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a VEAIEHANUE OATH.
Mr.. oRTH presented petition from tho
women OF the Christian Temperance Union, Of
Indianapolis, requesting Congress to amend the
oath Of onice 30 that all officers undnr the Gov-
crnment shall be required to abstain from the
use OF Intoxicating drinks during their terms Of
office. Road and referred to tho Committee On
Civil Service Reform.
PosT-oFF1oE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then went into Committee Of the
BCOF1ELD in the chair.
Having disposed Of this bill without any
discussion or important cnango, tho Committee
took up the 80.
appropr1ating $20, 100000. It containa q pro-
vision that the Ponaion-AgontH' fec Of so
conts for preparing vouoh ers and administering
Mr. O'NEILL, who had charge Of tho bill,
moved nn aInennnent that the net componaa-
tion Of Ponsion-Agents who disburBe ovor
81, 900 year shall DO 8A, 800.
Mr. KAesON msdo point OF order on ONoi1l'a
ameudment. The point waa sustained and tho
amendment excluded.
REPORTED TO THE uouBz.
|. The Committee then reported to the House
the Poat-O ffico and Pension Appropriation bills.
Mr. LAWRENCE desired to offer IN amend.
ment to the PoHt0lnce bill. providing that no
money shall bo paid to railroad companies for
transporting. mall at a higher ratio than was
a!lowad snch company immediately preceding
Under the previous question = vote was then
taken by yeas and nays. Tho amondment adopt
cd yesterday in tho Committee OF the Whole to
lot the annual and monthly reports Of the Agri-
cultural Department pass through the malls
free, was agreed to-yeas, 184 nays, II.
The bill was then passed.
The. following is tho vote In detail on tho
- a.
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NOTES AND NEWS,
4pseiaI Di$pateh 10 The CHICAGO Tribune.

WARRINGTON, D. O., May 21.-The Hsnborn
bill Is not expected to coma up again for aotion
till Saturday. when Book will speak to It, and
perhaps others. although the Indications ore
that Ii will bo passed without much further dis
cusBfoD,
, 1874-05-22
THE WEATHER,

WARRINGTON, D. g., May 2t.--For tho Upper
Lake region and tho Northwest, partly cloudy
weather, light rain near Lnke Superior and in
the Upper mississippi and Lower MISSOURI
Valleys, with eastorly and HoutlleaatIy winds,
stationary to rising temperature, and falling
barometer. :,
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. .
CHICAGO, May al, 1874.
, 1874-05-22
WASHINGTON.
Passage Of tho Post-0(llce Appro-
priation Bill In tho House.
Agricultural Reports to Be
Transmitted Free Of
Charge.
Tho District Committee Give Nluch Of
the Day in Secret Session.
Gov. Shepherd Would Like to Reply to
Testimony Recently Given.
=! ---
House Committees Amendments
to tho Currency Bill. '.''
Tie House Votes to Admit New Mexico
as State. -
Tho District Committee Give Much Of
the Day in Secret Session. j.,
Gov. Shepherd Would Like to Reply to
Testimony Recently Given.
House Committees Amendments
to tho Currency Bill. '''
THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION

Speciat Djspat<h 10 1'bs chicaoo Tribune. =
SHEPHERD NOT READY 70 ASswEn o1uss' CHARGES
w,a,,,.,a-a,, n ~ H,aro1 ,,oro a,rof,,;
NAshlHo1os' ~ -. ~, May z1'-A more cn,elul S'll
oAaulnaton OF tho testlmohy OF hao'pa o4uss'
gtvon before tho District Investigating Commit
teo yesterday, apparently convinced Gov. shep-
herd md his oo,,nsel t},at they had bottor poat
pono one 3op oi eo"olen'nB :" anua u aasas'
day. The testimony OF this accomplished dor-
man engineer, rs 1t appears Ia print, ia even
more robust and damaging than 1t seemed to bo
In. ...;.. x-a.. r. ill.,. mta fa1,o,,,,,t,
"no so1ns .ton1 no Mpo' -. 1e;..e IL.
questions ana answers VIII sefYo 10 give inc
roador an idoa Of tho competency Of Engineer
Clusa. :.
a,aa j, ~" 'o's AA'' 'ou o''1
ehgea III tno profession
MIR. olnss-l finished my professional ednca-
ton In 1916, and I have boon engaged in tho pro.
fess'on for twsoty-eigat zig T.. years.
AlAto W u1a hAtAnANoA. r..
sorVed atter finished my education 1o1
about two years aa au assistant on one Of tho
tlrst railroad 8 Of Germany, between h1ayenoe
md Mon1nino m thu Rhine. subsequently I
sas,a ~ 49, 11,,.a, u.atsa ~ 100 ss.s ao
eal4e W 'no ons'eo o'a.c0 i" Ao4o' a''o sersoo
Two years On hela work OF tue onltoa Statea
ooass survey Aiterwafaa ! vas employed
puter and constructor. +, wish to
say tnat tho 1uFnace6 ny Wnloh al! me orase can
non OF tho navy orc cast arc OF my own origi.
M. ahssoaassloh aha cone'faet'on. Aisofwato
Was 1of q ooaPio o. yenfs IN the IroasurY Do-
partment, and bad charge Of one room, tho su-
pory1stng Afchtect's olllce. For the last ton Or
twelve years have been engaged In private
business here, mostiy AZ an architect, occasion.
nlly With enR'noering. AS such lave planned
and supervised nearly all Of the public buildings
now owned by the District OF Columbia, tlat il,
before oama to the Board.
THE bogus sAFE:BuHdIAnY. ...
Iho dotenHe not being IN fondlneaB to 60 on
with tho csoss-examlnation Of Mr.. ClusB, tho
Committee rotrod into secret session on tho
bogus safe.burglary, and continued hearing Wit
nesa On that subject until O'Clock. At that
hour they omorged from their retirement, and
took up tho contract brokerage business where
It was lofs @ nn on Tuesday: The evidence elected
, 1874-05-22

a1 % FbbgSTn r ws1 b
to ropoal tho Inv under whic',
:: TIE sANDonn CONTRACTS -.
wero made.
was still alb sent on accouut Of sickness. aud az
tho matter was understood to intorost TINT gen.
tleman somewhat, It should not bo proceeded
with In Ills absence.
Mr.. FOSTER said ho had boon informed by
some OF Mr. Dutlor'H friends that 1t would bo
several days before ho would DO able to attend
tho sessions Of tho House, and that ho was will
Ing that tho subject should DO proceeded with in
Air. POLAND said that under tho explanation
made, he lad no objection to the consideration
Mr. FOSTER to- thon proceeded to address
the House in review Of the questions con-
neoted with tho sanborn contracts. lie criticised
Of the aanborn contracss; and In regard to the
Treasury officials. ue said that he could not
overlook thoir onrelessneHs aud general loose
management and that their attempts to shift
discroditab1o to all Of them. It WAS impossible
to determine exactly whore tho responsibility
Tor tho mal-adnimstration Of the law rested,
but 1t rented somewhere in tho Treasury Depart
mont. He did not intend to reflect on tho I'M
tegrty OF tho Secretary; In fact, there was nothing
to show TINT any Treasury official had hnd any
corrupt connection with Ganborn. In conc]u-
Bion, ho complirnentod tho Republican party for
ite courage III purifying ithelf and Haid that tho
Republicans were determined to have 1t undar-
stood that wlonever aud wherever q corrupt
achomc had presented itae1f, there should be o
Republican club raised to hit 1t.
Tho matter went over without action.
NEW MEXICO. "
a bill for tho admission Of New Mexico as a
hir. Mr. MoKEE Chairman Of Of the e'vi;s commltteo ]
on Territories, from which tho bill was reported,
addressed tho House In support Of the meas
ure.
Mr.. POTTER opposed tho bill. His speech
was delivered in tho midst Of the greatest upront
and disorder, so that but q very alnal part OF
tho discussion was audible at the reporters
dusk.
AIcsars. HAsK1Ns, and KAssoN advocated
tho bill, and N1easrs. G. T. HOAR and cox op.
posed it. The bill passed -ycas, 1G0 !; nays, 81.
THE CURRENCY tlILI.
MIR. MAYNARD, from tho Committee on Bank.
ing and Currency. prosecuted the report on the
Senate substitute for the Cnrrency bill, and gavt
notice that ho would ask action on 1t noxt Afon
day. Adjourned.
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Hero it ID ~.
S:.r -: WEnn1so RECEPTION,
= pnEB1pzsr1An MANSION, May ii, 1s74.}
- Soft crabs on toast. =.
Ctoqnetto Of chicken, with green peas.
"Aspie do 1aug,les de boeuf ID nloletnc.
Wooacock mud sntpo on toast,
i Decorated broiled spr9dg chickens.
6alAdo gauCe mayonnAl.e.
Strawberries with credn,.
Brides cake-Centrc piece, s!da peces.
: Cl4rfotteB Nuaaes and croqne e1nbouchc.
- corbeillos glaces = Ia 1srdlniore.
.Gateaux dcs T1ois--Freres.
-: Gateaux ga1nts.
.EpigrapIe, l. Flour Dc Nelly Grant.
Pudding ID Nesselrode, sauce Is creme.
Corbeilles d'orunyeF garnies do fra!ses..,
al: Gelee blanc mnnRo Ia Napoleon.
: Pl0mD'ores ear9'ss :q.'s,d. Do fruits aea''' 3
1ce-crealn ct various favors.
Water Ices OF various larors.
i Punch . j. fsomatnc.
Coffee, chocolate, fancy boxes. with "odd!ns.cakO.
, !. TIE BLIpHTEps :.'!-r-'.
e Il ef wbes they d
covered that the invitations we're issued and tho
Grants bad ignored" their very existenco The
old families, almost without exception, we're left
skios, and considerably daoonoerted tho weather
bureau in its calculations. but this Waa
as nothing compared, with the ragc Of
the Diplomatic Corps Ihe btah n ~ Minister Ed
OF the Corps lott out in the cold. To say the
draw II mtld. Il n Is not too much I to say tint Old
ProhabilitIss, was once no1e disconcarted. Il
was especially agsrayatipg aftor tic G9rps had b.
my hs tbnae ooh he
Gorpps I u disappointoS @ foreigp wars in oil direo
lions are threatenod. !:
'4' -: 7HE ooss1ps. =! ;. ar
Eversince tue engagement was announced, and
tho marriage day fixed, reports dfBtraoting to gos-
sips and bcvilderine to conscientious olronioers
, 1874-05-22

OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.
new Yong May 2l.-Arriyed, sseamer State Of
Virginia. from Glasgow.
!, Qh1NsroYN. May al.-stcamsahlp, Nqya sco-
, 1874-05-22

WASHINGTON, D.. G., hlay 2l.-Only ono wit
tho District of Columbia Investigation Com
mittee-a former employe Of tho District Gov
ornment. Johu F. Ieitz. Ho testified that
q contract rms occurred by Arthur Bhop-
employe OF tho District Treasurer, and him
self, for Taylor l. Filber$, for which that firm
paid 90, 900, which was equally divided among
the three. They were to receive and we're prom
1sed $4,000. Ho further testified that the money
was divided In tho National Republican Office.
, 1874-05-22

PENSION D1LL rABBED.
The Pension Appropriation bill was thon
passed.: and Mr. FOSTER (0.) called up tho bill
to ropoAl tho Inv under which.
AHra
, 1874-05-22
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

Contrary to all expectation, the House Civil
Service Reform Committee have agreed to re-
port In favor Of the appropriation Of eat, 1000
recommended by tue President to pay tho e1-
pcnses of tho Commission.
pAPr, uALI.'B MANuscRIpTg.
Tho Houpe Naval Affairs Conmittea hare con.
, 1874-05-22
BRIDAL GIFTS.
SILVER
BRIDAL, AL, GIFTS.
TEE G0RHAd COMPANY,

Tho wcll-l1nown Silvcrsmftlls, of
No. / Bontl-st., New York, hnvo
completed arrangements with tho
leading Jewellers in this. city,
whereby Silver of their manufac-
t.lrc, for WEDDING md PRE-
SENTATlON GIFTS and for gen.
eral Family use, cnn be supplied
to nll purchasers upon terms as
favorable as from the Company in
New York.
r1 THIS Trademark is stamped on oyoty rtcoo
EHITlfK1 OF Startling Silver Of tho Gosham COM
$500 rnny manufacture, and Ia : guarantee
oihHLlS1 Of its purity and gonuincncas.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-06

err the attempt TO get an education, while
others go TO more hospitablc states, whittier
they take of course their affections and their
interests. If Vermont will not, by little
timely aid, help to educate the talent that
lies dormant in her sons, New Hampshire,
or Massachusetts, or New York, stand ready
to lend the penny in time of necd which in
the time of plenty is remembered and re-
turned IN princely beneiactions. Tho ques-
ton whether the state ought to give any
support to the higher institutions of learning.
was settled by the state Of Vermont ut the
very outset. by the declaration of its first
constitution (Sect. xl.) that zone grammar
school in each county and one University In
this state ought to be established by direc-
ton of the General Assembly," and by the
reservation of lands "for tho use of n semi
nary or college" And though these wise
provisions have not been carried out nc
cording to their full intention, the state can
not in honor repudato the policy of its
founders rs thus expressed. biennial nc.
port Vermont University.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-06
Tuesdays Elections.

There were elections Tuesday in % states
besides our little local demonstr alton here in
the second Vermont district, and the saem
spirit of independent voting which manifste-
ed itself in our September election and re-
peated itself here Tuesday, was abroad in
the land.
In Massachusetts Castor, the democratic
candidate for governor, was elected by
majority of about 10000 over Talbot. We
regret TO record the defeat Of so staunoh a
prohibtionist as Mr. Talbot, but we hardly
think the country will 60 to destruction be-
cause OF republican defeats. Five Of the
republican candidates for Congress were
elected and six defeated. Three democrats,
Gen. Banks, a liberal republican, and Mr..
Chaplin, an independent reform democrat,
were elected, as was also Mr.. Seelye in the
tenth district. Mr.. Seelye was put in nomi-
nation by his friends without caucuses, and
the Irregular" republican convention could
not brook such interference so they nominal
ed candidate Of their own-aud were
handsomely whipped. Ben Butler and DR.
j. 9. Aver were elected to stay at home by
a good majority.
hnOuc lhlhuu W6nJ ISpubliSau'
New York elected Tiden, democrat, over
Dix by 40 600 majority. We doubt if they
have made any Improvement over the stur'
dy general Is democratic congressman 8
are doubtful; q republicans and one indie
pendent are elected.
Wisconsin goes republican, with two OF
three democratic congressman.
The democrats carried Tennessee, almost
or quite entire.
Returns from Florida are not full enough
yet to base any calculation on.
Georgia is democratic.
South Carolina gives heavy democratic
gains, electng most if not all the democrat
ic candidates for Congress, and probably thu
governor. In Virginia the election was on
ly for congressman and the democrats ar
ahead.
Nevada is probably republican. Re
turns from Pennsylvania show democrats
gains.
Texas elected six congressman, all demo
Gratis.
In Illiaois there was a. good deal Of indie
pendence aud considerable scratching o
tickets, but the republicans were almost en-
tirey successful.
Alabama is doubtful, but probable gaiI
for the democrats There was a riot a
Eufaula growing out of DegrO attemptin
TO whip another negro for voting the demo
cratic ticket. Three negroes and one whit
man were killed, four negroes MORTAL
wounded, and 30 or 40 others slightly.
Michigan gives considerable Democrat
gains,
Delaware, which went republican
1872 goes democratic this time.
Kansas elected republican governor an
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-06
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE

Editor of the Vermont Farmer:
The most astounding lies have been cir
culated throughout southern Vermont, most
ly by commercial runners, (travoing
trnmps,) concerning the grangers-of their
failure, of the dishonesty of grange agents,
of numerous car loads of flour received by
grangGrs at cost far above the usual re-
tail price and of so poor quality that the
members of the oranges could neither eat
1t nor even give it away, that the grange at
johnson, VT. had given up its charter and
denounced tho state grange, that an agent
of Rul,lnd Grange had gone to Boston with
| fifteen thousand dollars to purchase goods
and absconded with the money. A hotel
keeper at Wardsboro named Asahel Watson
| told me he knew that was fact for man
from Rutland whom he could trust had SC
| informed him, and that kReU IL and lea
when contradicted il TO the farmers; thai
the grange ut Ludlow had been badly swim
died and was broken up in consequences.
A commercial runner is also instructing
all the opponents of the grange that no firm
in the cities will IN the future sell single
bill of goods to the z. of IL. nor manufacture
ers deal with them further, hence their col
lapse is at hand In spite OF all this leaguet
opposition the work goes bravely on and | nm
able to organize from two to four grange
per week, composed largely Of the best farm
ers in the towns, and hope to continue Il
succeed to do so during the coming winter
"Never fail" is my motto, and thus far
have organized in every town | have visite
during the past year. There are one hun
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-06
DENlsoN ELECTED.

Denison is elected, and now let us have
peace. Poland may have been abused and
misused by the press, as all public men al
ways are to greater or less extent, but his
worst usage has been from the hands Of his
own party. That clique cared no more for
Poland than for Denison. They wanted TO
keep the control Of the party in their own
hands, and they made use Of Poland for
that purpose. In the face of strong and
well.understood opposition they went to
work to secure his nomination. They rep.
resented themselves to the Judge as stronger
than they were, and his ambition led him to
consent to run. They secured the caucuses
and the nomination, but were defeated at
the polls. Stung to madness at the idea Of
Vermont voters daring to defeat republic
can ticket, nothing would satisfy them short
of submitting Poland to the disgrace of an
other defeat. lie had nomiualy withdraw n
from the canvass, and to run again unsuc.
cessfully would not only be defeat but dis
grace. But even this he could not be spar
ed; they again set him up as a mark for the
opposition to fire at and again he was pc.
litically killed-this time so that he will be
likely to stay dead more than two weeks.
The Poland organs have claimed thai
they supported him to save the republican
party. They saved it with a vengeance
The only way for them to close up that
breach in their ranks about which they talk
ed so much was to unite on DenisoD. Thi:
they would not do, and the result is appar
ent in the vote on the Sd Of November a
given below:
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-06
JJ,ntertOsCn CaftIe Market.
TUESDAY, Nov. 3


At market this week Cattle 1883 Sheep
and Lambs 1909 Swine Number from
Vermont. Cattle 422 Sheep and Lambs
2Gl7, Calves -; Swine -.
Prices Market Bcet-A few choice 10 to
10 SO; extra 925t TO 975; first quality SO 90
to 900; second quality o 90 to so; third
quality "a so to 5 so.
Prices of Store Cilttle.-WOrking Oxen pr
pair from 800, $50, IT'S to $40.
Mich Cows and Calves from S35 to 60;
extra 65 to 95. Farrow cows 81 to SO.
Yearlngs $40 to 10; two years old 20 to
%; three years old 80 to As.
Prices of Sheep and linmbs-in lots so,
800. so each; extra IS to 500 per
head, or from to 6to pr Id.
Spring lambs A to 6Ac per lb.
Veal calves $500 to 1900.
Prices of Hides, Tallow and Skins-Brght-
ton Hides to SIC pr Id; Country Hides
so pr 10. Brighton Tallow TO SIC pr Id;
Country TallOw sc pr Id.
Pelts 100 to l.25 each. Calf skins l5c
per ID.
CLASSIFICATION OF CATTLE AND SHEEP.
N. b. Beef-Choicc grade includes moth
| ing but stabilized 100 to 400 lbs bullocks.
Extra and first quality includes, the best,
| large. fat oxen. Second and third quality
includes oxen and two and three year old
steers.
Sheep-Extra includes cossets, and when
|
those of inferior quality are thrown out.
REMARKS.
| Cattle-Supplies were not remarkably
heavy this morning and the trade seemed
confined more particularly to full grown lat
oxen and steers; ordinary grades very slow
of sale. Prices just tritl shaded on best
cattle while ordinary grades to OIL. Four
teen car loads arrived this morning from the
West by William Colwell, mostly good Hill
nois steers. We expect by next spring to
notice cattle and live stock generally pass
ing through Huosac Tunnel. us the shortest
and easiest route from the West. + b Saw
yer sold 9 oxen, to dress 100 lbs, mt to &c
per ID. ID w. g Il Houghton sold steers,
to dress $50 lbs, mt &c per lb, ID w; cows.
to dress 700 lbs, mt &c per 10, ID w. & w
BrowneI sold heifers, to dress 500 lbs
each, ut &c per ID, ID w; steers ut 51c live
weight, weigh live $50 lbs each. o L Tay-
lor sold . oxen, to dress 1850 lbs each, mt
9bc. b Dow sold 3 oxen, to dress HOO lbs
each, ut Toe; oxen, to dress 1000 lbs each,
Mt Sc per Id, d W. NJ Il Shackctt sold 10
steers to Mr. Valpy, to dress from $50 to $50
lbs each, at 0Ic per lii, ID W; 5 heifers and
steers, average 700 lbs, ut 81c; oxen Mt lOc
per Id, ID w. to dress 1850 lbs each; IL
steers and heifers ut 74c.
Sheep and I.ambs-Receipts 1909 head
There were 1000 sheep and lambs expected
last Sasurday that did not arrive until this
morning, which made the mutton trade bet
ter Monday morving, and to-day there is an
easier trade, but no actual Improvement in
prices. Robbins sold SO sheep and lambs,
average "A lbs. at SC. NJ N Rosegrant sold
los sheep and lambs, average 75llbs, Mt 5Sc
+ B Sawyer sold 1903 sheep and lambs. aver
age Is lbs, at 6tc. q ID Moon sold gle
sheep and lambs weigh 0Ol0 lbs, ut sc.
POuluy-Prices remain unchanged on
poultry. Good turkeys Mt l5c per lib; fow
ut l21c; geese at 81 per head. a fair sup
ply on sale,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-06

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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-06
LIBERIA.

The colony Of Liberia, on the coast of AZ
RIGA, is a standing monument Of what can DO
done by determined effort in good cause
Fihy.6vo years ago this territory was the
chief slave mart in that section. The
American Colonization Society conceived the
idea of establishing free colony of Afri-
cans there partly to act directly as check
upon the slave trade, aud partly for the
sake of having place Of safety to which
to send liberated slaves. From that time to
this the total sum expended by them has
been S2,6G2, 057, and the result is a free
aud well-regulatcd republic as large as New
England, with constitution much like ouI
own, with population of between 600, 900
and 70O,0OO people. There are in the col
ony go churches with about 10000 mem
beers, and these churches are doing foreigr
missionary work to better advantage thar
can be done by missionary societies here
because their field of labor Is at their door.