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TSY W. W. PRESCOTT.
MONTPELIER, VT., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1884.
VOJj. 79. 4052. NO 35.
hihltmmt 0 gfounml.
WEDNKSDAY, JUNE 11, 1881.
Ilepubllcati Caucuscs.
Montpelier. Tlie republlcan votcrs of tho town of
Montpelier aro hereby notincil to meet In cancus at Cap
1U1 Hall on Satnrday, June 14th. lSSJ.at half-patt teven
o'clock r. ., to elect tlx delcgatee to tlie republlcan
ttate conventlon, to be held in the clty of Burlington,
June 18th, 1884, for the pnrpote of placlng In nomlnallon
candtdates for the otlloen of governor, lleutenant
governor, treaturer, secretary of ttate, audltor of ac
connta and two pret Identlal electors-at-large. Tlie bal
lot boi wlll rnnaln open for the t pace of one hour. Let
thcre be a full attendance.
OKOHOi: W. WINO, Town commttlee
CHARLES W. l'OKTEIt, J Town t-onimlllel!'
Montpelier, Jnne lOili, 1884,
Brookfield. The republlcans ln the town of Brook
field are hereby ren,uested to meet ln the baseinent of
Uie Second Congregatlonal church ofc Saturday, Jnne
lttb, 1884, at two o'clock r, m., for tbf urpose of elcct
lng three delegates and threo alternates to attend the re
pnbllcan ttate conventlon, to be held at Burlington
Wednesday, June 18th, 18S4, to nomlnate candldatea for
ttate offtcers. A full attendance I earaettly requetted.
1'eb Order Town Couuiites.
Brookneld, Vt., June 7lh, 1681,
East Montpelier. The unlon republlcan voters of
tbe town of Kat Montpelier are hereby warned to meet
ln caucu8 at the tchool-bouse ln the East vlllage on Sat
urday, June 14th, 18S4, at seven o'clock r. u., toelect
threo delegates and tbree subttitutes to attend the ttate
conventlon to be holden at Durllngton on Wednesday,
June 18th, 1884 J. II. ItOllMISS, )
E. I. FOSTEIt, Town Commlttee.
U. 1. CUILEIl, )
Calais. Tlie republlcan voters of Calais are hereby
notlfled to meet at tbe vottry of the ChrUtlan church on
Satnrday, June 14th, 1884, at two o'clock 1 M., to clicoie
delegates to attend the ttate conventlon, called at Bur
lington, June 16tb, to place ln nouiloatlon candldates for
ttate olucert. Pir Ordkr Town Comhiiiee,
Currcnt Moutiou.
Rev. GEOitOF. S. Gueunsey wlll preach ln
North Tunbridge nezt Sunday, June 15, fore
noon and afternoon.
TnE ctedltors of Lawrence Bralnerd have
elected C. V. Wlttera of Milton as asslgnee, and
the election has been confirmed.
Dit. Samuel J. Allen, the White River
Jnnctlon physlcian, who ahot and kllled Del
Ilansell ln a Howard street saloon, Boston, hag
been indlctod for murder,
A halute was fired at St. Albans, Frlday, ln
honor of Blalne'n nomlnatlon. It waa the only
piace in tne state, so tar aa ueara uora, wnere
any enthuslastn was Bhown.
Some one has dlscovored that Blalne's namo
ls composed of slx letters; that he was nom-
Inated on Filday (six letters), the sixth day of
the week, the slxth day of the month that is
the slxth month of the year.
The Rt. Rev. W. H. A. Bissell, D.D., bishop
of Vermont, wlth Rev. Howard F. II1U of Mont
pelier, wlll vlsit the Church people of Walts
field and vlclnlty, at the Irasvllle school-house,
on Sunday nezt, at fonr o'clock r. m.
Tns Unlted States house has pasaod, on mo
tlon of Mr. Poland, the aenate blll to authorlze
tbe constructlon of a hlghway brldge across
thatpart of the watersof Lake Champlain lying
between the towns of North Ilero to Alburgh.
TnE managers of the Boston Sunday Heraltl
and other Boston Sunday papers have madean
arrnngement with the Passumpslc rnllroad to
run a Sunday train from Wells IUver to New,
port, connectlng at Wells River with the
through paper train from Boston.
The Vermont Central Pomona Grange held
itg quarterly sesBlon with Snowsville grange
on Wednesday, June 4th. The principal topic
of dlscussion was " Adtilteratlon." The nezt
meeting is to be a public one, and wlll be held
at Northfield the last Wednesday in August.
TnE Iieformcr Bays that Windham county
did not comeoutvery well from the democratlc
state conventlon, so far aa any of tho positions
was concerned, nnd glves aa a reaeon that their
posltlon on stato issues in years back had
allenated tliem in a degree from party leadera
elsewhere in the state.
The annual conventlon of the Vermont Bap-
tlat Sunday-achool Asaociation was held at
feuaron last week. a large delegatlon was
present and the meetings were Interesting and
profitable. Dr. C. R. Blackall of Pbiladelphia
acted aa general conductor and M. D. Fuller of
burlington had charge oi the music.
Mns. Catlin ot GoBhen, whose husband dled
under susplcious clrcumstances last March, bas
been indlcted by the grand jury of Addison
connty for hls murder by poisoning, and Is now
in jall. Messrs. E. R. Hard and Walter P,
Wheeler (of Brandon) are her counsel. 'She
will probably be tried at the present terrn.
SnEHii'p IIaldeiit made a aearch for Krause'a
body ln the vlclnlty of the murder, the 4tb,
but wlthout avall. He had two men wade
through a largo part of the bay In the hopo of
findlng Bome trace on the bottom, but nothlng
waa dlscovored. Unless tho body waa buried
eomewhore In the marsh, thero seems not the
Bligbtest prospect of ever finding lt.
The followlng telegram waa sent to James
G. Blalne by Hon. F. E. Woodbridge of Ver.
gennes- " Accept my hearty congratulations
Vermont will do her whole dnty," Governor
Smlth followed wlth thls dlspatch: " Vermont
Btood loyally by her favorlte son to the last
she now standa with equal loyalty to Maine's
favorlte, an'd will glve him a rousing majorlty
ln November.
The Masonlc annlversarles nre held In Bur
llngton thls week. On Tuesday the Grand
Commandery held lts meeting, and in the
evening occurred the Grand Councll of Royal
and Select Mastera. To-day and to-morrow
the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma
sons holda lts moetlngs, and Frlday the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter, A nnmber of distln
guished Bpeakers frora without the state ate
present.
Onn Groton correspondent wrltes: " Oitrlng
tbe thunder shower, last Frlday nlght, llght
ning Btruck and burned a largo barn ln Uyegat
owned by J. B, Nelson. Three hoga and seven
calves, all the farmlng tools, and two carrlagea
were destroyed. The horaea were savedand
the cowa had just been mllkcd and turned out,
There waa some insurance on the bulldlng and
contents, but the losa falls heavily npon Mr,
Nelson."
Any persons in the vlclnlty ot Montpelier
who have geeae and are willlng toenter thern
ln the goose race will aealet in one ot the
grandest colebratlons that Vermont haa ever
wltnessed. Communlcatlon Is deslred with any
one who wlshes to compete for prizea of S8, 85
and 83 in the antlques and horrlbles on the
Fourth ot July in Montpelier. With regard to
elther raatter, please addresa Charles A. Owlef,
boz GC3, Montpelier.
Rutland IIeuald: " The Rutland dclegateB
to the democratlc state conventlon, whlch meets
at Montpollor to-day, started yestorday after-
noonforthe capltal. A'loadlng democratof
thla place had the followlng convorsatlon wlth
party ftlond: I say, R , one of our delo-
gatos to tho state conventlon la In the work-
house; won't you tako hla place?" R an
swerod: 'Itdependa on what you mean; 111
tako hls place ln tho workhouso, but you can't ,
hlro mo to go to tho conventlon.' "
Thb wlfo of Rev. Mr. Scott of Plainfield
was found drowned ln lloughton'a mlll-pond,
In Orange, at about elght o'clock last Sunday
mornlng. It la sald that Mra. Scott, who had
been lnsano for Bome veara. waa ln tho hablt
of gettlng up In tho nlght and walklng about
tho house. She was heard stlrrlng about at
three o'clock Sunday mornlng, and between
that honr and olght o'clock mnat h.avo walked
seven or elght mllea. When lound, tho body
was fioatlng ln the water, the face submergod.
Thk Orange County Woman'a Chrlstlan Tera-
poranc Unlon Instltuto waa held at Chelsea
June 3 and 4, Mlsa S. Ada Ilall of Chelsea
presldlng. An Orange County Woman's Chrla
tlan Temperance Unlon waa organlzed, wlth
the followlng ofllcera: Mlsa S. Ada Hall,
Chelsea, prcsldent; Mrs. K, P, Densmore,
Chelsea, secretary; Mrs. A. B. Tewksbury,
West Randolph, treasuror. Thero waa a
good attendance, several polnts of Interost
were bronght up and some stlrrlng addreases
dellverod. Thero were twenty.olght delcgates
and seven clergymen present.
In vlew of the Roblnson blll to penaion all
Boldiera who werecaptnred ahd conftnod by the
eneniy in southern priaon pena durlng tho late
war becomlng a Iaw, the commissloner of pen
slona deslrea their name, rank, company, regl
ment, ttme and place of captnre, time of pa
role and when dlscharged from sorvlce; also
their presont post-omce address. To obtnin
those that aro now resldenta of Vermont and
New Hampshire, the commissloner has placed
flva hundred blank carda in the handa ot Com
rade II. C. II. Lewis of Bellows Falls, Vt., and
requests all ez-pilsonera to forward the facts to
Comrado Lewis. Let all respond as quickly as
posslble.
The Vermont delegatlon again named CoY
onel George W. Ilooker to be the Vermont
member of the natlonal republlcan commlttee,
nnd he was afterwarda cboaen temporary secre
tary of that body. Colonel Ilooker haa proved
himself a most useful and energetlc member
of the commlttee, and bia reappotntment will
be paitlcnlarly Batlafactory to hla fellow.
cltizena ln Vermont. Vermontera at Chicago
were the eapecial objecta of the colonel'a care.
The demand for tlcketa of admlssion to the
conventlon was never so great, but Colonel
Ilooker waa equal to the occaalon, and with
untalling good nature he responded to the
pressing demands npon him. He bas had
large ezperience on thls commlttee and as an
organlzer and worker Is not aurpassod by any
member of the body, if Indeed he ls equalled
by any; and in endurance be ls astlrelessas
the day ls long.
The Vermont beadquarters at the Chicago
conventlon was the converging polnt for sons
of Vermont scattered all over the West. It was
the sceuo of dally and nlghtly reunlons, of
unexpected and cordlal greetlngs of Vermont
era of the East nnd the Wett. Among otherB
famlllarly known ln thla aectlon of the
state who were present at the conventlon
were 0. D. Town, now of Dakota, form
erly of Woodbury, president ot the territo
rial conventlon for the cholce of delegatea;
K. J. Ilartshorn, Eeq, of Iowa, a rlslng
lawycr, forruerly from Lunenburg, an alternate
delegate-at-large, an ardent Kdmunds man nnd
a stout opponont of Bhlne; Judge C. S. Palmer,
In 1880 the elllclent member fiom Jericho
George A, Putnam ot Fargo, the gonlal mer-
chant who found Marshfield too conQned for
hia entcrprise; C. A. Reed, formerly of Mont
poller, now a banker ln Sterllng, 111. ; and among
other Montpelier and Washington county boys
of recent emlgratlon, J. J. Colby, E. W. Bal
ley, J. M. Poland, W. II. Hutchlns and Abner
Crossman, all of Chicago.
T. J. DEAViiTof Montpelier has recently pro-
cured penslons for the followlng named persons
John W. Bacon, Barre $2 a month, f300 arreara.
John E. ltolllna, Barre $3 a month, Jl.S'ti arreara,
Joeeph I', I'age, Barre.. Increate from $6 to $9 a month,
John 8. Colllnt, Barre. .Increate from $1 to $8 a month,
Kniery s. Smlth, Barre. .Increate from $4 to $6 a month
Hy man Arbuckle, Berlln..Increate from (4 to $6 a month,
Capt. A. J. Mower, Calala.,Increaie from $ W to J20 a mo,
Cyntbia A. Kelton, Calais (8 a month, ! 100 arreara,
Alanton Nye, Calalt, Increate from J2to $4. tMOarreart
1'hlllp Hoffman, Moretown tl a montb, $979 arreart
Ollbert L. blioit, X. Montpelier.. Increate to $3 a month,
Prank Oravelln, Montpelier.. ..Increate to $12 a month,
V. W. Johnton, Montpelier Increate to f 3 a month,
lt. Clement, Marshfield,. Increate from$9to8l2a month,
Cbat, P. Leonard, OouldtvUle..$l a month, $883 arreart,
deo. O. Boyce, Waitsfield $2 a month, (499 arreart,
Allen E, Maburon, Watttfleld. .$2 a month, $906 arreart,
Wllllam II. Sbepard, Warren.,,. Increate to$3a month,
Ilenry Brown, Warren $1 a montb, $889 arreart,
Joseph 0, Freeman, Waterbury, ,Incrtae to $14 a montb
Warren W. Wrltley, Waterbury.. Increateto$6amonth,
John I). KeUogg, Waterbury... .Increate to $50 a month,
R. D, Battlea, Waterbury Increate to $8 a montb,
Alfred M. Clement, W. Topsham, ,$4 amo.,J!i'J arreara,
1'. II, RlchariSiOu, Worcester.. .14 a montb, $'180 arreara,
Warren Elllt, Worcester $4 a month, f SS6 arreart,
Bamnel Tratt, Worcester Increate to$6amonth,
Edwln W. Iteed, Sheffield $4 a month, $1,000 arreart
Xath'l 11am, Hntton..ltetUratlon $4 a rao $300 arreart,
Cjrut II. Smith, Wathlngton, Vt..$2a mo.,$422 arreara,
Elljah Walet, Brattleboro Increate to $20 a montb
Ilenry J. Vaughn, Stowe Increate to $3 a month,
Jacob Oodrey, Stowe $4 a montb, S99 arreart,
Zeley Keyet, Orange $4 a month, $1,019 airean,
John P, Woodman, Bhenleld...$4 a month, $109 arreart,
Maria L. Bleeper, W. Itandolph..$8aroo.,$l,600 arreart,
MartlnB.Humrtll,W,lUndolph,,.$2aino.,$430arrean,
John McKay, Brookfield $3 a month, $200 arreart,
Wm. D. Kenerton, Mendon, Vt.. Increate to 512a month,
II. 1'. Ilowe, Banbornton, N. II, .Increate to $1G a month,
David Bryant, Corinth, Yt Increate to $1 a month,
Koblnton Templeton.WUItamitown, Increate to $17 a mo,
John Cartlsle, Quechee, Yt Increate to $3 a montb
W. F. Ilaker, Bethel. ...Increate from tl to$4 a month
Estes Conant, Bethel,., Increate from $3 to $12 a month
Walter S. Burgln, Washington, Yt.. Increate to $6amo,
Cbat. W. Leavltt, Lake Vlllage, X.IL.Increate to $10 a mo
E. Church, Granville, Yt Increate to $3 a month,
L. o. Uook, Chester.. ..Increate from $9 to $10 a montb,
Joteph Martln, South Troy, Vt,. Increate to $3 a month
Hlchard Curtls, Worcester Increate to $21 a month
F.enJ. O. Wood, Bt.Johnsbury.. Increate to $16 a month,
Albert I', Klanders, Corinth, VI.. Increate to $3 a month
Oeo. A. Chase, Jacksonville.,,, Increate to $16 a month,
Geo, A, llard, Bondville Increase to $12 a month,
Wllllam C. Irlu, Grand Isle Increate to $3 a month,
Ira A. Marshall, Waterbury Increate to $6 a month
Washington Cobura. Northfield.. Increateto $8 a month,
Aiuot J, Cbate, Worcester Increate to $12 a month.
Frederlck W. Hteele,Notth(leld.. Increate to $9amonth,
W. W. Sawyer, Alburgh Increate to $16 a month,
A. L. purrler, ltandolpb Increate to $21 a month,
SpiunoI'-ikli) haa been visltod by another
disasttoua noou, aaya tno r ree l'reis, the seo
ond wlthln eleven montha, Tho vlllage la
eituated on the Black river, four mllea frora lts
junctlon wlth the Connecticut, In a valloy
Burrounded by hlgh bllls. The creok ilows
through the valley northeast, emptylng lnto
Black river. Tlie brook la brldged in many
places, and la llned (or half a mlle wlth housea
and barns, In July last a waterspout broke
ln tbo valley through whlch thla brook runa.
sweeplii2 nway many housea and damaglng
others and tho hlghway to tho extont of 820,
000. Although an nnusual occnrrenco, the
people took warnlng, wtdened tho brook, re-
bnllt further from lt and no ono antlclpated
furthor trouble. At noon Monday a moderate
raln fell, but an hour later n storm of terrlblo
forco broko upon the vlllage. A storm was
also ln progress about flvo mllea north
and the hlgh wlnd that changod ln a few
mlutea from south to north, nnd then back
again, drovo tho two storms together. The rain
fell as lt a mlghty river had fallon from tho
heavons. Tho hlll north of tho town that
lopea west to Black river and east to the creek
sent a torrent of wate toward the placo.
Warnlng was at onco gtven, but so rapidly dld
tho water rise that few had tlmo to eavo any
thing and were forced to flee for their llves.
The chanel of the creok became fllled wlth the
wreckageof honses, barns nnd other buildlngs,
whlch forced lt In other directions, One stream
of large slze flowed hrough the Sptlngfield
house, another through Hart & Dodge'a livery
stables, and another through Elllson Brothers'
stago barn. Hart & Dodgo were fortunato
enough to save all tholr horsea nnd carrlages,
but lost many robes, blankots, cnshlonB, etc.
Elllson Brothora savcd nearly all their outfit,
but tho barn was badly damaged. Only n
rough estimate of the damago can be given,
but tbe indlvldual loascs nnd damago to hlgh
ways wlll reach nt least 860,000. In some
placea tho highways aro gulltcd twenty-five
feet deep, and eomo houses In the vlllage have
four feet ot mud ln them. Just acroaa the
Cheahiro brldge a barn connected wlth the
Cheshlre brldge hotel was blown down, killlng
Wllllam Parker and fatally Injurlng a woman
named Bella Spauldlng. The storm raged over
three hours.
Mn. Eugenk Field, i cousln of Ilonry K,
Fleld, formerly of thla vlllage, and a member
of the Chicago Dally iVctcj stait, read the fol,
lowlng poem at a recent presa banquet ln that
city:
No eloquent thought and no flowery word
That the most of yon litt'nlng enraptured, have heard
Could allure me from vlanda to temptlngly tpread,
That I've mitted the extempore tpeeches yoa'vo read,
But my heart beata retpontlve to one theme dlgtne
The woman we drlnk to ln bumpcrs of wlne;
So 1 throw down my napkln, my fork, and my knlfe,
To epeak to tho toast of " The Edltor's Wife."
And of coureo you'U agrco since our wlvee aro all bere,
To brlghten the sceneand partake of our cheer
That the best of all angels klnd beaven bas sent
To brlng a man tympathy, peace, and content
To add to hls Joya and to lessen hls woet
To sew on hls buttons and patch up hls bose
And to tmooth out the klnkt and the wrinkles of life,
lt tbe ldol we worthip the edttor'a wife.
When the edltor comea from the offlce at nlght
At very late hour, ln a dubloua pllght,
The lmprettlon prevalls and the etory ls told
That an edltor's wife can be alwaya cajoled
Wlth a flb about " brldges " and " broken-down prets"
But we who have been there are free to confess
That when husbanda are late and autplclons are rlfe.
lt ls best to own up to the edltor's wife.
All tncb fables are crnel, and men are nnklnd
To Ubel a sex of such generous mlnd
A.sex that economlzet all throngh the year
Thnt ue may atford to exhlbit them here
The women who tcrlmplngly, patlently walt
For tbe annnal f east at three dollars per plate
For of all the wlld joyt ln the clrcut ot life,
A banquet seems best to the edltor's wife.
But, all Jestlng atlde slnce I dlmly turmlse
That the ladles regard me wlth tlnltter eyet
Who more than the wife of our bosom deserves
Tbe sweet veneratlon her beanty preserves;
And tbe years may go by and our heads maygrow
white
Her beauty ls ever at pure and as brlght
At when tbe faced poverty, torrow, and ttrlfe,
And blessed our estate aa an edltor's wife.
And someof us, glanclng back over the years,
Can call up tweet vitlont, all hallowed by teart
A dress, or a toy, or a hood that ls torn,
Or a qualnt little thoe that a baby has worn
Or a white little face lylng nuder a pall
And a moss.covered grave over yonder that's all;
But we know the great grler that haa clouded the life
And brokcn the heart of an edltor's wife,
You may drlnk to your trade and your ereaturee of
tame
I ralse not my glats till I bear her tweet name;
'Tls to her wbo alone, uncoraplainlngly bears
Tlie all ot her sorrows and most of our cares
Whote wealth of sweet lnfluence subtly tnsplres
Our grandest achievements and noblest deBirea
'Tls to her I would drlnk our companton ln life
God's beat lnsplratlon, the edltor's wife!
Fersonnl.
IIon. WitxiAM M. Evaiits has been lnvlted
to dellver the addresa nt the coming fair at
Howard Park.
Generai, OtiViLLK E. Baiicock, who waa
drowned off the Florida coast, was a native of
Berkshire, thla state.
Fehdinano, son of General W. W. Ilenry of
Burlington, dled of consumptlon on Tuesday,
the 3d Inst., aged twenty-one years.
W. D. Wilson, Esq., and famlly, of St. Al
bana, have gone to Fergua Falls, Dakota, and
other polnts Woat, for a several weeks' vlslt.
Hon. James W. Patteiison, formerly Unlted
States senator trom Now Hampshire, ia to de
llver tho addresa at the giaduatlng exorclses ot
the Rutland hlgh BChool.
PitiNCii'AL, Edwahd Conant of the Johnson
Normal School will become principal ot the
Randolph Normal Scbool, ln place of A. W.
Edson, who haa been elected auperlntendent
ot the Bchools ln Attleboro, Maas.
Hon. Geoucik W. Uahman and wife of
Bennington have gone on a four weeks' trip to
the West. They wlll vlslt in Illlnois nnd other
parta ot the West, and Mr. Harman wlll go
West as far as Dakota bofore they return.
Hon. Robeht T, Lincoln, Becretary of war,
has been lnvlted to dellver the address at the
coming fair nt Howard Park, Burlington, nnd
the prospect la good that he will accept the In
vltatlon. Hknhy Oviatt of Montpelier represented the
Boflton Olobe at tho Chicago conventlon. Mr,
Oviatt has few equals in the profeseion, and
the Olobe completely dlstanced all lts Boston
contemporaries ln the f ulness nnd nccuracy of
lts reporta.
Tiie local commlttee ot arrangements to pre
pare for the natlonal democratlc conventlon at
Chicago have directed tho archltect to prepare
plana for rearrangemont of the conventlon hall,
by whlch the seating capaclty wlll be enlarged
soas toadmlt twonty thousand people, Ac
comtnodntlona for tho press wlll also be en
larged. The local managers confidently expect
a larger outalde attendance than was tho case
wlth tho republlcan conventlon. Democratlc
pollticnl clubs In all parts ot tbe country have
announced their lntontton to be present.
Witiiout pretendlng to glve an edltorlal
oplnlon ot a rernedy of whlch we know nothlng
pergonally, we deslro to ask those of our read
ers who are afllicted wlth scrofuloua or other
disoases of tbe blood to oxamlne and test the
clalma of Ilood's Sarsaparllla. It comea to us
wlth hlgh Indlvldual endorsements, la com
pounded by practlcal drugglsta, and Is made
of materials recognlzed aa valuable by all
phynlclans.
Montpollor.
O'BniEN'a clrcus wlll ozhlblt here July 1st.
Daminb Mattiiieu haa boueht the Peter
Cahuo place for S850.
J, D. Claiiic haa been conilned to hla bed tor
tbo past week wlth a aerlous kldney trouble.
Skhvick wlll be held Sundav at Wrlzhts-
vlllo at two o'clock, Rev. J. II. Hlncks wlll
olllclate.
The nrudentlal commlttee of tho Montnollor
Unlon School are isstilnc a catalotruo of that
Institutlon.
Rev. Mn. WnioiiT la to dollvor n sreolal ad
dress bofore tho Barre Young Men's Chrlstlan
Association.
The State Homeonatlilc Medlcal Socletv
beld lts tblrty-fourth annual aesslon ln thls
placo last week.
Gilson & Cushman's orchcstra la f nrnishlnf?
mnglc for the commencement ezerclsea of
Barre Academy.
The graduatine exercUca ot tho clasa of '&1
of Washington County Grammar School wlll be
held In Capltal Hall.
W. II. Cr.Ainc haa boncht the Wllllam Good-
wln house on Flrat avenue for $1,025, and haa
rented lt to Ilenry Blggs.
A BTEitEOscopio vlew of the Interlor of Beth-
any church and lts decoratlons waa taken by
Mr. A. C. Harlow on Monday.
II. W. Diibw haa nnrchased the Judce Chase
property, on wmior street, ana wiu tnao pos
sesslon the first ot September.
The Woman's Chrlstlan Temoerance Unlon
wlll meet wlth Mrs. L. L. Durant at the Amerl-
can House thls alternoon nt three o clock.
Attention ls directed to the call for a re
publlcan caucus to be held ln Capltal Hall nezt
satnraay evening. Let tnero to a mn attena,
ance.
Mns. Lucinda Etxis has sold her nlace on
Semlnary Hlll to a brother of Mr. J. A. Locklln.
and has moved lnto Mrs. C. W. Storrs' house
on Maln street.
Mn. Hadley's ortran dudIIs. asslsted bv Mra,
C. M. Cleveland's, are to glve an organ recital
nt Trinlty church Frlday evening, June 13, at
uau-past seven.
Rev. Edward P, Stone of Laneer. Mlch..
is visiting witn nis latner. uev. j. r . stone. in
tnis vuiage, ana mtenas to Bpena tne Bummer
in jew l'.ngiana.
TnE Weatorn Unlon bnlletln whlch stood ln
front of thla ofllce durinc the Chicago conven
tion waa watched with much lntereat durlng
lliursaay ana triaay.
Two large lamps have been ordercd bv tbe
ladles of Bethany socloty for use over the tower
door of the church edlfico and the maln
entrance from School street.
The band gave an onen-alr concert Frldav
evening ana aiterwaraa sorenaaea iur. ana
fllrs. Loren rrlend, the occaalon belntr the
twentieth annivoreary ot their marriage.
A LAitQE number from Mt. Zlon Commanderv.
Knlehts Temnlar. went to Burlington on the
early train, yesterday mornlng, to attend tho
meeting ot tne urana uommandory ln tnat clty.
In the case ot James B. Hawklns of Bristol
agalnst the Natlonal Life Insurance Comnanv.
heard by Chief Justlce Royce at Middlebury
Monday, Mr. C. II. Pitbin appeared for tbe
aetenaant.
Maky W., second danghter of D. T. Knapi
who haa been at the home ot an aunt ln Soutl
port, England, for tho past two years, returncd
last nlght, nccompanled by ber brother George,
who went to New York on Saturday to meet
ner.
TiiKitE is serlous talk of moving tho band
stana wnicn aaorns tne rear portton ot tne ra
vllion lawn to a nolnt wlthln a ten varrla nf
State street. Since ita erectlon, several years
ago, we belleve It has been used only threo
tiraes.
TnEpatrons of Oughtney Jangraw's tonsorinl
establlshment are pleased to learn that he has
secured tho servlces of Charles G. Evans
Northfield for hls third chalr, In the place of
mr. neicuer, wno uaa gone to worK in urocK,
ton, mass.
Geouqe A., son of J. Austln Paine, formerly
oi montpelier, soon nnisnes nis tour years
course at St. Johnsbury Academy with hlgh
nonors, ana irom a ciass ot elglity-lour menv
bers is to ue one of the speakers at the gradu
ating exercises, wnicn occur june lbtn.
Louis Mahcotte recelved a serlous injury
to one of hls hands on Thuri.da.v, by baving lt
caugnt ana mangiea oy a circuiar saw at tn
shops of the Montpelier Carriage Company,
ur. ueia ampuiatea one nnger, ana lt ls ue
Heved that the rest of tho hand can be saved.
Rev. J. II. IIincks, Rev. C. S. Smith and
Hon. Joseph Poland are ln attendance upon
the Congregatlonal convention of minlsters
and churcbes nowin sesslon at St. Albans. and
Rev. II. F. Hlll and others of Cbrist church are
also at that place attendlng the dlocesan con.
vention.
A numbek of friends and relatlves ot Mr
and Mrs. Loren Friend unlted wlth them ln tb
celebrntion of tbe twentieth annlversary of
tneir marriage, at tneir nome on f.lm street
rriaay evening. ine evening passed very
pieasantiy ana tne guests lett numerous valu-
aolo tokens oi esteem.
Fhank A. Sherbcrne and MIss Joslo GiU
were unlted ln marriage at Newton. Mass
laBt week Wednesday evening; K N. Katban
ana jniss tua a. VYincii, at uoston, tbo day
before; George Foster and Mlsa Clementlne
Hirgin, In thls vlllage, yesterday; and Thomaa
uooneriy ana uiss r-.iien uuingan, at windsor,
jaar. weeK uonaay.
There was a good attendance at the enter
talnment glven at the vestry of the Church of
the Messiah last Thursday evening, The
drama waa well presented, tbe mlnclpnl char
acters being taken by Nollio Hyde, I. W. Cate
and Harry Cutler. The muBlc by Mr. and Mlss
Nye waa one ot the pleasantest features and
meir BeiecuonB were entnusiasttcauy encorea.
There will be a soclal gathering at the ves
try of the Baptlst chnrch thla (Wednesday)
evening. iuo otission uana wm serve straw
berrles, lce-cream and cako at seven o'clock,
The band have had the parlor and little
vestry beautitully papered, and will devote
the proceeds of thls entertalnment to ftir
nlshing the parlor. Come and encourage the
cnna. au are coratauy lnvuea.
The case of Bradley Fertlllzer Company vt,
D. L. Fuller of Montpelier was heatd at St,
Johnsbury last week. Mr. Fuller was assiernee
of one Welch, who went lnto bankruptcy just
nt tho time ot receivlng an Involce ot phos
phate, and the actlon was brought against blm
to recover. Messrs. Ide and Sb.urtleff appeared
ior tne company, ana messrs. uates. fliay ana
Lamson for Mr. Fuller. Tbe case waa won by
mr. fuuer.
List ot lettera uncalled for at Montpelie
i vermont) posc-oiuce june i, i8-i: Ladles
Mrs. Eunlce E. Btown, Mary Ganone, MIss
jsoia uuason, iuiss f.unice u. uouse ana Mlss
aiarv searies. uentlemen l . s. Chenev. stll
man Day, Fred L. Favor, EugeneGary, George
II. Porry, L. II. Proctor, P. Perclval, Harry
itowe, itenry u. iticnaruson, u. u. uaipn.
a. wous, ueorgo 11. waconer ana Wl II am
Van Houten. Parties npplying tor any of tho
auove musi say " aavertisea ana glvo date.
UEouuE y, wino, Acung rostmaster,
A tetition ls to be presented to th Beloct-
men asKing tnat Loomls Btreet ue stralehtened
by continulng the llne of directlon now ostab-
lisueu uotween tne neau oi tlie Btreet nnd th
resldence ot Mra. M. P. L. Wells to School
Btreet. The town voted to make thla change
ln 1809, when the Gunnison property could not
be purchased for lesa than 80,000. The entlro
ezpense ot making the change at present wlll
not ne over z,duu, aa tne property waapur
cbashed recently wlth a vlew to uiaktng thb
change. It Is belleved that by reason ot the
Improvements, sanltary and otherwlse, whlch
would necegsarlly result from the alteratlon,
tho Investment would prove a profitable one.
The race at the rlnk Saturday evening was
wltnessed by a large number of people. Thero
were slx contostants, tho ptlieu for wbich
were three, belng 82 to first, 81 to second, nnd
two dozen orangea to third. The first was
taken by Ollo Chase, second by Charles Al
ezander, and tblrd by George Almou, After
thls thero was a race on tlmo between three
young ladles dlstance, one-thlrd ot a mlle.
riio race waa won by Gertle Alexander In ono
mlnuto and fotty seconds. To-nlght there la
to be a potato race, Tho race wlll be con
ducted ln a dlfforent manner from that on Sat
nrday evening. The potatoea wlll be lald npon
the lloor ono by one, nnd the race wlll be tho
Bource of more amnaement from thls fact.
" Only n Farmer'a Daushter " Is booked for
Capltal Hall Thursday evenlnz of nezt week.
Tho New York Telegram says: "The play ls
interesting tnrougnout. lts tneme is attractive,
lts teachlng good. It fulfilla overy rcqulre
ment of a popular plece." " Only a Woman'a
Heart" wlll be presented on tho aucceedlng
evening by the snmo company, Of thls the
Ottawa Cittzcn says: " It Is purely an Amerl
can drama, and la full of sound eentlment,
reallstle as regards everyday ltfo, lts comedy
uproariously f unny, lts teachlnga pure, and tho
etory most Interesting and thrllllng."
PoflTEHt, are out announclng tho attractlons
to be off ercd here on the Fourth of July. Tho
celebration wlll be tho grandest ever held In
Vermont and ahonld be wltnesaed by all. The
order of exorclses for tho day wlll be as fol
lows: Salute of ono hundred guns and rlnglng
of bells at snnrlse: 10 A. Ji., grand parade ot
antlques and horrlbles, attended by n regular
army drum corpa of twenty-five pleces; 11:30,
goose race on miu pona near wous itiver ae
pot; 1:30, l'. M., proceaslon, conslstlng of Sher
man mllltary band (twonty-elght pleces), Ethan
Allen englne company, Marshfield cornetband,
mllltary, Knlghts Templar, Odd Fellowa, Mont
pelier cornet band, and several other socletlcs;
2:30, grand concort by the Sherman bandon
tne common opposito tno state nouse:
March, " Orlental " Sherman,
Overture, " I'Jnue Dame " Hnppe.
Tbe Forge In the Foretts, " Idyll " ..Mlcbaelit.
Alr varle, tuba eolo .Iteed.
ii. U'uanagnan, toiout.
MrDream" Waltzea Waldtmifel.
Alr varle, for clarlnet , Mobr.
A. u. vuium, sotoiic,
11 Col. Lane's March " Rolllnton.
Thls wlll bo one of tho most imrjortant fea
tures of the occaalon and tho finest open-alr
concert ever heard ln Montpelier. At 3:30,
blcycle race, In whlch thero must be at least
four conte'stants; 4:30, balloon ascension by
Professor C. II. Grimley ot New York, in hls
mammoth balloon, "Columbua," contalnlne
twenty-iivo tnonsana caoic leet oi gas, ana
capablo of carrylng four persons besldea the
icronaut. i.veniDg, crana aiSDlav oi nre-
works. Oblonel J, II. Burpeo is to act as
marBnau ot tne day ana L. liart uross ana U,
A. Barnard as recotitlon commltteo. Everv.
thing is favorable to make the celobratlon a
memoraoie one.
The first observance of Chlldren's dav nt
Bethany church, whlch occurred last Sunday,
was bo successful In overy particular ns to
merlt extended notice. Much time nnd labor
had been spent ln preparatlon for the occaalon.
The muplcal portlon of the exercises waa in
charge of Mlss Flora M. Terrlll, who has been
a very faltbful instructor, and whose oflorts
were atiunuantiy rewaraea uy tno manner ln
which the music was porformed. Others have
been eqnally zealous ln good works. The deco
ratlons were suoerior to anv ever seen in the
church. Over the maln entrance waa placed n
large basket ot flowers. At the rear of the
middle alsle was an arch trimmed wlth cedar,
trom wnicn were suapenaea tne woras, " unu
dren'a day." From the nezt arch, half way
ud the alsle. hunc a beautiful basket of helio-
trope. On the tops of the posts ot theae archcs
were placed baskets of fiowers. In front of
the platform and around the Bame was a trlple
arcb, bearingtbe words " Suffer little chlldren,
and forbid them not, to come unto me." The
arcbes were trimmed wlth plnk and white
llowora. Upon tbe communion table, on the
platform, and around the palplt and choir bal
cony, were placed vases and baskets of rich
and beautiful fiowers and ferns. From plllar
to plllar hung testoons of evergreen, and from
the eas iets were susoended Cliincse lanterns.
fans and parasols. In the vestibule there were
cages of cannrles and mocking-birds, whose
cneenui notes aaaea mucn to tne general
pleasing effect. At ten o'clock the chlldren ot
the Sunday-school formed in the chapel In
marchlng order for the processlonnl. At the
hour for the servlce they began singing the
hvmn, " Onward, Chrlstlan Soldiers." and soon
appeared from the tower door, led by May
Scovill and EdnaTaft. Ono half of the column
marched dlrectly across the church nnd down
the rlgbt-nand alsle and the other proceeded
down that on the left to tbe rear of the church.
where they met, and marched up the center by
twos to their seats dlrectly In front of the pul
pit. After a few Intervening ezercises, and
durlng the slncinc of a chant bv tbe cbolr.
aeventeen chlldren, of ages ranglng from three
montns to bix years, were Drougnt oeiore tne
communion table and recelved the tite of baD-
tlsin. Each was tben presented with an elegant
iitDie uy tne pnstor in oenait oi tne cliurcn,
The ceremony was beautiful and ImDresslve,
The text chosen for the sermon was the four
teenth verso of tho nineteenth chapter of
Matthew, and the sermon was addressed
especially to the childten, being wrltten Ir
language best adapted to their understanding,
In the evening the nrocessional was reoeated,
The pulpit was removed, and in Ita place there
stood a large easol, on whlch was placed a gllt
picture frame of Bultable dlmenslons. In the
frame were seated little Percy IIincks and
Mamie Mnlone. Each had a small fan and
bouquot, and the picture was the sweetest, as
weu as tne most llie-llke, we nave ever seen.
Both the chlldren sat quietly through the whole
service, lanning tnemselves and each other,
surveying their surroundlngs, exchanginc c
few words, and apparently enjoylng the pro
ceedings. A collectlon was taken dnring the
evening, the proceeds of which, constltute the
chlldren's gift to assist in bulldlng the " New
Mornlng Star," a chlldren's mlssionary ship.
Tbe exercises coneisted entlrely of singing and
reciiauons, nnu were conouciect wunont a
slngle marrlng feature, all of the chlldren per
forming their parta ln a most commendable
manner. The little tolks appeared to have
thorougbly enjoyed the whole day, and lt Is to
be hoped that its successful observance will
lead to the annual recognltlon of the time by
the people of Bethany as one which should
be especlally devoted to them. The decora
tlons at Trinity church conslsted malnly of
nouse piants tasteiuiiy arrangea. ln addltion
to the mornlng sermon, whlch was addressed
to the young people, remarks were made by
President Beeman. Professor BIsboD. Rev. T.
P. Frost (the pastor), and Professor Townshend
gave a reading. The evening servlce was a
Sunday-school concert slmllar to those held in
tnat cnurcn at eacu annlversary or tlie occa
sion. tne day was mucn enjoyea uy tne uap
tist Sunday-school. The chlldren occunled th
front seats nnd were all attention to tho cos
tumes, ldols, joss-sticks, splrlt money, and
other curiositlea lllustratlve of tho worshln of
the Cbinese, Burmeseand Karens. A pleasant
concert was ueia in tne evening. Ltpeciaiiy
worthy of mentlon wero tbe song and march
by tbe chlldren. The observance ot tbe day
seems to nave ueen unusuauy general tnrougn
out the stute.
Caitain L. A. AniiOTT has returned to the
Pavillon Charles A. Reed ot Sterllng, 111.,
has been visltlng friends and relatlves in Mont
pelier durlng tlie past week.. .B. F. Flfleld,
Etq , Colonel Fred E. Smlth and Arthur Ropes
returned from Chicago on the Boston express
Monday noon Mrs. James L, Martln re
turned to her home In Brattleboro on Satur
day,.,. Allce Drew Intends to go to Boston
Monday next to vlslt the famlly of George
Jacous acd to attend tno commencement exer
clsea'of Wellesley College Col. nnd Mrs. II
D. Ilopkins expect to leave town tho last ot next
week for n two weeks' vlslt at tbe homes ot
relatlves nnd friends In Franklin connty..,.
Enslgn T G, Dewey left on Saturday evening
tor Washington, D, C. He Is to co on board
the Unlted States coast survey stearaer Carlisle
J. l'nttotson, wnicn ls soon tu sall ior Alaska
tnrougn tne atraiu oi oiageuan.
Worcester. Chlldren's day waa observed
at tne tjongregaiionai cnurcn inst sunuay,
Preachlng ln the mornlng by the pastor, Rev.
P. II. Carnenter: concert ln the afternoon. wlth
recitAtions by the chjldren On Frlday last
Mr. roster, llving on tno lrisn larm on New
Ilnmpsblro IIUI, so-called, had a cow Btruck by
llglitnlug durlng the thunder shower... . .We
have had some very warm weatherhero durlng
the past week, the therinometer indicatlng
ninoty tiegroes in tno sunuo, we are also
Buffortng for raln ...In some portiona of the
town ur. itunt reports it quno sickiy,
moretown The Chlldren's day servlces,
whlch were announced for last Sunday, have
been postponed for ono week on account ot
the non-arrlval ot the programmes....Mrs
Smlth ls visltlng hore. . . . Mrs. I.. D. Hills gave
aquuting party baturday alrs. Annbhat
tnck nud Mlss Mand Hasklna vlslted in thls
place last week, I
Dcmocrntlc Stato CouTCiitlon.
For economtcal reasnns. rtnrhana. nnrt vnrv
llkoly because they thought It was just as well
to swallow the dose prepared for them all at
one gulp, tho Vormont domocrncy hold bnt one
convenwon inia yenr, inia being the only
chnnce for public appearance tbls season, there
waa a very full convention, The delegatea
began to arrlve Wednesday forenoon and by
evening the town waa fnll ot them. There was
qulto a llvoly canvass at tho Pavillon, but not
over ine state iicKet, as tnat haa been all sat
iBfactorily V arrangod " by the managers. Tho
only posltlon whlch waa not an empty honor
was mni oi ueiegato to unicngo, ana tno de
mand for these nlacos waa ereater than the
supply. However, by judlcioaa manBgeraent
on the part ot the leadera, thlnga were fixed
up ana mo nonors aiviaca among tho aa
plranta. The conventlon waa called to order
Thnr8day forenoon by Hlram Atklns, chalrman
of the state commlttee, who made hls nsual
speech ana nomlnated F. W. McGettrlck of St.
Albans as temDorarv chalrman. Mr. Mr.fJfit-
trlck pitched hls volce on a hlgh keyand at
once began to Bhont about tho " fraud of '76"
and the rascality of tbo republlcan party. ln
true oemocratic styie, ne proceeaea to rick a
man after ho la down by abuslng General
Grant, nnd the convention lowored Itself bv
applaudlng him. He then took the chair and
nominnuy presmea, wnne uiram Atklns, as
slsted by Hon. B. B. Smalley, ran the conven
tion. White the vlce-presldenta were belng
choson. George M. Flsk. Era.. of Northfield.
one of the war-horses, cansed a little trouble
by nominatlng some ono on hls own account
after J. II. Senter, Epq,, ot Warren, had named
tiie ngnt man. inerowaa a tempest ln a tea
pot for awblle and Flsk refused to yleld, al
though Atklns and Smalley both snapped the
winpj uui me convention votea nim aown.
After the vice-presldent from Bennington
county had been choson a gulleless delegate
announced that the gentleman had been bo
lected by tbe state commltteo as a member of
tbe commltteo on resolutlons and that another
man muat be named for vice-presldent. When
lt was moved afterwards that thc chair appolnt
a commltteo on resolutlons, and Mr. McGet
trlck stated that he would announce thla com
mlttee later, aa lt was a matter whlch requlred
some deliberatlon, some one sralled. At the
proper time tne cnairman pniied out ot rtia
pockct the 11st, whlch had prevlously been wrlt
ten at the Pavillon on one of their note-heads,
and read the names. The delegate was rlghtl
The Bennington county man's name was there I
ui course everyoody wno knows about such
thlngs understanda that thls la after the most
approved plan of running conventlons, bnt tbe
tning ougnt not to be announced Irom the
lloor. Somebody blundered. Hlram Atklns
then nominated Hon. B. B. Smalley of Bur
lington aa first delegate-at-largo to Chicago.
The nomlnatlon waa vigorously seconded and
Mr. Smalley was nnanlmously chosen, as he
ought to have been, since he is the best political
manager ln the party ln thls state. The other
delegates chosen were John C. Burke of
Albany, a wlde-awake member of the present
leglslature, F, II. Bascom of Montpelier, and
Amos Aldrlchoi woodiord. JameaN. Johnson,
R. F. Powers, Dr. A. P. Grinnell and J. W.
Plerce were elected alternates, and G. F. O.
Klmball of Vergennes and George W. Gatea of
Hartford wero nominated for electors. P. M.
Meldon of Rutland then took the door to noml
nate L. W. RedlDgton for governor. He waa
gettlng on fmely in hla abnse of the republlcan
party in general anu au was gomg well wnen,
nnfortunately, he took a notlon to descend to
particular casOB and had got started to annlhl
late Lleutenant-governor Pingree, when he waa
lnterrupted by Hlram Atklns. Of course lt
would not do for Mr. Atklns to allow any one
to abase In hia conventlon a man whom behad
championed in hla paper, and so he explalned
to Mr. Meldon that be had advlces tondlng tn
show that Mr. Pingree would not be nominated
by tbe republlcans. Tbls dlgresslon somewhat
disconcerted Mr. Meldon, bo ho Iowered
hls volce and named Mr. Redtngton without
further delay. By tbls time it became evident
that tbe speaker who, in general terms, most
roundly nbused the republlcans would be tbe
most loudly applauded, and so M. II. Goddard
of Ludlow, In seconding Mr. Redington's noml
natlon, called the republlcans ot Rutland ac
cursed, Infernal, cursed scoundrels, all Inslde
of two mlnutes, and brought down the house.
N. B. Mr. Goddard was af terward nominated
for congress. At thls juncture Hlram Atklns
called upon Colonel V. A. Gaskell of Rutland,
who responded with a long, very good, but in
some respects unfortunate, speech. He lsan
Impassioned speaker nnd was frcquently ap
plauded. Among other thlngs, bo denouncpd
the democrats for wrangllng over the tariff,
spoke of the necessity for humillty in polltlcs
(we fearsome of them dld notcatch thls polnt),
lauded Redington as " tbe jewel ot the demo
cratlc party " (Redlngton was formerly a re
publlcan), rebuked Senator Pendleton for ln
troduclng hls clvll-servlce blll, and bewalled
the stupldlty of the democrats who voted for
lt. Of course hls audience agreed wlth him on
thls polnt, but some of them evldontly doubted
the expediency of speaking abont lt so openly,
Colonel Gaskell tben charged the republlcan
party of tbe state with being run byslx men,
but failed to dwell upon the greater doclllty of
the democrats, who wero then and Ihere belng
led around by two men. About tbls time
somebody'a dlnner bell rang and there was a
responslve stlr among the delegatea. Mean
white Mr. Redlngton was unanimously elected
and then, without any delay, Hlram Atklns
named N. P. Bowman of St. Johnsbury for
lleutenant-governor, Henry Gillett of Rlch
momd for treasurer, II, F. Brigham of Bakers
field for secretary of state, and C. S. Noyes ot
Morristown for andltor, nnd they were all
elected in less than three mlnutes. After sev
eral motlons by Hlram Atklns, the conventlon
adjourned unttl afternoon.
Durlng the recess the dlstrlct conventlons
were held. The first dlstrlct elected Dr. J. D.
Hanrahan ot Rutland and James A. Brown of
South Ilero as delegates to Chicago, H. W.
Martln nnd J. G. Ilowmanas alternates, Charles
LaFountainoof Winooski as presldentlal elector,
and nominated George II. Slmmons ot North
Bennington as member ot congress. The sec
ond dlstrlct delegatlon elected G. L. Spear ot
Braintree and W. A. Rlchardson of Island
Pond delegate to Chicago, with II. A. Winshlp
and Nelson Rand ns alternates. George B.
Evans of Moretown was electr.i presldentlal
elector nnd M. II. Goddard ot Ludlow was
nominated for member ot congress.
At the afternoon Besslon, after the transac
tion of some mlnor buslness, J. II. Senter, Eiq.,
of Warren, read the report of the commlttoo on
resolutlons. Tbe platform declares against tho
present tariff, and all monopolles and class
leglslatiou; denonncea the republlcan party aa
"a ptrty of extravaganco, corruptlon and
fraud"; declares for n llcense law, favors the
grand ll.-t law Andopposestho "election of any
man to auy ofllce ot proflt or trust wbo refuses
to cornply in letter and splrlt with the require
ments ot that law," and leaves the delegatea
unlnstrticted. Any mentlon ot TUden, how
ever, durlng tho conventlon, was greeted wlth
cheers. L. W. Redlngton, tbe nomlnoe tor
governor, was then Introduced wlth the remark
that, if tbe rest ot the state would do as well
as hla own county, the republlc.ni majorlty
would be reducod ten thousand, Mr. Red
ington's speech was an lndletment of the re
publican party for ita managementot natlonal
and stato alTalra. Every evll of every nature,
whether in polltlcs or In morals, evldently
seeraed to him to bo due to the republlcan
party, and democracy was the panacea for all
such troubles. He threshed over tho old straw
about state expenses, qnnting Governor Bars
tow's messnge to tho legUlaturo ln 18S2, which
wns Bhown by theTiiK Watchman at tbe time
to bo contrary to tbe facts, and charged npon
the prohibltory law all the evlla whlch bls
fertlfo Iniagtoatlon could conjure up. At this
polnt Mr. Redlngton Bhowod hla own weaknesa
and tho hypocritical nature of hls party'a pro
tenslons. After all tho democratto liowl abont
corporate abuscs, when he came to speak of
the corporatlon tax law, whlch has proved
such a succesa in thls state, ho halted and
limped and got over lt without squarely endors
lng It. Why ? Slinply because ho saw ln front
ot him tho man who had made him what he
was, polltlcally, nnd who bad fought lt troin
the beglnning ln hls paper, and he did not dare
to nntagonlzo him, what wlll tho Reformer
say to thls, after it has uphold thls law so vig
orously? It It Is true to lts convlctlons, lt wlll
admlnlster a deserved robuketo its caudidate.
Mr, Redlngton cloeod wlth a reforenco to Snm
uel J. Tllden, whlch was luatlly cheered, and,
on motlon ot Hlram Atklns, the conventlon adjourned.
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