Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-04-25
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BRATTLEBORO3
FRInAN. APRIL 2l. 1891.

August ] is the date when the Repub.
Leans hope the business Of Congress can he
completed aud an adjournment made
Wind aud rain have caused new breaks
in the Mississippi levees. and the situation
in the Hooded country grows daily worse.
Government aid has been sent to the refu-
gees in some cases.
Both houses of Congress have passed
bill for Worlds Fair to be held in Chica-
go in 1898. with a provision for grand
naval display to he held in New York har-
bor in April Of that year
The New York Herald's card for last
Sunday was an interview with the Pope Sc
cured 10y its enterprising representative in
Rome. The Herald says it is not true that
the Pope is in feeble health On the con
trary be seemed strong both in body and
mind and talked vigorously on the topics of
the day, especially on the relations exist
ing between Italy and the church.
Saunders and Power, the Republican
claimants to seats in the United States
'''hoA' NUN lut new obdlt VI AlbHbduhY
have been seated by that body The case
was a peculiarly difficult and complicated
one, but a careful investigation was made
by the committee on privileges and
elections of which Senator Hoar of Massa-
chusetts one of the abest constitutional
lawyers in the Senate and fair minded,
conscientious man, is the chairman, and
tbarn 10 doubt tbaf tb.
on what was believed to be basis of right
and justice.
The Burlington Free Press printed on
Tuesday letter from Lieut.. Gov Wood
bury, in which he gave an absolute personal
denial to the story which the White River
Junction Landmark has taken up and re-
peated, that he allowed liquor to be solo on
his premises Col. Woodbury. says that no
liquor whatever has ever been furnished at
the Van Ness or American Houses since
they came under his control, and that he
has never had anything to with the sale of
such liquors He also denies any connec-
ton with the state house or Central Yer
mont rings
Gen Circuit has introduced in Congress a
bill to increase from $50 to S4j month the
pension of Geo. H. Brown of Essex, a
veteran of the 9th Vermont Mr.. Brown
received gunshot wound in the battle of
the Wilderness, which shortened one leg
over three inches and compels him to walk
on his toes, while he constantly suffers
great pain, and the disability is worse than
if the leg had been amputated at or near
the hip joint, in which case his pension
would he the amount which this bill calls
for, The despatch giving these facts adds
that this is one of many kind acts that
Gen. Grout is constantly doing to help the
sick and manned soldiers, not only of his
native state, but throughout the union"
The House committee on post-ofiices has
reported a bill providing that government
buildings may he erected at any place where
the gross receipts of the post office have
been more than $4,000 year, the cost of
the buildings not to exceed S25, 600 each
This plan was originally urged by Post
master General Villas, and has since been
approved 10y Mr. Dickinson and Mr.. Wanna
maker, Under such a law Bratteboro and
Bellows Falls would have government
buildings, and other Vermont towns that
would come into the list are Barre, Ben
nington, Brandon, Fair Haven, Middle
bury, Montpelier, Newport, Poutney, st.
Adams, St Johnsbury, Springfield, Yer
gennes, Waterbury, West Randolph, White
River Junction, Woodstock.
Commander McCalla of the United States
corvette Enterprise, against whom charges
were preferred for inhuman treatment of
the sailors of his ship, is now undergoing
trial by court martial, the preliminary hear
ing in the case having been completed
The defence is that only such measures
were used as were necessary to preserve
the ships discipline. Rev. E. A. Renorf of
Keene, N. H, well known clergyman of
the Episcopal church, who has just returned
from the Bermudas, says that Commander
McCalla and other officers of the Enterprise
dsgraced themselves by drunkenness and
other misbehavior when stopping at Hamil-
ton while the Enterprise was ON its way
home with the body of Mr.. Pendleton, the
United States minister to Germany.