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WORK AT WARRINGTON.


In the Senate on Thursday OF last week
Senators Vance ana Hampton spoke p
Senator Butler bill to provide for the ena
grafton of colored people from the Unitad
States. In the House the stormy scsles
incident to Speaker Reads rulings wGSe
continued.
The debate on the rules was continued In
the House Friday amid great uproar and
excitement. Speaker Reed held that II
quorum was present it was i'll order TO
transact business even if quorum did not
vote He was fiercey denounced by The
democrats.
In an interview Speaker Reed defined be
republican position on rules, holding that
majority should do business aud that a ma.
jority would do so under his rulings.
In the Senate Wednesday Senator Blak
spoke in ad Yocacy of his educational bill,
claiming that at the present time there were
G, 600, 600 unschooled children in the United
States. No business was done in the Hous q,
n large number of the members attending
the Tracy funerals.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE G. A. r.


MANCHESTER, n H., Jan. 30.-The 23d
annual State encampment of the q. A. Il.
began lis sessions in Smiths hall this at
tcrnoon. There was an unusually large at
teuendance and Gen. f. a. Alger, com
mander in chief of the &. a. r.. arrived
on the 2:90 train and met at the
depot by committee and escorted to the
hall where the encampment was in session.
\ reception 10 Commander-in Chief AL
ger was held il Smiths hall this evening
the house being packed almost to su:foca-
ton. On the stage were seated the promin-
ent State officers OF the G. a. h. aud dis
tinguished guests.
Gen. Alger was introduced and received
with upronrous applause. He spoke in
"A felicitious manner, and was frequently
interrupted with applause. He said: II
am not SO vain to think this reception IS
intended for me personally, but that IT is to
the commander of the G. \. Il. 1t is most
gratifying to me that your Legislature
takes so much interest III the old veterans.
You are with them to the end. The feel
! ing of patriotism is growing deeper and
deeper as time goes on. Ii was the words
of encouragement that we received that
aided us in accomplishing what we did.
! Without those words OF encouragement We
/ should have failed ! believe IN soldiers
!
not believe that men with wives should he
separated from them. am very glad that
| you in New Hampshire have taken steps to
allay their suffering.
| o. addresses were made by Miss An
ME W Nittenmyer, national president of the
| Woman's Relief corps, Hon. {. II. Bartlett,
| Mrs +. Florence Barker, first national
president OF the Woman's Relief corps, Col.
| Thomas Cogswell, senior vice commander.
Vocal and instrumental music was inter
spersed with the speaking.
MANCHESTER, y. H., Jan. 81. The 23d
annual eucampment of the g. A. r. de-
partment of New Hampshire, closed this
afternoon 10y the installation OF officers hy
Gen. Russell \, Alger, commander in chief.
Gen. Alger passed the day in looking about
the city and was shown over the mills by
Herman f. Straw, agent of the Amoskeag
company, and was much impressed by what
he saw. After visiting the Woman's Re-
he left the city Oh the evening train for
Portland Me.
AT the session of the Woman's Relief
corps held tonight officers We're elected as
follows: President, Sophia ID. Hall, Dover;
senior vice commander, Sarah h. Runnes,
Nashua; junior vice commander Grace c.
Whyte, Exeter; treasurer, Lydia L. Jones,
Manchester chaplain, S. A. Bennett, Man
chester; executive board, Matte b, Moul-
ton, 5. Lizzie Locke, Ida f. Richards, Lucy
A. Small and Susan NJ. Wyatt.
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GRAND ISLE C OUNTY COURT.


The February term of the Grand Isle
County COCrt conVenes February IS, Judge
Royce presiding. Some new cases have
been entered on the docket, and the proba-
bijtes are that mo,e work will be done
than is usual mt rho Fhruerv rerm:
Tie following have heen drawn as grand
jurors: South hero-lotu & Robinson,
Walter Martin, r. L. Kinney; Grand
lsle-Edwin Adams, S 7. cor
don. :. NJ. Macomber; North
Hero--Addiaon Hazen. j. NJ. Ia
tro. William Best; Isle La Mott--M. l.. Bow
man, Abel Phelps. H. J. Fleury: Alburgh
Il. : Haynes, Henry Wedgewith, David
Ilaroni ,Iarly Reynolds NJ. ?. Goodrich,
George Hremmel.
Petit jurors. South IIe.o-Russall Church
ill., Jane, Dougher,y David Dillon: Grand
lsle-Wiiiam Anderson, Willard Gordon, Ed
son Gordon: North Eero--W. Il. Donaldson,
Norman ha4en, Chlries Wightmen; Isle IL
Mo;te-E. $ Holcol.b, William Loop, u.
]. Early MbursL William McCtregor Ii.
w. Reynolds James O'Neij, l.. NJ. l1riggs,
William Nousiugev, j T.. Niles
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RUTLAND COUNTY ALUMNI.


RUTLAND. Vt, Feb. J-The Rutland
county university association was formed
here tonight with these officers:
President, James Barrett. vice lreSi-
dents, :. c. Colburu, A. +. Leavon-
worth, +. II, Phelps. William /. Weeks;
secretary, +, l., Alien: treasurer, r, P.
Clement; executive committee, W. X. Shell
don, 4. W Maloney, W. ?. Aiken a. Up
son, j. \, Merrill. Following the business
meeting a banquet was served followed by
speeches by President Brainerd of Middle
bury, President Buckham Of the University
OF Vermont, j. ID. Wickham, the oldest
living Yale graduate, aud others. Eighty
fl We cat at he the tables and The meeting was
a great success
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THE SUPREME COURT.


The celebration of the centennial Of the
inauguration of the federal judiciary took
place at tho Metropolitan Opera House
in New York Tuesday The celebra-
tion was dimmed considerably by the
sad events of the past few days in con
sequence whereof neither the president
nor the cabinet were present All prepara-
tions had been perfected for the event thor
oughly, however, and the interest manifested
in the ceremonies was commensurate with
the importance and dignity of the event.
The immense auditorium was crowded with
national and State law makers, judges law
ycrs, citizens and representatives, of all pro-
fessions and many ladies were present.
Grover Cleveland the president of
the assemblage was greeted with loud
applause and delivered graceful and
appropriate address. At the con
clusion of MIR. Clevelands address,
Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix offered prayer and
Judge Arnoux followed in an address of well
come. The next speaker was William Allen
Butler who delivered an eloquent address on
1.-The origin OF the supreme Court of the
United States and its place in the constitu
ton" After "A selection by the orchestra the
chairman introduced Hon. Henry Hitchcock
of st. Louis who made a long address, his
tOplC DUNG, uG pltiIe ,OuTb anu lue
Constitution " ''The Personal Characters
OF the Chief Justices was the subject
next ably handled, by Thomas j.. Semmos
of Louisiana.
After an intermissop of 10 minutes Mr.
Cleveland introduced Hon. Z. j. Phelps,
ex-minister to England. Mr. Phelps was
greeted with cordial applause, and when
this had subsidized lie spoke upon, Tho Su-
prome Court and the Sovereignty OF the
People .
Mr. Justice Field then, amid much ap-
plause, arose and in his usual eloquent
| style, responded for the court. On Mr..
Field resuming his seat and after few
selections by the band, Rev. Dr.. Talbot w.
| Chambers of the Collegiate Reformed
church delivered the benediction, and the
immense audience dispersed. The audi
! tori um OF the opera houss was gorgeously
/ decorated with bunting OF every hue and
! national flags We're in profusion, while
I coats of arms of ~ States and Territories
covered the spaces between the first and
| second tiers OF boxes.
The dinner in celebration of the Supreme
| Court centennial wae held at the Leno2
! Lyceum and toasts We're responded to by
| Associate Justice Harlan of the Supreme
/ Court, Senator Evarts, Chief Justice Pax
! ton, Hon. Walter =. Hill, Joseph II
Choate, President Low of Columbia college
and Chauncey II. Depew.
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home, on foot. She is a strong and vigor-
Gus walker She lives with her son, whose
wife is dead, and does all the housework for
him and her two grandsons, and does it as
well as any woman of half her age could
do.
One windy morning, says the Barton
Monitor Fben S. Woodward, who lives in
the east D art OF this town, had quite a
scare and very plucky fight with fire.
He hung his lantern up in the barn where
he was wont to hang it, and soon after
he heard the noise of an explosion and saw
the light of the flames on hay which was
set on fire. He went for it in earnest, first
taking off his frock TO smother the flames,
but not succeeding he lay down and rolled
the fire out. His clothes were considera-
bly, burned and his hair and whiskers were
singed by the flames
The Bennington fire department are max
ing an effort to organize State iireman's
association, and, with that end in view,
have sent circulars to the chief engineer of
each fire department in the State, request
ing that the matter be brought before the
members and advising the selection of q
committee consisting of member from
each company in the department, to confer
with committees from other parts Of the
State to meet at a time and place to be de-
cded upon later.
1t is proposed to organize at st. Albans a
Power and Building Company with capital
of fifteen thousand dollars, divided into
three hundred shares of fifty dollars each, to
acquire land and erect suitable buildings and
machinery for the purpose of manufacturing,
generating and furnishing power and to
lease the adjacent lands and power to per
sons desiring the same for purposes of manu-
factures or other business. The principal
object of the organjlatonis is to induce manu-
faCturers to locate in st. Albans.
The Vermont Valley railroad company s
new iron bridge across the mouth Of the
west river at Brattleboro is complete and in
working order, save only what remains to
finish the flooring and track. The length of
the main span of the bridge is 2O2 feet. Its
type is that of a pin jointed, half-deck
bridge. All the compression members are
of iron, having an ultimate strength of
80, 600 pounds per square inch The con-
structon is of the most thorough kind
throughout, and the bridge is one of the
strongest and solidest in New England, being
designed for the heaviest trains to pass over
it at full speed.
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CELEBRATION AT HOWARD PARK
Under the Auspices of the Champlain
Valley Association July Nex;

The managers OF the Champiain Valley
association are entertaining the prospect of
a grand celebration at Howard Park on the
next anniversary Of America independence
and il is practically settled that such II
celebrat ion will be held although the details
have been considered only III a general
way. II is proposed to prepare pro
gramme which will attract large crowds.
not only from this section of Vermont, but
also from towns across the lake and excur-
sons will probably be run by rail and
staamboats The leading feature will he
grand fremen' tOurnamonH tor which at
tractive prices will be offered with the view of
attracting the best running companies, and
as the running will take place on the track
spectators will enjoy an eXcellont oppor
tuuity of witnessing the races their entire
distance 1t is expected that running races
for horses will he arranged and prove
popular feature owing to the rarity OF such
matches in this vicinity. There are a mum
Der OF tnoroughbrods owned in this locality
and not little ioral interest would be
aroused. The program wiz he filled ont
III nurses for uotting, prizes Tor loot races
and various athletic contests and an atlrac-
tive days enjoyment ensured The PROJECT
is assured of local support and the transpor-
tation lines will undoubtedly enter heartily
into the arrangements. The details win be
considered AT length at the next meeting OF
the executive committee,
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NcrIno mt Pensioners.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 80. - The following
Vermonters were granted pensions: Orig
nal, Harrison w Bingham, West Cornwall;
George l. Beckley, Barre; Leroy J. Sargent /,
West Randolph; increase, John Larraway,
Johnson: David Currie Swautou; Henry
Brown, Warren; Elizabeth widow Of Will
liam L. Backus, Waitstied.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. - Pensions have
been granted to the following Nermoaters:
Original Benjamin F. Pettingrew, Ludlow;
Chester W. Celley, North Calais; F. b.
Bunham, Stockbrdge; George Scagela,
St. Adams Solomon Mitchell, Sutton;
William Watson, Burlington.
WAsHINdToN, Feb ), = Tbs fGll9sins
Original, james n. Ballard Bakersfield;
George Papineau, Montpelier
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CUSTOMS REPORT.
Business Transacted in the district Of
Vermont Last Month

The following is summary of the GUS
toms business of the district Of Vermont
during the month ending December 81,
last DOMESTIC merchandise exported TO
Canada $223, 5ST; free goods imported and
entered for consumption Slil, OO4; dutiabls
merchandise entered tor consumption s3l1,-
s16 dntiss $Ti, 2S4 az; merchandise enter.
ed for warehousipa of diieot impog "a ton
S2760, duties $5551S> bYosght from other
districts and entered fr re-warehousias
$3.50, duties Sl5S Oh, withdrawn froh
warehouse for transportation to other dis
tricts S4l44, duties S4s6. -; withdrs WI from
warehouse for consumption 500; duties,
SEQ. entered for warehouse and immediate
transportation, S13l, 59S; duties, $31, $685.
9S; entered for transportation and exporb-
alton to foreign countries, S947, Ss3. duties,
SS02, SFO.91,
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VERMONT ASSOCIATION.
BANQUET TO THE VERMONTERS LlV-
ING IN BOSTON,.
A ADistinguished AssembIage Speak Praise
of Their State--Secretary Proctor's
Letter-Specches by Gov. Dill
lingham, Mayor Hart and
General Thomas.

BosToN, Jan. 30-The fourth annual din
ner of the Vermont association of Boston
at the Revere House tonight brought out
a large gathering. Previous To the dinner
a short business session was held and the
old board OF officers was reelected with the
exception of two members of the executive
committee. Secretary S. f. Howard in his
report showed the present membership to
be 3OJ a gain of "a IN the past year.
Thr company sat down to dinner at 6 p.
m, President ii. y. Houghton in the chair,
while around Linn were seated Gov. Dillin2
ham of Vermont, Mayor Hart of Boston,
Gen. Stephen Thomas of Montpelier, Gen.
William W Nells Of Burlington, Judge Wal
bridge a. Field of the Supreme Court, Hon.
A. W. Beard, Col. Albert Clarke, Park
Commissioner Isaac Fenno, Col. George y.
Carpenter, y. W. Bingham and others.
President Houghton opened the speech
making and then the following letter of re-
gret was read from Secretary of War
Proctor
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There will I've II Holiness convention in
Capital hall, Montpelier, Vermont, Feb.
11-l6. inclusive. Services each day 10
a. m, ? and p, III. Except Sunday
On Sunday 2 aud p. m question
drawer each day aud Bible reading daily
at tho seminary Rev. Daniel Steele, ID. D.,
Rev. r. Nj. Levy, D. D., Rev j. NJ,
short and other speakers have promised TO
help. The Central Vermont railroad and
Montpelier and Wells River Railroad will
carry for fare one way,
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MONUMENT TO MARY WASHINGTON.


movement has been started by the wo-
men of the United States to collect funds
for the purpose of erecting "a suitable mon.
ument to the mother of Washington Mrs.
Governor Dillingham; OF Waterbury has
been appointed by the organization at
Washington TO take charge of the work in
this State, and has selected ladies to super
intend the work i'll each county. The work
Of the national organization is thus out
lined
In view of the great interest being felt
throughout the country in the neglected,
desolate condition of the grave OF Mary,
the mother Of Washington, and tho uriver-
sally oppressed desire that the move nent
begun % years ago should, in this centtn-
NAL year, be completed, or a better one
erected which would b. II lasting tribute to
noble woman whose memory all feel,
should be hallowed in every American
home, a MARY Washington Memorial AS
socation OF the United States" has been
formed in the city of Washington for which
charter is being obtninel,
Nicepresidents have been appointed in
/ each State, and great effort is being made
to accomplish in the present year the desir-
| ed result. The organization has as its pres
| ident Mrs Levi j. Morton. and the chair
/ man of the executive committee is Mrs.
! Chief Justice Waite. The object of the
movement is well expressed by Mrs. Hetzel,
| the secretary of the Ssocation, who writes;
sour idea is simply woman'S move
ment, national in its character, for raising
| the amount needed by small contributions
! to a "W oman's National Fund One dol
! lar would be within the means of every
woman not absolutely destitute, and would
put it in the power of all to aid IN a cause
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ETHAN ALLEN ENGINE COMPANY.
Annual Meeting and Election of Omcers
Friday Evening.

The annual meeting of the Ethan Allen
Engine company was held nj their engine
house Friday evening and the following Off
oers were elected, c. r. Palmer declining
a reelection aS first assistant
Captain-W. ii. Laue, ir.
First assistant--F, R Boynton.
Second assistant-W Il. Morse.
Socretary-G. f.. Johnson,
Treasurer-G. B. Lane
President-H. l.. Ward.
Vice -president-F. Il. Perkins.
Auditors-F, l.. Taft, f, II, Wells, w.
c. lsham.
Governor Hill has committed the sentence
of Jockey James Stout convicted of muir
der in the first degree, to imprisonment for
life.
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Patents to Vermonters are just announced
Al follows: To Nathaniel G. Dye of Rut-
Iand, for apparatus for washing las; 10
Willis \. Lane of Barre, for a stone pol
ishing machines to Alfred Clark of Mont
pelier, for dental anodyne.
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A Vermont Neternn.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-Lorenzo Dow of
Bristol, VT, has been granted a pension re.
issue.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF TIRE SECRETARY,
NASUINtprDN Ian On ~


My Dear Mr.. Houghton You win remember
that did not promise certainly To attend the
dinner OF the Vermont asSU atiOn OF BDStOn
on the 10Th. but had fully intended to, and
am much disappointed to md that cannot.
My official duties here ut this time are such
that am obliged to turego the pleasure Of
meeting 80 many of the sons of vermont, and
of visiting Vermont herself, "a had planned
to do on the same trip.
The meetings of the sons of New England u o
becoming common OCCurances III all our large
cities. But they are gatherings full of meaning,
u il Ger ttlnly su2gestiVc.fact that.the annual
Danquets of the New England association in
themes there discussed and the words spoken
are such a. to command the attention and
elicit discussion throughout the country. 4
Seriousness of purpose has always distin-
guishcd New England character and alt Gough
II was not its earliest home. ! believe the sons
OF Vermont, wherever found, are tne purest
representatives remaining OF that old Puritan
stock.
We hear something in these days Of her
abandoned farms Int ttey are not abandoned
because the land j. poor, but only BECAUSE they
raise better men than crops, ana good men are
in d maud. There sre undoubtedly more pet
pie in this country Of Vermont blood and
stock, if not birth, outside of Vermont than
within ICr limits. Her sons, resident " ST.
where, have generally had a lar.;er representa-
tiun i'll Congress and national councils than
the state itself. But lhcra are no people who
preserve their characteristics netter; ana
WlecaVer they are they have performed well
their part in all that j. grea est ana best in our
nations history.
Vermont is iustly proud Of her sons, and we
who still reside within Ecr borders viii try to
preserve her good name mat YOU may continue
10 take equal pride "a her.
Yours very rcspe t.UllY,
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ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
Brief Items OF Interest from Every Cor
ner of Nermont-Personals, Manu-
featuring Notes, Fires, Accidents
and Minor Items.

c. A. Wright has been appointed post
master at North Tunbridge.
Sharp County record., 1890-11-06
THE YAVl SUPAIS.
An Indian Tribe Concerning Which Very
Little Is Known

an inNiuh fTiDt NOHctrniHp NnlCn very
Little Is Known.
An almost unknown tribe Of Indians
living in a secluded canyon near the
Grand Canyon Of the Colorado, was re-
Gently discovered by Colonel Holabird,
of Los Angeles, who has been prospect
ing along the Colorado, This tribe was
the Yavi Supais who nearly fiji tho con-
dltion OF the lost Indians in "Tho Aztec
Treasure House" Tho Colonel saws
81 guess / was tho second white man
who ever visited their canyon, They
are peacoablo people, but avoid COM
ing in contact with tho whites, They
are of tho Apache family, but are owl
dontly ancient people Tho mon arc
magnificent specimens Of manhood. /
rounded up the settlement and counted
just 247 of them, fully two.thirds being
females. Tho valley in which they have
lived for many years in seclusion has
but two ways OF approach. II contains,
perhaps, 1000 acres and Is inclosed BY
almost perpendicular walls 1000 feet
high. We travelled for over flfteon
miles along tho canyon, over tho most
lifeloss country man ever set foot upon
Suddenly wo oamo TO two boiling
springs under clump OF cottonwood
troos' From these springs o river starts
which winds Its way through tho most
luNuriant valley region
Tho wotor In tho river Is cloar as crys.
tol, and being strongly imprognatod
with limo potriAos every thing II
touches, There Oro throo immense cat.
arocts In the canyon, bulltup during tho
past centuries by calcaroous petrifac.
tion. The chief Of the triho is an old
man OF sixty named Captain Tom, n
n0mo given by John D. Lee, tho Nor.
mon, who escaped from Utah and for six
years lived In hiding with red mon. lIo
was tho first white man the Yavi Supais
hod ever soon, and ho taught tho chief
tho whito mans language and tho uso Of
firearms, Tho Indians live In small
houses woven from young willow trees"
llolobird found those Indians starving,
their only supplies being grass seed
and cedar berries. llo appealed to tho
Indian Department. but they gavo no
MD because thoy said those woro wan.
derIng Indiana, General Miles viii In,
yostgoto their condition and help them
Chicago Jouraal,