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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-11-24
A Romantic Story.

A story that reads like medieval TO-
nance comes from New York. In re6t.
ting the old postofiice buildings the car
penters have discovered that the upper
floors are double, and are arranged so
that detectives can watch the operations
of those in the different rooms, who sup
pose themselves to be alone. The whole
building was furnished with secret pas
sages, sliding panels, hidden trap-doors,
and mysterious chambers, of whose ex-
istence the post-officials had no knowl-
edge, with the exception of the post
master and assistant. When the work
men had removed the flooring it was as
certained that the concealed space was
from four to four and one.half feet deep,
sffording ample room for men to move
about. Passages led entirely around the
building. At very short intervals were
found small circular holes in which were
inverted lenses. Through these q view
Of the room below was obtained Back
of and above these lenses were reiectors
which brought before the eye of the OBJ
server the utmost recesses of the post
Office. lfa detective saw any stealing or
any improper action committed by a
clerk or by q person not employed IN the
Office, the speaking tube by his side con-
veyed = warning at once to the attic
room, aud the guilty person VAS met At
the door, or tapped On theshoulder 10 the
interior Of the Office BY another detective
The apertures through which the detec.
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light breeze; twenty.One miles good
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A Lively Patient.

1.-THE sick man of Europe" has, for
years back, been q phrase applied with a
touch of POPULARITY and dash of con-
tempt to the Turk; and in this role the
turbaned infidel is just now showing him
self marvelously active, dangerous, and
resolute patient. So slow and lethargic
were his movements at the outbreak of
the present struggle, and SO unchecked
the liberty of advance he allowed to his
colossal foe, that all the diplomatic and
other wiseacres exclaimed: II told you
SO; the old barbarian will, at most, show
final spssm of frantic violence just be-
fore crossing the Styx or the Bosphorus."
But with change of doctors-Or rather
of generals-this moribund specimen of
ansclioonism has grown wonderfully live
ly, and besides warding of successfully
nearly all the lunges of his gigantic an
tagonist, has managed to plant some
pretty singing blows on his unwieldy
body. Of course, if the struggle is Al
lowed to continue, size, weight, and
northern persistence must triumph in the
long run; but the Turk has already re.
lieved Europe from an incubus of dread
owing to its extravagsnt estimate of Mus.
covite power, greatly raised the opinion
of the world with regard to bis own man.
hood, and even in his decadence proved
himself the lineal descendant Of that
belligerent race before whose laundering
march all Europe. . couple of centuries
ago, trembled.-RUral EeU Yerk~.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29

Farmers are commencing haying with
a fair prospect Of a good crop.
--Thsyer is expecting summer boarders
from Springfield, Mass.
A. A. Butierfeld, E-q., is repairing
his buildings and much improving his
premises.
Frank Newell has returned from al.
tending medical lectures at Burlington.
-Emri Sletson of Boston has been in
town few days, having been called here
to attend the funeral Of bis brothers, IN.
L. Steison's) little son.
WIN. q. Marshall, son-in-law Of Leon
ard Brown, Esq, has recently come TO this
place from Wisconsin for a temporary II
not permanent residence.
up to the present time the potato bug
has not done as much damage as was antic-
ipsted, but probably the hardest of the bat
tie is yet 10 he fought.
The selectmen are about letting the
building of the new road laid ont between
Jacksonville ard Sadswga.
On Thursday, the 21st inst, Elliot
Morse fell thirty feet from the roof OF Hem
ry Lynds's large new barn on which he
was at Woik, anu Whlcn - DelDR quill in
place Of the two demolished by the late
tornado. The fall was caused by an attack
OF vertigo, to which Mr.. NJ. has long been
subject. He fortunately fell upon favor
able spot Of ground, and though receiving
quite serious injuries they were not as
great as might have been expected, and
from which he is recovering,
ON Friday, the 22d inst, Mr.. William
f. Sprague was peeliug bark in his wood
lot, and walking up upon tree that was
lodged aud was about ten feet from the
ground, he cut it OF, when it suddenly and
unexpectedly fell, and be going down with
ii was struck by falling timber and serious
ly injured, having two ribs broken, and for
time was insensible, but is recovering
from his injuries.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29
Congregational Convention.

The General Convention OF the Congre-
gational churches of Vermont begun its
annual meeting at Bradford on Tuesday,
June 10Th. The convention sermon was
preached by Rev. Mr.. Stafford of Buring-
ton, and was very able discourse from l
Cor. KILL. "All these worketh that one
and the selfsame spirit" Afler the sermon
the convention was called TO order by the
vice president, d. NJ. Camp, Esq, of New
port. Tuesday afternoon was occupied
mainly in listening to the report of the
condition Of the churches by the CORE
spending secretary, Rev. p. S. Pratt of
Dorset. Tuesday evening was given up to
the discussion of the topic methods OF
terminating church membership" opened
by Rev. Mr.. Brastow OF Burlington and
ably and sharply discussed by Rev. DR..
Walker, Rev. Mr.. Stafford, Rev. Henry
Fairbanks and others, and finally referred
to committee of three 10 report upon at
the next annual meeting. Wednesday
morning was devoted as usual TO the ami
versary of the Vermont Domestic Mission
airy Society, Rev. C. d. Smith, the secreta-
ry, presenting the condition Of the field in
very interesting manner. The sacrament
of the Lords Supper was celebrated
Wednesday afternoon, followed by an es-
say upon Systematic Benevolouce given by
Rev. c. ID. Smith OF Montpelier. Wedncs-
day evening was occupied with the ami
vcrsary of the Vermont Educational Scci-
ETY., the presentation Of the claims Of the
American Board and the American Mis-
sionary Association, aud discussions. The
closing session was on Thursday morning
tie adjournment taking place at 10 o'clock.
The convention was favored with pleasant
weather, beautiful town, aud generous
and hearty greeting by the people. The
attendance was fully up to the average and
the meeting will be remembered rs one OF
the most interesting sessions Of this time
honorod institution of Vermont.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29

A great fSchiRof excitement existed in
New York last week because of the an
nouncement that Judge Hilton, the man
ager of the A. r. Stewart estate, had refus-
ed to admit Jews TO the Grand Union Hotel
at Saratoga, which is part of the property
which Mr.. Stewart left 10 his wife. The
first jew TO present himself was Joseph
Seligmau, a well known banker of New
York and member of the syndicate
which is placing the government loan. Mr..
Seligman has spent his summers at the
Grand Union, with his family, for ten years
past, but on applying there for accommo-
dations for this season he was told by the
clerk that Mr.. Hilton had given positive
instructions that no Israelites should be
permitted in future to stop at this hotel.
OF course Mr.. Seligman was surprised, and
asked the reason for such treatment, and
was told that the business at the hotel was
not good the last season that large num-
Der of Jews were there, and that Mr.. Hill
ton had como TO the conclusion that Chris
tians did not like their company. For
that reason he believed they had Stunned
the hotel, and he had resolved to run ii this
season upon a different principle, and had
given instructions to admit no Jew. Mr..
Seligman accordingly left and took rooms
at the Clarendon, and from there indited a
sharp epislle to Judge Hilton. The affair
was the towns talk OF New York city last
week, and public sentiment generally dis
approves of Judge Hilton's action. In con-
versation Mr.. Hilton says he has no desire
to prescribe the Jews, as Jews, in his bust
ness transactions, but that the trade Jews"
are oslentatious, cloud" and offensive in
the display of their wealth, and that, as a
class, they are such people as cultivated
and we'll bred persons seek TO avoid. In
reply to the intimalion that the Stewart dry
goods house would lose the patronage of
the Jews in consequence of the affair, JSdge
Hilton says that few jew firms have clos
ed their accounts there, but that the Jews
only traded with it because they could buy
cheaper there than elsewhere, and that they
are not likely TO go away so long as he can
give them any advantage in price. This
action of the Judge is certainly not in ac-
cordance with the spirit Of American insti-
tutions, and it would not be strange il, up
on a sober second thought, he should con-
CT ude that he has done an unwisc and i'm
polite thing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29

Rev. Mr.. Pierce Of Bernardston, Mass,
supplied the pulpit at the Congregational
church last Sabbath morning.
The foundation for Stebbins block is
nearly ready for the brick underpinning,
which will probably be begun next Mon
day.
Rev. NJ. H. Wells OF Lyndon, VT, is
visiting his former parshioners and friends
here. He is the gnest of P. w. Taylor.
Geo. c. Fisk, manufacturer and dealer
in pa per, is constructing a new storehouse
for The better accommodation of his bust
ness.
"A. X. and l.. s. Foster OF Keene have
engaged TO construct Slebblns' new block.
Geo. II. Alexander of this town is TO per-
form the mason work.
The school meeting last Saturday eve
ming resulted in the appointment of Messrs.
Stebbins, Richmond, Horton, Fales aud
Tbayer committee OF location and TO re-
port at a subsequent meeting.
Our people are agitaling the question
Of celebrating the Fourth o: July. Wheth-
er their deliberations will result in gem
eral aud public demonstration remains at
this lime "wednesday A. NJ undecided.
In any case band of 'horribles' will na-
rade the streets, accompanied by appropri-
ate music, in the morning, and in the eve
ming grand display of fireworks will af-
ford a scene of amusement TO observers.
A children's service was held at the
ch urch OF the Redeemer last Sabbath eve-
ming, consisting of some very finely rem
dered music by the choir, recitatious and
the composition OF notices by the chill
dren. The church was beautifully deco
rated with flowers, evergreens and ferns.
On the side walls were displayed The EN-
BILE ms "Hope," JOY" "Loye," &c. On the
baluslrade was erected large circle bear
ing the device, God is Love-" with tri-
angle inscribed therein, upon which were
written the words, childhood" youth"
and manhood" All associated with the
exercises had their parts well committed
and rendered them intelligently. A large
concourse OF people were present.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29
Wilmington.

There has been quite an interest among
the dairymen in town of late about tue best
me thod oil setting milk 10 get the cream.
The VT. Farm Co.'s agent has been giving
tests and experimenting with "Cooley's
So Emerged SYSTEM" which seems TO be
received very favorably, as it raises the
cream in twelve hours, or between milk
ings, while the cream and milk are perfect
ly sweet, making the very best, or what is
ca lied gilt-edged butter. all through the
warm months, and also saving three fiiths
OF the labor in taking care of The dairy. All
who desire can get one of Cooley's Cream
cries and see for themselves p.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29
Two Good Speeches.

Governor Wade Hampton, OF South Car
olina, made a good speech at Auburn,
N. Y, the other day, at the celebration of
the Shields Guard anniversary. He de-
MED that the struggle in South Carolina
was political, and said that sit rose far
higher than any such contest ever waged
on this continent. 1t was contest for civ
ilization, for home rule, good government,
for life ITSELF" He said he owed his cleo
tion TO the votes of negroes, who knew him
as a friend of their race, as one of the ear
lest advocates of negro suffrage after the
war, and he had never changed his opin-
ion on that subject. He said: ~ declared
that If elected 1 would be governor of the
whole people of South Carolina; that 1
should know no race, no party, no color;
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29

The damage done by Mondays great
storm at the West, which extended from
Cheyenne, Wyoming territory, TO Cncin-
natl, o., aud swept over an area IS or 80
miles wide both north and south of the east
and west line connecting those two points,
proves to have been very destructive to the
growing crops, and will seriously affect the
hitherto very promising crop prospects in
some of the principal wheat growing States.
The whole Of Iowa and parts of Nebraska,
Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio, were included in the region visited,
and in some single counties the damage
done is estimated at 500, 900 and upwards.
Champaign county H., which was in the
path OF Mondays storm, was visited Tues
day by the heaviest storm known there for
the past fifteen years, and The losses in
damaged crops and destroyed buildings
was quite serious. Considerable damage
was done also at Harrisburg, Pa, Tuesday
afternoon, by wind and rain storm, and
altogether the destruction this year by tor
nadOes, tempests and rain and hail storms
is proving quite exceptional both East and
West
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29

The question of Chief Justice Waite's re-
ception in South Carolina while trying the
Ellenton conspiracy cases, is in a curious
condition of corrections and contradictions.
The press of the State acknowledged the
charge OF incivility when it was first made,
and attempted explanations. Then Mr..
Waite denied that be had made any COM
plant, and then it was denied that he had
denied. Now comes an extract from a pri-
vate letter written by him to ex Gov. Ak
en-, which is published in The Charleston
News as follows: 81 have to-day seen for
the first Time an Article, which, as under
stand, has gone the rounds of the press, to
the effect that l was not satisfied with the
social attentions l received while in
Charleston. Most certainly l hope my
friends will not believe me guilty of any
such foolish complaint. have never said
word from which any such inference
could possibly be drawn, and no such
thought was in my heart. 1t has annoyed
me exceedingly. My daughter is
as much annoyed as I am with this news
paper paragraph" From testimony on
both sides it is evident that Charleston So
ciety tried to treat Chief-Justice Waite with
discourtesy, and that Mr.. Waite did not
discover the slight which was intended.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29

A party of ladies, headed by Mrs. Mary
A. Livermore, called on Mayor Prince of
Boston at the city hall, last Friday, as rep
resentatives of the Womsn's Christian
Temperance Union, and urged the mayor
to refrain from furnishing wine at the ban
quet to be given President Hayes this week
by the city. After listening TO the memo
rial presented by these ladies, the mayor
courteously informed them that, as the ser
want of the people, he felt obliged, in pro-
viding for this banquet, to furnish whatev-
or would add TO the pleasure of the city's
guests on the occasion, and, as many of
them were accustomed to drink wine at
dinner, he could not feel justified in with
holding it at the banquet. The use of wine
was customary at all public dinners, and
he believed the people of Boston desired
that it be furnished on the occasion of the
Presidents visit. The mayor also frankly
told the ladies that, while words we're in
adequate to express the horrors of intern
perance, he did not believe in prohibition
as principle or in total abstinence in prac-
tice.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29

that all men who stood on the soil of South
Carolina, native or foreign born, white or
black, should be equal before the law-and,
so help me God, 1t shall he DONE"
On the same day Fred Douglass spoke TO
the colored people at his old home in Ma
ryland, where he went TO visit The master
he ran away from forty odd years ago. He
told them they were far behind the white
race, and that they must depend upon
themselves. They must work for them
selves as faithfully as they formerly did for
their masters. lie pictured TO them the
condition of the English. speaking race 500
years ago, and showed how 1t had advanced
by its own exertions. TO be respected. he
said, they must get property. Without
money there is no leisure; without leisure
no thought; without thought no progress.
Their preachers should tell them more
about what 10 do and less about what to
feel. They should cultivate their brains
more and their lungs less. They should
not depend on being helped, but should do
for themselves. He was tired of Ethiopia
holding out her hands. The man that can
get up would be helped to do ii. They
should not depend upon the Lord for ev-
erything. The Lord is good and kind, but
is of the most use to those who do for them
selves. No man has a right TO live unless
he lives honestly, and no man lives hon
estiy who lives upon another.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29

A VIdILANCE COMMITTEE IN INDIANA
About 240 vigilants rode into Mitchell, Ind,
last Thursday night about midnight, erected
ascaffpld at the center oflhe town and placed
upon it efiigies of two men. A poster was
pinned TO the clothes the efflgies, stating
that for five years Bent Jones and his gang
had carried on reign of terror, and, al
though Jones and four of his confederstes
had been arrested and two Of them convict
ed, while the others were awaiting trial,
there were still others who were either
openly or secretly CONNECTED with these
murderers, robbers, bouse-burners aud
counterfeters, and they would in future be
held strictly accountable for any loss of
property. The vigilants showed no viO-
lence, except that they kept the telegraph
operator away from his office I'LL they had
got their work done, then fired a few shots
in the air, frightening some citizens, and
len.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29

President Hayes and party arrived in
Boston at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning, and
received an enthusiastic welcome at the
hands of the city officials and the people.
The party consisted of the president, his
wife and son Webb, two nieces and neph-
ew of Mrs. Hayes, Secretary Evarts, Attor-
ney- General Devens, Postmaster General
Key, and Secretary Schurz. The military
of the State were drawn up in line to re-
ceive the party and TO escort the distin-
guished guests TO the Hotel Brunswick,
where handsomely decorated apartments
had been provided for them. The display
was one of the finest of its kind which Bos-
ton has ever had. In the afternoon pub
lie reception was held in Faneuil hall, and
in the evening Gov. Rice gave private
and social banquet, which was followed by
a concert by the Apollo club at Music hall.
Wednesday morning the president attend
ed the Harvard college commencement ex-
ercises, and in the evening grand banquet
was given in his honor by the city Of Bos-
ton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29
EayeIIeHille.
ANTIMAsoNIc CONVENTION.

The seventh annual meeting OF the
Windham County Anlimasonic Society
was held in the court honse in Fayetteville,
on the 18th day of June, 1877. The Off
were re elected for the following year, and
are Gen. J. w. Phelps, of Brattleboro,
president; Judge Lsban Jones, of West
Bra;tleboro, vice president; AbUah Muz-
~, of Jamaica, I'd vice president; Edison
Blanchard, of Gulford, secretary. a state
ment Of the growth and prospects of the
National Christian Antimasonic Associa-
ton was made by the president; and The
general interests of the society, and the
character of Freemasonry in its religious
and political bearings upon the commu-
nifty, were freely discussed by the mem
beers and others. An extended series of
resolutions in strong opposition to Free
masonry was adopted.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29

Ex-Gov. Tilden's counsel have filed In
the United States district court an answer
to the suit OF the government against him
to recover $3.50, 900, the income tax alleged
TO be due. The answer is general denial
that Mr.. Tildens income was as alleged by
the government, or that he has failed TO
pay in any instance the tax due. 1t Is
claimed that in the years when he neglect
cd to make any return of income he was
assessed by the government at its own es-
innate, and that he paid the tax and penal
ties, aud that the government has no right
to make further demand upon him, its
action in estimating his income being con-
elusive when he had paid the sum demand
ed of him. For the two years when he
made a return and paid the sum assessed
it is claimed that the acceptance Of such
payment was also conclusive, and barred
the government from further demands.