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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

The House has passed the arm!
bill by q vote Of 1870 TO ia, III,
nanber Is fixed At 10000, the indial
bureau ID transferred TO the War DE
partment aud the Use Of The troops Il
lnlimidale voters Is prohibited,
Speaking Of this matter the New
York Tribune we'll says "fhere caI
be no doabt Of tho wisdom In trans
feTing tho Indian Bureau from III,
Interior 10 the War Department, BE-
tore II Is done, however, Congress
should strive TO comprehend the iacl
that even the War Department eau
have very little success IN managing
Indian affairs, unless We canlriye "a
attain some settled Indian policy, We
have been In the habit Of putting the
Indians by turns under the immediate
care Of missionaries and thieves, 81
Qaakers aud Catholics, OF army Off
GERS and contractors, We have made
solemn treaties aud broben them, We
have moved them TO reservations anu
then crowded them of whenever they
were found 10 be in tho way, We
have paaperlzod them by promising
supplies aud starved them by breaking
our promises, We made a pretencc
Of clvilizing them without furnishing
them with any code Of law, and Of
educating them without furnishing
them with any teachers, After sup
plying them with rifles to fight with,
aud worrying them into hosliIities,
wo have made war upon them and
When they have proved so conspicu-
ously cruel and treacherous M to de-
serve swift rctibution We have tried
moral suasion, No one ever dreamed
that tho same tribe was to receive tho
same treatment for two successive
years, and no two tribes ever received
the same treatment at the same time
What is first needed is a definite and
persistent policy of some kind, so that
both Indians and white men will he
able TO form some clear idea of what
will probably happen the day after to.
morrow. A bad system Is better
than no system; any system is better
than caprice
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

Chairman G. w. Potter, Of the
Presidential Electoral Investigating
Committee completely sets at rest the
bugbear reports of the Republicans
concerning the plan of the Democrats
to upset Hayes occupation of the
Presidency and Mexicanize the repub.
lie. He declares that it is simply and
solely the purpose Of the investigation
to bring the truth to light and to ex-
pose the guilty perpetrators Of the
frauds.
Before the Republicans get too
nervous and excited over this matter,
they ought to remember that at the
New York Republican State Conven-
ton, held at Rochester last fall, Mr.
George William Curtis offered the
following resolution, which was voted
down, by vote OF 295 to 100.
RESOLVED, That the LAWFUL title Of
Rutherford B. Hays to the Presidency
is as clear as that of George Wash
ington.
Comments are unnecessary.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

The horrible act Of body-snatching
at North Bend, Ind, by which the
remains of the father of Gen. Ben.
Harrison were stolen from their tomb,
is as detestable piece of business as
has come to public notice in years.
No one but beast, even thought in
mans shape, conld perpetrate such an
outrage, which at once grieves, shocks,
disgusts and terriies society. When
even the grave is not safe against
the intrusion OF wicked men it is time
such men were put where they CAT
perpetrate no more irreverent mischief.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

ASSESSING TIE CLERKs,-The Re-
publican Committee IT. Washington
has decided to raise funds for cam
paign purposes by collections from
the office.holders. 1t is denied that
there is to be any assessment, though
the rate Of per cent. is named as
the amount each official will be sole
tied to pay. There is, therefore, real
ly no difference between this and the
old forced assessments. The depart
ment clerks with one accord feel that
refusal to pay will ia the end be
made to tell against them in any
changes which may be made hereafter,
though they also say that they do not
feel like contributing 10 the election of
Republican members of Congress
when they are confident that the next
Congress will be Democratic. The
President, 1t is understood, will make
a voluntary contribution.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

The important and interesting news
Monday morning is found in the
details Of the testimony taken by the
Investigating Committee in Washing.
ton. The Committee began work
Saturday in earnest, and the Repub-
licacs, who have been deriding the
investigation and declaring that 1t was
revolutionary and baseless, are dumb
with amazement. Secretary Sherman,
Senator Matthews and the President
are all implicated by the testimony
already taken, and it is stated that
still more startling developments are to
come.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04
The NezOs.
GENERAL Ne VS.,

The largest gold brisk ever made
Is by q inches on top and three aud Q
half inches thick, was cast At Helena
Montana, the second week IN April,
II weights almost 8aOO ounces, and II
worlh the small fortune Of s5i, i62,-
o.
Mike White OF Chattanooga was
killed by amob, lis life was Insured
for $4,000. The Insurance company
now sued the county tor that sum-
Mr. &, Il How Of Ohio the new
Superintendent Of The Connecticut
Reform School NJ Merlden, Intends TO
govern the institution by love, but tho
tender ties are rthle,sly sundered by
tho bad boys whenever opportunity
offers, aud escapes are now frequent,
The Chicago Times mourns for q
young lady who was frozen to death
while picking Mayhowers few days
ago,
The llawkeye reports that several
Americans have been gulQotined Ia
Paris for pcrsisting N speaking the
French language The Fro rh Gov
eminent jusl'ilcS its course ~ saying
the people Of France cant stand every.
thing,
"A yoang woman in Paterson, n,
j., has driven two OF her suilors into
lunacy, one Of whom Is to be taken to
an insane asylum, Sho Is n dangerous
woman and should be muzzled at
once,
DIR st. Louis, the wife Murderer,
has been sentenced at Omaha 10 be
hanged in Wahoo September 20.
Count Basilevski, the richest msn
in Russia, died at 81. Petersburg, May
4, at the age of nlncly'two. lie was
the father Of the Princess Souvoroh,
who was victimized by n New York
blackmailer some months since. This
leaves the Princess one Of the richest
women in the world. The Counts
income was about S4,000,0OO n year,
and the income Of The Princess is
nearly S2,OOo,OoO year.
Sc The proposed consolidation of
Indian bands upon one reservation it
IS stated will release 100000 acres
of public lands Tor the market.
The law repeating the law abolish
ing capital punishment in Iowa willgo
into effect on the 4th Of next July.
The Secretary Of State Of Iowa says
that his impression is that the repeal
of the old law has been follwed by n
g,adual increase in the number of
murders committed in the State.
John and Mary Griffin (colored),
on trial at Salem, N. j., charged with
having frozen, manned and starved to
death child who lived with them,
we're convicted of manslaughter and
sentenced to five years imprisonment
John O'Connor, who was eXpell-
cd from the Ohio Legislative after that
body became convinced that he was
an ex.convict, proposed to turn an
honest penny by hiring a hall and
Il lecture entitled From
the Penitentiary to the Legislature.
His first lecture will be delivered in
Cincinnati on the evening of the 4lh
Of lime.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04
EDe age.
Tuesday, iune 4, 1878,
Democratic state Convention.

The Democrats OF the several towns ~
Vermont are requested ~ chose one dele
gate for each town, and one additional
delegate for every my or larger fraction
OF my votes cast for the DemoeIalie can
didate IN 1915, TO assemble In the State
Convention at Montpelier, Thursday, June
Goth, 1915, at 1880 A, ~, for the purpose
Of terminating q State ticket, choosing q
State committee, and doing any other
proper business,
Ia choosing these delegates all are In
yited TO participate regardless Of former
afiiliatiol, who are IN favor OF political TO-
form honest elections sound currency
for all classes alike, no privileged class, a
fair remuneration for labor, anda iestora
ton Of the government 10 the days or the
purity OF our fathers,
II IL hoped that Town Committees will
call eaueuses IN every towns that full do,
legations will DO chosen OF men who viii
attend the eonyentiOni that all delegates
will have proper credentials that all ere
deniials will DO presented 10 abe state CON-
mitlee, who are ca ogieio the Committee
on Credentials, AZ their rooms, at once
after the arrival ofdelegates At Montpelier,
Hiram Atkins j, NJ, Weeks, Luclus Rob-
inson, James II, Williams, Jr,, Alexander
McLape, Charles LaEOuntain, j, ID, Han
Iahan, George W, Beardsley, willard Gay,
Democratic State Committee,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

Judge Abbott of Massachusetts is
sound, as usual, when he says "The
preteuce of the Republicans that the
business interests of the country are
imperiled by the investigation, or that
there is any danger of revolution, is
shown to be mere party attempt
to gee up another bloody-shirt scare,
by the simple fact that more bonds
have been sold since the resolutions
have been before the country than
ever before. This fact proves that there
is really no fear of revolution even in
the minds of those who are CRYING it
loudest, because when there is danger
of revolution, or even an ill.founded
fear of disturbances, credit is at once
affected by it,"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04
Comments are unnecessary.

Hayes and all the organs cry on,
against the "ungrateful" South. What
did Hayes ever do for the South to be
grateful about He robbed them Of
their choice for the President; he re.
warded every thief that had cheated
them, and appointed two or three
petty post-masters in places where nc
half way decent republican could be
found. And yet the villains are un
grateful because they are willing Ia
sss fraud sxpossd.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The Claremont Eagle has passed
into the hands of Hiram j, Grandy
as publisher. The editorial chair will
be occupied by Arthur Chase, ESD
as heretofore.
Charles Allen of Charlcsiown,
was 81 years old On the 9Th inst, and
On the 7lh he cut, split aud piled q
cord ofhard wood,
Michael Mccarthy, an cmploye
in the Sugar River paper mill at
Claremont, got caught in tho elevator
while in motion, on Friday, and had
three OF his toes cut oil anu the rest
broken.
AT the annual meeting Of the
Riding Park Association OF Coos
County, held the 25lh the following
officers were chosen for the ensuing
year: President, William ID. Weeks ;
vice.presldents N r Perkins and S II
Legro; secretary, L II Kent Treasurer,
II. o. Kent Directors, II. o. Keut,
j. A. Smith, ED. ckTell, S II.
Legro and c. G. Crooks. A concract
with the Coos and Essex Counties
Agricultural Society was ratified
whereby the latter society is to hold q
three-days' fair, upon the Riding Park
commencing September 10th, and the
usual annual races ofthe association are
t, be dispensed with this season.
1t IS claimed that the first route
established by the United Statas Gov
ernment was between Dover and
Gilmanton, a distance of so miles.
Over 1900 head of cattle passed
through Francestown last week on
their way 10 the rich pastures Of
Lompiter, Bradford and Washington
Prom March 3lst, 1877, to March
31st 1873, inclusive, there were
registered in Lancaster, 40 marriages
81 births, (among which were three
pair of twins, aud 10 deaths, one
physician not having made returns.
III. w. Carter of Lebanon, the
travelling merch ant, has been in that
business Al years, part of the time
having three or four teams upon the
road, some of them with four horses.
He now drives but single span, ana
sells goods by sample only.
Mrs Fletcher Webster is about to
rebuild the Webster Mansion at Marsh
field, reproducing the old edilice.
Tramp rob5eries have ten numer-
Gus in all parts of New Hampshire
during the past week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

Postmasler,General Key appears 10
have gone over body, boots, bag aud
baggage, to the Republican party
and he glibly talks about revolution
airy" attempts Of tho Democrats, "Mex
icanization," etc, rs II he had always
been bloody.shirt bowler Ills resi-
dencc in Washington and contamina'
ton with ofliceholders appears to have
completely turned the old mans head.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

When constitutional majority of
Congress says that fraud and forgery
shall be exposed and panished, the
republicans call it revolution, on the
principle, doubtless, that "no rogue
e'er felt the halter draw, with good
opinion of the law.l
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

William y. Butler, who ran for
vice president on the Democratic tick.
Of with General Cass in ls4s, is still
living in Kentucky, aged about So
years, instead Of 90, as We see itstoted
10 the papers, lie was born in Jessa
mine county, Kentucky, in 1903, and
came Of a family hononbly identified
with the Revolution.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

The memory of the days ct "Bleed'
ing Kansas is again revived by Ger
tain claims for damages to property
incurred during the civil disturbances
in that state in 1856, which have
recently been presented to Congress.
The House Committee on Claims have
presented two reports, and there is
likely 10 be considerable debate when
the reports are considered.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

The Hon. Alexander II. Stephens
has announced himself as y candidate
for reelection, and has telegraphed to
his friends in Georgia to that effect,
lie will doubtless be reelected with
out much opposition.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

A tornado swept the village Of
Richmond, Mo-, Saturday, levelling
to the ground over half the buildings
in town. Over 100 houses were totally
destroyed and the loss Of property will
reach $25O,OoO. Fifteen persons were
killed and over seriously injured.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

Saturday night placky young wild
ow in Virginia defeated two tramp
ruffians, latter fight which cost all
three their lives. She killed them
with an axe, while they stabbed heI
with knife.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04
MAINE.

MAlNE.
Rev. G. f. -Knowlton, formerly
pastor of the NJ. +. Church at Rock
port attempted suicide Friday noon by
hanging. At last accounts he was
alive, but unconscious, and will not
probably live.
Henry Oswald and wife and
Frank Champion were arrested at
Lewiston, Friday, for taking goods
from the Bates corporation. A quantity
OF Bates goods were fonnd In trunk
with Oswald's name. Champion was
sentenced to two months in Jail, and
Oswald and his wife were bound over.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

Democrats of Vermont be up and
doing, oui state convention Is soon
TO assemble. Get out good delcga'
lion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04

II Is not believed that any railroad
bill or tue tariff bill can pass both
Houses this session.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-06-04
YOUNG CASSIUS NJ. CLAY

YOUNG CASSIUS NJ. CLAY
Will make the season OF 1878 at Woodstock,
Vt and Canaan. N. H.. standing at each
place three weeks alternately. At Wood
stock he will be kept at the:stable OF
WILLIAM ID. FOSTER.
be ginning the season there on the first day OF
June. At Ca. aan he will be kept
AT MY FARM IN THE VILLAGE,
beginning the season there on the 22d OF
June.
Terms, $500 to Warrant:
PAYABLE on the first day Of January 1850.
[ recommend this horse with great conn
dence both as q trottcr and size. claim
that he is first class trotter in every respect,
and will so prove himself in the future in
public and in private.
The following named gentlemen, own ing
his stock, permit me to give their names as
referenc in regard to his excellent qualities
as u thorough bred stock horse Col Gea. a.
Merrill, Rutland, Vt Chas. Day, Esq, IL.
Wooster and Chas. Taylor, Canaan, n IL.
CHARLES b. BALLARD,
Concord. N. H., Box IL.
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~Subsoribs for the Aor.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-28
All in the Family,
.Am Episode of St, Lo,,is Life.

In these days of frequent and often-re-
peated divorce, the children of divorced
couples sometimes become sorely confused
in respect to the nature of their filial affec-
ton and the exact direction that it should
take. A girl of IA, Is, or Is, living in St.
Louis, is sufferer from such cause, and
thus relates her bewildering experience:
sMy father and mother always quarreled,
and finally got divorced. AS could agree
better with father than with mother, I went
with him. But be married again, and SO did
mother. / was sorry at first; but my step
mother proved to be SO good and kind that
grew very fond of her. Father, after a
while, fell in love with another woman who
was designing, and made so much trouble
between him and his wife that he procured a
second divorce, and married the maker of all
the trouble. cast my fortunes with my
step-mother because loved her, and be-
cause she needed me to take care of her
baby, my half-sister. But what does she do
after few months but get married again?
My step father treats me very well, but !
don't approve of the present arrangement:
and yet / don't know how to act. can't
return to mother, because she is angry with
me for leaving her for father. Ican't 90 to
father on account of his designing wife. ]
can't stay where am, for peither my STEP
father nor step-mother is any way related to
me. What shall do?" Probably she would
do we'll to get married herself and begin he,
| matrimonial relation early, SO as not to be
/ hopelessly behind her many parents and
step parents.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-28
NUMBER l65.
eally searching criticism, reform will assert

really searching criticism, reform will assert
itself in revolutionary manner.
The remedy of an impeachment has been
spoken OF. but it is not practically available.
The acts of completely in which the Presi-
dent IS accused were committed before he
entered upon his Office, and the constitution
makes official acts only impeachabIe. Even
II 1t were possible to arraign him upon
pertinent charges. the majority in the State,
which would constitute the court of i'm.
parchment, is still Republican, and, however
little disposed to favor Mr.. Hayes, is by no
means likely to extend helping hand to
Democratic ambitions. Finally, were the
Democrats successful beyond all reasonable
expectation in removing Mr.. Hayes upon
impeachment, they would gain nothing in
party sense, for the Vice President, Mr..
Wheeler, stronger Republican than Mr..
Hayes, would be called in due course t. fill
the vacancy. The object of tue investigating
committee can therefore be only to publish
evidence that may bring discredit on NJ.
Hayes and his cabinet ministers. Some
most damaging revelations have already
been made. Anderson, who took promi-
nent part on the Republican side in the pro-
ceedings in Louisiana during the election of
1876, has confessed that he used fraud to
SSSuA0 q AOI IATs Hayes. L ue WOGQ,
and even the oath, of such disreputable
parsonage will not be readily accepted on
trust; but if Anderson be scoundrel, it is
difficult to dissociate the President and the
Presidents friends from his scoundreIisnn.
There appears to be no doubt of the fact
that Anderson was offered several pieces of
valuable patronage by Secretary Sherman
and Senator Stanley Matthews, acting on
behalf of the President, and that he only
went without his reward because he demand
ed some prize which MIR. Hayes could not
grant without provoking dangerous observa-
ton outside. 1t is said that the Democrats,
in spite of the feeble denials of MIR. Sher-
man and Mr.. Matthews, are prepared with
written evidence bearing out Anderson's
statements. Similar disclosures are antic-
ipated in Florida, where a sub CO. nittee
is collecting evidence with respect to the
charges made by Judge McLin and others
against the President. Nothing, indeed, can
well explain away the ruinons facts that
McLin, who was chairman of the Florida re-
turning board, and who is now driven 10y
his own accounD to confess through re.
morse and shame, was nominated to high
judicial Office by Mr.. Hayes i'll defiance of
the popular conviction that the fraudulent
proceedings of the board had secured the
State for the Republicans.
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QEH0Nn RACE

SECOND RACE.
This was for three hundred and fifty dollar
purse, for horses with record below 1856,
mile heats, three in five, first, second, third and
fourth money, S175, 800, $780, and $35. John
81. Groesbeck, Rochester, Mimi, names, e. IN.
c. h. M Flora Belle; 4. J. Alderman, eHcp edari
Falls, Iowa, b. 3. Granger; A. Post, Faribault.
g. m. Lady Of the West. Granger is large.
powerful horse, and not a very sleepy trotter.
he :, comes down with his great
feet like quartz-crusher, and makes the earth
shake as if a young earthquake approach
ing. fair start was given, and Flora Belle
soon took the lead. Lady Groesbeck passed
her at the half mile stake, with Granger hug
ging the little gal as if he loved her. 1t was a
neck and neck between Flora and Granger the
rest of the way home, with Lady Groesbeck far
der the wire about three lengths n advance of
Flora, with Granger SO close
| to her as not to admit of
day light between them. Lady of the West
should not be forgotten. She threw her shoe
but saved her distance. When the second heat
pole Granger collared her, and at the three
fourths mile stake he got ahead and came in
winner of the heat amid loud applause. Some
discussion arose at this stage of the game to
the merits of the heat on the part of some of
the horses, but it was quickly set
tied by the judges. In the third
heat considerable scoring was INDUCED in, and
the excitement ran high. Lady Groesbeck had
been the favorite in the pools but now the
tables began to turn and pools were in doubt.
The buyers began to hedge, and things were
lively around the pool-box. First chance sold,
however, Lady Groesbeck, So; field, 81. Then
Granger, first chance, 81; field, &c. and they
went off that way as fast as the sellers could
cry them, for at least half an hour. A start
was finally made. and the crowd
did pretty heat, while it was evident that
Lady of the West was improving. Granger
took the heat, with Flora near enough to just
loose it. Altogether it was sharp
heat. Between the third and fourth
heats, pools were red hot. Those
who had been sticking to Lady Groes-
beck, began to hedge in order to save them.
selves before it should be too late. The fourth
heat told the story. Granger had now taken
two, Lady Groesbeck one, and it was all ex.
pectation with the crowd. Granger
took the lead and kept it ali
the way with Flora next. Al
the three-fourth mile post Belle collared thu
large horse, but he stepped away from her T,
very little, and took the heat and race. All til,
horses did remarkably we'll this time, and KEEP
down to their work like old honesty himself.