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The World has A letter from Havana in which
an ocean drama Is described which has not been
mentioned by telegraph. Last week, il seems,
two coolie ships arrived at Havana, one with a
full load, the other with only sixty-eight This
latter ship left Macao in February with three
hundred Cinnamon on board, and when tso
hundred and seyenty-hve miles from Java there
was a mutiny. and the coolies KILLED the captain
and the interpreter The crew left the vessel in
boat, managed to reach Java, and there reported
the mu;iny A Dutch vesse WAS sent out, and
after a cruise of thirty days found the eooiie ship
and captured her. She WAS conveyed to Padang.
where a new captain was provided for her, and
she was started for Havana OF the coolies
taken on at Macao, ffiy-fve persisted in the
mutiny and Of the two hundred and forty five
left, one hundred and seventy three committed
suicide the ship when they learned they were
really bound for Cuba Some jumped overheard,
and some starved themselves.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-11-26

1T the late reunion OF the Army Of the Ten
nessee, Col Eli $ Parker delivered an eulogy
upon Gen Rawlirs, his late eomraie The
sketch Of the Secretary character was kindly yet
faithful, and by no means oyerdrawn One Of
the most interesting parts # the discourse was
the alluson to the reconcement of Gen. Raw
Inns, an old pro-slavery Democrat, to the
abolition of slavery. The brave soldier was one
OF those who at first stood by the constitution as
1t was, but he soon learned that slavery and the
Republic could never sgain exist together So be
speedily took his choice. There we're many SOL
diers like Gen. Riwlins, whom the war made to
see the truth
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-11-26

Mr.. Cpftn, - Carleton who in his 40 ROM
years ef Fighting. writing of what he saw and
heard at 'ietiysburgh, reports the following
scrap OF dialogue between Howard and
Meade at their first interview on Cemetery
| Hall - am confident that we can hold this
POSITION, said General Howard. q | am
glad to hear you say so, for it is too late to
lcavc it, sait Meade. 1t il supported by
the order books OF the army, which do not
contain any such order as that described by
Butterfeld; but which do contain an
order 10 Gen. Sloeum. sent to him by Cen
Meade, at 10 O'Clock a. N. of July ID, direct
ing him to make arrangements for - strong
and decisive attack from his front on the
enemy. to he made by the 10Th corps, sup
/ ported by the 9Th and with the cooperation
/ %, the 9th corps. 1t is simply inconceivable
! that Gen Meade could have issued this ord T,
/ if he had been - only thinking Of getting
away" The attack, however, was not
made. az Gen. Warren, Chief Engineer, after
examining the ground, reported it to he in
advisable
Gen. Grout says This is the first time
history has ever represented a commanding
general on the morning of the day of a great
battle preparing an order for retreat. as the
first sep in preparation fox battle" But
the commanding general denies that he pre-
pared any such order, and he did actually
issue instead. an order, not Tor re-
treat but fox attack But letting
tina, pass. the remark we have quoted,
pre- suppiscs that General Meade knew
that the battle was coming OF then and there.
But how if the enemy had chosen not to
remain in front ct Gettysburgh, ethcr 10
attack or t. be attacked, but, instead, Cd
move upon Gen. Mcadc's lines Of commmi-
cation? Gen Longsfrret. holding the right
Of the Confederate line had one flank posted
on the Emcttsburgh rad-really between the
Army of the Potomac and Washington and
BY marching toward Frederick, he could have
compelled Meade to withdraw from Gcttys-
burgh. Nor Is this mere speculation. Swim
ton. in his Aralg of fhe Potomac. SAYS that
Gen. Longstreet told him that he begged
Lee in vain to be allowed o. execute this very
movement If Gen. Grout had made a little
more thorough study of the battle, he would
have learned that nero was a contingency
which Cen Meade, rs a wise and cautions
general could not overlook and he would
have found on record his dispatch 70 Gen.
lIa,lcck, at Washington. showing NOT only
I'7 %, '',' 9i'u' ~ "1' i'59
pe,efihha'loh 70 nsll' ucieiS'ciy Il ne cUuiu,
D ~ "IenSl'eiy TaIner ilan NOT at aii' a.
=, G,'''4N,5'9'' III 1''"l ui7l,''c" ui'cu ,'uiy
"a al F.. m'-'he very no"[ wen Yen
corps commanders together to submit an 3r-
der for rercat-Gen. Meade saws
- have to-day, up to this hour, awaited rhe
attack of the enemy. have a strong position
for defence. lie has been moving on both my
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Tie Grand Ll{.


Inequalities and injustice Of dpprGiSGiS inter
our present Listing System.
REMARKS OF Nh. HALBERT in the Vermont Sen
ate, Nov -, on Senate Bill No. -, relating
to the Grand List"
.Br. President Il believe the time has fully
come when something should be done by The
Legislature to correct the absurd and illegal
practice which the listers have fallen into Of ar-
praisins taxable property Il rates which form
only a fractional part Of the true value Of such
property. The injustice growing out Of this
practice, and the dissatisfaction and iisturbance
which it causes IS serious, and demands the at
tention Of the legislature II the rate Of appras-
al was uniform throughout the State, for the
different kinds Of property, although such rate
was less than the legal standard, perhaps 10 in
Justice would be done; bat this is very far from
being the case.
There are counties in which real estate is ap-
praised at Only about 0ne-ffth Of its cash value.
while in other counties the same kind Of proper
~ is appraised al nearly three-ftths Of It's truc
value These are believed to be the extreme
rates, while intermediate fractional rates are
adopted in other instances as the proper OF NOR.
convenient standard Of appraisal No uniform
ity whatever exists except by COUNTIES, an It is
believed that In no case Is the law which requires
reaicsia-e 20 be appraised and set % the lI-e 20
ore per cen,um Of its true value in money tI.'
o1eyei And IN the different tsw1s gee zl-,- BIZ.
variety Of rates are adopted By ;ae listers ter tine
appraisal Of personal property. These rates us
ua.y vary FROM o1e-thirl o., teree-furtts 10
the true value Of such property. But ia soue
towns bank stock is set in the lst 40 IFS par value
while ia other towns In the same county. only
lne-la-t % such value l. SET in the list And
this Is net all, IN many instances personal prop
N
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-11-26

1t was very thoughtful in the London rtpor-
tiers to telegraph over that the Suez Canal Was
not considered a complete success in England.
Such constituencies should not 20 unnoticei.
The reports from the canal itself are, to be sure,
highly satisfactory. But the British mind, of
course, has its own opinion on the subject Be
sides it will be remembered that the protector
and engineer of the great enterprise was a
Frenchman. This accounts for the milk in John
Bulls coeoabut.
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by one Of the most severe toraadoes that has
, VISITED this State within many years.
Judging by accounts that come in from diff
ierent sections, we have been the most favored
VI almost any portion of the State, far as be-
ing blown to pieces is concerned. The south
and southeast of US seems to have suffered the
most. Indeed, such another visitation would
prove the ruin Of not a few.
Ia Rutland. cases are many in which heavy
loss was eatailei upon house-owners. As the
( tornado approached that village, the first dam
age was the partial destruction Of two barns,
in Mendon, near the Rutland line.
Ii is stated that in the town Of Mendon the
storm seemed to rage with the most fury, and
in one district not a single farmer escaped with
out injury. Barns, shops, HOUSES, fences seemed
to be no more than 20 riuoh down, IN the terri
bic tempest Ia the village OF Rutland itself
Mrs Huutoon seems 70 have beeu the greatest
loser; the roof OF an Sc L. part having been eu-
troy blown of, and the enc on the main built
in, considerably demolished. The roof from
the % L. part was taken of bodily, carried
some ten rods and then went nearly' through
the wool-shed Of q ueishbor.
The gable on the east end Of the High sohool
building was blown in, crushing through cell
Ing and floors to the recitation room below.
The middle chimney on the Merchants Row,
in front Of the Bariwen House. came down To
the street, crushing a tree, and injuriug, though
moi seriously. the editor of the Heroid, who
was passing the time.
Tie 10 and sheds Of the Baptis; Church sus-
tanned considerable injury, and il was thought.
II one time. tlit the tall steeple on the Cougre-
e1tional Church would have 90 come down Us It
sTayel back and forth IN the wind; but
il finally stood the test.
4 portion IL Che fi.r ground fence and sheds
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member Of the Tennessee House of ge,rc
sentniives recently offered a resolution for ~
-ale o, 'Ae portraits OF General Thonils sy,, SEQ.
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'.A-e mas 'HTo's...' nn.n 90 Inspect all
gus .'f $50 ~ thar market. and the man
80 -ei' 'n explosive article hnl better .,v
i ~ prayer. lat every city IN the country 10
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GENERAL NEXyS
Colaralo ask for preacher.
New + rt he. -l.0l..

t-fl.tls.
new tx mas $3.50 license liquor .B.-
; Turkey was '!ismemberJd Novel;. ' ,.,
A Chinese carried Oft tie rri,. So,
? 81 the Oregon State f.ir. i.9wrs
e New Orleans is ezpcrimsntin- with ...
! propelled iy Condensed air. ''- street Cars
ke'iiy tie blacksmith had b-s-
with hott'e, Tuesday. 1i--el
/ A reckless Canadian has teen isst.-.
% ing DIS neIghb0r an alderman .'I-
- Another big lake. larger than ,.-.
70 has been found ucs,h II Lake Sa-.. Erie
4 LADY in Virlea. Illinois. hl. a..-..
Of seven Al-.ifl4 acres by teaching ,. ' ,a---
The Hli-.us iay Conpgav -s..-.
robes scarce aai high this year .--L.
The auti-Coas-ierate- have ....-..
jlri-y iu iac Nea unI.a1I al..t-.7 l.-
Negroes rs leaving Eiclu.ai c.-...-
ana fta't'..s ur 'ns hundred.
Philadelphia a-s rreiaseI -r.-I-.,.
drawing rooms. p
Count Nr,t,s.- breakfast Or .r.-.-..,.
York eos. 5000 -- 's
Morning -elliug parties a-- -.a -.....
'ouafle literary dissipation.
The Nashville Union put. tn. a.a.f
Tennessee ~ -4Li0,01-.
LiE.u Forrest IS playing me .s....-..
cess;u- c--asgmeu,s i- pl.lIsf...
S.. Louis -eaI- Il va tle lIf-.i.-s..-..
amount produce hat She J.l Uss-.
Twenty-Five thousand Ia.'l~- I..H.s.
i1rau -l-l interest To- th. Ha.ail-.-
A ksuuckian WITH r. children .--...
. h. U.s. H ...
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atiIo'' AeuuESr.-A collision occurred GA
ae Grant Irlak Road, about s.-a; miles ives,
O.. Kingston, On wednesday morning last. The
eastern u'rai passenger train, running at lie
sarc % ah5u; SD miles an hour, ran into a mizoj
tram which was standing on tire main track
The engineer and fireman Of tle passenger
tram were both killed. An empty passenger
ear and car of h0u- Of che mivel train were
completely demolished ile accident was causci
nr uexcnsa1.e c1re.essaess, as rhe mixed train
Ai. 30 right 90 che tracs ~ th4t time The en-
s'urer 1i t-is train wa. arrested ca the suar.
and tr.e. NJ Kingston where he was convicted
OF ulls.aulhter. Ih,te we're thirty ~ forty
Feru-'uters on th, train, but none Of ;ac passeu-
gers were seriously injured.
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An injured husband in Day ton, Ohio. caught
his wife jus; on the point Of clipping With hand
some man. He took terrible seug aBce b.
locking up all her good clothes AMI iaer telling
her to go.
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We complete cur record Of the resent Session
Of the Vermont Legislature. by giving. today,
complete list Of all the acts which were added
by # TO the Statutes Of the State. There are
one iUHirsi gai o.yit-trar Of them Til, IS
less ly one fourth than the number Of acts passed
by the Legislature OF 'fS. and if tie aiage Is
true that the % 4 is governed too much, then
the last legislature is entitled TO the credit Of
doing twenty-five per cent. les governing than
its predecessor lid The number Of acts passed
in ISIS was 2ij. The great difference after all
between the results Of the two sessions was N
the number OF private acts, Incorporating COM
panies and changing names There were over "a
hundred Of them last year. This year there are
very few Of this class. and the ease with which
they were cut off, by simple resolution Of the
Senate, j. proof enough, how unnecessary is the
Constitutional amendment recommended for that
purpose, by the Council Of Cens5rs.
Our readers will Gui the list alluded to in
another column, and We shall he glad hence
forth 30 dil our columns with more attractive
matter than a legislative record.
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whether to cross the g1tter on foot or in his
wagon, an elm tree top swept through the AIR
behind him, and striking the ground' rs s'x-
inch branches were splinterei up Ike ovens a.
The doctor stood rot upon the order oil ms
going " after that
But, despite the perils Of such fearful ride,
the DOCTOR reached his patient. whose house
alone WIS efi, and that stood under the spire Of
the church, which swayeti as # about to fall any
moment Ii Is possible the doctor made his
visit a short uHe
Passing one house, he saw a man come out
with large basket in his hdnIs The wind
caught it, but the man held IT, ill his involun-
tary strides grew too long for comfort, when he
let 20, and away went the basket like a balloon.
Many a funny incident he saw, although Of
many the fun was at the time ove7shadowel by
the absolute danger TO life and limb.
A GENr1EgAN from UnIerhiIl informs us that
the hi n wind Of Saturday was felt in that place
quite severely A good many buildings we're
unrcofed ~ hldig wrecked
Is conversation gi;h gentleman who His 90
New Haven. Addison County, during the -torri
If wind and rain OF saturday, we learn that the
wind was much stronger there than here Ia
one or two instances barns were blown down,
and much fear Was expressed IN re-ari 90 the
s,eeple on one Of the churches being able TO with
stand the force of the gale. There is 40 doubt
that the storm was much more severe O. The
south Of us than here
AEour DAILY NswsrArERs The New York
Journal o. Commerce, dwelling on the fact
that during tie pas, thirty-fve years Lo less
than fifty daily paper, have been started ia The
-if,, Of Ne,- York rvaI for 81 sllrt time and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-11-26

a NpvEl rCrEE, sHa0i "A shooting match
o-clrfei =. R.niolph the other day on a move!
piia, entirely A stake was driven ia the
ground 8 rolls away aud "a irisei-5dr5o,r .as
ihc missile. The contestants were sucsessiyelv
h.uiwiosed and with .aiz popular vebi.l,.
started for the stake 10 win a turkey our ~ a
iaser number uos oac succeeded in bittin,, 10
park. while fhe great maj lrjty wore no ps,rer
e. "a au stopping THAI when they started and
ore sharp fellow wheeled into the river which 49,
greater distance in the opposite direc,i,n m
BEATS Davy Crockett with his crooked gun.
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The New York papers base unearth@i "a mue-
der case in ;he metropolis that resembles, in
many Of its features, the famous Burdel ctse.
The victim Is a AI.. Caller Of Clinton street, and
the supposed murderer Is his wife, Elizabeth
Caller. Caller died quite suddenly short time
ago, and his wife came into possession Of con-
siderable property, on which she has since been
living The physician who attended Mr. Caller.
DR.. Weekend, suspected that there was foul
play in ,he case, and, after some time, notified
the proper authorities He also surrendered a
81, 900 note, which he stated Mrs Caller had
given TO HIN '' to close his lips Meantime.
Mrs. Caller had become apprized Of the pro-
ceedng,, and promptly sued out d warrant for
the arrest Of the doctor, whom she accused of
extorting the 81 900 by threats of having her
arrested for horrible crime The doctor was
accordingly arrested Mrs. Caller sWore that Dr.
Weekend had attempted TO induce her 10 abandon
her husband and become his Mistress PROPOSE
ton which she rejected. He even offered TO poison
her husband if she would consent TO his Infamous
proposals, and though she Mrs G. refused TO /
be partner in the horrible crime she asserts that
DIR. W succeeded in causing the death of Mr.. /
taller. The doctor soon after threatened to have
her arrested for the murder of her husband.
unless she paid him $1,000, which she finally
did The testimony of DIR. Weekend was in &C
,ordalce with his allegations before the coroner.
swears that he took the money o: Mrs Caller
Is evidence against her. The case will be thor
'ughtly investigated. Altogether it is a very
mysterious one.
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= FCupLED Pr NIER.-A Toronto oorrespon-
dent Of the New York Tribune says, a great
deal Of bitter feeling has been aroused by the
plain statements Of the Opposition papers in re-
lation to Sir John a Macdonald. the Premier Of
that country, who is said to have been in CON
slant state Of drunkenness during the whole
time Of his accompanying Prince Arthur while
on his progress through Ontario. Ia Toronto,it Is
remembered, that at q fyorcr given to the
Prince and the Governor General, the Premier
was SO intoxicated, that, after spilling several
glasses over the gentleman seated near him, and
staggering to his legs at inopportune moments to
franticilly shake his glass, and articulatiug a
feeble hooray, without specifying what the dem
onstration or the hooray might be intended to-
signify, he was conveyed TO his lodgings in a
hack. 1t is argued that such a man is not fit to
be in;rustei with the conduct Of affairs, although
every one believes that when Sir John is sober
there i 10 more able man in the Dominion.
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Syracuse. y Y

'1 tlIscs ~ I
The fact that Dr. Westcott is one Of tho owners
Of the figure, which they exhibit for money to
thousands every day takes little from the value
Of his opinion That eff Prof Hall, State Geolo-
gist OF New York is more valuable. He pronoun-
ees the giant TO be " a statue of crystalline Typ
sum" he adds:
The earth TT the side Of the pit bears no evil
dence of having been disturbed since its original
deposition, and, to all appearances, this statue
lay upon the gravel when TIE deposition Of the
tine silt or soil began. and upon the surface Of
which the forests have grown for succeeding
generations. Altogether, il is the most remark
able object yet brought To light in this country
and although, perhaps, not dating back to the
stone aye. is, nevertheless, deserving Of the at
i"niiou Of archiellogisis
The seulpiors Palmer and Brown visitei the
N'uua, last week., All both pronounced the tool
marks on the surface IS not those Of stone or
flint, bet of steel. These marks are exceedingly
fresh where the legs are connected. The New
! ork Commercial .Aduerfiser has been inf rrle
by " gentleman who knows" that the giant
was made in Chicago, brought by water to
)nondaga county a year ago, and deposited after
lark in the spot where i; was found.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1869-03-13

ErM. Henry Subra ct L. Haydel ont fondt a la
Nouvelle-O Orleans unc maison de commission. Leur
bureau est au No -, Vieille Lev6e, ct IS, rue Pc
tiers.
Ces messi"urs vendront par commission les pro
duits qu'on voudra bien leur envoyer, ct lis Sc char
geront IexpeJier i NM. les habitants toutes les
provisions qui leur seront demandees, ct celia aux
prix les plus moderes.
NJ. H. Subra est I'm jeune ct intelligent natif de
ia paroisse St-Jacques. NJ. l.. S. Haydel apparticnt
4 Ia nombreuse ct respectable famille des Haydel
de St.Jean-Baptiste. Ces denx messieurs rempliront
avec ponctualite, exactitude ct Intelligence les orares
que nous nous elnpresserons de leur confer.
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