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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

accounts in the speech previously quoted
That the investigation fthe New York
custom House, made In 1872 by Senators
Bayard and Casserly, and revealing preat
frauds WAS refused publication by the
action of the Republican Senate.
That merchant now living In New
York, ex-member of Congress. paid q
Government detective nearly $500, 00C
not TO expose him M a robber.
That many of the manuscript account
books of the Treasury have been unlaw.
fully destroyed. by condemning them as
refuse and selling them TO the paper mill
or burning then rs fuel, and that over
1000 erasures and alterations occur on the
books now remaining, some of them To
the extent of millions of dollars.
That the appointment of the now prov
en- corruptiobist Belknap to the Secretary
ship of war so soon after Stapton's death
never Left reasonable opportunity to
overhaul the department..
That Mr.. Boutwell,, In order to cover
up plain deficits, deliberately altered the
public accounts, MS aftefward discovered
by Senator Davis, and that this is the SO :
cret and explanation of those dishonest
transactions.
There are government bonds in cir
crlation to-day which there is every rea.
son to believe were stolen from the
Treasury, and cannot be shown on its
books to have been paid out for any val
liable consideration.
To-day the Treasury Is counting as
money the words. "Thirty-eight million
dollsrs," written on worthless piece of
paper deposited in its vaults.
Mr.. Del Mars charges may be those of
a heated partifan, but he is man of such
reputable standing as to have held high
Office under the government, and his
ability and accomplishments in statistical
matters are unquestioned His state
ments, supported with such great detail,
and so numerous quotations from official
record, at least deserve scrutiny and in
vestigation, 1t is time, as business ma
ton, to have a settling of accounts with
our agents who have had things all their
own Way for 20 years.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

WHEN the Panama railroad was bull
the Columbian government agreed WIN
its owners that II would grant charter
to no other railroad without the express
permission of the former, nor to cana
unless damages should be assessed IN IA .,
vor of the railroad company. lnasmuch
as it would be out of the question 70
build a canal without railroad TO assls!
in its construction it will be seen tna'
the Panama railroad company holds the
kew to the canal question. The compa-
nv proposed by De Lesseps now promises
to be Il success, and within a few days
propositions were made by its repre-
sentative, Hon. T. W. Park, for the pur.
chase of that property. Terms were
made which were mutually satisfactory,
and the purchase will probably be con-
summated. The stock of the canal com
pany is to be held abroad.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

Gov. PoRrER's plurality in Indiana is
1851, but he falls about 1000 short of a
majority. The average plurality of the
Republican ticket is about $500. The in.
dianapolis Journal, the leading Republi-
can paper in the State, admits that it will
be doubtful next Tuesday. The Repub-
lican majorities in Ohio range from H.
900 to 20,5OO. The total vote-465, 1894 in
Indiana, 7l4,276 in Ohio-is the largest
on record. So large as to conclusively
prove fraud on one side or the other or
both. In Ohio not less than a dozen
counties show vote cast from 800 to 500
larger than the number voters recorded
by the census.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

AUGUST BELMONT, the representative OF
the Rothschilds in this country, and who
is as much interested in financial stability
as anybody, doesn't take much stock in
the business scare" which the Republi-
cans are trying to copjure up. He calls
it "the quadrennial panic, or four-year
fits, which 100000 Republican Office
holders always try to communicate to
their friends in business" He reminds
the simple minded folks who are trying
to be terrified, that the change they dread
is the very thing republican institutions
were established to secure. This is the
truth exactly. If there was any fact in
the pretense of the politicians of danger
from change of rule from one half of
the people to the other half, it would be
the most conclusive evidence that our
republican form of government is delu-
sion and humbug.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

by statute to change names upon proper
application. Aiter talking about "b-ains'
| and "brass" In reporters, no says thai
there are means by which names may b.
changed In cases Of adoption. and by do
posting record In town clerks Office and
In certain cases. upon petition TO Probate
conrt. but insists that there are other
meritorious cases, not covered by statute,
on which hearings should not BIO refused
by the Legislature.
There is n good deal of talk among the
members In regard to the coming election
of judges of the Supreme court, and il
would not be surprising IL some changes
were made by the election of new men,
beers.
The House agreed Friday to legalize
the grand list of Newport for 1878.9-80.
Mr.. Deming Of Arlington Is trying
to break down the State Normal School
system,
The committee on the State prison. Of
which Senator Dana of Addison county
Is chairman In the Senate, and Mr.. Good
win of Hartland is chairman Ia the
House, made thorough examination of
the premises Friday. They will proba-
bly, recommend many improvements.
Eighty. five lawyers attended the meet.
ing OF the state bar association at Mont
pelier wednesday. The following OFF,
GERS were elected: President. j. l.. Ed
ward OF Newport; presidents, w.
| 9. French of Woodstock, GUY q. Noble
| OF St. Albaps. Charles N. Davenport of
Brattleboro; Secretary, G. H. Piikin of
Montpelier; Treasurer, w. G. Shaw of
burlington; Managers. President Ed
wards, ex-oinclo, w. +. Dillingham; OF
waterbury willard Harrington OF st
'onhsoury.
Mr. Abbott of Bennington has intro
duced his bill 10 enable Arlington, Ben
nington, Dorset, SALISBURY and Sunder-
,a,.u 10 " re ;n4 .he'r pohos AZ not over
~, 'e' '.'e.e'''
HOOKER Delng IN New YORK Merrlheld
o. Newlahe nad 10 introduce me OH. 10
tive.orand list for 1875. "a Wednasdav
IA snecial committee of Ave has been
appointed Is CONSIDER tie Establishment
Of State board of health sr,' -..rital st a.
lisiics, and the proposed repeal o., the
doctors law 80 far l4o pilis nave peen ecu
introduced IN the House as Against |fo
W." Tt years aso. r. 4. s.;d % have
made A., non fass;nr N wb;cb he ,avs the
i,i",,,o 49,, - hro,har Chostor NJ 10
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

A LARGE. florid-complexioned man
was arrested on train at Chicago, Thurs
day, by officers of the secret service. In
one of his satchels, which had been
kicked around carelessly on the train,
100000 in United States bonds were
found wrapped up in q dirty shirt, and
also 5000 in currency. The prisoner
was held in $4,000 for examination on
Saturday, and is now locked up. The
scoundrel proves to be John Doyle, who
has been engaged in crooked transactions
ever since the war. Some of his notes
and bonds were pronounced genuine,
though the records at Washington show
that they cannot be. 1t is barely posi-
bic that they are made from dies which
it has long been suspected were stolen
from the treasury department, with the
connivance of some Of the oficials
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

G. j. SToDDARD, the Republican candi-
date for Congress in the Sd South Caro-
lima district, denounces from the stump
the partisan effort to make votes bv ira
ducing the Southern people. He brands
as lie the floating assertion that Re-
publican cannot make speech anywhere
in the Palmetto State. He also calls the
man a knave or fool who charges that
the Democratic or any party desires to
abridge the negroes political rights.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

BENJAMIN R. NICKERsoN, one of the
Owners of the De Golyer pavement
patent has published an open letter In
the Chicago Times, avowing that the
$4,000 was not paid to Gen. Garfield as
an attorneys fee, but as bride, and was
so understood at the time by the firm
and its lobbyist. He also offers $1,000
"towards the Republican corruption
fund" if the Board of Public Works at
Washington will produce any brief or
argument that Garfield ever made or
filed before them in this case.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

The prohibitionist party hsvs a, u.
com pleted their ticket, and will mi. ~
active campaign In the hope Of bsN,.
the balance of power In the nsst ISsalk
iature. 1t is Ms follows: Goveruo, ~
d. Dodge of Hampton Falls; NM.
com missioners. William Ham Of n ossNa
John g. Goodenough Of Littleton ~.
well II. Hassam of Msnchester; sls. 49,
at large. Josiah M. Fletcher Of N~Au.'
Asa s. Kendall of Swanzey; lat dAt,,.,
Rev. George G. Noyes Of Raymond, o.
Zepha,iah Breed OF Weare; Sd, slsphs,
q. Baker of Ashland; congressmen. In
district. Rev. James M. Bean Of Mlto.
Mills; I'd. Rev. Orlando II. Jasper n
Nashua; Sd, Rev. Samuel G. Kselsr d
Sunapee.
Massachusetts,.
A free lunch fend was fatally poisoned
In Boston Tuesday, by eating some
cheese on the bar, which he afterward
learned had been com pounded with some
rat poison. Neither the mans name nor
the saloon are known. he having died
10 a drug store before an antidote could
be given. ~
Fred Glover. G workmah in Smith q
Anthony's foundry at Wakefield. was d.
most instantly killed Tuesday, by the
explosion OF an emery-wheel.
A Barton woman has been insane
from religious excitement. and goes
around to the neighbors with imaginary
messages from the Lord.
Timothy Harrigan of Boston, an old
jail.bird and confirmed scoundrel, has
been arrested for running. under threat Of
death, girl less han IS years old, en-.
ployed in his house as servant.
Ezra j. Clement, II years old, who
committed the murderous assault upon
his grandfather, Isaac Clement, at Po-
casset last week Wednesday. has been
arrested within seven miles of Plymouth
and has made confession. Three othe
boys are implicated, and the State polic'
are after them The victim 10 out o
danger. Clement says he disguised him
self and, having armed himself with
pistol forced an entrance into the house
Dtluk uuhUl0 ~ uuu tho AnOucys no ON ".
the old man, dragged him from bis bed
lied his hands and threatened to kiILhsc
II 40 made any noise. He pretended =
DC one Hr gang. issuing prolane f,rdel
10 "bill anu slim ard sher aft'
beating the old man terribly. tOOs< b
departure. He went to Sandwich am
heard the crime discussed there. minglini
with the State police and attracting at
tention by asking for the details. In tn
evening he started out to make call OF
a young woman. but was frightened b.
seeing the sheriff apparently in wait fo
him. and then took the cars for Yves
Sandwich.
A child has just been discovered il
Medford who for several months ha
been shut up in filthy attic and com
PEELED to live Ipon crusts of bread ant
cast-of bones. Her mother refused Il
give any explanation Of why she wa
thus treated, but it is inferred that tn
child was Legitimate.
Woodward, the missing defaulter. ha.
been traced to the Quincy station, and il
thought to have possibly gone to Canada
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

Let US stop monot onously croaking t.
each other that Vermont Is the star tina
never SETS" when we know perfectly
we'll that Vermont, in her vicious system
of town representation, is the dullest stal
in the armament OF New England.-Rut.
land Herald.
1t were better had Senator Hampton
spared us an ebulition of temper, which
could not profit him, and may make us
poor indeed. Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
We lost Indiana. Howp By the i'm.
portation of negroes; by intimidation /;
by bribery; by falsehoods; by repeaters !;
by frauds the most outrageous in our
history, save only the one fraud BY
which these sam me rsvishers of the ballot
box elected Hayes and Nichols by the
same votes four years ago.-Cineinnati
Enquirer.
If Gen. Hancock shall be defeated in
November, many of those who assume
to be Democratic leaders will have the
consolation that they have contributed
more effectually to that end than the en-
tire Republican party could HAYS done if
left altogether 10 its own resources
lanta (Ga.) Constitution.
The present tsriH system, which was
the pride and delight 20 the late Mr..
Greeley. so far from fostering the real
industries Of the country, has established
vast monopolies. which are almost DOW
erful enough to take the country by the
throat. and so DerniciOus il the avstem
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

AGAIN it is reported that Mr.. Chris
tiancy has succeeded in securing the as
sent Of the warning South American re-
publics to an arbitration Of their Diff
culties. Commissioners are to be ap
pointed by each of the governments
and if they cannot come to settlement
the matter is 10 be referred to the presi
dent o. the United States.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

The tariff issue which is being. pushed
so far to the front is mainly humbug
Neither side takes an honest position on
it. No sensible man believes the Demo-
ceats if in power would abolish the tariff
or materially reduce the amount collect
ed from it. No one either expects the
Republicans, if they win, to keep the tar
if as it is. 1t has got to be revised, both
in the character and amount of duties,
and every nuhlicist knows it,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

A GREAT afternoon meeting OF the
wealthy business men of New York was
held near the U. S. Sub Treasury last
week, to condemn the silly Republican
cry that "a change" would 'njure the
country. Wealthy capitalists, merchants
and manufacturers, including Erastus
Corning of Albany we're present.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

THE New York i.Sun publishes record
evidence from an investigating commit
tee to show that Judge Tourgee, whose
political novels have wrought such Dem
ocratic havoc in the North, was. no better
than any of the carpet-baggers. 1t shows
that he took two brides while in the
North Carolina legislature. That kind
of men always complain of the abuse
thew have suffered from Southern people.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29
How true are these words of Col. Bob

lngersol:
"Let me say to-day that this Govern
ment 10 at the edge Of INSTRUMENTATION.
Let me tell you the people are losing
confidence in the elections. They are
beginning to think that the men who
make laws were not elected, and laws
are not laws. Unless we return to an
absolute, honest. and pure ballot box
our Government cannot stand"
It will need but few more presiden'
tial steals. or Maine scrapes. or debauch-
ing of elections with money,-all Tor
gotten or condoned by the people In the
heat of their partisanship-to entirely
suck the vitality out Of our free lnstitu-
tions,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

The Ducde Charities, the legitimist pre-
tender to the French throne, gave toast
to the nation and her president at mil
itary banquet the other day. This is In
terpreted by his followers as an accep-
lance of the Republic, and indicates that
he believes freedom is bound to live and
thrive on French soil.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29
THE LATEST.
PHILP ARRAIGNED.

Kenwood Philip. the editor and dime nov
ell writer who in charged with forging the
Garfield Chinese letter. was arraigned be-
fore the New York city supreme court at
IL a. m. yesterday. Col. A. +. Rockwell.
classmate Of Garfield in college. who
ha. received 1000 letters from him, pro-
nounced the Chinese letter forgery. A
recess WAS then taken to enable the pub
fishers Of the Truth to produce the orig
insl letter In court. In the afternoon
Hart produced the letter. Two other
persons testified that Philip was the
author of the letter and one that Gar
field was not
The Kurds have taken Urumiah in
Persia.
The large steam mill Of J. n. Buffnm
q Co. with i.5o0. 900 feet Of lumber. st
Lynn. Mas, was harmed yesterday.
Loss sloo.Oco.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

NEW HAVEN. Conn, had big ex-
union soldier rally last week when 10000
Hancock veterans were in line with
torches and were reviewed by Generals
Badly Smith, Franklin, Couch and others.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

Gen. Hancock is an agreeable and
kindly man socially. of fine presence and
elegant manners. Strangers who meet
him are pleasantly impressed and espec-
tally struck by his high standard of hon
or rs revealed in conversation. What
ever may be the result of the coming
election. Hancock will certainly retain
the respect Of the people for bis knighily
bearing and unblemisbed reputation dur.
ing an extremely searching and trying
tims.-Repablscas.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

The Democratic situation in South Car
olina is becoming more and more critica
The State committee has had to issue an
address appealing to the greenbackers
and independents not to fuse" with the
G,rf olditaS
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29
The osar po] y the Nlhill.ts

A Paris dispatch Says, despite all pre-
cautions, the/nihilists have succeeded
in poisoning the car. Two of the i'm
perial cooks have been arrested on sus-
picion. A Bef1i4sdispatch says the czar S
health is precarious, but hopes of his re.
covery are not abandoned. An escort OF
Russian officers has passed through Berlin
having charge Of 100000 roubles, said
to be the cars priyate fortune.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

Gov. CHAs. FOSTER has denied that he
ever told M. P. Handy of the Philadel-
phia Times, that the business scare was
humbug, manufactured for the OCCASION in
Ohio Mr.. Handy, reputable journalist
who was never before caught lying,
threatens to substantate his story by wit
nesses who were present at the CONVEX
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29
Protection CIR Free Trade or
Extravagance, Which

Our esteemed cotemporary-the Banner
has dropped the sanguinary cry OF the
s'bloody Shirt" ''rebel Claims" ETC., and
is now greatly worried about Free Trade,
which, as Hancock says, is an impossibility
30 long as immense revenues are needed tc
meet the expenses of government But
the Banner is not scared, neither is the ed
itor of the Banner frightened, but the pur-
pose of the Banner is to scare and firghten
other people when there is not the slightest
possible danger. Our worried contemporary
is respectfully informed that the manufac-
turers of all parties approved the proposal
of Senator Eaton to take this vexed ques-
ton of tariff out of politics and refer the
whole subject to a non-partisan committee
of nine experts to be named by the presi-
dent and Congress. Moreover, all thinking
men concur that the present thrift sadly
needs revision at the hands of honest men
not political managers
The whole tariff system needs sucn re-
vision as to promote the. welfare VI inc
whole people, manufacturers inciuoeo'
tariff which gives manufacturers monop-
oily to extort unjust prices from the grea!
body of consumers for the necessarles OF
life, is a shameful imposition. High wages
do not materially benefit employees II the
cost of food and clothing 10 thereby increas'
ed through system of unequal taxation
imposed by their willing or coerced votes.
If a high protective tariff means prosperity
for the people, why did the panic of 1878
occur?
Our contemporary contends that England
and Germany have free trade, hence wages
are low in those countries and that wages
are lower in Germany than in Great Britain.
In proof of such assertions our contempo-
rary publishes the tables prepared by the
political managers of the Republican party
and posted in New Jersey and elsewhere.
Let us see how much reason, truth or sense
there is in these assertions or statements of
machine politicians
1t classes the six countries of Belgium,
Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and
Great Britain together and suggests the
comparison of the wages received by work.
ingmen there in eleven different industries
with those received by Americans in the
same industries. The differences to be
drawn from the statements are manifold.
First-That free trade prevails in these
countries. This is not true. There is no
country in the world, not even excepting
the United States, which protects its home
industries to such an extent as does France.
Germany in the last few years has been
changed from the free trade to the protec-
ton column.
Second-That the wages of labor are de-
pendent upon free trade or protection.
Were this true we should look for the larg-
est wages in France and Germany and the
smallest in Grpat Britain Do we find thio
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

IT is stated that Mr.. Tilden will issue
an address to the people this week urg-
ing them to preserve our glorious insti-
tutions in their purity by voting for
uonaanG
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

HoRATIo SEYMOUR, Abram d. Hewitt,
John w. Forney, Gen. Sickles. Sigel'
and others think that the Democrats are
sure to win on November I'd.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

GEN. j. w. PHELPS is the only presi-
dental candidate this fyear, who dares
to speak right out all he believes.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

The business mems" dodge is on the
wane. 1t has not half the staying pow
ers of the bloody shirt. Give us "new
issue"-or we shall perish.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

The Democratic prospects have. bright
ened considerably within the past week
or so at least it is announced from head
uuartprs
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

WILL the politicians love the "dear
people" as well after as before electionP'
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

The New York Sun thinks that. the
Chinese letter is forgery.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29

They do say that Gen. Grant was
"slightly mixed" at Trenton and Hart
ford,