The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
THr REFoRMER: BRATTLEBoRo w. NOVEMBER 49, 1895
NOTINGs.

Ouay wakes wrotn over the charge
that he helped German in the latter :
recent struggle for life in Maryland
He declares that he did nothing 20
helm the Maryland boss but that ne
did helm the Republicans. But ne
does not deny feeling of sympathy
An elaborate celebration WAS held
Tuesday night at the Metropolitan
opera house, New York, in honor OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the
pioneer of the woman's rights move
mcnt on the occasion of her SOth
birthday. The celebration was held
under the auspices of the national
council of women Of the United States,
and was called a reunion OF the
pioneers and friends of woman's pro
gress.
Judge Allen G.. Thurman of Ohio
who was reported last week to be dy-
ing from an injured hip as the result
of a fall from his sofa, is now said Dy
his doctors to be fast recovering. He
has regained his mental faculties and
will soon be able to leave his bed.
Lord Dunraven has long article in
the :. London Field" justifying his
action in refusing to complete the
races with the Defender for the inter
national cup. Besides the old matters
that have been discussed SO much, he
makes a new charge, that the ballast OF
Defender was tempered with at Erie
basin in order to secure advantages In
time allowance. Mr.. Isclin on the
part of the Defender has demanded
thorough investigation, which the
New York Yacht club will make, and
Iselin moreover declares Dunrayen to
be "a liar and blackguard, announc-
ing himself ready to answer for his
words The charge certainly does seem
absurd, for it would require Ia to 10
tons of additional ballast to make the
four inches difference in the water'line
which Dunraven claims to have been
done.
A canvass of the newy-elected Iowa
Legislature reveals an opposition to any
more prohibitory enactments or to the
submission of prohibitory amend
ment to the people. and a majority IN
favor of legalizing the manufacture of
liquor in the state.
The Boston Democrats nominated
Josiah Quincy for mayor Tuesday
night.
Librarian Spofford of Washington is
from the charge of defal
cation against him. The treasury
auditor who made the charge hastily
now explains that 1.-THE multitude of
his tSpofford's) duties and an mad
equate clerical force are responsible for
the trouble" of the mixed accounts.
Rev. 7. c. Easton. pastor of the !,
Eastern Presbyterian church in Wash
ington, has formally withdrawn from
the A. p. A., because he has become
lisgusted with the management of
hat society, as well as its purposes
md methods. DIR. Easton says that
he finances Of the supreme council
ire laxly administered, that the SUI.
,reme president is despot. who packs
'onver tions in his own interest and
uns things with a high hand generally, ,
M that there is general discomfort
throughout the order, which Is already !
moving signs OF dissolution.
The federal supreme court made
ecision Monday. holding that it had
in the case OF the govern i
nent against the Bell Telephone Co. II
0 annul the Berliner patent. 1t is to I
e hoped now that:this great monopoly r
an be deprived of the footing of fraud j
n which il stands.
Ata Democratic ca,c,s in Norr;s.
lila SatnrdYv q, yota ~. ~ na,,J;
ate for postmaster Daniel G.. Spauld- +,
ng received 76 votes and Elisha II. +