Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-04-21

been arrested on complaint Of q member Of his
staff. for - Incorporating a portion Of the
public funds
The Tennessee has been put cut Of commission
At New York. Her engines are too SLOW, and
She is but little service with any squadron
Captain William C. Temple Of Vermont has been
detached from the command and placed on wait
ing orders. The other officers Of the Tennessee
have been discharged aud vsriously assigned.
M. Ernst Perabo,the Boston pisnist, possesses
the PROOF copy Of Beethoven's frat sonata for
piano, having purchased It al aa,tioa in Ger
many few years since Il bears the correc-
tons made ty the great master, together with
tie date ISL Beethoven was consequently but
eleven years ola at the time of its publication.
The Italian government IS reported 10 be much
alarmed at the number Of people in the neigh
borhool Of Mount vesuyius who perish by
" throvinz themselves into the fiery crater
And the y. Y. COMMERCIAL rightly thinks t5At
New York ought to be alarmed (but it isa'p at
the number Of is citizens who perish by throw
ing the fiery crater into them.
ACCIDENT MIR. Henry c. Cousi.a, freight
conductor on the Rutland Railroad, who was
seriously injured while Stacking CARS at MID
ilebur, about three months siuee, while walk
ing across the piazza Of the Bonofeen House AZ
Castleton, Friday, and f,l, breaking bis left leg,
at q point where It lad teen featured at the
/ former accident. lie vas taken TO Rutland.
A horse belonging to D. ". C'o-saa o.: North
Thetfori was stolen some tine since AMI Elsiu
Perkins Of Pswtucket, Z aul Frank Smith
Of Burlington, have just been arrested at Plain
field. Mass. for the crime They had been sell
ing stamps 81 discount, ana when arrested
burned Up q lot Of money Il is thought they
are tie scamp- who broke into che wiuistou
post--tf,e the other day.
The cattle commissioners of Massachusetts,,
Connection, and Rhode Island have been aware
for some time tlst il was useless to ezqe', that
the cat.ie disease would wholly disappear SO
long as cattle were allowed 10 come ilt. New
England that have lesu hc-lei in tae cattle
yards a; West Albany The Rhode Island COM
missiore-s have accordingly forbidden the bring
ing Of such cattle into tha, State, aal the Mas
sachasc.,s commissioners will follow suit unless
new leaf s turned over in the Albany cattle yards
Az AaSEs1r BILL In the q. & House IF
Representatives Tuesday, HAe's amnesty bin
was passed.. under a suspension q the rules The
vote w4slll 70 ii. AZ til. Democrats voted
for il sui number 5f Republicans.
Ia the Senate tie bill went over on sens;or
Eimuads objection Tie also announced tina.
be should ohiec; to any consideration of it, and
the frienls Of the tiil admit that, even if vote
could be reached IN The Senate, the bill could
DO. get the required two-thiri- msj5rity When
the Ku-Klux Till came up. Mr.. E,muuls nsie
short speech, explaining the amerimeu,- re-
commended by the Judiciary committee.
In the course Of time the public dsis vii Re
reduced quite handsome figure by the Ices CT
paper made ty the government TO DO duty as
money. ot the fret issue Of @-o'oy1'ooo OF
fractional currency. known as postal currency,
S4,4l4,of9 remains unreleemei, and il IS pro
babe ;hst at least -four millions Of it viii never
be heard from again. Of the second Issue Of
s23,o10,o 900, made in 1853, three millions ani'
on ro5r paper It Is not believed that much more
viii Be presented for redemption. Thus /, will
be seen that shout 8 Per cent. Of the frs, tv5
issues Of frsc,i1ual currency Is lost OF worn olt,
a clear saving TO the government Of that
amount
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