The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-17
NOTINGS.


Cnauncey NJ Dcpew, Just returne'
from II trip to the Pacific coast, say
; he found business universally de
! pressed, Every where we learned ma
there had been general revival o
husin"ss all in the anticipation a"
the bond Issue being success SUI ant
OF the currency being left alone, bn
all business was paray1cd by the wal
'srarcs. Everywhere | heard t'o sam'
story, that there suddenly spranE w ;
dcmand for goods ard that II stimu
lated the factories and, III turn,
tho production of raw material, but,
with the unsettled conditions at Wash
ington the demand ceased. All over the
country this check is attributed,
first TO the war scare. and secondly
to the refusal to pass a bond or cur
rency bill and | predict that
these conditions will continue until
Congress adiourns.
The first of the Democratic state
conventions to elect delegates to Chi
cago was held IN Oregon last week
and the free silver men carried 1t by
a large majority elccting delegates
pledged to the IL to | standard above
everything else. The Republican con
vention in the same state straddled the
subject with leaning to the sound
money side.
The Rhode Island Republican, state
convention Friday pronounced for Reed
with a whoop, and with a platform for
the gold standard. Mcklnley's name
was not heard in the convention,
though gossip had credited his man
ayers with negotiating to make Gov.
Lippet the vice presidential caddidatc
on the ticket.
According to the figures Of the agri
culture department. one haf of last
years enormous corn crop or about
| l.072 co., 600. bushels still remains in
the hands of the producer.
| Holmes is said TO have got 5000 from
the newspaper syndicate FOR his con
fession, and as he said he sold two or
three different ones to different syndi
Gates. he must have realized hand
some sum.
Gen. Thomas l.. Clingman. for 3
years one of North Cardinals most
distinguished citizens, 4 member of
congress. United States senator and
brave confederate soldier, has applied
for admission to the confederate sol
dier's home at Raleigh, being at the
age of 50, homeless and ponniless.
Like Ohio. New York and Connect
cut election results last week, New
Jersey made some surprising over
lures last Tuesday. Newark elects
James NJ Seymour Democrat mayor !
over Julius Lcbkuecheu Republican, |
by 200 plcurality. Two years ago !
Lebkucchen defeated Seymour by 1900 I
majority. Jersey city went Democratic 1
by 20 600 majority and the new board .
of alderman stauls % Democrats to
five Republicans In Patterson the I
elected four aldermen,
the Democrats three and Socialists
one. At Rockport. \. y. CnarIcs
Peterson. Democrat was elected
mayor over Williams Republican by
% majority. Last fall the city went
by over coo majority. New
Britain. elected Robert J. Vance Dem
)crat mayor by ~ majority.
Another factor Of interest is added
to the Rutland political situation by
Inc appearance of DR.. J. +. Thompson.
. leading citizen and physician, to
,ontes. the Republican nomination for
= I
[. Chatfee.
Hon. j. IL. Sentcr of Montpelier
secretary of the democratic. state com
nittee writes in answer to the y. \.
Worlds inquiry:
can see no logic in 4 third term for any !
resident William G. Whitney is one OF the [
most popular Democrats OF the country and he G
would receive the enthusiastic support of every =,
Democrat In this state. With him as our candi |
ate, we can carry the country against Mckin
~,
assed resolutions last Monday con
the Maine Wesleyan Semi
AIRY and Female College at kents'
I'LL for the election of Hon. Frank =
ones of Portsmouth, as trustee. Jones
u response VOWS that he will now ac-
opt the position and he thinks the !.
rewing business as good as the sugar
7 iron or anything other business. I
The other day aylNew York doctor $.
aught burglar IN his office. put him \
Trough a severe pounding on pretepsc I
+ examining his lungs, rammcd instru- II
rents down his throat in search of i'm q
gipary throat disease, and then =
harged him - for the service The n
urg!ar paid mcekly and departed. u
he physician declares that the next i99
nc to appear will bc put through +,
curse of Roentgcn ray photography. NJ
Chancey r. Black of Pennsylvania. s.
IN of the great jeremiah :. Black and c,
adler of the Young Mems Democratic ~
ub movement a few years ago, init nj
rates that under certain circumstances q
e might be willing 10 take the party u
i II I
iyances Il ridiculous platform to com W
romlse the money question, viz; that III
his candidate for president shall IL
ledge himself not to vote any bill on a.
lis subject Congress may pass, il was 81
Isl such plank as tins on the tariff &c
lcstion that made the Greedy cam ~
iign IN 1872 50 ridiculous =. :"
Count Iamagata, the japanese gen NJ
al, who exhibited such genius in the ~
AZ with China and has been called pr
e 'Moltko Of Japan, is making 4 ma
ur Of this country oh his way to nh
ussia TO attend the coronation Of the ii,
Ear. IA
Ballington Booth aud his wifi, have pc
sued statement telling why they
ceded from the Salvation Army. The r. r.,
ason they give is in substance Gen. All
'oth's determination to stamp out nil
ncricaniSnI in the army. the preiu- ~,
ce and misconrcption against this "
untry which he exhibited. ohjertiug wi
the American flag on badges aud ST. Qua na
ito
The women out in Ohio have come TO-
very neatly upon the men who i
;ured the passage of law forbidding cor
2 wearing Of high hat rigging at -,