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National Republican., 1878-01-18
Natioaal aepnblitan.
Arrival OF Passenger Trains.

AT BALTIMORE ASp POTOMAC DEPOT, SIXTH AND
sTEEErs.
Mo,rhfp. Evening
sl:& New York express li:Oo Bo.tcn express.
.bk Y. night express. i:Ii, RCl mont express
s.yO, sleNandrla II5D, Alexandria,
f:30, Alexandria. Il0 New York limited
5:Y Mid. Va. southern. $50. Alexandria.
IS: ", Alexandria, lh;in, New York mall
SIS baltimore accom-. &:1, Alexandra.
.SsS, North and West. -r:9n Alexandria.
go, Alexandria. Gas, Midland Virginia
alUso, Alexandria. 7.pl, Alexandria.
1isO. Northern pnS1 sp9JO North aud West.
li2p, Alexandria. sg.s5 n. o.. Midland Va
IU;nO, Richmond.
"Auive daily. Others Sundays excepted.
AT BALTIMORE AND ONO pEror. NEw JERSEY AVE
SuE AND STREET.
NnrnfnC. ErnnG.
sC!ib n. v, Phil & Dos eN 'i'n, Baltimore accom-.
ss27, Baltimore express. 40 pnltImUrr accom-.
$50, Western express. h0U, Y, phil \ lios eS
SD baltimore accom-. A:sn, Western Mail.
s2b, Pred ac., (Mct. br'ch.) .oG, Baltimore accom-
sEl, Baltimore Annapolis abtb, Baltimore express.
and way, Tgl. Western express.
eN, Mariin.burg and liza. sscn baltimore express
epyptoyn nc iNfri brcl,' sells n Y, Phil & Hos eN.
slO30. Baltimore accom-. lO:B, Baltimore acCOm
1l:3O, baltimore express.
@ATTive daily. Others sundays excepted.
~ For the time OF departure OF trains, see adver-
tisenents elsewhere.
National Republican., 1878-01-18

The following were the buying and selling rates for
Government securltiesi
National Republican., 1878-01-18

Stocks lower. except for coal shares.
The following are the opening and closing rates for
the active stocks as teegraphod TO ii. D. Cooke IT,
Co.. from the New York Stock Exchange on yes
day:
National Republican., 1878-01-18

ARE you bilious, troubled with headache, dizzy
ness sick stomach, constipation, &c? Are you dys-
peptic, nervous, dull, and langu'l2 Averse to all
exerton. Is your life miserable? You require II
change Cleanse the system. purify and renew the
hold remedy. II will soon relieve you. Sold by all
druggists 25 cents per package, which makes a
quart Of medicine.
National Republican., 1878-01-18

CIPSEY CLAIRvoYANT FROM EUROPE
" Greatest wonder of the world, tells your life from
cgndls to grave; consulted OH love marriage, sick
ness death law suits finds absent Friends recoyera
lost or stolen property. brings separated together
never falls has the great European charm astOnsh
cs all 7sit ors; satisfaction warranted Hours-9 t0a
No. Il Seventh street, near corner of H. nU2l8ni
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CITY ITEMS.

YorSo PyoPLE do pay attention to your teeth,
neglect will soon ruin them BE wise in time.
Clean them daily with THURsToS's IVORY PEARL.
TooTu POWDER, the most perfect dentrihcc known
II will keep them through life In good condition.
white and sound will harden the gums, sweeten
the breath, and prevent too,hache Sold by all
druggists. IS and so cents per bottle.
National Republican., 1878-01-18
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
Reyisions on awbacISs.

ovEncoArs below cost. ErsrMAS's. cor. 7th al
National Republican., 1878-01-18

All our GRAND Extraordinary Drawings are under
the supervision and management Of GENERALS
q: 7. BEAUREGARD and JuBAL a, EARLY.
The next drawing occurs Tuesday, March ~.
IalSTuE2w
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HOte' Arrivals.

FANCY rlsters below cost. EIsEMAN's, cor. 7th ( /
National Republican., 1878-01-18

ovrncoAls below cost ElsiMA,',, 7th and + St..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29

A TALKING MACHINE. The invention, of the
telephone justly regarded as one of the great
est wonders of the country, has resulted in the
invention of another wonder whereby the ut
teranccs of man or woman. with all the
qualities and moduations of voice, can be re-
produced Mt any time. The machine by which
this feat can be accomplished is very simple
and compact one, requiring no elaborate
mechanism in its construction, nor electricity
or other expensive force for its operation. Into
Il mouthpiece is fixed diaphragm Of very
thin iron, having attached to it on the under
side pointed piece of metal Under this
point revolves brass cylinder about inches
long and in diameter, turned by n crank OPP
Grated by hand. The surface of the cylinder
is grooved with II fine spiral thread, and the
point plays into this. When the machine is
to be operated sheet of tin-foil is fixed
around the cylinder, the crank is turned, the
words to be reproduced are spoken into the
mouthpiccn and the vibration of the dia-
piragn catsos the point to make correspond
ing fluctuations upon the tin-foi The cylin-
der makes about one revolution to II word,
and the cylinder has a capacity for about l2O
words. After this number of words has been
spoken the cylinder is replaced so that the
point attached to the diaphragm rests at the
beginning Of the series of indentations. The
crank is again turned and the vibrations of
the diaphragm caused 10y the passage of the
point over the now uneven surface of the tin
foil results in the exact reproduction of the
sounds by which the fluctuations on the foil
were originally made. The utteraDce may be
made slower or moro rapid by varying the
rate at which the cylinder is turned but the
pronunciation OF the words and the emphf sir
are still preserved The machine can also be
made to repeat the sounds backward, but the
result would be an utterly uuintelligiblc com
bination of sounds. 1t is needless that We
should point out any of the possibilities iu-
volycd in this invention, which, Of course,
will he improved upon continually, as has
been the case with every invention ever made.
Imagination can disport itself very freely
among them without feeling at all cramped
and if any of our readers feel like dreaming
of having at some future day II reproduction
in their own parlors of the opera they enjoyed
so well few evenings before, or of the ser
mon that delighted them on the preyous,,Sun
day, with the prma donna's exquisite notes
or of the preachers imprisoned utterances
sounding again in all their beauty they may
| perhaps dream u vision that will be realized
| Who knows
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29
VERMONT ITEMS.

Rutland has had mum sociable"
-Postoflices have been established at North
Fayston and at West Georgia.
The Passumpsic railroad company have
bought the fine Memphremagog steamer Lady
of the Lake.
The Alorrsvilla Citizen puts it thus Six
days shalt thou labor, gather sap, split wood
and on the seventh, woll-sugar of.
The cooperative concern at Springfield
which has been so frequently noticed for the
last year or two, has, it seems, definitely come
to au end, as its head, j. A. II. Ellis, is going
to Virginia, to establish there an agricultural
and manufacturing industrial home
-Twenty-nine petitions of divorce-l9 new
ones-are to be heard at the present term of
the Washington county court, and, although
the wife is the petitioner in most cases, one
husband asks to be released from his intoler-
ably severe wife.
some six months ago Archibald Barchof,
of Wells River, purchased ten lottery tickets
of n New York concern Mt - each. The 9TH
er day he received notice that he had drawn
gold watch valued at $3.50, which he could
have by sending them $50. He sent the mon
ey and received n watch, the estimated value
of which is about -.
An hlttLll " III maui ttlllf a1hllNAl lllbl IL
ing to burn the Congregational church at
Bennington Centre. fire was kiudled in
the east side of the building, with hay or
straw, but burned out without setting fire to
the building, This church, which was built
| in 1906. is one of the old landmarks of the
town.
The town Of Richford has decided to
hold a meeting April LIST to ascertain the legal
rights of the town in relation to the obstruc-
| ton of trains on the Alissisquoi and Clyde
| river railroad.
Harlow II. Perkins, II years old fell in
| to a tub of boiling water Mt ST. Johnsbury the
! other day and was so badly scalded that he is
not expected to recover
A young woman who had been brought
up in the family OF A. Peach of Newbury,
committed suicide on Sunday with strych-
nine, which was kept in the house for poison.
ing foxes, because she had been reproved fol
unbecoming conduct while returning from
church.
Paul d. Dean has been collector of the
| town of Barnard for twenty-five year Foi
ten successive years of his incumbency tho
town did not abate one dollar of the tax, anc
was not asked to abate a dollar, and dur
ing the entire period, the town has never
abated to exceed two dollars on every thous
and dollars of the town tax assessed.
Bethel has been considerably excited
over the wanton destruction of property a
the summer residence of a Salem Mass. fam
ily named Ainsworth, and the final arrest am
confinement in jail of Albert Hutchins AM
his wife as the perpetrators Last week N
attempt was made to burn the wood-shed o
the house, and Jennie Rogers girl of abou
II or IL, who was prominent witness agains
the IIutchinses, has been arrested, and ha
confessed to being the incendiary, She Ia
been sent to the Reform school to await de
yelopments.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29
NEWS ITEMS.

The progress Of popular education in ia
pan is remarkable. The number of new
schools is over 1000; new teachers, over
5000 new scholars, 2l7,0uC total number
of scholars nearly two millions.
The United States frgate Wyoming
which left New York on the 10th for Havre,
with goods for the Paris Exposition, was
found to b, leaking when 800 miles out and
fearing an increase Of leakage the captain put
back for repairs. She has gone into the dry
dock for repairs, and will sail again in few
days.
-Boyton, inventor of the life-saying dress,
has made trip across the straits from Glib
ralter to Tangier and back He was II hours
crossing, and was nearly swept out to sea by
the high waves and spring tides.
1t is reported that Mrs. Gaines has offer
ed to compromise her claims against the prop
erty adiudged to her in New Orleans for 81
800 600 The city is SO impoverished that
she receives no income from the vast estate.
The new ice crop, notwithstanding the
shortncss of the season and contrary to gen
eral expectation, is about up to the average
in both quantity and quality, and New York
dealers say that prices will '4ot range much
if any, higher than usual
The British training ship Eurydice, with
upward of 300 men on board, capsizcd and
went down last Sunday in n severe snow
squat over the South coast of the Isle of
Wight. 1t is believed that only two persons
escaped
A mau-of-war, sunk over a century ago in
Anold's bay on Lake Champlain, about seven
miles from the city, is still visited by relic
hunters, who extract cannon and musket balls
from the timbers and carry of pieces of the
hull for canes and ornaments, while II heavy
cannon is said to be in sight at low water
A Texas paper reports that Il meteorc
stone fell on the place of Mr.. Rawlett Ii
miles north Of Dallas, that State, Il week or
| two ago. Mr.. Rawlett, it says, heard the
| noise saw BLUSH flame, and felt the shock
| when it struck. He rode to the spot and
found it half buried. II was oyal-shaped and
| ron-like in character.
The Tabernacle meetings in Boston un-
| der the management of Moody and Sankey,
closed last Friday night, when Mr.. Moody
| preached an eloquent farewell sermon on the
| love of God. On Saturday, the eyangelists
| went to New Haven, Conn, where they will
remain one month. The services in Boston
were for the most part largely attended, and
| it is believed that much good las been accom-
| plshed.
The aerophone is the latest wonderful
development of Edison's phonograph. Tn,
vibrating diaphragm, instead of registering
sounds on IL cylinder of tinfoil, AS in the pho
nograph proper, is 80 arranged as to OpeI
| and shut valves in a stenm whistle, and Mr.
| Edison says that before long lac shall have tn,
thing 50 nearly perfected that one of his ma
chimes will utter words distinctly enough t.
be heard miles away.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29

THE WESTERN CRop REponr Tho C;roiu
natl Enquirer prints large number of tele.
grams from various localities in Ohio. midi.
ana, and Kentucky, giving the condition If
gram throughout those States Summorizing
the reports the Enquirer says: ''Never before
IN the history of these three great prnin. GROW.
ing states have such cheering prospects In re.
gard TO the wheat crop been known The
Nerage increase of acreage exceeds 30 ner
cent, IN the three States, while in condition
the increase is fully 10 per cent. over INV
year since 1864. The weather since seeding
t ,iil has been exceedingly favorable, and hut
little OF the crop was winter-killed. What
was thus damaged was in the extreme north.
ana on exposed and ill-ftted ground for the
crop in the central and southern portions Of
ONO and Indiana. The damage from the
fly has been but slight, and what little there
was occurred in the early sown wheat last fall
remarkable fact in regard to this is that M
to this time the fly has not reappeared in
those fields operated on last fall, as is usually
the case. This is accounted for in many of
our reports by the statement that the open
winter and carly spring have pushed the crop
SO lar forward as to render it invulncrablc TO
the spring attacks of the insect The growth
OF the crop has been so strong lin many places
being as far advanced as in MAY, usually. ]
that in many counties the fields are reported
rs being grazed by many farmers in order to
retard the rapid and rank growth. All that
| Is asked for 10y farmers to insure an unprece-
dented yield is n continuation of favorable
weather"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29

L1y1NG or Twenty CENTS DAY.-m a
letter to the Sandy Hill N. Y - Herald DIR.
]. S. Cooley, of that place, says II believe
in good living, and in health by good living.
But to satisfy the curiosity of yourself and
perhaps aid some one who may be situated rs
was, will state the facts, as | have several
times stated them in conversation: From
Nov. l. lS76 to Feb. 30, 1917. | paid out
for board in New York city S3l.4l being an
average of less than - cents day. During
the time | gained in flesh was doing severe
mental labor. and never felt better in my life.
My diet was varied and nutritious, though
plain Oatmeal. wheat Graham bread
bread and milk. crackers fruits. beef-steak
and oysters were the standard articles of food.
During November and December / boarded
myself alone, and my expenses for November
were -. -, or little under % cents day
After January /, my chum boarded with me
and enjoyed it rs myself. | had been paying
10 cents for milk but we found where it
could be had for 5, and so saved two or three
cents u day For January our whole expense
for board was Slj.ii or cents less than -
cents a day apiece For 81 days in February,
until | left the city. our whole expense was
sos. or : cents less than % cents u day
apiece. There was no reason why We could
not have continued to board at these rates
we lHu plenty VI every tAlhS We "hlteu
During the winter We ate nearly two and
"A half barrels of apples, included in the above
figures. Nor was our case the only one. A
friend Of mine and his wife occupied room
in the same house, and boarded Themselves
also. Both were attending medical lectures,
and needed good food. Their whole eXpen-
ses for board, washing, and other incidentals
were less than 50 per week. l have the cash
account kept while in New York, from which
| have taken the above figures. Hence
know Of what am speaking"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29

preparations for the observation OF the pho
nomonon. Two French scientists are now
on their way to the West to be in readiness
for its advent. They are sent out officially.
One of Of them is NJ. Charles Andre, Director
of the Observatory in the University of Ly-
ons, and the other is NJ. Angot, Professor Of
Physics at the lycte Fontanes in Paris. The
place of their destination is Ogden, Utah, and
the locality has been selected for two reasons
1t is on an elevated ground, nearly on the
divide of the,contnent, very favoraby sit
uated for dryness Of climate and purity of at
mosphere, and the centre of the transit will
take place nearly at local noon.
Mercury is too small to be seen 10y the max
ed eye in its passage across the sun, but un-
scientific observers, who have access to good
telescopes, will have no difficulty in detecting
the presence of the slow moving black spot
ON the face of the great luminary, while they
are willing TO leave the difficult and delicate
observations and calculations to practiccd
eyes and mathematical brains - PrOrjdeHcc
JOUrRdi
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29
JUST ARRIVED
- AT -
N. |. HAWLEY'
SpringStyles
PRINTS,
CAMBRICS, and
CRETONNES.

few new things in WORSTED DRESS
FABRICS. More TO come next week.
Choice Novelties in BOWS and TIES for
Ladies' Neck Wear.
New HOSIERY
Special bargain in BLACK CASHMERE.
Two new shades Of is-inch GRAY CASH
MERE
Full stock of Domestic COTTON GOODS
and FLANNELS
Replenished assortment Of TABLE LIN
EMS, NAPKINS and QUILTS.
Another lot of SHORT LENGTHS Bleach
ed and Brown Cottons. (They never last
long
For Mems and Boys wear-some excep-
tional bargains in KENTUCKY JEANS.
TwEEDS. COTTONADES and CASSI-
MERES.
piece Turkey Red TABLE DAN1ASK, 4jc
3 pieces Extra Turkey Red TABLE DAM
ASK, Csc a yard, same as heretofore sold at
~ to SIC.
Bargains in checked NAINSOOKS at 10,
~ and 25c
Big assortment of HAMBURG EDGINGS,
from &c to 81 80 yard.
Have a few very nice PAISLEY SHAWIS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29

How THE MoFFETT BELL-PUNCH WoRKs -
correspondent of the New York Sun has
been investigating the operation of the Moi
felt bell-punch liquor law in Virginia, and he
reports it Il great success and very popular
The law requires a license to sell and taxes
each alcoholic drink two and a half cents, and
each glass of ale, beer, or porter half cent
The tax is collected through the use of bell
register, similar to the one used in street cars
The penalty for a wilful failure to register is
Imprisonment not less than one month and
not more than twelve. and officials who make
false returns can be sent to the penteutiary
for not less than one nor more than three
years. People generally like the law because
it produces 5000, 600 revenue to the State an
nually collected largely from men who paid
no tax before and the liquor sellers like it be
cause the bell punch does away with the cred
it system, acts rs n check on the bartender.
and enables them to increase the price of
drinks. The law is enforced rs strictly as
any law can be, every consumer being a sort
Of detective. who finds it to his interest To
hear the bell ring, because he would rather
the extra five cents paid by him should 60 in
to the State treasury than into the liquor sell
lcr's money drawer OF course there is some
cheating, and the law is found to be defect
i've in some points but this will be romedied
in time. The state officials consider the law
promotive of public morals, and altogether
the Nirginians seem TO think they have got
the model liquor law.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29

TRAys1r or MERcURY.-A transit of Alercu-
nv will occur on the 9TH of May, which is an
ticipated with much interest in the astronom-
ical world. 1t will be visible all over the
United States, and will occupy about seven
hours and a half in its passage. Iranslts oil
Mercury are much more frequent than those
of Venus. the average interval being. less than
ten wears. Thus the coming transit WIN be
followed by others in 1881 and 1871, whiie az
ter the transit of Venus in 1852 none WIN oc-
cur I'm 9OOl. No previous transit of Mercury
has over aroused the attention of observers
ike the one whose advent is so soon antici,
pated. for it is hoped that its observation viii
holm in the solution of several important PROB
lens lens especially in determining the orbit Of
Mercury In throwing more light on the ques-
tion of an intra-Mercurial planet, and IN turn-
ishing data for renewed estimates OF the sun $
distance. Astronomers are already making
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29

Mr.. Hayes has doubtless made mistakes,
hut the heart Of the people is with him, if we
are to take their votes rs n criterion. We
fought our canvass on the administration line
in Massachusetts, last autumn and carried the
state most triumphantly, and now New Hamp-
shire has followed exactly in our footsteps
The machine politicians are under in both
states. In Massachusetts they are nearly all
converted into acquescencc, and in New
Hampshire the usefulness of Chandler and
his class As Republicans is ended The Re
publican party not only demonstrates that it
is able to do without them, but is stronger in
the elections in which they try TO do it mis-
chief -" T,mpietOH."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29
Wa,erto~n Union Live stock Market.

TUESDAY, Mar. 90, 1878.
Market Beef-Choice 81 1897 IS; extra s. OOG7 so ;
Grst quality 00s6 so: second quality 0Gs 90 {;
third quality 50,a5 90.
IN B-Choce includes nothing but stall fed 100 to
1900 H. bullocks Extra and FIRST quality include the
best fat oxen. Second aud third quality include
aud two aud three year old steers.l
Store Cattle-Working oxen, q pair, from 500, 100
C4l65 Mich Cows and Calves % 65; extra 5OG 20.
Farrow Cows l0G2s. Yearlings s62O; two years old
I4,d %; three years old $50 As.
Sheep aud Lambs-In lots 80 OOa3 30 each; extra
4 so a 3 56each, or from 3d 3-4c r ID.
Western fat Swine, live l-2c.
Veal Calves, l-4,d5 l-2c.
Brighton Hides l-2c Z H. Country Hides 5td5 lac.
CountryTallow l-2@5c. Pets s1(al 80. Calf skins
I0Gllc y u.
Poultry lOd12c r H.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29

open his grocery store on the corner of Main
and North streets.
Toby" Stark will soon move his cloth
inc store into the Whitney block.
Only one of the former pastors of the
Methodist church was present at the reunion
held at Library hall last week Wednesday eve
ming. Nevertheless, good time was enjoyed
byall The ladies society of the church realiz-
ed about 800 from their festival
The Congregational church at Benning-
ton Centre had a narrow escape from destruc-
ton by fire last Sunday night The attempt
to destroy it was made by an incendiary.
The annual school meeting was held here
on Tuesday afternoon, The old board of Of
fcers were unanimously reelected
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29

A sugar festival was held at the Methodist
ycstry on Tuesday evening
Supreme court trial term conyencs next
week mt Keene.
E p. Dole, Esq, of Keene, is to address
the people of IIinsdale next Friday evening
upon Temperance
The schools in Union district closed last
week with examinations in the various depart.
ments, which passed off very creditably.
A social gathering of invited friends and
relatives was held at the residence of Mr.. +.
Clark on River street Tuesday evening.