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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-08
PRACTICAL EDUCATION.

The following, which we clip from an
exchange published In another State, is
applicable IN every locality throughout
the Union, and Is we'll worthy the careful
consideration of every parent, teacher
and friend OF education:
The times demand that public educa-
tion should do something more than pro-
duce dronos; that 1t must so instruct the
useful men and women, capable OF taking
care OF themselves and OF performing
their part In the worlds swork. The
whole tendency of modern education is to
lift boys and girls to positions they are
not fitted to fill, to disgust them with
work which they are fitted to do, which
must be done. and which can be very
easily obtained. Our theory of education
is continually losing sight of fact which
mover permits itself to be ignored, and
teaching the young to lose sight of it,
that the mass of the mass OF the people
In every generation and under whatever
form OF government must be laborers.
The old heresy that every boy has a
States has done more mischief In the
brains OF boys. who. when they attain |
manhood's strength, are fitted to dig |
trenches and nothing else, than 1t has
oven In larger brains of public mon who,
once bitten with the personal application
OF the idoa. are good for nothing after
wards. Tho boy should have an educa-
ton which. when completed, will make
the subject better fitted to pursue we'll
the work for which he Is adapted-which
makes him not ashamed to do it, and
which thus digniiies labor. When our
Boards Of Education shall have put in
notion tho machinery which shall create
,itixons aftor tho above by no means ideal
standard. thers will DO less said about the
~ OF tsachsrs. and no room TO find fault j
nth Incompetent hangers on. because |
here will. be 10 place for them. 1t
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-08
Rev. JOSEPH G. SMITH. of Hartford, Conn

Rev. JOSEPH g. SMITH. of Hartford, Conn
makes the following statement
This is to certify that / have been ac1uaipted
with Dr. David Kennedys medicine thapily named
FAVORlTE REMEDY from the time Of its first in
PRODUCTION Qs74l in New York state, especial, in
cities along the Hudson River
Having been great sufferer from a severe case
OF Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia combined. was
induced to give the medicine trial, and from the
tact that 1t proved an active and sure relief / am
free to recommend it to the public the most val
uaoie medicine of the age for the cure of all de-
engagements of the Liver. and digestive organs
Rev JOSEPH G. SMITH. No. II South Ann St., Hart
ford. Conn.
FAyoRTTE REMEDY is combination Of yepe-
table alterations in the form of a Syrup 1t is
pleasant to the taste, adapted to both and all
ages and while It is specific in Kidney and Blad-
fbo 49, - 10 1ese Gnfacols
tue oiood. thus earring Scrofula and kindred dis
eases. 1t is very effective in affordng Immediate
reieI OF all Liver Complaints and Constipation of
the bowels as well as those diseases and weakness
e peculiar TO Females. Afording great protection
from attacks that originate in change of iife of sen
Sons n ana OF climate. Ask your druggist for it.
p o ayo I mistakes by remembering the name
FanORlIE REMEDY, and Price, which is only
ONE DOLLAR BOTTLE
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-08

WHAT THE FARMERS WANT.-The Con-
'n"tinut Farmer, published at Hartford,
Conn, by E. Il. ELMER u Co., Will be
sent from this time to january list, 1881.
for the price of irregular years subscrip-
ton, 50. The Farmer is the mouth
piece of the Connecticut Agricultural EX-
pertinent Station, publishing all its re-
ports and analyses, and numbers among
its contributors every prominent agricul-
tural writer of that State and many be-
yond it.Slt is handsomely printed, eight
page, forty-eight column sheet. crammed
full of just the practical cornmon sense
information that our local farmers want,
and deserves their support rather than
outside publications. Mr.. Philo Clarke
Is acting as agent for the Farmer in New
town.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21
POLITICAL.

There are 40 Democratic Senators, and IS
of them come from the South Only scat
tered Democratic Senators from all the
North.
In the House there are las Democratic
members, and 100 of the number come from
the South - more than two-thirds. The
Northern States, with their great popula-
tio1, intelligence, progress and patriotism,
send As Democrats. The l6 Southern States
send lOO-practically a solid delegation.
William D. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, who
was Mr.. Barlow's candidate for Speaker,
himself voted with the other Greenbackers,
for Hendrick B. Wright, of Indiana.
\ Washington despatch says: 1.-The
Greenbackers are not very proud OF their
appearance in the House. Some of them
really expected they were going to control
the organize tion. The ''stuthug has been
completely knocked out Of them, and 1t IS
doubtful whether they will ever vote to-
gether again"
The Tribune Publishes an interview with
Senator Dawes, in which he states In refer
ence to the probable veto of measures to
repeal the election laws, that he conVerse1
with the President on the subject before
leaving Washington. Dawes said 81
asked him if he could give me some message
to our friends in Massachusetts,. lie said
Tell them they need have no fears of me.
| shall stand firm"
One Of the leading physicians in Wash
in-ton, who had been identified with the
Southern element. takes refuge from the
i'm portunities OF offce-seekers in the follow
Ing: "Notice.-This is to give notice that
positively and emphatieally decline to have
anything to do whatever with Ofhce-seeking,
verbally or by writing, telephonically or
Geographically, personally or by proxy,
straightforwardly or sinuously, ingenuously
or disingenuously, superterrestrially or sub
TREMENDOUSLY. Immediately or remotely, in
the flesh or in the spirit, waking or dream
ing, or by any agency or instrumentality
natural or supernatural known to the human
race All virginia uapers please copy"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21

The Democratic party rules Congress and
the South rules the Democratic party
Mr.. Blackburn never hal any real chance
for the Speakership.
The United States supervisors law never
yet prevented any legal voter from voting,
Mayor Bsaudry, of Montreal, who presid-
Ell over the Orange disturbances, at Mon
treal, last year, and was defeated for re-
election, refused to be present at his sue
cessor's Inauguration.
An exchange knows a very little girl who
wouldn't use postal card because she did
not want her letter to 90 ''bareheaded.
Kate Claxton's dressing room was robbed
at Louisville last week of about $50 worth
Of jewelry belonging to her, and also OF her
husband pants, which We trust belonged to
him.
Tho Western Territories are calling for
likely young women, and many are respond
ing in the words of Ruth to Naomi-''W here
thou 90 West, | will Phi!ddaphid
Bulletin. And some Of them will not have
a 90 West of chaDce.-N. Y. Herald.
As usual in such eases, two regulations
are going to be badly damaged by the
Oliver Ca meron breach Of promise trial. The
old man was never any better than he ought
to be, and Gen. Butler is going to show that
the woman was the same kind OF person.
Boston Herald.
Dean Stanley has given QuTen Victoria
such enthusiastic accounts of the United
States, that it is thought likely she will
visit us next Summer, and see her daughter
Louise's new home at Ottawa, also.
Miss Kellogg is to take the place OF Al
bani at the Covent Garden Opera House,
London, during the absence CT the latter IN
Russia.
The Chicago Journal thinks that for
handful of no-accounts, these chaps the
Greenbackers in the next Congress- are
making great deal of fuss
The Vermont Chronicle proposes to en-
force " a little lulu in the discussion OF the
% historic belief resolution. We do not
wonder The argument was going quite too
The hanging in Vermont is the first of a
series of five that are to take pla:e in that
State. This is not pleasant record for
New England, but it would be gratifying to
the moral sense if several of the diabolic
Connecticut murderers could be added to the
list, for the State Prison, with the present
easy system of pardons, is not very reliable
resource of punishment.-SPriRgfeld RfPab-
bean
The three executions of yesterday, in
New England, were conducted with such
order and decency that those who had them
in charge deserve more than a passing word
Of commentator. All three men died with
out struggle, and without any of the mis-
haps which have made recent executions so
horrible. They seem to manage these things
better in New England. ". Y. Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21

What are the statutory provisions which
the Democracy are making such fuss over,
AMI to secure the repeal of which they
forced the extra session of Congress? They
are contained in sections 2,0ll ct seq. OF the
Revised Statutes These provide that ten
citizens in any Congressional district may
petitiop the United States Circuit Court for
the appointment in open court OF superVis-
ors of elections, from different political
parties, for each polling place. The duty Of
these supervisors is to scrutinlze the regis
tration, balloting and counting, ''to the end
that each candidate for the office
of representative or delegate in Con-
gress may obtain the benefit OF
every vote for him cast" Further
more, but only in cities of 20 900 inhabi-
tants or more, deputy maIshals may be ap-
pointed to arrest persons violating the
election laws, not without: process unless the
offence is committed in the immediate pres
ence of the marshal or supervisor, and every
person arrested shall be brought forthwith
before a commissioner, judge or court OF the
United States for examination touching the
offence. This law was enacted to prevent
the recurrence Of frauds like those Of Tweed
in New York, in 1865. Simple as are
its provisions, they have done much to
purify the ballot in New York city; they
secured the conviction of Banning's strikers
at Cincinnati; they prevented tramp
vote Of several hundred in Boston last Fall
they have prevented fraud in many large
city. What sort of a party is it which
cannot stand the appointment of supervisors
in equal numbers from its own as well as
from the Republican PARTY, merely to OBJ
crve the elections and the making up of
the returns, without power ofarrest or other
authority?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21

BY postponing the election OF It's secretary
and executive clerk and the
change Of committees, the Senate made
short work of organization. In 80 minutes
from the time Vice-President Wheeler 5
hammer fell it was in complete working
order, all the new senators sworn in and
committee appointed to inform the President
that the Senate was ready for his message
The chairmanships of the Senate commit
tees are as follows: Finance, Biyard Ap-
propriations, Davis of West Virginia ;
Foreign Relations, Eaton, Commerce,
Gordon: Judiciary, Thurman (The other
Democrats on this committee are McDon-
aid, Bayard, Garland, Lamar and Davis, OF
Illinois, Privileges aud Elections, Sauls-
bury; Military Affairs, Randolph; Naval
Affairs, Mcpherson Postefice, Maxey !;
Public Lands, Mcdonald; Indian Affairs,
Coker Pensions, Withers; Claims, Cock
rell ; Manufactures, Grover; Agriculture,
Johnston; Distric; of Columbia, Harris /;
Patents, Herman; Public Buildings and
Grounds, Jones of Florida; Territories, Gar
land; Railroads, Ransom; Mines and
Mining. Hereford Revision OF the Laws,
Wallace Education and Labor, Bailey :;
Civil Service aud Retrenchment, Butler /;
Printing, Whyte; Library, Voorhees,; Con-
tingent Expenses, Hill; Rules, Morgan ;
Enrolled Bills, Vance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21

respected is simply to say that an organized
system OF criminal justice is better than
anarchy. We shall have the latter if the
former is not sustained.
Who the "Ishmaelitcs of the Press, re-
ferred to by our correspondent, may be, we
do not know The grea. mass of the Yer
mont press, We are glad to believe, realize
something Of the responsibility which rests
upon them in matters of this kind, and
desire to throw their influence on the side
of law, order and the protection of society.
If they cared simply to sell papers they
would want murders, trials, reprieyes and
discharges of murderers, to carry on their
trade in blood cmboldencd by past IMMUNITY,
to be as plenty as possible. Bat as class
they do not desire that life and property
shall become less secure in our State.
That life and property are less secure In
our State, from the extent to which the
dangerous classes have been taught, in recent
years, that there are plenty of ways IN
which verdict of guilty and sentence OF
court can be reversed or execution postp0n-
ed, in Vermont, we, for one, do not doubt,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21
XLvITH CONGHE,s FIRST SESSION
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, March l9.-Fryo moved to
amend the resolution offered by Harris yes
terjsy, that the oath be now administered
10 Hull, by providing that the prima faci,
as well as ultimate RICH. of each contest
ants be referred to the committee on cleo
tions, when appointed. and that in the
meantime neither be sworn in.
Harris, of Virginia, argued that the uni
form rule of the House had been to let the
person holding certificate be sworn in and
if that person was not in fact legally elect
ed let tho contest 60 to the committee on
elections That was all he proposed in the
present case.
Cox of New York. alluded to remark by
Garfield and said the remOrse indicated by
that gentleman for unjust action in election
cases ought to have come earlier and that
his repentance ought to be more stGid.
Springer also quoted against fairfield in
the decision Of the electoral commission in
the Florida case to the effect that it was not
competent to go into evidence alIun3o Of a
governor certificate,
Tho previous question was moved and
seconded and Frye's amendment was reject
ed, 1877 to 40. As between the republicans
As to greepbackers Barlow. DE Ia Martyr,
Ford. Ford, torsy .he. Gillette Jones, Kelley.
Lows, Murch. Russell of North Carolina,
Stevenson, Weaver, Wright and YOkum
voted with the republicans, and Ladd with
with tho democrats. The original resOlu-
ton (that Hull be sworn in) was then
adopted, 40 to 1876, and tho modified oath
was administered 50 Hull,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21

cousin, Annie Davis, has been in the habit
oil assisting you about herbs and
medicine. You know YOU forced
me to take medicine that endangered ny
life, and you know you Committed
an outrage on me at the Congressional
hotel. God is witness to all this. therefore
since you will not spare me in your aim to
do me fearful injury, will be compelled to
take to law to defend myself Again she
writes: Attorney Henkls will present to
you terms il You wish 10 settle the Injury
done me privately. am sorry am com
PEELED to act against you, but am q lone
orphan and Gud will not suffer any one to
ipjrre me to the extent you have
both in body and spirit, without raising
His help to assist me-" Mrs. Oliver also
tells Cameron she is the only trGe friend he
ever had and says when she leaTes here she
expects to retire to a convent. Ia letter TO
Hon. j. d Cameron, Mrs. Oliver remarks
how foolish it is for his papa 10 allow
Annie Davis to have such control over
him. She says she is willing to let the
matter drop and make friendly settle
ment. She continues Some day your papa
will remember me. | love YOU the same.
| would make him happy, know / would.
If went to Europe with your papa | could
introduce him to this nobility and show him
the castle where my grandsire HGed IN
Scotland. Even here, il ny Case comes up.
| will have tn9 first people in my behalf,
and had your papa treated me well you
would be first to-day in the cabinet and
our next President" Again Mrs.. Oliver
writes TO Simon Cameron: lit ia your
duty as a Christian TO protect this poor
Miss Davis. | know nothing about her
only as | hear she Is an orphan, | under
stand, like myself. and as cannot have the
happiness now ever again TO hope to Do
with you, hope she will make you hap
py and prove herself worthy of
all the kindness you give her" In
another letter she tells him, had he
but married her she would have
built home in the shade Of sum. country
grove and done everything to make him
happy. Again she invites tine senator to
be married privately. and then she will
settle the suit Ii he don't the President
and Stanley Matthews intend helping her,
but she cares more Tor the senator than for
them. and desires a settlement. She charges
that Cameron took her virtue and God will
avenge it, If the senator does not repay her
for injury. She promises him if he ma17ies
her. he can take possession Of the whole
South and the Southern people will s1o-e
him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21

all his party associates had the readiness to
tell the Representatives Of the "lost cause"
that they little knew the spirit of the people
OF this country when they came
into the Senate chamber with brayado
on their lips uttering eulogies
upon him whom every man, woman, and
child in the North believe to have been a
double-dyed traitor" Senator Chandler
uttered his protest fearlessly and maniully,
but it was received by the eI-rebels who sat
in the Senate chamber with laughter and
shouts of derision They knew they were
once more masters of the situation, and they
took no pains to conceal their qualification at
the knowledge that the bottom rail was on
top. A few months later their hero, Jtfier-
son Davis, will, in all probability, be return
ed to seat in the Senate of the nation.
Then, indeed, will secession-not in spirit
only. but incarnate in the person of the man
who only eighteen years ago began the at
tack upon the Union resume control of the
foremost law-making assembly in the land
N. Y. Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21

TINS SpcAkership has been held for about
one-halt tue time since it was created by
p.,seut.tiyes from the old slaye-hOldlng
States. The Southern Speakers were Macon,
CLAW, Cheyes, Barbour, Stevenson, Bell,
Polk, White, Hunter. Jones, Cobb, Boyd,
and Orr. The Speakers from the old Md
die States were Muhlenberg, Grow, Dayton,
Pennington, Taylor, Randall. The North
western Speakers are John W, Davis and
SCHUYLER Colfax. New England has furnish
ed six Speakers, Trumbull, Sedgwick, Var
mum, Winthrop, Banks, and Blaine-four
being from Massachusetts,, one from Con-
nccticut, and one from Maine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21

IT will. be noticed that Gen. Garfield dad
not have the vote Of the Representative OF
the Third District Of Vermont. This Is the
first time since the Republican party was
organized that the Republican candidate for
Speaker Of the National House of RepIesen-
tatives. has failed to receive the tuli vote Ct
the Vermont delegation in that body. Mr..
Barlow voted for William d. Kelley, OF
PENNSYLVANIA, the great orator and light u
the Groeuback party.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21
COLLISION AT SEA.

STEAMER sUNk-sIxrY PERSONS DROWNED.
kI>G>roN, Jamaica March 10 The
British steamer Bolivar, plying between
Liverpool and ~. Thomas, collided with
the Haytien s:esGer Michel. The latter
sank, and sixty persons were drowned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21

Mr.. LAaAR, in his eulogy of JEFF Davis,
compared him to Prometheus bound, with
vulturc picking at him. TO complete his
smile he should have said that Prometheus
was bound and punished for stealing. And
yet the two cases can hardly be called par
alel. Promctheas stole fire from Heaven
and gave it to men, the most useful Of all
gifts JEFF Davis tried to steal the Southern
States out of the Union, and the arms with
which to accomplish it. Prometheus stole
for the benefit Of the human race. JEFF
Davis stole to keep a portion of the human
race in the most cruel bondage. Prometbeus
was punished. JEFF Davis has not been If
Justice had been administered in the one
case as in the other, the yultures would
have pecked at JEFF Davis pendant from
sour-apple tree hicdgo Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21

The Democrats mustered IN votes for
Speaker, the Republicans l25, the Green
hackers II. Tie latter had four votes less
than they expected. The House has 2sS
members, of whom l46 are Democrats, rs
Republicans, aud II GreenbackerS. As
most of the latter are of Democratic antece-
dents and symrathics, the Democrats will
probably be able to hold clear working
majority throughout the special session.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21
At Reading Penn. Sunday nlrht ..hsrc WINS

At Reading, Penn. Sunday night, ,haso was
a heavy fall OF rain, and on Monday al! over
the city was noticed a strange ycllow ish de-
post resembling sulphur, which is supposed
to have come down with the rain. IL had
neither taste nor smell. st Allentown.
there was found beneath the snow Monday
morning, substance, IN some places half an
inch deep. strongly resembling sal phur. 1t
had color ard smell. and quantity Of it
scrapcd together and set on hrc burned read
ally nd emitted the Tunes of sulphur.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21
FROM WASHINGTON,
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

| WASHINGTON, March lS.-Ihe republican
senators appoInte! :. committee consisting
| OF Morrill,. Allison. Anthony, Booth, Jones
| of Nevada, Comeron Of Pennsylvania, and
Burnside to arrange minority membership
| OF Senate committees and report to the
| caucus tomorrow.
| The following senators took the iron
clad oath: Allison. Cameron of Pennsyl
yania, Carpenter COnkling, Farley GroOms,
| Hill, Ingalls, Jones OF Nevada, Logan, MGR
rill, Pendleton, Piatt, Slater. Voorhees,.
! The following to0& IKE modified oath
| Gail, Houston, Jonas, Vance, Vest, Walker,
Williams. Hampton was not present. and
| Gordon was also absent, a. his credentials,
having becn somewhat informal, were re-
turned to the executive of Ge0raia for cor
rectlon.
THE CAESsas OLIVER CASE
A number OF letters were submitted by
ten. Butler to Mrs. Oliver who admitted
they were written by her. Among them was
the following:
Mr. Camercu-Dcar Sir: | will accept
$4,000, with the 81 600 have already re-
celyed from you. and when you give mo tia
50 900 in my hand, then ana there and for
ever all claims cease Of mlue against you;
but if the attorney | have now engaged
insists on more, suppose | must submit
u
In still another letter she says sas will
take ) 900 in addition to what has b5en
received, and Il SIS per month position IN
tho department.
witness testified that she occupied u room
all night with Cameron very often but OBJ
lected To being called his mistress. She had
threatened to swear baby on cameron and
threatened to send 1t up to the Senate.
She told Attorney Riddle in 1876 tina. she
was sick and had to leave the department.
"Oh. see, understand. he replied. 1T
IL outrageous. am glad to ges hold OF
Cameron know oil some oil MS darA deeds
and Tor a man with the money he mas no
should pay You 5000. Witness spoke OF
her visits to seyersi lawyers,
General Butler-Madam, DID You ever sec
me IN any other place before came TOTO
this court room
AIRS oiiVer-l am ho' CERTAIN general
put thinh "a" YOU once IN your once
GENERAL laughter
butier-i should nope not .
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21

The first vote of Bradley Barlow in Con-
sress was distinct Misrepresentation OF his
State; aud square slap in the face to the
Republicans who were foolish enough to
support him for Congress as j Republican.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21

Michael Campbell. Of st. Adams, hard
working man in the employ Of the Central
Vermont, lost three children last week from
dIphtherla.