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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-17
Precautions for An HOnest Count Of
VOGes.

Precautions for an EAOnest Count OF
Votes.
TROOPS ORDERED TO THE DOUBTFUL
STATES NORTHERN MEN OF
BOTH PARTIES INVITED TO WITNESS THE
COUNT OF VOTES.
The apparent closeness OF the vote in the
states of Florida, South Carolina, and
Louisiana, and the conviction that the re-
suit of the Presidential election depends
upon their votes, has caused deep and
widespread interest in the official counting
of the returns, and fears have been freely
expressed by both parties that both fraud
and violence would DO resorted to TO affect
the result. This has caused an Outburst of
feeling all over the country, and in both
parties, in favor of fair and honest count
of the votes by the state officials, aud that
IL shall be done in such a manner as 10 dis
arm suspicion Of dishonesty. The instinct
i've feeling Of every citizen is for an honest
count. No Republican wants Hayes count
ed in as President by fraud, any more than
he wants him counted out through vio-
lence.
To insure peace and a fair return and
count Of tho votes, Priest. Grant ON Friday
issued the following orders for the move
ment OF troops:-
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 10, 1876.
Gen. W. 4. Sherman, Washington, ID. C. =
Instruct Gen. Augur In Louisiana, and
Ruger in Florida to be vigilant with the
force at their command TO preserve peace
and order, aud to see that the proper and
legal boards of canVassers are unmolested
in the performance OF their duties. Should
there be any grounds of suspicion of frau
dulent count on either side, 1t should be
reported and denounced at once. No man
worthy of the office of President should be
willing TO hold il If counted in or placed
there by fraud. Either party can afford 10
be disappointed in the result the country
cannot afford TO have the result tainted by
the suspicion of illegal or false returns.
u. s. GRANT.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10, 1876.
Cen Sherman, Washington, ID. c.
Send all the troops to Gen. Augur he
may deem necessary TO insure entire quiet
and peaceable count of the ballots actual
ly cast. They may be taken from South
Caroline, unless there Is reason TO suspect
an outbreak there. The presence OF citI-
zens from other states, / understand, Is re-
quested in Louisiana, TO see that the board
Of canvassers make a fair count of the vote
actually cast. II is 10 be hoped that repre-
sentative and fair men from both parties
will go. u. q. GRANT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-17

That knowing individual who has been
Struggling his shoulders for tho last six
weeks, and saying, with cautious wink,
that he could "tell better after election"
has suddenly retired 10 pri vate life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-17
GBeDtru1ont 9Benis.
BRATTLEBORoi
FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. II, 1876.
The Phoenix for 1917.

VIM the next issue Of the PH0Ef1 the sutscrip-
tons Of our Campaign Subscribers will expire, and,
unless Otherwise ordered during the next two weeks
all such papers will be stopped in accordance with the
understanding at the time the subscriptions began.
We should be GLAD to have all such subscriptions
newed for the coming year and any who 20 desire can
have the paper continued until January 1873 for Sc,
the regular yearly subscription price.
tn Is ACCORDANCE WITH ouR Usual CUSTOM WE
ALSO oFTER THE PHgEIx TO ALL NEW SUBSCRIBE
Frs wrEDHAN CouSTT from iris date 10
January, Is7s,--I4 tsonfhs--Tor 80 .OO-or
t2.25 to single Subscribers outside tho county.
Important to BrattIebOrO subscrIBera.
TIE PHGz1x i'll be furnished to Brattlcboro sub
serbers for the coming year for s2cO delivered at the
post office.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-17

During the past year we have laborel uniringy to
make the PHGsIx oil that It ought to be local and
county newspaper We confess tina. look back with
feeling Of Qualification upon the full and complete
reports which have been able give Of ell local
currences, well upon efforts to advance every
local interest and It is also pleasure to know that
labors in this direction have been appreciated as
has been indicated by many personal acknowledge
menis and BY a constantly increasing subscription
list
As regards upon all political and general
matters, the columns Of the paper speak for them
selves We have sriyen for the triumph Of the best
elements Of the Republican party-for a genuine Re
form-we have abored earnestly to advance the inter-
ess of the town and the county, Of our business men,
farmers and manufacturers. Such will he line Of
work in the future and return VIC only ask for that
degree Of support which shall properly encourage
to continued and renewed efforts In behalf Of our pa
trous and of the community in which are placed
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-17

These are good times for tho telegraph
companies and daily papers. Z" 1t is an i'll
wind" etc.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-17

'1n Connecticut the eight years existence Of the
State hospital at Middl etown, and the two previous
years of tho Hartford Retreat (which until the open
ing Of Middletown Institution served the purposes Of
the state), are included to make up the period
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-20
HOUSE.

Mr.. Lord, chairman of the Belknap imp peach
ment managers reported that the replication
proposed to be made to the plea of jurisdiction,
filed in behalf of the Belknap. Replication
was adopted and ordered to be communicated
to the Senate.
The Sergeant-at-arms made report to the
House that he had obeyed the habeas corpus in
the Hallett Kilbourne case, and that the body
of Kilbourne had been ordered by the judge
into the custody of the marshal.
resolution was ad. pied instructug the
select committee on the real estate pool to in
vestigate whether any members OF former
Congress was connected with that pool.
Mr.. Whitehouse of New York, introduced a
bill for refnnding the interest bearing dabt of
the United States into u S. consols, bearing
per cent. gold interest and having 40 years to
run. Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
The reduction of the army bill was made a
special order for next Wednesday.
Mr.. O'Brion of Nd, introduced a bill to pro-
vide for the coinage of centennial coins. Re-
ferred
Ths bill provides for silver dollars and half
dollars, one side OF the coins to have a CORES
ponding value in coins OF other principal COM
mercial nations.
The House then resumed consideration of the
Florida contested election cases.
| The report was adopted, yeas 113, NAYS SO,
| and j. j. Finley was seated
The Senate bill to repeal the act making re-
| strlctIons 10 the disposition of public lauds in
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Florida,
contning them to the provisions of the home
stead law, was considered without action.
The Speaker submitted various executive
documents containing response to call for
| information as to the sharehod ers in nation al
! banks,
| House took recess at 10
| The evening session will be for general de.
| bate on the bill to transfer the Indian Bureau
| to the War Department.
Evening Session.
The general debate on that bill closed, it be-
ing understood that the previous question would
be called tomorrow and the bill brought to /
| vote.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-20
MINOR TELEGRAms.

Dixon f Marks for many years connected
with the telegraph companies of New York,
and well-known throughout the country as one
OF the most practical electricians in the world
died Yesterday morning of consumption. He
was AZ years of age.
Gov. Tilden will not interfere in the case of
Dolen the murderer. He will be hanged.
The Italians brought to Poughkeepsie to take
the place of the strikers yesterday refused to
work for less than the strikers prices, and re-
turned to New York. Subsequently, the build
ing in which they were quartered was burned
down.
The naval committee resumed their sessions
at Philadelphia. Tuesday, concerning the
League Island affair, but what they learned ia
not known.
A Chicago letter says that at Cleveland and
other places on his route, the roughs have been
uncomfortably obtrusve to Dom Pedro and
party.
Snow blockade on the Lewis & Kennebec
railrad has been broken.
A Port Royal despatch says the fl ,g-ship
Hartford and three other men-of-war have been
ordered to the Mexican coast to protect Ameri-
can interests.
The assignee of William McKeag, attorney
of the excise board of New York from 1859 to
1866, was yesterday awarded by referee from
the city $3.50, 204 for services and expenses of
McKeag.
The anniversary of Concord and Lexington
was celebrated yesterday.
Henry Bedlow (Rep.) was elected Mayor of
New York yesterday. Politics did not enter
largely into the contest.
A strike is in progress at Rondout, N, Y.
battalion of troops has been ordered there.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-20
THE SALARY BILL.
The Presidents Veto NUessa ne.

NO u ACsAuChPs sCtV uAcsSdScs
WASHINGTON, April 19-Today the galleries
of the Senate were densey crowded, mostly
with ladies. Immediately after the Journal
was read the chair laid before the Senate the
following message:
To The Senate Of the United States:
Herewith return to the Senate bill No 172.
entitled an act fixing the salary of the Presi-
dent of the United States" without my ap-
proval. L am constrained to this course BY
sense OF duty to my successors in Office, to my
self, and to what is due to the dignity of the
position of the chief magistrate of nation of
more than 100000 900 people.
When the salary of the President of the
United States was fixed by the constitution at
$25,OOO per annum, we were a nation of but
three millions OF people, poor from long and
exhaustive war, without commerce or manufac-
lures, with but few wants aad those cheaply
supplied The salary must then have been
deemed small for the responsibilities and digni
ty OF the position, but juStifiably so, from the
impoverished condition of the treasury and the
simplicity it was desired to cultivate IN the re-
public.
The salary of Congressman under the consti .
tuition was first fixed at six dollars per day for
the time actually in session, or 1920 per annum.
or less than One-thirtieth of the salary Of the
PRESIDENT: Congress have legislated upon their
own salaries from time TO time SINCE until fin
ally it has reached $4,000 par annum. or one
fifth that of the President before the salary of
the latter was increased. No one having a
knowledge of the cost of living at the national
capital will contend that the present salary of
congressman is too high, unless it be to make
the office entirely one of honor when the salary
should be abolished, proposition repugn ant to
our Republican ideas and institutions. do
not believe that the citizens of this republic
desire their public servants to serve them with
out fair compensation for their services, 1t is
certain that $25, 900 does not defray the ex-
penses of the executive for one year, or has not
done so in my experience. 1t is not one-tifth
in value of what it was when fixed by the con-
stitntiop, in supplying the demands and wants
of this position.
Having no personal interest in this matter, l
have felt myself free to return this bill to the
House in which it originated, with my objec-
tions, believing that in doing so 1 meet the
wishes and Judgment of great majority Of
those who Indirectly pay all the salaries and
other expenses of the government.
U. S. GRANT.
Executive Mansion, April IS, 1876.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-20
News and Other Items.

"Old Ate," the Wisconsin eagle that went
through the war, will be taken from his present
home at Madison, to the Centennial.
The Boston "Pilot" was sold last Saturday
to the Archbishop of Boston, and Mr.. John
Boyle O'Reilly, its present editor.
The Empress Eugene and her SON are trav-
cling in Germany, and have visited Wilhelm
shohe, where the Emperor was held as pris-
oner after Sedan.
The "Hon." john Morrissey has paid $50, 900
to the Louisville Jockey Club for the exclusive
privilege of pool-seling on its grounds for five
years.
An Indian murderer has got off with short
term because a clairvoyant witness testified
that just before the shooting he saw the heart
of the accused "a booming and humping
itself around, scintillating and emitting sparks
of fire-an undeniable evidence of insanity"
1t has been calculated that from July next,
when the East Indies and French colonies will
be admitted to the Postal Union, not less than
628.000,000 of human beings will, reap its ad-
vantages. In Germany the increase of foreign
letters since the establishment Of the union has
been ten per cent.
The Emperor Dom Pedro is an active visitor.
While in New York within thirty hours be
went to the prayer meeting, the theatre, the
reservoir, Central Park, the Catholic Cathe.
dral, and the photograph gallery, and made a
visit, in charge police guide, to "the down
town police stations and other interesting
places"
Annie Besant, the English radical heroine.
has started a petition to Parliament praying
that no further grants of money to or for the
Royal family or any member of it shall be Civ
en- under any circumstances whatever. The
signatures have now run up into the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000. and when presented it will be
the largest petition ever sent to that body.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-20
DOMESTIC PORTS.

SAN FRANCISCO-Ar 18th, ship Spartan, jack
NEW ORLEANS-Ar 18th, ship Baden, Doane
Liverpool
MOBILE-Ar 18th, ship Owego. Anderson. Liver
pool; sen Witch Hazel: Springer, New Orleans.
PENSACOLA-Ar 14th, sch Young. Hall, from
Kingston. j.
Ar 18Th sch c Gates, Freeman, Matanzas.
JACKSONVILLE-Ar 12th. sch Dione, Warren,
and Lizzie Major. Gerrisb, Belfast.
SATILLA MlLLS-S!d 10th, sch Jennie Wiley,
Trefethen, Newcastle, Me.
Grande.
FORTRESS MoNRoE-Ar 18th. sch Willie Luce,
Camden for Charleston.
BALTIMORE-Cld 18th, schs Clara Flether, Sar-
gent st Thomas; Jas Smith. Lavender Camden.
PHiLADELPHIA-Ar 18th, barque Fury, Hop
Ar 18th. brig Albert, circuit, Havana.
ga nth, schs Lottie Ames. Nash, Portland; Mary
Gage, Smith, Boston; Jed Frye, Langley, Vine
Ar 18th, sch Albert Fl Waite. Drisko Matanzas.
Below, brig NJ G Roosevelt, from Cuba.
Cld lStn, sens Nellie j Dinsmore Parker, and W
NEW YORk-Ar 18th. schs Emerson Rokes Mars
ton, Progresso 10 days; David Nichols, Wyman, Car
Philadelphia; NJ Laughlin, from Portland; Louis
Walsh, Smith, Woods Hole
Also ar 18th, schs Sinaloa, Robinson and Fri, Rob-
BINS, Machlas: VIM Hill. Ball, Franklin; Eva Nav
Foster, Boston; Como, Wells, New London,
Ar 18th, brig Atalaya, Cole, Cientuegos.
-, Cld lIth 6rlg Agenora, Bucknam, Portland; schs
Charlie Cobb, Smith, Nassau, MP; " jordan, Gro
well, Baltimore.
Cid 18th. barque Lillian, Rumball, Bordeaux; briggs
Tubal Cain, Stone, Cette: o Clary, Delano Barba-
does; Castillian, Owen, Baltimore; schs Harbinger
Dodge, Brunswick. Ga; Winsow Morse Oliver for
Bath; Julia Newell, Sheppard Provncetown.
Sid, Darque Harriet Carlton tor ShanC haze; briggs
Kaluna Matanzas; Rabboni, st Thomas.
PROVJDENCE-Ar 18th, scbs Nickerson Has
kell. Pascagoula: Chase, Ingraham, New York.
PAWTUCKET-Sld 18th, sch M P. (Br) Bradley,
Portland.
NEWPORT-Ar 18th. schs VIM Stevens, Elwel,
Belfast tor Baltimore; Terrapn Wooster Calais for
PHILADELPHIA: Cornelia, Craig, Rockport for NYork
Sarah P, Westcott, Calais for Providence.
Sid 18th, scbs Gov Coney, Sinbad, Sarah Wooster
Martha Z K ng. Commerce. Petrol, L. Wilder.
NEW BEDFORD-Sld nth, sch Jed Duren
Cook. Calais
VINEYARD-HAVEN-Ar 18th. schs telegraph
Clark st George for Providence, Qest an anchor and
chain); j V Wellington, Rich, Portland tor BaltI-
more.
Ar 18th, schs Nettie Cushing Irving Rondout for
Boston; Gem. Thomas do tor Bath; Roswell, Hurl-
but. Philadelphia tor Beverly; Chas Comery Creamer
So Amboy tor Sa.em; Mark Pendleton, Pendleton,
Belfast for Charleston.
BOSTON-Ar 18TH sch VIM Marshall, Cain, Phila-
dephla.
Ar 10th, schs Fannie A Bailey. Hutchinson Sagua;
Carrie Belle Seavey. Perth Amboy; Kate Newman.
Newman, Perth Amboy.
NEWBURYPORT-Sld 18th, schs Lizzie Carr
Teel, Bath Mary. Hallowell, Dennysville; Lucy
Collins, Bishop, Rockland.
PORTSMOUTH-Ar1 nth sch Kendrick Fish, from
New York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-20
The Wool marLea.

BOSTON, April 19-IReported for the Press. 1.-The
following is list of prices quoted this afternoon:
Domestic-Ohio and Pennsylvania pick-lock 46 a
4oc; do choice XXX 439f5c; do fine X AZ q 43c; me-
dunn 43 q 45c: coarse 3S q 40c; Michigan extra and
Xxx 80 q 4Oc fine SO @ SOC; medium So q 4Oc; COM
medium SO q 4Oc, common 81 a CSC; pulled extra
30 q 45c superfine So a 80; No 1, 20 @25c; comb
ing fleece so a Coo; California ii "a &c; Texas 20
@ 33c; Canada IS q SOC; do combing So @ So; Smyr-
ma washed 1S "a BIC; do unwashed, IA q 24c; Buenos
Ayres is @ SOC; Cape Good Hope 30 a &c., Austral-
ian 40 q 41c; Donskoi. Is q 35c; Mestiza pulled -
q G.
Ihere is no Improvement to notice in the Wool
market Trade continues very dull and unsatsfac-
tory and no prospect of any immediate Improvement
Manufacturers have made up their mind that prices
must rule low. Goods are unstable and trade the
past two months has been unsatisfactory there is
no encouragement for them to stock up even at pres
Francisco cannot last for any length of time, as the
operators can scarcely realize the depressed state of
Eastern markets.
In New York::th market retains that dull and un-
satisfactory appearance that it has been duty to
report for many months past Buyers continue ex-
market purchase lots that would not in busy times
be considered any more than samples. The present
low prices for all descriptions of both clothing and
carpet material do not in the least offer any induce
ment to manufacturers for goods do not sell readily
and they are therefore not inclined to 90 beyond their
actual early wants The reports from the neighbor-
Ing markets are but echoes of the above remarks.
In Philadelphia the market continues in very
unsatisfactory condition. Many descriptions of man
ufactured goods rule tar below the price of the raw
MATERIAL and there is disposition to purchase ex
cept for immediate wants. Holders generally man.
ifest disposition to close out the stock of old Wool
but buyers are scarce, and the volume of business
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-20
MEXICO.
Progress of the Revolution.

Rio GRANDE, CITY OF MEXICO, April 15.-
Mier was taken Yesterday by Narapgo and Vara
with 400 men. The revolutionsts are entering
without opposition. Narapjo is expected at
Camargo this evening. A large force of gov
eminent troops are on thu way to Rio Grande
and some hard fighting may be looked for with
in few days.
NEW YORK, April ia Brownsville special
says that Consul Wilson at Matamoras, calls
for assistance.
One hundred prominent Daz men in Zacate-
cas- are reported to have been assassin ated, and
there has been a forced loan at Mier.
Ihe government troops were victorious over
the revolutionists at Monterey
All these facts Lave gradually convinced a
large portion of the German press and public
that the reassurng kilograms daily despatched
from Vienna and St. Petersburg ought not to be
credited, and that the Russian government is
either playing double game or else is SO far
influenced by the slave parties Is to be power
less to stop the insurrection.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-20

THE BLAINE-TUcKER CoLLooUY.-The New
York Tribune's special Of the 18th says: "In
the vote today on the Kibourn habeas corpus
question the Democrats avoided committing
one serious political blunder, but they fell into
another. Few have forgotten how, in the days
before the war, the Southern local authorities,
and even Southern postmasters, maintained the
right to dictate what should be read by the cit
liens of any community, and to exclude from
the mails the New York Tribune and other
Northern journals which opposed slavery.
Those were the days of the letter of Amos Ken
dali, Postmaster General, who, in an official
communication, decided that every postmaster
may constitute himself a Judge of the laws and
suspend their operation whenever in his SUI
preme discretion it shall seem proper. Those
were the days when every Northern newspaper
was regarded as an Internal machine, when
there was revolution on foot in every garnet,
and a gunpowder plot in every cellar. But It
has been supposed at the North that the South
had not come back to its fathers house, and
anew the doctrine of qualification, and to es-
tablish afresh q censorship of the press in its
worst possible form by allowing every penny
postmaster through the country to be Judge of
what species of intelligence it Is proper to Cir
culaie, and what to withhold from the people.
Yet these strange and startling doctrines were
today announced on the floor of the House by
Randolph Tucker of Virginia, one OF the very
abiest Democratic leaders in Congress. rms
astounding avowal was made in the course OF
heated colloquy with Mr.. Blaine"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-20
Saw Mill Burned.


SKowHEGAN, April 19.-rhe steam saw mill
owned by B. T. & J. Adams, Mayfield, was
burned last night. Loss $4,000; no insurance.
1t is supposed to have caught from sparks
from an engine.
Nominations Confirmed.
AUGUSTA, April 19-The Council this even
ing confirmed all pending nominations, in
Guiding Walton, Associate Justice; Nye, Insur-
ance Commissioner; Burleigh, Land Agent,
and Shorey. Trustee of the Insane Hospital.
The Council adjourned at late hour thls
evening"
The County Attorney of Knox Charged
With Bribery.
CHARGES of bribery have been preferred
against L. NJ Staples, attorney for Knox csun-
ty, by parties from that county. They are to
be investigated
Gov. Copnor will leave for Washington Fri
day to remain away until after the opening of
the Centennial exposition.
The Railroad Tax.
The tax of one and one-half per cent assess.
ed by tho Governor and Council against Maine
railroads amounts to $76,792 70; market value
of franchise, $5,l19,529. Tax last year was
sos, 347.SS
The following are the taxes on the principal
rates: Atlantic & st. Lawrence, 1921, 1889 62;
Boston & Maine, $22,32O1S; Maine Central,
$1203O12; Portland, Saco & Portsmouth,
$500 so; Lewiston & Auburn, $3,375; Port
land Horse, $775S so; Dexter & Newport, ST.
1880.