The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-04-29

kOinEO !. - ne A,'VuDlitdh tfNlN VIII
be Pretty thoroughly defeated foe yeai
or two--losing probably the next Con-
grcss--an1 then viii cutter upon IL courso
OF reformation. The poxt thing is war
between the rings aud the people. Wash
buruc is the best peoples man, az against
the rings, who could be found. lie was
always the hatcr and the hatred Of the
rings. He invented Grant. to be sure,
but the editor of the Sun should forgive
him for that on account Of Grants militia.
ry Successes His mistake was in not
staying Mt home and making Grant useful
in civil life. Perhaps he would have
done SO if his health had not been pre-.
carous at the time His absence in Par
is will not hurt him, but help him, us
presidential candidate. His courage and
good sense, displayed there, have lifted
MIN immensely in the eyes Of his country
men, and have given good reputation
in Europe. Buchanan's absence in Eng
land while the democratic party was torn
between Pierce and Douglas, made him
the last president of his party. Wash
burnc is in similar situation and he i,
not an unpopular man with the people.
Another point is that the great farmers
movement, the Importance of which can
not be ovcrestimated, originated in Wash
burne's own state, and that he has been
the first prominent public man to endorse
it, That movement is destined to sweep
the country so far as to elect q president
without the help of Pennsylvania. Wash
burne and Hawley would be good tick
et.- Cincinnati Commercial.
The ARMY REUNIONS AT NEW HAVEN.
Following is the official programme for
the army reunions at New Haven, Coun.,
next month
Tuesday p NJ, May Is. Annual
meeting of the Society Of the Ninth Corps
and Burnside Expedition at "Loomis's
Temple Of Music"
Banquet in the evening at Alumni
Hall OF Yale College Downing Of New
York as caterer.
Wednesday, May I'LL o'clock a..
NJ. Meeting of the National Council Of
Administration of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
II o'clock NJ. Meeting of the Nation
al Encapmcn. Grand Army Of the Re.
public at the State House
3 o'clock p NJ. Meeting of the Soci.
ETY. Of the Army of the Potomac at Music
Hall,
I o'clock ?. NJ. Concert given by Ad-
miral Footc Post No. Il G. A. Il. at
Music hall, in honor of distinguished Wis
itors, Gilmorcs Band of Boston.
% o'clock p NJ. Army Of the Poto-
mac banquet at Alumni Hall, Yale Col
lege. After the banquet "Bummer's
March and screnadc to prominent Off.
GERS.
Thursday, May l5-9 o'clock A NJ.
Parade Of Post No. II, &. y. r., for cs-
cort duty.
10 o'clock A. NJ. Meeting Of the Ma
tional Encampmcnt G. y. r.
/ o'clock p. NJ. Dress parade and re-
view of Second Regiment Connecticut
National Guard.
o o'clock p. NJ. Grand Bah at Mu ic
Hall.
The city authorities have invited Pres.
idcnt Grant, Generals Sherman, Sheridan,
Mcdowell, Mcclellan and Hooker, Sec
rotary Of War, Secretary Of Navy. Adj
miral Porter, Governor Dix, and the
Governors Of New England
TIE CASE OF PHELPS, DoDGn Il Co.
LAID OpEX-STARTLING REvELArIoNs.-
The Treasury Department has published
the correspondence relative to the case
of Phelps, Dodge & Co 1t appears
therefrom that on the Sd Of January ult.
Special Agent Jaynes reported to Socre-
tary Boutwell,, as the result Of an cx.
animation Of the books Of said firm, that
the firm had deliberately violated every
provision of the law of 1868, governing
the invoicing and entering OF importing
merchandise, paying al valorem duty.
The total value Of the invoices examined
amounted to a million and three-quarters
dollars, which, under the law, is plainly
, forfeited to the United States, not by any
technical construction or far-te.ched iu-
depreciation, but 6y deliberate and sys.
, tcmatically stating the cost of goods be-
low the purchase price, by false invoice
, made false for no conceivable reason bu!
| to lessen the duties. The items proven
in the several invoices to be undervalued
when taken separately, about S275, 600
The percentage Of loss on the whole
amount is, therefore, small, yet, say.
, Jaynes, the importations of this house are
, very extensive, and the same or nearl,
the same percentage of fraud extends
through their importations, other thar
d, those included in the statement, and OF
. which We have fastened proof The en-
tire loss to the revenue must have beer
:. some ten or fifteen thousand dollars pc
= year. perhaps more.
; 70 PRoTEcT FuRs FROM Morris TIL
common practice is to put away furs il
something perfectly tight, and to put int
the fur all sorts Of strong scented articles
: such as campaor gum, tobacco, cedar,anC
: even some using turpentinc. All thes
have the effect to dry up and injurc tn
:. fur, and is not the least protection from
y moths, as the iurs are put into perfect
T. tight packages that NJ moth or mile
y could enter. Ladies are very much sur
prised upon taking out their furs in III