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It is encouraging to find in The Oxford (Miss.) Eagle of July 2 this ringing decla- ration of principle: 'tNo more ballot-box stuffing except in cases of absolute neces- sity." There is hope for the country when Mississippi newspaper speaks right ont in that fearless fashion.
 The Windham County (Putnam) Stand ard is changed to semi-weekly. Its neighbors will be interested in watching the result of the experiment. The Stand ard is newsy and enterprising.
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BO rAAs

Stafford Springs, 18th, daughter to Wm. E. Hanley.
 Mashapang, June 27th, son to Newton Wal
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Died.

Monson, 9th, Billings Pease, 68; 9th, Mary Dalton. AZ. Brimfeld, 18th, of lockjaw, Henry A. Web. Der, 34.
 Wales, 18th, Elizabeth w. Needham, 69. Stafford Springs, 18th, Andre Cummings,
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W-.CR-ANE.
DIsTRICT OF sTAFFoRn .u p-oh..a

nIsTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Probate 1IL D Court, June 24th, 1885. Estate of Harmony C. farhnan arm late of Union, in said district deceased. hath M limited and allowed six months from date of of this order for the Creditors of said ed lnsovent in which to exhibit their claims against said estate and has appointed E. A. Weld and J. W. Winch of Union commissioners to receive and ex- anime said claims. fs - Certified by JAMES F. CHAMBERLAIN, Judge. the office of J. WWinch in said district an fhe 99d day of August 1885, and 22d day of January 1Ss6 at Z0'clock in the afternoon. each of said days for the purpose of attending to the business of said ap- pontmenf. A. E. WELD ! Commis
 J. w. WINCH sioners. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 J. NJ. CHAFFEE of Putnam, Administrator.
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.CoF'FEE1S.

I never had so fine line of Coffee as I have at present. Try pound of the
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Barnum's large Asiatic elephant Albert, who killed keeper James Sweeney at Nash ua, N. H., on Saturday, was taken to a ravine in the suburbs of Keene, Monday, and killed. He was chained to four large trees, and the location of his heart and brain marked with chalk. Thirty-three members of the K eene Light Guard were then marshalled in llne at fifteen paces, and at the word 'sFire p the same number of bullets penetrated the vital spots The huge beast fell dead without struggle. Albert was 30 years old, and had been nsed as performing elephant until the last three months, when he had shown such temper that he was withdrawn from the trained herd. He was valued at about $1O,0OO. The remains have been donated to the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. c.
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DEATH OF CEN. GRANT.
THE failure of John Roach, the ship

THE failure of John Roach, the ship builder, at Chester, Pa., is national ca lamity, throwing about 2, 1000 people out of employment, and stilling an establishment that has done much to keep American built craft from being entirely crowded from the ocean. Roach came to this coun- try poor boy from Ireland, and.Worked his way up by attention to buslness' ana by earning good reputation until he had a national fame and was rated among the millionaires. He fails because the new administration declines to recognize contract made by the last, under which an expensive dispatch boat, the Dolphin, had been built, and other government boats were in course of construction. The trou- ble began with Secretary Whitney's de- mands that the Dolphin should meet cer- tain requirements, though Roach claimed that, built as it was according to specified lions. the government could hold him to no accountability as to speed, etc. Diff ferent official examiners differ as to wheth- er the boat had failed or not to meet all the tests made, but the final decision of Attorney General Garland, virtually that the contract imposed no liability upon the government, so far affected other alleged contracts in course of construction, that the old man, broken in health, and affected by the implied attack upon his business name, decided to close his works, and set tie his affairs before further imperilling his creditors. It is believed that his es- tate is now good for all liabilities, and the real injury is to the city of Chester, the life of which was his several establish ments, to the thousands of people living on wages disbursed by him, and to the coun- try in the prostration of this great industry.
 REV. Ds. s. I. PRIME, known best as "Irenas" of the New York Observer, died at Manchester, Vt., on Saturday last. He was one of the most prolific writers in the country, and could at any time dash off pages of manuscript with a weighty thought in every sentence. He was man of the widest range of knowledge. He had been connected with the Observer for 40 years, and for dozen years or so edit ed the "Drawer" in Harper's Magazine. He had seen and knew most of the emi- nent men and presidents of the country from Jackson's time down, and was full of "reminiscences and gifted as story teler.
 ALREADY public interest incites inquiries as to the attractions of the coming fair o1 the Stafford Agricultural Society. The managers can only say now that it will be the most attractive ever held by the socie ty, and patrons know that this means that it will be. Novel features will be intro duced, as in the case of each preceding fair.
 A SENSIBLE FASHION is that of marking the railway rooms at stations as for ''men' and ''women," instead of "ladies" and ''gents," as formerly.
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O FOR SALE CHEAP.
 F. W. PATTEN. F M. FULLER, Repairer and Tuner of 1Hs Reed Organs, will be in town next week. Leave orders at Post Office. 2t "ANTED-A Laundress, capable of dO- w ing fine work. May work daytimes and go '' AT THE STAFFORD SPRINGS HOUSE. EOR SALE-The Well-Built, Handsome + and Commodious HOUSEIN SOUTH WILL JUNCTION village, owned by ORIGIN HALL.
 July 23d, 1885. CHAS T. PRESTON. STOLEN OR WANDERED from my pas O ture Village Hill, Saturday night, July IS, 1885, Chestnut Mare, spotted with white spots, short tail 10 years old. weight about 90O bunch on the right hind leg, bone spavn on the lift hind leg.
 JOHN DORSEY, Stafford Springs, Conn. EOR SALE-A two-story House, situated N on East -Main-st., with good well of water, and everything desirable to one wishing to purchase 8 home. For further particulars inquire of MRS. CAROLINE E. SMALL, on the premises, or of
 ss& EE ALVARADO HOWARD. Stafford Springs, July T., 1885. 23ju4w
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eIlO tddiueu ucTu. I1o WAS Vdlu0u aG aDOuG $lO,OOO The remains have been donated to the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. c.
 Nobody likes to be held responsible for typographical errors The writers shove them on to the proof-readers, the proof readers on to the printers, and the printers on to the badly written manuscript. It is one of the things that neither man nor woman is willing to shoulder. The mis- takes are maddening just the same. Es- peclally those that are not glaring enough to show that they are typographical errors, and which make the writers appear like ignoramuses. The big errors, that can be readily understood as such, are easier to bear than the wretched small ones that completely destroy the meaning, and yet read grammatically. Those are tortures to be borne In inexplainable silence.
 As an addendum to the story that Col onel Bob Ingersoll is alleged to have en- gagged 8 stenographer to take down his death-b bed words the St. Louis Globe-Dem- Ocrat remarks : ''If Bob could only fix the date for the event which he is so anx- ions to record with accuracy, he would no doubt hire 8 hall for the occasion and charge at least twice his regular lecture rates for admission. In that event we would advise him not to receive paper moneyzat the door. It would not reach him in good condition"
 The Storrs Agricultural School located at Mansfield, Conn.,, enters upon it's fifth year Sept. 23d, 1885. This excellent in- institution for the education of boys whose parents are citizens of Connecticut in all that relates to the science and practice of agriculture, is under control of the state and affords an unequalled opportunity for est possible cost. Here science and prac- tice co-work. The advertisement of this school appears in another column.
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A SENSIBLE FASHION is that of marking the railway rooms at stations as for ''men" and "women," instead of "ladies" and ''gents,'' as formerly.
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addition to this IL has been decided
to give Abdurraham the services OF
and English officer to superintend the
work of constructing a series of for
tresses, which have been decided on
as defense, along the frontier. or
course IL is stipulated that these for
tresses are to be garrisoned and de-
Tended by Afghans exclusively, but
Russia may find cause for irritation
In the scientific and professional mill
itary aid openly and officially given
by England. Again Lord. Duilerin
reports that on the part of-Great
britain II has been agreed that the
English shall construct railway
from Bolan to Candahar, and a mill
iary road from Candahar to Herat.
and, in addition to this, link the line
OF tortresses between Buekh, IIerat
and Candahar together by telegraph
system. II is feared by careful OBJ
servers that Russia may at least con-
tinne to juggle with the Afghan
question under the assumption
that the Rawal Pinda council Is really
arranging for compact with England.
as the controlling spirit of a firm of
which the ameer is but dummy
The Russian army organ, "Thc
Syel," published at ST. Petersburg. re-
news its menace against Englsnd, IL
declares broadly that If the English
adv Use that Herat be fortified and the
fertilization follows as a result and
with English assistance, 1t will consi-
tutc a "Casus Bellir
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CIvILIZING THE sOUDAN.
THE ARABS YIELD sULLENLY AND h
INCHES.

THE ARABS YIELD sULLENLY AND BY
INCHES.
London, April 4-Dispatches re.
ceived from Suakim this morning
give the following account of the pro-
gress of events at the frontier Gen.
Graham occupied with his forces all
heights above lamar last evening.
During the night the rebels fired into
the zereba and some of their shots
took effect. One soldier was killed
outright and two others were wound
ed. Early this morning Gen. Ora
ham advanced to lamar qnd at z
O'Clock took possession of the springs.
TAMAI CAPTURED AND IN FLAMES.
London, April Another dispatch
was as follows: "llill above Tamai
Z O'Clock a. m.-The guards, the BE :
galese troops, the marines, the Berk-
shire regiment and the Skies will oc-
cupy Tamai on Monday, and the re-
maiuder of the forces will follow
when q water supply has been secur-
ed" a dispatch received from Gen
Graham was as follows: "Tesetah hill,
$3.50 a. m.-The hills around the zere-
ba were occupied last night by chain
of pickets supported by u strong re-
serve force. The enemies fire was ST.
fenced at o'clock this morning by a
volley from the advanced pickets OF
the grenadiers and a shell from a
thirteen FOUNDER, and the rest of the
night was quiet. Troops are in good
condition. Only seven fell out of the
ranks yesterday during a march OF
fifteen hours. do not expect to meet
with serious resistance" Another
dispatch from Gen. Graham gives the
following information: "Our forces
advanced at O'Clock this morning
and occupied II village and khan. We
encountered but slight opposition on
the part of the enemy, but found very
little water and what there was is of
very bad quality and therefore | am
going TO return with my whole force
TO the first zereba. Four soldiers
were wounded in occupying the vii
lagc. A dispatch flled at Suakim at
? o'clock this evening says: 'ramai is
in flames. The British loss in occu-
pying the place was one killed and
six wounded.
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The mother of Hon. 5. S. Cox died
Mt Zanesvlllc, Ohio, ON the Sd inst.
She was 81 years of age.
Prince jerome Napoleon, better
known ms "Plon Plon," has written n
letter to his adheronts, advising them
to oppose the immediate dissolution
of the chamber, us it is but royalist
trick TO destroy the republic.
A fire Mt Mahony City, Pcnnsylva-
MIA, destroyed Joseph Bricks hard
ware store, yesterday morning, and
five other buildings were also burned.
Insurance, $4,000; loss, $4,000.
William Il. and Louis j. Lodner,
brokers, at st. Louis, were convicted
OF embczzlemcnt, and were yesterday
sentenced TO three years imprison-
mcnt.
The steamer Naringal foundcred in
the sea of Azof yesterday, and thirty
persons were drowned.
The Prince and Princess of Wales
will depart for Ireland on Tuesday
Richard a. McCurdy was unani-
mously elected president of the Mu-
lual Life Insurance company, of New
York, to succeed the late Frederick
S. Winston.
The Illinois legislature is still bal
loting, but with no result.
Three hundred Cauhnawaga In
dians, yesterday, offered their services
TO the Canadians for the northwest
war
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A Terrible state OF Affairs nj Pam
ANN. COLON md AspinMnlI.


Panama, Via Galveston,) April A.
Gen. Crizpurn, chief of the rcvolu-
tlonists still holds Panama, and is or
ganizing a government with excellent
men in the principal positions. 1t is
however, uncertain how long he will
be able to maintain his power ms
Beuna Ventura forces are expected TO
attack him. The Isthmus is the bat
tie ground for government revolu-
tionists and anarchists, and peace is
probably yet remote. News
received yesterday of the
action of the United States
in sending forces to the istbnius has
caused much excitement, as il is un-
known here whether it is for con-
quest or for the protection of Ameri-
can interests. The latter is approved,
but tho former will encounter resist
ance from all parties, who threaten
that if the object is conquest they will
burn Panama and murder her citizens
rs they did at Colon. The situation
is critical, and the distress at Colon is
eY treme, Ten thousand people there
are homeless and are being provision.
cd from Panama. A line of refugees
are constantly arriving here.
The losses at Colon will probably
reach 100000 and foreign insurance
companies decline to pay the losses.
II will be months before business is
resumed, aud consequently shippers
will be heavy losers. Failures are an
ticipatcd at Colon, as only few o.
the merchants have capital. The fall
of Carthagenia is inevitable. The
opposition is triumphant aud Panami
stands between two fires, being liable
to an attack from the latter and oc
cupation by the former.
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THE MORMON CONFERENCE.
A quiet but Determined state OF the
church.

Logan, Utah, April l.-ln ac-
cordance with published mo-
tice from the presidency of the church,
the general annual conference of the
Mormon church convened mt the tab
crnacle here this morning instead OF
at salt Lake, which is the customary
place of meeting. Neither of the four
first presidents of the church were
present, and Apostle Richards pre-
sided, assisted by six other apostles.
a number of leading bishops and
prominent elders from idaho and
Colorado were present. There is II
feeling of confidence that the present
opposition will ultimately result for
the good of the church. The speakers
conveyed this impression and predic-
ted the final deliyerancc of Mormons
from their trials. They had nothing
to say against those who are opposing
the church by praising prosecutions
but claimed that nothing yet affected
would change the form Mormonism.
There was no intimation of rivalry or
anything of an unusual nature by the
advanced conference.
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THEY MARCHED WELL.
THOSE BRAVE BRITIsHERs LAuDFn
IN IIIEIR lEA, ERAI

THOSE BRAVE BRITIsHERs LAUDED
ny THEIR GENERAL.
London, April 4.-General Graham
telegraphs from Suaklm an account of
the behavior Of the British troops
during the trying marches between
Suakim and Tamai. lie describes the
mapuer in which the soldiers bore the
heat, the thirst and fatigue of the two
days march MS admirable, and he
warmly praises the alacrity with
which, after. such march, the men
went TO work to build the zereba on
Teselah hill, commanding Tamai.
Gen. Graham also praises the troops
for the steadiness aud discipline
which they displayed ant. maintained
under fire.
The soldiers from New South
Wales, Gen. Graham says, bore their
share of all the hardships in manner
entirely worthy of their British COM
ralcs.
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THE WINNIPEG TROUBLt.
something About Ricl ana His
Methods.

winnipeg, April 4.-Wm. HOWE, of
High Bluffs, Manitoba, who returned
to this place yesterday from the viCin-
ity of the rebels, says that two weeks
ago Wednesday, Rlcl, with gang of
about 400, declared war and started
on marauding expedition.
The day before Riel started he all
dressed large meeting of hali-brccds
in a Catholic church near BatOuchc
Crossing, advising them all TO arm
themselves and prepare for fight, as il
was evident that justice could be
secured by no other method. The
first unlawful acts committed were
breaking into store kept by George
Kerr and the sacking ola store kept
by Walters " Baker on the opposite
side of the river. In all cases the
rebels took what goods they found
and then made prisoners of the store
keepers.
The object of the rebels seemed to
be to strike at the dominion govern
ment as they imprisoned all govern
men officials aud clerks they could lay
hands on. Riel sent couriers up TO
chief White Cap to have his band join
them and said he was going to "clean
OUT the whole settlement at Prince
Albert. They had fifty prisoners, all
whites, locked up in the Catholic
church near Batouche's Crossing be
fore HOWE left. Howie says that
Riel's half breed followers have l5(
repeating rifles, while the Indians art
armed with shot guns. As to the can
non possessed by Riel, HOWE say
that the tracks of the same were lounC
at several places and he is of the opin
ion that the cannon had been takel
from TT. Carleton. Gabrielle Du
mont and man named Georman. ar,
the chiefs next to Riel, in the REBEL
ion. The English hall-breeds did no
Join Riel as he expected, but instea
went to Prince Albert and allied then
selves with the whites and police, VIII
ere in the fort there.
A message from Mcleod gives tn
assurance that the blood Indians AZ
all quiet and there seems to be notl
!. ing to fear from them or the Blao
Feet
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TICKETS 60 UP.



New York, April 4.-Assistant Pool
Commissioner Pearson said to-day:
ain accordance with the agreement
made at the meeting of the general
passenger agents held at indianapolis
last Thursday, all railways west of the
trunk lines will tomorrow restore
their passenger rates, which for some
time have been utterly demoralized,
to the full figures. The restoration
of rates will apply to passenger traffic
both east and westward from Indian
apolis, Cleveland and the western
cities. AT Tuesdays meeting COM
missioner was appointed to recon-
mend measures Tor the maintenance
of full rates and at another meeting
of western passenger agents to be held
in st. Louis on the 9th inst, When
that committee will report" The
assistant commissioner did not know
whether pool would be established.
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RUSSIA AND ENGLAND.
THE BEAR is IN A coNcILIAroRY
MOOD.

THE BEAR is IN A CoNcILLAToRY
MOOD.
London, April 4.-The Pail Mall
Gazette this afternoon states that the
reply of Russia to England's propo-
sails concerning the Afghan frontier
line dispute, is most conciliatory and
Russians earnestly wish that the Joint
commission would commence the
work of settling the frontier line as
soon as possible. They accept the
principle of the definition of zone
of survey. but instead of drawing the
southern boundry of the zone at what
they consider the north line of the
frontier of Afghanistan, which is an
imaginary line drawn across n desert,
steppe. They propose that the line of
the zone of survey be carried only to
a natural line of demarkation already
existing, namely the Borkus spur OF
Parapamisus. The difference between
the English and Russian proposals,
says the Pail Mall Gazette, is that the
zone proposed by Russia would in
clude triangular piece of the steppe
20 to 80 miles wide which would be
excluded from the zone OF survey
within which the English propose to
coniine the work of the boundary
commission.
FIGHTING IN THE SOUDAN.
London, April Especial dispatch
cs received here to-day from Suakim
say that ten. Graham common God tho
advance on Tainanlcb this morning,
but he had not proceeded far before
he found the enemy strongly intrench-
L
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Pittsburg, April The trial Of ex-
President Riddle and Cashier Reeber,
charged with conspiracy TO deiraud
the depositors of the defunct bank,
will be taken up in the criminal
court next Monday. Riddle, who is
under $50 900 bonds to appear when
the case is called, has been missing
for several weeks, but his friend;
claim he will be oil hand when
wanted. The case is attracting 1
good deal of attention, and some III
teresting and startling development
are expected.
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In England it is considered grand
thing to belong to the nobility aud to
have in your veins what is called mo
BILE blood" But it often happens that
the blood of nobleman is not as
good as that of the vigorous mau who
takes care of the nobleman's WIS and
pigs. Truly noble blood is that which
is enriched with iron, and circulateI
in healthy bodies. The Rev. w. b
Smith, Grafton, Mass, says, al USED
Browns Iron Bitters for low stat,
of blood, and derived great benefit"
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FRANCE AND CHINA.


THE PROPOSED TREATY OF PEACE.
Paris, April 4.-Persistent rumors
are current in the lobby of the cham
Der that Ferry asks that President
Grevy be allowed TO sign the prelmi-
naries of peace with China, but Presi-
dent Grevy insists that the matter DO
left 10 the new cabinet. The points
of Baris' treaty between France and
China are the Chinese shall evacuate
fongua and the French shall occupy
Formosa till the treaty of peace has
been executed and shall forego any
indemnity from China aud that trea-
ty of commerce shall be concluded
giving trade advantages to French.
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At regular meeting of the Con-
gregation Rodef Sholein, held March
LIST, it was resolved to call on all the
Israelites of this city to attend mass
meeting which will be held AZ the
temple Sunday, April 5th, at 8 p. IN.
The object of the meeting is of vital
Importance, and 1t is earnestly hoped
that all Israelites of our city will be
present. 5. SANGER.
Pres. Cong egation Rodef Sholem
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-05
TIaE DEVIL IN ILLINOIS.
An Attempt TO Dynamite n Court
House,

Joliet, his, April Am internal
machine was found in the new court
house here this morning. The ma
chine was composed of u box filled
with composition of giant powder
and nitro q, cerine, and n fuse had
burned to the edge of the box but
there had ceased. The placing of the
machine in the court house is nscrib
ed to the striking quarrymcn, but NJ
evidence duplicating anyone has ye
been disclosed.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Riaze mt Nashville.

NashviIIe, Tenn, April T. This
at O'Clock four buildings
on the public square, near the suspen-
sion bridge, were destroyed by fire.
The buildings occupied by 4. f. Muir
ply Il Son, carriage manufacturers,
Hollins, Sons Il Co., boot and shoe
dealers, and j. A. Lindsay Il Co., hat
dealers, were totally consumed, and
the carriage warehouse of q. W
Sweeney was also partially destroyed
The aggregate loss is 100000, mostly
covered by insurance.