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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-09

Order reigns a New OrleanF. The bitter and
protractcd legislative struggle seems to have
really ended. with a complete victory for Gov.
Warmoth at sll points The CarteEte members
Of the Senate are back in their seats, and the
House members Of that faction have also appeared
and asked for permission to return, which has
been granted, EXCEPT in the case Of Carter and
several Of his chief nbeitoIs. The House has
parsed resolution rstifyiug the action Of the
extrs session in cxpelling Carter end electing
Brewster Speaker in his plsce, and the courts
have strengthened wsrmoth's position by de-
olaring thst the .sseublage over which Carter
has pretended to preside mad no legal authority
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-09

RUTLAND.-The rain Tuesday made sd h.yoo
with the snow and with the kopes Of the ilvef7
stable men
A fight Tuesday. Two brothers fit
another nan for jug Of Whiskey. The broth
ers won. The Grand Juror il after The stakes
Monsghsn's " animal - hiss been found near
Cuttings'ille. Ii bad two legs oaly, siih teeth
made Of steel with a handle to IT,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-09
An Arm ull.''
poUn DOLLARS WORTH for TWO

The regular price o. this beautiful picture is two
soIlsrs. and it eannst be obtained Of the PRINT
s.llars fo- anv less FuG. We thus give
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-09

It appears that the l,te General EEe.l "ss
sick several days before lis aiseale terminated
fatally. During his sickness, CONSCIOUS that his
end was near. be inside his will, after which he
remarked 81 don't want any monument
r,i,ed over me only plain Maidstone and
foot-ttoae. Ike those over the graves Of NJ
father and my mother in Virgins Ny rank
while in the Confederate service might be Ia
scribed upon one Of the stones, but wish moth
ing III the inscription which vii! cast any re-
Fiction upon the government Of The United
States
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-09

DR.. william 7. Colins, late Pension Agent ct
Washington has, If dispatches from the Capita.
are true, cIouied an hitherto honorable sepntA-
ton By using the public money 10 sls''in h'i
Grau4 .frry Journal. lie Is one Of the Few SUI
vi7ors among those who underwent anP1'Ai'a
al, the hip i3.nt duril the VA, and he evidently
hss not been N condition to manage Newspaper
and his pension Office At the fAms time keeping
but one cash accoau; for the tgo. lie has re-
signed Lis pension ,gency, blt net inside good
his account with the Government
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-09

A car On the Passumpsic road jumped the
track At Barton Landing, enc day lsst week snd
after turning completely over three or four
times, stopped right side up on the ice, at the
bottom Of the read. We learn that three
or four persons were in the car, but no one VS.
injured.
There Is a pretty strong feeling in Greensboro
for annexation with Caledonia County It nay
take place al no distant daT as it is easier to get
to ST. Johnsbury than to Irasburg.
Last Sunday morning J. a. Hammond Of
Barton Landing came near killing himself lie
WAS broken out with kid Of rash he felt so
uncomfortable that he washed himself in salt
and vinegar, which drove the rash in. He SUI
fered terribly for while, and then became uu-
conscious Sc was restored By medical aid
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-09

The stock Of the new Brattleboro MAnufsc-
tGring Company" amounting to $4,000, has
All oeen subscribed, aud the directors have
bought Of J. Rstey & Co. the large four-story
building, on the meadow between Flat and Canal
streets, used by them for an organ factory De
fore they enlarged their works; price paid,
$4,000 They have also bought from the
Jsmes Frost estate, adjoining, 1-2 acres of
land, for 50, 500.
A series Of religious meetings have been held
10 Athens, attended with much interest They
commenced on Wednesday evening Of last
week.
Atempersnee convention was held at Bra,tle
boro Oh Wednesday Of lsst week
Sleighing was never better IN Bellows Falls.
The people Of Putney had an interesting oc-
casion in defeating their Town Hall, on the
18th ult.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-09

Nelson Stafford Of Cambridge, has purchased
Of the town Of Underhill, the Hines farm with
the produce and utensils, for the sum Of $3.50.
John Tarnny, who lives in the south part of
Cambridge, was much troubled in the fsll by
cold and pain in his toes The last Of December
lis toes and foot seemed to be decaying, sr1 the
foot was ampu:atei above the snkle to save his
life
Pleasant Valley now hss post-oai;e, store,
mills, blacksmith shop. Ehee.Iight shop. and
rum shop.
Last Friday, wesley Dsmss, boy fourteen
years old. stole horse Of John Hsmnelle and
made Of. he Fss pursued, arrested, tried snd
sentenced TO the Reform School until he Is
tWenty-one years II age He has served one
term Al the same school before.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-09

About ff,y converts were sprinkled BY Rev.
A. B. Trusx and received into the Methods,
T church 4; FEST Berkshire, on SUNDAY.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-09
VERMONT News


:, III. matter of trade, the Addison rslir. ~ !
N r ,eo new impetu, to business in tOsn..sd.
i a, large amount of h.y and So, straw ssn
Ssor shipped from Orwell station. ana ;nI mich inch
oeIS A. the station. this winter Is m"'H
larger than was anticipated
hs.r and three cubs were discovered I IN
~, oes, ~ saD :, Leicester Hollow few days
n .;noo Tbs oId bear was killed and the cuO'
taken in charge to tame
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-10-11
THE PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE


What Theodore Parker knew
about the tblessed estate of matrimo-
n.y. is told in this extract:
"Young people marry their oppo-
site in temper and general character,
and such a marriage is commonly
a good match. They do it instinct
lively. The young man does not say Z.
'My black eyes require to be wed
with blue, and my over-vehemence
require to be little modified with
somewhat of dullness and reserve"
When these opposite come together
to be wed they do not know it, esch
think the other just like itself. Old
people never marry their opposites:
they marry their similars, and from
calculation. Each Of these two ar
rangements is very proper. In their
long journey these two young oppo-
sites will fall out by the way great
many times but each will charm the
other again, and by and by they will
be agreed as to the place they will
go and the road they will go BY, and
become reconciled. The man will be
nobler and larger for being associated
with so much humanity unlike him
self, and she will be nobler woman
for having manhood Besides her that
seeks to correct her deficiencies and
supply her with what she lacks If
the diversity be not great The
older bridegroom, having a much
shorter journey to-make, must associ-
ate himself with one ~iks-himsef.
Men and woman are married fraction
ally, now a small fraction, then large
fraction. Very few are married 10.
tally, and then only, / think, after
some forty or fifty years Of gradual
approach and experiment. Such
large and sweet fruit is q complete
marriage that it needs q very long
summer to ripen it, and then . LONG
winter to mellow and season In.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-10-11
HATS.

There is considerable character in
the manner in which person wears a
hat. You sometimes meet person
whose hat las knowing tip, just the
least bit suggestive OF the careless,
cheerful disposition Of the wearer.
It seems as if he has put it back so
that all the world msy see his jolly,
good natured face, and understand
that he is st peace with all the world.
You meet another of different type.
He pulls his hat low down over his
brows, and seems to be continually
taking the measure Of his boots.
You feel at once that he is not the
man with whom you can exchange
confidence. Here comes anoth-
er. and this kind always wears
"stoye pipe,' and sets it evenly upon
the summit OF the Uranium, as if an
inch to the right or left would destroy
their equilibrium. Be cartul OF such
men; put them in bsndb0xes tie
them up tightly; label them ''hrst
classic be kept in lavender" and
put them carefully away. Here is
another hat which has seen better
days, but is now at its worst Its
glory has long since departed, and
from the worn and shabby band tc
the napless crown it speaks Of the
days which are gone. Perhaps the
vearer of that inst was the life snG
soul of young folks parties-tht
great catch the model young man
but now worse worn than his shape
less title. Poor fellow "Whiskel
dia it, You meet other hats a
different in shape and quality as th,
habits of the wearers. Hats whicl
have long passed the season Of thei
usefulness sre generally looked q
with disgust.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-10-11
HE KNEW HIM LIKE A BOOK.

This story comes from Bangor, Me :
Near Bangor, in a little village, there
dwelt, many years gone by, a lay
member who kept week days a coun-
try store, and on Sundays be would
preach or exhort around among the
neighboring towns where be could
find a vacant pulpit.
He wss q man OF Timber tongue,
and could sell Yankee notions and
preach the Gospel very handy.
1t was his way to load up wagon
leaving and peddle all over the
country, bis store in charge OF his wife
during his absence.
Finding himself, late in the week,
upon a certain time, too far from
home to get back, and having sold
out his load, which ct that time con-
sisted of dried apples, which, by the
way, were q little wormy, he gave
notice that be would preach the next
day, which was Sunday, to the peo-
pie
Many gathered to hear him. His
text was; "And by their fruits ye
shall know them" He handled this
sui ect in his usual gallant manner,
and, closing up his sermon with 6
glit;ering paragraph, he repeated the
the text. eyes, my friends, and by
their fruits ye shall know them"
Just at this point up jumped q re.
tail grocer in the place, who had dealt
with the exhorter the night before,
and said, loud enough to be heard il
the church had been twice as large
-"Yes, friends, and by the aoornas an
their dried dpplss, too"
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-10-11

lar? I am free to confess, after {
great desl of study and investigation
of ell persons in this country WHIT
are known as bitterly opposed to re
form in the civil service, none are
more helplessly SO than leading gen
tlemen who nominated Horace Gree
ley at Cincinnati.
l have come to the conclusion thai
no thorough reform is possible with
out the cooperation of Congress, oil
until public opinion asks of every
man nominated for Congress, "Are
you in favor of thorough reform ?'i
and gets from him categorical ans
wer. The President is guided strict
ly according to the rules he has
adopted, but no man knows the diff.
culties in the way. This principle is,
however, adhered to, that all posi-.
lions shall be filed by ascertained
fitness and not merely in consequence
of political influence and it is to my
knowledge that the President has
not removed any person from office
solely oa account Of political con-
siderations.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-10-11
ONE OF GRANTS YOUTHFUL LET
TIERS.

The following is an extract from
letter written by U. S. Grant to his
father, under the date OF June 4th
1889, while the lad was pupil at the
West Point Military Academy:
l find much here that makes me
love my dear native land more than
ever. lam happy in the fact this
stronghold of nature is safely IN the
hands OF the United States. Do you
know, father, that it is called the Glib
raltar of American
As 1 returned from my walk, re.
freshed by the exercise, inspired by
the grand and varied scenery, and
better prepared for my studies,
passed by the cemetry Of the Acade.
nv, where some OF cherished dead
repose. Here is the monument erect
ed by our grateful country to the
brave hero, Kosciusko, who tel on
the field of battle, on American soil,
fighting for the liberties Of mankind.
You remember, father, that is record
ed of him:
"And freedom shrieked when KosciuskO fell''
lam rendered serious by the i'm
rressions that crowd upon me here
from West Point. NV thoughts are
frequently occupied with the hatred
I am made to feel toward traitors to
nv country, as look around me on
memorials that remain OF tie black
hearted treason Of Arnold. l am
full of conviction of seorn and con-
tempt, which my young and mex
perieuced pen is unable to write in
this letter, toward the conduct OF any
man who. st any time, could strike at
the liberties of such country as ours.
If ever a man should be found in
our Union base eaough to make the
attempt to do this; if, like Arnold,
they should secretly seek to sell our
national inheritance for the mess OF
pottage OF wealth, or power, or Sec
tion-West Point sternlyreminds me
what you, my father, would have
YOUR son do. AS / stand here in
this national fort, s. student at arms
under our country's flag, / know
full well how you would have
me act under such an emergency. l
trust my future conduct in such an
hour, would prove worthy the patri
otto instructions you have given.
Yours obediently,
ULYssEs SIDNEY GRANT.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-10-11
Aeligions.

FIRST PREsB YTERLAN CHURCH, Rev
-- Pastor. Sezyices every Sab1ath a
Lo5 O'Clock A. n; snd7 ocleckt =: M Nes' zap
Ing : o'clock p. NJ. Thursday evening. Cor
ner OF Main and Hardin Streets
FIRST COYGREGAzIONALC CHURCH, Rev
W.S.Petenson, Pastor. Services every sabbath
at l01< o'clock. A. NJ, and O'Clock Z. M
sabbath School z O'Clock, 4. NJ Prayer Meet
ing7 clock Thursday evening. Broadway
south Of Main-Cross street.
METHODLS7 EPISCOPAL RURCH, Rev
Oliver Kennedy, Pastor. Services every sab
bxth nj I0L O'clock A. NJ and O'Clock, p,
NJ Sabbath School 2 O'Clock, +. NJ. Prayer
Meeting o'clock Thursday evening. san
dusky street, west OF Main street.
ENGLISH UTHERAN CHURCH, Rev.
Geo. Miles, Pastor. Services every sabbath
A. IaL O'clock. A NJ and O'Clock, 7. M
sabbath School at 9 O'Clock, A N. prayer
deeting7 O'clock Thursday evening. CraW-
ford stree. west OF Main street.
UyIrED BRE7RREy IN CERLST, Rev. 7.
]. Ha-baugb. Pastor. Services every Sabeath !. a
al no O'clock, A. NJ. and z O'Clock, i. M, Sab
bath School at 8 O'Clock, A. NJ: Prayer Meet,
ng7 O'Clock Thursday evening. Corner oi
Crawford and West streets.
CHURCH or GOD, Front street, ,westof Main.
Rev. J. W. Awkerman, Pastor Services on
Sabbath at l0Z O'Clock, A. NJ. and7 o'eloc,
Pm. Sabbath-school at ~ p. NJ: Prayer
meeting every Thurs day evening at
O'Clock.
Oh MICH dELo dL6OLAS
J. b. YoUSG Pastor. Every other Sabbath,
First Mass at O'Clock, A. NJ, High Mass al
ia, A. NJ. Catechism al z, 2. NJ. Services IN
English, 0ierman and French. Mass every
morning a. s O'Clock, A NJ. west end OF
Main-Cross street.
q seRMAyLU7HERAR (St. Johns CHURCH,
rev. NJ Buerkle, Pastor. Services every
other Sabbath at 10 o'clock, a NJ, SaDDaIh
school at 9 O'Clock, A. NJ. Singing Society at
7 O'clock Friday evening. Corner of West
and Front streets
n cytyETsH REFORMED (St PauEs) CHURCH,
Pew JosiaL May, Pastor. Services every
other sabbath at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. East end
of Main-Cross street.
GERMAN NREFORAED CHURCH, Rev. ]. q.
RuhI Pastor Services every other SabDath
at O'Clock, A. 81. Sabbath school at
O'Clock, A. M. Prayer Meeting al IoelocK
Wednesday evening. East END oi Haln-
Cross street.
EyAEGELICAL CHURCH, Rev. VIM. Whit
tingfon. Pastor. Services every Sabbath
Al ti0l. o'clock, A. NJ, and O'Clock, L. M
Sabbath School at O'Clock, i. N. Prayer
injecting Wednesday evening. Sandusky
street east OF Main.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-10-11
A MISSIONARIES FATE.

The Overland China Nail of the
10Th of July, mentions that Rev. M.
McChestney, an American missiona-
ry, has been killed by stray SHOT
fired during a piratical attack upon a
town on West river. He was pro.
ceeding up the West river in compa-
ny with Rev. Mr.. Noyes; the boat
conveying them had come 20 an an
chor for the night near q Mandarin
Junk. Some time after dark the lat
ter was attacked by river pirates, and
Mr.. McChestney, hearing the noise,
went on deck, or, more properly, on
the roof of the cabin to see what was
the matter. Here, as is supposed,
chance ball from either the attacking
party or the attacked struck him, and
ho almost Immediately expired. His
body was taken back to Canton for
interment. Another account saws ;
"About midnight an attack was made
by pirates on boat some distance
from where the missionaries, and the
noise aroused them from sleep. They
were near a police boat. and the men
from it were called to assist in repel-
ling the pirates. The piratical boat
was driven away, but 1t opened fire
as it passed down the river, and a
random shot struck Mr.. McChestney
in the right temple, causing almost
instant death. He was sitting in the
cabin door of the boat with his head
out when he was struck. Mr.. Noyes
supposes that the shots were aimed
at the police boat, or that the pirates
fired maliciously at the shore and at
boats in the river as they retreated.
The escape of Mr.. Noyes is proVi-
Dental, for the firing continued after
he discovered that his companion
was wounded, and while he was try
ing to revive him. Mr.. Noyes does
not suppose that the pirates knew
that there were foreigners, in any OF the
boats. The death of Mr.. McChest-
ney must therefore be considered &C.
cidental as far as the Chinese are con-
carnpd-D
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-10-11
WHOLE NUMBER 671
THE POST OFFICE AND THE EX-
PRESS COMPANIES.

By the new postal law, which came
into operation on the 1st OF July, q
great benefit has been conferred upon
the general public and severe bae"
struck at the monopoly Of the ex-
press companies. According to the
new regulations, packages of dry
goods, hardware, drugs (except
liquid drugs, and other merchandise
not exceeding twelve ounces IN
weight, can be mailed to any part Oh
the United States at q charge OF two
cents for each two ounces or fraction
of two ounces. Much time and
money will be saved by this arrange
ment. The express companies de
msnd at least forty cents for the
transportation Of package, however
small, for any distance. The post
office authorities, on the other hand,
will forward twelve ounce package
to San Francisco for twelve cents.
For instance, q pair of boots, If neltn-
er boot weighs more than the specih-
ed twelve ounces, may be wrapped
up in two seperste parcels, and sent
across the continent for twenty four
cents; whereas, under the old plan,
the transportation Of goods OF this
description would have cost stmUst
more money than they are worth.
Up to the present time the post
Office has lost money by the new
system, simply owing to the fact
that the general public has not taken
advantage Of it to such an extent as
will make it remunerative. But i.
is confidently expected that when the
advantage of the system are thor
oughly appreciated the scheme will
prove as profitable to the Government
as it is beneficial to the public 1t
is, in fact, nothing more nor less
than an adoption of the English par
eel post, aud although the charges in
England are somewhat less than the
rate adopted here, yet when it is re-
membered that the distance are as
nothing compared with those in this
country, it will, be seen that there is no
oauao for DISQUALIFICATION
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-10-11
ARRAIGNMENT OF THE PEOPLE.

One of the most humiliating fea-
lures of the present political campaign
Is that in which thepeople are charged
by political partisans with being cor
rupt-wlth being in the market for
sale 20 the highest bidderl Each
party charges the other with spending
an awful lot Of money to carry the
election; each asserts if the other
party wins it Will be because that
other party had the most money, or
has spent the most, to pay for votes
or to induce the people to stay away
from the polls. Are the people then
so corrupt? If they are, isitwonder-
full that their representatives. are cor
rupt' Such statements, when pub
Ecly made, oughtto be crammed down
the throats OF men who utter them
with a mop; or the people who are
thus arraigned ought forever after to
hold their peace with reference tc
official corruption. Officers comt
from, are elected by, and represent
the people in this country, and sucl
statements are indictments of venalit,
against the people.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-10-11
'H0wTHEYDo YDoIrNsoUrHaPR1CA

When the Cazenbe las the soyer-
eign of the kingdom of Noiuva is
called dies, all the Quilolos or mobiles
assemble, and the corpse Of the de-
ceased monarch, in his state dress, is
placed on the throne in the principal
courtyard of the Mossumba or palace,
in the greatest state and with the
utmost pomp, surrounded by the
Quilolos and the people, in the same
form as If he were alive and holding
his court. As soon as everything
was in order, the new Mambo issues
from the ganis, and halting st con-
venient distance in front of the corpse,
he kneels down and does homage to
it by covering his arms with earth.
Then rising, he advances 70 the feet
Of the deceased, where he again
kneels, and taking hold of its right
hand with his own right hand, he
keeps the two closely together, palm
to palm, and with his left hand he
removes from the arm of the defuncs,
on to his own arm, q ring about hall
an inch thick, lined with snakes skin,
doing this so that it does not remain
a single moment off the arm of either
the deceased monarch or his success
or. This ring isthe-iRsiGRi- ct -tae
Kingly power, and is Inseparsble
from the arm OF the reigning sover-
eign. AS soon as the ceremony is
completed, and the new Cazembe has
placed the ring on his own arm above
the elbow, he rises and assumes the
character of Mambo, and rs such he
is ssluted and acclaimed with the
words, "Muana, averie ~ 70 Lord,
hail ! which words are reiterated by
the Quilolos. And when all this is
ended, it is he who gives the orders
and directs the interment OF his pre-
decessor in the following manner.
The corpse of the deceased mon
arch is seated and well fastened on a
chair in the shape of the throne, or
on the throne itself, which is placed
on bier or litter called chololo, and
this is then conveyed, accompanied
by loud music and large concourse
of people, to the mashamos, or
sepulchres of the kings, where the one
destined for him has already been
prepared. This is o spacious opening,
made with gradual descent snd end
ing in q square chamber, which is
lined throughout with the finest
cloths, and in the centre of this the
corpse is plac9d, seated in the chair
in which it has been carried, with all
its clothes and ornaments. The en-
trance to the chamber is then closed,
not by filling it in, but by walling it
up. Through the earth above this
chamber, and in the centre Of it, is
made perpendicular orifce, an inch
in diameter, through which are intro
duced the food and drink supplied to
the dead monarch; border of clay,
several inches in diameter, being
made round The upper end Of the
ori6oe, so as to prevent anything
poured in from being split. Above
the grave is built large house, which
is regarded as the mashamo or tomb,
and within this are placed, on the
ground, the cloths and other articles
that are brought as offerings The
new Cazembe nominates muine-
mashamo, or guardian, who is gener-
ally one OF the servants of the de-
ceased monarch, and whose Office is
inherited by his descendants.