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POLITICAL NOTES.

Mr.. Amasa Walker has come out ia Ia
vor OF the purchase of all the railroads of
the country by the General Government.
Washington Townsend is the only Penn
sylvania congressman who has thus far
turned his back pay into the United States
treasury.
Every member Of the next House ofCon-
gress, with one exception (Foster, of Mich
igan) has drawn his pay up to the Sd of this
month, at the new rate.
Washington special states that COM
bination has been formed of whisky deal
ers and railroad men 10 operate on the ne xt
Congress 10 repeal certain International
Revenue laws deemed inmica to their
interests.
Certain newspaper correspondents hav-
ing reported the Inauguration of scheme
TO nominate President Grant for third
term, the President has authorized con-
tradiction of the statement.
The farmers are becoming ohstreperous
in Missouri. In Cass county, at recent
grange meeting, resolutions requesting
their grabbing congressman, Mr.. Comings.
to resign forthwith, and declaring their
fixed purpose never TO support in future
for any Office any man who had hand in
that burglary upon the treasury, were a.
dopted without dissenting voice.
The republicans of Minnesota, Wednes-
day, nominated G. II. Davis for governor,
over w. ID. Washburn, one of "ihe Wash
burn family" The resolutions are de-
scribed as "judicious and moderate" APP
prove Of the Investigations by Congress,
demand the repeal of the salary bill, etc.
Iowa is the only state in Union where a
murderer can be bailed out of jail. The
law which abolished capital punishment
made all criminal o1ienses bailable, and a
man who was held to answer the charge OF
wilful murder at Des Moines, Ia, a few
DAYS ago, was released from custody on
giving $4,000 bonds TO appear, when want
ed.
Gerrit Smith has a very level head on the
temperance as well as great many other
questions. He has addressed a letter to the
reforming gentleman who made up the two
recent State temperance conventional In New
York, In which, while admitting, as every
body must, that intemperance is great
evil, he expresses grave doubts whether
legislation is the best way to attempt to
to abate 1t. He urges that the province OF
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they try TO "steer by the sum-" II is liable
to set or cloud in before they are safely out.
The mountain regions of this State are so
full of minerals that compass is not to be
relied upon ut all times, as II Is well known
that certain ores will attract the needle I;
besides, If n man had compass he might
not know for certain that he was going to
get lost, so as to take 1t along. TO explain
the principle of 'ste erng by head sight"
would take too much space in your paper !;
but down hill and down stream never get
out of gear. Any one bewldered in the
woods and trying this recipe, will be sure
to find that doing down-hill business
does pay once in while.
There is one thing that did not notice in
your paper and that was that the Fourth
of July made Il call In Wardsboro. had
hoped to see an account of 1t from on ADLER
pen than mine. The Fourth made n call in
in grove belonging 10 Mr.. May, in the
loren lon and just about noon the | eople
who had come out to see the old gentleman
made up their minds that the powers of the
air were better capable of doing the out
door celebrating than they were, and adj
iourned TO the church. Our friends from
Jamaica, who had just arrived on the
ground, hasted thither with us. AS the la
dies had braved the opinion of Mrs. Grun-
dy, who insists that upon all occasions la
bles must be set and one-half of the people
work themselves down sick that the other
half may eat themselves into the same con-
dtion, and had brought their lunch in bas-
kets, by families, by neighborhoods and
classes, (ths being chiefly Sunday school
AFFAIR." there was no dinner that we heard
of, spoiled Icy the rain. All that we had TO
do was to take up our baskets and walk
pretty fast. After dinner the time was TAX
en- mp In music by the Arlington brass
band, who were in attendance, and who
behaved themselves like gentlemen. There
were also speeches, essays, Rotations, &C.,
from the friends present, and all who went
to the church, as they were requested to
from the stand in the grove, had very en-
joyable time of it. Those who loitered by
the way (please make note of this, some
of you, on Sabbath morning,) complained
that they did not 'have much of time"
Although we were pretty full of the spirit
of the Fourth of July on that day, the spir-
it of old rye was in no way connected with
the affair." as ii was predicted by some it
would be. R.DM.
South Wardsboro, July IS, 1873
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CoLLEGE REGATTA AT SPRINGFIELD,
MAss.-Tbursday was a great day for
Springfield; at least it appears TO be so
from the many columned reports of the
Springfield papers, the rivalry between
them leading each to do its best in spin
ming out the details. There were eleven
contestants for the university race, against
six last year. The regatta attracted large
crowd of people, and every hotel, eating
house, and boarding-house, was full TO
overlooking, while the railroad >, hack men,
and livery men coined money. In the
freshman, three mile race, there were on
~ three contestants, Amherst, Harvard
and Yale, the latter winning in 1855 the
time of Amherst being 1884, and that of
Harvard 253. The university race was al
so won by Yale. At the end of the first
two miles it seemed that Yale must win,
although clinging desperately close on TO
her flank was the Wesleyan crew, bound
to do heroic things. Just rs all eyes were
fixed on Yale. and her frantic students
were yelling themselves hoarse in antici-
paed triumph, Harvard, who had separat-
ed from all the rest of the contestants. and
Rugged the eastern shore so closely as
be almost overlooked at first by the general
eye came dashng steadily along, and, be-
fore people really suspected il, had actually
taken the lead. Nobly they bent to the
work, their rich bro vn backs and magenta
caps making them the most picturesque
and notable crew of the Whole eleven. The
struggle now seemed to lie between Yale.
Harvard and Wesleyan. AS the distance
narrowed, it was hot, close work, but Yale
put on final squirt, and ahead of all the
rest she passed the sake boat. making the
three miles in 1850. Next in order were
wesleyan, l7.Ol Harvard, I'LL; Dart
mouth, H.27l; Amherst, l7.32; Columbia,
l7.532; Bowduin, 1907; Massachusetts
A2riculturals, ls.l0l; Cornell, 1924; Trim
lily, 1912; and Williams, 1921. Amherst
won last year in 1852. The day was quite
favorable, being cloudy, cool, and still.
without rain. Pool-sellng was brisk.
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the pubic examinations which were held
during the day, evidence was given of
marked faithfulness on the part of both
teaches and scholars. In the morning the
examlnst ion in botany, together with the
exhibition OF nearly two hundred spec-
meus analyzed by the class, which accom-
panied u, showed that Miss Wilcox had
beer able to impart both thorough an I'd
an extensive acquaintance with the science
in single term. In the afternoon, the
principal, Miss Phillips, gave the two
young ladies' who were to receive d plomas,
an opportunity TO show their familiarity
with Buffers Analogy. This standard test
was exceedingly well borne. The Young
ladies gave evidence that they possessed an
Intelligent knowledge of the entire argu-
ment, and could express themselves with
clearness and without hesitation. The ex-
aiming committee take great pleasure in
bearing their testimony to the success with
which the corps of instructors, employed
during tue past year, have brought their
labor to close. G.. ii. MERRILL,
G. a. VoTEY.
The first anniversary of the West Brat.
tleboro Baptist Sunday school was duly OBJ
served last Sunday evening. A full con-
gregatiOn was in attendance and the exer-
cises were quite interesting. The annual
report showed a well appointed school, I'M
der the direction Of l.. X. Fuller, suporin-
eendfnt, and a full board of officers, IL
teachers and $50 members, newly cata-
logIed library of 275 volumes. A suffi-
clancy of periodicals have also been furn-
isied, and the prospects for the ensuing
year seem quite favorable.
Austin Gould has sold his milk route
to Solomon Washer,
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MORE y.v,s.y.vE 9.sLK.

In our Asylum article last week, we con-
founded the name of Stockton with that of
Shaw. However, the two cases are much
alike.
The Springfield Republican of Tuesday
publishes a letter from \. Wellman of Fay
etteville, who complains of i'll treatment at
the Vermont Asylum, and also hints that
Mrs. c., an inmate there now, ought to
be released. A su efficient answer to this
twaddle is the fact that on the day Mrs. A.
w. wrote to the Republican, she was
was brought to this village, examined by
DIR. Gale, who pronounced her insane, and
on the 18th inst. she was re-committed to
the asylum. The case of Mrs. c., to which
the crazy correspondent Of the Republican
refers, is that Of State patient, who has
no home or friends. We are informed that
she is at liberty to go, as an incurable, if
any friends choose TO take her. She is quiz
ct, harmless and contented, and has no de-
sire to leave her only home.
AS connected with the recent report of
the committee, ii may be well to state for
the information of people whose indigna-
ton has been aroused by the account of
persons confined in underground apart
me nts''--or "subterranean dungeons" as
the newspapers POLITICALLY speak of them
that none of the rooms in the basement ex-
tend more than eighteen inches below the
surface of the ground, and each room is
furnished with four-lighted window, ca
pable of being raised or lowered at the will
of the inmate. The augur holes which the
committee refer to were not designed for
the purpose of ventilation, but to enable
the attendants TO see the patient without
entering his room. So far from these base
ment rooms being "unwholesome, and ut
tery unfit for occupation by human be-
ings," as the committee state, they are
a mong the most comfortable, and, as the
rec ords show, the most healthy in the asy-
lum. But then, when men have ALI axe to
grind, of what consequence is it if the truth
is not told erdctly9
1t is to be hoped that when the legisla-
ture come to take action on the committees
report, they will order the printing of the
evidence upon which these remarkable
findings are based. No other defense is
desired by the friends of the asylum than
is therein contained
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West Hafif0.r.
THE SMITH cRosIER AFFAIR-A CRITIC
CRITICISED.

THE SMITH CRosIER AFFAIR-A CRITIC
CRITICISED.
Mr.. Editor Having read the statement
of your correspondent relative to the shoot
ing affair that took place in this town on
the 4th inst, and noticing the misrepresen-
tations an d insinuations therein, 1 wish to
say word on the suhJect. | have always
considered one-sided statements by anony-
nous writers as tending TO prejudice the
minds of those who will eventually have
the matter TO investigate, and thereby de-
feat the ends of justice. That drunken
quarrel is disgraceful at any time or place,
and that hen that quarrel is carried so far
as to result in the taking of the life of hui
man being it is very much so, none will
deny. "Citizen" complains of the indifT-
erence OF the people upon this subject. l
have not yet met a citizen of this town that
has shown the least desire that Crosier
should escape due punishment for whatev-
er crime he has committed. "Citizen" pro.
nounces the crime murder. Would it not
be as well 10 let an impartial jury, under
the Instruct ions of a learned court, decide
whether ii IS murder, manslaughter, or
UNSUITABLE homicide, without first being
told by an unknown citizen what the crime
is? Again, "CitZen' is ashamed of the
officers who had the matter in charge. Is
1t honorable to throw out such wholesale
lnslnuatlOtlS against puDllc OincefSI w nen
citizen will, over his own signature, speci-
~ the shameful acts OF all or any one of
the officers who had the matter i'm charge,
he will be met by a true statement of the
facts, so that the public can judge which is
the most shameful, the conduct of the Off
GERS or that of certain individuals who have
made it their business TO invent and circu-
late falsehoods-such as Crosier's resisting
the officers when they went TO arrest him,
and that his counsel, c. N. Davenport, Esq,
when he got back 10 Brattleboro, told the
people there that nothing could ever save
Crosier from the gallows-or the credulity
of the people who would believe them
Citizen" complains about the person
who furnished the liquor. If "Citizen"
knows who he is, and will inform the
States attorney, and furnish him the names
of the witnesses to prove the offence, have
no doubt the matter will be properly at
tended to. w. II. FoLLETT.
West Halifax, July 81, 1873.
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EaisssJOy.,r-. ~.

Prof. J. S. Lees lecture sermon last
Sun day, a. NJ, and his lecture on Wednes-
day evening of last week, were well at
tended and gave much satisfaction. Next
sunday forenoon, in the Universalist
church, his subject will be Bethlehem, The
birthplace of Jesus" and on Wednesday
evening of next week he will lecture in
continuance of his course, but the subject
is not announced. He will also preach in
the place named next Sunday afternoon at
. o'clock.
Our churches at present are made very
attractive on the Sabbath by the excellence
of the chnirs connected with them, saying
nothing &C the superior entertainments
from the pulpits. The choir under the in
struction of Mr.. r. w. Saben, which sings
in the Universalist church, though not long
orga nized, is entitled to great credit for the
inspiration which it imparts to the services
OF the sanctuary. It's music is rendered
in superb style. The choir of the Congre-
gational church, led by Mr.. +. Clark, has
long been noted for the superior musical
talent in it, and is worthy of the great cred
it which is ever cheerfully accorded to it.
On the whole we are fortunate people, be-
ing blessed with many new aud good
things. II we could only dispense with a
few old AMI ugly features which are attach
Ell to us, not peculiar TO our village, but
which it suffers in common with nearly
every other place, our social and spiritual
enioyments might be considered quite COM
pleie. SO we will "sing on and pray on"
for the glorious time coming enjoying the
good while we deprecate the evil of the
present.
We have few new things TO speak of,
as follows: Ournew meat market has OPEN
ed well. Our new fish market is doing a
good business. New potatoes have appear
ed in our markets at the new price ofeighty
cents peck. New peas in the pod sell
quickly at II new dollar per peck. New
hay is more abundant than has been gem
orally predicted, and the quality is superb
or. The price, which had been fixed before
the late aims al $40 n ton, will not be very
much more than halfreaized by those who
may have ii 10 sell before a new year. NJ
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VERMONT VALLEY RAILRoAD.-The in
junction having been dis solved, the stock
holders OF the Vermont Valley railroad
company met at the Island House, in Bel
lows Falls on Monday, for the election of
directors. The following named gentle
men were chosen: Governor Morris,
Morrisiana, N. "; w. p. Burril, Hart
ford, Conn, Daniel l.. Harris, Springfield,
Mass; Frederick Billings, Woodstock (;
Silas NJ. Waite, William II. Rock well, Jr.,
F. A. Nash, Brattleboro. At subsequent
meeting the board Of directors organized AZ
follows: President, Governor Morris I;
Vice President, Silas NJ. Waite Clerk and
Treasurer f. A. Nash Solicitors, Charles
Il. Field, and James NJ. Tyler, Brattleboro.
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West BraffIeI orc.

ANNIvERsARY EXERCISES AT GLENwooD.
The anniversary exercises of Glenwood
Ladies' Seminary came off on Thursday
evening, 18th inst. A pouring rain pre-
vented a large attendance, but the pro-
CRANE was fully carried out. Prof. Schu-
ster and some of his pupils gave some fine
piano music, both in solo and duet Miss
Adams sang several songs with her usual
felictous skill. The essays of the gradu-
atlng class were papers of considerable
merit and well delivered. Rev. C. Mer-
rll gave the annual address, in which he
maintained that the culture of the school
was but the beginning of and preparation
for, the culture and work of after life. The
address was full of practical suggestions
and worthy of larger audience. A clos
ing song, "The Master Calls" written by
the Principal, Miss Phillips, was sung by
the whole school with fine effect.
We give below the report of the examin-
ing committee;
The summer term of Glenwood Female
Seminary closed on Monday, July IL. At
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II. C. Lane, while riding down "Court
house HILL" last Monday forenoon, was
thrown from his wagon aud severely iniur-
ed.
+. L. Hayward, being unable on ac-
count of sickness TO finish his haying, some
of his neighbors, with willing hands, went
into his fields, cut, cured, and put into the
bars the balance Of his hay.
A young man calling himself Sanborn.
pretending TO be n piano tuner and clock
repairer, engaged beard for himself and
poodle dog for few Gays at II. f. Bonds.
Not finding as much employment as he
would desire, he left unceremonously one
morning witnout paying his board BILL
He was pursued, and overtaken at Puney,
where he settled his bill with costs.
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Dads Nv v.ER.u o. VT.

During the past few months public at
tention has been more or less directed to
the affairs of the Vermont Central Rail-
road 1t is to be hoped that this general
scrutiny has at least resulted in giving the
people of the State some idea of the nature
and importance of that system of lines
which has grown up in connection with the
Vermont Central road.
During the years that the Vermont Cen
trail managers were struggling to place their
road in prosperous and securely establish
edthrough lines, very few of our citizens ap-
preciated the importance of those efforts to
the material prosperity of the State. II
may be doubted if many of them, even
now, consider how largely their business
interests are dependent upon the preserva-
lion Of those lines, and how great danger
threatened them when the managers were
on the eve of being compelled by financial
difficulties TO throw the system they had
constr ucted with such LABOR into the hands
of those whose interests would have been
best subserved by destroying it.
Our people cannot expect first-class rail
road accommo dations unless they have
well established connections with roads be-
yond the limits of the State. There is not a
road in Vermont which can pay its running
expenses from its local business only. There
is not one which can be made prosperous
and successful line without receiving a
share OF the business which passes between
other and remote sections of the country.
Vermont is small and mountainous State.
She has no large cities or towns. The most
fertile sections of her territory are but thin
ly settled. Large portions of her area fur
nish only the least profitable kinds of rail-
road business. The inhabitants of such a
State can have good railroad facilities only
when their lines are supported In part by
through freight and travel.
1t was no easy thing for Vermont to Sc
cure share of this business, and 1t would
not be difficult thing for her to lose 1t.
The old established lines of transportation
between the producing and consuming
sections OF the country run outside OF her
limits. Her territory does not lie at tho
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WATERFOWL UNION LIVE STOCK MARKET.
WATEnrows, July ~, Is

WATERrowS, July ~, 1873.
Prices Market Beef. few choice-siO GOA 10 20 /:
Extra SO 00as0 20; first quality So 00ds 70: Second
quality, SO 0Oa 81 so; third quality, SIS OO4 SIS So
STRENGTHENING OSen-sl00, sI50, 20OG s2T5 e pair
Mich Cows AMI Calves-sS0 TO 90; extra, sG5 to IS.
Farrow Cows-S15 to 30.
Yearlings-S10 co to 70. Two years old $50 to 500
Three years old-S30 to As.
Prices of Sheep and Lambs.-In lots, SO 90, IS 80,
as3 IS each; Extra, 81 OO@sG so per head, or from
5c16 lac . n.
Spring Lambs-SS lOc q ID.
Sheared Sheep-4lG5 l-2c z n.
Veal Calves-s4as12.
characterization, o. y ID; Country, IS Lac = b.
Tallow-Brighton, 5a5 Sac Sib. Country 5la 3-4c
per ID.
Pelts 81 75ds2 so each; sheAred Sheep Skins Soc
each. Lamb Skins o0@75c each. Calf skins l6alsc
y ID.
CLASSIFICATION OF CATTLE AND SNIFF.
n. B.-Beef-Choice grade includes nothit 2 but
stal-fed 100 to 400 lbs. Buocks. Extra and first
quality the best, large fat Second and
third quality includes Oxen and two and three year
oldsteers.
sheep-Extra include Cosscts, and when those Of
inferior quality are thrown out.
Poultry. -Poultrymen are just beginning to tuke
country Turkeys at prices paid for Hens This week
find spring chickens, Turkeys aud Hens offered
moderate demand noticed. We quote spring Chick
ems 25c d n Turkeys and Hens II.
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\ very lively breeze, laden possibly
with international difficulties, would APP
pear TO have sprung up over the attempt to
kidnap, or to recover legally, as others say,
the notorious LORD Gordon. 1t is only
essential TO the case in hand TO remember
that Gordon was out of prison-to which
he had been consigned on arrest for EN-
be zzlement.-on a bail bond for the amount
of $37 900, and had TO run away TO Manito-
ba, in Her Majesty's dominions. AS the
bond was about to be forfeited every effort
was made to induce Gordon to return, or to
get him on this side of the line, but in vain.
Finally, the bail sureties sent a detachment
from the Minneapolis police to Fort Garry.
where Gordon was stopping, and arrested
him and took him toward American soil.
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How to solve the question of "the con-
flict of races" is still subject of specula-
ton in some portions of the South. A pro-
ject is said to be entertained and discussed
by the papers in Mississippi and Tennessee,
of setting off a portion of Northern Missis-
sippi to Tennessee, or taking portions of
each for the formation of new State; TO
he supplemented by the emigration of tho
whites from the Gulf States, and the re-
moval of the blacks TO them from the States
north, leaving TO the blacks all the States on
the lowlands of the Gulf, which are assum-
ed TO be more suitable for their residence.
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LESSON IN wooDCRAFT-How TIL
FOURTH WAS CELEBRATED.

LESSON IN wooDcRAFT-How THE
FOURTH WAS CELEBRATED.
Mr.. Editor Il noticed in the PHOENIX,
this morning, short account OF the adven-
ture Of the young man, Mr.. Frank X King,
in the woods of Lamoille county on the 4th,
5th and 9th of this month, when it would
seem that he or his balloon, or both, got
lost. Now the idea of man remaining
for nearly forty-eight hours in any piece of
woods in Vermont, because he could not
find his way out, seems as ridiculous to a
backwoodsman as 1t would to a citizen of
Boston to find one of the natives lost on
State street.
did not take up my pen to deride Mr..
King In his misfortune, but to give him
and ali other city tourists, little knowl-
edge of woodcraft, II they will accept it
from one who has neither "Prof" nor "D.
d." hitched to his name. It is this: Down
hill. down the brook, and down the river
will invariably fetch you out somewhere.
II is fact that pretty expert woodsmen
get "turned round" once in a while, and IL