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Harper's Bazaar.
 1879. ILL UST RATED.
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Harper's Weekly.
 1879. ILLU IS TRATED.

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-10

the overwhelming evidence upon which
Phair was convicted. We trust that
this is the last time that the extraordi-
nary spectacle will be witnessed in Ver-
mont of Boston press reporter being
suffered to subordinate the regular ex-
ecution of public justice to the success
of the last sensation. The prompt and
just execution of the law has been check
ed; the legislature has been deafened
with the din of dispute; the State has
been flooded with petitions, and need
less infection upon the wretched man
under sentence of death, all for what ?
Simply that an ambitious Bohemian
might stick feather in his bonnet. We
trust that so disgraceful turmoil may
never be seen again in Vermont
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-10
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
ON THE NEW YORK AP-
POlNTMENTS.

The following is the message of Pres
ident Hayes, sent to the Senate
recently, relative to the nominations of
Collector Arthur and Naval Officer Cor
nell. of the New York Custom House:
To THE Senate Il transmit herewith
a letter of the Secretary of the Treasury
in regard to the suspension of the late
Collector and Naval Officer of New York,
with accompanying documents. In ad-
dition thereto | respectfully submit the
following observations The Custom
house in New York collects more than
two-thirds of all the Customs revenues
of the Government. Its administration
is a matter not of local interest merely,
but is of great Importance to the people
of the whole country. For long peri
Cd of time it has been used to manage
and control political affairs. The off,
GERS suspended by me are, and for sew
eral years have been, engaged in active
personal management of the party pol
itics of the City and State of New York.
The duties of the offices held by them
have been regarded as of subordinate
Importance to their partisan work.
Their Offices have been conducted as
part of the political machinery under
their control. They have made the
Custom-house center of partisan polit-
ical management. The Custom-hous
should be business office. 1t should be
conducted on business principles. Gen.
James, the Postmaster of New York CT
ty. writing on this subject says; 1.-The
Post Office is business institution, and
should be run as such. 1t is my DELHI
crate judgment that and my subordin-
ates can do more for the party of our
choice by giving the people of this City
good and efficient postal service than
by controlling primaries or debating
nominations. The New York Custom.
house should be placed on the same
footing with the New York Post Office
But, under the suspended officers, the
Custom-house would be one of the prin'
cipal political agencies in the State Of
New York. To change this, they pro-
fess to believe. would be, in the Language
of Mr. Cornell in his response, "to sur
render their personnel and politica
rights" Convinced that the people o.
New York, and of the country gener.
ally, wish the New York Custom house
to be administered solely with view t.
the public interest, it is my purpose tt
do all in my power to introduce int
this great Office the reforms which tn
country desires. With my information
of the facts in the case, and with dec
sense of the responsible obligation i'm
posed upon me by the Constitution. t
"take care that tho lawo hn faithful,
executed" regard it as my plain dut.
to suspend the officers in question and t.
make the nominations now before tn
Senate, in order that this important of
fee may be honestly and efficiently ad
ministered. R. B. HAYES.
Executive Mansion, Jan. 81, 1879.
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discussion of the subject, the stage lines
have dropped their rate of fare to five
cents, the lowest permanent figure it
has ever touched. Before the war the
stages were the great public convey
ances. The fare was then six cents.
When the war began, their tariff shared
in the general imitation, going up to ten
cents. where it remained unchanged un-
til within a year, when the elevated
railroads made such a reduction In their
receipts that they commenced to sell
seventeen tickets for a dollar. This
proved to be hardly reduction enough,
and now, with the added possibility of
such formidable competition as street
road, the price has dropped to hard pan,
and in future the great, white, lumber
ing institutions which were many years
the pride of aristocratic New York, and
the terror of timid pedestrians at the
street-crosslngs, will drop their exclu-
sive airs and carry the common herd sat
prices to suit the times There are
now running some 22O stages on Broad
way, and since the reduction they are
so heavily patronized that more will
have to be added Immediately.
| RADIx.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-10
Trio ILLNESSES,
Mdqa strdte'S signature.


The extraordinary revolution that has
taken place in public sentiment by rea-
son of the publication of the cipher
dispatches is almost without precedent
in the political history of the country.
1t is not many months ago that the Re-
publican party was on the defense,
charged with having seized the Presi-
Dental chair by the commission of the
most outrageous frauds. and that was
to have been the artillery of 1880. Since
the advent of the Tribune with the ci-
pher dispatches everything is changed.
Now the Democratic party is on the
defense; and the question Is not wheth-
er frauds were committed or not, but
whether they were committed by the
candidate for the Presidency or by sci
of men, his most intimate friends and in
his political service. Whichever did it.
it is fact that the men who tried tt
drive the Republican party from it,
control of the government by cry o.
fraud are now endeavoring to save them
selves from the conviction of fraud O
the most outrageous character Chris
! tian Union.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-10
THE PHAIR CASE.

At last, decision is reached. The
long talked of new trial is denied by
the highest court of the State. Phair,
if he should live to that time, must be
executed April 4th next. The great
Bohemian farce and imposition upon
justice and the good people of Vermont
now closes. The Rutland Herald we'll
says Of the case:
In view Of the light respect in which
we hold the average jury, We are very
glad that Phair's plea has been passed
upon by judges that insist upon the
stern uphOldiDg of system of right and
proof, and who do not hesitate to dis.
miss the coDjectures, the vague and
shadowy stories, the whimsical witness
es that have been beaten out of tho
bushes by the BOhemians of the Boston
press, as not constituting in the eye O
the court and adequate substitute fol
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-10
FORTY.FIFTH CONGRESS.

Saturday, Jan. 81. The Senate lis
tened to Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, in
support of his substitute for Mr.. Ed
mund's resolutions. A minority report
from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, in favor of constitutional
amendment prohibiting States from dis
franchising persons on account of sex,
was submitted by Mr.. Hoar. The at
tention of the House was chiefly occupied
by several Southern members in defense
of their section of the country against
the aspersions of Mr.. Bragg of Wis
consin.
Monday, Feb. 3. In the Senate Mr..
Harris reported bill for the prevention
of epidemic diseases. Among the bills
introduced was one to transfer the Indian
Office to the War Department. A long
petition was presented, signed by many
colored men of Louisiana, riciting the
outrages perpetrated upon them prior to
the last election, and invoking the aid of
Congress to protect them in their legal
rights Among the bills introduced in
the House were several making appro-
priations for the payment of arrears of
pension, and two to prevent the delay of
the mails, and one to issue forty millions
of IL bonds to pay pension arrears.
Tuesday, Feb. 4. In the Senate the
political resolutions of Mr.. Edmunds
were taken up and debated Mr.. Bayard
spoke against them; Mr.. Edmunds re-
piled and then the Senate went into
executive session. In the House, the
Army bill was taken up Immediately /;
Mr.. Durham, Mr.. Cox and others tried
to have the Army reduced, and there
was long and sharp debate on the sub
ject; three propositions to reduce the
Army were defeated final action was
not taken; the Mississippi Levee bill
was finished in Committee of the Whole
in the evening, and reported to the House.
Wednesday.-In the Senate, after
some miscellaneous business, the politi-
cal resolutions of Mr. Edmunds were
taken up; Mr. Whyte, of Maryland,
Mr.. Garland, of Arkansas, opposed
them; Mr.. Herman, Mr.. Hill and other
Democrats also spoke against them the
Democrats then endeavored to force de-
lay it came to test of endurance, and
the Democrats were defeated the Ed
munds resolutions were passed by par
ty vote. In the House, the Mississippi
Levee bill was amended. and was passed,
155 to rs; the Army bill was then
taken up; the Army Reorganization bill
was offered as an amendment it was
fought on point of order, but was ad-
mitted by the Chairman; no vote on it
was reached.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-10

"The venerable Peter Cooper" as the
reporters never tire of calling our aged
and amiable philanthrophist and Green
hacker, whose white-fringed countenance
graces the platform of about every other
public meeting that is held in New
York, and appears above the festive
board at still larger proportion of our
public dinners, is still hearing from his
presidential campaign of two years ago.
Suit has been pending against him in
the State Courts for some time past, in
which the plaintiff, man named Groom
claims $4,000 damages for libel.
Groom seems to have occupied the rela-
ton to Cooper during that campaign
that Stanley Matthews and Sherman did
to Hayes, or Pelton and Marble to Til
den; and when all was over, Mr.. Coop
er accused Groom of misusing his mon
ey. The latter felt greatly aggrieved
and brought suit only, however, to be
badly defeated. During the trial Mr..
Cooper took the stand (fguratively
speaking. In point of fact, he sat upon
the inevitable air-cushion), and as he is
very apt to do whenever he speaks on
any subject, gave condensed autobiog-
raphy, informing the Court, among
many other particulars. that if he lived
he would finish his eighty-eighth year
next month. Before he was twenty-one
years old he had learned three trades
those of halter, brewer, and carriage.
maker. 1t was ffty.one years ago he
began to aid the laboring classes. II
his sixty years of business he could moi
remember time when his workmen hao
to wait for their money the reason wa:
he had kept clear Of banks. Although
candidate two years ago, he had M
expectation of being President of the
United States. He had paid out good
deal of money for expenses. He coult
not say how many men he had paid wh'
said they had watched the polls for hin
on election day. The courtroom would
not hold them. They had been com
ing to him ever since for their pay, ant
were coming yet.-Rodsr.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-10
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

California sheep average In weight of
feece-common Sheep IL pounds
per animal Merino and Cotswold will
average eight pounds per head.
The venerable Richard Henry Dana
of Boston died on Sunday morning, at
the age of 81 years. He was born at
Cambridge, Mass, November, Is, 1897.
The Louisville, KY, almshouse was
burned on Friday, and four of the in
mates were killed and one or two badly
injured. The property loss will be up
ward of $4,000.
The amount of four per cents disposed
of by Secretary Sherman in the month
of January rose to the enormous total
of $l46, 100000, enabling S15O,O00,-
900 of six per cents to be called in.
It is stated that Mr.. John G.. Sinclair
of Bethlehem is soon to remove to Flori-
da, to which place he will take out ma
chinery to establish a factory for the
production of starch from the cassava
root
The Theater Royal of Glasgow, with
seating capacity of 1000, originally
costing S25O.OOO and having the larg-
est stage of any theatre in the kingdom,
was entirely burned on Sunday morning.
No lives were lost.
At the burial of Ashburton Webster
at Marshfeld last week the lid of the
casket containing the remains of his
grandfather. the great statesman, Dan
lei Webster, was opened, and his face,
the body having been embalmed, was
perfectly recognizable.
The public debt was reduced $2,751,-
| $50. last month. Since June 80, the
debt has been reduced upwards of nine
million. The strong box Of the treas
ury now holds S392,450,696 in cash,
Of which amount the sum of Sl42, 672,
O49 is available for resumption purposes.
Gentle treatment and rapid and close
milking will tend to the greatest devel-
opment of the milk in cows, while the
contrary practices will have the effect
of materially reducing the quantity.
Above all, do not expect full returns
without furnishing an abundance of the
| best feed.
Ten years ago the United States and
Russia stood about even in supplying
the demands of Great Britain for wheat,
flour and corn, this country sending TO-.
$4,000 cwt., and Russia 1O,719,00C
cwt. Since that date, however, we have
steadily led, until last year Great Brit
ain took 48,73O,00O cwt. from America,
and ll,l69,00O cwt. from Russia.
The French repulic has passed through
a quiet revolution. President MAGMA
hon has resigned and NJ. Grevy has been
elected President in this place. Mac
Mahon would not be party to some
changes in the army, wanted by the
ministry, because he thought it would
disgrace some of his old comrades II
arms, and SO he cut the knot by resign
ing. His successor is strong and pure
republican. The republic is not likely
J to lose anything by the change,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-10

Before this political strain leaves me
let me put down here whom | would like
to vote for for the next president and
vice. president of the United States. Two
men who are we'll described by the above
quotation from Hollands immortal CRY
for men,-Schuyler Colfax of Indiana,
and George f. Edmunds of Vermont.
Though of course have no objections
to Grant, and who, but rebel or a rebel
sympathizer, has?
The. Chicago post-ofice which was
burned few weeks ago, during one of
the coolest days of the season, was trans
ferred to the basement of what is known
as the Singer Building, with such dis
patch and skill, that not letter or
paper was lost, or single delivery of
mail suspended or delayed. The bust
ness of the Office is immense, and sur
passes our largest thought, until it is
seen, as now spread out before the eye
upon single floor. The force comprises
over 400 clerks, and the Office covers
nearly half an acre of ground.
Criminal business in Chicago is always
brisk, and at the Jail may be seen almost
every day over 800 specimens of the
men and women who are engaged in that
line. Murderer's row is unusually full,
nearly all the cells containing two.
In June two murderers were hanged in
the Jail, but they generally find some
way to escape the gallows. AT the De-
cember term Of the criminal court case
was tried which attracted wide attention
Mrs. Addie Clark, and Joseph St.
Peters, hired man, were tried for the
murder of Mrs. Clark's husband. But
in face of the strongest general belief in
their guilt, and it is said in face of the
jurors belief in their guilt, azerdict of
mot guilty" was rendered. This trial
was followed by regular carnival OF
crime. The next case to be tried is
known as the "Pete Stevens case" a
wretch who without a moments warning
shot down the woman he had sworn be-
fore God to Glove. honor, cherish, and
comfort, in sickness and in health" He
will now endeavor to persuade twelve
men, who have no opinions of their own,
that he was "emotionally insane" and
probably succeed.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, for the State of Illinois, have
adopted for motto: 'For God and
Home and Native Land" and are now
busily working the "Home Protection -
plan, and by means of petitions to the
Legislature ask, that, under the local
option law, women shall in this State,
on the one question of license, be allowed
to vote. May the men who sit under
the shadow of Lincoln's tomb, listen,
and heed the cry. VIM. FL. HOLMES.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-10
L. Ii. HosKINs,

lnasmuch as DR.. Hoskins is young
and inexperienced writer, and may de-
sire the last word in this discussion, we
give him the full advantage of the above
article unanswered, rather than weary
our readers by tedious discussion. If
he has convinced himself, or anybody
else, that it is either expedient or hon.
est to put 95 cents worth of silver into
dollar, we shall not object. But SO
far as we are concerned, give us dollar
worth 100 cents.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-10
THE TIMBER SLAUGHTER.

Reports from all directions show that
an immense amount of timber is being
cut and drawn to the lumber mills this
winter. 1t is probable that the quantity
equals, or exceeds, the amount cut in
the period when lumber sold at high
profit. The misfortune in this case, is
the fact that the demand for lumber is
not, nor will be, one-half as large as it
was during the busy and inflated period
from 1866 to '73. We speak particu-
larly Of that section of country which
depends on lumber from northern YER
mont and New Hampshire. Few factor
les and large buildings will be put up
in New England this season; the great
fall in the prices of houses and in rent
will deter men from building either
cheap or dear houses, and there is no
reason to expect any extra shipping de-
mand. Hence, the timber demanded
this season cannot be large. Business is
slowly reViving, but not sufficiently fast
to warrant the hope that the millions Of
timber already cut can be sold at all
The present price of spruce in Massa.
chusetts and Connecticut is very low,
from eight to twelve dollars thousand
which makes numbering in this section Q
proftless job. Our lumbermen in thi:
vicinity are obliged to compete with moi
less than half dozen large mills OF
the Connecticut, that get their stock o.
timber very cheap where 1t is cut. and il
is hoated down the river at cost fal
below the cost of carrying it by cars
These mills are stocking up heavily. II
seems misfortune to rob our forests o.
their best timber, now. when it is impos
sible to get a single cent for the timber
on the stump. The time must soon come
when for home consumption or for ex
port, timber will be worth something
Let those who own timber wait unit
such times as it will pay to cut it.