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Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-13
College Items.


 S3's six cared barge, in good condition, is offered for sale.
 The faculty thought the singing of the C0urGnt board Wednesday morning was worth about 15 marks apiece.
 The rumor of Mir. Hadleys resignation is unfounded.
 President Carter haJ been spending A short time in town.
 The demand for tennis courts has been met by laying out fifteen courts in the lot on Dixwen avenue, which have been rented for $25 apiece.
 Funeral Of Col. John H. Hurnham The funeral of Colonel John H. Burnham, of the Sixteenth c. V.. and ex-postmaster of Hartford, was attended yesterday after noon from the residence of his cousin, Miss Peck, on Main street in that city. The body was laid in the drawing-room, enclosed in a casket heavily draped with black broadcloth. The silver plate bore the inscription Colo mel John H. Burnham, died April 10th, 1883, aged AT. There were many floral tributes Rev. Dr. Parker oficiated. The burial was in the family lot in Cedar Hill cemetery, and the bearers were General Harland General Dickinson, Colonel Upham, Colonel George P. Bisssell, Colonel Frank Cheney and Mir. J. G. Rathbun.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-13
AND EVENING.

When shall make a magnificent exhibit of American and Foreign Attractions tfe of Novelties m Costumes, Street Carriage Garments, COaks, Wraps, HayelOcks with elaborate collection Paris BOnnets Hats, superb and styles of which outrivaI anything this city We will also be show the largest choice Rich Novelties in every of establishment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-16
NO. 46.
"Ho is still so young whispered little Miss

"Ho is still so young, whispered little Miss
Raspberry.
"He may improve" added little Miss Straw
berry 'let us propose something milder"
"Tel them so, Strawberry, cried Raspber-
ry "they all love you so well they will listen
to you"
Little Strawberry stepped modestly for.
ward.
MAY propose something2" said she and
she looked very merry and roguish as she
spoke.
"out with IT," growled Madam Melon, who
was getting tired of standing so long.
1--WE will grant him his life, " said the little
wood strawberry "but we will all pledge our
selves to give him sharp collie II he ever
steals and eats one Of US up"
The old melon laughed till her fat sides
shook
80 let it be-, said she "the little one al
ways has bright ideas Brother Apple, in
form his majesty Of our decision. "
She waddled away to her seat and the apple
man bounded to the foot Of the throne.
"What is the judgment ?" asked the Fruit
King.
Stomach. ache, said Apple, and resumed
his seat.
The Fruit King beckoned Sigismund near.
er, and touched his eyelids with grape Juice
The eyelids closed and he fell asleep. When
he awoke he was sitting among the boughs Of
tho plum. trees. The moon shone bright and
his pockets we're full OF plums.
Sigismund rubbed his eyes, swung down
from the tree, emptled his pockets upon the
grass, and ran without stopping until he was
safe between the sheets of his own bed.
Our good Sigismund has never since stolen
fruit, and has never since seen the Fruit King.
From the German Of Anlelie G0din
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-16

From recent Opinion by Chief Justice DuIfee of
Rhode Island.l
/ think that a public newspaper has q
right to comment upon and criticize the con-
duct of public officer in the discharge of his
public duties. think that il the publishers
of newspaper discover what they consider
to be defects in the performance of public du-
ties they have the right to point them out
II a public officer is in fault, and there are
facts which suggest fault on his part, think
that the public press has right to criticise
and to censure him. If the publishers of
newspapers have this freedom Of comment
they must, of course, being fallible men,
sometimes give utteranoe to criticisms which
are unjust and unfair, and which wiser men,
unexcited and calm, might not approve. But,
gentlemen, if in the exercise of this freedom
of comment they act fairly and honestly, and
meaning to do what is right they cannot be
held accountable. To hold them to account
because they make an error Of that kind would
be to shackle the public press. It is of great
Importance to the public that the newspapers
should have this liberty. If public officers
commit faults in the execution of their public
duties and there should be none to censure
or TO criticise the faults would grow more and
more intolerable, to the manifest peril OF the
public welfare and therefore you can see
that the public have great interest in main
tanning unshackled the right Of the public
press to freely and fairly criticise the acts OF
public officials.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-16
Miscellany.


At wartburg still the ink they show
Which Luther at the Devil threw.
In these last days we've learned to know
He fought more wisely than he knew.
For this far more than flaming tongue
The powers Of evil filled with fright:
The inkstand by the printer flung
The Prince Of Darkness put to flight.
Now silent lies great Luthers tongue,
Aud palsied Is the hero's hand;
But that black thuuderbolt 1t flung
Still rolls aud smites from land to land.
The martyrs stake and prison cell,
The tyrant's yoke and scOurger's rod,
Aud other enginery Of hell,
II smites as with the wrath Of God.
Fen when consenting captives lay
In superstition's ghostly halls,
This bolt has thrown the light Of day
Between the thunder-riven walls
with Argus eyes, Briarean hands,
And myriad tongues TO curse or bless,
There walks the earth's enlightened lands
One king of all-the Printing-Press.
His royal form is wrought of steel;
His spirit is tho steam's hot breath;
Before him Power and Genius kneel;
His smile is life, his frown is death.
The harnessed lightnings are his steeds;
His hands are on the curbing wires;
Each courser every whisper heeds,
And checks or lOOsens all his fires.
His hand is on the telephone;
The light electric burns his PATH
He speaks his thoughts from zone TO zone
In tones Of love or peals Of wrath.
II sometimes with backward fling
He smites when he should help instead,
Yet mainly aims this noblest king
His inkstand at the DEVILS head.
His Wartburgs crown a million hills;
The walls are all Of paper made;
His ink, which countless measures ellis,
Is on these walls most deftly laid.
And whether by his hot breath blown,
or seized with all his hundred hands,
The whole around the world Is thrown,
To bless aud brighten all its lands.
King Of the inky sceptre, hail!
We own thy sway, court thy controi
Thy power shall more and more prevail
Until 1t spread from pole to pole!
-J0d SWdrtz, y. D., IN HdTpcTS Wee
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-16

The Christmas number of Harper's maya
zine promises to bring together the most re-
markable gathering of authors and artists
ever grouped under one (paper) roof. The
former include, among others, George Will
liam Curtis, John G. Whittier, Miss Thacke-
ray, Mrs. Ritohie) Rev e. p. Roe, William
Black, W. d. Howells George H. Boughton,
Austin Dobson, Charles Reade, Edward Ev-
erett Hale, and Charles Dudley Warner
while among the artists are E. A. Abbey,
James O. Beard, George H. Boughton, F. S.
Church, Frederick Dielman, Alfred Freder-
icks, A. b. Frost, W. Hamilton Gibson, Al
fred Parsons, Howard Pyle, @. s. Reinhart,
W. L. Sheppard, and Jessie Curtis Sheppard.
There will also be illustrations from paintings
by q. F. Watts, r. A., and from unpublished
sketches by Thaokeray, Frederick Walker,
and Dante Gabriel RossetH. The number
will include four plate-paper pages in addition
TO the usual size Of the magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-16


PoPULAR NOVELIST story of how
E. P. Roe found his right place in the world,
as a writer of religious novels, would make an
interesting illustration for one of Samuel
Smles's pleasant books. He was an army
chaplain during the war, and afterward be-
came pastor of the little church at Highland
Falls, near West Point. A new church was
needed, and to build it the pastor himself
went pluckily to work to raise the money.
The summer visitors at the Point did their
share, but there remained gap,t to fill which
Mr.. Roe began to lecture about the country
on the facts of his army life, but without any
notion that he was a writer of fiction. Mean
while the Chicago fire occurred, and under
the strong spell of desire to visit the scene,
though without special purpose in view, he
made a forced march" by railroad, and
reached there while the ruins were still smok-
ing In his study there are some curious rel
les of the fire in the shape of china, which he
found in the ruins, on which the intense heat
had burned in a smoky iridescence. Out of
this journey there gradually developed Bar
riers Burned Away" his first work of fiction,
1t was published in 1872, and at once had an
enormous sale Up to this fall he had pub
lished nine merchandising only two years,
when he issued, instead of novel, his Sue
cess with Small Fruits"-and their sales ag-
gregated BAG, 900 copies The tenth novel,
His Sombre Rival" utilizes his experiences
of the war and the seasons sale of this and
the previous books promises to bring the to.
tai up to 40O,0 600 copies-an extraordinary re-
suit for little over ten years of literary work.
Mr.. Roe's method of work has been peculiar.
He writes his MS in huge ledger or hand
book and usually finishes a novel under tre-
mendous pressure, sometimes shutting him
self up in a room in a New York hotel, and
driving away on a diet of beefsteak and cot
fee, allowing himself only the recreation of
an evening of good music, till his book is I'm
ished. This method occasionally results in
visible carelessness of construction, which his
readers, however easily forgive. Besides
writing novels Mr.. Roe has been very sue
cessful as a grower of small fruits and does
one of the largest businesses of the country
in strawberry plants. His present residence
and fruit-farm is at Cornwall, on the side of
old Storm King. He is now finishing story
of a novel kind, the plan of which was sug-
gested to him by the editor of Harpers Mag.
azine and which will begin in the forth com
| ing Christmas number of that periodical. The
title is Natures Serial Story" and the life
land love-making) of a country home in fol-
lowed month by month through the year,
with careful studies of the outdoor phases Of
nature, of plant and animal life. Mr.. W. H.
Gibson is associated with Mr.. Roe in this
work, and has been making studies for lavish
| illustration in the neighborhood of Storm
King, where the scene of the story is reslisti-
! cally placed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-16

Detroit Free Press; He was bank teller.
He had been sent off on on vacation, his
books overhauled, and he had been found
$4,000 short. This fact stared him in the
face as he sat amid the board of directors.
'Now then" said the president, II presume
you acknowledge the eembezzlementH" lido"
"And how did you lose the money ?" SIN
specializing" "In what 2" "Well, l was a
bull in X Y. 2. railroad stocks, but there
was too much against me. l didn't have a
fair show to make anything" "Why-how ?"
"Well, while was using $4,000 of the banks
money to bull the stocks, the cashier was put
ting up $4,000 to bear them, and so lost
all!
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-16
Quick a. she TeIeDbone.

Bot something stayed his feet there was a
fire in the CRATE within-for the night was
chill-and it lit up the little perlor and
brought out in startling effects the pictures
on the wall. But these were as nothing to
the picture on the hearth. There, by the
soft glow of the freight knelt his little child
at her mothers feet, its small hands clssped
in prayer, its fair head bowed, and as its rosy
lips uttered each word with childlike distinct
ness the father listened, spell-bound to the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-16
TsIsgraphlc % News.

lffom tue bohtoh htIhlu'l
The craze of printing as telegraphic des-
patches matter sent by freight train, in store
otype plates, from which our New England
papers are now suffering, is a craze that must
have its run. Presently editors will conclude
to edit their own papers instead of hiring
some unknown person in New York to dc
their work for them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-16
New l lay me down to sleep,
l pray the Lord my soul to keep
II | should die before l wake,
L l.. L IL .--..al A.. a.. L 4.

Sweet innocence. The man himself, who
stood there with bearded lips shut tightly to-
gether, had said that prayer once at his
mothers knee. Where was that mother now
The sunset gates had long ego unbarred to
let her pass through. But the child had
not finished he heard her; God bless
mamma, papa, and my own self" There
was pause, and she liftled troubled blue
eyes to her mothers face. "God bless papa +"
prompted the mother, softly. God bless
papa" lisped the little one. "And-please
bring him home sober" He could not hear
the mother as she said this, but the child fol-
lowed in a clear, inspired tone God
bless paps-and please-send him-home-
sober. Amen" Mother and child sprang
TO their feet in alarm when the door opened
suddenly but they were not afraid when
they saw who it was returned so soon. But
that night, when little Mamie was being tuck
ed up in bed after such romp with papa,
she said in the sleepiest and most contented
of voices Mamma, God answers most as
quick as the telephone, doesn't He ?"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-16

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps is busy completing
her serial for Wide Awake. 1t is called "a
Brave Girl" and tho opening scenes are at
Smith college,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-16
rTbe Law Of Ncw.paper Lib,

Dubuque, Ia, Nov. 1888.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-06
EX-GOVERNOR HENDRICKS.
He is for the Old Ticket and Bids for the
democratic Nomination
Neln Ynrk .SnecinL I'll

The Times this morning prints special
dispatch from indianapolis, containing
an interview with Hon. Thomas A. Hend-
ricks, who has just returned from the
East. To the suggestion that the country
would regard the nomination of the old
ticket of Tilden and Hendricks as equiya-
lent to Democratic victory, Mr.. Hend-
ricks said:
''There is no doubt some truth in that.
Mr.. Tilden is one of the most remarkable
citizens Of the republic. Everything that
he does is complete. 4 work 70 satisfy
him must be finished. His letter of ac-
ceptance was treatise of a perfect
master on the whole system of political
economy. His letter to the last Cincin-
natl Convention, every enemy admits.
was one of the most ingenious documents
that every emanated from man, while
his friends feel that it was a
strong, candid statement from the
highest possible plane of patriot
ism. 1t is wonderful. He has lived down
every calumny. Every slander awakened
by the prosecutions of that fellow Bliss.
and dismissed as soon as they ceased to
be of any political benefit. would add TO
his strength at this time. The whole
country has watched him closely since he
was defrauded of the Presidency, and
there has been everything in his life to in
splre respect. He is indeed a grand man.
'There seems to be strong sentiment
in favor of the old ticket. Four years AGO
l did not realize the full force of the de-
mand, and | really felt that had been in
the position of Vice President long enough.
| did not feel the absolute necessity of
taking the second place. 1t was for that
reason that l declined-nOt from any hos
tility to Mr.. Tilden. On the contrary.
there was no man in the government
whose virtue l held in higher esteem
When duty is required of us, however
distasteful. it must be performed. | do
not doubt that if the old ticket were re-
nominated it would be elected
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-06
BARNUM'S TENTS ABLAZE.
THE WILD ANIMALS FRTCur
ENED But NOT HARMED.

All the Horses Rescued-None of the
employees Injured-TwO O'Clock in
the Morning the HOur-The Rurnad
Canvas the Largest in the World
Another on Hand.
CHICAGO, June 5.-At > o,elock tbis
morning fire broke out in Par
NUNS circus, consuming the main
tents, dresses and paraphernalia.
The blaze caught from one of the
lamps and the canvas was consumed like
flash. There was no loss of life Tho
ANIMALS fortunately were in a separate
tent inside the Base Ball PARK and 49, aro
not injured. Had they been i'm the main
tent there would probably have been a
considerable number of wild beasts roam
ing about the streets.
Nhen the alarm was turned i'm the fire
department responded quickly, but before
any engines were brought into action the
obstruction of the main tent was com
piete. several streams were PLAYED on
the DlaZe, and the tiremen succeeded i'm
preventing the spread of the fire to the
duJOlhlng canvas, under which were the
cages OF the wild beasts. The flames ran
up the canvas TO the centre poles i'm n
tWlnkhhg, ana gorgeous scene
was presented on the lake front
M i0r lew minutes, Michigan avenue for
HSlhS No AlSub dS udy, Mllle the
shipping in the harbor was defined i'm
clear outlines. The tugs in the harbor
added to the uprOar by the incessant
screaming of their steam whistles. The
canvas and guy ropes being DESTROYED,
the centre poles were precipitated TO
the ground, crushing private boxes.
and carrying the fire in among the
reserved seats, causing their complete de-
structiOn. The night watchman in charge
oil the stable tents was apprised in time to
enable the hostlers to lead out all of
the horses quietly. The wild animals had
all been locked up for the night, and as
they could not see the flames, were i'm no
sense panic stricken, although the smell
OF the smoke appeared to have excited
some of them. The actual loss TO prop
erty Is estimated at from $4,000
$4,000 with no insurance. The interrupt
ton of the performance will necessarily
increase the loss very considerably to the
show men. The canvas DESTROYED covered
six acres of ground, and it is claimed to
nave been the largest single one in the
world. The management have a dupli-
cate on hand, and in the event of the cos
tunes not being entirely destroyed, expect
to throw the show open again to-day.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-06
NOTES FROM GORDON.
Jack Plane Diseourses on Fruit An,
Truck Farming

beAtA AlAstOurEeS Ermif and
Truck Farming.
GORDON, June al spent one day at
this place. Business was well-nigh sus-
pended on that day. However. Gordon is
situated in a splendid fruit region. and
some of the finest specimens of the peach
are produced here. There has not been
suIhcient attention given i'm the past to
the cultivation of this delicious fruit in
this neighborhOOd, The soil is peculiarly
adapted to its growth, and orchards on
large scales could be made exceedingly
prohtable by proper energy and effort
Some Of the citizens are waking up to
this fact, and will increase their number
OF trees, as we'll as introduce many choice
varieties into this section.
The early peach crop has not been $50
Oountlful this year as last, and the shin
ments are about over. The shipments up
to oThursday night amounted to something
over 200 bushels from this point. They
were nearly all shipped to the Savannah
market. The average price received was
about - 90 per bushel net, the first lots
netting about SLIPPER bushel The varie-
ties are the Alexander and Arnsden.
There are a great many limited orchards
through the country. from which no
peaches are shipped at all, but which
would greatly aggregate the shipments if
brought to market.
But little attention is given in this sec
tiOn to what is known as 'truck farming.o
\ few Irish potatoes have been shipped.
but only one or two are cultiVatinV for
market. The returns for those already
sent TO market have been quite satisfac-
tor. demonstrating that this crop can be
cultivated with profit here: in fact, there
are but few points on the Central Road
between Macon and Savannah where
"truck farming has taken hold of the
people, as in many other sections of
the state. Talk to the people about it, and
they lay the blame on the railrOad-that
their rates amount to prohibition, In
talking with the authorities of the Cen
trail, have always found disposition on
their part TO meet the farmer on most re-
sOnable terms if their productions aggre-
gated a quantity sufficient to warrant
special rates. But there must be some de-
Unite volume of business as a basis to
operate upon. | think if the farmers and
railroad authorities would come together,
all complaint on this score would be re-
moved at once.
Around Gordon there is about one hun
dred acres planted i'm watermelOns for
market. There are about 81, 900 hills. and
IN the main the vines are vigorous and
and the prospect good. The general
average in this section is about two
melons to the hill, which would make
10000 melons. Messrs. Frazier (S Pear
son, Mr.. c. II. Branan and Mr.. Charles
Ivey own these patches, and will increase
their acreage next year if this crop proves
profitable. These early crops are bring
ing in money at a season when seemingly
il is most needed.
The corn crop is looking promising, and
the cotton is looking finely under the in
tluence of the hot sun during the past few
days. The oats were not so good as last
year, but it is all housed So also with
the wheat, although this is quite lin
! tied crop. JACK PLANE.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-06
LAND LEAGUES REORGANIZING
The Branches in the Different Cities
Taking Action.

PHILADELPHIA, June "a convention
of delegates from fifty Irish societies in
this city met at Philopatrian Hall tonight
to organize a central union of the Irish
National League, to succeed the late CEN
trail union of the Land League. NJ. +.
Wilhere and Charles McGlave were
elected President and Secretary respect
lively of the new union. Mr.. Wilhere read
a letter from President Sullivan, of the
National League, in which he stated that
the work of reOrganiZing the branches
was progressing favOrably.
BALTIMORE, June "a State COnven-
tiOn composed of delegates from
| fifteen societies, met tonight at Raines'
Hall to organize the Irish Ma
tiOnal League in this State in accordance
with the platform of the Philadelphia
Convention. Prof VIM. p. TOney was
elected as the member for Maryland on
the National Committee, and it was re-
solved to organize at once a State and
Municipal Council and branches of the
League.
a subscription for the Parnell fund was
opened, and several hundred dollars were
subscribed. The speakers all denounced
any dictatlOn on this point from any
source whatsoever.
NEW ORLEANS, June "a grand mass
IIGttlilr VI lIG lIItIuS vi IEGldUU WAS llGIu
at the Grand Opera House tonight, to
ratify the proceedings of the Irish AmerI-
can National Convention at Philadelphia.
Judge W. H. Rogers presided, and the
stage was well filled by fifty Vice Presi-
dents and prominent citizens. The opera
house was crowded. Addresses were de-
livered by Judge Frank McGlOin, Chas.
f. Buck and j. ID. Coleman. The meet
ing was dignified and orderly.
ROSTnN- .IHnp IA pOOfprpOPn of
prominent Irishmen Representatives of the
different Irish-American organizations of
the State, met here last night. They have
issued a call for a State League COnVen-
tiOn to be held in Faneuil Hall July II,
the anniversary of the battle of the BOyne.
Rev. p. \. McKenna presided as State
Executive.
. CHICAGO, June 5.-An appeal to the
Irish IN America will be published here
tomorrow with The approval of the lead
ers of the Irish National League of Amer
ca in behalf of the Parnell fund.