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THE VERMONT TMICENIX, BRATTLEBOIU), FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1878. imattlkhoiio l'MDAY, .HII.Y "., 1KTH. lli-piilillruii (tulv mlnulliH. roit ooveiinoii, HRDFIELD PHOCTOIt, or la'TLisu. FOH LtEUT.-nOVF.nNOn, I'.. P. COLTON, or lBUDCnnn. roil TItF.ASUnF.il, JOHN A. PAGE, or viosTrxt-irii. At the First District convention, he-Id ftt Vergeitnes lust Thursday, Col. Chan. It. Joyce was unanimously renominated for tneinbrr of Cuiirh m. The subscription to the four per cent bouds lit New York, Saturday, reached a million hud n quarter, mostly in small lots to fill order from New England nnd other cities iu New York nud tlio West. Tho -Caledonia county ltepublienns resolved st their recent convention, "That this con. vcntlon take this opportunity to testify to its approval of tlio honest administration of tlio government by President Hayes, nml we heartily commend his exertions to harmonize sfctioual IU feeling between the North nnd the South, nnd to bring about ft reform in tlio civil service." Queen Mercedes of Spain died lit Madrid Wednesday after a brief illness. She. was on ly 18 years old and had been but five mouths married. The circumstances of her marriage to King Alphouso last February are well re memberedthe match having been n genuine, lovo affair an unusual thing in roynl life. The young king is completely prostrated with grief, nnd n universal feeling of sympathy is felt for him in his sorrow. Tho lolleges fed the hnrd times. Th president of Wesleyan university nt Middle town, Conn., has resigned on account of the financial difficulties ho could not compter, and"ouo of tho officers of Yule is ipiotcd its saying: "It has been u year of retrench ment nnd curtailing instend of imprrttemelit. Never have the demands for charity from in digeut students been so great. Never of Into yenrs liavo the'opportuuitics for growth been so limited." It was forty years last Friday since the cor onation of Queen Victoria, though sho actu ally cnuio' to tho throuo as the successor of William IV. tho year before. Only three, sov ereigns ever sat on tho throne of England as long, nnd tho Queen's reign has been as not able as it lias beeniong. Wonderful changes and improvements have taken place in the world during this period, nnd England hns grown materially and improved socially ns never before in n similar time. Tho Potter committee nt Washington exam iued Gen. Thomas C. Anderson of the Louis iana returning board, Saturday, in regard to tho counting of tho electoral votes, but failed to get auy evidence front him which gave any supKrt at all to their case. Oeu. Anderson stated that the returning board knew nothing at all about how they were coming out until they got through with the count, and that they held no private discussions ns to what the result would be nnd hazarded no guesses in regard to it. A National Narrow-Gauge railway couveu tion has been called to meet iu Cincinnati, on tho l'.lth inst. The question to bo considered will embrace everything relative to tlio con struction nnd operation of narrow-gauge lines, in economy nnd practical efficiency. Tho Executive Committee invite tho attendance of all officers of narrow-gauge roads built or pro jected, car-builders, manufacturers of rails, locomotive-builders, and dealers iu supplies, that n thorough investigation of the subject may be secured. Secretary Sherman has tho best of the ar gument when ho reminds the Potter commit tee that whether the Louisiana returning board acted properly or not' iu throwing out returns on account of intimidation, is a more vital question than whether he did or did not writo tlio alleged Sherman letter; and he very well says that "the whole affair has become ft ludicrous burlesque nnd a trnvesty on just ness and fairness." The committee, however, do not want to hear anything more about in timidation, and they have accordingly rcfus. ;d to allow Mr. Sherman to introduco testi mony in regard to tho detuoemtiu intimida tion iu Louisiana in 1871! ns he asked leave to do. Inquiries among the business men of New York have brought out tho unqualified grati fication felt at tho adjournment of Congress, and tlio expression is almost universal on the cotton, produce, stock, grocers',tobacco, pro vision and other exchanges that business will now improve. A prominent operator in United States securities says that as soon as tho adjournment of Congress became u fixed fact there was an Immediate increase of ac tivity iu business, nud especially in United SUiteB bonds, probably growing out of a feel ing that there would bu no further tinkering by Congress with fuuniccs. Since the ad journment there-lms been a sternly improve ment iu tho market for nil classes of govern ment securities. The arrival of the first steamer of John Koach's new line, tlio City of Itio de Janeiro, May '.'II, was bailed with acclamation by the people and press of the llraziliau cujiilul as an important commercial event iu the history of the empire, Dooming cauuou welcomed its approach, merchants nnd the elite of the city hastened to visit its elegant saloons, and, to crown all, Pom Pedro expressed his satis faction nt the inauguration of the Hue ho hail subsidized by giving a stylish reception on board tho steamer, The English showed their irritation at this interference with a trade they buvo monopolized by distributing n lampoon at ltio de Janeiro, setting forth iu most bombastic phrase the advantages, of trade between llrazil and the Unites! States. On account of the unusual drafts on the Treasury, due to the payment of Naval con tracts nnd other unusual cull J, tho public debt was increased duriug the mouth of June 14:i,:tMI :tii. There has been no change in the interest-twariug debt duriug the month, except that the npjwrcnt amount of the 4 per cent lifts been increased ..',!M)0,000 and the 1 per cents 7,4kmi,ikni. The former is the baUuce of the .f.'ai.tMxl.tMK) of bonds sold for resumption purjioses, nud the latter increase results from the sale of the 4 per cents iu excess of the amount of II per cents "called," ujiou which interest has not yet ceased. The net amount of coin iu the Treasury against lilch there was no demand July 1, was lJltl.UlO.'.'Kt, agalust fcl'.'lW-V 7.17, June. 1. Gin. llutlcr was not well pleased Monday, nt the unbidden presence of Congressman rot Ur of Ohio in tho Potter Committee room, Foster had not been summoned before that august body, but he appeared iu defense of Jjis rcjuUii&w which had been assailed by Duller, and, altogether, he made that worthy nppeiir In bad light. Then Mr. Foter offered to testify relative to the Wormloy Hot I conference and give the enrrtet version of that affair, which had la en so distorted by Interested, parlies; bid Hull' rand Potter were not prepared for the truth and declined lo listen to Mr. Foster. As the farce of tho day, Mrs. '.teuks was examined nnd finally dis charged, lleforo leaving sho delivered n few brief entenccs by way of valedictory. All iu all it was n most amusing day, but utterly use less to tho democrats. The third annual regatta between the col lego eights of Harvard and Y'nlc look place on the Thames nt New London, Conn., last Fri day, and was triumphantly won by tho Har vard. The victory was an easy one, but there was nothing in it of which the defeated crew have reason to bo nshnmed, They lor.t the race, but won the distinction of beating the tiine by whlcJi the splendid Ynle eight of 1871! defeated Harvard nt Springfield. The rowing of Harvard was superior to any yet seen in college races this side of the Atlantic. Tho weather was fine, ntul the race, in all its details, was one of the most cure fully man nged that was ever rowed on American wn ters. Tho time of the Harvnrds the race was a four-milo straightaway was 20 min utes, 14 seconds. Tho Y'ulcs came iu about fwelvo boat-lengths behind, and although it was evident from the start that they wet c beateu, they rowed over the whole course pluckily and at their very best. Tho Windsor county llcpiibllcuns, at their recent convention adopted the following res. olutiou : "HeHolcfd, That recognizing the distin guished nbility nnd incorruptible integrity of our senator, the Hon, Justin S. Morrill, his persistent advocacy of iv sound currency, his stcaily devotion to tho best interests of every form of American labor, nud his earnest en ilenvors to promote the peace ami prosperity ami tho welfaro of our whole country, we woulel rcipiest our senators to cast their votes for his re-election nt tho comiui session of our legislature." Tho Wooelstock Stanetnrd, referring to this hamlsomc anil deserveil cmlorsemeut of Sen ator Morrill's services, says ; Tho resolution of tho county convention endorsing Senator Morrill was adopted unan imously nud reflects the voice not only of tho county but of the State. Tho services ho has renderetl the State nuel nation anil the leading position he holds iu the senate entitle him to this recognition uud to a unanimous re-election, which we have no iloubt he will receive1. Although insignificant in territorial area and population, Vermont is yet in the front rank if not iu the first placo in lullucucu iu tho up per houso of tho national legislature, a prouel distinction nnd due to the diameter and abil ity of her two senators, who hold respective ly tho chairmanships of tho two most lmport aut committees. No patriot would think of disturbing cither of them." Crop ftrilict. From full reports of crop prospects, gath ered from a v, ido extent of country, nud pub lished by the Now Y'ork Herald iu Its last Sat urday's issue, it is evident that tho early promise of a season of abtimlant harvests is being borne out to a very encouraging degree. About .",0,000,000 acres were iu wheat the present year, an increase over last year in area sown of fifteen per cent, for winter uud eighteen for spring wheut. It is noted as n curious fact that, while the total surface sow u with wheat is nearly as great ns nil New Eng. land, twelve States will this year produce nearly fotn-fiftbs of tho entire crop. These are Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Ohio, Michi gan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota. Iowa, Missouri, Kansas ami California. The crop promises to exceed :i."(l,(KKl,(S)0 bushels, of which 4.",(KK),(HH) will be needed for seed, nud it is estimated that we shall have a sur plus of 7U,ono,(Xll bushels for shipment, lie sides tho :iO,IK)0,lKM1 in wheat there aro Bo,. (XK),(KH) acres in corn. Illinois alono has' H,. 000,1X10 acres iu corn, and Iowa .".(HiO.IHKl. Tho acreage of corn has increased 20,1X10,000 .since 18(10. The prospect is for a fair rather than great crop. The acreage in oats is ten per cent greater than hist year, anil the yielel will bo above the average. The acreage iu cotton is three per cent greater than last, year. Tlio Southern States have a far great er area In food crops than ever before, the planters having discovered that it is profita ble for them to raise com us well as cotton. It is noted as a gratifying aud encouraging fact that in the New England States thcro is nu iuereuso in tho number of small wheat fields, which shows that tho farmers in thin region have found it profitable to raise at least n part of the bread they consume. The Inteenatiosai. CoxEi:r.NCE iton the Silveii Question will meet in about u month either at Geneva or Paris. The date lixeil upon for its assembling is July "J.", but there may bo a postponement until August 10, to suit tho convenience of ex-Senator Fenton, one of tho American commissioners. Great Britain is expected to participate iu the de liberations, nnd the only refusal thus far is that of Germany. The matters which the conference is to consider are very important ones, for they involve the question of a single or double standard upon which to base the value of currency. Our commissioners lire expected to do what they can for the double standard system, on tho ground that tho pre- poudercucu of pubho sentiment in tho United States, as represented by tho actiou of Con. gress on the silver question, is against the single standard. Hut it is more important to be right than to take a wiong course simply because Congress has taken it, nnd it is to be hoped that the Amiriciiu commissioners will take broader ground than trying to heild up our cougjestuicu as authorities on the funda mental principles of money nud finance, CouNfEiurtir Coin. Treasury authorities estimate that ijrS.IHHi.OOtl of counterfeit coin is now iu circulation iu this country nud that the amount is constantly increasing. Be sides the actual counterfeiting, the tricks of "sweating" nud filling nro resorted to. As much as !?2 is tukeu from gold pieces by "sweating" or filling the piece. What remains is genuine and the imprint remains sharp. Splitting is another device, lly this method as much as ,"- can be taken out of a l'll piece, The piece is split into equal parts and after being dug out the cavity is filled with nil alloy, then solder the pieces together with gold. Another prooess is to bore holes in tho edge( fill them with silver, cover with gold solder nnd rouilll. Counterfeits pure and simple are most always below weight. One of the most dangerous counterfeits Is that of a gold piece. It is full weight (p.".i grains; composes! of gold ami silver and is worth from $2.70 to .1.40. It is thicker than the genuine. It will not pay to debase silver coins, so tliey are counterfeited throughout. Typo metal is used for some of the smaller coins. There is a counterfeit half-dollar made of silver, copper and zinc, worth seven teen cents, and is from seven to ten grains light. The spurious character of another half dollar Is betrayed .by its thickness. It is made of German silwr, plated with tho pure metal. Aside from the too great thickness of most counterfeit coins, compared with tho genuine, such coins may be detected by their edges, tne milling on wmcu is npt to be de fectlve. The ring of a coin or rather tho want of It- does not always deuolo that it is spurious, as a ubw iu me pure iea may cause a fiat sound. Tlio centennial sunifersary of the battle of Jlonniouin, tougnion tlio yhtlior June, 1 7 J, was celebrated at Freehold, N, J.. Friday. with ceremonies consisting of a military nud civic procession, aud tho laving of the corner stone oi a monument on ino name ground, wuu orations by proimue.ni puono wen. Tlies Itlesillcul Ciimntrncrlilriit of till Ijlilt-VeUy-.Y Vermont Tho Commencement of the Medical De partment of (ho Uhlveislly of Vermont was celebnilcd nt llurllugton leist' Thursday even Ing, 'J7lh nil. The exercises took placo ill (he city hall nud wire listened In by a large and select audlinic. After the performance of n selection by tho orchestra nnd nu open ing prayer by ltev: E. It, Atwlll, rector of St. Find's church, Prof. Wnltcr Cnrpetitor, Dean of tho Medical College, presented the graduating class, fl.1 in number, to President lluckham, with tho announcement that, hav. ing taktn tho required course and passed the necessary examinations, they were recom memled for tho elegreo of Doctor of Medicine. President lluckham then, in a brief n.lelress, conferred the degrees, aud presented the ill. plomas. Next e'aine tho address of welcome', by Dr. 0. M. Chandler, of Monlpeller, President, of the Vermont Slate Medical Society, In which lie congratulated the graduates and we homed them Into Jhe ranks of the profession, wish Ing each of them ucliicveinents nnd discover ies that would reflect honor upon themselves and lustre upon tho profession. Dr. Carpenter then announced th award of prizes, ns follows i Honor men, Jaines Conhmd, Nathaniel C. II. Haviland, William H. Kirk, Howard P. Miller, William G. Hob Insou. Tho first Faculty prize, .",o, for gen end proficiency ill examinations', was uwarde d to Nathaniel C. II. Haviland, of Danville, tho second, $'.'.", to James Coidand, of llraltlc boro. The prize for tho best thi'sis, ."i0.wus also awarded to Nathaniel C. II. Haviland, with honornblo mention of tho theses of Frank K. Aiusworlh and Wesley E. Drown. Prof. A. F. A. King, for tho committee, an, nounceel the award of tho prize for tho best thesis, and in doing so spoke iu the most flat tering terms of llr. Havilaud's essay, and nil ded Prof. Witthaus's testimony, to llio eireit that in the professional examination of many theses, this was ouo of tho best ho had over read. Tho valedictory was delivered by Henry M. Tames of tho graduating class, and following this was an address by Wm. Darling, M. I)., F. It. C. S., professor of anatomy iu tho Uni versity, In which ho congratulated the class on the assiduity, punctuality aud ability which they had shown iu their studies, ami ileclarcd that the Midical Faculty had never attached their names lo a set of diplomas with greater satisfaction than to theirs. He said that, hav ing attended, last year, tho examinations at one of the most noted medical schools in Eu rope, he eould say that the graduates there did not surpass those of this collego iu profi ciency. Hut they hud only begun their stud ies. The heights of their profession were ye t to be sculetl. They must rciucmbcr that em inence in any science is not easily attained. Their motto must bo "Excelsior.'' Alludhig to some practical topics, Dr. Darling urged tho graduates to hole! tho confidence" of their patients as sacred ns tho tonfcssiou.il. He snidi "Set u wutch on your hps : niNerdis. close n professionul secret: iivuiel all gossip about your jiatients, and iidel to the honoreel title of physician the nobler title of friend. Avoid strifes anil jealousies iu tho profession, spread the lnuutlft of charity over the mis takes ef a brother practitioner, ami let him who bus never made a mistake lie the first to cast n, stone. Set apart a portion of your time for self-culture. Facts now familiar be come dim iu time, withe ut frequent revision. He conservative. The jouug physician is often enptivated by ope rath o surgery. Hut the best surgion is the one w ho is most care ful to exhaust nil other methods lit fore he resorts to the knife. He liael often hcar-lthe greatest of operative surgeons. Dr. Valtntino Molt, plead for conservatism in surgery. The skill which sa sa limb is better than that which cuts off n hundred." These various exercises were intersperseel with selections by the orchestra, and at their conclusion the Medical Faculty, the graelu. ntes, nud n number of guests, proceeded to the Vnu Ness House, where an. elegant tollatiou was partaken of. This commencement is pronounced by all who nttcndod it the most successful ar.d sat isfactory in the history of the medical depait incut of the Unive rsity. The" medical colli go is iu every respect iu a nourishing condition, and taken in conncition with the Increased opportunities for study and observation w hich will be nffordcel by the Fletche r 1 lospital, now neariug its completion, it is entirely within bounds to say that no similar school offers greater advantages to its students than ilocs this one. We are glad to present in this eouncctiou, the following article, copied from the hist is suo of the llurliugton Clipper, which gives a brief sketch of tho epialificatious aud attain ments of the several gentlemen who compose tho Medical Faculty of tho Collego : Omitting any notice, nt this time, of tho Emeritus Professors, Demonstrators nud In structors, we take first from the catalogue the name of Walter Carpenter, -M. 1)., I'lotessor of tho Theory aud Practice of Medicine, and Demi of the Faculty. Dr. Carptnttr has been iu practice over forty years, anil is a man of vasi txjn-ricucu uuu uisuugiiisiiiii auuiiy in the profession. From the beginning of the Meihcul Collego until now he has givtu to it his tune, money aud energy, ami his z,al iu its bdiulf only increases with lus years. Ho has seen the number of students increase from li to Kl'l, aud the elividends grow from jl..",i; to n sum commensurate with the num ber of students nuel tho general progress of the institution. Dr. Carpenter's connection with the college insures its il.dity nml suc cess. Prof. Win. Darling, F. It. C. S., of New Y'ork city, l'rofessor of General aud Spe. cial Anatomy, as a teacher in his department, has no superior. Fellowship iu the lloyal Collego of Surgeons by examination is no empty dignity. Wo believe ho js tho only person iu this country who hns attained to this honor. Tho boys say Dr. Darling could deliver uu inteustiug lecturo on anatomy in his sleep. Prof. A. F. A. King, l'rofessor of Obstetrics aud Diseases of Women, holds tho same chair in the Columbian University, at 'ashingtou, D. C. Dr. Kiug ranks high iu his profession as a graceful nnd interest ing lecturer, uud a teacher thoroughly posted iu his specialty. Ho lias givtu perfect sutis factiouthroughoiit his eight years' connection with tho College. Dr. Henry D. Holtou, of llrattleboro, Professor of Materia Medica anil General Pathology, is a physician of large practice uud State reputation. He is pno of the ablest members of the faculty, aud his department is perhaps tho most important of auy to the student who expects to go into general practice. Dr, Marshall Calkins, of Springfield, Mass., Professor of Physiology aud Microscopic Anatomy, is a master In n most interesting nnd important field of study. His lectures are said to give especial satisfac tion. Prof. James M. Little, of New York city, Professor of the principles and Practice of Surgery, also holds the position of Lectur er on Operative Surgery and Surgical Dress- lugs In tne tjollege ot l'liy siciaris mm Sur geons iu New Y'ork. and is one of tho consult ing surgeons to St. Luke's aud St. Vincent's hospitals of that city. Dr. Little is one of the wheel horses of the Medical College. His wide professional reputation, his business nbility, his tucrgy, and, aben all his 7eal in behalf of the College, have made him ail in valuable member of the faculty. Much of luo woru ox me Loucge nas lalleu upon uuu ami luuen oi us present success lsitue to nlui. l'rof, It. A, Witthaus, who takes Prof. Col Her a nlaee as l'rofessor of Lliemislry, has re ceived a thorough professional training in tho best schools of Europe, and his lectures hern have given the highest satisfaction not only to tne meuicai students, out to me general uiuli. euces of our towns-people who have heard them. Among the professors of special sub jects, we take from the eataloguo tho names of Dr. William A Hammond of New Y'ork, Professor of Diseases of the Mind and Nen ous System j Dr. ltobt-vt W. Taylor of New York, l'rofessor of Diseases of the Skin Dr, Sto- Jiheu M. lioberts of New Y'ork, Professor of liseases of Children nnd Dr. A. T. Wood wnrj of Jlratidon, Profe'ssor of tho Surgical Diseases of Women, Dr. Hammond has n world-wide reputation us an author, as a build er qf hospitals, as i) geutlemau of wealth and pulpite, uni as i very distingnjsbeel success In his specialty. Dr. Taylor is one of the phy sicians to Clarity Hospital, and has made his mark as a rising mtu In a very difficult field. Dr. Huberts, after graduating nt tho Univer sity, took his degree at the medical collego hero nud at the College of Physicians nnd Sur geons in New York. Ha wns ntliulttcd by ex amination ns a houso Physician to Charity Hospital, nnd a year nftcrwnrds to the Nursc- y nud Child's Hospital, New York, 111 which iiistllittinu ho had unothcr j car's experience. He Is Professor ot Diseases of Children in ft medical college for wonie'ii ill New York, and holds tllniepies for children nt theDeMilt Dis. pciisnry. His lectures litre are upon n branch of meelicnl scieuee much incrhaikcd, consid ering Its Importance, and are characterized by thoroughness, clearness nnd system. Dr. Wood waul is well known throughout tho State, nnd beside tho reputation of lino nbili ty us n general practitioner, Is known ns n surgeon of peculiar skill In the department ui)n which lie lectures. With the advantage of siicha list of Instruc tors, uud the acce-ssury of u well-managed hospital, stuele ids ofuedieiuo need not leae Vermont, ami students from nhronel can will coiiie here. I'olll'l-'s litqilUltlnn nol II Nucrrss llir Trstliiiiill (if .Tlliil-etrr .nrs. If it is possible feir Clarkson N. Poller In feel that hx has made ft fool of himself nt Gov. TiMeii's direction to no possible purpose, he certainly linift have n vivid realization of it by this time. After working nnny a mouth iu his own way, he has succeeded ill demon strating that tho charges which ho so boldly made against Secretary Sherman nnd Minis ter Noyes had no basis nt all upon which lo rest, and what ho meant to be an inquisition proves a vindication of the very persons whom ho thought to destroy. 1 his was not what Mr. Potter bargained for, and the dem ocrats us a party will have less confidence than ever iu the lenelershlp of a man who starteel out with such high sounding declara tions of what, ho could nnd would establish, and who ends in establishing nothing so forci bly as that his own crtdullly ran away with him nud led him to accept partisan gossip ns wtll sustained testimony Mr. Peilttr will know more in future about political investi gations, ami ue'Xt time lit will be more cau tious upon what he liasi s his charges ngniust eminent republicnns) Minister Noyess straight foi ward frank- news in his testimony t once ruing the Florida electoral e-otint, completely and effectively disposes of the charges Potter lunele against him, nnd Potter's condition ns his t barge are swept away, is pitiable in th" extreme. Gui. Noyes shows conclusively Hint ho did nol go to l'loriila as Gov. Hayes's riprtscutntie to mako bargains with tho vote canvassers, but that he wept simply and solely toghcthe Florida republicans the b-nefit of his 'legal ndviee iu prese nting their ease In the enmoss- ing board. He diel not go at the rcipiest of Got.. Hayes, recti vet no I'oiiiiiiimicatioiis from him while there', was npt'iuithoricd to iruuusc ollice-s to the Florida men, but, ufti r the ole- touulilig h.lel alt been done1, be tolel McLiu, who said he had to txeittd the hostil ity of the democrats that he coulel not live in Florida, that ho should bo glad to tell Gov. Haves, if b" was declare d e he ti el President, that he believes! Mel. in had eliiuii his duty nud that he would also reeomuieuel him for some office. He also told Cowgill, another of the board, that if he could lie of any ser. to him he' would b' gild to rt-neler it. ami thes,' promises he- kept in re'commcueling both McLiu and Covegill for appointments, nml it was not bis fault that they elid not get them. He also gave' dipt. Dennis n henily recommendation at the treasury department, aud did all that he eould do to secure the re warel of men who hail ntteel, as he supposed, honestly and intelligently uud not simply for tho purjiose of getting olhtVs. Gen. Noyes distinctly nnd emphatically states that he never said te any living man in Florid) that he- represent, d Gov. Have's, and his testimony shows that he was more tliau ordinarily e-areful tul discreet in all the com inunicatioiis h.' hail with the members of tho returning board. As to the statement of dipt. Dennis that Gen. Noyts did not coll him as a witness for fear that the republican pro-pe'tts woulel bo il.imageel, Gelt. Lew Wallace's explanation is that the reason why Dennis was not called was that ho taiiscd it to bo understood that it might result Iu personal injury to himself if he was ealleil upon to tes tify, as the democrats had already threatened his life. In a word, Gen. Noyes's testimony completely demolishes the case which the deinocratu started out to establish, and with equal completeness elashes the hiqsvs of Gen. Duller that he can prove sueh corrupt bar gaining on tho part of President Hayes ns will give nu excuse for the elemocratic House of Kepreseiitativcs to move for his impeuch mcnt. If nil politicians could give so dem and tonsistent 'nu account of thtir transac tions nB Minister Noyes is able to elo, Ameri can politics woulel !e by no means so dark as they ore paiuted. Fpriiigjitlit Union. (iv I'licLurtl's Views on llir X.oliUluttu hettleliirjit. The snb.Potti'r committee which has gone to New Orleans has found out from Gov. Pack nrel himself whnt he thinks of his election' and of his being set nside to mako room for Gov. Nichols, but exactly how 'that bears upon what the committee got iueelf appointed for is not plaiuy evident. Gov. l'ackarel told his questioners that he regarded himself ns tho legally elected governor of Louisiana, and that his majority was between the highest nud lowest majorities receiveel by tho electors on the Hayes ticket. Tlio returning board couuted the votes nud tho legislature eleclareel the result, and iu his opinion his title to the governorship wasasgooel as that of Mr.Hayes to the presidency. The same legislature which cauvassetl the gubernatorial votes and eleclareel Packarel gov eraeir, elected William Pitt Kil logg United States Senator, atul there is strong force in Packard's statement that if tho sena torial election of that legislature was entitled to respect, n also was its deelaratiou of the' gubernatorial vote. Gov. Packarel speaks very calmly and eli-passiouately in regarel to tho work of tho Louisiana commission, nud the l'otter inquisitors will not fuiil anything in his testimony Hint will give them any hold for impeaching the Prtsieleiit. He attributes the whole lulitteT of his being ousted from tho governorship, and the Nith ol government being recognized, to the ag gressive and defiant attitude taken by the democrats who sympathized with Nicholls. An ariueel mob called militia crowded the streets and weakened confidence in tho Pack ard legislature juid caused some of its mem bers to desert, and the commissioners, whose mission was to secure some kind of a peace ful settlement, found that tho Nichols party would not give up the contest while the Pack ard party would. The Packard legislators were willing to go over to tho Nicholls legis. lators and help make a ipioruui, but not vico versa. Packard charges no hostility to him self upon the President or tho commissioners, but says that tho commissioners would as gladly recognized him ns Nicholls if they could have iuduced tho Nicholls legislators to meet with (ho Packarel legislators. Gov. Packarel declares his belief that he could have maintained himself had he beeu allnwe'il troops, nud that if the President had recog nized the returning board's elecision he coulel havo maintaiueel his government irespective of troeips. 1 tut President Grant tilegraphed him March 1, that ho could net longer allow I'uiteit states troops to support candidates for state offices, and Stanley Matthew s wrote him on the KHli, repeating this statement. With no troops and no nrms, with no recognition at Washington, and with the Louisiana democ racy insisting with arms iu their hands that Nicholls must hive tho governorship, there was but one peaceful result possible, nml that was for the republicans iu Louisiana to givo up to the democrats. Ho gives no support lo the charge that this result was brought about bv any corrupt means on the part of tho coin, missloncrs, but his testimony, ns well ns that of others, shows that tlio parties who made tho least creditable exhibition of themselves in connection with tho Louisiana settlement were) the democrats themselves, w ho had made up their minds to havo Nicholls recognized ns govornor, or fight. Tlic I'rrileleiU'a I'o-ellliiii, Tho talk ot the Washington correspondent", to tho effect that President lhiye s has no fob lowing iu Congress anil few friends among tho politicians that congregate nt the cnpUol, is getting n trifle monotonous. Wo nre elis pOHcel to ask, What of It ? Whoso fault is it 1 Who is discredited by tlio fact,- llio Presi dent or those who don't llko him t It occurs to a good many people that it is rather to tho credit of nu executive, than otherwise, to havo earned tho ill-will of tho lato most sincerely tinlatnttitcd Congress, Even n uegativo goeidness Is something to bo thankful for In theso limes. The l'resl. dent has not ailiuil repeated blowsnt thecrtsl it nnd fair fame of tho nation through dishoii. est and crazy financial schemes. He has not disturbed reviving confidence nnd injureil business by inaugurating n revolutionary movement, and backing out of It only after tho injury was done, lie has not shaiuid tho nation that justly pride s itself on its share) in establishing the principle of international nr. bilration iu lieu 'of war, by higgling like a dishonest jockey over the payment of, nn award thnt happened logo against It. Ho has not sought to crippte ami still further skeletonize our gallant little army. He has not shown his incapacity by iiiudelliug every iiiipoitnnl wolk that ho iilidtrtook, nud pinv ed himself capable only in carrying out parti san or selfish schemes. The abortive turiff revision, the repeal of it bankrupt law for lack of brains enough lo amend it properly, the Impairment of the revenues by n buncombe reduction of the tobacco tax, the criminal failure to provide for n rational, safe nud lion est way to canvass and declare the electoral vole, these and other sins of tuuissiou and commission, utuiot be laid at the President's itoor. Wtl), what has he done '! Ho has be-cn l'ri'siih'iit eif the- Unite-el Stale, within the lines ilruwu by the constitution of his louutry, and in strict obedience to his oath "re'gistcrcd iu Heaven," ns the lamented Lini'ulii strongly phrased it. He has con ducted our foreign nffairs with dignity and discretion, nml so udmini-tereel affairs at homo ns to secure, for tho first time siuco the on I brink of the war, peace and tranquility throughout the laml. He has seen that tho constitution was upheld and the laws faith fully executetl. He has betu an honest, fear less, faithful chief magistrate, neither neg lecting any plain duty nor attempting to ar rogate tei himself puvvtin that belong to other tleiMirluieiits of the government. More than this: For tho first time since the days of Jackson, President Hayes illus. trates tho principlo of true political indepen dence in tho executive I'llice'. Ho has been President of the whole people. If he is, ns has been said, "a Prtsideiit without n pnrty," he is not a President without n country. Aud if the time be not yet tome when his lofty saying is recognized as true that "He serves his jsirty best who serves his country best" -it is the moro to his honor feir trying to has. ten tho day whin it will be. For the first time, no civil officer of the gove rnment is proscribed for his opinions. No faithful offi eial nctel fear removal for declining to pay tribute to political machine liiaiiagers, while all aro udinonisheel to attend to thtir duties ami let the ptople manage their own affairs. For the first time, al-o, we haven President who is neither expecting, nor intriguing for, a second term : ami this is u greater gain than many seem willing to ndmit and remember now. who were howling so' lustily for the "principle" but a short time ago. Without any partisan interests or fellings whatever, but lejeiking at the situation only ns a citizen intere-stetl in gooel government, we insist that Prtsulrut Hayes has coueluttoel himsi'lf iu his high office with true patriotism with a lounife'st sincerity of pur-sise to do his duty well ami, iu view of nil the perplex ing anil uniisiud cireniustauces, with an abili tv, discretion and putience that entitle liiin to the highest praise, lleing right, he can af ford Ui wait. The people are never unjust iu their final verdict. UMen llulr. .Vll.tOlt .I1T1. Gru. John C. Fremont has receiveel his final iiisriictions nud started for Arizona, to take- the governorship of tint territory. Virginia ge ts n revenue of :yrii.',47l from the Molfat liepinr-punrh law ngniust 2(i2,Hl,i from licenses, etc., under the laws of tho year previous. 'llio Treasury DeiMirlment now-gets silver bullion nt llfly.two pence per ounce, making the intrinsic value of the sihe r dollar w hen coined righty-eight cents in gold. If Mr. Pottsr isn't a true Christian, thtre is danger that he may become a trifle jealous of the ardent General 1 hitler, who has taken this fraud investigation epiitee out etf tho New Y'oiker's bauds. It is allege d that Eliza Pinksfou, the col orcel woman who crentul such n sensation a little more than n yeur ngo by tales of horri ble outrages iu Ixiuisinua, has now sworn that her testimony was false. llritk Pomerny, who is now us "reel bot" a grcuibmkcr as he formerly wus a democrat, advises every greenback club to have ft drill master, and every member of theso clubs to mako himself "as proficient ns possible in'tho manual of arms." Kansas hasn't grumbled much about her crops this year. It is estimatesd that tho ncrenge in wheat, which was over a. million acres last year, will lie fifty per cent, grenter this year, nud that the state will proeluco a crop of more tliau twenty-five milliem bushels of whewt. Prince llismarek has proposed that the eld est sou of the Imperial Crown l'riuio of Ger many be scut on a six mouths' visit to tho United States. He believes it woulel strength en tho friendly relations of tho two countries, gratify the American Germans, aud haven wholesome effect on the socialist teudene'y iu Germany. The Potttr Committt-o lieu be'-n holeling sessions four weeks, nuel iu that time tho on ly testimony which stunil. luicoutradicte-el and is corrediontteel by two witnesses is that Mr. Tildeu's agents in Louisiana offered irMO.fXK) to Elector Lev iseo to voto for that zealous Presidential claimant. The Cincinnati lepnblicans aro happy over the repentance of "Eph" Holland, a notori ous democratic bullot.box stuffcr, w ho carries tho fourth warel in his poektt, uud tlcctcd a democratic congressman in 187ii by the use of repeaters, for w hicli lie spent a season iu jail. He is so mail because the democrats elinowued him us a delegate to to tho state' convention I ist week that ho swears ho will givo hisward to the5 republicans now. Samuel J. Tilden was formerly u large own er iu one of tho now- dilapidated mines uu Lake Superior, whicli petered out with exten sive liabilities and small assets. Some! time ngo tho laborers cousolielnted their claims and brought suit against Tileleu to test the epiestiou ot personal liability of stockholders. They obtained judgment in tho lower court : the case was nppenled, uud now- the Supremo Court of Michigan has affirmed the decision ntul given judgmtut against Tilden for nl-out tjL,.",000. Commencement atNoiiwich UNivEiisiTir. Tho fortieth nuuiial commencement of the Norwich Uuivcrxity nml Military Collego nt Northfield, closeel last Tliursilay evening. Captain Charles H. Curtis, Uuitcel States Army, was present. The baccalaureate ser mpu was jire ached on Sunday, JuuoiM,by ltev. F. Weston llartlett, A. M., rector of St. Mary's Episcopal church. Monday and Tues day were devoted to tho examination. On Thursday tho rhetorical exercises enme off, tho oration ami valedictory being deliverctl by Cadet Captain Charles Horace Spoouer, ot Charlestown, N. It. The oration before tho trustees was delivered by ltev. Edward It. Atwell, A. M., of llurliugton. Subject, "Con. trol." Tho military exercises by the students exhibited great proficiency, as did also tho iufuntry drill and dress parade, sabre drill, artillery drill, ami the firing of salutes. There wus also a creditable exhibition of drawings upon topographical surveys. An engine on the New Y'ork Ccutral rail road exploited nt Duffalo, N. Y,, Sunday. Tho engineer was blown 'M feet, but both ha and tlio fireman escaped injury. t,'llrr from lltistim, 'iHMMitnsMirii," a new frrnnr ok ou.ehe LITE- 1'llOf. litCIITI.t.'s ll.TIXtl MACHINf, A lofll OK HUSTON IS THE IKlltSB e'Afts AN tX AII.VSIIK.il UIV 1.11. HeisTov, Juno an, 1878. Houghton, 0gnsl -I Co., chose just tho right lime for Rending out Mr. M. S. Sever ance's novel of "Hammersmith." It comes right in the luldst of cluss days, and torn Incnccmcnt days, and tho excitement of tho New London regatta tho very things which it trcnts of so charmingly. Not a young girl thnt rinils it, but recalls her recent class day triumphs, nud tho "best llnio In the world," of which she wns but recently a happy pait i not n staid matron of us all but lives over In mullet tion, elays their exact counterpart whe-ii we were slinring iu the gladness uud happy enjoyment. Do jou know I nm tempt til to-day to tie the bit ot crimson ribbon nrouml my pnrnsol ns I f;o down town, lo iViw iny loyalty to "our crew," and I am sure I shall watch tho bulletin boards as interest- edly us any one for news from New Ijondou, lleforo lids reaches )ou, wo will nil know whethei- crimson won (as wu hope it will; or whether blue carrie-il oil the honors of the day. llruvo! hero comes ihuiiows. Harvard twelve boat lengths ahead. "itnh: ltnh!! Unh ! I ! I wonder if nny of you remember tho capi tal little story ill "Olel nnd New," n few years ago t ti college story, bright, fresh and breezy, calle-tl "Twe Spoons inn Wherry ?" It was widely cupie-el at the lime, and nil who read it ree-ogiilzeil the! promise nnd origilinlity of tho writer. That wns one of tho first, if not the very first literary effort of the author of "Hammersmith." The Milne origilinlity, the same freshness, purity and breezinoss which characterize!!' the sketch is shown to n larger elegrt-e In the more ambitious effort. It is the realization of the early promise. "Hammer, smith" is n story of college life at Harvard, and n very vivid picture the author makes. It is n book ns well worth reuding ns "Tom Jlrowuut Oxford." Indeed, Tom Hammer, smith is tho Atncricnn Tom llrown, unel ids portrait is evidently drawn by one who knew him well. Now tomes tho question. Is urial naviga tion jieissible y One would think from the success attending Prof, llichttl's Hying ma chine now on exhibition at Trcmout Temple, that it was not an impossibility to say the least. I eion't 1-elievo there has been a str son of inventive turn tit uiliiil from D.eelalas down, who has not tried or thought of trying to make a flying machine. Datius Green's nrguiuent "Tlic birds leu 0; Au' why ciu't I?" has sctmtd to be the logic used by all the fra ternity, but as far as I know, not erne hassue ceteled in doing it, until Prof, ltichtcl corn pitted his mill bine, which is navigating tho air daily iu Tremont Temple to tho delight Qf tho assembles! multitude, who every lifter noon brave tho smell of gas and the hot air to Bee the wonderful sight. I was iu nt the press exhibition en Monday, ami I must sny I was astonishes!. I liael had n confused idea of the thing, iu which wings and -other appliances of the kind leore uu iniKrtant part. I wasn't prepnred for the Dologua sausage shaped bal loon which greeteel my eyes ns I entereel, to which was nttneheel a light enr, which was like n cross between u v clocipede nml u lioat. The balloon e-arricel up the machine, ami the height was regulated by a wheel which moved some small wiug-shaiKsl paddles, anil steered it by a similar contrivance pUceel in front like n rudder. He managed it beautifully; it obe'veel every touch of foot or hand, liko n well-traintd horse. As far ns Tremont Tem pie is eonccrne il it is n great success. What it will be when It is out of ileeors with currents of air to contend against, remains to lie seen. I lielieve a short trial trip has been made which was ijuito successful ; there is talk of another from the Common ou the Fourth, to be given iusteti'l of tho usual balloon ascen sion. I btlievo Prof. Uichte'l intends to keep at work until he has coinpleteel n machine which shall enrry a car, cajuiblo of holdiug kevvral people. What if gas should susr cede steam, ami we should go flying throiili the air when we vf ish to v isit our relations, or go downtown shopping, or even make the trip across the Atlantic. How much sea sick ness would le avoideel. Let' us hope that Prof. Uichtel will be able to carry out his de signs. Wouldn't the billious ptople, who waut to go to Europe, and don't dare to on account of their stomachs and liv ers, go down on their knee's to him as a public benefactor. How many of you uro commiserating me because fate nuel the newspapers nre keeping me iu town, while evtryliody else is away taking their tiue in the country. "If such there lee," just stop! Y'ou eion't know- how much enjoyment one may get hi town, even eliiring the lienteel term. There are the pn t-. ty elrives out of town iu every elirection, unel if your purse won't aehnit of hiring a ctrriage. you cuu take the horse cars, and go anywhere into the tountry for n radius of live miles for six cents; then you can tako your own time for coming back, for you are not paying for your fun by tho hour, us vou would bo if your dealings wtre with the livery stable keepers. 1 made a trip around the city uud up to Grove Hall the other evening on the top of a "doub lo de cker," ami wasn't it fun ! You couhl sett right iuto people's second story windows anil see all the good times whieli families were having. I saw a pair of seutiluentul lovers sitting in a hay wiuduw. He was saying sweet nothings which meant everything, and she was listening with all her loving henrt iu her pretty eyes, "llless yon, my children," I s.id to myself as we went past, leaving them with their happiness, which may God make life'-long. I saw- a curly-lieadeel baby saying her.praytr at her mother's knee. I lookcel in on a cozy tea table scene, nuel I heard a young couple playing and singing college songs. Yts, it was jolly, that ride ou tlio "double decker." Aprope-s of horse car travel, a very funny story canio to me the other day. I eion't know whether it has ever been iu print, but I'll hazarel it and tell you, for you cunnol nil have heard it I'm sure. As ono of the late e-nrs was'going up Shawuiut avenue a while ago, a young couple iu one corner created a great deal of amusement for the few passengers by their affectionate out bursts. Just ns tlic young mail had bestowed the twentieth kiss ou his sweetheart, the cou iluctor suddtuly snug tint "Sawyer," mean ing tho nntiio of the street. "Dou't care if you did," shoutctl the no way disconcerteel lover, "we'ra engaged." With which, n rr voir. Baliie Joy White. Miuiilediiiiv Coi.i.EiiE. Commencement week opened nt Middle-bury college with Pres ident 1 lulbert's bacealhureate sermon at tlio Cnugregatlonal church u the nflemeion, from the text Matthew xi., is i "Come unto luo nil ye that labor nud nro heavy laden, and I will givo you rest," Ids subjett being i "Christ, tho organizing centre of humanity." Dr. A. II. Clapp of New Y'ork city delivered tlio ad dress before the Philndelphiau (religious) so. ciety in the evening. The past year has been an unusually prosperous one for llio college, which will receive ubout $40,000 from lega cies, made duriug that time. Mr. Moody feels the need of rest and sttitly after five yenrs ot constant work, and has made arrangements to go to llaltimore in Oc tober and spend the winter there with his family. He likes tho mild climate and other advantages tho city possesses, nud, placing his children at school, will hold religions ser vices several times a week iu tho large hall of the Christian association building that is to bo completed before that time, but will not keep at work oil tbo while. Local Intelligence. ItrMttli'liiini, Fust oflleo hours on the Fourth will bo from H A. M. to 1 r. m., nml from (i.tn 8 f. M. A paity of fishermen went to Slratlon List week, nnd among the trout cnptiircel was ouo which el res-seel three pounds. Mr. H. (). Aldrich, nf tho firm of 0. 1). Cobb mid liros., is ndditig u handsome new stnhlo to his residence on North Main street. Out of a duo regard for tho great and glorious Fourth, Tin: Phienix goes lo press on WedneseUy this week, one day earlier than usual. Cobb llros. cull attention to some slight change's iu their advertisement this week. They report a satisfactory anil ine-rcusing traele. , .7, .1. Hay will salt from New York, Sat urday, for a four months' trip to Paris, tho great Exposition, and oilier points of interest in Europe, L. D. Thayer recelviel some bruises Tliursilay, by being thrown from n mowing machine, anil "hopes to be shot" if ho ever attempts to ride another. Homo It! or 1," Cuban boys, pupils of Cliarlier, Institute, New York City, nro board ing during vacation with Mrs. E. Apfelbaum, on Western avenue. I. N. Thbrn claims the championship ou eearly potatoes this year, having dug full grown lurly lloso from his gareleu ou the i!7th of Juno. They were planteel April loth. The While Mountains express train got a good nepd-olf on Monday, reiiching this place promptly ou time and leaving heruwith .Ml through passengers. A still greater number went through on Tueselay. The Druttleboro nine achieved another victory ou tho fair grounds Inst Saturday nf. trrtioon, when they "waxed" the Indepen dents of Turners Falls 7 to li, aud in the ab sence of their licst pitcher, nt thai. Evening prayer every Friday evening during the summer months in St. Michael's (Episcopal) church at ." o'clock. The time of the children's service on tho first Sunday iu the month has been e hanged lo !:'!0 o'clock A. M. The liasi w eek has wituesseel the arrival of n considerable number of summer guests j tho Drool: House is filling up nud present iippenrances inelic.ito that full the nverage number of visitors will be in town during the season. A section of Tullcr llattery went to Ches ter Tueselay afternoon to attend tho HJth reg iment reunion, anil this morning, Wednesday, a special train took up :18 members of the old regiment from this place. They are expect ed'to return to-night. Engine company No. 1 of this village ami the Western of West llrattleboro are ex pecteel to attend the fireman's muster at Keene to-morrow, each attended by n drum corps. They will go over by a special train leaving hero ut -:'!0 a. li. No more will be seen upon our streets the familiar form of "Mother Harry." .She was found deuel iu her thtiir Monday morn ing, having uudoubttdly died of heart dis lasc. to which she l.uel be'eu subjett. The funeral si rvicts wire held nt the Methodist chapel, Tueselay morning. A little llrown child, living on Elliot street, stcppcel on a largo neeille, Moneliy morning, running it into its foot tho eye cud first. The needle was just long enough to reach through the foot, aud, passing uubrok en between tho l-oues,was easily extracted by Dr. Gregg. Tcm-H'i-auco lectures are nt a eliscouut with the mercury ranging among the nineties, and tho addresses by Mr. llisley, Saturday nud Sunday, wire rather thinly attended. Mr. Eisleji. a,lso uddreosoel the crowd from the steps of the town hall Mouekiy evening, the boys' brass baud furnishing the music. The old house ou High street, eomer of Atwopel lane, ovvntd by O. J. Pratt, has been purchased by Dav id Miller, who will remove it to his lot on Forest strut; nnd Mr. Pratt will tiiovo tho house he now lives in to the corner lot, preparatory to putting up u new resilience whicli he has hud for senile time in contemplation. Up to Monday night tho locating survey of the llrattleboro A. Whitehall railronel had progressed as far as Harmonyville, Town, shend, and ou Tueselay morning the engin eers' corps pusheel ou from thai point. Moro than half of the survey has now bet n neconi. plishtd, aud the route is found fully ns fensi ble ns w as anticiated. An accident similar to that recorded far. tlier ou iu this column as having occurred Monday ou the Now London road, happened the sumo day to tho Saratoga and White Mountain express train near Cavtnelish, on the HutLuid A llurliugton road, but fortunate ly no one was injured aud no serious damage w-as done. The ladies of tho Uaptist society -will hold thtir annual lawn party on Wtduesday evening of next week on the grouiuls eif Col. J. J. Estey. Every effort will be mado lo have the entertainment an attractive one, nuel tho memory of the eujoyiatnt .ufforeled by previous gatherings of this kind should en sure n large attendance) ou this occasion. An "independent mass convention" iu the interest of "equal taxation aud Itcform," (spelled with u big 15) is announced to bo held nt the town hall ou the 4th eif July at 11 o'clotk a. xr., with A. 11. Gardner nud A. 1'. Chillis of Pennington, Dev. M. II. Hisl.op of KeaeUhoro.nnd C. N. Davenport of this town, among the speakers. The county examination of teachers, of which u notice appears in our advertising tol. uums this week, is-tlio first held iu this conn, ty under the present law. It is practically a substitute for those formerly held by the State Sujierintendent or Secretary of tho Dourd of Education. It covers all subjects reepiired to be taught iu common schools, and, on six of them, the examination is to be in writing. Thos. S. Hall, Eip, of West Merideu, Conn., well known us tho inventor of "Hall's System of Automatic Electric ltuilway Sig. uals," aud geueral manager of tho Hall Itail way Signal Company, has veuted the Harris placo ou Western avenue, uud within the past wee!: lias occupied It with his family. We are glad to know that there is a prospe-ct Hint we may hereafter count Mr. Hall and his faui. Ily uuiong our regular summer residents. The "heated term," although loug dekiy.. eel, put in an unmistakable appearance last Friday, aud since Sunday the mercury lias range-il, in the daytime, well up in tho nine ties :k! ' being, probably, about a fair nver age for tool and shady places, iu tho heat of the eUy and from that anywhere up to !I0' and !MJ. Suth intense nnd protmete'd heat is seiercly "trying" lo humanity, in more senses than one, but it makes the farm crs smile complacently, for it is better than gold every day in the securing of tlio season's abuudaut hay crop, while, with plenty of moisture nt I he roots, tho growing corn uu overcoat being no longer necessary fairly lenps for joy. We hour of a few instances of partial prostration from the heat, but we bo. lievethero havo bee'U.as yet, no cases of genuine sunstroke iu this vicinity, IiAIEKOlI) ACCII1ENT 4 lilt ITTI.EIIOUO MAN Ill'IiT. Tlio dowu freight train over tho New Loudon Northern road, which left llrattleboro nt 11 a. m, on Monday, was thrown from tho track just this sldo of Northfield Farms by a rail which was bent into a letter H by the in teuso heat. The trucks and forward drivers of tho engine went over safely and renmincel on tho track, but four or more of the freight curs following went off, and thrM nf them were entirely demolishes), ami tlirir contents distributed promiscuously. The i-ngini-er, Frank Moore, mw the bent rail before striking it mid cnllcsl for brakes, but it was too lato to prevent tho accident. Moore stuck (a his en gine nud, together with his tittle boy who was with him, wns saved from harm, but the 11 re man, Lyinah li. lXabrook of llrattleboro, ci ther jumped olf or was thrown from tho en gine, and, a car toad of manufactured lumber being thrown upon him, he received serious Injuries. His cries were hennl from Die mid dle of the pilo of lumber, and ho was rescued ns soon as possible and taken to a furiiphoiiso near by. A physli'inii from Millcis Fulls soon nrrivtsl, uud Dr. Holtou, having Ik-mi sum moned by telegraph, went down ley tho after noon train. It was foiiud that Hstabrook had sustained a lead fracture of the left elbow, that several ribs and the right e-ollar bono were broken, and that hu was otherwiso bail ly bruised. His Injuries receiveel proper nt tention, nml hi' was brought homo by the eve ling Huston train, nud Is now eloing well. A brnkeman named Wright had a wrist hurt, but not se riously. As soon ns news of tho nccl dent was receiveel Mr. E. P. Hrooks, tho llrat tleboro station agent, went ilowu vvilh nn en gine, caboose car and wrecking appliances, and by diligent work the road wns rejuiired so that the llostou Irnin ubove referred lo tamo through without delay. For a distance of nearly tSOO feet the track was entlrtly torn up ly the accident, tho iron, ami iuuiiy of the sleepers, oven, being rendered unfit for Use. The siiiash.iip pertinently illuslrutetl the old adage, "It's an 111 wiml," ttc., for certain pur ties iu its vicinity nro said, by iu means, to havo secured a tew gallons of choice gin, sev. cral tasks of tho article having been ou board iu bond from Montreal to New Y'ork, and tho heads of two or threo of them having beeu smashed and tlio contents mostly spilled. THE OOl.llEN WKIrMNO OK Mil. ANII XICS. CI1AS. K. lTEEll. One eif those happy little' social events which, in the order of Providence', come lo but few families, but which, when they do occur, nre always a source of friendly interest to iiintiy others than tho jKirties elirettly con eeraeel, oecurreel List .Saturday iu the celebra tion of tlio golden wtsldlng of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Field. On tho afternoon of that day the venerable couple, with thtir children, grandchildren, nml other immediate relatives nnd friends, gnlheitd nt the Hrooks Houso for n family dinner, which in nil its appoint ments wns alike trtditable to the house uud more than satisfactory to thosu w ho partook of it. The persons composing the' dinner party Were ns follows: Mr. nud Mrs. Field, -Mrs. M. M. Kellogg. .Mrs. C. V. May, Mrs. E. P. Jewctt uud daughter, Mr. unel Mrs. H. C. Willard and son, Mr. and Mrs. II. K. Fitld and sous, Mr. aud Mrs. .1. M. Tj ler, Col. and Mrs. K. Haskius, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Childs, ltev. Wm. L. Jenkins, Dev. nnd Mrs. W. H. Collins, L. II. Ijithrop, Esq., Hrooklyu, N. Y An opening prayer was offereel by Dev. Mr. Jenkins, after which the generous dinner was discussed nt leisure, nud ut the conclu sion of the repust the party repaired to the residence of the host nud hoste-ss ou Walnut street, w belt' brief nml appropriate religious services were celebrnted by Dev. W. If. Col lins, followed by the rending of tlio lines giv. en below, nnd the singing of Auld Lang Syne ami other selections by n choir of voices. In the ot tiling, although the delicate condition of Mrs. Fit Id's health prevented the holding of a geueral reception as was at first couttm plattel, a touslderablo number of neighbors and friends calltd to take the genial couple by the hand nud tinde r a word of heartfelt congratulation. The display of lloweis whkh grace et their etwelliug on the occasion was one of rare beauty anil profusion. These floral otferiugs wtre made up of the choicest flow ers of the season aud iu every instance came witli such sincere expressions of regard as gave them a double value, lle.t not alone iu floral tributes did theso "expressions of re guril" find manifestation. The display of rich and substantial presents was such as might wtll carry joy nnd satisfaction to tho hearts of any brielo auel groom, whether semi centennrian or otlu rvvise aud for oiicu it cuu bo truthfully s.,id that lluse offeriLgs were en tirely uuli-oktit for by their recipients. With out attempting a complete enumeration of these gitts We. simply mention iu passing, that our own e-jes were especially gladdened by the sight of the ve ry handsome uud sub stantial sum of 1.M) in g.uuiuo shining gold from the mint of the Uuittd States, which .wns presented by tho children nud other friends a very handsome part of the sum haviug come.throtigh tlic medium of a valua ble purse.from the hand of J. M. Tjler, Ese;., Mr. Field's law partner. A bouepitt of rare Cowtrs sent by Mrs. Jpsiah Wheelwright of llostou Highlands was accompanied by the gift to Mr. 1 itld of an e-lcgaut gold bronze inkstand from tho same person j of the same material was a beautiful gift to Mrs. Field of a toilet mirror aud candelabra from Mrs M . J. Dickinson nnd htr "son Fml Dickinson. From Mrs. Kellogg enme a fine edition of Haw. thorne, from Mrs. Ckns. Chapin a dressing, gown for Mr. Field, from Mrs. W. H. Hock, w ill, senior, a solid silver fruit knife each for the bride and groom, while CoL nud Mrs. Hnskius and Mr. nud Mrs. Childs gave sub stantial token of their kind regards the for me r iu the gift of n valuable gold-headed cane ta Mr. Field, nuel the latter in tlio presenta tion to Mrs. Fitld of a beautiful gold thimblu and this enumeration by no means exhausts the list of wcll-choseu offerings. As if to ap. propriately conclude the pleasant surprises of the day, just as the evening wus drawing to its close the quartette choir of tho Cougrega. tion.il society appeared em the scene, first making themselves known by a vocal sere nade ou the grounds outside, while ntttrwurd, iu the juniors. Miss Sprague sung "John An elersoii, My Joe John," with charming tfftct. And so closed a day w hich, holding as Ihey do, in so goodly measure, the respect aud ts. teem of the whole community, must ever be held in happy remembrance by tho "Jolly Old Sepiire" and his "guile wife." The following is tho jioeui, referred to above, which, by reepicst of the friends, was rtad at the afternoon gathering by Col. Has. kins : Love's UALr CKSTVMT, W,ilt,H l J.o.. n. Ktll-tg, Trot, X. P., f,.r (Ut I,-.,.,,,, ireel,ieiii.Vr. eeiej ilm, (Lu, K, l itlil, J !, tSTS. Xxk the ror iDciitii of Juu, Fifty rir texlt-i, lUleel iU liSDll s loviDi plr Miirtre ia lav ru;geel veitr, -Suvr ttie t inlllDg Tf uiD llsi I Kblne u'mjd tbe upwuril rusel, VVlelrb, ttlih,-u,(1 tie iua t caie, Leaela to iljrr suet la duel. Ofteu hss tbeftliirf cf Time l'lantel s furro iu lbs flee. Hut, wrtb all tbe,linriorcsrr, lie hu leut so added grace To aw t et filrlbooel, now ao ripcnfrel, Ahel tu youtb, auel alreuKtli, and i-oncr, VV hich experience hit aetf teurd, Made'bf all tha richest dowtr. . whlls tha ahadowi llowly ltugthtD, Aud tha cords ara ere-siujf itroriK Which ara llowlr. aurrl-r diawlug Tu the laad or fight and aotip, llevw we love thll dljr to gather Itouud thla patriarchal pair, Iu the month of flowers aua trainees, Aud their topa and joy to ahare 1 ltleaaiuga on tha men and matron Who Lave lived ao long and well Be it ours the tender pleaiure All thulr worthy prataa lo telL rifty yeaia of faithful aerilce, Fifty luuDuntenta of praiae 1 fifty inlleetflDee marked in triumph Ou the pathway ut their dayat - May thOoys of fifty aummera In tha tea he multiplied, Ail their happineea tncrrailug, Journeying at the evenUde; dold and allver turn to diamond!, Fallb and hope lo holiest joy, Till the Uud of endless Urine i iic wlUtout alloy I