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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-06-17
Gear Nicholas and His Doctor.

On the I'd of March, 1855, when it
was known that the Gar Nicholas had
died, wild excitement, increasing from
day to day, burst forth against his Ia
voritc physician, DR.. Mandt, the more
readily suspected because he was Ger
man. Busy caluminators spread the
news abroad in all circles that the guilt
Of the Emperor's death lay at the door
of his Prussian doctor. Mandt's family,
who were then at Frankfort, were in
the greatest terror, when their fear was
removed by dispatch from st. Peters
burg, stating that the present Gar AL
exander had taken up the defense Of the
illuminated man, having called himinto
his presence, thanked him before the
court for his care of his father, and pre-
sented him with magnificent gold
snuff box, richly set with diamonds.
The doctor, it appears, has left behind
him detailed account of the last days
and hours of his Imperial patient
Almost his only friends at court besides
the Gar himself were the heir to the
throne and the Grand Duchess Helena.
He was an object of violent dislike to her
husband, the Grand Duke Michael.
When the Car was taken i'll Mardt's
meaner foes whispered about that he
would poison their master. The Grand
Duchess Helena warned him of the plots
against his reputation and person. Her
husband called him into private room.
81 found him in the highest excitement"
says DR.. Mandt. 81 thought
he would seize me by the collar, but my
GOODNESS seemed to make some impress
sion upon him, and he contented himself
with shaking his fist in my face and ex-
claiming "Traitorn' An excited con
versation passed between them, and the
Prince ended by saying: son the day
upon which the precious health of the
Gar is endangered by your treatment,
your learned head SHALL hang upon
your head by the thinness of single
thread"
Nicholas, himself, was worked up into
a temporary suspicion of the fidelity OF
his doctor. One day, upon feeling him
self better, the Gar said "Mandt, do
you know that l believed yesterday that
you were bent upon poisoning me :" Il
knew it, sire" replied the doctor "Then
do not forget, observed the Emperor,
"that you have enemies here, and many
of them" On the night of the Cd of
March Mandt had to tell the Car the
news that his recovery was impossible.
Nicholas received his information with
great calmness. He ordered the sacra-
ment TO be brought, took leave of the
Empress, his children and his grand
children, kissed them and blessed each
by name with a firm, clear voice. To
the Empress lie said 81 shall send
for thee when the last moment draws
nigh"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-06-17
RAISING" Setter Dogs.

A good story is told Of Rockville
sporting man. Having fine litter of
setter pups-pedigreed stock-he was
taking special pains to give them Il good
start in the world, aud to this end it
was his custom to rise from his bed at
short intervals to feed them. 1t be-
came rather tedious business for MIN
to "crawl out" during the cold Winter
nights to attend to their wants, so he
tried a new plan. Setting a pan OF
milk IN q warm corner behind the
stove, he went to bed, and in the small
hours the young CANNES called for food.
Thinking to make one job OF it, he arose
in the darkness and carried the pan
carefully to the wood house, when seiz-
ing each pup by the nape Of the neck
he thrust its nose into the pan, and
when all had "got to their work, re-
turned to his bed. The next morning
he was reused by his wife, who wanted
to know what in the world he had done
with her bread pan. investigation fol-
lowed; his wife had vet up batch Of
bread and set it behind the stove to rise.
This pan our "shot" had carried to the
pups, and they, after gorging themselves
with dough, waddled back to their warm
nest. The yeast was good, and the pup
pies rose, looking like SO many mutfs,
with the head of the animal used for
trimming, while their tails and legs re-
sembled warts on an early rose potato.
The sportsman says he would have made
a pie OF them, only the crust would
have been inside instead of out.-New
Haven Palladium.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-06-17
Suicidal Children,

Our Hungarian contemporaries report
peculiarly painful case of double sui
eide committed by two shepherd boys,
respectfully aged ten and twelve, near
Harrisburg. These lads were in charge
OF a flock Of sheep turned out to Craze
on some grass land abutting upon the
Harrisburg Arad Railway, and had been
several times reproved by the Waterman
stationed near their pasturage ground
for allowing the sheep to stray ON the
line. On the 9th inst, just as the Arad
express came in sight, several sheep had
wandered down the embankment and
were in imminent danger of being
crushed by the train, from which, how
ever, they were rescued by the timely in.
tervention of the Waterman in question,
who, as soon as the train had passed,
called up the boys and told them that
he would hare them severely punished
for neglecting their duty and his repeat
ed warnings. The terrified lads held
a consultation together as to how they
might escape the threatened penalty,
and speedily came to the conclusion that
the best way of getting rid of their
scrape would be to drown themselves.
One of them had just had new hat,
adorned with a gay peacocks feather,
given to him, which he sold for thirteen
kreutzers to little pheasant girl, who
had been at play with the boys when
the dreadful menace of punishment was
impaired to them. With the price of
this hat he purchased some small loaves,
and the three children sat down by the
Maros to hold their " Ramona" or
death-feast, and this being terminated
the boys climbed the parapet of the Ma
ros bridge, their tiny playmate counted
aloud zone, two, three, and at the word
"three," they sprang, hand-in-hand, in
to the river, sinking Immediately under
the broken ice with which the surface
of the rapid stream was partially covered.
.-London Telegraph.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-06-17
A Forged Letter.

'1've got letter here" said Colonel
6olon yesterday, (which some one or
another is tryin' to play off on me as a
reg'lar letter from Joe Kuntz," and the
Colonel placed the letter on the desk. 1t
was neatly written, ard Joe's same was
signed to it correctly.
"Certainly, Colonel, that's Joe's let
ter," said We.
.No, STREE bob, no, sir" said the
Colonel, very positively, 'that air letter
is forgery; coz Joe shutters worse'n
whisky fiowin' outen bottle, an this
ere letter reads as straight as mill
race"
And the Colonel wouldn't be con-
WINGED II At Joe didn't stutter in his
writing. Oil City Derrick.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-06-17

1t might be well on the whole, sug
gests the Elmira Free Press, to make
gardens and put Mr. Vennor out of
countenance.
When q boy falls and peels the skin
off his nose the first thing he does is to
get up and yell. When girl tum-
bles and hurts herself badly the first
thing she does is to get up and look
at her dress.
"Sir," said an astorished landlady to
a traveller who had sent his cup forward
for the seventh time, "you must be fond
of coffee" eyes, madame, am he
replied, cor should not have drank SO
much water to get a little.
A distinguished phrenologist, while
recently dining at one of our large ho-
tells, remarked at the table that he had
formed an opinion of the character of
each one present An lrishman, direct
ly opposite, SAID that he would PROFOUND
a question. and that, if it was truthfully
answered, he would forever believe in
phrenology. The phrenolosist said he
was satisfied, and told him to proceed.
"Thin," said the freshman, will yez be
afther telling me am ! married or
singlel'
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-06-17
Hotel Mysteries.

"Why is it, asked the man with the
sample case, THAT at the average hotel
the shortest man is always set down at
the end of the table, where there is
nothing and where he can reach nothing
else }"
And why" asked the sad passenger,
sis the waiter always futtering over
some deliberate, fussy old gourmand,
who Is going to stop over three days
anyhow, when you have only fifteen
minutes and then have to run for your
train2"
"And why" asked the tall, thin pas
seager, "is the black pepper cruet al
ways in the castor on the next tablet"
"And why is it empty when you get
it ~ asked the cross passenger. ..
"And Why" asked the fat passenger,
do the two young married people who
sit opposite you always stop eating and
gaze at you with such pitiful reproach-
fulness every time you happen to look at
themi"
"And why" asked the brakeman,
coming in to light the lamp, doesn't
the hash shat -
"And Why" suddenly said tncs wo-
man who talks bass, don't men5 .alk
sense eN
Ths peaceful silence came drifting IN
to the car, noiselessly as Fundv fog,
until the Car was full of il. And these
questions are unanswered conuGlrums
even unto this day, especially the last
one.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-06-17

Government bonds to the amount OF
about 100000, 900, are held in New
York and New England. 1t would be
a good thing FOR the country if the ma
t;onal securities were widely distributed.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-06-17

The great "tyhee." the world re-
nowned, star BANGED spanaer. the hy1"
medicine man of the Mis- s,chohogann S
will soon he in town. "iIoopla , b G
lngin me |"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-06-17

An infaat is the primer Of humanity
bound in ere rocker.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-22

wFete - i9llows sooa sflsf Garisl8s
uam3assiaa. "Tr0n tho begiun iuE q
iAe Invest gatiou cebceratag Mr Ames
ass al tie CretB Mabalrg. believed
tAa Gea GNseid wks free from al
Eus.ty cannecti0n With thai business
Teis uPiniaa wEt frpaaea aos nerslT
ca ny esu63eroe 10 hs iawEfily. BET
GO t9ac special kpow Re Il bic case
Cougfcss@ss Springsf 10 = recent
speech sid The Repablieka party
las nominated for lie candidate for
President James A. Garfield Of Ohio. .
mAa who has iaue becu Ia public ser
vice, lgug been the leader Of hia party
snd Who stands today the mightisst
warrior Of then 81, the greatcst Re
pulicAn membsr Of the loser house Of
CoBgTess. Ikbos James A. Garfield
IS lciug With him 10 the lower house
ri congress Tor Yeas. and know there
is no RspsblicAn q that body abler
than be- see that the newspapers
are making charges against bis char
sctef bet, my friends. J cannot say 70
y0a that they are in aay wise true.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-22
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TIE InIsII VOTE.

The largest part OF the Irish vote is
and has always been Democratic but
there are signs Of breaking up in the
solidity of the vote and our Irish citi-
zens are showing more independence
than usual. A National organization Of
Irish Republicans has been formed and
Irish Republican clubs are forming in
ell the large cities. A recent number
OF the Buffalo Catholic onion gives
voice to this sentiment as follows:
We have no hesitation whatever in
declaring that, in our judgement, it
would be unfortunate were Catholics,
a. such. 20 be allied To Que political
party. We arc aware, indeed, that
many Catholics - particularly Irish
Catholics to be found in the Dem
ocratic ranks. and we are aware also
What their reward has been An coca.
siOnal bone with very slender pickings,
10 thrown a. a necessary SOP to some
beautiful representative" Q)-who
can control votes, you know. But for
the most part, they have bad more
kicks than coppers for their political
portion and, considering the services
rendered, the Democrats are by no
means as generous or just TO the Cath
olics 10 their ranks as are their Repub-
| lican rivals. We have not forgotten
that when Francis Kernan--a gentle.
man Of pure aud lofty charactcr--was
Candidate for The Governorship Of New
York I've was secretly stabbed by 60, 00C
Democrats because be was Catholic
And we know also that the same ele.
mert would have slaughtered him agair
when put 10 nomination for the United
States Senate. were il not for Mr. Pur
cell vi the Rochester Union, who in
sisted on an open vote. Nor would i
be diHicult to multiply cases Of like
nature Of gross Democratic ingratitud,
to Catholics, aud hence The Tnon
while. as an bipartisan journl. it doe
not champion any political party
would rot regret to End laige LEopor
ton Of Catholic voters IN the Republi
can rxuks
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-22

There arc chunks OF solid wisdom 10
The following letter from TIE venerable
poet.
DEAE FRIESD:-I regret to 6ud that
! cannot, as intended, be present al
the formation Of 4 Republican club for
Amesbury and Salisbury on the 7tb
iutt. / must not, however let the &C.
casiou pass without expressing my
hearty sympathy With the movement.
aud my desire 10 cooperate with you
in yoor labors, in support Of . candidate
Of pure character, vice statesmanship,
aud life long ddelty to tue principles
Of the Republican party, the Uuion Of
the states. and the security Of the
rights Of person, property and franchise.
For myself. ] would gladly find an ex
cnse for retiring from active participa-
ton 10 the coming election, aud would
welcome with ineIpressible relief any
decided manifestation OF a more gener-
Gus and enlightened policy on the part
OF Democrats toward the people OF
color. But look 10 vain for any good
evidence Of change which would jus'
tiiy relaxation OF zeal and vigilance on
our part. have no words Of personal
disparagement for the Democratic nom.
inee, aud do full justice to the sin.
cerity and patriotism Of many of his
supporters but, as rule, the party
remains as il was at tho close OF the
war. Tue time has not come when il
will be safe to entrnst the financial
interests Of the country aud the welfare
OF the emancipated class to a. party
whose president can only be elected by
compromise with the Greenback heresy
and the Virtual suppression by fraud
and violence OF the vote Of the colored
citizens Of the southern states. Mass.
achusetts is not doubtful State.
Her vote will be given to the Republi-
can nominee. But let us see to it thai
her voice at the coming election has the
strong emphais is Of the days Of Sum
ner, Wilson and Andrew.
Thy friend.
John G.. WHITTIER.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-22

General depression won more
Republicans votes for The Democrats
four years ago titan General Hancock
will this year TIE Democrats argued
ailh greA, deal al force thA. the effort
% force specie resumption was running
the country and II there was not 40
Immediate change 10 The financial
policy the moot dlsasiloas results we're
asre 10 follow, that change could not
make matters woise aud would be fure
10 briug better tinsr The Republicans
eoateated tha, The wort effects Of The
resumption policy bad already been
experienced and "a sooa a. that end
eoal3 lie reached business would revive
Tic RspuhliSasa were right. We have
catered upon new era q prosperity
aal sur paper moasy d As good a. gold
The weird over. A change foar years
ago night have made thi3gs 8 great
deAl worse
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-22
20 wr.rrn Asna.ar.


oas e ~ = 81, Flspnbls afEumtnis
1a5 ~ tbs DtaScrass ief several
yssrs pass i tAai tie EePsbsieas party
as ooslrs lca tAs garsfunsai - iezg
asgiawsl g. lls csurtfy Tat asy
aBg ssoals rtssis Ia power ius
essstry were act praspcroas uaaef
Uegs sIicsr rsle the argumess wcsid
ave great fsfes. especially 4 tie Dcu-
rals easl5 e9ef saytA.ag better iof
.ae esuatfy. Bst thc eguattg bss beea
safy gfosperass duHBK ssc pat iwtaiy
esu TIE Wsstiagt3a bsPBb.iesn
Fablisbe8 the following siAtemeut 70
ssgw whAl tie BsPabliesu party lad
osuuibutsd 70 tie material Property
e iAls gaiion.
In 1850. Ahsf % years Of Democratic
rule government s per ecut. hosd
ED for 50 ceuts
In 1850. alter 20 years q Hspobliesu
rsle. government 4 per eeBt boud
sells fof sos
20 1850, alter 20 years Of Democratic
rsle, a loan Of $ls.ooo 600 exhausted
tie market for ak months
AZ ibe end Of 20 years Of Republican
raj. Loan eISI50 600 600 was taken
H a single day.
10 20 years OF Republican rule We
tad
Al increase Of population Of SO per
esut.
An increase Of general agricultural
exports Of 600 per cent
An increase 10 exports Of bread and
bread stuffs Of $50 per cent
An increase Of exports Of mAaufac-
tured articles Of 225 per cent.
An increase Of internal commerce OF
100 per ceAt.
An increase Of railway mileage Of ls1
per cent,
Ia 1860. after 20 years Of Democratic
rule, Congress authorized a loan OF
SIS. 600. 000 to pay current expenses.
10 1850. after 20 y ears Of Republican
rule. the Secretary Of the Treasury pays
SIS, coo 900 OF debt contracted for a
war brought on bys solid Democratic
South. which now wants power again
&C as TO stop the waving Of that bloody
shirt The wearing Of which is Hancock
chief glory and his whole available
stock as q candidate for the Presidency.
10 1860, after 20 years Of Democratic
rule. the balance Of trade against the
country was over $40, 100000.
On May 81, 1880, after 90 years Of
Republican rule, the balance OF trade
was over $l62. 5000 10 favor OF the
country.
These. are evidences Of the won
deriul changes which Republican rule
hAs wrought in the condition of the
country. They are felt in the better
employment which labor fnds, in the
higher wages which the workman re-
ceives, in the innumerable comforts
that he now enjoys, which 20 years
ago were not within his reach, and in
tho vast increase Of wealth, Of comfort.
allie homes and Of Thriving farms. They
are seen in the fact that l7T,000 immi-
& ants of better class than ever before
landed at New York during the past Q
months. To vote for a change now
would imply that We are sick OF our
prosperity.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-22

There is something marvellous 10 the
reduction Of the public debt since the
war. Over $500, 600, 900 has been paid
% 10 Abe last lteen years, or 90 aver
age of over $50. OO0, 900 year. ibclud-
M Eve years Of almost unprecedented
business depression. 10 the ne time
the interest charge Of the debt. which
the real measure of'ss burden ii en-.
tails upon the county, has Teen re.
aced SCI 900, 900 a year, The reduc.
ton Of the debt the last year saves
yearly a. 600. 900 ofinterest. The ex-
ample q this country stands alone.
Other countries with great debts show
aothing 81 The sort 1t illustrates the
wonderful resources Of our country, the
comparative prosperity Of our people,
and the economy Of our form Of gov.
crhneat
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-22

STATE NEWS,
The tewn ~ Pniiaaa h.s r~r"iaiin.
of 1880. Ia 1870 the population was
1884, in 1860 7,5l7 aud in 1850 3,7l5.
Dodge Hall, OF Elmore, committed
suicide recently by hanging. lie was
missed on Thursday, aud was not found
until Saturday night.
The house of Geurgc Williams Of Will
Jamestown was struck by lightning the
other day, and Mr.. Williams is probably
fatally injured.
Us. Clark, Of St. Johnsbury, while
travelling recently, had bis pocket picked
at Newport of 5000 10 money and some
papers.
James N. Mead of Chester, was the vic.
tim Of the confidence game, on fremont
street, Boston, Saturday, Tor $3.50, says
the BostohI Herald.
Mrs. Patrick White OF Bennington wa.
removed 10 the Brattieboro ssylum for
the insane, on the oh lust, and died
soon hHeI Reaching thtFe'
The Montpelier gas company's works
save been rebuilt aud repaired al an OK
penSe OF 5000. rnGRas is now made I
crude petroleum by AAnlon's r cess.
A dastady attempt was made to barn
the Junction house at White River juno
lion, about O'Clock Monday morning.
The Dire was set with rags aud shavIpgs
in the basement aud wss well under way
When discovered by the night clerk and
extinguished, with but little damage.
10 third aud deciding wrestling match
1t LyndonvilIe, Monday, the 5th, George
w. Fiagg Uf Brainlree, won three fslls,
and A. M..Dufur OF Marlboro, Mass two
The ST. Jobasbury and Lake Cham
plain Railroad Company has just pus-
chased 800 tons Of new steel rails which
they Intend 10 ley THE summer commenc-
ing At st. John.bury aud working towards
DAnville.
Monday afternoon, the Uniyefsalist
parsonage ia WillisIou, occ upled By The
Rev, Mr. Bell, WAS destroyed BY fire,
together with the barn. 1'bs Gre va,
caused BY Iitus girl pIsyisg with
mAtehts 10 tie barn.
Pat McCArty, q Cheshire brakeman
met his divorced wife walking With JAS
A bee at Bellows Falls the other night
he beat Albee, and would have kicked
81. vile 20 dealh, had not others prevent
cd He has nsd TO California.
According to the Weekly Underwater,
life insurance policies TO the amount Of
S779, 400 were issned in Vermont 10 1879
Dec. 81, 1879, life policies we're 10 force
TO The amount Of s. ,26l 1876. Premiums
received during 1873, sl67 ,767; losses ip-
CARED, $751;
i At Ludjow on the 81 inst, sidney
Hin, 20 years old sou Of Isaac Ilili, aud 4
son OF Everett White, Y years old, were
pouring five pounds Of powder, which
they had bough, a. the vilIsge siors, Into
An open pail, when lighted Gfeerscker
was Accidenily thrown Into The pail BY
another boy. A terrible explosion took
place and The two youths we're shocking
ly burned nbou, The head, chest and arms
The White boys bGIr was entirely dee
trOyed. Their Injuries were 20 severe q
last Accouuis Il was uncertain wbeihei
they viii recover.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-22

A few weeks before the Tcceut na-
tIonal conventions T. J Phelps wrote
long letter on tho political situation TO
c. N. Davenport whicl vas blisbed
by the Democratic papers and loudly
appAuded by people Of that party. In
i be said 10 regG.i to candidates, 1T
eill be Of 10 use this year, In my judge
neat to offer to the public suffrage
any unknown or obscure
candidate, who must be backed up by
witnesses 10 character, or any military
gentleman, however distinguished,
whose life has been spent IN an eIper-
fence which has disqualified him for
statosmAnship and the control Of civil
affairs" True for you, Dir Phelps.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-22

The Cincinnati Commercial. indepen.
dent in politics says: "The Republican
who is fooled into voting for Hancock
because he was a brilliant General in
the war is a simpleton il he supposes
bic administration would correspond to
bis record 10 that war. He would be
compelled to do as other Presidents
have done rely upon the party that
elected him. lie must follow where
the reconstructed Btigadiers lead and
we may be sure ths, II will not be Ia
the direction Of political and civil
equality. The voter should look behind
the candidate at the party and make a
careful diagnosis before be identifies
himself with il
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-22

Supervisor Davenport Of New York
IL giving the Congressional investigat-
ing committee some interesting testi-
mouy concern fraudulent naturali-
sAlion papers in that city. In 1868
nearly 10000 fraudulent certificates
we're issucd, the greater part Of them
ia two dsys aud before two judges.
Ihese have been voted on more or less
al every election since that time Mr.
u wcnport succeeded a, the lssl cleo
tiou Ia keeping out many Of the votes
cast by persons holding these papers
AID laF this reason be has been bitterly
denounced by the democrats who talk
70 loudly 10 their platform Of free
elections If free elections mean fraud =
ulent ballots then the country has had
enough Of them