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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22
Perkinsville. Nov. 6. Is;

VETERANS At ~ PoLL~.-The P-eSiIsr-
tial election at Orwell, on Tuesday last. VIZ,
remarkable for the numberofye-eran voter,
that appeared at the polls. and with one ok
ception, east their votes for Grant and WI
son. The first one. s., 20 vote. wa, Ruf-
Whitmore, a veteran IF ninety-iour year,
He had voted AT every Presidential election
except those Of Washington and the elder
Adams. He remarked. when about 90 easy
his vote, that be had served hi, c1uu--,
as a soldier In the war of l~l2. and. a. h.
had stood by his country in the time of war.
be should not be unmin ifli Of It's best .1te-
rests in time Of peace He then voted th-
Grant and Wilson ticket. az the same time
saying. IN the memorable language ot John
Adams, e. While f1 Ire. let me have
country, and that country free country
IL had been agreed before the opening % tl-
poll. that Mr. W should east The ir~-
vote, and his name head the list 90 voter, n
Orwell. The second vote was clS- b
DAME. VI. Cook, eighty-three years o.i. who
voted the fifteenth time for president. fol-
lowed by Judge Bottum. aged ~egeu-y--.x.
With his fourteenth pre~idenria. vote. Then
came DR.. y. Gale, for the thirteenth pre-I-
dental election, and DR. Ear. Cl~imau.t-
the fourteenth ume-all aiding o. ra- az
the majority for Grant and Wilson. There
were several other veterans who p1.-ei tlei-
and fourteenth vote for President.
and all, with one exception voted with the
party. for Grant and Wilson.
We doubt if the same number of voters. VIZ
have participated in a- many Successive
presidential elections. can De found IN any
other New England town with the ~lms
voting population. ten. Grant received
l6l votes, and Horace Greeley -. making
the republican majority l39 The result ot
the election was appropriately celebrated -hr
next evening, by q general illumination -
Rutland Herald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22
= PFC rEAMATION.

WHEREAS. the President Of the United States, on
. eleventh day of October, instant, issued hi:
Pr,cl ,uitn. CALM upon all citizens of the United
states. on the TwENTY-ElGHTH DAY OF No
y..ER NEXT. to assemble at their respect
u Is worship, and there make their acknowl-
e. ,nents to tod for his kindness and bounty
Therefore. and IN accordance with the uniform
custom Of the State, do earnestly invite all the
-tz-n. Of this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from
nus ments and all unnecessary labor on the day
above named and in unison with our fellow citizens
OF our entire nation,-to assemble as above re-
qnested By the President; and with unfeigned
grat tude t. cur Heavenly Father for his nnumera-
bic temporal blessings, and with hearts Of fervent
devotion, and sincere penitence for our sins,
earnestly sing Let the people praise Thee,
0 God: let all the peoplepraise Thee o let the
nations be glad and sing for joy; for Thou shalt
Judge the people rishteously, and govern the ma
tions upon earth" and in the name and for the
sske Of our blessed Redeemer, invoke Divine for
giveness and favor not only for the people Of our
state and nation but for all the people throughout
the world and that the name O. Christ and his
glorious gospel be everywhere known and acknowl-
edged and his kingdom and merciful reign speedily
bscome universal.
Given under my hand and the Seal Of the state,
in Executive Chamber at Montpelier. this
twenty-second day OF october, in the year ofour
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
two and Of the independence Of the United
States the ninety-seventy.
julius CONVERSE
By the Governor
JosErH j. benson,
Secretary ofCiyil and Military Affa.fs-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

The shoe business was lively during the
fire in Boston. A man was found on
Pearl street, when the FIRE was raging there,
busily picking up boots and throwing them
away again, after close examination.
When asked by an officer what he was
about, he coolly replied that he was looking
for pair of Fights. Another had loaded
himself down with boots and shoes which
had been thrown out of window. After
reaching secluded spot, he took an account
of stock, and after completing his labors, he
was heard to exclaim " Not darned left !
as sure as yer i've"
The Post declares that since the fire qu..s
a number of people are complaining of ten
der feet. and chiropodists are gleefully an
ticipating rich harvest from the crop of
corns in prospective. The solution of this,
the latest epidemic, may be attributed to
trying on boots and shoes in a great hurry
and by the lurid glare of The great confag-
ration.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

FRIGHTfUL STORM N DENNARK.-Cable
dispatches report that the storm which
ragged in the north ofEurope on Wednesday
and Thursday was very disastrous Throughout
Denmark and on the coast. The wind blew
hurricane, and rain and snow fell inces-
sanity The streams oyeriowed and mum
dated the country for miles around. Great
damage was done to the seaport towns.
Half of the town Of Praesto, on the Island
of Seeland, in the Baltic, was laid waste.
The small island of BOtoe was wholly sub
merged, and every inhabitant was drowned
The fishermen on the islands ofZingt, Oars,
and Hiddensoe lost all their fishing -smacks
and apparatus and their houses and contents
were heavily damaged by the high water
Nearly all the cattle on the islands were
drow ed. The wells were flooded from the
sea. and the inhabitants are suffering great
for want of fresh water, food and shelter.
The government has dispatched steamers
laden with supplies 10 their relief. The loss
of life, both on the islands and the main
land, is very great Numerous marine dis
asters occurred, eighty wrecks being already
reported, including the Norwegian ship
Sesostris, with fourteen of her crew.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

The following acts in addition to those
already published. have heeu approved
and signed by the Governor, to November
l4th
An act 70 Incorporate the Southern Yer.
mont marble and mining company.
An act to incorporate the Rupert duirv
company.
An act to enable certain towns in Wash
ington, Lamoille and Orleans counties IN
aid in the construction Of the Montpelier
and Black River railroad
An act in amendment Of chap. 100 of the
general statutes . Of general provisions com
corning crimes and punishment"
An act to incorporate the Northern Yer
mont and Champlain Extension railroad
company.
An act TO incorporate the Montpelier and
Black River Railroad company
An act to incorporate the AIontpelicr
iiardwick and Black River railroad.
An act in relation to the time of teachers
in district schools,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

1t seems from the following, which We
are glad to find in the Rutland H.rgid, thar
one of the legal gentlemen retained BIS the
Vermont Central in 1860. think, IL proper
enough that some explanation should be-
given, and -'cheerfully" makes one as fol-
lows
Editor RmiGqd HERALD received ou
Monday evening, from friend. copy 0.
the Boston IrlrsLe~ Of Oct. %. containing
an account. charged hy Mr. Hatch. against
the trustees and managers of the Vermont
Central and Vermont and Canada ui.r0ad-.
tlf money paid certain persons in the year
l-69. / also read in yesterdays Herald au
article upon that subject. in whicH the per-
sons t. whom the money was paid are asked
O. make explanation This. SD far as ~
CARDS myself, cheerfui,y do
Near the close Of the session of the Yer
mont Legislature Of 1869, Hon J D. Hatcn
said 10 me that since Mr. Tracy's death the
Vermont Central had had no attorney in
Windsor county; that they had not been
able TO make satisfactory arran Eement5 with
the managers Of the sullivan railroad for
running over their railroad. and that they
contemplated building a railroad from
Windsor % Bellows Fails on the west side
Of the Connecticut river. unless such az
rangement could be made, that be thought
l could aid them in the matter of land
damage, and that they wished % retain
me in this and other bushes, requiring the
services Of a lawyer In this vicinity.
At that time there was not. % my know
edge, any matter pending in the Senate in
which the managers Of the Vermont Centra.
We're interested. did not understand that
rnL- rara fra~ Iav mon f.g. -Las,. E.
10 my duties as legislator. AMI
with that view | consented 70 Be retained
During the time was a memberot the
Senate, l have no knowledge that an.
measure came before that body in any way
affecting the interests Of the Managers %
the Vermont Central and Vermont 1ui
Canada railroads
had no knowledge Of the employment Vi
any other persons, until saw the Irl-I-
WV. VI pNlBY
PerkinSviile. Nov. e. ls-2.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

HARrLANp.-Ihe Carey neigbhlrhood VI
llartlaud Hill' was NOT p little excite.
during the night of Iue-iav. the OCCASION
being rape upon the adopted daughter Of II
;. GOodell. a young lady Of some sixteen
years Of age. In the evening Parker kn9w.-
ton Of IattsyIlle, a Young man who bear
the name Of being a little " hard, called
at Mr. Go0dell's house and aitsrspeniins .
short time in conversation uudpr'i,S-in5 ~
be DESTROYS of buyiug apples, a-ST4 .-e
young lady 20 ride with him t'1nci-
house, whittier be- said be- vas gong -
FIRST she hesitated, bat finally. Nir.',-'- 49,,
request and went out With nun. ,bs
cuSe 10 her for not finding hiS l,'''H a. .'
door he stated tha, be hii'As,' u ~ g.
tain place in the fence only i'" 'lI' NJ, .'--
the hon.e and In that direction tNeS "alA''
When he hal got he- o -l.-cieAl ll''Iii,'
s., -, L.,.,-s.r. ur tIvl acr1mpucer up-
r - onJ rbsy seized the girl and forced
h. 80 o a tbs highway into the field, where
- .,b;oet was accomplished. The alarm
- -, a. som rs She got back q the
bopss a messenger was sent 10 O"hN,a".'
P,rL vino armed with the proper docu-
,oer,r si-ned by Justice Warren, Proeeedeii
an The hunt and before the night ended
caught the man KnowIton, who l. no" IN
der arrest. kn0wlton' assistants m thr
oYtra zoe the girl was unable % recognize.
bnt d5ripg the day Tuesday there were
three of them in company and on a drunk
and il will be strangeit they escape justice
49, Woodstock Ndaddrd.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

Another form of disemper has broken out
among the horses in New York City, chiefly
in the livery and horse-railroad stables. and
among horses which had the least discharge
from the nostrils during the first stage Of
the disease. 1t is supposed that the matter,
instead of being discharged, passed into the
system, and now produces kind of dropsy
the legs and belly swelling to an enormous
size. Several animals have died in the
greatest pain. At the Third Avenue horse
railroad stables out of 1000 horses there
have been sight cases, four Of them fatal
The only dangerous stage of the disorder
seems to be when the swelling extends to
the breast, in the region of the heart and
lungs. The treatment thus far has gener-
ally consisted in rubbing the swollen parts
with liniment composed of camphor,
hartshOrn and sweet OIL, with slight doses
of physic. Several valuable horses which
had apparently entirely recovered, on being
taken out and used as ordinarily, have been
seized again by this dropsy and died. Sew
eral cases of this new disease have appeared
at Baltimore, where business has been, and
still is, greatly interrupted by the epidemic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22
BY the Governor

4 Yermonter now living in another state
writes Us as follows - notice your
Legislature is Investigating the subject OF
members having retainers from the railroad
If they decide it to be all right, had they
not better fix some limit to the amount to
be paid in such fees, and the numbers from
WON a member may receive them And
he goes on to mention a case in his State, in
which it Is believed that the sums paid as
retainers " to single member, in each
year of his legislative service, by various in
tsrests, was equal to S25, 1000" all paid
he SAYS. " in small sums from various quar-
tiers and different interests, simply As re-
tainers. with no expectation Of favorable
legislation, but with the idea that hostile
legislation was thereby rendered more diff
cult"
Ofcourse We know nothing about this
case; but if correctly reported, it explains
perhaps, how it Is that in some States, men
can afford to make such OUTLAWS for the sake
o getting into the legislature. We have
heard that a man, whom we could name, in
an adjoining State, spent 100000 to make
S re his return to the Assembly, at the late
election. Long may it be before money can
e - spent or such outlay afforded in
Vermont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

An act to incorporate the West Fairlee
Savings Bank and Trust company.
An act to incorporate the village Of Bran
don.
An act to incorporate the Alpha Chapter
of Sigma Phi Society Of the University Of
Vermont and State Agricultural College.
An act in amendment of an act to cstab-
fish the North Bennington graded school dis
trict
An act to incorporate the Village aque-
duct company of ST Adams.
An act TO incorporate the Midland rail
road company.
An act to amend an act to amend sec.
81, chap. Sc Of the general statutes entitled
'' Of private corporations approved Nov.
10, 1870.
An act in amendment Of and in addition
to an act entitled an act to incorporate the
Vermont mining company.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

For several years the Governor-General Of
Canada has, in Difference TO the Church OF
Rome, RETAINED from naming any day Of
public thanksgiving. That Church declines
wholly to permit any interference, even by
implication, with its exclusive jurisdiction
in matters religious. 1t appoints its own
thanksgiving services Fit sees fit, but de-
clines to concur in any day of State ap-
pointment. 1t has so many religious holt
days already that it wants no more The
Protestant bodies, on the contrary, all de-
sire day appointed by the Government,
that it may be legal holiday, leaving, of
course, all free to use that holiday as they
see fit. The new Governor General. Lord
Duferin, was manly enough to appoint a
day this year, THURSDAY, Nov. a. not
outstanding the strong adverse Roman
Catholic influence around him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

-thl following paragraph came from Bos-
ton before the fire, and what the writer
means is that the horse spidemic is preva-
lent
Horses that have not run for years, and
can't be made to run in any satisfactory
way, row run freely at the nose, and the
amount of hacking among the hack horses
and coughing among the hearse horses is
- aething, without precedent, The, Dutch
because he had a colt in the head, But
every other horse one meets to-day seems to
have colt in the head.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

Whatever was the fact with the Old
Guard, ." it appears that some of the New
Guard wont die, nor surrender either.
Some Of those who called themselves liberals
under the lead Of Mr. HaSssurek held a
meeting in Cincinnati last Saturday to form
new party and appointed delegates to wait
upon the democratic and liberal state com
mAtee>. and invite the persons represented
by those committees to declare their old
partie, extinct and join the new organiza-
ton under the name of the - liberty party,
with the Cincinnati platform. amended by
substituting for its tariff resolution more
decided expression Of opinion in favor ola
tariff for revenue only, a. its declaration of
principles. Any attempt Of this sort will be
a sad failure There are not liberals enough
in the whole country to make party Of
consequence, and the Democrats. although
terribly demoralized and scattered by the
late tremendous defeat they received, see
very plainly now if never before that there
Is no success TO be had by joining handful
Of disappointed, angry politicians, to make
new party, and 50 abandoning all their
own organization and prestige The Tribune
which Is now an independent paper -
tells those new party men that the idea Of
- tariff for revenue only is a delusion
and a snare. The tariff question Is likely
to be thoroughly canyaSsed in ls76, but it
does seem untimely to raise it now. The
public mind Is weary Of political agitation
and signs for season Of peace and rest
We are afraid peace is just what this sort Of
politician does nj want. If there Is no
dust kicked up and people set 10 talking
about them, they are unhappy
1t does seem as if some Of thepoor d" liber-
al faction were like,the turtle. Whose cut Of
head Paddy pounded 50 vigorously. what
DO YOU do that for?" said by-stander, isn't
he dead 90 " Yes, your honor, says Paddy,
81 the crater is dead, hat he's not Siusible Of
il
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22
The EPIzooTIc AMONG DEER.-The Chi
cago Inter Ocean Of Nov 9th, says

Ihh EflLoollt AMpNd DEkk.-lEt NJ
cago Inter Ocean Of Nov. 9th. says
Alderman Batcham. who has been on Il
visit 10 his lumhermen in Michigan, twelve
miles from haniSstee, says his men report
that many deer are found dead in the woods,
having died from epizooty. No deer is shot
now, and when one is found dead the skin
is removed to be made into leather. The
horses used in the woods are all sick, and
the men treat them to hemlock fumigations
and sweats with good results.
This is a remarkable fact, if true, in re-
gard to the deer. If the distemper attack
horned cattle in the woods, how long will it
spare our domestic cattle 1t seems, too,
that the horse disease prevails as extensive
" in the wild fresh air of the woods, as in
the city stables. North and south, east and
west. where the summer and fall has been
wet. and in regions which have suffered
from dronth, the scourge prevails alike.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

The Republicans whe before the election
asserted that they would have two-thirds
majority In the next Congress, were suppos-
cd to be joking. As nearly as we can esti-
mate, the Forty-third Congress will be com
posed of 2o3 Republicans and eighty-nine
Democrats, giving New Hampshire and
connecticut, which vote next spring, the
sme division as now. This will be Re-
publican majority of one hnndred and four
teen If the returns continue to come in as
msorabiy as they have been doing, there
VI! not bsa respectable fighting minority
sf Democrats IN the nest Congress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22
The Springfield R,sa5lea, ofFriday >ay,

The Springfield Republican Of Friday 'ay';
At last there seems good prospect that
the present Vermont Legislature Will give
the state a measure which public sentiment
has long demanded, but existing corpora
tions have hitherto succeeded in staving on
"a general railroad law, A bill estab-
fishing essentially the same system relative
to the granting Of charters for new roads as
that which became law in Massachusetts, last
spring, has passed the Senate by the deci-
siive vote of 81 to 5, and seems likely to 20
with equal ease through the House, the
common-sense view of the matter which the
press has advocated having apparently been
now generally adopted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

The footings up of majOrities in the En-
pire State leave Gen. Grant more than 81,
600 ahead. Complete returns are not yet in
The Assembly will stand Republicans, 81
Democrats, SO; Independent, Ia eleai
Republican majority of 81
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

At the last advices President Grants
majority in Pennsylvania had run up to
one hundred thrty-three thousand fire hun
dred and hirty-seren, and several Republic
can precincts remain to be heard from.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

At Moriah, n. Y on Saturday, YIN II.
Craft completed his 100 miles in 100 hours,
without sleep, and therefore claims to be
champion Of the United States. He will
walk for the championship of the world in
Montreal, within two or thfse weeks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

The Republicans in Kentucky made
splendid capzass. They came near redeemins
the State Greeley's majority being less
than :, 900 In 1868, the Democrats had 4
majority approaching $4,000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

The Boston Advertiser appears in enlarg-
ed form, and is now the largest daily in
New England, and one which is second to
none in all the elements of a good news
paper.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

The final footings of the Election give 10
President Grant 30 States, with 800 Elector-
81 Votes and to Mr.. Greeley seven States,
which give u Electoral Votes. The Gree
I'y States are Maryland (s), Georgia (lD,
tennessee (l2), Kentucky Q2,) Missouri
uS, Louisiana (s), and Texas (s). Mr..
Greeley will have one more than onc-ffth of
the 366 Votes in the Electoral College He
has done better than General Scott did in
1853. At that election there were 296 Elec-
toral Votes, only ~ of which-or less than
one-ssventh ofthe whole number-were east
for the hero of Cerro Gordo. On the other
hand President Grant viii have more cleo
toral votes than We're ever cast for any can
didate before.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22

The mule that for three years has been
confined in the west shaft of the lloosac
tunnel, 3ls feet in the ground, has now got
well developed attack of the horse dis
ease. Every animal above ground had it,
probably, and the ''epizoo" was bound to
finish up, if it went through to China.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22


toral of Oct 10th on the eprnting. Deeming 1t
1t made it obligatory upon all persons proposing to
do the printing in question, to forward, on or be-
fore the 10th day OF July their sealed proposals to
the Office Of the Secretary Of State.
First-these proposals were to be sealed. Second
they 10 be forwarded on or before the 10Th day
OF JULY, net afterwards. On the third Monday OF
that month, the same statute made it obligatory
upon the Secretary State and the Auditor, at one
o'clock p. n, 10 open these seals, and award the
contracts to him who would do the work cheapest.
other things being equal
The editorial before me charges that this was not
dene; but that on the contrary, tenders were re-
eevod by these State officials the said third Mon
dav Of July and then they awarded the contract 10
these ILLEGAL tenders They, in notifying the FREE
PRESS ayerre that the statute, far as they were
concerned. was simply advisory. By the Montpelier
Journal Yesterday. We are informed that the Su-
preme Court decided the Interpretation Of these
officials to be correct
But what counsel did the statute give these Off
Gals, Did it advise them to receive offers, sealed
or unsealed at the option Of the party, after the
10th Of July, DID it leave it to their discretion to
allow parties to appear and present their tenders on
the same DAY in which they were required TO break
the seals, Or did the law empower them to make
those proposals legal, that had been deposited AZ
ter the tenth Of July: Then why did the statute
say that these proposals must be deposited on or
before the tenth day ofthat month,
To me it is evident that proposals not conforming
to this statute it intended to exclude from the COM
petition and that it required the Secretary Of State
and the Auditor to exclude them from it, In this
the officials had no choice The FREE Pass is right,
therefore. in demanding such exclusion, and the
supreme Court erred in not so deciding.
read the Joa mars reply to the FREE Pass to
see if those officials could be defended, but It made
their case so much worse IS to awaken in my mind
many fears of corruption where had not expected
il u.