Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-05-11
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Personal And POLITICAL.
AT Warren, N. H., there has been
a wedding between gentleman aged
81 and lady Of 76. They have been
intimate. friends for the past sixty or
seventy years
They now have in complete run.
ming order in the State of New York
four Republican parties, not to speak Of
minor factions. There is the anti Fen
ton party, the anti Conkling party, the
anti-couuption party recently formed in
Albany, and the anti Grant party, which
is larger than all the rest put together
William H. Helmer, democrat, was
elected Police COMM, sioner Of Schen-
ectady by over 800 majority.
The colorcd members of the House
Of Representatives have all taken seats
near together, on the lett Of the Speak
er, and the location is already known as
africa.
The N. Y. Sun prints an instruct
i've letter from North Carolina, ventiat-
ing the manner in which the Ku-Klux
thunder has been manufactured, and
showing up the knaves who have
brought about the present state Of at
fairs, The judiciary of the State is
blamed for much Of The disgrace.
Harriet Beecher is now in Brook,
Ign, having sold her Hartford mansion,
--Tewe Haute boasts the largest nail
mill in the West.
Robert Bonner, of New York, has
purchased at Lexington, at n high price,
the great colt Mambrino BERTHE, that
trotted at Cincinnati last fall, in PAL,
II seconds faster than the best time ev
er made by any other two-year old.
-Missouris executive mansion atJef
ferson city, will cost $4,000
Minister Washburn doesn't like
Paris very well, and wants to come
home to a less gay capital
1t appears, some days after Con.
gress adjourned, the Franking privilege
employed a freight train on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad One member
away ton of department reports to
manure his farm in Tennessee. The
Franking privilege is good for pump
kins.
The n. Y. World is authority for
the statement that the government will
soon receive proposals for brass collars,
marked "U. s. g. to be furnished to
each federal office holder, and warranted
to last till after the election in 1872.
A number Of the members of the
Third New Hampshire Regiment re.
Gently met at Manchester, n, H., and
effected an organization as follows
President, John Badel of Bath; SecrC.
tary and Treasurer, Adit. Gen, John M
HAYNES of Concord; Executive Com
mittee, COL VIM. H. Maxwell of Man
chester Capt John S, James of Hamp.
ton, Sergeant John NJ. Allen Of Exeter
1t was voted to hold a reunion at Hamp
ton Beach, Sept 9th and 9TH.
Elk. Governor Smith, Of Alabama
writes an extraordinary letter to his sue
cessor, Governor Lindsey, making {
damaging confession of his owl execu
tive infdelity in permitting loose
wholesale issue of railroad bonds en-
dorsed by the State.
Washington specials are filled with
the High Commission and its doings
Grant and Fish are said to deprecate
the discussion Of the proposed treaty in
advance, as they are sure it will suit the
country. Cameron has been summoned
to be coached in the matter, that he
may explain it to his Committee on For
eign Relations Banks and Butler are
reported dissatisfied with the result OIL
the Fishery and Alabama claims ques
tons, thinking too great concessions
have been made by the United States
and it is said they will oppose the treat!
with all their vigor. Meantime, thu
Joint Commission having enjoyed pic
mic at Great Falls, will meet to final,
discuss the treaty which has been draw
up. Claims Of British residents at tn
South for damages by Union troops, ex
cept as to slave property, will be con
sidered under one of the clauses
The New York Herald correspon
dent doesn't like the pattern of the car
pet presented by the Sultan Of Turke.
for the East room Of the White House
and thinks American artizans woul'
have done better.
A Maine school maam, who wen
to Washington to teach, is soon 10 mar
ry smart young mulatto whose &C
quantance she made there, and he
friends are wrought up to a high p'tc
of Indignation about it,
In excavaling the ground for tn
new City Hall, in San Francisco, tn
body of man with four aces an
kings full" up his sleeve was dug "
Supposed to be an ancestor OF Bill Nye
An Ohio man caught two fellow
stealing his oats and fired at them. Ih
next day he heard Of neishbor havin
some shot dug out of his back, and ho
him arrested.
The n Y. Com. ADV says Yank
ees now in Paris will have their last or
portuuity to-day to ask "How is thi
for high?" regarding the column in til
Place Vcndomc.
The British members Of the Join
High Commission, and Gen. Schemes
Munster to England, have ongaged pas
} suna ON the Cuha. which raves on u