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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

President Hayes, in an interview with Con-
gresham Campbell of Pennsylvania, has Civ
properly do in the line of political work He
proposes to subscribe to campaign funds, and
does not object to Others doing the same, but
no ofice-holder can be compelled to contrib
ute under pain of removal. Office holders
may help elect Republican candidates after
they are nominated, but they must not use
the power of their offices to pack conven-
tions for their favorites. The distinctions
which the President makes are clear and def
mite So far from their being any backing
down on his part, he simply traces out the ap-
plication Of his famous civil service order as
most sensible men have come to do for them
selves.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

Wardsboro voted last week, 81 to %, against
aid to the Brattleboro and Whitehall railroad,
and at a third railroad town meeting held in
Winhall there was a majority of one against
aid in place of the majority of 30 against at
the second meeting. The friends of the road
in both these towns are still confident that
they shall secure n contribution of funds to
aid in its construction. At a meeting of the
directors of the road which was held at Fay
etteville on Tuesday it appeared that the cash
subscriptions had not reached so large a sum
rs had been expected but all present were
confident nevertheless, that the requisite sum
of $500, 900 would yet be secured, and meas
ures were taken to find out just what can be
done and report at another meeting to be held
in two weeks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

A case was tried in the United States Court,
in Cincinnati, last week which carries one
back for a quarter of n century. The plain
tilt was a colored woman, 60 years old, six
feet tall, of commanding presence. She was
born slave in Boone county, Kentucky, and
after career of strange vicissitudes was
brought to Cincinnati by wealthy mistress
and given her freedom. In 1858 a Mrs. Boyd,
an acquaintance of her mistress, under a bride
of 5000 persuaded Henrietta to take a drive
with her, and, carrying her over to Kentucky,
delivered her to slave trader named Ward.
An attempt at rescue resulted in her being
thrown into Kentucky Jail, whence after
much suffering, she was run OFF to Mississippi
and sold on the block for 81, 100. Years of
slavery in its hardest form followed, until the
war set her free and she returned to Cincin-
natl aged and helpless She found friends
and sued Ward for So, 900, the value of time
aud for personal damages. At the time of
the kidnapping Ward was a sheriff of Ken
lucky. The jury gave her a verdict for
81,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26
The state Work HOuSe.
[rrom the ST. Johnsbnrr calenonlnn.


Labor upon the work house at Rutland
progresses too slowly to warrant any hopes
that it will be completed by September If
this institution can be made self-supporting,
every days delay in its final establishment
adds no uncomfortable sum to the expenses
of the State. If the institution We're in oper-
alton now, fines and costs instead of being re-
mitted by pardons would be worked out
there. The law establishing the work house
provides that each person confined therein
shall receive 333 cents for each days labor
1t would seem that with reasonable care and
prudence on the part of the management an
able-bodied man ought to be made to earn
something more than this sum and his board
by days work. Some such plan as this
ought to have been adopted long ago. 1t is
needed now more than ever before. Through
out the State men are continually being ar
rested for intONication, fined five dollars and
costs, and for want of fifteen dollars are sent
TO jail, there to stay until they can pay their
fine. As persons of this class are generally
wanting both in money and friends, they stay
in prison till the jail fills up, when they have
to he pardoned out to make room for new
conyicts Thus the State loses not only the
fine, cost of arrest trial and commitment, but
also whatever the jailor has paid for the pris-
oner's board during his confinement. This
law ought to exercise wholesome restraint
over the class of men for whom it is intended
When the work house is in operation a man
arrested in this village for intoxication and
not able to pay his fine will be taken to Rut-
land at an expense of forty dollars, which the
prisoner ought and probably will be made to
pay, and will enter the jail with perhaps sixty
dollars to work out. This will take him $50
days half of year. Men with this prospect
before their eyes must begin to think that IA
simple drunk is more of luxury than they
can afford to indulge in
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26
senator ConkIing interviewed.

The New York World last week printed
lengthy report of what purported to be an in
terview with Senator Conl;ling, on national
politics. The report has created quite a SEN
satiOn. The Senator gives his views, in free
and easy manner, of the national administra-
ton, and voices in vigorous language his opin-
ion of the manner III which it came into pow
er, and of its subsequent action. He thinks
there was trade or bargain, about the time
of the Inauguration, between the Presidents
friends on the one hand, and certain South
ern Democratic Governors and Congressman
on the other. Since the publication of the
interview, Conkling has repudiated portion
of it. He says it Vans written by a man who
visited at his house months ago, and who
heard him talk with the freedom of such a
place, and who has reproduced some things
that he said and perverted and misrepresent-
ed others. lie does not, however, deny the
essential parts of the interview, which arraign
the President for the questionable means by
which lie obtained his seat and the inconsis-
tent manner in which he has carried out his
civil service reform. The report only con-
firms so far rs it goes Conkling's well-known
hostility to the President and yet its publica-
ton seems to have given him much annoy
ance. If the Senator had pursued more
open, straightforward course in his opposi-
ton, he would have escaped this annoyance ;
but, during the year of President Hayes's adj
ministration, his marked reticence and under
handed opposition have injured his reputa-
ton for leadership and sagacity. 1t would
have been far better for him TO have familiar
lied the country with his views upon the adj
ministration, and upon the general manage
ment of public affairs, as opportunity offered
in Senatorial debate, Then, at least, there
would have been no chance for a misrepre-
sentaton of his views, and both the country
and Mr.. Hayes might have profted from his
superior wisdom.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

PENSIONERS or lSl2.-Reports from various
parts Of the country rs well as from Washing
ton indicate that the number Of persons en-
titled to pensions under the bill which recent
ly became a law by which all survivors or
widows Of the war Of 1872 are granted pen
sons is very large-so large, in fact, as to
create a happy surprise to agents engaged in
that business. The number will doubtless be
found to be five times rs large as was estimat-
ed by officials Mt Washington This fact goes
to confirm the opinion OF those who believe
that the pending Mexican War Pension biil
will require an expenditure of $1,000, 600 per
annuln
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

The Delaware peach growers are obliged
TO admit that there is likely 10 be full crop.
The cold snap of a while ago did not do near
ly as much harm as they expected and hoped.
storms at the West for the past few days
have covered a great extent of territory and
destroyed much property. They have ex-
tended south to Texas, and at Fort Concho
great damage was done to government prop
erty, and 10 soldiers were severely injured.
At Memphis, Tenn, a $25 600 bridge has
been swept away, and it is feared that the
planting interests in the vicinity have suffer-
ed. The storm extended oven nearly all the
country between the Mississippi river and the
Rocky mountains. The heaviest rain-fa
however was at st. Louis, Memphis, Indian
apolis and Fort Gibson, Indian territory.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26
Comment is unnecessary.

The announcement of the Chace defalca-
cation at Fall River, Mass, is already follow
ed by the discovery that Geo. II. Hatha-
way, treasurer of the Border City and Sagi-
nav mills of the same city, is defaulter to
an amount which, it is said, mayreach, $780,
000-a sum SO large as to make the Chace ir-
regularity sink into insignifcance. Chace and
Hathaway are cousins, and it is charged that
the latter was led into his difficulties through
intimacy with Chace. Hathaway was arrest
ed Tuesday evening, and in default of bail
was sent to Taunton mil
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

REsUAPTIoN.-The First national bank
Peoples savings bank and Miners savings
bank of Pittston, Pa, have resumed gold pay
ments also the First national, National In
ion and Farmers national of Reading, Pa,
Second National of Charleston, Ill.,, First ma
tional of Madison, Wis, the State treasurer
of Wisconsin and the National bank of Hi
nois and several private bankers aud manu-
featuring companies in various sections of
the country, The First national bank of Viii
mingtOn, N. c., resumes this week. The
hands of one of the Paterson IN, J,) silk
mills were paid on Saturday with Sl4, 900 of
gold, the first paid out in that town for II
years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

The Senate committee on the electoral
count have reported a bill, apparently very
safe, securing to each State the determination
by judicial authority of any controversy over
the appointment of electors and declaring the
decision of the highest state court to be con-
elusive evidence as to the lawful title of cleo
tors also providing that where conflicting
decisions arise from any cause, the concur
renee of both Houses of Congress shall be ne
cessary to the casting of any vote. This
would seem to be quite adequate to the emer-
gency, without disturbing the constitution.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

The Burlington Free Press calls attention to
the fact that IF the national bankrupt law is
repealed, as now seems certain, the only de-
fence against a revival of the old and odious
grab-law in this State, will be the State Insol-
vency law, passed by the last Legislature in
view of the prospect of repeal of the nation
al law. While the national law remains in
force this is held in allegiance but ON the re-
peal of the United States statute, the State
law will at once come into life. Whether it
will give us a state of things which will be
any improvement ON the present, may well
be doubted, Our State law is a cumbrous af-
fair based ON the United States statute, and
retaining some of the Objectionable features
of the national law. 1t is inferior TO the ma
tonal law, because its operation as To persons
and property is necessarily restricted by the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

There is nothing like pension bill to start
up pensioners. A bill was lately rushed
through Congress giving pensions to soldiers
of the war of 1912 and their widows and
graphic pictures were drawn of the cruelty of
denying handful of tottering men and wo-
men the yearly stipend provided by this bill
But this handful of pensioners has already
grown to GOOO, and the end is not yet. To
meet the applications already made under this
bill will require over half million dollars a
year, and that sum will be largely increased
by applications yet to come.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

TIE NUMBER or FEDERAL OFFcEHoLDEns.
An item is going the rounds of the press to
the effect that the official register of 1914
just published contains the names of 50, $50
persons who are now drawing sustonance
from the public crib-or about ! TO $50 of
the total population, or for every 30 voters
The list includes the name Of every army and
navy officer, Of every employe at nm Indian
agency, and OF the thousands Of postmasters
whose salaries are less than 500 per annum,
so that the real number of places in the Gov
eminent service which win afford n man or
woman a decent livelihood outside of the po-
stions in the military and naval forces will
not amount to over 30, 600, if as many as that
IL would therefore be nearer the truth to say
that there is not one Federal officer to 500
voters who derives n salary from his office
sufficiently liberal to afford him support. A
great many men are led TO take personal in
terest in political matters by the state
ment that the number of Federal officers is
three times as great rs that of the army-a
statement which encourages n multitude to
believe that they can make themselves so use
full to their party as to merit one Of the many
thousand positions that afford "sustenance.'
No man can take too great an interest in po-
litical affairs as n citizen, but when such an
interest is prompted by desire to get liv-
ing out of politics, he takes the best chance
there is in this country of being sorely and
thoroughly disappointed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

Tilden, Blair, Field & Co., have succeeded,
so they think, in rnking up evidence of frauds
perpetrated in 1876, by which Florida was
carried for Hayes. Two men indicted for
misunderstanding of State McLin and L. G..
Dennis-are reported to have made a written
confession of the frauds in which these wor-
thies figured
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

A WONDERFUL SHoT.-A marksman has
arisen in California, by the name of DIR. W
f. Carver, who is likely to make Bogardus
hang his diminished head. The latter's shoot
ing is done with shotgun and the spreading
Of the charge in its passage through the air
allows a large margin for inaccuracy, but the
doctor shoots with rifle which necessitates
complete accuracy. Among his recent feats
at Denver, Col, We're the breaking Of 30 glass
balls out of 1O7 thrown into the air from II
trap, breaking flying ball with the rifle
turned upside down and resting upon his
head breaking another 10y standing with his
back TO the object, and shooting over his
shoulder by the aid of small hand looking
glass which he held in his hand. Another
ball was also broken without sighting, the rifle
being held against the shooters hip and being
guided in some mysterious manner. The
browning feat of the exhibition WAS shooting
Mt ball thrown into the air to a height of ~
or 30 feet, missing it with the first shot, re-
loading the rifle and breaking it before it
reached the ground The quickness Of his
movements in removing the exploded car
fridge from his gun, replacing it with fresh
one and again aiming and firing is said TO be
marvellous.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

The Senate voted last week to adjourn sine
die on the 10th of June, but when the ques-
ton reached the House it provoked consider
able opposition on the part of the tariff men,
headed by Fernando Wood and at subse-
quent caucus of the Democrats it was voted
to postpone the consideration of the adjourn
ment question until May Il.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

TAXING GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - The
Democratic State Convention of Illinois, in re-
solving in favor of subjecting United States
bonds to State and local taxation, manifested a
supreme indifference to or ignorance of the de
cisions of the United States Supreme Court
One of the latest of these in an unbroken line
of the same tenor was rendered by Chief JUS
tice Chase in case involving the taxation
of certificates of Indebtedness issued during
the war and sought to be taxed by the
State of New York. After clearly laying
down law applicable to the case, he corro-
borated it by quotations from a decision of
Chief Justice Narshalls forty years before,
from which we take the following:
The American people have conferred the
power of borrowing money upon their Gov
eminent, and, by making that Government
supreme, have shielded its actions in the ex-
ercise of that power from the action of local
Governments The grant Of the power TO sell
bonds is incompatible with restraining or
controlling power, and the declaration of SUI
premacy is a declaration that no such restrain
ing or controlling power shall be exercised.
The right to tax the contract to
any extent when made must operate on the
power to borrow before exercised and to have
a sensible influence ON the contract.
A tax of Government stock is thought by this
court TO be tax on the contract, tax on the
power of the United States to borrow money
on the credit of the United States, and conse-
quently repugnant TO the Constitution. Sec
OHd Wheaton, Supreme Court Reports, page
4G7.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

The Maryland Legislatures Endorsement of
Montgomery Blair's proposed Presidential in
vestgation was quietly referred to the House
Judiciary committee Monday, and that and
Dudley Fields quo warranto bill will now
quietly sleep side by side on the Judiciary
committees table
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

SOUTHERN FEELNG.-A gentleman, who
has just returned from sojoun in the cot
ton States reports that a great change has
taken place in the general sentiment of the
white people of that section respecting North
em men. Heretofore a Northern man, par
ticularly if he was a Republican, could not
avoid feeling that he was held at arms-length
and ON suspicion by the more intelligent ma
tiveS of the South. The man from the North
was constantly remined in many ways that he
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

The Republican Congressional committee
held a meeting at Washington last week and
chose an executive committee for the fall con-
gressonal campaign with Hale of Maine and
Joyce of Vermont for the New England men,
hers
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26
The Rutland Hernld of Tuesday snys

There will be an examination of the route of
the proposed new railroad from Bellows Falls
up the valley of Saxtons river to Grafton, by
a large party of railroad men and manufac-
turcrs from Bellows Falls, Boston and else
where, next Thursday. The men who are in
terested in this enterprise are interested in
the Cheshire railroad and the large pulp mills
ut Bellows Falls"
Comment is unnecessary
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

BABY CAEmAGEs AND BABY KILLERS. The
Providence journal says. "Thc time has
come for the inevitable baby carriages A
generation ago these things were little more
than baskets screwed on TO axles without
springs. Then came n protest, originally
from physicians, against trundling the little
ones over the pavements in vans which would
rack the bones and addle the brains of the
toughest man. Out Of this discussion the
modern baby carriage was evolved, and as Mt
first constructed, was provided with real
springs and. if used with ordinary care did
not endanger life Gradually the springs
have given way to rigid strips of iron, imitat-
ing springs. leaving the carriage rs unfit and
dangerous rs a wheel barrow for the delicate
mission of transporting an infant over rough
crossings and along the average sidewalk.
The baby's tissues will not bear much jolting.
Its brain is gelatinous, and even its bones soft.
Nature has made its bed in the mothers arms
and ON the mothers breast To change this
for a springless cart is also murder. Let any
man or woman try riding a short distance, on
the smoothest road. in wagon without
springs The jar will be found fatiguing and
soon become painful. The intervention of n
cushion or a pillow does not ease it much. If
any parent wishes TO get baby carriage for a
child whose life is worth insuring, let him or
her buy none in which the body pressed by
the hand does not rise and fall easily on its
springs
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-17
By j. l.. Apperson.
Real Estate Auctionccr,
l016 Main street.

TRUSTEES SALE OF A VALUABLE
Il ESTATE ON JAMES RIVER AND TUCKA-
HOE CREEK, TWELVE MILES ABOVE RICH
w. II. WIckliam TO The undersigned, Williams G.
Wickham, dated the Stn day of June, 1877, made
to secure to Maclurg Wckham the payment or 4
sum of money therein INT niioued, shall, at the re-
quest of the said MacIurg Wickha, offer for sale at
public auction on THURSDAY tho 18th day Of
January next, at 12 O'Clock NJ, in front of the Ma
Iional Bank OF Virginia, in the city of Richmond,
for ready money, The popcrty conveyed by the said
deed, and described therein rs all that TRACT
OR PARCEL OF LAND which the said lit
Teton resides. called "WOODSIDE,' containing
62S 093-1000 ACRES, living James ri, er and
TGckahoe creek. with all The appurtenances. Ss
This land, which includes q large portion of
JameS-river and Tuckahoc-creck low-grounds. Is Of
great fertility, and with g0od'culivaton might he
made highly productive. i has on II an excellent
necessary 10 the support Of large family. The
quality Of the soil, tie convenience of the James
River canal, which through the estate. and its
vicinity TO Richmond, render 1t q most desirable
property.
The mineral rights, having been disposed OF sepa-
rafely previous to the date of the decd aforesaid
will be excluded from the sale.
Tc laid conveyed by the aforementioned Geed
of is subject TO prior lien Of deed of trust
to A. d. Williams to secure certain notes, amount
lug in The aggregate to $500; and the premises
hereby advertised will be sold subject to this prior
lien.
for ready money, liberal credits, to be made known
at the sale, will be allowed TO the purchaser.
WILLIAMS c. WICkI1AM, Trustee.
DECEMBER 20, 1877. dc 20
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-17
AUcrT,s sAlLEs..F u.s..s I,axs.
BY James lracdongall, Anctioneer,
No. 1 d Governor street.


EcPECIALI AND PEREMPTORY SALE
y OF FURNITTHE, ROsEWO0 D-CASE PIANO,
IRON SAFE, SHOWCASES OkE!CE.DESKS,
&c, &C., AT AUCTiONc- FRIDAY the 18th
frstant a. lOh o'clock will sell &C my wareroons,
for and on account OF whom II may concern, TO close
One excellent PIANO, made by Burns 6 Co., New
York-an Instrument OF superior lone rec,
One excellent WALNUT MAkBLE-TOP DRESS
q ING-CASE CHAMBER SUI {, nearly new;
One WALNUT PARLoR SUIT, covered with green
One SI lss M1sf W. %spiLNUr WARDROBE of French
One WALNUT PEDESTAL EXTENSION
WALNUT 1't; INSTRUMENTATION CHAIRS,
One MILLINER's UPRIGHT SHOWCASE and
nIARBLE-rOp TABLES and WAsHsTAEDs,
MAHOGANY SOFAS and PARLOR.CHAIRS,
One very fine sTEREOSCOPE and VIEWS:
WALNUT BEDsIEaDS and BUREAUS,
HAIR and SHUCK-MATTRESS
holsters and PILLOWS.
Several excellent COOKING and HEhTiNG e.
together with a general assortment of HOUSE
KEEPING ARTICLES.
ALSO,
One DOUBLE sALAA1ANDER IMPROVED IRON
Excellent OFFICE ARM CANE-sEAT CHAIRS;
WALNUT and MAHOGANY OFFICE-DESkS
p BOOK-RACKS, &C., &C.
Parties wishing to add to the above can do so be-
fore hour OF sale. JAMES MACDOUGALL,
IN II Auciionecr.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-17
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