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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-10-17
)CA NEWS.

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& in Diamond Guy, Oh on month. Sojourning
w saturdays O. ordially invited TO attend:
W\brotherS ar LEOPOLD MARKS -" M.
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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-07-13
ARTES!AN WELLS.

FENnE UNDERSIGNED BEGS LEAVE
II TO inform the public that he now
prepared, with the most approved machinery,
20 sink Artesian Wells in any part OF the state
on the shortest notice.
All orders or communications on the sub
tect address to uatpon l. Palmer, Batt'
Mountains will ceive L.-'mpt attention.
9. l. CAHOON
Battle Mountain. October 0. ls7s'l NJ
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

Mrs +. W. Harris-and she was q resident
here until business considerations induced her
husband TO remove TO Rutland IN 1857. Both
because she had relatives living here, aud from
a genuine attachment 20 the place. Mrs Ha-
ven's visits to Brattleboro have always been
frequcut-the last one having been paid. when
her health hardly permitted her TO undertake
the journey, only some six weeks ago Tho
Rutland Herald and Globe. in it, notice Of
Mrs Ravens death, s1ys;-
"NIrs. Haven was botu in Brailleboro on
the 9TH Of March, 1s2l Her father. DR.. J.
L. Dickerinan. and her grandfather bad been
physicians as are two Of h,r brothers. who
now have q large practice in Fo1boro, Mass.
She was married to Joel NJ. Haven. ESD. June
IL. lsiS. and their residence in Rutland be-
gan ina 1851. They have one son, Nj Frank
A. Haven. Of the marble fra Of White a Ha-
ven. There never has been a time since Mrs.
lIav,n's religion, life began IN i,41 when she
has not been very active IN every good work.
At the time Of her death she was president Of
the Rutland Auxiliary Of the Womons Board
Of Foreign Missions. in which she was very
much engaged, and 10 which she gave very
freely her money time and sympathy. She
was also yicc-prcsi1ent for the state Of the
National Women's Christian Temperance In
ion, president OF the state Union and Of the
local Temperance society under this union
The Temperance cause III Rutland owes
more to her than to any other person, for she
never knew such thing as defeat. The
qualities which We're most apparent in her
were energy, industry and conservation.
There was in her composition much Of the
material Of which great reformers are made.
She received her instructions from above. and
she was tireless in carrying them out. There
was very much more in her life than that
which appeared TO the eyes Of the world.
Her deep religious experience and knowledge
Of tine Bible made her O Sabbath School teach
er Of unusual ability. All religious work had
her warm sympathy. Her place at religious
meetings was rarely vacant, and what She had
to do was always well done
Mrs. Haven had suffered for some time
from an affection Of the lungs. The immedi-
ate cause Of her death was sudden attack of
congestion Of the lungs complicated at the
last with Brights disease.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

The Jamaica Agricultt society will hold
its annual fair on Wednesday, Sept. ~ c.
Horace Hubbard Of Springfield will deliver
tbs address.
The canvass OF Jamaica by the Bible dis
tributor, lately completed, shows one English
and $50 American families. representing a
population OF eleven hundred and ninety-two.
The church preferences Of the 321 families
were as follows; 100 Baptists, % Congrega-
tonalists, 20 Methodists, 20 Second Advent
lists, 10 Seventh Day Adventists Universal
lists, l Episcopaliau, and the remaining 81
families had no choice. Three hundred and
ffty-six persons are connected with Sunday
schools 1Oi children between the ages of ;
and Is do not attend Sabbath school. One
hundred and twelve families never attend
church. Fourteen families were destitute of
the Bible. all Of which were supplied. Mum
Der Of Bibles sold. &c; value Sl7.G9. Num-
Der of Bibles given away. u cost, SIS. 10.
Whole number of Bibles left in town, III
Harvey L. Spencer has an apple tree
which bears Early Astracans and hung quite
full this year. Close to one apple was nice
pear. The apples are all gone but the pear
hangs Oh, it being of late variety. There
never were any pears grated into this apple
tree.
There is to be a dance at Z. w. Prior's
the evening after the fair. X.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

The yellow fever death roll up to tin be-
ginning Of the present week footed up over
5000 names. The number Of deaths reported
at New Orleans mp to Saturday night was
2I24 at Memphis, Tenn. 1872 Ncksburg,
Miss, 81 Grenada, Miss, 2l3 Port Glib
son. Miss, 9G Canton, Miss, 81 Green
vile, Miss, ~ Baton Rouge, La. Plaque
mine, La, and Holly Springs, Miss, p each.
Besides these cases there were many in small
CT towns. The work OF gathering funds for
the sufferers is still actively going on. While
the condition of things at all the infected
places is pitiful in the extreme, the accounts
agree that the effects at Memphia have been
even more horrible than elsewhere. \ special
Washington despatch says:
Two of the physicians and one Of the
nurses who were recently sent from this city
to the assistance of the yellow fever sufferers
at Memphis have returned, having been sent
back by the Howard Association because they
never had the fever. DIR. Pcase, one Of the
physicians who returned, states that the hor-
rors of the pCstilencc are beyond description.
The wealthy have almost entirely fed from
Memphis, leaving the poor to shift for them
selves rs they may, and to the horrors Of the
approaching to famine. The provision stores
are all closed, and the only way to obtain
supplies from them is to break them open
which is sometimes done Even the drug
stores are all closed except three, aud il is
difficult to get medicine, even when medical
attendance has been had and prescriptions
written. The banks are open but one hour a
day. The commissary depots established by
the Howard Association are bcsieged by
througs Of negroes, many of whom come III
fruL the surrounding country, r.sNIg the
pfstrnce in order to get free provisions. No
vci.,lcs are seen in the streets except the
dead carts and the doctors buggcs, with an
occasional hearse conveying the remains of
some Weather victim. At night tine streets
are here aud there lit up with the baleful
CLEAN of the death fires that burn in front of
each house that contains a corpse. Not of
each house either, for many victim dies
alone after suffering unattended, and there is
no one to put out the customary signal Per-
sons taken sick on the streets crawl into UNI
occupied tene ments, and their corpses are af-
terward discovered by the smell Of their de
composing flesh. Many are found dead in
the public parks or under the fences. Corpsos
accumulate for want of adequate burial force.
and trenches are then dug, in which great
rows of collins are deposited side by side and
one row ON the top of another. DR.. Pease
| states that the peculiar smell of the great
! pest-hOuse, which the city now is, can be de-
t,ctcd at the distance Of three miles. There
| is great deficiency Of competent nurses Out
| of 100 employed, DIR. Langstan informed
| DR. P6aso that only about - are really eli
| cicnt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20
TOW nAhenal.

Mr. E. J. Knapp has been laid up sever
al days from fall, quite badly brusing his
side; this, together with cold and fever will
keep him out of his store for some time long
err
Andrew White is rapidly recovering from
typhoid fever.
-Townshend is well represented this year
at the county fair. We observed several herds
of milch cows, working oxen and steers on the
road fairward Tuesday
Five persons were baptized ON Sunday
by the pastor of the Baptist church, and the
right hand of fellowship was extended at the
evening service.
Next Sunday evening the Baptist Sunday
school holds its Harvest Concert. If this oc-
casion shall compare in interest with the
prosperity of the school during the past year,
it will be well worth attention. The school
has not been more prosperous in atte ndance
or attention and enthusiasm for many years
than now. Instead of the teachers meeting
Saturday evening, there will be a rehearsal at
the church.
Rev. Mr.. Porter held cottage meeting
at HarmonyyiIe Sunday afternoon, and has
another appointed at Simpsonyine for next
Sunday.
Several Of the young men began holding
Sunday > o'clock meetings in school house
No ,, this week. The next is appointed for
the 10Th inst
We regret to learn that VIM. Cathern has
returned to Beaufort with Mr. Joel Stebbins
as his clerk, He is a manly boy, and will be
missed from the school and by his former
employer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20
MINOR NOTES.

Ez-S,crciary Bri-tow IL about 10 transfer
his law Office and homc 20 New York. lie
announces his determination to condne him.
self to the rractie. Of lis profession hereaf-
ter, aud rays he viii not enter public life
again.
Tho President stated recently that he Wa
determined to know nothing % fa1ionul CON
t.sts ia tlie Republican party lie denied
that tn administration was laboring for
Conkling', defeat, or that any Of the rcmov-
ais or appointments in New York had that
end in view.
Oryilo Grant, brother Of The general. is
now confined in new jersey insane asylum.
lie has for a long time past given his friends
trouble 10y his eccentrctics and iEdiscrctions
and Of late has grown worse. Ills recovery
is hoped for however.
Gen. Grant Las heard the stories about his
heavy losses by real estate specu!atons, and
he writes home to q friend denying them. lie
says that lie has lost nothing by speculation
and that his private income aud increased
salary left him free Of debt nj .he close of his
second presidential term.
The remarkable assertion is made 10y the
Washington Post that Secretary Sherman
could have obtained the alleged letter, which
the Potter committee has lad offered it, for
$40. COO, or it's equivalent in patronage, but
he declined to make the purchase. Perhaps
the Post considers this a confession of guilt
on Mr.. Shcnnan's part but the public will
look upon it as II confession on the part Of
Mr. Shcunan's enemies that There has been
an attempt at Llackmail which did not sue
coed.
When tbs Grecnbacker AIurch, who has
beaten Eugene Hale in the fifth Maine dis
trict was nominated for Congress, j, boosted
that he lad not been in n school house since
early boyhood, and that h lad never saved a
dollar Of hi, earnings, lie is stone cutter,
but has latterly found it easier 10 be secretary
| Of the Maine stone cutters union at IA good
salary than to work at his trade The ston1
cutters at Nualhnyen lost $4,000 in wages
last spring by striking at his direction, and
then went to work at the Old wages. No very
siatesmanlikc legislation will proceed from
| 8lurch or fellows like him Who Use honest
workingmcn only as helpers TO place and
| power
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

Mrs. Anna Farnsworth was born at Hall
fax Vt, on the 18th day of September, 1888,
and consequently was 30 years old the II inst.
On that day about 30 of her descendants,
children, grandchildren and great-glandchil-
dren, assembled at her residence, North Lev
erett, Mass, where she has lived for many
years, with her daughter, Mrs. A. l.. Sher-
wood. About 30 other descendants were alb
sent, for varied reasons, They are living in
Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts
Those who were present had a very pleasant
time, and received the mothers blessing and
words of instruction. They left her several
valuable presents, with about $50 in money,
as tokens of their esteem. The afternoon and
evening wore away with song and story, pray
err and praisei nor were the wants of the in
ner man disregarded.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

The PUBLIC DEBT. The Treasury Depart
ment has compiled an analysis of the public
debt from July |, 1850, to July /, 1873. There
could be no more valuable campaign docu-
ment. The table shows the entire debt ac-
cording to different classes with the annual
interest charge, the debt ON which intert st
has ceased cash in the treasury ut the begin
ming of each fiscal year with the population
of the United States aud the debt and interest
per capita The highest point of indebted
ness was August 81 1865, at which time The
total iuterest-bearing debt was S2,3sl $50,
29l, with the annual interest charge Of $50,
977, G97 There was thon in the treasury
$50, OOO, 600 the debt per capita was S7S.-
%, and the interest per capita $40. The
administration Of the finances 10y the Repub-
lican party has resulted in the reduction OF
this enormous debt from over -, 3Sl $50, 29l
to 81, 794, 735, G5G, which reduces the debt
per capita from S7S.25, to Sll.67, and inter
est per capita from SI.29 to : %, being Il
reduction Of more than half Of the inter
est account per cnpiin. The reduction Of the
debt and interest account since 500 has been
rapid and continuous, the reduction aycrag-
ing from 50 to 81 per head each year,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

The wife Of President Hayes seemed to win
all hearts yesterday by manner and method
entirely her own. A bright intelligent, moth
erly face; an expression showing firm and
decided character yet utterly true and un-
affected as a child and eyes clear with inGn-
tie depths of tenderness, One loary old
Democrat studied her face iutently rs she sat
beside the President in the train, and then
rendered his verdict to the effect that Hayes
can never 20 far wrong so long rs he listens
to counsel from that woman. st. PdUl Pin
HtCr Press,
Like he seeds of a medicinal horb planted
when it was regarded by popular credulity rs
a specific for deadly disease, the greoulaok
movement has come to maturity in an epoch
when the disease has disappeared. The green.
back movement eliminates, by the fine irony
of fate, at the moment when specie payments
are about to be resumed and the policy Of ir-
redeemable currency is forever abandoned
1t hoists the ensign Of victory here and there
over its own ruins, and succeeds as party
only when the cause for which it contended
has been irretrieyably lost.-St. Pant Pin
neer Press.
We have practically resumed now, and long
before Congress can legslate to repeal the
law providing for specie payments, such pay
ments will be fixed fact. There has beer
much misery brought upon the country il
reaching this point, aIM the Inter-Ocean ha,
steadily opposed the resumption law, but nov
that We have suffered these years waiting fo
| the day it should take effect, We want to Sc,
whether, being in operation, it will prove tn,
! boon which its advocates have claimed, an,
| not only add the specie in the vaults TO tn
circulating medium of the country, but be
| permanent aud beneficial feature of our inan
cial system. -C hicdgO Inter- OcoaH.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

Although numerous newspapers and CORE
respondents of newspapers outside the State
have taken it upon them to nominate Hon.
Luke p. Poland Of st. Johnsbury for Speak
or Of our next House Of Representatives, Of
which body he is a member-elect, We have d.
rect and undoubted information from Mr..
Polands own friends at home that he is not a
candidate for the position, and will not in
any case consent to be n candidate. More
over, the suppositon is not reasonable upon
the face of it that man Of Judge Polaud's
character and abilities would care to tic him
self down to the drudgcry and responsibilities
Of the Speakers chair. Such being the case
the field is left clear for the several acknowl-
edged aspirants to the place from various
sections OF the State. OF these the leading
ones will be j. L. Martin Of this county, d.
VI. Camp Of Newport, Orleans county, and
possibly, n T. Sprague Of Brandon. The
candidate Of the Democrats will be b. Il.
Smalloy Of Burlington Since the election Of
two weeks ago Mr. Martin has received many
handsome compliments from the press in all
parts Of the State. He is everywhere favora-
bly, spoken Of and VIC believe the present in
dcations to be that his well known abilities,
and marked qualifications for the Speaker
ship, will secure him an easy election to that
post Of honor ia the next HOUSES position
which we are sure all Windhan county men
would be glad to see conferred on one Of
their own number.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

According to the provisions Of our Vermont
State Insolvency law, which was passed by
the legislature Of 1876. and which went into
effect on the first instant, when the repeal of
the national bankrupt law took effect, insol-
vent courts are established in each probate
district in the State which are courts Of rec
ord, the judges and registers Of probate be-
ing, er o6ici0 judges and registers of the in
solvency courts. Under this law there is eX-
empt from division among the creditors of a
bankrupt the same property in kind and
amount which is exempt from attachment
and execution under the statute laws of
the State. A bankrupt whose assets do not
pay 30 per cent of the claims cannot have q
discharge unless majority of his creditors
agree to the discharge 4 second discharge
cannot be granted unless the assets amount to
80 per cent. of the claims. and no discharge
can be given n third time to the same debtor.
The proceedings under this law are inexpen-
sive, all the fees being regulated by statute
The preliminary amount required to be de
posted with the judge to cover the expenses
of adjudication is $50. Although discharge
under this State law will not exempt debtor,
10 did the national law, from liability to civil
process and arrest in other States where debts
may be due, its effect will be, SO far rs any
State law can make such provision, to give an
honest bankrupt release from his obliga-
tons and a chance to take q new start in the
world.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

A slight frost, the first of the season. ap-
peared on the morning Of the 10th inst
The potato yield light-apple crop excel
lent-hay harvest extra.
Agricultural fair on Thursday, Oct. 10th,
instead Of the 9th as at first reported.
j. ]. Sayerin, painter, has left; his son
viii continue the painting business.
On Friday evening, the 18th inst, St.
German and Moore addressed the people on
temperance; also on Sunday evening, the
18th. they with Revs. Barber and Rockwell
Of Wilmington addressed large and apprec-
alive audience.
On Saturday. the 18th inst. the Univer-
salist Sunday school held picnic at Cush-
man Fosters. A large number attended, and
the little folks, lads and lassies, under the
oversight Of E. $. Allen, spent the time in So
cial chat and innocent ADJUSTMENTS, making
the occasion one Of much interest and pleas
fra
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

Official returns of the Maine election from
nil but few scattering towns and planta-
tions show that the total vote was the largest
ever cast in any other than a presidential
ycar-l2j, 72G, against but l0l l9l last year,
aud within about II 900 of the total in 1876,
which was the largest ON record. OF this ag-
gregate, Conner, republican received SO, 40,
or about A per cent; Smith, greenback, A.
4O4, or about 33 per cent and Garcelon,
democratic, 2s,547, or about % per cent
Conner thus lncks II, s5s of a majority over
both his opponents, and the republicans fall
proportionately short of controlling the legis-
laturc. The Senate consists of 20republcans
and II democratic greenbackersi the House
of o. republicans, 90 groenbackers, p demo-
Gratis and democrats elected by republican
help on the hard-money platform. The
House, which under the Maine constitution
has to send the Senate two names of persons
from the four highest candidates on the pop
ular votes for the upper branch to choose
from, is expected TO take Smith and Garce'
Ion, and the republican majority in the Sen
ate prefer the bard-mOney democrat over the
preenbacker, which will undoubtedly give
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

TIM STATE FAIE. The Free Press says that
lust weeks exhibition must rank rs II succ, IS
full one, though the display in some depart
ments was very small. The show of stock
was good, but in dairy products, corn, grains
aud vegetables it was little less than failure.
Ten thousand people ARE estimated to have
been present the second day, and 1000 the
third. In the list of premiums awarded we
notice that j. ID. Wheat of Putney took the
second premium silver medal, on South
down hocks and the first ON lambs, while C..
p Whitney of Westminster took the first
premium on Devon yoarling steers. No 9th
er names Of exhibitors from this section APP
pear All reports of the fair make special
mention of the splendid herd of Short Horn
cattle exhibited by Col. Legrand Il. Cannon
of burlington, and of the herd Of ten Guern-
seys imported by Col. Cannon last spring,
and also exhibited at the fair,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

Secretary Sherman seems to have conclud-
cd that lac has been going too fast in his eff
forts to push the new silver dollars into circu-
lation. Last Friday he issued an order re-
scinding his two circulars of September 3
and I, by which he ordered acceptance Of
greenbacks for silver and virtually ostab-
lished specie resumption The reason given
for this change of policy is that he is not clear
rs TO the lawfulness of the course he had
proposed, inasmuch as January l, 1872 is the
date fixed by law for the resumption of spe-
Gle payments. The government will contin-
ne to pay out these STANDARD" dollars in pay
ment of current liabilities, but that is as far
as Mr.. Sherman will deem it best to go in
that direction at present. Gold, which had
dropped to I in the prospect of specie re-
sumption ON the 10th, rose to I on the pro-
mitigation Of this last order.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

The burlington Free Press, in paragraph
predicting that there will be lively three
cornered contest for the Speakership of the
next House, says:
''In regard to the ClerHkhip there will be
less division, We fancy. 1t il understood that
Mr.. Henry N. Newell, of Shclhurn, will he a
candidate for that Office. Mr.. Newell has had
experience rs assistant clerk of three on four
previous Houses; aud in 1869, during the Ill
ness of the clerk which lasted throughout
the session, Mr.. Newell became the acting
clerk and performed the duties OF the Office
with fidelity and capacity The death of Mr..
Chapman, the clerk Of the last House, and
the fact that Mr.. Camp, the former clCrl, is
now member of the House, leaves no one
available for the Office whose qualifications
equal Mr.. Rewelps and We presume lac will
be elected without serious opposition.
Gentlemen in this county who have the ac-
quaintance of Mr.. Newell youch for him as a
man of excellent character and standing with
the best of qualifications for the Cierkship,
and freely express the hope TINT he will re-
coiye the election. We judge that he will
have good support from the Windham coun-
IS members.