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Thp Receiver OF tho Missouri, Kanaaa 4 Texas
Railroad furnishes the following statement Ut up
pFoxlmate earnings Ut thu rtah for tho third werk
ln jung: Freight. SAT, Da: passenger, 4l..
7et Is; mall. s., 5al. 81; oxprcss ST. n50. Total.
9U7. II.
, 1876-06-27

= H1t{Qn {D1{. =
Tho sdyeuturcf JoAHscn, Who has stayted ca
voyage across the Atlantic In the dosy Ccnsrn'
ninl, Aus fen.s .sMbe.ad Aia p1oraiss to keep tho
Cape Ann A1s<Ftas<F acquainted Mlth bis where"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27

duty. fthcy will take this course
we may yet see our way clear and the
conspiracy to count in Hayes may yet
be broken up. Hut no trust can be
placed in Grant. Dragged from OBJ
sculitv in 1861 as luck would have
1.-THE becan. c commander-in chief of
the army, not on account of real abil-
ity or strategetic power, but by n bull
dog tenacity of purpose. He has al
so shown himself to be man Of low
tastes and vulgar hablts-a tipler, a
good judge of horses and pups, but
in no way worthy to be the success
sor Of Washington, Jefferson, jack
son. Fillmore and Picrcc--men OF the
purest motives and most exalted pat
riotism. But we will venture to pre-
diet that should Grant, Chandler, Don
Cameron, Chamberlin & Co., persist
IN carrying CIT the job they have un.
dertaken Of counting in by fraud Pres,
idents, Governors, Members of Con-
gress, &c, the load will grow heavier
and heavier on their shoulders until they
will be crushed by the weight OF inia-
my attached to their infamous pro,
ceediugs But we trust Il reaction
may take place which will enable lead
ing Republicans throughout the land to
declare in favor OF the one WHO has
been fairly and legally elected to the
Office of President OF the United
States. DEMOCRAT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27

self, but | am a planter, not a polite
ian; all my interests are here but
sir, | cannot believe the good OF the
State or of the National Republican
party can he promoted by returning,
as elected. candidate so clearly de-
feated as myself.
In fact, am convinced that very
much of the disturbance that has pre-
vailed throughout the State for sever
al years past is justly attributed to the
fact that, in many parishes, men not
elected by the people have been re-
turned elected and maintained in office
by the powe" of the Government, l
must believe that you and your aSso-
GATES lave been grossly deceived as
to the manner in which the late can
vass and election i'll De Soto was con-
duccd, and rs to the result. Very re-
spec,tully. JOHN }. LONG.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27
E.ettnr iron, Windsor.
WINDSOR, W., Dec. lG, IS.

WINDSOR, W., Dec. lG, IS,
MR. MCMAsrER. -Dedr Sir: viii
Won allow me through the columns OF
your paper 10 present Il
few words for the careful study Of
your many readers. The pleSent
"outlook' for the poorer class is heart.
rendering in the very extreme. Tn
der the name OF ''hard times we are
brought to Il state of misery unheard
of in the annals Of history. While we
have employers who cannot pay any
thing like living prices to their em-
ployees, they can buy costly clothes
and gold chains for their relatives or
adopted relatives. On the other hand
we have girls who are discharged, ant
young men kept running the looms
that those girls ought to be tending.
1t is we'll known that young men can
buffet this world in search Of employ
ment better than young women can.
Although, perhaps some OF the gent,
Ter sex would not willingly acknowl-
edge that they were in the least infe-
rior TO the best of tie Lords of Crea-
tion,-men we mean" There has been
quite number Of "cut downs, as
they are called by the operatives, and
still another is talked OF at the Cot
ton Factory here. Another thing at
tracts the notice of many of our cltl
zens At the Prison all the young
men from farms outside can get en-
ployment at the State Prison as guard
keepers. while older men and men OF
| families, residents, cannot get place.
1t is true, there are a number there
who have families, who have been
employed within those walls but
there are also a number Of single men
who have no one to hold them here,
and who could work on farms, (as they
have formerly done,) and men who
are long residents in town, could
earn something in those same places
to feed the mouths of their families.
A great many are talking OF the
wrong idea Of giving work to the
young, single men, while the men OF
families roam about day after day look
ing for ".ob" to earn enough to get
a few potatoes. or little butter, SUI
gar, or whatever is required. | wish
something could be done to remedy
this great evil. Will some one sug
gest something E?
Yours Respectfully,
One OF THE SUFFERERS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27
SnaircS; Rooms.

pass some houses in every town
whose windows might as we'll be seal
ed with the walls for any purpose they
have but to let in light, They ale
never opened summer or winter. In
the winter il is cold in the summer
the flies get in, or, II they are net;ed,
t. dust sits through the nets. Now,
can tell person who inhabits such
chambers when see him in the
streets there is such 4 smell abou,
his clothing l always wish for sniff
OF Cologne, or hartshorn, or burnt
leather, or something of the sort, to
take the taste out. 4 house that is
never aired has every nook and cor
ner filed with stale odors aud cooked
meats, boiled vegetables, especially
cabbage and oniors, which, as the
weeks 90 by, literally reek in their
hiding places. The very garments of
The children tell the same story ofun'
cleanliness. 1t is bad to have un.
washed clothes, but there may be an
excuse tor it. But what excuse can
there be ior unaired ones when air is
50 cheap and free3 There is death in
such unaired chambers Better a
swarm of flies OF u cloud of dust ;
better frost or snow in room, than
these intoerable smells. The first
thing in the morning, when you are
ready to go down stairs, throw
open your windows, take apart the
clothing of your bed, and let the air
blow through it as hard as it will
There is health in such policy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27

Cooke says in his protest that they
were the former, and Cowgirl and the
minutes say nothing about it. l had
heard, and Cooke also says, that they
made aflidavits in aid of the Republl-
can contest, and ifso. | presume they
were Republicans. In that case it
should be presumed that in the return
rs made they looked after the interest
of their own party, and at any rate, l
do not think that Democratic ma
ioritv should be thrown out because
of Republican wrongdoing, if such
were Tie case. If this precinct be re-
iectpd it would give a Republican ma
io,ity in the State, otherwise not. In
the latter case the TiIden majority
would be so small that perhaps some
of the Republican tests which the
Board did no, stop to consider prob,
ably because the majority had been
reached on other grounds) would have
changed the result if passed upon.
But there is no Use in Specializing
about this, rs the case must be con,
sidered as it Was made up by the
Board. Leaving out Jasper precincts,
we see therefore thai, in my oplnlon,
there was TiIden majority, even con-
ceding that Campbellton and the first
named precinct in Hamilton County
should be thrown out, which | do not
say was RIGHTLY done. | certainly have
had my doubts as to what my own
opinion was except rs to this precinct
upon which it happened that | did moi
know toIIy what the evidence was
but as | do not have the assurance to
put my own opinions above those o
the Board upol questions as to whlct
thc,e was conflicting evidence, ! wa:
not wiling to give my own view
without at the same time giving th'
evidence, and hence my report was
$50 long"
am not unwilling to express m!
opinions, nor do | object to having
any one to whom they are of an!
consequence know them.
Yours, truly
FRASc1s {. BARLOW.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27
The .Dcad.Beaf" Danger.

What are we to do with these peo-
pie ? Bow is this disease to be treat
ed i? These questions demand an
early answer, for the evils to which
they relate are increasing with alarm
ing rapidity. There is the general
feeling that they will take care of
themselves, as soon as prosperous
times shall return; but, rs we have
already sad, this is mistake. The
dead beat will never reform. The
tramp will be tramp for life, shifting
from country to city as his comforts
may demand, and ready to be led into
any mischief which will give him grub
and grog. There ought to be. this very
winter, in every Sta.e in the Union,
such laws passed as will restrain the
wanderers, aud force them to seh-sup
port in some public institution. \
standing commission OF vagrancy
should be instituted in every large
city, and every county in the land /;
institutions Of industry established tor
the purpose of making these men self
supporting, and Of curing them Of
their wretched disease. We have lu.
natc asylums, not only for the benefit
of the lunatics, but for the reliet OF the
community, and among the dead-beats
and tramps we have an enormous
number ot men who are just as truly
diseased as the maddest man in Utica,
or at the Bloomingdale Asylum.
Something must be done with them,
ami done at once, II we are 10 have
any comfort by day or safety by
night for men who are so demoral,
lied as TO beg from choice, and lie by
profession, have but to take Il single
step to land in ruffianism. Already
they intimidate, and rob and murder,
to get the means to support their use
less lives -[From "The Disease OF
Mendicancy," DR.. Hollands Topics
OF the Times Scribner for January.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27
Z; ! {; c. = Z: I: D

WHY IS IT, that while the Demo,
cratic Investigating Committees OF
the House, in Louisiana, Florida and
South Carolina, sit with open doors,
the Republican Committees of The
Senate, in those States, hold their
sessions III secret ? Is it truth or false
hood which fears the light ?
Which are the people most likely
to accept as true, the reports OF the
committees that have nothing to con-
ceal, and ask only that the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth, shall
be known, or the reports of the com
mittees who take their evidence and
reach their conclusions in secret!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27
from the n. Y. Herald, DEC. IA
Declines 10 be Counted In.

SHREVEPORT, La, Dec. Is, '7G.
The following letter was forwarded
to day to ]. Madison Wells, Presi-
dent Of the Louisiana Returning
Board, by Mr. John j. Long, who
was coaused in as representative from
the parish Of De Soto -
De SoTo PARISH, La, Dec. II, '76.
Hon. j. Madison Wells, President
Louisiana Returning Board -
| have learned that your honorable
body has returned me as elected to
the lower Hou5e OF the Legislature
from the parish Of De Soto. Permit
me to return my thanks for the honor
conferred, bat at the same time per-
NIT me to say that 1 am unwilling to
accept the position. | am a Republi-
can from the tlrm conviction that the
principles Of that party are best for
the whole country.
1t is also true that | was the regu.
lar nominee Of the party in the parish
of De Soto tor the Legislature, and
did more than any member OF the par
ty in that parish to organize it and
advance its interests but, sir, know
ing as do that was fairly defeated
at the polls, no intimidation or fraud
having been practiced by the oppo-
site party at any precinct in the par
ish, so far as | have been able to as
certain, after a thorough Investigation
my selt'respect will not permit me to
accept the position. Ihope you will
pardon me for taking step that, at
first glance, may be thought calculat-
ed to cast some discredlt upon the
party with which ! have allied my
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27
WHOLE No. 1898
Widows.

Winter kept apples, seasoned wine,
Il c,ouded meerschaum. vase around
which the scent of the roses still
hangs, all these have a rare, ripe,
evanescent flavor that suggest, but can
net express, the charm Of the widow.
A young widow, is, perhaps, the most
interesting object in nature-or IN art.
Sac represents experience without Its
wrinkles or its gay hairs. She has
matronly beauty and maidenly free
dom combined. She is grief with d
laughing eye--sorrow in Il house OF
tcstiyal-a silver moon in sable
cloud. She is too sweet for any thing.
Like all good things. she can only be
created at a great sacrifice. Mrs.
Browning says that man must be
pretty thoroughly spoiled before he
can lclvc widow. This black swan
this mourntul Phpnlx--riScs only
out of the funeral urn that holds the
ashes Of u husbands heali.
Let us wipe away the biny tear and
proceed Poets, statesmen, heroes,
and philosophers have each felt the
iudeiinable influence of widow hood.
LIS quality is not strained. 1t falls
alike upon the just aud unjust. Ed.
ward plantagnet married the widow
Elizabeth Gray, though he knew She
brought civil war for her dowry.--
Ned Walker, Joe Addison, Sam John
son, George Washington, Napoleon
Bonaparle, John Wesley, Tony Wei.
ler, Ben Disraeli aud all the boys mar
ried widows. Henry VII was so
fond Of them that he tool: tive, and
King David was SO pleased with Abb
gail, the widow of Nabal, whom he
took TO wife, that he turned Bathshe-
ba into widow on purpose to marry
her. When Judith ceased her cogita.
lions over The virtues Of the late la
mented Manassas Of Bethulia, puts
off her mourning and adorns herself
in brave attire to set out for the camp
Of Holoiemes, we feel inshnchvely
that she will come back with his heart,
his crown or head, whichever she goes
for. When the old widow Naomi
counsels the young widow R"th how
to lay snares in the harvest fields OF
her kirsman, and spring her net on
the threshing-hoor, we know at once
that the wealthy Bachelor Boaz might
as well order the wedding garments.
4Ai.an Ramsay wrote 4 song telling
how to WOO a widow. He might as
well have left direction how to get
struck with lightning.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27
FLORIDA.
FRAUD PROVED BEFORE
TIE HOUSE COMMITTEE IN THE LIE
ON COUNTY CASE.
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 20, 1875.

TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 20, 1873.
The House Committee closed its la
hors here to-day and LETT for Hamilton
coumy this evening, where they viii
investigate the Jasper precinct case
The committee has made 4 clear case
Of fraud in the canvass OF precinct NO.
l3, Leon county. Mr.. Hopkins said
-,- at is 50 complete a case that Mr..
Dunnell Republican) abandoned it
after the first witness was heard. lie
never asked another question or pui
in another witness. lie will concur
with us in our report on this case. lie
told a friend to-day that it was piece
Of transparent fraud
Your correspondent asked Mr.. Dun
nell his opinion Of this case. lie
laughed and said, "Why, there can be
only one opinion on that. lie pro-
nounces i, taaud. One hundred and
seyenty-six Republican votes are in
volved in this precinct. The Board
canvasscd It without discussion
Especial dispatch to the n. Y. Herald
published Dec. q.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27

Condemn no man for not think
ing as You think. Let every one en-,
joy the full and free liberty of think
ing for himself. Abhor every approach
in any kind or degree, to the spirit of
persecution. If you cannot reason or
persuade man into the truth, never
attempt to force him into It, John
Wesley
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27

An obituary notice of a young
man was handed in last night for in.
sertion in our columns. concluding
with the following touching remark
"Gone before the Returning Board
above; May he be counted ill., IN Y
Express.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27

1t is estimated that there are q
400 disorders TO which the human
frame is liable. When man is hauled
up with rheumatism he is apt to think
that the entire number has struck in
Concert. [Rockland Courier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27

The word "concede" is about
worn out. In two or three weeks
more "bull-doze" will begin to lose its
hold as well. and then pail of gloom
will settle down over the English
language.-T Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27

We clip the following from the Rut-
land Herald OF Dec. Is. The hearts
of the Brandon farmers no doubt are
made glad by t0is move of the Hon.
n. T. S., Jr., but how will the farm
ers throughout the State, who have
been robbed OF $4,000, take it:
The members Of the Farmers and
Mechanics Club OF Brandon were
very agreeably surprised at the meet
ing last evening by the unexpected
and generous offer Of Hon. n. I.
Sprague, Jr., to make over to the club
the entire amount voted him by our
late Legislature to reimburse him fn
the amount expended in building the
Vermont State Headquarters on thy
Centennial grounds, The amount is
some more than $4,000, and will lay
the foundation Of u library which wil!
be an honor 10 the town, lasting
benef; to the people and 4 blessing 10
posterity. The following letter will
explain itself
BRANDON. Dec. 8, 1876.
To the F'umrrs' aad Mechanics
Club of Pr0ndoq, VI. In April,
1876, | erected tor tie use Of the
State Of Vermont, on the Centennial
grounds at Philadelphia, q building to
be used as headquarters for Vermont
ers during the late Centennial txhi-
bItion, as a Gift. on my part, TO the
State in which | WAS born, and have
ever since resided
The late Legislature of Vermont,
without my seeking or working for it,
directly or indirectly, saw fit to pay
me the amount expended, deductinG
the value Of the building at tie close
of tie exhibition.
The amount is now in my hands
and wishing to 6onae it again, as !
cannot consider it my own after once
giving ii away, and desiring to place
it this time where it will most benefit
my townsmen, in this and future gen.
crations, ! cannot think OF any hettel
Investment than to put it into a town
library.
Your club, Incorporated by the
State Of Vermont, having already the
largest and best selected library ii
town, would, in my opinion, be mos
likely to continne in the good work.
Allow me TO offer to you, and
through you to all who may desire thu
benefit of this GIFT, the amount now
in my hands, to be hy you expended
in the purchase OF such books, as you
through your committee, may select
best calculated to elevate and instruci
the people. Your townsman,
y. r. SpHAGuE, JR.
The c.ub unanimously passed ayol'
accepting the generous donation anc
voted. further to consider the sub
1t their next meeting, on next Fri'!a,
evening
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27
GEN, gARLOW'S OPINION,
HOW THE VOTE OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN
COUNTED.

Since his report to the President,
General Barlow has written the fol
lowing private letter toa friend, which
shows conYluSiyely that Governor Til
den, If the count were honest, carried
Florida by small m.jority. This
letter, coming from n "trooly loii
source, has made quite a commotlon
among the Republican ballot,boX stut-
ters ard thieves throughout the coun-
try -
New YoRK, Dec Is, 1876.
My DEAR -
t / certainly thought mad maze my
own opinion clear as to the points o1
contest of which ] protesSed to have
knowledge. a little calculation
would have shown what it was. On
the face Of the returns tie vote was
Hayes, 24,327; Tilden, 24,287.
Ger, ain additions and deductions wele
agreed upon unanimously by the
Board which we may assume to be
correct. These concndrd changes lett
it-llayos, 24,287 Tilden, 24,439.
Then should have thrown ont 2l9
Republican votes in Archer precinct, ,
No. 2, and also Friendship Church
precinct in Jackson county, as . ma
jority OF the Board did. They also
rejected CamphelIton Church precinct,
in this county, as to which | do not
know the facts, but will assume it
rightly rejected, as it does not alter
the result to which | have come.
The two last precincts disposed OF
l2l Republican and 43G Democratic
votes, and deductlng these and the
PIC in Archer, You can get tho follow,
ing result:
Ii'''''' 40 ~ :,
Hayes. .................. 23,94I
Tilden's majority. ..... 81
| should have come to this result
after passing upon all the cases before
the Board except Hamilton County
1t Is this county which causes the on
" doubt | have about it.
The official minutes Of the Board
as published in the New York papers
of December l3, state that in Somt
precincts of this county Mame not
oiven) 83 Democratic and SO Re
publican votes were thrown out.
do not know the ground, but allow
ing it, you still have u Democratic
majority of 80. Then comes Jasper
precinct No. 2, where the vote wa:
Democratic 323, Republic 1876, as re
turned. About this case | know only
what appears in the minutes ot the
Board and in Cowgills letter and
Cookies protest attached to my re
port. The irregularities complained
of abandoning the canvass when hall
finished, and turning it over to two
lawyers who completed it the mex,
day., would justify the throwing on,
of the whole returns, but what | am
in doubt about is whether the inspec.
tors were Republicans or Democrats
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27

Now that Returning boards de-
eide our elections, the rights of popular
assemblage auG free speech are the
main things leit.-[Springfeld Re
publican, Dec. 18th.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27

o-MoRRow's BURDEN.-No man
ever sank under the burden of to-day.
1t is when to .morrows burden is adj
ded to the burden of to day that the
weight is more than u man can bear
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-27
MunifiCent Gift 10 the Farmers and
Mechanics Club of Brandon.

HON y. 7. SPRAGUE, JR, GIVES THE
AMOUNT VOTED HIM BY THE STATE
LEGISLATURE TO THE LIBRARY OF
THE CLUE.