deliver any of that. The American Impress Conquny in that city has tons ot freight 011 hand, aud refuses to take-money from the b inks for transpor tation. The express companies h ive entire ly siwK'tided business. Oespatche-s from the interior state tint snow is absolutely burying cverj thing smaller than a large building. A elespul h from Waltrtown, Wis , Mi 4 the main streets weie lined wilh dritta from 1.1 to 20 feet deep. Simihr ac counts come from other epiarlers. Lincoln's Inauguration. "It is a curious c ircumstance," said the venerable) Thurlow Weed yibtcrday, lying eomiortabby on a sofa at his house in Twelfth street, 'llmt although 1 have been somewhat prominent in National and State politics I have attended the inauguration of but one e.f our Presidents. That was when -Mr Iancoln was inaugurated the first time. 1 went to Washington cm that en rMiii In-caiiM' nu im pression prevailed strongly that that city would be attacked during his inauguration. There was a well-grounded apprche nsioii tu" this, and the information was such as to oc casion a great deal of solicitude, aud what military force could lie mustered was brought there. It was a very small number e.f iroops Indeed. Ploiil, the Secretary of War, had the army so distributed that il was not avail able. The Secretary of the- Navy had aluuitt ali of our ships abroad. The Secretary of the Navy was a Connecticut man, and he was not dismal, but he was imposed umui ami had an opinion that no rebellion was leally inteneieet Genera! Se-ott was in eominainl. and the few troops he hid weie ranged around the Capitol, and whnl impressed me and I think 1 was never more imprt -wed in my life was when I hapiiencd, in walkinn around on Capitol Hilt, I find a brrss field piece mounted and ioinle-d right down IVtin Hylvunia avenue. There wan a .snrill number of troops around the gun, and I found (Sen. Scott resting his clltow n one side of this cannon uml General Wool on the either si le, talking, and both testing their elbows on this field piece cling an outbreak and prepared to sweep Pennsyha nia avenue if there should lie any attempt to interfere with the ceremonies or to makeauy trouble. What struck me as eiceeelingty solemn was on such an occasion to nee these two Federal oltlcera waiting with anviely what ever might happen, renting their elbowsupon the cannon. Well, the inauguration went off quietly. It was u w.lomn occasion rather than a joynui one, as such octhhiohs general ly are. Everybody was aiixiou.s, iliM the whole affair wiw epnet nnd subdued. A". 1'. WVrW. The recent earthquakes on the islands near the coasts of Italy, destroyed hundreds of lives, lu one place over 00 bouses were wreckcd. The Cabinet. I I li-H e oMMEN'ls. The New Voik Tr'th'tiii says the Cabinet, hke the inaugural, is all that any earnest ami practical lb-publican could ask. It repre sents fairly, ami with strong and clean men, evciy feet 1011 of the party. The New Voik 7V.es 13s: Such weak iiess as this iu the mike up of Piesident Gar Im MM'ihiin 1 10 iy l-e trae-eel to a desire to 111 ike il a Ihoiouhty iepres'talie one, in whieh all su lions ot the country hud recog nition, and all action) of the party arc duly coiisidt; reel. The .Sum pis It is 1 vident that the Cab inet is not of the Conkhng stripe. CHeGen Girfpll and. the new Cabinet u fair show. The WV'(sis- Gen. G ir field yestentay sent to the Senate Ihe weakest set of names cermade up into a list of a Cabinet. Two men alone, of positive strength and weight, should beevempted from this verdict. Mr. llhineisa leading Kopublican politician, and Mr. James Ins N-cn by far the best post master that Ibis city has ever had. The New York 1 hrald says: The Cab inet is a b-wly of igorous men, most of ihcin 3-oung. VUmlom, James, lancoin, mame: and MacYcagh are all iu the prime and vigor of manhood. We cannot call it an able Cabinet, by no means as able as that of Mr. Ha'es. The Chicago Tii&une says: The compo sition of Ihe Cabinet will afford general sat isfaction. It meets all the requirements of loculitv. it has a hizh average ability, un questioned integrity, and, in its collective capacity, a very unusual experience of pub lic affairs. Mr. James will rip open the rotten, foul, extravagant star scr vi en. and renair the mischief that Mr. Key, through gross negligence, permitted to be clone. The Cincinnati Covmercid sa3'S the Cabinet, on Ihe w hole, is a good one, and that it is a forttiuste solution of a difficult problem ; that Garfield has exhibited fine tact ia securing such a well balanced Cab inet. The Springfield UfpulU'caii says: Gar field's Cabinet is not asgoxl as his inaugural. It is mediocie, spotty, ami full of holes. The Indianapolis Jourxil sa3'3 the Cabinet is respectable but not fcxat. As a whole it does noi ricp. ahove inediocntv. Senators lllaine ami Windom arc the only men in it of really national reputation. It etocs not com pare with the original Cabinet of Ilaycs. The Hartford Cvurant says: Wc are bound to suppose that riesiuentuarneiu nas selected assistants fit to carry out his policy. We must take this on trust until his Cabinet elemonst rates its capacity. The Huston Journal thinks the Cabinet will give very gene-ral satisfaction, and speaks fdvcrahiy ot the quanncaiions 01 me appointees. The Adccrtittf, regarding the new minis try on the' whole ns a good one, says of Mr. Windom: "ilia record is not so clear aa could I' wishcik The Boston Jltruld says it is certainly in ferior to the Cabinet of President Ilaycs in imitortaut respects. It, however, regards the Cabinet; as strong in personal qualities and one that will compare favorably with most of the official families of recent Presi- GEKEBAL SUilHASY. ItissaiJthe Atl.inU'c JltntKty cost its ptiMMicrs O.OOO a year more than its income under Mr. llowellscditonai manage ment. Jacques Seel-o, of French descent, who was boru ei miles from Mt. Clemens, Mich., near Detroit, nnd had nlwa3s lived in that mignbeirhoeiel, died Sunda3, aged wo. Kngland is preparing to enforce tho coer cion act and important arrests are expect eel. The numWr will be very much diminished b3' the volunt.m eile of numlKTS of the suspecieii. The National IJauk of Virginia at Uich- mond has been robbed of over $23,000, and it is said that a bookkeeper, who has disap peared, has lecn stealing systematically for many years. At Halifax, N. S.. while excavating under the old Neirlhrup -Market on Buckingham street, the workmen struck a vein of gold quartz trom wmcn several ricu samples nave been securca. A deficiency of i$5,t)0i) has been discover eel in the accounts of the Springfield (Mass.) Silk Company, of which CO,000 has gone through the connivance 01 iicnry iiaueu, treasurer, with dishonest agent. Hallett's reputation has hithert been good. A shooting affray took place in Wallapole, Ilk, on Saturday night, between James and Charles Fair on one side and Riley and John Hall, brothers, on the other. Chailes Fair was mortally wounded. All arc reputable merchants and the affair creates much ex citement. A Port lluford special says Ihe Missouri river at that point his risen twenty feet and is still rising. A freshet from the extreme northwest will force and inundate the coun try if warm weather continues. The snow is fnm four to five feet eleep nnd thawing rapid I3-. There is treat excitement throughout in Minister in anticipation of arrests under the coercion act. Business in Cork is almost suspended. A number of prominent Leag uers and Nationalists have left for Kngland, ami some for the United States. Irish Americans swarm in the towns and villages. The O'Lcarv walk was concluded Satur- elay evening. Panchot leaving the track with a score of Ml miles and Si yards. Khroue'd score was 52 Ji miles; Curran made 5011 miles; Lacouse, 459$ miles ; Campana, 450 miles. There was r small attendance and the receipts were bu; little more than the ex penses. It is also charged tuat me peaesiri ans were some of them bribed by gamblers. Near Kvanston, W, the dead and wound ed have been removed from the Almv mine. The total number of dead is three white men and tw ent v-si Chinamen : total wound ed, twenty-five Chinamen and one white man. The mine is now considered safe from further fires. The remains of the Chinese were taken to Kvanston, Sunday, by special train for interment in the Chinese! cemetery. The Chicago Lumbermen's Exchange held its annual meelingat Chicago Monday. The presielenl's address contains the startling statement that, owing to the enormous growth cf ihe lumber business, it will take oulytu r wars to exhaust thegrr-r piuu forests otii. mtry if the present rate of depletion con. . . The receipts of lumber of all kinds al ihe p't "f Chicago during the vcar 1SS0 weie 1.0(54.000.000 feet. Thirty-five persons have died of the plague in Kerbela, Nedjeff ami Diagara in the province of Bagdad. Precautions have been taken to localize the epidemic. It is officially announceel at Koine that in consequence of the appearance of a disease supposed to bu the plagmi iu the province of Bagdail, ves sels iron 1 l lirKlMi or x-fy pimn nia uuiu 1 e examine d belore uciug allowed 10 disem bark oasf-cngcrs or cargo in Italian rorts. During the great February snow-storm iu London, Tor two eiiys s-irct-t trainc wai near ly stopittd, trains were blocked, aud food supplies in some neighborhoods were partly cut off. One day a huge "poster" appeared, f-ignetl ly the Loril Mayor, announcing that, "as the Americans had telecraphed that an other fearful storm was crossing the Atlantic all householders were advised to provision their hou-es for ten diys." Numbers or un suspecting people were taken in, the news spread fast aud there was a rusii upon can ne el goods, but it proved to lie a hoax. 'I he I) one mix Camellias, if she really ex ists anywhere but in the fancy of Dumas fils, is Ihe glittering apex of a pyramid the base e.l whie Ii ei.H-s 1101 gutter. 111 .Montreal we are told there are 111 houses 01 111-iame; nd the lives am) ends of the wretched cre atures who fill these houses are of all the depths of human misery and shame the very lowest. A true history of the career ol a low prostitute ought to be liound up with the Dame aux Camellias. -IMdirin Smith's J't, -tanttr, "The following are additional eletails of the earthquake at Casamiceiola on the island of lochia The first shock occurreel at 1.30 eeliKk on Pridav afternoon, nnd the second an hour later. The wholo upper part of the town was destroyed, and two thermal estab lishments seriously damaged. The eletails confirm the damage t property and loss of Ide and injury to eople previously men tioned. The bee nnd and fatal shock lasle-d seven seconds, accompiiine-d uy a noise like subterranean thunder Then came a crash of falling hoiws, ace-otnpanied by hricks of the victims. The prohibit los-s of life will riaehllH). 'I he damage to house property is I.Oou.ihm) francs, unit ..ik I.AtK -A Hkave Act. -A cor respondent of the Pljtlshurgh Itti-utlkan wrme the following 'Ihe Ausablc mine is situ iteel aliout a mile wesi 01 r emnm station, ci;i,w..m.i- v v. On Wedncsdav morn ing, February Si, the watchman discovered the- powder hoiie to be on tire. Heawakeu- eil tiie Mipe rime inn tn,e.npio 1. -. o. r.i.iitisiiiif run miieklv to ihe burnim; iuaira7ine. but he could not ge-t in. The fire was on the roof, and a few moments were still left, lie went immediately b-r James Uregory, who In Id the keys of the pemder hoiiM-, giving oreh rs at the sm.e time for Ihe ramihtM living ne ar lo ge. ie a pi ice 01 muc iv 'I t..' fin nroiTesf-il lanitllv. and by Ihe time the keys weie pic-uud it was ilccmcd unsure to appiouh Ihe burning builihtig. The buildings and mac bine ry, all put iu new and at a great e-eiiM' or Ihe owne is, in 11 few iiioine-nls must be blown to atoms and iNNtiihly Iosh of hte sustained. "Boys, this is too l-ael," was his nei exclamation ; "give nc the keys, I will chime e it," and started .or the el.K.rol ihe hi .nig powilcr magazine-, .lames (Ire-gory add: "B03S, it U a sh tine to Maml hire iiml sic trim go alone. aud started after .Mr Jjivage. The men all liegged tlii-111 not to inn such a risk, but they went. Whin ('apt Savage got the door open the tiie was wry hot, and Ihe Iwx con laming Ihe rxplodcrrt was hunting, and he quickly caught up u of giant powder while (iregory grappled the exploders. After getting all the giant, black jiowder and exploders nl it sife elislance, they returned ami put out the lire amid the grateful cheers of men, women and children. conn ai;d totato rasss. 1 1-1 OK Tim VIELD9 eil' e. tl: to I ir.noK' VhUMOM i;os. The following is a h-t of the xieldsof corn aud iw tabus e.bt.dmil by Vermont los unehr 17 jears or ag 111 competition for pri.es olTe ml by two or the Truateii of the Uniicrsity ot Vermont and State Agricultural College. The first Iioy on each li.-t re eeives a prlre of 2i and a schol irship iu Ihe I'nivcrsity, the second hoy .V-H ami the tlunl Ihe lOUrin jiu, llie lillh r-. llc mMUU corn, 50 lbs to the bushe l, and of Three hundred ami live 003's, Irom lUi towna, sent iu ineir names as (ompctiiors, many of them in both kinds, that the nutnber e.r plots under cultivation was near ly four hundred. One hunelrcel 1111 1 two h.13 hue u-nl in rejwts of their jield ed corn, and one hundred and five, of potatoes. It has Ken e'ec'.ded lo pubh-h the names of those only who report wtl.ls ol ourf) nn-neis en corn ami uo nusneis 01 potatoes to the acre. The statistician of the Vermont Bo in! eil Agriculture, in his pub lished lleport fer lrfTS, gives as the average pnbie liou of Vermont farm?, ! bushels of corn, and 140 of potatoes, to the acre. Il ably well for their nrst trial, especially coiiM.termg now uni.ivorame me .eas :i was in moot localities, but wc will hope that they will sue end till Utter iu future tii.tK We take this opportunity of thinking the committeei in the sveril to a i- f their services in connection with the Reports M. II. lb e k n am, , (Ieo. A. Mii:i:ir.i, Couiii.illee Kowis 1). ,Maso, I of Awaid. John B. Mei, ' sm:i.t,i:i ei:. V i. I.I II ale faille. Tou 11, I'omini'lee. 1-s .trro. per .li re. llii. Ibt I. it lb F J HubbarJ. WntllaK-, ' IIK.i.-tuni. U II Its E-Var J 1 uthlll, Netttauf, W l i;ruee. I 1-1 j T eim.lenow, .Mtiiitinlier, e harles'i Sihln, II ! Ii'-1 Etlwanl Nl'wj'. Whitiiii;. 1' IIKitrltuni, II a-i 11. rl II K Thayer. (iiiur.r.l. V iurw. Ii m Friink Prf.l.lock, I 'uldie-aer, A s tUit.m, 11 III 1C F W r.uruhieui, l'utne-y. II f iur, i. 11 I'i 113 SI E A Ilurnbain. I'utaey, II e' t:j-oii, 11 u US 4S Willie CWhlpi.la, ruiitfut, ei M linkHiiii. U 3 11 "4 FrcilUHcott, ToveiMheii), CI It Hi.uirlif.fi, 13 Ill Leon J Thayer, CJminrJ, u w luruey, 12 4i iu 0 ABKelloeg; Itoritt, ISykes. it 4: Hit 0 OE Conor, liuiaiin-rtton, ei Vv WaiLtr. 13 rj 1 'Si R L t'ovey, llrattlxtioro, flurle-i W Narpe-aat. U j,i ij 16 Mark Itu-bneli. Mark-.boru, 1.(1 Ki'r(-.uii, U ill lui K F CJQlly, AtMirton. C W i:e.i., 13 Tl l..s l Wallace XI Itates, Wi'mtorJ, .1 11 m ie-o.uWr. U si i; sa Willie A Wiliaut, Thttlor.1, II rfloon. 13 ?! lt; OKllolltster. Montpeiicr, W e! :iu.i K i Xe, 13 1. ji Willie W . Miller, I'omlrer, ei M 1 mkli un, I It ltfi 4s Fraak FU.nl3, ( Ureudua, e'e- I'L-n-e, 13 li 1j -iu W illie A Marsli, Rirrp, Allen !' W.wl. U ll 4i UUCbapin, MllillteT, .1 lt'II..l.lfn.jii.l e bjimii. 1 .'. ;w 4' J It W'offcluarel, Itrmatrt-c, J I" 1 lctlaal. Ir. Ii a M 24 Frank mailt. WVathcrsUetJ, f II lltiiihar.!. li w Mi 0 KoimetC Tattle, Mauchfste-r, I lJin.tti. ti I iu o Albert A Whcoiock, Barre, WC White, M 4? M- 4-e Charles W lUker, Jolinton, U ( e'rittr. 12 4 !ir 4- Albert J Carter, W. Wiu.ta.ir, tilwiu U sue-i I, It -il 02 John E Leach. WestminiUr, h.sn.litu.l, 11 4i IU 4) II M Thompn. Au.lover, l.eH Ilowar.l, li 3-1 l-l 24 IIrry U llullarJ, St.Johnsur, Jtenh llmei. li 31 MJ 4S I (i Kobinsoa, Calah, W W Ainiwoilti. li i l.vi w lAUtsMCole, setiiltumry, s hippie. li 3i Wi 32 Charley Ketijoii, llmesbeirali. e'iereCi I'eek. 12 21 W el LynLee, Fletcher, 'klaiii, li l. Henry i WHO, peacham, J K Kinrn. I-i - s Herman II liullarJ, S wanton, Ae;Jrtw .1 H-.'ft..' 1 1 . u. 0 Cieo A Wooilward, Sprinctltli. H-iraeeH Howe, II 5.1 tf. 3i Homer B Fuller, Curintti. e-alPb C. Fuller. II iJ v, t ET Uheelock, Harre, W f White, 11 fei 53 S4 II M Farnhani, WMIiamstuwa, II 11 AMotl, U 2-e !i u Walter E Clark, Ferrtsbargti. John Hell, II -' 1 Willie AblMitt, Williainitown. II IAM"'tt, II 2t rl 21 B A Ferpuwn. Peacham, J It Kiner-oti, tl it 24 ueortreMUaku, pihy, .re wiiium-i, it 14 'U 0 Emruett Bye, ltijihaiie, Sfiv.u it h 0 Horum 11 Blake, kairtax. e'W heeler. aii'lC Uluit-VIl, II u s- 0 O V Moiiffhtou, Weathe-riQiM. e II IldMnr.l. l- B ; 4i A F VcAllwter, Whiting. C II Ken turn. 1 6J ?t s Henry ltellister, Orange, Mimicl Kimi. ill. M Vt i 0 Spencer Ueebe, Jttipert, W IC.M.t. ami .1 e I'.uitoii, ht 4i s 4 J Ko-ii Koberts, .Manche-.ter, K I: imtli. U 4i -ii 32 Herbie It Fay, J-rtcho. A I". sraef, w 4 1 1 41 LE Cooler, rra:tleb.ftro. IH Tat:. 'j Iti v -W Frank N Hogert, W estrnrj. Jotir. AiMi, let 0 Arthur W HubbarJ, Itochenter, W W Willi u.n, 22 si s Everett C Horton. llarnct, IV-fer I m-l-tai. I-f - ti 4 OrrinEDean, Bctne-I. II II I.'an. U 1. ! 4 i IWrntce E Mirer, BloomflelJ, Miirnnftmk, i sj j i Irving A llazeit, Hirtford. s.l Merrill, i 4 I OA D-iUs. KuiHnJ, Henry lltttranl, M 2 FOTATOCs, ir.i.i. IVr Toil ii. t otuioitUt. U hole. I nref.Ninall. Aire. 1: t. tb-. n. ". '. '. I.Uebeu, H Cliurchiil, CI 31 Ii -t:js Whiting, e'H Kcichaiu. 6. 5" " Willlaiinrottn. II li Abbotl, 3" 1" " i04" Nunhtltld, A Ouilihand i: K.I..UwH, SS i 4". J l 411 w Luneuburgh, Hiram A Cutting. 2 51 t1' 4 t . Westmore. KAeerill. K I- I ' " Maid-.tone, amueI n Bt'iiitm. li 4; s . 44iti IlerbT, Marchalicarik-iin-r. 51 to 4-1 3 c 41 4JJ eK Lineolu. A e" Merrill. r.l ia 4J - 2J 4J..4- lllghsate, NeNuu Nye, 53 1 4-1 11 i 4.'J.16 Weitmore, ICArerill. 5i l" 4.; 4". ' 4l-.w Kipton, Herman e'Ujiii'.ti. 51 U 4'. si 5 45 410 W Fairfax, l" W heeler, and ei A HuMh-11. 51 4J s 4.n I).ir-vet. IXMkei. to 4.- ti ." ii 4-;.2l Mlddle-ieX. J II iloldt.il, ail J W I'll.ljilii, to 2 41 2-i s I 4'WI Barton. (AA.Iam-t. 41 W 3 M 11 Mtfiw WaUlrii, li K Sivili-. 4- M 4J II 5 2M.4 Harre, Lewi-t P ninpill, 4- 41 4J 21 5 -i s-.2s eichesn-r, A s narton. 4- 4't 4i it e; 2i 3-j.so Ely, KWIUnctt, 4-. 2 3t Si ' 4- 3--4 1t Sfaiu, WTBniee. 4-e u 3; ei 11 n 3-.I m BrookBfld. WPenn BigtloA.and M (ireu, t; 1- 41 3ti 2 4 14 Morgan. Mmnel Ijird, 4ti 12 4. i Pomlret, U M Tinkham. 4". 4 3; s i 3ihJ.iw Bralntree, .1 C Cleveland. -i". 3t 4t ei 4 2U xi.o Ijjwelt. James P.retw ii, 41 4J 3-j 4-1 5 35-.3i Windham, A-ant-l Fpiiam, 4i 3- aa n it ii 35;o. Pomfrct, OMTinkhain, 41 5-1 31 o v w 351 2h AdJiaou, OWKeed, 41 i 42 e I 311 iM Bloomfleld. Milton l'A, 42 it 3 s u 3'LUO New Haven. Edward A Dana. 4i 4-t 31 li 3.; 312.24 BrtwkrleM, W S Oraves, .fid M lireeu. 4i 31 ?J 4i 2 4 :m.i Ilalllae, CFGrlfflii, 4i IT 3 2 3 11 3Jt.lt Whiting. e' II kentuiu, 4i 4-i u a t mw Burlington. Commit let, -11 5 3-1 3J i -.' sal 4J Mlddleacx, J If ll'ildei). ail I V e'!u,i..i, -it ti 3i It 2 51 ZTJZH Castle ton, J E Metcalf, 4-1 5.1 31 Sti el 3i H Burllngtdii, J.ikn E Smith. 4 1 44 3i 3.1 s iz 32l- Oraltnn, himuel I'help, 4- 3i 33 2-e ; l ai4.lt. lUnbv, JC William. 4 35 30 in 321 wt Calala, W W Atn-,worth. 4 3' 3t 15 2 i s.uihi Brattlcbort, B Tail. H tt -IN. .4 -io.iw Weybndge, John A fluid, i 31 12 i. i 30 1 H'lHtsMn, el W Whitney. 3 31 Z. i 2 31 Sldem Johnson, It l Crist r, - 3- 3J j 3i 3leiew Barnet, Peter LinNa, -J li 3i 2 C 41 3t3.2i Kipton. Herman C lumn, a it 3i 3i ti h 3ij.2.i E. It'Jibury, Win. B fireutt 3 2i :; 3"4. Whtttng, CHKetcham. -Z 3- 3l a ii 3uo.m LewU .Sherman UreeJ tranK j iinbuam, Bun Ilore-e, Eugene lastrlJge, Cieorpe IE Pon era, Guy S Scott, H P Caraer ou. Fll Carpenter, eieo. V Cal.lweM, Emmctt B Nye, William LeUnJ, Gu 51 Bent It, Horton H Blake Arthur B Kellogg, Frederick Jenut, S II Birkford. Albert M Stafford, Arthur W Nye. Franks Paddock, Edson K llill. Ernest (! Tut hill, Juttui LBatchelder, e:eo.STa)tor Bertie L Allen John W Woodward, Charlea E Blake, e harleiltl'renti-.i, Penn W Strong, Erwln V Gully, Bernlre ESiler, Cha-4 E DePoutee, Azro ti Dutton, Ernest t Larahie, John LCaaey Ij-wlfl V IU 11, W A Chapln, E M Heath, UeoFKlnihall, Frank 1) WiliaM, Geo II Baker, Intngu Kubiu-ion, Edward Mather, Harry B Wright Barton Bradley, Isaac H Patch, John L Alger, Ward B Howard. W C Webster. A F McAllister. Tha Tas Law. The Ilosloa Post pitches savagely into the new tax law of tbis Slate, first, because it requires of every taxpayer a full Mutemcnt of all his taxable property, anil seoond.on the ground that it requires every taxpayer to dis close all his debts. In the first particular the Vermont law does not differ fioni ihe Massa chusetts law, with which the Pod finds no particular fault. As to the second, the Ver mont liw docs not directly require, and cer tainly dies not compel any man to disclose his debts. If ho wishes to withhold from the knowlege of the listers a part or all of his debts, he can do so. OdIj he can claim no deduction for debts which he is not willing to disclose. This may eeeui hard to him ; but It will be no harder than that he should be taxed, as heretofore, much more than he ought to be, liccause so many taxpayers avoided taxation on their personal property. by general and false allegations of indebted ness. The Montpclicr WaUhman, iu a recent editorial, after remarking thit the I iw opens up no new sources of taxation, nor al lows any deductions or offsets net permittcel by forraerlaws adds the following pertinent suggestions- "The sole purpose of So. 70 of the acta ot 1S80 was to liy requirements upon tax-payers and HMcnt 60 strict thit such personal property as slipped through the mealies of tue oiel jaw woiuti oc cauni oy me me-re eiost'lv woven texture of the new act a sort of drag-net designed to fcoop iu the slippery eels that lay low down in the bottom of the stream and have hitherto escaped the efforts or the eli-e-position of the listers to take them in. The inventor of real and personal estate with its list ei iormai anei seareuuig iim-Mtuuiuiiuui to unearth every item of taxable property, and the "iron clad oath, are the meant re- lieduponto accomplish under the new act that which the old law his failed to eli -hrinir out for the Diinvi'ses of taxation all tin personal property in ihe hands of men who have artfully dodged, by evasions more or less ingeniou-inr by downright dishonest of purjiobe, the piyment of their jut Inre of the burdt'U3 of taxation. It is maintaineel by many, without the warraut of a single word In the law, that each taxpayer is to appraise his own proper ty. The liinsuaire of the first section of the net and of the listera oath In the thirteenth section is sufficiently clear on that point. The taxpayer is required to give the lister all uec cssary information about his property, and the lister is required to appraise each "item of that property. The lifters' -ippraUd, not the taxpayer's valuation, i the basis of tac tion. Stocks will lc appraWed at their full worth.includingbotu ttieir par value atiu w uat ever nremium mav accrue to them bv reason e.f uridivide.il surplus. I t bts elue, like notes or Uiok nccountH, will K appraised aevurd ing to the informal urn given, due allow iiiiee lieinir made for the bail and doubtful. Tint more or less difficulty and vexation of spirit in indiii!uil cases will be expcneiitvei iu filling out the inventories provided by Ihe secretary of State is natural to expe-et, but a little rare and patience will lighten the ditll culty and soeithe the vexation. Mnvilar etitli cultic-s are iucieleut lo any radical change in long established metlievU. A wUo eho'uce.f listers al the approaching town (lection will have nine Ii tenIo wilh the Micccs'-Tul and sat isfaetory woiklng of the new law. Letter ir:m Iowa. XhWEii, Itueua VMal. Ia , Feb. Ta the Edlteir of the Free Piet.4 and Timet One of theflubscrilRiiHi emr pajfr has propoumhel the lollowing que-stions, ami I thought if they were aiiswereil in the etd minis ef the Fkbk IVeh Ihey iniht inlertt a score of others. What h land wuith ht acre? b it U cewl worth ? !. mi uiv to fence? What Uml of barns elo you buitel ? D.X-S your land need any fertilizers ? Dues elurying piy ns well in Xtrthwettcrii Iowa as in Verintmt ? Wliat is farm latior weirlh ier inonlh ? I reply: Land three or four miles distant from enterprising railroiul towns is worth a'out seven or eight dollars per n re, uiiiin prove'd. Coal is w.irth four ekllars ht ton. No feneen are crerteel in Northwestern Iowa, which e-inhraces almiit one-fourth of the Stute. '1 he herd law prevails , alt e-attle are herdi'ei fer live inonlhs at frnm fW) eents lit 1 a head. A few gimd barns nre now t ak in" the I'lae-eof edd straw Mabhs, but the atal.les (so railed) f Ihe first mt tiers are built in Ibis inanmr A few ero ehes nre wt iu the ground, ami a few pules e-r brir-h an put em lop nnd naileel em the Mile, and hay or Mraw is put on Ihe bit lea ami en top. Slen who own more that ill) head of e-atlle, generally let tin ir rattle run under ojien 1hh1s, for saving feed U no object when bay on tie cut anel siarked em the praiiie for jl.lW a ton It pays ns well to haul manure em land hero as any where, but little his Ih en used ns yet. Youcanseenueuffereiicein the crops raised on land that has been under cultiva m:om oc fciuimi of as a i:k, outaineii it ieilsot corn are.- gtvin 111 uuiieis 01 urg Karly Hose iiotatoe-K, OtJ lbs to the bushel. will lie j-ee'!i that I lie I -oys have done remark tion twenty jears from those raised on uew land. Dairying pays well. A row worth ?'2 0J will pay fer herself the first year, all caHes are retired lure and a goeid man' shipped eery Tall. UikkI paekeel butler lias lieen wortti Irom to .10 rents lor the juit six month.. It doe not rule quite so high in warm weather. Creameries are being built in every county in the Mate, and 0, (00,001) pound i of" butter were made in Iowa lost year. Farm laUir is worth lt per month. It his been found that a gooet crop of Ihx ran lie raise el the tirst year that the liuel is breike, Jind much of this product is being ran el. This county is settling up rapuiiy. i nave se en litis rounty iu iiie j-ast twelve years (:incc my sojourn here) in crease from t .0 to bOOO inhabitants. I no longer live on the frontier. 5Iu-k rit hides are no lonircr a lej.il tender fer mon-y, and wheat Hour at iii.OO ler cwt. is im longer considered a luxury as in days of olel. We lave good markets. Corn is now III) eents a bu-hel ; it is generally worth from 2i) to 2-1 ceut, wheat I'O, oats 25, live hogs ?4.30. Ce.rn feel cattle on foot 1.00 iier hundred weight. '1 his hai lieen a severe, cold Winter with goed'highingmoi.tof the time. We hive new erne foil of snow . One half of the corn crop of 10 rai-ed in Northwestern Iowa is two Tret under snow, ami il is almost impossible for farmers to find euujli to feed. The winter has I-een agre-at trial to most farmers ; it has nude coal htgh. anel hay scarce, ami a gexiel many cattle w"ill tiie Ire m exposure, as all Ihe open sheds are drifted full of snow. The railroad trains hive lieen blockcil for a week at a time. eeral times ; anil the mer cury bis rangctl as low IV2 Ik. low 7ero. Yours A. W. Ko. Ths Chaa-;: cf Central cf the forthcra Fa:;c. The Springfiild f nidi an ti-ILs how the Oregon Kailway and Navig:ttion Company securetl e-t.ntre.l of tho Northern 1'aeifie. rremi5ing that Ihe ft rir.er e-onq-anv, uf which llei.Ty Yill irel. a Cernuti Aim ric-tui, is president, hail seeuretl :i monope.Iy tf the tranportatiem business of Orreeui and Wash ington Teriitorits 1m.Hi by water and rail, ami Hut the plans of the Northern Pacific threatened to inter ft ie uriouMy with this monopoly, it saxs rorsome time the Oregon mai:a;.-i.ient seMight todis-ttude the Northern dcili. from buihling down the Columbia, ptojHMiu ! ous plans for an allianeeof the two com panies, but all of llu'in, it i: likely. baeel upon an exiltenl I henry e.f the ahie f their own property. Al all ewtiNtl.. eff.'it.sat rompnuiiise faileil and the Northern I'.ieifir ri'tnaineel Tre'e to carry out itt original pur Ihist-s until -Mr. Ydlarel lonctivtel the hlea tl biiing it outrljht ami se presering and extending his ahtable iiiomoly. With this intenti.m, a short time ago, he invited hi capitalist fiiei.eh to advanee ;t,(HO,lXi0 for a purpo- in it ti Ik di-chis'tl until .May, and w great w as t he ct mti.Icmv in his tin ui e i.d ami cvtviitite abilities tli.it mt smm, tX'O but t.i,lti.tt)0 were soon siiliMlibi.l for his uxe. With tins, r as mtnh of it a was requtretl, he set towoik to liny up a e oittrt.llin-r interest in tin slinkot thcNeiilhtiti raeilie, and has mm secureel some -ji't.lHHU'tw1, emmh to-:ie him (..ninutml of the mIu ition, as e.f the out-, .stanehn-4 slot k, e oiiinioti and ptefe-rreel, ' nni.iiiiitmg to uli-ut TTi,lNi),lHil. no other, hem or se-i of nu n ow ns .s, I ire u btKk or 1 tmil.I pre.bat-ly (ontnI niuiili in any vote uf llu-.stotkhi-lders. Trcs'ide-nt Hillings, ihe , 1 irgeil inelivielll.il owne r, IS Htlppei-d to line aUmt one llertl of Ihe amount now liihlbyMr illard ami his fiieii.N. The other "diritte.rs ot thenutl hoM at pn-M-nt e emipirativilv Miiall iut re-Is, it.mtitlt-. soine or all f tin in lHk advant.i e e.f the hi-ih neiiki 1 1 re-ati el by Yillanl's pun luse to si 11 out. Il is iimlerstol that m'Ihc t.f Ihe nuinlHrs of the sjnelie-ite fn-ni wlmni Mr. IJillings etbtained tiie beaxy loin for the eouiple tion of the lend a few months "inee air supporting theUltrd m-Ih-iih s hat I'resuh iit IlilIinuH't e'our-v will If un eler the t ircunistanets is not known, he hi IV se-'l oill his inte-rtst ami letire fr.'in the maii-igemetit or may n mam ami work in bar im my wilh the new di-pens:itioii.i-t Ihey will presumably U gl i.i to lue him No one has tpiistiontel the wis loin ot his nelininis) ration. No gre at lailmiel t nttrprie in this country has ln-eii eomhute-il wiiliMneter integrity oi more t leu jn-lnc loa!llhe interests iuoIt-el ami few with guttler nbihtv thin Ihe North ern Cteith. Mine Mr. Killinii umlertook to pull it out of the nine. H h Iher he goes -r rt minis. th enibt of oivning the way, in the I tee i'f tn uii'tidttus ftislaele-rt, to the full consilium ition of the ttilerprise' In-longs to him. Mi. ill ii tl and his n-;sevi:ilcs hue great filth in the future e.f the Not 1 1 urn I'atitic, and e-niMtl. r its see ui!tis well worth Ihe pii.e the y Ine piid for Ihein Tlu-y are tin rattle nun and tin re is no elmgir that the enle rpri-t will 1 tngiiish iti their h tnds Hon StiphtiiN M.Kkwillhas Um e-olii-pelled by t-riioimlluess tei ti lilt piish Ihe reh loriil eh irge ef the ilostoti ,vttrna-l. lie has Ikvh count t-tttl with I hit piper forlv j ears. PESSONAL. Judge Hunt, tlu new Secretary of the Navy, has, it is said, cen four times mar- ni-il. His present wife was the widow of the lite Clement llupkins, son of Bishop llnpkins. Ju.lgellunt spent several w ce-ks in Hurlington a year er two ago. Judge James I, iiillii of bwa, one of the men tried for the abduction of William Mor gan, the betrayer ef the see re Is of Masonry. COyeareago, is and ha. l..i , 1 tkv lost survivor of the baml, nearly all the olhers having come to some sudden end. A few j-cars ago one of his son.? was calleel to the eh ir of his home anel shot down, and week beftre list anetherson was killed in the same way. ThcJmlgc anel his friends are said to believe firmly that these tragcelies trace bat k to the Morgm affair. WiL-hlnston specials btate that William .M. Kvarls is to tic minister to Kngland, aud that tsurceon-Ceneral llarnes xvill be retired in favor of Chief Jledical I'urveyor J. II. axier. The statement made by some corrcspoml- en's that the mother of President Garfield is the fir.st woman who his ever seen her son iinugurated for the highest official position in tin, country, ran proliably lie eUsputcd by .Mrs. Jesse IL Grant of Jerser Citv. mother ef General Grant. The step-mother of Lin- coin aio iiveet to see her son i 'resident or the Unit eel States, although she ditl not go to his inauguration. Intelligence comc3 from Philadelphia that Mis Anna Dickinson will favor that city with impe rsonations of Claude Melnotte and ll'imlel, and perhaps Macbeth, at the Chest nut Street Theatre, April 12, 1.1 and 1C, the C'U ni!iht- ot Ngnor balvini s engage ments. The follow iujr item is coiner the rounds: "Twenty-five years aso the people of Ilrattle- Imro, were surpriseel one day at finding the tigure ot an angel moieleel in snow standing em one ot iheir streets. It wa3 soon discov ered that Iirkin G. .Mead, a Urattlelioro boy, hid done the work, and funds were readily forthcoming to assist hiin to pursue his art istic studies. Mr. Mead is now engaged at his studio in Home in making for Brattleboro a marble cony of the Know ancel which first brought him into notice. In ll.e course of a long interview wilh a reporte r e.f ihe New Yeerk Herald William II. Vanderbitt gave utterance to the follow ing grace, hi I sentiments: ''The popular tendency is to exaggerate immensely the possessions of rich men. If a man makes a large amount you'll hear of it three of four times aa often as if he incurs a heavy loss. Any mm who by his talent and industry accumulates 100,000 will appreciate it more than if be had stepped into a million over night by an operation in stocks, and it will stay by him. My guiding maxim in life is, Do wUt you think is right and fair to other3.rerudlcss of what people mav think. As to his controlling Wall street spccnla- tinn, air. anuerimi saiu : "Viliat non sense ! Why, there arc twenty men down there x ho could go round me three or four times lufere breakfast. No.not 20. but 120. Suppof ing I could get all the money there was dawn in Wall street. I should onlv be a devilish siiht worse off. I tell you the nicest ining in mis woriu is 10 nc saiisneei wuu what ynu h ive, and that s whit I am. " General Garfield's class at Williams has not only furnished a President, but a Trcas nrerof the United States (Gilfillan), a mem- iier ol i ngress (Jacobs ana an Assistant Qu irtermastcr General ( Rockwell;. General (larfieltl anil General Itockwell have leen rompamons and frtenls for many years. VkiZCIfcNNKS NEW Uk-VNCH lUtLKelAU, It is now regarded as an assured fact that money enough his been subscribed to secure the survey of a new railroad, or a branch of the Cen'nd Vermont rtd, from about a mile south of the city, to the Kails, thence north ami east, striking the main track a short distance north of the present depot, The oM branch (tliscartleel vear3 ago) crossed the river In-low the Falls, and was of little worth to manufactories on the Falls. The contemplated improvement is de signed to take in all present and prospective business in the vicinity. Some fourteen thousaml dollars xvill be necessary to make the survey, and we notice among the larger subscriptions that of Geo, I). Wright for Vermont Shaele Holler Co., $2000 ; W, Scrauton. $2000 ; C. A. IJooth, $500 ; N. J. McCuen, $500. This is the kind of public spint Vergennes ha3 been languishing for sioco General Strong acted fortius city in locating the present road, more than a emarter of a century ago. It is only a straw, but if the current sets that way Vergennes may Itccome more than a city iu name. VtLe.ENXEs. The volume of water thun dering over the falls in this place chants the rcrjuiem of Winter. The falling spray has ornamented the west banks of the falls with a small mountain of frost work, beautiful to look upon. The ice above the falls is wear ing away lost unuer the swui current, wnicn will weaken it so much &3 to render it harm less when it breaks up which it customarily does on the Sabbath. lloth sleds anel sleighs are in use in ad joining ton ns. Travel is still difficult on some of the e ros? roads in consequence of the drifts. It is gratifying to see the face of Mr. Bcn j imin F. Young on our streets again, after more thin sixteen weeks of painful illnes3 from inflammatory iheumatisni. The Vermont Shade Holler Company hive purchased the heavy work team of C. W. Potter, anil propose freighting their curtain rolls to the depot themselves in the future. Ii has lieen done by other parties for several years, by contract. To fully appreciate the beauty of distant mountain scenery you should visit Venrennes ami take an early morning stroll. Away to the West tow ers, iu silent majesty, over the four ranges of the Adirondack, Tahawas or .Mount Marry, white and glistening in the morninz sunlight ; on the east,Mount Mans field, with her four thousand feet of eleva tion, and Camel's Hump, of nearly equal altitude, answer back to the Empire State in robes of Nature,: ermine. Standing in the xvarm light of these c loudless Spring mornings, the picture is one tint must be seen to be appre ciated. We are very proud of our mullet of a city, although it has a Kin Van Winkle weakness in the matter of business, com paratively As our city election does not eiecur till near the close of March, the annual report is yet to 1 printed. It is about ready for the printer, I am told. Iliilcv of the Jitgitter im.Ie in a Hying ealltodiy. llytheway, a rumor is tJjing aliout (hit the Journal otlice is in trouble again. Thut wa a neatly put compliment to Mrs. Hum. last Sabbath, by Her. George I. Hall, of this place. In speaking of peVitive people, persons of strong com utions for the right, and courage '. to put the i.i in practice, he said, in sub- stance A11 honor to the wife of President Hayes, whobanishetl the wine cup from the Presidential table. The iutluenee of so noble an act f moral murage merits a nation's j thanks , .:.e w ill eve r Ie held in grateful re- I memlri rt.. c " The new 1 1 law isatUieting bond- men. I It will U' useless to move out of towu for a j few tl tys. and then return, ami shake hanels i with the haters. The blanks must act as a! piinful check to treacherous memories. Thc don't-want-to-tcll party is large, but the minutenes.s of that blank stheelule is sug LVotm -r make a elean treu-t or il. 'I here is mueh euri.wily to examine .Mr Vennor's "aim inaiks," and one of our en terpriMiM stationers has si nt for several cepie's of the Canadian unit her maker's pro line lions. "Waieumi ftc Seeral of our farmers tar pe.I Iheir nuples on Monday and Tuesday I ist, and got epiite a run of sap. Hon 11 H. Slut tin k has re'ceieel the ap pointment of po-stmas'eT for Waterville, vice iHi im Wilbur resigneiL The e-e m tract fer carrjiiig the mail from our Milage to JetTerseMiville for the coming four ears, commene-ing July 1st next, has It-en let to emr townsman, Luke Poller. The marriage of two ef our young ladits his take ii place wiihm lliepasi week, unn husbamls U-ing trom aeijoimngiewiis. M.M. Austin Penio. dan 'liter of iVacem William Wilbur, eheil epiite n:lelenly of tphoieI pneumonia at Iier home in U lover, the funeral being held on Sunday last. '1 he exercises ef the fourth quarterly meeting were held here em Saturday and Sumliy last, U-ing conducted by Hev. I. P Uraen "of Cainbrielge. The tweutj'-fiflh anniversiry of the mar riage of Mr. r ml Mrs. Wilbur took place on Fnd ly c ning lat, some "." or SO of their frit-ut.s Uintr present. A'so on Jlonday ce-ning Ihe truth anniversary of the mar riage of -Mr uml airs. Hiniel r. -Xlinnce was ertebrated in like manner. Among the presents ef the first naineil xxas a fine Freni h e Iiiua tea stt and tho litter a very nice sofa hrsidtt nume nnis et!ier gifts. e. Sr. GEoitoic At the town meeting it was veil ei I to buy the Vermont Gazetteer, the mini' lo Ik? cares! for by the town clerk for the Wiiel'it of the town. George Panforth, eiiiplojce! by M. W Hinsehll in a horse wrr sawing machine, h nl t he misfort one e get I ing one ham! badly cut by coming in ctntaet with Ihe paw. H'iiiiemlA Tdhy ami wife, who for the list thn r er four xe-irshave Ikcii living xxith G. N. Slocunt of South Hurlington, are ex pee ted to locate again iu this town, on what h known as the 'Uoose-Creck" firm. Sugar makers arc happy. KzjiirCz List Uzzxzi;. A COKKECTIO::, WiNDMjR.Mireh2, 1S-31 Tk llttf tlitr f -hj Fit Trem an-I Tna i - The rumor now going the rounds nf the presi that Ilayekn tcok a Urge elosc of mf-rphinc just previous to his execution U false. Such a rumor has bec-n afloat in this vicinity, but it all started from groandless susplciou. On Friday morning, Hayden, when he arose, was taken sick, ami c ailtl not retain anything in his stomach, Vomiting even milk. The prison physic! in w as called and after examining him made the followin r prescription- Aromatic Spirit i Anun -.. 40 elrops; Compound Spirits I,iv. cd. r, ounce; .dose J teaspoonfull as i-e eeled in water lie gave Hayden a number of die if thn medicine and relieved him of ih, traibh Hayden took no morphine.elnig or tac.ul int of any kinei, with the exception r.f h mc-di cine I have described. I remain, yours rcspet tfullj Wendell P. Hie. Supt. Vermont Statr Prl-or STATS HEWS. Clarendon, at its town meet in j, e 1. .-ted a lady superintendent of public school JtX Durant of Wells Hirer was cle-anin - a pistol nnd dischargee! a ball, so th i hi . lund will have to come off. Justin Ilolman and Mr. Mcfntyrs have started from West Handolph for a year and a ball s sojourn in Alaska. The fLhing season is now ut iis hfi-iit iu Memphremagog, anel large quan1 ities of muscaionge are being nonkc i. Tlte other night a regular July slower occurreel in Springfiehl, arcompani el by sliarp dashes of lightning and heavy thunder S. S. Scott, hardware, furnitute dealer and grocer of Bennington Las failed for ,UO0, only s-5000 of which is owiujr out of town. Diphtheria has been doing its fearful w ak again at Leicester Junction, in the familv of .Mr. Simon La Mount: four out of fivf of lit chthlrea liave recently died. St. Stephen's church. Midilleburr. ha iust been presented with a beautiful Parian mar ble baptismal femt by three of its frit nds anel commnnicanU. The cot xv.n ulmnt one hundred and ninety dollars The town repert of St. .lohnshtirv. how that thebonehd debt of the town v ?l"iO, 000 of 5 per cent 5-20 lionds; al-o a per cent temporary loan of "21,000 making a a per cent debt of 174,000. The treasurer has paid out during the ear vM 1152 nf this 510,3CLlt was piid out on oid Mrs. Hencwcel StanclilTe of Whi.in' ham S2 years old, recently atte nded a band exhi bition, it lmngt he first peiformaure of any kind she ever attended. She has never s-eii the steam or horse cars, and hi3 never lcen 25 miles from xvhere she was horn, although she has always been what is considered a w ell woman. At the annual meeting of ihe Brat tit !oro and Whitehall railroid, the following etin tors weie elected: U. r. lnomp-on and Francis Gooelhue, BrattUboro, I., She man, WilHamsville, A. Stothtirel and J 11 Phelps, Townshend, IZ. I. AVatermn, Ja maica, J. W. Mellendy, S.uth Lonelonderry The eli rectors cliose C. F. Thompson pre i uent ana j. .. uutier citrKanJ ire wire r W. II. Harrington of Boston, w'i i in- terested in silver mining at Llhworth, il and Chester Ti. Oowncr of Sharon, t , ai prospecting for silver on the farm of Ge T" lirorkway at West Hartford. Under the o, rectiou of an experienceil miner a shaft JlU feet eleep has been sunk in quartz roek, and the work will be prosecuted with vigtr a the prospects arc llattering. Thomas Donovan of Hutland, an edd gen tleman between 70 and SO years of ag wai attempting tn cross the railroad tracks at the outh em! of the freight elepot, Tueselay evening, when he was struck by two cars that were being set upon the sidin" lie was Uirown down, his right arm xvas crush, ed and broken anel his head was cut. Owing to Mr. Donovan's age it U feared h xvill not recover from the shock. Lewis Duprey, a ten year old French hoy of Monkton, xvho has never studied geogra phy, can bound every St itc in the L'nion, and describe all the lakes, rivers and moun tains, lie can bound every country on the globe, describing in minute detail all the rivers, mountains and lakes, the ociun, i lands, straits, etc. He will map out the United States on a black board, givin. the si?c and shape of each State, anil mark out all the rivers, lakes and mountains, giving the length of rivers, and height e.f moun tains. A sad and dUtrcssimr fatality ec urreil in the family of Mr. and Jlrs. Geo. IC. Hussell of Bellows Falls recently, resulting in the death of their little daughter, Annie May, of some eight years. A day or two previous she had suffereel a very dangerous attack of dlphthcretic or membranous croup.w Iiich had arrived at a stage when the physician thought her only chance was by a surgjpl operation in the throat. The operation was apparently very successful, the tulies being placed in proper position, xvhen siulelenly the lady in attendance for the moment discover ed she was in great distress and called for help. It was immediately foun 1 tliat the tubes had been removed or were out of place, and blooel was probably flowing from the in cision into the trachea down to the lungs, and though instant efforts were made to re place the tubes, the child died immediately, just at the moment when hope was becoming strong. TheSabin house at Windsor, which was burned last week, was erected neirly oie hundred years ago, anil was constructeel in the most substantial manner, ns the Jnrd wood frame and timbers testify. It was fir-;T occupied by Captain XathauM Leonard, father of the late Chief Janice Leonarel of Missouri. The next occupant was Amasi Paine, a prominent lawyer, ami eminent jurist in the early part of the cent in y. Mo raine's office xvas situated in the northeast corner of the grounds now owned by Mr Sabin, and now stands on the north de and forms a part of Tt-nney's furnitur sh p. The Leonard mansion next pa-seel inf- the possession of Colonel Jolah Dunham, eelitor of the Washington in. puWi.Ii cal ia Windsor at that timt In this house Pn i I r t Monroe wo3 enter, tained in 13.. In this l.owc, r.Ii, C A. Dunham established the nuted female semi nary and ladies loarding school, at which many elistinguishctl ladies from the Smtli a? well as from tte North were educated. When Col. Dunham went to Kentucky, the house passed into the pocion of his hr 'tit er, William Dunham. Ciieisea. Orange county Suprcm Court bgan its scs-iou Tuesdiy, the Sth injt Present. Chief Justice Pierpoint ami Jink; i Hoycc, Hoss and Veazey. There are thirty three rases on the docket, whos-1 hear"'' will consume the week. Friday morning Fred Staple, ef Brad ford, was l.xlged in jail in ik-fault ot tw hundred dollars bail, haying been convicted of breaking into a nous? on a Sunday ten days before. He is insine an lhasma l.' both utght ami day hideous since arriving nt Ihe jail. It is a local suspicion thit be was scnltoj-til more ior me sake oi r neviu' Bradford from the expense of supporting a town pauper at Brattleboro than tor the pur pose of illustrating the majesty of the law HiNEscrneiii The snow left ns i, tei on. hundred anel four elays of uninterrupted sleighing and the little frost in the ground l- fast coming out. borne limiel linl noti-sare heard in the woodlands, but it takes more, than one swallow to bring thc-prln- Many sugar orchards hive lieen tippt d a"d an ex celle-nt run of sap is reporteel. The western fecr isunihited in, -ti .nir X'oung men. A If reel D.uis. Ih r'u rt Irish and Michiel O'Brien staite.1 f.r IVorii, Pr list Momlav. xvhere they hair ure.l w rk f in nsugir n linery. There are now ling iu thecenti u ault the remains of the lite. Mrs. Phute Bison ette, her daughter .Mrs. Lueinla AVeller and a grantlson. making three generations of th, same family lying in the same vault, waitm for interment. Mr. E. O. Martin lus taught a stici-e f:l singing school here this winter. Last SumUy evening there was a concert given by the Juvenile Temperance "Vhool under the auspices of the W. t T I tn the Congregational church. The f r'y t more children that Pxk part give a j li t-ant surprise to ever, body. J. C. .Maniiir lias sold his int. r -t in th. tin shop to JohaS. Patrick an! th-m-w tlrm will lie He-ad Patrick. We are sorry to bear that De-a. Man-u. m tends to llml a permanent home in Cahlrma next summer on aeceunt of hU wife.s lu ilth Tiie spring term ot th aei.kmy b. in Feb. 2 1 st. Thirty-four pupils an if mlmg the echoed. The advanced LaMu c i - hai liegun Greek and it is conli-li mil tel that aome of these blight tois will ft ka higher ctlucation. They hive phiek and ability and we wouM say to Iheir parent encourage your Itoy to go to collt Sue h encouragement will improve the w L school by exciting thoroughness in the ele mentary classes. To fit fer collei'. pr tperlv requires bird werk and ginnl di-.ip n. of the mental powers ami it furnWit s a m 't:v to master the cimtmn studies w In It n hm -else wilk The faii.m tf uti.l. 1 1 . in a thorough educit ion is going on, Mmot culture are coming to the fnmt e a w here So our children's interest in the future will be better consulteil by giving them it good chicatioti than by giving them farms or wealth whieh an ever fickle fortum cm sweep away in a day. Vekcenses. The many friends of Chas. II Ijiwrenre, Use , of Chicago, nephew of Jmle Pierpoint, will burn Willi seirrow of thelo- o' his bright little II irvey, marly five, of diphlherii, on Monday last. Mrs. I.-iw rence ami the two chilelren spent lt Sum ineriu Vergennes ; and miny heart-i will sympathize with the pircnts in ibis their sad liercavemcnt.