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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

An important bill was introduced IN the
House last week, by Mr. Poland of MontPe
licr, entitled d" An act to provide for the bet
ter enforcement Of criminal laws Its pro
visions are es follows:
The governor is required TO appoint at
once a State Chief Of Police, who is to aP-
point TWO deputies in each county. These
officers are to have the powers Of county
sheri1s, town constshes and city policemen,
except the powers of serving civil process and
Of summoning military aid, their Is jurisdie-
ton extending throughout the State; and
their special duty being to endeayor to
prevent crime by enforcing the laws
against gambling houses and houses
of ill-iame, and suppressing the
traffic in intoxicating drinks" They may
arrest persons violating the law, and seize
intoxicating liquors and gambling tools with
out warrant, and detain them until warrants
can be obtained and their complaints on
oath are made sufficient cause of criminal
proceeding against such persons or articles.
All gambling or counterieiting implements
so seized and proved to be such. shall be for
feited to the State, and may be sold and the
proceeds paid into the State Treasury; and
intoxicating liquors so seized may be sold to
town agents, if fit for medicinal, chemical or
mechanical purposes, and the money paid
into the State Treasury.
The State police officers nay prosecute
their own complaints to final judgment, be-
fore any city judge or justice Account
is 10 be kept Of the moneys received from
fines, costs or torieitures, and if the money
so paid into the Treasury by the State police
amounts to four thousand dollars over and
above the fees allowed to the officers. the
chief of police Is to have a salary of one
thousand dollars If it is less than 81 600.
he is to have one fourth Of the amount The
deputies are to be paid only by fees-the
same as are allowed to sherifs and consta-
bIes, for like services. Provision is made
for proper reports from the officers, for Civ
ing bonds, and for Furnishing parties falsely
assuming to be State police officers.
Of course no such bill can pass the Legis-
lature without scrutiny and discussion
Sympathizing fully with every effort to Sc
cure the enforcement Of wholesome laws.
and with the general objects of this bill, we
are by no means convinced that such a meas
ure. comforting extraordinary powers on a
State police and making the State dealer
in gambling tools and liquors, is expedient
in our commonwealth. Nor are we sure that
the success of State constabulary in Massa-
chueetts has on the whole been such as to
make it advisable for Vermont to try SINH
lar experiment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

Accounts come 10 from sl quarters about the
earthquake Of Thursday morning, whlch was felt
4 over all New England and as far west Is Cieye-
land. Ohio The most severe shocks seem 90
have been s..us ia the Ire Of Boston Portland
and Quebec, sul most accounts agree in repre-
sentinr three distinct shocks, at short intervals
and lasting in all nearly half minute one
observer at Sl.em, Mass says they were hut
hal second each.
Tbs Boston TrluU. says the frst shock, as
already stated. lasted about ten seconds, the
the lateral motion Of the earth being from east
to west This was followed by two other shocks,
with motion from north 20 south, AMI being
nearly ten seconds ia duration, and very clearly
defined. There are various accounts as TO the ii-
recti'u and durationofties Shocks but az to the de
rectiou wscsn daI no evidence to convince us
that our statement in regard thereto is no; sub
stsn,iaIly correct. As 20 the duration, accounts
vary ab5u. Ten seconds. some Affirming the shocks
TO have lasted 20 seconds, while others say thirty.
We are inclined to adhere 20 the thir;y-secaais
statement
Pref Hough Of the Dudley Observatory st
Albany says. The shock lsstei about one
minute. At the time Of the shock rumbiing
noise was heari-clock peniuluus swinging
north sud south we're made TO vibrste east and
west, showing that the earthquake wave passed
in an eastward direction. Since @ a n. Of yes
terday. the barometer has been falling rapidly,
the total fall amounting TO seveu-tenths Of sn
inch During the shock the mercury in The
registering barometer wss in violent state Of
agitation
All the accounts fcc.a the eastward say the wave
passed north sni south, OF northwest and south
east. one cause Of the difference Of estims-
les Of the time usy be that some watched the Vi
bratons Of the earth and others those ofthe buill
incs, SC, which might easily continue for some
time Thus in this city gentleman who got
out into the street, and found the earth by that
time all solid, stopping to consider how long the
shake had lasted and fixing It At about 3 sec
ouis. noticed at the same moment that gas-fx-
lures in The building were yet shaking good
deal, and a person inside might have sad the
shake vas not over.
In Boston and some other places chimueys
were topplti down. panes Of glass cracked.
coping stones and states shaken off, &c, but no
casualties sre yet reported eEc5Tta rumor thst
two men were killed in Quebec.
There was shock felt in New England a year
ago, oct. 2-d
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

The RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY CON.-Gen-
eral J. D. Cox has resigned his place in the
Cabinet as Secretary of the Interior, and his re-
signstion has been accepted, and will tske effect
as soon as the report now preparing in his de-
partment has been completed, which will proba-
bly, be in about thirty days. On many accounts
it is to be regretted that this change in the Csb-
met has been determined upon. General Cox
has performed the duties of his position in such
manner SIS to win the commentator o. the
country. When he entered the Cabinet it was
confidently expected by his friends that he
would earnestly labor TO introduce into his de-
partment valuable reforms of administration.
These expectations were not disappointed. He
swept out the corrupt Indian ring. which was
Goa so many years the disgrace Of our govern
kae1A he established a system Of examinations,
. prove the competency of applicants for Office
+, fis department he forbade the levyng of
20, Uibutions, from poor clerks, for political
49, osss. and effected other valuable reforms.
q, :, those who are alive to the great necess-
~ of >dical reform in our whole civil service,
,.ers hso;, ling to look to the Department of the
,r,sr;or 40 Seld wherein several theories relat-
INC 10 the mon, sed reform, in particular that
reist;1e 10 the era uinston Of applicants for gov
eminent snno;ntmeu Is, were being tested with
gratifying results. Foi these, and other reasons,
he retirement Of Secreta ~ Cox will be generally
by Republicans --Roehester Demo
cTaf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

This leaves four Senators to be added t,
the counties having the largest fractions
These are Bennington, Orleans, Franklin
and Rutland, to each Of which another Sena-
tor is to be added, in the table.
The result is that by this appointment
Washington county will lose a Senator and
Rutland county will gain one giving the latter
county four Senators pre-eminence which
Windsor county used to have, previous to
1850.
Isl proper, then, for the Legislature, at its
present session, 10 make the apportionment for
the next Senate, in advance of the official
PRONUNCIATION of the figures Of the census?
To this question those who desire to fix
things 50 that It will be necessary to hold a
session next year, viii Of course answer no..
Those who consider it the duty Of the lcgs-
lature to respect the action Of the Coustitu-
tional Convention in regard 70 biennial SEES
sions, and to take no step TO make an extra
session necessary next year, will probably
think differently.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

non.railroad towns have gained; and nine
have lost. And this may be taken as an ex-
hibit applicable to every county in the
State. Along the lines of the railroads the
increase of population is almost exclusively
to be found, which shows the effect of rail-
roads upon population. The same result has
attended the introduction of manufactures
every town which has had that experience
having increased.
This showing furnishes tolerably salts
factory refutation Of the many confident as
sertions that the old Bay State is on her de-
cline. The census has dissipated many illu
siOns, and not the least among them Is this
Massachusetts has not declined She has
on the contrary, entered on new lease OF
life
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MALICE To SI-RsCRIRERS.

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dres. changed, always give the post-ofioe to which
your paper has been sent, as well as the one you
wish it sent to.
Every subscriber Is informed when his subscr P
ton expires, every week. by the printed label bear
ing his name Remittance Of subscription ior an
other year Just before the date comes round will be
great convenience to the Publishers.
Letters on business should not be addressed to the
Editor, but always to
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

Late dispatches from London state that Sois-
sons surrendered to the Prussisns with SO slight
q show of resistance, in comparison with the
means Of defence it possessed, that the treach-
cry Of Bonspsrtist agents is called IN to account
for it. Other reports run to a vastly different
effect. ltis asserted that both the attack and
defence were Of the most desperate and sangui-
nary nature. The national guard fired their
own houses, and hand 10 band fight proceeded
in the streets. The troops fought with dubbed
muskets Women and children, bewildered
and flying in fear, were shot down by the cross
FIRE Of the combatsnts Four times the Ger
mans we're driven bsck and four times they
came forward reinforced, snd drove the French
before them. No quarter was shown. The
wounded were bsyonetted Women took to the
roofs and windows, and hurled furniture and
stones down upon the heads Of the Prussians.
The loss Of life and property was immense, and
the battle scene was so pitiable that the Grand
Duke Of Mecklenberg wept Al the slaughter. If
these reports are correct, and such things
could occur at scissors, what may be the terrors
of the occupation Of Paris
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

EARrHoUASEs -syer siaee the first settlement
Of New England earthquakes have been reported,
and with increasing frequency Of late years.
This is due, probably, to the greater facilities
afforded by the press for recording such events.
rather than to aay actual frequency Of occur
renee. Ia the old times it was only the great
earthquake shocks that made any impression
upon the popular mind One such occurred in
1927, when quoting the words of Boston man,
" The houses rocked as if they would fall down,
and the people, being amazed, ran out into the
streets, calling on the Lord for mercy and
Gov Burnet Of Massachusetts, appointed 4
Fast &c on account of the late surprising and
Amazing earthquake" The great earthquake
of New England occurred on the eighteenth Of
November, 1865. We reproduce the following
account of it
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

i tiRrulAg PROM rHE NEw }.E- @
!NE8RIArE ASrLJW-Ihe g. owing ---
ment Is respectfully submitted O.. O..
alton Of the med cs. profession g-- .s
in general
1t is believed tina; the experience .. ..s -.
I'VE years has demonstrated l.t ..Ir .Ha
but the necessity 1i .le ils.i-....- s-.=s 81. .-.
-\sr I1rt Stas Lar. .7-H .- 81.
time have is prospects for use. l'l--s BEEN
promising, or hls DC been "a -l god ..llt..
50 far as the treatment o. patients is -.a-.r1'- p.
as It IS now. There are very many 'c--'s --
our State and throughout r5e county. 'ls F''-
tins Of terrible usnia ,cr lrls. cob. a.-
sslu,Ary treatment which This n ,,..l..l 90 .---
snt who, without such a.l must 10 t a--iI
probability perish. We, therefore. dis. ...'.- r
every object except an earnest desire "a .-
restoring = their friends st Cd st g is'
Of uea fallen Indeed. but u tsylt rs'2' e--'
would earnestly commend this Institution as OIL
efficient means for securing Sci eLi So ing 'l.A-.
and inestmable. We drcm Be- ger o. -,s'',
that ample means sro provided o. ue-- .1e pl-
steal, intellectual aud religious wsu.s -t ths r.
tents. The Asy!gn occupies a relsras
heslthful and beautiful site. Il IS furnished
with baths, and a great variety o. salssria1.
with good library and reading -l-n, v1--
supplied with the leading daily neszpaqe-- SD
the American and British magazines. l-er--s
Of the institution require rsgui.rii4 .are-lri ~
meels-the hours of retiring and risiu--a1l ODE
attendance on the religious exercises q Cd.
establishment. The Asylum has been p.afcl
under the charge Of DR.. Daniel G.. Dodge, e uai
Of superior administrative qualifications. aa-
towards whom there is but one sentiment pre-
vsiling with the officers Of lie institution AMI
smong the patients, that 81 profound respect '.7
him as Christian gentleman, and confidence in
him as a skillf1l physician.
WILLARD PARKER, ". d
New ork, y. \.
President Board Trustees.
Rev. SAMUEL ". BUsH, Register.
Binghampton, N. Y, Oct. I, ls1o-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

WESTERN VERMONT Musicu ASSOCIATION
The Western Vermont Musical Association con-
mencei its 2oih annusl session Monday. in the
Opera House, Rutland The Attendance on tie
frs; day was. Of course, somewhat limited, but
Tuesday brought large ascessious 20 the musical
force. The exercises Of the morning session
comprised the practice Of Hymns. Anthems and
Glees from the e Cborester, new book lust
published by the conductor ". o. Perkins, aad
choruses from the Opera Chorus Book, Messrs.
Cobb and Moore presiding a, she piano. Thsrs
were about 200 in Attendance THURSDAY, and the
convention promises to be very interesting. The
first grand concert Sas given that evening Sew
eral singers and musicians from this place are
attending the convention.
he Association met a, l O'Clock Friday and
elected the following officers
Presideui-C L. Case, Brandon.
Secretary-Geo 2. Day, Rutland
TrcIsurer-E. \. Dowd. New Haven.
e-Presidents-R E Wilcox, Orwell; J. J.
Joslng, Poultuey James P. Stone, ST. Adams :;
Z. y. Merriam, Rutland n. P Barbour, Mid
dlebury Erwin Hszeltine. Bristol John
Engles. Brandon II. H. Kimball, sl1ton's
River r. C. Smith, Pittsford John \. Chilis.
Weybridge Geo. F. Wash6urne, New Haven
and D. B. Cotton, Fair Haven.
Nominating COmmiHee-f. VI. Trip. r. J.
Humphrey, J. B. billiard R. Z. Wilcox, and
John Lnglis.
CE Miner, Secretary, Of this city, and j.
". Trip, Treasurer, Of Middlebury, two Of the
old board Of officers, were urged to take a re-
election to their respective Offices, but declined
II. A. Lyon. Of ST. Adams, moved that the
re ident elect be made an honorary member Of
the Association, and he was unanimously elected
as such by vote Of the convention.
After the transaction Of the above business the
members of the Association rehearsed several SUI
perb pieces Of music, to be given at the concert
last evening.
The thanks Of the Association are due to C. E.
Miner for his services as Secretary for the past
three years. He is a deserving officer, and dis
charged his duties faithfully.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

Touching the late apTleheaiei difficulty over
the 81. Clair Flats Canal, between Lakes Huron
AMI Ere. The facts, as given by the N.i. Hor.a
are very simple by ,he sixth article Of the
treaty Of Chen, the boundary line between the
United States sul Canals, On this part Of the
border. is 10 e. the middle Of The cd ship chan
mel" In Strengthening this channel 20 facilitate
navigation s canal las been buiit, AMI in some
places runs 70 the east Of the Oh ship chsnnel.
and Is con>el uen;ly in British territory so far.
As The waters hereahouts, however, sre by treaty
common TO both British auI American kee.s, the
mere question q territory is no, one Of any inn
meiiaie Importance, and only by sn ignorance
Of the treaty provisions and some m.sconstruo-
ton Of a Canadian officials action in putting a
WAT vessel through this canal under the British
flag, has any excitement arisen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

The spectators who have been sending arms
from this country % France will feel somewhat
discouraged at tie conduct of the French author
tiles in Selling al the rifles that have arrived st
Brast and Havre without spe,isl order from the
Government Office The exporters Oft these rifles
some Of which were not If the first class by any
mesus-eKpecJei TO realize enormous profits from
them. on account Of the necessities Of the French
Government. with which they iHteulei to make a
bargain after the arrival of the srm1. But these
speculative exporters sre likely to be grievously
disappointed The French military funcdonaries
are VIGOROUSLY economical in tleiT dealings At
all times, snd will not be likely to pay 700 much
for arms which they have f5rcibly taken posses
zion Of 1t will be lucky for the spectators
if they do not lose heavily by their venture.
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Oettcr
We are not for abolishing the system Of Sc eta
tisticsl interrogatories." On the contrary, we
are for extending and perfecting and enforcing
it, We advocate the system because of its dis
ciplinary value in the school-rcom because
only by a knowledge of the facts SO ascertaned
can intelligent plans be laid for the future be-
cause our lawmakers should legislate in the
light of these facts because all our schooi-oth-
GERS need them And we ask for the publica-
ton of these facts in detail for the same reasons;
and further, because it has already cost so
much to gather them and because Of the quick
/ ching moral effect which their publication Will
be sure to produce in scores and scores OF towns
| throughout the State. Shall We not have them
/ next year.
| Since we are engaged in fault finding, We will
/ add that the d" Remarks Of Superintendents'
| accompanying the Report might be much more
easily consulted. if only they were assigned au
| alphabetical arrangement. or properly indexed.
/ Indeed a thorough and t0lersbly minute index
would greatly increase the value of the docu-
ment
There are certain points in our School Law
which seem TO US to require revision.
/ And first, Of the annual school census. This
is taken by the district clerk, and contains the
number and names Of the children resident in
his district, ON me hfs' Gay OF 'auu@Ty' oe'"eeu
,ng ae W y, f.miI;e. .r5 number of child
Jren in e1cb - rAct No. .. 1861 Now the
Secretary's questions always ask for, and his
Annual report in'tlsnly e1n.o.s lne lu'noeI
Of 6,r- gDJ l,itlso Form No Is. l2th Fs-
port. calls for these a-es ] How, We ask, does
the Secretary ascertain the number OF children
e'Lr..1 Jon a1i y.'.' ,,- S'.1e Al. 80 ,tn,
theirs Through the town clerk from the dis
trict clerks, who, q h'y otoy The >.ai.fs' emu
mera'e Gu ''f'e. d alt - HeIe. AZ We ln-
sbo,II h. rigb-.l Certainly the figures. as
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

verbal unhealthfulness of cities, places Bur
lington at the head of the large towns in the
State, for healthfulness.
To some other needed corrections, We may
call attention hereafter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

The story that Prince Amedeus of Italy will
accept the Spanish crown, is founded on doubt
full authority. During the recess of the Cortes
it appears that nobody has right to make him
an offer of the crown, and even if offered. the
Spanish people have the right to say whether
or 10 he shall wear it. Negotiations to bring
him forward as & candidate may have seen COM
menced, as stated in a recent despatch, but the
Spanish nation will decide the result
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

70. gMIS's IMPRESSIONS OF LoNDON.-A
farewell so;r e WAS given recently at the Hano-
ve- s,,,.~o 100. ~, London, to the Bsboo Keshut
Cbuudsr Son he Baboo addressed the meet
inc at cres, LENGTH add described the impress
si9 a msde upon h. m BY his visit to England
He sa;d tbst t5e first hing that struck him on
his arrival in London Ia PPM wa ue sp'eh-
dor of the shops and tn, .~sse.uI manner TN IN
which the goods exhibited ~,
number of shops that met h. 'eye va sn luz
was to him perfectly bewiderh a .n1ia- e -
himself where all seemed to b, selte.s "ne.e
could be the buyers. The next til 10 e az
tracted his attention was the art "a PA-e
Wherever he went he seemed to b, -
through a forest Of advertisements. ASa n'
was struck with the activity Of the
John Bull seemed TO have no time for con e
plation or thought he could think Of moth. "
but work-eternal, everlasting work Anoth'
thing which made a great impression on him
was English eating An English dinner appear
ed to him sort Of hunting party and as confirm
ing this view Of the case ne always found the
ladies asking the protection Of the gentlemen
before entering the dining-room.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

THE steamer Cambria, whose loss on the coast
of ireland is reported, left New York October
sth. with II passengers. She was commanded
by Capt Geo Carnaghan, an experienced Off
Ger, and it is stated that she was in all respects
frst-class vessel, well equipped and fully man
ned The Cambria is the third vessel lost by the
Anchor Line, the two steamers previously lost
being the United Kingdom, which was never
heard from, snd the Hibernian, lost off the coast
Of Derry, Ireland
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

Won Moltke has got out of the "three lead
cotius,'' in which he was lately sent, by certain
French papers, to the tombs of his ancestors in
Mecklenberg, via Toul. He turns up not, as
might have been expected, in that city, but in an
excursion around Paris with King William.
Prince Frederick Charles, who lately died Of
typhus fever in the columns of the same sangune
journals is not yet resuscitated but the event is
daily expected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

The y. Y. Tri5aas apprehends no danger to
the city from the prCsence of yellow fever on
Governors Island so long as the cool weather
continues and the quarantine is maintained
but iutimates that if the report Of the Bosri of
Health relative to the condition Of the quarters,
Notifications and dwelling on the isisnd may
be relied On, the place is unfit for habitaiion.
As further reason for adopting the suggestions
Of the Board of Health that The building be de
stroyei, /; is stated on the authority of the Unit
ed States Surgeons, that Castle William is mere
shell. not only rotten and untitled iur defensive
purposes, but filthy beyond description, and not
suitable quarters for troops