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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-17
P0udriiIc.

Our recent rains, although quite severe
have already proved to be just what was
needed. Vegetation is greatly improved,
and everything presents an aspect of deli
cious freshness.
Mr.. j. U. IL. Charter, who has been
chorister for some time in the Baptist
church, was very agreeably surprised a
short time since by receiving from few
active members of his choir, an acknowl-
edgement of his valuable services, in the
shape of a writing desk VOL furnished.
-Wo are glad to say that Mr.. Dexter's
family is once moro installed in our midst,
also few others have made their appear
ance. City people arc always gladly well
coined by their country friends.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-17

President Grant has "frecd his mind"
on the Cuban question, in message to Con-
gresS, in which he talks with his character
isIic bluntncss and freedom. The prudent
course Of the administration in this diff
cult matter has needed no defense before
the countryi bus the presidents vigorous
setting forth of the real state Of affairs will
gain as credit abroad both as a iece of
above-board diplomacy and as specimen
of official reporting, for some of the Euro
pean governments will find news in it,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-17

Comfy COnrcnfioH.

Republican County Convention for the County Of
windham will be held at FAYETTEVILLE on TUES
DAY the 2sth of June, A. D. 1870 at IL O'Clock, A. NJ
for the purpose Of nominating candidates for County
officers and Judges Of Probate to be supported at the
next annual election All Republicans Of the County
are invited 10 be present and to be represented by
their delegates in the Convention
At Convention holden in 1867, 1t was voted that
the County Committee should be committee upon
the credentials Of the delegates and in Pursuance Of
that vote the delegates requested to hand in their
credentials to the County Committee before the hour
named for the opening Of the Convention.
J. l.. BUTTERFIELD,0
J. NJ. TYLER, County
JOHN ROBERTSON
j. L. PIERCE, Committee
n. l.. STETSON,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-17

precates the determinations against the
sex by society as recognizing immortality
in woman as a crime of greater enormity
than when committed by man; the sixth
urges the appointment of women to offices
of superintendent of prisons, asylums,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-17

DEAN SIN The following is the apportionment of
Delegates to the Republican Union State Convention
TO be held in Burlington June 22d 1870 upon the baeis
laid down In the above call.
1t suggested that the Towns choose Substitutes as
we'll Delegates that they may not be unreprosen-
ed in the Convention.
The Delegates, or Substitutes, should provide thdlf>
selves with credentials, blank form Of which is en-
KITTREDGE HAsKINs,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-17

The following are the two articles of
amendment the only oncs-adopted
NV the recent constitutional conventions;
ARr1c1ru
See. |. The General Assembly shall
meet ON the first Wednesday of October.
bieunially: the first election shall he on
the first Tuesday of Septembor. A. ID. 1870;
rc nrsc scsp of the General Assembly
On tho first Wednesday of October, a. D..
1870.
See. p The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
erHoF' treasurer OF the State senators,
town representatives., assistant judges OF
the county court shall be elected biennial
ly on the first Tuesday Of September in
the manner prescribed by the Con stitution
of the State.
See. .. inc term oil the Once OF the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor ana treas
uIer OF tho State, respectively, SHAH COM
menec when they snail be chosen ana quail
lhed, ana snail continue Ior inc term oil
Two years. or uh'Il lheir successors sha4l
DC CHOSEN ana quaiIHeu' OF 10 inc auJourh-
hleht oil Tue session OF inc LEGISLATURE Ut
WNleh by the constitution anu laws tnclr
successors are required 10 DC choSen' ana
MOI aller such adjournment
Sec l. Inc term oil ONCE Oh senators
ana town representatives. shall DC TWO
years commencing on inc Hrst wednesday
oil october following thelr election
sec D. Inc term OIL ONCE OIL tue assistant
Judges oil the county court sherliis, high
bailiis, states Attorneys, Judges OF pro-
bate and Justices OF the peace, shall be two
years, ana shall commence on tue hrst day
of December next after their election.
ARTICLE -
Proposed for adoption Udrticle no is adopt
co and article jour rs ''Jected.
The judges OF tho supreme Court shall
be elected blennially, ana their term Of Oh
nee small nc TWO years.
ARTICLE q.
Sec. l. At the session Of the General
Assembly of this State, a. ID. 1850, and at
the session thereof every tenth year there
after, the Senate may, by vote Of two
thirds Of its members, make proposals OF
amendment TO the Constitution Of the
State, which proposals of amendment, il
concurrod in by majority of the members
Of the House OF Repre- entatives, shall be
entered on the journals Of the two Houses,
and referred to the General Assembly then
next to be chosen, and be published in the
principal newspapers of the State; and if 4
majority of the members OF the Senate and
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-17

.N'0fice.

Tho Republicans of the town of Brattloboro are re-
questcd to meet at the Town Hall on SATURDAY
EVENING next at o'clock, for the purpose of choos-
ing delegates to the State Convention to be held at
Burlington the 22d inst, and also to choose l6 dele
gates to the County Convention at Fayetteville.
VIM. s. NEWTON,
June IA, 1870 Town Committee.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-17

Farmers and "Horse Men" are continu-
ally enquiring what we know of the utility
of Sheriddns Cdvdlry Condition POieders,
and in reply we would say, through the
columns of the VERMONT PHOENIX, that
we have heard from hundreds who have
used them with gratifying results that is
also our experience.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-17
TO .sDJ.ERTESERs.

THE VERMONT PHOENIX HAS LARGER CIR
CULATIoE THAN ANY OTHER NEWSPAPER IN
SOUTHERN VERMONT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-17

If Johnsons Anodyne Liniment is half
as valuable as people say it is, no family
should be without it. Certainly no person,
be he lawyer, doctor, minister, or of any
other profession, should st'rt on Journey
without 1t. No sailor fisherman or woods
man should be without It, In fact 1t is
needed wherever there is an ache, sprain,
cue, bruise, cough or cold.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-17

"A Wonder of Medical Science" may
well be applied TO DR.. Wistar's Bdlsdm Of
Wild Cherry. 1t is nearly half a century
since this remarkable remedy was intro
duced to the public, and yet the immediate
and enviable reputation which it gained by
its wonderful cures of coughs, colds,
whooping cough, sore throat, influenza,
consumption and all bronchial complaints,
is to this day fully sustained.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30

great need Of patience as well as pcrscyer-
arcc. Mistakes were sometimes unavoida-
bic and mishaps could not be escaped. Ships
could not he sent when there were no ships
to send, and ships Of war were not to be
made and manned as rapidly as companies Of
land forces could be got together.
A. the war went or, the bowling against
Secretary Welles lulled considerably; partly
because the fault finders saw they effected
nothing by their abuse, and partly because
as the naval forces were increased, their eff
cheney in destroying the enemies of the ma
ton and capturing the English blockade
runners became more evident and important.
Before the war ended the services of the
Naval Department were fully recognized by
the nation at large and though great credit
was given to the Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy, it was apparent that the Secretary
himself. Mr.. Weles, could not have been
the mere dead weight in the concern that
many considered him to he in the iorc-paTt
Of the contest.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30

Tn NEu OF A HoNE-A judicious writer
thus criticises the growing custom Of O." board
ing 5y families. in preference TO .. keeping
house.
Among our numerous and curious inventions,
We have Of late brought into popularity what is
perhaps the least beautiful Of them sll-family
boarding. To avoid expense and be rid Of trou-
be housekeeping is broken up, aud father and
mother and children make their abode in the ho-
tel. Nov I would not for q moment intimate
that tine boarding house is not as necessary rs it
is a useful institution. Far from IT, intend
90 assert that t cannot make family home it
was never intended to DO so.
This h0.e life has a disastrous effect on
family G.. children. It renders fSmiiy training
snd true government very difficult. and almost
impossible. If to avoid the subtle and uufortu-
nate results of pr0miscuous intercourse. the lit
tie ones are confined in their apartments. their
physical 81 well as mental health must suffer
II they are permitted to be abroad, they are sub
jet 20 influences entirely beyond parental con
trol. II tie child be interesting or sprirhtly,
ne is pettel and spoiled if he be dull or pecu-
liar, he is souTel and injured by neglect and
IN either case the little one bears the unfortu-
nate consequences Of the evil circumstances BY
which ne IS inevitably surrounded.
II parents DO not neei home, their children
do and though it should be the smallest Of all
homes, they should have one The number Of
It's apartments and the style Of its furniture are
but Of small account in comparison with the
thing itself If were advising young mar
ried couple, would say As soon as possible
make yourselves home feel that married life
IS all incomplete without that If you cannot
get it once, fix it as something to be striven af
ter unfalteringly till it is obtained 1t is easier
10 enter upon the cares and work Of house (bet-
ter say home) keeping at once, than when the
indolent habits Of boarding have taaen away
your heart for it. While you are alone, only
husband and wife, it would be better if you had
a home, and tenfol1 more so if God should give
you children.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30
,RNING, DECEMBER 50. 1870.
PERSONAL.

IL is stated that Mr. Fields, Of the Boston
publishing house Of Fields, osgoOd & Co. has
retired from business but will still edit the At
lantic Monthly. The firm will tie James F. Os-
good & Co.
Commodore William II. Gordon Of the United
States navy, died suddenly on Monday at Phils-
telpLia, where he was visiting friends. lie wss
20 years Of age sni entered the navy in 1914
Rear-Adniral Breese, who died at his home
near Philadelphia, Saturday was in the battle Of
Plattsburs on Lake Champlair, as midshipman
He was commissioned rear admiral in 1867, and
acted As lighthouse inspector during the rebel
lion.
Somebody humbaeg,d Gen. Fitzpatrick last
week into coming to Webster Mass to lecture,
When nobody expected him but lie found some
army friends il the place, and doesn't consider
the tripa';ogether lost
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30
The Postal TELEGRAPH System.

Two bills are under consideration Tor es-
tablishirg & system of Government tele-
grarhv in connection with the Post Othce
/ department. One was introduced IN the
House by Mr.. Washburn of Wisconsin. 1t
provides for the appointment Of commits
sion to appraise the value Of all the tele-
graph lines IN the country, which shall be
bought at the appraisal of the government,
AMI thereafter be operated by government
officials in connection with the Post Office
department. The other bill is based on the
scheme of Mr. Hubbard of Boston, and provides
for the transmission of telegraph letters by
contract with a company which shall make
telegraph connections with the post Offices Of
the country, DO its WORK under bond to the
government in the sum of 81 goo zoe, and
be subject to government supervision in the
manner of conducting the business.
The special House committee on the sub
iect. after considering both bills, has not
been able to agree on anything and Mr..
Washburn. who is member Of the commit
tee, Will report in favor of his own bin, and
Mr.. Palmer VIII rep5r, the other bill in
modified form.
The arguments in favor Of it seem to he
based mostly on It's success in Europe, parti-
cularly in England where. it is stated, the
companies, prior to The transfer to the gov
crnmca.. were sending about six million
mc-sascsa year. while therost Office for the
quarter ending June so, 1870, sent at the
rata Of nine million and twl hundred thous-
and ler aunum. and for the nczt quarter at
the rate of ten million and four hundred
thousand Ter aunra When the transfer
from tie company to the government cook
place they had lo,oao postal telegraph s.a-
tilu-, beside. 500 railway stations Since
then upwards OF scs,a hundred postal ,cle-
graph stations have heaa opened and more
are being opened every week the system
giving satisfaction to ,ae public. who are
greatly benefited ty liberalization D. yaer-ras
and the great Increase # .aeiiit'a-.
ri. true thai tao difference between the
United States ana EneTc in kind and
amount of business. 30 the distances t-v-
,r-ed, and other rart alu- render lhe ia-
ference not certain t.a- 3. would b. tile tesr
thing 90 have such B. -.-..m in ,,i- aa,ry.
No such amount aI new IS telc.uragI 90
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30

Congress has been in session but @ few
working DAYS. yet already lacs fun Of bills
and resolutions have been poured into both
Houses, to resume specie payments by short
methods, to stop the renewal of worn out
notes, to abolish tie fractional currency. to
substitute greenbacks for bank notes. or
bank notes for grecnbacks. To abolish the in
come tax, to abolish the whole Internal rev
enue system. to abolish the protective tariff,
and to do variety of incongru1us things
too numerous to mention Spcculators
are probably at the bottom Of most Ct these
schemes Having been headed oil in their
efforts to raise the price Of gold by panic,
and failing to carry it down to the other cz-
treme, having been again prevented from
locking up grecnbacks. or making money
scarce, or hoodwinking Grant, or distract
ing commerce by false alarms about Euro
pean troubles, and having exhausted an
railroad sensations and failed to bring on
great contraction or a great expansion. these
1BIEEteNApIdl lihiie art lllE lA-L ItEaIl-
The surprising thing in the case is the be-
lief these parties seemed to have entertained
that Congress, whose principle, and
purposes are well known and clearly and
definitely announced, could be affected in
this way. The real work Of the session has
not yet set in, and will not until after the
holidays. In the meantime we take our
stand firmly by the policy Of the national
administration as announced in the annual
message of President Grant, and VIC advise
our friends in Congress to stand up for that
and nothing else We are unalterably op-
posed to any policy, no matter by whom ad-
vocated, that will fail to raise an adequate
revenue for the support Of all the expenses of |
the government, for the continued reduction
of the debt, for the maintenance of an eff /
Gent navy, good military organization, an
enlightened system of internal improvements,
and the full performance Of all the duties .
incumbent upon our national government.
The unpatriotic shrinking from the necessary
taxes, the excuse offered for revenue frauds
In the various denunciations Of our revenue
system, have no attractions for US. We are
for gradual reduction of taxation, for gradu-
al extinguishment of the debt for return to
the specie standard, for the maintainance of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30

Boston and New York papers have lately been
giving up their columns to the ventilation Of a
controversy in which Mr. Fechter became in
golved with Mr. Wsliack Of New York, in re-
ference to the duties Of the latter At the Boston
Theatre, of ESich Mr.. Fechter has been mana
ger The disPuts e Of no possible interest to
the public, snd serves only 70 furnish another
example of the h4bit which the members Of the
theatrical profession, high and low, seem gtieF-
ously afflicted with, Of washing their dirty
linen in public One reason for this dissgreea-
bic popularity may possibly be found in the ar
ticisl character of their lives and their fondness
for notoriety ; but assuredly these afford no ex-
cuse for dragging into publicity, as this quarrel
has done. the names of respectable people who are
50 unfortunate as to be on terms of intimacy
with them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30

protcction, for tie re.cstablishmcnt Of com
mercial prosperity, for 4 strong army and
navy, for the government being Of use to the
people as well as to itself; which it cannot
be without ample revenues.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30
Terrible Fire at Richmond.

THE sYorrsWoo9 HOTEL DEsTRog Ep--sEyES PER
Sons BURNED 10 DEATH.
Ataquarter past two O'Clock Sunday nlo.l-
ing, Just IS a porter commenced waking psssen-
gers for the southern train. the Spot;swood hotel
at Richmond, Va, was discovered TO be On fire, on
the lower floor. IN effort Was Immediately made
to wake up the guests, sud the seene bscsue in
dsscribahle. Men were rushing sboU, trying 20
save their baggage, and women, nearly naked,
fleeing into the snOW-coveret streets Steam
engines were promptly on hand, but the water
being frozen, it was some time before stream
WAS got on the building. Intwenty minutes the
fam Is had spread to such an extent thst escape
by the staircase wss cut of. The guests then
commenced le4ping from the windows. Seven
persons are known 10 have been burned and the
hotel register being found in the evening. as
many Strangers were found to be missing.
Some Of these it is hoped have been saved and
received into the houses Of the citizens. 1t is E
notable fact that the only building in the block
that escaped the flames is the corner store that
stoned the confagraton at the tine Of the
evacuation Of Richmond by the confederate
troons The weather was 20 intensely cold tEst
the telegraph wires in front Of the burning
buildings we're covered with ice, and the fire.
steamers were ercased in ice sn inch thick. The
guests lost all their clothing and the l&dies had
to walk barefoot over the snow to places of
shelter. The business houses destroyed were
Branch s. Currant's crockery store, Adams ex-
press company's Office. Howe's machine store
and other smaller stores. All the goods ready
for delivery in the cellar Of the Southern express
compsuy were destroyed, and the compsuy's
money safes are buried in the ruins. The total
loss bv the fire is $500 900, insured mostly in
Northern companies. The Spottswood hotel was
valneJ at $4,000
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30

The apportionment Of members Of Con-
gress among the several States as determined
by the last census, i already under eJn-.d-
Grafton in Congress. The general feeling in
the House seems to be that the total number
of Representatives should not exceed two
hundred and scyenty-fye, and it is probable
the appointment will be made upon that
basis. Judge Mercur, of Pennsylvania. a
member of the House Judiciary Committee,
has had assigned to him by that committee
the preparation Of hin to regulate the ap-
pOrti0nment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30

A singular freak WAS that of locomotive at
Troy not long since which, while standing IN the
Troy and Boston engine house, started up and
ran through the doors of the house and down
the road short distance, stopping as rnae-
countably as il had started.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30

Special kilograms from Georgia say that trou-
bic is imminent in that State Robert Toombs
and Linton Stephens have Published an address
80 DE people, bitterly denouucing the election
law and declaring it TO be unconstitutional, null
and void. and advising The people 30 disregard
and violate il in the coming election The ad-
dress is vind.ctiye in tone Speaking # the
eoi5rei vote, they say eve remark in this con-
nec;ioa that neither The so-cailed Fifteenth
Amendment Of the Constitution Of the United
States, or the act Of Congress to enforce it, con-
fers tie right Il voting upon any enc whatever
In conclusion they appeal to the prsudices and
passions of the people, declaring the wrong IN
tended to be perpetsatei upon the people OF
Georgia (meaning Of course the ,ehite peopleI to
be enormous, and the pretexis used to veil it
fimsy. absurd and infamous
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30

PEASANT Warfare Iy YEts-z-The N0-.s
German Ga-d,., referring to the rec,1ao-.er-
ing expeditions sent on. bg Prince F-elcr'. Is
Charles, says "Tbesa ver. mostly attended,
with grea; diacu.,is= TAa alv-l7y Us- i-si
al from every farm AMI every ii-aa, point.
Solitary agricultural l.5orsr- 10 ihe.- a51-1ica
threw away the spade, seized q gun lying hes he
them on tie ground and fred every house be-
came petty fortress. every blouse Franz
Tireur. Such persons are daily brought IN To-
the general c3nrlH4ls, 20 whom tie isi.n
in such csses in intrus,el, and many e them
are accompanied by priests, partly As ius gators
and partly as actors. Eve yhoiy taken with
gun il his hand ia accordance with NO.
tice placarded ~ the town or village coruers Oh
entering any district, is condemned 80 death.
Only by Draconic seventies can this t7e4caeraus
way Of carrying on wer be repress5d The towns
Of Sens and Nemours haze been severely punish
ed. In the former postal and telegraph officials
were disarmed by the inhabitants and led away
prisoners in the latter forty-sevsa Uhlsns were
surprised. The isolated officer 10 is sent ont 90
get information or reconnoitro Is exposed to tie
greatest danger"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30

The suspension of fourteen firms Of msnufac-
turers, commission houses and jcbbers in the shoe
trade in Philadelphia during the past two weeks,
has caused much excitement and alarm for the
credit and future course Of business in that city.
The liabilities of the firms in question amount
to 49,, 600, on which they can pay on an aver
age about 30 per cent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-12-30
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dress changed, always give the post-odice 70 when
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Every subscriber is informed when his suoscrip-
ton expires, every week. by the printed label bear
ing his name Remittance Of subscription FOR an
other year just oefore the date comes round, viii Re
a great convenience to the Publishers.
Letters on business should not be addressed 90 the
Editor but always to
The FnEE PREss AssOCIAU0s.