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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24
TILE REEORM SCHOOL.
THE sEMI-ANNUAL VISIT OF OFFICIAL 1NsPEo-
TGoN THE IMPROVEMENTS THE BUILDINGS
AS THEY NOW ABE-woBK AND DISCIPLINE or
THE INMATES.

THE sEM1-ANNuAL VISIT OF OFFICIAL INsPEo-
TON THE IMPROVEMENTS THE BUILDINGS
AS THEY NOW ARE--woBK AND DISCIPLINE OF
THE INMATES.
fForbes's Letter to the Boston Journall
vERoENNEs, Vt, Feb. IS.
Gov. Farnham and the Trustees of the
State Reform School, Col. Julius j. Estey,
Mai E. ]. Ormsbee and Hon. II. II. Start,
have Just made their semi annual visit to the
institution, and found that the improvements
and alterations for which the Legislature APP
propriated $4,000, have been made with
great taste and discretion. A radical trans
formation has been effected in the old main
building by the addition Of the two new
wings, each 5Sxi1 feet, three stories high and
surmountcd by mansard roof and towers 60
feet in height The entire frontage Of the
building is now 1872 feet. The wings are
built of brick and the roof is slated. The Sec
ond floor OF the north wing has a chapel
5OxG0, with reading room adjoining 1920.
The opposite wing has sleeping-rooms for the
Governor Trustees and officers of the school,
with private parlor, all handsomely furnish
ed The third floor has in one part a hospi.
tai room, 1850 feet, with dozen beds. The
dormitory is 4OxSj feet aud 20 feet in height
1t has % windows and is cheerful aud clean.
The old dormitory has additional accommo-
uatlOu Tor ~ boys. Inc Two plhy-fOOmS IN
the basement are 4OxjO and 4Ox7j feet re-
spectively. The cellar is light, dry and well
kept. The south side of the building has n
large conservatory in good order. The build
ings are heated by steam, lighted with gas
made on the premises, supplied with pure wa
ter from the city aqueduct, aud have improv-
ed systems OF ventilation aud drainage The
farm furnishes all the necessary milk, vegeta-
bles. meat, etc, for the tables A visitor is
impressed with the neatucss and comfort
which peryades the various apartments aud,
while strict discipline is maintained there is
nothing about the institution TO suggest that
it is prison The boys work on an average
- hours daily in cane-seating chair bot oms
aud earn for the state at least 81 cents per
diem This is at the rate Of 10 cents for ten
hours work. The afternoon is devUt d to
school purposes, when instruction is given by
competent teachers in the common school
branches. The boys in the institution Mt
present number Is and the girls Is. The
girls are put to sewing in the morning and at
tend school in the afternoon. Each evening
devotional exercises are held in the chapel,
aud school exhibitions are occasionally given
in the large hall, which seats 300 people. The
grounds are finely located, overlooking the
valley Of the Otter Creek and command
charming view Of the mountains. Shade trees,
flowers, shrubbery aud lawns make the sur.
roundiugs attractive.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24
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Star nOute Indictments.

People who for six months past have been
predicting that the alleged star-route conspir-
ators would never be indicted suddenly find
their reputation as prophets badly damaged
The grand jury at Washington have found in
dictments against Brady and Dorsey, the great
leaders of the ring, j. W. Dorsey, the ex-
senator's brother, his private secretary, NJ. G.
Berdell, John G. Miner of the firm of Miner,
Vale & Co., Capt. W. H. Turner, formerly of
the post-ofice department and ]. W. Peck,
Dorsey's brother-in-law. In addition to
these, indictments have been found against
some of these parties and others for perjury
and subornation of perjury. In the recent
trial of the case against the Salisbury star
route ring at Lincoln, Neb., the government
failed in its suit because one important wit
ness ran away and another broke his word and
refusedto testify. In the Brady-Dorsey cases,
however, reliance is not placed on any one or
two witnesses. The government has 100 wit
nesses, and it is not probable that all of them
will lose their memories. Col Bliss, the
prosecuting attorney for the government, has
formed plan for civil procedure to recover
the money stolen from the government. His
clerks are subtracting from the actual receipts
of star-routers the sums to which they were
entitled by contract, and civil suit will be
brought to recover the balance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

Since the announcement of the meeting of
the Republican state committee to fix the
time for holding the state convention there
has been desperate attempt 10 set the po-
litical pot a-boiling, but the chances are that
it wont boil to any great extent for some
months yet. Numerous possible gubernatorial
candidates are mentioned, but all the indica-
tons seem now to point to Lieut. Gov. Bar
stow of Shelburne as the coming man. Mr..
Barstow is by no means unknown in our state
politics, though he stays quietly at home on
his farm and never shows any anxiety about
his own political chances. His elevation to the
Chief Executive chair of Vermont would be
every way creditable to the state For Lieu
tenant Governor, w. P. Dillingham; of Wa
terbury is most often named, and he is a man
who would creditably fill the place. 1t is an.
nounced that Hon. j. A. Page will not again
accept the Office of State Treasurer. In such
case Hon. VIM. II. Du Bots, now State In
spector of Finance, would undoubtedly be
made State Treasurer This would be an ad-
mirable choice, and our only regret in the
matter, SO far as Mr.. Du Bots is concerned
would be that we should by that means lose
so efficient man from the important position
which he now holds
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

During all the present winter as well as in
preceding winters, a large feet of alien oys-
termen have been engaged in dredging oys-
tiers in Virginia waters at the mouth of the
Rappahannock, and in other streams, in vio-
lation of the laws of that Commonwealth for
the protection of oyster beds. Their method
of procedure has been to invade the oyster
beds in force with a feet of light drauRht,
fast-sailing vessels aud drive off the local
oystermen. The numerous inlets of the
Chesapeake afford these pirates opportunity
to avoid pursuit. Already several skirmishes
have occurred between the county officers
and the trespassers, the latter threatening
when attempts to stop their operations were
made that if not let alone they would land
and destroy property and life in the localities
where they met with resistance. At last
their depredations became so exasperatine
that an expedition was fitted out few DAYS
since by the Governor of the State and the
result was the surprise and capture of the
marauders without even a show of resistance
The expedition" consisted of two fast
steamers carrying two companies of militia
and battery of Whitworth guns It is DOS
sible that the authorities of Maryland and
Delaware may be driven to adopt the same
tactics with the piratical oystermen on their
coasts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

Fifteen inches of snow fell the 2lst inst
Maple sugar has been made in February.
Town meeting will be held at the village
hall in Jacksonville, March eth, at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ.
The school in district No. 3. taught by
Miss Chloe E. Potter Of Guilford, closed a
successful term on Friday, the 9TH inst 1t
closed with review and interesting rhetori-
cal exercises. This was the second term of
the school satisfactorily taught by Miss Pot.
ter, which is deserved compliment.
e. L. Roberts has exchanged his farm.
known as the Atwater place with H. @. Mil
lington of Sadawga, for a valuable stock of
goods, which he proposes to close out as soon
as may be. Report says that Mr. Roberts
contempiates removing to New Hampshire,
but your correspondent is not informed as to
the locality
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

Rev. DR.. Charles Woodhouse of Rutland.
Master of the Grand Lodge of l. o. o. F. Of
Vermont instituted James s. Ridgeley Lodge
No. Is. at West Halifax Friday evening. Feb.
Il, and installed the following officers n.
g., VIM. r. Brown; V. G., WIN. W. Follett :;
Sec, Add. q. Niles; Treas, Eli S. Cook; S.
T. g., j. Clifford. A large number of visit
ing brothers were present, including Grand
Sec. II. NJ. Currier and Grand Herald Leo j.
Retting of Brattleboro, d. d. G.. Master C.
A. Perry of Readsboro, j. c. Perry of Shell.
burne Falls, Mass. and Bros from Deerheld
Valley Lodge No. 3, of Readsboro, Wantast-
quet Lodge No. of Brattleboro, and Alethian
Lodge No 12S of Shelburne Falls, Mass.
Mr. Woodhouse was most ably assisted by the
visiting Bros, and especially by the brethren
from Shelburae Falls
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

1t is disgraceful fact that the Fisk Jubi.
lee singers wandered about the streets of
Washington, d. c., last Thursday night
until after midnight, being turned away from
eighteen hotels, three proprietors, at least,
saying that they did not receive colored
guests. They finally obtained lodgings in a
colored boarding house. The matter has &C.
casioned considerable excitement and promi-
nent men have made public reference to it.
Fred Douglass recalls the incident that last
spring the singers were denied admittance at
a hotel in Springfield, ILL.,, and President
Garfield, hearing of it, telegraphed the mana
ger that it was an outrage and if such a
thing ever happened in Washington while he
was President the White House would be
open to them. 1t is said that on Saturday
the Fisk singers visited the White House by
President Arthurs invitation and that he was
Visbly affected by their rendering of some of
their songs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

The House of Representatives did long de-
layed act of justice, Monday, in passing the
Japanese indemnity fund bill, and it is to be
hoped that the Senate will speedily follow
suit, and thus clear our national skirts of a
disgraceful piece of extortion. In August,
1864, our government agreed with Great
Britain France and the Netherlands, to send
fleet to lombard the forts near Simonoseki,
Japan, in retaliation for the act of a daimo
in firing on the vessels of those nations while
they were passing through the strait. The
fight was small one, and besides 1920 600
demanded of Japan as compensation for in
Juries, that government was obliged to pay
an indemnity of 100000 The United
States sent one vessel with seventeen men
and one Parrot gun and received out of the
indemnity the handsome sum of $7S7, 600.
This sum has since remained in the United
States treasury and, with the accumulated in
terest, amounts to 81, 40, 1854. Reserving
S25i, 600 to be paid to the officers and crew
of the Wyoming for their brilliant services,
the bill passed provides that the balance, ST.
DIG, 1864, shallbe returned to the Japanese gov
eminent. 1t is needless to say that the
American people join in the applause which
accompanied the passage of the bill in the
House, and will feel relieved when the ex-
torted money has passed into the Japanese
Golfers,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

The apportionment bill which passed the
House on Thursday of last week, fixing the
number of representatives in Congress for the
next ten years at 1926, passed the Senate with
out opposition on Tuesday, thus disposing of
one of the most important matters for action
before the present Congress. Under this
measure there will be an addition of 80 men,
bers to the House, and an increase in the ra-
ito of representation from 1871, 425 inhabi-
tants, as fixed after the census of 1870, to
151, 912. 1t will change the representation in
twenty five states, all of which will gain, ex-
cept Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
which lose one representative each The
states affected are as follows:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24
Vermonrs Congregational DI.,rlc,.

The Legislature of 1880 re-districted the
state in anticipation of the probable loss of
one of its representatives in Congress- The
act divides the state into two congressional
districts-the first made up of Bennington,
Rutland, Addison, Chttenden, Franklin,
Grand Isle and Lamoile counties and the
second of Windham, Windsor, Orange,
Washington, Caledonia, Orleans and Essex
counties. Furthermore, the act provides
that if before the first Tuesday of July, 1882,
Congress shall make such an apportionment
as gives Vermont but two representatives,
the Governor shall as soon as may be issue q
proclamation stating such action of Congress
and reciting this act and the act is TO take
effect on that day. In the division into dis
tricts the line of the mountains was followed
as closely as may be, the first district lying
on the west and the second on the east of it.
The districts are nearly equal in population
and wealth; the first having a population of
167, $50 and an assessed valuation of $780,
$751; 900; and the second a population of
1874, 435 and an assessed valuation of $780,
4120OO
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

Rev. A. j. Hough of Ludlow will deliver
his poem, The Country Parson," in the
Baptist church Saturday evening
The social to have been held at Stillmap
Eaton's Tuesday evening was postponed to
Friday evening Of this week.
There is some prospect of having a new
doctor soon.
Frank Putnam, who has been teaching
school in Gulford this winter, is at home for
a few days He is to enter the law Office of
Martin Eddy of Brattleboro in about two
weeks.
The population Of Grafton village is 27O
Mrs. Daniel Dresser died Wednesday
Feb. 22d.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24
Local Intelligence.


wooDl wooDi wooDl-we shall expect to hear,
during the coming week. from all persons who are to
bring us wood in payment Of bills. There Is now no
excuse on account Of mo shedding" The PHUSu.
SOMETHING NEw-CoFFEE HoUsE in Brattleborc at
salisbury's Hotel and Restaurant rs
Don't buy paper-hangngs until you have seen and
priced the new designs received by W. II. Godds at
the old store Of J. steen.
Regular communication Of Brattleboro Lodge, No.
100, T. A. NJ, will be held at Masonic hall next Mon
day evening, Feb o. at ia O'Clock. Work: Third
degree. All Master Masons in good standing are cor
daily invited By order Of the W. NJ.
J. L. s1MONDs, Secy.
Special meeting Of Columbian Lodge, No. 80, +.
A. NJ, will be held at Masonic Hall on Tuesday eve.
ming, Feb. %, at ~ O'Clock. All Master Masons in
good standing cordially invited to attend. Work;
an. NJ "degrce.
BY order Of W. NJ. H.. F.. TAYLOR, Secy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

May, so full Of promise to the loving parents
The heartfelt sympathy Of the commuDity q
theirs. The funeral was held from their bona
attended by the Rev Mr.. Knapp. Mr.. Fes
sender has, since the death Of their little ono
removed his family to Jamaica, where he re-
sumes his former position in the hotel
We believe none Of our young peopls
competed for the re- ward so generously OFF,
ed by Prof Boynton but two, who have been
former students at Leland and Gray semino
ry, have returned to continue their studies
RpNu,....
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

In the Philadelphia city election on Tues
day, the citizens committee of 100, which
aims to overthrow corrupt rings and secure
honest elections made clean sweep in the
election of members of the select and the
common council With two exceptions, it
elected every candidate it Endorsed, and de-
feated every candidate it condemned. Party
lines were wholly ignored, number of strong
Republican wards electing reform Democrats
and the reverse. The machine has received
crushing defeat, which cannot fail to be
felt in the next state election. During the
past year the committee of 100 have secured
the conviction of II men of frauds at the bal
lot-box, and caused their sentence to prison
for periods ranging from one month to nine
months
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24
.ates affected are as follows:

The New York Herald makes the following
fair statement of the political chances under
the new apportionment
by this apportionment the North will gain
twenty representatives and lose three, making
net gain of seventeen, while the South will
gain fifteen and lose none. New England
loses three and gains one, making a net loss
of two. Classifying the states politically, ac-
cording to the electoral vote of 1880, the net
gain to the Republican states is fifteen and to
the Democratic seventeen. This would in
crease the Democratic electoral vote seventeen
and the Republican fifteen, whenever the
states go as they did in 1880. In this CLASH.
hcation California appears in the Democratic
and New York in the Republican column; but
while the chances in each are favorable to the
Republicans, neither state can be claimed pos
iuyely by either party. California went Re
publican in 1868, 1872 and 1876, and even in
1880 gave one of its six electoral votes 10 Gar
field. In the last presidential elections New
York has been carried alternately by the Dem
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

The Louisville correspondent of the New
York Times writes to that paper that the
committee of the Democratic legislature of
Kentucky for Reproducing the legislative
districts of the state has ignored the colored
population altogether, under cover of an I'M
repealed section of the state constitution
which defines voter as "a free aohite male
citizen of 81 years" The result of this, of
course, is to rob the colored people altogether
of representation, and to diminish the Re-
publican strength. Thus Christian county,
which has 1886 white and 2sO7 colored voters,
total of 6543 is allowed but one representa-
tive, while Warren county, with 4417 white
and l54l colored voters a total of only 595S,
is allowed two representatives. The same
ratio holds in other counties, and the appor.
tionment is in distinct defiance to the Consti-
tuition of the United States.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

While passing through this village on the
way to Brattleboro, one day last week, horse
driven by D.. BIakesley of Williamsyille
jumped off 12-foot embankmont. takIno tbe
sleigh aud is occupant with him. Fortu1ate.
ly the doctor escaped without serious injury
Edison Roel is at home for the present
and It Is said that he will carry on his fathers
farm the coming summer.
The Black Mountain stone quarry, which
Is soon to be opened, will make lively times
IN our little town. Upwards Of 100 workmen
will be employed, it is said.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

IHIVu Euv aVuVFtItF WaIClman.I
The views of our congressman, Joyce and
Tyler, on the apportionment question were
quite divergent, Mr.. Joyce wanting the num-
Der fixed at 800, and Mr.. Tyler at 294. The
number was finally fixed at 1926, Mr.. Joyce's
proposition being rejected without division.
The formers object was to save q member
for Vermont, and the latter's to increase the
relative power of Vermont's two members by
making the whole number as small as posi-
BILE. Inasmueh as the House is already too
large for the prompt despatch of business.
Mr.. Tyler acted az a statesman, and Mr..
Joyce-as he did. But Mr.. Joyce has aspira-
tons for another term and Mr.. Tyler has not
You see how it is, yourself.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

Those short OF hay or wood rejoiced
last week because winter had broken those
who have logs, lumber, and wood to haul to
market, rejoice this week because it broke
again.
The ladies' soeiable IN It this week with
Mrs. Dr. Arnold. They have arranged for a
lecture on Soldier life" by the pastor, to be
followed by sale of warm sugar and ice
cream, at Village hall on Saturday evening,
March 18th, the proceeds to be applied toward
paying for the organ.
Mine host" Mr.. Hopkins has got settled
in the hotel
Most of our schools that have not already
closed do so this week
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

If subscribers to newspaper knew how
important it is to the business of a publisher
to have subscriptions paid in advance or in
due season, they would comply with the obli-
CATION promptly. They should remember
that though individually the sum is very small
in the aggregate it amounts to thousands of
dollars, without the prompt payment of which
1t is impossible to conduct paper to the best
advantage of either the publisher or his
readers
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

ocrats and Republicans. While the states
Democratic in 1850 will gain seventeen repre-
sentatives and the Republican states fifteen
by the proposed apportionment, it does not
follow that there will be the same relative gain
in Republican and Democratic Congressman.
This is a matter which will be affected by the
redistricting Of states and other local circum-
stances. On the whole, 1926 seems to be about
as fair "a basis Of apportionment as could be
adnptad ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

Now that there is really a well-assured
prospect that tunnel will be made under
the English Channel some of the Englishmen
are really getting into fright over the pro-
ject and are asking, with bated breath, what
would happen should France in one night
pour 20 trains through the tunnel at intervals
of five minutes each, each train carrying
1000 men. The cold shivers run down their
backs at the very thought Poor fellows !
but there is a chance that two tunnels will be
bored all the same.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

Rev. II. V. Baker has resigned the pas
torate Of the Baptist church in this place, to
take ehect April LIST. At that time he win
close pleasant and successful pastorate of
five years. and We fully endorse the senti-
ment expressed in one of our late papers,
His services may well be sought, as an able
preacher and excellent pastor"
Twice within few weeks has the angel
OF death visited the homo of A. d. Fessendrn,
the last time removing the little bud, Lila
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

The South Carolina legislature, at it's re-
cent session, devoted itself with an ardol
worthy of better cause to devising measures
which would ensure the keeping of the gov.
eminent in the hands of the Democratic mi.
nority, and would effect the practical dsfran.
chisement of a large portion of the negroes
under the cover of law. One of the features
OF the new election law is provision pre-
seribing the use of eight ballct-boxes for the
different officers, the object being to confuse
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

Number of scholars not absent during
the successful term taught by Miss Sarah
Wlnslow: Harry f. Ward, Mary Ward, L. NJ
Adams, L. E. Franklin. Absent but one dav
H. c. Kelsey, L. E. Ward, W. A. Ingraham
Number of scholars, lG.
Charles Olisbee has bought G D. Stevens
place at Green River
There is much sickness in town. Charles.
son Of T. N. Bracket, who has been alarm
ingly sick with pneumonia, is improving.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

Senator Edmunds came on from Washing
ton to appear for the orators in the great
Central Vermont railroad case, a hearing in
which was expected to take place this week
but on account of the postponement of the
hearing Mr.. Edmunds left Montpelier for
Washington Wednesday night. He was very
reticent in regard to his rumored nomination
to the United States Supreme bench, and re-
fused to say that he would not accept the po-
sAion il tende ed him
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-24

Mexico has sent polite refusal of the in
vitation of our government to be represented
at peace congress to be held in Washington
next December. 1t is presumed that the
Mexican government was aware of the fact
that such refusal would not give serious
offence to the present administration.