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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25

I'm his persistent attempt to steal the
New York legislature Coy. Hill performed
on Tuesday a grossly partisan act, which
amounted to a deliberate defiance of the
courts of the state. Judge Kennedy Of
Syracuse, Republican, sentenced Thorn
as J. Welch. supervisor of elections in
Syracuse, to 80 days for contempt of court
and assessed upon him fine of $3.50. In
the controversy over the election of a
member of the assembly from Onondaga
county Welch was ordered by Judge Ken
nedy to return certain election returns to
the inspector for proper correction. In
stead of obeyng this order of the court
Welch ran away with the returns to Al
bany to take instructions from Gov. Hill.
1t was for this offence that Judge Kennc-
dy sentenced Welch He was committed
to the penitentiary Tuesday morning, and
within half an hour a messenger arrived
with a pardon from Gov. Hill AMI Welch
was released. II would be difficult to find
more wanton act than this in the whole
record of partisan proceedings in this
country. The contested election cases on
which the complexion of the New York
legislature depends are now before the
court of appeals for final decision.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25
Death Of senator Plumb.

Soon after six o'clock last Sunday morn
ing Senator Preston II. Plumb of Kansas
threw up his hands, exclaiming "Oh my
God, my head, my head" In a few min
utes he became unconscious an remained
so until his death, which took place five
hours later. The cause of death was apo
pleXy, the result, undoubtedly. Of continu-
Gus overwork. lie had been informed by
his physicians that he must tighten his
work, but being a man of splendid physique
and tremendous mental and nervous en-
ergy, he found no place to stop, and the
result is his sudden taking off at only "a,
in the very prime Of his powers. Senator
Plumb was native of Ohio, leaving the
common schools for the printers case when
in his teens. In 1856, at the age of 80, he
went to Kansas and almost from the very
first became prominent in the affairs Of
that state. He was a member OF the legs-
lature i'm 1862, entered the Union army as
second lieutenant, and soon became col
Onel of his regiment. After the war he
became prominent in the politics of Kan
SdS. anu III w was tltNltu " llIt l llll'N
States Senate, where he had since served
continuously. OF striking physique, with
perfect health, tremendous energy, and a
positive genius for hard work, he had been
one of the most notable figures in the
Senate. He entered into the fall campaign
of the present year in Kansas with all his
accustomed fire and force and had no lit
tie to do with redeeming the state from the
grip of the Alliance.
The question of who will succeed to his
place is an interesting one. BY many it is
believed that by means Of his death John
J. ingalls,, whom the Alliance movement
swept out. while PETER was swept in. will
be restored to his old place as one OF the
Kansas senators.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25
Good Appointments.
From the New York Tribune.

The Presidents appointments for six of
the new judicial circuits are to be COM
mended as satisfactory in every respect.
BY selecting two eminent Democrats, Mr.
Putnam of Maine, and Mr.. Dallas of
Pennsylvania, when he was at liberty to
appoint six instead of four Republicans,
he has given a practical demonstration of
-partsanship which will be heartily
applauded by all impartial minds in the
country. Three of the selections, those of
Judges Shipman, Woods and Taft, involve
promotion ON the bench, and that is civil
service reform of the most practical kind.
General Goff's appointment is a conspicu-
ously good one. Every one of the Judges
is well known for uprightness and ability.
Better nominations were never made for
the Federal bench.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25

Speaker Crisp made the expected an,
nouncemcnt of the House committees yes
terday. OF the - committees 81 chair
manShipS 90 to the South and - to the
North. OF the II leading committees the
South gets ten chairmanshipS. As was
anticipated, Mr.. Springer heads the ways
and means committee. this undoubtedly
being in accordance with the trade by
which, with Springers aid, Crisp was ele-
waited to the speakers chair. While much
was feared from the makeup of the coin
age committee, MIR. Crisp has done even
worse than was anticipated. 1t is deliber-
ately made up in the interest of free coin
age. The Craftsmanship is given to Bland
of Missouri, the most rampant free silver
ite i'm the House, and Of his eight Demo
cratic associates on the committee no less
than six are pronounced supporters of free
coinage. What is more, the leading place
among the Republican committeemenis Civ
to Mr.. Bartine of Nevada, who rivals
Bland in his zeal for free silver.
Gen. Grout is assigned to the commit
tees on appropriations and on expenditures
of the interior department Judge Pow.
ers is given places on the judiciary and on
election of president and vice president.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25
The New York court of enquiry has adj

The New York court of enquiry has adj
judged Edward VI. Field to be insane.
The bank at Wastrace, Tenn, was brok-
en- into on Thursday night of last week
and 5000 worth of diamonds stolen.
While POO laborers were returning from
work upon the SulmOna and Isernia rail-
way in Italy they were overtaken by Il ter
rife snOwstorm. Many of the men We're
suifocated in drifts and others We're frozen
to death. Fifteen bodies have thus far
been recovered and twenty of the men are
still missing.
The steamship Abyssinia was burned at
sea on the 18th inst, when five days out
from New York on her way to Liverpool,
carrying a cargo of cotton and a small
number of cabin and steerage passengers.
The fire was discovered about noon on Fri
day, the 18th, and on investigation it was
found to be impossible to suppress it and
save the ship. The passengers were noti-
fled and everything was made ready to take
to the boats. Just then the steamship
Spree of the North German line appeared
in sight, saw the Abyssinia's signal of dis
treSs and came to her rescue, taking off
safely the passengers and crew, 146 souls
in ALL The fire soon burst through the ship
and she vas in flames and the masts were
topping by the time the last transfers had
been made The passengers were landed
by the Spree at Southampton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25

II is understood that the rather cumber-
some and intricate regulations which it was
at first deemed necessary to apply to the
production of maple sugar under the boun-
ty law will be materially modified. The
Burlington Free Press says that upon the
arrival of Gen. Grout i'm Washington at
the opening of Congress he vigorously i'm
portuned the officers administering the
sugar bounty law to institute reform, and
he did some plain talking at the treasury
department on the bounty question. As a
result DR.. II II. Mcintyre of West Ran
dolph, the special agent of the treasury
department for Vermont, was summoned
to Washington for consultation on the sub
iect, and after several interviews at the de
partment a decision was reached to revise
the entire scheme as applied to Vermont
All the machinery for administering the
bounty law will be reduced to a practical
common sense working basis and forms
and instructions will be made accordingly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25
The Persistcn, Grip OF the Grip.

It is not only in the states of the At
lantic seaboard that the grip is now preva-
lent, but also in those of the West the
South. and the Pacific coast. 1t is even
more widespread than it was when it ap-
peared in this country two years ago. We
infer from our telegraphic dispatches of
the past few weeks that the proportion of
cases to the population is largest in the
New England states, especially in Connect
icut. In most places it is, as yet, of a
mIlder type than it was when it visited us
two years ago, and the deaths from it in
this city have been few. 1t exists in locali-
ties where the weather is mild not less than
in others where it is chilly and stormy. 1t
prevails in the mountainous regions of
West Virginia and Tennessee, as well as in
the plains regions of Missouri and Kansas.
We have heard hardly anything about its
existence in the states lying on the Gulf of
Mexico. We infer from the dispatches
and in Maryland than in any of the other
states, and that the sufferers from it are
more numerous in New Jersey and Con-
necticut than anywhere else.
In Austria it attacks the horses as well
as the people, and here i'm New York sew
eral of the monkeys in the Central Park
have been brought to their death by it.
Some doctors hold that it is propagated
by contagion from victim to victim: others
maintain that the germs of it are carried in
the atmosphere. There are several mys-
teries about it, and the scientific men of
Europe and America are trying to pierce
them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25

Mrs. l.. Bowe fell upon the ice at Hines
burgh last week and broke a hip. She
reached her house without assistance.
John Devine was unloading logs at Wa
terbury few days ago when one of them
fell upon his hand and crushed il,
Joseph Ravlin of Waterbury was inspect
ing a rusty revolver last Sunday when it
was discharged and the ball passed through
his hand.
Preparations are being made for the Gel
ebratiOn of the 106th anniversary Of the
birth of Mrs. Lucy Wood of Barre, Jan.
rs.
The weavers in Joseph Gould's mill at
Mortified went out on a strike a few days
ago but most of them returned after two
days.
Bell, the Fairfax murderer, is to be exc
cuted at the state prison at Windsor next
Friday.
Russell LoOms Galusha of Jericho, aged
70 years, drank ammonia that he supposed
to be medicine, and died after having lin
gered in agony for several days.
A widow was attacked by a masked man
near Richford and felOniOusly assaulted a
few evenings ago The man has not been
arrested
Horace Thayer of East RoXbury fell
from piazza last week Tuesday and broke
three ribs, and two days later he had an
apoplectic shock, which caused his death.
The explosion of a lamp caused a fire
/ which destroyed the house of Alfred May
at Stowe few evenings ago.
Frank L. Johnson, native of Spring
| field, who attended the Methodist semina-
ry at Montpelier and the normal school at
| Castleton, and who was at one time school
master on United States steamship, has
been appointed superintendent of the new
Worcester county, Mass, truant school at
Oakdale.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25
False Charges against VIZ. Illl.in..

Washington despatch to the Boston Journal
The Democrats are making false charges
with respect to the connection of Stephen
b. Elkins, the new secretary of war, with
the star route cases. 1t has been always
known to those who have watched this
star route business from the start that the
administration at the time was under great
obligations to Elkins forinformation which
resulted in bringing the star reuters to
trial. The efforts of the star route people
now, Brady among the number, To make it
appear that Elkins was a star rOUter him
self can be ascribed to the score of revenge
on their part. There was never any evil
dence to show that ElkinS was connected
with the star routes. There is much evil
dence to show that Postmaster General
James obtained from ElkinS important in
formation as to the manner in which star
routes wele conducted in the Western terri
tories, which enabled him to bring the
prosecutions in several cases to a success
| full result. Upon this subject there is no
| longer any doubt. The administration has
| been informed from eN-Postmaster General
| James himself that that is a fact and that
the charges which connect Elkins with the
star route as principal are mfounded.
Mr.. James says: sit is a base SANDER.
1t was started by the star route gang to
embarrass the administration. | caused a
most thorough investigation to be made,
and | found that Elkins was in no way af-
fected, nor was there anything which tend
ed to raise the slightest breath of suspicion
against him. On the other hand, the de-
partment received from Mr.. Elkins most
important aid in its investigations, and nc
person whom | then met seemed to be
more outraged by these scandals, and more
desirous that the government should put
an end to them and make it impossible for
them to be repeated, than Stephen b. Ell
kins. | was satisfied then that the accusa-
tions made against Elkins, which came in
the names of the men who were prosecuted
were made because of fear and anger
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25
MINOR NOTES.

Senator Morrill, has been appointed a r.
gent Of the Smithsonian Institution.
Senator Proctor has appointed Charles
Manley Smith of West Rutland his private
secretary.
Charles NJ. Smith, era luate Of Dart
mouth college, class of 1891. has been ap-
pointed private secretary to Senator Red
field Proctor.
John lIoey the deposed president of the
Adams express company, has made a set
tlement with the company by executing a
mortgage on a large amount of valuable
real estate owned by him, making rcstitu-
tion in this way for the money claimed to
have been wrongfully taken by him.
Ex-senator Edmunds, who is making a
short stay in Washington was asked few
days ago if he did not regret having retir-
ed from politics. "Retired?" was his an
swer, "Why, I've been promoted. ! am
private citizen once more, and can crticise
my old senatorial colleagues if | wish to-"
The grip, which is now taking its third
tour over the country, is no respecter of
places or persons. The mddies of the
Annapolis normal school are down with it,
and work at the great Amoskeag corpora
tion at Manchester, y. H., is seriously in
terfered with by its prevalency among the
workmen.
Since the brutal attack on the Balti-
more's seamen there have been several
cases of petty persecution of Americans
by the Chilians at Valparaiso. The worst
case reported is that of sailor who had
been on shore at that city with a compan-
ion and was arrested by the police. When
it was discovered that he was an American
he was beaten until he was insensible, and
then without a trial was sent on board the
police boat and no rcdres, for his wrongs
could be secured.
Roger Q. Mills has hatly told Speaker
Crisp that he will not play second fiddle on
the ways and means committee. Crisp
asked him to do so and to take the chair
manship of other committees. Mills re
ply was very much to the point. He said
that the reasons that made it unwise for
him to be appointed chairman would dis
| qualify him for services in any other place
on the committee, and that he would leave
the speaker, without any suggestion, to
make such other assignment as he might
! determine.
The January number of Lippincott's S
magazine is marked by several new feat
ures: the first of sundry stories and sketch
es illustrating journalistic life and abors a;
/ the first of a series of articles on athletic
subjects; an editorial department headed
"As it Seems, containing brief ESSAYS and
comments on various topics of the times,
! literary and other: and notices of several
recent books, given in the form of dialogue.
The complete novel, "The Passing of Maj
or Kilgore," is hy an experienced journal.
list, Mr. Young +. Allison, formerly of the
Louisville Courier-Journal. The poetry
of the number is by James Whitcomb Ri
ley. John b. Tabb. Albert Payson Ter
hume, John Ernest McCann, Daniel L,
Dawson and Henry Peterson.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25

As The Phoenix goes to press on the eve
of the worlds greatest festival it sincerely
wishes ever reader a merry Christmas. If,
because of private grief or care it cannot
be a day of heart merriment let it at least
be filled with kindly thoughts and charita-
bic acts. 1t will be a twelycmonth before
Christmas comes this way again.
Godde II st you Chrystrn gentilmcn
Wherever you may be-
Godde rest you all in fielde or hall
or on We stormy sea:
For ON this morn our ChrySt is born
That savcth you ami me
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

The enterprising meat firm, a. Stratton
IL Son, are putting up large ice house.
Winchester IL Harris are doing the work.
j. f. Adkins spends Christmas with his
daughter, Mrs. Baker, in New York.
J. p. Goodenough d Son have bought,
through Bailey d Co., about forty acres
of woodland formerly owned by Cotton
Mather
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25
The New seeretary of War.
From The New York tribune.

Mr.. Elkins, who has just been appointed
secretary of war, had been so prominent in
a close and excited presidential contest that
it would be strange indeed if he had not
made many enemies; i'm fact, certain sec
tion of the people undoubtedly came to be-
lieve that he usually wore horns and hOOfs.
But his executive ability has been shown
in many fields, to the qualification of those
who have intrusted their interest to his
care, and his public addresses prove that
he is a thinker as well as a strong man of
business.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25
He Is "A Grandson OF Windham County.
lFrom the Boston Record

The record of one of the most recent of
Mr.. HarrisOns appointees is hard to beat.
This is that of Judge Taft of Ohio, who
goes on the new United States circuit
court of appeals, "a years old, IA years
out of college, and in the direct line of
promotion to the great court of last resort.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25

Women Ellen VI. Clark. Miss Mary f. Carpen-
ter, Ms. &. a. Eddy. rs Lizzie Ge-r Mrs Edo
ra +. Tennry
Men.-H. y Franklin. W. b. Pendletnn g. II.
Rice. t. G. SNOW john l. Lynn ,u. ". Waltz
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25
GBe Orrmunt 39b@n1f.
BRATTLEBORO
FRIDAY, DECEMBER %, 1891.

The Vermont PhGniX has largPT
paid circulation in Wlndham county
than any other paper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25
WhatShallIBuy
for Christmas ?

Let me help you to solve this
annual riddle. Your lady friend
will be overjoyed with an En-
gagement or Wedding Ring,
Dainty Gold Watch with your
photograph enameled on the
case, Gold or Silver Heart
Pendant with chain, Handsome
String Of Gold Beads, Nobby
Bracelet, Bonnet Pins or Lace
Pins, Glove Buttoner, Silver
Penholder and Pen, but this
space is not large enough for
all of my suggestions Call
at No. 81 Main street and I
will endeavor to please you.
F. A. HUBBARD
BRATTLEBORO.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25

several important bills in the Senate, the
list including bills for the purchase of a
site for a building for the supreme court of
the United States: for the endowment of
the Howard university under the act of
Aug. 80, 1890; for a bronze statue of the
late Prof. Baird of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition; for a bronze statue of Christopher
Columbus in Washington and the removal
of the naval monument to new site. and
extending the privileges OF the mail free
from postage to historical societies.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25

\ letter on the political situation from
Col. j. H. brigham of Ohio, the master of
the National grange, whose address at the
Valley fair in 1890 and in several Wind
ham county towns in that year will be re-
mcmbered, has attracted considerable at
tention. He says that President Harrison
has given the country good, clean admin
stration, "but that there is no question
about the fact that the people are for
James G. Blaine. With him as a candi-
date, success is already assured. His nom
ination on good platform will wonderful
ly enthuse the party and bring large ac-
cessions from other parties. Blaine and
protection. with reciprocity, will win in
1892"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25

Broad minded is what the Boston Re
public calls David b. Hill Now let the
Republic 90 on and call the hippopotamus
a model of physical beauty says the New
York Tribune.
Present Indications are that the lottery
company will triumph in Louisiana, and
succeed in fastening the deadly incubus on
the state and nation for an Indefinite period.
The Democratic party Of the state is split
in two on the issue, and at a meeting held
last Saturday the Republican state commit
both factions will call state convention.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-25

The finest piece of typography which has
ever come from Vermont printing Office.
is st Johnsbury Illustrated, pubica-
tion Of 100 pages, from Me Caledonian
press of that place The text was compiled
by Arthur F. Stone, the editor Of the Cal
cIonian. The Illustrations are comprehcn-
siye in their scope. representing every local
interest, and they have been treated in
their careful execution with the hand and
touch Of an artist. Many of the effects
produced equal those from the most famous
presses of the country. and the work as a
whole is one Of which any publisher or
community might be proud.
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-01-17

VIZ understand that move will be
made by the present legislature TO re-
model this Representative district Ivy
leaving out the county Of Keweenaw
and attaching it To Houghton county.
II il thought that by such an arrange
ment the democrats of the new Ontona-
gon district would stand O fair show of
electing member Of the Legislature.
The move is unwise and impolitic.
With Ontonagon, Baraya and Kewee-
nav in one district they will stand just
as good show of elec'ing member,
and by much odds better chance of
electing capable man. While we are
linked with Gcgelic county we can
have no voice in the selection of men to
represent us. by all means let Goge-
bic 60 by herself and give us the old
district back again. Furthermore we
are OF the opinion that Keweenaw can
not be legally attached to Houghton,
the latter having already more popu-
lation than is required TO entitle it to
one representative.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-01-17

A BILL has been introduced into the
state legislature to provide for the cleo
ton of presidential el' ctors by congrcs'
sionsl districts instead OF at large, as
heretofore. As there are two more
electors than rep. esentatives it will still
be necessary to elect two at large.
should the bill pass. This is step in
the right direction, and comes much
nearer q popular vote that the law now
in vogue, and should each state adopt q
similar method of selecting it's presiden-
tisl electors it would be, practic Ally,
equivalent to electing the president
by popular vote, aud would etlectually
do away with the nnseep,ly struggle to
cary doubtful stGtes. BY all means,
pass the bill.