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DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.

An American lady, Margaret DeVane, has
leased Sadlers Wells thcater for the spring
season, III which she will appear in Shake
sieriin characters. Miss Dcyane halls from
Alabamn. Her grandfather was formerly gov
ernor of that state and Judge of the supreme
,ou She is also neice oil Senator William
King.
SOME Of the members OF Mrs I.angtry's com.
paliy say that she is by no means likely TO
larry cut this year her original intention of
going TO Australia from San Francisco, where
her American season comes TO n close, in July
Mrs. Langtry's reason for abandoning this pro-
jet for the present is that she finds herself
quite homesick, and is anxious TO get back to
England again.
The Frohmans have about concluded ne
gotiaiions with Fanny Davenport TO visit
California in the spring with +" Fedora"
The appreciation of opera performances by
these who support such entertainments in New
York can be- CUES ed from The following sai lsiic
comment upon recent perform of the
e son just closed in that city: =. From n
musical and dramatic point OF view, therefore.
we have hardly anything but praise for the
Italian singers. But tom another point of
view they deserve the most unmgiated cer-
sure. They are all sadly deficient in good
manners. Tie ot,ier evening they had the impru-
d,aice 10 sing with the utmost sangfroid, while
number of people in several of the boxes
were engaged in loud conversation. These
eople, who wore elegant clothes, were
obliged to speak very loud so as to make them
selves heard even half way across the house.
Now, in Italy the opera singers often
have the andacity TO sing reeiatives while peo-
pie are talking in their boxes. But 10 have a
prima dona or tenor come out and sing a ten
der love song or other expressive mel DIV while
part of the audience are engaged in converse
ton is a new species of effroniery which seems
to have been reserved for America exclusively, /"
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HOW THE MONEY GOES.

The report of expenditures by the
clerk of the House of Representatives
for the last fiscal year, shows that Boss
Tweed, though dead to the material
sense, still lives in the hearts of our
congressman. 1t is learned from this
report that one John Bailey was paid
$3.50 for use of horse and carriage in
July and S35.22 for mineral water for
the funeral escort of Mr.. Houk. This
was doubtless to assuage grief. The
casket and entire funeral outfit, nclud.
ing embalming, cost 81, 1874, while the
expenses of the escort, including num-
erous lunches, amounted to $1,779.6O
The expenses of the committee that
took trip down the Mississippi in a
chartered steamer to examine the i'm.
provements on that stream were ST.
82734. This is exclusive of the ex.
pense of summoning witnesses and of
Preparing the report. The cost of TAX
ing the joint select committee on Amer
lean shipbuilding in New York was
S1,64062. On funeral occasions silk
sashes cost $19 each. The bill for a
carriage at one time is thus entered:
"Use of carriage from to 6.15 clock,
81; from 6to 10, S., from 1890 to LIS
$3.50; from $50 to 1890, 49,"
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punishment. A mai must indeed be a
prison "tough" who can ena2re lying
down on hard pavement to sleep AM
dieting ON limited bread and water II
he keeps up week, he must indeed be
tough in every fiber of body and stomach.
The interest Of prison contractors is, OF
course, to have men punished in such a
way that they will not be long detained
from work. In former times they were
said to favor the padding performance,
as it did not keopa man long from work,
Here at Sing Sing the convitts eat ina
huge, low-studded dining room. They
are permitted to read religious papers
only; they are not allowed to make trink
cts in their cells; they are never per-
mitted any recreation in the prison yard
The discipline is severe, No soups are
made here, Warden Brush believing that
spoon diet is unsatisfactory in every way.
Stews, however, are prepared, and hash
is regular article Of diet, and is pre-
fered to soup by the old prison Ground,
ers," who have tried many prison bills OF
fare
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Where People Travel Fastest.

Through trains on the Belgian roads
run at the rate Of forty-two miles per
hour.
Switzerland and Russia have no rail
way trains that run faster than twenty
seven miles per hour.
The Shore Line express from Boston
to Stonington makes over forty-six miles
per hour.
A train from New York to Boston, via
Springfield, takes, including stops, three
hours and three minutes to run the 234
miles, the running time being forty-two
and fiye-tenths miles per hour.
On the Berlin otsdam- Madgeburg
railroad part of the through line between
Berlin and Paris, twenty four and three
quarter miles have been run in thirty
minutes, and fifty miles in one hour and
nine minutes.
In Italy the only fast train is the mail
train, which goes from Bologna to Brin-
disi, 472 miles, in fourteen hours, fifty
six minutes, which, including three
stops, is at the rate Of thirty-one i've
tenths miles per hour.
In Germany the fastest train is from
Berlin to Hanover, on the Magdeburg-
Halberstadt railroad 1t makes 1881
miles in three honrs forty eight minutes,
including three stops The actual run
ming time is forty -four two-tenths miles
per hour. Some miles are run at the
rate of tifty-two miles an hour
On the Orleans line, from Paris to Dor
deaux, $50 miles are run in nine hours
and ten minutes including seventeen
stops, being an average Of over thirty
nine miles per hour. From Paris to Mar
settles, the distance of $50 miles is GOV.
cred in fifteen hours. From Calais tc
Paris, on the Northern railroad, trains
run at over thirty-nine miles per hour
| One run of twenty seven miles is made
at the rate of forty five and tive-tenths
miles per hour.
The train known as the "Flylne
Dutchman,n of the Great Western rail
road, runs from London to Bristol, q
distance of 1881 miles. in two hours and
i thirty-six minutes, or at the rate OF forty
five and three-tenths miles per hour, in
Guiding two stops, amounting to clever
minutes. Excluding these stops, thu
speed is forty -nine miles per hour. The
distance from London to Swindon, sew.
enty-seven and quarter miles, is made
in one hour and twenty-seven minutes
without stopping, or at the rate of fifty
three and three-tenths miles per hour
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ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
Notable wedding at NJ Montpelier, VT.

Notable wedding at NJ Ontpelief, VT.
MONTPELIER, VI, Jan. 10. The
most notable wedding that has taken
place in the State for several years,
and the leading social event of the
winter at the Capital was the mar.
riage in Christ Church at noon to-day,
of Hon. James L. Martin of Brattle-
boro, Speaker of the House, to Miss
Jessie Lilley Dewey, daughter of
Edward Dewey, Esq, OF Montpelier
The nuptials were solemized by the
rector. Rev. Howard +. Hill, in the
presence of large and fashionable
assemblage, including a number of
prominent persons from various sec
lions of the State. The bridal couple
were attended to the chancel by four
bridesmaids, and the bridegroom
best man was John G. Martin, Esq, of
Manchester, The bride was attired
in a brocaded white satin petticoat
and an Ottoman court train of white
satin. She wore a bunch of orange
blossoms and pink rosebuds in her
hair, from which depended long
bridal veil, Topped with grunge bios
SONS. The bridal cortege made Il
brilliant scene in the church. The
ushers were Messrs. George Dewey,
Horatio Taplin. II. Gleason, and c. W.
Porter. After TIE ceremony over,
the couple and their immediate friends
partook of wedding breakfast. The
prdsents to the happy pair We're
numerous and valuable, The bride
has been one of the leading bellies of
of the Capital and the bridegroom is Il
leading lawyer of Brattleboro', where
the welded pair will reside. Among
the guests present were Hon. Geo.
Nichols, Secretary of State; Hon. w.
II. Dubois, State Treasurer Col. and
Mrs. Levi X. Fuller of Brattleboro',
Mrs. julius J. Estey of Brattleboro',
Miss Griggs of Pittsburg. Pa, Hon.
w. H. II. Brigham of Stowe, c. d,
Houghton of Stamford. and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. S. Dowley of Brattteboro'.
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The First Woman Who Wanted TO Vote

At meeting of the American His
torical society the Hon. John L. Thomas
read a paper entitled margaret Brent,
the First Woman in America to Claim
the Right to Vote"
Two hundred and forty years ago, in
st. Mary's City, on the river of the same
name, flowing into the Potomac river,
near Point Lookout, Margaret Brent lived.
She landed there with her sister Mary
In November, 1858, aged thirty-eight
wears, five years after the landing OF Leon
ard Calvert, brother OF Lord Governor, and
provincial governor of Maryland. Mr..
Thomas thought he must have been much
in love with Margaret Brent. Mr., Thomas
gave an account of the exciting
troubles from 1884 to 1880, the
period of the discussions about Kent
island and the Claiborne rebellion. Mar
garet Brent, Mr. Thomas says, only APP
pears at times in the annals of the
colony, but she was evidently woman
of great influence History says she was
connected with Lord Baltimore by blood
or marriage. Mr.. Thomas described her
as having brains, courage, executive
ability, and great loyalty to any cause
she espoused. He thought she must have
been handsome, or she could not have
held her power. Men control by brain
power, but there must be something
more than brain power when woman
controls. In 1647 Leonard Calvert died.
He had not time to write will. He
said to Margaret Brent, "Take all and
pay all" Then he asked for a private
conference with her, and she received
his dying words. She took the gov,
ernor's house and lived in it. Later she
sold it to Governor Stone. AS Leonard
Calvert was agent for Lord Baltimore, she
claimed control of all rents, issues and
profits of Lord Baltimore, and did not
care if the latter was pleased or not. The
court confirmed her in this position.
She claimed she had right to vote il
the assembly as the representative Of
Leonard Calvert and also OF Lord Baltl
more. She claimed not one but two
votes. On January 81, 1913, when the
Legislators assembled at Fort st. Johns
she demanded her right to vote as
member of the general assembly OF the
State of Maryland.
Her subsequent career was sketched te
show that this refusal to let her have
vote in colonial affairs did not break hel
spirit. In 1861 she was sixty years old
There is no record of her death, but il
is supposed she died in Lancaster county,
| VIRGINIA.
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THE Mormon question was discussed

THE Mormon question was discussed
somewhat by the United States Senate
last Friday. The discussion was opened
by Cullom, OF Illinois, in support of
his bill to reorganize the legislative
power of Utah. This bill deprives the
Mormons of all Legislative power, and
places it in the hands OF nine persons
to be appointed by the President, Mr..
Cullom said: 1.-THE government of Utah
in form and spirit is at war with every
principle of republicanism. The people
are taught by their priests to hate the
United States government. There is
not single drop of water in Utah
which is not owned by the Mormon
church or persons belonging to it. The
Mormons hold the balance of political
power in Arizona, Idaho and perhaps
Wyoming, in addition to their strength
in Utah. Ifnot checked they will soon
control 1--WE or six states and territories
west of the Mississippi river"
This brought up Brown, of Missouri,
who did not want to excuse or apollo
gize for polygamy, but could animal.
vert largely and severely upon The lax
ity of morals prevailing outside of
Utah; all of which was virtual apol-
ogy for polygamous practices. When
ever one wrong can be made to Justify
bother, then such arguments will be
logical and in place Mr., Brown fur
ther said that: 'If Congress proposed
to stamp out one religious sect, might
it not, when that was done, begin on
another sect, and so crush out all spirit
of religious liberty. The Christian
church was the true medium to deal
with the Mormon question"
1t is astonishing what great sticklers
for religious liberty Democratic states
men p are. If the horse thieves of
the country should organize as relig-
ious body with free horse-stealing as a
prominent tenet, would these gentry
complacently say that while they de
precated the practices of the society,
they could not think Of suppressing
them, as that would. be blow at relig-
ious liberty, but would advise all Chris
tian people to earnestly pray that they
might abandon this peculiar dogma?
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THE BOYS IN BhUE IN LINE.
installation OF Omcers ossheridan Post

Installation OF Officers OF sheridan Post,
No. 40, &. A. H., OF Weston.
Especially Reported for the LONDONDERRY SITTER
Friday evening, Jan. IL, G. A. Il.
hall was 'welli filed by citizens and
others called together to witness the
installation of officers of Sheridan Post,
and officers of the Ladies Sheridan
Relief Corps" Owing to the incle-
ment weather, Wallingford and Ches-
ter Post who were expected, were
not present. Hooker Post, of South
Londonderry. was represented, by their
commander and quite delegation of
members.
The exercises of the evening was
opened BY a song, and prayer offered
by Rev. w. Davenport.
After another song the installation
of the officers of the Ladies' Sheridan
Relief Corps was proceeded with by
Past Commander 0. S. Osborn; then a
well received song by n. n. johnson,
followed by a recitation, "Sheridan's
Ride" by Julian Johnson, which was
well rendered and received with ap
p,ause. Then followed SONG
capital good one---"The Old Sixth
Corps" after which the officers of sheri
dan Post were duly installed. Then an
other song and speeches were in order
the Rev. w. Davenport and Rev. Mr.
Dutton gave short. but pointed adj
dresses. A call upon the boys for ex
periences brought up Commando
Pierce and past Commander Dudley
of Hooker Post and others. One of tb'
special features of the evening was ;
well rendered recitation by Mrs
Jerome Winship.
The exercises of the evening wer
concluded by song from Weston
well-known and popular vocalist Mis-
Mary Hannum.
Hard-tack, coffee and dough-nut
were provided for all, and altogethe
the evening was pleasantly and in
structively passed, and proved one o
rare enjoyment to the old soldier.
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The Hermit still Lives.
Mr.. GLEBE, Jan. II.

Well, SITTER JOHN, there is not
much news up here-zthe dir is SO filled
with SNOW, most of the time that it
can't get up, neither can we see down
the SIFTER's valley: nevertheless, we
are moved to tell YOUR readers OF the
aged people residing in this valley
T. Edwards, SO; Barnett Wait, 50, last
Sept, Nathan Buxton, 81, last March;
Adams Harrington, 81, last April; all
respectable and honorable citizens.
Then there is a much esteemed lady,
Mrs, Coombs. aged % years the last
of this month.
Now if the SITTER will look into
our schools it will find most Of them
prosperous, but now and then one,
Reductio cd dbs,trdum.
HERMIT.
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A CARD.

wish to express my sincere and
hearty thanks to the people of this
parish, and especially to Mr.. F. w.
Williams, chairman of the executive
committee, for the donation which
was given me last week, amounting
in all to $51 net, and also the ladies
who assisted at tableaux, and tables !;
they should not by any means be for
gotten. Thanks. kind friends one and
all, for the respect you have thus
shown to the cause which have tried
to represent among you, and for the
substantial aid thus rendered. Most
gratefully yours,
r. ID. METcALF.
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The present number of inmates in
the Reform school is 90, of whom rs
are boys and II girls. During the
year som 40 or more have been "fur-
Laughed" before the full expiration of
the sentence,
Lewis Stafford, of Stamford, was
upset in his sleigh on Thursday, and
one Of his arms broken. Although
76 years old and feeble, It is thought
he will recover,
A girl of Is years, from Manchester
arrived in Bridgeport, Conn.,, on Tues
day, inquired her way to the circus
quarters and announced that she
wanted to become circus rider. Mr..
Hyatt told her apprentices were not
taken, and advised her to return
home.
James Starr, freight conductor on
the southern division of the Central
Vermont road was killed in the yard
at Windsor, Friday night, 1t is sup
posed he went between the cars to
pull a pin, fell and was instantly
killed. lie was about 30, married, and
lived at White River Junction.
A rough looking fellow from Col
orado was q passenger on the Wells
River road the other day, and when
he was told that the ticket he hello was
not good, and he must pay or get off,
he drew a revolver and fired, but
didn't hit anybody. The frearm was
seized, sold for $1.75, the price of the
ticket deducted, and the balance
handed to the would-be cowboy
He was subsequently allowed to de.
part in peace.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

George Van Antwerp. of Durham
P. O., hung himself in barn at Rich
ford, Tuesday.
The Troy Telegram says that wo
man in Pownal turned her mother out
of doors day or two ago, and that
the old woman was taken care of by
neighbors.
The Bennington Battle Monument
Association fund has reached S85, 900,
but no design for a monument has
been adopted.
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THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have Just concluded an examination of
its employees to ascertain their ability
to tell colors correctly, and finds per
cent totally color blind. Now let this
railroad company send for Dorman B
Eaton and have him organize a con-.
mission to examine all candidates fol
employment on this road as to the
occult influences of prismatic climax.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-01-18
EDITORIAL.
The Ohio Democracy are Payne-d to
throw Pendleton overheard.

AN exchange suggests that the clerk
of the weather has been junketing for
the past few weeks. 1t is to be hoped
that when he brings in his bill it will
not be mineral water. That would
be ''too thin" for this cold weather
call it Scotch whiskey,
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SIXTY buildings were wrecked at Compton,
Que, by recent gale.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, United States
nj r-ter 10 England, has accepted the presi-
lency of the Birmingham & Midland Institute
or 1884,
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september Is, lo>4 -tC Frvnk Mctircroi
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SrhLcd to tu.s uIlce lis application 10 cltscr
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tn o. jour ifc.cinp' ioh unu-S ID. >. NJ u,tS M
d Hay / alleging scJjlc.neaI NJ " ), lSN; mn
have wholly abandoned Inc same, aud asks That
a hearing my Uc had 10 Gclcnuiue the cDar.c ,r
OF ea,u ,r"ct, asld NActncr you nave III GOOD
aith coup ia wItd the PROVISIONS an;, re-
qu,rcmcnto OF The law Under wu.ch Your said
hliu.r Was made;
You axe Therefore summoned 10 appear he
fore this Office on thursday The 2Otn day od
November, y. ID. lS>4 at : O'Clock T. tn
answer unto SAID charges dnJ show
cause why the said dunts application 10
cutter said land uu lcr the acs vi )u,lr :; ~,
should not DC allowed
lou are hereby n. Jliied that testimony con-
cefihug the said chdrses "ni ne taken p.E,r.
1acs u. Gi!ildud, Clerh ., Luc Dlslr.; t,ou,t
at MS Once al i-acuhncr, SI git CoUtv, " ash
iu@Juh Territory, beginning ut % CcltCkau
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4 SHOHT SPEECH.

But few plain Ideas here to-
night.
Firstly, | warn yon that in these
times the workers Of ;he world are
preparing" To take hand in the gov
ernmcnt of the world, to take hold
OF The administration Of its business
and politics. 1t is high time for
them. The iackals aud sc!emcrs
who have seized our country and
our earth are incompetent to al
minister It's affairs. They have bad
their way here till the clouds are
lowering; and in other countries
they have had it till mankind ix
shipwrcrlscd. The day of lu lge
ment for them is at hand.
Secondly, | warn you of the
growth Of unity among the woriUs
worker. I hroHgh all the iucOn-
@ruties Of the times they are learns
ing TO cooperate, and III all guar
ters ot the land they are signaling
to each other. This is q ntw aud a
great thing, pregnant with prom
Use.
Thirdly and lastly, I warn vcu
of the nature of the demands of the
worlds workers They are es
Scntially the sumo all over our
e6nntry, aye, ard in all the coun-
tries. %here is unity of pro-
gramme rs we'll AS Of action. They
must have full scope for their proper
power; full possession of the herit-
aGcof civilization; full mastery of the
resources OF nature, the means and
pfoIrctS Of labor. the soil which is
Their ilrth:ight. AMI the crOps rais-
cd by their hands. These demands
are natural, reasonable and rjn NJ.
cous; and the fact that they are
everywhere made and everyw where
increasing in strength. is the assur>
nee that whatever they may have
to eneoanter, they will yet be Sc
cured.
AS an Interesting feature of the
times, take notice here Of the erow-
my cooperation between the men
of the farm and it, crops aud the
men OF the city AMI its workshops.
The Changers and the Trade Unions
are approaching each other, prepar-
ing to join hands, finding out that
their aim is Identical, that their in-
terest S one, and that the adversary
of both Is the same. IL will be a
great thing for each of them when
both have seized this profound idea;
and they are surely eelz ng it IN
these tines.-Juhn Swinton's Pa
per-.
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NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF.

IS. LAND OFFICE at OLYMPIA, w. r.
Sept. 18th, lSS4.-N Notice il hereby gwen That
I.utheria VI. Durkce has iilcd notice oiintcnilun
to make Iinai proof before the Clerk of the Dis
trlct court, al Ia, Office, in Wha;con W. T.
on Tuesday the eth day of November, y. D.
1851 'u Prc-omptlon ID. 5. No Nov;. for the
Lot | Of Sec. - p 81 y, X : vc>t.
lie names aS viJnc>sc>; Edward G.. Ki,g.
James Tu.lock, Nj. Adams, and =. W. Fry, all
OrcI> i,.aud. W. I.
%'j" john Z. G)w:Y, Register.
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ROlitiC.;il.

Grover Cleveland probably re
CARDS morals the same as jim
Blaine does temperance, rs merely
4 local issue. Both agree
with Uncle Rcmus '-dat You kan t
t'uIe with II mule" and therefore
prefer not TO NEEDLE with such local
questions.
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G,opp U. S. Patent Office, Washington. ID, G.
Correspondence solicited. No charge for
advice. No lee charged unless Patent is allow
ed. References, Lewis Joanson 81 Co, Bark
ers, aud Postmaster, Wa-hi, crcn, d. C..
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