Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-30
VERMONT PI1d1N1X BRATTIEBORO

nerves be saved much disagCcnble iarring
but many runaway by FESTIVE horses with
their frequent danger to human life and limb
prevented. What specially commends the
invention to railway companies are its eco
nomcal features. BY an "under-discharge
pop-valve" the escaping steam is quietly con
Quoted through n pipe to the feed water in
the tender. This materially increases the
temperature Of the water used for feeding the
boiler and thus reduces the quantity of coal
required for keeping up the needed pressure
of steam. The saving in this way is estimat-
ed at an average of seven pounds of coal per
running mile or third of a ton in the work
ing day of locomotive. The invention is
said to be in successful use on number of
western roads, and is being introduced at the
East
Somebody has accused the President Of
fayoritisn, because Capt. Breckenridge ofthe
second artillery was transferred from Fort
Foote, small post on the Potomac, to the
Washington arsenal, one of the most dcsira-
BILE posts in the country. It was alleged that
the officer was n cousin Of Mrs. Hayes. But
it appears that the captain is no relation Of
Mrs. Hayes, but belongs to the noted Breck-
enridge family Of Kentucky, and is q cousin
of Senator Johnston of Va. and that the
lIhlNltE WIS lOf llubllts uOl lIlNhlt ItNNbllhs
This is further manifest from the fact that
both Gen. Sherman and Capt. Breckenridge
himself were opposed to the change the for
mer because he wanted an ordnance officer
in the arsenal, and the latter because he
would rather stay where he was
1t is understood to be pretty well settled
now that General Butler will be nm independ-
ent candidate for governor OF Massachusetts,,
L.; =.
ingly remarks He has IL motley crowd on
his lists wild-cyod inhationists, ong-haired
labor-reformers, prohibitionists, woman suf-
fragists, people who want to steal and tramps
who want to divide stealings, besides n lot of
disconnected people who want change from
what is monotonously respectable, and the
"hoodlum' element that goes for Butler be-
cause he is SASSY" and carries a chip on his
shoulder and pile of brickbats in his hat.
Nobody expects him 10 be consistent and
none Of his followers care what he may choose
| to call himself. They have an idea that in
some way he would make the State govern
ment amusing if not useful, and they want
| tOsee him in operation. OF course he would
be utterly powcrless to make any material
change in the State governments by popu-
| lar freak he should succeed. The total result
would be some clustering State papers. Il
sense of swagger in the State House and Il
! bad odor in the lobbics."
The principal instructors of the deaf and
| dumb Of the United States and Canada held
their ninth annual convention at Columbus,
! o., last week nearly 800 delegates attending
| 1t is a little over 60 years since the establish.
mcnt of the American asylum at Hartford,
and now nearly every State in the Union has
a school for the special instruction of this un.
fortunate class. while those that are without
such school provide for the education OF
their deaf children in the schools Of
other States. During the past year ovei
G,OOO children and youth have been under in
struction at cost of nearly a million and q
half dollars
A statement from the internal revenue Of
fee shows that the consumption of spirits fel
of last year about fourteen per centum, ant
| the consumption of malt liquors increased
about five per contum. The American PEG
pie, that is. last year. drank :, S39, POI gallon
less Of spirits than they did the year before
and drank in their place Is, 373, al gallons o.
beer. The loss to the revenue was abou
$500, 900 but We can stand the loss will
good heart so long as government statistic
| ran show sticb a Gain in pnod habits
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Inc Ne" lork worm mas urenr'heu " IA"
yer whose special business 1t Is to furnlsl
persons intending to go into bankruptcy viii
worthless assets. He has beeu conducting
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ing bankruptcy: Ills mode OF operation wa
very simple. persons contemplating bank
ruptcy had only to make away with any GOO
assets they might be fortunate enough u
nave III their possession, then come TO term
with the accommodating lawyer who wa
ready 10 furnish them with worthless secu
rites the bill OF sale dated back SO that III
transaction would seem legitimate and genu
me ana so account Tor the seeming disaster