Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-05-16

decided 10 call the district convention to
nominate a representative in Congress 10
he held in Montpelier ON Wednesday, June
H. the day before the state convention
All Of Gen Grouts friends will be glad
to know that he is now reported much i'm
proved from his recent severe illness Pri-
vate information received early this week
stated that he wa, improving every day,
and Yesterday advices were still more
encouraging.
The supervisors for the insane have
mailed to the ovcrseers of the poor in the
several towns throughout the state, a circu
lar letter of inquiry the number of in
sane in almshouses or in private families
the number under restraint in any form and
the expense each week for their support
This is done in order that the unfortunates
may have the attention Of the supervisors
The United States Senate has passed
bill granting "a pension to Mrs. Della T
Stewart parneli. who is living in poverty
IN pennsy lvana Mrs Parnell is the mother
of the Irish leader hut the pension is not
granted for this reason, but because she is
the daughter of Admiral Charles Stewart.
II heroic and distinguished sailor, who did
the United States brave service in the wal
of 1872
MIR La Toilette OF Wisconsin made IA
good roiut in the tariff debate last Satut-
day when be cited the effect of the tariff
on Tia, wire nail industry as an illustration
OF the fnllacy of the Democratic position
that the duty must be added to the cost of
an article to the consumer The Demo
Gratis, he said had denounced the Republi-
can party when in 1883 it placed ii duty of
four cents pound on wire nails The du-
ty had stimulated the production of wire
nails, and today they are being sold at > 10
cents pound, or a little more than one
half the amount of duty imposed
The free traders have got "A wet blanket
in speech made by Mr. Gladstone to the
Cobden club in London on Monday The
free traders must recognize with great dis
appointments Mr. Gladstone said. how much
ground had been lost by their doctrine
within the last - years The growth of
free trade party in America gave favora-
bic promise of ultimate triumph at the
polls, but, he gloomiy added ION looking
over the world, the prospects of free trade
are certainly not encouraging" 1t will
he some time MIR. Gladstone viii find, be
fore free trade scores "A victory at the polls
in tins country an expression of the
sentiment of the American people.
Fred C. Crawford whose interview with
Mr.. Cleveland, printed IN the New York
World, made such a commotiou in the Dem
ocratic ranks has printed a supplementary
letter in the New York Press in which he
says that MIR Cleveland not only used all
the language originally attributed to him,
but that he was profane and used epthets
which would 10y no means bear printing.
The fact seems TO be that putting it in the
midest possible form, Mr. Cleveland for
got his dignity as man on this occasion,
10 say nothing of the dignity which belongs
10 an ex President of the United States
The worst Of it is that it was probably an
exhibition of the real inwardness of the
man
The Louisiana lottery company has raised
its hid to 81 ,00O00 annually if the state
will renew its charter, and it remains to be
seen whether the Legislature, now in SEES
sion, will take this bait Gov Nichols has
sent in special message on the subject in
which he protests in the strongest way
against the company being allowed thus t.
fAsten itself irrevocably upon the state 81
will never consent he says, that the des
TIMES Of this great state shall be placed un-
der the control aud dominion of any cor
poration whatsoever, and especially that it
shall pass under the control of gambling
institution, and shall exercise all the in
tiuence Of my official position at all times
10 avert what 1 would consider such dis
astrous as we'll as such disgraceful event. Of
If Congress had dreamed when it passed
the interstate commerce bill that it left the
states powerless 20 control their liquor
traffic, the bill would have been dubbed u
death in short order.-N. T. PteSs.
The alusion of the Press is 20 the late
liquor decision of the supreme court, and il
is entirely wrong, as other papers have
been, in surprising that the interstate com
MERGE law has anything % do with the de
cision The whole matter rests upon that
provision of the constitution of the United
States contained in section s, which say.
that THE Congress shall have power TO
regulate commerce with foreign nations
and among me several states, and with the
Indian tribes The remedy for the condi-
ton of things unexpectedly brought about
by the courts decision is for Congress t.
pass law giving each state the regulation
and control of the liquor transportation
and traffic within its own borders, just a,
1t now has of nitro. glycerine
The sub committee of the House. which
has been investigating the murder of John
NJ Clayton of the Second Arkansas district
has finished It's work after session Of n
DAYS. The result of the inquiry leaves mo
doubt that Clayton was murdered for DO
ltical reasons and not for any purpose OF
private vengeance has been claimed
There is no doubt that Clayton was elected
and that Mr. Breckenridge. who tool
Clayton seat in the House, holds it by Z
hlood-stained title The investigation ha,
proved that the officers of the law made IA,
serious attempt 90 discover Claytons mur
derer. and the evidence of the murdered
man twin brother, who went 20 care for
his body at the time he was killed shows
that he was treated with GOODNESS aud aver
sion. and received no assistance from III,
white men with whom he was brought il
contact When further investigation take