Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-02

last accounts, were "going through" Fort
Garry. with an eye to portable property.
Rheims, to which point Napoleon is now sd-
mitted to have retrea;ed, is twenty-five miles
northeast Of Chalons, and nearly ninety miles in
the same direction from Metz. 1t is ninety miles
/ from Paris, but has no railroad connection with
/ it except by the circutous route via Compiegne.
/ From Rheims it is, however, short run by way
Of the railroads to any of the seaports on the
northern coast Of France.
Smucker, in his life of Louis Napoleon, says
the first Napoleon lasted seventeen years, the re-
stored Bourbons seventeen years, Louis Philippe
seventeen years, and, by inference, Napoleon
Ill, made Emperor in 1858, will peg out
this present year. Smoker probably never
looked into the theory Of chances, had he done
80 he would have learned that after three mon
archical eras of just seventeen years, fourth Of
the same length becomes an immense improba
bility
In the great theological duel at Salt Lake
City last week, between Rev. DR.. J. H.
Newman and Elder Orson Pratt, both CON-
batants were successful That is to say, the
champion Of monogamy failed to convert sny
Mormons, and failed to be converted himself
Eldor Orson will become very much Of hero
for his performance, and as for DR.. Newman
his quixotic enterprise has provoked some rather
/ uncharitable LAUGHTER
SUDDEN IL1xEss oF Mr.. SEwARD.-A des-
patch from san Francisco states that when TX
Secretary of State. William H. Seward, passed
through Eiko. he was 50 prostrated by the
fatigue Of trsve, that he was unable to leave the
car. Tbehealth Of Mr. Seward has been precarious
for considerable period At times he can with
difficulty use his arms and he doubtless travels
by direction Of has physicians, and their opinions
as to the nature Of the disease which nov Grip
pies and may finally destroy him
/ Itisago5i sign ofthe times inst % business on
q gold basis is largely Increasing in our main
centres Of trade, particularly in New York
Half the banks Of that city have gold ae-
counts. and the number increases daily. Such
evidence Of the return Of trade 20 specie OASIS
iustdes the action Of Congress IN establishing
gold banks The business in gold certificates,
which now are mostly OF large denominations 's
very large. hut if the new COLL notes are issued
in small denominations, they will hni ready
circulation aud will be source of profit. at least
in all the larger cities. There have been several
ann1;.ati,ns FIR the establishment u gold banks
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continues the chances FIR such a result grow
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