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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-11-20
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This Agency was Established in 1916
Etna Insurance Company
OF HARTFORD, CONN.
Capital and surpIu. s5,O52,sso.
s.kR. S. WIRES, Agens'
Home insurance COrnpan,
OF NEW YORK.
Capitai and Surplus, s3,73O,9sI.
s.4R. S. WIRES, Agents.
Hartford fire Ens. Company
OF HARTFORD. CONN.
Capital and Surplus. s2,o2e,2eos
s.&R.s. WIRES, Agents.
Ins. 60. Of North America,
OF PHILADELPHIA.
Incorporated 1885, The oldest Company IL Tic
United States.
Capital and Surplus, s2,O5o,4I9.
s.4R.s. WIRES, Agents.
PhGnix Insurance Company
OF HARTFORD, CONN.
Capital and surplus, sI,25o,790.
s6Rs WIRES, Agents.
LOriiIard Fire En>. Company
OF NEW YORK.
Capital and Surplus, aI.50s, GIG
s.kR-s. WIRES Agents.
Niagara Fire Insurance 10.
Nr NEW RieN.
Capital and Surplus, $500, 900,
D. 4 bE. WIRE. Asanis.
Manhattan EBs. GCEupaDss
OF NEW YORK.
capital and Surplus, si,052.i2S.
SkR.s WIBES. Acenss.
Springfield +. q ". gDs. 80
OF SPRINGFIELD, MASS
Capital and Surplus. sS27,!72
So IS. WIRES. Ag-nr.
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FOR SALE.

A WILCOX and Gibbs sewing machine and cutie
"A now, price low. To De seen az Brinsmsjd and
Hldrefh's. Bank Block.
Burlington, Nov. 9Th. lsss. ek
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We, the undersi gnod, have sold more Of Miss saw
yers sllye within the last SIX months than any otA
er kind. Parties who have tried IL speak In vsrv
high praise Of its excellent virtues.
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TELEGRA:PHTC NEWS.
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, August 15.-Mrs. General
Rawlins and Mrs. Senator Trumbull are
still alive, but their deaths are hourly e1.
pected.
Land Commissioner Nelson issues g cir.
cular cautioning registers and receivers
that three sections only can be entered in
one township on college scrip.
Senator Abbott states that over $4,000.
900 of Northern capital have been invested
in North Carolina since the war.
1t is now said General Rosecrans viii
defer his departure to Mexico until October
The revenue receipts to-day were 1878,
900.
10. Bingham, late deputy collector o.
the port Of Richmond, stabbed himself
eleven times about the heart and throat to
day in an attempt to commit suicide. There
are little hopes of his recovery.
There is doubtful report about Rollins
resigning in Difference to the wishes o.
McCulloch.
The conversion of se7en-thirties into five
twenties has ceased. They are now Wortt
their face in currency.
General Thomas Ewing is prominently
mentioned for the Alabama collectorship
Official reports show decline in the i'm
ports of coffee, cotton, fax, hemp, sllf
goods, rubber, opium, paints, salt, soda
tea largely, wires, woods, and wooens
and the entries of glass, gums, hides, pre-
cious stones, sugar largely, tin, tobacco
and lumber show an increase-other artl
Giles being in about the usual quantities.
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FUNERAL OF Hon. THADDEUs STEVENS
Harrisburg, August l4.-The body of Hon.
Thaddeus Stevens passed through here at
O'Clock this afternoon, when minute guns
were fired and the bells of the city tolled.
Lancaster, Pa, August l4.-The remains
of Thaddcus Stevens reached Lancaster at
G:l5 this evening. Upon the arrival of the
train the procession moved as follows to the
residence of the deceased statesman: Citi-
zen committee of arrangements; family
physician, DR.. II. Carpenter members OF
the Lancaster bar; S. IL. Reynolds, chair
man Of the committee Of arrangements,
and DR.. Gray, chaplain Of the United
States Senate pall-bearers, department
clerks of Lancaster county; hearsc, guarded
by an escort of colored Zouaves; carriages,
containing his nephew, Thaddeus Stevens,
Jr., and friends of the family, and the COM
mittee Of the Washington City Council.
The remains lie in state, guarded by the
Zouaves. A large meeting of citizens, ire
spective of party, was held in the court
house after the arrival of the remains, and
arrangements made for proper observ-
ance Of the day of the funeral. The fune-
raj will take place at 2 ?. NJ, and proceed
to Shreiner's graveyard, where Mr.. Stevens
selected block about year ago.
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The MOUNT WASHINGTON RAILwAY.-A
railway somewhat similar to that over
Mount Cents is now in course of cOnstruc-
ton at Mount Washington, New Hampshire.
The charter for building steam railways to
the SUBMITS Of Mounts Washington and La
fayette was granted rs long ago as 1858, but
it was not until April, 1866, that road
leading to the base of Mount Washington
was commenced. In May, 1866, the work
on the railway began. The station at the
starting point is 200 feet above the level
of the sea, and the road when complete will
be two miles and 260 rods long, rising IN
that distance $500 feet to the Tlp-Iop
House, which is 6 300 feet above the level OF
the sea. The average grade of the track is
$50 feet to the mile, but in some parts OF
the line the grade is Increased to 100 feet
| to the mile, or one foot in every three. On
| this portion Of the road the worknen, not
outstanding the sharp spikes IN their
shoes to prevent them from falling, could
only build twenty-five feet per day, whereas
on the more level portions they can con-
struct seventy-fire miles per day. The
tract consists Of three rails, the one IN the
middle being of wrought iron, with cogs or
| pins corresponding to cogs IN the driving
wheel. This rail cost four dollars per
foot delivered at the station at the base OF
the mountain. The train consists OF the
locomotive, with tender, and one passen-
ger car. The locomotive; of thirty-five-
horse power, is built with its boiler sus-
pended SO that it is always level itweighH
four tons, and pushes the train up before
it. The driving wheel is eighteen inches
in diameter. There is similar cog
wheel on the tender and another on the
passenger car, each strong enough TO hold
the entire train. Friction rollers, running
under the edges Of the middle rail, hold
the train down upon the track. This cen
trail rail projects about two inches on each
side beyond the beam OH which 1t ID laid.
| 10 the locomotive there are attached one
steam brake and one hand brake, either OF
which can stop the train in moment; and
in ascending, q strong wrought-lron dos
works into the cogs of the driving wheel to
prevent backsliding." In descending,
the steam is shut off, and the engine Is
eased down by using compressed air.
An experimental trip was recently maze
on the part of the road already completed
ana the locomotive is GeBcFlDed DIS ""thlhE
with steady motion. There was no EARRING
or rocking, but merely a slight trembling
like that of a steamer under the stroke oil
its engines. The ascent from the starting
point to the second station $500 feet above
the level Of the sea) was accomplished III
one hour and twenty minutes, including
two stoppages for water. The descent &C.
cupied thirty-eight minutes. The workmen
forty in number) are now engaged in CON
structing the road over the steep grade Of
one foot in three. When this part Is com
pleted the rest of,the work will be compa-
ratively easy, and at the rate Of rs feet :
day the summit will be reached IN about
fifty days. a passenger car, holding NIFTY
persons, is now running up to the second
station. Philadelphia Ledger.
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FERoCIoUs ATTACK BY RABID WOLF
Four PERSONS BrTTEN.-Alajor Wynkoop,
agent of the kiowas and Comanches, writes
as follows to the Lcavenworth kansas)
State Journal, under date of Augu:t 9Th /:
"While party of ladies and gentlemen
of the post were sitting on the portico in
front of my quarters, engaged singing and
playing, mad wolf dashed among US,
attacking Lieutenant Thompson, of the
Third United States infantry, tearing his
Limbs in frightful manner. He then fled,
pursued by my scout (Mr. James Morrison)
and myself, after procuring weapons. He
soon after attacked the sentinel at the guard
house, who fired at him, but with no effect.
From the guard house he proceeded to the
hospital, made an attack upon q soldier,
nearly tearing off his right arm, and biting
off one of his fingers. He afterward bit a
colored soldier Of the Tenth cavalry, and
entered the quarters of the laundress while
she was in bed, biting through the bed
clothing, but not hurting her. He made
for the sentinel at the hay stack, who for
tunately shot him dead. There are now,
besides Lieutenant Thompson, three per-
sons here bitten by the rabid WOLFF
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CONDITION OF Affairs II FRANCE.-The

CONDITION OF Affairs " FRANCE.-The
New York correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Ledger, writing on Thursday, says:
Large purchases of hay have just been
made in this market, on account of the
French Government. This fact, together
with recent heavy purchases of horses for
the same party, and the enormous accumu-
lation of bullion in the Bank Of France
equal TO s25O,0OO,OO0 in gold, now, is
looked upon by not few of the longest
heads IN financial and business circles
here as indicative of coming war-not-
withstanding the Emperor's protestations
that the Empire is at peace.
" Private letter from intelligent sources, on
the other side, fall in with this expectation.
They say there is much dissatisfaction of a
political character beginning to manifest
itself in very unmistukable forms among
the masses Though the public journals are
silent on the suhiect), and that the Empe-
ror, to avert trouble at home, may deem it
polite to get up war with his neighbors.
That, we are assured, is the certain drift Of
all his later movements"
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The New Cattle Disease-Ohicial
Statements Regarding it.

WASHINGTON, August l5.-J. NJ. Dodge,
statistician of the Department Of Agricul-
ture, as the result Of extended investiga-
tons, gives the following points-First,
that the disease is communicated by cattle
from Texas, Florida, and other portions Of
the Gulf coast second, that the disease Is
not itself known in Texas or on the Gulf
coast third, that the cattle communicating
it are not only apparently healthy, but in
an improving condition; fourth, that while
local herds receiving the infection nearly
all die, they never communicate the disease
to others fifth, that either considera-
BILE increase in elevation, or distance Of
two or three degrees Of latitude from
the starting point is necessary to develope
the virus into activity and virulency, and a
further progress of two degrees of latitude,
and few weeks in time is sufficient to
eliminate the poison from the system sixth,
that Texas cattle removed to other miasma-
tic sections as the Mississippi bottoms, up
to the Both parallel, communicate no infec-
ton to the local herds and It'll, medication
has thus far been of no avail.
The report concludes that the disease can
not become general, and that it cannot exist
only within the movements Of Texas cattle,
which could be regulated or suppressed, and
that it does not result from travel, but from
climate disease.
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SHOCKING MURDER IN NEW JERSEY
On Monday murder occurred at place
known as Shark river, in Ocean county, n.
j., distant about six miles from Long
Branch. The particulars are briefly as fol-
lows For some time past an intimacy is
said to have existed between the wife of
Harrison Fleming, the murdered man, and
William Woolley, all residents of the vicin-
ity. On Monday last, while Woolley was
on visit to the house he had quarrel with
FlemiDg's wife, and used many opprobrious
epithe,s towards her. Fleming interiered
to protect his spouse, and elected her
assaiiant. Woolley then went home, loaded
musket with double charge Of buckshot,
and returning, walked up to Fleming,
placed the weapon against his lEleming's)
stomach, and fired. 4 frighttul wound was
inflicted, and Fleming's death resulted in a
few moments. Woolley, after committing
the deed, fed to the woods, where he made
desperate attempt to commit suicide by
cutting his throat. After having nearly
severed the windpipe he abandoned the de-
sign, and returned, covered with blood, 10
the scene Of the murder, where he was
arrested. This is the first case Of murder
that has ever occurred in that vicinity,
and has created great excitement.
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A circular has been issued by General
Buchanan informing the planters of his
military district who have received sup
plies from the Freedmen's Bureau that they
must fulfil the letter Of their bonds and ship
their entire crops to the factors in New
Orleans designated in previous order. Any
agent of the Bureau, he says, assisting or
attempting to assist planter to evade his
obligation in this matter, or who, suspect
ing that planter is attempting to evade
them, does rot take ali proper measures IL
his power to prevent the same, will be dis
missed.
Mr.. Rollins is expected in Washington du-
ring the coming week. Speculations continue
as to what will happen with regard to q sue
cessor in his Office, and it does not appear
that there is anything Of q definite charac-
ter which has transpired to confirm either
the opinion that he will resign or that he
viii continue to occupy his present official
position. Quite large number OF his
friends are inclined to the belief that lie
will not retire at present from Office.
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pffsoned for one year for attacks on the
Government.
Count r. de MORGAN Taverney has been
appointed first secretary to the French Le-
CATION at Washington.
PARIS, August l5.-The Monisetr says
that thirty-four times the amount Of the
new French loan has already been sub
scribed.
ESGLASD-ARRIvAL OF EEvERDT JOHNSON
RIOTS.
QUEENSTOWN, August l5.-The City OF
Baltimore. with Minister Reverdy johnson
on board, has arrived.
LONDON, August l5.-Dispatcnes from
Ireland give the particulars of deeds OF law
lessness in Tipperary. 1t seems that Wnlie
one Of the great landlords Of that region
named Scully was serving the usual notice
on various tenants he WAS killed by some
unknown person. A strong body Of police
attempted to arrest suspected person,
when they were fercely attacked-two shot
dead, and four badly wounded.
At last accounts quiet had not been re-
stored.
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wH.r FREEDMAN CAN DO THROUGH

WHAT A FREEDMAN CAN. DO THROUGH
HONESTY AND INDUSTRY, AND KEEPING
ALooF FROM LOYAL LEAGUEs.-We COM
mend the following. from the Galveston
(Texas) Eers of the 9th instant, to the
attentive perusal Of freedmen:
q Nen Cotton.-The first bale Of the new
crop. shipped direct to this place, came by
railroad last evening, consigned to A. SEES
sums & Co. We understand that it WINS
from Bastrop county, and was part Of the
crop of Abe Gilmore (colored). Judging
from the sample laid on our desk, the cot
ton would be classed as strict middling.
We think Abe is entitled to the silver
pitcher. and we believe the enterprising
firm to whom the cotton was consigned in
this city will so decide"
The same journal of the following day
says:
"As we had anticipated, Abe Gilmore
fcolored) who sent the first bale Of new cotton
Of the present crop direct to this city, was
the recipient this morning Of handsome
pitcher and two silver goblets, presented by
A. Sessums & Co. The articles were pur-
chased at NJ. W. Shaw's, on fremont street.
It gives us pleasure to chronicle this evil
dence of liberality on the part of one of
our largest cotton firms and we are not at
all sorry that worthy and Industrious
freedman was the fortunate individual to
reap the benefit"
What Abe Gilmore has done other freed
men can do by attending to their Legitimate
business, and not leaving their work every
week to 60 to cities and towns to engage in
torchlight professions and other demonstra-
tons for the purpose of elevating to office
unscrupulous carpet-baggers.-C Charleston
Carrier
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MELANCHOLY DEATH.-Through letters
just received by his friends, we regret to
learn of the death, by drowning, of Cap
tain Richard Charming Moore Sale, for
merly of Bedford county, Va. The melan-
choly event occurred ON the 26th of July
last, in Trinity river, Texas, some twenty
OF thirty miles north Of the town Of Dallas,
and was occasioned by the horse which he
was riding suddenly plunging into deep
water-as he was about TO enter the
river-the plunge throwing Captain Sale
from his saddle, and so entangling him in
the reins and stirrup that he WAS unable to
extricate himself.
His lifeless body was soon recovered, and
on the following day, the 2Sth of July-the
anniversary of his twenty seventh birth
day-amid strangers and in a strange land,
and far from the home Of his childhood, it
was consigned to its last resting place. Cap
tain Sale was the youngest son of the late
Rev. Nelson Sale, of Bedford county, and
in en- eminent degree possessed all of the
attributes which endear one to family and
society in general. He fought through the
war CALAMITY on the southern side in the
-aWise Legion" -Lynchburg Republican.
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A TREMENDOUS AyALANCHE.-Thereh has

A TREMENDOUS AyALANCHE.-There has
been a terrific excitement in Savoy, caused
by the fall of an enormous avalanche, re-
specting which O correspondent, writing
from the Hotel du Mont Blanc, at Cha
mounix, on the 9th Of July says: AT
ten minutes to five yesterday dark cloud
overshadowed the valley Of Chamounix, a
peal of thunder was heard, aid then o con-
tinuous roar, that awakened every soul in
the village, caused every eye to strain itself
in the direction of the Aiguille de Blaitiere.
At this moment no sign could be seen of the
cause of so much commotion. Presently a
puff of smoke, as it so appeared on the
crest of the mountain that supports the
Glacier des Pelerins, raised the cry that
the glacier had burst, bringing with it part
of the moraine that had kept it within
bounds. The peasants of the valley were
rushing to and fro, driving their cattle into
safe quarters, and then all eyes were watch
ing one of the most glorious and over
whelming sights the visitor to Chamounix
could desire to see. My pen is too weak to
describe the commotion this mighty ava
lanche created, every moment adding fuel
to it's course, tossing up clouds of spray
bringing with it pine trees, huge bou!ders,
rude bridges, and deserted chalers, until ii
reached the pretty Cascade du Dard, when
the noise was most deafening. The falling
mass here, filling the gully and gaining
speed at every exertion, left the course the
stream usually takes, and, tearing down
pine trees, opened an immense track and
overflowed the meadows and gardens Of the
Hotel Royal, destroying whole fields Of
barley and potatoes and, after spending it,
fury for twenty minutes on meadow and
peasant land, this muddy mass formed it.
self into large lake, which win remain
some time to be regarded by tourists as ar
event that is very rare in the valley Of
Ghamouniy.
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A sea captain trading regularly to the
African coast was invited to fleet com
mttee of society for the evangelization of
Africa. Among numerous questions touch
ing the religion of the African races, he
was asked, "Do the rubjects Of King
Dahomey keep Sunday" Keep Sum
day ?" he replied, eyes; and every other
darned thing they can lay their hands on"
An exchange announces that girl in
Topsham, Me-, recently died because her
blood turned to sugar. But in copying the
item, another editor expresses doubt on
the subject, for he says !" We know girl
who, if sweetness were fatal, could not live
a minute"
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Nnn1estie Mark cts.

New YORK, August 15.-Noon.-Flour
dull and dropping. Wheat dropping and
nominally lower. Corn dull and 1c. lower.
Mess pork declining, at $3.50. Lard dull
steam 1S34@lSTc. Cotton firm, at 2911ac.
Turpentine quiet at 45@451ac. Rosin un-
settled-strained and common, S2.87R@
$3.50. Freights dull.
Stocks unsettled North Carolina 6's, n.
Virginia 6's, So. Tennessee 6's, 632s.
Gold, 1863. Sterling, 1898. Money, 3
al per cent; 5-20's, '62, 1879; '64, 1881;
'65, 11lI; '67, 1919. 1G-t0's, lOs11a.
rehabilitation firm; sales Of 1890
bales at 2915c. Flour dull and 5@lec.
lower; State superfne, s7.3S14; extra
State, ss.5O@$9.30. Wheat dull and 2@3c.
lower. Corn 1@2c. lower. Whiskey active
and frmer at 67@671sc. Mess pork quiet
and steady at $3.50. Lard steady; ket-
tie, 19@l9Lc. Naval stores dull. Groce-
ries quiet. Freights shade frmer.
Money firm; call loans, 4@5 per cent.
The bank statement is considered unfavor-
able. Governments firm at the close. Gold
firmer, closing strong at 1467s@l47. Stocks
heavy.
BALTIMORE, August 15.-Cotton quiet at
2915c. Flour scarcely SO firm, but prices
unchanged. Wheat dull; prime, $3.50
s2.72-a decline of SC. Corn dull white,
sl.1S@S1.3O. Oats dull; prime, 60@S5c.
low grades, COARSE. Rye steady at sl.45
@sl.5O. Provisions firm at unchanged
prices. &c.,. -...,
Virginia 6's, old, inscribed, 46sl bid
do, 1866, 46 bid; do, 1867, As bid; do,
coupons, old and new, SO bid.
LOUISVILLE, August l5.-Superfne -four,
81. Corn-Bulk, 90c. Mess pork, s29.
Lard, 1SM@l9c. Shoulders, l4c.; clear
sides, l71ac.
ST. LOUIS. August 15.-Flour quiet and
unchanged super6ne, s6.25@s6.75. Corn
dull at 92@g6e. Pork dull at s29.75G
$1,000. Clear sides, TIC. Lard, 1870.
WILMINGTON, N. c., August 15.-spirits
turpentine firm Mt 41c. Resins quiet; No
| |, $3.50. Tar firm at 1915.
CHARLESTON, August 15.-Cotton dull
middlings nominal at 2Sc.; sales for two
days, IS bales receipts for two days, 81
bales exports, coastwise, l26 bales.
AUGUSTA, August 15.-Cotton continues
exceedingly dull sales, 2 bales quotations
nominal total stock in Augusta and Ham
burg by actual count, 1872 bales.
SAVANNAH, August l5.-Cotton quiet and
unchanged receipts, bale exports, coast
wise, l, lilo bales.
MOBILE, August 15.-Cotton quiet; mid
llings, 2715c.; sales, is bales (; receipts
| 3 bales; exports, ], JOG bales. ..-
New ORLEANS, August Is. - Cotton
quiet middlings nominally 29c. no sales
or exports; receipts, 81 bales. Sugar and
molasses steady, dull, and unchanged.
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Foreign Markets.

LONDON, August l5.-Noon.-Consols,
941s. United States bonds, ~.
FRANKFORT, August l5.-United States
bonds, 7434@743ss.
PARIS, August l5.-Bourse frmer rentes,
70f. SIC. .........
LIVERPOOL, August l5.-Noon.-Cotton
opens active and higher; uplands, 1O1sd.
Orleans, 1014d.; estimated sales, $4,000
bales. Euenting.-Cotton closed buoyant
and higher sales, 10000 bales; uplands,
lloyd. Orleans, lloyd. Breadstuffs quiet
and unchanged. Lard advanced to Cos. Sd
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AGRICULTURAL.

A VIRGINIA INVENT1ON.-We have
N now on exhibition at No. II, on Fourteenth
street opposite the Exchange Hotel, the new and
valuable machine known as
ARNALL'S COCKLE. GARLIC and SMUT
SEPARATOR.
the only machine known that { Il perfectly sepa-
rate cookie from wheat without regard to the size
of the cookie, In this machine the new principle
of ADHESION, as applied TO achinery of this
class, is strikingly and successfully demonstrated
and we invite the millers, machinists, and busi-
ness men of Richmond generally who feel inter-
ested In the agricultural Development OF our State
to call and see for themselves.
We are now Offering for sale COUNTY and CITY
RIGHTS In the States of Virginia and West Viz
ginia, and will he glad to see any gentlemen from
the country who may be visiting the city.
Communications must be addressed TO us at
Charlottesville Va, or to Captain 7. e. Morton,
EXCHANGE Hotel, Richmond Va.
~ SIN MINOR 6 PEYTON.