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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-14

Brother TALMAGE and his Tabernacle
came to grief in the Brooklyn City Court yes
terday. After taking night 10 think Of IL.
Judge REYNOLDS decided that there was moth
ing in the case to give TO the jury. and directed
them TO find n verdict for Brother GELsroN.
The Tabernacle. he said. had not compiled
with the conditions on which Brother
GELsToN had subscribed his 81 900 toward the
payment Of the debt, and hence would not with
hold the il.40O due him on the ground that he
had not made this subscription good. The
Judge intimated that not any Of the
subscriptions were binding in law: GER
tainly. he said. those Of the married
women and infants were not. and. even II they
were counted in. tho whole OF the deht would
not be provided for. Unless this decision II
reversed hy higher court the ex-trustecs and
others who have not paid up need not do so un-
less they please TO DO so. We shall now sec
whether Brother TALMAGE is any more lucky
in the spiritual courts than he has been in the
secular The Presbytery sits on his case next
week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-14

In the Senate EFFIGY SARGENT Mr.. GRO
YER and Mr. BooTH made speeches on the Chi
nese question. In the House the Republicans.
by dint OF flibustering, secured the postpone
ment OF tho Florida contested election case until
next Wednesdays and lettor was read from
john SHERMAN, The interesting part Of it was
the announcement Of a deficiency for the next
fiscal year Of over twcnty-seyen millions to be
provided for by additional taxation or the issue
Of more bonds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-14

This year finds us In the midst of a bloody political
enmpaWn since u commenced thiry-siX colorcd men
have been Killed Just around us here in one month
Anong them WAS -, one Of my local preachers. You
Know whore his house u.s. not far from the church The
same night --- was shot down ms was on my way TO
church went 10 him. turned him over. had him taken
nome lie was not Killed So stayed with him tryius to
get INN to pray About two hundred men surrounded
the house Two men came in and put their guns to his
breast and kil.d him ~ his bed The times here
bad cannot express IT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-14

Surely the TELLER Committee should
summon Bishop GIL. HAVEN 1t has listened
to witnesses who have not had tithe Of the
knowledge he Processes 10 have. The official
duties OF tho auburn haired Methodist probate
have taken him nearly all over the South. and
he seems to have collected much peculiar in
formation upon the very subjects which the
Committee is investigating. Only this week he
furnishes fresh batch Of news TO the Hiie-
pendent Here is sample Of it, an extract from
letter written by a colored Methodist clergy
man to his Presiding Elder:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-14

Mr.. EccLEsINE has earned the thanks OF
thousands of New York fathers. husbands and
lovers by an attempt to abate n petty annoyance
that has caused more bad temper and bad lam
guage than all the robberies oftho TWEED Ring
When daughter. wife. or sweetheart starts on
journey her natural protector feels It duty
incumbent upon him. by virtue Of his beard
to see her and all her trunks and traps
safely bestowed in the train or on board
the steamer. But rs matters nre now. his
magnanimous purpose is often thwartcd
by the regulations OF the company; he
finds himself stopped at the depot gate
or tho gancplnnk. and the woman goes on
board alone after all. Mr.. EccLEsINE has intro
duced bill in the Senate TO remedy this. II
authorizes tho companies to issue escort
tickets at not more than four cents apiece. Any
man escortng woman or child whose passage
has been engaged. and holding one Of these
tickets. is entitled 10 go on board and tho re-
fusing to let him do SO is made misdemeanor
We are not informed whether the bill covers
the cases OF men accom- panying invalls or aged
persons Of their own sex. and Of women acting
M escorts for sick or aged persons 81 either sex
II 1t does not. Mr.. ECcLEsINE will see the pro-
prioty Of repairing these oversghts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-14

Stubborn Colds soOa Yield
To Jeyne'' EXpeetorans
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-14

years time, and that the State WIS paying sal
aries to men who did not penstroko OF work.
The Committee reported that additional help
was wanted. instead Of there being surplus OF
II. and called for an increase OF clerks. The re-
port was adopted by large majority vote. Mr..
ALvoRD thought 1t necessary to 20 from tho
Speakers chair to the floor that he might argue
on the wrong side.
Mr.. VARNUM sees no reason why the County
Clerk. the Sheriff. and tho Register Of this
city should pocket both salaries and fees. so he
has introduced bill providing that the fees
Of these Offices be turned into the city Treas
ury. and salary only DO paid to the officers.
PURIo WELSH complains TO Mr.. W. NJ.
EvAnTs that he cannot support his dignity in
London as Minister to the Court OF st. James's
on cit 800 year. Then tho sooner PUR1o
WELSH buys his tickets and checks HIS trunks
for Philadelphia tho better. Hc seems 10 think
that the preservation OF his dignity lie II
matter OF national concern. That is n
mistake The average American citizen does
not caro- n nickel whether PuRIo WELsH's
alleged dignity il supported or not. Former
American Ministers who had not n 1.-THE Of his
private fortune. derived from Investments in
Cuba and elsewhere have managed to live I'm
London on less pay. They did not keep rs
Whnu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF glNe M grand pan
quets rs the dukes and marqulses. but
II did not occur TO them, or to
their countrymen. or to tho dukes and mar
quises either. that this detracted whit from
their dignity as the representatives Of tho
American people That PURIo WELSH should
take different view Of the matter is not sur
prsing. His salary Of $4,000 will not be in
creased. but he himself should not be allowed
longer to Disgrace the American namo as
HAYEs's Minister TO the Court Of ST. James's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-30
BRATTLEBORO
Business Directory.

CUDwORTII GSs CIIILDS,
General Insurance and Real ES-
tate 1geIIts.
Representing the FARMERS and UNION MUTUAL,
as we'll as many Of the largest STOCK COMPANIES,
together with the largest and strongest LIFE NSUk-
ANCE COMPANY iu the world, and the most econOni-
ical ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY.
DEALERS IN BANK STOCK.
10 Crosby Block, Brattleboro VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-30

Mr.. Beecher took occasion in his recent
lecture at Cincinnati to deny the oft-repeated
story that he said upon certain occasion, a
few months ago, that bread and water were
good enough for workingmen;
never did say it. On the contrary, 1 said
that on account of contraction every class
of the community must suffer. Rich men
must suffer, middle men must suffer, and the
workingmen must suffer, and it was not be-
coming to the manliness of the laborer to say
that he alone should suffer- but that it was
necessary for them to tide over the time, and
if a man had to come down to bread and wa
ter it was better than to shirk his lot. Per
haps this denial will be published in one or
two papers, but they will keep on saying,
"Beecher says bread and water are good
enough for the workingmen." My own i'm
preston is, if they would drink more water
they would have more bread Laughter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-30

While at Penang, China, Gen. Grant was
the recipient of an address by the Chinese
merchants of that colony, in which they re-
ferred to the recent bill prohibiting the i'm
migration of the Chinese to America, and
expressed the hope that he would, upon his
return to his home, endeavor to have such
measures abrogated In reply he stated that
he was only one citizen, and had no more
power in the councils of the nation than any
other. He said that in all questions like this
there were demagogues, who, in America as
in other countries, pander to prejudices
against race or nationality and favor any
measure of oppression that might advance
their political interests. A good deal of the
antipathy toward people of other races in the
United States, of which we heard so much,
was demagoguerya and did not represent the bet
ter feeling of the country. In this question
of Chinese immigration there was something
to be said in favor of those who advocated a
bill limiting the immigration of the Chinese
to America. In his earlier years, when a
young officer in the army, the general said he
spent some time in California, and saw there
something of the beginning of Chinese i'm
migration to the United States, and he heard
then objections to that immigration on the
part of good people. The settlement of Cal
ifornia was the beginning of this whole agita-
tion. He remembered very well the obiec-
tions he then heard to Chinese immigration
1t was not to the Chinaman coming TO the
United States but to his coming in a condi-
ton of slavery. He intended when he ar
rived in China to look into this question. He
said our country had been through great
war to extinguish slavery and its people
would naturally oppose the immigration of
slaves. This, in brief, said the general, was
the objection to Chinese immigration on the
part of Americans who had none but the
kindest feelings towards the Chinese people,
and who would extend to them if they chose
to make their home with us, the welcome
they extended to the rest of the world.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-30

The law of Reading, Mass, in 1862, said
Every dog that comes to the meeting either
of Lords day or lecture day, except it be
their dogs that pays for a dog-whipper, the
owner of those dogs shall pay sixpence for
every time they come to the meeting that
doth not pay the dog-whipper." Twenty-six
men wrote their names or made their marks
in the Reading records agreeing to ''pay the
dog -whipper" to whip other peoples dogs out
of meeting, while their dogs remained and
were recognized as members of the congrega-
ton in regular standing
Dogs were a necessity in the New England
towns, because the woods were full of wolves
and other animals that preyed upon the
sheep Owners Of large estates were required
by the town laws to keep "a sufficient mas
tive dog" and owners of smaller estates to
keep "a hound or beagle" for 'the better
fraying away wolves from the town" Boun-
ties were paid for wild animals hunted by the
dogs.
pair of wild cats ears if duly certified
as fresh, drew five shillings from the town
treasury. This is the manner in which the
certifcaton was made John Pierce brought
a wildcats head before the town and his ears
were cut off by the constable in the presence
of two selectmen' (Rehoboth records 1889.
sixpence was the towns price to redeem
IAN inch and a half of the end of rattle
b.
1719). Foxes heads were worth "three shil-
lings for old ones and one shilling for young
ones puppied this year" (Wareham records,
1860
All these things had an intimate relation to
the Westinghouse. At Ipswich the wolf
catcher must bring the heads to the meet
ing-house and there nayle them and give no.
tis thereof to the constable" At Hampton,
N. H., the VOLTS head was to be "nayled to
little read oke tree at the noreast end of the
meeting house" At Portsmouth, it must be
nailed upon the meeting house door"
The Office of tything-man was creat,d d in
1915 and 1917. The original business of one
of these creatures was to inspect ten families,
acquaint himself with the habits of each per-
son, enforce the Sabbath laws, prosecute for
all transgressions in his tything or district,
and see that no person was away from home
after nine O'Clock at night. In fact, the
tything-man was an odious spy peeping in at
all the windows and keyholes of domestic
life. In the course of a hundred years he
rose to the office of policeman in the meeting
house, and became the terror of children and
the natural enemy of dogs
1t may be imagined that he had his hands
full when the boys and girls laughed in der-
sion because he found it impossible to drive
out fifty or a hundred dogs that had come to
meeting, and were snuffing about in search
of their masters seats that skulked under
the benches and rushed up and down the gal
lery stairs, yelping and bowling when the
whip lash fell upon their backs At Sand
wich, Mass, in 1867, two young women pc
titioned the town ito be relieved from fine
imposed for laughing in meeting" on such an
occasion, when seriousness was impossible
Van. r. Bliss IN Men York O5serrer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-30

A LAND OF MAGNIFICENT DISTANCES. -
The enormous extent of the territory over
which the Hudson Bay Company carries on
its trade, and throughout which depots and
posts are established, can scarcely be COM
pretended at a merely cursory glance. From
Pembina, on the Red river, to Fort Anderson,
on the Mackenzie, is as great distance as
from London to Mecca; the space between
the companys post at Sault Ste. Marie and
Fort Simpson, on the Pacific, measures more
than 250O geographical miles; from the
Kings Posts to the Pelly Banks is farther
than from Paris to Samarcand The area Of
seountry under its immediate influence is about
1900, 900 square miles, or more than one
third greater than the whole extent of Eu-
rope.
For purposes of trade the original charter
ed territories of the company, and the vast
outlying circuit of commercial relations, are
divided into sections called the Northern,
Southern, Montreal, and Western depart
ments OF these, the Northern department
is situated between Hudson Bay and the
Rocky Mountains; the Southern between
James Bay and Canada, including also East
Main, on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay;
the Montreal department eomprehends the
extent of the business in the Canadas while
the Western comprises the regions west of
the Rocky Mountains. These four depart
ments are again divided into tifty-three small
er portions, called districts, each of which is
under the direction of a experimenting Off
GER and has a depot fort to which all the
supplies for the district are forwarded, and to
which all furs and other produce are sent for
shipment to England. These districts are
again subdivided into numerous minor estab-
lshments, forts, posts and outpOsts. Over
each of these there is an officer and from two
to forty men, mechanics laborers, and ser
wants. Besides, the company employ multi
tudes of men as voyageurs, manning and
working the boats and canoes in every part
of the territory. The discipline and etiquette
maintained are of the strictest kind, and an
esprit du corps exists between the three thou
sand cers-commissioned and snon-com-
acknowledgements and servants, such as
is only TO be found in the army, or in an an
cient and honorable service.
The forts and trading posts of the compa-
ny are scattered over its immense territories
at distances apart varying from fifty to three
hundred miles. A better idea may, perhaps,
be obtained of their relative positions and of
the isolated lives of their garrisOns, by imag-
lining the broad State of Ohio planted in the
middle of the fur country. In that event the
company would build one trading post in it,
HarpeFs for June.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-30

oh, there abou' yon heather hill,
Where footfa' comes but rarely,
There is house they point out still,
Where dwelt the man o. Airlie.
He wore a coat o holden gray,
His hand was hard wi labor,
But still he had namely way
o. standin' by his neiPhbOr.
His burly laugh made men rejoice,
His words the neighbOrs guided;
The little bairnies loved his voice,
And in his smile contided.
The words to-day that left his lip
Became a deed tomorrow;
Hout, man, the friendship Of his grip
Would lift the heart O. sorrow.
He was ma loud, he was ma proud,
He lacked in larnin' sairly,
An yet ye'd pick him frae crowd,
The honest man o. Airlie.
His wealth it Was ma in his land,
1t was ma in the city;
A mint o. honor was his hand,
His heart a mine o. pity.
He's dead an game, this prince o. Fife,
Mute is his burly laughter;
But ali! the music Of his life,
That bides wi us lang after.
His memory lives, the man may die
That lngers bright aud loyini
Just like a star lost frae the sky,
Whose ray survives his ruin.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-30
Miscellany,
saDbath NJ orning In,ocatIon.

sabbath N Orning Inv OcAtiOn,
Amid the quietude and peace
OF this new sabbath morn,
When Nature, in her rich increase,
Seems fresh with beauty born,
with willing hearts, o God, we kucel
within thy house to-day;
We would thy holy presence feel,
And bide with thee Away.
The voice Of birds to thee ascends
Upon the fragrant air,
Aud with our prayers and praises blends;
Love secmeth everywhere.
Fresh flowers are ON thine altar laid,
Al iuccuse unto thee;
Aud humble hearts, which thou hast made,
Would thus an Offering be.
within this temple built for thee,
Our holy church retreat.
Eudearcd by tender memory,
To MS thy mercy-seat,--
Though everywhere and near thou art,
Wherever aught eau be,
We feel thee close to every heart,
When here we worship thee.
Into thy holy, holy place
Our waiting souls conduct;
Reveal the riches " thy grace,
Our willing minds instruct.
Ard through the service Of the day,
And in all days to be,
Lead us still upward Ia thy way,
Aud guide all souls to thee.
Christian Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-30
NO. %.

asm in the realization that he is fighting down
a wrong judgment and conquering a sympa-
thy, the effect was really thrilling That dig
niiedaudionce broke into rapturous applause /;
bouquets intended for the valedictorian rain
ed like tempest And the child who had
helped TO save the day,-that one beaming
little face, in its pride and gladness, is some
thing to be forever remembered. st. Nicho-
Lgs tim, ,I,lUg
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-30

DIR. Walter Bailey exhibited yellow fe-
yer germ at the recent homeopathic conven-
ton at st. Louis, 1t is fungus growth
which formed in the object glass of micro
scope that had not been opened since last
seasons epidemic. The doctor thinks that
the little dots in this invisible fungus hold a
fine powder, which is cast upon the air by
the bursting of a small bag which contains it.
This powder, being inhaled, causes fermen-
ton of the blood, which produces the fever.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-30
BRADFORD ACADEMY,



Building unsurpassed in arrangements for comfort
aud health Of pupils Twenty-Five acres Of ground,
twelve In wOOd-ot laid out in pleasant walks the re-
mainder adorned with shrubbery aud trees. Definite
classical and general OF study. Also preparA-
tory department Provision made for optional course.
Full corps OF competent teachers. Year commences
Sept 9, 1879. For circulars and admission apply to
MISS ANNIE Z. JOHNSON,
May I, 1879 1890 Bradford, Mass.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-05
City Commissioners.

The Engineer was directed to have the
bridges OH Badglcy Road. at Dane and Lud-
low avenues, repaired at a cost Of Sll4 80
The Secretary of the Water-works sub
mitted his monthly report of the receipts
and disbursements of the Water works De-
partment for October, 1879. The Clerk was
directed to transmit it to Council.
The Storrs e. Sedamsville Street Railroad
Company submitted the following amend
ment to their original application their
extension: provided, that if said 2mpa-
nv 80 elect, it NAV construct and run its cars
on single track instead of double track
on Clark street, from Genital avenue to
Baymiiler street; thence westwardly to
Eighth street and returning to Bay miller
street over the tracks above provided for;
thence continuing east on Hopkins street
by single track to Central avenue; and
thence south on Central avenue over the
track of the said Consolidated Company
being portion of Route No. for street
railroads, to and intersecting with the
tracks above provided for at Central avenue
and Twelfth street.
The Clerk was instructed to notify the
City Clerk of the amendment.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-05
Miss Susan B, Anthony's Lecture.

Miss Susan 3. Anthony, the celebrated
champion Of the political rights Of her
sex. lectured to large and highly intel.
lectual audience at Greenwood Hall last
Monday evening on the subject, "Women
want Bread, Not the Ballot" Somehow
the impression had got abroad that Miss
Anthony had the affirmative side of this
question, and not little surprise was felt
by many at her assumption of u position
many years been the conspicuous advocate.
This mistake was quickly dispelled, how
ever, when the lady took the rostrun. Her
lecture. instead Of being i'll advocacy of the
above syllogism, was in reality an answer
to il, and very argumentative and logical
answer it proved to be.
Miss Anthony appeared on the stage &C
companied by Mrs. A. G. Plimpton and
Mrs A. B. Merriam, the latter introducing
her to theaudience with the announcement
that the distinguished lecturer would be
the guest of Mrs. Plinpton, at No.
408 West Seventh street, where she would
be pleased to receive her friends.
We shall not attempt to follow the lady
through her eloquent and skillfully con-
structed argument, but can not forbear to
say that If women possessed in general the
clear Judgment the culture, the solid reas-
oning faculties, the wit and eloquence and
lofty principles of Miss Susan B. Anthony,
man would deserve to have the ballot taken
away from him, il lie any longer refused it
to those so qualified to use it with discre-
ton. ..s....
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-05
Knights Of St. James Election.

At the meeting of the Knights of st.
James at their armory Monday night, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Captain, P. Hoban (re-electedg First
Lieutenant, John Mccormick; Second
Lieutenant. Robert Hagarty:. Orderly Ser
geant. Andrew y ,lin-; Second Sergeant, u.
Rody; Ensign, p. McKeon; Treasurer. r.
Mccormick (re-elected); Recording Secre-
tary, J. McKe"n (re-eectedG Correspond.
ing Secretary, ]. Mccormick (re-electedl
The Society at present numbers fifty
strong, and are in very prosperous condi-
tion. They turn out on next Sunday, on
the occasion of the anniversary OF the
Knights of St. Martin, of Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-05

The following prisoners we're arraigned
before Judge Swing yesterday morning
in the United States Circuit Court:
Charles Williams and Charles Cochran, of
Columbrs, charged with robbing a post
office; Edward Newcome, Of Dayton,
charged with passing counterfeit coin; Jas.
Moody, of Hamilton County. charged with
passing counterfeit coin; Francis Seymore,
OF Ross County, charged with forging ren.
sion papers; and Charles Rogers of Hamil-
ton County, charged with passing counter
felt coin. were remanded to Jail, in default
of 81 500 bail each to await their trials.
John McAcey alias John Mackesy, OF
Hamilton. County, pleaded guilty to the
charge OF having counterfeit money and
was remanded to Jail to await sentence.
Pauline Held, of Hamilton County,
charged with selling tobacco without pay
ing special tax, and Robert NJ. Taylor,
charged with using the post-office to carry
on scheme "f chance, were remanded in
default OF $500 bail each.