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THE VERMONT PHCENIX, AND RECORD AND FARMER, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1882. BHATTLEBOItO i FllIDAY, JUNE 2, 1882. It begins to look llko n soltlcd thing that Jolin W. Stowart will represent tho now First district In tho neit Congress. Tho St. Louis Globo-Domocrat thinks that any list of Bopubllcan presidential candidates for 1881 which does not Includo tho nnmo of Senator Edmunds of Vermont Is more or loss Incomplete Over 20,000 Immigrants arrived at Castle Garden hut week. Tho now comers receive remunerative employment ns fast as thoy nr. rlva and the demand for labor from all parts of tho country contlnuos as urgent as over. John I. Davenport Is sold to havo found tho author of tho Morey letter In Cumber land, Maryland, llovolatlons are promised showing that tho Democratic managers know tho letter was a forgery when thoy scattered foe similiet of It broadcast. Don Gamoron Is reported to bo badly wor ried over tho condition of things In Pennsyl vania politics slnco tho Independent conven tion was held. At first It was said that he could not speak of tho bolt "without a smile," but now Instead of smiling ho is said to wax profano when the subject If mentioned, and one report represents him as going so far In his anger as to threaten to change front on tho tariff question If his ticket Is beaten at tho polls. It Is probable that tho star route jobbers begin to have a glimmering idea that Judge Wyllo intonds that they (shall bo brought to justice. On Monday last the defendants for the fourth tlmo appeared and pload tho In sufficiency of tho Indictments, and had the audacity to bring in, as ovidonco of miscon duct of tho grand jury, a lying affidavit by llerdell, ono of tho gang, which was received by Judgo Wyllo with tho declaration that Her dell should be indlctod for perjury. Tho Judgo overruled all tho nttompted evasions sovcrally and In detail und set tho beginning of the trials for tho 1st inst. A correspondent who has traveled exten sively through tho recently Inundated region of tho Mississippi Valley says It is universally conceded that there has been no such overflow beforo in fifty yearn, and that the accounts of tho destruction of llvo stock and other prop erty have been in no wise exaggerated. Plan tations are covered with sand and scooped In to mighty gullies, or covered with a forest of driftwood anddlbristo removo which requires labor equal to that of first clearing. Compen sation is found, howovor, in tho large deposit of silt mud which has imparted new and rich fertility to the soil, and tho planters look for ward to bountiful crops the coming autumn. Tho Census Ofiico has issued a bulletin Bhowing that by tho census of 18S0 tho num. bor of persons In the United Btatcs was CO, 155,783 ; tho area In square miles, 2,000,170; the number of families, 9,945,016 ; the num ber of dwellings, 8,955,812 ; tho number of persons to a squaro mile, 17.29 ; the numbor of families to a squaro mile, 3.43; tho num. ber of dwellings to a squaro milo, 3.02 ; acres to a person, 37.01 ; acres to a family, 18C.C2 ; persons to a dwelling, 5.C0, and persons to a family, 5.01. Tho area is land surfaco only, and exclusive of tho Indian Territory and tracts of unorganized territory aggregating C9,830 squaro miles. It will bo observed that fivo is tho avorage of numbor of persons to oach family, assuming that tho whole popula. tiou is mado up of families, and that there is ono dwelling place for every six persons. There, could- hardly be n mora comfortable general showing. Ono of the most formidable Btrikos on rec ord in this country began In the Pennsylva nia iron districts yesterday. Tho strike has been carefully organized by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and throws 65,000 men out of employment in Pittsburgh and vicinity. It throws a popula tion of 200,000 men, women and children on their own resources, and stops the dlstribu tion of $2,000,000 in wages monthly. The striko is based on a demand for increased pay which tho employers refuse, on the ground that prices and stock aro weakening in the iron and steel trade, and that any Increase in wages would bo ruinous. The manufacturers are as thoroughly organized to resist tho strike ns the men are to promote it. The fires will be put out in tho furnaces, with a prospect that thoy will not soon be relighted, and every. thing points to a long and stubborn contest, with the final chances largely in favor of the employers. Tho observance of Decoration-day has nov. or been more general, or, apparently, more hearty and sincere, than on last Tuesday. In all the largo cities there were impressive cer emonials, and In overy town of any consider. alio size Borne tributo of respect was shown to the nation's dead. In New York 25,000 men were in line, and were reviewed by Pres ident Arthur and Mayor Qrace. The exer cises at Cloveland, Ohio, Included an oration at Lake View cemetery in front of ox-Presi dent Garfield's vault. At Gettysburg, V&. the Grand Army conducted the ceremonies, aud Gen. J. 11. Hawley delivered the address. In our own state the day was never more gen. crally observed. Col. Goo. T. Childs was tho orator of the day at Burlington, Geo. W, Wing at Montpeller, and Col. S. M. Pingreo at llutland. Col. Ilaskins delivered nn elo quent address at Weston in the presence of a largo gathering of people. News comes from Ilussia that the Czar is contemplating Important reforms in the ad' ministration of his government. Two com. missions, it is said, aro to be instituted, one to consider tho question of central instltu tions, and the other to study to seo what share in tho administration can bo given to the poo plo. It is also said that a manifesto from the Czar will shortly appear, in which he will an nounce his purpose to signalize his coronation by granting reforms, and will declare the necessity of postponing tho celebration for a year in order to allow time for preparations, In tho mystery which veils and conceals all ovonts and changes in Ilussia, it is difficult to toll how much foundation an announcement liko this may have, but It Is not impossible that the Czar has tired of fighting against fato, and will try, through somo recognition of tho rights of the people, to find a way out of the difficulties which beset htm and pre. elude all Idea of personal peace or freedom, Lieutenant Danenhower, Professor New- comb, tho naturalist, Jack Colo, tho boat swain, and Long Sing, the Cblneso steward, survivors of the Jeannette arctlo expedition, arrived in New York on Sunday, in the steam, or Celtio, and wero warmly received. The meeting botween Lieut. Danenhower and his mother is described as touching in the ex treme. The Bight of ono of the Lieutenant'i eyes Is probably permanently injured, but the other, ho cheerfully says, Is as good as ever. lie exonerates Engineer Melville from all charges of cowardice or Inefficiency In his search for Do Long, and says ho would him' self at onoe return to the ice fields could any. thing be gained thereby. Poor Cole, the boatswain, is insane from his long suffering and exposure In the Ice and snow. He reo ognlzed his son and brother, but Immediately after speaking to them his mind again wan. dered and be was onoe more far away among the fields of iee, struggling with the bitter fate that had threatened him. Ho has been sent to an asylum. Llout. Daucnhowor cays ho has great confidence that ho will recover, with proper treatment, in n few months. Tim Mouth Curollim Contested Klectlon CltMS Tho dead-lock in tho Houso of Itoprosonta- lives over tho Mackoy-Dibblo (South Carolina) contested cloction caso was finally brokon last Monday, after eight days of wasted tlmo. indlng all other remedies useless tho Ilepub. llcans, having at lost secured n quorum, de termined to so amend tho rules as to provont filibustering on so Important a question as tho determination of tho constitutional right to a seat In tho House. After two or threo hours of debate, ably led by Mr. Itobtnson of Mas sachusetts, the Speaker renderod n decision sustaining tho llcpublicans, and refused to entertain dilatory motions. Tho decision was ppcaled from, and tho appeal was laid upon the table. Then a Democratto motion to ad- ourn was voted down, after which tho pre vious question was called. Somo further at tempts at obstruction wero made, but tho pre vious question prevailed and tho rules of tho Houso wero amended in accordance with tho Republican programme.' The result is ft tri umph of justlco and n suppression of the revolutionary tactlos, which for more than a week had placed tho entlro work of Congress at tho mercy of ft recusant minority. Hence forward, there can bo no delay In the consid eration of contested election cases. Tuesday was anothor exciting day, the Democrats trying, but without avail, to avoid meeting tho South Carolina case on its merits. On Wednesday the caso was finally settled by seating Mackey, tho Republican contestant. What tho Democrats have gained by their course in this matter, except to put them selves wrong beforo the country, as usual, It is difficult to see. That Mackoy was and Is rightly entitled to his seat, on tho simple mer its of the case, thoro has never been any chanco for roasonablo doubt. In tho original election in his district, O'Connor, his oppo nent, was deliberately counted in under tho outrageous tissuo ballot tactics. Some 0000 moro votes than tho whole registration in tho district were cast, and to remedy this nearly 5000 Republican tickets wero thrown out. O'Connor dlod soon after and then, after go. ing through tho form of n pretended election, Dibble appeared on tho scene. Tho Elections committee investigated tho case and rcportod In favor of Mackey, and tho only ground the Democrats found on which to rcfuso him bis scat was that the stenographer's report in the case had been interlined, garbled and falsified. The frauds at the lime of the orig inal election wero not disputed. No other conclusion can be reached than that tho sole motive for tho notion of tho Houeo Demo crats has been a desiro to maintain a solid South and keep up their old-time subservien cy to their Southern allies. Tho Republicans havo tho right on their side, and their vigor ous aud determined action in the matter will do much to encourage and strengthen the Southern Republicans in thoir often hopeless task of maintaining an organization and mak ing a Bhow of fighting for their rights. Anil Still the School duration. The result of tho special school meeting held on Wednesday evening was n voto to re scind tho voto to buy tho Post property and to rescind tho voto to ralso n special tax of thirty cents. It was voted not to instruct tho committee to hire Kindergarten hall, and not to choose and empower a committoo to pro euro a site and erect a building for the Inter mediate school. The discussion on tho first article of the warrant, relatlvo to the purchase of the Post property, continued for upward of an hour, but no facts were brought out bo yond those heretofore statod and commented on in our columns, except that Mr. Stoddard, in his opening statcmont for the committee, said that I. A. Nash offers his Terrace prop. orty to the district for $8000, that P.B. Fran cis would sell his Wessolhmft property for $12,000, aud that Mr. Stebbins would sell bis Canal-st. property to the district. The vote on rescinding the vote to buy tho Post prop erty was by ballot, and stood 1C9 yeas to 118 nays. By this action of tho district tho school question is brought back to the original start' Ing point, the matter standing now just whore it did at the time of the annual moeting. Be tween now and September some place must be provided for tho Intermediate school, oithc by the committee or by the district assembled in legal meeting. It is to be hoped that dur ing this time the matter will bo candidly dis cussed, and that some permanent, well-defined plan will bo decided upon, which wilt include new and suitable buildings for tho higher grades of schools. Since Wednesday tho Kel logg property on nigh street has been brought prominently to public attention as a suitable place for such now school buildings. The property comprises three acres of land, and we are informed that Mrs. Kellogg will sell it to the district for 11,000. Her price is $12, 000, but she is willing to discount $1000 for tho public good. The district may certainly go farther and fare worso than to take this property. A Sug-g-eatlon for School Committees. The Portland. Me.. Press rjrints a petition. signed by something like a thousand parents and physicians, asking the School Committee to increase thosummer vocation of the schools to twelve weeks. Uurrent Item. The suggestion is an important one and one which ought to be favorably considered and acted upon in every town which has a gradod school system In operation, provided tho In tention is to put the extra two or threo weeks' vacation on to tho August and September end, It is a piece of folly, which verges close up. on wickedness, to put children into the bar. ness for a year's work in the midst of the heats of late August and early September, whon, as a rule, we have some of the most trying weather of the whole year. The entire system is relaxed, the body pants for lifo and breath, and to bring children indoors at such a tlmo and shut them up for six hours dally, with a requirement that they apply them selves to mental work, is scarcely less than n needless refined torture, when there are nearly ten calendar months left in tho school Year In whiob to put in the requisite 30 weoks of schooling. It would be far wiser, and far more profitable for the children, to put off the beginning of the year's schools as lato as the 15th of September and then cut short tho Christmas and spring vacations in order to bring the school year to an end before the cIobo of June. Rightly considered, it is matter of small Importance whether a full term of 12 weeks Is put In beforo tho annual Thanksglvlng-day. This plan has been adopt ed to universal satisfaction in several of the larger cities of New England, and last season, when the tlmo for beginning our Brattleboro schools came In the midst of a hot term of great severity, the wish was very generally ex, pressed by the parents of the district that the beginning of tho term had been deferred two weeks. Tho suggestion la one which we hope our Brattleboro school committee will this year take Into careful consideration. The Shunucr-Steveni Case In the V Court. Tho evidence in this caso was closed Friday afternoon. It corresponds with that given in our county court, with which the publio are familiar. Some 40 clergymen appeared in Dr. Stevens' behalf. J. IC. Batchelder made the opening argument for the plaintiff, and uoi. K. ilaskins followed for the defence, Col. Ilaskins closed his argument on Saturday morning, and was followed by A. F. Walker for ther defenoe. Hon. J, L. Martin then be gan tho closing argument for tho plaintiff. and had not concluded on the adjournment of the court on Saturday attornoon. Tho adjournment was to Monday of next week, when Mr. Martin will finish his argument, and the caso will then go to tho jury. llrattleboro itnil Wilmington HurTP. A. 0. Mitchell of Bellows Falls has been ongagod as ohicf engineer to mako tho sur vey of the proposed lino of railroad to Whit Ingham and Wilmington. C. F. I). Haskell, an experienced onglnoor from Michigan, now slopping In Vernon, and C. T. Wallcott of Groonfield havo boon engaged as assistants. It was Intended to begin tho survey yester day, but tho heavy rain prevented. Next week tho work will bo vigorously prosecuted. To-day Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Crosby are on a prospecting tour to Wilmington and will return by way of Jacksonville to-morrow. III 1 1 Year's Elections. Elections occur this year In 23 Btatcs, and Rhodo Island having already elected its Btate officers and legislature, thero are now 22 states to hear from. Oregon Is next on tho docket, the election thero taking place next Monday. In August Kentucky will elect a clerk of Its court of appeals, and Tennessoo and Alabama will choose governors and legis latures. In September there will be our own state elootion and Maine will elect a governor and legislature ; tho latter will chooso a suc cessor to Senator Fryo. In October Ohio and Iowa will fill somo of their minor offices. Colorado will provide herself with a governor and legislature, and West Virginia will select an assembly which will chooso a United Statos senator to succeed Mr. Davis. In November, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Massachu setts, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and New York will elect governors, while Illinois will elect a legislature which will chooso n successor to Senator David Da vis. State Politico. From the St. Albtni Mcesengcr.i In connection with the Lieutenant-Govor- norship, several names havo been montioncd with moro or less favor. Tho list of the moro active candidates embraces tho names of Col. Lovi K. Fullor of Brattleboro, Col. 8. E. Fin eree of Hartford, and Hon. U. 0. Beldcn of St. Johnsbury. Tho names of A. N. Swain of the Bellows Falls Times, Hon. J. L. Martin of Brattleboro, and General W. W. Lyndo of Marlboro, bavo also been suggested. All of theso gentlemen havo had legislative experienco, and any ono of them would prob ably dlschargo the duties of tho position to general acceptance. At tins time or writing, Col. Fuller appears to be commanding a larger support than any other of tho gentle men named. Hon. John A. Pace, after manv vcars of honorable and faithful sorvico as stato treas urer, having declined the use of his name for renomlnation somo tlmo ago, tho name of Hon. W. II. Dultois was suggested for this Important offico by a number of stato papers ; and as no other namo has been presented, it is saio to conciuuo mat Mr. uuiiois will ro. ccivo tho honor of a unanimous nomination. Ho has been for six years tho efficient inspec tor of finance, and is a successful business man. Ho would bring to tho administration of tho offico unimpeachable honesty and in tegrity nnd a practical knowledge of tho linan ciai aiiairs of tbo stato. m.iou NOTE. Gcorco C. Milu. who recently accomnlish- ca a sensational somersault irom ortnodoiy over to gross materialism, and tried to quar rel with n Chicago Unitarian societv because they wouldn't havo him for a minister, has gono into tho lumber business at Fargo, Dak. A fortnight ago it was announced that ho would go on tho stage in tho character of namict, Solon Chase's original and only truo-blue greenback party held its state convention at Bangor, Me., on Tuesday and nominated a ticket witn unaso at its Lead. President Arthur went to Now York last Friday. Ho witnessed tho Dccoration-dav exorcises on Tuesday, visited West Point on Wednesday, and returned to Washington yes. terday. Tho Massachusetts Legislature, durinc tho session just euded, passed a bill to prevent tho adulteration of food and drugs.- Tho bill authorizes tho expenditure of $3000 annual ly to enforce its provisions, and provides that tho term "food," as used in the act, shall In clude every article used lor food or drink by man. Beneath tho Garfield memorial tablet in tho Baltlmoro and Potomao railroad depot, Washington, was placed on Tuesday a rich token of evergreens and flowers, representing "Tho gates ajar," and the silver star on the floor that marks the spot where tho martyr leu was covered witn a largo star of snow. wmte uowers. Tho country is going to bloom all over with sunflowers this season. Seedsmen say that there was never before such a demand for the seed of this flower of "leonmo" beauty. Tho Republicans of Monkton have fired tho first gun In the campaign of 1882 by hold, ing their caucus and electing delegates in fa vor of Barstow for Governor and ex-Gov. Stewart for Member of Congress. Tho Democratic state convention Is called at Montpelier June 29. The signal-service review says the weather tor April was "particularly favorable for agri cultural pursuits in almost overy section of the country, and trustworthy reports indicate that the crops of cereals will be above the average, and In the southern sections of the country, where thero is an unusually laree acreage of wheat, an early and abundant crop is anticipated." Prof. J. Henry Thayer has resigned his professorship of the Now Testament language and literature at Auaovor meoiogicai semina ry, for the reason that ho does not subscribe fully to tho Audover creed, as he Interprets it. Prof. Thayer has been at Andover six teen years, was secretary of tho American committee on the revision of the New Testa ment, and is one of tho foremost representa tives ot new England ortnodoxy. ills roaig nation makes the third vacancy in the And over professorships. Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague has been granted a divorco, with the custody of her threo daughters, the sou remaining with his fa ther, permission to resume her maiden name and to apply hereafter for nlimonv. ' Mrs. Kato Chase, as she will now be known, is ssid not to Bpare Mr. Spraguo in her conver sation, and she says that the wardrobe which the ex-governor announced he had sent her from Canonchet was not much of a wardrobo when it reached her, comprising property worm not over giuu, wnue vaiuaoie dresses, family portraits, and tho like were kent back. a pretty pioce of nagging, which illustrates how comfortable a husband he must have been. The lady is now hard at work on the biography of her distinguished father. Gen. John 0. Fremont is described as walk. ing the streets of Now York still lithe and erect, tbougb showing his 70 years In his wmte nair anil beard and sadly wrinkled face, The largest steam whistle ever made has just been constructed in Bridgeport, Conn, It is of brass, and has a diameter of 20 Inches. The bell is 27 Inches long, while the whole whlstlo is four feet and nine inchos in length and weighs 400 pounds. It will require a boilor of 150 horse-power, having a pressure of 150 pounds of steam to blow it. It is to be used in Canada, and it is expected that the sound which it will mako will be beard fifty miles. Wo aro glad we live 200 miles from tbe uanada line, Ground was brokon last week for tbe new Christian Church at Washington, to be erect ed as a memorial to President Garfield. No ErOgramme bad been arranged, but tbe work egan with a pretty ceremony. Two little four-year-old girls, one of them the daughter of the pastor, Mr. Powors, turned up tbe first sod, which was wheeled away by a boy of six Bummers. All of tbe congregation who were present then handled tho spade for a moment In turn before the field was abandoned to tbe workmen. It Is expected that tho corner. stone will be laid with appropriate oxerclses, The origin of the slang phrase "0. K."has been attributed to Andrew Jackson, but a mend ol ' Uld uickory declares, that from a. close aud intimate acquaintance and con' neotlon with Jackson during his whole presl denoy, from 1829 to 1838, he knows that Jackson never used such an expression. In Jackson's day the caballstio sign was attribut ed to Davy Crockett. The Chicago Times says I "Tbe fact is. that this peculiar mark of approval was first officially used by a states. man connected witn tue new xork city gov AM-n.n-.fr 1 . .. . 1df .HJ,l..ll..,l 1 ! ' WUUlDUl UUUUI lOUl , nuu lug lUMUUUUtlUU WM contemporaneous with tbe Invention of 'pipe, laying as a political flno art." MBASTJCIt BVOFFOlll). AT LAKE (Jeorfre A Conly nml If entlnii Itletael of Clift Kellotra Concert Comiianr Drowned there Inlt Ii'rhluy. Tnn ErroiiTfl to nnoovEit the bodies -FULL rAnTioui.Aiis or the accident. Tho sad drowning accident which occurred at Lake Spofford, Gliostorflold, N. II., on Fri day afternoon or evening of last week, has awakened a deep feeling of sadness and syni palhy In this community, and has furnished a universal (homo of conversation since Its oo once. On the part of many of our peo. plo this feeling of sympathy has shown Itself In a disposition to render any service poislblo toward tho recovery of tho bodies. Tho facts In regard to the dlsastor aro as detailed below. On Thursday evening ot last wock Miss Clara LouUo Kellogg brought her concort com pany to Brattleboro, where they remained over night, Miss Kellogg herself going on to Burlington on Friday morning to fill a per sonal engagement to sing in a Philharmonic coneert in that oily. Tho company remained In Brattleboro, the arrangement being for Miss Kellogg to return here Saturday alter, noon and rejoin her company for tho concert announcod to bo given in the ovenlng. On Friday afternoon, by invitation of II. W. Alex ander and L. K. Willi?, tho gonllemen of the company, consisting of Geo. A. Oonly, basso, Mr. Summers, tenor, Horinan Rletzel, pianist, and Mr. Crosby, tho manager, drove over to i.ato Bpoilord (or n lew bours recreation. Tho party reached the lako shortly before 4 o'clock. Mr. Couly, who greatly enjoyed nat ural scenery, at onco expressed u desire to go out upon tho lako, and, procuring a boat from Mr. Farr, soon set out with young Rletzel as a companion, tho rest of tbe party romalnlng to usn in a sinaii trout stream near too ooat house. Conly was In flno spirits, declaring that the lako just suited him and expressing a wish to spend a vacation thero. He was cau tlouid to bo careful, as a strong south wind waa blowing ; but ho replied that he bad no fear, as ho was accustomed to manage a boat and could swim. As ho pushed oil Mr. Sum mers said, "If anything happens, telephone To this Conly omilcd a reply, and pull- od vigorously away in a manner indicating perfect familiarity with tho oars. . Tho last seen of tho boat and Its occupants by tho party on shoro it was just off tho north ern point of tho Uland. This, probably, was not far from half-past 4. About 5 o'clock, as ono Puller was rowing with his sister from tho Charller placo up to tho Foclory vlllago bo observed tho boat and tbe two men and thought they wero trying to run Into tho sbelter of tuo island. About mo same time Mrs. Farr alto observed tho boat, When half-post six camo and Conly aud Rletzel did not return, soma anxiety was felt and Mr. Farr and Mr. Willis took a boat aud rowed around tbo Island without discovering any signs of them. It was thought possible that they might havo gono up to tbo Factory, and tho party on shoro drovo up there but without finding them, and afterward drove around on tbo Westmoreland road, thinking thoy might bavo landed in tbo Charller cove aud started to walk around to tho other side. When they wero not found here tho party bocamo thoroughly alarmed and a search of tho shores was begun, although it did not seem posslblo that tho men should have been drowned. Just at dark their boat was found bottom sldo up on Jowell's point, noar tho unarllcr place, but no lurtner traces wero found that night. A messenger was sont to Brattleboro aud tho search continued as well as might be, though a strong hope was felt all nlgbt tbat tbo missing men bad strayed Into tho woods and would appear In tho morn. ing. Tbe early morning brought earnest workers from llrattleboro anil the dragging of the lako for tho bodies began. As regards tho time when tho accident probably happened, it may bo said that on Saturday evening at about half-past six Elbridga Hubbard of Chester del J and his son and Willis Ray of Dummerston wero driving on tho Westmoreland road to Stowell's brook when they noticed a boat adrift in the water and remarked tbat some ono had lost a boat. They did not take sufficient notice to observe whether the boat was right side up, but about tho fact ot tuo boat being seen by mem, thero is no doubt. Duringthe forenoon on Saturday tho hats of the two moo, Conly's overcoat and under coat and tbo oars of the boat wero found scattered along the shoro. Conly's bat was found about 350 feet cast of tbo Bpot where the boat was found; bis overcoat was 150 feet east of this point and tho other coat and bat and the oars were scattered along at points still further east and north of this. Beyond these nothing belonging to the missing men has been found and there is nothing to indicate with any cer tainty the place whero tbe accident occurred and where tho bodies lie. Tbe opinion of those who aro most familiar with the lake. and who havo looked the ground carefully over, is that tbe bodies are lying off the west side of the island, near tbe northern point, and not many rods distant from the shoro of tbe island. Un Saturday afternoon, wben tbe wind was blowing in tbe samo direction as on Friday, Azor Marshall lay down in his boat off the fishing rocks near tho Westmoreland road and allowed tho boat to drift ashore at its will. It brought up within two rods of the lino on which the boat of the missing men was found, a fact which goos to prove the tneory of tbo location oi tuo bodies al ready mentioned. On Sunday a large number of people wero present at tbe lake and tbe work of dragging for tbe bodies was vigorously prosecuted. During the afternoon tho course covered by the boats was marked by buoys and for some time nine boats were dragging in line over regular adjoining beats. On Monday the dragging was continued and toward night a cannon was taken over to too lsiana and re peatedly fired with charges of 2V lbs. of pow der. About the same time an experiment with quicksilver was tried at somo one's sug gestion. Quicksilver was placed in a loaf ot bread and set afloat, the theory being that It would float to a point over the bodies and there remain stationary. The bread was watched until dark without manifesting its supposed mysterious power, the only peouliar thing noticed being tbat 11 soemed niucb of the time to drift against tuo wind. Miss Kellogg arrived in Brattleboro from Burlington on Saturday afternoon and on Sunday afternoon drove over to the lake aud was shown every point of interest connected with the disaster. Monday attornoon she re- turned to New York with the members of her company. Monday noon a brother of Conly arrived from Boston and Monday night an elder brother of Rletzel came. Both of theso havo since been at tbe lake doing all in their power for tho recovery of the bodies. Toward night yesterday about a hundred rend-rock cartridges were exploded in the lake at various points whero tho bodies are sup posed to lie. There was a plainly percepti ble agitation of tho earth and water by theso explosives, but bevond this and killinc and bringing up a large number of fish no effect was produced, it nas been in contemplation to bring divers hero to search for tbe bodies, and some correspondence has been had in that direction, but as yet no deflnito decision has bocn reached, owing In part to the large expense involved in such an operation and in part to tho great uncertainty as to tho point where the bodies lie. Tho difficulties in the way of searching for tho bodies, elthor by dragging or otherwise, are very considerable. The water varies in depth from fivo to forty feet, and at tho hot torn are many rocks and bowlders, between which tho bodies may be lying and over which grapnels may ropeatedly glide without touch ing tho bodies. It now scorns impossible that the bodies will bo discovered be fore they float in the natural course of decomposition and formation of gases. In hot weather, with the water at summer warmth, from three to five (or nine days at the farthest) would be sufficient to brine them ud. Now. however. tbe water Is very cold and will retard rather than hasten decomposition. In this connec tion the probability must be considered that the bodies aro so entangled in tbe rocks or otherwise that they will never rise by natural means. Of course It can never be known just how the accident happened. Tbo most reasonable theory Is that a hat was blown off and in try ing to reaoh it either Rletzel fell in tho water or the boat was overturned, or that an attempt was made to change seats when tho overturn happened. In any case great certainty is felt tbat Conly lost his life in trying to save Rlet zel. He was himself an expert swimmer, and the fact of his two coats being found, pulled off at different times, points to the conclusion named. The chanoes are that Reltzel, in his lUITUr, DOliteU 111 U Wtty WU1CU i made him helpless, and both went down. It will bo by no meaus strango if tho bodies are mortal terror, seized Conly in a way which TUB BAD eventually found locked together and Indicat ing how they went down. Burprlse has boon felt by mauy people tuiu Miss Kellogg did not, when hero, authorize any and all roasonablo efforts to bo made for tuo recovery ot ino pouics at uer expeueo What her duty was In Ibis respect wo cannot undertake to say. It is true, however, that Miss Kellogg and Mrs. Emma (Abbott) With erell are engaged In gelling up a grand con cert to bo given In New York al on catly day for tbo benolltof uonry's lamiiy, wuicu con sists of a wlfo and two soils. Eight hundred dollars In subscriptions bavo already been raised, Miss Kfllogg and Mrs. Wllhcroll each giving IJ100. 11. . Alenamtti or innauei. phla, brother In-law of Oonly and pnbllsbor of tho Printer's Circular, has telegraphed that, by order of Miss Kellogg and Mrs. Withcroll, drafts may bo mado on Miss Kcl logg's manager for txponscs Incurred In tho search for Iho bodies. . . A statement published in the Now York Herald said to have been mado to a reporter by Miss Kellogg to tho effect that Lake Spofford Is "a specially dangerous body of wo tcr," that Ihe boat owner Is censured for al lowing tbo boat to go without ballast, etc, Is without foundation in fact, mo Doat useu by the drowned men is a smooth-built White hall or Adirondack boat and as safe ns any craft can be. It Is true eho did not carry ballast, and it is also true that it In not tho usual custom of boatmen to carry ballast, tbo only advantage of so doing being tbo superior steadiness given tho boat with a bag ot sand in Ihe bow to balance a second person sitting in the stern. Lako Spofford has bcon peculiarly freo from deaths bv drowning, tbo last bucIi acci dent beforo this having happened in 1827 when James Brooks, a brother ot ueorgo and , W. Brooks, was drowned moro. Tho experiment of dragging with a line 500 feet long, with one end fastened to tho shoro and the whole weighted and sunk, with hooks fastened at short distancos, is be tried. On Sunday tbe Masons and Odd Fellows in tho vicinity of tho lake will cive tbo day to a soarch for tho bodies. George A Conly Mr. Oeorire A. Oonly waa a native of Ronthwark, a antmrbof l'ktladelphia, aid came of Irith atock. lie waa born February 17, islS, and, after receiving a corn- uiun icuuui ruuciuuu, uumuru riuiuiuvu, iu ue type foundry of MacKellar, Smltba A Jordau, l'blla- ueipma. lie remaineu mere two yeare, wnen, at ine age of IG.be enlisted In tbe 29th Pennaylraula regi ment fnr three years, at tbe end of tbat time re-cnllst-Ing, and belug one of tbe first tbouaand of Rberman'a men to enter Havanuab wben Ibefimoua "March to tho Sea'' had been accomplished. Young Conly waa a favorite in camp, and nta nne voice mauo pleasant with aonir many honra for hla comrades. At tbeeloae of tbe war vouna Conlf relumed to the type fonndrr. aud while there waa advised to cultivate hla voice. lie then, though bo continued at hla trade acveral yeare, went earnestly to wora to maao uimaeii musical ar tut. lie mastered the Italian lansuaiie without a mas. tcr, and alndled mnsle aa he eonld. Prof, barlll waa hla teacher In mnslc. and hla progrraa waa aneb that be waa engaged by Mr. llesa for tbe Kellogg opera troupe, made his first appearance, and. thongh meet ing eomo adverse criticism (applied alniost entirely to bis acting), became recognized aa one of tbe first baa aoa In the country. Aa a alnger he realized bis ambi tion to uae n en nna. ana real zea it earir. in ibis he went to Europe, where he waa offered leading en- gagementa. carl itosa regarded him aa a remariatuy fine prlmo basao, and by common cousent be la con ceded to have been the leading prlmo baaao In Ihla conntry at tue time oi ma ueain. llermian Illetzel. .r ... TM.i-.i 1. 1 ..... . r-t. . . m.i eel, the vice preelilent aud first flute of tbe New York and only 19 yeare old. lie received tbe rudlojcnta ol lils musical education m tbla country, and aiterwarua apent two yeara In Stuttgart, undergoing a further course of atudr. lie lilaved aoloa with credit In tbe rhllbarmonic concerta two yeara ago, and at tbo phil harmonic cencerta of theaeason Just closed he ren dered Uoetz'a piano concerto with great ancceaa. lie was recently engaged for a nnmlwr of concerta with tbe Kellocc comttanr. aud had also lust elaned a cob- tract with Camilla Urao for an extended concert tour through the United Statea and Australia. A promi nent .tew ion musician aaya or mrui "iio waa at tho beelnnloir of a brlsht arliattc career. Mr. Joaeffr baa Jnst remarked to mo that he doea not believe there is another American noy aocnoca mu ni taient. lie waa of a bright, aunny disposition, and liked by all woo anew mm. The Itevolt Ae;Mlnet Itoaalam. From tbo lloBton Journal. Ono of tho most significant indications up on the surfaco of politics is tbo organized re volt to official dictation in certain states. In several states of the South thero is au organ ized opjxi-ltlon to Bourbon rule, which has sinco tho overthrow of ltepublican misrutn boen ot tbo most sectional and tyrannical character. In Louisiana Ilttlo is utld at the present time, but the change iu tho tone of the lending papers is significant. ' Under Bourbon despotism tho state has become bankrupt, and in consequence of tbe corrun tion which is sure to result from fraudulent elections, tbe government of tho city of Near Urlcans bus been stigmatized by llemocnttto papers as tbe rnlo ot the dangerous classes. itepresenbttlf e Cilia iu a recent letter declared against the vicious and vindictive misrule wblcb bas mode revolt necessary In xjOuisi- ana. In Texas the lawloseucsj and the iuefft ciencv of tho present Bourbon regime is de nounced by many Democratic papers, and there are tliono who believe that the opposi tion may be able to overturn tbe largo Demo cratic maloritv tbero next Novomber. In Mississippi there are indications of a growing determination on the part of native whites to overthrow the despotism whiob Bourbon rulo bas estublisbcd. buclt papers as tbe Vlclts burg Herald, liberal Democratic, denounce Bourbon motbods. ballot-box frauds, and de maud an end to such outrages. Some months since there were indications of au independ. ont movement In noutb uarollna, but ostra oism and other methods unknown in tho North appear to have temporarily checked political independence. In North Carolina there is a decided movement among tho nativos to throw off tbe Bourbon yoke. In Maryland a -timer contest is going on between tbe Ootman ma chine on tho one side and tbo outs of tbe Democratio party, led by Oovernor Hamilton on the other side. Tbe contest will be very exciting, and whatever else may result ft promises to mako a fair election possible in Baltlmoro, a thing which has not occurred for many years. In l'enusylvania there is a sen ous revolt against tbe Cameron machine. It is a revolt against ltepublican Bourbonlsm, Littla bv little, ltepublican voters bavo had their rights taken from them until about the only one that remains to them Is to go to the polls and ratify the decrees of the Cameron machine. In some countios of the state this movement has attained tbe proportions of revolution. Its leaders are among tbo ablest and most reliable Kopubllcans In the stato. Some of them claim that their ticket will get bait tho ltepublican votes In the state. This is probably an over-estimate; but if a self. nominated independent ltepublican, after an ludividual canvass of four weeks, polled SO, 000 votes, it Is not too much to expect tbat & regularly nominated ticket, supported by a United mates senator, win poll 100,000 votes, which is nearly a third of the ltepublican strength. Kentucky, tbo home of cross-roads Bourbonlsm, Is being stirred np by a revolt against the boss and his methods. Things have so long gone on from bad to worse, says the Louisville Post, a Democratio paper, that decent men can no longer take a part in party management, ana ex.uoniederaio managers control tho party organization and make the nominations. There is already a principal organization against tuo regular nominee for eierk of the court of appeals, a man whom the Fost says not only gets drunk In pnblfb places but is notoriously unfit for tho office. It looks as if this regular candidate of tho party having In tho past from 60,000 to 90,000 majority rnigut be beaten at tue pons. Theso are indications which should not fall to be noticed by party managers and partlcu larly by Republicans who have been honored by positions of influence and power by the mass of the party voters. Tboso who aro wise wilt not antagonize the popular sent! ment or seek to stifle the expression ot the popular wm. The Country Week. Eighth Beaton. The Special Committee of. the Young Men's Chris. tian Union havo Issued their Seventh Annual Beport of the Codntuy WzEk, which has for its object, sending poor children and others from the oity during the summer months, for a vacation or ten days or more, to pleasanl homes In tho country. Sinoe tho lnau&ura. tion of tbe work in 1875, there havo been sent out G,CG9 childron and adults, the visits aver aging about 12 days for each. Tho statistics of tho work are interesting, ehowlng an in crease each year, and a tenfoUl increase during the past season over the first season. The number sent In 187S was ICO s in 1870, 320 in 1877, 8G1 ; in 1878, 1,010 1 in 1870, 1.31G in 1880, 1,377 ; and in 1881, 1,689, Visitors were sent last year Into 11.1 different towns, remaining 18, MO days, and the average ex penss per week for eaoh visitor was $2.S7, A Country Homo has been established at Wol lesley, Mass., where 1G1 children, and others. principally Invalid.1!, remained last season 1,952 days. Tho report, whioh contains many interesting details of the work, will be sont to any one desiring It by Win. II. Baldwin, President Youug .Men's Christian Union, 18 xiuyiutuu Dtrooi, ziosiou. Local Intelligence. Announcements Tho ladlca of tbo Coniremtlonal society will bold their annual Fair and Strawberry Festival on Ihnri- ear. Jane Mn I be town ball. The table or laocy ar- llclca will ho unuenally attractive. Supper, Intituling strawberries, BO eta. Doors onen all o'clock. Sapper served from 0 (III 0 o'clock. Admission 18 eta. Farmers appreciate the Soluble Paeluo Cluano. O. Miner reports sale of live full carloads In Untitle- wro ilils aeaaon, and ho receives another carload tbla eek, which ho Ihlnia will all bo wanted. Cbaa. E. Alexander sella Ibe Waller A, Wood mow ing and reaping machines. Call at Lis market andget a circular. till To Wool, anowins I eontlnoe to partbe market price for wool, notwlthetanding reporta to tbo contra ry, and would aay to my old customers and to all new cnea that, on account of severe alckneaa In my family, X am not able to see you but bring yonr wool along, and 1 will glvo you market price. O. L. Mtssn. Tmkuiht rou imt Enunlro of II. E. Taylor. If raltteboro, Hawlov Is in New York this week, look. lug for bargains for his customers. Call at tho Vermont Savings Bank and pay tbo Interest due on your note, Juno 1st. Mr. Wlldor Knight Is preparing to build a bouse on tho corner of South Main aud l'earl streets. Kev. A. B. Dascomb of Bellows Fulls will preach at the Congregational church next Sunday morning. -Mr. 0. J. Staples of tho Oatnbrldgo Di- vinity school wilt preach at tho. Unitarian church next Sunday. Younc llovco and Manning, who had tho scraps with the polico a fortnight ago, fear ing ro-arreet if they again appeared upon tho streets, havo left town. Tbo annual mootiur; ot tho stockholders of the Western aqueduct association will be held at tho Vermont Savings Bank, Tuosday, Juno Clli, at 7:30 r. it. Mr. E. L. Hawley and wife arrived from Florida on Saturday and havo gone to Brook, line, whero it is hoped tbat bis health, now ciulto precarious, will bo Improved. U. L. Merrineld. proprietor of tho popu lar and prosperous Continental Hotel, New York, was in town last evening, en route, with his son, tor a short visit to his old home In Jamaica. As wo co to press wo learn that A. 1. Childs and II. 0. Willard have offered to di vido tbo profits of tho "Molly Stark" coucert, to bo given hero on tho 13tb, with tbo finder of tbe bouios of uoniy and itieizi. Post Sedgwick. O. A. It., atteuded tho Baptist church In a body last Sunday morn ing and listened to a very able and interest ing sermon on "Tho Mission of tho Sword," llev. Dr. Oow's text being Jere. xlvii i G, 7. Mrs. K T. Housb, editor, aud Mr. Frank Housb, publisher, of "Tho Wouiau at Work." have arrived from Liouisvllle, Ky., aud will immediately tako steps for Issuing their periodical from this place, as bcreloforo annouueed. Cant. Henry It. Itico, of tho Arm of H. II. ltlco & Co.. commission flour merchants of Chicago, and a Ron of tho late Shepard lileo of this town. Is on a visit lo llrattleboro, with bis family, after an absenco of cloven years. L. 1'. Gallup of Troy, an ox-sheriff of Urlcans county, ami ft man lormerly promt neut in local politics, died at tbo asylum this week Irom paralysis. He was brougbt to tbe institutiou for tnatmeut only somo ten days provlous. Tho messenger who brings the Sunday Republicans from South Vernon will deliver tbo paper lo parties living on his route, pro vided they will notify him of ibeir wih lo bavo tuo paper and be at ibclr doors to re ceive It. Somo 20 members of lleausoant Com maudery, K. T., of this town, by invitation ot thir Bellows Falls brethren, joined in tho memorial services at that place orx Decoration day, stopping nt 1'utney ou their return and taking part iu tho exorcises there. Tho ladies of tbe Congregational society will hold their annual strawberry festival and sale at tho town ball on Thursday evening of next week. Tbe occasion is ono when they will especially appreciate a generous patron. age and we bopo they will receiro It. Itev. A. B. Truax is absent on a vocation of a few days. Next woek Wednotday he will address tbe Cbamplaiu (Franklin Co.) llockl Templars Union a! Bakersllold, this state. Preaching services will be held In the aiotbotllst cbnrcb next hun.lay, as usual. At a special moetlug held on Tuesday at thocloso of tbo memorial exercises, tho Grand Army post paused a resolution of thanks to tbo orator of tbo day, tbo ladios, glco club, citizens, and all others who so kindly assist- ed lu tne uecoratlon dsy ceremonies. rotor S. Chase samples bis bed of 10,000 dandelions for the beneSt of Tue PiiotNix with a couple of bunches which weigh (i lbs, G oz., aud measure three feet across. Peter thinks he has tbe inside track in growing dsndellonsforthu market, and we are inclined to ngrco witb bim. Ono or two of tbo knowing ones are ex crcising their sympathies by commiserating our friend Asaph on being obliged to bring awaya load of rehearsed and bottled eloquence from Iho banquet at Springfield on Tuesday evening, iney suouid remember, bowever, mat it is tbo Lost tblngs wbicb never get sold. Messrs. D. P. Cobb .t Co. aro making somo improvements iu tbelr blacksmith sbop, wbereby tncir facilities lor work will be In creased. Their main work.room bas boen enlarged to somo r0x2. feet, and they aro adding new macuinery aud preparing to put iu su uuumuuai torge. A very plrasant surprise was given Mr. aud Mrs. O. B. Sargent, May 27th, It being the forty-brat anniversary of their marriace. A goodly number of their lady friends ap peared to congratulate men), and Mr, H. lu a characteristic little speech acknowledged the receipt of a nice'exteiisiou table and sundry leaser articles, besides a baudsomo pile of silver com. Our Brattleboro photographers aro mak ing somo experiments la the new method of Instantaneous photography, and artists Howe and Parker succeeded iu obtaining very good views of Tuesday's procession, on Main street. Should tbe weather provo favorable, Mr. Howe will attempt a photograph of the Fire men's procession to-morrow afternoon as It oomes down Mala street. Tho Military band gavo their first open air concert of the season on Tuesday evening to a very large and appreciative audience. We hope this was. Intended as tho first In a weekly series of similar ontcrtalntuents dur ing tho season. In this connection we renow our suggestion of a year ago, that the band try giving such concerts on the common dur ing the hot months, with suitable previous announcement of the time and programme for each appearance. Mr. Frank Gilder, pianist and accompa nist of the Molly Shark concert company, which reappears here on the 13th inst., is a brother of the present editor of the Century Magazine, who occupies the late Dr. Hol land's position. Another brother was the New York Herald's correspondent on the famous Arctlo expedition. Mr. Gilder is assisted by Miss Fannie 0. Magivney of Troy, N. Y., the most accomplished pianist in northern Now York, and the leading pupil of S. II. Mills of Brooklyn, N. Y. Messrs. I. K. Allen Co. shipped 123, 700 feet of lumber over tho Brattleboro &. Whitehall railroad during tho month of May. and have noarly 2,000,000 feet to ship be. tween now and Nov, let, most of which Is already sold. Their purchases last fall cov ered tbo growth on 72 acres ot woodland, their recent purchases cover 30 acres, and they are now negotiating for the purchaso of 82 acres more. All ot which may be taken as another indication that the aforesaid railroad was not built in vain. From llev. Dr. Uow's memorial-day ad dress, which had for its Bubject "The Inspi. ration of War Memories," wa extract a por tion which, from its political bearings, seems specially wot thy of reproduction in our col umns. His statement of tho principles un derlying ourgovernment aud his application of them to at leastoneof the great questions of the day will afford as healthy and profitable reading as we could well giro in tho samo space. Next Monday the Fitchburg railroad wilt put on a new day express train oach way, which will restore our Boston connections which wero lost last fall when tho winter changes were mado. A train for North Adams will leave Boston at 8:30 A. M.p and pass Millers Falls Boon after 11. The time of our New London noon train will be changed to connect with that train. A train for Boston will leave North Adams at 4:35 reaching Bos. ton at 9:30. Our 4:10 p. m, train will con nect with that train at 6:23. T. n. nt n. V. In Hnrlnc- Hold, Mass., gavo an exemplification of their working of tho several degrcos In Oddfellow ship on Tuesday ovenlng last, when tho grand officers of oil the New England Slates, New York, Pennsylvania ond Maryland, number ing somo 200 in an, were present, urami Herald L. J, Betting and Grand Secretary H. M. Currier, of this placo, representing tho Grand Lodga of Vermont, were present. The evening closed with an olcgant banquet, and tho occasion Is described as ono of un usual Interest and enjoyment. -I,nt Monday moraine: was ono of tbo few timoa when tho Brattleboro .t Whitehall train has missed Its connections slnco It began running. Tho delay was caused by the slide just beyond the Branch brldgo which Is men tioned In our Nowfane correspondence. From information gathered from tbo train men tbero sooms to be no doubt mat tne singular manner In which 30 or 40 feet of track was shoved across tho highway and thrown up against some trees standing there was due to n slide of tho loam and gravel of tbo road-bed off tho slippery clay bank which lies under neath and wblcb became tnorougbly wotted in tho heavy rain of Sunday night. Tho Kmerson concert company, as or ganized for its second series of some six or eight entertainments, will comprise tho lead ing artists which appeared hero in March last, wilb tho addition of Miss Ella M. Chamber lln, tbo famous whistling soloist, tho Cutler sisters, vocalists, and Fanny Magivney, pianist. Tho combination Is a strong ono and their concert in Brattleboro, which will be given on tbe ovenlng of tbo 131b inst., will be ono of tho finest and most attractive of Its kind which our people have ever enjoyed. The novel feature ot ma evening win bo miss ubamlicr tin's performance. The Boston Herald says of this young artist In her curious specialty tbat "sbo whistles as naturally as a bird sings, having possessed this peculiar gift from her earliest childhood." Miss Chamberlin's se lections includo not only ballads and tho sim pler melodies, but classical music, with oper alio selections, piccolo solos, and tho like. Tickets for tho concert go on saio at Wiltard's next Monday. Tho fellow who was caught and put in tbo lock-up last Friday for stealing a trunk at Vernon, broko out of his cell Saturday night and came near escaping altogether. On Monday when brought before Justlco Nowton ho naked for n continuance, which was grant ed after placing blm under 9&00 bonds. Though sailing under many aliases, tho fel low's real namo was found to bo Jule W. Bliss, aud ho Is remembered by many of our citizens as n former student at Glenwood Seminary and tbe hero of soveral disreputable local performances, lie gavo bis ago as 22, but looks somewhat older. His parents are wealthy and highly respectablo people living in South Hadley, Mass. On Tuesday bis father came and took blm away. He had but fust left town when n Massachusetts offloer appeared In search of him on behalf of the Fitchburg railroad company, from whom be stole tbo trunk, wbicli was tbo property of a riortn Adams woman. DECOD1TION DAY. Lost Tuesday was an Ideal Decoration day, the sky being clear, tbe air fresh and of moJorato temperature, aud the streets nearly free from dustiu consequence of recent rains. Tho memorial exercises began at tbe town ball al 2:30 r. it., tbe ball being filled to over flowing by the assembled multitude, many of whom came from neighboring towns. The opening exercises consisted of "America," by tbe band, prayer by Itev. C. II. Merrill, and a quartette by Messrs. llankin, Nichols, Willis and urazor. ine address, by iter. Dr. (low, upon "iho Inspiration of war Memories, was welt worthy of tho occasion. A decora- tion song by tbo quartette terminated tbo ex, crcisos at the hall. The attending orcouiza, lions namely, tbe Brattleboro Military Band, tne iitey uuaro, I'ost eeogwick, u. A- it., louiorocing over urn meni uasis i.ncamp ment. I. O. O. I'., and a detachment of Ful ler's Battery then formed in procession in front of tbo ball, under command of CoL J. J. Estcy, chief marshal, and marched to the village cemetery for (he decoration of tbo graves. On coming to a halt tbe quartette sang "Best, soldier, rest." tho band played "Tho Star Spangled Banner," Itev. Mr. Mer- nil pronoitncod me benediction, ranks were broken and tne graves decorated, a detach ment of tbe Grand Army being sent, as usual. to tbe Catholic cemetery for the purpoio of uecorating tuo graves oi soldiers lying there. At the sound of tbe bucle. ranks were re formed and tho procession returned to the town ball for dismissal. An ample supply of uowers was lurntsneu lor me occasion by tbe ladies of the village, and the exercises through out were Interesting end appropriate to tbe aay. THE SONOAY NEWSrArEQ QUESTION. Mr. Aifor Dear Sir: Many of yonr readere ob- Bcrvvu tutu regret au ueia in yonr last UBne com. mendlog a certain Bandar enterprise- Aa a conaerv. ator ot morals, la it well to advlae violation of tbe law ana aesiecraiion or tneHabbatb7 Yoora truly, llrattleboro, June 1. Sehex. If our item about tbo Sunday ltepublican is what "Senex" refers to, our impression is that wo did not "advise violation of tho law and desecration of tbe Sabbath." We said what we meant, that, "if the public mutt have Sun day papers, they will find none moro newsy and wholesome than tho ltenublican's issue." Wo think tho tendency of tbe times is to over do too wuoio matter ot newspaper reading, to the neglect of more solid and useful liters turo; and wa believe It to be entirely demor alizing, intellectually as well as spiritually, to devote one's time on Sunday exclusively or largely to newspaper reading but at the same time wo aro equally well convinced that a very much worse use of Sunday may be made than to give its leisure hours to the. reading of a wholesome secular newspaper use tuo ounoay issues 01 tbe Upringliold Its publican or Boston Herald. As between theso and dime novels or tho average "story" pa per, wo give the preference decidedly to tho Sunday newspaper filled with current gossip uuu uuuMiuu ui )uumg ttuairs. A MIXE MATCH BY TELEaDim. A novel feature was Introduced In Tlml. tlcboro rifle practice last Saturday, when a friendly match between the Chatauqua Sports, man's Association of Jamestown, N. Y., and the Brattleboro rifle club was shot by tele. Krufu, uuunoe -w yards, oil band, lot- lowing are Ibe scores : CUAUT1UQDA srOBTSUAN'fl ABBOCIATIOK. 123156789 jo Italph, DeLlste, Dowler, Aye re, Ward, borna, Varner, 1'erry, Fenner, Langwortby, I iS lil 0 43 S-il 4 11 1 11 5 11 a 11 5-11 4-33 Total, BBATTLESOBO BlrLE CLCB. 133155769 10 liO llead, lamb, Wood, Nlehola, A. 8. Willard, Hannon, llarnee, Cobb, Putnam, Frenab, S 4 4 S 545 444 413 4 13 5 43 441 4 40 5- 40 339 1-3) Total, 41T Weal IlrtBllleboro. Israel Wood reports 3 Inches of bhow and ui incnes oi ratn In May. Ilellnuai Walla. The people of tbo Falls are jubilant over thotr now telcphoula arrangements. They now ernnnAA In avIaiii! IIiaI -nn-.-lt- Brattleboro, via Grafton, Townshend and iuwtaiiu, The ladies of the Congregational society had a festival Tuesday evening, and tha re. ceipls amounted to $50. Among tbo disabled veterans in carriages on Tuosday wero II. M. Cor'.ew of Saxtons ltlver aud Dan Ulggins of this place, who sat in their carriage side by side. It was at Cold Harbor that they stood iu line of battle side by side wbbn tbe same rebel shell took tho left leg of ono and the right leg of tho othor. Timet. i Jlonilvllle. llev. Mr. Macklo bas removed to Weston. Itev, Mr. Knapp is to preach in Bondville overy Sunday at 130 r. u, Ikniutueralon. Captain Dwight Smith, of the firm of M. M. Walker ,t Co., in Dubuque, Iowa, received an appointment May 11th as aid-de-camp on Gov, Sherman's staff, with tho rank ot lien, tonont-oolonel. The Daily Times of tbat city nays: "This la Indeed an honor conferred up. on a man who is Justly deserving it." Mr, Bmlth was formerly a resident of Dummers ton. The writer camo Into possession recently of what may be called a tnro book. It was prlnlod In 1787, and tho litto pago reads as follows i "Statutes of the State of Vermont raffed by tho Leglflature In lhhwiry and March, 1787. Wlndson Printed by Oorga Hough and Allien Spoonor, Printers to tho General Assembly of said State. M.DCO LXXXVII." Tbo book Is leather bound and has boiii used very Ilttlo. s, L, m. IVeat Jluniineratnn. -As Conrad Scbnoider was comlnt? Im. about 12 o'clock Saturday bight, threo rouejbs BiteuipiLu iu hiui iiiuj i uut uy using tuo whip freely ho mado his escape. Another family expected in town soon. Tho dramallo exercises Wcdnenlnv r.n Ing passed off very pleasantly. Oiillford. llnv. Xfi. niiArmfln wltl tivconl. t.. 11 Congregational church at East Guilford neit ouuuny ut i:u. ouuuay bcuuoi immediately after. Jacksonville. Ill consennenco of tho continued wi t and cool weather planting is unusually late. May 2Clb. n sovoro frost-ice formed m. fourth of nn inch In thickness. Mrs. Gcorgo Briers Is very feeble. t. dently in tho last stages of a decline The telepbono lluo from this vlllnro in Shclburno Falls will cro long be completed and put In operation. Tho survov of tho nnticlnatcd rnilrnnn I. looked forward to with much Interest In this section. E. L. Ilobcrts hag recently sold tbe wrll. known valuable mare, "Belle," lo Dr. 0. 8 Ilobcrts of Pitlsficld, Mass. Sho is a flno an imal, iu speed and bottom seldom surpassed. 8. G. Easton Iho other day caught three extra flno fish from n small stream running ll 1 A 11 I . . . . p weighed 8 lbs., and tho threo 7 lbs. jMBualcsa. Tho Memorial-dav services held nn,i. tutu jmuciu IJUUU, I1IU lurueBL oi winch the auspices of Post Scott, G. A. It., brought into lino tbe most veterans, and called togeth er the largest number of citizens tbat has ever been known ners on similar occasions, h. M. Bead of Bellows Falls delivered nn W quent and patriotic address, which was heart ily cheered by the veterans. Tho command cr desires us to roturn tho thanks ot the Post to too tcacnors and and cutidren of tho pub lio schools, for thoir aid in tho services j also to the choir, and to tho citizens generally. Tbo thanks of our citizens uro due to Post Scott for tbo troublo and expenso Incurred by thorn in scouring a proper observance of the day. s. Xetrfiane. Welcome to the wanderers who havo re. turned, and thrico bappy shall we bo to see more of them. Prominent among them is our friend Brooks, who has bten to tho far. famed Northwest, tho great wheat-bin of the world. Ho comes with that torrihlo word mtf, aud we'll vouch for It, for ho has brought us a pocketful of tbe identical stuff; genuine Dakota mud, baked harder than a brick, or perhaps I should say frozen by tboso gentle North Polo zephcrs that fan that fairy land for two-thirds of the year. He says. "Give me back old Vermont, with all hex bills and pure water, and say no more of tho beauties of tbo Northwest to me." Sunday night's storm cut a singular freak with our railroad, near tho point whero the road crosses tho traveled road to Newfane, north of the Williamsrille station. A slide occurred, taking the rails and ties, for a dis tance of several rods, off bodily and forcing them over tho highway to tho river's edge; and so peculiarly was the work done that good men who have seen it disagree materially as to the cause. One will say tbat it was water, and another is poalttvo that lightning did the work; but whatever tho power which caused the accident, it was so effectual that It took a gong of some fifty men until ten o'clock Mon day morning lo get the rood so that trains could pass. Decoration. day has been ob-orved herein ono of thoso spontaneous, impromptu ways that always beget success, aud which has not failed us this time. Tho children's Band of Hopo notified their older friends Saturday evening tbat thoy wished to ohscrio the day, and Sunday tho notice was given in church. Tho result waa a goodly gathering of young and old in tho cometory, at half-past throe in the afternoon, whero a profitable hour was spent In exercises of music, a concert pieco by Iho children, and remarks by tbe Ho v. Mr. Nason, Mr. Davidson, J. J. Green and John Newton, a returned soldier, with a recitation by Miss Abbie Higgins. After these cxercisos tho flowers wero distributed, and all rolurned feeling richly repaid for their effort. J. J. a. Dr. J. DoVore, having decided to remain in Fayetteville permanently, bos purchased a horse and carriage. Glorious news from West Townsbmd no nocd of temperance effort therol Fayette ville con say as much, but her temperance folks aro such fanatics that they believe in tho old adage tbat "an ounco of prevention is worth a pound ot cure." I'utney. Dr. H. P. Fairfield of Connectlcul.lrance speaker, spoke in tbo town ball last Saturday evening and Sunday morning and evening, giving three very ablo and argumentative leo tures, exceedingly interesting to all that have a desire to investigate spiritual phenom ona. The lecture Sunday evening was thinly attended in consequence of tbe powerful ralu. It is expected Dr. Fairfield will visit ns again in the near future and give us one lecture. Memorial-day was observed in tbo after, noon and e 'ening by tho usual appropriate exercises of the occasion. Tho Brattleboro Order of Knight Templars honored us with their attendance. They were met at tho depot at G p. m., by tho marshal of the day, Bev. N. D. Parsons, and the Putney Brass Band, and escorted to the town ball, where a pro oession was formed utid marched to tbe two cemeteries of tbe village. After Iho ceremony of decorating the soldiers' graves, the proces bIou returned to the town hall, which was beautifully decorated with flowers, the stars and stripes were draped behind the speaker's stand, and thero were tho usual order of exercises by the choir and band, Prayer was offered by llov. Mr. Harlow, a most touching and beautiful original poem was read by Mrs. Geo. A. Houghton, and an able address was given by Itev. . Smiley. w. otneraef. The spring is very cokl and backward. Tho trees show but little sign of leaving ont (May 30th) and farmers have done but little spring's work. F. D. Cbaso recently cawed In bis mill 15,100 feet of inch boards on 1J inch feed in nino hoars and twenty-five minutes, aud plauctl 1000 feet o! boards in ten minutes. West Tssvnabenil. Little Hattlo Gore Is very sick wilh ty. phoid pneumonia. Frank and Tbeo. Barber have been home on a short vacation. John Fullcrton started for the west Mon day. D. A. Howard has Just returned from Cleveland, O., where ha bos been looking af ter his extensive Interests In real estato. Tho farmers' faoos have b?en longer than the days of June, but the last few sunshiny days have shortened them one-half. x. Vernon. Itev. E. W. Whitney will proaoh for tho Unlversalist society next Sunday at 2:30 r. u. All are iuvitod. lVllmlneten, The weather indications aro now being bulletined at tbe telopboue office ono day in advance. Bepalrs aro being made on tbo Congrega tional church. Itev. A. W. Goodnow preached lu the Baptist cbirch last Sunday, and nearly enough inonoy bas been raised to secure his services throughout tho year, ne has mauy fricads who will gladly welcomo him baok. Mrs. Murray Harris Is quite sick, Children's Day will be appropriately ob served at the Methodist church one week from next Sunday. During tbe last fow days vegetation lias changed rapidly, and the earth is onoe more clothed in garments of greeu. N. W. Sargent's house was slightly dam aged by a fire which caught from a burning chimney ou Thursday afternoon. Tbo Milwaukee (Wis.) Kreulog Wisconsin aaya I In all our experience we have never beard so many fa rotable reports from all ctaaaea aa wo have concerning St. Jacobs Oil.