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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

The New England Democrats have less of
either wit or wisdom than we thought Their
leading paper the Boston Post, would have
us believe that, in spite of the revelations Of
the cipher dispatches, in spite of his careful,
ly concealed knowledge of the star route
frauds during Hancock's candidacy, and in
spite of the testimony of his friends that he
is physical wreck with the skin hanging to
his bones, hands shaking with palsy and
voice sunk to whisper-in spite of all this
the Post tells us that the predominant sont-
ment among New England Democrats is in
favor of S. j. Tildens nomination this year
Could silly sentimentalism, or lack of sense
md ordinary sagacity, farther go
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
South Londnnharrr

The river is so high that our mills are
greatly hindered in their work
Wagons were seen on the street Thurs
day for the first time this spring.
The mother of L. S. Wilbur was thought
10 be dying on Thursday morning but was
better again before noon and it is hoped she
may recover.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
Local Intelligence.
Announcement

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Useful in any family.
ARTISTIC PturURE FRAM1Su at Cheney Capps.
The old reliable Hartford Nov YORK, Pennsylvania
and foreign FIRE insurance companies represented by
Cudworth h Chllds afford absolute protection. Tho
bestis the safest In the end.
PICTURE FRAMES are cheap at Cheney n Clapp's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

The jamestown On. " journal publishes
a page of interviews with leading Republican
manufacturers, business and professional men.
In nearly every instance Blaine was personal
ly preferred, but Edmunds was thought to be
the strongest candidate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

The advocates of the whiskey extension
bill concede that eH-Gov. Long of Massachu-
sets gave the measure its death-blow in his
speech against it from which we make a short
extract elsewhere.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
Seconds the Nomina,ion.

IFrom the Springfield Republican.l
1t becomes Vermont to send a strong dele
cation to the Republican national convention,
with Frederick Billings at their head "The
best" will be none too good for the occasion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
GuIIfOrd.


Preaching ut the Congregational church
next Sunday at 2:30 p. NJ. by Mr.. Hawley
Topic-"The great Physician"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
A ProphetIc MeadIine

lfIoh tine Boston herald
When we saw the headline, "a Bungling
Attempt at Suicide, We at once looked under
it for news of the Democratic congressional
caucus. Was the glance prOpheticP
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
CambriSiRenort

Mr.. and Mrs, F, NJ. Stodder of Boston
Mass have been visiting at Isaiah Stodder's'
AT the school meeting Tuesday evening
W. IT, Stevens was chosen district clerk for
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

the United States minister, hoisted the Amer
lean colors vt the Alert's peak. Fifty guests
lunched on board, among whom were several
distinguished Arctic explorers.
Bill Burcson, black, was lynched at
Gonzales, Tex, Tuesday, for attempted rape.
Alexander r. Roberts. nged 60, secreta.
ry Of tho bookbinders' proyiient association,
New York, killed himself Wednesday. He
left letter saying that his accounts wero oil
right, and that he shot himself because, hav-
ing been on 'anothor SPREE" he dare not
face the trustees and DO oonsured for neglect.
ing his business.
Josh Billings has been trying to find out
about the Michigan millionaire who was re-
puted to have loft $4,000 each to him and Eli
Perkins, and finds to his grief that the story
was a myth.
"A Philadelphia boy tied an open umbrel-
la over his sister and tied turkeys wings on
her elbows, the other day, and induced her
to jump from the chamber window IA Ia Dari
us Green. The girl got some broken bones,
but will recover. "The little goose wouldn't
flop her wings" the boy said.
Nashville IL worried by a report that M.
4. Polk, the dofauting state treasurer is
alive and well in Mexico, and that his report
ed funeral was held over a bogus corpse but
there seems to be not tho least ground for the
story.
Tho terrible Sergt. Bates has turned up
at Baltimore with his flag and his years.
old son. after long and improbable jour
ney through the west and south. lie says
that people would believe that he was inter.
ested in some political business, and didn't
come down with the coin worth q cent
Foreign.
An anonymous well wisher sent to En-.
peror William on his birthday, Monday, two
splendid Sevros vases. The old Kaiser is de-
lighted with the gift. The sender is believed
to be President Grevy. Prince Bismarck re-
ferring to the gift remarked that he hoped
the day was not far distant whom he would be
able to mako France as happy as some ono
had made Emperor William.
Moody and Sankey have opened their
mission in Hammersmith, England.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
The following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Brattleboro post Office Mar 2S:

Ladies-Leora A. Eddy Mrs. Ida Goodenough Mrs
Kate Leahy Mise II NJ Mather, Mrs Johanna Moylan
Mrs Mary Morse Mrs Susan Stockwell, Helen NJ
Wheelock, Carrie NJ Streeter.
Gentlemen-G W Ahren, Betterly Chas Butter
field Eugene Dellamore, NJ Clark, VIM Curran
Abraham Davis, Chas Davis, Geo Davis, q Fow-
Ter, Phil Fralegh, Rollin Miller. John Potter Will
lard Parker Willie Pellerin, Irving Torrey, II
willard, Champion Creamer Go.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

81. D. Prouty, an old and wclI-known resident Of
Kent died wednesday Of paralysis, aged Is years
His health has been ailng for several months past
until Sunday last he suddenly stricken and sank
rapidly until death ensued, The deceased was ma
tive of BratteborO, VT, from which place he removed
to Pennsylvania. In 1865 he cauO 10 Kent and for
number of years was actively engaged in the hard.
aud stove business. Ho afable and genial man.
ner and his kind aud obliging disposition won him
many friends who will miss his familiar face on the
Streets
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24

been built and others projected, and
there are more enterprises completed
and in progress than ever before in the
history of the State. Taxation is more
equal and uniform, and there is a
greater willingness to pay taxes, and
assessments have increased during this
administra ton, nearly $40,000,000 hav-
ing been added to the assessment rolls.
Agricultural, mechanical and manu-
featuring interests have advanced,
nearly $2,000,000 in machinery having
been put up and devoted to these inter
ests. The financial condition of the
State is such that we can hopefully look
to the future for continued prosperity.
Louisiana should send evidences of her
natural resources and great progress to
the Worlds Centennial and Cotton Ex-
position, contributing not only to dis
play her own wealth and advantages,
but to bring the Exposition up to the
highest standard of excellence. 1t will
be a new era in the history of the State,
developing her resources, educating her
people, farmers, mechanics and labor
ers. | ask that a liberal appropriation
be made for an exhibit from this State.
This is of so much Importance that /
will reserve further remarks respecting
it for special message
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24
The Parasites of Money.

The Frankfurter Zeitung states that
DR.. Reinsch has found, as the result OF
a lOug series of minute Investigations
that the surfaces of 50-pfennig pieces
(sixpences) which have been long. in
circulation are the home and feeding
ground of minute kind of bacteria
and vegetable fungus. An extended
series of observations showed that this
is the case with the small coins Of all
nations, the thin inerustatiOn OF organic
matter deposited upon their surfaces ID
the conrse of long circulation render
ing them very suitable for this parasite
ical settlement. DIR. Reinsch scraped
of some of these incrustations, and with
small scalpel divided them into frag-
ments, ,sYhieh were subsequently dissolv
ed in distilled water. The employment
of lenses of very high power showed tho
bacteria and fungi distinctly. This IS q
matter OF no little importance from a.
hygenic point of view. 1t has now been
conclusively established that bacteria
form the chief agency in the propaga-
| tion Of epidemic disease. The reVela-
| tion that they have chosen domIclle
! in tn most widely circulating. medium
which probably exists in the world
presents us with new factor in the
spread of infectious diseases. There
is, however, a remedy. Where COINS
have been in ciculation for numDer Oh
years, if they are washed IN a 0olnng
| weak solution. of caustic. potash. tney
4 will be cleansed from their organic 1n-
crustation, and so freed from the un~
welcome guests which they AaEDorea'
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24
A Murder i'm HbervElIe.

Again are we called upon to record
one of those revolving crimes, whiclE
have become so frequent of late years
as to bring disgrace upon our State.
The taking of human life under any
circumstances is terrible, but how much
worse is it, when the victim is stealthi-
ly approached in the still hours of the
night, at the close of beautiful and
peaceful Sabbath day, and shot to
death, while he was quietly seated in
his chair thinking. perhaps, of the many
happy Sabbaths he would still enjoy in
this world. Such was the fate OF
George Dabney, last Sunday night, on
the Texas plantation, near Bayou Gou-
Ia, in this parish, leased by DIR. A. r.
Courier. The murder was committed
while the family were absent at church.
After the old man was shot to death his
body was saturated with coal oil and
set on fire.
For the above particulars we are in
debted to Mr.. Felix Vigier, of Bayou
Gonla.
We learn that our parish officials are
on the track of the supposed murderer,
and if their information is correct, will
soon have him in the parish jail, there
to await the action Of the court.-Iber-
Vile South, May II.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24
A Move by Protectlonlsts.
st. Louis Republican.

There is to be formidable move
ment made now by the protectionists to
remove the internal revenue tax on to-
bacco. Their hope to success lies in an
appeal to the local interests OF the to-
bacco growing States. They hope to
gain this point by tolling into their net
the representatives of a class OF tObac-
co growers in the South just as they de-
feated the Morrison bill by appealing to
the selfshness of aclass of large wool
growers in Ohio and the West. We be-
lieve they will fail in this instance. The
movement for the repeal of the tax on
tobacco is prOtectiOnist scheme pure
and simple. As an abstract proposition,
as question apart from its bearings on
import duties, it is not conceivable that
a single person in the United States
would favor removing the tax from ci-
gaTs, cigarettes, snuff and tobacco be-
fore removing it from salt, sugar, cloth~
ing, blankets and other articles of uni
versaI household use. IT tobacco is
singled out to be relieved of taxation it
will be for an interior purpose, and that
purpose of course, is that there may be
maintained protective dutes on other
commodities which are absolute neces-
sites of life. The tax on tobseco. is
oppressive Oh uOUOuys SO uuul4y OSluS
need use tobacco if he chooseGhot to.
Ninety-nine in every hundred GOULD e
better off xr6thout it. Ii the dbnsump-
ton of tobacco is less harmful han that
Of spirits or beer, it is also lesF useful.
The tax onaIP these articles &lbuld be
retained as There are pensiShD to pay
and public debt to be liebida1ed. This
is unquestionably thSsehse oYthe peo-
pie of the United States. ,1gaeg1ust the
protectionists will be metnere with an
opposition which viii be as energetic
and unyielding as that they offered tc
| the bill for the reduction of war taxet
which they defeated last week.-St
! Louis Republican.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24
Three Men Accidentally KILLED.

FRANKLIN, May 12.-Dr. G. NJ. Smith,
coroner, held an inquest this morning at
Buckner's plantation this morning ON
the body of Pierre Norris, colored,
killed by Felix Mccoy, colored. The
evidence elected at the inquest showed
the killing to have been accidental.
Norris was employed in the Lake
Swamps getting out timber.
Jessie Grumpy from Ohio, was killed
by the falling Of tree in Lake Swamp
it fracturing his skull. The body was
brought to Baldwin.
A white man in the employ of Reilly
in Lake Swamp, was also killed by the
falling of tree. The body was brought
to Jeanerette. His name was not as
certained.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24
Accidental Death of a
Swamp per.

JEANNERETTE, May 12.-Acting Cor
oner EeBourgeois held an inquest yes
terday on the body of drowned man
brought in here from one of our neigh
boring swamps. The unfortunate man
started for this point under the influ-
ence of liquor, and was found near his
canoe, which was keeled over, The
coroner examined the body thoroughly
and finding no marks of violence con-
cluded that the death was an accidental
one. The man, who was about thirty
two years of age, and very fine looking
and athletic, being over six feet high,
hailed from Baton Rouge, to which
place he came from Tennessee when a
mere youth. His name was II. Keith,
and he is supposed by some here to be-
a member of the historical Keith family
of South Carolina.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24

Charley Ford, the slayer of Jesse
James, the notorious outlaw committed
suicide at Richmond, Mo-, on Tuesday
last. A dispatch from that place to the
Kansas City Journal says: "The sui
eide of Chas. Ford created quite a stir
in this community. He was stopping
temporarily at his fathers house, near
town. Early this afternoon he went to
his room, and soon after he was found
lying on the bed with bullet wound
through his heart. A forty-fve calibre
pistol was lying beside him. There are
several theories as to the cause Of the
suicide; one is that it was remorse Of
conscience another on account of ill
health; third, that perhaps he was
apprehensiYe Frank James would soon
be at liberty. and would take revenge
for Jesse's death. The coroner's jury
found that the deceased was habituaI
morphine eater. He left no letter and
appeared in his usual spirits this morn
ing"
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24

The English have many peculfarities
in pronunciation. Pail Mall<is pro-
nounced by them as if spelled pell NELL.
There is a sort of betweenity in the
sound of the words. As the name of
the street is said to be derived from the
fact that there the crowds rushed along
lous pronunciation is apparent. Why
it should be spelled one way and pro-
nounced another is one of those eccen-
tricities of the English language that
has its parallel in the words Derby and
clerk, which in England are pronounc-
ed Darby and clark, and in sergeant,
which both in that country and this is
pronounced sergeant.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24
TIne Paris OF America.
S. F. Gazette and Sentinel.

San Francisco is the Paris of America.
The fondness of the people for amuse-
ments, their "fastness," love of display,
disregard of the Sabbath, wild, reckless
habits of speculation, all tend to justify
the comparison with the French capi-
tai. Like Paris, the city is decidedly
cosmopolitan in its character. Through
its broad golden gate" and over it's
continental highway people OF all ma
tions, creeds and language have throng-
ed, with one idea in common, the thirst
for gold. There are probably more
rich men in San Francisco, in proper
tion to it's population, than in any city
in the world. There are many good
and righteous people, who are fighting
faithfully against evil !; but there are
many more with whom morality has
probably lost all its significance In
proportion to the population there are
probably more vile, criminal and aban-
doned creatures here than in any other
city except Paris. Divorces and sui
cides are matters of little or no account
here. | counted ten of the former grant
ed by the City Court last week. Three
and four hundred divorces GRANTED by
the San Francisco eOurts) a year is moth
| ing unusual. Society winks at the
adulterous custom, and as there is no
ban of ostracism placed upon those
who resort to it, it seems to have become
fearfully common. The daily papers
have for a month past been laying be-
fore their readers the nauseous details
of divorce case in which an ex-United
States Senator figures as defendant, to
his infinite but doubtless unconscious
disgrace. 1t is an admitted fact that
| California burieS more suicides in pro-
portion to the population than any
State in the Union. The prolific causes
are dissipation, financial embarrassment
and domestic trouble. Nowhere is the
marriage bond, that should be the
guarantee of peace and contentment, so
lightly regarded nowhere is fortune so
tickle; nowhere do SO many fall in a
day from wealth to want. Such transi--
tions disturb the mental balance, and
destroy the power of self-control.
I
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24


Found DEAD.-This morning be-
tween 6 and Z o'clock, while Reuben
johnson was engaged in catching drift
wood below the. old freight depot, he
discovered the body of a negro man
living between two logs close to the
bank. But for the position of the body,
which was lying on its left side with
the left arm extended under one of the
logs, and the right reclining over it,
with the feet slightly elevated above
the head, he would have been deceived
into the belief that some one was either
drunk or asleep as the water is only
about eight inches deep at that place,
which he thought made drowning out
of the question. AS soon as johnson
ascertained that the man was dead, he
Immediately notified Detective Dewing,
who in turn, notified Coroner A. r.
Booth, M. D., who repaired to the spot
and summoned the jurors to hold the
inquest; John Patton, II. +. s. Martin,
r. f. Kellum, j. L. Holmes, K. Chap
man.
The body was identified by his wife
as being that of Tom Green. It is as
serted that deceased left here yesterday
evening, in company with Sam Thomas
for Shady Grove, to work on the levee
there, and that was the last seen of
Greeu, until his body was found as
stated. Up to the time of going to
press the coroner's jury had returned no
verdict, and only one witness examined,
which was Reuben johnson, who found
the body. Though no marks of vio-
lence were found upon the body, it is
rather strange that death could have
resulted from drowning in the piece he
was found. The police no douha will
investigates Shreveport Democ1S
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-07
DANA AND TILDEN,
why tho Formor Is SO Persistent
fn Stating that TtIden VIII Not

why tho Former Is SO Persistent
in Stating that ridden VIII Not
Accept tlfe Nomination.
New York statesman at tho capitol o-day,
meeting q representative of THE CRITIC,
asked:
''Do you know why 1t 10 that Dana is taking
such an interest In the coming Democratic
Conveniion2 ~
'T do not. In fact, have not soen anything
from him that leads mo to believe he is
Democrat"
"That is true. He is not. Dana is an Ish-
maelite, yet no generally sides with the
Democratic party. 1 should have asked you
IL you knew why 1t was he was laboring so
hard to convince the Democracy that Mr.. TIL
den would not accept the Democratic nomina'
ton at chicago In July nextl l can toll you.
In 1870, when MIR. Tlldeh was the
nSmS ot ~ oo
correspondent of the New York Sun. Dana,
Knowing tho etrong points in Gibson, gave him
that time was in d need Of I ali the % aid he Could
command TO pull him into tho Presidency TO
which he had been elected. Dana, who was
pufsuaded him that Gibson was the man to
wotk for him. TildeD, relying on Dana, not
GIBSON, because ho did not know him,
sion Of certain facts 'c connected with Mr. I'll.
den's plans. He was also furnished sum OF
money, which he informed Mr.. Tilden was abb
eolutoly necessary to accomplish tho object
sought. dibeon not only appropriated tho
money to another and different purpose, but
by some means tho Republicans at once be-
came advised OF ell the plans which Mr.. TIL
den had marked out. Mr.. Tllden at
once came to the conclusion that
act In such way as to lead Mr.. Tildon to be-
lleve Dana was In ignorance OF tho character
Of the man he had introduced him to, aud he
go informed Mr.. Dana. Gibson was retained
on the Sun for some time after that, but finally
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-07
Saturday, Juno 7, 1894.

The Republican Convention has dono its
work, and has done it we'll.
The ticket IL nominated cannot be de.
feated and tho platform it adopted cannot
be successfully assailed.
For the first place it chose ono of the
ablost men of this generation, and cor-
tainly tho most brilliant man in either
party. James g. Blaine has had long
and splendid career in Congress and distiu-
guished himself in the Office of Secretary of
State during the brief period he was in of
fee. During his whole career he has dis.
played tho qualities which go to make a
successful leader. He is q consummate
parliamentarian, an eloquent orator, poll
tician of great skill and statesman Of the
first rank
For the second place the convention
nominated John A. Logan, who stands
first in the list of volunteer Union Gen.
erals in successful and brilliant services in
the field, and as Representative and Sena-
tor has displayed civil abilities of high
order.
With this ticket the Republican party
will win great victory in November. 1t
will win because with this ticket ID de.
serves to win. 1t will win because there
will be infused in the campaign degree of
earnestness and enthusiasm not seen in
this country since the "Log Cabin aud
Hard Cider" campaign of 1910.
We await with interest tho ticket tho
Democrats will nominate only to be de-
feated by Blaine, of Maine, and Logan, of
Illinois.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-07
THE LATE CLARK MILLS ESTATE.
The Heirs Trying 10 Settle aIl DIFF

There has been placed on record an assign.
ment by Theodore A. Mills and Thoophilus +.
Mills TO ]. s. Mills and Clark Mills, jr., setting
forth an agreement made on the 18th OF last
May, providing that Theophilus L. Mills should
receive an equal share of the property be-
queathed by the Will OF Clark Mills, modified
by the first codicil, after the payment OF $4,000
TO Theodore A. Mills, j. 8. Mills aud CLARK
Mills, 1r.; that j. s. and CLARK Mills, Jr., are
willing to admit Theodore Il. Mills to an equal
share in the estate, but claim that Susan L.
Mills is not the widow aud not entitled TO
dover in the estate, nor to any interest
in the estate; and as there Is ques-
tion as to whether the court will de.
eide that she is entitled to DOVER and
theysJ. s. Mills and Clark Mills, jr.,) being
willing to sign the agteement II indemnined
against tho consequences OF a construction that
she Is so entitled, Theo A. Mills and Theophilns
i. Mills, the first-named parties, being de-
sirous OF indemnifying j. s. Mills and Clark
Mills, jr, make the assignment and agree to
pay to the latter all loss and damage that may
accrue to them, that Is, such sumo as their re-
spectiye shares may be decreased by such de-
cision, and all sums that may become duo
them shall be lien on tho interests OF Theo.
A. Mills and Theophllus +. Mills In tho
Meadow Bank Spa Springs.