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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

--Diphtheria is still dong dreadful
work in Mystic, and in one family
five children and their aunt have died.
"A New Haven lady was safely
delivered, recently, Of a boy weighing
fourteen pounds and three quarters.
In Bethel, an old gentleman named
Patch, attempted to commit suicide
by hanging himself He was dis
covered in time and cut down. He Is
over 80 years Of age, and was but
recently married.
"A tramp went into a gentleman's
house in Hawleyville, and after seat
nc himself ordered the servant girl
to get him some eggs and CIDER
While ordering these things he spat
upon the floor, and being ordered out
refused to 60. The girl knocked him
down, and as he arose to depart gave
HIM q hot water bath.
Full returns from the towns OF
the State show that the first constitu-
tional amendment, prohibiting extra
pay to public officers, was carried by
1851 majority, and the one forbid
ding town aid to railroads by 29,232
majority.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

Iowa, the banner State of the
Republican party, which has hereto
fore stood steadfast under all trials
and changes, and was firm even when
Massachusetts yielded in 1874, has
now taltered and been s aken to the
centre. Last fall Hayes had n MAORI
ty Of 29,22S over Tilden, the Republi-
cans elected the whole delegation OF
nine members of the House of Repre-
sentatlves, and they had majority
of &C on join. ballot in the Legis-
laturc. The returns are not yet sui
fciently complete to state the exact
results of the election on Tuesday last,
but enoguh is known to make it GER
tain that the great Republican ma
jority has been broken into fragments,
and probable that the Governor elect
will be indebted to plurality for his
seat, while the Legislature is mixed
beyond all experience in the State
The causes of distraction which opera.
ted elsewhere are plainly visible in
Iowa. Ring rule has had its day, and
Credit Mobilier statesmen like Al
lison and Wilson..must expect to go on
the retired list N. Y. Sun, 18th.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

CoNoREss.-Of the special Or extra
session of Congress which convened
on Monday last a Washington dis.
patch says that it will in all probable
ity, continue until the time OF the reg
ular December meeting. 1t will take
Spencer at least ten days to make up
his committees On account of the large
number Of new members in the in
coming Congress. Thus it will be
October 25 before the House really
gets down to business, In view OF
the Indian Troubles and the Mexican
outlook there will be strong effort
to increase the strength Of the army,
and it is quite probable that it will be
the middle of November before the
House sends the army and navy bills
to the Senate. Meanwhile the latter
dignitied body will have the status of
several of the contesting Southern
members to settle. A prominent
Democratic Senator is authority for
the statement that when the names Of
Stanley Matthews, Don Cameron and
Armstrong are called and a motion
made that they take the oath of office,
it Will be antagonized with motion
that Spotford and Euslis of Louisiana
and Butler Of South Carolina also be
sworn in. The object is to euIeavor
to settle the contests without reference
to committee, and kick the claims
Of Kellogg and Corbin out of the Sen
ate. This, ii successfully carried out,
will deprive ono or two Republican
Senators Of the opportunity OF opening
up the Louisiana scandals under cover
of defence of Kelogg's title to Sen
atorial seat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

Johnsbury, to be used as foundation
of a church. A very ingeniously con-
structed key, which Bristol Bill made
and used to unlock the cell doors, was
discovered where it had been conceal
ed twenty-seven years.
AS Henry Stevens of Craltsbury
was riding with two ladies' near a
mill pond in tbat village 4 few days
ago, their horse took fright and SHE'D
into the pond, taking with him the
carriage and It's inmates. Fortunate
ly help was near at hand, and they
were rescued with nothing more than
severe bruises.
Prof. Collier of Burlington, who
has had in his possession TOR chemi
al analysis portions of the remains Of
Mrs. Ezra Smith Of Vergennes, who
was suspected ofhaving been poisoned
by her husband and Mrs. Champlin, a
woman with whom he is alleged so
have been criminalIy intimate, reports
to the authorities of Vergennes,
through DR.. Kidder, that Il partial ex
animation indicates that the woman
had undoubtedly been poisoned, and
advised that the suspected parties be
arrested. Smith is Deacon of the
Baptist Society, has considerable pro
porty, is member of a very inhuen-
tial family, and a man OF considerable
influence.
--Hayden's case came up again at
the adjourned term of the County
Court, held at Irasburg, and iC being
proved that one of the jury who con-
victed him had remarked before the
trial in a public place that he thought
"Hayden guilty, and wished to God
that he had been hung by the people
OF Derby Line before he was taken
out of the town." exceptions were
filed, to be heard before the next SEES
sion of the Supreme Court in that
county, which will be IN August, 1878.
AT that time the question OF new
trial will be settled.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

The choice of Hon. Samuel J.
Randall for Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives of the Forty-ffth
Congress by the Democrats; is emf
nently satisfactory. Mr.. Cox, one of
the staunchest Democrats in the House
and one deserving of any honor that
might be offered him, acted handsome.
ly in the interes! of harmony by with
drawing from the contest. MIR. Ran
dalls record as Speaker during the
stormy sessions accompanying the
Electoral count testifes to his strength
and his ability as presiding officer ;
while his well-known views on the
financial question give assurance that
the organization OF Committees will
not unduly favor the heresles now
ahoat.
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The WezVS.
GENERAL NE VS..

North Carolina apples are two
cents bushel.
The Lee Monument Association
Of Virginia are seeking to increase
their fund.
of the 1907 foreign residents in
China, more than half are British, and
$50 American.
The Jubilee fund of 100000
for the endowment Of Shurtleff Col
lege, Illinois, has reached 100000,
The British Billie Society reports
an astonishing demand for the Bible
among the Cossacks. Over 10000
have been distributed within the last
few weeks.
-Attorney-Genera Devens will ask
Congress, at the extra session, to ap-
pirate $255,0O0, to cover the def
cheney in appropriations for the De-
partner of Justice during the past
year.
The Army and Navy Journal
considers the campaign Of 1877 clos
cd for Russian and Turk Glike, aid
that the appointment Of Suleiman
Pasha as supreme commander cannot
alter the result.
&C. 0. Langlatb, Fren Gilman,
has been arrested at Chicago for de-
frauding his creditors, in Ottawa,
Canada, of $4,000.
1t is asserted that fully 1000 me-
groes favoring the Liberian emigra'
ton scheme attended u recent meet
ing to further it in Shreveport, La.
President Hayes has accepted an
invitation to attend the Virginia State
fair, to be held in Richmond Oct, 80
and 81 and Nov. |.
The registration Of voters in New
York city this year, as compared with
last year, shows $4,000 less, and III
Brooklyn $1,000 less.
Our Consul at Liverpool sends
word that American poultry, alive oil
dead, will find market there. Our
poultry dealers, unless they are geese,
will draw their own dead ducktions
says the New York Commercial
Hens, they will make no mistake.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The apple crop is the lightest for
years.
The Agricultural Department OF
Dartmouth College has seven students
and eight professors.
Mrs. Thomas Smith Of Pittstield
fell down stairs Saturday and broke
her neck.
--Betsey Ham of Epson was 90
years old last August, and will now
walk two miles, and has done it twice
this year to visit friends. Her ham,
strings hold out %ell.
An interesting case is on trial in
the Supreme Court in Nashua. 1t is
brought by A. Shattuck, in behalf of
his wife, against B. p. Cooper, to re-
cover $4,000 damages for injuries re-
ceivcd from the bite of dog.
The Daily Patriot at Concord
will be discontinued after Nov. ist.
The weekly will be continued.
-Tolman L. FiieId, OF Claremont,
committed suicide by hanging, one
morning recently.
Mis-. Fanny Kent Of Chester,
aged 70, was found suffocated in her
room Thursday morning, on account
OF the escape Of gas, the use of which
she was unacqualnted with. She died
a short time after deing discovered.
The Dover cotton mills are to be
shut down because of the low price OF
prints and because they can buy the
cloth for printing cheaper than they
can make it,
County Treasurer Lang engaged
a young lady OF Cabot, VI, to keep a
private school at Dalton this Fail and
guaranteed her $50. The school com
menced, the scholars we're few and
grew fewer. Some difficulty arose,
Mr.. Lang took his children out Of
school, others did the same until there
was orly one scholar left, still the
plucky slittle schoolmarm continued
her school into the fourth week, when
MIR. Lang paid her the $50, and she
went home rejoicing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

The Minnesota Democrats held
their State Convention at st. Paul on
Tuesday, the 9th inst. The following
nominations were made: For Gov
ernor, William Banning Lieutenant
Governor, L. l.. Ames 4; Attorney
General, John r. Jones Secretary Of
State, II. P. Lindholm Treasurer,
John Il. Meagher; Railroad Commits
sioner H. w. Hill. Banning is the
Greenback and Labor candidate for
Governor also. The resolutions yield
little to the greenback doctrine and
declare in favor of the silver dollar of
the daddies.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

1t is generally conceded that the
new Minister to England will be Sc
lected from New York, and Levi P.
Morton, the banker, is the first choice
of a large and influential class. 1t is
too bad that this appointment had not
been given to that SO called great Pat
ent Lawyer in New York city, r. W.
Stoughton, Esq. He aided in the
great fraud of the Electoral Commits
sion, and has eaten Republican dirt
enough otherways TO have obtained it.
Really, our "counted in" President is
ungrateiul.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17
MASSACHUSETTS.

In Bolton, a few days, since, a
valuable horse belonging to George
Eastman, standing, while harnesaed
to wagon, near the mill pond OF
Freeman Walcott, quietly walked Oft
the embankment into the pond, and
was drowned.
--Eels clogged the water wheel OF
the West Dudley paper mill so that
the mill had to be stopped to remove
them.
Rev. j. E. Fullerton, formerly of
of Southbridge, is to be installed
pastor of the Congregational Church
at Laconia, N. H., this week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17
NJ W ENGLAND NE VS..
VERMONT.

Herbert, II years old son of Rev.
z. Elliott of Ripton, was caught in a
revolving mill shaft day or two ago
and torn in pieces.
PosTPoNED.--The Vermont Sol
diers' reunion advertised to be held
at st. Johnsbury on the 25th inst,
has been postponed to December 18th,
1877.
The Central Vt. II. r. Co., have
applied to Chancellor Royce for an
injunction restricting the Woodstock
r. r. Co., from crossing their tracks
at White River Junction The hear
ing is appointed for the 9Th Tuesday
of this month at Montpelier.
-Rev. Geo. c. Needham and the
Evangelist Thomas Cato, are holding
a series OF revival meetings in Ben
nington, similar to those held in Bur-
lington by Moody and sankey, and
the Gazette says they are we'll attend
ed, and promise good results.
AN Addison youth has eloped
with a married woman, who took along
five of her children.
"A Lyndon woman has done lit
tie the worst thing yet, in giving birth
to child without arms and with a
cloven foot.
Congress will be asked to appro-
pirate $4,000 for the Improvement OF
Burlington harhor.
Grace, II years old, daughter Of
Daniel w. BROMLEY of Rutland, was
kicked to death by il horse which she
was playfully trying to catch last week
Monday.
-Dlpthera Is very prevalent IN
Burlington and vicinity.
Two women were arrested for
drunkenness IN Bennington last week,
and taken to Jail in wheelbarrows.
They need missionary work over
there.
st. Johnsbury has produced a
cucumber 4 feet 9 inches long, weigh
ing II pounds, and warranted good
for eleven Summer complaints.
"A 9o-pound wife at Jay became
disguised with the hired man while
her husband was away, discharged him
and did all the household and farm
work herself, digging fifty bushels Of
potatoes in a day. That is good il
true, but we don't believe there evel
was 8lb. man or woman that could dig
so bushels of potatoes in day.
-Ex-Governor John 3. Page, o.
Rutland, has given five thousand dol
lars toward liquidating the debt o.
{ the American Board OF Missions the
r Fairbankses four thousand dollars
and Hon. Frederick Billings, of Wood
stock, one thousand dollars.
We find some queer personals
3 in our State exchanges occasionally
Here is one :-"Miss Jennie Carpen
!. ter has given up peeking through key
9 holes and gone to Syracuse"
BRISTOL Bills KEY.-The old jai
/. at Danville is being demolished, ant
the stone are being carried to St
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17
MAINE.

Charles N. STAFFORD, who has a
wife in Boston, is under arrest at
Portland for outraging his house.
keeper.
Gold has been discovered on the
farm of George Potter, at Fort Fair
field, the limestone quartz assaying
$24.44 per ton.
Judge Walton of the Supreme
Court said sharp thing to a jury at
Norway, who acquitted a man of
stealing corn from the Grand Trunk
Railway in the face of convincing
evidence, by remarking: cat the
same time, Mr. Foreman, don't you
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17
ID JE d.

In South Woodstock, Oct. G, Edwin r..
Morgan, aged 81 years.
In Hartland, Oct II, Mrs. Olive Hoisington,
aged 83 years.
In Tunbridge, Oct. G, Jasper Ordway, aged
y years.
In Windsor, Oct. 10, OF membraneous Group,
Lena, only daughter of Henry L. and s.
Augusta Williams. aged yrs, ms 1G days.
She's gone-our LENA's gone
Out of pain and into bliss;
Out Of sad and sinful weakness,
Into perfect holiness.
Snowy brows-no care shall shade them
Bright eyes,-tears shall never dim
Rosy lips,-no time shall fade them
Jesus called her unto Him.
In So. Woodstock, Oct. lG, Poly Fletcher,
aged SO years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

Nothing but miracle, says the
Chicago Times, can save Mr.. Hayes
administration from utter break down.
His situation is already that of John
Tyler that of Willard Fillmore, that
of Andrew johnson that of an exec
utive unsupported by a coherent ma
jority in the Legislature, and without a
strong compact party organization in
the country recognizing him as its
leader and chief.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

The N. Y. Times has been look
ing over the records OF broken savings
banks for the past six years. 1t finds
that, during that period, eighteen in
stitutions have become insolvent, and
that the causes of the failures have
been bad and dishonest management
or shrinkage in value.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

Notwithstanding repeated warnings,
there is hardly bank in New Eng
land whose yaluts are not numbered
with trunks and parcels; containing,
in some cases, the entire wealth of
their owners. There was a reason for
this, in former years, when bank
vaults furnished the only protection,
however imperfect, from fire and
thieves but now that, in every large
city, there are institutions especially
devoted to the safe keeping of valua
bles, there is no good excuse for the
heedlessness of the parsimony which
prevents so many from availing them
selves Of their protection.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

Congress organized on Monday
by electing the officers of the last ses-
sion. Hon. Samuel j. Randall was
elected Speaker on the first ballot aby
a vote of 149 to 1872 for James A
Garfield, and his election was made.
unanimous. The Democrats have a
good working majority in the House,
and the Republicans have only about
majority in the Senate, and with the
Independents" the Democrats, it
is thought can control this branch also.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17
M1RRLE,D.

In North Tunbridge, Oct. IA, by Rev. Mr..
Griffin, Perkins Emory of Washington and
Miss Marian NJ. Moulton of No. Tunbridge.
In Windsor Oct s. at the residence Of the
brides father by Rev. W. A. Bryant. Charles
S. Slater Of Hyde r&c4, Mass, and Mary L
Savage Of Windsor.
In Norwich, Sept. 81, by Rev. A. Hazen.
George L. Davis of Sharon, and Catharine
Reynolds OF Norwich.
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The Texas Statesman truly and
pertinently remarks :-'1f Tilden, in
Hayes place, had done what Hayes
has accomplished, Blaine and Morton
and the rest would have convinced the
North that the rebellion was rampant
and the Confederacy re.established at
Washington"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

President Hayes said before the
Ohio. election, "that Republican sue
cess IN his State would be worth the
loss of two Eastern States" He
thinks now there is no place like home
to "sit down on fellow"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

The red-hot quarrel in Ohio be-
tween Stanley Matthews and James
A. Garfield as to which should be the
next Senator in Congress, with John
Sherman looming in the background
as a compromise candidate, has sud-
denly cooled Oft. 1t went down to
zero by 10000 majority.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

The Richmond (Va.) Enquirer,
aroused by the report that Jefferson
Davis forthcoming memoirs will han
die General Joe Johnston without
gloves, says: "Mr. Davis will wish
before he gets through that he had
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

We are afraid, says Democratic
exchange, that in trying to ascend the
gubernatorial stairs the Republican
candidate in New Jersey will never
get further than the Newell. "Little
Mac" with the Democracy to back
him is bound to be the next Governor
of New Jersey, you bet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

1T is refreshing to see that even
$1,000 petitioners were unable to avert
the prosecution of the North Carolina
revenue frauds. All right-just as it
should be.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17
%DR @qe.
Wednesday, October II, 1877.
Have you 'Rahed for Ohio-o-o-o-o ?

The NJ Y. Enpress remarks that
the Republicans are engaged on the
difficult problem of indorsing Hayes
by electing a Conkling ticket.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

not only worn gloves, but lie may
grievc because he didn't put on nit
tens,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

The Mississippi Pilot (Republi-
CAM has died natural death, the par
ty having vanished in that State.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-10-17

The French election went against
MacMahon and his despotic admins.
tratisn.
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ACT V.
PICTURES the return from the seat of
war of the gnllaut seventh regiment,
headed by GEORGE HIGNOi.D, and their
conflict with the iawiess which results In
the suppression of