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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-03-12
On Ihe Coast.

My little boy, heroic wise,
Lures me with bOyish tauut aud boast
To where the snowclad hills arise
And reckless urchins swiftly coast
Why not ? Again I am boy
am his brother. not his sire;
His steel-shod sled our mutual toy,
His wishes echo my desire.
Down sweeping flights. with merry cheers,
We fly as swallows skim the shore;
throw away full thirty years,
And am ten again-no more.
My boyish pride comes back to me,
Ny boyhOods skill and courage, too;
bid the Prince stand back aud see
The way that papa used to do.
Alone climb the highest hill,
And poise the sled upon its brow
In wonder lost the Prince stands still.
AMI listens for my warning "Now!'
swifter than winged thought fly.
And, when my flight il nearly through,
"Thank you, marin" lifts me on high
Into the air a mile or two.
And down that dizzy, reeling track
Like twenty men and sleds go,
While up my legs and down my hack
Packs fifteen thousand pounds of snow.
crawl out to the light again,
And feebly share the Princes fun;
For something tells my buzzing brain
That l am really forty-one.
And so l say, so late it's grown
That must hurry home to tea;
While Robbie, coasting down alone,
Shouts Fraid cat! 'Fraid cat !" after me.
Robert j. Burdette in Br0Oklyn EdglP
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-03-12

After trying every rheumatic cure could hear Of,
without relief some Ave weeks ago bought bottle
Of Athlophoros and began taking IT, and In less than
"a hours suffered no pain from the rheumatism
u. }. Flood, oxford, Me.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-03-12

A Minneapolis congregation left the church
one Sunday because the minister took his text
from st. Paul.
A clever Albany girl, who the other night
was asked what her sensations we're when she
shot down the toboggsn chute for the first
time. 1T was delightful" she exclaimed en-
Enthusiastically ~ thought was dying"
Country Aunt-"It must be terrible hard
work dancing at full-dress ball"
City Niece dressed for the BALI 1T is very
fatiguing."
O. Al thought so, seeing as you're al
most stripped to the waist for it."-B0stOH
C0HrieF
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17
BOYCOTTING VIRGINIA.
philadelphia Times-l

Like murdered BanquO's ghost the re-
undated S10,000,000 or SO of Nirginia's
debt will not down American holders
of the repudiated bonds have generally
ceased to worry themselves about the loss,
or to resist otherwise than by rendering
COUPONS in payment of taxes when as
sessed in Virginia; but the Engllshmen
are not disposed to let their rights go so
readily. Such of them as hold the repu-
dated bonds have determined to boycott
Virginia tobacco in the English markets.
Such boycott, if carried out, would
be a serious blow to Virginia's material
interests and would make it difficult for
the taxpayers of that State to continue to
nav interest on the unrepudiated debt
recognized in the Riddleberger bill. The
proposition has already had the effect of
making the leading newspapers OF
Virginia threaten the reputation OF
the whole debt, instead of coming
out in manly advocacy of the repeal OF
the Riddleberger act and fair settle
ment by conference with the creditors.
The latter do not want to grind down and
Cypress the State; they want only their
rights, and if Virginia would meet them
in spirit of mutual concession and
recognition Of difficulties, compromise
honorable to both could doubtless be
reached 1t is painful to the whole coun-
try to see so little of this spirit in STATE
with so honorable past as that of Viz
ginia.
This rampant attitude of shameless dis
honesty is doubtless more than was an
ticipated, either by the few reputable citi-
zens of Virginia who followed Malone
and RIddleberger into the partial-repudi-
alton camp rather than advocate increased
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

That is good idea, suggested by a con-
tributor this morning, that the authori-
ties should hide the State in the basement
of the Capitol, and leave it to the credi-
tors to deal with the counties, who could
claim that the State sovereignty had left.
We may add to this suggestion, with
out marring the symmetry of its states
manship, that the "pO)icy" could be
turned out to Craze in the Capitol Square,
and the people requested by the Moon
shee of the Dispatch to attend 10 it along
with the squirrels.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17
THE wALL-sTREET STORM.

II was known Wednesday afternoon
that the extraordinary disturbance in Wall
street on that day was all due to manipu-
lation and we stated yesterday this TACT :
but the alarm among stock spectators
had spread a small panic all over the
country, as those were the only people OF
consequence that were hurt. The nomi-
nal value of the sales was $100,000,OO0 at
a loss of $4,000 900, but there was really
not much over one million at the bottom
of it all.
The previous rise and the sudden fall
were both artificial, the principal instru-
ment in both cases being Reading stock
and New York and New England stock,
the bulls having used them one way and
the bears the other The New York Times
in reviewing the affair, says:
at is clear enough that men who deal
in securities in either Of these ways,
either as manipulators or gamblers with
dice they think they have loaded, or ION
margin" as gamblers betting on the dice
they think some one else has loaded, are
in a condition to be very easily and very
strongly moved in either direction, but
especially in the direction Of alarm.
Having no solid basis of fact on which
they act, they cannot judge of probabili-
ties by reference to fact. They have
neither ballast nor rudder nor anchor,
and they carry heavy press of sail. A
change in the wind sends them swiftly
and helplessly about"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

The Presidents friends claim that,
while he has not pleased the politicians
generally, he has nevertheless a GOOD
business record in looking carefully TO
the accounts as a business President, and
collecting more revenue and spending
less than was done in previous years by
his predecessors.
The receipts were $13,OO0,O 900 in round
numbers greater than the previous year.
and the EXPENSES Of the Government were
very much less.
The expense at the different custom
houses of collecting the increased customs
revenue was less than the expense attend
ing the collection of such revenue for the
preceding year by $49O,6Os, and the in
creased receipts of internal revenue were
collected at a cost to the Internal KeYe-
nue. Bureau $155, 94499 less than the ex-
pense of such collection for the previous
year.
The total ordinary expenses OF the
Government for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1886, were $242, 4S3, 1880, being
less by $177SS, 797 than such expenditures
for the year preceding, and leaving sur
plus in the Treasury at the close of the
last fiscal year of So, $50, $3.50, as against
500, 463, III 81 at the close of the previous
year, being an increase in such surplus of
$50 492, S1729.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

Senator Van Wyck is after the Secre-
tary of War about the disbursements of
the appropriation for the Missouri river.
The bill provided that the money should
be disbursed in specific sums at number
of fixed places along this river. The War
Department has disbursed the money at
two places, $225,000 going to Kansas
City and $4,000 to ST. Joe. MIR. Endicott
will be asked to explain why he disc
beyed the law in taking the money from
places authorized by Congress to place it
where it was not authorized.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

The Paris doctors got hold of the craze
for fasting and have discovered that the
following is reliable:
Cooked squills, or else onions, to be
finely chopped up and mixed with fifth
part of oily grain sesamums and a fif-
teenth part Of poppy heads. This com
pound to be ground up together with
some honey and shaped into balls of about
the size of large olive, which is about
equal to that of a small walnut. People
cannot starve if they eat one ball at about
8 o'clock and another at about 4.
Now let the War Department take hold
of the recipe and show us how to carry
thirty days rations in knapsack.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

The American Federation of Labor
is an organization formed at the meeting
of trades unions last week at Columbus,
Ohio, and has for its object the encour-
agement and formation of local trades and
labor unions, and the closer federation OF
such societies throughout the organiza-
ton of central trades and labor unions
in every city, and the further combination
of such bodies into State, Territorial, and
Provincial organizations to secure State
legislation in the interests of the work
ingmen."
If the local power is maintained it is a
direct blow at the Knights of Labor and
will do good in substituting for that order
healthier organization.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17
OUR CONFESSIONS.
Translated from the Richmonilno DIS
paccio for the Daily Times.

paccio for the Daily Times.
For several weeks we have been think
ing much more than we have written
about the State debt. Our brain has been
intensely active in trying to formulate
scheme for settling the settlement; TOR,
strange to say, the settlement IS still UNI
settled 1t reminds Us of pitcher OF
James river water: YOU think 1t IS set
tied, but as soon as you begin to handle
it the mud rises and you find yourself
mistaken. In other words, the settle
ment is in a middle.
Now. our plan is this: Let the State OF
Virginia hide herself somewhere In the
Capitol and pretend she has gone abroad,
and let the counties and municipal corpo-
rations collect her portion of the revenue
and smuggle it into her pocket through
the key-hole. Where, then, would be the
bondholder and his friend, the Supreme
Court? There would be no State and,
consequently, no State debt. Each county
and city would be little State in itself
with auditors, SIC S6Btper tyrdan's flag,
and other insignia Of sovereignty. And
when taxpayer rendered his coupons to
the treasurer he would say: The State
of Virginia owes you that, but she's not
here; she's gone to Canada. We counties
and cities are the bosses now, and we
never agreed to receive coupons for taxes.
Your money or your life" Does anybody
doubt that the money would come ana
the coupon would go?
Now there may be some objections to
this plan. The federal courts know very
well that the State of Virginia must
have money to live on, whether she goes
abroad or stays at home She must have
money to pay the expenses Of the state
institutions. the salaries OF the State
officers, and for other State purposes.
For instance, how would the Governor
get his salary if there were no State
fund out Of which it could be paidy Just
imagine hundred county treasurers
calling in body on the Governor with
their respective quotas Of his salary or
imagine the Governor writing TO county
treasurer "If you don't remit your quota
st once | will send one Of the auditors
and the Attorney General after you"
Now, here is the trouble If 40 per cent.
Of the tax collected by county was really
destined for State purposes, however in
directly, 40 per cent might still be paya-
bic in coupons; and possibly the taxpayer
would have a right to know this percent
age. in order to tender coupons for it;
and if a treasurer should levy for the
whole amount unfortunately, he might
still be liable as trespasser.
We must think further about this.
DALETH.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

Certain Republicans in Congress ap-
near to be ready to agree with a large
number of Democrats on preliminary
schedule of reform, the proposition being
10 repeal the internal revenue tax on to-
bacco. to reduce the duty on sugar, and
to add to the free list some of the crude
materials of manufactures now taxed.
AS far as tobacco is concerned, it is not
fair to class it as luxury, except as to
the articles used by the rich. The poor
mans solace, as it has been called,
should be open to him at fair price,
without requiring him to pay tribute to
monopoly.
The tax. as we have it now, is relic OF
the necessities of war, and is false to all
principles of justice, especially when 1t
contributes to the horded surplus.
That a fragrant Reina Victoria is a lux
ury no one denies, and let it be taxed but
the tobacco that the poor man smokes or
chews is 10 him necessary of life and the
status of the two should not be con-
.ounded.
Whatever claim sugar raising section
nay have to protection is not sufficient
argument for laying tribute on the rest
of the country for another necessary OF
life
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

In Baltimore a man has died at the age
of 11S, and in South Carolina darkey at
the age of 1875.
Both of them knew General Washing
ton, and the South Carolina gentleman
had cooked for Lafayette. But this does
not phase us in Richmond, where we have
an "old man" who is not 25, and a lost
boy with a case of mistaken identity that
might prove him to be the old man.
See Dispatch
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

The memorial sketch of Mr. Tilden,
prepared for the bar association is ele-
gantly written, but it makes no mention
of the manner in which he was cheated
out of the Presidency, and therein its
style and tone are no substitutes for the
truth.
Mr. Tildens warmest friends accorded
him the highest praise for his self sacri-
fee in declining to force an issue even
for his undOubted rights when it might
hove caused revolution.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17
Admiral Luce, Admiral Porter, and nu

Admiral Luce Admiral Porter and nu-
merous other high authorities, approve OF
the proposition for the Government to
build dozen mail steamers capable OF
better speed than has ever yet been
made. the same to be used for commerce
in peace, and as war vessels in case of need.
raptain Greene, in Scribners Ndgdzln6,
demonstrates that in case Of war with
England New York would fair as Alex
andria did in 1882, when under two days
bombardment by British ironclads Its
destruction or a ransom running into the
hundreds of Millions he well says
would be the inevitable result
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

taxation. or by the tide walters, who saw
in the debt agitation chance TO reach
the spoils of office 1t is the old, old
story of the incalculablc mischief worked
by taking the first wrong step. The De
piorable outlook for Virginia's good name
means that there should never be even
thought of repudiating public obliga-
ton The descent to the Internal regions
is easy when once the start is made.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

1t is to be hoped that the syndicate for
a fillibustering expedition into Mexico
will be allowed to proceed with its scheme,
for it would be a practical method Of
getting rid Of Cutting and horde Of
nuisances.
All that would be necessary would be
to let them go into Mexico and leave
Mexico to take care of itself.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

The Crescent Democratic club Of Bal
timore have formally opened the fine
club house on Fayette street. Numerous
distinguished statesmen went over from
Washington and joined in the house
warming.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

McNiel, labor candidate of Boston, got
1000 signatures petitioning him to run
for mayor, and then polled only $500
votes out of total vote of $4,000.
How is that for Georges land-tenure?
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

Crawford, of the New York W0rld,
gives a picturesque description o. Bar
rett's performance Of "RienH' in Wash
ington, and finds a resemblance between
the Tribune who quarrelled with the
party leaders and the President who
played Mugwump.
''The President found among the satei-
lites of Renzi perfect duplicate in per-
sonal appearance of his trusted, familiar
Dan Lamont. The Roman Lamont had
the same pallid cast of Countenance, the
reserved look and the red mustache, the
high-cOlored ambush of a thin-lippedy
discreet mouth; the figure, the pensiye
attitude, were perfect The Roman La
mont had sky-blue legs, and was enyel-
oped in dark blue tunic with knot of
brown paper cambria on his shoulder,
while the White-lIouse Lamont was at
tired in a dark frock suit, with huge
white tie squared at the base of his mar
row throat Saving this difference OF
dress. the two men resembled each other
as much as if they were the original
DrOmiOs "
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

One firm in New York got tossed on
the horns of the bulls, and another was
Rugged to death by the bears.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

McQuade goes to join Jachne, and Jake
Sharp's turn is next
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

Miss Kate Field, who proposed to give
up the hustle of fashion lectured this
week to a G. A. r. Post, and crushed
the polygamous old goats Of Nor,
mon land in a manner that would
have made them think of divorce. She
read letter from Gentle
friend of Salt Lake describing meeting
of saints to congratulate the country on
the death of ex-President Arthur because
he had opposed the high privilege OF
polygamy.
We hope Miss Kate has the true history
Of the Mormon bible which was written
by an Giraffe preacher as a satire and
stolen by Joe Smith and palmed oil
on his dupes as real creed.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17
SPECIAL AND Personal.

The F. f. Y. Boosting of English de
scent is good, but at the same time he
ought not to favor the policy Of chiselling
his British cousins out Of their dues as so
many do.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17
The Tucson Duly Star copies our beau
tiful poem on Arizona
" She is so far,
FAN Arizona" &c.

But, with thanks for the compliment,
we must remark that the gem was writ
ten by our own staff poet, and not by a
contributor.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

That is an incisive suggestion, con-
nected with the Campbell divorce case,
that a syndicate Of husbands be formed
to employ detectives to watch Lord MARI
borough.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

The Count de Paris advises his adj
herents to help the Republic all they can,
which sounds very patriotic in the per-
son Of all others interested in breaking
up the Republic.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17

Liberal commission to agents to solicit
subscriptions.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-17
PAGE MCCARTHY. EDITOR.

Sty delivery by carriers at 6 cents per week.
BY MAIL, POSTAGE PAID
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-11
NEW ORLEANS
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Flour, dull. Choice. s4.2 Fancy. 4.5oc
Extra Fancy $3.50, patents, 1926. Corn
dull, mixed. ACC, white, 4535Oc
sacked. 49c. Oats firm: choice western
prime, SIS 5O0l7 choice, $l8 OO@1S so. lard
quiet, refined tierce. 5K. Bulk meats
firmer, shoulders, 41Sc, long clear sides, So
clear rib sides, lOc. Bacon firm, shoulders.
4Hc, long clear sides, &c clear rib sides.
6.lOc. Hams choice sugar cured, 9!a9lOc.
goes common to prime, 6H@9As Sugar,
firm, open kettle, choice, 5-l6c strictly
prime s 1-16 fully fair, 4Nc,. good fair
4 11-16, to AZ good common. 5-15; COM
mon, 4H04A, inferior, 2@31zc. centri-
fugal plantation granulated, 6sc. Of clarl-
greywhite, 6 l-l6c: prime yellow clarified
yellow clarified. SIC, seconds, 4@5Hc.
Molasses quit, open kettle, choice, zoe;
strictly prime, 20022c good prime, 3o@S2c
prime, 2O@22c, good fair, 179lsc, fair, Is
@i6c, good common, IA. centrifugal, good
l6@2Oc Rice steady, ordinary to prime,
304Hc. Bran lower, 75(977Hc. Cotton
seed oil, lower, crude, new, 2l19@22Lc, re-
fined, 261a027X, F: o, b, cake, 19@19>3c,
meal, zoe. Pork quiet, $9..5.
ST. LOUIS.
Flour steady, XXX, $2.90@3.00, family
$3 1903 25, choice to extra fancy, $4,000
AGO, patents, $4.75@5.l0. Wheat. quiet, No
red Fall, $50 cash. Corn higher, No.
mixed, $3.50 cash. Oats, quiet, No.
mixed, 291sc cash. Hay, quiet; prairie,
$5.7507.75, timothy, $l1.0O014;OO. Bran
easy, firm, mill, 64c; east track, 64@65c
Corn meal quiet, $1.75@1.S5 Pork, steady,
5000 for old, and $l1.25 for new. Lard,
steady, $500. Bulk meats. shoulders
3.02c long clear sides, 5.20c. short rib, 30;
short clear, 5.5Oc. Bacon, shoulders 5000;
long clear, 5.9Sc; short rib, 5.9O@6 O5, short
clear 5.75(15.8Oc. Boxed lots; shoulders,
5.75c; long clear sides, 5.7005.S0c; short rib
Whisky steady, $l.lO
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-11

CtNC1NNATTI, o., May 1.-The sit
uation here is decidedly more hope
full yesterday under the shadow of the
strong military force at the fair ground
and assurances by the mayors prOcla :
nation that all who desired to 60 to
work yesterday should have ample
protection. Much of the wild fear that
has hitherto led many doubtful work.
ingmen to 60 with their fellows is
gone. Street repairing has been resu-
med. A large number of the work.
ors in furniture factories are again at
work. Where uew men are hired
they are not molested and on every
hand the indications are that the
strike is grooming less and less forms
liable. Furniture manufacturers hove
settled the question of an advance in
wages; they will not adqance. Car-
riage manufacturers have mabe more
or less concessions to their men and
work is being resumed yesterday
under the new arrangements Nobody
now anticipates any collision or viole-
ce and the hope is that within a few
days all trouble will be amicably
settled.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-11

At Homelsvilie, N. ", party iof
youths gave married couple q chari-
vari. The husband invited them in
and whiskey and all else. was 80 badly
dosed with cro,n oil that doctors
worked on that patty for hours to keep
them up.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-11

William Henry Brown, Pittsburg.
co'ored man, has received the bequest'
of Shenandoah Valley farm of $50
acres from u Virginian named Jones
Spangler, who played with Brown
when both were boys, and who was
badly wounded In the Confederate SER
vice at Port Harrigan and captured.
Brown, who was serving In the Union
army, saw that Spengler received
kind treatment as wounded prisoner.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-11
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