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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15
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Twenty-Five thousand Southern war claim,
are on file in Washington, payment of which
would require the disbursement Of millions Of
dollars
The Kentucky Senate appropriated SO
600 for a monument to John c. Breckiuridge.
but rejected, - TO !. proposition to give a
like amount for o monument 10 O Union Off
Ger from that State
\ months coinage Of silver, $4,000. 600.
viii weigh 20 tons. One ton Of coined silver
passes for about $1,000: in bullion L,fora
the passage Of the silver bill it was worth
about Sl35.0po. Tho gain Of course comes
to the Government but that doesn't make the
act any more just to its creditors
Nobody ever expected to sec the Chisolp
murderers punished by the Mississippi courts.
and there viii be no surprise at the announce
ment that their cases have been postponed
and the criminals released OIL $1,000 bail
apiece.
The Legislature Of Mississippi has enacted a
law providing the same penalty for rape as
Tor a!urder--deatl or imprisoun ny for life
at ia. discretion Of the jury
Tie Louisville Commercial claim, that the
Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Congressional Dis
trie;s Of Kentucky are Republican without
doubt. and it calls for an early organization
Of the party and an earnest effort to elect
three good men to the next House.
The Board of Trade Of Minneapolis Mimi.
has adopted resolutions protesting against the
re-imposition Of an income tay and r.ouest-
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NV ''-','''" "iii"I" ut cans MI Cart
anu MI Di'Ae charges
or Johh Macdonald with being convicted
thief.
Gen Garield's honest and consistent course
on the silver question * not vitbort o,,,,rso;
otior, o,.a,, :, nL;. oalI,5,-1
Ln.inoss men and e.. 80 o. , -'-''
ss,,t Lin, la,,s,.
age. ability and fidelity" in defenJing The
public faith and advocating the true Interests
of the country. This letter is a decided re-
PROOF to Representative Townsend of the
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,.,. P''''o'ieu inc 'eslsi''ure lor pro-
AiOl'ory law but It IS understood that the
Murphy men in Western Massachusetts, fol-
lowing their leader do not care much y,Lctb-
or the probibitor, law i enacted o,.,,t ri.
do not expect any law would Greatly aid NJ
hinder tIrir ,netioIs ,f ~. 81 , "e' VI
meet IN nn,,se tLa aI,,' $50 20 '', ~ tI'S Ca
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

Names Of pupils in the village school who
Were not tardy or absent Willie Scott and
Herbert Simpson not tardy and absent but
one day Willie Sanderson, Julian Taft. and
Willie Willard absent and tardy but once
each Minnie Harris, Lillian Wilson, BERTHE
Kenyon, Otis and Rolla Phillips.
The voters of Townshend emphaticaly
expressed their feelings on the railroad cues
uon on Monday by voting to transfer the aid
pledged the Battleboro and Whitehall rail-
road to the narrow guage" to South London
derry vote standing ~ to 81.
Our village school closed on Friday eve
hlhg with an exhibition which drew a full
mouse ana was a decided success. The school
mas made rapid progress during the winter
term under the able instruction of w. s.
Montgomery, and the kind wishes of all who
know him attend him on his return to col
legS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

X. D. Charters singing school closed last
Wednesday evening with very successful
concert. At the hour of commencement the
house was crowded. The pupils all took &C.
tive parts in the various quartettes and solos.
the songs being rendered in a creditable man
ner Master BERTHE, little son of Wallace
Wilson, pleased the audience with the song.
Dare to be a Daniel and was loudly ap-
plauded. The songs entitled That husband
of mine" and the answer. THAT wife of
mine were given by a son and daughter of
Mr.. Charter, in a way that called forth cheer
after cheer. Mr.. Charter has a family of
good singers, and his daughter, George. has
a rare talent as well as a pleasing way of de-
ivering her songs 1t was the decided opin-
ion Of those present that the concert was the
best that had ever been given in the place.
Mr.. Charter is well qualifed.as teacher. and
has given perfect satisfaction among his
pupils. The school during its whole session
of 30 evenings was very pleasant and success
full
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

full house. and all pronounced the perform
ance q success in every respect
The adjourned town meeting FOR action
on what amount Of a1 We would Civ" the
Brattleboro and Londonderry railroad, came
of Monday and was a fun meeting. The sub
iect was well and ably discussed Hon. II. II.
wheeler and J.. /. Waterman, Esq. speaking
in favor. and D. slcrwin Esq., G. S. Clark.
II. Howard and willard Muzzy against aid to
the road. The town voted 90 transfer the aid
voted for the Brattlcboro and Whitehall rail
road TO the Bauleboro and Londonderry road,
with proyiso that other TOXINS on the line Of
the proposed road give as much accordingly.
II other towns only give eight times their
grand lit. our commissioners are instructed
10 sign only eight times our grand list. The
aid voted for the Bratleboro and Whitehall
railroad was about S3s. 600: eight times our
present grand list would be about %2j.Oo0.
Jamaica has always been willing to do her
uart in aid Of "a railroad. b.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

1t has been suggested that Secretary Sher-
man holds the power to 50 manipulate the is
sue of silver coin under the new law as to de
feat the purpose of increasing the supply of
such currency, and that he would be justified
in pursuing such a course of action. The
New York Evening Post hopes that he will do
nothing of the kind; alleging that, while evil
IDENTIFY large majority of the people believe
the free issue of silver to be sovereign cure
for all the ills from which we now suffer, it is
also evident that they are now in frame Of
mind in which nothing but experience will
teach them. IF the issue of silver is what
they have been taught to believe that it is
the sooner there is a full supply of it the bet
ter for all. If they are mistaken in their be-
lief, the sooner they are convinced of that
fact the better" There is, indeed, bright
side TO this matter. II an act of Congrea is
really able 10 set aside natural laws in the
manner which the silver men claim, We shall
all be happier as soon as it is proved in prac-
tice. But if, after all, the silver theorists are
to be disappointed, the Secretary of the Treas
ury will be able meantime, by paying out sill
yer as authorized by law, to accumulate and
hold a much greater surplus of gold coin than
has been possible under the former system,
and thus prepare in a measure for a better
sort Of resumption.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15
silver No Relief
Massey WANTS SUPPLEMENTAL ACTION TO The
s,LytE BILL. WITH y1Ew TO ENTIRE RE11Er.
CoNrEnn1r y RoAps.
.Nieh is i'm the St1tp of Kentucky

siLyEE BILL. WITH a vMw TO ENT1EE RrL1ET.
CoNrruH1r y RoAps.
Wigh is in the State Of Kentucky
March e. ISIS.
The Silver bin j. passed but the Corners
hazent q yit experienced the relief that it eX-
pected. Bascom ed promptly that he wuz a
iuw-alidin' citizen and shool take silver "
course he'd watsrad his whiskey TO meet the
derreShiatid currency be WIZ TO be paid in.
but be felt tolcrable well after all. Silver
wuz better than uothiu'. and he felt that times
Good not but help improve with silver made
legle tender
"Gcntlomen. he s.d. silver is now mon
ey. and l shel take IT, Come up with your
skier and wipe of your indeh;ednis. or 700
git nothiu' more at this BAR
What wuz we to do: We didn't none Wv
us hey any silver any more than we he'd green
bly. We coodent any NV us pay and the peo-
PIE are mnrmerin. All that We hey got out
uy it so fur is a d-preshiated article Nv lkker.
vieh, f our promises is good for anything,
gives Ba-com just that much more profit.
The d,ttur class amt prOfited at all. for it
can't git no silver to pay with
II thu government has any mercy onto ms
90 all il will procoor car loads uy silver
towuu-t, go Dee di,trilut.d pro-rata among the
citizens. That wood give MS relief Ouless
mockery. q dtloo-ou and a snare. Nv wat
good is it 20 say 20 me. ''you kin pay of your
debts 81 % discount with silver = when /
lGiu't got no silver and can't git it: IF / he'd
any seEooriiie- to- put up Good pay my debts
IN paper money or gold. for good colhterals
/ kin borry all 1 want now
To give us Tie relief We want either the
government hez got TO supply MS silver or let
me carry oat my proieck Of uunissipal bank
in. Either vail do. But TO leave ii where it
j. j. heller nockery it's giviu us a stun when
we asked for broad. rs giv.u Us hope Wv
sItAiu when tLs r-a.z4-hlu uy it is ~ fur
from US 81 ever. Wa: good is il % me to
make silver lcgle tender. oui. 81, you p,rids
me with silver 20 tender: / ..nt got no silver.
AID can't -la Low ! a-4 to git any. ] want
either a car load uy silver distributed in the
Corners. or want gul.Llit. 4 m1uissipal bank
In. One or tn. 9th ? is necessary to meet the
want, uy u.u like myself for witch all inan-
-h.l lroieck, are made. Ai,u who Ley the
faculty of workin. and 10 whom lkker at
stated and rapid intervals amt uec- ssity
manage to GIT along vithou; fuuseerin. Fl
they are gOiu to iiLAusc,r for me. / want
en- to do sutLiu practice.
PETROLEUM Y. NAs8r. Fuauseer
The projeck Of nuuissipal lankin." TO
which Mr. Nl.hv refer. B. briefly "a. follows.
as described by him in previous letter
Give every corVosa.L,u the rite TO ishoo
jist ~ much money u it wants TO. based up
on the faith uy Tie copem-hsn witch ishoos
it, For instance. the coru-r.sh,u nv Confed-
nit Y. Roads isAoos It's scrip TO jist SIGH an
amount - it choose. and distribits pro rata
among citiz.us That scrip shell be legle ten
der for everything. and any one refoosin to
.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15
a Righteous verdict.


last ,.erk before Judps Sutherland Laser
ShuluaA and Isaac J. Edl stein were tried 10y
jury and found guilty Of obtaining goods from
Mes>r,. II. y. Claf.n q Co. by means Of "a
false stat m,uf. containing fraudulent repre-
seuiatcL-. lha Grim, for which these dis
honest merchants were convicted has been de
veiopsd within the past tn or fifteen years,
until it BIAS crown 20 alarming proportions.
few more conviction, IN different parts Of
the Union Of parties guilty Of obtaining goods
through false eaeuiations. and then short
ly afterwards failing. VIII 90 "a great way
towards putting stop TO fraudulent failures
and secure Aolt.t merchants from that fatal
competition which j, brought about in 1t
tempting 10 hold trade against a dishonest
competitor selling goods below their true val
ne. One cause Of this trouble is with the
merchants themselves. in permitting the bank
rupt compromising with his creditors to re-
tam control Of bis stock. al price below tina;
at which the solvent merchant can purchase
BY this course they strike q blow at every
honest dealer, endaugering his solyency and
their own welfare. It is no; by convictions
in the courts alone that this evil is to be root
ed up. Close up the bankrupt concern and
scrutInlZ- IT. transactions until ~ creditor
is convinced tina, the debtor failed without
any motive to wrong or'defraud his creditors
As ~ custom j. now. the bankrupt secures a
speedy settlement. and starts in business
again with a good stock. an established trade
and a reputation for selling cheap. There is
always sympathy Eel, for the unfortunate and
the record Of the merchants of New York
proves them to be among the first and most
willing worker, 20 help the broken merchant
70 regain footing. Il fore credit j. extend
I'd TO firm commencing business. the former
history and character Of the applicant cannot
be too closely looked into. Honesty and abil-
ity are often more important than money.
Many proud firms Of to-day, in their carly
struggle for a foothOid have seen their capital
vanish into thin air but ly iudomituble viii.
hard work. pluck, tact and economy they
pulled over and through the breakers 4
statement made at the time Of their trouble
would have been their ruin. Their capital
lay more in their ability and character than in
their money. The number Of traders in most
places is larger than the business Of the coun-
try round about viii warrant. If the dishon-
est and incompetent ones can be removed it
viii do more to restore prosperity and ptrma-
ncnce to our mercantile classes, in our opiu-
ion, than any other measure that could be
adopted Let premium be placed on hon
esty and ability, instead Of, Us has been the
case recently, on dishonesty and bankruptcy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

An ACID LADY BURNS TO DEATH

An AGED LADY Burns TO DEATH.
A sad and painful affair took place at the
South Branch on Tuesday morning in the
death by burning, from her clothes taking
fire, of Mrs. Ebenezer Person, an estimable
lady Of - years Mrs. Person had been
blind for several years and it had been the
custom Of her husband, after kindling the FIRE
in the little fireplace in their room in the
morning. to set water in a basin by the FIRE
for his wife to use in making her toilet. while
he went about his mornings chores" On
Tuesday morning Mr. Person kindled the fire
and placed the water a. usual, and after max
ing a fire in the kitchen went to the barn.
about o'clock. to attend to the stock. He
had been gone only about Il minutes when
two other women living in the house-Nlrs
Sarah Hill, the owner Of the place, and her
mother-in -aw-discovere the smell of burn
ing cloth, and after looking about the kitchen
finally went 10 Mrs. Persons room. and on
opening the door found the room filed with
the smoke Of burning clothing Windows
were thrown open, and as soon as the smoke
had cleared away a little the body Of Mrs
Person was found fallen down in heap in
one corner. Life was then extinct-the face
neck and chest being badly charred. and the
clothing was still burning. Pillows and other
articles in the room were also on fire. On
dressing in the morning Mrs Person had
been accustomed TO draw shawl about her
neck and shoulders, and it is supposed that as
she sat by the fire on this morning engaged
in bathing and dressing, the ends Of her
shawl took fire and the flames at once ran up
to her face and neck; in trying to escape she
evidently took the wrong direction and was
overcome by the smoke and flames before she
could reach assistance or give the alarm.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

The FRIENDS or THE METRIC SYSTEM of
weights and measures have now got hold of
the most practical thing necessary to promote
the reform they are advocating by Offering
their measures at lower rates than the Eng
lish ones in general use Through the Amer
lean metric bureau having its headquarters
at Boston, a fund of $40, coo has been raised,
by which has been secured the making of the
necessary machinery with which to supply all
needed weights and measures. These are
bought in large quantities and sold without
profit, The largest manufacturers of each
kind Of measures have been enlisted in the
metric reform, and many things are now furn-
ished as low as one-ffth the prices charged
before this sinking fund was raised. On an
average, the articles sold are at about half re-
tail price, and many carpenters buy the rules
with both inches and centimeters rs a matter
or economy, getting both cheaper than the
inches alone In some things the saving is
not so great. Any of Fairbankss scales are
furnished ON tn, metric system at four-ffths
the price Of the anne in pounds
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

Stow STORMS AND RAILROAD BLocKADEs
OFT WEsT.-A Monday morning press dis
patch says: 4 snow-storln which began at va
rirous points on the Pacific railroads on Thurs-
day and Friday, with wind blowing at some
places at fBom 30 to GO miles an hour. has
almost completely stopped travel, the cuts be-
ing filed with snow and the sheds in one or
two cases broken down. The snow-bauks are
10 to II feet high at Cheyenne. Wyoming
The western division Of the Union Pacific is
open beyond Laramie. but nothing has passed
that point eastward. Tho eastern division is
open east of Sidney, Neb. Nothing has
passed Antelope westward No. , passenger.
due at Cheyenne last Friday, remains there
awaiting relief Several hundred men with
shoyels and a number Of plows were engaged
yesterday between Sidney aud Laramie in an
ondeavOr to lift the blockade. The heaviest
plow on the road left Laramie Yesterday
morning, but stuck at Tie siding. The snow
in the cuts is packed very hard, and the plows
which left Cheyenne going eastward al A.
n. yesterday, have not made much progress.
and returned thither at p. NJ The Colora-
do Central train is at TayOr's station : miles
south Of Cheyenne, with the plow in the ditch.
while the Denver Pacific j. 10 miles south in
similar predicameut Relief has started
from the south for both these trains Report
from Colorado says that the Kansas Pacific is
badly blocked. wrecking train is in the
ditch at Box EldeL The storm has subsidized
4 dispatch on Tuesday SAYS that the snow
blockade on the Union Pacific is raised In
some of the cuts the snow was - TO 30 feet
deep. The Colorado Central and Denver Pa
CHIC are still snow-bound The storm DESTROY
ed many human lives in Dakota and Wyo-
ming, and one ranchman lost ~. 900 sheen
near Egbert station, Wyoming.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

ANOTHER TORNADO N GEoRGIA.-A tornado
struck Atlanta, Ga, Sunday morning, while
the churches We're filed with worshippers.
The Episcopal pastor cried out tc his people
TO throw themselves under the seats. This
advice the congregation at once followed when
with few fearful cracks and Jars Of its roof
and walls the whole building crumbled into
a shapeless ruin, burying the congregation
under the debris. Luckily the shelter afford
ed by the seats protected the great mass of
the congregation, but Is were more or less
seriously wounded by the falling timbers.
None however, have died of their injuries.
The church is an utter wreck, and the escape
OF the congregation was miraculous consider
ing the awful force and suddeuness of the
storm. Many persons not otherwise injured
suffer from the effects Of inhaling the dust
caused by the crushing in of the walls and
roof. Several other churches were seriously
injured, their walls being shaken and the
roof partly stripped. The city hall was en-
tirely unroofed, and the car sheds of the rail
road depot unsettled. Great damage was
done to private residences and stores through
ont the city.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

Full particulars of the treaty of peace be-
tween Russia and Turkey have now been pub
lshed. The articles are 20 in number The
indemnity is fixed at 40, 600, 600 roubles
about $50, DOC, 900; 100, 900, 900 of rou-
bles is covered by territorial concessions.
Nothing is fixed concerning the terms and pc
Rod Of payment of the $40, 200, 900 roubles,
and no guarantee is stipulated nor is there
mention of Bulgarian or Egyptian tributes, or
of the surrender Of the Turkish feet All
Bulgarian forts are TO be razed and Turkish
troops withdrawn. The navigation of the
straits of Dardanelles is declared free for mer-
chant vessels during peace or war. The Rus
slams will occupy Bulgaria until the forma-
ton of a native militia, the strength of which
is to be fixed by Russia and Turkey The re-
form programme Of the Constantinople Con-
ference will be applied to Bosnia and Herze-
gOyina, and an organization like that of Crete
is granted to Thessaly and Epirus Batoum
Arabian, Kars and Bayazid are coded TO Rus
STA. Asiatic Turkey is 10 be evacuated in six
months. The evacuation of European Tur-
key is TO commence Immediately and be COM
pleted within three months. Russia receives
the DObrudscha in exchange for Bassarabia
The treaty is to be ratified within fifteen days
and nothing is said about its ratification by
the congress of the great powers which is
soon to meet at Berlin.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

Gov. Nichols of Louisiana does not act in
the Anderson case, and nothing is attempted
to undo the wrong to the good feeling which
was supposed to have been established on
sure basis. There are also reports current
here that Wade Hampton is having desper-
ate struggle with his own party to carry out
the liberal policy which he contemplates, and
that his final success is in doubt. The indica-
tons are multiplying, further than is liked,
that the conservative portion of the democrat
ie party is not going to be able to control its
policy, North or South, but will be overruled
by the Bourbon element incapable of any
higher aspiration than party strife for spoils.
The conduct of the democratic party is per-
suading all men that the President must rely
for support in good works only upon the re-
publican party since the democracy appears
to be incapable of responding unselfshly to
patriotic appeals. - Washington dispatci 10
Boston AdrfrtisT
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

Town officers elected for 1873: NIoder-
ator, j. W. Rice clerk, Hollis Town; treas.
urer' Elliot Leonard; selectmen. H. Town.
Jr', VIM. c. Bailey, C. S. Curtis constable.
Hollis Town, Jr. listers, S. Curtis. A. Bur
nap, Jr., II. Town; auditors, C. S. Curtis. J..
T. Wheeler, E Roberts; oyerseers of poor.
seiee'men agent H. Town grand juror. S.
Curtis superintendent of schools. C. S. Cur
us, Tax voted not to exceed 30 cents on the
dollar, No vote for county commissioner
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

The announcement Of the close Of the Gu
ban rebellion seems to have been to some cx-
tent premature. The report came near the
close of last week, that the three peace COM
Inissioners from the Spaniaris. who took the
peace proposals Of Gen Maceo. had been
hung by the insurgents and their bodies sent
to Santiago de Cuba for the Spaniards to
judge Of the patriots readiness to surrender.
Dispatches received at Washington, however,
indicate that at most only two Of the insur-
rectionary districts have refused to lay down
their arms. In the districts where the most
determined stand was mnde peace is praciti-
cally restored
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

Some Of the Dartmouth College students
follow in the footsteps Of their New jersey
Princeton neighbors with disgraceful haz-
ing row. A room occupied by two brothers,
% Senior and a Sophomore. was broken open
Monday night and the occupants beaten in
shameful manner. Two Of the suspected as
sailants have been arrested, and President
Bartlett is credited with hoping 70 see the
guilty parties brought to Justice
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

The grasshopper was burden in Minueso-
Ia last year, although not 50 great a one as in
two or three previous years. An investiga-
ton made by the Legislature shows that five
thousand persons living in thirty-two counties
lost all or the greater pan Of their crops. and
are without seed grain or means Of procuring
it. ami they ask for l59.2s bushels FOR this
purpose. The Legislature has appropriated
$1,000 for the purchase Of seed for the
benefit Of these sufferers
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15
GraftOn.

-Sociable last week at the house of Stephen
Wyman with about ninety present. The cor
dial greeting and warm fires were most ac-
ceptable after a ride Of four miles
The first sugar party of the season was
held at the Town Hall Tuesday evening.
Games, etc, enliyened the occasion. This is
to be followed by a sugar festival at the
Grange Hall on Friday evening, the 18th.
-Coasting has been the main business of
some Of our ladies aud gentlemen for the last
two weeks until interrupted by the storm.
Some sixty or seventy were to be seen engag-
ed IN this recreation on one hill near the vii
lage during the bright mornings of last week.