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Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-16

Inc New York Post republican, in an editoria,
styled A Double Defeat" says that il is redicu-
lous TO deny that tie New Hampshire election is
signal defeat for the administration. The fail
urs OF the administration to enforce any financial
or revenue policy, if it has any, and its eIrors OF
commission in the civil service have contributed
enough alone to defeat the candidates who repre-
sent il.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-16

The NEW POSTAGE LAw.-The new post
age law brings considerable revenue from
the New York agencies. Geo. P. Rowell d
Cos quarterly bills upon newspapers received
exceed $43o; those of S. NJ. Pettengill & Co.
are above 1850. while the agencies of W. j.
Carlton, Bates & Locke, W. W. Sharpe and
others mos prominent, pay from one fourth
to one-eighth of the above amounts-N Y.
Sun.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-16

The l. 5. Senate was not in session on Satur-
day, having adjourned until Tuesday. In the
House the session was devoted to debate on the
transportation bill, in which tho power OF Con-
gress to control and regulate traffic on railroads
was discussed.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-16

IHE RADICAL COUNTY CONVENTION We pub
lish at length in another column faithful report
Of the Radical so-caled Convention at New Cas-
tie on Saturday, "The colored troops fought
blavely'
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-16

SUPPOSED RABID Doo.-At noon, to day a
dog supposed to be mad. bit anol her dog at
Fourth and Market streets, after which it
ran up Market street, swapping at every
person 1t passed. 1t has probably been killed,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-16
NOTICES.

NOTICE.. JOHN MEALEY, do hereby give
~ Hotics t1et I sSSan apply e tAs JsassSs
Sisst : s; !. y:
commencing on Monday. the lith day ef NAY.
b., Isi4 for a license to kssp. an I'm Or Tavern.
called The Indian King at Nos. los and ITO Mar.
ket street. between Second and Third. east side. In
the Second Ward of the city Of Wilmington, Della
ware, and the following fresholders recommend the
said application. to witt
VIM. H. Quinn. Anthony Settler.
VIM H. Thompson. X. II. Taylor
Samuel M. S.huitz. Michael Kenney.
VIM. X. Stockley. John +. Bush.
M. Alsberg. Charles Weyl,
Richard Booth, John George Key.
Nath. Mechior. James Christy.
John Hanna, Robert +. Gamble.
II. B. Mcintire, Joshua Baker.
James F. Brennan. H. Kienle.
Francis Elliott. John George Hirzel,
Charles E. Sparks. Nicholas Jenny.
mar'6.3t
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-16

NyOTICE.-Citizens mounted or in carriages
IN wishing to participate in the parade to NOR
row will form in King street, tight resting on
Four tn. to- morrow morning at 10 O'clock
mar chl6-lt MARTIN FARRELL.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-16

A New Jersey infant, aged years, chews TO.
bacco.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-16

HNI0N AID SOCIETY.
u The Board Of Controll" having closed thei
work for the winter would thank all persons hay
ing bills against the Society to present them TO tn
mari6-tf CHARLES WARNER. Pres't
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-16

NOTICE.-I. ANDREW FISCHER. DO HERE
IN by give notice that shall apply to the Judges
Of the Court Of General Sessions OF the state Of
the May Term. A. D.. 1874. for q License to keep
alravern at No. ll3 Shipley Street. in the First
Ward. City Of Wilmington. Del. and the following
treeholders recommend the said application, to
wit:
Fred We'll, Patrick Holland,
George Steinicken, J. b. Stephens
Alfred Walton, VIM. H. Blake,
Augustus Ashenbach, James Mckenya,
JOS Richardson. VIM. Clayery,
VIM. Miller. John N. Lee,
Isaac Miller, Charles hallam,
Joseph Fout. his
Julius 9unther. John S Morrison.
John Ahrens. mark.
Jacob kienle, Witness-Fred Hubers,
Christian Strobel, Thomas Haliam.
John Riley. Patrick Hassan.
Frank Zimmerman, marl2-3t
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-16

NJ 0TICE.- Second series of Stock in the "Ex-
~ c,lsor Loan Association" for sale. The first
payment can be made and shares , secured on ap-
pllcaton to ID. =. HAWKINS, Sec'y.
Wilmington, Mar. 14-tf. No. 4O4 Markets
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-23
Dr. Cuttings Observatory.

A correspondent Of the VT. Waterman
writes concerning DR.. Cuttings observa-
tory at Lunenburgh, as follows:
DR.. Hiram A. Cutting, our state geolo-
gst, has just completed fine looking Oh
servatory, in which he has mounted a first
class telescope, made by Alvin Clark Il
Sons, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, the
most noted telescope manufacturers in the
world. The observatory was designed and
erected by Milo J. Temple, first class
work man, as we judge from cabinet case
for insects made by him, which DIR. Cut
ting has put into the State House this
summer.
This is the only observatory in Vermont,
and while its elevation of twelve hundred
and tily feet above tide water makes a
good location for the survey of the heavens,
its situation is such az to take in a fine
view of the White Mountain range, which
gives one rare opportunity to examine
that region, without the trouble of visit
ing there. Though some tSeniy-five
miles distant from Mount Washington, the
view is so perfect that the cars running up
the mountain are not only distinctly seen,
but the different dresses OF the parties
there. A maiden lady of our company y
looking through the telescope exclaimed,
~ can see n single gentleman up there"
An audible smile from some of US indicat-
ed that her perspective faculties exceeded
OURS. It view - ubNtNtI, vel dIAl
| fear that the good nature of the doctor
may be severely taxed during summer va
cations, especially as the telescope is not
tue only attraction there. DIR. Cutting s
illustrations OF various microscopic in
sects, by means of the solar microscope
were to us as novel as they were highly in
slTuctive,-while his fine spectro-scopes
recently purchased in Europe, with elec-
trical apparatus and induction coil for the
analysis of metals and minerals, showed
him up to the times in the advance of sci
ence; which, together with hundreds oi
excellent microscopic objects prepared
aud mounted by himself, form an endless
source of instructive entertainment which
surpas] anything We supposed a private
citizen of Vermont could boast of.
While some were enjoying the noun
tains in the moon, double stars and plan
| cts, | enjoved the doctors library, whicl
consists of some four thousand volumes
largely scientific; and his cabinet, whici
contains many rare specimens of mnera
| beauty. Among historic curiosities, h,
| showed US an axe mark from hemloct
tree cut in Sheffield, Vermont, whicl
| must have been made with a steel axe n
| least two hundred and seventy-fve year
ago, or before, it is generally supposed
any civilized people visited this section
| but he has other links in the historic chail
| from which he believes that a ship wa
cast upon this coast and the crew travel e.
inland at the time specified.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-23

ments are represented as marching to the
attack, with lines unbroken, as If on pa
rade. Mr.. Scott has given prominence TO
the privates, who did the hard work, and
has pictured the scene as It really was,
battle in earnest, full OF elan, courage and
determination but also full Of glory, and
pomp, and horror. A glimmer of light
from the setting sun falls upon the center
of the picture, tinting with heavenly hues
the tattered Union flags, and the golden flag
of the Eleventh Vermont Artillery, and
falling upon the mems faces, many of
which are portraits of officers and men act
ually in the conflict. From battery of ar
tillory, at the left, wreaths of blue smoke
curl up; clouds of dust arise on the right,
and in the distance an old barn is seen
which was used for hospital. Every do
tail of the picture has been carefully stud
led, Mr.. Scott having spent two summers
ON the spot, making a complete survey of
the ground, aud having prepared more
than two hundred studies of soldiers, hors-
es, ETC., for the picture. Three years of
hard work has been spent ON this great his
torical painting, which is now in Vermont,
having been taken from New York last
August. The great body OF the troops Is
pressing toward the enemy; dressing on
the centre" and the whole spirit of the pic
ture is ife-like in the extreme. AS work
of art, the State OF Vermont has reason to
he proud of it. Among the portraits in the
picture are those of Major Baxter, Col.
Enoch Il. Johnson, Col. Amasa S. Tracy,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-23

VT. STATE oN.-Superintenden Pol
lard's report shows that the financial con-
dition of our State prison is much better
than formerly. The income from the labor
of convicts is S2S, ,030. 10 and from fees from
visitors S3OO.9O. Total for the last two
years, S2s, ,33l.0O. The expenditures have
been ON items OF property 81, ,277,sO; pro-
visions, $40, sol SO clothing, Sl,274.62; fu e
el and lights, 81, ,552'24 repairs, 81, 1868 /;
medical account s79.Ol ; salaries S7,902.73.
Total for the two years S25, ,OS0.9l. These
figures show an excess OF income over ex-
pendtures of s3,25O.C9. The prison has be-
fore had an excess of expenses over in-
come, except in the years 1851, 1852, 1861
and 1872.
The number committed to the prison
since 1900 is 2l59. OF these 1872 have been
pardoned 1923 have left on expiration OF
time; IL were sent to the insane asylum
2G escaped 81 died.
There are now 81 conyicts, of whom are
females. The oldest inmate was convicted
! Sept. l, 1889
The chaplain. Rev. Franklin Butler
closes his report with the following re-
| marks:
/. The importance of right home inau
ences and the early training OF the young
cannot be over estimated. Not individual
alone, but the whole state, have an interes
in this matter. The idle, uncontrolled
child becomes the indolent, vicious man
The jails and the prison are the legitimat,
receptacles of the victims of bad homes an'
street vagrancy. Most of the inmates o
this institution came from such quarters.
2. The repression of dram-drinking an
of the unlawful sale OF intoxicating liquor
is of the highest importance to the mora
aud material well-being of the state. Nor
than three ffths of the inmates here al
coniessedly addicted to the use of stron
drink, and large majority of them attril
ute their crime and imprisonment directl
, to the baleful influence of liquor.
8. Helpful encouragement to imprisor
: ed and to discharged convicts in their er
deavors TO reform, is an imperative duty
. as we'll of the State as Of individuals. I'll
5 tempted and fallen may yet be the stror
and useful. To treat men as worthless ou
= casts because the iron door has once bee
. closed upon them is alike poor philanthr
= ! py and bad policy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-23
Literary Department.
The Topic OF the Day

The Topic or the Day
"IAnd o. Goshen |" says widow Green,
ats the cur'ouscst thing that ever was seen
And all the morl that can see
Uf there's any moril about T. T)
| 1s-nobody oughter learn 10 write,
| For letters make mischief out o. sight
And the immoril ont is-hOw q lie
| will grow an grow TIL 1t llls the sky;
And tell the truth as loud Al you will,
| That lie keeps CROWN somewhere still.
| For roses bloom in garden plot
put pigweeds flourish IN any spot.
The dittiest hole they like the best,
And grow yard-high on a dunghill's breast,
And there's nifty muck-hoaps, the whole world over
To whore there's garden or field of clover.
I'm great on layn lesson to mind,
And out o. this muss there's one Aud
You can tell what any man is at heart
by lookin to see him take his part
"lf I'd ba' done II, why so would he!"
That ere's the creed shows what they bel
For senco old Noey went through the nood
The good II stick to the side o. good
Aud the bad II cling like Jumps Of pitch
To the first real badness they own M sch.
But poor, lamentable Brother b.
Was ever man in sech straits as he
sneared, and drabblsd, and rubbed in mlre,
For helpin' feller out o. the nre;
Paid for goodness with dirt and shame
ny critter for which there Amt no name.
lie makes me think of man knew
Jest as good and unlucky too:
Twas our old minister, Parson Peters,
The best Of all the Lords good creturs
Tender to every mortal thing,
And little green like the grass In spring.
lie couldn't sec q kitten hurt
Without pickin' 1t out o. the dirt.
one night tAkin' his usual stroll,
Thinkin o. nOthn but his soul,
A little critter ell black and white
Went limpin and scuddn out o. sight
And fell In post-hole Jest before
You come to Deacon BIrues's door.
The Parson az soon as the hole he secs
uets down At once on his good old knees,
And reaches In for the little cat
To help it out 1T wasn't that!
He fetched 1t up-and he flung II down;
Why, it scented the hull Of Bakertownl
And the Parson sncaked to his own barn door
And left his clothes on the threshin' iloor.
You'd better believe when mornin' came
| They made heap for hre and fame!
| But the Parson he says-'It served me right;
| I'd oughter have used my material sight
| When man Amt crazy, nor blind, nor drunk
He's a fool II he doesn't know skuukr"
twinsted Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-23

the postage which would have been paid
by the addresses.
Ordinary letters and articles under band,
which shall have originally heen delivered
to the postal administration of France, or
TO the postal administration of the United
States, by Other administration, and which,
in consequence of change of residence of
the addresses, must be returned from one
of the two countries to the other, shall be
rcciprucaly delivered, charged with the
postage required at the place of first des-
tinatlUn.
ARTICLE XIII.
Ordinary or registered letters, samples Of
merchandise, photographs, and printed
matter EXCHANGED in open mails between
the two postal administrations OF France
and of the United States, and which shall
be found unbelievable, for any cause
whatsoever, must he reciprocally returned
at the end of each month, and oftener If
possible.
Such articles as shall have entered into
the accounts shall be returned for the rate
at which they shall have been originally
entered on the account by the dispatching
office.
Such as shall have been delivered pre-
paid to destination or TO the frontier of the
corresponding Office shall be returned with
out charge or discount.
ARTICLE XIV.
The postal administration of France and
the postal administration Of the United
States sha. designate by common accord
the Offices through which the exchange of
the respective correspondence should take
place; they shall regulate the routes of
correspondence reciprOcally transmitted,
and the form Of the accounts mentioned in
the preceding article XI, and also every
other measure of detail or order necessary
to assure the execution of the stipulations
of the present convention.
1t is understood that the measures desig
mated above may be modified by the two
administrations whenever, by common ae-
cord, they shall perceive such necessity.
ARTICLE XIV.
The present convention shall have force
and effect from the day egreed upon by the
two parties and shall remain obligatory
from wear to year, until one of the two par
ties shall have made known TO the other,
year in advance, Its intention TO terminate
the same.
During this last year the convention
shall continue to have full and entire force,
without prejudice to the liquidation and
the balance of the accounts between the
respective administrations after the expir-
alton of said term.
ARTICLE XVI.
The present convention shall be ratified
and the Publications exchanged as soon as
possible.
In faith Of which the respective plenipo-
tentiaries have signed the present conven-
ton and have affixed their seals thereto.
Done in duplicate and signed at Wash
ington the twenty-eighth day of April, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-four.
[sEAL.1 JNO. A. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States.
[sEAL.l A. BARTHOLDI.
hereby approve the foregoing conven-
ton, and in testimony thereofI have caused
the seal of the United States TO be aft xed.
TsEAL.1 U. S. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.
WASHINGTON, april 2S, 1874.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-23
REGULATIONS
DETAIL AND ORDER,


n.,.uoDo1N'o,L ooNoLuphp ,,..
Bet"een me postal ddDeinlStTdtion Of France
and the postal administration Of He
Cnued states, Jor me execution Of he pos
tdt contention OF 18Th Aprtt, 1914.
The director-general of posts of France
ai or .ne one nrt; ahG the tS
in view of the postal convention concluded
the 2Sth of April, 1874, between the United
states aud France, stipulating article
XIV that the postal administrations of the
two countries shall designate, by common
accord, the offices through which the ex-
change of the respective correspondence
shall take place, and shall regulate the di-
rection of the correspondence reciprocally
transmitted, the form of accounts, as well
as every other measure of detail or order
necessary to assure the execution of the
said convention, have agreed as follows:
An-,o,
AHiiOLE l.
The exchange of correspondence between
the postal administration of France and the
postal administration of the United States
On tbe side Of the nostsi administration
of France
Isl. Bv the office of Paris.
2d AZ the office of Havre
81. Nv the office of Cherbourg,
An. Nv the office of Brest.
5tb Ry Tho trayaIinU offica of Paris IN
| Calais
Gil Rv the travelling office Of Lille TO
| Calais
on tbe side of tbe postal administration
| TO the United States
| Isl Rv the ofice of Roston.
81 Ey the office Of New York.
|
ARTICLE 2.
Tho r.Iotions hatween the Frencb ex-
ohai,oo ot,ioas sboIi be ostabI;shed in tha
,aIintying manner viz.
P,, ne ,on,, nf he Etrencb ,noiJ- nockets
The ofices of Paris Hayre. and Brest shall
mv nrposro,d W yrjth ne otfica ~ New Yorr
Va, he ,co~ Of he ,'ncEets Of he Han5,,ro
-, i,s oaes 60 Vi a " Nau WI
nlaAo VI, slails 'oI .ne UiiiJe u. IL" IN,
anu u snS e oinIe t Vi oe S~ paris Waura anf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-23

The correspondence described in the
letter-bill shall be divided into as many
packets as this correspondence will admit
OF lines or special articles.
Each packet shall be placed under la
bel, indicating the nature and the weight
of the correspondence, as well as the num-
Der of objects and the number of single
rates or the sums, as the case may be, in
scribed upon the letter-bIll.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-23


Having seen and examined the above
convention, we have approved ii, and do
approve, by virtue of the provisions of the
law voted by the National Assembly, in
the session of 25th June, 1874. In faith of
which we have caused to be placed hereup-
on the seal of the republic.
Given at Versailles, June 26, 1874.
[sEAL.] MARECHAL MAC MAHON
DUO DE MAGENTA.
BY the President of the French Repub-
lie:
The minister of foreign affairs,
DECAZES.
We, ]. w. Marshall, Postmaster-G Gener-
al of the United States, and Amedee Bar
tholdi, officer of the Legion of Honor, en-
voy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
Tertiary of France, certify that on this date
we have proceeded to perform the ex-
change of Publications of the postal con-
vention which was concluded between the
United States and the French republic at
Washington the 2Sth day of April, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.
Done in duplicate and signed at Wash
ington this seventeenth day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and seventyfourt
[sEAL.l J. w. MARSHALL,
Postmaster General.
[sEAL.l A. BARTHOLDI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-23
ARTICLE II.

Registered letters shall be entered by
names on the letter-bill of the dispatching
office, with all the details which this bill
allows.
These letters shall form special packet,
covered with an envelope of white paper,
sealed on all the folds by means of the seal
of the dispatching office, and surrounded
this string shall be attached to The bottom
of the letter-bill by means of gum seal.
The letter-bill must bear the stamp
"Chdrge," or "Registered," whenever the
mail shall contain one or more registered
letters.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-23
Concluded Ap,1l %, 1874.

The undersigned, John A. J. Creswell,
Postmaster General of the United States of
America, in virtue of the ipowers vested
in him by law, and NJ. Amedee Barthodi,
officer of the national order of the Legion
of Honor, envoy extraordinary aud minis
ter plenpotentiary from France at Wash
ington, &c, in the name of his government
and by virtue Of the powers which he
has formally presented TO this effect, have
agreed upon the following articles, viz:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-23

Samples of merchandise or of grains,
photographs, engravings, and Autographs,
newspapers, periodicals, sewed or bound
books, pamphlets, sheets OF music, cata-
logues, prospectuses, announcements, and
various circulars, printed, engraved, lilho-
graphed, or autographed, which shall he
sent either from France and Algeria to the
United States and its territories, or from
the United States and its territories TO
France and Algeria, must be prepaid, on
both sides, to destination.
The rates of prepayment shall be fixed
by the government Of the country OF ori-
gin.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-23

The postol administration of the United
States shall be caused to be placed on the
address of the prepaid objects which the
American exchange-offices shall forward
to the French exchange-offices the impress
sion, in red ink, of the stamp "Pdtd."
On its side, the postal administration of
France shall cause to be placed the impress
sion, in red ink, of the stamp "P. D." upon
the objects prepaid to destination; and OF
the stamp "P. p" upon the objects prepaid
by compulsion to any limit whatever OF
their course, which shall be forwarded by
the French exchange-offices to the Ameri-
can exchange offices.
The stamp "AGrdnchiSsemen inSu6iis-
SAINT, "Insuficientiy prepaid" as the case
may be, shall be placed upon letters insult
ticiently paid.