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PROPOSALS..
AUCTION SALES.
II T. CoLDWELL. Auctioncer
y No. S06 + street northwest
TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME DWELLING NO
72i NINTH STREET NORTHEAST.

II T, COLDWELL, Auctioncer,
Cs No. SO6 street northwest.
TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME DWELLING NO
"a NINTH STREET NOltrHEASr.
by virtue Of deed OF trust dated the twonty.sxth
day of May A. De- 1874 and duly recorded IN lber NO.
us folio 323 of the land records Of the District of
Columbia and at the written request of the holder OF
tho notes secured by said deed of trust, Will sell at
public auct In front OF the premises on FRIDAY,
August ~, 1879, at o'clock M. the following de-
District of Columbia, TO wit All Of lots Numbered
twenty seven( )Gnd twenty eght(!Slin Moses kellys
recorded subdivision of square numbered nine huil-
dred and twelve tlls) together with the improve
mcnts. Terms of sale: q e.qunrtHr cash and bal
the purchaser secured on the property sold with IN
terest at six per cent per annum; oil cash. ut the
option of the purchaser, ono hundred dollars deposit
to be pad at time OF sale, and all conveyanchg at
purchasers cost. II terms of sale not compiled
within days from day of sale, the property will
be resOd ut the risk and cost OF the deaullng pur.
chuser
f, A. ASHFORD,
aul0.d&ds Trustee.
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ARRIVED.
Schooner Charles f. Sampson, Weldon, Provi-
dence.
Schooner William r. Houston Thrasher, Proyi-
denCe,
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TRAVELLERS, GUuDF.
RALT1MoRE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

The Great Double-Trnck
NATIONAL ROUTE AND SHORT LINE
to the
NORTH, NoRTHwBsT, WEST, AND SOUTH
WEST.
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$40 PER OR. OF TEN WEEKS
TVNHE BOYS ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL HIGH


Il SCHOOL
]. W. HUNT a. NJ Principal,
Commences Its twelfth year SEPTEMBER l In the
north session room of DIR. Sunderand's church, Four
nnd-a-half street northwest.
Circulars containing further Information, with test
monlas from few of best citizens, be had at
the book stores, the principal may be addressed
through p. o. box 535, and au Interview obtained
JIM
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CIEA REI

Schooner Lizzie Wilson. Wilson, Boston.
Schooner George X. Vreeland, Van Cleaf New
Haven.
Schooner Ella NJ. storer, stahl, Boston, with
coal.
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Spencerian Business College
cor. sEYENTH IND T. SITS. N. ~.

Gives education for real life to and daughters.
The course comprises Penmanship, Spelling, Compo-
sition, Correspondence Business Arithmetic, Single
and Double Entry bookkeeping, Business Practice
Political Economy, Commercial Law and Lectures
Day and evening sessions. Open for reception of stu
dents last Monday in August and thereafter For par
ticuars visit the College address
aus ii. C. SPENCER, Principal
NEW WINDSOR COLLEGE - ESSENTIALLY
IN two institutions male and female, in the same
vicinity, under one management. Open september
To- Send for catalogue. Rev. a. NJ. JELLY, ID. d.
President, New Windsor. Md.
The SPACIOUS buildings of this college nre located at
New Windsor. Md, three hours ride by rail from
Washington, in one of the most beautiful and health
nll parts of Western Maryland. II has full corps OF
competent and experienced professors The course OF
study Is designed 10 give thorough education In all
branches. including ancieut and modern languages.
There IL also preparatory department, Terms mod
crate Parents or guardians in Washington having
youth TO educate Invited to visit the college and
learn OF lis advantages. jy23eO2m
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To take effect
SUNDAY, MAY is, iS70, AT 400 A, NJ.
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~ moFLE-Ths Gods have bean propitiated at
" last; DO sure and meet me NJ the 81 me place to-
night beware OF Barbe Blue. he suspects something.
GIROFLA. au20
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PETROLEUM V. Massey (hIr. Locke hap
pencd in the Cincinnati Enquirer Office satur-
day night, and a strange adventure befell him.
1t is narrated humorously in these words:
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WANTED-IEELP.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

A YOUNG MAN to learn tho photograph bushes
"A Apply at DILLoNS 1927 Penna ave. au29-3
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MISCELLANEOUS.
SIXTY YEARS IN PRISON
from The Now York star.l

Mary Valentines Strange Experience Behind
Stone Walls.
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IOTTE IL Y.

A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A
"A. FORTUNE NINTH, GRAND DisTRI-
BUTTON, CLASS I. AT NEW ORLEANS, TT ES-
DAY, SEPTEMBER o. 1879 = li2th MONTHLY
DRAWING.
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BOARD In private family. Furnished and Unfur-
ID nished Rooms IN o house with mUdern convent
ences delightful location convenient TO the Depart
ments chariots pass the house. Apply TO 2l0s st
W. au2O3t
OOOr7 IN w-wili be opened for Boarders on
AOZl the LIST of september, by Phindel-
phan. Rooms can now be secured. References re-
uuired, au22
VxTANTED-By gentleman and wife (child OF two
w years. board on CAPITOL Hill OF In country con-
yenient to city. Il p. 2O5 Penna ave. aus
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MUSICAL CONSERVATORY

LESSONS IN ELOCUTION
BY
IL ID w A RID G. TOW Ms EN- ID
At No. iil8 Ninth street northwest, ocl9tf
TNHE ROSSLYN SEMINARY,
4 No 1888 / street. near sixteenth street north
west Miss b. Ross, Principal: Mrs. Siddons Teacher
OF Execution; Miss Belle Ogden, English Assistant
and IL Mason. Teacher of French dec2tF
, 1879-08-12
NEBRASKA NOTES.

LINCOLN, Neb., At1g. 9.-YestetGay In tho
Ruprotae Culsrt ttr Hluinn tor l.ow trial In
ti!e casu Ut Henry srllalker caula up Tor nrKu.
u,n.t, Judge Masoa aI,psarnE for tho plaintiff
IN error, and Attorney tienptai l>iswOttl for tho
State. Mr, AtAson ua}c 1,riot spcccls 1T apeil-
tng, setting forth the legal grounds on WHICH no
hold tho crluu committed by Sehlcnkcr to have
beu murder IN thu second lnstHau 81 tic fFst
dugrcu. Mr. Dllwosll rentud III plthy argn..
lnrnt, following which Tho case was submitted
to tl.a Court, Judgment helug redcrYud.-
Or. Leslie. lie hern of Hickman. kv., siE-
miles lts willingness IL again tnke service In tho
7etuw.fcyor AfgtrtctG should ihero ,u tleniaInt
ior medical assistance. The Doctor did noble
Wink last wear III thu feyer-strlekrn south, and
hts Willingness II agAt1l rtsk hts lilo IN Tho sano
strv!co stluws him to bV q man ot triio routnge.
Tlu t'nir lraunIls Asc beng nut ~ axcellunt
cnb.iitlnn for t!,r approaching Statn tnir, Which
COMMENCES Scpt. : and clones tho l.lll. THO
different railroads cr,ltcrk hero. also tho Gil!
caEo, Burlington Il Quincy. Union Pacific, and
Other roats, Etyo REDUCED rites Oh passengers,
stock, and freight going over lhetr !inea ut tlIMt
bc tho larHcst Gyer lvltl In Sebraska.
The cntt!o epidemic, previously reported 10
THE TRIBUNE from this point, has entirely sub
sidel, lo aeatha having occurred f0t sol!ic daSa.
Thu lnalAllY WAS rausDl by pols0llel water near
ths grazing grounds. VI wlllch tlsu Cattle drunk
coptousiy.
The weather ls remarkably cool for this tttuo
Of the year, tho mercury rauXHk down eul0ltx
tl1c sixties. Truly tho po!ur wave has suach4l
La AL iasl.
, 1879-08-12
SPRINGFIELD.
The stato Board Of nllzstfon-TIles-A
Sentence C0mmutcd Flight Years.
Hrte1a} DfsuateA 10 7ns Ifftuhs =

The Stats BOARD Of E1unllzstfon-TIles-A
Sentence C0mrutcd Fight YEARS.
6p<e1al Dtspasea 70 7ns 1Sttaas. :
BPn1kaFlELp, ILL.,, Aug. u.-Tho stata Board
Of Equalization meeta tomorrow. 8everal rni-
road attorneys arc already on hand, wntlo place.
hunters arc not scarce. As the assessment re-
turns from Two counties have not yet boon re-
ceived, the Board tnaJt after organizing, adjourn
to next week.
The Department. OF Agriculture has collected
statistics In regard to the amount Of drafn-tl,o
manufactured ID Illinois, which show large ID
croass within few years. The total number OF
tiles made In the yeasg named WAS as foflowas
1915, 4,6Sa.853; 1871, H,ol2,9l3; 1878, 24,797,-
014.
For Some time Gov. Cullom has been urged
to pardon feter Ford, who wns conv!cted Of
mhustaugi1tcr BY the Pike County Circuit Court
In April, 1878, and sent TO tire Penftentary for
eighteen years Tic pardon Was recommended
by the Judge, 8tate's-Attorney, Col. 4. c. hlat-
thc~s, anil Numerous citizen8 Of Pika CoultT, ,on
the ground that the circunstanecs did not war"
rant 10 severe sentence. Several ht1daVtts wcro
presented. tcndtug to show that tho killing was
In sclf-lefonsc. The Governor declined to par
don Ford, but on the representation made, has
cotnmtted his sentence to ton years md ten
| months.
, 1879-08-12
OTTAWA, I'LL.
History Of thu Wntor.povcr bonds.
Epfefui ntspatch TO The Ttfbuns

v,.r,,, tt.,o,,h ~ ~. r..u.
~, ... - ~ ,..,' .,
made in tbs TEEnusn OF to-day Of the fact
TINT the City Council Of Ottnwa l,ad decided to
nov ia wntrr. honda ws.l,o,,t further t,t,,
r,t,t, c.,,,,,,tv ,,,oa, I,,,, H., : +, r.,,n,
eNl.t Ispoe''' ...osu 'Tu " - .,,l H. es"''e7
hla tne aeirs o. lsa"aFo Eahlcs' iile express
Issued somc Len years ago is curious, 10 sav tho
1cnst md cal,s for n brIuf history or tho cosc
r. 1cno 49,, ,t -, ..,,t
III 'oo' tae p.o!ect y. ut''lz'1's 1oe "atefs OF
tic Illinois atld Fox lslvers STREAMS that untLe
at this point, by building tlams was proposed By
n,,,1 m a1 ami onco,,rawn .,,n ,,'
..'a ~ -" au u sneoo'aau ''o
VT l"e sosc's u t"c CITY, Ut SAH
election held for that purposc, decided to ISSUE
city bonds to tho amount Of sf1u,000, which WINS
accordingly done, and clyen To Nj. tushma,,.
,ntI"r H. ' onro.non. " u o,,,, . s.a. S%' .,''
tuh'nE ~" a,!s ue'ss"e"s o"'y " sos'httuet t!,o
tlatns. lhe bonds weFo sold, thc EamcH family
purchasing si7,tD0 worth, William II. llaclsctt,
now deceased, $4,000, ullu others in the East
t'g e,''. 1s'a'al"E ,n''.l +, So,vy; sn
lhG "osh ol palla'ng inc dams was carried 10
cosnDletIon, aM[ tncy, with over 100 acres or I'D
iacent lnsNl, passed into tho hands OF fhc Water
pOwcr ftnuuntv. Snon afterwarda bowcvor In
1879, tho Illinois do,n povo ow,v n th,, anr,,,r
iloodst-it proved 70 ho frally constructed: Thrn
~ VIVA '.S pcon!S peGah 70 ialR ABOUT never
pnsslsE tna cltyus l,aullltcs' unit! something
tN'!Elpa "as EeA!l1ea from tic outlay aill tito
a y f,r ,roa ~ saSst sa "na ssoRpea-nYlnE Mesn
.s., Pnau .os !,.Ieu 5sasa' ~ ta;G t'c Iox Rtvor
~, EaYe n"af, NM notainE no" ratnahca
VI ~. ,,' uen s.eas elosy OF nttnwa except ninss
o. Iaupass sun Mt ono ooutsta'sul,le oeders TO tie
a,nol1t OF *WU9 and aecruel Interest for
Ihre9 Y~nFs. lnat Ils Sly would never pay was
, 1879-08-12

me =. last spring. toll yon to regard 1t ~
bread east mpnn ihr waters. No nnNi action
cvcr gocs unrcwnrtlcl. founl ,te sister was
tu search Of. She wns III t1,r variety t,,lhncas.
To cony!nto 5ou that appreciate ynur kind
favor hereby inc1oso one Of my ustcr's photo-
graphs, taken 10 costume, fler tights and slip
ucrs alone coat me $23, and may Heaven over
hlc.s yn,ll't
hui Tor the Kindness Of DetroIter the young
man might never tayc found bis sIater, The Va
rt"ty bnatness would have lost star, mud tho
ts1 lights u,tta slippcrs wond have been no
where. 1sn kind to the pool, always bo kind
TO tllu Door.
, 1879-08-12
flo tried to work On my aenss Of honor; told
mo would bo

no iried 70 VOTE On my Sense OF nonofi TOLD
nRANDHp As 4 sQUEAIaR,
and so on, II won't back; while II stavod
thero till he settled this thing up With the Coy.
erurnent could return and be man. said,
Yes. you'll keep mo nway TIT after 0ctober,
'onI e. Is tea. "a" ADD ~ g; put in tho h0s
"No; ho said something moro about my BE-
ne called aquealer, and tnust admit that
didn't like the hea Of ba!na labeled In that war:
finally told him I'd meet h!ut again, and did
no, .nd tod hm n f"d bsao't arrived at ny CON
c!uston: and wouldn't say anything definite m
yhom had been corresponding. ]
a s to eeas ses oa s5" sss sss I'D ID, qasy tod
tic last inserytev had with him. He sont me
= letter Wednesday. telling me TO como aid 500
him. but didn't answer the letter and didn't
to .sc harn him. sn:usy mo,n9E ns lftt ton
"Uudcf any psomfaesf"
"No, sir. ! came voluntarily, Of mr. own &C
cord, to clear myself In tie eyes 81 n,Y ffiends,
10 sss sss nesep eseps Rne ."'As that I'm
In conclusion, Jimmy reiterated bis cntlre In
noccncc Of any "ronV-doIng. denied tlnt ho
hud ever sean stamp, = letter.head with his
name Of, It ~ flames Fitzgerald, m.nntactnrer
ranted not to explode IN auJ atmosphere" etc.
ETC., OF that hfs connection with Baxter At any
time was anything but that OF an employs
really to do ANYTHING and everything his en-
poycr told him and no questions asked.
JimmY's mother and sister are living at No.
l23 North Market atrcet. nnd are spoken OF ~
poor, reputable pcoplc. Tie case haanft Dc.
yclopcd into the arreating phase yet, but whether
the head tievl1s are comuassca sround ana
finally yaoked uo or not, 1t il nut at all proba.
bic that anything will ever DO done With the
boy. Although he doesn't ike the namo VI
squcatcr, hc sill Of course tell all he knows at
tue propcr time, aud that, aside from What ap-
pears to bc the straight story Of hin Innocence
will bring him through, few montla' Older
and several ycass' wiser young man.
, 1879-08-12

The oppressive heat Of midsummer Is mitt>
gated by fresh hreezo from Gloucester In tho
The schooner Dcsstc ". Somes OF tint port, say
they were recently attacked on The banks, whilo
out in dory attending tho trawla, by I'D I'M
menso Dab, which graspett The bow OF their boat
With It's teeth, several Of which wore loft tmhed-
6ed IN the wood When It's hold was detnched.
11,o fish pursued them, biting several places in
the bottum uf the dorY. The teeth tnrc about
ona Inch to IN incl ai.d half long. edged with
saWlika fneisious, and do not resemble the teeth
vi any fish With which the fishermen arc ne
nlHtnted. -.
, 1879-08-12

{1no coll day last spring prominent business
man on Monlwarl agenua was upproachctl by
,.latclf to rlttsburE. He was Young man.
au.. lo tol q sad aud pretty struyht a.ofy Vt
yAlu trasys In tho West Ia searrt. 1T missing
aistcr. liz couldn't pron!ku speedy return oi
upon tho waters }sns suro tu teturn Aoile day or
uihe.. The merchant d!ln's kuow abon& IT, but
finally tried It to tl.e tune of 81. and The young
1nan loft the cisy llisrase had almost been Tor
r0tte,l uhc1l q lettuE WIS received !roIn him Hat-
urliuy, tla,ct! At pitIat'urg. IL read
You wilt doubtless scn,c,uocs having given
, 1879-08-12

Bio u,ercupo1 declared that she would eivo him
accoptod the oiIcr, and tho money vns placed In
tie hands of Justice Belts. WHO secured tho
passage ticket to Germany for young Miller,
md paid over tho balanco to him Oh board tlt
vessol hat hardly left the pier whnn tho dscon
solnte wIfo appeared Upon the scene seeking hca
husband. She Wilt now follow him to bis
fatleetAni.
, 1879-08-12
KNIGHT, or NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE, Tonn.. Aug. tl.-'rllo session Of
thu County Court today was consumed IN hear.
lnS the answer OF County-Truatco Knight to
the report OF the Revenue Commissioners,
whcroIn be IL charged As 1staulter to tho
amount of sl7+,o0o Tbs answrr Is leugthy
document, ani purports to allow tic errors
committed bY the Commissioners IN making out
Tho report. kafglt takes un zach account sep
arately.-tlsat Is, tho Ordinary fund, thu school
fund, tho special railroad fund, and, by tacts
MD figures, undertakes tu cloar aHay tie
damaging facts prstrn.sd BY the, Coa!.
ni,ss!oueEs tn il.cr report VI last
Monday. For tnstance. ho clatnIs 10
,ayu oysrpaia on the ordinary and school fluids:
nn.t On al! tho funds. Including thu Slate tchoul
lund. !lo claims aa due ht,A lnrgu balance.
The amounts orerpatd by hltl OH ttI9 school atd
special ra!road funds, he eiasl.s, will pay every
rent vi which ho ID short ou The ut'ier fnD.is.
lle says he should not bc l!uttl Responsible for
tbs non prutluetton Ut vouchers, wlsen It has
been shown by statements undcr oath TINT 4
lnrKe portioI, Ut ihcnl worn burned In tho prus-
encc Of the County Judge, u being of nc value.
A Whhlesalo ratont0e.
Htr tloI,ry t}caautuer haa tu l1s time takcn out
, 1879-08-12

Hop Bfttc,s have restored 10 sobflctyenl health
pettatt Mseckx fs1Ln tnteluLufaAce.
, 1879-08-12

A Whhlesair patontoe.
.slr tlousy Hcsauucr haa III Ills ttnle takcn out
1GO patents.
, 1879-08-12

for the salvation OF tho world In which lfo was
pursec,itaa. IliS vas personal sympathy. Ills
death for US wns suru proof Of this fact Au
u thu world'a ruligtous genius anl rodccneF.
IN nut ashamed to call us brethrcn.n God aioHe
IL abo to deliver from all temptation. IAN
atl.ulnu :" maa,ls sI,np!Y "accuIacta:" Mar"
st,Atha " is '' our Lord comctl,." uo was onre
mud, II we viii eumo him, lIo will bear uuF CURSE
t0r IL. II not, u,s awful cursu falls upt!a us.
Eternal lIfe depends upou our allowing Hin to
Lear tl1u rllrsr Tor u5.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-06
MINOR NOTES.

The President on Tuesday nominated Sec
rotary of War McCnry Judge of the Eighth
United States Judicial District
Francis Murphy is talking temperance at
San Francisco, and is meeting with great sue
cess.
President Hayes is reported as intending
to spend most of August and September at
his Fremont, o., home.
In 1881 Georgia offered a reward of 81,
GOO for the head of William Lloyd Garrison
dead or alive, and the statute it is said has
never been repealed.
Almost everybody can 60 TO Europe this
year as the fares were never so low. The
big ferry is crossed by so many competing
lines, and progress in ship construction and
sailing is so reducing the running expenses
and shortening the voyage that trip to the
Old World no longer involves the serious con-
siderations it once did, nor does it confer the
former distinction upon the individual priv
LEGGED to make it,
In a recent interview Mr.. Foster, the re-
publican candidate for governor in Ohio,
said that the Presidential question had moth
ing to do with his nomination, and his sue
cess was in no sense a victory for Mr. Sher.
man.
The Vicksburg Herald speaking with the
voice of one having authority to make the
statement, says that Mississippi at present
averages one murder day, to say nothing of
other forms of crime and lawlessness. And
yet its inhabitants claim to be civilized!
There is an increasing prospect that the
Warner silver bill will sleep a long sleep in
the Senate finance committee. Mr.. Bayard,
the chairman of the committee, is opposed to
the bill, as also are a majority of the men,
beers, and they will have no anxiety to hasten
the measure before the Senate. Mr.. Warner
and his co-lAborers might just as well pur-
chase tombstone for their favorite scheme.
Whether smothered in the committee, or sat
upon in the Senate, or slain by the Presi-
dents veto, its doom is sure.
Charles Foster, the nominee of the Ohio
republicans for governor, was born in Seneca
county in that State, in 1928, received good
academical education, and engaged in bank.
ing and mercantile pursuits. His first APP
peannce in public life was as a member of
the forty second Congress. He was re-elect-
ed to the forty-third, forty-fourth and forty
fifth Congresses. In the campaign of 1878
he led forlorn hope in the gerymandered
| eighth district, and was defeated, although lie
reduced the democratic majority by about
GOOO votes. Mr.. Foster has always been a
stauneh republican, and is popular through
out the State. He is described as a man of
medium height, thick set, with massive head
and shoulders, and genial, vigorous nature.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-06

Last week Thursday SOME High Soho,
scholars were on Pine hill, back Of the scbo,
building, and got TO throwing stones dow,
the bank. One going farther than wa. IN
tended, struck Mrs. Hubbard in her ward o..
Rockingham street, cutting large cash /,
her head near the temple. She was inseps
ble for several hours, but is now rallyinp md
will probably receive no lasting injury. bp, 4
was "a narrow escape. She is mother Off
d. Murphy, the pop corn man.
--Rev. A. b. Dascomb supplied the uulra
at the Congregational church last Sund,y
Rev. Mr.. Carter and his family left for IA
new field of labor last Saturday. Mr. D,,
comb will supply for the present, and a, \,
resides in Westminster il is very handy fo,
him to come.
Twenty persons were admitted to III.
Baptist church last Sabbath by pro,s,
sion and six by letter.
The state convention Of the Episcorsl
churches Of this diocese will hold their an
nual convention here next week Tuesday ana
Wednesday. A large number Of delegate,
and others are expected and undoubtedly /,
will be an occasion Of great interest to ALL
A. r. Gregg, who recently purchascdhs
business of the late +. p. lIadey has sold +,
Frank II. Brown, who will take possession At
once.
-Messrs. Babbitt q Hayes have added n
their business the agency of Western ticket.
and are now prepared to sell through ticket.
to any point West via the Grand Trunk line
or to any part Of Europe by the White Sta,
line of steamers sailing from New York ey.
cry week.
A meeting of Universalist ministers from
all the surrounding villages in this vicinity
was held at Towns hotel on Monday of mi.
week, and permanent association formed
The meeting was quite fully attended, there
being nearly thirty ministers.
Thermometer Saturday 90 Sunday gs'
with a smart thunder storm in the evening
Tuesday and Wednesday quite a heavy rain
fell Vegetation, which had become parched
is springing forward again.
A strawberry festival by the ladies Of The
Universalist parish at Mrs. W. II. Upham's
Tuesday evening, was well attended despite
the storm, and Wednesday evening the Bap.
tist society held one in their vestry.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-06

Absolutely nothing in the way of real work
is now being done in Congress, and the chief
occupation of the majority is in trying to dis
cover way TO gracefully q back out of the
predicament into which they have deliberate
ly got themselves. An all-night session of
the joint democratic caucus committee WAS
held Monday night to discuss the best course
to be taken, and Tuesday afternoon a joint
caucus Of the Democrats in both branches
was held, and the report of the conference
committee of the night before was finally ac-
copied. This report recommends the pas
sage of the appropriation bills with certain
proyisos calculated to prevent the use of the
army Mt the polls, and the payment of mar
shnls and supervisors out of the public funds.
It begins to be- evident that the more moder-
ate Democratic members will not permit an
adjournment until the appropriations have
been voted in form which the President
will approve.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-06

Decoration Day passed of quietly and
pleasantly. Notwithstanding the intense heat
a large number were gathered in town at al
carly hour. The procession was formed at I.
O'Clock P. NJ and marched to the Baptist
church, where the public exercises were to
be held. 1t seemed impossible that all could
be accommodated in a church seating only
about four hundred, but the crowded house
and high temperature were forgotten while
listening to the eloquent address of Col. Has
kins- "A fine scholarly production" was til
tribute paid it by those who could appreciAl,
its value.
A sociablo will be held at the town hall
Tuesday evening, June 10th, under the drec-
ton of Mrs. DR.. Terrill and Mrs. Geo. Barrett
Music, ice cream, etc, may be expected