The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-23

Press Co., has been purchased in certain
interests, aud the ire, Lola OF the press o.
the cCuutry not IN the ri ", has been Ion,
held By that monopoly la the hollow OF
its cormoraut hand. The bill will free
the press and also free the people, and
greatly reduce the rates Of t~eleerapbiop,
For night dispatches to the press it will
pus special news within the grasp of every
enterprisiug country paper at a merely
nominal cost. Every country paper
should give the bill its prompt support.
The few honest importers ofNew York
are being SO victimized by the many dis.
honest ones, that they are crying out for
a return to the old strict moiety laNy,
This is not the worst of it, for the def.
cheney in the Treasury is largely owing
to the fact that a large part of the customs
duties are stolen by fraudulent inpoi =
tations. SO much Tor passing laws under
the clamors of an independent metropoli-
tan press that is either bought or too
Ignorant to be trusted in matters Of such
moment. Gen. Butler, at the last SOS.
sion, told the House that Just such a re.
suit would follow its action.
The reports Of Treasury printing, both
majority and minority, express full con.
fdcnce in the security Of the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing after all the at.
tacks made upon it. A majority also
reported in favor of printing all internal
revenue and Department stamps in the
bureau and introduce q bill accordingly.
This will prevent the permanent discharge
oil numerous worthy people who are now
in this city and wholly dependent upor
this class Of work for their support, pro.
vided that there is yet time to put tn,
bill through both Houses.
The Changers are nothing, if not eco
nomical. They seem to pay their way
partly in thanks to the cities where tn,
meetings of the National Grange are held
and in part with geological specimens
from the different localities where thu
members reside. Their recent adjourn
ment to meet at Chicago, provided thu
expense shall not be greater than that in
CURED at St. Louis, is significant. Play.
ing OFT one city against another for cheal
accommodations is political economy o
the most recent and approved order
Let New York make a lower bid, and i
is fair to suppose that their next mcctin,
will 60 to Gorham.
Tho attack made by the New Yorl
Bank Note Companies and their Attor
neys, with unlimited capital at their com
mand, has failed to pick a flaw in TIL,
management Of the Bureau Of Engravin;
and Printing. Mr.. McCartee has show
that the work of his bureau has been en-
tirely accurate. and shat the machincr'
owned by the Government is ample /
perform the entire work with a saving o
half q million a year by the adoption o
the recommendation OF Secretary Bristo,
combining the printing of the Department
1t the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency are influenced by tho lobby an,
Congress cannot agree to leave the print
ing here, there will be trouble in tn
future from the determination Of on
citizens to see that justice is done tn
bureau and its numerous employees VIII
will be thrown out of employment b.
arbitrarily taking the work to New York
There is much fault found by Republi
can NJ. Cs. with the President, becaus
he, the President, disrcgards their wishc
in appointments to Federal office. Will
there is doubtless reason for this com
plant, there il equal reason for the TX
ecutivc to complain Of the general apath,
on the part Of republican members. Tim
after time the President has either in hi
Annual or Special messages recommends
or suggested action ON certain importan
National subjects and his desires up t
this day have remained unnoticcd Is
pccially is this the case on the Sontherl
situation. That the President has dis
regarded the Republican party in his ap
pointments to Federal offices there is littl
doubt that he has in a great degree bee
influenced by personal friendship rathc
than the wishes Of his party, there is jus
as little. Where this affects the judiciou
organization of the party by failing TO pu
suitable men in places where they Gu
aid tho causcEso repeatedly endorsed b.
the President, at the same time that the.
faithfully fulfil their public duties, it i
certainly much to be deplored. No part.
ever long succeeded in retaining its pop
ularity before the country without thu
utilizing its appointments. LIFE.
A REMARKABLE APPLICATION OF TELE
dRArnY.-Thc telephone is the name O
an instrument invented by English Gray
superintendent Of the Western %cleclri