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jeff. Davis and Andersonville.

A correspondent of the Missouri De1ss-
crat had an interview with JEFF. Davis in
Montreal few days since, and reports him
as saying, among other talk on recOnstruc-
what he thought to be best for the South,
but it had resulted badly" When ques-
toned in regard to Andersonviile, be SAID
that the whole matter would soon be ventil-
ated. The records of Andersonville had been
prOyidentially preserved, and would be made
public You will then Sec" said Davis,
who is and who is not responsible for lives
and sufferings.n Davis claimed to have been
always desirous to relieve himself of the pri-
soners on his hands said that, finding HIM
self without supplies or the means Of obtain
ing them. he had proposed to deliver with or
without exchange, all the sick, wounded and
dis 4 soldiers held by him that there
was enc man at the north who prevented it,
and that that man was not Secretary STAN
ton.
The correspondent seems to have been
charmed with the conversation Of the great
ex rebel, and expresses bis belief that be is
to-day less traitor, and more honest man
than Andrew johnson who has made treason
50 " Odorous."
1t is noticeable that in this conversation
no allusion was made by Davis to the pro-
position on our part tina, each bell,gerent
should support its own prisoners in the enc
my's country. This fact alone proves that
there is no just ground for the defence that
the starvation IN Southern prisons resulted |
from real scarcity OF food, and still less for
the assertion that the Confederate prisoners /
at the North were equally maltreated with |
those OF Libby and AndersonyIlle.
Davis desires to return to Mississippi and /
spend the rest of his days in peace. Why /
shouldn't he, unfortunate, misguided man
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-08-23

The PRoHIBITIoN QUESTION IN MICHIGAN.
The Michigan Constitutional Convention
agreed to a clause in the new constitution
prohibiting the sale Of liquors as beverage.
On proposition for a separate submission
to the vote of the people, OF alternatives,
embracing prohibition of license or restrie-
ton of traffic. the vote stood 45 yeas to 80
nays. On a proposition providing for the
separate submission to the people of the
clause providing for the resti n and tax
ing of traffic, prohibiting the s4le Of liquors
TO minors and paupers, and prohibiting Ii
cense, the vote stood 43 yeas to 35 nays.
On the incorporation of clause prohibiting
license in the body of the Constitution, the
vote stood IS to IS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-08-23

This Latin, literally construed, signiheth
that dogs are not inaugurated; or rather,
we're not in Cicero's days. Everything else
now goes Though that ceremony, and ours
too, for aught we know. The Commence
ment" Of work on certain railroad was in-
augurated yesterday. A monument to
q deceased college president was inaugurated
on Wednesday. During the past six weeks
Commencement exercises have invariably
been inaugurated with baccalaureate SER
mon. Nothing has been begun, or COM
menced, or opened, or introduced, or any
thing Of the sort, for eight or ten months
now. This fall dinners will be inaugurated
with soup, and young ladies will inauguras'
a new style of cbignOn. When winter ha'
been fairly inaugurated, then courses OF lee
lures will be inaugurated in all the iargel
towns, as well as good many other thing
girls who have never before appeared II
society, for instance.
Insugurated is good phrase, soldier
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Il o L
The Coming In of the '' Mermaiden.'
BY JEAy INGELgw.

The moon is bleached as white as wool,
And just dropping under;
Every star IS gone hut three,
And they hang vide asunler,-
There's sea-ghost al in gray,
A tall shape Of wonder
am not satisfied with sleep,
The night Is not ended,
But look how the sea-ghost comes
With wan skirts extended
Stealing Up in this weird hour,
When dusk and dawn are blended
\ vessel J To the old pier-,ud
Her hsppy course she's keeping;
heard them name her yesteriay-
Some we're pale with weeping,
Some with their heart-huuger signed,
She's in, and they are sleeping.
Oh now with fnciei greeting blest,
They comfort their long aching;
The sea Of sleep hath borne 10 them
What would not come with waking,
But the dreams shall most be true
In their blissful breaking.
The stars are gone, thr rose bloom comes.
No blush Of maid Is sW5e;er;
The red sun halfway cut Of bed
Shall be the first 70 greet her.
None tell the news, yet slecTers wake,
And rise, and run TO meet her.
Their lost they have, they hid; from PAIN
4 keener bliss they borrow.
How natural is JOY. my heart
How easy after sorrow
For once. the best is come, that hope
Promised them " tomorrow.
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NUMBER EIGHT.

course must vary very much. according not cnly
to the quantity produced, but to the market
price Of sugar. My impression is that 1--WE cents
pound (of course, in gold) was reckOned as a
very good price at the wharf for sugar Of prime
quality. Al the sugar is marketed in its brown
state, there being no re6neries on the island;
and none of tae improved processes in use on
some Of the French West India Islands. particu-
larly, whereby the sugar is at one operation from
the cane juice made of snowy shiteness, have
been introduced in St. Croix.
The consideration of other productions must
be deferred for another article.
G. WB
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Editorial notes on St. Croix.
No. NN.

PRODUCTIVE Industry ofMe hieHd.
fair account Of the productive industry of
St. CrOIx is not possible without a comparison
Of the extent OF Territory devoted to production
with the smonnt of ssleAble products, their
market value Of the number Of persons employed
the work, snd an answer to the question-''is
the island prosperous, gaining in wealth and
population, or declining IN one or both. Gnd
whst are the causes Of It's improvemento or decay,
as the case may be, ,''-Csnnot be made discreet
ly without some reference to former times. some
scruting Of the governmental relations Of the
islaad and the educational and neral influences
which prevail there.
To discuss all these points with the flllEess
and precision which an elaborate treatise would
demand, Is quite beyond my power. Lack of
knowledge as to many matters Of detail,-to say
nothing Of lack Of room within the limits IS
signsble to these articles-win impel me to be
brief on topics Of no small interest to the polite
Al economist and the philanthropic sta esmsn.
In my letter from ST. Croix. No. XIV, On the
topography Of the island. the entire number Of
acres was stated At little over $1,000. II
should have been ., 900. and even that number
is probably about one thousand too large. The
statistical returns from the several estates, pub
lished since the date Of the letter referred to
ga ke the total 50. .0l2 acres. The ofcial Bl lget
for 1867 puts down the whole number as 81, ,17O
acres. rae Inference is rot great, and perhaps
is attributable to errors Of the press in printing
the tables. The statement of the official Budget
in manuscript Is presumably the most accurate,
and at all events II is the one on which the land
tsx is based. From the total number Of acres
the Budget dejucis, as Of no value, probably
inaccessible cliffs and rayines, small laeoons, and
barren sand points, 3,s22 acres. leaving, as tax
able, 47,3ls acres \ thoroughly informed
citizen of the island sad that a much larger
amount ought, Ia justice, to be put down IS
valuelc.s.
The statistical tables give. as the number Of
acres devoted to ''c,ue and fllow," and the
number DEVOTED to cotton. according to the
tax list, as follows. for five successive years
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-08-23

The ASSASSINATION OF LoPEz-A letter
gives the following details of the assas-ina-
ton of Lopez, who betrayed Maximilian
81 arrived to-day and learned the startling
news Of the assassination Of the traitor Lopez.
The particulars Of the ASSASSINATION are as fol-
lows: Lopez was stopping at a hotel in Puebla,
where bis wife spurned him from her presence.
Early one morning a Mexican arrived and IA
miliarized with an hostler in livery stable ad-
Joining the hotel General Miguel Lopez was
INQUIRED for, but, not being in, the stranger
was told that the General would be at dinner.
Before the dinner hour Lopez returned and was
pointed out to the stranger who made special
note Of his man. When dinner was called Lopez
and his assassin occupied opposite seats at the
table. After some minutes. during which time
the stranger called for and drauk1 glass Of wine:
he deliberately rose, drew concealed knife and
sprang upon Lopez and stabbed him nine times.
The stranger then took his hat and as he started
to leave ssid-sThs is the way all traitors should
be paid No one interfered or prevented the
assassin from leaving. Thus was the blood oi
Macmillan, MiramOn, Meiia. yes, and thou
sands Of others, avenged"
This report is regarded as authentic.
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News Items.

The village Of Rutland thinks Of establish
lag thorough system of sewerage, which Is
a move in the right direction.
The Trustees Of Plattsburgh village have
declded 20 build three cisterns for use in case
Of fire.
Yellow Fever is raging at Galveston, Tex.
ss, so deaths occurring from the 18th to the
18th, and oyer 200 cases reported on the
18th.
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v IN IfTN II VIM
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. Il, 1867.

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. Il, 1867.
SIR: Your note Of this date has been receiy-
ed, informing me that by virtue Of the powers
and authorities vested in you as President by
the Constitution and Laws Of the United States,
/ am suspended from Office as Secretary Of War,
and will cease to exercise any and all functions
pertaining to the same. and also directing me
to transfer at once to General Ulysses S. Grant,
who has been this day authorized and empow-
cred to act as Secretary Of War Gd interim, all
records. books. papers, and all other public
property in my custody and charge. Under
sense Of public duty | an compelled to deny
your right under the Constitution and LsEs Of
the United States, without the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, and without legal cause, to
suspend me from Office as Secretary Of War, or
the exercise of any or all functions pertaining TO
the same, or without such sdyice and consent to
compel me to transfer to any person the records,
books, papers, and public property in my Gus
tody as Secretary but inasmuch as the general
commanding the armies Of the United States has
been appointed al interim, and has notified me
that he has accepted that appointment. have
no alternative but to submit under protest TO
superior force.
Very respectfully yours,
Edwin VI. STANTON,
Secretary ofWsr.
To the President
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HEADoUARTERs ARMIES or TIE
UNITED STATES, NAsHINGTON. d. C.,
Aug. l., 1867
Hon. Z. " Stanton, SecIeiary af WaT:
SIR Enclosed herewith have to transmit
to you copy of letter just received from the
President Of the Uuited States notifying me Of
my assignment as acting Secretary Of War, and
directing me TO assume those duties AZ once.
In notifying you Of my acceptance, cannot let
the opportunity pass without expressing to you
my appreciation Of the zeal, patriotism, firm
I,ess and ability with which you have ever dis
charged the duties Of Secretary of war.
With great respect,
Your obedient servant,
U. 5. GRANT, General
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Secretary Stanton at once left the Office,
and Gen. Grant next morning formally en-
tered uron the discharge Of the duties Of
Secretary Of War ad interim. Mr.. Stanton
was also at the Department engaged IN
turning over the toJks and papers to Gen.
Grant. Gen. Grant will have bis Office in
the War Department and will discharge the
the duties of General Chief through Let,
A. a. g., while his duties at the War De
partment will be discharged through Gen.
Townsend, the Adjutant General,
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The Removal of Secretary stanton.
Interesting CorresPOnds'I


The following is copy of the correspon-
dence between the President, the Secretary
Of War, and General Grant, Monday;
Executive MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Aug. y, 1867.
SIR By virtue Of the power and authority
vested in me as President by the Constitution
and Laws Of the United States, you are hereby
suspended from Office as Secretary Of War, and
will cease to exercise any and all functions per-
tanning to the same. You will at once transfer
to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who has this day been
authorized and empowered to be Secretary Of
War al iAterim, all records, books, papers, and
other public property now in your custody and
charge.
Very respectfully yours,
ANuREw JOHNSON.
To the Hon Edwin VI. Stanton.
Secretary Of War.
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This however, il not fair index Of the aver
age amount Of sugar which an acre Of cane pro-
duces. To determine that il would need to be
known how many sor,s in each year were lying
in f4llow, &c That is not stated, and can only
be guessed at Considering that usually three
crops in succession are taken from the same
piece Of ground. viz that from the first plant
ing, FOR the frst year, and the FIRST and
second rai,oon crops, (of which wrote in my
letter On the cane culture Of the islAn1) for the
next two years, and further, that it is by no
means the uniform practice to turn the land out
to fallow for syear. after three crops have been
taken of, Judge that no more than one fifth
Of the cane land can be lying in a state Of fal
low, and rather less than more than that
amount or course the estimate for the aver
age production Of sugar per acre in actual bear-
ing, would be eorrespondiugly increased above
that gwen in the table above.
There is also 40 sure means Of determining
the amount Of sugar consumed on the island
the government reports only taking account,
suppo,e, Of what is put up for foreign market.
Quite 8 large amount also. escapes determine
tion in the form Of allowances Of syrup dealt out
weekly in crop tine to the IabOrers. partly sc-
cording to established usage as remuneration fer
service, and partly as gift to secure their good
will, aud to induce their willingness to engage
for another years service after their present en-
gagement is ended. rhN syrup the labOrers
boil down into solid sugar cakes, and sell to a
large amount. BY retail in the markets, or to
persons who get ii of in irregular modes for sale
at ST. Thomas. or elsewhere / judged from al
the answers to my inquiries on the subject
that the GrsTGge annual yield of dry sugar, pei
acre in actual bearing, falls considerably below
one hogshead Of fifteen hundred pounds Ye
instsnces were nam,d. where. for pieces Of mod
crate extent, where soil, season and cultur,
were sill eminently favorable, the product wa
two or two and q half hOgsheads per acre
- As to the annual value Of the sugar crop. ii o
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-08-23

like word, a word of exceeding coed com
mand. Inaugurated, that is, when anything
is, as they say, inaugurated; or when
thing is-beng- --whereby-it may be thought
to be inauguIated, which is an excellent
thing.
1t is getting to be great bore, neverthe-
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emitting he Music =
Prayer.
l. CRATIC SalutaiOria Henry Martyr Perkins,
Oroomiah, Persia.
.. Oration.-Material Progress, David Nicholas
Burke, Middlebury, Vt.
g. oratiOn.--The Saxon IN the English Race,
Lemuel Vernon Ferris, Lawrenceville, NY
1 0ratiOn.-The Punishment Of Political Often
ders. George Edwin Lawrence. weybridge,
VT
.. OratiOn.-The Paris Exposition on our IL
dustrial Pursuits, Nathan David Yale
6. Valedictory 0ration.- Worth Of a Profession,
James Madison slade, Jr., Midilebury,
Vt.
Masters Grafton, Ezra Bralnerd.
Degrees conferred.
Prayer Benedietion.
The Music throughout the anniversaries
was furnished by Halls Band OF Boston. \
Concert in the Church on Thursday evening
wound up the exercises of the sixty-seyenth
Anniversary Of Middlebury College.
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FALLING OF BRIDGE The bridge over
stream near Lacadie, on the Montreal and
Champlain Railroad, about half way between
St. Johns and St. Lambert, fell Wednesday
evening No one was hurt
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ENFCTTIYR MANslnN.
To the President.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. L, 1867.
SIR The Honorable Edwin VI. Stanton hav-
ing been this day suspended as Secretary of
War, you are hereby authorized and empowered
to act as Secretary ad interim, and will at once
enter upon the discharge Of the duties Of the
office. The Secretary Of War has been instruct
ed to transfer to you all the records, books, pa
pers, and other public property now in bis Gus
toiy aud charge.
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wAR DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON tIrf, Aug. Il, lops
GENERAL: Your note of this date, sccompa-
MED by a copy of letter addressed to you
August 18th by the President appointing you
Secretary of War Gd interim, and informing me
Of your acceptance OF the appointment. has been
received. Under a sense Of public duty | an
compelled to deny the Presidents right under
the laws Of the United States TO suspend nc
from Office as Secretary Of War, or to authorize
nny other person to enter upon the discharge of
he duties Of that office, or to require me to
.rtnsfer to you or any other person the rec
urls. books. papers or other public property in
my official custody as Secretary of War; but
inasmuch as the President has assumed 10 sus-
pend me from office as Secretary Of War, and
you have notified me Of your acceptance Of the
appointment OF Secretary Of War ad interim, |
have no slterT alive but TO submit under protest
TO the superior force Of the President. You will
please accept my Acknowledgement Of the kind
terms in which you have. notified me of your
acceptance of the Presidents appointment and
my cordial reciprOcation Of the sentiments e1-
pressed.
am, with sincere regard,
TruIv
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The crops Of sugar fOr the same year,,

It will be noticed tina; whilst the number Of
acres devoted to cane and fallow varies very
little from year tC year, the amount Of sugar pro-
dueei varies largely. Especially in 1861, the
crop was, relatively, very small. Probably
rain was wanted at the season when it was most
needed to promote the growth Of the cane. If
We divide the number Of pounds Of sugar
produced for each year by the number Of acres
devoted to cane and fallow for that year. we get
the average production per acre Of the land 50
appropriated The resul, IS very nearly as fol-
lows
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THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIL
ROAD.
The Progress, Plan and Routes of the
Proposed surveys.

GREAT SCHEME OF OVERLAND CONCENTRATION By
wATER AND RAIL
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Commencement proper The members Of
the graduating class were six IN number.
We append the programme Of Exercises,
emitting he Music =
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Yery respectfully youIs.


ANDREw JOHNSON
Gen. L. : Grant, Washington, D. C..
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am. With sincere regard.
To Gen. L. S. Grant.

Truly yours,
EDWIN VI. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
II. q. n : Cva,t
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EXECUTIVE MANSION,
MAR DrpAnrMrNr


To the Hon. Edwin VI. Stanton.
Secretary Of War.
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The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-28

boast of the accident of his birth, or to weary
the public ear with the ,tautolegical recital
of hi. mental employments. He rose to the
chief magistrscy of the Great Republic by
his sterling patriotism, sober habits, and
modest worth He Was not thrown into
power by any moral or political CONFUSION.
His elevation was no accident, but the result
of the cool judgment of nation of freemsn.
No man ever assumed such vast responsible
ties under such difficult circumstances, e1-
| cept, perhaps, William the Silent How
similar in their lives-how alike in their
deaths2 If there was danger, and admit
there was some apprehension that Mr. Lin
coin would be beguiled by his chief adviser
into course which would have furnished
| his well-earned fame, that good Guardian
who had guided him so well kindly presery
! ed him from that calamity. Death is terri
BILE. Death in high places is still moro
lamentable;. but every day is showing that
there are things more terrible than death
1t was better that his posthumous fame
should be unspotted than that he shouId
endure a few more years of trouble on e.rth
All must regret the manner of his death .
yet, looking to futurity and to his own Der.
sonal position, it may be considered happy
From the hight of his glory he beheld the
promised land, and was Withdrawn from our
right. In the midst of the most exquisite
enjoyment of-his fayorite relaxation he was
instantaneou:ly taken away without suffer
ing one pang Of death. Like the prophet of
the Lord who knew not death, he was wrapt
from earth to heaven along track no less
luminous than his who assembled in chariot
OF flame with horses of fire. Would to God
that some small portion of the mantle of our
Elijah had fallen on this Elisha. Treason
planned to change the ruler. but not TO de-
stroy the government, has always been treat
ed as less culpabls than an attempt to
change the government. An old writer
says: Among our ancestors treachery
against the country was death and forfeiture
of all estate both real and personal. Against
the King it was only loss Of life and personal
estate
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-28
New Advertisements,
A C A r D.

DEAR IN MIND THE FOLLOWING FACTS,
ID LIST. Our House is the oldest Dry Goods Es-
tablishment in the city,-our Junior member
having been in the business nearly 20 years.
End. We keep one of our firm constantly in
the Northern markets.
3rd. He is well posted as to quality and price
of goods.
4th We buy for cash !: and buy goods lower by
doing So
5th We know the wants of our customers and
our goods please them.
9th. Our motto is "quick sales and small pro-
fts.".
9TH. We do live business-don't keep any
dead stock on hand.
Sth 1t is notorious fact that we buy the best
quality of goods, and sell them at low prices
+ 9th. We attend strictly to our business.
10th. We sell goods for cash.
18th. If we make anything, it is spent in the
improvement Of oar city.
18th. We don't keep any groceries.
Arc not the above IL good reasons why Won
should buy your Dry Goods of us?
We had hoped to have carried our beautiful
Spring stock to our new Store but owing to the
bad weather, have been delayed. We will sell it
out at our old stand.
We can truthfully say that handsomer stock
of
SPRING AND SUMNER DRY GOODS
has never been offered in this market
W. II. & r. s. TUCKER & CO.
March 81, 1867 eff