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THE RUTLAND WEEKLY GLOBE. FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14. 1873.
FIllDAY MORNING, NOV. H, 1873.
XIIAMCSOIVINO DAY.
Ily llla Kxcolloiicy,JiilluConvoro,
tlovcrnor of UioSltUo of Vermont.
A ntOCLAMATION.
Tim ln Itscoasclcss march hns brought us
ncnr, tlio clowlpt anothor year. summcr Is
past, and autumn ls alrcady yleldlng to wintcr.
The products ot tho cnrth nro garncd up for tlio
Bustcnanco ot man and boast during barran
months tliat nro bcforousl stlll falth nndhopo
nssuro us that sprlng wlll agaln rotura, bring-
Inz with It the bcauty and frngranco ot a new
joar. "Howhosowordcannot bo brpkcn"has
promlsed that Becd tlmo and harvest Bhall not
fall. Now ls tho tlmo to rcmembcr tlio un-
numbcrcd merclcs ot tho Ood : and whllo ro.
Jotclng ln our gcncral prospcrlty, let us not
forgot tho poor who nro always with us. In
somopartsot our, country tho Klng ot Ter-
rors has boen busy ln hls vrork of destructlon,
white gencwlly tho merclcs and blcsslngs of
(lod havo bcon sliowered upon us and dcmand
our most gratetul pralso :
Theroforc, ln accordanco with tlio Proclama.
tlonof tho rrcsldontot tho Unltcd Statcs, and
ln pursu&nco of lmmcmorlal custom, 1 do herc-
by appolnt Thureday, tho twcnty-scvcntli fay
ot Novcmbor next, as a day ot thnnksglvlng and
pralso to (lod for Hls mcrclful klndncss tothls
Cominonwealth and thopeoplo thereof, ns wcll
ns lo thls grcat natlon ; and I oxhort tlio pcoplo
of thls Stato to lay asldo all unncccssary lauor,
to mcet ln thclr sovorrl placcs of public worshlp
un tho day nbovo namcd, and thero carncstly
Invoko tho forglvcnesa ot our many bIiis, and
for Hls bountlcs and Ills protcctlon, and oiTcr
t Illm our unlted prayers fortlielr conllnu
M11CC.
In wltncss whercof, I havo hcrcunto slgncd my
namc, and causcd tho scal ot tho Stato to
be aftlxcd, at Woodstock, thls twcnty-scv
I..K.) enth day ot Octobcr, ln tho ycar of our
Lord ono thousand olght hundrcd and
socnty-thrce
JUMl'S CO.NVIJItSE.
lly tlic Oovcrnor,
JOSEril I). DKM30X,
Sccrctary of Clvll and Mllllury AHalrs.
i:CO.O.TlY IN I.i:iiISI,.VTIO.V.
The progress of tlie country liavltig sct-
tlcil, foicvcr, the issucsupon which tlio rc-
publirnu party wcnt bcforo tlio country In
1808, n convcntion of ilclcgatCB from cvery
stntc ln the Uulon, asscnibled in Phllndel-
phla ln .Iimc 1872, fortwopurposes, namc.
ly : to inakc a ilcclaration of prlnciplca and
to nomlnatc candidatcs, who would carry
tliose prlncl)lcs luto cffcct. The "rccon.
structlon" of tlio soutlicm statcs had bcen
acconipllalicd, ns was conccdcd by tho nd
mlsslou of Seiintors and Ilcprcsentntivcs
tlicrcfrom on tlio floor of Congrcss, and
the otlicr qucstlons, upon which tlicrc was
n division, wcrc BCttlcd by constitutional
amcndmcnts. The convcntion mct, and
amoug otbcr things, plcdged tbcmsclvcs to
:iu cconomical administrationof tlic govcin
nient. If tbcir rcsolutions did not Bay so
In cxpress tcrms, tlicy breathcd that spirit
all thc waj through, ns did, also, tho
specchcs tlicrc mado. Morcoyer, tho whole
canvass was conductcd upon that ldca, as
it would havc bcen insauo to liavo takcn
any otlicr course. A party could not, for
nn instant, stand that was not eo plcdged.
Supposing thc republican party liad prc
scnted thcir candidatcs for tho suffrages of
tho pcoplo, refusing to plcdge tbcmsclvcs
to cconomy, but nnnouncing that, in casc
of bucccss, tho public moncy would be
layisbly cxpcndcd, whcre would thoy liavo
been clcction day? Gcncral Grant wns
plcdged to cconomy, cvcry republican can
ilidatc for Congrcss was plcdged to ccon
omy. Any candidate, or any man, who
declared lilmsclf opposcd to an cconomical
administrntion of tlio govcrumcnt, from
that momcut ccased to be cntirely a rcpub
llcan, if not a republican at all. llo mlirht
act, voto and agrcc with the party on most
(luestions, but bc was not fully in nccord
witb tho party on n vital point. Hcre, too,
wc bco tliat the cndorscment of any man or
nny sct of men does notmake a republican.
If it did, thcre would be, to-day, uo repub
lican party, or, at lcast, a vcry lcan onc.
Thc whole ldca of an cconomical adminis-
tration of thc government was vlolatcd in
tbc incrcosc of salary act, and its rctroactivc
clausc, or evcn wltbout that clauso. Yet
the rcprcscntatlvcs of the republican party
wcre and are responsiblo for it. It could
not havo bcen passcd witbout thc nld of
our rcprcscntatlvcs and tbesignatiire of our
Prcsldcnt. Who wcro tlio truest republi
cans? the twcnty.two Scnators and sixly
ltcprcscntativcs who votcd against the bill,
or thc twcnty-two Scnators and fifty-one
ltcprcscntativcs wlio votcd for it, and tlio
1'icsidcnt wlio approved the bill and wboso
signaturo mado it law. If rcpublicanism
consists ln blind dcvotion and untbiuking
fcubscrvienco to ono man or a Bet of mcn,
becausc, pcrcliancc, tboy wcro placcd in
olllce by our votcs, wbom shall wo support
-and, tlicreby, demonstrato tliat we are
icpiibllcan3 the men wbo liavo llved up to
our avowed principlcs, or tlioso wlio bayc
uttcrly disregarded them ?
civii. Nincvici: itiuoiti.
A vcry hnportant point was madc, du
rlug the last prcsldcntlal campalgn, which
wa spokcn of under tho gcncral heail of
"clvll servico rcform." What that Is, wo
Bhall, prcscntly, considcr, but wo dcsirc, by
way of introductlon, to Bhow how lt camc
to lie of any iniportancc. Tlio Unltcd
Statcs Iias liccn in cxlstenco elghty.four
yeara. We mcau that, during tliat pcrlod,
it has bccnadlstlnct, compactstatcformed
of otlicr statcs, to bo sure liaving a con
slilution, which is the Buprcmo law of tho
i.ru-.-riiK'ncnitJclectcd or" appolmcd
ns proidcd by law, and n lcgislatlvo body
aiilhorl7.cd tocnact laws, wliicli wo aic,
ono and all, boiuid to obcy. During tho
llrst half of thls pcrlod or, for forty ycara
thero was nothing lieard of "clvll Bcrvlco
rcform," as wo now undcrstand tho cxprcs
Hlon, and tbcro was no necd that lt should
havo bcon Bpokcn of. In Its prcscnt Bcnso
uud mcaulng, an indlvldual, or party,
would havo been Idiottc to liavo talkcdor
rcsolvcd about lt, becauso tlio cvll did not
cxist, and our potrlotlc iircdeccssors dldn't
cven conccive tliat It could cver cxist.
iJuring tno ndministration of Gcncral
Wnshlngton clght ycars thero wcro nlno
rcmovais from ofllco, ono beingndcfaultci
uwiiu vuiuna, uunng uis iour ycara, rc
movcd tcn ofllcere, includl'ni; n dcfaulter
tlilrty-nlno wcrc removcd ln tho elnht ycars
of JciTcrsoirs oilmlnlstration t thrco do.
faultcra and two othcrs wcro removcd by
James Jladison ln clght ycars. Jamcs
Monroo was Prcsldcnt clght ycars and, In
that timc, removcd six ofllco holdcra for
causc, and threo moro, as was ullegcd at
tno tlmo, without causo i whllo hls buc.
ccssor, John Qulncy Adams, removcd only
two, both for causo. So that during thco
forty ycars, thero wero sovcnty.four ro-
movais irom omco by tho fedcral admln.
Istratlon an ayerago of lcss than two a
ycar and not one of thcra for polltlcal
rcasoas, whllo tho majorlty wcro removcd
for malfeascnCD or raisfettscncb' lh ofllce.
With tho Incotnlng oi theadminlstrtUlon of
Gcncral Jacksoii thls was all dialiged, and
tho dangcrous doctrino was auoptcd tliat
"to the vlctors bclong tho spoll." Ilence
forward, pcrsons, capable, honest, faltliful,
wcro removcd from pctly ofllccs becauso
tlicy dlsagrccd In polillcs with tho ndmln
i9tratlon, and thclr places wcrc supplled bo
ns to rcward tlic polltlcal eervlccs of polltl
cal.followcrs. We rcfcr not, ot courso, to
mcmbcrs of thc cablnct, wlio eliould bo in
polltlcal accord witli tlio admlnistration,
but to that vnst hoi-do ot ofnccs,whlch havo
nothing to do with polltics, but rcciulro fot
tho dlschargo of tho dutlcs tlicrcof,capablc,
honest, lntclllgcnt incn.
Tho natlonal republican convcntion,
wliicli nsscmblcd ln riiliadclphla, ln June
182, changcil all thls. Thcrcaftcr, It was
a vltal prlnclplc of republican faith that It
was not truc, In polltics, that "to the vlc
tors bclongs tlic spolis." A man could no
longcr bc n good, honest, truo republican
nml, at tho samc timc, clalm a non-political
offlce as a rcward tor party scrvlcc. Tho
dcclaratlon could not havo bcen moro cm.
phatic than lt was mado by tho natlonal
republican convcntion. Wo glvc its cxact
words : "Any Byslcm of tho clvll Bcrvlco
" undcr vhich thc Bubordlnnto positlons of
" tlio government nro consldcred rcwards
" for mcro party zcaus ftitalljilemoralutng,
" and wo thcrcforo fuvoru'Teform of tho
" Bystcm by laws which Bhall abollsh tho
11 CVlls of liatronttEO, alul inaUa ltonoaty.
" clllcleucy, and IKlcllly tho csscntlal qual-
" Iflcntions for public position, without
" pracllcallycrcatingallfe tcnuroof ofllce."
Thls ls clcar, cmphatic and to the point.
Tho republican shlp sallcd with tbcso col
ors nnllcd to hcr mastlicad, "no proscrlption
for opinlons Bake j" "honcsty, cfllclcncy
" and fldclity in public ofllce," and "no
moro nppointmcnts as rcwards for party
zcal." Undcr tlicse colors, thc battlc was
fought and won. No ono could cntcr Into
thc contcst, on tho republican bUIc, ond
Ilght undcr tlioso colors ftandlng on that
plalfoim, unle.sshegavc nhcarty adlicrcncc
tlicicto, or was, at lieart, ti liypocrito and
traitor. Is a man, can a man bo n rcpubli
can without Bubscriblng to thls doctrino ?
Wc tako lt that no mau is a truc, lioucst
republican unless ho Biibscribes thcrcto,
and cndeavors, by all tho means in hia
powcr, toglvc it polltlcal cffcct. llercin,
too, Is where tliodutyof clecting trustwor-
tb,y Iioncst mcn to political ofllccs iscxcm-
puucii. Diicn a man, naving sccurcd an
clcction thcicby, wlll bo truo to hls pro.
fcsscd principlcs, wliilc tho tlmo scrving
ucmngogue and politician wlll Bcck to rc.
taln powcr by "the cvils of patronage,"
and b3' nppointmcnts, or rcconmieiidalions
for nppointmcnts, "as rcwards for mcro
party zcal." Thc test of rcpublicanism is
an .ulhcrcnco to tliis as ell as otlicr prin
ciples, and not In n blind suppoit of mcn.
Andrcw Johnson was ciected as a rcpubli
can and as a reprcscntativo of republican
idcns, but wlicn he dcpartcd tlicrcfrom, lie
ccased to bc a republican, nml thc party
did not hcsitate to repudiato him. So it is
in tlic matterof this "clvil 6crvice rcform
whcn any niau lic hc liigh in olllce or n
privnte cilizcu altcmpts to go couutcr to
this cxpress dcclaratlou.he ccasca to bc a rc-
publlcan, and the peoplc wlll not hcsitate
to dcuouncc him.
AVii.vM' iiuki a iti:iM;m,it;A' t
Within tlic past ycar, wc havc hcard
from ccrtaln (iiartcrs, a good ncal of talk
about thls mau or the otlicr liclng, or not
beins, a republican ; of reading this, that
or tho othcr man out of tho party : and
havc, nlso, Bcen attcmpts, In tho samc di
rectlon, to insluuato that ccrtaln individ
uals liad no moral or lcgal right to parti
cipatc m n republican caucus, as wcll as
tho attcmpt to dictatc nominations becausc,
peradvcnturc, ccrtain pcrsons namcd for
such nominatlon did not agrce with thcm
upou tho propriety of all and cvcry nomi
natioa cver mado by thc republican party
as it is called. What ls thc republican par
ty and what constitutes a mcmbcr thereof
Is it a blind, slavish, untliinking and un.
rcosoning support of an indlvldual man.ccr-
taln mcn or sct of mcn ; or ls it a bclicf in
ccrtaln principlcs of govcrumental policy
an carncet desire to seo thcm carried Into
practicc, couplcd with an iionest endcavor
to bring about thls cnd by rcprescntativ
mcn rcprcscntatlvcs not only of tho prin
ciples thus cspouscd but, also.of thc houor,
honcsty, Integrity and manllncss of thc
pcoplo ? The elcctions aro mainly over,
and tho qucstion of party alleglance may
Bcem of little conscqueucc now : but for
thls veryrcason tho absurdity of tlio elalms
set up by ' organs," as thoy delight tocall
thcmselvcs and to be called, and thcir
" cchoes," may bo thc moro phiinly Been.
Is n man any thc moro or lcss a rcpubli
can, cntltled to partlclpate In thclr primary
mectlngs and nominatlng conycntions, rc
ceivo thclr nominations for placcs of trust
and rcsponslblllty, becausc, onco upon
timc, ho saw flt to disrcgard a " regular
Bomlnation" nnd voto against a " regular
candidate." Pnrdon us If wo go outsido of
tlio republican party for an illut tratlon of
our rcmark. Thero are cnough, too many
of thc samc klnd within our own rnnks.
wo aro Borry to bay, but wo scicct thls ono
becauso it illustiatcs tho wholo prlnclplc.
In 1871, Thomas C. Ficlds was tlio " regu
iar" dcmocratic candidate for membcr of
tho nssembry froin tho nlnctccnth district
of New York olty. Ily tho iawsof tho
stato of New York, a district can bo reprc
R'tltcd in tlij,nsscmljly hyu non.rvldant,
nnn ino uixeiii mcn, incrciorc, ns tncir
only hojio of bccuring tfio dcfcat of thls no-
torious'Iammanyito and corrupt lcglslator,
noininntcd Horatlo Scymour, of Utlcn, ln
opposltlon. Ily acccptlng thls nominatlon
did Govcrnor Scymour bccomo any tho lcss
n democrat ? Ily votlnj; for him, did rc.
spectablo dcinocrats ceaso to bo mcmbcrs o
that party 1 Judglng from tho clcction rc-
tums of 1870 and 1872somowhero bctwcen
ono thousand and flflcou hundrcd rcpubli
cans must havc, also, votcd for Scymour
only tlartisecen votcs belnjr east for tl
republican candidato, and he, mlndyou,
was an " Indcpendent" not " regular"
candidate. No onc ever doubted Oovcrnor
Scymour'a dcmocrocy, but did thcso rcjiub-
llcans, who votcd for him, ccaso to bo ro-
publlcans? Tho mcro Biiggcstion of this
ono caso and, as wo havo sald, thero nro
many slmllar ohcs ln all partles shows tho
absurdity of thcso kind of prctcnslons.
If tlio support of candidates, uomlnatcd
by a "regular" caucus or nominatlnit con
ventlons, does not dctormino tho polltlcal
aflllltttlon or standlng of an Indivldual.what
uocs r i no answcr Is Blmplc. A bclicf In.
an adhcrcnco to, and an endcavor to havo
tho government conductcd ln accordanco
with tho profcsscd principlcs of tho repub
lican party, niakcsa man n republican, and
nouiing ciso can. Ono man out of a liun.
drcdcannottellyouthorcason why ho ls
now a republican or domocrat, Ho knowi
ho Is onc, becauso he has votcd nnd actcd
with that partlcular party, and that ls rca
son cnough for him. Tnlk with somo of
thcso democrats, and thcy wlll, somt of
thcm, explaln tlio "rcason why ;" they nro
opposcd to nn Unllcd Statcs bank, go for
hard moucy," a sub-trcasury, ctc, ctc
qucstlons wliicli thcy, lu thclr youth, or
elr fnlhers bcforc them fought and Bd-
tlcd long ngo. In llke niaimcr, one of
these rcpubllcnns would tcll you tliat hc
as opposcd to tlio cxtenslon of slavcry
Into frcc lcrritory ( nnothcr favoicd lcgls
latlon lu thls or that dlrectlon for the re
constructlon of thc soulhcrn states, ctc.ctc.
Is lt Btrangc, after all, that so fciv nro fa
lnlllar with tho pilnciplcs they profi-ps?
llereln Is found tlio nnswerto tlio qucstion
what's in a naine ?" Namcs, moro tlian
anything clse, kccp partics togcthcr. Tho
republican party flrst liad a natlonal cxlst
enco somo Bevcntccn yc.irs ngo, and n local
habltatlon and namc two ycurs carllcr, It
was formed on n dlstlncllvo prlnclplc, and
pon that prlnclplc lt tonk issuo with the
dcmocratic party. Tho contcst of 18S0
was fought upon that Issuc, ns was that of
1800, whcn tlic battlo was won for cver.
'ractlcally, the republican or dcmocratic
parties nrc not tho samo now thcy wcrc
thlrtccn j'cars ago. Tiie issucs and pilnci
plcs, nn adhcrcnco to nnd support of which
Ihcn constltutcd thc partlcp, mo tcttlcd,
dcad nnd burled. In 1804, a new rcpubli
crfn party wns formed, bo to fpcak, cnm.
),(HOl, t 1m RIIIM, ll.lltlll- .if tlll RIIIIIC IIR'll
although thc natlonal roiivcntlon of that
ycar, at liallimore, containcd a vnst num-
bcr of dclcgatcs who, four ycars bcforc,
would havc consldcred it an Insult to havc
bcen called rcpubllcans but foundcd upon
n new nnd dlstinctlvo prlnclplc, namcly n
vigorous prosccutloii of thc war. An nd-
licrcnco to this.and Its furthcrcncc In cvcry
posslblo way, tlicn constltutcd a lepubli
can. If a votcr Biibscribed to thls doctrino
then ho was a republican ; if not, tlicn he
was on thc othcr sldc.
When wo conio to 1808, wc flnd the samc
stato of facts to cxist. Tho army liad madc
tlio platform of tlic lcpublican party, as
laid down ln 1801, somellilng more than n
dcclaratlon of principlcs. Tlicy liad cn-
forced it nt thc point of tho bayonct, and
thero remaincd no authoritntivc dcnlaratlon
of principlcs upon wliicli tho pcoplo could
range thcmselvcs, nnd go bcforc thc votcrs
of tho country for nn cndoiscincnt thereof.
Thc old issucs wero thus, agaln, settled,
dead and burled. Thero were cnough is-
bucs before the country, but nonuthoilta
tivo dcclaratlon thereof. Wo say "au.
thoritativc dcclaratlon," for bucIi It is nnd
such it must needs bo, in ordcr to lorni a
party or conlinuo it ln cxistcuce, as our
polltics now is, nnd has bcen, for ycars,
conductcd. Thls "authoritative dcclara
tlon is obtaincd tlirougli n liational con
vcntion. Prior to tlio mecting thereof, n
man may be nn honest, sinccrc republican
or democrat ; at tho ndjournmeiit thereof
he may be as Iicncstly and slncerely n bit
ter opponcnt of tho party bcaring tlicname
of that witli which hc liad long been nssocl
atcd. In May, 1803, delccntcs from tlic
republican party, as it liad bcforc cxis'tcd,
mct nt Chlcago, nnd mado a new dcclara
tlon of principlcs cntirely diffcrcnt irom
nny which thcy liad bcforc nnnounccd. In
dccd, up to that timc, or to within a ycar
or two prior thcrcto, thcy would havc bcen
mcaninglcss. Wc havc no rcfcrcncc to
tlioso glittcring gencrnlitics, which always
forin tho largcr part of cvcry "platform,"
but to thc HvliiK, vltal micstlons upon
which mcn dllfcr. Tlic burdens of this
dcclaratlon cousistcd of nn cndorscment of
the "rcconstruction policy of Congrcss"
and "equal suffrage." Tho bclicf in and
advocacy ot tlicso measurcs, or thc rcvcrsc,
determincd n inan's political stnndins.
Four ycars moYe pass by. The southcrn
statcs liavo all been "reconstructcd" In nc.
cordanco with tlio "policy of Congrcss,"
and "cqual suffrage" was secured. Tlio
republican party liad acconipiishcd all lt
liad sct out to do, and, ln our judgmcnt,
liad acconipiishcd it ln tho best manner
posslblo under tlio cireunistances. All ls-
sucs bclng agaln settled, dcad nnd buried,
the pcople, who liad therctoforo nctcd wltl;
tho republican party and somo wlio liad
not wcnt up to Pliiladelphia to declare
whcre they placcd thcmselvcs upon the
Issues of thc day if, Indccd, there were
nny "issucs of the day." Whocver bon
cstly ncqulesccs in that declaratioii and cn
deavors U givc thcm practic.il elTcct, is a
republican otlicrwlsc not. It is not n
qucstion of men, but of mcasurcs j it Is not
a qucstion of "regular nomlnations,"but of
principlcs j it is not a qucstion of subservi
cncy to caucus dlctatlon, but of nn carncst
advocacy of n bclicf ln scntlments promul
gated at Pliiladelphia ln June 1872. We
nre d republican j wc belicvo in cacli nnd
every prlnclplc cnunclated by that convcn
tlon j and wc proposo, to-morrrow, to pro-
pound n cpiestlon or two ln order that tb
pcoplo may bco who are and wbo are not
truo rcpubllcans.
(iolilvn AVcdillllir.
Joseph Adanis wns born ln Londonderry
N. II., Fchruary 1st, 1802, but canie with
hls parcnts to Whllehall, N. Y., In 1800,
On tho 0th of JNovember, 1823, ho marrled
Stclla Mlllcr, daughtcr of Willlam Jlilicr,
who llved In Ilampton, N. Y., nnd Bistcr
of Wni. Miller widely knowu nt u lnter
day ns "Fnther Miller, who nlso llved in
Ilampton, N. Y,, just ncross the hno irom
Fnlrhaven, Yt, In JnnuaryljjSji, tbo.
young couplo moTI"tO FflHhaven, Itvl
In a liouse on West Btreet, Ilero Sfr.
Adams carried on tho business of makln
boot nnd shocs. IIc wns lilmsclf a sklll
fnl workman, and, for that tlmo, carried
on qulto an oxtcnslvo busincss, Bomctlmcs
cmploying sevcral journeynicn nnd npprcn
tlccB. llesldes bclng n good shocmnker, ho
posscsscd tho accempllshmcnt of bclng
good vlollnlst a good ln tbolangu.
ngo of thoso days nnd was accustomcd to
plck up many nn honest dollarplaylng for
partics on week-day cvculngs, playlng tlio
samo Instrumcnt In church on Sunday. IIc
carried on thc busincss of Bhoemaklng nt
Yarlous locatlons in towu untll 1818, whcn
ho sold out and rcmoycd to ltaclnc, AVis,
In 1815, ho rcturncd to Fnlriiavcn nnd im
mcdiately cngagcd In tho marblo buslness,
In company with Alonson Allcn nnd Wm,
O. Ktttrcdgc. In this busincss lio has liccn
constautly cngagcd from tliat tlmo to thls
and has watchcd Its growth from tho
Bmalicst posslblo bcglnnlng uutll It hns bc.
como ono of tho lcadlng Industrlcs of Vcr
mont. Though passlng through many
uarK nnu uiscouraglng ycars, bcosous
lanlc and commcrclal dcpresslon, ho has
been groatly prosporcd nnd now, havlng
passcu tno ago ot inrco acoro ycari and tcn,
ho ls known In thla commuulty os a rlch
man llvca In a marblo manslon, rlchly
zurnuueu nas cattio nnd lands, houses
and mllls, money nnd Btocks, (not North
rcul'aclflc.) In fact Joseph Adams Is rc
gardcd ns a fortunnto nnd happy man.
Certalnly, no onc doubts that ho ls eo, who
was at tho Adams marrlago on Fhursday
cvcnlng, Noy. Cth, on tho llftlcth nnnlvcr
sary of hls wcddlng day.
Grcat preparatlons liad been madc i cx
trn help had bcen cmployed i cvcrytlilni;
about thc plaeo was recclvlng n sevcrc
liollshlng nnd it wns cvldcnt tliat Bom
tblng Unusual was nbout to transplne.
Sklllful catcrcrs liad bccnntwoikj myste
rlous boxcs nnd jars liad bcen dcpostted ot
thc door by tlioso wboso Imslncss lt ls fo
Batlsfy tho lfincr man. A large nuuibcr of
Invltatlons had gonc forth, nddicsscd to
pcrsons many of wbom rcsldcd ln djstaiil
statcs. During tlfty ycars of happy mafc
rlcd llfe thclr circloot frlciulshadiinturally
bccomo vcry wlde. It was thclr lntentlon
to bring togcthcr ut tliis goldcn wcdJing
thc old fricnds of tlic couplo ln eaily llfc,
thc rclatlons and thclr fnmllles, nnd tho
moro Intlmnto fricnds nnd ucighbors ln this
Immcdlatc locality. Tlio nunibcrs who re
spondcd to invltatlons must certalnly havc
cxccodcd thclr cxpcctatlons. ,No ono cver
saw bo many gray hcads In onc famlly
galliering bcforc. As ncarly ns could bo
ascertnined, nbout two hundrcd wero prcs
cnt nnd most of thcso wero over llfty ycars
ot ngc, whllo somo hnd ncarly doublcdthat
numbcr of ycars. Thero wero rcprcscnta
tlvcs of twclvo iiclghborlng lowns. Six
pcrsons wero prcscnt who wcro wltncw,is
ot thc manlngc flfty ycars ngo. Of tlifc
fiuntly it r.liialhau rhchw, blx chllirfiTir
nll w ho nre now llv!ng,wcrepre.'ient,rtnd thc
youngcst ls llf ly-flvc ycars of age. Josepli
nnd Stclla lookcd liloomlng nnd luppy, and
had it not been for locks pllgMly inixcd
with sllver, and occaslonal wiinklcs, ono
nlgiit have thought they wcro cclcbratlnx
thcir first wcdiling nnnlvcrs.iry Instend of
tho flftlcth. Tho lirido lookcd cspeciallv
frcsh, nnd tho strong reseinblnncc bctwcen
hcr face and that of Martha AVnshlngton,
ns sccn In tho old portrnils, was rcmaikcd
by many. The white vcst wliicli thc
groom woic on hls wcdiling day was c.
hibitcd nnd in n good stato of picpcrvation.
but n little out of stjlc. Tlic bride's cakc.
ornamcnicii wun Deaulllul mnnosrnm.
restcd on u llnc white llnen spic.id, tlic
thread of ulilch w.is spun nnd h ovch by
thc motlier ol thc grnnm, nt lcast seventy-
llvc yearj ago.
Tho catcrcr was Jeriy l.cU, of Poult
ney. Undcr hls supcrvlslon, nnd tliat of
is afsistnnts, thc tnbics prcscnted n vcry
plcaslng elTcct. Tn&tcfully oinamcnted
with llowers, frults, and mosses, nnd loadcd
with cholco viands, nll had ninple ojiportu
nlty to fcast the fancy or indulgc ln moro
substaiitial food. During the cvcnlng thc
groom w.13 iniiuccd to "wake liis slunibcr
ing lyrc," or ln otlicr words to bring out
liis fiddlc, nnd cntcrtaln hls gucsts with a
fcw old-fashloncd danclng tunes. Mrs"
IJowker, orOrwcll, nlso nddcd niuch tollie
lilcasure of the occasion by s'mging some
pieccs, of moro nv)dern cnmposltlon. The
whole asscnibly nlso jolnal in singing some
of tlio goods old liymns ot fifty ycars ago,
which nrc stdl staple, nnd always wlll bc.
In spite of tho admonitlon of " nopru-
tnU, containcd ln thc carils of invilation,
a fcw lieli prcsents wcrc madc. "Unclo
Joseph" was the rceipicnt of ix gold hcadcil
cane, which wns prcscnted in n little spcceli
by Mr. K. II. Pliclps, in behalf of thc
ncphows nnd nciccs. "Grnnd-niamma"
also rccclvcd n beautiful gold ring which
was ncatly prcscnted by Ad.i M. Adams, a
little grandchlld.
Uev. K. llnvcn, nf Shoreham, clghty-onc
ycars of age, for many ycars nn Intiinato
fiicnd of tho famlly, being called upon,
came forward and addressed tlio couplo lu
rhyme, as follows :
Full tlfty happy ycars
Haro past from carth nway,
Undlmmcd by many grlcfs or toar,
Hlnco your blcst wcddlng day.
How bwcct tho liours of rest,
How bllssful every morn,
To hcarts In such a unlon blcot
Whom pcace and lovo ndorn.
How oft to your sweet homo
Have fricnds nnd klndrcddcar,
With hcarts of purcst rrlcndslilji, Cumo
To blcss cacli passlng ycar
Your hcarts and hands wcro warm
To glvo thcm your embracc,
And full ncccss to every charm
Tliat relgns tlirougli nll tlio placc.
No latch-strlng havo they found
Drawn ln to guard your door,
Or strangers warn f roin gath'rlng roim l
To sharo your plcntcous storc.
Though parents, chlldrcn, frlend,
Hnvo passep from cnrlh nway,
(lod stlll on you hlshlesslng sends,
Crowntngwlth bllss each day.
Inyour parcntal bowcr
Two noblo plants havo grown,
Your Joy nnd comfort cvery hour,
Your rlchest eartlily crown.
Ijng may they bless your years
As tlmo shall roll nway ;
Now tho glad Jubiltt appcars,
Your gohten veJJin.j day.
A large nuuibcr of plcasant lclters wcro
rccclvcd from pcrsons who could not bc
prcscnt, and could only send thclr rcgrcts,
Some of these wero read nnd Iicarlily cn
joycd. Ono from Hcv. lt. S. Cushman, of
Manchester, n natlve of Falrhavcn, and a
llfc-long frlcnd of tho famlly, lltterally
sparklcd witli brlglit thougiits aud happy
rcminisccnces. Anothcr from ltcv. lt. I,,
Ilcrbert, of Marlon, Iowa, lato of Fair
haven, was, of course, raro rlch nnd racy
At n lato liour, old and young, snld
"good-nlght," nnd lcft for thclr bomes, Iia-
voking blcsslngs nnd yet many happy
yearrupon tbo hcads of JobCli Adanis nnd
Stclla -Miller.
Osk WllO WAS Tmkuk,
Tho .iv York I.t gloluliiru lii'imli.
llrnn,
It ia now ccrtaln that thc legislaturo oi
Now ork ia republican by n good woikln
majorlty in each liouse. Tlio Bcnato l
Bevcntccn rcpubllcuns to fourtccn ilemo.
crats, and ono Indcpendent, whllo tho as
Bcmbly hns Bovcuty-oiio rcpubllcnns to flfty
six dcinocrats nnd ono Indcpendent. Theie
nro many now mcmbcrs in both houscs.
and lu both, tho polltlcal charactcr of tlic
reprcscntativo has bcen changed ns wcll ns
tho pcrson. In tho Bcnato democrats Aic.
cccd rcpubllcans lu tho bccoiuI, slxth
clevcnth, twclfth, thlrtccuth, twcnly-thlrd
twcnty-Bcvcnth nnd thlrty-fli-Bt district. In
tlio nsscmbly dcinocrats como from uncx.
pcctcd locnlltlcs. ICssox, Montgomery
Wnrrcn and Yntcs cacU scnd a democrat.
although gtvlng tho republican stato tlckct n
majorlty. Tlio rcpubllcans carry two dls
tricts In Albany county, ono lu Dutchcss
and tho Schuyler county district, whlcl
thcy fallcd to bccuio last ycar.
Tov IIanjos. Tho "Unltcd Statcs Ilan
jo Company," at Sprlugflcld, Vt., which Is
engagcd In tho manufncturo of thorcccntly
Invcnlcd toy banjo with a body of tln nnd
Btrlngs of wlro has l.COO Instrumcnts In
constructlou.
ATKOCinitS AS-iARSINATIO.
A Mululfll't Altnclc Upon n nimilinl
litn Itlnrltctiiinii,
Just before midnlght ou Saturday Mr.
Dzcklcl K. Flnch shut up hls stand in
Mnnhattau market nnd Btarted up Tblrty
fourth strcct on hls way homo to 173 I.cx
ington nvcuuo. Ncnr J. McMnster's Btono
yard he wns surroundcd by soveral rufllans,
two of whoniBclzcd hlni,ono by tho tbroat,
the otlicr by thc nrms. Although over-
powercd by the sudden nttack Mr. r inch
wicnclicd lilmsclf partly frco nnd shoutcd
"Murdcrl murdcri" At thls ono ot tlio
nssnsslns sclzcd him agaln by tbo throat
hlsslng in hls car TH klll you," nnd
plungcd a knlfo Into hls brcast. Tho cry
of miudcr drcw pcrsons to tho doois of tho
two drlnklng Baloono ncnr by, nnd from
tho windows nll nlon? tho Btrect nlght
coppcd hcads wcro pokcd out nnxiously in-
(iiilrlng what was tlio troublc. Seclng the
commotlon Mr. Fincli's crlc3 had nrouscd
tho nssnsslns lled, many pcrsons Bcelng
thcm turn tlio strcct. Tho inmnles of tlio
Fnloons ran up to tho spot whcre thcy
judgcd tho nttack had bcen made, nnd
tlicrc, just opposltc tlio gatc of McMaster's
slono yard, they found n man unconsclous
on n sidcwnlk wcltcrlng In liis hlood.
A pollco olllccr nsslstcd in rcmovlng Mr,
Flnch to tlio pollco stntlon In Thlrty
scvcuth Btrect.
ItECOONITION.
Aftcr thcir nrrival lu tlio statlon thcy rc
cognlzcd tbo man ns Kzcklel K. Flnch, a
wcll-known market man. Although Mr.
Flnch was Btlll suffcrlng from tho Bhock,
hc rccovcrcd sulllciently boou aftcr tho nr
rival of thc pollcc surgeon to tcll liis namc,
nge, buslness, nnd placc of rcsidcnce. Tlio
surgeon tlicn forbado him to spcak. The
bcniorrhage had ccased, but thc frothy ap.
penranco of tho blood nt thc orlflco of tlic
wound fhowed that tlio lung had bcen
pcnctratcd. Ono hundicd nnd fourtccn
dollars nnd n vnluablo gold watch wcrc
found ln Mr. Finch'a pockct.
When tlio ambul.incc nnivcd Mr. Flnch
had rclapscd into iiiscnslbllity. Tlio ambu
lancc Burgcou ndminlstcrcd n stlmulnut nnd
had Mr. Flnch latd in tho auibulancc. IIc
coiitlnucd to slnk nll tbo way to liclleviie
llospital. After hc had bcen borne into
tlio ward and put to licd, tlic surgeon found
Bcarcely nny pulse nt the wrist. Ills lips
wcro lilue nnd be wns dying of sliock.
Artilleial rcsplratlon, lieat, nnd powcrful
stimulants wcro frccly givcn, nnd nftcr two
liours and n half thc surgeons had tbc satis
facllon of seclng thcir patlcnt benin to
rnlly, being litcrally snatchcd from thc
jaws of death. Mr. Flnch had bcen
ttabbed tbrec tlnics. Onco just bciow tho
point of tlic right i-Iiouldcr, u second blow
madc n long gash in liis ovcrcoat without
enlcring liis bi east, the thlrd plungcd into
hls chcst just to the left of thc brcast bono
bctwcen thc cartllagcs of thc fourth nnd
and liflli rilis. Tliis was tlic stab that
fcllcd him to tho sidcwalk, tbo knlfo hav
lng passcd Into nnd probabably tlirougli
tho lowcr lobc of tho left lung. Fortu
nately no important nrtcry had bcen dividcd
and the intcinnl licmnrrhage liad bcen vcry
bllglit.
HOl'E.
During tho forcnoon Sunday 'tlic rcac-
tlon contiuued, aud at tlio surgcon'a vislt,
about noon, Mr. Finch'a pulso wns 100,
full nnd strong. Nourislunent was givcn
lu tl", nftcrnoon, nnd prccnutionB wcro
takcn ngnlnst fevcrs. Ills wife wns per
mlltcd to bcc him. Tliis sccnied to chcer
him up nnd do n grcat deal of good.
About llve o'cloclc Sunday aftcrnoon tlio
rxccllcnt carc bcgan to dcvclop good rc
sults. .Mr. Finch's pulsc had fallcn to 90,
and n gentlo p&qiiratlon liad brokcn out all
over hls body. Whcn he lay still ho said
tliat hc suffercd no paln. Tnlking slowly
for a short timc did not glvo much pain,
but n long hrcath or the lcast niotion caused
intcnso agony. Tho surgeon sald that hls
intclligcncc, good conslitution, nnd nbstc-
nilous liablts Incrcascd Mr. Finch's chanccs
of rccnvcry onc-lialf. Although he was
stlll in n vcry precarious condltlon, ho
thought that unlcsa fevcr sct ln hls chanccs
of recovcry wcro good.
Mr. Fincii had n stand in the Mnnliattan
Jlarkct nt tho foot of West Tliirty-fourtli
strcct. Thero hc sold buttcr, chceso and
country producc. IIc did thc bcst busl-
ncns of nny Btnnd lu thc market ln hls lluc,
tclllng a bctterquallty of goods at n eiicap-
cr rate than hls neighbors. liis stand was
oftcu crowded with customcrs when othcrs
wcro ttauding Idle without a buycr. Thls
cvclted n dcnl of
JEAI.OUSV.
Some of hls envlous rivals had fhown
llicir mallco ln many ways. About two
Mceks ago thcso mcn liurlcd mlsslles atMr,
Flnch, ono of which Btruck hls leg.wound-
Ing him scvcrely. This attacl: wns made
Inowu to thc Marketmen's Socicty, wlio
ttiok actlon upon it. IIo belicvcd that
citlier thcso mcn wcro hls nssallants, but
could not sco them dlstlnctly. Ilnt whcn
tlio rufllan selzcd him by tlio throat tho
Bccond lime ho hlssed lu hls car, "I'll klll
you." Thls volco Mr, Fincii sald hc shouid
rtnicnibcr to hls dying day. Ho thought
hc could idcntlfy tlio man who stabbcd
him by hls volce. From thc tlmo that ho
rccclvcd tlio wound untll bo found lilmsclf
Intho liospltal hc could rcmembcr nothing,
Tho nelglibora spcak vcry lilglily of Mr,
limli, dcsortbing him ns n gcntlcmnn rc
icctcd nnd beloycd by nll witli whom ho
liad Intcrcourse, For forty ycars ho wns
conncctcd with tho dry goods houso nt 272
and 271 Howcry. A short tlmo ngo ho
wcnt into tlic produce busincss, nnd bought
a Btnnd' in Mnnliattan market. At 173
I.exlngton nvenuo hls wlfo kceps n rcspect
ablo boarding housc.
Scrgeant W'oods of tho Thlity-scvcnth
strcct pollcc, sald that tbo attcmpted as-
sassluation wns ono of tho most mystcrious
nnd dastnrdlv oulracca cver commltti.il In
lils prcclnct. Not tho sllghtcst cluc, ho
addcil, hnd bcen obtaincd ns to who mado
tho nttack. Thc only motlvo ho asslgncd
for tho assault was robbery. Tho rcason ho
glvcs for tbo vlllalns not obtalnlng tbo
money wns that they wcro filghtcncd nway
by Mr. Finch'a crlcs nnd tlio nppronch of
assistancu.
Willlam Toombs, of filO AVcst Twcnty-
thlrd strcct, wns nrrcsteii msi nigiii on bus
nlciou nf belinr ono of Mr. Fincli's ossns.
sins, IIo was seen running tlirougli
Tiilrty-Bcventh Btrcet on Snturday nlght
just aftcr the nssnssluatlon.
Kmiouants ItETUiisisa to Knqland,
In vicw of a great Bcarclty of work and
conscqucnt Buifcrlng during tho comlng
wlntcrtlirougliout tlio country gcncrally,
tho socicty ot Amalgamatcd Cnrpentci-s aro
Bcnding lnrgo numbcis of Kngllsli work
mcn bclonglng to thclr socicty, somo of
wlmm linvi, riccntl' landcd in this countrv.
back to England, to work thero during lho
perlod of dcprcsslon of busincss on tliis
eldo of tlio water. Many havo nlrcady
Ballcd. nnd larce nddltlonal numbcis wlll
( be takcn by stcamcrs salllng for London
I anu i.iyerpooi,
Tho Uttilcrzook 'rrlnl.
VERDICT OF GUtLTY OF MCItDEn I THE flllST
tlEOREE.
At half past nlneo'clock Sunday mom-
Ing the jury sent a note to Judgo llutler,
which ho would only rccclvo ln opeu court.
The nttorncys wcro notlficd, nnd the pris-
oner brought In. He was ncatly drcsscd,
and though showlug slgnsof catc and nnx
Icty nppcared much moro clieerful than on
Friday. Although tho movemcnt was madc
vcry gcntly, tho nppcnrance of the prlson-
cr on tho wny to the court houso drcw to-
gcthfr n large crowd by tho tlmo tbc jury
came In. Tho court opcncd nt twcnty
mlnutcs nftcr tcn o'clock, whcn tho jury
camo ln nnd answcrcd to thclr namcs. Thc
judgo statcd that ho had rccclvcd from tbo
jury n scalcd uotc, which hchad dccldcd to
open and rcad in open court, ln prcscncc
of the prlsoncr. IIo tlicn rcad tlic nolc,
which was n rcqucst to sce tho judgc. Tbo
judgo statcd that ho was wllllng to licar
any conimunlcation they liad to makc.
Mr. Morton. forcman of tho iurv- The
jury nrc unnulmous ln tho opinion
i no uourt stop, stop, l must not ncar
anytlilng In rcgard to your dlfllculllcs nnd
dllfcrcnccs in tho jury room. If -ou dc
sirc nuy iuformatlon upon thc law or tho
cvldcncc ln tho caso I wlll ansuer.
Mr. Morton Wo fccl that wo nro total
ly unablc to ngrco upon n vcrdiet unless
wc have somo moro llght lu rcgard to the
cvldcncc.
Jtulge Uutlcr It you wlll namo thc wlt
ncss in rcgard to which you necd informa
tlon I wlll read tho ovldence to you.
Mr. Morton ln rcgard to Dr. Ually'a
tcstlniony.
Tho Court tlicn sent for tho notcs nnd
rcad tho deslrcd cvldcncc carcfully.
Mr. Morton tlicn sald that tho counsel
had particularly called thcir nttentlon to
ccrtain papcrs which thcy wcro chargcd to
cxnmmc cnreiuiiy. i ncse papcrs hail not
bcen put before them.
Thc Court askcd If thc iurv wantcd thcm
and Mr. Morton sald ho thought some of
thc mcmbcrs did.
lho couit said it would scnd for the pa
pcrs nnd pass upon thcm nnd scnd thcm ln,
which wns dono
Judge llutler tlicn said thcy would now
lic rcturncd to thcir room. 'ln answcr to
thc nnnounccmcnt that tlicy could notngrcc
hc could only say that thcy nll icgrcttcd
to licar thcm say so. It was thcir duty to
sccktongice. It is not tlic duty of nny
man on n jury to scck tomake othcrs agrce
with lus opluton ono way or tlio otlicr. lt
wns thclr duty to slt down with n full
Bcnso of thclr rcsponslblllty before God
nnd mukc honest, patlcnt, nnd carncst in
vcstlgation, cndcavorlng to arilve at the
trutli. Anythliig Ilko obstlnacy or an en
dcavor to lorco an opinion on thc part of
any juryman was not only wrong but m
lilgh ilcgrcc ciimlual. A wilful goln,
astray upon onc sldc or thc otlicr ls a hia
criinc. Tlicy liad not bcen out so long that
thc court doubted thcir nbillly to ngrce, nnd
he cntcrtalncd no thought of discharging
them. Tlio Judge conciudcd as follows :
We rcgret your troublc. You havc our
dccpcst syinpathy, but wc cnnnot nld you.
cxcepi to answcr sucii qucstlons as you may
Thc iury ihcn. rcturncd to thclr room
and the court ndjourned.
At two o'clock i). m. tho Court was rc-
opcncd on Information that tho jury had
agrccd. Tlio pnsoner was brought into
Court, and tho jury came In with dow ncast
countcnanccs, none of thcm looklug nt the
lirisoncr. Mr. Moton, thc forcman, liad
tears in liis cycs.
1 he usual questions as to vervict wcro
tlicn put, nnd tlic forcman answcrcd
' Guilty o f murdcr iu tho llrst dcgrec,
Tlic usual formula was answcrcd to by
cacli liicmncr ot tno jury scparntciy.
iiuigu liutier sam : ucniicmcn, your
dutlcs havo bcen arduous nnd palnful nnd
wo linvo sympatliized with you very dcep
ly. Wo now dlscliareo you, aud for the
careful and patient manner in which you
nave luiuiicu your tiiity you nro cnuucii to
tho thanks of your fullow citlzcns' IIo
also said that ns mnny of them aa rould not
rcacli tucir nomes to-uay couui come in at
tho nsscmbllng ot tlio Uouit to-morrow
morning and nnd answcr to thcir namcs
and tlicv would bo nllowcd another dav
ln thc casc ot thnsc wno couni not uo tliis
hc had no doubt thc Commlssioncrs would
allow it nuvhow.
Mr. Pcidue, thc prisoncrs counsel, mado
n motion for a new trial nnd was told hc
liad four days lu which to lllc liis rcasons.
Tho prlsoncr was remandcd back to jail
and thc court adiourncd. Althoui;h sevcral
of the jury scemcd dccply niTected by the
wcight of their rcsponsibility tlic prisoncr
showcd no emotlon whatevcr, but gazcd on
cacli juryman as ho gavo in hls vcrdiet.
When all was over he adjustcd liis hat to a
nlccty on liis hcad nml wnlkcd out of the
court room m cuargo oi tne sucrnt wun
nothing nbout him ot thc nir ot n man
walking to liis doom.
Tlio linllotlng by jury was ns follows
First ballot Guilty, 0 ; not guilty, 5 : one
undccidcd. Second, the samc. Thlrd
Guilty, 9 ; not guilty, 0. Fourth Guilty
5: not iruilty. 7. Fifth Guilty, 4: not
Kullty, 8. Slxth, nn cven ballot. At this
point they wcnt ln and rccclvcd thcinstruc.
tlons of thc court. Scvcnth ballot Guilty,
9 ; not guilty, 3 j Eighth Guilty, 11 j not
guilty, 1. On tho twclfth ballot nll votcd
culitv in the llrst dcgrec, nnd thus closcd
the second nct of this crime. The causc
which kcpt tlio inry out so lona is under.
Btood to bo their lnability to agreo upon thc
qucstion ot tno liientity ot tno jicmington
villo body as that of W S Goss. This
anncars to Iiave bcen sct at icst bvthcex.
biliitlon of tlio lettcra writtcn by Goss nnd
Wilson anil n review ot mo cvniencc o
Dr. Ilaily.
Tlio Vnllcil NlntCK Murve) .
Tlio nnnual rcport of tho Sccrctary
tho Intcrlor wlll show that tho Uultcil
Statcs gcologlcal and gcographical survey
of tlic territorics, under tlio dlrectlon of
liis dcpartmcnt has contlnuedits opciations
In tlio AVcst during tho past scason. Tho
fleld work wns bcgun about thc middlo of
-May.
The district rccommended for tho work
of tho year 1873 embrnccd tlio castcrn por
tion of Colorado, lying bctwcen parailcls
38 dcg. nnd 30 dcg. 20 min. north, nnd bc
twcen mcridlans 104 dg 30 min. and 107 ig
west, and compriMHl nlxmt 20,000 squaro
mllcs. This nrca was dividcd into tbrce
dlstrlcts und tho survey ot each cntrustcd
to n ml.xcd party of gcologlsts nnd topo-
graphcrs. Tho northeru district Included
tlie Middlo Park : thc mlddlc, tlio South
Park ; and tlio soutlicrn, tho San I.uis Ynl.
Icy. Tlio wholo nrea, which Is aliout 100
milcs broad, cmbraccs tho grnndest rangcs
of mouutntns nnd tho grcatest group of
lofty pcaks known on tbo contlnent.
From tbo Bummlt of Mount Lincoln, bc
twcen tlio Middlo nnd South pnrks, over
twcnty pcaks 14,000 fect and upwards, and
200 wboso BUinmlts rlso abovo 12,000 fect
can bo sccn. Ilcsldcs tho threo partles
mciitloncd nbovo thero wcro thrco otlicr
partics, ono of which carried on thc prl
mary trlangulatlons from tho Bummits of
tho most important pcaks lu tho dlstilct
A photogra'phlo nnd nquartermaster'sparly
also formed part of tho organlzatIon,whlch
may bo rcgardcd os unusually complcto for
tho dutlcs for which lt is deslgncd, A prc-
llnilnary fleld-map was prcparcd ln tho
Bpring, boscd on tho land Eurvcys of thls
dcpartmcnt, which lndlcatcd tlioso portlons
which wcro lcast kuown and which nccded
tho most careful cxainlnatlon. It ls tho
purposo ot tho survey to carry on a careful
and syBtcmntlc work, which shall not bo
rcqulrcd to bo pcrformcd nguin whllo tho
Territorics rcmaln as waiils of tho Gcncral
Governmcut. Tho collectlons ln gcology,
botany, and natural hlstory and tho photo
graphio vlews aro os oxtcnslvo nnd valua
mo as tuoso ot tuo provious years.
Dkski!tki!i Take Nutiok, Aii ordcr
has bwn i'wucil paiduning nll dvscitcis
from tlic Unltcd Stnlos nrmy who leturn to
thclr duty by January 1st.
DisoitAccrt'i. H v. A dlsgwf'fiil iow
occurred at tbc A' mi IIoiiic, l.i Dciby, on
tho 10th ult., I cen tevcral lud rbaraf
ters congregatf.l thpro, nxcs, pitiiifork-",
knlvcs.ctp,, lieiuj frcely uscd.
Tka.m St.u.es. Two wceks ngo, I'. II
Kcndrick f Puliipy. lont a man liii teaui
to go tn v'lpolc, N. II., and leturn tlii'
next din, nnd tliat U llic last bc hns seeh
f It.
1. Jaii. -Sulllvan Gouid, of Peru, U In
'! nt Manchester, for ntliMiiptlng to shoot
lim llynrd. IIo nskM to sco tbc gun of
the lattcr, who wns out liuiitlng, and nftcr
tnking lt endoavori'd to dlschnnrc It nt lly
nrd, but it fnllcd to go oIT.
Watcii Stoi.en. A thlef cntciod tho
csldcnrc ot Hilon Hnmp, of Wallingford,
last Snturday, ln broad dayllght, and stole
tlicrcfrom n watch nn.l chnln bclonglng to
Oscnr II. lliunp.
FiiiE. Harnum& Iilchardson's cxtcnslc
Btcatn saw mlll, J. D. McNnughton, ngcnt,
licar thc Giccn Mountain liouse on tbc Peru
turnpikc, ln Winhall, Bennington county,
was burncil on Friday morning. Insured
n tbo Vermont Mutual for -3,O00.
A Petition. A pctltlon has liccn pic-
Bcntcd lo tho Canadlan Houso of Commons
ngalnst Amcrican mcrcantllc ngenclcsdolng
)iilncss In Cnnndn, claimlug tliat tlicy arc
rrcspoiisiblc nnd n mcdlum for mallciously
njurinsr inerchnnts, and nrc bcyond thc
jurisdicllon of Cnnadian courts.
SKTTi.r.MEXT. Mr. John D. Fny, wbo
rcslgncd thc postinastcrship of Ashburn
ham, Mas., in 1803, nnd forwardcd liis nc
counts to Washington, supposing tliat hc
ncltber owcd tlic government nor thc gov
ernment him, Iias just rccclvcd !J101.20,
wliicli the dcpartmcnt nt nshlnglon a fcw
wceks slncc notlfled him was liis duc. "
AitiiESTKii Kon SrEAi.iNO. A young
orphnngirl llvlng with John Guyer, ol St.
Jolmsbury, was nrrestcd for steallng, nnd
lodgcd in jnil. On nccount of hcr tcndcr
ycars, tlic sheriff gavc hcr the libcrty of tlic
housc, nnd soon slie was misslng, ns wns
nlso n watch bclonging iu tlio famlly. The
wntch was nftcrwanls found, smashcd.
Goi.nnx Wedihno. Mr. nnd Mrs. Jas.
II. Platt, formerly of Burlington, but now
of Quechee, celebratcd thcir goldcn wcd
ding on Oct. 23d. They rccclvcd a good
numbcr of valuable prcsents, many of
wliicli camc by mall. Tlicy r.rc tbc parents
of Hon. Jamcs II. Platt, Jr., an inllucn
tial republican mcmbcr of Congicss from
tlic Norfolk, Va., district.
GllANI) I.IST OF llrTI.AXI). TllC fdlloW-
Ing U a summary of the grand list of Hut
land for 1873 :
Numbcr of Volls 3.S22
Numbcr ot Dogs -125
Numberof taxablu acres 2V10
Apprnlsal of real cstate f2,CM,l3o
-lprnlsal of personul propcrty $l,o."si,W3
One per ccnt of tlio lirand I.lst 37,n-j) a
i.im ior m;uo inxes j-iu.ysi.w
TEitiuni.E Accidext. A man namcd
C'urlis Pcarsons, n native of Calais, wiiilc
at work under a circular saw in tlie mill of
M. V. 11. Ilolltstcr, nt North Montpelier on
Wcdtiosday, rixtscd hls hcad up llgalnst tho
saw whilc lt was iu motion, which sawcd
through tbo scalp neaily to liis ears. IIc
was nlivc on Tliursday with noliopcsof hls
rccovcrv.
lioAni) of KoiroATiox. At tbo nnnual
mecting at Montpelier, Nov. 4th, Prcsi
dent M. II- Duckham, Prof. G. N. AVcb-
bcr, Col. 11. C. Heuton,Col. Itoswcll Farn
hamand Gen. Gco. W. Grandcy, wcrc
prcscnt. Sccrctary John II. Frcnch,I.Ii.D.
was nlso on hand. Tlio board rc-clcctcd
Dr. French Bccrctary for tho comlng ycar,
nnd voted that thc Teachers' Institutcs
should hercafter bo held during thrce days
only, lnstcad of fivc days as hcrctoforc.
Kansas. The cities and tlic prcss of thc
statc of Kansas aro bccomlng unltcd, for
tho purposo of insisting that nulroads
whicli havc bcen fostcred by tho State
Bhall do justlcc to tlio statc, and shall not
so shapc thclr busincss as to build up Mis
sourl nt tho cxpensd of Kansas citics. It
will bo n bad day for railroads whcn the
pcoplo and prcss combino ngalnst llieni,
nnd tliat day is fast comlng ln Kansas, and
will soon bc hcre unless somo scnsc of jus
tlcc is manlfcstcd.
UxrorxoEi). Thc St. Jolmsbury Cule
(lonian says tho rumoi-s concernlng the
houso of Mcssrs. Falrbanks aro false nnd
wholly unfoundcd, ns wcll ns mischlcvous
nnd wickcd. Itsays: The liousoof Fnir
banks never stood Btrougcr tlian lt does to
day. Thcy are running thclr shops on full
timc, nnd wo learn that last weck the pro
duct was ncarly nlno hundrcd scalcs, and
all upou oidcrs. Whllo for the cutlrc year
of 1872 the ayerago wcckly production w ns
nuout i.uju Bcnics. wouonot iiiuik iuc
nbovo is very bad for "panic" limcs. We
learn, too. that Tliursday brought thcm
largo oruers, incnuiing over nny nay
scalcs.
FlliE ANI 1.013 Or I.IFF. AT JIoNKTON.
On Monkton Hldgo about 7 o'clock In tho
cveulng of Nov. 5, tho houso orcupied by
widow Mltiiiell Ulalr, n lady nbout Blxty
ycars of age, was 'consumed by ilrc. All
attcmps to rcscuo Mrs. Illair from tho
ilamcs wcro in vain, nnd ehe was found
witli hcr body horiibly burncd. Sho had
occuplcd tho liouse nlono bIiico tho death
of hcr liusband. nrcfcrrinir to bo supportcd
tlicrc by tbo town rutlier than go clsc
wbcre. They had just complcted n moro
comfortablo l-esldcnco for bcr, much ngalnst
hcr wlshcs. Thero aro contllctlng opin
lons in rcpinl to tho origin of tho llrc.
Somo think it was intcntinnal on Iicr part,
othcrs that it wns an nccidental cxplosinu
nt n lamp or somellilng nt thc kiiui.
2mmt I.ikt o( lliilluml Coiiiity.
Tho following is nn nbstrnct of tlio grand
list of llutland county for 1873 :
Numbcr of polls, 10,390
" of dogs, 2,453
" of ncrcs, 523,014
Appralsal $100,955 58
Pcrsonal cstate, 31,394 10
Ono per cent., $1,323,449 (18
List for Btnto tnxcs 150,753 08
Dcductlons wcro mado Iu Castleton of
$100, nud ln Rutland of $440.
State Inuustuial News. Tlio Ver
mont Mllls, nt North Itcnnington. rciluccd
wngcs 20 pcr ccnt. on Tucsday, whcrcupon
part of tlio opcratlves struck, nud tho cs
tnbllslimcnt was closcd.
Itclknap, Kly & Co , of Northfield, nro
worklng scrcn liours a day In thcir bhops,
nnd tho Lnno Manufacturlng Company ol
Montpelier, clght liours.
Tho Vermont llamo Company nnd tho
clothes-pln ehop at Sprlngfleld, liavo ccas
ed work for tho prcscnt.
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nenrly coinplctfd thcir ' inuit f-.r
woik ut Iludwm, N. Y.. .ui I Un nftrUiin-ry
nud matcri d mc iimvi'd finm PitHfou!
ttAI I IXOI.IIOl.
A ploaflaut surprl.ii' p.oU .o.il ,'nin i' lih
pl.tce nt tbc icsldcnco of Mr. ilir un Sinltti.
on tbc crenlng of the fitb. Tbcrc vvrt i
gniHlly iiumber prcscnt. nnd It iv.n al'r
gctbcr un enjoyablc affuir.
Mr. Illlon Ilunip is nial.ing .' nl.!d iu
provcments on liis buibl.iif
Itumor salth thc ro id c.'.i:i.,- lou:-,'i.
to vislt the "liaH-ii ,d -h.idi - ot Wallinr
fordon AVmlncsday. No. lu.
Wc decni It our duty t nv ii'ion tin-1 t
tliat tbose people wlm -i i n tr nl 1 iu n ai. '
otlicr weigbty nrllclc-j in tnc i ig.s wiik
they kcII our mcrchnnt.- mo known, nnd
that thclr cimtemptlblc m inmss w U
exposcd, it they contlnuo tbc practli c A
word to the wbo Is sufllclcnt. Aiu.ni.
' Vermont Uiilryiurii'H Assocltitliin.
WINTI'.I! .MEETIXO.
Tlic flflli nnnual mecting of the Vcr
mont Dalrynicn's Asoclatlon will l.c lnld
at P.sf-ex .Iunctiou, Wcihicmlay, Thuibdaj
nnd Friday, Jnnuary 21st, 22d nnd 21.
1874. It has cver been thc policy of thc
government of thc nssoelatlon to l rin.' to.
gcthcr such nn array of practical mcn. m
customcd to givlng cxprcsslon to thclr
thougiits, ns would make thc niwtiiv
worthy of thc attendance nnd conllal cn
opcration of thc forcmost niinds in ll
grcat battlc of agricnltuial progrc.-.. Art
ing upon tne tncory that nll mcn know inoic
than any onc man it has bcen our endcavor
as fnr us posslblo, without Kcming t ilir
cate to tlioso who have favorcd in witli
thcir nld, to drift ticar of thc syxtcm i l
long dldactic addresscs and IccturL. and
rnlhcrbya scrics of short, pltliy, ini iivc,
introductory cssays to ciicit tliecxpcrienrcs.
not only of our fricnds from alnoad, lnu
also of "our own mcmbcis and ucighbors.
Ifwcmaygiye full credit to the cuco
miums of our visitors, no organiz.ition f f
thc kind has been moie succct-slul, or has
accomplMicd a grcater mcasuic ol od,
and no csentlal inodilicalioii of tlie gcncral
plan of our mectlngs is contcmplatcd nt
this timc. From its vcry inccption, how
ever, thc motto of thc Association has bcen
onward, nnd no cffort willlie spnicd to
makc thls mecting more inteiesllng nnd
moie protitable tlian nny of its iircdeccs
sors. At this stugo, wc deem It no longcr
ncccssaiy to pnradc thc namcs of mcn cini
ncnt as lnnncrsnnd dalrymen, or in fonic
of the subsidiary nits or scicucci, who will
mcet with us upon thls occasion. It I
bulllclent to s.iy that tlicrc will hc no lack
ofsucli, nnd yet Ihcic is room for iikhc.
I.ct who will, comc, and como prcpaicd lo
do good nnd to get good. Thcie w ill bc an
cxlnbition of dairy priniucls and iinplc-
mcnts.
O. S. ISn
Scc.-TreaF
Georgia, Vt., Nov.
Mlll I.ivlllK.
About two wccks ago, ccrtain nu-n and
womcnwho expccted the "cnd of tho world
on or ncar Nov. 5th, 1S73," bcgan to eon
grog.itc on Terry's Island in thc Connecti
cut Iilvcr, scventccn miles nbovc II,irtford,
Conn. They nuiuber over fi.vty pcrsons,
inciudiiig chlldrcn, nnd have been holding
daily nicctings in prcparation for thc expcc
ted appearancc of the I.or.l. i hcy are rc
portcd as appcaring vcry dcvout nnd con
ductingwith ord.nary propriety, being cn
canipcd witli tcnts and all nccdful convcnij
cnces for living till tho nppointcd bour. On
somo days largo crowds of pcoplo havo
flocked to wltncss tho scene, and thc inler
cst of tlio pcoplo in tlio vlcinlty for tho re
sult of their doings has been such ns might
bo antitipatcd from tho naturooftho casc.
The world, howcvcr, on thls 8th day of No
vember, still nbidcs, and, liko tbo grcat
Miller delusion of 1848, this also must soon
pass out of etglit and mako room for tho
next plece of f.innticism on thls subjcct. So
says Vermont Chronicle.
Maiu cvn.
AUI.INOTON.
Tho Troy J'ren mys :
At Arlington, busincss is gcltlng dull, n
great scarcity of currcncy to do busincss
with, and shops nre bcglnnlng to draw ln
and curtall pay roll by lunuing short
timc.
CIIEHTEl:.
Thc IlcUows Falls Timet says:
Mrs. Dr. Noblc, of Chester, gavc a read
ing nt tho Haptist church on Tucsdny cvcn
lng to n niuch smnllcr nudicnce, wo nrc
surc, than would havc nppcared, if hcr
mcrits and truo exccllcnco h.id bcen fully
known. Hcr reading of seycr.il pieccs w as
vcry Hno nnd certalnly eould not fail to
plcase and bc attractive cven to thoso who
think tlicy havo no npprcciation of such u
litcrary entcrtainnicnt.
1.1-DI.OW.
Tho new factory bulldlng of the Ludlow
Toy Manufncturing Company Is nearly
ready for rcccivlng tho machlncry. Tho
bulldliig Ia of woo.1 35x80, 20 fect postod,
nnd two Btorlcshlgb, with nn nttic of thrco
rooms whicli nro to bo uncd ns paiut, varu
lsh nnd stnrcroom. Tlicre is nlso n smallcr
I)ulldlng28x50,nnd lt is contcmplatcd mak
ing it largcr to supply tlio (iemand for
room. Tho power is supplled by two 42
inch Turblno w hccls.
TlIK NlAQARA INTERNATIONAL llltlllOE.
Tho "Internatlonal Ilridge" over tlic Nl
agara connectlng lluflaio with tho Canada
shore, is just complcted, and n (ino specl
mcn of nrchltecturnl nnd substaiitial work.
Tho lcngtli of tlio bridgo over tho inain
rlvcr ls 1890 fect j 1300 over Scpiaw Island,
nnd 4 10 fect over lllack liock hnrbor and
tlio cnnali ninking n tatal of 3G30 feet, or
nearly thrcc-quartcrs of n mlle, In tho
mnln river thero aro sevcn spans, four of
190 fect each, nnd thrco of 210 fect cacli,
ln tbo clcar, besldes two draws, cacli 100
feet. Tho lattcr nro ln tho middlo of tho
river. In lllack Itock hnrbor tlicrc aro two
draws of 90 feet cacli, nnd ono pnn of
220 fect long. In tho miiiii river thero aro
8 picrs and 2 abutmcnts and In tho liarbor
3 picrs and 2 abutnients. Thcso abutmcnts
aro uniform ln slzo 40 by 30 fect cacli ut
thc levcl of tho bridgo tcut.
TnKliiixiKOs Lanii Company. A vlllago
has bcen locatcd undcr tho nuspiccs nf tho
Susquchannn nnd lllllings Land Company
on tho Uuo of tho Atlantlo aud Paclllc rall
road, 201 mllcs south of St. I.ouls, which
ls called Hilllngs. lt takcs ita namo from
Hon. Fredeiiek Dfillngs, Tliero nro
Bovcrnl otlicr promlncnt gcullcmen rou
nected witli thls cntcrprlso bcsldo Mr. 1111
lljgs, nmong whom nre Ex-Goy. C'urtlnr
ot Pcnnsylvanla.