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THJfi VERMONT rilGENIX, JUIATTL EBOKO VT., .JANUARY 26, 187'J. L11E VERMONT PIKEN1X. iniATTLi'itoitO! ritlDAY I'Vl'NINO, .IAN. 20, j TO AIM KKTISUtH. THE VERMONT PHdNIX hll a larger circulation than i ny other Nesiipaper In Southern Vermont. Somit'ir Wllsmiiif Massachusetts Isnnuicd lor the Vltsi Presidency. A lilll has I'" lllotu--l In the Ohio legislature establishing negro Irsttmony n the Colnts. Wilkes' Spirit of (ho Times, one of the lending oiganaor the dlsalloelcd Republi cans, has roinu out 111 nil article nominating Chiulcs Sumner for the presidency. Hon. Charles Hiiliincr nsked III the Uni ted Stales Scnnlo Iho other day, for mi iiliioiiduient to the constitution prohibiting tho manufacture of Intoxicating liquors, mill Sonatois ronton or Now Yoik, nnil Scott of 1'n., have presented petitions from their constituents praying that persons who lion nleholle Illinois shall he Ineligible to olllce. 1 1 11 1- government has very properly dir ected our minister to Kngland to protest ngnlnsl tho sending of F.ngllsh criminal to lhl country. Our we 1st burglars aro men sent horo by KiiBl ouiclal, who dcslro to lxi rid or llio desperate characters. They toon find willing tools among the young men or our largo cities. The largoburglar Ick and bank robberies aro generally plan ned by this class or criminals. Tho tlrst parly In tho field with Its Presi dential ticket clllclidly will bo the National Tcmiicrniico parly, bleb meets In Conven tion at Columbus, Ohio, on the 22d ofl'eb lunry. About tho same lime the National Labor llcfnrmcrs meet In (ho same place, mid thev may put up a Presidential ticket. Jlv August next wo shall probably have four 01 tlvo Presidential tickets before tho people. TUN fllMliSTl.t.Y ,.TlIf.VI.K.Tr. Wo hnvo received a copy of the cull If Hied by tho nrlloiial association, lor a con vention to bo held In Cincinnati on the U-l lav or this month, for tho purpose ol agi tating the subject of enyralllngClirl-tlanlly ..!....!.. 11. n TTfltlPll StlltC". lipoll tllO (.ClIlSUIUWUii 'I'l... .r.r.timls IlltOll WHICH tins -- ... i , il,.- Muted i "1. A nation ll.e creature of (iid. 2. It is clothed with iiulhoilly derived riom Hod. 3. It wcs allogenic to .le.sus ChiM, the appointed Ittilcr or nations. I. It is subject to the nuthorllvoftLeltible, the -pccinl revcla lion of moral law. In constituting iindad-mlnc-lcring its government, then, a nation is under obligations In acknowledge God as l he author or Its exMei.ce and the source rils aulhorllv, Jesus Christ as Its ruler, nnd the lllblo as the rounpiln of Its law and tho supreme uile or Its conduct." Tho following isl copy or the petition now being circulated by the association: I'KHTION. 7V, the lUmmabte the Senate awl the House of ItrpretenlnHrtttHCougtestAiuienbUd: We, citizens of tho United State, rcspect lully ask your honorable bodies to adopt nicasiuos for amending thu Constitution of Hie. I'ulted States mi asto read in substance US 1'ollnWS S "We, the people "I the I'nlted Slates, humblv acknowledging Almighty Clod as thosnuicenrull authority and power In civil (Internment, tho Ioid Jesus Chilst nttlm Unter umooK Nations, nnil his re vealed will us of Mipieinoanthoilty, In or der to constitute a Christian Government, mid in ordertn form a inoio perfect union, establish Justice, ensure domestic tranquil ity, piovldo for flit! common defence, pro iiiolotliogeneial welfare, and secure the inalienable rights and blessings of lite, lib erty, and the pursuit of happiness to our selves, our posterity, and all the Inhabit ants o the land, do ordain and establish this Constitution for tho Until d Statesol America." And wo further ask that such changes be Intioduced into the body or the Constitu tion as may bo necessary to glvo effect to Ihiso amendments in tho preamble. However Innocent or dcslrablo the pro posed amendment "lay appear to those who have been taught to regard Christianity as synoy moils with all that Is good, ami rlgm. and true, and all outside of it as essentially Imperfect, raise and dangerous, there can bo no oucsllon but that Its adoption would bo legarded (and justly) by the pcoplo or other nations and religious as a Iriuai tic- nartuio from tho principles or absolute equality and freedom upon which our gov ernment Is founded, nemo uio rcsnii would bo evil and only evil s for llial a mcro piolcsslon of Christianity would ren der the nation any more tuny uiiiisiian in character will hardly be claimed. We aro pleased Iosco that (iov. Jewell or Connect icut. u noticed last week, has had lliogood senso lo withdraw his signature from tho call. There aro others wo presume, whoso names are appended thereto, who, had they given tho subject n second llioiiglil, would bin o declined to couiitenaneo a movement which In reality Is but llio entering wedge for a union of church and slate such as it would delight tho hcait or tho Pope him fclflo tee. Wo havo littlo fear that (he American nation will bo Induced lo go lack upon the grand old In-tiuiiicnt ofour lathers, which assumes Hint llio Slate lias no concern with the alfalrs or religion i and yet the evil which lurks In tho present movement Is of so subtle a nature, and tho grounds upon which it Is based aro so thoroughly In itccord -with the aggressive uplrlt of Christianity as understood and unclaimed by both tho Catholic and ovan uollcal churches, a spirit which doubtless pervades, to a crtoln extent, alt oilier re. llglous ns well, Hint it becomes us to see lo It that Its ical character and tendencies are thoroughly understood before llio move incut shall have acquired greater volume. fit.llI'Mtll.l.XVIt I'K.Vil'IM.V. Agiecibly to notice, tho convention met at Ciosby hull on Wednesday morning, .Inn, 21, Organization was effected hy tho choice of Hev. 1". W. Olmsied of Towns bend, president i A. I.. I'etteoor Wllmlng- ton, and Ilev. N. Mlghillor Hratlleboro, vlco presidents; ltov, Cyrus Hamlin of Hollows Kails, secretary. Couiiultleos on credentials and resolutions were appointed nflor which reports from llio various towns ccio In order, Delegates trnin tno loilow iug towns were present and reported ns called diioii. namely, Ilralllciioro, uover, (lullford. Jamaica, Putney, Hocklngham 'J'ownsliend. Veriion, Westminster and Wilmington, Tcinperanco organizations were reported as existing In most or these towns; that In Hrattlcboio numbering up wards of 1000 members, that 111 Itocklng ham over 200. that In fliillf ird 70, etc. Tlioalteriiooii session waslnrgtly occupied hv n discussion of tho roilutioiis rcjmrlctl by Ihqeotninlttce, particularly that which Involved tho question of legal proseeulloi A resolution In favor of such prosecution when moral moans provo Inadequate, was at length adopted. A resolution endorsing Mr, (Irognii and thanl ,,g hlui for blade? voled laboisln tho Cju8o,pr loiiipcranco In this vicinity, being oltoJi-d tons, howovor mcrltod, luipolltlu In v(gvv or uttendliiB cir cumstances, was h upon tho table. In view ortho ImiKissllillltyofinaiiy oflho delegates remaining, It was voted to lirtvo no overtime session. A eoniinltleoorthice, consisting of It. II. llolton of Jamaica, Hev. T. W. Oliutcil ot Towiisheml, and Hev. C. C. I'rcnyrar of Jamaica, was ap pointed (o report n basis of ncllnii for tho temperance Interests of tho county, and tho meeting adjourned subject to their call. Asldofiom tho delegates present, the at tendance was very small, though, doubt less, had Hie ccnventloii been continued until evening, ns expecled, there would have been less fault tn find on that score. 11 Is pretty certain that now Ideas were re ceived by some In the discussions which were held rega.dlng mural versus legal measures, and tho necessity of isliicall ,g public opinion to n higher standard In the matter or lenipcranco, Tti a m;.ii. vvi.rniT. Undoubtedly James l'lsk was a very bad man. No worse than many another less e-onsplciiotis and succcssrul than himself; no worse Ihan hundreds of mon who break every commandment of the Old Testa ment and tho Now, when pleasure or poli cy tempts them to do so; no vvoiso than hundreds of men who have the grace to conceal what he gloried In making public. The cool-headed, sollbli, malicious, sly vil lain, who cloaks Ids deprnvtly nutter plont, pretentions, and wears tho livery or re spectability vvlillo ho rtibs and ruins, Is much worse ot heart than tho generous, Jovial, free-living m iii-nr-the-woild, whoso conscience Is simply undeveloped and not deadened, and who has so littlo moral sen sibility that ho feels no shame for acts that should crimson his ehoek nnil make him hldo his race from all eyes forever. Undoubtedly Mr. Ulsk was a very bad man. Many of his acts were mniucstlon ably criminal. His liillueiice was blight ing" Ills ex.unplo was pernicious, ills biilllant success threw a halo over unprin cipled coiusct, ami iiuko thousands or young men think that cheek Is about tho only quality a man needs In this world. Ho stands ns u soil of apotheosis of brass, the Incarnation of thisli ami dare ami dev iltry ; and tho fact that lie amassed a great foitune, anil niado avast parade, and seem ed lo live in a hoy-day or enjoyment, and was talked about by everybody, advertises the qualities tli.it made him succcssrul and coiisplcinus, anil tempts others to play at the same perllious game. A very bad man, ceitalnly.' Yet hi foro passing llual senlcneo upon him Tor his guilty career It may be well lo pauso n mo ment and ask. Who made him what ho was? Whero did this man como from? What were his antecedents? llo did not manufacture himself. Men do not pull llioinsolvo up by the bool-slrap in this world. They usually llntl themselves what they are ami what they remain. They conic upon tho stago with u constitution, temperaments, tastes. Ideas, and ambitions they have Inheillcil and derived. They aro educated by schools, companions, cir- iinislnuces. They inhale Inllucnees sub tler Ihan the atmosphere, but more powcr- rul in their etl'ecl lipoll mind and life Hull tho air on the blood. One-half tho men wo meet on llio streets aro merely results. If Ihey aro bad, Hie elder blaino of their bad ness must r.dl upon parents, teachers, chinches, customs, tho civilization which has entered Into their growth, tho cllmalo which has inado them what they arc. And If Mr. Fisk was a bail man it Is woilb the whllo lo ask, Who made Iilm? Tt needs but a 1 1 1 llo careful thinking ami ' Inquiry lo sto that Mr. I'lsk was ono ot'lhti moio conspicuous representatives of a class of men already lo . large in Ameiican sc ccty for Its good ; and furthermore, that he is only a moio prominent and pronounc ed product of Ideas, forces, and IiiIIugiwh at work In nil our communities. The glo- I'llicallon of wealth and tvuildly success j the ambition for pleasure, display, notori ety, olllce, and power; tho culture ol shrewdness and cunning at the expense of conscience and reverence and rallh ; the sharpening or the wits at the cost or wis dom; the feasting of tho cnses by Hie starving of taste, affection, and tho most sacred instincts of human nature all cul- lulnalo In just the stylo of character that Is represented by l'lsk. lie was the fruit or llio trco wc havo spent lltty years In water ing and nurturing Into productiveness a treo cot-vied all over with fruit of tho same pernicious sort. And beforo wo throw-stones at Iilm for tho crimes ho com mitted and tho crliuo ho was, wo should strlko llio ao ot'our reproorat tho roots ot the treo which bore Iilm. Tho real culprit Is not this man or that man whom we have caught in some overt act or crime, but the slalo of society whl. h creates criminals and sends thcni Into llio world fully armed and equipped to commit depredations upon private rights ami the public order. Undoubtedly llio Individ ual wrong-doer shares In tho guilt, llo Is more or less n partv to his own degrada tion. Ho should be held moro or less re sponsible tor his deeds; nnil on his head should lull tho axe his own hand has sharp ened, or the blow his own misconduct has struck. Hut ho Is not tho only criminal. Hack of every miserable ulfeiidor wo send to the penitentiary or swing from Hie gal lows Into etern ly, stand" tho real eulpiit In n social condition (hat Is false, Immoral, ami corrupt. And Instead of relieving our conscience by joining In the popular chorus orcondcninntloii of a slnglo conspic uous offender, wo should aim at tho ref ormation of tho real culprit. Mako Amer ican society what It ought to bo; furnish It with good houses, wholesome, schools, In nocent and edifying amusements, a relig ion that Is reasonable and which teaches the obligation and vvmlli of u good life In this world; give II a trim Idea or success and manliness; till It with liilluences that aro moral and elevating bring the sun shine or n great f.dlh lo bear directly upon tho hearts anil minds ol all Its mcntls'i's, obliterating tho foolish, artificial dlstlnc llons of wealth and class, ami making all alike citizens of (lod Almighty's common wealth or souls, and w e shall have no vil lain to sutler from and no criminals to punish. Ciohlcn Aye, Tju: I'liusinuNT ami Civil Sluvici: Hkeoiim. (leu. Ilavviey or the Hartford Courant, lu an nblo article on the civ II ser vlco question, s.iys; "It Is nearly twoye.im since llio editor of tho Courant, In eonveisatlon with (leu, (irant, discussing thocIvU seivice, rehears, oil In succession soino or tho objections lo llio moro prominent features of llio new system, such ns rigid competitive examin ations, llio life, tenure, etc., mid found the Piosldi nt answering the objections readily, and earnestly advocating at least so.de change. I'or example, the editor said he did not like to think of a btfdy or forty or liny thniisinil civil otlleers appointed prac tically for life. Thoy might grow 'Into a w oil-ill lllid, i lpact, political nriny, the obedient partisan sorvants of tho Kxoou live, nud In somo emergencies tho danger ous enemies of llberly. Tho President re plied Hint the very fact that thoso otlleers were appointed to servo during good be havior, wllh a tolerable certainly of n com- potent salary and possibly a pension In old age, and would not ba either appointed or removed to help personal and meroly par tisan purposes, would mako llicin lens mis chievous than at present ihoy would bo less likely lo mlnglo desperately In tho light, Ito specially Instanced tho nriuy and navy. They embrace largo bodies of nblo and well educated men In tho sorvleo for life, ami assured of what Is virtually u pen sion In old age. Tho result has been that army anil navy ufllcors mako It n point of honor to reeognlzo with prolotind respect whomever they may (1ml at tho head oflho nation or of any Stale, of whatever iiarly ; they vole If Ihoy choose, and aro entirely neo in thdr opinion", but nro notnctlvo In politics ; nud they cultivate a high sonso or honor In nil Iholr labors and duties. The country has no body of servants of such uniform fidellly and Integrity. Tho grad ates of West Point and Annapolis showed n larger proportion of loyal men than any other class of public scrvanK Tho Presi dent argued that something of tho samo good results might bo reasonably hoped for under a well devised system of civil for vice. llo Is no new convert. That ho Is In "dead earnest" now In his purpose to re form lite civil service there need bn no doubt. L.titoic ititron.iM-Tiitt MSianr. lim it SVSTK.Jt TKSTIIIt. Congress, not long since, passed, at the solicitation of the class who sell their labor for wage", a, bill making eight hours' labor a legal day's work In tho federal service. At llio request of tho samo class, tho Iluuso has Just raised a select eonimllteo and charged It with tho duty of Inquiring Into tho condition and recoiiipenso or thoso who work Tor wages, not merely (as wc under stand) In llio national service, but generally throughout tho country. This Is : wise ami timely act, rroni which great good may bo expected. As yet, the statistics of labor aro deplor ably meagre. Tho manifestoes of those who figure ns champions of hired labor lack method and precision. They seem to Hie employing clas to demand twenty per cent, more compensation Airuglv etiamoiint or work ; and this (tho cinploycrssny) they not having the National Treasury at their back are absolutely unable to give. So the two classes stand In antagonism, when it may be that a clearer understanding ol their reciprocal demands and needs would bring Ihein Into friendly co-operation. A checrlngliidlcatioiioiithlshcad reaches in from tho National Armory at Spring field, Mass. The material facts am ns fol low s ; When the eight-hour law took cfToct, llio superintendent reduced tho wages of llio workmen to correspond with tho shorten ing of tho working day. On an appeal tn tno President, this curtailment of wages was overruled. Tho laborers for day-wages now apply to Congress for payment ol the difference between tho wages they were al lowed by the superintendent and thoso they now receive, and aro likely to obtain it. Among the documents on which they bao their claim Is one from the Command ant of the Armory, who, willi refcreiuo lo tho lllc-workcrs In lhl establishment, says : "They havo managed lo make, under tho old tariff of wages, quite as much er d i.v under the light-hour as under tho leu-hour system ; while I believe that tho day-work-men have worked harder and morn faith fully under tho eight-hour than under the ten-hour system." . The foreman or tho Milling Department icpoits (Aug. 17, 18ftS), that tho nvcrago earnings or twelve of his piece vvoikiiicn under tho ten-hour system In the month of June previous was 3-.UU . whllo In July, iiiiiii'i uio I'liu-iitiiir, nicy caruLtl e-r day. In other words; they did eonsidcrii bly mole work for the floverninciit In i day of eight hours than lu ono wherein they worked ten hours. This In very Ini- pnitant rat i, worth morn lo llio cause of shoit hours than llirco balloons-full of lie uiiiichition or greedy capitalists and whin ing over the miseries of llio laboring class, Nor does this fact stand alone. The fore man of the Water Shops reports thai llio average earnings of twenty-three piece workmen In his department, which, under the ten-hour rule, was $3.12, under tho elght-honr system was fa. 13 per day. I'roni statistics obtained from the workmen, wo learn that the piece-work alluded to In the Hepoit has been reduced over iilno per cent. The average earnings or iwciily-iilno piece-work men (so tho foreman reporls) in Hie riling Department were, under tholcii hour system, iZO'i, and under the eight hour, per elny. Wo nro Informed that tho workmen In this shop gradually becaino nblo tn cam In eight hours their usual wages when they workctl ten hours, and even more ; so that die olllccrs wcro able to reduce the plecc-jirlee from PI to 17 per ecu I. These statistics and wo see nothing to impeach their accuracy or fairness aro of great Interest and value-. It seems lo bo demonstrated that llio reduction from ten to eight or tho hours of dally labor 111 the Sprlnglleld Armory has now ho diminished tho clllclency or product of the avcrago day's work, but rather Increased It. Ill other words; the workmen accomplished rather more, In tho average, when working but eight hours per day, than thoy did while working ten hours. And, whllo tho pioco-workmen doubtless mado special efforts lo secure tills result, their olllccrs testify that those working In tho samo shops for day wages havo been equally alcil and cllcetlvo, since tho reduction of tho hours, with tho workers paid by llio piece, Wo havo been ravored with transcripts from tho official return' of tho labor performed lu tho Armory which fully sustain this averment. Orcourse, one swallow makes no abiding Summer. It nriy bo that there are other facts that conflict with and neutralize thoso above set rorlh. If thero bo such, we shall glvo tlicni placo whenever thoy shall havo reached us. Thus far, Imvvovcr, wo havo no oll'sct to tho pay rolls or tho Springfield Armory and tho nlllelnl statements of Its olllccrs; and thoy certainly present tho eight-hour system lun fairer light than that In which employers have generally regard ed 11. .V. V. Tribune. IlLtitinv STitueuii.ii Tlie obstinate en counter lu Nevada, which has been brlolly reported by telegraph, was nlcnihlo ex ample or tho force of Hie human will, when once fully aroused, One Jones had escaped from the Nevada State Prison ami u Mr. ArmWtoad had essayed the task of pursu ing him and recapturing hlui. After track ing hlui for about llfly mllos, Arnilstead camo up with his prey, and soon as Jones suspected the stale or tho case, a bloody conflict ensued. With u fearful oath the convict told AlinUlc.id that ho would die before being taken back lo pilsou, mid at once fired nt Ids pursuer. Tho lire whs In stantly returned, tho shot taking effect In Jours's breast. The light now began lu earnest, both men being armed with Henry rllles, There was almost a constant stream of lire and nearly every shot look ell'cel, The men were about Ihlily steps apart. Jones acted on tho (Intensive, nud Arnil steitl followed him up III! ho fell from loss of blond, Jones then rushed upon him hut Arnilstead raised his gun ngaiu and llrotl, shooting Jones through tho head and killing lil tn Instantly. Armlstead had fired niiecn snots, lulling ins ativorsary ivvclvo times ; while Jonos had tired eleven shots, nlno of which took cfTeet In Ilia body of Arnilstend, nml. either of tho wounds would probably hnvo proved fatal. Arnilstead lived about two hours after tho tight. What a Misriiaiim; HupunnATi: I'isic Wah, What a miserable teprobaln tho preachers all make Ulsk out to bo! And Ihoy aro right. Why, tho scoundrel no- tually stopped his coupo ono eoltl, dreary night on Seventh Aveinio mid got mil, In. quired whero sho lived, and gavo a poor old beggar woman a dollar. Ho seemed to havo no shame nlsiut him I'or llio net day llio debauched wretch sent her mound n barrel of flour and a load ofcti.il. Ono day llio blaek-heancd scoundrel sent $10 and n bag of Hour around lo a widow woman wllh three starving children, nnd, not content with this, the remorseless wretch told tho Pollco Captain to look after all llio poor widows and orphans lu his ward and send them to him when they de served charily. What a shameless performance It was to glvo that poor negro preacher $20 anil send Iilm on to Harvard University I Ami how tho black hearted villain practised his nicnnness on Hie poor penniless old wo man who wanted lo go to Hostou, by pay ing lier passage and ncbially escorting her to a freo stateroom, whllo llio obi woman's tears of gratitude were streaming down her cheeks. Oh, Insatiate monster I thus tn glvo mon oy In penniless negro preachers ami starv, lug women and children. ..V. V, Oijninfrt eiulAilrerliner. Civti. Sitnviei:. Tho evidences niv ac cumulating thai n largo nuinbor, ir not a majority, of members of Congress mean to opposo llio practical. application or the new Civil Scrvico regulations. Tho President Is besieged every day by Congressmen, who loudly protest against their ialiunae being taken away rroin thcni. liven Sena tor Wilson, a man whoso Integrity of pur pose cannot bo questioned, doubts Hi" wis dom of tho new system, declaring It will work lnustlco III many respects. He In stances tho soldier and collego student nil dergolng examination ror clerical appoint ment, when under tho existing rules tho former would stand no chanco whatever. It was to bo expected that tho pioposcd re form would tncoun.er tho opposition of mcro politicians, but It will disappoint the country lo soo men of tho character of tho Massachusetts Senator hesitating nslo their support of :i scheme so necessary and do slrablr. Whatever may bo tho fatooftho present plan, It may as well bo understood that tho movement for tho purification and elevation of llio public service will go for ward without any abatement of vigor or earnestness, and that tho peoplo will hold In a strict account nil Representatives who obstruct or delay tho consummation so de voutly longed ror. NEWS ITEMS. New York Is lo hnvo a statue ol' Hor ace t.reelev. in hronre. Tho pollco of New York piopt-en. testi monial to tho memory of James Klsk. The trial ofMrs. Whailnn at Ualtlmorc, for murder, has resulted in i verdict or not guilty. Jliii great lakes swallowed up 11!) lives and yn million dollars worm ol property last year. Tho tight of Pennsylvania, wmi'dlng lo tho message of (lovernor (leary, is about $9,000,0(1(1, W.J, Holland A Co., havo seciirtsl a largo number of liisl-1-las.s agents Hiv Ibe-tr Illustrated lUble, ulvertlsetl elsewhere. It Is decidedly the. book ortho season. An old colored woman named Aunt Pliillls, said lo havo been n, spy In tho Fed eral service among the Tories In revolu lionary limes, was burned lo death on Fri day night al Hrickslown, N. J. At New York, Monday night, John (ilnss was assaulted, stabbed and cut In sovciilecn places, by James Castello, for abusing the latter In a vituperative man nor. (ilass will die. A few nlghls ago, Postmaster Henry Smith, of St. James, Long Island, seta traj gnu for burglars, but lorgeltlng tho gun went to tho olllco to obtain a psckago and vvus shot, dying next morning. Mrs. Coll, or Hartford, Conn., who has built for her working-people ono of tho most beautiful churches on this continent, has determined to build for ihclr children n school, lo cost not less than $110,000. Ono half of the town or Monticcllo Ark., has uecn dcstioycd by lire. A few days before a terrllio storm passed over tho same place, blowing down two churches, seveinl other buildings, anil iimcovciIii tho court house. In imitation oflho Hev. Mr. Hcpworlh Dr. J. 1). Itradlcy of tho d street (llpiseo pal) church of New York, preached user mon last Sabbath, announcing his secession and adoption of tho Catholic religion. He was etlucattd ntOxloid University, llnj land. Milton 11. Thompson of Ulica, N, Y was shot through thouosoiind cheek, and 11, H.' Hall, a coal dealer of Ogdonsburg, was shot ill tho hcait and Instantly killed 111 a horse-car at Utica, Wednesday morn Ing Jan. 17, by a woman giving tho naino ofMcCarty fruui Albany. Thu inuideie.s has bicu nrrcstcd. A tcrrlblo affair happened In tho tuwn of l.akevillc, Mass., Friday afternoon. rum crazy dentist named Charles W. Leach, shot four persons lrom u window In hi houio with a shot gun, two of whom arc not expected to live. A while scamp has been llirough North em -Alabama rtnTnrf tho negroes hut l.ln coin's Kmniicipallon Proclamation was liurnod up nt Chicago, and uuloss they con trlbutcd money lo get up another they would bo returned lo slavery, and ho got n considerable amount from the frightened darkles. News hnvo been received of tho wreck mill total loss of tho ship Idaho, or Haiti, Me,, ("apt, James It, Murphy, off tho coast of Ireland. Tho lost vessel was built lu 1SGH, was ol' HMO tons, and was. Insured a' $(10,000. Tho captain's wlfo ami two child ren wero wllh him, but nothing IiTvbeeu heard from lilhcr passengers or crow. Tho Trenton Hank of Trenton, N. JMii was robbed on Sunday night. Five burg lars entered tho bank from the tear, ami llio watchmen were gagged, lied nnd blind folded. A lady who was passing saw-lhoiii and guvo tho alarm, Soino persons rushed lo tho bank, but tho burglars escaped. Tho otlleers on examining the bank found a number or pilvalo boxes rilled or United Stales bonds. Tho loss Isab mt $100,00, The burglars got at the vault by prying olV tho door. Tho Hinds ol' Hie baud wero not taken, At Louisville, Ky Jail, '.'I, n young man named Theodore Thorn, 111 n lit of in sanity, shot his sister, Mrs. (irceu, nud her two daughter, Wllhelnilna, aged 12, and Lamina, aged W years. Mrs. tlroon nnd Wllholmliia wcro shol lu tho stomach and will probably die. Tho latter was wound ed lu tho h p and will recover. Thorn also attempted to shoot his brolhcr-lii-lavv. Ho then put a pistol to his own bead nnd Hied. Tho bullet glanced, Indicting n painful but not dangerous wound. Thorn Is now In Hie hospital, Local Intelligence. ttritltlrbirot John llogcrs has sold his dining saloon in risk's building lo 11. S. Hall. Mrs. J. II. Walker has purchased llio hoop skirt business or Mrs. II, H. llvnuson Illllot slreet. Tho annual report or tho llrnlllcboro Havings Hmk appears In our advertising columns this week. -Tho Kltlrcdgo house on Flat street, ohlal miction last week Thursday, was struck off lo Morris Howler at $2015. The new steam gong of Messrs. J, IMoy k Co. Is decidedly iniisle.il, anil it notable Improvement upon tho whistle which II displaces. A. H. Simoiids tt Co. oiler for sale cheap, two tnblo counters, ono show case, thneo stoves, one cupboard, bedstead, nud a parlor set, all nearly new. , Mr. Oct). French of (lullford, has re cently presented tho Universalis! Sunday school in tills village, with -12 volumes or nlco books for their library. -A meeting of tho Douglas A Ilavviey Mahllfaoturlnir Company will bo held nt Crosby hall Tuesday evening, Feb. (1, Tor tho purposo or elfccllug an organization. Tho question or Increasing Ihoi-apltal stock will also come up for consideration. -Tho stealing of lap lobes, buffalo robes. whips, etc1., from IcainaleXt at the tow n hall sheds, is a matter of frequent complaint. Wouldn't It bo well lo havo a vvntch sia- Honed near there In order that somo of thesw thieves may bo tletected ami award ed their deserts? -Tho engine ortho passenger train going south on Wetlnesday morning broke llio lire on ono or driving wheels soon nflor leaving this depot, and tho train was obllg cd lo back up and remain here until after tho airlval of the train from Sprlnglleld, causing a delay or nearly two hours. James T. Fields or Hostou, poet, mag azlno writer, publisher and general titterit tcttr, has been engaged to lctture nt llio town hall next Tuesday evening. This lecture Is in placo ol' llio one announced from Prof, llllchcock, ami completes tho course, savo tho concert which conies In February. Hy a typographical on or, tho price or the New- Hnglaiid Farmer, advertised In this paper I'or a lew weeks past, was slated at $2.00. It should havo been $2.50. Tho Farmer Is ono of the largest nud most val uable agricultural papcis In New Ungland, ami could not bo nll'oided at tho prlco er roneously givon. The only husiucssof impoitancu trans uded at the adjourned meeting of tho Hrat tlcboro Mniiufactuiing Company, held at Crosby hall last Saturday evening, was tho adoption of a suitable cotlo of by-laws. Tho meeting was very well attended, and additional subscriptions wcro received, making the total amount of stock taken up to tho pie-cut lime about f3.,000. Tho celebrated war drama entitled "The Drummer Hoy, or tho Hatllo Field of Shlloh," will bo presented to the people of Hrattleboro on tho22tl, 23d and 2llli of next month, under tho auspices or Company (1, Stl Heglnicnl, V. Y. M. This drama Is ctm sldcrrd one ol" tho besl, H not llio vciy best, w hlch tho war has produced, nnd tho boys or "Co. Ci" will doubtless do their best to mako It a success. Tho UniveisalisC church was crowded last Sunday evening, on tho occasion ortho lectin o by llev. Mr. Harrison tho "History ortho Devil." Tho lecturer gave nn Inter esting account ol'lho gradual development or tho rsalannle Idea, which In Its present form Is or comparatively recent origin, dating back only to tho mlddlo ages. Next Sunday evening Mr. Harris will speak or "The Unpardonable Sin." Hie Hiiplltshad a leap year sleigh rldo on Wetliic.day afternoon, which proved n most successful and enjoyable affair. Forty-four couplo participated, and tho 'Turn out" was ouo or the lliiest that ever left Hraltlelioro. (iulllord Centra was the ob jective point; and alter n supper nt tho Springs House, and a sociable tlmo gener ally, the partv returned bv earlv moon light. We are Indebted tot'. II. Stevens, clerk of School District No. 2, for thu following statistics of llio villago of Hrattleboro for llio year 1&71: Population, SHOD ; children under 20 years, 100! ; between .1 anil 20 ycais, 731; gain in population In 1S71, 107; gain In children under 20,47; number of births, US; males 3Ti, females 33; number or deaths, OS ; males 32, females 23. Died of consumption, 15; over II fly years of ngc, 21. Our readers will be Interested lo hear oflho safe return orMr. Charles II. Crosby nnd family fioni their trip to Kuropc. They arrived ut New York on Sunday week lu tho steamer Ilussla, of thu Cumuli Hue, after an exceedingly rough and pro tracted voy. go of sixteen days, Tho only circumstance which subtracts from the pleasure of making this announcement Is that, lu consequenco of Mr. Crosby's io tu n, our rcudors will be deprived or a con tlnuaneo or tho very Interesting Idlers with which, through his kindness, they have been favored. Tho following is Hie list or letters re nuilnlngat (ho post-office in (his village, on Thursday, Jan. 21, HS72: (cut". Muster Clinton I book", ('. II. Hlodgctt, (I. F. lloyd, J no. Harry, John Hullcr, William Wake, A. Campbell, W. J . Conanl, II. A. French, Chas. F. Ouuld, Crokcr t Hobart Conn, Geo. Haskell, Win. II, Hart, Henry W. Jacobs, HeiiJ.iuiln Me Clure, 2, fico. L. Mathews, Thos. N. Mo ron, Henry Pe(ry, Geo. 11. Sargent, ('. F. Stockwell, Henry Shchati, Leroy Stoddaid, Wllllo 11. Story, Aaron Wood, David Wor dcn, Foster II. Whltaker, II, F, Weathcr hoatl, M, A. A, Wheeler. " Ladles IJva Lucia, Mrs. M. II, lloode, Miss Mary J. Smith, Miss Sarah We.ither liead. AN IIO.NKST INHimANCi; C'OMl'ANV, Tho Lorillartl lire Insiiranco Company jof New- York, which suspended In conse quence in mo unicago l ire, lias rclurncd lo their policy holdors lu lids place, through their Agent H, It. Jenne, all cull tinman earned premiums In full. . llmtl tterer. A temperance meeting vva rjcttTherc Thursday evening, Jan. ISth. Hlchiutl firogan had engaged to bo present, but was not there. It has apfs'ared ll) print that he was at Wilmington that evening. Never theless, although tho lecture did not come on, the meeting cmio oil, nnd numerous pithy addresses, Interspersed with singing, wero dellvetetl to Hie apparent satisfaction r all, Tho Ladles Henevolciit Society hold their fall-and festival nt tho chinch 6n Filthiy evening, Jan. 27th, at II o'clock. There w III be nn exhibition ol' tableaux ami sing ing; nllerwards nn oyster supper and col lation lu tho vestry, and nn miction of arti cles belonging to the society. Tho pro ceetls In furnish n chandelier ami lamps for Hie church. All nro Invited, IIVil Uerrr. Christinas was celebrated In Colllus's hall, Monday evening, Dec. 2.1th, It was aeheciful and happy gathering of young and old, Tho trees were bountifully laden leu I nie I .pyj with valuable prcs.onls, amounting to some 300, which were distributed to llio happy recipients by Miss Llllle Smith and Miss 1'miiin Johnson, Our singing school, taught by Prof. Hoylngton of Jamaica Is n success. His services aro also secured lo lead llio choir on tho Habbath, Thero aro several cases of scarlet fever In district No. C. Tho school In this district Is taught by Miss Flora Howe. Miss Hovvo Is a thorough and energetic teacher. Sho has (ho confidence of llio parents and tho love of her pupils. tf,MfMfri-ifii. A work or grace is hi progress among us which commenced with tho week or prayer. Tho religious meetings liivo In creased In numbers and lu Interest. Twelve or moio havo publicly ox-pressed n desire to become Christians, nnd somo glvo evi dence oT a thorough charge. Thero is n strong deslro on tho part or tho Christian people to havo tho work go forward, J a iiifttfftt At tho lalo annual meeting oflho West 111 ver National Hank, Jamaica, tho follow ing officers wcro chosen for the year ensu ing; Directors Win. Harris, Windham; CharlcsJI). Heed and J. A.Hutlcr, Jamaica ; :. L. Mcriiflcld, Now York city; C. II. Chapman, Proctcr.sville. President, Win. Harris. Cashier, J. A, Duller. Dear 1'hirnir .-Tho event of tho season has taken place, and oneo moro our good oltl tow n lakos Its placo amongst Us quiet sisters. Perhaps tho best safety-valve for our throbbing, bounding pulses, was the ono which was applied Jan. lBlli. The ex haustion of a vvholo night's revelry and consequent loss of sleep, to us, tho quid descendants or a still quieter generation, tviuld but or a necessity lono down our en thusiasm, and our aching heads or the next day sco "as through a glass darkly" all that tentlcd to mako tho agctl forget their age anil the young Ihclr aching limbs, Long beforo seven o'clock (tho hour ap pointed for opening) the hall was tilled to overflowing, anil nt least a hundred wcro unabloto obtain seal". Tho hall has ac cominotlatluiis for seating 000 people, and with tho cxlrn scats probably a hundred more. This Is n good ucoitl for a low n of l IUT Inhabitants. . John Itobcrlson, chali man of tho coinmlttco or airangeineiils, acted as President, and at 7 o'clock Hough's full band gave us one of their choicest pieces, followed by a prayer from llev, Amos Foster, our long cherished pastor, this In turn by n quartette appropriate and finely tendered by Messrs. F. II. Cobb, l. A. Houghton, A. Hutchinson and L. A. Lamsoti. Tho oiator of llio evening was llio Hon. Sydney Smith ol' Worcester, Ms., who Tor sevcralyears has been known lo us as n business man, anil who favored usvvllh a seholarlv and able effort. J. I). Wheat, chairman of the building committee, with souio eloquent remarks, then presented tho keys of tho hall lo the selectmen. H. L. Shaw- responded, and said the doors should bo closed against all that would dclilo and coiriipt, but would ever bo open to llio good and beiutlful. Com. Perry's eele braled report, "Wo havo met tho enemy and thev are ours," was hardly more pert inent. With another lino piece from llio band, and the benediction pronounced by Hev. Mr. Dodd, tho dedication cere, monies were llnlshcd, and tho young peo ple, who had long chafed at llio unusual time given to It, in haste cleared llio hall, and llio night's sport commenced. Tho ball In every sense was a decided success. Ono hundred ami llfly couples participat ed. Wo noticed a goodly number from Hrettlcboro, and should Judgo fiom their activity and smiling faces that Ihey enjoy ed themselves lo llio fullest extent. Tno gallery was crowded until tho close with spectators, vv ho In u quiet way enjoyed lioth seeing and healing. D. II. Kcndrick fin i- Ishetl one of his lino suppers, and any one who ever bioko bread with hlui knows how well he call do. Too much credil can not bo given tho committee for sccurln; Hough's band, who well susla'ncd their fairly earned reputation of being tho lines' band outside the great cltle. So cutlet! tho dedication of Putney's $11000 ball. Wo understand llio children's dedication has been unavoidably postponed lor sever al weeks, when wo shall have a rare treat from both the older and younger members of our musical fraternity. Di: Hono.v. The association formed for tho purpose of -.tailing a course of lectures this whiter. have organ Izctl by electing James Craw ford, President ; S. 1 1. Wheat, Vlco Presl dent : (I. A. Houghton, Secretary; ILL. Shaw. Treasurer; D. P. Webster, J. W Stovvell, Corresponding Secretaries; John llouertkou, A. Hutchinson, J, C. Holster, It. W. Palmer, Henry liacon, Fxecutlve CcminillUe: ll. A. Houghton, D. P. eb stcr, IS. L. Shaw, Committee to dialt con slitulloii ami by-law-. Adjourned mill! Jan. mth. Tho ladies of llio M, U. church and so clctv will hold their annual festival al tho town hall, on Tuesday evening, Jan 3Utli Uxciciscs lo consist of plays, tableaux .songs, Ac, Interspersed with music, by Kunpp's band. A good llmo isaiiticip.ited Don't fail to bo there. Il'ff 'JTtrtrHiheml, Al tho lyceiun held Tuesday, Jan. Kith, Hie question, Hcsolvcd that the magnet has done more for tho human raco than tho Printing Press, was ably discussed for over two hours. Disputants. Alllrmalive, Francis Kidder, Hov. Mr. Habcock. Neg ative, V.. S. Weston, U. Sanderson. Vol untccrs, Alllriuatlvo, F. C. (iale. Dccla iiiallon by Frank Kldtlor, Win. Ivvrcnce, Howe, uutl 1. S. Weston. Tho Chlp- llisket was brought lu and Us contents scattered right anil left by Misses liorenco Kimball and Mury Pierce. Voled In re quest Judgo Phelps to prepare and dollver n paper on Incidents or Vermont History, to bo presented at somo future meeting. All who think a lyceiun or bcnellt to Hie ssimumnlty are Invited In como and lend $s a helping hand. Our uumt'orsnsyct nro small but determined. ji Wllllnuittlllr. At tho lyceiun or Jan. 1Mb, Mrs. Dana "Warren read "Suggestions anil Criticisms, " follnwotl by a recltitlon by Ik lbiwker; dialogue, song qiiarleltt and a discus sion of thu question, Hcsolvcd, that llio Ainetlcan Indian has received ns great wrongs as the negro. Tho regular disput ants were Mr. Downs, nlllrniallve, J. W. Crokcr, negative. Volunteers, Dr. D.vko iiianallWin.iilve, W. Ileinls, J, 11. Mcrrl lleld, nog .Hive. Decision, four iilllrmaHve, ono negative. "Tho Meteor" was road by May Lincoln and Ida Stodniaii. Closed Willi singing of America, and adjourned I'or tvvo.weeks. Subject, Hcsolvcd that cap Hal punljnsiicnt ought to bo abolished. J. 11, Merrllleltl npHiliiled for nnirniallve, uutl S. 11. Scwell negative, WilUltHKlOU. Tho low n auditors meet tho llrsl T'iioj iy lu February. . Perry X Holding am ilroVlng largo crowds at Ihclr mictions in llio town hall, where I Jack-ki -He whero they exchange lols of watches and K-knlvos for money. llctu ten thirty and loily couples of llio ellto of Wllmlngtonjolncd lu a "leap year" sleigh rldo to Sadnvvga lat Tuesday, wllh nlco horses and gay trappings, making quite a lino appearance. Mr. Volney Forties Is recovering from a severe, attack of paralysis, which depriv ed him of speech but not of reason. Kntlo Crosby, og'ctl IS years, youngest daughter of M. II. Crosby, lq., who died 111 (Inrdner, Mass,, Monday of last week, was brought hero for Interment. Her fun eral was altcndotl on tho 17lh Inst., ut tho residence of her brother-in-law-, Mr. Titus, Mr. H.illoti olllclatlng, assisted by Mr. Field, All sympathies wllh her nllllclcd father, brothers and sister. lllntiltlle, .V. II. Thomas Hlee, tho young man, who was so tlangeiously wounded by tho accidental tllschargo of a plslol, Is apparently rapidly rccovcrlii?. So far as Is publicly known, tho embar go on llio liquor traflln continues. Weeks of moro glorious moral quietude than tho few last havo nevor bocu known hero. Such an extended season as llio present of lino eoatIng, was seldom ir over known here, anil may bo deemed n grand forctaslo or Hcccher s mllleiiluni, bating many broken heads and Injuries lo limbs, af frights of horses and other iintmals, not to name the several Instances lu which liu man llfo has been nearly forfeited by tho glorious sport. Hut never mind trlllcs; hurrah I'or coasting 1 Some ono here proposes, If not done clsowhoro to rowrllo or amend tho temper. aneo gospel of llio Hrattleboro Oootl Sa maritans us published In tho last l'lltl'.Ntx. So many dangerous heresies anil unwar rantable assertions ought not and probably will not go iiiilmpcachcil. Docs tho l'llii: NIX endorso thcni ? IIVW .Yorlhlirlil, .Tin... Ml of tho children of Mrs. Polly Hoi ton met at her house, Friday eve, Jan. 12, lo eclcbralo her nlnety-llrst birthday. Sho received their congratulations with nil tho affection of a true mother. What emotions must have arises within her, ns gathered around tho well spread lablo sho could look upon thoso her sons and daughters, ten in number, with their wives and hush mil., making, with tho graiid-clilldicu and friends present, over thirty. Somo of her children havo grey hair, whllo hers Is black, mid her eyos aro yet undliiiuicd. The absent grand-children sent many tok ens of love. Urtlette. MISCELLANEOUS. A Missouri youth and a fortune or $120,000 havo parted company In less than I'utir years, nt tho gaming table. A Western editor speaks or a contem porary who Is "so dirty that every llino he goes up slalrs there N a rlso In real estate." A ConnceHsyt woman's grk-r for her husband's death, was Increased by llio thought that t lie parlor eiutains were in tho vvah. An ingenious l-'ngllsiiman has con structed a knitting machine, three of which can bo tentlcd by a littlo girl and lo gcthe r will make 10,010 loops in n minute. In tho funeral procession of Wong-llang-Soon, a wealthy Chinaman of San Francisco, a row days ago, Ihero were five express wagons frill of roasted pigs and chickens, to be deposited with theenrpso in llio sepulchre. A bushel of wiicat contains Mfl,(iO0 grains. If you don't bc-llevo It, count 'em yourself. A shalk caught oil' Charleston had a pair oT boots, a scalp, two caution balls and a package or Sunday School tickets In his stomach. Some poor boy had played tru ant rroni Sunday School, probably. Warn ing to boys. Dcsplso not small things. An oltl la dy 111 New Jersey has matlo $10,000 by .sell ing peanuls, and a vvretchctl-looklngwood-sawycr in Hoston ow ns real estate, purchas ed by his earnings alone, worth $1.1,001). Thero arc sixty-eight avowed republi can clubs in Unglaud, ll o largest or which numbers nearly I00U members, Tho "In ternational" numbers half a mllllonadliei euts in Great, Britain, all of whom are or course In favor of a republic. Hradhiugh nud Otlgcr count on 73,000 ardent republi cans who nro enpahlo of gootl organizing work In case of an out break. A curious ftory is told of a gentleman of Newberry, Unglanil, who recently made a wager or $000(1 that at eight o'clock on a particular evening ho would sit down In dinner In a well-woven, well-dyed, well matlo suit or clothes, tho wool or which formed the tlceco on sheep's backs at five o'clock that samo morning. Two sh(-ep w ere shorn ; tho w uol was washed, carded, stubbed, roved, spun, and woven ; the cloth was scoured, lulled, lented, lal-cd, sheared, dyed, and dressed r the garments wero made. At a quarter past six ho sat down to dinner, nt the bead of his guests. In a complcto damson-colored suit thus winning Ids wager with ono hnur and three-quarters In sire. Illustrative ol tho lips and downs ol'lhis life lu general, uutl politics in particular, Thu i low Weed tells how somo New-Vol le er ralcd a fund to defeat Fillmore In IKA, which was given to hlui for "Judicious dis tribution." Ho placed $10,000 In bank ii tho ci edit of his partner, to bo drawn out as II was needed. A few days after, the latler dropped dead In tho street, Tho lunk paid over tho money, In duo process of law, to the widow. A year or two pass ed, ami Mr, l'lllmoro met and man led the witlow and the $10,000. Richard Yates, unco governor or Illinois and Senator in Con rcss, is last going lo llio bad. Tho other day ho visited a bank ing houso In Sprl glield, III,, and tlrnian otl $50. It was refused hlui, whereijiKiii ho abined llio Idler llko a pickpocket, and had to bo ejected. He visilcd a saloon nnd asked for a drink or whiskey. Tho bar tender told him ho had none, whereon ho grew so violent that ho was put out by force. Drunken, friendless ami an outcast, ho Is now n perfect wreck, and even his friends hav'o como to tho conclusion thai the only service ho can render Is In die. Tho-o Is a house still standing In Green land, N, 11., which was built in 103S, ami is consequently 233 years oltl. It Is a two story brick building, with hlgli galilo ends. It Is' 30 feel lu length by 22 lu width. Tho walls oflho lower story are eighteen Inches thick, ami all tho timber which enters Into the construction of llio house Is of oak, massive and strong. This was for belter protection agalut the Indians. There is .1 serious rout high up in the east wall, be lieved to be n tliusi of the tiirlhqinku or 17 27, or id it or 177.1. A M r. Weeks built tho house, anil ll has leiirilned lu the foully possession ever since n remarkable cir cumstance. The Hlch iiond Dispatch Is not very cuthiisldallc over tho productions of Vir ginia, which have diminished every year slueo tho war. It asserts that the produc tion or tobacco 111 llio James Itlver Valley has diminished ouo half, As to who it, the il 1 1 ul i in 1 1 an Is still greater, tho production for live yennt since Hie war being as juo to four what It was for tho live preceding the war. Tho last crop was almost mi entire failure, and the receipts fell off ouo half, so that tho ltlehmoiitl millers had lo purchase vv heat at tho North, Cattle, sheep, horses, hogs, and poultry have also diminished In .a greater ratio ihan tho leading staples, Correspondence. OVIl W.ISIII.YIITO.Y r.HTTHlt. Wahkinhton, Jan. 20. CIVIL Mr.llVICR IlKl'A HTlIHt. Tho speech of Senator Carpenter was ex ceedingly nblo nnd will no doubt attract general attention. Ho proved conclusive ly lo most minds that tho rules reported by tho Commission aro Impracticable and aro not calculated tn Improve tho Civil Ser vice; but ho omitted to suggest any sub stitute. As a negative speech It was a sue cess; hut Senator Trumbull at onco seized upon tho weakest point of his adversary, and Inquired whether all Hioovlls and cor ruptions of the Civil Scrvico shall bo con tinued indefinitely. In tho first placo all llio ovlls and cor ruptions or tho Civil Scrvico havo been greatly exaggerated ror partisan purposes, Wo aro on tho cvo of a Presidential cam paign, and ns ll Is next lo Iniposslblo to Hud fault wllh tho administration policy, tho Issuo has been changed, and tho hope Is entertained that ofdclals of tho general government can bo so traduced that a suf ficient number of Ilopublleans will desert Ihclr parly, and go Into tho rebel and Dem ocratic camp to obtain purity In ofTlco, Tho Civil Soivlco may bo suffering from two causes lrom stupidity and consequent IncIHclenoy, or from Hie absenco of that personal integrity ami fidelity, which Is eepially essential. It Is not claimed that tho Civil Service iu the United States is stupid In this particular at loast. It Is ahead of tho I'ligllsh ami Continental organisa tions. When the war broko out wo had the ability lo dovlso now systems wllh a ra pidity equal to tho great emergency. If, then, tho main, if not tho solo objection to tho pi (sent civil scrvico is that It lacks per sonal Integrity, Hie competitive examina tion y lem docs not meet tho ease. Only a moment's reflection Is necessary lo lie eoiuo convinced that tho present system or appointments gives us a greater amount or personal responsibility anil consequent In tegrity than tho new one, which Is falsely dubbed Civil Service Ucform. The remedies llo lu qullo n iHHercnt di rection, and wo will only euuiiierata them because tho limits of this correspondence do not admit tr discussion. 1st. Thoabolitloii of nil fr-ed ofllecis; every officer should have an adequate sala ry, and no chance for informers shares or oil er peiqulsltes. 2nd. I'very appointed otllcer should bo appointed for a term of years say four or live so that he may attach some value to his olllco and bo dependent upon the law or the land Instead or the whims of his su periors. 3d. The ptymcnt oT more atlcquate sil aiies to ofllcersor great responsibility. lib. A more cllcctlve system or Inspec tion or accounts, so that no officer may feci himself safe fro in Immediate examination oT account-. Olli. Certainly of punishment to tho de faulter, making It an Infimous crime lo displace money under any pretext whatev er. nth. A littlo moie Ju.tiee to faithful olll ccrs Instead or Hie universal howl of dis honesty brought against ollleltils indis criminately. A public npIulo-1 that con demns everybody, in a frcneial way, and yet Is lenient and sympathetic towards tho discovered iase.il personally, Is the great est foe to civil servico rcrorni. All tho piinclplesareso plain anil practl eab'e tint their clllclency is overlooked, lic causo pcoplo seem to think that some great theoretical scheme is tho only panacea. A national agricultural eon veil Hon Is lo bo held In this city on the 13th or I'cbiuary next, to tako such actlolltts shall Iki deemed expedient for the promotion of agricultur al interests nnd secure more Intimate con nection between tho Department and tho various agricultural, liortlcultur.il and oth er similar Institutions In the country. Tho convention will bo held In tho Department building, and It is expected the ttend.iiico will be quito large. Some or the colored residents or tho Dis trict aro making themselves offensively of ficious In regard to not only the passage of tho Supplemental Civil Rights bill, but 111 assuming to dictate tho manner of Its pas sago. At public meetings and through tho press or the city Ihey insist Hint It ought to p-iss as an amendment to the amnesty bill, though the President has suggested reasons vv hy it ought not lo bo urged as a rider to amnesty. Meanwhile such glaring bluuil dersaro pointed out by SciutorsthatScnator Sunnier, Its author, lias been constrained to agree that It shall bo amended so as to save tho common law rights which, as it now- stands, alb Infringed by It Tho comptroller of tho currency has de clared a dividend of thirty per cent to tho creditors of tho Ocean National Hank of New York, payable on nil approved claims after the 20th Inst. It Is generally believed hero that Mr. Huilbuitl will bo re-appolntetl Comptrol ler of the currency on tho recommendation ol' Secretary Hoiitwoll. A 60 counterfeit ortho now greenback Issue or 1SC0 has Just mado Its appearance. The engraving ami paper aro said to bo so poor that II can be easily detected, Tho Houso Investigating Couiinltteo on tho Louisiana troubles, havo postponed their trip lo New Orleans Tor the present, and there will probably bo no Investiga tion made, ns all is quiet. Secretary Houtwcll was visited yester day by Capo Cod llslicrmcn. The lime Tor tiling claims for soldiers' bounties has been extended to January 30th, 1S73. F.x-Attornev General Akernuu has b.-eii quite III, but fs slowly Improving. Thr census report will positively Is) out on llio Out of July; Gen. Walker Is push ing llio work forward z-ealoualy. WuiTlEs roa Ta Vebsiost masix. ..! lt.XI'lI.Y.lTlO.Y. HiiAT-ri.Kiioiio, Jan'y 22nd, '72. JMUor the Vhirnix : Ploase publish tho fullnvv Ing explanation lo an aitleio which appeared In your paper a shoit time since, III regard lo tho Inn ltd or an agol person In Guilford, without any liineral service. That aillelo probably had reference to llio funeral of my father, Mi. Georgo Hose, w ho died Dew 21. There hail been arrangements mai'o wllh a minister In this placo to attend the funeral at 10, A, M., nt tho houso of tho deceased, and 11 o'clock at tho church nt Gicon HIvcr; but owing tn llio inclemency or llio weather It was thought proper (lint wo should not oblige him tn go ten miles through llio storm nt (hat morning, Dec. 23, but tn ge some friend or that place lo mako a prayer, On arriving there It was found that we coiibl not get one. ll was pioposcd to havo the minister who presided there nn his re turn, he being out of town, lo preach a ser mon, but this was not acceded to. Hence Iho Incident lo which your worthy corres pondent alluded In. To the just ami trulh loviug public, let no obliquity rail on the people of Guilford. If any one Is In bo censured, let It bo myself. Very ltcspoelfuliy, 11. 11, ItnsK. P. S.-MVIth your leave I will linprovo this opportunity, and In behalf or llio test of tho family, In returning thanks lo Ihoso neighbors and friends for Iho kindness Ihey have ever shown our deceased parent. n. ii. it.