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WISCONSIN.
DECLINE OF 0NEENnAcKlsM-nn ne
PUBLICAN PROSPECTS.


runLIC..N PROSPECTS.
Special D1pateh to 7ht CAitaao TribunA
OREGON, Dane Co., Wis, .Ang. g.-The
magnificent crops liayo caused sad havoc in
tho rn11ks OF the Grccnbackcrs, and their
strength Is 20 per cent less than Inst year.
They will not poll moro than 1000 or
5000 votes in Wisconsin this fali,-the
others OF tho 1900 prudign! sons hay-
lug returned to tho rank.and-file Of
tho Republican party, which they left wl,cn
atartlng out on their wi!d.goose chase.
Weaver has had My picture "tuk," with n
back papors lluy0 been distributed around
here, containing cut Of. tho tllustlious car
pct-buggcr and sketch Of hts llle., Not
long since. ono Of Ills late followers picked
ing ths tdhspy ypletafe e p', reaarEe az ns
looking hcad." lie read, "Grccaback Caitli-
date for rresldent"; alid added: "But d-n
the nonsense he has ~ it," Mon who ono
}ssar "a9 %e5e elHtnornR fo. nnythinE to pay
found Il decidedly iapractlcable, and aro
now ready and willing To let well enough
alone. As olle Of the lntlasfon. .seekers, who
aay, "Goi lis not becli kid 10 t!,o Gfocil-
aant ss hty ' ks ss hs eoa shese
cllolcra: lot 1t alane aud It will! gradually
~ sssRRsa f p4avs t3S tSs Ss s ssy Ss
were worthless,-always trying to sct, and
consequently being Mnprodu0ttvu.
The Garfield and Arthur boom caIo In
steady md stE0ug. It has. grown stronger
and more popular every day. On the c0n-
trary, tho 1ialicock aud English boon, can,e
IN big end llrst. and. tho longer 1t Is beforo
the people, tho sn,l.ller It will grow In their
appreciation. Tie Letter OF acceptance Of
Mr. English doesn't 60 down with NIL Of
:" tho great unwasletl" oven. II Is too dar-
tnyly Insulting to Union principles, too bare
faced In. !ts falsehools, too s'l'pudent. and
abuslye In lta eyury part. Dat It is IN keep
inG with his past uttcrance5, md nothing bet
ter could be expeeted. Next NoveRlbos;
however. will clIll! tho ardor Of his followers
and himself to such Rn extent that nobody
will euro what kind OF letter hD wrote. Ra-
publcans are gill plrascd Will! their candi-
uate, hnti, II / Interpret the Wisconsin sign
Alright, It Is that there are, OF tho Badgers,
15,0M more Republicans than Democrats
and GreenbackaFH c0lnhlned.
ROSCOE CoNkI.lka,
6ptetal DApalea to 7As Chicago TFibuHt.
!. MADISON, Wis, Aug, O.-(;eil. Hryant. Scc-
rotary OF Tie State Agriepltnral Society, ll9s
received Il letter from Senator Koscou corlk-
ling. announcing Ills intention q being pres
ent, with Gen. GsaMt and Nr,.. ": II. koWley.
ct Galena, ln.,, at the annual 6tato Fur III
September. -,
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ITS VIEWS or THE NEW ,l0ltK CONFERENCE,
J.. ,Tha Hon. A. 81. Jones, moro gencha!ly
known to fun,o anil politics as Long" Jo1tea,
returned to the city last evening fsouA the
recent New York conference, and WAS duly
subjected by q TlunuNE reporter to the com.
Ing und gqlug statesman's ordeas,-the inter-
View. ....
"l1ow are you pleased with the results OF
the coaference%' asked the reporter. after
the Initial greeting.
: "Very much. lndeet.' was tho reply,
, 1880-08-10

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 0.-Word has been
passed down the ltno that the coming election
must be carried by tho Democracy ut every
a1ld whatever hazard; and this result Is
tIaat our lively Iaddy.hucks are preparing to
revive tho means Md measures BY which
they captured tho CRpltols OF their Spartan
States and reduced the Republicans to II
minority In the Council Chamber ut WASH
inEtun- n-0n-the1' Potomac.
The Greenbackcra ot Mississippi are
skiMntng their teeth and snarlng becallsn
Gov. Stone has ignored them utterly in max
Ing up tho County Election Commissions.
Thuy are threatening war; but II they
know what is healthy for their constitutions
and bylaws they will carefully conilne them-
selves to windy words.
The poliferous pink of tho Holmes County
{Atiss.) Times blusters like bl.lly-rook.
Hear:
Mlssisslppl Greonbackers are nou: of your
Milsh- h-and.molasscs, 1tcad -and-hutto Kind; thoy
arc men. and rs such dcsn4nd thclr rights; uMd
tholr de1nnnds nre hacked by ~ cool heals. as
guns as tho Btnte c0utains.
The flabbcrgnsttng old pomcgranate Of tho
Yalloblsha (1fiss.) Standard has tll!s to say:
We beltpvo we hnve tho ulajorlty, md wo Mro
EogY tn takn p9esSgssiiton q tho stnto 1nat !!ko
bleea. a1d i'd de ia t Tho % ATTEMPT. - ~ "' "S"'
This kind ut tnlk Is tho
Maddest moonshIno.
Outside llandfu! OF Disseminated Demo
oc5nta, tho GreeNbackeTs never had any
strength til Mlssissippl, barring what they
drcW from the Republicans.
When your party had no tlckot to the fore,
tho negroes rallled to tho rag Of the dFcel1-
backers.
AZ your odlous organization will have as-
plrants In the arena this year, tie Grcenback
party 6f Mississippi will
'Wltler aIad
j: Shrink up,
/ Like Jonn1.'s gouFtl.
Dut why waste words on this pestifcrous
purity?
Why czack n fiea With steau,.!.amu,er?
Hancock will capture Mississippi by
$1,000 .....
Majority, like top.
liant an.! rs. 4" -:
lslustcr and = .
Damn
To your hearts content but 1t won't bene-
1T you ono ort or aton,. 80
Your vote in that State was -.
E1,176 -, -:
In 1871. -:'-,' 49,.
We cut 1t down to IL.
1,1Gs :. ,'
In 1873.
: AND NE Will. REEF IT DOWN.
What do uota propose to 10 about {t--khf /
There Ia cat-lap Conservative clique In
our political household that has q habit OF
declaring that the past Ia dead, aIl the Con-
feslerate principles Of the past are deatL : +"
hut these slobbsrlng sluiagulllons' 's'r =;
Lie In their teeth, =
Lilo III their tbroats, and : -
Lie III tho u.aggoty core OF their monErel
hearts,.
When they make this infanuous assertion.
h Dead? =. =
Never!
For the torrents Of Southern blood thas
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GONE TO MICHIGAN,

IND1ASAsU5Is, Ind, Aug. 2.-Prof. ]. F
llcEiroy, Of tho 1nd!ana Institute tor the
Dllnu, has hseli elected Superintendent Of
ule Michigan nl!nl Asylum, at Lansing, a,!u
will entar upon tho dulles Of the oitce early
Which rMleitga,l l.as takcl., flnn intlaliu,
Superintendent Mclutyrc, os tue Deaf and
DMMb Asylum, being tho tIrst to 80. both
arc most excellent officers, alnl Severe l1sses
to the State. Their going IL thu result OF
Democratic MtstMnn1KelMent.
, 1880-08-10
no less than 1880 Republican majority, ald
/ lear predictions Ut frnln 1000 to {, f,000."

hear predictions of from 1000 to 1000"
IN "A MAss or r.ErrEns
sat Dan Shepard ut Republican, headquarters
:" III. Sism,rsl !" aata r.ur ,rnnu,ye re-.
nor;rr .rIot IL, p,',r ho,r ,1tu,n,,re ,r,,t p,
"Utscb,,,mninri i" mi str' Shr,mrti Iuoked
up viii, s,,,Iic. u" Inv. % ,,pt i,ctilatty. nati
]eadouartsrs'' ' ucy"r sr INV ~ nyti,;nr lEG" it
in thjs State. Eyery icttcr H. il fmii fii ;,f i1opc.
encf'lruRstnc,,t. mil t..1ls of I'M solitftv ri
a Iefo Ra'tyy n syfry ys uty na u o
tracts fran, iettera rsnnIr",l ,t,,rinu liz mast
weak M Sl,cunrd ntioWetf IN rc5t,ricr @ r.s to
nick at fnntionl nnfi Int ti,rnI~i, inf t,,nt
1 ta @ .s eS . "eee eKc hey vss wern fram SganWRs We
io,l,. ..which nnvn fl,p rs,u.rt ~ an nrt-ani1as
ion If f;a;iIn,tI mi Hrtii,r ~ fm} mi rn;,.
cltetI ns foliows: ' '"' o'"o' "''>A ~''''
"hsfS arc :, 10 kskes, tbs ycas he5ss no
unites The ncanin ;" iii um,crMtn,,d it,e tssncs'
and We arc fccciyinE iarao acccssloas to our
ranks
Another Writes.
"Cod IL ,vit,, ~ mt. rnor rrova.s., +ho
,epnblican party ~ present mers siId 1An rront @
thnt, Il tloos ttis ycer Yo,, cam reiy ,nnn eyery
iscpniesn yossr being ia thc ranks liz and % On hsna
"Alltl tllesu a,o tho c]ass of letters / re-
cetye pll tho time" said Secretary S|lopard,
"alul they. tell their own story"
"1low about Cook county2' asked the re-
"We have not charee Of that" said Mfr.
Shepard, "bnt the Organization that Is being
favorable e reports nD Tia tGan % iii IN 1s7s. T Eye1y @
| thing seems to be .Eoing on we'll, / hive
| great hone ard faith Ii, Cook County.''
And now ~ 10 the Town of Lake View,
whtcl, this astttc prophet III politics says ID
SO thorouRhly urRailizrd fur ne Democrats,
| lie hasn't lied mich, but he has only fslsi-
| fed little. In The first place, there is no
Hancock and English club in the Town Of
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STATE DISBURSEMENTS.

Npetlaf UIttalth to 1M EHIes00 1F1bHHF.
6rnls0F1ELp, ILL.,, Aug, 0.-T4e 1isburse-
n.ents Of the Stute Treasury ,Auring tho
month Ut July amounted to SSQ1, ,sea8S, Ut
which 81, ,rU. II was for !,ltereat On tho State
debt, aid SnH, ,ol47l fur Interest % local reg
Istertd bonds: 34t22.2A0.G5 .at THO dlsour;~
inents for Interest ,scY IT, paia by Gsa: w., sl;itn,
which piaee lie returned to-day,
, 1880-08-10
PRESIDENTIAL !:
Cen. Carfietd's Arrival at
Mentor from His East
ern Trip.
Thousands Hail the Generals
" Presence All Along the
Line,
And Follow the Train at the
Risk of Life and
Limb,
To Get q Grasp Of the Hand
of the Next Presi-
dent.
A Review Of the Outlook tOr
the Campaign in Vir-
ginia.
How Greonbnclzism Is Declining
in Wisc0nsin-Bright Re-
publican Prospects.
Club Meetings and Pole Raisings
in Indiana and Other
Western States.
Club Meetings and Pole Raisings
in Indiana and Other
Western States.


C1IAuTArQr.A TO CLEVELAND.
C11ArrAUQuA, n. T., Aug. GA 1argo
crowd gathered In the rotunda Of the hotel
this morning, when line was formed aud q
reception held by Gen. Garfield, who shook
hands with each person as he or slit pissed.
The General today wrote his lianlc iii albums
for number Of latlies.
Tile ceremonies indoors over, I'M enormous
crowd assembled around the platform on tho
grounds. from which Gov. klrkwood made
short address.
Gen. Fisk presented Gen. Garfield, who
was greeted first by the ChautauQtia salnte,
and Immediately nftcrward by three hearty
cheers, Gen. Garfield spoke rs follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS: You havo lone so much
to mo since arrived On this shoro tlnt nm
naorning. lLauxhtrr1 hH1 ucser becn hero
aud rcnl!y did not know what yn,l wcrc dotns.
brusa.teiy % % 10 seli mo What cha,,taud,a mcuns,-
80 full Of yousadca TINT havo not yet nsstnll-
since | got hold Of i: but this. SEQ you Rro
struggling with ono Of the two great Problems
6 Co., s Rs Rs Tt sas 9ht ~ Il bo
object Of every hammer strike. Of every 1lnw
TINT lapor has struck sl1Do the to,|nnaoa of I,
6e tae EDs sfsas prn1 sht md i i 50 aSsorSng
struggle that. nntit ono sGnucrs& & t. son,e Gx e.
Into two chaptaFs,-flrse, = the fight to Eet
leisure. md. second. what 70 % With
Chuutuuqua hns assalloil this second problem.
EApplausol Like ~ biessnas' leisure @ is '1y v9ry
aands IS liEey to s PCT sak @ Of @ tho xorid, sek q
hImsolt, tired nt l!fc. mud become q useless,
nsss' nesss % naicrs.and cn"uisqa tryius to d.
vciop new encrEics, largencss Of mind and cult
, 1880-08-10

short stop was n,a,lc. Mr. Conger intro
tlncetl Gen. Garfield, who saiG Tint he was
them only long enough 10 Intfo,luce Senator
KIrkwood, wlo made few remarks.
, 1880-08-10
ILLINOIS,,

JUDGE DAT1H LlsTTE1k+
Sptetaf uspateh to Ths Chicago 1rtbanA
nrooAf1sGroS, ILL.,, Aug. 9.-Julge Davis
letter creates scarcely any comment in thls
city, where Judge Davis resides. Locally 1t
lEas 10 Significance or effect whateyer, rs
Davis has no political following, not having
been In politics for thirty yeurs, and being
personally known by only very few In Nc
LcQn County,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-16
T-.ti,si ~ EBt.sspsIch.r.h cAslr.-

I'm tlt 81 ~ 2 f-lll IT q lf1f 2
S--t U-t E-os tie cheers q uune-cus
ylristss were s-riis5 70 49, -tIs ti Yer.
EtL1ts g tc35 the snsz choir festival ever
ksii IL tie d5oesss C Vsr-po1t hey prompt
j fssTo15#i AID Prc1 5 Z W.4i-sy. c.
rA-is1 q tie CA-seh 4 iks Airs-i Bssao-.
vas engaged &c uoai--i Z. Nu.ie s-i;ttls
% 1s occasion sAs prepared II Esv. C. L
H-i.t--s AID Prf WEitnsy. soi viEesd n
tie Ls13s e tie ssvsrN tho-rs AID The issii.
II, tTT'i-tsi f,- 1h-lEry 3 -ssl
o. Wstrss3sy. Jtu- III. IL cbc-rs Nd
lazy otLsrs ksss --tlsd 81 YsrEsu1ss l. tie
evening ihs Art rehearsal EEs bad With
Pref whitney ~ cgod1cso7 TIE tbcr1s
crlsistsd q ssvsaty-srs szrEsrs. tru-a AZ.
ten dfsrt-i cbc5rs. fcurtss- fruu ihs d.
czss q VsrEo-i 10 uhich were s3isd ihe
ehcIrs C Pen Hsury AID BSass's Po-1i q
tie dlo-sss q Abkuy. Tie Ers. rehearsal
FuA-Lrisad TIE su1csss q tie suisyJr.ss.
Iturs3sy Dc-Ll-g 3 stuo-d rsbsArsA- Va
tsA PttEt ssrv5cs "a LID q, zsr7 X
~ vks-h tie 1s1k, oui=r q ers-i1g prByey
VAs ots-rv-d- Le-ou panied ty spFrop riGi4
-1s.sL sslscilcus AID A. hdiress O. A-r.h
-u.5e t. Rsv. Z 2 Atvi1 q Bzr,iHEto--
Al 80 o'oio-k oorzrrsi the ssrrsos q so-s
II tie fo.loslEg cider. w
Ffaust,sssil- IA. So q CO rss- fra - Va
s<-:.,.-s, A. Z Ls-s, f-ly.-. s1..,,s y Isr' X.
Bal .sss- = e. Nt-gt .--r-t. N--sttti9.
Nefta,ss ItH
crs+d ~ ytrtss - IL,
cs1s.s, .-..s,.-
d. ~ De- IL F......-.--.. ---....... Ct-rssi
sssi1 lss,s.. " =, ~. 0ss,.. Ia-r-a.t..
ttrf-s. Bs-gvt FLiA
Bad rs 2 Ptsffr
A.-rss' n ~ " Ba-1i.t,. 81 K,-7t ,ltrti.
1s,is.s-B-.srss u E. ,lIs s-z.ss vls.l,y
ICES :! ~ ~. N.E-'sy. c.rar ;-E--..
Ct-tsis L.1ui-o. n ............ G-ss
A.sf.-s - -. l.. Tty. Sra rs.aer = * ElzIA
ftrgsllss- 2 ~ ft.--- < s.. 3-a-'f. Gr1-5 La.
1tsss 80 fEs sEit "a svs1tiss .. H-T fi-t
germ, Cal - trt - u3lr1s1r
Esafsf. NJ Co. J. Itss .......... sul.stz
sl--,as,.
Az idis ls;ucT s=rria= the church vAs f-isE
70 IT. -;-1oss Euii. not even standing roo-a
being LEFT -uo5c-p.ed AID A. the lsst straius
o! tie rroes.i0--A, hmm did sway. ihe To-
ing q ,LL -s.A.- - .L;AEss. Arr IL
--rFice. reception ~ TIE parlsl q he ,.si;-
.1g Choir. ard fri-13s u&s hsd II the ho1ss
Il C. v. Br2iOzry
TIA. IL. festival q parish eAo.r.. 70 lap
ply Instituted .; Yerg=a1=s- might become
penn z---l;ly esiAtlisL9d. t-siu=ss meeting
80 hed Afr The closing s@rvics. Al e1eo-
ui.ye committee. oous-siiug Il Rev. c. T.
Ogden Below FLHs Mr Charles Alien.
Burlington AT. &. Z Parker, Verstr-=s
Nr. 7 v. Bancroft Mou;re.isr AID Ir J.
Il william, Bellows FAN. - elected and
eilloEerei u deeid= 1pou tb= : rs and 44-e
~ holding ;Le Leli festival meeting Of
il.s cclu-l;tse Wa Led o. Friday morning
-, ~.Lo-, -AE.-g aLsl decision o. i1oes
point
Th= festival -. a success. AID 20 tn rec-
tor, Re- 7 : Fl.h=r. tn eLor-s:er C. Z.
PaIfer. AID TIE rATish gsuertI!, much cred;
= DE tcT ASSUMING tie responsibility ard
~ q III u IerEaclt ~ eEterrr..-.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-16
TIE Contest ia HaIse.

A. sts,ed IL or iss,s q irsa veef, ths -.
s5g-iss Xxx 1srs e IL NEi1s g slslk;-ft Esi
u Wednesday AID zn5s prsiso5ed orsb-i-
zsiioa q 1l1i bo5T Gor. Gtruslo-s @rz
q ctzcs srpsrs3 Wsdrss3sy q a; AID ~ u
Gorerr.of Id t4sl elected Il Ia Fl1ss Jrhr
D. L2usya. ias F-.sgaiss prsss5e-i q its
Ss1sis, bseA-s e 4fsao h-tlEs CcTsr-e..
IT, F1ssoriss aid c..--ted- IN MEMBER e tie
legislature cg-i;--sd :, Lol5 i13,f sss.5J1-s
dzr.rg tie week III ID 1T t.tszps The
trz-ssc1ioL q s-y iuportK-i bus1as. VLs-
tie E4putdeaa us1b.srs spy,as-si AID lsksd
70 b qualified the JrHEi5sIi q the S. rate
refused to si1ilissei tLs cath % ibsz u The
grand thAi III E-ss szE4fy betors ;1s
G9rsrzoT AID Co-re.-. AID there bang 70
Co-ueil thai al c1aE 70; be psrforzosd
Mss1tirns sI-loT !. L CElz osflsin. Mar
Gsrertl q tks H.t.s t.ili;A va t-1 q IL
cAArgs q iAs S,L;s properly. y 1l-1zs e Al
or5sr isyzed 70 Liz u Cor GLrcelgu o-
wsdnesasy, before b vsai on q oE5s. y.
Ss,zr12y NJ. LaInsOu. ;be s. -.2ts pTzslds-;,
t-1Ily eorelr5-i Ia; Ls c-gk: % s1erriss ias
Gee q GoTsr-cf -.tl k.o;heT G0r=rL5:
vas eaAifsi bzi Ca Caz--tsr.s5- declined
% re.ogrizs tin - tesirg GovsrDor vltLos;
s-Dt- tang tie question 70 The S-pret1=
Coc-rt- o. the zane day ca Ch4-bef-A..
SET the S.zsz krras TAX 9, lie z-ss-zl u
BzLgor, Al E-Esd l1zu sh9 s=-s d-s-oTsr.
q sscrttsd = IL SAT- Hou5s ssrs tanned
ont
On Noadsy evening ;hs scs-s s-53snly
changed vhe- tie RsP-b..ea1 aeubsrs-slsct
Ct tie Leg.s-tt7rs. ireluiing tboss oosrt=i
ct, quietly sLtsred tie Sst= H51ss. tAti-g
the Pzsao1-sss entirely h. ssrprise. AID O.
gzIizsi ss-o-i Legislature. zi;h c-c-rr-
IL to:A brz-eAes. On T-e-dAy. Afr tie
adoption Z! : ssr.s. q gzsstio1s u b .lo.
I1ii;ld 70 tie SarrsZe Court. 18th brz1.h he
of TIE K4psbi1a1 J=gisl2,zre Lijozrred NJ
I'll SATURDAY. On The sane day NJ LAr1son
seui rc;@ u Gen. CLArlberizir s.ti1y % be
recognized - GoTsrI-oE q IL STATE 70
SLj-h iLs General replied II great curt
y that Il o0uld Lot % recoguizs kia.
The situation, thsu. IL this U1i-- the 49,
tbority AID express orierz given lin ~ Gov.
GArcslol. Gen. Chtu.beriAiH l. il coauapd
q the Siz;s trooIs, and Las tie Sac proper
~ under hi protection There are two a.
SvI1sd legislative b1iiss :; tie sat- capital.
one Of ~hich, the F1Eolist. Las 70 qzorura
il u liver brArcA AID Tina tody la std
ily refused to submit tie points At iss-e 10
the decision Of the s1pre--e Co7r1. The 9th
sr. the Republican body. has quorum IL
18th brsnehes, and il quietly awaiting The De.
cision Of The Court On question: Submitted u
it. So far tie advantage is ~iih the Eepub-
EcAns- They lave the sympathy Of tbs eour-
Try, and VII continue to have it 20 long -
thsy commit 10 act Of indiscre;iya or usvr1s-
tim
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-16

FEEXoxT OTTIcLEs RL-Cyloy. TIE 81
tenth annual reunion Of Vermont cfa,er
vas held 81 Brandon kst thursday. 9Th :
large aitsrdzuce. Tie cit!zers Of Brandon
showed great interest in the oceagiou. and
the decorations q the town we're prUfuse AID
elegant. At the business meeting. zhich ga
called TO order At O'Clock ?. X, by Col A
S. Tray a. president. after minor business
proceedings the following cfscers were ckos-
en for the coming year President. Surgeon
George ". Nichols Viee-presideEts, Mai A
B. Valentine. Capt. L. A. Woodbury. secre-
tsry, 5Isi. danes S. Peek: treasurer. Mai.
Levi G. Kingsley; executive committee.
Capt Fred Z Smith. Gen. Perley 2. Pitkin,
Capt John ". Clark. Montpelier vas fixed
upon as the place for the next reunion
At 7:SO ?. II. a procession was formed at
the Brandon HOUSE, BY 8lsrshzll Pitkin, and,
escorted b. drum corps, and with cannon
firing on the way, marched TO the town hall.
where an address was delivered BY Col. J. L.
Lewis, orator Of the evening. preceded and
followed by appropriate vocal and orchestral
music. An elegant banquet closed the even
A-6f wv AS~hDE lgJ4i4ALS 10 llt -<LLL-
ment Vermont eI-Gov. Stewart To 'Our
Country" Gen. Grout TO The Vermont Of.
fcers," Col. Lewis to The Orator" Col.
Farpham 70 The ladies, and Lieut.. Bal
lard to The ladies
The Seventh Annual Reunion Of Vermont
Cavalry boys WIS held at Brandon on the
day preceding the Oficers' Reunion. At the
business meeting the roll was called BY the
Secretary, ". II. Goodnow, and, of the nine
ty or more members Of the society, between
thirty and forty were found TO be present.
The following officers were elected Presi-
dent, Lieut.. F. Stewart StranahAn, 81, Al
bans vice president, Corporal Charles n.
LAphAm, Washington, b. c.; secretary,
Sergt. w. H. Goodnow, Middlebury treas
urer, Sergt. Warren Gibbs, Burlington; aud
ton, Lieut.. J. B. Rice, Bndport, and Capt
Eli Holden, Barre. Upon the compilation Of
the business, the members adjourned TO the
Brandon House, where supper was served,
followed by an able paper on ''The Cavalry
Organization During the War" by Lieut..
Higley.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-16
The Cosneesieat River alley Ma snIe
UaiOn.

This organization. so well and faTorably
known in this vicinity, held its eighth annual
reunion at Keene, n. H, last Friday evening
and it proved a very successful and pleasant
affair in all respects. The number in attend
Anee WAS not as large as it has been many
year before, there being only about eighty
couples present. The organization numbers
about JOO members, and Is steadily iucreas
ing. The business meeting was held in Ma
sonic hall at 8 P. n, when the following Off
GERS were elected for the coming year Pres
iden,, J. Prank Webster, Concord. n H. :;
Is; vice president, F. A. Rawson. Newport.
n. II. ID, Geo. J. Appleton, Keeue Sd,
Andrew Buntan, Manchester, n. H.. treas
urer, Wilson BrittOn, HartlAnd recording
secretary, l. $. Hayes, Bellows Falls CORE
spending secretary, G. C. Danforth. Con-
cord The locating committee for the year
are c. n. Towle, Concord, A. H. Fisher. Bel.
lows Falls, and W. A. Briggs, Montpelier.
Although the place of holding the next meet
ing is not usually decided upon till during
the month Of November, yet it can usually
be foreshadowed earlier, and Montpelier is
talked very fAvorably Of The programme
consisted of an unusually fine concert in the
evening at Cheshire hall, given by Carter's
band of Boston. An Grafton by Rev. Henry
Powers of Manchester, n. H., Grand Chap
lain of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire.
was followed by dancing and banquet at
the Cheshire House AZ midnight. All parts
OF the programme were well carried out and
highly appreciated. The reunion of 50 was
set down by all to have been among the most
enjoyable Of any heretofore held by the or
gAnization, and, as in years before, proved TO
be he party Of the season.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-16

Miss Helen j. Ward, the young woman
who recently shot her mother in Hamilton
Place, Boston, under the painful circum-
stances related in our Boston letter last week,
was discharged from custody last Saturday,
there being no evidence 10 show that the
shooting was intentional, or that it occurred
under circumstances other than those stated
BY Miss Ward in her account Of the sad Af-
fair. On the contrary there was a strong
case Of positive evidence in Miss Wards be-
half with abundant proof that the daughter
had been sOLnnAmbulist from childhood
and had done things in Sleep more difficult Of
execution than the shooting. She is now IN
der the care and protection Of an uncle aud
aunt in Maine. Apropos Of this tragedy, the
Boston Herald speaks word Of timely warn
ing against the prevalent habit Of sleeping
with pistol under the pillow, and says that
this case has been the occasion Of the rela-
ton of many instances concerning hair
breadth escapes from disastrous consequences
OF nightmare, sonnAmbulism, or OF being
suddenly startled out Of sleep by an une1-
Pected noise or movement. TO guard against
an extremely slight possibility Of danger
from nocturnal maraudsrs," the Herald well
remarks, there ought 70 be some other
means devised than 10 risk the lives of limo
cent Persons and those held most dear, as is
now the case in thousands Of households
throughout the United States In hardly any
other civilized country does such dangerous
custom prevail"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-16

The following figures are Of pertinent in
terest, especially TO Our Brsttleboro readers,
"a experimenting and emphasizing the facts
stated by DR.. Holton in his recent lecture in
the citizens course:
Statistics have recently been published
showing that as sanitary science has progress
ed in Great Britain, the prevalence Of disease
aud the rate OF mortality have corresponding
ly decreased In all large towns public opin-
Ion makes the adoption Of sanitary measures
a chief feature Of local administration. The
decrease Of the death-rate during the twelve
years ls67-7s was very marked in the chief
cities OF England and Scotland Comparing
the siI years lsG7-72 with the six years 1873
70, 1t appears that the average death-rate per
1000 persons IN Liverpool decreased from
81. in the former period 20 2s. ! in the lat
ter, being gain Of per cent in MAnches-
ter, from 3l.2 10 90 or nearly 7 per cent. /;
in Leeds from 27.3 10 25.G, or per cent. /;
In London from %. G 10 22. 7, or less than 1
per cent. In Birmingham there was a slight
increase from 24.2 70 24.9 Still more favor
able results were realized in Scotland In
Edinburgh the rate Of mortality fell Oh from
25.S during l56T-72 TO 22 l during 1878, a
gain OF ~ per cent. in Dundee, from q. 7
70 IA, or nearly ~ per cent. In Glasgow,
from sos 70 2T.3, or nearly II per cent, in
Aberdeen, from 22.5 10 2I.7, or - per cent.
II has been estimated that bad the average