Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-02-18

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Ofcourse the opinions OF individuals on I
these points will be largely affected by the /
manner in which the decision would affect
their pockets. Unprejudiced minds, as 1t
seems to us, must side with the minority
of the Court.
The accession Of Senator John Sherman of
Ohio to the ranks of the advocates Of inter
ference OF action in favor of the Cuban
patriots. looks as if the West as a section,
was adopting the cause of Cuba. Morton
of Indiana. Carpenter of Wisconsin and now
Sherman are the special champions Of Cuba.
Mr.. Sherman's preamble and resolution, IN
troducel in the Senate on Saturday, are as
follows
Ubereas, The United States observes with
deep interest the civil war now existing IN
Cuba. and sympathize with its people, as with
the people Of all American nations or colonies,
in their efforts to secure independence from
European Powers therefore be it
R.0ireI, sc, That the United states recog-
tween the kingdom Of Spain and the colony OF
Cuba, and waged on the part Of Cuba to eStao-
Hsh its independence, and the United states
will observe strict neutrality between the bel
hgerent parties, as is their duty under the law
Of nations.
This it will be seen il proposition to re-
cognize not Cuban independence but Cuban
belligerenov. | had the effect Of drawing from
Mr.. Sumner the official admission that the
State Department IS now considering the
subject with. it is assumed, view to some
action. The Cuban question is gaining
friends in the senate, and possibly something
/ Of importance may be done there in a short
time. Mr.. Howe, for instance, has an ila-
por;ant bin on the Neutrality laws, looking
to a radical change IN them, on which he has
already delivered speech. The President
however. continues firm n his determination
u, 10 do anything in the nature Of a recog-
milton of the Cubans, basing his objections
upon fear of complicating the Alabama
claims. and Of war with Spain.
If the Cuban Junta could only get the ad
mini.tration on their side, it would be worth
more 70 them than a dozen Senators; but
the fact that as phlegmatie and cautious
legislator as Mr.. Sherman is out on their
side must improve the price of Cuban bonds.
The will Of the late Gen. Wool, which was ad-
nittel TO probate Tuesday, gives $4,000 to
Williams College. and SIS 900 to the Rensselaer,
Polytechnic Institute at Troy. sum Of s5o,-
600 !, 10 be expended by the widow for mouu-
ment. The whole amount bequeathei is over
$3.50. o0o
Pulic documents and pamphlets to the
amour, % / 800, 900 are said To be lying in the
vaults Of the Capitol waiting the frank, and
more sre being printed every day. Congress
men are asserted TO be eSerting themselves to
get all these through the mAiis before the privi-
lere is abolished
4 new enterprise has been started in New
York, viz. to found .Woman's University
The movement Is under the secretary ship Of Miss
Catherine f. Beecher, who seldom fails in any
thing She undertakes Il is no part Of the
woman suffrage movement, for Miss Beeoher
has also commenced series Of papers in the
Christian Onion on Jrom0a Suffrage rom
traYy 10 Common Se1se.
When the hens laid eggs inscribed ISL"
divers people holding these ovari5us curiosihes
TO indicate the destruction Of She world made
ready their ascensiou-rcbes ami prepared TO 60
up. Another prophet; fowl has been kasi al
Stouinrton. Ct. and inside this bird ofdeposit
were found thirteen pieces Of z1ll. They are
supposed to have been originally eoli beads,
which she took for corn. a Roman algur
would have predicted from this curious omen
the impending resumption ofspecie payments
A New York paper supports its assertion that
gas bills in that city are maieout by guessWork'
with the story Of = gentleman whose bills, with
two burner. in use were always six doll4rs.
After while he used fluid and only one bur
ner. The result WAS Al immediate increase in
his bile. A friend then told him to use all the
burners in his house, and agreed to pay the
whole amount Of his bill above six dollars.
Careless for his friends pocket, he boldly light
Ell every burner, and coal being high, intro
dusei several gas stoves The startling result
was that his bills theuceforth were never more
than five dollars.
nisu urged as an objection to the abolition Of
the frankins privilege that it would be unren-
sonabe to compel Congressman to carry on their
business correspondence at their own expense,
which must necessarily happen if the privilege
be abolished II would not be difficult, however,
to make an al IN to the salary Of members
which should be a fair average compensation for
the increased expenditure uecessitated. The
+ scheme il certainly open TO objection on the
ground Of unequal working, but it Is less Oh
jectiouablc than the clumsy method proposed, Of
supplying members with stamps This opens
. the way TO all the abuses which have caused the
demand for the abolition Of free mail transmits
s.a1.
The passage Of the bill which our dispatches
mention as being introduced in the British Far
lament, to enable aliens to hold real estate in
Engl4ud. will infuse new yigor into that class
Of lawyers who make handsome living by
hunting up the shaiowy claims Of American
heirs to mythical estates there The preten-
sions Of these legal gentry have been pretty
thoroughly exposed Of late, and this bill comes
lust in time to save them. But their numerous
deluded clients would save their money if they
would remember that as the law nov stands, an
alien cannot be an heir in England when there is
no will and that he cannot take real estate,
even if left to him by will
Coxnrr1ox or The NATIONAL BAxKs.-The
Comptroller OF the Currency hos received full
returns from the national banks to the circulars
sent out last summer asking for information
upon every feature of the national bank business.
The returns are from ,6l4 banks, and for the
year ending September 90, 1864 They show
the following figures
Aggregate amount loaned BY these
banks Z, the business of the
country for this time Si7o3,662i5o u
Number Of loans 2,l495e3
Average durution Of loans 6s days.
United States tax paid sl0,t'2s9'2 p
State taxes Lad o522,slt ~
Miscellaneous expenses 1851 500 80
Total expenses 90 qs4 50 81
Net profits 5l.h73rtA. p
Dividends 43njq34 @,
Carried @ surplus fund u cl3si2 so
Average rate ordividend TO-. per cent.
The Washington Republican relates an in
stance Of excessive drinking which almost passes
belief, and is yet too well authenticated to admit
Of question. 1t appears the Assessor Of the Sec
ond Virginia district recently directed the in
spection of quantity of apple brandy which
had been reported as distilled by a certain party
in Southampton county in that State. On the
gauger's repairing to the still he was informed
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