The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
NOTINGs.

rs not so nearly extinct ~ mus Dec
supposed. Two Flathcad Indians on
reservation in Western Montana nav
40 head OF bulfalos which they KceI
for breeding purposes
l.. G.. Benedict, the president IA
innate friend, says he was TALKING WIN
out authority and upon his own pclic
entirely when he declared Il few week
ago that Cleveland would not accep
q third term. But he adds that NJ
does not believe Cleveland could III
clcctcd-.or any other Democrat TO
that matter,
The Roentgen photography is prov
ing to be a very simple thlng, fequlr
ing none Of the complicated apparatus
at first supposed to he necessary Inc
latest simplifcation is to put the Pho
tographic slide under an ordinary IN
candescent electric lamp with broker
iiamcnt. Coins or buttons laid on the
woodenshuttcr which covers the plate
come out with distinctness.
1t is reported that Miss Mary e.
Wilkins Forthcoming book is to be q
real novel. and not cungcrics of short
stories.
The Wilmington, Del, Times "naiis
a campaign le'' by publishing . card
written by Col. Dupont, the Repub-
lican claimant for senatorial seat
from that state, denying that he voted
for Greeley, Hancock or Cleveland.
or that he lever voted for any Dem
ocratic presidential elector."
Maybe there is till another candi-
date for the Republican presidential
nomination on the way. A correpon,
dent of the Boston Standard, the a. l..
\. organ, brings forward the name of
Congressman W. S. Linton of Michi'
gan because of the leading part he
took in opposing the appropriation
from the national treasury for the In
dian school under Catholic control
and management
Railroad earnings have always been
regarded as a good index Of business
conditions. For the month of Febru-
AIRY thus far they show an increase of
1876 per cent over February of last
year.
Tho Barre bipartisan city caucus
last week nominated John W. Cor
don. the able lawyer, for mayor, in
spite Of his protestation, by a vote
on the third ballot of 800 to % for DIR.
Geo Nichols. Gordon tried to refuse If,
but the caucus would not listen.
Reluctantly, however as he takes it, he
will make mayor of whom Barre
may be proud,
y report was tecgraphcd from
Washington last week that Gov. Mat
thews of Indiana, had written let
ter saying that he would be candi
date for the Democratic presidential
on free silver platform.
But the governor denies il and states
definitely that he would not accept Il
nomination on such platform.
Ex President Harrison is receiving
0 good many offers from magazines
ance of his articles in the Ladies'
Homo Journal aud he has concluded
an agreement to write history Of the
from its formation TO the
adoption of the several amendments
by which the negroes were admitted to
The Canadian House of Commons
is debating bill for prohibition mod
'llod after tho Maine law.
The Venezuelan Commission an
LOUNGES that it has no need of infor
nation offered by private parties as
both the British and Venezuelan gov
'rnments have expressed willingness
o furnish all in their possession.
There is every reason to believe that
he result of its labors will be morally
conclusive.
1t is reported that the Kentucky Re
,ublicans will run AS their next can
Iidate for senator Judge Holt, son
f the great Joseph Holt, whose
peechcs for the Union won him the
tile of the Patrick Henry of his
ra. =
Secretary Carlisle had a meeting !
18th the leading financiers of New l
'ork Monday to discuss measures for
be future protection of the gold re-
arve. He expressed the opinion that
be financial question Will be settled /
u solid gold basis, that the country !
as no confidence in the silver nen !
nd tho political party that honestly
cclares for sound money will win the &
ext election. He was sure the Dem f
Gratis would do this and he hoped the ii
cpublicans would. \ great reception II
as given to the secretary at the Man 4
atten club in the evening and he made il
speech in which he said: "
1t has been the highest ambition OF my life y
zee the democratic party regain that posi-
M which rightly belongs to Il for lls record OF
ancisl principles. The democratic party is L
i dead and the time has not come 10 distribute ~
assets among the popuists and its allies. /. N,
II never die il tits faithful to the pnnclpale Il
on which his founded. hope it viii 70 into eli
e contc.t on perfectly sound declaration of e.
inciplcs. -,
The nine wears of conflict between h,
c British in Nyassaland, Central AZ
"a. and the Arab slave raiders at the tIt
nth end OF the Lake, have been to-
ought to an end 10y the utter defeat "a
the latter and The execution ot III
cir notorious chief, Mlozi. The lat Ia
r headed the force that attacked the ne
akonde tribe some ten years ago, IN,
d finally eXtcrminatcd it. This I'M
be had earned the praise of all eN- III,
,rers for its industry and cleanliness. n NJ.
OH invaded this African Eden, dcs- or,
,yed fourteen villages, murdered mi
my, and cnslaved the rest. Suhse- '"'
entity he iured the tribe to the Dor
r of swamp aud butchered, or wi
I'VE to the croc0diles, every man. sys
cnceforward the British wagcd war arr
on him, but without much success
til, a month or two ago, Sir II. II. ~,
lnston, with strong force. at .Ju
ked his stocliadr. carried it and
,tured him. He vas hanged on the
It of the Walsoudr massacre. The lor
ftic in slaves has been stamped ont Az
Nyassaland. TIA
NE first district Republican con ,',u
tion, to rcuominate Congressman "es
yers, or to nominate his successor, H. a.