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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
ITEMS OF LATE NEWS.

\ mail wagon was robbed at Chicago
Tuesday night and $4,000 in currency and
a large amount in non negotiable paper
stolen.
1t is understood that the base ball war is
practically at an end, and that the single
league with II clubs will take the place
of the National and American associations.
\ broken rail caused a railroad wreck at
Lima, Ohio, on Wednesday in which two
persons were killed and many injured.
Six postmasters in Connecticut have
been arrested, and it is charged that a
number of postmasters in that state have
formed conspiracy and have defrauded
the government of large amount.
Great harrington, Mass, people are eX-
cited over the cases of typhoid fever in that
place, caused by a polluted well. There
have been six cases in one family and
three deaths have occurred.
Edward NJ Field, son of Cyrus w. Field,
and the head of the New York banking
house which failed so disastrously, was ar
rested on Monday, at the asylum to which
he was taken under the claim that he was
insane, and is now lodged in the Ludlow
street Jail, He was arraigned and formally
indicted by the grand jury on Tuesday
charged with grand larceny.
The testimony in the celebrated Graves
murder case at Denver is still being taken
| Appearances are that the state is weaving
a network of evidence, to show that DR.
/ Graves sent the poisoned whiskey to Mrs
Barnaby, which it will be impossible fo
| his counsel to break down.
Michael Davitt, the famous Irish leader
was seriously wounded during a riot il
Waterford City, Ire, Monday.
The situation in the btuminous coal re
gions of Indiana, in which 10000 miner
are on a strike, is gloomy one for tn
strikers. Many of the men and their fam
lilies are on the verge of starvation, sub
ssting on one meal day and have beel
doing so for two weeks The relief re
ceived thus far has been very scant, and i
some cases the strikers are totally withou
fuel, the mine owners refusing to give theI
coal. However, they are determined
fight it out.
There is a law in North Carolina max
ing burglary capital offence and man
to be hanged at Charlotte this week for V
olating it. The theory of it is that bu
glar who enters an inhabited house at nigl
goes prepared to commit murder and wi
not hesitate to take the life of any one
necessary to make good his escape.
Ten negroes who are under sentence
death for the murder of a white man
Laurens county, S. c., are to be liberate
J Another negro has confessed that he alol
committed the murder.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
The New Circuit Judge..

President Harrison announced on Wednes-
day six of the nine appointments of addi-
tiOnal circuit Judges to constitute the new
appellate court provided for by the law
passed at the last session of Congress.
These appointments are
First circuit comprising the districts Of Maine,
New Hampshire and Rhode island, William l..
Putnam Of Maine.
Second circuit comprising the districts Of Yer
mont Connecticut northern New York, southern
New York and eastern New York. Nathaniel
Shipman of Connecticut.
Third circuit. George NJ. Dallas Of Pennsyl-
vania.
Fourth circuit Nathan GoG, ir Of West Nir-
ginia
81 xth circuit William NJ Taft of ohio.
Seventh circuit, William A. Woods Of Indiana.
OF these new Judges Putnam of Maine
and Dallas of Pennsylvania are Democrats.
Judge Putnam is one of the leading law
pers of his state, and has long been prom
inent in its affairs Judge Taft is the son
of the late Alphonso Taft, "A native Of
Townshend in this county, whose death
took place early last summer, and who was
public man of great prominence, having
been member of Presidest Grants cab-
net and minister to Russia, besides hold
ing other important places of public trust.
Judge Shipman of the second district,
of which Vermont forms a part, has been
for many years the United States district
| Judge for the district of Connecticut. He
| lives at Hartford.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18

To give our readers a generous taste OF
the Christmas season there is issued with
The Phoenix today an additional sheet of
four pages, filled with Christmas reading
and Illustrations. The only MERIT claim
for the publication is that it contains di-
version and entertainment for all classes
of our readers, and that they may catch
from it something of the real Christmas
spirit The story by Mary wilkins, though
sombre in tone for a Christmas story, is
nevertheless one of the most faithful of
those portraitmeS of New England rural
life which have made her famous, not only
in this country but abroad. The author
ship of the story, moreover, gives it a de
cided local interest
If we were to make this Christmas offer
ing complete in our own mind we should add
to it the account of the dinner at Bob
Cratchits, from Dickens immortal Christ
mas Carol, and should put this thought
from the Carol, as uttered by Scrooge's
nephew, as the most prominent sentiment
81 have always thought of Christmas time
as a kind, forgving, charitable time; the
only time | know of when men and women
seem, by one consent, to open their shut-uI
hearts freely, and to think of people below
them as if they really We're fellow-passen
gers to the grave, and not another race o
creatures bound on other journeys
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
Thomas ~. Reed Sustained.
From the Albany Journal

During the last session of Congress the
Democratic minority raised great hue and
cry over Speaker Reeds ruling that all
members present should be counted to
make up a quorum for the transaction of
business whether they voted or not. 1t
was declared that this action was revolu-
tiOnary, unheard of and CZar-like; and in
dignation at not being allowed to delay
public business at will and rob the majori-
ty of its rightful powers ran high in the
party of obstruction.
The idea occurred to Theodore Stanton
to inquire into the practice of other coun-
tries having legislative bodies similar to
ours: and the result of his investigation is
given in the North American Revew for
December.
The French senate and chamber of dep
uties correspond very closely to our Con
gress. Henri Brisson, for four years pres
ident of the chamber of deputies, says:
''In France the president of the chamber
has always held, at least in principle, that
he had right to count, in order to obtain
a quorum, the deputies present at the mo-
ment that ballot was taken, whether they
voted or not" That distinguished parlia-
mentarian, ex-President Jules Grevy, held
the same opinion. Other authorities on
the parliamentary practice of France con
cur in this view.
Louis Ruchonnet, recently president of
the confederation, explains the method of
procedure in Switzerland: "With us each
chamber may deliberate legally when one
more than half the members are present.
But every ballot is binding when it is a ma
! jority of those voting
In Belgium "every member present on
. fg tolr
en is obliged to take part in it, or is re-
| qured to give his reasons for not voting.
In Denmark the common practice con-
forms to Speaker Reeds ruling, though the
constitution declares that neither house
shall sit unless a majority is present and
voting.
The president of the Dutch chamber
cannot imagine why a member should re-
fuse to vote. Every member is forced to
answer when his name is called.
In Portugal mo deputy may be excused
from voting if he is present at the moment
when the ballot commences
In Norway, members who absent them
selves from the chamber are punished by a
fine of from $40 to S1110; and therefore,
obstruction by a minority is impossible.
The president of the German Reichstag,
Herr Won Levetzow, writes: 'lf during
this roll-call ton the passage of a bill) il
should happen that a member present OF
the floor does not respond to his name, he
would undoubtedly be counted with the
other members, if noticed by the function
aries"
In Sweden no quorum is necessary fol
the transaction of business, so that the
question cannot arise.
1t will be seen that the practice of Eu
rope is universally against allowing a mi
nority to bring legislation to a stand-stil
by merely refusing to vote, Common
sense, as well as public necessity, underlie
the custom; and, in establishing it in this
country, Mr.. Reed did a service which cal
hardly be overestimated 1t is more thai
probable that the Democratic speaker o
the new Congress will follow his eXampl
should occasion arise.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
The Bomb Thrower Identined.

The man who threw a dynamite bomb
in the office of Russell Sage last week, and
who had his own head blown off, has Teen
identified as Henry l.. Norcross of II Pearl
street, Boston, whose home was on Sar-
geant avenue, Somerville NOrcrOss left
Boston on the day before the bomb was
thrown He told his mother that he was
going to New York and that he would re-
turn on Saturday or Sunday. NorcrOss
was 20 years old. He was born in Wilton,
n. H., but his family removed to SOmer-
vile, where he graduated from the High
school. For some time he carried on a
successful note brokerage business The
Young Charlestown woman who was mar
ried at midnight on her death bed few
weeks ago, in order that she might leave
her fortune of 100000 to her newly-made
husband, was his cousin, and it is thought
by some that this affair may have affected
his mind. The fact that NOrcrOss cOolly
closed his office, took the train for New
/ York, demanded 81 ,250, 600 from Mr.. Sage,
! and, not receiving the sum, threw the
/ bomb which caused his own death, makes
| the case one of the most remarkable on
record.
The parents of Mr.. Norcross first be
came convinced of his identity through a
letter which was found in his desk, in
which it was stated that he was about to
-go away to obtain 81, 100000, and that he
would not return unless successful. Since
then the parents have been to New York
and positively identified the head. A
bright young reporter on the New York
World, starting with piece of the bomb
throwers clothing as a clue, was the man
who unraveled the whole mystery
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
MINOR NOTES.

Ex-senator Edmunds has been chosen
one of the vice presidents of the American
bar association.
An event of political significance in
Europe is the breaking off of diplomatic
relations with Bulgaria by France.
Hon. II. c. Hartwell, eX-president OF
the Massachusetts, senate, died last Thurs
day at Fitchburg. Mass.
Matthews was reelected mayor Of Bos-
ton on Tuesday. Seven Democratic and five
Republican aldermen were chosen.
y. Y. Tribune: 1t is highly probable
that a spanking would do Chill good, but
it does not follow that the United States
must assume parental obligations.
Col Hooker presided at the meeting OF
the executive committee of the Republican
league of Vermont, held in Burlington
last week. 1t was decided to hold the
club convention in Burlington on Lincoln's
birthday. Friday, February -.
one of the handsomest holiday issues of
any periodical reaching this Office is the
Christmas number of Haper's Bazar.
The Illuminated cover shows a charming
picture of Mary and the Babe. In the "A
pages within there are no less than a half
dozen full page illustrations, all of them
beautifully executed, while the reading
matter fits the Christmas season. Fore
most in popular interest is Mary wilkins 5
story, "The Other Side" and there are
Christmas poems, a Christmas story by
Hezekiah Butterworth, and "A variety OF
other seasonable matter of special interest
10 the lahies.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
club Rates for 1892,

All the important features of The Ph@-
nix clubbing rates are still in force. These
include the Manchester Mirror and Farmer
for 80 cents, the Boston Weekly Journal
New York Weekly Tribune and New York
Weekly Press at 45 cents, and the Daily
Press at Sl,SO from this date. The New
York Weekly Mail and Express will be
furnished the coming year at 50 cents.
The same reduced rates with leading
magazines and other periodicals may be
obtained with The Phoenix as with any
other paper. This includes the low prices
made on the Cosmopolitan and the Grant
Memoirs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
The Democratic Program.
From the New York Tribune. .


Their program of the Democrats in
Congress now is to avoid fighting in the
open on any question. The game will be
not to commit themselves to any definite
line of policy on either the tariff or silver
coinage. Instead of a new tariff bill,
which last year they SO loudly and con-
stantly asserted their purpose to bring in
and pass and go to the country upon in
1892, they will content themselves with
nibbling at the Mckinley bill, pecking
away at the details, making what capital
they may by fault-tinding with its separate
provisions, and proposing quack remedies
for such imperfections in it as they think
they have discovered. In brief, the new
program is to do as little open, square
fighting as possible, but to keep up sort
of miscellaneous skirmishing, and bend al
their energies to manpuvring for a posi-
tiOn in 1892.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
Intelligent Patriotism.

The organized School Flag movement
was started by the Youths Companion.
Today thousands of schools fly the old flag.
That paper has also recently started gi-
gantic chain of debating clubs, called the
Lyceum league of America, to give prac-
tical direction to the rising tide of patriot
ism. Familiarity with American issues
and great citizenship are the objects. In
conducting this movement the Companion
is giving valuable service to the country.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18

The nomination of Stephen b. Elkins of
West Virginia, to be secretary of war was
sent to the Senate by President Harrison
yesterday. Mr.. Elkins is native of Ohio,
where he was born in 1S4l. He went to
Missouri early in life, studied law, and
served in the Union army in lSG2-d3. After
the war he went to New Mexico, where he
was admitted to the bar and made for
tune in mining and stock raising. He
served two terms as delegate to Congress
from New Mexico, and was IA member of
the Republican national committee for
eight years. In 1878 Mr., Elkins moved to
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
1892.
Harper's Weekly.
ILLUSTRATED.
1892.

Harper's Weekly for the coming year WI con
tam more attractive features, more ana ilher IL
lustrations and greater number OF arucles ul
other periodical Among these latter WIN f nt
series of articles the twenty ve greatest Cuts
of the world, including hve hundred N
great public events, disasters on land ana sea ga
and the doings of the celebrated people OF tne
10 ir,a and timely manner The department OF
Amateur sport will continue under the direction, ol
Of CAsPAR W WHITNEY. The best OF modern
writers will contribute short stories, ana the os'
distingnished artists will make the Illustrations,
The editorial articles of Mr.. GEORGE WlLLLlAA
Curtis will remain as an especial attraction
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18

The Canadian cabinet was summarly
dismissed on Wednesday in consequence of
the report of the royal commission of en-
qury which declares that the province was
robbed of 100000 in the Bale des Chal-
eurs railway steal, and that some of the
ministers had guilty knowledge of the
transaction, or were blamefully negligent
of the interests of the province.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18

New York, where he has since been con
nected with leading important railroad in
terests in the South and SouthwC st. He
is aptly characterized as "a man of gigantic
size, perfect health and extraordinary en-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
Railroad 4 Steamship Utckets'
For SaIe---A Fine River Farm

nF 40 acres located two miles from Village
~ and depot; about l3 miles from Brattltoor9
on good road Large two-story house painted
ana blinded. one barn, 44X7O feet with cellar,
nearly new one barn 32x40 feet. Shed iOXSO
ierl Buildings all in good repair, with running
water 10 house and barn Tillage land is level
ana free from stones and very easy to carry on
Cuts about 90 tons of hay besides grass and 9theI
crops Pastures 10 cows at home ana 10 hea9
m ont pastures Seventy five acre wood ana
lumber lot; also can set 500 sugar buckets. flehIy
3I luit This is one of the best river farms we
nave for the money The owner lives out OF lhe
S'ale and has placed the property in our nanus
loI sale and we expect to sell IL this fall Terms
TlSy' price $500 Fun particulars at our ONCE
Fl. d, BAILEY a CO., Real Estate Agents BRAT
uehOro, Vt 40
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18

Our exports continue to be very large
For the month of November the increase
in exports of breadstuffs over the CORE
spending month of last year was nearly
$1,000, 600. During the last eleven months
ending November 30 there has been an in
crease of more than S67, ,000,000 in these
exports, and the total reaches the enormous
sum of S104, ,077,G07. II is a bad year for
calamity prophets.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens that for years
we have been selling DR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Dr. Kings New Life Pills,
Arnica Save and Electric Bitters, and have never
handled remedies that sell as well, or that have
given such universal satisfaction We do not
hesitate to guarantee them every time, and we
stand ready 10 refund the purchase price, if salts
factory results do not follow their use, These
remedies have won their great popularity purely
on their merits I. IL. Holden & Co, Druggists
Coughing leads to consumption. kemp's Bal
sam will stop the cough at once.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18

Prof Barrett of St. Lawrence county, n. Y,
speaking of pulmonary diseases, says: Not one
death occurs now where twenty died before
Downs Elixir was known, over fifty years OF
constant success places Downs Elixir at the head
OF the long list of cough remedies.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18

The no-license people have reason for
great encouragement from the result of this
years vote in Massachusetts cities They
have not only held all that they won last
year, but they have gained Worcester,
Fitchburg. New Bedford and Haverhill
from the license column. The Boston
license vote has fallen from 20, lj9 last
year to 25, ,637 this year, while the no-license
vote rises from 1870 to 2l,3lO, and, what
is more, there is total no-lcense majority
in 2S cities of s274. This is indeed good
cause for congratulation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
GBe l1rrmunt 39bonit.
TWELVE PAGES.
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1891

The Vermont PhGniX has II larger
paid circulation in Windham county
than any other paper.
The Rest, Most widely Circulated. Most
influential
George p Rowel & Co.. Of New York. in then,
new book for advertisers name the best, most
widely circulated, most influential papers at each
important centre of population or trade through
out the whole country For Brattleboro the paper
accorded this distinction is The Phoenix
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18

Beyond the introduction of multitude
of bills, and the arrangement of the Sen
ate committees, no progress has been made
in the business of Congress during the
past week, the House being simply waiting
for the appointment Of the committees by
Speaker Crisp and the coming of the holi-
day recess. The announcement of the
committees is promised for next Wednes-
day. In the arrangement of the Senate
committees Mr Morrill, retains the chair
mauship of the committee on finance and
Mr.. Proctor is assigned to the chairman
ship of the special committee to establish
the University of the United States, Mr..
Proctor's other committee appointments
are to the revision of the laws, immigra-
tion, military affairs, private land claims,
organization, conduct and expenditures OF
the executive departments. Mr.. Morrill, 5
other appointments are TO the committees
on public buildings and grounds additional
accommodations for the library of Con
gress. civil service and retrenchment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18

An important decision was handed down
in the United States supreme court on
Monday. The opinion, as delivered by
Justice Field, was to the effect that a tax
levied by the state of Maine on the gross
receipts of the Grand Trunk railway com
pany of Canada, for the privilege of eXer-
cising its franchises within the state of
Maine, was legal, and was not contrary to
the provisions of the constitution prohib-
ting the states from regulating interstate
commerce. The case evidently involved
delicate points of law and precedent, as
only five judges signed the opinion, while
four dissented.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
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