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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

TnE NEW York TRIBUNE.-NEw CHANGE
N THE CoxrRoL.-T The failure TO secure
Mr.. Colfax as editor of the Tribune, about
which there /, considerable mystery, ap-
pear. to have resulted in a REIMBURSEMENT
oftheir control of the paper by the Orion
Sinclair party. orion, after considerable
negotiation. has re-sold in Whitelaw Reid
30 shares out of the 100 constituting the
capital stock Of the demonstration at
large advance on the price at which he, last
week, purchased it. lie retains one share,
and is to be one of the trustees of theasso-
ciation. The Tribune in an editorial an
nouncing the change Of proprietorship,
says
We purpose continuing our old battle
against injustice and ignorance under the
same republican banner which Horace tree
lev upheld 50 stoutly and 50 long, and on
the same policy Of candid independence
which it was one of his latest acts to re-
affirm over his own signature in these
columns. Naturally We shall prefer to sup
port, as far as possible, an administration
which processes the party name. Such an
administration will receive from Us frank
and cordial approval Of every action per
formed in accordance with its principles.
But the Tribune is nobody official advocate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27
NOTICE THIS !



The publishers OF tie FREE PREss announce that
they have made very favorable arrangements i'F
,.,,a.a-gr.th some % the leading periodicals and
WILL send. only c.- cash in aaicHee the following
the r--e Press aud Harpor's Weekly, for 500
Tie Free Pros and Harpers Ba=sr, SOD
The Tree Press and Harpers NoHtaly 800
us--e-'s 1titl cations are too we'll known to need
any description or communication. The price o'
e-the-oHe. alone, is 500.
The re, Press ana Chicago A4tdHee for $40
The Ali.Iars .Clusre- atonaD We consider one OF
lie best religious papers ia the country and with
the Free Pros and the 1suanes are given two line
steel eu-rav.n-s OF large and beautiful finish Free
These pictures are described in another column
and alone are worth 500.
The Free Press and Christian Era for $500.
The Era Is large Ell -ht page religious Baptist
paper. published in Boston, and leading paper IA
II, denomination With the Free Press and Erl is
given free Of postage, beautiful chrome x d.
mounted and vanished, worth sI dollars. \ de-
ser.pton Of i Il given in another column
The Free Press sud lf1ians Den0resf'. nlg4-'a'
fors4.oo.
This last named ma a0zno "a the leading pub.'eA-
ton Of is class 70 tho country. and IS great nav
orlte with the ladies' With the Free Press and
Denores. are given two beautiful chrome pictures
worth FIVE dollars each. as described in another
column.
We donot know OF any way in which You can get
50 much for so little-am0untins to Fifteen Dollars
worth Tor Five
The pictures are copyrighted and can only be
had by ordering the publications. We have seen
them all and can recommend them a. pleasing and
valuable
ORDER THE FREE PRESS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

4 STORY OBJ TIE FRE.-Almo~, every dav
We hear some new instance % show how far
reaching was the loss by the great FIRE
We were recently told an old man in New
Hampshire who lost his all. Years ago he
did business for "a time In Boston. and put a
little money INTO Insurance ~t0ck- - for
tuuate We're his first ventures. that he soon
converted all his means into this kind of
property, and for Years his whole savings.
and much borrowed money had been thus
Invested He saw the fire from hi, home.
fifty miles away. and naturally his first
thought was of his insurance stocks He
took his map. and studied the bearing of
the FIRE. and was c1uy inced that it must be
m Boston. and long and earnestly he watch
ed TO find that hotr after hour the fire fend
still ragged lie told his wife his fears. and
Nhristian-iike. turned to his Bible The
FIRST verse that met his eve Wa, in Amos
But ! will send fire into the house Of
Haael. which shall deyour the palaces of
Benhadad. lie closed the volume, and
cried out Co his wife that he knew the fire
bad destroyed b. ait BY the first train
Monday morning he came 20 Boston Co learn
tina. twelve of the thirteen eomuanie~ I'm
which he owned stock had failed. and $40
900, the saving of a lifetime. was gone.
Too Ola % begin life anew. the tears rolled
down his cheeks A. he told his tale 80 our
Informant. and cried in his agony. Il am
ruined. and owe money The losses by
the fire 20 the young and energetic will soon
Doe repaired. but the aged and women. So
many of whom became Impoverished. are
indeed offsets of our deepest SYMPATHY
Boston TrUeir.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

President Juarez, Commodore Nicholson,
General Randall, Simeon Le-
land, Lowell Mason, Hon. Ralph j. lnger-
soil, General Sylyanus Thayer, Bishop
Manton Eastburn, Senator Garrett Davis,
Rev. Peter Cartwright, Rev. DR.. Francis
Vinton. Dr. Francis Lieber, Col ii. Z.
Deming, W. Ii. Seward, Fanny Fern, }. II.
Merle D'Aubigne, Gen. William Schouler,
Horace Greeley, Mrs. Someryille, Edwin
Forrest, Theophile Gautier, Thomas sully
Gen. George G. Mead.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

foistiug his own series of Arithmetics upon
the Board. But the Committee were I'M
able to trace these rumors to any respon-
sibe source and during the whole inyestl-
CATION in which the action of the Score,
tary was critically and thoroughly inquired
into, no evidence was drawn out which had
the least tendency to sustain any such
charge or accusation 1t is our opinion that
DIR. French is competent for the position he
holds, and that he has thus far honestly,
ably and faithfully discharged the duties OF
his Office.
The result Of our investigation as Com
mittee, then, is this We find no cause OF
complaint against the State Board of Edu-
cation or any one of its members, or the
Secretary OF the Board in any manner
whatever to their official duties, and ask to
be discharged from further consideration OF
the matters referred to us under said JOINT
resolution.
All which is respectfully submitted.
l.. Howard KELLOGG Connlltfee
H. HENRY POWERS, on the part
j. WARREN BARNES. Settle SeaGte.
BARNES FRIsBIE,
GEORGE L. WATERMAN, COMMITTEE
j. ORyILLE WYMAN, on part Of
CHARLES CARPENTER, the House.
EDGAR a. BEACH.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

Mr. Summers outrageous proposition TO
mutilate the battle flags and army record OF
the union was pointedly condemned by the
House of Representatives on Monday. \
preamble and resolutions were adopted by a
vote of two to one, which set forth that the
remembrance of the services of those who
fought for the Union in the late war OF the
rebellion serve to strengthen the national
unity. and forbid the removal of the names
ofthe battles from the army register or the
rerimental colors This is as it should be,
and every true patriot will rejoice at the
zeal with which the Representatives OF the
nation have thus indicated its honor from
the imputation conveyed in the Sumner
resolution. Especial thanks are due to Hon.
Eugene Hale of Maine for the promptneSs
and decision exhibited by him in bringing
forward the preamble and resolution which
has been adopted
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

1t isa matter OF wonder, says the Brooklyn
Daily Lnion, that man of Mr. Sumner :
observation should 50 utterly mistake the
popular sentiment of this country as was
eyinced by his course during the late cam
paign. 1t is still more matter of astonish-
ment that he should imagine that the people
of this country would submit to have erased
from the flags of the republic and from the
register of the army all inscriptions, memen-
toes and tokens of the victories of the Union
armies in the war of the rebellion. He
could not have devised plan more certain
to extingulsh what little popularity there
may be remaining in him, than the rssolur
ton to this effect which he recently in
troduced into the Senate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

About the smartest escape from prison on
record was made by John Riley and Robert
Hapgood from Sing Sing, on the day Of Mr..
Greeley funeral. They had each served out
about halfof FIVE years sentence for bur
gary, and Riley was office messenger forthe
prison, which gave him the opportunity to
plan the escape. By means ola bogus dis
patch. sent by some outside friend, he con-
trived to have the warden and prison clerk
Summoned to New York, and when they
were oft Of the way, he and his comrade,
who lad the freedom of the corridors, ex-
changed their prison garb for some very
dressy suits Of citizens clothes which they
had procured and secreted under the stairs,
and putting on false whiskers, assumed the
character Of two gentlemen visiting the
prison Having completed the round Of
the cells, they bowed very politely TO the
Official in charge, and, entering carriage
in readiness at the door, were driven rapidly
AWAY. Search for them has been fruitless,
but the warden and clerk will look out for
bogus kilograms in future.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

Postmaster-General Creswell, in cOnyelSl-
ton with a prominent Representative OF
Massachusetts,, distinctly announced his in
tention to adhere strictly to the rules of the
civil service in the appointment and re-
moval ofall postmasters within his control,
and make neither solely for political rea-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27
! O.. -ier Oi
W. &. NEAzEY,
Department Commander.
J. IT. NOI LDINU-
Assistant Adiutaat General.

The occasion cannot fail to be very
pleasant one, when we take into eonsidera-
ton the following brilliant programme OF
exercises, which Post Badly Smith have ar
ranged to be carried out.
Wednesday evening Jan. Goth, to play
Mr.. Culyer's drama Of the Loyal Noun
taineers - at Academy Hall, all delegate,
to the grand encampment to be admitted
free.
Thursday, the Both, business meeting OF
the department encampment at the head
quarters of Post Badly Smith, commencing
at Io4 o'clock a. IN.
At fp. IN. a reunion dinner at the W eden
House. rendered to the encampment by the
members Of Post Badly Smith.
In the evening, at u O'Clock, 4 grand
camp FIRE " at Academy Hall, at which
the St. Adams Glee Club will be invited 70
sing the old war songs. and some Of the best
speakers among the soldiers OF the State Will
be expected to take part. This meetin.
will be open to the public and Abundance
free
And at the conclusion OF this meeting it Is
proposed to have military and civic ballat
the Welden, under the auspices Of the Bar
low Greys, '. y. NJ
We look, therefore, for large gathering
Of comrades, in addition to the delegates to
the State Encampment, at the coming meet
NJ at St Adams.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27
WOMAN ITEMS.

]
| Mr. amelia B.oomer thr e~tima h.e wife
| Of Hon. ID. {. B.oomer 90 Council Bluffs.
/ Iowa, precincts that Massachusetts vii. be
TL; ~ '',-, ill., -
-. - -, =. III - w.,
-, ,'' ~. 'I - NJ" ria: H. :.
r+;i - ti az i.r ,,
ba-..i j;a-li,,,l ,io IT, -. .t.. t..
remained until quite recently 1t +. now
given out that she intends to head q move
ment on the Iowa legislature. nj its special
session next winter. To induce it Co take the
preliminary steps for granting woman -uf-
irage
A N,b,,,r,.l,-, f.,r,1..r R.f,.,,. l..
,lirss.,I n ls-rer f., khon R,boi7,- Nns-
ss-,rsnias .loma.iee nriesro ~ he prs.
m the l'ecean IN winch She applies 20 be
admitted INTO the Equestrian religion. She
states IN tue letter thaJ iof tAe last Twelve
years She mas put ona SHIRT andNacred thread
according % the customs observed ht the
farNee~-
One OF those female ~1yereiug- of India.
whose influence for liberalism John Stuart
Mil 80 much praised, has Just indicated
return to conservatism BIZ appearing yelled
on tie occasion Of her Inauguration.
less than two NOR. weeks for the Ialic.. IL,
make something ont of lean wear The cam
yenient style of popDinl the1pesri,n bv the
ladies now is. Don't yoa want me to wash
dishes Tor YOU
Madame Rattazzi ba. p1rrbsssI rb.. e,-
EmDre,s Eurenenie's p-iyate librarv which
was sold in Paris three weeks ago nj aucrion
some very rare and valuable books are in
cluded in the collection.
nm. $50 20,
4 ~ -'.''o "''' nav ing laileI
"a. 'i1,' - nov ON 'rlai
"a. i, LINZ mel ioi Ea hin ers ago
,'' - 'e- a ':'..N, 'ep''i'orS
ny ri ~ anu Dy' "een PITo
~ P'ouIsaiiS ~ N'inS anu pre'ehueu
Pig,S ~ "uI l, .i'' T1 cr recell.
'@'Ilo ~ "'u - 'v'''"VV' Inc PielN part
The sensation that enqrosso. the o-o..iniro,
procIivities of n certain West Side cirria Is,
CbicaDo inst now is MARRIAGE Wherein a
9igbty vo1nr lady fcured as the brids and
A 9ne-armed widower of 40. and the fatber
of Young lady of 10 figured a the briJe-
groom The Wedding ceremony nerf,rrneJ
the pair had no sooner crossed the thresh-
hold of st. Patrick's Church than the bride.
throwing her presents at the bride
grom, exclaimed "Begone, man I'll have
none of YOU. and Immediately vanished
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

The coal interest of the United States are
rapidly looming up into gigantic proper
tons. 1t is destined eventually to supply
the market Of the world East and West
our coal mines are developing rapidly. Even
in the territories the black diamond in
terests are growing in Importance and mag
nitude In Colorado, the best coal beds ex-
tend from the line Of New Mexico along the
eastern slope Of the mountains to the north
ern line. 1t is believed that the day is not
far distant when Colorado will supply the
markets of the Pacific slope as well as a vast
area on the east of the mountains.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

L'Arenir National, the French Canadian
weekly paper lately published at St. Adams
by A. Mousette, has been sold to an asso-
citation of French Canadian residents OF Troy
and Cohoes, and its place of publication has
been transferred to Troy. The first number
appeared on Thursday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

TEMPERANCE MATTERS At ST ALB,NS.-
IN open meeting was held in Good Tenn
plars' Hall. Friday evening, the occasion
bcing.the first anniversary of the occupancy
Of their rooms in Union Block by St. Adams
Lodge No b The Worthy Chief Tenn
plar. -. &. Blai-dell, presided and made n
brief Introductory speech Other speeches
were made by c. H. Baker. Esq, Rev. NJ.
G. smith. Albert Clarke and MeSsrs. W. 4.
Cooper and VIM. Wright. Temperance
songs were sung by quartette ofthe Lodge
and in all respects the meeting was enJoya-
bic and profitable. The Lodge has been in
existence since June 1866, and at one time
it had larger membership than any other
in Vermont. 1t i now prosperous and itS
membership includes many Of the hF-t citi-
zenS. 1t now proposes TO marguerite a
series of Temperance meetings in the differ
emit churches. 20 be held ON Sunday after
Moons.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

The EMINENT DEAD or IS72.-lhe record
Of the departed during the year now draw
who have led remarkable careers We note
some Of the best known Major General
Halleck, Senator James W Grimes, Earl
Mayo, Mazzini, S. F. B. Morse, Erastus
Corning, Rev.. Dr.. Geo. b. Ide, Horace
Mayhem, Thomas Buchanan Read, Professor
Albert Hopkins, Sir Henry Bulwer, James
Gorden Bennett, Charles James Lever,
Father Cleveland, Rev. Norman Mcleod,
Rev, Charles Brooks, David Paul Brown,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

Several capitalists of New York and else
where are agitating project to establish IN
that city new Independent newspaper, to
be run on the plan of the card published by
Mr.. Greeley in the Tribune. 1t is said that
it is proposed to put million ofdollars into
,bo a,.arprisa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

IN envelope has been invented which Is
quite a novelty After a letter or circular
has been sent in it, it is opened by the re
cipient by cutting open the top as any other
envelope, but after the enclosure has been
removed, another flap can be pulled out Of
the envelope and turned over the old address,
so that the same envelope can be made to
carry back the reply The idea i to have
the senders name printed on the second
flap, thus avoiding the necessity for sending
a second envelope with - letter OK circular,
as is frequently done The device is quite
ingenious
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

HrNrING 4 BEAR WITH LOCOMOTIVE
Saws the Bennington Banner \ black
bear undertook to cross the Glastonbury
railroad track just ahead Of the down train
the other evening Geo. Thompson, the
engineer, opened his throttle on him and
didn't stop to take an account of the dam
age done TO the ugly wanderer. George
says if he hit him he made tho fur fly, but
the storm OF snow and wind that night coy
cred all tracks. lie didn even stop TO give
the animal the salutation one ofour lady citi-
zens did who saw bear sitting in the road
just ahead of her on the old turnpike, few
years since She shook her apron at him
and told him to d" shoe You devil - and he
shnn'd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

In buying furs blow against the set OF
the fur" and if the fibre opens easily and
shows the skin, don't buy; but if the down
next to the skin is 30 dense that the current
ofbreath doesnt penetrate it 50 as to reveal
much of the skin, the article is good. 50
saws a protested expert.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

A large Fenian meeting was held inStoek-
ton, England recently, at which fully
twelve thousand persons We're present. The
proceedings were characterized by much
disorder, and finally the English and Weleh
portion of the crowd drove the Irish from
the ground and trampled their flags in the
mud. Inasmuch as the sons Of the Emerald
isle are not apt to forget such an indignity,
further trouble may reasonably be expected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

The English editors are not models Of ae-
curacy on American affairs. The London
Telegraph referring to Mr.. Greeey's death
SAYS that having been born in Vermont
he migrated from HE native State OF
Hampshire to New York, and remarks in
conclusion .'.On Wednesday next, had
Mr.. Greeley been elected, he would have
been formally installed President by the
vote Of Congress at Washington"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

Professor Kedsie, a Michigan sayant, has
discovered that the atmosphere contains this
year much larger amount of ozone than
usual. and to this fact he attributes the I'M
usual prevalence of catarrhal complaints,
epizootics, &c.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

The New York Express did nothing to
break the Credit Mobiler SANDER against
Wilson. Colfax, Blaine and others. But
when Mr.. Brooks of the Express is dragged
into the scrape, he denounces McComb as a
periured scoundrel.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

c. C. Bemis, general agent OF the
Guardian Mutual Life Insurance Company
at Wilmington, is said to have borrowed a
considerable sum of the company and taken
trip to Canada.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

The New York Times thus explains how
it was that the flames got to the roof IN the
burning of the Fifth Avenue Hotel " FIRE
always is aspirant, the sole exception being
where incandescent masses fall down and 80
act as media of ignition
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27
From the Montpelier Waterman.
/ The State and the Vermont Historical Society.


We regret, as much as the editor Of the
Free Press can, the failure of the House to
concur in the Senate bill for an approprla-
ton toward the publication Of the third
volume ofthe Historical Society Collections
and yet we think it hardly fair to charge
the House with meanness. As we under
stand the matter, the action Of the House
was mainly due to our own representative,
who is not a mean man. but on the contra
nv very patriotic and liberal. We believe
he is not at all opposed to the Historical
Society, and that he does not undervalue its
work but he had endeayored to get some
action looking to an enlargement OF the
State House, with special reference to IN
creased room for the library, and having
been repulsed in that. he vented his chagrin
on the little appropriation bill for the His
torical Society, sarcastically suggesting that
the State did not want any more books be-
cause it had no place in which to put them.
This, we think, perhaps with some misun-
derstandng of the matter, killed the Senate
bill in the House.
On another bill of like character the
House was very liberal. having passed the
bill introduced by DR.. Cayerly Of Pittstord,
IAN excellent historian of his town. which
authorizes the Governor 20 procure the
printing, at the expense of the State, Of the
journals of the Council of Safety and of the
Governor and Council. with such other off
cial documents as will serve TO preserve the
early history Of the State This bill pro-
yides that two hundred copies Of each vol
ume shall be given to the Historical Society.
The Senate c0nourred in the House bill, and
the Governor has assigned the work 20 the
editor of the second volume Of the lli>tori-
cal Society Collections, who authorizes Us
to say that much Of the valuable materials
gathered By that Society will most fifty 90
into the work to be published by the State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

The most deadly enemy of human life is
our own breath. 4 canary bird hung In Its
cage over night at the top of curtained
bed has been found dead in the morning
from the poisoned atmosphere created by
the human lungs of the sleepers below it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

The junction of the central shaft OF
Hoosac Tunnel with the eastern cutting was
marvellous triumph of engineering. The
deviation was but fre-siIteentis Of an inch
laterally, and one and Il quarter inches IN
level. the depth being measured from the
top Of the mountain.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

TIE CREDIT MoBILTER INVESTIGATION
Reasons FOR MAKING IT SEcRET.-Judge
Poland made a brief explanation in the
House on Tuesday, giving the reasons why
the committee Of Investigation into the
Credit Mobilier affair thought it best to
conduct the investigation with closed doors
Private character was more or less involved,
and the committee thought it due to all
parties that the testimony should not go out
CARRIED, especially as it had been his expe-
riense that the reporters tinged the testi-
,no,,v generally 10 suit their own views and
the views of the papers they represented
Judge Poland added that he had seen pub
lished what purported to be reports OF the
proceedings Of the committee, all Of which
he pronounced untrue.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-27

The VERMONT CENTRAL-For the informa-
ton of the AdrDnce, we will mention that
we have heard a number of parties remark
that they have received the twenty per cent;
spoken of by Us a few weeks since, upon old
vouchers Of the Vermont Central Company
There has been good deal of studied ehort
to embarrass the company in various quar-
tiers, but the managers are sanguine that
thew will soon be able to meet every obliga-
ton Ogdens5luy Journal.