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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

sentinel angel, sitting high In glory,
Heard this sbriil wailing out from purgstory
- Have mercy, mighty angel hear my story.

A sentinel angsl, sitting high In glory,
heard this shriil vailing out from purgatory
Have mercy, mighty angel hear my story.
% loved. ard blind with passionate love, fell ;:
Love bruut ht ne down to death, and death 10 neil
DO not rage against bis high decree,
No; Tor my self do asz that grace shall DO,
bur Tor Iay love on earth, who mOurns for me-
Great spirit, let me see my love again,
And comfort him one hour, and 4 were fain
l- pay thousand years OF Ere and pain"
Thea said the plying angel, " Nay, repent
Ihat wild vow Look the dial fingers bent
DoWd TO the last hour Of thy punishment"
But still she walled L" / pray thee, let me go;.
cannot rise to peace and leave him so
Vh, let rs sooth him in his bitter woe -
The brazsn gates ground sullenlY sjlr,
And upward joyous. like a rising star,
She rose, and vanished in the ether far.
But soon edown the dying sunset sailing,
And like wounded bird her pinions trailing.
she iluttered back with 1roken-heartcd waiiIng.
She sobbed - found him by the summer sea
Reclined. his head upon mSden's knee;
She eurlod his hair and kissed him. Woe is me-"
She wept; " Now let my punishment begin;
have bseu fond and foolish. Letme in
70 expiste ny sorrows and my sin
rhe angel answered: " Nay, sad soul, 90 higher
70 be deceived in your true hearts desire
Was bittercr than thousand years Of fire ="
Join Hag m Huysr's Wsekfy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

IIPRovISG TIE NAVIGATION OF LAKE CHAM
PLAIS.-The Whitehall Tines SAYS;
The improvements Jhat have and are nov be-
ing made TO navigation on Lake Champlain,
near this village. deserve our attention Last
year the State, at considerable expense, caused =
grea; quantity Of dirt to be removed from our
harbor, which enabled toats Of heavy drcft TO
operate to great advantage, and this year work
has been commenced with a view to sill greater
improvements On the south point Of tbe'' el-
bow" veil knOwa TO navigators As the most
difficult point on the lake 10 pass, either inward
or outsard bound. work has been commenced
to remove seyenry-dve feet Of the bank. The
dirt whioh Is being ezcsvzted is moved back upon
the Land, and is 10 be used for the purpose Of
filling in r dock soon to built st that point BY
Messgs Weed S Norton Of Piattshurgh, who are
the owners Of the property At the north point
o.. the " Elbow some thirty feet ct the hsns
has already been removed. and It giyes q channel
Of twelve fee; OF water 70 the face Of the bsuk
This long-ueeied Improvement enables al steam
boats a. 10 round the point " without the use Of
the " suu5bing post, Tor many years ueces
sily in getting boats passed this point. The i'm
prOvement proves great saving Of time 10 the
nssigatCrs Of the lake Messrs. Seward. Den1i-
s5n * Co, are the contractors. Henry ~
Smith, Of this village, il the engineer. Captain
Burton is in charge Of the ireige toiis, and
',nd5r these very eiisieat gentlemen the work is
being rapidly pushed forward. Lieut. squire,
Of the United States Coast Survey, is progress
iu- finely with his l4hOrs. He has slready
reached point about ten miles from this VII
lage, and with fair weather expects TO complete
his portion Of the survey Of the coast Of Lske
Chsmplain before wiater
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

Hartford man vas taken sick few days
ago. His physician said il was a case Of measles,
and gave him medicine. The next day. dissstis-
fed, he sent for do.toc number two lie said il
was typhoid fever. and gave him medicine The
third day, still discoutented, he called doctor
number three. He sent him to the hospital. de-
clsring that it vas Case Of small pox. 10 three
days he was out, hunting for lawyer who would
bring suit for damages against somebody, be-
cause it wss only touch Of erysipelas.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

EDUCATIONAL STATIsTICS.-Gen. Eaton,
Commissioner of Education, has collected
from all available sources a list of the names
of colleges and collegiate institutes instituted
in the United States. The total number Of
names embraced in this list is fou- hundred
and sixty-nine, OF which three hundred and
six appear to be names Of colleges sixty-six
Roman Catholic schools; sixty-eight colleges
for females and twenty-nine institutes or high
schools for males. In 1900 the number Of
English speaking persons IN the United
States was 6,900,00O. In lS7l that number
had increased to 81 900 coo. This officer has
also prepared a chronological table Of the
universities of Europe, which shows that the
first university established in Europe was
founded at Bologna, Italy, in lll9. Other
European countries founned their frs: uni
versities at the following times; France
1880, England 1901, Spain l222, Portugal
1901, Austria 1913, Switzerland l36S,
Germany 1886, Scotland l4l0, Belgium
1926, Sweden l477, Denmark 1879. Poland
1879, Holland 1873, ireland 1888, Hungary
1885, Finland 1910, Russia 1855, Norway
1911, Greece 1898. The number of unlyersi-
ties founded in Europe in each century were
as follows In the twelfth century, ,;
fourteenth century, Is; thirteenth century,
II fifteenth century, % sixteenth century,
70; seventeenth century, O.; eighteenth
century, l3 nineteenth century, p. Gen.
Eaton Is having prepared an outline OF the
system of education in the United States for
the use Of the japanese Minister.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04
VOL. XIV. NEW SERIES, VOL. XVIII.

drawing rooms of the ladies who are getting
ready for sea bath, and acts jnst as though
he enioyed it. Several attempts have been
made to shoot him, but he doesn't mind 1t at
all. and the ladies have concluded to go on
bathing. lust as if be wasn't there.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

Oh fra iooge in garden Of cucumbers;
Oh 9 iur sn iceberg or two At control;
on for vale whicn at c-day the dew cumbers
JA f5r q pleasure tr'p ~ t1 The Pole.
..t .ra i-..s 0Ls sfOlg - .raomssec,
Z, ..h nati.u- sl zst'-s all r4a-ed il a ToS
III fo- .sl= o. d'a ID -narfelsd aydromsJer.
q, measure tai. oi,tufe tia. rolls from my brow
nb! that ths Old w0ri were twenty-times colder.
irrars ironF rel hot. It scene h 10 me-,
oh! for a s1rl 81 IT'S dreaded cold shoulder,
Uh what eouf 1T an ague would be.
Oh for a grotto to typify heevtn.
scolped n the under eatarast vast
Oh for 4 Winter Of dscoptens even,
Oh! fos wet blankets jadeiously cast
Oh fer a chill that would be perpetual,
lOr at leas. last TIL the Summtr is O'er)
. hen the fever may come ehectual.
And last until Winter is with US no more.
Washington Republican.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

A CLOSE CALcULATIoS.-Ou q recent trip OF
the steamship China from Nes York to Liver
pool, the passengers laid small wsgers daily on
the numl er Of miles the vessel had run during
the "A hours preceding the usual reckoning at
meridian. W. ]. McAlpine the celebrated en-
gineer, was on board. and having ascertainsd
the diameter Of the screw, it's declnation and the
number of revolution registered, made msibe-
mstical calculation on the result, which, varied
only two miles fiom the ascertsinsd distance re-
ported By the Captain. Dir. McAiPine's figures
showed that the power Of propulsion was equal
to 337 miles, the Captain reporting $50. This
is what We call close figuring.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

SOMETHING NEw TOR RAMwAr TRAVELLERS
IN experiment Of interest to all travellers
has recently been tried on one of the English
railroads. This experiment consists in the
introduction Of what is known as the ''lunch
basket system" devised by wcll-known
firm of public caterers, fer the acc0mmoda-
tIon of the travelling public who have no op-
portunity to obtain refreshments on long
iournies. The contractors furnish baskets Of
an easily portable and compact size and form,
well stocked with the materials for CON-
Portable luncheon-that is to say, half a fowl,
ham, bread and butter, cheese, salad, pint
OF claret or other light beverage, plates,
knives and forks, glasses and napkins-the
price. being three shillings. The baskets,
which are made for the purpose, are provided
with every necessity and convenience, and
inside the lid is affixed printed card request
ing that, as no deposit is required nor charge
made for the use of the convenience in the
basket, all the articles will be replaced in
their proper positions, and the baskets deliy-
cred up complete at the end of the journey
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

A neat compliment was paid the other day to
lady. She had just swallowed a small q ASS Of
wine as gentleman in the company asked for
taste It's all gone, ssid she. langhingly, unless
you take some from my lips | should be most
happy, he replied. but never take any sugar in
mine
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

ECcENTMcITY IL SELECTING TFXTs-A Ger
tain preacher, who affected oddity, having be-
come candidate .or some leadership, sni being
required to preach a sermon TO prove bis fitness
for the Office, took Tor biz text the word " But"
lie thence drew the doctrine that no lot is with
out It's trial or cr5ss. Nsaman was a mighty
man, but lie Was leper The cities Of the plain
were as fruitful IS the garden Of the Lord. but
the men Of S3dom we're sinners before the Lord
exceedingly. The inhabitsuts Of Al thought
they had pa: the Israelites to flight. bat they
wist not that an Smbusesde vas laii for them,
etc, etc When the divine came doWu from the
pulpit, flushed very likely with snticipations Of
slccess. be was met With appropriate obseryE-
tiou, ' Sir, IL Ta7 a most ingenious sermon,
us
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

CASING OUT DEviLs A Methodist preacher,
Of large, muscular frame and a huge hand
with powerful grip, some time ago was hold
ing meeting. a, which quite an interest was
awakened. A number Of persons had come TO
the anxious sest, and some had beea converted
A group. consisting Of two or three young mea
and as many young ladies were present. whose
object in coming was to have merrimeDt The
minister kindly requested them to observe deco
rum BETTING the place. One Of them ventuEed
in rather an ungraeious manner to reply that
they had % understood that miracles were wors-
ed there. aud they had come to see some per-
formed Upon this. our robust friead, the
minister, eoolly took the young man by the coat
collar, deliberately led HIN down the aisle, and
opening the door, without ceremony landed him
outside, quietly remsrking; We do not work
miracles here, but we cast out devils -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

An NPRoPER GmosT.-Ladies afraid of
male ghosts will keep away from Cape May,
where at present there is a masculine incor
Pcreal who persists in stalking into thu
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

THE GaEsr Boar RACE race between
the s.. John snl the Tyue crews IS to come of
On the 23d Of August. and will be the occasion
Of the assembling ot some fifty or hundred
thousand spectators on the shores Of the beauti
ful Keunebeccsss, than which no finer scene
can be imagined
There It is, stretching from the St. John to
Kingston, = straight course Of six or seven
miles, broad and deep enough for 4 navy to
maneuvre in, it, hmpii waters washing the
hther shore and dashing proudly against the
rocks Of Long Island. opposite. Come up the
hill to the crest above the railway at Riverside.
and you will be able 70 witness the race from its
commencement to It's close, and count every
stroke of the oars as they fash in the sun. No
long anxiety as the boats pass from the vision
and there Is room for hundred thousand with
out cruising. Then, too, We are already on the
alert 10 get beds for visitors, and there is no
fesr Of lamine By the wsy, we have the best
potatoes in the universe. and they will then be
in their glory, with their new, thin summer
coats. | strongly sdvIse your readers to come
on, if for nothing else, yet for our glorious
black kidneys.'' Oar lamb, too, is excellent
and have no doubt Corn wallis and Sussex can
furnish some real tOothsome beef With plenty
to eat and drink, and plsce to lay your hesds,
who would net put money in his purse and visit
this city Of the blue noses-this town Of pretty
girls, girdlei By flashing waters and then when
the weather gets sweltering warm, the fine de-
licious baths of fog which Just come in at the
nick Of time TO cool you Of-and without the
charge of a single penny.-Si. John letter 10
TTdreiigT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

FAST YouSG MEy-A Boston letter says
'' The Rev Henry Morgan has repeated his lee
ture on - Fast Young Men" twenty-five times
in Boston, and is engaged by the dry goois mer-
chants cf the city deliver II again for the ben
eft Of the clerks, who will be Furnished with free
tickets IL presents tsO classes Of fast young
men-ihose who reform and those who resist
every effort msde for their reformation While
paying tribute to ;heir friends, Nr. Morgan Ge-
plores the vice q such men as Coleridge, the
poet, who vas a slave to rum Burns, no iess
drunkari, who wSs in a maudil state when he
composed his immortal !ines over - Highland
MaTy's'' crave Douglas JerT0ld, The gres; wit.
who was devo;oe Of gin Lord Byrau, the
sum Of whose life was cin, women and licsutious
poetry De Quincy, whose Imagination ran rio,
from the excessive use Of opium Steele. the
brilliant suthor Of the " Christian Hero" who
Was votsry Of the cup and lastly, Eigar A.
Poe, from whose melancholy death from mgniG
e p0iu a wholesome moral is drawn. Mr.. Mor-
gsn's description Of Pee, SIS he appeared before
the Boston Lyceum, twenty-five years ago,
whilst bordering on frenzy by recent potati0ns,
makes forche impression on the audience.
Fast young men we're not beyond the pale of sal
walton. Bunyan. Robert Give, Benjamin Ab-
bott, John Summarized, Richard Weaver. john
B. Cough, aud ojhers, are mentioned among
those who have been reclaimed ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

THE FATE OF THE CoNIUNrsT LEinsHs-
The Paris correspondent Of the New York World
has this to cay Of the fnal disposition Of some of
tho chiefs Of Ii Commune:
Henri Revere, sitter having been gArrulous
during three or tour days, now refuses to speak
about Ia Commune. lie says: 81 have always
talked too much. R0chefort is awaiting his
trial impa;iently and with rather more conf
dence in his acquitia, but be tremblss, constant
ly, and his cheeks have a hectic flush Yer
mersch. the eiijorof theigno5le Ptre Duchene.
whites away prison hou-s By writing poetry. lie
SAYS the worst that can befal him is 20 be trans
ported to New Caledonia for three or four years
Paschal Grousset preteuds he hiss lost all hope
it is generally believed be has lost none. Rossel
smokes all the time. he IS resigned. lie says
- know my docm; il is long while coming
La Cecilia seems % have committed suicide in
Fort Yincennes When. On the 9th Of May he
saw al vas lost, he took refuge in Fort Fincen-
ues With some commanders Of egions, some STAFF
officers, oni some bs5tsllioas Of National Guards.
He VAS in state Of great excitement, which
continued 10 increase. At A. NJ, the 18th Of
My he was walking up. and down one OF the
forts court-yards One Of bis a.ies-de-camp
went up 70 him and asked - Is there anything
new 80 La Ceciiia drew out a pistol. put il to
his temple, and saying " Aye, this blew out
his brains He was only 81 wears old.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04

A shrewd policeman by the nsme U; Murphy,
beoSms aware recently that there were hur-
zllrious proceedings going on in Brooklyn
house, and, regardless Of numbers, rushed in,
while one OF the thieves, colorei man, rushed
out The officer didn't want him 10 escape, aud
yet knew if be went after him he would miss the
other two. So he played little game. No other
officers we're near, but he "ma1e believe for the
benefit Of those inside that there were. ." Here,
Robert, watch this Plaee Say, Jones, 60 round
to the back Of the house. quick Shoot sny Of
them who tries to escape 80 The little dodge
worked well, for the thieves c1ouched in dark
corner of the building. Afer the flying darkey
at full speed went the ofiser "S,op - he shout
el, but the Ethiopian went faster, Stop, or III
shoot you - cried Murphy but the long-footed
negro, now in fear of hi life. redoubled his
speed. Fer half mile this interesting chase was
kept up. pursuer gaining, but very slowly, on
the pursued Finally the ofiicer drew his revolver,
and fired, not to hit, but to stop the darkeY. No
good. Another shot No effect Bang bang :
bang until the seven chambers were emptiel,
the bullets vhistling around the fugitive in dan
gerous proximity. Murphy got very mad. He
put his revolver up aud his head down, took
oil his hat, ani how he did run. lie hsd made
his mind up to do it, aud he caught that
darkey, and held him, while the isttei laughed,
swore, prayed, and cried, all in the same breath
from very fright Murphy took him back to the
house. and here the best part Of the joke was rel-
lied The two craven towards were crouckel
in a corner, terrified by A couple Of imaginary
policemen With revolvers, whom they supposed
were laying for them - outside. Murphy took
all three IN, and then returned to the house with
a sergeant and some other officers. Three bags
we're found partially filed with lead pipe and
silver plstel faucets which bad been Wrenched
of These men bad injured $1,000 worth OF
property by their operations Brooklyn Union
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-21
BAPTlsTs.
The Old Slavery Question AgaiH-An ACri.
m0Rious Debate.

CHICAGO, May 2O.-The American
Baptist Home Mission Society as.
sembled this morning. In the South.
ern Division one hundred missionary
labOrers have been employed during
the year. Several Baptist churches
have been organized in Mexico, from
converts from the Catholic faith. 276s
Frenchmen have been instructed by
missionary teachers in week day
schools. Receipts for this work to
March last, over So, 600. Freedmen
school properties aggregate over $130,
600. AT afternoon session, a debate
on the department report.
Acrimonious feelings were reused by
the remarks Of several Southern dele
gates regarding slavery.
Rev. DR.. Burroughs, of Richmond,
Va, declared his belief that the hold
ing Of the Africans in bondage was
not morally wrong.
Rev. DR.. HavneT, OF Memphis, as
sUmed tl.at the tone of the remark
ELECTED the inquiry, whether he meant
that by holding the Africans in chains
he had raised him to Gods image,
ard replied that he thought the negro
never so happy as when in chains in
the South. Kisses and cries Of "Put
him out" "sit down." The
Rev, Mr.. Grimes, colOred, re-
piled to the speakers state
ments. He said that for over fifty
years the blood Of two races had been
running through his veins without
quarreling. Wild applause. He was
born in Virginia and come of its very
best blood. Renewed applause. In
deed, they were talking at the East OF
making a Doctor of Divinity out of
him
A number Of other delegates partic-
ipated in the discussion of the issue,
and raised a superseding debate on
the reDOrt.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-21
HOLLY SPRINGS.
She Votes $780, to Aid In the Gonstru0'
tlOn Of the Selma Railroad
Special to Memphis APPEAL

Special to Memphis APPEAL
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, May 20
The enthusiasm of our people for the
great highway to which General For
rest is giving his best efforts found ex-
preston to. day in a vote for the $780,
600 aid asked for by the friends of what
is to be the Memphis and Selma
railroad. There was no particular
excitement at the polls, for the reason
that the project had been fully dis
Cussed, and all were unanimous
that we could not afford to be sur
passed or beaten by Chulahoma, the
people of which have expressed them
selves very anxious to have the road
pass through or near by its precincts.
The election was conducted in a very
quiet way, and resulted in a
vote of 356 for and only seven
against. We hope that the sum thus
voted by Holly Springs, added to
the 5000, 900 certain to be voted by
Marshall county, will secure the road
to US, and give US the direct COM
munieation with Memphis which we
so much need. This road will secure
$4,000 bales of cotton extra to you.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-21
WIVES EXCHANGED.
The ElSpsmsBt Of HF. Bartrsm and Mrs.
Granger, and the Marriage Of Nr.
Granger and Mrs. Bartrsm.
From the Troy Times, May lsl

From the Troy Times, May l3l
Among the marriage announce
ments yesterday was that of Lyman
/ +. Granger to Mrs. Harriet A. Bar
| tram, both Of Green Island. Mr..
/ Granger and Mrs. Bartram are the
parties whose respective wife and hus-
| band elOped together last winter, and
went in the direction Of Chicago, st.
Louis, San Francisco, etc. Bartram
| had been a railroad man, and was
well supplied with passes by various
| railroad officers. Before leaving il was
said that he drew several thousand
dollars from an Albany bank. The
| intimacy had been long suspected, and
when Mrs. Bartram reprOached her
husband for his improper conduct. he
! promised to amend, showed her his
| passes, and told her that they were
l intended for an extended pleasure
/ tour for herself. He accompanied her
as far as New Haven, where he disap-
peared, but afterWsrd wrote a farewell
letter from New York, inclOsing $40.
Shortly afterWard Mrs. Granger left
home with a brother. Granger traced
this pair to Albany, where he found
they had put up at a hotel over night,
registering as husband and wife, and
occupying the same apartment. They
are supposed to have met Bartram in
New York, and he took the woman
and departed for the West.
Soon after the elOpement Mr.. Gran
ger came into possession of about
$4,000 by the death Of his father, with
another 1000 in prospect. He placed
his child, about five years old, TO
board with Mrs. Bartram, and sued
for divorce. To aid Mrs. BartrRn1. and
to save expense, he Joined a like suit
for her with his own, and both were
successful in the same court. The de-
cisiOn in Mrs. Bsrtram's case was, of
course, final, and she was free from
her unfsithful husband. But on Mrs.
Changers return she appealed from
the decision Of the court. Judge
BOckes, Of Saratoga, ordered the case
reOpened for further hearing. Mrs.
Granger was undoubtedly anxious to
secure a share in her husbands good
fortune, and claimed that she could
prove unfaithfGlness on his part equal
to her own. But she never appeared
before the Judge to substantiate her
claim, and, after waiting few weeks, |
the decree of divorce was reaffirmed,
and Granger, like Mrs. Bartram, was
free. The sequel Of this whole busi- |
ness is the marriage.