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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03
Dr. Livingstone---PartIc Of Of Els
Illness and Death.

AihFhh anu hNA'
A cable despatch from London, dated
March 20, says that the steamer Mawa ar
rived off Suez last Saturday night, having
on board the remains Of DR.. Livi gstone.
The following account is given of the great
explorers illness and death He had been
i'll, OF chronic dysentery, for several
months. He was well supplied with stores
and medicines, but he had prescntiment
that the attack would prove fatal. At first
be was able to ride on donkey, but soon
had 10 be carried. Arriving at Muilala,
beyond Lake Bemba, in the Bisa country,
he said, Build me hut TO die in
hut was built by his followers. The LIST of
MAY he was confined TO the bed, aud after.
ward suffered greatly, grooming night and
day. Tue third day he said he was very
cold, and requested that more grass be put
over the hut. The fourth day DIR. Living
stone was insensibe, and died about mid
night.
DR.. Livingstone made his last entry in
his diary April q. lie spoke much and
sadly of his home and family. When he
was first seized by the fatal attack, he told
his followers he intended to exchange
everything for ivory to give them, and
then push on TO Ujiii and Zanzibar, and
try to reach England. The day on which
he died his followers consulted Uhat 10 do.
The Nassick boys determined TO preserve
the remains. They were afraid TO inform
the Chief of the death Of the Doctor. The
Secretary had the body removed TO anoth-
err hut, and built high fence around ii TO
insure privacy. He then removed the in
ternal organs, placed them in tin box,
| and buried them inside the fence under Il
large tree. The body was preserved in salt,
and dried in the sun twelve days. They
then commenced the journey TO Unyam-
yembe, which occupied about six months,
sending in advance party with iniorma-
ton of all that had occurred, addressed 10
DR.. Livingstone's son. The body arrived
at UnyanyenIbe ten days after the advan e
party, and rested there two weeks.
At Unyamyembe DR.. Livingstone's re-
mains we're done up to represent bale of
goods, so as to deceive the natives, who Oh
| jected TO the passage of the corpse, and thus
| carried to Zanzibar. DR.. Livingstone
| clothing, papers, and Instruments accom-
| panied the body. When sick in bed, DR..
Livingstone prayed much at Muilala, and
said, 81 am going home
The only geographical news is as follows :
| After SANKEY'S departure, the Doctor left
Unyanyembe, rounded the south end OF
| Tangauyiku, travelled south of Lake Benz
ba or Bangueolec, crossed it from the south
10 the north, then proceeded along the east
side, returning north, through marshes, &c
| Muilala.
All his papers, sealed and addressed tC
the Secretary of Stale, are in charge Of
Arthur LainG, British merchant OF Zn'
| zibar
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03

Meetings in the Universalist church On
and AFTER Sunday next, will lie held at
o'clock, p. NJ. Rev. NJ. II. Harris begins
new year for the Universalist society
next Sunday p. NJ, at the hour above
named. Easter will be celebrated. Tie
church will he neatly decorated for the oc.
cdsion.
Rev. Mr.. Woodbury., ofSalem, n. H.,
Uniyersalisi, preached an unusually excel.
lent discourse here, last Sunday evening.
on the words recorded in Luke 0.23. "Aud
he said 10 them all, if any man will cone
after me, let him deny himself, and take
up his cross daily, and follow me-"
On Tuesday evening the 3lst ult., Nj
r. II. Hopkins, while standing on the
bulk head near the paper mill Of which he
is a joint owner. lost his balance and fell
into the pond, was forced through the open
gate into the flumo aud on towards the
wheel pit. Though scarcely able, he man
aged to secure grip upon the side Of the
aume and succeeded in raising his head from
the wafer, and after time was able 10 call
for help. One Of his sons heard his call
and relieved him from his perilous silua.
ton. 1t is very marvellous that he was not
drowned. To lose such man would be a
great public calamity. Heaven be praised
for his deliverence!
C. Newhall has bought building 1t
on High street price paid for il, 500:
George E. Howe has bought one on Hane
street for which he paid $3.50; Byron 5.
Howard, one near the the depot for $3.50.
More dwelling houses will be built here
this year, it is thought, than ever in any
on year before. Real estate is aiyanc-
ing in price here every week, AMI rents are
going M.
Slate Crowningshie!d having sold his
farm to c. A. Mason for $1,000, has decided
to move on 10 farm which he owns in the
state of New York.
A new fire engine company has been
organized here. NJ
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03
Weal HraiIIeIloro.

Real Estate items: r. L. Hosford has
bought three building lots of Joseph Will
der, and proposes 10 put up house on
each. The place formerly known as the
"Willard Cobleigh" place, on "Potato
Lane" has been sold by its recent propri-
etor, Leonard Knapp, to Lawrence Stamps,
for Sl,65O. Wilder Fisher has sold the
place belonging to him, just above Centre
vile, to A. G. Loomis. T. 7. Stowe has
sold a house across MILESTONE brook, 10
Frederick Forbush, for 5000. The Brad
ford Sergeant farm was sold at auction last
week to S. n. Herrick, for si,G5O.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03
Condition OF the Financial Liquidation
in Congress.

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Times on Monday telegraphed
TO that journal the following statement,
which corrects the prevalent idea that bill
fixing the maximum of the currency at
S4OO, 900, 900 has passed both houses of Con-
gress, and only awaits the Presidents APP
proYal to become law:-
mo bill has yet received the concurrence
of both Houses. Tho House has passed the
bill fixing the limit of greenback circula-
ton at $4O0, 900. The Senate, having
before it another bill of several sections,
has voted affirmatiVely on the the first sec
ton, which fixes the amount OF legal ten
ders at $500, OO0, 900. Here at present the
matter stands. The vote of the Senate is
no more than declaration that, If the bill
which 1t is now considering shall pass, the
first section shall be that which has been
adopted. In considering the other sections
of the bill, some may be stricken ont, and
others added, so that the entire bill, as IL
nally presented for the vote OF the Senate,
will be obnoxious TO the majority which
adopted the first section, and the whole bill
may thus be defeated. This is hardly prob
able; but, If the Senate should conclude its
action on this bill and pass 1t with the first
section remaining as 1t is, before 1t would
become a law the concurrence of the House
must be had. The bill which the House
has passed also needs the concurrence OF
the Senate TO become law. In either case,
Of course, the Presidents approval is also
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03
OUR VILLAGE SIDEWALKS.

Mr.. Editor viii you permit moan
Indignant cilizen-to express through your
columns what believe TO be The unani-
nous sentiment OF This entire community
upon the execrablo condition Of tho side
walks throughout this villageH Except on
a small portion of Main ST. eet, where good
walks have been provided at private ex-
pense, there are not, in the muddy season,
a dozen rods OF suitable side walk in the
whole village; and all through The late
winter and this spring our citizens, of all
ages and sexes, have been wading through
slush and mud ankle deep, inwardly, and
too ofieu fear dudibly, cursing those who
are responsible for this disgraceful state of
things. Why, sir, ! venture the assertion
that there is not another village In New
England of its slze-no, not one-lhat has
such an abominable lack of decent accom-
modations in this respect as Bratteboro.
Why is this, and who is responsible for iii
What becomes OF the highway tax-money
that is annually paid by the citizens of this
village? Is the larger portion of il, as Is as
serted by some, expended, or squandered,
In remote parts of the town, while our own
streets and sidewalks, at our very doors,
are left in the condition described2 II this
is the case, l for one earnestly protest
against divering another dollar of the tax
es collected within our village limits 10 out
side uses, until our own streets and side
walks are suitably repaired and | call up
on all good citizens to join me in making
this protest effective, If this is not the
case, and the taxes We pay are all eXpend-
ed in our own vicinity, then no time should
be lost in providing the means, in proper
and legal manner, to make the needed i'm
provemenls. At whatever cost, good and
substantial sidewalks, whieh may be
passed over dry shod al all seasons of The
year and IN all weather, should be provld
ed on all the principal streets of the village
Let us take this matter In hand promptly
and energeIically, so that another muddy
' season shall not find us In the miserable
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03

lbs. His sugar is Of the best quality and
flavor, and finds a ready market
Number of families in town, 2O3; child
rem under 20 years of age, 2S5; number at
tending school, POS; hardness, SG7, Of which
367 belong to Dist. No. 8; absences, 1856;
cost Of all the schools, in fuel, board and
teachers wages, Sl7i37O. Last year the
average attendance ofthe schools was II per
cent; this year, 1894, ii is 81 per cent.
Tho same number of children, wanting
two, attended school the past year as the
year before, and there are 2i2 less tardy
marks and 700 less absences. The banner
school was the winter term of Dist. No. |,
the per cent of attendance being 05. No. 3,
West, ranks next. No. q has the poorest
average attendance for tue year, II being II
per cent. last year 1t was No. 3; SO the
feather meddl goes up TO No. @. Perhaps
the award ought 10 DO divided with No. 8,
as that school during tho winter term re-
cords 3l5 tardy marksl ono small boy in
the school was tardy 40 times. Six other
scholars were tardv from 20 to "a times each.
This is bad condition Of things, and one
for which the teacher is by no means re-
sponsible. Struggling into school and ir-
regular attendance are incompatible with
a good school.
Several of the teachers were not careful
in filling out their registers. In two in
stances the days attendance was not added
correctly, one making lGI days too few, an
other 80 too many. Both teachers in No.
], West, reported that they had 10 "resi-
dent pupils between and 20 years old"
attending their schools. inc teachers
marked their scholars all alike in "deport-
ment," giving the highest mark for the
record. That is favoritsm for ones own
school, and nothing else, for any one con-
versant with schools knows that pupils are
not all alike diligent in study, obedient
and innocent of wrong doing. We do not
see how they can do it conscientiously,
and then subscribe their names to an oath
that they have answered correctly.
u. l.. VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03

The senior class at Dartmouth College
have elected Mark Ward of this town to
deliver the "address to the class" on class
day.
About thirty nice sap buckets have
been stolen from the sugar house of N. G..
Pierce, Esq,
Mr.. Edward Slehbins of Hlnsdale, n,
H., has purchased the few remaining lots
of 1872 tobacco held here at low figures.
Mr.. George II. Underwood of this vii.
iage has purchased of b. t. Phelps his cigar
mandatory at Bellows Falls.
The Pews in The Congregational church
will be tented next Saturday, April 4th.
Mrs. Geo. w. Tallant and family start.
cd last Wednesday morning for San-Gah-
riel, California, to join her husband, who
has been spending the winter there on ac-
count of his health.
-Cotswold lambs 4 weeks old that weigh
40 lbs each can be seen in Mr.. G. A. Nut
ting's yard. They are beauties.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03

Mr.. Foster Whitaker has sold his farm,
and lsabout moving to the west part of Brat
tleboro. He has resigned his office as SUI
perintendent of the Sunday school at MARI
boro center, which office he has held most
of The time during the past eight years.
During those years he has lahored earnest
ly for the good of the school, and as a
slight expression Of the appreciation of
those labors the school presented him with
a complete analysis of the Bible and com.
mentary on part of it, for memento of
the past, wishing to m Ike evident to him a
gratitude for his efforts. Mr.. w. carries
with him the kind wishes of many. May
rich blessings be his as he goes from among
us.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03
STATE ITEMS.

The number of grang in this STATE
now exceeds one hundred.
Robert Whiting, of Waterford, was
killed on the l4Ih ult., by being drawn in
TO the machinery of his saw mill.
There are so places a-begeinC in the
market now at ST Adams at prices that
would have brought ready purchasers, tive
years ago.
Joseph II. Crosby of 81. AlbAns has
been appointed state agent of the Patrons
Of Husbandry, and hiss been put under
500, 900 bonds,
The bOndsmen Of A. J. Crane, the de.
faulting revenue collector at Burlington,
have been sued by the United States gov.
eminent, and their real estate is nnder at.
tachment.
AT Orange, on the 18th ult., Arthur,
son of Henry Jackson, II years old, was
thrown froLl a colt he was riding and hi,
skull fractured so that he lived but few
hours.
Pascal =. IeaveDs of West Berkshire
was trampled to death in a sail on the q
ult. He was rs years old, and had been a
member Of both branches Of the Legjsll'
lure and judge in Franklin county court
The McIudoe's Falls Lumber Co. have
got in about twentysix millions OF lumber
the present season. About half of this will
be sent down the river To their mill at
Northampton, and the reat will he cu, NJ
at their mill at the Falls.
Charles II, Ripley, formerly Of Hn:-
land, recently shipped from Los AuimO'.
Cal, to Rutland 1850 pounds OF dressed
beefin refrigerator ear, as an experiment.
1t came through in good order and fOand
4 ready sale, being of fnS qualify. though
entirely grass-fed.
The ice in Lake ChauAP.sin has broken
up almost month earlier than last year,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03

Mr.. Ezra Stetson has removed to the
house lately purchased by him, and is re-
pairing it largely. Mr.. w. p. Jones is al
so making many repairs upon his house.
Oils II. Pike, lately of this place, pur-
chased, March p, of James II. Risley, his
farm near Nottingham center for $1,000.
Don II. Taylor and wife started for
Brandon Wis, the other day to find new
home. They intend 10 spend few weeks
visiting in New York on their way.
A hearty welcome 10 the new black
smith, Mr.. A. A. Babbitt, who has purchas-
ed of Don G. Taylor his dwelling house,
and who opens a shop in the central part OF
the village, nearly opposite the Jackson
vile Hotel. A faithful workman can hut
succeed in this place.
Some farmers have made more than
1000 lis. Of sugar, already, this season.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03

required. If majority of the Senate were
agreed upon deciding the one specific ques-
ton whether the legal tender notes shall be
fixed at SiOO, 0OO, 900, II will be very easy TO
take up the House bill and concur in its
passage. But some of the Senators, instead
of passing this bill by itself, desire 10 at
tacb TO il Free Banking bill, SO that the
entire question of greenback and national
bank circulation shall be carried through
together. The desire on the part OF lew
Senators 10 fasten the two subjects together
causes delay, which may be very much eX-
tended. As the subject now stands, there
has only been such action by both Houses
as expresses beyond doubt the purpose of
the House and the Senate to extend the
legal-tender circulation TO S4OO,OOO,OOO.
There seems to be perfect safety in calcu-
lating upon such an extension, but ii GER
tainy will be some days, aud may be some
weeks, before the law which will make
this extension legal will be enacted"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03

headed Ivy Edward Deeoher was sent in re-
Spouse, and n carefully prepared address
was read. II repudiatod the authority
of tho council aud denied lis necessity and
expediency, and protested against II as
dangerous precedent. Wednesday AFTER
noon DIR. Storrs spoke in reply, occupying
two hours and half in discussing the
rights and duties of churches toward their
members and toward their sister churches.
lie eloquently denounced the authorsur the
"Beechcr scandal
"The subsequent public proceedings,
with the exception of a letter from Theo-
dore Triton, were OF less Interest. The
brilliant but unsteady Tilton wrote, osten-
siblv, to prove two points: that his retire.
ment from Plymouth Church was not ir-
regular, and that his dealings with its pas
for had been honorable and fair. lie con-
trivcd 10 insinuate a repetition of the old
story against Bcecher, though not directly
referring to It. The subsequent proceed
ings were secret"
The sessions of the council were contin-
ued until nearly midnight, on Saturday
night, at which line the report of the com
mittee appointed to draft statement em-
bodying the decision of the council was
presented and adopted. The report was of
considerable length, but its substance is as
follows:-
1t opens by rccounting the circumstances
under which the Council was called, and
states that the complaining churches were
fully authorized in calling the Council. At
the same time the opinion is expressed
that the complaining churches did not ex
haust all means Of getting rom Plymouth
Church compliance with their request for Il
mutual council. 1t states also that the tone
of some of the letters of the complaining
churches was not such as can be approved
| Of With regard TO the matter in which
| advice is sought the report expresses the
opinion that under the usages osthe church,
| Plymouth Church erred in dropping q
member from its roll becOuse he had aban-
doned the church for some time, especially
| when charges wer @ preferred against him,
| and the letter of remOnsrapcC and advice
| with which the correspondence commenc-
ed was not uncalled for. Tie report con
cludes by censurns Plymouth church for
| its action, but At the same time advise the
other churches to maintain the same fellow
ship with Plymouth Church as formerly,
with the condition that If ii erred again il
should be blotted out from fellowship with
| other Congregational churches. At the
close of the proceedings Dir. Storrs made
some brief rennrk ks, gracefully acceptn 9
the councils decision aud advice.
II is report ed that Plymouth Church,
while its members regard much OF the
councils decision as not sound yet in gen
eral they consider it Il yindication Of the
liberty of their church and rejoice over it,
Mr.. Beecher said at gathering of his
church, Friday night, in reference to the
Congregational council: "He had more oil
less Of anxiety, but on the who'e had beer
able to eat well, sleep well, and pursue his
accu stoned mode of thought, and he wa
pretty certain that the world was not eoiuG
TO pieces to-day or Tomorrow"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03

THE CONVICTION, SENTENCE AND SUI
eide OF THE TACOMA, N. H., WIFE MUIR
DERER.-David Il. Blodgett, who deliberate
ly murdered his wife at Laconia on the 3lst
of January, was arraigned for the offence
on Wednesday 25th ult. Immediately after
the finding of an indictment by the grand
Jury, he pleaded guilty. of murder in the
second degree, and was sentenced to the
State Prison for the full term allowed by
law, thirty years. Early on Sunday morn
ing Blodgett succeeded in hanging himself
in the Jail at Laconia. When found, he
was suspended from the top bar OF his cell
window by moose made of sheet, his
feet almost touching the floor, and chair
from which he had thrown himself stood
near by. He left Il lot of papers, among
which were history OF his life, request
that he might be buried at his home 10
Springfield, VT, and letters 10 his children.
He was A years old.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03

On Thursday of last week nine hundred
men employed in the Erie railroad ma
chine shops at Susquehanna depot, Pa,
struck because of the non-payment Of the
wages due them for the months of February
and March. They seized all the companys
property at that point and stopped the pas
sage of trains, both passenger and freight.
The railroad company offered terms of COM
promise which the men refused 10 accept,
and finally the military were called out and
the company put in possession of its prop
erty. so that passenger travel was resumed
on Sunday and freight trains began run
ming again OH Monday. The men have
been paid Off and discharged, although
many of them will be re-employed. Pub
lie sympathy is generally on The side of the
workmen, as the failure of great corpora
ton like the Erie to pay Its employees indi-
Gates either bankruptcy or gross mIsman-
agement.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03

Leroy Shelley, of Putney has some
cows, and heiGers of the pure Durham
blood, that for size, beauty and milking
qualities, are hard to beat. Lady Wins
of milk per day, on very ordinary feed,
and her butter must be seen, and tasted, to
be appreciated, for II is second to none, lie
has Two of her calves which he is raising
for cows, one, Lady Mary, is sixteen
months old and perfect beautyi the 9TH
er Is still younger, but bids fair to rival
her mother In size aud beauty at least,-N,
y. Homestead.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03

acre lot to Isaac Wyman. Milton w. Wi
ley has sold his home farm to Geo. w. Nor
rlson, Jr., OF Rockingham, for $4,000; Mr..
Morrison having sold his farm on the road
to Dartonsville, y miles from Saxtons Riv-
err, to Reuben Clough for $4,000. The Mi
nard farm, sold at auction by L. c. Hub
bard, assignee, March 18th, was bought by
]. b. Minard for $4,000. The other place,
being the present homestead of John Mi
nard, was sold to Charles L. Davis for 81
$50. The above sales indicate full prices
and rather an upward tendency as TO the
value of real estate in Saxlons River, and
may therefore be regarded as favorable to
the future prospects of that enterpriSing
vlllage.-TImes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03

One of the best and funniest OF the many
waggish propositions which are advanced
from time to time in Congress by Samuel
s. Cox, is that suggested in the House last
week, when the currency bill was under
discussion, TO the effect that an amendment
be added making every dollar OF green
backs now in circulation legal tender for
three dollars, and that every two dollar,
five dollar and ten dollar greenback be a
legal tender for three times the present val
ne. He remarked that this was what the
in fiation bill amounted to, and that his
proposition would save the expense OF
printing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03

The contest in Massachusetts for Mr..
Summers vacant seat has made no percep-
tible progress. one way or other during the
past week. Mr.. Dawes leads in the ballot
ing, which thus far is almost a matter of
form, the friends of each candidate remain
ing firm, and no compromise candidate
having as yet put in an appearance. One
ballot is taken each day by the two branch
es of The legislature in joint convention.
The vote on Wednesday-beingt the eighth
in joint session-resulted as follows: Whole
number of votes, 30; necessary for a
choice, 1856; Dawes had 05; Hoar, "a; Cur
It's, rs; Adams, Is; Banks, 6; scattering 5.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03

Tie dwelllng-house Of Henry Presbo
with w.odshed and wagon house was
burned on the 2jth ull., with most Of ia,
contents. The fire was first discovered
about p. NJ, on the roof where it is sup.
posed to have first caught. The building
was insured for 800.
Mr.. Wakefield, the landlord at the
Center hotel had his auction on the 2s,b
ull., and leaves FOR Penn. This leaves the
hotel vacant again.