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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-05-11
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-05-11

The COMMANDERS IN THE RUSSO
TURKISH Wharf.-The nominal Comman-
der-iu- Chief of the Russian forces is the
Grand Duke Nicholas, brother of the Car,
who has had a long connection with the ar
my, but very little fighting experience.
The Grand Duke, however is but figure
head, the real commander of the troops be-
ing Gen. Nepokoytchizky, a Pole, now
about seventy years old, who holds the
rank of Chief of staff. He has high rep
utation as a strategist, and has served with
distinction in the Caucasus aud on the
same field where he is now, in the cam
paign OF 1884; so that he has the great
advantage of being completely familiar
with the ground. The Grand Duke Mich
ael, who nomnslly superintends Russian
operations in Asia, is younger brother OF
the Gar. The regular pay OF the Russian
officers is not on such a scale as of itself to
attract and hold the best talent of the em-
pire. The Lieut.. General gets $500 year
Major General $500; Colonel $500; and
a Captain 500.
The Turkish Communicated is
dul-Kerim, Pasha, who is known in
Turkey by another title equivalent to "the
great Abdul" He, too, is over seventy
years of age, and has fought before on the
Danube and in the Crimea, besides con-
quering the Servians in their last revolt.
The undertaking now on his hands is of
an entirely different character, and it is to
be seen whether he is equal to it. The
ablest generals under him are Suleiman
Pasha, Mahmud-Ali Pasha and the COM
mander of the artillery, Axis Pasha. The
technical instruction of the Turkish officers
is said to be, on the whole, quite as good as
that of the Russians, while their influence
over their soldiers is probably greater, a,
they are drawn from higher social rank.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-05-11

But each system has it's special defects,
which the inventors are striving to lessen
or overcome; and the time may come
when the advantages of the two telephones
NAV be combined
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-05-11

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-09
Items OF Interest.


The Grand Duke Alexis has received from his
"o'"'' mag so'' o'"oeie'' STUDDED WIN
''us' w w WV" WI ms 'e' VIM uu'i .l'
GNU VI 'no war was accompanied win MS
''0'''' o'os'''s anu IL" '"I""'''o' W he'o'sW'
The jamestown journal reports that dove
entered the Baptist church at Farmersville, Cat
tarausus county, during sermon few Sundays
ago, and perched on the pulpit, where it remained
''''"s 'ne ser'''es' ihen " accompanied the
uonsres"uoh W 'reeh, Mnere some new con-
Ner.s were o'P']eu' "n" ioiio"eo the people BACK
" 'no oi'''ie' "sa'n'
a NEGRO in Bucklin, Mo-, was " Voudou q"
according to the superstitious belief of his neigh
bors. An entire family died in one week and he
was accused OF killing them by wtchcraft. A
nioo TOOK nun OUT Oh MS c"oiu a. hlgnt' hanged
num- anu ou'ieu nis oouy twenty iee' ueep under
nuse s'ones' inns was uone " prevent Ms get
jug o"' """ ""''n'ns "'s h'"'oere'S'
BILL passed by the Missouri legislature GER
tainly makes serious business of the grasshop-
per scourge. and for the war that has been de-
clared upon 1t all able-bodied male persons be-
tween twelve and sixty years of age are to be
u'ai'eu 'or TWO aaSS III ea'" week curing the
spring "'o"'ns Vi 'ne year. '"ose VINO reiuSe 10 re-
Spohu iorie'''ne Il oo''ar LOT each absence
OWLS are of immense service as vermin destroy
crs. An English gamekeeper found an owls nes t
with one young bid in it. He visited it for thirty
consecutive mornings, and In that time removed
from it one hundred and five rats forty mine mice
eleven shrew mice two robin. and ono .,,arr.,,,.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-09
Our Alaskan Possessions.

There is complaint about the removal Of
the troops from Alaska, too. The order is
said to have had depressing effect on bust
ness, which is very likely, as all the business
done there is dependent upon the little mill.
tary garrison that has been maintained.
Aside from the persons employed by the
company which takes the seal skins-and
the company of course provides for them
there are not two hundred civilians all told
in the Russian purchase; and when the troops
are withdrawn those people will doubtless
come away, too, for there will be nothing
for them to do there. The "merchants and
business men residing in Alaska" of whom
it is said that they are afraid of the Indians
if the soldiers should be removed, are a few
shop-keepers, all of whose trade came from
the officers and soldiers stationed at Sitka
and elsewhere in Alaska. Their business is
respectable enough, but the United States
cannot be expected to send part of our
small army to that remote place in order to
make business for a few people who are
ready to go there to do it, If they had any
claim upon the government as they have
not, it would be cheaper to pension them, for
the extra cost of maintaining the soldiers
there would provide handsomely for every
white civilian in Alaska. If, as they say,
the Indians are bold and impudent, and the
merchants and business men" have reason
to fear their rapacity, perhaps they might
profitably mediate upon the answer the
farmer made to his son, who said, hoping
that the old gentleman would take the hint
The fish would bite well to-day, father"
The father answered, Keep away from EN-
and they won't bite you"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-09

THE LION SNuFFING.-Whilet the Queen
of England issues her proclamation of neu
trality, the war office is as busy as it would
be if the country were on the verge of hos
tilities. Every day we get accounts from
London of the progress of the work of pre-
pairing the army and navy for active service
Recruiting has been carried on so briskly
that nearly every regiment in the army is
full. Great stores of military supplies OF
all kinds have been laid in. The admiralty
are keeping the dockyards at their highest
state of activity, and it is formidable fleet of
war vessels that is gathering at Malta from
which they can readily move to protect
Alexandria and Constantinople, or to oper-
ate against Russia on the Black sea. The
London Times, which has been the strenuous
advocate of peace, is now urging the authori-
ties to get ready for business. 1t is, of
course, to be expected that England, even if
she desires to keep out of the war, will seek
to give proof of her determination to be pre-
pared for any contingency, and to show the
Car that his operations in Turkey must be
kept within due bounds.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-09
The War In Europe.


During the past week the war in Europe
has been marked by the continued advance
of the Russians, whom the Turks seem to be
unable to resist During the week Kars, an
extremely important and well fortified town
in Asia Minor, has been captured by the
Russians, with seventeen thousand prison
ers. Kars is a fortress memorable in the
wars of Asia Minor. In 1928 it repulsed
the invaders several times, but finally fell.
In the Crimean war it was again subdued,
but not until it was starved out. As it lies
directly in the proposed path of the Russian
army, its capture was rendered necessary by
the plan of the campaign. 1t was fully in
vested several days ago, and it was announced
Saturday that everything was ready for the
bombardment. If it has fallen so easily the
victory will greatly exult the Russians and
correspondngly depress the Turks. Kars
md Arabian are both strategic points OF
treat importance With these in their pos
session, the Russians would bear down upon
Erzeroom with irresistible force. The whole
campaign in Armenia may turn upon
these defences, and if one of them has al
ready fallen the campaign is likely to be
about all on one side.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-09

A GREAT TEMPERANCE REvIvAL.-Th e
Murphy" temperance movement is sweep
ing everything before it through southwest
ern New York. At Elmira meetings are
held nightly at the Opera House, in the
churches, and public halls. Nearly six thou
sand persons have signed the pledge, among
them many lifelong liquor sellers. Thou
sands of dollars worth of liquor has been
destroyed, much of it being turned into the
river, At Corning two thousand two hun
lred have signed the pledge. As many
more have become total abstainers at Hor-
nelsville, and many of the saloons are closed.
In some of the smaller villages the liquor
traffic has ceased entirely. At Morris Run,
Pa, near Elmira, business was entirely sus-
pended few days since the whole popula
ton attended Murphy meeting and signed
the pledge The twelve liquor dealers of
the place closed their saloons, publicly signed
the pledge, aud destroyed the contents Of
their bars and cellars. In Bath one thou.
sand four hundred have signed the pledge
in one week. Open-air and hall meetings
are held daily and nightly, and it is said
that in another week glass of intoxicating
liquor of any kind will not be procurable in
the place. The list of names obtained to the
pledge in Elmira, thus far, is nearly two
hundred feet in length, The excitement is
extending down the Erie railway. Waver-
ley, Oswego, Binghamton, and others of the
larger towns are about to have meetings
opened by agents of the Murphy movement.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-09
Letter from Rev. Mr.. Kneeland.

Those of our readers who made the acquant-
ance of Rev Mr.. Kneeland, of Waterlo, n Y, oil
who received the benefit of his ministratons few
weeks after the decease OF his father-in-law Rev.
Or. Lord, will be glad to read the following letter.
detailing little of the rich experience that ha,
come down upon him and his people since his re.
turn to Waterloo.
WATERLOO, n. Y, May 7. 1877.
MessrS. Editors In response to your request
snatch II few moments before morning meeting
to tell You something of the work of grace now it
progress in Waterloo. When left my home :,
suddenly two months ago, deep religious feel
ing prevailed in my church. There was, however
no further manifestation, until three days befor
NY return. Then Mr.. Hammond the celebrate,
'hildren's evangelist, who was laboring in II neigh
boring town, rode through these streets. Iii
heart went out towards Waterloo, and, unlimited
ne circulated notices that he would preach her
the next day. lie came, with some two hundred
,oung converts, and the harvest, already ripe
fell in great swathes before him. When | cam
into town, WAS almost overjoyed to learn that
powerful revival was in progress. The Presb,
terrain church, and the largest now in town, was Il,
pnce put at his disposal A platform was built
Ind large choir put at each end of the church
Four denominations united and carried on tn,
work, Mr.. Hammond visiting us occasionally
The inquiry meeting, which follows the sermon
is particularly interesting and powerful Til,
large church il filled every night with anxious
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-09

LIFE INSURANCE FRAUDs.-The expos
ure of the fraudulent life insurance com
panies, and the prosecution of their guilty
officers, are proceeding with vigor. Both in
NewJersey and in NewYork city indictments
have just been found-those in New York
being against the officers of the collapsed
Popular and Continental, This is emnently
right. The New York evening Post says in
connection with the indictments in that
state Mr.. John F. Smyth, the new super.
intendent of the insurance department of
this state, is displaying very proper energy
in enforcing the legal responsibility for the
mismanagement which has thrown several
companies into bankruptcy, and subjected
even the strongest corporations to a certain
degree of suspicion" This is the general
sentiment. Such vigorous action is needed
to clear the atmosphere.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-09

TURKISH AND RUSSIAN COMMANDERS
The nominal commander of the Russian
army now invading Turkey in Europe is
the Grand Duke Nicholas, a younger brother
of the Car, now about forty-six years old.
The real commander is General Nepokoy.
tchiaky, Pole, who holds the position of
"chief of staff" He won distinction in the
Crimean war, and it is said that he has great
ability. Abdul KERN Pasha, commander
in-chief of the opposing Turkish army, is
seventy years old. He has reputation for
great ability and much military knowledge,
which may or may not be well warranted.
He was very successful in managing the
Turkish war against the Servians. What
he can do as a military leader will now be
done against the Russians. The nominal
commander-in-chief Of the Russian army in
Asia is another still younger brother of the
Car, the Grand Duke of Michael, Who j.
the real commander of the Russians, in that
part of the war, we are unable to say.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-09

RIGHT KIND OF TALK.-The New Orleans
Picayune makes utterance as follows It il
first of all essential to convince the poor
misled and fear-ridden blacks that their ill.,
terests are identical with those of the whites
that their lives, property and civil rights
will be held saored-that black or white
rich or poor, man is a man for all that in
Louisiana, and that all the honor and power
of the state is pledged to the maintenance
of the prerogatives of his manhood NOblesse
0hige--culture, wealth, and all the advan-
tages of superior birth, fix upon the whites
the duty of taking the initiative in this la.
Dor of love and reconciliation. Let the ex-
ponents of Southern chivalry say to their
benighted fellow-citizens /" Shake off the
degrading prejudices which bedim your
foresight, exercise that independence OF
judgment which becomes the station to
which yon have been elevated, listen to rea-
son, trust to honor, and we who bear the
grand old name of gentlemen will show to
you how great a victory your defeat has
been" For two Presidential terms the Re.
publican press has teemed with stories of
outrage, wrong and cruelty in this state un-
der radical government. BY its own con-
fesson the Republican party, with the army
of the Union at its back, has been unable to
afford protection to the newly enfranchised.
1t is our turn to try. Let us make this state
democratic republic-a peoples govern
ment, regardless of race, of party, and of all
considerations save only peace and justice !
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-09

HAPPY GRANT.--Ex-Pr President Grant, wife
and son embark at Philadelphia for Liver
pool during the present month. They sail
on the American Line steamship Indiana.
President Hayes, learning of the intention,
offered to General Grant and family pas
sage to Europe on government vessel, but
the ex-President preferred sailing as private
citizen. Several other steamship companies
invited him to accept passage by their YES
sells, but he preferred to sail in the only
transatlantic line carrying the American
flag. General Grant is the recipient OF
special honors in Philadelphia previous to
his departure. On last Thursday afternoon
both branches of the city council passed a
resolution extending to him the hospitaiities
Of the city, aud placing Independence Hall
at his disposal for the purpose of receiving
citizens who may desire to pay their espects
to the ex-President. A special committee
VAS also appointed to superintehd the al
rangements. On the evening of MAY 18th.
he Penn Club will give a reception in honor
# General Grant. The military, under tn,
auspices of Governor llartranft, are prepal.
ing for a d, monstraton in his honor but
he arrangements are not yet completed.
Among those who will be present at thu
sailing of the steamer will be Governor
llartranft, Mayor Stokley, General Sherman
ex-Secretary Fish, and many OF the leading
,mnials from LNash;n,to,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-09
Cheaper Sewing Machines.

The people are to be congratulated upon
he refusal at Washington to renew the pa
ents upon sewing machines, and this reduc-
ion III price favors class of people VIII,
can fully appreciate it. A combination OF
sewing machine manufacturers, including
the Singer, the Wheeler Wilson aud tn,
Grover 4 Baker companies, have for many
years controlled the patents on some of the
essential parts of every sewing machine, and
have exacted a royalty from all other manu-
facturers. The important Howe patent OIL
the eye-pointed needle expired about ten
years ago, aud the Fitzgerald patent on the
four-motion feed about three years ago.
The last of this series of patents expired Oh
Tuesday last, and the manufacture of sew
ing machines will henceforth be free to
every one, although, of course, large num-
Der of patents on non-essential details and
attachments will continue in force. The
patent which expired is the one known as
the Batchelder patent, and covers the nee
dle-plate, together with all devices by which
tioth SuH NC ich btbWtcH WV sur
faces. This patent was granted in 1856,
and renewed in 1870. For the use of the
needle-plate, which is essential every COM
pany outside of the combination has been
required to pay royalty of three dollars on
each machine sold, unless it was intended for
export. A royalty of any amount could be
charged, however, if it was desired to limit
the manufacture of any new machine. One
company, it is said, has paid eight hundred
thousand dollars in the last ten years to the
companies controlling this patent. The cost
of making a sewing machine, which is sold
for seventy dollars, is said to be only about
fifteen dollars but the cost of selling it ex-
ceeds the expense of production. general
reduction in the price of sewing machines is
expected to follow the expiration of the
Batchelder patent.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-09

viii the War Benefit Usi
1t is to the credit of neither the head nor
the heart of the American people that SO
large proportion of them are welcoming
the war cry in the East as harbnger Of the
return of good times in our own land
They anticipate that it will lead TO the enor-
nous expectation of provisions and manu-.
features from our harbors, and hence to in
creased confidence and activity in all branches
of business for when the balance of trade
is largely in our favor we have financial
prosperity. But they do not stop to reflect
that the prosperity which comes to us will
be in kind like that which so intoxicated
our people during our own war, and for
which we are now paying the inevitable and
bitter penalty.
No doubtthe war will have the effect, just
in proportion as it is prolonged and becomes
general, to stimulate the production and
value of many of our articles of export. 1t
has already raised the price of breadstuffs
from twenty to forty per cent, and the poor
man who labors for dollar day will posi-
bly, fail to see the benefit, at least until the
demand for and price OF industrial labor shall
receive corresponding increase But the
effect may not be so marked as people gen-
orally suppose, for there will be some ten
denotes in the opposite direction. Men who
hold our bonds IN Europe VIII send them
home for sale, in order to use the ayahs I'M
the many avenues OF speculation opened by
a gigantic war. Inc European or Aslatic
man OF business will not rest content with
the paltry interest paid by our government
when, by the use OF his funds In trade, he
can accumulate such fortune as many
Americans made in short time during our
civil war Already, 1t is said, our markets
are being over-supplied with government
securities which IN consequence nave SUI
Tered slight decline For the same reason,
gold has risen in value; the demand Tor Its
employment In Europe is already telt In
every home In our land. But this Is not
all. Large amounts OF our state bonds, our
city bonds, our county bonds, our railroad
bonds, our various sorts oil stocks, are owned
ABROAD Less commence IS ielt IN these Sc
curities than In those oil the general gov
eminent; indeed perhaps there never was
period IN the history OIL our country wheh
Europe mas hao SO rttie confidence III their
Vaiue' lhere Is no DOUBT that they VIII De
SOFA al comparatively 10" rates, should the
war prove long, ana should IL become general
There is little question, however, that the
hrst eHect oil the war Will be 10 stimulate
productions and prices, give employment to
labor and improve our industrial affairs
generally but there Is Just as ittle ques-
tlon that, sooner or later, we shall suffer with
the nations VINO VIII inevitably become I'M
poVerished IN the strile' Inc world Is so
oouhd together thae one part cannot pros
per without assisting the prosperity oil all
o'her parts ana cannot suf1er without IN
VoNihg all others In sunering' Inc human
race belong TO one body so that when one
member suffers, all the members surfer with
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-09

FELIX Holt writes from London to the Spring
field Republican about American beef in that city.
He visited a large market where it is sold, and
found that the demand far exceeded the supply.
Theprices were from three to five pence pound
less than for English beef The buyers generally
were of the opinion that they could tell the diff
ference between the two products, but admitted
that it too slight to offset the less cost Prob
ably their imagination was responsible for their
idea of a perceptible difference, for the writer
learned that much of the imported meat was sold
by butchers rs English. In restaurants it is used
extensively, sometimes unavowedly; but in most
cases it Is billed for what ii Is, and larger guam
tity is given for the usual price.