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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

ing the General and Miss Woodford len l..
the 1880 train for Rutland, accompanicd ~
Col. Estey, Mrs. l.. X. Fuller, CAPT. and u;y
Clnrke, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hawiey vboaa'
corted them 10 Bellows Falls-Col. Es,ey ~
ing on with tho General till the trains ny o.
The party were agrceably surprised 10 ,peo,
President Seelye OF Amherst College on boo,i
the train at Brattleboro en- route for Rutland
The young mems Republican club ,..
organized Tuesday evening by the election .,
the following officers: President DENIM. ?
Tasker; vice presidents, Fred Walker Gen
Pratt, G. G. Clancy, Will Edwards Cbsrs,
Barrett Thomas Lllis l. u. Thorn, "
Siddon, Geo. Highly, A. G. Brooks, C.
Johnson f. X. Foster, Will Bohrman, F,,1
Fisher, Will Simonds, Geo. Niles, Franz
wheeler o. W. Bartlett, NJ. b. Savory. Franz
Houphton, II. X. Barrows Secretaries
w. Giles, G. Il. Miller l. w. Goodner: treas.
urer, II. b. Chamberlain executive commit
tee. Louis Green, Eddie Pratt, II. b. Walker
Z. @. Thorn, G. f. Miller; ways and mean.
committee, w. b. Clark, Frank Mapoop
Frank Brazor, A. b. Hastings, David Young,
canvassing committee, +. Wales, Jr, c. G
Clancy, Geo Pratt G. w. Miller, II. B
Chamberlain, Thos Lillis, W. f. Goddard
Fred Fisher, Will Edwards, Fred Taylor. 4
membership Of about 200 has already been
obtained.
The local post Office reports boon" in
the registered mail service, the system being
more literally patronized than ever before
as the public comes to better understand ia
advantages for the transmission Of valuable
mail matter. The registered mail business
of the twenty five principal cities of the
country during the fiscal year just closed
shows the remarkable increase in the regis.
tered letter service Of 10 per cent, and in
the registered parcel service Of 1913 per cent
during the year. The greatest degree Of Sc.
curity within the province Of the Post Office
Department is afforded by this system, OBJ
tanned by the use of a distinctive envelope
retaining in special safe keeping, and syste.
matte receipts and records showing all trans.
fers, supplying a complete trace from the
sender, in its course through the mails, to its
final delivery to the person addressed. Illus
trating the extent to which the registered
service is used for the safer conveyance Of
fourth class ("merchandise') matter, there
were sent from the New York office lj2, j23
parcels, an increase over the previous year of
$3.50 OF letters registered during the
same time there were 242, S57, an increase Of
3j.12G.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06
ration.

Mrs. Lemira Clarke has bargained for f.
S. Sabin, Jr. s, house and the adjoining land,
including the former site of the factory. Last
week Mr.. Sabin tore down the old wheel
house-a piece of work Grafton people were
glad to see done.
"A night blooming cereus belonging to
L. S. Walker had three large and beautiful
blossoms Tuesday evening, and was admired
by large number who visited it.
If we may judge by expressions we hear
from numerous Republicans, one OF The can
didates for county senator will not receive the
full vote of his party in this town.
After the rumsellers of Bellows Falls have
been fined once or twice each, and with a re-
form club in full blast, can it be that anything
stronger than lager beer is sold in that place
Some who go there from this town return ev-
identity having had something besides Adams
ale. But this is one Of the beauties of our
prohibitory law, which doesn't prohibit. s.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

Gen. Woodford is enthusiastically received
wherever he appears. He addressed large
audience in Rutland Saturday evening, and
Monday morning he did happy stroke of
work by visiting the Sutherland Falls marble
quarries in company with Gov. Proctor and
addressing n short but telling speech, from a
pile of lumber TO the workmen who focked
about him. Tuesday evening, at Bradford,
he had the largest audience ever gathered in
the village, ard on Wednesday evening, at
Newport, the hall where he spoke was packed
to OVERLOOKING.
Tomorrow the Washington county Repub-
licans will hold grand mass meeting on the
State House grounds at Montpelier, where
Gen. Woodford will deliver the leading ad-
dress and Senator Edmunds and ex-Gov.
Stewart will also be present and speak.
Next Monday there will be a mass meeting
at Rutland, with Gen. John A. Logan as ora
tor. 1t is safe to predict that an immense
crowd will flock to hear the brilliant senator
On the 10Th, which is the anniversary of
the immense gathering held there in the Har-
rison campaign, Chester will have a mass
meeting with brilliant speakers. On the
former occasion Long Jim" Wilson of Keene,
N. H., was the orator, and an effort will be
made to have the grand old man, who is still
living, present on the 10Th.
We have mentioned only the leading an
nouncements which have come to our notice.
The State is alive all over, and appointments
for all the larger towns are being constantly
made.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

At the moment of going to press we learn
to our surprise % that the DcJamer has not
paid over that 500 reward which it offered
two weeks ago for proof of that copperhead
speech delivered in 1864 by Charles N. Dayen-
port. There seems to be universal impress
sion throughout Windham county that the
proof which we furnished last week, to the
extent of some two or three columns, was en-
inently ''reliable and tangible" IT. by any
chance ~ the DJdmer proprietors have not
read that proof we desire to here call their at
tention to it, and to once more demand that
they stand up as much like men as they can
and pay over their money as was so bOastfully
promised.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06
MINOR NOTES.

Gen. Sherman is strong and ardent sup
porter of Gen. Garfield for President. He
thinks that Gen Garfield, il elected, would be
credited at the end of his term with being
"one of the best Presidents we ever had"
Vim. II. English, the Democratic candidate
for Vice President, was one of twelve North
ern Democrats who, in 1886, voted against
the expulsion of Mr. Brooks of South Caro-
lima from the House of Representatives for
his murderous attack upon Charles Sumner.
After concluding his engagements in this
State on the 18th inst, Gen. Woodford speaks
in New Hampshire, then at Bangor, Me-,
August 2l. August % he returns to East
hampton, Mass, and leaves directly for Penn
sylvania, where he is to speak three times,
then five times in Ohio, five in Indiana, one
in Chicago and st. Louis, and from there to
Kansas until October ..
Fifty young men at Xenia, o., have organ
lied first voters Garfield and Arthur cam
paign club. As its name indicates, its mem
bers will vote for the first time in the coming
election. The idea of this organization is an
excellent one, and it should be extended
among the young men.
Kansas will probably be the banner State
in gaining members of Congress under tho
new apportionment. Her population is al
most one million, and she will get seven rep
resentatives in place of the three that she has
now. Probably all of them will be Republi-
cans.
George William Curtis hit the nail on the
head in a speech at a Garfield and Arthur
meeting on Staten island, Wednesday even
ing, in saying that if Gen. Hancock desired
a full vote aud a fair count, the best way to
secure it was by voting for Garfield and Ar
thur.
The Cincinnati Commercial puts it in this
wise
w ONT S0ccEED Il4YEs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

Mr.. Charles N. Davenport has published
in his paper formal letter declining the
Democratic nomination for Congress in this
District. In view of the fact that nobody
has offered the nomination to him, and the
entire absence of any evidence that anybody
wants him for candidate, this seems TO be
quite an unne cessary obtruson of his person
atty upon public attention. But this is not
our funeral, and SO we will not offer any ad-
vice about the manner of conducting it,
Still, we cannot help suggesting, in a very
mild way, that, for paper which disdains
being either "a personal or family organ, "
the Defamer does manage, one way and an,
other, to keep its owners name and virtues
quite Persistently and prominently before the
public.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

Definite and reliable intelligence has been
received that all the rails for the Brattleboro
and Whitehall railroad have been manufac-
tured and are ready for shipment The first
instalment of 1000 tons was to be shipped
this week by steamer, and is undoubtedly now
on its way. The balance will be shipped next
week. Mr.. Bean, roadmRster of the Central
Vermont who has the construction work in
charge, passed up over the whole line of the
road, in company with Mr.. Stafford, the engi-
neer, Tuesday and Wednesday, The work of
smoothing up the road-bed, laying ties, build
ing depots ETC., is progressing rapidly, and
when the rails arrive, which will probably be
within fortnight, they will be laid at the
rate of at least a mile day. We have posi-
tive assurances that the road will be running
over its whole length by the first of October.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

A Garfield and Arthur club was organ
lied on Saturday, July 81, by electing Hon,
E. L. Waterman president Geo. Kellogg and
Lewis Phelps vice presidents, j. Q. Shum-
way, Lewis Phelps and L. N. Sprague, pru-
dental committee. A committee was APP
pointed in each school district to get the vot-
ers out at the September election.
We have Democrats in this town who are
loud in saying that they think the rebel sol
diers ought TO be pensioned.
Maj. VIM. II. II. Holton is in town for
few weeks.
Mr.. Wales Hayward and family of Bos-
ton are visiting with E. G. Pierce, Esq. Mrs.
b. Nj. Liyermore and her son, of New York,
are on a visit to Geo. Kellogg's for few
weeks
The managers of the Agricultural Socie-
ty have a meeting on Saturday afternoon,
the 9TH, TO make arrangements for holding
fair this fall.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06
south Londonderry.

PosTPoSEAIENT OF THE GREAT RATIFICATION
MEETING ON ACCOUNT OF THE rainfall
READY FOR RoUsING CELEBRATION
The pouring rain which prevailed all
day on Wednesday compelled the postpone
ment of tho Republican ratification meeting
and celebration which had been arranged for
the afternoon of that day. Elaborate prepar-
atoms had been made, and had the weather
been ineacompany of not less than 5000 peo-
pie would have gathered. Ex-Gov. Smith
and Hon. j, NJ. Tyler were ON hand at Ches-
ter, but were telegraphod at that place that
the meeting could not be held. A section of
Fuller Battery, in command of Sergeant
Shields, made their appearance promptly on
Wednesday morning, thoroughly drenched.
but with none of their ardor in good cause
abated. Not to be cheated out of all their
fun, they fired major generals salute of IS
guns in the afternoon, in honor of Mai. Gen.
Garfield, q company of Londonderry men
manning and firing alternately an iron gun
belonging in the town. The local enthusi-
assn was in no wise damped by the bad
weather, and preparations were at once in
stituted to hold the postponed ratification and
celebration at an early day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

-Four persons united with the Congega-
tional church at the last communion, July
4th. =.
Geo. E. Mansfield, superintendent Of the
San dy River railroad in Maine, made a short
visit TO this place a few days since His
road, which is 24-inch gauge, is in successful
ope ration. Its running and carrying capaci-
ty as been fully established, and the rail
road commissioners of Maine consider it to
be the smoo;hest running road in the State
Another road of the same gauge will soon be
built near the Kennebec river. from Skowhe-
gan TO Athens, a distance of l. miles. The
ground for this new road was broken on Sat
urday, July 3lst on which occasion Mr.
Mansfield was present. A company in Cali
fornia is anxious to have him superintend the
building of a narrow. gauge railroad in that
State. The road begins at Reno, in Nevada.
on the Central Pacific. running thence TO
Quincy, Cal, and terminating at Ortonville
when finished, distance Of lG1 miles. His
services are wanted, also, in Florida. where a
narrow gauge railroad is to be built from St
Augustine to Jacksonville, distance of 40
miles. d. L. NJ.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06
That Hancock Letter.

The letter written by Gen. Hancock to
Gen. Sherman during the electoral contest of
1861, about which the Democracy has made
SO much ado, has been published in full, and
proves to be an entirely harmless document.
The letter is dated Dec. 2S, 1876, and is a
statement of the situation as it appeared to
Gen. Hancock, expressed TO Gen. Sherman
with all the freedom of q friendly personal
intercourse. Gen Hancock was confident
in the opinion that there would not be any
necessity for appealing to force, that the
constitution provided methods of adjusting
the difficulty, and that, though the nominal
control of affairs might, in the absence of
definite action on the part of Congress,
rest temporarily in the hands of the COM
manding general, yet he would seek either
the president of the Senate or some civil OIL
Ger under whom to act. He expressly de-
clared his opinion that, although the term of
the President ended on the third of March,
the general of the army and the Secretary of
war continue to exist as such. The letter
now published is an answer TO two from
Sherman. Six letters in all passed between
the parties, and knowledge of what was
contained in the remainder of this CORE
spondence is necessary to a full understand
ing of all the statements and illusions con-
tanned in this letter. A Washington dss-
patch intimates that the letter as published
is a garbled version and that the most signif-
cant passages are omitted. Perhaps we ought
to hope that this is the case, for as it now
stands the publication of the letter steals all
of the revolutionary thunder which gave oul
own Hiram his cheap notoriety before the
country. With bated breath he told that
Cincinnati reporter how Hancock was ready
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

Gen. Garfelds journey from Ohio to New
York city on Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week, was one continued ovation, thousands
of people collecting at all stations on the line
where the train stopped to catch even
glimpse of the coming President. Fully 3d.
600 people, it is said, turned out for this pur-
pose at Buffalo, and immense crowds at other
points. The enthusiasm was everywhere i'm
mense. Gen. Garfield was met at different
points on the line by many of the most dis
tinguished men of the country and escorted
to his destination. A very large number of
those in the highest positions in the Repub-
lican party, including Senators Cameron,
Blaine, Logan, Secretary Sherman and the
Governors of many of the States are in at
tendance upon the great Republican confer
ence in New York this week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06
what Oar DunanerstOn Correspondents
says About H.

We are much interested in the "local poll
tics" with which The PHOENIX has been
freighted the past three weeks. Grand
mother" will win in this contest because she
uses clean language and is careful in regard
to her statements Friend Chandler, late of
the Record and Farmer, administered his
medicine to his Reformer patient in too small
doses, which the sick man gulped down with
out the least grimace. Mr.. Chandler was too
much of homeopathic Not so with The
PHOENIX physician. His doses are allopathic.
The first was strong, the second was stronger,
and the third one has been increased to the
extent that it may destroy the patient. The
public are in suspense to see whether he will
recover. d. L. NJ.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

The Democratic National committee are
dismayed at the unanimity with which the
great body of Union soldiers are declaring for
Garfield, and they are trying to check the
movement by giving out that, if Hancock is
elected, Union soldiers holding government
positions will not be molested; but the Boys
in Blue regard this as a huge joke, in face of
the fact that last winter the Democrats turn
ed out nearly every Union soldier holding a
position under the Senate or House of Repre-
Eentatives, and put in their places men who
served in the Confederate army.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06
Democratic Retrenchnent and Re-
form.

The fiscal year, ending June 80, 1871,
showed an aggregate expenditure Of $292,-
III, lGG. 2G. In 1S7G-the last year in which
the Republicans determined the amount of
the ppropriations-the expenditure was
S2J6, 459, 1873. This aggregate decrease
OF thirty-six millions was reached gradually
through the five years, each year showing ten
millions less in the appropriations than the
year previous. These figures represent the
cost Of the government at the time when the
Democrats undertook to reform it, They
began with diligence, and in the first year,
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877, they on
ly appropriated SOS, eco, COS. G3. All of
their subsequent elf-glorifcation has been
grounded upon that record Of a single year
After that the greed of the Southern Con
gresham was too much for his political dis
erection. The sum total of the annual appro-
priations has gone on increasing from session
to session, until for 1850 the appropriations
reached S297, SEQ, 37.l7-soven millions larg-
er than they were in 1871, and more than
forty millions more than sufficcd to run the
government in the last year that the Republi-
can party controlled the matter. For the
year 1881 Congress has already appropriated
1921, 1923, $3.50, and there is every indica-
ton that the inevitable Deficiencies, upon
which the present Congress will be compelled
to act next winter, will bring the aggregate
close TO the old war limit of $500, 900, 900.
In the light of the above truthful state
ment Of the result Of Democratic reform"
management Of our national finances, will
somebody be kind enough to point out to us
the consistency of Hiram Atkinss talk in the
Democratic meeting hero last week about
what the Democracy would do in the way Of
retrenchment and reform in our Vermont
State affairs could they only get hold of the
reins of the State government
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

State Auditor Powell and Hon. W. II. Du-
Bots, State Inspector of Finance, met at Mont
peler on Tuesday to settle the State accounts
with State Treasurer Page. Their published
report shows gratifying improvement in the
States finances. The amount of cash on
hand, available for the coming fiscal year, is
$l9G, l22. Ca sum greater by upward Of
S54, 600 than was available for future expen-
SEES two years ago. During the last two years
there has been paid of outstanding State bonds
$3G, 600, which leaves the comparative fnan-
cial condition of the State at the present time
over $50, 900 better than two years ago, This
showing leads our neighbor of the Bellows
Falls Times to hope that our state tax for the
next two years may not be over half what it
has been for the past two years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

We positively forbid the Defdmer boy to
call us Sissy" any more. That style of adj
dress implies degree of familiarity that no
respectable young female can afford to toler-
ate with young man possessing such an I'M
healthy reputation as that boy has. Call us
Grandmother" Charlie dear, or "Main
street sewer" or little monkey from New
Hampshire" or "wiggling ring worm, or any
other of your own or your fathers pretty pet
names, as often as you please; but you posi-
lively must not ruin our character with all
respectable people, by insinuating an in
timacy that does not exist. Do you hear us !?
1t is your loving old Grandmother, slipper in
hand, who speaks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

1t would be amusing, were it not such
serious matter for him, to see how alarmed
the DcJamer boy is at his rapidly diminishing
subscription list. 1t is indeed true that tho
Republicans of Windham county have at last
aroused TO sense of their duty and are drop
ping his pretended Independent" sheet,
with its nondescript Democratic politics and
its noisome moral atmosphere. Lying or
Dragging about your list won't help you
bit, Charles, and we desire to suggest to you
that you can make handsome saving in ex-
pense by cutting of a few hundred dead beat
subscribers who never pay, and by stopping
those papers sent to Offices where pOstmAsters
complain that they keep coming, though they
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06
Another Instance Of the Defamer'a
WnfIueucRn

Mr. Editor While en- route for Bellows
Falls on Monday evening, met gentleman
from Putney, and, while in conversation with
him, we spoke of the Democratic convention
at Fayetteville. He said that on that day he
met one of his fellow townsmen, whom he
supposed to be an old-line Democrat, and ask
ed him if he was not going to the convention.
He replied mo- I've got through with them
l used to vote the Democratic ticket, but
when Davenport started that Ret0rmer he
made such d fool OF himself and the par
ty that left them, and have since voted the
Republican ticket" This, think, serves to
illustrate the DetameI's influence out in the
county. p.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

Our State census returns show total pop
ulation of 1884, 455, a gain of 1904 since 1870.
The counties that have lost in population are
Franklin, Windsor and Chittenden, the others
all having gained. The town of Rockingham
claims the largest per cent. of gain of any
town of similar size in the State The above
figures are subject to revision, as six portfolios
have been returned on account of errors
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

to fight for Tilden in 1867, and on the
strength of this pretended revolutionary ten
dency in his favorite he tried to win support
for him from Tilden's friends. We are sorry
for Atkins that his suddenly risen star of po-
litical fame has so soon been robbed Of all its
luminosity, but VIC advise him not to try to
better his case by any further enlargement,
contraction, amendment or explanation of
his much amended original staten nt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

Under the leadership of General Grant, an
organization of Boys in Blue" has been in
stituted, or rather revived, among the old
soldiers for the purpose of aiding in the cleo
ton of Garfield and Arthur. The organiza-
ton in each state is entrusted to member of
the national committee of the Union Vet
erans Union, and in New York and other
states the work is progressing with promise
of good results
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

Measles prevail, but not as extensively as
was feared.
Visitors from abroad are stopping with
many families in the village and vicinity.
A Democratic ratification meeting was
recently held at Grange Hall.
Suitable arrangements and preparations
are being made for the centennial celebration,
which occurs on the 18th inst. Z.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

Mrs. Z. W. Blodgett and Mrs T. Dewitt
went last week to the seaside, where they in
tend TO remain while for health and recres-
ton. Tuesday, Mrs. NJ Davidson and daugh
ter went to Burlington to attend the temper
ance convention, and will remain a short time
to camp out on the lake shore with party of
friends