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Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
THE U. P. K. R.

NEW YORK, Sept. 13-The fol- lowing, signed by Jay Gould, was received by a prominent banking house whose friends are largely in- tercsted in the Union Pacific rail> road; "GENTLEMEN In answer to your communication. 1 would state that to pay all the hxed charges, taxes, and amount due to the United States under tn Thurman act, that to pay all the sinking fund charges and to pay the annual dividend on the stock, requires S95QO00 net eain- ings per month. The land sales this year to July amounted to 2,425,098 acres, equal to $T, PA 92S '
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
TIE eEoRaIA NoNnrR.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13-Lulu Hur@t, tbe Georgia Wonder" arr rived here today, and this evening gave Trivate Ahihition of her wonderful power 10 number of representative journalists at the Baldwin hotel. She successfully opposed her phenomenal power to the physical power of those p. esent. Among those who participated in the trials of strength was NJ. H. De Young, of the Chronicle.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
LAST FROM MAINE
LEwIsroN. Me sept. 13-Chail

LEWISTON, Me, Sept. 13-Chair- man Wong, of the Republican State Committee, has sent telegram to the chairman of the National Re- publican Committee of which the following is an abstract Four huns dred and sixty towns and plantations of Maine, give Robie 1852, Red> man 5S ,452, scattering 3,659; Repub llcan majority 16,562, plurality 20. .33O.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18

THE Tucson Indsg is now one of our best and most enterpfising ex- change. in the Territory, and has outstripped several of it's older co- ,iemporaries. The Inder states thai the Pima dtlegntion to Tombstone goes solid for Ho0ser.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18

Los AzeELEs claims a population
 o.000 souls. In any other year than one devoted to free whisky and politics the Augelenos could safely pit fi.rir population at 20,000 less and then have town full of people.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18

H. c. HOOKER, the coming Re publican candidate for Congress, has been chosen one of the commission CTS to represent the Arizona Live Stock Association in the National Association at St Louis, in Novem> her
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
nlatserk

A< Successful cotton picking ma- % ite hns been invented by Sontb Carolina mechanic. Il picks, in its present imperfect condition, 300 pounds of cotton per bour.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
TEGEGRAPHEc.
THE MoREY LETTERS.

NEW YORK, Sept 12-Hcnry H Hadley, of the Mercy letter fame was examined to dny in the Supe-
 ricr Court, special term, in supple
 mcn,ary proceedings, in the suit
 drought hy Frank F. Marsh, in
 which judgment was recovered some lime ago upnu note of $930. The
 ohjec, of he examination was to
 find out whether the Democratic
 National Committee owes Hadley
 nything and to s, cure the amount
 in judgment Eadley had no dtsi.
 that he was authorized to use what
 ever money was necessary in con>
 nection with the investigation of
 the authenticity of the Mercy letter
 He conld not remember distinctly,
 but from receipts which had been published from William H Price
 for $30J he thought he was uuthor~
 ized. He believed he was author
 ized ny Dictson stenographer of the committee The details of the
 matter was rot clearly impressed on
 his memory. Ask me at once,"
 he said, "whether I wrote the letter
 or not, so l can go to dinner. You
 dare not <" continuing, he said he 1 might have It ceived one from Chair
 man Barnum On being shown Q letter dated October 30, 1880, rur- porting to be from Barnum, he said the letter was in Dickson's hand writing. He did not believe it was authorized by BarDum. He thought he had no conversation with or in> structions from Balnum before he went to Cum berland, Md He had an interview with Barnum, however, before going to Massachusetts. He was uncertain whether he had a legal claim agalust the com mittee, but he believed he had an equitable 1 claim He put DO price on his ser vices, but would have accepted, say | S1,00O legally. He supposed he had been paid in full for his services in connection with the investigation Of | the Mercy letter, as he hal made no contract with the committee.
 Ex-UniteG States Senator Wm. II. Barnum, chairman of the Demo cratic national committee, was ex- aminrd. He said about two weeks before the opening of the Demo- cratic headquarters in 1S80 Hadley, wto had been previously introduced to him, come to him for money to start a Republican Hancock club Hadley was told that he might be spared $500. After the publication of the Mercy letter word came from New Hampshire that Mercy could be fuund about or at Lynn, Mass. Hadley said he would go for his ex- penses only. He was given $2O0 or $250 for expenses before going. The committee was afterwards in formed that Hadley had gotten into some trouble and the committee gave him $l,00O as a simple dona- tiO1VhE6 is must have been before Hadl ertEx asking for pay for his serF es. Witness had no recol> lection of promising HAdley any thing for his services, and said it had not been the subject of conver- =ation among the members of the com mittee that Had'ey had a claim fer com sensation. Barnum Tn res ply to questions, said that the cir eumst nces connected with the NJ prey letter made finn impression on his mind, but Hadley's name was not strongly indentified with them.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
A REFEREE.

NEW YORK, Sept, 13-Judge Van Twist, of the Superior court, has appointed H. Lafiln Kellogg as ref> cree 10 continue the examination Of Henry Haoley, in his case against the Democratic National Commit tee. The examination will be con- tinued on Tuesday.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18

INA, Grabam, and C,clise seem l., laks kindly to H C. Hooker as Republican candidate for Delegate 10 Congress
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
APPEALS FOR LIBERTY.

NAPLES, Sept 12-As King Hum bert was passing the prison yester~ day the inmates raised low shout, praying to be set at liberty. Among those dangerously ill with the chol> era is a son of King Kalakaua of the 5 ,ndwlch Islands
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18

The Florence Este'prfse thinks Col. DailDy ,l:e man tor the Repub lican romination for Dele gate t" Congress and says lie would run well in that secticu of country.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18

How iIraiy people there are that twas raised wiihn Cleveland ard Iie,.6ricks or Blaine and Logan,-- "knew | nlt v..Tsince I WAS weuned.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18

HoS MoleAN R WISE is out in print to xplain his vote against F. t Hughes fer j int councilman. He shcws Isis usual wlsdom in the r,at.er<
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
AUSTRIAN MINISTER.

VIENNA, Sept. l3-John NJ. Frane cis, lhe new Amer ican minister to Austria, pre- euted his credentials yesterday to the Emperor of Austria.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
TAMMANY TO RAT1FY

NEW YORK, seLt. 13-The vote on the Tammapy report endorsing Cleveland and Hendricks resulted in S10 ayes and ST noes. 4 committee was appointed to make arrauge> menis for grand ratification meet ing.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
FOR FIFTY YEATS.

Los ANGELES, Sept. 13-Higu"ra, the accomplice of Silvas. tic mur- derer of Mcintyre, was sentenced to 50 years Imprisonment in Inc peni~ tentiary.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
Nor 4 soN oF KALAKAuA

SAN FRANC soo, Sept 1s-This evenings Post, when referring to yes erday's dispatches relating to the son of King Kdlakaua's suffer irg from cholera In Naples, prints d communication stating that Kala- kaua has no children.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
ErrLlR hiows al Omaha

TIE very latest f.om Maine shows iIe Repnbi;can majority increased t0 nearly s0,0O)
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
R0BERr HOE DEED.

NEW YORK, Sept 13-Robert Hoe of the Hoe Printing Press Manu-- featuring firm, died at hls residence in Harrington today, at the age of 70 years
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18

Secretary IugaIls, of the Board of Directors of the Fair Association, is busily at work on the premium list
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
cA1lFoRN1A DEMOCRATS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13-The Democratic formal opeLing of the campaign took place this evening. Prominent members of the Demo- cratic party mlde speeches at thirty one different places. The reports received indicate the greatest en~ thusiasm for Cleveland and Hen- uricks prevaIiing. Everywhere the occaslon was celebrated by the firing of salufes, parades and mass meets lngs. In this city Hon. Thomas H Laine, Hon. Frank J Sullivan and Hon. Robert P. Hastings were the speakers of the evening, at Union Hall, which the audience packed. The orators were enthusiastically received, and the speeches were often interrupted with loud applause.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
SUICIDE.

WAsHINeToN, Sept. 13-J. Ii. squier, who failed short time ago committed suicide today.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-18
THE BLAINE INrERRoeAToRIRs,

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 13-In the U. s. District Court today the motion to rule that the plaintiff an swer the fnterrogatories in the Blaiue-Sentinsl libel suii. came up betore Judge Woods. The Judge st4tcd in advance of the argument that iuterrogatcries had long heen
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-23
Ono OF Henry A. Wisc's Ducls.

Henry A. Wise, after his first election
to congress, had long newspaper con-
troversy with his defeated competitor,
Mr.. Richard Coke. which finally led to
n duel. Bladensburg was the spot
selected, and it was q matter Of general
notoriety, one pleasant January morn
ing In 1885, that the combatants had
gone to tho "field of honor" each ac-
companied by second and q surgeon.
At II o'clock they appeared upon tho
spot. 1t is situated in q valley not far
from the roadside, and but few miles
from Washington. Several gentlemen
of the "fancy," amateurs, and boys
collected about tho place to witness tho
sport.
In the meanwhile many anxious
groups might DO seen gathered about
tho capitol, in tho lobby and gal
leries of tho house, in the library
and the rotunda, discussing the prob
able issue of the rencounter. At one
time q rumor was circulated that
Coke had been wounded "in the thor
ax." Quidnuncs pressed forward to
learn tho particulars. Tho next mo-
ment came report that Wise had been
winged" and the same spirit Of in
quiry was manifested to hear the new
version Of the affair. At last the re-
turn of the spectators of the fight
brought the intelligence that Coke had
been wounded in the arm, and that the
bullet, CHANGING, had entered his side.
He was hit while in the act of raising
his hand to fire, and II he had been
second quicker the shot would proba-
bly, have taken effect upon his body
and proved mortal. Wise escaped I'M
hurt, the bullet of his antagonist enter
ing the ground. Coke fell upon the
earth, and was pronounced by his Sec
ond hors dc combat. Upon this, Mr..
Wise went up to his bleeding foe, in
CURED into the state OF his health, and
intimated his regret at seeing him
wounded. Both parties shortly after
ward shook hands and expressed them
solves mutually satisfied; and thus the
farce ended. Coke's wound was severe,
but not dangerous. Den: Perley Poore.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-23

NJ. Bertillon, the editor of ths San
mails Of Demography," has been giving
a lecture in which he sets forth the fact
that the households in which divorces
are most common are those where the
consorts are most nearly Of the same
age. Where there is great disparity
Of age it is necessary to make COM
plete distinction between cases where
the elder party is the husband and
where no is not Old husbands, for
some reason or other, seem to be better
able to retain the affections of their
wives, or at any rate to maintain legal
possession of their better halves, than
young ones; for. rs the man is older in
proportion to the woman, so is he less
frequently divorced from her. With
women it is altogether different, for the
older they are in proportion to their
husbands the more likely they are to
part or be parted from them. In max
ing these comparisons, judicial separa-
tions-in countries where divorce is not
permitted-are counted as divorces.
But M. Bertillon finds that in countries
where divorce is prohibited suicides
from domestic trouble" and poison
ings are much more frequent than else
where.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-23
ALL SORTS.

|
Mrs. Dixey Benson of Kennebunk'
port, Me-, being Respondent from The
death of her husband, committed sui
eide Wednesday by taking Paris green
AT Marshall, Texas, one man at
tempted twice to push another on toI
of circular saw. The latter ended
the struggle by shooting the other.
The Ohio coal exchange has decided
to import Swcdcs and Hungarians tc
take the places of 5000 men now
locked out in Hooking Valley.
There are forty-eight limburgcl
cheese factories in Green county, Wis.,,
and even the potato bugs 60 five miles
around by swamp to avoid coming
inside the county lines.
When Milton wrote: 81 hear the
sound of words their sense the air dis
solves, unjointed ere it reach my ear, "
He must have been listening to solo
in an opera.
The corner stone Of the great statue
of "Liberty" to be erected on Bed
loe's Island, New York Harbor, will
be laid August 9TH, with Masonic cere-
monies.
Paul Murphy, the great chess player,
died in New Orleans the 10th. He
was a marvellous player, but was for
many years afflicted with softening OF
the brain, the consequence of intense
application.
A sweet potato exhibited at Craw-
ford, Ca, measured a feet in lenpth,
and was from 10 to 10 inches in cir
conference. 1t grew almost straight
down 81 feet in the earth.
"Cryptoccocuszanthogenicus," has
been discovered to be the real cause OF
yellow fever. This will augment very
mu,h the prevailing dread Of the dis
ease.
Balnum, it is said, has bequeathcd
Jumbo's skeleton TO Tufts college.
Jumbo up to time of going to press has
not sent in his letter Of acceptance.
There were ll04 miles of railroad
built in this country during the first six
months of the present year, notwith-
standing politics.
"Do trains for Boston leave this de-
pot" inquired traveller of u man
whom he found lounging on the plat
form at a country station. "Well, y
responded the rustic, ~ have lived
hereabouts nigh onto 20 years and |
hain't seen none of them take it with
them"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-23

united and work harmoniously to-
gether, we are sure OF an easy victory
over the great Dragon with the seven
heads and seven horns. Then let us
be up and doing while the day lasts,
for soon it will be night when no man
can work. Let us instil into the minds
of the laboring class this fact, that we
do not believe in u policy calculated to
ruin any of the industries Of our coun-
try or to injure the labormg class
On the contrary we believe that the
virtue of our national life lays with
the laboring class whose toll has made
our country great and prosperous
How is it, Mr.. Editor, about the policy
of the republican party? Their policy
which is for high tariff has ruined
many of the best paying industries of
our country, and has caused cut downs
and shut downs until over million of
the laboring class are idle to-day
This same policy makes the rich man
richer and the poor man poorer. Take
for instance the Government Bonds,
these could not be taxed, this was
republican policy. The rich men put
their money into bonds then said to
the poor man, "Now dig you devil and
pay up these war taxes, we shall not
help yon." Here is one case where
this policy made the rich richer and
the poor poorer. There are many
other instances that | might mention,
but this must suffice for this time
Again, l say, let every democrat buckle
on the armor and 90 forth and fight
valiantly for true and honest govern
ment and we shall become more than
conquerors. N. r. c,
w. r. junction, July 10, '84.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-23

The GREELY REsouE.-A valuable
remnent Of the Greedy exploring ex-
petition has been rescued by the steam
ers sent ont by the government upon
that humane mission, The commander,
by whose name the enterprise has been
known, is among the saved, and six
other survivors with him, while II or
IS have died of starvation or other
hardships. In fact, according to the
report of the chief officer of the relief
party, further delay Of AZ hours
would have been fatal to those whom it
is now hoped may return alive. Lieut..
Greely's report shows that he has been
farther norththan any previous explorer,
but what of it. His statements are in
tcresting and in broad and rather abb
stract sense his discoveries have some
value, but practically they will not all
vance the worlds progress q particle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-23
Letter from w. R5 Junction.

MIR. EDITOR Il notice that the re-
publicans have thrown the fragments
of the old bloody shirt Chat they have
shaken ! so vigorously for the past
twenty years, aside as worthless and
have stolen some of the principles of
the democratic party, and woven them
very cunningly into their PLATFORM
Why is this? 1t is for the purpose Of
deceiving the people. The republican
party have no principles Of their own.
They never advanced a single new
principle since they became a party
When the old wing, abolition and free
soil parties died, the republican party
was formed out of the ashes of these
old parties, and they took their prin-
ciples, and never have advanced any
new principles. This is why 1 call
lhem Il party without principles.
notice that some Of the democratic
papers speak lightly Of the men nomi-
nted last month by the republicans at
Chicago. To all democrats ! would
says be up and doing. five set down
and fold our hands, and say a little
more sleep and little more slumber,
we shall get whipped as sure as fate,
for the republican party will move
Heaven Earth in order to carry their
point. There is nothing too mean, or
trick too low for them to stoop to, to
elect their candidates. We have put
before the people two men whose
Iecord is clean, and whose characters
cannot be impeached, and if we are
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-23

70 The Democratic State Com
mittee met at Montpelier on Monday
evening and organized by electins
Hiram Atkins, Chairman, John II.
Senter, of Warren, Sec, and A.
Dewing, of Montpelier, Assistant
Sec. Cows. Bingham, Redington and
Hon. B. b. Smalley were present.
The Committee and number of in
vited guests were entertained in prince
" style by brother Atkins at his
palatial mansion, in the evening. 1t
was voted not to make an aggressive
campaign, unless our republican friends
invite it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-23

Four years ago George +. Edmunda
wrote u letter which was extensively
circulated at the Republican state con-
yention denouncing j. G. Blaine as a
corrupt and dishonest man, the tool Of
jay Gould and the land grant railroad
monopolies with which he was allied.
1t may be that this letter has been got
out of the public reach now, but it had
a tremendous effect at the time and the
leading Republicans of Vermont fully
understand the character of the man
they will vote for.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-23
VERMONT.

A young child of Charles Dixie, of
Wolcott, was found dead in bed Friday
morning.
j. j. Deavitt of st. Adams has
made an assignment. Liabilities $780,
900.
Francis Murphy has been engaged
for 4-days' meeting ofthc state temper
ance camp meeting association to be
held at Morrisville in August.
The druggists of the state object to
cutting rates on patent medicines, and
will hold meeting at Rutland to try
to stop it.
The Spiritualist camp meeting at
Queen City Park opens August Nth,
and closes September 10Th. A large
attendance is expected.
The Seventh Day Adventists of the
State will hold their annual camp
meeting on the lake shore, near the
city of Burlington, beginning August
2Sth.
The directors of the Passumpsic rail
road are being pctitioned to discontinue
their Sunday train.
The post Office at Swanton was ell.
tered Tuesday night, last week, and the
safe blown open, evidently by experts
$500 in cash and stamps and $1,000 il
notes were taken.
Fred Scribner, former Montpelier
boy, who got into trouble at Littleton,
Mass, some time ago. being suspected
Of having set several destructive fires,
was convicted of having set two fires
and sentenced to term Of 20 years il
the Massachusetts state prison.
Rev. Leonard Tenney of Waterbury
deposited in the Rutland savings bank,
in December, 1880, $3.50. Interest
was left to accumulate for 234 years
and he has just been paid S560.7O.
The Congregationalist church a
Pittslord has just celebrated its centen
airy. Within the time the church ha'
had ten pastors, one being John 1nger
soil, father OF Col. Robert G. Inger
soil.
George Batchelder, of Mortified
was arrested, few days since, by La
noble county officers, for having toe
many wives. His last victim lives a
Hyde Park, and for the past two
months he has been living at North
field with his first wife, by whom he
has had several children. He ha
been married once or twice more, it i
said.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-23

When Agassiz, the elder, was in Flor
ida he was stung in the palm of the
hand by some unknown specimen of in
sect that had been liberated from a
largo mass. He had finished his super
fetal examination and was about to
throw it into the alcohol when it turn
cd upon him. He fell instantly to the
floor. When ho recovered no said: 81
wouldn't take u thousand dollars for
that experience" He was likewise high
ly clated when stung by coral insect.
The sting is as cayenne pepper to the
tongue. There is sharp, burning
sensation for minute, and that is all.
Agassiz had piece of coral in his
mouth, whom 1.-Two in.ss. ..ha-.ly
thrust its sting into him. Hartford
Evening Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-23
BURIED IN A WE'LL.

RALEIGH, N. G., July lS.-A well
which was being dug at the factory of
Dake G. Sons at Durham, caved in to-
day, burying seven men, three of
whom were taken out, one of them
badly injured. The bodies of the
other tour remain in the well. One of
them before he died could be heard
begging for succor, saying that the
water had risen to his neck and that
he was about to drown.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-23

A Coon IsvEsrMESr-One OF our promi.
nent business men said to us the other day !:
"1n the spring my wife got all run down
and could not eat any thing; passing your
store saw pile of Hoods SarsaparIla in
the window, and l got bottle. After she
had taken it a week she had rousing APP
petite, and did her everything. She took
three bottles and it was the best three dol.
lara ever invested. C.IlIood q Co.. Lowell, Mass