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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-24

isIra.at. Ch. o., Addison, Ch,all
Barrett. D Windsor, Wmiasm
pe-s. } .. Washington, Orange.
wheeler. d Bennington, Eut.Aat
Royce. j.. Franklin, Grand Isle
l-1ss. J., Caledonia, Essex.
R-.is.i, J., Orleans, Limaile
y. PiEB2.ET, Che. Judge
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-24
Glen advertisements.
C0fGrrh CGsf be Cured.
LETTER FROM
EEeRry Ballard, Esq.
MEMBER OF THE
CHIIrENDEN COUNTY BAR.

BURLINGTON. Vt. Oct 10th, 1871.
DRs. LiGsTHILL & SMYrHs
DEAR SrRs,-It "a one year since you began to
treat for Chronic Catarrh which at that time ad
troubled me for about four years; your treatnen.
removed the disease that for tie past eight months
have had no return Oft and now feel as time ai-
yances that the euro Is permanent. l cannot too
highly recommend your careful and sklllfl treat
ment. It has the double merit Of being entirely
satisfactory while the treatment continues. and Is
permanent and lasting in its results Afterwards.
Very respectfully yours.
HENRY BALLARD.
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AND VICINITY.
meteorological Record.

10. "a :. q; Long 3 10; Elevation above tide
-,er s57 feet above Lake ChImplain q feet.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-24

The amount Of clre.essness in directing let
tsrs is incredible. A package Of twelve letters
was received at the post Office IN this city satur-
lay, forwarded from Burlington Masr, aias Of
which were for re5iients Of this city, though al
were directed plainly Burlington, -liass.''
Some Of them hsi been lying for month, in
she Massachusetts DOS, Office. The Post oGce
Department does the best it can with such
asses but 10 caa't sc expected to corrs5. al che
aaude-s IF careless correspondents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-24

r.-haps no Life Assurance Company in the
.-.el States At present, occupies s. more pr1mi-
as-, position before the publ, and is doing
4-ss- business than the Equitable Life, Of New
York. All demands 1poa IL are promptly me.
4lia its operations are conducted in such a
manner IS 20 warrant the condieuce OF the pee
PIE Nessrs. Roberts S. Whitsomb Of this city
.re the gaatlemauly and eti,isnt agents for this
company. for Northern New York, Vermont
SUI New Hampshire, snl are doing constantly
Increasing business
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-24

PscA's BLe,a. CoL-zcE s1atE5.
EaninS.o1. u
Nov l4-dtf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-24

Da5. L.GHIaIaL Z SEYTH
DEAR sIRs.-Ihs severe Catarrhal affection With
wi'ah have been troubled for years. has almost
elHrelY disappeared. feel content o.. 4 speedy
and permanent cure. most chesrfully bear testi
moly 10 the great skill which you hays shown in
the treatment OF my Iaeuitcass, alt take pleasure
In recaa1aoaJ'nr you g. those WHO aye similarly
oal.c.ef
F-ry respectfully volrs.
OSCAR AIWujt.
PlAs.ssuela. q st. sept. BE-. I--.
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Acreage temperature, Of the week p. ol9;
..s .tas week i--a, b. rs; fall Of snow, incbe
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-24

The funeral of the estimsb,e wife o., General
Henry was largely attended Monday after
noon. During her residence Of only few
years in Burlington, she hsd eulelrei herself
go q wide circle Of friends, many Of whom
gathered to psy their last tributes Of
respect over her coffin The members Of the
Grani Army were also present IN consider
ale numbers and escorted the remains Of the
wife Of their Department; Commander To the
grave. Truly, the modest woman. tae queen Of
4sfresile, the beloved wife and mother was
unknown.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-24

THIEVES At JoHSsov.-Nesdy Two weeks
since, about $500 worth Of cloth wss stolen
rom the office Of Dow & Pearl, wooden msnu-
iicturors, Johnfoa,Yt The officials have exerted
themselves ia securing the thieves, and have
nows son Of ooloa Upper OF Bakersfield, in the
.oluty jail. upon his oan confession, aud officer
Holmes came Tuesday evening with his supposed
a,oomplioe, having arrested him in Lawrence,
Mass. About one half Of the Goth was found
under wooiPile at Lawrence. The l@st person
arrested is one Hainss, who claims that he pur-
chased his portion Of Upper. He had an eH-
4mination Wednesday. The cloth is now nearly
E-l secured
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-24

r. P. HALL { co.. Nashua, \. H., Proprietors
For sale by all druggists. Nov I-wiW
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SUPREME CoURT.-The General Term closed
rlay. In the important SWsnion case, the
-0usttutions,ity Of the law permitting the town
10 bond itself IN all Of the railroad, was affirmed
and the mode Of obtaining the will Of the tax
payers was also sustained. The bill was dismiss
si Ia the briggs w. Burton case S new trial
was ordered In Elmun5s vs.. Chee7er and
Others. the decision is reserved
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Travellers stsnTance So,

msnt o. the Original Travellers Insurance. Company.
upon the Low RArs CASH Plan, Which IS popular.
Accident llsurancs granted .r.m one t. thlEty
days, IN toe Railway Passenger Assurance Con
pan OF Hartford, Conn.
TslsO. =. PECk,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-24

ASSETS. COIN. - ,Ie.ooo.ooo.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20
The Great Prniric Fires.

There is yet no diminution of the
great fires upon the Western prairies,
settled and unsettled. They extend
over portions of four States-NIichigan,
Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska. The
destruction of property and loss of life
is fearful, and thousands of people are
left HON ele5s and stripped of every dol
lar Of personal property. In another
column we give an interesting letter
from the scene of conilagration, written
by former citizen of this county. We
also append the following paragraph
from proclamation of the Governor
of Michigan, to-wit:
Several counties are almost entirely
ruined. Cities, towns and villages are
reduced to ashes the mills which gave
employment and support to hundreds
of families, whose townships of valua-
BILE timber, dwellings, barns, and crops,
are totally destroyed. The loss to both
life and property is appalling. Thou
sands of people are left homeless and
destitute of the absolute necessities of
life. Theappreaching inclement season
makes it fOrcibly terrible for the af-
ilicted people, and calls earnestly for
every citizen of the State, who escaped
the sad disaster, to contribute literally
to the relief of their afil icted fellow
citizens.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20
MARKET REPORTS.


TRUST WHAT TIME HAS SANCrIoNED.-The
maxim that the voice of the people is the voice
of the divinity, may in some cases, be open to
oubt, but the testimony of honest and enlight-
ened witnesses extending through series of
years, and all to the same pun port, is worthy of
credence, admits OF no question. Upon such
testimony the reputation of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters as an antidote and cure for many ailments
is based. During the twenty years that 1t has
been before tho world, innumerable preparations
intended TO compete with 1t, have gone up like
rockets, and come down the eXtinguished sticks
Meanwhile the progress of that incompatible
tonic has been swift and steady-always upward
and onward like the eagles flight. Its introduce
ton produced n revolution in therapeutics, and
ii proved TO be one OF those salutary revolutions
that cannot go backwards. To-day Hostetter's
christendom, and commands II larger sale than
any other medicinal preparation, domestic or
imported, on this side of the Atlantic. AS n cure
for dyspepsia, bilious disorders, nervous alice
tons, general debility, and as a preventive of
epidemic ievers, 1t takes precedence of every
other remedy. This fact should teach the ambl-
tious country dealers who endcavor to foist their
local abortons ON the public in its stead, how
futile their small attempts to cajoe the com.
munity must necessarily be. Where the game
fish have failed there is no chance for the "suclS-
crs.r
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20

After the election tho editor of the
Wyoming Journal sends us his paper of
September 10, containing what purports
to be biographical sketches Of STANTON
and BEATu. Substantially the editors
narrative sustains everything we have
ever said as regards the military po-
sition and history Of the gentlemen
named. STANTON was appointed Sur
geon in the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry
lReserves) in August, 1861, by Gov.
CURTIN. This appointment did not
give him position in the U. s. army,
but in November, 1862, he was appoint
ed by President LINCOLN .(nominally,
but by the Secretary of War in fact) to
the U. s. Volunteers, as Surgeon, and
was ordered to Columbus, Ohio, W here
he remained two years, according to the
journal, which brings his history up to
November, 1868. Then he was changed
to Cincinnati. Six months thereafter
Summer of 1864 he was sent to Detroit,
on Lake Michigan, where he remained
till the war was over Not one word is
said as to his having been in or near any
battle, or as to performing hospital or
other duties in the .felIi Yet his uncle
repeatedly promoted him and he left
the army Colonel! He nerer serued
IN Il as such, and never held military
command! All medical officers hold
military rank, TO fix their pay, but do
not command troops or exercise the au-
thority of officers Of the line.
1t may DO hero remarked that the
Philadelphia Press had moro respect for
accuracy than to palm the Radical can
didate for Auditor General Off as Colo
mel, and invariably spoke of him as
Doctor STANTON.
We have only to sum up to wit;
STANTON never served on tho fold
never saw or heard battle, spent all
the time of the war in northern s tates,
and was indebted to his uncle for all his
promotions. The Wyoming Journals
own history proves these facts, and its
ungentlcmanly epithets only recoil up
on its editor. Such weapons very GER
tainly do not affect us-if the editor of
the Journal chooses to place himself
where the use of them ranks him it is
no business of ours.
Another word. We always carefully
look over our exchanges and read their
editorials. We did not note the Jour-
mats history of STANTON, no doubt for
the reason that it contained no informa-
tion regarding him that we had not
given to the public. Its absurd and
puerile attempt to give STANToN's mil.
itary position meritorious aspect was
of course not worthy of observation.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20
Luzerne COunty..Bribery at Elections.

In Luzerne county the whole Demo-
cratic ticket is elected, except KIsNER,
for Representative. PARRISH, Radi-
cal, had over 1900 majority in the
county for Senator, but, thanks to the
sterling honesty Of the Democrats of
Monroe and Pike, he is defeated in the
District by about 1000 majority. Not
only thanks to them for the political
advantage maintained by them, but ten
thousand times greater thanks for stop
ping the tide of corruption! Luzerne
yielded to PARRIsH's IS money, but Mon
roe and Pike were invulnerable.
There ought to be law to prevent
any man from holding an Office OBJ
tanned by the use of money; and bribery
at elections, or furnishing money that
is used in that way, ought to be made a
penitentiary offence. Stronger guards
must be thrown around the ballot-box
or instead of obtaining an expression of
the will of the people by means of the
ballot it will become the direct means
of preventing the expression ofthat will
and of corrupting the public. Take this
Luzerne result as an example: the vote
for Senator simply indicates that one
candidate had sufficient pecuniary abil-
ity and disposition depraved enough to
buy SO many votes that rightfully be-
longed to his opponent, and that there
were so many voters base enough to
sell themselves! The aoiU Of the people
is by no means expressed in the Sena-
torial vote in Luzerne, and but for the
integrity of the people of Monroe and
Pike would have been entirely set at
naupht
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20
European News.

Trouble Is threatened all over Europe,
AT the election in France for members of
some sort of constituent Congress, no
party obtained decided majority over
all, but the different branches of the
SO called Republicans will have large
majority ifcombined. The imperialsts
and monarchists showed unexpected
strength. Their weakness is evidently
their antagonism to each other. We see
nothing as yet TO change our oft ex-
pressed conviction that Bonapartism
will ultimately prevail.
Spain is threatening revolution, but
the republicans now profess to have
only peaceable desires. No party there
is willing to award independence to
Cuba.
Even in England there is strong re-
publican agitation. The Queen is still
ill and it is generally credited that
her mind is seriously affected. The heir
apparent, Prince of Wales, is unpopu-
lar. In case of the Queens death, or
utter incapacity, trouble is appre-
hended.
Attempts have been made, but frus-
trated, to bum Rome.
Prussia and Austria have kissed and
made friends, and the former is now
unquestionably the arbiter of Europe.
Russia is endeavoring to conciliate
Turkey, for what purposes remains to
be seen.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20
The Chicago Fire.

Nearly one half of the immense city
was destroyed-perhaps more than one
half its value. Hanging few speci-
mems put stop to incendiaries, but the
thieves were not so easily quelled; %
to so of the latter were shot, many
more were arrested, but still they con-
tinued their depredations.
Immediate efforts will be made to re-
build the city on grander scale than
ever. The great generous heart of our
people opens to the relief of the suffer-
ers, and even from Europe the contrlbu.
tlons are heavy. In fact with the in
surances, the entire loss of Chicago will
no doubt be made up, if the contribu-
tions can be fairly distributed-more
than made up.
But who sympathises with the greater
sufferers, the country people OF the
great fire district the West? Chicago
attracts all the attention, while the
scattered and isolated sufferers of the
plains and small towns are left wholly
without aid i! This should not be.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20
Election Riot and Murder in Philadelphia

A riot occurred in Philadelphia on
election day which resulted in the death
of two or three persons and the wornd-
ing of many more. One of the killed
was Prof. CATO, an educated and lead
ing negro. He does not even seem to
have done any thing to provoke an as
sault, much less to justify assassination.
Large rewards are offered for the appre.
henslon of his murderer, and it is
scarcely possible that he can escape.
While we are firmly opposed to confer
ing suffrage upon negroes, we maintain
that they are as much entitled to pro-
lection in their natural and conferred
rights as other people. In the exercise
of any of these they must have the
same protection as white people, and
any wrong perpetrated upon them
should be as promptly redressed. We
hope the murderer in this case may be
promptly arrested, convicted and exe-
cuted. The question of the propriety of
negro suffrage has nothing to do with
the due execution of the law against
the murderer
CATTo's death is particularly to be
regretted because he was much better
educated than nearly all others of his
race and was devoting his advantages
ana ability to raising his brethren, if
possible, from their present low estate.
lie exercised much influence over them,
ana we are bound to say that influence
was for good.
1t Is not the negro who is to blame
for intruding him upon us as voter.
That blame attaches solely TO white
men-the negro never asked it-and
the public well know to what white
mne. 1t is they who must justly bear
all the sins that follow in the wake of
negro suffrage, The negro can not even
be justly censured for exercising a right
voluntarily conferred upon him by a
race who claim to be his superiors, and
while there Is law enacted by white
men which declares he may vote he is
entitled to full and complete protection
in the exercise of that right. In any
case his life must be protected upon an
exact equality with that of the white
man.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20

Sion Thief,


This is the cry of the people to the
Radical party. Will the robber be
stopped at the ballot-boX?
A plundered public demands the ar
rest of the criminal. Too long has he
escaped the punishment due his nefa-
rious deeds; too long has he eXemplified
the plating of sin with gold, against
which "the lance CT justice hurtless
breaks.'
But his Nemesis is aroused. His
crimes have become too tiagrant to be
further endured. What harvest this
rascal has resped Creeping into our
confidence as sneak thief, he has
become now the full.hedged bold high.
wayman. Where does he not steal !?
What limit is there to his plunderings !?
lie robs the national treasury.
His hands revel at will among the
Golfers of the State.
His thieving is manifested In cities
and counties and boroughs.
He steals wherever there is anything
to steal.
Is it not time that he was arrested?
That he has not before been throttled
is due to-what?
To the indifference of his victims-the
result of the demoralizing influence of
Radicalism. How effectually, too, has
he diverted our attention by "patrictic"
strategy while he played upon our
pockets
And this is an influential thief. Even
the Courts he corrupts, and partisan
Judges tremble and obey the wishes of
this pirate. Magistrates of common
wealths are ready to save from prison
taints the immaculate garments of the
Thief.
But the malefactor, whose case has
been so long postponed, comes now to
the Bar of Public Opinion,
Let him have justice
Let the witnesses throng to the ballot.
box and hand in their testimony. The
proof of the criminals guilt is abun-
dant. The plundered taxpayers can
furnish 1t.
Convicted already, the forms of trial
only remain, and an injured and out
ragged public demands that these be
observed, that the verdict be fairly
taken, and that the judgment thereon
be honestly recorded.
The word, then, is "stop theft"
Shall he not fall in his tracks beneath
shower of ballots, never to plunder
more?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20
PrCnaring for Recollection.

President GRANT has declared mar
tial law in several counties of South
Carolina, and has suspended the writ of
habeas corpus therein, because the citi-
zens lit is alleged) refused to give up
their private arms, which they deemed
necessary to the protection of their fam
lilies. The latter deny that there have
been any unusual outrages in the coun-
ties concerned, or such rs the courts
could not correct. The declaration of
martial law il made upon demand of
U. S. Senator SCOTT, of this State, and
not at the request of the people most
deeply interested, and is clearly poll
tical dodge. Whenever GRANT makes
up his mind that he cannot otherwise be
reelected he will declare martial law
throughout the South and in necessary
northern localities too.
Suppose the people of Columbia
county were required to deliver up
their arms within five days, how many
would do it?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20

The Carlisle Volunteer sums up the
cause of the defeat of the Democratic
party in that county and the consequent
loss of the State Senate. 1st, the "new
departure "-2d, voters were bought up
openly at from five dollars per head
upwards, like hogs in the market-3d,
the Crawford county system of nomi-
mating, which engendered so much ILL
feeling that it was impossible to unite
the party ON its nominees. The lesson
is dear one, but is hoped may not be
lost,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20

IN Centre county, where the Belle.
fonte JPatchman, the organ Of the De-
mocracy, SO fiercely denounced the
thew departure" there is a Democratic
gain of ll3 over the majority of 1863.
p. GRAY MEEK, the fighting editor of
the organ, goes back to the Legislature
for the fourth term by creditable ma
jority.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20
New Advertisements.
A UDITOR,S NOTICE.

H. ESTATE OF REBECCA VANDERsLICE, DECD
Th3 undersigned appointed by the Orphans
Court of Columbia county, Auditor to distribute
funds in the hands OF Administrator of Rebecca
Nanderslce. deceased, will meet the parties in.
terested for the purpose of his appointment at
his Office in Bloomsburg, on Tuesday, Noyembe
2Sth. 1871, ut 10 O'Clock a. IN. of said day, All
persons having claims on said estate are re.
quired to attend be forever debarred from
Coming III for part OF said lund.
e. b. BROCKWAY,
oct2O1l-Ot Auditor,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20

IMMENSE defalcations in the Freed
mans Bureau at Washington are Just
discovered, but it will take some days
to ascertain the full amount. AS ma
jority of the people seem to be delighted
with the robbery of the Federal reve-
nues, we expect to see much rejoicing
over the event! The plunderers haye a
fair chance now-the more they steal
the larger will be the Radical majorities
at elections! If GRANT Is reelected
1t will be Tor the simple reason that he
and his chief officers neglect the public
business.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20
A UDITOR,S NOTICE.

"A ESTATE OF JOHN TRAUB, DECD.
the undersigned, appointed by the Orphans
Court of Columbia county, Auditor TO distribute
funds IN the hands OF accountant OF John Tradb
deceased, Will meet the parties interested for the
purpose of his appointments at the Office OF W. IL
Abbott, ESD, in Catawlssa, on Monday No.
yember 2Tth 1871, at o'clock p. IN. All persons
having claims on SAID estate are required TO AT
tendor be forever dsbarred from coming in for
part OF said fund. c, b, BROCKWAY
oct2U7l-6w Auditor
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20

TIE Philadelphia delegation forced
the "new departure" on our State con-
vention, alleging that it would largely
increase our vote there. Over 900
Radical majority in the city shows that
it increased our vote there as it did
everywhere else-as the b'hoys say, in
q Lnl,ll I
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20

RADICAL negroes beat their own race
from the polls, at the late election in
Philadelphia, who desired to vote the
Democratic ticket, and that was the
cause of the disturbance. The blood
shed is upon their heads. The murder
of Cato can be traced directly to the
interference of Radical negroes with
Democratic negroes. 1t is just so in
Washington at every election Wash.
ington Patriot.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20
JMBAN DEMOCRAT BLOOMSBURG COLUMBIA COUNTY PA.

command the public respect and conf
dence, the Democracy can and will
carry the State, and one complete DEM
ocratic victory in Pennsylvania will
put an end to the present Radical party
forever.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20

The great Floridian land sink is pro-
nounced hoax. There is, however, no
disputing the great Congressional land
sink here in Washington, through
which more than 2,O0O,OOO,OoO acres of
the peoples lands have gently and
noiselessly slipped out of sight.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-10-20
COuraTe. npmncratSi

Let those who feel Respondent about
the result of the recent election bear in
mind that from 1863 to 1869 the Democ
racy were uniformly beaten from $4,000
to 10000 majority against them. In
1869 this large majority was reduced to
little over 1000. Thea 10000 negro
votes were added to the Republican
strength and yet we are now beaten
only $4,000. Gen. HANCOCK can carry
the State next year