Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-01-07
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Rev. Mrs. p. A. Hanaford has accept
cd call to settle over liberal society in
New Haven with salary of S2500. This
parish is, we believe, connected with the
Universalist denomination, but has Uuta-
rians and other liberal persons among its
members. Mrs. Hannaford will not enter
upon her duties until carly in the spring.
"A largo number of tho students of all
colleges use tobacco. Their education does
not go deep enough to preventit. In Ober-
lin, Ohio, however, it is said the students
do not use it, The reason for this strange
conduct on their part is said TO be because
there are so many lady students in the in
stitution. If so, here is another strong
argument in favor of educating the sexes
together.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, of Philadelphia, with tho sanction of
Rev. DR.. Barnes, have protested against in
wiling either Rev. II. w. Beccher or Hor-
ace Greeley to lecture for them. The pioty
of the New York World is greatly reliev-
ed. This very pious paper says: "This ac-
ton is right. Let us have no blasphomy
uttered or immortality incucatcd before
our audiences. The purity of the rosrum
must and shall be preserved"
Senator Cragn's bill for the suspen-
sion of polygamy in Utah, contains the fol-
lowing clause; Marriage, so FAR as its val
idity in law is concerned in the said Terri
tory, is hereby declared civil contract to
which the consent of parties capable in law
of contracting is essential. No man resi-
dent of said Territory shall marry his
mother, his grandmother, daughter, grand
daughter, stepmothcr, grandtather's wife,
sons wife, grandson's wife, wile's mother,
wife's grandmother, wlc's daughter, wile's
granddaughter, nor his sister, his half sis
ter, brothers daughter, sisters daughter,
fathers sister or mothers sister, &C., &c.
The Chicago Times makes the following
comment ON the bill Senator Cragin's bill
forbidding a man to marry his grandmoth-
or is timely. Mr.. Beecher's latest eXpla-
nation, to tEc effect that he considers it his
"magistcrial' duty to marry anybody Of
sufficient age, seems to call for n law not
only forbidding man to marry his grand
mother, but to prevent him from marry
ing her in spite of the protest of his grand
father.
SINCE the Queen of Madagascar gave in
her adhesion to Christianity, the people
have been adopting it in great numbers,
and the English missionaries are calling
earnestly for large increase Of their force.
They say that between May, 1867, and De-
cember, 1865, $4,000 were added to tho num-
L. I,ni hot an
number of separate congregations had,
during the same time, risen from 02 TO 14s.
The current year bids fair to show even a
more remarkable increase. Already 20 or
30 new congregations have been formed
since January, and some Of the existing
congregations have been doubled within
the same time. About 100 chapels are, at
the present time, being either built or en-
larged.
The simplest post Office in the world is
to be found on the south extremity of A.
merica. For some years past small bar
rel has been fastened by an iron chain to
the outermost rock of the mountains over
hanging the Straits of Magellan, opposite
Terra del Fuego. 1t is opened by every
ship which passes through the Straits eli
Their to place letters in it or to take letters
from it. Tho post office, therefore, takes
care of itself, 1t is confined to tho protec-
ton of seafarers, and there is no example
Of any breach of this trust having occurred
Each ship undertakes the voluntary trans
mission of the contents of the barrel if
their destination is whiting the limits of its
voyage.
The Augusta (Ga.) Constitutionaist
thinks the Democrats in the National House
of Representatives have generally behav-
ed like rabblo of school boys in q dcbat-
ing society. The Cincinnati Enquirer, an
other organ of the party, says the Demo-
Gratis do not need numbers so much rs
brains in Congress.
In 1864, lawyer called at the War De-
partment to transact some official business
with the late Mr.. Stanton. After they were
through, they began to talk about their
common profession, in which the Secreta-
ry had won so many victories. "Ah," said
Stanton, show l long to return to the bar
But am here trying this cause against the
Conlcderacy, and must stay till we enter up
final judgment. Then l shall gladly retire
and look after the affairs of John Doe"
Iowa is larger than New York or Penn
sylvania-larger than New England with
out Maine-and more productive than all
of them put together. She has thirty-livo
million acres of rich, black mould, and to-
day clean furrow can be turned over thir-
ty millions of these acres. Although less
than five millions are under cultivation
they produced last year eighty-fve million
bushels of grain.
The Woman's journal, the title of the
new weekly to take the place of the Agita-
tor, will be issued next week. Mrs. Liver
more will have the chief editorial charge
and will be assisted by Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe, Lucy Stone Blackwell, William
Lloyd Garrison, T. w. Higgnson, and 9TH
or well known advocates of woman's
rights. This paper, under the manage
ment of its gifted editor and associates,
will be an able champion Of this reform.
The new Governor of Texas, Gen. L.
j. Davis, is native Southerner of whom
his State and party may well DO proud
Whom forced to fly from Texas, early in
the rebellion, for his Union sentiments, he
went to New Orleans and reported to Gen
Butler, then in command of that city. In
stead Of seeking for safe conduct to the
North, as many Of the refugees did, he ask.
cd for power to go back and raise a regi.
ment. Gen. Butler commissioned him
and Gen. Davis returned and put himself
at the head of force that did signal ser.
vice to the country.
Public sentiment has changed some
| what in Massachusetts since the following
was written, forty-two years ago, by a lead
| ing editor Of the State, Joseph II, Bucking
| ham Of Boston "Alcibiades, or some 9th
err great man of antiquity, it is said cut of
his dogs tail qiad nuncs might not become
extinct for want of excitement. Some sucl
motive we doubt not, moved one or two o
our national and experimental phloso
piers to get up the project of railroad
from Boston to Albany-a project which
every one knows, who knows the simples
rules in arithmetic, to be impracticablo
but an expense little less than the marke
value Of the whole territory Of NJ lssachu
cetts, and which, if practicable, every per