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Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-09-20

En-. JoURxML-.S ir:-In yonr pa
per Of last week, you ask why the
printing for the Agricultural Society
is done at the "Democrat" office !?
And answer simply because a
majority having control OF that
matter are Democrats.
rs one Of the committee to arrange
the printing for the Society. feel
that You do said committee injustice.
am sure that politics did not in
fiuence them in the least. They
acted as all honorable men acting for
others should DO. with an eve single
to the interest Of those who had con-
fidee in their ability and honesty.
You will recoilect that asked you
your price. you replied that it should
be less than any other. | told you
that we would let the job that day.
and SO far as | was concerned, had
no feeling in the matter. but was in
favor OF giving it to the one who
would do It the cheapest. You went
To Harrisvillc. The Committee met,
and called on l. G.. Ollie, who told us
his price. Mr. Brotherton said that
we could get it done for less-that
you had told him that you could
afford 20 do it Tor S25 90. Mr.. Ollie
then said he would do it for ten per
cent less; or s22.50. In your absence
it was impossible Tor us to know
whether you would have underbid Mr..
Ollie or not. And living as we do in
remote parts Of the County we were
not disposed to go to Winchester
another day to see If we could get the
work done for less by you. Especially
we thought the offer of Mr.. Ollie a
very reasonable one in comparison to
yours of last year. 1 hope you will,
in Justice to myself. give this place
in your paper. ! will add further
that the Committee were unaniomous
in their decision, so that you have no
grounds at all to charge us with
political bias.
am, sir. very respectfully yours,
.JosEru Grouse
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-09-20
To the Ladies'.

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Then 80 at once and get some of McLcan's
Cordial. IL will strengthen and invigorate
your whole system, causing n healthy and
pure circulation of blood TO low through
every vein, and the rich, rosy bloom of
health To mount 20 your cheek again.
Every bottle il warranted to give salts
faction
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-09-20

For SALE By ALL DRUGGISTS.
Aug. ?, 1850. "
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-09-20
Sick Females,

who have languished for years in hclplc--
weakness and dependency. rccuperato with
almost miraculous rapdity under their in
MIGRATING operation. That all sexual disa-
blitics arc removed by their cordial and
gently stimulating properties. That the,
recruit
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-09-20

Trains pass Winchester going west as fol.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06
Religious Intelligence.

REVIVAL IN MARTHA's VNEYARD.-The
New Bedford Mercury says. "The revival
at present in progress on Martha's Vineyard
is the greatest that has been experienced
there since the days of Mayhem, the Indian
missionary. 1t has been going on now about
eight weeks, and in that time, there nave
been about fifty conversions at the Metho-
dist church, and thirty at the Congregation
alist and Baptist. This number Is composed
almost wholly of adults, none being incIud-
ed under seventeen years of age. Three
afternoon prayer-meetings are held each
week, in the three churches, and the interest
in religion is on the increase"
The North Congregational Church and
Society in St. Johnsbury have extended
unanimous call to Rev. E. c. Cummings.
lately settled at Brewer, Maine.
Rev Charlls D. Fuller was removed from
Troy, n H., to Westford, Vt, having be-
come pastor of the Baptist church in the
latter place. Correspondents viii please
note the change.
Rev. D. Huntington, late Plummer Prof
Of Haroard University, has been confirmed as
a member Of the Episcopal church The
rite of Confirmation was administered TO bim
and about thirty others, personal friends Of
his belonging to families connected with the
College, by Bishop Eas.'s.a Oh sunday .
evening. 1t is stated that Rev. Dr.. Han /
tington has accepted an invitation to become .
rector of new church TO be erected on the .
Back Bay lands, near the corner Of Arlingt-
IN and Marlborough streets. Upwards of
thirty thousand dollars has already been
subscribed. The most active parties in the
lew movement are at present worshippers at
Trinity and St. Paul's Churches, and Kings
chapel, Boston.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING

d has been said for years that the enor-
nous sums paid out of the National Treasury
for printing have made up grand corrup-
ton fund, to be drawn upon very freely TO
reward political ayorites, to suhsldze press
es for the support Of the Admin stration,
and to control popular elections. The ex-
tent to which this sclndalous business has
been carried on is astounding. No one out
side Of the circle engaged in the inIquity,
have had, we are sure, any adequate concep-
lions Off and it required the thorough
exposition of an official investigation to make
1t credible to the people at large This ex-
position we have in tbs report Of a Committee
Of the House of Representatives Just pub
lshed. The report Is signed by Messrs.
Haskin, ti-Lecompton dem.) Killinger,
Wood, Palmer, and Stone. (repnblicans) {;
Ngs,rs Edmundson, Hindman, Clopton and
Fouke (democrats) do not sign it.
We give a considerable portion Of the ev-
iienes reported by the committee. 1t will
repay one for is perusal. The figure which
the q. p F cuts in the case Is not the least
instructive one in the picture. 1t seems he
has had the disposal of about $1,000
worth Of work year; and only about three
weeks before he wrote his famous Pecksniifian
Duquense letter Of Nov. 1858 about the peril
10 our free institutions il the employment If
monev to carry elections (neyer heard oG till
within a recent period) should increase till
the voters in the State and their repre- enta-
uves in the State and National legisl lures
stall become infected. - money in large sums
was sent with his implied consent, by Wen
dell. from the profits of ia printing to'op-
crate on the elections in New York and
Pennsylvania No wonder he spoke of ''using
money 10 carry elections" as a growing and
dangerous evil" Who could know better the
ruth of the saying than he from his own
Practise?
TESTIMONY OF CORNELIUS " NDELL
We're you tue printer de facto of the last
'1n-rss-y A. I was.
q. Who was elected Printer Of that House 4.
james e. Steedman
You are the printer Of the aouse until you
are 'uperseded2 A. That is the custom, I held
'ef until another printer l. elected.
r. Y he vas elected printer of the Thirty -afth
Nongress? A. Yes sir
Y Did he ever perform the duties of that Office
a. No sir
y Wien did YOU commence performing the du
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06
VERMONT ITEMS.
A. D. B.
Williston, March 80, 1850.

The town Of Rutland has voted that all
the property Of the Rutland & Burlington
Railroad in that town, with the exception of
the road bed. shall be taxed, whereupon the
Road threatens to remove its shops to Bur
lington.
A stove in the house of Abel Scott of Iras-
burgh, was blown up few days since, by
charge of powder which had been placed in
a stick of wooden a neghbor's wood
pile.
\ four year old son of John Lane of St.
Albans, was so badly burned by his clothes
taking fire, on Monday, that he died in a
few hours.
Henry Keyes, the president, has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the Passumpsic
railroad, in place of George \. Merrill,
who has occupied that position for many
years.
The story of the Pursuit of knowledge
under difficulties, Is said to be the produc-
ton of Vermonter, G. II. NARAMoRE, a
native of UnderhilIl, but now resident of
Northampton, Mass, and who was whilom
an occasional postical contributor to the
Free Press over the signature Of Gay Hum
boldt"
The following Patents were issued from
the { S. Patent Office, on the 9th of March,
1S60-each bearing that date:
c. l.. Nelson and Oscar Bostwick of Bur
lington, Vt, assignors to themselves and N.
B. Proctor, of same place, for improvement
in wood bending machines.
Robert Ross of St. Albans, Vt, assignor
to himself and Geo. I. Stannard of same
place, for improved horizontal water wheel.
James W Adams of Pleasant Valley, Vt,
for improved stove machine.
Joseph D. Billings Of Rutland, VT, as
sgnor to himself and E. A. Chapln, OF
Keene, n H., for improved speed register.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06

ANOTHER TENEMENT HoUsE MURDER.--On
Wednesday morning one of those wooden
shells Of buildings run up to the height Of
four stories, with the narrowest halls posi-
BILE, and partitioned off so as to be filled with
families like beehive with comb, in West
45th ST., NewYork, took fire beneath a stair
way, and in few minutes all egress except
through'the windows was cut offby the flames
In the eagerness of a Hook 4 Ladder Com
pany to rescue the inmates from the upper
stories, too many climbed the ladder at once,
and it broke down with them, and before
further aid could be brought, the upper sto-
ries, and the roof covered with tarred cloth
and gravel, were all in blaze. Many leaped
to the ground; but ten persons, two mothers,
each with four children, were burned to
death 1t appears that had there been in
side steps or ladders from the upper floor to
the scuttles in the roof, all could have es-
capped to the roofs of other buildings. But
to save a few shillings to the landlord no
such ladders had been provided, though the
lack of them had been repeatedly brought to
his notice.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06

''Out West, in Dixon, H., Peter Brandt,
aged eighteen years, is husband to Mary dit
to, aged sixteen years, and the two are joint
proprietors of twenty-five pounds Of boy
aged six months 30 that if Peter is not one
of the Apostles, he can at least claim BE-
one of the early Fathers.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06

4 man in Pawtueket lately made application
for insurance on a building situated in villsge
where there was no fre-engine. He was asked
"What are the facilities in your village for ex-
tinguishing fires"
at rains sometimes" was the naive repIv.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06

The WHTwoRTH GUN.-Ihc English papers
contain quite lengthy reports of the recent
trials OF the Whitworth Gun, said to be
superior in many ways TO that of Sir VIM
Armstrong With three FOUNDER. and an
elevation of 35 degrees, loaded with eight
ounces of powder. the first shot touched the
ground at 9 ,6SS yards distance-more than
five and a half miles-and only 81 yards to
the right of the true line. The second lodg-
ed in the sand at 9 ,645 yards. and 81 yards
to the right of the mark. With an elevation
Of only 33 degrees, a rlngeDf 9,547 yards
was obtained, the shot falling only s. yards
to the right of the mark The greatest
range ever reached by any Armstrong gun,
was 9,l30 yards and this with a thirty-twO
FOUNDER, fired with Il Is d. charge at an ele-
yation Of 35 degrees. Mr. Whltworth claims
that his guns also possess greater durability
than any other. From one of them upwards
of 800 shots have been fired, chiefly at
high elevations, without the gun exhibiting
any injury or sign Of wear The material
used in the manufacture is homogeneous iron.
The powder used is contained in a tin car
fridge case, about seven inches long, and at
the end which meets the shot Is a small lump
OF grease, which being melted by the explo-
sion lubricates the barrel from end t0 end.
1t Is, therefore. never necessary to use a
sponge. the gun at the end of a days firing
being as clean and bright rs if it had not
been used at all.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06

arrested in Virginia a few days
since, and being informed that he was suspected
of having been engaged in the insurrection at Har
per's Ferry. replied, che didn't know Harper nor
where he kept his .d-d old ferry" He was ac-
quilted.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06
SNUFF DIPPNc.-A Mobile paper relates
the following:

VIZ
miss Tennessee Gibson, beautiful young Ia
dy, died from the effects Of snuff dipping, in Ar
kansas She fell asleep with the mop in her
mouth, and was found corpse some hours after
A post mortem revealed the fact that she had
swallowed the juice, which converted into VIC
otine, deadly poison; her lips cheeks and breast
were smeared with the foul stnf in her diving
struggles, alone in her room. Before she retired
she felt deadly sickness, having swallowed some
of the juice but she had used il 30 long. nothing
was thought of her complaint until, alas , it was
TOO late"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06
Class IN the University, was preached in the
Congregational Church last Sunday after
noon by the Rev President Pease.

I i9iNJ, was pIedcneu IN Lne
Congregational Church last Sunday after
noon by the Rev. President Pease.
BASE BAIL CLUB.-A number of the ac.
lively disposed citizens of Burlington, mostly
/ young men, have illustrated to .swhat base
uses man may come, - by associating them
selves INTO a Club, under the title of the
Burlington Base Bail Club, for the practise
Of the game Of Base Ball The officers are
@. f. Edmunds, Pres; G. G. Benedict, Y.
Pres. Edgar Pitkin, Sec. and Treas. B.
W. Carpenter, W. W. Walker. y. B. FIan-
agan, D. W. C.. Clarke, B. B. Smalley, S.
II. Lane, Erecuaire Com.
Some striking performances may be expect
ed in due season.
SURVIVE OR PERISH.
The S7e1ces of Life and Deafh We OBJ
serve that % machine for casti~g bullets.
capable Of turning out 100 rife balls per
minute. has been started Washington Twice
as much attention is paid to the science Of
killing ms 70 chat of curing More than 500
Instrument, Of wholesale destruction have
hr-." patented Wi-lin the last twenty years.
ID. q only Two great curatiyes, HolIowav's
FJllS and Ointment, have been introduced
within that time 1t would seem. however
that these medicines pretty fairly balance the
account between the healing art and the
science ol destruction The probability IS.
That they slye q much greater num-
her OF lives, than patent riffs, pistols and
cannon destroy; and as their CONSUMPTION is
increasing IN almost geometrieal ratio in this
country, the odds in their favor are augment
in- every year. The late California papers
represent these remedies as accomplishing the
most extraordinary cures in that State. and
especially in the P|acerts, wet and dry. That
most tenacious of internal diseases dysenterv,
Is said 70 have lost al its terrors in the eyes
Jl the miners. since the introduction of the
Pils; and the virulent eruptions and ulcer
)uS disorders, contracted by working in ex-
'dvltions half filed with water. under a hot
sun. are 50 rapidly reduced by the apphca-
non OF the Ointment, that the diggers are
e-s careful than they ought to be to avoid
exposure. Bilious remittents and intermit-
ent levers, have heretofore been terrible
courgas in the valley Of the Sacramento. and
u the HciShbOrhoOd of all the water-courses
where the presence Of gold has attracted
9pulation; but now, the papers say that
he>e disorders appear to be diving out under
b" rru'vating and purifying operation Of
he former preparation This is better news
ban the Intelligence Of new gold discoveries
-P2tsriHe HiaB1 Register.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06

Four BROTHERS BURNED TO DEArH.-A most
distressing calamity, says the Pittsburgh Chroni-
Gle, occurred in Clarion county on Monday night.
Il appears that shortly after the family Of Mr.
William RhOads, a farmer, residing in Knox
township, had retired to rest, the dwelling was
discovered to be on fire. Mr.. Rhoads was absent
at the time, and his wife having been awakened
by the heat, rushed out of the house. and called
upon her children, who slept up stairs, TO follow.
Finding they made no reply, she hurled stones
through the window of the apartment in which
they slept, in hopes that she might in this way,
bring them to a sense Of their peril. The poor
wOmans efforts, however, met with no response,
and her four sons one Of them almost full grown
who occupied the room, perished in the flames.
1t is supposed that at the time she left the house
the smoke had become dense up stairs as to suf-
focate the boys in their beds-otherwise her cries
would have alarmed them, The conduct Of Mrs.
Rhoads on the occasion is spoken Of in terms of
unqualified admiration. Besides the boys up
stairs she had five little ones, who slept on the
first floor, to take Of and though she perillsd
her own life to effect it, she succeeded in bringing
them in safety from the burning building. The
occurrence caused much distress to the people Of
the neighborhoOd, and the deepest sympathy for
the berezved parents was manifested.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06
626 go S2l27.2s S2272
To B. NJ. WEBB, Town Treasurer

; ;
To B. NJ. WEBB, Town Treasurer
The above is a statement of the division of
the school money among the sew raj school
districts in town. You will please to pay
over to the several districts the money, in
accordance with this statement, eroepf as to
districts No and No s. 70 these two dis
tricts you will make no payment until fur
ther orders from us, as it docs not YET appear
to US that they are entitled By law to share
in the fund
CAROLUS MOVES,
Z. j. FAY, }Selectmen
WM L. STRONG.
Burlington, March 81, 1860.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06

A FUNERAL Discourse on the late death
Of Mr.. Whitney, member Of the Senior
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06

Statement or The dir500H Of the Pu5ho money
among me sercral School Districts cHtH'ed
10 the same. IN the toUn Of Burlington, as
mate bV the Selcctmer, on the last TueSGay
Of March A D. 1860.
Whole sum for division. S2,I2o %
Divided S2,l2I -
Undivided. ,35 S2.I27 65
S53l 90 (one-fourth) among l6 II Dis
tricts is to each whole District. S32 Is
and to the joint District II, 20
Leaving for division on the average daily
attendance. 81 ,595 SO divide this sum by
the total Of the average daily Attendance.
626 go, and it gives S2,545, by which
multiply the average daily attendance of any
district and it gives the amount to which
such district Is entitled on the average daily
attendance.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The returns from the several Counties in
the State, indicate the election Of the follow
ing gentlemen as County Commissioners for
the ensuing year
Addison-Horatio Needham, Of Bristol
Bennington-Lemuel Bottun
Caledonia-James d. Bell. of Walden.
Chittenden-James Mitchell, of Burlington.
Essex-Wm. B. May.
Franklin Romeo IL. Hovt, Of ST. Aibaus
Lamoille-Orlo Cady, of Morri>tlwn.
Orleans. c. Bean, of Coventry
Orauge-Geo. p. Baldwin, of Bradford.
Rutland-James Rice. Of Pawlet.
Washington-E. 5 Newcomb. Waterbury.
Windham-Ira Goodhue, of Westmin. ter.
Windsor-Crosby Miller, Of Pomlret
We learn from the papers that some Of the
Commissioners were elected in opposition to
the regular nominees of the friends Of the
prohibitory law but we do not see it al
legged that any of them are enemies 80 the
law, or not ready to do their duty under it,
according to its obvious letter and SPIRIT
Time will show
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06

The SENT1SEL's BLAcK0UAEDIsV.-We
don't know when we have seen more coarse
and abusive article, even in the Sentinel, than
the one in the last number, occasioned by the
letter of L. G Bigelow Esq, to the Free Press,
and the courteous letter from Rev Henry
Ward Beecher to him in refutation Of a
scandalous item in the Sentinel a few weeks
ago. The Junior Editor had promised Mr.
Bigelow to publish Mr.. Beecher's noto,-a
very short one-in the Sentinel. but after
wards plead the interdiction Of the senior
Editor as an excuse for non-complianc e. Mr.
Bigelow recounted the facts. and gave the
junior credit for having had an honest desire
to do what he said he would do, if he had
not been forbidden by his Senior.
Whereupon, the Sentinel turns round and
coarsely abuses Mr.. Bigelow, sneers at his
courteous expressions towards the Junior
Editor, pretends that the reason Of the refusal
to insert Mr.. Beecher's letter was because it
was too lonq-insinuates that it was not wor-
thy ofany credenee as coming fromthe man
it SAYS, .'who was a good deal indamed by
anv reflection upon has sqgaclty as a trader in
Niger ,Cenches." The italics are the Sentir-
els The article in the Sentinel purports
to be written by the Junior aforesaid. All
we have to say is, that if he thinks to getany
credit in the decent community which he has
lately come to reside in, by such articles as
we are remarking on, he will soon find him
self under mistake. Mere froth and fume
they can tolerate; but blackguardism is
loathsome, and the utterers of it are de-
pissed.
AMERICAN CoRN.-Our ''star spanngled
banner" of course, is a flag which had an
ear of corn rolled in it-that monarch of all
the grain of the world being found only in
America. Like all other national claims 10
superiority, this claim of America to CORN, >
as its indigenous popularity, is disputed by
the carping philosopher, and, at the meeting
of the Scientific Association at Springfield.
! last summer, it was under question Of dis
cussion. Says the Report, (among ether
things)
"Indian corn is not known in Europe
Some years ago young English gentleman
| carried home with him as a walking-stick, a
stalk of Indion corn, neatly vanished. His
old country friends admired it very much,
ond farmers inquired what wood it was made
af?" naturally comparing its lightness with
their own heavy timber. The youngster
gravely informed them .'it was the straw Of
American corn, with which the Yankees lit
ter their cattle" He then added to their
surprise by presenting large ear of Indian
corn. the grain produced by such a straw.
The English farmers invariably placed the
corn ear on top of the stalk, supposing it
| grew like wheat-corn.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06

under such conditions as to prices to be paid
for work that they can sell out their privi-
lege for $40, ,000s year, as Bowman, the
Senate printer has done, without lifting a
finger except to sign receipts for the money
which goes into his own pocket, is an out
rage. Paying $40,0 year for Post-ofhee
blanks which any responsible printer woulfS
ae glad to furnish for half that sum, is an
Outrage. Having 100000 worth of work
'at the isposal of the President to be done
on terms which enables him to direct. vIrtu-
ally, the distribution Of "a third of it to sup
port papers and editors to laud him and
to abuse his opponents, and to help the
election Of his lavorites, is an outrage. 1t
appears from the evidence that nearly two
millions Of dollars might have been saved |
within the last six years, and the proper bus
mess have been done Just as well. The |
committee propose to have the prices paid |
for the government work cut down tortV per .
CENT The witnesses whose opinions are good
for anything, agree that the work might be
done equally well at as great a saving as
that. some say at a greater. Bowman, Of
course, thinks no system could be devised as
good as the present one. which gives him
540, 900 a year for doing nothing at all
The Committee condemn in the most pointed
terms the scandalous abuse practiced in the