Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-03-24
NUMBER 80.

stars anu stripes over his head and putting a
ballot-hox before him, are going 10 work a
miracle, or speedily overcome the effects Of race
climate and traditions
Now, just AT this time, the firm doing business
as the United States has a very fine propertv-a
farm not half yet worked aDd is in no pressing
need Of any more land. But some Of the man
aging partners considerably need further eiuca
ton and training. Il isn't Just the time to
admit raw aud very unpromising hand to a
share in the control.
In other words, all over the South one large
element Of the voting class is very ignorant. and
another element is very ugly-the FIRST giving
us COngressmen who sell cade;ships and commit
bigany the other keeping up reign of terror
wherever the strong hand is taken of. At the
same time, we have in our large cities 4 crowd
Of ignorant foreigners, who, under the lead Of
demagogues, make good local government slmos;
hopeless. IL would be g great misfortune 20 add
to these elements in the body polite, the degrai-
ed snd incapable people Of san Domingo
The ST. LOUIS ToRytDo.-The ST. Louis Re
/ publican of March 10, gives an account of this
extraordinary a1I destructive pheuomeuon. Il
rays Approaching East ST. Louis on the ferry
boat, the place l2ossl as if !; had bcea stormed
with shot and shell The path Of the tornado
was evident az glance The end Of the Pitts
burg coal dyke vas first struck, and shattered as
If with grspesho,. From this point to the eleva-
tor there was nothing for the tempest TO destroy
except fev LIGHTHOUSES, occupied by fishermen,
which were whirlei about like straws in a tor
rent eddy. TIE elevator. risht in the track Of
the storm, wss tnsiy stuck on the southern
side and the top building blown iut1 shivers,
while the roof on the centre was partially tom
7 or. The main body ot the strucfure was not
seriously damsGe1 From the elevator the
storm next 10 its course struck E4st 81. Louis
proper, ami then commenced the work Of havoc
IN earnest. Walking north along the leyee,
yesterday, the work Of force terrible and re-
lentless was evident on al siies. while in q ont
the spectacle Vas Ike the dried up bel of
mighty torrent which hal rushed over the settle
meEts o. men. Along the bank was 70 be seen
f the wreck OF the steamer ll1ile Able the de,apI-
tatei terry-h5afs Eivsrlsvile and MuHs.u,
AMI th- shattered remains Of the ram Finiicat0r.
and t. the right was the mountainous Ie5ris Of
the Vand.ia Railroad freight house and o-her
premise. .eyvui Is a leye. sasce, occupied As "a
luM1sI-i ari, with Jhe boards ami other tiuter-
scattered ia The eiiss- con -Isiol
Immeiistey ess- If this the storm tiver.ed
from me river lu l', i'l t1-f',iriy c.urs3, p4l"
ing ..s Wy al-ii houses ~ all sizes, trees and
rai.r0sl cars, turning aal raniing in "a style
Truly awful From here % the northern track
Of the r5leio. Wabash a1l Western Rosj, beyond
which the tornado 1uu-ei ..t1 the willows sud
'ei5 Latt ~ LOUIS mere ls hardly square
y'ri q eTelH' Aa- -'.-'e.' 'l'h n7'seA 'ia'trs
anu ~i-'-fel 'l-aa-is- A'-r't4 care were Rot
g-ly e'e. 'NA' 'i' l'fh 90 .1ee.' q uses up
".',i "ai tae-' q. nlen's 1..riei Jar AM near
"A4-e i- cases "l-ie 2 p'.-lii- was nor glile
l.'"A -"-f .'7 i1.Is i'iil even 5 n-aie sun
Alis---l 'h '- tns e'--s,i' no. iesIe't'y men
alI women c.1-t 'r seen "-l'.eiiD6 @iil,e7sIy
among tAe runs @. llef '..il-r l-ul-s' or h1ni-
ing aHii pics oi l'n2-, ana 'r-'k l1f articles %
ciothiu5 ana iirsl. i'e- i' mily r'ae'- Tempo
rary sh,l'.i L'I rerh lHiI iIro'is-i' OUT a .ar-'
numuei we're io-eei 10 pass The nl5ni III ine open