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sErRG-GLYCERNE DISASTER AT NORRIS.
ANA.
Ono Man INSTANTLY Killed md Several Others
Severely Injured.

Que Man Instantly Killed sad Several OTHERS
Severely Injured.
Shortly before noon yesterday q terrific explosion
OF nttro-Rycerino occurred ct the new race course
now being constructed at Morrisana, which re-
suited in the almost instantaneous death OF .
laborcr named John Sullivan, and the lnnic-
ton OF serious injuries upon nine others, one
OF whom Is not expected to survive. IL appears
that the explosive commodity, nitro.glycerne, which
ID neing employed for removing rock the pro-
posed track, had not been properly cleared away
from bass OF the previous day, and while lamp
ing" home another blast adjoining the explosion
TOOK place, scattering destruction its vicinity.
Ihe following are Inc names Of the inIured:-John
Hollis leg broken aud also believed TO bs fatally In.
luries; John Murphy, head badly cut; Michael
Brady, severely Gus on the head; Patrick McEntire
John Nolan, Robert Cosgrovc, Daniel OiBrion Thos
Ahern and Joan Harris all injured In various por.
nons OF tosn bsJisa Coroner Batagsss was no.
sAled.
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COURT Of Common Pleas.

The Fisk Pavomcnt-An injunction Granted.
Before Judge Van Brunt
'. H. Dudley u a. pS The Mayer ct al. ana The
Board Of Assessors et al.-Tnis was an application
on behalf OF the property holders OF 12stn street for
an Injunction to restrain tho levyng Of any assess
ment for the FISK concrete pavement tnat street.
on the ground that under the ordinances OF 1924 and
1889 IL was provided tnat street when bad once
been paved at the expense Of the owners OF pro-
perty III the vicinity tue expense OF paving 1t and
keeping IN repair should De blrne by the COrp0r
tion, ana that as subsequent repairs were for the
public bencnt private property should not be as
bessed Counsel submitted that as the Fisk con
crete pavement was q nuisance the Corporation had
no right TO create nu sance and make tho properly
owners bear the expense.
!udGe Van Brunt granted the inlnn ctiOn.
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me return on whch the tax ought 70 have been paid
10 10 the other. 4 great zeal nad been said IN relation
~ a waa tptre and pure Assumption 70 say 80. the
pnHeg aays one hundred and thiry.three barrels.
euv hot one hundred ana forty-eight barrels, and
every witness has sworn that the one hundred and
orty-eirht barrels were NOS gauged and almost the
ns. WORD that counsel Tor the defence uttered was
Mr.. Carier-No witness swore anything OF the
% slnn, mat Ina, they were not gaused. The Witnesses
swore that they were gauged.
gauged.
Mt Carter-Excuse me: you are wrong.
Mr. Pierrepont-I am not wrong; submit TO your
own Judgment on the point harrington never made
oS 10 g On AZ s ne never
MT oarter-farrington did not do 1t, but 1t was
Mr. Picrrcpont--No; they say there was some
memorandum made on the subject, but no gauge
was made and harrington does not pretend that ne
Ia gauge u. nor was entry made'of II I'LL the 18th
o,August, seven or eight days after.
MI. Oarter-Wlta regard " the 4,t2A gallons Hath
tnere - no evidence To show tnat hathaway ever
gauged II or saw 1t gauged.
MI. Carter-There IL no evidence that he saw II
gauged or that ne gau4ed It; but the evidence Of It's
being gauged is the TACT or the return giving the
numper of gallons gauged.
Mr. PlerrepOnI contend that there In no evidence
OF their being gauaed
Mr.. Carter--H not gauged how could we have got
at the num0er OF galIonss
Mr.. Pierre pOnt--lou can md any number Of Ual.
Ions you aesire when fraud 10 the object. How did
you get those returnsf BY making false returns.
There ID not particle OF evidence to snow tnat the
las barrels were ever gauged by Harrington Hath
away.
Ihe Commissioner-Tha is my recollection, and
that on consultation among MISUNDERSTANDING.
tod, Cook dS Hathaway-it WAS assumed that as
the amount.
Mr.. Pellon, also for the defenoe--Farrington said
they were g2uged.
Mr.. Plcrrepont contended that harrington made
no gauge Of them, and that ne never saw
them. lie contended that according 10 common
law and common sense everything WAS 10 he taken
AGAINST that party VINO coud not show from tneir
books every duty paid who could not make
faithful returns ana exhibits OF taxes PAID by
them from check books, receipts and cash book
OF tner own keeping, ana kept In the regular
course OF their business. and by which they couic
also show every single Darre OF whlskey that came
In and every one that went out TO whom sold anc
BY whom purchased and the amount oil TAX paid
II the law IN this regard was not upheld, then, hi
would say, let courts perish. Let us, for Coo
sake, have no more Investigations OF any KIND
but let whlskey rule. trampe down the law-tear Il
utterly away-and let bribery, corruption and franc
rule in liz stead. Say, Mr.. Commissioner, by you
ruling this case, whether thls snail De 80 or not
1hc Commissioner stated he wOuld give the cas-,
the most careful consideration, and render his de
clsion on Saturday next
The court then adjourned
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JeT:D STATES COMM sslca.as COURT.
Tho Ship Neptune Case.

btIUIe OUHIIuISEfUhcF Su1CIUE.
ms United STATES Us. Ea0ch w. Peabody, Nc
Donald and Brady.-The defendants are, FIRST the
captain Of the ship Neptune and the other defend
ants, Mcdonald and Brady, nrst and third mates
OF tho salne vessel. They we're Jointly charged wtn
Ill treatment Ql the crew OF the Neptune that
sepslast voyage from Liverpool 70 TINS port. Up 10
yesterday the defendants we're examined together on
the'charKe, put on motion Of counsel the Coinmls-
slOner AZ this stage or Lne proceedings granted .
separate EXAMINATION IN eacD Case. The further
hearing s see down Tor SATURDAY, AT ten O'CLOCK.
Moro Lottery Dealers in Trouble.
TIE Uatted states us Charles Marks and Robert
Spencey.The defendants are charged with exercis.
ing and carrying the trade business OF lottery
dealers without payment OF the special tax. They
were yesterday arrested and brought before Commits
Noner Shields mo admitted them to bali IN s. 900
each to appear for examination ON Wednesday next.
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SUPERIOR couAT-TsiAl IEam-pAA1 z

verdict Against AN Insurance Company.
Before Judge Mcneil.
Hermann St'a'm cs.' The Atlantic Mutual lsstr-
once Conapaag.-This case, which has been fully re-
ported IN the HERALD Of Tuesday and yesterday and
Which went to the jury on Tuesday evening" was 70
DAY concluded The jury after being out for Y Tong
time ssn IN sealed verdict awarding full damages
10 painun to The amount Of $50, 00O.
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SUPREME C0uai-sptClAl TERM
ForccicsinY q MortRa1e-Allcgsd Sham Inte.

F0rccics'nx MOrtRaRe-AilcRedS sham lnte.
reat.
Before Judge Pratt
Aattnc,o Randall u.s. Grace B. Cooke, hnDleaded.--
This action Is brought by plalnun, as assignee TO
iorecose q mortgage made by one Charles Cooke
and Grace Il. Cooke his wife, to Catnarine Totten
The defence II that Randall Is not the real party IN
Interest and that Grace CoOks not having Joined IN
the deed Of the property to one Austin Meyers who,
rs claimed, supplied the assignment oi tho morl-
gage Is entitled to the protection Of her incnoaLe
gnt OF dover, to be surrogate TO the rights OF PLAIN
TN upon payment u Nun Ol the amount OF the M0rl
gage with interest ana c0sls.
Notion MAS made py plaintiff yesterday to strike
out that portion OF the answer setting forth that he
was not the real parLy In issue and ior judgment on
the balance. Decision reserved
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THE COURTS.
proceedings In the Courts
Yesterday.

The clark-Biutngsr Case Important Decision
The Ship Neptune Examination Lottery
Dealers in Trouble-The Rules Of the Stock
Exchange in Dispute-The Abrahams
Will Cass--The Fenian Fund Con-
tcsvsrsy Up Again-The Fisk
Pavement = An Injunc-
t0n Granted
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BROOKLIN COURTS.
UNITED STATES comMlss uNsss' COURT.
The Latest Conspiracy to Dcfrnud tho Gov

TIC LMtost COMSpbracy 20 Uofrnud th0 Gov.
ernmont.
Before Commissioner Jones'
The United States u.s. Richard Roaclord, E.J Hansp-
den ana Others.-The defendants. it win be remem-
bered, were arrested the charge OF conspring to
defraud the government by means OF . bogus mort
gage upon property winch had been seZeu Tor viola
ton oi the Exc.se law. ana The circumstances OF
the case nave already been published IN the HERALD.
The nearing Oh the case was set down for yesterday,
but III consequence oi the illness OF one OF the coun
se Tor the deieace 1t WAS postponed until Monday
next.
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sUPEaIO, e0ulT--SPEClhl TERM.
Tho WrsnGie About the Fcnian Fund.
Before Iudge Spencer

Jeremiah O'Donocaa Rossd Us. John O'4ahonb.--
Tue action In this is to recover 60, 900 OF the
senian nona moaey 10 tue hands Of tpe receiver r.
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YAslsE TRANSFERS.

The following In correct List OF marine transfeSs
from Fooruary % 10 present date -
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highest standing In this community. ana honorable
In every other Transaction ana branch OF business.
VIII DO the same thing. Every week that passed
they were making Developments or tns aItemp. at
fraud on tho Internal Revenue Department. by
persons connected with the whskey business. That
there are temptations u cheat Ia consequence
OF the high rate Of duty was trne IL was more
likely that merchants Of good character and stand
ing among their Iellow men would attempt to de-
fraud the government than 10 cheat customer OF .
single cent The cnarge here ID one tnat requires
The closest scrutiny the most patient Inyestigar
tion WHAT Is tue duty OF the ollccrs OF Inc govern
ment the Court In ths casef IL IA their duty To
make investigation for the purpose OF ascertain
ing from the evidence whether there is probable
cause established against the accused party as
TO make 10 your honor's duty To direct
further examination TO DC made by tho Grand jury.
With that ends your duty. II on IN inye5tis aion OF
the case before yOn, you ina there 10 no ground,
although there were suspicious circumstances, or
such as ON their face might look suspicious anu yet
II explained away In such manner as leads your
mind to = conviction that no wrong was intended,
you will discharge the parties, and would be tran
scending my line OF duty II counseed Otherwise.
Counsel then proceeded 10 review the testimony Re-
ierrlng TO the returns filled by Griggs the witness,
making the number OF gallons and the lax 70 be
pao ana the return here attached and thai HE'D Ia
Tie once In the regular way, alter the tax waJ paid
ana produced from their 1iea he commended was
prima facie evidence that the amount Of tax there
slated as having been paid was the only tax paid.
prove that even that tax was pad. We have proved
that that was the return they made ana that this
was tho tax return that ought to paid And
We produce THIS evidence from their own files that
this was tue tax paid ana no other Nor do they
pretend that any other tax was paid. what else DO
we nnd The one hundred and thlrty-tnree barrels
date, the same proof, the same 6. d.
whiskey, the same numper OF barrels
ana the same date ana returned by the aanc in
SHOWS different numoer OF gallons from the other
ss 10 The contents OF theae same numoer OF Darrala
Ids one on Which toe tax ~ paid - ihs retnrn spd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28
The Grand LIT.

The Legislature has constituted the members
Of the House from Chittenden county an equal
izinr board for this county, with all the powers
OF the e1ualizinr convention Of tine listers which
failed TO agree. There will, Of course, be some
division Of opinion in the committee but it is
understood thsta large majority of them are in
favor of averaging dorm instead Of up, and
they VII doubtless give the county q grand list.
We have been a good deal of the opinion Of the
member from Burlington, who objected to hay-
Ing this duty put upon the representatives, and
urcel instead the appointment Of three commits
soners TO equslize the lists, as being more likely
to DO the work thoroughly aui satisfactorily.
But we 10 not doubt that the committee will
endeayor TO DO the business fairly according to
their understanding Of their duties
The attitude Of the lister Of Burlington and
several other towns in the county, aud Of the
representative Of Burlington, has been altogether
creii,qtie 20 them They have made faithful
en8elvo- 20 secure su honest observance Of the
listing laa in their tosus and IN the county,
and +. ogsrrulel they viii have the satisfaction
OF rejecting that they did their duty As con
soientious men. We trust the Legislature will
vet revise the whole listing system, and give the
STATE something which shall not be a constant
encouragement Of perjury. injustice and opprcs-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

The 18th Anniversary Of the oldest Bible So
ciety in the country WAS held 81 Bethany church
Montpelier, on Wednesday evening, October d..
!. C. Sumsou, Esq, ofNoraich. presided
The report Of the Treasurer wss received from
which it appeared that the Society has received
during the current year SG,S22sj. The dis
bursemeuts have been 6,2S2.77. Balance on
hand S5iO.Os.
An interesting report was then read by the
agent Of the Society, Rev Mir Carpenter, from
which it appeared that l0s towns have been
visited during the year, containing more than
10000 families. Eighteen hundred families
we're found destitute Of Bibles The whole
amount Of donations in the State have been
s8,75S.4S.
Rev Mr. Brastow, ofSt Johnsbury, addressed
the Society upon the question whether the
Bible shall be used in public schools.
Three classes Of citizens object TO the use Of
the Bible in common schools lst. the Catholics.
Their object is to bresk up the public schools.
2nd, Sceptics Of sn kinds Their object is to
discredit the Bible. 81, Protestants. who be-
lieve this the best way to compromise matters.
Some of them hold the religious view Of govern
ment, but yield to what they call higher ne
cessity. Others hold the view that the govern
ment should be kept entirely distinct from reli-
gion.
There are three manners Of argument. lst,
the prudential one ; 2d, political necessity 81,
political right. This last is the real question
whether the government should have anything
TO do with religion He believed political govern
ment must be based on religion. All govern
ment must be based on religion. An sthesti-
cal government is contradiction. Law is force,
lie authority-snd this implies will Civil author
ity must some wsy be based On moral authority.
All authority must be given TO God. Every au-
thority which we can allow must have come
from on high.
Civil government has no right to take mans
life, unless the moral right is given by God. All
authority must be delegated authority Govern
ment is an instrument Of God to discipline, edu-
cate and elevate mankind. All nations have felt
that in some way power comes from God, and the
Bible most clearly teaches it. This has been
grossly abused, but it does not vitiate the fact
d, As government has a religious basis, so in
some measure il must have q religious aim.
Government only deals with men because they
are moral beings, and il is absurd TO suppose
that II is to treat but one side Of men. 1t must
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

Whether it is best to rcdistriet the state
continscntly, in view Of the probable loss OF
member of Congress, Is question, at Mont
pelier. Another. and somewhat similar one,
50 far as We are aware has not yet been
mooted tn ere but Is obviously open to dis
cassion-viz. whether the Legislature at
this session should reapportion the State
Senators among the counties.
The Constitution provides that the SEN
ate shall be composed Of thirty Senators
that the Senator'S shall be apportioned to
the several counties. according to the popu-
lation. &c " regard being always had in such
apportionment to the counties having the
largest fraction. and giving to each county
at least one Senator and that '' the Leg
islature shall make new apportionment of
the Senators u the several counties. after
the taking of each census Of the United
States"
The census of $50, though its results are
not officially promulgated, has been taken,
and the following table shows what the ap-
portionment is to be under it,
The total population of the State being
$50. $50, the divIsor will be l,0l9.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28
V,lv York CITY Disturbed.

Quite an excitement broke out in New York
City Wednesday, in respect Of the registration
for the coming election in November. In sccor-
dance with the act passed by Congress to secure
accuracy in registrations, the U. S. authorities
stationed Deputy Marshal and Supervisor at
each place of registration, on Tuesday and
quite g number Of arrests were made in
consequence of persons getting registered
in several different places. At this d" high
handed interference with the liberty of the sub
ject, the Democrats we're naturally exceeding
ly wro;h, and Mayor Hall in the evening issued
q proclamation as follows:
As part Of a manifest attempt Of the Fed
ersl government to throw every obstacle IN the
way Of a free registry, and to obstruct natural
lied citizens in their vote, Federal officials have
raised question that no registry will be legal
on Wednesday, the 18th October (Which has
been a day heretofore Therefore to prevent
collision that has been threatened by such OH
cials with the citizens, the Mayor recommends
that the places Of registry be not opened on this
day. but that all citizens reserve their protests
until Monday, October 81, and Tuesday. Novem-
Der /, which are the last days for registry, and
upon those days neglect all other business until
the full registration to which this city is entitled
be completed But, under no proyocaiion, TO
suffer themselves at any time to be invited into
disturbance OF breach Of the peace.
This was distributed al over the city, with
orders to the police captains TO notify the insPec-
tors not to sit IS registers on Wednesday In
consequence, most of the registering places were
not opened, and good deal Of excitement was
manifested many unfolding the mayor and De
nouncing the government, and many declaring
the mayors only purpose was to scare away re-
pubIicsns from registry, and TO bring about the
very riot which he seemed 70 deprecste
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

New En.TIoS OF tbs GENERAL STATUTE
new edition Of the General Statutes of this
State will be published and ready for delivery in
few days Judge shaw, Of this city, who was
the COMMISSIONS to snno;ste, index sud pub
lish the General Statutes Of 1862, has by au-
thority from the late Governor Washburne and
Auditors Stewar; aud Farrin. prepared new
edition, (the former one having become entirely
exhausted) with marginal references to the SEES
sion laws since 1862, placed opposite every
section Of the General Statutes which has been
in sny way amended, affected or added to by
subsequent legislation. The notes to the Yer
mont Reports have been brought down to and
include the forty second volume As an ap-
pendix, Judge Shsw has added all the public
session laws since 1862, which are now in force,
with marginal references similar to those above
described full index is also added to the ap-
pendix Our people viii thus have all the pub
lie laws Of the State before them in one volume,
and, to ascertain the statute law upon any sub
Jet; it will no longer be necessary as heretofore
to consult seven volumes Of statutes and nine
volumes Of Reports in addition to the General
Statutes themselves. The book will supply a
great public want, and superyene the necessity
of my further compilation or revision Of the
laws or several years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28
Grov b Of Massachusetts,.

An anal ysls OF the census returns of Mass.
achuset's gives some interesting facts. The
aggregate population Of the State has in
creased Isl ,024 in five years. The increase
of city population in the same period was
30 600, which is about half the increase of
the entire State. This, however, is not ex-
cessive, as nearly 40 per cent. Of the whole
population of the State are residents of
cities The proportionate growth of towns
that are developing into cities has exceeded
that OF cities proper. Among the latter, one
shows loss in population of nearly four
hundred, while there are scores of towns
that have gone backward or remained sta
tionary. In the county of Franklin. fifteen
towns have gained in population, and eleven
have lost. OF the whole number of TOWNS
in Franklin-twenty-six-one half are su,-
piled with railroad facilities. and one.baIf
are not. Eleven OF the thirteen railroad
towns have gained and two have lost Fo,r
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-28

farmers Insurance CoNPAST.-At the an
ru.l meeting of the above Corporation, held at
its Office In Montpelier, on the 10Th inst, the
following elections were made for the year ensu-
ing
Dirc-i0rs-Gus;avus V. Cook, Addison coun-
ty; Tarrant Sb.ey, E. B. Burton, Bennington
county; Barron Moulton. Caledonia county
Torrey E. Wales. Chittenden county; VIM Il.
Hartshorn, Essex county; YIN. L. SoWles,
Franklin county; Edward J. Reynolds, Grand
Isle county; C. C. Dodge, Lamoille county; Jno
c. Stearus, Orange county; jos Bates, u, Or
leans county: Bradley Fish, Rutland county :
\ Bemis, Wiuiham county; Eoenr Bridge
windsor county; Joseph Poland, Samuel Wells
Carlos Bancroft, 4. G. Brown, Theron o. Bailey,
Washington county.
Ofccrs-William L. Sowles, President; Car
los Bancroft. Vice President; Joseph Poland
Secretary; Samuel Wells, Treasurer.
Resolutions Of respect 10 the memory Of Dea-
Samuel Gray late Of Townshned, who had been
Director Of the company for many years were
adopted