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THE VERMONT l'HCENIX. JBRATTLEBORO, VT., AUGUST 4, 1871. (cmx HltATTI.l'HOltO! FRIDAY F.VKN1NG. AVfl. I, 1871. i to .tni'MtitrtstiiiH. THE VKItMONT PHIENIX HAS A I.AItOKIt 0111. rllf.ATlOX THAN ANY OTKF.tl NHWRMrFIl IN MnUTIIERN VERMONT. The Catholic reform movement In Uva rlu Is steadily developing. At first It was merely n protest against tlio dogma of Fa pal Infallibility! but now tlio reform Is well organized, ami Its rommllteo In Mil nieli, supported by tlio majority of tlio Un iversity professors, anil largo numbers of priests and laymen, Is taking steps toes. Hhltsh a church III tliut elty. If this plan Is carried out, the government will bo com pelled to tako sides In favor r or against I ho now inovenionlj but bltlierto It baa given encouragement to Dr. Dolllnger. Tho sympathy with bis views and tlio re. form movement seems to bo Increasing throughout Germany, so much so that tho I'opehas made Indirect overtures In blni, lnnklntr lu his allegiance anil laor. Hut Ibo Kturdy theologian maintains bis posi tion, and regards the Papal authorities as private gentlemen whom he Is willing to sen, but unwilling to treat with. Ken. Sherman has again been lnterlcw isl and freely expresses the opinion not on ly that Grant will li re-elected In 1872, but that he Is the best man for the place. Ito also says that the Kii-Klux bill Is a good measure, and referring to John (lulney Adams' assertion that the bill conl'eis dan gerous powers on the executive, through which be may assume tho prerogatives of an eiupcior, adiN: "All humbug again) It l simply a law making It posstblo to ur iel and disperse unlawful gangs of ras cal", black or while, in any of the South ern State- to Imprison thcui, and try and punish them. (Iriint don't have any negro, nor German, nor Iil-h policy. Ills "mllcy is to protect all cll7ens ; reuiaiu at peace, rcoiinimo and try and p.iy tho debt. All i his "tnlt'and talk about liiiperlalism In A niciica is a llbcl on the good seme of tho people, and Adams ought to have ton much a nod sense to to talk nch foolishness,'' We 1'ivc iecelcd a couiiuunlcaliou from Washington, signed "Chas. 11. 11, Col ledge, ilr. Hop. toi. I.. V. ft., I. O. O. F.," In further vindication of "Commodore" Fled I). Slnail. Inasmuch as the point which Hen. Phelps cv Idcnily sought to make In the correspondence published by hi 1 was Imply in refcience to the military rank mid cluiacler or Mr. Stum I, and as his friends have Irculy acknowledged tlio ficti tious character of the title applied to hint, anil at the same limn have Informed tho public who ami what he leally I", and, moreover, at the wrller ictcrrcd to taken occasion to Indulge in certain opprobrious cplthott. which appear to us wholly uncall ed for by the clieiiinstances, we deoin its puhllcutloiw-save, perhaps, n single clauso w rltten by way of correction at least un noccessary. Kefirrlng to the article In tho New Yoik Times Ironi which wo quoted, Mr. Colledge says the writer "was wiong in saying Mr. Stuart was one of tho execu tive officers under Com. Perry In the Ja pan expedition. He was on one of the ves sel' or the expedition for u time, but bad no such ikhUIoii as this article placed blni TitmiMiii.i! f.n.i.uiTi: KXI'I.OSloN OK TUT. 11(111,1:11 OF A FKllllV 1IOAT AT SKW YOI1K. OVKIt SKVKNTV VFIISONS KtM.r.ll. At hair past ono o'clock Sunday al'tei noon, the Statcn Island ferry boat West Held exploded her bollei while lying at the Whitehall ferry slip, near tho Ilattery. Thero weio about four hundred passen gers on laiard. The explosion was niot terrific, tho fouu being ho great as to shlv er the entire upper vvoiks into thousands of pictcs, and In tear up the forward end of tho laut. Tho trout of the Isiller was blown out and lodged ill the Imiw of the boat, and that end of the lioal was lifted illty Icet In the air. As it eatno down the whole deck, Ibr ward, lull Into the hold, crumbling Into at oms and hui.ving men, women and chll dieu, wilb horses mid carriages amid Hie debris. The Hccne beggars ilcscilp.loiis. Tiiuilj Ing bollei-head Hew some Illty feet across tho dock. At the same Instant the lingo boiler belched foitli a cloud of burning steam upon the willhlugand terror strick en nuss of humanity. The I earful agony of death h. scalding was Kiilforcd by ma ny, while those who were able sprang pan ic stilckeu into tho water, which was In a tew moments allvn with .struggling vle llina. Ten Isiuls which were near soon ramo to the icscue of the drowning, and large numbeiB were saved. The tiro aim m was sounded and tho lire men huiiicd In Hie si cue, while ambu lances and hacks soon removed those w ho wore lescued and w ho were iujuied. The Kjlee were on hand promptly and troops iroiu (inventor's Island who log,' ther with cltl7cns siicccedlngin rescuing many more. Giappliug irons biought Ui tho bodies or tlm victims. About 7& deaths hate been icported, while not less limn ISO are badly wounded. Among Hie killed anil Injured are u scorn of children, and at least a dozen infants are dead or cannot sun he. .Nearly nil tho passengers were residents of New York and llrooklyn. The excitement In the city nil Sunday was Intense, An examination Into tho cans of thn explosion Indicates either criminal recklessness or Incompo ttiney on the part of tho engineer, Henry Hoblnson. There Is no Indication that the water In the Imllcr was low, but the amount of prCKsuro was allowed to heenmo exces sive, and heneo the dreadful result. Tho Incidents narrated are of tho most harrowing description. A man named Nelson had soveu childieu nn Imard at tho limn of the explosion, Ono of the chll dren Is missing, another Is dead at tho morgue, and five havo lieen recovorcd and nrn now at their residence so badly scalded that they will not recover. Threo genera tlonsof tho Phillips's, a family of wealth, residing at Karl fortieth and Forty-fifth sta. occupied a carriage at tho fatal moment, and were vory noar thn bollor i thoy wore giandparcuts, sonsaud daughteraudgrand ehlldron, and were six In number. Only ono of thoir nunibcr (Mrs. Moss Phillips) letalns any intelligence. Tho others mo dead or iinconscioUN, One of tho victims of the calastropho Is A ntonla Mazchl, u partner of (larabaldl In bis eandlo factory at Clinton, Statcn island Tho poor fellow was shockingly bruised and probably will not recover. Mazchl lias sacrificed all bis woaltli III Garabaldl's movement, and In succoring wor Italian omlgrants who caiuo to this country, lie was Garabaldl's most lullmalo friend and advisor. Ho was a man of great Ingenui ty, and lias secured seventeen dllferent pa touts for Improvements In eandlo making and uiachlnory, and hod elaborated a sys Iem of sneaking lube telcgrajdiy, by which ho proposed to enable antipodal nations to converse together. Amcng tho killed Is David Dow of. Man chester, Vt., who was visiting a married daughter In llrooklyn, Sho mid her bus baud escajied with slight Injuries. TltltltOlllS.lt I.V SOVTll V.lllO- i.i.r.t. 1NVKHTIUATIONH 11V Till! Htm-Kt'-KT.UX IMMMirTIIH. Tho Snb-Kit-Klnx Conimlltec, consist ing of Senator Scott and Representatives Stovenson and Van Trump, reached Wash Instun on Saturday morning from a so journ of four recks In various parts tf South Carolina, where thoy havo been In vestigating the Ku-Klux outrages on tho spots whero thoy occurred. They first vis ited the capital, Columbia. Moro than a hundred refugees, who bad lied from vio lence In various counties, wore there, but after examining tlio witnesses for two days tho committee determined to approach moro closely to tho scenes of alleged vio lence, and went to Sparlansburg. They expected to remain there three or lour days, but continued cloven. When tho news of their ptcsence got abroad through Sparlansburg county tho whllo and colored victims ot v lolcneo initio In by s 'ores every day and from all directions. Murders and cruel whippings by Ku-Klux bands hail so ten Hied them in many neigh borhoods that nearly every negro and Ho ' publican while man had slept In tho woods at night for months. They showed scarifi ed backs, gun-sliol wounds, manned ears iiuil other proofs of cruelties which they had suffered. In 1,1 mestono Spring town shin 118 eases of whipping wero proved. Tho coinmlttco nwoko ovcry morning to llml in mo varn or in noici n new crown or victims br the Kii-Klux, some or them being white men who bad endured wrongs which cannot bo described with decency. After being whipped tho victims, If well known persons, wero ortcn ordered under penalty of death, to publish it card renounc ing the llepubllcaii party. Inallloofthe Spartan, South Carolina, lleinocrollo news paper, 4'J such cards were found recently published. , , At Unionsvllle tho committee remained two davs. Not an avowed white Republican was found In tho place, though members of tho cominlttco were privately assured by a few that Ihev would acknowledge them selves as such If protected. The terror or the negroes was universal. 'Ihe lat elec tion was carried by a llepubllcaii inajoilly, but tho Republican county olllcers lecelv ed Kii-Klux notices, and all resigned or lied. Tho movement there has been luoie toward murder and less toward whipping. The killing or ten negroes taken from Jail bv several hundred Ku-Klux, acting un der a milltiiry organization, was investigat ed. A prominent lawyer of tho place, Mr. Shard, a Democrat, on cross-examination, startled Hie committee by stating that ho believed almost ever respectablo unmar ried man In the community belonged In tho Ku-Klux, and ho believed that a thous and Ku-Klux vveie within n day's inaicb of that village. A negro Methodist preacher named Lou is Thompson, who had an appointment June 11 at Goshen Hill Church, in 1'nlon county, received n Kn-Klux notice in the usual' t'orm not to preach. He preached, notwithstanding, to n very few, mot of the congregation fleeing when they saw the nn tlce. In tho evening a crowd or twenty mounted Ku-Klux eanio and tied and w hipped liliu, and led him off several miles, dragging blni part oftho way lied to horses, and whipped him ngain until bodied. He was mutilated in a way that cannot with propriety bo described. They hung blni an i tin vw bis body Into tho Tiger river, leaving notice forbidding any ono to bury lilm. Before tlio coinmltteo returned Sen ator Scott sent Thompson's brother, now a refugee iroiu Columbia, to Union county, with a letter to 1dm, giving him a strong f;uard of United States cavalry, to go ond mrv his brother, whoso body was reported to be lvinghair decomposed at the water's edge. 'Two mnic days wero spent In ex amining witnesses in Columbia. On re turning from Sparlansburg one day was occupied In bearing statements and general views of den. Wade Hampton and (leu. llutler, tho Democrat candidate for Oov ernor last fall. Tho couimltlce then "visited York county, i hero they remained nearly a Week. Tho community was round to lie In an almost utter social and political state of demorali zation, mo civil iiuiiioruy neing a useless loreo and a mockery. Colonel .Merrill, In command of the small detachment of mili tary stationed there, an officer or high cbatacter and great eneigy, laid before tho coinmltteo tho details ol hlxty-elght out rages which he had Investigated, some of I iem heliiiz mo- mi r bio ami revolting. It was round Impossible I'm- the committee to examine mine than a small part of the crowd of whipped, maimed and terror stricken wretches who Hocked hi iiin hearing oT their coming. N hen Iho com inlttco adjourned tlio building In which ihev bad sal was tilled even to tho stairs, halls ami purcbcswltb Ihnso waiting tn bo liearn. Tho usual course inn sued on arriving at a place was to divide Iho time that they ex- pccieii in remain neiwecn mo mammy aim a minority or the committee. Judge Van Trump usually called two or thrco or tlio most moimueni lawyers, wno eacu occu pied several hours in setting Ibrlh Iho lem- iciaiic view oi ino iiii.urs, giving incir millions on the relations oT the two iiiecs In efficiency and Ihe corruptions of tho Slate guvcrnmctil and the Icctlugor the noiiiii inward Hie ticnerai linv eminent. Tliey always said that they had heard or the Ku-Klux. but nev er saw one. lleneial- lv thin seemed to regard them as a suitor vigil. nice committee or Irregular local po lice. Tbev did not consider lliciu under i gcneial organization, but simply to leprc-s outhioaks. The majority callod rbr were these who bail seen and lelt tiie Ku-Klux. Oaths ami forms of pioceedlngs in tlio Klan councils, mid their modes of ono ration when riding on their raids were fully developed. Scores of men, whom pioof showed In bo Ku-Klux, were examined, all nf whom, except n few whoso disclosures wero lull and Important, denied any knowledge whatever nf the Ku-Klux. One, who was shown In nave nccii in several outrages, swore thai he had never heard of the exist enco of Ku-Klux ill ills life. Judge Van Trump subject! d nil the witnesses called ny tlio majority to a most se.ircmug cross culmination. Tho Ku-Klux Committee adopted a icsi- lulloii lor the appointment of a buh-com-inilleeof threo tn hoar the testimony or n lew witnesses now on tnclrwavto Wash iugton, when an adjournment will lake iurt' iiiiiii tiiL- .uiii , o-jii iiii-i . UU.lTlt r '!' Ol.lt 1IST ...! .T Till: fOI ."'!. InlHll, when Plllsburg, Pa., was but a village, an old man named Jacob Fourna's, then aged about seventy years, arrived there rrom Canada, ami arter u brloT so Joitrti he proceeded to New Orleans In a keel boat. That old man died .last Satur day In Kansas City, Mo., at the ago or out humlreil ami Ihirtu-fonr year. Fournals was probably Iho oldest man living. Ho was a Canadian Frenchman by birth, but for more than hair a century was u hunter and a trapper in tlio employ ol' tho compa ny ono of tlio French ioirnyem'., as tliey wero called. Ho was never sick, and only a few minutes before ho died was walking about the room, lie said In tho family In tho morning that ho would "never sco tho sun go down again," and Just beforo sun set Iho machine Mopped ami the old man was dead. His ago was onterod on tho census roll last year as 131 years, which Is as near as rrom tho best evidence It could be fixed. Ills recollection or Important events was vory good, and as bo was an illiterate man, ids memory held In Isolated occurrences. not of history, as obtained from reading books. This while It made his Informa tlou fragmentary and unsatisfactory as to tlio history of that early porlod nf his life, yet nfforded the best evidence as to his great ago. Ho said he was wotkliig In the woods on it pleeo of land ho hail bought for hlmsuir, near (iuebec, whero WolTo was killed ou the Heights or Abraham. This was Sept 14, 1750, and from what ho (old of his life previous to thai, mind then buvo boon over twenty-ono years or age. Thinking ho might have confounded Wolfe w lib Mont gomery 1775 he was quoMIPiied fully, but bis i ('collection of names and Incidents was loo distinct to leave any doubt, and tho same account had been given toothers long bcrore. ... . Another event which ho renicnibcrod well, and which bo scoinod always to look iijiom as a good Joke, was that during (be occupation or Now Orleans by (Ion. .luck son 1814.15 ho had been rcftised enlist ment "because bo was too old." Tho old man often told this with great glee. Ho must thou have been about eighty years old. He accompanied tho o.xpcdlllon or Low Is and Clark In their explorations ol tho Missouri and and tho discovery o! tho Co lumbia river In 1501-7. Ills experience during tho (lip making him a valuabto man to tho fur company, ho was arterward employed, as we havo stated, until thirty years ago. For tho past seven or olght years tho old man's recollections or faces wero often at a fault, but his niomory of Incidents and e vents seemed as strong as over like pic tures In his mind and his retention of oe ciirienccs was tho great help In determin ing his age. The last (hilly years of bis IITo was pass ed In ipilct and comfort. Ho prefer led living by himself, and always bad his own bouse, whero ho kept Ids pipe and tobacco pouch, and such things as wero articles of comfort In blni, mostly such as ho had from his resideuco with the Indians not forget ting liN ros.uy and a few religious pictures which hung above his bed. Ho was very neat In his person, clothes and housekeep ing, and up In tho day of bis death attend ed In summer to bis tobacco plants and his cabbage. One of Jils great desiros v,r to see a railroad, amr w hen tlio first locomo tive entile sen anilng lulu tho bottom near ansas City, which was In full view of bis house, hu was nervous as a child until be islled it. Hellion expressed himself sal lied, saying lie "could tell (lod he bad seen a railroad," mid never afterward ex pressed any curiosity on the subject. Tiik Kauiiuiu.vkk in Tin: l'liiLii riM: Islands. Further particulars have been received In London or the terriblo emtb- quake which recently visited the Philip pine Islands in the Indian archipelago. The earthquake alfecled In u terrible manner the small Island or Caiulguln, Ihe miles fioin Misamis, For some months previously, esjiecially In March, there had been a succession of lolent shocks, which had opened oxlcn- Ivo crevices In Ihe earth. Finally, on May I, the level plain near Iho village of C.itarmiu began gradually to subside, un til the tops or tho houses became level wilb the siirliice or the earth. This rcmatkablo phenomenon attracted a large number or people, when suddenly some terrific shocks wero relt, and, before tlio thundering reverberations had died away, Ihe whole level plain Tell In, engulf ing F0 persons. The plain became .the cra ter or a volcano, I BOO reel wide, and rrom It smoLe , ashes and stones were thrown into the air. A pause till ilaik succeeded, when there was another explosion, and a rain of lire followed. The woods became Ignited, and men and cattle went Hying lieforc the llanics. Tho speclacle was 1'rlghtfill in the exlienie. The volcano continues to ejeel stoiicnudcarlh. Tlio Inhabitants have left tho island, which formerly contained a population of liil.non. IIaiii.y Sold. The people of Newport, Vt., were handsomely sold on Monday, tlio 24th ult. How It happened, Is thus told by tho l!xprcs: It Is known (bat Ucn. W. T. Sherman is traveling about our State, and It was not surprising that be-should tmwh bore. Yes terday afternoon Mr. How man of thcMoui- phremagog House received a telegram from Point Levi, Quebec, totlilselTcct: "Reserve rooms to-night for fourteen. Ocn. Sher man's party." Supiosliig it In bo tlio hero nf tho "match to tho sea," our peoplo wero on the qui vive In see him. Most every body was at the ikisit or hotel ou the ar rival of the ! o'clock train from Quebec. Some of our old soldiers bad the cannon In msiiloii to give the lleneial a salute of 1 guns, according to army icgulatioiis. The tialu anlved, the bigguu was tired, people strained their eyes In seo somebody resem bling a live gtneral. Soon all began to re alize themselves sold. Instead of the (Jen. Shetmuii all desired tn see, eatno a Mr, Sherman and parlv from Clmngo, who by some means had been dublicd Ueucral The Imys, however, finished their salute (the first of that kind, wo presume, that tint (leneral over received,) and all went home enjoying a sell for which no one was really resHinsilile, hut or which we were all l lie icuuis. .Vnri ilrm. Tim toll graph announces tho death of John Slidell, ex-rebel Cninmlsslnner to France. -A negro riot occuit-cd at lireenslioro, N, C., on Saturday, In which threo or moro whiles were hurt ond one of tlio negroes killed. One policeman was killed and two wounded. On Sunday, July Kid,. :ilu miles of Iho track ol' the Oliin mid Mississippi railrnad changed fi nut a six Teet guago to Tour feet nine Indies, iH'tweeu daylight and 11 o'- lock. A foice nf 720 men were employed in tho wnik. - The eposiiie of the Immense robber- ie pcipctiatcd by tho New York City gov eminent lias led some Wall street capital 1st to Initiate a movement 'or leslstlng tlio fuitlier collection of municipal taxes until un olllcial showing of the city's finances Is compelled, A rullroud accident occurred on tho To' ledo and Wabash railroad near St. Louis, tin Iho 2Stli ult. A freight (rain of thirty. threo ears, heavily laden with grain, going soutli at great speed, collided wilb n gravel train, on w ldcli wero a number of laborers returning homo from their work. Six la Isirers were killed outright and Tour others ratal ly Injured. A dispatch from Navasota, Texas, Ju ly 1S, says : The coustiiiction train IhiuikI north this evening, consisting of nine cars and having ou lioard eighteen laborers. was precipitated into tlio Navasota river by tho derrick or tho wrecking car striking tho braces and rods or thehrldgo. Tho su poratructti ro of the first span of Ihe bridge was carried aw ay and tho second and fourth spans wont to Iho bottom, with (ho cars and engine, n mass of ruins. Fivo porsons wero Instantly killed. Two were fatally ana twelvo moro or loss Injured. Ono man was thrown twenty feel lulothoidr, and In stantly killed by Iho fall. A terilblo tiagody look place at Im don, Shelby county, Ind,, on Sunday, llcury l.lllngtou, forsomo (lino an uusuc cesslul suitor ftir Lizzie Smith, tuado a for mal proposal for her bund, and, being re fused, iiltuckcd her, threw her ou tho ground, und stamped on her. Ho then took a brick mid beat her ho.ul and face in a shocking maimer, severing one ear and breaking her Jaw, Ho then lied lu the woods, leaving her for dead. An alarm was raised, mid hu was pursued ami caught by the neighbors mid Is now In Jail, Miss Smith was idoiui when attacked, liei pa rents being at church. She was alive ou Muud iy morning, but her recovery Is ilu xjsslh!c, Klliugton says that ho Is only sorry that ho did not mako suro work of his victim. It is feared that ho will bo lynched. Local Intelligence. tlrMltltimrm, Azor Marshall Is adding a second Rlory to his houso on High street. F.uostlollld has sold his house on CIsrk street to Mason Lamb, for 1 1 000. llov, Mr, Pnrniolco of Hlnesburgh preached at tho Baptist church last Sunday, l'ror. Welilmr of Mlddtcbury Oollcga will supply tho pulpit oftho Congregation al church, In this village, next Sabbath. J, H. Ulllot, tlio pop-corn dealer, aftorsa brlof stay at Concord, N. II., lias dlsiKisod of bis Interest there, and will prolialny take p his quarters again In Ilratlloborn, Indications a ro thai ( ho grand trot w lilcji is to come olf on tho 181b Inst, will lie stint class affair, and It is nvicctcd tint thoro will bo a largo crowd of people In attend ance. It Is repmtcd that James risk, Sr., who has long been an Invalid at his brother's residence at South Adams, Mass., has re gained his health sufficiently to again trail- act business. Stone it Murray's circus, next Thurs day, Is expected to attract a multitude "hf people, should tho weather provo fine. Don't rail to witness tlio balloon ascension at 1 o'clock r. M, Charles Kcsde's newnnvsl, "AT'cirt" ble Temptation," Is now published and Tor sale at Cheney A Clapp's. Our readers will also find at the sums place a new and extensive stock or Stereoscopic views. Invlowof tho fact that Hrattlelmro con sumes In tho neighborhood of MK) tmshols of peanuts annually, It may be of Ouiom- tcrcst 10 know (hat the crop Is rcponcn wt most on entlro failure this year. A cone- pient rlso may bo expected. A post mortem examination ni inoisiuy or Mrs. James A. Chase, who died very suddenly on tho 20th ult., showed thai her death was occasioned by a collection or u- brlnous matter In the pulmonary aitery. causing a stoppago of tho circulation. Thero will bo a repetition or the turn.!. bee concert, about the IStli of August, with an entire ehangoof programme and addi tional artists rrom Iloston. A plan ol the hall will be left at Clark A Wlllard's rrom Aug. fitb until the Rtii, giving n choice or seats. Orion's lotion for horses and cattle Is redlled with having worked astonishing results lu every Instanco In which It has been tried. It supplies a want long felt, and appearances Indicate that It will provo lu Its way, equally popular wllli (ho lustre, which Is fast becoming Introduced through out tho country. A sidewalk or Rutland marble is to tie placed In Iront nl tlio blocks owned by W. P. Cune, II. F. Houghton, and Thompson it Ranger. A llellows Falls firm havo the contract. Thogranlto curbing Is furnished bv O. Ilalley of West Dummerston, who also has a similar contract for the walk In front or Iltooks's hotel. fhe lecture association, tn whnso effort the peopleof llrotllelsiro wero Indebted for (lie very Interesting course of lectures en joyed last winter,aic maklngarrangements for another course this w Inter, provided the necessary encouragement is given. The programme Is Intended tn embrace only first-class lectures, varied by an nccasinnal concert or other entertainment. The National Association for tho spread of Teinperanco and Night Schools among the Freed Peoplo or tho South, is tlio self oxplanatory litleora very praiseworthy In stitution, which, we believe, Is mostly, ir not wholly, offlcercd and managed by tho colored people themselves. An agent is now in this vicinity for the puriioso of so liciting Billiserlptlons to (he funds of the association. y , ' Copious rains within the last week or two havo sent vegetation a-humiulng, and the prospect for tho later crops save rrull Is materially altered for the better. A pies will prove a total failure in this sec tion. Karly rose potatoes are coming Into market In largo quantities, anil sell freely at SI per bushel. Tho picnic held on Thursday ol lust week bv tho Unlvcrsollst S.ibbatli M'booll at Hunt s grove, In Vernon, passed very successfully. Tho previous showers had rendered tho air pure ami wholesome; and what with tho music of the bands, dancing, swinging, base ball, ami not least on such an occasion liio supply of rcl'i-oshmenls ror (ho Inner man, tho timo passed very pleas antly and profitably. No formal exercises were Indulged in, but each enjoyed liluisclf as bo pleased, and all seemed well satisfied with the result of the day's respite. It is stlmated that not less than A00 peoplo w era on tho grounds. Tho Odd-Fellows oi this place, Ktsuuy Marlboro and PeteilHirongh, N. II., and ( Urccnllcld and Shelburno Falls, Mass., and Ihoso or other lodges In this vicinity, aro contemplating a grand union Oild-Fcllous picnic, on the 17th Inst., at Montague, Ms., and which, wo havo no doubt, will prove a very pleasant and cnjoyablo affair. Tber will be present, to add enjoymont (o tho occasion, several brass bands and a string band; and there is also connected with the picnic ground a largo pond or lake, cover ing oliout ono hundred acres, on which there are sail and row-lioats, In which the picnickers can find both pleasure and ex citement In sailing nr fishing. One of nur summer residents, writing tn a Hudson (N. Y.) paper, speaks thus de servedly of our beautiful cemetery and Its worthy keeper: "Ono of tho most attractive features of llrattleboro (to me) Is Its lovely cemetery, and In comparing It with the one In tho city of my adoption, for which na ture lias Indeed done su much and art so little, the contrast Is most truly a painful one. I havo often heard that Ilrattlelsiro boasted of tho finest cemetery In the State, and havlugsoeu I am fully prepared-tote.' n it. i.t .. .J..,.. i .1 Mljr iu l,S living HU, fillip till llt-Sl I'M-iM'-U, but tho most elegant In every feature, and to Mr. John Hyde, tho laudscapo gardener, Is duo tho credit or beautifying this 'city or tho dead,' with the grand old Wuiitastl- quet Mountain for a back ground and tho Connecticut river and weird scenic lieauty at Its feet." Tho following Is the list of letters re maining at tlio posl-oillce, In this village, Thursday, August 3, 1871: (lonts-Chas II Iloyd, II D lUriell, Frank O Currier, W It Dcailsirn, Lucius F.lmcr, F.lon 11 Green, W K Hawks, J II Lee, Ste phen Lowater, ltev C II Misir, James Mc- Natnara, Wlllard Y. Ward. Ladles Mrs II W lllgelow, Mrs Mary lluttorllold, Mrs Win II Ilradbury, Mrs llllzabetli It Chase, Mrs (Icorge Green, Mrs Chas II Harlwell, Mrs Hervey Harris, Mrs I, C Lavvlon, Fantilo Morris, Katie Morun, Nancy h Moore, Static A Howe, Abblo 1 Sabln. Rook Packages for Leo Lyon, Kdwlu 11 llruwu, Austin C Fislior, Henry T Darling, George F, Heath, LOSSI.NO'K IllHTOIlV OF tub Unitkh Statf.h. "A History or tho United Ktalos, for Families and Libraries, Is the title of a new work by Ilenj, J. leasing, author of the "l'lctorlal Field Hook of the Revolu tlou," iVc. Tho work contains 800 pagos, and is illustrated by 400 wood cuts and 12 steel plates ongiuvliigs. Like tlio Field Honk, this work lu of a standard character, and should have a place lu every Ainorl- can household not already provided with conipetont history of tho country. Com iiicnclugat tho iR'gliinlug of our career as h nation am) coming down as lale as ISrtr-, It embraces all that Is of prime Importance In tho political, social and religious history of Ihe country, Including tho most authen tic accounts of tho lb ice groat wars through which wo havo passod. The work Is printed and bound In a sl.vdo isirrcspondlng with Its contents, and Is wild at a veiy reason ablo price. Tho agent, W. II. Pendergrast, who Is now lu town, was engaged In the late war as a member of tho 47th Now York regiment. Ho Is totally blind, having lost his sight at Petersburg lit eonsequonco of tlio near explosion of a shell. Ho Is evi dently an Intelligent ami deserving young man and wo trust ho wilt meet with tho success which lth book and agent deserve. IIVf tlMmmtrttaH, II. F. Wlllard, ou Thursday, July 'r7lh, met with a very serious accident. Ho was searching for eggs in a shod connected with bis barn, and foil through the floor, strik ing in his descent a ladder, and when dis covered was hanging In an Insensible con dition, head downward, between the rounds of (he ladder, and continued unconscious for some (line afior being taken to Iho house. A deep gash was cut In Ills head, and he was vory severely Injured lu his shoulders and sldo. FaHttlttUlr. Tho Faycltevlllo village school closed ou Saturday, July Ulth. The whole num ber of pupils, 20; average number, 1. The following are the names of thoso having no abscneo Ida L. Parsons, F.lla Parsons, Sa rah A. Ilemls, Abble II. Fish, Willie P. Ima ger. Absent only one-half day Jessie M. Milter, Carrie J. Leonard. Not lardy Att lilo M. Walker, Abblo F. Fish, Fred. Har ris, Ilcnnlo O. F.ager, Frank Kl'h. Tardy only once Jessie M. Miller, Sarah A. Ile mls, Wllllo P. Ksgcr. Rev. U. W.Gurnsey, P. I'.., vt ill pi each In Ihe Hall Sunday a. m., Aug. 13th, Ser vices commence at the usual hour. J. S. Cutting w III npon a select school in the town hall, to commence Wednesday Aug. Itntli. The lectu.e on Palestine, by Rev. J. S. Leo of Canton, N, Y., Sunday evening was exceedingly Interesting and Instinctive, and was listened lo with wrapt attention. Many felt that they could listen tn It for hours with pleasure and profit. jMrkfaurltlr. Our district school, taught by a Miss Reed or Clriswoldvlllc, Mass., closed asuc cossl'ul term on Friday Iho iiSth ult. Mr. Frank Crosier nr Monroe, Mass., has opened phntogiaph rooms In this vil luge ror a short time. Mr. N. L. Stetson is building an nddl tlon to his slore 1 1 by 2,1 reel, two storlos high. The Jacksonville Cornet Hand again played upon our slteets on Saturday eve ning last, and we are pleased to notice the commendable degree-or progress It Is mak lug. A small party from this place visited that Komowbrl noted public, work, tho "IIckisiic Tunnel," on Mondny ofthls week. With the exee lion nrKveariness, tho trip was very much enjnyed by the members or the parly. Jammttn, -Rev. C. P. Frenyer, p&stor or tho Hap list church In Jamaica, has written a long letter lo the Ludlow Gazette, assigning the reasons why that church withdraws Its fel lowship' from tho Masonic fraternity, be lieving that tlio church provides every means, and those too of divine oriuln. tint 4e needs to enable him to fulfil his obliga tions to (lod and bis fellovvmen, and If man united with tho Masons he is neither impelled by the sptrltof Chrlt, nor guided by his word. M,fMfrrsf. Willie, aged two years, son nf Rodney Chamberlain, roll into tho race way or Stew art's chair factory, BtOoodcllvllle, on Sun day, 23d ult., and was drowned. Ills tody was recovered by the father, not long arter, and diligent dibits were made tn revlvo him, but lu vain. J"NfMry, -The frame of tho new town hall was raised on Thursday of last week, and tho work Is being prosecuted In a satisfactory manner. -The hail-storm which passed over a ior- tlou of this town ou tlio 22d ult., considera bly damaged somo pieces of tobacco. Tho Mossrs Waghburno estimate their loss as high as S100U. ltev. Nathaniel Cinlwoith, a native nf this place, died at Pcrklnsville, Aug. 2d. He was formerly settled over tlio Hapllst church at Jamaica, and afterward preach ed at North Springfield, I.udlnw and Pcr klnsville, having been located at Ilia latter pluee soino ten or fifteen years. Ho was alsnit GO years of age, mid was wldoly knnw n and esteemed throughout the Stale II.VII. putnkv to aba dummksmton, iiiikkt- 1NC). Gall was not aware or any former argu ment of hor's (Ksslbly his) In favor of to bacco raising; especially such an elaborate ono as to "prove loo much, ir proving any thing." No ono but a lawyer, well versed In the dollcato sclenco or hair-splitting, could havo constructed such a syllogism as thine, rricnd(T) Asa, from the basis of my simple question and assertion, which I will l0H'ut, I ask again, any carpers at tobacco raising, if corn and rye are not usod to sub servo even worso purposes and Interests than tohaccoT H stretched on tlio rai k, In tlio causo or truth, the answer would U "yes," from ovcryonc, extracted reluctant ly though It might be, from some. Again I repeat my assertion, that corn and rye aro used tor worso purposes than tobacco, and that Ihe uso of "corn whiskey and old rye," more than aught beside, degrades man to the level of the lowest order of the bruto creation. All this istruo, wcall know, and that It has been sadly and surely exempli fied In Putney, I can assure you. This Is all I havo ever done toward making an ar gument of tills subject. I can best oxpress my sentiments by crying out, like the grieved child, accused of slapping when II only pinched, "I didn't do nolbln' moro, nohow; true now, I never did I" Tn rlso to the higher plane uf debatable ground, ou which friend Asa has ctovated this subject, would Involve traversing the whole length and breadth of said ground. Courteous and kind as are its cblofs, the whole domain of the Fiiiknix would bo too much to ask for ps our "tilting field," though too small a field for tho "tilting match," which your criticisms spur uio to cballengo you to, most tuntallslugly I confess. Hut wo are not of the first consideration, friend Asa) Not yett Howovcr, Putnoy confidently ciMel to Iw of some consideration, some time, and to gain on It every year, and mainly by tho same tobacco raising you deprecate. Growlngaurely richer, through favored tobacco crops, Putnoy cau but grow wiser and bettor. Phwnlxdlkc, from the ashes of Its tobacco, shall rise a bird of free dom, that shall sweep, with Its strong, broad wings, tho burden of debt from us ; with Us strong talons It shall plough the foundations of much tint shall make all tho peoplo wfsor and bettor. Public buildings shall rise from llitncc, homes bo beautified, laud Improved, and Ihe rMng generation shall secure Improved iidvanluCH for edu cation, travel and refinement. All this and more shall iiceiuu from Now England's sons cultivating their own soil, to adminis ter to Now Knglond's habit of using tobac co. Kvery nation has Its special habit, and with tills," our national habit, you nor I, friend Asa, nor can miy ono else, do moro than to render thanks lliat ours Is among tho least pernicious known nf all nations; not to be classed wilb opium eating, wino bib bing, or oven novol devouring, In Its oflect on brain and stomach. It l, Indeed, well tn cheek its spreading as a habit among tlio young, as Is the object of lucltullng absti nence from it, In tho tcmpcranco pledge of. the "Hand of Hopo." Hut It Is an estab lished fact Unit this habit Is tho vory hard est nf all tn break from; and also, that It Is a continued habit with many of our best, noblest and dearest. So there Is suro to bo n demand at present, and, consequently, a supply rrom somewhere. In vlow or all this, then, tho most and best wo can do Is to hopo and pray nlwaystliatblesslngsmay attend tho tobacco crop; and that our espe cial patch may every lcariio cither put Into moth and bedbug powder, or lu vliluous Integrity, roposo protectingly among soino carerul housowlfo's furs and woolens. Still more seriously should wo pray that our precious grain may nover be used for any worso purpose than filling hungry mouths of drunkards' families, rather than bo per. verted to the uso of drunkards' destroying appetites. " Hon voyage," thon, to both grain and tobacco, nnd tn you, friend Asa, from Gaii. Putnev. llVtf TmvrutktnM, Rev. Daniel H.'llabcoek of Fast Fal mouth, Mass., lias accepted a call from the Congregational church In this village. IVrutii. -The public reading by Miss II. K. Wood, last Saturday evening, was satisfactorily received by her Vernon friends, who gave good attention and attendance. Her class lu elocution opened auspiciously, and wo wish her success lu teaching this much neglected accomplishment. She Is at homo during vacation or tlio Itistltulo n( Canton, N. Y., vv ldcli Is under Iho direction or l'ror. J. S. Lee, rormerly or Vernon. Madonio Goose, regardless or Iho day, July 30th, gave an exhibition or bor lino musical taloi.t "in the air" as ore many musical or gymnastic entertainments or tho day, at tlio cioso or this lKth century. Her companions vied with each other In time, tone and harmony, ami all who heard tho northern music with southern proclivities were astonished, and pronounced it an un hoard of occurrence, to have such muslcso early in tho season. Sho selected tho old route, the valley of Iho Connecticut, that has been familiar to the family since tho publishment or her "melodies," and wo trust tho weather nt the north will allow her to mako us a second visit this year. nsillamitlllr, Mrs. Augusta C. H. Lamb Is to open a select school, in tills place, on Monday, Au gust 2"tb, to continue 11 weeks. Compe tent assistants will bo provided, ir necessa ry, and a courso or lectures will 1ki giv'un before tho school, free (o nil. ltev. J. S. Leo or Canton, N. Y., will preach at the Uiilversallstchurcb next Sun day. Lecture at .1 o'clock r. M,, on "Pales tine." Wilmiiigtmu, S. E. Chamberlain lias lieen appointed by the County Commissioner, liquor agent lor this town. Mr. Wheeler or Rutland, Mass., is ox pected to open a select school In this vil lage uoxt autumn, which Will commence Wednesday, Aug. 30. Wo hopo It will bo well patronized, as Mr. Wheeler conies highly recommended, and a first class school Is anticipated. Our village district school, under the charge of Miss Orlnda M. Knowlton of Wardsboro, closed with a public examina tion last Friday afternoon. All seemed pleased w Ith the exercises and the dejiort- inentoftho school. Miss Knowlton Is a lady or experience In her profession, hav ing taught several terms In our town, giv ing universal satisfaction. Sho Is pleasant, quiet and attractive, winning the love and confidence of her pupils. On her register ttioso who are particularly coinmend-iblo for having no marks against their names are Cora Field, Alice Caiter, Anna Good now, I.llla llomls, Mary Haskell, and Parke Sttlft. Others who havo no tardy marks aro Jennie Klngsley, lleim Harnard, Minnie Field, I.izzio llurrlngton, Alice Fox, I.izzio Hassclt, llutllo Harnard, Ad dle Wilder, Nellie Snow, Nellie Harnard, Fllen Dudley, Alice Smith, Jennie Luvv ton, Frank Gaylord, Willie Rlddell, Hor- ac! Iloyd, Franklin Mann and Arthur Morris. Rev. J. L. Graves of Springfield, Mass., and Mr. Rarmsi of New York city, with their families, have taken up their rcsl donco for tho suuimer ujion what Is called (he Handle, about fivo miles north nr this village. Ourtnwn is quilo nil! or visltura I'mm (bo cities aid largo tnvvns w ho are enjoying tlio warm weather among our green bills and mountains lu fishing, hunting, riding and visiting their friends, lltu.Jntr, .V. It. F. L. Franklin, a young man employ ed lu tho lacfory of Hoyden A Amldon, had his hand badly cut 111 machinery a limit w hich lie was at work on the 1st Inst, Mr. Whltaker, or tho chisel factory of Wilder .V Hopkins, who has for several wi eks been disabled by n felon, commenc ed work again a day or two since, hut only to have a linger crnsTfed under n trlp-hrtm-mer. It is proper to presume that u majority, at least, of the people hero arc sufficiently mindful nt Heaven's hlci slugs to bo thank fill for iho copious showers with which they have been favored In tlio last few days. This community has a fair share of pe cuniary ability and also or public spirit; hut unrurtuiiately tho two essentials are not united lu any nr Its members. In proof nf this fact, we call attention to lingo piles of lumber and rubbish which Ih rough ono deeado or years after another havo oc cupied the samo sjsit in tlio vory heart of the village. It would seem by this time, If thero Is really any public spirit hero that has tho ability to "work," wo might hear, seo or think aliout a "rising." A compar atlvely small outlay would convert tho place namod Into one of tlio neatest and prettiest of llltlo parks, which, with a taste till development of other latent beauties In and near the vlllago would glvo It a rcpu tatlou for attractive features unrivalled by any town of Its cluss In tho State. It does seem that our men of means would at least change Ibo nuisance named Into a placo of "beauty und Joy forever" and at tho same time erect for themselves a monument of lasting honor. Lot us pray for a new birth. Dysentery is toglnnlugto prevail here, and wo trust tho peoplo will secure a sup ply of "Dr. Martin's Great Pain furor of the Age," for It Is not only an excellent preventive for tills and many other discus es, but Is also ono of the surest and quick est ro medics for nearly all diseases of tho stomach and bowels and for pains of al most overy kind. Its healing powers aro wonderful, Its composition entirely vcgela ble, Is always safo and never injurious. Its proprietors claim that It has a belter set of gcnulno rocommondatlons than any oth er medicluo In this country, embracing many certificates of cures from nearly ev ery State and Territory In tho country. It can bo had of Martin A: Co., Main street, opposlto tho post office, Hinsdale, N. II. Whitkrilrr, .V. II. Tho liarnsof O. 0, ond I,. A, Hint wero struck by lightning on Thursday ovenlng, July 27lh, and totally consumed with all their contents. Loss about JSOUj insured ?500. N. 0. Stevens's houso was alsoslruck, but tho damago was slight, ItrrHarilitmM, ,Jtan. n Instance nf extraordinary vigor of old ago Is found In Mr. Reuben Park of llernnrdston, who Is HI years of age, and nearly as halo nnd hearty as ever. Ono day last month ho cradled hair an acre or rye, and raked mid bound an acre of tho samo grain tho samo day. .TrlhHtl4, .Tn.i. Tho hailstorm In this place, July 10th, was qutto disastrous to the growing crops, especially tobacco; but tlio plants slneo the storm have put forth now leaves, and will probably turn nut better than was expect ed. A thunder shower also passed over Norlhlicld village July 27th, during which (ho lightning struck an elm trcoon Main street, near (he residence of Joseph Young. This Is tlio fourth tlnio In forty years that lightning lias struck on Main street In this village. Geo. II. Phelps or this, town has n piece of nearly one aero of tobacco, sot Juno Oth, of which many or Iho plants measure!! rect across, and tho leaves 10 Inches 111 width. Mr. i'helps attributes tlio remarkable growth to having manured llbcially In tho (all Instead or spring, and the usoornsmall quantity or nlght-soll, compost and phos phate 111 tho hill. To secure a lino texture or Icar ho sets his plants very much nearer than many growers, putting nearly 7(00 plants ou an acre. Not n single tobacco worm has made its appearance. Till! ll'O.Tf.f.V Nl'lllt.ltlH tfl'KS. TIO.V. We publish by request the rollowlng let tor which appeared In n recent number or tho Hartford Couraut: To tke F.ditob oftHt OoeniNT i permit mo, through your ftpcr, (o c!frtns ruy thinks to the 1,307 "True Women' stM. Dimes, ap bended to the autl-woman suiTnge pctltlou to con greie, hsro teen forstrded to me bj Mine Hersh QIcl- on, of lUrtrord. The right to Use part In political affatra would, aa I bellere, Inrotre lheilufy of engag' lug In party meaaurea, and would lend lo unaex mo- man by making her the rival and competitor of man. The qucatlon of woman suffrage thua aaiumea a grare Importance not merely the putting a bit cf paper Into the ballot box, but the dtaorganlzlng aocteljr by a dangeroua revolution which would overturn the ea- tabuahed lawa of aoclal life In the whole christian world. MiasBeecher haa wlaely said, "It la Ihe tiJe toiuti of the woman anffrage queation that have cauaed me and otbera, who once fevo rably regarded It, to change our oplnlona." Among the long liat of namea Bent from Hartford, I see represented tho moit honored and Influential families of your city ; but one name la wanting. Tct In the publiahed worka of Lydia Sigour- ney, on almoat every page la tho Impreaa of the true woman. In one of her lateat publications, "Belectlosa from vartoua author," abe aaya in a preface 1 "What baa given pleasure and edification to myaeu might perform a aimlliar office to others. Ko be quest la more precious than pearla of thought and gema of hallowed aentlment." May I be allowed lo quote from thia volume of my revered friend an ex tract from "The Chrlatlan Household of Mrs. II. X. Lincoln Phelpa," a paragraph which provca that Mrs, Blgourney endoraed the oplnlona thua quoted. "In thia period of innovation r.nd revolution, Injudicloua efforts are being made to break up the fonndatlona 0. oclcty and to bring woman forward ua unwonted places and situatlona. Her true friends should advo cate her advancement In all knowledge and wladom aultable to her character and dutlea ; ahould guard her righta of property and personal liberty so far aa may constat with the organization cf society, man be ing divinely conatituted the headef the family," page 220, Mra. BIgourney'a aetertiona, etc. Aa the namea cannot be prraented before the next session of congress, there will be an opportunity for adding to the lint. Influential ladies throughout the atate might circulate petltloua and aend to the writer auch namea, few or many, aa they ran obtain, giving their own names and place of reeidence to avoid lnv poaltlon. Those who hare not a printed form of peti tion may aay only, "We proteat agatnat woman auff rage," or "We do not wish to vote at political elec ttona"; the papers aent duly authenticated will be ad ded to the Hat of aome thouaanda of namea now in my hands. Aluiba Lincoln Phflfm, Cor. Rec. Washington Committee of iAiliea. Eutaw Flace, llaitimorr, Md. As Accnui'i.iMiF.n Swi.Nm.Eit. (ieor; I. lloarclnian, tho masonic swindler, w ho Is now serving out a six mouths sentence at the house of correction at Greenfield, Muss., appears lo have been an old rogue. Hi lire Tor (lie past 10 or 12 years has been one of constant crime. Tlio Livingston Demo crat (Nuudj, N. Y.,) gives 11 biographical sketch of hlui which furnishes material enough for another "Jack Shcpard" or "Dick Tiirpln." Ho is III jears of age, was brought up among the Shake! s, ft urn whom ho ran away, and traveled about exposing their forms, manner of lire, etc. Attempt ing to Join the Masons, he was black-balled for which lie swore vengeance iijkiii them. For seven years he lias roamed over tlio country swindling lodges wherever be could, and managing to clear himself In soino wny when discovered. Ho lias many times been caught In stealing, but by his "cheek and address kept outer Ihoclutclr esor tlio law. He, a row years ago, mar rled a respeelablo young lady, a Miss Fox nr Nuuda, N. Y. Slneo his confinement In jail lie has tuado efforts to get inlluentlal men to aid him in procuring pardon, but he Is likely to servo nut Ids sentenc e, ami other parties aro ready to prosecute the scoundrel when ho gets through his present "engagement." Shocking- Accipknt. A shocking aivl dent occurred Just north or Charleston, N. 1I alsiut 121 o'clock, Tuesday nonn, lay which a Ilr. Howe of Iloston, his w ifn and 11 lady friend lost their lives. Thoy wero spending tho summer at Charleston, and wero out riding. In attempting to cioss tho Sullivan railroad track, their carriage was struck by the locomotive of the ex press train from llellow s Falls, and entirely demolished. Tho doctor and ills wife were horribly mangled and Instantly killed, whllo Iho lady friend died from her Injur ies beroro reaching White River Junction. The horse escaped uninjured. The engi neer claims dial he look all pains to stop tho train, ilnglug tho liell, blowing the whistle for brakes, etc., at some distance beforo reaching Iho crossing but the lioise baulked, leaving tho buggy squately 011 the track. Tho inhabitants, however, assert that no wldstlo was sounded. Si.oi.kn Ilonsi: lU:covi:iim. J. M. Mil ler's horse, which was stolen in Greenfield, Mass., ou tho ;id of July, was round at Lcmpster, N. II., on the iotli. The thief left the horse at a hotel stable with a buggy that be stole rrom a Mr, Wright at Saxtnns River, Vt,, with about twenty pounds of wixil and a harness which undoubtedly were stolen, Mr. Miller had stolen from him a horse, an express wagon, four meal bags, a package of fish und a coat. Tlio wagon and bags were found near Saxlons River, where the thief loll tho things when ho stole Mr, Wright's buggy, Tho coat he had on when ho was arrested. The harness and fish have not yet lecn found. Communicatio7is. Wbittxs ronTHK Vsrmost Pllirslx. .t.HKiiii:t.Vi.xsTiTVTi f,r. ItMVCTlO.r, Tho 42d annual meeting of thn American Instltutoof Instruction, was held July 2(1, 27 and 28, at Fltchburg, Mas. A meeting ol tho directors look placo on Ibo forenoon of the first day. Al 2.no v. M,, IHO (eacber having met in (ho town ball, (he Institute was called to order by tho President, Ah ncr J, Phlpps, of West Mcdford, and pray, or offered by ltev, Mr, Jones of Fltchburg, Tho Secretary, I). W, Jones, of Iloston, thon read (ho report on thn last meeting, hold at Worcester, at which It appeared thero wore In attondanco 3.W teachers. The president mado somo Interesting remaiks upon the history of tho Institute, stating that Iho first general meeting was held nt Hoston In 1830; It then took Its name, American Institute of Instruction, the ob ject of which was to dlirnso a knowledge of general education. In tho third year or its contlnuanco It numbered 400 members, 300 oT whom were rrom Massachusetts, 130 be ing from Iloston, where tho society was originated, Massachusetts has appropriat ed during tho years or the Instltiito, Tor tlio aid of tho same, a total of fl 2,000 1 the oilier States of tho Union nothing. Therefore there are obvious reasons why the meetings of tho Institute havi been nftonest held In Massachusetts, Miss Elizabeth P.Peabodv of Cambridge, next lead a paper u'sm Klnder-gartenlng, tho gospel for chil dren." Sho showed somo model woys or occupying the hands and minds of little children, as practiced In Hamburg; and said education should he for all, and in the next generation every woman must be a mother, either personally or by proxy. Ar ter this paper a discussion followed on the practicalness of klnder-gartenlng In the primary schools of this country; and as lu Hamburg, whero tho system wasfirsl slatt ed, thero exist but about a dozen of these schools, It was deemed of doubtful useful ness Tor American schools. Wednesday evening the Institute was fa vored with a lecture by Gen, John I'atou, Jr., Commissioner of tho Huroau of I'duca tlon, Washington, 1). C. Subject, "Ameri can Kducatlon Progressive.' After the lecture, Mrs. Mlllerof Concord, N. II., entertained (lie audience with somo select readings or recitals. Thursday morning, the 27th, a paper was read by Win. T. Harris, supt. or tho schools of St. Louis, un "Prescription in .Modern Kducatlon Its Province." Tlieisiper pre sented some of the finest thinking of the age on this theme, embodying Illustrations In all the past and present history of teach ing. The opinion was expressed by those who had longest been members or the In stitute, that Mr. Harris's paper was ono or the most elaborate nnd best ever read before tho Institute. Next a paper by Ret. Mr. Hudson or Iloston, 011 "Methods or Teach ing History." This was a very racy uud sarcastic description or the prevailing plans of learning history in tlio schools, nor hss ho or the histories themselves, which were, in ids opinion, nothing less than a mass or lllclcss limbs, dry bones and chips, save some or the larger and more ancient works, os Gibbon's and Plutarch's. No history or tlio United Stali-s had ever been written, ho remarked, which Is readable ror him. The object or studying history with tho young, ho said, should be tn fnnu a correct taste, and an ability tn select right hooks to read. As an Illustration or vitiated tasto In read ing, ho remarked In opening bis subject, that MOO volumesor tho worst novels in tho Hoston library, wero read more than tho other 150,000 vulumes in the same library, Mr. Hudson ended by tlio proposition, that or all classes of books those which produce most mischief among tho young, aro the Sunday school libraries, At 2 o'clock a paper was read by Charles C. Perkins or Hoston, on "Tho Importance or Drawing as a Hraneh or General F.duea tlon." A paper was noxt read by Hon. II. K. Oliver or Salem, nn "Tho way I was taught." This was a very graphic descrip tion or Mr. Oliver's school and college ed ucation In Hoston and at Harvard, about the period rrom lbnil tnl&H. Kvening sessinn. A lecture by l'inf. D. C. Oilman or Yalo College, subject, "Scien tific schools lu relation to Colleges and High Si-hrsils." l'ror. Monroe, suisrinlpndent or vocal culture lu the public schools ol' Hoston, next gave some highly interesting riaclings. Friday, 2Mb, an address by Ilr. Richard Edvv arils, principal or State Normal School, Illinois. Subject, "Causes or failure in the Work of Teacher"." In brief 1. Peiver slty of parents. 2. Natural disqualifica tions or teocbers themselves; though theso are nfien over-estimated. A good teacher should possess patience, hopefulness, and all the qualities which go to uukoupa well developed man or woman. And llieso qualities are needed in everyliisly else not less than 111 the teacher. 3. Want of prep aration. -I. Wantofplan. S. Wantofwill. i. Want of enthusiasm. Dr. I'd wards s.nd ulsu leaching is nn child's play, but re quires nil Iho -sitters ol' Ihe uiadire mind. At half-past 111 a paper was read by Wurieii Johnson, Maine Stale supeiiulemlent uf schools, 011 "Stale uniformity of Text Issiks. The afternoon session of the closing dav , Friday, was given mainly lo Ihe election of olllcers mid matters of general business, concluding at 2 o'clock with a piper by N. A. Calkins, or Now York, on the question : "Docs Object Teaching hold a I'hllosoplii cal Relation to the Natmal Development of Mind, and the acquisition of knowledge. Gk.nkiial Ili'T:.r:n. The i'.-sex states man lias been Interviewed on tho subject nf Iho late New Ynrv lint. He Is tender tnwaids the einwd, and very severe on thn military, criticising their movements wllli all Ihu acumen or an accomplished General. Ho particularly lluds fault with the display mado by Iho troops. When he (llutler) was lu New York in ltKII, ho kept ills tronpsoutnfslght.hcsuid, although every ono knew that he had plen ty on hand; and he attributed Iho quiet of tho city largely to that fact. Now the quiet or tlio city lu Isill wasdno to there being no leal danger or an out break ou that occasion. The occasion, ol' (ho General's presence thorn was a made lip farce. He was sensible enough to know this, and unprincipled enough In play .1 valu-glorlous pait In II, much In Iho Injury oT the country. Com. Meusures have been taken already In Rome tn prepare Tur the choice nr the next Poa. "Mamma," said a tittle Isiy who had been sent lo dry a tnvvel before Iho lire, "is it done when It's brown T" Parlies wbn have been sending money In Now York for "queer," or i-ounterrelt money, may bn Interested tn know that full lists of names are being mado out fin publication, The largest Im-nmo lax ever paid by any single firm in tills country, Is Unit uf II. Lorlllard A"Cn.,tbotobaconlsls,amnuut Ing In about (0,000,000 within the last five years, 'fids Includes only the direct spe cific tax on chewing and smoking tobacco and siiuir, and is therefore oxrluslvo of maiinlicliiicr's tax, dealer's tax, license, etc.