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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-02-22
Proprietor of the Brandreth House

I
CURE OF CRICK IN THE BAck, AND LUMBAGo.
Lyons, N. Y, July 4, 1852.
Messrs Allcock q co.:-Please send me dol
lars worth of your plasters They have cured me
of a crick in my back, which has troubled me for
some time, and now my father is going to try them
for difficulty about his heart.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17
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FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHIsGToN, D. C. MaY 90, l-i-.
Dc1rFr11 Pres.
Among the Improvements going on il this
city, none attrac; more attention from tl. mae
i5r.ty Of Northern people. than The C-1--e-'-
ucual Church now being built The society which
has this work IN charge was organized il DE-
CENTER 1855, nos NUMBERS between tvs. 4ud
three hundred, and owes much OF DE Success Go
its pastor, Rev. DR.. C. B. Boyu,ou Three Of
its deacons are Yermonters, s Il. Hisss Of
Rutland, Wm VI. Wheeler formerly from Pau.'-
neg. and Il 5 White Of Bennington. It hss
two hundred scholars in attendance g; rs SUD
day schools, and has library Of four hundred
vo.umes The new church ei.6-e Will be Az or
aanert TO the city. The site selected is 8, the
corner Of l0sh and G ste, one square north
west Of the Patent OfHca. and IS therefore TO-
central location auj c5lveu.aa, TO the street
cars On the sluare Immediately 80 front age
TO be commenced this season @ new Cathedral
by the Catholics. aud "a temple ty the Masonic
orier-while few steps farther 90 the South IS
the For5's Theatre building, the scene u The
bloody act Of April 1865. The new church win
front u feet to the South on C 81. and lil ilet
to the West on 10Th ST On t.s south front
are 10 be Two towers. The walls O. the tuiiiiue
are % be Of brick with linea CT Light c1l1rei
stone On the south side There are 60 Doe three
doors bes. les one On the Yves, SIDE o.. the main
tower. Entering the from, We 4 81 come te o.
yes.ibule II feet wide, from which 10 the centre
VIII rua hall is feet wide and ~ feet long, 90
the auditorium On either side Of the hal. VII,
be Two rooms Is feet square, between vhi-h AMI
The auditorium viii be p feet starvays lealuE
g the gallery aud lecture room Tie lobby
back Of the gallery. ana over the nail. covers az
area Of Is by - feet, AMI is separated from the
gallery rs windows in such q manner. that
should the auditorium be crowded. space can be
obtained f1r a large number Of additional seats.
Tn auditorium VIII be &c ty el and SO
i.et high. with seats arranged IN an e-lp,ioll
fra.. ta- reau g. be lighted from the ceiling.
The paint u.I Zee % tbe North eaI O.. the
church. and back Of il Will be lae gallery 30. a
ca. roi 81 singers, ard space Tor an organ st
ID. nigh. If ;he pa'r.l 0a the loth ST. front
is room I5r tae pastors study. and Oh tue OPP
ste side is the sections room. Under the buiiI-
iar Is seven feet cellar 70 contain fuel fur
uaes. aul other heating apparatus.
The uli. room Eili soat 1900 persons, and
t7 fnu- ths lecture room and the aisles, and
c.-lers @. tie gli.aTioS, 1t is estimated that
25oo eau be comfortably seated. The entire
cost Of ,a. church, 10, S-., wall be we fear, n;
jar from $4,000, and 1t Is 60 he hoped will be
really ar use during the coming Autumn.
Itis eu.nea'ly Northern enterprise, aal is
T.. looked JPN with much favor by many Of
the OH residents Of the city.
Yours truly, w.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17

Az ORIGINAL Income RETURs.-Tae Boston
Trare'ler puts in print the following copy Of
a return forwarded to an Assistant Assessor in
the Seventh Mas district
Dear Sir,-In acknowledging the recent Of
the blanks which You were 50 kind As 10 leave
al my residence, I have 10 say that however
much ! may regret the fact, It Is nevertheless
true, that my financial standing does not, and
from al appearances viii not, allow me TO assist
II luoElcstIng tue whe Is Of the government
cannot refrain, however, fron filing the blanks
as requested.
have some Little property, and although not
enumerated IN the printed sheet, will you allow
me, If for nothing else than nv own eratifca-
ton, 10 place them in ny assets.
One little bay mare nRmei Betty Sound
and kind in al harness, stands without tying,
and eats anything and Of but little value.
buggy. not yet paid for, though good for
several yeirs. Ut IS now repairing)
have also dog, five cats, and two pigs. and
the sexes Of the latter are equally represented.
Judging from the past, am tree to say that
Il keep the pig through the summer, shall
be obliged to call upon the United States to as
sist me do not know how in the world l do
get along, and an happy only when know
that rich man cannot enter the kingdom Of
Heaven.
When ny boy grows sp, I hope he nav e.-
Gel he father in financial ability, Of which no
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17

LANJMLE CoUNIY-IHE Rail RoAD PROJECT.
The people Of the Lamoille valley are e
good deal reused on the project Of a railroad
through that beautiful valley, to f5rJn por-
tion Of the new Portland and Ogdensburch
Line. The strong points Of their case, are
that q connection from ST. Johnsbury to
Georgia, Vt, by the line Of the Lamoille,
would very considerably shorten toe distance
from St. Johnsbury to Ogdensburgh. and
open fnc region Of the State, now without
railroad facilities. They note also the fact
that the people of Montpelier seem to be in
disposed to put funds INTO any new railroads,
while they are ready, they say, to contribute
handsomely. 0uE correspondent in Cam
bridge Is Of the opinion that that town
would vote $4,000, in aid of the pIoiect,
and other towns in the valley, in proportion.
Among the interests which would be
greatly aided by such road, is the Cam.
bridge and Mount Mansfield Turnpike Co..
which has nearly raised the necessary funds
for the completion Of its clrriage road on to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17

ANEsIcAN BIBLE SOcIETI.-The annual re.
ports show new suIiliaries recognized. Receipts
from all sources, S734 $50 Il; Of which there
we're from sales S43l COS s.; from c0ngrega-
tional collections. donations OF auxiliaries and
individuals, Sl74 $50 80; from legacies, $780,
97l 90; and from rents of stores ans Offices in
the Bible House, Sd COG 20. Books printed
at the Bible House during the year, 9S5,76s
volumes, and in foreign countries. 3l3,5jO,
making a total Of ,2i3,5ls. There were also
purchased abroad, at the expense Of this society,
for foreign distribution. Al ,l94 volumes, Of
which SO27 we're bibles. 1910 testamtnts and
30 .557 parts Of bibles Books issued from the
Bible House. .lt6.354; value, S525.s33 y
viz. 324 2l5 bibles, go. 525 testaments, 5l.0-3
portions Of scripture, a. volumes ioi the blind,
aud repriats OF the annual reports
The books printed aHd purchased and circu-
lated abroad were In about f5rty languages snd
dialects Total ISSUES aud circulatiou-domes-
tic and foreign-during the year, l,25I,96O
volumes Books sold from the Depository, So.
IL volumes, valued az S443,3 oe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17

The following facts and fgures are CON-
piled from reports presented at the arniver-
sary meetings in New York City thi- week
BosroS TRlcr SocIE1Y.-The entire recent.
OF the society, during the year, were SlJJ. 563-
-. The expenditures including balance from
last year, Slj7 .926 a. Present balance 10 the
treasury, SZ.642 81
million aud a half Of tracts were printed.
averaging Elk pages each, and $50 900 bound
volumes and pamphlets and over three million
copies Of the papers, Ciiid al Home, Csrisiian
Banner, FreedmGn's Journal and Freedmen.
The gra5uiiies amounted 10 the value Of ST.
500 more than IN an year before
II is the characteristic feature Of this society,
that It's charitable funds are irholig expended
IN the charitable operations; no part thereof
being taken 10 support the business department
AMERICAN HosE MISSIONARY SOCIETY The
receipts last year amounted 70 S2l2, SCI 63 A.:
the expenditures were S227, 1858 o.. leaving a
balance against the society OF Sl2,4Il %, and
TINS l. due 70 missionaries for labor performed
There mas been expended in aid Of feeble
churches and establishing new missions among
the destitute, Sl9, l52 70 more than the pre-
yious year The number ofmisslonsries exceeds
those Of the previous gear by twenty-eight, and
l. SO in all The pupils in Sabbath Schools
number si1ty-l0ur thousand. Forty-six neE
houses Of worship haYe been built.
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY OF NEw YORK
Donations and legacies received, Sl59. 800 A. /:
sales, s3oi.35O &c total. S544. l5l 43 ex
eeedng the receipts Of any previous year BY
SlOo.4I3 10, and making with balance in the
treasury, S546,l3l Is. Expended in 1nanufac
turing and issuing, sass, 402 81 colporteur
agencies and repositories and eolportare, sg3.-
432 20; cash for foreign and pagan lands.
$1,000 all other expenses, as by the treas
urer's report, SOL, AS so; total, S544,348 "a;
balance ia the treasury. S7S7 SO.
The oolporteurs employed amount to 2l9 :;
new publications, l25 volumes printed during
the year, S37 SIG publications., 7,s56 ,646 a
great opeuiug has been made FOR the work Of the
society in the Southern States and Spanish
America
The society reports 90. 5sl Protestant fami-
Lies habitually neglecting stated preaching al
50 1857 Roman Catholic families and 55i7
Protestant families destitute Of the Word Of
God
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17

IHE MONTPELIER AND Ct. JoHNsEUEr RAIL
R5AD.-At q meeting Of the Montpelier
committee, on Saturday evening. engineer
Linsley reported that both the Cabot and
Molly's brook routes from Montpelier to
ST. J'hrsbu7y are practicable, with grades
comparing hvorably with other Vermont
roads, and at q cost Of about SIS, 600 per
mile-or from ten to eleven hundred thou
sand dollars. the distance beng from forty
e. iorty-three uIlcs. On tie whole line,
from Montpelier to Portland, he thinks there
VIII b. no up grade going east to exceed 60
feet t. the mile, and none going west to ex-
coed 20 feet. Montpelier is asked to con-
tribute 500, goo.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17
Universal suffrage--and &" unbouhdeo
Yenaliiy."


The Montreal Transcript, referring to me 1
charges Of corruption brought against the
lac, y. y. legislature. declares that 1t Is 10
b. expected that unbounded venality and
bare-faoed pscularon' should reign so-
r-cne under system Of Manhood sui
trare. Z, say-: " The tree is known by
IT, f-oit- why then should We not assign to
the electoral system prevailing IN Tire state
NJ New York. the evils which every moral
IT derlores. II has touched the lowest
deu,hs Of universal suffrage Ingenuity can
devise no newer form for investing igno-
-an,e and vice with voice in the selection of
representative
A writer Oh Manhood Suffrage IN the
last number Of BiGotloood's Maga-Ene, II
Ike manner shows how corruption among
both voters aad Representative is the
natural consequence Of the democratic pTae-
tes OF allowing the people TO elect their
own ruler. and Legislators The argument
fif arrumeut It can be called) Of these sup
porters OF monarchy and aristocracy Is
very short one. In the United States all
c1r,zeps vote in the United States elections
are bought and legislators bri5ed. ATga.'
universal suffrage and universal corruption
stand in the relation Of cause and effect.
The plausioility about this line OF argu-
o. l,-,., ss -bo ,arv r,a--irort
fact is kept concealed, that greater corrup-
ton prevails where suffrage Is more restrict
ed.than 1t is in this country. Take Canada ior
m example. The Province Is run politically
BIZ single overpowering, corrupt monopoly
The Grand Trunk Railway controls almost
everything, and appointments, elections
legislation. seats Of government contracts
&c. are boush, and sold with q shameless
pes-. and utter disregard Of the desires and
interests Of the people unknown even IL
New York. Take England ior anothcr-thG
disclosure, az to the use Of money IN cleo
tions to seats IL parliament, and bribery and
cJrr.ttion anon. oii,ial-, which came out
i Erglaud five or or SIX months ago. were
w5rse ,hau Connecucut could equal The
MOI corrupt governments and communities
of the Old World. where revenues are
fImed. and bribery IS the universal way ID
official favor. are tLose where the masse'
have lcas, to DO with their own government
The TraHse-Ip. is mistaken 90 one point.
New York has not touched the depths, OF
h.ights. Of universal sufrage' for she sili
requires a property qualification IN class
nj her citizens before allowing them TO vote.
But in Vermont, suffrage is a free and uni
vsrsa1 a. Il ,v-r has been anywhere, and the
Vermont Legislature has been pronounced
BY high authority, the purest Legislative
b,dy in the world We believe L. is so; anc
long may il 50 remain, as proof at least that
universal suffrage Is not Incompatible with
high and pure standard OF official morality
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17
THE WEEKLY rREE PRESS

THE BURLINGTON WEEKLY FREE PRESS Is pno
ushed every Friday morning, and contains the
--latest news reports Of Boston markets and Gam
bridge Cattle Market; fall State, County Hnd oeA4
Intelligence we'll selected Miscellany, &C. &C
No are an outlay will be spared to make 1t a re-
liable, interesting ano valuable family journal
The circulation Of the FREs Pass exceeds ti4'
OF any paper in the region, and it Is therefore Al
unrivslled medium for advertisers
We desire to give additional attention 70 lne To-
.,y ,.,, q the various towns in is and ADJOINING
Counties. in which our Weekly has numerous eir-
,yl,t5ou. and shall esteem IL favor if our reader
will forward u any items Of Interest
7,,p,s. Two DOLLARS PEI year. IL advance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17
THE NExT GOV aRSoR.
OPINIONS ,f Tie s1Arr rHr-s

From the Burlington Times. May l5.l
Oar State exchanges have recently been pie
thorlc upon the Gu eTnstorial question. With
great unanimity they have iudIcstei for the
next Executive Of Vermont J0Hy 3. PAGE, Of
Rutland native, energetic Nermonter, he
sssidu0usiy guarded the STATE finances during
and since the rebellion, with the ability and
faithf1luess OF a born faaucer = man OF
brains snd bullion, be naturally succeeded 10
tie successful management q an important
railroad Ike the Rutland and Burlington. Al
together be vii make az excellent aHd worthy
Governor, AMI We tender him our humble sup
port Personally Es have preferred for ''next
Governor" John ". Stewart. Of Midilebury
Speaker OF The House for two years past His
qualifications for the Cu5eruat0rial chair were
unquestiOned, and be has & strong hold upon
the Young men Of the safe aud the masses OF
the party. He now retires from the canvass
simply with & view 10 make the action o. the
party unanimous and prevent any acrimonious
divisions such s. unhsppiY occurred during the
Congressional canvass n this district last year.
Mr. Page will therefore Be- unanimously nom
mated, and none viii more cheeri1lly contrib
ute 10 that nomination than Mr.. Stewart and
bis friends.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17
Hesifori j S. Rice. J. B. Wells. L NJ
Brigham.
UTlIisfon.-T 4 Cbittendou, c. a l.
Sprague, A B. Simonds.

RAILROAD MATTERs.-rhe petition OF the
Trustees Of the VI. Central and VT Cana
da Roads TO the Court Of Chancery for per
mission 20 issue new stock and effect new
loan. showed that the branch INFO Barring
ton and the docks here cost $3.50 GOO tie
extension of the road 10 ;hs Caua!a line
$3.50. GOO. the purchase Of S--ns-eai- she.-
ford and Chambly road IN Canada SOD
O00. And 10 meet these and O., c'st % the
new depots at 81. Adams. Burlington, T.
E Y and White River Junctio-. aud The new
Machine SHOPS at s.. Adams. which in all
make total Of liabilities cue On OF oe-
fore the Ist day Of June next. If about 81
40 SD q, It is proposed, fir. 60 issue
$3.50 600 additional stock %. ite Vermont
and Canada rlad, making the '1-l S2.5oo,-
600: second. 70 issue 100000 additional
Vermont Central and Vermont and Canada
Der cent. ter year blui- l.'eqI ut
l5an'D third. to Issue S5o1.o0o twenty
wear : per cent bonds. Q, tc secured by a
pledge OF bypotbeca-iln O, g., stock and
mortgage bonds OF rae stsu-to.c. s-eH5rd
AMI Chamby Railroad. and of aH t1s mel
elruin-s Of sand road. Thee. would carry
M the total bonds ans stock. r,Fr.-.nrirs
these combined reads. t Ss.5-o,o0o oa
which the annual in,,re-, would b. $3.50
600 The petition Was granite.
Alta recent meeting of ,He voters %. ta
city of Portland, j, ,ga- decided ty a laa
i9rity Of &c over 10, necessary ,ao-,Li1i- %
the popular vote, 60 ll4a the credit o. tlf
civ lor 500. 0o8 ca-t % ;ae Portland and Os
densbarsh ana Portland and Rochester rlai-
on conditions Of secariu. connections west
/ This amount Of 100000. with ia5ridu4
subscriptions. and will aii Of otacr town.
viii. it is believed. insure tha build
ing of the road from Portland @ the Note
of the White Mountains The PEOPLE at 81
.John.burv have voted and raised 10y volur
tary subscription almost 100000 TO aid
the construction Of the road in tais S.ar
Danvile Is expected g. furnish Sl0o,o0i
and the friends Of the enterprise are calm
on MONTPELIER 70 undertake lis share in 81
enterprise.
Considerable interest is felt in Lamol
County. in project to bring the s.. John
bury road down through that county 60 ca
nee. with the Vernon, and Canada
Georgia. some oil the tx payers Ut :
Johnsbury are protesting against raisir
money by tax iJr the construction %. u
Montrelier and -. Johnsbury railroad, al
meetings have been held G. devise means
resist the prgiec, of taxing that town. ov
900 names were attached t. she protest, III
there is considerable excitement On the su
iect.
The Railroad Committee 10 Benuiusy.
County decided at meeting last week, tn
It was useless 70 talk about the building
the Harlem connection until further su
scriptions from the towns were obtaine
Several towns as vet hold back.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17
Vermont Items.

Nilo Smith while fitting new ga" III
Aliardfs mill IN westmore. last week uon
day was badly hurt. He attempted 70 no.N
the saw while some one started the MILL 10
wear the eye Of the saw larger that 1t might
slip easier on the arbor. But when the ma
chine started he was Immediately overpow-
cred. and fall on the saw, horribly mutila-
ting one arm, and cutting deep and large
hole in bis side.
A little boy five years old. was run over
by a tram at HydeviIle Station, last week,
and eseapod without serious injury The
engineer did not see him till the COW catcher
knocked him down and falling between the
rails, he was only bruised little. Inc
train was just stopping.
+. 5. Gorham, young man Oh ~ "A'
drowned near St. JOhnsbury on the "a INST
He was crossing the river above the DAM
lost control OF his boat, which capsized, anu
was swept ever the dam. The body was
not recovered. at last accounts the boat
was picked up at Passumpsic village.
On the 2sth ult. John NJ. Goodrich, 9
uensioner If the war of 1872, died in Cav
endish, aged 90 years. He fought at Lun-
vs. Lane, under Gen. Scott.
Patents issued May :; To D. L. Mill
ken, Brattleboro' Vt, and o. o. NJ Pills
bury. Claremont, n. H., for joint tor stove
pipe Edwin r. Powell. Cambridge, for i'm
movement in attaching thills to vehicles
and F. r. smith, Bennington, for improves
blind-slat fastening.
The village OF Sheldon has become ineor
porated under the provisions Of recent &C
Of the legislature.
There Is to be a road built up Jay Peak
this summer, and house on the mountain
to accommodate visitors.
There is to be grand Musical Festiva
and Convention at Stowe, under the directio
| Of Prof. ). Il. Perkins, Of Boston, commend
ing May Dist, and continuing four days.
Four hundred and fifty maple trees wer
put Oh board the cars al Montpelier depC
on Tuesday, for Boston, where they are
be planted for shade.
The Uniycrsalists have subscribed $4,000
ior their Academy at Barre, $4,000
which is TO an endowment fund More
needed TO construct the building, for whic
material IL purchased. The foundations al
70 be laid at once, and the work OF erectin
the main edifce-a large buIlding-will
prosecuted with vIgor.
John N. Cooper, Of North Troy, ",
urety nine years old Cd the 10Th day Of la
April. and on that day did oonsiderab
labor in tapping sugar trees and ga'herin
-.~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17

the mountain. and the Wolcott Hone and
Stone Co, now working on a capital OF s2Oo'-
600. IL would undoubtedly be iav5riie
route tor the Green Mountain travel, and
give fresh impetus to every business inter-
est IN that location
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17

P5Rr HENRT, y. IA correspondent
uarrates as follows the circumstances Of an
affair which has excited painful interest
in that vicinity
= sad affair has occurred near here resulting
in the death Of Miss Lucy P. Champion, g young
lady Of years, daughter OF widow residing
rear Cheever Ore Bed. g mile north Of Port
Henry. 1, appears tina, a young man BY the
name o. John Egan has teen keeping company
with her for Two OF three years. They were en-
gagged to be married but II met with opposition
OF the part Of her mother, brothers and sister,
which wss finally overcome and the day Of their
marriage wss Fixed; but il vss postponed on his
part til another day, and then postponed again.
IL the meantime he basely betrayed her trust in
him A few days since she vas taken suddenly
III. fingered along 70 FIVE days and died on Sat
uriay last at G O'Clock P. N. The circumstan-
ces were such II relation 70 her sickness and
death that foul play was suspected, and al .
c5Iouer's inquest held yesterday (May 9TH the
jury returned the verdict that the deceased came
70 her death by injuries inflicted by herself or
some other person, to produce abortion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17
The Governor Question settled.

The announcement that Hos J-W. STEWART
retires from the canvass for the Governor
snip. settles all remaining question, II there
was any, IN regard to the nomination. NJ.
Stewart can very well afford 90 withdraw.
He stands high in the State, AMI IN be Con-
yresslonal district (whioa be can d3ub'less
represent, if he desires, when Successor to
Mr.. Woodbridge shall be cboseu) and lie
WI strengthen himself by thus declining to
permit his name to be an element Of dis'ord
in the party. This action on BIZ part wal
relieve many OF his friends, who, Ike orr
selves, with every kindly feeling towards
him personally, still lelt bound under all tile
circumstance to favor snotLe- candidate for
the first place on The State ticket. And M.
Page will now be nominated by the Couven-
ton, with substantial unanimi;y, and hearty
good feeling on all hands.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17

The real attitude Of the so1thern white
man Is thus briiy stated by the Danvlile
(Ya.) Times &c We are in favor o! DONG
what we are forced to d. by the military
biI-no more; but We are in favor OF doing
that much with the greatest promptnesss.
Hence, We urge our friends to register and
vote. Indifference in this matter will be IA
tai 10 our prosperity"