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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

The independent Baltimore Sun pointedly
intcrprets the meaning, to the Democratic
party, of the Ohio election
The overthrow of the Democratic party
in Ohio is an additional proof, if any were
needed, of the fact that there is such a thing
as political retribution, and that no party can
desert its colors and throw away its princi-
pies in the delusive pursuit of imagined tenn
porary advantages, without being punished
for such Tecreancy The Democratic party
III Ohio has broken its neck in trying to get
away from Democratic principles, The lead
ers who have attempted to lead it astray have
persisted in the common wreck and, it must
be confessed, their fate exctes but little sym
pathy. They have learned lesson which
will probably last thom their lifetime, and
other leaders and managers ought TO be in a
condition to profit by it. The principle of
honest finance, no currency but what rests
upon and is interchangeable with coin, was
one of the distinctive articles of the creed of
the Democratic party from its beginning,
Let no one venture to discount the full mean
ing of the Ohio election. The verdict of the
people there is Enthusiastically against shams
of all sorts-sham leaders, sham money, sham
methods of finance, sham payments of debt
aud sham resumption. These shams have
never made much Roadway in this section of
the country, and, now that the West has dis
carded them finally, they will be permitted
to die out quietly, and for good and all"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

The quarterly circular of MesSrs. Dun,
Barlow a Co. is very cheerful reading. 1t
shows that, as compared with the correspond
ing period of 1878, the third quarter of 1879
exhibits decrease of ,591 in the number of
business failures in the United States, and of
81, 900, 600 in the liabilities. That is to say
the failures are less by more than one-half,
and the liabilities less by more than three
fourths than they were during the three
months ending Sept 80, 1873. OF course
the pending repeal of the bankrupt law made
the failures registered during the third quar-
ter of last year abnormally large but when
We find that the average of the same quarter
for the preceding four years shows double the
number of failures and more than three
times the amount of liabilities just recorded,
the improvement becomes sufficiently mani
fest.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

Military operations against the Utes come
suddenly to an end, by order of the General
of the Army. The reasons assigned are the
distance of the troops from the base of sup
plies and the danger of being suddenly snow
ed up in the mountains. Meanwhile public
sentiment in Colorado, expressed by the
Governor and other prominent citizens is
that the Indians must be exterminated by
the state, unless the nation looks after them.
The press of the state is very bitter upon the
Interior departments management of Indian
affairs, and urges that the red men be turned
over to the tender mercies of the War de-
partment. Late copies of the Denver Trb-
une, received at this Office, are ''red hot" on
the Indian question, and contain little else
beside discussion of what, to the Colorado
people, is the all-absorbing topic, and news
from the scene of the late outrages.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

Editor PLGHir Will you allow me,
through your columns, to thank Mr. AleIan-
der and his class Of young men for an even
ing's pure pleasure given to me, in company
with others, listening to the class exercises of
his singing school last Tuesday evening
Without making any protence of being mu-
steal critic | have 10 hesitation in saying
that the singing was excellent of its kind, -
choral singing. While my own taste peters
solos, yet not often is it easy to get together
dozen young men to acquit themselves
more creditably than did Mr.. Alexander's
class. As sat and listened could not but
think how wisely and wen these young men
are spending their spare hours in thus cult
waiting their voices and their musical taste
OF course neither Mr.. Alexander, nor any one
else, can make an unmusical voice a sweet
one, but it was very evident by the singing
of Tuesday evening, that no ordinary teacher
is among us and it occurred to me there and
then that a good complement to the work
would be n class of reading-for, next to good
singing, in giving pure and elevating delight,
is good reading. What better work could any
one undertake this winter than to train class
of young men and maidens Whose ear is not
competent to the art of song rendering) to
read well the poetry and prose of the masters
of English composition. Pardon my wander
ing-I only meant TO thank Mr.. Alexander
and his class, which l cordially do.
VEEITAs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24
Bellows FRIIs.

AN ARREST ON ACCOUNT oF THE FOSTER MURDER.
Quite a ripple of excitement is shown
about town this, Thursday morning, over the
report of the arrest of Fred Dodge, a carpen-
ter well known here, having lived in the viii
lago quite a number of years, on a charge of
completely in the Foster murder case of
Keene of four years ago, Officer b. T. Phelps
of this place, and an officer from Keene, came
here last night from Keene, and returned at
once after making the arrest. 1t is supposed
that the grand jury have found an indictment
against him in common with two or three
others in this vicinity lie is in the lookup
here in charge of Officer L. T. Lowell, ID.
A largely attended meeting of both the
Masonic lodges in this place was held in their
rooms Tuesday evening, and fine collation.
was served in the banquet hall, it being the
occasion of the annual visitation of the d. d.
q. NJ,
Our citizens were panied and surprised
on Sunday morning to learn of the sudden
death of Mrs. David Butteriield, a well known
and highly respected lady, who has lived on
Atkinson street for many years. She was ap-
parently well as ever at tea time the day be-
fore, and was suddenly taken i'll in the even
ing dying at about eleven O'Clock Saturday
night.
The Bellows Falls Musical Union have
made the largest hit of the season in taking
up "Pinafore." The ship was very success
fully sailed Wednesday and Thursday even
ings of last week. In fact Union hall was
packed to its utmost capacity both evenings,
and it was necessary to carry it along to Fri
day evening in order to satisfy the public
They began work upon the opera early in the
spring, and as it had run along so many
months it was supposed that both the people
and the chorus would be heartily sick of it, but
it drew three houses that no other opera could
here. What's in the name of Pinafore? The
receipts were large enough 80 that the organ
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

AN INTRODUCTION BY THE "lNNoCESTs. -
Mark Twain Samuel L. Clemens) presided
at a Republican meeting in Elmira, n. Y, on
Saturday evening last, and introduced Gen
Hawley of Connecticut as the orator of the
evening, of whom he said;
He is member Of my church at Hart
ford and the author Of Beautiful Snow
Maybe be will deny that. But l am only
here TO give him a character from his last
place. As pure citizen l respect him as n
personal friend of years, have the warmest
regard for him; as a neighbor whose vegeta-
BILE garden adjoins mine, why-why, watch
him. That's nothing. We all do that with
any neighbor. Gen. Hawley keeps his prom
Uses not only in private but in public. lie is
an editor who believes what he writes in his
own paper. As the author of Beautiful
Snow he has added new pang to winter.
He Is broad-souled, generous, noble, liberal,
alive to his moral and religious responsible
ties. Whenever the contribution box was
passed l never knew him TO take out cent
He is a square true, honest man in politics,
and l must say he occupies a mighty lone
some position. He has never shirked q duty
or backed down from any position taken in
public life. He has been right every time,
and stood there. As Governor, as Congress-
Ahu, ~ HoluleIt us tue uetu Oh the ceulen-
NAL commission, which increased our trade
in every port and pushed American produc-
ton into all the known world, he has confer
red honor and credit upon the United States.
He is an American of Americans, Would we
had more such men! So broad, so bounti-
full in his character that he never turned a
tramp empty-handed from his door, but al
ways gave him a letter of introduction to me.
His public trusts have been many, and never
in the slightest did he prove unfaithful.
Pure, honest, incoruptible - that is Joe
Hawley. Such man in politics is like a
bottle of perfumery in glue factory it
does not destroy the stencil, but it modifes
it, Aud now, in speaking thus highly of the
speaker of the evening, l haven't said any
more of him than | would say Of myself.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is General Haw-
ley"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

From the Des Mones qowa) State Register
1t is worthy of note that the expenses of
the State Government of Iowa are among the
lowest in the Union in proportion to popula-
ton. During the past year they have amount
ed to less than ; ! $50, 900, which, estimating
our population at the low figure of l, 300
600, is less than 20 cents per capita. This
is very nearly the lowest per capita eXpendi-
ture of all the States. BY far the larger
number Of their Governments cost more than
81 per capita, Missouri costing -, and
Maryland, My Maryland" $3.50 1t is
further worthy of note that few of the States
outside of New England, and, emphatically,
no Democratic States, take such good care Of
their unfortunates does Iowa, the larger
part of our outlay being on this account.
Another noticeable feature of our States
management is in the comparatively small
figure the salaries of State officers cut Less
than per cent. of the whole expenses, or,
more precisely, S27 POO, pays the executive
officers and their deputies II we add the
clerk hire allowance, 81, 200, all OF which is
never used, we find the Executive Department
of the State Government, with all its ma
chinery, to cost S34, 400. The Democratic
State of Virginia, which is too poor to pay its
debts finds itself able 10 spend on the offices
of its Audtors-for it has two of them-$4l,-
OOO or So, 400 more than it costs this State
for all its executive officers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

The Republican victory in Iowa is one
worth recording. Gov. Gear runs 100 900
ahead of his greenback competitor, and SO,-
600 ahead of the democratic candidate for
governor, and has $4,000 majority over all
his opponents. The Republicans have PC of
the ~ senators elected, and 80 Of the 100 rep
resentatiyes
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

The New York Times says, what everybody
knows to be true, that the loss of Ohio was a
disastrous blow to the Democrats, and they
feel it keenly. 1t means so much more Of the
same sort The loss of the Legislature means
the end of Democratic domination in the
United States Senate after 1881. There, too,
is the retirement of Senator Thurman forced
upon them. The Senate now stands Demo-
Gratis, Al Republicans, - Independents, /.
The relative strength of the two parties at
the close of the Forty sixth Congress, de
Quoting the names of those whose term ex-
pires in 1881, will be- Democrats, % Re
publicans, %. To fill these vacancies the
Times feels sure of the election of twelve
Senators from Californi Maine Massachu-
sets, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wis
consin This would make the number of Re
publicans 81, being one more than there are
in the Forty-sxth Congress. The Democrats
will elect nine Senators from Delaware, Flor
ida, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri Ten
nossee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia,
which will make their strength 3G. This
leaves as doubtful Connecticut, Indiana, New
Jersey and New York Should the Republi-
cans carry all four, which the Times deems
probable it would give them majority of
one without David Davis, and of two with
him. The Democrats must carry these States
in order to have a majority. Three States
would not give the Democrats majority,
even with David Davis as Il Democrat, as the
Senate would then stand Rtpublicnu - .
Democratic 81 Independent /.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

Reports of reviving business are unani-
nous from all sections of the country. The
New Orleans PicAyune says Prospects were
never more encouraging for an active winter,
and at no time since the war has a season
opened with more promise of enlarged COM
mcrcinl relations, or more abundant assur-
ance of quick sales and remunerative prices
for our great staples"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

An almost unprecedented snow storm oc-
CURED in Europe Friday, the ground being
covered in some sections to the depth of six
inches. The storm extended throughout
northern Austria Russia and the Alpine re-
gion. Although the whole of Austria lies
north of our latitude, the climate is generally
mlder, and in some sections snow is seldom
gapn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24
GBcOermont QBenit.
BRATTLEBORO
FRIDAY, OCTOBER -, 1879.

The Louisiana Republicans met in conyen-
ton at New Orleans on Monday and Tuesday,
and nominated State ticket A resolution
was adopted declaring Grant the unaltcrablc
1SSO
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

The United States court at Philadelphia has
judicially sustained the safety Of paper car
wheels. The Pullman palace car company
was sued for damages under a charge of
criminal negligence in using paper wheels in
stead of iron ones, aud the court nonsuited
the case
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

The WRONGS OF THE INDIAS.-Gen. Crook,
who is doubtless the most experienced officer
in the army in Indian affairs, makes forci-
BILE statement in recent letter of the wrongs
to which the Indians are subjected because
they have no legal status. Last winter and
spring two bands of Sioux we're robbed of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

In the current number of Harpers Weekly
Messrs. Harper & Brothers publish, over their
own signature, the reply which they sent to a
Southern Republican who had complained to
them that the attitude taken by the Weekly
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

in New York politics jcopards the interests Of
the party. The reply is an outspokon and
up-and-d down endorsement of Mr.. Curtis $
course in protesting against Cornells nomna-
ton for governor. This nomination, Harper
Il Brothers plainly say, twas made with the
knowledge that it would be offensive to the
most intelligent portion Of the party and
twas a defiant challenge to the assertion Of
personal independence on the part of its out
ragged opponents" This challenge Harper Il
Brothers. through Mr. Curtis's graceful but
incisive pen, accept, and in doing so they be-
lieve they are faithful to the best interests Of
the party. To them it seems more impor-
tant that the party should be reclaimed from
a dictatorial leadership that would stultify
and demoralze it than that it should succeed
under such leadership. Party conventions
must learn that by the betrayal of their trusts
they incur the chance of defeat and the re-
sponsibility therefor" These words have the
refreshing ring of genuine manliness and
independence, and they will find cordial en-
dorsemont in the mind of every man who
values his own manhood above the behests
of partisan dictator like Roscoe Conkling.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24

--latest reports put the loss of life by the
recent floods in Spain at over 1000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-01-10
Keen Your Secrets,

The whole world is full of people
craving for confdence-people to whom
a secret is like gold in childs pocket,
burning to be issued. Those who are
high in rank and blessed with every adj
vantage are often tormented for want OF
ga true friend;" meaning thereby some
one to whom they can confide secrets.
And on those who will simply take them
and keep them. they are willing to be-
stow friendship; to those who would be
in such confidence tits enough that they
follow the advice already given of never
being directly or indirectly the means
of disseminating gossip of any kind.
In connection with this subject the
reader may properly be advised against
curiosity. There are people who can
not see letter without craving to know
to whom it is addressed, or who cannot
6ud anything written lying on table
without involuntarily picking it up.
The Paul Pry is the meanest character
of society, and he who would feel supe-
rior in strength and in integrity should
strive vigorously to have nothing il
common with such type of baseness
Bear continually in mind the fact tina
in the art of conversation the secret O
success lies not so much in knowing
what to say as in what to avoid saying
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-01-10

Every one who takes newspaper
which he in the least degree appreciates
will often regret to see any one number
which contains some interesting and i'm
portant articles thrown aside for waste
paper. A good way to preserve them is
by the use of a scrap-book. One who
has never been accustomed thus to pre-
serve short articles can hardly realize
the pleasure it affords to sit down and
turn over the pleasant, familiar pages.
Here piece of poetry meets the eye,
which you would long since have lost,
had it not been for your scrap-book
there is a, witty anecdote-it does you
good TO laugh over it yet although il
may be for the twentieth time; next is
valuable recipe you had almost forgot
ten, and which you found just in time
to save much perplexity; there is {
sweet little story, the memory Of which
has cheered and encouraged you whe1
almost ready to despair under the pres
sure Of life's cares. Indeed, you cal
hardly take up single paper withou
reperusing. Then hoard with care tn
precious gems, and see at the end of tn
year what rich treasure you will hav
accumulated.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-01-10
The Mysterious Sixth Sense.

1t is often claimed that besides the
five well-known senses of sight, taste,
smell, hearing and feeling, there is an
other, unnamed and underlined, which
reveals to us the presence of persons or
things whose proximity is not made
known by any of the senses named.
How often we say something tells us "
this or that, when we cannot define what
that something" is.
During the war, a sailing vessel, load
ed with miscellaneous supplies, went
ashore near Hilton Head. It was desir-
able to get her cargo out as soon as pos
sible, and party of blue-jackets were
detailed to go on board and break her
out" The officer in charge was particu-
lar to inquire whether there was any
liquor on board, but was treasured on
learning that what little there was was
in cask in the lower hold, underneath
the rest of the cargo, and that his men
would not come to it for two days at
least. Work began, and in two hours
the blue Jackets, every man of them,
were in state of hopeless intoxication,
had to be hoisted over the side, and
taken back to the ship whence they
came.
Investigation showed that Jacks I'M
erring instinct had led him straight to
the grog. He had literally sunk we'll
through the cargo until he struck a cask
of whisky, knocked in its head, and i'm.
bibed its contents by the dipperful.
That it knocked him off his pins is not
surprising, but how did he know it was
on the ship ? or, knowing that, how did
he know where to begin his mining
operations Something told him. What
was it2--Boston Transcript
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-01-10
LORD ULLAN'S DAUGHTER.
The Facts in the Case Net Forth in Humble
PrOse

hc IA ChsC ENtt III h1uhutD
Prose.
A chieftain to the highlands bound
cries, " Boatman, do not tarry, and I'll
give to thee dollar and half to row us
across the lake."
"Now, who be ye would cross Loeb
Gyle this dark and stormy night ?"
asked the ferryman, with much curl
osity.
"What is that to you, you bald-head-
ed snipe of the valley ?" replied the
chieftain, growing pale about the gills.
eff Ipay you good round sum for
your services, it appears to me your in
terest in the matter should end there.
Do you require the pedigree of every
man, woman and child you take across
in your Internal scowp If it wasn't that
I'm in a hurry I'd smack your jaws for
your impudence, but as it is" display
ing handful OF coin, "as it is, I'm the
chief of Ulva's isle, land this-Lord III
lan's daughter. His lorsemen hard be-
hind us ride, and should they overtake
us here in the glen it would go hard
with u.s."
Out spoke the hardy highland wight,
while he unlocked his skiff and told
them to get in. "I'll go, my chief I'm
ready; but considering the terrible
storm, I hope you will make it two dol
lars, although as matter of fact, / dc
not venture forth for mere money con.
sideration, but for your winsome lady.
have been there to some extent myself,
and can appreciate the situation; so, by
my word, the bonny bird in danger
shall not tarry. Sit little more in the
middle to trim the boat, please. and
here we go"
BY this the storm grew loud apace,
the water wrath was shrieking, and
things looked most almighty dark. But
still as wilder grew the storm, and Of
the night grew drearier, adown the gler
rode at least dozen men with old vi
Ian at the head on cream colore6
mule. Oh, haste thee, haste |" the
lady cries 4" though tempests round uf
gather, I'll meet the raging of the storm,
but not my angry pa" So on they
rowed amid the roar of waters fast pre-,
vailing, and when Lord Ullan reached
the shore his wrath was dreadful to be-
ilOiu. anu uO WOuucIs EOEy bOE0 uib
mayed, through storm and shade, he
discovered his daughter out in the boat
with smile on her lip and salt spray in
her eye, and both arms around hel
lover. For while it seemed that he
would take it out of his hired men anG
the cream. colored mule, as he declared
he would have the former beheaded az
soon as he got home, and the latter he
was hammering over the ears with 6
club. Presently he took another tack
'Come back come back u he crieG
in grief, across the stormy water, "anG
I'll forgive your highland boy, my
daughter oh, my daughter and also
settle the bill with the ferryman."
But the young lady could not be
caught 80 easily. Neither could the
young man, who told the ferryman &c
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-01-10

press on, and then turning around in
the boat, stilt keeping one arm about his
sweetheart to prevent her falling out,
called to the old gentleman
Much obliged for your kind invi-
tation, my dear sir, but We will not
come back at present. You can expect
us, however, in the course Of week or
ten days. Iin then, adieu I" Lord
Ullan called again. Twas vain; the
loud waves lashed the shore; return,
they wouldn't think of it. In fifteen
minutes they were on the other side,
the ferrymAn was wondering what ne
would do with n twenty-dollar gold
piece, and the young people were in
quiring the way TO the nearest justice
Of the peace. oil City Derrick.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-01-10
Hosts of People are Martyrs

To sick headache, that intallible symptom of q
disordered stomach liver and bowels. Many
suffer from it as many as three or four times q
week. They do so needessly. for Hostetter'E
gans and regulating the bowels and liver, re.
moves the cause, and dispels the painful symp-
tom. The intimate sympathy Detwe N the brain
and the abdominal region causes the slightest
disorder affecting the latter to be reflected, az il
were, in the organ of thought. The reform inst
tuted by the Bitters when the digestive, secre
tive and evacuative functions are in state Of
chaos, has other and more beneficial results
viz: the complete nutrition of the whole ply
steal economy, the restoration of appetite ant
repose, and an increase in the power Of The
system to resist diseases of malarial type