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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22
The Vote.

10 eleventh article Of i'm
-. - saturday resulted in the ac-
- the President-one less than the
- +,ro- thirds having voted guilty
,r9'i-or.i.le +. the one which in substance
,ln--os asa misdemeanor, that the Presi-
dom, 5,.lared tlat Congress as now CONSTITUTE
a5..n.,a Ieral dy, to the end that he
-, carry out only such laws as he saw fit
- and violated, in pursuance OF
s...h declaration. the act Of March, 1867, the
...,re orOFee act. and the Reconstruction
.,,- Ge.,l su order that tins
..6.v5,d .n f.st, which was agreed
..,le ~easan pr,l.bly being that on this
t..,.o ,,.,s ,n.st hone that the President would
J., convicted. The canvassing during the
... faq and PREVIOUS 'ren'on had oeen dc
bore. and with 'eSolts ABOUT ar
oenat Whey was generally
rtis Ice tne GorbiirI man. On ''ie 'uli'
%. whose vote the result would depend de
voted for conviction however and the decisive
vote for acouittal was given by Senator Kos
Of Kansas, who bad been thought sure W 'I'
a,o- side. But 50 long as they got the neces-
.,rv one the President and his friends PrOba-
by do not care which one it was.
rron fine declaration of the vote, the Court
was adjourned to the 26th inst-why, is not
vet clear. There does not appear to be any
,,,od reason for postponement. Upon many
Of the articles, it was some time ago aPpar'
ent that the President would be acquitted
and if those desirous of securing a verdict o
=. gpiItv'' on at least one article hoped by
talinr further time to bring influence to beal
unon one or two Senators to ensure the Tot'
rber wished. in our opinion they have mis-
;r5,,e5 It can hardly be that any Senate
nil no moved from the position he has al
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22
The New Party.


Tie story IS again put out rom a'iliis
ton, that new party Is to be ioriheu' iOf INC
Presidential campaign.
Senator henderson OF NO. declared VI,
Friday that he believed INC i''9i''''
WI If acquitted make ne" O"''i'i'',
Of Republicans that be VIII pll Ai-'i7eii
INTO harmony with the moderate men Oh 'la'
party, and VIII also. waving ms own con
viction- Of exTediency, do what lie can w
carry ogt the Congressional plan OF recon
struction.
The TIa.ei Washington correspondent says
whoever vet doubts that Cmel justice Ohase
i a candidate for the Presidency deserves a
So strait Jacket that the chief movers ioF
tie proposed new larty 81 are Andre" JONI
son, President OF the United States AFTER "c-
quittal, and Chief Justice Chase' Inc o'-
ject is the formation OF thiro party anu Tue
defeat OF Ten Grant II noinila'eu a' oni-
cago. This movement expects 10 oe "'ie -
defeat zen Oraht oy arrayins i''oii "s'',',o'
the extreme radical element III Inc i'ePuDi'-
can party WHICH, II i ''i''''o'
main support iA' P'oi''''''1 M
Fresi1en' s'.4h o0o'','" '''' 'Pi -. -,
ing CO II Al 'o''''''- "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22
ermont Items.

On Wednesday, June Sd, $50 purse will
be trotted for at Mililebury. be-, . in
open to all two year olds owned in the CYup-
ty-Ist 535, second SIS. On Thursday tn.
4th. SlGo purse VIII be trotted for. open o,
all horses, best in il to enter. 3 to start.
4 son of Plummer Bizby Of Chelsea wa,
badly hurt few days ago, while Assist
ing to dig out large stone tie chain round
the stone slipped. and its fall made the cai
of q crowbar strike him, breaking hi. Jaw
bone in two places.
on the 9th inst. a house near Barton. .s.
curied bya family named CoIbuu. c-a...-.
fire and burned to the ground in the at.ce
of the family. except two children. N.-. +
the household furniture was saved. ri.
supposed to have caught fire from ,lc ...
pire.
Tie annual session Of the Nasour G--f
Lodge Of Vermont will be held at 81. Johns
bury, on Wednesday, June 10th, c--r.
ing at Q O'Clock, a. III. The rai,road. will
carry delegates for fare one way.
One of the prominent features Of the Yer
mont Medical Society,at Windsor, June lo,
and Ilth. is to 'c a social reunion on We.
nc-day evening ofmembers Of the protest.
natives Of Vermont. and residents Of 9th.
States, and it is designed to make this
prominent feature # the gathering all T.l
sic.aus. natives Of the Green Mountain SAT-
W erc>oeyer dispersed around the gloie an
cordially invited to be present.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22
from Rev Mr. Lords Letters from Europcl
Eatables and charlottesville PoIiti-
cal Prospect.

The style of living in this country is not per-
iectly suited to a tastidious American palate. We
make it a rule to refuse everything the eve does
not at once recognize. 1t Is safe to decline all
dishes that you do not at once see to be simple.
Ingenuity exhausts itself here to invent some
curious dish. Each maitre d. Hotel yies with his
rivals in nefarious compound of garlic, mush-
rooms and trutfe. | could almost avow that
have seen dressed cats or dogs for sale in Rome
and Naples. At least know not what they
were, save that they seemed to belong to the can
Inc or feline race. We have no honest roast Do
tatoes, no unauthorized macaroni, no pure
meat, no natural sauce. At the table d'hofe |
have sometimes been unable to define or discover
OF what materials one-half the courses were made.
long for honest beef and genuine mutton, nor
should | object to pure glass of water.
In Venice water is sold by the glass in the
streets, and he must be brave man who would
dare to take it. Generally the customer adds to
1t few drops Of some neutralizing fluid, which
the vender of ''aqua' is ever ready to furnish
For myself like the wine less than the water. [
am forced to drink it, yet never touch the abom-
Unable draught without thinking of the pure wa
ter Of our native hills. Oh for drop of wa
ter In some places wine is cheaper than water.
1t is used to mix with mortar, and answers the
purpose Just as well.
cannot help feeling that Europe is on the
verge of general war that will upset all exist
ing political institutions. With ornaments ever
increasing with soldiers thick as the leaves of
the trees; with popular impulses and passions
chatting and surging against the established gov
ernments, with an ecclesiastical and religious
reaction that is grasping at power, l do not see
how the strife can be delayed many years. The
expedients Of governments losing their effect.
and an unknown quantity, namely popular i'm
pulse and determination, is being introduced into
the calculations Of kings and courts. The prob
lem is a hard one for them to solve. England
is solving it slowly by extending political ranchi
ses and privileges. The continental countries
are not 50 wise and the explosion may come in a
day when the crowned heads think not of it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22

conviction, but only one for acquittal Both
parties claimed Ross as sure, and both with
such circumstantial certainty that it was evident
that he had during Friday and yesterday morn
ing been " good lord and good DEVIL" to suit
the company he was in.
Both parties also claimed Wiley, but the
Democrats were at no time certain of him, al
though they knew that he would only support
one or two articles. if any. As for Fowler,
neither party claimed him, bus rather accorded
him each to the other side not that he had not
indicated which way he would vote, for he had
declared that he would vote at one time for the
eleventh article and at another against it but
neither party claimed him, because he was
known to be unreliable in whatever he had
promised Each party seemed willing that VIII
lev should vote against them. So the name Of
Ross was oftener in the mouths of people than
anv other
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22

CoNGREssIcNAL.-Little business was done
in the House on Friday, and both House and
Senate Saturday morning adjourned to the
10Th inst. In the Ilousea quarrel took place
between Mr.. Woodward of Penn, and Mr.
Pile of Mo. The former had offered reso-
luton of inquiry into the conference of the
Missouri delegation with Senator Henderson,
on the Impeachment question and the
speaker decided it was not question of priv
ilege and therefore out oforder Mr.. Wood
ward saw Mr.. Pile make some gesture which
displeased him, and demanded to know if the
gentleman from Missouri designed to insult
him by his cabalistc signs.
The Chair did not see what the gentleman
complained of.
Mr.. Pile, who had walked to another part
OF the hall, said, o. intended no insult or
anything of the kind to the gentleman from
Pennsylvania.
Mr. Woodward-The gentleman stood
here making caballstlc signs. As lie belongs
to a party that claims to have all the moal
sense and decency in the country, inquire
what he means by standing on this floor, in
/ the presence Of the Speaker and Managers,
and making grimaces at me.
He did not proceed to demand apology as a
member Of the House and the regular bus
mess went on. Pile then passed around tc
Woodward's seat and offered an explanation
but the latter declined receiving it, saying he
had better make his explanation in the hear
ing Of the House, adding, that d" although q
preacher, your associations, sir, have beer
with blackguards, while mine have been Will
gentlemen
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22
Personal.

Daniel j. Stannard, youngest brother Of
Gen. Stannard, died on Sunday of con.unr
ton, at st. Adams
Callieott's bOndsmen have SURRENDERED l,
10 the U. S. authorities
Rev. AIvah Spaulding, pastor Of the Can
gregational Church at Weathersfeld Cent?.
died very suddenly last week Monday H.
had been pastor at Weathersfeld tire. v.,.
and for thirty yeais previous at Cornish "
II.
Augustus Z. Silliman, who has been .-
nected with the Merchants Bank Of "
York for forty years, has resigned the p,
dcncy Of the institution. He comner..1
euand boy.
The Senate has granted llr. Grimes
definite leave Of absence. the state = ~.
health requiring that he should cr-i-.rr....
his Legislative labors.
Senator Henderson Of No..it +. s,i;.-
month to marry a Washington belle Nj.
Foo,e, relative f the late solomon F.s,.,,
Vermont.
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Correspondence Of the Free Press.
From Washington.
DECISIVE yorrs-yEw PARTY Combinations

!
WASHINGTON, D. C., May l6, 1868.
At an early hour this morning crowds of peo
pie about the Hotels, Departments and on thu
streets were unanimously canvassing The
chances The Presidents friends were confident
although the Impeachers were full as confident
that they had just enough to convict. The
pressure for seats in the galleries was tremend-
Gus. The Rotunda ofthe Capitol was also full and
every avenue to the Senate Chamber blocked up.
The President was virtually acquitted
by the vote of Ross who had last night agreed
to vote for conviction. 1t is supposed that he
has grown suddenly rich.
Henderson showed a great deal Of temper to-
day. lie is Virginian by birth, was a Bu-
chanan democrat, though loyal man during
the war. He was a school teacher before elect
ion TO the Senate from Missouri. He is a man
of some talents but they are in a very
crude state He is poor, about to be married,
and probably thought there would never occur
oNet'i NiiduOc ~ idg y Il
now
The feeling against these renegade Senator's is
very bitter. They may talk about conscience
as they please, but corruption is the better
word for it. How happens it that every Dem
ocrat votes for acquittal? Is it because they
are ADLER or honester men than Morton, VIII
con, Sherman. Edmunds, Morrill, or Anthony
Then what makes it still worse, it was known by
the President, friends though not credited by the
fmpeachers, that the same men who did vote for
acquittal icould do so any way.
You will see in this movement combination
of great power in which Trumbull, Grimes,
Fessenden, Chase, johnson and some of the
Seymour wing of democrats, will 60 in for new
party.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22

ing to its Republican participants lesson
which they have been trying ever since to
unlearn and forget During the last event
full eight years the organization has had sew
eral opponents and 50 called leaders who have
faltered, made misstcps or otherwise lost the
confidence of their sapporters-nevertheless,
the organization itself has never wavered, but
has kept its strai GIT and steady march on
ward from conqueriHg to conquer, uutil to-
day it stands in the plenitude Of its strength
and ygor.-Boston Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22

Many democrats cannot vote for Pendeton
and reputation. They will break up, If they
can, both parties and on the ruins build a
Chase democratc-semi-Repub party with
8. universal suffrage and universal amnesty
for a platform, and put some War Democrat
like Granger, Hancock or Pitcher as second on
the ticket. 1t has am told been promised the
Government patronage to sustain it.
H. II. II.
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city of burlington.
BOARD or ALDERMEN.

BOARD or ALDERMEN.
MONDAY May II, 1865.
Present-Aldermen Appleton, Blodgett, Bost-
wick, Huntington, Peck, Ward aud Taft.
On motion of Alderman Peck warrau; for
S629.24, payable to y. B. Flanagan flor expen-
ses of poor department from February l to April
25, 1861, was approved.
Alderman Peek offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resoired, By the City Council, SC, That the
commission on taxes collected by \. b. Flanagan
for the year 1867 shall be increased three per
cent on such portion as he was voted one Uer
cent on.
Alderman Taft moved that the resolution be
ordered to lie.
The motion of Alderman Taft was not agreed
to, and the vote was as follows:
Yeas-Aldermen Huntington, Taft and Ward
8.
Nays-Aldermen Appleton, Blodgett, Bost-
wick and Peck.
The resolution was then adopted by the follow
ing vote
Yeas-Aldermen Appleton, Blodgett, Bost-
wick, Peck and Ward.
Nays-Aldermen Huntington and TAFT
The bond of City Treasurer Woodhouse was
accepted.
On motion of Alderman Peck a warrant on
the Treasurer was approved for $500, payable
to the Overseer of the Poor for expenses Of the
poor department
On motion of Alderman Peck it was ordered
that the Mayor and City Treasurer be requested
to make such sales as they are able to of the city
water bonds.
Alderman Ward offered the following resolu-
ton, which was read and adopted
Resolved, By the City Council, Sc, That the
committee on streets be and are hereby directed
to procure the services of the City Engineer. and
to establish the grades Of such streets as the wa
tex committee may designate.
On motion of Alderman Peek, Alderman Bod-
gett was excused from serving on the standing
committee on the fire department, and Alderman
Ward was appointed member of said commit
tee
MONDAY, May Is.
Present, Aldermen Appleton, Barnes, Blod-
gett, Bostwick, Peck, Taft and Ward.
On molten of Alderman Peck, the appoint
ment of VIM. Brinsmaid as police officer was
On motion of Alderman Appleton, license
was granted to Stone & ..Nlurray's Circus to ex-
hbt two days in June, for $50 and the neces-
'sry police expenses.
The bond of VIM. B Viele, City Liquor agent,
was approved.
On motion Of Alderman Taft the Mayor was
equested to enforce the provisions of Sec 4 of
he ordinance relating to accounts and claims
gainst the city, approved March %, 1867
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report Of the Water Committee upon ex-
tension of the water works was received, accept
cd, and on motion of Alderman Ward the COM
nittee was requested to proceed with the work
according to the report.
Warrants were approved to pay Collector
Flanagan the per cent extra commission voted
10 him, to pay VIM Scott for binding and $751;
O5 for the Superintendent Of water-works,
The bonds of several city officers were refer
red to the City Attorney, and the Board al
journed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22

The PARTY wulr.-One thing is certain,
about the result of the Impeachment trial,
there can be no cries of " unjust and party
vote party before principle" &c. At
temptS lave been made, it is true, to dragon
the Senate into voting for impeachment, and
in this aspect Of it, all must rejoice that the
vote was not for conviction. The NY Tribune
has been conspicuous and loud in its attempts
to compel Senators to vote for conviction and
Its course is descryedly dashed in an article
part of which we copy in another column,
from Harper's Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22

Curious }. y. Mead, of Irasburg has
an early lamb which froze both hind legs.
The lamb is now alive and active, but walks
on his fore feet only, his hind feet raised
some six or eight inches from the ground
presenting a sight at once curious and p'tla-
ble.-NerPoH Express.
Very curious what holds up the hind
part of his body. his tail or does the animal
walk On his head for third leg?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22

The editor of the Lacon (Ill.) Home Jour-
ma says: after the surrender of the rebel
armies we visited Petersburg, and picked up
between our own and the rebel works mus
ket now in our possession. 1t was loaded at
the time, and required the services of a gun
smith to remove the charge. There were
two bullets inside, and one had gone partly
through and was imbedded in the other 1t
was the opinion Of those who saw it that one
of them must have been fired into the muz-
zle of the gun, which alone could account
for the condition in which they were found. .
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22

\ few days since one Of the proprietors O.
the Clos Vougeot was dining with two friends
at one Of the fashionable restaurants Of Paris'
and as the roast came they ordered bottle
of Clos Vougeot. After he had tasted iht
wine he bid the butler summon the master
and when the master appeared, he -alI u
him is that really Clos Vougeot 2 81 Re, e,
and the very best Of it we have none Iu'
genuine wines" ''YOu cannot make me ,e-
live that am one ofthe owners OF the O-9
Vougeot, and here Che drew a cork from p p
pocket) are the corks we use. ''u'.-
Heavens how do you sell those eorks py u
thousand ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22

FoRuGN NEws.-DesTatches from London
May IL say that in the House of Commons
the evening before, John Bright presented a
petition from Nova Scotia, praying that Par
lament would repeal the act by which that
province was united to the Dominion of Cana
ia The petitioners dcnounee the Canadian
Union act as an evil uncalled for and unjust,
the result OF a surprise sprung on the people
and Of fraud practi>cd on Parliament. Alter
the reading of the document, the evening IT
the Goth inst was assigned for debate on tie
subject.
An address has been presented to the
Queen from the hierarchy of the Irish Church,
giving their views in regard TO the great
changes contemplated in the establishment.
The Queen replied in vague terms. not COM
hitting herself to the policy of either the
Church or Liberal party on the question.
BELFAST. May Is
Rev. DR.. James MacCosh, of Queens Col
lege, who was recently elected President of
Princeton College, New jersey, has not de-
cided whether he viii accept the position.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22

BUTTER.-The market to-day has shown
decline from prices last week, scarcely less
marked than the downfall week ago The
ruling price is 80 cents-some choice fancy
lots bringing as high as 33 NJ. Adams Mes
senQer. 10th.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22
VERMONT ITEMS.

\ Thousand bushels Of potatoes were ship-
ped from St. Adams in two days, last week.
The editor of the Pi5uir has had a rarity,
a 9ou5le flower Of tine trailing arbutus or
May flower.
The Vermcafer thinks there was never 50
auch land Il5ved in Addison county as this
spring.
Harvey Gibbs, Esq. is appointed Post
Master at Thc,f5.J, in place Of Joseph r..
Marsh, Esq, resigned.
Tie God Tcmplars Of 81. Adams dedica-
tsd a new Hall on the 18th, over the TraHs-
c-ipt Office. They have met hitherto IN tie
vestry Of The Methods, church
Two silver watches and $3.50, stolen three
weeks az, from $. L. Griffith Of Danty.were
found by his nam the ether Gay in a grain
bin in the barn, a, it brought back and pat
there by the thief.
John Wilcox s,umill near East Berk-
shire was burned last week Wednesday. lie
left it running all night. not 1eias able to
shat tie gate Of the flame, and /, is tsll-lt
that some of the wood work WAS frol ly
heating. Los 5000 insurance $50.
4 tIree year old daughter OF Mr. Hunt
ir-.on. the undertaken. Of Aliidle5uIy, was
1-.,...l So, ., VOL while y;.ilir., her aunt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22

ENrl>srox OF TIE Cry WATER WoaEs.-
The report Of City Engineer Lin>ley, trans
mitted by the Water Committee to the
Board Of Aldermen Monday, and by them
adopted. recommends the laying Of a ten
inch main from College street down Water
street 70 Main street and thence up Main
street to connect with the water-main al
ready laid, at the top of the hill; also a six
inch main through Champaign street from
College street 70 North street. and four
inch main from Main street To the Iron
works; four inch mains through Locust,
Union. White. St. Paul. and Green streets,
through Maiden Lane. and down Pearl
street as far as the old reservoir at the corner
of William street fye-inch mains through
Water street from Pearl to North, and
through North street from " tier street to
Front ard three inch mains through Front
street from North street to tho lamp ground,
through Cherry street from White to Church,
and on st. Paul street between Main and
College. The report also recommends the
setting of not less than twenty one MIGRANTS
at various corners on the streets above nam
ed. and five drinking fountains, with some
more work on the reservoir.
d.. The total cost of these additions Is ostima
ted at SIS, O71,5I There will yet remai n
good deal Of work to complete the works ac-
cording to the original plan, which viii
cost about 81, OOO more, and viii make the
total cost of the works by the Engineer es-
innate sl42,343, of which SSO,2jO have
been already expended The report says
1T is also not improbable that the grow
ing wants of the city NAV require that some
other additions should be made before the
works are finally completed, the work of
construction being extended through two or
three wears such for instance, as convey
inp the water to the new cemetery, laying
pipes in new streets that may be opened,
he. Notwithstanding the additions that
have been made to the plan adopted by the
city Council. believe the total cost OF the
works will still fall within the original esti-
mate of Sl47 ,56O,07.
Very Respectfully,
Your obi. Servant
DC. LINSLEY,
Engineer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22

The wife of a Boston banker was ncayly
suiioeated, few nights since, by using
blanket which had become impregnatcd with
the perfumes of phosphorus rat poison.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22

ACCIDENT George Styles, s'n '' :
Styles, printer had the ends OF wv Am
crushed off, Tuesday morning by Ss''H ..,
caught in a printing press he was q
in his fathers Office.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22
Ghiitcndcn County Teachers A,>0cia-
ton.

The tweuty-frst regular semi-anluAl r-.g,-,
# he Ch.umlen County Teachers Assaca-..1
Is lie held az Huntington on June jtl anI 9Th
prazimo. The citizens of the place extent 5
most c..liL invitation TO the association, all
have already made arrange meu,4 To give IFS men
bcrs a most hearty reception. There viii De 4--
rangcmeats to convey the Teachers who ms.
come by car from Richmond TO Huntington
Full provision has also been made By die sI--
cgtiye committee Of the Association fl- Allrs,--.
Essays, and discussions on practical subject. a
full and interesting meeting IS confidently eye
pcc,el