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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14
MINOR NOTES.

Gen. Garfield sent out 5000 letters from
Mentor during the last quarter of $780, near
ly all in answer to office-beggars
Stewart L. woodford, whose term of Office
as United States district attorney for the
southern circuit of New York. expired
Wednesday, has been reappointed by Justice
Hunt.
1t is reported that Vice President-elect Ar
thur, Who has been widower about year,
will next fall marry the widow of Marshall
o. Roberts, who died at Saratoga last sum-
mer. Mrs. Roberts has fortune of -, 900, =
600.
Gen. Nathan Gotf, jr., of West Virginia
has been appointed and confirmed Secretary
of the Navy. Gen. Gof is about 40 years
old, served under Gen. Hayes during the war
as colonel of Virginia regiment, afterwards
as brigadier, and in 1872 was appointed
L. s. District Attorney for West Virginia,
which office he has held ever since.
Some of the near friends Of Gen. Garfield
at Washington say the policy of the admins
tration with respect to the South will be to
endeayor to reorganize the Republican party
by the recognition Of the best men in it,
black or white, and that more support will
be given the white Republican element in
the South than at any time since the war.
The war department has made change in
the army uniform, supplanting the cap for
an ornamental helmet somewhat similar to
those worn by the German army. 1t is made
of cork, covered with cloth or felt, and has
brass spike on top. Officers and mounted
troops have plumes OF buffalo hair.
Senator Logan introduced a bill Monday
authorizing the President to place Gen. Grant
on the retired list of the army, with the full
pay and rank of general, and empowering the
| President TO assign him to active duty when
ever the interests of the nation demand it,
The Republican candidate for Congress in
the second Mississippi district, George NJ.
Buchanan, is preparing to vigorously contest
Representative Manning's alleged reelection.
| He has summoned 500 witnesses and has al
| ready shown that in one county Republican
majority of 1900 was changed into a Demo
cratic majority of 800.
Mrs. Ellen Campbell, who has for many
years been the superintendent of the NORTH
Carolina deaf, dumb and blind institute, hal
been discharged, because in private letter
| 10 friend in Massachusetts, she said that the
"Fools Errand" was a true picture of South
ern life. The observation was printed in 4
local paper, but the state authorities were in
formed of it and she was discharged at once
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

What a sore spot it was indeed that we
touched the Detamer boy on when we allud-
ed, two weeks ago, to the stop my paper
musketry, which for month past has drown
ed all other noises in the poor youths ears.
Nothing hurts like the truth. The half col
umn which our casual remarks called out is
the only matter we have seen in the Detdmer
in two months which we really felt sure was
original and this must have been original be-
cause no other logic is like the Defdmer's.
The boy says he has lost 81 old subscribers
and gained 73 new ones, and therefore he be-
gins the year with net increase Of 225. This
is indeed convincing. Look out, Charles, OF
you will fall into the bad habit of lying about
your circulation,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14
A Last Call,

Owing ocertan unforeseen circumstances, the hnal
settlement Of the estate Of the late A. Chandler ha,
been delayed one month On this account we are en-
abled to extend for corresponding period the date
for the settlement Of arrearsge accounts Of both the
RECORD AND FARNER and THE PHONIX. Final notice
is therefore hereby given that all arrearages up 20
January, 1880, still remaining unpaid must
have a settlement on or before the 9th day Of
February next. This demand is without qualih-
cation and we have alternative but to insist on
settlement in every case covered by this notice. While
nearly all arrearages Of this class have been paid dur
ing the past month, few remain, which must have
attention. FRENCH sTEDMAN.
Brattleboro Jan. "a, 1881.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

Last Tuesday evening a delegation of Ala
bama colored Republicans waited upon Gen.
Garfield at Cleveland, Ohio, and presented an
address asking him to aid their race and the
South in advancing education, and in all pos
sible li1es of material prosperity. No sug-
gestion was made in their remarks relative to
the appointment of Senator Bruce or any
other colored man to the Cabinet, and the
delegates expressly declared that they came
in the interests of no man, but of their race
and the South. In reply Gen. Garfield said
that the education of their children was the
foremost duty of all Americans, and assured
his visitors that what could be done for them
would be. He urged them to avoid raising
the color line, and not to separate themselves
as a class from the mass of citizens.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

The Chicago Tribune publishes an article
which it claims to be the full text of Gen.
Grants forthcoming paper in the North
American Review on the interoceanic canal
question. Gen. Grant favors the Nicaragua
route over the Panama route because the for
mer is more healthful, the distance is less,
and the cost would be only 100000, 00O
against $4OO, 900, 600 for the latter. He de-
tails several other advantages for the Nicar-
aqua route, appeals to the patriotism OF
Americans in the matter, and estimates its
net yearly income at eight and a half million
dollars.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

rule was adopted at the recent Repubi-
can national convention, at Chicago provid-
ing that the Republican national committee
shall, within the next twelve months, pre-
scribe methods or rules for the selection of
delegates to the national convention to be
held in 1884, announce the same to the coun-
try, and issue a call for that convention in
conformity Herewith, provided that such
methods or rules include and secure to the
several congressional districts in the United
States the right to elect their own delegates
to the national convention" A meeting of
the national committee has been called at
Washington, March 8, and Messrs. William
E. Chandler, Edward Mcpherson and Geo
O. Gorham have been designated as a COM
mittee to receive all suggestions that may be
made and to prepare and submit plan of
that meeting in accordance with the above
rule.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14
Local Intelligence.


Nearly the whole OF our subscription list has now
been put in type and in mailing the papers each Week
the name Of each subscriber is printed on bis paper
The date opposite the name shows to what time the
paper is paid BY this means every subscriber Knows
at glance how his account stands. when payments !.
are made tho figures changed, and this ehange Is
a receipt for the money sent. when remittance ~
rade srb.crtbers should observe whether the figures
ON their papers are changed the following week
II the date lie not changed within two weeks nouee
should be sent by postal card that the error may
ba corracled
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

erwise tho little train would have been in
promptly on time, and hours in advance Of
any other train. The occurrence, however,
argues nothing against the ability Of the mar
row gauge to cope with snow. On the con-
trary, it is great card in favor of the road
thatit was able to make schedule time without
difficulty through twenty inches of solid snow
over 80 miles Of its line.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

The Republican members of the Connecti-
cut Legislature have unanimously nominated
Gen. Hawley for United States Senator Sec
rotary Sherman is the unanimous nominee of
the Republicans in the Ohio Legislature, and
the Indiana Republicans have nominated
Gen. Ben Harrison. The Senatorial contest
in Maine is practically settled in favor of Eu-
gene Hale.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14
THE PRACTICE ON TUESDAY.
q q q 4 O n !.
REPoRT oE TME aRANp JURoR on nRArrIr

REPORT OF THE GRAND JUROR OF BRATTIEBo-
RIO FOR 1880.
1t is with pleasure that report that not
one citizen has been arrested for violation of
law not one police court has been in session
for any citizen of Brattleboro; not one com
plant has been signed by the grand Juror
not one citizen has been in our lookup for
drunkenness not one cent of cost has been
made Tor the town or State for violation of
law have further to report a scarcity of
tramPs, and not half drunkards enough for
seed II the grand juror of any other town
with 5000 inhabitants, in the state or nation,
can ruthtally make similar report, We would
IKE 70 read 1t; II mo-. We claim BrattlsbOrO
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

The trustees of the Reform School, Messrs
E. j. Ormsbee, H. r. Start and j. J. Estey,
accompanied by Gov. Farnham, went to
vergennes on Tuesday to hear the January
examinations at the Reform School. They
are reported as well pleased with what they
saw and the examinations which they heard.
Mr.. Fairbank was unanimously reelected
superintendent The trustees will meet soon
TO make the necessary preparation for improv-
ing the buildings with the money voted by
the Legislature.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

Some of the Democratic Senators and Rep
resentatves are feeling very uncomfortable
over the Postmaster Generals charges of
fraudulent use of the ranking privilege by
them during the presidential campaign. S
S. Cox is accused of sending several bags of
empty franked envelopes to Washington for
use by the Democratic committees.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

Both branches of the Maine Legislature
agreed in declaring Harris NJ. Plaisted elect
ed governor, and his Inauguration took place
on Thursday. The action of the Republican
members in this matter is in striking contrast
with that of the Democratic governor and
council a year ago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

The debate in the House of Representatives
on the bill for funding the 500, 900, 900 of .
and per cent. bonds which mature in May
and June closed on Wednesday. A vote was
then taken, and the result was in favor of a
per cent. bill, by 1872 votes, against 90 for
30 per cent. bill.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14
The narrow Gauge Ra.lne...

The business of the Brattleboro and White
hall railroad continues to far exceed the ex-
pectations of its managers and the public.
The passenger business Of last week was the
largest yet, the number carried during the
week being upward of 800. Last Wednes-
days freight business was by far the largest
of any day, since the opening OF the road.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14
NEW HAMPSHIRE ALMsHOUsE TURNED.


The Stafford county, N. H., almshouse at
Dover was burned last Friday morning and
with it IS Of the pauper residents. When
discovered the fire had made considerable
headway, and many rooms were filed with
smoke 1863 persons were in the building and
great difficulty was found in getting them
The fire caught from the furnace.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

Sarcasm from the Boston Herald Now let
us watch and see if the women Of Vermont
care as much about their newly granted priv
ilege of voting for school officers as the wo-
men of Massachusetts,.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14
BeOermont 4Benit.
BRATTLEB0RO;
FRIDAY, JANUARY IA, 1881.

The VERMONT RECORD AND FARMER wds
combined trdL TIE PuuSix May let, lssO-the sub
srrption list name and good tciH Of the Record and
Farpier becoming the property Of the proprietors n
The Pho mir trifhOtt reserre.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

News comes from Washington that the
Southern leaders are quietly working up their
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

There was full attendance at the special
town meeting held on Tuesday afternoon to
consider the question of the proposed pur-
chase and freeing of the Hinsdale bridge As
soon as the meeting was called to order, Col.
Fuller offered a resolution authorizing our Sc
lectmen to negotiate with the towns of Hins-
dale and Chesterfield, or other parties, for the
purchase of the bridge, and, if satisfactory
arrangement can be made, TO buy the bridge
in their discretion, and to borrow the money
for the purchase. After brief discussion this
resolution was adopted by vote of 24O to l2l,
and the meeting adjourned. The sale of the
bridge took place on Thursday morning
There were but few bidders, and the property
was bid in for the bank shareholders by Re-
ceiver Price, at $50 per share for the ia
shares-this sum including about $1,000 of
accrued earnings. Our selectmen thought it
wise to take no action in the matter, and did
not appear as bidders for the property. It'll
probable that steps will be taken to have the
commissioners Of Cheshire county, n. H., Law
highway across the bridge and assess to the
towns of Hinsdale and Chesterfield their share
of the damages. The town of Brattleboro
would then pay its share of the damages, and
the bridge be made free. There is a good
prospect that this desirable result will be ac-
complished.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14
NATIONAL BANK ELEor1oNs.

Vermont National. -Directors W. p.
Cune, W. II. Rockwell, Geo. S. Dowley, John
Robertson, Henry D. Holton. wP. Cune,
president Geo. s. Dowley, cashier. Semi.
annual dividend, 5 per cent.
Peopk's.-DirectOrs: Farley Starr, ]. ].
Estey, I. J. B. Cudworth, S. L. Hunt, o. L.
sherman, s. N. Herrick, w. A. Faulkner.
Farley Starr, president w. A. Faulkner,
with $1,000 added to surplus.
LAST SATURDAYS PRACTICE AT OAK GROVE
RANGE.
The attendance was small. very strong
variable wind rendered close shooting impos
slble, and the scores suffered accordingly:
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-09-30
Substitutes for Wood.

Year by year other materials are be-
ing substituted for wood IN the erection
of dwellings and buildings of all kinds,
in the construction of bridges. fences
and sidewalks, in the manufacture OF
carriages, agricultural implements and
furniture, for producing heat for cooking
and warming dwellings, and for general
inc steam. In many parts of the coun-
try it Is quite as cheap to erect buildings
of brick or stone as of wood, though the
time required Is somewhat longer.
Within the past five years boards have
given place 10 wire IN building farm
fences, and in ten years more wooden
fence posts viii give place to those OF
stone, cement or iron. Wood Is rapidly
going out Of Use as ii material for hoops
for barrels and other forms of cooper's
ware, and, indeed, barrels and casks of
any kind are giving way to other kinds
of packages for holding other substances
than liquids. Wooden payements are
now generally condemned in all large
cities, and wooden sidewalks Will soon
share their fate. Recently baskets made
of strip-iron for picking cotton, gather
ing potatoes and harvesting fruit have
been introduced. They are light, clean,
very serviceableandco comparatively cheap.
Furniture made of metal or stone is fast
displacing that manufactured from wood.
Wood supports are still used Tor rail-
way tracks, hut 1t is likely that a substi-
tute for them IN some form of metal or
stone will be found before trees can be
grown of sufficient size to convert into
ties. Not only sea-going steamers and
vessels are made OF iron. but many
smaller boats are constructed OF the same
material With the exception of steam
boats navigating rivers and lakes whose
banks and shores are lined with forests,
or locomotives running through sections
OF the country that are heavily wooded,
there Is no longer demand for wood for
generating steam. No one VIII question
the excellence of wood fire, whether it
burns IN stove or open CRATE, but it Is
no longer economical III most places,
even If the material to support it can be
obtained at "a comparatively low price.
Wood Is bulky, while coal Is compact.
The former requires considerable prepa-
ration before it can be used, while the
latter needs none. Much more labor Is
required TO keep up fire of wood than
one of any kind OF coal Wood needs
better protection than coal, and depre-
ciates in value much faster when kept in
any situation Chicago Times.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-09-30
Shall and VIII.

In the South, as in Scotland and Ire
land sholl and will are constantly mis-
used. The West has caught the infec-
ton from the South. The correct usage
Is to employ shall IN the first person and
viii in the second and third persons
where mere intention or purpose is con-
veyed. The reverse Is true where much
stronger determination Is meant, such
as n threat. The threadbare story of
the Frenchman who cried q will
drown nobody shall help me-" Is the
best possible illustration of the perver-
sion to which we have referred. In old
times the East was free from this fault.
Yankee children were so well drilled as
to be incapable of falling into error. but
the corruption Is extending over there
A CORE spondent of the Boston AdUe1'-
dser thus bewails the growing degen-
eracy:
| have been a teacher of MANY chill
dren and young people of Boston. If I
told their names they would be recog-
nized at once as good representatives of
the city's young. l can not recall one
of them who was uniformly correct in
using shat and 1oiU, ShoUEI and 1Cottld
Their sense for realizing the distinction
seemed to be numb. They could not be
taught IT, Whether this is because our
children get so much of their habit of
talk from un-English hirelings, I can
not say. But the sad fact remains
English in Boston has got the dry rot
We hope we shall see reform which
viii drive the innovation ont of good
society Cincinnati G0zeffe
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-09-30
Rube Horenstein's Horse.

"New Orleans will be great blaze,
Misder Hoffenstein, said Herman,
"ven de railroads viii be running here
from the Vest and oder parts uf de goun-
try, Won't it?'
Herman, don't dalk to me aboud de
railroads. " replied Hoffenstein. cit
makes he dink uf de way I haf been
swindled by dem. Yonce I drinks il
would be nice to hat horse TO drive NIT
buggy, und a man dells me dot he will
sell me Won, and We made drale. Vat
you dink, Herman, 1 gif for de horse ?"
| don't know, Misder Hoffenstein, "
Veil, den viii tell yoa. 1 got him
cheap. L gif dree dOlarsa and viddle.
Alder l got de horse finds dot he hat
de worms, und don't can do nothing but
hang his under | p down. und sleep ali
de day. Vile / vas tying to GET the
horse veil, de railroad cars come along
ind kill him. / makes ond NV CLAIM
against de railroad people. md / dels
dem dot dey hat killed NV buggy horse
una dot he vas vert hundred dollars.
Won Ut de railroad men dell me dot he
WI envesdlgate de matter ind to come
back de next week. Ven I goes back
says; L haf come around to get IL.
money Tor my horse vat Won kill nit dc
car. Not you dink. Herman. de man
says We don't pay You nodmg. We
h'i sn'ist found oud dat de killing uf
your morse vas not an accident He
s'uteu 10 commit snicide und got on De
track und waited for de drain to run
over HIM. DE law says YOU don't can
get damages from a railroad under desc
circumstances defefore. my dear sir,
your claim vas wort noting. NY gr-r a
elous, Herman, dink how | vas swiadled
py de railroad, de Internal monop ly
Dut got even NIT dem anyway. heard
nlhn say dot a railroad drain would get
spared und stop if dey saw "A red light at
nlSnt, una L drinks Offer yot he SAYS
Neli' my mouse vas near we're de rail
road vas, and blind mule vat don't
u.st1hB 10 no Won vas loafng around.
Alder a vile L drinks uf sometime. und [
a. 49, nam p Won night und ties 1t mlt
ue NIUE ; neck, und dock him we're de
a.oau runs. leaves him dere. NV
Soious' Herman, all dot night de
ura,ns Vos visiting ind stopping ind
putting de brakes on. und de conductor
ne swear at eteryding vile he smashes de
lamp una makes de mule 90 way. Efeiy
nighe lot couple uf weeks I ties a red
ianp NIT de mules neck. und sends him
up 1e railroad drack. Ven he hears de
vistle, und de drain sdons ba knows he
WI, WI ge' peat NIT sdicks if he sdays dere,
i L.u ne runs away. Dot mule alder avile
learned his pisness und he would go oud
una SooP etery drain vat run on de
road. Joe. c. A6y.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-09-30
The ROYAL MummieS.

Among the royal mummies recently
discovered IN Egypt, with all the mortu-
aTv appendices aud Inscriptions, are the
bodies of Ehutmes III. and Rameses II.
Think of it. Here is the body, in an ex-
celleut state of preservation, of Thut-
mes the monarch who erected the ODE
hsk that is now set mp on the Thames
Cmbaukmeut III London, and of Ra-
mescs. the monarch whose name and
fame are perpetuated in the inscriptions
ON that monument. The account of the
discovery says that ''eveu the flowers
and garlnds which We're placed IN their
coffins may be seen eucircliug the masks
which cover the faces Of the deceased
just AS they were lett by the mourners
over three thousand years ago.
This great collection was found In a
gallery two hundred feet long, filled
with relics of tine Ihebian dynastics ~
relics that had been removed from their
regular resting places in tOmbs and tenn
pies hv the priests, and concealed in this
secret subterranean gallery to preserve
hem against the sacrilege Of some foreign
invader Included in the discovery are
300 mortuary statues, bearing royal
car-touches and inscriptions, fifteen
enormous wigs. and above all, n vast
leathcru tent il a truly wonderful state
If preservation. 1t is covered with
hieroglyphs most carefully embroidered
in red, green, and yellow leather; the
colors are quite fresh and bright, and the
whole workmanship IS described as beau
tiful. But more interesting and valuable
than all the rest was a discovery of
papyTi-at least it might be so presumed,
for they Ind not yet been unroiled. Four
of these papyri were found in n secret
gallery. hewn in the solid rock of the
cliffs of the Lybian Mountains. The
papyri are all in perfect state of preser-
Walton The largest is about sixteen
inches wide, and its length, when I'M
rolled is estimated from one hundred to
one hundred and forty feet, and it Is ele-
gantly colored and Illuminated Great
interest is manifested TO know the con
tents of these ancient 'creeds and what
light they may throw on the hitherto Un-
discovered secrets Of the world Boston
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