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BROKERS' CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL.

FROM TIE A81G I1rk Herald, Dc. IS,
Chriatinun Day IL always q HeasOu OF insane
festiyity ut tho Stuck Exchange. for that is tho
occasion which tho bsoltors Heizo upon to l,ncork
all tho bottied-up nadncsa Of tho yoar up to
date, nsld when it Is ,,,cortel tho eiferyoscelco
in roally tremendous and can hardly DO describe
cd aud 1t it somewhat more dangerous to wit
nenn 1t than to Witness q bull-nglt or lion
tamers exhibition, for tho ayorago broker is like
an infusated auinlal OIL Christmas Eyo, mud has
l.o regard for sox. ngo, quality or condition. lilo
while tho Btone aud brick wAllB that onciEclo
him 90 safely provent amy Interference by
tho police. It baB sometimes boon n fashion
with tho brokers to wear ysorh Or InllAka or tnno
uosea. but ycatorday they wero nontcnted with
carrying Tho tin lorr 80 beloved by noisy boys,
and Which IL used BY tho howing gansin to horalu
tho approach of the Fourth Of July, Chslstmas,
aud Now Years Dny. Ear!y yosterlay, soon altcr
tho oponuK Of the Doard, tho fun conlmoucotl.
and rongs, fun it "aa. Many Of tho broko,A had
drunk liquor and wcro III franc Of n,lnsl to e,-
courage my kind Of doviltry and net tho loss o.,
AGcoIt OF tho fact That bubi1.pHB III 30 very had
now In ntooha a,'i tho brolsorn hayo boon taking
i'll very little mouoy and nlakng very lew uales.
The iiIBt performances 1T lho day WIS TINT which
III itn iiturU was intonoA to throw tiiHrsetit on
all naorlnroNical institutions. Somo poor
,}nrAy who hna noycr, probably, Dffcndca
any ono, aud WhoBo occupation il that Of Il
Htoclt Exchange nnl rorsouate Hing knlnkana,
Hin Majesty OF tue Sandwich lslands. The
wso.clal turky lM.l his pocketa Gllod pretty
vol with sanlwlohus, nnu t!,en. to uHo the
language Of hums Of thu buys, tho ,isgor
kiNS was fired into" the Stock Exchange with
rriglittul velocity. Thorn Ao wes hnstlad AMI
jailss,ptl and ho Ind lsa hut broken; thousand
blasts f.o,n hundred Aorn woro blown ut Inn,
into hn aara and lsls mouth, and llo was lifted
or hia feot by Tho r,sll uul l,o was upaot, hut
still Tho crowd boro lin upward, and as tho
liquor ferlnontol III tho brolors' llra,ns, The
mock King la,l tlu fiel1 horn plueoa in hs iland
and he was driven to and fro, mud finally
WAS hoisted 10 tho rostrum or tribune, md
from thenpo ho was told to eddrous
tho maddsnsa and Jumping csoSd below. vho
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EF0Nl Fid .GGlo York TfNlcs
close docs s' nos contaIn In 81 IN any ny" dstnsnsncJ
mon az TINT Of 1879, but the ltst is still long
one, aud contains many namos linked viii, our
political and sociai histosy. Among thom ayo
Charles Sumner, Ex-prosidont Fillmore, Es-
Senator Wgfali, Ex-Chiof ,T,lstIces Perley. uf
Now Hampshire, anl Thompuon, Of pen1lsyl-
vaula; thu lion, Whitlug Qgtawolt!, the llou.
Ezra Cornell, Mayor 1Iayomeyor, don. John Il.
Foster, Adnlira! Buchanan. Irositlcnt Thomson
OF the Pennsylvania laiireaat Or. George Derby,
Carleton, Bllcer Marvin, Abbott, and DaWitt,
Judge Eilmonds, Of New York; Charles Astor
urisLed, N. =. Dodge and William A. Whoelof.
, 1874-12-28

-~-H-4>--~s-%~~---
AlgoHiUuS1;.-Dn8a rtay, tho 18th Inst, Laura
fchf. 1ny HnuKhtern nt William H. atI Faunio hfpus
Hn1tass, 1?, a1on years; u tHanths, md 20 days.
tunefh iean fcsihcHco Ut a,trontss sia Michigan arc
naa M On o;1y ;h tnst 1t Iii. Fonds IT
-nrt M ,d1in; Sand1y morning. the 9Th iust ta
nnH Harah j.. htomsfor aged II yeur>. " "
Tho f.tncEn vii take r!acs in Trosday morunr, tho
:R!l nt AZ u n'1!oeA, fron M. 1hI1 Wabash ayoauc
FLi"nH! Of tho family AFRO respectfully Invited.
NOW York, St' Louie. l}altmute, and Unona uspors
please cOty. f-f'.
nISPEL.-on Hu7day, tho eth laas., John O. Ni,pcl
Funeral viii tako ao9 Tucstlay, tho 18th peoemhcr.
Inst, " half Past Il o'cnak, from Iuto tnsIdoueo 5
SDuth EaFk street, Cnlcago. ny Carriages tu Hose him
T!le docaasoa dsvotsi u,ombor at tho 7. o. n r.
thu fl1nnrhl. " ~ ~ "S''p1
bnfalo papers ploa,o oopy.
DEYnGlf-Dn Snnlsr, tho e7t!. inst. at o,ctoct T.
r,:, Pctor lteyeeh, agod Il yenr,. s' oS'lA -
Fnnnfal from lls al1 rGs!lBsnc, M Ad West Dfy,on
streat, on Tuesday, thu .ath, ut o'coek p nj.
ANnElsa0N-t]n FsI4ny tha .ash tnat,, ut lois n ~,
nss. iusat Anaofso aged bi yoaEs, tc.ct Of tbs laio
Fnllenl will leave family rcstdcnco No. 4at West Tny
tnrat ou atontay, 0aa q, ut ~ ncack M, ior tno
itoly Family Church. Wners requiem hi1h mas will b.
celpbtntcd, tence ny oArra5rs tn Calvary Cemetery.
Tt!lEt-lnthig clty Dos sG, 1874, Dorohoa, tho be-
lnsod vito Ut Lulwig fhiul. svp IS yoars, aonth,
4sya. -, - = '
aao:al tTom tier ls.a h hre;!uence No. G we:t Eric
ara .sgoet1nlly Invited to nttsnd. SAN.
, 1874-12-28

The London GrapAio tolla I'M that Monte
Ohristo'n escape from thu Hao'' IL WHICH i1o waH
tung ilto slla Hen from Tho Chaseau d'ls hnu
beon ilnisatad by M Ingenious Ioryall. Having
at Shiraz, Mohainmod Mrzn was condemned to
be fastened up III n saoIi with a yipos, a cock,
aud eat, aud after an hours limo, WHOM this
happy 1auai1y bad Improved tAoir acquaintance,
, 1874-12-28
GERMAN WoRKtMGMEN's ASSOCIATION

AN ExcELLEST ORGANIZATIONS.
Thoro is German Workingmon's Association
In this city which. unlike tho Communists, goeu
10 work in tic right way to educate and culight-
en- the 1aboring CLASSES. While tho latter aro
holding masB-mcetingB, and howl and complain
about tho oppressed worlIngmon, tho former
meot nt thoir hall two or three evenings Of tho
week aud rocoivo lossonB in al tho arts useful to
artsarr, mechanics. and worSingmen. Thoirmotto
is "Asbcit is des Names Ztcrdo. soson III der
ltueho lphn (woris ig MINIS nohlcat ornament !;
bleHsing IN tho prico Of toii). Almost overy Sun
day some scientific subject is disonaHod, and tho
mombcrs nrc now v1collecting \ library, which will
bo OF great nHe to them. Tho organization is
called tho Wo:iiingmon's Educational Society,
aud numbers at present about 100 members. At
meeting held ut their hall, M. 473 North n.y.
oruc, ycstordny evening, Mr.. L. 1Ianstoin, MI
able chemist, md teacher OF tho drawing
class of tho Society. delivered MI ablo lcp-
ture on Cooking-salt" (ohtor. natrium) a1ll
itB uaos. Tho speaker commenced By explains
ing tho principles Of chemistry md then showed
wilnt anti consists Of, and how 1t IL soctrod. He
then explained its importance to tile Inhabitants
oil the oarta, and how sadly wo would get alolIg
without it. aa almost oyory article OF food pro-
parud without salt would have bnt litt1o taste or
ilnyur. There woro, hosides tho me1nl,crH n,,n.-
bur OF ta.lios present, WHO took u great interest
in the subject.
Tho officers OF this oxcollont Society aro ns
foiuws: prenitlont, Conrad 1fipa1cr Vico-
Prosident, s. Stern Secretary, John Run1pT.
, 1874-12-28

tho sack and ita oontants nero to be thrown into
tho rlsor. Fortunately for Motlamnod slrxa,
hin exocutionore forgot to search l.ia p0ehet--
mouth Of Tho ancl vas closot1 upon him mid hio
compsn!ops i'o cut In hnlr tho viper, which was
alroady olcrcng hts log, tue cock nnd lilo cat
woro next dispntoIled aud our Persian occupied
violent light Of tho tbtco a,,t1alB, aud giylny
forth tic lnont excructas'ng cries Ut agony. III
duo ti.nu Baoff und nll wero coneig,iod to tho
water, and tIlon Mol,ammoa Mira, apeedly ttoe-
ing hinsolf from tho prison, gait!od tho other
Europe. for tho future d voluntary a1ile from
lliy fatleranl.
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Hhiuoa Dro1'. Fiauos.
Prices exceedingly rcanonable.
Wnrsnntetl firat-c1asa in quality.
} Terms, $40 cash; !; ba1ancr, $33 monthly.
1toeds Temple OF Music, ~ Van DurVn stroet
Hearts arc Captu,

Hoarts arc Captured
by uo sels ot teeth Therefore lot adics who wish 10
fascnntc, cultivate this attraction by the M Of tho
great vegetable rrcscrTcr anu boanter OF tho tcoth,
traEraNt Hozol1nt.
, 1874-12-28
LABOR AND PROGRESS,
The Wor1kingman's Share in
tho Worlds Civili-
zntion.
Interesting Sunday Afternoon Lecture
by j. j. Lalor, Esq.

~
-. ~
Tho regular lecture in the S,sntiny- y-Aftor,oon
s,ecturo Society course at tho Grand oper1-
=. 3'Ao -. ,,,....s H.,
J. Ia1or, Esa., formerly connected with tho ed-
hof1ai STU" u LIE iHinosh' p"s Nv" pt"rs,e r,
mg attorney Ihe leclnro ,,, was en1luoa ino
Workipgnlan'a Share In Civilization and waa as
fotlo"s: ..,-... ..-..
There is no doubt TINT tho world progresao.. Men
ciy1atos like those which evsry ssi 3oooy aas feaa
o. Aavo sir no m a ~ @ MI a,a1 III ~" n,n,n4
a ssen so r asa a"as n az naos 1S n
ta I'M nst @ os % iI
ts s4e ;'is Tarss s + T. s sssi
s i va"e s", ,laos isuay. H. over yu. Tho
evil a,t of 81 nec ~ ,eah FIN mty ar aii nvi In
EcmnnS f,1 ~ ~ or," naod mi cvii Il tronR,nituI
trsut;iv. a,,i tno racs. fuuuity is tha hcir Of
M th "a,, wbat @ n.tious nt' ndIsIials i,ayo rro
duseu les9 .er ~ rerl" @ o ~ y,o .mu ~ ~ 10
ah % Ins ~ III ill., a. aara mi nj IN' nntinns. nnra
1'h HITS @ o. asrv n wv Sstturo. M ~ .rehsectra Of
~ .no PoIIttS' ~ ,,ssos!I1'x" ona hoS lr,,ne.
u'eto' IT, ,,'.spr"iercr' M mi,,rv nr, anI ,n1iis.
sacasy 10 ae oii II iole word, d III Ito csper.aeo a
sahs."J III .r ~ fla firss Uast Ths ot,rrrrain
~ ~. Inv aip s,r,sarrcs rnn.n,a rIyilisatinn Nyisizn
t1o IL n rn.,,l: nf ,nm,,a frogressiyo rhuractrr It
i The of nls moral na material -ot
s a,o nu Of yi VII aEe: sco hood oune,era,
.,n, md oven Of ps We know that }n Tho lpg run,
,no rnnes fiyilt:ntio IN mi tl,u sstyo nruperty
II n,,y one lass or Of ay ono individual Tia blcssga
ira shared r1ou1aj1y iy different rassos Of i,cn
mi by t,lfercut iudyit,n1s III tho different c,a,H
ria iuratton 1 wish 10 eYa1nino tl,is nftcrpuan
ID What fs tho wUrlingn,a,ia slnro ln flAo
hipesInrs? Whether No las uuy ehnro
III thc,n nn,a hpw EreAt. THE expression, tho
working classes, III unfortunate ono. II iiever
used before tho present century, md It would hayo
l,een well II 1t hat never er1i nscd Mt a slIn 10
compelled ,ac It for wnst Of hctter owcror; aud
need scarcely define what II mems. OF worlltnmcn
thure arc all lus AMI therefore when l,ss lilo word
wurklngman, shuii mean
r,.1, ,vrr. .ar wouu1xo>,A-o:rv
r. i, nn,o-ams fn't tnat ~" ,xortnn c,.ssos y,
,n.. cnntrn. in Emrn,s' mni of nort,u nf tha h.
1uar 1ar. tu" ,a ~ "a n til. r,rntrP W. a,,,,nu u
!soof1rH s0s5us 5nr nnnr UnSn,s, .ni1i
sa, anI 1ntcrnnn!;,sm Whit h tIor
; 1a'; aH sIa, .,.i",,rr f,ri;;r % ~ .nc,,sN %
r. 1orers a,,d oYsas rhrrn n aan, h,,nra
" u t"ssnd. % xlo nhnue mnt oncn .GSnc,tis "f tho
q unsanu" WY, GouRu ~. os I VI @ sup
npS,p ~ tatir nsaT,s w thnso WIS ars. o,ess
na anu .noy .oo may 10 eoan'eu a ~ n ILL., ";,f
o. .s,o IT, w o IT, n.,,on Sm,
, 1874-12-28

Last Day Of tho Freo Exhibition
Of Dcnsclls great painting "The Advance Of CjyiIxa
tou" which, together with other Ano paiutsues will
bo positively cosod out ut auction to-tlay at 10 M
md r. M, at 1870 stato stroot opponlto tho Palmer
uoiAc,
, 1874-12-28


Tho IInyan Di0,ao Of Saturday Rays Sonora
Aldalna at1.!AQmlera have purchased two Hteaners
for tho pnrpuso OF bringing filibuatcrng eSpodI-
1sland accompanied by Aquiera, a,'d tho former
will ASSUME clief comlnaud Of tue insurgents. 4
letter To tho Uiario reports that strong efforts
arc being made in WASHINGTON to obtain tho re-
cognitiou Of Cuba,.B NJ brlligorcnts. Tho lottoi
couples tho nnu,os Of AIdama md Collector
CaHoy with thcso offorts aud HaYa tho object il
to throw OH tho market the Cuban bonds hold in
Washington.
Tho brand Duke Ncholas, aon OF the Grand
Dnko Constantine, aud nophew OF tho Emroror,
has beon declared Insane, mud placed under tho
guardianship Of ii!s fathnr. l1o WAS nAsocinteu
with tho diamond scandal OF few months ago.
Tho Carlists havo offered to restore tho Ger-
man brig Gustav upon payment Of the custom
duties alleged to DO due.
Herr Postal, Councillor Of LOCATION Mt Paris,
has boon appointed Minister for the Netherlands
at Washington.
, 1874-12-28

NoW-ioar's night ls announced M tho tlrno for
full-dreas party ut tho lall cornor OF st. John'd
place and Lako Bttoet, under tho auapices of tho
Church Of the ltedoemor. Tho OCCASION gives
promise OF being yory enjoyable, and ono of tho
ploasantost events of tho season.
SUBURBAN.
LAKE.
The IARko Trustees met In regular acssion
Saturday with all tho n1ombcrs proaont, The
Comulittce appointed for tho purpose OF nogo-
tiating loan Of $4,000 Tor tho benefit OF Tho
town reported Tint, in pursuance to tho iustsuc-
liona Of a resolution paaaod at tho local meeting
tlloy rocoivod Dec. 90, 1874, from tho Town
Clerk, forty bonds Mt par value OF $1,000 oacl,,
datod Dec. Is, 1874, mud duo Jan. l. 1877, each
with two lntcroas coupons attached, aud sold
tho same to partieA represented by CaIifr l.
Darnoy vi par md tho nccruea interest,
aud received from then, sal0,0sG, less
per cont brokerage, which they allowed
tho snnl CaliT i barney, III pursuance
to Instructions. In accordance with tho instruc-
tanH Of tho Barno resolution thoy reported that
they depoaitod tho mt proceeta Of naia bonds,
being SID 18G In the Union Stock- YarfH and Nn-
tonal Bank to tho credit of tho Town Of Lake III
Whom tho Clcrls finished roatling tho report n
lively tsme cnsued. Colmn1 asked auirl.ead
nnl Condit If they know they were violating tho
EuHILGF Ql IH9 k1Hslt AA44AIu<l4 tAuIELtk Lu84
ought to deposit tho moaoy with tho Treasurer.
lulrl,oad eatd tho Board had tho right to dictate
wl.oro tlo !oau should ho placed. Condit did nut
thlnl but what tho action OF tho Committee wns
all right.
John 1IcCaaery tho boss Of tho Cicero
Board, then put III al appearance mud ghye tho
Committee particular itB." 1o had not tho
alighteat doubt but what " thoro waa Niger In
Tic fouco somewhere. IIe characterized their
action rs tlc opening wedge Of u biz steal.
Further discussion waA out short by Il motion
from Condt, ,.soeonlol by l}lNkmau, to tho cl1oct
that tho report Lo accepted. The motion VIII
carried by a vote, as follows: IeAs, i 4; nays,
l-Co!mun
4 little further talk was tlson iudulged In o.,
tho subject, but, thu CiorE railing teir attontiol,
to stncit at bills to bo audited, Eoou hour Of
rost wnH given, during which Drlnkman waB OK
| cusod, At tho end Of III hour, about 81 ,610
wortl, Of tho Indispensable "Willlams" were
allowed, nlltl ordered to be paid.
Hubipet being then brought up Which ro-
qliroa to bo pHid out OF tho apeclaa ieponit. NJ
Goullt cns H. tho Treasurer attanlptul tn reaeNt
the inA,lls offered to him, tho town, and hlh
bontlauioIl. Mr. Cotdit lnoYGl tint the President
Of tho board 10 nuthorlxna to pay tho interest
nlaturing Jan. |, 1b75, on thu water loan bontia.
| l;elore voting, alr. Colnlan wanted to knnw il
] tho money belonged to tho town, and OIL being
Informed IN Tho affirmative, lu wanted to know
why h ,yaH not placod in tho Troaa,lrers lsHnds
| aB tho charter dictated 1t ahonld DO. 1fuirlegd
stated that ho did not care about the chartes,
| but that tho Donyd Iad right to uay whore the
money should bQ placed. ColnRu tAen informed
, 1874-12-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT u =
Mrs. Scott siddoua' readings occl,r In Farwcll
Hall OF Ncw-YearH oYo.
Tho MONDAY moo.ing to day will bo led by tho
ncv. s. W. Duflled. Strangers' meeting thia
evening Mt tho Young Afon'a Christian Assocla-
tton rooms, No. 148 Madison street.
"suu,laya in Germany" will be the subject OF
tho ltey. c. ". Wentlto's lecture in tho Athcn-
,p,m f,eo course tEiH oyennS.
Now-ioar's night Is announced M tho tlmo for
full-dress party ut tho hall cornor OF st. John'd
place and Lako Btioct, under tho auspices of tho
Church Of tl.e Hcdeemor. Tho OCCASION gives
promise OF being yory enjoyable, and ono of tho
ploasantost oycnta Of tho seaBon,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-02-13
Jacksonville.

The town auditors meet at the Office Of
a. a. Butteriield, Saturday, Feb. II, at 10
O'Clock q. III.
The civil authorities OF the town meet
at Hicks Hotel tho same day, at l o'clock,
p. IN.
MIR. Rufus w. Carley closed his labors,
for the present for the Jacksonville Cornet
Band, on Monday, Feb. o, at which time a
large number of ladies and gentlemen met
at village hall to witness the improvement
made by the band under Mr.. Carlcy's tut
ton.
Farmers and mechanics club met at
village hall Tuesday eve, Feb. 10. The club
was honored by the presence Of many la
dies. \ most excellent essay was read by
Rev. II. Eastman, and the club showed,
their appreciation by careful attention to
the reading, and by unanimous vote of
thanks. During the course Of the essay
Mr.. Eastman paid a handsome tribute to
the late Louis Agassiz. He also reviewed
tho present status OF tho country, both Of
the people and their representations in Con-
eress. The highway commissioners qucs-
ton was further discussed by a. \. But.
terrified, d. Byron Wheeler, Dennis Canedy,
and X, d. Brown. a splendid paper was
read by Mrs. f. L. Roberts ami Miss Mat
tie French. Question for discussion At the
next meeting, Feb. "a
Resolved that the destruction Of insect
eating birds is detrimental to the interests
Of the farmers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-02-13
Women ON school Committees.

The valiant male members of the Boston
School Committee steadfastly refuse to al
low the ladies who were elected to the Com
miltee to take their seats and enter upon
| the performance of their duties. The ex-
| cuse is that while the men are perfectly
willing to co-operlte with the ladies, they
do not know that the ladies nave "". O.. Iaoal
right to their scats--neither do they know
that they have-and therefore, they pre-
fer to have the opinion of the Supreme
Court on the subject. AS 1t was plainly
the will of the people that the ladies should
serve in this capacity, it is pertinently sug-
gested that it would have been becoming in
the men to have given tho ladies the benefit
of the doubt. And what adds point to the
suggestion is the fact that the four ladies
elected were all persons Of high character
and undisputed qualifications for the office.
a mass meeting TO protest against the ac-
ton of the Committee in excluding the la
dies and declaring their seats vacant, was
held in Ward IA on the evening of the I'd
inst, at which many Of the most prominent
citizens of Boston were present, and the
rights of the ladies were warmly and ably
championed. On Tuesday evening of this
week the School Committee re affirmed
their former decision by voting e. TO IS IL
gainst reconsidering their previous vote.
Whatever the final result in this particu.
lar case may be, reform is sure TO come
sooner or later, in this matter of the organ.
ization OF school committees aud boards Of
education. The average public sentiment
may be for or against the principle of wo
man suffrage, but no candid man doubts
that women, as a class, ale as well, and "
many cases, better qualified 10 have charge
| of the public schools than are men. Under
the present order of things it usually hap.
pens that men Of acknowledged character
and ability are prevented by their own bust
ness or professional interests from serving
on school committees, and this important
task therefore falls, too often, TO incom-
petent and second rate men. Give the la
dos chance, and all this will he changed
The last score Of years has witnessed won
deriul revolution as regards the employ
IN ent of women as teachers, and the next
few years will see an equally marked
change IN the composition Of our school
boards. The question involved is not alone
one of right and Of eligibility-it is one OIL
adaptation, Of fitness, of superiority.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-02-13

There was a large and pleasant gather
ing at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Thurber, on Thursday evening, the
9th inst, in honor Of the fortieth anniver-
sary Of their marriage. Nearly ono hun
dred relatives and friends were present,
who deposited seventy-five dollars worth
Of gins, consisting Of a pair of beautiful
vases, and napkin rings, an elegant sofa,
tidy, nubia, an all wool carpet, n nice cary
ed hanging basket, a storeoscope with in
teresling views of nature and art, and a
memento containing tho date of their mar
riage in 1884, aud the date Of their anniver-
sary in 1874, curiously wrought by Mr..
Henry Briggs of Ohio. Rev. l.. Smith Of
Wilmington made some very appropriate
remarks, and invoked the Divine blessing
ing upon all assembled, after which re-
freshments were served, and with music
and song, the festivities ofthe evening were
very enjoyable.
The school in District No. 3 closed on
Friday the eth inst. The following are
the names Of those who have been neither
absent nor tlrdy for one year: Rose l..
Lamonlagne, Enie Estabrook, Gotta G..
Gale, John T.. Gale, Freddie c. Gale, Fred
l.. Smith. Absent but not tardy, Sarah
NJ. Aiieu sicA uays. charlie euiith sivk
y days.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-02-13
CONGRE.NS.

The House has gone about one-thlrd
through the proposed codiflcation of the
general statutes. The Internal Revenue
and Tariff laws are the most Important sub
jects 10 he brought to the attention OF the
House, and the codllication of both has
been very carefully examined by the most
competent men in the House. They will
probably create some discussion, and will
be closely watched by the parties whose
interests are TO be affected. The work in
the House will probably proceed much
faster on the remaining portions of the code
than on what has already been passed. and
little doubt is entertained that both The
House and Senate will concur in giving
authority to the revision.
The Louisiana middle is as far from set
Element as ever. Senator Carpenters bill
for new election of State officers falls
dead, and there is no prospect of its pas
sage.
The Bankrupt bill, as amended, was pass-
ed by the United States Senate, and the
bill now goes back TO the House for the
concurrence of that body.
The House passed a bill amending the
postal code, which pc rmits the writing OF
the name of the sender and the contents OF
every package upon the ontside of printed
matter of the third class, and also permits a
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the title-page of any book.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-02-13

The New York Times does not believe
that the Patrons of Husbandry will enter
into our politics as II distinctive body for
in political action which have thus far been
made do not seem to give much encourage
ment to a national venture. A national
party must rest upon all classes, but the
grangers' party could rest only upon one
class" And further, "the grangers order
is a secret one, and as such it would enter
politics, if at all. The experience of Know
Nothingsm is enough to prove that the
American people will not long tolerate
secret political organization. To attempt
to administer the State and National Gov
ernments for the benefit of a single inter-
est would speedily end in the destruction
of those trying the foolish experiment"
AS regards the utilization of the patrons
with either of the existing political parties,
the Times says:
at is one of the more recent and the
strangest of Democratic decisions that the
Republican party Is in deadly fear of the
grangers in their polite character. They
have not yet had any such character; but
II they had from the start declared that
they intended in their organized capacity
to seek their objects through the machine
ry of Government, the Republican party
would have cause to encourage rather than
dishearten them. The objects they seek
are such as the party has always been de-
voted to. The great majority of the grang-
ers have always been earnest Republicans,
and still have hearty sympathy with the
party to which they have been so long at
tached. This truth is made plain enough
Tor even Democratic comprehension by the
fact that in Iowa, where the grangers are
strongest, the Republican party suffered
least in the fall elections. It may be as
sumed then, that il the grangers seek
to use the machinery Of either party to
advance their special interests, they will
use the Republican. II they decide upon
independent political action, it is evident
that the Democratic party will not be
helped. Whatever, then, may be the flu
ture policy of the grangers, the Democrat
ic party has much more cause to fear them
than the Republican"