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PBIT ACT SATURDAY. AUGUST II, 1877. THE DAILY FBEE orueys of the Union Trust Company, who thai went down "that was not cut and bleed BY TELEGKAPH jrce JJrtss irncs. The Water Question. Mr.

Edward Sawyer, the consulting engineer engaged by the Board of Aldermen, left town yesterday, having made a thorough examination of both the river and lake plans. All the material facta (including Prof. Collier's recent analyses, which Rutland Charles C. Kinsman, Captain E. M.

EJgcrtoD, First Lieutenant; George Q-Day, Second Lieutenant; lilty-ono men. The old company of thw name was organized in 1855. with General II. 11. Baxter as Captain.

When he was promoted the Captaincy was taken by General W. Y. W.Ripley, and entered the old First Vermont S. in 1861, under his command. The present company was named in June, 1874, and is composed of Rutland's best citizens, several ot whom know what it is to be a Union From our Special Reporter.

Vermont's Itulennlal buurd. Bennington's two notaele musters of a century the flag that's waved a hundred years. Peace hath her victories as well as war, and while "ail was quiet" in the valleys on the Connecticut, and among the green hills of the interior of the New Hampshire Grants, to the shores of Champlain, in the, mid Winter of 1777, when the Frost King, unlike King George cf England was monarch of all he surveyed, there assembled at the snow-bound hamlet of Westminster, a convention of brave and hardy pioneers and freemen, who declared their independence of Brit'tan's King, and laid the foundation for a free and sovereign republic to be known as Vermont. And as the advancing Summer's sun unbound tho icy fetters and loosed the hold ot tho Arctic King on the Green Mountain slopes and fertile valleys of the new born Stato, so the coming season witnossed the form and sceptre cf Royalty wave and disappear; have pliced F. C.

White in charge of the property, and directed him to run the road. Meanwhile, the new corporation has been organized by the bond-holders, whose mort gage was toreclosed, and articles ot associa tion were filed in the offise ol the Secretary of State. The directors named in tho articles are Augustas Schell and Cornelius anderbiltiot York A. IS. Oardner, T.

Park and Benj. R. Sears, of Bennington. The Union Trust Company is to transfer its title to this company upon the completion of this organization, and the new company is to issue its tickets and receive all income from this date. It is un derstood that this arrangement is acquiesced by the Central Vermont, and that no change will be made in employes at present.

All the arrangements for Centennial trains to Bennington next week are to be carried out according to the published notices, as to the running of trams and rates of fare, and no inconvenience will result to the travel ing public or to the visitors who are expect ed at Bennington. Rutland Herald. The Cambridge Kicursloti. To the Editor of the Free Fress and Times. riease ellow us to express our heartfelt thanks for the many tokens of kindness re ceived yesterday from tho managers of the Burlington and Lamoille Railroad, and especially so to President Hatch, of New York; Mr.

D. C. Linsley, BurlitigiOD, and Mr. H. F.

Wctherby, Cambridge, for their courteous attentions. The party numbered among the hundreds, old and vouds. from Bakersfield, Cambridge, F'letcher and Underbill among whom were our aged and esteemed townsmen, Deacon Solomon Mon tague, aged 92; Lncle Egbert Powell, aged 91; Mr. Theron Holmes, 88, and Mr. Thomas LQ ward.

Senior, bt. 1 ho en authorities placed us under lastin ODllgatl.MS by allowinff US to virnir nnnn the tterv Park." And. last hut nnt least, do not forget Warren Gibbs, wuu so mnuiy conducted our people to the grounus ana maae us leel at home. Ihe Conductors Wero verv kind anil thoughtful to our infirm parent and all in all, it was a day of good cheer to many who uaiciictcr utiore enjoyed our new railroad lacinties between the Lake and Lamoille. L.

P. Mudcett. Camiirilge, Aug. 8th 1877. IVotire.

Hr. C-ta wa un's Indian Queen of the alley, the Ereat Indian Blood Purifier, sale at It. E. Stearns Ws Pruz Store. Price.

tl.CO ter I.atf Kutri prisf Indicative tl American enterprise and a and novel mode of putting up Baked Beuni in hermetically sealed cans, has made its appearance. They may be served hot or cold, to suit taete, and will keep iu any climate, for picnics or nicy no excelled, as they are convenient to carry and always ready use. individuals or parties can always be supplied l.y applying to A. L. F.aircws, Grocer, Main street, lSurlmeton, where also may be found the finest assortment and variety of Crackers in the State.

AujT.fdlw luricg the past season many alterations and im provemenis nave characterized the internal arrangements of the popular American House, Boston. Although the Hotol is one of the oldest and decidodly the larsest lir-t-elass House in New England, there are lew so well kept and none so clean and comfortable, eat id int puno mm is oeinz manulactured for the new tors rurcnasing Asency, Las proven a most excellent instrument. 1 1 will compare favor ably with those from well known makers, as it con tains a.i me qualities and improvements lor which they are noted. It is made i all fitrmj DnH but they especially recommend tbeir fquare piano at $JoO. It is of the finest tone and fiuih.

quite as sooa a any jnu piano in tue market, and is ofler en hi uiee terms, oecause it passes no in termediate hands, but goes straight from the man ufaotory to the buy er, savin? all the expense uiiumcujpu. At i now aim most excellent. a parture. To protect tr-emselves. tbe a ncy have nsuiou ii unuer name me saver Bell If you wish to know more about it, address them for further particulars, or on any other subject at their bureau, Broadway, Room -'S.

The only preparation in the market forcleanin and beautifying silver ware, jewelry, without leaving the slightest scratch upon the finest surface Is now sold by jewelers and druggists, under the name of Carboli. We cheerfully recommend it to every family and can assure them that after once using, they will E6ver allow themselves to be with out it. Carboli is prepared in London and sells hero for twenty cents a package. July 9 Bat. Mon.Thur i ossi m-Tios Can Be Ci rid by a tontiy resort to Br.

8. 1). Howe Arabisn Milk Cure. It does not ary up a ouph and leavo tbe cause behind. is the case with most vrevaratioDS it loosen tho phlegm, cleanses the lunsrsaudallays irritation thus removing the cause oi the complaint.

bold by Wells, llicbardson VV'holesal Apents, and at retail by Burritt Burlington oH I in.nu.i tf Augll, II lias Stood the Test. If you doubt the wonderful success Snii.on CoHsrMPtiow C( bk, give it a trial then if you are not perfectly satisfied, return the bottle and we will refund the price paid, It has established the fact that Consumption can bo cured, while for Conhs, Hoarseness, Asthma, Whooping Cough, and all Luns or Throat troubles. There is nothing like i for a quick and positive euro, and it seldom fails, 10 cents, 50 cents, and $1.00 per bottle. If your Lungs are sore or Chest or Back lame, use Ebilob' roRoi Plaster. Trice -20 cents.

SoldbyEunit Burlinirton, Vt. l'R. blllL.UU'8 ol STEM ITALIZKIll-iHodcubt lie most successful cure tor lyspepsij id Liver Complaint we have ever knowo, otherwise we could no i'uaramee it. Incases of Consumption, where General debility. Loss of Appetite and constipation exist, it will restore and reulato the vstein.

while ouiLiUiis auays the liiiummatuin nd heals the lune. Price 75 cents, bold by Burritt 4 i. HACK ETACK a rich and frasrant uerfume bom tiy uurritt Burlington, elsewhere by dealers generally. June Ct-Ieodtf A Valunble Meelhiiie. Tha reports from all parts of the country confirm the statement that Dr.

Gage's great vegetable rem edy called "Medical Wosdeb" is having an im mense sale by all druggists. The proprietors do not expend enormous sums for (laming advertise ments, but prefer to let tho medicine advertise itself by sending to druggists throughout the coun try, tample bottle, for trial, at a cost of many thousand dollars per year, that invalids may tost its morits before purchasing a large size. No person suffering with Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Liver or Kid ney complaints, Sour Btomach, Sick Headache, Habitual CoEtiveness, 8crofulous Humors, Spinal Diseases, Weakness of the Male or Female, or Gen. eral Kervous Ftostration of either sex, can take thi remarkable medicine without soon seeing its good cllocts. Go to your and get asampl bottle lor 15 cents and try it; or a large size for $1.00.

It has cured where all other remedies had failed. Sold in Burlington by B. W. Carpentor Co and by Wells, Richardson A at Wholesale. Nov 3, deowlwly 8iOf superior EXGLISH manufacture, an justly celebrated for Elasticity, Durability an Evenness or I'oml.

In Jumliers. THE SPETSrCETttAjNT STEEL FENS Varieties suited to every style of writing. For sale oy me iraae generally. A Sample Card, con taming one each of the Fifteen Kumbtrs, by mail. on rtceipi oj ienis.

IVISON, BLAKEMAN, TAYLOR 133 and 110 Grand Street, York. timy to, a sat r-'i og. LATER. Mrs. Augustus White, of Little Silver.

N. a UAkAO 1A V1 ill not recover from her injuries All of bear me suuerers a condition tj journey Lave been removed ir homes but there are yet '0 are in the farm honsns nnd r.iion, to the about I adjoin ng, whose injuries are too Berious removal. Several are in a critical permil condit ion n. i iio.n SEW VOUH. THE DISAFTECTED OniO RErCBLICAXS.

New York. Ano in A Pnl Ohio, special says, 25 persons attended tl.o meeting oi aisaiiecteu repuolicanslast nigh' -congressman Uen. John Beatty presi.i Ihe anti-Haves mntfnifnt it ia iv. pectei will creato a sensation in Ohio. TELEGRAPH POOL.

isrcpoited that Wm. II. Vanderbilt. It um ll. Maro-nn and A j.KaH uuu .3 UVUVil, representing the Western Union, and Sidney Dillon, G.

G. Sampson and Kussell Sage, representing the Atlantic and Pacific tcle- sranh COmnanv will meet nn Tn.ar1aw tn agree upon a combination to pool receipts. SITTING LTLL. A Washington desnatch sava Sscrfitarw Wills, ot Canada, states that Sitting Bull wishes to surrender to the United States, and return to tho agency, if he can retain his arms and ponies, and go unpunished. He has not been prosperous in hunting, this summer, ana win Do unaDie to subsist doi ng the winter.

Secretary Schurz demands an unconditional surrender. If the Cabinet consent, a commission will be sent to Sit ing Bull. Gen. Sherman favors co-opera-ion with Canada to secure Sitting Boll's return. The hostilcs are in a miserable condition.

TI1K EASTERN WAR. A ienrill. snreinl t.ava Austria's r.f.lintr 1 I .1 I 'V'J 1 1 remains the same as before tho battle of i'levna. febe will continue to watch events ith tho greatest vigilance. FKOM Washington, Aug.

10 The governor of Maryland has succeeded in ffl'itiiaiiv re moving tbe blockade of the Shesapeake and Ohio canal. A large military force was requisite to do this and tho line ol thecanil is now picketed by soldiers. It is said that William lien Smith. manager of the Western A-stciatcd Press, will be appointed collector of the port of Chicago. tvic.sriittsi lws.

RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Sr. JosErn, Aur. 10. A seriona ac cident occurred yesterday aitcrnoou on the St.

Joseph and Western railroad at F.vot, T' mt -i lmten mucs wesn 01 IMS City. A coach filled with passengers jumped the tract- ana went over an embankment tilteen feet high. Twenty-five passengers were wounded, several of them it is believed fa tally. ORANGE VS. GREEN.

Montreal, A us. 10. At a meeting of the Irish Catholic Union, last Dight. addresses made by the president and others deplored the late events but expressed a determination to offer uncompromising opposition to Orange demonstrations. The I.alior Troubles.

It.v York, Aug. 10. A Baltimore spec-ciitl reports sullen discontent, among the wotkirgmcn, and states that they paitici-pated directly in tbc riot of July It is again repented that tbe recent strike was premature, and had been arranged to occur simultaneously throughout the country next October. lhc woikingmen are holding secret meetings. Philadelphia, Aug.

10 At a meeting of the English speaking section of the work-ingmen's party, lat night, a statement was made that a secret convention of delegates from the labor organizitiens throughout the country will be held here on Saturday and that the convention would represent thousands of workingmcn. iy Telejrapn.J Ww York and Mock 9tjrfc.t.:a New Fobs, PRIME Mercantile Tanerat iSi. CLE A KINUS, $11 r.svimo. CUSTOM RKCKIPTb $133 wbi. TREASCRYdishursemeuts, tVO.

DRY GOODS imports lor tho week enjic" -day, RAILROADS irregular. STOCKS were weak at one weik at ono titte during the afternoon and defined i from ilia Highest point, but toward tho close there was a partial recovery. Transactions 92vi shares including Western I'nlon. Lak jfS.OXt; Dels-ware and Lackawana. nine; M.

t'auis. iC.i0; New York Central, 9.tt'. MONEY at per cent. GOLD at lOj-i per GOVEKN'MbiNT BOM'S STOCKS eaiier. The following are tha elobinx tiuoutitsa U.

8. 6s, '61 Reg ill) I 6. new 5s lot, C. S. 6s, 'SI Coup II.

I UM; Res 5-ii GT new issue Uf UMos Coupon 110 lh. '67, Keg. I ''urrency Do. '63, Reg. New 4j jW4 Delaware Hudson.

4 I Col. A 24 Canton I New Jersey Central. Il" Con. Coal I Chicago Roc lsl'd Cumberland 1 Milwaukee A at. Pan) W.

V. Telegraph Do. pre'en-ed Quicksilver Toledo Do. preferred I Fort Wayne 87 CI Chicago Alton Adams Express Do. preferred Wells, Fario 61 1 Ohio A Am.

Mb. EipresaCo 44; Delaware A 4: 0. 8. Express 41 I A. A P.

Tel. Co iu. New York A. P. Erie Do.proferred 'i Mo.

Pac lie C. C. I. Chio. Hur.

A On ney. it LTanu.bal St. Joseph 11) Uartiord, trie do guarantee Centra: Tarifio fcond.Pie; Union Pacific. itr, Harlem H-' Do. 137 Michigan 4t Cnion Pacific 61i L.

S. Michigan Si Illinois it It I Land I U. 8. Sinking Funds Ki Cleveland Pittsbur? Chicago Northwest 'il Exchange Li 4 Excuange Do.preferred... "ew lofk I'rovmon Market.

Hw Aj. 10. COTTON is quoted qvitt I.CSl bales at 11 for middling uplands. FLOUR active, lower in some No. 2 -2 33 oj; superfine state and western at 4tjj'in common to zood extra western and state 5 SOJjf 6 no good to choice extra do at 6 to 15; common to choice white wheat western extra at 6ciiff 75; l'ancv wbite wheat western extra at 7 0taS23; common to sood extra Ohio at 5 comxen to cho.co extra bL Louis at 5 "Sifts 00; patent Minnesota extra good to prime 7 50iit0J; choice to double extra 9 05 et 9 closing unsettled.

Receipts 1C.3 0 barrels; sales 16,3 barrels. RYE FLOUR, heavy at 4 50 for supor-fine 5 15 tor fancy. CORN MEaL, unchanged: Western, Jarsoy and Pennsylvania at 3 ou 3 35; Braudyiie at 3 5o. a no matterhow slightly disabled, ClAOXUliS increase. Pensions new pu cl.

Aiivica and Circular free. T. Mt MICHAIL, Attorney, 707 sansom Street. June 27, deodiiw Philadelphia, I'a. ONLY FIVK DOLLARS FOR AN ACHE Of the Best land in AMERICA, npar tha GSEAT umox pacifiu Railroad.

A FAU3I ion In easy payments with low rates of interest. BECLKE IT NOW! Full information sect free. Addrets, O. K. JAVIst, Lani Apect.

C. P. U. July 30, dAw4w Omaln. I-eb.

n-tsi'iP. AYOCXG mn in a store, one who Las bad experience in the tu-iatss. mmcmtaiions required. W. N.

I i.ico. Jeiicho tVatrc dlir TO THE FK2K PBESS TIMES. Ul to Three o'clock this Morning. FllOM WASIIIKiTOX. to-day's cabinet session.

Washington, Aug. 10. At the cabinet session, to-day, it was determined that a commission of three persons be appointed to ct in connection with a similar commission on the part of Canada to arrange for there- turn of Sitting Bull and followers tj the United States, one member of the commis sion to be an army officer selected by the Secretary of War, the second representing tho Indian department selected by the Secretary of the Interior, and the third member to be selected after a conference with tho President. The cabinet also discussed the question tho pending danger to the inhabitants the vicinity of Pugets Sound, on account of the threatened Indian outbreaks, andde- ermined to send a man-of-war to that place from San Francisco, for the purpose of protecting the white people there. The Lackawanna will leave San Francisco for there two or three days.

Final arrangements were niado for the isit of the President, Secretary McCrary, Adjutant General Devens, and Postmaster- Jeneral Key, to Bennington, next week. SECRETARY SCHURZ. Governor McCormick, who was secretary of the national republican committee during tho campaign of '76, states Secretary Schurz neither asked nor received from the committee a dollar for services in that campaign He told Schuvz the committee would pay his expenses, but tho latter replied he pre ferred to bear his own expenses. colored sboars. The Boston committee on sugar drawbacks their report say they are informed that large contracts have been made in Europe for beet "gar to bo delivered this Autumn artifle.

colored so as to be entered and passed at the lowest rate of duty. In order to protect tbo revenue from this evasion duty the committee recommend tbe extra session of congress a Deei-: ct be passed that an additional duty of thirty-three and one- third per cent be assessed over and above any existing rates ct duty on artificially colored sugar. rito.u sr.w voitK. THE PRESIDENT ON THE MAINE CONVENTION New York. Aug.

10. The Post's Wah- ington despatch states that the President says tho proceedings of the Maine conven tion are a disappointment to him. He expected something more emphatic in the way of censure. The resolutions, he said are not dangerous, and tho country can stand them. SENATOR C0NK.LING.

arrived, U-Jay, and received an tic greeting. In a brief interview with the agent of the associated press, ho said his health was improved that England's wel come to Grant was probably due to he desire in these troublesome times to strengthen the friendly relations with th Lnited States. Senator Conkling declined to give his views ol the President's posi tion, saying he had been absent from the country and could not sreak. Us denied the published statement that Grant had signified a full approval of Hayes' policy lttill.li.7fui; Court. NVnviLi.E, Aug.

10. A despatch from Huntington states that Gen. Henry Darnell, on trial at Tiptonville, Lake coun county, bull dozed the court at that place cdnesday and Thurday with 25 armed men Darnell, recently, gave himself up, refused to go to jail and instead was placed in tho custody of one of his lricnds. Daruoll was afterwards ordered tojiil, but the shcrifl refused to act and L'i; noil and an armed mob waiked out of tho court, defying the authorities. Tho sheriff refusing to obey an order to summon a posse.

Gov, Porte was telegraphed to send tho Chickasaw guards of Memphis to his relief, but the order was countermanded, Darnell and hi squad having left for Kentucky. F. II A I KS A il ICS The ('baiter Oak lifo insurance company wiil bo permitted to continue business. Tho governor of New Jersey has issued an order thanking the national guard lor the ttlicient scrvico during the labor troubles. The steamer T.

K. Lyon was burned las night on Black river, N. Y. Two men were burned death. Tho captain jump cd through tbe flames into tho water and escaped with slight burns.

At Fort Covington, Franklin county, near the Canada borders, Friday morn ing, burglars entered two stores and a grist mill and blew open two safes. Amount of property taken not ascertained. They cu the telegraph line. TIic I.nux Itraurli Itailroad Disaster Lonc Branch, Aug. 10.

Tho particulars of tho accident on tho New Jersey Central railroad, at the Ocean Port draw are as follows: It appears that the draw-bridg was uncoupled and the rails on tbe bridg did not connect properly ith thase on tho bank. After running a short distance on the trestle work, the engine telescoped tho mail and baggage cars, and rolled over tbc embankment at the edge of tho water Three of the cars in the rear of tbe mail an baggage cars fell on their sides in the water Tho lear car, although thrown from the track, remained standing on the side of the bridge. The passengers in this car at once began tho work of aiding those in the cars in tho river, and one after another were taken through the car winds until, it is believed, every passenger was soved. There ware about two bun dred passengers aboard the train, and of these about forty wero injured, four dan gcrously and ono probably fatally Several children narrowly escaped drown ing. The engineer remained at his pos till the engine began to roll dow the cm bankment, when ho jumped, escaping with a scalded hand.

Thero was not a faee among all tho passengers in the three cat3 MORNING EDITION. BCUL1SUTUH. KDAY, AUGUST 11. l-77. ltittrday'i Weiwtr itecord.

8 BlG'AL ElRVicn Oppict. BORLiHSTOB, ID. IS77. i TA.lf. 2 Barometer 19.71 67 9 hi 84 Wind, S.

W- Velocity Cm 4 in 9P. 8. 4 Ul lair cil a. 4 fair Weather cloudy 11. ram Highest Temperature, 77; Lowest Temperature Clj Iaily Means, Barometer, 2y.7Jl Thermometer, 6S 5 Humidity, 64 Total Rain Fall, el.

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8. A By telegraph to the Free Frees ana Times To-Day 's Weather Indication. WAR DCPAKTHIHT, Orncx or tbc Cuixr Siohai. OrriciB WAaniBCToa. Aai.

11. 1677. 1 a. m. For Nkw England, northeast backing to northwest and southwest winds, rising birometer and warmer clear or clearin; weather.

New oats arc telling in Ogdensburg at 40 cents a bushel. Mail Skbvics will be put upon the Burlington and Lamoille Railroad on Monday next. The name of the agent is not yet announce J. Mb. L.

J. Smith, janitor of the City Hall. as male arrangments to have the interior wall tinted anl the Erst floor properly ventilated the latter being a want of long standing. The Reamer Vermont will not at Maquam Harbor, the overtures to that end on the part of the Portland and Ogdcns-burg railroal having been declined by the management of the Chatcplain Transportation Company. G.

A. R. Ey an order of John C. liob-insoa, Commander-in-Chief, G. A.

dated August U. Gouldin. of Kut-lanj, fs appointed Assistant Inspector General, and John L. Barstow Aide de-Camp. Thet arc talking up a foot-race between Alden (the winner of the recent race in this city) and a down country swiU-foot, to take place here, shortly.

The d. c. s. has one thousand dollars' worth of confidence in himself, and the race, it it comes off, will be a sultry one. At the hose race at Ticondcroga, eight companies entered but only three had made their rung when a drenching shower came up and the affair wa-j postponed until nest anday.

The Lretts. of Whitehall, made the ran in 1.23 the Dorens, of the same place, in 1:28, and the Shermans of Port Henry, in 120. Tue Suttons and the (iirry-owens, of this city, were entered, and will, it is understood, run on Monday. The attendance was large and the race would have been very successful had it not been for the unfavorable weather. TiciLAR Weils.

Mr. T. A. U'heelock has nad one of the new tubular wells suck at hi-i residence', opposite Druggists' Block, on College street. Water was fjund in small quantities at various depths, but the volume was not considered satisfactory until a depth of fifty feet was reached.

Fragments of carbonized woo 1 wero brought up by the excavator from a depth of forty five feet. A number of prominent citizens have decided to have similar wells sunk on their premises, and thus solve one phase of the water question. The machine makes short work of it and leaves a neat job. Excursions and picnics seems to be. mor frequcr.t than season.

The monotony of regular trains as interrupted, Yesterday morning, by 'an hour's dilay oa thepart of the train from the South Gentl.me.veo longer wear shirt collars above ie cars, and a young man can now a houre without ducking his head. The Lovell printing establishment, at Houses Foint, has been sold for $12,000 to Messrs. Hoe Co. It originally cost about $75,000. TnE Howe Company of Brandon is to furnish scales for the year to the Customs and other departments of the General Government at the principal cities of the country.

Death of Dr. A. B. Crosby. It is with no common regret that we announce the death of Dr.

Alpheus Benning Crosby, which occurred at Hanover, Thursday afternoon, after an illness of only two days. Dr. Crosby graduated at Dartmouth in the class of '53, among his classmates being Prof. C. A- Young, the eminent astronomer President Ilulbert, of Middlebury Rev.

Henry Fairbanks, of St. Johnsbury, and other well-known men and three vears later received the degree of M. D. from the medical department of the same college. During the war he served as surgeon in one of the New Hampshire regimonts and sub-seqjtly resumed the practice of his pro-fessfrJjrin Hanover, most of his time, however, having lezn spent in New York city for the last law years.

Dr. Crosby came of a family Jong eminent in tho medical profession. His father, tho late Dixi Crosby, wasoneof tho most skilful and most widely-known physicians in New England his uncle, Thomas Russell Crosby, was a doctor and scientific man of profound and varied learning and other members of the family ably sustain its old time reputation in Concord and Manchester. As a physician, Dr. Crosby ranked among the very first in tho United States and as a lecturer he had few equals.

None who heard him address a medical class will ever forget his thorough mastery of his subject. his clear and lucid presentation of the theme and the enkindling cnthusi asm witn whica ho discussed his faTorite topics. Socially ho was the most genial of men, and made friends every where; and his too early death will be pro fonndly regretted by a very wide circle. He leaves a wife (whom he married in tho South, the war, under somewhat romantic a most esumaoie ana ac oomplished lady, and three children Dr Crosby was well known in this city, having been for six years (18CG-72) Professor of Surgery in tho medical department of the U. V.

M. are to be submitted to eminent chemists) are in his possession and his report will doubtless be an exhaustive one. As evidence of Mr. Sawyer's professional standing, we may mention that his firm (Shedd Sawyer) were engineers and general supervisors of the Providence (R. water works, on which seven millions of dollars were expended consulting engineers at Holyoke, Westfield, "Waltham aud Brooklino engineers in the construction of tho works of tho Chicopee Manufacturing Company, which cost and hp.vc been employed as experts in many important questions of water rights and privileges.

Mr. Sawyer is now an expert adviser in an important case pending under a decree of the United States Supreme Court. The report will be presented about the middle of next week. In reference to the question tf filtration, the Water Committee of tho Board of Aldermen wrote to Mr. J.

I). Cook. Chief Engineer of tho Toledo (Ohio) water works, and received in reply tho following letter Toledo Water Works, i Engineer's Office. Toledo, Aug. 0, 1S77.

We take water from tho Maumee Bay. Our city is about 20 miles from clear water in Lako Erie and hence out of reach. We have one filter bed constructed in accor dance with the best European practice. It is not satisfactory, owing to the great filtering area required and the enormous cost incident to frequent cleansing. I send you copy of our latt annual report for further and fuller particulars.

In this report will also be found a discription of my new system of filtration, which I think it sale to say is demonstrably superior to all other systems yet devised, not only tor thorough filtration but also for inexpensive and easy cleansing. If by tz river supply you can pump by water in stead of steam, your current expenses would bo vastly less, and 1 don believe you have any river water that cannot be thoroughly and rapidly filtered. To your inquiry xa you help us 1 reply that with a better understanding ol your local characteristics, there would probably be no difficulty in placing your works in first class condition. It will aff.ird me pleasure to bear further from you. Very respectfully, J- D.

Cook. I respectfully refer to Mr. H. R. Worth-ngton, 2:0 Broadway New York, whom you have probably heard of or know for any desired information as to my standing professionally.

The latest notion in kid gloves fur sum mer wear is to have half fiDgers after the style of old-fashioned lace mits, which are also becoming quite popular again. ii New Ei u.iicof the Vermont Life Insurance Company is rapidly approaching completion. The cornice (of galvanised iron) was put up yesterday, and the structure already presents a very handsome appearance. of Pearl street and pedestrians up that way complain of the fast driving that is done there every evening. Another nuisance is the crowd of loafers that con gregate nightly at tho corner of Church and Pearl street-.

Essex Junction. An infant son of Dr. C. M. Ferrin, of this place, was so badlv scalded on Tuesday last by tho overturning of a tea-pot full of boiling water, that he died on Wednesday from the effects of hisir.jury It's something very unsatisfactory to know but this season's heat doesn't begin to' compare with that of last when wcwerc at the Centennial, you know.

At this time last year Lako Champlain made a herculean effort and raised its waters to the unprcce-dent heat of 82 degrees and this at 17 feet below the surface while this season 72 de grers marks the top notch. Ferrisuurc.ii. Diphtheria is very prevalent in the southwest part of tha town. In some families four and in others five persons were down with the disease at one time. Tho funeral of Mrs.

Orange Gage and two children, all victims of the terrible malady, took place Wednesday afternoon, and was largely attended by friends who deeply sym pathize with Mr. Gago in this his triple loss As will bo seen by tho announcement in another column of thi3 paper, Mrs. M. K. Johnson will open, next month, a boarding and day school for young ladies and chil dren, at her residence, corner of Church and Adams street.

Mrs. Johnson was for a long time a teacher in Rutland and met with eminent success there; and in her present undertaking it is to bo hoped that she will receive the patronage to which she isjustly entitled. Dr. Cutting's Poem. Tho beautiful poem on Lake Champlain, delivered by S.

Cutting, last Commencement, has been printed by the Associate Alumni, in a hand some pamphlet of 21 pages, on tinted paper It may be found at our book stores (price 20 cents), or may be obtained by addressing C. E. Allen, this city. Tho poem is full of local allusions, and multitudes of tho dwellers in tho valley of Lako Cham plain will bo glad to possess it in permanent form Patents. The last report of the Chief of tho Bureau of Statistics at Washington, just issued, has an interesting table sbowinzthe number of patents issued by the United States during the year 1S70.

to residents of the different States, with tho proportion of patents to population in each of tho States One patent was issued in Connecticut to every 30 persons in the State one in Mas: achusetts to every 918 Rhode Island. 941 New York, 1,121 tho people of these Stats having been the most ingenious during the past year, according to theso ficures. The proportion in Vermont, is ono in 2,978. The States to which the smallest number of patents was issued, in proportion to popula tion, are South Carolina, 22.701 Alabama Arkansas, North Carolina Mississippi. Georgia, 18.

795; Tennessee. 14.7G2. The total number of patents issued, last year, was 17,026, the largest since the organization of the office. This is ono to every 2,398 persons in the United States. soldier by experience.

Co. "Barlow Grays, ol t. A.oan--. This fine company is named alter lion. Bradley Barlow, and was the first to ruan-ize under tho legislative bill of lw72.

Tneir uniform was, until this muster, in the style of the old Ransom Guard of 1856; but a new dress throughout corresponding t) that adopted by the rest of the regiment has just been procured. They are officered as follows Captain, J. Newton Culver; First-Lieutenant, M. G. Gilder; Second-Lieutenant, E.

W. Borde. Company "Warner Guards," Brandon Ira M. Hatch, Captain Edward H. Webster, First-Lieutenant L.

J. Cayhee, Second-Lieutenant. This company was organized as a part of tho old Third Regiment August 17th, 1872, and first captain was C. W. Carr, of Brandon, well known in connection with the old Fourth Vermont.

Company Guard." Bennington. Nelson O. Wilcox, James A. N. Williams, First Lieu: nant; W.

11. Bradford. Second LicuteLunt. This company, although but newly organized at the last muster, displayed noticeable proficioncy in drill. They are a gentlemanly lot of soldiers and will do honor to Bennington and the Centennial.

Company E. "Green Mountain Boys," Burlington W. W. Henry, Captain; Eben Taplin. First Lieutenant; W.

L. French, Second Lieutenant fifty one men. This company has chosen a name which will live history, being that ot orave sons ot Vermont who formed the lirst troops of the Hampshire Grants, under command of Col. Ethan Allen. F'rom the gallant bearing ol theso gentlemen, under command of General Henry of the old lenth Vermont, one is as sored that the mantle of their forefathers has fallen upon truo shoulder Company "Bradford Guards," Bradford Frank R.

Chamberlain, Captain; James A. Waterman, First Lieutenant; Eugene Levitt, Second Lieutenant; forty- eight men. ibis company is composed ol some of the best citizens of Bradford. Their organization is among the oldest in the State, dating from 1857. In 1861 they en tered tbc iirst ermont, and subsequently seryed a second term in tho Twelfth Vermont Regiment.

Company 11, "Stewart Guard, Middle-bury John 11. Sargent, Captain; W. II. Leady, First Lieutenant; L. L.

Stewart, Second Lieutenant. This company is named after ex-Gov. Stewart, ono of Vermont's honored citizens, and from the gallant bear ing of these men we prophesy that they will ever honor the name they have chosen. Company Fuller Battery, Brattleboro Levi K. fuller.

Captain; Charles Briggs, First Lieutenant; Edwin A. Puffer, Second Lieutenant; seventy men. lheirac commodations are twenty-one A and seven wall tents. The battery consists of four twelve-pound trass field-pieces. In their uniform of blue, with red trimmings, aid red plumed Prussian caps they present an attractive appearance.

The Stato allows each comr.any cf 51 men tho sum of $2 per day during muster There is no imminent danger of a "strike," however, first, because it wont pay, a fine of $4, being imposed on those "not present or accounted and second, because this money is no object to the average militia man. lie trains for the public good, for glory, fame, and a cood time which he in variably has. The companies generally havo provided their own rations. The Ransom and Estey guards each havo their own mess tent, cook house, cooks, et cetera and their cusice is only surpassed by their hospitality and cordial welcome extended their friends at all times. The Ransom Guard Band of Albans has been honored for three successive annual musters, by their appointment as Regimen tal Band.

Their musical services have been highly satisfactory to the regiment. and their line selections have contributed much to the entertainment and enjoyment of the thousands that congregate at the military camp during the musters of the National Uuard. lho band consists ot yi pieces under tho efficient leadership of Mr. Henry W. Hatch, tho drum major being Geo.

Hastings, an old "vet." They havo just procured a new uniform, which is very neat and tasty. It consists of a dark blue broadcloth suit with white trimmings, white buckskin waist and cross belts, with gold plated buckles and clasps, a black leather music pouch, a black beaver dress cap, with white plume, and fancy gold plate with tho silver letters G. theroon and als-o a jaunty English skull cap, of blue and whito for fatigue duty. It is a decidedly handsomo outfit and the boys are well worthy to wear the best the market afford? C. S.

F. The Bennington and Rutland Railway Company. A corporation under the above name has been organized, and succeeds to tho management and control of that portion of tho Harlem Extension railroad between Rutland and Bennington. This railroad was mortgaged in 1867 to the L'nion Trust Company, as trustoo for the holders of mort gage bonds to tho amount of $500,000 which were principally owned by Commodore Vanderbilt, who advanced funds at that time, used in the construction of the now road from Bennington to Chatham Tho interest on these bonds was not paid and in 1S71 a l'orclosuro suit was commenc ed upon tho mortgage by the Union Trust Company. In 1373, tho road which had been merged in tho New York, Boston and Montreal railroad company, was leased to the Central Vermont railroad company, for a long terra, and has sinca been operated by tho latter company.

At the same time. Mr. lark, who owned tho rolling stock upon tho road, leased tbo cars and engines to the Central crmont, and tbo manage ment of tbo whole property has been carried on under this contract to tho present time Meanwhile, the lorclosure suit was defend cd, and an action was also brought in the United States Circuit Court, by Commodore Vanderbilt, against Air. l'ark, uponapcr sonal obligation executed by him in connec tion with tho mortgage. The matter was brought to a head a few weeks since by the abandonment ot the delcncoto the foreclo uro suit, and tho dropping at the same time of tho suit on the guaranty, so that a decree ot toreclasuro was made in favor of the Union Trust Company for S500.000 prin cipal, and about $315,000 interest, which became absolute August 1.

This passed tae title ol tho road to tho Union Trust Company, upon that date. Since that time various negotiations have been in progress, in respect to the possession ot the property, which bave proved futile. A writ ot possession under tho decree of foreclosure was taken ont, and was served by David Crofut, 'Sheriff of Bennington county, acting undtr the instructions of C. JN, Davenport, and A. B.

Gardner, at while edicts from the King were scorned as chaff. Midsummer camo and the pioneers and patriots of tho New Hampshire Grants assembled at Windsor and adopted a constitution for the new republic; while the tramp of red coated regulars, and the thunders of English artillery were heard within her borders. Six weeks later, these same Green Mountain boys, fresh from the farms and meadows, came down to Bennington with hunting gun and powder horn, undisciplined, and unused to war, to battle for the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and in defence of their constitution and new-born freedom, against tho lbwer of the English army. It is gratifying to recall tho fact that at Ben-ninstan, the flag that waved a hundred years" tho stars and stripes received its baptism of fire, and was carried to victory for tho first tiino on land. It was a worthy initiation of the National emblem, which to-dy rljats in silken colors over Camp Stark," tho Centennial Encampment of the First Regiment National Guard of Vermont.

'or eight days to coma the scene of Ben nington's brilliant victory will be enlivened by strains of martial music, and by the tramp of citizen soldiery, of whom Vermont may well bo proud. Although no battle will be fought, no victory won, yet the discipline, the soldierly bearing and fine equipment which peace provides, are not the least among the results of tho century. From the "flood wood" era of ante-re bellion times, tho transition in the dress and quipmcnt of our militia has been very marked. But up to 1872, when the State was encumbered by three regiments of raw" militia, the improvement was not so marked as that which Las characterized the First Regiment since its organization, five years ago. ltc state aid wisely in lorming ono regiment from the three, and under Col.

T. Peck tho discipline and esprit i orvsot the National Guard has become a matter of pride to all Vermonter's who have present at the last two or three annual musters. The personnel of the companies comprises our best citizens. This is the sixth aanual muster and the regiment and the Stato havo the Ransom Guards of St. Albans to thank for taking the initiative in furnishing a line standard uniform, which all the companies in the regiment have at last adopted.

The style of the uniform which has thus superseded the old army blue is that of the famous Seventh New York, with which most of our readers are familiar, and in taste and elegance it is not surpassed by the uniform of any regiment in the larger cities. The regiment is composed of ten compa nies of infantry, attached to which is the Fuller Battery of Brattleboro, with the f'ol lowing field and staff officers Colonel, Theodore S. Peck, Burlington. Lieutenant-Colonel, William L. (ireenleaf, inooski.

Major, Carlos W. Carr, Brandon. Adjutant, Albert D. Tenney, St. Albans uartermaster, William Smith, Burling ton.

Commissary, Sanford E. Weston, Burling ton. Surgeon, Josiah P. Crampton. Winooki.

Assistant Surgeon, Charles P. Thayer, Burlington. Assistant Surgeon, Lerov M. Bingham, Burlington. Chaplain, Daniel C.

Roberts, Brandon. The non-commissioned staff are as fol lows Henry M. Stanton, Sergeant-Major Ed E. Grecnleaf, Quartermaster Sergeant; J. S.

Spaulding, Commissary Sergeant George G. Smith, Ordnanco Sergeant; Barney Mead, Hospital Steward Geo. C. Hastings, Drum Major II. C.

Simmons. Chief Musician, TI1E ENCAMPMENT was fully described in a previous jssua of this paper. The grounds are finely laid out. THE COMPANIES. described in the order ot rank of the cap tains, are as follows Company "New England Guards," Northfield Carlos D.

Williams. Captain h. II. Howes, First Lieutenant; John L. Mosley, Stcond Lieutenant; fifty-two men.

This company is probably named as it is, to show their Yankee origin, should they ever be called into service where they might be unknown. We are assured theso stalwart sons of Vermont would like to show Sitting Bull a specimen of Yankee fighting. Tho company was organized in 188, and in 1861 entcrod the First Rcgimentjfof Ver mont troops with Captain II. Boynton as commander. They afterwards served a second term of enlistment in the Twelfth, under CaDtain D.

Thomas. Ihe company was reorganized in 1868 and mustered into service in the First Regimcut, N. G. S. upon its formation.

Company Kansora luiards. Aioans Captain, John W. Newton First Lieu tenant, t. Stewart Stranahan Socona Lieutenant, Seymour H. Wood.

Ihe ohl Ransom Guards of 1856 and those of 1877 both have a record to be proud of. Num bering the representative men of their day Thos. F. House was the original captain. Geo.

J. Stannard, tho First Lieutenant; and A. O. Braincrd, Second Lieutenant. Many of their number served with destina tion through the Rebellion.

In 1872 tho Guards reorganized. Thev attended the Centennial at Philadelphia last year and in tho grand military procession, on July 4th, received marked commendation. Company Estey Guard, Brattleboro Captain, Julius X. Kstey lirst Lieutenant, F. K.

Barrows; Second Lieutenant, li. A Puffer; this company is ono ot tho finest in the regiment they shared with tho Ran som Guard the honors at Philadelphia, and are a credit to the beautiful town of Brat tleboro. Company "Rutland Light Guard,".