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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03

NOV. 80, mercury IA degrees below
zero.
Edward Conant, State Superintendent
oil Schools, will deliver lecture on Edu-
Gallon at the school-room in this village,
on wednesday evening, Dec. sth, at 6
O'Clock. II is hoped the people will avail
themselves OF the opportunity OF listening
TO lecture from one so deeply interested
IN, and thoroughly acquainted with our
educational interests and operations.
p. Starr has leased his lannery and
currying shop 10 Messrs. w. G. and r. NJ.
Silsby of Troy, N. H., for two years. Ii is
understood that they intend 10 commence
business in the tannery next week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03

taJty by The gentleman pho is laying out
City of Health"
The principles brought forward in these
papers were endorsed without comment
by tho convention, as OF course 1t could
not have been otherwise, by those who bad
any experience or definite views Of sewer.
ages Of this kind.
Now in the face Of these facts doe It not
appear that this village, through their bai-
lifts, are to Cypress and iniure the landhold-
ers Of High street, unless it can he shown
las it never has been yeti that they are to
be benefited to the amount claimed2 call
upon the gentlemen, bailifIs, and commits
sioners TO show how or where, by princi-
pies or facts, not ny assertions, that all will
receive an equivalent TO amount paid. AL
ready facts are proving what High street
sewerage Is. A well-known landlord, hav-
ing house on that street with two tenants,
connected with the main with proper pipes
and traps, soon receives a complaint from
these tenants that unless something can be
done to better the sewerage the stencil is so
powerful from The pipes which enter the
house, that they will have 10 vacate the
premises. lie sewers the connection, no
more 10 enter, saves his tenants, and Is TO
construct proper private sewerage. This
is tangible; this is the benefit be receives
for $50 dollars investment. Also at anoih-
er dwelling on the same street they are
obliged 10 cork tightly tieir sink spouts TO
render the habitation tolerable. The is the
benefit he receives for 500 assessment. Now
hear the decision OF the County Court as
reported, land smile as write it, I'VE
hold that The Idndholders are benefited by
The seUer and are bound 10 pay for IT,"
What a farce CITIZEN.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03
WHAT DEAD CHINAMAN Is Wor

WHAT DEAD CHINAMAN Is WORTH
Among the cargo of the ship Criterion,
which cleared from San Francisco, CAL, for
China on the 4th ult., were 365 boxes billed
as preserved meats and valued at 81, 500.
The high price Of this class of goods indi-
Gated by these figures caused some curlosi-
~ among the Custom House officials, who
being anxious to know wherein the extra
value of the commodity lay, instituted in
vestigation. The result was that the boxes
we're found 10 contain the bones of dead
Cinnamon, whom one Fook Hing Tong de-
sired TO transplant to the Flowery King
dom. "If 1865 boxes are worth 81, $50, what
is one dead Chinaman WORTH" No an
swer could be obtained because it was inn
possible 10 find out just how many were in
each box. An enterprising individual,
however, interviewed the Superintendent
of the Morgue and learned that The value
of Chinaman's bones is just about sI.O4.
This information obtained, a calculation
was next resorled TO in order to find the
number of defunct Celeslials contained in
that very queer cons snment, the result be-
ing the figures AGO.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03

Mr.. Blaine recommends, in letter TO
an Ohio gentleman, written just after the
election in that state, a constitutional
amendment to settle public school asita-
tionfor all time. He says that when the
first amendment was adopted in 1850 de-
claring that congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion,
nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
the fear was that congress might be the
source of danger TO perfect religious liber-
ty, and the states were left free to do as
they pleased in regard 10 ian establish
ment of religion That right the states
still have under the constitution; indeed,
ii was exercised in some of the states long
after the federal constitution was adopted.
There may be no danger of its revival in
the future, but 10 prevent the possibility
Of 1t he recommends that the following
clause he added TO the 10th section of the
LIST amendment:
"No state shall make any law respect
ing an establishment of religion or prohib-
iting the free exercise thereof; and no
money raised by taxation in any state for
the support of public schools, or derived
from any public fund therefor, shall ever
De unuer Tue control Oh any rellSlOuS seer,
nor shall any money so raised ever be d-
vided between religious sects or denomi-
nations.'
Mr.. Blaine says this does not interfere
with any state having just such school
system as its citizens may prefer, subject
to tho single and simple restriction that the
schools shall not be made the arena for Sec
tartan controversy, or theological dispu-
tation, and he thinks that such an adjust
ment would be comprehensive and conclu-
sive-and would be fair alike TO Protestant
and Catholic, to Jew and Gentile-leaving
the religious faith and the conscience of
every man free and unmolested.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03
report Of the Indian Comml..loner


Commissioner of Indian Affairs Smith
in his annual report says that the reports Of
the Indian superintendent and agents con-
vey unmista kable evidence of a year of adj
vance in the civilization of Indians. Their
testimony is almost uniform to the fact that
the civilization of Indians is not only en-
tirely practicable, but fairly under way
~, 63s Indians are self-supporting. Their
corn crop last wear was Q. 4O4 600 bushels
and potatoes and other vegetables AL 900
bushels. The fields under cultivation
amount TO 1926. 200 acres. a larger area nv 2.
900 acres than ever before reported. and
nearly 100000 acres more than in 1871
There are nearly 10. 600 more Indian famiI-
les now living in houses than five wears
ago. The Commissioner OK presses tbe onin-
ion that general Indian war will never oc.
cur in the United States.
In reference TO the Black Hills conp,rv
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03

resented. The costumes are in Williams
room, which opens from the kitchen, and
they are speedily donned aud the enter
tainment begins generally 10y one OF the
women going up the chimney into the cab
met, adjusting her dress, and then step
ping out from behind the army blanket on
the stage TO be wondered at and perhaps
recognized as one supposed to be quietly
sleeping under the sod"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03
Halifax.

Edward Conant, State Supt rintendent
Of Education will address the people of
this town in the Baptist church on Tues
day evening, Dec. 7th, at 6 O'Clock.
The winter Term of school is taught by
Miss Hattie L. Hall.
The ladies, sewing circle will meet at
Mrs. Stephen Niles's on Thursday, Dec. o,
afternoon and evening. ...'
"A coat of paint has been put on the
outside of the church which adds much to
the looks of the place.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03

different, but carrying the same consecrat.
ed spirit with us. We live near to Christ
when we resist temptation as he resisted
temptations. Thoughts Of evil came 10 nis
nina as they come TO ours, but were not
allowed to stay. "They came so unap-
proved MS to leave no spot nor stain be-
hind" We live near to him when we
have brought our thoughts and our imag-
inings thus into obedlance to the law of
God. We live near 10 Christ when we en-
counter the trials and sorrows of life with
that devout trust which led him TO offer the
prayer of faith aud obedience, Father, thy
Will be done" We come near TO Christ
when we live for the purposes for which he
lived. They were unsefish purposes. They
looked not to personal ends, not to the in
crease Of his own comfort or power. He
forgot himself in his absorbing desire TO
aid aud instruct, and save others,-others
whom the world Is inclined to pass by in
neglect. We live near to him when we
strive 10 do our part bravely in the lot in
which the providence of God has placed us.
When we try TO manifest spirit of kind
ness at home, spirit of integrity in bust
ness, when we seek to purify the corrupt
fountain of social and political and domes.
tic life when we labor to relieve society
from ignorance and vice and TO make 1t
pure and Christlike.
Mr.. Moors was very happy in his address
to the Sunday school, expressing his graft
fication at seeing so large a number present,
and urging upon the adults the necessity
of heartily interesting themselves in the
work of the school.
In the evening, Notwithstanding the vlo-
lent snow-storm, the church was filled to
its full seating capacity with crowd who
came 10 hear the reverend gentleman's
lecture on his "visit to jerusalem" The
description Of the journey from Joppa to
Jerusalem, and of the places of interest,
scenes and incidents, in and around the
"Holy City," was vivid and of unusual in
terest The lecture was undoubtedly one
of the most valuable and entertaining that
we shall have during the Winter.
The following is the list Of letters re-
naming in the post office in this village
Dec. 2:
Gents-Alponzo Burnha IN, Chas. A. Dali
ley, +. Truman Dunklee, II. A. Evans, w.
II. Fills, NJ. D., Charles II. Harris, Hosey
b. Peltee, J. w. Perham, B. NJ. Wood,
Henry Whitaker, VIM. Ward.
Ladies-Miss Ella Halliday, Miss Mag
gle A. Hayes, Miss Annie May, Miss Jen-
ME Shepard, Mary A. Stearns.
Held for Postage-Miss Susan Houghton,
Putney, VT, Mrs. Catherine Gallagher,
Liverpool, Eng.
Fassick, Madison Co., Ill.
STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE VILLAGE OF BRATTLEBoRo FOR
THE YEAR ENDING NOV. 9TH, 1875.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03
ISutney.

The annual festival of the Congrega-
tional ladies' aid society is to be holden Dec
Aih. The entertainment is 10 be furnished
by the Putney Dramatic Club. 1t is to be
hoped that all will join in making the les
lival grand success. m.
-ReS. Mr.. add Mrs. Tabor of Bellows
Falls are expected TO deliver temperance
addresses in the town hall ON Monday eve
OF next week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03

William b. Astor, son Of the late John
Jacob Astor, and one of the richest men in
the United States, died at his residence in
New York, Nov. "a, in the s4th year of his
age. His estate is estimated at at least one
hu ndred millions of dollars, mostly in
New York city real estate Contrary to
the general impression, he is said TO have
been kind-hearted man, who gave liber-
ally 10 the poor in quiet way, and never
drove hard bargains. He was literally ed
ucat ed, and of scholarly tastes and acquire
ments.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03

This town voted to-day TO subscribe to.
me capital stock of the Green Mountain
Rail Road 10 the amount of eight times
their grand list, being $4,000 and chose
Rufus Lyman, Elias Cobb and Willard
Shepard commissioners to carry out the.
vote.
Stratlon, Nov. 80, 1876.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03
West Halifax.

The village school commenced this
week. The efficient services of Lyman
Clark have been secured as a teacher.
The grangers are to have an oyster sup
per at their hall on Friday evening of this
week.
Thermometer 12o below zero Tuesday
morning.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03

Last Mondays cold wave spread over a
wide extent of country. Thermometer re-
ports vary from zero at Boston and Spring
field, Mass, TO 1s0 below at ST. Albaps in
this Stale and go below at Bethlehem, N.
II. severe gale prevailed on the Allan
tic coast and on the great lakes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03

Chief Justice Waite, in a'private letter TO
a friend who had approached him on the
subject, declines to be a candidate for the
Presidency. "When 1 accepted it," (the
office of Chief Justice,) he says, my chief
duty was not TO make it stepping-stone
TO something else, but 10 preserve It's puri-
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03
The Phoenix for 1875.

In accordance with cur usual custcm, we offer the
PnGux from November LIST inst 10 January LIST, 1877
IA nOntbs-for $500, when sent in clubs,
or for s295 to single subscribers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03

The annual meeting OF the "Citizens-
Club" will be held in the vestry of the
church Tuesday eve, Dec. I, at o'clock.
|. T.. WHITFIELD, Sec'y,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03

Two tIamps were arrested at South
Vernon ON Monday for breaking into a.
Store in Montague, Sunday night, and tax
en- 10 Greenfield.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03

Ex-Gov. James English, of New Haven,
has been appointed by Gov. Ingersoll TO
the seat in the United States Senate made
vacant by The death of Senator Ferry.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03
Fayetteville.

The village school opened on Monday,
In charge of Mrs. Jennie 4. Warren, for
mer teacher.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03
SEWERAGE.

i have no idea of entering into an argu
ment with "Citizen," whose article in your
issue of last week attracted my attention /;
neither do l wish TO dispute about or 10 de-
fend the High st. sewer, 10 underrate and
disparage which seemed to be the principal
object of the article In question, but wish
to State that in spite of Citizens" condem-
nation, theoretically, of sewers In general
and of the Main ST. sewer in particular, Ibeg
leave 10 differ with him. do not doubt
that in sewers running long distances
through our cities, the gas may accumulate
and some times force itself back and
through the water traps, and bad eff ecls be
the result but that any such result IViU OBJ
tain or has obtained in connection with
our Main st. sewer do not believe, nei-
Their do l believe that our water traps are
deusion or that the water in the traps
"soon becomes as deleierious as in the main
ITSELF" forthis water is constantly displaced
by pure water, and in our comparatively
short sewers there eau he no accumulation
OF gas sufiicien: TO force itself back aud
through the trap; have used them thor
oughly for many years and in connection
with the Main II. sewer, and ever since 1t
was constructed. I have never perceived
the least approach to unpleasant smells or
any thing which went to show any return
of sewer gas through the water traps, and
my nasal organ Is unusually sensitive.
Neither do i hesitate to assure any who
may wish 10 use the Main St. sewer that
they can do so without danger OF any such
bad results as Citizen would have us
fear, IT
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03

like 10 know how people do such thing.
for water trap is permanent fixture un-
der the floor and In many cases in the
ground out Of sight. "Water soon absorbs
deleterious gases and its evaporating quail
tiles spread II farther and WIDER" There
would, we admit, be more force In the last
statement If the water with which the trap
Is first filled remained sufficiently long to
become saturated, but the water in the trap
is being constantly replaced by fresh arriv-
ais. The new charge takes the pl ace Of the
old one, principle similar TO the action of
pop-gun. Some writer's upon this sub
ject recommend an air pipe a. the highest
point of the main TO thereby render the
trap more effective or unnecessary by draw
ing the gas away from ii where 1t is safe
~ dlssipated In high air. This Is good
idea but we think II not safe TO rely wholly
upon this method, for the perfect dram of
air pipes and chimneys depend too much
upon atmospheric conditions. We are all
interested In learning the truth Ia relation
10 this subject, and In all discussions re-
speeding it we need to be cautious and not
let our private grievances overshadow or
give the truth false colorlng.
In this matter of High street troubles we
have been informed that a sewer was laid
in that street in conformity to a petition
from residents therein, aud some of said Pc
titioners are now trying 10 throw lie ex-
pense OF the same upon Tho grand list of
the village. As this is a question for the
law 10 decide We must leave it where two
cats left some cheese. Esquire b., on his
return from court, was accosted by sad
visaged client thus: 81 learn my case is not
decided yet; 1t has now been on the dock.
ct over five years how much longer must
1 remain in suspense ?" "How! what
expense 2, said the esquire. A little loud
err came the second inquiry from the sad
faced client, allow long before they will
decide my case ?" Will funny twinkle
of the eye and pleasant expression we
never can forget, Mr.. b. replied, "Oh, I
don't know; probably the case will end
VIXEN there is no more cheese" z.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-03
A. C, DAVENPORT, Trcas'r,
A REPLY TO "CITIzRN."

A true statement. Attest,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-12
MANS INHUMANIrY.

Horrible Story OF Cruelty ON Board a
Steamship-A Man Literally Roasted
Alive.
A New York telegram says An out
rage, which seems to have few parallels
for its inhumanity, has occurred on one
of the Hamburg steamers. Herman
Douars, for several years resident of
New York, went to the Office of the New
York and Hamburg Eagle Steamship
Company, and obtained free passage
to Hamburg on condition that he would
work as fireman during the trip. No
sooner was he on board of the steam
ship Lessing than the paid fremen
began to maltreat him in the most
shocking manner. It is alleged that
Douars was knocked down with coal
shovel when senseless from blows, he
was thrown on the steam chest near
the boiler, where they allowed him to
lie nearly fifteen minutes, although it
was SO hot that, according to the testi-
mony of the witnesses, no one could lay
lis hand on it. Deuars was thus, in
all probability, roasted alive. The bar
barians who had SO inhumanly tortured
him next tied rope around his body
and hoisted him up, his head striking
repeatedly against the iron edges of the
matches. Douars was then let down
again into the engine-room and carried
to the hospital. The surgeon of the
Leasing, DIR. Friedelmeyer, looked at
the body, bled it without effect, and
then examined it, and found the man
was dead. The captain, instead of
ordering an Investigation and putting
the murderer in irons, enjoined, it is
asserted, upon everybody not to say
work about the horrible occurrence to
the passengers, and, contrary to the
rules of the ship, he had the corpse
lowered into the sea at o'clock on the
following morning. An official investi-
cation in regard to the affair is being
made,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-12
Fearful Effects of Bad writing.

Mr.. Watts had occasion to go to New
York last week. After he had been
there few days Mrs. Watts received a
telegram, and not being able to deoipher
the chirography of the operator, she
had no doubt that something dreadful
dad happened to her dear Jacob. She
had been brought up among people
who always regarded the receipt of q
telegram as signal for the family to
assemble and feel disconsolate. She
took the little ones over to her mothers,
and then went around to Mrs. Smith 8
to show the telegram and weep over it.
Mrs. Smith said that she had heard of
people in New York who had suddenly
disappeared, and were never seen again
until they were found cut up and packed
away in a barrel in some out-of-the-way
place.
Mrs. Watts couldn't control her gfiee,
as she thought of how awkward Mr..
Watts would look cut up into chunks
and salted down into a keg, and big
Jumps kept corning up into her throat
as she remembered that last Sunday
she didn't put any onions into the soup
when asked to. She asked Mrs. Smith
if she thought she would look well in
black, and then fell into Mysteries.
Mrs. Smith couldn't think of such
thing as letting her go home that night.
Mr.. Watts reached the city on the
midnight train the same night. He was
surprised to find the house all locked
up, but concluded that Mary must have
been too tired to sit up for him.
He rang the bell several times, and
then shook the door, but no one
answered. He started off to go to a
hotel, but then thought Mary must be
home, and then started back. He
punched the door, kicked it, got brick
and hammered it; then he stood off
and swore at it. A stream of profanity
issued from his lips and hoated away
on the night air that awoke all the
policemen within half mile. He swore
until be was hoarse, and then hired a.
colored man to use some hard language.
They were both arrested for improper
conduct.
The next day he got away and found
his wife at home. She would not be-
lieve that he was her real flesh and
blood-Jacob Watts-until he allowed
her to probe his ribs with stick as
proof of his substantially. He didn't
do half that he intended to when he was
locked up in the station. house, but he
mentally resolved that he never would
send another telegraphic dispatch to 8
woman, not even if her husband should
run away with somebody else's wife,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-12
A Dogs Sagacfty,

The Franklin (Ky.) Patriot has the
following: sThis story is told us Dy
gentleman who says its truth is vouched
for by witnesses of undoubted veracity:
Some years ago, while Mr.. Hamilton
was fishing near the lower rapids of the
Mississippi, just above the Keokuk, he
observed below him man bailing
canoe, preparatory to taking himself,
wife and baby across the river. At the
same time Mr.. Fl. saw that his New.
foundland dog was Watching the pro-
ceeding of the party. Seeming to COM
prehend their intention, the dog uttered
q peculiar howl, and pr ssing rapidly up
the river for some distance, plunged
into the water and swan directly down,
and landed on large rock standing out
of the water about midway the stream.
After shaking the water from his shaggy
coat, he again watched the party, who,
in the meantime, had embarked in the
canoe. Just as the little boat passed
the rock, it was caught in the rapidly
descending current and instantly cap
sized. The woman, in falling into the
water, loosed her hold on the child,
which hoated down the stream. The
man caught his wife and waded with
her to the rock. The instant the child
fell into the water the dog leaped in,
and in short time was seen in the still
water below swimming with the child
in his mouth, which he earned in safety
to the shore