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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15
NEWS lTeMs.

The cholera in North Germany is di-
minishing.
The tobacco crop in Connecticut is a.
bout gathered, and is enormous.
An extensive fire occurred at Bloom
ington, ILL.,, last Saturday night, destroy
in property valued at 5000, 900.
"A diamond excitement prevails in
Yankton, Dakota. Several gems have
been found, including one valued at $780,
00O
Wesleyan University at Middletown,
Conn, announces through its president
that henceforth it knows no distinction of
sex. They girls may come and welcome.
Several cases of poisoning have occur
red at Hartford, Conn, from eating toad
stools by mistake for mushrooms. Two
died in one family.
The Portland and oxford, Me-, rail
road company will change the gauge of
their road from 8 feet 0 inches to feet.
This is the first adoption of the narrow
gauge plan in New England.
The hurricane of Aug. 2lst occasioned
immense loss in Antigua, West Indies.
Every estate was damaged. In Tortola,
five churches were blown down or shatter-
ed, In st. Kits 800 houses were destroyed
and 40 estates were nearly ruined.
The steamer Leader, from Dantzic for
Amsterdam, has been lost at sea. Portions
of the wreck have been picked up. The
number of persons on board is not acurate-
ly known. 1t is feared all are lost. The
officers and crew numbered about twenty
five men.
While some men were drilling, the
other day, into the roof beyond the brick
arch at the west end of IIoosac tunnel, the
foreman discovered that the rock above
the m was moving, and shouted to them to
run for their lives. They had barely es-
capped when a mass of rock weighing %
tons fell upon the place where they had
been working
The boiler of Curts's hat factory at
Nowburyport, Mass, exploded Monday
morning, killing six men outright and
wounding several others. The explosion
occurred just before work commenced in
have been greater. The loss is about $4,000.
a coroner's jury will investigate the case.
Two mills owned by the West Boylston
manufacturing company at Oakdale, about
miles from Worcester, Mass, were burn
ed Thursday, Sept. 7, with two dwelling
houses and two barns. The total loss is up
ward of $4,000; insured 1921, 500. The
mills were owned by l.. NJ. * G. NJ. Harris
of New York. About 200 hands were thrown
ont OF employment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15
State Meas.

A Brdport bee-kecper has sold two
tons of honey this season.
A bee tree at Bolton, yielded over one
hundred pounds of honey the other day.
Mr.. Clark Moore of Marshheld COM
mitted suicide on Friday by cutting his
jugular vein.
The Congregational congregation of
Bennington have voted to build q $4,000,
church.
Earl Vaughan of Taftsville, "a years of
age fell from load of oats on the "a inst
and broke his neck.
Edward Winslow of Westlicld, a stu
dent at the normal school in Johnson, was
drowned, few days since, while bathing.
The Tenth Vermont Regiment held its
annual reunion at Burlington on the 9TH
instant. Col. a. b. Jewett was elected
Pre- sdent for the ensuing year.
The st. Adams Messenger reckons up
that butter enough to spread 100000 slices
of bread with half an ounce each arrived
at that place one day last week Tor ship
ment.
In recently published table of homi
cides for 1870, seventy-three were credited
to Vermont which should have been return
ed from Virginia. None occurred in Yer
mont during the year.
AT Taunton Mass, on Friday, RichaTtr
Pritchard of Fairhaven, VT, fell from the
roof of house he was stating, in cons,-
quence of the staging giving away, and
broke his neck. He was p years of age.
Frank Dawes of Rupert, had sharp
tussle with a catamount which attacked
him last week. He beat the creature of
with his fists, but his left arm was terribly
lacerated and his clothes pretty well thin
ned out.
Seth Parlow, "A Vermonter arrested at
Lowell, Mass, last week, for stealing
team in Brandon, last June, was so morti-
fled that he committed suicide with opium.
His remains were sent to Brandon, where
he had wife and six children.
The Vermont State Spiritualist Asso-
citation, are to hold their annual conven-
ton, for the election of officers and other
business, ut Middlebury, on Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday, Sept. 22nd, 23rd and
oath. Prof William Denton, of Boston,
will address the convention the 23rd and
24th. The best speakers In the State are
expected 10 he present
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15
Books, Magazines, Etc.

THE LAST KNIGHT, romance garland.
From the German of Anastasius Gruu.
Translated, with notes, by John o. Sar-
gent. New York Published by Hurd IL
Ioughton. Anastasius Grun is the literi-
ry name of the Austrian Count Won Auers-
berg, who has been in public life as a lead
er of the liberal party in Austria since ISIS,
and who ranks among the best and most
distinguished Of the living poets of Ger
many. Tile Last Knight is series of
ballads founded on incidents in the life Of
Macmillan l., l459-l5lS. The stirring in
cidents of that heroic time, the magnif-
cent nuptials of Macmillan and Mary, the
contest between France and Germany. and
all the circumstances of romantic adven-
ture, render the subject most brilliant one.
The national character Of the theme has
made the book a very popular one in Ger
may, and its issue, now, for the first time
in English dress, is very pat to contempo-
raneous events.
THE FABLES OF PILPAY. Revised edi-
ton. New York Published by Hurd Il
Houghton. Price sl.5O. Pnpay's fables
have an origin almost lost in the obscurty
of Sanskrit tradition, and yet the book, in
one form or another, has travelled through
centuries across many lands in many
tongues. They are stories differing from
those of .Esop in this respect, amongst 9TH
ers, that they are not single, brief incidents,
but long continued histories, having each
their social or political aspects, forming
narration highly interesting in itself, and
,,r;tI
cular characteristics of the animals that
act the parts. The present edition is issu-
ed in handsome style, iormjnea book which
will prove exceedingly attractive to young
folks, and of interest to all.
STORIES FROM OLD ENGLISH POETRY.
By Abby Sage Richardson. New York:
Published by Hurd IL Houghton. Price
Sl.5O. In rewriting these stories from
Chaucer, Spencer, Shakespeare and other
of the old English poets, Mrs. Richardson
has rendered excellent service to the young:
for, while preserving the charm Of the
original, and avoiding all that conflicts
with the modern proprietics, she has sue
ceeded in clothing. them in language at
once elegant and popular aud which will
appeal to large class of readers whom the
original would fail to attract. The book
will doubtless meet an extensive sale.
Four AND WHAT THEY DID. BY Helen
G. Weeks, author of 1.-The Ainslee Stories,"
etc. illustrated. New York: Publish ed by
Hurd * Houghton. Price l.50. A volume
of stories Tor children. All the above
books are of standard excellence, aud wor-
thy the reputation of these well known
publishers. For sale at the prices named,
by Cheney II Clapp.
We have received from the publisher,
Edward NJ. Read, Burlington, Vt, speci-
mems of sheet music as follows: I'll meet
thee, darling Katie, bye and bye;" words
and music by Geo. NJ. Clark. "Ausabe
Waltz by Frank Rice of Keesevlle, n.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15
POLITICAL MATTERS.

The Boston Journal says EVERY day it
becomes more apparent that the new de-
parture movement is a sham-that the
Democratic party does not and will not, Ell
Their in good faith or bad, accept it. Those
Democrats, therefore, who are honest in the
movement have but one consistent course
open to them, and that is to join the repub-
lican party
\ lively canvass for the Republican nom
inatiOn for Governor Of New Jersey was
ended at Tienton, Thursday, by the choice
of Cornelius Walsh on the second ballot,
Gen. Fitzpatrick having been one Of his
chief rivals for the nomination. Mr.. Walsh
is described as the architect of his own for
tunes, Il substantial manufacturer OF New
ark, public spirited and Christian citizen.
Tho anti-dram shop party of New York,
held state convention at Syracuse, on
Wednesday last, and nominated full state
ticket.
the election in Wyoming for members
of the territorial legislature was a remark
ably close contest, and the result is a drawn
battle, the republicans having secured a
majority OF two in the Senate and the dem
ocrats similar majority in the House.
The state election in Maine, on Monday,
for the choice Of governor and Legsla-
turc, resulted in a full vote and Il victory
for the republicans, by an increased ma
iority over that of last year. The opposing
candidates for governor were Sydney Per-
ham of Paris, republican, the present in
cumbent of the office, and Charles p. Kim
ba II Of Portland, democratic. According
to the latest returns Gov. Perham's major
ity will be nearly II 900, against 1898, last
year, net republican gain of $500. The
two republican senators and all of the nine
representatives to the Legislature were
elected.
California held her State election Sept.
9th. The officers voted for were govern
or, full board of state officers, a supreme
Judge, three members Of Congress, several
district judges, and a Legislature, except
one-third of the senators, who hold over.
The result is thorough republican victo-
ry. The republicans elect their governor
by over 5000 majority. They have chosen
all their members of congress, and secured
a sufficient majority in the legislature to
make sure of republican successor to
Senator Cole.
The Chicago Post, assuming the renom-
ination of President Grant by the republic
can party in 1872, and the retirement of
Mr.. Colrax to private life, says his lieuten-
ant must come from the East, and first up
on the list it puts the name of Hon. James
Blaine saying that "no man in the Repub
lican party has grown more rapidly in its
esteem during the last six years than the
present Speaker Of the House of Represen-
tatives." 1t mentions Gen. Hawley of Con-
necticut in the same connection, and says !:
"He is an upright, downright, able, honest,
persistent worker an eloquent and vigor-
Gus debater, and has n soul disciplined in
"A newspaper office to a knowledge of all
that is worst and best in human life. In
politics, he is aconsorvatiye RADICAL cap
| ital combination of traces and breeching.
! lie has hosts of friends who would work
or fight for him, and his name would
strengthen any ticket
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15

Last week was a busy time with the far
mers. Moving second crop, cutting up
corn, and gathering in tobacco, all came at
once. Yet the County Conference held
here Wednesday and Thursday drew to-
gethera good number of people both from
our own town and from abroad, more than
sometimes attend when 1t is held in larger
villages There were seventeen ministers
present among whom were C. S. Smith of
Montpelier, Secretary Of the Vt. Domestic
Missionary Society, and Henry Clay Trum-
bull of Hartford, of the Sunday School
Union. The opening sermon, reports from
the churches, discussions and addresses.
made variety of exercises which, though
the sessions were long, were deeply inter-
esting, and, If we mistake not, all felt
themselves well paid for going. The en-
tertainment of fifty or sixty people in our
littl, village seemed somewhat formidable
at first, bu. the result was that all were pro-
vided for without difficulty, and more
might have been seated at our tables if
they had come. In our hospitality we felt
that we received more than we gave.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15

BY the fortunate discovery Of an errorin
the statistics of the census bureau at Wash
ington, Vermont is at length relieved of an
Odium long since accepted as an historic
fact. For many years our State has rested
under the imputation Of having once been
slaveholding commonwealth. 1t now APP
pea rs that the sole basis of this charge was
merely a clerical blunder in transcribng
the census Of 1890 for the printer. In the
original returns of that census, 10 colored
persons were mentioned as free blacks
the transcriber put them under the head
ing of slaves. That so gross an error, re-
peated in all following histories and re-
naming as horn in the flesh until after
the docease of the system that made its OK
istence possible, should at length be de-
tected and exposed, is certainly remarka-
BILE. Facts, such MS these may well be add
duced in support of the theory that "all
history is unreliable Meanwhile all who
feel a just pride in the history and records
of the old Green Mountain State, will feel
deeply grateful to Col. Harrington, him
self native of Bennington county-for re-
moving this stain from her fair escutcheon
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15

In the verdict rendered by the coroner
jury concerning the recent railroad acct
dent at Revere, Mass, the direct cause is
attributed to the negligence of the conduc-
tor of the Beverly train and the engineer of
the Pullman train. The depot-master in
Boston is charged with remissness in duty,
and the want of sufficient rolling stock is
given as a remote, but not less certain,
cause of the disaster. Delays of starting
trains are mentioned as adding to the perils
of travel; and in the category of attendant
evils are given the want of Geographic lacil-
tiles for communication, the need of i'm
proved appliances for safety, the risk of
using burning fluids, and a general INSULT
cheney of accommodations. These, each and
all, are said not to have received proper
consideration from the officers of the road,
and as consequence the president and di-
rectors of the Eastern railroad corporation
are held directly responsible for the loss of
life which has given occasion for this in
quest
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15
I'RR.uO.vT .vRJ'ER n SL.IJ'E
ST.ETE.
GROSS ERROR CoRRECTED-IMPoRTA
CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRUTH OF HISTORY.

A GROSS ERROR CoRRECTED-IMPoRTA
Mr.. II. j. Ramsdell, Washington CORE
spondent of the New York Tribune, writ
ing under date of Sept. s. announces that
Col. Harrington, the acting superintendent
of the census, in poking about among his
figures has discovered an important histor-
zeal factor rather, an important fact that
corrects AN outrageous historical blunder.
For more than eighty years Vermont has
suffered the odium of having once held
human beings as bOndsmen. In the cen
sus of 1890, the county of Bennington was
set down as possessing sixteen slaves.
These ancient and, as it now appears, myth
zeal chattels were favorte theme for dec
lamaton with southern orators up to the
very beginning of the war. They were
aired on the stump, exhibited in the coll
umns of the newspapers, and put through
their PAGES, every now and then, on the
floor of Congress, for the special delecta-
ton of the honorable member from Yer
mont Yet now comes forward Col. IIar-
rlngton, and Opposes that II is all mistake;
that there were mover any slaves in Yer
mont and that the much talked about six
teen were as free as Thomas jefferson him
self, then Secretary Of State, who innocent
ly certified to the correctness of an incor-
re ct census report. Mr.. Ramsdell says;
was shown the original return for the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15

OF Shorthorn cattle there were 20 head, d.
S. Pratt OF Brattloboro exhibiting II head,
and was awarded the second premium on
herds, A. whitman of Fitchburg, Mass,
receiving the first. Mr.. Pratt also received
four first premiums, as follows Ninth
Duke of Thorndale and his six hei(ers;
year old BULL Lord Mansfield; bull calf,
George Mansfield, IL weeks old; year old
heifer, Carlisle Maid. Rosy Duke, year
ling Durham of rare qualities, belonging to
and bred by Benz. Sumner of Woodstock,
received the first premium in that class.
OF Holstein cattle, Charles Houghton of
Putney exhibited head. A thoroughbred
Jersey COW of the stock imported by Giles
of Connecticut, was sold TO Nathaniel White
of Concord, n. III. 1t was stated that she
was owned by gentleman in Brattloboro,
VT, and that five quarts of her milk would
produce one pound of butter
The sheep pens contained a flock of 40
Spanish merinos, exhibited by Jerome
Holden of Westminster, and smaller flocks
of the same breed belonging to A. l.. Full
err of Pomfret. The prize Southdown ram
was three year old, owned by James J.
Flint of Putney. r. G.. Hill of Elmore had
10 full blooded Cotswolds, valued at 5000
apiece; and ii. NJ. Arms of Springfield
VT, exhibited splendid flock of % Cots
wolds bred by Burdett LOOMS of Connec-
ticut. The yearling ram "Viceroy," of Cots
void blood, exhibited by Sherman Hart
well Of Washington, Ct, took the first prize.
"Viceroy" is considered by good judges to
be the best yearling in America. lie weighs
300 pounds, and though shorn on the lot of
April, his fleece is now inches long. l.
There was good exhibition of manHa>4
tured articles, and fair show of fruits for
this season, though small. OF vegetables
there were only a few on exhibition. one
of the most encouraging features of the ex-
hibition was the large and splendid show
of agricultural implements. The gross re-
ceipts Of the fair were about s25, 900.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15

State of Vermont, in columns, by towns
and by counties. The returns were con-
tanned in a greasy, worn and faded roll,
worm eaten in places, and measuring, 1
should think, about so feet In length and 20
inches in width. The sheets had been past
cd together for convenience, making the
length as stated. SoUed and yellow as the
paper upon which the returns were made
was, the writing itself was remarkably
clear and distinct, and in that beautiful,
round and legible hand which Is so often
met with in old papers and documents.
Tho ink had faded somewhat, bu ii was
still as distinct as on any document prepar-
ed five years ago and in all that return,
filed as II is with names and figures, there
is not word, or a letter, or a figure that is
not plain as print. The ruling, lettering,
&C., was all done by hand. Running care
fully down the columns in which the num-
Der of slaves is entered, one does not find
the record of a single one in the whole
State of Vermont nor are there any en-
tered in the columns of totals. But in the
next column, headed clear and distinct in
heavy letters, Free Black" with drec-
lions as TO age, &C.,, there is the following
record: Arlington, Bennington, 8 Man
cboster 2. Pownal /. SALISBURY. l.:
wirboll 1-tbeso being in tbe county of
ponnirg,on In making mn tbo nonula-
ton of the counties in the State, the re-
turns still show no slaves, but, on the con-
,rorv chow 10 "Eroo plocl,s,, or n oivan
AGO with M montior Of tbo word "s,ovo -
mis- return is si,ned hv "Dayid Robipsop
Assistant In Marshal, and Inv "IIemon
Allen IT, $. Marshal of Vermont and is
a fair workmanlikc. and carefully prepar-
ed table. In transcribing this table for the
printer. somebody got the figures in the
wrong column, and thus the blunder pass
ed into the book and into the history. II
has been perpetuated by the census-mak-
ers, and so Vermont is set down in history
as having had in 1890 l6 slayesl All works
on Slavery acknowledged the existence of
Slavery in Vermont in that year, and it has
been proclaimed from every stump in the
South, and the sons of Vermont in Con-
gress have been tainted with it for wears
all because an arithmetic man made n mis-
take. and the subsequent census takers
were too inefficient to examine the first re-
turn Goodell, in his "Historv of Slavery
in the United States" one of the most
trustworthy books printed upon the sub
ject, has this paragraph:
an 1777 the people of Vermont met in
Convention. and proclaimed Vermont an
independent State. Tho first article of tbeir
bill of rights excluded slavery. Though
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15

The fall term Of Leland & Gray Sem
mary opens with seventy scholars.
We have had light frosts, doing but lit
tic damage. Tobacco slightly nipped.
-Townshend objects to the importation
of the Colorado bug through the U. s.
mail.
An unusual number of strangers have
visited town this summer; many of them
returning after long absence to renew ac-
quaintanco with the scenes Of their child
hood.
One of our clergymen, wishing to be
shaved, found the village barber in the bar
room with n company of other citizens
Stepping to the door he put his hand to his
face and motioned to him TO come out
The facetious barber responded, "no,
thank'e, sir, don't indulge" which was
cool.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15
HiHsdafc, ". III.

The post Office at this place is, after the
first of October next to be foreign money
order office. This will prove a great favor
and convenience to persons here who wish
to remit stamps to or receive them from
other countries. TO the establishment of
this blessing the public are in a great de-
gree indebted to the business enterprise of
Messrs. Hunter & Co., who have many for
eign correspondents and customers.
The tobacco crop here has proved a sue
cess in points Of quality and quantity, and
probably financially. But of the moral
and physical results it will yield, who is
prepared to speak? Who can estimate the
amount of sin, sorrow, disease and death
that it will cause? This view of the mat
tor is truly dreadful to contemplate! Can
it be that the power of the almighty dol
lar ever can withstand such an accumua-
ton OF consequences and results? Think of
it ye toilers of the soil, while preparing
your seed for another harvest.
The Early Rose potato has in this vi
cinity more than equalled the expectations
of its admirers. 1t was never surpassed,
and We doubt if it ever was or ever will he
equalled in quality.
e. j. Amidon and wife, and w. II.
Halle and family have been recently spend
ing some time for health and recreation by
the seaside.
Frank p. Amidon few days since
shot fish hawk, the wings of which, ex-
tended, measured from tip to tip over five
feet.
Our new democratic governor has ia
vorably considered the petition of those Of
our citizens who asked his sanction Of their
military cnt erprise, and they will have a
meeting this week to organize an infantry
company by the choice of officers, &c. I'm
forms and equipments are to be furnished
by the State.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15

A few days since we were honored with
a call from f. S. Stoddard of New Orleans,
formerly of West Dummerston. As a
member of the Louisiana state board of ed
ucation, superintendent of public unstruc-
ton, and in other capacities, Mr.. Stoddard,
since the warm which he bore an honor
able part-has been engaged in the work of
demonstrating The South on the only
sure and permanent basis of popular en-
lightenment. 1t is to just such mis-caled
"carpet-baggers' as he that the South must
look for their social and political regenera-
lion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15

The arbitrators chosen by Geo. Cobb
and Ira Smith, decided that they should
call their accounts balanced and pass re-
ceipts.
VIM. Gage is building large two sto-
sy house at his place of business, known
as Cages Mills.
Arnold Hills having purchased the
Underwood place has re-opened the brick
yard, and has burned one kiln and is at
work upon another.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-15

Among the patents recently issued at
the patent office at Washington, was one for
creeping dolls,
There was great crowd at the fire
mems muster at Portsmouth, n. H., last
week. The weather was fine, although
strong northwest wind prevailed at the
time of the trial of the machines. The first
prize, $3.50, for steamers, was awarded to the
city of llayerhll, Mass, for a play Of
1873 feet, inches. The first prize for hand
machines, 500, was awarded to the Excel
sior'' of Winchester Mass, for u play of
III foot, inches.