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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-14

The AMAZON AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. .-EXten-
siye, important and profitable rs our rivers
are in respect to commerce and development
of the country, they are wholly unequal TO
the rivers of S1uth America. The Amazon
alone furnishes host of watery resources
and is fitly named the Mediterranean of that
continent Together with its tributaries. it
is uayignble by steamers, according to ofii-
cial reports for %, SIS miles its average
breadth in Brazil is 1 miles it rises, when
high, = feet above its ordinary level, and its
volume is so vast that sailors at sea drink its
water and find it fresh out of sight OF land,
its current being visible 800 miles from shore.
The volume Of the principal rivers of our sis
ter continent is, in proportion to the area
drained, far greater than the volume OF riv-
ers here, on account Of increased rain fall.
The annual rainfall on our Atlantic coast av-
erageS from 80 to - inches on the coast of
Brazil. - inches. The main channel of the
Amazon is, for the first l 900 miles from the
ocean, nowhere less than 30 fathoms. Be
yond the Peruvian frontiers. il continues to be
a big river more than | 900 miles into the
heart of the Andes, the head of steam nayi-
CATION being at Mayro, (Peru) 1923 miles
from the Atlantic and 32j miles from Lima
by public roads so that it is only 33l miles
from Callao-the port of Lima-On the
Pacific, to the head of steam navigation
on the Amazon. Peruvian railways VIII soon
bring steamers on the Amazon within one
days travel of the Pacific, and Peruvian en-
terprise will speedily improve Andean COM
munication, and open the interior of South
America TO civilization and commerce. The
tributaries of the Amazon are longer than
the largest rivers of Europe. The MADEIRA is
naviguble by steamers to its falls, on the Bo-
livian frontier, over 1000 miles, and above
the falls its tributaries furnish 800 miles of
continuous steam navigation, thus rendering
commercially accessible the whole of Bolivia
and the western part of the Brazilian Prov
incc, MatO Crosse, Brazil has lately grant
cd a subsidy to IA foreign company to build
railway around the Falls of Madeira. The
large rivers, Napo, Mnroni, and Putumayo,
are navigable from the Amazon, through
Ecuador and Colombia, for almost 1000
miles beyond the frontier of Brazil TO the
Andes, within 400 miles of Quito and Guya-
quill, and so open communication with all the
region of Ecuador east of the Cordlleras
The Rio Negro, entering the Amazon at Man
aos, some /, 100 miles from the Atlantic, rises
near Bogota, Colombias capital, passes
through southern Venezuela very close to the
Orinoco, and is a channel of trade between
Venezuela and Brazil while the Orinoco is
navigable for sail and steam vessels from the
ocean to the Andes in Colombia. Thus the
Amazon and ITS tributa res are commercial
highways for. Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador,
Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and are navigable for
steamers greater distance than is included
in the globes circumference.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-14
q Foreign Native"


TUssLL WITH CONSCIENCE AND WHAT CAME or
IT.
Do you remember some weeks since, l
was greatly annoyed by an inquisitvo man
down in Maine, aud abruptly closed my letter
for the purpose Of stuiiing the aforesaid
man?
Well l stuffed him.
much Of place. your town - he asked
ooh, yes, " said with the matter. course
carelessness Of n citizen Of the great western
metropolis, about forty five thousand, l
guess"
The man eyed me with keen awakening
interest so big as that p he said.
nodded, aud lie presently said "Well, l
had no idea there was such n large city in
Iowa. State must be pretty well settled up,
/ reckon 7"
said, Yes, it was. Some portions of it
pretty wild, though
Any large game in the State Z"
Herds of it," / said II killed deer last
winter not two miles from the Burlington
Court House"
1 pacifed my conscience for this lie by ex-
planning to that rcbclous aud vociferous
monitor that there was no Burlington Court
House that it was burned down seven years
ago, and the country was waiting until it
could buy second hand Court House for
$40 before replacing it. Therefore, /
tIat ,,,''. i"' , ''l go,
House.
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wolves only two years ago made raid right
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iec'iy reSAie7S anu 'oIu conselehce 10 keep us
NOUN '.nh smut ana give me a., chahce' 50, .,
,On, yes, l haiu enc" Won Ola
neuIcInI iouge Is sun Standing rBht out on
"es' nun. me IhuluhS come come ihto the city
very frequently, tearing through the streets
on tnor Tlry niue ponies
Ever na'e my touole Win 'AeIu the
man H'heu
,"h' no. / saiu careleSsly' the citizens
seIdom n DO. .II lhe COW boys VINO come up
lIo,h leAHa WIN C"'tIe' ha'e tntm tcIrlpiy'
ana occaslonany drop one oil thein IN the
sHIt's Just LOT reNoINer Pracilce' but no.
Dody else lIt lhteTi.ies 7, ere IN their nghls,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-14

An INDIANA WoNDER.-In the summer of
1870 a citizen of Greensburgh, Ind. was
examining the tower of the City Hall with
glass when he observed springing from the
third crevice about the water sheet on the east
side of the tower one hundred and ten feet
from the ground, little twig, But little was
thought of it, and it was scarcely discernable
with the naked eye. The next spring some
interest was exhibited to know if the miniature
tree in its strange and exposed position had
survived the wintry blasts. 1t had survived,
and when sun and spring showers came on
put out its leaves plentifully and grew lux
uriantly all the season. BY this time it was
easily seen with the eye, but as II could not
be approached in any ordinary manner near
er than from the roofs of buildings on the
opposite side of the street. its species could
not be ascertained The third spring it put
forth again with renewed life, yigor and size.
Instead of dwinding and dropping from the
effects of the winters cold or the summers
heat or drought the atmosphere of justice
from below seemed to cause it to flourish ex-
tmordinGrily. This season it was decided to
be a silver maple, sprung, no doubt from
seed carried by bird or n whirlwind, and
lodged in that exalted place. BY this time
the tree had become famous. Accounts of it
had appeared in the papers but the story
was not generally believed. Nevertheless,
the tree lived and grew. II was there and
no mistake. And so it has continued until
this day. 1t is now more than twelve feet
high, and is thought to be three inches in
diameter. The top is quite bushy, and in
the summer season the leaves are numerous
and luxuriant. Passengers on the trains, who
have heard of the wonderful tree, ask fire.
quently concerning it, and trains have even
been stopped by accommodating conductors
until the skeptical could be convinced The
rapid growth of the tree is forcing the stones
apart, This can easily be seen with glass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-14

A SMART WOMAN. Mrs. Wallace, one of
tn e'niy settlers of Thetford, and the wife of
distinguished soldier of the Revolutionary
war, was person of wonderful endurance,
Ms well rs large intelligence. In the absence
Of her husband in the army one fall, aud
win II il was impossible to secure male help,
she herself harvested the crops of corn. oats
aud potatoes which were growing on Mr..
Walaer's nrwly-cleared land when he left
home. A little later in the season she clear
ID m acre of ground which had been "fcllcd"
and was burnt over the previous year, plant
ing it with wheat. She served in the capaci-
ty of an accoucheuse for forty-fy years rode
in seven towns, was present at the birth of
twcnty-one pair of twins, one thousand six
hundred and twenty -four single births, never
losing n mother of whom she had the care
Mrs. Wallace became the mother of eleven
children, nine of whom were married and had
families, In 1928 she is said to have had fif-
ty grandchildren and five great-grandchl-
drcn.- COr. BOStOH JOuTHdL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-14
Miscellany.


"Oh, kiss me once before go,
To make amends for sorrow;
Oh, kiss me once before we part
Who shall not meet tomorrow.
"And was wrong to urge your will,
Aud wrong TO mar your life;
But kiss me once before We part,
Because you are my wife,
She turned her head and tossed her head,
And puckered up her brow;
81 never kissed you yet" said she,
And I'll not kiss you now.
"Tho' I'm your wife by might and right
Aud fOrsworn marriage vow,
never loved you yet" said SHE,
And don't love you now"
so he went sailing ON the sea,
And she sat crossed and dumb
While he went sailing on the sea
Where the storm winds come.
He'd boon away a month aud day,
Counting from morn to morn;
And many buds had turned to lGaycs,
And many lamts were born,
And many buds had turned to flowerf,
For spring was in glow,
When she was laid upon her bed
Az white aud cold as snow.
"Oh let me kiss my baby once,
one kiss before die;
And bring IL sometimes to my grave
To teach It whore lie.
And tell my husband when he comes
safe home from DER the sea-
To love the baby that leave
II ever he loved me;
And tell him, not for might, or right,
Or furswOru marriage vow,
But for the helpless baby's sake,
l would have kissed him now"
ChrisiiHd Kosriii
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-14

The TExAs-PAcIF1c RAILROAD SCHEME. -
The Texas Pacific railroad bill is reported to
be dead for this session. and it may be doubt
ed if it stands much chance of being fayora-
bly, considered until the last session of the
next Congress after the Presidential election
is over. In speech on the question Janua-
ry 90 Representative Blair Of New Hamp-
shire presented several unanswerablc argu-
ments against the scheme. He showed that
the apparently simple proposition for the
United States TO guarantee the interest ON
the S3S, $50, 900 of bonds, the amount neccs-
sary to complete the road, is by no means so
unimportant a matter as it seems. He shows
by actual computations after making due al
lowance for the sinking funds that in the fifty
years the government would be required to
pay S23S, $50, 100, or six times the principal.
Consequently the government could afford to
build the road outright and give it to the
company, since by so doing it could save
S199, 800, 100, and forty million acres of land
to Texas and the nation. He also called at
tenton to the fact that the Texas Pacific
company requires $4,000 per mile to CON
sttuct its road, while the Northern Pacific
has just contracted for the building Of two
hundred miles at $40, GOO per mile. Perhaps
the most conclusive objection to the Texas
Pacific proposition is found in the fact that
the Southern Pacific railroad company, which
began its line in California with the view of
meeting the Texas Pacific at the Colorado
river, is now pushing its construction east
ward along the thirty-second parallel toward
the Rio Grande, and will be completed SOON
er without than with IL subsidy. All that is
necessary TO make the Southern road All i'm
mediate success is decision of Congress
which will destroy all hope of Il subsidy, since
that company has 80 much capital already in
vested in the enterprise that as matter Of
profit it must secure Eastern connection
which will insure n through line. With such
an array of facts against the subsidy one
comes to the conclusion that Mr.. Blair is not
far from right when he charactcrizcs the
Texas-Pacitic as a vast scheme of possible
pluudor -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-14

REMARKABLE RECOVERY OF SPEECH. A re-
markablc instance Of mans recovering his
speech in railway accident after being
dumb for several years, is reported from
Hartford, Conn. Frank w. Wood son of the
man who was chosen by the New Orleans ia
banks to carry their gold to a place of safety
when the city was threatened by the federal
forces during the war, served in the confed-
crate army and WAS beggared with his father in
the conflict. When peace came he opened
bootRnd shoe store at New Orleans and in jured
his health by over-application to business. A
sun-stroke didn't help him, and he soon de-
yeloped insanity, with gradual loss of speech.
While attending his sisters wedding at Balti-
more, Md, in May, 1875, he became COM
pletely dumb, and from that time till last
Tuesday all his communicating was done by
writing. He was sent TO Batavia IN. Y. in
sane asylum and from there came to the
Hartford retreat. Afterward he boarded for
year with Prof. Bartlett, and in November,
having partly recovered, he visited New Or
leans. The climate disagreed with him, how
ever, and he returned North. Near Pitts
burg Pa, the train ON which he was riding
collded with another, smashing the engines
and shaking up the cars. With the shock
came a change in his condition, and running
out, he spoke to brakeman. He was too
much excited to say more than a word or two,
however. Arriving at New York, he 'felt as
though he would soon talk " he says, and one
hemisphere of his brain seemed to be sinking
Going to the Office of ]. ]. McComb, his
brother-in n-law and Fifth avenue millionaire,
he tried to write his thoughts, but could not.
Finally, becoming excited, he wrote, I'm go
out, and be back again soon, and talk to you
with my own tongue" He took Staten Is
land ferry-boat and, getting position out of
the way of every one aboard, he began sing
ing and shouting. Returning to Mr.. Nc
Combs Office he said, 80. X. =! From that
time he has been able to speak, and having
returned to Hartford, he is astonishing his
friends with his newly y-acquired power of
speech. Mr.. Wood is about 81, and he has
wife and two children.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-14
We're hid
OF the bold Capt. Kidd,
Who most wickedly did,
As he guile1

But the Kidd treasures" were never dis
covered. And speaking of notorious rascals
reminds that Squire IIoughton once conduct
ed Il civil trial, in which Miles, the bnnk bur
glar, head of the cracksmcn's profession until
Scott and Dunlap came ON the stage, figured
as defendant and was beaten.
Putney WAS the early home Of Noyes the
founder Of the Oneida community, and the
house is still standing where some Of the pre-
liminary meetings for business of tEis pecu-
liar order were held
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-14
NO. T..

Ere long the ambitious maple will have to be
brought lower, or damage to the building will
follow. The sheriff has already had several
applications from expert climbers to take it
down, but the people will not permit their
tree to be removed yet GreeHsburgh (IHd.) }
Litter 10 he CAicaQ0 Tilnes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-14

GRANT AND PIUs IX.-The Chicago Times
says that Gen. Sherman, who talks about
everything under the sun, repudiates the no.
ton that Grant entertains the slightest preiu-
dice upon religious matters. instaucing his
nomination Of Henry r. Blow for the Brazil
ian mission, who was Catholic, and one of
his old acquaintance in st. Louis. The Gen
eral contrasts the conduct of Corks authori-
ties with that of the late Pope Plus, upon
whom Sherman called in 1872, when in Rome
His Holiness asked why the son of your
grent soldier and President" was not present
II replied that the Presidents son was in
Rome, but that he was not able to accompany
me on this visit The Holy Father contimued
1 regret very much his illness, and more so
because, in the absence of the father, for
whom have the highest respect, l would re-
joice to meet his son. You will please con
vey to him my kindest wishes, and, if agree
able. trust he will not leave Rome without
coming tos me- On returning to ourquarters
| told Fred of the special inquiry the Pope
had made for him, and on the following day
lie went to the Vatican, was received most
cordially 10y the Holy Father, and brought
away not only the blessing of the Head
of the Catholic Church for his father and
mother, but numerous souvenirs which Plus
TX. gave to him for his friends at home
1t is fair to presume that the Pope was quite
as good a Judge of men as the authorities of the
City of Cork, and that the esteem in which
Gen. Grant was held by one so universally
beloved by the Catholic people of the whole
world As Plus TX, will show the folly of the
mistake which n few children of that faith
have made in accusing Gen. Grant of bigotry
and intolerance"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-14

Thou art so very sweet and fair,
With such n heaven in thine eyes,
1t almost seems an oyercare
To ask thee to be good or wise:
As IL little bird were blamed
Because its song unthiuking flows;
As II rose should be ashamed
OF being nothing but rose.
Alas why have we souls at all ?
Why has each life higher goal7
May not thing pure and small
As thou art-be excused a soul?
II there were only birds and flowers,
How beautiful the world would bel
or could We spend our happy hours,
Aud live like them, how bost were we!
Alasl but life is but breath,
And every breath with danger rife
And every breath leads ON to death,
And after death-the real life
Good Words
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-14

The ARLINGTON ESTATE, near Washington,
now used as n national cemetery, is claimed
as the property Of General q. w. G. Lee,
eldest son of General Robert +. Lee. 1t was
the property Of G. w. p. Custis who by will
devised life interest in it to Mary A. Lee,
wife of Robert f. Lee, and on her death it
reverted as an absolute bequest, to her son,
G.. W. C. Lee. The government came into
possession Of it by buying it at a sale for tax
es, the unpaid tax being the direct taxation
of Congress under the act OF lsG2-G3. 1t
seems that friend of the family at that time
in Washington made profer Of payment of
this special tax, but the commissioners re-
fused to receive it, under their rule not to ac-
cept the payment of taxes from any person
not absolutely interested in the property tax
ed. Judge Hughes Of the United States
Court at Alexandria, Va. recently decided
that the commissioners had no right to make
any such rule, that the Supreme Court had
in two cases refused to validate the tax sale
made after such tender of the tax, and that
there was no principle of law and no provis-
ions of the acts of lsG2-G3 which would give
the United States such a title of purchaser
under sale which would be void if made to
private purchaser. Young Lee does not
purpose to take possession Of the estate or
disturb the existing order of things, but wants
fair payment for the property.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-14

When does rain become too familiar with
ladyg When it begins to patter on her back.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-08
FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.
FRIDAY. November 7, 1879.
SALEs.-1,OOO virginia To- Bts sold st AZ. r

Government Ssrayfttes.-Unitc states 4k's
| 105S Did United States As, 19Sk bid.
stats Sssur,ttss.-yirEinia 1o-so,s. ~ bid. ass:
giuia consoIs, new. 2s bid. sd asked: Virgins,
deferred. bid; ylrg1nix interesr-ceriit ates, IL
6id Virginia tax-recevable coupons, S3x bid Ssh
nsaed North ,s carena bonds, 20 bid NORTH Caro-
Citg observation-disclosures city s.s, D.. aasi j.,
1924 bid: Richmond city e7s. j. andT.. 107s Did;
Petersburg city SIS +. and a.. EO3H asked PEERS
burg city S's, los bid, Toe nsked Lynch5urg sity
as,;; ard j., !16 bid; Lynsshnrg city 6is, J. and
aud g, 90 asked. 80 W. s.t:-
Railroad Bonds.-yirginia and Tennessee Bad
road Ithrd mortgasa s's, j. an4J, lI3 bid; south:
d. $50 bid. 81 ASKED: Richursnd. Fredericksburg
ana Poromac Railroad mortgage Ss. j. and s.,
ll5 bid; Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad mortgage Us, j. and .e-I01 bid: Orange
z's, j. aud j., 81 bid: RichInend and Nnyile
Railroad consolidated SIS, n. and N, 95 bid, 90.
asked Piedmont Railroa,i first mortgage IS, A. and
o. los bid. 100 asked c., G., and \. Railroad first
mortgage 7's; 751 bss.
Railroad Stecks.-ChesapeaIe and Ohio Railway,
loo par. 14k asked; Richmond aDd Petersburg
burg and Potomac Railroad common, loo par.
40 bid; Richmond aad DanvilIe Railroad, 100 par,
Canal Stocks.--James River and Kanawha Canal,
100 par, * asked. 49,.
Bank Stoeks.-Na:ional Bank OF Virginia. 100
par. e5 bio. 95 asked: State Bank OF Virginia.
100 par, So bid so asked; Unfou Bank Of Rich
mond. SO par. AK bid, 50% askeds Merchants and
Planters Saving. IS par. IT bid: Citizens Bank. 20
par: 2l4asked; Bank Of Commerce 20 par, IL Did,
fnsGrance ComBanfes.-virgipia Fire and Ma
rne, rs par, 81 bid: Virginia State, 20 par, 29H
bid, 35 asked; Virginia Home, zoo par. 81 bid,
90 asked; Merchants and Ne chanics, loo par, SO
bid, 95 asked, j.. .-..-a
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-08
PETERsBIIRsa.

JAMES II. YOUNG fNsacouRr- 4 CROWDED
COURTROOM AND GREAT INTEREST IN THE
cAsEA-APPEARASCg OF THE rR1soNER--A
GREAT MANY WITNESSES no BE EXAMINED
SERMONS 70 YOUNG MEN KNIGHTS TEAPLAR
risITs
Correspondence or the Richmond DispatchI
s. t AS NOVEMBER Z, 1879.
In the Mayors Court this morning the
case OF James NJ. Young, charged with kill
ing George Hinton on the night OF Satur.
Gay, November list, at the bowling. saloon
OF McLemore & Cuykendall, was called for
examination. Long before the hour for
holding court The room was packed with q
mixed crowd eager 10 hear the evidence,
and rs many more were outside the build
ing unable, to gain admission. The .pri-
soner was brought into court shortly
after 10 O'Clock, accompanied by his
father, Mr.. j. F. T. Young, who stands
closely by him In this fearful ordeal. The
prisoner. appears seR-pessessed and quiet.
though looking somewhat :careworn. He
has apparently recovered from the slight
wounds received on the night Of the fatal
difficulty. Major Charles S. Stringfellow,
Captain Il. G.. Pegrain. and MIR. William B.
Mcltwaine, his cauasel, we've all present,
and subjected the witnesses 10 most rigid
examination. : ~ s' .sa% as. az
After the examination Of few witnesses
II was found necessary, by reason oftbe
heat and closenesS OF the atmosphere in the
room. TO seek larger quarters, and the
Mayor consequently adjourned lis court to
l;thc Hastings Court room. above, much
more commocious hall. The taking Of the
testimony was necessarily very slow, as
counsel wrote il down Uerbatips as it fell
from the mouths OF the witnesses.
The court was In session from 10 until
nearly O'Clock, at which hour it adjourn.
ed over until 10 O'Clock tomorrow. Very
evidence being substantially the same as
Sunday, and heretofore published. Twen-
ty.seyen witnesses in all are to be ex-
amined-oniy few Of whom have thus far
| been on the stand. 1t is probable, as the
investigation proceeds, that all the facts in
the case will be elected. The counsel for
the prisoner will make a determined fight
for their client. The case excites the live
| Hest interest in the community, and the
crowd tomorrow at the continued eXami.
nation will doubtless be equal TO that OF TO-
day.
| In accordance with the recommendation
OF the Evangelical Alliance, most OF the
ministers OF our city will devote one of
their sermons on Sunday next Especially TO
young men. The week OF prayer, as re-
commended, will be observed by the
churches in this city.
AppomattoX Commandery, No. 6. knights
Temp!ar, will visit Richmond on the occa-
sion OF the assembling OF the Grand Com
mandery OF the State. ROBIN ADAIR.