VERMONT. 



761 



OUS speeches at public gatherings, in which Amount of wages paid during the year., in- 



he attacked the Administration in terms of Horee^nSSbw of 



great violence and bitterness. General Burn- Mules and we, nmraberof!.'.' 



side, then commander of the Department of Milch-cows, number of I8M88 



the Ohio, regarded these demonstrations of other cattif,!i!ibe?of!'.V.V.'.'. 



Mr. Vallandigham and his friends as intended Sne ep, number of. '. .'.'.'.'.' " ! ! .' .' .' '."'.'.'. fcyo/m 



to afford aid and comfort to the enemy ; and, yllScf^v^L^ " ' 23 ^ 



as the city of Cincinnati, as well as Southern Wheat, spring, bushels !.".'.'.'".'.'.'.'.".' "'': 



Ohio and the adjacent States generally, was ^ M A winter, buaheto 



in some peril from the raids of the Confederate ludlan'cornfb'u'sheis.'.'.'.'.' .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' .' .' '. 



rough-riders, he deemed it his duty to suppress gats, bushels 



these demonstrations, and accordingly issued Beck J^eaf, bllheis !.'!!.' .'.'.'.'.'.'.' 



an order declaring that persons within the Tobacco, pounds...!'..'....'.!...'......'.'..'.... W'OTI 



lines found committing certain specified acts J5 and beans' bushels' 



for the benefit of the enemy should be tried as Potatoes, Irish,' bushels.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' 5,1. 



spies and traitors, and also stated that the Potatoes, sweet, bushels 



habit of expressing sympathy for the enemy wine, giFloSjf.f . ! '. ! '. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!! ! ! 



would no longer be tolerated in the depart- Produce of market-gardens .' 



rnent. Mr. Vallandigham replied to this chee^^ounlis 



order, on the 1 st of May, in a most defiant Milk sold, gallons'. !!.'.'!!.'.'!!!.'!!!!!!!.'!!!.'!!; 3,835,840 



speech, and General Burnside ordered his ar- ctoverSeed' bushels 



rest. He was taken to Cincinnati, and, though Grass-seed, bushels . .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' ! ! ! '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. ! ! ". '. 



he issued an appeal to his adherents, was tried Hops, pounds 527,95 



by court-martial, convicted, and sentenced to Fiax'seeKushe'iV. '.'.!! '. '. ! ! ! '. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 12 444 



close confinement during the war. President Sugar, maple, pounds '.'.!.!!.!!'.!'. 8,804 .yo-2 



Lincoln changed the sentence to a banishment waxf^unds^?'. ?H? !!!!!!:!!!! 



across the lines. He was coldly received by Honey, pounds !!.'.' .' .' . . ! ! . . . ! .' .' .'!..!! . . ! . . . ! . 



the Southern leaders, and soon made his Forest-products $u> 



., , ,-, ,-. ' , , , value of home manufactures 181258 



escape through the blockade to the Bermudas Value of animals slaughtered or sold lor 



and Canada. While thus in exile he was nom- slaughter 4,320,019 



inni-Arl fnr frnvprTi nr W fha T>rrmr>ratir> nnrt\r Estimated value of all farm productions, in- 



U J l raiUj \td,riy eluding betterments and additions to stock, 34,647,027 



in Ohio, but at the election was defeated, his 



rival, Hon. John Brough, having a majority of The appraised value of property and the 1 



over a hundred thousand. The Government taxation thereon for 1871 are as follows: 



made no objection to Mr. Vallandigham's re- Real estate, 5,125,663 acres, appraised at.. $81,554,925 00 



turn to Ohio, and he was a member of the Sp^Ve^ta^ 8 ^ at If osK 64 



Democratic National Convention at Chicago, Add polls, 69J026, at' $2 each .'.".!'. '. '$i38!652 



in 1864, and brought about the nomination of Leas deductions _ 2 _^1 8 J8 , 414 ^ 



Messrs. McClellan and Pendleton. He subse- Dogs, 16,771, taxed at $1 each ic',771 oo 



quently held no office, but was active in po- 

 litical matters, and, just before his death, had M T k helranV?fst S for^870, e wa's ': *M.B 



advocated the policy known among the Demo- Real estate, 5,126,663 acres....' $81,000.398 00 



orotq is tho " N>w Dpnirrnrp " Personal property above debts... 21,555,48282 



Crt sastlie ^ X P I Jl' T, ^ One per cent of the same $1,025,55827 



VERMONT. Owing to the change m the LOSS deductions 2,48353 



constitution of Vermont, which makes the , 



general elections and sessions of the Legisla- List for State taxes $1,1,6,31474 



ture biennial, there is little to record in its This shows a falling off in the State taxes 



history for the year 1871. Its interests are of nearly $4,000. 



almost entirely agricultural, and various asso- The public-school system of Vermont is ex- 

 ciations have been formed to aid in their com- ceptionally complete and efficient. In accord- 

 plete development. There is a Board of Agri- auce with an act of the last Legislature, the 

 culture, Manufactures, and Mining, which de- plan of management has been changed from 

 votes itself to collecting and disseminating that of districts to one of towns. The law 

 information, and in every way forwarding the provides that towns may vote to abolish the 

 industrial interests of the State. A Horse Stock district system, and then, if the town so de- 

 Company has also been formed for the purpose termines, the voters are to elect from three 

 of establishing and operating a stock-farm to to six directors, as a central board, who take 

 raise improved breeds of horses ; and there is the place of the old prudential committees of 

 a Dairymen's Association devoted to improve- the districts, and have full powers in the em- 

 inent in another direction. The following are ployment of teachers and care of the school- 

 the latest agricultural statistics of the State: property, and pay the expenses by drawing 



warrants on the town treasury. They also 



Improved land, acres iSHI decide ho w many schools shall be maintai ned, 



Other\in n impTo r ved,''a'c'r'e's'.V.\ ''68,613 and where, and all except the chairman of the 



Cash value of farms ._...... $139,367,075 k oar( i serve without pay. If the town system 



'. $5,250,279 is adopted, the nine-cent school-tax previously 



