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The president aud Congress.

General Scbenck, in a recent speech IN
Ohio. Is reported as saying
General Grant. IN conversation with him
a few DAYS since, had expressed his great re-
regret that others had not voted as be
(Scbcnck1 to keep congress IN session; when
" ,c,l,ed that they viii soon come back
again 1t will be r,venty-eight days yet,
said Grant. Why, General, remarked
Scbepck. d. you count the days! Yes
sand Grant Il count them. and 10 viii he
inst eeyenty-eigh, days, and would to God
the time were nearer.
Senator sherman Of ONO, whose conserv-
tive tendencies are well known, said IN bis
speech at CINCINNATI
al, perhaps, am disposed to take dark
er and more gloomy view OF The PIesidsnt s
nosition than some others. But do say t.
Won that there Is good reason 10 believe that
The President of the United States c1ntcm-
mates even more than he has Yet done. II
You pick up the papers that support tie
President policy, what are they filled with ?
Threats against congress as rump congress,
and about dispensing congre--. Who i con-
cress? Who are these senltors and repre-
Sentative? Nothing bat your agents, sent
70 do YOUR will and to dispcIsc item Is 10
disperse you to deprive them OF the power
TO make laws il 10 Oycrthslw sour power to
make laws. And let me TIL the President
that whenever be a;temp'- 20 % that and 10
run a tilt against you gr yuu. -5ents, he viii
run against 1--we thunder (,ircat applausc-l
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Personal.

The President has appointed Col. Noah
I. Jetfries Of Maryland Register of the
Treasury, vice Colby deceased.
Mrs. Betsey Pettengill Eastman of Sails
bury, supposed to have been the Oldest person
in New Hampshire, died in the above town
Monday morning in the one hundred and
ffth year of her aye She had full posses
sion Of her faculties to the time of her death
The funaal of the rebel general Sterling
Price, at s.. Louis, Monday was the largest
ever seen in this city. The ceremonies took
place IN the First Church, Rev. DR.. Roye,
where the remains lay in state all the morn
ing, and were visited by very large number
of citizens.
Gen. Sheridan is going to Albany this week
to visit Gov. FentOn, and will be in Boston
next Monday.
Rev. John NJ. Krebs, prominent clergy
man of the Presbyterian church, and for
thirty-fve years pastor of the Rutgers street
Church, now located at the corner of Madi
son Avenue and Goth ST., n. y, died Mon
day. lie had been i'll for year. and for
four months past recognized no one.
Senator Justin S. Morrill, was in town
Monday on his way to Illinois. mum
Der Of our citizens paid their respects to him
at the American. lie returns much recruit
ed by his foreign tour.
Mr.. Atkins, the editor OF the Argus 6
Patriot, was indicted by the Grand Jury of
Washington County, at their last sitting for
a ibellous article concerning the Hon. Ma
thaniel Eaton Of Middlesex. Atkins has also
been sued for libel by Hon. John Gregory.
OF Mortified, and threatens retaliation and
''shOwings up IN return.
We notice that at the meeting of the Trus-
tees oil the Cornell University, held at Alba
ny on the 10Th inst, Prof. Eli W. BLAKE.
late ofthe University of Vermont was elected
Professor oil Physics and Industrial Mechan-
les. The University at Ithaca is to be con- /
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The LegisIature.

TIE Annual Session Of the Legislature Of
Vermont opens mex. week, Thursday and
we perceive that some of our Vermont con-
temporarIes are predicting a longer and
&" more spirited - session than for several
wears uast. We can see no good reason why
il should be. Mr.. Stewart Of Mlddlebnry
will. undoubtedly, be reelected speaker OF
the House without opposition. John IL
Flagg. Esq.. the popular and excellent clerk
of the House of Representatives, and Capt
Albert Clark. his very competent assistant,
II i understood will be candidates for re-
election : and. if so. will be elected with sub
staptial unanimIty. Mr.. Henry Clark Of
Rutlaud. the courteous and capable Soereia-
~ Of the Senate for several years, will also,
we suurose. allow himself to be again chosen
to that position, by the unanimous vote
,,b;.l he is wont TO receive. So that there
can be no delay in the organization OF The
two Houses. Nor can we perceive anything
IN the Duslhth- uktiy ~ bS
need rrolopg the session day beyond l's
customary length. There may be an al
tempt made to substitute license for pTohiti-
ton in our liquor law; but it is safe to say
that the contest resulting Is likely to be
short, sharp, and decisive. The provision o.
State constabulary force similar to that OF
Massachusetts,, for the enforcement Of the
prohlbltory law, which is likely to be urgea'
NAV give rise to more discussion. The quos-
t;on Of the formation Of 4 new County out Of
psrt of Windsor County and some adjoining
towns of other Counties, will be brought Up
we suppose, and, Of course, take some time
in its consideration. The railroad legisla-
ton, railroad charters, proposed regulation
of rates Of transportation, etc, will be like
" to occupy myre time than any thing else
and there will he the usual food Of private
bills. dog and fish laws, etc. But, with all
tat is proposed, or likely to come up there
can he no need of more than a five OF FIX
weeks fession, if the members VIII proceed
at once to business, and waste no time IN
useless adj0urnments.
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\ Wcmcnto OF liz Rebellion.

The following letter has recently turned
up, written al the time BoauregsJd was in
commund OF the Rebel troops ay Charleston.
and Pickcus was Governor of South Carroll
na. Brief as 1t b.. II gives a glimpse Of the
malignlty Of the rsbeilious leaders -
STATE OF Scum CAROLINA
Headquarters, April :, 1851. !
Dear GenerGi,-I enclose the within, and
have no doubt that Governor Houston will claim
10 be Governor Of Texas. aud has made a requi-
sition on the Government At Washington for
troops to suppress insuTrectiol, and repel inva-
sion. and the Government use II rs Prete1t TO
enter troops on the west part Of Texas, and sub
iugste the State through the solicitation Of their
own Government
The true way to stop it is to hang Houston
i'm Dqediafelu for treason. have no doubt that
some invasion is contemplated. and also with a
view to control the province Of Mexico, next to
the Rio Grande, so that if Spain and France
take possession of Mexico, the Government at
Washington intend to prevent an extension and
juris LECTION beyond the Rio Grande
Respectfully, W. PickkNs
GEy. BEAUBEGARD.
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Gen. sheridan NV YORK.

A grand illumination and procession was
got M in New York Monday evening, IN hon
NJ of Gen. Sheridan. The procession WIS
composed of part OF the Now York National
Guard, various posts Of tie" Grand Army
of the Republic German and co!3Ted vc'er-
ans. one hundred students from the Thoolog
ical Seminary, and Others Af,cr marching
from Washington Square up Broadway to
the Fifth Avenue Hotel where Gen. Sheridan
was staying. and then back 20 Union Square.
IT halted in front OF the Uui,n League Club
House, on the north side Of Union Square,
the exterior of which had lc,n mignifccr tly
decorated with flags, arranged 80 as to pre-
sent most imposing appearance. y por
ton of the building was ais, brilliantly illu-
minated. Union Square was ablaze with
calcium lights, and many private residences
were finely adorned with faSs and luminous
with tastefully arranged gas jets.
Gen. Sheridan had reached the club rooms
some time before; he was greeted with cheers
by large assembly and welcomed in a short
speech by Mr.. John Jay. President Of the
Union League. In the course Of his remarks
Mr.. Jay said
Now, as then, in New Orleans in 1867, as
at Five Forks in April, 1864, in the work Of re-
constructing our republic Of freedom as in the
task of crushing the rebellion of slavery our
guest stands with those who stood for the coun-
try, and not with those who cared only to save
their party; and Gen. Grant has established a
new claim to the gratitude of the nation, when
he urged earnestly, in the name Of patriotic
people who have sacrificed hundreds Of thous-
ands OF loyal lives and thousands Of millions Of
treasure to preserve the integrity and union of
the country, that Gen. Sheridan should not be
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SoUIHERS SENrmENT.-IheB Richmond p.
qlirer accepts the articles in the New llrs
World, regulating Mr. johnson, as cyidels
that the President has become so odi0us al.
the North that no party iarcs to shoulte
the burden Of his unTolularity. The f.
qtarer thinks that he viii be imIeachei. ali
will resist.
The Houston Telegraph would Ire.r- D..
- two hundred thousand yipers" sL.-- B.
let loose in the South than that IT, 81.
books Of the AppletOns and Barnes. c.--.-
uted in aid of the Peabody fund, shout
circulated there.
General Beauregard has written a note
the Baltimore Ga-ete, in which he says
Being still an Sc outlaw in ms own %
tive country. DO hot Ieel called upon
publicly uphold its Government, especial.
at this time, when the country is divided o
opinion as to whether Congress " the t1-
utiye constitutes " the Government.
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Vermont Items.

\ regular term Of the United Stat, ,-
cult and District Courts eommeus.i ,
the L. S Court House in Rutland on ] l-.
day, before Judges Nelson and Smallev
The eighteenth convention Of tl. N..
ern Vt Musical Association will cJmus.
at Rutland on the Sth INST. Carl Zsrr
and L. o. Emerson of Boston will of,4e
conductors.
The depot at North Thetlori, Vt, Oh q;
line of the Connecticut and Passump-i. R.-
ers Railroad, was burned Sept. d. IT,
about 81 GOO; fully insured.
AtSt. Adams Tuesday, a good article
butter brought IS cents, and some sil r.
IS cents.
\ boy of nine years, son Of 5. D. u.'--,
Of Island Pond, was badly hurt on ta. -.t
ult., by falling between the cars while t.g-.
to Jump on a train. -Four cars passc! -:
him, and the flesh was peeled from 90.
his legs, nearly half its length.
An employee of the Grand Trunk R.G
was caught stealing freight, at Island Pea.
a few days since. but made his escape o,s.
the Line before he could be arrested.
A child Of Mr.. John Gates, Of Pele1-a
aged . years. fell into tub Of DO. va..,
last Saturday. 1t died Sunday morning.
The camp meeting held lately a; ,a, Rail
road Grove In Lyndon, was the large: g.-
held in Northern Vermont The a,,sai-r
through the week was very large, Do. s---
day swelled she number to about 70e0r.-
pie.
Vermont horses still continue to fe;
prices. A. II. Danforth of St. Albans q,
sold his - Ryan" mare to Jack N0din1.
Brooklyn, y. Y, for 81 400; also a fine '
gelding to Mr.. Parsons, Of Hartford, c.. Fl;
$3.50. Both animals were raised by '.C .---
bus"
y farmer Of Guilford, named Boy 81,
the State Fair bad his pocket picked
SllOO IN money, and many valuable pap
On the morning of Sept. 81, while NOV
ing near Wantastiquet mountain, in Brat,
boro'. Mr.. Lcander Thomas killed four "a.
tie snakes, measuring from two and ia
to three feet IN length
Alfred Eldyof Mar-hfeId dag 100 s'cgu
potatoes from one hill.
Harrison Richardson Of Roxbury h-s ls
the stalks of which are feet iachs- Ing
One seed produced 20 stalks, and one
these stalks produced 240 oats.
Patents were issued Sept. 9th to Ge.r.
J. Wa1dwen OF Rutland, for improved ~
chimes for quarrying stone ". H. Vel
and Joseph Hawse of Newport Cent?, .r
improved clothes pin; Ossian c. Mon
Poultney, for improved machine for
waiting and cleaning feathers and 70
B. Ely Of St. Johnsbury, FOR improyeu1
in manufacture Of hay and 5,her forks
The Franklin c.. Fair at sheldon, was OIL
OF the most successful Fairs eyer held in tbs.
County. The whole number Of entries We.
close upon 500 and the gross receipts aj--'
| $1,000.
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= L. V. M.-At the annual election Of the
Society Of Religious Inquiry, Of the Univer-
sity Of Vermont, held on Monday evening,
the following officers were elected for the
term
PresidcHf-J. y. DenisOn
Vicc PreSdenf-Francis Ilick0k.
Cor. Seorefary-Geo. y. Barrett.
Rec. Secretary-C. W. Brownell, Jr
Treds.-E. p. Butler.
LiJrGriGR-u. Clay Barnes.
Committee Of orersight-C. Ii. Dunton, II.
S. Peck, G. W Winch
Book CommiHee-G. w Barrett, II. $.
Peek, T. Hickok.
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HOTEL MEETING.-A number Of our eiti-
zens interested in procuring a new hotel for
this city, met at the Common Council room .
Monday. Mayor Wales presided. Various
matters bearing on the subject were discuss
ed. and on molten Of Senator Eimunds ct
committee was appointed to consider the
whole subject. and especially that of Ways
and Means, 80 and report to future meeting.
The committee consists OF the following gen
tlemen Hon. A. l.. Catlin, Hon Carolus
Moves, Mial Davis, \. Prouty, d. c. Bar
Der. The meeting then atluruei 90 two
weeks from Monday evening, at the same
place, when the committee hope to be able
to report that the projeo, has taken definite
shape.
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SwINDLER ARREsTED.-A man giving
his name as David X. Sprague Jones, was ar
rested in Boston Wednesday, for obtaining
goods under false pretcnces. He has been
for three months operating in varions places,
getting goods by presenting letters from well
known firms elsewhere-all forgeries-and
giving worthless checks in payment. lie got
$lO2 worth of jewelry, and sos change
from BigelOw Bros Il Kennard of Boston,
an elegant FrOdsham watch from Tiffany &
Co, Of n. Y, $4,000 worth Of diamonds
from Victor Bishop of Maiden Lane, n. y
and small sums from various parties as ac-
commodations. lie was arrested after bar
gaining for six watches with the Wal,ham
Watch Co. of Boston No property was
found on him, however.
The fellow acknowledges everything laid
to his charge, and states that il be had
made as good haul at Bishops in New York
as he bad intended, he never would have
been caught in this country.
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graduated on securing so competen, and
enthusiastic an instructor as Prof. Blake, in
that important chair. And since we nus.
lose him from Burlington, we are glad ,t,.
be goes where his fine abilities will asv.
an appropriate sphere, in the new uuiysr...
which is organized on so generous a seal
upon the munifeent foundation given i, b
Mr.. Cornell.
The Trustees at the same meeting es.
George E. Caldwell of the Pennsylylnis A
ricultural Department, Professor Of A-r..-
tural Chemistry, Burt G. Wilder Of IIar,-
Scientific School. Professor of Natura. III.
tory, and James NJ. Crafts of Boston. Pr
fessor Of Chemistry.
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GIN. HANCOCK was serenaded the ono
evening at Washington, and mde sIe5t,-
that was not satisfactory to the e11ser7--
tIves who got up the occasion. lie sasi b.
should execute the reconstruction act IN De-
spirit and even President johnson admit
that the spirit Of that law Is the sIiri
radicalism. Radicals in the crowd eaes'-
the General, while conservatives were COL.
One of the reporters says that Hangs
was so disguised with the rebel sA1'-'
present, that he said to Gen. Cob VII
introduced him. 81 have asked you 70 -i'.
the rebels in the Geld, and do not he',-~
to ask you to face them now
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s LIVE GoRLLA.-Barnum has secured for
lis museum. great curiosity in The shape
l. p living Gorilla. The beast arrived from
Africa. las, week, and was only got from the
box .n winch i: Was brought, into the cage
prepared Tor him. after a contest in which
be pulled bis chain away from several stout
men. and bent double heavy iron bar with
which they ondcayored to secure the end Of
the chain. The \. Y. Post says; When
staining upright it is about Eve and a half
feet in height, and is about the color Of an
elephant. Its face has more the appearance
Of a human being than of a monkey, with
an eye exactly like that Of a human being
Its band is as delicate as that Of woman's
and il would not seem possible that there Is
in it such muscular power.
Professor Davidson feeds the animal upon
vegetables. but allows nothing Of acid to be
placed m the cage. If the gorilla becomes
irritable it Is soon quoted by placing a few
cloves or nutmcgs in its cage.
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SwISDLERs.-A young woman Of is years
has been doing a thriving business in Barton
by borrowing mourning IN which to attend
the funeral Of her mother. She sobbed
black dress from one kind hearted lady.
shawl from another, a funeral cloak from an
other and then took train. The son of one
Ofthe sufferers suspecting something followed
her to the depot and got back a dress, to the
immense disgust Of the afflicted soul, who
swore at him roundly. The rest Of her plum
der she made off with.
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s,qi. RS Catherine Gallagher for larceny,

&aie rs Catherine Gallagher for larceny.
we've all continued b the April Term.
State rs. Wilton Sa,ion was then taken
up and summarily disposed Of by the res
pendent pleading guilty to petty larceny
which was accepted by the States Attorney
l.. B. Eng!esby.
Henry Ballard for the respondent.
State rs. VIM. II. Ramsey, was COM
menced this afternoon This Is an indlct-
mcnt tor grand larceny, in taking from the
person of Frank Peppin, Of this city, on the
10th of March last, the sum Of Sll, tcgeth-
er with due-bill for the amount Of S236.
The respondent pleads not guilty. In this
case. on motion Of his counsel that the re-
spondent should not be compelled to 90 to
the jury. on account of the indictment being
defective. the motion was sustained by the
Court, and the respondent was discharged.
L. II. Englesby for the State Henry Bal
lard z j. French for the respondent.
This was the last of the Jury cases. There
have seen, this torn, six cases left to the
Jury, five of which were for civil actions.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. ).
Yesterday afternoon the jury were dis
charged, and the cases standing on the Court
Calendar called over and to some extent dis
posed Of.
This morning the criminals found guilty
at this term were brought before the Court
and seyerally sentenced as follows
Henry Roberts, larceny, State Prison for
two years.
Philip Smith, petty larceny. County jail
for three months.
William Sexton, petty larceny, County
Jail for sixty days aud costs.
The Chancery docket was then taken up,
after which the Court adjourned to the sec
ond day Of December next, when the Chan
Gerry term VIII be held.
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FIRST SNow.-An acquaintance who came
across the State yesterday. by stage, informs
US that the Walden hills, in Caledonia Co.,
which are said to be the highest cultivated
land in the State, were white with snow.
Old Mansfield also had on his white mantle
this morning
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Ghe free press.
G. C. s. b. l.. BENEDICT.
EDITORS AND FRoPRIEToEs.
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. q, 1867.
THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS.

TIE BURLINGTON WEEKLY FREE Press is pub
iished every Friday morning, and Ieontain' the
latest ,ws reports Of Boston markets and Cam
bridge Cattle Market full State, County and Local
Intelligence; well selected Miscellany, &c-' &C
No care and outlay will 10 spared to make it re-
liable. interesting aud valuable family journal.
TIL. circulation Of the FREE PRESS exceeds tina
Of any paper in the region and IL Is 'hoIe'o'e' al
uurivalled medium FOR adTertiers.
We desire to give additional attention to tie 10
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Counties, in which our Weekly has numerous cir
oulstion and shall esteem it favor if our friends
will forward US any items Of interest
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Vcrmontcr, we believe, by birth, and once
studied law Tor short time in Burlington.
We DO not know much about him, or much
t. bis credit, except that be was wounded IN
the war but we are sorry that any Vermont
Congressman is urging such a man as we
suppose him to be, for SO important place.
The interest of the Treasury, which is the
interest of every taxpayer, demands in that
Office a man Of the highest integrity and Of
real ability.
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A dead beat named Z. P. Lord, (so he
called himself,) undertook to get free quar-
tiers at the Weldon House, s.. Adams, last
week, as "dead-head," on the plea that he
was President Of the New York and Erie
railroad. Failing in that he tried to take
French leave" but was collared at the
depot by the clerk of the house, and forked
over
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removed from his command. How far General
Grant was correct in anticipating new evils from
the removal Of Sheridan is yet 10 be seen, but nc
was clearly right in reminding the President
that this is a Republic wher0 the will Of the PEG
pie Is the law of the land; and presently, gen
tlemen, It will be for the loyal people to see to
it that their voice IS heard and their will obey
cd
Gen. Sheridan replied as follows:
.Hr President and Gentlemen Of fbc Club:
l have scarcely the language to express the very
great appreciation that / have felt Of your warm
and hearty welcome only hope that may he
able hereafter 10 deserve the same approval IN
all my acts | certainly know that heretofore,
and hope that hereafter, | shall never by any
a CT Of mine attempt 20 make rebellion honorable.
loud applause.l Rebellion Is a crime and II
should not be made honorable. prolonged ap-
plause.) thank you, gentlemen.
By the time the procession, which nun
bered 5000 persons, had reached the square
a dense crowd had gathered outside Gen.
Sheridan stepped cut On the balc1ny-and a
few words Of introduction were spoken by
Mr.. jay, which called forth such hearty
cheers that 1t was some time before General
Sheridan could gam silence sufficient TO en-
ale him to be heard. When be did so how.
ever, be responded as follows
CJmradcs desire to thank You for the
kind reception you have given ne here tonight.
| shall always rec0licct It as one Of she brightest
days Of my life. know that I SIN connected
with you by many ties. l know tea ehdur-
el together the dangers, and witness the tri-
umphs, Of q long var. / rocoiioct ID what
alacri,y the volunteer forces Of this turned
out when the country was in daaEer. gpl9use)
rccollect the manner ia which tie sople o.
this League sustained Us when We g., IN dill
fculty. tReuewed a1Tlluse.) l % say 10
You that ! shall never forge, them; must
say to sou again how highly ! feel th honor Of
this demonstration here this evening specially
DO feel h0u0red that have relation with the
men IN the ranks, for have oiten "a that the
men in the ranks Re1e the true LeI Of the
war cloud applause and cheers foI the men
IN the ranks ard for the man that i them J
Gen. Sheridan then withdrew amid the
continued cheering Of the crow /, during
which ;4e bands played The stan Sranglel
Banner and .Nausec Doodle"
Alter quiet was in measure obtained,
CD. Rush C.. HAWKINS aas introduced anl
made a brief, stirring speech, l4udatory Of
Gen. Sheridan, aul this ended tAe oratory
Of the evening.
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The editor of the Baltimore American says
that Gen. Sheridan, in the course OF an IN
terview in that city, said that in New Or
leans the registration lists showed there
were more eolored people who eonld sign
their names on the registry lists than there
were whites