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fjfjf VOL. IV-NO. 189. 11UTLANI), VT., F1UDAY 'KOUNING, DEOEMBEIt 15, 187G. PR1CE MVE OJ iiutU'.ud WMMg $lofc. FHIDAY, DEOBSU1EU 15, 1870. trncr.iBK3' ukcaim. Wo wlsh all our Bubscrlbcrs to bo partlculnr to notlco tbo dato ngalnat tlielr naines upon thclr papcrs, and eo that tho account ia rlght. Tho dato shows tho tlmo to whlch payment haa boon made, so that tho labcl Is a constant rc eolpt for the tlmo to whlch tho subscrlbcr haa plad. UilLY Ono Month 78 Tlireo Months ,....JJ oo Mx Months 4 oo Ono Year 8 oo Wssslt Threo Months 75 Hlx Months 1 25 odo Year 2 50 Sond ln your subacrlptlons. Addrcsa, HLOUE rArEUCOMPANY.IlDTI.ANP, vr. Tl.o klnd of Unlted Blntea sctiatora wo should havc, H tLo Wado Ilnmplon dynaa. ly ehould olsUln powcr, may be inferred Irutn tLo fact that, ln ballnllng fora Unltcd Ssatea tccn'.or, ln tlioSjulli Carolina dcino crttlc liousc of icprcsentitlvcs, Tuesday, Uctcral JI. C. Butler, tlio hcro o tho Hninburg massacre, lcceivcd tlio lilgheet number of vctes. Tbat h nUogethr worrc than tho Kcllogg ilynasly wlth lta Pickucy Bcnton Stcwart Pinchback. And now thcre is a questlou ot vemcity lctwccn Ulyseas S. Grant, pro3ldont of tho Unltcd Statcs, and Abram S. Hewltt,chalr man of tho dcmocratlc natlonal committce and chlef fuglcr for Tildcn. Thero don't appcar to bo any disputo about what wna actually rnld, but tho questlou Is wluther or not Ilewltt promlscd oot to tcll. Tlio lnternal cvidencc, evon as tclatcd by Ilew ltt, la ln favor of tl.c presidcnt, aml tbcrc doca not s cm tnuck qucstion but wbat Hcvrltt has bccn gullty of u vlolatlon of tho prtdJcnt oconndince. Tnat was a minly, tcislblo apcech of Govomor Haycs nt Daytoa, Weduesd.iy, nad jti3t what miglit havo lcjn cxpcctcd ofhiin. No bran, or bldff, nr thrtnts ; no declaratiou, such na l.ai b c i put in his mouth, by lntcrviewcrs, that be "kocw bo " had ono lmadrcd ncd c'ghty-llve elector " al rotes," and auy other rcsult tban bla elcctlon "would mrai Ibat Bome Ircaihcry, " or soruo othtr revolutioniry act had oc " curred." Nothing Uke Ibia, but only tho slmplc, raodcst, trutbful declaratiou that wbatever rcsult tbo proper autborltlca mlght arrlve ut, "yoa anl I wlll qulctly " submit." I'oftmastcr Fairman who, ln nccordnnce wlth tbo rulea of "civil icrvica icforro," wna appolnled postimstcr at Fhilndelpbia four yeara ngo, haa bccn remoTed or rtther hla eucccEBor has becn r.ppolntcd uotwltlntinding bla re-nppototmebt was asked by all tho banka, inauranco ofllcc, lmpoitant lnercantllo houses, and morc ihan icven thousand of thp.princlpnl citl zena, The cauao of tbo cbango ls tlius I tereely statedi "Tho pc8tmaster nf'Pblla- " delpbla disobcycd ordeia at Cinclnnatl, " and bii sfOclal bcad la tho prlce of hla " polltlcal Independence." Terbapa tho vagatles of a certain newipaper, wewot of, may bo accounted for in tho same wty. The publiiber obeya ordera, bla readera tako the nauscatlng dose, and ho rctalna hla officlal' hcad. Bcn 11111 thinka if thcro ia no civil war about the presldcntiul euccoion until tbo south uiakea it, thero will bs no war at all thcy have tried it, nnd find that Instead of being a remtdy for, it la only an aggrn vatlon of, eviis. Ho pooli3 at Iho idca of tho northern democr.icy that part of It led by Sunset Cox and Fernando Wood Inau- guratlng war, and, not inaplly, describcs thcm na "lnvinclblo iu peaee, luvislble in " war." From what hc has lcarucd of Oov- crnor Ilaycs, ho believcshU adminlstratlcn will bo a grcat galn and improvcmcnt to tho eoutheru pcople; nnd that wilb it, Ihe south rcccivlng theinuotrcatmcntaa ia ac- corded to the north, "tho whole country " wlll perceWe nt oncc that tbo ultralsms " cbarged upon the Bouth will havc no " founc'a'lon in fact." According to Ilewltt, nnd tbo picildcnt laya tbc same tlung, Gcncral Grant hns very dtclded opinlons relativo to thc Ir.u lsiana clection, wblcbbo Udcslroua of con ceallng. From li;s long and intlmato ac qualutance witb Loulilana alTaira, hls opln ion, whatevcr lt ia, would bo regarded by tho public wilb somc degreo of Importancc, and pos3C83 nn lctcrcst whlch would altach to tlioso of hardly any other man. As long aa onough J123 bcen lilcted, bolh by tbo prc3ldent and by Mr. Ilewltt, to givo ua nn inkliDg of what that opinion is, wby not coma out wilb tho wholo story ? It Bccms to us hardly "the thlog" that tbo pretldent abouU bo hob-nobbing wilh, and commu- nicatinz his oplnions on polltlcal affulrs to, tbe chairmin of the dcmocrntio natlonal commlltee tni, at tto tamo tlmc, kccp us outsido barliarlam ln ignorance of mattcra that "would do raucli to tranquilize Iho " public mlnd. ' Of courso Judge IJoud dccldcd, "na wo " havo'from tho llrst aupposed," that tho supreme court of Bouth Carollra had no jurlsdictlon ovcr the board of statc can vaaaera, anJ, thercforo, 011 hahas corput, dlschareed tho canvassera from their Im- prlaonraent for allcgcd contempt. Tuat la juat what ho was thero for I IJut hla hav. ing so declded, does mt mako bis actlon Hii, doej ll ? Tbo suprems court of South Oarollna nny bavo had no Jtilidlction In tho mtttjr, but what piwer or authoiity had JudgaB jnd to revlow tlielr aetlon? Hupposlni: tho suprcm court of Vermont should Imprlson a sherlff for contnnpt.and Judge Hmalley thould rtleiuo hlin on a habi'u corpui, could any Intelllgont peraou bofoundto juatlfy hlsncilin ? Anl ytt ha wou'd luva ui niuoh legal rlght anJ powerln tha premls .1 uihail Judjo Iljnd inlhaSjotu Orolua ctso. Whej llila llurry ls ovcr, JtiJi'J Bonl will ha placcd la tbo aamo category wlth Ioulsiana I)u. rell, od theso irnio Jnurnals who aro now pra'slng Il.ind aa thoy obcj prnlsed Durell wlll jom ln a dcmind for I.H iin peacbment and romoval, os thcy dll In thc Durell cato after thoy came lo thclr aensea THE FLOBIDA COMFLICATION. Fresh compllcations arlae evcry day, The lateat fca from Florida, and It blds fair to bo ai aciloui, moro aerlous, ai the oc frcra Orsgon. Tho board of slnto canvasicra, clalmlng nnd cx crcltln? jiullclal powcre, by throwlnR out tho volca of cortaln prcclncla and cotroctlnj; tho foturna of othcts, returncd tho Ilajca nnd Whceler clcctora aa duly np polnted, nnd tliey, rccelving tho proper cx- ocutlvc ccrtlficalc, tnct ou tho flret Wcdncs- duy of Decerabcr and cnst tho four volca of Florli'n for Iltyea nnd Whcclcr. In mak. Ing thla lotlirn, It li clalmcd, that tbo cati vastera vlolatcd an iDjunclloii ordcr of Iho court; but It U lnslatcd, on the part of tho cauvaeeeis, tbat befoto the aervlco of tbo injuncllon upou thcm, thcy had complcttd thclr canvafa snd certifled tho icjult to tbo govcrnor. Tho atato canvnsacia were nlticbcd to nnswer for thclr nllcgcd contcmpt ln dls oboylngtho Injunction, and, m tho inoin whllc, a petllion had bcen biought bcforo tho Eiiprcmo court tho hlghtat judlclal tribunal in tho stnlo for n tnnndnmua to conipil the boanl of stalo canvaisera to act meiely na nilniatcilal t lllccre tbat la to foct up lbo rolurna na recclvcd by thcm, nnd dcchto lbo rojult accordlngly. Tho contempt casc camo up for bcarini! whcn lt waa poatponcd on tho Bgteemcnf of tho canvasEcn tobavo au Immcdlato nnd flnal trial on tho mandnmus east-, nbldo by tho result and n:t in accordanco wlth the dc- clsion of tho court. If tho tuprcmo couit ahould decldo that tho olllco ot canvaatcr la eimply mlnlatetial andour Florida lclc- grama sty tlmt auch, nndoubtcdly, will be tbe rcault the canvasecra will reconBider thclr dccision, icjpuitheeamniP, and elect tho Tilden clcctora by anmo ono hundred majority. llcro thcu wo havo two tlcc'oral col- egea ; cach claimlnc to bo legular; cach proptrly ccrtiStd to lo clccledby tbc lamo buaid of canvaBiciB oco coI.'cro ly the bi n-d actlng bolh judicinlly and mlulslcrl ally, nnd tto d'ucr by tho huird ncling miT.ia'.eiiu'ly only whlch, !f citber, U tho lcnl tlec'oral cillepo ot Flor'.dnV If tbe board of c.inva!S3ra wcro clothed wilh quasl judiolal powcrp, tbca thcir nc- tion in icvis'ng the county or prcclnct rc turna, was lcgal, r'ght and proror. Wo bc lievo, moioovcr, thst euch revision waa juatidcd by tho proof, nnd that tho np- pointment of tbe Uuycs clcctora waa but glving forco to tho c.vprcaio.1 will of iho pcople. If, however, their dutie3 wcro purtly mlnlelcrlnl, thcy had only to ndd up tho lc'.tirnana rcceived frora tho Ecvcral counties oi precincta, and declare tho rc- Eult thcrefrom, acd oay actiou bcyond thla wnuld be void. Such a cnnvass mlgbt, probably would, tivo a result counter lo tLo boncstly csprcssed wlil of thopcoplo of tbc statc, but it wculd bo the fault of tbc law tcakcis, iv t only of Fit;rida, but of Iho Unltcd Statce , nnd Ibr inluforluno of the countiy. Who ia to decldo whctbcr thla board of canvaBscrs wa n body clothtd nilhnunji i qun,i lubjte- ludlclal bowcra, or wbr mercly a ui riftl bodj 7 -Diics lta dccUIon rcst wlth tbc courtj, wlth congroia, or wllh Iho prcsl dcnt of tbe scnate? As agcncral propotl tlon, tho dccision of tho blghcat court of a ftitc on tbe conetruction ot a state law acd tto law undcr whlch Ihls bcnrd of etate canvas3tra dcrivo thcir powcra ia n law of Floiidi, not of tbo Unltcd Statca ia flnal and conclmlve, not only so far aa tho cuutti of tho Btato are concerncd, but wlth thc courla of other statca and of lbo Unltcd SUtci, To mako Bucb. eonBtruction con clusive, however, lt inust bavo becn made ln a caso of wl.Lh the court had jurlsdlc- tion. AVbo ahall decldc, m tbia caEc, whctbcr or not tho court had jurisd:ctlon? Tbo court itself, congresa, tho prcaidcat ot tho ecnale, or tho Euprcmo court of the UnllcdSUtcs? Suppo9lng It won't do any liarm to supposo, wlll it? that tho presidcnt ot tbo aenate, or congrca, or wbocver clsc counts tho votce, frhould concludo that, while Flor ida bad duly and legally appointed four presidcnt Ul clcctora, Ihings wcro so "mlx- " cd " tl.a- it couU not be aatlafactoilly de tormined wuo waa appointed, and tbat, thcrcfore, thc voto of Florida Bhould bo ig norcd, what would ba tho iciult? Tbo electoral voto, a3 countcd, wonld Btand, lildcn one hundred and cighty-four, and Ilayea ono bundrcd and cighty-onc; but for all tbat, would Tilden bo dccloj 1 Tbo comtitutlon saya that tho pere'on having tho grciloit numbcr of vo!o8 for prcaldcnt, Bball bo tho prtBidont, " if tucb number bo "a majority of tho wliolo number of clcc " tora appulnlcJ." Insucha cifo, would ono uunurea acii cignty-iour volca bo a " majorityw tbo wholo numbcr of clcctora "appolutcd?" If not, wouU it not fol low tbat tbcrc wai no cboico bv thc elcotorr.1 collegc, and tlnt tho houao muat elect a presidcnt, and tbo ccnalu a vlce prcsident, rcsultiDg iu tho clection of Stm uel J. Tilden for picsideut and Wlllhm A, Whcclcr for vlcs prcaldcnt. Wo do tict profcaa to dccldc any of theso qucatlcni j wo eimply prcient to our read cra a v'c.v of tbo coinplicatlona wbieh aro llkoly to ailso lf thc cupremo court of Florida dccidc-a tlnt tbo board of statc can- vaisera i9 niurclyn mlnisterinl bcily, and dircot a rc-canvaia of tbe relurns rcsultlng ln tho dcclaratlon of tho elcctlon of tbo Tilden tUctore. Wbilo wo frccly con cede that, m n genernl rulo, thc dccldon ot a alatc court of lii't iccort i flnal and con cluslvo as to tho comtructlon of n atato Uw, c muat cniifcea wo do nct sco how any decislon tLo court may now inake, or how any ic-awvaea of tho retun a, can opcralo toin'crfero wlth a comploted nct, BOUril CAUOLIHA BENATOESUIP, After all tlu glorillcatlon of tho Ycr mont prca) ovcr tho accisslon of anothcr Vcrmon'.cr t tho Unlled hMai senalo, tbcrc aro very gravj doubls whtther Da vld T.'Corbln who scrvcd soina (ightccn months in Iho Thlrd Vermont Volunlcera -wlll bj pcrnilttcd to tako hls tcat ln tbo aenatej Infact whelherho bas becn duly and leirally clccted toaatorl from South Carolina at all. Tho wholo queallon turns upon Ih3 Ic gallty of thi'B Iclahturo whlch wtnt through wlth tbo form of electlntr, hlm. Is tbo houso of rcprefentntlvc, proslded ovcr by Mackoy and whlch lolned tn lbo so called elcctlon of Corbln, Alegal houso of roptojentatlvcs of Bouth Carollni? Oen. cral Orant holJs that lt ls not, nnd In thla vlow many of our hoit parliamentanans colnolde. The ground of tl.clr opinion ts thus slatcd lr on of them "I bellore " lliat notblng ln pAtllamcntnry law h bcl " tercatabllahed than tl.o law of quorum ; " that law cerlalnly rcqulros thst a majir. "ityotnll tho mcmbcra conftltulliu a " leglslallvo bo3y thall bo prceentand par " ticlpato ln tho procecdinga bcforo nny ' businesa can bo tianiacted or the l.'ly " can cven to organized. If tinBetllod con " tcsla cxlst ln any diitrlcta, nad on Icgtl " certllloitea havo becn lssucd to rcprc " BcntatiTci of llnso dUtrlotf, that f(t " docf not make It compctcntfornny num " ber of racmbera lcsa than a majorily of " tho wholo tomaka n quorum or ptoercd " wlth buslness," Thla opinion i ba'oJ upoii, what we he llovo to be, on crroncoug ccmtruclini of tho conatltution oC Sjutli (J.rollna. That Instrument flxca tho number of lopretcnt atlvea at ono hundred nnd twcniy-lour.nnd, ln a aubscqucnt ncctlnn, provldcs Ibat "a " majority of cacli licuso thill a usil'ula a " quorum to do busloefB." If Ibia uieansa majorily of afult bouse, thpn it would fol low tbat both thc Maekry liouso, nnd tbc Uemocratio houao, wcro illegnl bot'im, and nelther of tlieni Mchnuaj of rcpreKDtatitcs of thc ttatc. Thcio ia uo pi(ttne tbat cltber of thcsc holiaca had, a. the tlmo of ils organi.illon, nxty-thrce mcmbcia havuift proper certiacatcs of c-Uctlou, whlch, up on thclr facc, cntltltil tbc holdcra to tcatj. If tbcrc wa3 no lrgi', ronttitntiounl quo rum prcspnt to orgmlzp, tliu orgudzHlon, witbout euch n quorum, would havo bicn illcgal, nnd n subaiqieLt coming ln of membora If lbo numbsr fliould llnnlly rcach ono hundred and twoaty-four would datobtck eo as to ira'c lbo organiztlion lcgal. In ordcr to conatitiito a lcf.l linuse, Ibero niust be nn orgnnizitlon t!e uoto. Tbi, aa wo midoratnmi it, was subitan tially tho opinion of 1'icei lutit Otnnt as commuulcalcil hy b'm t Abrsm S. Hewitli and it ii a juttiflcnll'in of liH rcfuaal tt recoanizj tho di-uiocrnilr, or WVllace, houso t rcpri tcnlatiuM, cvcn ii'icr Uuniti tclcgrnphed liini thit fix'y-three inembers had bccn sworn into that bodj ; but it did not justify thc ascrllo3 cf Ilonitt, iu tho samo tslcgr.im, tlnt thc Wallace housu wa3 " thcrcby organizid ln aocordtnrovrith thc " rcquircmunta of law ns Htted by you" that is, by thc presidcnt. Tho flist orgaa. l7.uio'i being illrgal, is licld by tho pits1 dcnt, the oubscq ient swearing ln of tl.c tlxty thlrd rnember would not miko ,t lo gal. Upon tl.o presldint'j Ihcory, bolh liouio wcro illcga1, and to the lu ne con clusion, it ia undcrttood, 1 aro eonie lbo congrctslonal invcft'gi'.ing committce. He tween the prollent nnd tho thiirman of tbe ilemccratic. u itioual coinmitt'.e, tjc prdsidenl wcs tbe b?tlir liwycr mdthc mojt comislcat man tf (ho two Seuator llubeit on, iho i r. eiil Uuittd Slatea atnat.ir from tjoulb Carolina, nbcu', whcso le-cbc.ion, if ho lir.d dtsiicd it, thpro waa ooiposfiitlo doubt, dclintJ to bo Ya cicdidile fi!r rc-clcctloa,-for6frij,'oa' atstatcdby hlm, nj follows ; "I csn ecb no way in,whlcb, conslstanlly wlth my v!owb of duty, I could rcrmit inyEelf to stand aa a cand da'.o for ro-clecllon by that body. It bas bsendccldtd byour couit of last rcaoit tbat the bDdy clalm lng to particlrn'.e in tbat elcctlon aa the housc of rcprcscnla'ivcB ia nct a constl tutlonal and a legal body, nnd that lt can perform no act tbat can be rccognizfd"by tbocourts. I am bouml by conii tency wlth all my past oMcial actlon, nad my reccat oplnions and couvlctioup, to hold that it ia the provlnco of my own Btate, havliiK tho aime ilgli s na lbo nv'Et fn vored aln'ea in tlio Unlcn, to detcrmino for hcrself tho qucation of tlio constllu tio'hal and lcgal ctnnctor of hcr public offlccra. I know of no other way of reachlng a floal conclualon on such a a subjcot but that through the detcrmlna tlon of tho couit?." Wo will nct stop to lcqulre how far the dccision of a slnt3 court upou tbo coustruc tlon of tho itato conatltution, and upon n mcrc polUjcal qucstion, ia Ivalid nsd bind ing ; lt la sufllcicnt toBay that it rcsta upon cntlrdy dliTcrcnt grounda thna that of the construclioii of a ctatc hw ; and, iu any evcnt, ia nol conclusivc on cnigi?, ecch houio thercof being llia solo jucUo of tho elcctlon, rtt'jrns nnd qua'itlcutions of ita own membera. Ia our jaduineuf, Ihe qucition of thc ralid.ty of n ata o legUlatiiio ia one whoso dicMou reata wilh tbo poli'l cil, not tle judlclal, pacr. Tbe bonti mcals cxprcs3cd, however, aro lnlinllcly tn thc credit of tto gtnitor, nnd wu would that moro ir.cn, botli eouth cnd north, would show tbo samo practlcal rcspcct for tho legally constituted authorlllca of thc statc. Wo btlicvc, however, ns wo lnvc had oc- cosion to say bcfoic, that it did not nccca sarily rcqulio slxty-thrto members to con Btltut) a q'jorum. In this caso, thcro wcrc only cno hunlrcd and sixttcn memlcra clccted, nnd to uuUo n majority of thwo flfty.nlno inombera would be necoisiryi nnd wo lo'.levo tbla numbtr would can'.! tutca quorum. The laaguago of tbo con- stltutlon of the Unltcd Btato3 nnd tbat cf Bouth Uarolina ia identlcil i "A majority " of cach houso sbnll coustltulu n q'loruoi " to do busineEa." Oougress, or rathcr ono branch of it, wlll 1)3 called upon to con strna thla clauae, when tho questlon of Cor bln 8 ndralstlon comoi up for dccleion. They havo alrcnly construod it, nid havo declarcd "that a majoilty of tbo inembers " cbo3cn constituted a qjnrum to do buji " ness." lloth houses aclcd upon tbls cju. structlon through threo congioasea, and lf tho eonBtruction ls crroncous, then tbo thlrleenth, fouitecntb anl lltteinth nmend. ments to tho constltutiun wcro neror prop. crly aubmUtad to tho sevoral s'atea, nnd thcy ara nrt a partof the conatltution, Aro wo preparcd to go to thlt lenglhf If wo aro coircot, then flfiy.nlno msmbira would bavo constituted a quorum at the tiin: of thd organlzill on j and, such a number being prcscnt, tho orgamzation would havo bosn legal , anl no Eubarq'tent BSces3lon of mom. bera would havo rendcicd that organlzitlon illcBJl. liut lt tranaplres tlnt tho roport that thero were flfty.nlno members, holding ccr tlfloitea from the icturnliij board, prcscnt at lbo organiztllon waa iocono;t tbatoco of the members elect wni personated by thlrd person without tho irfiv of a rlght to a aoot. Of tbls fraud, tba epoaker as wo may call Mr. Msckoy was Ignorant, but lta effcct waito rcnder th organliallon lllofia), thcio not bclmr, ur.dcr any vhw'of tha oHc, a canstltullonal quolMm prcscnt Taklng whlch cer vlew oeo may plciac, tl wouM Ecom to follotv tlnt Bjijth Oirolln&' has no legal or constittitlotnl Iflitfc "f rcp- rentatlvea duly organlzad, apd that thji aocilled olcjtimi of Divld .CorM--, na Unltcd Statee seuator, was uttcrly wlthout f jrce ind vold. Lcttcr rrom Washington. WAsntsaTo.v, I). C. 810 TWHI.FTII SlIlKKT, N. W. a.b Ucccmbcr, 1870. Kditor Jtuthnit (Hoit, Iwt evcilDg Col. Joyce, wlfo and eon ClarlicV-vho" board at thla houso left for Inulauua, MIbs Jnyco rcmninlrg hrre. la l cvtnlng I heard a lecturo by'Ot. J. Tab or Johnson a brothcr of our Ilev. J. (I. Johnson bcforo thr) Btudents cf tho medical col'cgrt heii-, conufcted withjlho Gotjrjtetown unlveral y. The Btudectsap plauded th8 I)r. by clnpping of hnnda, on his ontrancc int tbe louturo room, dmlng thc lecturo aud ut l c close. Tuo leciuru was chlilly rx tcmpore tho l)r. lcct're thicu tlmea a vv;U htforu thceo Btudtntr I nin leropted to lail you what a Ver montcrdtdin 1.-. HinUiu'a (liurcli last Bunday but I wid not. I um lcmp'.od to teli you ot a whispcr ns lo what mlght bo, if Judic Bwayno of Uhio, ono of tho a.B(v clato justlcuaof tho Uintad S.ntea aupiome court, imw seventy-two jcatB old, sbuuld lclcjn bjt I will nit. TltE bESATE. Iu Kugland, the homo of lords !s called dlguificd ur.d dull compued wilh tho bouEO 'of commona; bo bcre, tbe Fonate is consld creJ ua gon:rally lcsi fplrllt d and attractlui Kint tl.o lioufc of rcpresrirntivcs, but 1 found i' otlitrwlso lust Wcdncsday. About 11 a. m. I wtnt ln on to tho floor of the omitc. mct eaator Alorrlll and soon after a Mr. BjUea wlio marflid a .MlfiS Ilullard of Bhrcwtbury. A few mlnutea befnro twolre I cnlcred tbe rapurtcr'agallcry thc givcl c m prcmp'.ly a brkf prayer, iu clcar, llngui.! tuuts the eenatcra slnnding iuiplorvd leivcu's bleeeing chiefly upon Iho tlecloiB incctim;that day to ohooto n ptCElclctt. Boon thc dc bllo l.em nbout thc fcw sol dicra sla'.iont'd ut Bt. l'clcrsburg, Va., clec tion day, 7th Novcmbr i for two hours it wa quito wnrra, two moro boura followod cquilly ipirited ubmt tho rcturns from L-iuiti ina. For ovcr four houra 1 senrcclv raoved from my ecat. 11U going int j thc h ueo or thc UnUed Stalea auprcmo couit room, pll djy. 1'arty zeal, person'J reputo and rivalry, tho honor3 and th' millionaot moncy ahcad In tbo preaideti tial clcc ion, hinriled nnd cnllimcd tho fln. Thero la uu clcment of grandcur in tf.e lhou;:hi that cach bm:o ot scnators rcpn rents a more or lesi puissant Boverck' i 6tite j often one, two, thrc:, lour mllllon ol fictmsn Epeahing through indivlUun f c ikuri. I hud not maDy prcdilcctioaa Is liror of Logau, but I waa plenso.l wt!i 11:111. He ia n forcible, oisy, pleassat sromer. lt n eald r.e istbo only congicti' 111 iu who rcfusca 1 1 lell bU agc. Iiia plna quo imrliua gooa Ci;uiion, nia 111 dtrainht biack balr daik bue sugf, ollitr llian puro Anglololxou bliKd. jr . rai.i u O.U.i i r.S yrVs o!'. llia o. Jc"0 T.nj uYXtoiEB oo 11iiu, (in rwik thlnk WiTi&d an Impeiment.V"-''" fjtt A fricnd cxplalned it by saylng 16s ( f rr.m hls clrnn? f.flort t reatraiu nl cltenient, whlch waa T(?ry ,K"reat. Ull urc ia Elim. Uogy ot iliasourlla 03 jeira old; flgiro stout : hla nunne'r very carnest. Ilc is quite ia favor of 'lilden. West of LouUiana ia 54 ycara old ; not ol laige sizs, partially bnld and spoko nltb grin', fccllng. Witheta of Viroinia, Wi jcarB old, of Bllm lliure, waa tclt-restrdincd, but carneit- ly soutbcru. Udniunda, Ihounb not 49 yeara old lill Fcbruary next 18 yeus youuucr Ihan 1.U collcague, Morrilt accma Iheflealoroftbo stuite j so thoroughly mnstcr of all p:cd log aubjc(.t, e-o accurate in bla hw auil fiicts, eo lluent anil cool, somellnits pliy ful, Bomctimca inrcaalic, Lc ia cvidcclly mucb rei'pcc'ed, pcrhaps feared ; how isuch' belocd I do not jit know. Conkling eouko a fcw momcnta, cipcs ing tho faltity of the newBpapcr iainpoon on Btoufihtoti. j SI0NPAV, HKOMnKIt 11. , Yesterday I hcard Dr. SunderlfaJ, a Vcrmouter, prcach. Tho wcather was cold, tho thcrroometer in tbo churchj ; nudiinco betwceu 100 and 1200 ; 6ermoa ut terly nudo of that elaborate literaryj trnat mcntatb n nnd powerful lm8glnatioitli!ch chirtc'cr.ZJd ll) prcacbing In Hutland, whin a guest of Bcua'.or Fott , Tb dor.tnr, of (mill twturc, wore i wbi'o cccktic, ftandlng coliar, glatEeBj when reading nnd no wbiskera hli hfjr daik brown ia m t gray. Tho Etoae col orcd frctconl walla i nd co'.linj, Ihe eimi lar tlnt cf the windowa. the litack walnut tlips and waiii'coa'lag ui! ttc suldoed tonc of ito carpot, mado tho lighi very Bgucab'c toilo tye. From i-bit nin t'.l of the coBgrcgalbms i ttc churchea of Dr. Nowtniu nnd Dr. J! tchcl, I Bhould taiuk each must havo mi bcrd from CCO to lOtKJ." Tbo largctt pdara I evir aw m on rale to-day iu tho capitil nt flftecn t iwen ty caulB a picco. I fooloJ awqy Ih'.s aftcrnooninlli uou8;, Hail I beui In lbo Bfnato I Ullgh' bttVO lcarucd f.omcthinir. Tho wcll ajihenti- citcd Etorica of tbabuying of votti w(ih all th3 dcUi s, told mo sinco I cinu he, nnnnl mi-. r Wiaconair, who brnr.lahere. lawdl acnoalntcd wuh far' andwidcly -known nailvca of l.i.tland, ilo.-ea it. btropg uau damca it. n. Hon. Natban Turner Hon. Nithao Turncr Bprazuc, ono of tho oldut and wldely known bUBUeis mcn ln llufind .oiiutr. dled nt tbo rcslJence of blfl flnttuliii'r. Mir. It. V. Marau, a jrsn- dou. on Tiicsdiv monlDK, a' f H ot nlnelyono jtars and tcn monius.l ue cas lobg bem fftillns; from cxtrcmo 0e, bcth ln powcis of mind nnd body, pauualiy naillngnwny. Wben ln tbo pnnis ot llio ho waa a hotel ktcper and mcrcuiat at Ut. IIollv. whero ho accumulatcd a large prop- crty. Horemovcd to Dranooa m jhji whero Im bas ilnce rcslded In lbo capacity of u bankcr. Judgo Sprogue beld manyipot ,on 0f trust, rcaponsiblllty and bonor. i rcpre Beuted tbe town of Mt. Ilolly In gtntr- nl atscmbly in 1810, 1817, 182, 1NSS, 1834, 1835. 16S0, nnd nlao rcpreecuto l llrandon iu 1810. 1841. 1813. 1817, end 181 A dcl. cth'c to thocnntitutlonal convcnu-.n from Jlt. IIollv In 1828. lle waa ono ( tlla ,. Istant judtfca of the Hutland couti rourj from 1833 to 1810." Ho wai nevcr ainem ber of Iho eouato. Hobas becn priMiiout ot tbo llibt natlonal bank of DraDOon bidco lle orzanlzitlon. elvlnir hla personal nif,. tlon to lta inanngement until coniptmij i Judge Bprajue was a financlcr ot Urg Ho lcavrs two chlldrcn, Mra. H JlarBh, snd Kathan T. Bprague, ir. Tbo fuucral wlll be atteudcd thu Tt, dav nftcrnoon at 1 o'clock P. ni.. iiL? A. Tbomta, D. D, , hls long tlma putor A Pleasant Weddihfr. Ono of the plcacnnlcat soclnl evcnts of Iho Bcason took ploco on Tuosday cvenlng at thc rtsklenco of Gcorgo K. Wardwcll, rtq , on tho occaslon of tho marriago of hla tlaughter, 1,'zzlo 0. Wnrdwoll nnd Df. iThouns, -Mound. Tho front of tho Idenco wm illumlnfttcd wlth Chlncse lan- terns nad tho parlors wcro Uslcfully dcco r.Vc'd wllh wreatbs snd flowera. A largo party, coraposcd of rnany of our leadlng clllzors, wore prcEont aa guests to wltacss tbo nuptlal ccrcmonics. At ilgbt o'clock lbo brlde nnd groom, n'tendcd by Mr. nnd Jlrs. Wardwcll, nppearcd nnd . took ttcir posltlon under a marriagc hell, wrought of bcautlful flowcra, whcn Itcv. J. Oibson JohnBon, paator ot the Congrc gallonal churcb, after n brlef nnd rcrtlncnt addrosa, grnccfully pctforirod tto marihgo cercmony. Tho accuatorr.cd groctlnga of tho wcddcd pair followrd, and tljc mar ilago feaat Bcrvcd, whlch waailcb and eub. jtantlal. Tho latl a were niraDged with raro taalo nnd order. r.nl prcfcnted n pleas log nppcatanco lo tho oyc uid gavc groat satiafaollon ito tho guo6ta. A mcrry roawl of fcstlvltleJ wcro CDjoyed until ncnr ten o'clock whcn tho guesta bpsan t ) tako thoir lcave. A largo collcctlon of prctcata wcro dia playcd, matiy ot which were vnluabla tokeus of cateem. Tho foliowing 13 a llst : Agold Mntchand chalnfiom Mr. Mound. An (nvclofo of moncy from Jlr. and Mra. Wardnell. Cake basket from Slr. nnd Mra J. M. Ilavcu. An elcfinnt Biblo from Jlr. nnd Mra. Harlcy C. Tuttle, Mr. nnd Mra. Kgbett 0. Tuttle, snd Frcd Tutllj. 1'ilrof naea from J. W. Oramtun aud alsttr. Lace scarf from Jlrs. Henry Chrk. Bllvcr card caao from Jlr. cnd Mrs M. Ouinn. Chroaio lroni Dr. nnd Mra. John A. Jten 1. Bdk umbrclla from Chnlea CUrk. Vasi from Jllw Anna Bimooa Frnmed nu-tto tiom Jlr. and Mre. Ilenry 0. Caipcnter. Byrup cup from Mr. nnd Jlr.'. John N. Wordfln. Joclry case from Mr. and Jlrs Henry A. Kawycr. I'botograpb Btand from Mrs Wilham A. Clarb. Sct of sllver spoons from Jlr. nnd Jlrs. Oe rge 13. ltoyce. Fair of napkln ringa from F.tnulo nnd Qeorglo Itoyco. Emorolilercd handkcroMef from Jlr. and Jlrs. U. H. B'ovens. Tidy trom Jllsa Nettio Camnbell. Two pocket haDdkcrchicfa from Jlrs. and Jliss Angier. Knlfe aad fork rcst from Jlr. nul Jlrs. 31. A. Bourno. Bctof tab'e and ,cwpoon, from L G. IliL'ley, L. C. Ncrdham and F. 15, llaircit Necktla from Jlrs. J. IJ Kilhurn. I'lckle castor from Oeorgd A. CrofEiinn nnd Cnarlca A. Farr, Ilrancton. Jliit from Mlis KJnnb O. Kdsnn. Cake btskct from Jlr. and Jlrs. K Iwin Ucnncr. i-ja irom Jwend i frs A nlfu from Jlica Frank Ginndev. tte diali and Unlfo from F. H. Sturte- vaut o ik gi pccma uom aus a. r. inrecii )llet act Irom tl. S. Verdcr. ).ik of ballads from F. M. Wardwcll. li .t of Etaihnciy from Jllia JUni.itf ke Ili3kit from C. F. lllakelv nud F B. 'flliompaoa li; pitcher from A S. Marska'l aud Ju-'Aih Auld. gu. r.uu crjs.ai atc trom Jlr. nnj A. II. Tutilc. JIr! i' yiltcr bullcr dih from Dr. and Jlrs. Wii ht of Urnndoii. Tte brUenud gronm aro hcld in liigb Ci- lecal by all who kniw them aod th-lr bo"t of fiieiidii wlh them n plratant vnyage on Jift'B s.i, nnd that tho t-1 tet anil goldcn crnm y bo reaciicj in thcir uniled livts. Mr. nnd Jlrs. Mound 'olt on the tw York irain at 10 o'clock on a wcdding trip. Vermont Wews. The cbair Bhop at N jrlhfleld thuta down agnln on Saturday t cxt. Tho wiuter lc;m of U ira- nr,idcmy com- mcnccd wllh 80 studi nta Lake Champlain ls trc zen ovcr frrni Whiteball to Crowu IVlut. About ono bundicd t msot lny pass ovcr Iho Central Vermont for Boitcn daily Iho tnityearhai not l con a profitnble one fcr Vermont tnauiunro companif t. Iu-toid ol 1,200 corda of wood being burned at Wcat Randolph lu-t Thureday nlght, tho amount waa 300 cords. gcrvico waa beld in tho new Kornan Cathollc church at Alburchhat Sunday for the llrst tlmo Ilev. B. II. Amaden of Peru, Vt., ia to Bupply tbo New Salem, Jlaa)., Congrcgn tlonalists for 18 months. II. C. l'ettce and wife, formtrly of brat tleboro, were among thoso who narrowly oacaped from tho buin'113 llrooklyn thc alro. Tho'Ecries of Bucccsaful tempcrance mrftlnga closcd at Jllddlebury Jlonday nlflit. About threo hundred peraocsctgr.cd n 1PC. U. T..t.L...... . opuncd Jlonday cvening wlth a concert by tbe Templo Quartctlc nnd Jllsi Abble 11 Clatk of liotton. J. L. Davla of Ijtaton, I'a., baa lersad tho ore heda and furnaccs at Forcatdalo (llian don), and wlll aoon cotnmoaco tho manu- faoturo ot Iron nad strcl. Tho KutVIllago (Brattleboro) reoplo thlnk that Iho defoat of tho prcseut board of village olllcera deroads altogetbcr upon whom the oppoilthpn put In nominatlou. Jonathan Bprague of Whitingham, tho past ecason ralsod clghty bushcla of corn on hall aa acro of laud, and Bamucl Wil cox ot Halifax, got forty olT a quartcr of an acre. Of tbo total amount of cxports of organs to Uuropeaii mirkcts for tho llrst elglit moutlis of 1870, $210,402, Jlcssre. Katcy & Oo. Bhlppcd 107,900, or one lulf cf tho entlre amouut, , The fall lcrm of Middlebury college cjosaafora two woikb vacation on tbe ,'fucsday boforo Clirisimaa. Tbo Kaleldo sco'po, the etudenU' ci.ttlogue, has just bjen publlshid by tho scnlor class. At a rcceat auctlou salo In Hlncsbuutb, nlncty-four cows eoUl from $10 to $33 BO eachj fair cows nt about $25 j orolotof 120 abcep for $3.20 per h(n1) another lot for $1 60) flllccn horaeBandcollifrom$tO to 180. Tbe barni,wllb conlenta, of Alba Johnson ot Thetford, wcto burned on Salurday, Nov. 25.h. Aspecklcd etecr, wlth dlre ln tcnt, klckcd over tho Imtcrn, nnd up sho wont. Loia about $300. Insurcd for 81C0. Thc itccplaof tlio Congregatlonalchurch et e?t Ilratiluboro w aa bl )wn off. and S. h. Morrts's dwclllng houso waa unslaltil by the atorm Further bnsk oa tho billi tho llirrumme'or droppcd to ero and tho swnow fcll to ths ilepth of from 8 to 10 Inchce. At u rccent funeral m llraltlcboro. and whlletbelcrcaved famlly wcio asecmbllng ln tho palor, tho studdlng f upportln tho floor Ruddcnly gave away, which would havo occERlocc I a fcvcio nccldcnt but for llmely nsiiatanco. Jlr. Don. J. Whiltcmori?, of Jlllwaukec. formcrly of Jlilton, now chlef cnijcer of tbo Lhlcngo, Jlilwnukeo nnd 8t. I'aul rallw8y, Las just complctcd tha nev Iron bridre acroea the JIlsBlialppl rivcr at I.a urosso. If reporta are trus, lbo county j ill at Bt. AlbansU n mlserabloalTair. Tho atcLcli arbing from laclt of vvitilatlon la InWler nhle, and tho prisonera aro flck from It i thc floor cella are darnp and opoa to windr, wmio on tlio other floors lifV rooms bare- ly largo onough for ono prlaoncr aro mcdo iu nuiu cwo. Jimmio IUanchard, "3t. Albins' Uharllo Iloss," rccently pcrEuaded a guilelcfs bro. thcr of bia, ot tho tendcr ago of ftvtn ycars, to start tor CnliforLli with llm on foot. Tho lucklcBa couple, however, brought up nt tho Mathua Blatlon houae, ntarly frczan to death, aod wcro aent h tmc. Sgiiio evil nnnded persoa or pcrsots went iuto tho Methodlst praj-cr mceting in lilptui, a few eveninga ago, and broke it up by Ecattcring cnosicum upon tbo Etove. Of course it set cvcrybody ciugblng and compclled thcm t leavo tho houso. I'. la thnught that thc oulrngo wai cummilteJ to get revcngc tioon Bomchcdy. Mr. K. I! Goodicllof Mo L Jlotto, who v;s n posscngtr oa the lll-fatcd achooner Ocn. Butlpr Batardav. waa com ieg t) Uurlington for eurgiciraU, ho hav Ingafcnv daya ago hadly Injured ono cye while lnmmering a picce of Btrel, a amall picce lmvinii pcnelrated his cyc ball Tho cxposure of coursa addcd gicatly to tho dai'ger. but at laet nccounts Jlr. Goodacll was di iog ncll Tho lcw 6wiuJlingdodge practiccd upon tho farmera ia for r overal mcn to go through n distrlct of tho country and rffcr extremo ly ldeh pricca f.ir hut'.er, to bomadenftcra certain dato. Thcy are followcd by others wto havo a drovu of (ovvsto Eell nt ex. trcmely Idgh raica. Tbe cows are told and 83 aro ihe purctmtcrs, for the butter buyers uevcr CDino back after tho butter. Tiie r JVlval at Grand Ilo Is unpreccdent- oj ln e.Ntent and piwcr. The oldost mom- bsra of tlo ehurch Bay thcy bavo nerer BoVs ila liUe. Wtio'o famllle.i are coming 10 lucus, airj mo entirc commumty is tbor- ull;twy &uricu rhn otlt b.n c&tenuoa lo South Ilero. The Jtelhooi-t and Concrc- callonaU-t churchei are abarlng cqually ln tm- wnrK. A i;oort inient la sustolned st iVlburiih. Ttc good intluences awakencd at tho "goepel incctlnga" still continuc. As many r.a forty bavo utkeJ piayera. Vicinity Items. SAKAtOOA srniNos. Ht v. llenrv Ward Beecher lecturcs bcre on Tuefdny cvening, January 21. The t'ythian Kclhls nro to bavo a ball. Hor. I) W. Divtcn of Jlcchanicaville, formerly pastor ot tlio Methodlst church in Kutland, la lectuilng o'n " II ia trip in IluMiif. I be leclure la spolcoa ot na very iostruciivo au 1 intcrcstlng. H 'v. Geori'e H. Ilenwoith of New York will dtlivcr thoffcond lcctureof tbo Young Mfii'a C'lirutiMi nssoca'.ion rourte, on Tliurnl.y cvc ltrgi subject " Pct inalitu- tions S V. It. Ford of thla villago ia oflerlng bomcs to laboilng mcn berc, for 500 for thu 1 ots anl 5UU to bulld a coat cottago. No payinenta lo uj made on the lota tor threo yin-s, utlog their moncy to build a hou-p. Ho Iin torty lots ln tho hcnit of ttc villago whlch ho oftera to Ecll on thesc cooditlons for Ihe next thirty dayp. ir. 1'ERKISaVILLB. A danclrg flchool under tho direction cf W. lt. Straw of Cliicmont, N. U., la doing tlmly. Gejrgc C. Hldwell of ChcB'cr, baa oiicncd it Binglng Bcbool First Echool Fri day cvening of thla wcck. Q uto a number of our cltizena havo bad rccent invitatloDS to ctlend upon tbo coun ty court nt Woodstock. u. o. li. DAKIIV. Wc have not suow cnough for Elclgbing jot. Therc la to b3 unotbcr dnnce at Kuter- prise hall Chrlttmas. Lovcrs of lerplscoro lnvarinbly havo a cood timo ct liond s. Ilia last ball wnt aauccoiS. A. N. Colvin, wlio tai tcen on a vlait hero from lllpley, N. Y returncd to his bome on Jlonday laat. Ho is a Eon of Jccl Calvln. formeilv of Danby, and was to cently marriod to n daughter of Dr. W. S. Cheucy of Whiteball, N. Y. Jlr. O. G. Haker baa built coarly 100 rodaofEtcno wall on bia farm Iho patt scasou. Tbcio isn petltion in clrculallon to rc movo tlio llquor ngcncy. Fos'cr .1. Parris, aon of John B. Parrls, cbo.. is now on n vlslt to bla lilenuabere, Ho retldes nt York, Ntbrnsla, whero he scttled feveral ycara ago, and la now tha owucrof n iplcndld farm of 200acree, whlch ls now nearly or entlrely undcr cul. tlvatlon. ioster ls a wlde nwaxo tenow, ml makca friends wberevcr hc eoeB. am wo aro nlcascd to rccord hls success. He rcprcrontB York aa n flourlshlng placo of abiiiit 600 Inhabltanta, although oulte new, anil ia rapldly growlng. It haa n nows- nnnpr lcnown aa tho York JltnorUr. Jlor rran X-. r.nvn. pdltora nnd oronrletois. and ls n llvo parer. Ho la lo rcraaln several weeka and ia now buylng pctitoca. j. o. w. KAST WALL1NQF0IID, Thcro Ecems to bo no toplc bcforo tbo naonlo eo nernlcxlnz aa tho one who abnll bo our next pretldent, and to know who wins tbe moncy whlch la at Btako ou tbo elfcllon end wbo runa the wbcclbarrow and bandcart trom Kast Wallingford to Cut- tlngsvllle. Tho Lidlc3 mlto socletv havo newly ahln gled tbo church ln .thla placa whlch adds inuch to lta looks. It takea tbo ladlca to do buslneea j may they long ho remembcred, Wbilo llohert Leoof Now Yotk clly wa8 cxhlblting n loaded plstol lo his chlldrcn recenllv. it tuddenlv exnloded and tho blll- let cntcred tho cyo of hls daughter 0 yaars of ago kll lug lier initantiy. a. o. woodstock. Ilev. Jlr. Illcks, pcstor of tho Congrcea' tloaal haa rcturned after n ahort abience Improved ln hcalth. Ilev. Dr. Atkln'ou ot Porlland. Oreaon who is a power In tho pulpit, cupplicd tbo pulplt ot tuo uongregauonai cnurcn aau balli weck, Uo Is tho gueit ot Hon. Vtei eilck lillllDge. MEClUNlOSVtU.K. Ilev. Ij. Dadd nrrnnlw.c, nt ll.n TTntnn church Biinday Dr-n. 17t!i, nnd W. 0. 1w- Hnow fcll to lh deplb of tcn InobtB. cn tne Oih, but waa blown In drlfis. Tho nd ditional inow however mnkcs sulllclent for aieigumg. Georolo. fntir vear old aon of 1'. v. Cba'o had a flnger cut olt by a mstcl.ing trnclllno cn Wednewlav. )en. (1 h. lir John Crowlcy drcetcd lbo wound aml ll ia now iioing wcll. A alnslnz rchool Im nroirrMainir will yn. dcr tho tulllon of 11. C. Tenney of Ori-f. iun. TAWI.RT. Jdat snow cnouch on tha rriun:l .11 llm preacnt tlmo of wrltin to mako tho trael- 'J anyiuing uu; pleasant. rho nrcsldins eli!r nf ltnrllnni.i,, .ii.i.im dellvercd two nble dlscoursca nt the JI. 12. church on Babbilb Utt, mornlng cnJ cveu. Mr. II. O. S Hnmerp. known m tl n hnv orator, gavo bla thlrd lecturo on tihrptiol.wv ln Mcltowec hall on Jlonc'ny tvening f thla wcck. Jlr. B. la n youcg ncd t.Uo spcakcr, nnd merlted tho approbation ot mo j uuiuu wihj wcrc pretenr. Thc llrst mecllpg or the debatlng .nclcty will ta'to phco iu .i o schonl lmiim TVid v cvtnlng ot the pruseLt wc.k. The subj. ct "UceolTcil-ttiat wcnlth cxcrta t (iojlcr innuuncu in boc eiv man la cnt." i. (1 Sommcra nfllrmailve, J. B. Goodsreed, A donation nnd ovalcr minnpr for il.- bencflt of Hcv. A. V. Jlarshull ia to lake pinco in tho JI. L. church on tho nveiAno UL IUU wlBl lQSb. 2)1, il..ni.. l... a IIIiANDOK. Ucautlful Urandcn i3 vcrv (inltt thln wintcr: timca ara hard. nn 1 limlne t dull : many nro out of cmnlnvmcnt nn,l wcndcrlng if tho cloud wlll over ralse. SCarlct fcvcr ia raglmi very cxtcnnively and many casea aro (atal. sevcral deatba occur cach wcck : tho doctora ntc vcrv buay. (JJrsnow atorm of la5t wcek ma.la triho good sleigbinB. aud cvciy ono that could imnroved Iho tiixc to lbo bestndvanlage. Wo bopo now to h.ive a than- acd la'n. aa curclitcrns arodry rnd Iho liver has lo aupply tbo town wlth watcr. Jlor.E Anon. rorr.TNKY. Thc Chrlstrraa tcrm nl St. .Tohn'a f,chnid. Kev. E. II. Itandull, piiuc'pal, tcrminattd last Tucsday. JoaepU Willlama of Eut Poultney, while Ufing a itraw.culter one day las; weck, seveiod threo fingcrs from Ma left hacd. Wm. Easttv rcad to n vrrv f .lr niidlprrn in T. C. A. ball, on Jlonday ovenlogof tbe prcscnt wcek. Tho turkey shoot sdveitiscd to como off on Friday and Slltirdav of thn wcek. near tbo rnilroad in thla place. will affnrd onr portBmcn a snlcnciil cbnnco to obtain the material for a Uhriatnias dlnner. Tho Lnisccmals wlll havo a aoclul cithcr. Ing nt the acbool hnuS'O ncar thclr church Chrlstmaa nigbt. During the cveDing Siritd Claus will mako hla nppearancc, ladcn with cilta for tho tmnller chlldrc-n of tbc Bunday tchool. 'l no Biuuenta ni t. U. A. w ui givo a nrize exhibltion ln the M. B. churcb, onTucs. day cvening, Dec. 10, 1870. r , VJ.IU iixvvik. Ilev. J. II. Cbalmeis will bo Itistallcd as tttir of the Couirregatlonal church cif, ihls plico on Tnetday, lbo lirni. fermon at 2:30 p. m., by Pres. Hulbert of Jluldlo Iniry collcgc. IXtnriy all lbo weua iu inia piaco aio dry. The nuisancc law bavlng cut oil all otbcr sourcea wo sball Eoon be couipellcd togoto tho Btato lino wben we wuh to quencb our thirst. Our milla are troubled for wnter, anl do not averagc to ruu one-third ot tho timc. Tlie two mcn ln Liouisuna wuo are now conpicuou8 ni governors nro very weu known ln ttila pncc, Kcllog nnu uen. Nichola. Kclloci; when n buy rciided at East Wbltchnll, and ia rememberid lierc bv many old Dlaymntea. Thfy all rnalo one report, tbat when a boy, it thcru was any trouble no waa surc to ne one ci tuc pirticipantfi. One of his nialcs sayB if a lufs could not uo goi up wunoui, nu wa wllling toilo all iu hla powcr to start one. General Nichola waa a cadet at tho mill tary aoademy at Wtst l'oint. graduated in lssij. ln tbc ciasa wltu A. . uoiDurn oi thla place. After gialuating he Epcnt aomo tlmo in thla vicinity wilh Lleutcnant Col. burn and wlll bo remembcred by thoio who becamo acquaintcd with hlm na n pleastnt, gcninl, affable gentlcman. A short timc after bia rciurn to bis bome, bia father died, lcaving a large cetate. He wai forccd to resign hla commission to t.ako chareo of the buslncBS tbua tbruit upon hlm. Wbat ever hls polltlcal r'plnions may bc, ho ia a pencct gcntlemnu and wlll rot couucicenu to do a mean thing. t. Kitching Brothers Monthly Wool Circular. Tradein gcncral bas btcu very much disturbed during the mouth of Nuvcmbcr, by tho unECttled Etato of politicil allairj, but it only n;cda theso inatters to ba so.tled honcatly, and peacefully, ta make it taia- factory to lbo pcopio nt lirgo, wnen uuai nees wlll quickly rolvc throughout tlie country. Oar woolen mauufac.urers do not yet mect wlth tho proper cncourage- mcnt in tlie Eaio or iiiciriaQtics. i ntirouiy aalvatlon, however, is in bomg nbb to cs tablish an ndvance ln pricca, and nototcr Btock the mirktt wltb thcir producte. It as naular. but novcr fccleE8 truc. tu.it oi latc tbo nilce of raw material binrs little retntlon to tho C06t of manufactured booJb ; It Bcema nulto lmpoitant. thcrcfore, tor the mariufaeturcrs to ccn-Ucr wba'. other causes areat work lo ncutral.za Ihtircfforts, and scek n curo for thtlr exlstine IroumcB. A propcrly adjuatcd tarlff would Ecem to uo lbo oniy true rcuicoy. DOMKbTIO CLll'. Thedcmand haa becn modcra'.e, cnd ul- thouah stocks of ncar v n l Klnde are llgtt, holders have ticen wilbng to moclerato their vlewa from tho blgbcst polnt reacbed ln thc loalnnlnir ot tto moctli. Any mateiial decilue, bowtver, ia not cxpcctcd ; on tbo c ntrary, with a rcvival ot traio, bigbcr nrlcea map bo cxpccted to rulo. Iu tbe iower clasBesot Texasand Coloinlo woods, uscd for carrct purpofcs, thcro haa becn an avcroge c ccllno of about six per cout, Tbo llner claicea. alao of Callfcrnla and llceco wool, bavo reccdoJ ouly to a trillieg ex- tent. F HE1QS OARl'ET WOOL. The markct has bicn quite dull until wllhin tho past ten daya, durlnc whicb considcrablo business baa bccn dono In Itus- slan wools. nndat adranclnc pricca. ciuied by the reportcd Ehoit supplyof tbls cln'8 ot wool. uuatia iiaving rciaincu nn uu usual portlon tor hcr wanta j nleo by an Improved deraand and ndvance In Londou, thenrlnclnal markct In Kurnpc. Infact all low wools havo advanced In Europo conaldeiably, ln cnnscquence of revlvcd busioesa, nuda posiblo war bctwccn llue. sla and Tutkey, whlch would necnssltato nll the powcra putting themaelvea cn n war foollng, tbua cauilnK a grcat drmand tor wool euitablo for army eonds. Tha Etocks nt preasnt aio quite llgbt of ncarly nll klnds so that nn ndvance is llkcly to bo niain talncd. FOIIK10K CI.0TI11N0 woor. A llgbt demand has provalled through. out tbe past uionth for homo consumptlon, Tho tulk nf tho business done bas bccn ln Cnpe wool for cxport to Canada. Of tho other klnds, wo have had no stock worth conatderatlon. Thcro wlll lo eomo dlrect impnrtatlnna ot wool the cnmlnrj year from tho Hivor l'late, Auatrallanod tho Capo of Good Uope, but to wtnt extent Is not yet knowo. ntOBATE COHHT HE8 J i Hutland District.l llo.t. Waltk'i v. DcMTo5?r '1 ho iol'owluir bu ljeis was from V'c. 1st 1 1 lGtii M I o 1, IJ la'o i.f D.ivid WiDSSli lani: FrHoi.iiu l)illiji(ri appointed aate isirat.,r m , aoc if I, nary HoucdsM4e- i ii. Jtitrj Uillior, lienrlng oa pcH J "IL1IL" c.r f,,i appoii.tmeut of gnardkaiS.t ! c.f E. M. Al.lrich of bhrewsbarfi 13' n'e ncrnunt of admlnlnrator Ectllcd, J.atntO Of l.tncnv irnnn.l ri..nj.n lioraco II. Djer sppolnicd admlnistratorV ........ ..ufv,u,u, usniiiuai uopiiina pin'sera aml commisslm it. fith, Kitileof AlbaTucker. Jlt. IIollv- account of oxceut.ir teilitd, aod decrco ot rcsldue undcr thu wlll. Kitbtaof Fdwln Gravea. Jlt. Holly; ac rount of adjiin.Hrtt ir settled and residuo decrccd. Ka ats of O. lt. Gondennugh Walling ford; InvoHiry rcturned nnd opprovcd. EBthleot Mnry Auu llarues, Pittsford: wlll pr.no lj Iletijamln F. ll.irncs appointed txccutor. ltatc of Polletua Clark, Olarondon , ac cniint of ixcciu, r to tlcd and decrco undcr will. 8th, EiUtoof I'bl'ip I.ord, Jlt. Holly: balll M. Lird r.nd Willlim lyml appoint ed Rduiiniuiatort; B. II. AcUIey, J, A. Col burn, nppraieera and coramiath ir-ip. ,m'.1?', Vf l8aao M"n"n, Wallingford; nlM lllecl, henrlng Jau. 2J, 1877. Faiato of Azro Canion linilnnd . in-mmt of executrir aettlcd and decrea ol realduc. v n, itaioot Alvan Tentey, Rutland; " jynuii-n ciuvrK ius ri-t iL'rmllon n trutcc; bearing Jan. 2J, 1877. lltll. KitB'O Of I.tlllt'V tfnnnil Ciaicudnn: Wm. D. Mnli ndminUirainf. ffe lonu nnn in p a o of I.eosey Ilounds, (leefsii D'tttte of li ZOall Hullcr. P.t'ofnr,!. hoorJi ing Jau. 2.1, '77. 12ib. Kitt.ru of Thnrnna FlpmmlTKT lt,,' I..... i..... r, .i ". at iouu , uuuu lurn ipponrcu exccutor ; Al b?:t nari., N. P. ,imon5 anrrjl.pt. nn! commlBtiouers. 13 h, L.-aio ot t'lnilca fkbfC. Uutlnnd. rcpntof couicnsioDcrB ntarrcd otd ap- E4ttt of Ira Swee'hnd. Wulllnpfnn! account of rdmlulstia'or approvcJ and de cree of rrtiduc l icdc-riik A. Goodnlu, Hutland; minor, P, W. C'eaient app. Intcd EUardUn. E'tazur I.atretce. Jlt. Hnlli-. nlnnr. MaiVI J. lii'l'tcn aonninlrfi minrdtnn ln plic-a of JI. P.ngrto reraovcd from Iho statc. Wcddinfj in Cornwall. A la-fe numlxr of iuvitcd guesta gather- cd al the loidcncc of F.Jtvard B. Daaa ln 0 nti'vall on Wcdncidny tvening, Dscem- bcr 13, to witncts tliu marriago of bis nlcce, Jli'sSirabi: Sanford to.Mr. CbaB. H. Laao, eldcat ton ot Hon. Ilenry Lano of Curnwnll. Tliirooina wero checrfully festooned wltb evcrgrcen nnd tbo wnlls wcro decor ntod wlth biight autumn leavea and htnd aomo flower8. Hev. C. I). Hulbert, J. D., pcrformr-d the narihe serv'co in hiausual Bfacoful manccr, after whlch tho bridal ptlr wero warmly congratulated upon thclr cntrancj upon tho pilt?rimage of weided ,life, nnd the evenlng was glven up to tbo B)clal fcs ivitlea of tbo hour. Tbo bridii and groom wero bonoroJ wlth miny sub'tint'al tokens of thercgard of their fricnda wbich wero dlsplayed upon a table ia ono of tho eldo rooms. Among f:em wcro an clegaut goid chaln and crosa, aa clcgar.t tct of ciEeo3 biaatifully carved nnd with hcavy yold Bcttlng; a large and cli'g: n'. gol.l-iincd eilvcr fruit disb ; a hand Bomidy cnyravid tilvcr cake knifo; a case of silvtr friiit kaivcB; a large and chclco oil painliuB wilh n heavy gilt fiame; a quarto phoiograph nlhum bound iu moroc cj; toiethcr wllh uumerous other choico articles lu tilver, pickle itande, card recelv crB, goblels, vasi!.', syrup cupa, call-bclls, aalt s'.anc's, and bouquct holders. H-jficshmenta sio Eerved at an early hour in the evauing and tho bridal party 6tarted on their wcddlug trip to Niagara Fatls, C'hicago and other places in the west, bearing with thcm the best wlahes of n large clrc'o of frltnda. We uro InfurmeJ by a party who was prcscnt tbat thla waa tto teuth wedding which had taken place in tho same houce, and that four cf tbe bridca thero married wcro prcEcnt at tho wcdllcg of Mr. and Mra. Laoe. Tto cUctt of thoso prc6ent, Jlrs. Jlchlmbel Foot of Cornwall, was mar- rlal over flity niuo ycara ngo, tclng now ovcr 80 jiars nf ligc. JIEMOP.IAL KESOLUTIOHS. Uoi. Hathaa T. Spraguo. Ata tp.'clil mtotins of the dlrcctors cf tho Firal nat.onal bank of Brandon, beld Dec. U, the followlcg resolutlons were ndoptel unnLiuV'USly : Wur.itEAB, Ourtoncrablo trlend and scnlor meinbcroi mc OcMrii lion. Jt. T. Sprague. ex pre Mi nt of tl)l bnnlt, baa bceu rcrnoved by rett ln iho lullness iu b,s yrar. i:cfir.-d, liiat ln tbe dtuib or Judfre Sprague tUeolrtctirsbavelLWtons wni.te rlpe experl-i-i.ee and pnMi.ni. couucila bavo ovor been of tuo Vlri nailoualbatiU oijO wuowastta Btrong nlliar ot i-upjx rt tn Us organlza lon nnd wbosa wcll l:noii uunnciri cluiHOierbia glven Ita rcuiailunaiMhtaiidl e at Ui,mo aud abroaa KaitlitHlllUtMIIXLIU nul Dlttl'', UeMiird Ttiiiilion nno memorT of our deoiBtediiliiin, wlth h lu w luvo enjoyed so long undfo I iilmato u i ncqualntanct ; ror histviiiuML'rii,UiB6lirjplo aud unostcn-lallousliiljih"Er-TOn X'lT. bia rare bu.lno!a abiltly, lor bUpnvuio woiih, mhUSOCl.it and domebtl rrlatuina, nnd nr th notcsty Tuio niKlity nlin whtcli iiu ims Ulhd nearly cvery oni i ln iliu gi.t o bis r.Miow cluicfcs. trmtrr. 'ili.ii lntlii8m c'lve L-vebt wo cx teailour tcnuemt njrmp.iliy to tbo inernbera oi bla fnully vb i n.vo Uiaa becn bercared ol a ktud and lnouljint, r.ithur and gianilrallier, and ibat'he lui.k be clo-ed for tbe ufternoon nud ItK umccrs all nd the mnral ln a body. Jltiolvnt. Tl ut copleaot ibeso icaoluilons bo fen1 to tbe iou mi daiutiur ct tbe d-coased, andtotbu Hriindon t'nfon, td lbo ltutland l.i.oi!B and Hirald lur pubucallon. The Yonkers Life Inauranco Case. In tha cise of Jlrs. JI. h, Btlllitcll vt. Tbo Jlutnnl I.lfo ineurnnco company of New Yurk, torccover 10 000 tbo amount nf a po'l'y beld by pUlutlff isaned by sald company on tho llfo of her husband and which waa, &e U ia said, uolawfully ob talno.l from Ball husband juit prevlous to his death by Fayetto P. Ilroivn, agent for sald company, nnd wus trled nt county court held at Whbo PIhIps, Wettchcsttr county, N. Y.. in Juno last, belore Judgo llarnard, nt whh'h ilme Judgmtnt wai ob lalneil for plaintilT for full amount ot policy, acd was sppoiled from by sald company to nipreino court rcceetly beld st llrooklyn, declaloa haa just been glvon at flrmlog prerioua declalou by Judgo Bar nard in all tctpscts with cosla to resptn dent. Etato Temporonce Society. Tho mitiual ineetlng of thls organUatiou wlll bo beld ln tbe ball nf tbo Young Men'a ChiUtlan aasoolalion, In Burlington, on Weduetday, Dcmber tO. iari 1r i 1