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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

Agreeable TO previous notice the Green
Noun tain Railroad Association met at Glen
Hall, on Wednesday June 10th, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. The meeting was called TO order
by Mr.. John Sprague, of Conway, Mass,
Presi dent of the Association. Prayer was
offere d by Dea. l.. A. Warren. Very inter-
esting and instructive remarks were made
by Mr.. Sprague, Mr.. Hackeit of Ludlow,
Secretary OF the Association, o. L. Butter
field and Ashley Stone of Wilmington,
Leonard Brown and Geo. Porter of jack
sonville, and others. The attendance was
good, and much interest was manifested
in this imp ortant enterprise; and there is
a deep and increasing conviction among
the people of this and adjoining towns that
the material Interests ofthis section OF the
State would be greatly promoted by the
building of the road. 1t seems TO be ne
ccssity, and there is a reasonable prospect
that ii will be commenced at no very dis
tant period. A committee Of five, consist
ing of n. L. Steison, l.. A. Warren, Geo.
Porter, II. w. Brigham and J. w. Morse,
was appointed TO canvass the town and So
licit subscriptions for stock. May they
meet with much success.
On Monday, the 2lst inst, over one
hundre of the neighbors and friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah S. Alien of Whiting
ham, assembled TO celebrate their Crystal
wedding. They were tdken-by an agree
able surprise The exercises of the occa-
sion were under the direction of T.. l..
Roberts. After a very pleasant social in
terview, variety of very choice and val
liable articles, accompanied by some re-
marks suited to the circumstances, were
presented, in behalf of the donors and
the company assembled, by Rev II. East
man, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Allen and family.
Poems applicable TO the occasion were read
by Miss Martha French, Mr.. r. d. Brown
and Rev. II. Eastman; afler which Mr..
Allen appropriately and feelingly respond
to The presentation, expressing his pleas
ure and. gratitude, and assuring his friends
that the occasion would long be remem-
bered. The Jacksonville cornet band en-
livened the occasion with their ever excel
lent music. bountifu supply of refresh
ments was furnished by the ladies with
superior taste. Aner many congratula-
lions and mutual good wishes the company
retired in the happiest mood, and feeling
that the mystic chords of friendship had
be en- much strengthened
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

The EDITORIAL SHOOTING AT VINE
LAND, last March, has proved an unusual
ly effective performance. 1t has released
Mr.. Lands from Carruth's prosecutions,
and has given science, in Carruth's person,
some rather interesting phenomena. Mr..
lands has been released on bail, because
the man he shot has nearly recovered. He
RECEIVERS, however, with singular errors of
vision. He cannot see the left side of OBJ
jects with both eyes together or with one
alone, and has acquired the faculty of al
most telescope vision, discerning distant
objects with wonderful clearness of sight,
while he cannot accurately judge of dis
tances, often fancying that buildings a long
way off are quite near. The inability to
see the left side of anything directly con-
firms what has heretofore been merely a
matter of reasoning, that the optic nerves
arising from either brain supply visual
power to the same sides of each eye, and
that objects on the lett side are seen by the
right side of either oye-ball. So that, as
the ball undoubtedly lodged near the right
eye, it was of course the right optic nerve
that was injured. Mr.. Carruth has hidden
farewell to his paper, acknowledging that
he found It too big a job TO run a newspa-
per and support bullet in that locality at
the same time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25
The CharIier Institute.

The closing exercises of the Charlier In
stitute, in West 5sth and 50th streets, at
tracted last evening a very large assem-
blage. Quite l 800 persons must have wit
messed the proceedings and inspected the
building. Prob ably as many thousand
would gladly avail themselves Of the OPP
portunity to visit the establishment, If, by
any chance, it were thrown open TO the pub
lie for day or so. An hour thus passed
could scarcely be better employed, for the
Charlicr Institute is literally a perfect
scboo house. This is no time TO describe
1t in full, but an outline of its design should
q! At ell eEeata hs-sSlven& Bnilt about year
ago, at an outlay of 100000, ii faces Cen
trail Park, and has five stories and man
sard roof Two starcases running from
the basement to the top of the premises,
are of Nova Scotia stone, and cost $4,000
each. Within are study-rooms; Ieciung-
rooms; a magnificent gymnasium, ffty
feet square, and twenty-four in height !;
dormitories in which each occupant has n
small compartment for himself; an elevat-
or, Sc veral fine refectories, hospital, and,
in brief, every element of as complete 4
school house as a twenty-five years expert
ence can devise, not forgetting a chapel
fifty feet square and about twenty-six feet
in height, with COO iron arm-chairs and a
large organ. Two hundred pupils can ca
silly find accommodation in the spacious
model institute which NJ. Charlier owns
and directs, and the accommodation, TO
sum it all up, is OF an order such as no
place of the kind, the world over, offers TO
its tenants. The numerous assemblage
last night strayed over the building, which
was lighted a giOrno, as soon as the pro-
ceedings on the programme terminated.
These included music by Gaffre's Band,
singing by the pupils, prayer by Rev.
DIR. G. Jarvis Geer, The annual address by
Prof. Charlier, an address by Chancellor
Crosby, other speeches, and the distribu-
ton of prizes and diplomas. Later on NJ.
Charlier held an informal reception in the
parlors OF the institute, and received hear
ty congratulate MS upon the browning re-
suit of the labors OF a quarter ola century;
while Prof. Charles Villa, Principal of The
French department. did the honors OF the
house with exceeding amenty 10 the pro-
fessional guests.-N. Y. Times, I9h inst.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

proceeded to indicate the steps ty which
such "inverted management could be
carried out, as for instance, the rag-money
wing Of the party getting control of the
Ohio Convention tho Tammany ring
smotherng Tilden's reform aspirations in
New York the election of a salary-grab
Speaker by the next Democratic House OF
Representatives and then possibly the adj
dilion of "a Southern negro-killing bee or
two" II must be admitted this is a pretty
efIeclual programme for the object propos.
ed. Since IL was drawn up, however, the
leading item has been enacted TO the letter.
The rag-money Democracy of Ohio took
complete control Of theii State Convention
and resolved for the widest initiation.
There is not crazy absurdity which the
West has brought out on that side of the
question that is not comprehended and APP.
proved in this action of the Ohio Demo-
Gratis, rs the organs Of the party this way
admit with many groans.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

The New York papers complain that in
all the parks or open squales in the city
every comfortable seat is constantly mo-
nopolized by horde of loalers, all of them
being OF one distinctive type. "They are
usually seedy, battered, unwholesome, and
unshaven. Sometimes their broken cloth
ing is looped and Widowed to point of
indecency. These wrecks, some of them
young and hearty, and only few of them
old and feeble, sit in the shade all day.
They doze away the working hours per-
haps toward night they rouse themselves
reluctantly and go forth TO solicit "a bite of
something 10 eat at basement doors. In
the early dawn you may see them washing
themselves at the drinking fountains, as
CHEEKY and clipper as the sparrows with
whom they bithely dispute the right TO be
first at the waterproof. " Undoubtedly
what is said of these unwholesome crea-
lures furnishes clue to the antecedents
of the great army of tramps which now in
tests all Now England -
"These are the full.grown, brawny men,
who sleep in the shade in Summer, browse
away the beautiful day, and yex the souls
dered TO keep the parks and doorways clear
of 'bummers.' These are the men who in
Winter live at soup houses and on charita-
BILE folks, and find their warmest welcome
at the station-house. AS the reed. bird of
the Carolinas becomes the bob-o-link of the
North, so these vagabonds are 'tramps'
when they unwillingly get out among the
farms of New-York and New England,
They are not all foreigners, by any means
a census of these spiritless loungers would
show that fair proportion of Them are of
American birth-strange as this may APP
pear. Talk with them, and you will find
them hopeless, aimless, and utterly broken.
Some of them have had an occasional lob
as waiter in restaurant, or driving a cart
or car, or in the street-cleaning force, or as
'big-pipe' men. Now they are out of work.
They live as the birds live, and they sleep
as the birds do, or with Yagrant animals
am ong the hay bales and lumber piles of
the wharves. They do not like to go away
from the City. If they do, 1t is only for a
short time. There is mysterious fascina-
ton about the great City that draws them
back speedily. They hate the dull content
of the country; they like to be where
things are going on and runaway team,
street-hght, or a military parade is
them from the park benches wherohe J,'
lie and dose the livelonG 5a,e were9e' they
bench heaSSw VS." who hoy lodge on narR
,saest rs and hay bales might be rescued
from lives of mendicancy or wickedness.
Some are clean gone in shiftlessness. But
the whole mass Is a nuisance and an Of
Tense. The safety of society demands that
it be abated,"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25
ReVle7V Of lie Markets.

NEW YORK. June q. Flour; market steady; 81.
perhne Western and State 81 500 S so; extra Western
and State 81 SOC Is choice Western and State IS 50
@5 65; white Wheat Western extra IS TOa 40: eItr
Ohio q 9OGsI; extra st. Louis SIS 2O6 2b including
AGO bbls shipping extras at SIS 1905 49, Rye Flour
steady at "a soc so Corn Meal steady and active
- 6Ss4 50. Wheat = market a shade hImer, with
only very modeaate business in export and use
NO. Chicago 81 Is l-2: No. 2 Milwaukee 81 H. in
store u ~ AhoAt; No. Spring, 8 2l(aI "a; No.
hinnesota. 81 %; winter red Western 81 3l,al 50;
amber Western 81 sI@l 50; white Western 81 SS6
40 Rye quiet at 9oc for Canada in bond; State II
ySc@i. Barley nominal Corn; market dull and
slightly IN buyers favor; steam Western mixed s2z
S5c prime new Western mixed in store s2c Oats;
market heavy, dull and decidedly lower; mixed West.
ern 6i@o7c; white Western 66STIc closing irregular
and unsettled; Is COO bush Of No. Chicago July 5
s6S l-2e. Pork; new Mess eleaI9 90 Lard lower;
100 ties prime steam at IL lie Butter firm at l562l
for Western; 20a q for State
CHICAGO. June ~. Flour quiet and UNCHANGED
Wheat quiet and weak; No l spring 81 Of l-29i "a;
No. spring9sc on the spot Corn quiet and veal;
NO. mixed 60 lac bid on the spot Oats in fair Dc.
mand and lower; No. at 81 Ia on the spot Rye
dull and nominal at CSC for No. 2. Barley dull and
dropping; No. spring 81 IS on the SPOT. Pork dull
lower aud unsettled At SIS 956sI9. Lard dull and
dropping at s12 COO IL s5 on the spot. Corn veal
and lower at 60 Lac July. Oats heavy and loweri
% i-2c cash and June.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

The want of rain for some weeks had
heightened the faces of the farmers in this
town at least one half, but the storm of the
18th inst, has shortened them up again.
Grass in many fields is seriously injured
by the drought, but If there are frequent
showers in the future the evil will be very
much mitigated. The rain fall of last Fri
day was probably greater than at any one
time since the flood of October, 1869. All
kinds Of agricultural products are very
late, but are generally looking we'll for the
time they have been growing. The small
fruits promise well now, and some of the
larger ones. Apples will be nearly a fail
ure. The trees did not blossom much.
The contractor for the stone work of
the new bridge over the west river, near
Jefferson Hollands came this week and
has commenced digging The stone before
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

When strong healthy men set out with
the intention OF carrying out the idea that
the world owes them aliving, by demand
ing the necessaries of life with no thought
of rendering an equivalent therefor, it is
time for them to learn the wholesome truth
that the world owes no able bodied person
living who does not earn it. No town
should be taxed to support strange men and
women in idleness. There is a reforming
power In labor which should be brought to
bear upon these pests. If it were absolute
ly certain that no able-bodled tramp could
obtain food in town unless he worked
for 1t, the most of these Migrants would
choose to find a lone, and work for them
selves, rather than at the bidding of a
keeper. We believe that people should al
most never give money to an unknown
beggar, nor a nights lodging IL any pub
lie place is provided near at hand.-North-
dRaptOH Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

The ICELAND EARTHQUAKE. - Some
months ago the inhabitants OF the coast of
Norway were lstonished by rain of ashes
and cinders which covered the ground
several inches deep. Previous experiences
had taught them to interpret this phenom-
non as indicating an eruption in Iceland,
q thousand miles to the west, from which
direction the ashes was seen to come like
vast clouds in the upper regions of the
atmosphere. A steamer was at once dis
patched from Copenhagen 10 Iceland, and
soon returned with melancholy inteli-
gence. 1t seems that most extraordinary
volcanic outbreaks have been in progress
on the island ever since Christmas. For
sew eral weeks before that date horrible
subterranean thunders, rolling beneath the
whole Island, terrified the people. Two
extinct volcanoes, one hundred miles
apart, then broke out in succession, and
destroyed many villages with boiling mud
and lava, rendering 10000 people, quarter
of the population, homeless, and killing
several hundred. In March, a grand up
heaval of the whole central portion of the
island began, and bullying up into hills, the
latt or burst open at the top, and deuged
thousands of square miles with lava. The
world-renowned geysers have ceased to
flow, and instead of water, send up several
thousand feet in the air columns of red hot
ashes, which at night exhibit stupendous
appearance. No historic record of volcanic
commissions compares with this In extent
of territory affected, number of craters
opened and duration of the disturbances.
The Danish government has issued call
for aid. The island is nearly ruined for
living purposes, and a wholesale emigra-
tion of the people is possible. The coinei-
dence of this CONFUSION with the terrible
earthquake in Venezuela indicates that
there are some unusual perturbations in
progress among the terrible forces impris
oned in the heart of our globe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

"Genteel smuggling" is 10 be stopped.
The treasury department has issued new
regulations concerning the examination of
baggage of passengers arriving in the Unit
ed States from foreign ports, which it is
expected will break up practice which
has been the means of defrauding the gov
eminent to the extent of millions of dol
lars annually. Each passenger will be re-
quired to make sworn statement of the
number of his packages containing bag
gage; whether there is in such baggage
any wearing apparel that has not been in
use whether any articles are intended for
tho use of any other person; whether the
baggage contains any piece of goods, laces,
jewelry, or other like effects; and whether
any dutialbe articles are concealed upon the
person,-and any Misrepresentation of facts
will subject the baggage to forfeiture.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

The Bunker Hill centennial celebration
was such a glorious success as even Boston
may we'll be proud of, but the most note
worthy feature seems, after all, to have
been the cordial feeling of good will and
reconciliation which was manifested toward
the officers and men of The Southern troops
which were present. These military, from
Maryland, Virginia and South Carolina,
we're, many of them, ex-confederate SOL
dlers, and the ovation extended to them
was entirely spontaneous and unexpected
something which was not down on the
programme. That the spirit of reconcilia-
ton was heartily reciprocaled by the South
erners is shown by the graceful act of the
9th Maryland regiment in quietly and I'M
ostentatiously decorating the Charlestown
soldiers monument with profusion OF
beautiful flowers. The hatchets are all
buried at last, aud we hope that nobody,
North or South, will ever show any disposi-
ton to dig them up again.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

There are probably but few of our read
ers who have not, at one time or another,
experienced serious inconvenience from
the source mentioned in the following
paragraph which we clip from the last is
sue OF" sour Dumb Animals"
No one, as a nonresident, can drive
through many sections of Massachusetts,,
New Hampshire and Vermont, without
being struck-if not troubled and annoyed
by the very great neglect on the part of
city and town authorities, with reference
to the so-called guide-boards, originally
put up TO guide the stranger; great need,
aud, If in order, very great convenience.
In some sections an almost entire indiffer-
ence and neglectis plainly evident; boards
dilapidated, letters and figures faded or
entirely washed away, and many of no
more assistance as a guide to the traveller
than pieces of plain board would be.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

u, Although Mr.. Beach promised before he
&commenced to be through with his plea for
Arilton in three days, he has now been at it
fortnight, and is not yet done. On Tues
day he excited the ire of the jury by init
mating that they had been approached"
by persons interested for the defence, and
juryman "spoke out in meetin'..' I
nouncing the imputatior 49,. - 'e icrue-
kind. Quite 500 wass false and I'M
declarin"Jsre groppde ensued, Mr.. Beach
i" i'm snow, hat he could prove the truth of
Inf4is assertions, and Mr.. Sherman challeng-
ing him to bring forward his evidence.
On Wednesday, at the opening of the court,
the matter was smoothed over, and Mr..
Beach went on with his "summing-up."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

The schedule of Abraham Jackson's
debts Qncomplete) has appeared, and
shows that he is some $4,000 "worse than
nothing" His speculations were of va
rous kinds, in real estate, in stocks and in
ocean ventures, all of which seem TO have
turned out badly. He can find no sureiies
to bail him out of Jail, and must probably
go to the state prison for his crimes, when
they come to trial. Less disgraceful fail
ures are reported, every week-perhaps
every day,-and there Is great uncertainty
in The prospects Of business all over New
England. Capital seeking investment Is
accommodating in the savings banks and in
the national banks, and the rate of interest
will soon be as low rs Wendell Phillips
could desire. Prices also tend downward,
and we are travelling slowly toward resump-
ton of specie payments. The crops now
promise well all over New England, and
the slight frOsts of Sunday night, n week
ago, did little harm.-B Boston Letter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

A son Of Ambrose Hescock about
twelve years of age, while fishing neal
"old Haystack" about week since dis
covered an eagles nest in hemlock tree
The old one flew down and attacked him
and after a severe conflict the lad killed the
mother eagle with his fish pole, and
brought his prize triumphantly home
His father went with him TO the tree nexi
day, and took the young one from the nest
which he now is training at home. The
eagle killed measured about five feet from
tip TO tip OF wings, and the courageous LAD
is entitled to great praise for his bravery
Remington Gazette.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

AN UNPLEASANT VISITOR EXPECTED
Statistics gathered at the Agricultural De.
partment indicate that at the rate of al.
vance ment eastward made by the Colora
do potato bug, that destructive insect will
have reached New England by next year
and il is estimated that they will cover The
New England States before the close of The
year 1877. They first appeared near lbe
base Of the Rocky Mountains and reached
the Missouri river in 1865, travelling atthe
rate OF from sixty 10 eighty miles year.
The States most severely threatened this
year are Delaware and New Jersey aud
Western New York. This insect has
most enormous capacity for reproduction.
One female will deposit from seven to
twelve hundred eggs at intervals during
forty days. In six days the eggs hatch in.
to Larvae, which feed upon vines for nearly
twenty days. They then descend into the
ground and in some ten or twelve DAYS
they come up as perfect beetles. By The
time they are a week old, the sexes are all
paired again in another week the female
commences laying eggs for another add.
ton TO the family. One pair of these Colo.
RADIO beetles would produce in a single sea
son, II undisturbed, a progeny Of sixty
millions. They can be destroyed by Paris
green mixed with ashes and busted over
the plants.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25
HinstlaIe, N. n.

The "Aclives" were victorious over
the Vernon Ball Club al the match last
Saturday. The score stood 80 10 20.
by some hocus pocus an item belong
ing to IIinsdae last week slipped down in
the column and found place under Win
chester.
The ladies of the Methodist society
had good attendance and a fair patronage
at their strawberry festival last week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

We have received copy of the Com
piled School Laws of Vermont, volume
which has been prepared by Gilbert A.
Davis of Reading, under appointment of
the governor, agreeably TO the act passed
by the legislature of 1874. In addition to a
careful compilation of the school laws of
the State, there is also given digest of the
decision of the supreme court Of Vermont
having reference to the schools and school
laws of the State. The volume comprises
226 pages and is carefully indexed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25

Reports have been received at the bu-
reau of agriculture, from different sections,
and indicate that the winter and spring
wheat will yield four-fiflhs of the fall crop.
Rye promises better than wheat, but will
fall below the usual average. Oats arc in
good condition, and will reach nearly a
full yield in the States of the largest pro-
duction. The barley crop promises well,
and clover is in fair average condition.
Fruit prospects are fair 10 good in the East,
aud below the average in the West.