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I HITER STATS Paint 7 y 0IIi0!: ,,
On the petition Of EiGHARb i. HOE, oi West
patent esnted 10 hin On tie Sth day Of MACH, isse
for an Improvement IN Machines for Printing Rail
II 10 ordered thst the testimony in the oase be
cioSed on the 4th day Of February Aext: that the
umt fer hlins argumeuts and tho ExaninerS report
be limited 70 the lAh day Of February next, and
that SAID petition Be board on the 18th day Of Feb
ruary next.
Any person may oRpess this extension.
nDvZ-wN n. ID. LE06ErT. Commissioner.
IH THE suPRfnM4Eu S9g 2 s ~ TIE DISTRICT
Hoidiss q Social Term, Qtfsmbe, ID, 1871.
". .. OF JOHN A: BOSS, deceased, the. administra.
Supreme Court q the Si;triSt Of Colu%Sia
eenbsr, y 1871. for the ANAL ssttlement and distr
button Of the personal estate OF said deceased,
and OF the assets in hand, - far - the oAms
have been collected and turned into noney;
when and where all the creditors and here Of eaa4
deceased are notified TO attend, with their clAf1s
properly youched, or they may otherwise b. Law -
excluded from I'll 6snef in aid decessedf estats:
Pyoridsd, COPY Of this order be published once .
week fog three yeeks IN the Star PREVIOUS 70 Tie
ds-t1sw. A.WEBsTER, Register Of wis.
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ga young woman in San francisco shielded
because her sister rebuked her for drinking too
muc
~Miss Mollie Nolan, Of st. Louis, has Sp-
piled for patent on hand hre-exringuisher OF
her own invention.
~Troops, commanded BY Colonel Stone,
numbering eeventy-hve, ,sve left Jackson vile,
Oregon, to hunt for the Modoc Indiana.
~Three-fourths of the horses Of Yankton,
week is run to Fort Randall with oxen.
~InformatiOn had reached Ceicago that s.
Winslow, the defaultipg president of the
Scandinavian National Bank, Is In China.
81 By the falling Of scanoldins ct the new
Turner Hall, on North Clark street, Chicago,
yesterday, three men were precipitAted forty
feet, one being fatally wounded.
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HOLIDAY GOODS.
NJ W. CALI, BRO. d 60.
II o l. l ID A Y 5.

have opened their assortment O. New and Elegai 1
Goocs, desigued especially fer the
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COMING TO THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fit,
regiment of New York state militia-the cract
German regiment of the country, UNIFORMED
similar TO the Prussian lnfantry-iast week par
iected the preliminary arrangements to yisi
this city In March next, to participate in the in
augural ceremonies of President Grant on tn,
fth or that month. This organization has oDf
OF the best bands in the country, which. IL i,
probable, will give one or two concerts durin.
their stay here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-12

WARNING To HoUsEKHEPERs.-Yesterd
,Jobn r. Bowles called at the residence of G. T..
Greer for Stops, and was admitted 10 the kitchen
10 warm himself. He asked for something TO
eat and while the servant went to ask Mrs.
Greer about giving him something, he grabbed
up a live chicken and tying IT, threw II into the
sIop box-Mrs. Greer witnessing the operation
from an upper window. Oficer Brown, being
sent for, took Bowles in custody.
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OUR OLD FASHIONED FIaR-ALARN BOXES
A great many talse ana uDinteliiyibls fire
alarms are turned in from the old fashioned
crank boxes stiil i'll use ever the greater part of
Washington. So long a. we are forced to rely
upon these boxes. both Judgment aud skill must
IL i 10 turn in the alarms. Tie SUPERINTENDENT
OF the DE alarm telegraph, Mr.. Henry r. Miles
bss isaed SiE"u,ar callins attenti9s III All
Persons who sosi KEYS IS fSe imrortsnce OF
using greater care than most OF them usually
practice II the turning in OF Ere-alarms. cake
eol'. of the crank and turn IL with a firm hand
-siecGily, without making any pause, about Is or
n times DO not turn any faster than an organ
Grinder turns the crank of his instrument and
NV TO turn il with the same precision"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-12

CHRIsTMAs Is COMING.
:, body who wishes TO buy CONNECTION
ER1, q RUlT and POUND GAZE, made OF the best
matetisli SUGAR TOYS aud TRIMMINGS for
Christmas uees; NUTS, RAI-INs, figs, &c, at
The lowest prices, should net fail TO call ct JOAN
bElslNGEks enlarged ana well stocked est ST.
ilsbment before buying elsewhere. No. 6I3 ~, ~ .
beween and SITS. southwest. de5- tssl
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fHR SMALLPOX IN wAsHINeroy-yevan
deaths from smallpox have occurred In this
city since Sunday last. There is no disposition
facts in regard to the disease-the books and
reports Of the Office being open at all times to
The inspection OF the public. While the number
OF cases reported seems large. most Of them are
simply varioloid, and generally the type of the
disease Is much less malignant this year than
last. In proportion to population, Washington
EsnnsIlhg much less from small pox than most
OF the larger northern cities.
The CONCERT at the Unitarian church. to-
morrow evening, will embrace an unusually
attractive programme. Many gems from olassi.
cal works will be produced. Mrs. Bradley and
Messrs. Ever, WidDey, Burnett, and Young
VIII assist. Mr.. George Walter will perform
visiting his friends in the city. has consented to
play solo. The ability of MIR. Wheat Is we'll
known, and this Circumstance Of itself should
attract a large audience.
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TALKING MACHINE MATINKx-Prof. Henry
OF the Smithsonian Institute writes "I hays
examined Prof. FabeT's Speaking Machine,
and consider il the most successful attempt ever
MADE 10 INIT ate the human speech" The public
will have an opportunity Of hearing and seeing
this ingenious and wonderful invention in =
convenient place; Manager Saviile having en-
gagged Professor Faber for the Saturday matt
nee AZ the National Theater.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

The session ofour State Legislature Whieh
began Wednesday bids fair to beoneofunusu-
al Importance and interest. Held aiteran IN
teryal Of two years. under oar new BIENNIAL
syste,n. it will have to consider and dispose
Of an unusual accumulation of matters
needing or supposed to need legislative "e-
lion. Among the important subjects already
f,reshadowed. as likely to claim ITS atten-
tion. are General Railroad law; divers
Railroad charter, some special Railroad
LEGISLATION State taxation and the Grand
List the interest question and the usury
law. State constabulary ; the town school
system overhaulings Of the State Board oil
Education al the State Asylum Tor the
Insane. and Of the State Prison, and the state
militia These are matters which touch the
interest of every taxpayer and citizen OF the
State. and with other schemes and projects
Of greater or less general Importance, Ger
tain to come up, will give to our legislators
work enough for a busy session.
We believe they will meet, conscious ol
the responsibility that rests upon them and
disposed a. body to guard carefully the
interest of the commonwealth. We trust
also. that they will realize the Importance
of wasting no time in getting to work N
earnest. To postpone to the latter part OF
the session matters requiring investigation
and likely to provoke discussion, is to en-
sure hasty and ill-considered action or no
action at all. We wish for the Senators and
Members a harmonious, pleasant and effect
i've session. and such they can doubtless
make it, if they viii.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

| tell you that right down in honest old
Vermont where the people never heard OF
money being paid before, their money was
poured out like water to induce democrats
10 vote for the Grant ticket or stay away
from the polls - in Maine. \ hundred
thousand dollars was paid in Maine for
votes. Now. gentlemen, if they elect their
ticket this fall, it will be because they have
one hundred dollars to our one.-Nr- Gree
ley's speech At Sanitary, Pa.
1t is thus Uncle Horace prepares his ad-
herents Cor coming defeat But he shows
his usual lack of tact in going into details,
in his invention Of reasons why the Chappa-
quack tickets Jared 50 hardly in the late
State elections Had he confined himself
to general complaints Of the lavish use Of
money by the Administration he might be
allowed to malnder on But when he I'M
dertakes 10 say that money was poured
out like water in Vermont. by the Repub-
leans. to induce democrats To vote the re-
publican ticket, or to stay away from the
polls. he LAYS himself open to the kind Of
charge the Tribune insinuateS when it says
u some opponent. you lie, You villain. -
For Mr. Greeley, if he knows any thing
about it-and if he knows nothing he should
say nothing-knows that no money was
spent in buying democratic votes in Yer
mont Neither the National Administra-
ton. nor tie National Republican Com
mittee. sent dollar to Vermont, or spent
a dollar ON oar Vermont election, and the
total amount expended by our own State
Committee would be considered a meagre
allowance for either party, for the election
expenses of single ward Of many a small
city in New York or Pennsylvania or al
most any other STATE but this. For in
stance, the total amount expended in this
county (which includes the largest place in
the State) by State, County and City Re
publican Committees, for election expenses.
including the cost of flags, banners and trans
parencies for the Grant and Wilson clubs,
erection of stani> Tor ont Of door spelking
expenses Of p sakers, hire of bands, rent OF
club rooms, printing votes, etc, etc, did
not exceed oght hundred dollars. How
much of such sum, after paying the
legitimate expenses of a lively can.
vass, does the Sage of Chappaqua
suppose would be left to buy Democrats to
stay away from the polls? We presum,
that the National Liberal Committee sem
money to Vermont; and we have no doub
that the canvass on that side cost more thai
on ours; for they kept Fitzpatrick, Meany
Culver, Thayer and other hired orators
speaking at pretty high figures, wherea
most of the Republican speakers were GU
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

In the Strengthening out which, without
change of control, the affairs of the Yer
mont Central are likely to get, as conse-
qusnee of the present complications we
trnst some measures will be taken in ear
nest 70 relieve the Central and Vt. Canada
from its present position as a ward in Chan
cory At pr.sent. as for number OF years
mast the managers hold control of the road
bv virtue of their appointment by the Court
Of Cbancery of Vermont. They are respon-
sible. in the instance, only to the Court,
and they can do nothing except by order OF
the Court. If the Court does not actually
as well as nominally run the road, 1t Is be-
copse TO the extent of its connection with
the road the Trustees run the Court
This arrangement may have been-wesup-
nose was-a necessary one, when 1t was
made; but it can only be justified as tenn
porarv expedient To permit it to run on
wear after year, involving as it does the ere
alton Of an immense trust debt, which takes
nrecedenee of the securities which before
had the first lien on the earnings and when
were taken by the holders in absolute eonii-
d.rce that their character as such could not
he changed. can surely not be necessary or
e1nedient. In some way the concern should
he restored TO the condition of a corporation
with the usual powers and liabilities, and
whose officers are directly responsible to the
stockholders. ..
We know that it mas been found difficult
to arrange the terms on which the different
kinds and classes Of stock and bonds should
go in to new company; but that can be
arranged somehow lfpossible in no other
way. the Court. for It's own credit, should
take the matter in hand, and compel the
change. The present condition OF things
does not enhance the reputation OF the
Court. or of the Road. and it cannot be
doubted that the concern would be fal
stronger. if standing Squarely as consoll-
dated corporation. Had it been such, with
power to represent by new issues Of It's stock
its enlarged acquisitions Of material and
heavy outlays for increased equipment, IN
stead of being obliged to charge against
running expenses every expenditure inelud-
inr snch As in Other Railroad Companle'
are charged to construction account, IL
credit would not have proved 50 vulnerable
and its books would make better showing
at this time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

own men. our Senator'S, Congressman, anu
other home speakers, who in most cases,
worked for the cause and not for money and
took their pay in the good they did But
neither side spent money in buying votes In
:. honest old Vermont" and Mr.. Greeley 5
ridiculous assertion is only laughed at by
every body here, except the Democrats who
have spirit enough to resent Mr.. Greeley S
insult in the implication that they are made
of such purchasable material.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04
rhr Vermont Insane Asylum. nnd the Stockton
lnNe.

Tho extended report Of this case, often
heretofore alluded to in our columns, which
we publish to-day, viii command wide at
tention. We of course have no personal
knowledge Of the facts stated; bat they are
given over a responsible name, and are sup
ported TO a greater or less extent By sworn
testimony We give place to this statement,
not in any hostility to the Asylum. We
suppose it to be in the main good institu-
ton; but we also have strong conviction
that all institutions Of the kind, prisons,
iails and insane asylums, which from their
character are secluded from public obseryG-
ton. and whose officers have absolute power
over their inmates, are specially liable to be-
coma means of oppression and outrage, and
need occasional oyerhauling in the interest
of humanity and morality.
Is it asking too much of our Vermont In
sane Asylum, that it shall not entrrst the
care Of its patients to brutal subordinates-
and that there should be enough Of skill and
science in its management to determine in
the course Of year or two whether its In
mates are sane or insane? 1t was not in
tended for prison, nor an inebriate asylum
least of ali for tool of eonspirators or q
place Of Illegal and oppressive detention
If this case is truthfully reported, ought moi
the occurrence of another such, or Of a cast
like that Of Rev Peter II. Shaw, heretotor,
reported by as, to be made impossible
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

Civil SERVICE Reform. - The Board of
Civil Service Examiners Of the Treasury de-
partment has determined to hold examina-
tons to fill large number of vacancies in
clerkships of the frst-class Q,2O0) now ex-
isting in that department. Applications in
accordance with the civil service rules for
permission to compete for these vacancies
will be received up to the LIST of October.
As the number of applicants will doubtless
be so great as to render it impractieable to
examine all of them, the Board will proba-
bly, make use of the privilege accorded by
the rules, of selecting for examination a
practical number of those apparently best
qualified. An opportunity to compete will
however, be extended to all whose applica-
tons show a fair degree of competency anc
fitness for clerical service, and are made ii
accordance with the civil service rules.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

Senator Trumbull has been misquoting
the Civil Service Commission. and asserting
that the commission las stated that one
fourth of the revenue Of the United States
is lost in its collection. This has called out
statement from tho commission, in which
it is asserted that the condition of affairs
described by them in their report was during
the administration of Andrew johnson.
The commission further says:
1t was, however, not loss of money actu-
ally collected, and stolen on the way to the
Treasury, which is Mr.. Trumbull 'sassertion,
but Of money that under the law was due but
never collected Greater honesty and eiic-
iency in the service would have saved much
of that indirect loss, and therefore the re-
port says ''for large part of that loss a
system of the service which is fatally I'M
sound may reasonably be held responsible. -
Our object was to show the bad results of
an evil system which has been adopted by
every administration of all parties for forty
years, and which the Administrations Of Cen
eral Grant has been the first to attempt to
reform, as the report itself was the proof.
Had we supposed it possible that, for the
merest partisan purpose, n Senator Of the
| United States would peryert to the injury OF
this administration statement which was
peculiarly inapplieable to it, we should
have prevented the intended injury by Q
! more ample explanation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04
TUr PAPER FOR THE SESSION.
rar DAILY FREE PRESS AND TINES.

,., sossion Of the General Assembly OF
60. vii undoubtedly be one OF the most I'M
Lew, and interesting in many years. IL VIA
- .La olection OF a United States Senator oil
- .bo srnreme Court and Of a number Of
60 oH.or. for two years to come. Among the
,-.or1,nsrv matters likely to occupy it, viii be
'-Sa-,.rt railroad legislation, including perhaps
i.ua-al railroad law; the overhaulns OF the
-, ~ ,.xatiop and the Grand List and the re-
i,.,-ictino Of the State for Members Of Congress
Itwu be 2 session ofespecial interest TO every pun
1,c.mipded man. The occurrence Of a mum
hor NJ important state elections, the eui-
,ot,atjon OF the Presidential canvass and the Ma
,onal election. during the time in which the Legs
lstgre will be in session, will give added interest 70
.A.a.f,v record Of the times. 1t is time when
80 intsli gent citizen Of Vermont should take
AM naner. To all such we commend the DAILY
FREE Pass AND TINES.
Tarislat.ye record will be the full OFFICIAL re-
-, IN, yroesedings To this will be added
SAL coRRrsPovDExcE, giving daily resume oil
a., ,s-.onal legislative and political news oil the
session with abstracts OF important Debates anu
rsort of speeches and Of the various anniversaries
"a ,noa,ip-s held during the session. By all these
means our readers my rely on being KEPT 'lo'-
onrhlv and fully posted on all matters oil pu'i'
interest at the Capital. -.,,
In other respects the FEEE PREss AND TIMES VIII
e,deavor to ma:ntain It's character as i've paper
Il will live daily the regular telegraphie news
,.-.r.s - the Associated Press with special as
,.s,.b.. and the afternoon reports Of our evening
-, T, tb,-, will be added careful compAa-
tons Of state and general news In short we s1a-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

Reports from the g Liberal " headquarters
in New York city indicate lamentable lack
of that harmony so essential to the success
full running of an executive organization.
There is just now quite tempest over the
election of Judge Jasper W. johnson, of
Oregon, from his official position as Secre-
tary of the National Committee. The first
intimation which Judge johnson received OF
his removal was a printed heading to the
circulars of the Committee in which his
name had been stricken off and another
member of the Committee, T. C. Eyerts, OF
Montana, substituted. The change, it is
said, was unwarrantably made by Ethan
Allen, and no little indignation is felt
against him. Mr.. johnson, it is said, viii
J appeal to the members Of the National Com
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

CORRECTION OF A WRONG IMPREssIoN.-
The Treasury Department is constantly in
receipt of letters from holders of United
States registered stocks, from which it APP
pears that an impression prevails that all
such interest is payable by checks. This is
a misapprehension, the only interest paya-
bic by check being the quarterly interest
dividends on the registered stock of the new
five per cent. funded loan of 1881. Interest
on all other United States registered stock
is paid, as heretofore, to the stakeholder or
his attorney upon receipting therefor at the
Office of the Assistant Treasurer or deposit
tory at which it is payable.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

mittee against Aliens arbitrary action
Allen is backed by Horace Greeley, whiie
johnson owed his appointment to ms
nersonal friend, B. Gratz Brown, and wields
a considerable power among the Greeleyi'eS
on the Pacific s.ope. johnson will be re-
membered as the most tedious Of the liberal
orators at the Dolly Warden State Conven-
ton in this city
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

Ii is announced that Lord John Russell Is
preparing a review Of the proceedings Of the
Geneva Commission, which will doubtless
be bitter attack on the settlement Of the
Alabama claims. Ii was Lord John Russell.
whose remissness, caused by his sympathy
with the rebellion. caused the little bill of
fifteen millions which England has to pay,
and it is very natural that he should quarrel
with the result of the arbitration. But
Lord John is not England The Chambers
of Commerce in several leading cities Of
England have adopted resolutions congratu-
lating Her Majesty's government on the
happy termination of The Alabama arbitra-
ton Mr. Lowe, the Chancellor Of the
Exchequer, and Mr. Forster, another lead
Ing Cabinet Minister, in recent speeches
have given their views on the subject. Mr.
Lowe leaves us in no doubt as to what he
means. It j. his belief that Great Britain
has entered upon a new era in her relations
with America-''an era in which all jealous
les and animosities will disappear and
the two nations will confne themselves
to rivalry in the work Of extending the in
tsrests of civilization and peace" d" The
decision Of Geneva says Mr.. Forster,
not only gives America three millions of
pounds sterling, but gives her peace, and
gives both countries new International rules
of the highest value, besides establishing a
precedent that cannot fail to be beneficial to
all nations" With the Chambers of Com
merce as well as the mass of the people on
his side. Mr. Gladstone has little cause to
fear any attack which can he made by Lord
John Russell or to dread the reassembling
of the House Of Commons
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

And thereupon Franklin Fairbanks. Of ST.
Johnsbury, was declared elected Speaker OF
the House Of Representatives for two years
ensuing.
The Secretary of State designated Mr..
Hebard Of Chelsea and Mr.. Pitkin of Mont
pelier, to wait on the Speaker elect. and
conduct him to the chair.
The committee performed the duty assign
ed them, whereupon the Speaker was duly
sworn, and addressed the House as follows ;
Gentlemen of the House Of Representatives.
/ most sincerely thank you for this expression OF
your confidence in electing me To this position OF
responsibility ana honor
When looked over the columns OF the Rutland
Herald this morning. and read the names oil those
who have so honorably and ably Allied the oihee OF
Speaker such names Foote, Tracy, Powers,
Grandey, Eimunds, Stewart, Joyce and score Of
others-l must say that / come to the chair with
some feeling Of trepidation remembering my mex
perience. hut relying upon your active sympathy
and support accept the trust, pledsng you my
ntmost endeayors TO discharge the duties Of the
Office TO the best Of my ahlllty.
In all our deliberations, let spirit OF candor,
kindness and fOrbearance guide and II We are
faithful and prompt and rely upon the Divine
blessing. while in the discharge OF our trust, We
shall, when We return TO cur constituency, receive