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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-12

spectivc spheres, with the conduct Of the
presidential campaign-the National Com
mittee, and the Congressional Committee.
OF the latter committee he Is the Treas
urer. To Mr.. Barnums wise counsels
and personal labors is largely due the late
triumph of the democracy in Connecticut.
THE SENATORIAL orHEILo FROM
MISSISSIPPI.
Senator Bruce, the only colOred nan in
the Senate, made speech on Mr.. Nor
tons resolution providing for an investi-
cation into the last election in Mississippi
few days ago. A short time since he
broke the party fcttcrs during an Execu-
tive session Of the Senate, and INDUCED in
a TRADE against the President because he
had not taken more radical measures to
secure the election Of IL majority Of repub-
lcans to the legislature. This speech
created CONSERVATION in the republican
camp, which was heightened when it was
reported that Bruce was determined to re-
peat his speech in open session. The
other day, however, in his speech on
Mississippi, he never once alluded in dis
respectful terms to the President. His
speech was just wha. might have been
expected, coming from such Il source. In
stead of confirming himself to the question
of the late election 10 Mississippi, he con-
tented himself with a passing alusion to
ii, and launched out into an essay on the
subject OF equal political and civil rights
for his race. He read his remarks from
manuscript; and the closeness with which
he confined himself to it, never once rails
ing his eyes, suggested that he was not
over familiar with the hand writing. AS
regards dress, the colored Senator is the
most nobOy, not excepting Conking, in
the gambler. He is Il thick set man. and
in color is n cross between muIat;) and
full-blooded African. A continual SHocr
rests upon his ebony countenancp. and
the eTcctncSs with which he SITS in his
seat, and gazes with look OF Indifference
upon his brother Senator's of whittier hue
indicates that he considers himself the
peer of any honorable gentleman in the
chamber. He is exceedingly affected in
his manners, and always enters the cham
Der with his hands incased in pair OF
black kids frequently sitting, during the
entire session, with one glove on, and the
other lying on the desk before him. Mr..
Bruce may have made very good sheriff
in Mississippi; but as United States
Senator he is not Il success. A.TD.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-12
NAME.

A Brunswick clergyman went in.
to Portland the other day, and by
chance took seat in the smoking
car. He had hardly got settled in
his seat, when Boston runner bustl-
ed up to him and asked If he "had a
pack of cards anywhere about him."
1t is said that the Maine Central
Railroad Company proposed to build
a branch road from Skowhegan to
Scion, to meet completed piece of
track that will form part of the pro-
jected Quebec & Wiscasset r. r.
Page, who murdered his wife at
Chelsea, has been sent to the insane
hospital.
Rev. Frederick rockingham, of
Portland, has given $4,000 to the
General Hospital in that city.
There IS movement among the
Catholics in Lewiston to reduced the
extravagant expense of funerals -
They find that the funeral expenses
have reached such enormous proper
lions that it is far cheaper to live than
to die.
The American Citizen, an anti
Catholic paper, recently started at
Portland, has gone to the shades
Its conductor was Winslow, an I'M
fortunate name in the newspaper
business.
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Ne7v England.
CONNECTICUT.

The Connecticut papa who re-.
Gently became father at the age of
83 has since died.
Hartford, is pluming itself on the
promise OF visit from the Brazilian
Emperor, who is interested in manu-
features.
Connecticut held the last of it
April elections. Hereafter il will
vote IN November.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-12

property has been rejected in the
Massachusetts House of Representa-
tives by large majority.
The Boston Gas Company re-
duces the price of gas to $2 % per
thousand feet while Chicago brings it
down to ~. Hows this for high ?
One Of the pupils at the state
orphan school IS 70 years old. States
having orphans older than that will
please report at TIL centennial. -
Worcester Press.
Mrs. Sarah f Bonney of Sterling,
the only contributor from the town to
the Centennial exhibition, has two
cases Of goods which will attract great
attention. One contains 25 choice
stuffed birds Of all varieties. The
second contains bird fans, with wings
spread, a muft, boa and hat made out
of ducks feathers.
A Fitchburg resident has sug
gested that commission of expert
engineers should be selected to ex-
anime aud report on the condition of
the reservoir dams in that vicinity,
going as far ncrth as the reservoir at
South Ashburnham. 1t Sc, ,ts that
Fitchburs is surrounded byr 'servoirs,
and in the case of one at least sense
OF insecurity is felt.
The shoe trade of Haverhill
manufacturers is represented as falling
off. Many are filing their orders and
are discharging cutters, not wishing
to accumulate goods on uncertainties.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-12

The election of delegates to the
New York Democratic Convention,
to be held at Utica on the 26th inst,
is progressing favorably for Gov. Til
den AZ the candidate of the New
York Democracy of President.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-12

The late Frank P Blair, Jr., of
Missouri, who was always in the pub
lie service, leaves an estate of $500.
The idea of not getting rich while in
office is something beyond the COM
prehension of his successors. That's
the Democratic honest fashion of do
ing it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-12
RHODE ISL AND

The Woonsocket Patriot says
that 1875 voters in that town sold their
votes for $4,000 election day, and
that one of the parties had detective
at work gathering evidence against
the guilty ones.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-12

Grants physician says he is out
of danger. The Investigating Com
mittees don't seem to think SO. At
least their developments may get our
worthy (D President into serious trou-
BILE after ALL
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-12

A. A. Hayes, NJ. d., State As
sayer of Massachusetts,, pronounces
Halls Sicilian Hair Remover an eff
cient preparation for cleansing the
skin of the head, promoting the
growth, and restoring the original
color OF the hair when it has become
gray.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-12

A Coon HIr.-The Charleston,
Is o. Ne'cs, wants Mast to draw, as
companion picture to his cartoon of
1872, called "One Good Term De-
serves Another" another illustrating
what "two bad terms deserve.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-12

TATE VERMONT At a Probate
SIsTRIcr OF HARTFORD S.. Court held az
DWoodstock, within and for SAID District on
the Doth day of March, a. d. 1876.
Present, Hon. JouN PORTER, Judge.
Samuel p. Danforth's Estate, Royalton. in.
testate.
Abbie I. Dantorth and Dudley c. De nj
osn, Administrators of said estate, propose
tosrender an account of their administration
and to present their account against said
estate for examination and allowance at a
Probate Court, to bosheld at Woodstock afo,e-
said on the first Wednesday third dav) of
May next. The Court, therefore orders that
notice of the same be given to all persons in
terestcd in said estate. by publishing certi-
fled copy Of the record Of this order three
weeks successfully in the Spirit ofhe Aqe.
newspaper printed at Woodstock aforesaid.
that they may appear before said Court AID
contest the allowance of said account if they
see cause.
A true record,
HENRY 5 DANA, Register.
y true copy of record,
HENRY S. DANA, Register.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-12

AT the Baton Rouge, Louisiana
election held last week the Democrats
elected their ticket by 345 majority.
Many negroes voted the ticket.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-12

EpwoR SPIRIT OF THE AGE In
yoar last issue / notice an article
which says Banner Grange of Pomtret
voted at its last monthly meeting to
offer three premiums to the three
members who would set out the most
trees during the spring of 1876, and Il
remark that the idea Of recommend
ing a day to be set apart for planting
trees as recommended by the State
and National Grange, originated with
Banner Grange OF Pomtret. We
have copy of the constitution and
bylaws of the National Grange,
adopted two years previous to the
organization Of Banner Grange, and
apart in the spring of each year TO set
out trees. We used that copy when
we lectnred at Pomfiet, and read the
articles in 1t and doubtless mentioned
the benefit to be derived from adopt
ing such plan, as we have done at
many places where we have lectured.
Banner Grange stands at the head f
the Oranges of the Nation in many
respects, but did not originate the
plan OF offering premiums for setting
out trees in the spring The plan
and was adopted by the
Oranges upon the prairies Of the west
two Or three years before the organi-
cation Of Banner Grange, as we well
know being a member of a Grange in
Missouri at that time. DEB.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-12
He was too

QUARTERS TT OaIIHUH. lie WAS TOO
much married.
The Vermont department of the
grand army of the republic now num-
hers eighteen posts, having post in
almost every considerable town, Bran
don, st Johnsbury and Woodstock
excepted. 1t numbers Il little short of
a thousand members.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-12

have founded my business on the belief
that the public are anxious to get their seed
directly from the grocer, and therefore offer
FREE to every man and woman in the, United
States who cultivates a farm. tllls vegetable
garden, or plants a flower garden, my large,
Illustrated Catalogue of Vegetables and Flow
er Seeds Tor 1876; it contains, in addition to
the choicest kinds produced in Europe, one
hundred and fifty va,ieties of vegetable seed
groom on my Jour seed farms Customers OF
last year Le5d not write for it. As the origi.-
nal introducer of the Hubbard, Marblehead and
Butman Squashes, Phinney's Melon, the Mar
blehcad Cabbages, and score of other new
vegetables, | solicit your patronage. All seed
sold under three warrants. a hundred hout
sand catalogues have been issued and sen
out since the fret of January. liw4 3l.2 IN.
JAMES J. III GREGORY,
Marblehead, Mass,
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made speeches in his favor"
"What are the prospects of his conhr-
nation, Senator"
"Well with laugh wouldn't like to
say"
"But," persists the reporter, "if you
were to guess?"
''If you ask me to guess, as an individ-
ual, and not as a Senator, why then, |
guess he will be confirmed replies the
Senator with sly wink; "but pray don't
say where you got your information
Certainly not" answer the reporter
and, having gained his point, he hastens
to his office, and indites the following dis
patch:
"The Senate in Executive Session to-
day had under consideration the nOmina-
ton of John Smith to be postmaster
at. SENATOR made a speech Op-
posing the confirmation on the ground
that lie was not the choice of the people
Of, and, during his remarks, took oc-
casiOn to refer to Smiths suspicious fail
ure in the year -. Senators -,
-, and -- urged his confirmation.
1t may be safely predicted that Smith
will be confirmed"
Frequently, this inkling of information
obtained is enlarged upon, and, by the aid
ola vivid Imagination, expanded into half
a column or more. 1t is not at all likely
that the Senate will ascertain vino the
leaky parties are, since the newspaper
men regard all such communications as
sacredly confidential.
HON. swM. II. BARNUM, OF CONNECTICUT.
This distinguished democratic Con-
gresham, has received from the party he
has so Icing and faithfully served an I'M
usual but not unmerited mark OF its con-
fldence in his zeal and ability. Mr.. Barn
um has been placed on both of the two
great committsss charged, in their re-
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17
INTERMITTENT FEVER is so common

INTERMITTENT FEVER is so common in
the country as scarcely to need comment.
The causes which produce it are such as
cold, irregular living, over exertion, low
spirits, night air, exposure to m;asmatic
exhalatiors, &c, In large cities where
edge tools and agricultural implements are
manufactured, the grinder protects his
lungs from the injurious effect of the DUST
flying off the grirdstone by wearing a
respirator. The coal miner ere he descends
the shaft provides himself with a safety
lamp to guard against fire damp. Now ii
is equally necessary for those who are
brought in contact with any of the causes
leading to intermittent fever, to provide
themselves with that well known and
highly esteemed remedy against it, the
HOME STOMACH BITTERS.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

The GRAND UNION, OF New YoRK-
Attention is directed to the card of Grand
Union Hotel, opposite Grand Contra
Depot, New York. This hotel is one Of
the largest and most popular of the New
York city first class hotels Its 50 con
venien:ly located to the Grand Central
Depot, that all expense of carriage and
baggage expressage is saved its guests
An indlsputable Recommendation Of this
house is the fact that guests who stop
there once become regular patrons there
after. Persons concentrating visiting or
passing through New York, or to attend
the centennial, will do we'll to give the
Grand Union trial. The Grand Union
supplies every advantage afforded by a
first class hotel, while the rates of charges
are moderate, being suited to the strin-
gency of the times.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17
Have You Registered

IF not you had better attend to 1t in your
district before 9 this evening. The old
registry law tof 1861 authorized boards to
sit two days, in districts casting over 200
votes. That provision is not 10 the new
law of 1874 And the provision for clerks
has been repealed. The members Of the
board must do the work themselves, and
they cannot draw pay for only two days, in
Guiding both sessions. fhey must sit
tr i'm a. 10. to p. IN. in cities, and from
9 a. N. to p, M. in country towns. The
registry boards had best study carefully
the new law of 1874, in the Revised Stat
utes.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17
River News.

The Diamond 10. will be down in the
morning.
The Belle of La Crosse is expected up
and the Dubuque down to-day.
The Red Wing went down to-day heavily
loaded.
Keator Il Co.'S. raft boat, the Robert
Ross, came down this morning with a log
raft for their saw mill
The raft boats j. q. Chapman and L.
w. Crane went up this morning..
The river continues to fall slowly.
There are no through packets on this
upper river, just now. The Northern Ii
ners go south as far as Montrose and
north as liar as FREDERICKSBURG at
each place.
Pilot w. I. Mcneil has had the tow
boat Alvira tied up by the U. S. Marshal
at Keokuk, for wages due and for 81 1859.
rs advanced by him to the captain when
the season opened, to pay of claims against
the boat
Raft boat are commencing to go into
winter quarters.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

STILL THEY GOMEZ Fred Hass has to-day
received another carload of the Champion
Climax Base Burner the one that took the
FIRST premium at our late 20. Fair This
makes the 9Th Car load of stoves Mr.. Hass
has received this fall, and out of that
number las are Climax stoves which
leaves him 80 on hand, as ITO have been
sold already, and as he sold 80 of them
last year, he believes it to be the best
stove in the market, and to prove, it he
offers to set it up against any other soft
coal stove, and if the Climax does not
come out ahead he will forfeit it to the
party giving him the trial, Don't buy a
stove until you have called at his store in
in Star Block, opp, the Harper
House. 'l6d2t&wlt.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17
NERVOUS nERIIIrx

A depressed, irritable state OF mind
. weak, nervous, exhausted feeling,
NO energy or animation; confused
head, weak memory, often with de-
biittating, involuntary discharges. The
consequence Of excuses, mental overwork or
andiscretions. This NERVOUS DEBILITY
finds sovereign cure in HUMPHREYS,
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. 2s,
1t tones up the system, arrests discha >e dispels
the mental gloom and despondena. nu reiuve-
mates the entire system 1t ia perfectly harm.
less and always efficient. Price $s, for a package
OF i've boxes and large q vial of powder, which
is important IN old, serious cases. or 81 per single
box. Sold by ALL Druggists, or sent by mail
on receipt Of price. Address HUMPHREYS,
SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC MHNCINR co.
No. sea BRoADwAY. N. Y.
oWsee large adyertisems
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

A lady writes us: | suffered intensly
from an attack of pleurisy My ours,
obtained bottle of Renne's Pain Killing
Magic Oil, applied it as directed; in tire.
hours | was entirely cured. I would
recommend to ladies the use of Rennes
Magic Oil as invaluable to relieve pa q aud
suffering, and as being neat and delicate
t. use and worthy of your confidence
Keep it in the house for use.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

Williams has 1000 majority for govern
or. and the Democratic majority on con-
eressmer is $500. The Democrats have
the legislature. Harrison rau some 1000
ahead of his ticket. The state will go for
Tilden and Hendricks by large majority
probably 10000. Indiana has settled
Hayes's hash. and secured the election of
Tilden.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17
Personal.

Mr.. j. s. Drake went to Chicago last
evening and is expected home to morrow
morning.
Corporal S. H. Emerson has gone to
St. Paul to reside. Nice young man
sorry to lose him from town.
Capt, Holbertpn has returned from Swan
Lake, with lots of ducks and fish. Big
times down there.
Judge Hurd maintains his usually Sc
rene temper. His department is admir-
able.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

LADIES throughout the American and
European Continents have testified to the
excellent remedial virtues of Pozzoni's
Medieated Completion Powder. 1t
imparts to the skin beautiful transparent
Wilderness. makes it delcately soft and
smooth removes freckles, tau, and allays all
irritation. Sold wholesale and retail by
j. A. Pozzoni, StLouis, Mo-, and by L.
Breunert, Emil Kehler, c. Speidel, and
Benser Il Thomas. Rock Island.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17


A report becoming current in this city
that Miss Kate Eddy, the teacher of the
9Th grade at the High school building, had
punished one of her scholars, Erred
Schneider) ll-year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Schneider, so severely that
he was not expected to live, reporter for
this paper called at Mr.. Schneiders resi-
dence this forenoon, to learn the truth in
regard to the matter. Mrs. Schneider
stated that her son had been afflicted with
disease of the head for the past 7 years
which caused a running from the right
ear-the result of formerly having the
brain fever; that on Friday forenoon. the
9th inst, while her son was at school, he
disobeyed one of the rules of the school
and his teacher struck him blow on the
right side of his face, which probably irri-
tated the disease; that he did not seem to
pay any attention to the matter, but played
around with the children on that day as
usual, but on Saturday morning, the 7th,
he was taken sick; that since that time be
has Teen delirious most of the time, and
has failed rapidly-in fact, she says, his
physicians, Drs. Gregg. Truesdale and
Carter, had given up all hope of his re
covery, until this morning, when DR.
Truesdale reported slight improvement
in his condition.
The reporter then called on Miss Kate
Eddy, the boys teacher, at the Higl
school building. She made. in substance
the following statement: That on or abou
the 9th inst, she didn't remember tn
exact tune, Fred had disobeyed one Of tn
rules Of school and she walked up to hi
seat and struck him slight blow on tn
side of his head with her open hand tina
she intended to strike him on the cheek
but he ''ducked'' his head; that shor
time afteward in passing his desk she dis
covered something was the matter will
his right ear; that she asked him, "wha
is the matter, Freddy2;" that he replied
my heads sore;'' that she then said, Il
| had known that would not have slapped
you on your ear, and am very sorry fo
you;" that nothing more was said on tn
subject, and the next she heard was tina
the little fellow was sick. She has visitet
the boy several times and is great!
grieved at the unfortunate affair.
The parents of the little boy are bowet
down with grief at the thought that the.
the house their son-in law, VIM. Pfoh) il
SO short time, and everybody will join il
the hope that little Fred will recover.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

The result of the accident to Mr. Isaac
Negus yesterday afternoon was e. disloca-
ton of his right shoulder This was
promptly replaced by Drs. Gregg and
Gait. He suffered considerable pain dur
ing the night but was much easier to-day,
and was asleep when the reporter called at
his house this afternoon. He will probably
be up and around again in couple of
weeks.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

ARMED TO THE TEETH, is a very com-
mon expression, but we think armed TO
embellish and preserve them to a ripe old
age is decidedly more beneficial and ap-
propriafe-this can only be done by the
fragrant "Sozodout." For cleansing, beau
living and preserving the teeth, sweeten-
ing and purifying the breath, it has no
equal. Spaldiog's Glue with brush. always
ready
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

LAST CHANcE.--The great excursion to
St. Louis leaves the depot of the st. Louis,
Rock Island & Chicago R. R., at 1880
prompt on tomorrow evening. Sleeping
berths can be engaged, with tickets, at
Champions book store until o'clock P NJ
Wednesday, and after that time at the
office of the railroad company. Remem
Der, fare for round trip only SIS, giving two
full days in st. Louis, and reduced rates at
hOtels. l7dlt
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

The best ''Toe Calks" in the market
are said to be Dooley' Patent Combination,
made of steel converted from carefully
selected brands of Norway and Swede iron
Messrs q. f. Dewick Il Co. the manu-
facturers, 800, Dorcester Avenue, South
Boston, Mass. claim for these Toe Calks''
superiority over all others and guareDree
satisfaction. For sale by iron, steel aud
hardware dealers everywhere. See card
in this issue of The AGRUs.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

kIDDER's ASTHAMA PASTILEs have,
without any putting or extravagant prom
Use, quietly worn their way to public favor,
andnow are affording sure relief to thou
sands. Their grateful odor and quick eft
feet render them peculiarly acceptable, as
the patient is relieved from the most dis
tressing symptoms while inhaling a de-
liehtiul perfume. Price 40 cents by mail.
Stowell & Co Charleston. Mass. 1920
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

DIssoLUToN.-Mr s. H. Emerson, of
the 6rm of l.. Holberton, 4 Co., having
business requiring his attentioniD 81. Paul,
has Withdrawn from the firm and gone to
St. Paul to reside. The firm settle all
bills and collect all accounts, his interest
in any transactions or property CT the firm
ceasing on his withdrawal. l7dlt.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

Who may Marry, who not; why.
-tese important questions answcrcdi1
r. WHITTIER S MARRIAGE GUIDE,
:, . pages, illustrated; sent sealed for
81 cts. by mail. Address ST. st. Charles
street, st. Louis, Mo. Consultation
Free. Call or write.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

HAGAN's MAGNOLIA BALM preserves
and restores the complexion; removes
freckles, tan and salowness; makes The
skin SOFT white and delicate. Its applica
ton cannot be detected.