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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

The February debt statement shows a de-
crease in the public debt for the month Of
f3,272, 1888, and for the eight months ending
yesterday of Sl3,72s, 400. For the same
eight months of last year tho reduction was
S5,772, 252, or less than one-half of the
amount Of tho reduction during the eight
months ending yesterday. The reduction
for the eight months just closed was with
in seven hundred thousand dollars of the
aggregate reduction for the last fiscal year.
The statement that this amount of reduce
ton has been made does not mean, of
course, that the public Indebtedness equal
to that sum has been actually paid off and
redeemed. 1t means that the Treasury has
accumulated money enough to pay off that
amount Ia the last eight months; in other
words, the balance sheet shows that the
Government is nearly fourteen millions of
dollars better off than eight months ago.
The coin balance now in tho Treasury, af-
Ter deducling S32,9l5,00O outstanding coin
certificates, is S37, 12O,773; deducting from
that the S14 ,0OO, 600 IN silver coin and bull
ion reported by the Secretary on last Thurs
day leaves S23,0OO,OOO as the balance in gold
same as last month, but IL the excess in
the reduction of the debt over January DO
added to this balance our financial condi-
ton Is shown TO be better by over ono and
one-halr million dollars, than on Feb. l.
The currency balance is now over nine and
ouc-half million dollars, falling Off from
last month of nearly two and one half mil
lions. During the month there was q de-
crease of legal tenders to the amount Of
$500, 74S, and in fractional currency, S744,-
250 In the same time there were deposit
ed by national banks TO secure circulation
bonds valued at 81 900, 200 while the bonds
withdrawn for circulation surrendered
were S5,75I,5l2, showing a contraction in
national bank currency for the month OF
nearly four million dollars. The contrac-
ton in national bank circulation for the
past eight months has been gil, 1924, lis. In
the same period the increase in greenbacks
and fractional currency has been over one
quarter million dollars, leaving the net
contraction in the circulating medium for
the eight months about Sl6,OOO,00O. The
Customs receipts for February were Sl2,-
937 ,S35, and the internal revenue receipts,
$3.50, 23s. Compared with January the Gus
toms receipts increased 81, $50, 06l, while the
informal revenue receipts fell off nearly
six hundred thousand dollars. The aggre-
gate receipts from these two sources for
February show an increase over January
of 81 ,2sO,O0O. The expenditures for the
month, exclusive of interest on the public
debt, were sl2, 2l9, 42l. Especial dispatch 10
". Y. IimcS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

Town otlicersfo 1876 Clerk, A. ]. Dex-
ter; selectmen, Al. Dexter, NJ. J. Gleason,
NJ. S. Haskins; treasurer, L. Il. Read ;over-
seer OF poor, o. C. Fits; constable, II. n.
Fits; listers, Martin Leonard, d. II. Ell
ger, ]. G.. Higgins; auditors, L. NJ. New
ell, ]. G. Higgins, d. c. Dexter; grand ju-
ror, 4. F. johnson agent, ]. G. Higgins !;
fence viewers, J. d. Watson, G. II. WILDER,
L. d. Bissell; sealer of weights and meas
ures, f. d. Plimpton; pound keeper. Frank
johnson. Voted not TO choose school SUI
perrin .endeni.
On Monday evening, Feb. 81, Mr.. Ell
win Fits of Wardsboro, and Miss Jessie
Ward of Jamaica, a young lady Is or 20
years old, were out sliding on the snow
crust near West Wardsboro, when the sled
became unmana9eable and carried them
over bank thirty feet high, striking tree
in their fall, breaking one limb Of Miss
Ward, and otherwise injuring her so that
she died the following Saturday. Mr.. Fits
was considerably bruised, but we under
stand sustained no serious injury.-TGmes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10
Jamaica.

Rev. Mr.. Parmalee is supplying the
Baptist church.
Mr.. ]. C. Daggett, postmaster, was
thrown from sleigh on Monday morning,
18th ult., but escaped serious injury. Mr..
and Mrs. d. and some friends had started
for Brattleboro. Soon after turning into
Main street the driver lost control OF the
horse and Mr.. d. was thrown into the road
and the others soon followed, as the sleigh
was tipped by the sudden turning of the
horse. Mr.. Daggett has been for some time
complete cripple, and his escape is re-
markable.
Town officers for 1876: Clerk and
treasurer, Luke Howard; selectmen, f. G
Pierce, A. o. Colman, w. C. Gushing; list
ers, NJ. l.. Boynton, NJ. C. Livermore, L.
w. Howe; grand juror, D. Sherwin over
seer poor, David TwitcheIl; constable and
collector, Lewis Phelps; town agent, l.. N
Sprague. No vote for County Commits
sione.. Tax raised, $3.50.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10
GuiIfOrd Centre.

On Saturday, March 4th, the friends
and relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Ward,
to The number of about ninety, met at their
residence TO congratulate them on the 18th
anniversary of their marriage. After the
usual greetings had passed, the tables were
spread and bountifully laden with good
things. These having been cleared, the
gins were presented by Miss A. d. Taft in
a neat and appropriate speech, which was
responded TO be Mr.. Ward. The company
then joined in singing "Sweet by and by"
amer which the guests departed 10 their
several homes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

THE CAUSE OF THE HARD TIMEs.-The
Unitarian Review for January aud Febru-
airy, among several able articles, has one on
the Business Situ1tion," in which the
present stress of the times is ascribed to
over production-the gorging of the mar
Iket with more of those commodities which
N are in general use than the market cam
bear. This position of the writer, John T.
Kimball, is thus stated : at is due simply
to the introduction, during the last twenty
five years of suck an enormous amount of
machinery. There is nothing in our mod
ern civilization which is moro wonderful,
more significant, more a new thing under
the sun, and destined TO be more widei
reaching in its relations, than this use OF
machinery. a single pegging machine
will turn out more boots and shoes now
than a whole village of cobbers at work In
their little cubical shops fifty years ago.
The cloth woven in any of our large mill
towns is probably equal to half of what all
the Indies used to produce by the slow
hand methods of the Middle Ages. Steam
engines alone are doing a work which with
out them would give employment to every
one Of the multitudes of men and women
who are now lying idle in our country.
California a few years ago was groaning
over the Introduction of so much 'Chiness
cheap labor;' and yet, at that very time,
most inconsistency was giving a welcome
10 mowers and reapers and mining appar-
atus, which for cheapness and facility Of
use made even Chinaman dear. And
then, when ii is seen how these muscles
and nerves of iron and steel are employed
in every department of industry, from
carving into shape a SHAFT of iron weighing
twenty tons down to tho finishing OF a
cambria needle, and from the sewing of a
button-hOlo to the sowing and relping OF
| whole States, who can wonder that the mar
| ket is overstocked? OF course this increase
OF facilities for doing work increased for a
| while the amount of work to be done. But
| such process could not go on forever.
There was limit even 10 the number of
stitches which could be put into a lady's
dress, and to the amount of wheat which
even an American family could make way
with. And this point has at last been
| reached. The occurrence Of our civil war,
with its enormous destruction of property,
and its Withdrawal of energies into the bat
tle-field, put off the day; but tho end of
the war, and their return again to the pur-
suits Of peace, soon filled up the gap, and
brought us to the point where it was hard
| ly possible to consume half of what was
being prod uced- thepoint, therefore, where
business was obliged to stop"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10
Athena.

Town officers for 1876: Clerk, L. S.
Kingsley; selectmen, w. w. Bridges, s.
b. Wells, Albert Cotton; listers, Nal Be
mis-, II. r. Clemens, G. +. Bridges; audit
ors, J. ii. Austin, A. a. Wyman, ]. NJ.
Powers; overseer of poor, G. n. ODER !;
constable and collector, A. C. Marsh treas
urer, S. c. Ranney agent, A. t. Ball /;
grand jurors, Nal Bemjs, ]. II. Austin, A.
T. Ball sup't of schools, ]. Il. Ball fence
viewers, John Leland, Frank Rogers, Nal
Bemis inspector of leather, Jonathan Mich
OILS; inspector of lumber and shingles, r..
II. Hall. Voted to raise 81 on tho dollar.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

THE TRUE ERA OF DANGER FROM Con-
RUPTIoN. The New York Times, referring
to the expressed solicitude of the English
papers over the moral condition of this
country, well remarks: 1.-THE era when the
country was in real danger from the low
tone of public morals was when open and
shameless plumber was being carried on
with but few voices raised on the side Of
honesty. For instance, no state of public
feeling could be more fraught with peril to
free institutions than the hopeless apathy
with which the people of New York ac-
cepted the corrupt dictatorship of the Tweed
Ring. The Times was laughed at when it
began the task of overthrowing that oil
garchy of thieves, and not one man in
thousand believed that it would come out
of the struggle save with its property cou-
fiscated and its influence ruined. The sue
cess Of that effort marked the beginning of
the era of political reform through which
we are still passing. Public conscience has
reached a higher state Of development dur
ing the last five years, and there is little
danger nowadays that official malversa-
ton will be passed over as one Of the inev-
table penalties of our system of govern
ment. Exposure pays in political as well
as in a personal sense, in these times,
and the chief danger to DC apprehended
from the rage for inquiry is that it should
be used by unworthy agents for base ends"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

Several members of the Young Mems
Christian Association have been laboring
here the past week, apparently with favor
able results.
Frank Fairbanks recently had his arm
broken while telling trees.
The Glen House has been leased to Mr..
Thayer, an experienced hotel keeper OF
Holyoke, Mass. He takes possession the
first OF April.
Sidney Plumb has bought OF Ivory
Writ of North Adams, Mass, a site for a
Ssh and blind factory. Price $1,000. Mr..
Plumb, in co-partnership with A. p. Ed
wards, intends TO erect an extensive build
ing for manufacturing purposes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

Town officers for 1875: Clerk and treas
urer, M. r. Crosby; selectmen, Israel
Haynes, o. b. Lawton, Channcey Smith /;
overseer of poor, Israel Haynes; consta-
bles, A. NJ. Johnson, Stillman Robinson /;
collector, ]. II. Kidderi listers, Mills
Brown, w. r. Boyd, p. G. Hubbard; aud.
itors, ii. III. Winchester, John Patch, s. b.
Barnard; trustee, David Bills school sup't,
Rev. A. G. Fieldi agent, Edward Titus
fence viewers, Manning Bassett, S. T. Dav-
export, Newell Adams grand jurors, F.
l.. Stanley, Isaac Estey inspector of leath-
er, Ii. NJ. Hubbard inspector of lumber,
]. Estey; railroad commissioners, Israel
Haynes, o. L. Butterneld, John Patch.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

LETTER FROM HON. FREDERICK BILLINGS.
Tho following letter from Hon. Freder-
lex Billings of Woodstock, on the union Of
colleges in Vermont, is of general interest !;
Woodstock, W., Feb. "a, 1876.
Mss Minnie S. Moore, Nortyield, W.
DEAR MADAM:-I have received your
letter of yesterday, soliciting Funds for
the endowment OF proleSsorship in Nor
witch university, TO be called tho 'Profes-
sorship of Moral aud Intellectual Philoso-
ply and Christian Ethics.
The attempt to sustain three colleges in
Vermont is in my opinion great mistake.
II the institutions OF Burlington, Middle
bury and Mortified could be consolidated.
there would result university sure TO
command respect and adequate support
and hence, sure to live and grow stronger
year by year. Tho chances now are that
the three separate institutions will, after
awhile, be only local hi-h schools, and that
more and more the people Of Vermont fol-
lowing the example Of some Of the trust
ee| of these institutions, will send their
boys out of the state for their education.
In this view Of the situation do not look
with favor upon any effort to strengthen
these institutions in their separate estates.
Not enough can be raised to make either
one what it ought 10 be, as a college, in its
endowment and every little aid obtained
makes each one more wilful in its attempt
at independence. Let them put their funds
and forces together and 1 will be ready to
help. know that efforts in this direction
have heretofore failed. A defeat need not
be a surrender. And is it not time that Yer
mont took her bearings anew on this ques-
ton as well as on several others? Is she
not losing ground?
Very truly yours,
EREDERICK HnIIN0S
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10
AtrnttOn.

Town officers for 1876: Clerk, L. L.
sheldon selectmen, NJ. A. Knowlton, L.
II. willis, Elias cobb; treasurer, L. f.
Sheldon; overseer OF poor, II. b. Forces
ter; constable, NJ. +. Pike; listers, c. N.
Pike, A. d. Knight, A. j. Pike; auditors,
willard Shepard, F. ]. Prentss, j. d. Tenn
pie; fence viewers, NJ. f. Pike, o. p. Hes
cock, j. c. Jones; inspector of lumber and
shingles, w. II. Lymani agent, Rufus Ly-
man school sup't, +. II. Butler grand
juror, J. b. Temple. Voted TO raise so cts.
on the dollar. The town refused TO abolish
the school district system for the town sys-
tenn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10
How nelLnap Wa. DETECTED.

The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Journal, tells how the Belknap cor
ruption came out Geo. A. Armes, who has
ferreted out this scandal, is well-known
here as Virginian who was loyal, and
whose service in the Union army as a vol
unteer was rewarded by commission in
the regulars. He was assigned 10 duty on
the frontier, and promoted to a captaincy.
II wing some trouble with his superior Of
ficers, he preferred charges against three of
them, when they turned round and pre-
scented charges against him. and with the
aid, as he alleges, OF Secretary Belknap,
got him dismissed. He, however, follow
ed up his charges against the officers, got
them convicted, and two are now serving
out sentences in prison on this account, and
every session of Congress since he has been
before both Houses for redress. BY perse-
verance he has, however, carried all his
pc ints, except being restored to the army,
and only few weeks ago Senator Spencer
introduced into the Senate bill for that
purpose. He has had many bitter, person.
al wordy alterations with General Bel
KNAPP, has defied him, and informed him
that he would yet defeat him and get his
rights. Meanwhile Armes went into bust
ness here as a real estate agent, and among
those who called upon him to rent house
was Representative Lewis, of Alabama, an
ex-Confederate officer. During the nego-
tiation, Armes told Lewis that he was for
merly in the army, and was in possession
of facts against Gen. Belknap that would
force him to resign his position as Secreta-
ry, and If some member of Congress would
Ia Ike hold and help him, he would in sixty
days force Belknap TO leave his position,
Lewis rendered his services and laid the
matter before Mr.. Clymer for his commit
tee to unearlh. Armes furnished list o.
witnesses, but as they testified to but few
facts, Mr.. Clymer began TO suspect thai
Armes was dealing with them in bad faith
especially as when Belknsp was notified o.
the matter, he informed them that Armei
h ad offered, If he could be reinstated in the
ar my, and certain other conditions were
complied with, that he would drop the
matter. This looked little like black
mail, but Mr.. Lewis urged that inasmucl
as list OF witnesses had been furnished
by Armes 1t would be best TO summon
them all and see what there was in It
Among the witnesses was Mr.. Marsh, anC
after some difficulty his attendance was Sc
cured, with the result already known to tn
world.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

QUEEN VICTORIA opened Parliament this
year in person, and the event was one OF
great Importance TO the English people.
She has been much secluded for fifteen
years, and has not opened Parliament in
person since 1871. She rode in the process
sion ina close state carriage drawn by eight
cream -eolored horses, almost covered with
gold and blue trappngs. Accompanying
her were the princess of Wales and Prin-
cess Beatrice. Her Majesty looked ex-
eeedlngly we'll, and bore herself with per-
fectly regal air as she acknowledged the
demonstrations of the crowd. OF her re-
ception, correspondent of the Tribune
says accompanying Tuesday with some
well-remembered days when the Queen
appeared in public few years ago, it was
impossible not to see that she had secluded
herself out of the affections of the people
She is still the Queen, and as such was sa'
luted respectfully, but nothing more" The
scene In tho house of Lords was one o
great splendor and brilliancy, displaying {
magnificent blaze of diamonds and splen
did dresses, and uniforms and robes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

Town officers for 1876 Clerk and treas
urer, l.. =. Walker; relectmen, Samuel
Phelps, Sidney Holmes, Henry A. Thomp-
son constable, Albert II. Burgess; listers,
Everett Palmer, Henry Woolley, L. c.
TenneyY auditors, L. S. Sabin, Jr., s. d.
Couant, Francis Phelps; overseer Of poor,
Albert II. Burgess; agent, l.. S. Walker
grand jurors, Lyman French, ID. w.
Twitchell, L. II. Howard supt Of schools,
Samuel Phelps. Vote for county commits
sioner, Samuel $. Leonard 10, o. Il. But
terfeld 2.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10
Vernon.

Town officers for 1876: Town clerk and
treasurer, A. Withheld; selectmen, F. w.
johnson, Geo. II. Hubbard, Erastus Tyler (;
listers, J. A. Brown, a. Stebbins, G. f.
Could; auditors, Thomas Goodwllle, ]. L.
Franklin, S. b. Houghton; overseer of
poor, Lorenzo Brown; constable and col
lector, Chas. Jackson agent. ]. L. Frank
lin; grand juror, L. Brown ; fence view
ers, selectmeu; inspector OF leather, WIN.
A. Leather; inspector OF lumber and shin
giles, L. u. Brown and Chas. Merrill supt
OF schools, T. Good willie.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIc.-Col.
Theodore S. Peck, the newly elected COM
mander of the department Of Vermont, an
nonnces the following appointments:
Assistant Adjutant General-Eben Tap
lin of Burlington.
Inspector-Charles F. Saulding of Burl-
ington.
Judge Advoeate-Willard Harrington OF
st. Adams.
Chief Mastering oficer-Robert ]. Coff-
ey of Burlington.
Col. Peck appoints as aides de camp one
comrade from each post in the State, the
members from this county being George
Green of Brattleboro, A. Sturgis Of Jsmai-
ca, and f. L. Ray OF Wilmington. Asplr-
tied circular letter is issued, in which he
urges the comrades to greater exertion in
building up the order in the State.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

Town officers for 1876: Clerk and treas
urer, ]. L. Harrington; selectmen, A. ].
Tucker, Israel Canedy, Gilman Warren ;
overseer Of poor, selectmen; listers, A. NJ.
V. Hager, C. o. Thurber, Thomas Smith
auditors, G. L. Clark, L. NJ. Tucker, l.. II.
Wilcox fence viewers, G. L. Clark, Da-
yid Tucker, Thomas Miner; grand juror,
G. p. Worden agent, A. L. Worden; sup't
of schools, G. l.. Clark inspector of lum-
Der and shingles, L. w. Sumner; consia-
bic and cole ctor, Oscar Howe; I'd consta-
BILE, w. w. Follett. Voted TO raise 60 cts.
on the dollar.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

Town officers for 1876: Clerk, II. b.
Ballou treasurer, N. L. Stetson select
men, e. l.. Roberts, f. G. Davis, NJ. b.
Bishops constable, Henry Corklns; listers,
l.. Gale, J. w. Morse, Il. c. Marsh audit
ors, l.. Brown, j. w. Hatch, James Rob-
ertsi overseer OF poor; L. C. Starr; agent,
George Porter; grand jurors, L. c. Starr,
c. Baker; school sup't, Rev. II. Eastman,
Vote for county commissioner, Lucius p.
Mowry l45, scattering 3. Voted 10 raise so
cts. on tho dollar.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

Town officers for 1876; Clerk, D. A.
Dickinson selectmen, ID. d. Dickinson
HazeltOn Rice, VIM. II. Bruce listers, z
G. Bailey, A. 4. Warren, Clark Timson
auditors, A. It. Warren, ]. II. Merrfe Id
G. b. Williams overseer OF poor, Clark
Tislson; constable and collector, II. II
Hoyti treasurer, f. o. Burdltt; agent,
Franklin Moore; grand Jurors, L. p
Wheeler, Clark Timson, VIM. 4. Bruce
fence viewers, f. j. Morse, Mason Ingram
o. L. Sherman Inspector of leather, c. C.
Nashi sup't of schools, Rev. Chas. Burn.
ham. For county commissioner, o. e. But
terfield 10 votes. ..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

urer, Dwight Tyler; selectmen, A. N.
Howe, j. w. Melendy, A. l.. Peabody f;
listers, s. NJ. Hobart, ]. Martin, d. Batch
elder; auditors, Jas. Martin, G. G. Smith,
G. Walker ; oyerseer of poor, Barnet Wait
constable, L. Webster Melendy; agent,
John Aiken; grand juror, Chester Hunt
ley; fence viewers, selectmen inspectors
OF leather, Geo. Walker, John w. Gibson
inspectors of lumber, C. D. Farnum, o. S.
Osborn; school sup't, VIM. L. Gibson. Vote
for county commissioner, Horace Walker
IL. Voted TO raise 81 on the dollar.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

EcLIPsEs.-of the four eelipses which
occur this year two, and the only two wish
BILE in North America, occur during the
month OF March. One of these is Of the
moon, the other OF the sun. The former
begins on the morning of the 10th, few
minutes past midnight, and continues for
two hours, reaching its maximum few min
utes past 4. IN. The latter takes place on
the 18th, commencing few minutes before
o'clock p. M, and lasting about one and
three-fourths hours. Both will be partial
eclipses.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

Tho religious meetings, which were in
augurated here carly last week, by the
Christian Workers, so called, have been
continued to the present time, and with
some measure of success. Both churches
unite in the work.
The Congregational society have pur-
chased for a parsonage the Isaiah Richard
son place, so called, a little east of the church.
Price $500.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10
Marlboro.

Town officers for 1876: Clerk and treas
urer, A. NJ. Prouly; selectmen, b. NJ.
Whitney, ]. II. Hamilton, Ira Adams, Jr. I;
listers, Elliot Halliday, E. p. Adams, G.
w. Ames auditors, +. r. Howe, p. P.
Fletcher, L. Y. Higley; overseer of poor,
Clark Warren agent, Asa Winchester /;
grand juror, L. Y. Higley; school sup't,
II. +. Whitney; constable, L. Y. Higley.
Voted TO raise 81 on the dollar.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

A call has been issued which invites "the
people OF Vermont, who believe that the
honor of the State imperatively demands
that it should be creditably represented
at the centennial exhibition, at Philadel-
phia," to meet at city hall, Burlington, on
wednesday, March Is, 1875, "for the pur-
pose of counseling together, and providing
ways and means to carry into effect this
patriotic duty"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10

The Hon. William NJ. Robbins, one of
the Democratic members Of Congress, who
has been prominent in exposing the ras-
calities of Secretary Belknap, is not pos
sessed of an enviable record for honesty.
He was found guilty of accepting bride
while member Of the South Carolina Sem
ate, in 1869, and narrowly escaped expul-
sion. AS it was, he received a severe rep
rimand.