Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1870-12-29

Michigan elects U. S. Senator Jan
uary 9, and the fight for the place is 81
far considerably mixed.
The people ask for relief from the ex
cessive burden of taxation, and Sen
ator Sherman mocks them with a bill
to correct some mistake in the duties
on sugar.-[N. Y. Times. And this
''mockery' is pretty much all the relief
the people can expect from Congress-
Boston Post.
Mr. Grant was in such a hurry he
forgot to say anything about universal
amnesty in his Message,
Brassy, the English railroad contrac-
tor whose death has been announced,
began life as q day laborer and died
worth $15,000,00O. He was a partner
at one time ofSir Mortor Peto, but man
aged to escape from the failure. Two
OF his sons are in Parliment, Industrious
and capable men, and his third son re-
Gently married the daughter of Lord
Clanmorris, an Irish peer
There will be but few contested cleo
ton cases in the next Congress. Prom
inent Radicals attribute the losses in the
last election to the reckless course of
Congress in this respect. The bill in
troduced by Welker (RadicaD of Ohio,
prohibiting unsuccessful contestants
from receiving pay, will certainly be-
come law.
THE DIFFERENCE.-The Democratic
party never enacted laws that are OBJ
noxious to large portion of the PEG
pie, while the Republicans do make
laws that they dare not enforce impair
TALLY. In this town, to-day, few are
take for violation of the liquor law,
while many are left. Let us have no
soup for one and meat for another.
Let all be dealt with alike-Rutlvnd
Courier.
Roderick B. Butler was arrested on
Saturday for forgery, and it is believed
he will be convicted. His colleague,
Stokes, is his bondsman in $4,000.
A minstrel troupe, composed of gen
uine negroes, attempted to give an ex-
hibitlon in Westport, Ct, last week,
but were driven out of town by some of
the audience.
Hon. John Gregory of Mortified,
has been commissioned as Assistant AS
SCISSOR of Internal Revenue for Wash
ington County.
The retirement of Mr. JOHN BRIGHT
from the English Cabinet must mater
nally damage Mr. GLADsroNE's Admin
istration in the popular regard. Mr..
BRIGHT is well known to differ radical
ly from Lord GRANvuL's arlstocratic
and monarchical views in dealing with
foreign affairs, as well as from his reck
lessnes in assuming warlike attitude
toward other powers. 1t is probable
that Mr.. BRIGHr's withdrawal will be-
come the signal for a further disinteg-
ration of the Cabinet.
Vice President Colfax has received |
from Beadsley, United States Consul
at Jerusalem, a box containing a speak
er's mallet of olive wood, with heads of
oak from Abrahams oak at Hebron, a
chalce of olive wood from the mount of
Olives, and an inkstand and sand-box
of asphalt, from the Dead Sea, all beau.
tifully carved and polished
1t is clear enough, as it is natural
enough, that Gen. Grant is now indif-
ferent to admiral Porter's advancement.
He may squeeze through the Senate by
its good nature, but the charges against
him increase, and the vote goes over
till after the holidays. The coun-
try had no especial admiration for Por-
ter before the exposure of his duplicity
toward Gen. Grant, and it will have no
sorrow that he has ceased to be a court
favorite. Aside from all personal ques
ton there is no reason why he should
be advanced; it will be almost an insult
to Farragut's memory to give him his
office and every argument of economy,
Of justice and of popular feeling is in
favor of the immediate passage of the
bill to recall the office and grade of ad-
miral, and let it die with its first and
every way honorable holder, Farrigut.
Miss Woodbury., who is lecturing on
temperance in Canada, exhibits a series
IF pictures illustrating a drunkard's
career. The first painting, that of a
BOY sucking cider from barrel with a
straw, recalls so strongly The joyous
emotions of youthful days that every
lace in the audience is glorifed with
happy smiles; but when she comes to
he last picture, showing that same CT.
dangling from scatfold,
turns sadly away. wondering
why they wereu', all hung long ago.
"A pious young girl Of Keokuk, Ia,
has broken off her engagement because
her lover insisted upon "courting Sun