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ed beyond repair, as candidate, by several
things, prominent among which is his blum
der and folly in taking the kearney side OF
the Chinese question. Nobody thinks OF
putting mp President Hayes again. Few
outside Of Ohio have any strong desire to see
John Sherman, or another Ohio man, put at
the head of the ticket There ara local sug-
gestions of many true and worthy Republic
cans, but no prevailing preference through
out the party at large, for any one OF them
In the next place, and second in strength
TO no other consideration, is the con-
viction that the times and the conaitlon
of the country and the relations OF the
North and South demand perfectly ir''Ny
map-one of tried firmuess, of absolute hon
esty, of strong will and high patriotism
These qualities none deny to Grant. lie has
been tried and not found wanting in any OF
them. There is also the belief in many
minds that Gen. Grant is the only man
who will be sure to carry any Southern
States. The colored Republicans cannot be
cheated with respect to Grant and will vote
for him if they dare to vote for any Repuo-
lican. Whether any other Republican
could carry South Carolina, Louisiana anu
Florida is a question, and the votes OF some
Southern States may be as necessary next
time as they were in 1876.
These things explain the popular move
ment in the Republican ranks, in favor oil
Grant. But it by no means follows that he
is sure to be the nominee in leeO. There
was more general expectation and desire
for Mr.. Stewards nomination in lsto' but
Mr.. Seward was not nominated.
1t is By no means certain that General
Grant will consent to any use OF his name
for the nomination. lie will have to look
the situation all over after he returns. lie
will not be likely to allow his nane to he
taken into any doubtful contest. lie Will
probably Weld only 10 practically unanl'
nous call from the party. That such cal
can be rendered him is not certain. Many
sincere friends of his will be afraid to take
him up, handicapped by the opposition to
third term, and by the consequences OF the
old howl against "Grantlsm, both o.
which would be revived By his nomination
We believe the party could do much worse
than to take him up aaain we could
cheerfully and heartily support him If nom
mated but great changes in public sentl
ment and in the political situation Otter
come about in year, and 1t is quite toe
early to forecast with any certainty the ac
ton of the mex. Republican National Con
| vention
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STATE NEW =.

A North Danyllo woman has china
water pitcher which sho has had IN constant
use for - years, and It - nov a. sound az
ever.
Chas. Ryder, who eaSaapcd from Windsor
prison last October has been rccaptured IN
Montcaln county, Michigan.
A'gay young buck of Ludlow who Will DO
either Al or 81 IN May. has married cap
tiyating grass widow Of ~ summers.
Anthony Ra5iteau. OF Benson, died
suddenly Of heart disease, the other day,
while working IN the wOOd7
Although the cars have been running
through llartland for thirty years or more,
there ~ woman who has resided there tdur-
ing the whole time and has never yet seen
then.
4 COW boiongi.. 10 ichn Hurley, OF let
caster, reeesily gave birth 20 al. which
had only tafeS legs. The place "hero IN.
left fore leg should 80 - perfectly smooth:
The calf will not only get Gi' Gicre. but Will
run around quite lively.
Messrs. Is. +. 4 John Hilton, North
knson, LIaine, have recently been looking
oyer the Mcripo locks Of Vermont and have
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Russia.

SIX of the largest departments Of the
Russian Empire, embracing population of
nearly ten millions, have been placed under
military rule. Cherson, Charkoff, kief,
Moscow, Warsaw. and ST. Petersburg arc
placed under military governors, invested
with sweeping powers. The military gov
ernors can arrest. condemn, imprison or
bury in the mines any man or woman who
may be tainted with Socialism. They have
supreme control over university and school,
the press and the civil administration, and can
set in motion the machinery Of military trl-
bunals Woe unto him who may be sus-
pected of anything that the Goveruor-Gener-
al considers dangerous lie will be drag
ged before military court and doomed.
Nor are these powers to be confined 70 polit-
zeal criminals, Regular criminal procedure
appears to have been suspended. Ordinary
offenders are to DO made subject 10 martial
Law. The GoyernoIs-Geueral are empowered
to try prisoners arrested before the issue of
the decree, tho number OF whom is
variously estimated, according to
correspondent Of the London Standard,
as between 5000 and 1000, who have TT
Gently been imprisoned in the mutnous dis
tricts. The governors are promptly exer-
cising their extraordinary powers. General
Gourko, the new Governor General Of 81;
Petersburg, hs- ordered all gun-makers to
send lists of their stock in trade to the city
cOmmaniant, and to sell only to persons
presenting special authority, under penalty
Of contiscation OF their stock and prohibition
Of the trade. Private persons possessing
arms can only retain them by special per
msion. POrters must be kept at the doors
Of all houses, day and night, to prevent the
posting Of placard5 and the scattering of ex-
plUsiyes in the streets. The events which
have led the way to these measures Of re-
preston show remarkable condition of
discomfort among the people. One day We
hCdA VI al u Hi i@lals VI SNulcuAS, anu th'ii
mercile-s treatment by COssackS, whips in
hand, and few days later a mourniul pro-
cessiOn in chains, numbered by hundreds,
starts for Siberia Another day, the news
comes that two or three high officers, charg
cd with terrible cruclties to the prisoners
under their charge, have been assasslnated.
On third occasion, az the cable reports,
hundreds Of political prisoners. trying to
escape through TUNE, and caught in the
act, arc not allowed to surrender. but are
placed between II fire ut either end Of the
excavation and butchered to the last man.
Then follows more assassnatiOns, and then
an attempt on the llfc Of the Gar himself
simultaneously with this attempt, three
policemen were shot IN kazln, and among
the assassn5 were an educated girl, seven
teen years old, and nobleman. Two in
iantry regiments sent against some rebel
liOus COsSacks refuse to attack their com
rades, and were withdruwn. Thus the
spirit Of revolt seems to pcrya1e all ranks
and classes, and It may any day bust out in
a general rising.
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THERE was sharp personal en-
counter in the House, on Satur-
day, between Messrs. Frye and Black
burn, growing out OF the speech made By
the latter on April 81 on the Army bill. Mr..
FRYE, in order to show how Mr.. Backburn's
speech was regarded at the South, read from
the Okolona States, Mississippi journal, an
article in which portions Of that gentleman ;
speech were quoted with favorable editorial
comments The sentence in which Mr..
Black burn said, I'VE do not intend to stop
until We have stricken the last vestige Of
your war measures from the statute-boOk,
was particularly commended by the STATES
the entire Southern Democracy, and many
comments on this speech from Southern
newspapers were quoted by the States to
show that Mr. Blackburn's sentiments in
regard TO striking war measures from the
s;atu;c-bJok were very generally approved
By the representative men Of the South. In
commenting On the speech in question, the
Ntatls called attention to the fact that 1t had
never gone any further in its demands than
Mr. Blackburn had in his speech of April
30, and Ycrtincntly asked whether those
Southern members who, upon former occa-
sim, had Tcrudated that paper for its ut
t4rances, would now ropudiate Mr.. Black
burn FIR uttcIing upon the floor of the
H.u-e the iI-ntical sentiments.
After quoting the article from the States,
Mr. F.ye -ail he directed attention to this
matte because it showed that the same in
terprera,iyn was PACED upon Mr.. Black
burn speech at the South as was placed
upon 1t by tho-e Republican members who
hal critic.zal it upon the dor Mr.. Black
burn r,pgii.,ci the OkoloDa paper as a
representative southern jlurnal, and denied
the Interpretation placed upon his remarks.
Bat be Wa obliged to admit that some Of
his SPOKEN uttcrauccs had been modified in
the printed version of hIs speech given in
the Congressional R,cOJj There is no sort
of doubt that Mr. Back burn and the other
Representative Slutherners do not intend
neet!c~-y to alarm the l,Yal sentiment OF
the country. Il now and then threat Of
treason iP- out, in tie heat Of debate, they
will take u back TIL the time comes when
they can -ay AID do what they please. That
they think that tmc is coming at no distant
day, T. tolcably plain.
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TuE Southern Democrat is always in favor
Of State rights, but the meaning Of that
phrase it is peculiarly hard to define In
one mood and under the pressure Of one set
Of facts he explains 1t by saying IAN We
want is to be let alone VIXEN another set
Of facts occupies his attention, to be let
alone Is .ust what he does not want. lie
wants the National Government to protect
him from the yellow fever, from the cattle
plague, from the cotton worm. and he wants
it to prevent the colored people from leay
ing him to cultivate his own cs6,jn aud rice
fields, Just as twenty-five years ago he want
ed it To catch them and send them back
after they bad run away. But when the
National q nment proposes to look after
the election Of is own officers so rs to
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A,.y,rm ,oNouEss-FIusr SESSION
SENiTL

WASHINGTON. April 20 This Senate hay-
ing resumed the consideration of the army
appropriation bill, Williams wished to say
u lew soothing words to his friends OF the
other side who hOreSsed alarm ut the
presence OF the confederate brigadierl upon
the door of the Senate lie wished the peO-
pie OF the north also had sent their gallant
soldiers TO be their representatives. because
il the questions growing cut OF the war had
been lett Tor solution to the brave men who
fought IN the war, the return of pros
perlty and the approach of reconciliation
would have been hssttned. lie sand be had
been union man, anc opposed seces-
sion until It was inevitable, and when the
bonnie blue tag went down before the
millions 10 arms he accepted the situation
and renewed his allegiance to the GniOn of
states. There was no regret on their
part for the pat they had played in the
great drama Of war. neither was there any
doubt rs to their duty nov, which was to
support and cherish the government under
the constitution. and 80 far from being
reyOlutiOnists it would be found that the
confederate brieadiers were the most con-
serTGtiye mca n ccnLrsls. il, as tie sTeG,
prophet Hnd thinker OF the republican party
wendell Phillipsl had said, the next re-
bellion should come from New England, all
the confederate brigadlers would be found
rallying round the old flag to bring the
ceceding states back into the union.
Williams said he did not think the Presl-
dent, who had more than once risen above
party pre-, udIce would refuse, a.
mere party measure TO syn a co.,
stitutional measure, the defeat OF which
would destroy the teiences OF the country.
When the presence of troops at the pol.s
hal been prohibited, his party intended to
90 on sud aEolIsh tho test oath after that
they intended ~ do away with that United
States supervisors and deputy marshaIs OF
elections The constant intermeddlilgs by
the general Government with the private
affairs OF citizens tended to dishesrten
patriotism and encourage acluiescence IN
Capitalization. Representatives and state
Senators. il they resign, do 50 BY letter TO
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NOR M N q, A p RIL 25.

purchased car load OF sheep and lambs,
chiefly from the tOcks of A. +. Perkins u
Sons. Pcmiret. The lambs selected were
most Of them sired by the Perkins Centen-
NAL ram Constitution and the car load,
as whole, are tie fines. that Vermont has
ever yet sent to Maine. -Nar England
Farmer.
It was announced 81 ono IF the reasons
Tor the suspension Of the PJultney bank
that the institution held some : 40 900 OF
forged paper altered by Tom Cree, upon
which the bank had spent $4,000 in vain
eudoayors to secure u part If not the entire
Indebtedness. Cree IL ut present residing
in Aurora, ILL.,, but has evidently heard OF
the above assertions OF the bank Cffcers, a.
he has recently written letter to the Post,
admitting that he owed the bank some
money, but charging that the statements
regarding the forgery are false and malls
iOus lie adds that he Is not skulking. and
that if tue bank ofll;crs think that be is
guilty Of forgery he wants them to Ego for
him at Troy Press.
Rutland has voted to build sig 600
school house.
Among the last batch Of pOstma>ters ap-
pointed we notice the name of NJ. I. Mott.
Albnrgh, GRAND Isle county. and Mrs. L.
f. Burt, North PaHlet. Rutland county.
The drug store Of Mullin Brothers at West
Rutland. together with lis contents. wero
destroyed by fire Monday morning. The
building was owned By James l.. Gilmore,
and insured in the Windsor County Mutual
Fire Insurance Company for about ) 500.
| The drugs and other stock, valued at a OGO,
we're insured in the LycOmlng Insurance
Company for 100. The household goods
belonging to James Mnllin were insured in
the Vernon: Mutual Company for 5000
The first meeting Of she creditors Of Rec d
& Weeks, the insulVent NGr;h Montpelier
manufactures of ladies' dress goods, was
held at Montpelier on Monday. Ths sched-
ME ct debts OF the firm foots up about
$40 Geo, ard their available a., els are nom
NAL. T. c. kalton, of East Montpelier,
was elected assignee. The concern employ
cd about forty hands, many Of whom have
been without pay for a lOrg while. and
their cases ar, of unusual hardship. A
large amount of the assets Of the firm con-
sist Of goods IN market. which arc covered
by sweeping mortgage held by OZARK
| King. Neither Weeks nor Reed were
present at the meeting, and are supposed to
| be without the State.
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FROM WARRINGTON.

WAsnISGToS, April GA number Of
ex-Congressmen who are here, admit that
the protrscted political debate is iDjurlng
the democratic party in the country.
Southern democrats, annoyed at the fact
that republicans have introduced bills for
the relief Of the sufferers from the colored
exodus, say that they shall soon introduce
bills to relieve white persons engaged in the
emigrant business.
Southern democrats. this morning,
ascribe the discOntnuauce Of the political
prosecutions at South Carolina, to the d.
rec, Intervention OF the President, AID they
say that this is part Of his policy of pa
ciiicatlOn and restoration to harmony.
Senator Eimund1, in the discussion Of the
new rule that the democrats are trying to
pass in order to enable them to turn the
union soldiers out Of the Senate offices, pro-
posed an amendment which created much
CONSERVATION among the democrats. His
amendment was, but no officer or
employe Of the Senate who =eryed
in the union army shall be removed
excep. for cause, - be stated in
writing to he approved in writing by The
presiding officer OF the Senate. The da-.o-
Gratis alarmed AT this, feebly said that it was
not tae intention of the democrats to remove
the Union soldiers, but that they proposed
to make their own rules and not 10 dictated
to BY the minority
CALL FOR BINDS
WASHINGTON, April % A call was
issued to-day by the secretary cf the
treasury for balance Of the loan of 1855
5 per cents amounting t. $3.50, coo. These
bonds are all registered. The holders may
in ten days exchange them for 4 per cents
at mar with lDterpsk rOmnufed On each
class of bonds to the date OF exchange If
not exchanged they viii! be paid at maturity
Of 6all
IMPORTANT DECISION.
The United States court, has decided that
the lands Of the Union Pacific railroad corn
pany are not subject to Pre- nptiou,
EELEAsEp.
A private telegram received here states
that the white line democrats IN South
Carolina, have released ex-State Treasurer
Csrdoza. 1t is also intimated that Smslls,
the former cOlored republican Congressman,
nov on bail IS no, to be prosecuted
IHg FELLOW FEVER.
The members Of the National Board of
health have received information that two
cases of yellow fever have succeeded in
passing the quarantine at New Orleans.
This is said to be due to tine extreme jealousy
of the quarantine authorities of the com
mercial Interests OF New Orleans
THE MARYLAND SENATORIAL CONTEST.
Senator Pincknsy Whytes, withdrawal
f;om the Senatorial contest in Maryland is
due to domestic reasons. He states in his
published card that he may find it necessary
to resign at the opening Of the next session
Of congress. Robert McLane member OF
the House is said to be Whytes most probable
successor, The friends OF Senator Wayte
MAINTAIN tina. he is likely to be a very
formidable candidate for vioe-pFesident on
the democratic ticket
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r..m.--s2.oo. year, AWAY. In advance.

MONDAY was the most notable washing
day" ever known in Congress. The great
est number Of bills ever introduced in day
before was COO. This day 1888 were intro
d,cad F,r more than five consecutive
hours the aDol was pouring in. To read
them by their titles only would occupy
over three hours. The days work was
mechanical. 1t consisted in the recognition
of the members of the different States IN
the order Of their admission INTO the Union,
and of reading the titles OF the bills as pre-
sented by the members, until the whole long
list was concluded The work thus proposed
woull occupy Con gress in steady session Tor
a wear. Many of the bills are old ones,
and the list includes all the i'm
portaut and large number of unimport-
ant measures which failed in the last Con-
gress. The new bills are mainly of fnan-
cial character, most of them containing more
or less of the heresies advocated by the
Greenbackers The bill most pertinent to
the occasion, was the one presented By Mr..
Anderson, of Kansas, that no more bills be
introduced. That any considerable num-
Der Of these bills will be considered, Is ez-
pected by no one, but the work of general
legislation being thus fairly begun. Con-
gress is safe to remain in session till the hot
weattcr drives the members away from
Washington.
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EWING, Stephens, Weaver, and all the
other green-t .-aocfatie and deln-grcenback
members. introduce. ills by tho score Mon
day to initiate the currency. Ihi' Is "hal
these lunatics call bills for the relic oil the
people" Relief of the people, indeed 1t
reminds us of the old story Of the doctor
going cunning with his man. Suddenly
flock of wild ducks started up, when the
latter, who carried the gun, asked with
cagcrneas. "Shall | phy~ic EN-. master ?"
"Physic EN-, what do you mean by that"
said the enragcd doctor. why, kill EN-,
Of course" replied the man. IT, just that
way with the grcenbacS "reliet of the
people" Relief OF their sort is killing
Boston TCat.ReT.
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One Of The New York divorce lawyers,
who advertise to procure divorces for any
body in thirty days without scandal or
publicity" has been shown up pretty
thoroughly by the New York World. Ills
name Is Monroe Adams. A World reporter
called upon him and introduced himself as
Mr. BOwes, stating that he was tired OF his
wife, and wanted divorce, as he had
more attractive woman in view. Adams
smilingly assured him that be found that
generally the case" and it was known in
legal phrase as case Of incompatibllity
A retaining fee Of ten dollars was paid, and
Mr.. BJwes, who IN point Of fact was unmar-
ried submitted what appeared to be certified
copy Of the record OF a marriage in St. In
noceut's parish, New Brunswick, of John
A. Bowes and Sarah Maria Pnnock. Per-
sonal service Of the summons was pronounced
unnecessary if the wife could be persuaded
to sign paper prepared by Adams, which
in an accompanying letter he represented
to her to be formal release of her interest
in certain property involved in law suit to
which her husband was party The sigma
ture Of the fictitious wife was obtained by
collision with friend Of B)wes in New
Brunswick, and, after some delays and
the payment of twenty FIVE dollars more,
paper WAS handed 10 B)wes
purpJrting TO be certified copy Of
a decree Of the circuit court of Walworth
county. Wisconsin, dissolsing the marriage
of John BJwes and Sarah NJ. Bowes, signed
By John I. Wentworth, circuit Judge, attest
ed by the clerk and bearing tie seal of the
court. Investigation showed that this docu-
ment was shameless forgery. Proceedings
have been taken to prosecute Adams Tor
swindling, forgery and malpractice, and it
is to be hoped that he will receive the pun
ishment due to such rascality. In the mean
time, parties who have procured divorces
which were no divorces, through his agency
aud have married again on the strength Of
them, are probably in some trouble.
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News by Telegraph.
VERMONT NEWS.


HYDEPARk, Vt April 23.-The Morris
Vile Hotel, A. j. Robbins. proprietor, was
burned at two o'clock this morning. The
house was entirely consumed. but the fur
niture was mostly saved The guests es-
capped with difficulty, sacrificing their bag
bage in most instances. F. W. Thorpe,
ex.states attorney, left pocket book under
his pillow with $40 cash. Loss, $4,000; ,
insurance. s. 200. The origin of the fire
il supposed to have been in the ironing
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Nevada newspapers announce that vast
numbers Of grasshoppcr eggs arc lncubating
in Sierrc Valley. A spadeiul Of soil Is rep
resented to have contained hundreds Of
thousands of eggs deposited in clusters. The
farmers have not turned furrow this
spring, knowing that with these insects IN
the soil their work would be fruitless Of
result