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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28
MINOR NOTES.

Schuyler Colfa1 says be has laid up S4O,-
600 from lecturing since retiring from poll
tics.
Gen. Grant has engaged passage on the
new steamship City Of Alexandria, which
sails from New York for Cuba and Mexico,
December -.
Sunset Cox thinks the Democrats can elect
anybody but Tilden next year, though Gen.
Hancock is his preference for the presiden-
tial candidate.
Denis Kesrney was arrested and locked
up in a station house at San Francisco, last
Thursday night. for attempting 10 disturb a
public meeting One report has it that he
was arrested 10 save him from violence from
the working-men, whose cause be has be-
trayed.
The Cunard company has given an order
for a new steamer, TO be built il the Clyde
ship-yards, Scotland, of greater dimensions
than any strip ever built except the Great
Eastern-75OO tons.
An interview with Gen. Rufus ingalls,,
Quartermaster- General and HI intimate friend
Of Gen. Grant is published, in which Gen.
Ingalls, asserts that 10 one-not even Mrs
Aurhnt-hDONh the AtutThl lttAlE II re-
gard 10 a third term in the White House
Gen Ingalls, thinks Gen. Grant would accept
d nomination rendered by great mass Of the
people and would prove warm friend Of
the South if elected President
One of the remarkable results Of the late
election il Virginia was that in which an old
TO the legislature, was defeated by his for
mer slave
The Democrats have lO3 majority on joint
ballot in the Mississippi Legislature The Re
pubIcans have ! member Of the Senate and .
Of the House
The results Of the election in Massachu-
sets have been officially declared. For Gov
ernor the vote was Long Republican, )
l22, 75l: Butler, (Groenback- Democratic
Butlerite) 100, l49; Adams (Old Line Dem
ocrat, $3.50; Eddy, (Prohibitionist ,64j
scattering, Jos. Republican plurality, -,
| COZ.
The Meridian Miss. Mercury, one Of the
most extreme Democratic sheets in the South,
believes Gen. Grant would be disposed to
treat the South justly and fairly in case he
was elected President by the aid of its vote
| and il is quite sure that his election by such
help would disintegrate the Republican par
| ty, and mollify the feelings Of the North to-
ward the Southern peoples result likely to
| produce excellent fruits.
A press dispatch represents Senator Nor
rill of this State as having recently returned
TO Washington from a trip through southern
Indiana, and reporting that he met several
prominent Democratic politicians who said
tbaNs 1ilungtaA x1sitl g1.afr
| party. and were going 10 leave it. From all
| parts Of Indiana there are reports of con-
stantly growing Republican strength, and
these give good reason for the Republican
faith that the State can fairly be called doubt
! full for 1850
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28

A very important and highly significant
statement is made by the Boston papers Of
the policy of the Roman Catholic Church in
New England toward the public schools. The
Archbishop following the advice Of the Pope
to a European Bishop, has directed all the
priests in the archdiocese Of New England TO
at once establish parochial schools and threat
en- the parents who refuse to patronize them
with the terrors Of the church. In localities
where the influence Of the public schools is
thought to be particularly injurious TO the
Catholic youth, priests are instructed to with
draw the children at once, even If there be no
parochial schools in the vicinity This policy
was announced to the clergy, at a meeting Of
the synod of the archdiocese Of Boston last
week, and is just now made public. The &C
ton is the outcome Of the difficulties at Cam
bridge. Mass, where Father Scully, the Cath
Ole priest refused the sacrameuts Of the church
to parents who neglected to remove their chill
dren from the public schools and send them
10 the parochial school established there. A
new move on the part Of this priest is also
announced. The answer with which he WAS
most frequently met by parents who were uu-
willing to send their children TO the parochial
school, was that they considered it unneces-
sary so far as the spiritual instruction of the
children was concerned, because they could
learn the principles of their religion in the
Sunday school which they attended regularly.
To meet this reply, he has taken very radi-
cal step no less than the discontiuuauce Of
the Sunday school altogether which be an
nounced to his people last Sunday
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28
NEWS ITEMS.

Nineteen thousand more Spanish troops
are to be sent to Cuba 10 again crush out"
the rebellion.
The widow Of Charles Dickens died in
London on Saturday morning, after years
illness.
Presidents Grevy and Hayes exchanged
congratulatory messages via the new cable
last Saturday.
The drouth in some parts Of the West is
so severe that water is carried from the Miss
issippi river at Louisiana, Mo, both east and
west, into Illinois and Missouri, for a distance
of : . miles, and nearly every road running
from the river 70 the interior has a water
train.
The Denver and Rio Grande railroad
company have made q contract with Pitts
burg firm for Il, OOO tons of steel rails TO be
delivered, 1000 tons per mouth also for 1000
freight cars, which are now going forward al
the rate Of ten per day and are receiving
bids for forty locomotives, delivery TO com
lnence in January at the rate of two per week.
At Huntington, W Va, the other day,
a young girl who had been cruelty treated by
her parents, took rope, went to a field and
rolled a pumpkin under a tree. She then
tied the rope 10 a limb, made a moose around
her neck rolled the pumpkin from under her
was not injured.
Secretary Taylor of the Bonanza mines
has disbursed over SEQ, 900, 900 in the last six
years lie has handled so much money that
he can tell by the weight Of pile of twenties,
without looking at them at all, how much
there is il the lot In paying of he has gold
and silver coin counted into piles varying
from ~ TO $50, and 80 sensitive is he to the
weight of pile Of coin that sometimes, if a
$40 stack of half dollars contains few that
are new, and consequently a trihe heavier
than the rest be will stop and count them ov-
er TO See if there isn't some mistake.
"A water spaniel recently followed his
master into a machine shop in Pulaski, n. Y,
and while wagging his tail briskly got too
close 10 an oily, sticky shaft, which was max
ing 100 revolutions per minute, The hairs
were long and were wrapped once around the
shaft before the dog got ready to wag his tail
the other way. Immediately there was yelping.
The shaft made 81 revolutions in . seconds,
aud the dog likewise, before his master dis
covered his predicament and shut the gate.
After his adventure the spaniel was very much
out Of breath, but was not seriously hurt.
At Leadville last Thursday morning,
mob several hundred strong attacked the Jail
aud in spite of all resistance, took out foot
pad named Stewart and a claim jumper nam
ed FrodschRm, both of whom they hanged.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28

The 2G-hour go-as-you- please WALKING
match in Union hall, last week, resulted in A
victory for Michael Donovan Of this plecs
who made 100 miles in 90 minutes less than
the PC hours. There were five entries ~,
Of the parties, Tucker and Dundon. being
from Brauleboro. All except Donovan gave
up the race during the day Saturday. Quit
an amount Of betting was done previous TO
the contest and during its continuance more
than upon anything else here for a long time
The young man who attempted to escape
from Officer Lowell, last week, did not prove
to be as seriously injured as at first thought
He had a hearing before the justice and was
held in $500 for appearance at the county
court and is now in jail at Eewfaue The
overcoat and other things stolen were found
Tuesday Of this week tucked away under the
Rutland railroad bridge over the canal.
Gen. Tom Thumb and his troupe Of
small folks are to entertain Us in Union hall
Dec. ID
The express companies doing business
here have not for years had such a rush Of
poultry during Thanksgiving week as during
iulhs 41hht Ntths ONluB " lbN prices, but
small amounts were shipped. Monday the
prices were higher and the market was drain.
ed, causing an active demand, and nearly ev
cry passenger train this week has had one or
more extra express cars attached to transport
poultry.
The boys think they have another good
joke at the expense Of Supt Fisher Of the
Fall Mountain Paper Co., and when they do
have one they seldom 'let up" He is nov
accused Of taking novel way to fill his ice
house. t. C.. hitching a steam engine to tue
ice in the river and trying TO draw it all at
once, the cake being continuous. from here to
Charlestown. The worst feature in the case
was that he got mad because the engine did
not draw it It was suggested to him that
perhaps he could have done 30 lad be
straightened out the river, but it was not
success at any rate. and his sending siI or
eight professional engineers to see what the
matter was did not make it pull bit better
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28

The DECEAIDEE SCRIBNER. The sale of the
edition of lOO,0 copies Of the November
ScRmNEE has made necessary the reprinting
of that issue and the advancement of the first
edition of the December number to l03, 600
The justification of this is to be looked for,
the publishers think, in the fresh and inter
esting list of subjects and in the capability
of the writers in the present number.
The opening paper, on The Capitol of
New York, is contributed by Mr.. Montgom-
cry Schuyler, of the World, who pronounces
that building to be the most honorable work
of public architecture which this country has
to show" The paper on the Johns Hop
kins University, " by Mrs S. B. Herrick, sup
plies q complete and authoritative account of
the character and plans of one of the most
unique and valuable educational agencies of
the country Unusual personal interest at
taches 10 Mr. Boyesens account of Two Wis
its TO Victor Hugo, accompanied by a beau
tiful engraving by Cole of Bonnats striking
portrait Of Hugo.
Coffee Culture in Brazil" is graphically de-
scribed in the closing paper Of the series by
Herbert II. Smith, A second paper on Sue
cess with Small Fruits is contributed by Rev.
+. p. Roe, whose position as an expert hor-
UtulluTlAl ID uuAutkAlplNu. Inc literary III
terest of the number Is strong. The con-
GLIDING half of Mr. L. c. Stedmans critical
study of Bayard Taylor is given. paper
both curious and charming is contributed by
John Burroughs, under the title Mature and
the Poets" novel feature is the grouping
in one collection of twenty Poems by Amer
lean Women" including many Of the most
prominent writers These with a humorous
illustrated poem by Mrs. Elizabeth Allen.
il is thought viii afford a fair idea of the
range, variety and limitations Of the poetry
written by the women of this country Schol-
arly reviews Of Bland, and Baird's Rise
Of the Huguenots" and notices of other
books, appear in the Culture and Progress"
department.
In fiction Mr. Jsmes's Confidence" pro
crosses TO a NTH instalment with inscrutable
complications Of plot and with profounder
studies of character, perhaps than its author
has before exhibited il is said that the con
clusion of the story will be pleasant sur
prise 70 Mr.. James's audience. In the Sec
ond part Of The Grandissimes " Mr.. Gable
completes the background Of his story and
introduces two new characters, and there are
further delightful glmpses of the two pretty
women whom the reader met in mask at the
opening OF the story. 1t is announced that
the January instalment will be especially
powerful There is also q story by Charles
barnard of love and mining entitled Under
High Pressure"
In the departments viii be found editorial
by Dr. Hollands Sunday Bummers, "
Teachers and TaskmAsters, and the Ser
mon. suggestions about "boiling"-the first
Of several articles on the principles of cook
cry advice for the boys Of the family who
msy desire 70 become telegraphers, architects
or engravers, together with much other valu-
able aud entertaining matter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28

The annual report Of the commissioner OF
pensions shows that on the 3Oth of June last
there were 242, 75j persons receiving pensions
from the government The aggregate pay
ment for one year to the pensioners on the
rolls is So, 493, 742, but the actual payment
is several millions more than that, owing 10
the fact that nearly all the newly admitted
pensioners have several years accrued pen
sions due them, which amount is added to the
first payment. There will be a deficiency in
the present years appropriation of upwards
of $4,000, 600, and there were on the 30th OF
June, SO, 445 claims still unsettled. Since the
passage of the arrears act, claims have been
filed at an unprecedented rate, and it is esti-
mated that at the close Of this year there will
be not less than 80, 600 unsettled claims be-
fore the Office.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28

The statistics concerning the distribution
of the new silver dollars given 10y the Treas
urer Of the United States in his annual re-
port, fully confirm the predictions of the op-
ponents of demonstration. OF Sij, 29G,
POO coined to Nov. !, only $4,000, si2, or
2s3 per cent, have been forced into circu-
lation, although the methods of the depart
ment for their distribution have been the best
that could be devised" The remainder,
amounting to So, 2O3, 3js, is snugly rePosing
in the vaults of the Treasury. 1t seems that
even the limited circulation which the coin
has gained is due, not to any legitimate de-
mand for it, but to its free transportation by
the mint and the very liberal regulations
of the Secretary Of the Treasury, which make
it easier and cheaper for the public to obtain
silver dollars than any other kind of money.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28

office, especially women and children. tla,,
almost any other site in the village. Tier,
is also too little room for stages to como and
60 with the mail without serious inconvep.
fence to the public and themselves.
T. The rent would probably be much ligt.
er than is now paid, and the accommodation
and conveniences couespondingly less. to say
nothing Of safety and the town would lose
the rent
To offset these serious objections can .as
no possible benefits which would justify the
change and l ask the patrons Of the post
Office TO consider the matter carefully before
committing themselves to the proposed 70.
moval C1r1zyy
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28

The Townshend Literary Society, at
their annual meeting, elected the following
officers President Z. J. Knapp vice pres
idsnt, Miss Marian CsthRn secretary and
treasurer Mrs. H. B. Kenyon; librarian L.
J. Knapp executive committee, Rev. /, NJ
Butler, H. B. Kenyon and Miss Harriet
Fletcher soliciting committee, Miss Annie
Howard and Miss Marian Cathan.
Poultry is not very plenty il this section
this year, there having been shipped only
about 1000 lbs, from the stores in this place
against about four tons two years ago
S. H. Wiswell killed six months old pig
last Friday that dressed $500 lbs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28
The aIne Contest.

Political circles have been a good deal Agi-
tAted the past week over the possible out
come Of the Maine election. The constitu-
ton Of the State requires majority Of all
the votes cast TO elect the State officers, and
If there Is no such majority the election goes
TO the legislature Members Of this body
get their authority to assemble and organize
by certificates issued by the governor and
COUNCIL 10 those who appear 70 be slecte,d
right to consider and dispose Of contested
election cases On the face Of the returns
the Republicans have a majority Of seven in
the Senate and twenty-eight in the House
The plot Of the Democrats is to have Gov
Garcelon and council issue certificates Of
election to enough Grceubackers and Demo
Gratis to overcome this majority and give the
organization Of the Legislature and the choice
Of governor to the opponents Of the Repub-
lcans. II is claimed by Democratic pRrti-
sans that this cal be done As there i evil
dence Of bribery in some Of the towns and
the governor can 90 back Of the face Of the
returns and correct them. But according TO
a decision Of the supreme court Of that State
in l~.i. the governor and council are Rnthor-
lied TO act only "a q canvasslnc board and
must give certificates a. the returns indicate.
1t Ii not for them 70 20 behind the returns.
II accordance with abundant precedent and
We believe, with the laws, an opportunity it
given to interested parties 10 examine the re-
turns but Gov. Garcelon las refused every
Republican aspiraut chance to inspect
them, though several Of their opponents have
been allowed TO do So This inspection is a.
lowed that clerical errors may be corrected
and that the returns passed upon by the gov
ernor may Ice true copies Of those on record
in the several towns. This refusal 70 let Re
puhlcans see these returns Is al indication of
a conspiracy 10 count them out Now the su-
preme court is asked TO order the secretary of
state TO show the returns, and il is consider
ing the matter. - Gr,eHfeA Gdsetto.
Gov Garcelou has seen a new light, under
the determined attitude assumed by the Re
publcans, and has now announced that the
returns viii be open for inspection after Dec.
lst The supreme court will not, therefore,
be called upon at present
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28

On the 18th inst. Miss Maria Rockwell,
q lady aged so years, fell down her cellar
stairs, sustaining very severe injuries. Both
her wrists were broken, and in one Of them
the fracture was compound, aud the ends Of
the bones protruded through the Assh- At
the time of her fall Miss Rockwell held q
pair Of shears in her hand, the point of which
entered the flesh at the outer corner Of one
eye and cut across under the eye TO the inner
angle and thence down the side of the nose
laying the cheek bone bare. She was attend
ed by DR.. Wheeler of Brattleboro. She bears
her suffering without Ainching, and will in
due time recover.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28

The society of the Army Of the Cumberland
closed its reunion at Washington last Thurs
day with the reelection Of Gen. Sheridan as
president, and adjourned to meet in Toledo
in September, 1850 A considerable portion
of Thursdays session was devoted to defend
ing the memory of Gen. Robert Anderson,
the hero of Fort Sumter, against charges Of
disloyalty which have lately been made
against him. Letters having been received
from Gen. Anderson's wife and daughter de-
nying these charges and asking the society to
take some action in regard 10 them, a resolu-
ton offered by Gen. Sherman was passed de-
claring that the members of the society will
ever bear in honorable memory Gen. Ander-
sons pure and noble character, and his hero
ic devotion TO his country that they ever re-
greet that his ill-heRlth in 1851 prevented him
from reaping the fruits of his valor and cour-
age il the cause Of the Union and that il
will ever be remembered that 10 him the army
OF the Cumberland owes great debt for hav-
ing supplied them with the leadership Of
Gen. Thomas. Gen. jefferson c. Davis paid
a tribute TO Gen. Anderson, saying that no
body who ever saw that soldier vi Fort Sum
ter would question his loyalty; Columbia
made no mistake when she sent down Rob
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28

Mark Ward will continue his select school
il this village through the winter.
Rev. Amos Foster and wife win spend
the winter with their son-in-lAw, Rev. Dr.
Grout, at Concord, Mass.
The entertainment Of J. Frank Baxter
on Thursday evening, the sO;h, at the town
hall, in consequence Of the Indictment wealth
er, and perhaps owing also to q surplus Of en-
tertRinments, was rather thinly attended He
gave very logical argumentative and enter
tanning lecture on the subject of spirituAiism
WHAT it is and what practical good 1t has
done" His tests from the stand, were to
say the least, something very wonderful
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28
south Londonderry.

Geo Smith of Ludlow has moved TO this
place to work in the carriage shop.
VIM. B. Eddy of wArdsboro has a sue
cessful singing school in operation at this
pace.
WIN. B. Cudworth, who shipped from
New Bedford over four years ago Oh & whsl-
ing voyage, made port last week and is nov
visiting his brother, A. W. Cudvorth, Of this
place.
Who has the picture Your correspondent
wishes 10 secure a street scene taken several
year, ago by one Wilkinson, artist. The
scene is looking towards the dug-awsy down
street. from point just below the hotel barn.
Address box Is. S
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28

The London Times publishes carefully
collated statistics which show that the Eng
lsh wheat crop of 1879 is the worst since
lslG-the yield being not more than three
ffths Of an average crop. To supply the
actual needs of the people for food the Times
estimates that Great Britain must import Of
wheat or its equivalent in flour, during the
harvest year, from Sept /, 1879. to Sept. J.,
1850. $4,000. 600 bushels, or 5000, 600
bushels more than last year, and this would
be equivalent to the importation Of as many
bushels as the whole United Kingdom pro
duced in the present year
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28

As an outgrowth of the interest in the col
lection of postage stamps, Springfield, Mass,
has philatelic association which meets fort
nightly to study the history Of postage stamps
and facts Of interest concerning them, thus
bringing out the scientific side Of what most
people consider only an amusement. sim
liar society exists at Wytheville, Va. There
is a national philatelc society with head
quarters at New York, and several organiza-
tions Of the kind in Europe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28

Even Mormonism has its reformed church
"A new sect called 'Josephites " being now
engaged in preaching the faith without polyg-
amy. The movement is making considerable
progress. Its adhorents desire the govern
ment to enforce the law against polygamy, but
to make some provision for the women and
children who are the victims Of the system.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28
LBtOtrmont 9Banit.
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 2s. 1879.

The Middlebury college difficulties have
finally been settled, aud most Of the students
returned to their lessons Monday morning
Dissatisfaction is reported to still exist, how
ever. and the students hope to see the cor
poration take some action in their favor at
their next meeting.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-28

A practical and satisfactory system Of
steam towing has at last been applied to the
Erie ca nal at the western end, and next year
will probably come into use over the whole
line of the canal The method is the Belgian
cable sy,te m, consisting Of wire rope ex-
tending along the bottom Of the canal which
the steam tug, with boats in tow. picks up as
it progresses, and passes over a wheel. 1t is
a sort of overland pulling, and affords an av-
erage speed more than one-third greater than
the animal towing besides enormously in
creasing the amount of a single tow.