Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-06-01

TO their corps, divisions, brigades, regiments and
companies, their attention IL called to the fact
that all such books and records should be de
posted with this Office and they earnestly re-
quested to cause the same - he forwarded with
out delay to the adjntant general of the army at
Washington, District Of Columbia. No expense
other than postage or proper express charges
when packages exceed four pounds, the limit for
mail parcels), can be paid by the government"
| MISS G. A. CHrsEy's benefit, Friday evening,
the Sd instant, should not be forgotten, but
should be most generously patronized. Miss Che
ney has been exceedingly obgng in singing on
public and private occasions when her services
have been requested. It II needless TO say that
this service has been rendered gratuitousy and
has been cheerfully and gratefully bestowed. Let
now this community show their appreciation OF
her generosity by literally patronizing her bene-
fit, and while thus contributing to a most deserv
| ing young lady the means to assist her In contn-
uing her musical studies, receive more than an
equivalent in the pleasure derived from an excep-
tionaly fine musical entertainment. Miss Che
ney will be assisted by Miss Mary Phinney, and
also by Messrs. Bancroft Pitlin, Briggs, lIadley
Wheaton and Scribner. Tickets now on sale at
Phinneys.
| DR. BosKINs OF Newport, in one Of his letters
to the Springfield Republican, utters a timely
word as follows "There is visible stffening OF
the temperance sentiment in the state, as else
where in New England and determination man
ifest to enforce the laws more vigorously. The
moment such a movement Is started the pressure
Of obstructionsm in the official class,-grand
jurors, official attorneys, justices and minor off,
cials,-is strongly felt. This class wants the
traffic kept alive as a source Of personal profit.
They regard 1t as sort Of family cow, to be reg
ularly MIXED into their pals, but they naturally
object to making beef Of 10 valuable dairy ami
NAL. 1t is daily being pressed home to the minds
Of good citizens that more care must be taken in
the selection Of our minor public functionaries.
The nominations have been for years In the hands
Of h trading ring in each town and county, who
| adjust their mutual claims" as well as they
can with an occasional bolt such as a sense Of
unfairness or an inordinate greed may suggest),
but under all circumstances the people are kept
on the outside, with the sole function Of register
ing at the polls the private dckers Of the rings.
| think this state Of things is nearing It's end.
The people are being slowly educated up to the
point Of understanding just how these matters
are, and to q determination for reform, from the
school district up"
A New YORK correspondent of the Springfield
Republican says: "Spiritualsm seems to be
spreading rapidly in this vicinity. A great many
new converts to this faith, or science or supersti
ton, or whatever we may wish to call it, have
been made hereabout during the past year.
have never heard Spiritualism so much talked Of
and discussed in private circles as have Of late
and know number OF persons, now its adhe
rents, who but little while ago treated 1t with
derision. What the cause may be cannot pre-
tend to say, though the presence in the city Of =
number of new and extraordinary mediums may
have much to do with it. These mediums ART
reported to show things that cannot be accounted
for in any possible way. They are in some in
stances, lifted up to the ceiling bodily by an un
seen power. their hands being held on each side
and IL the circle is broken they are suddenly
dropped down and badly bruised. At least sucl
is their assumption, and all indications are to th
effect Some of the mediums cause messages t.
be written on states which have been freshly
brought into the room, and have not passed from
the hands Of the buyers. The messages hav,
been written too without visible pencil OF an,
kind. In fact, many Of the manifestations ar,
pronounced to be Of new ORDER inducing be
levers to declare that the science or philosophy il
steadily developing Spiritualism ha
made wonderful strides, so far as belief goes
throughout civilization. 1t is less than fortytw,
years since the Fox girls attracted much atten
ton in Rochester by what was then termed spiri
! rappings Since then the mania, philosophy, delu
sion what not, has extended all over the country
and to every part OF Europe; millions of peopl
being convinced that its source is supernatural.