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n. Sterroscopic views OF all impor tant
points OH Puget Sound & California, for
sale At Jas. Jones.
, 1878-01-18

some Of our young folks want skating
rink started again,
, 1878-01-18
NOTICE.

ITAKE PLEASURE to state that I
have transacted my business through
Messrs. RothSehild & Co.. and that they
have given me entire satisfaction. | take
pleasure In recommending them to Cap
tains of vessels coming this way, to avail
themselves of their valuable services.
JAMES S. THEOBALDs,
Master ship Ventus.
Port Townsend, Dec. 8, 1877.
, 1878-01-18

OUR columns are again unequal to the
task Of spreading all the news.
, 1878-01-18

DIR. Howe Is still at the Central III otel
ready 10 serve all with dentist work.
, 1878-01-18
n NOTICE.

| HEREBY GIVE NOTICE THAT HENRY LANDEs Asp ABH
RE1ss have been this day Sept 1870 admitted into III. firm of
Rothschild Co., formerly consisting Of D. c. H. ROTHsCHILD
Thankful for past liberal patronage respectfully solicit co,nu
OF the for the new frm
ID. C.. n. Rothschild,
, 1878-01-18
ID. c. n. Rothschild.
NJ O T L Q E.

ALL persons indebted to the old firm ROTHSCHD CO. up
September 1877 will please settle the within thirty days.
their will be placed the hands Attorney for collection
ID. c. II. ROTHSCHILD.
Port Townsend Jan. l. 1873.
, 1878-01-18

The sale of the property belonging to
the estate OfAlired EdmondsOn. bankrupt,
will take place on the 18th OF next
month. Read the advertisement.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24
Congre...-the work to he Done

A special despatch to the New York Times
gives careful and intelligent statement of
the condition of the business now before Con
gress. Two weeks ago there was fair pros
pect that final adjournment could take place
about June 20. But the outlook has under
gone considerable change during the past
week, and final adjournment is now placed
beyond intelligent conjecture. The Potter in
yestigation may be the means of prolonging
the session into the dog-days, as the question
of adj ournment may be made to turn on the
direction and character Of the investigation.
The Potter committee has authority to sit
during the recess, which authority covers the
entire period between now and December
next. Should the investigation reveal a pur-
pose to assail Mr.. Hayes's title, or direct its
inquiry mainly to making political capital for
the democratic party, the Senate will not con-
cur with the House in fixing the day for final
adjournment Indeed. it is not likely the
Senate will concur in any resolution for ad-
jOurnment without reasonable guarantee
that Potter's committee will leave the ques-
ton of the title of Mr.. Hayes entirely out of
their programme. But independent of the
Potter investigation, the business of the ses-
sion is so far behind that final adjournment
could not take place until the early part of
July unless several important measures are
laid aside until next winter. Excluding the
regular appropriations, of which two very i'm
portant bills have not yet been prepared by
the House committee on appropriations there
are several measures pending which should
be disposed of before the adjournment, and
which cannot be disposed of unless the ses-
sion is run into July
Among these measures are the bill to re-
peal the bankrupt act now pending in the
House for concurrence i'll amendments made
by the Senate the tariff and revenue bills,
including the bill to restore the income tax !;
the pro rata bill, and other bills relating to
the Pacific railroads. the distribution of the
Geneva and Mexican awards the appropra-
ton of $4,000, 900 to pay the fishery award !;
the bill to provide government for the Dis
trict of Columbia, and several other measures
which cannot be passed over without detri-
ment to the public interests. If both branch
es would cut of the interminable and useless
speeches that attend the consideration of ev-
cry measure, tie themselves down to the five
minute rule, and work assiduously six days of
each week, their calendars could be cleaned
of so that final adjournment might take place
about July l ; that is, if the Potter investga-
ton did not intrude itself TO defeat legitimate
and necessary legislation. But, independent
OF the measures enumerated above, the regu-
lar appropriation bills are in such condition
that full month Of steady work will be re-
| qnired to pOmplate them, The House has re-
solved TO hold night sessions this week for
| general business and if it Gun be held 10 any
appropriation bill which is now pending that
bill may be passed before the week is ont. If,
however, general debate on this hill Is permit
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24

ted to run for three or four days. as It now
threatens the army bill viii not get through
the House until some day next week.
The condition of the other regular appro-
priation bills now pending will he seen from
the following statement The Indian bill has
been passed Ly both houses, aud is hung up
in a conference committee, greatly to the an
noyance of the Indian ring, who are impa-
tieutly watching its progress The pension
bill is also being discussed by conferees. The
Military Academy bill has been abandoned by
one conference committee, which was unable
to agree upon the differences between the two
houses. and other conferces have been ap-
pointed The amendments of the Senate to
the post office hill have not yet been acted
upon 10y the House. The legislative. execu-
tive and judicial bill is being considered by n
subcommittee of the Senate appropriations
committee. and another week will pass before
it viii be reported to the Senate. The Senate
committee on commerce is carefully and judi
ciously discussing the river and harbor Till
Many Of the ill-adyis,d items inserted by the
House in order to catch votes have been
stricken out. and in their places others in the
interest Of trade and commerce have been
substituted. The committee expect to con
clude the revision this week. The sundry
civil or omnibus bill has not yet been pre-
pared by the House committee on approprin-
tons, and as this is very comprehensive
measure its consideration always occupies u
great deal of time in both branches. The
general deficiency bill another important bill
has not yet been prepared by the House com
mittee. Thus it will be observed that nine
Of the twelve regular appropriation bills are
still undisposed Of, which fact does not pre-
sent an encouraging outlook for final al journ-
ment within the next six weeks
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24
Mr. TiIden'. Re.pon.iDIIi,,

No intelligent man of either political party
can longer doubt that this whole batch of in
cendiary attempts-the Blair memorial, the
Kimmel bin, the secret Florida investigation,
the Potter resolution-have a common pater-
nifty and We're instigated by Mr., Tildeu He
never did anything more characteristic of his
'still-hunt'' methods. We have the best rea-
sons for believing that his nephew and politi-
cal factotum, Mr.. Pelton, went to Baltimore
TO hold a secret conference with certain mem
bers of Congress who are the foremost abet-
tors of the scheme for impugning Mr. Hayes's
title, and that those members conveyed to
their associates the wishes and instructions of
which Mr.. Pelton was the medium. 1t pro-
duces a painful impression on the public to
see Mr.. Tildens kinsman, the most intimate
and trusted of his friends figuring in a clan
destine consultation with congressman bent
on ripping up the presidential count made
and declared by the Forty-fourth Congress
That Mr.. Pelton went TO Baltimore 10 hold
that clandestine interview without the knowl-
edge and completely of Mr.. Tilden is incredi-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24

The Boston Herald in its statement of the
views of State Executives on the subject of
the Potter resolution, says that Gov. Fair
banks of this State, in accordance with his
accustomed rule declined to talk on the sub
ject. Judge Poland expressed himself as fol-
lows
II did not think there was any need of an
Electoral Commission. If the proposed ac-
ton in Congress looks to unsettling the presi-
dental title and new trial of that question,
l regard it n purely revolutionary movement.
think this movement is mainly pushed from
two motives-a good card for use in the COM
ing elections, and Tilden and his friends
hope thus to keep him sufficiently prominent
for the presidential candidate again-and
expect no other result from it than a hotter
political fer1nent and additional hindrance to
the return of prosperity to the country"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24

The friends of the railroad are now ~
loicing while the croakers are becoming quiet
On Sunday last our streets witnessed an
nn"onted occurrence for our quiet village
Two iun' raj professions passing through with
in an hour.
-sevenl deaths have occurred quite re-
Gently among the older people in our vicinity
six within a week.
David Arnold, James L. Martin and Geo
II. Howard are our delegates to the State con-
vention at Burlington.
Can it be genuine public spirit or an in
nate love of beautiful surroundings that causes
some OF our citizens to adon our streets with
unseemly piles of lumber and heaps of rub
bish! There is reason in all things. We are
told, but no man has yet fathOmed the reason
Of this. There is no cause for turning our
street and sidewalk either into lumber ward
or Junk shop. Let US have things in a de
Gently respectable shape
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24

In the House, Wednesday, Carter Harrison,
Democrat, of Chicago, stirred up his associates
pretty eiIectually by introducing resolution,
a question of privilege, instructing the
Potter Committee to extend its investigations
beyond the narrow bounds of Louisiana and
Florida, and look into the state of affairs in
South Carolina and Oregon existing at the
time of the last Presidential election and al
80 declaring that the 4lth Congress having
decided Hayes and Wheeler elected, it is not
in the power OF this House TO nnnul the ac-
ton of the last Congress. This at once created n
disturbance. The Speaker pro tenn. ruled it a
question of privilege, but the Democrats de-
clined to sustain the Speaker, and Harrison
was finally forced to withdraw his resolution.
Wilson of West Virginia afterward presented
a resolution of a very mild character, and &C
ceptable to his party associates, declaring that
the Potter Committee may, if it chooses, in
vestigate electoral frauds in any State but it
omits to say anything about the Presidents
title
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24

The Windsor Republicans at their caucus
last Saturday evening to choose delegates to
the State convention, adopted the following
resolution, which has the right ring to it
ResOtred, That the republicans of Windsor,
while admitting the differences of opinion in
regard to certain acts and matters of policy,
do cordially approve the Administration of
President Hayes as one of the most able, ju-
dicious and patriotic with which the country
has been favored since the days of George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and that
they regard all attempts of Congress or other
official parties to cast "A doubt on the legality
of his title to his Office, after the announced
results of the Electoral Commission, as reyo-
lutionary in their nature, reprehensble in
their motive and dangerous to the peace and
prosperity of the Republic.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24

MAKING CoSsULs UsEPUL. Secretary Ey-
arts has recently sent circular TO all United
States consuls, requesting accurate reports on
the following subjects First. the price of
labor among laborers of all classes second.
the cost of living to lRboring classes third
comparison of the present cost of living and
rates of wages with that for the last ten years /;
fourth, the cost of produce and its market
price; fifth, the amount of paper money in
circulation and its relative value to gold aud
silver, together with its fluctuations during as
many years as can be accurately obtained.
and the causes which have produced the
same. If the State Department can obtain
Intelligent responses respecting the above
matters, and at the same time secure accur-
rate information respecting the trade of all
countries with view 10 extending our com
mercial relations it will have made itself
great benefit to our people. BY pursuing
this same policy for many years, the British
Government has obtained for the British man
ufacturer and merchant that information
which has enabled them 10 extend their trade
to every nation Of the globe which had any
trade.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24

What a country this is to be sure. The
wheat harvest for 1878 has already begun in
Texas, and the first car load of new wheat
left Dallas for st. Louis last week. In the
West the grain harvest will begin by the first
of next month, aud by the time we New Eng
landers have laid away our ulsters and dump
ed our furnace fires for the season, the Texas
aud Western farmers will have their spring
wheat marketed and be spending the proceeds
in preparing for the fall trade. The Texas
wheat crop is very heavy, and unless some.
thing very untOward occurs TO the spring
sown wheat this years grain crop in the
United States will be by far the largest ever
raised here. The immigration into the West
aud Southwest during the past year viii tell
in this years crops, aud will also prove very
important factor in restoring the lost equilib-
rum between consumers and producers, for
many of those who are raising wheat this
year are for the first time numbered with the
producing Glasses.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24
GBe Ucrmont 4Banit.
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, MAY u, 1875.
The BrattIcBOro and whitehall nall
road - Certainty.

the FULL sum or 500, 600 SUBSCRIBED, AND
rHE WORK OF THE SURVEY begun
It is with a feeling Of genuine satisfaction
that we are able TO announce this week that,
at a meeting of the directors Of the Brattle-
boro y Whitehall railroad, held at Townshend
last Saturday, the full required sum of 5000
900 in cash subscriptions was filled up, and
the first preliminary step toward the construc-
ton of the road was thus completed and
placed beyond a question. OF the difficulties
and discouragements under which a consider
able portion of this money has been raised.
and Of the untiring and well-directed efforts
which have been put forth to accomplish the
desired end by the friends of the road in the
.veral towns on its line during the past few
weeks, We have now neither space nor dis
position to speak Suffice it to say that from
the outset no friend and promoter of the en-
terprise has ever for a moment lost faith in
its merits or confidence in its ultimate sue
cess. Mr.. W. A. Haven Of Rochester, n. Y,
a civil engineer of large experience, undoubt-
ed integrity. and well-known ability, was the
choice of the directors as engineer of the
road. Mr.. Haven was notified on Monday that
the enterprise wasready for his services, and
on Wednesday evening he arrived in Brattle-
boro with his assistants, ready to begin the
work Of surveying and locating the road. To
day, Thursday, Mr.. Haven has gone with
c. +. Thompson, Esq, president of the road,
and Mr.. j. 4. Butler, clerk of the corpora
ton, to take preliminary look at the coun-
try through which the road will pass, as far
as Jamaica. The work of the survey will oc-
cupy from 80 to 40 days. Upon its conclu-
sion construction bids will be advertised for,
and some time in July We may confidently
hope to sec the work of throwing dirt begun
in earnest
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24

The particulars this week came TO hand
Of the sudden death at her home in Montclair,
n. j.. of Mrs. Mary p Morris. lady who
was formerly well known and esteemed res
ident of this town. and the step-daughter of
the late Rev. b. F. Foster On the day pre-
ceeding her death Mrs Morris attended
church as usual in the morning and Joined in
the exercises of the Sunday School Mt the close
Of the morning service. In the afternoon she
attended the quarterly meeting of the Colored
Sunday School, and spent the evening in
reading 10 and with her children About
half-past O'Clock she complained Of a severe
pain which rapidly grew worse. and instead
of getting relief the pain seemed to go to her
head, and she undoubtedly burst a blood yes
sci during violent vomiting and retching.
About o'clock in the morning she became
stupeied and irrational and remained so un-
til she died at > O'Clock after an illness of on
ly hours The physician, who was with her
through the night, pronounced the cause of
her death cerebral apoplexy. In local paper
we find tlre following tribute TO Mrs. Morris's
character:
Mrs. Morris came to Montclair fifteen
years ago. the bride of the son of one of the
Oldest families there, and at once more than
fulfilled the expectations that the reputation
of her lovely character had awakened To the
friends then made. she has since added all
who were sufficiently acquainted with her to
recognize the beauty of her maturer woman
hood in it, srlf-sacrifcing devotion TO husband
and children and to all the duties of life. An
earnest Christian, rs DIR. Berry said, in per-
forming the last s,td offices for her-had any
one b'Sn speaking Of persons ready for the
higher life, aud her maine been mentioned as
one prepared to enter upon it. the recogni-
ton Of her fitness would be immediate The
universal sympathy felt for the family who
ten months ago were called in the death of
Mrs. William Morris TO undergo a bitter he
reavement was testified by the attendance on
the funeral which filed the large house of her
father-in-law TO overlooking.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24
Grafton.

Mrs Daniels has returned from Boston.
where she has spent the winter. and opened
her house for the summer The family are
all 10 be ut home part of the summer.
Mr.. Henry Bradford and sister are spend
ing few days in town.
DR. Terril has leased the Conant Lonse
and will probably remain here for the pres
ent
Delegates to Republican Convention ::
Chas. Barrett, S. W. Goodridge. c. W. Has
kelL Not instructed in regard 10 vote.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24

The BORON OF THE SEA.-The eNplora-
tons of the British steamer Challenger which
have just been published on this side of the
water, mark a great advance in one depart
ment of science Till within few years it
was an accepted theory that the bottom of the
sea, below a moderate depth at least, WAS en-
tirely destitute of animal and vegetable life.
II was declared that this must be so. because
1t was settled that an animal mt a depth of
1000 fathoms would have to bear a weight of
ton on the square inch, the pressure in
creasing with the depth. But the dredging
of the Challenger upset this notion as COM
pletrly rs the revolving earth ignores the Rev.
John jasper. From depths varying from
1000 to 1000 fathoms, there were brought up
the most curious and delicate specimens of
deep-sea fauna. The experiment was repeat
ed in all the ocerns. In fact, the conclusion
was reached that the distribution of living an
inals has no depth limit, The size, however.
generally diminishes with certain limit of
depth. The mean depth of the Atlantic was
found to be little over 2OOO fathOms, with
an elevated ridge 1900 fathoms below the sur
face trayersing the North and south Atlantic
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24

CHICAGO has at last found a way of escape
from the financial difficulties which have real
ly threatened TO bring the municipal admins
tration TO an absolute stand-stiil. The su-
preme court some time ago rendered decis-
ion that prevented the citys borrowing mon
ey, and, as there wasn't any cash in the treas
ury, the government has tried as a last resort
to issue scrip bearing no interest and payable
out of this years taxes when collected, which
which will not be, however, till late in 1879.
The legality of this action was questioned by
injunctions, but the courts have sustained ii.
and the police, tiremen and other employees of
the city will consequently be able to raise
money on this scrip which is all the city can
pay them, though of course they will have to
suffer something OF shave.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24

All who cherish grateful recollcctious Of the
many brave men who died in def,us, Of their
country and the parpetuity Of the Union Of
the States are requested 10 join iu the services
Of the day in paying respectful and tender
tribute TO the dead.
The procession will be- formed on Main
street with the right resting on the corner Of
Main and High streets. at ,. H.. IN the fol
lowing order
Brnitleboro Band.
Chief Marshal and Aids
Estcy Guard
Committee Of Arrangements
Orator and Clergy.
Choir OF Male Voices.
Sedgwick Post q. A. H.
Old Soldiers aud Sailors.
Oasis Encnmpment. ] .. Of O. j.
Wautastquet Lodge. l. q. Of o. +.
Fuller Battery ldiSnouutod).
Boys Drum Corps
Boys to Represent the States Of the Union.
Citizens.
The orde, Of march will be from in front Of
the town hall through Main and South Main
streets to the cemetery. where they will be ar
ranged in close column by division. The fol
lowing will be the order Of exercises at the
cemetery:
Music by Choir of Male Voices.
Prayer 10y Rev. d. J.. Miller
Dirge 10y the Band
Grafton 10y Rev. ID. A. Mack. Chaplain Of
the ID Vt. Regiment
Music by Choir.
Ranks will be broken and graves decorated
4 detachment Of the q. A. H. win proceed
to the Catholic cemetery and decorate the
graves Of comrades buried there.
Assembly will be sounded and ranks re-
formed
Music by the Band.
Benediction by Rev. W. IT, Collins
Old soldiers and sailors ARE requested 10
meet at the town ball at 1870 p. n. precisely.
Contributions of flowers are earnestly solicit
ed from the citizens Of Brattleboro and vicini-
ty, and may be left at the store Of Geo. L.
Greene.
All old soldiers, sailors and their families
are invited to a campfire at the G. A. H. hall
ut 4 p. N.
n. b. II the day is stormy the Grafton
will be delivered at the town hall
p S. CHAsH, Co1nnittee
T. T. ROor. If
ID. w. HAGEB, 1rTangemehts
WV. G. BUTLER. Chief Marshal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24

Samuel Warmer few days ago discov-
cred den of foxes near his house. contain
ing five little ones. Two of them were caught
alive. They are now in the possession of
jerome Ward and form an attractive feature
of his 'menagerie."
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Gerry have return
ed TO town, after residence Of some years in
Vineland, n. j.
Two converts were immersed in Whet-
stone brook by Rev. Mr.. Votey, Sunday af-
ternoon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24

BILE The evidence being conclusive that Mr.
Tildou is at the bottom Of this movement. be
ought TO have the moral courage and political
franknoss 10 stand forth and ayow his rospon-
sibility. He should scorn TO act part which
he is ashamed TO own We have the kudest
sentiments toward Mr. Tilden personally: we
are disposed TO make allowance for the deep
sense Of wrong which lac feels in losing the
Office to which he thinks he was elected but
his own conscience and feeling Of manhood
must rebuke him in attempting to disturb
what has been settled Why docs he put on
masks and skulk behind DISCUSSES if he is not
conscious TO himself that his conduct will not
bear public scrutiny; At any rate. he must
not expect that this discussion is TO proceed
without reference to him when it has been as
certained that he is the secret instigator of
the whole movement
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-24

j. G, Robinson is making quite extensive
repairs ON his house. 1t is to have new
coat of paint inside and ont, new front ward
fence, and it all looks as though he Was TO
be -- soon.
Edward FELTON,, son of II. L. FELTON,. has
winter wheat that is three feet high and head.
ed out. Who in Windhaln comfy cor, 10,
that:
Daniel Shtrwin, Vim. II. II. Holion and
Howard + Wnlcott 60 ns delegates 10 the
Stat convention.
-hsv o. q. Baker exchanged with Rev
A. Holhrook Of Saxtons River last Sunday