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VOLUME 15 NU3IBE1U50.
BARTON, : VERMONT, DECEMBER 13, 1870.
WHOLE NUMBER 779.
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BARTON-
J. L. HW11AN,
..p.i kr in Ilo.iU n'1 Finding, of the
More over A. A " '
O. O. OWEN,
I vKALKJli" Foreiien and Pomustio Dry Goods,
J I. oixi, Groceries, Crockery, Hour, Salt,
1...I1. ", Uuiuly Mttde.cluthing, 4c.
DALE ROBINSON,
rroRN'EY;) awl Councillors at law. Ad.lres
I iioo. N. Kale. Iilanj I'onil, J. li. Roliinson,
itull.
O. B. RAMSEY.
(J
(ARRIAtiE Palntiuj;, over t'fford' Can-luge
nii,,ji, iturton, v l.
J. B. CAbSlDY,
RhKKaml Hair drwwer. Shop on the eorner
M;iin and Wutur St., iiartDn, Vt.
JAMES BL'SWELL,
I ICENSWI Auctioneer. Will attend promptly
t t , nil oulls and lor reaituiialile pay. Bailou,
,,,,,::t.
E. E. HAWSOn!
Ui;I.Ktl in Clucks, Wateliu;, Jewclryjand Con
i, . t i.iii.ry uud Fauuy Ooods, Barton, Vt.
WARNER BROTHERS,
I vf-.'tl.h'HS ill stove. Pipe, Tin, Wooden, (ilasn
J ;iul Hollow Ware. Peddler furnished, liar-
. t.
J. .V WEBSTER,
IWRANCE AiiENT. Insurance of all Ikinda ef
, cli'ii tu hhv Hini'init in lilt cliu'i fi-iiipiinie?,
..,',,u. U.
11. t. WiMTCHER,
I kK I.EK i" Stun s. Tin, Japan. Wuo.1. lilam.und
ll ili. w Saie, Barton, V t. All kiwis of barter
! ,,. . ti ill exi liali'e.
E. II. WEBSTER,
Iiilt PRINTER. All kiwis 'f Plain and Fancy
Joii i'riutiiu t-xe. iite.l on short notice and at
:.iinaMe rate. Baitoti. Vt.
N M. W. GllHLT.
VTTuRNEV and Cniim-elor Tat Law and Claim
Ai'iit. Will ult i -tnl the t'oiu ts in Orleans uud
i ,imi. .iiiaei, unties. Barton, V t.
J. N. WEBSTEK.
IlllnTiiGKAPIIERaiid Dealer in American and
Foreisn Merr...M.pi,- lew-, Mel co-cp.- awl
Picture I- rallies. Hurt, mi. V t.
I. I II IS 1 I'l '
ntliVKs.s VAHKK awl Trimmer. Repairing
'.lone ncnl l.l anil promptly, slmpjiiext dor to
le Works, iilirtou VllllltTe.
II. II. LITTLE,
1 H I K'i't II i,ri'r.tal Lake Hotel within
I., , ro, Is ol the ilejiot. A Liwry stable in von
, , . i, a. tu the Imii-e. Barton, Vt.
iK'n. C. WAV IS.
n..'. I.!!!! in l.roeerit s of all kinds Bolter,
i Pork. Laid. Kre-h Ki-li and Oi-lcrs;
i. ,i a',, I I'ol'ii -co. Nut-, Kai.-ins and Candies,
l.ait li. N t.
ii. V . .Insl.VN.
nl.M'hsMlTIIINii, lL rse Shoein.-and lieneriil
1) i. ii.iiiiiii. Ha-on liunil tal'le Chains, ilnilh
i loin,. Hook-, Wliirnetree Iron-. Neck
I . raoi-ll.,1 s-. Ac, Barton. Vt.
. ( . KdlllNsoN.
Iiii.11.I. liiaii r in Uest Brands l loiir,
1 , i i in I l.l i-eriei-Teii. Cuffee, Susnr. Mo.
. s .A'.. -Lime. Plaster, Oils, l-'i-h. and
,r. 1 : soae. Jla,i,,ti villaze. Terms ( adi.
M. .1. SMITH.
I)!l"!'Kli:T'K I Orleans County Marble Work-.
K if.ii:in! Aini-riean Marole, liraie-stonep.
ii nil ii, i,r-. A,-., l uitoii. V t. Ail kinds of Cetne-
iK a i.ri-all redueeil prices.
Di. F. M. Pr.P.P.V. A II. (i. STAPLES,
nl.Vr.U, si IH.Ia'Ns. arc jin-pared to attend to
Hi; -d.lli the -e. vices ol a leiit:.t. Teeth
v'lio t"i H liiout (,a 'i ' V the ll-e of Nitrous Oxide
i-a- Ail -ik pi,'liitiy altended ta. Char'ics
: i- ,nai le. i' art ii, I. i'-l'.in.t
IRA SB unci I.
lUil.HIIIlM.i: A SAWYER.
I vliAI.ERS in F.Teicn mid Homctic Ir.v .oods
i I. i. .....is and l.ioceries, Cris'kerv. Hard
i i' Salt. Nail" mid Fish.
CHARLES I. V AIL,
I TTi'HNKV, lloiii.lv and Claim A-cnt.
,V iiMAi.urKb, Vt.
L. F. El'tiEKToN.
r )I;,i1'R1KToR if lia-l-ii.-.'h Hm-e. f,.Ur miles
I I. ,:ii Conn, A I'.l--. I.,vir ILlillo.el. ( olive).
I ' , an l lr in toe Mate, ii on arrival ol ml trains
.. a :il iiv, i v m eoiiiieetiou Willi tbeil'-u-c.
. i- u. Ji. Vt.
S. sTAM ol'.H.
(Mini I'itV an-l Viiii-tv S(,,re. wlcr.' are kept
I I i ui. Poik. Laid, luiit. r..Te:is. Colli e. Suuar.
, ,'Va.i-. t,,Vt Jt pe, Ac. U' als tuilll-hed to order.
V ,i I v -la do ui connect, OI1 With Oilier l,ll.-lll''.-s.
ii.': li. V I.
W. I. RISSELL,
1 k i:I.EIS in I ri-Me.licines. live StulT-. Sta-
f t - in re. Illank Books. Caiwiies. ( iirar-, T,,
T-d-t s, .ip. Fancy Articles, uud all the Pop
. irPitoit M-diciii 'S, ira-our,h. Vt. Also pur,
iV ;i, i.ui Li'ii,,rs lor medicinal and mechanical
yi-j Wl'ORT.
W. 1. CRANE,
t TT'iKNEY and Counselor at Law. and Solicitor
V i" ' hauuery, True's l',l,-k, Newport, V t.
E. S. laiRMAN,
I v!:vi.ER in Boots and Shoes. Hats and Caps
I ,. I ( oliuni Bli.k, Newpurt, Vt.
int. E. HLNTlNliTON,
i
l'NTIT. All the Modern Iniiirovemeiits at
h e in True s Block, Newport, V t.
II. BEAN.
I i'.' il'KI LToR of Lake House. Newport. A
I I i.verv stable, newly tittcil up. Is connect
I ,!ll tiie llOU-C.
i:. B. Till E .v CO..
iLM.LIl.s in Fnrnititre, Carpeting. Crockery,
' IiI.l Ware. Paper HanirHiirs, Window Miam
u--. Copper, Iron and Tin Ware, Newport, Vt.
ROYAL Cl.MMINGS.
I Ki il'Rl I'.Toll of tho Franklin Printing E.-tnl
I lishuieut. All kinds of nrmtinir executed on
-., , rt notice, in the be-t manner, and on reasonable
'' nil-. New port, Vt.
B. E. SHAW A CO.,
I kKALEIts in Winches, (1,,, k, Silver and Plated
I f Ware, .lewelrv and KiMlev (lisids (if rlerv lie
- i d "ii ; Mu-icai Instruments, (iuns, Pistols. Ac,
c. .t ,,il' of Mcuiphreinairog Hotel, Mam street
N' "poll, t.
J. V. GREEN,
I )U"i'RIFTiiR Medical and News Ih-pot. where
I may lie loiind a great variety of Medicines,
I I ii-os. Sii,k irters, live Stulls. Hooks and Station,
iv. Ink-, p.-ns. Ac - Tovs and Fancv (io-als. Phy-
,- an-' l'iecnptiori.sciir"crully coin pounded. New-
poii. v I..
U. I.. litllllOUI.
I K ENSED AUCTIONEER.
ii I rnsburgh, Vermont.
ici:iy It. ?1 t'K.
1 VCFACTURER ofand dealer in Monument
'I hi I Headstones. Ironi ladli.V ermout and Jtal
'"ii -Mai i.l.i, llnnlwick, Vt.
B. F. I). CARPENTER,
TTORN KY and Cuuuselor at Law,
West Charleston, Vt.
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A. H. BATES.
TTORN'EY and Counselor at Luw,
i Derby, t.
1. B. LESLIE.
nKVTlsT. Office ov
llardwiek. Vt.
i KVTlsT. Office over Way, Titus A Co.'s store
I). M. PARKER, M. D..
1
lHYSICIAN bwI Surgeon, Albany, Vt. Office In
Sunders' llulldlllg.
P. B. LAIRD,
M
ANt'FACTl'RERof (irnnito Monuments. All
kinds of Granite work done equally as well as
Mamie. St. Johnsbury. t.
V K HAMMOND.
M'l" I.H II KMl HI iniwin aim .sii.i h-ii-,
A iW.i,.t anil Pump Tools. Oun-
' all its various brand done to order.
special atti-i,tin VPn t Kdgo Tools of ail kinds,
finally, BlaeI1';t1jnj ,r sail kinds done to per
le. ta.n and Wiirri.iii.-i w,.st IVrbv. Vt.
A V l , , . .... . n. I
I. T. PATTERSON,
IP.0PR1ET0R of Eagle Hotel,
1 , CraRsbury,
vt.
BARTON LANDING.
SARAH A. STEARNS,
MILLINER n ml Drew-Maker. Also dealer in
Millinery Fancv Goods and small wares.
Simp over Austin Joslyn's store.
L. D. WILSON,
I)
EALF.R In Drugs, Medicine, Dye Stuffs, Toa
and Tobacco, Barton Landing, VL
A. D. BIGELOW,
HLACKSMITII. Horseshoeing and general re
pairing done at short notice. Barton Landing,
V onuout.
R. C. SMITH,
MANUFACTURER and dealer In Boot. Shoes
and Rubbers. Repairing done at short notice.
Shop In Post Office building.
L. L. AUCKLAND.
U ARNESfLMAKER and Carriage Trimmer. 'All
kinds of repairing done with neatness and
despatch. Barton Landing, Vt.
W. C. PARKER.!
DEALER in Dry" Goods. Oroeerle. Boots and
Shoe. Fancy fiondi. Toy. Clocks, Watches
and Jewelry. Barton Landing, VL
URANI-Y, SKINNER & PARKER.
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niOLESALU and Retail Dealers in Flour,
I Corn WM( ln.ll- : 1 j II-.. , .. . i I
and Aicricultural Implements. Secial attention
n""" rami nuivK i rane. Agvats lor Luke
iiuzwll. Manulacturera of Dressed Clapboards.
lepot street, Bartou Landint;. Vt.
GLOVER.
C. L. FRENCH, M. D.j
l)HYSICIAN AND 8CRGE0N,
L lilovsr, Vermont
D. B. RANDALL,
INDUING. Planini;, Splitting and General Job
A binjj, Glover, t.
MARTIN ABBOTT, -
rllEELRIUHT and Carriage Maker.
Repair-
ing dune to order. Ulover, V I.
II. W. PHILLIPS,
II
ARNESS MAKER and Trimmer.' Particular
attention given to trimming, (.lover, Vt.
O. FRENCH A SON,
MANUFACTURERS and Dealers in Boots, Shies,
Rubbers and Findings. Glover Vt.
L. II. NYE,.
rpANNER ami Currier. A supply of all kinds of
a earner on nauu. laali paia lur Hides and
Skins. Ulover, V t.
8. C. HAINES,
MANUFACTURER and loaler in Harnesses Ri
ding Bridles, Collars, W'uipf and Haltars. Re
pairing protliptly attended to. Glover, VL
Nora l. leo.saad, '
MILLINER and Dresss Maker. Dealer in La
ces. Ribbous, Plumes and Fancv Goods. Rooms
over Dwinell & Tail's Store, Glover, Vt.
F. P. CHENEY',
VGENT for Sewins; Machiues " American, "
Wheeler A; Wilsou. " "Gold Medal. " "I ireen
jiouniaiu. or any otner Kind in market.
e. k. Foster,
1)ROPRIETOR UNION HOUSE. Stage leaves for
MnntDclicr Mondays. WmlnnstUe un.1 i-ri,i.,...
and for Barton twice a dav. '
N. M. & W . N. SCOTT,
1)R0PRIET0RS of (ilover Flouring Mills. Best
Brands Family Flour alwavs on l.nmi aw
t orn and other feed. N. B. Particular attention
paid to Custom Grinding.
D. WHITTLESY.
I KA,'KR In Foreign and Domestic l)rv (hiods.
m W . I. Goods and (irnenri.. Crru.linV,- II....I
ware. Flour. Salt, Nails. Fish, Paints and (tils. Pa
tent Medicines, 4c., Glover, t.
A. C. ATHERTON.
LOVER EXPRESS. Leave. Glover twice dai
VJI ly for Barton, to meet tho S o'clock morning
ml t, o clock evening trains. Leaves Barton imme
latelv after the arrival of trains. Connects with
lardw iek stajo Tuesday, Thursdav, and Satunlay
lornings.
E. O. R.VN DALL,
IJE.VLER in Dry Goods, Groceries, Crockery
Gla-sware. Hiirdwnrc.ltt.nilv t.i id.i.
ing. W. I. I.oi sis, Ac, West Ulover, Vt.
GREENSBORO.
L. RUG BEE.
C1USTOM Boots and Shoes made from selected
J Stock, (ireen.-lmro, Vt.
CUTLER A GOSS.
A N U FACTU RERS of Carriages and Sleighs.
Rejiairingniid painting done. Greensboro.
M
HENRY DUDLEY.
OCAL AGENT for F. P. Cheney. First class
4 Sewing .Machines of all kinds. Gretnsboro.
TIIE BF:sT STOV E IN TIIE WORLD!
DOYLK'S l'ATKNT DfM.'HLK ACT
INC. FLI'K AMERICA,
WITH
E X T E X S I O X
T O 1' .
RESERVOIR AND CLOSET.
Alsithe American Improved, GOOD CIIFER, awl
EM PI RE. arc all first class Cooking Stove and war
ranted in every respect. I also have a eod assort
ment of ChenptHnv with and without II.;. crvoirs.
'.OII.V .4ll Vl.OW lihlPMHS.
Horse Hoes, Cult ,ator. ic. Also a full assort
ment of
HOLLOW.
TIN',
(iLASS,
JATANNKD aul
S O O 1) K N V A II K S,
Churns, rump?, Ca.-t Iruu Sink.ic. All of which
will be sold at fair prices for
CASH OH KKADY PAY.
All kinds of produce and Peddler's Barter taken
in exchange lb Goods.
Cash paid for veal md dairy skins by
11.0, WIIITCHER. .
Burton, Slav, II, l-'u.
L. 15. IIAIllllN'GTON, gON'S k CO.
Wholesale and retail deal en in
ORGANS V PIANOS,
And all Musical Instruments.
Seven Octave Rosewood Viatios, Carved,
And of first-class manufacture, for
?;'." Warranted Five Years.
Customers should lie cautious and only allow con
tinued trial to convince of good bargains.
Deal with legitimate and
special trade
I17A those who Deserve Confidence
throiyh lony experience.
The senior partner of this firm can refer with suc
cess t-i many in this vicinity, and claims an experi
ence of thirty years dealing in music practically.
ouu.ht to induce patronage. Instruments from all
prominent firms. Satisfaction guaranteed in every
respect with deal. Write us liif catalogue and terms
bclore purchasing.
L. B. HARRINGTON, SONS & CO.
St. Johnsbury, Vt. 27yl
IKA A. SIIATTL'CK,
'tl tIlIllJlIiM-, .I-V1M
A N D
K N t! HAVER,
Aln dealer fa Wnthen, Clocks, Jewelry, Coin,
Silver Spounn, Ttiiiiiltles and Napkin Rings ;
a full line of Rogers & Cu.'s Plated
iiHd and Hollow Ware,
Cutlrrv, Perfuraerv,
and Tooth
Briicdien,
Violins, Violin flown and Mtrinicf, Kridjcw, Ac.;
Pipe, Tobacco Boxes, Toilet and Shaving
&oaptf, Thermometers ; in fact,
A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
or
FANCY GOODS !
All work done promptly anil warranted.
ENGRAVING DONE TO ORDER.
Remember the place next door to the Tin Shop,
llardwiek, Vt.
ORLEANS CO. MARBLE WORKS,
AT BARTON, Vr.
ivx . J . e avx x T ix
Wishes to say to Hie people of this vicinity that be
will sell
. MONUMENTS AND GRAVESTONES,
To those wishing, at very reasonable rates. Par
ticular attention will be given to
FANCY HEAD-STONES.
Orders by mail will receive prompt attention. .
Shop opposite Tin Shop, Barton.
M. J. SMITH.
AUSTIN A JOSLYN,
DEALER In General Merchandise. A Tailor
Shop In connection with the store, and in
charge of a ftrsKlass workman. Terms, Ready
Pay. Barton Landing, Vt.
JOHN LILY,
Special attention paid to Cutting.
rpAILOR.
1 Wi
ork warranted to live satisfaction. Latest
New York Fashions regularly received. Barton
Landing, Vt. Shop in connection with Austin k
Joslyn's store.
AiOctru.
ThE CLOSINQ SCENE.
Within the sober realms of leafless trees,
The russet year inhaled the dreamy air,
Like some tanned reaper in his hour of ease,
When all the fields are lying bare and brown.
The gray barns looking from their hazy bills,
O'er the dim waters widening In the vales,
Sent down the air a greeting to the mills,
On the dull thunder of alternate flails.
All sights were mellowed, and all sounds subdued,
The hills seemed farther and the streams gang
low ;
A in a dream the distant woodman hewed
His winter log, with many a muffled blow.
Th' embattled forests, erewhile armed in gold
Their banners bright with every rnarjVhue,
Now stood like some sad beaten host Sf old,
Withdrawn afar in Time's remotest blue.
On slumberous wings the vulture tried hie flight,
The dove searee heard his sighing mate's com
plaint ;
And like a star, slow drowning in the night,
The village churcb-vane seemed to pale and faint.
The sentinel cock ujion the hill-side crew ;
Crew thrice, andll was stiller than before
Silent till some replying wanderer blew
His alien horn, and then was heard no mora.
"TVIierweretrtfre Jsy wttktn thtau'a tsJl erast.
Mado garrulous trouble round her unfledged
young,
And where the oriole hung her swinging nest.
By every light wind like a censer swung ;
Where the noisy masons of the eaves,
The busy swallow circling ever near,
Forelioding as the rustic mind believe.
An early harvest and a pleantcous year ;
Where every bird which charmed the venial feast,
Shook the sweet slumlier from its wings at morn,
To warn the reapers of the rosy east ;
All was now empty and forlorn.
Alone, from out the stubble piped tho quail,
And croaked the crow through all the dreary
gloom Alone the pheasant, drumming in the vale,
Made eclio to the distant cottage loom.
There was no bud, no bloom upon the bowers ;
The spiders wove their thin shrouds night by
night ;
The thistle-down, the only ghost of flowers.
Sailed slowly by passed noiseless out of sight.
Amid all this in this most cheerless air,
And where the woodbine sheds upon the porch
Its crimson leaves as if the year stood there,
F'iring the floor with iU inverted torch
Amid all this, the centre of the scene.
The white haired matron with monotonous tread.
Plied the swift wheel, and, with her joyous mien.
Sat like a F'atc, and watched the flying thread.
She had known sorrow. He had walked with her,
Oft supped, and broke with her the ashen crust ;
And, in the dead leaves, still she heard the stir
Of his black mantle trailing in the dust.
While yet her cheek wa.s bright with runimej
bloom
Her country summoned, and she gave her all ;
And twice war bowed to her his sable plume.
Rc-gave the sword to rest upon the wall.
Re-gave the sword but not the hand that drew
And struck for liberty the dying blow ;
Nor him, who, to his sire and country true.
Fell 'mid the ranks of the invading foe.
l.ong. but not loud, the droning wheel went on
Like the low murmurs of a hive at noon ;
Long, but not loud, the memory of the gone
Breathed thro' her lips, a sad and tremulous tone.
At last the thread was snapped, her bead wa
Irtiwed -.
Life dropped the distaff throuhg his hands; serene;
And loving neighbors smoothed her careful
shroud.
While Iieath awl Winter closed tho scene.
She i'iiUUcr.
1',11'lil.K.
I uiu foinjioM'd of ti letters.
My 1st in in caught, hut not in thought.
My is in wrought, lmt not in t'ouirht
My oil i.s in piunt, lmt not in flaunt.
My 4th i.s in irrailo, lmt nut in maid.
My Tith is in knot, lmt not in .shot.
My Oth is in time, lmt not in rhj'iiio.
My Tlh is in tiht hut not in great.
My !"-tli is in snow, hut not in slow.
My 1'tli is in 'retty, hut not in pity.
My l'th is in couh, hut not in dofT.
My 11 tli is in tool, hut not in rule.
My 1 lit h is in night, hut not in hright.
My 1 -5 1 li is in frame, hut not in hlame.
My 14th is in made, hut not in paid.
My loth is in dance, hut not in prance.
My Kith is in shade, hut not in hraid.
My 17th i.s in freight, hut jiot in weight.
My lvth is in man, hut not in reign.
My lltth is in took, hut not in shook.
My liOth is in witty, hut not in pretty.
My 21st is in sought, hut not in taught.
My"J"Jd is in knight, hut not in height.
My w hole 'i a country in South America.
ENIGMA.
I am composed of 15 letters.
My 1, 0, 11, are tho same, and hegin the
names of three counties in Ohio.
My 1, 7, 1-, are the same, and hegin the
names of three celebrated characters
connected with the building of ancient
Rome.
My o, 8, l:i, are the same, and begin the
names of three rivers in Scotland.
My 4, 14, are the same and begin the
names of three Southern cities.
My 5, 10, 10, are the same, and begin the
names of three cities in Ireland.
My whole i.s the title of a poem.
L A Ml-PI V 1 1)1 X(i PROBLEM .
Frederick was the owner of an oblong
tract of land, whose four fides (perimeter)
amounted to the sum ol 0!0 perches.
The diagonal from any of its corners to
the opposite corner being 235 perches.
He sold the same to his two neighbors,
Andrew and Jacob, for S5,400 ; of which
sum Andrew paid .?2,733.7o, Jacob pay
ing the balance. Then these two purchas
ers agreed among themselves that Andrew's
share of the land should be valued at 80
cents per acre higher than Jacob's part,
and each should take out their full pur
chase money in land. How many acres
of said tract did each of said purchasers
get?
An answer is requested.
PROBLEM.
How many such globes as the earth,
are equal in bulk to the sun, if the earth
is 8,000 miles in diameter and tho sun
8110,000 miles ?
An answer is requested.
A gent lately caught cold by kissing a
lady's suowy brow. Served him right.
The .most unsociable things are mile
stones ; you never see two of them to
gether. It is calculated that tight lacing saves
this country ?2,000,000 iu board alone
every year.
Mr. Cobb has married Miss 'Webb. He
knew that they were meant to be joined
as soon as he spied her.
Sweet and Bitter
'Tis sweet to court,
But, oh ! how bitter
To court a gal
And then not git her.
A llhode Island mother has saved
money enough by washing to buy her
stylish daughter a piano.
"Pa, are cannibals people that live on
other folks ?" "Yes, my dear." "Then,
pa, uncle George must be a cannibal, for
ma says he's always living on somebody.
At the Georgia State Fair, a wealthy
bachelor saw a beautiful young lady in
specting a new cook-stove, sought an
introduction, proposed, and was accepted
since which all the girls crowd about the
love department.
A little boy, hearing his father say,
"There is a time for all things," climbed
up behind his mother's chair, and, whisper
ing in her ear, asked : "When is the pro
per time for booking sugar out of the
sugar-bowl ?" -
WON HIMSELF.
The following story is old, but will bear
repeating.
1 was going up the Mississippi ml848,
Judge Underwood, of Kentucky, and
Henry (Jlay being on board.
1 hats a tough crew from jMatchez,"
remarked the clerk, who came upon deck
as we were about going below. "They
play hard and high."
".Let's go and look on lor a while, said
the Judge.
We went down into the saloon, where
we found two parties at play. At one of
the tables sat four men, about whom were
gathered a large number of lookers on ;
aiid these proving to lie the heavy play
ers, we joined the spectators. The jame
was "twenty-deck poker," and money was
changing hands with startling rapidity.
One of the players, a middle-aged man.
whose face showed plainly the ravages of
an excess that was sapping his lite, and
who, 1 afterwards learned, was a cotton
planter, had staked his last dollar and
"called"up his opponent's hand. He held
four queens, against which was lain down
four kings. And he was "broke." He
started to his fectr as if to leaver the tabic.
" Are you dead broke, Colonel?" asked,
he of the four kings.
"Yes to the last picayune."
"(Hve me your note and I'll lend ye."
"No," replied the planter, with an oath.
"1 can do better than that. 'Where's
Whackmon ?"
"Here," answered a dark-visaged man.
"Bring the girl and boy here that I
bought at Natcher. Hold on the game
just one minute, gentlemen, and I'll make
a raise."
The man went away, and shortly re
turned, accompanied by the "girl and boy."
Said "girl" proved to be a bright mulatto
woman of five and thirty, or therealwuLs,
and the "boy" was her son.
The boy was not far from ten years of
age, with a face lighter in color than was
hi.s mother's ; his features were really
handsome.
"Look here, gentlemen," spoke the
planter, rising ; here's as likely a pair for
a girl and her brat as you can scare up.
I paid eight hundred dollars for 'em.
Who'll give six ?"
He waited a few, moments without re
ceiving an answer, and then said :
"I must have the money, so here goes
for it rattle. Twenty dollars a throw, and
thirty chances lor the pair. Oome, gen
tlemen ; them that buvs first w ill throw
first."
Here was excitement as well as chance
for profit. The players and the specta
tors surged up, and twenty chances were
sold as quickly as the planter could take
the money and write down the names.
Then came a lull. The planter took two
whereupon his two companions took each
one more. Theu thri-e men in the crowd
"doubled up."
"Two more chances, gentlemen."
C!av whispered apart to the Judge, and
then made his way to the table and
threw down two gold eagles.
"What name '.'''
"(jive it to the woman."
"All right. Une chance for Ninette."
Before the planter could call again.
Judge I'nderwood had placed twenty dol
lars on the table, saying as he did so :
"This is for the liov.''
"(iood !" cried the owner of the prop
erty. "Here's a chance tor Tommy.
And that takes the lot. Where's' the
clerk ?"
"Her.-."
"Have you got the blanks f(,r this sort
of business
Yes."
"Then won't ye fill up a bill of sale for
these two Ninette and Tommy and
leave a place to put in the winner '.' Now
then for the dice, gentlemen."
The dice were brought on and the
shaking commenced. There were three
dice and each player was entitled to three
throws. Of the first ten throws thirtv
nine was the highest number cast. The
eleventh turned up forty-two. Then the
scores fell again till the twenty-first throw,
when one of the gamesters threw out forty-nine.
The crowd was now all excitement.
Again the dice rattled in the box as the
second gamester took his turn. But his
throw was a low one. The twenty-eighth
throw lielouged to the clerk of the boat,
who had now returned with the bill of
sale. He threw forty -nine tying the
gamester.
"Come, Ninette, it's your turu." The
woman started, and quivered and pressed
her hand over heart. Only the groaning
and puffing of the engine broke the still
ness of the place.
"Will the gentleman who paid for the
cliatice throw for nie '?" she said in a low
musical tone, earnest and imploring, and
of the purest accent.
"Let the boy throw for you" returned
Mr. Clay, who shrank from the ordeal.
"His luck would be better than mine."
Tommy came forward and took the box.
His mother's hands were clasped and her
lips moved in prayer. The lioy trembled
like an aspen. AVhat a world of weal or
woe hung upon the fickle chance.
He shook the box and turned the dice
upon the table. Three aces ! A moment
he gazed on the three single spots, and,
dropping the box, he sank, pale and
frightened.
"Shake once more, loinmy," said tl
1 1 inter.
"It's no use, master, I can't get forty-
"But you've got your chances, my bov."
"Aye," cried the Judge. "That was
your Mother's chance. Now throw for
the chance I gave you throw for your
self and may Heaven help you !"
That was not an assemblage of relig
iously inclined persons, by any means, but
the fervent petition of the Judge met
with a response of "Amen !" fronj nearly
all present.
Again the boy cainc forward and lifted
the kix. His lips were tightly shut, and
the old quivering of the limbs was hushed.
The only sound in that saloon, above the
deep breathing of the spectators', was the
clicking of the ivory cubes. Presently
the first throw was made.
"Five five nix, are sixteen !" an
nounced the planter, setting down the fig
ures. The dice were then gathered
thrown again.
up
and
"Six six and a five. Good ! That's
seventeen."
The boy was as pale as death as he
took the box for the last throw, and his
mother leaned against a stanchion for sup
port. At last lie made his finale throw.
Three sixes ! eighteen ! and that's
fifty-one ! Tommy, my boy you're a trump.
Now. Mr. Clerk, fill up the bill of sale,
and I'll sign it before these witnesses."
The scene that followed can better be
imagined than described. The last time I
ever heard from Judge Underwood he was
alive and well, though long retired from
active life. Ninette was his housekeeper,
and Tommy his most trusted servant.
A little fellow some four or five years
old, and who had never seen a negro, was
greatly perplexed one day when one came
to where he and his father were. The
youngster eyed the stranger suspiciously
till he had passed, and then asked bis
father: "Pa, who painted that man all
black?" "God did, my son," jreplied the
father. "WelL,',' said the tho little one,
still looking after the negro, 'I shouldn't
'a thought he'd held still.'
Letter from 31 alt a.
BY REV. E. W.
f ARK. Eti.
Steamer "Nobth TtvE," i
Mediterranean Sea, Oct. H , 1S70. j
" As hundreds of ships stop here for
coal, everything is arranged for coaling
quickly, so that six hours only were al
lowed us for sight-seeing. As soon as we
landed on the shore the natives gathered
around us, ready to aidis in any way that
would accomodate us, and pay them. Ye
selected only a guide, .and asked to be
shown the Governor's Palace. This is a
very large building erected by the Grand
Masters of the "Order of St. Joh," more
than three hundred years ago. The
"Knights of St, John" were an Order
formed in 1085, iu Jerrtealem. Their ob
ject at first was to eroct hospitals and
care, for the sick pilgrims who visited'' the
holy sepulchre. As the "Nohammedans
were great persecutors ,of the Christians
in Palestine, this order was afterwards
about 1125 re-cast on ajfiry model,
in order to wage war iu defcDse of chris
tianity and the Knights beeame renowned
all over Christendom for their kindness in
their hospitals, and their resolute bravery
in war. They were, however, driven from
Palestine by the Moslem, and from each
place where they sought a home, until in
1530 they obtained a grant of the island
of Malta, and became Governors there
and built up tho city with its beautiful
harbor andjstrong fortifications. While
the other nations were being made what
they are to-day, these energetic Knights
were preparing Malta to be wh.tt it is
the grand connecting link betweeu Europe
and Asia.
The Palace that we visited was built
for the Grand Masters of these Knights
and contains at present very much the
furniture that was used by them. Even
the old carriage in which they rode stands
in the hall in a verv dilapidated condi
tion. Entering the building we werefiivt
conducted to the picture gallery, where we
saw the pictures of the great men of the
order painted by the best arti.-ts of those
times. We then entered Lie council
chamber, where the walls were covered
with what appeared to be beautiful paint
ings, but which on examination proved to
be magnificent (loberlin tapestry wrought
with the needle. The pictures of men.
birds and beasts thus wrought were very
perfect iudeed. We also visited the
drawing-room with its furniture, carpets,
iV.c. much a- wher used by the order.
The Armory is 2"iO ft. long surrounded by
all kinds of anus and coats ,;' mail Used
and woru by those brave warriors. Ir.
this large room and surrounding the halls
hading to it were strange looking images
of soldiers clothed with coats of sti-el,
holding a weapon of some kind in one
hand and a shield in the other. When we
returned from the Palace we each took a
seat '.li llic eel carriage used by those
Masters lung lief'ore New England was
settled at all. From ther we wont to a
hotel for breakfast, and were served much
in European style except taat while we
ate, our landlord interested himself and
disturbed us by trying to sell us some nice
Maltese lace and jewelry. After visiting
the market street, and seeing much and
and buviug a little of the renowned Mal
tese lace, we were guided to St. Johns
church. This church was erected aliout
the year 1550, and its interior is magnifi
cent beyond description. The main room
which we enter through the hall is very
large and very high ; the roof leing an
oval arch beautifully decorated with pic
tures. These pictures in the arch over
head have become much obliterated by
time, and they are now having them re
newed by the best artists. The man in
charge who explained to us these pic
tures, said that j23,0l0, or $115,000 had
been appropriated for renewing these pic-
rures. I think I never looked on anything
more beautiful than the part where this
work is already completed. In the front
of the main room is a large altar on which
are silver candlesticks, five and six feet
high and proportionally large. The space
behind the altar extends back sixty feet
and yet does not seem out of proportion
to the main body of the church. We
turned from the large room through high,
open arches to smaller chapels about oO
feet square arranged on either side of the
large room the entire length. These were
also connected with one another by high
broad arches, and were all ornamented
with magnificent paintings. One felt in
passing through these chapels and while
gazing at the arched roof of the church
that all the scenes descrilied in scriptures
w(jre re-enacted here especially all the
scenes in the life of our Savior. These
chapels represent the different nations who
were represented in the order of Knights.
There is a Spanish chapel a German, Por.
tuguese, French, Italian, Irish, &c. In
the chapel near the large altar i.s a chapel
altar of solid silver, which must have cost
more th an any dozen larms in ermout.
In the chapel answering to this one on the
other side of the church altar there was
formerly another altar of pure gold of
the same dimensions as the silver one.
When Napoleon visited Malta he could
not withstand the temptation of so much
sacred gold, hence took down the altar and
other valuable ornaments and sent them on
board a vessel for France. The silver
altar had been painted black and escaped.
The vesssel with her valuable cargo is
said never to have reached France, so that
the golden altar ornaments the bottom of
the sea. The Maltese will never forgive
this act of Napoleon, buf every visitor is
told the story of this wrong. The floor
of this church is formed by four hurdred
marble stones covered by inscriptions in
memory of the noble deeds of four
huudred Knight, who arc said to be in
terred here. From the chapel by the
golden ahar we descend into a vault or
chapel in which are tombs of solid stone
in the centre of which a place for a coffin
was cut and some of the most noted of
the "Grand Masters" are thus interred in
solid rock. The whole church exhibited
such perfection of art as one would like
to study foV hours, yea days ; but it did
not inspire in us feelings of devotion.
The island of Malta seems to have for
merly been almost altogether a rock,
t , f. IN 11 I ... Y17I -
iornieu oi a souyenown sauusiuiie. u ner
ever we go we seem to be walking on sand
stone and all the houses are of the same
material. In the interior there are fields,
but even here the roads by the fields seem
of stone. Much of the soil is said to
have been Drought trom .-icily. J he is
land is 60 miles round, and its greatest
length is 20 and its greatest breadth 12
miles, and it is said to contain a population
of 120,000 souls. As there are so many
things of interest there it is visited by
thousands of passengers while their ships
take on coal.
"We here secured fresh oranges, figs,
peaches, peas, apples, grapes and pome-
granites for the remainder of our passage.
At 3 o'clock p.m., our ship was ready
and we were soon far out to sea, leaving
Malta and its beauty for others to gaze
upon.
The Mediterranean looks to the school-boy
like a small sea ; but we arc sailing on its
waters over 2000 miles in a direct course
and land is now far from us on either side.
It was a fresh spot in our voyage to tread
the solid earth, see the sights, and take
a country ride, and breath the pure air of
Malta and we shail not soon forgeFour
visit there.
What is the Kcssian Question? It
seems that after the Crimean War, Rus
sia consented to a compromise with other
powers which had commercial interests on
the Black Sea, o the effect that those
waters should be peaeabie and not a bat
tle field of the nations. To make the con
tract definite and binding they agreed to
sail no war vessels on that sea, even on
errands of peace, and up to the present
time ltussia has faithfully kept her word
But the restrictions are really hampering
to a great nation and probably have borne
harder on Kussia than on any other con
senting power, while at the same time
the others have violated the letter if not
the spirit of the compact, aud have thus
afforded Russia an excuse for repudiating
toe treaty whenever she should think her
time had come.
The particular violations of which she
complains are said to lie as follows : "The
cruise of the Prince of Wales, in the Black
ea, in an English frigate ; a similar trip
subsequently, bv Lord Bulwer Lvtton ;
the appearance of the Austrian squadron
at Yarua, when the Emperor of Austria
was there ; and, lastly, the voyage or the
Sultan in a Turkish frigate." These were
all peaceful errands, and go to show, more
than anything else, the absurd nature of
the treaty. Until there shall be no more
war. can any power of any strength or any
pride consent to float no war vessels upon
its adjacent waters. The treaty was a
put up job among the other Dations to
muzzle the Russiau bear. It lacked every
equitable element of a compromise and
was therefore an insult, which no nation
could be expected to pocket any longer
than it must. Since France is crippled,
Russia thinks she must no longer. Who
can blame her ?
It will be for Congress to decide
how
it will apportion the Congressmen under
the census of this year. But it is as plaiu
now as it ever will be, and that is perfect
ly plain, that Yermont, New Hampshire
and Rhode Island must each lose a mem
ber. The population will foot up about
39,000.000, against 31,443,321 iu li-GO.
The present House contaius 243 members,
and if the number should not be increased
New England would lose seven, tho Mid
dle Statesi ten and the Southern States
three; the Western States would gain
nineteen ; and the Pacific States would re
main as they are. The New England
loss would be divided as follows: Massa
chusetts two. and the other States one
each. The Southern States make nearly
good their representation by counting all
the colored people as a basis, instead of
three-filths of them as under the oi l or
der of things. Should the House be in
creased to three huudred members, which
is tiie out.-ide limit supposable, the ratio
would he a'oout one Representative to
130,000, aud under this apportionment
Massachusetts would gain one member,
Maine and Connecticut would be unchang
ed, and New Hampshire, Yermont aud
Rhode Island would lose one each. In
any event the West will make a heavy in
crease of members ; and will probably
make an effort to get them in some way
into the forty-second Congress. Free
1'ress-
Thk Census. The returns for the New
Kogland states give that section of the
country a population of 3,482,001 in 1870,
against 3,135,283 in lStiO, showing an
increase 11. 00 tier cent. The population
of the respective states is as follows :
Massachusetts, l,448,0oa ; Maine, t30,-
428 ; Connecticut, 537,998 ; Vermont,
330,235; New Hampshire, 317,97H; and
Rhode Island, 217,319. lhe increase of
population in Rhode Island amounts to
24.45 per eent ; in Massacusetts, 17.ti2
per cent. ; iu Connecticut, 10.9 percent. ;
m ennont, 4.8 per cent, and in Maine,
0.34 percent., while New Hampshire has
fallen off 2.4s per cent.
Tuk )i amond Fields of South Africa.
We have been favored with a glance at
a copy of the Cape Anji,s, a paper pub
lished at Capt' Town, South Africa, some
two hundred miles or more from the now
famous region. It is dated October 18,
1870, and contains 'copious and rather flo
rid allusions to the diamond fields. The
diamond digging on the banks of the Yaal
is described as unprecedentedly successful.
Diamonds of marvelous size and brilliancy
have rewarded even casual searchers after
the precious gems. One fortunate fellow
unearthed a diamond weighing eighty-eight
carats, and alxmt the size of a pigeon's
egg, for which he refused, we are told,
22,000. He started at once for Eng
land. But even the Arips has a dark
side to the picture. The "diamondifurous"
we find this word iu the Argus region
is claimed by three governments, to wit :
the Free State, the Transvaal and the
Waterlever. The claim of the latter is
upheld by the Colonial authorities.
1 rouble perhaps actual hostilities may
intervene. Then, too, the sanitary con
dition is not favorable. Lack of cleanli
ness has superinduced fever, and a spirit
of lawlessness prevails. And while some
have made fortunes, and others have done
well, large numbers, the Argus admits,
have experienced nothing but disappoint
ment, and in rome cases poverty and dis
tress. It does not appear that the pre
cious stones are so plentiful as to serious
ly threaten a depreciation ot value, uor
yet to give reasonable hope that more
than a limited few will be overpaid for
their time and trouble in the search after
Sinbad's fortune. Boston Journal
1
It has been decided to hold the annual
convention of the New Hampshire Woman
Suffrage Association about the middle of
next January.
More than 1,200 bakers are employed
in Paris, day and night,' in providing
bread tor the iirmy.
To this day tho pulpit in which John
Calvin, the eminent religious reformer,
preached, and the chair in which he sat,
are preserved in the cathedral of St. Pierre,
in Geneva. Calvin died in the year 1564,
and was buried in the cemetery of Plain
Palais, Geneva. The monument over his
grave is the only one of this extraordinary
man. It is a square stone eight inches
wide by twelye inches high, bearing the
simple inscription, " J. G. '
Prussia.
History tells us that Prussia has always
bseu au aggressive power fioiii the time
she took rank as Que. How otherwise
could the electors of Brandenburg have
converted their petty electorate iuto a
powerful kingdom than by seizing on the
domains of their neighbor! ? And this
is what they did. b rederick the Second
seized Silesia without the least provocation.
He also joined Austria and Russia in the
first partition of Poland. -His successors
have steadily carried out his policy when
ever they could. In 1792 Prussia joined
Austria in iuvading France. In 1793.
she iuvaded Pol mid, seized Dantzic, and
obtained important acquisitions from the
second partition Of .Poland. Ill 1794 she
attempted to gain possession of Warsaw,
and in 18U1 sjie seized Hanover. bhe
has in late years tried to wrest Nearchatel
from Switzerland, and she has taken
Schleswig aud HoLsteiu from Denmark.
She has seized Hanover and "mediatized"
several of the petty states of Germany be
sides expelling Austria from all participa
tion in German affairs. She tried hard to
get possession of Luxembourg about two
years ago, but desisted because she was
sot qww prepared for the ? a r which. .it I
has involved ; but it will be surprising if
sh does not contrive to obtain it before
the present war is over, on the ground
that it is a German duchy, and that there
fore it must cgme iuto the North German
confederation along with Alsace aud Lor
raine. If the British ministers ignore ail
this, they must be wilfully blind. When
Prussia shall have settled her account with
France, she will still have two affairs to
dispose of before the unity of Germany
will be complete. One is to absorb the
eight millions of Germans who are in Aus
tria the other is to absorb the two mil
lions who are in Russia. She will then
be at the head of a confederation number
ing upwards of sixty millions of citizens,
aud the Baltic will become a Prussian
lake. There will, in "fact, be nothing ca
pable of re? isting her in Europe, should
she feel inclined to go on as she has been
doing for the last hundred years. It will
be a revival of au empire like the Roman,
founded on force and sustained iy aggres
sion. One of the pioneers in California emi
gration, who went across the plaiu? in '41',
tells this story that began on the journey
and has just ended in San Francisco:
While the train of which the narrator,
now in Nevada, was h member, was en
camped at a point on the Humboldt where
the Lessen trail iutersects the Carson track
of travel, he visited the tent of a family
consisting of an elderly couple an l one
child, a daughter of 14 or 15. The old
lady was sitting on a pile of blankets un
der the canvas, encouraging a most deter
mined attack of the "sulks," while the
masculine head of affairs had planted him
self on the wooden tongue, and was suck
ing his pipe as though he expected to
remain there forever.
A single glance developed the difficulty
iu that little train of one wagon and three
person.?, and that it had attained a point
ot quiet desperatiou beyond the reach ot
peaceful adjustment. Three days before
they had pitched their tent at the forks of
the road, and as they could not agree upon
the route by which to enter California,
there they had reniaiucd. , The husband
had expressed a preference for the Carson
road, aud the wife for the Lessen, and
neither would yield. The wife declared
she would remain all winter; the husband
said he would be pleased to prolong the
sojouru through the summer following.
On the morning of the fourth day the
wife broke a su'leu silence of thirty-six
hours by proposing a division of the pro
perty, which consisted of two yoke of oxen,
one wagon, oamp furniture, a small quanti
ty of provisions, and S12 in silver. The
proposal w;is accepted, and forthwith the
"plunder" was divided, leaving the wagon
to the old man, and the daughter to the
mother. The latter exchanged with a
neighboring train the cattie belonging to
her for a pony and pack-saddle, ami, piling
her daughter and her portion of the divid
ed spoils upon the animal, she resolutely
started across the desert by the Lessen
trail, while the old man silently yoked his
cattle aud took the other route.
Of eourse boih parties reached Califor
nia iu safety. We say "of course," for it
s scarcely possible that any obstacle,
death included, could have interfered with
stubborness so sublime. Arriving in Sac
ramento with her daughter, the old lady
readily found employment for women
were less plentiful than now aud subse-
juently opened a boarding house, and in
few years amassed a handsome fortune.
Two vears ago she went to San Francisco.
uud the daughter, whose education had
not been neglected, was married to one of
the most substantial citizens.
And what had become of the old man?
The wife had not seen or heard of him
since they parted on the Humboldt. They
had lived happily together for years, aud
she sometimes reproached herself for the
wilfulness that separated them alter so
long a pilgrimage together. But he was
not dead. We caunot trace his course in
California, however. All that we know
of him is, that fortune had not smiled up
on him, and that for years he had toiled
without hope. I inally, feeling unable to
wield the pick aud shovel, he visited San
rrancisco, in the hope ot obtaining employ
ment better adapted to his wasted strength.
lor three months he remained idle
ifter arriving there, and then, for want of
occupation, became the humble retailer of
peanuts and oranges, with his entire traffic
upon his arm. This was six months ago.
A few weeks since, in passing the open
door of a cottage in the southern part of
the city, e observed a lady m the hall,
and stopped to offer his merchandise. As
he stepped upon the threshold the lady
approached, and the old man raised his
eyes and dropped his basket; and no
wonder, either, for she was his wife, his
old woman !" She recognized him, and,
throwing up her arms in amazement, ex
claimed :
"Great God! John, is that you?" "All
that is left of me," replied the old man.
With exteuded arms they approached.
Suddenly the old lady's countenance
changed, and she stepped back. "John,"
said she, with a look which might have
been construed into earnestness, "how did
you find the Carson road ?" "Miserable,
Sukey, miserable," replied the old man ;
"hi of sand and alkali." "llieu L was
right, John," she continued inquiringly
"You were, Sukey." "That's enough !"
said she, throwing her arms around the
old man's neck ; that's enough, John ;"
aud the old couple, strangely sundered,
were reunited.
The Fatalities of War. At Marengo
the French had 28,000 men, the Austrians
30,000, and 13,000 were either killed or
wounded. At Austerlitz there were 90,
000 French, 80,000 Austrians and Rus
sians : killed and wounded 23,000. At
Jena, 100,000 French, 100,000 Prussians
killed and wounded, 34,000. At Wagram,
150,000 French, 13,000 Austrians; killed
and wounded, 24,000. At Borodina,
125,000 French and same number of
Russians ; loss in killed and wounded, SO,'
000. At Leipsic, 150,000 French, 280,
000 allies ; 50,000 killed and wounded.
And the French paper, which gives these
figures, adds significantly, "And now there
are 800,000 men in presence ot each other.
vith improved means ot destruction.
Laws of Vermont.
BE.NMAL SESSION, 1870.
Designated Ly Secretary of Slate, for
publication in the neicspapm.
No, 1. An act to amend the existing
statute laws relating to the appointment
or election, tenure of office, and duties
of certain State officers.
It is hereby enacted by tfie General As
sembly of the State of Vermont :
SECRETARY Or STATE.
Sec. 1. Section thirty-six of chapter
eight of the general statutes is hereby
amended so as to read as follows :
"Sec. 36. It is hereby made the duty
of the Secretary of State to procure here
after one copy of the printed journal of
each House of the General Assembly at
any session thereof, and also one copy of
the acts or laws passed at such session,
immediately after the same may be print
ed aud published, and deposit the same
in his office, aud also one copy of this and
all subsequent revisions of the laws of this
State, and deposit the same in his office ;
all of which, together with all such jour-
nnla nnil lnvc inA mriainna tf iha lnwa
of. this State, as tho said .secrUry may
have heretofore possessed and deposited
possessed and depi
in his office, shall therein be kept, and the
same shall cot be taken from his office uu
less under the sanction of a law to that
effect ; and it is also made his duty here
after, on or before the first day of Sep
tember in each year, to prepare and for
ward to the town treasurer of each town,
blanks adapted to the provisions of section
seventy-seven of chapter fifteeen ; to each
court auditor blanks adapted to the pro
visions of section one hundred and six of
chapter twelve ; to each State's attorney
blanks adapted to the provisions of sec
tion sixty-four of chapter twelve; aud to
each sheriff in the State, blanks adapted
to the provisions of section thirty-six of
chapter twelve ; and on the return ot the
same, tilled iu compliance with the afore
said sections, to the Secretary of State, he
shall file the same in hi.s office for the us
of the General Assembly."
SECRETARY Of CIVIL AND MILITIRY AFFAIRS.
Sec. 2. Section forty of chapter eight
of the General Statutes is hereby amend
ed by substituting the word 'biennial"' for
the word "annual" therein.
AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS.
Sec. I . Section forty-one of the same
chapter last mentioned, is hereby amended
so as to read as follows :
"Srr. 41. There shall be biennially
elected by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives in joint assembly an Auditor
of Accounts, who shall be commissioned
by the Governor, and sworn."
See. 4. Section forty-two of the same
chapter last mentioned, is hereby amended
so as to read as follows :
"Sec. 42. The Auditor of Accounts,
before entering on the duties of his office,
shall execute a bond to the State of Yer
mont in the sum of twenty thousand dol
lars, with such sufficient sureties as shall
be approved of by the Governor, condi
tioned for the faithful discharge of the du
tie of his office."
Sec. ;. bection forty-six ot the same
ehapter last mentioned, is hereby amended
so as to read as follows :
"Sec. 40. It shall be the duty of the
Auditor of Accouuts to make a full and
thorough examination of all th: books,
papers, and items of account kept by the
'Ireasurer, relating to the finances of the
State, between the first and fifteenth days
of August in each year, and hf shaft re
port the condition of the same to the Gen-
eral Assembly at the commencement oi
. . , , ... i.
its next succeeding biennial session ; and
shall state in such report a full detail of
the indebtedness of the State, with all
other facts connected therewith which he
may deem important to the the interests
of the StUte.
Sec. (3. Section fifty -eight of the same
chapter last mentioned, is hereby amended
SO as tO read as follows :
'Sec. 58. The Auditor of Accounts
shall nienmaiiy prepare ana puoiisn, ior
the use of the General Assembly, an edition
not exceeding fifteen huudred copies of a
in ii i ii-r
repun, ciuiuimij; uuuci ajijjiujii 1J.1.C ncaus,
ail the sources ot revenue oi me rune,
with a spee.he and detailed statement ot
its uisoursemeuts, ior eacu oi me two next
f"cauiu6 UJ1 l" r
uau append any report wnicu ne.i".v
maKc in u.c jienoiuiauo.- u. uuura u.
tne dkuk commissioner, uevoiveu on nun,
unaertne provisions oi an act enuueu
An act in amendment oi sections ioriy-
four and sixty-one of chapter eightv-nine
of the General Statutes, entitled ;Of
banks,' approved October 20, 1807 ; and
it shall not be his duty hereafter, unless
specially required so to do, to make any
report tp the governor, or to the general
assembly, designed merely to exuiou an
account of nionevs received or disbursed
on account of the state."
Sec. 7. Sections fifty-nine, sixty, and
sixty-two, of the same chapter eight before
mentioned, are hereby severally amended,
by substituting the word "biennially"' for
or in place ot the word "annually wher
ever the said last mentioned word occurs
in the said sections respectively.
INSPECTOR OF FINANCE.
See. 8. Section sixty-six of the same
hapter last mentioned, is hereby amended
so as to read as fellows :
'Sec. 06. The governor shall biennial
Iv annoint an inspector of finance, whose
duty it shall be to assist the auditor of ac-
counts in bis annual examination of the
treasurer's department, to examine mi-
nutely all of the accounts of the treasurer,
with a view to ascertain the correctness oi
his report, and whether the accounts are
properly kept ; and also to examine all ot
the books and papers ot tne auaitor oi ac
couuts, to see that they are properly kept.
and his allowances properly made ; and to
report to the legislature the result ot such
examination; which report shall be print
ed and bound with the biennial report ot
the auditor of accounts.
keportek.
Sec. t). Section sixty-seven ot the
same chapter last mentioned, is hereby
-mipmierl hv snhstitntintr the word "bit n-
nally" for or in place of the word annu-
alhi" therein.
Sec 10. Section seventy ot the same
chapter last mentioned, is hereby amend-
ed bv adding at the end thereot tueioiiow-
in proviso, viz: "Provided, that the
volumes to bo furnished to the organized
towns as aforesaid, of the said reports
which may be published in each year in
which there is no regular biennial session
of the general assembly, shall be forward-
ed by the librarian, at the expense of the
State, to tne county ciers ui iur wrcim
counties in which the towns respectively
are situated; and it shall be the duty of
each county clerk to deliver the volume
by him received for any town within his
county to the town cleric or other agent
such town, taking his receipt ior the same,
and to forward such receipt to the libra
rian, whenever required so to do by the
librarian.
serceant-at-arms.
c.. n ,.onf.aoT-on f,rii
. .1. ........ lie ,i nrO wirt.nl 'a LorpnT
Mm0luarc.
.m.nMiiitnniidii n nm:
T7 Tk. ui,.ii t,. K;nnmllv
chosen by the senate and house of repres
cntatives in ioiut assembly, a sergeaut-at-
arms, who shall hold his othee lor the
term of two years from the first day of
i . j: .;
jjeceinoer utii duwwuiu8 "i i'""--
inent, and who shall give a bond to the
State, with sureties to the satisfaction of
the state treasurer, in the sum of four
thousand dollars, conditioned forthe faith
ful performance of his official duties. .
Sec. 12. Section eighty-six of the same
chapter last meutioned, is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows : "
"Sec. 8G. The sergeant at-arms shall,
immediately after the organization of the
senate and house ' of representatives, at
each regular bennial session of the gener
al assembly, transmit to the governor for
the use of the general assembly, an ab
stract of his accouut against the state,
embracing all of the items in said account,
with a correct statement of the number of
persons employed iu and about the state
house, and the amount of compensation
paid to each by the day, together with a
true inventory or list of all the property
in his possession belonging to tke state."
COMMISSIONER OF THE INSANE.
See. 13. Section forty-six of chapter
twenty of the general statutes is hereby
amended so as to read as follows :
"Sec. 40. There shail be biennially
appointed by the legislature a commision
er of the insane, whose duty it shall be,
monthly, or ofteuer if need be, to visit
said asylum, with the trustees, or alone, to
examine into the condition ot the institu
tion, the receipts and expenditures, the
management or the patients and the gen
eral welfare of the asylum, and to, make
report thereon annually to the auditor of
accounts, by the fifteenth day of Septem
ber ; which report shall be published with
the biennial report of the auditor of ac
counts." RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
Sec. 14. Sections one hundred and
nineteen, one hundred and twenty-one,
and hundred and twenty-six of chapter
twenty-eight of the general statutes are
hereby severally amended by substituting
the word "biennially" for or in place of
the word "annually" wherever the said
last mentioned word occurs in the said
sections respectively.
Sec. 15. Section one hundred and
twenty-three of the same chapter is here
by amended so as to read as follows :
" Sec. 123. Said commissioner shall
examine aud report biennially to the gen
eral assembly in the first week of its regu
lar session next succeeding his election or
appointment, the existing pecuniary con
dition aud financial management of each
and every railroad iu this state for each
of the two preceediug years, showing the
true pecuniary condition of such railrord.
Such report shall include the amouut of
recei jits aud expenditures of such railroad
for each of said years, and from what
sources said receipts were derived, and for
what said expenditures were made ; also
the outstanding debts and liabilities against
such road and the nature thereof ; all claims
and debts due to said railroad, aud the
names aud compensation of all persons
employed by said railroad, and the nature
of their service: together with the condi
tion of said road, aud its equipments and
property, as herein before provided."
THE SUPREME COURT.
Se3. 16. Section one of chapter thirty
of the general statutes is hereby amended
so as to read as follows :
Sec. 1. There shall be a supreme
panrt within arjli for ,h;8 gtat to Ke heM
at tbe respective times and places by law
appointed for that purpose; and it shall
cousist of one chief judge and six assistant
judges, to be appoiuted in the manner
provided in the constitution ot this state.
Sec. 1 . Section two ot the same chap
ter last mentioned, is hereby amended so
as to read as follows :
"Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the
judges of said court, or a majority of
I j c
then i, as soon as practable after their ap-
p0,ntmentt t0 designate four of their nuin-
ber t0 atenj t-ne several terms or sessions
0f the supreme court to be held within or
for each county of this state, respectively
b each year of their term of office ; and it
chnll KtliP ilntTr nf iha nAifa cnAairma-
tHi tn flttftn,i th S9M ;, or trm of
jj court in tUe Kyenl counties to which
thur mnr ho m rlwinnlKil nr nwlirnxil oo
aforesajtj "
m
0. 18. Section fifteen of chapter one
hul)dred aud twenty-six of the general
statutes, is hereby amende-1 so as to read
aj) f0Ioys
c i-. Th term nf nffle nfrh
dec!sions of the SUpreme court shall, ex
cept -n the case of eleetionor appointment
to till a vacancy or unexpired term, cem-
meuce on the first day of December next
after their election, and shall continue for
tue term 0f WQ years
o ,r, Sect;on 8jxteen 0f the same
L.ir, i...t ,:j k,0v, mj
lUllj'li:! i 1. . I UIMILlUUwUU m t Vl'J Ulllll,.,
so as to read as lollows :
Sec. 10. . In cases where no certain
.Inv is fivd Viv Lmr for the enmniAnooment
of the term of office of any salaried offictT
choseu the a) BSBCmbjf the terra
of offiue or guch officer shall e t ;n the
of . riertion or aor,ointment to fill
a vacaucy or unexpired term, be two years
from the day of his election, or until a
successor S chosen and qualified ; and no
compensation shall be claimed by' or al
n -
lowed to any such omcer who may contin
ue in office for a longer period than two
years from the day of his election, tor any
service exceeding or coutinued beyond the
said term of two years, as aforesaid, if &
successor shall be chosen at any time dur
ing the regular session of the general as
sembly next succeeding his last election
or appointment to such office."
general officers of tue militia.
Sec. 20. Section six of an act enti-
tied "An act for encouraging themilitia,
approved November 22, 1804, is hereby
amended by substituting the word "uku-
niaUy" for or in place ot the word an-
nually therein.
trustees of the Vermont reform school.
ec .2. Section one of an act entitled
"An act for the regulation and govern
ment of the Yermont Reform School,"
approved November 19, 18G6, is hereby
amended so as to read as ionows :
Sec. 1. The government of the Yer
mont Reform School, established at W a-
terbury, shall be elected biennially by the
general assembly, and shall hold their
offices tor two years, commencing on tne
i . -
first day of December next after their
election : and in case ot a vacancy in the
said board occuring by reason of death,
resignation, removal from the state, or
otherwise, the governor shall nil such va
cancy by appointment for the remainder
ot the unexpired official term, or unui me
next session of the general assembly
The other dav a man named Abraham
gpiHmine, with his wife and children,
made a halt at' the Western IIot;l, iu
Windsor : and when it became necessary
t0 rer,jKter, the man took up the pen and
wrote : "atrahail spmnune ninijeu-
,d jj;8 w,fe hiS three cllildren-
and lij8 daughTer." And he laid the
n down with the air of a man who had
seen ao0ut all of the world worth Feeing.
oi jy,trojt free Press
- A merican newspaper statistics give no
)es8 tnall 5,244 as the total number of
iournals. of which 542 are daily, i.izo
weekly, and 27 monthly. New York
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nub ishes tne largest numoer,uuuioiji,wi,
of which 77 are dailies: and Arizona the
j Ponnsvl.
I Bmanesi uumoer, uauicijr, -v-
vania stands next to the Empire State, and
prints 49o papers, of which 40 are dailies,
Illinois has 41o ; Ohio, 6t ; Indiana,
zoa ; Missouri, -"""-'. T
Massachusetts only . 219. Among the
nalifomia daily DaDers is an illustrated
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one, the engraving, of which are produced
' jfrom lino blocks acted upon with aoid.
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