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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-02

IHETEORD.-Ata meeting OF tue
Trustees of Thetford Academy, on
the odd, of January, the following
preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the late Charles f. Lath.
am, in addition to his very liberal
contribution to the fund for the
erection of our new boarding house,
left at his death five thousand dol
lars for the benefit of indigent stu.
dents who shall hereafter be con.
nected with the institution, there
fore,
Rcs0lrc3, that we gratefully ac'
ccpt the trust. and will endcavor to
use the money SO generously com
mittcd to our care in such ways as
shall be best calculated to promote
the end had in view by the donor.
Res0lrcd, that the foregoing reso'
luton he Published in the The Yer.
mont Chronicle, and The National
Opinion.
Il. G. WORCES TER,
Sec'y of Trustees.
1t may be well to state in con
ncction with tho foregoing rcsou
tons that Mr.. Latham was a native
of Thettord, q son of Capt. VIM. II.
Latham, who was for many years
one of our most respected and in.
iluential citizens, and who, as a
member of the board of trustees,
did as much perhaps as any indi.
vidual to promote the interest of the
academy. This son fitted for col
legc at our school and graduated at
Dartmouth. He was very success.
full in business and accumulated a
handsome fortune.
His health failed several years
since, and though every possible
means was used to arrest the pro.
grcsS Of disease he went gradually
but surely down to his grave. He
lett no will in legal form but before
his death expressed his wishes as
to the disposition of his property,
and among other things requested
that five thousand dollars be given
to Thetford academy for the purpose
Indicated above. His wishes THIS
expressed have been scrupulously
regarded by his heirs, AID the
money designed for the school has
been paid over to the treasurer Of
the institution. Previous to his
death Mr. Latham gave four hun
dred dollars to our building fund.
He also presented to the Con grega.
tlonal society one of Mason < Ham
las Gtst and most expensive cabl.
net Organs. Other members of the
Latham amily have also manifested
a generous interest in the academy
by contributing literally 10 our
building fund, and they nave row
carried ont fully the wishes of their
brother which were not legally bind,
ing upon them.
The trustees Of the academy viii !
on their part. also, endeavor TO use
The money entrusted to their care in
strict conformity with the wishes Of |
5lo generous donor.
George S. Rogers of Thetford |
Center has received a Patent Oh a
machine for tenteriug cloth.
No. THETFORD.-There is quite
IN interest in Life Insurance, in orr .
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-02

MANCHESTER, n. H., Jan. 80.
All the machinery in the Monaske
Mills in this city. which has recent.
~ beer used in the manufacture of
WOODEN goods, is now devored to
the manufacturing of cotton goods,
in consequence of the great dis )ro.
portion in The price Of wool and the
manufactured articles. Wool Of
last years crop which was bought
in this city for AZ cents per pound,
now sells fer 10 cents per pound.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-02

So. NEwBURY.-Geo. II. Wilson's
new mill is now doing good bust
ness, and giving good satisfaction
to those who 90 there for grinding.
He also keeps Western corn and
provender for sale.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-02

EOR SALE.-Any one wishing tn purchase
about II acres of nice tillsge land witha
small piece Of wood land connected. with il
iying convenient to this village, will pieasa
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-02

no EEE.-.An Office room, in building en-
L Main street, Bradford Village. Inquire
at this office. I3tf
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-02

WARNER, n. H., Jan. 30.-The
well known wooden manufacturing
firm of Adams & Bartlett, which
has, it was believed, been doing 4
prosperous business here for twelve
years, has failed. Mr. Bartlett, the
senior member Of the firm, recently
died, which has FASTENED the final
collapse, which in any event must
have come sooner or later, as their
liabilities are eighteen thousand,
with assets OF about seven thousand.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-02

A new Catholic church is to be
built in Portsmouth, N. H., i'll the
spring, on the site Of the one re-
Gently destroyed.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-02

LTTLEToN, n. H., Jan 30,-The
boiler in the steam saw mill of Lib
hey q Aldrich, near the Round
Pond in Dalton, blew up yesterday
afternoon, severely injuring a1r.
Mclean, the engineer, and another
person, The mill was considerably
damaged. The boiler was thrown
about fifty feet.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-02

The Postmaster. General has as.
certained that letter addressed to
him, purporting to contain the res
ignatien OF Postmaster Peasc at
North Stratford, New Hampshire,
Was a forgery. This was discover,
ed before any action on the reslgna-
ton had been taken,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-02

GORHAM.--Oliver Leavitt, =
Frenchman, WAS severely stabbed
over the left eye Saturday night,
for no other reason than attempting
to protect his wife in their own
home from dastardly outrage
The assailant, another Frenchman,
right name not known, is still at
large.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-02

Mr.. HoratiO Eaton of Wilton, n.
H., fell from a load of straw and
broke his collar bone on the 25th
inst.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-02
burned 10 lSec tls.

Miss. Phebe Bailey, who has lived
for many years, with her sister, in a
small house on the river road about
ID miles south Of Newbury street,
was so severely burned on Sunday
night. in consequence of her clothes
taking fire while sleeping in a chair
before the fire place, that she died
on Tuesday morning. Her age was
about a years.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-02

NEwBURY.-Thc musical convcn.
ton which commences Mt Newbury,
next Tuesday, pro misses to be one of
the largest, and will no doubt be u
success in all particulars Two
grand concerts occur during the
convention, on Thursday and Fri
day evenings, Railroads carry for
half fare.
exhibition by the Phi Beta
Kappa society of Newbury Scmin'
takes place at Seminary Hall, next
Tuesday evening.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-13

Mr.. EDITOR: notice In your issue of
the 9th instant, certain editorial COM
ments upon the inaccuracies of the code
of statute laws Of the, Slate as digested
and adopted by the Legislature. Per-
nit me to point out an omission of q
clause in the jury Act Of 1869. Section
hrst. which reads as follows: "Pro-
uided. nl.cdys. That the list, when COM
pleted, shall be suoh that the number Of
names Of white voters thereon shall
bear to the number Of names of colored
voters. ns near as may be, the same pro-
portion as the whole number of white
voters bears to the whole number of
colored voters, in the township, city or
County, as the case may be-" In digest
ing the jury law of the State, AIessrs
Corbjn, Whipper and Montgomery have
ignored this provision; although it was
in full force, not having been repealed
even by implication. What might some-
times be "scribed to ignorance or care
lessness, may have a motive. If 80, was
the n'otiue Ill the case to get rid of the
trouble Of having any white men on the
juries in the United States Circuit and
District Courts. lin which they are re-
quired to be of similar proportions.) in
the trials to take place hereafter?
It is known that at the late trials in
Columbia the District Attorney was
sorely perplexed at the opening OF the
court, because the jury did not suit him.
He succeeded in getting new venire of
additional jurors selected, it is said, by
his associate, Mr.. Worthington. The
additional list had the proper proportion
of white and colored voters; but white
and colored alike had evidently been
selected with scrnpulous regard to
their known political prejudioes. In
other words. the jurors on this new list
were pac1ett-a thing 80 pnlpable to every
one connected with the court, that evon
some of the officials themselves we're
forced to admit it; but excused them
selves hy saying that lit was done under
orders from Washington
The District Attorney has apparently
used his power as one of the commits
sionors TO codify the statute law of the
State. SO us TO omit from his report i'm
portant provisions Of the law, WHOM they
interfere with his convenience or plea
sure, Or the ends Of party.
JUSTICE.
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Nouse-Mrs q Bryce and two daughters
Richland; " L Humphreys, Pa; A Barker,
Edgehcld; 81 Hayes, Lexington; J J Mahan,
Char,eston; J Gormeley, Va; J a sadier. b
Tyson. w Ames, N g; Z z Bull. Mrs DR. Web
Winnsboro; W II McMair, Chcraw; E O Field,
High Point; W Calnan, city; J Turnbull,
s A Morrell. Md; + b Nesley, N Y; WI Wat
son, st Lonis; i Dnsenbery, Bucksville; II
P koed, Anderson; J E Bcattie. + D Bush,
Grrcnville.
CentrN Hotel-J Sims, Frost, Rich
land; O Kneo, NJ Kolley. J Gill, II Gill, Bos-
tou; Mrs Hcrndon, Mr- Murphy, G Cannon,
more; n f Koati, Edgeleli; J Sellers, a
Miles, Marion; II Negoarn, city; J q Cant
well, Texas; II Garnur, Ky; i q McCutcho.
Sumter; j @ Sproull, Cartersville; Wileon,
WiiliamstUn.
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FATAL EXPLOSION OF A M1xcE PIE :

FATAL EXPLOSION OF A M1ScE PIE -
The Shakopee (Mlnn.) Mirror, OF the
26th ult., says: On Monday last DR..
Overholt buried his Oldest child, boy
OF about three years. We learn that the
child's death was caused by the bursting
Of q mince pie, which its mother was
conveying from the oven. The pic be-
ing surchargcd with stean-having no
vent in the crus,-exploded, throwing u
considerable quantity of tho scalding
contents about the lttlo unfortnnate's $
face and neck, burning it SO badly ns to
throw it into commissions, resulting in
death.
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This is what the New Orleans Times
says about the Mardi Gras. Aren't We
glad We are not there:
During the next week New Orleans
will be visited by thousands OF strangers,
ten at least of every hundred of whom
will be- subjected to the insinusting ap-
proaches OF ''cappers, ''ropers in," and
''short game" players. The patrolmen
on the beats arc powerless to aid the
victims. as it is generally conceded that
any interference with what are techni.
cally called "sports," subject q police
man to severe reprimand. if not instant
dismissal. Those in authority over the
force have too long neglected the matter
to admit of even the hope that they can
be induced to take any steps for the pro-
lection of strangers, and unleSs some
measures are adopted by citizens, wo can
look forward to n series of swindliug
transactions of greater or less extent.
1t should at once become tho duty Of
those having tho true interests of the
community ut heart to inform such
friends as may be attracted from abroad
by the festivities Of Mardi Gras. of the
exact status of the confidence men and
police, and wero list of ''mnn traps
and noted "cappers" published f,r their
information, many pecuninry losses
might be prevented.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-13
DEVELOPING THE GEORGIA FRAUDS.

DEVELOPING THE GEORGIA FRAUDS
The Atlanta (Ga.l Constitution says:
''Thc active, able Legislative commit.
tee inquiring into Blodgett's manage
ment OF the State Road, are unearthing
such mass Of corruption as the world
rarely secs. It is not proper, Of course,
to record their ia6ors, sa7o as they are
practically announced in arrests and
snits, but wo can assure our roaders that
the filthy facts nre coming to light. 1t
is absolutely siclIeniDg. Steal, cheat,
forge, swindle, rob, falsify, have been
tho programme. Every species of expo
diont has been resorted to for plunder-
ing tho road. Outsiders and insiders
llave colluded. Road agents, merchants,
Judges md everybody else appear Grim
iha.ed. Relentlessly is tho committee
tracking out the frauds. Arrests and
suits against parties little dreamed of
arc lipening."
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-13

a BRUTAL FATHER Tho Memphis
Appeal! of Monday. tells the following
story Of neglect and brutality:
"A person who farms for living
some distance from the city, rode in "a
spring wagon Into town yesterday,
bringing with him q little son. After
figuring around for an hour or two,
dong worldly business. he pulled up in
front Of q grocery in the suburbs and
went in to refresh and comfort himself,
leaving the boy to take care of the
horses. The man met some companions
in doors with whom ho set about be-
coming convivial. rs il tho custom of
those who congreKate in suburban gro.
ceries. Time sped on. and the boy in
tho wagon became numbed with tho
cold. and fell into stnpor. The 'lines'
dropped from his fingers, and tho horse
walked of. When it was time TO dis
perse from tho grocery the excellent
father and feeling parent could find
neither the wagon nor boy. lie spent
tho whole evening looking for them in
the city, aud was going homo in n huff
crazed state whom he met his trusty
colorcd man riding in for doctor, sny-
ing tho boy Tony was frozen to death. {"
The horse lnd walked home, and tho
stiff child was found still sitting in his
sent.
A Kansas yonthtnl misanihropo hung
his favorito cat and then hung himself.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-13

The House amnesty bill has at last
reached u final vote in the Senate, and
been defeated. Mr.. Sumner deserves
and is entitled to the credit of it's defeat.
His zeal in pressing his civil rights
amendment into the body OF the bill was
prompted, i; has all along appeared, by
his hostility to Grant, who had recon-
mended amnesty III his message. for no
one knew better than Mr.. Sumner thut
if his amendment were adopted. tho am
ncsty bill could not pass. He was as-
sured to that effect latterly by nearly
every Senator in the body, and urged to
submit his measure as nm Independent
ono. He squeezed in his amendment
after all by the casting vote of Colfax,
thoFe being G. Tie vote OF 2S to %. The
amendment having been put on, such
Republican Senators as Boreman, Hill,
Logan, Morrill, (Me.), Scott, Upton,
Trumbull and Wright, voted with the
Democrats against tho bill. and thus de-
stroyed the required two.thirds to pass
it, the result being 33 to 10, twenty. one
Senators being absent. There is pend
ing in the Senate still another IIous,
amnesty bill, but if called up for Il vote,
MIR. Sumner will offer his old amend.
ment, and the result will to the Same
again.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-13

"A Wisconsin paper states that u little
girl, eight years old. is begging in the
streets OF Oshkosh, with paper which
certiiies that "the bearer is n widow
with five children, in destitute circum-
stances"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-13

MARROW GAUGE CoNvENT1oN.-An i'm
portant convention. composed of all the
narrow gauge railroad companies OF the
United States, is to be held in st. Louis
next June, for the purpose of disc ussing g
the question whether railroads of this
description will answer the purpose OF
roads of wider gauge, and generally of
ascertaining their cost, the expense of
operating .fhem and keeping them in re-
pair, the relations of their freight capa-
city to tAe demands of tho country, their
safety and observation-disclosures as respects
passenger traffic. and what general sys-
tenn ought to be adopted. in their CON
struction and management. The con-
vention, it is said. will be attended by
the most eminent ciyil engineers and
railroad builders of the country. and
NAV perhaps result in pew,departure
in 'ailway history.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-13

POLITICAL TROUBLE BREwING-The
Springfield (AIass.) Republican gives IA
political statement which is construed as
portcnding trouble. It says:
'SenatOr Wilson has gone back to
Washington, nfter two or three days in
New England and New York, in very
alarming state Of mind as to General
Grants prospects of reelection. They
toll us from Washington that he says he
cannot take the stump in the New
Hampshire election unless the President
first cleans ont the New York custom
house. Even Forney has got frightened
and taken very gloomy views of the po-
itical Estimation. There are no better
political barometers than Henry Wilson
and John w. Forney. They scent dan
ger from nfar, and know we'll when to
hide from the coming storm"
ANOTHER CLAIMANT FOR SLICE OF
New York CITY.-The Marshalltown
(Iowa) Times says: Messrs. Boardman
and Woodbury. will visit Now York soon
in tho interest Of Rev. Joel Edwards,
looking after tho $82, 900 estate,
which is located mostly in New York
city. and was originally leased for ninety
nine years. which has just expired. by
Robert Edwards, tho great-grand.father
Of our friend Joel. The vast estate,
equal to II principality, falls to Joel and
thirty four other heils. It is the opinion
of those acquainted with the facts in the
case that it is only n question of timo as
to its realization by the heirs. II Il COM
promise is effected Joel will soon have
his $3,000,O0O.
q
Roman Catholics have organized
total abstinence unions in many of tho
States, and propose holding national
convention in Baltimore, for the purpose
of making tho organization more general,
attractive and cllicient.
a recent lctter-writcr snys that in Ber-
lin. out Of population of nearly
1000, 600, only about $4,000 persons nj
tend church on Sunday.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-13

TRANSFORMING THE CoMpLE1ToS.- .-Thetrans.
formations produced by. HAoAs's MAGsoIlA
BALM arc quito as astonishing az any scene on
tho stage Of "a theatre. That famous beauti-
iier. transmutcs a sallow, pceky-looking COM
plexion, into one in which tho lily and the
rose vic for admiration, and imparts to dry,
harsh skin, the softness OF perfect 10. oliness.
Tan and freckles. which country air and sun
light arc pretty sure to produce, in spite OF
parasols and n.downs. arc completely
oblitcrsted by it; while it has perfectly ma.
gical effoct in bacishing undue rclness,
6lotches and pimples from the skin. When
tho lady who has used it to remedy her COM
plexional dofects looks in tho mirror, she is
equally astoundcd and gratied at the i'm
provements in her appearance. Every ble-
mish has Disappeared; her neck, arms and
burom now rival in whitoncss tho snowy collar
which cncircles hor throat, her check nlanties
with pcnch-like bloom. and she il roady to
invoke blessing on the inventor Of tho arti-
clio which has wrought such a dclightfultrsns-
formation.
II you desire rosy chooks nnd complexion
fair and free from piMplcs, Dlotchos and
EIuptions. purify your blood by taking DIR.
picrcc's Golden Medical Discovery. FS;3
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-13
COLUMBIA. s. c..
Tues 'ay Morning February Is. 1872.
Tho Colambla Canal.

Tho COlunabla CANAL.
Some anonymous soribbler, either
afraid to give his name OF more proba-
bly, ashamed of it. published an article
in the Union yesterday, which, while the
writer professedly has no intention of
taking the PHGNx to task, makes vague,
malicious insinuations of undue motives
having prompted a late editorial OF this
paper, upon the subject of the canal.
This soribbler speaks Of the piece in the
PHdsNIx as "purporting to be an edito-
rial" On that SCORE, VIC have to say
that it was nothing more nor less than
what it purported to be.
No ono questions, not even the so-
called Pearcelecs, and certainly point
less, writer. the immense benefits that
would result to Columbia and to the
whole State from a thorough bona 1fde
development Of the great water power
which the Spragues have purchased.
Every right.minded citizen is anxious
to see the work progress and pushed on
to final and perfect completion. This
common desire induces us to encourage
aud sustain the Sprague Water Power
Company in every proper way; and u
further inducement to us, and what at
the same time is no small guaranty
of the integrity of their purposes. is the
fact that they are meeting such spiteful
opposition in carrying on their enter
prise from certain Stote officials, who do
but, commend in the eyes OF all decent
people that which they strive most to
condemn. Of that stripe we conceive
this anonymous soribbler to be. He is
certainly no we'll wisher to the State, for
at the close of his communication there
appears this expression. and here leaks
out, too. the sole motive that has i'm
PEELED bis acqtrillous pen:
''Let tho State re-possess itself of the
canal"
That is most brilliant and patriotic
idea. -Letthe State re-posseas itself for
what7 We.will, tell him. 1t would be
simply to throw the cana! into the hands
of the Sinking k'und CONFUSION. as tie
other assets OF the State have been, and
to have it either sold by that commission
for triAe to Scott & Co., or else to open
by 1t another door to perpetuste untold
frauds by issuing State bonds ostensibly
to develop the canal, but really to fill
their thievish pockets. In our mind the
gravest calamity which could befall the
State, incident to this canal, is, that the
present State authorities should regain
control of it.
Now, ss to the proposed location OF
the dam, to favor which, the original
article in the PHOENIX was mainly writ.
ten, we should be glad to hear any sensi-
BILE objection urged against it. This
writer in the Union says, in effeot, that
because 1000 or 5000 horse power can
be secured by throwing dam across at
Geiger's mill, no effort should be made
to place it at the penitentiary. where
double that amount can be had. That
is strong reasoning, surely.
In conclusion, and as an Offset to the
miserable pun that formed the writer's
nom de plume, We will suggest to him
though mot pearced," he is evidently
fStol]branded.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-13

Preparing FOR C1ADs TO
BE BUILT. Naval Committee of the
House haye agreed to report an ,impor-
tant bill authorizing thssecresary of the
Navy to;oonstract pai or more steam
vessels Of war, carrying guns Of large
calibre. the e.huliGof the same to be built
of wood or iron, as the Secretary may
decide. and appropriating 50. 600, 900 for
the same, in addition to any sum OF
money that may be realized from the
sale OF vessels, machinery, ordnance or
materials now at the navy yards or naval
stations. The bill further directs the
Secretary to appoint board of survey
to recommend the sale OF such material
at public auction, the proceeds thereof
to be also applied to the construction
and equipment Of vessels OF war of the
most approved modern description. COM
hining strength. speed and effectiveness,
the plans and specifications to be fur
nishcd by the Navy Department.. There
is prevailing belief among members
that this will become law. 1t would
be far better, we think, to spend few
hundred in doing what is right, and
thereby avoid collisions that will add
hundreds of millions to the burthens of
On already over-taxed people.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-13

FROM DAN TO BEERSuEBA. From Charles
ton 70 DAhlonega, from tho sea board to tho
mount ains, can bo seen a marked improve
mcnt in the style Of buildings in tho last five
years. Villages aud farm houses all present
more elegant and comfortable appearance.
The reason is well known. 1t is because in
that period tho whoio country has learned to
pAtronizo that celebrated manufacturer of
Doors, Sashcs and Blinds. Mr.. L. l.. TOALE,
Charleston, s. g. Jan lGj
For improving the voice c-Civility.
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For improving the voicc-Civility.