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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-12-04
Windsor.

Windsor.
White frost Sunday morning on the
frozen ground, Another rainy Monday
which Is quite useful In watering the turf
recently laid about St. Pauls Church, but
Is dampcning to those engaged In drying
clothes or shingllng roofs.
Stocking was packing considerable
poultry at the Station on Monday OF this
week.
The Rev. Mr.. Earl, a recent graduate
Of TUFTS College, has accepted the call
Of the Universslst Society Of this place,
and is at present boarding at the Windsor
House.
The new Sup't VT. s. Prison, w. +.
Rice, Esq, Of Thomaston, Me-, arrived
on Saturday last.
The Rev. Mr.. Mick alluded to the
cause for thankfulness In our national
affairs in his sermon on Thanksgiving
day. The Baptist house being the only
one open for service on that day, the
usual choir connected with the Baptist
Society ofiiclated, with the addition ofthe
sweet tenor voice of Mr.. l.. w. Stocker
to assist.
The gathering of the Windsor Co. Bar
at its December Term will be saddened
to find one more member added to It's
death list. Though forewarned OF the
sinking condition of James N. Edminster,
Esq.-many thought he might linger
some time-but the crisis came on Sun
day evening last, and he is stricken from
the ir list OF advocates and summoned to
higher Court. 1t is hoped that what
may DO their loss will be his gain.
-fion. John S. Marcy Of Balston Spa.
N. Y. was guest at the Ashley Hotel on
Tuesday and Wednesday Of last week.
S. r. Stocker, Esq, has been confined
to his house since Monday the Goth ult.,
by paralysis.
Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts was in town
Thanksgiving day.
Bill Pollard has become the tallest
member of the Guy family, rendering
great assistance to their entertainment,
now being given to Vermont audiences.
Thomas Keefe, Esq. returned from
Brattleboro Monday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-12-04

-Hayes's message is nearly as long
as Webb's first message to Hannah
Boggs, but not So sweet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-12-04

Barnard.
Willard Walker has q Puff.Ball
that measured s64 inches in circum-
/ frsnce.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-12-04

"A Cincinnati belle has gone off
with 3 negro minstrel
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
PIERCE BOYD'S ESTATE.

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
PIERCE BoYD's ESTATE.
The undersigned, having been appointed BY
the Probate Court Of the District Of Hartford.
Commissioners to receive, examine and id.
Just all claims and demands Of all persons
against the estate Of Pierce Boyd, late OF Royal.
ton, in said District, deceased, & the claims Of
the deco ased exhibited in set-on to the claims
of the creditors. hereby give notice that We
will meet for the purpose Of examining and
allowing said claims at the residence Of Henry
A. Boyd, in East Barnard, on the LIST Wednes.
day in December, A. d. 1878, and the last
Wednesday in March A. D. 1879, from ten
o'clock A. NJ. until three o'clock P. NJ, on
each Of said days, and that six months from
the I'd day Of October, A. D., 1878, p
the time limited by said Court for said credit
ors to present their claims to US for examina.
ton and allowance.
Dated at Royalton this 18th day Of October.
A. ID. 1878.
G 9g. B sE " BLACK Commissioned
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-12-04

Plymouth,
n u, spragae, Of Plymouth,
raised some chestnuls this year from a
tree which was planted In his garden
10 years ago,
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NJ. II. CHANDLER,
Eva NJ. CHANDLER,

The divorce law passed at tho last
session Of the Legislature is q beauty.
# says, "tho divorced party shall not
marry for tho space OF three years
under the law Of this State" The
lunkheads did not think that the party
could 60 into any other State in the
Union, and 60. married, and como
back into Vermont, aud defy the law
on this point.
+. N. Billings has q big stock Of
new goods. SEQ tad
S6r Boston Weekly and Semi
Weekly Traveller are offered for 1879
at reduced terms. See advertisement.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-12-04

Thanksgiving passed Oft pleasantly
aud all were filed In this Community
aud gave thanks, They did not feel
as the melancholy Hamlet did, "beg-
gar that l am, ! am even poorer 10
thanks"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-12-04

The Survival Of the fttsst" did not
extend TO the turkey tribe, previous 10
Thanksgiving, Ours was fifteen
FOUNDER, young aud tender aud II ID
needless 10 say that We enjoyed IT,
Many thaaks to tho donor
The Grand Jury ID ''hatching," and
40 man eau toll what 1t will bring
forth, Ye parties who take q little
".ulhlng" for the 'stonaohs sake
are anxious,
Windsor County Court opened here
on Tuesday, Judge Barrett, presiding,
II brought an unusual number OF
strangers TO town, The session will
be q short one, Report next week
The heavy rains Of tho past week
have thoroughly soaked tho earth, and
unless springs leak badly, there will
DO no complaint about lack OF water
at present, The weather 10 mild. To-
day "Wednesday We aIe enjoying a
"snow squall."
John i, Deane was the only sena-
tor from Windsor County who voted
10 favor Of the abolition OF tho Board
Of Agriculture, John has level head
on hla shoulders, The appointment
OF commissioner to visit tho Agri-
cultural Fairs OF the State with u sal
airy Of si400 per annum, ID another
fraud on tho public.
The undersigned return their sin
cere thanks to their friends and neigh
bors who so kindly remembered them
on tho tenth anniversary Of their
marriage, also to the band whose ex'
cellent music added much to the
pleasure Of tho occasion,
NJ. II. CHANDLER.
Q "a
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-12-04

We are in hopes to be able to lay
the laws, passed AT the last session OF
the legislature, before our readers In
supplement form next week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-12-04

High street 10 growing, ID, A.
White has the foundationlwall laid for
u steam saw mill on the Hutchinson
Pasture" at the head of the street, and
has q 80 horse power steam engine on
hand, George Day also has the
foundation up for blacksmith shop
west of his carriage shop, Frank T.
Archibald recently put up a handsome
building in the same vicinity Tor
marble shop aud store room.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-12-04

We we're mistaken in our item last
week, taken from the Montpelier
Journal, in regard to the death Of
Hon. John +, Deane's son-it was his
brother.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-14
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday Feb. 49, 1878.
The President to-day appointed John II. HarJcs. OF
Pennsylvania, honorary commissioner 10 the Paris Tx
position.
An unknown Philadeplian sent TO the Secretary Of
the Treasury TODAY S175, for the purpose Of queiS
disturbed conscience.
The National Agricultural Congress aud the American
Forestry Association VIII meet at Willard Hal on the
18Th int AMI viii be open 10 delegates from ali kindred
associations.
Mr. Horbcr;'s suit against General Butler, 20 recover
his proportion OF fee III n Government suit alleged to
have been wr0ngtuy retained by General Butler was
argued today IL the supreme Court.
Captain Mcrryman, Of the Revenue Marine Service,
having been ordered by the Secretary OF the Treasury TO
investigate the wreck Of tho Metropolis. has returned
from Currltuck Beach with full report, sUstapcd ny
the sworn testimony Of aud prilclpa ctZou
present lie declares the ship TO have b-eI weak and
dCcaycl.
senator IIoar gave dinner this evening 10 ChieiJus
tco Gray. OF Massachusetts,. Among the guests present
were Secretaries Evars Sherman and McCrary hiior
uey-Gcncral DeyCns, CAlcfJustlcc Waite Justices
swayne, Miller, Harlan aud strong; Senators Dawes
aud Booth General sherman. George bancT IL ana lep-
resentaivcs Rec. ROD!nsOn NOTcIOss, Calm, IOrns,
Garfield and ClyMcr.
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Bladenburg the Noted duelling ground, and the
House might proceed to its business.

Bladenburg, the Noted duelng ground, and the
House might proceed to its business.
Mr.. Hewitt maddened by Mr.: Aiken's second
accusation, proceeded TO explain why the hlibusters
did not succeed He SAID that he had seen Charles
Foster and told him that there would be trouble
unless the South could be satisfied; that Mr.. Hayes
was in earnest in his policy of local selfgovernment
that soon after Mr. Foster made his speech in which
he declared that the flag should thenceforth wave
over States and not oyer a% amd tha
the South was satisfied. In stating tins MI.
Hewitt rtmated more strongly than b be-
made bargain with the friends of Governor Hayes
that the troops should be withdrawn. :, MI. Hewitt
ended his speech only by gvnga CHALLENGE 70 the
Louisiana Conservatives and to the Republican
attendants at the Wormley Hotel Conference
REPUBLICANS ON THEIR FEET.
The attempt again was made to limit this discus
sion. but the Republicans. led by General b. +.
Butler, shouted "Ths is the best thing that could
happen" and the hot talk went on.
Mr. Finley, of Ohio, the author of the only resolu
tion to investigate the Presidential count that has
been presented. characterized Governor Wells as a
hoary-headed old rascal, and arraigned Secre-
tary Sherman and tho visiting statesmen
for their telegram of coincidence to General
Anderson, convicted felon.
This in turn brought Messrs. Foster Garfield,
Hale and Ellis TO their feet. Each in turn told the
story of the Wormley's Hotel conference. Mr.. Fos-
and vehemently asserted that he had neither given
nor received promises from anybody anywhere.
General Garfield defended the thirty or forty anti
flibusters among the Southern men, and said, i'll n
very powerful speech of FIVE minutes, that if any
mortal man anywhere accused these Southern
gentlemen OF bargains that man lied. He defend
cd, in a similar way the Northern Republicans and
declared that the troops were withdrawn as mat
ter of Constitutional duty, and not of policy,
but he did not forget to- rebuke the people Of LOusi-
ana for the manner in which they are treating the
Returning Board. He characterized the trial as a
malicious persecution.
Mr. Hale, of Maine speaking for the signers of the
dispatch to General Anderson, arraigned the Lousi-
ana Bourbons.
Mr. +. John Ellis, for the South, denied that there
was bargain, and declared that whoever said that
Louisiana betrayed the rights of Iilden, - lies Ill
his heart, and lies in his own false throat" These
words were intended for Mr. Hewitt but We're
subsequently withdrawn by Mr. Ellis upon the
plea that he had misunderstood Mr. Hewitt.
The story of the Wormey Hotel Conference,
as it has been so often told, was then
repeated by Mr.. Ellis and il agreed in every par
ticular with the accounts of MessTs. Foster, John
Young Brown and Others.
This ended the most exciting day of the session.
and the first significant illusions to the subject OF
the Presidential count.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-14
P4IyFUL SCENE IN 4 COURT ROOM

Charles +. Fredcricks, night distribution
clerk in Newark Post Onice, who was detected on
TUESDAY in stealing letters, brought before Commits
sencr Wbltehouse in Newark yesterday The father OF
Frederiehs, who Is more than seventy years OF
age came in and led TO the CHAIR where
the prisoner was seated. For "a moment he
stood trembling before him. and then resting
his hands on the shoulders OF his son, cried, " on,
Charles, Charles you have, you have Your mother Is
break my heart" When the wife and child OF the ae.
cusrd man entered the room, the wife, regardless OF
those present threw herself into his arms,
ANA cried, Charlie, have you done thlsi AM Ana
have We been living upon these thefts r. " ihIs
was the first time" was the answer: Ine next
moment his almost fenzed wife was upon her Knees pc
fore the Comm ssioner and cried out in an agony OF
grief XII me- murder me! do what You VIII, Dui let
me have my Charlie" She was hardly conscious whei
taken from the room. Examination was waved anu
Fredertks committed, in default Of $1,000 DALI u the
Tho prisoner has been employed in the Newark Post
Office Tor over seven years lie is connected WIN sew
eral Masonic organizations, and has previously ad IN
expclrut leUutatlUu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-14
RIISSO-rURKISH NOTES.

LONDON, Wednesday. Feb. IL, 1878.
A number of Socialist Propagandists were ar
rested at Odessa on Monday night. Two or three OF
them were wounded In a struggle with the police, OF
whom several, including one officer, were wouDded.
CoYsrAYIISoPLE, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1873.
The ordinary elegiaphic routes have been restored
IIostilitics have been renewed in Thessay.
The Black Sea blockade has been raised. Many ships
are going there for grain.
Postal service by way Of Odessa will shortly be re-
sumcd
Smallpox and fever are Increasing among the refu-
gees. the distress is very great IN ooo
Emperor William OF Germany, has subscribed S2,OOO
to the International Refugee Fund.
BUCHAREST, Wednesday, Feb. 49, 1873
The Czarowitz is expected here shortly on his way 10
81. Petersburg.
Roumana Is taking measures for mooihzihg all her
able booted men against contingencies.
Austrian subjects reading in Roumania, have been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-14
THE WREcK or THE METROPOLIS.
STARTLING TESTIMONY BEFORE TIE UNITED STATES
INSPECTORS.


InY TTLKGRAPH 10 THE TP.DrNE.l
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13.-The investigation
into the causes Of the the Metropolis which has
been dragging along rather slowly the past day or two.
has suddenly become again Of great interest to The pub
he BY the discovery u some extraordinary facts.
Late yesterday afternoon Alfred W. Newton one Of tho
foremen Of the vessel testified that Captain AnaeIc bal
said his presence and In the Of Paul White
"Wcll did the requested mo 10 do for they
said II you wreck make II good wreck Paul j.
White corroboraed this testimony this afternoon before
Messrs. Hand and MoshoD.
Thomas COgan another foreman took the stand, and
said that after H. into the dnngroom Ol captain
Br0cks's house, the scene of the wrcck, he pulled
OF Captain Anherss wet shoes for hm,and helped h 10
take OF his wet clothing; that after The captain got
warm and comfortable, he sand that the owner, Mr.
Lnnts last words 20 him, when he was leaving Phladc-
during the voyage. don't make any halfway joo OF IT,
Make a complete wreck Of H." He further stated thdt
Mcssrs. White and Newton were pe'ent when the cap
tain made this speech .. 80. &,
George A. YOhe an assistant TO PAM j. White, tcstifed
Ms follows: on FRIDAY Captain Aukers and were walk
Ing tie beach together, ana Tie captain fai 10 me
"GeOrge, do YOU think made good wreck of her ~
said: "Captain, why do you ASK ne that question: He
said on, the owners Of the vessel said TO me just
before LETT that II made wreck should maze GOOD
one"
A. climax 10 the above may be added the testimony
OF the ship carpenter stated that he had complained
10 Captain Aners before starting OF the uEewortni-
the craft, ana had been told In return 10 say
nothing about II to any one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-14
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

FAILURE OF WILLIAM UPHAM. OF SPENCER,
MASS.
BosTOy, Feb. 13.-The failure Of the Hon.
wm Upham. OF Spencer, Mass, IS reported. meeting
OF creditors has been called for Thursday Mr. Urban
is one OF the heaviest manufacturers OF wooen goods in
the country and mis- failure will prove serious matter
10 the town OF spencer where he at the head of the
firms OF Upham & LageDdorph, VIM. Upham d Co., Up
ham & Stanley and the Spencer Wooden Company, being
in reality the manager of these concerns. Mr.. Uphams
liabilities are not definitely known but they III be very
heavy and are placed by those acquainted with his bus
noss as IN neghborhood Of Sl50,OOO, and perhaps
considerably more.
MIR Uphafs failure involves many Of the leading bus
mess men OF spencer and Leicester, VINO have Endorsed
his paper quite heavily. -
WORCESTER Mass Feb. l3--Tbe failure OF Vim. Up
ham, OF Spencer, Mass. involves only VIM. Upham *
Co and the Spencer Wooden Company THO liabilities
are estimated at $4,000. meeting o. tue creditors
will held tomorrow, and they viii probably agree 10
cOl.IrJI!ise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-14
NEGLECTING NECESSARY BUSINESS.
DELAY IN REPORTING APPROPRIATION BILLS I
THE HOUsE-A LONG SESSION PROBABLE.


THE HOUsE-A LONG SESSION PROBABLE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRiBUNEl
AsHINGToN Feb. 13.-No remark is more coin
mon in Washington than that the business OF Con-
eress is progressing more slowly than il was ever
known TO do before Senators, Representatives and
newspaper men say this every year, and 1t must be
confessed that Congress seems annually to be get
ting more and more dilatory about attending to ITS
necessary business, and more and more disposed TO
spend its time in political debates, which are who'll
" fruitess This year it is fact that the nccessa
ry business of the House of representatives IS be-
ing pushed forward with less Vigor than az any
1876, even when the Democrats had just OBJ
tanned control of the House, and were natur,,
when too the coming National conventions in
creased the disincllnatIon of members TO conhne
themselves to business-the House had accOmp shed
much more before the middle of February than II
has now
This Congress met on the 18th of October, six
weeks before the usual time, and therefore,
had a chance to organize its committees aud get
them into working order before the regular session
began. Yet only three of the appropriation bills
have been reportcd-the Military Academy Bill, the
Fortifcations Bill, and the ConsulaT anc Diplomat
thc Military Academy Bill was reported Janu-
ary IL. and passed February l. This, session.
when Congress met SIX weeks eainemr' tne
Military Academy Bill was not reported until janu-
ory IL. and was passed in Committee OF the Whole
to-day, and will probably be voted on IN inc HOUSE
Tomorrow, February IA, two weeks later. IN lSIo
the Consular and Diplomatic Bill was reported jan
nary %, and passed February IL. ms yea tne
same bill was reported February ., and has not SeI
been considered. In 1876 the FOrtitcanOns blll
reported and passed February 10. dhS yedl.
but has not yet been called up III the HOUSE, ny
predIction that the hot weather OF Summer VIII ma
ed TO is one that may be made with more than or
binary confidence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-14
DULL DEBATE ON SILVER.
SENATORS SPEAKING NOW TO EMPTY SEATS
LILY TELLGRAIu 70 TIE IEInrNEl

lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRTBUNEI
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The dull debate on tho
silver question still drags in the Senate and is likely
to continue during the remainder Of the week.
Senator Merr;mon spoke to-day to empty seats,
both on the floor and in the galleries. Senator
Saunders followed, and then Mr Sargent made a
speech against the Bland Silver Bill, which, coming
from q Californian, little remarkable. Mr..
Dawes followed, and a running discussion spang
up between Senators Hereford. voorhees, and Dawes
as TO the act disseminating the coinage of the silver
dollar. Mr.. Voorhees, asserted that the bill was
struggled through Congress, but Mr.. Dawes called
attention to the fact that circulars in regard 10 IL
had been sent to every Senator and Representatives
and that the bill had been repeatedly printed. SEN
atOr BayarJ said. later, that the bill had been
printed no less than eleven times.
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THE WEST POINT BILL AMENDED.
ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF GRADUATES TO ENTEl
THE sERvICE-PROMOTIoNs FROM THE RANKS.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.i

ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF GRADUATES TO ENTER
THE sERvIcE-PROMOTIoNs FROM THE RANKS
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE.i
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The first of the appro-
pration bills, that for the support of the Military
Academy, has at last been adopted By the Commit
tee of the Whole and will probably be voted on in
the House tomorrow. This measure, which ought
to have been disposed of in one days sitting. and
won have been had there been any disposition on
either side to do the public business promptly. has
been hanging along since the first day of the pres
ent month, just two weeks, lacking one day.
The bill as it was finally agreed to was
changed in important particulars from that which
the Committee Appropriations reported The
new legislation III the bill WAS contained in the last
two sections. One of these prohibited the appoint
ment of officers Of the army from civil ile except IN
time OF war; and the other forbade the appointment
of cadets to vacancies i'll the Military Academy III
the places of men vino dropped out Of their classes
during the term for which the cadets thus dropped
caused by death or physical disability. Inc INST OF
these two sections was so amended "a 10 allow theap-
poiutment of officers from civil lie Whcn there
are assignments for them, or when they
are graduates of the Military Academy who
have been h0noraby discharged This section
was also amended so as 10 allow promotion
from the ranks of the army for mcrltonous con
duet substitute for the last section was adopted,
which provides that 10 cadets who are graduated
at West Point shall be allowed to enter the army
except those for whom there are assignments, ana
these shall be selected by the Board Of Instruction
of the Academy. The, remainder are 10 DC ais-
charged. Altogether the bill is i'll much better
share than the friends of the Military Academy
feared il would be when the discussion on 1t began
two weeks ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-14
TWO DEATHS FROM A RAILROAD COLLISION.

PITTsBURG, Penn, Feb. ia collision oc-
CURED about o'clock TINS morning near Newport sta-
ton. the Newcastle branch OF the fittsbure, f"rt
Wayne and Chicago Railroad. The Erie express leaving
here at 7:lJ IN collision with freight tram
wrccking both engines and several freight cars tfeu
cricK Piugh, engineer OF the freight train, ana =
Hill, fireman OF the passenger TRAM were Killed En-
gineer Ramsey, OF tho passenger tran and rakesman
Anderson OF the freight train, injured but not SC
rinllslY. None of the pdssenEcrs were Injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-14
TELEGRAPUIC NOTES.

MONTREAL. Feb. 13.-John Lockee Taylor son OF
Alderman Taylor died last night from the effects OF an over
dose OF morphine.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb 13,-The ANIMAL Conyen-
Of the General Committee oil the Mehooiat DUN oohoefn
pegan Its sessions here this morning
MONTPELIER VT, Feb. ia. w. Griswold, OF
NewYork City, has begun suit here AGAINST ~ % Lea.
libel
PrTTsBunG, Penn, Feb. 13.-The Western Nail AS.
have further cura the production by
stonnpg the mills In March, making stoppage OF
nine la the weeks beginning on tho lIh VI DE-
cember last
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-14
BOSTON AND ALBANY RAILROAD.

BosToN, Feb 13.-At the annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Boston and Albany Railroad held
here to-day the following directors were elected Chester
W. Chaplin OF Springfield ID. Waldo Lincoln, OF Worces-
ter; Ignatus gent, OF Brookne George o. Crocker
OF New-Bedford Moses Kimball, OF Boston; Henry
Coli of PIttsirld Edward Is. Gictt OF We-tied and
John Cummings of WObuIn. Tue receipts for Tue Tour
months ending January 81 1877, were S2,lOO71o; Tor
the four months ending January 81 Inst. SD H.
The expenditures for the four months Of 1877
were Sl,777,9 1888 in 1878. 81 ,733,612.