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p We are panied to find in a letter to
the y. Y. Times, dated from San Francisco,
Oct. 81, the following
" A coroner's inquest held upon the body
of man supposed to be 6. Ii. Moore, of
Burlington, Vt. yesterday, found verdict
of suicide by laudanum. The deceased left
New York for this place on the 9th of May
last. He had been laboring under a great
depression ofspirits since he came to this city,
ten days ago. He had been working for
Mr. Dodge, at Petaluma, and came to San
Francisco with the object of leaving on the
steamer to-day for the East. MIR. Dodge
was his brother-in-law.
Mr.. Moore was the eldest son of the late
George Moore, Esq, most estimable citizen
of this place, who died some years ago. His
widowed mother and surviving brothers and
sisters will have the sympathy of large cir
Gle of friends in this vicinity under so trying
an afliction.
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PEKN.-A recent traveller, speaking Of
the Chinese town of Pekin. and the first i'm
preston a stranger receives on entering with
In the walls, says:-"Once he has passed
under the ponderous northern gate, measured
the thickness of the stupendous wall, and is
fairly in Pekin, he will be entire,y bewilder-
ed; all before him is a confused and dusty
mass of colors, men, mules, cabs. hundreds
of camels, with the weary Mongols in their
once red gowns, enthroned and fist asleep on
their high summit; an immensity Of wide,
perfectly straight and endless streets; a liv-
ing ocean of the most degraded beggars, of
cooks, BARRIERS, blind men beating upon
Kettle drums, orators delivering speeches;
then, right and left, brilliant shops, cafes
and hotels, surmounted by long poles of all
colors, wooden walls beautifully carved and
gilt over; in fact, it is scene so unique in
the world that no dream could ever be so
eccentric.
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A writer in Once Week gives the fol-
lowing account of the death Of the great
Pitt "Pitt died at bis house on Putney
Heath, near the spot where Canning and
Castlereagh fought their duel, and in very
neglected state, none of his family or friends
being with him at the time. One, who was
sincerely attached to him, hearing of his i'll
ness, rode from London TO see him Arriv-
ing at his house, he rang the bell at the en-
trance gate, but no one came. Dismount-
ing, he made his way to the hall door, and
repeatedly rang the bell, which no one an
swered. He then entered the house, wand
cred from room to room, till at last he dis
covered Pitt on bed-dead, ana entirely
neglected. 1t is supposed that, such was
his poverty, he had not been able to pay
the wages of his servants, aud they had alb
seconded, taking with them what they could.
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Tbe 4fretagrRss
BUR LINGTON:
FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 25 1889

The St. Louis Rep,n Hcan says it has been
assured by confidential friend of Mr.. Bates,
that the opinions in relation to the Slavery
question attributed to him by the Eren,n9
Ne,os of that city, and so extensively re-pub-
lished throughout the country, were not au-
thorized.
A New York Tribune correspontien lent at ST.
Louis, Nov. u. adverts to the NeiDs' article,
which he considers an authorized exposition
of Mr. Bates views on the Slavery question.
He speaks in high terms of Mr.. Bates and
adds. as follows
Theoretically and practically he is opp 'sed
to Slavery, though his views have been soml'-
what equivocal, and he has not as yet taken
a leading part in the Free Labor struggle IN
this State His taste and temperament lead
him into the more quiet and peaceful walks
Of life. We have, however, IN this city
a statesman who will need no certificate, or
public avowal to prove his anti-slavery sentl-
ments. 1t is to him mainly and essentially
that the present position of this City ana
State on the question of Slavery is OWING.
Almost alone and unsustained he brought up
the issue of Free Labor against Slave Labor,
and amid the sneers of enemies and fears OF
political friends, persevered until the people.
came to his support, and to-day the CITY OF
St Louis stands by the side of Freedom, and
the exodus of Slavery from the State is al
ready commenced There is a very general
expression abroad favorable to the selection
OF a Presidential candidate from this State,
because it shows the anomaly of Slave State
containing within itself powerful and sue
cessful opposition to Slavery. But let 1t not
be forgotten that the Hon. F. P. Blair is the
gallant leader under whom this battle has
been fought and won, and to whom chiefly
the credit is due
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-25

ASECDoTE OF OLD BRowN.-The Pittsfeld
Dispatch says that when Thomas Cunning
ham, Esq, of Beaver, Pa, went to Kansas,
under appointment as United States Judge,
in passing through settlement he met old
OsSawatomie Brown, who had just arrived
with half dozen pro-slavery prisoners, cap.
tured while in arms to assail the Free State
settlers. Among them were several slave
holders, who were discharged by Brown (as
Gov Wise promised to discharge Gerrit
Smith) with lecture, as poor ignorant dew
lis, who knew no better then, turning to
the Northern men with Southern principles
he remarked " As for you fellows, who
ought to know better, having been brought
up in the Free North, | must ask the Lord
what l must do with you - Whereupon
the stern old man commenced praying to the
Almighty, asking his aid, that be might 50
dispose of these prisoners as to best promote
the Free State cause, &c, in the midst of
which Judge Cunningham, after vain at
tempts at restraining it, burst into fit of
laughter. In a moment Brown ceased pray
ing, and turning his piercing eye upon the
offender, remarked {" And if you don't stop
laughing, l shall dispose of you, Sir. ,crthom
asking the Lord anything about IL ~ 1t is
unnecessary to say that the Honorable Court
resumed its accustomed grave demeanor, and
that the subsequent proceedings of John
Browns drum-head court martial were
marked with no levity, so far as Judge Gun
ningham was concerned.
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DEAN


Msssr,. Editors -
The Legislature has not fulfilled its prom
i,e on the first Of the week to make the last days
Of the session pleasant and profitable in turning
off business The bill to publish the report of the
Geological survey came up on its passage this
morning. 1t met multiplicity Of objections;
one bjected that It might be issued in form too
cheap, others feared that it will make too large
bill some feared the effect they voted themselves
a copy. and proposed TO have a copy put into the
- - 44sooaI, UJners thought IL Would
a 80 to put the copy into the hands Of its re-
preventative, some would give copies to no body,
some would distribute even larger number than
the bill proposed, at the expense Of the State
Most of these amendments were evidently intend
ed to kill the bill. But the amendments, save one
important one, were voted down, and the bill
passed by a small majority. Immediately mo-
ton was made to reconsider, and then that was
laid on the table. This P. NJ. the Weybridge and
Addison town line matter is on the docket, and
will probably take most Of the afteroon. Business
goes on slowly, and at this rate much business must
be left undone.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-25

In the Memoir Of Chief Justice ParsOns,o
Massachusetts,, by his son, there is the fol
lowing reference to the origin Of the name Of
one Of the most beautiful ponds in the State
"In the seventy-ffth volume Of the Probate
Records of Boston, there is a deed Of manu-
missisn Of 'Pomp' by his master owner. 1t
is dated one fortnight before the Declaration
of Independence, and begins thu 4, Jona-
than jackson, Of Newburyport, in conse-
quence of the improperly feel and long
have felt in holding any person in constant
bondage, more especially at the time when
my country is 50 warmly contending for the
liberty every man ought to enjoy, and also
in consideration of promises, &c, TO my ne
gro man 'Pomp; and then goes on formally
to liherate and manumit him. 'Pomp Jack
son, as he is called in the Records, served as
a freeman and filer in the army Of the Rev
olution, settled in Andover, and gave his
name to 'Pomp's Pond in that town. and
died there in 1926, being about a century
old -
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this sentence should be in public. it is fur
ther ordered that this judgment be enforced
and executed, not in the jail-yard, but at
such public place convenient thereto as the
said Sheriff may aprOnt-and may God
have mercy upon the soul of each one of
you"
The prisoners were then remanded. The
day fixed for the execution is the 10th of
December. There is, however, very strong
reason to believe that the indictment will
not hold together in the Court of Appeals.
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convicted, and sentenced to read all the let
ters that Messrs. Giddings and Wise shall
rite for the ensooin 4 years. His friends are
endeavorin t. get his sentunce commuted to
imprisonment for life, hour in each day to
be devoted to readin' the Great Western
journal. He sez this sentunce was worser
than the other one was. Still he don't care
much so long as he gifts his meals regular.
This is my lst attempt at writin' a Tail,
and it is far from bein perfeck, but il hav
ndoosed folks to see that in cases out 10
they can make Life as barren as the Dessert
Of Sarah, or as joyous as a flower gardin,my
object Will have been accomplished Adoo,
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ENGLISH AND AMERIcAN WoRDs.-Ihe
different uses of words in England and in
this country are interesting. Lumber, which
with us is applied 50 sawn timber, means
trash in England When we say boards, the
Englishman says deals. We take baggage
on a journey, the Englishman only luggage
Our ladies are fond of dry goods, their
English sisters are equally devoted to haber-
dasherv. The Yankee cries Go Ahead the
Britisher says All Right. The American travels
Sin the cars" the Englishman by the
ra H. " The former sends a letter "by the
mail" the latter "by the post. The one
has bureau in his bed chamber; the other
only a chest Of drdtcerS.
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New Publications.

SERMONS, preached and revised by Rev. C. H.
Spurgeon. Sixth Series). New York {:
Sheldon & Company.
Rev. C. II. Spurgeon, of London. is one
of the most remarkable preachers of the Eng
lish metropolis. Though his sermons furnish
occasions for criticism as to fitness of ilIustra-
ton and precision of argument, they are i'm
bued with deep and earnest christian spirit,
which fully accounts for their great attract
iveness both from the desk and in print.
Sheldon & Co are the only authorized pub
fishers of his works in this country. The
preceding volumes Of his sermons. we
understand, have had liberal sale in this
country.
For sale by E. A. Fuller.
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THE TWO PARTINGS.

We aartei once before. You wept
hen ! rose up TO @, You did;
You prayed tor spe before you slept,
You little love, you know you did
Md 40 grief now Is on that brow,
Which then, You said, throbbd so. you did;
You loved me better then than now
You cruel thing, you know you did
Do You remember what the sea,
took you out to show you, did
You made pretty simile--
You false Of tongue, you know you did
You sighed, " That life were like its crests
When sunshine breeze. blow YOU did
"To catch loves light before it rests :"
You cold cold heart, you know you did
What have done You smile no more
On me a. months ago you did
You deem nv homage now bore
You liked it then, you know you did.
@ How blcst," you said. "were life with one
Who'd love me truly - Oh, you did
Fut-you thought was an elder son
Y.u utter firt. you know you did
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"The potent rod of Amram's son, &c.
''Ah, " said Mr.. Ragdolph, that is the way

- Mr.. Speaker, said a new member rising,
4" we cannot prize too dearly the rights Of
freedom. They have been transmitted to US
by our fathers as a rich legacy, and palsed
be the hand of the one who would refuse to
acknowledge or maintain them. Among
these rights, Mr.. Speaker, is the right of
volition, of doing as we please. Every man,
sir, should do as he pleases, and if he does
not, he should be compelled to-
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ACCIDENTS AND vILLANY.
"Old Marble writes to the Burlington
Sentinel as follows.

''Old Marble writes to the Burlington
Sentinel as follows.
"The town Of Isle La Motto, seems TO be
infected with a peculiar mania for unwel-
come events Within the last three weeks,
we have had five serious specimens On the
4th of October last, lady was near y burned
to DEATH in consequence of her clothes TAX
ing fire in a fallow which her husband was
clearing. On the 10Th, man had his leg
badly broken by kick from a horse he was
endeavoriug to catch On the 3lst, another
man had his leg broken by his horse making
a false step and falling while he was in the
act of riding him over ledge of smooth lime
stone. On the Cd Of the present month, the
son of Seneca H. Pike was killed by having
his skull fractured, while driving a horse
that was running away. On the 7th, as if
to give light on the preceding chapter of
calamites, the barn and sheds of Ezra Pike
were set on fire at y o'clock at night, ,bv some
malicious individual, and burned to the
ground; destroying about 700 bushels of oats.
Il considerable quantity of corn, moving
machines and various other farming imple
ments No insurance We sincerely hope
that this attempt at illumination. will be the
ne Plus ultra f our tragic mistortunes."
VT. AND CANADA RAILR. Coat the annu
al meeting of theStockholders of the Vermont
and Canada Railroad Company, held at
Mortified, on the 18th INST, the following
Directors for the year ensuing, We're elected
L N Robinson Nau Rod ford Mass
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A letter reached the Utica Post Office
Wednesday. bearing the following direction;
D5|SeFtHx ~ FHHY Block. up three flights Of stairs,
Utica, n Y The penny postman search
ed out the locality, and the letter actually
reached the man.
We noticed in a list of letters advertised
in New York recently. one addressed
William, Central America " Such faith in
Uncle Sam is worthy ola better object.
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THE WAY DUELLING WAS STOPPED IN ILL
SoIs.-The Chicago Press and Tribune re
wives the history OF the first duel that was
fought in that State. In the year 1920,
Alphonso Stewart and William Bennett fought
with riffs in st. Clair county, and Stewart
fell mcrtally wounded on the first fire.
Bennett made his escape into Arkansas,
where he remained two years. His where
abouts were scovered, he was arrested,
brought back indicted, tried, convicted OF
murder and executed. Bond, who WIS then
Cove nor of Illinois, was incessantly besieged
bv the friends Of bennett and the advocates
of the % gentlenens code. who prayed for
his pardon. But the Governor turned deaf
ear to all their clanorings, and the majesty
of the offended law was vindicated Bennett
was publicly hung, and duelling in Illinois
was crushed out
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One of the Armstrong guns, of heavy cali
bre, has been sent out by Government, and
is now safely lodged in the Citad | at Que
bee. 1t will be mounted upon the Flagstaff
Battery, from which elevation it will have
the range of, and command the whole Bay
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An editor down South apologies for delay
in the issue of his paper, as he had an extra
male to attend to durin the week.
The governments of Peru has entered into
n contract with DR.. Edward Cullen for the
introduction OF twenty-five thousand Irish
emisrants,. The principal stipulatiJuS are
that the emigrants shall renounce allegiance
to their government, and must become Peru
Wan citizens. The government Of Peru has
to pay their sea passage, and every colonist
is to have about nine English acres of land.
The Guiccioli IS now living at Paris. as
the Marquise De Boi>sy. at the unfeml-
nine age Of sixty years. She is slid to be
still handsome, but after the fashion Of Mrs
Camp. There's the remains Of fine We
man about Sairev," said Mr. Bailey, .but
too much crumb, YOU know-too fat" 1t
is odd TO think OF Byron's last love being
fat, wiggy old woman. with an excellent az
pc ite, and Il thorough appreciation of all
the material good things Of this life. Prob
ably she takes snuff, as Petrarch's Laura
would have done, had that dirty con-
soler been known in her time.-B0Sfon TraU-
eler.
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The VERMONT CHRISTIAN MEssEyeER has
changed its place of publication from North
field to Montpelier
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SCHooLMARM's TRIALS. In one Of the B1s-
ton public schols, a few DAYS since, the rattan
was used upon youngster the first tingle of
which caused the young stentor to scream,
" Watch Murder-r-r,,'' in tones so loud
as not only to alarm the whole school, but
actually to frighten himself On being asked
why he called Watch, >" &c, ne said that
was what his mother did when his father
beat her.
Another OF the same sort, begged Justify
and most beseechingIy not to be whipped On
his sore finger. Being required to show the
''sore finger, he managed, after careful
research of his begrimmed digits, to displaya
,rqrt on one Of his knuckIcs'
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THa PRIZE ROMANCE of Moses the Sassy
is said to be BY Mr.. Brown of the Cleveland
Plundealer 1t is ga moving tall indeed.
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A correspondent of the Philadelphia Press
says " A Wall street gentleman showed me
t. day,a computation made vi considerable
care by himself, Of the amount gold produc-
ed during the last ten years by mines of Cal
lifornia and Aus ralia. | won't bother you
with a long tabular statement Of the amount
produced in each year, but the grand total of
the whole ten year. crop is s 400 ,00O, 900. "
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OLD BRowN's PIKEs.-One of the ;aurderous in
struments which ossawattomie Brown carried into
Virginia, to put into the hands Of the negroes, to
kill their masters with--has been brought to this
city by gentleman residing here. 1t was shown
TO us yesterday; and it will be in our counting
room for a few days, where those curious to see it
can do so: Ihe military from Frederick, Md,
took 1t from Browns own house near Harper's
Ferry. There is no doubt that this specimen is
genune.-Chieago Times.
We understand this exhibition is free,
children half price. We advise all to 90 and
look at the "murderous instrument" With
it old Brown put as many Virginians to
flight as he of old, with {" the jaw-bone of
ass, slew Philistines.
Walk up, roll up, tumble up, and 90 and
see one of old Browns pixies at the Times Of
fee. 1t can remain but short time on ex-
hibition here, as thousands want to see it in
different parts of the country. Let no one
neglect the opportunity, but 20 at once
Chicago Journal
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JOHN RANDOLPH AMONG THE BOTs.-Mr
Randolph had three wards, who were his
nephews, at the school Of Rev DruIy Lacy,
Prince Edward county, Va, and used to be
frequent visitor. twas Mr. Lacy 'scustOm
to hear his boys recte their Latin and Greek
grammar lessons before breakfast, and have
known Mr. Randolph. more than once, to
come from Bizarre, 1.-TWO miles, and enter
the school house by sun-up. Anime O'Clock
the school was formally opened, when all the
boys read verses about in the bible, until the
chapter or portion was finished. Mr. Ran
dolph always seemed highly pleased with this
exercise, read his verse IN turn, and with Mr.
Lacy, would sometimes ask questions On
one occasion, whilst reading one of the books
of the Pentateuch. he stopped lad with the
question
Tom Miller, can you tell me who was
Moses tather?'
'Jethro, sir, was the prompt answer.
Why, you little dog, Jethro was his father
in-law.'
Then putting the question t1 four or five
others by name, not one Of whom could ans
wer, he bera.ed them soundly for their care
lessness and inattentiOn in reading, saving.
"When you were reading last week, William
Cook read the verse containing the name Of
Moses father. and have you all forgotten it
already Just then a young man caught
the pane, and unable TO repeat the verse
from the Bible, repeated part ola line from
Milton -
The potent rod of Abrams son. &c.
"Ah, " said Mr.. Ragdolph, that is the way
YOU learn your Bible. get it out Of other
books, what little you know of it and
with an exceedingly e@l~--- -.ss,so- ~
zone, added, ana 30 1t Is with US all; and a
terrible proof of our deep depravity it is,
that we can relish and remember anything
better than The Book" The VERY utter
ance, simple as it was, filed every one with
awe, and made him feel guilty. whilst at the
same time it impaired reverence fort Bible
which was never felt before, aud which, from
one mind at least, will never De- rftced. Mr.
Randolph was so well pleased, however, with
the young man who quoted from his favorite
author, that in short time, Is soon, perhaps,
as he could get it from Richmond, he presen-
ted HIM with beautiful copy of Nilton's
Paradise Lost. with i suitable inscription in
his own elegant handwriting.
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Mr.. Douglas organ in Chicago having
had the indecency to speak of Col Broder-
ick's early life as having bsen ''low," anoth-
er paper in that city says that Mr. Douglas
himself was engaged IN drunken row only
a few weeks since, and that some of the rum
bills contracted at one of mis- early elections
are yet unpaid.
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Two men were smothered in corn bin at
Chicago. on Tuesday

T W. IiIVII NVI0 oIIIVlIIVI1 1U 1T q CUIH UIH dI
Chicago, on Tuesday.
\ vein, supposed to be inexhaustible, of
the real old fashioned Pittsburg coal. has
been discovered in Van Buren, County, Iowa.
a FEW nights since, just before retiring to
rest, Mrs Bab5ler said to her husband;
Guess shall not take my watch up stairs to
night, delr; 50 for safety | will just hang it
against your photograph likeness over the
mantel piece" "Ah :" said Mr.. Babbler,
turning to his bosom friend, ''you are like
most suspicious wives, see-you want to
set watch over your husband" Mrs Bah
bier pretended TO remove it, butshe didn't.
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The Springfield Republican states tna'
forty-five post offices were represented III 'ile
convention Of that congressional district. A
democrat, in venting his wrath upon ther
doings, says 1T IS ' shame ior u the forty
thousand democratic voters OF TINS common
rreaIth to be controlled by a few men, who
love the Union and constitution OILY in pro-
norton to the amount of spoils'
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-25

An OFFICIAL CENSUS, taken in China,
twice during the present century, at an in
terval of forty years, gives the following re-
suits the first, taken in 1912, by order of
the Emperor KIA KING, gave the number Of
inhabitants at 500, ,279 ,597; and the second,
in 1852, under the reign and by order Of the
present Emperor. SIEN FoUNG, 536, ,096, 300
If these accounts be correct, and there is
nothing to lead to the supposition that they
are not, the Chinese population has in forty
years increased 176, ,629 .7O3.