Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19
NEWS ITEMS.

The Indiana Legislature has repealed
the prohibitory law and will substitute a
license law in its stead.
"A Fort Ann, N. Y, father, with nine
manageable daughters, offers chrome to
each individual who will marry one of the
young ladies'.
Some of the Catholic clergymen in New
York have broken out afresh in their at
tacks on the school system, and one, Fa-
Their Walker, threatens with the pains Of
eternal damnation every parent who dales
send his children TO the public schools.
-Gerrit Smiths death has been soon fol-
lowed by that of his wife, which occurred
at their home in Peterboro, N. Y, on Sat
urday, the 9th, at the age of 20. She leaves
Elizabeth Smith Miller, who will now in
herit the whole of Mr.. Smiths estate, val
ued at 81, 100000.
"A special agent of the Post Ollico De-
partment, just returned 10 Washington
from an extended official trip through the
South, reports the political situation there
as very serious. He says there are militia
companies in even the smallest towns
armed with most improved guns and drill
ing daily.
Late reports from Egypt state that tue
usefulness of the Suez Canal has become
greatly impaired through the quantity of
sand which has been blown in, and which,
If something is not done before long, will
fill it up completely. A. it is, large YES
sells cannot pass each other, but have TO
wait at the ends Of the canal until the chan
mel is clear.
In breaking out the Cape Cod railroad
after the heavy snow storms of last week,
a snow drilt was encountered about seven
miles from Provincetown, which was 1860
feet long and from II to 20 feet deep. The
snow drifts on the Granite Branch, five
miles from Boston, were as high as the car
windows, and between South Duxbury ar d
Kingston the snow reached the top Of the
smoke stack.
The original copy of the Declaration Of
Independence, which has been in the pa
tent Office for years, has faded so that the
signatures are scarcely visible, and a reso-
luton has passed the House providing for
their restoration. II Is the intention TO
have a skilled penman go over the docu-
ments with the aid of a strong microscope
and retrace all the signatures SO as to make
them distinct and legibe.
Letters from Guadalajara, Mexico, give
an account of an earthquake of more than
usual force on the llth OF February, which
shook a large portion of northern Mexico.
The little town of San Crstobal was almost
entirely destroyed and 20 dead bodies were
taken from the ruins.
One hundred and ten years ago there
wasn't a white man within the entire terri
tory at present embraced by the state of
Kentucky. What changes century can
make. Now there are thousands Of white
men there, and most of them have red noses.
Efforts to secure Tweeds release, on
the ground that he has served all the time
which he ought legally to have been sem
fenced, having been rebuffed in the Su-
preme Court, will this week be argued in
the Court of Appeals. His lawyers say
that This is his last hope. II decision is
against him there will he no chance of his
escape from twelve years of seryitudc, ex-
cePt through pardon.
1t is stated that Gen. Sheridan, now in
Washington, expresses the opinion that
there will be no more trouble this year in
Louisiana, but in 1876, unless the Demo-
Gratis are allowed TO have their way, he ex-
poets to see more blood-shed.
The $1,000 which ex-U. S. Senator
Pomeroy of Kansas gave to State Senator
York In the senatorial caucus of 1873, and
which has since been held by the custodi-
an, was on Friday restored to Pomeroy, he
paying out OF IL the cost incurred In prose-
culing him, which amounts to about $4,000.
| 1t is supposed this ends the whole contro-
versy, and that the criminal action against
| Pomeroy will not be pressed any further.
Oliver johnson, the managing editor
| of the Christian Union who was called as
witness in the Beecher trial last week, stat
ed that he was born in Vermont, and lived
there until he was twenty years old he
served at Montpelier his apprenticeship to
| the printing business. Mr.. Johnson among
other things said - attended the Congre-
gationalic. churches in Mlddlehury, in
Boston and Montpelier, VT. I was also
connected with the Progressive Society of
Friends in Chester county, Pennsylvania +;
| was connected with the Society of Friends
and was With them two years; The Pro-
EressiVe Society invited all persons work.
ing for the good Of thelF fellowmen to unite
In the NATTER belong to this society now
app not member of plymouth church,
but attend It frequently; have OMEN taxi
on communion there began TO go there
in 1853 and attended there regularly until
1859 when 1 began to take communion
there" Mr.. johnson some years ago leo
tured through Vermont he was then an
avowed Free Thinker. He Is now Uni
VersalIst In belief.