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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

w. II. VANDERBILT, though he is piling
up wealth for himself by the folly of the
country greenhorns who send their money
into Wall street, clearly foresees where such
Stiffness is leading the country. He says:
SIT is really wonderful to see to what ex-
tent the spirit of speculation is carried now
adays. The immense amount of inflated
securities which they place before the pub
lie increases the volume of speculation still
more, and will only heighten the disaster
when the great crisis attending all such
spAculatiOn finally cOmes.N
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

GARFIED's Inaugural which we give in
another column is of his peculiar style,
powerfully written. oily phrased, making
a strong impression and yet contriving
not to say anything very definate. The
country will be deeply disappo nted that
he had not the courage to take some po-
sition on the most pressing question of
the day the relations Of the people to
the monopolies
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

A MONSTER meeting was held in Brook
Ign, N. Y, Tuesday evening, to voice the
popular sympathy on this side of the water
for Ireland's wrongs. A large number of
Protestant clergymen Joined the demonstra-
ton. Ex-President Tilden, Gems. Hancock,
and Mcclellan, ex Gov. Seymour and Wen
dali Phillips contributed earnest and stir
ring letters. The following message was
dispatched to Parnell: "Six thousand
people assembled in Brooklyn say to you,
Never surrender. q"
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11
TEXAS has a law as several OIL

TEXAS has law as several other State S
both North and South hav e, forbidding the
marriage of blacks and whites. One
Emile FRANCHISE, who asserted his right to
marry black woman, was indicted, con-
victed and sentenced to five years impris-
by the Texas courts, but now
Judge Woods of the u s. States circuit
court, overrules the sentence, and declares
the State law defiance of the civil rights
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

To those who would not have chosen
the new administration let me say. imi-
tate your gallant and patriotic leader,
Gen. Hancock, who, by his presence and
cordiality at all the ceremonies of the
inauguration, said to his felow-citizens,
"Let US give to President Garfield fair
hearing and fair play,-N. Hayes IN
his Speech TO his Fremont Ohio neigh
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

TINS is another Of those weeks Of
crime for which our self gloryfying Yer
mont il getting altogether too famous.
A se. ond Waiie has turned up ST Wi
nooski; and II is only because be got his
exposure At = younger age than Waite.
evidently shat bis crimes have not wrought
80 widespread devssiat4ion. Windsor
comfy alone reports two supposed muir
ders attempts NJ murder.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

The O'Leary belt walk was concluded
Saturday evening, Panchot leaving the
track with score Of 54l miles. krohne's
score was 523 mites. In the great doub
le race commenced last Monday Rowell
has the lead, Albert having given ~
after the first day; Vaughn comes next
leading O'Leary about SIX miles.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

The Hartford Post tells the curious story
that President Hayes, after Republican op.
position to bis appointments began to ap-
pear, sent for Senator Barnum and asked
him il he could get Democratic votes in
the Senate to confirm his appointments and
Barnum consented, but that Senator Eaton
objected and the scheme fell through.
1t is fact that in the first months of his
administration, Hayes seemed to have more
intimacies with Democratic than Republi-
can leaders.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

PRESIDENT GARFIELD has nominated Levi
p. Norton Of New York to be Minister to
France, and has appointed VIM. NJ. Evsrts,
Senators Thurman and Howe as commits
sioners to the International monetary con-
ference, whose object is to have silver re-
monetized the world over, at Paris next
month
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

If Hayes would now send his check to
Tilden for $l99, 900-and the Bennington
battle monument association would credit
hIs$l0O subscription to Tilden, Then Hayes
account would be square with the country.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

IT Is proved that the kilograms reporting
hog cholera in this country, which created
such panic in the pork market, and so
damaged this country's provision trade,
were forged. The government has set forth
the facts fully to the British legation, and
it is hoped that the foreign markets will be
speedily opened.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

PREsrDEsr Thompson of the First Ma
tional Bank Of New York City assert.
that the Republicans voted for the Fund.
ing bill in Cong ress because they knew
Mr.. Hayes would veto it. 10 other
words there was collision between them,
he president and the banks.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

L THE Massachusetts Legislature is con-
sidering bill to relieve mortgaged
property from taxation, by dividing the
tax, according to their different interests
between mortgagor and MORTGAGE.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

The Wisconsin Legislature is considering
a constitutional amendment to admit women
to the general franchise, and there is little
doubt that it will be passed and submitted
to the people.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

In 20 years the great pine forests of the
country will be exhausted. So says the
president of the Lumber Exchange at
Chicago, figuring, and apparently correctly,
on the statistics of present depletion.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

The last night of Congress was little
more than drunken brawl in the House.
Singleton and Hooker were drunk a.
beasts, and a good share of the time was
spent in laughing at their antics rather
than on public business.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

IT IS notable that about one-fourth of the
towns of the State have elected women as
superintendent of schools, and few are
town clerks
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

TITDEN, who is as long headed politi
cal observer as any of them, predicts that
Garfield must have stormy administration.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

A bill providing for the repeal of the
law exempiing church property from
taxation has been lost in the Illinois
Legislature by a narrow majority.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11
Very truly yours,
DWIGHT johnson.
Chm Board Listers Verno

VI II oVuIu IIoItTs tTnOn.
Mr.. I. c. Marsh, lister from Whiting.
ham, writes, "Let1he convention be cali
ed somewhere soon.' Mr. l. w. Lazelle
Of Dover speaks approviugly of the pro-
Ject, and if the assemblage is held thinks
that doubtless some member OF the board
from his town will be present, though he
does not care to make definite promises
without consulting with his colleagues,
SEQ; r Rice. chairman of the board. and
The majority. however. seem to tt,..,
wed iesday, the 23d to be the best and
most CONVENIENT date, and it is decided
to C II it at the Brooks House BrattIe-
boro. on that daV.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

The REFoRMER's circulation last week
lWo editions for Hindham and Bennington
Counties was 1900.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

The apportionment bill passed by the
House just before adjournment Friday
fixes the number of members at 319.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11
a Agricultural Prizes.

Edgar Tuthill Of Newfane takes the
second prize Of $50 offered by the State
Agricultural college for the best corn
yields. His crop for oue-eighth acre was
Is bl s els and pounds, al the rase OF
l2l In he's per rcre. II. T. Thaver Of
Gui'ior takes q e 9Th prize OF IS. his
yield being Il bushels and % pounds to
the acre at the raie Of over ia bushels
to tie acre. There were 90 competitors
for this prize and 4s for the potato prize
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11
Friday, March II, 1881.

BkT ENTERED AS SEooND-ULAss MATTER
AT THE PosT-OFFIoE IN BRATTLEBoRo, VI.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
A fearful earthquake has occurred at
Ischia Italy, where 1000 houses have
been destroyed. one stree. of the town
being mass of ruins; 100 dead bodies
have been recovered Prince George
Charles of Hesse is dead The steam
er Sultan, from Hamburg for New York
with 100 emigrants on board, was run
into and sunk in the Humber Monday.
The British Parliament has voted
100 to rs against evacuating Candahar
in Afghanistan.-The plague ha.
broken out in Mesopotamia. There
have been Is deaths at Meier and 80 at
Cuaaro.-Nine vessels and 100 lives
were lost of the Aberdeenshre coast 10
the recent rm.-A balloon with an
aeronaut and eight -fsssengers assembled
from Nice. France, Monday, and was
carried out to sea. Three MESSENGERS.
were drownedsat night while the balloon
dragged in the water. The other. s,Ic-
ceeded in closing the valves, when the
balloon rose and they landed.--Paris
had great fire Wednesday night loss;
5000, 900 francs. -
DOMESTIC.
The northwestern states, particularly
Wisconsin and Minnesota, were last |
week buried under the heaviest
fall Of snow ever known there
Gas in tie Rock ts-Mo1ntain coal and
iron company 8 mine at Alma. Wvo
ming. exploded last Thursday evening
throwing the flames many hundred feel
in height, csrryi & away the ~build,nos
around the mouth of the shaft and sci.
ting the machinery and buildings ON f;re
just before the explosion a LARGE nn,,.
Der of men-whfe and Chinese-bod
gone into the mine. and none of ,bem
have been rescued alive.-Gottlieb 70
ell. a butcher. aged go, suffering with
painful disease. slasbed his abdomen
with a razor on Tuesday night of las,
week. The intestines gushed out .nd
be hacked them TO pieces, which he scat
cred over the floor 1t is the mos,
horrible saicide ever reported in New
York. The seventy-first New York
Regiment decorated the Confederate
raves at New Orlezns.-A Committee
4 investigation in the North Carolins
legislature has found colored memher |
Iamed WATSON guilty Of forging a fel. :
Dw members name to an order for uoo,-
y from the Stale Treasurer. ~ !
be panic-stricksn crew Of the I.,li.n d
ark Ajace, which was waterlogged OF ]
'ock.wsy Beach. n. Y, Friday. Cut
heir ihroAis 10 escape drowning. OF
he whole Is o.the crew only one va. r
IL to tell the tale.--The Wisconsin, =
spublicans have nominated I.oeus Cam
ron TO succeed the late Matt III C,ruep- =
The National Bank Of virgini. :
Richmond has been robbed Of over >
IS coo. and a bookkeeper. who has die .
,peared. has been stealing systemati- C
lily for mzny years. Id
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11
WEST EkArrrrs oRo.

Rev Lewis Grout viii lecture at the
Congregaf onal chapel next "Wednesday
evening for ID bsneft Of the Ladies
Enterprise sod ty. Subject The Folk
Lore Of the Zulls." Admission - cents
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11
Maine.

The Republicans of the Legislature
Tuesday nominated VIM. p. Page as
their candidate for Senator to succeed
Blaine.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11
ApvrKrTsEn IErTERs.

LApIEs-Nrs Elizabeth Anderson, Mrs BrAek-
Ell, Mis- Ella n Edwards. Miss EmmA Brown,
Deha rols'insnu, Mis- Minnie L Taylor o.
GFSrs-C p seniArnin, Chas Brown. George :
DERBY, John Batter. LET y NJ Raichelder. Cy Gar.
fier lhoInhs CuHlHiurs. Arthur " Ford. Z
Hsri, ? , I! on, \ Lookvood, sanford \ Peek
NTHsrE.ff. IN re- r,rk Rms
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11
senator Edpuund..

Not many months since distinguished
Senator from New England. being a little
annoyed by one Senator Edmunds' pro-
posed amendments, remarked to a brother
Senator that he would bet $50. il the truth
c uld be known, that when Senator Ed
munds' mother first taught him the Lords
prayer, be bounced up on her knees aud
offered an amendment to it Waterbury
(CI D AmeTicGa.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11
Connecticut,
PROBABLE MURDER AT NEW BRITAIN.

DIR. Phillip, noted character, who
has served term in jill for stealing, ia
tally wounded his brothef-in law. Mr..
Schultz at New Britain Tuesday even
ing. Mr.. Schultz was walking about s
O'Clock on Elm street, when Phillip
came up behind him and stabbed him in
The neck aiming for the jugular vein,
once in the arm, side and back. Phil
lipi has escaped
Birmingham has been having a little
scare over the smallpox.
Kinghorn, who killed his wife at HartE
ford. has been convicted of murder in the
second degree.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11
INTKR-ooRANit TRANSFORMATIONS

The development o. the worlds commerce has
led to an urgent demand for shortenin@the great
sea voyage around Ape Hsrn by constructing
ship canals or rallwal across the Isthmus which
unites the two continents. Various plans to this
end have been suggeAed and will need consider
alton, but none Of tHfn has been sufficiently ma
tured to warrant th6 limited States in extending
pecuniaIy aid. The ,1ect however, is one which
Will Immediately ED 1--WE attention of the gov
ment with a w 1Inorough protection 80
american Am interests, - will urge no narrow policy
commercial route, butin the lapguage Of nv nre
decessor, believe ~ ,se the ''rght and duty of
the United states to asset and maintain such su-
pervlslon ana authority eyer any inter ca
South America as will project our national inter
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

Under this constitution our people long ago
made themselves safe against dangers from with
out, and secured for their mariners and flag
equality Of rights on ali seas. Under this const-
tuition rs States have been added to the Union
with constitutions and laws frame and enforced
by their own citizens TO secure the manifold
blessings OF local self government. The jurisdic
ton Of this constitution now covers an area 50
times greater than the original IS States and a
population times greater than thatin 1880. The
supreme trial of the consttution came al last
under the TREMENDOUS pressure of civil war! We
ourselves are witnesses that the Union emerged
from the HOOD and fire of that conflict purified
and made stronger for all the benefcent pur
poses of good government.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11
nty Meeting of Listers.

The REFoRMER's call last week for q
county board of listers to adopt uniform
Interpretation of the new tax law meets
with very favorable response From
Vernon We get this: -
EDS. Gentlemen Your sug-
gestion for meeting of the listers of the
several towns in the county. | most
heartily approve; it seems to me to be a
move In the right direction. / most earn
estly hope such a meeting will be called.
would prefer Brattleboro as the place
and March 10Th as the date of meeting,
but am willing to De governed by the
majority. Should such a meeting be
called, one or more of our board will at
tend. Hoping such a meeting will be
called, remain,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

The free enjoyment of equal suffrage Is still in
question, ana q frank statement of the issue may
munities negro citizens are practically denied
the freedom OF the ballot. In so far as the
truth OF the allegation Is admitted. II is answered
that in many places honest local government is
impossible If the mass of uneducatsd negroes are
allowed TO vote. These are grave allegations.
So far the latter Is true IL ia only a paIIiation
that can be offered for opposing the frtedom OF
the ballot. Bad local government is certainly a
great evil. which might be prevented but to
violate the freedom and sanctity OF the suffrage
Is more than an evil-it 10 a crime which, If per
sisted in, will destroy the government itself
Suicide is not a remedy. II in other lands Il be
high treason to compass the death OF a king, il
should be counted no less a crime here to stran.
gle our sovereign power and stiie its voice IL
has been said tnat unsettled questions have no
pity for The repose Of nations 1t should be said
with the utmost emphasis that this question OF
suffrage will never give repose or safety TO the
states or to the nation until each within its own
Jurisdiction makes and keeps the ballot free aud
pure by the strong sanctions Of law But the
danger which arises from ignorance In the voter
cannot be denied. 1t covers h field far wider
Of that race. II is The danger that turks and
hides in the sources and fountains Of power in |
every state We have DO Standard by which TO |
measure the disaster that may be brought upon /
US by ignorance and vice 10 citizens when Joined
TO corruption ana fraud in suffrage TIE voters i
Of the Union. who make and unmske the con
and upon whose will hang the dseti- L
nies of our governments, can transmit their su-
pfeme authority 10 no successor save the coming
generation OF Notes Nho are the sole hcifs OF The
power. 1.-THE generation comes 70 is
Inheritance blinded By ignorance aid corrupted
~ vice the fall of The republic will be certain
md remediless
-s THE DANGER or ILLrTERAcT.
The census has already sounded the alarm in
ppalling figures which MARI how dangerously
ugh Is the tide OF illHeracF amuug our voters and
heir children To the south this quesfiun Is Of su-
re.e importance, but the responsibility for the
xistence Of slavery did bot rest VITA the south |
lone The nation itself u responsible for The ex-
ension Of the suffrage. and /. under special obi
slous 10 aid IN removing this illiierscy, which
As been added 70 the voting tp1lsfion- for North
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

LIS. Do'ooy '"oOuJ anu UeOTpe MOODY
of Northfeld
Evans and Tucker didn't lock horn.
Tuesday evening after all, but such bru-
fish language on our Main street ought
TO have landed them both in the lookup.
The narrow guage carried au average
of 40 passengers day last month, $50
in the aggregate This month owing to
the court business it will doubtless do
still better.
Frink. the jeweller is comfortably To-
Gated in his neat and tasty new quarters
In the store formerly occupied dy G. c.
Frost, where he has full line OF Jewell
ry and silver.
Thorn & Son, have already had over
1908 letters soliciting advertising cards
and sill they come at the rate of so or
rs day.
In view of the terrible ravages which
small pox Is making in other parts of the
country. our people should arouse them
selves to the need of vaccination. If
they don't attend to it now they may
yet sadly wish they had.
The young mems lyceum opened very
Friday evening, The
next meeting. tomorrow evening, will
tackle the prohibition question.
Sheriff hidder found it about as diff
rult TUESDAY. TO find witnesses for the
case, as though it was a
rum prose cution.
After repeated backings down. Denmsn |
Thompson finally concludes 10 give Brat |
lleboro a visit, and Josh Whilcomb" /
will be presented at opera hall, May 81. |
An unusually fine thing in the dra-
matte line is promised in "Under the /
.iaslightn at Opera hall 10 morrow even /
ne. The play has been especially re-
written by Augustin Daley for this com
lany.
Jeweller Amsden removes soon TO Pors- /
mouth, y. IL. where he gets handsome
alary.
The question for debate at the Jeffsr-
oman club next Wednesday evening is
hst Of government control Of telegraphv
nd railruadire Disputants, L. J. Bowie
nd r w. Childs IN the affirmative
Thomas Fenton and 2. II. Inch, mega
i've. !
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11

The refundins6f s-os,t Mt u-lower'
rate OF interest sfsf tomplished without
and thus disturbing L. jGslness country. i ven.
lure 70 REFER to the pdbtOn have occupied on the
financial question dutng long service in Con.
gress, and to say that une and experience have
strengthened the opi$A have so often express
% on these subjects fThe finances Of the govern
ment shall suffer no deriment which 1t be posi-
Die ior my administrator to prevent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15
Crop Prospects.

The Democrat would advise farm
ers to move cautiously in the extent
of land devoted to spring wheat.
Its commercial reporter, who has an
experience on a farm in Wisconsin,
extending over a period of twenty
two years, and knowledge of Wis
consin seasons extending over per-
iod Of thirty-five years, would adj
wise the smallest possible acreage of
spring wheat for 1881. The safe
rule in southern Wisconsin is to de-
vote all the acreage to spring wheat
that can be seeded prior to April
4th, and to never risk seed on a
spring wheat crop that cannot be
put in the ground prior to April II.
The heavy SHOWS of the winter just
past, will, in all probability, result
in a large yield Q winter wheat,
and the acreage throughout the
country is large, SO there is little
probability of a scarcity of wheat
and consequent high prices. The
farmer should never lose sight of the
venture he makes, and with little
reason to calculate on a good crop,
or even a half a crop offspring wheat
and also the almost certainty that
no fancy prices, or even unusually
remunerative prices, viii rule. the
devotion of seed, labor, time and
land to a spring wheat crop this
year would be unwise. 1t IS better
fo1 farmers to reconsider their plans
for spring crop now, and devote
their land set apart last fall for
spring wheat, to oats, corn, barley
and other crops. These seldom fail,
while the spring wheat crop is q
venture in this section Of the coun-
try under the most favorable Cir
and altogether too much
Of a speculative venture when the
time for seeding does not arrive I'M
til after the middle of April. With
a dry June after a late spring, the
land devoted to spring wheat will
certainly not return the seed, either
in quantity or quality, with a dry
June following winter of deep
SHOWS is certain to produce the larg-
est corn crop.-Madison Democrat.