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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-30
To the Editor of the State Journal:

10 ON Correspondents. We are daily in
receipt of number of lengthy communica-
tions from our friends living in counties and
districts which are overwhelmingly Repub-
lcan. To all such we have few words of
kindness to say. If you would build up
your party paper, the time you consume in
writing long letters could be more profta-
bly, spent in obtaining subscribers. In sew
eral Of these large Republican districts We
have number of correspondents and no
subscribers. We must have both to make
the thing interesting. We, like other
newspapers, never think of profits.
The fall campaign is now about to open.
We want to publish all proceedings of pub
lie meetings, and if, as we propose doing,
we perform our duty to our party, we can
not consent to publish long and uninterest-
ing letters.
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Unmailable Letters Remaining IN the
Richmond Post-o6fce, august 30th, ISL
Miss j. Banks, Richmond, Va; Messrs.
Woodward, Baldwin 4, Co., New York !;
Mr.. II. Miles, PattersonviIle, La; Mfr.
Thomas Davis. 4f4 %fsiAi V IN
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hB The Daily State Journal will be mailed
to persons leaving the city for the summer
at PITY CENTS per month.
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ton, is detained in the lower bay. She will
be allowed to come up as soon as the health
officer is satisfied that there is no'yellow
fever aboard. No cases have occurred on
the vessel.
f. Ii. Smith, % Broad street, has paid a
forged check to one A. B. Vauzaum, for
$50, 900 in gold. Vauzaum and the money
have disappeared.
A coroner's jury in Brooklyn have found
verdict that several manufacturers of ker-
osene oil were responsible for death caused
by lamp explosion, their oil being danger
Gus and unfit for use.
The "Ocean Wave" Disaster Near Mobile.
Mobile, August 90 Thirty-flve bodies
of the victims of the explosion of the
"Ocean Wave" have been recovered. 1t
is feared that many more are under the
wreck. Willis G. Merriwethcr is among
the dead. ..
The excursionists were mostly working
people with families.
A Seducer Killed.
Memphis, Aug. 29.-J. w. S. Brown,
pressman, killed Captain j. Theodore
Adams to-day for refusing to marry his
seduced daughter. Adams lost leg in
Petersburg.
Rapers Lynched in Kentucky.
Ecdnsuille, KY, Aug. ga white man
and negro, charged with rape, have been
taken from the Morganteld (KyD Jail and
hanged.
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OLD DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN COUNCIL

Extra Billy Smith and Fayette NlcNIulIen on,
Hand
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Still They Come and We are Glad Of
H.--Here is another of those precious
documents, of which we love so much to
boast. We are truly glad and proud to
find our efforts, to give our readers a good
paper, so highly appreciated. Our 'Week-
ly" is doing wonderful, and yet it is no
more than it deserves. Those Of our friends
who are strangers to it, would do well to
become acquainted:
SrAuNroN, August 2sth, 1871.
To tie Editor of the State Journal:
Enclosed send you twenty-five new snbscrib-
ers, the result of efforts made at the county
convention held here to-day If this much good
measure what is to come, after the standard
of truth by its influence, is operating upon the
minds of these twenty-five individuals Please
find check, sc. MRS. L. ID. g.
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DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION 4!

Eighty-three Counties Represented.
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" EEP COOL. 77U FI777 = : Y
Buy your WATER-COOIERS, ICE CREAM
FREEZElfS SandiFRUIT-JARSf from
-----s----T-, w, ]. ANDERSON,
fiii o. ~ $40 Main and 205 Broad streets
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FOREIGN NEWS.
From London.

From London.
A SERIES OF DISASTERS.
London, August pa quantity Of pc
troleum on board vessel exploded, burn
ing the vessel and killing two persons.
The tug "Ospee" has been lost off Dun
dee. Six of her crew were drowned.
The Prussia" from Quebec, ran down
the steamer "Aber" in the Channel. 1t is
believed that all on board the "Aber"
were saved, though she sunk in few min
uteS t~it
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Paris, August 20.-The Journal de Debats
deplores Dufoure's amendment, expressing
confidence in Theirs. The Steele says that
Theirs is opposed to the wording of the
bill prolonging his powers, and will oppose
it.
The Deputies of the Extreme Left and
Right and Left Centre held meeting to de-
termine their future course.
NJ. Leroy, the Minister of Public Works,
has resigned.
Since the annexation of Strasbonrg to
Germany 10000 of the inhabitants have
left for France and America.
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From Germany.

t IT Il Q II D Il T. K A
Berlin, August 29.-Three hundred and
twenty-nine deaths from cholera occurred
in Konigsburg during the week ending the
25th instant, including 127 children.
There have been no deaths at Dantzic in
the last two days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18

The rejection by the English House OF
Lords. Of the bill providing for elections by
ballot, was perhaps to have been expected,
though after the defeat Of the Lords on the
army purchase question, it would not have
been surprising if they had RETAINED from
provoking SO soon another conflict with MI.
Gladstone's government. Their action Will
only widen the breach between the people
and the aristocracy. For the bill Will be
passed. On that the government has deter
mined. and as long as the House OF Com
rnons fellows the lead Of the ministers 1t is
only question of time when the reform
sbou bs carried into effect The most relia-
HE exponents Of English opinion are agreed
that if the present House Of Commons Will
not PASS the bill IN such way as to ioree
the Lords to accept the measure, 1t will be
renlaeed by a new house composed Of earnest
men An autumn session of Parliament was
threatened some time ago by M Gladstone
and IS that Is his only method Of Furnishing
the upper house for its refractory conduct he
will undoubtedly use that weapon. Mean
while there Is every probability that the
present session Of Parliament will be pro-
iopgei bevond the day originally fixed for It's
Propagation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18
Che New College Denartnre

We consider 1t fortunate that the expert
ment Of admitting young women to the en-
larged courses Of instruction in Universities
hitherto open only to the other sex. should
be tried, at the East. in a State the most dis
tinctly committed in opposition TO woman
suffrage State, that Is. whose women
are by an immense majority clear in the COM
clusion that they DO not desire the " right
Of voting and whose men, approving the
wise and wo4anly decision os tina women,
are equally aeci5ed .ha. the burden Of poll
..cal responsibilities snail not he forced upon
them.
There as no Necessary connection between
training women for duties for which they are
stted by nature. and erowding apon them
duties and responsibilities for which they
are nst fitted. Because our college doors are
opening 10 the gentler sex, to pursue there
an the studies which art adapted to the wo-
manly mind and the wOmanly physique, and
those which are congenial and suitable t.
both sexes alike, il does not follow bv any
means, that the caucus room. the hustings
the stump the voting precinct and the jury
box are, or ought to be, common 10 both sexes
However 1t might be elsewhere, there
need be little fear that 10 Vermont. the
commlngling to some extent Of the sexes in
college will lead to any such conlounding of
sfhores- The path of higher education. in
faet leads IN an opposite direction to the
downward incline OF easy divorce, unsexing
Of women and abolition Of the distinctions
which the Creator has marked in the very
framework of the mind and body and the
fact will be the more clearly seen as the new
college departure passes from the stage of ex-
pertinent to that Of assured sTccess.
The adoption Of the new feature in the
University Of Vermont. has been the work
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18
PERSONAL.

Gen St. John B. L. Skinner Of Washington
and wife sre spending few days in OR city.
The General seems il excellent health, ant e
warmly welcomed By his many friends
Hon James L. Stark Of Chicago is here Oh
brief visit to his brothsr-in-law John \ Hills
Mr. Stark represented Bennington County in
the State Senate IN 1858. Since then he has
resided in Chicago, where he has aourishing
practice SIS lawyer
Ed P Alderman, formerly Of the BrsttleooTo
Record, Is nov managing editor Of The Chera6,
new literary paper in Boston. He is doubtless
the " sersph " Of the coacern.
General Ledwith and family. Of Jacksonville,
Florida, are spending the summer in Burlington
They have quarters at the Lawrence House,
which has deserveily fine reputation for com
fort, attention and table.
The most splendid bah Of the season Al sara
toga took place At Congress Hsll on Friday
evening The Ssraiogs correspondent Of the
Albsny Ereaing Journal il noting some OF the
elegant and beeoningly dressed Ladies present
from Albany and elsewhere. says
Miss SAKE. daughter Of J. G 5, beautiful
blonde, was very becomingly attired IN white
Ssiss full train, trimmed with deep puni
0verskiri Of white silk, striped WIN plhA 10"
corsage and vslenciennes berthe.
The Marquis Of Lorne. with his bride the
Princess Louise. has sent orders TO the Clifton
House, at Niagara Falls. to prepare for their re-
ception in Octobsr.
It is saiI that Hon. Ellis H. Roberts, editor Of
the Utica Herald, lately received and declined
an offer Of a salary Of $1,000 = year to lake
editorial charge Of the New York Times-
The Gruad ARM journal prints in full the
GRAFTON Of Msi9r-General Samuel A. Duncan,
delivered before the Society Of the Army Of the
james, a; It's meeting il New York The Jour
nal says: " It strong. stirring. soliierly, aud
patriotic utterances, will fad response in the
hearts Of his comrades, not only Of the Army Of
the smes, bu; Of al our grand armies l, Il
AZ eloquent tribute to the patriotism, ya!oT, and
endurance o: she American citizen IL arms
Rev. Eli Ballou. =. D.. formerly Of Mont
pelier, il preaching al present 20 the univeTsalis'
society at M4ksqueta, Iowa.
The venerable Rev Nathan 5 Beman.D j ,
formerly Of Troy, but lately Of Carboudale, III ,
died =, his esiieuee at thst plsce, August sih,
in his sith yeAr. He was d graduate Of Middle
bury College and forty years pastor Of tie Fin.
Presbyterian church il Troy, n. !.
Ethan smith, Eco. OF Moukton, lel ST
Tobey's Hotel, in that town. on Monday Of las
week He has been gentleman of l.ree so9ial
Aai political influence. and was. some years
since. Sheriff Of Allison County
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18


Among the pro1ineu. Ne= Ie-5ey Republicans
named f5r the Go7e-ao-ahip c. thst State s-c
Courtlsud Parker Of Newark, Cae-.es Oslen o.
Princeton, Ein0nd Bette r C-uIeu. Mar
lin Ryerson Of Sussex, an others
Tac savannah Republican Eaz happy say
Of looking al things political d. We arr con
viaeed, " It says, Sc that vith d proper effort
aud enlightenment as Co their true interests.
fully one-hslf. ifnot tso-;hir1s The c1i1rel vote
Of the south viii be cast f1- the i-nl--lti- can
ditatls A contemporary adiE &c Meier uiul
about teaching him be true interests only
en.igh-el Cuffse and hen 5al o.. L.s true
Interest for himself
Hon. James Speed, who hiss been presented
by the condition Of his health sid the duties Of
his profession from making any political speeches
II heutucky during The present cauraisu.
hss written a letter 10 which he warmly ella--
SIS President Grants aiuiuislrs..5u, ana aids
q. Ny hope for or STATE ard i17 ihe nation ls
the development O.. Republican pr.ucip.as. That
development uay be iupslai. it Cannot te
stopped Sooner OF LATER haut1-sy must Ji-lt
90 Us enli yuteujug Influence Ana then. wirE
all her shackles cast 0f t5e u. enter u-au a
career % prosperity sac- rs SIZE Los la-a- De- -.
known
Hon Benjam.u IT, HILL IN lal-es--l. t-e 81
nual address AZ Che C1mue1calcl- o. tle Ua.-
vesl-v % Georgia. incidentally s. ul.I O.. -a.
train u evils which have come u71a che ,--a
IS 8 consequence %. slavery. IL v-- f.r4.
70 says
.tThe principal cause %. cur fai --c a. a. te..
is the l..l that our system q -atlr vas s.sr..-
From ll.F. -s f-5m disturbed den .. s-a.-
have c-.~leI out tle iuuuueratle a-l -..-.1 l-
evils that have .4usl oG- energies a1.
our aIgri 200
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18

Nav YORK AND CANADA TRAFFIc-Some
very interesting facts hsve been presented relst
ing 10 the traffic maintained between New York
and Canada, showing that it must amount to an
important item in the commerce Of our country,
and be Of immense importance to the Dominion,
since probably hale her export trade goes
through the canals Of New York. Two thou
sand boats, on an average individual capacity Of
sixty tons, are employed in this bu,iness, and
generally aggregate SIX trips during the season.
They are able to secure full freight each way
From Canada they bring lumber, and osts and
barley from Quebec, and while en- route they
take iron ore from the Lake Chsmplain mines.
The iron trade alone is now amounting to about
70 900 tons a year. From New York the freights
are most largely refined sugars, Of which 49,
600 tons are annually shipped, the balance Of
the cargoes being made up Of general merchAn-
dis The conveyance Of passengers used to
constitute an important item Of the business Of
these boats, but the superior accommodations
afforded by the railroads and large steamers have
stopped this, so that out Of the two thousand
boats there is only one that processes to carry
passengers, and that one is only occasionally
p.tronizel by immigrants
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18
The " estfeld Explosion.

BuB--SG1oS, VT, Aug. B..
r. t.s Editor Or tlr H-5.tlla Taia1-
sIR.-I be- leave 90 offer a few lines On tie
sltJe- Of explosions
Eusf-S.eau csuuo. explode but Il mas the
power 20 hurst al OLD warn-cut boiler, and hSs
not the poTer TO burst vel bull boiler. 1,
good material. AM ~ s. working condition.
Secondly 80 produce 81 explosion, the boiler
must be strong enough TO retsiu the steam until
% passes from water to steam thence from
siesm, by the application o. hes-, II passes 20 81
iEuitsole gas, by stopping the necessary supply
OF wster AM keepn- up the heat il then passes
from au i-nitable 70 al explosive gas. which
then instantly bids defiance 90 the strength Of
iron, aud TO the power Of man
Thirily-lu the case o. the Staten Islaui ferry
boat, was il bursting Of the boiler by steam.
or was It an explosion Circumstances OF the
result prove most positively that 30 was an ez-
plosou.
Fourthly-Reep up the supply Of water lin
due time AMI Il is impossible 90 proiuce an exc
ilosiou by the application e hea- to water.
Carr JOHN NsHB
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18

The Post 0flce Department Las completed the
preliminary arrangements FOR the exchange Of
postal money orders with Grea; Britain, IN ac-
coriance with the recent convention. Five hun
dred and seventy Of the money order offices III
the United States hsve been authorized 20 issue
postsl orders on the Postmuter Of New York
city for payment in the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain and lrelani, and to pay Orders if-
sued by him for sums certified by the Post Office
Department Of that country for payment IN the
United States All exchanges are 10 be msde
through the two Governments exchange cfh,es
in New ! ork sni London. No single erier will
he issued for more than fifty dollars, but persons
desiring 10 remit larger suns cAn obtain add
tons. money orders. The rate o. commission
on these money orders will be as follows On
orders not exceeding : 10, 20 cents over SO
sni not exceeding so, 90 cents over so snd
not exceeding $50, - cents over $50 and not
exceeding so, Il; over 40 and not exceeding
$50. Sl45
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18

IHE BRANDON ScALE c.. -lle
Manufacturing Company have recently
4 large number Of scales 90 California So
distant points. An assortment % s-ae Sd
suces have been ittei up expressly i1r .--....
ton al the Califo-nis State Fair o pc Beg ..--
month, which for beauty and exec e1ca Oh
cannot be surpassed ny auy manuiaei'-'
United States or any other Safe The p-.l-.--
gliding. scaling and even the packing Is -
a manner highly merit1rious and crsli.t'.7
any shop or set Of vorkmen to be i,al- --. ~.
where The shipment embraces al s'-'s =
scales from q pest Office balance grocsrf '-'.
vhsrf scales. etc, up 20 a Taiiroa- '7'sA
Orders for scales come ID iasier 'nAn --1 -.-l
- tbei- sLop about * thousand feet ci a1af- i-
pev trip hammer snd other ua1hiaeTl
f,ojIitste the manufacture. snd they WI. s'-
able 10 I'll their orders as fast s. receivsi. i'-
are now some two months behind
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18

Mr. Greeley gives notice in the New ok
TrHune. that when the proper time comes he
will give his reasons fer believing that II Il
unwisc for the republican party TO re-nom-
mate Grant. tie has also SAID recently that
1t was quite too early to discuss candidates,
and Of course TOO early To decide ON candi-
dates. Yet b. has already decided that
Gen Grant should tof be a candidate, and
from the hashful manner in which he meets
the advances Of the Golden Ags and Of
some other papers that are making fun OF
him by proposing him for the presidency 1t
is to.erablv apparent that Nh Greeley thinks
somebody el-e. whom modesty forbids him to
mention. ought to be candidate. A glance
at history may show how much weight M
Greeley's views have on presidential candi-
dates. In ISIS, Mr. Greeley opposed the nom
nation Of Gen. Taylor. Gen. Taylor was nom
mated AMI elected. In 1850. be went to Chica-
% TO nominate Mr.. Bstes Of Missouri Mr.
Bates was scarcely heard Of, except iron MI.
Greeley. IN the convention. In lou4. he re
solutely opposed the denomination OF Mr..
Lincoln and was on the verge Of boiling, hut
Mr.. Lincoln was nominated and elected In
lS6s. he was Of the opinion that the repub-
licans should nominate Mr.. Chase. General
Grant was nominated. The only two candi-
dates who were Mr.. Gieeley's first choice,
viz Henry Clay in lo44, and John {. Ere
mont in 1856, were defeated in the elections.
1t would thus appear that the country and
Mr.. Greeley have not been altogether in ae-
cord. in the past, on the subject Of the presi-
dency. No more are they now, and no more
are they likely to be.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18

IzlHIl-- LzH1o--oy ASu FRS is JEa-fa
Crr-Ta- IIvs- part O. Jersey Cry vas star
t,sla5.u, one .' clock l-1-lsv morning ~ q sud
den exp .sio- wli-a shook The tui-i.u-s O the
usi -ator11l1. The report came from tnc conner
q Montgomery AID Washing % streets It
blew our tas la,.-e f---- 1f ,ls t1lling o. b..-
s--ee.s. AMI 6. vas then seen tas- TIE ia-erl 2
Va, O. uiass u Games. Pieces % the u1-iar
were hurled il every direction t5 The explosion,
and -ae aii1.1.as siisra.k ana The entire
s-rs.- WAS covered with sl-e. o, fame. TIE
l0ws- a1o- q the balIinr wss occupied by .
liquor store. carried on by two States prison
birds. nsmeI Ds-aucy AMI Niece uvsr the
store resided O. family Of eight persons. il is be-
Level ,a4- Tie 1uai.a- was iuteu-i1ua--y f-el
lul blown ag by one OF t1,a partners IL the
s-1-e. neither u vlom has been seen since the
explosion
Three dead bodies have been recovered from
Tie heap f ruins. The deal are MIRA Jennie
Smith. Miss Enua..ae. sister ln-.av "a Al-s
Smith d young LAZY Of seve1-eelI, aud John
Pe--iue boy are5 eleven. WHO resided with
the family. The injured are Mrs Robert Sharp
sul he- -he--iu-lsw. ll-s Shsrr- s.. The
former. who h1I recently gwen birth % a child.
Wa s. seriously burned that ir ls sad she cannot
survive. The shock q the FIRST explosion beng
f.Ioxei with rush Of lame and smoke. the
occupants lf the upper dl1- e. the building hAi
hs-ely time o. escape
Mrs Smith landed safely upon the -rcual.
d.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18

TIE right TO rebel. The tight to assas'ina'e' 'Ie
right to rule by al armed mob. these are ne
laueutsd " rights " lost TO the democracy
through he iron hand Of & strong governnen''
But n their place we have given the rgL' d
ballot TO millions Who were formerly slaves "e
have Increased the number Of schools ana COZ
leEes We have given the bible to al anu tne
privilege Of education TO all ; We have brought
the laboriug classes and the capitalists ln'o
closer relationship We hsye shown to all rs
tons that there s nothing autsgonis;ie between
strong government and strong people but
that 4 government founded in political honesty
and supported by the educated classes must
necessarily be strong. go
These are results the democratic party will
never lie able to show.
kEPUlLICtN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18

TEE LOAN IN EuaoPE-Ihe Secretary Of the
Treasury has achieved a most decided success in
placing the government loan in Europe This
has been accomplished through a combination
Of bankers a. home and sbroad, who will take
the entire uusold amount Of the Funding Five
per cent Loan. hitherto offered, some $780,
1000 or this amount $50, 100000 is re
served for the National banks here. and the
remaining $50. 600, 600 for London, Frankfort,
Amsterdam, and other European financial cen
tres the subscriptions in each case will be
managed by Jay Cooke * Co. The Five
Twenties Of 1862 will be called in. and the
exchange Of them effected The bonds to be re
deemed viii be drawn by lot. They will then
be advertised. and interest will cesse upon them
at the expiration Of ninety days from the date Of
dIawing. Two hundred millions Of the debt,
on which the government nov pay SIX per cent.
interest will thus he funded Al I've per cent-a
rate Of interest more nearly suited to the &C
tu,l condition Of the United States and to its
financial credit IN q Mr. Boutwelrs faithful
and energetic administration.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18

GRAND Army BADGEs.-The Commander-in-
chief has issued Circular No. /, ss follows
Hereafter the badges Of the Grand Army of
the Republic will be furnished through National
or Departmental Headquarters only, to posts at
50 cents each extra ribbons Al Is cents each
cash Individual members will apply through
Post QuartermAsters. In sending orders !; is
recommended that the amount thereof be sent
with the order in postal money order, to avoid
e1pepse Of collection on delivery and return
charges. Postsl money orders cent to National
Headquarters will be made payable to Roswell
Miller. and all communications on this subject
will be Addressed to P. o. Box SEQ, New York.
When badges are ordered to be sent by mail,
hostage must be sent at the rate Of tix cents for
each badge. The price has been reduced to a
figure which place, the badge within reach Of
every member, and it is hoped that every mem
Der will obtain one 1t is made Of captured
cannon, according to design adopted by the
National Encsmpment, and is the only author
lied badge Of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
liz -