Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-21
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BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY n. 1890

BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY "a. 1890.
The Bennington Banners conclusion in
regard To the high license agitation il that
it may slightly increase the very meagre
vote the Democrats poll ia our state legis-
lature, but that will be- the only effect
The Senate ratified the new cxtradition
treaty with Great Britain on Tuesday. Just
what changes we're made is not known, but
b. is AT least assured that under its provis-
IONS Canada viii no longer be an asylum for
bank thieves and other betrayers Of Gnan-
cial trusts
The women Of Iathrop Mo, are on
crusade against the rum traffic. They
broke into the snloons last week, seized the
liquor aud emptied it into the streets Some
Of them have been arrested for destruction
Of property, but the women are undaunted
aud promise 10 carry their fight 10 victory.
a Charleston, S. C., despatch 10 the
Augusta News tells with apparent serious.
ness Of coroner who shot a man, and
then held an inquest on his dead body,
found according to the facts and exon
Grated himself from all blame in the mat.
ter The victim was a negro whom the
coroner found stealing potatoes in his yard.
II the story is true it furnishes the choicest
illustration yet Of the southern way" Of
doing things
Our first page today is distinctivey a
page of news and correspondence. Besides
AN entertaining Bermuda letter and an in
stalment Of the Two Yankees Abroad,
there is an account Of the horrible Saw
telle murder, a quantity Of brief news
items, something about the Federal Offices
ia Vermont during the first year Of Harri
sons administration, and short but inter
esting chapter with regard TO the promi-
hence Of Nermouters in the late National
Guard convention held in Washington.
The gubernatorial canvass has opened in
sober earnest The talk about Hon Car
roll 5 Page brought out the Burlington
Free Press on Tuesday, with leading ed
itorial presenting and advocating in an
able straightforward way the claims Of
Lieut. Gov Woodbury., and the Morrisville
Citizen, Mr. Pages home paper, appears
this week with page Of clippings from
the state papers. large majority Of them
friendly to Mr. Pages candidacy. With
all due respect to the Free Press, we do not
believe Col. Woodbury. can secure the nom
nation, for the simple reason that the PEG
pie of the state have no wish 10 20 back 10
the promotion rule, and Mr. Page will he
likely to carry off the prize, unless some
new man comes into the field at the finish |
Somebody suggests Chief Judge Royce. !
Bot would he accept the nomination
The Democrats tried obstructive tactics |
in the House again last Monday by refusing |
10 vote on the worlds fair bill, meaning in
that way to defeat the measure, but !
Speaker Reed WAS equal to the emergency. |
Standing in his place he pointed with the
handle Of his gavel to each member in
turn as he counted him, and then an
nouuced, as calmly ns if he as putting an
ordinary motion, The chair finds 100
member. present. There being quorum
present, a motion to suspend the rules is
seconded An angry outbreak followed.
hut was speedily yubdued under the speak
er's firm and decided declaration that it
had been settled, that if a majority is pres
ent to do business their presence is all that
is required in order to make quorum
The city Of Atlanta had a notable event
ON Thursday evening of last week, when
the first annual banquet of its chamber of
commerce was held. A large company of
distinguished guests from Boston, New
York and other northern cities, was pres
ent and the thriving city did itself proud
in their entertainment. One of the works
of public enterprise which the lamented
Henry w. Grady had in hand at the time of
his death was the upbuilding of the cham
her Of commerce. and many Of the guests
of the occasion were gentlemen whJm he
personally invited when on his visit TO Bos-
ton, where he contracted the fatal attack of
pneumonia.
The Middlebury Register made last week
the unexpected announcement Of the pur-
pose Of Hon John w. Stewart Of the first
'Alnbl Nb " ltNllt llblh NbHRIthH dI lne
close of his present term The Register
says "Mr Willis, his law partner who
has lately returned from Washington, in
forms MS that Mr. Stewart does not desire
to remain in Congress after the expiration
Of his present term and will not be can
ddate for denomination Mr. Stewart is
satisfied with the honors which have been
given, but besides this the continued i'll
health of Mrs Stewart precludes the idea of
his remaining longer at Washington This
probably leaves the field clear for Judge
Powers, if he wishes the nomination, nj
though IA report comes that Hon. j. X.
Batchelder of Arlington and Hon Henry
Ballard of Burlington will enter the field.
Mr.. NJ. O. Howe of Newfane, the agri-
cultural editor of this paper, and the new
~ appointed supervisor of the census for
Vermont, gave ON Tuesday afternoon the
seventh lecture in the winter course of lee
lures TO farmers at the experiment station
at Burlington. Mr. Howe's subject was
"The Farms of Vermont, and his lecture
was devoted largely to statistics showing
Vermont's leading rank as an agricultural
state, and of the same general nature as
those which, published recently in The
Phoenix, have attracted much attention
among the agricultural papers of the coun-
try, especially at the West and South. The
lecture was illustrated by large charts
showing the high rate Of average per farm
or per acre of various agricultural products
in Vermont compared with those of 9th
eT states
The st. Adams Messenger Of last week
had a column and a half Of entertaining
editorial matter on the Brattleboro post
office question, one article being devoted to
The Phoenix under the title of "Gving
away their hirthrght." The Messenger ar
CUES upon the good old-fashioned ground
that under a Republican administration the
Offices belong to the Republicans, and from