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tion into the alleged Louisiana and Florida
frauds was continued day. Mr. Cox, OF the
committee, said he had received from stan
lev Mathews the originals of the correspond
ence between him and James Il. Anderson,
which the Clerk read. Copies OF the more
important of the letters had been before pre-
sented to the committee by Anderson, and
all were of about the same tenor, VIZ, ur-
gently soliciting Matthews to secure MN an
office. Upon motion of Gen. Butler a reso-
luton was adopted inviting Mr.. Matthews to
appear before the committee and make any
explanation regarding the correspondence
that he may desire.
WASHINGTON, June THE examinatio on
Yesterday of Judge A. b. Levissee, OF Louist-
| ana, an Eiector on the Republican ticketsde-
| yeloped the fact that two OF the duplicate re-
turns from that state presented 20 the aSMSe Gn,
| mission were not signed by witness, but that
mis- name was placed thereon by some other
person. The explanation of this Is stated TO
| be as follows: The original return from Lou
| isiana forwarded to Washington was duly
signed by all the FeH
| was thought to be informal In
some particulars, and accordingly
| the Electoral College TO reconvene and make
| another set of returns which shoulo comply
| with the requirements oil the law: Inls re-
| quest was complied with. but Levissee being
| unable to be present, hls name was signed Dy
| some one else-who, the evidence as yet does
| not show. All three of the returns, as reeeiv-
| ed were laid before the House and referred to
| the Electoral Commission: Further evidence
of Judge Levissee was 90 tne emect .nas as y pro %
| cast his vote blank or to vote for Ttlden in the
| Electoral College, the compensation offered
| beinp 100000 Levissee testified that he had
| several interviews with Asher, and one " It'll
| a broker named Hernandez, who appeared &c
| be the principal in the transaction, ana tha
| he led them TO infer that he might be bought
| over for a big enough price, 100000 being
| named by him the lowest figures he would
entertain. The history of this alleged attempt
| To brfbe Ieyissee was fully detailed by him IN
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4th, for outraging and numbering little
negro girl.
A man named Caldwell, living near Amer
icus, Ga, on the Sd killed his wife and
three children and his wife's sister with
smoothing-iron. He then tried to kill him
self by leaping into well and from the roof
of his residence, and finally succeeded by
throwing himself from the top Of his GIN
house.
The Maine Greenback Convention, held
on the 9Th, nominated Joseph w. Smith for
Governor. The Toledo platform is in
dorsed.
Mrs. Geistlach, Of Philadelphia, on the Sth
killed herself and her two children. Family
troubles caused her to commit the desperate
deed.
Thomas Winans, the Baltimore million
aire and Russian Railroad contractor, is
dead.
Mrs. Jennie Miller, wife Of Anderson Mil
ler, of Burkeville, Va, on the morning Of
the 9th, Drained her husband with an AK be-
cause he said to her at the breakfast-table-
"Jennie, you are bad cook, to let flies get
into the bread" After she had felled him
to the floor, with a finishing blow of the AK
she completely severed his head from the
body. A guest was present at the breakfast
table and witnessed the tragedy. They had
been married about two years. Mrs. Miller
is said to be very handsome woman but
with most ungovernable temper.
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;4th Infantry, was instantly kss. L
Fort Fetterman, w. T., by the
of circular saw with whic.ss'
saving wood. 4
Miss Ida Brownley, daugt :
Benz. F. Brownley, an old and resissasS
citizen OF Princeton, Ind.s COM
suicide by taking strychnine. The aet
was oaused by disappointment IL Love.
-George Mealy, Jr, aged 19, aecl-
lentally shot himself with q revolver at
Doylestown, o., aud died immediately,
the ball entering the center OF his breast.
A year-old son Of Mr.. Sam Patter-
son, who lives near Oakland, H., was
ransaeking in q trunk, where he got hold
oi q revolver, which in some way was
discharged, the contents entering. hls
breast, fnhicting fatal wound.
A Yonkers IN. " little girl swal-
lowed her toy balloon tube downward.
1t slipped into her windpipe, partly I'LL
ing whenever she breathed, and, as no
relief could be afforded, she was clicked
| % death.
AT Pulaski, o., a 4-year- old son Of
o. p Clifton vas thrown from horse
which he was riding, his fe1t caught IN
the harness, aud he was dragged to
death. IL Is said that the boys father
= lay fully frightened the horse, which
caused him to run.
Two young children of Wells
Shearer, a farmer residing near Battle
Ground, Ind, were seated upon an
earth-roller, when the horses started
forward, throwing them beneath the
roller, and both were badly injured, lone
fatally.
"A young girl named Julia S. Thello,
aged Ia years, while at work in a Ne.
wark IN. J.) hat mandatory, had hel
hair caught in rapidly revolving shaft
and in an instant her body was whirled
around the shaft, tearing the scalp from
her head and fracturing her skull. She
lived only few minutes.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30
Peace Between Russia and Turkey,

The end of the war In the East Is now
to be seen. unless, indeed, which Is hard
~ probable, the process Of negotiatinga
peace should lead to complications now
unforeseen. The terms Of the conditions
of peace which victorious Russia imposes
upon PROSTATE Turkey are hard, as they
naturally must be under the circumstan-
ces. They shake Turkeys hold upon Eu-
rope so severely as to render it impossi-
bic ever to be restored, Montenegro is
to have her lines extended; Bulgaria is to
rule herself under Christian Governor,
who shall be approved by Russia; the
Dardanelles are to be opened to the Cars
mcn-of-war. Honor and idemnity are al
so looked after. The peace is to be sigh
ed at Constantinople, whence also por-
ton of the Russian army is to embark
for return home, and the strongholds OF
Armenia are to remain in Russian posses
sion until an indemnity of $lOe,OOO,Ooo Is
paid. This statement OF the conditions
of peace is accompanied by the report OF
their acceptance by Turkey. Should this
programme be confirmed, it must be con-
coded that Turkeys subjugation is COM
plete, and that the war is ended, the atti-
tude of the British Government rendering
it improbable that serious interference
will come from that quarter, however IN
welcome some of the features of the set
tlement may be.-Boston Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30
senator Eaten o. ,ne si,ye, na,,ar


A elearheaded man is Senator Ia
ton, lie has made no splurge Ia Con
gress, lie Is not often on the iloor
but when he gets Ton his legs ~
they say in the English Parliament,
no speaks 10 tho purpose, II will mol
be forgotten that he spoke aud voted
against the fraudulent Eight by Sew
en-" Commission, lilo was wiser than
those about him at that date, and TO-
day he seems TO understand the silver
question quite rs clearly, The ~ J.
Herald saysl-
Senator Eaton, WHO Ii u man OF
sense, vigor aud inheSible consistency
IL likely 10 give the silver lunallea
some trouble, When the Bland bill
comes up he intends 10 offer an
amendment which will be perfectly
germane, 10 tho bill but would render
il worthless In the eyes Of ils adyo'
Gates, Mr.. Eaton will move TO sub
stitute for the silver dollar OF 4lsa
gains, provided for IN tho bill, q Sill
Yer dollar Of 420 grains, lie has not
fully decided that 400 grains Is pre-
cisely the right number, hut Dr. Lin
dcrmann. the Director OF the Mint can
inform him how many grams OF silver
at the present price have tho same
market value az tho quantity OF gold
In gold dollar When Senator Ca
ton has ascertained this on the author
ity Of competent experts he viii move
to amend tho Bland bill by substitute
Ing that number Of grains liir par'
pose N the honest one OF making the
silver dollar and the gold dollar Of
equal value. lie does not believe in
q double standard At all, but It the ex.
pertinent Is again to be tried he will
insist Oh an honest start. There Is
really nothing to be said in favor, but
everything to be said against, two IN.
equal standards Of value, There would
DO as much sense in yards Of unequal
length or gallons OF unequal capacity
Mr.. Eaton has selected on excellent
standpoint Tor the part he intends to
take IN the discussion. His argupsent
will be free from every side entangle'
mept. 1t will steer clear ofthe double
standard controversy, OF the green
back controversy, OF the controversy
abou, the payability OF the bonds III
SILVER, and insist on the single point
that what is called u dollar in law
shall possess the value OF u dollar in
fact. lie will, therefore, plant his
batteries on absolutely impregnablc
ground.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30
Near South Dceriicld, Mass d

Near South Deerdcld, Mass a
family consisting Of husband, wife,
and seven children are happy aud in
excellent health on an income of three
dollars per week, They have had no
need of medicine or physician for u
year. The father and the eldest sou
chop six cords Of wood a week. at
fifty cents the cord, which yields u
little less than five cents a day for tho
support of each person. Their food
is corn meal made into johnny cake
Milk cost too much,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30

raised by A d Arms Of Fast Mont
pelier were recently sold TO a gentle
man IN Massachusetts tor ei6-saO
for one and SO for the other
While Michael Cosgrove was
stripping jumper 10 q West Rutland
marble mill recently q flying piece Of
steel cut his right eye completely In
two,
John Francisco, n veteran Of the
war OF 1912, and Horace Greeley q
first teacher died at his home Ia
West Haven recently, aged 80, lie
lived on tho same farm tor On years
The missing daughters Of Mrs,
Bliss of Fairlee have been heard from
New Hampshire, Nellie being at work
In Concord, and Ida, with u little
week.old son, al the Woodvllle Town
Farm.
Railroads surrounding Lake
Champlain have nearly destroyed
traffic on that body Of water Tho
capital OF the steamboat company
at Burlington, which was reduced
from two hundred thousand re
dollars to one hundred thousand dol
lards three years ago, has again been
cut down to sixty.live thousand dol
lars. II looks "hard,"
-Swanton Is greatly agitaled over
the mysterious and sudden departure
IF, Neville ol the Peoples drug
store. Tho Courier says; 'Last
week Mr. Neville spent several days
in st. Adams, and Saturday passed
through here on the one o'clock train,
for Canada. Saturday night a long
letter was received by Mr. Mason,
father.in law OF Mr.. Neville, in which
the young man stated that he had left
his vile and business, and had gone
back to his home aud religion,
General Judson Kilra'ricE will
lecture in Bennington, on the evening
of the 9th February, under tho aus
pices Of Custer Post, G A. X, HIS
subjcc, will he "The Irish Soldier
bennington is to have savings
bank.
John G. Stearns, Of Bradford,
was recently elected president OF the
Orange Count Agricultural Society.
-Vermont's centennial day for
1878 occurs on March Is, the Tooth
anniversary Of the meeting Of the first
State Legislature at Windsor
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30

FlRg AZ iirLLOws FAus,--A fire
broke out At midnight Saturday night
Jan, 20, IN the basement oi q Store IN
Union block, occupied by lieltIng II
Son, and, spreading rapidly, eommaa'
ieated 10 part Of tho block occupied
by C. l., Fletcher rs q clothing store
aud through that 10 the second story
ofthe building, occupied for offices,
where il was stayed by the efforts OF
tho Hire Department, The damage
10 the block Is comparatively light
iletcher's loss Is about $4,000 Insult
cd IN tho A&tna, lietllng 4 Sons
loss is light, aud q, NJ, Georges (den'
tisD los on furniture and tools Is
small lyither covered by Insurance.
Fletcher suffers the principal loss,
which ,~ ,opre by wafer than lire,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30

There was great excitement in
New Orleans Saturday caused by the
attempt of Custom House officials to
shield the Returning Board from ar
rest. J. Madison Wells, Thomas G.
Anderson, Louis w. Kenner and Gar
dane Cassansve, indicted for forgery
and uttering an untrue version of the
parish returns, were secreted in the
Custom House, and a squad Of United
State marines acted as posse for the
United States Marshal. When the
Sheriff attempted to enter to secure
the fugitives from justice he was ar
rested by the Marshal. Finally a
statement of the case was telegraphed
to Washington, and the Marshal re-
ceived dispatch from the Attorney
General instructing him not to inter-
fere with the execution Of the writs OF
the Courts. Sheriff Houston then
took three of the culprits to prison,
but Wells escaped.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30

The Democrats Of New Hampshire
have put good men in nomination on
sound platform. The Convention
was a remarkable fine representative
gathering of the staunch Democracy
OF the Granite State, and its proceed
ings, from the ringing speech of the
Chairman, Col. Henry o. Kent, to the
concluding address Of the veteran Col.
J. II. George, indicated a harmony
and earnestness which promise well
for success. The candidate for Gov
ernor, Frank A. Mexican, is a reprei
sentative of the young Democracy, a
man OF ability and influence. Hadley
B. Fowler, the candidate for Railroad
Commissioner, is physician in high
standing, and, like Mr. Mexican, rep
resents the solid business interests OF
the State. The resolutions are SOUND
and strong on every point. They de-
nounce the Republican electoral fraud,
but commend the adoption of Demo
cratic principles by the President
They favor Stable currency, honest
payment Of the public debt, and the
maintenance of the public credit
They oppose land subsidies, and de-
mand a reform of the tariff in the IN
terest of revenue and commerce and
not OF protection. In State matters
the platform is equally outspoken. Ii
is a good one on which to make
stand Tor victory.-Bost0n Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30

Two womsn recently had . pubs
lio wrc.lllug match IN Cincinnati
They wole tights and knit uodersh'rts'
aud their appearance elected shouts
Of admiration from the boys In the
gallery, They were called Leo and
Eugcnid, There was trouble In gel
ting an umpire, tho men chosen being
as u luIe, too bushiul 10 ailiciaIe,-
They ought TO have selected from the
boys, aud they would have had no
trouble
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30

The clay model of the statue of
Stephen A. Douglas, intended for the
Illinois monument, has been complet-
cd by the sculptor, Mr.. L. W. Volk OF
Chicago. 1t will soon be cast in
bronze. 1t has been partly work of
affection and gratitude with the artist,
for he was Douglas friend, and the
Little Giant assisted the struggling ar.
tist in his younger days TO study
abroad. The figure, which is in COM
paratively modern dress. is said TO be
spirited and majestic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30
NE W ENGLAND NE US.
VERMONT.


st. Johrbury is 10 have Catho-
lie College.
Hon. w. H. H. Bingham has
sold his share of Mount Mansfield
Hotel stock, to Col. E. G. Bailey,
The Vermont Witness will here
after be issued from the Brandon Un-
ion office. 1t is edited by Rev. w. W..
Atwater, of Burlington.
j. E. Morgan has been nominated
by the President for postmaster at
Bellows Falls.
Walter Cotton, a native of Rut.
land, published the first newspaper
and built the first school.house in Cal
ifornia. He was the first to make
known the discovery OF gold IN that
State.
AT St. Adams, the other day,
Mrs. La Plant, the mother of ten liv.
ing children, the oldest thirty.fve
years old and the youngest five, mar.
ried one La Fam, aged between six
teen and nineteen, and the happy
couple started for Pittsburgh &c
spend the honeymoon.
1t cost the State 1922 OF to seize
and destroy bottle Of poor whiskey
costing. perhaps, 10 cents in South
Burlington. And the people pay the
cost
Two Partridge Cochin eookersl'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30

The American Bible Revision Com
mittee held its regular monthly meet
ing in the Bible House in New York
last week. Rev. Philip Schaf, their
President, reports that the Old Tesla
ment Company have nearly finished
the first revision Of Jeremiah and will
next take up Ezekiel. They had pre-
vlously revised the Pentateuch, Psalms
and Isaiah. The New Testament
Company have reached the eleventh
chapter Of the Second Corinthians In
the first revision. The Gospels, Acts
and two.thirds Of the Epistles have
been revised so far. but will require a
second revision. The American Com.
mittee are little behind their broth.
or rsvissrs 10 England.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30
The new plan for spending $3.50, 900

The new plan for spending Sa5O,ooo
on the completion of the Washington
Monument is a little worse than any
of the other ideas. 1t includes 20
colossal statutes and numerous other
things, and would result in the most
terrifying collection Of monstrosltles
and absurdities ever got together un-
der the pretence of being works OF
art. Washington's memory can sur
yiye without being linked to anything
of this sort. So says the Boston Her.
AID Of January 22d.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30
A Great Offer for Holidays !

We viii during these Hard Times
and the Hoiiday dispose OF 100 Srw
PlANos and ORGANS, Of ilrs,class ma
kcrs ut lower prices for cash, or In
stallenls, than ever before offered -
WArgp's Pianos aud Organs are the
Rest Mute, warranted for : years
III. Catalogue Mailed, Great induce
ments to the trade, Pianos, 7-octave,
$40; 7h-oclavc, $50, Organs 2
stops, SiS 1 stops, s5S 7 stops
S6j $ stops, s7Oi 10 stops $50
u stops, 800 in perfect ORDER not
used a year. Sheet music at half price
Horace WATERS q SoNs, MannfS
and Dealers, 40 East lith st., n y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30
The -NezVS.
GENERAL Ne VS.,


u, j, Jones, q wealthy farmer and
stock raiser IN western Missouri, has
made an assignment, Indebtedness,
$50, 200 ! assets, $4,000,
Gen. Sherman states that the five
companies Of cavalry at Fort Ellis last
year. Notwithstanding their absence
on field service portion Of tho time,
raised 10000 worth Of vegetables,
The lady whom Stanley was TO
marry has welded another What
shall 1t profit mau II he find 10000
900 healhens aud lose his own girl 7
William NJ, Tweed has applied
to tho Supreme Court for n discharge
under the poor debtors oath,
The Chicago Methodlsts are
sound on the hcll OF the hereafter
even II herellcal on what Senator
calls "the coin ofthe Constitution"
"A party OF young people, who
charyaried n young married couple
20 miles north of Iowa City recently,
got an order for keg OF beer on
Kember, u neighborng sal"Ia'keeper,
They drank the beer and demanded
more, which the saloon'kecpsr reius'
cd, whereupon they attacked him with
stones, beat his wife aud children, aud
literally tore his house to pieces
Kember was fatally injured, One Of
the party has been arrested,
The city debt of Philadelphia
amounts TO more than S7j,Oc0,O 900,
and II makes the average Philadelphia
an unhappy that the interest charge is
G per sent. while Boston can borrow
at 8 per cent,
The New Jersey Senate passed n
bill making the rate OF interest q per
cent, The House passed resolutions
instructing the States Congressman
to vote against the Bland silver bill,
The New York Senate has reject
cd the nomination Of Magonc for Su'
perintendent of Public Works, and
the Governor has nominated Benjamin
w. Clark, at present warden at Sing
Sing Prison.
The report OF the grand jury Of
Ramsey county, Mimi, finds that hys-
tematc and enormous frauds have
been committed in the registration Of
voters for the November election Of
1877.
"A physician says that American
girls "grow in grace and loveliness
until they are about eighteen or TWEEN
ly, when they generally get pale, SICK
Unlocking and faded, going all to
pieces at twepty.six." We'll, but who
ever saw a girl over eighteen or TWEEN
ty, anyhow !
The Mexican authorities have de-
liyered the murderer CCrdova to the
United States. lie belonged to a
band Of highway robbers who are
supposed to have killed six persons,
Jeremiah Plunkett of Springfield,
Mass, on returning from work Friday
night found his wife drunk and laying
on the dead body OF her baby. She
had lain on the child and suHocated it.
The Portland, (Me.0 Sunday
Times says "A soldier came over
from the folt yesterday and got drunk.
Two corpals who were detailed to
come to the city and return with him,
also got drunk. The police loaded
them all into team and sent them
back
There will be four eclpses In
lS7S-two of the sun and two OF the
moon, besides transit OF Mercury
over the suns disk, as follows: An
annular eclipse OF the sun, Feb. 2, IN
visible. A partial eclipse of the
moon, Feb. II, partially visible in the
United States. A total eclipse OF the
sun, July 20, visible in the United
States as a partial eclipse.
.yT Try Mn NIEIUC
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30

A DANGEROUS CouNrERFErr -
There was received q few days ago at
the Redemption Agency in Washing
ton, from New York city. bank, u
$40 note, two thirds counterfeit and
the remainder genuine. Tho note
was pasted very nicely, aud as the
right end of the bill was genuine, q
teller, in counting u package, would
have passed the note if he mad count
ed it from that end.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The Claremont National Eagle
newspaper establishment has been
purchased by Arthur Chase,
AT Haverhill potatoes are now
selling for thirty cents per bushel, for
which the farmers were offered forty
cents in the fall.
In Grovelon they have an anti
swearing club; the penalty for break
ing the rules being a kicking by all
present. Sticking plaster and linl'
ment have taken sudden rise in the
market.
The fourteenth annual dinner OF the
Dartmouth College Alumni Associa-
ton, in New York, will he held Feb.
10. The recently appointed president
eff the college, Rev, DIR. Bartlett, sey'
eral members of the faculty, and many
prominent graduates, are expected.
Morrison and Quinn, two Ports
mouth men, started 10 walk so mile
match in the town hall at Rye; Quinn
withdrew at the end OF two hours,
but Morrison finished the walk in
about II hours. including an hour of
rest, and then walked home, six miles
more.
Rev. l.. Malvern, of Latonia, has
two Bibles, which are respectfully 200
and 800 years old.
1T is reported that the tobacco
crop in New Hampshire averages
1900 pounds to the acre. being ex'
ceeded only by MASSACHUSETTS,, which
rates 1910 pounds.
An intellectual dog recently trav.
elled from ,,Haverhill to his home in
Charlestown, VT, a distance OF 70
miles, in something less than ten
hours.
The town Of Peterborough has
recently borrowed $4,000 at five per
cent interest, and could got. much
more at the same rate.
IS. S. Griffin, Of Auburn, has a
large and varied collection of Indian
relics, gathered near the shore OF
Lake Massabessio. Among them are
stone hatchets, war-clubs, chisels
gouges, one article that has the ap.
pearance of hoe, knife, a spoon,
articles that seemed designed for sling
shots, number of arrow points, 8
few spear points, and some Other
things, the use of which cannot be
determined.
The oldest practicing lawyer III
Grafton county, is Isaac Patterson OF
Bath, who IS Sc years of age, and is
as active as most men 20 years
younger.
Samuel Merrill of Gilmanton
while recently chopping in the woods
was struck by tree on his head anc
probably killed him instantly. III
was found dead by Ira b. Berry, To-
whom no was working. The un
fortunate man was deaf and dumb
forty years of age, and LETT wife an'
two small children, all OF them dea
and dumb.