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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
Announcement.

Don't forget that shall continue to furnish you
good eight per cent securities at face value at Ills
ton block, Brattleboro, VI. II. MANS, jr.
William c. Bradley, North street, will receive pu-
pills Ia Greek aud Latin.
Hawley has Just put on sale one case-twenty .one
hundred yards-bleached cotton at Sc yard which ID
better than anything heretofore offered at the price,
Fifteen pieces white ground figured lawns fast coors
SC yard. New lot Kyber cloths, lie a yard. New
ginRhams. New patterns in satines aud figured
batste.
DR.. A. MEYER, the celebrated French optician will
be at the Brooks House next Tu esday May 3rd 1885,
with bis celebrated specaces for weak eyes watering
eyes aud for all poor sight the best In the world He
would be pleased to those who have weak eyes or
trouble with their spectacles. Room Z.
stretchers aud canvass for pautngsat Az. wilders.
LosT.-A grayish black female skye terrier. The
finder viii be rewarded by returning IL to q. A. Bar
rett, 80 Green street.
FoR sAuE-The best quality Of white meal for
sOO per 100 lbs for four Eve days at the car 1t Ia
warranted not to hurt for yearss 1t Is kiln dried
| 1t II made from the best part Of the corn.
r. 4. HosFoRD.
Lamp Stoves" will boil water or make coffee In
nine minutes. For sale by VAN Doors MoRRIs.
For lsc per yard will sell the carpet which war
used as border for the town hall at the odd Fellows
ball Just as good as new. The best gauze vest for
ladies at 2ic, extra good. fresh lot Of cent main
socks in both paids and stripes. lso lot Of ladies'
hose, solid colors, in seconds ut &c per pair Four
button kids, all oolors at 5Oc and lot Of extra goo,
cotton gloves at l5c per pair Child's brown nike,
ribbed hose at DC, and all coors and black good quail
ity, at lOc +. W. KUEcH Co.
See Van Doom Morrs's shades on spring fixture
for 4Oc and 6Oc Curtain pole sets, 4Oc and SOC.
Picture frames in great variety at A. F. wilders.
wANrED-reliabe farmer to grow 100 bushels pea
for seed. C.E. ALLEN
ARTISTIC Picture FRAMING at Capp Jones's.
THoRSs HOP AND BURDooK ToNIc-A safe an
sure remedy for sick headache.
PICTURE FRAMES are cheap at Clapp Joness.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
MIR. Edmunds Cas- Bear IL.

The attitude Of the RefoTmer towards Sem
ator Edmunds would be simply ludcrous
we're not the paper so plainly unjust and 80
instinctively malignant II its name meant
anything il there we're any sincerity in its
pretences of opposition to rings, jobs and
political corruption, the Senator would be it's
ideal statesman, for for twenty years he has
been the dreaded foe of rings, has helped to
defeat every scheme to defraud the treasury
and has long been an earnest advocate of re-
form in the civil service. There is not
man in the country, well informed in public
affairs, save defeated jobbers and men who
aspire to Mr. Edmunds's place and their fol-
lowers, who would not pronounce it grave
mistake for verm ont and the country to re-
tire him from the position which by his abili-
ty, integrity and experience he fills to the
honor of himself and his constituency. And
yet the Reformer has for months violently
opposed his II election and made itself slop
John into Which to pour all the newspaper
paragraphs in the country that in any way
make against the Senator. When it attempts
to bespeci6c, its often. repeated charge is that
the Senator advocated going behind the re-
turns when the electoral commission bill was
under discussion in the Senate and opposed
30 doing when the bill had become law and
he was member of the commission. This
is wholly untrue and our neighbor knows it.
Every one who has read the Congressional
Record knows that from the time the bill first
came up in the Senate until the commission
finally declared Hayes elected, Mr.. Edmunds
bad but one opinion, which was that the COM
mission could only determine which we're the
legal certificates and could not go behind
them. His record on this momentous bill
has been before the country nearly ten years
and DO fair minded man can question its en-
tire consistency.
But the Reformer las another ground Of
opposition, which is the ludicrous one. 1t sd.
units the Senator's integrity and that he has q
certain kind of lawyer like ability, but, or
the whole is rather a small man. Our neigh
Dor has the delusion that there never ha'
been but one truly great man in this state
Measured by the Davenport standard natol
Elmunds must fall-and we think he car
, bear it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30

The Patrons Rural, now published at West
Randolph, appeared last week with definite
announcement Of its proposed removal to
Montpelier and the contemplated changes in
its scope and management The following
despatch to the Boston Evening Record gives
the main facts in regard to the new enter
prise
"The desire to establish new newspaper at the
state capital which has been expressed many times
within the past year has finally eliminated In dehn
lite plan. stock company, in which prominent Yer
monters including many from Washington county,
are Interested, has been formed and the first number
of the journal will be issued in about three
weeks. The germ Of the paper will be the Patrons
Rural, published at West Randolph, which will
be changed in its form and an have it's held of
news materially enlarged and improved The man
aging company has engaged desirable headquarters In
Montpelier and the presses aud workmen for the new
enterprise have already been engaged The new pa
per will, is understood, be Republican in its poll
les. 1t will be Independent aud progressive in its
treatment Of state matters, aud will be especially de
voted to the interests Of Vermont farmers aud Yer
monters in general Its editors and managers will be
MT A. Messer, editor of the Patrons Rural and
Mr.. Arthur Ropes formerly editor Of the Vermont
Wat nina -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
A Game TIA, Two Car Play a,

Anew and natural development growing out
of the labor troubles is the organization of
manufacturers for mutual protection against
unjust treatment by their help. What threat
ened to be serious strike at the Whittenton
mills, Taunton, Mass, suddenly collapsed
last week when it was discovered that the
mill belonged to huge organization of the
textile industries of New England, which has
been formed so quietly that it has escaped all
notice. This organization extends over
Rhode Island and Connecticut and already
includes 40 large wooden mills, with many
large cotton mills. A second society, en-
bracing all the cotton mills of any Importance
in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts,
was quietly completed and elected its officers
at Bottom last week. The Massachusetts,
league lie league of cotton mills, to which
the wooden mills are to be admitted; while
the Rhode Island society was formed by the
wooden mills and subsequently admitted the
cotton manufacturers. The purpose OF both
societies is mutual protection, but what meth
DDS of self-defence will be employed is not
made public. 1t is probable that similar or
CARNATIONS of manufacturing industries will
be formed throughout the country.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30

ideal statesman aud patron saiut to def at
and disgrace Further than this, can any
anti Edmunds man tell how the publican
party is TO carry the country in 1883 without
the vote Of New York
The only ground on which the Democratic
interest and attempted aid in Mr.. Edmunds's
defeat can be explained is on the supposition
that the Democrats SEE through the h'msy
pretences Of the anti. Edmunds men and real
lie for certainty that the defeat Of Mr.. Ed
munds in 1886 means the defeat Of the Re
publican party again in 1888
II Mr. Edmunds should be be defeated this
year, two years hence some hundreds OF thou
sands Of self respecting Republicans In all
parts Of the country would be found saying,
and proving by their acts, that they will have
nothing to do with party which, for no good
reason whatever, retres to private life its lead
ing statesman its most incorporating Zoe
of jobbery and corruption, its steadfast cham
pion Of party principles The sure way tc
defeat the Republican presidential ticket IL
| 1888 is to defeat George +. Edmunds in 1856
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
Ths aou,I,arn WAY.

JEFF Davis is this week being galvanized
into life for a brief space in Alabama and
Georgia. Wednesday was the Goth annivers-
airy of his taking the oath as president of the
Contederacy at Montgomery, Ala, and the
event was celebrated with great pomp and
efTusion. Mr.. Davis came on from Beauvoir,
Miss, by special train and all along the route
there were decorations, fireworks, the music
of bands and the firing of artillery. At
Montgomery he made a short speech from
the steps of the state capitol, and was follow
ed by Gen. Gordon of Georgia Tomorrow
he will have grand reception by the ex con-
federate soldiers at Atlanta. The South is
screaming itself hoArse over the old rebel
for day or two, but it signifies nothing-it
is only a way the Southern people have, and
there is not one in fifty of them but is glad
that the war ended just as it did. In all the
display of bunting which marks the present
demonstration the stars and stripes float su-
preme over other flags and streamers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
The Minnesota Cyclone.
PARTICULARS ABOUT IT FROM FORMER BRAT
TIFBORO MINISTER

Editors w. PhQniI: Allow me, as a former resi-.
dent of st. Cloud, MIMI, aud familiar With the local
ity to add few particulars to your brief account Of
the tornado In that place The part OF the city devas-
tated is quite the northern edge where the dwell
pied largely by railroad men aud day labOrers. The
three-quarters OF mile to mile aud half from the
mated at about $50 600, Sank Rapids, two miles up
the river and the other side struck in the very
centre of population, and from direction to cause
the greatest possible damage. The force Of the wind
there must have been much greater than at st. Cloud
Besides the bridge two spans Of which were thrown
down, no less than 1Os buildings we're either wholly
destroyed greatly damaged. The entire loss Is es
tmated at than 5000 with only ti40O cyclone
insurance. Friday the 10th, was the day of burial at
st. Cloud, Sank Rapids aud Rices Station, ten miles
up the river. The number buried was "A, and during
the day six others died. At the lastnamed place 10
we're killed at wedding In a German church, among
them the bridegroom the mother and brother Of the
BRIDE and the minister aud his wife. The whole num-
Der Of victims reported In these three places up to
April II, s6sand many of the injured were not
peced TO survive. j, CHANDLER,
Strawberry Point, Ia.
In private note Mr. Chandler says col
umns could be filled with particulars of this
dreadful disaster. His own house in 81.
Cloud, where he formerly lived, is in the
southern part OF the city, mile from the
railroad station and out of the path of the
tornado ED
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
A strong Poln, In 81. Fa,or.

ant Governor Ormsbee as an outspoken E l.
munds man from the beginning of the dis
cussion. He thinks it would be "monu-
mental blunder" for Vermont to refuse to re-
turn the Senator:
To recall him for serious fault in his senatorial
SERVICE but merely because he failed to take active
part political campaign, would be for Vermont to
bete herself and belle her boosted regard for self
respecting manhood and freedom Of thought and ac-
tion. And for Republicans to strike him down, be-
cause he failed to strike for their candidate
cason out VI many, may occur to some as a course
not likely to promote party harmony and success in
the future"
surface and sees beyond the present moment
in his view of the situation. His position on
the senatorial question is a strong point in
his favor
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
Can Vermont Republicans Afford 60
DO Igl

Last week we alluded to an able and con-
on the senatorial question. That article is
reproduced on our first page to-day and we
ask for it an attentive reading, for it goes to
the root of the matter and exposes the fallaoy
of the anti. Edmunds argument that the SEN
ator should be disciplined and defeated for
the good of the Republican party, aud be-
cause the issue must be made ION the ques-
ton of loyalty to aud support of the Repub-
lican presidential ticket in the last campaign"
The real question which Vermont Republi-
cans have to ask themselves this year. entire
ly aside from personal and state considers-
tions is whether the Republican party can
carry the country in 1888 and elect its candi.
date for the presidency, il this issue is raised
and Mr.. Edmunds is defeated.
To answer this question it is only necessa-
ry to ask whether anybody supposes that the
Republican party can succeed in 1888 with
out the aid of the Independents Republican
votes which elected Cleveland in 1884. If it
cannot do this, is it worth while to permanent
ly ALLEVIATE those votes 2 And whom did those
votes represent? They represented a few
tens of thousands of Republicans who would
have been glad to see Mr., Edmunds nomi.
mated for the presidency. They believed in
his stAunch Republican principles, they be-
lieved in his honesty, uprightness and we'll
tried craftsmanship; but they were not stick
lers for his nomination. They would have
been satisfied With the nomination of any Re-
publican who stood for substantially the same
things as Mr.. Edmunds did Rightly or
wrongly, they did not think Mr.. Blaine stood
for these things, and they refused to vote for
him. This was why Mr.. Blaine was not
elected, and the fact may as we'll be looked
squarey in the face.
Such being the case, can the Republicans
of Vermont afford to defeat Mr.. Edmunds
this year? Put the test purely on a question
of party eXpediency and say what the ansW er
must be. The anti-Edmunds men say that
the Senator caused the loss of New York to
Mr.. Blaine in 1884. II the Republicans Of
New York had such regard for Mr.. Edmunds
two years ago that it needed only his deadly
silence" to turn the tide against their party
candidate are they likely to vote two years
hence with party which has doomed their
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
solid for Edmunda.

Mr.. Swain of the Bellows Falls Times
joins the Edmunds column this week with an
editorial which gives no uncertain sound.
He says there is no question "either as to
what will be or ought to be-, and continues I:
'As the old Wings Of the famous old congressional
district of Massachusetts, proud of the
stancy unfnching fAithfulness and ability Of John
Quincy Adams, and were more than willing to toer-
ate his independence and continue his reelection till
he died in the harness at his post, the people Of
Vermont ought and will ret elect to the position he 80
ably fills and in which he has gained a national and
worldwide reputation, the Hon. Geo. F. Edmuuds "
The Windham county Republican papers
are solid for Mr.. Edmunds-just as we sup.
posed they would be.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
THE RIFLE.
Nearby Ma..achu.sn. Notes.

The will OF Arson X. Warner of Greenfield who
died from Injuries received in the BArdwell's Ferry
disaster, was made public last week. After giving
legaeies OF about Sl2OOO TO relatives aud friends he
gives his wife the use Of the income OF half his per-
sonAl estate, also portion Of personal property cut
right AT her death the whole estate is to be tn
over to trustees, TO be chosen by the citizens Of
dreenheld at the annual town meeting, aud the in
come is To be used for the education Of native Amer
100 so that Greenfield will get a school fund of about
$4,000. ~
5 W. Rankin Of Greenfield, formerly a telegraph
clerk, running from that city to White River nnrtnn
w succeeding Thomas n. Buddington, who recently
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30

The article of the Free Press on the senate
rial question, to which we elsewhere call spe-
page which deserves reading. The Valley
Sun, clean, we'll edited little paper published
at White River Junction by Royal Cummings,
a staunch Vermonter, declared for Mr.. Ed
munds last week in one of the most pithy
and happily phrased paragraphs which the
senatorial discussion has yet called out. The
Richford Gazette discloses an interesting fea-
ture in the plan of the anti Edmunds cam
paign, and the Middebury Register speaks of
the vigilance that will be necessary to defeat
the ''still hunt" game for the election of anti
Edmunds senators and representatives These
and numerous other paragraphs of like timely
interest are given on our first page to day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
tn. Nor,hwe.,rrn Crop..

The weather has been exceptionally favora-
BILE during the past ten days for spring
wheat seeding, and has been improved TO the
most in Wisconsin, lowe, Nebraska, Mime
sofa and Dakota. Fully one-hslf to two
thirds of the entire acreage in Dakota and
Minnesota has already been seeded and under
conditions which could hardly have been e1.
celled. Seeding is progressing favorably in
Wisconsin and Iowa, but in Nebraska com
plant OF wet weather still continues, aud
considerable land which would otherwise
have been devoted to wheat has gone to fax
and oats. The winter wheat prospects are
generally rather unfayorable
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30

Arrangements are in progress for holding
reunion of the numerous and widely scattered
Bigeiow family at Lake Quinsigamond, Wor-
oester, on June I'd. next.
The Carrollton (Miss.) grand jury, which
examined 1916 witnesses on the recent massa'
Gre of negroes in the court house at that
place, failed to bring in any indictments,
There is room, evidently, for the Congress
sional legislation on Southern outragos which
Senator Hoar proposes.
Emperor William has sent to the pope a
costly gold cross, mounted with jewels, as
souvenir of German gratitude for the friendly
offices rendered by His Holiness in arbitrating
the dispute between Germany and Spain over
their respective claims to the Caroline Islands,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30

One of the latest lodges of the anti. Ed
munds men is to try to make it appear that
there are several prominent men in the state
who are working for the Senator'S place.
One of their papers having accused ex-Gov.
Proctor OF pipe laying" in that direction,
the Rutland Herald promptly answers that
Governor Proctor is a strong supporter Of
Mr.. Edmunds-a be is not going to shake
any trees for somebody else to gather the
frnit
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30

Gen Grout has appointed DR.. G. b. Bull
lard of st. Johnsbury, Hon. Roswell Farm
ham of Bradford and Supt. Justus Dart of
Springfield, a committee for examination of
candidates from the second congressional
district of Vermont, for a vacant csdetship
in the U. S. military academy at West Point.
The examination will be held at the junction
House, White River Junction, Tuesday, May
IL, at . o'clock A NJ. Candidates must be
residents of the district, between II and %
years of age, at least five feet in height and
unmarriad
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
This Years MemOrlaI-Day ObserV-

Department Commander Childs, in gene
raj order issued under date of April "a, says;
Numerous inquiries having been made in regard
to the observance of Memorial Day attention is called
to the following extract from the rules and regulations
of the national encampment:
"'when such day Memorial Day. occurs Sun
day, the succeeding day shall be observed, except
when, by legal enactment the preceding day lie made
a legal holiday, when such day shall be observed
"There being no legal enactment IN this state max
ing the preceding day legal holiday, Monday, May
81 will be observed as Memorial Day throughout this
department.
ain accordance with the custom which has obtained
during the past few years posts earnestly advised
to arrange for appropriate religious services Sun
day. May 3d. to the end that We may publicly recOg-
nize our dependence upon and renew our allegiance
To the Great Commander"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
Home Oplnlon Of Mr.. Orm.bee.

From the Brandon UniOn.l
One thing is certain Mr.. Ormsbae has not
attempted to ''lay pipe during the past two
years for the nomination which it is his priv
ilege to aspire to. He has pursued the even
tenor of his way. Neither have his personal
or political friends Travelled about the state
button boiling every town politician to send
delegates TO the state convention who are
pledged on the start to support him. II he
gets the nomination-and we believe he will
get it-he goes before the people of bis state
with as clean a record az any of his predeces
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
Arrs,,r Fn,r shot. Ns,rhnor CIarLe.

IFrOm tue Rutland HeraId,l
The Springfield Republican evidently he
gins to be shaky about Vermont candidate,
for it not only speaks of him rs Batch
which is too undignihed to be thought of in
connection with the governorship but the
boosted preponderance of favor for him in
the Republican state committee il suggestive
of the same influence that supported DR.
Nichols two years ago, aud it is suspected as
an anti Edmunds move. The Republican be-
gins to see further into Vermont than the
south end of BrAttlrboro village.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30

The Rutland Herald, in an excellent arti-
Gle on ex President Arthur, suggested by the
report of his alarming illness, says that dur
ing his term in the executive chair men Of
all parties came to recognize him as an ideal
President, and there is no reasonable doubt
but that if his party had nominated him for
reelection he would have continued to adorn
the highest place in the republic" The OK.
preston is true and deserved one, but does
the watchman observe how the intimatiou
which ii contains smacks of ''mugwump
cry ?"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
Death Of sheriff walker.

u-Dspuly sheriff John 8. Walker OF Langdon .
H., who was assaulted with an axe hy Charles len :
mugs OF MalpOe, March 10th, died from blood poi-
sohlhg resulting from his wounds, last week Thurs
uay AFTERNOON, Jennings was brought before Jus-
uce fAIrar az keene last Friday. lie waived ex-
summation and renialns In Jail to await trial at the
OotooeI term. ne was originally indicted by the
manning aud disagurng. lie viii now be held To-
manslaughter. " - W
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30

The Republican state committee met at
Montpelier last Friday evening and fixed on
Wednesday, June 1G, as the date for holding
the state convention. The basis of represen-
tation will be the same as heretofore-one
delegate for each town and an additional del
egate for each 100 votes cast for the Republi-
can candidate for governor in 1884. This
will give Brattleboro eight delegates. The
Republican committee of the First Congress
sional district met at Montpelier at the same
time and decided to call their district conven-
ton to meet at Burlington on July l. The
Second District committee are expected to
meet at Montpelier at the time of the state
convention and fix the date for our convention.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30

Warren Gibbs, editor of the st. Adams
Messenger and chairman of the Republican
state committee, and Hiram Atkins, editor Of
the Montpelier Argus and would be boss Of
the Vermont Democracy, having formed a
political copsrtnership, we wait with interest
to see whether Mr.. Gibbs will bring Mr.. At
kins into the state convention in June to in
struct the Vermont Republicans as to their
duty to "Wake up" at the present political
iunctura