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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

Gov. JAMES ID. WILLIAMS. "Blue
Jeans" of Indiana, died Saturday,
~ years old. He was born in Pick
away county. Ohio. but early moved on
to Indiana, farmed it in a rough way,
served an occasional term in the Legisla-
ture. rising little higher with every
Democratic victory, till at last the tidal
wave of 1874 landed him in the House
where his home-spun manners and his
practical honesty won him marked dis
linction. His first onslaught on the
romplainists was in ''towels," whose re-
ported size and ridiculouslJ large num-
Der was only to hide thievery. He was
elected governor of Indiana in 1876. His
administration has not been success
mainly because of his ill-advised decency
in pardoning criminals. but partly owing
20 party scandals. However through
them all, ne has been recognized as an
honest and vigorous, though arough-spok-
en- old man.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26
NOTES AND CLIPPINGS.

The people of Vermont will not forget
that gross inequality of taxation still ex'
lists, and will have to be remedied in
spite of party liner or affiliations. If the
Republican party is not alive to this ques-
lion, the time will come wheu it must
step down and out Brandon NeaoS.
The Burlington Clipper observes apro-
pos the "Morey coniession": To put it
mild. B. B. Smalley is seldom caught in
political tricks. although we are not re-
auested to vouch for his strict political
honesty.
A Vermont legislator can talk longer
and say less than any other man in ex
istence. -E1claange.
The Springfield Republican assures us
that the vision of Grant in 1884 is less
substantial even than an ordinary back
ward ghost. We shall have no dispute
with our esteemed contemporary in re-
gard to this. It's none of our business.
As freshly painted rebels, traitors and
assassins. we would probably get along
as well under Grant as we hope to under
Garfield. The probability, however, is
worth discussing.-Atlanta (Ga.) Con-
Stitution.
The most vicious feature of our presi-
dental system, as at present worked, is
the impossibility of providing skilled
and trained force of subordinates to
steady and balance the course of a new
and reforming chief. Good official work
cannot be expected or secured if the
whole official class is to be changed when
ever Gladstone pushes out Beacons-
field, or Garfield ascents tothe place of a
Hayes, to say nothing o. the terrible de-
moralization which results from the use
in a presidential election of bribery in
the form of promises ofpatronage.-NeU
York World.
Il would rather votefor long.eared
donkey than for you" said an independ-
emit voter to a Galveston candidate. 80.
| come nowl you ought lot to allow YOUR
self to be so intiuencedsJA family ties"
responded the candidate. The voter has
been puzzling his head ever since to find
out why the crowd laughed. Galveston
NeaUS.
know more about be rank and file of
the Northern democracy than all the ed.
itors in South CAROLYN, and never had
any faith in them. They are a party
with name, but without principle. We
Southerners. Democratic to the core, have
pinned our faith to tint name, or mere
shadow. and, Of coure. have lost by it.
l have long contendd that the South
should become more nationalized, and
lay less stress upon the principles for
which Lee and jackson fought.-Oon-
gresham aiken Of South Carolina.
The Democratic party is still great,
historical party, but it has no leaders
none-not one worthy of the name.
What it needs more than anything else
is a Democratic Conkling.-Pulitzer's
81. Louis Post-Dispatch.
There are many public officers now
fessting on Republican spoils who were
brave defenders of slavery until the
chances of fortune were seen to lie on
the side of freedom N. Y. San.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

The Southern press is almost unani.
nous in opposition to the scheme to con.
test New York's presidential vote. The
Memphis appeal says, Garfield is pres.
ident elect, and will be inaugurated on
the 4th OF March next. His title is in.
disputable." $50 far as the people OF
the South are concerned. they are salts
fed that Gen Garfield was fairly elected"
remarks the Atlanta (Ga) Constitution,
which wants Barnum and his confeder-
ates to drop the whole "silly scheme"
of counting him out. THE Southern
Democracy cannot make more griev-
GUS mistake than to countenance the at
tempt chimes in the Charleston Is. c.
NeUs and Courier.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26
1.-THE Boy Should be Relieved

Mr.. Butterfieldo of Nottingham. was the
victim in the house recently of sharp
though Safeguarding thrust from Mr..
Hinckley. of Chelsea. The debate was
upon the bill giving to probate courts
the right to change names under gen.
eral law. Butterfield was strenuous in
opposition and. by way of illustrating
has point, exclaimed. why, if this bill
ould pass there is no reason why my
ten years old boy should not get his
name changed without consent !" Quick
as thought the ex-lieut. Gov. was ON the
floor. "Mr. Speaker" said he. II think
that in all conscience the boy should
have the right to be so relieved"
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

Now Democratic congressman comes
out and says that the records of congress
will probably show that Garfield was not
at Washington at the time the Chinese
letter purported to have been written. as
he remembers there was an important
vote taken in the House on that day.
and from that circumstance remembers
that Garfield wss not present If true,
this proves the forgery of the letter be-
yond all cayil.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26
THE LATEST.

CONDEMNED MURDERER MARRIED
WITHIN A aEw HOURS OF HIS EXECU-
TION.
Msrcus Hawley, 10 be hanged to-day
for the cold-blooded murder of Zacha-
riah Hayes, was married in jail at Salem,
Va. yesterday, to Mamie Hawkins. who
has borne him two children. He was
subsequently baptized. An Episcopal
minister ofiiciated at both ceremonies.
The peace negotiations in South Amer
lea have again been declared at an end
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

Roscoe CoNKLING is to-day the die
tator of the Republican party. The adj
ministration of Mr.. Hayes turned Chester
A. Arthur out of the office of Collect Or
of the Port of New York. Mr.. Conkling
has made him Vice-P President elect.
Gen. George Fl. Sharpe had to leave his
fat Office in New York. and Mr.. Conk-
ling made him Speaker of the Assembly.
Alonzo B. Cornell got the grand bounce
rom the Hayes people. and Mr.. Conk-
ing made him Governor of New York.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

The feeling that Gen. Grant is a pau.
per whom the rest of the people are
bound to support. now crystalzes into
the suggestion that an office OF Senator
for life, fashioned after that of European
monarchies, be created for him. OF
course he is totally unfit for it; it is
merely desired to provide him living.
He is too good to earn it by honest work
as other men do. and other ex-presidents
ha 70 dona
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

ALEX. r. CoCKBURN. Lord chief just
ice of England is dead. at the age of IS.
Though of very immoral private life he
and profoundly learned men, in modern
European affairs. His charge to the jury
in the Tichborne case, was an extraor-
binary effort which won him world wide
attention
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

Is response to the call of the Legislature,
State-Auditor Powell publishes statement
of the net amounts paid to county clerks
throughout the state. The best paid of all
is the clerk of Rutland county. who has
averaged for the last four years sl777. On
the whole the clerks average to receive only
$1,000, which is not any such exorbitant
pay as has been represented. Neverthe-
less, the fee system is a vicious one.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

ACCORDING to Petroleum " Nasty,
the future of the Democratic party is
not full Of encouragement. "Ef the De-
mocrisy of Kentucky he says. "hev to
go on four years more, suhsistin' on
husks, and gittin its likker on credit,
half its votin strength will hev passed in
its chips and gone into the hereafter.
We hev tested our endurance to the last
pint, and the strained bow won't hold
out any longer
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26
Park and the Emma Mine.

New YORK, NOVEMBER l2.-Trenor W..
Park being questioned to-day by repor-
ter regarding dispatch announcing the
settlement of the Emma Mine disputes
in London, said that he had been inform
ed some time ago that the London Com
pany desired to compromise the suit and
he had been asked to go to London or
send an agent to effect a settlement.
About three weeks ago he authorized d.
A. eager of the firm of Field, Haveland
& Co., to go to London and act as his
agent. Park said he purchased the mine
at Sheriff's sale in 1878, for $500, 900; that
he never had any fears as to the result of
the suits, but that-he had always been
ready to make any settlement by which
he could recover what ths lmine had cost
him, and he had given fger authority
to settle on this basis "a " the amount
due him in the ssiIapscf mortgages, stock
or other satisfactory equivalent or secur-
ity. He received cable dispatch from
eager on Tuesday hit to the effect that
he had made satisfactory progress, and
expected to complete the settlement the
next morning. He understood that all
litigation had been withdrawn.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26
Corruption In Delaware
From the Milford Del, Nassl

In some hamlets e-fourth of the
voters were purchased. Not only men
in INDECENT circumstances, but men own.
ing real estate to the value of several
thousand dollars. sold their votes for
$40, SIS and 800 each. In some cases
fathers included in the bill Of sale the
ballots of their sons who voted for the
first time. Among these unmanly
wretches were protesting Christians,
men prominent in church and Sunday
school work. The evil is so widespread
that the candidate with the longest purse,
no matter what his qualifications for
Office. is almost sure to carry of the
nominations,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

BEFORE the war it cost $500 to be elected
Congressman in Boston. Now it costs from
$4,000 upward, and the Boston Journal
wants to have the city divided at the next
apportionment into two districts, one of
which shall be strongly Republican and the
other strongly Democratic, in order to
check the growing decentralization of Hub
politics.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

A SYNDICATE of American and Euro
pean brokers has been formed. guaran-
teeing 100000 for the completion of
the Northern Pacific railroad, of which
Fred Billings of Woodstock. is president.
Within the last Is days the company has
bought steel rails for 800 miles of the
road. and promises to have the whole
completed inside of three years.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26
Hanoock,s Native County

Pennsylvania official vote shows the
following details: Montgomery. Han
cocks native county. is carried by Gar
field by one vote. the figures standing,
Garfield IL ,026. Hancock ii, 025. Mont
gomery township, where Hancock was
born. gave him a majority OF Is, gain
of votes over Tilden's majority in
1875
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

The bills to exempt manufacturing
establishments and G, A. R. halls from
taxation do not look much as if any
thorough reform could be expected from
the present legislature. As the Montpe-
Tier Farmer aptly observes "the beai atty
of our present system of taxation is that
pretty much everything is getting to be
eYamnt
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

IT is difficult to see any objection to
the passage of Gov. Pages bill for the
taxation of. corporations, substantially in
its present form. 1t claims only to be an
experiment, suspends present laws fol-
two.years, and at the end of that time,
if any or all ofits features prove imprac-
ticable, they can be remedied by simply
neplecting to pass the bill again.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

ACCORDING to Quartermaster.G General
Meigs. in the eighty national cemeteries
there are buried the bodies of 147 ,495
men whose names are still unknown |!
OF the known there are l70,997, and
therefore nearly half these graves are of
men of whose identity every trace is
gone.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
FOREIGN.

| FOREIGN.
War between Egypt and Abyssinia is
expected, orders being issued from Cairo
to drive back the Abyssinians by force.
Two thousand troops are at Keren, and
a battalion has been sent to Sanhit. 1t
is stated that 10000 soldiers have left
Cairo, and that the king of Abyssinia is
convinced that Egypt intends to attack
him.-Laycock. the Australian, won
the final heat in the intel national regatta
on the Thames. England. Monday, and
has challenged Hanlan to contest for
the championship of the world.-The
Irish land troubles still continue. Thir.
ty-nine new league clubs were organized
last week. 1t is thought that, notwith-
standing the assurances that no harsh
measures would be adopted, the govern
ment will be compelled to make some
decided movement. 1t is said that Bea-
consffeld will move for the suspension of
the habeas corpus when parliament
meets.-Healey, Farnelrs secretary,
has been elected to parliament.-Dul-
cigno has ut last surrendered to the
Turks.-250 lives were lost by a
steamer collision near SPECIFIC, Italy.
- The Havana police have discovered
$50 counterfeit receipts for collecting
contributions. representing $7 900 in
gold. The counterfeiter has been ar
rested.
DOMESTIC
Mayor Kalloch of San Francisco is
now charged with making officeholders,
whom nc appoints. pay him part OF
their salary.-The California town of
Jameson, Plumss County. with 40 houses
was wiped out by fire Friday evening.
edward Dangon of Kankakee, ILL.,,
has been arrested, accused of poisoning
bis four children.-A lot of vitriol ex-
ploded in Lord & Stoutenburg's drug
warehouse at Chicago yesterday. and
the whole building was destroyed.
Twelve persons narrowly escaped.-
At reception rendered Joel Hernbree
and his wife at the residence of TIM brides
father. Col. Dali, near Kingston, Tenn,
arsenic was used by mistake for
soda Six persons have died from the
Effects and about 80 others are danger
1usly ill.-Margaret McDonough of
N. Y, has been COM
nitted for the murder Of her child bv
hrowing it alive into a vault.-A reg
liar battle in which one man was killed
outright and several wounded, occurred
asst week between the citizens of Fort
Pierce. Dakota. and band of outlaws,
Who have terrorized the neIghborhood |
or four monihs.-First snow storm of
he season at New York yesterday. |
ieavy snow storm in Central Illinois
esterday. The Hudson Is closed by |
ce and the Mississippi is frozen over at
ONE points between Iowa and Illinois.
Extreme cold continues through the
Vest.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

THE Democratic vote in the interior OF
New York. as compared with the Repub-
lcan, falls off only 1920 from 1876. The
$4,000 Republican gain comes almost
wholly from the lower wards of New
York and Brooklyn, where men like
Mclaughlin and Kelley have the power
to trade votes AWAY
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

By an error of some of the election
officers in Indiana, several thousand re-
publican votes were returned for a man
who was not candidate. On the prln-
clple of not going behind the returns
this will elect the democratic candidate.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

Yesterday was double holiday fol
New York-the anniversary of tho Brit.
ish evacuation of the city, as well as the
day of thanksgiving. The veterans OF
the war of 1912 had charge of the cele-
bration of evacuation day.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

The Chinese Commission headed by
Minister Angel is understood to have
completed and forwarded to the State
Department, treaty with China which
puts satisfactory limit on Coolie imml-
Grafton
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

THE Detroit Net0s says: "Ihe Dem
ocratic party is simply an organized APP
petite for office. This is true. Like
wise it is true that the Republican party
is nothing but an organized enjoyment
of offioa
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

THE Legislature has already cost about
$40. 600. All the business it has thus far
completed, though many good things
have been proposed, is OF less than SIX
cents value to the State.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

J. W. Rawell Of Randolph, has resigned
his position as reporter of the Supreme
court feeling apparently sure Of an election
at the bench. E. T. Palmer, the Representa-
tivefrom Waterbury has been appointed to
succeed him.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

GEN. CONWAY predicts another negro
exodus next year. He is working it up as
speculation, alike dipping the poor
negroes and their poor philanthropic friends
at the North out of their money.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

The outcries of the Persians against
the barbarities of the Kurds sound rather
strange side by side with the news that
they themselves have inst destroyed
twenty-five Kurdish villages.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

GEN. w. S. RosECRANs, red ho'
Democrat, is the most prominent Union
soldier elected to the present Congress
To confront the rebel brigadiers."
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

BLAINE riddles the suggestion of max
ing eK-presiients life senators at large
very effectualiy. He says that under the
rule Virginia would have had at one
time FIVE senator's, and Ohio would be
likely to have four or more.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

TIRE Virginia supreme court has rem
dered decision which practically Tor
bids any forcible readjustment OF the
State debit
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

SPEAKER RASDALL's majority in his
Congressional District is 1864, as against
2,6l0 in 1878. This is a substantial and
just tribute to a gentleman who will
probably lead the oppositson in The next
House.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

James Obrien, alias Robert Lindsay
indicted for perjury in the Morey matter
pleaded guilty at his arraignment in New
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

"Brick" Pomeroy's old partner Al
pbeus Foote of LaCross, Wisconsin, mas
been convicted of forgery.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

The REFoRMERs circulation last week
Ipo editions for Windham and Bem"'mgf0"
Counties auaS 4376.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

THE Democrats have majority Oh
81 on joint ballot in the Nevada Leglsl"'
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

The Alabama legislature has elected
Jas. L. Pugh, bourbonish, unrecon-
structed sort of rebel, though very able
man, to the Z. s. Senate.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

Friday. November 90 1880.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

The clothing of James Shanrahan,
employed in pulp mill in Canton, re-
Gently became entangled in moving
belt but he, by his great strength. was
able to seize the belt and actually stop
the mill, thus saving his life, though his
clothing was completely stripped from
his hodv
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

| fioers and newspaper men who have been
to see him, are positive that he is sick
man.
The Festival and sale of dolls by the
young ladies of the Mission Circle, at the
Academy Hall Friday evening proved a
decided success. The decorations of
Hemlock boughs interspersed with Chi
nese lanterns were very pleasing, the
arrangement of the dolls in groups quite
artistic. the fancy articles Just what
every one seemed TO want, and the sup
per exceptionally good, There were
recitations by Miss Sarah Sawyer. and
little Mary Richardson; and songs by
the children of the Circle. The beautiful
dolls chamber set on one of the tables
was made and presented to the Society
by John Henkel the son of the Cabinet
maker.
The PhGsi1 doesn't deny that S. NJ.
Waite used to control it and do a good
part of its editing, not because it isn't
willing to lie about it, because the evil
dence is too conclusive. 1t contents it.
self merely with whining that Waite
should 'tell of it" and says it is due to
its fearless exposure of his crimes"
Fearless exposure" is good, exceedingly
good. 1t was just that kind of
"fearlessness" that a small boy shows
who pounds another while somebody
holds him down, or that campfollowers
and bushwhackers exhibited during the
war, when they valiantly came up after a
battle and stuck their bayonets into all
the dead bodies, and helpless wounded
they could find. Fearless exposure J"
Yes, the PhGnir fearlessly exposed
Waite. after he had ran away
and no more pap could be got from him.
1t barked vociferously after the hand it
had been licking and sucking was gone.
But when s. NJ. Waite was in power here,
no man ever had more servile adulator
more devoted turnkey than was it.
Then whoever sought to "exposs" his
crimes was sure to be deluged with Wit
riolic abuse from his organ. The Re
FORMER. week after week. and year after
year, called for an investigation OF the
bank, such as the most ordinary business
principles demanded. and the PA9H'z