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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

After the war, every one expected re-
vulsion, for every one then saw that our
apparent prosperity was caused by tho
enormous waste of materials for which the
Government had issued its notes, aud that
when we came TO pay the notes We should
have to give back great part Of what VIC
had temporarily taken in. Accordingly
the mercantile world shortened sail.
Small credits, frequent collections, and
moderate purchases became tho order OF
the day. The country was getting ready
TO pay its debts. But at that time there
came to the surface n crowd of dema-
gogues of both parties, who out-bid each
other for popularity by preaching tue hap
Ply doctrine that the debt need not be paid;
that for our bonds we could issue demand
notes, and as for our demand notes, we
could continue to regard them not as
debts, but as money" 1t was power
full appeal to people beginning TO suffer
the inconvenience of long period of de-
structiou, and ii was so far successful that
though the bonds were allowed gradually
to be paid Chat reduced interest," the pay
ment of the legal-tender notes was stopped.
Since then we have been going on in the
bringing grooves" in which the war left
us, hugging the delusion that our Govern
ment notes were really money, spending
wealth that we did not possess, building
railroads with borrowed money and bor-
rowing more to pay the interest, and in
many ways getting further and further
away from the one act which all the while
had to be performed before our prosperity
could become substantial and real.
Last Autumn all our plans and hopes re-
ceived a severe blow. 4 famous rail
road banking house" went to pieces and
there was panic. Why? Because great
number of business men, conscious that
their own assets and liabilities could with
difficulty be balanced, grew instantly sus-
picious of every one else, and business sud
denly came TO a stand-still. The first con-
sequence was large shrinkage in prices
| There being no demand for goods OF
! stocks, this was inevitable. Gradually the
| demand has been reviving. Liquidation
of Indebtedness has been going forward
| steadily for the year past. Some men
have paid up, collected up, and are mov-
ing cautiously ahead. A good many I'M
sound men have arranged with their cred
itors and are trying again. Mining, man
ufactures, and trans portation Interests
have rallied very slowly, and the latter on
| ly in some directions, not generally. But
agriculture has been active; the crops are
abundant; and though low prices are hare
for the farmer now, they stimulate con
sumption, and are an inevitable condition
to the return of prosperity. are dull
certainly; but they are really better thar
when the Northern Pacific Railway was ii
full blast. We are no poorer than we were
then, and we do not believe ourselves rich
What the country waits for now is com
mencemeht Of paying those GOvernmcn
demand notes which SO long since ough
to have been paid, and complete return
to that solid and genuine way of doing
business which we so long since abandon
cd, and which we are painfully but profit
ably rcsuming.-N. Y. Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

The schools in this village commence
on Monday, Dec. 18th. Mr.. j. NJ. Burn
ham, a recent graduate Of Brown Univer-
sitv, is to teach in the High school, Miss
Eaton in the intermediate, and at this writ
ing the teacher for the primary department
is not fully determined. There has
been vacancy in the school committee
for some months by the resignation of Mr..
Butler. The vacancy has been recently
filled by the appointment of Kew. c, w.
Durham.
Union Thanksgiving services were
held in the Baptist church, in. which Revs.
Messrs. Watson, WoHhen, Tyrill and
Burnham participated. The latter preach
ed sermon from Ps. l44: IL -. \ good
~ congregation was present.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

NATIONAL BASKs.-Twenly-two hum
dred national banks have been organized
since the establishment Of the national
banking system under the act of February
2s,.lsG3. Thirty-fve of these banks have
failed, and one hundred and thirty
have gone into voluntary liquidation by a
vote of two-thirds of the shareholders, leav-
ing 2,O2S banks in existence on the first
day of November, 1874. During the past
year seventy-one national banks have been
organized with an authorized capital of
N,740,O0O. Three banks have failed, and
twenty have gone into voluntary liquida-
liOn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04
Dull Times.

II Is not strange, certainly, to any one
who will reflect upon the subject, that
business should be dull for time nor is
1t to be doubted that this very dizziness is
the prelude to, and, in considerable de-
gree, the source Of improvement. The
trade of the country is even yet slowly re-
covering from the effects of the war, and
of the financial measures which accompan-
led the war. Our armies consumed vast
amount of the product of the country, both
food and clothing, together with many
other articles of manufacture. At the
same time large part Of the productive
labor of the country was withdrawn. The
result was that every one engaged in pro-
duction of any kind found ready market
for his goods, whether they were used by
the armies or not, because the demand of
the armies attracted labor from industries
that did not directly serve them, and left
these also with a relatively small supply
and correspondingly high prices. To add
to the efficiency of this cause, the Govern
ment authorized large amount of paper
money, which all of us got, directly or in
directly, for the goods used or destroyed by
the armies. Prices rose accordingly, and
we found ourselves paying $4,000 for va
cant lot one day, and month later, being
offered $1,000 for it, We saw ourselves re-
fuse the offer and set ourselves down as
$500 richer than we had been. We lived
accordingly, /. e., with a constant exagger-
alton OF our notions of what we could af-
tord.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

The POSSIBLY MIGuTIEsT MECHANIC
John w. Keelcy's new motor, of which
we some time ago gave brief accouni,-is
being put in train for practical operations,
in Philadelphia. Nothing is known about
the nature of this motive power, except
what the inventor chooses TO reveal. He
declares that with two gallons Of water he
can generate force enough to draw train
of cars from Philadelphia to San Francis
co, and back again. lie uses no fuel, nei-
tier docs he employ chemicals ofany kind,
or electricity, or magnetic currents. 1t is
supposed that the force must be obtained
by the rapid decomposition of water into
its constituent gases, but he denies, as
above stated, using any of the customary
methods for reaching that result. In the
machine he is now constructing, he has de-
ve!oped, he asserts, a pressure of 1000
pounds 10 the square inch and when il is
remembered that the pressure to which
steam boilers are subjected is seldom more
than 200 pounds to the square inch, the
enormous leap Mr.. Kelley claims to make
with his new motor may be partially APP
preciated. 1t is plain to the meanest COM
prehension that, should such an immense
" powerful servant be added TO the re-
sources of man, steam engines and ma
chinery would become m ore Anticipated
than stage coaches and the mechanisms Of
the middle ages, are to us now coal would
lose its greatest importance, in aiding the
conversion OF mechanical motion into heat
mountains could be tunneled or leveled
like ant-hills, and in fact all the processes
of civilization would be changed. Iowev-
er, the scheme is altogether too magnfi-
cent for belief at present. Many a man
has been absolutely confident of having
invented perpetual motion, and many an
other. in old days, thought he should yet
be able to transmute base metals into gold.
The invention of Mr.. Kelley is very jeal-
| ously guarded, and only few PERSONS
his special friends, among them Chief En-
gineer Rutherford of the United States ma
Wy men who have advanced him money,
of whom 1t is said, are John ]. Cisco, Isra-
| el Corse, Hatch, of Fisk & Hatch, and sew
eral Worcester and Philadelphia men and
| a half-dozen practical mechanics, have
seen his trials of the yet unfinished ma
chine. What they have seen has filled
them with wonder, and given them firm
confidence in the genuineness of the man
and his discovery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04
New Hampshire.

At Keene, Mr.. Frank, II. Keyes entered
the house of his sister with whom he lived,
late on Monday night and was mistaken
for a burglar; his sister called for help
and neighbor Gen. $. g. GriihnI- rushed
in and shot the innocent man, who mar
rowly escaped death.
On Saturday night the City Council of
Keene voted to appropriate a gratuity to
the Manchester and Keene Railroad OF
three per cent. on the last property valua-
ton, said gratuity payable in city bonds
at par, the road to he completed before De-
cember, ISIS. This is the last gratuity ask
ed for, and when the road is finished to
Greenfield y. H., will make anotherline TO
Boston from Keene.
The new railroad from Nashua to
Rochester in the same state, is completed
and a trial trip was made over the line on
Saturday last, and the road will be formal
ly opened this week. BY its construction
a continuous railroad line il established
from Portland, Me-, to the great West and
Southwest, and the delay and expense OF
the translerrence of passengers and freight
from one depot to another are avoided.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

The first year of Tweed's sentence has
expired, and he now demands his dis
charge from prison. His counsel are pre-
pared to contend that Judge Davis series
of sentences to ono years Imprisonment
on each count was Illegal, and must there
fore be void. The question is likely to be
argued on Wednesday, and if we were dis
posed to make prediction on the subject,
we should express the opinion that Tweed
will secure his release. The lawyers seem
generally to think that he has strong
technical case. We shall, however, know
a little more about it in the course of a few
days. Whether Tweed is released or not,
thesystem which no founded is likely to last
and is at this moment being very success
fully worked by the new Boss, John KEEL
ly.-N Y. Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

The lyccum will discuss the following
resolution, Wednesday eve, Dec. 9th IRE
solved, that the town ought TO equalize the
school expenses of its several school dis
tricts, by general town school tax"
The first meeting of the Fayetteville
Lyceum was held at Union hall, on We'd
nesda evening of last week. The question,
Resolved, That Judge Wheeler's decision
in the Brattleboro school case ought to be
sustained" was discussed by Million David
son and Oscar Il. Ware on the Affirmative,
and Rev. Chas Burnbam aud j. j. Green
on the Negative. NJ. o. Howe and Prof.
Lang volunteered on the Negative There
was a good attendance, and the audience
manifested much interest in the debate,
which was continued over two hours. The
decision ON the weight Of argument, by the
committee, was given in favor Of the Neg
alive. The decision by the house, on the
merits Of the question, was unanimously
for the Negative. The presiding officer,
Rev. Mr.. Burnbam, was asked how the
vote stood. lie replied, al did not count
the votes on the Affirmative" and gave
the very salts factory reason that there were
no votes on that side TO count. This de-
cision is believed to be a fair index of pub.
lie opinion on this question outside Of
Brattleboro. An interesting paper con-
tanning many original articles OF merit,
was read by Misses Ellen Morse and Jen-
ME Burnham. Mr.. Giles Brown favored
the Lyceum with recitation delivered in
a manner difficult to excel 10y any profess
ed clOcutonisl.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.-The Yer
mont State Grange meets at Montpelier
Dec. slh, 1874. The masters and their
wives from each grange in the State should
be in attendance, as business of much i'm
portance comes before the Stale grange,
Including election of State officers. If the
masters and their wives cannot attend,
substitutes may be sent in their stead.
Vermont has now $50 oranges, aud from
$1,000 to 1900 patrons of husbandry, and
the order is increasing rapidly in member
ship. From two TO four oranges are Or
gauiZed per week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

Tho winter term of Brattleboro Acad-
omy commenced on Wednesday OF the
present week. Thirty-four pupils made
their appearance the first day, and more
are expected. Professor Lang is one OF
those who succeed; and few better deserve
success than he.
II. c. Shepardson has purchased the
old brewery property, and has erected there
ON a four-rooled two story dwelling house.
The thing has been done as if by magic,
before many of our citizens so much as
knew that the matter had been talked
about. Evidently friend Shepardson
knows how to build houses.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

Leland and Gray seminary closed its
first term, under the care Of Prof. IL. e.
Robbins, Tuesday evening, Nov "a, with
a very fine performance by the class in
gymnastics, which has been directed dur
ing the term by Miss Alice Ballou. The
examination was well sustained by the
several classes, showing that diligence and
earnest effort had characterized both teach
ers and pupils during the term. The ex-
aminations were conducted by the several
teachers in such manner, mainly topical,
as TO show very distinctly that the pupils
had a clear understanding of the subjects.
The pupils in the several classes, general
ly, manifested an independence Of thought
that spoke well in regard TO the mental
discipline which they received in the class
room. The committee feel that they are
safe In commencing this seminary under
its present management, to the continued
confidence of the public. We understand
the ladies' department is to remain under
the direction Of the present preceptress
+. w. OLMsTED,
T.. Il. FRENYEAR,
Ha
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

FLEN1NGToN, Hunterdon Co., MI
June 20, 1874.
DIR. II. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, n. Y: Ds.,
Sir-lt Is with a happy heart that I non
these lines 10 acknowledge that YOU nd
your Golden Medical Discovery and pur.
gative Pellets are blessings to the world
These medicines cannot he too higbH,
praised, for they have almost brought rso
out Of the grave. Three months ago was
broken out with large ulcers and sores on
my body, limbs and face. procured vonr
Golden Medical Discovery and PurostIvs
Pellets, and have taken six bottles and
today am In good health, all those nvlv
ulcers having healed and lett my skin IN a
natural, healthy condition. / thought at
one time l could not be cured. Although
l can but poorly express my gratitude 10
you, yet there is drop Of Joy In every
word l write. Gods blessing rest on Won
and your wonderful medicines is the hum.
Bile prayer Of Yours truly,
JAMES o. BELLS.
When medicine will promptly cure
such terrible ealing ulcers and free ths
blood of the virulent poison causing them
who can longer doubt its wonderful ylr.
tues? DR.. Pierce, however does not wish
to place his Golden Medical Discovery in
the catalogue Of quack patent uostrums by
commencing ii to cure every disease
nor does he so recommend 1t but what he
does claim is this, tina. there is but one
form of blood disease that ii will not cure.
and that disease is cancer. He does NOT
recommend his Discovery for that disease
yet he knows it to be the most searching
blood cleanser yet discovered, and that Il
will free the blood and system of all other
known blood poisons, be they animal, veg.
etable or mineral. The Golden Discovery
is ~arrdnted by him TO cure the worst
forms of skin diseases as all forms of
Blotches, Pimples and Eruptions, also all
Glandular Swellings, and the worst form
ScrofulouS and liberated Sores of neck,
legs or other parts. and all Scrofulous Dis
eases of the bones, as White Swellngs,
Fever Sores, Hip Joint and Spinal Disea-
ses, all of which belong 10 Scrofulous Dis
eases.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04
VI arlbOrO.

charter.

The friends of Elliot Hllla1y, num-
bering about one hundred, surprised him
and wife by their appearance at his new
dwelling house on the evening of Nov.
9th, bringing with them such substantial
tokens of their friendship and esteem as
will satisfy and convince every one that our
friend Halliday has friends indeed. Il will
be remembered that Mr. Halliday in MAY
last lost by lire his house and out-build-
ings, aud also most of his household furn-
iture, together with all his heir-looms,
treasured relics and mementoes but, with
enterprise peculiar to himself, he has rear
ed upon the Old site Il new and commodl-
Gus house and out-buildings, such as are
needed for his farming purposes. The
presents made TO him and wife in furni-
ture, bedding, crOckey, &c, amounted TO
more than $500, besides valuable presents
previously made. The gifts presented by
his friends from Bra,tleboro, Marlboro,
Newlane and Dummerston (not forgetting
a valuable cane from Keene, N. II. y were
such as any one could find room for after
such tire as sustained by Mr.. Halliday.
The programme for the evening was as fol-
lows; The company first sat down to an
excellent supper sufficient for the elmer
man" of all. Next, Gen. Lynde of Marl-
boro made brief but well worded presen-
tatlon adore IS, which was responded TO in
behalf of Mr.. and Mrs. Halliday by b. +.
Morse, after which came the wedding GER
emory, which was performed by Absalom
Snow of Marlboro, creating the greatest
fun and laughter. The company, AFTER EN-
joylng themselves hugely until about two
O'Clock in the morning, and receiving the
kind expressions of Mr. and Mrs Halliday,
departed for their homes well satisfied with
their evenings entertainment. The best
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04
wArERrOwN UNION LIVE STOCK xARKET.

wATRRrowS, Dec. !, lst.
Prices Market Beef. A few choce-sl0 SoslOle
Extra 50 50alO as; hrst quality 50 0099 %; seeonu
quality, SO 5O9S so; third quality, 81 50@o o.
(N.B.-Choice grade includes nothing but stan ieu
HOO to lA00 n bullocks; extra and hrst quality ~
cludes the best large fat oxen second and third guar
ty includes and two and three year old Steersl
Stores-Working Oxen 500, 200@ $40 FpAir
Mich CowsAn 4 CAlyes-S35 to so; extra 6oto w.
Yearlings-Sl0 to ie. Two years old-t2Oto%
Three years od-$30 to 40. an
Prices OF Sheep L Lambs.-In lota, 50 50, 10 w
So 5O93 rs each; Extra, 81 OOs6 90 per head Vi
from safe y ID.
Spring LAmbs-5@7 lac q n. 90.
Hides-Brighton, STAG s-tc y n Country sl'z g.
Tallow-Brighton, 5@6l-2c On. countr! Sss''"
per n.
Pelts sl@I so each. Calf Skins lbc v h.
Poultry-Liye, ~ l-29l4e.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

Last week Mr.. Titons counsel moved
that the libel suit of Mr.. Beecher against
Mr.. Tilton be set down for the same day,
next Tuesday, Slh inst.,) as the civil suit,
in order that if Mr.. Beecher was not ready
to go on With one suit the other might be
taken up. This was resisted by Mr.. Wins
low, the District Attorney, and the Court
announced that it decl ned to interfere with
Mr.. Winslow's conduct of the case. The
desire Of Mr.. Beecher and his counsel to
get his case before a jury-which we all
know is very ardert-will, therefore, be
doomed to another disappontment.-N. Y
Times
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04
GsuilfDrtl,

Deputy d. +. Boyden organized a
Grange at Guillord Centre, nov. 18th.
Name, BROAD Brook Grange" Oscar
Thayer, Master; +. Il. King, Overseer
c. p. Wood, Lecturer; II. NJ. Thuiber,
Steward S. b. Ward, Asst Steward; A.
II. Thomas, Chaplain; L. Weatherhead,
Treasurer; J. l.. Bullock, Secretary; o. J.
Hale, Gate Keeper Mrs. Sarah NJ. Bull
lock, Ceres Mrs. Ne,tie 5. King, Pomona;
Mrs. L. NJ. Hale, Flora Mrs. II. l.. II.
Wood. Lady Asst Steward.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

Once more the United States have live
king within their borders. King Kalakaua
of the Sandwich Islands arrived at San
Francisco, Saturday, on a United States
Eunboat, and was received with the usual
honors and parade by the state and nation
al authorities. The King is accompanied
by two Of his governors and United States
Minister Pierce, and denies that his visit
has anything to do with diplomatic mat
tiers. A special railroad train will be fur
niShed to take him across the continent,
and he WILL visit Washington at an early
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

Mayor Have meyer of New York died
Monday in the City Hall, struck down sud
denly by apoplexy. He had been severely
chilled by exposure during long walk on
his way to the Office, aud the severity of
the shock, with the unusual exertlon, was
more than so aged a man could sustain.
After reaching his room he sat down, tried
vainly to shake off the insensibilty which
was coming ON him, and, struggling few
painful moments, died. He was the first
Mayor Of New York who died in office.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

The village schools commenced last
Tuesday under the instruction Of Rev.
Mr.. Wooster aud Miss Townsley.
MIR. John Sprague Of Readsboro, who
died with diptheria, was brought here Sun
day afternoon for interment, accompanied
by delegation OF "Good Templars.' Dip
iberia is quite prevalent in Reldsboro, but
no cases here yet.
The town voted last week to raise for
ty-five cents on the dollar OF the grand list
to defray the expenses of the present year.
MIR. Lucious Fox has just sold fine
pair of oxen for 500; Mr. Thomas Canedy
a pair for $40.
Very good sleighing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04
w hen TO Cut TImber---Facts for W HON
May Concern.

In 1858, Leonard blahcharu OIL East Ut
ney, Nermonl' had hemlock fence pores
cut in the month oil feDruaiy' anu
some others cut IN The monlh oil May,
at the time OF using. Those cut IN feOru-
airy were put on by themselves. lie now
states thit those cut III FEBRUARY Ias'eu
twelve years, while those cut III May last
but SIX. Ihus The cutting poles IN FeOru-
airy saves the timber, the cutting, the haul
ing, aud the putting on, Of one set Of poles
every twelve year. In 1888, Thomas APP
lin bought shingles made from trees cut in
June, and laid them that summer, and in
1910 they were 50 rotten that when wet
they were easily picked to pieces by the
fingers. So say, WIN. :. Aplin. In 1888
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

King Kalakaua, who is now visiting
this country, is 80 years of age, native of
Honolulu, and a graduate of the Royal
school. lie is a fine looking man, is said
to possess considerable culture, and an ex-
lie visited California in 1860, in company
with several native princes. lie married
in 1853 daughter of Il Hawaiian chief
Previous to his election he held a position
as clerk in the interior department, and
was secretary Of the privy council under
the las, two kings.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04

THE Ross MYSTERY seems as far from
solution as ever. Once a week or so the
telegraph reports the discovery. of Il child
somewhere or other which it is suspected
may be the missing one, but investigation
always shows that it was a false alarm.
Meanwhile the suit for libel brought by
Mr.. Ross against the Reading Eagle on ac
count of an article published by it attack
ing the character of his family has resulted
in verdict of guilty, and tho defendants
are awaiting sentence. But il seems that
neither of the proprietors of the paper
knew anything about the article until they
read il in print,-the story having been
concocted by son Of the editor from some
woman's gossip reported to him by his
wife or mother,-and as there is no evil
dence of malice on the part Of tho propri-
etors, it is urged with much reason that
there would be no justice in putting them
in Jail, and that they should either be let
of, with merely nominal sentence or re-
leased altogether